DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS

Volume 40, No, 22. Philadelphia, February 14, 1903, Price, Five Cents. reomiary ,14, 1903. "Base

SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 2-U-3 MILWAUKEE MUDDLE. 34 South Third St., Philadelphia. MESSRS. QUIN AND HAYENOR STILL Please send me cabinet size phototype of the celebrated AT LOGGERHEADS. ball player ) A Splendid Season Anticipated Despite tli base The Deposed President Disputes the Le­ or trap shot j Passive Conflict With the America gality of Mr. Haveaor's Election for which I enclose three 2-cent stamps to help to defray ex­ Association The Broad=Gflage Mag The Latter Has Legal Advantage A pense of postage, packing, etc. nate Making up a Strong Team. Strong Team Secured ^by Cautillon. Send to______^______Colorado -Springs, Col., Feb. 9. Edito Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 10: Editor "Sporting Life:" The Western Leagu "Sporting Life:" Manager Cantillon was in meeting is over, and president Burns ha town last week for a ghort time. He bas returned well satisfied wit not heard from. Hughey the results. In aa inter Duffy on an ante-season view Mr. Bums state series and the chances are "that in his opinion, bas that no spring games will ball matters never looke be arranged between the better, and more special! rival teams. The new man­ for the Western League ager feels sure his team The circuit will be th will rank one-two-three. same as last year, and a He has secured a good'y the teams are gatherin bunch of together a good bunch c Cabinet Sise Phototypes of and base­ A No. 1 players, and Colo ball players for his next rado Springs will certain! season's aggregation. Here be amongst the top notch are some of the acquisi­ Thomas I- Burns ers." The local fans ar Cftas. Havener tions: Pitchers, P. H. well pleased to note tha Phyle, of Na- Colorado Springs' right fielder, Congaltoi tional; Hale, of Boston National; Butler, led the National League fielders, and i of Baltimore; Revoye, of Chicago Ameri­ again signed for 1903 with Colorad can. Second basemen, Schafley, of Chi­ . Springs. Mr. Burns has refused severa AND TRAP SHOOTERS. cago National, and Mathison, of Baltimore, tempting offers for Congaltpn, but ha " Sporting Life " has had reproduced cabinet size phototypes of celebrated who takes an infield position. In addition steadfastly refused to consider any o send to any of its readers to these Easterners there are several Cali- them. Cougalton bas recently made ai base ball players and trap shooters and offers to fornians, including Pitchers Meredith, of rangements for the coaching of the Co" photos of their favorite base ball players and trap shooters by complying 'Frisco, and Shaw, of Pueblo; First Base- orado College team, and it is safe to sa; with the conditions named in the Connie Mack, PITTSBURQ CLUB Hans Wagner, Fred Havener and Bauman, a need have no fear. All the Western League manager, David L. Fultz, Maurice R. Ritchey, majority of the board, and clubs have suffered on account of the raic Clarke, Jack Chesbro, Claude Harry D. Quin a resolution was passed, al­ made by the big leagues on their pitching Powers, Daniel F. Murphy, Ralph O. Thomas Leach, Samuel Leever, William lowing the position of the staff, and Colorado Springs is certainly do ("Socks") Seybold, Harry Da vis, Edward Bransfield. John O'Connor, Clarence H. president and treasurer to be held by one ing a wise thing to secure the best that can S. Piauk, Howard P. Wilson, Berthold J. Beaumontj Harry Smith. man. Mr. Havener then was elected to be had. Husting, Ossee F. Schreckengost, Lafay­ PHILADELPHIA CLUB-Hugh Jennings, the presidency. Mr. Barman was re-elect­ MINOR MENTION. ette N. Cross, George Edward ("Rube") Harry Wolverton, William Douglas. ed vice president, and Aid. Cornelius Cor- Everything is beginning to warm up on Waddell, Frederick L. (" Topsy ") Hart- coran was elected secretary. After the dis­ base ball. New improvements are being zell, Louis Castro, Monte Cross, Frederick NEW YORK CLUB George Van Haltren, cussion of business pertaining to the as­ made at Boulevard Park. Manager Burns Mitchell. John J. McGraw, Joseph McGinnity. sociation the meeting adjourned. intends to cover the skinned portion with Christopher Matthewson. loam, and it is safe to say that we wil BOSTON CLUB Charles ("Chic") Stahl, CHICAGO CLUB Frank Chance. (According to the best legal advice and have the fastest diamond in the West. Denton ("Cy") Young, George Winters, the general rule of corporation law Mr. The All-American club conceded it to be Frederick Parent, John Freeman, James CINCINNATI CLUB Joseph J. Kelly, Sam­ Quin by absenting himself from the regu­ the fastest diamond they had played on Collins. uel Crawford, Frank Hahn, Jacob Beckley, larly called annual stockholders' meeting West of Cleveland. CLEVELAND CLUB Napoleon ("Larry") Michael Donlin. thus leaving it without a quorum, left the Secretary Farrel has awarded Llpp to Lajoie, William Bernhardt. old Board of Directors in office; and as Colorado Springs, and he is expected to CLUB-William Keeler, Frank directors and not stockholders always elect cover short. From nil accounts, and Judg­ WASHINGTON CLUB Edward J. Dele- Kitson, William Daulen, James Hughes, corporation officers, Mr. Havener's election ing from the way Birmingham kicked, he hanty, James Ryan. James Sheckard, Charles Farrell. was undoubtedly legal, and will surely \-e must be a good one. Lipp's past record is BOSTON CLUB Herman Long. ;o declared by the courts. Editor "Sport­ good, and he ought to make a hit with the ST. LOUIS CLUB Robert Wallace, John ing Life.") fans. Birmingham was quite put out to Anderson. ST. LOUIS CLUB P. J. Douovan. lose this crack fielder. "BOULEVARD.' DETROIT CLUB James Barrett, James McGuire, Joseph Yeager. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION NEWS. CHICAGO CLUB Fielder Jones, Edward BALL FOR BALTIMORE. Catcher Arthur Anderson. of San Fran­ McFarJand, Clark Griffith. cisco, has decided to play with Toledo. The Monumental City Formally Installed BALTIMORE CLUB Harry Howell, Louis Outfielder Nance, of Kansas City, is re­ Wiltse. ported as having fallen heir to a' $75,000 as a Member of the Eastern League_ state. Ex-Stockholders to Legally Fight the Manager M. J. Kelley has decided to take American League. iis St. Paul team to Little Rock for spring TRAP SHOOTERS: practice. J3y Hugh Wynn. J. A. R. Elliott, Fred Gilbert, Rolla O. Heikes, W. R. Crosby, H. C. Hirschy, Tom A. President Hickey has practically decided Baltimore. Md., Feb. 0. Editor "Sportine Marshal], Chas. W. Budd, J. S. Fanning, Harvey McMurchy, Ralph Trinible. o re-establish the claim list, which was Life:" This city is to be an Eastern abolished during last season. League town and so we shall have base The Havenor-Quiu law(suit over Milwau- iee Club stock has gone to the Wisconsin ball and a pretty good kind iate with him several gentlemen of stand- meeting he said: "The way in which Pres­ Supreme Court for final decision. of base ball at that. The ng, and will stop at nothing to give the ident Johnson had the Baltimore franchise Eastern League committee jublic good base ball. forfeited is a most flagrant case of mis­ Third baseman Phyle, who has signed Towers, Pearce and Hurley, . AFTER THE) AMERICAN LEAGUE. representation to gain his ends. It can with Milwaukee, is claimed by Minneapo- and owner Dooley, of the easily be shown that he refused the offvf is. He signed with .the Millers and then Montreal franchise, met A meeting of the stockholders of the old umped to California. Baltimore Base Ball Club was held last of a team in every way qualified to play Messrs. I-Ianlon and Moses the game that was forfeited, and that in Orville Woodruff declares that he will not Frank here last Thursday Vednesday at the office" of Judge Conway go back to Indianapolis unless he is paid V. Sams. Those present were M*oses order to make the stockholders agree to night at the Hotel Rennert, this forfeit, he told them that he had no nore salary than he received last season. and formally transferred ^rank, Sidney Frank, Martin Lchmeier, The contract offered him calls for no in­ udge Sams, J. V. L. Murphy, represent­ intention of taking away their franchise, the Montreal franchise to returned to them in crease. the local men for a consid- ing the receivers; Thomas E. Jeukins and but .that it would be ohn Baker. All interests were represent- a few days. The franchise was the most Second bnseman John Burns, of Toledo, sration of about $2500. stockholders, a-n-1 ins married a girl in San Francisco, whose With the franchise Messrs. d either in person or by proxy. The valuable asset left the leeting was called to consider the ques- it is not believed that the Court will allow father has several varieties of money. John Haulon and Frank secure it to ^e filched in such a way." tvrites that his father-in-law has purchased all the Montreal players, ion of protecting the club's rights in the ilm a fine cottage in the coast city, and he and the Canadian team will be Baltimore franchise, which was decreed s averse to coming east to play ball. transferred to Baltimore. President orfeited last summer by President John- A Pointer For Hickey. Powers and the visiting magnates on. and which has since been allotted to expressed themselves as highly pleased ase ball under the old rule. As .there is Hanlon will now proceed to organize a Judge Sams is very confident of a favor- goods, and is perhaps news for President conflict for public favor in both these new Baltimore club. He intends to asso- ble result. In an interview after the Hickey. itics the rule ought to go. February 14, 1903. SPORTING LIFE.

box ought not to be built one way on one of 18S6 with Baltimore, but finished with ground and another way ou another. The Brooklyn. His arm giving out he retired FRANKBONNER'SCASE same way with the runs ways. Any one CARNEFS CONCORDS in 1887-8. In the following year he started who has given the matter any attention at with Pittsburg, but finished the season as «I1 cannot have failed to observe bow a Pennsylvania League umpire. In 1890 he every attempt is made to help the home played with the Sioux City Club of the THIS DOUBLE-CONTRACT SIGNER IN team bv sloping the runways so that bunt­ ENJOYED A MOST SUCCESSFUL IN- Vestern Association, and again finished the ed balls will keep inside of the diamond. eason as an umpire in that league. For CONTROVERSY and even those that are first bit outside several years after that he umpired in the AGAIN. will run back agmin. Small business this. ITIAL SEASON. National League and various minor leagues. and nothing sportsmanlike about It. It .ast year he umpired most of the Uni- simply shows how some people will step ersity of Pennsylvania and Princeton ball Not Satisfied With Last Season's Tor- Into the muck to accomplish an end. Such Tbe New Hampshire Team One rarnes, and also went to New Haven sev- a thing should not be possible in wb»t of ral times to umpire for Yale. He was has been styled the squarest of sports. Iways fair and impartial oato-Cleveland Experience, Bonner A NONSENSICAL SCGGESTION. in his rulings. Such a thing the Strongest Pillars of the New nd was uniformly liked and respected by as giving the pitchers a :all players. HP leaves a wife, but no Again Trifles With substitute at the bat is another nonsensi­ hildren. Henderson's sudden and tragic His Pen The cal idea. It would take away from the England league The Ontlook For nd was a great shock batting such men as Jimmy Callahan. of to his thonsands of the Chicagos. riends in this city, for few men conneot- Louisville Club's Side of the Case. one of the best of batsmen the Next New England Pennant Race. 'c! with athletics were better or more fa- aud base runners. Winnie Mercer, who orably known. Editor passed away recently was one of the fast­ Sporting Life.) Boston. Mass., Feb. 0. Editor est if not the fastest man on bases. Then "Sporting there was Charley Nichols, who batted By H. C. Pearson. I.ife"~-Director Billings, of the Boston verv strongly League Club, says that Frank Bonner will the last season be was with Concord. N. H., Feb. 9. Editor "Sport­ ST. LOUIS SIFTIN6S. Boston. I guess It never tuckered "Nick" ing Life:" Concord's first season in tue certainly play at the South out very much End grounds next season, when he came to bat. Mul- was a successful one An Ante-Season Series Between the lin of Detroit, batted for .328 last season, from all points of view, aud notwithstanding the fact I-M. Piank. Rival Local Teams Will Doubtless be that he is under contract for .29(i and WaOdell for .270. we are looking forward tu In the National League Dr. White, of the still better tilings next year. Arranged. with the Louisville Club. Phillies. excels The Louisville Club, which with the stick. Kitson, of This season the games were St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 10. Editor "Sporting the Brooklyns is a good man In this re-, played at the Concord claims to have prior con­ spect. Everybody knows Life:" The Browns and the Cardinals wiil tractual right to the play­ how much en­ stale Fair Grounds, and the meet In a series of games in St. Louis thusiasm there is when a pitcher slams a nature of the soil made it er, says it will not give single. Why not exempt the catchers prior to the opening of him up without a tight in from very difficult to pl'iy £,'ood the scheduled games batting as well as the pitchers? In the ball on the diamond with­ of the the Courts. The Louisville New England League last season local season. At least so Club's side of the case is there was in :M hor.rs of a heavy rain. thinks Secretary Hedges, scarcely a catcher that had a first class Next year either the street given In the following batting percentage. Get these Ditchers and of the Browns Club, who sharp letter to Mr. Billings railway will build new came over to St. Louis Frank catchers out and give them some batting grounds en its lino between Bonner rom Mr. George Tebeaii. practice and better results may be had. Thursday to help quench the president and sole own tbi* city and Manchester, or the rumor that At all events every man who participates the State Fair inanagcmont he Intend­ er of The Louisville Club; in a game should be compelled to take John I. Canty ed selling Burkett and will equip a new diamond Padden. Frank De Haas "Dear Sir-I am surprised fit the stand yon hia turn at the bat. There is ample lee­ n a better location on its grounds. The seem to be taking la the Bonner mutter. "V on way now when a good batsman can be sub­ ar Robison Is agreeable, ac­ aav that you have Bonner's service too. which was inadequate this cording to Mr. Hedges, contract under date stituted for a weak one at any stage of year, will be all right in 1903. As it was, of'Septenlber 29. I bave his contract under date the game. Manager and everything Is lovely of July 9, 1902, to play in Louisville for the John Carney made a snug little for the battles. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE NEWS. sum this vear and has a bank account, a Seven season of 190:!, and sent you a statement signed When Arthur Irwin was here the past las. McAleer games are contemplated, by Bonner. dated September 29, certifying that ranchise 'and a dozen pretty fair pb'yers week he said that had secur- o reckon as assets. John did not and will be played al- he was under contract for 1903. ed a couple of good players hesitate ternately at League and Sportsman's Park. "On October 6 you wrote from the me that Bonner 8 Brandywine club in Hoffman, an outfield- ° THE AMERICAN'S PLANS. actions surprised you, and that you had no dis­ SPEND TUB NBKDFUL The club will start on its spring training position to er. and Newton a short stop, who can also either. His salary list was the third larg­ sign him, for the present, at least. catch. Carney's face grew very wide at Ir- :rip to Baton Houge, March 8, according You had Dot signed him up to October 6; and est In the league, and he probably spent to Mr. Hedges. St. Louis before September 20 you had wln's recital, for he is anxious to get nore money in the purchase and trial of has been selected received notice together a team that can at least give as the meeting place, and the drove, in from me, as had Buckenberger also, that Bonner plavers than any other magnate In this charge of McAIeer. was Manchester a strong argument tho com­ itt'le league. He got some good ones ami will remain South for under contract to me. ing season. Manager Parsons is being be­ .it least three weeks. From Baton Rouge "In your favor of October 27 you say that some counterfeits. If it had been possible the club ntnco his contract was received Bonner has set by Lawrence people, who want to take o tell the two apart at a glance Concord will come home by easy stages, written you that ho would not play In Louisville the team off his hands, but thus far there .voiild have won second playing exhibition games on the way. Two has been no offer sufficiently attractive place sure. Thirty contracts for now players are in the hands the coming season, and you say, as he and plavers in all were tried during the season, of Manager Euclienbcrger have always got along well, and to justify him to let go. Lawrence Is a of whom 12 remained at the finish aud are McAIeer those of Charley n« wants to play with you, good ball town and no one knows that Sievers, the former Detroit pitcher, and that It seems to any better all reserved for 1903. Others reserved are you that you should play him. Bonner was than Parsons himself. Blough, pitcher; Eustace, Intteldcr, and catcher Donahue, a brother of "Bed" Dona- treated like a prince In Louisville, nnd If he is TH13 PASSING Of GBORGE STACKHOUSE, hue, the pitcher. one of the old [toss outtlelder, all of whom were signed DOW dissatisfied It Is simply because you bave guard of base ball, was for this year, but for various reasons did Interfered and made him so. a stunning bit of news, yet his fate is "Bonner Is under contract to me. and legally such that can happen to any of us.. "Stack" not n NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE NEWS. belongs to me. and I shall certainly expect him never relaxed grip oij the national game. Ho did not are Thomas' Doi'mi. New York city, the to report ;ind fulfill his contract. Yon nlso say make the rounds as did best catcher in the league; Gcorg^ Eaton, that is now so uncertain and unfair s< me of the boys, but kept fully posted and of Tauntou, Mass.. Nashua has released outflclder Ed Hans- we cannot tell what we may do. bnt on

be marfe the headquarters for the team street and Amsterdam avenue. As a guess There will be 32 players there. A specin that remains a pretty good one. But section of the hotel will be set apart. 1 what is the use of doing any worrying LATEST PHASES OF After Armour's departure for Louisville when we shall sooon know all abont it. Of on April 4, Clark Griffith, with his New one thing we are certain and that is that York American League team, will take ur after all that has been said by the Amer­ quarters at the St. Charles. ican League's well wishers and Its an­ NEW YORK INVASION. tagonists. It is about to make good even as it did iq Boston, Philadelphia and St. "CY" SEYMOURTSCRAPPEK, Louis. In the midst of all THIS GROUND TALK Man Who Punched Thielman Now all other plans have been overlooked and PRESIDENT BAN JOHNSON NOW ON THE GREAT The not until the question Is finally settled will Engages in an Early Morning Fraca we hear of the players again. But then we With the Tannehill Brothers. expect some tall base ball gossip and the SCENE OF ACTION. approiich of spring should witness a gen­ Cincinnati, O., Feb. 6. After a hard bat uine revival *in the great game. President; tie which lasted ten minutes in a salooi Brush fnlly realizes the necessity for a on Walnut street, nt a late hour last night popular management and the team he has Cy Seymour, of the Cili in the National circuit has elements of The American League Chief Shows How Secret Pres= clnnati base ball team strength and if well handled should prove soundly thrashed Jesse am a vast Improvement over the demoralized l.ee Tannehill, of the NVv. bunch that did stunts on the sure Was Brought to Bear to Harass and York "Giants," and came during half of last season. out of the mix-up uu THE NEW TBAM marked. The trouble start is certainly a corker and should prove Defeat the American Project. ed in a Sixth street bow" a factor in the American League race, Ing alley about a score which promises to be as sensational as the Seymour had some word memorable contest of last year. Thus with someone in the party with two teams, both under liberal and President Johnson, of the American owners to locate the park above the Har­ but the matter was patch popular management, the gloom that has League, left Chicago for Cleveland las lem. President Johnson had several con­ cd up and the party wen hung so heavily over the local base ball week, stopping off at Cleveland for a coupl ferences with members of the $300,000 to the saloon for a fare constituency for so many years will be of days, where he made the syndicate late Friday night, and after 1. 8 Seymour well drink. It developed lifted. From any angle you may view statement that the Aineri going over the situation thoroughly an however, that Jesse Tan the local situation it leaves the impression can League had complete agreement was practically signed by which nehill was not satisfied 'with the amieabl that not in many years has the outlook arrangements for placing the local capitalists will'back the new settlement of the controversy, and atte been as bright for the future as at the club in New York city, bu club without assistance from the outside. a few words, remarked: present time. The game at all points in­ that the application of th This syndicate controls the property on "Cv you seem to be looking for a fight dicates a healthier condition and a genuine alleged J300.000 New Yorl Manhattan Island which, according to indi­ Why don't you fight me?" "You look jus boom In Greater New York will result, as syndicate would be given cations just now, will be turned into a fine like anyone else to me," replied Cy, anu it has in the past, in benefitting the game careful consideration a ball park before the 1st of April, for as in the twinkling of an eye the battle began all along the line. soon as he arrived in New soon as the lease has been signed and the Jabs and counters were exchanged m York, and that possibl, American League has turned over the rapid succession, and Seymour looked &n business conld be done wit franchise for New York, work will begin easy winner. At this juncture Jesse AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. them if they would bea at once with a vengeance. brother Jx>e, took a hand In the fight am Investigation. He also statei THE NEW PARK received a broken nose from one of Cy Manager Barrow, of Detroit. Is confined 'Ban B that Freedman and Brus] is on Manhattan Island, and when the sub­ drives After the fracas Seymour wen to his bed Iu Toronto with a severe attack were working tooth, an1 way has been completed it can be reached home on a car an.) the pair of Giants wen of grip. nail to block American League en by express trains from City Hall in 20 mill- out to look for a doctor. Manager Barrow of Detroit has signed trance to New York, but that they utes. Three surface lines pass the gates, Fail Out. Hopkinson, the 6-foot-l Chattanooga south­ would not succeed. Regarding thi while the elevated road is not far nway. Base Ball Partners paw pitcher. delay, Mr. Johnson said that cu The property is 000 feet long by 400 feet St, Louis. Mo., FeK 8. "Pat ' Tcbeni Patsy Donovan says if he had his choice jio figure, as work on the new ground wide and no streets have been cut through r.nd "Billy" Joyce, saloon partners, fel of an outfield, Burkett would be his first could begin as late as April 1 and stil it. even on the city map. The grand stand, out last Thursday. "Scrappy" beat "Pnt selection. have everything ready for the opening in which will seat 71500 spectators, will face sey's" face und then reached for a bottle Bystanders separated the two ex-profes The American League's annual meeting six weeks. the east, with the bleachers back of third will doubtless be held in New York city, be­ WHO QUEERED BEUMONT1 base seating 5000 and those back of first sibuals ere any further damage was done President Johnson reached New York las base accommodating COOO, extending far Tebeau is now at home resting while his ginning February 10. Friday and was at once besieged by aux Into the outfield. It has not yet been de­ bruised face heals. It is the fourth or President Kilfoyle announces his inten­ Ions scribes as to the situation. Then cided whether there will be a 25-ccnt stand fifth "scrap" the two have had in the last tion of enlarging the Cleveland pavilion Mr. Johnson for the first time made pub or not. On the Polo Grounds this stand, six months, and according to eye witnesses at the first base side. lie some facts hitherto known only to a located In left field, will not accommodate savage while it lasted. F,d. Barrow has established offices In De­ few people on the Inside. Said he: "Twc more than 1200 persons. At the last mo­ troit in the Majestic building in which Pro­ months ago we received a written proposl ment the American League may decide to NEW~YORY~NUGGETS. prietor Angus hangs up his hat. tion from Mr. Belmont direct, which we im build a 25-cent stand in order to rival the Clark Griffith has gone on his annual pil­ mediately accepted. It was understood by National League in this respect, but the grimage to Hot Springs. He will be us that we should buy the Curtis estate new club will eater to 50-cent patrons am Ban Johnson at Last About to Relieve joined later by Jimmy Callahan. between 142d street and 143d street, wtile will have room on big days for nearly 10, Metropolitan Suspense and Make flood Adrian Joss, the Human Slat, pitched Mr. Augustus Belmont would buy the 000 standees. The grand stand will be : His Promise to Put' a Team in rings around most of the other twirlers Pinckney property, from 143d street to' 144th double-decker, built of wood and s^eel Manhattan. __ who went to the Pacific Coast. street, and lease it to us. The strip o with the uprights so located that they wil Fred Postal now says the Delahanty in­ ground at 143d street, owned by the tunne not interfere with the view of the spec­ By Win. F. II. Koehch. cident is closed and that player will either people, was to be handed over to us gratis tators. "Sporting We submitted statements from the Boston AMBITIOUS PLANS. New York, Feb. 9. Editor play in Washington or nut at all. Elevated Railroad Company and the Phlla A rough estimate places the cost of the Life:" The presence of the America! Comiskey denies having made any deal League's chief executive was tho u.ediuu with Loftus for Jimmy Uyan. He says he delpbia Traction Company, showing the new park at about $GO,000. The surfnci for a renewal of the ground business we did in those cities, and we of the field will be large enough for no never even thought of such a move. were Informed that they were entlrelj only a diamond, but also n regulation foo talk, and although at tbU First basemau John Ganzell was last and bicycle track writing Ban Johnson ha& quarantine at Grand satisfactory, but just when we believed ball gridiron. A running not yet revealed the loc.i week released from that the deal was closed, and we had so may be built around the edge of the deic1 tion of such grounds, the Uapids, after suffering from a mild attack announced it, there was a sudden change if there is a demand for it. The new clul coterie of critics whose of small-pox. In the complexion of affairs which made management intends to make a bid for of Boston, well says: "It intercollegiate events of different kinds, in long suit was the ridiculing Walter Barnes, It. impossible for us to secure the location of the local Americai v.-ill not matter much where the New York Why. we had even gone so far us to fill in eluding foot ball games to be played In American League, grounds are. With suck the leading colleges, including Co'lumbil League plan, has calmed part of the river front at our own expense, ilowu and prefers to wait a team as Clark Griffith has the club will so confident were we that our park would Tmversity. President Johnson sava that make good." sailing the ground; for the unveiling rathei be located there. Wo regret exceedingly if the club has plniu lhan take any more chances Manager Griffith, of the New York Amer­ that we could not close this deal, as we can he finished inside of four weeks frnn' of acting the ridiculous icans, has asked Herman Long to join him would not have disappointed Mr. Belmonl the time that ground is broken. The Amer lean League men have been willing all role. One critic still slyly iu a sojourn to Hot Springs, but the criick and the other gentlemen interested with »/, f. H. Kotlsii indulges iu this Javor.u shortstop is unable to go on account of him in the subway. We have been em­ along to bear the entire expense of the-new his business iu Boston. barrassed by Mr. Bclmont's action. I think proposition, but the local syndicate wil pastime, but his established C. W. Somers, of record as n vacillating writer will help Norman Elberfield, In the Tennessee he made a mistake, because the American defray all expense. spending his spare League has always made good its agree­ Cleveland, who was instrumental In orean. him when the time comes to back water. mountains, has been ments." izing the American League clubs in Bos­ Ban Johnson showed signs of his recent time building a house for himself and ton and Philadelphia, put up all the neces­ illness, and as a matter of fact, he did not family, aud makes the allegation that it A GROUND ASSURED. look like a well man wheu he reached is quite an imposing shack. Johnson continued: "Personally I sary funds in those cities and then suc­ Mr. ceeded in disposing of both clubs to other this city last Friday. But the wild ru­ Pitcher Mulliu on February 4 surrender­ have turned away from the Lenox avenue mors that have been circulated regarding ed himself to the Ft. Wayne authorities to proposition, although some of the other float the New Yorl; club'in 'the same "way" the alleged failures of the Americans to stand trial for perjury, for which he was American League men are still working perfect their local plans did not disturb his indicted last September, He was ar­ on it. ' We have always had more than ai'istln'c'l ^L nW^ eCSM^ " is serenity. He said that the efforts to laud raigned and gave ball .iu $500. one string to our bow, however, and we to close a lease for another the Secretary Hedges, of the Browns, says are now about LENOX AVENUE SUE. the only teams St. Louis will huve to fear fine location on Manhattan Island. I.have have been blocked, aud although some of been working on this proposition for some CLEVELAND^CHAHER. this year are Boston and Cleveland. A the American League men still have hopes good start, he says, is all the Browns time and the signing of papers is only the of locating there, he had long ago dis­ question of a few hours. Of course, there need to capture the pennant sure. A New Club Secretary Secured to Suc­ carded that point aud is about to close A Boston paper says that "if Long Tom is always a chance for a slip-up, as in the a deal for another one, also ou Manhattan I ceed Chapman, Resigned Latest News Jones fails to deliver the merchandise at case of the Lcnox avenue property, but of the Local Team. Island. It Is very evident that the plans the first cushion of the Boston American feel sure that there will be no mistake this laid by Ban Johnson were carefully pre­ League team's Infield next season Pat time. It is a plot fully as large as the pared, and In addition to the Lenox avenue Dougherty will take his place iu that posi­ Polo Grounds and there are no streets run­ By Jay Knox. property and the one now under considera­ tion." ning through it. If the lease Is signed, the Cleveland, o Feb. 9.-EdItor "Sporting tion in Manhattan borough the American Catcher Lucia, who did such good work new club n-ill be owned and controlled en­ Life: Mr. Ernest S. Barnard, sporting Ix-ague people have all along held two good for Hughey Duffy's Angels last season, tirely by local capital, with a well-known editor of the Columbus Dispatch, 1ms, been" options oji sites in the Bronx. It is now wants a chance to catch for the Boston New Yorker for president. Having- cast chosen secretary of the more than probable that a few days will American League team, but the indications nn anchor, or rather a couple of anchors, Cleveland Club, vice J. II. reveal the perfected plans of the Ameri­ are now that he will iiut have the oppor­ 1<> windward, we have also secured two Chapman, resigned. The can league, and that they will substanti­ tunity. grounds in The Bronx, either of which will new secretary has been ate all that Johnson has claimed from the Thomas J. Navin, the Detroit lawyer be suitable for base ball purposes If it very conspicuous in Amcri- outset. The big president went to Wash­ who tried so hard to break into major should be necessary at the last moment to can Association affairs, ington on Saturday, but on his return to eague base ball, is now interested in a Jfi> there. But wherever we go it is a and was a member of the this city souiethint: will be doing. IK'troit syndicate which seeks to estab- :000-to-l shot that we will be playing ball directorate of the Colum­ 'A QUESTION ANSWERED. isli a chain of vaudeville theatres in five in New York when the season opens." bus Club. lie has a wide In reply to a question lu to how the Western cities. SCHEDULE POINTS. reputation among base ball new hall grounds could be put In readiness Tim Murnane says that Fred Postal In conclusion Mr. Johnson said: "The men, and is cspeeiallv iu time for the season's opening. Jchusou controls but 25 per cent, of the stock of American League will meet here week of wcll known in Western disposed of the inquiry by culling atten­ the Washington American League Club, February 10. 1 have drawn a schedule League circles. Mr. Bar­ tion to the fact that the St. Louis grounds ind that he could not dispose of the clul) which will be adopted. The season in this nard will be practically were put in shape and the stands erected to Pittsburg if he wanted to. Postal In. ' ity will open nn April 22. when the New £ 5- Bit and business manager as well in twenty-two daj-s. It is generally believ­ sists that he owns 70 per cent of tlie Yorks will play the Washington?. The local as secretary, thus leaving ed that the new club will be turned over to stock. Americans will not be here ou Decoration Armour free to look exclusively after thL a strong local syndicate and that it is only ''rank de Haas Robison has bet a suit 'lay. but will play iu Boston, leaving the players. Mr. Barnard was in town for sev­ a matter of a few days when work will of clothes each with Ban Johnson, Charley field here open to the National League team eral hours last Wednesday in conference be begun with a will on the property. Comiskey. Henry Killilea and Charley- "ii that day. But we will play at'home on with President Kilfoyle, and made a good A local scribe who claims to know where Somers that the American League will both July 4 and Labor day. The Ameri­ mpression on all who met him. He will the site is gives certain details, any of not have hall grounds in New York this can League season will open all along the return here to take up his duties perman­ which might fit more than one of the season. Frank will have to settle we line on April 22 nnd will close on Septem­ ently about Feb. 20. places mentioned. guess. ber 20. Manager Griffith will have the TBAM NEWS. THF) PARK SITE. When the official announcement Is made New Yorks report nt Atlanta for spring There Is IHllo new to report about the If the aforesaid reporter's description is elatlve to the location of the American practice nnd will then work North with earn: Pitcher Joss returned from the O. K. the new grounds will be ou the .eague grounds in New York considerable them." 'acific Const in splendid shape, nnd M.in- West Side mill a good guess would be in money will change bands. Thousands of LOCAL PEOPLE WILL CONTROL. for grand work from :he Washington Heights section somewhere iger Armour looks 110th and 155th streets. That wagers have been made on that question, President Johnson left New York for lim. The National Association bulletin an- between rom hats, suits, overcoats and the like Washington on Saturday for a conference Clev- would be not far from the elevated, but lounces pitcher Hill's purchase by not as near that convenient structure as o large sums of money. with President Postal. He said be would and, aud so Kansas City will have to give "Zaza" Harvey has recovered to a large return on February 10 or 11 and close the this he Polo Grounds. The Third. Seventh and him up to us. The team will leave Sixth avenue surface cars extend to that xtent from the stomach trouble which deal for the new ball grounds, after whieli ity for New Orleans ou March 14, aud orccd him to retire from the Cleveland particulars would be given to the public. section of the city. Jasper Oval has been remain there until April 4. "We will have suspected by the "World" and it is sit- earn last summer, and has written from The park will be on Manhattan Island, de­ he best while we are away," said Armour. may return duriiiE spite strong appeals from Bronx property j lated in a very desirable section of the .os Angeles that he 'At 'New Orleans the St. Charles Hotel will Washington Heights locality, at 138th he middle of the season. F ebruary 14, 1903. SPORTINQ , LIFE. A RED HOUSE PARTY. CARRY HERRMANN THE HOST AT THE lAUGHERY CLUB. Lavish Entertainment For Messrs. Drey- fuss, Robis'n and the Scribes Manager Kelley Brings a New Out* fielder Into the Red Camp. Claflin's Base4all Shoe The shoe of peculiar flexibility; light in weight, yet durable- perfect in By Ren Slwlford, Jr. fit; with the new 100J hand-forged feather weight spikes that won't bend nor Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 7. Editor "Sport- break. Ins; 'Life:" Not one of the dozen members of Garry Herruuiun's little house party at Delivered anywhere in the Laughery Club will Professional," $7. SO ever forget their two days' United States on receipt outing at that famous re­ treat on the banks of the "Minor League," $5.00 ofprice. By remitting with Ohio on the Indiana shore. order you save C. 0. D. Only Barney Dreyfuss and "Amateur," $3.50 Frank do Haas Robison charges. were there to represent the iiicguls. Neither James A. Hart nor Charles A. Co- Send size and width of street shoe; also outline of foot drawn on paper. miskey responded to their telegraphic notes of invita­ WfllHft M flflflin Designer and Maker tion one being ill and the VYBIUU 1M. l/IHllin, of Base.ball Shoes othej out of Wiudtown. Jfm Mulforif, It. Harry Fulliam found it im­ 1107 Chestnut Si, Philadelphia. possible to leave New York at the time specified in the message sent Write for Base-ball Shoe Book. to him and so it happened that only the bosses of the Cardinals and Pirates played the Two Orphans. Among the scribes there were Harry P. Shafer, city editor of the Commercial Tribune: Charles H. Zubor and Charles W. Murphy, of the Times Star; Fred J. Hewitt, of the Post, and the un­ dersigned, of the Enquirer, and war cor­ respondent of "Sporting Life." County Prosecutor Harry Hoffheimer and Louis B. Sawyer, of his staff associates; Bob Straus and Col. Max C. Fleischmami com­ pleted the roster of guests of the big Hed Chief. The Laughcry Club is thirty miles from Cincinnati, five of which are covered by carriages, on the river road, from Aurora on the B. & O. S. W. The hattans In the Sunday League and has week at Trenton, Mo., aged SO. He was club house is built near the scene of one added no less a celebrity than "Shorty" NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. said to be familiar with the batting aver­ of the most famous massacres in Indiana's Fuller, the old luflelder of the St. Louis age and percentage of every player iu the history, and there are few edilices in the Browns in the days of Von der Ahe, and Infielder Tim Flood, of Brooklyn Is a big leagues. laud that have liner appointments. The once a New Yorker, to his staff of play­ proud father. It'8 a boy. Says Frank Robison: "I believe that decorations nil recall the traditions that ers. Fuller will play cither second or Roger Bresuahau, of the Now Yorks, was without any doubt the American League surround the place and Indians in all short. It is hard to break up the old fever. married in Toledo February 4. has secured grounds in Manhattan itself. sorts of war paint peer at one from every After pottering along with the horses for Joe Corbelt, claimed by Brooklyn, sends Had I not thought so I would not have nook and cranny. "This would be a cheer­ years "Bug" Holliday finds himself anxious word that he is out of baseball for good. voted as I did. Yes, I repeat. I do uot ful place to bring a gentleman with a jag," to don. the uniform of an uiuplre. From Texas comes the story that Denny Ly- Pitcher Wicker, of St. Louis, has been believe that there will be any trouble." mused Frank Kobison. os he gazed upon a appointed coach of the Indiana University Pitcher Matthewson has become a mem­ redskin uear the crystal cabinet that was ous. who foreswore the ga'iie for engineer­ base ball team. rolling his.goo-goo eyes like a creature of ing, has done so well when he went back ber of a Presbyterian Church at - for an encore that he will stick to base St. Louis' short stop. Otto Krueger, Is burg. Pa., and will soon be wedded to life. "Here's an old boy. I'm going to get going to Hot Springs this week to boll out Miss Jennie Stoughtou, of thut city. Hav­ at once!" ball again this year. There's a fascination real well acquainted with about It that is irresistable. W. K. Hoy, at his own expense. ing become converted, we suppose he has THE ST. LOUIS RIVALS TO MEET. who once vowed most foolishly, I thought Mike Peel, Donliu's friend, and recom­ returned that $500 advance money to St. Business was tabooed and pleasure the that the minors would never know him^ mended highly by the outlielder, will be Louis. sole object of the expedition. There was has sensibly accepted the golden opportun­ given a try-out by Joe Kelley. As a favor to Manager Donovan Presi­ some little talk of the foul strike rule and ity to make a little more base ball hay Pitcher will quit mining dent Hurley, of Worcester, has lifted the the New York muddle, but most of the while the sun shiues in California. ''Dum­ shortly to begin light practice before permanent Injunction against outfielder hours at the club were spent in eating, my" will take to Los Angeles the best joining the Reds next month. Suioot. and the latter can now play In drinking, sleeping, while the Schnapps wishes of all Kedlaud. for during his Jim Hart has prepared a schedule whose every League- city. Last season he was Bauds put up a record for continuous terms of service here there never was a opening ranged from April 9 to 22. Why unable to appear in New York, Brooklyn musical performance that eclipsed the old time that he wasn't giving his best efforts not start playing on March IV and Boston. mark made by the renowned Long Distance to the club. More than that uo man can Jake Eeckley and Mike Kahoe are in President Herrmann Is endeavoring to se­ Band on Norwood day at do. New Orleans, having reached the Hot City cure consent to have the League's spring years ago. Tile crowd journeyed to the ou their way in from the coast. meeting hold lu Cincinnati, notwithstand­ club Tuesday and returned Thursday. Both ing that Peace Conference and ratification Pittsburgor and St. Loulsian found It dif- PHILADELPHIA POINTS. President I'ulliam has promulgated the meetings were held there. Cincinnati evi­ contracts of Henry H. Aubrey, Frank dently can't get enough of a good thiug. .ficult to break away from Redland. In Bonner and J. B. Stanley with Boston. fact, the latter is still here. Uobrrt Lee Pitcher Coakley Signed by the Athletic Give the East a show. Hedges found In Col. Robison a most will­ Barney Dreyfuss Is of opinion that Ches- ing worker in the cause of a spring cham­ Club—MJ Pittsburg-Athletlc Series— bro's New York salary will be $5000 In­ pionship series between the St. Louis The Deal For the Philadelphia Club stead of $8000 per annum, as reported. EASTERN LEAGUE NEWS. rivals. The Cardinals and Brownies are to Transfer. Chicago's club will sport two Kllngs meet four times two Saturdays and two next season one the crack catcher of Shortstop Jim Downey has re-signed with Sundays April 4. D, 11 and 12. The Pirates that name, the other a promising young Toronto. will take a couple of cracks at the Brown­ By F. C. RUIiter. outfieldor. Newark has signed outfielder Elmer ies April G nnd 7. and perhaps Cincin­ Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. P. On Saturday President Robison. of the St. Louis Club, Smith, late of Kansas City. nati will go over for two. On form the last pitcher Andrew J. Coakley's contract believes that he has the best outfield in the Pitcher George Hemlng, of Newark, has Cardinals look to be long shots in the reached Manager Mack, of the AthletL1*. National League with Donovau, Barclay already started training at Springfield, series, but Frank Kobison isn't fixing a CoLule thus adds another and Smoot. Mass. slaughter pen for his Cardinals. He has a very promising young pitch­ Cook (.'aunty officials want to obtain Ihe The Michigan outOclder. Louis G. Post, few trump cards up his sleeve that will er to his pitching corps; his Chicago National League grounds for a hos­ being demonstrated has returned his Toronto contract un­ be played at the proper moment, and he ability pital site, but President James A. Hart signed, he having already signed, he said, confidently expects nothing worse than an in the three games he pitch-, refuses to sell. with Memphis. even break. The Cardinal outfield Is us ed last fall for the Ath­ Chairman Dreyfuss. of the League Sched­ letics under the name of Under the new Eastern League consti­ good as that of the Brownies, and there ule Committee, has his 1-10-gamc schedule tution the Toronto Club will be compelled Is little choice between the pitching corps. Me A Mister. During the past for submission at the Joint Schedule week Manager Mack issued ready to charge 23 cents for grand stand, instead Behind the bat it is an even thing. The Committee meeting. of 15 cents, as heretofore. Infield of the Cardinals is to be remodel­ a challenge for a spring series between the cham­ Charley Dextor, who has just returned Manager Arthur Irwln. of Rochester, has ed, and the addition of men in view will to Chictgo from California, savs his brok­ purchased the release of Frank Schlebeck give the Nationalists a chance to divide pion Athletic and Pllts- burg teams. Mr. Dreyfuss en collar bone will be all right by the from the Montreal Club for $100, and haa ionors with the American opposition. time the season Jjcglns. traded first basemau O'Hagau to Newark ONE COMES-AXOTrlF.U ROBS. will .not consent to such a K- I. Coaktey series first, because the Hughey Jenulugs, a good judge of ball for outh'elder Joo Schrall. The acquisition of Harry Woods, the players could not do them- players, predicts that Sebrlug, of Plttsburg, Manager Barrow, of Detroit, says he outfieldor of the Maryland Athletic Club, solves justice so early in the season; sec­ will be one of the greatest stars lu the signed Carr because Carr had been given completes the equipment of the Itcd team, ond because all of Pittsburgh spare time business inside of four years. liberty by Jersey City to sign where he nnd Commander Kelley is ready to march in April has already been booked. Noth­ F.vcr since Garry Herrmann rose to pleased. He is willing, however, to pay a his Hed brigade to Geoigia. The start for ing more has been done about a spring notional fame as the great apostle of peace reasonable sum, to Jersey City for the Augusta will be made on March 14, just Athletic-Philadelphia series. That, too, will Cincinnati has been enjoying prominence player. live weeks from to-day. Billy Maloney is probably be vetoed by Mr. Dreyfuss, the quite disproportionate to its size1. During the recent Eastern League meet­ u dead Uedblrd. He was a $3200 failure, corning Hart a*nd Comisky have, agreed upon a ing an elevator In which Pat Powers was nnd it would have been impossible to car­ NEW OWNER OF THE PHILLIES, series of lil'teen spring sanies between their riding dropped from the second story to the ry a player of his caibre at that salary who arirved iu town to-day to close his respective Chicago teams; dates to be fixed basement, shaking Powers up rather se­ and keep peace in the family. Manager option on the Philadelphia Club. Mr. Drey­ as soor. as the championship schedules verely and Injuring one of his legs so much Kel's reasons for adding a youngster to that he Is compelled to use a cane now. his staff of outtlelders are excellent ones, fuss was expected last week, but schedule are adopted. find proves that the Red director has matters deterred him, he being chairman The trip of the Chicago Nationals to & level head, Sam Crawford and Jim of the League Schedule Committee. Pend­ Angeles probably will bo abandoned be­ WESTERN LEAGUE NEWS. Barrett came to the Keds half-baked minor ing Dreyfuss' arrival Col. Rogers has got­ cause of the Inability of the management leaguers and were polished into stars here. ten matters lu such shape that the club to arrange exhibition games eu route back Joseph M. Cummlncs sends me mc.st glow- can be turned over lu a few hours to Mr. from tlie coast, Catcher Lee Garvin has signed with the lug reports of Woods' accomplishments Dreyfuss' syndicate. That done, the club Reports from Mason City, W. Va., are St. Joseph Club. as a Maryland amateur and If both the will'at once" be reorganized, with Ioca4 men to the effect that Harry Allemaug, the The Western League schedule meeting Baltimorean and Mike Peel. Mike Donliu's of good repute and high standing In con­ Reds' pitcher, has about recovered from will be held iu Denver ou March 2. Erie friend, show signs of winning form in trol. Some deals now pending for players his gunshot wound and will report per­ St. Joseph has traded pitcher Harry the Cracker State, then Cincinnati will be who will greatly strengthen the team will fectly sound next month. Maupin to Tacoma for ontflelder Letcher. pretty well fortified against accident, both then also be consummated. The team will John Kliug has been keeping President Peoria will not have a new park, but'will at the outerworks and on the infield. probably also be scut South, although uo been selected. Hart busy by his actions. After coaxing have uo trouble- with car service, as they "SHORTY" FULLER IN TUB GAME. training place has yet the backstop not to jump to Tacoma, Hart had last summer. The expansion fever has reached the LOCAL JOTTINGS. is now trying to talk his catcher out of Omaha has signed n new young catcher amateurs and the Sunday League, which Pitcher Bill Douovan nus returned from the idea of jumping Into the tailoring bus­ named .lenuings, and a local outfielder reached out and took in Hamilton once California and will put In the rest of the- iness. named Welch to take Stone's place. an Inter-State League town last season, winter playing association foot ball. President Brush, of the New York Club, has gone South and enlisted Lexlngton, MoJite Cross is coaching the Cooper Bat­ promises to lot the public into the exact Mel Ramey, of last year's Denver team, which at one time was the best town in talion team in the big gymnasium at Twen­ relations of to his club In the will handle the C. F. & I. independent the Blue Grass League. Tom Sullivan, who ty-third and Christian streets. near future. No claim will be made for toaiu in Pueblo during the summer. pitched for the old Columbus club in the Andrew Frwdman and Fred Knowles Davis. but his methods will be given pub­ Catcher Jack McConnell. of next season's American Association, and later was with. were registered at the Walton last Friday. licity. Kansas City team, was married to Mlas Kansas City, has taken a flier as an ama­ The purpose of their Tisit could not be Alexander Ilusie, grandfather of the Laura Maude at Chillicothe, Mo., on Jai. teur mogul. He will manage the Ilau- learned. well-known pitcher of that name, died last 29. SPORTING LIFE. February 14, 1903

who were hardly missed when they jumped will be carried as an extra outtielder, and SPORTING LIFE last season, aud \yho could not ha\e been an emergency infielder on deck, the club GHAMPIONGROUPS will lie A WEEKLY JOURNAL regained even had there been no peace PREPARED BOB ANY CONTINGENCY settlement. Considering that the Connecti­ \ with the old Philadelphia iujunc., wuicU devoted to handicapped the team in the Athletic cut League would have lost many more GIVEN FREELY BY "SPORTING LIFE" series, removed, the outlook is good, and Base Ball, Trap Shooting players than the five already hopelessly it is now up to the Washington pnbllc and General Sports. gone before negotiations began, the price to show their appreciation of the liberal TO ITS READERS. policy of the Washington magnates. The paid for peace by this particular league talk at present is that Delehanty may be VRADC-MARKED SV THE SPORTING LIPC PUB. CO. was cheap. played in right field and Selbach in left. ENTERED AT PHILADELPHIA PO«T OFFICE Aud this applies to all other National As­ President Postal expressed himself In a AS SECOND CLASS MATTER. Group Pictures of the Major League liberal and unprejudiced way In regard to sociation leagues which may be disposed to the Delehanty matter, and will no doubt Published by balk at the number or quality of players Champion Teams and All of the treat the framer up of home runs iu an given up for the sake of security to In­ entirely friendly manner. The club is now THE SPORTING LIFE practically complete, though Manager vestment and immunity from future moles­ Minor League Champion Teams Loftus will try out PUBLISHING CO. tation. Some sacrifices had to be made by A COUPLE OF PITCHERS 34- South Third St. both sides to the late war, and the cheap­ in the hope of developing a humttn catapult Ready For Delivery on Stated Terms. of the star variety; but in other respects, Philadelphia. Pa.. U. S. A. est and most effective was the sacrifice of he will probably be satisfied to stand pat. a few players-, who. in the long run, are In "Sporting Life" issue of March ?8 will President Postal declares that he Is not in Subscription IVates i never absolutely 'ndispcnsable or irreplac- be published a half-tone group picture of the game for the purpose of selling good t2 OO players, and his action in the Delehanty On* Tear ------able: and who certainly should not be con­ the liutte (Mont.) team, champions of the Six Month! -.----. l.Hfi Pacific Northwest League for 11XX!. This case, in which he could have let go grace­ Biaele Copy ------do. sidered before the welfare of entire leagues group will he of the same ornate style as fully and pocketed a large wad, shows the Yoreign Postage, tl O4 Extra Per Annum- aud the stability of organized ball. the various league champion teams for 10US sincerity of his announcement. The Sen­ Payable in Advance. heretofore published, a list of which is ap­ ators will probably train in Washington, pended. Such of our readers as would like which is a good place-under normal condi­ to have the group photogravures of the tions, and will arrange exhibition games IN SHORT METRE. following champion teams can be accom­ with National League clubs and the for­ modated: midable Georgetown University team, The bill legalizing Sunday ball in Indi­ 1'ittsburg National League champions. which will net them a liberal modicum of Athletics American League champions. dough.' ana has been indorsed in committee and Toronto Eastern League champions. probably will be passed when it comes Indianapolis American Ass'u champions. Qurrent Qomment before the House of Representatives. Kansas City Western League champions. TEBliAlllOSES'CASSIDY. Should the hill become a law it will make Manchester New England champions. Nashville Southern League champions. That Noted Player Awarded to Provi­ Indianapolis one of the best ball towns By Editor Francis C. Rlchtfr New Haven Connecticut champions. dence by the National Board Full Text in the countr"y add a pillar of strength to These groups are printed from the origi­ of the Decision. the American Association. Manager nal half-tone plate on heavy plate paper, size Hi by 14 inches, suitable for framing. Auburn, N. Y., Feb. 7. In the matter Watkins, who has served the National We have printed a limited number of these of the Providence Club vs. the Louisville game so long and well, amply deserves plates. These will be sent securely wrap­ Club in re. the services of P. F. Cassidy. this piece of good fortune, and eTerythlng ped in tuhyjs and mail prepaid, to any the National Board of the National Asso­ TO NEWSDEALERS AND READERS "Sporting Life'1 reader who will remit, for ciation has made the following decision: else the fickle goddess could bestow upon each picture, ten cents in stamps lo this "The Louisville Club submits an affidavit him. office. This is a special offer and has noth­ setting forth that the player was under The publishers-of "Sporting Life" ing to do with the regular cabinet photo­ contract to Louisville prior to October '£>, would deem it a favor to be promptly President Robison, of St. Louis, declar­ types, which will be sent, as usual, upon l!Xr_>, as required by the Chicago Agree­ the conditions laid down in our offer on the ment. This constitutes the only evidence notified by newsdealers and readers ed after the National League's treaty rati­ second page of this paper. submitted on this side of the question. fication that "every Investment In base ball "The Providence Club claims that the of every instance of failure of this player had not signed a Louisville contract paper to reach them on Fridays, or iu the country has been enhanced flfty per FRO¥rillfCAPfTAL. prior to October '20. In support of its centum in value by the peace settlement." contention the Providence Club submits Saturdays at latest, at any or all That will apply to the two major leagues, sworn statements showing that the player Presidents Johnson and Postal In Town called at the office of the president of the points east of Chicago. Prompt notice but not to the country at large until a —The Questions of Players and Grounds Kastern League upon October HO, seeking to us of every such failure to receive satisfactory special agreement is made Seem Settled—A Promising Outlook. a transfer of his services from the Provi­ "Sporting Life" from news companies with the independent National Association dence Club to another club, other than By Paul \V. Eaton. the Louisville Club. Corroborative sworn on time will enable us to thoroughly not so much for the hitter's sake, as for statements to this fact submitted iu evi­ the sake of universal control and discip­ Washington. Feb. 0. Kditor "Sporting dence. Life:" Washington is American League investigate the cause of delay and line. "Writing to the president of the Provi­ headquarters to-day. Yesterday the wind dence Club, under date of Wilmiugton, effect a remedy a mutual advantage took a shift to "the north­ Del., October 31. the player seeking re­ topublishers,dealersand readers. We The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune has west, and President Ban lease, states that he is offered a greater discovered that "the minor leagues 4re Johnson blew in. The popu­ salary than that paid him by the Provi­ also wish to state that we have back lar leader looked good and dence Club, adding: 'I have uniil Novem­ numbers of "Sporting Life" always on clamoring for a new agreement worse than gave his 'friends an agree­ ber 5 to make up my mind.' November the big fellows, and yet the minors were able surprise. The stories "> the player writes again, .stating his de­ hand. If newsdealers cannot or will never satisfied when the old agreement was about Mr. Johnson's' health cision. Original letters aud original cov­ are already ancient history, ers submitted in evidence. not supply such back numbers on in vogue." We have not heard any clamor as he looks well, has re­ "It is held that the preponderance r.f demand, we will cheerfully do so upon from the National Association, which has covered from his attack cf evidence upholds the position of the Provi­ been magnanimously letting the now pa­ grip, and is experiencing dence Club, and- it is the ruling of the application to this office. little trouble from his in­ Board that the services of the said P. F. cific major leagues occupy the centre of jured leg. If any attempts Cassidy be. and they hereby are, awarded the stage. Has anybody outside of Cin­ to pull the injured menr>''r to the Providence Club." EASTERN LEAGUE GROWTH. cinnati heard any unseemly noise? faul It. titon were made In New York J. H. FARUELL, Sec'y, they were evidently unsuc­ The Kastern League has set Us house cessful. President Johnson' Is in good Manager Hanlon believes that the scor­ spirit's, and seems greatly pleased with the PLAN A TR1-STATE LEAGUE. In order by adopting a new constitution, ing rules should be so amended that only situation in general and the New York electing the curable president, P. T. Pow­ "a wild throw, dropped throw or muffed situation in particular, though he Is still A Circuit of Kentucky, Indiana and Ten- ers, for the eleventh consecutive term, uncommunicative as to the location of fly" should be scored as an error, so-called THK NEW YORK GROL'NDS. nessec Towns Proposed by a Henderson and trausfcrlug the Montreal franchise to fumbles of ground balls being oftener due It Is a good guess that this information Base Ball Man. Baltimore. The importance of this substi­ to the ground than to the player's lack the public through the New when it is ripe, as this would Evnnsvillp, Tnd.. Feb. 8. Jacob 7,imbro. tution lies not in the fact that Baltimore of skill. Mr. Hanlon's suggestion should of Heuderson, Ky.. has been in Ihe city town than Montreal, seem to be the proper caper in consultation with President C. \V. Be- is auy better ball receive the serious consideration of the and it ha's always heen the conveniently located, ment. of the Kvansville team of the Cen­ but that it is n.ore Uules Committee next spring, If only to policy of the American tral Base Hall League, relative to forming for a successful league to give the local has greater possibilities minimize record-playing. a league to be known as the Kentucky. future, and places the Eastern league in scribes their due. From Indiana and Tennessee League. He has the present trend of Amer­ appealed to the National Association for position to '.ake further expansion advan­ Base hall is now flourishing in the Phil­ ican League opinion it protection, and as soon as this is granted tage of any possible future upheaval In ippines, in South Africa, Australia, Ha­ seems likely that the head­ the league will be formed. quarters will not be shift­ will be in the league: either major league. In all ways has the waii and Cuba. It has been tplayed in The following cities powerful Eastern League builded wisely ed to New York, as was Mt. Veruon. Ind.; Tell City, lud.; Hender­ Egypt, France. Italy and England. Con thought probable at one son. Ky.: Owensboro, Ky.: Karliugton, we sincerely hope that for the future; and siderlng the remarkable progress of a sport time. For the present, at Ky.: Madisonville, Ky.: and Clarksville, fulfilment will far exceed exoectatiou. least, they are likely to re­ Tcnn.. with the eighth city to be selected scarcely more than half a century old the main at Chicago. Mr. either from Kentucky or Tennessee. Pres- The new Eastern League rule prohibiting possibilities of the future for base ball T/ios. 1. Uf/ui Johnson found President ident Bemept Is of the opinion that sucu are enormous. Postal, the astute head of a league will pay. the purchase or exchange of players be­ the local club, waiting to welcome him to tween club members within thirty days the City of Senators. Mr. I'ostal proved RYAN RIGHT, A bill has been introduced in the Mis­ of the close of the' championship race is as magnetic as ever, and was surrounded souri Legislature to prevent all sporting IIT the local scribes and stockholders to The St. Louis Catcher Not Involved in a wise one. It is designed to prevent a re­ such an extent as to place standing room currence of the 1902 scandal, when Buffalo events iu That State on Sundays. The at a premium. His only object seems to Any Labor Union Trouble. aud Toronto, the final contenders for the bill, which appears to be particularly aim­ be to place Boston. Mass., Feb. 7. Editor "Sporting ed at the Sunday games of the two St. A STRONG TEAM Life:" There is a little labor trouble gu- pennant, took between them no less than in Washington next year. As soon as there iug on in Haverhill. Mass., .just now, in four players from other Kastern League Louis clubs, has little or no chance of seemed to be a possiblity of Delehanty which a base ball player known as .lack clubs to strengthen. A repetition of this passing, so no ilcep need be lost over the being thrown on the market there was a Uyan, one of the catchers of the St. Louis matter. bargain day rush by American and Na­ team, is involved, ami we learn that an in­ sort of work would inevitably lead to tional League clubs to secure the celebrated dependent union of shoe workers intend charges of hippodroming. cast suspicion to damage him by endeavoring to ua\e A bill has been introduced In the New professor of swatology. The local mag­ upon players and smirch' the Eastern nate, acting on the principle that if Del. his name placed upon 1 he black list. \Ve write to inform yon that Mr. Ryan League's pennant. Of all things iu base York Assembly to legalize amateur base looked s-o good to the other people he ball playing on Sundays Iu that State, it' would be needed right here, concluded to is :t union man connected with the recog­ ball the most important is to keep the hold on to him. The gossip about the nized organization of the shoe trade, ami game clean and above suspicion. Inasmuch is not likely to pass owing to the fear possible loss of .limmy Kyau. iu a tradi-, affiliated with the American Federatiou that it may serve as an entering wedge also seems to have been put to rest, as he of Ijiibor and the attempt of any inde­ as the public will stand for much and for­ to damage him Is for professional Sunday playing. is wanted here, and intends to report here pendent local factiou give almost anything but crookedness, even nest season. The authority for the hist resented by the organized labor movement the appearance of that should be sedu- who declared of this country. statement is Hyan himself, Should you receive any correspondence ously avoided by major aud minor leagues The Missouri Valley League will be con­ himself unequivocally on that point in a tinued again next season. It had a most recent letter to a friend. The visiting upon this subject we would be pleased to alike. magnates also took advantage of their have you investigate this question in its successful season this year, and feels en­ visit to get wUo up o'l 'be broadest light and thus do justice tu couraged to Increase its circuit by the ad­ QUKSTION" OF GROUNDS Mr. Uyan. Respectfully vonrs PEACE CHEAPLY^ BOUGHT. dition of two more towns. and have evidently decided in take the JOHN F. TOHJN. (Jen. President. Seventh street site if they can get It <>n Kentucky-Tennessee League- Some of the Connecticut League papers reasonable terms. In short, all the vexed The Cleveland "Press' jocularly remarks: questions seem likely to pan out as they Pfiducah. Ky.. Fell. 4. Sam .lavkson. are whining because that league, through "Many a ball player's promising future manager of the 1'aducah base ball club, have bwn figured by "Sporting Life." Mr. lias returned from Madisonvillc. Ky.. whet** the Chicago Peace Settlement, lost live has never become familiar enough with him Postal, while making no boost of whnt the team will accomplish next season, a meeting of managers was held tu organize players Owens. Conners, Altzlser, Flaon- to breed contempt." Too sadly true to be a league. Another meeting will In- held gan and Larkin. To hear the Connecticut thinks well of its (-bailees In'take and in Hendcrson. Ken. lio. The cities thai will a matter of jest. hold a respectable position in the race. compose the league are I'adueah. Henucr- howl one would imagine the future of the The worst that can be said of it Is :hat sou. Oweusboro. Hopkiusville and Madison­ whole league hinged upon the retention of Now consign the pitcher-nursing foul- it is by far the best team Washington ville. Ky.; Jackson and Clarksville. Teuu.. players who were not In the possession of strike rule to limbo along with war-meas­ ever had. and great credit is due to and Cairo. 111. It will be known as the Messrs. Loftus and I'ostal for the present Kentucky-Tennessee ox as the Three St the league at the time of the settlement. ures, factionalism and foolish pride. promising situation. With Holmes, who League. February ^4, 1903. SPORTING

Eastern'Park." That was the afternoon that the New Yorks, reinforced by the ad­ dition of the Baltimore talent, came over to make it pleasant for us, and'they did, too. New York played some great base ball iu that scries. MANAGER HANLON to go to Cleveland and declines to do so. POWERS AND JOHNSON REACH AGREE- has made no statement yet as to what Each day he reports at Brooklyn in con­ pitcher he will take from Cincinnati In formity with the terms of the contract. MENT IN CARS'S CASE. view of the liberal offer of Garry Herr- Is it not possible that the Courts might manu. but the general opinion seems to be step in and hold Brooklyn responsible for that Suthoff will be selected. The pitching the player's salary and what claim would end of the proposition is the only thing any other club have upon his services The American League Will Not Sanctioa that seems to worry the manager. Iii THE TOPIC AT THE AMERICAN ASS0* should such a decision be rendered." every other department he is fairly well fixed, but the pitchers are not all up to Further Raids on Reserved Players the calibre of the National League and CIAT10N MEETING. TH2 SOUTHERN LEAGUE. it isn't easy to go out and pick up pitchers of Any League and Detroit Will who are. Brooklyn gave up a whole lot The Spring Meeting is Called by Presi­ when it let Donovan and Kitson go to the The Matter Discussed at Length and dent Kavanaugh. American League, for the reason that it Have to Give up Carr to Jersey City. left the team without a steady and re­ Special to "Sporting Life." ^ liable man in whom the other players will on the Point of Settlement as Little Rock, Ark.. Feb. 11. President have the utmost confidence. However he W. M. Kavanaugh has issued a call for the New York, Feb 10. Editor "Sporting may be able to pick one up who will fit spring meeting'of the Southern Association Life:" While President Powers, of the In the very place that Donovan carved out "Sporting Life" Goes to Press of Base Ball Clubs, to t.e Eastern League, was in Baltimore last for himself during his career with the - held in New Orleans, La., Thursday ratifying .the club. Brooklyn people were very All Other Business Disposed of. Saturday, February 21. transfer of the Montreal FOND OF DONOVAN, Chairman M. J. Finn, of tte franchise, he declared that for he developed in this city and proved Schedule Committee, has a the Eastern League would his worth after some had declared that he Special to Sporting Life, schedule ready, the opening also invade Washington if would never make a success. One or two games being played oh Sat­ the American League sane critics Insisted that Donovan was never Chicago, 111., Feb. 10. The American As­ urday, April 25, the, season tioued the signing by Man­ going to trot in the class where the best sociation met here at the Auditorium Sun­ closing September 20. Presi­ ager Barrow, of Detroit, of form is absolutely essential but he day and Monday, every club being repre­ dent Kavauatigh, when of Charlie Carr, a reserved surprised them all. It took a little time sented in person. On the | asked to-night if there was Jersey Qity player. When to do it, true enough, but when he did first day President Hickey's | anv possibility of the this was reported to Pres­ get there it was with both feet. He pitch­ accounts were audited and j Montgomery franchise be­ ident Ban Johnson, who ed some great games for the Brooklyn approved; the championship ing again given to Chatta­ had just arrived iu New team last year, notwithstanding occasional was awarded to Minne­ York, he said that Wash­ fits of wildness. He should do even better IV.M.Kavanaugi nooga, said: "All this talk apolis; the Victor ball was a muddle at P. 7. Powers ington invasion was im­ for Detroit this year and the Michigan adopted for five years; the about possible as the American club got a good man when they took him old claim, list was re-es­ without League controlled both grounds there. away. tablished; each club was iraiiciiist1. At New ~-- When Powers got back to New York he NEW YORK INVASION. requested to place an addi­ and Manager Murray called upon Johnson Brooklyn cranks have been positive all tional $500 in the treasury and were assured by him that he would plong that the Amtiican League would not for working capital. Two recognize no contract made by an Ameri­ locate on Manhattan Island. Now they changes were made in the can League club with a player under re­ seem to think to the contrary. The pos­ constitution, which will pre­ serve to a minor league club, waether the itive assurance by Ban Johnson that he T. /. Mickey vent double-headers from plaver has signed a contract or not. Con­ would put a club into New York and put being played on the first sequently, Barrow will have to give up it on Manhattan Island has convinced trips the clubs take around the circuit. all claim, to first baseinan Charley Carr, them that there is somthing doing, espec­ They also prohibit the playing of more than sswaair^E-ffiS^ of last year's Jersey City club, and out­ ially in view of the fact that he had en­ tM-o games in one day, and when double- fielder Jake Gettman, of Buffalo. tered into negotiations with the Rapid headers are given they must first be ad­ Transit people and seemed to have got vertised in the morning papers. Substitute do with the franchise question, for that had along swimmingly until Mr. Freedmau umpires were done away with, and in the been settled." ______squelched American League ambition in future if the regular umpire is unable to BROOKLYN BULLETIN. that direction. It was a funny thing officiate, a player from each of the contest- CONDENSED~D»SPATCHE5. when the rapid transit directors held that Ing teams will be selected to act jointly. Manager Hanlon Not Blind to the Fact meeting. After the matter had been pre­ sented Mr. Freedman made a few remarks . Special to "Sporting Life." That His Team Now Needs Some Bracing THE INVASION MATTER. Pitcher Ralph Tracy has signed with the arid the result was that a motion was up -Deals in Prospect Local Patronage made that referred to a committee of Helena Club. . one, and the Short stop Lockbead has signed with the By Jofm B. Foster. COMMITTEE WAS MR. FREEDMAN. -....^« *v »^

finest winter resort in America. I have heard that Mugsy McGraw is a big man at" the springs." Mr. James left a hand­ PIHSBURG POINTS. some calendar for Col. Dreyfuss. It is re­ plete with finely colored scenes of Arkan­ sas and Kansas. One view, that' ot a PRESlDENTDREYfUSS LOOKS THROUGH wheat field in Kansas, is declared to have been taken from Fred Clarke's best farm Ike Reach near Wlnfield. NEWS NOTES. BRIGHT SPECTACLES. Captain H. O. Price, lessee of Whittmg- tou Park Hot Springs, who is a strong friend of the Pittsburg boys, has recovered The Pirate Chief Regards the General from a severe sick spell. Base Balls, "Dutch" Wagner took the limit the other nighc. One of the hounds of the opposi­ Outlook as Most Promising Winter tion stuck his finger in Wagner's eye while the big fellow was working his fam­ Day Chats at the Headquarters of ous dribble in a basket ball game. Hoiius did not see his man do it, but he picked Mitts arid Gloves out four iu order to get the guilty one. the Champion Club. They got their medicine before that game was over. Col. Barney looked as If the pace at the By A. E. Cratty. Laughrey club had been speedier than the Are warranted to Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 9. Editor "Sporting last peace meeting. All Barney would say give absolute satisfaction Life:" Col. Barney Dreyluss was in the was. "Great place: great time." old towii yesterday, after a long stay J« H.-N. Duff, one of this city's best known the South. Barney only newspaper men. who several times has stopped a day, going East been with the champions on training tours, to tighten up matters m was married on Thursday night. The event If any should be defective in manufacture, connection with the pur­ was attended by a large number of so­ chase of the Fhiliics. ciety people. Mr. Duff and bride have return to us a^nd we will replace with Though only iu the haunts gone on a trip to Denver, Colo. of base ball patrons a few hours, Col. G. found that there was a heap of latent SOUTHERN IOWA. enthusiasm, and that be could rely on scooping in a A Temporary Organization! Effected For clever sum from his base ball venture in the Smoky a State League Eight Towns to be In City again the coming sea­ eluded in the Circuit. See that it bear./- the Reach Trade Mark a.nd you are safe against loss Cratly son. The old town will be Shenandoah, la., Feb. 8. Editor "Sport­ right there in patronage. ing Life:" At.a meeting held here the pre­ One idea expressed by the little club liminary steps were taken for the forma­ owner met with the approval of the fans. tion of a professional base ball league, to He declared that there was 110 reason to be known as the Southwestern Iowa Base A. J. Reach Co., doubt the ability cf the Pittsburg team to Ball League. The officers elected at the grab the burgee for the third time the meeting are: President. O. T. Rankin, coming season. Barney is willing to admit Shenaudoah; vice president, E. C. Graves, that the balance of the clubs in the Na­ Malveru; secretary, H. K. Smith. Council Philadelphia, Pa. tional have in many cases been strength­ Bluffs; treasurer. J: C.-Stokesberry, Red ened, but the Pittsburgs are not weak­ Oak, and these officers, with Mr. Strobel. ened, even if they lost a couple of pitch­ of Nebraska City, will constitute the Board ing stars. I believe it w'as at Cincinnati of Directors, who will have full charge of SEND FOR CATALOGUE last week that Barney asserted he would the business of the league. As to the not have Chesbro and Tannehill on his number of teams which will compose the team. This declaration is only a surprise league, it Is stated by one of the promoters as to the roan last named. Barney tried that it will depend on the number of long to induce Chese to stay, but would towns desiring to join, and which feel not put-up. the sum demanded. It is only that they can organize and maintain a recently that he gave up the idea of not good team throughout the season. It is team and'reports having signed a number getting Algy. Next week, possibly the probable the number will be limited to PAINED PORTLAND. of good players, but as he has not complet­ latter part of this week. Col. B. will return eight, and that the six towns named will ed his team he has not announced pub­ and go ahead with plans for the bell ring­ be included. A meeting of the directors The Oregon City to be Plagued With Two licly who they are, but as I have learned ing. It is conceded that when the club will be held in a short time and then Clubs Thanks to One Man's Misguided the names of a few I can a little later re­ selects a man to handle the financial and petitions from towns desiring to join the port some crackajacks signed, who have traveling end of things that .W. H. Locke, league will be received and acted Aipqu. Ambition. . . helped win pennants for other; cities not ^ the local newspaper .man, will get. the The plans -have not been fully m'&tuTed;, great while-ago. Jack is popular here awl place. Locke is disposed to take a rest but each teain will be limited to $450 & . By Emmet Drake* . i§'the right man'forf the*: place'. I find" from the arduous labor of editing an up-to- mouth for players, $100 a month for trans­ Portland, Oregon, Feb. 6. Editor "Sport­ •- * - T ; A DIVIDED SENTIMENT: .-. j.-.,. date sporting column. He has been with portation, and $100 a month for board. It ing Life:" After two years of" prosperous hefe, some iii favor of ofte club and :othefS the club on its trips for many years and is intended to arrange a schedule so that base ball in the Pacific Northwest, and at in' favor of the, other, and I suppose the each town in the league will have the priv­ a time when knows the ropes in the line to be taken up. ilege of witnessing two games each week. least expected, plub that puts up the best game will get HEADQUARTERS MESS. p.-u.^Mum*,.,™...^* we have, owing to the de­ t-hp best attendance; as the majority of One fan fest during the week at the sire of the owners of fran­ those who attend games do not study the headquarters had for guest of honor Of- chises in San Francisco and fine points of *a controversy that is only flcial Scorer Gruber, who came down at an CALIFORNIA NOTES. Los Angeles to enlarge and known as a base ball war. unseemly hour to meet Col. take in the two leading Barney.' By way of an The Oakland Club has given Buck cities of the Pacific North­ entertainment the gang had Francks his unconditional release. west and form a six-club PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEWS. an argument started about The Spalding ball will be adopted by the Pacific Coast League, so as old times. Gruber twenty Coast League for another season. to satisfy a demand for a Pitcher John Hickey. of Seattle, was years ago was u printer on McDonald and O'Counell will be retained change of programme, married in Seattle January 24 to Miss one of the local dailies. on the umpire staff, and a third man add­ principally in San Francis­ Beulah Burrows, of that city. Mr. and Having a clever idea of ed. co, and owing to a fancied Mrs. Hickey are at home at 430 Thirteenth base ball he kept figures grievance by the directors and wrote daily stories un­ Park Wilson has, It is said, secured a avenue. North, in Seattle. third interest in the Seattle Club, which he Sam Vigneaux of our club who were sorely The entire guarantee fund der the name of "Willow." disappointed because our of the Pacific Soon his fame spread, nnd will manage next summer. Northwestern Base Ball League, amount­ The Los Angeles Club has signed catcher candidate for president of the League, who ing to about $4500, has been he left the case and became has much to learn about base ball, was drawn down a full-fledged base ball Clifford C. Cravath and outfielder D. E. and divided equally among the five re­ Miller and "Dummy" Hoy. hardly considered at the election last fall, maining clubs, Portland being left out. Barney Dreyfuss writer. James R. Mason readily agreed to take the club into the stirred up Gruber by Manager Lohman. of Oakland, has signed The purpose, it is believed, is to avoid the telling a new yarn about the only pitcher George Graham: also infielder Nor- Lewly formed danger that the fund would be tied up by time that Ja'ck Glasscock was uiau Brashear, late of St. Joseph. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE, suits started by Goldman, who claims his ever known to lose any money. "One The new Portland Club has increased its supposing that there would be no opposi­ Portland franchise was not legally for­ day," said Mason, "there had been a foot capital stock to $10.000. Manager Vigneaux tion here, and believing that D. E. Dug- feited. race between Killen and Tom Coakleyfor claims to have signed eighteen men. dale, the owner of the Seattle Club, could President Lucas is authority for the a nice wad. To the surprise of all Coak- Manager Fisiher. of the Sacramento Club, be persuaded to take his club into that statement that the National Association ley won handily. I'll bet Killen has .never has resigned from the Police Department, League, in which they failed prematurely, has agreed to put every player on the forgotten that surprise. Any way, I was and will give his entire time to base ball. with a blast of trumpets and a tooting of blacklist who plays with the outlaw Pacific pretty fast on my feet, and I agreed to Pitcher Elmer Stricklett was- married horns announced that they had affiliated Coast League after April 1, whether he run 'Cocolough,' as some called him. Glass- Christmas week to a young woman resi­ with the League that it is reported is con­ has or has not left a protected team, has cock got busy, and said that he would back dent of Mountain View, a little town near ducted largely for the benefit of Mr. Henry secured or failed to secure a release from me for $10. Just before the race I stooped San Jose. Harris, of San Francisco. They have sign­ such team, or has ever played base ball to take my collar off and Jack ejaculated: ed some good players and if they are per­ before. President Lucas states that a $600 'That's right. Let it come out before you Parke Wilson, of the new Seattle Club, claims to have signed pitcher Stovall, in­ mitted to keep them in this league, which fine will be enforced before such, a player start.' Everybody roared at his wit. Coak- boasts- that they are outside of the protec­ can join a team in the National Association. ley beat me by a yard. 'Happy Jack' let out fielder Swartz and outflelders Hannivan and tion of the National Association of Leagues a yell that I can still hear. He asserted Slagle, and iufielder Mohler. and need none of it, and want none of it, that we had split the money up." Captain Frank Dillon is on a still hunt I believe they will make a fair showing for SPECIAL NOTICE. GETS HIS SKATES ON. in the East for players to brace up the Los Angeles team, and has written Morley the California clubs have been literally "Deacon Phil" like most players, is not scuttled by Eastern managers since their Back numbers of "Sporting Life," con­ "thinking of going into the long walk that his pilgrimage- is almost over. season closed. business." "Don't imagine that I will need Six players have re-signed with San taining the following averages for 1902 are much training when the bell season opens," Francisco. Jimmy Whalen and John Burns SAMMY VIGNEUX in print: commented the vet. "I never take on, are the latest additions. Leahy, Meany. has been selected as manager and has Southern League Vol. 40, No. 10; Three III, much flesh. If I caught onto the fact that Krug and Shay having previously come in signed, it is reported. Pierce. Childs, the Vol. 40. No. 11; New York State, Vol. 40, No. I was getting stout you can wager that. out of the cold. well known Philadelphia National League 12; American League, Vol. 40, No. 13; Connec­ I would soon skate or walk it off. I notice Bert Delmas has been signed as general utility man, who is wintering here, and ticut League, Vol. 40, No. 14; Western League, certainly a good batter and should more Vol. 4t>, No. 15; New England League, Vol. 40, that Jim Jeffries fears getting bigger than utility man for next season by the San No. 16; National League (Batsmen), Vol. 40. he is, and would give a heap if he could Francisco management. Delmas has just than make good in this League. It is also reported that Schmeer, who lives here, and No. 17; National League (Fielders), Vol. 40, No. only train down to about 175 pounds. I attained his majority and his first year in 19. have no desire to get much lighter than fast company was very successful. played such a phenomenal game for He­ I am. A man's system demands a certain lena last season, has signed with the Port­ If your newsdealer cannot or will not amount of work daily and I try to give it." The Portland Club, which has joined the lands, but I see in the "Sporting Life" that supply them to you send direct to the of­ expanded California League, was incor­ fice of publication, 34 South Third street. Deacon is taking a skate daily. He can porated Dec. 18, as the Portland Base Ball Wilmot claims to have signed him for be found on the ice at the garden shortly Minneapolis. If he has he has pickeil up a Philadelphia, for them, and they will bo after noon each day. There are rumors Association by J. E-. Marshall, E. H. Ham- sent you by return mail, postage paid, at lin and Cecil H. Bauer, the capital being young player of excellent habits, who has 5 cents the copy. that Charley is picking up some of the $10,000. a good head at all times, can bat in a pinch rolls and trills that the fancy skaters dab­ and has had plenty of seasoning, having ble in. He intends to give Fred Clarke The Marshal Portland Club claims to have a display for envious eyes when he re­ signed Pierce Chiles, second played in the California League, the Mon­ ports next month. basemau Auderson. shortstop Schmeer, tana League and always attracted atten­ third basemau Jay Andrews, shortstop tion. Van Buren. who played centre for BASE BALL PLAYERS'CARDS. IN THE OZARKS. Portland last year, is, also reported to Mr. John K. James, representative of the Fred Ely and second baseman "Piggy" Missouri Pacific railroad, who is ever the Ward. have signed to play with Portland in the guide for the champions to Hot Springs, An architect has been figuring on Recrea­ P. C. L. He is in my opinion one of the Cards of 18 words or less will be inserted for 50 was at the headquarters on Saturday to tion Park. San Francisco, with the view to best fielders and batters that played in cents each issue. All over 18 words 3 cents for each see Col. Barney as to the tour. "If a'll is putting in 2000 more seats and renovating this League last year. He uses no tobacco word, initials and figures counting as one word. arranged satisfactory we will give the the present stands. The long-talked-of or liquor, and is well behaved in every boys a good send off on their jaunt to the grass diamond is also a probability of the game. Anderson. who will play second for '"MANAGER }71;~Rosciiie,of^jvH^aTvIIie" Pa?. great resort." declared Mr. James. "Last coming season. them, is a fast, large man and bats good. a good judge of players, good trainer and experi. spring they met some notables en route. I A NEW CLUB enced baseball man, should not be overlooked. am told that the big guns in the Ozarks is being formed here for the Pacific .North­ are eager to show their appreciation of A Laundry Joke. west League, and good grounds have been INFIELDER Harry Burt, with Utah Stare the boost given their little city in the Charley Reilly has notified Cantilkm leased within 15 minutes' walk, or five League last year, would like engagement:gage Ad« hollows and will do the handsome thing that he will embark in the laundry busi­ minutes' ride, from the centre of the bus­ dress General Delivery, St. Louis, Mo. better than ever. Travel to the springs ness. When Joe heard of it, not having iness part of the city. Jack Grimm, the PLAYERS WANTED All first-class gentle, just now could not be greater. Every soap and water, he wrung his hands in capable manager, who won the pennant for manly players desiring positions to write to AL train is filled .with people going to the grief. St. Paul Dispatch. us in 1901 has been secured to manage the LAWSON, Manager Reading, Pa., Base Ball Club February '14^ 1903. SPORTINQ LIFE.

It.,has solemnly, applied for protection, ..and will got it, as neither of the big league clubs care to object to these youngsters playing ball. The joke of it all is that it is a deep-laid plot on the part of the man­ agers of the small nines, .who can now A LOCAL SPRING AND FALL CHAMPION- plead "salary limit" whenever their star pitchers ask 'them for $25 or $30 per game, WHO BUYS A COPY OP as used to be the rule on Saturdays and SHIP SERIES ASSURED. Sundays. The League and American Magnates THE ICENTRlLTEAGUE Puts Its Affairs For One Season Into the Have Practically Corns to Terms Hands of an Executive Committee The Chances Appear Headed by Bement, of Evansville. Even Local Anderson. Ind.. Feb. 10. Editor "Sport­ No. 161 of Spalding's Athletic Library ing Life:" A meeting was held hen' on Young Players in Demand. Feb. 5. by the founders of the new Central BY DR. LUTHER GUUCK League at which the delegates were: G. N. Bement, of Evausville: L. D. Smith, of and follows •By W. A. Pkelon, Jr. Terre Haute: C. Haldeman. of Marion; M. it will be in perfect con­ Chicago, Feb. 8. Editor "Sporting Life:" Liridsay. of Anderson: 1. Mautner, of dition for playing when the season These be merry days for the eager fans, Ft. Wayne; H. Youngman, of Dayton; E. opens. for the two local teams, severed so long D. Doran, of South Bend; W. N. Irwin. of by this, that and the other Wheeling. The league adopted a consti­ paltry or hostile reason, are tution and by-laws, and decided to open PRICE *JO CENfS. really going to the championship season in April and close get together. it in September, with an average of three Jim Hart and Charlie Co- games For sale by all newsdealers. miskey met each other the per week in all cities. A complaint other day, and in less than from labor unions of Dayton, Ohio, who ten minutes reported a boycott on the ball park at of talking, the Dayton because of trouble with the Peo­ set was agreed upon. It is ple's company's electric railway to the hardly likely, considering ball park, was referred to the exigencies of the two a committee New York, Chicago, Denver, Buffalo, Baltimore, Boston, championship schedules, for settlement. There was N that very many of the A DEADLOCK Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minneapolis, St. Louis, games can be played in on the presidential election the vote the spring. Neither can standing 4 for Ed Bingham, of Indiar/apo- Kansas City, Montreal, Can., London, Eng. las, A. Hart many of them be played off, lis, and 4 for Charles D. White, of Chi­ with much profit, on off cago which could not be broken, so as a days in the regular season, as there will compromise it was decided to place the be no open Saturdays or Sundays, aud league's affairs for a season in the hands those afternoons, of course, would be of an executive committee under the chair­ the times when the eager cranks would manship of Mr. G. N. Bemeut. of Evans­ and local players Gale, Allan, Lester and most like to see the prides of South and ville. Mr. Bingham was supposed to have Wright. West Sides get action. October, therefore, a clear field for the presidency, but was Brady. last year with Terre Haute, has Will see most of the battles. defeated owing to his friendship for Pres­ That the Proposed New Central League signed with the Pine Bluff team, of the THE CHANCES OF THE SERIES ident Watkins, of Indianapolis, who had Will be up to Local Expectations- Cotton States League. ' seem so even, all things considered, that antagonized the Central League by his Walters Re-engaged. Rockford has signed outfielder William It is a toss up as to which bunch will win course in the Sunday bill before the In­ Gleason, hailing from Chicago, and catcher the required eight out of the fifteen for diana Legislature. Mr. Halderman, Claude cf Eii W. F. Schmidt. Stark, of Detroit. fifteen is to be the number Marion, was elected vice president. Subse­ It is announced that Fred Wenig, who played. A man unversed quently Mr. Bemeut was elected president Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 8.-Editor pitched good ball for Davenport last sea­ in the peculiarities of the of the League for one year. "Sporting Life:" The withdrawal of Terre son, has signed with Joliet. two teams would jump at Haute and Evansville from the Three I conclusions and THE SUNDAY QUESTION. Pitcher Barnes, a Philippine soldier, will say, "Cinch League caused a little sur­ be for the White Sox," but Inasmuch as Mr. Watkins' Sunday bill prise, but, considering mat­ given a trial by Davenport, as will nay, nay, Pauline. While applied only to Indianapolis the Central ters all in all. it is claimed catcher Wade, a Kansas school teacher. the grim old warriors of League decided to strongly support the by the promoters here and The new Joliet Club will be run by Al Comiskey doubtless com­ amendment, including cities of 17,000 or at Evansville to be a wise Tebeau, a veteran player, cousin of the pose the 'stronger team, in­ more population and adjourned to meet in famous and George Indianapolis the move. That is, of course, Tebeau. trinsically, they will hardly next day to work for the to be seen. A better class The Davenport Club has signed be in shape for bruising amended bill. Sunday ball will be played another in most of the Central of ball may be expected, as Purdue University man in third baseman battles in the early spring. League cities, a difference in salary lim­ Dunlap. He will The youuger, suppler plpy- whether the bill passes or not, and the report in June, when his championship it will, surely get a better school term ends. - ers of. the N7ational team schedule is arranged for Sun­ class of players. This city .... , should ,run all over . them day games in .all of the league cities. The Dubuque has signed Joe Bewer, a stocky championship is entitled to anything bet­ before they.: get th«ir, joints uhlimbered. schedule was left to Presi­ ter :t can get, but the past youngster, who Was tried out by Manager B.ar accident; almost every :one of Jhe dent, Bement, who will announce it in season was surely a satis­ Nicol, at Belbit, last season and failed to spring games should go to the West but,* March. It was also agreed that the $500 factory article of ball in come UD to the mark. nine leaving the South Siders to forfeit money of each team be put up on lou Walters Pat O'Connor, a brother make up that date. The Spalding its class. At present the of Jack O'Con- the ' lost ground iu the autumn- By ball was adopted. management has... .__.re-signed ___ eight-- -. of its nor. will make his professional debut fall too. the youngsters on the West Side last season team; that is aa assurance of next season as a member of the Deeatur will have become seasoned veterans, aud good ball, with the new (111.) team. He is a catcher. lit to NEW YORK LEACUTNEWS. players to fill the cope with even the most ancient vacant places at a good salary, meaiis their Short stop "Snapper" Kennedy, of Cedar and scienced. Taking all these points in­ equal or some better. Rapids, is to consideration, does not the West Side Willie Mains will again hold forth In engaged in business for himself .Syracuse. MANAGRR WALTERS at McCook, Neb., and has declared that be outfit look to have fully an even show? has been re-signed will not play ball any more. JOYOUS DECISION. ' Albany has signed pitcher Rudderham, as manager and cap­ The agreement to play a local champion- late of tain for the 1903 team. This is satisfactory Henry Hines, captain and second base­ the Cotton States League. to our patrons. With the record Walters man of last season's- Rockfords, Bhip series was hailed by the fans with The Albany Club announces has signed glad enthusiasm. It showed that the the engage-1 has made the past two seasons for Terre a contract to play with Davenport the cruel ment of Pitcher Harry Wilhelm, late of Haute it is a wonder he has been war was really over, aud it also promised Hartford. overlook­ coming year. He will captain the team. a feast of fun for the ed by the major leagues. Manager Walters partisans of either James Ganier. has George Reed has written to the Decatur team. No matter who wins, there will the hard-hitting Waynes- signed the following players for the Club officers declining the position of cap­ be balm in Gilead, for the cranks who yelp burg Cojlege shortstop, is the latest Albany team: Catchers, M. C. Bucks and G. tain-manager, acquisition. Powell; infielders, which had been tendered for the winners will be tickled to death, Wm. Richardson, 1st him. Third baseman Hankey will get the while there are always fat excuses for Syracuse mourns the loss of pitcher Cy b.; Lou Walters, 2d b.; Hadley and Duffy, place. the losers in base ball. I'd hate to set any Young, who has deserted to the Pacific ss.; Cbas. De Armond, 3d b., and J. Baird; estimate upon the gate receipts, but they Coast League. :OHtftehU»rs, J. Thompson, rf.: Ed Beecher, The Bloomington club to date has signed will be of huge proportions. I'd like to If.; Spike Anderson, cf., and Tom Whealon; pitchers Bishop, Barker, Smith and Me- The National Board has awarded third Greevy; catcher. Belt; infielders, have the total takings for the fifteen baseman O'Hara, claimed by Syracuse and pitchers, Wm. Popp, Amos Scott, George Truby, games, provided, of course, that the strug­ Toledo, to Syracuse. Hyman, J. Crangle, C. Rudnick, Grubbs- King and Brown: outfielders, Goodwin, gle runs along pretty even. It would Donovan and Connors. put Robertaille will be one of the pitchers of and Wm. Hoff. Of the new men Whealon me on Easy street for many a mouth to is from the South Dakota League, Spike The Decatur team to date consists of the Troy team next season, all other re­ Krebs, catcher; Jackson, come. ports to the contrary. Anderson from North Dakota League, Weigand, Wright PLAYERS SIGNING. Bucks, Powell and Hadley. Michigan and Hugg, pitchers; Piper, Walters, Han­ The local colony of ball tossers Is getting The report that Thomas McGuirk, of League; Grubbs and Hoff, Virginia League. key and Olmstead, infielders; Gass, Wltt- busy. Mike Gubbins, a second baseman, Brooklyn, had signed to manage the Craiagle and Rudnick are left-handed kow and Thoruton, outfielders. who was with the Devil's Lake Club in Schenectady club was premature. McGuirk pitchers, aud were with independent Of the new Dubuque, la., Club, Albert North Dakota, has been appointed private is still at liberty. teams secretary last season. Heeb will be president; F. L. Darne. sec­ to the sheriff, and has quit the Pitcher Wheeler and outfielder Ross, of PITCHER MORDECAI BROWN retary; D. D. Meyers, treasurer, and Clar­ game. Monny Kurz, a stocky catcher, who the Syracuse team, have gone to California has reached the Major League. This com­ ence Rowland, manager. Charlie Buelow brought out Willie McGill, and was the to play with Los Angeles. Wheeler is free, ing season he will be on the St. Louis will be captain aud first baseman. fat little left-hander's backstop in 1889, is but Ross is a deserter. National League pitching- going ba'ck into the game, can be engaged staff, and we Manager Ha yes, of Davenport, is well It is possible that Schenectady people have no doubt he will make pleased with Roy Weisbrodt, whom he has by any club, and would be a regular Jack may take up the franchise given good. He has Clements to coach young pitchers. Ed up by pitched but signed to manage and captain his team Messrs. Cherry and Hathaway; otherwise two seasons, beginning in next season. Weisbrodt was the crack Dillon, a veteran who was with Os-hkosb, Elmira will get the franchise. 1901 with the Is going to the Cotton States League. Cin­ Terre Haute twirler of the Des Moines High School To djite the Binghamton Club has signed team, closing that season team last; year. cinnati has bagged Wiggs, a powerful with 25 games young left-hander, who may yet be a mar­ these^ieu: Catchers, Farm and Taylor; won, 9 lost. Rockford's new pitcher, H. C. Calhoun, pitchers, Bussey, Quan. McSorley and Last, season (1902), he was is professor of history vel. Pittsburg has Falkenberg, the tall Dan­ with the Omaha and law in the youth who used to do wonders round town iels: infieUlers, Niles, Coffmaii and Collopy; Western De Kalb (111.) High School. Calhouu outfielder.s, Slavin and Shea. League Club, winning 30 pitched for three years for Kalamazoo and afterwards pitched for Illinois Uni­ games, losing versity. Memphis has taken Munch, a Chismore Park. I lion, has been purchased 13. There is University, and in 1901 he was sub on the by two of no better fielding pitcher Chicago University team. He promising left-hand pitcher, and Post, a the directors of the I lion Club. in the does not hard-hitting fielder, who was on trial with Several improvements will be made to the business. The new play Sunday ball. grounds, which will Centra! League will com­ The Decatur Club has signed three Detroit last fall and was promised another include a handsome plete its circuit men chance with the -Tigers this spring. Sko- grand stand and new bleachers. on January of the same name. They are Arthur J. Mordecai Brown 6th. At present six cities Walters, Rosy Walters and Henry pec, the left-hander who was with Comis­ Pitcher "Wild Bill" Setley is endeavor­ have been chosen, Walters, key for awhile, goes to St. Paul. Willie ing to organize a league of Northern New the two no relation. Arthur is recommended by remaining franchises will probably go to Kruger, of the St. Louis team. Rosy McGill figures on pitching for Louisville. York towns, including Glens Falls, Sandy Wheeling is,a There is lots of pitch in \Villie yet, even Hill, Palmer, Fort Edward, Whitehall aud and Youugstowu. Wisconsin Leaguer, and Henry was with though he has been shunting curves these any other old towns on the map up that McKibben's St. Joe team for a while last fifteen years, and he is only 30 years < f way. season. age right now. The Albany Club to date has signed: L-I.-I. LEAGUE NEWS. Manager Tebeau, of the Joliet Club, has The best outfielder and natural ball play­ Catchers, Hess, Miller, Weisbach and Me- signed six players for next season. They er of the lot, and a man the equal of five- Guire; pitchers, Rudderham, Brown. Good­ Fleming, late of Cedar Rapids, has signed are Matt Donahue, of Wilmington, for sixths of to-day's big leaguers Jack Heu- will, Pastorius, Jackspu: iufielders, Jordan. with Dubuque. third base and captain: Walter Lyons, ricks is still debating offers. Spokane has Doherty, Gaines, Da vis and Cargo; outueld- Third baseman Dick Brown has re-signed second base; Charles Reeding, last year made him the best proposition to date. ers, Egau, Taylor, Garuler and Heverner. with the Bloouiiugtoii Club. with Evansville; Thomas Campbell and He ought to tear up that league if he goes Scheuectady to date has signed first b«so- Thomas Asmusen, catchers; Davy Willla, It is snid that it cost Joliet and Dubuque of last year's out there. . A man who could hop into the man Tarble, of Killawog; J. E. Boss, pitch­ $500 each for their franchises. Des Moines team, pitcher. big league and hit .3$3 with a crippled arm, er, of Manchester. Va.; William T. Veil son, as this fellow did last season, ought to be pitcher, of Davenport has signed F. P. Ranson, a LETTER LIST. Chester, Pa.: Daniel P. Wbelan promising young Chicago catcher. the real goods nnvwhere. outfielder, of Philadelphia: William R. Me- We have letters for the persons named ODDS AND ENDS. Naiuara. catcher, of Rochester; A. C. Corn- A) He-cut, the well-known Cleveland I see Wiley Piatt is laid up southpaw, has signed to pitch below, which will be forwarded upon re­ with pneu­ ford, outfielder, of Boston; Harry J. O'NeilJ. for Rock ceipt of address: monia. There's an unlucky cuss. Last second baseman, of Lawrence, Mass.; Ed­ Island. year it was smallpox. The doctors ought ward Herr, pitcher, of St. Louis,, and Wil­ Catcher Frank Piper, a well-known young Pitcher Laroy Char'es Campau to have piece work contracts to tend to liam Leonard, out fielder, of Boston. Pittsburg player, has signed with the De- JimJMe Domld Giovemaker Green that fellow. catiir team. Louis Lippert Sam Mertes John .Indoor base ball Is booming here far bet­ King of Them All. Parke Treat, of the Evansville team, F. Quinn Fred HanzeJl ter than any winter in the past six years. will |im McOuire F,d Hayden Properly played, and with the profession­ Racine, Wis., Feb. 15. Editor "Sporting coach the North Philadelphia Browns "W. C. Perkins 2cl baseman T. J . O'BrieB als ousted whenever they demand money Life:" I have taken your valuable paper this spring. Pat Meaney Sam J. Kennedy fp'1 their services, It Is a splendid game. for the past three years, and find it the The Dubuque Club to date has signed Tommy Leahy J. M. Bright A new minor league is springing up, king of all baseball papers. Yours truly, catcher Sears, pitcher F. O. Jamieson. in- Shortstop Rice H. Rippleraeyer with about six teams'lnside the city limits. C. E. BRICSON. tielder John Richards, pitcher E. J. Jones John J. McCloskey Buck, Weaver 10 SPORTINQ February 14, 1903. CREAHAN'S LETTER. Official Directory of Base Ball Leagues

ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS IN THE [LION CLUB, Ilion, N. Y. POKANE CLUB, Spokane. Wash. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. L Samuel Irlam, President. S W. V. Garrett, President Howard J. Earl, Manager. and Manager. WORLD OF BILLIARDS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFES­ SIONAL BASE BALL LEAGUES. QCHENECTADY CLUB, Schenectady, N. Y ACOMA CLUB, Tacoma, Wash. W Wm. H. Hathaway, President. T Joseph L. Carman, President. A Huge Billiard Room to Open on Chest PRES., P. T. POWERS, 220 Broadway, New York. Manager. Byron E. McKibben, Manager. SEC'Y, J. H. FARRELL, Box 214. Auburn, N. V. QYRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. nnt Street An Experiment Which LEAGUE MEMBERS. Eastern League, P. T. £j George N. Kuntzsch, President SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Powers, President. New York; American, Asso­ T. C. Griffin, Manager. A TLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. Should Benefit Billiards or Bankrupt ciation, T. J. Hickey, President, Chicago, 111.; JOHNSTOWN CLUB, Johnstown, N. Y. Western League, M. H. Sexton, President, Rock *"* Abner Powell, President J Chas. W. Ball, President and Manager. Island, 111.; New York League, J. H. Farrell. William C. Hazleton, Manager. Its Owners Items of Interest. President. Auburn. N. Y.; Indiana-lllinois-Iowa TDIRMINGHAM CLUB, Birmingham, Ala. League, M. H. Sexton, President, Rock Island, CLUB, Troy, N. Y. *-> F. G. Sheppard, Pres.; C. E. Jackson, Sec'y: 111.; Southern League, W. M. Kavanaugh, Presi­ Louis Bacon, President Thomas O' Brien, Manager. By John Creahan. dent, Little Rock, Ark.; Pacific Northwest League, and Manager. W. H. Lucas, President, Spokane, Wash.; Con­ T ITTLE ROCK CLUB, Little Rock, Ark. The reference which I made recently necticut League, Sturgis Whitlock, President, TICA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. about a "huge, modern and up-to-date -/ Aaron Frank. Pres.; C- P- Perrie, Sec'y; Huntington. Conn.; New England League. T. H. U Harry W. Roberts, President. Michael J. Finn, Manager. billiard room being opened in this city Murnane, President, Boston, Mass.; Texas League, Walter N. Taylor, Manager. has no connection whatever, as far as J John L. Ward, President. Ft. Worth, Texas; Cotton EMPH1S CLUB, Memphis, Teun. am able to learn, to the colossal affair in Slates League; lowa-Souch Dakota League; Mis­ M Caruther Ewing, Pres.; E. L. Menego, Sec'y; the shape of a new room and a bowling souri. Valley League, D. M. Shively, President, WESTERN LEAGUE. Charles Frank, Manager. alley attached to it which has been ru Kansas City. mored about town during the past two <\r ENVER CLUB, Denver, Col. EW ORLEANS CLUB, New Orleans, La. BOARD OF ARBITRATION: ) D. C. Packard, President. N Mr. Hart Newman, President. three weeks. The neighborhood of Nmtn Thomas Delebanty, Manager. and Chestnut streets has been an enviable M. H. Sexton! W. H. Lucas, Jas. H. O'Rourke, Charles Campau, Manager. spot for a huge billiard room for more T. H. Murnane, W. M. Kavanaugh. pOLOR ADO SPRINGS CLUB, Col. Springs, Col. ASHVILLE CLUB,'Nashville, Tenn. than a quarter of a centuary, probably >*! Thomas F. Burns, President. N James Palmer, Pres.; E. S. Shannon, Sec'y: owing to the business of the billiard roon William Everitt, Manager. at the Centinental Hotel, which lasted EASTERN LEAGUE. Newton Fisher, Manager. for nearly forty years. A vast room on JT. JOSEPH CLUB, St. Joseph, Mo. QHREVEPORT CLUB, Shreveport, La. the second story of the northeast corner UFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. Y. > W. T. VanBrunt, President. V-5 T. E. Schunpert, Pres.; G. H. Stevenson, Sec'y: B W. W. Pierce. President, Manager. has been discussed for nearly twenty-five George T. Stallings, Manager. Robert Gilks, Manager. years, but that room never opened. The MAHA CLUB, Oma^a, Neb. new room which is now buzzing aboul rKRSEY CITY CLUB, Jersey City, N. J. TV/rONTGOMERY CLUB, Montgomery, Ala. O William A. Rourke, President " 1 W. H. Ragland, President, town is said to be located on Chestnut President. and Manager. street, where Jacob Reed's Sons had their Wra. J. Murray, Manager. Lew Whistler, Manager. clothing store. It is a double building, ANSAS CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. and extends from Chestnut to Sansom ONTREAL CLUB, Montreal, Que. K J. H. Manning, President. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. street. The first floor, according to rumor M Charles Dooley, President Chas. A. Nichols, Manager. Is to be devoted entirely to bowling alleys and Manager. TTARTFORD CLUB, Hartford, Conn. while the second floor is to be the billiard ILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. EWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. Hugh Duffy, President -n- Chas. Soby, President. room. We have no idea of the number of M Manager. bowling alleys which can be put on the N Matthis B. Puder, President. and Manager. Walter W. Burnbam, Manager. ground floor, but it is certain that from It )EORIA CLUB, Peoria, 111. PRINGFIELD CLUB, Springfield, Mass. to 20 billiard tables can be accommodated pROVIDENCE CLUB, Providence, R. I. Geo. F. Simmons, President S Roger Connor, President on the second story. The entire place * George P. Gressey, President. William Wilson, Manager. and Manager. according to rumor, is to be fitted out re­ Manager, gardless of expense; and if carried oul ES MOINES CLUB, Des Moines, la. ERIDEN CLUB, Meriden, Conn. should make one of the largest places of OCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y. D C. K. Myrick,President M W. P. Bristol, President, this character In the world. - Edward F. Higgins, President. Joe Quinn, Manager. Sam J. Kennedy, Manager. Arthur Irwin, Manager. EW HAVEN CLUB, New Haven, Conn. N James Canavan, President The success of such an enterprise at the ^TORONTO CLUB, Toronto, Ont. INDIANA-ILLINOIS-IOWA LEAGUE. present day is, of course, largely, if not * Jesse Appelgath. President. and Manager. purely or entirely problematical. That this Manager. fAEDAR RAPIDS CLUB, Cedar Rapids, la. -DR1DGEPORT CLUB, Bridgeport, Conn. city is not New York, Chicago or even ORCESTER CLUB, Worcester, Mass, ^ Scott Metcalf, Pres.; N. C. Blake, Sec'y; -O James H. O'Rourke, President Pittsburg, which we believe is the greatest W Patrick H. Hurley, President. Belden Hill, Manager. and Manager. city in this country for billiard rooms, George W. Wrigley, Manager. T^AVENPORT CLUB, Davenport, la. EW LONDON CLUB; New London, Conn. should not be lost sight of. As a matter N Jacob Linicus, Jr., President of fact, Philadelphia is to-day probably AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. * ' E. M. Sharon, President. one of the most dangerous cities in thib ___ Jas. T, Hayes, Secretary and Manager. L. Shea, ; Mabager. country in which to embark in a large fAOLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. OCK ISLAND CLUB, Rock Island, 111, TT7ATERBURY CLUB, Waterbury, Cc enterprise of this character, owing largely +* T. J. Bryce, President. ' R J. F. Munger, Pres.; L. G. Eddy, Sec'y; VV G. E. Harrington, President, ' to the hypocritical laws which exist here, Frank Leonard, Manager. Frank Donnelly, Manager. ^_____ Manager.______and which should not be tolerated at the rNDIANAPOLIS CLUB, Indianapolis, Ind. pOCKFORD CLUB, Rockford, 111. ORWICH CLUB, Norwich, Conn. present day in a town like Camden. It is I- William H. Watkins, President and Manager. N H. B. Davenport, President. more than notorious that this sity, to C^ S. A. Hyer, Pres.; F. S. Edminson, Sec'y; strangers, is practically dead from Satur­ C, F. Rushaupt, Secretary-Treasurer. ______Hugh Nicol, Manager. Dennis Morrissey, Manager. day until Monday, owing to our "blue ANSAS CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. -RLOOMINGTON CLUB, Blooroington, 111. laws," which make it impossible for liberal- K Dale Gear, President »-» Ed. Holland, Pres.; D. A. Creed, Sec'y; NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. minded strangers here to do much more and Manager. William Connors, Manager. than walk our streets. Yet, to the local pONCORD CLUB Concord, N. H. inhabitant the freedom of hypocrisy or T OUISVILLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. ECATUR CLUB. Decatur, 111. V' John J. Carney, President "beating the devil about the bush" is prob­ M George Tebeau, President. D W. L. Shallabarger,Pres.; C.A.Reddich, Sec'y and Manager. W, J. Clymer, Manager. Fred Pfener, Manager. ably more glaring here than in any other EW BEDFORD CLUB, New Bedford, Mass, city. Clubs not only abound here, but ILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, \Vi». TOLIET CLUB, Joliet,_Ill. S. Havener, President. N A. G. Doe, President "speakeasies" by the thousand, where the M Chas. Al. Tebeau, President and Manager. l:i w is not only defied, but at the expense Joe Cantillon, Manager. and Manager. of men engaged legitimately in business. AVERHILL CLUB, Haverhill, Mass. 1NNEAPOHS CLUB, Minneapolis, Minn. pyUBUQUE CLUB, Dubuque. la. Such places never pay a dollar for the sale Ed A. Johnston, President, H J. J. Linehan, President, of liquor in the shape of a license, yet M +S Albert Heeb, President, William Hamilton, Manager. even the leading hotels here are not per­ Walter R. Wilmot, Manager, _x______Clarence Rowland, Manager. mitted to sell liquor on Sunday to their T. PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. RIVER CLUB, Fall River, Mass. guests, with a result that strangers, as a S George Lennon, President. M. J. McDermott, President rule, are rarely to be found in the city on M. J. Kelley, Manager. and Manager. nUTTE CLUB, Butte, Mont. Sunday, unless kept here by Important ApOLEDO CLUB, Toledo, O. T OWELL CLUB, Lowell, Mass. business. JJ Chas. H. Lane, President. *-/ Frederick Lake, President * Charles J. Strobel, President, ______John J. McCloskey, Manager. Frank Reisling, Manager. and Manager. With the aid of a bar it is possible that TTELENA CLUB. Helena, Mont. AWRENCE CLUB, Lawrence, Mass. an establishment of this character might NEW YORK LEAGUE. * * Edward I. Goodkind, President L A. Parsons, President pay, if not make money. Just whether a ______John F. Flannery, Manager. and Manager. license could be secured for the sale of A LBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y. PORTLAND CLUB, Portland, Ore. TVjANCHESTER CLUB, Manchester, N. H. liquor in such a place would probably be " President Whitney L. Boise, President largely due to political influence. There Michael Doherty, Manager. 1VA William H. Freeman, President ___ John J. Grim, Manager. ______John F. Smith, Manager. are many of our local rooms who furnish INGHAMTON CLUB, Binghamton, N. Y. liquor to their patrons by sending outside *EATTLE CLUB, Seattle, Wash. -\JASHUA CLUB, Nashua, N. H. B H. M. Gitchell, President. ' D. E. Dugdale, President to get it, but there is no revenue to the Manager. " Hon. Chas. S. Collins, President, room from such business. The rent of this and Manager. Ed Ashenbach, Manager. new place is said to be $12,500 a year, in­ dependent of a small aruiv of employes light, heat, etc. It should practically cost interest of public rooms. It is our opin­ scraper. It goes without saving that no a small fortune to open an establishment ion that this city at the present day has man with any knowledge. of business of found dead in his bed at his residence, of this character, and a fortune, not much quite as many rooms, especially in this 700 Spruce street, on the morning of the tnis character would open a public baling 2d inst. Mr. Warner was one of the ex­ less, to keep it in paying condition, by location, as this part of the town can sup­ alley on the eighth floor of any bunding which we mean equal to new at ail times port. We may be in error, and hope that perts who was engaged in the amateur in order to assure its success. it he was investing his own money, unless tournament which is now being played at we are, but manufacturers who supply the indeed nature created him without an the Union League. For nearly thirty years goods for an establishment of this charac' understanding. Even a club in such a past Mr. Warner was one of the most Without entering into the details, the ex­ ter. should take care that they get their place should be backed by financial freaks enthusiastic amateurs of this city, and pense of such a place should not be less money. to attract publicity. The competition in was in the habit of playing every after­ than $75 per day, and probably very much bowling, however, seems to be such that noon at the Continental Hotel. On the af­ nearer a hundred. When the 1'act is taken Bowling In this city prarnises to develop nothing but experieuce will teach. The ternoon before his death he paid the writer into consideration that it would pay such into as crazy a craze as the skating rink, lesson in this line will be an expensive a friendly visit or greeting in our new an establishment to close from the first pool for drinks or the bicycle mania. It one. as the past history of bowling in this place of business. At night he visited the of June until the last day of September, is probably to be regretted that bowling city has not even been thought of by those Union League, where he played and return, the business, to aasure its success, must be cannot be handled and managed by a who are engaged in it at the present day. ed home in perfect health, being but 49 made hi eight months out of the twelve. conservative element, or by a class of years of age and of so genial and happy a Establishments of such a character, how­ men who think only of its mercantile ad­ What would be considered as the first disposition that his sudden death from ever, unlike theatres, cannot be closed vantage. It is essentially a game which great amateur tournament of the season heart disease, more than shacked his nu­ during the dull season. If they are it is should be encouraged, if only for the was inaugurated on the night of the 2<1 merous friends. Mr. Warner was a mem­ practically impossible to get men to work physical development of the young men inst., at the Hanover Club. Brooklyn, N. ber of a prominent banking firm of this in such places at any tiaie, and very just­ of our country; who must of necessity be Y.. when Byron J. Stork, of Wilkesbarre, city. The perfect physical condition of the ly so, for the men who work in billiard the future guardians of our people. There encountered C. F. Conklin, of Chicago, in man, and his tragic ending has caused rooms in winter have a right to be pro­ is nothing more to be admired in a race of the first game of the National Amateur As­ great regret among his large number of people than the physical strength of men, sociation. The game was 14-inch balk line friends. tected during the summer season. nuless it is the virtue of women, and the 300 points, and while the playing on the honor and respect which men should al­ opening night was probably far beJow the We have, looked probably at the most ways pay to women; and defend them if work vyhich these experts are capable of serious side of such an enterprise, but necessary, even at the cost of life. Bowl­ doing, it is to be doubted if a more in­ we doubt if we have done so at random, ing is a game which has much about it teresting contest is likely to take place or without some thought on.the subject, to to admire. It is essentially free from during the tournament, owing to its close­ make no reference to a knowledge of the the freak element in sports, and as such ness arid general interest from the outset, business, which our experience of nearly should be encouraged in moderation, or in although it is more probable that greater forty years should count for something. a conservative manner. The present dan­ runs and higher averages will be made ger to the game is the mercantile fiend, later on. The contest was close and excit­ who thinks only of what "there is in it ing from the outset and might have done a That public rooms have not been ne­ for him." The result is that while it credit to the short stop professionals of glected in this city, may be seen at a should be encouraged there is danger of this country. Mr. Stark deserves his vic­ Fine Tables, Carom, Combination and Pool glance, as nearly twenty such places are killing it through "over production.' tory, while Mr. Conklin has no cause to of the Brnnawlck.Balka-CoUehdcr Make. practically within a gun shot of this loca­ regret his defeat in such an encounter. Orders from all parts of the world Over 1,OOO,OOO >ois« tion of which we write. And yet, it is just The latest venture in this line in this promptly attended to. Snbduera Sold. possible that a room of such a character ity which we have heard of is to be locat­ Bertram H. H. Warner, one of the best may create a revolution in this city in the j ed on the eighth floor of a modern sky known local amateurs of this city, was John Creahan, Agent, Green's Hotel, Paila. reoruary 14, 1903. 1 1 IN *or JU, 1 IT<

O. C. Bottger, of Olie. la., tied on 24 birds, Graber ..(27) 22111 0112* 11111 12211 *2222 Heard losing his third and Bottger the Luckett (20) 11210 12100 12222 0222* 21112- IN TEXAS. twelfth, which fell dead outside.' In the Hill ....(28) 2222* 21222 22222 2*222 22222- shoot-off for the trophy, after dividing the Kauftnan (28) *2121 21222 2*222 02212 21112- IN INDIANA. first money. Bottger won oil the eleventh Bailcroft (2«> 2*222 21011 21011 *1121 00220- round. Heard, unfortunately, losing a bird Grirtir.. . ..(2S) Forfeited. THE SUNNY &UTH HANDICAP AT dead outside. Shwenker. (2li) Forfeited. Weatherhead. Wade. Atchison and Hill Williams. (201 Forfeited. A DAY'S TOURNAMENT GIVEN BY TBE divided second on 23 kills, the last-named SHOOT-OFF FOR CCP. BRENHAM. Bottger ..(27) 222222221 1 2 having both his birds fall Heard ..(27) 2221212121*- WABASH CLUB. outside the boundary. F1FTII DAY. JANUARY 30. There was a bunch on the Bvents ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.. C. Bottger, of Iowa, twenty-second hole, among Taigets ...... 15 20 25 15 20 25 15 20 25- ISO Won the Big them Heikes, Graber. Unfavorable Weather Had Effect Upon Kaufman. E. Howard and Knuffman (1G).... 12 17 22 13 18 21 15 18 23 150 Event at Live Birds Crosbj Won Faurote. all of whom lost Atchison (10) .... 13 17 23 14 17 21 15 16 22 158 two birds over the line. Jackson. .1. A. (16) 14 18 21 13 18 21 11 16 22 154 the Attendance Scores Low on Ac­ In a miss-and-out which Heikes (19) .... 11 14 23 12 16 23 12 17 23-151 the Target Handicap and First (ien= followed the shoot-off Faurote (19) .... 81!) 19 13 18 22 13 18 21-151 count of Gale Luther Squier Heikes captured the prize Wade (19) ...... 11 10 20 14 20 17 12 19 22 151 Had by shooting out the boys Howard K. (16). . 0 15 23 10 15 23 10 19 19 149 eral Average Weatherhead Second. Black (16) ...... 14 17 20 13 16 21 15 17 15-148 High on the ninth round and Crosby (19)...... 15 18 19 13 16 17 15 13 20-140 Average Shephardson Second. won a handsome silver Weatherhead (16). 13 17 19 13 10 21 11 12 24-Hfi Holla Heikes crgar case worth Bering Brenham, Tex., Feb. 2. Editor "Sporting $50. (10) ...... 11 18 21 13 10 20 11 17 18 145 Wa Life" The Sunny South Handicap, given Mr. Adolph Topperwein Curran (10)...... 11 16 19 15 15 21 12 10 20-145 bash, Ind., Feb. 4. Editor "Sport­ at gave a marvelous exhibition of fust and Hughes (19)..... 12 17 14 12 15 19 12 19 20 140 ing Lift;:" The one-day tournament an­ this place January 26 to 31, inclusive, nounced by was well conducted by fancy rifle shooting, which was very pleas­ Hill (16) ...... 7 919121521121717 129 our club for February 4, 190o, Alf. Gardiner. as manager. ing to the shooters and speftators. After Heard (10)...... 11 10 17 11 11 15.11 16 10 124 demonstrated one of two The attendance the shoot Mr. Bottger, winner of the big Cleveland (16) . . 8 12 16 0 13 10 8 15 20-122 things. Either this year will was rather handicap, invited the Gardner (10)..... 8151710 617 71319-112 bo a banner year in the disappointing, as many boys to a champagne Caldwell prominent supper at the Dixie parlors, and the cup (10) .... 7 11 8 ...... 8 .. . . Hoosier State, or else we amateur's were was presented Jackson,H.M. (16) 7 8 13 10 13 16 5 10 . . have a expected from different to him by Manager Gardi- Graber (10) ...... 6 9 . . 10 13 ...... most popular town parts of Texas, as well as uer. Lockett (16).'".'. ... 9 18 21 12 16 23 12 17 . .- hi which to attend tourna­ neighboring States, who On the fifth day the target traps were Spicer (16) ...... 9 15 .. 11 15 18 11 15 18 ments. Of course, \\ve will failed to appear. set going and nine events, covering 180 Sherman (10) .... 71414 5 .. 20 10 18 10- just claim a little of the Several rioted manufac­ targets, were completed. The experts Tucker (10) ...... 11 14 19 12 15 ...... latter reason, for this is turers' agents were pres­ were at 19 yards, the Bottger (16) ...... 12 15 20 where Hugh Clark lives, ent and stood their handi­ others at 16 yards. Maurice SIXTH DAY, JANUARY 31. and the shooters of Indiana cap without complaint and Kaufman, at 16 yards, No. 1. preliminary, 25 targets; No. 2. Sunny or surrounding States who was high, with 159 out of South Handicap 100 targets, handicap distance: do not know Hugh . have proved that they were Hdp. 25 100| fill Gardiner equipped with guns and 180; Atchison, second, 158; Hdp. 25 100 missed something. At any J. A. Jackson, third, 154; W't'rhead (17). 20 851 Heikes (19) ... 22 77 Luther Squier rate, nothing but ammunition quite equal to Heard (17)... 20 791 Crosby (19) ... 19 96 a bunch the three extra yards imposed upon them. Heikes, Faurote and of enthusiasts would have Wade, the last three Bering (17)... 19' 80| Faurote (18)... 22 81 stayed Among the paid men were K. O. Heikes, of at Lockett (17)... 16 771 Wade (18).... 21 73 together and shot out a programme U. M. C. Co.; F. Faurote, of Winchester 11) yards, fourth, on 151. of 210 targets , in such weather as was R. Saturday K How'd (16). 21 79| Hughes (18).. 21 91 A. Co.; J. M. Hughes, of DuPout Powder saw the finish Cleveland (15). 17 731 Jackson O'7) 23 82 dished out to us here to-day. However, a Co.; W. R. Crosby, of "E. C." and SchuHze of the meet, the Prelimi­ Spicer (16).... 16 671 Atchison (1.7).. 21 87 perusal of the scores will show that the Powder Co. and Winchester R. A. Co., and nary Handicap, at 25 tar­ Bottger (16)... 1" 70| Curran (17) .... 16 73 best of enthusiasts were here. Had we L. I. Wade, of the Peters Cartridge Co. gets, and the Sunny South Tucker (14) ... 13 681 Kaufman (17).. 18 81 consulted the ground hog a little more con­ Prominent among the amateurs were O. Handicap, at targets, b?- Graber (14) ... 19 75| Gardner (17) .. 16 65 fidingly it is barely possible that we might C. Bottger. of Olie, la.; F. G. Weather- A. Toepperwem ing the two events sched­ For the live bird events Weatheipiead and have changed out date, for this morning head, of Red Oak, la.; Bryan Heard, of uled. Both were handicap Crosby killed 59 out of 61. Heikes. Bottger and broke upon about as unfavorable a day as Houston, Tex.; Dave Cur- rise, the latter having $10 entrance, and Wade, 57; Faurote, 54; Heard, 53; Hughes, 53; any man ever saw for trap shooting. The ran, of Enni's, Tex.: J. A. the purse divided 30. 25, 20, 15 and 10 per Gardner, 53. wind was blowing a gale ranging any­ Atchison, of Giddiugs. cent. In addition to first money, the win­ For the target events Crosby broke 358. out where from 25 to 75 miles an hour, and ner received a $75 trophy. of 410 (handicap1 19 yards); Weatberhead (16 Tex.; J. A. Jackson, of vards) 347; was never blowing at the same gait more > Austin.! Tex;; C. B. Spicer, ; In the preliminary Jackson was - high, Hughes (19 yards), 346; Faurote than a second at a time. Then the air' with 23. In the l«0-targ&t handicap»'W. R. (19. yards), 345; Heikes (19 yards), 340; Heard iof-St. Louis, Mo. : (16 yards), 316; Howard was tilled with particles of fine snow, and The - T. Hughes also captured a first money Weatherhead' (27 yds.) 2222 2222 2222 2222-16 ments left to the club holding tournament, Littler. 0 9 13 . . 17 . . 11 18 9 12 ..,... alone in the second event on a clean score. E. Howard (27). 2202 2222 2222 2222 If v.-ith McKay .. 9 8 8.. 8 7...... 1122 this reservation, viz: The medal race .... For the five events, a total of 105 shots, Heard (27)...... 2201 2112 2101-14 must be at r>0 targets and the cup race at lleiutsman Crosby broke 97; Weatherhead. an ama­ Wade (28)..... 2121 2111 2112 1222-16 .. 11 11 11 ...... Faurote 0120 2221 2222 2.~> targets per man. teur, at 16 yards, 96; Hughes. 94; Heard, (29).... 2222-14 This movement will undoubtedly inau­ Dr. Gregg Tucker (27).... 0202 0122 2221 0222 12 . . 8 8...... 9 .. 615 .. 10 10 an amateur, 93. Gardner 2222 2222.0202 gurate a boom in trap shooting in the In the first live-bird event Weatherhead, (30). ... 2202 13 State. The membership Atkiusou Croshy (31)..... 2121 2211 2122 2122-16 was not limited, .... 7 ...... 10 ..' 9 14 .... 9 frosby, Heikes. Gardiner and Wade split 2111 nnd Ihc clubs wishing to join will be the purse on eight kills. Heikes (30).... 2222 1222 12(12-15 As will be seeu hy the above, Luther Squier Bottger (27).... 2222 2222 0222 2222 15 irivcn' full particulars either by the presi­ was high. Shepardson a close second, Wltz third, In the 12-bird race Crosby, Weatherbead Hughes 2222 dent or secretary. The name nnd Spicer had the (28).... 2222 2122 221O-15 selected is with Head and Flynu tied for fourth. first three moneys and Spicer (28).... 2222 2222 0222 2222-15 "North Louisiana Trap Shooting League WABASH. four ties on 11 received Graber (27)... 1021 2111 1102 1121-14 and Game Protective Association." The fourth money. Kaufman (28)...... 222( 2211 1212 1220-14 meeting adjourned with everything indi­ The second day was oc­ THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS. ciums; success for the new body. J. F. A Berks County Mimrod. cupied with the Sunny South Handicap 25 Prelimi­ birds; $20; handi- We cli. President, Colfax, La.: James G. Esterly. Pa., Feb. 5. Walter Ganster, nary Handicap, at 16 live Marst'ou, Secretary, Kast Point, La. birds, $10 entrance, birds Heard' 8 . . (27) 12011 21111 21111 21111 11112 24 for his age, is accorded the honor of being included, three moneys, Hetkes ..(30) 22222 21222 *2221 22221 2011* 22 Berks county's champion Nimrod. He has class Hughes .(28) 02121 21112 12110 11222 21012-22 Maine Game Laws Profitable. the distinction of shooting three raccoons, shooting. Weather- one of them head at 27 yards. Wade at Weatherhend Maine has discovered that game laws arc- the heaviest ever shot ID 28 yards. Crosby . (271 2222* 22212 12202 22222 22222 2.", profitable. Between Berks county. The coon weighed 21 at 31 Tucker ..(27) 22022 22212 01222 12222 2122*-22 eight and ten thou­ pounds, and was brought vards divided first money sand hunters from other States visited the down from a tree on 1(! straight: live lied Whitmore Maine woods during the hunting one hundred feet high. Since Master Gan­ (26) 02*21 22100 22022 22020 .w 13 season, ster was 10 years old he has bagged fifty- for second on 15 kills and Fourote (29) 22*22 22222 222-22 2*220 and 'paid from two to three dollars a 'Jay four men split third 22212-22 to the licensed one rabbits, seventy-two opossums and on 14 Crosby ..(31) 22222 22212 21212 *2122 «1122-23 guides whom the law re­ trapped sixty-five skunks. f- Faurote each. Wade ...(28) 21122 11222 1*221 12220 21122 23 quires hunters from without the State to lie is now about On the third and fourth K. Howard employ. 'Counting what they spent on 14 years of age. days the Sunny South live-bird handicap (27) 22222 22*20 22222 22222 2222* 22 guides, hotels, camp rentals and railroad was shot at 25 live birds, entrance $20, Bottger. (27) 22111 2222* 22222 22222 22222-24 fares, it is estimated that the hunters left F. E. Mockett, secretary of the Nebras­ birds included, four moneys, class shoot- Spicer ..(28) 22222 22*22 202** 22202 22*22 19 n million dollars in the S,tate. It is evi­ ka State Sportsmen's Association, Ing. In addition to first money, Gardner. (30) *2220 22222 02222 22202 22222 21 dently claims the winner Atoliison (281 profitable as well as humane to pro­ April 28. 29, SO and May 1. for their an­ was offered a handsome silver trophy 222*2 12221 22122 22222 22012 23 tect game from indiscriminate slaughter. nual tournament, Valued at $100. Heard, M. Heudorf which will be held »t of Houston, and (2G) 1220* 12*21 2111* 22222 11211 21 Exchange. Lincoln. AMMUNITION RIFLE,REVOLVER&GUNFOR Superior for Large or Small Game Shooting. The Rifle, Pistol and Revolver Records of the World made with it. PETERS FACTORY LOADED SHELLS. Their Records show their High Quality. Eastern Department: 80 Chambers St., New York, THE PETERS CARTRIDGE CO. T. H. KELLER, Manager. 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Rothaker took second, McCoy, German and Burroughs third. An extra miss and out was won. Hicks, German, Waters and Du­ BALTIMORE WON. Pont, and a second event was taken by Dr. Darby. After the match the Philadelphians were entertained at Halstend's Suburban Hotel, THE KEYSTONE SHOOTING LEAGUE DE­ where a dinner was served. The scores follow: Jatham's Chilled Shot Team match, nine men on a side, 25 birds per FEATED IN SECOND MATCH. man. BALTIMORE SHOOTING ASSOCIATION. DON'T HANDICAP YOURSELF WITH POOR AMMUNITION. German...... 10201 11001 01102 21222 00121 17 A Gale of Wind Made Exceedingly Diffi= Chew...... 12001 10221 12002 21202 00221 16 Burroughs.... 11222 00222 01122 20020 02102 17 Dunn...... 00002 22022 21121 20122 22200 17 CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB. cult Shooting I. W. Budd Made Hobbs...... 00101 20020 20221 02222 22000 14 Waters...... 00221 22220 22220 21222 02122 20 Scores Made in the Last Two Regular THE RECORDS Dupont...... 02112 12212 21000 21202 11111 20 Top Score The Quakers Started Malone...... 21101 12222 02111 10211 01110 20 Handicap Shoots. Hicks...... 22220 20202 20212 22002 22022 18 Splendid weather favored the trap shoot­ of 1902 Well But Baltimore Finished Better. ers of the Crescent Athletic Club at their Total ...... 159 grounds, at Bay Ridge, L. I., Jan. 31. will demonstrate conclusively tho KEYSTONE LEAGUE. There were ten matches, including the final success that always attends the use of Rothaker..... 22022 02021 22220 22222 02222 20 shoot for the January Cup. This was won Baltimore, Md., Feb. 6. Editor "Sporting Van Loon..... 20222 22022 21202 22202 22002 19 Life:" The return match between the McCoy...... 00222 20222 02222 22022 02202 17 by L. C. Hopkins, who made the best Keystone Shooting League, of Philadelphia, Johnson...... 20020 02220 20021 22222 02202 16 three scores in the weekly club shoots. "E. C." No. I, "New E. C." or and the Baltimore Snoot­ Ridge...... 00202 20220 00222 22222 02202 16 They were 50, 49 and 47, a total of 146 out ing Association, of this Eames...... 01022 20220 12200 20011 20220 15 of a possible 150. G. E. Pool was second "New Schultze." city, was held on che Schwartz. .... 22222 21012 20000 02222 02200 16 best, with a total of 130 out of a possible grounds of the latter yes­ Dr. Darby.... 22022 20002 20000 00022 22002 12 150. Write for Descriptive Folders* terday. It will be remem­ Budd...... 02222 22222 22010 11222 22022 21 Harold Money did good shooting in the bered that the first contest trophy matches, making 44 out of a pos­ THE AMERICAN "E. C." and between these two clubs oc­ Total ...... 152 sible 50 in one of them. He won two curred in Philadelphia on special matches, making 48 out of a pos­ "SCHULTZE" GUNPOWDER CO., Ltd. January 15 and resulted in GILBERT WAS HIGH sible 50 in one and 46 in the second match. Works: Oakland, Bergen County, N. J. a tie on 211 out of 125 birds. Shoot for January Cup, 50 targets, added In yesterday's race Balti­ In the Two Days Tournament Given at handicap: Offices: 318 Broadway, New York. more won on their strong Redfletf. Grand finish, as the visitors main­ H. B. T. H. B. T.Total. tained a lead to the seventh Redfield, la., Feb. 5.-Editor "Sporting W. W. Marshall.....? 14 21 7 17 24 45 obstacle and " bait casting. There are Life:" The two days' touirnament given G. E. Pool ...... 3 17 20 3 20 23 43 twelve contests in all for the first week. James Malone pair. The match was shot with nine men on a side, as by Mr. Binn at this place, closed last L. C, Hopkins .....5 15 20 5 14 19 39 On Saturday evening, Feb. 28, an open for that was the number the Keystones evening. The weather was A.' W.-'Money-...... 1 14 15 1 17 18 33 all contest for accuracy will be held; Dur­ extremely cold and a high C. J. McDermott ....5 12 17 5 5 10 44 ing the second, week there will be twelve brought with them. Each man shot at *Harold Money ... .0 21 21 0 23 23 44 contests open ±o. all. In each class thre.e 25 birds, 29 yards rise. To make it more wind blew, with snow Best three scores of month L. C. Hopkins, 50, interesting a' man from each club shot an from time to time, which medals will b_e given, first prize, jiold med- kept down the attendance 49, 47; total, 146. G. E. Pool, 49, 47, 43; total, rfl; secarid prize, silver medal; third"prize, individual race, the totals counting for 139 t * bronze medal. the team. as well as the scores. So Special trophy match, 50 targets Harold A glance at the scores will show that fierce was the gale at Money, 48; H. H. Brigham, 44; A. W. Money, A committee consisting of twenty prom­ times that the shooters inent fishermen has been appointed, and something was the matter, and the cause 42; F. T. Bedford, 42, and L. M. Palmer. 35. two judges and a referee will be selected was a gale of wind blowing across the could scarcely see beyond Special trophy match, 50 targets Harold from among them to judge each contest. grounds, quartering to \he right with such the traps, and it was al­ Money, 46; H. M. Brigbam, 40; L. M. Palmer, The entrance in each event will be $1.00. force that many birds killed well inside most impossible for the ref­ Jr., 38; A. W. Money, 29, and F. T. Bedford, For programme write Sportsmen's Associa- tho boundary were blown over the line, to eree to distinguish any­ 15,' retired. tion, P. O. Box 2325, New York city. be scored as lost. Capt. Malone, of the thing but a well-broken Trophy match, 25 targets, handicap H. B. home club, said it was the hardest shoot­ target. Vanderyeer (3), 25; A. W. Money (1), 24; W. W. Marshall (7), 22; L. M. Palmer, .7r. (2), BRAMHALL DEFEATS SMITH. ing he had ever seen on these grounds, and, tied Gilbert One set of traps was 21; G. E. Pool (3), 21; A. W. Palmer (4), 20; In fact, the worse in his twenty-five years' used, and about 3000 tar Harold Money (0), 20; D. C. Bennett (5), 20; experience. Many times the shooter was gets were thrown. Fred Gilbert was high F. B. Stephenson (1), 19; F. T. Bedford (3), 17; An O'd-Time Shot Surprises the Missouri fairly blown from the score when he lined each day and broke 94 per cent, for the L. C. Hopkins (5), 17, and H. L. O'Bi-ien (5), 15. Amateur Champion. up for a shot. Only one man, I. W- Budd, two days, which was remarkably fine of the Keystones, was able to kill more shooting. On the second day he put in a On Feb. 7, the Crescent Athletic Club At Blue Ridge Park, Kansas City, Feb. than 20 out of 25, and only four were run of 89 straight. Fred is starting the had a large attendance. In the February 2, 3. W. Bramhall, holder of the amateur able to kill that number. season in fine form, and will make a good cup shoot H. C. Weileman won with a live bird championship of Missouri, pick­ The match started with Rothaker, of the demonstration of his skill at Detroit next possible 50. adding handicap allowance. ed up a match with an old Quakers, killing 20, to German, of the week. . ".;. \ ' Dr. G. E. Pool won two trophy matches time shot, J. S. Smith. It Oystermen, 17. Van Loon followed by de­ of fifteen targets each. He, with E. Lott, was a 50 bird match, and F. Campbell was second: C. Holde,i| tbi^d, F. T. Bedford and H. L. O'Brien. tied Bramhall, who has main­ feating Chew, 19 to 16, add­ and C. W. Budd fourth for.the two days' in the first one, and he tied with O'Brien ing three more to the vis­ shooting, all excepting Gilbert being be­ tained most excellent form itors' score. McCoy, of in the second. R. I. Wigham and\ W. W. of late, expected an easy low 90 per cent. Marshall tied with a full score in another victory. To the surprise of the Keystones, and Bur­ The scores follow: fifteen-target trophy match, the former most of the spectators as roughs, of the Baltimores, FIRST DAY, FEB. 3. winning in the shoot-off. O'Brien, Mar­ well as Mr. Bramhall, the tied on 17. Johnson was Events ..12345678 9 10M1 12 shall and Lott tied with full scores in a veteran Smith proved that the first of the visitors to Targets .10 15 15 10 15 15 10 15 15 10 15 15-160 fifteen-target .sweepstakes and Marshall he was still in the "to-day" be beaten, Jack Dunn, the won. The scores follow: base ball player, downing class and caused his op­ Binus.. 5 10 8 6 8 ...... 12 7 11 10 SHOOT FOR FEBRUARY CUP-50 TARGETS- ponent considerable worry him by one bird, although Burnham. 4 14 11 7 14 14 8 13 14 8 14 13 134 HANDICAP ADDED. towards the finish. Bram­ Dunn started bv missing Holden... 5 13 12 8 14 11 8 13 13 8 13 11 129 H. B. T. H. B. T. Ttl. ]. W. Bramhall hall started in a confident his first four. The wind Campbell. 9 11 12 7 12 11 8 15 14 9 15 15 138 H. C. Weileman...... 101525 101725 50 manner killing the first 46 was too much for Dunn at Costello.. 9 11 12 9 12 13 8 14 13 9 13 11-134 R E Wigham...... 61723 61925 48 the start, and nearly blew Gilbert... 8 15 15 10 13 13 8 14 15 10 14 13-148 straight, but two, the loth and 39th, fell Patty. ... 10--124 D. C. Bennett...... 51924 51924 48 dead outside. In the meantime Smith shot Hood Waters him over when he faced 9 12 9 5 13 13 8 11 13 9 12 Dr. Keys ...... 1 22 23 ] 23 24 48 the traps for his first bird. Black.... 8 10 12 10 9 5 13 13 8 11 10 116 pluckily and brought down 24 out of his Budd.... 9 11 12 8 14 13 9 11 12 6 13 10 128 F. T. Bedford Jr...... 22022 22325 47 last 25, nearly tying Bramhall, who lost The wind blew his hat away, and the boys 11 W.W.Marshall...... 71825 71722 47 his 47th and 50th clean. This left the score claim he shot at his hat instead of the McDonnell. 8 11 61214 9 V11 D. V. B. Hegeman..... 32225 31821 46 bird. Anyway, both bird and hat went Goodwin...... 7 4 10 L. C. Hopkins...... 42325 41721 46 46 to 45 in Bramhall's favor. Mr. Smith sailing out of bounds. At this point the SECOND DAY, FEB. 4. Dr. O'Brien ...... 51823 51621 44 deserves much credit for his good race, Philadelphia shots had a lead of five birds. Events.. 123456 7 8 9 1011 Dr. Pool ...... 32023 31720 43 as he has not handled a gun in two years. The next pair was Ridge, of the Key­ Targets. 10 15 15 10 15 15 10 15 15 10 15 T W Stake...... 51520 51520 40 The scores follow: stones, and Hobbs, of the home team. A W. Palmer...... 32124 31215 39 Match at 50 live birds. Ridge, who is considered one of the crack Gilbert. .. 9 14 15 10 15 15 10 14 15 9 13 14 153 H. B. Vanderveer...... 3 15 18 3 18 21 39 Bramhall..... 22212 22122 22210 22221 22222 24 Campbell.. 8 14 14 9 14 14 10 15 11 913 15 146 J.H.Jack...... 31720 31215 35 22122 22121 22102 22222 20220 22 shots of Philadelphia, could only pull down Holden... 9 15 14 8 15 15 9 13 13 8 14 12 145 16 within proper limits, while Hobbs stop­ Budd. .... 8 11 10 8 14 15 10 15 14 9 11 15 140 The Sportsmen's Show. Total ...... 46 ped but 14, losing his last three birds. Lannan... 8 11 14 8 12 14 7 13 10 7 11 13 128 Smith...... 22221 22021 22222 02222 20202 21 This gave the Quakers seven the best of it. Burnham. 5 11 9 9 9 9 .. 9 13 12 As the date for the annual Sportsmen's 21121 11221 11112 12022 22221 24 Hood Waters put a stop to the gain of Black...... 11 9 10 11 Show at draws the Keystone men by killing 20 to Eames' Costello...... 12 9 14 13 near, the fact becomes more evident that Total ...... 45 15, reducing the lead of Rothaker's men Binns...... 8 8 one of the great features of the show to two birds. Fred Schwartz then had a Webb...... 5 this year will be the marine exhibits, i. e., race with DuPont. and by getting beaten GENERAL AVERAGE. exhibits of launches, canoes, rowboats, New Gun Club. four birds allowed Baltimore to take the 160 160 320 Pet. marine engines, generators, batteries, and A new target shooting organization has lead with two birds to the good. all other accessories pertaining to the use. just been formed in Omaha, Neb. It is This encouraged Capt. Malone, and he F. Gilbert ...... 148 153 301 .940 of power craft. The entire exhibit space called the Blue Rock Club, and the mem­ faced Dr. Darby with a grim determina­ F. Campbell ...... 138 146 284 set apart for exhibit purposes on the main bers shoot at flying targets only. C. C. C. Holden ...... 129 145 274 .856 floor surrounding the Lake and Wooded tion to settle any doubts as to the final C. W. Budd ...... 128 140 268 .837 Muenterfering is president of the club. result. For some reason WILLIAMS. Island, was long ago taken. Ralph Crandall vice president and A. C. Dr. Darby, the pride of the The fly casting tournament of last year Welshans secretary. Mr. Muenterfering is Keystone Shooting League, Antelope Becoming Scarce. was not only a most interesting feature also captain. The club has established could only kill 12, losing for the visitors, but it has done much temporary grounds out by Cut Off lake, seven in a bunch and had A special to the Denver Republican from to stimulate interest in the show among but will later secure a permanent location hard work to keep both feet Cheyenne, Wyo., says that the League of fishing tacklg manufacturers. This year and build a club house. on the platform when he American Sportsmen has petitioned the there will be some excellent displays of shot. Malone pulled down Wyoming Legislature to suspend the open everything that pertains to the fishermen. To Establish New Fish Hatchery. season on antelope until 1908. It is stated The fly casting tournament will be an 20. making his first barrel important one. and many famous fisher­ A movement is on foot to establish a fish count near the traps. Bal­ in the petition that the antelope of Wyom­ hatchery on the Lackawaxen River, near timore now ten ahead. ing are more numerous than those of any men will be present. other State, but the number is not now The fly casting programme has two Herrick Centre, Pa. IHie movement is The last pair up was events daily. On Saturday evening, Feb. earnestly supported by members of the Hicks and Budd. The lat­ more than 10 per cent, of what it was 21, at 7.30 P. M.. one event will be held. Legislature and by conspicuous sportsmen, ter snapped them quickly five years ago, and at the present rate qf During the following week the events will I and citizens of that vicinity. The Legis­ Howard Ridge and scored 21 to the Balti­ slaughter the antelope will be very scarce commence at 2.30 P. M. and 7.30 P. M. | lature will be asked for an appropriation, more gunner's 18, but it in the next five years. These contests will be principally for ama- | equal to the cost of establishing a hatchery. still left Baltimore ahead by the score of teurs and consists of bass fly casting for 159 to 152. Sellier Johnson, . n Englishman, won the distance, trout fly casting for distance, ' The3 Ord, Neb., Gun Club has been re­ A sweep in connection with the match Grand Prix in the pigeon shoot at Monte switch trout fly casting for distance, light organized and will have social features, was won by Budd, on 21, the highest score Carlo February 3. This was Mr. John- rod casting, women's trout fly casting for which is hoped will help materialy in mak­ of the day. DuPont, Waters, Malone and sou's first trial in this big event. distance, trout fly casting with forward ing the 'club a success. February 14, 1903. JULKK.

bing 10, C. Larson 10, Wayne 9, C. Larson 9, M. Bisbing 9, R. Bisbing 9, Fertsch 8, Dunlevy 7, Laurent 7. Open sweepstake event, ten targets-: The word Fertsch 9, Meyers 9, R. Bisbing 8, Larson 7, M. Bisbing 7, Donlevy 7, Meehan G, Qurrent Qomment Wayne 6, Aimen G, E. Wentz 6, M. Wentz 5, Dalton 5, Davis 5, Courtney 5, Laurent 4. By Gun Editor Will J?. Park KEYSTONE SHOOTING LEAGUE. stands for the best. I. W. Budd Leads the Field in the Two Weekly Events. THE QUALITY NEVER CHANGES. SLY BILLS IN LEGISLATURES. A good attendance of members was pres­ ent at the regular weekly live bird shoot THE QUANTITY INCREASES EVERY YEAR. Those very kind and ultra-humane people of the Keystone Shooting League, at .who complain of pigeon shooting, but wear Holmesburg Junction, this city, on Saturday last. The bird skins and seal skin coats are now weather was fair for shoot­ laboring to stop the shooting of all game. ing, but not enough \vind Slyly they have gone about It, and in New blew to make the birds extra fast. The birds weix- York State they have tirst offered a bill a mixed lot, with few means gunpowder. The best powder means which imposed a tax of $25 a month on screamers, consequently all non-residents in each county. This the scores were very high. means In the first event the club that every New Yorker or any other handicap, Budd, Hobbs and city resident would pay $100 for six days' Morris brought down ten shooting, if he gunned in the last three straight. McCoy alone days of October and the first three days scored 9, losing his eighth . Hallowell out of bounds. Three men of November in two different counties. went out with 8. In the This would really, even at $25, put a pro­ Officers' Trophy contest Budd and McCoy hibitive price on a few days' gunning for grassed fifteen straight in nice style. Koth- a-sker killed fifteen, but his eighth bird the large majority of sportsmen. Another fell on the other side of the wire fence. bill recommended in New York State is a Hobbs also brought down 14, Geikler tax of $50 on a non-resident, unless he be­ scored 13, with one dead outside. For the two events I. W. Budd led the They cost the most in the longs to an incorporated club. This is a field with 25 straight, killing his birds good thing for the wealthy, but bad on quickly and showing a well handled gun. barrel. the sportsmen of small means. Hobbs and McCoy were even on 24. kills. They cost the least The scores on the If this keeps up it will not be long before follow: Club handicap, 10 birds. score-board. the different States will want *he non­ Budd (29) ...... 22112 22222 10 resident to pay $10 to $100 for a license Rothacker (29) ...... 22022 2202* 7 Send for list of Graphine McCoy (29) ...... 22222 22*22 9 to look at the scenery or spend a week or Hobbs (28) ...... 22222 22222 10 cartridges. two in the forests on a summer vacation. Jackson (27) ...... 00120 20w 3 The cost of an outing with gun and dog, Morris (27) ...... 22112 22222 10 Geikler (28) ...... 20222 22202 8 or even canoe and camera is quite expen­ Jenkins (28) ...... 02112 10001 6 sive enough as it is for the average mortal Morris, Jr. (27)...... 2*002 02220 5 Harrisou (28) ...... 21111 00111 8 The Chamberlin who enjoys these pleasures in a pure man­ Hallowell (28) ...... 11120 22202 8 ner. ^Officers' trophy, 15 birds, handicap. Budd (29) ...... 12212 22212 22222 15 Cartridge and Target Co., Rothacker (29) ...... 22222 22*22 22222 14 Misguided cranks in North Carolina are McCoy (20) ...... 22222 22222 22222 15 CLEVELAND, OHIO. now advocating a tax on non-residents of Hobbs (28) ...... 11222 02222 22212 14 Delaney (27) ...... 21221 21001 12220 12 $50. The scheme is said to originate with Geikler (28) ...... 22222 0222* 22022 13 CINCINNATI GUN CLUB. the Audubon society. They claim the pur­ Morris (27) ...... 22112 12002 10012 11 pose is to provide funds for game wardens Jenkins (28) ...... 02111 10120 01122 11 Squier Had High Score From the Twenty Harrison (28) ...... 11110 12200 11010 10 "Infallible" won 1st and 4th hire, expenses, etc. Will some one inform Hallowell (28) ...... **122 12222 21021 12 Yatd Mark. us; how much money i-will jcome into North Eoney (27) ...... 2121* 22001 J22221 12 Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 2. Editor "Sporting high averages at El Paso, Texas, Carolina at $50 a crack for the privilege Life:" A large attendance turned out Jan. 13, 14,. 15; also, during that for the cash prize series in the Cincinnati of "shooting game? This ! is "another scheme TRAP AT MANOA. Gun Club on Jan. 31. Twen­ tournament, Mr. J. A. Jackson to keep the gunner out of the field dpy- ty-six men took part in the ing the fall season. If every gunner could The Delaware County Country Club Had main event allci more than won the Schmeltzer Cup, shooting an Afternoon's Shoot. the usual number reached "Infallible." afford to pay $50 the good kind people 80 per cent, or better. Luth­ who love the birds so much, but never go Two dozen shooters participated In the er Squier, of Wilmington, out to feed or protect them in the winter, afternoon's events on the grounds at the Del, making a visit among Delaware County Country Club, Manoa, his old friends. showed NOTICE. would want the ante raised to $100 or $1000 I>a., Feb. 7. The grounds are well equip­ that he retained his old so that "the man with the gun" would ped for trap shooting, with comfortable form by making high score Owing to our lithographers being be kept from the field forever. Club house, large platform, a Magautrap from 20 yards rise, scoring generous we have 5000 extra "Infal­ and a Sergeant system. The day was cloudy 44 out of 50. Kd Trimble at times, making the left quartering tar­ at 21; L. Ahlers at 20 and lible" calendars which we will mail From Texas comes a report that a bill gets none too easily found against the W. Randall at 18 yards di­ JTOU on receipt of thres cents to cover has been Introduced in that Legislature to background on that side, but the Blue Ed Trimble vided honors on 43. Harris, postage. Rocks were thrown smooth enough to en­ Far ran and Van Ness, all stop all game and pigeon shooting in fact able the amateurs to make respectable 18 yards men, had 42 apiece. Stemman and taking the life of any bird or animal afield. scores. Medico were even on 80 per cent. Quite LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Co., It is said this bill does not prohibit plac­ Nine events were on the programme at a number of the old guard turned out 10, 15 and 20 targets, IS7 o. 4 being at 5 ngain and, several who have lately been New York, Chicago, ing a live angleworm on a fish hook. Such piiir. For tlie two high guns in the total among the" absentees were on hand again errors should be corrected at once or of 'JO shots, a purse was offered, made, up to trx ,theh- ,skill. From all appearance Denver, San Francisco. sooner as it is undoubtedly an oversight from a rebate on price of targets. Straight; tfci'S seaicfn's series of cash prise shoots scores were not plentiful, George, Murray will be very popular in the Cincinnati Gnu on the part of the tender hearted folks. and Newcomb being the only ones able Club. The scores follow: to break ten in a row. For the seven Prize shoot, 50 flying targets, handicap rlso: Just at this moment Missouri sportsmen events, counting for average monj?y. New- Yds. T. | Yds. T. comb broke 77. W. Johnson 73 and Torpey Squicrs ...... «,..20 44|Colemnn ...... 18 35 E. L. Smith against Dan Bradley and Dr. nre worried over a change in game laws 71. The scores follow: E. Trimble .... .21 43 t-Tay Bee ...... 16 35 F. C. Wilson. Each man shot at 50 birds, advocated in that State. It is so arranged Events. 1234567 Ahlers ...... 20 43 [Parker ...... 18 31 and the stake was $100 a side. Smith kill­ that if the bill goes through the poor man Targets. 10 15 10 5p.l5 20 10 90 Randall ...... 18 43!Corry ...... 17 34 ed 47 and Welclt 46, a total of 93 out of a Harris ...... 18 42l\Villouby ...... 15 34 possible 100. Bradley scored 45 and Wil­ would be prohibited from his usual fall Torpey ...... 7 13 9 6 12 17 7-71 Faran ...... 18 42|McE...... 16 33 Van Ness ...... »18 42|Falk ...... 17 32 son 42, a total of 87. The birds were fast hunting. From present indications the Powell ...... 5 13 8 6 12 16 C 66 and a strong wind helped those on the sportsmen must keep their eyts open for C. Beyer ...... 7 .. 5 .. 11 .. .. Kteinman ...... 17 40|Ao!cley ...... 14 32 Griffith ...... 89 !) 4 12 .. .. Medico ...... 16 40 !Block ...... 18 31 right quarter and many fell dead out of these pernicious bills which are .sure to Newcombe ...... 9 12 8 7 13 18 10 77 K. A. Randall....'15 391 Roll ...... 17 31 bounds. be slyly slipped before the Legislature of Park ...... 610 8 8 ...... Dreihs ...... 16 38|.Tack ...... 15 31 Johnson ...... 6 13 8 7 13 17 9 73 Ostcrfolt ...... 18 SUBock ...... 14 24 various States. The main object is ulti­ Murray ...... 7 .. 10 8 10 16 7 Barker ...... 18 3«FVatterson ...... 14 23 HOW WISCONSIN GETS MONEY. mately to stop all shooting of game. And Heite ...... 3 8 5 ...... even if we be allowed to break clay tar­ Hinkson ...... 814 G 810.. .. Cottins; ...... '. 713 6 71314.. LIVE BIRDS AT SAVANNAH. Game Wardens and a Gunners' License gets forever remains to be seen. Fontnine ...... 811 7 41219.. Does It. French ...... 4 13 7 5 14 17 5 65 Noted Amateurs Contest in Several Events George ...... 10 13 8 5 8 13 6 63 For Prizes. "Deputy Gnuao Warden C. W. Stone, of PRIZE SHOOT AT GORGAS. Campbell ...... 413 8 .. 7 17 8 Barron County, seized a barrel of illegally Maniin ...... 11 7 6 ...... \ Savannah, Ga., Feb. 6.-A live pigeon shipped game recently which netted twen­ Pepper ...... 11 8...... ty dollars and flltv cents when sold by Of­ Bert Bisbing Had the Best of It at the De Tr?y ...... 14.. 414 14.. shoot, given by Dr. F. C. Wilson, of Sa­ Du Lusson ...... 10 .... i) . . 9 vannah, and attended by many of the fice Deputy C. D. Wilson in this city," Highland Club. most expert gnu shots of the country, was writes a Madison, Wis.. correspondent of Chamberlain ...... 11 .... 6 .. .. the American Field. The regular annual prize shoot of the O. Beyer ...... 6 ...... ^~ held here Feb. 3 and 4. The weather con­ "The money goes into ditions were not good, but there was some the hunting license fund. The shipment Highland Gun Club came off on February Keeler ...... 6 12 .. _8 was consigned to the Sunny Brook Dis­ 7 at the grounds at Gorgas Station, Pa. Breudinger ...... 8 .. i excellent shooting. tilling Company of Chicago. The shipper The conditions were five targets up, six­ Four event;-! were shot. The first was ten is known to the warden, but as he has teen yards rise, unknown angles, entries For the Vegetarians. birds, thirty yards, in which E. L. not yet been arrested his name is with­ unlimited, but one man could only win Smith of Baltimore, and D. J. Bradley, held. Each end of the barrel was packed two prizes, and all tie scores to be shot While there is one army of reformers of N'ew York, tied, each killing ten, and with empty bottles of sawdust, and in until "the winner was determined. contending that all men should be vege­ divided the money. the middle of the barrel were thirty-six There were six prizes in all, and it was tarians, another little army has sprung Ths second event, was a handicap ten line, fat ruffed grouse, each bird carefully o good day for shooting. Bert Bisbing up of late that holds that flesh should birds. Bradley Dav, of Thomasville, Ga.: wrapped in paper and all packed in excel­ won the first and the last prize, and shot be Kiven to all animals even to horses, Dr. Wilson, 'and Hollie, of Aiken, S. C.. sior. They were sold to Mat N. Crouin, of off the high gun of the day. Charley Lar- say "Philadelphia Record. A member of tied, each killing ten. the Marble Front restaurant for sixty eon took the second and fourth prizes. this latter army, a Manayunk manufactur­ Bradv and Wilson shot from thirty- cents each. Last year a total of 67,831 "VVayne captured the third, and M. Bisbing er, has been feeding a horse for a mouth one yards, and the others from twenty- resident hunting licenses were Issued. the sixth. There were four ties on the on the food his school advocates, and has five. "They shot it off, Day and Hollie This year the number Is 72.150. Each li­ sixth prize, but Bert Bisbing's Winchester gotten good results, for the horse has missing the third bird. Wilson then with­ cense costs the hunter one dollar, making pump gun held out the longest. gained in weight, in strength and in wil­ drew and concerted the cnp to Bradley. the income from resident licenses $72,150. Each shooter was allowed to enter as lingness. The other day he snid: "A The third event was a handicap of ten This money goes into the hunting license often as he wished, and many entered friend of mine, a young German, told me birds, and Bradley, Smith: Welch, of New fund and was designed by the Legislature several times before they secured a win­ how, over in his country, they were giv­ York; J. T. Anthony, of Charlotte. N. C.: to be used in the enforcement of the fish ning chance. The scores follow: ing horses a food composed of blood, dried Wilson and Hollie, tied, each killing the and game laws. Into this fund also goes Five targets up: Fertsch 5, Hinkinson arid sterilized, molasses and grain, pound­ limit. By agreement this went over into the money that is collected by the depart­ B, Lanrent 5, Denhnin 5, Dunlevy 5, ed fine. This food was working wonders, the next match for settlement, when ment fi'oin sales of confiscated game and Schaeffer 5, Wayne 5, Bert Bisbing Ji, he said, on emaciated, languid, debilitated Smith, Anthony and Hollie missed after other articles. The money collected for Larson 5, M. Bisbing 5, Meyers 5, Pink- nags. Therefore,. I tried it. It certainly the lirst five birds, leaving Welch, Wilson violations of the fish find game laws goes *rton 5, Courtney 4, T. E. Weutz 4. F. did work wonders on my horse. That blood and Bradley to divide. into the State school fund. The grime Me«han 4, M. Wentz 3, Dr. Cotting 3, in the food the blood's novel, biting taste The concluding match was twenty birds. warden's department does not use more Parry 2, Brant 2, E. Meehan 2. Dedier pleased the animal. I hold that meat's Hollie killed the twenty straight, leading than about one-half of the available funds. 2. Witherden 1, Dalton 1, Casey 1, Aimen essence, which is blood, is a good thing all competitors. There is now in the State treasury a bal­ J. E. Wentz 1. a superb thing and I arn down on vege­ On the second day the main event was ance of about $40,000 in favor of the hunt­ Xhe shoot-off; miss and out: Bert ,Bis- tarians forever." a team match between R. A. Welch and ing license fund." February 14, 1903.

club, and gold medal for best amateur aver­ age; also medal for high professional aver­ Plain Facts Concerning the Record of age. Mr. Bowen further writes that quai THOSE YOU KNOW. shooting is at its height there, and one party of four have been killing 50 to NOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST PER­ birds a day and having a fine time. Wallace Graham, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Graham, of Oil City, First, Second and Third at the New York State Tournament, 1902. SONAL ENOUGH. Pa., died in that citv Feb. 1. Mr. L. L. Graham, the bov's father, is a popular 'One Hundred Straight Live Birds in the Budd-Phellis Match member of the Oil City Gun Club and his friends extend their sympathy in this hour won by C. W. Budd. fits of News, Gossip and Comment of bereavement. Eleven Times a Winner out of Twelve Tournaments, since Jan­ uary 1, 1902, in the hands of Fred Gilbert, who in shooting at 5765 About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot­ Miles Johnson defeated J. Outwater at Carlstadt. N. J.. Feb. 0, by the score of targets averaged 96 per cent. ing Know in Person or Through 17 to 14 out of 25 live birds, for $25 a side. Four Times a Winner of the Grand American Handicap at L,ive R. S. Waddell has resigned the position Birds. the Medium of General Fame. f>f general sales agent for E. 1. Du Pont, de Nemours & Co., and will 'enter into Two Times a Winner of the Grand American Handicap at Targets. business for himself. The Buckeye Pow­ And Many other Scores equally as wonderful can be told by By Will JT. Park. der Co. was incorporated recently at Wil- We have now ready for immediate mington. Del., with a capital of $75,000 to r* A rn/r^n nr^/^Tnur*r*cr delivery tlie phototyi>es of the fol­ build mills in the west for the manufac­ lowing- famous trap sfliotsi J. A. R. ture of blasting powder. Mr. Waddell will PARKER BROTHERS, Meriden, Conn. Elliott, Fred Gilbert, RolJa O. be at the head of the new concern. "Sport­ the " OLD RELIABLE " Heikes, \V. R. Croshy, H. C. HirscHy ing Life" wishes him success. The Best shots shoot Clias. W. Btidd, Tom Marwliall. Har­ Wm. Weidmann defeated Richard Lamb, because it IS Reliable. vey McMnrchy, J. S. Faoiniiig, RalpH at Yardville. N. J,, Feb. (.!. by the score of Trinible. The phototypes axe ca«>i- 23 to 19 out of 25 live birds. The match «et si*e. mounted on Maiitello mats was for a purse of $50. and are carefully packed for sale The trophy winner is delivery in the mails. For particu­ L. C. Willard, of Chicago, was high lars how to obtain these phototypes man at a tournament given at Long'-Lake. ace page 2, of this issue. 111.. Jan. 31. breaking 1(53 out of 180 Qyiu HAZARD SMOKELESS targets. Bert Duniiell broke 159. Guy Don't you know you commit an act of Hook. George Roll, of Chicago, and .1. R. cruelty every time you kUl a mosquito or Graham, of Long Lake, 155; E. S. Graham, The Grand American Handicap and numerous string' an angleworm or. your usti uoou. 152; Ralpli Kuss, 150. Twenty-one meu won by sportsmen using That is what these very humane cranks shot through the programme. individual matches say. and it must be so. In a fonr-cornered match shoot at River- ton Gun Club grounds. Riverton. N. J., W "Tramp" Irwiu, the well-known trap Jan. 24. L. Finletter killed 92, Biddle 87, shot', has accepted the position of trap Doian 84. Stevenson 81 out of 100 live editor of The Sportsman, aiwl will make his birds. Fiuletter killed his first 35 straight. headquarters at the home of that paper iu St. Louis. Win. Hiunershitz. a prominent sports­ man, of Reading. Pa., died iu that city If you can increase your percentage at the trap Mr Brampton won the silver trophy in a Jan. 27. Mr. Ilinnershitz was very pop­ Shoot of the Bound Brook (N. J.) Oun ular in his city and had a host of.friends the best is none too good for you. Club, January 31. breaking 20 out of 2.) who mourn his demise. flving targets. The scores were good, considering the weather. Brampton also Tom Morfey and D. S. Daudt will shoot The Hazard Powder Company, Wilmington, Del. succeeded in carrying away second and a match at 100 live birds at Rittersville, third prizes on the same day. Pa.. Feb. 20. The match will take place m the morning, and iu the afternoon an Cal Callison and Captain George Bart- open 15-bird sweep will be shot. lett shot a practice match at Blue Rocks, at Salt Lake City, Utah, January 29. Cal­ I. W. Budd. a member of the Keystone lison broke 128 out of 133, and Bartlett 123. Shooting League, of this city, has been Jacob Straub. of Duquesne, Pa., is organ­ handling his gun in a clever fashion of L C. SMITH izing a gun club at that place. late. He had honor score in the Keystone- Baltimore match last week and 'in the At the shoot held in Decatur, 111., Jan- last club shoot of the Keystones made a nary 21-22 C. Wiggins, of Homer, 111., and straight.' in two club events, a total of Tom Hall, of Loami, 111., tied for high 25 straight for the afternoon. . . . average cm 19(5 out of 225 flying targets, in ,the first day's shooting J. H. ('aid- Howard George has been doing good well, of Springfield, was second with work among the gunners at the Delaware 187': I'. Keister. third. with 18(5; County Country Club, at Manoa. Pa , and George Rupert, of Decatur. fourth, on has a strong lot of amateurs taking week­ 1(39. On the second (lav Keister broke 175 ly practice at the traps, sereral rapidly out of 225; Hall. 174: Rupert. 171: E. Van- gaining the form of experts. gundy. 163. For both days Hall broke 370 out of 450;'Keister. 3C1; Rupert, 340. Chas. S. Gruhb. secretary of the West­ Trap Shooters' League J. S. Gilderslevt* won the Holly Inn Cup ern Pennsylvania in a live bird shoot at Pinehurst. N. C., desires, through the columns of "Sportin" Feb. 4, scoring 22 out of 25. H. Nelson Life." to thank Miss Annie Oakley for the Burroughs, of Philadelphia, and Herbert L. handsome prize presented to them and Jillson, of Worcester, Mass., divided second trusts that they may have the pleasure of ^ ' We make seventeen grades, ranging in price her company at some of the League tour­ honors on 21 each. naments. from - - - $37.00 to $740.09 Sam Leever. the Pittsburgh crack pitch­ er, carried off the honors in a shoot' at Arthur Gambell has recovered the u«c Batavia, O., Feb. 8. He made a clean of his broken limb and is now able to move Smith Guns never Shoot Loose WRITE FOR CATALOJUS score of 20 targets in a team match and around and direct matters at the Cincin­ nati Gun Club grounds. won for his side. HUNTER ARMS CO., Fulton, N. Y. Manager Elmer E. Shnncr will make At the Gloversville, N. Y, shobf'1 Tin some radical changes iu the conditions in nary 23-24. R. S. Ktaball, or^JoSo^vn. the Grand American Handicap tourna­ was high on the first day with 167 ments, which are to be held in Kansas ont of Ijo. Fisher, of Gloversville Ueble and is claimed to be one of the very City iu April and New York in May. Full second with 151. On the second day finest imported weapons ever sent to this particulars will be given in the prog'ramme. Fisher was high, breaking 150 out of 160 country. All who visit the sportsmen's Blue Rocks. Roch second tfith 139. TRADE NEWS. show in Madison Square Garden, New Annie Oakley will soon start for Cali­ York, this month should examine this line fornia with her thrilling drama, "The West­ Elmer E. Shaner, secretary-manager of of guns at Lau's space. ern Girl," which has been greeted with the Interstate Association, writes us an The new plant of the Savage Arms Com­ # * * much enthusiasm wherever shown in the nouncing an Interstate tournament at pany, at Utica, N. Y., is approaching com­ Mr. J. L. Head in an individual match East. Miss Oakley has just presented to Huntsville, Ala., July 8 and 9. pletion and will be ready for occupancy in for the live bird trophy of Indiana won the Western Pennsylvania Trap Shooters' a very short time, unless calculations by a score of 48 put of 50. Mr. Head used League, through her husband, Frank E. Charles Hankey won the monthly medal are upset. The new machinery is being TJ. M. C. Arrow shells. This shoot was at Butler, a neat trophy for competition in at the Lehigh Valley Gun Club, Bethle­ placed in position, and in about a week Peru, January 27. Mr. F. C. Reihl won the season's shooting. This message wns hem Pa., February 7. He broke 21 out of the machinery from the old factory will high average at St. Louis, at the DuPont sent from New York to Pittsburg last 2o Blue Rock targes, which was a good be transferred so that operations can very Park Gun Club January 11 with a score week: "Tell the shooters of Pittsburg who score in a gale of Ifind. soon be commenced in real earnest. The of 24 out of 25. Mr. Keihl' used U. M. C. have formed the new league that Annie buildings of the new plant are located shells. At St. Joseph, Mo., at the local gun Oakley has not forgotten them or their At the Nonpareil Gun Club shoot Feb­ on Turner street, near the canal, and not club shoot, Mr. Reihl won high average, kindness to her. and that she begs the ruary 7, at Watson's grounds;, .Chicago. far from the Central and West Shore Rail using U. M. C. factory loaded shells. At privilege of presenting to them a trophy. Barto won on 39 out of 50;'Young'scored roads. The main building is a lire-proof the Patty and Burnham tournaments, Lin­ She wants to help along shooting in any 30. In a trophy shoot Barto broke 17 structure, 250x00 feet, with a basement, den, la., January 14, Mr. R. R. Patty won form, and she has not forgotten her treat­ and Young 16 out of 25. A sweep at °5 and is two stories high. Connected with the championship medal of Dallas and ment by the shooters of Pittsburg." targets was won by Young on 17; Bart* it is a furnace building 70x30 feet, and Guthue Counties with a score of 24 out second with 14. . an office. Because of a lack of room in of 25. He used U. M. C. factorv loaded The following officers were elected at the the present plant the company has been shells. At the same shoot Mr. C. W. Budd unable to fill a large number of orders nnnual meeting of the Schenectadv (N. Y.) In a shoot at Palm Beach. Fla., February won high average, using U. M. C. factory which have poured in, but the facilities loaded shells. This was shot in a higii Gun Club: President, V. Wallbiirg: vice 7. Harry Suydam. of New York, won the now afforded will permit an output of far president, Everett Smith: secretary, H. cup in a 25 live bird match, killing 21 and wind. Mr. R. Weatherhead, at Brenham. greater dimensions. A bulk of orders has Tex., won high average with a score of 59 Cruikshank: treasurer, Edward Murda-yf shooting out J. S. S. Remsen, of Brooklyn, been on the company's books for a long captain. Henry E. Greene: Directors, B. in a tie. The tie was at 10 birds, Suydam out of 61. Mr. Weatherbead used U. M. C. time for the magazine rifle which Mr. factory loaded shells. Jb. Hull, Sam Fergusou and M. P. Rice. killing 10 and Remsen 9. In a match at Savage had patented about a year ago. This double birds, Remsen and E. A. Mu'Ili­ firearm has a contrivance by which car­ A number of Allentown capitalists, ken, of Boston, divided with clean scores. tridges from .22 to .44 calibre can be The Ossining Programme. among whom are C. A. Dorney and Tilgh- used without difficulty. About 6000 rifles tuau Dorney, are interested in a project An open team match will be held on the of this patterns have been ordered, but The Ossining (N. Y.) Gun Club has ar­ \c\ convert a tract of land containing over Florists' Gun Club grounds, Wissinoming, scarcely any have been manufactured be- ranged an attractive programme of ten 1500 acres, located on the Pocono Moun­ Pa., Saturday. Feb. 21. The contest will couse of the service of the old factory. In events for Washington's Birthday. Events tains, near Stroudsburg, Pa., into a game be open to teams of five men from any the neighborhood of 120 men are at pres­ Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be at fifteen tar­ preserve. It is the intention to stock the one club. Each man will shoot at FO tar­ ent employed, and this number will prob­ gets each, _$1.30 entrance; Event No. 5 park with deer and all kinds of birds. gets, handicap rise. The entrance will be ably be increased. "Sporting Goods Ga- will be the inter-county team shoot, seven "rice of targets and the winning team will ette." men on a team, each man shooting at A number of enthusiastic marksmen of >e awarded a silver cup. There will also * * * twenty-five targets, an optional sweep­ Red Lion, near York, Pa., have organized be an optional sweep on each 25 targets- stake to run with this contest. While a gun club. The officers nre: President, also in the team match. The handicaps for L. J. Squier was high at the Wabash, Ind., the team shoot is being decided over a R. E. Glenn: vice president. W. H. Mc- the individual members of each team will tournament, Feb. 4, shooting at 200 targets margautrap, Event No. G will be run off Gulgnn: secretary, C. E. Mayes: treasurer, be from 12 to 20 yards. Open sweeps will in a driving snow storm and the thermome­ over a set of expert traps, twenty-five Geo. McGuigan. be held during the'afternoon. ter .below zero. He used 40 grains of Du targets, all scratch, $2 entrance, high gun Pout smokeless powder. to receive a silver cup and first moiiev. A. Louderberg had high average for two A shoot will be held on the grounds of * # * Events Noa. 7 and 9 will be at fifteen tar­ days' shooting at Princeton. 111.. Jan. the Boston Shooting Association, Welling­ J. H. Lau & Co., 80 Chambers street, gets, $1.30 entrance, and event 8 at ten 27-28, breaking 206 out of 253 flying tar­ ton, Mass, Monday. February 23. The New York, \yill exhibit at the sports-men's pairs, $1.40 entrance. Event 10 will be a gets. programme has nine events. * four at 10 'how a full line of goods which they carry. handicap affair at fifty targets twenty- targets and four at 15 targets. One event In addition to Nol el's ' Ballistitc and Km- five expert, twenty-live margautrap $3 en­ John S. Bowen. secretary of ihe Hamil­ No. 7, will be at 50 targets. Entrance pire smokeless they will show a new line trance, handicaps fourteen to twenty ton Gun Club. White Springs, Fla.. writes $3.50, four moneys. Rose system. Targets of line imported hnmmerless shot guns, yards, open to all. Rose system will be us that lie will give a bis tournament in 1% cents each. Free lunch. Trains out listed from $60 to $400. Therj will lie used in the division of the purses with the April, with .$20!) to 9300 added money; also 8.50, 9.35, 10.54, 12.02, 12.42, 1.47, 2.45. ingle triggers and other improvements exception of evtu No. 6, where 'high guus prize for best live-men team from any one O. R. Dickey, manager. liowu. The name of the new gun is the will prevail. February 14, 1903. SPORTING u. M. c. U. M. C. 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INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION MEETING. The action taken by the Tournament Committee, at its meeting, held on Decem­ New Officers Elected and Important ber 11, 1802, and February 4, 1903, was Changes approved by the stockholders, and after Made. some routine business, the meeting, on mo­ A meeting of the tion, adjourned. BALLISTITE Tournament Commit­ tee, a special meeting of the Stockholders, The Board of Directors' meeting was The Standard Dense Powder of the World. aiid a meeting of the Board of Directors called to order at 3.J3. with Mr. Irby of the Interstate Associa­ Bennett In the chair. On motion of Mr. See our exhibit at the coming New York Sportsmen's Show for the best tion were all held on the Lentilhon, seconded by Mr. Higgins, Mr. in shot gun ammunition and the finest line of imported trap and Held guny afternoon of February 4th W. J. Bruff was elected a director. On ever shown in this country. last in the offices of the motion of Mr. Bruff, seconded by Mr. Hig­ I^aflin & Unnd I'owder Co.. gins, Mr. Irby Bennett was elected presi­ UI I A I I fL fO 75 Chambers St., New York City. 01) Cedar street. New York dent. On motion of Mr. Higgins, s«conded J • II • I— n\J Gfc j by Mr. Telephone 1747 Franklin. City. The Tournament Lentilhon. Mr. W. J. Bruff was Importers Committee went into ses­ elected vice president. President Bennett and Dealers in Fire Arms, Ammunition Fencing Goodr. appointed Mr. sion promptly at 2.00 P. M., T. H. Kellcr a member of Sole Agent: for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless with Mr. Irhy Kennett iu the Tournament Committee, and, there bo- Powdery the chair. Secretary-Mana­ ing no further business before the meeting, ger Shaner stated that lie on motion, meeting adjourned. had made arrangements to hold the fourth (iranrl PARENT GROVE QUN CLUB. Elmer E. Shiner American Handicap at Tar­ EMPIRE gets at Blue River Shoot­ M. J, Kpontz Made Hiijh Score in the ing Park, Kansas City, Mo., April 14 to ;'^ ,< The PERFECT Bulk Srpokeless. 17 Inclusive, and also to hold the fifth J ] i | jQlnb Shoot. Grand American Handicap at .Target* ftt ' Union C|ty.;ina.. Ffb. 2.-F,ditor "Sport- Interstate Park, L. I., May 12 ito 35,' in­ Ing Llfe''Mrhe 'Partnt . Orove Gun Club TRAP IN MARYLAND. clusive. This met with, the approval of he!dvtncir regular elu1> shoot to-day. There the committee. Mr. Shaner also s-'tated were nine members present, and M. ,t. Worthington Won that he had Koontz had Most Events in a Live QBNS, AMMUNITION prepared a new division of best score. with,8fi out of 100. money for use at Grand American Hand­ C.'C. Fisher broke one less; Koontz made Bird Shoot. VJ- 1 icap Target Tournaments. The new 01- a fine start, breaking 47 out of his first 50, Rising Sun. Md., Feb. 3. Editor "Sport- AND SPORTING GOODS. ylsion of money provides two places for but his third string was only 17, which Ing Life:" Messrs. Kirk and Miller held a each ten entries, or fraction thereof, up spoiled his chances for a 00 per cent, aver­ live-bird shoot two miles north of here to­ J. B. SHANNON & SONS, to and including two hundred and fifty age. The scores follow: day. Fourteen miss-aud-ont events were 1020 Market entries. The manager was instructed to Club shoot. 100 targets: shot. The birds were the tinest lot every Street, Philadelphia. use the new division of money at both of FIschcr, C. 0. .01001 10101 11111 11111 11111-20 trapped In Cecil County, and this, coupled HAND LOADED SHELLS A SPECIALTY. the coming Grand American Handicap Tar­ 00111 11111 01111 10111 11111-22 with the wind, made the shooting extreme­ Our new Gun Catalogue sent for the asking. get Tournaments. The outlook being very 11111 11111 11100 11111 10111-22 ly difficult. H. L. Worthington, of Rising promising for an exceptionally large entry 10111 11111 11110 10111 01111-21 Sun, was high man. with 38 kills out of 41 list at shot tiie Kansas City Grand American Total at, killing 38 out of his flrst 39. The FOR SALE Handicap at Targets, the manager stated ...... 85 scores: *T A B4RC/3I/V Glunt, W. J... 10101 10110 11101 11110 11011 18 Events that some very radical changes from the 11111 10010 1 2 45 6 Scott Hammer, 10 and 12 ga., and three present manner of conducting tournaments 11101 11111 10111-20 Worthington... 212 122212 11 122 2112 11111 lion 11110 11110 01101 20 Mclntlrd...... 0 single triggers on Smith, Parker and Rem­ would have to be put in force in order 10111 11111 11111 11111 10111-2.3 20 20 110 210 to keep this particular Wescott . 2220 10 221 1120 ington guns. E. D. FULFORD, Utlca. N. Y. tournament work­ Walls ... ing smoothly. The changes in question Total ...... 81 111210 11 20 1122 Miller ... 112110 10 212 were explained at length to the commit­ Koonti, SI. J. .11111 10111 11111 11111 11111-24 Blackburn 2121 tee, and they received its hearty approval. 11101 11111 10111 11111 11111 2.'! 0 10 0 It The club has also opened a contest within Foster ... 22 20 0 its own membership. Those matters will be fully covered and OHIO 11101 00011 11111 10011 17 Nickle It has secured three explained oiuo ... 0 valuable trophies, which will be contested in the Association's program of inn 01111 inn 11111-22 Kosh ..... 0 0 the tournament. Bclderston for In a shoot to run through the year. Total ...... 86 0 220 0 Each contestant must shoot at least The special rule of the Interstate Asso­ Jucksoa .. 10 0 10 12 ciation relating to "Manufacturers' Fouts, 0. E. .10100 01001 01111 11111 11111 18 Giffcrd ... strings of 50 targets each, all to be handi­ Repre­ 10111 OHIO 10011 00010 01011-14 1121 capped sentatives" was to amended that such Events 78 10_ 11 12 by the twentieth century system. 11101 1000 11001 01111 01010 14 Wcrthlngton representatives are now not eligible to com­ 1110001110 01011-10 210 1122 21222 1122 212 20 pete for a division of the purses at In­ Mclntlre ...... 210 20 21220 2111 20 11 RABBITS IN CALIFORNIA. WctlCott ...... 212 1121 terstate Association tournaments other Total ...... 05 120 220 0 10 than the Grand American Handicaps. Raiser, Mat. ..1101001110011110101101110-10 Walls ...... 12O 2220 0 10 121 20 Belgian Hares Now Over-Running the Miller ...... 0 1110 22212 2122 0 10 After Manager Shaner was empowered 01101 11111 10101 Hill 11111-21 Blai-kburn Pacific Coast. with authority to make all other ar­ mil 01111 11110 mil 10111-22 ...... 110 2110 120 10 210 2o rangements 10111 11111 11111 01011 10000-1S Footer ...... 10 210 1120 2210 110 11 TBc In-portntion of Belgian hares Iu necessary to the success of Sickle...... vast numbers the Grand American Handicaps, and there threatens California with Total ... .. Ffcsh ...... 220 0 22111 120 120 the same danger which menaced Australia, being no further business before the meet­ Balcerston ..... 20 210 0 120 ing, ou motion, it adjourned. Proctor, Chas. 11010 01111 10001 11111 01111-18 says u report from Sacramento. They are moo looio 11101 mil (ilfford ...... 211 2210 22210 2111 112 12 overrunning the whole country to such an Immediately after the Tournament Com­ lion-is Kngland ...... 0 0 21111 1220 221 21 mittee had 11111 11011 11111 10111 00011-20 alarming extent that a bounty has been held its meeting, the Stock­ Kirk ...... 0 2122 0 210 10 0 offered in some .counties lor their skies. holders went Into session, Mr. Bennett Colcman ...... 0 10 0 21 Total ... Oail ...... This is duo partly to Over-importation iu the chair. The stockholders represented Gay, M. L.. .01111 11010 11110 01000 11111-17 0 2110 20 112 21 and partly to their great fecundity whiclr, at the meeting were the LeKoy Shot and oiooi Rlale- ...... 0 11000 inn mil imi-iu McCush ...... 21211 by the way, reminds one of the small Lead Works, by Mr. 0. D. Delano; Win­ 1121 10 20 boy, who, frowning over his school task, chester Repeating Arms Co., by Mr. Irby Total , ...... 38 Krenta 13 14 I Brents 1:1 14 "wished Wortbiugton.. 0 222| Foster .. 20 10 he was a Belgian hare, 'cause Kennett; American "E. C." and "Schultze" Abel, J. V.. .01001 10110 10011 01111 11011-lti he'd heard they multiplied rapidly." Gunpowder Co., Parent, John .00001 10001 01101 11001 00100-10 Mclntlre"...... 212 122 Ltd., by Mr. Kdward Wescott...... 10 England 122 110 At any rate, they have multiplied too Hanks; Union Metallic Cartridge Co., and rapidly for the Total ... . Walls ...... 210 110| Kirk 20 112 peace of mind of the Cali­ liemiiigton Arms Co.. by Mr. W. J. Bruff: Miller ...... 110 211 Call ... 0 10 fornia rancher, whose crops suffer from Laflin & Kand Powder Co., by Mr. A. W. Blackburn ... 0 McCush 111 0 the constant depredations of tile mischiev­ Hii-'gins; Messrs. E. I. Dul'ont de Ne­ Packer Rod and Gun Club. ous atiiniuls. mours & Co.. the Hazard Powder Co. and Bethlehem, Feb. ". The Packer Rod GREAT WESTERN HANDICAP. A way out of the difficulty might be the Peters Cartridge Co. were all repre­ and Gun Club held a large two-event shoot suggested in a recent statistical report to sented by proxy. Mr. Edward S. Lentil- to-day. The first was a sweepstake The Denver the effect that millions of rabbits are hon, Mr. B. Waters, of "Forest of i"i Trap Club to Hold a Flying slaughtered every year in and blue rocks to the man. W. Welrbacb and Target Tourney. the British is­ Stream;" Mr. W. K. Park, of "Sporting Charles Flory each broke 23. and In the lands and Australia for their fur, which is Life;" Mr. D. Fred Pride, of "Field and shoot-off Weirbach won, breaking all sbof" The Denver Trap Club held its annual used in making fc-lt hats. Fancy," and Mr. Walker, of the "Sports­ at. election recently at Denver, Col., Tremendous numbers of these skins are men's The scores of the other participants and se­ sent Review," honorary members of the were: Charles Wernke, 21; Howard Mel- lected the following officers for the year: yearly to hat manufacturers in the Assoclaltlon, were also present, as was cher, 19; John Ackerman, 19; Sylvanus President. A. K. McKenzic; vice president, United States after first being sent to Con­ Mr. Elmer E. Sbaner, Secretary-Manager, Fry, 18, and Frank Cullers, 17. Joseph Mouulg; secretary, Charles Youuk- tinental Europe to be plucked of the long of the Association. man; treasurer, W. F. hairs, which are useless In fait mailing. The event of the afternoon, however, Durrell: field cap­ This is The resignation of Mr. J. A. H. Dressel waa the trophy shoot for the gold medal tain. Charles I'lank. The otlicers named done by cheap hand labor, compet­ as president, and also as a director, was constitute the Board ent machinery to perform that work re­ put up by Douglas Daudt. who will man­ of Directors. The maining read and accepted, the thanks of the Asso­ age the big shoot the Florists' Gun Club, club directed the directors to proceed at still iu the limbo of the unluveut- ciation being given Mr. Dresscl for the Once to arrange ed. of Philadelphia, will hold next May. Wal­ for the second annual When faithful and energetic service he rendered lace Weirbach won the event, breaking Great Western handicap at targets. This the skins finally arrive here they the Association during bis many years' event are shaved of their close fur, which then 42 out of 50 blue rocks. A stiff wind pre­ will be a race at 10(1 targets, and goes to the feltcr. connection with it. vailed, making accurate shooting impos­ will be hold early in June, being the main It surely seems as If Mr. Jno. I/. Lequin's resignation as a event of there must be s.ome economic method of sible. The other participants made these a three days' shoot. Already $10110 bridging the guly between representative of the Hazard Powder Co.. scores: Flory. 40; Wernke. 3?>; Melcbor, In added money has been guaranteed. Last so obvious and also us a member of the Tournament year an ovet'supplv and an equally great, demand 39; Ackermau, 36; Cubers, I!."), and Fry, 30. there were two 100-blrd championships for the home product and Cup Committees, was read and ac­ that were preliminary to the main event. rabbit skins. cepted. Mr. Lequin In severing bis connec­ A huge wild cat is spreading terror on The coming tournament will be on different tions with the Association stated that lines, An exchange says that wild geese are so "it the Quakake Mountains, south of Hazel- as shoots of 1"p and 'M targets each pl»ntifnl in Colusa County, California, was with a sense of deep regret, and full ton. Pa. Already ten dogs have been kill­ will replace the preliminary handicaps. The that appreciation of the kindness and courtesy when they flush from the ground ou being ed by the ferocious animal, and the fur- club will Rive n magnificent trophy to the alarmed they make a noise extended him during the many years he mers are almost afraid to leave thfir homes winner of the main event, and will confer like distant bad the honor to attend its meetings. thunder, and such goose talk la seldom ' in the adjacent valley after dark. upon him the title of Western champion. heard. February 14, 1903.

WINCHESTER CARTRIDGES SHOOT WHERE WINCHESTER YOU HOLD GREASELESS BULLET SMOKELESS POWDER CARTRIDGES. IE severest kind of a test of the accuracy, cleanliness and general desirability of Winchester .22 Caliber Smokeless Powder cartridges loaded with Winchester Greaseless Bullets was made recently in San Antonio, Texas, by Adolph mm Toepperwein. Mr. Toepperwein, who held the World's Record for shooting flying targets with a rifle, having made a score of 979 hits out of 1,000 shots, undertook to better this record. He succeeded, making the remarkable score of 986 iH hits out of 1,000 shots, the targets being 21-2 inch clay discs thrown into the air by an assistant. Mr. Topperwein attri­ butes his success in improving his previous record to the fact that the new Winchester Greaseless Bullet cartridges are so much cleaner than the lubricated bullet cartridges, which he used before. He says : "I am constantly using .22 caliber cartridges of Winchester make loaded with smokeless powder and the new Winchester Greaseless Bullet, and it is my belief that it is the best small caliber ammunition on the market. Its accuracy cannot be beat and I find the penetration equal to black powder loads and, if anything, greater, due probably to the hardness of the bullet. The ammunition works magnificently in any repeating rifle, and there is nothing to stick and gum the action. While shooting for the record last week, I shot in all 1,100 shots. During all this shooting, I did not clean the two rifles I used, nor did I find it necessary to cool them, although I shot quite rapidly. The barrels at the end of the 1,100 shots were as clean as though I had fired only 10 or 15 times. I am glad that you are pleased with my shooting, but it was only the result of using the best ammunition I assure you." .22 SHORT, .22 LONG AND .22 WINCHESTER RIM FIRE.

Flying targets and AT HARRISBURQ. dent. Wm. Dedler; vice president, F. Link; BOSTON GUM CLUB. April 28-30. Psdncah. Ky. TRAP treasurer, J. I'. Burn; secretary. J. Frank live birds. W. A. Davis, secretary. Meehan: first < nptaln. chas. Dreakley; High Gun in the Weekly April 20. tournament. Springfield Shooting Club. Club Shoot and Team Match Held For i lin Prior Had Springfield. Mass. C. L. Kites, secretary, 499 second captain. Arthur Denhatii. Prize Contest. Main street. Supper. The usual club trophies were offered for 1 -Nebraska State Shoot. Lincoln, the coming year. :iiid .the reputor shoots WcIMngton. Mass.. Feb. 6.-F.dItor April 28. Mny East Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 3. Edlto "S|)c;rtin Life:" For the third consecutive N'eb. F. F.. Market t. secretary. Sporting Lifo:"-The Kast Harrisburg will be hcid on the second Wednesday and May 6, 7 Parent Grove Gun Club tournament, last Saturday of each month. On those Wednesday the Boston Gun Club was Shooting Association hold a well attended treated to a raltcy shooting date, but it Union City. Ind. C. C. Fisher, secretary. club shoot on Saturday last. The firs days visitors arc always welcome. It was May 6-7. Lurerne, Mini).. E. C. Schwartz, sect. to allow no sweeps On regular club (teemed scarcely to affect the attendance. Gun Club, Chicago, event was a preliminary handicap tor a decided Fourteen shcioters crossed guns, not May 9-10. Grand Crescent medal and nftecn men qualified for th days. I.., A. K. Rupel. sect. to make a public chal­ swords, in accptlng the various angles 15 The Interstate Associa­ finals. The club wishes offered by the Wagautrap. May 12, 13. 14 and The second event was the suppor shoot lenge to any clu'o in or near Philadelphia tion's fifth Grand American Handicap at tar­ three friendly matches. All Smile good sec/res were in evidence, no­ gets, at Interstate Park. L. I. One thousand Kighteen of the members divided into twc for a series of tably the majority of match totals, which teams, nine to u side. The tirst lean will bo accommodated an -re time with plenty of shooting. Challenges list, with shooto.-s on all dis­ at the expense n should be sent to J. Franklin Meehan, topped the hurg. Pa. fore will eat. supper tance marks, following closely, btr; cue tar May 13-14. Crawfordville. Ind. team No. ^. The date of the banquet ha secretary, KaRt Phllellena and Cbevr from Airy. Pa. V "* ' get separating the bunches. Lcroy May 18-22, Philadelphia. Pu.--Thirteenth annual not vet hern set. Kced broke twenty-three streets, Mt. 21 yards inacle best average, and' Prior, Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, targets in this event, being the high man the match nigh gun. broke the largest num­ cinder auspices Klnilsts' Gun Club, $1000 in .Tones made the lowest score, five, both be SHOT A TEAM MATCH. ber consccnlively. J.ehsn. a comnarntivoly prizes. A. B. CarllcMlge. ronesponding sec­ ing members of the first team. The lean new beginner, shows steady improvement, retary, 1514 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, averages were eighteen and sixteen and Kansas City Qua Club Defeats the Stock i'nd does good work for so' little practice Pa. seven-ninths. Yards Cracks. The scores follow: May 21, 22 Kenton, Ohio. A. G. Merriman, In event No. 3 those who had qualifier 10 secretary. In the medal preliminary shot off the! A team mutch between the Stock Yard Events ...... 12 3450789 May 21-22.-New Paris. O., W. R. Clnrk. sect. handicaps. The largest number of target Gun Club and the Kansas City (Jim Club Targets .,. . .10 15 10 10 15 15 10 1O 15 10 Pet. May 27. 28 and 20 The Interstate Association's shot at was thirteen, by. Heed, it provliij occurred at Rlne Kiver Park January 31. tournament, at Willlamsport. Pa., under the H«we (19) .... 7 11 9_ 6 11 12 6 n 11 .746 Rod and Gun an unlucky nuuVber for him as he failec The wind was strong, and the birds flew Smith (19)..... 7 11 7 9 11 12 9 5 .748 auspices of the West Hrnuch to qualify for the miss-and-out. Wilsoi so fast that no one was able to grass Club. H. A. Dimiek, secretary. Leroy (21) .....Kill 8101212 9 . . . . .K24 I- lying targets and qualified in four straight breaks, the small ten straight, and nine out of ten was Frank (IS) .... 7 7 5 3 11 11 ...... 577 May 27-29. Fort \Vajm', Inct,- rst number in the event. Murnane misse< considered a good score. Puck 117) ...... 9 12 7 7 7 9 8 .. 9 .. .680 live birds. Corner Gun Club, John V. Lurher, his first target and was out of the con The match was at ten birds, and ten Johns (IB) ..... 4 9 4 4 12 11 5 8 . . . . .5*.!) secretary. test. men shot on each side. The Kansas City's Prior (Kji. . ... 7 15 9 7 12 H 7 5 8 7 .728 June 3 and 4 The Interstate Association's tour- Nine men in all qualified for the fourth won by the score of fiT> to oS. Altogether, Henry (16) ....885454 46...... 518 nament. at. Boston. M:iss , under the auspices was only (iii/j per Lehan (16) ..... 3 9 5287 5 . . 523 of the Boston Shooting Association. O. R. event, miss-and-out. Flick. Kisenhmver urn" the average for 20 men ... Mass. Martin were all out on the first target. cent. High individual score was 11 out of Klrkwood (18) . . 8 12 10 8 10 15 9 7 10 8 .809 Dickey. Secretary, Wellington, Bany (16) ...... 11 13 9 'i '.'. . .800 June 3, 4, 5 West Virginia State Shoot, Park- Hunter and Oliver on the second and Cur 10 made by F. foekrill and Sims, both on Va., auspices Ohio Valley Shoot­ tis on the third. Dlnger. Wilson and Lut? the K. C.'s. For the Stock Yard's side 7 Lee (16)...... 6 . . 10 7 . .BOO ersbnrg, W. Hodson (16) ...... 14 8 ...... 701 ing Association. J. F. Mallory. secretary. were tied after the third and the twc out of 10 was high, and live men made 6 Junn 4-5.-Greenville, O., H. A. McC'aughey, former each missed the fourth. Had Luti this score. The scores follow: Fredericks (16) ...... -.BOO n Firth (16) ...... 5 .' " .SOD sect. missed these three would have had Team match, 10 birds per man Consecutive Break Match-Prior (16yds.), a20, June 9, 10, 11, Cincinnati, 0. 17th annual Ohio lie to shoot off but his aim was true anc KANSAS CITYS. Leroy (21jxls.) 16. Kirkwood (ISvds.l 16. How C Trap Shooters' League. Chas. F. Drelhs, sec­ he shattered the target, although twilight Smith ...... 00202 01202- 5 (l»yds.) 13. Puck (17yds.) 12, Barry (16yds retary. was falling rapidly. The scores follow: Carter ...... 10022 21200 (j 10, Lee (16yds.) 9. June 9, 10 Indiana State shoot, Lafayette, Ind. Event No. 1 Medal preliminary, 25 targets: F. Cockrill ...... 12211 20212-9 Merchandise Prize Match, 30 Singles R. A. Levenguth. secretary. Hdcp. Total.! Hdcp. Total Milletl ...... HOtKl 20202- B known. Distance Handicap. Juno 16. 17 Mathcws, Ind. Jos. H. Smiley, sec­ PInger 22: Oilier .... Sims ...... 20222 22222 9 Prior (16vds.). retary. Flick .... 2:!| Rurchaeld C. Cockrill ...... 10220 11210 7 11111 1111101001 11111 11101 lllll-°6 June 16-18. New London, la.. Dr. C. E. Cook, Hatfield .. 21! Martin :.. Frew ...... 22000 20211 (I Klrkwoud (18yds.), sect. Wilson ... 4 21iK offer ... 7 Fariraan ...... 00011 00200 .i 11010 11011 01101 11111 11111 11111-25 June Ifi. 17. 1S and 19 The Interstate Associa­ 5 Glasnor ...... 10212 12002-7 L*roy (21yds.), tion's tournament, at Warm Springs. Ga.. cin­ Hunter ... 231Jones .... 15 8 I.utz ..... n I'llAlleman .. n Bramliall ...... 20222 22210 10111 11110 11101 01111 11010 11111-24 der the auspices of the Merlivether Gun Club, Barry (16yds.), Charles L. Davls. secretary. Curtls .... 8 2:11 Beecher . . , 15 10111-24 Elsenhower 9 22|Wltchelow . 10 Total ...... 60 00110 10111 11111 01111 11111 July 4- Carlisle. Pa. R. F.. Shearer. Reed .... 15 IBiShrelnrr . STOCK YARDS. Howe (19vds.). July 8-9. K.ine. Pa.. I>r. R. 1,. Williams, soot. 12 .02010 21112 7 11100 11110 11101 01111 01111-23 Murnane 0 16; Hippie 15 Stockwell ...... 10111 July R and 9 The Interstate Association's tnnr- Waldeor ...... 00102 01201 5 Smith (lOvds.i. namcnt, at Hur.tsville, Ala., under the aus­ Event No. 2 Supper shoot. 25 targets: 21202- i" OHIO 11011 11110-23 Team No. 1. | Team No. 2 Rarse ...... 20022 10111 11011 11011 pices nf the Huntsville Gun Club. E. It. Mat­ Dover ...... 19jOllver ...... Overley ...... '...... 22020 22O2'' 7 Johns (16yds.). thews, secretary. Mills ...... 22000 00002 K 11010 11110 01111 11101 11111 01100-23 Aug. 1-The Interstate Associa­ Reed Pinger ...... Frank (ISyds.l. July 30. HI and Kliok . Martin ...... ' Campbell ...... 30021 1)012 7 tion's tournament, at Viroqua. WIs.. under the West ...... 02002 22200-- 5 11010 1111001111 11101 11111 01100-22 auspices of the Viroqcia Rod and Gun Cluh, Dr Smith ...... 20] Bisenhower .... - 4 Hodson (16yds.), Jones ...... 5|Lutz ...... Stockwell ...... 0200] 00102 E W. Baldwin, secretary. Slower ...... 2021)2 22020 6 11110 11111 11111 01011 00011 01110-22 August 19 and 20-The Interstate Association's Hunter ..... 22| Kelfcr ...... 02220 7 Lee (16yds.). Allcman ..... 16i Wltchelow ... Means ...... 22202 tournament, at Ottawa, 111,, under the aus­ 00111 01101 11011 11110 00001 00110-17 pices o( the Kalnmnkers' Gun Club. Paul A. Singer ...... 17|Beecher ...... Total ...... 5S Puck (17yds.). Curtls ...... 22|Burchnold ..... 0011.00111 0101001001 10111 01101 10100-16 Seiembier, secretary. The club's next meet will be on Satur­ C. E. Humer's Good Record. I^ehan (16yds.).I.vds.). l.NTF.RSTATE PARK. day. February 21. an all-dav affair. Twelve 11100 .1110000011 11001 10101 00.001-15 Interstate Park, Queens. L. 1 Two miles beyond Carlisle, Pa.. Feb. 4. Editor "Sporting Henry (16yds.), Jamaica, on L. 1. K. R. Trains direct to target events will furnish the morning's appointed shooting at 9 o'clock. Three events Life:" C. E. Humer, of this place, has 00001 10110 00010 10000 01010 00001 grounds. Completely fun. starting, just completed a score at 100 live birds, grounds, always ready for matches. club will be shot off in the afternoon, these all shoots or private practice. being live-bird affairs. which Is a fine one for an amateur. M v. Humer is the champion wing shot of Cum­ Forthcoming Events. WESTERN PENNA. T. S. L. berland County and stands ready lo shoot Febniary 18, 19. AUentown. Pa. Duck Farm April 8-9. Northslde Gun Cluh, Allegheny, Pa. HIGHLAND SHOOTINC) CLUB. any man In the country. 30 or Kxi live Hotel, two days Hying targets. Alfred Grie- April 22-23, Herrou Hill Gun Club, Pi'usbcng, birds, for $,-|0 to $lm a side. The following semer, proprietor. Pa. Annual Banquet and Meeting of This Popu­ score was made in different contests for F«b. 20-21-Mississippl Valley Trap Shooters' and May 5-6. Irnin. Pa. the county trophy, beating such good shots Oame Protective Association. New Orleans Mav 26-27. Brnwnvllle, Pa. lar Organization. La.: $500 added. Percy S. Benedict, secretary' June 10-11, RutTsdale. Pa. as Shearer and Egolf. the latter suffering Pa. The annual banquet of the Highland defeats. Humor's lowest score was 217 Carondelet street. New Orleans, La. Juno 24-25. New Castle. three Feb. 21-March 7 Ninth Annual Sportsmen's July 7-8. Lignnler. Pa. Shooting Club. >t this city, was held in made on New Year's day. when he killed Pa. evening, Febru­ Show, under auspices of the National Sports­ -Icily 21-22. Beaver Kails. Germantown on Monday Ltut 20 out of ^.">. The ground was covered men's Association, Madison Square Garden, August 10-2O, Millvale. Pa. ary 2. There was a large attendance of with snow and the sun make a bad glare. New York. J. A. H. Dressel. Gen. Manager Sept. 1-2, Irwin. Pa. members, and a pleasant evening was en­ Mr. Ilumer was formerly a member of the. 313 Broadway. New York citv. P. O. EOT 1353 Sept.241-24. Ruttsdale. Pa. joyed by all present. One of the delight­ Silver Lake Gun Cinb. of Philadelphia, and Feb. 23 Birch Kronk Gun Club Lvnn, Mass Oct. 6-7. Northslde. Pa. ful features of the evening was the enter­ in 1808 won the Peters Cartridge Com- Feh. 2X Carlisle. Pa. R. E. Shearer. Oct. 20-21, Ligonier. Pa. tainment which was given, particularly lany's individual trophy for best average Feb. 23 Jackson Park. Paterson. N. J. tram C. G. Grubb, Secretary. 507 Wood St.. Pittsburg, the reading of verses by W. J. Dedier the 'or the season in the Philadelphia Trap match, lire birds. Garry Hopper, So' Main Pa. veteran member of the club His Min­ Shooters' League. street. Paterson. \. J. utes of the Last Meeting" was well re­ The scores of four 25 lire bird contests Feb. 23 -Nisnoync Gun Club, Orange, N. J. Han- West Chester Gun Club Officers. dicap merchandise event. ceived and much enjoyed, even if some of ollow: Chester. I'a.. Feh. 5. The annual the boys did receive n few hot shots. C. E. Humer..12111 11121 HIM 11121 11111-24 March 4-5. St. Edwards, Neb. P. Slmpson West 21121 11211 12122 12111 11222^25 secretary. r meeting of the West Chester Gun Club w.is The treasurer reported a snug balance Neb., consolidated held to-day. Officers to serve the ensuing on the right side of the books, and the 20222 22112 22*1* 22220 21101-20 Apr. 1. 2, 3 Grand Island. 11211 21210 21122 1112S 22221 24 tonrnament of the Buffalo Bill, of North year were elected as follows: President, entire club in a most flourishing condi­ Platte. and Grand Island Gun Clubs. George Lutuis: vice president, Nathan tion. The winners -of the senson's prizes Howard ...... 93 L. Carter. North Platte; Gus Sievers Grand (Jarrett: secretary. H. F. Eachus; treas­ were as follows: Clnli Handicap lst. Total Itilaud. Neb., managers. ' 111- :w Win urer. George K. McFarla.nd; Board of ('has. Dreaklcy: id. M. Wentz; Team Match at Pottstown. April 7. 8. 9. 10. St. Joseph. Mo. State Came rectors. E. P. (Jill. F. P. I'attou. Charles I'inkerton. This is Mr. brcaklov's third and Fish Protective Association tournament >4<>rrlllow: captain. Howard Ltimis; lieu­ win of high honors- in the history of the Pottstowu. Feb. 2. One hundred live F. B. Cunninghum. secretory and mana'eer tenant, Taylor Sellers. cinb. His actual score was .804 pe'r cent >irds were shot on the Shuler Shooting St. Joseph. Mo. ' For attendance. M. Wentz won the prize ^lub ground^ this afternoon between two April 14. 15. 16 and 17-The Interstate Asso­ The S. S. White cup was won by J. earns. Joe .\ettles and his 16-year-old son, ciation's fourth Grand American Handicap at It is reported that the Williams bill Franklin Meehan. loy Nettles, on ouc aide, and Joe Keen and Targets at Blue Itirer Shooting Park. Kansas offered to the New Jersey Legislature to City, Mo. One thousand dollars added to the trap ' The Meohnn trophy was won bv' Bert H. Scidel on the other. Each man shot purses. Elmer E. Shaner, Secretary-Manager prohibit live pigeon shooting ' from _ it 25 birds. 111 Fourth ave.. Pittshurg. Pa. ' has been killed in the House Committee, The Ambler cup was won by J. Franklin The score: Joe Nettles. 22: Hov Nettles April 21. 22. 23. Concordia, Ran. Kansas State the vcitc standing 4 to 1 against it It in Mc-ehan. 4: total. 46. Joe Keen, 24; H. Seidcl, 20; Sportsmen's Association tournament. W H to be hoped that this will keep It quiet The. new officers for ti:c year arc: Presi­ otal, 44. Beer, president, Coiicocdia, Kaa. for a while.