mm DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Title Begistared in U. S. Patent Office. Copyright, 1909, by Th» Sporting Lif« Publishing Company. Vol. 53 No. 4 , April 3, 1909 Price 5 Gents STARS SHINE NO MORE! The Two Able - Clubs Suffer Very Captain, Fielder Heavy Loss in Jones, and the the Retirement of "Cubs©"Peerless the "White Sox" , J. Kling.

SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." a kick coming and it isn©t a question of OBTLAND, Ore., March 29. A salary. If I played ball I would be per short half hour©s conference fectly willing to return to Chicago at the here, on Thursday last, with same money I received last season. Bat convinced C. A. Comiskey, president of the I©ve got a proposition here that will make , that his for me $150,000 in ten years. I have been mer manager©s determination to figuring for a long time and have come to retire from active participation in base the conclusion I must remain here this §um- ball was irrevocable, and that the only mer. possible method of retaining his services would be as a partner in the owner BUSINESS NEEDS CLOSE ATTENTION. ship of the White Sox, a proposition which "You see, I©ve got an investment of the Chicago magnate declined to consider. $75,000 here, and that©s a lot of money The conditions under which Jones could tied up. Every winter I come back and have been induced to remain in charge of work up a good billiard business. In the the team were not new to Comiskey, nor summer I leave and the business drifts. were they sprung on him here without I come back and have to begin all over warning. They were contained in Jones© again. I believe I can remain here this letter to the club owner which failed to summer and keep my trade. Then, too, I reach him in Chicago, but did reach him will play ball in the city league, which will in San Francisco. be organized this week. I befieTO I can ONLY AS PARTNER. put a team in -here that will be a money maker, and I will be right here to keep President Comiskey has known for weeks, an eye on my billiard business. I have therefore, that the only way he could Ijejet) found that any manager cannot handle the Jones in the business was as a co-magnate game. That©s the secret." Kling admits and that proposition he would not entertain that a year out of the game may be enough seriously. Jones offered to return at the for him. In that case, he says, he will same salary as last year $10,000, and an again don a Cub uniform and give Murphy option for six months on a half interest in and Chance the best he has. "Bat I©ve the Chicago Club, and its got to try this thine for a year," he said, franchise at a reasonable figure. To friends "and you can tip it off straight to Murphy here he admitted he might shade these in and Chance that John Kling won©t to on ducements by accepting the privilege of the job with the Cubs this season." buying less than half the stock* of the club, so as to allow Comiskey to retain the controlling interest, but maintained he would Jones* Loss Re&retted. not consider any chance to buy anything Los Angeles, March 29. Th« Chicago but a large block of the shares. This he White Sox, under temporary manager Billy figured he would be in a position to pay Sullivan, broke camp here to-day and started cash for by next fall. for home. The meeting of "Wellington" JONES© VIEWS , Comiskey and "Blucher" Jones at Port Comiskey would not definitely announce of the Philadelphia Club. land did not seem to signify much. None of the players seemed disposed to make any who was to succeed Fielder Jones, but Earl L. Moore, one of the of the Philadelphia Club, of the National league, was would not deny that catcher Billy Sullivan born near Columbus, O., on July 29, 1879. He made his debut with the Dayton Club, of the specialized comment upon something they was the man. "I appreciate the Chicago Interstate I/eague, in 1899, and remained the following season. He made wonderful progress already knew. These fellows all like Jones offer and also the friendship of the Chicago and was the leader of the Interstate pitchers in 1900. His American League record for 1901, ac and would like to play under him to the cording to unofficial figures, was 16 victories and 13 defeats, with an inferior team behind him. limit of their ability. They all hoped with fans: but, Commy, old boy, don©t urge me," He refused an offer from Cincinnati that fall and signed for 1902 with Cleveland at a salary of Comiskey to get him back, and even if the was Jones© final word. "You know I can- $3,500. During the seasons of 1903-04-05 he did splendid work for Cleveland, but in 1906 ha impression got abroad that the return of iiot p?ay base ball always, and out here broke a bone in his foot and this handicapped him so severely that after carrying him until 1908 I have the opportunity of a lifetime and I the Cleveland Club released him. He signed with the Jersey City Club, of the Eastern League, Jones meant as much as can be expressed am going after it. Why, I can make you and after his foot healed he did such fine work that the Philadelphia Club purchased his release in base ball figures, we don©t think anybody more money right here in Portland this and gave him a trial last fall in which he proved himself to be as good as ever. He has been would have been envious. We talked to Summer than I could b/ playing base ball re-engaged for 1909, and Manager Murray counts upon excellent work from pitcher Moore. them all to-day and there was none of them for you. No, I©ll not play base ball any that did not feel the same as the Old Roman more. It is final. I have quit, and Port feels about it. land will be my home from now on." SULLIVAN NOT ELATED. Sullivan is more depressed than elated Catcher Kling Also Out a Season. tional game. The hero of two world©s cham question, but this time he apparently means at the possibility of succeeding Jones. He Kansas City, Mo., March 28. "I have pionships will continue to play base ball it. He says he is perfectly satisfied with sets little store on his ability along the man quit the Cubs for a year for no other rea here, where he took his first base ball hurdle. the contract offered him by the Chicago agerial line and boasts not at all about his son than that my business her->. is worth Kling is going to organize a semi-profession management, but is firm in his intention to judgment of ball players. He subscribes to more to me than I can make in base ball," al team and boom the City League, organized remain in Kansas City and look after his the expert notion that the catcher who is was what John Kling, the Chicago Cub to play games on Saturdays and Sundays. property. He says he would rather play catching is not in the best posiion from Catcher, said today regarding his decision. "Kid" Nichols, another former National in Chicago than anywhere and asserts that which to direct a ball team in the field. Is- He hasij leased a large building here and League star, says he will have a team in he has nothing to be "sore" about and bell positively was downhearted when he uses two floors for his billiard rooms. His the city league. A good semi-professional that his determination to quit for a year read in the papers that Copiskey©s stop-off lease has nine years to , and he has sub league of six clubs will have a chance. cannot be altered by a raise In salary. at Portland was unproductive. He wanted let the rest of the building at good profit. "Chance is a good fellow, and Murphy is Jones back and he banked upon his powers The investment represents about $75,000. HAS NO GRIEVANCE. a good fellow," said Kling to-night! "But of persuasion. Hahn, Dougherty, TannehiH However, Johnny©s decision doesn©t neces has threatened to quit be business is business, and I©ve simply got to and Ats -yfere of the same mind, although sarily mean he intends to pass up the na- fore when there was a mixrup over the salary pass up the game for one year. I haven©t they expressed it differently. SRORTIING APRIL* 3, 1909.

can League, announced to-day that he would that at the end of the season Birminghani hare to quit for a part of the season. Bir should have first choice of the men. Jackson mingham was operated upon for varicose wired the league was gone and Birminghani LATEST NEWS veins last winter, but while he was in the BROOKLYN PARK might select its man. Birminghani took hospital his mother died and .Birmingham Veasey. The Monroe dub, of the Cotton was forced to go to Elmira to attend the States League, was formally admitted to the funeral. His leg is in bad shape as a result WILL BE VERY COMPLETELY League on March 24. President and he has been forced to quit training. Hurst took a vote of the directors by wire. They were unanimously in favor of taking OVERHAULED, in the town. Bob Sielton, mana NEAR APRIL 1. ger of Texarkana, posted $200 guarantee to day. Manager Finn, of the Little Rock Sebring Threatened With Share in a team, will start work on the Arkansas Investigation Shows That the Un $70,000,000/©Claim." Washington Park Is Being Put in League schedule at once. balanced Magnate Had Only a Special to "Sporting Life." Shape to Vie in All Ways With CONDENSED DISPATCHES. New York, March 29. Jimmy Sebring, Little Over $1,000 of Ohio- the Williamsport , now with the the Other Improved Parks in Special to "Sporting Life,© * Brooklyn National League team, may Share Finst baseman Jack Deal has signed with the Lan in a fortune of $70,000,000, which is now caster Club, of the Tri-State League. Penna* League Funds in Bank, held by the United States Treasury. It is the Two Major Leagues, Pitcher Puttmau and Qulnlan have a portion of the French spoliation claims signed their 1909 Louisville contracts. of over a century ago, due to the depre Outflelder Tom O©Hara has signed with the Wil SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." dations of the French war vessels upon SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." liamsport Club, of the Tri-State League. Akron, Ohio, March 29. As a result of American commerce. An ancestor of Se Brooklyn, N. Y., March 29. Not to be The Binghamton (New Tort League) Club has re the investigation made by Attorney F. E. bring was in the shipping business as a outdone by their rivals in Manhattan, leased inflelder Austin Butherford unconditionally. Ormsby and others into former President member of the firm of Clarkson & Sebring. making improvements to the grounds, the The New Castle (Ohio-Pennsylvania League) Cltito C. H. Morion©s finances in The firm was an extensive shipper of flour officials of the Brooklyn club has signed pitcher Arthur Summers, late of Hoi- connection with the Ohio- and other products from New York. Many have had carpenters and yoke and Williamsport. Pennsylvania League, it is of the firm©s vessels were captured on. the painters busy at work at the Harrisburg (Tri-State League) Club has sold discovered that the amount seas, and the firm, was forced out of busi Washington Park for the catcher J. Howard Smith to the Binghamton Club, standing to Morton©s credit ness. Sebring and other members of his last month, with the result of the New York League. famfly are now trying to prove their claim. that when the Superbas Outflelder Frank Delebaa-y, late of the New York in the National City Bank is The books of the old firm are being sought. Americans, has signed to play with the Louisville $1,048, of which $300 is due clash with the Giants in the American Association team. to MeKeesport for the sale pening game on April 22 The Rockford (Wisconsin-Illinois League) Club ha» of Woodruff, leaving Only AMBITIOUS BROWNS. i-he "rooters" of the Brook traded George O©Leary to Oshkosb $748 in the guarantee fund lyn team are not likely to for third baseman Alvin Dolan." of the league. There should President Hedges Fears His Me^Will Be recognize their surround The Atlanta (Southern League) Club has released be $2,500 in the guarantee ings. By building an ex catcher Wahl to Danville and pitcher Doaue to fund besides the $300 under Too Strenuous. tension on the front of the Roanoke, in the Virginia League. stood to have been paid Mor- Special to "Sporting Life." grandstand there will now The veteran inflelder, Joe Bean, late of Jersey Charles Mertoa ton for Woodruff. Akron, Chas. H. Ebbetts be six rows of seats in the City, has signed to play short field for the St. Paul Newcastle, East Liverpool, (St. Louis, Mo., March 27. President boxes, whereas last year Club, of the American Association. McKeesport and Erie made guarantee de Hedges, of the ©St. Louis Browns is home there were only two. This addition will The Cincinnati team arrived home from the South posits, while Canton, Youngstown and Shar- from looking over his team at Houston, Tex. make room for about 640 more box chairs. on March 28, having cut short its sojourn at At on did not. According to Ormsby, Morton He is satisfied with McAleer©s work, but The partitioning of these boxes will be lanta owing to cold and wet weather. did all of his banking at the National City afraid the men will work too hard in the started this week and the chairs will be The National League Club has turned bank. Morton has claims against the fund anti-season games. The series with Detroit put in place in readiness for the opening Cecil Ferguson©s protege, pitcher Barrett, over to for money advanced for umpires© salaries in Dallas, he says, is exciting the players, game. Every nook and corner in the great the Augusta (South Atlantic League) Club. and McAleer cautioned the men not to be enclosure has been painted during the last The Birmingham (Southern League) Club has re and other expenses, leaving the finances anxious about winning these games. He leased pitcher Laird, formerly of the Cotton States of the league in a very mixed state which three weeks, all the stands now glistening League, to Rock Island, of the I. I. I. League. are further involved by the suit of Akron fears the heavy strain will injure the more under cover of light green paint. The park against the league, as what money Harry ardent. "McAleer," said Hedges, "is now takes on a brilliant aspect and the Pitcher Jim Wiggs has deserted the Fresno Club, pointing the team for the first of July. He "fans" will welcome the improvements. of the outlaw California State League, and has join Morton pays over in settlement for his figures this will be the time he will have ed the Oakland Club, of the . brother will come under the injunction held to begin making the run for the pennant. The Topeka (Western League) Club has traded under the Akron suit. If it requires the life of a club to keep BRUSH AT HOME. catcher Estel Bartley to the Terre Haute (Central its head up early in this year©s race, that League) Club for the .veteran catcher, Louis Drill. The Albany (New York League) Club has traded KEELER Vo RETIRE. club is going to lose out. All but one or The New York National Chief Discusses catcher Pat Millerick to the Lawrence (New Eng two of the backward pitchers will be in the Giants© Team. land League) Club for third baseman Wilson and Report Has It That He Is Not Satisfied form at the opening for anything that ,is catcher Duggan. demanded." Special to "Sporting Life." The New York National team, regulars and colts, With Himself. New York, March 30. Somewhat face left Dallas, Texas, March 28, on the Northward Special to "Sporting Life." FANS FOR "SULLY." tiously alluding to himself as the "van journey. At the same time the Brooklyn team left guard of the Giants," John T. Brush, owner Jacksonville, Fla. Macon, Ga., March 29. There is a ques of the New York National Outflelder "Kip" Selbach, of the Harrisburg (Tri- tion whether will play with Chicago Rooters to Petition Comiskey in League Base Ball Club, ar State League) Club, has purchased an interest in the Yankee^ this year. The ex-famous bat Sullivan©s Behalf. rived in the city last night a spring water plant at Columbus, 0., and will re ter said when he took a from the Far West. Mr. tire from base ball. contract with Frank Farrell Special to "Sporting Life." Brush is optimistic as to his A Little Rock dispatch states that "A persistent that he only returned to the Chicago, 111., March 29. .White Sox fan- rumor about the base ball colony is that Zimmerman game in the hope that he team. "We had a good nine and Slaglo are to be traded to the Cardinals by the dom finally has accepted as a fact the re last year," said he some Cubs for a catcher." would have a successful year, tirement of Fielder Jones from the man what reflectively, "and I am so that he might retire with agement of the team, and, bestirred itself President Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburg Club, has honors. Keeler©s work in quite sure that we have a refused an offer to trade or sell pitcher Willis. He to influence President Comiskey by way of better nine this year. I must play with the Pirates at a big reduction of training has not been en a monster petition to appoint Billy Sullivan tirely satisfactory to him should like to say that the salary or quit base ball. ermanently to the job. The storm centre achievements ,of Jack Myers, Presidsnt Starr, of the Macon (South ©Atlantic self. He finds that while Erst appeared in the southwest section of the Indian catcher, have not League) Club, has cancelled the transfer of catcher his ability to field in the the city with E. H. , 6028 Sanga- sun is still up to snuff, he been exaggerated by the Lafitte to Cincinnati because it was made by Mana mon street, as its vortex, and assumed the John T. Brush New York correspondents ger Lawler without authority. cannot outrun bunts as he form of a hot campaign to obtain a quarter who are with the club. He The Boston American League team reached Mem was wont to do in his hey of a million signatures to the following pe is one of the greatest batters whom I have phis, Term., on March 27. Shortstop Wagner was William Keeler day. The ball beats him by tition, which is addressed to President Com ever had on any team since I have been summoned to his home in New Rochelle, N. Y., by a step. In case Keeler iskey: in base ball. He does not make a base the serious illness of his wife. Bhould drop out of right Manager Stallings The Akron Club, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, t would be confronted by a problem.- Ray "We, the undersigned White Sox rooters, who every time he comes to the bat, but there have the interests of your team at heart, petition are few times when he fails to aim the ball has signed Joe and outflelder August Demmitt is accustomed to working the right and beg you to reward the long service and fidelity Hruska, brothers, of Cleveland, both of whom played garden. He is not an expert in left field to your interests of William J. Sullivan by appoint for the top of the fence. Herzog, Merkle, in the Cleveland City League lasf year. as yet, but it is doubtful whether Demmitt ing him manager of your team to succeed Fielder A. Murray and Doyle are in capital condition. The Chicago American Club has secured second could handle the sun field in New York, the Jones, resigned." There is not a player on the nine who has baseman Patterson, of the Western League, on whom most difficult in the league. been ailing since we have been in Texas, and Cincinnati asked for waivers. Four clubs refused I am quite as willing to predict great things to waive and in the draw Chicago won. CRISS© FUTURE. for Marquard as his former employer in The Dubuaue (I. I. I. League) Club has pur COMMISSION DECREES. Indianapolis. I think that we will be in chased pitcher Jack Barber, of Jackson, Miss., of American Batting Xeader May Return to the championship fight every, foot of the the . Barber won 21 out of 32 Jimmy Callahan Reinstated and a Player distance.©© games he pitched last season and tied two. Texas League. Secretary Farrell, of the National Association, has Appeal Denied. promulgated the following reinstatements: By the Special to "Sporting Life." CHANCE A CONVERT. National Board, William Phoenix; by Flint, players Special to "Sporting Life." Houston, Tex., March 28. Pitcher Dode Harper and Fredenburg; by Duluth, J. Snook. Cincinnati, O., March 29. The National Criss, the St. Louis Browns© great pinch To the Idea of Making Players© Contracts At Newark, 0., March 27, Frank T. Maurath, Base Ball Commission to-day granted the hitter, who is the titular batting leader ,qf city auditor and business manager of the Newark requ«st for reinstatement of player J. J. the American League, has written owner For Twelve Months. (Ohio League) Club, and a prominent Elk, died sud Callahan on condition that he pay a fia« of Doak Roberts, of the Houston Club, that he Special to "Sporting Life." denly from the effect of an operation recently per $100. The services of Callahan had been will not play with the Browns for less than formed. vested in the Chicago American League Club, $4000, but that he would be willing to join Chicago, 111., March 29. News from the The Chicago National Club has traded pitcher but he did not report to that club for sev the "Texas League outfit. He doesn©t say "Cubs© " training camp is to the effect that Fred Liese, with cash, to St. Paul for catcher Tom eral years, he ha©ving been managing the Manager has become an ad Needham, formerly of Boston and New York; and why he prefers to be with the Houston team vocate of the proposed twelve-months player has called off negotiations with Brooklyn for catcher Logan Squares, of Chicago, .the result be at a reduced figure, but it is believed that "Doc" Marshall. ing the placing of his name on the .in he wants to be near his home in the sum contract. He is quoted as saying: "My ex periences with ball players this spring leads Edward F. Leahy, once a catcher with the Phila eligible list. In the case of player F," B. mer time. Manager McAleer, of the Browns, delphia National Club, died March 25 at the home Joy, who requested that he be declared a will likely permit him to join the Houston me to believe that the only feasible contract of his sister in Cincinnati, O. Since retiring from free agent because the Boston National team. Another season in the minors is one for the full twelve months, the ball the diamond Leahy had been traveling for a New League Club, which has title to his ser wouldn©t hurt him. Waivers will probably player getting his money winter as well as York mercantile firm. vices, did not send him a contract, the be asked on the big fellow and if secured he summer. Then if he fails to report for the In the I. I. I. League the Rock Island Club has Commission rejected the request on the will likely hook up with the Texas team. trip when ordered to do so, signed pitcher Chris Eastman, late of LittleaRock; ground that he is not justified in his com the club has some hold on him, for his salary and Bloomington has given weorga plaint, as the Boston Club offered him a would stop as soon as he failed to do as Cutshaw permission to play until April 25 with An- fair and reasonable contract, and he re THE TIGERS© HOPE ordered." son©s Colts on their Eastern tour. fused to sign it. The National Commission has dismissed the ap Is That New York May Win the National peal, of infielder Walter Morris for $20 claimed to COTTON STATES DEAD. be due him by the St. Louis National League Club. , CLEVELAND©S ILL LUCK. League Pennant. The Commission holds that Morris received all that Special to "Sporting Life." President Merrill Gives Official Notice of was due him under his contract. Three Star Members of the Base Ball A Cleveland dispatch under date of March 28 says San Antonio, Tex., March 2.9. The Tigers Final Collapse. that inflelder Jim Delehanty, of Washington, has ac Team Not Likely to Play. are divided in their prediction of a likely cepted a Western Reserve University offer to winner of the National League flag. A few Special to "Sporting Life." the base ball squad. He had withheld his signature Special to "Sporting Life." more than half picked the New York Giants, Jackson, Miss., March 27. -"The jig is hoping to get a $500 raise from Washington. Cleveland, O., March 29. Three of the while the remainder are lined up for the ftp for the Cotton States territory this year," Two National League clubs nave Refused to waive Cleveland stars may not be able to play Cubs. Those who selected the Cubs, how declared President Merrill to-day. Since the their right to Moeller and -.Jimmy Kane, of. the Pitts this season. Shortstop Turner returned to ever, echo the sentiment of those who pick withdrawal of Algiers the president of the burg team, and as a result President Dreyfuss is the training camp at New Orleans to-day, ed the Giants and hope that, as the Tigers league and directors have concluded to let afraid to farm the youngsters out. It is about de but contented himself with short underhand seem unable to trim the Cubs they will the, thing alone. No effort will be made to base.cided that Abstein . will be selected to cover © first " throwing, playing second base. His arm fs get a chance at the other team. Jennings reorganize the discouraged combination. It Vice-President Somefsj- of the Cleveland Club on bad. Bight fielder arrived home says, the Giants .have been strengthened is .understood that reserve players are being March 29 returned to New Orleans from Pass to-night, having lost 18 pounds during his since last Fall and under the supervision disposed of and that others will be within Christian. Miss., where he went with Manager Frank, three weeks© stay in the South as the result of the versatile McGraw they should win the the next week or ten days. The Jackson of the New Orleans Club, to lool; over some tracts of the return of stomach trouble which kept National League flag. Friendship for .Mc Club turned over to Birminghani pitch of land in fiew of locating permanent training him off the field last season. Centre fielder Quarters there.. The idea, appeals very strongly to Graw does not enter in this selection, Jen er Teasey for Carlos Smith, who was Somers and the chances are that some such schem* Birmingham, the best thrower in the Ameri- i nings further adds. released to Jaokson with the understanding will be put through in a year or so. APRIL 3, 1909. SRORTIIVQ LJFB

THE PITTSBURG CLUB©S NEW MILLION-DOLLAR BASE BALL PARK. Three shifts *>f men are working night and the north of the base ball park. The new- twenty-eight tiers, each containing the most third, or upper deck, bs a row of boxes for day on Pittsburg©s new million-dollar base grand stand is said to be the largest in the comfortable seats it is possible to assure the true lovers of the game who are willing ball park in order to have it ready for the world, being 896 feet long, 95 feet deep and opening on July 4. The new park is situ © and so arranged that they can be turned to spend a little extra money to obtain not ated in the heart of the best residential having three tiers. Elevators will carry per up to permit of passage and to properly, only a fine view of the game, but to be able district of Pittsburg, the Schenley district, sons to the second and third tiers. Stair clean the floors. This immense amphi to secure a quiet and comfortable time. and in architectural design is in harmony ways have been discarded, inclines being theatre, or lower deck, will provide for 12,- These boxes are made in two steps, so that with the splendid structures surrounding it. used at all entrances and exits. Including 500 seats. The second grand division is those sitting in the rear can see over those The Carnegie Institute, on which Andrew boxes there will be more than 7000 reserved the balcony, supported and suspended on in front, and so have an unobstructed view Carnegie already has spent more than $10,- seats, and on the main floor of the stand steel columns and cantilever trusses, the of the field. These boxes are approached by 000,000, is close by. Between this and will be accommodations for 13,000 persons. front row being over the fifth row of the elevators from the ground floor, making them the ball park is the main entrance to Schen The main bleachers will accommodate 8000 lower deck. Here there are twenty-one very accessible for those who do not like ley Park. In the rear of Carnegie Institute and the centre field bleachers ©2000 more. tiers or steps rising more rapidly than those to mount stairs or inclines. This top deck lies the group of buildings of the Carnegie The main stand will be divided into four below, so as to provide for those in the also is carried on steel supports, thus really "Tech" schools, while at the extreme right general units; the first, a great amphitheatre rear having a perfect view of the diamond. making a great steel structure rising oat is the fine conservatory given to the city of concrete steps, starting a few feet above The seats, in this balcony, numbering 5500, of an immense bank of concrete steps. The by Henry Phipps. Memorial Hall, Schenley |,he level of the diamond and enclosing it are approached by level ways or passages fourth division is under the deck. Like the Hotel, University Club and the new build on the first and third base sides and back from the rear and to the centre of the deck Phillies, the Pirates will rent out some 300 ings of the University of Pittsburg are to of the home plate. These steps rise in in a manner similar to those below. The boxes by the season.

at Dallas on Wednesday. The New York company, and batted .252, which indicated 07 in pamphlet form should miss the book FROM THE CAPITAL. Giants were spectators of the contest. The that he would improve on that figure in the of the 1908 Series, entitled "How the Cuba work of the Washingtons was listless, ac following 49campaign. Some of the critics Won the World©s Championship for 1908" Doings of the Washington Team on Its cording to some accounts, but southpaw regard his presence ilk the regular line-up as Moore was a big factor and let the visitors a certainty, and the work Unglaub did here which is now enclosed in a cover designed Homeward Journey Games of the down with three hits. A , a last Fall makes it impossible to leave him to be the uniform cover of all future "Sport wild pitch, an and Unglaub©s slip on off the daily roster. A local paper whose ing Life" publications in booklet form. Week and Work of the Players Com the wet grass let the Texans score their one opinion carries weight thinks that this mented on. , run in the fast inning. On Thursday Dal condition may produce a regular infield com las was defeated, 3-2. A peculiar feature posed of Freeman, Unglaub, McBride and THE ARKANSAS LEAGUE. By Paul W. Eaten. of the contest, which was played in a ter Delehanty, with Conroy in the after Washington, D. C., March 27. Editor rific sand storm that obscured the sun, was all. That would give great batting strength Good News From Pine Bluff and the New ©"Sporting Life." The Washington team is that all Washington©s tallies were scored on by a slight sacrifice in fielding. The hits. The gale that was blowing SEASON©.S BIGGEST DEAL gradually working its way home. It got out helped the four-baggers of Street and Un- City, Jonesboro, Where the 1909 Teams of Texas yesterday and glaub over the fence, but was pulled off when Joe Cantillon traded Are Already Completed. played at Wichita, Kansas, Gray and Groom, his great young pitchers. which made all the fans feel CLYMER©S TERRIFIC DRIVE He swapped them to Manager Tom Hughes, Pine Bluff, Ark., March 25. Harry M that much nearer to the be was right in the teeth of the furious wind of the Washington Yanigans, for Charley Berry, manager of the Pine Bluff team, in ginning of the race of 1909. and was indeed a Homeric swat. On Friday Smith and . Cliff Blank- the Arkansas State League, is in the city Georgetown University be the Washingtons encountered another snag, enship©s work has bean very fast and will making preparations for gins its season to-day, in a being beaten, 2-1, by the Fort Worth team, have to be considered in mapping out the . d the coming season. League game against the Maryland which garnered both its runs on a bad throw year©s campaign. What is this talk in the |*::s:s:^m5;s.ss::¥5*l having been assured, .the in Agricultural College©s dia by Freeman. Yesterday Wichita was de press, about devices to shorten the games ? dications are bright for a mond representatives. The feated, 12-3. Tannehill and Conroy con When games are finished in an hour and a most successful season. Man day is a warm and pleasant tributed home runs. Connie seems out for quarter, as has been the©case in a number ager Berry has reserved all one for a game and at last one of the good years with the stick that of instances already, there would seem to of the good ball tossers from the fans feel that the start ho sometimes- has. In fact the Washingtons© be no more need of lengthening the contests, the last year©s club, and ia is only a question of hours. batting has been marked by so much extra which should average over an hour and a addition has signed a batch Paul W. Eaton Reports from the Washing base hitting that there is not much space half if the fan is to get a run for his of fast youngsters from the ton team continue to be en to mention anything less than homers. They money. Out of -town forecasts of the various Eastern and North couraging on the whole, and the team is have made nine of these in the last ten WASHINGTON TEAM©S STANDING ern leagues. He is highly still intact except that Milan turned his days. Clymer and Unglaub had two apiece; elated over the bright pros ankle sliding into second in last Saturday s and Gray, McBride, Street, Conroy and Tan this year are unusually rosy. A St*. Louis pects for league ball in game with the Detroits. He left Wichita nehill got the others. In general batting critic has placed them third, ahead of the W W Hurst t*"s State *ke coming sea yesterday for Washington and will be un performances Freeman is believed to be the Browns, and he is not alone in this estimate. son, but adds that there is able to play for a week or more. Opinions in the Detroit training camp were a doubt at the present time as to whether principal offender, though exact figures have very favorable also, the consensus of judg GAMES OF THE WEEK. not been compiled. Clymer and Conroy are Pine Bluff will remain in the league or not. also among ment being that the Washingtons would The Pine Bluff franchise is owned by C. Last Saturday the Washingtons com be a big factor this year. Strickland, of Little Rock, who took over menced a two-game series with the Cham THE MIGHTY SHYSTERS, the team last season and carried it through pions. The first contest was a murderous and if th*y maintain their present gait the THE WORLDS© SERIES. the 1908 schedule. Mr. Strickland is de eleven-inning affair, which the Tigers won National Commission will have to frame a sirous of local fans manifesting some inttr- by a 3-2 score. Cantillon©s men would have special rule compelling them to bat with est in the sport, and having received sev bee» the victors in nine rounds, by a re one hand. McBride is showing the best The Great 1908 Contest Given to Our eral flattering offers from other towns and versed score, but for a bum decision in the stick work he has ever exhibited in any Readers in Booklet Form. cities in the State for the Pine Bluff fran third session when Conroy was called out preliminary campaign. The batting order chise, he states that unless Pine Bluffians at the plate after he had scored. Major has been changed and now leads "Sporting Life©s" splendid description decide to take hold of the club bs may sell league teams always expect these cold deals off. It is believed that this arrangement of the 1908 World©s Championship Series to another town. from local umpiring talent in exhibition will be adhered to. Ote has John Drew between the and the Detroit games. Usually they don-©t make much dif faded as a "leading man." He is a good Tigers has now been put irk, pamphlet form ference when the opponents are minor waiter, bnnter and swatter, and a fast man by "Sporting Life." Up to a certain limit Jonesboro©s Team Roster. leaguers, but when they are major leaguers to first. Tannehill is getting quite a try-out these booklets will be furnished gratis to Jonesboro, Ark., March 23. Manager S. they count. Players of the contending in the outfield, and this may prove sig our patrons; and a copy will be sent to W. Reiney has arrived and to-day he mailed teams should, these contests when no nificant. His swell work in that part of any reader who will forward a two- transportation to all of his players who are better talent is available. The Detroits also the Pittsburg domain, when lje was near cent stamp to defray © the cost of mailing. lo report here for practice not latar than woh the second conflict, which was a pretty the top of the National League in batting, The booklet gives the complete review of March 27. The list includes the following game, by a 5-3 total. Bush showed that he will be remembered. the great series, together with details of fast youngsters: Heniger, catcher; Jolly, oat- jdll be of great value to the Champions. *Five the games, the official scores and the official fielder; Lipscomb, outfielder; McDonald, JERRY FREEMAN©S WORK averages, all from the pen of Editor Rich- third base; Scick Wells, shortstot>, O Hearn, CONTESTS WITH TEXAS LEAGUERS is creating much favorable comment. One ter, of "Sporting Life," who was one of shortstop; Reyburn, pitcher; Pelvey, pitch enlivened the middle of the week. On Mon critic says that "Little Eva" is a hundred the official scorers appointed by the National er; Wells, second base; Al Ritter, catcher; day the Yanigans beat Waco, 2-1, and on per cent, better than last season. That is Commission, under whose sole jurisdiction Lucas, outfielder; Kimball, pitcher; Blarney, Tuesday the regulars defeated the same op saying considerable for a who the great series is annually played. No one outfielder; Johnson, outfielder. Reiney will ponents, 3-0. A seven-inning tie was played was one of the best in his first year in fast who has secured our World©s Series© of 1906- play first base. SRORTIIVQ APRIL 3, 19091

UEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN AND MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWAHtQ NONE UNO CHARITY FOR ALL "-Editor Francis C. Richter.

best remedy for it as for other deleterious ers that train in the south in condition each and before the substitute had had an oppor habits; no one of which can be cured by spring, and many of the clubs will make tunity to properly warm up, Cantillon has paltering or half way measures. money out of the exhibition games. Last been known to send three or four pitcherS season Comiskey cleared up $12,000 on his into the game to pitch the regulation five great trip to the Pacific Coast. The Boston balls each, while the man he really intend Red Sox will spend more money than any ed to finish the game took advantage of the A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER WORTH ACTING ON. club for southern training expenses this year interval to warm up. This was a subterfuge DEVOTED TO (about $6000), while the Boston Nationals and evasion of the rules, but there was no Base Ball, Trap Shooting and ANAGER Murray, of the Philadelphia will not spend way to stop it, and the reports of the um M National League team, though compara ONE-HALF THAT FIGURE. pires poured into ©s office on General Sports tively new to major league ball, is a several occasions last season with the result shrewd observer with an original mind, who The players draw no salary until the reg that the rule has been so changed as to FOTTNDED APIUL. 1883. ular championship season begins, the man has already made himself felt with new and agement simply paying the players© expenses prevent a repetition of the practice. Now acceptable propositions. He it was who when a pitcher is put in the game he must during the training and exhibition games, at least retire one man before he can be WUe Registered la U. S. Patent Office. Copyright originated the idea of utilizing veteran play and with a little luck most of the teams reach 190!>, by The Sporting Life Publishing Co. the starting line even. There was a time taken out, unless injury should make it Entered at the Philad«lphia Post Office ers of ability and experience as teachers for compulsory to do so. It was first believed young players, now being generally adopted when the big tea"ms could pick up good, as second class mail matter. money in the south, but now only the lead that this rule was changed so as to pre by major league clubs. Now comes he with ing clubs can count on even a fair attend vent Fielder Jones from using three pitch Published every Saturday by another idea which will strike an answering ers in one inning, with the bases full, as ance, as the southern cities have organized he did in St. Louis last season. But that The Sporting Life Publishing Co. chord, namely that the official umpires be base ball and must see a championship game given a course of spring training simul to enthuse over. Going south for prelimin is not likely, as that was a brilliant stroke 54 South Tlxlrd Street. of base ball strategy, and the rules were taneously with the players. In support of ary work is no new thing. The first year never intendedr to prevent a manager from PHILADELPHIA, PA., TJ. S. A. his theory Manager Murray says: of the National Association, the pa*ent of the National League, the Mutuals of ?New York using his head in a legitimate manner. THOMAS S. DANDO ...... President "There should be a decided change in the um went to Savannah, Ga., for a week, playing J. CUJSTP DXUDO...... Secretary-Treasurer piring of these practice games in the South. The league should assign umpires for the spring training two games with the home club for which KDWABD C. STASK...... Business Manager trips. These umpires should be compelled to come they received $1000. It was in 1890 that PRESS POINTERS. FBANCIS C. RICHTE* ...... EdItor-in-Chief South and train the same as the players. They training in the south THOMAS S. DAITDO...... Gun Editor should take long walks and runs and they should BECAME THE FASHION, The Value of Base Ball Plants Increased THOMAS D. B.ICHTBB ...... Assistant Editor urnpine the games. They should get their eyes in shape the samejas the batsmen. They should star! and this was caused by a peculiar circum Under Organized Base Ball. SUBSCBIPTION BATES. in with the pitchers and get accustomed to straight stance. Fearing that the National League From Columbus "State Journal." -» balls and then to curve balls. Such a plan would might induce players to jump( their contracts When the. Columbus Club, of the American As One Tear ...... 92.00 result in far better umpiring in the championship with the Brotherhood, the managers of the sociation, was organized in 1902 the par value of tha games. An umpire could be assigned to each team, Boston and New York clubs decided to take shares of stock was $25. The late Tom Bryce had Six Months ...... 1.2 and the expenses for this trip could be paid either 101 shares. These were recently sold at $175 a Three Months ...... 65c by the club or by the league. I am going to try their players to Savannah for their spring share. Base ball seems to be as prosperous in the Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. and have a rule to this effect passed by the Na workout. About 40 players left New York small leagues as it Is on the big circuits. Tims Foreign Postage, $1.00 estra per year. tional League next winter." by boat on March 16 and celebrated St. was when shares of stock in the Columbus Club True, every word, and well worth seri Patrick©s day at sea with a parade, songs could have been had for 10 cents apiece, with Wk ously considering by the major league mag- and music and Mike Kelly as the master of takers. The Ohio capital never could support a team ceremonies. From that year southern trips in the old American Association, and 10 years ago naTes, inasmuch as all of the physical quali became popular, until to-day a major league had hard work furnishing enough patronage to 24 PAGES 24 fications that are requisite to successful ball club that did not send its players south for keep an American League club from going to th« playing are just as essential to competent three or four weeks would be considered and satisfactory umpiring. If these physical fit only for a brush organization. Consult the Public First. faculties require preparatory training and From Philadelphia, "Press." developing each spring for the ball player Before the Government puts a tax on base ball why not for the umpire, who rusts no less WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. tickets it might be well for it to consult the few during the off season? We trust the matter million citizens who spend a large part of the sum will be given thorough consideration here *The man -who complains that he was mer on the bleachers. after and a practical trial next spring, inas driven to drink would have gotten there in some other way anyhow. Arthur Raymond. A Valuable Human Life. much as it is one more move toward the From Plttsburg "Times." fan©s ideal of perfect base ball. *A11 the world©s a stage, with about a hundred understudies for every star. Tim The Pittsburg Athletic Company, owners of th« Pittsburg Base B.all Club, has just obtained from Jordan. the Equitable Life Assurance Society a corporation TIMELY TOPICS. *In preparing for the stage the school policy for $100,000 on the life of , of acting takes a back seat to the prize president of the club. The club Is spending a mil PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 3, 1909. lion dollars on what it is promised will be the finest ANAGER Lajoie, of the Cleveland team ring and the base ball diamond. Joe Tin base ball park in the country, and the directors de M has this Spring attempted an innovatior ker. , cided that the death of Mr. Dreyfuss would entail which will be watched with unfeigned *Lots of fellows spend most of their lives on them a financial loss equal to the amount for THE REVISED AGREEMENT. trying to trade places. James R. McAleer. which he has been insured. The policy is on tha interest by©all other major league managers twenty payment life plan and the premiums will be He has eliminated all exhibition games fo: *The photographer at least possesses the paid by the club. N our news columns is given fully and good trait of wanting to see everybody in I accurately the revised National Agree a traveling schedule as harmful and will the best possible light. Carl Hprner. confine his team during the entire prepara Bun in the Same Channel. ., ment, with all of the concessions grant *It is a paradox for a man to curse his From Chicago "Tribune." ed the American Association, Eastern League tory season to mere practice and condition luck when he never has any. M. Stanley Inaugural day weather must hare reminded many and Pacific Coast League by the National ing work at one place. As it has hitherto Robison. base baU fans that there are other opening days Association, fully incorporated therein ex been held universally that the practice gained *The reason so few women learn to swim which come a little too early in the season. cept the territorial draft rule which has not in the actual play attached to exhibition is because it is necessary to keep the mouth yet been formulated by the National Commis games is of the utmost value more valuable shut. . A Kick That Re-Acts. sion to whom that task was entrusted by in fact than perfunctory and aimless training *From the rolling-stone©s point of view From Detroit "Times." unanimous consent of all parties. The ter practice it will be readily seen how revo moss may not be a desirable asset. Charley Catcher Schmldt, of the champion , Hickman. has discovered a new scheme for threatening to quit ritorial draft rule will be framed within lutionary Manager Lajoie©s innovation will base ball. He won©t sign because Detroit papers 30 days apd will then become an appendix be if it be justified by the start of his team did not give him sufficient credit for winning ths in the race and the ultimate result of the American League pennant last year. Inasmuch as to the National Agreement. The concessions it Is generally admitted the Tigers won the pennant granted the big minor leagues made neces championship campaign. A BENEFICIAL CHANGE. in spite of their weakness behind the bat, Schmidt©8 sary the most radical changes in the Na Philadelphia "Inquirer." kick looks more novel than serieus. tional Agreement since its formulation five OUR territorial chAges in National Asso Excepting under war conditions, there years ago. The copy printed by "Sporting F ciation leagues have been officially never was a transfer of a ball club from PUBLIC OPINION. * Life" is official. All the changes are desig promulgated by Secretary Farrell, as one set of ©owners to another that caused nated by black tmpe. follows: Guthrie has been «dded to the West so much excitement as that which was con An© Ohio College Which Has Turned Out With the new Agreement we give also a ern Association; Duluth has been added to summated last week when tne syndicate list of the eight conditions demanded by the the new Minnesota-Wisconsin League; the headed by Colonel James Potter sold their fcood Ball Flayers. holdings in the Philadelphia Club to Sena Dayton, 0., March 27. Editor "Sporting Life." © big minors and granted them by the Na Brinkley franchise in the Arkansas League Here I am again renewing my subscription to tional Association. Condition No. 1 is in has been transferred to Texarkana; and the tors Durham, McNichol and Wolf. The "Sporting Life," the sporting paper of the country. corporated in Section 2 of Article II. Con Yicksbnrg iranchise in the Cotton States transfer of the club under any circum Inclosed find $2.00. It may interest you to know stances would have been a big piece of news, that the undersigned has been in charge of sports, ditions Nos. 2, 3 and 6 will be found in League has been shifted fo Alexandria, La. but its transfer to the gentlemen named particularly of base ball, at St. Mary©s Institute for Sections 5, 6 and 7 of Article VI. Condi lent it an added value which cannot be ap the last ten years. During this time I have had tion No. 4 is in Section 10 of Article VI. a number of boys in charge who are playing tha CECRETARY Farrell, of the National Asso- preciated in other cities. No one familiar game now and others who did play but for one Condition No. 5 is in Section 7 of Article tJ ciation, desires each and every minor with base ball, especially reason or another dropped the game. Of those who VI. Condition No 7 (territorial draft) is league president to forward to the Na PHILADELPHIA BASE BALL are playing the game now. I am especially interested yet to be formulated. Condition No. 8 is in Victor Schlitzer, who, by the way, is a graduate tional Association offices at Auburn, N. Y., can doubt the desirability of the change with the degree of B. S. of this college. Having incorporated in Section 11 of Article VI. a copy of the official 1909 playing schedule from a sporting viewpoint. In a quarter been his guardian I appreciate very much anything It win thus be seen that the National Com as sogn as adopted. Secretary Farrell de century©s effort the Phillies have failed to mentioned about him in "Sporting Life." He is mission has ©kept absolute faith with all par land a pennant, although with the excep with the Athletics. Others whom I have- had in sires to file these copies for ready reference, charge are Hess, of New Orleans; Collins, of Littla ties in interest, thus leaving neither the tion of a very few years they have always Rock; Paskert, of Cincinnati; besides Tom Hart. as it frequently oecomes necessary to reach played good ball, and generally held a re National Association or the late bolting a club immediately during the playing sea Eugene Wright, Meyers, and others who have Quit leagues anything more to claim or to. cavil spectable position in the race. On several the game, Sincerely yours, son. occasions, under the management of Harry BROTHER MAX BEYER, at, and therefore insuring peace and har Wright and , they were very St. Mary©s Institute, Dayton, O. mony within organized ball indefinitely. HE leaven is working and the entering near champions, but invariably the changes T wedge for international sport has been suggested by those managers for the fol MANAGERS© SPRING CLAIMS. inserted. Rhodes© scholars at Oxford, lowing seasons were ignored by those higher A HARMFUL HABIT. up. The syndica^BUhat bought the franchise England, who have formed a base ball team from Messrs. Reach and Rogers doubtless By C. P. McDonald. EAM managers everywhere, minors as well have asked the Yale Base Ball Association meant well, but it was the old story of Pitching staff is simply great, for a date for a game this summer, when Fact I cannot underrate; T as majors, are this year attempting to TOO MANY COOKS. . And I do not hesitate bar the playing of poker and similar the team will make a trip through the United To say it©s most complete; States. In other words, it is doubtful if any man None of them is sore or lame; gambling games among players on trains and ager of the Phillies after 1885 ever had full Each one fit to pitch the game in hotels while en tour. Managers have at power to act. It is confidently expected Of his life and so I claim last learned from sad experience that any ANAGER makes his "spit and believed that under the newfcownership A team that can©t be beat. ball" pitchers serve up their delivery Mr. Murray will be clothed with the same form of gambling has a deleterious effect M Catching force is working fine; upon all players even the strongest and to the Cincinnati batsmen every day. power as that exercised by Mr. Mack, of All of them have got in line. least impressionable; but -that of all games "Grif" says that the "only way to fight the Athletics, whose judgment on engaging, And I cannot see a sign and down the ©spit ball© is for the batsmen releasing and purchasing players is final and Their progress to impair; © * the wprst is poker which entails lack of absolute. This concentration of ownership And the fielders, too, are strong. exercise, long hours, and more or less loss to master it, and the only way to master is and authority is bound to make- itself felt Quite an active, husky throng of sleep. Furthermore, many a player©s lack is to bat steadily against it until the bats for the good of the club©s standing in the That will boost the team along of interest in his work and his club has men get the hang of it." pennant race. The "Inquirer" wants to And win out anywhere. been caused by heavy money losses in gam take this opportunity to felicitate both Mr. Infield Is a solid wall bling, and factions in teams have also been Murray and Mr. Shettsline, two good fel Of defense that cannot fall; lows, who are finally hooked up right. They are corkers, one and all, started in this way. As against these heavy SOUTHERN TRAINING TRIPS. That will not meet defeat; charges, there is not one good thing to be Weak spots that we had last year Boston "Globe." Have been done away with; here said for poker, the game not even affording Frederick J. Haskin, in a copyrighted ar NEW PITCHING RULE. Is a bunch that has no peer common amusement whether the stakes be ticle in the Cleveland "Leader," estimates A team that can©t be heat. high or low. So on all counts it is a good the expenses of taking the 16 major league Washington "Post?1 © We shall win out, never fear. move to either totally suppress the playing clubs south for training purposes as $300,- In framing the new rule which forces a Drive all others to the rear; of poker; or else to reduce it to less harm 000 this spring, and gives the figures pitcher to remain in the game until he has Have a pennant-raising year. ful proportions, as some major league man $15,000 for the training of the minor league at least retired one man, the rule makers And next year we©ll repeat; players. Mr. Haskin is out of the way at seem to have aimed at one of Cantillon©s Though before you©ve heard me say agers are seeking to do. As gambling is least $300,000, as it will cost less than These same things, then fade awaf, merely a ha.bit absolute prohibition is the practices. If it was necessary to change I©m sincere in saying they $150,000 to put all the professional play a pitcher at a critical moment of a game, This season can©t be beat. APRIL 3, 1909. SRORTIJNO LJFE

ficient for the club and, that the two men to admit it. Wood has a deal more speed here to abstain from base ball for six mentioned would fill the bill. than one would think and he sent the balls months. The physician who attended him in so fast that Spencer was kept busy in said iie would lie taking long chances if he PRESIDENT JOHN I. TAYLOR tried to play ball before the expiration of has been home now for some time and re handling his delivery satisfactorily. Wood tEat period. Truly, Mike has a lot of hard ported himself as highly pleased with the finished in first-class style and was going luck in being incapacitated from time to LESSONS LEARNED BY THE NA showing the club made _ during its stay in so fast and so easily that he wanted to go time on the diamond. Little Rock. The head "of the Boston out right along and see how the thing would Tom McCarthy assumes his job as coach TIONAL CLUB OWNER. fit looked finely after his stay at the Hot come out, but for Cincinnati this week. * Springs and the trip undoubtedly did him MANAGER LAKE The victory of Memphis over the Boston a world of good. News from the seat of Americans was their first over a major war has it that Thoney is playing the bench refused to take any chances and ordered league team in four years. Everything and is not in good shape and will scarcely him out of the game, and he was succeeded comes to him who waits. The Team Looming Up as Much be in the line-up of the club when it lines by Morgan, who did not allow a man to has started on a business up f,or the first game in Philadelphia. get across the rubber; in fact, not a man trip to Vancouver. Improved, Thanks to Bower- Memphis gave the Boston boys some good succeeded in getting past first off him and games, the easterners winning the first and but three men batted him safely, which was third games hands down and being defeated INDIANA-ILLINOIS-IOWA. man©s Methods Good News in the second game, 2 to 0. In the last not so bad either. The Boston players to game McConnell made a fine play with a man think that Wood will be a perfect The 1909 Schedule Makes an Equitable About the Boston Americans* men on first and second and accepted all wonder this year and they feel positive of ten chances during the game, putting up that he will have little difficulty in land Distribution of Mileage Teams Called a great article of ball. This lad certainly ing seven out of the first ten games in which he pitches. If he does he will set a pace to Report April 1. BY J. 0. MORSE. © ought to hold his job of 1909 without any difficulty at all. He will be one of the most that the others will have mighty hard work Rock Island, 111., March 29. Wilson Ber Boston, Mass., March 29. Editor "Sport popular men of the team the coming season, to follow. With such men in the box as ing, of Decatur, has found time to do a ing Life." The Boston Nationals will have being a willing worker and as modest a Arellanes, Cicptte, Burchell and Steele, all little figuring and he announces that the plenty of practice for all of their men on boy as ever played ball. of them now in the finest of form, it is no mileage traveled by the wonder that Manager Lake is very confident the journey making the HARRY NILES Three-Eye League teams un trip in two sections, this be his men will make a mighty good showing der this season©s schedule ing the first time that this has been playing left during the lay-off this season. He wants to land that first will be sufficient to take one team has divided up its of Thoney and showing to mighty good ad game in Philadelphia when his club will aid team around the world. The force* on a trip. The Na vantage. He is very fast indeed and the to dedicate, the magnificent palace of the total is 25,542, divided as tionals have experienced the club could go a long way and do a deal Athletic Club, and ©s men will follows: Dubuque, 3,716; same trouble that did the .worse in the search of a first-class all-around have to go very fast indeed to score more Cedar Rapids, 3,431; Rock Americans of being - too man to fill the position. Speaker and Gess- runs in" that game than will be credited to Island, 3,066; Davenport, long in one town. The play 3,053; Peoria, 2,979; Bloom- ers tire rapidly of the same iugion, 3,042; Decatur, surroundings and the same 3.CT3, and Springfield, 3,082, scenes and it is found to The distribution is consider be better by far for the ed equitable, in view of the team to begin traveling after «. H. Sexton. geographical location of the the club has been in a place cities, and no objections have J. C. Mortr* two weeks and this will un- been registered. The first Titree-Eye League doubtedly be the case in another season. players will report March 22, President Kin- The weather has not been all that could be sella, of Springfield, having sent transporta expected during the stay of the Nationals tion this week to a part of his squad of 44 in Augusta and there has been some com members. He hopes to get a team in shape weather as well as rainy, and this has to make a creditable showing against the caused Manager Bowerman.to chafe at the New York Giants, who come for two games spot that President Taft chose for his so at the end of the month. Other try-outa journ; but that is the fortune of war. It is will be brought in, daring the next two not always that way down there and Brother weeks. . .© , . Bowerman may find the same condition of TEAMS TO REPORT APRIL t. affairs in any spot he may choose to select. had « different story to tell Most of the other teams will start practice of his experience wirh his team when ho April 1. Bloornington will be the latest, the men there being ordered in April 15. WENT TO AUGUSTA, The Bloomington Association is not in the for the weather there was superb during best shape financially, and will endeavor to the entire stay of the club there, in fact cut down on the spring training expenses as they lost scarcely a day. A,s well make the far as possible. Manager Charles Shaffer best of it on the weather score. Collins arrived in Davenport this week, Manager lost just one day in three seasons owing Fred Moore in Decatur, and Manager Dick to the weather, something remarkable Smi|h in Springfield. Rollo Brawn, who regular Collins luck. Bowerman is one of will have charge at Cedar Rapids, and For- the impatient kind he does not like the rest Plass, who will lead Dubuepie, will be idea of losing a singll day and is at it on hand the coming week, jack Tighe has for all he is worth all the time. All the spent the winter in Bock Island and Frank same it is not bad when a club loses a day Donnelly has remained on the ground at now and then, when the men have been Peoria since the close of last season. working hard and the rest does them no PRESIDES! SEXTON © harm. Bowerman draws the line at gym last week sent transportation to three um work, However. None of that in his. He pires, who have agreed to work out in the says that it does more harm than good for exhibition games to be in shape when the players to shift from the field to the gym season opens. Joe Burke will come to Rock during the training season. He would pre Island, 0. G. Bush to Davwnport, and Jack fer t,hey do no work at all than to resort McKenzie to Springfield. Cedar Rapids to a different sort of muscles than they em claims a novelty among its recruits in the ploy in their regular work. © shape of a newspaper reporter wfco aspires to be a ball player. His name is F. Beadire, DOVEY QUITE WELL. and he hails from Des Moines. He is a util- There was no truth at all to the yarn _ty player. It in announced that Harry that the head of the locals was under the Swalm, who two years ago wifc his ©"spit- weather. He has been able to be at the ball" won the pennant for Dabuque, has head of his forces all the time, and he -has practically closed a deal *wr the purchase been working behind the bat and doing- a of his release from Decatur. Swalm says tha lot of coaching of his pitchers, besides tak coming season win be his last in IMMM ball. ing charge of the general work of the team. A PECULIAR, CASH. He has his regular team out almost in full strength every day and they have shown to President Childs, of Bweatke, If puzzled very good advantage. One of the men left jver the case of one of his new players, C. behind in Augusta was pitcher Jay Barrett, U. McOoy, an Alabaman, Becentty Childs who was secured from Terre Haute. He got a letter from the father of ywung Mc- needs a lot of seasoning and will undoubt Coy, saying his son had jast married, and edly get it under the watchful eye of Man making a touching plea for Ms release on ager Castro. The pitching staff will re the ground that he was aeefipd at home. Mr. ceive further cuts as the training season Childs was mueh impressed and had about advances. There need be no fear at all made up his mtad to let the boy eo when about Manager Moore arrived tMs w*wfc from Florida, bringing wcurd flsai JSeCoy has them THE NATIONAL OUTFIELD HARRY R. MORGAN, all sitting up and taking notice of Ids hitting. this year. There will be four good men in He is a left-hander, and, as h« seems to Beaumont, Bates, Becker and Beck two be Pitcher of the Boston American League Club. be just the kind oi a man Iteeater seeds, ing veterans and two recruits. Bates has Harry E. Morgan, the clever young pitcher of the Boston American League Club, was born at it is likely that he -roll be held to hifl base been working like a Trojan and has shown Pomeroy, O., on November 10, 1878. He learned to play ball at Martin©s Ferry, W. Va., where Ms ball contract regardlies of the eg^etjbt may to better advantage than at any time since showing as an amateur attracted the attention of Dick Padden, the Browns© captain. Morgan made bia have upon any contract of a nmtrjgioi&ial he joined the club4. Back looks better every debut in 1901 with the Ilion team, of the New York League, and played with the Charleston, W. Va., nature ho may have entered, into. day and Becke^r has more than fulfilled the Club in 1902: He wore a Fall Hiver uniform in 1903 and at the close of the New England Leagua race St. Louis secured him on the tip of Padden. Morgan was not In good shape daring his trial expectations realized by the work he did with the Browns, but Manager McAleer had confidence in him and signed him for 1904, during which Hews Hotel. with the Bostons last season. The new men season he did good work as a change and emergency pitcher. In 1905 he was leaned by St. Louis Manager Plass, of the Dubucm» Qub, last are hard-working, ambitious players, who to the Cluto, but recalled late in the fall. In 1907 he was released to the Boston Club, wek announced he had signed. H. XL. Yornit, spare no effort to give their club the best but at the end of that season he was transferred to the Montreal Eastern League dub, where he did a pitcher, and Howard Gittinger, an oirtfield- there is in them and their showing has such good work that he was recalled for 1908. He made good this time and bos been re-engaged for er of the Cotton States League. pleased Manager Bowerman very much in 1909. deed. Sweeney, the third baseman, gives The Peoria Club has sold shortetop Teeley every indication of delivering a faster ar Raymond to the Seattle OMa, of the North ticle of ball the coming season than he did ler have been right on their jobs during the the Bostons. The boys will be glad indeed western League. Raymond threatened to mst season, and the way he has been fielding hustling season. Spencer has taken hold when jump to the California outlaws rather than besides batting the ball has been very satis with a vim of the backstopping and Man THEY STRIKE BOSTON, play with the Distillers again under the factory to his manager and to President present low salary rtdes, and when Dugdale ager Lake will be much disappointed if for by the time the first game is played in offered a large sum for his release the proi»o- Dovey. The club will lack nothing at all in this player does not show his former man this city they will have been a long time on the road and they are getting rather sition was accepted. THE INFIELD, ager a surprise during the > coming season. The Davenport Club announces this list Carrigan made two hits twice up _ in a homesick. Even the correspondents are tir for the abilities of Ritehey and Dahlen are game at Memphis and showed that his eye ing of the work of writing up practice and of players: , Edwards, B. Smith too well known to need elaboration. Dahlen practice games, and wish that something Fryer and 0. 0. Smith; pitchers, Fleet was working mighty well for so early in Isaacs, Horelock, Perdue, Wharton, Parker put forth a mighty fine *rticle of ball last the season. That this boy can handle the else were assigned to them. A little of the season and the showing he ha^ made in sort of thing they have been having goes M. C, Smith-Ferrell, Hower, Companion stick with the best in his department there Newton and Welch; , Kye, Reitz practice has given not the least indication can be no doubt at all. Wagner, as usual, a very long ways and this playing base ban that his powers show the least sign of wan on paper is not all that it is cracked up to Bollingsworth, (XNeil, Hagen, McNeil, Fer- is all over the lot and is also doing some ris- Ohland, Jacobsen, Persch, ing. The critics agree that Ritehey is cap mighty good stick work. He covers a deal be. Never in the history oi the game was able of playing as good a game as ever and of ground and has got the job of looking there a time when so many players and Russell, Reistattler and Chapman. that Stem on first is ©an improvement on out for second down to a mighty fine pint. correspondents made visits to the southern McCFann. Stem has an admirable coach in country, and never were the writers kept so COLLEGE GAMES. Manager Bowerman, who is not a bad coach THE BOSTON BUNCH busy, for the papers are printing more mat himself, and the Boston manager can put were just ripe when the Chicago -Cubs struck ter about base ball than ever before .and MARCH 18. up a mighty clever article on the base itself Memphis and there was not a man in the have created an appetite for the game thai when it conies down to cases. bunch who wouldn©t have given a good deal At CttSJdottesvffie Virginia 6, Blshburne M. A. 0. is getting keener every day. If this sort of MARCH 19. MANAGER BOWERMAN had an opportunity been afforded to go in thing keeps on they will be printing pages against the world©s champions. Almost every where they use columns now. At Durham, N. C. Trinity Col. 9, Phfla. (N. LJ L one was willing to wager a month©s pay that ought to find an array in the pitching de SPOKES KBOM THE HUB. MARCH 20. partment that will make things hum. Mc Boston would land a game had one been 10, MUlar School 1. Carthy, who was one of the sensations last played between the two clubs. After Bos The Boston Americans will play Lynn U. L, Columbia 3, season, has been performing in a way that ton and Memphis had each landed a game June IS, Manager Frank Leonard, of the augurs well for bis showing in 1909, and if there was a lot of excitement about the Lynn Crab, hating made arrangements to • > MABCH 24. he comes as near delivering the goods as he rubber game. The feature of the rubber that effect. AtPrlnceton Prlnceton 10, New York XT. 5 did last season no one will have the least game, won by Boston, 9 to 0, was the work Walter Burnham was in Boston last week, At AnnapolSa Naval Academy 5, St. Johns T. cause for complaint. The club has two very of Joe Wood, of the Bostons. Of fifteen of having been called here by the illness oi At Villanova Vlllaoova. 8, Prep School 5. clever left-handers in Mattern and Tucfcey, the Memphii who faced him, only one saw his father. Mr. Burnham has just returnee MARCH 25. and I guess it was as much on that ac first base. He struck out eight men, re from a most enjoyable visit to California. At Norfolk, Va. lAfayette College 5, Norfolk Col- count as for any other it was decided to tiring the side this way in the fifth inning. He passed five weeks in San Diego. allow Pat Flaherty to go to other scenes, The Memphis boys were completely non- There is no canard in the statement that At cSrttwrtUe, V*. VtrjinU 13, William and it Iwiag th

I don©t want any one to believe any story to proved upon. Tenney at first base, Doyle a© ing his stay there by the base ball fans of the contrary.©© second, Bridwell.at short and Devlin at thirc the town, and, as one writer said, © ©made form a barrier hard to get past. The return his appearance in a dress suit and a skinned M©GRAW DINED WATTED A MONTH. of Wiltse to th« fold and Weimer©s capitula nose." If John J. is as. good at the "After receiving Mr. Brush©s letter," tion greatly simplified the problem of pitch knife and fork as he has been at the ball continued Mike, "I waited for more than a ers. The Giants© regular twirlers for 1909 and bat he must be a wonder! HONOR HEAPED ON THE GIANTS© month before signing the theatrical con will probably be right-handers, Mathewson A correspondent from Canada in this paper tracts that were in my possession, thinking Ames, Raymond, Crandall and Waller; left recently complained because it was stated in he might re-op«n negotiatkms. I must say handers, Wiltse, Weimer and Marquard these columns that Mathewson as a pitcher BOSS AT DALLAS, that I had no idea the club would refuse to Keupper and Holmes will probably be farm "was in a class by himself." If the man meet my terms. Finally when I received no ed out to minor league teams. Merkle from Canada would come to New York and word from Mr. Brush we signed contracts Schaefer and Fletcher will be the utility in see "Matty" pitch during the season he that will keep us busy until July 5. We fielders,, Backed up by Schlei, Meyers, Wil would understand all about it. "Matty" He Replies With Fine Compliments wind up our season in Oakland, Cal. About son and ©Snodgrass as catchers the team cer is a pitcher who must be seen to be ap the middle of July we sail from this city for tainly looks formidable. In addition to this preciated. Upon Texas Hospitality and Europe to remain there until the middle of the Giants are apparently in much better September. We are going for a rest and will shape to play than they were at the same not accept any theatrical engagements. I time last year. This is particularly true of . Promises a Return to the Lone see that Manager McGraw is quoted as say the pitchers. ing last night that he doesn©t think I would THE TWIRLING DEPARTMENT "Doc" Shively©s League Still in the Throes Star State Next Spring* break any ©vaudeville© contract to play with has been unusually lucky this spring ir the Giants. He is perfectly right. Neither that not one of the regulars has suffere< of Reorganization A Glance Over the am I breaking any contract with the New from a lame arm. The catchers also are Field and a Review of Prospects. BY WALTER L. METZLER. York Club for the ©season of 1909." panning out better than expected. All o: Dallas, Texas., March 29. On the nighi them are in good condition, ready to respond Guthrie, Okla., March 25. iThe unusual of March 23, the proprietor of the Oriental in case of an emergency. Meyers will doubt condition of two brothers directing the for Hotel and the officials of the Dallas team NEW YORK NEWS. less be used as the pinch hitter. McGraw©s tunes of rival base ball teams in the same gave a banquet in honor o: men have also shown a big improvement in league will be seen in Okla John J. MeGraw and the As Garnered by Our New Correspondent, their spring practice in . Both homa this year when the sporting writers now visit Murray and O©Hara are demons when they Western Association opens ing in Texas with the sev Mr. E. H. Simmons, Successor to Mr. get on the bases, and Herzog is better; if its season on May 1. "Ted". eral teams which are train anything, than ever. Price, former manager of the/ ing within the borders 01 Koelsch, Who Has Retired After Fifteen Wheeling team in the Cen the State. It was quite Years of Valued Service to "Sporting THE HIGHLANDERS, tral League, will manage the big affair, and McGraw made have been getting rapidly into shape during Enid Railroaders, while his u decided hit with a speech Life." the past two weeks and the final make-up brother, Howard Price, who in which 1st said he loved the of the team seems pretty well determined has played ball all over the people of Texas because i By E. H. Simmona. t Second base appears to be the only position Southwest, will be in charge they loved a ball team thai still seriously in doubt. Ball, Laporte, Gar of the Guthrie Senators. In New York, March 29. Editor "Sporting the management of the Enid would play them to the lasi Life." The prediction made a few weeks diner and Ward are the men from whom notch. He me^nt that the the choice will finally be made with the team, "Ted" Pri»e sncceeda ago in these columns that Herzog would be chances seemingly at present in favor ol D. M. Shively Walter (Parson) Frantz, John J. McGraw Giants would never make il found among the regulars in the final make who has quit base ball this easy just because they hac up of the Giants at the opening of the sea Ball. Chase, of course, will cover first bag the better team. He also expressed apprecia Elberfeld third and Knight shortstop. Greai year to go into business with his brothers, son seems likely to be fulfilled. The out who are interested in a big Texas land deal. tion of Texas hospitality and announced thai field for the New Yorks, as at present ar things are expected of Knight, who was lasi the Giants would train here and in Marlin ranged, will be Murray at right field, O©Hara year©s sensation in the Eastern League THE ENTIRE REORGANIZATION next spring. This dinner was the big even! at center and Herxog left, with _Devore and With Ball at second and Laporte, Gardiner of the Western Association as a result of ©of the spring base ball season in Dallas McCormick as utility outnelders.©" This com Ward and Austin as utility men the infield the withdrawal of Topeka, Wichita and Ok Joe Cantillon, manager of the Washington is strongly fortified. Keeler and Hemphill lahoma City and the dropping of Hutchinsoa pares favorably with the 1908 outfield. Mur are sure of right and center field respective team, was the only American Leaguer pres ray is a far better fielder and base runner has made it a hard matter to get a line oa ent, Jennings and McAleer having tele than McCormick and as good a hitter. ly. The Midget and his brother suburbanite the various teams that will comprise the graphed their regrets. Several Texas League are both hitting the ball harder than ever, league this year. Joplin, Springfield and O©Hara led the Eastern League in stolen and their fielding is of the gilt-edged order. club owners and a few invited guests com bases in 1908 and hit for .282. Seymour©s Webb City, the three towns, are the pleted the festal party. The New York batting is no longer in the .300 class, while Left field is open, with Engle, Cree and Dem- only ones which were in the league last club was represented by John T. Brush O©Hara shows promise of reaching that mitt neck and neck in the race for the job. year, aside from Enid, which went in only McGraw, and Arlie Lath- THE YANKEES© PITCHERS last year and had hardly gotten organized am. McGraw made the chief speech. Jesse mark. In right field Herzog is faster on the bases than Donlin and as good a fielder, but still furnish the problem that Stallings will before the season closed. Guthrie, Muskogee Tannehill, one of the war horses of the game, and Bartlesville, in Oklahoma, and Pittsburg, who is here with Joe Cantillon, says thai Kansas, will be the four new teams this he watched the Giants work out at Waco year. Muskogee looks to be in the best and also got a flash at them here. "Mc shape to start off the season of any of the Graw has got together the best team thai "WARMEST UP." newcomers, as it has had its own team in New York ever had, 1 © said Tannehill, "and the O. K. Leagiie last year, and the Hutch- you know that I have seen them all.". Any inson Club, of the Western Association, to thing that Jesse Tannehill says is worth con By Grant land Bic*. pick from in the selection of material. Dal- sidering, as he has been in the business long rymple, who was with Guthrie©s enough. OLD WESTERN ASSOCIATION I know the season©s back again, or fast upon its way; team, four year v ago, and has played with DONLIN DONE FOR. I have a hunch that shortly now we©ll hear the call of "Play;" various teams it*© the Association since that I feel the fever coming, and it©s not because I ©ve read time, will manage the Muskogee bunch. Bar Where "Cubs or Giants or Pirates send their pitchers on ahead;" tlesville also has its O. K. League team o£ The Giants Great Batsman and Fielder It©s not because the schedule©s out, nor that in Dixie land last year to draw from, and Dick Hayden, Will Not Be Able to Play Base Ball The Tiger team has landed at the same old springtime stand owner of the Pittsburg franchise, will als^ But peering up an alley I knew the dope was right draw heavily on the players of that league, Owing to Failing Health. When I saw young Mickey Johnson "warmin1 up" with Mike the Bite. in which he was a magnate last year. Lon Ury, Simon Alford and Howard Speck, all By George Tidden. I know that winter©s over, and that spring has come to stay O. K. League stars, will be with Hayden "a New York, March 27. There is no chance That we©ll soon be gathered, fellers, for a balldom holiday; team this year. Manager Price has strings that will be seen in the line-up The sign that never misses has arrived, and it is not on nearly fifty men for the Guthrie team. of the Giants during the coming season. In A tip that I have gathered up on Sons of Swat Paul LeGraves, of St. Louis, who played in the first place, Donlin and Nor is it where the papers state that Chance or Connie Mack the Southern and Cotton States Leagues last his wife, Mabel Hite, have Have called their clans together for the annual spring attack year, has been signed for third base. Buck signed theatrical contracts But only this I yearn to stack my work upon the shelf Suddiff, a Southern pitcher with a good that hold them until July 5. And go out with a "ball" and "mitt©©©!to "warm up" some myself. record; Willets, who made good with the Even if Donlin should wish local team in the Oklahoma State League to join the Giants before last year, and Norman Price, a brother of that time he could not do so the manager, will probably be on the pitch without becoming a contract not yet in Donlin©s class as a batter. Yet find it most difficult to solve. There is no ing staff. jumper, and the National the Marylander has steadily improved, in his lack of quantity, but the quality is not so Commission, the Supreme stick work on the training trip and there©s sure. Manning proved a disappointment in Court of base ball, does not no telling where he may be at the end of the first game with McGinnity©s Newark SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE* tolerate men who violate the season. team. The hitting against him was hard and their signed obligations. In DONLIN AND SEYMOUR. free. Lake was a big improvement, pitching a strong game and one that he would have The Champion Jacksonville Team Being the second place Donlin has It seems pretty well settled now that Mike Donlin been forbidden by his physi won had he been in it from the start. It Braced Up in Every Way by Manager neither of these players will be with the was a great day for "the man with the iron cian to take any violent Giants this year, and in the writer©s judg or even mild physical exercise, for arm," whose pitching for the first five in Dominick Mullaney. ment McGraw will be wise to drop them nings was in his old-time form. In the sec AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. both. This is said in full recognition of ond game pitched fine ball, and By W. H. Dodge. the valuable services both these men have but for clustered errors by the Americans Jacksonville, Fla., arch 25. Editoi and nobody will claim that base ball as rendered the team in past years. Donlin©s played to-day, when pennants are the am Newark would not have scored. Stallings "Sporting Life." Manager Mullaney, of th» batting last season was, of course, a feature, will probably carry ten twirlers throughout local team, has signed several new men for bition of the teams, is a gentle game. The but entirely aside from his lack of training reason for this is that last week, while the season, right-handers, Glade, Chesbro, this year©s Jacksonville team, the ones re necessitated by his continuous work on the Manning, McConnell, Ford, Hughes and porting so far, having showed only fairly ; Donlin and his wife were performing in vaudeville stage all winter Donlin©s physi Boston, Mike was a sick man for several Quinn; left-handers, Newton, Wilson and well in the practice games. Jack Lee, of ©i cal condition is by all accounts in bad shape, Schmidt. Of these Hughes and Schmidt have last years pitching staff, reported Friday, days from an attack of grip. He suffered and there is very little chance, even if he the 19th inst., and says that he will be as three hemmorhages, the result of the burst were to return to the team, tliat he could ap had little chance to show their worth so ing of a small blood vessel in his nose. far. Brockett also may be added to the good as ever this year. If the old boy shows proach his work of last season. Again, in list, but he has had no chance to prove his as good form in 1909 as he did in 1908 the The physician who attended Donlin told him the writer©s judgment, no player however fans of this good city will be well satisfied that if he had not been in fin a physical con great a star he may be, who persistently re worth this year. Besides tyiese men there dition the result might have been very seri is a good chance for Joe Doyle getting back with his work. Viola, the Cuban outtielder, . fuses to keep himself in training for next into the game. In the third game with New has noi_ reported as yet, but will likely be ous. Donlin was told that he must go slow, season©s work and fails to report to his and the physician was even inclined to object ark he pitched two innings with his old ready when the season starts on the 15th of ; team, except for the best of reasons, for speed and better curves than ever. April. Catcher Roth received a bad cut to his dancing the few steps he does in the preliminary practice ©should be permitted to over the eye in practice one day this week, act "Stealing Home." Asked last night to remain a member of such team. This should JACK WARHOP the ball striking his mask and pressing state his position Donlin said: be so if for no other reason than the de is another hopeful proposition, and in the one of the wires into the flesh, making jtq NOT MONEY MAD. moralizing disciplinary effect upon the other seven innings of the game that he pitched ugly, though not serious, gash. "I am glad of the chance to set myself players. Imagine, for instance, half a dozen he whiffed as many batsmen and allowed right before the base ball enthusiasts of this of the Giants refusing to report to McGraw but two hits. If he can keep up this kind News Notes. city who have always been my firm friends before June 1 because of engagements on the of work when he faces the major league men The Mocon Club has suspended Gordon when I deserved their support. I am not stage. What would New York h»v» for the and if Doyle gets back the Highlanders© Lewis. money mad. Long before we produced our pennant in suoh a case? prospects -will, of course, be vastly improved. Jack Lee, the veteran pitcher, has joined sketch and when there was nothing sure YOUNGER BLOOD As it is the team certainly promises to make a better finish than it did last year, and the Jacksonville team. about its being a success, I made up my is needed for the Giants also, and at best mind that I was worth as much to the if the pitchers realize anywhere near the The Charleston Club has unconditionally the time is not far distant when veterans fond hopes of their friends there is no released pitcher Jake Volz. Giants as any player ever had been, and like Donlin and Seymour would have to that I would ask them to pay me according telling how high the team may land. Stall- Pitcher Hannifan, formerly of Dayton,O. make way for men of a younger and livelier ings is popular with his men and is winning ly. When my contract was sent to me by type men of the Evers example, for in in the , has reported to Au President Brush the terms did not suit me friends for himself and his team every day. gusta. stance, and to which class Heraog easily be That he may continue to do so and that the and I wrote to ©Mr. Brush to that effect. longs. What better time, therefore, could Catcher Herbert Smith, formerly of At In answer to that I received the following Highlanders may take their place in the lanta Southern League team, has signed with letter: McGraw find than the present for making league that a. team from Gotham desires to such a change in his team? The objection hold is the earnest wish of every true lover Augusta. New York, Jan. 29, 1909. that he is taking a chance with this new of the sport in this town. The Charleston Club has signed the vet My Dear Donlin: material because it has not been sufficiently eran catcher, Ed. Lauzon, late of the Gal- I am in receipt of yours of the 25th inst. and JOTTINGS. accept your statement as being final. Will not con "tried out" is not a sound one. There veston Club. sider you as a factor in the line-up of the team for comes a time when some chances have to be Frank Cree, the shortest ball player in the Huneke, a youngster highly recommended the coming year. taken if a team is ever to be strengthened Yankee club, has shown up strong in left by Kid Elberfeld, is being given a try-out There is no criticism coming because you are look and not remain in a rut, and then eventu field and is not unlikely to land the place. at left field by Augusta. ing out for your own financial interests. The fact ally go down. The Cubs furnish a splendid Marquard is pitching in fine form in Texas. is that base ball does not and can not pay as much jbject lesson of what can be done with a At Fort Worth he went up against the best Augusta has bought outfielder McLaurin, as vaudeville pays or can pay for topUners. I realize hitting team in the Texas League and al who was sold at the end of last season to that and do not blame you for following the line of aase ball team by the infusion of new, young ;he St. Louis Nationals. work that pays you best. blood. This is not said in any discouragement lowed just one hit in five innings. With best wishes for your continued success, I of the veterans, some of whom, like Fred Leon Antes is. said to be in better shape J. Harvey Holt is being tried at third base am yours very truly, Tenney, never grow old, but because, as Mr. than he has been at the beginning of any by Augusta. He is a former Carolina © (Signed) JOHN T. BRUSH, President. Dooley remarks, "base ball, like war, is for season. If this is so and he starts in the "league player, and a very promising one. the boys.©© condition in which he finished last year, it Glen Hale, shortstop of the Kalamazoo, "I am a base ball player and I want to will be a big thing for the^ Giants. THE GIANTS© INFIELD Midi., team last season, has been turned play ball," said Mike. "Yes, and I wanted McGraw seems to be a hot favorite in over to Manager Fox, of the Augusta Club. kirn to play bail," pat in 2£xa. Danlin, "and remains intact. It could hardly k« iia- Dmlias, IVma. He was given a banquet dur-1 by Billy Smith, of the Atlanta Glob. APRIL 3, 1909. SRORTIIVQ

able the workmen to have everything spick and span. The installation of the seats in the pavilion is progressing rapidly, and may PHILADELPHIA be completed by to-day. Superintendent Schroeder says that under pressure he could ARE You FOR ME? EVERYTHING IS READYFOR THE have the playing field ready in four days. THEM YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN THE The Vexed Pass Question. The following from the "Public Ledger" SPRING OPENING. may be accepted as voicing the sentiment JAMES J. JEFFRIES of the new Philadelphia management on the. CHAMPIONSHIP SOUVENIR PLAYING CARDS vexatious question of limiting the free passes The Phillies and Athletics Coming to the local games: AND HERE IS WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR DOLLAR "According to a statement alleged to have been The Aces, Kings and Jacks are decorated with the pictures of given out by Senator Durham, president of the champions past and present. The other forty cards show scenes of Home for Their Ante-Season Philadelphia Base Ball Club, at Harrisburg, yester historic championship battles, some of them rare because they are day, the management of the Phillies will not only the only ones in existence. On the back of each card is a,handsqme curtail season passes to about one-third, but will likeness of the £reat undefeated American Champion Heavyweight Series Few New Faces on eliminate entirely the dally pass which has been in of the World, James J. Jeffries. No one fond of sports vogue since the Introduction of the game in this city. should be without them. It has been said authoritatively that if the Phila Either Team for Fan Inspection* delphia Club has decided to correct the base ball Mailed on Receipt of $1.OO J£ J pass evil it will have the active support and ap Correspondence with Dealers Solicited * » WlBSWH St., probation of President Shibe, of the Athletics. The pass question has been the subject of discussion on BY FRANCIS C. RIOHTER. several occasions between the officials, of both clubs, Philadelphia, Pa., March 29. The end of and what action is taken in the matter will be a the preparatory season of the Athletics and joint one. If the Phillies eliminate all daily passes Phillies is approaching and by the time this the Athletics will do the same; if the Phillies cut which Norman Elberfeld put the ball among fielder, will not be with the Canton team greets the readers the two down the season favors to about one-third of the his honorable ribs in the fifth inning of this season. number of former years the Athletics frill take Saturday©s game. Bartlett©s protest took teams will be at home, ready similar action." The Akron Chtb has signed John Smith, to start the ante-season the form of a left hook to the jaw, which an outfielder who played with the dinton, local series. The Athletic It is stated authoritatively that President sent the Kid to the wet turf. Manager Doylestown and Orrville teams the past two Regulars left Mobile Sunday Durham, of the Phillies, was correctly Stallings rushed on the field and kept the years. He comes with a good record as a quoted above, and that he means to grapple pair from mixing things up. night for Atlanta, whe©re a with and solve the pass question right at hitter and fielder. three-game series will be the start of his administration. The Akron Club will not play at League played, after which the team Park this year. Instead, the game wifl be will come straight home for Frank Sparks a Hold-Out. played at Nollan©s Park at Lakeside, a lease the series with the Phillies. for one year, with the privilege of five more, The Athletic Colts are mak From New Orleans, where pitcher Frank Hero Worship Responsible for the Pur ing a wide detour ©Under Sparks, of the Phillies, is engaged with a having been closed. the wing of Manager Mack, cotton brokerage house in the winter, the chase of the Newark Club by a Chicago ©Squire Mansfield, of McKeesport, has re who has not yet determined telegraph brings this bit of news, of in ceived the signed contract of Russell Morgan, whom to retain or l t out terest to local fans and even greater inter . Man of Wealth. an outfielder, who lives at Jeanette aad^who F. C. Rlehtw and this team will not reach est to the Philadelphia Club management: Springfield, 111., March 27. There is an has been with McKeesport the last two this city until April 10. The Phillies left "Frank Sparks, the veteran pitcher of the Phillies, interesting story connected with the deal years. Mansfield now has 16 players signed. Southern Pines this morning for Raleigh, has not signed his contract for 1909, and declares whereby Joe M«Ginnity and H. 0. Smith, Ex-President Charley Morion©s brother, where a game will be played this afternoon. that he has no intention of doing so unless the club _. _ of Chicago, purchased the owners revise the figures in his contract. Sparks Harry U. Morton, declares that not only They then board train for home and are due was a hold-out In 1908 and got part of the raise he Newark Club, of the Eastern will the league lose nothing through. Mor- here Tuesday noon. The Athletics-Phillies wanted. This year when he received a document League, which reveals the ton©s financial management, but that the local series starts Friday, April 2, and he found that the additional money he had re identity of Mr. Smith and league will find itself in debt te Morton games will be thereafter played next Sat ceived in 1908 had been lopped off, his salary being portrays the rise of a penni when everything is settled up. urday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri« reduced to the old figures. The frail boxman im less man to a millionaire, mediately wrote a letter of protest to the Phillie who remained true to his day and Saturday. On Thursday, April 8, the management, but was told that his 1909 contract Athletics play Anson©s Colts on the Phila was based on the work that he did last season and first love in the base ball delphia grounds, while the Phillies go to that the club would not alter the original figures, world. H. C. Smith, now Lancaster for a game with ©s as it believed that he was getting an equitable known as a leading member Is Permanently Organized Now on an Tri-State team. All of the ante-season deal." of a Chicago manufacturing games will be played at the Philadelphia Sparks© possible defection will not em- company, was station agent Eight-Chitf Basis. Ball Park. bafrrass Manager Murray this year as much for the Chicago and Alton railroad at Auburn, a little B-pecial to "Sporting Life." as it would last season, 1>ecause of the fact Poughkeepsie, N. Y., March. 29. The di The Philadelphia Team. that the Phillies have an unusually compe Joe McGinnity town south of this city, working on a modest salary, rectors of the Eastern Bfse Ball Associa When the Phillies start their ante-season tent set of pitchers down at Southern Pines. tion met in this city on March 84-25, and With McQuillen, Coveleskie, Brown, Moren, with nothing better in view, twelve years leries with the Athletics at Philadelphia ago. He had been a resident of this part adopted a constitution and by-laws and Park, the patrons of the club will find a Richie, Moore, Corridon and Foxen to se completed arrangements for the opening of lect six regular pitchers from, it looks as of the Western country since about 1870, rl _.- . much-improved field and and it was in those days that he learned to the league on May 2.6, Eight cities entered equipment. The changes if Sparks would have to play or quit. the league with the following managers: made in the diamond will ADMIRE JOE McGINNITY Pougttkeepsie, Fred Paige; Middlefcown, N. make it the equal of any in. Local Jottings. as a ball player. That was the time when Y., William K. Murray; New-burgh, Ernest either league and the im The work of John Titus this spring has been so McGinnity earned the sobriquet of "Iron. Landgraf; Kingston, Hugh JL. AffTTa^Bn; provements to the club-house high-class as to warrant hope of a great season Man." He would work six days a week, Schenectady, Joseph Endries (by proxy) ; are such as will be a source for the silent right-gardener. pitching for country teams all over central Amsterdam, Thomas Donovan; Johnstown, of satisfaction to the play Mayor Reyburn has been tendered and has ac Illinois, and on Sunday would come to this Thomas Reardon; Gloyersville, Jacob E. ers. The new structure is cepted what is to be known as the "Municipal box" city and play with the Springfield te_am, Leist. The directors immediately started a club-house in every sense at the Philadelphia Ball Park. many of the members of which have since on the schedule, which was completed by and when all the improve Catcher Dooin is the possessor of a handsome become famous and not a few of whom have the following day. ments are completed it will silver match safe voted him in a popularity contest since passed away. President Kinsella, ,______- t be a cosy place for the men at Southern Pines last Saturday. of the local club, was a member of this team Pitcher Bannister has changed hi> mind to put in their spare time, as Grant is leading off for the Philadelphia batsmen and remembers the connection between H. and will report to the Waterbury Club after Wm. J. Murray f6" as offering every com- and is convincing Billy Murray that he is the best C. Smith and Joe McGinnity in the olden all, in spite of his statements made to fort during working hours. man on the team to get to first base. days. Smith was one of Joe©s stanchest Rochester papers that he would give up the The only change in the Philadelphia team It is said in the Athletics© camp that Ira Thomas and most consistent admirers, and from the game first rather than play in Autfeorvftle. will be found at centre field, where either has asked to catch all 22 of the games against De time he first knew him until the present day HanforJ or Deininger will take the place troit, to which Connie Mack has assented. his admiration of Osborne. The Phillies© chances in the race Connie Mack says he Intends to cut down his HAS NOT ABATED. this season will depend upon the further squad of Athletics to 18 before June 1. He now Latest Books. Now Beady. development of the club©s young pitchers has nearly twice as many players as this under his In 1895 Smith left Auburn and went to and the return to normal batting form of eye. Chicago, where he became engaged in a several players who were below par in this The Mobile Club made strenuous overtures to brokerage business, at jyhich he prospered. important matter last season. It is probable Manager Mack for catcher Blue and pitcher Krause, Later- he became connected with his present Baseball but the Athletics© leader steadily refused to let company, gradually working his way to the that the Jersey City Club will secure most, loose any of his youngsters. if not all, of the surplus players. top, until he was a man of wealth. Learn Catcher Ira Thomas, secured from the Tigers by ing that the New York Giants were going the Athletics, has been nursing a lame back all The Athletic* Team. spring, but is slowly coming round. TTia throwing. to release McGinnity, Smith at once ar Averages af a Mack says, has improved greatly. ranged with Joe to get hold of some t«am, The Athletics will present more new faces for which Smith was to furnish the money. than the Phillies, as they have two new The Athletics outfield is very much in doubt. Mack has Oldring and Hartsel as veterans and Heit- The result was the purchase of the Newarjc catchers who have made good in the South, intiller, Strunk and Jackson, all of whom are hitting Club, the dream of an ardent base ball fan in Thomas and Lapp; a new the ball hard and showing lots of speed in the and admirer brought to realization, and a Glance third baseman in Baker, who garden. home assured the famous Joe McGinnity, is hailed as a coming star Earl Moore and McQuillan, of the Phillies, are all through the regard which a station agent in the position; and a new reported to be In mid-season form, while Foxen, al in a country town felt for a ball player Being a Book of Tables for outfielder in the Californi| though a pitcher, has been hitting so well in the whom he considered the best he had evei1 Finding Batting, Fielding, Team slugger, Heitmuller. In the South that he may start the season in the regular known. infield, Davis at first base outfield. and Base Running Percentages and Baker at third base are Jack Hannifan©s knee, which has been troubling Without Figuring. The Only fixtures. Short field lies be him since he joined the Phillies at Southern Pines, Book of the Kind Published. tween Nicholls and Barry, Is taking much longer to get In shape that was ex OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. and second base between pected. It is probable that he will get very little Will Time and Money. Danny Murphy and Eddie ante-season work. The Sharon Franchise and Team Trans According to the war correspondents, "Otto Dein Price, $1.50. Collins, with Murphy an as inger looks good enough to stick this year, but ferred to Steubenville The Season to sured fixture unless it be hardly good enough to displace a regular." It would Bound in Leather, tab index, $3.50. comes necessary to shift him be a, bitter disappointment to Deininger to be sent Open on May 6. - once more to the outfield. back to the minors for the third time. Youngstown, O., March 25. The integrity W-hat disposition Manager Mack will make Outfielder Wallace Clement, of the Phillies, denies of the Ohio and Pennsylvania League was of the big bunch of fine young players he the story that he played for Detroit in 1903 under established here to-day, eight club .owners Blanif Hooks will bring home next week remains to be the name of Schultz. Clement says that it was seen. With the Athletics, as well as the who perpetrated the deception. Doc putting up $500 forfeit money each. The For Keepsaag Phillies, the team©s chances will hinge large hasn©t been heard from on the subject as yet. Sharon franchise was transferred to Steu ly upon how the pitchers show up. Manager The new Philadelphia Club management will install benville, Ohio, the franchise remaining in the and Team Records about 100 private boxes which will be rented for name of E. E. Clepper, now owner of the Mack is highly pleased with the way the $250 each for the season. It Is expected that the Sharon Club. This gives the league a cir veterans and youngsters have worked and political power of the triumvirate now In control of cuit made up of Erie, MeKeesport, and Will Promote Uniformity in is confident that in the matter of pitching the Philadelphia Club will make It easy to dispose Keeping Records and Also Aid he will be as well fortified as any other of all the boxes at that price. New Castle in Pennsylvania, and Steuben club in the American League. ville, Akron, Canton, Yolingstown and East in Keeping Th< m Correctly. We are told that Schlitzer, Coombs and Plank are Liverpool in Ohio. The 126-game season is wording on a new slow ball that Captain Davis to open May 6 with Youngstown at MeKees Club size, sufficient for season, Inspection of Shibe Park. introduced. All three have been getting the hang of it very finely and now use It in practice. The port, New Castle at Erie, East Liverpool at bound, 50c The first formal inspection of Shibe Park, ball, in addition to being a slow one, has a sharp Steubenville, Youngstown at New Castle, and Cards for Filing System, 1-clab©set, 50c the Athletics© majestic new home at Twenty- drop break that should prove a puzzler. Erie and McKeesport interchange morning Cards sufficient for league, set, $2.00 first street and Lehigh avenue, was made While the Athletics were at Mobile they were and afternoon games on holidays. In the last Tuesday, by the members of the Circu visited by the once-famous "Jumping-Jack" Jones, meeting J. Howard Maxwell, of East Liver lation Managers© Association. The mana the college twlrler who pitched the old Athletics* into pool, was made chairman of the board of di gers were met at the ground by President the American Association championship in 1883. Score Jones is now an engineer and has charge of the rectors, succeeding John T. Windsor, of B. F. Shibe and Mr. Thomas S. Shibe, who Akron, while A. Hostetter, of Canton, was showed them through the mammoth pavilion, construction work at Fort Morgan, below Mobile. Van Dyke got his first real try-out of the last put on the board to succeed George Williams, the garage under the right field bleachers, Friday afternoon when he pitched the whole of a of Canton. Pocket Size, Latest Design. Twelve the storage warehouse under the left field seven-inning game for the Regulars and won, 4 Innings. Cheaper and Better Than bleachers, the players rooms and baths, the to 1, the youngsters getting only four hits off his Others, stores on Lehigh avenue and other points delivery. Manager Murray was much impressed with News Notes. of interest. What appeared to impress the the work of his portsider, and he is certain to give The Mansfield Club has purchased pitcher No. 1. 80 Games, 75 cents the youngster a thorough trial. No. 2. 40 Games, 50 cents managers more than anything else was the Camnitz from the New Castle Club. No. 3. 20 Games, 25 cents solidity of the construction and the sense Last week Secretary Heydler, of the National Pitcher Brittsen has signed with Canton. of safety which is conveyed. The system of League, promulgated in one bunch the following Box score sheet corresponding to Philadelphia contracts: Bransfleld, Clement, Cor He was one *of the best Singers in the games in books as per numbers. No. ingress and egress and the precautions taken ridon, Coveleskie, Crist, Deininger, Dooin, Doolan, league last season. to guard against accidents on the stairways Gleason, Grant, Hannifan. Jacklitzseh, Magee, Mc 1, 15 cents; No. 2, 10 cents; Ho. 3, also aroueed their admiration. "This park Quillan, Moore, Moren, Ohl, Richie, Shean, Titus. Pitcher Joe Alger, of Beach City, brother 5 cents. is.a magnificent tribute to the national game, The only one missing Is Frank Sparks. of County Clerk Alger, of Stark County, O., Order through A. E. MAGILL, or and should be regarded with pride by every has been signed by Manager Patterson, of Philadelphian," said one of the gentlemen, the Canton Club. He is* a southpaw. "THE RECORD," Now Britain, Conn. and he voiced the sentiments of the others. Collegian "Soaked" Elberfeld. Manager Van Patterson, of Canton, an It was President Shibe©s intention to throw Athens, Ga., March 20. The Athens Rah- nounces that pitcher L. B. Jack and out Cash Mast Accompany Order. the park open for the inspection of the Rah boys aren©t the most polite set in the fielder Edward Shannery have been signed. public yesterday, (Sunday), but he decided universe.- One of them Bart- Jack comes from Eastern Pennsylvania and Postage Prepaid. to postpone it for one week, in order to en lett did not like the strenuous manner in ©Shannery from Detroit. Bailey, former out SRORTI1NQ APRIL 3, 1909.

lieves that he has found a man who will be lyn win. The crowds will be there if Lum Richardson, of the Detroit team, in 1887. a help to the Superbas for years to come. ley comes up home with a team which is, The Detroit team trained in Mobile that BROOKLYN BITS He certainly can bat the ball and that is as good as he seems to think it is. spring and Colsson, admiring the stick used what Brooklyn needs, if it needs anything. by Richardson, was overjoyed when he was Last year he made more home runs in his presented with it. He has cherished it to organization than any other player and it THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE, this day. CHEERING NEWS FROM THE looks as if he may be doing something of the kind for Brooklyn this year. Wouldn©t The Little Rock Club Now Fully Manned TRAINING CAMP. it be funny if , who loves to THE "FINGER-NAIL" BALL make a home run more than he does to eat, With Manager Finn in Control and Jack should find his greatest rival on his own team among the young bloods ? O©Connor as Team Captain. Is a Mystery Even to the Pitcher Credited YOUNG HUNTER A New Spirit Manifested by the By W. H. SuttMi. With Its Invention How He Stumbled has been pitching well in practice and it Little Rock, Ark., March 23. Editor Upon the Delivery. Stiperbas Which Is Mgst En appears as if the long seasoning which he "Sporting Life." M. J. Finn, the efficient has had in the minor leagues may finally Atlanta, Ga., March 25. Pitcher Ralph have brought out the best there is in him, manager of the Little Rock Club, has been Savidge©s "fingernail" . ball is one of the couraging to the New Manager, and it may be that he will be a Brooklyn using the pruning knife to mysteries of base ball; in fact, this pe winner this season. Hunter can field quite such an extent that the team culiar method of delivering the ball is as Lumley, and the Club Officials, a lot, in addition to being a good pitcher, for this season is practically much of a mystery to the twirling recruit and if he were needed he could be placed all new faces, as only three from Memphis as it is to the batsman who of last season©s players have attempts to solve it. Savidge has been in the outfield. It looks, however, as if been retained. The following BY JOHN B. FOSTER. Brooklyn©s gap, which was in evidence all throwing the "fingernail" ball for several last season in the outfield, has finally been is a list of players under years. He knows why he throws it, but Brooklyn, N. Y., March 29. Editor stopped up. contract to make selection can©t tell how he does it to save his life. "Sporting Life." llumley sends word to from to represent Little This may sound a bit fishy to the fans, but the Brooklyn public that the ball team of OUTFIELD MATERIAL. Rock in the race for the Savidge swears it is the truth. "Although 19Q9 is one of the best or With all the material there is to draw bunting: Catchers, O©Con I have been throwing the ball in that man ganizations that Brooklyn from this year, there should be no games nor, Casey, Noyes, Stark ner for several years, I have ever has had, and desires to lost because the players in the outfield are and Woodward; pitchers, have it emphasized that the not in proper condition to do their best. Hart, Buchanan, Steig«r, NEVER BEEN ABLE quality of base ball which Burch was trying to play ball last year M. J. Finn Connelly, Girard, Falbre, to discover just ho,w it gets the peculiar will be played by the Brook- when he could barely hobble around because Toren, Compton, Everheart, break that puzzles the batsman," said Sav lyns this year will be a lit there was no one left on the team to take Fullenweider and Barnicle; infielders, Tarle- idge yesterday. "All I know about it is tle ahead of any which we his place. Lennox and McElveen have been ton, Perry, Kahle, Boueher and Burg; out that I hold the ball with the tips of all my can brag about in these having a warm fight of it for third base, fielders, Collins, Sehtz and Davis. Pitchers fingers and there is a sort of a reverse parts. It is very cheerful and both of them look good. The one who Hart, Buchanan, and outfielder Collins are English on it when it leaves my hand. It news and there are several hits the ball hardest will probably make the hoW-overs from last year©s team, and floats up to the plate very slowly and does thousand base ball fans not revolve at all until it gets close to the Brooklyn and vicinity who rubber; then it darts suddenly up or down hope that the new manager or to one side. It really is not a ©finger lohn B PIMI.F has not over-estimated the tana a. rontr strenstll of Ms team It nail© ball, for it never comes in contact with my finger nails. Some one just got certain that there are good players on the Carolina Association 1909 Schedule the idea that it did and gave it that name. club and they must have been going through I discovered the ©fingernail© by accident some stunts in the South which so gratified while fooling around trying to the manager that he had to writ* home Season Opens April 22; Closes September 28 about it. LEARN SOMETHING NEW. THE GENERAL SKILL Like Topsy, the ©fingernail© ball wasn©t ANOERSON AT HOME GREENSBORO AT HOME born; ©it just growed." I never know which of the players is what pleases the manager. With Spartanburg ...... April 26, 27, 28 With Winston ...... April 22, 23, 24 way the ball is going to break when I start There is plenty of evidence this Spring With Greensboro ...... April 29, 30, May 1 With Greenville ...... May 3, 4, 5 it toward the plate. If the wind is blow thai the men realize it is a case of playing With Wlnston ...... May 10. 11, 12 With Anderson ...... May 6, 7, 8 ing against the ball it causes it to break well this year or being passed up to the With Charlotte ...... May 17, 18, 19 With Charlotte ...... May 13, 14, 15 sharply and wickedly, but when there is not minors, and none of them is over anxious With Greenville ...... May 24, 25, 26 With Spartanburg ...... May 24, 25, 26 With Greenville ...... June 1, 2 With Spartanburg ...... May 30, June 1, 2 a breath of air stirring, the break is not about crawling to a back seat. Whether With Greensboro ...... June 3, 4, 5 With Charlotte ...... June 10, 11, 12 so pronounced. The pitcher gen Brooklyn is able to win the number of With Spartanburg ...... June 10, 11, 12 WithAnderson ...... June 14, 15, 16 erally has a faint idea of the direction the games that will put the team in the first With Greenville ...... June 19 With Winston ...... June 24, 25, 26 ball will take when it breaks, but I never division is a question. Lumley believes that With Wlnston ...... June 21, 22, 23 With Greenville ...... June 28, 29, 30 know what©s going to happen after the ball they are. He thinks that he can get the With Charlotte ...... June 28, 29, 30 With Wlnston ...... July 3. 5, P. M. leaves my hand. Sometimes it breaks up players in such fine condition that they will With Spartanburg ...... July 6, 7 With Greenville ...... July 12, 13, 14 With Greensboro ...... July 8, 9, 10 WithAnderson ...... July 15, 16, 17 ward and sometimes it drops, aud it is just fight their way to the neighborhood of the With Winston ...... July 19, 20, 21 With Charlotte ...... July 22. 23, 24 as liable to break to either the right or left. crowd from which so much is expected. It With Greenville ...... July 22 With Winston ...... July 26, 27 One day I was pitching to ©Scoops© Carey is his idea that Boston, Cincinnati and St. With Charlotte ...... July 26, 27, 28 With Spartanburg ...... August 4, 5 in practice. I told him to get ready for the Louis are likely to play better ball this With Greenville ...... August 2, 3, 9, 10 With Greenville ...... August 6, 7 ©fingernail© ball, and he signaled O. K. I year, and that they will cut into the hopes With Greensboro ...... August 11, 12 With Spartanburg ...... August 9, 10 of the bigger teams often enough to make With Spartanburg ...... August 16, 17 Wilh Charlotte ...... August 16, 17 let go of the ball, and to the surprise of With Wlnston ...... August 23, 24 With Anderson ...... August 18, 19 both of us it rose suddenly, a few feet in it possible for Brooklyn to come through front of him, and struck him bang on the and pick up contests that will improve the With Charlotte ...... August 27, 28 With Wlnstea ...... August 25, 26 nose 1©© percentage of the team. CHARLOTTE AT HOME SPARTANBURG AT HOME LUMLEY©S VIEWS. WithAnderson ...... April 22, 23, 24 With Greenville ...... April 22, 23, 24 "I have said but little since I have been With Spartanburg ...... April 29, 30, May 1 With Charlotte ...... May 3, 4, 5 THE EASTERN CAROLINA, down here," writes the manager to Brook With Greenville ...... May 10, 11, 12 With Greensboro ...... May 10, 11, 12 With Greensboro .....%...... May 20, 21,,22 With Winston ...... May 13, 14, 15 lyn friends, "but I have been keeping a WithWluston ...... May 24, 25, 26 WithAnderson ...... May 20, 21, 22 This Fast Little League Now Has Its Plans opeta 9A«q j pus ureaj 903 no SAO jnjaj With Anderson ...... May 27, 28, 29 With Winston ...... May 27, 28, 29 up my mind that we are going to do better With Spartanburg ...... June 3, 4, 5 With Greensboro ...... June 7, 8, 9 for 1909 Laid and Has Formulated the on the diamond than we have for years, With Wlnston ...... June 14, 15, 16 With Greenville ...... June 14, 15, 16 and I think that we shall be able to pull With Greensboro ...... June 21, 22, 23 With Charlotte ...... June 17, 18. 19 Season Schedule. into the first division. This is my first With Greenville ...... June 24, 25. 26 With Anderson ...... June 24, 25, 26 With Anderson .. July 1, 2, 3, 5, A. M., and P.M. With Greenville ...... July 1, 2, 3, 5, A. M. By R. J. Gowan. year as a manager and I do not care to be With Spartanburg ...... July 8, 9, 10 With Charlotte ...... July 12. 13, 14 put in the wrong quotation column in my With Greenville ...... July 19, 20, 21 With Greensboro ...... July 19, 20, 21 Raleigh, N. C., March 26. The Eastern very first turn at it, but it looks to me as With Greensboro ...... July 29,"30, 31 , With Wlnston ...... July 22, 23, 24 Carolina League officials met in Fayetteville if we are going to have a great deal more With Wlnston ...... August 2, 3 With Greensboro ...... August 2, 3 on the 15th to adopt the schedule for the to say about the championahip than many With Anderson ...... August 6, 7 With Wlnston ...... August 6, 7 1909 season, also to complete all arrange people give us credit for. The team looks With Spartanburg ...... August 11, 12 With Greensboro ...... ;.... August 13, 14 With Wlnston ...... August 18. 19 With Greenville ...... August 18, 19 ments affecting the interest and welfare of better to me in every way. There is not With Greensboro ...... August 23, 24 With Charlotte ...... August 20, 21 the league. Everything is in the best of a single position but will be covered by With Greenville ...... August 25, 26 With Anderson ...... August 25, 26 shape. The meeting breathed harmony from a player of skill, and I want to say that beginning to end. Our genial and whole- some of the Brooklyn players will surprise GREENVILLE AT HOME WINSTON AT HOME souled president, Mr. T. M. Washington, pre people this year by the difference with With Greensboro ...... April 26, 27, 28 With Charlotte ...... April 26, 27, 28 sided and dispatched the business as no one which they .enter into their work. I have With Wlnston ...... April 29, 30, May 1 With Anderson ...... May 3, 4, 5 else could. All .the clubs are. rapidly sign been with Brooklyn for many seasons and With Charlotte ...... May 6. 7, 8 With Spartanburg ...... May 6, 7, 8 ing players and each one claims to have a we have gcme through our practice in Flori With Anderson ...... May 13. 14, 15 With Greensboro ...... May 17, 18, 19 winning team. This, the league©s second sea da for many years, but I have yet to see With Spartanburg ...... May 17, 18, 19 With Greenville ...... May 20, 21, 22 son will insure the permanency of our league a Brooklyn team which was With Greensboro ...... May 27, 28, 29 With Charlotte ...... May 31, June 1, 2 With Anderson ...... May 30 With Anderson ...... June 7, 8, 9 and by natural growth we expect to go for UP AND DOING With Wlnston ...... June©3,4,5 With Greenville ...... June 10, 11, 12 ward and not backward. With Charlotte ...... June 7, 8, 9 With Greensboro ...... June 17, 18, 19 like that of this summer, and I know that With Anderson ...... June 17, 18 With Spartanburg ...... June 28, 29, 30 will mean victory to us when we are home With Spartanburg . June 21, 22, 23, July 5, P. M. With Greensboro .©...... July 1, 2, 5, P M THE "GLOVE-MITT." again, striving for the championship in our With Greensboro ...... July 6, 1 With Charlotte ...... July 6, 7 league. Every man with the team is given With Winston ...... July 8, 9, 10 WithAnderson ...... July 12 13 14 his chance to make good. NO favors have With Charlotte ...... July 15, 16, 17 With Spartanburg ...... July 15, 16, 17 A New Convenience for Players by the been shown since I have been so busy at WithAnderson ...... July 23, 24 With Greensboro ...... July 28 Victor Sporting Goods Company. work down here. If one man seems to be With Spartanburg ...... -July 26, 27, 28 With Greenville ...... July 29, 30, 31 With Anderson ...... August 4, 5 ©With Charlotte ...... August 4, 5, 9, 10 The growth of the use of a small mitt by better qualified for a place on the team than With Winston ...... August 11, 12 With Anderson ...... August 13, 14 any other, he is the man who will get the With Charlotte ...... August 13, 14 With Greenville ...... August 16, 17 infielders and outfielders for. the more ready place, even if I have to step down and out With Anderson ...... August 20, 21 With Spartanburg ...... August 27, 28 handling of hard hit balls has led to the myself. The boys all know that they are With Spartanburg ...... August 23, 24 making of a to work on their merits this year and that With Greensboro ...... August 27, 28 new style of is one reason I believe why they are play hand protection ing so well in their practice. When we by the Victor start north we will have a team which is Sporting Goods Company, of handling itself as cleverly as any of the big the place as they seem to be about on a par league outfits." judging from the past records of the new S p r i n g fi eld, so far as their fielding is concerned. Brook men, as well as those of the old ones, we Mass., illustra JACKSONVILLE OPINION. lyn needs batters and every play which the think that Finn has corralled as fast tions of wftich Some, of the Jacksonville base ball fans, manager undertakes will be with the idea a set of ball tossers as there are in the are herewith who have had a chance to see the Brook- that the hitting ability of the nine is to league, though we are not laying any claim given. The new lyns each spring as they have been there be looked after whether anything else is towards the winning of the pennant. We idea is called for their training season, think that the or not. expect to be an important factor in the the .Victor players are going together better than they JOHN HUMMELL, race and will give the base ball public a Glove-Mitt and have at any time since they have been go Ipoks as if he will play better ball this gilt-edge brand of ball this season. The comb ines the ing to Jacksonville. With everybody hold year than ever. He has improved every veteran catcher, Jack O©Connor, field manager very best fea ing a notion as to the team©s improvement season since he has been with Brooklyn of the team, has arrived and with him, he tures of the mitt with the facility for handling it must be that they are showing something and if ever one good play was made it was has all the catchers and nearly all of "the a ball embodied in the regular fingered glove. and when they get back home all of Brook when he was brought down from New Eng pitchers and part of the outfielders, and they These new gloves are made with tne palm lyn will be out to Washington Park to land. If Jordan were not available to play are©daily working to get into trim for the in one full piece like a fielder©s mitt, but see whether the advance tidings have been first base, Hummell could swing in and han fight. The rest of the team will have re ,the back is in regular glove style, and they reliable. dle the bag without a particle of difference ported by to-day, when the training will be are so constructed as to give players perfect © ©DOO©© MARSHALL, resulting. There are some who consider on in earnest. All the players with contracts control of the ends of the fingers. This that he is too clever an infielder to be used with the Little Rock Club will report with allows the player to field hard hit grounders who is now with the club, and who is hand for an outfielder, but the point is to get the exception of Davis, an outfielder, who and line drives with greater ease and surety, ling the pitchers, says that New York and bjm on the nine in some capacity because has jumped to the outlaw California League, as it gives him a better clutch than the reg Chicago will find a tartar in Brooklyn this his batting is needed. disregarding his contract, which he signed ular mitt affords. Though originally de year. "If they have any idea that Brook and returned, as well as being satisfied with signed for in lyn is playing no faster than in 1908 they * THE OPENING. its terms. He also received some advance fielders, they are all badly mistaken,©© said Marshall. © ©I It is certain that half of the city will money to report for training when ordered are new being have been with the team, or at least close cross the bridge on the afternoon that to on March 15. used extensive enough to the team, to know something Brooklyn opens with the Giants at the Polo ly by the out about it when I was with New York, and grounds, and it is equally certain that Brook News Notes. fielders. Judg I am certain that Brooklyn is a better base lyn will play to a tremendous crowd at Harry Vaughn, who .managed the Birming ing by the rap ball team this year than it was last, or the the over here if© the team does ham team in the Southern League until the idity w i t h| year before, or th« year before that. I much in its first series. Everybody is talk latter part of last season, will organize an which the or think that we. can make those Giants hustle ing base ball. Seems to be more of it in independent team in the Cincinnati district. ders are rush some this year if they think that they will the air than there has been for years. Of ing into the have an easy time of it over on our side of course enthusiasm© will not march very far Owners of the Jackson, Miss., franchise in factory, it is the river, and I am very certain that Chi down the pike if the Bropklyns fail to show the defunct Cotton States League have open expected that cago will find Brooklyn a much different that they have any quality. On the other ed telegraphic negotiations with President this season will proposition than it has been in the past." hand if they do play ball well this year they Kavanaugh, of the Southern League, with a see the finger view of purchasing membership. It is stated OUTFIELDER KUSTUS, will be backed more loyally than even the glove supplant Brooklyns of the old days of the American $10,000, is available for the franchise. ed in a great degree. These gloves are made who was pulled in from Indiana, is playing Association. All the city wants is a chance Secretary Charles Oumson, of the Mobile in five different styles of leather, giving til* great ball for the team and Lumley Jto-, to wafce up now and than asd s»e BxooJc- Club, Juu» * bat presented to him by Hardy- usual Victor variety. APRIL 3, 1909, SRORTIIVQ LJFB

than once has Sammy gone on a scout for sure Pittsburg would make a record in La Velle; first baseman, Miller; second baseman, the club. patronizing the gala. Grodnick; third baseman, Corriden; shortstop, Lovett; outflelders. Dean, Kelly. Reichle, Wilson. hasn©t had an exalted Jacksonville Catchers. Gray, Townsend; pitchers, The Ne-w Ball Park. opinion of newspaper men for some years O©Hearn, Cannon, Whisman, St. Vrain, Weisbrodt: One prisate box rented each day. This is past. His view was not softened any when flrst baseman. Hughes; second baseman. Littlejohn; the recoror now being made by the local he read in Chicago papers that the Pirates shortstop, Berte; third baseman, Blausser; outfleld COMPLIMENTS FOR SEVERAL club. Outlook indicates that when the new had loafed on him at West Baden. Tom ers. Blank, Meloan, Morris. park is finished every one of the private insists that he wasn©t sent there to train YOUNGSTERS. viewpoints will be rented. Base ball is men for swknlning contests. News Notes. going to be put on a higher plane than ever Chauncey Bill Stuart declined the job of The Kewanee Club has released outfielders when the new park is dedicated. The boxes official umpire at Hot Springs. The task was Copeland and Kourik. range from $100 up. They will be occu taken up by Gib Mars, who, by the way, Manager Egan, of Burlington, completed Correspondents Pleased With the pied by the best-known people of the city. played against Stuart on rival football teams his outfield last week, when be bought Never has Col. Dreyfuss faltered in his be- in this city a decade and more ago. Manusch for $200 from "the Milwaukee Club, lie.f that the move for a permanent home Harry Arkle talked to eight Pirates of the American Association. Earnest Work of Miller, Esmond with the best of appointments was the best about the rules and found that four had not move possible. Convinced that base ball is read them at any time, two had not looked and Others Sees the Americans© lasting summer sport the at them for a season or so. The balance Pittsburg men are not alarmed over the claimed to be fairly well posted. pessimists© cry that "every year cannot be Gazing over the early work of Frock, Sit- a Future in a Big Pitcher, a good one in base ball." They are willing ton and others at Hot Springs a well-known President Robert Quinn Has Now Com to risk the future. Pittsburg will have the base ball judge wrote: ©©Willis© absence pleted His Umpire Staff for 1909 finest base ball plant in all America four will be a serious blow to the Pirates, but BY A. B. CRATTY. months hence. On March 15 the work was by no means a vital one." Some Facts About the Arbitrators. Pittsburg, P,a., March 29. Editor "Sport ten days ahead of the schedule. Suppose Columbus, O., March 25. President ing Life.©© Every Spring training tour is that the club is able to play on the new Quinn, of the , has con early marked by a bunch of nice words for field July 4. The crowd will reach 40,000. So enthusiastic men think. CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. structed a staff of umpires by the selection some youngsters on trial. of one Ohioan and three Correspondents with the A Home Boy©s Chance. Roster of the Teams to Date The Players Eastern judges of play. He nine join in bestowing ful believes and hopes that the some flattery on a newcom Col. Dreyfuss made a ten-strike when he Called to Report for the 1909 Duty on work of his choices will be er. Paragraphers with the asked William Roll, a local lad to go South satisfactory to all who will Pirates this trip had only for a trial. Roll is a Knoxville product, April 1 General News. watch it. William Bierhal- been on the scene a few lives not far from the ball grounds that Keokuk, la., March 29. Editor "Sport ter, with the American As days, when they were caught developed John Lobert and Otto Knabe. ing Life." Managers of Central Association sociation last year, is the by the quick snappy actions Fleet-footed and showy Knoxville patrons teams have fixed reporting time between Ohio man selected. Bier- of two try-outs. Esmond, urged the Pittsburg Club to test the youth. April 1 and April 10. Every team has ar halter resides in Colambus Howard Earle©s little in- Last field day of the Pirates Roll sped the ranged exhibition games for each day of the and has had much experi fielder from LJtica, and John cushions just one shade less than Leach. training season. Heretofore only one or ence at giving decisions. B. Miller, an inner guard This feat in itself was a recommendation. two games a week has been the program. It Edward S. Handiboe, of on the Pittsburg farm list Roll plays in the infield. If he can show has been decided that the best results will Washington, D. C., did such A. R. Cratty last race, landed the early form the local club will tender him a nice be obtained by daily games, most of which Robert Quinn. uniformly good work last posies. The lads tickled contract. will be with Three-Eye teams. President year that he is retained. It the fancy of the writers by their energetic Justice, of Keokuk, lias just announced the is barely possible that a better position will leaps into the training work. Of course Jumbles. official scorers of this league. They are: appear for him shortly. If it does, Mr. most of these first-hour size-ups rest on the Old stagers who have followed the for- John A. Hall, Quincy; Ray Tennant, Bur- "uinn will not stand in the way of his ad fielding qualities of the future greats. The vancement. Thomas McDermott lives in offensive talent isn©t brought out to the Brockton, Mass. An effort was made to se same extent. The chance isn©t there. It cure him last season, but he had engage may be that spme of this laudation is due ments near home that could not be broken. to the fact that the try-outs spread them President Quinn knows personally of his selves in eagerness while the tried and true Eastern Carolina League 1909 Schedule ability. Walter Tibbotts, of Pawtucket, men go slow. However, there is good in the R. I., is the fourth member of the staff. boost campaign, even if the men do not Season Opens May 17; Closes August 28 He* has been refereeing polo games in the stand the, pace later on. Couple of springs Ohio League all this season and has done ago correspondents with the Pittsburgs doted well. It is believed that handling polo play on the showing made by Jim Brady, a twirl- ers guarantees success on the ball field. er. One man styled him "King Brady." WILMINGTON AT HOME GOLDSBORO AT HOME The appellation was striking. It was an With Goldsboro ...... May 20, 21, 22 With Rocky Mount ...... May 17, 18, 19 enthusiasm producer. Home papers took it With Fayetteville ...... May 27, 28, 29 With Wilson ...... May 24, 25, 26 Lima©s Team Corralled. With Wilson ...... June ;>, -1, 5 With Raleigh ...... June 3, 4, 5 up. Jim B. was given space galore. His With Rocky Mount ...... June 10, 11. 12 With Fayetleville ...... June 10, 11, 12 Lima, O., March 26. Manager L«e Pohl ph©oto was ordered by wire, etc., Brady put With Raleigh ...... June 17, 18, 1!) With WiJmington ...... June 14, 15, 16 lias arrived from Pittsburg to gather his up valiant work in the practice bouts. He With Goldsboro ...... June 24, 25, 20 With Rocky Mount ...... , . June 21, 22, 23 team for training stunts. Of the present didn©t last as a regular, however, when the W ith Kayetteville ...... July i, 2, ;;. With Wilson ...... June 28, 29, 30 men only one veteran pitcher returns, big race started. With Wilson ...... July 8, y, 10 With Raleigh ...... July 8, 9. 10 Charles Pickett, of Columbus, the other With Rocky Mount ...... July 15. 10, 17 With Fayetteville ...... July 1£, 16, 17 weavers signed being Otto Shoupe, Butler; With Raleigh ...... July 22, 23, 24 With Wilmingtoii ...... July >6, 20, 21 Kept Under Cover. With Goldsboro ...... July 29. :;o, 31 Witli Rocky Mount ...... , July 26, 27, 28 Earl Preston, Albia, Iowa; Carl Bishop, With Fayetteville ...... August 5, 6, 7 With Wilson ...... August 2. S, 4 Waynesfield; Ralph Munk, Columbus; Don Miller is the youth whom Colonel Drey- With Wilson ...... August 12, K-:, 14 With Raleigh ...... August 12, 13, 14 ald C. Wirtz, Renova, Pa.; Frank Krone, Al fuss handed over to McKeesport last year. With Kocky Mount ...... August 19, 21), 21 With Fayetteville ...... August 19, 20, 21 legheny, Pa.; R. Pennebaker, Nelsonville; The boy©s work in the O. and P. League With Raleigh ...... August 20, 27, 28 With.._._ Wilmintrton.___._. ._...... Aueust_ 23.. 24.. 25 Pred Fisher, Greenfield, and Poe Taylor, was so classy that he attracted attention Murray City. The catchers are , over that circuit. The Pittsburg Club wasn©t WILSON AT HOME " FAYETTEVILLE AT HOME Pittsburg; Fred Anthony, Calumet, Mich., exactly anxious that the farm-out idea be With Wilmington ...... May 17, 18, 19 With Wilson ...... May 20, 21, 22 and Lloyd Nefeau, of last season©s team., the emblazoned. Local newspaper men there Witli Raleigh ...... May 27. 28. 29 With Rocky Mount ...... May 24, 25, 26 [ndian from Versailles, N. Y. First baseman fore fought shy of boosting the "John Henry With Rocky Mount ...... May SI. June 1, 2 With YVihuingtoii ...... May 31. June 1, 2 Harry E. Sykes, of Clarington, O., and short- With Goldsboro ...... June 7. 8, 9 With Raleigh ...... June 7. 8, 9 Wagner, No. 3" as the Tube City papers With Kayetteville ...... June 14, 15, l(i With Goklsboro ...... June 17, 18, 19 stop Al Newnham, Johnstown, Pa., both re- styled Miller. Max Zeugschmidt, a well- With Wilralnglon ...... June 21. 22. 2.©! With Wilson ...... June 24, 25, 26 ;urn; while other infielders include Harry known McKeesport patron, was so elated With Raleigh ...... July 1, 2, :: With Rocky Mount ...... June 28, 29. 30 Weller, Pittsburg; Charles Poland, Linden with Miller©s playing that every time he With Rocky Mount ...... July 5. (i, 7 With Wilmington ...... July 5. 6, 7 Heights; Ed. Bradley, Cleveland; Fred Far- came to Pittsburg he hunted up a news With Coldsboro ...... July 12, 13, 14 With Raleigh ...... July 12, 13, 14 raw, Cleveland. The outfielders .include Al paper man and told him of the marvelous Witli Fayetteville ...... July 19. 20, 21 With (ioldsboro ...... July 22. 23, 24 bert Snyder, New Hampshire; R. E. Green, With Wilmingtoii ...... July 26, 27, 28 With Wilson ...... July 29, 30, 31 work of J. Miller. The talk fell on non- With Raleigh ...... August 5, (i. 7 With Rocky Mount ...... August 2. 3, 4 iolumus ; Ralph Ashenf utor, Allegheny, Pa. ; receptive ear drums. Zeugschmidt failed With Rocky Mount ...... August 9, 10, 11 With Wilmington ...... August 9. 10, 11 (©©red Anthony, Calumet, Mich., and Frank to understand why the papers didn©t say With (ioldsboro ...... August 16. 17, 18 With Raleigh ...... August 16. 17, 18 Foutz, Detroit. Of the five Foutz is the something about the coming star. This was With Fayettcville ...... August 23, 24, 25 With Goldsboro ...... ©.-;... . . August 26, 27, 28 only veteran, and of the entire team signed particularly puzzling to him for© the reason here appear but five veterans in all, with that "it was reported he was the property ROCKY MOUNT AT HOME RALEIGH AT HOME one pitcher, one catcher, tw.o infielders of the Pittsburg Club." No douot this will With Raleigh ...... May 20, 21, 22 I With Kayetteville ...... May 17, 18, 19 and an outer gardener. be the first intimation to the .McKeesport With Goldsboro ...... May 27. 28. 2!) With Wilmingtoii ...... May 24. 25. 26 rooter as to why his strong recommendations « ith Fayetteville ...... June 3, 4. 5 With (ioldsboro ...... May 31, June 1, 2 With Wilmington ...... June 7. 8. 9 With Wilson ...... June 10, 11, 12 Newark Affairs Snap«d. were not given publicity. Colonel Dreyfuss With Rocky Mount ...... June 14, 15, 16 is fully aware that Miller has something. With Wilson ...... June 17, 18, 1!) Newark, O., Mach 25. President Quinn With Raleigh ...... June 24, 25. 2t> With Favetteville ...... June 21, 22, 23 met the Newark Club Directors here last Just before Barney left for Hot Springs, With (ioldsboro ...... July 1. 2, ;! With Wilmington .....:...... June 28. 29. 30 however, his attention w.i called to Mil With Fayetteville ...... July 8, 9, 10 With (ioldsboro ...... July 5. 6, 7 week and secured the club©s $750 for the ler©s showing last year. -Ue replied "They With Wilmington ...... July 12, 13, 14 With Wilson ...... July 15, 16, 17 League Guarantee Fund. The resignation all look good in the minors." * With Wilson ...... July 22, 23. 24 With Rocky Mount ...... July 19, 20, 21 of H. H. Scott as secretary of the club With Raleigh ...... July 29, 30. 31 With Fayetteville .A ...... July 26. 27. 28 was acepted, and Leonard Kelly was elected With Goldsboro ...... August 5. 6. 7 With W ilmington ...... August 2. 3. 4 ,o fill the place. The Directors subscribed With Fayetteville ...... August 12, 13, 14 With Ooldsboro ...... August 9, 10, 11 $1,500 to begin the season and everything is * Locke Is Interested. With Wilmington ...... August 16, 17, IS With Wilson ...... August 19, 20, 21 Secretary Locke, though busy as a nailer With Wilson, ...... August 26, 27, 28 With Kocky Mount ...... August 23, ©24, 25 now in first-class shape. The Directors© On park pLins, etc., has time enough to smile meeting was followed by a public meeting over the future. Locke has just made the at the Orpheum Theatre, which was attended discovery that several additional press bu ty 600 enthusiastic fans. President Quinn reaus have been formed in, the steel city. sresided, and speeches were made by Mr. These agencies often give Pittsburg©s club tunes of the Pittsburg team for years vow lington; E. R. Moore, Waterloo; E. G. Juinn, President Russell, of the club; D. B. secretary harrowing moments. They will that this spring has been marked by a Daugherty, Ottumwa: Bert R. Johnson, Ke- Kirk and H.*,H. Scott, sporting editors of take a tip from some place and build up dearth of base ball news that is a record wanee: George W. Davis, Jcksonville; Rob ,he local papers, and a number of others. a yarn about a Pittsburg player. With a breaker. To give an idea one war corres ert O©Dounell, Hannibal, and Clarence Dick The use of the theatre was tendered the whoop in comes the next day a bunch of pondent, in order to make up his weekly ey, Keokuk. Every club has signed from lub for a two-weeks© benefit, which will the regular newspaper boys,© clippings in letter from Hot Springs, was forced to 25 to 35 men, but not all of these will be segin March 29, and the ball club will re- hand. "What©s in that?" will be the fashion statistics ,anent the religion, politics, required to report, as the eliminating process eive 50 per cent, of the tickets sold. It is query in chorus. It©s up to Locke then to etc., of the. Pirates. Last year there was a will be started soon. The following players loped in this manner to raise $1,000 to as- give an official utterance on the item. Now lot of chaff over Wagner©s case. This time, have been signed: ist in paying expenses of the training sea and then there has been some dabbling with barring the new park and Willis episode Waterloo Catchers, lazette, Searles, Metz; pitch son. Manager Davidson arrived in the city imagination. Therefore Locke has a trying both written dry there hasn©t been a thing ers. Terry, Kent, Kenny, Darrah, Peterson, Baylor, ast Sunday from Cleveland and assumed situation to face. Pew men can keep their worth mentioning. Abbott, Van Nice, Johnson and Harmon; nrst base- ;harge, and the players will report to-day men, O©-Brien, Severeid: second baseman, Morrison, ©or duty. good nature under these cases. Rivalry be Howard Camnitz©s tall brother, Harry, Kancioft, Krueger: shortstop, Goodman, Steckman; tween these bureaus is most keen already. will be on the McKeesport team this race. third baseman, Pennington, Glockner; outflelders, A representative of one agency hunted up The boy has ability, though not possessing Curtis. Geiser. Kpler. Duffy. Turnipseed. Killinger. News Notes. Locke last week, displayed a rival©s clipping as much speed as his stout-set brotherv Burlington Catchers, Little Boy, Lemon, Watjul- The fans at Mansfield are trying hard to If Caleb Pop Schriver could only sting werz; pitchers, Kis, Boyd, Spellane, McCaig, Ana- retain Tim Flood and his Tigers. A $5,000 and remarked: "If that©s true we will send strong, Olsen, Schnitz, Foster; first basemen, Wag it out." Day John Henry Wagner was that ball a little more there would be no ner, Holstrom, McCullough; second basemen, Har stock company is in course of formation hurt in a basket ball game was an ap question as to his retention as a regular. ris, Ronan: third baseman, Donovan; , 5ut to date less than half the amount has prehensive one for Locke. Felt sure that he The lad©s try-out this year looks to be better O©Brien and Murphy; outflelders, Hallett, Cosgrove, seen subscribed and the situation looks any would be called on next day to deny that than that in 1908. It is either Pop or Simon Manusch. thing but rosy. John was permanently crippled. Sure for the place. Quincy Catchers, Walsh, Miers; pitchers, Morrow, According to a Youngstown papter pitcher enough such was his task. , "I will be much bigger than I am now," Lundin. Keyes. Prater, Hilliker, Jones, Rause, Bun- ton; first basemen, Rudd, Anderson, Forsythe; sec Srnest Capron, under contract to Marion, says Esmond. "My dad is built on power ond basemen, Yeager, Cook; shortstops, Dalton, Hill; was last week sent to the Ohio Reformatory ful lines and I take after him ©in physical third basemen. Ryan. Reece, McGuire; outfielders, ©or deserting his children. He is only 26 Strenuous Times Ahead. make-up.©© Houston. Dingman. Linderbeck, Dang. years old, but has been married three times One line of news from Hot Springs had it Pirates at Plot Springs had guessing bees Hannibal Catchers, Willdns, Campbell. Forney, and divorced twice. that Col. Dreyfuss was opposed to cigarette as to the time John Henry Wagner would McFerrin, Mitchell: pitchers, Werner, Kaiserling, One month will be the training period fps smoke. This tip was built up by a clever join the team. Memphis or Kansas City won Hey, Ritzman, Bradley, Wilson, Griffen. Crimrnons, Wiley, Swalm, Kraft; first basemen, Buelow, Rollins, most of the Ohio State teams. Players will tvriter, and put on the wires from Pittsburg. the call. The writer, early in March, was Cook; second basemen, Prout Roland, Bradley; report on March 29 in most of the cities So well constructed was the gem that readers told to play Indianapolis as a good tip. shortstops, Riebold, Train, McKinney; outflelders, and exhibition games will start the second were led to believe Barney was in the Steel Have a ©letter from H. M. Crosthwaite, Milligan, Houser, Dowers, Everett, Clemmeas, Dun- week in April, the season to open on City instead of being in Old Arkansas. The of Lexington, Ky., relating to news about leavy. April 29, with the north tier of cities in types told of two Pirates being caught on Pittsburg players. Shall be delighted to ac Ottumwa Catchers. Ling, Graves; pitchers, Plymp- the southern ports. the streets smoking the white liners. Under cede to the gent©s wish whenever the op ton. Fennel, Hickman, Dunn, Williams, Simon, penalty of a severe fine they had to douse portunity affords. Noel; first baseman. Fisher; second basemen, Har Portsmouth, under Manager John Doyle, the torch. No wonder Locke sees strenuous "Am going to hold a reunion of Anson©s ris. Schrfiiner, Clingman; shortstops. Brand, Ree-vesj is slyly gathering in a good bunch of ma hours ahead this race. Leever is slow to old boys," says Howard Earle. "In Pitts third baseman, Cavanaugh; outflelders, Foersch, terial, and it is a safe bet the Sh©oemakers Finney, Russel, Senno. will not be at the tail end of the proces put his stamp of approval on a ball player burg I can firjd Gumbert, Tener, Baldwin Kewanee Catchers, Lage. Elliott, Larsen, Gaff- just in from the minors. Bill Poweh©s and perhaps others who tossed them with the ne.y, Stanton; pitchers. Stevenson. Noe, Grimes, sion in the fall of 1909. Doyle already has friends can therefore feel happy and the big old man 19 years ago. Seems less than a Kench, Pirie, Bush. Hemphill. Zeiser, Higgins, some thirty men from which to choose his twirler should also enjoy a pleasant moment. decade since I wore Chicago spangles." Juergens. Hyman, Greer. Alderson: first basemen, fifteen, and some are minor league stars. Leever passed word to headquarters that Official Scorer John Gruber was saddened Nixon, Clark, Kirhy, Kempin: second basemen. Lewis, Pa©gies; shortstops. Lane, Lentz. Phelan; third Mclntyre. Willett. Bush, Mullin and Killian, flT« William was going to make good. Had the by the failure financially of the bowling basemen. Crandall. Smith, Lambert; outflelders, Con of .lennings© .players, have a bowling team and will usual everything and more, too. Pittsburg congress. Gruber was among the first to nors. Callahan. .Tohnston, Shilling. challenge American League teams around the circuit Club officials realize that Leever is worth advocate the sport here and was original Keokuk Catchers. Wilson. Shaffer. Belt; pitchers, this season. The team has a reoorrl of 2345. M«- tying to in the selection of talent. More secretary of ihe first organization. He felt De Silva, Prough, Bramble, Blue Jacket, Campbell, Intyre©s average is the highest, 175.7. 10 SRORTIJNC6 APRIL 3, 1909.

shall be styled the. National Agreement, and be changed by transfering either of the season. Such a selection and transfer shall shall have for its objects: above mentioned franchises to sonie other then be promulgated. (1) Perpetuation of base ball as the city on consent of the majority of the clubs Section 9. A Major League Club may at THE REVISION national pastime of America, by surrounding it with such safeguards as well warrant ab of each Major League. Providwl further, any time purchase the release of a player solute public confidence in its integrity that if either of the Major Leagues in from a Minor League Club, to take effect and methods and by maintaining a high changing their circuits shall chose a city in forthwith or at a specified date, provided standard of skill and sportsmaship in its which a club of the National Association is such purchase is recorded with the Secretary players. located, such Major League shall then be re of the Commission and Secretary of the Na (2) Protection of the property rights of tional Association for promulgation within those engaged in base ball as a business quired to pay to the League in the National without sacrificing tbe spirit of competition Association of which such city may be a five days of the date of the transaction. in the conduct of the clubs. meinb©er, the eirm-of $2,500.00. ©Provided fur Section 10. No Major League Club shall With All of the Concessions Grant (3) Promotion of the welfare of ball ther, that when a Major League shall change be permitted hereafter to have more than players as a class by developing and per its circuit and choose a city in which a club 35 players under contract or reservation at ed the Big Minor Leagues In- fecting them in their profession and enabling of the National Association is located, such any time, which number must be reduced them to secure adequate compensation for ex- club shall be compensated for any assets that to 25 players, on and after May 15th of co^>orated Therein Except as to pertnass. they may have by the club of desiring to each year and up to August 20 of each year, (4)?- ©Adoption of a uniform code of rules locate in such city; and upon failure to neither of which number of players, how for playing base ball. agree upon such compensation, the matter ever, shall include ineligible players. Pro Pending Territorial Draft Rule* ARTICLE I. shall be determined by arbitration, the Abri- vided also, that the leagues designated herein Section 1. This agreement shall be in tration Committee to consist of three mem as Class "AA" Leagues shall not have more dissoluble except by the unanimous vote of bers, one of whom shall be the President than 25 players under contract or reserva BY FRANCIS 0. EIOHTEB. the parties to it, and ft any of said parties of the National Commission, one a member tion at any time, which number must be Below will be found an official copy < of withdraws from it, or violates any of its of the Major League other than the one de reduced to 16 players, on and after May the revised National Agreement containing fundamental principles, the party so with siring to locate in such city, and the third 15th, and up to September 1st of each year, al! of the concessions granted the Eastern drawing or offending shall be treated as the a member of the National Association. The and neither of which number of players shall League, American Associa finding of a majority of said Committee to include ineligible players. enemy of organized base ball. be final. . Section 11. All players drafted by Ma tion and Pacific Coast ARTICLE II. League, except the territor Section 2. A National Association League jor League Clubs who are to be returned to ial draft, which has not yet Section 1. Each party to this Agreement may draft a city from a league of a lower Minor League Club must be first offered to been formulated. This Agree retains the right to conduct its affairs and classification upon terms and conditions to the leagues of higher classification, com ment as revised has been aps govern its players according to its constitu be prescribed by the National Commission. mencing with Class "AA," before being re proved hy the two majoi tion and by-laws. These terms and conditions shall be formu turned to the league of the lower classifica leagues and tae National Section 2. The American Association, lated and promulgated by the Commission tion from which the player was secured. Association, signed by their the Eastern League and the Pacific Coast within thirty days from the adoption of the Should any of such leagues of the higher legal representatives and ii League, all members of the National As National Agreement as hereby amended. classification desire tbe services of any such now in full force and effect©, sociation, party of the second part thereto, Section 3. The party of the second part players, they shall be entitled to secure the as the fundamental law of shall have the right to settle disputes over hereby guarantees that none of the leagues same at the original draft price paid by the the world of "organized base players, and other contentions that arise be in its membership shall establish or main Major League Club drafting the player; that ball." For convenience and tween these Leagues, or between a club of tain a club in a city on the circuit of either if such drafted player returned by a Major A. Herrmann ready reference we have set one of these leagues with a club of the Major League, or within five miles of the League Club is not claimed by any club in all changes from the former other. Disputes between an American Asso limits thereof, without the consent in writing the National Association, then the title to Agreement in dark type, thus enabling any ciation, Eastern League and Pacific Coast of the Major League club or clubs located the player shall remain in the Major League one to quickly note the many changes made League Club, and a club of any other Na therein and recorded in the office of the Club having drafted the player, with the necessary by the conditions and concessions tional Association League, shall be passed Secretary of the National Commisison, Jer right to dispose of him in any manner such agreed upon at the joint meetings of the on by the National Board of Arbitration of sey City excepted. club may see fit. National Commission, National Board and the National Association, with the right of ARTICLE VI. When Major League Clubs desire to re appeal by either, to the National Commis the representatives of the bolting Section 1. All parties to this instrument turn drafted players, they shall first notify leagues at Cincinnati last January: sion, A contention between an American As the Secretary of the National Commission, sociation, Eastern League or Pacific Coast pledge themselves to recognize the right of who shall notify the Secretary of the Na League Club ana a Major League Club shall reservation, and respect contracts between tional Association, whose duty it shall there THE REVISED NATIONAL AGREEMENT. be adjusted, as provided for in Section 5, players and clubs under its protection. No upon be to carry out the provisions of this IN RE BEQUEST OP AMERICAN ASSO Article IV of ttiis Agreement. club operating under the National Agree clause under rules and regulations to be CIATION AND EASTERN LEAGUE FOR ment shall at any time negotiate for the ARTICLE m. purchase or lease of the property of another adopted by him and the National.Commis CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND CONCES sion. Section 1. On or before March 1st of club without first securing the consent of Section 12. The selection of a player SIONS. each year, a committee of three from each such club. At a meeting of the National Commission made by a Major League Club under an ar of the Major Leagues to this Agreement the Section 2. Any club or league which har rangement with a Minor League Club for held in TSTew York City on December 7th, National and American Leagues shall meet bors a player who refuses to observe his con 1908, a communication was received from the return of the selected player after the and adopt a code of rules to regulate the tract with a club member of any party to expiration of the period of selection shall the American Association and Eastern playing of the game of base ball for the this Agreement, or to abide by its reserva League, requesting certain privileges and be void, and the National Commission shall ensuing season, a majority vote being re tion, shall be considered an outlaw organi impose a fine of $500.00 on each club which concessions. At this meeting the National quired to adopt, revise or repeal a rule. zation and its claim to contractual and ter Association was represented by its National ritorial rights ignored. becomes a party to a conspiracy to prevent Board. Arguments were presented by all ARTICLE IV. Section 3. The right and title of a Major a player from advancing in his profession the parties present, and thereupon the fur- Sectiorwl. A commission of three mem League Club to its players shall be absolute, or in any way abusing the privilege of se © their consideration of the matter was pos- bers, to be known as the National Commis and, can be terminated only by release or lection. poned by the Commission until its annual sion, is hereby created, with power to con failure to reserve under the terms of this ARTICLE VII. meeting at Cincinnati on January 4th, 1909, strue and carry out the terms and pro Agreement by the Club to which a player Section 1. On or before the 25th day of at which time additional arguments were ad vision of this Agreement, excepting whea had been under contract. When a Major September in each year the Secretary of vanced by both sides. The requests as sub it pertains to the internal affairs of the League Club serves notice of release on one each party to this agreement shall transmit mitted by the American Association and National Association. One member shall of its players, he shall be ineligible to©con to the Secretary of the Commission a list of Eastern League number eight in all, as be president of the National League and one tract with a club of another league, if, dur players then under contract with each of its follows: the President oif the American League. ing ten days after the service of such several club members for the current season, 1. Authority to conduct their affairs M a separate These two members shall meet on or before notice of release, a Club in the League in and in addition thereto a list of such play organization under organized base ball and under the first Monday of January in each year, which he has been playing shall demand ers reserved in any prior annual reserve such restrictions, rules and regulations as the Na to elect by a majority vote a suitable per his services. list who have refused to contract with such tional Commission shall from time to time adopt. son as the third member. The third mem Section 4. The practice of farming is clubs. Such players, together with all others 2. That the present National Agreement be so ber so chosen shall be the Chairman of amended or modified as to authorize and permit the prohibited. All right or claim of a Major thereafter to be regularly contracted with American Association and Eastern League to draft the Commission for one year from the date League to a player shafl cease when such a by such clubs (namely, those whose releases players from all other leagues except National and of his election, and shall preside at all player becomes a member of a Minor League have been secured for future services by American Leagues; provided, however, that said meetings. Each member shall have a vote Club, and no arrangement between the clubs purchase or selection by draft under this leagues can draft but one man from Class A Clubs on all questions which may come before it, for the. loan or return of a player .shall be agreement) are and shall be ineligible to of the National Association. except as hereinafter directed. A secretary contract with any other club of any league 3. That the draft and purchase rule of the Na binding between the parties to it, or recog tional Agreement be so amended that players pur shall be elected yearly. The salary and nized by the other clubs. during the period of time between the ter chased and drafted from leagues below the Ameri expense account of the Chairman shall be Section 5. The National Association shall mination of their contracts and the beginning can Association and Eastern League be first offered $5,000.00 per annum, which shall include the have the classification of all its leagues, ex of the next season. The Secretary of the to the American Association and Eastern League at living and traveling expenses incurred in cept the American Association, the Eastern Commission shall thereupon promulgate such the original draft price, before being returned to the discharge of official duties. Other mem League and^the Pacific Coast League, which lists. No club shall be permitted to re the league from which the player was drafted or bers of the Commission shall serve without shall be sole members of, and constitute the serve any player while in arrears of salary purchased. to him. Failure of a club to tender a con 4. That the National Agreement or Rules of the compensation. The salary of the Secretai^- highest classification, designated as Class Commission be so amended as to limit the number shall be $2,000.00 per annum. Immediately AA. The National Association shall adopt tract by March 1st shall operate as a re of players any club of either Major League shall after the election of a Chairman and Secre a maximum salary limit for clubs of leagues lease. have under contract or reservation at any time, to tary the Commission shall proceed to the according to classification, except those in ARTICLE VIII. twenty-five, and to limit the number under contract transaction of such business as may properly Class AA, and it agrees to withdraw pro or reservation to twenty, after May 15th of each Section 1. All contracts between clubs year. come before it. tection from a league which allows any of and players in the Major Leagues shall be 5. That the Eastern League and American As- Section 2. Sessions of the Commission, its clubs to exceed the salary limit pre in form prescribed by the National Com BOciation be permitted to draft players from either in addition to the annual meeting on the scribed for leagues of its classification. mission. All contracts between clubs and y minor leagues for a period of fifteen days beginning first Monday in January of each year, shall Section 6. The right of a Minor League players in the National Association shall be 1* at the expiration of the time fixed for drafting of be held at the call of the Chairman, or at Club to its players shall be absolute, ex in form prescribed by that Association. players by major leagues, for the following con- cept that from September 1st to September ©. «ideration: Class A, $750.00; B, $500.00; C, $300.00, the request of the two other members of Provided, however, that no non-reserve con and D, $200.00. the Commission. 15th of each year, Major League Clubs shall, tract shall be entered into by any eljib 6. That the period during which the major Section 3. The National Commission shall have the privilege of selecting players from operating under the National Agrement, until leagues be permitted to draft from the American have the power to inflict and enforce fines the National Association Clubs for the fol permission to do so has. been first obtained Association and Eastern League be limited to a or suspensions, or both, upon either party to lowing season, upon payment of $1,000.00 from the National CommissiciT, * when period from September 15 to Octobe*! of each year. this Agreement who are adjudged by it to for each player so selected from clubs in such contracts concern Major League play , 7. That the National Agreement B| so amended as Class "AA" and Class "A" Leagu©es; to permit the Eastern League and American Associa have violated the letter of spirit of this ers, or the National Board of Afbritation of tion if draft territory from other Minor Leagues Agreement. , $750 for each player so selected from clubs the National Association when- such con under terms a/id conditions to be prescribed. Section 4. Whenever a National League in Class "B" Leagues; $500.00 for each tracts concern players of that organization. 8. That the National Commission Rule 36 be ap Club or American League Club claims the player so selected from clubs in Class "C" In either event the Secretary of the Na plied to American Association and Eastern League services of the same player, by selection, Leagues; and $300 for each player so se tional Commission must be immediately noti Clubs in the same manner as said Rule now applies reservation or contract, the right to said lected from clubs of a lower class, the pay fied that such permission has been received, to Major League Clubs, with the further provision ments to be made in full to the Secretary that no individual player can be sold more than player shall be established by the decision and such contracts must be at once promul once under an optional agreement. of the Chairman of the Commission, who of the National Association through the Sec gated by him with the proper notation of shall determine the case on the law and evi retary of the Commission, at©the time when such permission. A number of meetings were held between dence, without the aid of either of his asso the selection is made; provided, however, Section 2. Any agreement between club the memers of the National Board of the ciates. that not more than one player shall be se and player for services evidenced by written National Association, the representatives of Section 5. Whenever a National League lected from any Class "AA" or Class "A" acceptance, whether by letter or telegram, the American Association and Eastern League Club and ( a Minor League Club cannot Club during any one year. or receipt from player for money advanced and the members of the National Commis amicably arrange differences over a player, Section 7. American Association, Eastern him to bind such agreement, shall be con sion, and after a full and thorough discus the testimony shall be heard and the case League and Pacific Coast League Clubs shall strued to be a contract and held to be sion of the entire matter a unanimous con adjudicated by the Chairman, of the Com have the right to draft players from leagues binding, provided the player declines to clusion was reached by all of the parties mission and the representative of the Ameri of lower classification, but not more than enter into a formal contract; but his re interested with reference to these requests, can League. If the contention be between one player in the same year from each club fusal to sign such formal contract shall and it was decided that in order that the an American League Club and a Minor of the Western or Southern League, and if render him ineligible to play with the con entire matter may be fully understood in the League Club, the decision shall be made by a Club in the Southern League has lost a tracting club for more than a period of ten future and no further disputes might arise the Chairman of the Commission and the player through selection by a Major League days, or to enter the service of a club of: with respect thereto, that the conclusions ar representative of the National League. If Club, it shall be exempt from draft by the any party to this Agrement unless released. rived at should be signed by all parties and the Chairman of the Commission and the Eastern League, American Association and Section 3. When a player of a Major or embodied in the National Agreement. The Major League member entitled to vote on the Pacific Coast League for that year. The a Minor League Club shall be suspended for National Agreement as amended will now any question arising between a Major and American Association, the Eastern League a stated period or indefinitely, in accordance read as follows: a Minor League Club shall not agree, the and the Pacific Coast League shall be re with his contract and the constitution and THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT chairman©s findings shall determine the case. quired to pay the following sums for drafted by-laws of the league of which his club is © for the players: a member, the Secretary of such Association^ ARTICLE V. From Class A ...... $1,000.00 GOVERNMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BASE Section 1. The circuits of each Major shall give notice of such disqualification to BALL. From Class B ...... 650.00 the Secretary of the National Commission, League shall consist of the following cities: From Class C ...... 400.00 who shall at once promulgate the same, and Entered into between the National and National League Boston, New York, Brook From Class D or lower ...... 300.00 such disqualified player shall not be eligible American Leagues and the National Associa lyn, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Chicago, St. Section 8. Any Major League Club, en to play with or against the club of any party tion, at Cincinnati, Ohio, September 11, Louis and Cincinnati. American League titled to make selection of a player, and de to this Agreement until such disqualification, 1903, as changed, revised and in force Feb Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, siring to do so, shall notify the Secretary shall have been removed and notice of such ruary 17th, 190-9. Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis. of fhe National Commission, stating the revocation promulgated by the Secretary of THIS AGREEMENT made and entered Neither Major League circuit shall be name of the player and of the club to which the National Commission. into by and between the National League changed without the consent of the majority he is under contract and reservation, and Section 4. In all cases before it" for ad and the American League of Professional of the clubs of each Major League. It is enclosing the amount specified in Section judication, the National Commission shall hav» Base Ball Clubs, known and designated further provided that there shall be no con f>, to be paid for such release or draft. The the ri^ht to require affidavits from parties in herein as Major Leagues, parties of the solidation in any_ city where two Major Secretary shall thereupon notify the Secre interest and other witnesses, and may de first part; each with the other and both, League Clubs exist; nor shall any club tary of the National Association, who shall mand the production of documentary evi jointly and severally, but and with the Na transfer or release its players for the pur immediately notify the Club and League dence. Failure to furnish testimony under tional Association of Professional Base Ball pose of injuring or weakening the league from which such selection is made, and oath or affirmation or documentary evidence Leagues, known and referred to herein as of which it is a member; provided, however, shall order the transfer of the player to the by a party in interest, within such time as Minor Leagues, party of the second part, I that the circuit of either Major League may j selecting club at the close of the current may be specified by the Chairman of th« APRIL .3, 1909. SRORTIIVO It

Commission, shall result in the award of the robbed him right and left. Osteen, though, twirler until he does change. At the pres case against the delinquent party. backed up the last several afternoons, so THE BROWNS© STATUS. ent time his arm seems to be tied up, and Section 5. A player suspended by a now he barely has an even chance to sup instead of throwing with that easy swing club or lestgtie for a term longer than ten plant Reilly. In justice to both shortstops, One More ©First Class Pitcher Would such as is characteristic of Graham or days shall have the right of appeal to the though, it can be said that they are in way Powell, he winds up like he was in the box National Commission, which is given au better form than they were last summer, and Round Out the Team in Manager Mc- ing ring and cuts loose with a snap that thority to order his reinstatement if it deems that the winner of the race will give Bres seems likely to tear his arm out of place if the punishment is excessive or not merited. nahan a fairish tidy man for work between Aleer©s Opinion How the Team Sizes. kept up. There have been successful pitch This and other question may be determined Charles and Byrne. Houston, Tex., March 26. Editor "Sport ers of this type, but they are scarce. Patsy by a mail vote by members of the Com ing Life." If the Browns had just one Flaherty, who has drifted about in both big mission. PHELPS AND BLISS are bound to be carried. Both are catching pitcher like or Frank Smith leagues, is one and his success has never ARTICLE IX. the best of ball, and who knows but that to add to the present staff startled the world. Section 1. The Secretary of the National Roger will quit wearing his shinguards, for it would seem that no club Commission, who shall act as Treasurer in a while anyhow, and go to work in the infield could beat them out in the addition to his other duties, shall furnish a or outfield. The catching staff, even not coming pennant race of the THE EASTERN LEAGUE. sufficient bond for the faithful performance counting Bresnahan, is the team©s strongest American League. But if of his duties and the safe-keeping of all point. With him it©s the best that has been "Rube" Wa©ddell, Harry The Champion Baltimore Team Is Now moneys which come into his custody in the in years. A good catcher is a great big Howell, Jack Powell, Bill administration of his office. He shall keep portion of a ball team. That was vehement Dineen and Barney Pelty Under Contract A Line-Up That Com the minutes of each meeting and preserve a ly proven a year ago, when that all-star come back to their old time record of all contracts, releases, reservations, pitching staff of McCloskey©s dropped game form, there©ll be no need of pares Well With Last Year©s Great Team selections, suspensions and reinstatements of after game simply because there was no good having a Walter Johnson or Baltimore, Md., March 27. The Oriole players, and shall provide himself with an receiver to help out. If Bresnahan catches a Frank Smith. The Browns© players from whom the 1909 team will be official stamp for certifying the time of he will be on duty day in and day out. That pitching staff, with all of selected have reported to Manager Dunn receipt by him of all official documents. will mean that two mighty serviceable war the men in condition, will be and are now gradually get James McAloer by far the best of the league, ting into condition. The Section 2. On receipt of a notice of se riors will be kept on the bench. It©s sure but unless it does come lection he shall note© upon it in ink the A TOUGH PREDICAMENT, first exhibition game will be round to old time form, it may cost Man pTSsed April 3 with the amount of money accompanying it, the date but, remember, dear reader, that this is ager McAleer the pennant. and hour of its arrival, and adopt every pre meiely a war correspondent chirping, no Walbrook Athletic Club. caution possible to prevent complications straight tip from headquarters. Bresnahan THE CATCHING DEPARTMENT The game is expected to be over the priority in time of the filing of se a fast one, as the West- may count on leaving the catching to Phelps has been fixed exactly right with the addition enders are aggressive play lections of players by different clubs, and and Bliss and going to one of the fields. of . He, with Stephens and the club which first registers its selection of ers who are rapidly getting However, if he is he©s keeping it to him Smith, make the best in the league by many into good shape. President a player with the Secretary, as provided self. Would, though, there were a couple points. The infield, which caused a lot of herein, shall be entitled to the services of Hanlon believes that he has of wide-awake, tricky, hustlers like Roger trouble just at the close last fall, when Wil a winning team this year such player. around the infield and out in the daisies. liams broke down, has been patched up so Section 3. The Secretary shall prepare and confidently expects to It would mean a Big Four member, cock it can stand such a disaster now with but see the pennant again fly and promulgate all decisions and rulings sure. little loss, for in young Griggs, McAleer has of the National Commission, unless the Chair from Oriole Park at the end man assigns the duty to himself or another of the season. In the aggre member. gation that he and Manager Dunn have Section 4. The expense of the Commis gathered together this winter are _ a few sion herein provided for shall be paid by youngsters who have never been m fast the Major Leagues, share and share alike. company before. They will be given a fair Each Major League shall pay to the Secre Illinois-Missouri League 1909 Schedule trial, and if they show signs of developing tary of the Commission $500.00 for current into fast players they will be kept all sea expenses at the time of the adoption of this Season Opens -May 10; Closes September 19 son. All of the players with the exception Agreement; provided, however, that the Na of catcher Byers have signed. The list tional Association shall -be required to pay is as follows: Catchers, Hearne, Byers, $1,000.00 per annum in the month of Janu BEARDSTOWN AT HOME PEKIN AT HOME Cheek; pitchers, Adkins, Dessau, Pfeffer, ary in each year towards the expenses of With Macomb ...... May 14, 15, 16 WithCanton ...... May 11, 12, 13 McCloskey, Stanley, Pearson; first base, the Commission. With Galesburg ...... May 17, 18, 19 With Beardstown ...... May 20, 21, 22 Cassidy, Joe Lewis; second base, Dunn; With Pekin ...... May 26, 27, 28 With Monmouth ...... May 23, 24, 25 third base, Hall; shortstop, Phil Lewis, Ca- ARTICLE X. With Macomb ...... May 29, 30, 30, 31 WithCanton ...... May 29, 30, 30, 31 tiz ; right field, Conn ; center field, Strang ; Section 1. Every league shall strictly With Canton ...... June 7, 8, 9 WithMacomb ...... June 6 left field, Stover, Jackson, Poland.. The enforce the provisions in its constitution With Monmouth ...... June 13, 14, 15 With Galesbure ...... June 13, 14, 15 With Galesburg ...... June 22, 23, 24 With Beardstown ...... June 16, 17, 18 Eastern League schedule is not altogether against open betting on its grounds, and the With Moumouth ...... June 25, 26, 27 With Monmouth ...... June 19, 20 satisfactory to Mr. Hanlon. One of his ob club officials are required to cause the ar With Pekin ...... July 8, 9, 10 With Macomb ...... June 25, 26. 27 jections is that the Orioles play too many rest and prosecution of those who engaga With Macomb ...... July 11, 12, 13 WithMonmouth ...... July 2, 3, 4 long series at home. x in the practice. J. With Galesburg ...... July 17, 18, 19 With Canton ...... July 11, 12. 13 Section 2. No game or series of games With Canton ...... July 20, 21, 22 With Galesburg ...... July 14, 15, 16 Jersey City©s New Team. shall be played for a stake between clubs With Monmouth ...... July 23, 24, 25 WithMacomb ...... July 17, 18, 19 With Pekin ...... August 4, 5, 6 With Beardstown ...... July 26, 27, 28 Jersey City, March 25. Editor "Sporting of any party to this Agreement, nor shall With Canton ...... August 7, 8, 9 WithMacomb ...... August 1, 2, 3 Life." Manager Eugene McCann, of th< any player of a club accept a sum of money With Macomb ...... August 14, 15, 16 WithMonmouth ...... August 7, 8, 9 "Skelters," is confident that he has pro or present of great value as an inducement With Monmouth ...... August 20, 21, 22 With Galesburg ...... August 17, 18, 19 duced a winner. Says he: or reward for special effort on his part in With Canton ...... August 23, 24, 25 With Canton ...... August 20, 21, 22 "Wait until the fans see winning or trying to win a game. With Galesburg .. August 29, 30, 31, September 1 With Beardstown ...... August 26, 27, 28 With Macomb ...... September 5, 5, 6 With Macomb ...... August 29. 30, 31 that bunch of ball players Approved as amended. February 17th, With Pekin ...... September 11, 12, 13 WithCanton ...... ;.... September 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 we have gathered together. 1909. With Macomb ...... September 19 With Galesburg ...... September 17, 18, 19 They are the real things I The National League of Professional can tell you, and any team Base Ball Clubs, by JOHN HEYDLER, Act CANTON AT HOME MACOMB AT HOME that gets away with us will ing President. WithPekin ...... May 14, 15, 16 With Beardstown ...... May 11, 12, 13 have to travel faster than The American League of Professional With Beardstown ...... May 23, 24, 25 With Canton ...... May 17, 18, 19 anything, I©ve seen yet in the Base Ball Clubs, by B. B. JOHNSON, Presi With Galesburg ...... June 1, 2, 3 With Galesburg ...... May 20, 21, 22 Eastern League. Keep your dent. With Monmouth ...... June 4, 5, 6 WithMonmouth ...... May 26, 27, 28 eyes on the Jerseys.©* The The National Association of Professional With Pekin ...... June 10, 11, 12 WithPekin ...... June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Skeeters have been practi Base Ball Leagues, by M. H. SEXTON, Presi With Macomb ...... June 13, 14, 15 With Beardstown ...... June 10, 11, 12 With Beardstown ...... June 19, 20, 21 With Monmouth ...... Jivne 16, 17, 18 cally reorganized. Bob Da- dent. With Galesburg ...... June 25, 26, 27 WithCanton ...... June 22, 23, 24 vis, the chief owner of the Promulgates by order of the National WithMacomb ...... July2, 3, 4 WithPekin ...... June 29, 30, July 1 Mor ,, elub, declared last season Commission, With Pekin ...... July 5, 5, 6, 7 With Beardstowu ...... July 5, 5, 6, 7 McCann. jergey ^ty would Qave AUG. HERRMANN, With IJeardstown ...... July 14, 15, 16 With Galesburg ...... July 8, 9, 10 a championship club in 1909, and it is Chairman. With Monmouth ...... July 17, 18, 19 With Galesburg ...... July 20, 21, 22 With Macomb ...... July 23, 24, 25 With Monmouth ...... July 26, 27, 28 peginning to appear that his prophecy may JOHN E. BRUCE, " With Galesburg ...... July 29, 30, 31 WithPekin ...... July 29, 30, 31 fall true. The purchase of Londrigan, sec Secretary. With Monmouth ...... August 1, 2, 3 WithCanton ...... August 4, 5, 6 ond baseman, from the Athletics, and Ernest March 19th, 1909. WithPekin ...... August 14, 15, 16 With Beardstown ...... August 11, 12, 13 Courtney, the ex-Bison, third baseman, from, With Beardstown ...... August 17, 18, 19 With Momnouth ...... August 23, 24, 25 the Phillies, is sure to strengthen the infield. \ With Galesburg ...... August 26, 27, 28 WithPekin ...... September 1, 2, 3 Along with Bean the other mising faces next With Monmouth ...... August 29, 30, 31 With Btardstown ...... September 4 BRESNAHAN©S BOYS. With Pekin ...... September 4, 5 With Galesburg ...... September 7, 8, 9 season will be Handford, De Grpff, Shaw, WithMacomb ...... September 11, 12, 13 With Canton ...... September 14, 15, 16 Gastmeyer and Rockenfeld. Merritt©s place With Monmouth ...... September 14, 15, 16 With Beardstown ...... September 18, 19 on first base will be taken by Jack Oalhoun, How the Reorganized St. Louis National the first-sacker purchased from Harrisburg, League Team Looks After Having Been WITH GALESBURG MON-MOUTH AT HOME and Merritt will return to pitching. With Monmouth ...... May 14, 15, 1C With Galesburg ...... May 10, 11, 12 Put Through Its Paces by Roger. WithMacomb ...... May 23, 24, 25 With Pekiu ...... May 17, 18, 19 News Notes. With Canton ...... May 26, 27, 28 WithCanton ...... May 20, 21, 22 By H. W. Lanigan. With Monmouth ...... May 29, 30, 30, 31 With Beardstown ...... June 1, 2, 3 The Rochester team is limbering up, under With Beardstown ...... June 4, 5, 6 With Macomb ...... June 6, 7 Manager Ganzell©s wing, at Xiexington, Ky. Little Rock, Ark., March 25. It has been With Pekin ...... June 7, 8, 9 WithCanton ...... June 8, 9, 10 It is said that the Eastern League clubs definitely settled by Manager Bresnahan, of With Canton ...... June 16, 17, 18 With Galesburg ...... June 11, 12, 13 have an agreement to make $1750 per sea the Cardinals, to break camp here a week WithMacomb ...... June 19, 20, 21 WithPekin ...... June 21, 22, 23, 24 from to-day. The tour starts With Canton ...... June 29, 30, July 1 With Beardstown ...... June 29, 30, July 1 son the limit of any player©s salary. in Memphis, April 2. It With Beardstown ...... July 2, 3, 4 With Galesburg ...... July 5, 5, 6, 7 Al Buckenberger, late manager of "Roches With Monmouth ...... July 11, 12. 13 With Macomb ...... July 14, 15, 16 ter, announces his absolute retirement from. doesn©t look possible for any WithPekin ...... July 23, 24, 25 WithPekin ...... July 20, 21, 22 bouts March 31 and April 1, With Canton ...... July 26, 27. .28 With Beardstown ...... July 29, 30, 31 base ball. He will open a big bowling alley so the chances are the team With Beardstown ...... August 1, 2. 3 With Galesburg ...... August 4. 5, 6 in Syracuse. will go direct to Memphis WithMacomb ...... August 7, 8, 9 WithCanton ...... August 11, 12, 13 Providence is not at all well off for catch and get in two days© work With Pekin ...... August 11, 12, 13 WithMacomb ...... August 17, 18, 19 ers. Peterson is the only man Duffy now there before going to war WithMacomb ...... August 20, 21, 22 WithMacomb ...... August 26, 27, 28 WithPekin ...... August 23, 24, 25 With Canton ...... September 1, 2, 3 has on whom he thinks he can rely for the with Charley Babb©s family, With Beardstown ...... September 2, 3 With Galesburg ...... September 6, 6 regular games. which finished a tidy third With Monmouth ...... September 4, 5, 12 With Beardstown ...... September 7, 8, 9 Tommy McCarthy, Ball, Jack Donohue, to Nashville and New Or With Beardstown ...... September 14, 15, 16 With Galesburg ...... September 10, 11 Mattern and Lindaman are five of Colonel leans in last year©s Southern With Pekin ...... September 14, 15, 16 Dovey©s players whose minor league school League race. Physically the ing was in the Eastern League. Cardinals are fit. Bresna Now that Toronto has reinstated Rube R. T. Bresnahan han has proven a splendid Grimshaw, Benny Houser, the Wilkes-Barre Mike Murphy. All the mem "SPORTING LIFE" SCHEDULES. adopted a player who can go on the job un recruit, will have to fight it out with Rube bers of his squad, with a very few excep der any conditions and mate good. It©s for the Maple Leaf first cushion this season. tions, are down to weight. There isn©t a only a question of time until this boy will b.ogus whip in camp. Nobody is sore. The Manager Jimmy Casey,, of Montreal, has Delivery of Same to Applicants Begins crowd the older members off the team. Roy a grievance against pitcher Eddie Siever, cripples, Murdock and Larkin, injured right the First Week in April. Hartzell, too, can step into the infield at any who gave Casey his © ©word of honor© © that off the reel, are coming around nicely. place when needed. he would play with Montreal and then sign THE NEW MANAGER The official schedules of the Nation*! OUTFIELD ASSURED. ed with Aberdeen. League and American League have appeared is as hard a man to interview as Johnny The outfield seems better than expected. Joe McGinnity will keep Evers is to beat in an argument. Bresna in tabular form in "Sporting Life." The Stone, Hoffman and Schweitzer will doubt at third base for Newark, and has made him han stands aces up with the Fourth Estate work of printing and binding several mil less be the regulars. Hartzell may be used captain of the team. Joe himself is playing chaps. To know him is to like him. He©s lions of copies of the major league schedules in place of one of them and either McAleese first base at Milledgeville, Ga., where the always for you, always there with a smile in book form is a herculean task and takes or Crum will be retained as an extra man. team is training. and always seeing that you©re not being time. We are therefore compelled to notify So it seems that the Browns are much cheated from any angle of the traveling stronger than last season. It all depends BALL PLAYER SHOT. game. But no interviews for him. Roger our readers that the 1909 "Sporting Life" on the condition of the pitchers. There©s did say this last night, and here©s just what schedules will not be ready for delivery not another doubtful person on the team. he did say: "The press and public of St. until the first week in April, when they will The pitching staff should be© at least as Walter Gampfer Killed in Memphis by Louis are certainly being good to me. If be sent out to all having sent requests, with good as last year and the chances are that Official of Ice Company. good wishes count, I©ll certainly have the two-cent stamp, in the order of receipt by Pelty and Howell of the veterans will do Cardinals one, two, three next October." us. As the American League season does better. Graham is sure to be a great help Memphis, Tenn., March 23. Walter P. He©s sure happy that he©s on the job, pro not start until April 12 ana the National this season, while last year he accomplished Gampfer, who is 1899 was for a time pitcher claims Stanley Robinson, the finest of men, League race does not begin until April 14 but little. Bailey, too, will be better than for the Brooklyn National League team, was and is out to try his gol-durndest to give the first week in April is surely early last year, but is not ready yet for hard shot and killed here to-day by W. A. Doyle, St. Louis a base ball winner. enough for commencing delivery of "Sport work. The young pitchers who are being superintendent of the Bohlen-Huse Ice Com ing Life" schedules. pany. Doyle had discharged Gampfer and a HOW THINGS LOOK. tried out are all inexperienced at the game. So far it doesn©t look as though one ol quarrel ensued between them. Doyle had As matters stand it is a sure thing that Trolley League Abandoned. requested that the police guard him, as he them is sure of a job with the Browns. But feared injury at Gampher©s hands, which Koney; Charles and Byrne will man the three Laporte, Ind., March 22. Attempts to there©s some quality among them that Mc pillows and that Delehanty, Shaw and Evans Aleer cannot afford to overlook. they did for two hours. The tvo men had will comprise the outfield. Rather, that complete the organization of the Northern had a fight earlier in the morning, and Doyle those six gents will go to war in the maiden Indiana Trolley League, with Laporte, Gary, MAY KEEP JUSTUS. claims Gampher, after attacking him, had championship bout against the Cubs April South Bend, Elkhart, Goshen, Napanee, and Probably Justus has the better chance of gone home to get a revolver to kill him. 14. Reilly looks to hold the edge on Osteen two other teams in it, were abandoned to remaining with the team, but he is still Gumpher did not come back, and Sergt. for work at short. Champ played several day after temporary officers had been elected youthful and has much to learn before he Brett left, thinking that all danger had sparkling games after getting back in the and the schedule partially arranged. F/til- will be a genuine big leaguer. Lou Criger passed. Then, after the police left, the two game he was an absentee from a couple of uio to induce Valparaiso and Michigan City is trying to teach him to change his style men met and the shooting followed. Doyle frolics and the only reason he didn©t swat or Hammond and Valparaiso to join, making of delivery and it is apparent that Lou surrendered to the police. Gampher umpired «t an .800 clip was because the fielders eight teams, was the cause of the fiasco. .doesn©t think the boy will ever be a great last year for the Arkansas League. SRORTIING LJFB APRIL 3, 1909.

gentle spring. did not go are devoted to the no-hit games of 1908; south with the team. The reason was shown the deaths of 1908; and a review of the a couple of days ago. Boy, weight eight many wonderful extra-inning games of 1908, povmds. It -is not yet known whether Kane several new records having been established. or Zimmerman will start the season on sec The work of the great minor league body, ond. Zim©s batting is to be considered the National Association and of the supreme against Kane©s base-running and active play National Commission, is also detailed. The of any base. From present indications, Guide also contains the new uniform Playing Toots Hofman, a younger brother of Artie, Rules Code for 1909, and the 1909 cham is a likely candidate for one of the utility pionship schedules of the American League roles. He had never been heard of up to and National League. In short, everything the time the training season was due. Then of interest or value either for record or Artie brought him in, and asked to have reference will be found within the covers Both Chance and Comiskey Re him .taken south, explaining that he could of this great book. The Reach American go some. He can. He plays like a young League Guide for 1909 is for sale by all demon, and his work at short has been a newsdealers at 10 cents the copy. serve Judgement as to Younger great stuff so far. And the days are get ting longer. But, as the time be.tween now Players Many of the Young and the hour of the gong is getting shorter, NEW YORK LEAGUE. Candidates Show Grand Promise the net sum is highly satisfactory. The Scranton Outlook Not So Cheerful as REACH©S 1909 GUIDE, It Should Be for a City With a Pennant- BY W. A. PHELON. Chicago, 111., March 27. Editor "Sport In the Twenty-seventh Yearly Official Hand Winner and Improved Ball Park. Lajoie has worn Claflin Shoes ing Life." The two teams that are to rep for 12 years. He knows. So resent this noble burg in the greatest ball Book of the American League the Reach ByW. M. Walton. do all the other classiest play season since the year one Scranton, Pa-, March 25. Editor "Sport are training earnestly, do Company Excel All Previous Efforts. ing Life:" The average Scranton fan is ers of the big leagues. ing their best to astonish Reach©s Official American League Guide anything but a happy mortal these blustery Glove-fitting, light, flexible; the natives and fans at home, for 1909, published by the A. 3. Reach days of March. The causes therefor are give the foot muscles free and also striving to work Company, of Philadelphia, and edited by many. With reporting day only a short out a host of clever youpig Mr. Francis 0. Richter, of time away there are a number of vacant play. Finest kangaroo skin, candidates for t,he various "Sporting Life," is out, and places on the team not filled, while all the hand-made throughout. vacant or semi-vacant posi is, as usual, first in the field, other clubs in this league have completed tions. Pine chance, though, thus making it the harbin their line-up, and our erstwhile manager, for a juvenile. In these ger of the base ball season. Kit, has seemingly corralled a truly for Sprinter $7-50 hustling days, the old-timers It can be said without any midable aggregation for our beloved friends hang to their jobs like a qualification that, excellent in Wilkes-Barre. The contract for the hew Professional $5.00 bull pup to a root, and a as all of the editions of the grandstand was given out last week. It kid has as much show to Reach Guide have been in is to be a steel structure and promises are Minor League $3.50 W. A. Pbelon break in as a burglar trying recent years, the 1909 Guide made that all will be complete before time for a bank-vault with a hat- is the best hand book of the for practice games. Owner Coleman stated Buy by mail fit guaranteed. pin as a jimmy. Still, nobody has been kind ever issued by this or his intention of making the club a stock Send outline of foot drawn on officially condemned. At both headquarters any other publisher. The company some time ago, but to date there paper with size and width of a sphinx-like silence is maintained as to special distinction of the is nothing doing in that line. A new ground what news has been sent in from the field. 1909 Guide is, next to the for Sunday games is to be located along street shoe. The captains may have forwarded exhaustive A. J. Reach text, quality of paper used the Laurel Line (third-rail) Railroad. But reports on the young players, but nobody and the number and beauty of the engrav don©t forget the route to Minooka just yet. Waldo M. Claflin knows. So far, the axe is not swinging, and ings furnished, the world©s championship se- The Scranton players will have a sod dia the fans can only wonder which of the rise being specially well dowered with splen mond this season when at home. The 1107 Chestnut Street juvenile marvels will receive the impact of did action pictures. The American League amateur teams played havoc with the Philadelphia the cleaver. Guide for 1909 i-s in all respects a first-class attendance at the league Sunday games here THE HAPPY SOX. last season and promise to do the same this hand book of the National game and a de year. The C. T. A. U. League has been Both divisions of the White Sox are cided credit to the American League and strengthened, and as every player is a local booming along in California, and having a to the publishers, the Reach Company. This man, having his own personal following, the royal time. They are hitting the ball most is the eighth annual issue of the Reach outlook for big crowds at Sunday profes mightily in their bouts with the coast clubs. Guide as the official hand book of the sional games is not good. in such a peaceful but energetic way that Mr. Why not save some of the surplus energy? American League, and the twenty-seventh Stalliifes must have had accurrate information when Why not can, pickle, or preserve half those consecutive year of its publication as a book © News Notes. he declared that he could tame the "Human Fire bits for use in August, when they will be of record and reference for the entire base cracker. ©© badly needed? Comiskey watched Flana- ball world. The Binghamton club has purchased catch Herman Sehaefer, captain of the Tigers, has been gan, the Vancouver slugger, and seems to er Joe Smith from the Harrisburg (Tri-State ordered by his physician to stop ball playing a while have decided that he isn©t ripe. After THE AMERICAN LEAGUE FIELD. League) club. if he wants to be in first-class health for the watching him awhile, he sent him to join The book gives a complete review of the The Scranton club has secured first base- opening. the second squad, and took Matticks in his American League©s eighth eventful season man Pete Lister, from the Trenton club of Donovan and Killian, of the Drtroits, won©t pitch place. Matticks has worked very cleverly, as a major league; complete records and the Tri-State League. much until May lo. Willett, Summers, Mullin, Suggs and Winter will take care of the early showing good outfield speed and fast base- averages of the American League 1908 race Catcher Pete Noonan will play organized twirling. running, but his ability to hit up to big and players; a graphic story of the Ameri base ball after all. St. Paul has allowed league standard is yet doubtful. Beall, the can League©s part in the memorable post- him to sign with Malaehi Kittredge©s Wilkes- It is stated that Manager McAleer, of the Browns, semi-professional recruit, did the finest bat season world©s championship series of 1908; Barre club. has decided to give catcher Wells and pitchers Ed- ting in either squad up to a few days ago. lick and Bailey to the Pueblo Club, of the Western a synopsis of all remarkable American League. Then such is the irony of the game just League pitching feats and also of all the Hogan Yancey writes Manager Roach, of when Comiskey had made a trip to the sec noteworthy games of .the 1908 season; and Binghamton, that he will join the Bingoes Elmer Flick, nf the Naps, has been advised by ond squad just to see him he began to fall on May 4. He is now practicing with his the Mobile Club©s president, Dr. F. luge, to submit a general review of ail matters affecting the college team and will be in first-class shape to an operation as he is afflicted with chronic ap away, and hasn©t accomplished much with American League during the whole of 1908 pendicitis. the war club. Dalton, tTie young "Virginian, at that time. He graduates from law school up to date of publication. In this section this spring. , of the Chicago WhWe Sox, is coach is an uncertain quantity, and so is Bader. is also given a review of the remarkable ing the University of Michigan squad at Ann Harbor. Both should get a fuller try-out, but are happenings during the 1908 race. The il He has signed his contract, but will not report to tb.9 likely to be relegated to the minors before lustrations comprise portraits of President AMERICAN LEAGUE NQTES. club until April 9. they can actually show proper speed. Cra- Johnson, publisher A. J. Reach, Editor F. Manager Jennings declares that his catching re vath seems to have a cinch. The big Cali- C. Riphter; a group picture of the American Lajoie is working out Birmingham as a utility in- cruits, Oscar Stallage and Herman Beckendorf, look fornian is just smashing the ball with fear« League umpires; pictures of the champion flelder. so good to him that he is no longer worried over ful vigor, and is stealing bases just to show batsman, Tyrus Cobb; of the leading base Pitcher has Joined the Washington Schmidt©s hold-out. that his legs are well and strong once more. runners, Dougherty and - Hemphill, and of team in Texas. "Jiggs" Donohue, of the White Sox, has started Pitcher Schmidt, the Baltimore recruit, joined the training on his own account. He, is working with THE INFIELD. the leading pitcher, Ed. Wal-sh; and specially Highlanders on the 20th inst. the University of Chicago base ball candidates at Comiskey pinned a great deal of faith designed group pictures of all the American Bartlett gymnasium. upon Rolla Zeider, the coast shortstop, and League Teams of 1908. It may be justly Manager Lajoie is reported as worrying over the said that these illustrations alone are worth light batting of the Cleveland team. George Leidy, under whom played hl» it looked as though he would crowd Atz or Pitcher Groom, of the Washingtons, is two inches first professional engagement in 1905, is now mana Purtell off the team. His work, however, more than the modest price of the volume. taller than the gigantic Joss. ger of the San Antonio team, on whose ground the has not been specially scintillating, and he, THE FIELD AT LARGE. Tigers have been training. makes numerous errors, while Purtell and It is stated that Boston will soon let out pitchers Pitcher Liebhardt. of the "Naps," has decided to Atz are both playing the most wonderful The National League race of 1908 is also Thielman, Ehman and Barger. rely once more upon his first love, the "spit-ball." sort of ball. They seem eager to hold their fully treated and exhaustive averages of Outfielder Davy Jones is in better condition at with which he had sucli good results in the Southern jobs, and are putting up infield stunts.-that the National League players are furnished present than any other Detroit player. League three seasons back. fairly sparkle. The older infielders are go together with portraits of players Wagner, Manager Jennings announces that Owen Bush will Outflelder claims that he bought his ing along nicely, and even old George Da- Murray, Lobert and Reulbach; and especially start»the season at Detroit©s short field. own release from the St. Louis Browns. His health designed group pictures of all 1908 National Charley Street will be asked by Manager Cantillon has been poor and this is probably why he selected vis, rejuvenated by the glorious climate, is a berth with the Denver Club. shinning ©round second base like a youth League teams in the order in which they to catch the bulk of the Washington games this ful cub. Commy hasn©t said anything about finished. The minor league field has been season. If Arthur Irwln gets the place as secretary and more exhaustively covered than ever before, Outflelder , of the Tigers, has business manager of the New York Club, President HIS -MEN bought, and pitcher Summers will soon buy, an Farrell will get a good press agent as well as a and the records and averages of no less good man to watch the turn-stiles. yet. He is working young Owens, the south than thirty-three minor leagues are given automobile. ern catcher, in every game with the first The veteran "Cy" Young is the most tireless "Ted" Easterly, the California catcher with Cleva. in full, together with group pictures of worker in the Cleveland team so far as spring train land, has made a great hit with Manager Lajoie. squad, and the boy has shown better form champion teams of nearly all leagues. These ing is concerned. He is a little follow, and yet he catches "Cy" than either Shaw or Payne, both of whom leagues are the Eastern League, Western Young and "Addle" Joss with ease. are at a disadvantage with lame legs. All The White Sox dropped pitcher Spencer and out- League, American Association, New York flelder Flanagan from the roll when they departed According to Ty Cobb his brother, Paul, was not of the ambitious pitchers are going at a League, Southern League, New England from Sacramento. turned down.by St. Louis, but quit because he was great pace. Walsh, Spencer, Scott, Sutor League, South Atlantic League, Central "only offered a $1,200 contract. The youngster will The Tigers are so well pleased with the San remain on the farm in Georgia this ;season. Lange, Miller and Olmstead are all pitch League, Pacific Coast League, Northwestern Antonio training ground that it has already been ing like fiends, and are registering shut League, Connecticut League, Indiana-Illinois- selected for nest year. President Johnson has withdrawn his objection to outs even in these easy-going practice lowa League, Cotton States League, South the exhibition games between St. Louis and Detroit games. remains outside the "Ty" Cobb keeps right on hitting. He made at Dallas, April 3. 4. because the series had© been Carolina League, Ohio-Pennsylvania League, nine hits in the first three practice games he par arranged in good faith with the Dallas people. breastworks, and Comiskey pays no attention Iowa League, Texas League, Gulf Coast ticipated in for Detroit. to him. Jiggs Donohue will not join the League, Tri-State League, Western Associa It has been virtually settled that the Browns© bat team till gong-time, but is working out with President Comiskey has notified pitcher Thomas tery in the opening game of the championship season tion, , Empire Stute Lockhart, of Trinidad, to report to the White Sox will be southpaw Bill Graham and Lou Criger. some university players here at home. Field League, Virginia League, Eastern Carolina team at Pueblo on April 2. Coached by Criger, the clever southpaw has developed er Jones is now tacitly accepted as a miss League, Maine League, Northern-Copper Clymer, Ganley and Milan are settled upon as into a wonder. ing hero, and all hopes of getting him back s Washington©s outfield. Cantillon says all three are seem to have evaporated. Country League, Western Canada League, Memphis reports are to the effect that Jack Thoney Atlantic League, Wisconsin League, Eastern £0 per cent, better than in 1908. is showing no improvement in physical condition, LIVELY CUBS. Illinois League, South Central League, Cleveland critics are of opinion that Wilbur Goode that he is more fit for hospital than ball field, and that he may not be fit for play until the midcil* Chance©s men. after suffering many vicis Western Pennsylvania League, Carolina can be the "Ty" Cobb of the 1909 season if he will Association and Pennsylvania-Ohio-Mary take pains to perfect his fielding. of the season. situdes from the weather at Hot Springs Manager Cantillon, of Washington, says Mike Ka- Reports from San Antonio are to the effect that and West Baden, are united at Shreveport land League. hoe won©t have to catch a game of ball all season, Captain Herman Sehaefer, of the Tigers, has serious and are playing daily practice games in THE 1908 WORLD©S CHAMPION SERIES but will simply coach the youngsters. stomach trouble, has lost 20 pounds in weight, arid which the younger element has so far shown Pitcher , of the Tigers, says that may be compelled to leave the Detroit team for an more agility than the veterans. Steinfeldt is made the great special feature of the Mullin, his heavy-hitting team mate, is the hardest indefinite period. has been called away by illness in his fam 1909 Reach Guide. In this is given the man in the American League to pitch to. Bone-Setter Reece, of Youngstown, has informed ily, leaving Chance the only regular in- official accounts of all the wonderful games, President Taylor is on record with the prediction Terry Turner, of the Clevelands, that his arm i« fielder at the camp. With Evers, Tinker and together with the official scores and aver that his Red Sox will not only finish in the first all right, except the weakness that might be ex- ages, all from the pen of Editor Richter, pected from inaction. Turner will rejoin the Cleve Steinfe dt all missing, the Big Smoke looks division, but in the first three this season. land team soon. like a lonely rock in the desert as he takes who was the official scorer of the World©s Washington players assert that the trouble which his daily stand. Coakley is holding out, and Series, by appointment of the National Com Cleveland pitchers claim that if Lajoie, Crawfordj occurred last summer between pitcher Burns and Rossman, Stovall and some other hard hitters ii will probably be permitted to stay out mission. To this is added a series of il Captain Gauley is not forgotten by either man. this league possessed as much speed as Cobb iia 1-Lagerman, a young recruit who has been luminating action pictures and remarkable With Ed. Killian©s left wing practically gone and getting down to first base Cobb would never hav« * pitching m Cuba, has wired that ©he will half-tone pictures of panoramic views of Ed. Summers on the injured list the Tigers are topped the league batting list. join the team if transportation is sent him various games in the greatest world©s cham apt to be in dire straights for pitching talent. Outflflder Charley Hemphill, of the© Highlanders, in all probability the young man is broke pionship series yet played. In addition Treasurer Hugh McBreen, of Boston, has planned has blossomed out as a real estate dealer. Before in Havana, having found the Cuban t>av there is given a special article containing to have a section reserved at the opening of the going South he bought six apartment houses in his roll rather unreliable. the records of all of the players compris American League season for old-time players. home town, Youngstown, O., and expects to get several more with this year©s salary. PITCHER KROH, ing the great Chicago Club, champions of is playing a great game at first base the National League and winners of the and is making it a hard proposition for any aspirant Terry Turner believes that a foot ball accident the rangy left-hander, seems to have cinched World©s Championship. to make the initial bag of the Red Sox this year. that occurred several years ago when he was playing a gob, and will keep up his fastest gait to The veteran Jack O©Connor, who has been at Hot end on the Thielman College team against West prevent Pfiester or Liese from gettino- the OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES. Springs, says that Joe Wood, of the Red Sox, has minster is responsible for the injury to his arm more speed than Walter Johnson, of the Washing- that may drive him from the game. In making * edge on him. Liese has shown so well both In addition to the above there is a great tackle Terry©s right shoulder, was dislocated. on the slab and in the outfield, that Chance deal of general information contained in tons. has refused several offers for him, and says The veteran catcher, Charley Farrell, has dropped For three successive years pitcher Elijah Jones special articles, namely the Chronologv of 35 pounds in the South with the Highlanders, and has made the spring training trip with the Detroit the boy will be carried. The old reliables 1908, a record of all major inter-league says he will be in shape to play for Stallings if team. He makes a specialty of being a big leaguer of the pitching staff are all sore of arm games of 1908, details of numerous record- needed. early in the year. Thus far he hasn©t been able to and weary of life. ©Twa» »rer so in tho breaking event* in 1908. Special chapters convince Manager Jennings that he should also be id Slbwteld luu gone about bit wodc tUg big leaguer la mid-season. But ii« stiU has APRIL 3, 1909. SRORTIIVQ

on their roster when they Arrived New Orleans, Fred Miller and Hixon, both owned by Mobile. Miller is the little giant weighing only 223, who has made a hii with Larry and McGuire. They have offered $1500 for him and a deal will likely be ARE GETTING INTO PRIME CON made. Manager Reed was willing that hi_ off-side twirlers accompany the Naps as he realizes they will learn considerable under DITION IN THE SOUTH. McGuire©s tutelage, even, if the Naps do not retain either. A baseball suit doesn©t need to be Manager Lajoie Securing Better SPALDING©S 1909 GUIDE* baggy or shapeless to be comfort able. Not if it is "cut right to give Results Than Ever Before The The Thirty-third Annual Issue of the free play to arms and legs. Koe- Condition of Turner©s Arm Caus National League©s Official Handbook Up nig©s Baseball Togs never bind nor to Standard in Every Way. pull. They©re made to fit and made ing a Change of Plans, Etc, to hold their fit and good appear By Francis C. Rithter. ance. The thirty-third publication of Spalding©s Good dependable, fast-dyed flan BY ED. F. BANG. Official Base Ball Guide, which has just nels. New Orleans, La., March. 27. The half made its appearance, is unquestionably as way mark of the Naps© training season finds good a book devoted to the We outfit many of the best professional Lajoie©s brigade in far better condition national game and its opera and amateur clubs in the country and they physically than at any time tions as has ever been come back to us Spring after Spring. Give since Larry has been at the published. While the pre ufe a chance at your order. We©ll "show head of the team. True, vious issues of this Guide the goods." Fit and satisfaction guaran there are a few minor hurts, have always been anxiously teed. Samples, prices and interesting club but everything considered, awaited by reason of the discounts sent on request. Use a postal. the Nap chieftain has cause stupendous amount of mat ©for shaking ©hands with him ter . contained therein and self over the condition of covering everything of im his men. What makes La portance connected with base joie more jubilant than any ball since it was first intro 873 Broad Street thing else is- that two of the duced, into America, the luminaries of the team who Guide of 1909 has been Newark, N. J. were out of the running last A. G. Spalding awaited with particular ea season, Elmer Flick and gerness because it marked Ed. F. Bang Terry Turner, apear to be the debut of a new editor in the person of rounding to form and there the. famous John B. Foster, as successor to Is every reason to believe that this pair will the venerable Mr. , who be at their old posts of duty when Ban departed this life last April after having just completed his 28th year as Editor of "Toots," is making good as Chicago©3 substitute in Johnson©s trumpet is sounded announcing the Spalding Guide. That Mr. Foster has fielder. the opening of fully measured up to the standard is simply Blaine Durbin, the former Cub pitcher, is satisfyr THE 1909 CAMPAIGN. stating a bald fact. He has turned out a ing Clark Griffith that he is good enough for the When Flick came here he did not look any splendid guide in all respects, and his ini Cincinnati Keds. too good. The long ride from Cleveland tial effort amply demonstrates that under Pitcher Chester Milton Brandom, the Kansas City him the Spalding Guide will maintain the recruit, says "theTe is no question about his holding and the sudden change of food and water his berth with the Pirates." made him ill for several days and he de high position it has heretofore held as a standard base ball publication. That Mr. The Pittsburg Club has released pitcher Irving spaired of ever being the Flick of old. Care Young ("Cy" Young II) to the Minneapolis Club, ful treatment of his stomach, however, has Foster may live to edit the Spalding Guide as many years as his illustrious predecessor of the American Association. had good results and to-day Flick looks bet lea Scout Earl declares that pitcher Phil Sitton, of ter than he has in two years. He is dieting is the sincere wish of the writer. the Pirates is a better pitcher than, his brother, and building himself up gradually. The THE LITERARY CONTENTS Vedder, now with Cleveland. ruddy glow has returned to his cheeks, his of the 1909 Spalding Guide are ample in News Notes. Catcher is helping Admiral Scblei step is springy and he is as lively as any quantity and excellent in quality, showing in Pitcher Clark, of last year©s Greenville so effectively that John McGraw has dropped all of the aspiring colts. Flick shows just as every line the trained mind of the experi team, is holding out for more money. worries about the bacistopping. much class in the outfield as at any time Catcher Billy Bergen, of Brooklyn, Is still having in his career. He gets down to first in just enced writer. Mr. Foster contributes a The Spartanburg Club has signed the trouble with his ankle. He broke a small bone in splendid eulogium to the late Henry Chad- noted pitcher, Eddie Fertsch, late of Balti a collision with last fall. about the same time as in the old days, more. but it is a difficult matter for him to step wick, supplemented by extracts of tributes Jesse Tannehill, having geen the Giants in action, paid the late editor at the time of his de Manager Carter, of the Winston-Salem declares that Manager McGraw "has gotten to AT A LIVELY CLIP mise. Other noteworthy articles from the team, has ordered his men to report for gether the best team New York ever had." beyond second base. It behooves him to pen of Editor Foster d©eal with such sub duty on March 25th. McGraw and , is is reported, forgot jects as "The Prosperity of the National improve his wind and he is working now Barr, of last year©s Greenville team, is their differences on St. Patrick©s Day, and a bulle with that end. in view. he looks just Game," the "Growth of Base Ball Through tin of their reconciliation may be expected any day now being watched by Greenville fans a.s now. the same as the Flick of the days of yore, out the World," "Gambling and Base Ball," tie does "stunts" for Connie Mack in the Flick that rivals Sam Crawt©ord in slam "Sane Legislation" and "The War of the ;raining. The Giants have picked up two likely players in ming the ball with terrific force to the spots Pitchers." A "Symposium Upon the Spit O©Hara, of Baltimore and McCormick, of Jersey where the outfielders are not to be found. Ball" is also a very interesting chapter. Manager McKevitt, of the Greensboro, City, both of whom McGrdw says are fit for fast Elmer is happy over his improved condition In addition to these literary contributions ST. C., team, has signed C. C. Long, a twirler company. and is hopeful that it will continue. If he the hand of the new editor is seen in the who played with Richmond in the Virginia Last year the Cardinals carried the most pitchers. introductions accorded other writers and the League in 1907. This year Cincinnati will lead with nine pitchers, as continues to improve at the same ratio as Manager Griffith, has announced that he will keep he has since coming here, American League general arrangement of the Guide. Aside from its .excellent literary features the 1909 them all. fans will see the old peppery Flick in SOUTHRONS SAVAGE. Pitcher George Wiltse maintains that he did not action once again. Spalding Guide is better illustrated than weaken on the salary question with the Giants, but ever before and contains many more fea that the club acceded tjo his demand. Christy Ma- TURNER©S ARM tures than have ever appeared in any base Players Who Go on the Warpath on Very thewson also has been satisfied. caused him considerable trouble during the ball guide. Pictures of noted players in Slight Provocation. Clark Griffith, of the , has his eye first ten days here and if ever a player action, and groups of major and minor on flrst baseman Daniels, of the Notre Dame Col was down in the boots, Tuck was that man. league teams are conspicuously prominent, lege team. John Dubuc, the Cincinnati pitcher, says He said that his arm was "rotten" and while the memorable world©s championship By Ed. F. Bang, that Daniels is a great first-sacker. that his only salvation was to play second series of 1908 between the Chicago "Cubs" Mobile, Ala., March 25. Talk about the Manager likes the way that G©us base. , Larry, McGuire and other and the Detroit "Tigers" are fully, suc wild and woolly West, come down here fans Dorner prepared himself for this season©s work at veterans got to Tuck pretty strong with the cinctly and interestingly noted. In addition ind roast the dear athletes and see what Hot Springs. Bowerman, however, was the only talk stuff and told him to work his arm to to capital group pictures of the two teams, lappens to you. This is reputed to be the catcher he could work with last year. the limit and see if the soreness would not and snap shot plays that had a direct bear section where irate citizens stalk forth in Frank Chance last week wired Manager Griffith to wear away. Old Cy said that he could have ing upon the final result of the contest, search of enemies laden with bowie knives place a price . on pitcher Bob Spade. Griffith©s and long range pistols, commonly denomi- answer was an even trade for . Ne bitten a nail in two during the first week the records and pictures of the World©s gotiations on that basis are in progress. that he worked out here, but that his arm Champion Chicago "Cubs" are also given. lated "weepens." It is alleged hereabouts :hat Captain Sentell, of the Mobile Club, Manager Griffith has been greatly taken with the finally rounded to and he no longer feels The scores of the five games are given in display of inflelder Dick Egan, the Harrisburg re any soreness. That is just how it should be full, with the individual batting and field jeats up a few natives every time he is cruit, and declares that the slender California!! is and when Cy told Turner to go to it strong ing averages. oasted publicly. He gave a couple of exhi certain of a job with the Beds all season. bitions of his temper while the Naps played Terry decided to do so. Since then he has PLAYING RULES INDEX. , of the Reds, is carefully nursing been throwing more and harder than at any lere and shouted loud language" at occu- a sore arm. Griffith has pulled him out of the line time since his arm was hurt last season. 3ants of the bleachers who were not in ac up, and has told him to use his own judgment He is surprised at the good results. He cord with his manner of playing. with his arm and take no chances with it. got a chance One Dexter, first baseman for New Or- Forest More, the big right-hand pitcher from Chicago, who is a recognized authority on eans last season, was the prize head breaker Springfield, 111., who is bound to become a regular AT SECOND BASE the national game. Based on the official of the league. Any time the fanatics com member of Bresnahan©s pitching staff, is a dead with the Yanigans against the Regulars playing rules as published in Spalding©s menced to "roll" which is south for "bawl ringer for "Chief" Bender, of the Athletics. Wednesday and played in great form. He Official Base Ball Guide, they give in con-, out,©© he jumped over the fence and got "Deacon" Phillippe, of the Pirates, took better made one throw home on an attempted dpjj- densed form all the technicalities that must somebody. "Brist" Lord recalls an inci care of his pitching arm durjng the past winter ble steal that nipped the runner by yards be observed in the sport. They are intend dent in New Orleans where Dexter climbed than at any time during his base ball career. He and proved to the satisfaction of Turner ed especially for amateur players and spec into the grand stand and knocked together is making an earnest effort to get back into form. tators. The origin and early evolution of he heads of two persons who offered ad- There isn©t any of Manager McGraw©s workers go and every Nap player that the cotton-topped ing along better than . The veteran shortstop©s arm is far from dead. Terry the rules are also given, and they should rerse criticism. reported several pounds overweight, but he has raced don©t intend to take too many chances and prove interesting to all lovers of the sport This is no place for gentle folk. "Beware the extra flesh off and is showing power as a, clean has written Harvey Parker about his case. as showing how closely the modern game of the dog" is a pretty convincing sign in up hitter. Howard Wakefield, a former Cleveland play compares with the original as put into force the north, but "Beware of the athlete" and the Cardinals will break er, and now with Indianapolis, had. an ail- by the Knickerbocker Club of New York seems to be just as strong in "these parts." camp March 30, leaving Little Rock for Pine Bluff ©ment similar to Turner©s and claims that in 1845. Thus far no citizens have suffered bodily and Helena for games March 31 and April 1, thence Parker cured him. ^Turner therefore de THE STATISTICAL PORTION, larm to the knowledge of the Cleveland going by boat to Memphis, where the Cardinals rided to consult him. If Terry©s arm should ilayers, but there©s no telling what may play April 2. fail him it would not be surprising if the of the Guide is as exhaustively treated as lappen any day. Manager , of the Pirates, is trying out Naps entered into some sort of deal where heretofore. The championship races of the a young Pittsburg third baseman named W. F. National League and American League are Roll, who played last year with Knoxville, and who by they would acquire one of fully reviewed, and all the statistics and NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. has a good position with the wliver Iron and Steel THE SURPLUS INFIELDERS averages of the two major leagues are pub Company, of Pittsburg. held by the American League clubs and part lished. In addition we have the records and Leifield is now the only left-hand pitcher In line Pittsburg©s Vancouver recruit, outflelder Hyatt, company with an outfielder or pitcher, or averages of all leagues operating under the vith the Pirates. carries a handsome watch which was presented to both in exchange. Just what infielders could National Agreement. The schedules of the Pitcher Scanlon and catcher Marshall form Brook- him in that city for the greatest number of hom« yn©s M. D. batters. runs. The fans added a chain and charm. Hyatt be secured is problematical. New York has National League, American League and sev banged the sphere for the round trip 15 times. Ball; Detroit, Killifer; Washington, Un- eral minor leagues are also - given in the is covering flrst base for the Pittsburg egulars in the practice games. Downey at shortstop and Oakes in cerrter field ar« glaub, and Chicago, Atz, for whom all of Spalding 1909 Guide, which is for sale by considered as probable fixtures in the Cincinnati these clubs would probably deal. The Naps all newsdealers or will be sent to any ad The Chicago "Cubs" left Shreveport on March 25 line-up for the early .games. Downey, however, has have nine outfielders and 11 pitchers and dress in the United States or Canada by the or their exhibition tour Northward. Hulswitt to beat, and Bescher. who played a part could stand a pruning down in both de American Sports Publishing Company, 21 The contracts of Mclntire, .Jordan and Scanlon of last season, is giving Oakes a run for the garden partments. One thing is certain and that WTarren street, New York, postpaid upon re vith Brooklyn have been promulgated. plot. is that Lajoie does not intend to be caught ceipt of ten cents. The Montgomery (Southern League) Club is ne- A peculiar thing about the Giants© recruits. Mar- otiating with Chicago for pitcher Liese. quard and Kuepper. is that both do everything napping. If Turner does not round to at except throw with their right hand. Marquard is New Orleans it is a safe bet that Larry There has been a general epidemic of tonsilitis ambidextrous. He can throw a speedy ball with his will have the Cleveland owners busy them CAROLINA ASSOCIATION. ,mong the Chicago Cubs at Shreveport. right arm, though, of course, he cannot "put any selves trying to land an infielder. The Naps Pitcher Gus Dorner joined the Bostons at Augusta, thing" on it. will probably return to Mobile, Ala., next Manager Tommy Stouch of the Greenville Ja., on the 24th inst, in good condition. League Secretary John Heydler has just promul spring. The Mobile management has offer According to Secretary Heydler the National gated the following releases by the Brooklyn Club: ed Manager Lajoie the use of the park and Club, Gathering His Men in Order to j jeague clubs use about 7,200 balls a season. t» To Baltimore Phil Lewis, to Toronto George Star- Larry will undoubtedly accept as the results Pitcher Lundgren is rounding into fine form for nagle, to Brockton Pemberton Finlayson and Sim Prepare for the "Coming Fray." he Cubs. He has unusual speed this spring. Murch, to Rochester J. S. Holmes and Billy Ma- obtained there have been better than at any loney, to Holyoke A. Krueger. training camp in the south. Manager McGraw is quoted as saying that young By E. G. Mallard, Jr. | simon is a second Ed. Pelehanty as a batsman. Manager Lumleyt of the Superbas, Is playing A PROBABLE TRANSFER. Pattee and Alperman both in each game, and there Greenville, S., C., _ March 25. Editor Inflelder Bobby Byme, of the Cardinals.- is said is apparently little to choose between them. Eddie It is probably that Cleveland will leave "Sporting Life." With Manager Stouch o be having a lot of trouble with his throwing arm. Lennox and McKlveen are being used the same way an outfielder or pitcher there as ground rent, and eleven men on the local playing lot, Outfielder Oakes. the Cincinnati Club©s California at third base, and Eddie appears to l>e finding the that being a custom followed by all big base ball is again at fever heat in the camp ecruit, is showing up as a very fast man on his ball a little better. He apparently has a slight lead league clubs. Manager-Reed has expressed of the "Spinners." The following men have eet. in the race for the position at present. a preference for Tom Raftery, but Lajoie reported to the Greenville manager: Pitch Manager McGraw states that he intends to retain will not consent to part with any of his ers McFarland, McCarthy, Blaekstoue, Touch tie young catcher, Phil Bresnahan, throughout the The Buffalo (Eastern League) Club has sold sec men until he has looked them over thor stone and Beard; infielders Landgraft, eason. ond baseftan Billy Keister to the Wilkes-Barre Clubt oughly. Cleveland had two new southpaws Batcher, Chiles and Fisher; catchers Cote i Reports hare it that Arthur Hofmaa©s broUwr, of the New York League. APRIL© 3, 1909.

Crawford to the American League." Here was a poisoned dart shot by a man who If you are looking for a genuine good trade on don©t know any better. And many such kED FORECAST can be found in Fandom. A bunch of Bugs were voicing the belief that the Cincinnati Club didn©t want a winner I Wouldn©t such a doctrine give a saint a cussful feeling ? Base Ball Uniforms VISIONS OF A REGULAR WHIRL To the expressed doubt I offered this decla ration as an emphatic offset: "Want a / WIND OUTFIELD, WINNER. Why I believe Garry Herrmann would cheerfully break a leg to land a it will pay you to look into the special club propo championship for Cincinnati!" And that©s about ©the way I feel about it, although I sition which is being made by Cincinnati Bags Are Once More hope Clark Griffith will be wi^h us long enough to bring about this happy result Enjoying JL Spring Schottishe without any such painful condition. The Victor Sporting Goods Co. * The Spring Preps. of Springfield, Mass, With Hope The News From Umpire has been writing about training trips and he puts the query: Just send them your name and get by return mail a Georgia Some Fan Philosophy* "Are they good or bad investments ?" Right off the reel the answer would be set of Sample Cards showing a fine line of Suits at prices GOOD and lots of emphasis is needed in which must surely appeal to any manager or club owner BY BEN MULFORD, JR. most instances. The Cincinnati Club was. one of the earliest to discover the benefits who \vants the best goods that can be made and who is Cincinnati, O., March 27. Editor "Sport of a Southern touring trip. ing Life." "The Bed outfield is going to was in charge of one of the earliest Red also ready to save money for himself or club. be fast and dangerous at the bat and a Squads that went to New Orleans and then whirlwind on the bases." toured Texas. More teams are in the South Nobody who has closely fol land to-day than ever before. Eastern lowed Jack Ryder since he League and American Association clubs have VICTOR SUITS are known everywhere for their Fit, Style and Wear succeeded to the base ball sent their favorites into the land where the ing Qualities. throne in the "Enquirer" peach trees are in blossom. Of course the sanctum can. claim that he expense is big. Theatrical troupes are VICTOR SUITS are Shipped on Time. has "slopped over" about compelled to become proficient in their lines the wearers of the red. This at their own expense. Their rehearsals, gladsome forecast is going however, are a matter of no public concern. Cline should make a much better showing at home, but" on the contipent. The score over the limit some for His With the ball player the case is entirely or record .against Mr. Cutler. Cline is no was 500 to 322 for Cure. High runs, 84, 38, Jacklets. Polks hereabouts different. The Bugs crave for gossip about novice in the business, as he was practically 28, 97, 50 and 99 for Morningstar; 46, 57, hope he has called the turn. the way he is showing up in the practice born in it. He is capable of doing much and 140 for Cure. Winner©s average nearly Cincinnati, to get anywhere stunts. Looked upon simply as an item of better work, and no doubt will do so before 22. Loser©s 14. in the race, MUST show im advertising expense, these tours are worth the close of the tournament. R«nMulfard.Jr. provement in about nine the outlay for the stories from several cor positions compared with the The Record of the Tournament. respondents at the training camps simply The playing of Mr. Cutler was just what Following is given the record of the games tandard of 1908. When took whet the appetites of the Bugs at home and up the third base play last year that corner might be expected, although allowance should played in chronological order, together with work them into a fever of anticipation. If be made for the fact that he is probably the scores of the contests: of the diamond was guarded in a manner Old Prob. is kind to the Red .Club when the better player of the two men. At the closer to Class A style than any other posi the Griffithites return the "gate" for the same time there is an element of danger CUKE WINS FIRST QAMK. tion on the field. Nobody would rank Httls- Vet.-Colt series will help wipe out the debt in Cutler©s work, and it would be greatly Coupling superior strategy with the ivories, and witt©s play last year as a first division ar- incurred during the sojourn in the Gate City greater experience at the game, Louis Cure, of ti«le. Even the reliable Rabbit slumped on to the interest of billiards to see him rank France, was the victor over Calvin Demarest, of of the South. Were the teams to train at amongst the first masters of the game at Chicago, in the opening game of the 18-2 balk Una occasions. And so you could make up the home the dope wouldn©t seem near as fine. the close of the present tournament. The billiard championship at the Madison Square Garden entire field census and find openings large Odd, but it©s the truth. score was 500 to 294 for Cline. concert hall night of March 22. Cure ran off his enough for jack rabbits to jump through. necessary 500 points in 30 innings, while Demarest The tremendous falling-off in Mitchell©s hit Mulfordisms. was checking up 369. Score: ting was the most notable element of out What should be one of the most remark Cure 3 4 3 47 0 61 0 22 35 150 7 32- 1 3 3 field weakaess last season. In defense_Mik» Mr. Clark Griffith has served notice that able contests of the tournament was the third 0 0 1 0 19 13 4 17 3 0 55 2 0 1 14. Total, 500. was strong as Samson before his hair-cut, he will not smile and look pleasant upon of the series between Ora Morningstar and High run, 150. Average, 16 20-30. Reds who figuratively cut his throat during George Sutton. No one, I am inclined to Demarest 2 10 2 33 6 0 0 22 1 2 20 22 2 94 but his offensive play was shy as many 48 2 8 1 0 31 0 4 1 1 0 38 17 0 1 1. Total, 369. points as copper when the famous _ drop the season to come. The "gents" who think, expected to see Morningstar win, yet sawed away the managerial limb upon which he practically more than held his own, even High run, 94. Average, 12 9-30. came some moons since. There is evidence CUTLER WINS SECOND GAME. of a brace all along the Red line. Thia sat will not get the chance to when victory was so certain for Mr. Sutton prophecy of a fast outfield is very beauti put knockout drops in the morning coffee that the latter seemed to be under the im A. G. Cutler, of Boston, and Harry Cline, of of The Old Fox. Philadelphia, played the second game of the inter ful and the Bedbugs hope that it will prove pression that he could not lose. It was a national championship 18.2 balk line tournament true. Those Hot Springs pilgrimages in the fu well-deserved rebuke for Sutton, \jhose game afternoon o*-March 23. The scores: ture "listen" fine. The Reds spent one is not only erratic, but there seems to be Cutler 20 2 39 30 18 93 12 0 17 73 0 8 24 1 spring in the Ozarks during Comiskey©s a certain element of consciousness about 5 11 1 31 85 9 0 13 8. Total, 500. Average, 21 That Narrow Margin. time. his career to warrant the belief that he 17-23, High runs, 93, 85, 73. The margin between victory and defeat The announcement that crap-shooting is practically invincible. This is not only Cline 1 1 25 1 6 30 1 1 9 42 1 39 24 48 9 18 in most major league contests is so deucedly would be barred from Red pastimes has not suggestive of great professional vanity, but 12 1 1 6 1 17. Total, 294: Average, 13 8-22. Bmall that it doesn©t take an overwhelm yet drawn any bomb from the Liberty of professional suicide among such great High runs, 48, 42, 39. ingly big improvement to turn the tables. League. masters of billiards. This was strikingly MORNINGSTAR BEATS SUTTON. One impressive thing about those Vet.-Colt illustrated in Button©s recent contest with Ora Morningstar defeated George Sutton night of arguments down in Georgia viewed from Slosson, while Morningstar has taught him March 23, Morningstar winning by 500 to 490. The this Ohio angle is the seemingly slight another lesson. It is a great triumph for game was bitterly fought, first one man and then difference in the calibre of the young fel billiards to havfe this youngster win this the other assuming the lead, and the spectators lows and the oldsters. If comparisons are thoroughly enjoyed the contest. Scores: CREAHAN©SCHAT game. It will give him the confidence Morningstar 43 17 55 11 9 3 3 27 2 3 17 51 justifiable at this stage of uncertainty in necesary to create and make great players, 4 20 34 28 6350 59 96 20 0233010 13 the "preps," there isn©t such a tremen and may make Sutton realize the fact that 43. Total, 500. Average, 15 5-33. High runs. dous discrepancy between the value of the there are other great masters of the game 59 55 51 recruits and the regulars. The more ginger in this country. Sutton o© 2 0 58 0 30 0 19 23 1 2 34 21 112 and sassafrass a youngster shows the greater 10308 39 70670000 34 44 8 31 0. effort the other fellow is likely to put forth Total, 490. Average, 14 28-33. High runs, 112, 58. The fourth game was between Calvin Dem 44. to prove that he is not ready for a label Keferee Edward McLaughlin. in the lobster cannery. With so many posi arest and Harry P. Cline. Mr. Cline, bar tions not yet assigned to Regulars, the at ring his bad luck, which seemed to pursue DEMAREST BEATS CLINE. tempt to forecast Cincinnati©s future is BY JOHN OREAHAN. him, played careful billiards, and probably In the fourth game of the tournament, played more or less of a hazardous guess. The did quite as well as should be expected, afternoon of March 24, Calvin Demarest beat Harry Philadelphia, Pa., March 27. Editor considering the opportunities and the char Cline, of Philadelphia, by this score: exultant note about the standard of Ragon©s "Sporting Life." Louis Cure, of Paris, Demarest 71 19 1 1 2 0 5 10 0 6 83 51 17 0 work and tn% bouquets given to Eddie Kar- acter of the billiards played by his opponent. France, and the young American expert, Demarest opened the game with a run of 14 116 9 1 42 38 14. Total score, 500. Average, ger are warrant for expecting better things Calvin Demarest, of Chicago, had the honor 23 17-21. High runs, 116, 83, 71. from Clark Griffith©s slab corps than the 71, with other runs of such encouraging (?). Cline 7 16 27 2 0 0 15 2 7 0 23 14 18 3 29 of being the players chosen to play the character for Cline as 19, 83, 51, 17, 14, article the box artists turned out for Hon opening game of the International tourna 33 35 14 0 22. Total, 267. Average, 13 7-20. est John Ganzel a year ago. A few more 38, 42 and 116. It may not have been the High runs, 35, 33, 29. ment which commenced at Madison Square greatest game of the tournament so far, hits from Red swatters and a few less for Garden Concert Hall, on the uight of March SLOSSON DEFEATS CUTLER. the other fellows will mean a higher place but it is certain that Demarest has shown 22. It was probably as strong and prudent what he is capable of doing. At the same The fifth game, played by Slosson and Cutler oa in the race than the Beds achieved last an attraction as could have been made for the evening of March 24, resulted in a victory for season. time he has yet to encounter Slosson and Slosson by the following score: the occasion and thus displayed the same Sutton, which will put this gifted young Slosson 38 11 225 31 150 0 16 29. Total, 500. wisdom which has distinguished this tourna ster to his mettle, but after his opening Average 62%. High runs, 225, 150, 38. Joe Tinker©s Home Bun. ment from the outset on the part of its game with Cure on the first night, there is Cutler 1 2 6 26 1 7 7. Total, 50. Average. All the dead walls in Redland were cov managers. more than reason to presume that he will 7 1-7. Referee, McLaughlin. ered with gaudy paper last week, telling of more than hold his own. SUTTON WINS FROM CLINE. the presence of the Cub champion Joe It is true it was a very severe test or The sixth game of the tournament was playe.t Tinker who appeared at Heuck©s in what ordeal to put such a novice in professional The fifth game was between George F. afternoon of March 25, Sutton beating Cline as * the lithos declared to be "his latest play" billiards to, as Demarest ,is, as it was his Slosson and Albert Cutler. It may seem follows: -^ © ©A Home Run.©© Some famous actors have first appearance in a professional tourna Sutton 20 51 30 129 1 67 0 0 13 15 0 14 93© (t improper, if not bordering on the imperti 9 0 7 6 15 0 30 500, Average, 23 17-21. Higlt trod the boards in that Thespian home of ment and that too, against confessedly one nent, to refer to the ludicrous element in runs, 129, 93, 67. melodrama. John L. Sullivan has thun of the world©s greatest masters of the game, so fine a tournament. But in view of the Cline 12 69 54 8 0 0 12 0 SO 36 36 1 2 3 dered messages of love across the footlights but in doing so the management paid a high fact that Mr. Cutler was but little more 52 7 5 1 1 3 39 371. Average 17 14-21. High there. Bob Fitzsimmons has forged horse tribute to the ability of Demarest, while than a cue rack during the entire game, I runs, 69 54 52. shoes on the same stage. the public, as far as I have been able to may be pardoned for my seeming levity. CURE LOSES A GAME. once peered across the border into the faces learn, has been more than satisfied with Slosson opened the game with 38, followed On the evening of March 25 in the seventh game of the fans. During his career as an actor the work of this youngster in his first with 11, 225, 31, 150, 16 and 29, or prac of the tournament. Cure met his first defeat, his James J. Jeffries "showed" at Heuck©s "Baptismal of Fire." As a matter of cold tically made his 500 points in seven innings. conauerer being Morningstar. Scores: and James J. Corbett the best artist of and critical fact, Demarest should be more He certainly did in 8. The score being 500 Morningstar 1 13 4 0 0 84 17 3 21 1 12 38 23 them all has often played there. Cincin than satisfied with his playing on that oc to 50 for Cutler. Slosson©s average was 0 1 5 6 97 50 6 99 3 11. Total,. 500. Average, nati did not go unduly wild over Tinker casion, and there is but little doubt in my 21 17-23. 62%. Cure 0 01000030/0 140 46 20 15 16 histrionic ability. Indeed one caustic critic mind that old time professionals in all 0 9 0 0 57 1 1 13. Total, 322. Average, 14. declared in fat, cruel headlines, © ©Joe Tin parts of the country are very much better All honor to George F. Slosson. Here is High runs Morningstar, 99, 97, 84. Cure, 140, ker Bats at .00000034 as an Actor." Be satisfied than Demarest is; and as I have a man who has played grgat billiards since 57, 46. that as it may, Joe cracked out a four-bagger already predicted, before this tournament the Centennial tournament of ©76. Dur Referee Edward McLaughlin. every night of his Cincinnati engagement is over. Demarest will make a name for him ing all of those years he has been actively SLOSSON BEATS CLINE. and "skinned the villain." The show self which may be envied even by the engaged in the management of one of the The eighth game was played afternoon of March closed this weok. Tinker washed off the greatest expert in the tournament. Dema largest billiard rooms in the country; and 26 between Slosson and Cline, the former winning. greasepaint and started south to join the rest "s weak spots on this occasion were his now, as our young experts are grappling for Score: rest of the Cubs in the Pelican State. impetuosity; pardonable for one of his his laurels, he not only electrifies the world Slosson 1 26 0 1 0 17 1 1 2 15 44 5 1 17 7 0 74 12 age. His masse shots uot only electrified 10 24 47 0 48 0 28 50 0 3 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 11 by the magic of his cue, but metaphorically 35. Total, 500. Average 12 32-39. The Old Poison and the New. those present, but more than recalled the electrocutes his opponent at the same time! Cline 0 7 2 1 0 23 38 1 19 17 0 0 35 0 1 Old Pop Time rights many wrongs. There masterly work of Jacob Schaefer in the Wasn©t it Peg Woffington who said to 12 54 2 16 15 0 1 0 0 71 28 0 45 0 0 1 2 17 0 19 3 never was an iota of justice in the oft-urged same respect when that great master of the "Triplet," as he handed her a seven-act 19 4 2. Total, 455. Average, 11 26-39. game was at his greatest professional glory. tragedy to read, "OhI You butcherf" The ninth game was played evening of March 26. Cincinnati preachment that it was because Sutton winning from Cutler by this score: of John T. Brush©s Hoosier residence that Cutler 50 2 0 0 0 2 13 12 0 24 3 12 60 89 Cincinnati couldn©t land a pennant. This Cure©s playing with Demarest was ex- The sixth game was between Qeorgf Sut 16. Total 283. Average, 18 13-15. was. always 100 per cent. ROT. The idiocy sentially that of a great master, and justi ton and Harry Cline. The game was a Sutton 0 22 7 0 50 26 16 92 5 53 24 148 53 0 of the claim that alien ownership is a fied the belief here, and hope among his strong and fine one, but notably so on the 4. Total, 500. Average, 63 5-15. handicap©has been knocked galley west and countrymen, that he may take the emblem part of Mr. Cline, who made runs of 30, Referee Edward McLaughlin. crooked by the experience in Chicago. with him to France on his return home. 36, 36, 54 and 69. Sutton gave a mag THE RECORD. Charles Webb Murphy©s Cincinnati dollars It is certain that the best of the American nificent display of fine billiards, as might Following is the record of the tournament t« and pluck were prominent in the new deal experts in this tournament will have to do be expected. His runs of 51, 67, 93 and March 26 inclusive: that won. The victories of the West Side, masterly work to keep the trophy here. 129 charmed the spectators. The score was High Aver- however, were only duplicates of the joy Thar score was 500 to 369 for Demarest. 500 to. 871 for Cline. Winner©s average Players. Won. Lost. run. age. ous seasons at the Polo grounds, where John High runs, 47, 35, 61, 55 and 150 for nearly 24. Loser©s nearly 18. 0. C. Morningstar ...... 2 0 99 Cure, whose average was nearly 17. High George Slosson ...... 2 0 225 T. Brush gave to New York what he tried Loui3 Cure ...... 1 1 150 hard to pull off for Redland. Here runs for Demarest, SO, 33, 31, 38, 48 and 94. The seventh game was between Louis Albert Cutler ...... 1 1 93 Cincy we have had the most loyal, gen Average nearly 13. Cure, of France, and Ora Morningstar. It C. Demarest ...... 1 1 116 erous and open-handed policy directed by was essentially a battle of great masters H. Cline ...... 0 4 71 native Porkopolitan sons, but they have been The second game of the game was be and proves that Morningstar is one of the G. B. Sutton ...... 2 1 148 frowned upon by Fortune. At the quar tween Albert Cutler, of Boston, and Harry coming great factors of professional billiards terly dinner of the Associated Organizations Cline, of Philadelphia. It was the general in this country, if not in the world. Cure, The Los Angeles Club is wondering at the Business Men©s Club, the other night impression, I think, that Cline would meet although he met with defeat, has no reason whether Quate Bateman, formerly of tha it was my privilege and good fortune to with defeat, but I very much doubt if it to be chagrined or dissatisfied at the result. Milwaukee Club, who was sold to Los An "call" a man who was reading thej-iot act. was anticipated that he would meet with His gifted young opponent deserved his geles last winter, will report or not, 0,4 because Garry Herrmann had "iild Sam a Waterloo. Under ordinary circumstances, victory, and will be congratulated, not only i nothing has been heard from him. APRIL 3, 1909.

signed with Louisville, but with Packard, selby, Hogg, Chabec and Decannerre they ought to have a good staff. Off a Neal, the schoolmaster who had to quit the team for business reasons last year, has returned to Louisville. He will be welcomed, as he hits above .300. ON SALE-EVERYWHERE-APRiL 1st THREATENS News Notes. "Nig" Perrine has reconsidered his threat > ____ to quit Louisville. Outfielder Dick Harley has signed his To Carry the Fight Into the Camp Louisville contract. Catcher Tony James has capitulated and of the Outlaw California Out signed his Columbus contract. THE REACH Contractors are working night and day laws, Even to the Extent of on the new Toledo Ball Park. Minneapolis has two catchers named Block and Rapp. Sounds like a course of instruc Breaking With Eastern Allies. tion in boxing. OFFICIAL 1909 Catcher Easterly, of the Naps, last sea BY R. P. RANSON son with Los Angeles, may be wearing a Toledo uniform one of these days. Los Angeles, Cal., March 27.* President J. Cal Ewing, of the Pacific Coast Leagjie, Captain Abbott, and the two other Toledo is on the warpath and says his organization :atchers, Clarke and Fisher, are ready to is going to make such a war ;o the route. Clarke is an exceptionally on the present outlaw league, rood pegger. which flourishes in the north The Toledo club is having fine weather ern part of this : State, that at Columbus, Ga. The pitchers and catch he and his fellow-magnates ers who preceded the main body about ten may be called outlaws, too, days, are ready to do battle. by the big moguls back Pitcher Cleon Webb, of Toledo, is a teach- East. "Cal" has persuaded of languages at the Ashtabula, Ohio, HE only complete Guide published this his club owners to go out High School. Pitcher Beng, of the same season. All you want to know about and sign the ineligible play :lub, is also highly educated and an ac- T ers whom the outlaws are iomplished pianist. Base Ball in one book. The rules have harboring to their own Smoot, Seybold and Hickman will con great advantage. They be stitute the Toledo outfield. Daubert, Hinch- been revised. See that you get a copy. long to Eastern teams, but man, Nill and Elwert look pretty good to HenryHenrv BerryBerrv }nEwing tfae sayspacific they Coast shall L eagueplay ^resident Armour as an infield, and Collins If higher salaries can tempt them. That ,nd Evans will have to show a lot of class would make the Pacific Coast an outlaw to cop a steady job, and they have ability Price 1O CIs.—Everywhere organization. With such towns as Frisco at that. and Los Angeles in an outlaw league again, Outfielder Thompson, of the Pacific Coast there would be a fine lot of harbors for League, signed by Toledo on recommendation Of Send to the Publishers disgruntled ball players in the East. It has of George Perring, of the Naps, has also ben decided to put two teams in Los An signed with Los Angeles. Though Secre geles and Portland this year in order to tary Farrell has awarded the player to Los keep the outlaw league from entering those Angeles, Armour will appeal to the Nation cities. One team will be playing at home all al Commission. A. J. REACH COMPANY the time, so that the fans will have con tinuous ball. In San Francisco the Oak land team will be at home while the Seals THE CENTRAL LEAGUE, Philadelphia, Pa. are away, so that in Los Angeles, Portland, © and San Francisco the fans will have a chance to see a ©game of ball every day Managers of Various Clubs of This League during the playing season without patron Begin to Worry Because Players Refuse izing the outlaws. The fight between the Pacific Coast League and the outlaws is to Sign Their Contracts. fierce, and there is little chance that it will Fort Wayne, Ind., March 25. While the off for two days and on April 23 open the be settled until one or the other league has managers in the Central League are trying to . championship season at hom« with Billy been broken up. look pleasant aboutit the springsprine prospects^nrosnects. it Hamilton©s Lynn team. a (f^ct ©just the same that Manager Mal Eason Is Striving to Secure Help Given Ewing© a League. New* Notes. Chicago, 111,, March 29. Reports from the £|iJ£ Woi Sus^nd a Team That Will at Least Beat Out Catcher Arthur Lavigne, lat« of the Wor Pacific Coast, in which Cal Ewing is made rT aLfn ^e teams b-id lail Hamilton©s Team. cester team, has signe_d with the New Haven to go into the season in bad _ , r , ,,, -m- Club, of the Connecticut League. to complain that the Pacific Leaguera are shape on account of the rule Lawrence, Mass., March 29. Mal W. not getting the promised Support of the that prohibits a greater sal- Eason, manager of the Lawrence base ball Tom Dowd©s New Bedford players will forces of "organized ba»e ball" in their - "-<«-"" - team, came to this city Tuesday to take report April 8 and will have 11 days in fight against the outlaw California State ary than $200 per month to which to get ready for a -header with League, prompted Mr. Johnson to unbelt a any one man. Fort Wayne, charge of the local affairs New Britain, on Patriots© Day. little information regarding what the ma for instance, wants Frankie for the coming season. He jors had done to help out the loyal clubs Donahue badly and has $800 will be here until the clos Joseph Bonner, who played first and sec on the coast. Said he to-day: invested in him, representing of the New England League ond base for the Hazleton team of the out cash paid John I. Taylor, of season of 1909. He said in an law Atlantic League last year, has signed "The major leagues have already taken away from interview that he will pre for the coming season with Lowell. the California outlaws the major league players in the Boston Americans, for that league. We have induced the Sacramento Club Dr. F. R. Carson his release. Donahue can©t sent a fast team for the bene to break away from the outlaws and join the Pa see his way to play for $200 fit of the base ball fans of cific Coast League, and Mr. Graham, of that club, and he hasn©t signed. The loss of Osteen Lawrence as well as the en PACIFIC~COAST LEAGUE. is about the only club owner on the coast with will materially weaken the infield unless tire circuit, and it will be his whom we are able to keep in touch. Mr. Ewing has Donahue is whipped into line. Elston, pur special hobby to have a team handicapped the work by failing to send us a list of The "Grand Old Roman," Charley tom- the outlaw clubs© players out there. He promised chased from the Cubs last year, and this that will finish ahead of his me when he was here hs would attend to that at year from the White Sox, is also holding old rival, Billy Hamilton, the iskey, Royally Entertained Before Leav out, and this puts the outfield in bad shape fight between these two last Grant has been unable to land either Tie Mal Easoo season being very bitter. ing for the East With His White Sox. man or Kurke for his South Bend bunch Garry Wilson will be retain- Los Angeles, Gal., March 25. Editor and unless one or the other conies into ed, though three clubs have made offers fo "Sporting Life." Mr. and Mrs. Comiskey, fold in the next ten days he will start him. The other veterans who will be re Mrs. Bernoudy (Mrs. Comiskey©s niece) and mann will give it a first baseman. Seems to nic training season without an experien tained are Harter, Vinson, Duggan, May- two children, John T. Burns, we have given the Coast people considerable as catcher. Ben Hayworth, his first-basem bohm, Riley, Beach, Greenwell and Demaree. and Admiral Agnew cleared sistance. It would have been more if Mr. Ewing has said he will stick to the simple lif Pitcher John Hess has been purchased from on March 21 for San Fran had kept his promise regarding the list of players. this summer and return to his farm nea Nashville. Pitchers Greenwell and Delave cisco. After a week©s stay The only request we have refused was one that the Matthews. Deacon Pearson continues to giv have also been signed, and pitcher De there the party will proceed major leagues assume an obligation of $18,000 to the Evansville management some restles maree has been purchased from New York. by way of Portland, Seattle, keep the outlaw league out of San Francisco. That nights, as the loss of Wacker to Cincinn Bert Kelley, the local, boy, will be given a Vancouver, Banff Springs, try-out, as will Lee from New York. Wag- Winnipeg, St. Paul and the non has been secured to play left field in Wells street station to place of McLane. He was the property of Thirty-ninth and Wentwosrth. the New York Americans. McCracken, who Titular Manager Billy Sulli has never played professional ball, will be van blew in Friday to spend own release, so Smith is anxious to tried at right. He comes from Bason©s a few days with his mother only remaining pitcher in line so he > town, Brookville, Pa. Wholleben, from the and brother a,t Santa Bar- not have to start with am entirely new st South Atlantic League, will play first. Lov- Chai. Comiskey bara. Before going he rang Kenworthy is out at Zanesville, which ett will be tried at third, and Wagner will up another sale for his pa the cause of worry there. Dayton has : be tried at second. Lovett comes from tent catcher©s pad. This unique contrivance The Prospects Excellent for a Strong Team received contracts from "Whitey" Mo South Portland, Me. Wagner belongs in is now protecting the vulnerable parts of an j _ o, , , . _ «»s icrtin anaand rTanKFrank Wessel,vvessel, which tears up the ir New Jersey. Mike Flynn will be back and nearly every catcher in the outlaw league. and a Successful Seasonal Louisville fieldflel.d of the Veterans. There is no dispcd: he has signed his contract. He may be So much for the Sullivan relief fund. Night Under Manager Henry Peitz. sitionSltin" to*ft raisernic the""" limit,1"~©"* as" the^~ owners"~""~ «ie tried at third. Lawrence expects to get a of March 20 the Old Roman was the guest determined that there shall, be some profit leaguer to play second base. Ed McLane, of honor at a banquet given by W. Henry By John J. Saunders. in the game next year and a salary reduct____ captain of Lawrence last season, will not be Berry, president of the Angels. No expense is necessary to bring this about. All of the back. Lawrence would not pay the $300 was spared in the effort to do it up right. Louisville, Ky., March 24. Editor ©©Sport- teams have ordered players to report the asked by Brooklyn for the player. The favors were candy white stockings, and Ing Life." The splendid improvement in latter part of the month. the waiters were uniformed a la White Sox, the grand stand and grounds at Louisville Fall River©s Player List when they are playing on the home grounds. will be appreciated by the News Notes. Fall River, Mass., March 24^ ^..ax,,^ J. Cal. Ewing tried to make a Harry Pul- patrons, A new feature io liam speech about what his fidelity to lar The Grand Rapids team will report in O©Brien has issued his proclamation which number of private Piqua, O., April 1, for spring practice. calls for the appearance of the Fall River organized base ball has cost him, but the boxes and it will take a vciry Pitcher Dave Martin, South Bend©s most team candidates in this district by April 8, toastmaster moved the closure on him before large crowd to make patrouo he got fairly well started. \ uncomfortable. Louisville has consistent pitcher last year, has signed for although he has given a few days© extension had fine weather for train of time in a coup^ of cases. The players Manager "Bill" Phillips, of Wheeling with whom the mlmager has had dealings, News Notes. ing, quite as good as could most of whom have signed, and all of whom have been obtained further. has ordered his men to report April 1. He Jimmy Lewis, a new ontfielder of the San South, and the players will has been in Hot Springs assisting Clarke should be on hand April 8, are as follows: Francisco Club, is touted as a whirlwind. coaching his Pirates. Catchers Bill Toomey, Brooklyn; William Fischer, be in good condition for the Catcher Charles Armbraster, late of the opening of the season, with The Terre Haute Club has signed Clarence New York; George Anderer, Philadelphia; Eoss Driver, star third baseman of last year©s :hannell, Toledo, O. Chicago White Sox, has signed with Port no extra expense t,o the man Pitchers Harry Grant, Bochester, N. Y.; Harry land. agement for a spring trip. Purdue base ball team, who was elected Wormwood, Augusta, Me.; Charlie Fullerton, Alle Henry Pffitz Manager Peitz has taken captain of this year©s team on account of gheny, Pa.; W. Moore, Betterton, Md.; Ed. Melchoir, "Deacon" Wright, the Oakland pitcher, hold with enthusiasm. He his fast playing and later withdrew from the Toledo, O.; Ed. Bush, Knoxville, Pa.; W. Miller, seems to be making good with the Cleve gives promise of being a good leader and university. Boston, and K. Goodwill, Athens, Me. land team. all the players \vil do their best for him. First base Percy Solbraa, Houghton, Mich. Second baseman Dell Noblitt has signed with th< Second base Benny Boweock, G. Maurer, Brook The San Francisco Club has received the Ex-Manager Burke, who is now with In Grand Rapids Club, of the Central League, after i lyn, and Ed. Kichols, Willimantic, Conn. signed contract of the last of the hold-outs, dianapolis, shows he has some sore spots prolonged hold-out.. Shortstop Arthur Weaver, Montourville, Pa. pitcher Ralph Willis. by the talking he is doing. He was never Third base Jim McDermott and Joe Lewis, Phila- Pitcher Joe Corbett, after having been out anything fc»* a courtesy manager, being [elphia, and Johnny Webber, Toledo. of the game two years, is in his former good really nothing more than captain of the Outflelders, Austin, Messenger, Devine, O©Donnell, form for the ©Frisco Coast League team. team. Chivington is the manager and the ^KESTOB" "IMPOBTED" "B07AL HB5TOB© >f Westerly, R. I., and Ralph Matthews, of Phila- players will do as much for him this ye lelphia. George Hildebrand takes his transfer to Green Label, <0c. Bine Label, Sacramento philosophically and has signed under Peitz as they did last year w ith 25c. Joe Bean, former manager of Jersey City, Burke as captain. Frank Delehanty, form__ may also be secured for the infield and this with Charley Graham without any protest. ]y with New York, has not reported and it nay mean a trade or two. The series of Pitcher Oscar Jones and third baseman is said he declines to go to the minors. xhibition games provides for only one con- Bill Curtis have jumped the San Francisco There don©t seem to be much concern about ;est away from the city and that will be the Club and have joined the Santa Cruz team, it around the Falls City. There seems to ipening game. The schedule is as follows: of the outlaw California League. fee some doubt of his having the class to beat Ipril 10, at Woonsocket; April 12, Boston The new Vernon Club has two former A. out Landreth, Tate, Woodruff and Dunleavy. The Original Egyptian 1 Nationals; April 14, Boston College; April A. twirlers on its staff Roy Hitt, formerly Pitchers Puttman and Durham have\not yet 7, Waterbury; April 19, Providence; April of Columbus, and Bert Coy, a southpaw, wlw I 20, .New Britain. The locals will then lay was with St. Paul a few seasons ago. SRORTIIVQ APRIL 3, 1909.

stroke, and the credit largely belongs to President Carpenter. It gave the league stability. Players became an asset. .Con TRI-STATE BOSS tracts suddenly became worth much more than the paper on which they were written. Where before the various clubs had noth SOME FACTS ABOUT PRESI ing, they immediately became possessed of personal property worth at least $75,000. DENT CARPENTER. SALARY LIMIT ACHIEVEMENT. President Carpenter did more than that. He eliminated a lot of mawkish sentiment that really was a detriment to the league. Character and Achievements of False city pride, and for the "honor of your town," gave way to practical business REACH methods. The salary limit was toned down the Young Man Who Built Up to bring the expenditures somewhere near the revenues, and there were improvements the Tri-State League to Its Pre that make for permanence all along the line. are made by men who know Then came Carpenter©s non-fudgable agree ment to compel the observance of that limit, the game—who have played sent High Degree* s_aid to be the best of its kind ever devised. Managers and owners in their desire to Base it, and so know the require produce a pennant-winner always respected Altoona, Pa_; March 29. Editor "Sport the salary limit for fear of the consequences. ments of every Base Ball arti ing Life.J © Thirty-six years ago, on March 13, Charles F. Carpenter first opened his HE NEVER TASTED LIQUOR. cle used. The result is that eyes in a world that was ^Chere is an opinion extant that promi- full and fond of sports. Now n

and regarding whom numerous statements have been made that he will retire from base ball, will play this year just the same. An announcement to this effect was made /I. O. Spaiding & Bros. to-day. Willis was offered a contract for $4000 by President Dreyfuss, of the Pirates, but he is holding out for $5000. His friends For 30 Years the Leaders and Originators of New Things in declare that he has no idea that this de mand will be met. Willis expects Manager Clarke will send for him when the team returns to Pittsburg on April 11, and ho will go there. The cause of his hold-out is said to be his belief that he can get $4500 Nearly All the Large Cities of the on a compromise. If this is not forthcom ing, there is every reason to believe that East to Be Visited by the Grand he will affix his signature to th^ $4000 con F THERE©S one part of the ball player©s tract. Last year he received $3500, with a equipment that must be just right, it©s the Old Man and His Colts Many $400 bonus. There is no truth in the story that Willis will buy a hotel in this town, I shoe. Spalding-©s shoes have been used and give up the game. He is getting into Desirable Dates Secured. trim by daily work in the Delaware Col by all the leading ball players throughout the lege gymnasium, and is pitching daily to the college players. He will not object to world for years. The shoe must be built right SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." being traded to Cincinnati, if such a deal fit like a glove be light and have strength. is arranged, but will play ball in either Chicago, 111., March 29. Captain Adrian event. © Spalding©s Base Ball Shoes have for over a quar Constantine Anson, veteran of more hard- fought diamond battles than any other man ter of a century been recognized as the best iu the country, started Sun day morning on what may THE TEXAS LEAGUE, shoe. They©re made just like our championship prove his last invasion of sprinter shoes that are used by all the champion the East at the head of his Arranges the 1909 Championship Sched own base ball team. Men sprinters of the world. Made by men that de w,ho have tied themselves up ule Season to Open on April 17 and to vote their entire time to making Base Ball Shoes for the twenty-five-day «trip Close September 6. are: Captain Walter Ecker- and in the best shoe factory in the world, sall, Adolph Andrews, Fred Houston, Tex., March 25. The schedule Kommers, Will Schaller, out- committee of the Texas League decided on fielders; Warren Hill, Billy the schedule at a meeting held here to-day. Staton, Bay Schreiber and It provides that the season shall open on Several Reasons Why Fred Wilhoit, infielders. The April 17 and close September 6. San An pitchers will be Japk Brad- tonio opens at Galveston, Wacp at Houston, Oklahoma City at Dallas and Shreveport at Sjtaldsng©s Shoes fare Eest A. C. Anson shaw, Roy Maddigan and "Dunk"© Boyle, whilei. Art Fort Worth. There will be double-headers Grabenkreuger and Albert Lundine will ..be played at Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Because we use the best Kangaroo leather for the the backstops. Cuthrow, the Notre Dame San Antonio on July 4 arid Labor Day. The tops. Because we use the best White Oak leather for Star, will join the team on the way. Dates Oklahoma City franchise holders asked that the soles. Because we use the finest Hand Made Steel secured by the old base ball favorite, many it be given a game Decoration Day, but the Plates obtainable. Because they are made in our fac of them of a complimentary nature, and as committee found it impossible to accede to such the cream of the year, are as follows: the request, and the Indians will play at tory, under the direct supervision of experts. Many of > Shreveport on that day. The committee, en- the men who are working on our shoes have been in our March 28 and 29, South Bend; March 30 and 31. Cincinnati Reds; April 1 and 2, Columbus; April 3 fvountered some difficulty in arranging the employ for twenty years and over, and, from their expert and 4, Wheeling Stogies; April 5, Washington "Com schedule in order not to conflict with the missioners;- April 6, : April 7, Houston races, a meet opening there for knowledge and experience, they know just what is re Beading, Pa.: April 8, Philadelphia Athletics: April three weeks on April 21. quired in an athlete©s shoe to make it right. In addition 9, Trenton, N. J.; April 10, Newark; April 11, Brooklyn Ridgewood Parks; April 12, Boston Na to this, we use light-weight leather, specially tanned, to tionals; April 13, New York Giants, opening day at News Notes. the Polo Grounds; April 14, Worcester, Mass.; The Austin Club has suspended Jack give it the additional strength so necessary in an athletic April 15. Springfield, Mass., April 16, Hartford, Salinger. shoe. Furthermore, when we say a shoe is "bench Conn; April 17. Providence; April 18, Brooklyn Ridgewood Parks; April 19. Fall, River, Mass.; The Galveston Club has suspended O. H. made," it is really made throughout by hand by a shoemaker April 20, Scranton, Pa.; April 21, Wilkes-Barre, Mickle for desertion to an outlaw league. working at a bench in our factory. The plates on all our Pa.; April 22, Johnstown, Pa.; April 23, Dayton, O.; The Fort Worth Club has signed out- April 24, Fort Wayne, Ind.; April 25, Terre Haute, shoes are put on carefully by hand. lad. fielder Bill Nance, formerly of the Toledo team. , SPECIAL NOTICE With Base Ball Shoes that are being The Waco Club has signed Wehrell, pitch used continuously or fairly often, an application of neats-foot oil THE WESTERN LEAGUE. er an.d outfielder of the Hazleton Club, of or some good fish-oil should be applied to the uppers once every the outlaw Atlantic League. week or two weeks in order to keep them to a nice, soft con dition. This will also increase the wear of the shoes, as the per Denver Enthused Over the Acquisition of EXHIBITION GAMES. spiration from the fo«t has a tendency to deteriorate tto quality Outfielder Charley Jones From St. Louis of the leather. MAKCH 23. and His Appointment as Manager. At Mobile Mobile 3, Athletics 4. Denver, Colo., March 24. In securing At Montgomery Montgomery 2, Athletic Colts 0. Charley Jones, the St. Louis American At Macon Newark (B. L.) 3, New York (A. L.) 5. League outfielder, to manage the Denver At Chattanooga Chattanooga 0, Cincinnati 9. At Columbus. Ga. Toledo 1, Columbus 1 (10 ins.) Club the coming season At Dallas Dallas 1, Washington 1. President Burke has made At Shreveport Shreveport 1, Chicago (N. L.) 6. himself solid with the local MARCH 24. fans, who were beginning to At Birmingham Birmingham 3, Athletic Colts 3. think that one of last year©s At Atlanta Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 8. players would be selected to At Augusta Augusta 0, Boston (N. L.) 5. handle the Grizzlies. Many At Maron Newark (E.. L.) 1, New York (A. L.) 3. men had been considered for At Memphis Memphis vs. Boston (A. L. ), rain. the place, chief among them At Los Angeles L. Angeles vs. Chicago (A. L. ) , rain. being Harry Arndt, last sea At San Francisco San Francisco vs. Chicago Colts, rain. son with Providence, in the At Little Rock Little Rock 3. St. Louis (N. L.) 14. Eastern League, from which At Jacksonville Jacksonville 1. Brooklyn 11. SPALD1NG HIGHEST SPALDING SPRINT SPALDING " FEATHERWEIGHT" team he was unable to get At Columbus, Ga, Columbus (S. A. L. ) 3. Toledo 3, away. Jones has long been At Houston Houston 4, St. Louis (A. L.) 2. QUALITY ING BASE BALL BASE BALL SHOE Charles Jones a favorite in Denver, and MAECH 25. BASE BALL SHOE SHOE The Lightest Base Ball Shoe his work was closely fol At Macon Macon 1, New York (A. L. ) 3. Hand made throughout Made of selected kan Ever Made. lowed after his entrance to the major league. At Mobile Mobile S. Athletics 5. and of specially selected garoo leather and built on Size of Shoe, 56 789 He played on the DenVer team three seasons, At Birmingham Birmingham 1, Athletic Colts 9. kangaroo leather. No our famous running shoe At San Antonio San Antonio 0, Detroit 9. pains or expense has Weight (oz- ) 18 18y2 19 20 21 beginning in 1901, and from here went to last. This shoe is strongly the Chicago White Sox. Since then he has At Columbus Columbus (S. A. L. ) 4, Toledo 8. been spared in making Owing to the lightness and fineness played in St. Paul, Washington and St. At Fort Worth Fort Worth ©2, Washington 1. this shoe not only the made, and while extremely of Its construction, it is suitable for Louis. Jones will play center field the At Memphis Memphis 0. Boston (A. L. ) 9. very highest in quality, light in weight, will be the exacting demands of the fastest At Little Rock Little Rock 6. St. Louis (N. L. ) 11. but perfect in every players, but as a light weight durable coming seaAn. The Denver team will re At Los Angeles Vernon 0, Chicago (A. L. ) 10. other detail. The plates found substantial In con shoe for general use or for the ordi port in Kansas City to-day and will play At San Francisco Oakland vs. Chicago Colts, rain. are of the finest hand- struction. Hand sewed nary Player we recommend our No. a series of exhibition games through Kansas MARCH 2G. forged razor steel and and a strictly bench .made 30-S, which will give better wearing and Missouri before returning here for the are firmly riveted to heel At Nashville Nashville 4. Athletic Colts 5. and sole. shoe. Rawhide thong laces. service. Hand sewed and a strictly opening of the season. A second squad At Mobile Mobile 1. Athletics 10. bench made shoe. Rawhide thong will be in Denver April 3, 4 and 6, to meet At Little Rock Little Rock 1. Chicago (N. L.) 4. No. 2-0. Pair, $7.00 No. 30-S. Pair. $7.00 laces. No. FW; Per pair, $7.00 ;-the White Sox. Practically all of the men At Los Angeles L. Angeles v*. Chicago (A. L.),rain. have signed contracts, and the outlook is At San Francisco Sau Francisco 5, Chicago Colts 4. No. 0. Per pair, $5.00 No. 35. Pair pair, $3.50. No. 37. "Per pair, $2.50. .©brighter than it has been for years. At Atlanta Atlanta 5. Cincinnati 5 (12 innings). At Wienita Wichita 3. Washington 12. Official Schedule Changes. MARCH 27. Spalding©s New Spring and Summer 1909 Catalogue, complete "San Francisco, Oal. t© March 22. Presi At Mobile Mobile 1, Athletics (A. L.) 10. At Columbus Columbus (S. A. L.) 2. Toledo 1. dent N. L. O©Neill, of the Western League, At Atlanta Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 8. edition, 144 pages containing hundreds of illustrations that has announced the following changes in that At New Orleans New Orleans 4. Cleveland 5. league©s Schedule for 1909, as published in At Fort Worth Ft. Worth 3, New "i©ork (N. L.) 10. may interest the Ball Player. Copy -mailed to any address on "Sporting Life:" ©At Macon Picked Team 0. New York (A. L.) 10. receipt of request. ©: Wichita at Lincoln, add September 2, 3, 4. At San Antonio San Antonio 2. Detroit 1. At Wichita Wichita 1, Washington 8. Wichita at Sioux City, scratch September At Memphis Memphis vs. Chicago (N. L. ), rain. S, 4 and 7. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 3, Chicago (A. L. ) 1. Topeka at Lincoln, scratch April 29, 30, At San Francisco San Francisco 1. Chicago Colts 1. May 1 and July 22. At Dallas Dallas 0, New York Colts (N. L.) 4. Topeka at Sioux City, add September 3 At Augusta Newark (E. L.) 0, Boston (N. L.) 3. New Tork Pittsburg New Orleans St. Louis Denver and 24. MARCH 28. Buffalo Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Minneapolis Lincoln at Topeka, scratch September 3 At Dallas Dallas 1, New York (N. L.) 9. Syracuse Philadelphia Cleveland Kansas City Seattle and 4 and add April 29, 30 and May 1. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 2, Cincinnati Colts 5. Boston Washington Detroit San Francisco Atlanta This will give Topeka the opening date At Memphis Memphis 1, Chicago (N. L.) 12. Columbus of the season instead of Topeka opening at At Los Angeles (A.M.) Vemon 0. Chicago (A. I/.) 4. Montreal, Can. London, Eng. Edinburgh, Scot. Sydney, Aus. Lincoln. It will also make the first home At IMS Angeles (P.M.) L. Ang. 2, Chicago (A. L. At Los Angeles (P. M. ) Los Angeles 2, Chicago (A. series of 12 games instead of 9 as under the L.) 1. original. At San Francisco (A. M.) Oakland 4, Chicago Colts 3 (11 innings). LOST A FORTUNE. houses were destroyed by the flames, but News Notes. At San Francisco (P. M.) San Francisco 0, Chi to date we have not been able to gather in a cago Colts 5. nickel, and so still are holding the bag for The Denver Club has suspended "William At New Orleans New Orleans 0, Cleveland 8. How the San Francisco Earthquake Af MeDonough. At San Antonio San Antonio 4, Detroit 17. fected the Egan Family. about $40,000." Egan was on his way The National Board has reinstated Frank At Houston Houston 13. St. Louis (A. L.) 2. East from San Francisco to join the Peoria At Wichita Wichita 5, Washington 3. Atlanta, Ga., March 25. If gameness (111.) team when the earthquake occurred, McNichols, of the Des Moines Club. At Fort Worth Fort Worth 2. New York Colts 6. At Louisville Louisville 2. Athletic Colts 15. counts for anything, Dick Egan, one of and it was some days before he was able to The Denver Club has received the signed secure any information concerning the mem contracts of Pat Bohannon and Roy Lovett, MARCH 29. the Reds© infield candidates, is far on his way toward a steady job with / the Beds. bers of his family, all of whom escaped un-, two hold-outs. At Macon Macon 0, Brooklyn 5. injured. The Topeka Club has purchased pitcher At Columbus Columbus 0. New York (A. L. ) 4. During a conversation the other .day the fa£t At Nashville-Nashville 0. Chicago (N. L.) 3. was -developed that Egan is out about $40,- Slapnicka from the Rockford Club, of the At Chattanooga Chattanooga 5, -Toledo -3. Wisconsin League. At Columbia Columbia 4. Newark (E. L. ) 7. 000 as a result of the San -Francisco earth At Little Rock Little Rock 4. St. Louis , Washington 7. personal. loss , one would think - that. it was At McAlester MrAlester 8. :New York (N. L.)- 9. "an e very-day occurrence for him .to; contrib At Cincinnati Cincinnati Regulars 4, Colts 4 (10 in.) ute a fortune to the birds. Pittsburgh Star Pitcher Looking for a At Atlanta Atlanta 0. Athletics 3. Compromise. At Raleigh A. & M. College©1, Phlllies. 4. "We owned several pieces: of property in At Louisville Louisville 4. Athletic Colts 6. San Francisco before the "quake," said Special to "Sporting Life." Egan, "and when the. fire spread all over WALTER LONG, THE FLEET-FOOTED OUT- Newark, DeL, March 29. Victor Willis, The Des Moines Cliib has signed a new the place it ate up ev.ery stick that be flelder and speedy base-runner, would like to land the. pitcher of the Pittsburg Nationals, who first bas man named Noodskog, .and a six- longed to us. For a while we thought we with a league club. Address W. Loaf. 2341 So. lias refused to sign for the coming season, foot semi-professional pitcher named Dyke*. would be able to collect insurance, as our llth St., Philadelphia, fa. 18 SRORTUNG LJHB APRIL 3, 1909.

/ GIVING FOB BEADY EEFEEENCE ALL LEAGUES UNDEB THE NATIONAL AGBEEMENT; TOGETHEB WITH LEAGUE CLASSIFICATION; AND WITH CLUB MEMBEBS, OFFICIALS AND MANAGEBS. Printed in Half-Tone, on Heavy AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. ILLINOIS-IOWA-INDIANA LEAGUE THE MAJOR LEAGUES (CLASS B.) Enameled Paper, of a Size and (CLASS AA.) (CLASS B.) President M. H. SEXTON, THE SUPREME NATIONAL BASE President JOSEPH. D. O©BRIEN. President T. H. MURNANE, Rock Island, 111. BALL COMMISSION. 1317-18 Majestic Building. Boston, Mass. CLUB MEMBERS CEDAR RAP* Quality to Make Them Suitable Milwaukee, Wis. Season April 23-September 11. IDS, la., B. T. Brown, Manager, DAV« Season April 14-September 27. EN PORT, la., Chas. Shatter, Manager. Chairman , DROCKTON CLUB, Brockton, Mass. ROCK ISLAND, 111.. John Tighe, For Framing and Display. Wiggins Block, Cincinnati, O. f OLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, 0. " S. D. Flanagan, President Manager. PEORIA, 111., Frank Don- Secretary JOHN E. BRUCE, Masonic u E. M. 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By the dozen (assorted or all of one Monte Cross, Manager. T AWRENCE CLUB, Lawrence, Mass. WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE. kind) $1.00. In ordering specify the name of the NATIONAL LEAGUE. TOUISVILLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. u Edward L. Arundel, President. club and league and be sure to mention the year. " Thomas A. Barker, President Mal Eason, Manager. (CLASS C.) The following is our complete list. We have no President HARRY C. PULLIAM, T. M. Chivington, Manager. President JAS. F. FLEMING, others. Don©t write and ask us if we have pictures St. James Bldg., N. Y. City. T YNN CLUB, Lynn. Mass. Medicine Hat Alberta. of the "Squeedunk Team," of the Saueedunk Secretary JOHN A. HEYDLER, MILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee,Wis. " Afatthew M. McCann, President CLUB MEMBERS BRAND ON, League, or any others. We haven©t. St. James Bldg., N. Y. City. m Charles S. Havener, President William Hamilton, Manager. Man., C. F. Traeger, Manager. CAL The groups are 13 x 14. inches ia size. Season April 14-October 7. John J. McCloskey, Manager. T OWELL CLUB, Lowell, Mass. GARY, Alta., , Manager. MINNEAPOLIS CLUB, " Alexander Winn, President EDMONTON, Alta., D. McGuire, 11 M. E. Cantillon, President. and Manager. Manager. LETH BRIDGE, Alta., 1902 CHAMPION MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS. BOSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. , Manager. MEDICINE Pittsburg Club of 1902. National League Champions James Collins, Manager. H BEDFORD CLUB, N. Bedf©d, Mass. for 1903; Philadelphia Club ("Athletics") of 1902. ° George B. Dov*y. President CT. PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Mlnn. HAT, Alta., Wm. Hamilton, Mana American League Champions for 1903. Frank Bowennan, Manager. ©* James Burke, President ger. MOOSE JAW, Sask.. 0. B. u George Lennon, President. Thomas Dowd, Manager. Taylor, Manager. REG IN A, Sask., 1902 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. M. J. Kelley, Manager.- WORCESTER CLUB, Worcester. Mass. C. R, Blackburn, Manager. WINNI. Toronto Club of 1902. .- Eastern League Champions BROOKLYN CLUB, Brooklyn, N. Y. rpOLEDO CLUB, Toledo, 0. " , President PEG, Man., Prank Lohr, Manager. Indianapolis Club, American Association; Kan D Charles H. Ebbetts, President. " William R. Armour, President. and Manager. Season May 12-September 6. sas City Club, Western League Champions; Man Harry G. Lumley, Manager. chester Club, New England League Champions; Fred Abbott. Manager. Nashville Club, Southern League Champions; CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. WESTERN ASSOCIATION. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. * (CLASS C.) New Haven Club, Connecticut League Champions; CHICAGO CLUB Chicago, 111. (CLASS B.) President D. M. SHIVELY, Butte Club, Pacific Coast Northwest League Cham u Charles W. Murphy, President. (CLASS A.) President W. J. TRACT, pions; Albany Club, New York State League Frank L. Chance, Manager. Bristol, Conn. Kansas City, Kan. Champions; Itockford Club, L-I.-I. League Cham President W. M. KAVANAUGH, CLUB MEMBERS JOPLIN, Mo., pions. Little Rock, Ark. BRIDGEPORT CLUB, Bridge©t. Conn. John Fillman, Manager. SPRING PlNCINNATI CLUB, Cincinnati, O. Season April 15-September 18. D James H. O©Rourke, President FIELD, Mo., T. Vanderhlll, Manager. ^ August Herrmann, President. and Manager. FORT SMITH, Ark., , 1903 AMERICAN,LEAGUE CLUBS. Clark Griffith, Manager. * TLANTA CLUB, Atlanta. Ga. Manager. WEBB CITY, Mo., Law Boston Club of 1903, American League Champions " . J. W. Heisman, President. UARTFORD CLUB, Hartford,© Conn. rence Milton, Manager. ENID, Okla., for 1904; also Champions© of -the World for 1904; W. A. Smitb, Manager. n J. H. Clarkiu, President. Walter Frantz, Manager. GUTHRIE. Philadelphia Club ("Athletics"), Cleveland Club, YORK CLUB, New York, N. Y. Thomas J. Connery, Manager. Ok., Manager. Salary New York Club, Detroit Club, St. Louis Club. John T. Brush, President. BIRMINGHAM CLUB, Birm©n, Ala. limit, $1,200. Chicago Club, Washington Club. 0 R. II. Baugh, President. UOLYOKE CLUB, Holyoke, Mass. John J. McGraw, Manager. C. Molesworth, Manager. n P. H. Prindiville, President. OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. 1903 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. M. J. McCormick, Manager. (CLASS C.) Pittsburg Club of 1903, National League Champions T ITTLE ROCK CLUB, L. Rock, Ark. President SAMUEL 0. WMGHT. for 1904; New York Club, Chicago Club, Cincin pITTSBURG CLUB, Pittsburg, Pa. *" H. C. Rather, President. MEW HAVEN CLUB, N. Haven, Conn. Youngstown, O. nati Club, Brooklyn Club, Boston Club, Philadel * Barney Dreyfuss, President. M. J. Finn, Manager. *© George W. Cameron, President. CLUB MEMBERS AKRON, 0., J. phia Club, St. Louis Club. Frederick T. Clarke, Manager. MEMPHIS CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. George D. Bone, Manager. Breckenridge, Manager. CANTON, 0.. I BOS CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. ra F. P. Coleman, President. HEW BRITAIN CLUB, A. Van Patterson, Manager. NEW Bt, Paul Club, American Association Champions; PHILADELPHIA CLUB. Philad©a.Pa. Charles Babb, Manager. " New Britain, Conn. CASTLE, Pa., James Barton, Man .Jersey City Club, Eastern League Champions; * Israel. W. Durham, President. ONTGOMERY CLUB. Montg©y, Ala. Wm. Hanna, Pres. and Mgr. ager. SHARON, Pa., John Hanlon, Lowell Club, New England League Champions; William J. Murray, Manager. M R. J. Chambers, President, H ORTHAMPTON, Northamp©n, Mass. Manager. YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Chas. Fort Wayne Club, .Central League Champions; Hoi- lid. Greminger, Manager. " Edward Bowler, President Crowe, Manager. ERIE, Pa., M. yoke Club, Connecticut League Champions; Mem and Manager. Montgomery, Manager. EAST LIV» phis Club, Southern League Champions; Sedalia S T.©. LOUIS CLlfcB, St. Louis, Mo. MASHVILLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. ERPOOL, O., A. Osborne, Manager. Club, Missouri Valley .Champions; Los Angeles ** F. E. Kulm, President. OPRINGFIELD CLUB, Sprin©d, Mass. MoKEESPORT, Pa., Wm. Thoma* , President. W. Bernhardt, Manager. u John E. Zeller, President Club, Pacific Coast League Champions; Schenec- Roger Bresnahan, Manager. and Manager. Manager. Salary limit, $1,600. tady Club, New York State League Champions. HEW ORLEANS CLUB, N. Orl©s, La. " Leonard L. Stern, President, UATERBURY CLUB, Waterb©y, Conn. TEXAS STATE LEAGUE. AMERICAN LEAGUE. " H. R. Durant, President (CLASS C.) 1904 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. Charles Frank, Manager. M. H. Doherty, Manager. Boston Club of 1904, American League Champions President BAN B. JOHNSON, MOBILE CLUB, Mobile, Ala. President WILBUR P. ALLEN, for 1905; New York Club. Chicago Club, Cleve Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111. 11 Dr. H. T. Inge. President. Austin, Texas. land Club, Philadelphia Club ("Athletics"), St. George Reed. Manager. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. CLUB MEMBERS WACO,. Ben Louis Club. Detroit Club, Washington Club. Secretary ROBERT Mc©KOY, (CLASS C.) Richards, Manager. DALLAS, >J. Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111. W. Gardner, Manager. FT. WORTH. 1904 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. Season April 12-October 4. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. President, Secretary and Treasurer New York Club of 1904, National League Champions JAKE WELLS, Richmond Va. D. C. Feegles, Manager. GALVES- (CLASS B.) Season April 22-September 11. TON, John Warner, Manager. HOUS for 1905; Chicago Club, Cincinnati Club, Pitts President W. H. LUCAS, TON, Doak Roberts, Manager. burg Club, Brooklyn Club, Boston Club, Phila OSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. Portland, Ore. delphia Club. B John I. Taylor, President. DANVILLE CLUB, Danville, Va. Manager. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. Season April 17-October 3. u J. O. Boatwright, President George Kelsey, Manager. SAN AN- 1904 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. , Manager. TON 10, Morris Block, Manager. Buffalo Club, Eastern League Champions; St. Paul ABERDEEN CLUB, Aberdeen, Wash. Robert Stafford, Manager. T YNCHBURG CLUB. Lynchb©g, Va. SHREVEPORT, La., Ben Shelton* Club, American Association Champions; Syracuse pHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, 111. " W. R. Macfarlane, President, Manager. Salary limit, $1,800. Set- Club, New York League Champions; Memphis C. H. Rowland, Manager. u Dr. J. A. Anderson, President son April 17-September 6. u , President, Albert Orth, Manager, Club, Southern League Champions; Haverhill Club, Fielder Jones, Manager. PORTLAND CLUB, Portland, Ore. New England League Champions; Springfield Club, r W. W. McCredie, President. HORFOLK CLUB, Norfolk, Va. OHIO STATE LEAGUE. Indlana-Illinois-Iowa League Champions; Macon Perle B. Casey, Manager. " C. H. Consolvo, President. (CLASS D.) Club, South Atlantic League Champions; Fort pLEVELAND, CLUB, Cleveland, O. Robert Pender, Manager. President ROBERT QTJINN, Wayne Club, Central League Champions. CEATTLE CLUB, Seattle, Wash. u John Kilfoyl, President. u D. E. Dugdale, President PORTSMOUTH CLUB, Portsm©h, Va. Columbus, 0. Napoleon Lajoie, Manager. 1 C. T. Bland, President. CLUB MEMBERS LIMA, Le« 1905 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. M. J. Lynch, Manager. W. F. Waller, Manager. Fohl, Manager. LANCASTER, George New York Club of 1905, National League Champions qPOKANE CLUB, Spokane. Wash. DOANOKK CLUB, Roanoke. Va. Fox, Manager. MANSFIELD, Tim for 1906; also Champions of the World for 1906; DETROIT CLUB, Detroit, Mkh. ° Joseph P. Cohn, President. "C. R. Williams, Pres., F. Shaughne Flood, Manager. MARION, ©Charles Pittsburg Club, Chicago Club, Philadelphia Club, u Frank J. Navin, President. R. P. Brown, Manager. sey, Mgr., E. D. Hains, Bus. Mgr. M. O©Day, Manager. NEWARK, Cincinnati Club, St. Louis Club, Boston Club, Hugh Jennings, Manager. Brooklyn Club. ipACOMA CLUB, Tacoma, Wash. RICHMOND CLUB, Richmond, Va. Homer Davidson, Manager. PORTS A George M. Shreeder, President ** W. B. Bradley, President MOUTH, William Doyle. Manager. 1905 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. Russ Hall. Manager. Perry Lipe, Manager. Salary limit, $1,600. Season April Philadelphia Club ("Athletics") of 1905, American MEW YORK CLUB, New York, N. Y. 29-September 6. League Champions for 1906; Chicago Club, Detroit " Frank J. Farrell, President. VANCOUVER CLUB, Vancouver.B.C. Club, Boston Club, Cleveland Club, New York George T. Stallings, Manager. " A. R. Dickson, President PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. PENNSYLVANIA W.VA. LEAGUE. Club, Washington Club, St. Louis Club. Louis E. Nordyke, Manager. (CLASS AA.) (CLASS D.) 1905 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. President J. CAL. EWING, President JAMES D. GRONINGEB, PHILADELPHIA CLUB, Philad©a,Pa. TRI-STATE LEAGUE. San Francisco, Cal. Morgantown, W. Va. Providence Club, Champions of Eastern League; £ Benjamin F. Shibe, President. (CLASS B.) CLUB MEMBERS SAN FRAN- Columbus Club, Champions of American Associa Connie Mack, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS UNIONTOWN, tion; Des Moines Club, Champions of the Western Presidentr-CHAS. F. CARPENTER, CISCO, Cal., Frank M. Ish, Presi Pa., Frank Sisley, Anager. CON- League; New Orleans Club, Champions of the Altoona. Pa. dent; John Glcason, Manager. OAK NELLSVILLE, Pa., Alex Sweeney. Southern League; Concord Club, Champions of the qT. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. Season April 28-September 6. LAND, Cal., Edward M. Walters, Manager. CLARKSBURG, W. Va,, New England League; A.-J.-G. Club, Champions 0 Robert L. Hedges, President, President; , Man Ferd. Drumm, Manager. FAIRMONT, of the New York League; Macou Club, Champions James R. McAleer, Manager. ALTOONA CLUB, Altoona, Pa. ager. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Senator W. Va., Walter Snodgrass. Manager. of the South Atlantic League. n W. H. McEldowney, President. Pendleton, President; Henry Berry, GRAFTON, W. Va., S. B. Buttermore. Ed. Ashenbaeh, Manager. Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., Judge Manager. CHARLEROI, Pa., H. Os- SPECIAL GROUP. WASHINGTON CLUB, Wash©n, D. C. UARRISBURG CLUB, Harrisb©g, Pa. McCredie, President; Walter Mc bome. Manager. Salary limit, f.1,500; President and Managers of the National League for " Thomas C. Noyes, President, " W. Harry Baker, President. Credie Manager. SACRAMENTO, season of 1906; President and Managers of ths Joseph Cantillon, Manager. George W. Heckert, Manager. Cal., Chas. Graham, Manager. VER- WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE. American League for season of 1906. TOHNSTOWN CLUB, Johnsfn, Pa. NON, Cal., H. Hogan, Manager. (CLASS D.) w George K. Kline, President. Season March 30-October 31. President CHARLES F. MOLL, 1906 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. Curt Weigand, Manager. Milwaukee, Wis Chicago Club of 1906, American League Champions WESTERN LEAGUE. CLUB MEMBERS FREEPORTi for 1907; also Champions of the World for 1907; T ANCASTER CLUB, Lancaster, Pa. (CLASS A.) © HI., Frank Genins, Manager. FOND New York Club, Cleveland Club, Philadelphia Club NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRO 11 Frank B. Trout, President President NORRIS O©NEIL, DU LAC, Wis., Fred Barnes, Man ("Athletics"), St. Louis Club, Detroit Club, FESSIONAL BASE BALL Martin Hogan, Manager. . Marquette Bldg., Cliicago, 111. ager. GREEN BAY. Wis., John Washington Club, Boston Club. LEAGUES. rpRENTON CLUB, Trenton, if. J. CLUB MEMBERS DENVER, Col., Pickett, Manager. RAClNE, Wis., 1906 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. ** Andrew J. Lynch, President. Chas. Jones, Manager. DES MOINES, W. H. Armstrong, Manager. MADI Chicago Club of 1906, National League Champions President MICHAEL H. SEXTON, Percy Stetler, Manager. la., William Dwyer, Manager. LIN SON, Wis., John Moran, Manager. for 1907; New York Club, Pittsburg Club, Phila Rock Island, 111. COLN, Neb., Wm. H. Fox, Mana OSHKOSH, Wis., E. P. Hawley, Man delphia dub, Brooklyn Club, Cincinnati Club, Secretary-^J. H. FABRELL, Box 214, W ILLIAMBPORT CLUB;, Will©t, Pa, ger. OMAHA, Neb., Wm. A. Rourke, ager. ROCKFORD, 111., George Bubr St. fiouls Club, Boston Club. Auburn, N. Y. Frank C. Bowman, President. Manager. PUEBLO, Col., Frank ser. Manager. APPLETON, Wis.. 1906 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. William Coughlin, Manager. Selee, Manager. SIOUX CITY, la.. Charles Ferguson, Manager. Salary Buffalo Club, Champions of the Eastern League; 1 BOARD OF ARBITRATION: HEADING CLUB, Reading, Pa. William H. Holmes, Manager. TO- limit, $1,300. Season May 6-Set»- tember 12. Columbus Club, Champions of the American Asso J. Cal Ewing, T. H. Murnane, W. ** Jacob L. Weitzel, President. PEKA, Kas., Richard Cooley, Mana ciation; Scranton Club, Champions of the New M. Kavanaugh, James H. O©Rourke, Clarence Foster, Manager. ger. WICHITA, Kas., John Holland, ARKANSAS STATE LEAGUE, York League; Birmingham Club, Champions of M. H. Sexton, D. M. Shlvely, Frank VORK CLUB, York, Pa. Manager. Season April 28-Sept. 28. (CLASS D.) the Southern League; Norwich Club, champions of R. Carson. 1 H. S. Schmidt, President President W. W. HURST, the Connecticut League; Grand Rapids Club, Frank Beisling, Manager. CENTRAL LEAGUE. Argenta, Ark. Champions of the Central League. (CLASS B.) CLUB MEMBERS ARGENTA, EASTERN LEAGUE. President Dr. F. R. CARSON, '—— ———, Manager. HELENA, ^_ 1907 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. (CLASS AA.) NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. South Bend, Ind. C. A. Vandegrifl, Manager. HOT Chicago Club of 1907, National League champions (CLASS B.) CLUB MEMBERS DAYTON, O., SPRINGS, A. S. Rlggs, Manager. for 1908; also Champions of the World for 1908- President P. T. POWERS, President J. H. FARRELL, Bade Meyer, Manager. EVANS- FORT SMITH, , Manager. Pittsburg Club, Philadelphia Club, New York Club Fuller Bldg., New York. Auburn, N. Y. VILLE,Ind., Chas. E. Knoll, Manager. TEXARKANA, Bobt. Shelton, Man Brooklyn Club, Cincinnati Club, Boston Club, Season April 22-September 23. Season May 5-September 19. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Joseph ger. PINE BLUFF, H. M. Berry. St. Louis Club. Eaidy, Manager. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Manager. JONESBORO, Senator Rain- IS07 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. BUFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. Y. ALBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y. Angus A, Grant, Manager. FORT ey. Manager. MONROE, La., W. Detroit Club of 1907, American League Champions " Alex. B. Potter, President. " C. M. Winchester, Jr., Pres. WAYNE, Ind., John 0. Hendricks, Dobard, Manager. Salary limit, $859,, for-1908, Philadelphia Club ("Athletics"), Chicago George A. Smith, Manager. William Clarke, Manager. Manager. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Club, Cleveland Club, New York Club, St. Louis ALTIMORE CLUB, Baltimore, Md. ULMIRA CLUB, Elmira, N. Y. W. F. Groeschow, Manager. WHEEL CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. Club, Boston Club, Washington Club. B Edward H. Hanlou, President. " Henry D. Bamsey, President ING, W. Va., W. Phillips, Manager. (CLASS D.) 1907 MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. John Dunn, Manager. and Manager. ZANESVILLE, O., Roy Montgomery, Columbus Club, Champions of the American Associa President M. E. JUSTICE, BINGHAMTON CLUB, Bingh©n, N. Y. Manager. Salary limit, $1,800, Season Keokuk, la. tion; Toronto Club, Champions of the Eastern JERSEY CITY CLUB, Jersey City.N.J April 29-September 15. League; WlUiamsport Club, Champions of the Tri- «J Henry Deritt, President. 0 J. H. Mooney, President. CLUB MEMBERS BURLINGTON, Eugene McCann, Manager. William Roach, Manager. la., Edward Egan, Manager. JACK- Stata League; Albany Club, Champions of the New SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. SONVILE, 111., F. C. Taylor. Mana York State League; Holyoke Club, Champions of MONTREAL CLUB, Montreal, Can. CBANTON CLUB, Scranton, Pa. (CLASS C.) ger. KEWANEE, HI., Wm. Connors. the Connecticut League; Atlanta Club, Champions 1VJ E. R. Carrington, President. S E. J. Coleman, President. President W. ALBERT JONES, Manager. KEOKUK, la., Frenk Belt. of the Southern League; Norfolk Club, Champions James Casey, Manager. August Zeimer, Manager. Jacksonville, Fla. Slanager. OTTUMWA, la., Hugh A. of the Virginia League. EWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. YRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. CLUB MEMBERS AUGUSTA, Ga., Shannon, Manager. QUINCY, 111. N Jos. McGlnnity, President. S George N. Kuntzsch, President Louis Castro, Manager. COLUMBIA, Louis Cook, Manager. WATERLOO, 1903 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. Harry Wolverton, Manager. T. C. Griffin, Manager. S. C., A. C. Granville. Manager. la., Frank Boyle, Manager. HAN. Detroit Club of 1908, American League Champions PROVIDENCE CLUB, Providence.R.I. mROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., D. .1. Mul- NIBAL, Mo., Bert Hough, Manager. for 19C9; Cleveland Club, Chicago Clnb, St. *• Charles Rabbet, President. laney. Manager. MACON, Ga., John Louis Club, Boston Club, Philadelphia Club * Timothy J. Crowley, President, J. Lawler. Manager. SAVANNAH, OTHER ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. Washington Club, New York Club. Hugh Dufry, Manager. Edward A. Murphy, Manager. Ga., Robert J. Gilks, Manager. BSyFor information regarding tha 1908 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. ROCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y TTTICA CLUB, Utica. N. Y. CHARLESTON, S. C., G. S. Mark- following leagues address the Edito* Chicago Club of 1908, National League Champions ** C. T. Chapin, President. u Harry W. Roberts, President, ley, Manager. CHATTANOOGA, of "Sporting Lite:" for 1909, also Champions of the World for 1909; John Ganzel, Manager. Charles Dooley, Manager. Tenn., John Dobbs, Manager. CO Carolina Association. Pittsborg Club, New York Club, Philadelphia Club, rpORONTO CLUB, Toronto. Can. ILKES-BARRE CLUB, W.-Barre,Pa LUMBUS, Ga., James C. Fox, Man Blue Grass League. Cincinnati dub, Boston Club, Brooklyn dub St. * J. J. McCaffery, President, W J. S. Monks. President ager. Salary limit, $1,700. Season Eastern Illinois League. Lauti Club. Jooeph Kattcv, "^"Tr". JUalacM Kittddge, Manager. April 15-aectember «. Eastern Carolina Lsiga* APRIL 3, 1909. SRORTIIVO

THIRD CONTEST DECIDED A METROPOLITAN BETWEEN HIGHLAND AND RIS TEAM MATCH* ING SUN. The New York Athletic Club Rep The Highland Club of Philadelphia resentatives Defeat the Ossin- Defeated in an Exciting Match ing Gtm Club Team by a Total With the Crack Maryland Gtm of 506 Breaks to 505* Club, Located at Rising; Sun*

New York, March 25. An interesting Rising Sun, Md., March 25. The High- Interclub shoot was neld at the Travers laud Gun Club, of Philadelphia, was de Island traps of the New York Athletic Club feated here yesterday by the Rising Sun Gun yesterday. The Ossining Gun Club was the Club in the third shoot of the team series visiting aggregation, and after throwing 600 by a sore of 439 to 419. Although the visi targets for each team the score was 506 to tors came down here with only ten men on 505 in favor of the Mercury Foot gunners. the team the required number to make up So close was the shooting that up until the shooting squads, and had to shoot against the last target was trapped it was impossible the pick of fifteen scores of the local gun to tell the winner. Six men were on each ners, the Edge Hill men gave the home team team, and the customary strings of 25 a close race for the honors. With the excep targets was the order of the shooting. The tion of Crooks and Wentz the rest of the Ossining gunners took the first round by a Highlanders shot in splendid form, all get single target. At the end of the second ting 40 or better, Mink leading the way with string the New York Athletic Club was 49 out of his 50 targets. This was high- leading by a target. The visitors took the class shooting on the part of Highland, but third string by seven targets and entered the Rising Sun having a larger field to pick last leg with six "birds" to the good. The their ten highest scores from managed to final round wen to the Winged Footers by get nine or their ten men with scores of -the score of 130 to 123. Scores: 42 or better, giving them the match by a NEW YOBK ATHLETIC CLUB. 20-target margin. Not only was there ia- tense interest over the outcome of the race 25 25 ©25 25 Ttl. F. H. Schauffler ...... 22 20 21 21 84 between the two clubs, but the individual F. A. Hodgman ...... 21 20 20 23 84 test which ran between German, Worthing- O. C. Grinnell ...... 21 23 20 19 83 ton and Ewing, of Rising Sun, and Mink G. F. Pelham ...... 20 20 21 23 84 and Buckwalter for Highland was a pretty C. W. Billings ...... 23 22 20 24 89 exhibition of target shooting. This race was M. V. Lenane ...... 20 22 20 20 82 through the entire program of 155 targets, Totals 127 127 122 130 506 Mink shooting German to a standstill, each breaking 145, while Buckwalter stood off OSSINING GUN CLUB. Worthington and Ewing with a scc>re of 141 A. Bedell ...... 22 23 21 C. G. Blandford ...... 21 17 24 each. The club offered two gun cases for J. T. Hyland ...... 24 21 18 the high amateur scores for the day©s shoot I. T. Washbourne ..... 20 17 24 ing, and Mink, of Highland, and Ewing, of G. B. HubbeU ...... 22 23 20 Rising Sun, were each awarded a gun carrier D. Branderth ...... 19 24 22 at the end of the tourney. Mink proved to be the highest money winner, h.e getting Totals ...... 128 125 129 123 505 straight in four of his nine events. This Besides tie interclub shoot there was a was remarkable shooting when considering special 10d target match for three prizes the fact that German, Worthington and offered by F. A. Hodgman. The event was JAMES K. LEWIS, Ewing kept pushing Mink hard from the for the N. Y. A. C. gunners only. Dr. Held Winchester Expert With Headquarters at Little Rock, Arkansas. first event. Rising Sun now has won two was the winner with 91. G. Bechtel took out of the three matches, and while the second prize with 86. T. Lenane, Jr., and Handling a large territory and building up an interest in trapshooting is the especial business Of series has terminated Highland will make an N. Z. Lenane tied for the third cup with Mr. James K. Lewis, who represents the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, at Little Rock, Ark. effort to have an extra race shot at Edge. cards of 85. T. Lenane, Jr., in a special That he_ has done his work well goes without saying, for he has made the Red W a great favorite in Hill, Pa. Scores: shoot-off broke 24, against N. Z. Lenane ©s his territory. Mr. Lewis is 45 years of age and has been connected with the sporting goods business 22. The former shot with a handicap of two for 20 years. He was born and reared at Owensboro, Ky., and after a few years of study of the TEAM RACE 50 TARGETS. sporting goods business became president and general manager of the James Lewis Co., a corporation RISING SUN. HIGHLAND. targets, while N. Z. Lenane shot from in the sporting goods business. He became connected with the League of American Wheelman move Bk. Bfc scratch. The scores: ment and managed a number of noted cyclists. He was also the -vice-president of the Kentucky State German ... ,... 48Mmk ...... 1 2 3 4 H. T. Sportsmen©s Association. As an amateur Mr. Lewis shot at all the gun clubs in the South, but could Ewing ...... 47 Buckwalter ...... 47 Dr. R. J. Held ...... 16 21 20 18 16 91 never land an all-day or two-day average, though he was exceptionally strong at 50 or 100-target Worthington ... 46 Prank ...... 43 G. Bechtel ...... 23 17 14 20 12 8U matches. He made a good record at live birds for several years, even better than at ,targets. On one Darlington ... 45 Tansey ...... 43 T. Lenane, Jr...... 17 19 18 19 12 85 occasion he made Fred Gilbert kill 63 live birds straight in 1903 to win a miss-and-out event. For Gifford ...... 44 Dougherty ...... 41 M. V. Lenane ...... 25 18 21 21 0 85 three years Mr. Lewis has been connected with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in Arkansas Kiale ...... 43 Perry ...... 41 Dr. De Wolfe ...... 21 19 15 21 8 84 and has made a 33 1-3 per cent, increase. He moved his family to Little Rock a year ago and is so England ...... 43 Landis ...... 40 W. J. Ellas ...... 16 18 20 21 8 83 infatuated with the West that he intends to stay. He has always been a great hunter and has shot Kirk ...... 42 Franklin ...... 40 T. J. O©Donohue, Jr ...... 22 17 22 18 4 83 all kinds of game, large and small, upland, field and marsh, and has killed as many, if not more, tur Keen ...... 42 Crooks ...... 38 J. G. Batterson ...... 15 18 19 -21 8 81 keys than any man of his age. as that has always been his favorite hunting. He haa spent enough C. Kirk ...... 39 Wentz ...... 37 G. Lembeck ...... 18 18 15 15 12 79 time among them to learn their habits and knows how to get the shots. C. W. Billings ...... 21 15 19 20 4 79 Total ...... 439 Total .... 419 F. H. Schauffler ...... 20 20 20 18 0 78 R. L. Jacobus ...... 16 22 20 19 0 77 wind from the northwest caused the targets CLUB SHOOT. 155-TARGET EVENT. O. C. Grinnell ...... 17 20 19 17 4 77 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 25 Ttl. to execute many queer evolutions. Wescoat Targets 25 B. Targets .. 25 25 B. 15 25 24 145 W. J. Simpson ...... 15 17 16 18 8 74 shot through the program and his scores Johnson ., 23 48 J. Keegaa . 17 18 35 Mink ...... 13 15 12 13 15 13 G. E. Greiff ...... 15 "15 18 16 8 72 Marshall . German ...... 14 13 15 14 14 13 1425 23 145 T. C. Durham ...... 17 14 15 18 8 72 were all particularly good. Mink, however, 45 Jack ...... 19 16 35 Worthinrton ...... 13 11 14 15 13 14 15 23 23 141 was high gun in the 100-target shoot, break Dea ..... 45 Lester 17 17 34 1524 23 141 P. R. Robinson ...... 10 15 16 14 16 71 Dull ..... 45 Splevlns 17 17 34 Ewing ...... 13 14 13 12 13 14 Shoot-off for third place T. Lenane, Jr., 4, 25; ing 92 per cent. Shinn and Hinds also Young Buckwalter ...... 13 13 12 15 15 13 13 22 25 141 M. V., Lenane, 0, 22. shot in clever style. Scores: 44 Hutchinson . 17 17 ' 34 Dougherty ...... 13 13 13 13 13 15 12 22 19 133 0. E. Pope 43 Gering 13 20 33 Darlington ...... 11 11 11 10 13 15 14 21 24 130 B. ©B. B. B. B. B. Ttl. Roll ..... 42 Rittle ...... 17 16 33 12 18 22 129 TANSEY LED GUNNERS. Wescoat ..... 20 22 20 22—165 Moore ...... 21 42 F. A. Pop* 17 16 33 Franklin ...... 14 11 11 12 14 15 17 16 Tansey ...... 11 13 12 12 13 12 13 22 21 129 H. B. Cook .. 11 22—139 Vail ...... 19 38 Lally ...... 15 15 30 Gifford ...... 8 13 12 12 10 13 13 23 21 125 Bryne ...... 14 17 18 16—136 SECOND EVENT. Carried Off Honors in Two Events at Anderaon .... 18 21 22 ..—121 Prank ...... 11 14 10 12 14 12 14 2S 20 130 Mink ...... 22 23 23 23 ..—115 Targets 25 25 B. Targets 25 25 B. Perry ...... 11 10 11 12 13 11 13 21 20 122 Highland Shoot. Smith ...... 8 15 23 . .—105 Johnson , 23 44 0. E. Pope 16 16 32 Landis ...... 10 13 11 12 12 11 10 21 19 119 Shinn ...... 22 22 ..— 90 Young ... 20 44 Jack ...... 15 16 31 England ...... 7 6 8131414 1423 20 119 Philadelphia, Pa., March 29. Tom Tansey Hinds ...... 24 24 ..— 88 Marshall 21 43 F. Keegan . 15 16 31 Wentz ...... 11 12 9 13 15 11 11 19 18 119 carried off the high gun honors t^ the week Lewis ...... 18 18 21 ..— 77 Roll .... 20 40 Splevins 14 16 30 Crooks ...... 12 12 11 14 8 9 10 19 19 114 ly shoot of the Highland Gun Club Saturday, Johnson ...... 19 19 22 ...... — 60 Dull 20 39 Gering 15 15 30 Keen ...... 9 9 11 11 7 9 14 23 19 112 at Edge Hill, capturing the club shoot at 50 Jones ...... 20 20 19 ...... — 59 Moore ...... 17 37 Sharpless ...... 5 9 11 12 10 13 12 20 17 111 targets, by the fine score of 48, and being Ossood ...... 19 22 18 ...... PRACTICE SHOOT. Kirk ...... 12 14 14 13 14 22 20 109 18 18 ...... '..— 55 McCush ...... -. 12 14 18 18 62 first in the 100-bird race with 92. Owing Scholl ...... 19 Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. .- 21 27 43 Young ...... 24 .. 49 Roll .... .100 ! Hutchinson .... 74 40 Riall ...... to the absence of any class A men the lower .. 40 C. Kirk ...... 20 19 39 Cuthbert ..... 9 12 11 .. .. Marshall 50 43 Dea ...... 50 39 . . 1" 19 36 grade trapshooters had a field day, Hamil Hammel ..... 18 ...... 18 .. 36 Vail ... 75 50 Lally ...... 25 11 Cooper ...... ©...... winning in the C class, Harkins in D, and Othemaa ..... 16 ...... 22 .. 38 McCreery ...... 17 15 32 Young . 50 41 O. E. Pope .. ..^,25 16 » 18 1* 32 Wright having class E all to himself. The B Willis ...... 18 ...... 17 .. 35 Dull ... . 50 38 J. M. Keegan .... 25 15 Nelson ...... gunners were out in force, but Tansey was Konoret ...... 11 22 ...... 33 in great form and there was nothing to it, Herman ..... 15 -. .. .. 19 14 .. 33 Watson ...... 16 17 ...... 33 TRAP AT BATAVIA. Trap at Seattle. although Ringgold but for a bad second Powers ...... 19 24 18 14 ...... 38 string, would have given him a close race. R. H. Cook .. 12 16 ...... 28 Seattle, "Wash., March 27. The regular Tans£y got one of the two straight scores, Sheppard ...: 16 ...... 10 .. 26 The Holland Gun Club Turns Out in a shoot of the West Seattle Gun Club was the other going to Pratt, who shot in with Cope ...... 23 Blizzard. held here on March 21. Results: the classy B squad. Scores: Pennell ...... 22 ...... 22 23 ..— 19 15 10 15 10 10 15 15 10 Headley ...... 19 -• ..— 19 Batavia, N. Y., March 25. The weather Lee Barkley...... 10 8 13 8 10 13 14 Class. B. B. B. Ttl. Reed ...... •• •• .. 16 ..— 16 Tansey ...... B 25 23 20 92 to-day was a regular blizzard; it blew ajid Junker ...... 12 8 13 9 7 8 14 *Pratt ...... 22 20 89 it ©©snew,©© but in spite of it four ten Campbell ...... 6 8 11 9 7 8 14 Ringgold ...... B 24 18 CINCINNATI©S CHAPTER. straights and eight nines were turned in on Scott ...... 11 8 9 5 6 11 7 Crooks ...... B 23 18 the regular trophy program ten-bird events, Reed ...... 12 4 S 5 5 8 11 Wentz ...... B 19 21 and in some 25-target special events there Bamett ...... 4 4 11 4467 Pflegar 17 20 A Big Turn-out at the Cincinnati Gun were one 23, two 22, two 21, and a 20. Smith ...... 7 3 9 2379 Harkins . 18 Babcock ...... 12 6 9 6 6 10 8 Perry 18 Club Tourney. ©©39©© won class A point and C. Robson Henry ...... 1 4 3 Hamil 17 Cincinnati, O., March 29. The shoot at class B point. Trophy points to date: Class Armstrong ...... 9 4 9 Oliver .. the Cincinnati Gun Club on Saturday, w,as A "39,©© Gardiner, Tornlinson and Walls, Hall ...... 12 6 11 7 10 12 Armstrong like one of the old-time shoots, as about 3 points each; Watson 2 points; Keyes, 1 Guist ...... 5 4 6 476 Wright . . point. Class B Brumber, 4 points ; Cheese- Dahl ...... 5 5 7 8 9 10 *Visitor. twenty shot in the different events during Canuck ...... 8 6 10 3 6 10 the day. The weather conditions were very man and S. Robson, 3 each, Farwell, 2. We Boss ...... 4 3 4 788 poor, as the wind was raw and made things close our winter season April 1, and there King ...... 13 7 13 8 12 12 BY THE SEA-SIDE. disagreeable for all. There were quite a will be some ties to shoot off to decide the fllllis ...... 8 9 11 9 13 15 few visiting shooters present: Thomas A. trophies. Walls© score, being a beginner Branson ...... 7 6 10 679 Marshall, of Keithsburg, 111.; Neal Moore, and considering the weather, was all right. Cochran ...... s..... 11 2 9 5 6 11 Mink, of Philadelphia, Excels at Atlantic We have installed a trap and will make a Frank ...... 8 8 12 8 5 11 of Fulton, N. Y.; W. H. Dull, of Goshen, Purcell ...... / 12 4 14 3 12 8 City Shoot. O.; John V. Dea, of Maysville, Ky., and trial at the new game of Rifle Ball Shoot Mott ...... 10 688 Atlantic City, N. J., March 26. The reg C. A. Young, of Springfield, O. The high ing. Scores: Finney ...... 11 6 Sh. Bk.l , Sh. Bk. Foster ...... 6 8 10 6 6 8 ular weekly shoot of the Atlantic City Gun score made during the shoot was made by Walls ...... 100 81 C. Robson ...... 75 43 Club was held to-day on the home grounds. Milt Johnson with 48 out of 50, the sec ©iardiner ...... 100 78]©39" ...... 50 45 Among the visitors was Walter D. Hinds, ond resulted in a tie between Marshall, Dea Comlinson ...... 100 751Forsyth ...... 50 40 At Columbus. 0., March 20. Mr. W. R. Chamber of Portland, Me.; Lloyd Lewis and Charles and Dull, with 45, and third by Yowog, with Febiger ...... 100 75iBrumber . .. 50 33 lain, shooting Peters factory loaded sheila, won higk £. Mink, of Philadelphia. A high, strong 44, The scores-: Watson .» » -» » 15 52JW&Q* .....,,.,, . K 9 gsaccal a?era*e; scow, 38 out of 100. SRORXIINQ APRIL 3, 1909.

Farm traps. Van Alien was high man for the day, killing 26 birds straight in the tw events. BIG DOINGS TRAP W KANSAS. IS NOT YET DEAD TO TRAP AtDECATUR, ILLS., March 16 and 17 The Concordia Blue Ribbon Gun Club PROFESSIONAL AVERAGES SHOOTING* Holds Enjoyable Shoot. J. M. HUGHES, . using DU PONT, broke 384 out of 400-96% By J. T. Caldwell. F. H. BILLS, . . using DU PONT, broke 373 out of 400 93*4% Concordia, Kan., March 27. At the shoo The Western Pennsylvania Trap of the Concordia Blue Ribbon Gun Club, on W. D. STANNARD.using DU PONT, broke 360 out of 400-90%© March 17th, Joe Cole was high man for th day with 156x160 and had an unfinished Shooters* League Decides ©to run of 87 straight. Empson, of Randall AMATEUR AVERAGES was second with 155x160. Baker and Oss Retain Existence and to Do Some man presented the club with a fine silve: J. R. GRAHAM, using DU PONT, broke 370 out of 400 cup to be contested for at three of ou: A. P. SMITH, . using largely DU PONT loads, shoots, the first series of which was sho broke 360 out of 400 90% Energetic Work for Expansion* on March 17th. J. Cole, Empson and Charle; Snyder making 25 straight in this event TOM HALL, . using DU PONT, broke 357 out of 400-§9I/4% Total targets to be shot at in this cup rac BY CHARLES G. GRUBB. is 75. Following are the scores made in Pittsburg, Pa., March 29. Editor "Sport the 15-oird events and for trophy: ing Life.©© The Western Pennsylvania Trap Events . 12345678 9*10 Sh. Bk OUPQNT SMOKELESS Shooters© League has decided to not only Targets.. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 maintain its existence, but to make a vigor J. Cole .. 14 14 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 25 160 15 ous effort to enlarge its membership anc Empson ., 15 15 13 15 15 14 14 14 15 25 ICO 15 and Breaks Records Caldwell . 15 13 15 14 15 15 14 15 14 24 160 15 scope of influence. At a meeting held here Stewart ., 14 13 13 14 15 14 15 15 14 24 160 15 on March 11, with President Louis Lauten Myers ... 14 13 14 10 15 11 15 14 15 24 160 14 It will always help you to win High Averages. slager in the chair, the clubs representec Wilder ... 10 13 12 12 14 12 14 14 14 20 100 13 ware: Herron Hill Gun Club, Pittsburg Krohn .., 13 14 14 13 14 13 13 13 .. 23 145 13 Gun Club/Mt. Albion Gun Club, Triangle Lewis .... 14 13 12 13 15 15 14 13 .. 19 145 12 E. I.©DU PONT DE NEMOURS POWDER COMPANY McKee ... 13 10 14 11 12 9 13 15 .. 20 145 11 Gun Club, Cannonsburg Gun© Club, Greens Snyder ., .. .. 14 13 15 14 15 14 14 25 130 12 We invite correspondence Wilmington, Del. burg Gun Club, West Newton Gun Club Eckstrom 13 12 14 14 14 10 ...... 24 115 10 Sewickley Gun Club, Millvale Gun Club Phillips . 12 14 10 14 11 12 ...... 22 115 9 Belle Vernon Gun Club. It was unanimous!} _DeGraff _ _ _ ...... 14 15 .... 15 .... 23 70 6 decided to continue the league. On motion Maufc ..©. ©.©..". ©.©. 12 13 13 il "..©.!©.©... 60 4 of A. H. King, and seconded by L. B. Flem Huscher ...... 1| 14 .... 23 55 5 Price ...... 14 11 22 55 4 TWELVE TIED SCORES. ing, the present officers are to hold office for MacMe ...... 13 .. 11 ...... 30 2 the year 1909. On motion of Harry Pierce Kempton ...... 12 14 .. 30 2 GUNS, AMMUNITION and seconded by L. B. Fleming, the fine for *Cup event. Kollock Led Meadow Spring Trapshooters non-attendance was done away with for th> and year 1909. It was unanimously decided to on Actual Breaks. let the club holding the tournament YOUNGSTOWN YOUTHS Philadelphia, Pa., March 29. Quite i SPORTING GOODS string of the members of the Meadow Spring SET THEIR OWN DATE. Have a Day©s Sport at the Traps in Bad Gun Club turned out Saturday to take par It was unanimously decided that a com in the 25-target handicap event for thi J.B. SHANNON HARDWARE CO. mittee of three be appointed by the presi Weather. club©s grand annual prize. The day was 816 Chestnut St., Phila. dent to make up suitable programs for each ideal for the sport and a good set of score; Youngstown, 0., March 27. A high, raw New Gun Catalogue Sent for the Asking. club holding a tournament, this committal wind did not keep the local trapshooter were recorded. Yesterday being the firs to have full power in distribution of monej indoors on March 20, but it made their of a series of twelve shoots for the severa now in the League treasury. Remarks by S scores low. Youngstown Gun Club member club prizes, the opening contest was spirit Lewis were well received and his points wel shot at the golf grounds traps and thi. ed. Twelve men tied with straight scores by High School, made creditable scores in taken. Each club will pay $7.50 for cashier Struthers Gun Club shot at its new trap and gained the high five points for the firs every event in which she shot. Scores :^ the said cashier to be furnished by the in Struthers. Bob White shot in remark prize, while two tied for the second, bu Event No. 1 10 targets: Anderson "6", League. Remarks able form at Struthers, bringing down 9 Sloan was© lone man for third. The star Miss Hopkins 5, Cark 4, Scott 4, Patterson BY L. J. SQUIER out of 100 targets. He opened and closec shooter of the occasion, however, was C. H 3. to the effect that if he could see his way with perfect scores and twice made 24 ou Kollock, who started with a handicap o Event No. 2 20 targets: Scott 15, Cark clear to be present at any one of the of 25. White was in a class by himself three targets, but did not actually nee( 13, Miss Hopkins 12, Anderson 11, Pat them, for he scored 25 straight breaks anc terson 7. tournaments he would gladly cashier anc Struthers Club scores: put vip one of the prettiest gun exhibitions return the $7.50 to the League. It was Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk that was ever witnessed on the club©s field Event No. 3 25 targets: Anderson 17, unanimously decided to have the league is White ...... 100 98 Ward ...... 100 7 Scores: Patterson 11, Miss Hopkins 11. sue programs and to divide one-half the Winsor ...... 75 60 Kile ...... 50 1 Hamilton ...... 75 51 Hughes ...... 100 6 Hp.HH.Tl. Hp.mt.Ttl profit with the club holding the tournament Braman ...... 100 71 Joseph ...... 100 7 Kollock .... Dues for*1^09 Clubs that are now a mem Andersen FINAL SHOOT. fcer of the League are to pay $3.00. Dues Garlick was high gun of the Youngstowi Benson ..... for new members, $8.00. Those presem Club men with 174 out of 250 shots. Ham Bowers ..... The Keystone Yacht Club Wins Last Event were: !< J. ftquier, Elmer Shaner, A. S ilton and Connell, juvenile marksmen, sho Williams ... Anthony, J. E. Wampler, Reed Shaner, L for the first time and did quite well Pierce ...... of Its Shooting Season. Youngstown Club scores: Soley ...... B. Fleming, W. J. Patterson, Si Lewis, R Cunningham.. Philadelphia, Pa., March 29. The Key Y. McCrum, M. W. Marsh, Robt. Gumbert Sh. Bk Sh. Bk Henry ...... stone Yacht Club wound up its shooting A. H. King, C. G. Grubb, Homer Young Bonnell , 125 Connell , 150 5 Wiley ...... season Saturday afternoon by ^defeating the Louis Lautenslager, Harry Pierce, W. H Garlick . 250 174 Hamilton , 75 1 Jackson .... McElevey 175 139 Council II 75 1 S. S. Whites in the second raceVbetween the Denman. The League is in a flourishing Boyd .., 0. Georga .. clubs by the score of 202 to 198, over the condition, the treasury showing a balance o: Kauffiman I 20 24|Hallow3ll ... "sailors© " traps, at Tacony. The White $113.33. This amount, with considerably The open sweepstakes were scored as follows: had won the first match and the yachtsmen©s more, mil be divided this year. REVOLVER CHAMPION. First event, 10 targets Gothard 10, Bowers victory Saturday enabled them to even up Roberts 8, Weston S, Sloan 7, Overbaugh 7, Wil scores until the shooting season opens again liams 7, Anderson 6, Hallowell 6, Murdoch 6 TRAP AT TROY. Mr. E. E. Partridge, of Maine, Captures Pierce 6, Benson 5. Reicl 4, Soley 3. next fall. The conditions were 25 targets the Amateur Honors. Second event, 15 ,-targets Gothard 13, Solely 12 per man, ten men to a side, each club be Sloan 11, Overbaugh 11, Pierce 11, Weston 10 ing allowed to shoot as many members as The Mountain View Gun Club Does a Pinehurst, March 23. Scores in the an Roberts 10, Murdock 10, Williams 10, Anderson 9, they chose, the ten highest scores being Fine Day©s Work. nual United States Revolver s Association Siter 9, Hallowell 8, Bowers 6, Benson 5, Reid 5. counted in for the club©s total. The shoot State championship (20 yards pistol shoot) Third event, 10 targets Sloan 9, Benson 9, Over- ing was close from the start, but the "sail Troy, N. Y,, idarch 30. Editor "Sport were announced to-day. E. E. Partridge, of baugh 9, Roberts 9, Murdock 9, Coyle 9, Beinhart ers" won out through more consistent shoot ing Life," The regular weekly shoot of Mingo Springs, Me., long recognized as one 9, Zeff 9, Rollick 9, Cook Jackson 9, Sifer 8, An the Mountain View Gun Club on March 27, derson 8, Weston 8, Bowers 8, Franklin 6, Kauffman ing on the part of their ten men. "Billy" of the country©s leading amateurs, winning 8, Cunningham 8, Garrett 8, Hallowell 7, Wiley 1, Wolstencroft, E. Beston and Fred Swartz was well attended, twenty gunners shooting first with a total of 439. Dr. C. Kingsley Laws 6. Newlitt 6, Henry 6, Reid 4. tied for the high gun of the match with 23 in the events. The contest for the Albany Field, of London, Eng., was second with Fouth event, 15 targets Kauffman 15, Overbaugh breaks out of their 25 birds. Severn, Beyer, cup was finished to-day, Hurd scoring 49-50, 403, and L. C. Hopkins, of Brooklyn, third, 15, Murdock 14, Coyle 14, Jackson 14, Anderson IS, Fontain, Cantrell, Mercer, Greener and W. won the final leg, giving him credit for 12 Kollock 13, Wiley 13, Reinhart 12, Zeff 12, Garretl Wolstencroft all broke 22 targets. In the legs, while Sanders and Valentine were tie in 373. Mrs. H. V. Wurdeman, of Milwau 12, Fenn 12, Sloan 11, Roberts 11, Bowers 11, Siter ach having won three legs. In the shoot- kee, the only woman contestant, scored 359. 11, Cook 11, Henry 11, Weston 10, Hallowell 9, club shoot at 25 targets, which followed the off at 50 targets, 20 yards© rise, Sanders The scores of the tropky -winners follow: Laws 9, Franklin 8, Cunniueham 7, Benson 6. team race, Robinson, Severn and! Cantrell, Mr. Partridge .. 43 42 42 40 45 42 45 48 45 47 439 Fifth event, 25 targets Roberts 24, Westen 23, of the Whites; Sidebottom, of the Keystone, broke 45 and Valentine 42. Sanders being Dr. Field ...... 38 39 41 38 42 35 41 37 43 49 403 Cook 23, Hallowell 23, Sloan 22, Overbaugh 22, and Lester German, the professional, all declaimed tbe winner, was presented with the Mr. HopttM ... 7 35 39 30 41 35 37 39 43 37 373 Coyle 22, Laws 22, Murdock 21, Bowers 19, Ander tied for high gun honors with 24 breaks. cup. Welling, Lee and Smith shot off a Mrs. Wurdeman. 38 41 33 42 34 36 33 30 34 38 359 son 17, Benson 14. tie, 25 targets each, for a prize rooster. There was a prize for this event, which Rob Welling scored 20 and won the bird, but The annual club championship held in inson won on the toss of a coin, he securing didn©t get it, as Billy Lee©s trained tom-cat connection with the State event was won by MERCHANTVILLE ACTIVE. a shooting sweater. Mercer and Kries tied Dr. Field with a total of 412, Mr. Hopkin for the class B prizes, a shell pouch, which stole the chicken. Sanders was high gun, the former won by tossing the coin the scpre 115-125. Hurd shot in his old-time finishing second with 386. Mrs. Wurdeman The Merchantville and South End Gun form, breaking 9f-100. D. E. Roberts also won the women©s event with 383, Mrs. D. right way. Randall won the class C prize, shot well, breaking 46-50. All arrange K. Stucki, of Buffalo, second in 334. The Clubs Afield a shell pouch, while O©Fisher won the gun ments are complete for our two-day shoot scores: Merchantville, N. J., March 27. There pad offered in class D on a toss-up. Scores: April 23, 24. The scores fallow: Dr. Field ...... 36 46 44 45 40 39 43 39 37 43 412 was a host of events Saturday afternoon WHITES. KEYSTONE. Handicap Shot at Broke Mr. Hopkins ... 37 38 34 39 39 36 40 46 45 32 386 on the grounds of the Merchantville Gun Mrs. Wurdeman. 39 43 38 37 34 41 35 39 42 35 383 Club, the principal contest being a shoot Severn , . 22 Swartz ...... Sanders ...... 20 125 115 Mrs. Stucki ... 24 36 27 35 36 35 29 37 33 42 334 Beyer .. 22 Kries ...... Valenttn* ...... __^.. 20 125 107 for the Thompson Memorial Cup. This was George . 17 Cartledge ...... Koberta, V. OL .... _... 20 125 106 the fourth in the series for the trophy. Appleton 21 Sidebottom ..... Hurd ...... __..._,.... 20 100 94 Doings in Denver. Robinson Klrkpairick ._...... 16 Each contestant shot at 25 targets and four 201 W. Wolstencroft 100 87 Denver, Col., March 27. At the weekly of those who faced the traps tied for high Fontaine 22 Mercer ...... MUliman .. ,_...... 19 100 84 gun honors each with 21 breaks. Barnard©s Griffiths 19 Greener .. Lee ....____... __... 16 100 75 shoot of the Fred A. Stone Club here on Firth ... 17 Whartenby Crowley .. ,.. .,_*.... 16 100 74 the 21st, the following scores were made: consistent shooting* was the feature of the ©antrell 22 Evis .... Huyck _... ..«...»« ...... 20 100 73 Sh. Bk. afternoon. Scores: Harper . 16 ES. Benson Welling ...»...»»»», _..... IB 100 69 C. D. Plank ...... 22 17 21 19 21 125 100 Trophy shoot, 25 targets Wicks 21, Marcy 16, Thompson ...... 19 100 56 Wm. Bowman ...... 23 17 21 22 22 125 105 Fleming 20, Barnard 21, Rushton 17, Lambert 14, Total ...... 198 Total ...... ©..... 202 Beds ._~_...... 16 75 65 R. Smith ...... 16 11 14 13 17 125 71 Chalmers 21, Lloyd 21, Boyer 14, Raley 16, Graves Farrell _____...... 20 75 61 Other scores: Key stone-Cartledge, Sr., 16, C. Bes- Wm. Burkhardt ..... 22 22 17 14 .. 100 75 12, Mines 14, Nixon 12, Harrison 16, Smithers 16, :on 12, Radcliffe 13, Bierie 17, I. H. Wolstencroft Vroman ...._...___... 1C 75 60 Johnson 14, Lansing 14. Smith ...... 16 75 M. Thomas ...... 19 23 21 23 .. 100 86 12, Croll 16, W. Cameron 14, Weikel 13, Cotting 10. 48 E. H. Boyd ...... 19 20 16 18 .. 100 73 Kunkel 15, Eyere 12, Helte 15, White 15. Boberts, t». E. . _._.. 16 50 46 F. S. Watkins ...... 14 12 ...... 50 26 SOUTH END CLUB SHOOT. Schoeobom ...... 16 50 36 25-target club and prize shoot. Platt ...._....____. 16 25© H. Garst ...... 15 13 ...... 50 28 With a handicap of four, Gross was high 19 S. Warren ...... 17 21 ...... 50 38 gun Saturday in the fourth of the series of B. Buth .... _____._. 16 25 19 Mr. Manning ...... 16 12 ...... 50 28 Kelly ...... 16 25 12 six scoots for the South End Gun Club©s Jobinson ...... 24 Bierie ... G. Sullivan ...... 14 21 ...... 50 35 championship trophy, the score being as fok Severn ...... 24 Whartenby H. Warren ..... _.. 18 21 ...... 50 39 Sidebottom ...... 24E. Betson Shooting Matches Arranged. Doubles, 10 pairs Plaok 15, Smith 14, Bowman lows: Cross 24, Hineline 23, French 19, lerman ...... 24 Swartz, Jr. 14, Thomas 15. Tule 20, W. Johnson 20, W. Peehmann 22 lantrell ...... 24 Kries .... Pottsville, Pa., March 18. Fred. Cole- Biddle 20, Reader 11, Legg 16, Lacey 15. Harper ...... 23|Mercer .. man, of Pottsville, formerly State gunning Indian Runs Down Wolf. In the prize shoot, with A and B classes, Swartz, Sr...... 23iEose ..... champion, to-day arranged two fifty, live-bird the contests were close, with W. Johnson W. Wolstencroft ... 221 George ... matches with Moss Anna Reiker,© of Lan The St. Paul "Pioneer-Press" corespond and I>arby being the respective winners. ieyer ...... 22 Evis ...... caster, who, it is claimed, has no superior ent, at Superior, Wis., contributes the follow The scores follow: Kunkel ...... 22 Crpli .. , among women gunners. The first match will ing: "Charley Taylor, a half breed Indian, reener ...... 21 Weikel ... living at Solon Springs, a small town near A Class Cross 16, Hineline 17, French 18, W. Cartledge, Sr...... 21 Randall .. be shot at Lancaster, and th« second at Peehmann 20, W. Johnson 21. Cartledge, Jr...... 21 Cameron t...... Tumbling Run Park, Pottsville. Coleman Superior, is in the wolf-hunting business for B Class-©-Tula 15, Reader 14, Manning 5 New- Appleton ...... 210©Flsher *...... agreed to conditions of handicap for him- the bounty there is in it and catches the kirk 9, Darby 16. elf of 31 yards, while Miss Reiker will wolves by running them down. He hit the Sweepstake, 15 targets Hineline 14, French 12, hoot from the 26-yard line. hot trail of one of the timber beasts Febru W. Peehmann 15, Reader 9, Manning 6. Trap at Fairmont, W. Va. ary 19 and overtook the exhausted animal Fifteen targets Hineline 12, Tule 11, W. Johnson Kills Eleven Birds by Luck. on February 22. He killed it with a stout 12, Biddle 13, W. Pechmanu 12, Manning 9, Way- The shoot for final ownership of the club which he carries when ©hunting.© Tay man 9. Hunter Arms Co. trophy, -which was held Allentown, Pa., March 19. The seem lor says that there is nothing remarkable xere March 20, resulted in a tie between ingly impossible feat of killing eleven birds about hunting wolves in this manner. With Anderson High in Okreolar Shoot. T. A. Neill and W. A. Wiedebusch with 47 out of ten was accomplished to-day when snowshoes a man can run down a wolf, whose Philadelphia, Pa., March 27. Anderson, x 50, brought out quite a crowd, while Van Alien, a professional from Jersey City, jaee is slower in snow, in from one-and-a- alection day kept quite a few from attend- in shooting at a bird which flew backward with 34 breaks out of 45 targets, led the lalf to two days, but Taylor was without ield in the monthly target shoot of the ng. Scores: and close to th«© ground from the trap, killed snowshoes. All one needs is endurance, pa Sh. Bk.l gh Rk this bird and a stray shot entered the grat Okreolar Gun Club, shot at Shernhill this tience, and the ability to follow the trail afternoon. A small field faced the traps, but Ed, H. Taylor .. ITS 159 J. F. Phillips.... 100 79 ing of another trap and killed the bird there. of the wolf after dark. The Indians usually W. A. Wetdebusch 175 155 W. C, Mawhlnney 100 67 Til* aveat WM » lb» bird aboo* At ta* Dock those who did turn out made average club\ G. T. Watson . 175 146D. P. FttchTTT. TO 5i kuxi in pairs." scores. Misa Florence Hopkins, of t£e D«r- ._ ia» MJIX. aaT^,^; \\ g APRIL 3, 1909, SRORTIISQ EN AND MEASURES KDITOB Dead Shot Smokeless The Only Powder Used by "IXTELL, ex-President Koosevelt, the © ©mighty HE live-bird shooting question is once * * Nimrod," is off for Africa on his T more acute in New Jersey. Says a MR. CHARLES G. SPENCER grand hunt, and the big game of the Salem dispatch, of recent date in the "Dark Continent" may as well prepare to "Inquirer," or Philadelphia: Making the Highest Yearly Averages in surrender, as even the densest jungle will not "The South Jersey Sportsmen©s Association Is on prove impenetrable to the terrible wielder record in favor of Assemblyman Killer©s bill to re of the "big stick." Seriously, Mr. Roose peal the Act of 1804, which prohibits pigeons to be used at shooting tournaments. The Society for the 1907 1908 velt sailed for Europfe on the steamer Ham Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will fight to de burg on the 23d inst., and was given a feat the repeal movement." tremendous send-off by a mighty host of What©s the use of fighting or apologizing people of all social grades, including many for the needless slaughter of live pigeons Broke 94.9% Broke 96.77% high officials. Mr. Roosevelt was highly while target shooting engages just as much pleased with the manifest interest and good skill, affords more genuine pleasure, and will, but before leaving, said: "I want to leaves nothing to be criticized, to be ex 16,220 targets 11,175 «£. targets Bay now that I do not intend to make and plained or defended, or to be ashamed of? will not make any statement regarding my Trapshooting is too fine, clean and manly African trip or on any other subject a sport to be handicapped by anything Certainly the abote averages denote and prove the greatest either here, _at Naples, or Mombasa, so that that savors of brutality or viciousness a regularity of loads. anything appearing as coming from me will fact fully realized by the Interstate Asso be false on its lace." This indicates that ciation, which takes no official cognizance High velocity and light recoil are the exclusive features of Mr. Roosevelt regards his much-discussed of live-bird shooting, and therefore by im Dead Shot, and has proven to the world of trapshooters the best African hunting trip as a private outing in plication condemns it. which he will seek personal relief after hav * * * that can be bought for breaking targets and winning the highest ing for seven weary years occupied the cen yearly averages. tre of the National stage. Apropos to this "PROM Trenton, headquarters of the New the Philadelphia "Bulletin" well says: JL Jersey Solons, during the week came the news that on March 25, the propo STABILITY GUARANTEED "It is not the fault of Mr. Roosevelt that so much fuss has Ijeen made over his African trip. In what sition of the State Fish and Game Com ever he has done in preparing for it, he has behaved mission to require a license fee from all simply as a private citizen and has not me out of his way to invite attention to himself. His very gunners was indorsed by the Assembly by earnest expression of the wish that he shall be let the passage of the Radcliffe bill, fixing the alone to do as he pleases for the rest of his -journey fee at $1. The bill was opposed by several BOSTON, MASS. ght to be respected by all sensible Americans." members from rural counties and by repre CHICAGO, ILL. . LOUIS, MO. This will doubtless meet the views- of the sentatives from the seaboard communities. erage American citizen s^nd assuredly re- The latter contended that there was no justi e the cordial assent of a varied assort- fication for imposing even a small tax upon nt of "malefactors of great wealth," sportsmen who hunt migratory birds. They e fakers" and members of the "Ana- argued that a great inconvenience would be Club." placed upon sportsmen who visit the State only during the gunning season and some times only for a day or two. The vote on "What©s in a Name?" to Mr. Roosevelt©s African trip European cousins have just awak- the bill was 32 to 11. id to the fact that the Maxim gun- Everything, when it comes to investing is a fact and that it is to be fully by Mr. Roosevelt. Says a cable- ROM Eastport, L. I., on Saturday last, money in a gun. Buyers of PARKER F came this bit of news of interest to sportsmen in the vicinity of the metrop GUNS are never disappointed. The name March 27. Theodore Roosevelt Is likely sh new records in big game hunting in olis : PARKER is a synonym for excellence in ving to the advantage of an appliance, it "In anticipation of the opening of the trout fish khich he will use to deaden the sound of ing season, which opens In this section tomorrow fscharge. Silencers of recent invention will (March 27) hundreds of anglers flocked to all the gun construction. Ask any man who owns all guns carried by the hunters of the fishing clubs tonight. The Country Club here ex party. In the hope that Mr. Roosevelt pects the best sport of many years, their streams one. ersuaded to include Rhodesia in his forth- having been liberally re-stocked. It is. said that the rican tour, the Duke of Abercom sent leasing of all the eligible streams and lakes will Catalogue on application to ordial invitation from thff- board of the prevent the public participating in the sport." African Company to visit that country. The Duke of Abercorn also called at- On Long Island, we suppose, trout fishing big" to the excellent prospects for the hunting of will soon pass into the automobile-racing e in Northern Rhodesia. Possibly this was uppermost in the ex-President©s mind when, in his class the rich man©s sport. However, the letter heartily thanking the duke for the invitation, catfish and "sich" are still left for tha he wrote: ©Your proposal is so very attractive that ©©common people.©© I should certainly have closed with it if there had * * * been time.© " * * * N Pennsylvania we do things differently, OT always is "a prophet without honor I judging from a letter from Pottsville, Forbes ...... 16 .. 13 15 15 .. .. |3 ANTED A strictly first-class, in which our correspondent says: C. Clapp ...... 16 .. 11 9 5 5 8 38 N in his own country," as you may judge Professionals. experienced man to take an from the following pleasing little mis- "Schuylldll County©s streams, owing to the former TWO-MAN TEAM MATCH. presence of sulphur in them from mining operations, important position in a large whole Eke: are woefully devoid of trout. Sportsmen are now Twenty-five targets, added handicaps Dickey 21, Philadelphia, Pa., March 22. Gun Editor "Sport engaged in stocking them on an extensive scale, Jones 19, 5, 45; Sibtey 21, Bumes 21, 3, 45; Charles sale Gun and Sporting Goods House. ing Life." I enclose herewith my check for ^2.00 for and several hundred thousand fry will be distributed, 22, Kirkwood 22, 0, 44; Harden 21, Clapp 12, 10, renewal of my subscription to "Sporting Life," which this season. To-day 15,000 trout fry were placed in 43 Muldown 19, Thomas, 16, 6, 41; Jordan 16, Address, with references, A. B. C., I consider the best paper of its kind in the country. the streams between Tumbling Run and Middle- Thurston 15, 10, 41, Hassam 19. Frank 20, 0, 39. Very truly yours, J. FRANKLIN MEEHAN. port." care of Sporting Life, Phila,, Pa. Boston Shooting Association. only, at 100 targets, scratch. The entrance Boston, Mass., March 27. The last han THOSE WE KNOW. is $2.00, including targets. Three valuable dicap shoot of the B. A. A. Gun Club for glass dish went to the fourth man. George prizes are offered. For further particulars March was held this afternoon at River Hassam, of Needham. The scores: Not Too Personal, But Just Personal address Edward Winslow, secretary, at side. C. C. Clapp was not only high, gun, 100 TARGETS, SLIDING HAN3HCAE. Montclair, N. J. but was declared the winner of the monthly Hdp-yds- 20 29 20 S8 » TU. Enough Bits of News, Gossip and Com handicap, having made the highest sis scores. *Le Note ...... 17-19 18 17 18 17 19 89 Burnes .....__._.©17-19 13 19 IS IT IT 8J ment About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot The scores: Clarke ...... 16-18 19 15 18 17 W 87 Secretary Frank Billmeyer, of the Cum Handicap. Ttl. ©Bob Smith ...... 17-18 1? 15 18 17 19 86 ing Know Through the Medium of Fame. berland Shooting Club, announces that his C. C. Clapp ...... 14 Hassam .....__..... 17 16 17 17 17 17 84 club will hold a registered tournament at F. Whltney ...... 16 Buffalo ..._ . 16 17 16 13 16 17 79 By Thomas S. Dando. Cumberland, Md., April 29, 30. For fur C. P. PoweU .....,...... 1 Daegett . ~,U-i9 13 13 15 14 19 78 ther particulars, write Mr. Billmeyer. R. A. Faye ...... ~- ...... 2 Staples ...... 17 17 12 14 IS 18 76 Some of the most valuable prizes ever C. R. Dickey ...... 0 Kawop ...... 17 16 14 16 12 18 76 shot for have been donated by the Keystone J. B. Lynch ...... ~~ .. 26 Cote ...... _-.____;W-1S 17 15 18 M » T4 Shooting League, of Philadelphia, for their G. R. Clari ...... 12 Sibley ....__... . 17 13 *6 18 H 12 73 NEW ENGLAND NEWS, J. H. Daggett ...... -...... 10 Howe ..___«*.«_..» 17 n 11 10 13 9 54 two-day target tourney, which is to be held S. A. Bills ...... -. .-^. 2 Clapp .... ,.-.. 16 ft 8 6 6 8 37 at Holmesburg Junction on March 30 and J. C. Caswell ...,.._...... 2 Professionals. 31. Indications point to a record-break Kirkwood, the Boston Expert Shooter, J. S. Brown ...... 26 ing entry, and with the many trophijes do H. W. Knights ...... 26 Twenty-five targets, 16 yafcfa Howe and CJarfen T. C. Adams ...... 2 22, Hassam and Le Noir 21. Sibley, Smith and Dag- nated by the club, together with the cash Wins in the Final Round of the Pale gett 20, Staples 19, Burnes 18. Buffalo 16. prizes, will make the shoot one of the most The 50-bird team match between the B. valuable ever shot for in this vicinity. Eft- face Shoot at Wellington. A. A. and Harvard Gun Clubs was also shot tries have been received from all the promi Boston, Mass., March 25. ©George Has and resulted in a win for B. A., A., 208 to Thomas High for Club Cap. nent amateur shots of the Eastern part sam and Horace Kirkwood had a pretty con 197. The scores: Braintree, Mass., March 27. The result of the country, while the professional ele test for high honors in the 100-target slid B. A. A. of the shooting matches at the New Eng ment will be strongly represented. ing yard distance handicap match over the 25 TU. land Kennel Club to-day was as follows: Paleface traps at Wellington yesterday. It C. C. Clapp ...... 22 45 CLUB COP. looked like an easy win for Hassam until R. A. Faye ...... 21 44 Gross. Hdf* A shooting match has been arranged be the fourth round of the five rounds consti s. A; Bills . _. 21 40 I. R. Thomas ...... ~-~,.--. 21 0 tween Dietrick, of Hegins, Pa., and Willard, tuting the match had been finished. Has« C. P. Powell ..... 22 40 R. C. Storey ...... «. . 12 5 of Gratz, Pa., for a purse of $200, the first sam had a lead of five targets, but went up T. C. Adams ..... 18 W. O. Gay ...._.. ._ .11 6 A. Blanchard ...... ~... II 3 match to be shot at Hegins, March 27, and in the air while negotiating the next to the 208 the second at Gratz, April 3. last 20 birds, missing seven, which left him Total ...,~.~~...... N. E. K. C- SEASON CUP. tied with Kirkwood at 68 each out of 80 HARVARD.© C. P. Morse ...... 19 21 40 W. 0. Gay ...... _.- 18 2 Harry Buckwalter, a member of both the targets. In the final round Kirkwood broke C. R. Hathaway ...... 21 19 40 I. R. Thomas .. .,., 20 Florists and Highland Gun Clubs, of Phila 19 out of 20, while the Needham shooter J. R. Oilman ...... 20 20 40 A. Blanchard ...... «,. 18 1 broke 18, leaving Kirkwood the victor 87 39 R. C. Storey . .... , 16 3 delphia, has challenged Charles Mink, of B. M. Higgiuson ...... 22 IT The shoot-off was won by W. O. Say. the Highland Club, to shoot for the cham to 86. The two-man team match of 25 tar F. A. Brewer ...... ~,...« 18 ^0 38 pionship trophy, which the Highlanders have gets with added handicaps, resulted in a up this year, for the individual target cham tie between the Dickey-Jones team and the Total ...... »....~»...... 197 Fairmont Weekiy Shoot. pionship of Philadelphia and vicinity. Mink Sibley-Burnes team, each with 45. Scores: Fairmont, W. Va., March 29. The weete- has accepted the challenge and the shoot will ONE HUNDRED TARGETS. A Tie at Wellington1. ly shoot of the Fairmont W. Va., Gtrn Club be decided at Edge Hill, Pa., as soon as Sliding distance handicap. Wellington, Mass., March 27. A combina was attepded by only the tew faithful ones Secretary J. Franklin Meehan, of the High Hdp. tion of a strong back breeze, which made the who brave all kinds of weather and wind, land Club, can select a date convenient to Targets ...... yards 20 20 20 20, 20 Ttl. Kirkwood ...... _. 18 20 19 15 16 18 19 87 targets duck and scurry way out onto the and shoot tbeir practice without a kick, both gunners. Hassam ...... 17 19 19 19 17 13 18 80 marshes, with the dufficulties that distance To-day we had a gal* of wind and rain Charles ...... 17 .. 16 17 15 17 18 83 handicap shooting always create for the mixed which made the targets go some, Secretary S. M. Phillips desires to call *Dickey ...... 18 19 18 17 17 16 15 83 trap-shooter, made it pretty hard for even Score: the attention of shooters to the fact that Clarke ...... 16 18 16 19 14 17 16 82 the best of the 13 Paleface shooters to W. A. Wledetrascb . 20 CT 18 18 19 92 the Messina Gun Club, of Syracuse, N. Y., Burnes ...... 17 19 19 16 19 14 14 82 make good scores at the 100-target match, Ed. H. Tuylor . 19 20 19 18 18 94 will hold a registered tournament at Syra Frank ...... 18 19 15 18 13 16- 19 81 shot over their traps this afternoon. Le G. T. Watson ...... 19 18 19 18 IS 93 cuse, on March 25-26. Daggett ...... 17 19 17 19 13 14 15 78 Noir, a professional crack from Columbus, T. A. Neill ...... 17 13 15 17 19 8i Jordan ...... 16 .. 15 17 15 12 17 76 G. M. Lilley ... . 14 15 18 17 14 *Sibley ...... 17 .. 16 17 13 14 12 72 O., who is making a trip through New Eng TRAP SHOV The third annual championship contest of Harden ...... 17 ... 17 12 12 13 15 69 land, took high gun honors. Le Noir scored the Metropolitan Club will be held under Bray ...... 16 .. 15 13 14 13 10 65 89, while Burnes, of Cambridge, and W.r the auspices of the Montclair Gun Club at Muldown ...... 16 .. 10 11 10 16 17 64 Clarke, of Melrose, tied for the high ama Mr. Alien Hill won high amateur average at Knight ...... 16 .. 13 13 12 15 10 63 Frenchtown, N. J., March 20; score, 181 oat of 200; Montclair, N. J., Wednesday, April 7. This E. Clapp ...... 16 .. 13 13 10 13 12 61 teur honors, dividing the first and second and Mr. E. E. Bates was second with 180, both is open to all amateurs, members of clubs Jones ...... ~.... 16 .. 16 10 15 13 14 58 prizes with an actual breakoge of 87 each. using Peters factory loaded shells. Mr. Neaf Apgar located within 75 miles of . Thurston ...... 16 10 10 11 11 13 55 Bob Smith, who was third high amateur, was second professional with 183 out of 200, aste There will be one event, and an entrance Thomas ...... 16 . 12 14 11 11 48 did not compete for the prize, and the cut- with Peters shells. APRIL 3, 1909.

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Legislative Committee Has Found A 12-Gauge, Take-Down, 6-Shot Repeater, built a Decrease of 50 Per Cent, in with expert knowledge of trap-shooting requirements. 15 Years in Every Species, and No expense is spared to make this gun the best handling, best shooting, most efficient trap gun in the world. It has import- ed Circassian walnut stock, hand made, beautifully modeled, with fine checking on grip and forearm. It is handsome harmoni ous and distinctive, yet the excessive, expensive ornamentation has been eliminated, allowing the gun to be sold wrth 6>mo£aiess Suggests Experiments, Steel barrel at tho moderate price of $38.00, catalog list less at your dealer©s. Built to your own special measurements at a slight additional charge A good demonstration of the superiority of the Martin. trap gun was given at the Pinehurst, (N. C.) , tournament, January 20-24, where Mr. W. B. Barton won high professional average and a fine gold medal witn the score of 290 out Trenton, N. J., March 28. Of more than a score of bills which have been introduced Every man who shoots over the trap should know this gua. Mail a postal to-day for circular giving a large illustration at the present session of the Legislature to and full description, or send three stamps postage for complete catalog of all Marlin Repeaters. change the present game laws, none of im portance has yet been passed, and few are likely to receive the approval of both houses. The report of a committee appointed a year ago by authority of the Legislature to in >y2ar/ai firearms Co. vestigate the fish and game laws and make recommendations for their improvement, just 45 WILLOW STREET NEW HAVEN, CONN. made public, has created unusual interest among sportsmen. Their committee, com posed of ex-Senator Colby, of Essex; Prof. Alexander H. Phillips, of Princeton Uni versity, and George Batton, president of Here irreparable damage has been done. The the New Jersey Sportsmen©s Association, upland plover, which nested in . past years finds that, without exception, every species in nearly every grain and hay field, has of game in New Jersey has decreased 50 been so reduced that without absolute pro per cent, in the last fifteen years. The re tection it is feared it will never again ap port considers each group of game as classi pear in numbers. Along the shore the wil- fied in the game laws; and is in part as let, the sickle-billed curlew, the marbled follows: godwit, the piping plover and the golden FINDINGS OF COMMITTEE. plover are so rare as to be negligible from "Except on some well-kept club grounds a sportsman©s standpoint. The greater yel in the southern section of the State, from low legs, the jack curlew, the robin snipe which the general public is excluded, the and the black-bellied plover are following number of quail remaining at .the close very close in the reduction of their num of the hunting season just passed is hardly bers, and will soon be considered rare. Bay sufficient to increase the species to the birds have become so scarce that the gun abundance desired in several years, under ner©s idea of game has degenerated to such the most favorable circumstances. an extent that the little spotted sandpiper "This condition exists after a campaign is no longer safe in New Jersey. Shotgun Perfection Reached of restocking carried on by the Fish and ONE PROPER CHANGE. The Hun+er One-Trigger, now attached on order to all Smith Hammerless Guns, is the «rre*td Game Commission extending over a period © "The one step taken in the right direc shotgun achievement in 50 years. Sportsmen have waited years for a practical one-trigger gulf of years. This condition clearly demon tion in recent years was the prohibition of and now they have it in strates that more birds are killed in each July woodcock shooting. Your committee open season than are reared in the State. feels with confidence that the good effect SMITH GUNS Hunter One-Trigger The excess in each season is drawn from of this one act will not be long in showing The Hunter One-Trigger pulls both barrels without the possibility of balking or doubling the stock of breeding birds, which is con and woodcock will once more be found to stantly decreasing from year to year. never hangs or "creeps" its action is quick and clean. It greatly increases the effect!vene nest commonly within the State. the secetad barrel, insuring a surer, quicker, better ghot. "It is the opinion of the committee that "In this short summary a few of the There is already an enormous demand for the new 20-gauge Smith Gun weight 5* to 6 by a careful adjustment of the open season most glaring results of the present laws and a little beauty. If you do not know about it. be sure to wate. to the supply of game, it would be possible have been brought forward. They, are facts to throw the balance on the other side, and admitted by all and may be easily proved THE HUNTER ARMS CO/WP4/VV, 76 Hubbard St., Fulton, have the number of birds remaining at by the most casual inquiry. the end of the open season show a slight "The first step toward the propagation increment over that left at the close of and the better protection of the game of the the open season just previous. It should State and the readjustment of the laws to also be the duty of the Fish and Game that end should be permanent and in the which, although seen but once since their stirred up some animal and Commission to take charge of this stock right direction. The preservation of wild liberation, always know where to get their toward home after having placed hi? vt birds, and, .by judicious feeding, especial game in increasing quantities, at the same ly during severe winters and stress of food. Within a few weeks a large consign in the case and thrown it in the time allowing a moderate season for sho.ot- ment of rabbits will be received by the The dogs did not come home during the1 storms, to see to it that they enter the ing, is an intricate problem. It will be su-o- nesting season physically strong and capable cessful only when based upon the careful game club and released in the nearby for night and Mr. Smith also found he had of bringing forth a vigorous brood. This study of all the data and facts. The in ests for propagation. lost his gun, it having been jolted out of would not be a difficult task, as the ma vestigations of the committee have led it the wagon. Upon going over the road to jority of farmers are .not lacking in interest to make the following recommendations: RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. hunt the gun he discovered the three dogs and stand ready to gjve a helping hand. "First, the committee recommends that, without lying around the case where it had fallen BUFFED GROUSE. In any way reflecting on the present Fish and Game when jolted from the wagon. The dogs Commission of the State, or of any of its members, The Important Part Peters Cartridges "The ruffed grouse has disappeared from this commission should be reorganized. had evidently returned to the point where large areas of the State, but, owing to its "It should consist of four members, as at present. Played in the Outcome. they had left the wagon and had taken wild nature, it is less susceptible to treat The president of the commission should be a natura The expected has happened. Peters car up the trail for home, but coming upon ment than the quail. Here, also, by limit list, who is learned in the science of ornithology, tridges have won the Indoor .22 Caliber the gun and case had slept in the road be ing the size of the bag and adjusting the mammalogy and, ichthyology especially in those Championship of the United States for the side it, guarding it until the master ra- branches relating to game birds and animals and turned. length of the open season to the supply, food fishes. He should be assisted by three lay twelfth consecutive year. This record is the its numbers could be largely increased. members, all to be appointed by the Governor. wonder of the ammunition world. It is abso © ©In the past the laws have been so ar "The president should receive an adequate salary, lutely without precedent, and to all who are Frenchtown Club Shoot. ranged as to make it impossible for ducks and his fitness for the position should be attested in any degree familiar with the subject it to nest in New Jersey. The wood duck, by well-known naturalists; his appointment should means that Peters serai-smokeless ammuni Frenchtown, N. J., March 27. The which still annually nests in the State in be permanent, and his removal only for cause and tion must be decidedly better than any other Frenchtown Gun Club held its regular shoot mall numbers, locate their nests in April, after due trial, and he should devote his entire time make on the market. Twelve championships on March 20. Mr. A. Heil, of Allentown, to the business of the .commission, which should Pa., was high amateur with E. >E. Bates, by the latter part of the month begin to lay cover the following: in twelve successive years could not be their complement of eggs. It is a simple "A The enforcement of fish and game laws, and won by any sort of combination of luck, of Lambertville, N. J., a close second with matter, under these circumstances, to kill laws for the protection of insectivorous and other but are due to definite superiority. Marks only one target between them. Mr. H. S. the stock of wood ducks almost down t.o the birds and animals that are beneficial to agriculture. manship, of course, has been necessary, as Welles was high professional with 184 breaks last pair. In the past th©s outrage of kill "B The propagation of game birds and animals is the case in all shooting events, but and Neaf Apgar was second with 182. These ing ducks with eggs in their nests has been and food fishes; also other birds arid animals bene scores were extra good as a very high wind ficial to agriculture. marksmanship without superior ammunition was blowing. Scores: permitted by law. It has been carried "C The destruction of noxious birds and animals. could accomplish little. The whole story in on so long that not only is the wood duck "D The instruction of game wardens, gunners a nut shell is that Peters cartridges are Events .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sh. BK. practically exterminated, but species for and others interested in methods of propagation and Targets ... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 mor©e accurate, more uniform, more stable *L. Lewis... 12 16 16 15 16 12 17 15 17 13 200 149 merly nesting in the State, have been driven protection of all game and other beneficial birds and and cleaner than any other kind ever pro away, the local stock being killed. It is animals. He should have a staff of at least 21 game *Neaf Apgar. 19 18 17 17 19 19 18 18 18 19 200 183 wardens, each to be paid a salary of not less than duced. That is why they are used by all *C. B. Brown 15 19» 17 16 14 14 17 14 12 15 200 150 not only important that mated pairs going $600 per year, each to devote his entire time to the the champions and by a big percentage of *H. S. Welles 17 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 200 184 north each spring should not be killed or purpose of the commission. rifle shooters throughout the country. The F. E. Butler. 18 14 13 15 14 13 16 12 15 17 200 147 Broken, but it is equally important that the "The commission should cany on extensive ex details of the Zettler Rifle Tournament, held A. Heil .... 17 17 17 19 18 20 19 18 18 18 200 181 number killed each year should be so regu periments in game propagation and game food. Un W.H-Mathews 14 17 18 17 17 11 15 11 15 13 200 148 at New York, March 13-20, 1909, have al L. F. Emann 16 18 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 200 168 lated by law as not to exceed the number doubtedly portions of the State lands could be de ready been published. The following signifi reared. The number left to propagate the voted to such purposes. E. E. Bates.. 17 20 20 18 15 18 18 19 17 18 200 180 race should be kept intact. "The committee recommends: cant data, however, may be given here: E. L. Wilson 18 15 16 16 16 13 16 17 20 18 200 165 "A The lands held by the Forest Park Reserva The 100-shot championship match was won by W. H. Eilenberg ...... 14 14 13 14 80 55 © ©Data collected by the United States tion Commission created under the act of March 22, A. Tewes with a score of 2,470 out of a possible JV Larue ...... 16 13 16 14 80 59 Agricultural Department from the clubs on 1905, should be made game refuges by law. The 2,500 the highest score ever made in the Zettler P. S. Bloom...... 15 ...... 20 15 Chesapeake Bay, where records of the ducks game wardens shmUd especially protect the game match, and" the highest score ever made in com G. F. Hank...... 13 13 15 .. 60 41 killed by the club have been kept for a refuges established on the State lands as game pre petition in the United States, except that made by H. Boberson...... 12 12 12 60 36 period of years, show clearly that the ducks serves, and all hunting should be prohibited thereon Mr. Tewes himself in the indoor championship tour FrankOpdycke ...... 6 7 .. 40 13 at all times. C. Opdycke...... 3 .. 20 3 are being killed off very rapidly. In 1881 nament, at Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1906, 2,481 Theo. Gray...... 11 .. 20 11 one club killed 3940 ducks; the same club "We have the best of reasons for expressing the out of 2,500, which remains the world©s record. belief that at least 15 specimens of wild ducks can Second place was won by Mr. A. Hubalek, score, G. Eddy, Jr...... 12 .. 20 12 killed in 1884, 2536; in 1888, 1952: in be induced to breed and rear their young in this 2,466; third, by Mr. L. P. Ittel, 2,463; seven out of J. J. Sinclair ...... 11 20 11 1906, 818; in 1907, 773. State; that the supply of quail and ruffed grouse the first 10 men, and 43 out of the entire 59 con *Professionals. can be restored to near their one-time abundance; testants used Peters cartridges. DUCKS DECREASING. that many tracts of land now practically worthless In the continuous match Messrs. Ittel, Hubalek, "This same decrease in the number kill for agricultural purposes can be profitably used in Beam and S^urphy, using Peters, tied with three High Scores at Targets. ed is practically shown by all the clubs. rearing deer. others for first place, each having three perfect Lancaster, March 12. The Lancaster In the 26 years covered by the above period "B A law should be passed permitting deer scores of 75. Gun Club, with a hundred members, cele the supply of ducks has decreased until raised in captivity to become the private property of In the bull©s eye match Mr. C. P. Fay, Jr., had brated its fourth anniversary with a shoot the owner, to be sold or otherwise disposed of by the greatest number of bull©s eyes, 71; T. H. Kel- on its grounds, a number of outside shoot there is one duck to-day where there were him under proper supervision of the Game Com ler, second with 64; S. M. Murphy, third, with five ducks in 1880. It is unfortunate that mission. This would tarn to profitable use laud 57; all three using Peters. Messrs. O. Smith and ers competing with members. Lynn Wor- there are no figures to show the condition that is practically worthless to the owner, and A. B. Woodhall each made eight degree bulls. thington was high for the professionals, along the New Jersey coast. It may be in would give, in certain seasons of the year, a de In the Zimmerman trophy match Mr. L. P. Ittel breaking 98 out of 120 targets, while Charles ferred, however, and without error, that the licious game meat at a reasonable price. had two scores of 33 each (out of a possible 39) Humer, of the club, was high gun over all, same decrease exists, as the two localities "Laws should be passed and rigidly enforced pro and nine scores of 38 each. breaking 104 out of 120 targets. Out of the hibiting the export of all other game from the State. Twelve successive years! Truly a remarkable 32 contestants, the following scores were lie in the same line of migration. The fact "The pursuit of rabbits with ferrets should be achievement, the meaning of which will not escape remains, nevertheless, that the mallard, the prohibited, and their use for such purposes heavily the great mass of rifle shooters. made, in a high wind, shooting at 120 tar black duck, the teal, the sprigtail and the penalized, gets: Krick, 90; Apgar, 95; Lewis, 90; wood ducks have by the present laws been "The committee further recommends that a gun Glover, 96; Armstrong, 93. driven from the interior of the State. The license fee of $1 should be imposed on all hunters FAITHFUL DOGS. other than aliens, who should continue to v pay $10, ©only ducks remaining are the migratory as now provided for. This ought to provide an ade Philadelphia Shooter Wins. ducks along the shore, and these have de quate fund to pay all the expenses of the commission When Gun.Is Lost They Stand Watch creased until about 20 per cent, now remain. entailed by the performance of their duties as out Penn Square, Pa., March 26. Two closely- "In the opinion of your committee the lined above." Over It All Night. contested live-bird matches were decided on several species^ fortnerly nesting in the Cumberland, Md., March 27. Three hunt the grounds of the Penn Square Gun Club State could be induced, by proper control, Pheasants in Hazelton Woods. ing dogs belonging to Mr. Harry Smith, of on March 16. Frank Henry, of Lansdale, to return and rear their young, so that Berlin, Pa., spent a night last week on the defeated Harry Dull, of Norristown, in a 50- every stream, lake and mill pond would Hazleton, Pa., March 26. The woods in roadside out in the mountains guarding the bird match, 42 to 38. Harry Mumbower, of possess its quota of resident ducks. the Hazleton region have just been stocked case and gun of Mr. Smith, where it had Center Square, was defeated in a 15-bird with Hungarian pheasants bought by and fallen from his wagon the evening before. match by Iredell, of Philadelphia. The "THE PERNICIOUS HABIT disstributed at the expense of the Hazleton Mr. Smith and his three fox-hounds had match was to have been at 10 birds, but of allowing the parent birds to be killed Game and Fish Protective Association. Mem gone into the woods on a hunt, leaving his at that number each had killed seven and during the nesting season has bad a still bers of the association make regular trips wagon by the roadside. Toward evening 15 were shot at, Iredell winning©© by tw« more marked effect upon the bay birds. to the woods and scatter grain for the birds, he returned, to the wagon, but his dogs had birds. SRORTIIVG i WE. Remington, IDEA V.^ \j- THREE STEPS in the LEAD

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Dr. Wilson ...... 11 12 20 9 © 52 Baudoulne prize, 25 targets, handicap T. J. a man at the local club this afternoon by NEW YORK NEWS. G. M. Thompson ...... 21 17 18 18 74 O©Donohue 22, E. L. C. Robins 23, T. Lenane, Jr., 224 to 200. The scores: W. Slmpson ...... 14 20 13 14 61 20, S. Scott 17, W. J. Elias 17, J. G. Batterson 22, Dr. Hamlin ...... 10 15 13 16 60 A. J. Stone 18, J. Ross Collins 21, R. L. Spotts 19. Montelair Dukes 46, Crane 42, Colquitt descent A. C. Defeats the New York Leg won by E.. L. C. Robins. 43, Jacobus 48, Babcock 45; total 224. in the Inter-Club Team Shoots Totals ...... 391 409 399 403 1605 Stone cup, 25 targets, handicap T. J. O©Donohue Princeton Este 44, White 42, Latta 35, Referees £. J. Reynolds and R. Snyder. 15, E. L. C. Robins 19, T. Lenane 22, S. Scott 24, Medina 38, Biddle 41; total 200. W. J. Elias 21, J. G. Batterson 21, W. B. Short 15, ier Events in the Metropolis. K. R. Hooker 23, E. G. Unitt 16, J. Ross Collins MONTCLAIR GUN CLUB. fw York, March 29. When the trap- AT WYKAGYL TRAPS. 22, R. L. Spotts 24. Tie between S. Scott and R. L. Spotts. Shoot-off won by S. Scott. In the regular club shoot nineteen men Hers of the Orescent Athletic Club visit Trapshooting for the season closed at Accumulative Cup, handicap. 25 targets E. I,. C. participated. Event No. 2, the sixth leg on Travers Island on April 17 to shoot the sec the New Rochelle traps of the Wykagyl Robins 22, T. J. O©Donohue 24, S. Scott 20, W. J. the Dukes trophy was won by Colquitt ond leg of the home and home series against Country Club on Saturday. The events Elias 20, T. Lenane, Jr., 18, J. G. Batterson 21, with a record of 24 broken targets. Mont the marksmen of the New York Athletic which have been running throughout the W. B. Short 21, E. G. Unitt 22, J. Ross Collins 18, elair was again victorious in the team race R. L. Spotts 21. T. J. O©Donohue winner. Club, the Brooklyn gunners will start the season .were all decided. E. Eckart took Doubles, scratch T. J. O©Donohue 13, J. G. Bat with the Princeton University team, break match with a comfortable lead of 52 tar the last leg on the March cup and also took terson 7, S. Scott 12, A. J. Stone 10, E. L. C. ing within a fraction of 90 per cent., and gets. The first leg was decided Saturday, home the trophy. The March average cup Robins 15, T. Lenane. Jr., 7, R. L. Spotts 8, E. G. beating Princeton by a total of 24 targets. March 27th, at Bay Ridge, with 22 gun was also won by Mr. Eckart, although the Unitt 10. E. I/. C. Robins the winner. A good many visitors are expected on next ners representing each club, each shooting final leg was captured by R. L. Shape. L. Saturday as a preliminary to the big tourna at 100 targets. The Crescent Athletic Club Brady was high gun for the Eckart cap, AT MANHASSET TRAPS. ment of April 7th. Scores: men broke 1657 out of a possible 2200 tar but the trophy was won by J. A. Hender- Mr. H. H. Hoyt, Jr., won two out of Events ...... 1 2 3 gets. The total of the New York Athletic son, who had scored the most wins on the the three events decided on the grounds Targets ...... 15 25 25 © Club was 1605. A strong wind blew into cilp throughout the season. W. B. Ogden, of the Manlnsset Gun Club, at Port Wash R. Jacobus ...... 15 23 25 the face of the gunners and even the best Jr., won the last leg on the sporting goods ington, L. I., Saturday. The scores follow: C. Belk ...... 13 prize and also took the trophy. The Shape H. Sindle ...... 13 23 shots fell down badly. The best work was The Weekly cup, 25 targets H. H. Hoyt, Jr., C. Day. Jr...... 15 22 21 done by A. R. Allan, of the Crescent Ath cup ended in a tie among T. D. Scoble, E. 25, E. A. Sierck 25, A. C. Clarkson 25, J. E. Meyer R. H. Cockcfaif ...... 7 19 22 letic Club, who broke 92 out of a possible Eckart, E. A. Wilson and J. A. Henderson. 24, H. F. Clark 23. B. G. Loornis 23, J. F. C. J. Bidale ...... 12 100 targets. He was the only gunner on In a special shoot-off at 25 targets the prize O©Rourke 23, J. J. Van Pelt 22, J. O©Rourke IS, S. Este ...... 7 either team to break more than 90 per cent. was won by T. D. Scoble, who broke 22. E. P. Alke 18. A. B. Gould 16, G. C. Meyer 16, W. J. Latta ...... 13 17 C. W. Billings and Dr. De Wolfe did the E. Eckart also offered a prize for the gun C. M. Gould 16, J. W. Alien 14. Shoot-off between H. R. Medina ...... 12 ners who had shot throughout the season. Hoyt and Clarkscn won by the former. E. H. Wright ...... 13 best work for the New York Athletic Club. The Monthly cup, 25 targets E. A. Sierck 25, J. S. Crane ...... 12 Each marksman broke 84 out of a possible It was at 50 targets and .the winner was H. H. Hoyt, Jr., 25, J. J. Van Pelt 24, A. C. L. Young ...... 13 18 100 targets. The first round ended 408 to T. D. Scoble. The scores: Clarkson 23, G. C. Meyer 23, B. G. Loornis 22, F. Kindle ...... 12 394 in favor of the Brooklyn marksmen. March Cup, 25 targets, handicap E. Eckart, 6, J. O©Rourke 21, J. E. Meyer 20, H. F. Clank 17, Y. Frazee ...... 7 18 The lead was increased by 18 targets in 24; R. L. Shope, 5, 19; L. Brady, 7, 19; J. A. J. W. Alter 14, E. P. Alker 14. Won by Hoyt. E. Winslow ...... 7 the second string and the score at the end Henderson, 0, 19; W. B. Ogdeu, Jr., 3, 18; T. D. The Sauer gun, 25 targets--H. F. Clark 25, H. II. Moore ...... 14 of the first fifty birds was 835 to 803 in Scoble, 1, 17; E. A. Wilson, 5, 19; W. M. Bavier, Hoyt, Jr., 24, B. G. Loomis 22, J. E. Meyer 22. W. T. Frost ...... 13 favor of the Crescent Club. The New York 3, 14. Won by Clark. Thos. Dukes ...... 24 22 March Average Cup, 25 targets, handicap R. L. Teams of five from the Yale and Man- L. W. Colquitt ...... 24 24 Athletic Club did better in the third string Shope, 5, 24; E. Eckart. 5, 21; T. D. Seoblo, 1, 19; .and the Brooklyn shots were only able to L. Brady, 7, 17; J. A. Henderson, 0, 16; E. A. hasset Gun Clubs also shot for a cup, at 50 increase their lead by six targets. In the Wilson, 2, 13. targets per man. The conditions were in HARRY W. CHESTER. final round, however, they broke 14 more Eckart trophy, 25 targets, handicap L. Brady, 7, different, as the strong breeze greatly trou targets than did the Winged Foot shooters. 19; J. A. Hendersou, 5, 16; R. L. Shope, 4, 18; bled some of the marksmen. Still it proved A Well-Known Sportsman Passes Away Although it was the final Saturday of the W. B. Ogden, Jr., 3, 14; T,. D. Scoble, 1, 14. a very close competition, as the Manhasset month, it was decided to postpone the usual Sporting cup, 25 targets, handicap W. B. Ogden, team won by a single targ©et. The scores in the Windy City. Jr., 3, 21; R. L. Shope, 5, 20; W. M. Bavier, 3, 18; follow: . weekly fixtures until April 3, when the J. A. Henderson, 0, 16; E. A. Wilson, 2, 14. Chicago, 111., March 27. Editor "Sport Shooting season of the Crescent Athletic Shope cup, 25 targets, handicap It. L. Shope, 0, YALE TEAM. MANHASSET TEAM. Tredeau ...... ©43 Clark ...... 44 ing Life." Harry W. Chester, a sportsman Club will close with a novelty shoot for 24; T. D. Scoble, 1, 20; L. Brady, 6, 20; W. M. of national reputation, died in this city on prizes offered by G. T. Stebbins. The shoot Bavier, 3, 19; W. B. Ogdeu, jr., 2, 18; E. Eckart, Morrison ...... ! T. Meyer ...... 41 5, 18; J. A. Henderson, 0, 17; E. A. Wilson, 2, 15. Bickey ...... Hoyt ...... 3; Thursday, March 25, after a week©s illness will be followed by a clambake. The scores : Season trophy, Eckart cup, 50 targets, handicap Hebard ...... 39 J. Meyer ...... with pleuro-pneumoiiia. He was born Janu CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB. T. D. Scoble, 0, 48; E. A. Wilson, 4, 43; J. A. Billock ...... SllLoomis ary 26, 1864, at Mobile, Ala. He entered 25 25 Ttl. Henderson, 0, 44; W. B. Ogden, Jr., 4, 43; W. M. the employ of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & . F. B. Stephenson ...... 23© 21 20 84 Bavier, 6, 43; E. Eckart, 10, 39; L. Brady, 10, Total ...... 193| Total ...... 194 43; R. L. Shope, 6, 38. Company July 3, 1882. He made rapid L. M. Palmer, Jr...... 18 24 22 86 progress in the service of this company and F. W. Moffett ...... 22 ©M 22 88 Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap L. Brady, 6, MINOR SHOOTING EVENTS. 23; W. B. Ogden, Jr., 2, 22; T. I). Scoble, 0, 20; within a few years became manager of its A. G. Southworth ..... 20 17 23 82 Fifteen gunners reported at the Jamaica A. I!. Allan ...... 22 28 23 92 J. A. Henderson, 0, 20; B. A. W©ilson, 2, 18; R. L. sporting goods department. Several years H. M. Brigham ...... 23 23 23 1©J 88 Shope, 3, 17; E. Eckart, 5, 15. Bay traps of the Bergen Beach Gun Club ago he was elected a director of the cor J. J. Adams ...... 20 20 17 17 74 Saturday, and decided many interesting poration and continued to serre in that W. C. Darnron ...... 16 22 20 14 72 events. Champion G. H. Kouwenhoven did capacity until his death. 4 G. G. Stephenson, Jr... 19 19 15 IB 69 LARCHMONT Y. C. SHOOT. excellent work, breaking 94 out of a possible D. T. Leahy ...... 19 19 17 21 76 Under favorable conditions the Larchmont 100 targets. ©S. Van Alien also made some He was secretary of the Citizens© League, A. E. Hendrickson .... 15 20 22 19 76 Yacht Club marksmen held their shoot on of Chicago, and gave considerable time to high scores. The chief scores: the public-spirited work of that organization. W. W. Peabodv, Jr. ... 16 20 22 20 78 Saturday. There was a largg attendance Targets ..... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 H. W. Dreyer ...... 16 14 15 15 60 and close scores. S. Scott, J. G. Batterson Pie has been a member of the Chicago Ath R. E. Fos ...... 18 19 17 17 71 J. Gaughan.... 16 16 21 19 18 23 23 20 23 letic Association a number of years. He M. Stiner ...... 16 20 20 17 73 and A. J. Stone tied for the ten-target R. Morgan .... 21 21 21 20 22 19 ...... L. C. Hopklns ...... 17 16 16 17 66 scratch event, Mr. Batterson winning the H. D. Bergen.. 24 21 22 22 21 19 .. .. was one of the organizers of the Chicago J. H. Vanderveer .... 18 18 16 .18 70 shoot-off. The cup for the highest score H. Miller ..... 14 16 20 18 10 14 .. .. Association of Commerce and among its most G. Brower ...... 22 20 17 23 81 of the week went to Mr. Batterson on a A. Griffith /... 18 18 16 17 15 12 ...... enthusiastic workers. For some time prior 3. H. Ernst ...... 15 17 17 18 67 91 per cent average. The scores follow: G. Kouwenhoven 24 23 21? 24 ...... to his death he was chairman of Government J. P. Fairchild ...... 20 18 20 21 79 S. Van Alien.. 22 24 22 20 ...... Warehouse and Postal Service Committees of B. Steins ...... 20 15 18 18 66 Ten targets, scratch, unknown angles E, L. C. Two special 100-target events were de H. W. Woodcock ...... 13 15 13 18 59 Robins 8, E. G. Unitt 8, T. Lenane, Jr., 6, S. cided at the Bath Beach traps of the Marine that Association. Scott 9, W. J. Ellas 4, J. G. Batterson 9, A. B. and Field Club Saturday. C. M. Camp took He was fond of outdoor sports, including Total ...... 408 427 405 417 1657 Alien 5, J. Hoss Collins 5, R. L. Spotts 8, K. R. hunting, fishing, canoeing and golf. He Hooker 7, A. X. Stone 9. Tie between S. Scott, J. the first with a total of 65 and the second loved his flower garden and his country NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB. G. Batterson md A. J. Stone; won by Batterson. went to W. A. Pardonner. II. V. Lenane ...... Fifteen targets, scratch, unknown angles E. L. C. On the grounds of the Orange Gun Club, home. He was a man of refined and artistic C. W. Billings ...... Robins 10, E. G. Unltt 4, T. Lenane, Jr., 11, S. at Orange, N, J., Saturday, Merrick R. tastes. His ideals were high and his charac F. A. Hodgman ..... Scott 10, W. J. Ellas 13, J. G. Batterson 12, A. B. Baldwin and Jerome Dudley Gedney shot ter exemplary. His career as a business Jl. M. Owen ...... Alien 12, J. Ross Collins 10, 1{. L. Spotts 7, K. R. off a tie for the ownership of the Walsrodf) man was characterized by much ability, in G. F. ©Pel-ham ...... Hooker 6, A. J. Stone 9. W. J. Ellas winner. cup for which the members have been shoot dustry and energy, and was full of promise O. ©C. Grinnell, Jr. ... Ward cup, 25 targets, handicap E. L. C. Robins for the future. T. ^ O©Donohue, Jr. .... 16, T. J. O©Dou©ohue 19, T.. Lenane, Jr., 23, S. ing for the last two months, Gedney win F. Hall ...... Scott 24, W. J. Elias 17, J. G. Batterson 23, ning by two targets out of fifty shot at. He is survived by his widow, Mary Lois G. Bechtel ...... A. J/ Stone IS, K. R. Hooker 23, J. Ross Collias Two strings were shot, the contestants ty Chester, to whom he was married April 28, W. J. Ellas ...... 25, A. Bi Alley 20, R. L. Spotts 21. J. Ross Col ing in he first. Gedney had© a handicap of 1887. At the time of his death she was in J. -G.^Batterson lins winner. Italy, but is now on her way home. Lenohue cup, 25 targets, handicap E. L. C. Rob five, while Baldwin was scratch. ins 20. T. J. O©Donohue 24, T. Lenane. Jr., 21, S. Scott 21, W. J. Elias 24, J.© G. Bntteisoii 24, Princeton Marksmen Beaten. At Houston, Tex., March 20, high amateur aver- A. B. Alley 18, K. R. Hooker Ifl, A. J. Stone l!l, ;e was won by* L. ]ST. Moeser; score, 91 out of 100, W. B. Short 20, J. Hoss Collins 18, R. L. Spotts 18. Montelair, N. J., March 27. The Mont- iing Peters shells. Mr. Moeser also won the cup Tie between T. J. O©Donohue. W. J. Elias and J. c!air Gun Club defeated Princeton Univer .ce, breaking 18 out of 20, aud 23 out of 25 in the ;attersou. Shoot-off wou by J. G. Batterson. sity gunners.in a team match ajt fifty targets loot-off. SPORTIINQ LJFB APRIL 3, 1909. "HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES. victories and g Shot|iiff^Suipii||||pt haP^flillif^llpif criticized as not being "re||J|htty." sn't look|||||f good as a new or|lH|bld thousand dol|||llfill, and perchstnce not as sweet as|||||i belle her|f|f|||t yc.^::;:4 tit, but f||jj|uns go it looks prj|||jf tolerable. This||J||ction on its looks suggests the stor||||f| the two of , who, upon disagreeing about J||pfespective beauty J|||lfr skunk and a house cat, called upon Zeb, thejf||||cle ; commissary, to decide the j|p||intous question. ||||pr proper reflection, Uncle Zeb replie J|f||f|f " ' ~ hansome is wat ha|^|pe does applies |l||fiis yar case, and I decides in favah oll||i iswerable logic to Jpilfuns, all must ag|p|||hat there is none so handsome as the all otherUm in 1908, being uUiiy Charles G. Spencer in establishing the unprecedent|i||||con 5.77% fb|ifi|17S shots; and|||||f:the repeater tha||||||fendorsed by the U. S. Ordnance Board aiJbeing safe,l^b, and sim||||||and as possess||||||every advantage |||||fed for it. "Handsome is as handsome join th|li|ifnks of the hj|i||limillion satisfiej|ll||portsnien who shoot R SHOTGUNS.

COLUMBUS TRAP. Ream ...... 111111020111201—14 April 30—Berwick, Pa. Berwick Rod and Gun Club. June 1, 2, 3—Haines Landing, Me. Hillside Gt Lewis ...... *...... 111001111220111—14 W. I. Shrader, secretary. Club. W. D. Hinds, president. Kuersten ...... 111110111101110—14 MAY SHOOTS. June 1, 2, 3—Jersey City, N. J. New Jersey Sta The Capital City of Ohio Enjoys Another Goodman ...... 200011110100101—9 ' Sportsmen's Association. .Chas. T. Day, secretar Beard ...... 100102100221200—12 May 3, 4, 5. 6, 7—Reading, Pa. Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association Tournament, under June 2, 3—Morris, 111. Morris Gun Club. Fr One of Its Noted Shoots. the auspices of the Independent Guu Club. Chas. Martin, secretary. Columbus, O., March. 27.—Editor "Sport FIXTURES FOR THE FUTURE. N. Seitzlnger, secretary. June 3, 4—West Side, la. West Side Gun CI| ing Life."—At the regular shoot of the May 4, 5, 6—Nashville. Tenn. The Interstate As Alfred J. Keeley. secretary. Columbus Gun Club on the 20th inst. con A Week's Registrations. sociation's fourth Southern Handicap tournament; June 2, 3, 4—Columbus, O. Ohio State Tournan ditions were difficult owing to the strong under the auspices of the Cumberland Park Club; under the auspices of the Columbus Gun ' East wind that lifted the targets out of Since our last issue the following addi $1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, secretary- Fred Shattuck, secretary. their flight occasionally; yet, while straights tional registrations for shoots have been manager, Pittsburg. Pa. June 3, 4—Sisseton, S. Dak. Sisseton Gun received by Secretary-Manager Elmer E. May 4, 5—Decatur, 111. Decatur Target Shooting T. J. Adkius, secretary. were not -.numerous, there was some good Club. G. G. Rupert, secretary. scores made. The out-of-town guests of the Shaner, of the Interstate Associaton: June 4—Brodhead, Wis. Brodhead Gun Clutj May 4, 5, 6—Dallas. Texas. Dallas Gun Club. E. May 5—Maple Park, 111. Maple Park Gun Club. B. Pierce, secretary. , club were Mr. Horace Heikes, of Dayton, A. Moseley, secretary. M. J. BeverJy. secretary. June 4—Wyoming, N. Y. Wyoming Rod an| O., who has not been shooting much of May 5, 6—Richmond, Ind. Richmond Gun Club. Club. Frank S. Childs, secretary. late on account of a bad shoulder; Mr. 0. A. May 11. 12—Columbus, Wis. Columbus Gun Club. R. A. Tyler, secretary. Guy V. Dering, secretary. May 7—Franklin, Ky. Simposon County Gun Club. June 4, 5, 6—Great Falls, Mont. Montana Young, of Springfield, O.; Mr. Frank and May 11. 12—Crawfordsville, Ind. Crawfordsville Harry H. Black, secretary. Sportsmen's Association tournament un Mr. Swickard, of New Albany. Scores: Gun Club. Chas. E. Lacey, secretary. May 7, 8—Herrin, 111. Herrin Gun Club. 0. H. auspices of the Great Falls Rod and Gt Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 May 13, 14—Breda, la. Breda Gun Club. Frank McXeill, secretary. N. H. Bevan, secretary. Martin ...... 18 15 18 18 19 22 21 18 23 23 Van Erdewyk, secretary. May 11—Plattsburg, N. Y. Plattsburg Gun Club. June 5—Oneonta, N. Y. Oneonta Fish, Wells ...... 16 17 18 17 ...... May 15—Weiser, Idaho. Weiser, Eod and Gun F. C. Parshall, secretary. Gun Club. Geo. Wohlleben, secretary. Sbatford ...... 17 15 16 18 ...... Club. F. P. McKay, secretary. May ll^Pillow, Pa. Pillow Gun Club. J. A. June C, 7—Rockford, 111. Red City Gun Frank ...... 15 ...... May 24—Htratford, Canada. Pastime Gun Club. Bingaman, secretary. J. Malana, secretary. Kauffrnan ...... 22 22 22 23 Win. Boles, secretary. May 11, 12—West Frankfort, 111. West Frankfort June 8. 9, 10—Syracuse, N. Y. New Yor .Swickard ...... 17 18 18 21 Gun Club. W. C. Rains, secretary. Sportsmen's Association tournament undc Young ...... 18 19 14 20 15 17 25 .. .. May 26, 27—Crandall, S. Dak. Crandall Gun Club. May 11, 12—Eagle Grove, la. Eagle Grove Gun auspices of the Onondaga Country Gun Club Hall ...... 17 16 17 18 ...... W. A. Brown, secretary. Club. A. L. Yearous, secretary. Montgomery, president. Wilson ...... 36 17 ...... May 31, June 1—TJtica, N. Y. 0. C. S. A. Gun May 11, 12, 13—Boise, Idaho. Idaho State Sports June 7, 8, 9, '10—Moberly, Mo. Missouri +. ...- Webster ...... 19 19 17 .. .. 23 22 23 .. Club. A. J. Lowery, secretary. men's Association. Frank M. Eastman, secretary. shooters' Association tournament under the aus Cumberland ...... 18 17 16 15 17 22 24 .... June 15—Perry. N. Y. Perry Bod and Gun Club. May 12, 13—Montpelier, Vt. Montpelier Gun Club. pices of the Moberly Gun Club. Fred Oliver. H. Heikes ...... 17 17 15 19 19 ...... Dr. J. W. Austin, secretary. Dr. C. H. Burr, secretary. secretary. Bassell ...... 17 1C 18 .. .. 23 ...... July 6. Plattsburg. N. Y. Plattsburg Rod and Gun May 12, 13—Osslning, N. Y. Ossining Gun Club. June 8, 9—Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick Gun Club. Fishinger ...... 18 17 18 16 18 ...... Club. F. C. Parshall, secretary. C. G. Jilandford, captain. E. C. Butts, secretary. 3. H. Smith ...... 17 20 21 20 22 July 6, 7, S—Iowa Falls, la. Consolidated Gun May 12. 13—Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma City June 9—Mt. Horeb, Wis. Mt, Horeb Gun Club. Wardlow ...... 16 17 20 21 Club. Jas. T. Brown, secretary. Gun Club. A. W. Boyd, secretary. Jas. Brown, secretary.' Todd ...... 17 19 20 16 May 13, 14—Janesville, Wis. Janesville Gun Club. June 8, 9, 10—Sioux City, la. Soo Gun Club. W. Baker ...... 17 15 .. July 7, 8—Jamestown, N. Dak. North Dakota State J. H. McVicar, secretary. F. Duncan, secretary. Sportsmen's Association. C. R. Hodge, secretary. May 14—Wolcott, N. Y. Catchpole Gun Club. E. June 8, 9, 10—Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas Stats A FESTAL OCCASION. August 10, 11—Lock Haven, Pa. Lock Haven Guu A. Wadsworth. secretary. Sportsmen's Association tournament under the aus The Columbus 10-man team was defeated Club. C. A. Jobson, secretary. May 15—Hamilton, Canada. Hamilton Gun Club. pices of the Little Rock Gun Club. Geo. \V. at 'Circleville, O., on the 18th of March, September 7, 8. 9—Medford, Oregon. "Pacific In W. R. Davies, Acting secretary. Clements, secretary. dians." F. C. Riehl, Herold. May 15—Niles, O. Niles Gun Club. Joseph, Rum- June 9, 10—Beuton, 111. Benton Gun Club. W .H. in a 50-target race, and were six targets be mcll. secretary. Foulk, secretary. hind Circleville. A challenge has been is May 15, 16—New Athens. 111. Egyptian Gun Club. June 10—Shinnston, W. Va. Monongahela Valley sued to Circleville for a match at Columbus Registered Tournaments. Jac. H. Koch, secretary. Sportsmen's Lengue, Ed. H. Taylor, secretary. on April 1, which has been accepted. May 17, 18, 19—Lake Charles, La. Calcasieu Gun June 11. 12—Corona. S. Dak. Corona Gun Club. Springfield, O., will in all probability have APRIL SHOOTS. Club and Game Protectiva Association. Frank Geo. W. Clark, secretary. a, 10-mau team up on April 1 and Lancaster, April 5—Garden Prairie, 111. Garden Pralrla Gun Gimn, vice-president. June 12. 13—Milwaukee. Wis. Wisconsin and Upper Club. H. 0. Sears, secretary. May 18—Norwich, N. Y. Chenango Co. Fish, Game Michigan League of Gun Clubs, State tournament, O., which will make a fine afternoon's shoot. April 6, 7—Lincoln, Neb. Capitol Beach Gun Club. and Gun Club. Nelson L. Satchell, secretary. under the auspices of the Badger Gun Club. Ed. A banquet will follow the shoot and will be George L. Carter, manager. May 17, 18, 19, 20—Burlington, la. Iowa State F. Leidel. secretary. served at the club house immediately fol April 6, 7—West Lebanon, Ind. West Lebanon Gun Tournament, under the auspices of the Iowa June 13. 14, 15—North Shore, La. Orleans Gun and lowing the shoot. One of the special at Club. C. R. Bowlus, secretary. State Sportsmen's.Association. Everctt Beckwith, Rod Club. Geo. H. Kastmayer. secretary. tractions at the tournament on April 7, 8, April 7, 8, 9—Columbus, O. Columbus Gun Club. president. June 15, IB—Slurgis. Midi. Sturgls Rod and Gun Fred Shattuck, secretary. May 18, 19—Marion, Ind. Indiana State Tourna Club. A. H. Wait, secretary. and 9 will be a three-man team race be April 9—Exeter, Out, Canada. Huron Indians. W. ment, under the auspices of the Queen City Gun June 15. 16—Peotone, 111. Peotone Gun Club. A. tween Toledo and Columbus, and arrange Johns, secretary. Club. Frank Howard, secretary. E. Harken, president. ments are being made to have a ten-man April 9, 10—Toronto, Ont., Canada. Parkdale Gun May 19, 20, 21—Walla Walla, Wash. Sportsmen's June 15, 16—Cogswell. N. Dak. Cogswell Gun Club. team race between Cleveland, O., and Col Club. F. A. Parker, president. Association Tournament of the Northwest," under H. L. Saylor, secretary. umbus during the tournament, also a special April 12—Atlantic City, N. J. Atlantic City Gun the auspices of the Walla Walla Gun Club. J. F. June 15, 16, 17—New Martinsville. W. Va. West five-man team race. In the ten-man team Club. A. H. Sheppard, secretary. Smalls, secretary. Virginia State Sportsmen's Association tournament April 14. 15, 16—Lamed, Kas. Kansas State Tour May 19, 20—Auburn. N. Y. Cayuga County Gun under the auspices of the Wetzel Gun Club. I. race there are to be three races, the nament, under the auspices of the Lamed Gun Club. Jos. N. Knapp, secretary. M. Mclntire, secretary. best two out of three to be the winner. Club. J. T. Whitney, secretary. May 19, 20—Thornville. O. Thomville Gun Club. April ISJ-Phillipsburg. N. J. Alert Gun Club June 16, 17—Thompsonville, 111. Thompsonville Gun SHOOT NOTES. C. F. Shell, secretary. Club. Noble C. Downen, secretary. Edw. F. Markley, secretary. Post office, Easton May 19, 20—Capron, 111. Capron Gun Club. A. June 16. 17—Rutland, Vt. Vermont State Trap- Kauffman, of Dublin^ showed up in good Pa. Vance, secretary. shooters' League tournament, under the auspices of form. April 15—Scheneclady, N. Y. Mohawk Gun Club. May 20—Herndon, Pa. Herndon Gun Club. J. A. the Rutland Gun Club. Chas. A. Gale, president. J. W. White, secretary. Straub, secretary. Webster, as usual, piled up a fine score in April 16, 17—Reading, Pa. South End Gun Club. June 17—Sturgeon, Mo. Sturgeon Gun Club. J. H. the gale. May 2"—Red Hook, N. Y. Eed Hook GUI Club. Winsc'ott, secretary. H. Melchior, manager. W. S. Massoneau, secretary. June 22. 23—Tacoma, Wash. Washington State Fishinger says he will be on hand for April 17—Hamilton. Canada. Hamilton Gun Club. May 21—Kairmont, W. Va. Monongahela Valley Tournament under the auspices of the Tacoma Rod April 1. W. R. Davies, acting secretary. Sportsmen's League, E. H. Taylor, secretary. and Gun Club. G. W. Turnbull, secretary. Dr. Wardlow did splendidly with his new April 18—Atchison. Kans. Forest Park Gun Club. May 20, 21—Louisville, Ky. Kentucky State Sports June 22, 23, 24, 25—Chicago. 111. The Interstate As Alva dapp, secretary. men's Association tournament, under the auspices gun on Saturday. April 19—Springfield, Mass. Springfield Shooting sociation's tenth Grand American Handicap tour Mr. Cumberland, of U. M. C. Co., shot a of the Jefferson County Gun Club. Emil Pragoff, nament; $1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, Club. C. L. Kites, secretary. secretary. secretary-manager, Pittsburg, Pa. good clip in the wind. April 19—Lawrence, Mass. Lawrence Fish and May 21, 22—Falls City, Neb. Falls City Gun June 26, 27—St. Louis, Mo. Blue Wing Gun Club. Swickard, of Albany, is getting them lined Game Club, W. W. Bradbury, secretary. Club. C. C. Davis. secretary. E. T. Grether, secretary. up and will soon be among the good ones. April 20, 21—Sedalia, Mo. Sedalia Gun Club. Jos. May 23, 24—Fargo, N. Dak. Gate City Gun Club. June 29, 30—Ft. Dodge, la. A. H. Fox Gun Club. Mr, Bussell says that he doesn't want Paradis, secretary. Louis Jensen, secretary. Dr. J. W. Haughawont, secretary. to get the gun-changing fever that is epi April 20, 21—New Orleans, La, Tally Ho Gun Club. May 24, 25—Alexandria, La. Louisiana State Sports June 28, 29—MUbank, S. Dak. Milbank Gun Club. George H. Brockman, secretary. men's Association tournament. J. F. Letton, Edw. Rutledge, secretary. demic in Columbus. April 20, 21—Ashley, O. Ashley Gun Club. H. D. manager. June 29, 30, July 1, 2—Niagara-on-the-Lake, Can Jack Smith tried a single barrel Stevens Hale, secretary. May 25, 26—Syracuse, N. Y. Messina Gun Club. ada. Canadian and American Indians' tournament. Saturday and seemed to find them very well April 21, 22—Camden, Arfc. Cainden Gun Club G. M. Phillips, secretary. J. P. Wright, secretary. Thos. A. Duff and K. H. Tripp, managers. after he shot a few. April 21, 22—Beaver Crossing, Neb. Beaver Crossing May 25, 26. 27—Chicago, 111. Illinois State Tour JULY SHOOTS. Joe Wells has finally parted with his fine Gun Club. J. C. Evans, secretary. nament, under the auspices of the Chicago Gun Parker. Joe Wells is entitled to the cham Club. Fred H. Teeple, secretary. July 3—Bar Harbor, Me. Bar Harbor Gun Club. April 23—Pottsville, Pa. Pottsville Fish and Game May 25, 26, 27—Grand Island, Neb. Nebraska State Roy Hamor, secretary. pionship of America in the way of a gun Protective Association. C. F. Seltzer, secretary Tournament, under the auspices of the Grand July 3—Cleveland, 0. Cleveland Gun Club. F. H. owner. Joe has owned and shot during the April 23—McClure, O. McCIure Gun Club. Frank Island Gun Club. Gus Sievers, secretary. Wallace, manager. past four years 73 guns, and he is now on E. Foltz, secretary. May 27, 28—Caruthersville, Mo. Caruthersville Gun July 4—Sioux Falls, S. D. Sioux Falls Shooting his 74th. How is that for a record? April 23—Woodstock. Term. Woodstock Gun Club. Club. Jos. W. Reed, secretary. Club. ,T. J. Burns, president. C. C. Hawkins, secretary. May 27, 28—Luverne. Mimi. Luverne Run Club. A July 5—Richmond. Va. Deep Run Shooting Club, April 23, .24—Troy. N. Y. Mountain View Gun p. Moreaux, secretary. V. Hechler, secretary. ELKS AS SHOOTERS. Club. J. J. Farrell. secretary. May 28—Henuing, Tenn. Peters Gun Club. T. Biui July 13, 14—Manning. la. Manning Gun Club. B. April 2F—Prescott, Wash. Prescott Gun Club. T. Fields, secretary. E. Brechenridge, secretary. D. Barclay, secretary. May 28, 29—Cleveland. O. Cleveland Gun Club July 14—Winona, Minn. Winona Sportsmen's Club. Beading, Pa., March 29.—At the Spring April 27—Pittsburg, Pa. Western Pennsylvania Trap F. H. Wallace, manager. C. Q. Adams, secretary. Valley shooting grounds, on March 17, the Shooters' League, Louis Lautenslager, president. May 29. 30—Pittsfleld, Mass. Berkshire Gun Club July 14, 15, 16—-Galveston, Tex. Texas State Sports Pottsville Elks defeated the Reading Elks April 26, 27. 28—Vicksburg, Miss. Mississippi State John Ransenhousen, secretary. men's Association tournament under the auspices in a shooting match which was attended by Tournament, under the auspices of the Vicksburg May 29—McKeesport, Pa. McKeesport Gun Club of the Galveston Gun Club. J. H. Forsgard, sec a number of marksmen from .this section. Gun Club. J. C. Williams, manager. L. W. Cannon, secretary. retary. April 27, . 28—Atlantic, la. Atlantic Gun Club. July 16—LltUeton, W. Va. Monongahela Valley Pottsville won by the score of 105 to 91. P. I. Appleman, manager. May 30—Waverly, Minn. Waverly Gun Club. W Fred Coleman, champion of the State, was H. Boland, secretary. Sportsmen's League. Ed. H. Taylor. secretary April 27. 28. 29—Wellington. Mass. Paleface Gun May 30—Green Bay, Wis. Green Bay Gun Club July 16. 17—Pittsfleld, Mass. Berkshire Gun Club. high gun. The summary: Club. C. E. Comer, secretary. R. E. St. John, chairman tournament committee John Ransenhousen. secretary. POTTSVILLE. April 28. Covington. Ind. Western Indiana Gun May 31—Charleston. W. Va. Charleston Gun Club July 20, 21, 22—Aberdeen, S. Dak. South Dakota Coleman ...... 122211111111222—21 Club. R. A. Rogers, secretary. Dr. Gwynn Nicuolson, secretary. State Tournament, under the auspices of tha April 28, 29—New Berlin, O. New Berlin-Canton Aberdeen Gun Club. John L. Ruckman, secretary Stein ...... 211111211211220—19 Gun Club. Chas. J. Schiltz, secretary. May 31—New Haven, Conn. New Haven Gun Club Swaring . .. 111011111111111—14 M. E. Thompson, secretary. July 20. 21. 22—Buffalo. N. Y. The Interstate As P. Schaeffer 111121021121011—16 April 28, 29—Danville, Pa. Danville Gun Club. May 31—Mecnanicsrtlle, N. Y. Mechanicsville Gun sociation's fourth Eastern Handicap tournament, W- T. Speiser, secretary. under the auspices of the Buffalo-Audubo Seltzer ..... 111021111101101—13 April 29—Temple, Pa. Hercules Gun Club. A. K. Club. George Sllngerland, secretary. Dolan 110110100111101—10 Ludwig, secretary. May 31, June 1—Bay City, Mien. Bay City Gun $1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shar" Slattery ... 011111102102001—12 Club. John Breen, secretary. manager, Pittsburg, Pa. April 29—Jacksonburg, W. Va. Monongahela. Valley July 21, 22—Cedar Rar. '"'--rison READING. Sportsmen's League. Ed. H. Taylor. secretary. JUNE SHOOTS. Club. C. A. Clark, 11211011021111]—15 April 29, 30, May 1—Union City, Tenn. Union June 1, 2—La Crosse, Wis. La Crosse Gun Club I July 23. 24—Webst KBne ... 121202010111111—15 City Gun Club. E. A. Edwards, secretary. J. G. Becfcer, secretary. ' j Gun Club. T. "