Volume 48—No. 22. Philadelphia, February 9, 1907. Price, Five Cents.

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ies, and yet he came back next day developed such players as "Chick" Hartley, CHICAGO GLEANINGS. and made four hits. PHILADELPHIA NEWS. Fox, Rogers and Jack Knight. Clnbs wishing JAY TOWNH, dates address J. W. Felton, secretary, 390* the Des Moines catcher who made a The Spring Training Plans of Both of North Fifth street. Quiet Week in Rival Camps—Magnates good impression in the few games he A story going the rounds quotes Lajole as played last fall, has also signed. The the Local Clubs Now Completed— Baying that Monte Cross once lost a $500 bonus Busy Themselves With Contracts- Old Roman has a lot of good catching offered by Col. Rogers for a .300 batting aver Safe Return of Mighty Nimrods— material but its ultimate disposition Contracts Coming in Almost Daily. age by falling short just one point, or .299. The will depend largely on Eddie Mc story is intended to discredit Col. Rogers, the James A. Hart Hikes to Europe, Etc, Farland and his ability to report in BY F. C. K.ICHTER. former owner of the Philadelphia Club. As condition to play ball. It is thought Monte Cross never had© as high as .299 on a that Frank Roth will probably go to Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 4. It is now season while with the Phillies the story is BY W. A. PHELON. Washington. Cleveland is apparently settled that the Phillies, old and new, obviously false. We doubt that Lajc«ie wa« Chicago, Feb. 2. Editor "Sporting determined to keep Wakefield, the to the number of twenty-five, will responsible for the malicious and untrue tale. Ldfe." Aside from the safe return of strong young backstop who -was leave town on February the mighty hunters©, Comtiskey and loaned to Washington last season, and 28 for Savannah, the Heydon seems to have been disposed mode of travel to be .______Cantillon, this was a of. Cantillon and Roth are great CLEVELAND GHAT. quiet week in local base friends, and Joe will probably arrange settled by ballot of the balldom. There were no to take Frank to Washington. players. For the regular scandals and very little NOTHING DOING. 1907 team Murray says Seven Players Have Turned in Signed excitement was report The threatened war between the the make-up will prob ed. Nevertheless, the Gubs and the local semi-professional ably be as follows: Contracts— Shortstop Turner a Bene magnates were far from teams seems to have died away and Brarisfield, first bas.e; dict— High Hopes Built on Pitcher idle. Now is the time to peace prevails. It all started when Gleason, second base; pursue the elusive con Mr. Murphy was figuring with some Doolin, shortstop; Seh- Liebhardt, Etc. , tract to its lair and of the semi-pros, for the use of his telle, Courtney or Knabe, both Comiskey and Mur ball park on Sundays when the Cubs third base; Magee, left BY GUANTLAirb RICE. were away. The numerous semi-pro, field; Thomas, center phy have kept the mails teams that were frozen out by this . Cleveland, . 6:;. Feb. 5. -Ed,i tot -"Sport fairly warm in Founding arrangement raised a howl and some Wm. J. Murray field, a.nd Titus, right ing Life/©, Seven Naps have fallen up players. The Na field; Dooin, Donovan, sharp skirmishing followed, ending Jacklitsch and Grist, catchers; Sparks, into lin« for 1907. This list includes W, A. Pbelon tional League Club sel when Mr. Murphy semi-officially an three veterans with La- dom announces a cvn- nounced that he would probably not Richie, Lush, Duggleby, Moser, Pit- tract, and no man can .positively state rent the park. tinger, McCloskey, Moren, Mack, Neue-r joie, : Stovall, and Bay in and Corridon, pitchers. When Grant, line, whil e Birmingham, whether little Mr. Murphy has six or BLOW AT MJJRPHY©S CLUB. -© Hinchrhan, Leibhardt and sixty men under marching orders. It If a bill introduced in the general the Harvard law student, who made a name for himself by leading the East Berger a n©ve: \ agreed to is supposed that nearly all the Cubs Assembly at Springfield last week goes local terms. ; Turner has have put down their autographs* but through, the Chicago National League ern League in batting last year, re the only one Mr. Murphy pirt on ex Club will be forced to seek a new ports to Murray he will probably cover yet to come around, as hibition was Chick Fraser*s. He an- location. The bill offered in the third base regularly. Moren and Mack the "blonde wonder" is were also excellent boxmen in the still laying back for a aounced House by Representative J. J. Mc- few extra rupees for his FBASBR©S CONTRACT, Laughlin, a representative from one Eastern last season. Murray has never Of the West Side districts of Chicago, handled a major league team before, 1907. He and Clark are of cotrrse, mainly to show that the but .nevertheless he is considered a the only ones who balked controversy over the veteran pitcher prohibits base ball parks within 800 at terms, although a few was finally at an end. Eraser that feet of hospitals. The National League competent man on the bench, and good grounds are situated adjacent to the results from his management are con belated complaints may is how he spells it despite the various fidently anticipated. Grantland Rice yet, ro.11 ,.in before the other ways that have been in the Cook County Hospital, and it is believ .11 JY roster is lined up. Stov- scores of many years came in from ed that the bill is aimed at the club a" signed his contract some time back, Park Ridge, a suburb whero he is playing grounds. It is not believed The Athletics Also that the bill will be passed. W^,n? ?rry and Bay Put th eir auto- putting up a new house, and spilled The Athletics, under the wing of fast week. contracts onjy within the ten-penny nails all over the office. Manager Mack, will start South one He signed a neat and nobby scroll, day later than the Phillies on March and remarked that he was glad to get THE CENTRAL LEAGUE SHORTSTOP TURNER MARRIES with a real ball club at last. He is 1. They will arrive in the^cf/v^nn^© the ereat shortstop of Marlin, Tex., on the fol ^, n?veland team, was secretly mar already considered a certainty as one Wisely Re-Elects Dr. Carson as Presi lowing Sunday night. of the regular staff and this means, ried Tuesday, January 29, in Colum dent at Increased Salary and Re With the players who bus to Miss Rena Belle Mayhew, of oi course, that the young and am will go direct from their bitious slabmen who are so numerous Cleveland. Rev. W. S- Priest perform tains the Evansville Club. homes to the Texas ed the ceremony at the home of the in Mr. Murphy©s list will have small town, .the squad will- chance to show their paces. Toledo, O., Feb. 4. Editor "Sport brides brother, A. W. Mayhew Turn ing Life." At the annual meeting of number about thirty er went to Columbus the preceding A WONDER. players at the training A young man named Murphy doubt the Central League, in this city on §^ nd^y afternoon, but did not con- January 21, Dr. F. C. camp. After a week©s ride the fact that it was a matrimonial less related to the little president way work at Marlin, Mack back in the days of the Irish Kings Carson, of South Bend, mission even to his most intimate Ind., was re-elected pres will split his team into friends. The license, which was is has written from Cleveland and as two squads and .meet serts that he* is the greatest ever. ident, secretary and sued Tuesday afternoon, was suppress treasurer for three vears. other major league ed and Rev. Priest was sworn to He says he pitches with both hands teams, according to a not at the same moment, but in al F. B. Perkins, of Wheel Connie Mack secrecy. The only witnesses were Mr. ing, was re-elected vice schedule that has al and Mrs. Mayhew. Turner and his ternation, if they are hitting his ready been arranged. Captain Harry right-handed delivery he switches president. The presi bride remained in Columbus for a few dent©s salary was raised Davis w_ill have* charge of the veter days, after which they went to El- over and shoots them in with his left. ans, while Mack, personally, will ac He also fields accurately with either from $1000 to $1500 a wood, Pa., where they will remain un year. Evansville was re company the Colts in order to get a til the Cleveland team starts on its or both hands, and hit over .400 last quick line on their ability. The veter Southern training trip. season. Oddly enough this paragon of tained as a member of ans are billed to meet the New York pitchers does not ask for a trial on the league. It was Giants in a series at New Orleans. This LEIBHARDT HEARD FROM. the Cubs, but wants Mr. Murphy to thought that Ft. Wayne series has already been extensively Way beyond "the Great Divide from get him a boost into a minor league, Dr. F.C. Carson would buy the Evans advertised, and as the teams met in the plains of Azuza, Cal., Glen Leib- and then to keep an eye on his work. ville franchise, but the 1905 for the world©s championship, it hardt writes in that he has already be Frank Chance, who has been quite ill, Ft. Wayne people would not pay the is believed that the gate will be quite gun work in preparation for the com reports himself as doing well, and $4000 asked for the franchise by profitable. ing tourney. The stocky Dutchman is almost fit for play. There was much Phil. C. Gould, representing Evans taking no chances. He is not only anxiety lest the Big Bear should get ville. It was decided to reduce the terribly in earnest about making good pneumonia and thus be badly weaken schedule to 140 games. The season will Local Jottings. but down in his heart he carries the ed for the coming season, but he es begin April 25. The schedule will be The fact that Grant batted .322 and Crist confident belief that he can hold the caped by a close shave. adopted on March 20, when a special .324 in the Eastern League is most pleasing pace. "Spring is on here with a rush," NIMRODS RETURN. committee will meet in Evansville. to President Shettsline. was the message he flashed from the Comiskey and Cantillon, the mighty Frank Killen, of Sewickley, Pa.; John During the past week President Shettsline, of Pacific©s rim, "and when McGraw lands hunters, who were lost in the wild©s M. Duggan, of Cincinnati, and "Lige" the Phillies, received the signed contract of he should draw fine weather as the air and whose -absence had their innumer McFarland, of Montclair, were named flrst baseman Bransfleld. is as balmy now as it is around Mem able friends worried to death, have as umpires by Dr. Carson. President Catcher Claude Berry, of the Athletics, was phis in April. I made up my mind to come back in safety, after some ter Carson©s report showed the league to married at Richmond, Ind.. January 30 to lay back and rest up until I joined the rific experiences. Their house-boat be in excellent condition and that all Miss May Kepring, of that city. team at Macon, but I couldn©t hold out proved too small and too fragile to the clubs made money -with the excep Manager Billy Murray, of the Phillies, de any longer when the sun began to withstand the kind of storms that tion of Evansville. Many trades were clares that he has no idea of turning loose steam dow©n and I got the fever in my sweep the Mississippi and they were talked over by the magnates, but only Otto Knabe, who played second base for Toledo blood." No young slabman will open nearly drowned on one occasion, while one went through, that being the sale last season. Knabe will be taken South by the season with a greater they wefe left marooned on a bar of A. B. Miller©,"" first baseman of the the Quakers. PROMISE OF SUCCESS not the kind of bar they liked, either Canton team. Three more of the Athletics* old players than Liebhardt. He is big, strong and one night, and only rescued as the have signed contracts for the coming season. brainy, with more than the average News Notes. They are pitcher Plank, catcher © Schreck and tide was about to cover them. Com- outfielder Seybold. To date eighteen members minor* league experience to carry him my has sold the boat and declares "Punch" Knoll has been engaged as captain- of Mack©s squad have signed for 1907. through. He is fast enough on his that he will have a steam yacht for manager of the Evansville Club and twenty- feet with a phlegmatic nature that three players are already under contract. The Reading player, shortstop Louis Litschie, next season a bag one that can hold of the St. Peter©s Club, has been notified by sends him to he firing line as cold as a numerous party, to say nothing of The League has decided to adhere to the Manager Mack that he will be taken South with a cucumber on ice. In his debut here the boxes, barrels, bottles, guns and usual custom of compiling the schedule, leaving the Athletics for a try-out. He is happy over last fall he looked as steady and mas fishing tackle. It to competitioan, for which a prize of $50 the prospect. In Reading this 19-yeaisold is sive as a cross section of Gibraltar. CANTILLON CLAIMS will be offered to the successful compiler. regarded as a sure coiner. This town needs the brand of this that all base ball talk was barred on Announcement is made at South Bend. Ind., Third baseman Grant will not, under any sort, for he doesn©t figure that 45 the boat and that nobody even hinted that pitcher James Frye has signed with the circumstances, join the Phillies until after he games a season are too much for a at any trades or deals. He received Canton team. Stuart Stader, last season with graduates from Harvard in June. Manager hurler and as a rule there haven©t been sundry contracts since he came back, Lexington, Ky., has also signed with Canton. Murray is agreeable to this program. Murray many here who have taken care of 45 but not of any new marvels. The Several changes are contemplated in the says Grant is every bit as good a fielder as or even 30. Over in Toledo Addie Washingtons, with Ganley added and a Doolin, and a better batsman. Joss is making good as a member of few other changes, look pretty good. Pitcher Mack, of the Phillies, who was ex the sportive Fourth Estate. His dope He is, however, laughing at himself pected to return to his home in Paterson, N. J., is interesting and well penned and la in overlooking his own best pitcher in president. from Cuba, on January 28, failed to arrive bound to make a hit. the shuffle. The man is Curtis, who© J. Walker, owner of the Evansville Club, will on the Ward Line steamer on that date. It CLARKB STILL OBSTINATE. pitched wonderful ball at Milwaukee sell his interests to a syndicate of Evansville is believed that he is still in Cuba; that the capitalists. The directors of the syndicate are: clubs there when they saw him starting for All communications between Nig and showed all kinds or big league P. Gould, Harry Stahlhoefer, Mark Cross and home made him higher offers and he thus was Clarke and the local club by land, class. Cantillon, early in the season, Jacob Luckenheimer. water and wire have been shut off. began to figure ways and means of prevailed upon to stay. The Springfield Club has signed Frank Daugh- Pitcher Andy Coakley, of Cincinnati, late Nig still holds out for a larger raise keeping this fellow in Milwaukee, and erty, an outfielder, who conies recommended by of the Athletics, has been engaged to coach while the club, stands pat o^n the when the call came from Washington Frank Selee, former manager of the Chicago the candidates for pitchers at the University original offer. When the deal is fin Joe overlooked the pitcher entirely. Cublis, and Harry Corns, a pitcher, who was of Pennsylvania, and started his new duties ally closed the odds are that Nig will He thinks the man is one of the with Omaha last season. Billy Evans has beeu Saturday. Coakley is a student in the dental be landed on terms which call him into really great slabmen of the profession, secured for second base. department of the University. Coakley will action through the best part of the and worth any club©s money, but re Tim Murnane, pays President Carson this remain with the Penn team until the Red year. Nig can handle a bale of work gards the joke on his own forgetful- compliment in the Boston "Globe": "Dr. Car and Blue schedule is completed. and there©s no reason why he shouldn©t ness as being one of the best of the son, of South Bend, president of the Central John Rudderham. the former minor le&ne handle the brunt of at least two- season. .League, made a finished presiding officer at player who served three years on the umpire thirds of the Nap schedule. WHITE SOX CONTRACTS. times when called on. The doctor was asked staff of the New England League, has been se JOHNSON AND PULLIAM The contracts of Comiskey©s men to sit with the Rational Board in session lected by ©Manager©Murray, of the Phillies. as continue to come in. Freeman, a and displayed a keten all-rouud knowledge of physical director. Rudderham has shown mark wound up their schedule meeting by clever young pitcher whom Jimmy Ry- base ball law.©© ed ability as a trainer and being, air all-round eliminating nearly 40 conflicts. The an thinks is a sure comer, affixed his athlete should prove the ideal man for a league number of conflicting dates was pared signature a couple of days ago, and Letter List. ballMass. team. Rudderham: . . . comes -...-., from .Providence, down to 27 and before leaving the two Eddie Hahn©s document was received We have letters for the following persons: leaders announced that this number yesterday. Hahn will live in the rec which will be forwarded on receipt of address: The North Philadelphia Club, Which has been would- be further pruned to 24. St. ords of base ball fame as the only Henry Zoellers, Perry Lipe, J. F. Quinn, Bill© in operation tor twelve years, will again be Louis and Chicago will draw the bulk man whose batting average was im Smink, G. F. Needham, Wm. Hynes, Jack Nu- under the management of John; T. Masden, of the: conflicts. The only announce proved by a swat in the snout. His gent, © Pitcher Dannehauer, Vestin Maggert; who expects to have one of the fastest ag ment given out as a certainty was that nose was broken by a pitched ball Lehman Ross, Hank Ramsay, Dell Willis, Pat gregations of ball tossers that ever represented Cleveland would not open here on during the world©s championship ser Meaney, Jim Connors, Abel Lezotte. the uptown club. In the past this club has April 1.9 as Announced, February 9, 1907. SPORTHVG LJFE.

made aside from what Ganley may or FROM THE CAPITAL. may not do. The CASE OF STAHU Triumph of the Ground Hog Echoes still remains just as before, so far as can be learned. Grimshaw is the only of the Ganley and Hillebrand Cases first baseman of any note whom it has Roth Mentioned as a Possible Sen been possible to get in exchange. While the Bostonian hit for .270 in and leare for the South on Tuesday. The Car ator Cantillon©s Popularity. 1906, that is only about 30 points dinals will report In St. Louis on the fifth and better than Stahl©s usual clip, and in FLICK©S FAREWELL? leave on the sixth. BY PATH. W. EATON. fielding the Washington player is to Umpire B. 3. Conahaa. late of the Eastern Washington, Feb. 3. Editor "Sport the other, "Hyperion to a Satyr." The League, haa alcned with the Western League. ing Life." On the filth of next month local is far and away the more valu The bill prohibltta* Sunday base ball In the Washington players will start on able player, and besides he is about CLEVELAND©S STAR PUYER TALKS Kansas was killed by the Senate on January 31. their thirty-hours© ride due to strike his real batting gait in Umpire William J. Sullivan, of Rochester, from Chicago to Galves- the American League, which will be N. Y., has signed with the American Associa ton, and will leave the higher than he has shown before. OF RETIREMENT. tion. latter place on the 23d; Fred Falkenberg is the latest Wash A meeting of the American Association sched but no 23 for theirs, let ington player to send in his signed ule committee has been called for Chicago, us hope! Boston has contract. Manager Cantillon considers March 3. been scheduled as the Fred one of the best pitchers in the Says That It is Better to Drop Out The Cotton States League meeting has been opening- attraction and, country, and Willie Keeler has ex called for February 8, at Hattiesbnrg, Miss., on last year©s form, pressed himself to the same effect, by President Compton. should snit the locals as which ought to settle it. The in the Heyday of Success Than First baseman Charles Carr, of Indianapolis, well as any other at CATCHING CORPS announces his retirement to give his entire time traction. Ground-keeper which has been a source of dissatis in the Time of the Inevitable to his Cleveland sporting goods store. O©Day is getting that faction to some people, now looks President Boyer, of the South Atlantic springlike feeling and is pretty strong, numerically at least, League, has issued a call for the league©s an Paul W. Eaton anxious to get to work especially if there should be anything "Sere and Yellow Leaf.", nual meeting at Augusta, Ga., Feb. 13. on the field; but the in the talk about Roth coming here. The Fall River Club has signed catcher Jerry weather is not propitious at present. It consists of Blankenship, Starnaglo, Scully, of Danbury. Conn.; and has releaased However, the Ground Hog can surely Heydon, and last but very far from SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." outfielder O©Hara and catcher Sullivan. take his base on today©s showing, and least. Jack Warner, one of the well The Boston National Club has a deal on for allow the Field Marshall to get busy wised-up sages of the diamond. There Cleveland, Feb. 6. Elmer Flick, the the purchase of shortstop Andreas, of the Des soon. Meanwhile is no angle of the game that John star right fielder of the Naps, has re Moines team. He belongs to Milwaukee. THE FANS doesn©t understand (but don©t use that word "under-stand" 4n speaking about turned from an extended hunting trip President McCaffery, of the Toronto Club, congregated, as one of your most in through Arkansas and has received the signed contract of Joe Kelley teresting correspondents says, "around him to the genial magnate, Bill Ar Tennesse/e and announces calling for $5000 as manager-captain-player. mour, as that is where they met a.nd the festive board or the curving bar," the backstop gave his imitation of Joe that he has not decided The Lynn Club, of the New England League, are talking nothing but base ball. It whether or not he will has signed a young infielder named Edward V. may seem presumptious to correct a Gans). There is some promising ma play base ball at all this Adams, of the E. Burd Grubb team, of Beverly, statement of a high authority on the terial among the Washington wind- season. Flick has no paddists;. but the lo«s of Wakefield N. J. game, if not on bars; but the fact is will still be a cause of regret. There kick coming on the The Louisville Club has signed two California the "bar" is as straight as a string, and treatment he has re State League players in George Graves and doesn©t curve at all, but only appears is a youngster who, so far as the me ceived from the Cleve Sam Junger, each of whom will be tried at to. Some belated details of the Ganley chanical features of batting, catching land Club, but believes first base. and throwing are concerned, will somo deal have come to hand during the day look more like Ewing than any that he has reached that Pitcher McGinnity, of New York, wires from past week. It seems that the asser age where he should be McAlester. I. T., emphatic denial of the re tion, from a Pittsburg source, that backstop in the game, if he gets a looking out for the fu ports of his retirement. He will re-sign with Ganley was turned over to Washing chance to show. ture along other lines. New York. ton without any pecuniary or other Elmer Flick "I do not believe in The Montgomery Club, of the Southern consideration, meant that President hanging on to base ball," League, has traded pitcher Will Breitensteln Dreyfuss let the player go for the NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. he said tonight, "until I am played out to the Springfield (111.) Club for second baseman amount he cost Pittsburg, in which and a back number before taking up Bill Evans. sense it is correct. The original in Second ba*eman Miller Hngglns has re- some other business. They all tell The New York American Club has received tention was to trade signed with Cincinnati. me that I am good for several years the signed contracts of Willie Keeler, Robert PITCHER DOC HILLEBRAND It has been- settled that the Boston team will yet in base ball. That may be true, Keefe, Norman Elberfeld, William Hogg and tram at Thomasville, Ga, but why wait until I am too slow and John Kleinow. for Ganley and one other player, but too ancient? Why not quit when I Clark Griffith queered the deal. All Johnny Kllng, the Cnte© great catcher is The Boston American Club has released out the National League clubs waived doing his annual stunt holding ont for more am still rated a capable player? I fielder Godwin to the Minneapolis Club, and money. do not think that base ball is the only has signed outfielder Denny Sullivan, drafted claim on Ganley, and Manager Cantil- business in which I can make good, from Minneapolis. lon in taking him back for what he Brooklyn has signed a yonng New York and as T have several propositions received for him from Pittsburg in pitcher named Bosh upon recommendation of "Pop" Weikart, of Montgomery, Ala., a 1905 merely carried out an agreement pitcher Bell. under consideration I may make up my veteran Southern League ball player, has been mind to accept one of them and never appointed manager of the Galveston Club, of which he made with Mr. Dreyfuss at The Cincinnati Clnb ha« accepted th« lerms play professionally again. I feel that the Texas League. * that time. A report that Frank J. of Hank O©Day for umpiring the spring games I would not be leaving the Cleveland Farrell, owner of the New York Ameri on the local lot. Club in the lurch if I quit the team In the Tri-State League Wilmington has cans, says that Hillebrand will play The Boston players who signed contracts now, for they have four good men in signed pitcher Harry Hoch, of the Kutztown with his team or not at all, is no doubt during the past week were pitcher Flaherty (Pa.) Normal School. Lancaster has signed subject to some modification. Mr. and catcher Sam Brown. Birmingham, Bay, Congalton and southpaw pitcher Joe Wallace. Hinchman, and I ntight not be missed." Farrell is pretty sure to make a strong Cecil Fergnson, pitcher «f the Giants, IK only The National Commission has passed on the play for anything he wants and will 21 years old. He has the brains and frame case of third baseman Charles Starr. claimed come pretty near getting it if it can of a man ten years older. by Youngstown. Baltimore and Harrisbnrg, and be done by any means he considers Charlie Huber, who trained the Rods In 1000, PACIFIC COAS1_CHAN6ES. has awarded the clever player to the iLirris- legitimate. But nobody who knows has oppened a massage establishment on burg Club. Mr. Farrell believes that he will in Twelfth street. Cincinnati. Eugene Bert Has Resigned the Presi Pitcher Luther Taylor has re-signed with the terfere with the Washington Club©s Charley Murray, the former Notre Damn New York Nationals; outfielder Al Burch has disposing of its own property, if a catcher, has been transferred from the St. dency of the League A Seattle Ball re-signed with St. Louis Nationals; catcher satisfactory trade for Hillebrand can Louis Cardinals to Indianapolis. "Nig" Clarke re-signed with Cleveland at the not be arranged with New York. Outflelder Jude, who was with Cincinnati Park Leased. club©s terms. There is no official warrant for say last season, is sticking type in Minneapolis. A New Hampshire League was organized at ing that He learned the business while at Carlisle. Special to "Sporting Life." JOE YEAGER San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 5. Eugene Concord, N. H., Feb. 2, with clubs located in The Cincinnati Club will purchase catcher Manchester, West Manchester. Nashua, Concord, is the only New York player whose Coughlia. of the Onmberland Clnb, of the F. Bert has decided to remain per Franklin and Laconia. W. B. Van Duser, of release to Washington would get Hil P.-O.-M. League. Coughlln will go South with manently in New York. He has re- Laconia, is temporary president. lebrand; but all the same it is pretty the team. signe©l the presidency of safe to declare that that is the case; the Pacific Coast League Frank E. Miller, third baseman of the Im Treasurer Medlens, of the Brooklyn Clnb, is and Vice-President W.W. perials, champions of the Chicago City League, for, of course, it is hopeless to expect home again after an extended Western business was so badly injured at Racine, Wis., by be a deal for New York stars in regular trip. He signed outflelder Jack McCarthy while McCredie is filling his ing caught between two freight cars which he place temporarily. The positions. Hillebrand will not be sold, in Chicago. was coupling, that he died January 28. His and the Washington Club does not care Outfielder Wilfred P. Osborne, the Canton League met last week remains were interred at Milwaukee, January much for the services of any player an©d accepted Bert©s re 31. (O.) crack, has signed with the Cubs. HP signation. The office will but Yeager whose release New York was drafted last October, after an especially probably fall to Dan W. The Wheeling Club has taken action through could possibly consider. If Hillebrand good showing. Long, secretary and President Carson, of the Central League, by should make good some of his ad Catcher Heinle Peitz as Lonlsrflle©s team treasurer of the league, which the Hutchinson (Kan.) Club will be mirers© expectations he would be manager will hare a new reputation to make. barred from organized ball unless a satisfactory worth much more to New York than Ball players say he has more managerial talent as Ewing and McCredie, explanation is made to account for the efforts even that valuable player, Yeager; than some suspect. the logical candidates, made to have Price desert Wheeling. Price wh©ile if the twirler failed to shine it are busy men. Pendle- has signed to manage the Wheeling team. Frank Schulte, of Chicago, Is In Hot Springs, ton and Berry, of Los would be a jolt for the Hillmen. The where he is getting a little preliminary train Eugene Bert Central League players are fast getting Into local club can make an advantageous ing along with Jimmy Collins and Dave Brain, Angeles, who were pres- the fold. The latest players to sign up for bargain with Pittsburg for Hillebrand, of the two Boston clubs. ent at the meeting, gave encouragm the season are first baseman Spangler, second and does not believe that Mr. Farrell reports of the prospects of the Los basetnan McCoombs, pitcher Robertson and will stand in the way of it if he fails Ex-President Jim Hart and his wife, »f Chi Angeles team. They stated that they cago, sailed from New York January 29 for "Lefty" Miller, of Wheeling; pitcher Warner, to reach an agreement by which he a trip through the Mediterranean, which will expected to have new grounds in of Grand Rapids; utility man Donahoe, of can secure the Princetonian. It is shape for the opening of the season, Springfield; and shortstop Llndsay, of Canton. include a jaunt in Egypt, He will return but in case the new park was not reported that about April 20. A despatch from Columbus, O., says: "Harry CATCHER ROTH, Joe Kelley says he doesn©t need any sympa completed on time the old diamond at Smith, of Lancaster, is under arrest on the Chutes Park would be used until it who did good work for the White Sox thy. He will get $5000 a season for playing charge of misappropriating the sum of $5455 in the world©s series, may come to left field and managing the Toronto team, and was ready. The matter of the Pa from the Hocking Valley National Bank. Smith he declared he could not do half so well in cific Northwest League©s threat to in is teller of the bank and. also City Treasurer Washington with Joe Cantillon. This the National or American league. vade Seattle was considered and the and owns the Lancaster Base Ball Club. He shows that no luxury comes too high League determined that Seattle, which is ill at his home and has not been taken to for Cantillon, as the Washington team Pitcher Harry Thielman, formerly of fhe would then have a genuine appendi New Yorks and Cincinnati, graduated from the under the National Agreement belongs jail. His bondsmen have paid the money and University of Pennsylvania Dental School Inst to the Pacific Coast League, would be entered suit In Common Pleas Court for the citis player, Roth having been oper year and Is now actively engaged In his pro held at all hazards. Judge McCredie amount." ______ated on in a Chicago hospital last fession and will not play base ball any more. has secured a five-year lease on cen Monday. He is now doing well and will no doubt "play the game of his Manager Hanlon has informed President trally located grounds in Seattle at an Herrmann that he will arrive in Cincinnati annual rental of $1800. The San Fran THE P.-O.-M. LEAGUE life" this year, an expression that is about March 9, in order to receive all the cisco Club has also signed a five- becoming seasonable again. Mr. Can players who will be in the second section of year lease for new grounds on the Re-elects President Guy to a Three- tillon©s friendly relations with Presi the Reds, to leave for Marlin, Texas, on March block bounded by Valencia and Guer- dent Comiskey are likely to inure to 12. rero and by Fourteenth and Fifteenth Year Term and Substitutes McKees- the benefit of the Washington Club in There will be another pair of brothers in streets. Over $25,000 will be spent in other instances, even if it does not in the National League if Billy Thomas m:ikps preparing the grounds and erecting port, Pa., For Cumberland, Md. the case of Roth. The latter has al good with the Cincinnati Reds. Thomas is a buildings by March 16, when the New ready played with the St. Louis brother of the center fielder of the Philadelphia York Giants will open the park with Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 24. Editor Browns and Philadelphia Nationals, team. He played last season at Youngstown, the San Francisco team. The League "Sporting Life." The Pennsylvania, and will probably revert to Milwaukee 0.; and led in batting. championship season will open March Ohio and Maryland Base Ball League if he doesn©t come here. He will be McCloskey cannot pick his outfield until after SI. today voted Cumberland©s in reach there. In fact the advantage he has seen the candidates in action, but one franchise to McKeesport, of Manager Cantillon©s base ball con Mound City scribe thinks Kelley, O©Hara and Pa., which club will be nections, he being Burch will be the regular trio. He adds that CONDENSED DESPATCHES. controlled by Jack Men- A WHOLE MINOR LEAGUE he does not think Mertes has a chance. How efee, the former Chicago in himself, becomes more evident every the mighty have fallen. Special to "Sporting Life." pitcher. , President Rich day. It was noticed the other day at Mike Donlin©s fine condition is attested by Umpire Joe Burke has signed with the New ard Guy was re-elected a down-town hotel where famous men the fact that he is playing hand ball every York League. for three years. The are not infrequently seen and dis day in Elmer©s gymnasium in New York City. league increased its for To play the ancient Irish game one must be The Wilkosbarre Club has signed pitcher cussed that the name of Cantillon as active as in base ball. After each hand Jack Dieboldt. of Cleveland. feit from $500 to $1000. could be heard above all others in the The league will be com ball session Donlin comes out without a limp. The veteran pitcher, Billy Hart, has signed conversations going on there during a While in St. Louis recently President Dovey, -with the Little Rock Club. posed of this compact busy hour. Such comment is invari circuit: Washington, Mc ably complimentary and the only dan of Boston, signed a. pony battery of Six-footers The Washington Club has received the signed Keesport, Waynesburg, in Jake Boultes and Jesse W. Orondorff, both contract of pitcher Falkenberg. ger to the new manager is that such of the St. Louis Trolley League. Boultes Richard R.Guy Braddock, Charleroi, Un- a favorable opinion of him may be is about 22 years old and Orondorff 24. Boultes The Indianapolis Club has signed first base- iontown, of Pennsyl formed that things impossible for man Ben Clegg, of Jeffersonville, Ind. won fifteen out of sixteen games in his league. vania, and East Liverpool and Steub- anybody to perform may be expected Clarence Huggins, brother of the Cincinnati President Carson, of the Central League, has enville, O. These umpires have been of him. One thing that will favor Club©s crack second baseman, left for Florida Signed the veteran Frank Killen as umpire. appointed by President Guy: Tom Mc- him is better batting. The team didn©t Thursday morning to assist Eddie Kolb In Harry Arndt. third baseman for the St. Namara and John Mullin, of Pittsburg; hit so badly last season, and with running the Palm Beacli and Miami teams Louis Cardinals, has signed a contract for 1907. Bill Smink, of Paterson, N. J.; Robert Stahl lining ©em out as he always did during the next few months. Clarence, who is St. Louis© spring plans have been changed. Black, of Camden, N. J., and John previous to last season, a gain of four a clever infielder, may take a hand in th« The Browns will report in St. Louis March 4, Maloy, of Dunbar, Pa. or five points in team average will be active portion of the tame. Febmary 9, 1907. 4

0EM9TE0 TO BASE BALL IHC/V A/VB MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR MLL."-CaHoi- Francis C. Richter. use and then preserve Secretary Far- hand, these motions to be somavher* ponent of each system is afforded food nearly uniform as is the case at pres for arfiruonent, and self-conviction, at reirs leaflet. ent with gestures used to indicate de least. cisions at the bases. The constantly in creasing supremacy of the pitcher in A WEEKLY JOURNAL In the National League twelve pen WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. base ball has made the value of one devoted to nants have been -won by playing man run or one hit so great in many games agers and nineteen by bench manag *You cannot always tell by the that the spectator who cannot be posi Base Ball, Trap Shooting and ers. In tbe American League two pen handshake whether you are to be in tive of the exact situation in the duel General Sports vited to dinner. Charles W. Murphy. between pitcher and batsman at all nants have fallen to one bench man *The man who wins always feels times is losing a part of the contest. ager and the remaining four to team that the right will triumph. Charles When a crowd is a large one or FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. managers. So the major league honors Comiskey. boisterously rooting, no umpire in the to date rest with the bench manager. *The reason the average man is of world can As a general proposition we should ten funnier than the professional MAKE HIS DECISIONS KNOWN Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Co. humorist is because he doesn©t have to to every one by word of mouth alone, Entered at Philadelphia Post Office say that in the minor leagues team- be. Mike Reagan. and for the greater part of the game as second class matter managers should be employed wherev *Some men don©t even have tb be many spectators have to guess from er possible on the score of necessary dead to be forgotten. Tim Keefe. the actions of the batsman or opposing battery what an umpire calls each ball Published by * economy. In the major leagues, where *We all appreciate the good things pitched. To provide the most distant the financial shoe doesn©t press so of life, but few of us want to be patron with information regarding tight, we believe the interests of the the "good things." Garry Herrmann. every smallest point of play will pop TheSportint) Life Publishing Company *The bibulous man who sees double ularize the sport and may make the club and sport are best conserved by must be a deuce of a fellow. Mike umpire himself less unpopular. 34 South Third Street the bench -manager. Major league ball, Donlln. PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. compared with minor league ball, *Do a man an injury and you will should be as grand opera is to light keep your memory green; do him a PRESS POINTERS. favor and he will forget you in a .____. «-..__President or comic opera. week. Harry C. Pulliam. A Re-Vamped Sngrgeartf

been received from the Y. M. C. A. former favorite spring resort of tra people in Little Rock that the boys Boston teams. can have use of the gymnasium there We had a pleasant visit last woek in a new building1 equipped with a from Eel. Kirby, formery sporting -sdi- running- track, shower bath and plunge tor of the Providence ©©Journal," and that suits the boys to a T. "Mike" always a great lover of the game. Finn writes that the weather has been Fred Doe is preparing- for the big extremely mild in Little Rock and that gest opening at Providence in the the grass in the outfield is as green spring that, ever graced a minor league as it is in mid-summer. Let us hope occasion of that kind and equaled by that the field will be all right by the few ip. major league annals. gone on another jaunt to California time the players g-et there. Umpire Henry, of the New England on this trip and is not expected in the THE AMERICANS© SPRING PLANS. League staff, has entirely recovered HUB HAPPENINGS. East again until the time of the sched Treasurer McBreen says that the from the severe injury with which he ule meeting in New York. Treasurer Boston American contingent who will met last season and will be ready for McBreen was ill with tonsilitis all last depart from the East will leave New another Season when the bell rings. week so the affairs devolved upon the York on Saturday, March 2, at 10 A.M. Former clerk of the Boston National RETURN OF THE DOVEYS FROM THE young stenographer of the club, Mr. St. Louis will be reached about 5.30 League Base Ball Club, Geo. B. Bil Edward Riley, who acquitted himself the next afternoon and after a stay of lings, is slowly recovering from a pro very creditably and gave out all the three hours the trip will be continued tracted illness with typhoid fever. WESTERN TRIP. news there was to give out with the to the place of destination, which will air of a veteran. "We learned of the be reached at 8 the next morning. signing of big "Cy" Young and Lew McBreen will have the party in charge. A~NtWJfAGUL Criger. "Cy" said the good people of The New Englanders in the party will The New Magnate Gives the Lie to Paoli, O., where he holds out, had been be Carrigan, Hoey, Glaze, Ferris, Par An Organization 1 or Eastern Ohio Is snowed in for foi|r days, that he felt ent and Chadbpurne. Stahl, Kroh, in fine fettle and was sure he would do Wagrier and Grimshaw will fall in in Favored Under the Lead of Harvey Some Foolish Western Stories- as good work the coming season as or about New York and others who ever. Criger said he was poaching the will join the party at various points Carr, of Coshocton. Made No Wild Offers ^f Impos Notre Dame boys and that kind of between New York and Washington Coshocton, Ohio, Jan. 2C. Editor work was helping him a whole lot. are Freeman, who will come from Sp-orting Life." Harvey Carr, of Cos- He has no doubt at all of his ability Wilkesbarre; Unglaub, from Williams- ?>OCTv,r0n> formerly an umpire in the P.- sible Deals Spring Club Plans. to hold his own in tii6 game next port; Winter, from Wilming-ton; Peter- O.-M. League, was elected president, season. son from Philadelphia. President Tay- and Ernest Hoffman, of Coshoeton, BOB UNGLATTB©S VISIT. lor will also go to the rendevouz. chosen secretary of the new Eastern BY J. C. MORSE. Then we had a delightful visit from A PROVISIONAL ITINERARY Ohio base ball league, which was or- our old friend, Robert A. Unglaub. of the remainder of the trip Is as f ol- ganized at Dennison this afternoon. Boston, Feb. 4. Editor "Sporting Representatives from Coshocton, Twin ." The dullness in local events Cities ©(Dennison and Uhrichsville), caused by the absence of both presi Newark©s King county team, Steuben- dents of the locals was ville and Salem, were present and it dispelled last week by was practically decided to have a cir the return to his desk of cuit composed of Sebring, Massillon. George ©Dpvey and the Salem, Coshoeton, SteubenviJle, New entrance into the field ark and Twin Cities. In ease Zane.s- of his brother John, the ville doesn©t get into the O.-P. League secretary and business it will take the place of Steubenville. manager of the club. Four of the eight towns will probably Manager Fred Tenney be able to play Sunday ball. Another and a few newspaper meeting is to be held February 10. ut men were at the station which a constitution will be adopted and the train pulled in and the balance of the organization on track 26, but half an completed. hour behind time, which was not so bad in stormy 3. 0. Mors« wintry weather. Both travelers appeared to be in the best of AMERSCANiAGUE NOTES. shape. The younger Dovey, called by George "the big fellow," is a swell Catcher Heydon has re-signed with Wasljin"-- built chap, tall and heavy and smooth ton. faced, and he made a splendid impres Outfielder Eddie Hahn has re-signed with sion upon those who saw him. The Chicago. line of march was taken for the The Highlanders are booked to start South Adams House and during that time on March 8. © © George retailed all that had occurred during The veteran Tom Brown Is an applicant for HIS TRIP WEST. © 1 " © a place on Ban Johnson©s umpire staff. The Athletic Club has purchased pitcher First of all he waxed indignant at the O©Connor from the Poughkeepsie Club, of the talk of offering big sums of money Hudson River League. for any players and said that was all Only seventeen players of the mass who pure tommy rot. He admitted having started with the American League In 1902 now talked with Charley Murphy and be- remain in this league. iiig anxious to secure some players Tom Railing, the Texas pitcher, ha-; accepted of whom he was in need but was fen- Boston©s terms. This brings Boston©s list of able to do any business for the reason pitchers np to fourteen. that Murphy was not prepared to talk The Boston players who sont in tlu^v signal about the matter unil he had held a contracts during the week were "Cy©© Vouui;. conference with Manager Chance. A Lou Crigev and Ralph Glaze. pony battery was secured, however, in Captain Dexter, of the Harvard base ball Jake Boultes and Jess Orendorff, both learn, ©says that neither Wiilie Keeler nor !?ill members of the Trolley League and Donovau will coach the Harvard nine this highly recommended. Boultes started spring. in with Little Roek in the spring, Bill Bradley and Charley Carr, who are con landed a close gams from the Cardi ducting a spoiling goods store in Olt-vfland. nals, got hurt and came back after are preparing to enter a team in the Cleveland losing his first game, winning 15 in City League. succession. According to Joe Cantillon, the best rowdy- THB PLAYERS SIGNED taming umpire he saw last year was ihe on the trip were Howard and Pfeffer. Araeiican Association umpire. Albert M. Glf- Some had it that Lindaman had come fo:-d, Elwood, Ind. into line, but that was not true. He Jimmy Collins has notified President Tajkr smarted under the $100 fine inflicted that he "will positively be in shape for his for playing in an independent game best work when the season opens." That©s and wanted Mr. Dovey to stand for fine news for Boston. this, and this, of course, Dovey could The St. Louis Cardinals will have two sets not do for it would be against the of hoiie uniforms next season, order that the rules of the Commission to take such a men may not be compelled to appear on the move. So "Lindy" was given a chance lield in soiled raiment. to think the matter over and there Catcher Fred Buelovr is to be let out by cannot be any doubt at all that he will Cleveland. It is rumored that Cincinnati may see things in the proper light and add him to the Reds, but no official 0. K. can wheel right into line. Certainly he be secured to the report. can rest assured that he wil not suf WILLIAM BERGEN, Kroh, one of the young pitchers to be tried fer while playing for George B. Dovey. out by Manager "Chick" Stahl, stands six feet Catcher of the Brooklyn National League Club. two , and one-half inches iu height. He U AS TO PITCHES, KWINO. big enough to be a pitcher. Of course, Tenney was anxious to William Bergen, one of the catchers of the Brooklyn, N. L., Club, was born© at North President Comiskey, of Chicago, has signed secure pitcher Ewing but it is simply Brookfield, Mass., oil June 13, 1878, and learned to play ball while a schoolboy. He bad for a spring try-out pitcher Lawrence Cheuey, rediculous for any one to assert that the advantage of being coached by his brother Martin, whom many consider the greatest of Belleville, Kan. During the past week he waixted to make a deal for that catcher the game ever knew. Billle began his professional experience in 1898 with the Paw- Comiskey also re-signed George Rone. player in which Ewing- was to figure. tucket (R. I.) Club, of the New England League. The next season he was with the Taun- Manager Joe Cantillon says he intends to Boston was prepared to pay a good ton (Mass.) team, of the same League, and in 1899 and 1900 played with the Fort Wayne sell out his "retreat," as he calls his saloon round price to secure this pitcher of Club, of the Interstate League. He joined the Cincinnati team in 1901 and remained a attachment in Chicago, and may devote tlie whom both Tenney and Dovey have a member thereof until 1904. when, along with pitcher Poole, he was transferred to the Brooklyn Club, for which he has played ever since. He is rated one of the fastest and remainder of bis days to Washington. very high opinion and who could round most accurate throwers among catchers. Shortstop Elm:rfeld left his farm at Sufifern, out the pitching corps of the club in N. Y., last Wednesday direct for Hot Springs, g-ood shape, but there was no attempt Ark., to spend a month before reporting to at all to work anything that savored Manager Griffith at the training camp at At of gold-bricking. A club cannot be "Bob" felt sore to think that Presi lows: Leave Little Rock, Friday, dent Taylor did not flash the news lanta, Ga. blamed for carefully investigating be Mar©ch 22, at 4.50 P. M., arrive at Louis Terry Turner thinks it Is a good scheme for fore entering into trade, but that is that he was coming so that a trip ville Saturday March 23, 7.50 A. M. inflelders to play billiards. The game requires no reason why a howl should be made to Boston would have been obviated. Leave Louisville March 26, 8.06 A. M., great accuracy and Turner thinks it helps a simply because a club is anxious to se "Had the boss wired me to meet him arrive West Baden, Ind., 10.50 A. M man to get a "good eye" for tfQUblesome cure a first class pitcher and de at Harrisburg," said he, "we could Leave West Baden Friday, March 30, grounders. clines to waive on him. A club must have talked over matters all right." at 9.25 A. M., arrive at Indianapolis at Tim Murnane is of opinion that "Jiggs" Don- be very well fortified indeed in a pitch- "Bob" claims that he has been criss 2.40 P. M. Leave Indianapolis March ahue, of the White Sox, Is, all things con Ing- way when it consents to allow crossed by Ban Johnson, who has 31, 7.30 A. M., arrive Cincinnati 10.55 sidered, the greatest first baseman in the such a good man as Ewing1 go by the directed that a contract calling for A. M. Leave Cincinnati Wednesday, profession, excelling even Chance, Davls, Chase board, but because seven clubs waive $3000 be tendered to him, whereas the April 3 at 8.30 A. M., arrive at Dayton and Tenney. claim on a man it is no reason the contract he has with the Williamsport at 9.53 A. M. Leave Dayton Thursday Manager Clark Griffith, of the New Yorks, eighth should do so if it needs him. Club calls for $700 per month for five April 4, at 7.40 P. M., arrive at Lima, declares that the clamor of the populace for Dovey has a contract on his hands months. "Johnson agreed to bear this O., 10 P. -M. Leave Lima 10.37 A. M the scalp of Jack Chesbro will not be heeded. and he knows It. He wants to get contract," said Uirglaub, "in the pres arrive Fort Wayne 11.58 A. M. Leave He expects the great spit balllst to be back the best club procurable and he knows ence of President Charles F. Carpenter Fort Wayne Sunday, April 7, 6.35 A. M. in form again next season. It Is not the easiest thing in the world and Secretary Gray and I do not see arrive Columbus 12.45 P. M. Leave The Bostons will report in, and start South to secure ball players. Give him cre how he can get out of it." It is un Columbus Monday, April 8, 7. A. M., ar from, New York on March ©2. The players. In dit for a laudable desire and do not likely that anything will be done about rive Canton, O., 1.08 P. M. Games are charge of Hugh McBreen, will go to St. Louis the matter until Mr. Taylor returns scheduled for Toledo for, the 10th and and from there to Little Rock, Ark., where try to sand-bag- him because he has they are to remain some time to train. Just broken actively into the gume. and then it can be taken up and ad llth, but it is doubtful©if more than justed. Unglaub looked the picture of one is played. "Al. Wagner, brother of the famous Plttsburj MANAGER TBNNBY health and there Is no doubt he will Shortstop, is to be given a trial with the Boston has been kepi very busy since the be a valuabe man for Boston. SPOKBS FROM THE HUB. Americans this season." Ohio State Journal. absence of the club owners but suc THE NATIONALS© TRIP. "Jim" Maroney, who pitched for the Nay, the Boston man Is named Charles Wagner ceeded admirably in conducting af Tenney is fast filling up his list of Nationals in a few games last season, and ©is not related in any way to Bans or Al. fairs. The fact that the two crack spring dates, and considering the late is doing1 good work at Miami. Barney Dreyfuss confirms the statement th»t hotels In Thomasville, Ga., have been date when he set in to arrange mat W. H. Conant, one of the former outflelder Ganley was sold outright to Wash burned down made it somewhat diffi ington without considering "Doc" HillebraBd. ters I think he did very well indeed. owners of the National League club Dreyfuss said Cantillon agreed to take back cult for him to secure the hotel ac His array will play at Birmingham, is able to be out again after a sieg-e Ganley any time at the price Pittsburg paid commodations that he desired, but he Ala., April 2 and 3, at Nashville April of two weeks with the grip, that kept Des Moines for him. Bays that the players will be com 4 and 5, at Central City, Ky., Doveys- him within doors. Frank Selee says ranch of Nick Altrock©s suc fortably quartered during1 their stay ville April 6, at Evansville, Ind., Tom McCarthy is looking1 forward to cess is due to his consummate ability IB in that section. April 7, at Altoona, Pa., April 8, and the Southern trip he will take with holding runners to base, thus preventing good PRESIDENT JOHN L TAYLOR, at Trenton, N. J., with Carney©s team, Dartmouth College boys. It will bring starts and materially reducing the number of of the Americans, is not expected to April 9. This will give him a Sunday back memories of old times, especially stolen bases. He watches first base like a materialize for some time. He haa In Evansville, tShe 7th. Word baa when he visits Chariottesvillo, Va., the hawk aad has a wonderful snap throw. SPORTING LIFE. F«bruary 9, 1907.

ent indications no new deals for play will not hear about it during the ers would be made; and that the New playing season. York Club would not waive claim to "Doc" Hillebrand. News Notes. Outfielder Leonard Cote has signed with Al Miscellany. bany. Doc Newton is registered at the Colonial Pitcher Terry Mulvey, of Providence, refuses in Harlem. to sign with Albany at the terms offered. On the Rialto it is denied that Mike Donlin The Blnghamton Club has purchased the is to star in a new Shakespearian revival. famous Indian outflelder, Louis Bruce, from the Billy Gilbert has accepted the position to Columbus Club. county, opposite Newburg, on the Hud coach the Columbia base ball team. He still President Farrell has taken a hand In the son. While being shaved several of declares that Newark will not see him this Syracuse tangle and a proposition to form a the village business men came into snmmer. stock company with $12,000 capital and to METROPOLIS mm the shop and the sole conversation was Jack Kleinow and Billy Gilbert were seen build new grounds is under contemplation. relative to the great struggle between together the other night at the bouts pulled Mike Donovan should make good at Troy, as the two Chicago clubs then engaged off by the new Polo Athletic Association in it is the Intention to play him at third. in the great world©s series. An argu Harlem. Donovan was one of the hardest workers and BASE BALL AFFAIRS BEGINNING TO ment arose as to the classification of Edward Everett Bell, the veteran fan, is an most earnest players on the Wllkesbarre team. the New York State League among the ardent well wisher for Griffith©s clan and says The A.-J.-G. Club has secured for $.".00 from minor organizations. The issue was that the prospects of the men on the hill look the Indianapolis Club a young Infielder named MOVE IN NEW YORK. decided when one of the rural ton- good to him. He is taking good care of that De Haven whom Indianapolis secured last fall sorial artists opened a drawer and pennant pole he had prepared for use last fall. from Springfield in exchange for third basemau taking out a copy of the "Sporting Bill Dahlen says that he and his friend, John Carr. Life," decided the question. Mr. Fan Willie Keeler, the Brooklyn property owner, The New York National©s California from New York, being a regular read have Invested in some mining stock which is er of the "Life," was naturally much expected to enjoy a big advance. Perhaps Bill HUDSON RIVER LEAGUE. Trip Now Completely Worked Out interested in the general conversation, will learn from experience that there are more and learned that among the rural base fake mining bonanzas than .300 hitters. Dick Cogan Falls Into a Fine Political ball fans "Sporting Life" is the foun At the Big Terry McGovern benefit in Madi The Local Americans StillWait- tain-head of information. "And the son Square Garden, Rube Waddell was intro Berth, But Will Retain His Base familiarity of the country folks with duced to the crowd amid wild applause and the doings of the various players was sold a bunch of the fighter©s photographs at Ball Interest. ing on Manager Clark Griffith. an eloquent testimonial to "Sporting $1 each. Mike Donlin also came in for a big Paterson, N. J., Feb. 3. Editor Life©s" value and faithful compilation send-off when he jumped into the ring to "Sporting Life." Dick Cogan, center- of the news of the base ball world. referee one of the bouts. fielder, manager and part owner of BY WM. F. H. KOELSCH. No matter where I travel I find the Hughey .Tennings is said to think very highly the Paterson Club, of New York, Feb. 3. Editor "Sporting paper eagerly sought after," comment of pitcher Brockett. the Buffalo man secured by the Hudson River ed Mr. Fan, of New York. Griffith. Jennings is reported to have said©that League, who is now also Life." Manager John J. McGraw has in addition to his being the best fielding pitcher drawing a salary of finished, his work in Los Angeles and he had ever seen Brockett Is also a natural $6500 per year as reg writes that he is quite Griffith, Where Art Thou? ball player and a superb batsman. According ister of Passaic County, satisfied with the cli The scouts and war correspondents to Jenuings the Buffalo pitcher is likely to as a result of the elec matic conditions prevail are to be seen searching the horizon develop into an outfielder a. la Burkett. tion last November, has ing in Southern Califor The National Lyceum Base Ball Club will be nia. Arrangements have daily for a glimpse of the Highland represented on the diamond this season with announced that he will been made for a game Chief, Clark Griffith. Out of the West one of the strongest semi-professional teams take the Patersons on in San Francisco on is the brainy leader of the Cliff Dwel obtainable. Manager John J. Ferrall says he another Southern trip March 17, and St. Pat lers expected to emerge, but as yet no will spare no time or expense to secure the this year. Pie will leave sign of the grizzled veteran has been same, and promises that he will break all here with his men late rick©s Day will be cele discovered. Somewhere in the wilds of previous records With the material that he in March for Norfolk, brated simultaneously distant Montana is "Griff" lurking, as has in view. F. C. Winnett. who is also very Richard Cogan Va., and will meet all with the opening of the not one word has been heard from him popnlar In base ball, having had in previous the teams in the Vir new ball park in the since he left Broadway to rest and years the management of the famous Brooklyn ginia League. He has also scheduled Earthquake city. After forget all about base ball far, far from Field Club, will act as secretary of the Na the Patersons to meet several of the that game the team will the noise and hustle of the big me tional Lyceum Club, having entire charge of major league teams nhat will be on W.F.H.:Koelsch return to Los Angeles, tropolis. When the Old Fox does turn booking, and a good schedule is looked for their way North through Virginia where the regular train- up, however, he is due to get down For open dates address F. C. Winnett, <0 about the same time. The opening Ing campaign will be pursued until the to business with renewed energy in his Powers street, Brooklyn, N. X. game at home will be against the long journey eastward, via Texas and laudable ambition to bring a flag to The Winchester Athletic Association has Brooklyns. The local management New Orleans is begun. Secretary Washington Heights. If he can ac organized for the season of 1907 and has secured discredits the report that Ohe proposed Fred Knowles is hard at work in his thl services of former college stars and semi- Atlantic League team can get a foot office far up in the «t. James© Building, complish that without some help in the professional players. The club has. its entiie pitching line Griffith will indeed de ©schedule open for the season and is desnous hold in this city, claiming that it and snowstorms cast no damper upon serve a crown of laurel. of closing dates with first-class Independent would not be allowed to plav Sunday his efforts to make the coming© spring clubs offering statable inducements. Have games and it would be highly ex trip a memorable one. In matters of Patriot©s and Bunker Hill days open for clubs pensive, also, To maintain grounds this kind Knowles rivals the most McGrath Lnnds. Fn^Massachusetts? also Memorial, Independence within the city limits. experienced tourist agent, and his The friends of John J. McGrath, who and Labor days open for any club within success in this respect is only excelled has been prominent as the manager of *,00 miles of New York. The club intends to News Notes. by his achievements as a diplomatist. the All-Natio^ials, were pleased to Hke trips through Pennsylvania, New York. Contracts have been mailed to all the learn of his appointment as manager Connect and Massachusette play «£«£«/ Ely, of Hudson, again leads the outfielders. hired help by Secretary Fred and with of the Savannah Club for the coming dav in the week. Address William .!. Sullivan, The Glen Falls Club will miss Manager them instructions for the assembly,- season. McGrath attributes his selec 156 Fulton avenue, New York City. "Hank" Ramsay who goes to Scrauton. which is to be at the Victoria Hotel, in tion for the job to the influence of The Newburg Club has sold pitcher O©Connor Chicago, on the morning of February Billy Murray, the manager of the to the Athletic Club, of the American League. 25 less than a month hence. The next Phillies, and "Iron Man" Joe McGin NEVVYORKTtAGUE. Bobby Scaulon. premier southpaw pitcher of day the caravan departs from the City nity, both of whom stood sponsor for this league, may sign with Wilmlujftoa if of Wind via the Sante Fe road. A the local man. McGinnity, it is un The New Scranton Manager, Henry terms can be agreed upon. well laid plan for a side trip through derstood, had a financial interest in Kingston expects to have a strong team next the Grand Canyon has been developed the All-Nationals, which club owed Ramsey, Likes His Job and Issues a season. It is said that the Kingston Con and each player will straddle a burro much of its success to Manager Mc solidated Traction Co. will be behind the club. the camel of Colorado. The coming Grath. The latter will direct the Public Statement. Mr. .J. J. Cuneo, president and owner of the trip will be a long one and before Savannah Club in uniform and will in Kingston Club, writes us that he desires, owing they begin operations on the Polo all probability jump into the game BY M. W. WALTON. to pressure of other business, to sell his grounds the former world©s champions himself. His many friends will watch Scranton, Pa., February 4. Editor franchise, team and ball park for $1000. The will cover about 8000 miles in special the course of the Savannah Club with "Sporting Life." The new manager guarantee for the 1907 franchise has beeu cars. The opening exhibition game unusual interest and they all wish of th« "Champs" came to this city paid and the lease of the park runs for three here this year will be played against him much success in his initial ap last week for a confer- more years at $150 rental per annum. Yale on April 6, and as the Yaleians pearance as a minor league manager. 5 ence with the owners of The Hudson River League meeting was held always draw well in New York the at Kingston, February 2, with all clubs repre © the club, and while here sented. It was decided that the 1907 circuit initial appearance of the McGrawites The Case of Donlin. discussed his plans for is likely to prove doubly interesting. the coming season with should be Poughkeepsie. Paterson. Newburg. It is believed that the championship Some enemy of the New York Club Hudson, Glens Falls, Kingston. Yonkers and recently started a report that Donlin local writers.© It is evi possibly Scheneotady. George P. Kelley will season will open on the Polo grounds dent that Mr. Ramsey own the new Yonkers team. He Is a promi on April 11 with the Philadelphia club would not re-sign because the New fully realizes the job nent contractor. It was decided to open the as victims. York Club had refused to pay his doctor bill last season after he broke that faces him. This season on May 15. No games will be played his ankle. In refutation of this Sec year it will be the am on Mondays or Tuesdays unless holidays fall Anxiety About MoGraw©s Men. bition of every other on those days. retary Knowles flashes receipts which team in the league to A local fan, who is in rather close prove conclusively that the entire ex "down" the champions, touch with the Polo ground manage pense of Doiilin©s accident last summer and to become a two- EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE ment, says that the sale of Gilbert was borne by the New York Club. The _ _ time winner will re- to the Newark Club has created a feel statement issued by Knowles showed n. o. Kamsey qu j re players fully ias ing of uneasiness among some of the that a total of $1,522 had been spent Plans For Another Season of Active old hands. The fact that all the Na by the New York Club for physician©s fast as those of last season. This the tional League clubs waived claim to services during the season. The sum new leader believes he can secure, and Ball, and Will Make One More Effort Gilbert has created the impression that of $242 was receipted for by Donlin that without paying the big salaries the local club has found that one or as part of this. He itemized his ex some of t

man. Base ball teams in those days appeals of George Tebeau and sent did not have press agents or financial the capture to the "Kaw" team. Te men to dole out the news to ever eager beau seems to have the confidence of reporters. It behooved the paragraph- the Pittsburg owner and gets many ers to hustle to Mr. Nimick©S office at a player. Not long since Tebeau came the corner of Ross street and Erie to this city unannounced. He waited avenue and pester the club president around local headquarters for three for news. There was "one incident of hours before the club owner put in try-out to be given W. "Goat" Ander Mr. Nimick©S career which may be appearance. On Barney©s arrival he son, the South Bend, Ind., outflelder, recalled by old patrons. Possibly about remarked to the Western magnate: by Pittsburg next March. Killen um 1888 Georg-e Thornburg, now living in "Why didn©t you tell me that you was pired in that league and came to the the great befond, one of this city©s coming, I would have been at my of Pittsburg owner not long since with brightest base ball reporters, had a fice long before this." There are many the assertion that it was surprising- talk with Mr. Nimick in early spring minor owners who secure this kind of no club had drafted Anderson. The on the team©s outlook. Mr. Nimick treatment from the Pittsburg boss. ABILITY NOT THE ONLY ESSENTIAL veteran declared that the lad was fast spoke sharply of the way Galvin and on his feet, could bat well and made "Doggie" Miller, his catcher, then TO SUCCESS IN THE MAJORS. up a neat little package. Killen is Pittsburgh star battery, were putting Snow Flakes. never given to gushing over players. in the winter. Galvin was tending bar "Please decide a bet? When did Victor He belongs to that class of men who and Miller was enjoying life as the Willis lose his first game for the Pittsburg can see defects sooner than strong "Midget" ever fancied. Unlike these team in 1906?" This was the query CoL Barney One Reason For the Failure of Big points. A man must have the real days when the magnate is the boss of received last week. goods to get a word of praise from the ranch, has a pull, and no one or Charles Phillipe has the headquarters boys the big fellow. 1 don©t mean by this two players make a team, the news on the run matrimonially speaking again. League Nines to Draft Men From that Killen isn©t fair. Such an idea papers took up th§ cudgel in behalf "Deac" is a walking fashion plate nowadays. is far from the truth, for last spring, of the players. To help out the Something in the air, but when and where? even after Babb had given a cold deal crusade the men declared that they The New York man who writes those enter the Minors A Young Hoosier to Killen, releasing him at New Or would not fign until an apology was taining letters signed "Otis Clymer©s Friends," leans after he had placed his baggage given. For the be*t part of a month will no doubt be delighted to know that dymer on the bus, Frank came to Pittsburg the controversy was kept up. The returned his contract on the same day as re Who Will Go South With the Team and declared that Babb was playing club president was roundly Scored. ceived, and to expedite matters registered the the best third base of any man in the The breach was fixed up finally. Gal communication. Southern League. "I am going to take vin and his rotund partner didn©t Mike Reagan, the fan of fans, was here last week. Ralph Davis tells of Reagan©s point BY A. R. CHATTY. Anderson South and look him over," leave the Pittsburg team. If memory of success as follows: "A marvel, that©s the Pittsburg, Pa., February 3. Editor said Col. Barney. "Killen©s recommen serves well Nimick Was the first to word. He only met me at the world©s cham "Sporting- Life." Several old-timers, dation is a fine one. Frank will not discover the decline of poor Horace pionship games. Here is the way he greeted once in the major leagues, like Burke, enthuse over a player unless the man Phillips, a team leader who had the me last week: ©Davis, you blanket?-blank-blink, Gatasel, et al, sot back how are yon. anyway?© " by the draft, purchase, Pi J. Flaierty was a caller at headquarters" eta, plans during: the just to remind the boys that there was no fall and stand a chance truth in the report of his having engaged in a of being numbered fight with John Lobert at a local basket ball among the big guns once game. "1 wasn©t at the contest and I don©t more. This prompted a think that Lobert was on hand either,© 1 said query in local head P. J. John Hetiry Wagner was there, but quarters as to the rea wasn©t playing at the time. He acted as sons why some National peacemaker." or American league club Last week an old-timer "of fifteen: years gave had not grabbed Bill the writer a glimpse of a picture of the All- American team which made that famous trip Douglas, the old Phila around the world. A striking face in the delphia first basernan, group is that of George Wood, the vet whom A. E. Cratty and Charley Babb, the I notice in last week©s Boston news notes is shortstop. These men liable to be an umpire in the New England played high-class base ball during the League. Does "Woody" sttll wear that huge season of 1906 and stood way up in piratical mustache? club work. The one man to take up Few letters from new players wfll please the the. query and hand a response was local management more than that received from Col. Dreyfuss, who held the floor for Alien Storke, the Amherst third baseman. The ten minutes. young man not only signed his contract bat wrote a sensible enclosure, saying that be was highly pleased at being given a chance to land Dreyfuss© DerlnratlOtt, "r a place on the Premiers. ; The outlook is for "You Will find," said the Pittsburg Clarke to try-oat Storke at third from the Hot Owner, "that many of these old-timers Springs opening practice day, who had failed to go well in the Somehow or other there are some base ball majors will return to their minor men just now who cannot see any value in league and star daily. They are able Harry Gessler. And their view does not seem to get away with all their tricks and to be formed on Brownie©s threat to retire, but on an estimate of his ability. Why not be ruses, are full of ginger, etc., and can fair? Gessler hit grandly in 1905 and at one show ball playing of a high class. They stage of the race, if memory Isn©t at fault, got fit in the small leagues, but lack one close to the .30C class. His first base play necessary tiling1 when in the majors; wasn©t so raw either. One season as * bench That point ig grit, or rather ability warmer or utility man has certainly B*t rained to hold up their tnd with the. many this skill. trials which they are called on to face Homer Smoot had to go back to the minors. in the big unions. .1 refer to ability The bis Maryland man can hit them. Last to stand the gaff which is ever pushed season he seemed to start badly when placed into them by fellow players, both op in right field by Manager McCloskey and he ponents and comrades. These men never recovered. Playing with the Reds in this might be able to get away with their city the latter part of the year Homer swatted maneuvers in the company they came many a drive to right field. Then the boys from, but when they tried the same knew where to play for him more or leas and thing1 in the fast company they would the beauties had to be counted up as oute. It s get a call from perhaps a half do-sen a wonder that Pat Donovan did not give nia men on one team. Right here they old pal a chance to »tay t» the big union. fail to hold up. In other words, they lose their nerve. They get ag-oinj? and soon fall off so much that they wel CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. come a shift back to fields whore the pace is a dream to them and where Manager Tommy Dowd Is Fast Getting they can fill the demands of the man ager and public without any onerous His Holyoke Team Under Contract- efforts. Ever hear of Joe Knight? He was unfortunate that way. Now take Some New Faces to be Seen. the case of Douglas. He hit hard last year in the Southern League. Douglas Holyoke, Mass. , Feb. 4. Manager always could stick that ball. He was Tommy Dowd, of the local club, has there in that respect when with the returned from a scouting trip, the re National League, but then he was ever sult of which is a half wanting to go home. You will recall dozen contracts. The men the time he shook the Philadelphia signed to date are: Co- tpf»m, went ba.ck to Missouri and left bean, pitcher; Henderson, ROBERT K. WICKER, catcher; Grubb, Innelder; the nine In a lurch. Now for Babb. Hendrickson and Minne- He is a fine fielder, base runner and Fitcher, Late of the Cincinnati National League Club, frnn. outfielders. Cobean hit, I think, about .290 for Memphis la a left-hand twirler last year. He "was, tried in the Na Robert Wicker, one of the 1906 pitchers of the Cincinnati National League Club, halls from and was a member of the tional© but you knpw did not hold up. Bedford, Md., where he was born twenty-eight years ago. He first attracted national at Oswego (N...Y.) Club, of They got his nerve and then he was tention as pitcher of the champion Dayton team in 1901, and the Pittsburg National League the Empire State League unable, to hit any better than possibly Club purchased his release. His work with Pittsburg was erratic owing to ill health and he .190. The .case of Halligan furnishes was turned over to St. Louis. During the. season of 1903 he was released by St. Louis last season. Catcher Hen- a like parallel. He hits and plays and immediately signed by the Chicago National League Club, with which team he placed dersoh did the backstop- good ball in the Eastern and is able until 1906, when he was sold to the Cincinnati Club, for which he did excellent work during ping for the Auburn (N. to work off©a lot of tricks. If he went the last season; nevertheless* in accordance with Manager Hanlon©s plan of starting the 1907 T. J. Dowd Y.) Club of the same bftck to the majors the players would season with a practically new team, Wicker has been turned over for a season to the Colum league last year. Hen go right after Mm when he attempted bus Club, of the American Association. We have no doubt, however, that he will soon tad derson is reported to be a great work those tricks. They would have the his way back to major league company. er and was one of the most popular goods on him so quick that he would members of the Auburn Club. Manag fall away possibly as in his previous er Dowd played with Grubb in Al- trials. I©ll admit that John Ganzel©s is all there. He told me plump and confidence of the deceased in every toona, Pa., two years ago and says: case is a "singular one. Here he has plain that Anderson wasn©t a big man, whit. Mr. Nimick©s attention to the that he is a speedy youngster, who been Ih the big league twice and gets but he felt sure that he would show me dethronement of Phillips© reason was should develop into a strong player. back again and is able to demand a goods. I have an arrangement where attracted by the knowledge that Manager Dowd has lines out for half high salary." by I will not have to pay for Anderson Horace had shipped his better half a dozen more men and has practically in case he fails to satisfy us. He will forty pounds of marshmallows by ex closed deals for them, but will be un be given every chance to show his press from an eastern city. A day or able to disclose their identity for some Slttfirnlar Selections. form in the South." two later Phillips sent his employer days yet until the contracts have been The matter of getting back to the a 200-word telegram, jumbling up a signed. He states that he has a few majors after a failure is certainly an mass of ideas which told too true that surprises in store for the fans if every odd one. There have been men who, Former Magnate©s Death. the skinful p.io© had lost his mind thing goes through as planned. Be after a retrograde, hustled back to the The death of William A. Nimick in Mr. Nimick had Lix n in California for sides the games already announced, small leagues, played fine ball for California, reminds base ball goers of nearly two years. His home here is oc several big league clubs will play here years, and yet no manager in the big the period when Mr. Nimiok was presi cupied by Co©. Barney Dreyfuss. in addition to the Brooklyn Nationals. leagues would try for them. The un dent and main owner of the Pittsburg Dates have been left open for them, dersigned will ever recall the case of Club. Mr. Nimick was among the men Weeding Tb*m Out. and their manag-ers have agreed to Frank Killen, the old pitcher. About who put this city in professional base Col. Dreyfuss has been paring down Holyoke©s terms, and answers clinch 1903 Killen, who was never accused ball back in the early eighties. He the big list of players. He still has ing the dates ar« expected any day of lacking sand in the National, as a operated the Pittsburg team for nearly about thirty men on the card, but the now. long career proved, pitched excellent ten years and held on until after the chances are that ere the time for re ball for the Indianapolis team. He famous fight with the Players© League. porting this number will be reduced News Notes. showed a better record than Kellum, to about twenty-one.© Captain Clarke and yet a manager , picked out the Mr Nim-ick was president of the team Pitcher Stanley Yerkes has signed to play when the Columbus talent, Morris .will then have his- troubles sorting with the Waterbnry Club. latter and paid:a high figure for him. over this band. Saturday there was a Killen at the time .commented on the Carroll, Mountain, Kuehne and others, It is settled that One Soffel win manage and was brought here. He- also was in change made. Frank H©uelsman, the captain the Norwich Club this season. oddity of selections. Kellum, it will strumental in getting Jimmy Galvin big ou©tfielde©r, was sent to the Kansas be recalled, got away with a number from the Buffalo team. Gavie made a City nine. This man was drafted from Shortstop Paqnette, of last year©s Ware, of games in early spring in the Na ten-strike for the local team and held the Montreal -Club. He has been tried Mass., Club, ha* signed with th« Norwich tional, but later on the gang found his on for many years. Mr. Nimick was in the majors mid made, a pretty fair Club. small bender and made merry with showing if reports corning- this way The Wnterbnry Club has April 19, 20, 22, 29 the same. . president of the Pittsburg team when and 24 open for games at Waterbury with it jumped from the American Associa are true. Not long- since the club man strong colored clubs or with clubs from New tion to the National League. The writ agement heard that Huelsman was all York. Hudson River and New England leagnea. A Strong Recommendation. , er in a period of five -or more years- right, but had one trifling defect. This Address H. R. Durant, 77 Bank street, Water- Speakttig of Killen reminds one that met Mr. Nimick as a rule every day. was not sufficient to put a bar on him> bury, Conn. The Waterbury team open* the old-timer is responsible 1 for the and ever found him a most agreeable however. Col. Barney listened to the April 16-10 with tte Newark team. SPORTI1VG LIFE. February 9, 1907.

the H<»tel Aragon and prepare them iim. It is very doubtful whether the there is not a first baseman in the selves to live on the fat of tba land. irst baseman would be worth $5000 to United States who can beat him. He FINE ACCOMMODATIONS. any team. He has got to surpasses Chase in that respect, just ST. LOUiS SERIES SHOW A LOT as Chase surpasses him in taking "Nothing but the best aH through throws that are wide and high, for the South," said the-President when_he >efore he becomes a $5000 player. He Chase is more agile than the Ken- was taat with a pitcher who has intelli- when it comes low and the result is the De Soto, the first time that a ball ence and can keep himself from that more low throws ©get away from THE SPRING. team ever has stopped sit. that magnifi «tting into the hole and at the same him than throws of any other type. cent house, at Atlanta ths Aragwa, at :ime use a curve. Nor does he hit And there isn©t very much that gets Macon the well, I©ve forgotten for a >vhen the team behind is most eager away from him of any kind. McGrann minute what the name of the hotel is :hat he should. had a worse year in 1906 than he has All Arrangements Made to Begin the but it is out of sight. Not the hotel, Possibly this may sound like heresy had in six years. Some seem to believe but its appointments. Wherever we :o some who have watched Jordan for that it is the beginning of the decline go we have bath rooms for our players, ;he last year and have become in- that comes to all athletes at some time Fray on March 30 Each Presi rocking chairs on the verandas, ham iatuaaed with his work. Yet facts or another. Possibly. On the other mocks in the rooms, three meals a Dear it out. The impression, -which hand it may have been nothing but a dent and Team Confident That day, except on Sunday when there will ertain sources have attempted to bad year, and if it was there should be be four, and buses to and from all the make, that McGraw was so taken with two or three good years left in him trains. There will be an extra charge Jordan that he would purchase his re for the New York team. Meanwhile the Result Will be favorable, for bootblacks and laundrying. Ex lease at any old figure and give him we will continue to spruce up the cept that everything will be free. I any old salary to play for the Giants parlor, preparing for that boost m expect the Brooklyn team to have the not based on fact. Personally I base ball which is expected to land in time, of its Life since I have been con happen to know SPECIAL TO "SPOKTDTG LIFE." nected with it,©and I am sure that we this city immediately after the spring St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 4. Stanley Robi- WHAT M©GRAW THINKS begins to sprout. shall come North in such good con of Jordan as a player. He gives him son, president of the Cardinals, and dition that from the first day of the Robert L. Hedges, president of the redit for being a good first baseman, year we shall be able to jump in and but he thinks that there have been WELL WORTH HAVING. Browns, held their an hold our own against anything in the nual confab rgarding the National League. If we are not able others in the world who were quite spring series last week, to do so well, naturally, I shall be as good, and he does not think that and the fans will see the disappointed, but my heart will not Jordan surpasses McGann as a fielder, St. Louis National a^id nor is Jordan any more reliable than be broken. Just disappointed; that©s McGann at bat -when the Giant first American league teams all." On the first page of this issue we pub in the first of the pre- baseman is himself. There are lots of lish a group picture of the Boston THE CLUB©S MOTIVE. Jordan©s friends in New York who season contests begin It is a smart expedition that the Club of 1906, eighth team of the National ning March SO at Sports want him on the Giants. Don©t blame League. For the benefit of readers who Brooklyns will make to the South. them. It would be bully fun if Jordan man©s Park. The series There never has been a time when the desire to frame the picture, we have had this season will be run were a member of the Giants and play same printed on heavy plate paper, size players -were more liberally provided ing up to. the standard which is re on the same lines it has for and it seems to be the intention 13x14 inches, a copy of which will be in the past. The two quired of a first basman. All the sent postpaid to any address securely Saturday games will be of the management to do everything Bronx could come over and cheer fbr wrapped in a mailing tube, for three two- possible to help along the winning of him, but they are never going to get S. Robison played at Sportsman©s cent stamps. Particular attention is Park and the two on a better place in the race this year. him on the Giants by inducing him to called to the clearness and brightness pt Sunday at League Park. There will be It is a healthy indication of the times. hold a false opinion of himself, and our framing pictures. No guesswork It is good for base ball that all clubs the Giants never can get him so long about who the players are. Each one a toss-up for the mid-week game to should endeavor to make their players see which park it will be played at. as the Brooklyns stand in need of a posed specially for these groups. The mid-week games will probably be believe that they have enough confi good first .baseman. OTHER GROUPS. dence in them to give them a good JORDAN©S PREVIOUS RECORD. played on Tuesday, Wednesday and start in the race. Of course it is true We also have 1906 group pictures of the Thursday. that not all of the teams can win, but It must be remembered that Jordan THE QUESTION OF UMPIRES. it doesn©t hurt to make them believe played first base for a long time in the Chicag^> Club of 1906, American League Neither Robison nor Hedges knows that they can do something in fast minor leagues without showing that champions for 1907; also world©s cham- Which umpire will be assigned here company. he was altogether of major league by their league, but the former has an AT JACKSONVILLE caliber. Last season was the first P1Chicago Club of 1906, National League idea that Rigler, Pul- there will be fine accommodations, a flash in the pan which indicated what liam©s pugilist umpire, ^ood ground, a good climate, if the might be in the man, but whether he of 1906 of the American will make his first bow weather bureau is at all complaisant, can keep up last yearis speed is some to major league com and a few other things that will make thing yet to be determined. Jordan Ne\v6York Club of 1906 of the National pany at Sportsman©s for an enjoyable time. Oranges in may think that he was underpaid for Park. If he does Rigler plenty, strawberries while we are eat last year©s -work. Every young player Cleveland Club of 1906 of the American will find himself right ing snowballs in the North, and un might establish the same principle for at home, as the Cardinals limited fresh garden truck. In the himself in his first good year, but it Pittsburg Club of 1906 of the National and Browns are not by last week of March the players will go must not be forgotten that there must any means lamblike in up to Savannah to remain a week. be a first good year to show what the Athletic Club of 1906 of the American their annual battles. They will play four games while they player has in him, and until he proves Sheridan, who has of are there with the Savannah cham that he can play first class ball he is PtuYadelphia Club of 1906 of the National ficiated here in the pre- pions. The Georgia seaport, is a quaint not likely to get first class wages. season games in the past, old city, with much charm in the Take Chase as an example. He began 11? Louis Club of 1906 of the American R. L. Hedges will -most probably be spring; and a great base ball center. with the Highlanders not better off. in the American League of a financial way than Jordan began Brooklyn Club of 1906 of the National ficial. He resides, in California, and "What they don©t know about base ball with the Brooklyns. Now that he has St. Louis is in his line of travel to in that part of Georgia isn©t worth shown that he can play first class ball Detroit Club of 1906 of the American begin his duties in the regular league looking for and they keep a close he is entitled to the wages that go games. Hence he is usually sent here. watch on all the races throughout the with it and there is not the slightest L Cincinnati Club of 1906 of the National country. question as to his liberal recompense, BOTH MAGNATES CONFIDENT. AFTEH SAVANNAH Both Robison and Hedges are decid for Frank Farrell knows that Chase Washington Club of 1906 of the Ameri- edly chipper over the outlook for the comes Macon. and Atlanta and follow is an attraction and a laborer worth spring series. Robison thinks the Car ing them, Lynchburg. At all these of his hire. ast. Louis © Club of 1906 of the National dinals- will just about give the Browns cities the Brooklyn President found AS TO M©GANN. all they are looking for in the spring. no difficulty in arranging games. In Speaking of first baseman it is but Boston Club of 1906 of the American He paints out the fact that the fall fact they were more than anxious to fair to add a word or two of praise games were all close, three of them be have the Brooklyns visit them. "Once for McGann. When you take into con Boston Club of 1906 of the National ing tied, and with the additional work there was a time," said the President, sideration everything that he has been McCloskey©s men will get during the "When they didn©t think that we to the New York Club, to the St. Louis Copies of any of these can be had at spring training trip he figures his amounted to much in the South, biit Club, and to the Brooklyns in recent same price, three 2-cent stamps for each, nine should play an improved article ever since we climbed to the top of years his batting, base running and Address this offi.ce. of ball in the spring. Some of the | the second division we are getting fielding it must be acknowledged that older members of the Brown team are popular, and if we can do better this McGann ranks among the top notch Jake Becklev nas a buncli of money tie liable to be a bit slow in rounding to, year than we did last we shall have a first basemen. In handling low throws would like to Invest in a base bail franchise. and this- should make the series a fine old time when we next visit the doubtful one. An odd-game victory South." in the series for the Cardinals, or even THE RETURN HOME. that kind of a breaking favoring the After the Brooklyns are through Browns, would be a big feather in the with Lynchburg they jump North for a cap of McCloskey, and the latter is Sunday game at Paterson, N. J., and going to try mighty hard for this out then come over to their own baili come. wick where they play some college nine an exhibition game, providing they can arrange one. On April 9 they are booked to play in Holyoke, where BROOKLYN BUDGET. they will meet some of their New England friends, and then they come BASE BALL Elaborate Plans For the Brooklyn back to the city for the first break away of the year In the big race. The Team©s Spring Trip-Nothing For opening game at Brooklyn should be Comfort of the Men Will be Left Un the best that Washington Park has seen in five or six years. "With a good done A Review of the Jordan Case. day it is safe to say that the receipt will double what they were two years THE BY JOHN B. FOSTER. ago. Brooklyn can go some in a base Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 4. Editor ball way when the city is actuall^ "Sporting Life." Don©t think for a awakened to the necessity for shout moment that the Brooklyn players ing. will be devoid of any of the comforts THE JORDAN HOLD-OUT. of home when they go It has developed since the last mes South this yean to get sage from the Bronx to the far side in shape for the next Na of the East river that one Timothy tional League season. Jordan, six feet or thereabouts anc President Ebbetts has thinking something of his game, ha been down in the land demanded that he be paid $5000 for of oranges and fixed his services next year as a ball player things up. "When he got Ebbetts says he won©t get it, and there back to Brooklyn his isn©t any great probability that he face shone with happi will. Admitting that all men are ness, and there was a worth what they can obtain from their pardonable burst of employers, so far as their individua© pride about his voice judgment of their ability is concerned when he told the people it is not to be conceded that Jordan John B. Foster of the city what he had is worth $5000 worth of ball playing done for the players in to any team. Furthermore, he has the way of accommodations. It is all asked a salary that is out of all pro true that most of them are to go portion to the common run of salaries South by way of the Clyde Line. The which are being paid at the present Write for Free President of the club has engaged all time in major league circles. When the anybody tells the public that ball GOOD STATE ROOMS . players are drawing for the passage and every one of them $5000 SALARIES is reported to have had no case of sea on every bush he tells what !s no1 sickness in its history. From that it the truth. There are precious few .J. REACH CO is to be inferred that none of the $5000 salaries in either league, and Brooklyns will be troubled by the wherever they are paid there is usually stormy billows providing they use a string to them. For instance, a Tulip and Palmer Sts., Philadelphia. a little Christian Science and forget pitcher may be_ paid a big lump sum them. The team will disembark at providing he wins a certain number of Jacksonville to the strains of a brass games, or a player may be paid well PACIFIC COAST BRANCH band and the voices of all the pickan- if his batting is up to the standard ninnies on the dock, and don©t forget which the would be expected of a that there will be anywhere in the star, and so on. There are not, how Phil B. B eke art Co. 1346 ParU St., Alameda. Cat. neighborhood of two hundred to wel ever, $5000 salaries running around to come "dose Nothun ball players." Es be picked up and the quicker that corted by the Mayor and the Keeper Jordan establishes that fact firmly of City Seals, the players will gro to in bis head the better it will be for February 9, 1907. SPORTING LIFE.

alike as to the repast and the after- dinner speeches. The g-uests number ed 85, including the magnates and TRI-STATE TIDINGS. managers of the Tri-State League, local and foreign visiting newspaper men and a number of representative business men of Trenton, all friends THE LEAGUE NOW PROCEEDING ON of Mr. Perrine and ardent base ball lovers. There was music, wine and THE RIGHT LINES. flowers and the room and tables were beautifully decorated. THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS A BRILLIANT HOST. Col. Perrine made an ideal toast- IN THE WORLD OF BASE BALL Wipes Off Old Slate, Reorganizes master, his introductions being ex tremely felicitous. He made a force ful and happy address in which he AND ATHLETIC SUPPLIES. Under National Agreement Aus lauded "organized ball," told how he came to enter Trenton in the Tri-State League and greatly pleased his local pices, Admits Trenton and Wil» friends by promising Trenton the best ball that money could produce. He A. G. SPALDING £> BROS.© Trade Mark on any Im mington, Re-elects Mr. Carpenter read letters and telegrams of regret at their inability to be present from plement Athletic Ly a Mark of Quality. Governor Stokes, Mayor Gneichtel, of as Chief and Adopts New Laws. Trenton; Presidents Shettsline and Shibe, of the Philadelphia National and American League clubs, and Manager BY FKAHCIS C. EICHTER. Murray and Mack, of the same clubs, Spalding©s Illustrated Catalogue Will Be Sent Free Upon Application, The first annual meeting- of the Tri- and from his old friend, John T. Brush, State League as a member of the of the New York National League Club. "organized ball© family was held at OFFICIAL RESPONSES. Trenton, N. J., February 2 and 4. It was a large President Carpenter, of the Tri-St^te League, made a vigorous speech, de ^r ^ppvr w -Htaaa^ ffjw©*©© *tti"aai « vmntmi mm mm mm vmfmm ly attended and enthusi claring that now the Tri-State was astic gathering. The under the protection of organized delegates were: Altoona, base ball it would be conducted on John . H. Bockel and strictly business principles, and pre Mew Vorlt, Denver, Chicago, HiimasapoliSf Philadelphia, Pittabur^, Arthur Irwin; Harris- dicted artistic and financial success for burg, William A. Tunis the organization.© He was vociferously San Francisco, Syracuse, Boston, Baltimore, Buffalo, St» and George W. Heckert; applauded when he sat down. Presi Johnstown, Louis A. Op- dent P. T. Powers, of the National As Louis, Washington, Kansas City, Cincinnati, O», Now perman and Charles M. sociation, who was born in Trenton, Orleans? La., Montreal* Can.* London* fng. At©herton; Lancaster, spoke of the game in Trenton in his George Carman and Clar youth, described how Col. Perrine be ence Foster; Trenton, came©a magnate, paid his respects to C. F. Carpenter Lewis Perrine and John the proposed outlaw Atlantic League, tional Association column with such reliable impression upon the sport, as your able and J. Carney; York, William gave the Tri-State magnates in gener States as Massachusetts, Connecticut, New brilliant young leader. Charles F. Carpenter. H. Meyers; Williamsport, Thomas al, and the local owner in particular, York, Ohio and Illinois, the Keystone State I thank you for your kind attention and !n Gray and Harry Wolverton; Wilming- some practical suggestions anent the owes you something; and so does the National conclusion I offer this sincere sentiment: May ton, William M. Connolly and Peter Association for being enabled to add another the Tri-State League live long and prosper al conduct of their league and individual link to its great chain of base ball states. ways, as a member of the National Association. Cassidy. clubs, and paid a high compliment to Candor also compels me to say that in this THE SLATE CLEANED OFF. John J. Carney, the new Trenton man new adjustment of relations the gain is not News Notes. The original six clubs of the league ager. all yours; organized ball also gained much. You met first to clean up the business of VIEWS OF EXPERTS. made a game battle for what you conceived to Pitcher Waller, of the Bridgeport dub, has the league before admitting the Tren be your rights, but you also made a manly been secured by Wilmington. ton and Wilmington clubs. President Editor Richter spoke at length upon surrender when the inexorable logic of events The Lancaster Club has formally elected the Carpenter made his report on the "organized ball," promised the Nation taught you that your policy was mistaken and veteran outfielder "Pop" Foster as team man finances of 1906, and the Auditing al Association©s baby "Sporting Life©s" that you were ©©in wrong." And this had its ager. Committee, comprised of members support, and complimented Messrs. Influence in causing the base ball powers to The new Wilmington ball park will be open from Johnstown and Lancaster, gave Carpenter and Irwin for their efforts meet you more than half way. Apropos to this ed April 11 with the Baltimore team as the to bring the Tri-State League into the Tri-State League has been treated with visiting attraction. the executive a clean bill of health line. Arthur Irwin responded in a such great consideration by the National Com for his accounting. The details of this happy vein, showing how impossible it mission and the National Association, that your Arthur Irwin, of Altoona, announced that he report were not given to the public, was for even a gentlemen©s league like organization owes a debt of gratitude which had signed Frambes, the Hightstown bey, who but it is known that every club in the the Tri-State, which is the only gentle can only be paid by future undeviating support caught a few games for Wllbur last season. league lost money last year, ©Williams- men©s league, to succeed against of organized ball. I believe that you fully Manager Carney, of Trenton, has secured per port leading the list with about $12,- capital and organized base ball. The appreciate this, and if the Tri-State League mission from the Providence Rastern League 000. Altoona showed a deficit of new Wilmington magnate, Mr. Con be not henceforth the most loyal league in the Club to negotiate with outfielder Al. Selbach. nearly half this amount, while Johns National Association I shall be greatly mis The Lancaster Club has received shortstop town©s losses were about $7500. York, nolly, spoke in a hopeful vein of his taken in the temper and character of its of Newton©s signed contract. Catcher Rementer winner of the championship, lost prospects and of the "Strawberry ficers and members. and pitcher, McCabe have also accepted terms. League" players he has to date secur And now, gentlemen, I want to say a few heavily, but not to the extent that ed. Manager He.ckert, of Harrisburg, words about "organized ball" a subject dear The Trenton meeeting was attended by a Harrisburg did. told interestingly of his pennant- to my heart and on which I can speak from number of players. Umpires George Bausewine, NEW LAWS CARPENTER HONORED. winning experiences at York. Thomas extended personal experience. Most of you are Tom Conner and I*, Hawklns were also In at The league then admitted Trenton, Gray and William S. Tunis spoke re comparatively new to base ball, while I have tendance. N. J., and Wilmington, Del., thus mak spectively for Williamsport and Har been long on the firing line at times even as The noted builder, Jim Foster, who has al ing it truly a Tri-State affair. The risburg. an insurgent, as you were. I have been actively most a monopoly of putting up base ball constitution was completely revised to connected with base ball for over a quarter of plants, will have the contract for a $12,000 meet the requirements of the National OTHER GOOD THINGS. a century, and I have been the editor of structure at Trenton. Agreement. One of the new provisions One of the best speeches of the even "Sporting Life" continuously for twenty-three William Russell, the Fitehburg outfielder, is one making team managers eligible ing was made by Trenton©s famous years. In that long space of time I have will be given a try-out by the Trenton Club, to act as club delegates. It is also pioneer base ball rooter, the venerable watched the development of base ball from as he has been highly recommended by Pat Councilman Allan J. Souhwick, who sectional to national proportions, and I have Moran. of the Chicago Cabs. provided that any club able to secure witnessed the herculean labors of many men, an exhibition game with a major showed his happiness over the long- good and true, to make base ball a national The Philadelphia scribes at the Trenton meet league club on a scheduled date could delayed restoration of Trenton to the institution. In that time I have witnessed ing were D. Leroy Reeves, of the "Ledger;" do so by paying guarantee to the base ball family. Assistant Postmast the prosecution and settlement of five wars, Nagle Rawllns, of the "Inquirer;" George M. scheduled Tri-State club and subse er Kendrick C. Hill also made an in the creation of three National Agreements and Graham, of the "North American," and Kdltor quently doubling-up the championship teresting speech. Mr. Marvin A. Riley, the culmination of the long struggle of the Richter, of "Sporting Life.©© game. President Charles F. Carpen of the Trenton "Times," spoke for the minor leagues in the organization of their The Wilmington Club paid $1500 for Pete ter was unanimously re-elected as local press; Mr. George M. Graham, of now great National Association. Simultaneously Cassidy©s release from Jersey City with tha president-secretary-treasurer, with an the "North American," responded for I have noted the coming and the going of a proviso that he shall play with no club but increase of salary to $2000 per annum. the Philadelphia press, and Mr. Wel host of leagues, clubs, magnates, managers and Wilmington. Should Wilmington let him go, Messrs. Bockel, Tunis, Meyers and lington Jones, of the Harrisburg1 players. In that time also 1 have acquired the lie must revert to Jersey City. , "Telegraph," on behalf of ti»e up-State right perspective for a just judgment of men Manager Carney, of Trenton, announced that Perrine were elected as directors. and measures and a correct estimate of the he had to date signed Nance and Clingman, of Kach club must furnish a $2000 bond press, made an exceptionally dignified causes of success and failure. to fulfil all of its obligations. These and clever address. It was near mid Toledo; Nops, of Providence; Witherup and night when Trenton©s most elaborate Now from that long panoramic procession of Strobel, of Boston; Barton, of Philadelphia; gentlemen will also act as a schedule great base ball men, measures and events, there O©Brien, of Toronto, and Russell, of Elisabeth; committee to meet at Altoona March 6. base ball function came to an end. has evolved to my mind one supreme, over and two local players named Boss and McCniie. whelming and irrefutable fact; and that is that SALARY LIMIT AT $.3500. Gilbert Kulp, the genial and big-hearted © The question of a salary limit took "Sporting IJfe" and the Trl-State. without "organized ball," founded on territorial Herewith is given the full text of and reservation rights, the perpetuation of Shamokin lumber man, who was a Trl-State up a good part of the session. The professional base ball is impossible. Without magnate for five weeks in 1905 at the rate of sentiment of the conftrence pointed to the address delivered by Editor that there can be no systematic presentation $1000 a week, was on hand at the Trenton the advisability of having a limit Richter at the Tri-State League dinner, of base ball to the complete satisfaction of the meeeting as an honorary member of the league, somewhere within reason, but all the for the reason that it defines the past public and press. Without "organized ball" and enjoyed every minute of It. Business re magnates were a unit in favor of giv and future attitude of "Sporting Life" there can be no security for capital and In quired his attention at home but ie stuck It ing the players the most liberal pos toward the Tri-State League. We pub vestment; no protection for the club owners, out until the dinner was half- over, when he sible compensation commensurate with lish this also for the benefit of the and no assurance of lucrative employment and reluctantly tore himself away. N a tore 4e*lgned business judgment. It was finally many friends of that organization who sure recompense for the ball player. Without Kulp for a base ball magnate. settled at $3500 per month, exclusive were not so fortunate as to be present "organized ball" there can be no assurance of of the manager, which is far ahead of at the festivities: loyalty and integrity In the high places, and no discipline In the ranks. And, moe,t Import EVERY BALL PLAYER any other class B league. At that it Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Trl-State ant of all, without "organized ball" there can SHOULD HAVB A PAIR OF will be much smaller than paid by any League: This is the first meeting of the Tri- be no guarantee of the maintenance of that ab club last year, and should enable State League that I have attended and most solute honesty and rigid integrity of the sport, sc-me, if not all, of the clubs to make of you gentlemen are to me new acquaintances. I am glad that conditions have so changed that, which has been, Is now, and always must be, Patented. affair profit. I am able to be your guest this evening, and the game©s chief claim upon the consideration Affords maximum protection with minimum THE NEXT SCHEDTTLK more than pleased to congratulate you upon the and support of the generous American public. weight. 5 ounces to pair. Quickly adjusted. Wto any The schedule was considered and a fact that after a vain three-year struggle And so I declare that with the man who player. Impossible to cut or scratch sfein. Price $1,08 committee appointed, but no draft of against the logic of events your organization loves base ball the grandest game Invented by per pair at your dealers or sent postpaid upon re man who wants to see it prosper, thrive and ceipt of price, dates was submitted. However, in is at last safe In the sheltering harbor of become permanent; who wants to see It kept order to permit the various clubs to "Organized Ball," there to remain, I hope, as clean, decent and honest; with that man the Carr-Brat5©ey Sporting Goods Co. notify their players when to report it long as your league shall exist. first and last consideration must always be CLEVELAND, OHIO. was decided to open the season on Mr. Chairman: Your flattering introduction of "organized ball," the chief developer and con April 24 and close September 14. The myself gives a welcome opportunity to publicly define "Sporting Life©s" attitude toward the servator of all that is good, wholesome and schedule will consist of 129 games. Tri-State League. I have no apology to make beautiful in the great sport. Yankee Base Ball Game This will make the Tri-State cham for having during your long struggle, both per Now, gentlemen, I am going to revert briefly (Copyrighted 1906) pionship season just four and one-half sonally and in my paper, steadily ignored your to the Tri-State League to pay a deserved Sent Postpaid for 50c. Agents "Wanted. months long. It was not decided what organization, though operating at "Sporting tribute to two of your members. One is a ROBINSOX A SMITH, clubs would have home opening dates Life©s" very door. I conld not do otherwise; man of absolute personal integrity; a man of or where the holiday engagements and now that you are full members of the consummate ability in every detafl of practical 1369 Washington Avenue, New Torfc would be played. Each club will play great base ball family you must admit that my base ball, than whom no better manager ever a total of 129 games, making three course was justified. "Sporting Life" took existed. This man has seen as long service trips around the circuit of two games this stand not out of unfriendliness to the Trl- as I have and he has been with, for, or against each and one trip of three games. State League, but as a matter of principle; a me in many battles. But at the end of it all matter of adherence to its own convictions, he. like all tried veterans, learned that "or BALL PLAYERS© CARDS. Provision was made for the three holi teaching and practice; and as a matter of ganized ball" is the only salvation of base ball. days. The meeting adjourned to meet lovalty to "organized ball." I have always re When this veteran entered your ranks a year at Altoona March 7. gretted my inability to serve the Tri-State ago I knew that there entered a missionary League; but I felt assured of the ultimate who would spread the gospel of "organized Cards of eighteen words or Jess vnR be inserted for fifty result and bided my time. Now that the ball." and who would sow se.efl that must in cents each issue. All over eighteen words Otree cents for TRENTON©S WELCOME. barriers to mutual regard and service are re evitably produce good fruit soon or late. He each word, initials and figures cowntxag as one word. moved by the entrance of the Tri-State League sowed the seed; the crop Is reaped now. That Col. Perrine Entertains Delegates and to the great base ball family, your organiza man was Arthur A. Irwin. W A NTED Play ers of experience and non-reserva tion will have no better friend than myself, There remains one more to be equally highly for East Liverpool Club. Address Tom Kerning, 22 Scribes at Dinner. and no more ardent supporter than the accepted commended. To my mind one of the evidence; Kennedy street, Hartford, Conn. A feature of the Tri-State meeting organ of "organized ball," good old "Sporting of your progression in the right direction 1 was a dinner tendered the delegates Life." the "fact that you today unanimously re-electee NOTICE Ball Players desiring a good situation and the local and visiting scribes by Now that the war is over candor compels me as your chief the energetic and capable young at forty dollars per month, playing one or tw» Col. Lewis Perrine in recognition of to say that despite cost it has not been without man who not only served you faithfully and games a week, should communicate with the admission of Trenton, and the some compensation. Where many failed, and well, but who was the Moses who led you JOSEPH PAGE, 198 Coursol Street, Montreal, [w failed so miserably as to make Pennsylvania out of the wilderness into the promised land Harry Fontaine, Vendome Cafe, Quebec, Can. meeting of the league in the old town minor league ball a byword and reproach, you. of milk and honey. Now, gentlemen, 1 have which has not had a club in any re with your little six-ckib league, succeeded in the record and the personal acquaintance of cognized league for nearly two dec conclusively demonstrating that the great State every minor league executive of three decades WANTED By the Norwich Club (Connectta* ades©. The dinner was given at the of Pennsylvania will support high-class ball and I tell you truly that not one, in his first League Champions) a first baseman, infleluer, out- Trenton House, evening of February outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Now year of service, achieved so much for his tielder and pitcfier. Apply at once with particubua 3, and was a most enjoyable affair. that Pennsylvania has been added to the Na- league and base ball, or made such a profound to Gua Soffel, manager, Norwich, Gona. 10 SPORTING LIFE.

turnsttiles the League adjourned. It father, but a more prudent or wiser will probably meet here the first week expert Who knows when he has had in March to adopt a schedule. The enough, especially of the same antag league offers $50 to the person mak CREAHAN©S LETTER. onist or opponent, William Hoppe, who ing the best schedule, and it is was champion at the 18-1 balk line thought there will be plenty fo select game, was challenged for that einblegrr from. ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS IN THE by George Sutton. Mr. Sutton wad ARRANGED TO MUTUAL SATISFAC champion at the 18-2 style of game, and was challenged for that emblem Newa Note*. WORLD Of BILLIARDS. by William Hoppe, who evidently hop TION BY THE BIG CHIEFS. Pitcher Jlmmle Limric has been secured by ed, or imagined, that the name of "The Newcastle from Rochester. Toung Lochinvar" even if he did not "Lefty" Snyder has signed to play left BY JOHN CXEAHA3J. come out of the West would strike field for Newark again neit season, Thanks to the fact that George But terror in the heart of Sutton, and that Messrs. Johnson and Pulliam, After The Sharon Club has re-signed Prank ton and Orlando Morningstar are not both emblems would be easy toys for Michaels, the young Ashland pitcher. members of "a family of billiard play young Hopp to play and profit with. Two Days ef Hard Work, Reduce John McCrane, the former Newcastle and ers," posters for the recent contest East Liverpool pitcher, has lost an eye through for the world©s championship between The Hoppe challenge to Sutton re a cataract. those players, and played in Chicago sulted in a contest which was played the Number of Conflicting Dates It is learned that Alec Armstrong, the Cler»- on the night of January 21, were sent with a result that Sutton defeated land City League catcher, has tedded to report broadcast throughout the country, Hoppe practically 2 to 1. This was to Mansfield next season. hung up in public billiard rooms, care not according to the expectation of Between the Major Leagues to 27. The Akron Club has signed for a trial at fully scanned and read by, the public, Hoppe, and when, or about the time short field Richard Nebinger, of Philadelphia, after which those who were billiard that the Sutton challenge to Hoppe to a University of Pennsylvania man. players continued to play the game, play for the emblem at the 18-1 cham SPECIAL TO "SPORTING The Marion Ch* has traded catcher Lauzon if only to convince each other that as pionship should take place, Hoppe and Cleveland. O., Feb. 4. All but twen to the Stenbenyilte Club of the P.-O.-M. yet they are not a Sutton or a Morn an engagement in Amsterdam "which ty-seven of the sixty conflicting dates League for catcher Smith and ootflelder Farrell. ingstar. ___ would pay him better" than playing in the schedules of the two major base Ed. HJlley resents being traded by Youngs- Sutton, and prudently decided to for ______ball leagues have been town and says that he would rather quit base One of the great objects of profess feit the emblem rather than encounter eliminated, it was an ball than play with one of the other teams ional billiards, that is, contests be Sutton for a second time, even if he nounced January©29 when ia the circuit. tween professional masters of the did not meet with defeat, and it is by President Ban Johnson A constitutional amendment has been adopt game, Whether in tournaments or no means certain that tiie youngster and Harry Pulliam clos ed to the effect that all drafted players re match games is to create and stimulate would lose. ed their conference here. turned to this league must revert to the club an interest in the business, not only The two presidents after from which they were drafted. in this country everywhere, but in all The fact that there were no posters twenty-four hours© work parts of the world where the game sent .to the roomkeepers of the in arranging and re is played. Telegraphy, during the past country for the Sutton-Hoppe game, as arranging the league fifty years, has brought the world so far as I am aware of, may account for schedules were not able closely together that most, if not all, the fact that Hoppe was to win, and as to do away with as Changes Its Circuit and Makes Itself of u« are now practically neighbors, "the family of billiard players" are many conflicting games no matter where we may live or reside. in the business, like, Flanigan, of as last season, but they an Inter-State Organization by Ad During the past ten years the tele Texas, for what there is in it or H. C. Pulliam feel , satisfied that the phone has so facilitated communica "what are we here for" accounts for schedules they will pre- mitting Two Illinois Cities. tion between people/ in this country the fact that one of the greatest con-r- sent to the club owners in New Ottumwa, la., January 29. Editor that we may practically be regarded tests, or at least what should have, York in a few Weeks will be accepted. "Sporting Life." Ottumwa, Burling as a huge nation composed of one been such, for many years past, was From all reports that have been re ton, Marshalltown, Oskaloosa, Keo- family. __© probably played with as much econ ceived the general make-up of the kuk, Waterloo, la., and Quincy and omy as possible. Posters and postage schedule is the same as last year. It Jacksonville, 111., will compose the With such conditions in existence, cost something. Why not dispense is known, however, that Chicago Iowa State League of 1907. The mag parsimony can play no part in the with them when it is an issue of ma again will be nates met here this afternoon and creation or management of great terialism and not the interest of bil after voting Quiricy and Jacksonville match games ,at the present day, no THE STORM CENTER. matter who the players may be. From liards at large? The Windy City had nine conflicting as new members reshaped the con stitution to cover the special duties time immemorial in this country it Had William Hoppe been true to games last summer. This number has of umpires, salary of umpires, club©s has been the rule to not only advertise been increased to ten or eleven games public match games in all of the himself, as one of the foremost young this season, but most of guarantee, and made, it compul experts of the word, he would have sory for every club to instal a leading billiard rooms of America, but played his contest with Mr. Sutton them are Sunday con turnstile at the official grounds. to frequently placard the same on the tests. The proportion of public billboards in the cities where and subsequentlyjjfllled his engagement conflicts in Philadelphia The umpires will receive $150 month in Amsterdam. Win or lose,, the public ly, out of which they must pay trans such contests taker place. This species would have honored and respected him. and Boston is about the portation. They will be fined $10 of publicity not only advertised the same as last year. Of experts, but was of great interest or His engagement or contract with Mr. the two cities Boston when absent from a scheduled game, Sutton was of more importance to his has received the best of and players who act in their stead benefit to the financial enterprise or reputation than going to Amsterdam it in the selection of will be paid $5. The club©s guarantee end of such contests. Roomkeepers to play 9 an academy, which he would dates. Little change was was raised from $200 to $400, payable and manufacturers, on the other hand, be at liberty to do after the contest made in the schedule as by February 15. Visiting teams will have a just right and claim for all the was over. Mr. Hoppe is at liberty affecting St. Louis, the be paid $30 for games prevented by benefits which can be legitimately re to construe his own actions as he may,, number of conflicting rain. The schedule presented by alized from such contests. Manufac but public opinion will be that he games in the two leagues Owner Ned Egan, of the Burlington turers donate large sums of money in feared a second defeat at Button©s remaining about the Club was considered, but not accept the creation of tournaments, and are hands. same. That a minimum ed. It will be voted on by mail. justly and honorably entitled to the of twenty-seven conflicting dates has President L. S. Peckham presided and benefit of advertising their tables, The truth Is, that there Is nothing in© been reached was regarded as better all clubs except Port Dodge and Clin which is, as a rule, all the benefit the history of billiards so grotesque as than was expected by both league ton, who were voted out« of the league, that they derive for their money. It the management of this very gifted presidents. were represented. is greatly to be doubted if any class young expert, who seems to me to be IT WAS IIARD WORK. of professionals do as much to adver personally a gentleman. It is more When the conference adjourned at Minor League Player Dead. tise professional experts as the room- than safe to say that since his advent ] o©clock on January 28 the schedule New York City. Feb. 3. Editor "Sporting keepers of this or any country. Under to the first rank of experts that he had been cut down to thirty-five con Life." William Cotfey, a well-known minor such circumstances any expert who has lost not less than $10,000 in ex flicting games. On the afternoon of league player, formerly of the Wilmlngton refuses to give the greatest publicity hibitions through the refusal of his January 29 new schedules were draft (Del.) Club, and latterly of the Lawrence to a match game or tournament in Club, of the New England League, died from which he is engaged, is either very opera bouffe manager to permit him ed and in the final draft there were hasty consumption at St. Joseph Hospital, this to play for less than "hold-up or stand only twenty-seven conflicting dates. city, on Monday. January 28. narrow-minded, or will sooner or later and deliver" figures. Hoppe©s manager At 4 o©clock the presidents adjourned. learn the lesson of his folly. should join the noble (?) band of pro Pulliam went to Pittsburg- at 6 o©clock moters in this city, and then with to see Barney Dreyfuss and Johnson That the surprise has been wide them seek a permanent engagement went to Chicago. The schedules will THE CLARK GRIFFITH spread or at least very general out in the Zoological Gardens among the" be in shape for presentation in ten side professionals that Morningstar freaks in Fairmount Park. days. should challenge Sutton for the cham OPINIONS OF THW LEADERS. pionship, there is but little doubt. The At St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 24, a new In discussing the schedules Mr. truth is, that Morningstar is but little world©s record In three-cushion bil Johnson said: known in this country when it comes liards was established, when Charles "No one realizes the work involred In1 draw to ranking or classing him among the Noland defeated Jesse Lean in a pro ing up a schedule and seeing that neither first masters of the game. If I am not fessional handicap match by a score of league is favored. That has been our hardest in error he spent several years in and most tiresome task. For a. time It looked Paris, France, playing in the academ 25 to 14 and averaging 1.40. Noland .-is though we would be able to get down below ies there among, or with the foremost made a high run of 6. twenty-five games, but it was Impossible. We masters of the world for his opponents, have twenty-seven games conflicting, but I including not only Sutton, but prob According to advices from Chicago guess there will be no complaints on this ably Schaefer, if not Slosson. That he ex-Captain Anson-is figuring on form score. In the West they are mostly Sunday has confidence in his own ability to ing a national billiard league. The games in St. Louis and Chicago. I am glad play Mr. Sutton was more than demon veteran base ball man and billiard de the task is over. I know that Mr. Pulliam strated by the fact that he challenged votee plans to organize a circuit of feels the same way." him to play for the emblem and $500 six cities and have games played by Mr. Pulliam said that he expected a side. As I write, on the night of schedule. The captain will try to in that ultimately the conflicts would be the contest, I am naturally of the terest promoters in three Eastern still further reduced to about twenty. opinion that Mr. Sutton will win. Hav ,6ities New York, Philadelphia and ing no choice in the matter, as I have Boston and three Western cities never seen either of t©he_ players to Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburg. Mr. my recollection, in the general inter Anson will hold the Chicago franchise est of billiards I should greatly like if the deal goes through and according- Decides to Turn Down Three Applica to see Morningstar come off the victor. to present plans Ora Morningstar,, Mr. Sutton has already established his Button©s recent opponent, is slated for tions and Retain the Eight-Club Cir reputation as one of the greatest of a berth with one of the seaboard towns. Plans for the league have not cuit Other Legislation Enacted. If your dealer does not carry this ball, send direct to living players. What we now want in us. Special discounts to clivis ordering by the dozen. this country is more experts who can been completed and as yet it has not Cleveland, O., Jan. 30. The Ohio- grapple with Sutton. been decided how many players would Pennsylvania League magnates at MONARCH SPORTING GOODS MFG. CO. represent each city or what style of their adjourned meeting in this city Sole Distribute, rs. The contest betwen Sutton and billiards they would play, whether 18.2 yesterday decided to Morningstar must pass_ into history as or three-cushions. It is possible that continue as an eight- WE MAKE BASE BALL, UNIFORMS. one of the most exciting ever played each city will have a player of classes club league instead of in Chicago, if not in this country. It A, B and C. More definite announce taking in Brie, Pa., and is more than to the credit of Ora ment will be made later. either Sandusky or Morningstar to know that he not only Zanesville, O. Brie could grappled with probably the foremost New Lake Shore Leagrue Formed. . not secure its release expert of the world, but practically, or Waukegan, 111., Jan. 28. Chicago is to bay*- from the Interstate in reality, came so nearly being the a team in the newly organized Lake Shore League except on pay victor, that the game was not lost to Base. Ball League, with teams at cities along ment of $2500, which the Morningstar or won by Sutton until the west shore of Lake Michigan from Wau Erie o\«iers wanted the the latter had made his last shot. It kegan north to Manitowoc. A club managed O.-P. Beague to pay, is very evident, from the brief report by Jack Taylor is to be admitted, the games Erie being considered a of the game which I have seen as I to be played at Rivervlew Park. A meeting better base ball town write, that over-anxiety to win caused of league officials will be held JTebrwury 4 at than any now in the Morningstar to lose. The loser of this Racine to change tb* schedule. league. The failure to desperate battle not only made the take in Erie, Sandusky or Zanesville highest run of the game, but practic lleaves the league with only three ally as high an average as Button©s, I Sunday towns, Newark, Lancaster sand congratulate Mr. Sutton on his victory, Marion, the smallest in the circuit, but more than congratulate Morning- thus causing two clubs to remain idle star on his triumphant and honorable on each Sunday. defeat, which will be the sentiment of OTHER MATTERS SETTLED. all professionals and the public in In addition ttoe league increased its general of this country. It is a great alary limit from $1500 to $1800 a triumph and victory for professional month, exclusive of a playing manag billiards to know that whife a Jacob er. The season will start on May 1, the Schaefer or a George Slosson are not JINE TABLES, CAROU, schedule to comprise 140 games. The as young as they were twenty years guarantee was not raised, as had been ago, that there is an Ora Morningstar COMBINATION AND POOL. expected. The deciding of protests Orders from all parts of the world promptly was taken out of the hands of the ex who promises to be as great as the ecutive committee and given to Presi greatest of our great masters of the attended to. dent Morton. After passing a motion game. ___ John Creahan, Greea©s Motel, PiiHacl©a, PS. that each club be required to put in It is a wise son who knows his own Over 1,000.000 Noise Subduer* Sold. February 9, 1907. SPORTEVG LIFE.

AT BRENHAM. NEAR PHILADELPHIA SUNNY SOU! H A SUCCESS DESPITE TRAPSHOOTERS LEAGUE CONTINUE LESSENED ATTENDANCE. THllR SUCCESSFUL SERIES. Fosgard Wins Main Event Sens Highland Club Gains a Victory Over v and Connerly in a Sensational the S. S. White Cracks Crooks Tie Reno First in Target Handi- High Gun Meadow Springs and cap Crosby©s General Average. GSenmore Club Shoots.

Saturday -weather In Philadelphia The Sunny South©s sixth annual at has lately approached the unbearable, Brenham, Texas, January 21-26 in and last week-end was of the usual clusive, was no less a success than the dubious sort. While it did not rain, preceding tournaments under the able for which all were duly thankful, the management of Alf Gardiner. Lovely cold was penetrating- because moist weather, summer temperature and and sloppy walking brought about blooming flowers helped to make the some "cold feet" that had not at all "sporting event of the South" an en to do with one©s shooting- ability. This joyable affair, while good scores, the Saturday marked the fifth Trap Shoot one other concomitant for a notable ers© League rase and the men were on trap tournament, were inevitable under hand to carry out the original con such fair shooting conditions. The ditions at the Highland shooting program included live birds and tar grounds, near the Edge Hill station. gets, though inability to secure suf The Dentals were beaten out by High ficient pigeons rendered it necessary land by two targets, this reducing the to cut out the first day©s events en Whites© lead of 110 to 108 in the race tirely and substitute targets as a sort for the club championship. With only of preliminary practice day. An event two shoots remaining, of the series it©s at eight live birds and the Sunny hardly probable that Highland can South Handicap occupied the second overcome the great lead of the day, part of the Handicap at 25 live Whites. North Camden again shot in birds running- over until Wednesday. good form and succeeded in passing 120 targets were also shot this third day Media for third place. The fight for and the three remaining days were de individual honors is being keenly con voted to target shooting entirely, with tested. Newcomb, of the Whites, still the Houston "Chronicle" event at 100 tops the list with 220 breaks, followed targets shot on Wednesday and the by Ballentyne, of Highland, With 213. Sunny South Handicap at targets com Griffith, of the Whites, tied Wentz, of pleted on Friday. Highland, for third place on a total of E. F. Fosgard, of Waco, Tex., shot 208 targets. Chalmers, of North Cam- grandly and is Sunny South champion den, and Cantrell, of the Whites, are at live birds. H. M. Reno, of Douglas, tie for fourth place with 202 breaks. Ariz., won the Sunny South Handicap The next league shoot is scheduled for at targets on the score of 87. W. R. the S. S. White grounds on Saturday, Crosby, T. E. Hubby and H. R. Bosley March 2. The team total for for the broke 86. The Houston "Chronicle" clubs in tbje five shoots follow: cup race at 100 targets proved the Club. Total. most exciting and best contested event White ...... 890 418 391 393 41G 2008 of the meet with five shoot-offs at 25 C. A. YOUNG, Highland ..... 373 393 246 370 418 1900 targets each, necessary to decide the Camden ...... 332 354 283 370 377 1722 amateur champion. R. H. Connerly, Springfield, O., Target and Live Bird Expert. Media ...... 304 399 318 338 338 1007 whose last 50 straight made his score Charlie Young©s name has always been prominent in "Sporting Life©s" annual Review 99, was looked upon as a sure winner compilations. iu the ©07 list of leaders he has .923 per cent for the year 1906, with S. S. Whites© First Defeat. until the very last squad disclosed a 11,450 shot at and 10,576 broke. In the ©00 book, for the year 1905, he has .921 per cent., The Highland Gun Club won a vic possible rival in Otto Sens, who had with 19.320 shot at and 17.798 broke; merely two examples of that sterling skill which has tory over the S. S. Whites Gun Club 75 straight. His last round was made this representative of the Peters Cartridge Co. famous in many States. His average Feb. 2 418 targets to 416. Franklin therefore an interesting test. His 99th on live birds for last year was .908 per cent., shooting at 292 pigeons, mostly from the landed his team the victors by a target skipped his load and in smash 32 and 33 yards rise. A recent important win to his credit was tiie Tri-State live-bird wonderful finish in the fast fading ing the last he created a tie with championship of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, January 1, at Dayton, Kentucky. Mr. Young light. Victory or defeat faced the Connerly. Each broke 24 in the first killed 24 out of 25 from 28 yards rise and won the trophy without a tie. Highlanders when Franklin stepped to tie, again in the second and third, the traps for his last 25 targets, but while the fourth brought straights to he surprised the most faithful of even both and the fifth contained Connerly©s Faurote 100 77, Beaumier 100 75. Graber 100 Fosgard were thus the remaining men his own team by breaking 22 and finish, as he missed the third target 68. Gramm 100 70, Rowley 100 00. Gil- of mark and they proved their right thereby enabling Highland to win out and Sens continued straight. Shooting strap 80 59, Evans 50 38, Caldwell 50 38, as bird after bird fell to their guns. over the Whites by two targets. North at 225 targets Sens scored 221, Con Williams 40 30. Tirumin 40 3J5. Crosby continued to the twenty-second Camden finished third in the race with nerly 220 a great exhibition of nerve MONDAY, JANUARY 21. round and a sitter tripped him. Though 377 breaks and Media fourth with 338. and skill. In the second tie Connerly©s Owing to the scarcity of live birds slow to start it made up afterwards, It was a mean day for shooting, but target broke late ere reaching the the pigeon program for opening day and the fast left quarterer fell dead notwithstanding1 remarkably good ground, but the referee and shooter was abandoned and six 20-target just over the wire. Fosgard was equal scores were made, the Highland©s to failed to see it. A claim was made but events were substituted. Crosby to expectations and grassed his 25 tal equaling the high team record the referee held his point. Mr. Sens missed but two, Atchison six, Taylor straight, making a popular win, as he held by the Whites of 418, made in Insisted the target be given Mr. Con seven, Young, Heikes and Wade eight is a well-known Texan and shot well the January shoot, and there were nerly, but the latter refused it and each. Over twenty shooters entered, to win a big purse and the handsome more men over the 40 mark than insisted on his part that the tie be full half of whom were manufacturer©s silver cup. Rolla Heikes killed all there has been any time this season. continued, an instance of clean sports agents. Totals: but his seventh, Barkley and Prade Scores: manship that redounds to his credit. Targets ...... 320 Targets ...... 120 having equal luck. Taylor, Young For general average, including four Crosby . 118 Faurote and Wade scored 23 and six killed 22. HIGHLAND. S. S. WHITE. days, W. R. Crosby occupied his ac Atchison 114 Reno - 25 25 T. 25 25 T. Taylor , 113 Prade Event No. 2. Sunny South Handicap at 25 M. Wentz 18 21 39 Pratt .... 21 19 40 customed place with 740 out of 790 Young , Hubby live birds. $25.00 entrance. $150.00 added, Ballentyne 21 23 44 Brenizer .... 23 16 39 shot at L. R. Barkley second, 736; C. Wade ., 112 Waters money divided 40. 30, 20 and 10 in addition Bender White .... 21 22 43 A, Young third, 729; R. O. Heikes Heikes , 112 Ellison to first money, the winner receiving a silver Clark ... 21 22 43 Griffith .... 22 22 44 fourth, 718. High amateurs were: H. Peyton , 111 Mrs. Topperwein.. trophy. Davis . .. 20 20 40 Cantrell .... 20 23 43 R. Bosley and H. G. Taylor 714, J. H. Barkley 109 Harris ...... Faurote (29) 22222 22221 22222 22220 01100 22 Urooks .. 24 21 45 Firth .... 25 14 39 Mackie and Otto Sens 704, A. Olsen Legler . 108 Miller Waters (30) 22222 22202 02222 22222 22022 22 Pierson . Fontain 18 21 39 698, Abner Holt 697. Mrs. Topperwein Fosgard 107 Whitworth Atchi©n (30) 02222 22222 22120 22202 22222 22 Uenham . Beyer ...... 23 21 44 shot through the program as a rep Tucker ...... 107 Plank ...... SS Taylor .(31) 22222 20022 22122 22222 22222 23 Huber 23 21 44 Stahr ...... 20 21 41 resentative of the "Dead Shot" Powder Lednum ...... 107 Heikes . (31) 22222 02222 22222 22222 22222 24 Franklin 22 22 44 Newcomb .... 23 21 44 Co., and scored 704, a remarkable per TUESDAY, JANUARY 22. Cahlw©l (28) 02102 22222 22012 20112 22220 20 formance for a lady. Sliding handicap The first event of regular program Hubby .(30) 00222 20222 22202 22T22 02222 20 Total ...... 4 Total ...... 416 conditions governed the target shoot- was that of eight live birds, $5.00 en Young .(31) 22022 22222 22222 22202 22222 23 NORTH CAMDEN. MEDIA. trance, all at 30 yards rise, and purses Fosgard (30) 22222 22222 22222 22222 22222 25 T. 25 T. ting and this must be taken into con Wade ..(30) 22220 22222 01221 21222 22222 23 Fleming 18 10 3t|Sweeney .... 21 18 3©.) sideration when judging the scores for high guns so that it took a Whit©h (28) 02220 22022 00220 220 W.D. Larsen .. 18 18 ^O.Wiiliamson... 22 is 40 herewith: straight score to win. Five traps Crosby .(32) 22222 22222 22222 21222 20222 24 Silver .... 1C 14 30lRogers 15 :;o 3d 4ta 5th (?th were used, which in lacking flushers, Barkley (30) 22222 22222 22222 22022 22222 24 French . ... .20 10 30 Rigby 15 27 Day. Day. Day. Day. Tl. permitted many sitters. Other than Gardi©r (30) 22022 22222 20222 22202 22222 22 Atarcy 19 19 38 Leedom 14 30 Targets ... 120 220 220 230 this the birds were up to the ave©rage Jackson (29) 20222 20201 12121 12222 22222 22 Pfeil ... 22 li 37 Penningtoa is :;7 W. R. Crosby 115 203 201 221 740 and provided the occasional screamer. Gramm (27) 12222 00222 22210 02222 22022 20 Wickes . 23 1 30 Beattv ... 19 40 L. R. Barkley 116 211 198 211 736 Plank, Taylor, Heikes, Hubby, Harris, Tucker (29) 02222 22222 12202 20220 22222 21 Taylor . . 22 20 42©Little .... 15 31 Chas. Y©oung 109 203 198 219 729 Fosgard, Crosby and Legler divided Plank .(30) 12221 20202 12201 22002 22202 19 Chalmors 21 22 43 Copple ... 19 39 R. O. Heikes 119 194 191 214 718 purse, receiving $7.50 each. The Harris .(30)222002222220022202 W.D. Newman 19 22 41 Absentee . 00 25 L. I Wade .. 112 205 190 207 714 Sunny South Handicap at 25 live birds Reno ..(29) 02222 02200 00 W.D. Bosley ...... 109 199 196 210 714 was started with 23 entries, and dark Ellison (28) 22022 22222 20222 22202 22222 22 Total ...... 377 Total ...... 338 H. Taylor ... 112 211 182 209 714 Prade .(29) 22222 22222 22122 22022 22222 24 Scores of the also rans: T. B. Hobby 106 194 198t 211 709 ness overtook the contestants when Sens ...(29) 22222 22022 02222 22222 22022 22 Highland Boyer 37, Hilt 30, Smith 38, Wak- Geo. Maekie 108 199 188 209 704 there had been but 18 birds shot. At ley 32. Hamel 32, Bisbing 39, Gilbert 31, 201 189 207 704 this stage Crosby, Fosgard and Faur Houston "Chronicle" trophy, 100 targets. $10 O. Sens ...... 107 205- entrance, open to all amateurs Southern Greenwood 39. Mrs. Topperweia.. 106 181 212 704 ote were straight; Heikes, Young, States; 50 per cent, of this year©s entrance S. S. White Cotting 32. George 34, Hand 37, A. Olseu ...... 107 197 184 210 698 Barkley and Prade had each lost one. to the winner last year: Reade 38. Robinson 30, Hinkson 31, Heite 29, Ab. Holt ...... 102 201 191 203 697 Scores of the finished seven-bird event Harper 39. F B Rogers .... 113 204 175 204 696 were: Plank 8, Taylor 8, Heikes 8, Targets ...... 25 25 Ttl. North Camden Stratton 29, Gest 25. M. B. Atchlson . . 112 187 185 205 689 Connerly ...... 25 24 99 200 184 199 G88 Hubby 8, Fos-gard 8, Harris 8, Crosby Sens ...... 25 24 99 F. Faurote ...... 105 8, Legler 8, Tucker 7, Faurote 7, Rogers ...... 25 25 23 97 NOTES. A. Wilcox ...... 108 196 177 206 687 The S. S. Whites shot steady and seem to C. Peyton ...... 107 199 ISO 194 680 Atchison- 7, Caldwell 7, Wade 7, Whit Taylor ...... 25 25 25 96 worth 7, Sherman 7, Gardiner 7, Bosley Wilcox ...... 25 23 24 95 ha,ve the series cinched, but the Highlands Chas. Plank ...... 99 191 179 209 678 served a surprise in this race. Whitworth ...... 103 193 197 201 677 6, Waters 6, © Tinnin 6, Ellison 6, Holt ...... 24 23 95 Hubby ...... 25 24 24 95 Firth had the only straight and all doffed A. H Phillips .... 105 191 ISO 188 6fi4 Barkley 6, Reno 6, Young 5. their hats at the nice performance. His second Ed. Fosgard ..... 103 195 157 204 659 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23. Ellison ...... 24 23 23 94 184 170 199 655 Beautiful weather conditions favor Yonng ...... 24 23 23 94 25 seemed harder but with a little more ex J Prade ...... 102 Atfhison ...... 24 22 23 93 perience it will end differently. H N. Reno ...... 105 170 ISO 197 652 ed the finish of the Sunny South Dr. Cotting says glasses, and binoculars at Geo. Tucker ...... 107 192 143 206 648 Handicap and the shooters were on Lednum ...... 22 24 20 23 89 188 169 188 643 Waters ...... 24 19 24 88 that, will queer anybody©s scores. Hood Waters .... 98 hand early, the hopes of the straight Tucker ...... 20 21 K) 23 83 Charlie Newcomb arrived one train late but Lednum ...... 103 188 162 187 640 in good time to smash 44. Totals on less than program: Hatcher 450 men high for a continuation of good Ties for cup on 99: luck. F. E. Faurote was the first to Sens ...... 24 24 25 Ballentyne©s nose suffered again. He is in a SSO, Sherman 440 376, Phillips 340 269, Rid shoot and unfortunately missed, which quandary whether to cut off that member or dle 340 298, Jackson 280 248. Connerly 220 Connerly ...... 24 25 part with the offending thumb. 209 Ellison 220 199, Norton 120 100, Lockett was followed by another getaway Sens wins by 1, losing 4 out of 225 shot at, 120^ 100, Matthews 120 93, Miller 120 95, H. that killed his chances. Crosby and to Connerly©s 5. CONTINUKl) Oi* THZBTEKNTH PAOB. February 9, 1907. EVERY At the Annual Tournament of the Indoor .22 Caliber League, Rochester, N. Y., January 29-Feforuary 2, 19O7,was won with PETERS AMMUNITION, includ ing the THE U, S. This match was won by Louis P. Ittel, of Pittsburg, Pa., Score 2465 OUT OF 250O. A. Hubalek, of New York City, was a close second with 24641 W. A. Tewes, fourth; L. C. Buss, fifth. FOUR of the FIRST FIVE, and SEVEN of the FIRST TEN prize winners used

This is the TENTH YEAR IN SUCCESSION that the Championship has been won with PETERS CAR- ______TRIDGES.______THE CHAMPIONS SINCE 1898 AND THEIR SCORES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1898 H. M. Spencer .2424 19O3 L. P. Ittel . . . 2457 1899 F. C. Boss . . . 2425 19O4 L. C. Buss . . 2456 1900 " . . 2429 19O5 L. P. Ittel . . . 2459 1901 " " ... 2451 19O6 W. A. Tewes . 2481 1902 L. P. Ittel . . . 2458 19O7 L. P. Ittel . . . 2465 All Using Peters .22 Caliber Semi-Smokeless Cartridges. THE OTHER IMPORTANT MATCHES at the ROCHESTER TOURNAMENT WERE: CONTINUOUS MATCH . -1st. L. P. Ittel, 4 perfect scores of 75 2d. A. Hubalek, 4 perfect scores of 75 HONORARY TARGET . 1st. J. Steinbach, 8% degrees BULL©S-EYE MATCH . -1st. T. H. Keller, 4^ degrees WHITE TROPHY MATCH~1st. L. P. Ittel, 5 perfect scores of 75 2d. L. C, Buss, 4 perfect scores of 75

THUS ALL THE HONORS of the .22 Caliber Annual Tournament are again won with the UNDEFEATED SEMI-SMOKELESS AMMUNITION MANUFACTURED BY

NEW YORE: 98 Chambers St NEW ORLEANS: 321 Magazine St T. If. Kc&f&r, CINCINNATI, OHIO J. IV. Gsborne, Higr. February 9, 1907. SPORTING LIFE.

reported a balance of over $200. High average trophy was won by A. Bal lantyne on 87 per cent, and the chal lenge championship trophy by Dr. Wentz on average of .869. P. Pfleger received the next average cup with .865 and Dr. Crooks the next on .82. A tie exists for the handicap cup be tween J. Davis and E. K. Boyer; also for the consolation prize between Messrs. Bready and Emley. Keystone Shooting; League. The annual meeting of the Keystone Shooting League was held February SHANER©S DECISION. 2 at the club house, Holmesburg Junc tion. The officers elected were: W. G. Amateur standing as defined by Sterling, president; I. W. Budd, vice president; Dr. Luther Terry, secretary; Manager Shaner means what it says, Ed. Johnson, treasurer; H. F. McDon per Ma decision, rendered without de ald, captain; C. E. Geikler, assistant lay, over the recent Philadelphia pro captain; F. M. Eames, H. L. David and P. F. DuPont, Board of Governors. test. The case was laid before him as Many improvements are contemplated SMOKELESS follows: John Poe attends a target which will makte the Keystone League tournament in the interest of a local one of the up-to-date grounds of its kind in this part of the counry; special sporting goods house and competes interest being given to the shooting of as an amateur. A pro-test is lodged as inanimate targets. Following the to his amateur standing1 and his firm meeting the annual dinner was served on the second floor of the club house. states that when John Doe sought em Twenty-four members were present. Clean shooting, makes a perfect pattern, high veloc ployment the desired salary was re ity, safe, is unaffected by climate. duced $3 and 100 shells per week in SLATE HILL GUN CLUB. cluded instead. Is John Doe an ama Have your shells loaded with © © Dead Shot Smokeless. " teur or professional? Heer©s Shooting and a Chicken Lunch Your dealer will gladly supply it. If you are in doubt, Mr. Shaner considers that the ac "" Pleasant Features. ceptance* of 100 shells under the circum A snowy, cold day afforded trying write to us. Write to us anyway, for booklet. stances constitutes John Doe a pro onditions for the Slate Hill (N. T.) fessional and that were he to attend Gun Club on January 25, but a very AMERICAN POWDER MILLS, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. nice program shoot was carried an Interstate tournament he would be through in good style. Trade repre ST. E.OUIS, MO. CHICAGO, ILL. obliged to class him as a manufactur sentatives, J. H. Briggs, W. R. A. Co.; er©s agent. Such an arrangement of W. H. Heer, Frank Butler and Harry Overbaugh, all of the U. M. C. Co., furnishing shells would, in Mr. Shan- were present and Heer made the ad «r©s estimation, provide a loophole by mirable score of 129 out of 135 targets. which the unscrupulous could evade Frank Coe was second With 117. The lunch was the star event, appealing to .Interstate conditions. the visitors as the best ever served in a club house, since it consisted of roast chicken and duck with all the trimmings. Scores: Events. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 - f CONTINUED FROM ELEVENTH PAGK. Targets 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 135 F. Butler 7 10 7 12 7 10 9 12 8 8 9 99 Larsen. of Camden, did well in a team race W. Heer 9 15 9 14 10 15 10 12 10 15 10 129 SINGLE fter scarce three months© experience covering D. Stever 9 13 9 13 9 13 9 14 7 11 C 11 perhaps one case of shells. P. Coe.. 10 12 9 14 8 11 9 12 9 13 10 117 Secretary Meehan bewailed the broken squads. C. Wood 7 11 8 8 8 14 7 13 6 10 6 98 Two members had swollen cheeks showing a Geideman 4 10 88 3 10 47 74 71 misfit somewhere. In the good old days black Bamlster. 67 87 6 10 68 60 TRIGGER powder punched the shoulder good and black, Strader . 10 12 10 13 K 14 7 10 now there©s no telling where nitro will get in Bundle . 4 11 8 13 8 11 6 13 Its work. It may be a finger bump, a cheek Carpenter 6 7 10 7 11 6 14 bump, a lip cut or a nose gored. Take your La Rue . .. 11 7 12 10 4 9 2 11 choice. v Larkins . .. 11 5 7 5 12 10 10 8 11 Single-trigger Brenizer had 23 and a faW Hayes .. 6 10 7 12 7 14 POSITION FOB FIRING Independent of recoil. No lieht thereafter. Brown 8 13 8 13 . 6 14 SECOND BARREL Howard George aimed for 34 and scored 32. Lattimo©e ...... 5 springs. No delicate parts. Aim higher next time and stop flinching. Corder ...... 10 Noah Clark had his dark glasses with him but blames his rheumatism mostly. Frank Cantrell knew all about that low right Ossining Gun Club. quarterer but shot over it just the same. The only Single Trigger that has a mechanically controlled movement Newcomb and Huber shot a nice race, both Ossining, N. Y., Jan. 26. Editor that always works the same either with a blank or the heaviest pigeon load. late entries, but none the less sure for all "Sporting Life," Weather conditions that. today would not permit of good scores. F. W. Pratt is shooting live birds these days An icy north wind blew the snow across Tlsls Movement Is SimpGe, But Positive but can hit targets too. the trap and caused many a "goose We will place the Philadelphia Single Trigger-and fully guarantee it- C. Beyer brought his son out for a mascot. egg." Col. Brandreth brought two Dr. Marcy shoots better with a pig as pros special prizes with him today. The on any standard-made hammerless gun. Write for descriptive booklet. pective prize. second event at 25 targets, misses-as- Tom Tansey was missed from the White team. breaks handicap, for a win on the He is supposedly sheltered ©neath Southern PHIL&DEa-PMm SiMGLE TRIGGER Co., Olney, Philadelphia, V. S. A. skies in the Isle of Pines. shotgun and a special prize of a silver Highland and White had full ranks of 18 match box developed a surprise in the men. North Camden 12 on hand and Media shooting of "Little Mac," who made was handicapped by one absentee. high scratch score, 18, taking the Crooks was high gun. 45 last Saturday was event without using any part of his O. K. handicap of nine. It was a popular wins it the most number of times in Bender lost his first target owing to his win, but "Mac" fell down to 11 on the ©07 becomes owner of it. J-rater, ias>L "safety" being safe. Otherwise he would have third event and Blandford won the year©s winner, starts from the 19- GUNS, AMMUNITION been in the SO per cent, class. silver syrup jug by & lead of one tar yard line, while Cohfarr shoots for Franklin is the Highland standby. A hard get over Brewerton and MacDonald. targets only and from the 20-yard arid worker always with pen, this time he pulled Coleman©s poor showing can be attri line The weather was so disagree the team to victory with his gun. buted to the strange gun he was using able that we did not shoot for the though he won all of the sweeps. points on the Winchester aonated toy SPORTING GOODS. Scores: the Miles Co We shortly hope to b e Tie at Meadow Springs. entertained by Mr. P. J. Holahan one J. B. SHANNON & SONS, In the regular weekly club handicap Events ...... 1. 2 3 4 5 0 of DuPont©s most congenial represen (Shoot of the Meadow Springs Gun Club Targets ...... 10 25 25 10 10 10 816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. last Saturday three men, Gothard, AV. H. Coleman...... 7 15 12 9 8 9 tatives. Scores today: New Gun Catalogue sent for the asking. Kane and Laws, tied with scores of 14, C. G. Blandford ...... C, 17 IS 6 .. 8 Targets.large IB ...... 25 25 25.._ 28*- E. Brewerton ...... 5 11 10 .3 4 4 Gemmett ...... 17 18 16 15 but in the shoot-off at 10 targets Goth G. B. Hubbell ...... 8 12 14 8 7 5 Prater ...... 17 18 1» ard won by scoring seven to the E. MacDonald ...... 5 18 11 11 1 .. Sohaneleck ...... 18 14 15 the 26th, as will be seen by a glance others© six. In the practice events M. F. Brandreth ...... 5 17 11 5 6 7 Rush ...... 1» !;> at their scores, where Ahlers easily Emery was high gun by breaking 55. Drefson ...... |^ led with 87. Hesser found his cold The scores: Jond,row, Joe...... ! » | Hd. Bk. Tt 10 15 15 15 20 Hawk ins Honored. .Tondrow. Henry...... ! © lb weather eye and blotted 43 out of the Kane ...... 1 Y.\ 14 .. 3 10 3 15 New Brighton, Pa., Jan. 26. Editor Confarr ...,...... - 24 horizon in the 50-target race. It is Gothard ...... 0 14 14 .. .. 8 .. 12 gratifying to note that some of the Laws ...... I! S 34 ...... 4 14 "Sporting Life." The Scale Works most recent additions to the "Regu Downs ...... 0 13 i:j G 0 11 10 35 Gun Club, of Beaver Falls, Pa., held a Ut?.ca (O ) Gun Club. lars" are not lacking in enthusiasm, Moxam ...... 0 11 11 4 12 10 7 17 shoot January 24 in honor of Mr. J. which means that more favorable Simkins ...... 0 11 11 6 10 .. 8 .. Mowell Hawkins, of the Winchester The shoot given by the Utica Gun weather will make things hum at the Pierce ...... 3 7 10 3 .. 9 7 Repeating- Arms Co. Owing to the bad Club January 25 was as usual, a de C. G. C. Scores: Emery ...... 0 8 8 7 12 10 11 15 weather, it being a cold, windy day, cided success, and although the boys 100-Target Race. Practice. Cox ...... 0 9 9 7 9 .. 9 .- and snowing besides, th-ere was but a had to face a severe snowstorm 20 20 20 20 20 100 26 50 100 P. Emery ...... 0 small attendance, merely the few old throughout the entire day, it only Ahlers ...... 17 19 17 17 17 87 ...... Hewlett ...... 11 reliables that turn out, po matter What served to add to their enthusiasm, and Hesser ...... 14 15 15 14 16 74 ...... the weather is like. Mr. Hawkins was everybody enjoyed themselves. The Fultz ...... 13 13 14 17 17 74 20 Fisher Won Shoot. high g-un With 97-100; S. W. Bilsing. high score of the day was made by F. Tarbill ...... 11 1G 15 14 15 71 of New Brighton, second with 9, and il King, Newark, with 140 out of a Halsted 12 11 16 15 13 67 The Glenmore Gun Club held their State champion D. B. Hickey, of Mill- possible 150. The ever-popular trade Rhodes ... 15 14 10 13 14 66 9 regulyj© monthly handicap trophy shoot vale, was third with 88. There was also representative, Mr.. Dell Gross, of Col Herman 8 11 15 13 11 58 on thg grounds at Severity-fifth and umbus carried off first © professional Cottingham 11 9 17 7 12 56 14 Glenmore avenue, Paschall. At 25 tar quite a crowd of visitors to witness L. Gambell ..38- gets, H. Fisher, scratch man, won out the shooting. Scores of the five 20- average with a score of 138 out of a Fulton ... .. 28 23, E. Rambo 22. A.Smith 22, O. Huber tarjret events and some extra practice possible 150. Mr. Lon Fisher had the Brown ...... 22 22. Fenv 21, W. Rambo, Jr., 19, Elwell follow: good eye in the 25-target event and 50-target match Hesser Fultz 40 d&, W. "Rambo 18, Fitzsimmons 18, J. Kvents ...12845. Ttl. 6789 won the $115 Lefever Arms Co. gun Rhodes 38, Halstead 35. Heiser 18, Paulson 17, Fink 16, H. Targets .. 20 20 20 20 20 100 10 15 10 10 with the creditable score of 24 out of Commencing last week cash prizes are to be fcshane 15, T. Blester, Jr., 15. Hawklus ... 19 20 19, 19 20 97 ,-..,. .- . . 25. Totals: shot for at the Cincinnati Gun Club and award BilKing ..... !< 19 20 19 18 92 10 14 9 10 SIM at. Bvoke. Won. ed each week. With a sealed handicap of ad TTIi-kpy ..... 18 19 19 19 14 88 9 1H 10 9 F. H. King...... ir>!) 140 $10.04 ded targets, contestants will be Ignorant of Highland Shooting Association. Macks ...... 16 15 18 18 18 85 8 13 9 9 Dpi! Gross...... ir.O !".:« the handicap allotted them until the close of The Highland Shooting Association Mot-rU ...... IT. 17 17 19 16 84 7 12 8 9 .Tesse dvr ...... i:-,o 1.",.S 10.75 the week©s shooting, this system Inducing par held its fifteenth annual banquet and Mllliken .... 14 17 18 10 17 82 ...... J. R. Tfl.vlor. . .. . 1 :,(\ \ 34 ticipants to shoot up the limit of their ability. meeting January 29 at the Windsor Uneda ...... 1"© U 13 12 16 70 ...... Swick ...... 1.-.0 i:m 15.85 Races are to be at 50 targets, 16 yards rise In Ham ...... 17 18 ...... 35 8 9 10 8 Chamberlain ...... Jr>0 events of 25. Re-entries permitted to the ex Hotel, at which the club prizes were Brown ...... 14 7 ...... 21 ...... I.ori Fisher...... 136 11.46 tent of shooting four races, from which the distributed to the winners, and officers Gamble ..... 8 10 ...... ©18 ...... F A. Hulfhlzer.. ... 12f> 7.88 best score will be used. Targets 1% cents, the elected for the year as follows: Wil Smith ...... 4 12 ...... 16 ...... Lpe Bdttenfleld. .. .. 100 6.30 extra half cent providing tlie purse. liam Dalton, president; David D. RoyS ...... 0 6 ...... 12 ...... Nick Hall...... 1 6.43 Mercer, vice president; J. Franklin Fred Bllne...... i-J 5.85 Fairmont Gun Club. Meehan, secretary and treasurer; A. Montana Tri-Weekly. W. Edman...... »> 1.62 Ballantyne, captain; Robert G. Ring- Fred Wince...... 45 .99 Zero weather and two feet of Enow gold. H. Q. Smith, Dr. C. D. Crooks, Livingston, Mont., Jan. 20. Editor ."Sunny" I©reston.. .. > *> . .45 could not keep the faithful few from Charles Drakeley, lieutenants. These "Sporting Life." The National Park Tlowe ...... - 20 the Fairmont (W. Va.) Club shoot On officers, together with Arthur Denham Gun Club held their regular tri-weekly (©)ifirles Novris...... *©> January 26 and as the scores show all and James Casey constitute the Execu shoot at its grounds north of town Bell ...... 20 shot well. Scores: tive Committee, After dinner speeches under the worst weather conditions Call Shaw...... 1o Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 25 25 Shot Bk. were made by President Dalton, possible to imagine. To say that the W. A. Wledebusch 21 20 25 25 22 23 150 139 Arthur Denham, L. Huber, P. Pfleger, wind was blowing- a gale is putting it Cincinnati Gun Club. Ed. H. Taylor ... 21 24 22 21 23 19 150 120 A Ballantyne, Dr. Crooks and Milton mildly and at times the air was full T A. Neili ...... 22 24 25 24 .... 100 95 Wentz, and Mr. Flood entertained the of snow.© H. . Jondrow was winner of With the thermomctor hovering G. A. Lilley ...... 20 24 22 22 .. 100 88 company with an amusing program the 1907 medal, this being the first about the zero mark, most of the Cin W. Mawhinney . 20 n 13 18 «, ». 100 68 «£ song: and dialogue. The treasurer Snoot for it, and the member that cinnati boys got cold feet on Saturday, Jno. FhfflipB 24 20 23 24 ^ «, 100 91 SPORTEVG IJDFE. February 9, 1907.

th«ir shoot to4*y, eighty-seven con testing at 20 targets, with $1.00 en trance. Cmpt. Nat Ressler and G. S. Traffora, of Lebanon, tied on 18 otit of 20, and divided the cash value, $60.00. The field included the crack shots from points within 50 miles, and the targets were about as hard a lot as could be THE POWDER THAT BREAKS THE RECORDS thrown. NEW YORK TRAP. Bits of News, Gossip and Comment The Results of & Day©s Work in the Metropolis. C. A. Iiockwood carriei. «ff the About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot honors February 2 at the Crescent Athletic Club©s traps at Bay Ridge, ing Know in Person or Through with not only the top score in the first weekly contest for the February THE NEW Cup, but taking also a special cup put the Medium of General Fame. up by "W. C, Damron for the Moon light Squad to shoot for in a scratch BY MKS. WILL K. PARK. contest against the field. After the five men composing the Moonlight Hayes Keller, of the Peters Cart Squad team had won by a total score ridge Cow is shooting nicely at Balti of 208 to 200, made by a field team, more. On the Colgate grounds he they shot off among themselves for broke 92 out of 100, and at the B. S. A. the individual possession of the trophy, last Saturday, in the fog and rain, he Lockwood winn-ing with a total of 45 was high gun with 84-100. out of a possible 50. Clear weather favored the contest Ou Pont Smokeless Harry Welles, the "Dead Shot" ex ants, and as a consequence many full pert, WSBB high at Red Bank, K. J., scores were made in the ten matches January 30, breaking 120-125, and at contested, necessitating several shoot- Eatontown, N. J., the following day offs to decide the winners. Full scores Has won more liigh averages than all other powders he scored 75-80. were made in all the fifteen target matches. They were won by E. H. Lester German, of the DuPont Lott, F. B. Stephenson, W. C. Damron combined. forces, has©been a sufferer from facial and Dr. S. P. Hopkins. The team shoot erysipelas. Taut is reported much bet was won by A. G. Southworth and E. ter. H. Lott, with a total of 46, to 45 made Preferred by Professional and Amateur Trap Shoot by W. C. Damron and H. B. Vander- Harry D. Kirkover, of Fredonia, N. veer. Of the eight men who shot in T., has been appointed by President a scratch match F. B. Stephenson led ers everywhere for its George Bledstein as chairman of the them all with a total score of 14. Bench Show committee of the Buffalo Scores: Kennel Club for their April show. 15 H.25 H.15 H.15 H.15 H.25, H.15 F. Stephenson 14 0 24 0 12 0 13 0 15 On January 28 Fred Murphy, of W.C. Damron 11 2 23 1 11 1 In 2 15 1 14 Philadelphia, defeated Richard J. O. C. Grinnell 11 1 23 . .. 0 12 1 23 0 10 Lamb, of Mt. Holly, N. J., in a live- C. Lockwood. 11 3 24 . .. 1 11 3 25 1 13 UNIFORMITY, HIGH VELOCITY, EVEN bird match at Point Breeze, 42 to 41 Dr. Keves... 10 ... 0 7 . .. 1 20 . out of 50 pigeons. A. Southworth 10 0 11 0 19 0 11 F.W. MofCett 8 0 20 0 11 0 18 0 11 Messrs. Gus Grieff, F. A. Pelham, R. L. C. Hopkins 7 3 20 2 J. , 2 10 3 24 2 13 D. C. Bennett 2 24 1 11 ...... 2 22 1 12 Debacher, E. BilMngs, J. W. Hibbard, E. H. Lott.. 1 22 1 15 . .. 1 11 PATTERN, ACCURACY AND REGULARITY H. Huggins and Captain Borland, all H. Vanderv©r 4 21 . . . . . 4 20 . prominent in the New Tork Athletic J. H. Ernst.. 4 20 2 9 2 8 2 12 4 24 2 15 Club trap matters, are on a Souhern A. Hubbard. fi 10 . . 4 8 4 15 7 21 . .. shooting trrp. J. H. Brown. C 18 . C. Chapman. . ..110413 The Buffalo Audubon Gun Club de S. B. Camp.. . .. 3 15 3 14 feated the Niagara team 400 to 310 out R. K. Pox...... 4134 9 6 10 of possible 500 on February 2 at Buf C. Hlckling.. 3 13 3 15 E. I. du Pont de Nemours falo, N. T. ___ A. Hendric©n .. . .. 2 13 ...... 4 19 C. Stephenson ...... 2 20 . Billy Heer has recovered from his A. Hubbard...... 1 10 ...... Powder Company attack of grippe and gave an exhibi T. W. Stake...... 3 8 3 11 ... 5 15 3 12 tion shoot at Trenton last Saturday, Dr. Raynor...... 3 8 ...... 5 19 ... scoring 95-100. Frank Butler was S. Hopkins...... 2 15 2 12 4 22 2 10 second with 88. Twenty-seven shoot N. Y. A. C. Wilmington, Del. ers turned out. Seven of the most enthusiastic trap C. R. Anderson and A. H. King scor shooters of the New York Athletic ed for the Herron Hill weekly cup at Club are in Florida and as a result Pittsburg February 2 with straight there were not many marksmen at 20 birds. Travers© Island last Saturday. F. H. Schauffler won the first leg on the At a meeting of the Enterprise Gun February Cup with a full score of 50 Club, of McKeesport, Pa., held Friday, targets, including his handicap of January 18, the following officers were eight. He also won two of the club elected for the ensuing year: R. G. trophy shoots and the pair event, in Knight, president; William Pickle, which he broke 15 out of a possible SMITH GUNS LEAD vice president; George N. Mains, sec 20. There was also a distance handi retary; J. F. Calhoun, treasurer. The cap, which was won by H. Hill, who opening shoot of the club takes place missed only five out of a possible 25 in February and the first contest for targets, shooting from the 21-yard the McKeesport "News" cup, on these mark. G. A. Suter and F. A. Dugro STRAIGHT grounds March 30. The eleventh an each won prizes. Scores: nual tournament will be held May 30. H.25 H.25 H.25 H.2510p.Yds. 25 W. R. Crosby F. Schauffler... 3 25 2 24 1 19 . ..15 (20) 12 F. A. Dugro... 6 24 6 22 6 21 6 21 7 (If!) 15 President Roosevelt is enthusiastic H. Hill...... 0 24 0 21 0 22 0 20 11 (21) 18 over good results obtained by school G. W. Kuchler 3 22 3 23 ...... STRAIGHT boys with the sub-target machines G. A. Suter... 5 20 5 22 5 23 4 18 7 (18) 10 which the Public Schools© Athletic C. Cochran.... 0 17 0 19 0 19 0 17 .. (18) 10 League has installed in the ten largest February Cup, 50 targets, added handicap W. D. Stannard high schools in New York. The presi Schauffler (8) 50, Hill (0) 47, Dugro (12) 44, dent, who is honorary vice president Knchler (6) 39, Hicks (0) 38, Cochran (0) 38, of the League, considers the movement Suter (10) 34. ______to make the schoolboys good shots as I. €. GUM -HUNTER QNE-JRtGGER one of national importance and has promised to send a letter of commen Forthcoming Events. dation to the boy who shall display Manager Muldoon claims March 7 for an all- JHE WORLD'S RECORD, the greatest skill with the rifle. day shoot of the Freehold (N. J.) Shooting Club. The Selin©s Grove (Pa.) Rod and A change of dates has been found necessary Gun Club organized January 25 by for the Limited Gun Club, of Fort Wayne, Ind., electing Charles Foster president, John owing to the Illinois State Sportsmen©s Associa Ask for New Art Catalogue. W. Rhimestine secretary, Hiram Seig- tion meet, which conflicted. The dates May fried treasurer, Grant Schoch field cap 14, 15 were first reserved by the Indiana Trap tain. Thirty members are enrolled. Shooters© League for Fort Wayne, but May 7, THE HUNTER ARMS COMPANY, Fulton, N. Y. S is the new selection. The trap shooters of the New York Athletic Club are now governed by a Secretary J. F. Meehan writes us that the committee composed of George F. Pel- Highland Shooting Association will give the Live Bird Shoots. Haines (30) 18, Clark (30) 17, Hothersall (28) ham, chairman; J., "W. Hibbard, C. "W. Independent Gun Club right of way for Febru 17. Leetz (29) 17, White (28) 17, Ererett (28 ary 22 and will change its tournament to At the regular weekly live-bird !Im AlimaV?9) V© Willla s <28) 17, Muller Billings, F. Hodgman and Gus Grieff. February 12. This will admit of two good shoot of the Belmont Gun Club at (30) ,17 Rotswell (30) 16, Kleins (28) 16, These members are all actively identi holiday shoots on different dates instead of two Narberth January 30, two good events Johnson (30) 1C, Shilling (28) 1C, San ford (30) fied with the sport, and it is proposed mediocre meets on the same day. The High were decided under Hurlingham rules. 16. Pattcrson (30) 15, Dull (30) 15 Knipe 29) to make the present season one of the lands have arranged a pleasing program for Croll and Coyle divided first money in 15. Lohr (28) 15, Clegg (28) 15. most interesting in the history of the Lincoln©s Anniversary. There will be a three the first shoot and Emerson, Kobler The 50 live-bird match on Feb. 2 between sport at Travers Island. Numerous man team race in the A. M. and a five man t±. JJull and W. Cloverdale resulted In the special prizes will be distributed, and in the afternoon, with gold money prizes open and Babb grassed 10 birds each in former©s favor by one bird, the scores being a large increase in the number of to all active clubs. Cash prizes also for high the second event. Summaries: shooters is assured. When the new and low guns. Mail entries furnished free old- Event No. 1, 10 birds, entrance $5 Croll 8, bull ...... 00222 20022 20222 22020 22222 summer clubhouse is finished the fashioned dinner at the farmhouse. Address Coyle 8, G. Emerson 7, McGuigan C, Torpey 6, 22222 22202 22202 22222 22002 39 "Mercury Foot" marksmen will have J. F. Meehan, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, for pro i. Emerson 5. Cloverdale .. 20202 22222 22222 02202 20222 gram and be sure to attend. Event No. 2, 10 birds, $5 entrance George 22022 22000 22222 22222 20020 38 a house to themselves, and grounds Emerson 10. Kobler 10, Babb 10. McGuigan 8, and traps unsurpassed by any other The Montclair (N. J.) Gun Club will hold Torpey 8. J. Emerson 8, Croll 8, Coyle 9, L. club in the country. its first annual Metropolitan championship Thomas 7, Ralney 7, T. Small 6. Saturday at Point Dreere. tournament on Wednesday, April 3. The condi On Feb. 2 the weekly regulars Keystone Gun Club. tions governing the contest are as follows: Flourtovrn Gun Club. braved unfavorable weather conditions Contestants must be amateurs in good standing The Flourtown Gun Club started a to participate in the open handicap Lebanon. Pa., Jan. 31. Otis Clymer, and members of gun clubs located within fifty 20-bird handicap on their grounds at shoot at live birds and enjoyed the the crack Pittsburg fielder of the Na miles of New York City; 100 targets, unknown Flourtown January 30, which attract sport, as the birds proved a fine lot tional League, today made a clean traps, unknown angles. Entrance $2.00, In Thompson killed all his birds from a sweep of trophies at the regular Key cluding price of targets; two sets of traps will ed the largest gathering of the season. The event was for a purse of $150, and 30-yard rise. Scores: Thompson 10, stone Gun Club shoot. He took a leg be used. Mr. A. R. Allan, of the Montclair Amian 9, Smith 9, Felix 9, Murphy S. on the Schmidt Cup, the club medal Club, has donated a handsome sterling silver well-known expert wing shots from and Ressler Cup. The scores: loving cup as first prize, and the club will add Philadelphia and points throughout Muller 8, Peltz 5, Crump 5. two smaller cups as second and third prizes, the Schuylkill Valley contested for Schmidt Cup, 10 live birds Clymer 9, Ehr- as well as a cup for professionals. If five clubs the prize, which was divided into five horn 9, Barry S, Heilman 8, Hansell 8. Clymer or more are represented by at least five men, Hart Outshot Cressman. won the shoot-off of the tie. each, a cup will be awarded to that club moneys. The match was at 28 to 32 Norristown, Feb. 2. M. T. Hart and Club Medal, 25 targets Clymer 24, Ehrhorn whose representative squad shall make the yards rise, Interstate rules. At the Charles Cressman shot a 25-bird 21. Barry 20. Heilman 20. highest aggregate score in the championship end of the thirteenth round it was match, Hart winning by the score of Ressler Cup, 50 targets Clymer 45, Ehrhorn event. This is the first time In the history of found impossible to continue the sport 23 to 22. Cressman©s last two birds 42, Barry 40, Heilman 39. the Montclair Gun Club that It has held an owing to darkness and the finish was dropped dead out of bounds. open shoot, and It is done with the desire of postponed to February 4. The finished promoting the best interests of the sport of scores follow with handicap in paren Shoot For a Steer. trap shooting in the vicinity of New York, thesis: The Middlesex Gun Club of East and not with the desire of making money for Young (30) 19. Pratt (30) 18, Green (30) 18, Lexington, Mass., plan a women©s Blandon, Pa., Feb. 2. PMitor "Sport- the club. For further information, programs Cloverdale (30) 18. Cresson (28) 18. James (20) auxiliary and a special day will be Ing Life." The Blandon (Pa.) Gun etc., Inquiry may be made of the secretary, 18. Biickwalter (31) 18, Swarfoi (30) 18. Mycrs given over to the ladies for practice Club offered a fine 1300-pound steer at Edward Winslow, Montclair. N. J. (28) 18, Maloy (28) 18. Fislier (30) 18. at the traps. February 9, 1907. SPORTING LJFE.

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at 25 targets, all over expert traps. contingent should not give a good ac NEW EN6UND_NEWS. Scores: count of itself. TJtAP AT PORT IAVACA, Targets . 10 1~> 15 15 15 15 15 15 25Shot,.Bk. Frank©s Straight Features the Boston Hall ..... 8 7 8799© ...... 85 48 The annual snow hunt of the Wor Crosby Wins Another First and Squad Q nimby . . 44 6 2 4 ...... 70 20 cester Fur Club was held on January Gun Club Weekly Shoot Bain and Chamberlain 7 7 12 13 13 12 12 13 115 89 30, a party of twelve enjoying the Records Smashed. Kawop High Guns Winthrop aud Talcott ... 3 4 4 ...... 40 day©s fun, though no Reynard lost his Port L/avaca, Texas, Jan. 30. -Editor Seby ..... 3 3 pelt. "Sporting Life." One of th« best Springfield Hold Winter shoots. Kehoe .... 4 611 8111010 8 115 68 O©Brien ... 3 3 25 .6 Trap matters are commencing to events that has ever taken place in Boston, Mass., February 4. Editor Smith ...... 8 14 10 11 9 12 11 20 130 OS boom up Springfield way and Secre Texas was pulled off at Port Lavaca, "Sporting Life." The local regulars Sawin ...... 6 10 5 3 7 4 8 15 130 68 tary Kites announces a tournament for Kirkwood . .. 14 15 13 13 15 15 24 115 109 Jan. 29 and 30. This tournament was turned out in good numbers on Janu Sibley ...... 9 10 10 12 10 11 17 115 79 February 22, and the annual spring given under the auspices -of the Port Daggett 13 13 12 14 14 8 20 115 94 tournament is slated for April 19. ary 30 for the Boston Gun Club©s "BEANIAN." Lavaca Social Gun Club, many of the fourth winter shoot, but the only Tirrell .. 4 .. © 45 20 prominent trap shooters of the United shooter from a distance to enjoy the States participating:. This gun club Springfield Shoo ting Club. sport was Bain, of Providence. He was recently organized with 45 active The Springfield shooters brushed the members and officers as follows: F. L. caught the glint of sunshine which snow and ice from their trap outfit on TRADE NEWS. Young, president; C. W. Grubbs, sec followed the snowstorm just in time February 2 and held a very interesting retary and treasurer; Chas. Davis, cap to grab his gun and make connections and well attended practice shoot. The tain. It is called the Social Gun Club for Wellington, where the honor of shooting of cheeseman, who was high High average of the Alert Gun Club, of and has for its object the entertain gun with 52 out of 60, half the missed Phiilipsburg. N. J., for 1906 was won by ment of shooters from the different being high gun for the program targets coming in the first ten, mas Jacob Pleiss, of Baston, Pa., shooting at a points of he United States. doubtless repaid him for the extra fine and the scores generally would 55-Vd. tai©Set. dOllhlPS »nrl Bl^o-io* orwl h.-oatlno. Never in the history of trap shoot hustling. show that little "rust"© has accumu 1 per cent., winning second. Both men s ing was a tournament arranged and The three previous shoots, with their lated on their target-breaking ability. t 2300 targets and both used Peters shells. carried out so satisfactorily as this rather low scores, had shaken, some Scores: * * * one. Only last Wednesday it was de what, the confidence of many shooters, Targets .... 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 lOShot.Bk. Fred H. Teeple. secretary of the Chicago cided that there would be no tourna but today©s proceedings dispelled the Kiles ...... 12 8 9 710 8 7 8 100 67 Gun Club and popular manager of their new ment at Bay City, so Tramp Irwin, who cloud and everybody seemed to share A. Misterly... 11 8 11 5 6 4 .. 5 go 49 shooting grounds, recently won the Amateur has many times proved the fellow for in the improvement. Bhooting condi Stefano ...... 11 3 10 5 11 7 .... 75 47 Handicap Championship of the Watson Park an emergency, got the long distance Jj. Misterly... 9 8 9 8 9 3 5 .. 85 51 Gun Club using Winchester factory loaded "Re telephone going with Port Lavaca, tions were good, with bareiy wind J. Misterly... 7 4 10 5 .. 4 .... 60 SO peater© 1 shells exclusively. Mr. Teeple is well enough to direct the smoke from the Doolittle .... 5 6 . . 6 . . 6 .... 45 23 known among trap shooters, and as the Grand some 200 miles away, and calling1 up g-uns, so unusual a state of tilings at Snow ...... 911 613 811 5 85 63 American Handicap is to held this year on the C. W. Grubb, one of the old hands in Wellington as to cause remark. Bain©s Hawes ...... 4 ...... 10 4 Chicago Gun Club grounds, news about him is the business, arranged, during a flve- first 30 straight seemingly imbued the FeniQpnaty .... 3 4 . . 5 ...... 40 12 especially interesting at this time. minutes© conversation, all the details rest with confidence and towards the Knudson ...... 4 9 7 5 .... 50 25 * * * of the shoot. And a shoot it was, as close of shoot there was much good Cheeseman ...... 6 13 10 15 8 00 52 For the third consecutive year the Sunny the scores will show. The weather was work in evidence. Frank made a run South Handicap has been won with Winchester fine, and targets fairly regular. The of 64, finishing up the last 29 of pro factory loaded "Leader" shells. This year the world©s record was broken for two gram, then an extra 25, which ex B. A. A. Gun Club. winner was II. N. Reno. of Douglas, Arlz. The squads shooting" at 1850 targets, the high professional average for the tournament ten, which included one lady, Mrs. hausted his pet loads and he changed, Sixteen members of the B. A. A. was won by W. R. Crosby, L. R. Barkley smashing ten more ere the slip came. Gun Club took part in the 100 added second. H. R. Bosley, of Oklahoma City, tied Topperwein, averaged 96.5 per cent. Capt. Dickey ran the last 25 of pro target handicap match at the River for high amateur average. During the tourna Events 1 and 2 were shot through by gram and netted 23 in the extra event side range February 2, and according ment Otto Sens mad a straight run of 110 squad 1 without a miss. The two of 25, a finish of 48 out of 50. The first to the conditions, five shot off for the targets. All the above shooters used Winchester squads shooting in event 4 at 25 tar squad, composed of Frank, "Buffalo," cup. Ellis, Clark, Ballou, Hallett and shells. At Baton town, N. J., January 30, H. gets, made three 26©s and seven 24©s. Dickey, Burnes and Comer, broke Powell were in the tie and Mr. Ellis, Wells won high professional average, scoring 75 Totals for both days on 320 targets them all in the last prpgram event, with a score of 23, won the cup. Scores: out of 80 targets, with Winchester shells. At were: Crosby 309, Barkley 307, Young and continued with 119 out of 125 in 100 Ttl. 100 Ttl. Rising Sun, Md., January 29, J. A. McKelvey, 306, Heikes and Hubby 303, Hatcher the first extra 25-target event, Frank Mr. Roser and J. Gifford won first, second and 301, H. G. Taylor 304, R. Merrill 299, Bills .. .(25) 68 93 third averages respectively, with Winchester Mrs. Topperwein 298, W. T. Irwin 294. and "Buffalo" getting 25 and Burnes Ballou ...(IS) 87 105 Adams .(12) 81 shells. At Lebanon. Pa., January 24, Harold 24. Nelson, the prime mover in the Hallett ... .(14) 89 10H Jwen .(14) 78 Money won high professional, and H. B. Barr, We have everything to make a tour formation of the new Dedham Club, I©owell .(12) 90 10; Oaggett (24) 68 92 G. Hansell and G. Trafford won first, second nament like the Indians hold at was also chopping them up nicely in Clark .(1C) 86 102 Blinn .(22) 67 89 and third amateur averages respectively, with Spirit Lake, Iowa, a great success, the extra 25 events, breaking 22 and Hunter .(24) 73 07 tlowell .(15) 71 Winchester shells. At Malone. N. Y., January even more with climate and grounds 21, while Horrigan, of the Watertown Hill .. . (25) 71 96 Hoague .(24) 59 26, Harold Money won high professional and affording the best of duck, quail and Gun Club, showed the excellent capa Cornett .(14) 80 94 Phillips .(29) 46 Mr. Eaton won high amateur averages, both chicken shooting. The hotel accom bilities of his favorite 7 lb., 26 inch The result of the shoot-off was: Ellis 23, using Winchester shells. On January 23, at modations are fairly good, and more brush gun by getting a couple of 19s. Powell 22, Ballou 19, Hallett 17, Clark 13. Columbus, 0., teams of ten men each from room can be secured as private houses Scores in the serial cup match also An error was made in the announcement of Newark, O., and Columbus, had a team race will care for any overflow. The visi had a very healthy look,- Kawop,© of the winners of last month©s shoot, and we at 100 targets per man. Newark won by 37 tors were entertained nightly with correct as follows: Clark first, Hallett second, targets. All the members of the winning team music and speeches and all enjoyed class C, leading the field with a fine Owen third. used Winchester shells and Winchester guns. 45, five others, well distributed over This is remarkable testimony as to the popu their stay at the Beach Hotel. Scores: the different distance marks, getting FIRST DAY. NT. E. K. C. larity of Winchester shells and guns, and the better than 80 per cent, totals. Scores: fa-ct that the team using them won, shows very Targets. 10 15 20 10 15 10 15 20 10 15 20 160 Events 1 2 3 45-6 78 810 Two shoot-offs were necessary Feb plainly that their confidence In them is not Crosby 10 15 19 10 15 9 15 19 9 15 18 154 Targ©s 15 10 15 10 15 15 10 10 15 10 Shot.Bk ruary 2 to decide the New Kngland misplaced. Young .. 10 14 20 9 13 9 15 19 10 15 20 154 Bain .. 15 10 13 8 11 15 9 8 13 9 125 111 Kennel Club winners. At 25 targets * * * Heikes .. 10 15 19 9 14 6 15 19 10 14 20 151 Frank 8 13 13 8 7 15 10 125 107 for the club cup J. J. Cairnes and J. C. At the tournament of the Boston Shooting Taylor .. 10 14 19 9 15 6 14 20 9 14 20 150 Burnes. 9 12 10 9 8 13 10 125 10-1 R. Peabody tied for first honors, and Association held at Wellington, Mass., January Barkley . 1014181015101317 8 15 2O 150 Kawop. 7 15 13 9 8 14 8 125 104 Mr. Cairnes won in the shoot-off. In 9, high average was won by Mr. E. C. Griffith, Hubby .. 9 15 19 9 14 9 12 19 9 14 20 149 Dickey. 6 13 8 5 9 15 10 125 102 the season trophy contest Thomas who lost only five out of llO targets, shooting Hatcher__. . 10 15 39 30 1.4 61120101420 149 Buffalo. 6 31 12 10 7 10 10 125 101 Motley, Jr., and J. J. Cairnes broke Peters factory loaded shells. Mr. C. A. Young, Mrs. Topp©n 10 12 19 10 14 7 14 20 9 13 19 147 Nelson. 7 12 10 0 13 8 13 8 125 101 24, and Mr. Motley won out. Scores: of the Peters Cartridge Co., finished the year Merrill . 9 15 189158 14 16 9 14-20 147 Corner 7 12 7 13 11 7 9 10 125 97 Club. Season. 1906 with the general average of 92.3 per "Tramp" 9 14 19 9 14 7 13 18 10 14 19 140 Sibley 8 12 7 11 10 9 10 10 125 Hp.Bk. Tl. Hp. Bk. Tl. cent., shooting at targets. He shot at nearly all Davis 7 11 15 9 9 7 13 .. 12 88 Muldown 13 8 12 7 14 13 J. J. Cairns...... 10 13 23 10 14 24 of the 292 pigeons from the 32 and 33-yard Grubbs . 9 13 12 5 9 4 9 15 .. 7 Hardy . 11 9 13 8 13 13 J. C. R. Peabody.... 8 15 23 7 12 1!) mark. High average of live birds for the Warrech 6 11 12 6 10 4 6 16 .. 12 83 Powers. 12 8 12 7 14 12 T. G. Bremer...... 7 13 20 6 12 18 year was 90.8 per cent. Among the Ostander . . 13 16 7 8 15 17 .. . 76 Worth©s 13 6 15 7 10 11 R. C. Storey ...... 7 13 20 7 11 18 Peters Cartridge Company representatives who Dunning 4 7 12 6 11 4 10 14 4 . Hprrigan 10 8 9 10 12 12 A. Dorr ...... 10 10 20 ©e finished well up among high professional trap J. Hoff . .. 7 12 . 15 6 12 17 .. . 60 Wlllla©8 ...... 12 12 T. Motley. Jr...... 5 14 19 is 24 shooters for the year 1906 were Mr. L. H. W. Hoff . . 9 18 . 10 3 11 15 .. . 66 Fred ...... 12 A. Blanchard...... 0 18 18 o 22_22 Reid, whose average was 92.9 per cent, and llegan 6 10 12 7 10 4 9 10 ... 50 W. 0. Gay...... 2 10 12 i 17 18 Mr. L. I. Wade 92.6 per cent. At Hamilton, Deikel . . . 9 14 6 12 41 Totals in the cup match, distance handicap, Ont., January 15-18, 1907, high amateur average Scott ... 6 5 10 7 11 were: was won by Mr. E. C. Griffith, using Peters Reomer .. 8 12 710 .. Clasa A Frank (19) 41. "Buffalo" (19) 40, New England Briefs. factory loaded shells. Mr. Griffith©s score was Best ... .. 10 11 . 4 .. 25 Dickey (21) 35. 551 out of 600, and was shot from a scaling Bronaugh . 0 4 21 Class B Muldown (16) 43, Bain (18) 43, Messrs. Heer and Butler and "me handicap of 19 to 22 yards. He was also third Hardy (18) 42, Burnes (18) 39, Comer (18) too" Brinley are to visit Providence for general average, the two professionals ahead SECOND DAY. 89, Powers (18) 39, Sibley (17) 38, Worthing early in February. This is expected to of him shooting from the 18-yard mark in all Targets.. 10 15 20 25 10 15 20 10 15 20 160 (18) 35. start the ball rolling for the ©07 sea events. The 100-target match held at Bren- Barkley .. 10 15 19 25 10 15 20 9 15 19 157 Class G Kawop (17) 45, Williams (16) 39, son in "Little Rhody." h©am, Tex., during the Sunny South Handicap, Crosby © 10" " 15-"" -1810 25"" 10*"--- 15 19- 9- 14- 20 155- Nelson (16) 37, Horrigan (16) 35. January 23, for the championship of the South, Taylor 10 15 19 24 8 14 20 10 14 20 154 witnessed one of the most interesting contests Hubby 10 15 19 24 8 15 18 10 15 20 154 Arrangements have been practically ever held at a target tournament. Mr. Robert Heikes , 10 15 20 24 6 14 20 10 14 19 152 Winthrop (Mass.) Gun Club. completed by the B. A. A. Gun Club Conuerly, of Austin, Tex., was. one of two Hatcher 8 15 19 24 8 15 18 10-15 20 152 A trio -of Bostpnians, composed of for the following team matches within amateurs who tied on 90 out of 100 in the Young 10 14 20 24 9 14 19 10 14 18 152 Sibley, Bob Smith and Kirkwood, the- next two months: Norfolk Country shoot-off each broke 25: they5 tied again on Merrill 9 14 20 24 9 15 38 8 35 20 152 3©oined in -with the Winthrop shooters Club, Harvard, Yale, New York Ath 24 in the second and third shoot-offs, and just ©Tramp© 10 15 18 24 8 15 20 0 13 18 150 in their practice shoot on February 4, letic Club, Crescent Athletic Club. to show that the strain did not make them Mrs. Top©n 10 15 20 2f 4 H 19 10 15 19 151 Contests with Yale and the athletic nervous went out. a fourth time and each broke Grubbs 8 12 16 20 5 12 73 knowing full well that © the home 25. In the fifth string of 25 targets Mr. Con- Warrech 9 10 17 19 4 10 69 boys© reception would be most cordial clubs of New York are scheduled for nerly was so unfortunate as to miss a difficult Davis 8 12 14 18 5 12 69 and a pleasant afternoon©s sport re this week, the team leaving Boston quartering bird, while his opponent went W. Hoff 8 13 16 21 58 sult. The pro.gramme consisted of Thursday. With such shooters to straight, but he was congratulated on all Regan . 10 11 15 3.6 52 a--preliminary event of ten-targets, fol select .from as Gleason, Adams, How- ,-iiles for his wonderful » score of 220 out of J. Hoff 9 12 18 22 61 lowed by seven .-15-target events, and ell, Clark. Remick, Owen and Hallett 225, an average of . nearly 98 per cent. Mr. Ostander 10 13 17 21 61 wound up with a squad banging away there is no reason why the Unicorn Connerly used Peters factory loaded shells. Dunning 7 10 12 16 i- 45 SFH3RTEVO LUTE.

FACTS vs. FICTION The Championship of 1906 WAS WON BY

Mr. Hnff©s winning the Professional Championship for 1906 cannot be denied the records of Tlie Inter- State Association prove it. Advertising his victory is not calling a high average win a championship, nor an attempt to create a champion to fill a long-felt want. THE SUNNY SOUTH HANDICAP AT TARGETS This big event has just been won for the third consecutive time with Winchester " Leader " Shells, the victor this year being H. N. Reno, of Douglas, Ariz. High Professional Average for the tournament was won by W. R. Crosby ; second, L,. R. Barkley, both shooting Winchester Shells. H. R. Bosley, of Oklahoma City, shooting Winchester "Leader" Shells, tied for High Amateur Average. During the tournament Otto Sens, shooting Winchester " Leader " Shells, made a "straight run " of 110. WINCHESTER "ADS" LIKE WINCHESTER SHELLS ARE ALWAYS RELIABLE

FREEHOLD SHOOTING CLUB. sky for background and furthermore ANOTHER WIN FOR RISING SUN. May 8, 9, 10 Richmond, Va., the Interstate are very easy to reach, as the trolley Association©s Second Southern Handicap Tour lines pass close by. Today we held nament, under the auspices of the Deep Run George Plercy Wins High Average our weekly shoot and although the Avondale Defeated and the Defi Given Hunt Club, $1000 added money. Elmer E. With Excellent Score. weather was very cold sixteen men Shaner, secretary-manager, Pittsbnrg, Pa. faced the traps. The new shooters Wilmington Club. May 14 Brooklyn, N. Y. Bergen Beach Gnn Freehold, N. J., Jan. 26. Editor Club©s fifth amateur contest. L. H. Scnorte- showed marked improvement and Rising Sun, Md., Jan. 29. Editor mier, manager. "Sporting Life." The all-day shoot of some good scores were made. Totals "Sporting Life." The team race be May 16, 17 Montpelier, Vt, annnal tourna the newly organized Freehold Shoot follow: tween the local club and Avondale, ment, Montpelier Gun dub. Dr. C. H. Burr, ing1 Club on January 24 proved to be Shot.Bk. Sh«t.B*. Pa., held here today, together with the secretary. a success. Notwithstanding the severe Robert* ...... 100 70Scott ...... 25 18 program connected with it was quite May 16 Skaneateles Junction, N. Y., Gtenside cold and strong winds there were a Marriott ..... 100 65 Titcomh ...... 25 18 a success. About 3000 targets were Gun Club tournament, added money. Cottle large number of shooters in attend Durston ...... 100 62 Campbell ..... 25 17 thrown and some excellent scores were and Knapp, managers. ance, every one of whom had an en Farrell ...... 75 65 C. Ullne...... 25 16 made. Jim McKelvey carried off the May 14. 15 Twelfth annual tournament Oleam joyable time, and expressed them Picketing .... 75 51 W. Ullne...... 25 16 honors with 138 out of 145; Roser a Gun Club. Fred E1. Mason, secretary, Olean, selves as heartily pleased with the lo Butler ...... 25 21 Browne ...... 25 14 close second with 135, had a bad inning N. Y. cation of the grounds and the manage Rable ...... 25 20 Magee ...... 25 13 in the ninth event when his gun went May 14. 15, 16 Chicago, 111., Illinois State ment of the shoot. George H. Piercy, GemmlU ....; 25 19 Bailey ...... 25 13 wrong and he shot a strange one. Sportsmen©s Association thirty-third annual of Jersey City, won high average with tournament, under auspices Chicago Associated Had it not been for this he might have Gun Club. 160 out of 170 shot at, and Fred Truax, Columbus Gun Club. twisted McKelvey©s tail for first hon May 20-24, Inclusive Lebanon, Pa. Seven New York, -won second average with ors. Gifford and McCush finished third 356 pretty fine shooting, by the way. The shooters at the Columbus (O.) teenth annual tournament Pennsylvania State Gun Club faced the traps January 26 with 134. Rising Sun won the team Sportsmen©s Association under auspices Key- Jack Fanning, Neaf Apgar and H. Fes- race with 134 out of 150, or 90 per etone Gun Club. S. G. Trafford, chairman; senden were the trade representatives with clear, cold weather conditions. cent. This club has met and defeated J. R. Bollman, corresponding secretary. present. Scores: Among the visitors Mr. Hartley, of New York, broke 104 out of 115, and all comers this year. There seems May 21, 22, 23 McMechen, W. Va. West Vir Brents. 12345R78 9 10 11 12 Ttl. nothing able to trip them up. All ginia Sportsmen©s Association. Dr. H. 3. Targets 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 170 Mr. Roberts, of Zanesville, 130 out of challenges are accepted. Everybody West, secretary. 150. Messrs. Alsbaugh, Trap, Cum- May 22, 23 Fargo. N. D.. tournament «f Gate Plercy ... 8 10 11 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 160 mings and Keintz, of Grove City, were welcome, especially Wilmington. The Truax ... 9 10 14 12 13 15 14 13 15 13 14 14 156 scores: City Gun Club. Matthews. 8 10 10 14 12 14 15 12 15 14 13 14 151 guests of Mr. Frank Hall, and were May 23, 24 Lexlngton, Ky., Kentucky Trap Fanning . 8 10 13 13 8 14 13 14 14 12 15 13 147 much pleased with their visit. The Targ©s 10 15 15 20 10 15 15 15 20 lOShot.Bk. Shooters© League fifth annual tournament. Brown .. 8 8 12 13 13 11 11 13 15 14 14 15 147 Condit boys were here from Sunbury McKePy 10 14 15 18 9 14 15 14 20 9 145 138 Frank Pragoff. secretary. Apgar ... 7 9 12 13 13 14 14 10 15 12 14 12 145 and hope to be with us after this Roser 10 14 14 20 9 15 14 14 15 10 145 135 May 22, 23, 24, 25 St Louis, Mo. Thirtieth Muldooa . 5 8 11 12 13 10 13 13 14 14 15 14 142 spring. Applications are being re Gifford. 10 14 11 18 9 15 15 13 20 9 145 134 annual tournament of the Missouri State Game Bennett . 8 9 11 12 13 11 11 12 11 13 13 10 134 ceived with regularity and 1907 prom McCush 10 15 14 18 8 15 15 13 16 10 145 134 and Fish Association under auspices St. Loula Clayton .... 9 14 11 12 9 13 11 13 13 12 9 126 ises to be a lively year for shooting. England 9 13 14 16 9 14 13 13 19 10 145 130 Trap Shooters© Association. J. W. Bell, sec Jacobson . 8 6 12 9 14 9 8 10 8 13 13 11 121 A number of ladies of Columbus have Keen 10 14 14 19 8 13 11 13 15 8 145 124 retary. Miller ...... 14 13 10 12 8 14 12 11 13 10 116 Alexan©r 10 13 11 16 10 14 13 13 18 9 145 127 May 28-29 Rochester, Ind. Annual tournament Story ...... 1413 7121113 9101214116 purchased stock in the club and expect Irwin . 8 11 13 17 S 15 14 13 15 9 145 123 Trap Shooters© League «t Indiana. M~ Wilson. Barkalow ....13 91214 81014111312116 to practice rifle and revolver shooting C. Kirk 9 12 13 14 6 13 14 14 16 9 145 120 secretary. Brower M .. 10 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 11 115 during the summer months. Scores: Sharpless 9 13 13 15 8 12 15 13 16 10 145 124 May 28. 29, 30 Dee Molnes, la. Iowa Stats Smith ... 9 5 14 9 13 .. 14 10 7 11 12 11 115 Targets 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 25 25 25 Darlin©n 10 11 12 18 8 9 13 7 19 9 145 116 Sportsmen©s Association tournament. Budd Conover ..... 14 10 11 13 9 8 12 13 11 11 112 Hall 8 7 8 8 14 12 11 18 19 22 .. Mattson. 8 14 15 17 9 12 11 13 19 8 145 126 and Whltney, managers. $300.00 added Dr. Burtts 5 8 11 10 9 11 11 12 8 7 9 11 112 Alsbaugh 6 8 10 Connor. .. 14 12 16 5 13 ...... 75 60 money. C. W. Budd, secretary. Fessenden 8 9 13 10 11 11 14 13 11 12 .. .. 112 Trap ..., 8 11 12 Wlllla©s 14 13 7 9 11 12 13 8 120 87 May 30 Osslning Gun Club eighth annual Walker .. 9 6 12 12 14 13 11 13 10 11 .... Ill Cummlngs Rose ...... 14 18 10 13 14 14 20 10 120 113 Decoration Day tournament. G. B. Hnbbell, Vandev©t. .... 12 11 11 9 7 14 13 10 12 9 108 Keintz Jackson .... 13 17 9 12 14 .... 10 85 75 secretary. Ivans .... 8 9 11 13 13 13 12 13 8 ...... 100 Roberts ...... 9 12 14 13 16 21 23 22 Reynol©s ...... 13 13 19 9 60 54 May 30 Newport, B. I.. Aquidneek Gnn Club Rope* ... 7 7 14 12 11 11 13 ...... 75 T. Condit...... 11 12 11 16 ...... Martln©e ...... 14 8 30 22 annual tournament. C. M. Hughes, secretary. Danuer _ ...... 814 9131210 7.... 73 Hartley ...... 13 14 13 18 23 24 Team race, 25 targets. May 30 McKeesport, Pa. Enterprise Gua Wilson .. 8 7 7 12 13 13 12 ...... 72 Hardy ...... 6 5 7 6 9 10...... RISING SUN, MD. AVONDALE, PA. Club©s eleventh annual tournament. Geo. N. Maler ...... 11 11 13 12 8 R. Condit...... 10 12 9 14 ...... Keen ...... 21 McKelvey ...... 23 Mains, secretary. Wooley .. 7 9 14 12 11 ...... Alexander ...... 24 Sharpless ...... 20 June 4, 5, 6 Columbus, O. Ohio State League Quackenb©h 8 9 11 ...... 14 ...... Kirk ...... 19 Rose ...... 24 shoot. MeDowal...... 11 13 10 ...... Meadow Gun Club. McCush ...... 23 Mattson ...... 21 June 5, 6 Wellington. Mass., Boston Gun Van Kuren 6.. 4...... Gifford ...... 24 Connor ...... 18 Corona, N. T., Jan. 20. Editor England ...... 23 Darlington ...... 17 Club Annual Invitation Team Shoot. H. 0. "Sporting Life." The Meadow Gun Kirkwood. secretary. Total ...... 134| Total ...... 123 June 5, 6, 7 Phillipsburgr, N. J.. New Jersey Lebanon Valley Shooting Association. Club, of Corona, N. Y., had their NOTES. State Sportsmen©s Association annual tourna Lebanon, Pa-, Jan. 24. Editor "Sport weekly shoot on January 19 at Corona McCush went 49 straight early In the day. ment on Alert Gun Club grounds. W. R. Ing Life." The complimentary shoot Park. A heavy fog settled over the In the team race he got his regular sklddoo. Hobart, secretary, 440 Summer ave., Newark, given in honor of Lester .German and traps and made it very difficult to His 23©s have become familiar. N. J. "W. H. Heer was pulled off this day shoot, especially for amateurs, but all "Old Plute" Gifford went 46 straight In the June 11, 12, 13 Syracuse, N. Y., New York made very good scores, as follows: gun event; also 24 In the team race. He sure with, perfect weather conditions, but had his harness on. State Sportsmen©s Association annual tourna bad news received at a late hour an Targets ...... 10 15 10 15 Ttl. Rose shot exceptionally well. At the rate ment on Masonic Temple Gun Club grounds. nouncing the illness of Mr. German W. Mayer...... 5 7 8 10 30 he shot today he©ll put the best of us to the June 18, 19 Marion, Ind., Marion Gun Club an J. H. Bleling..... 8 nual. H. C. McClellan. secretary. created keen disappointment and also 11 woods. June 18, 19, 20 and 21 Chicago. HI., th« hurt the attendance as many of the E. Backus...... 7 10 Keen had to shoot a strange gun at the last Interstate Association©s Eighth Grand American shooters In certain sections knew of C. Joroleman..... 4 9 his own went wrong shot well. too. Handicap Target Tournament, on the new this fact and expected a postponement. A. Mayer...... 4 11 "Pop" Irwin distinguished himself. grounds of the Chicago Gun Club; $1000 added Mr. L. R. Lewis, of Atglen, Pa., was H. Ryder...... 9 8 A. Saffert...... 4 12 money. Elmer E. Shaner, secretary-manager, also to attend but sickness prevented, FIXTURES *OR THE FUTURE. Pittsburg, Pa. and these two gentlemen have our A. Stein...... 11 July 11, 12 Shamokin, Pa., ShamoklH Ga» sympathy. Mr. Harold Money won high SCORES JANUARY 26. Feb. 12 Brooklyn, N. Y. Bergen Beach Gun Club©s annual tournament, $100 added. S. C. professional average and H. B. Barr, Owing to the cold, windy weather, Club©s second amateur contest. L. H. Schor- Yocum, secretary. of Lancaster, won the amateur class. but six members attended the weekly temier, manager. July 16. 17, 18 Boston, Mass., the Interstate G. S. Trafford won the gold locket of shoot of January 26. A. Mayer. Jr., Feb. 22 Holmesburg Junction, Pa., all-day Association©s Second Eastern Handicap Target fered by the management in events 9 was high gun with 40 out of 50. tournament of the Independent Gun Club, on Tournament, under the auspices of the "Pale and 10 by breaking 43 x 50. Scores: Keystone League grounds. J. K. Starr, man faces;" $1000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, Scores: ager, 221 N. 65th street, Philadelphia. Pa. secretary-manager, Pittsburg, Pa. Targets 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 25 15 15 15 200 Targets ...... 10 15 10 15 Ttl. Feb. 22 York, Pa., York City Gun Club July 30. 31 Newport, R. I , Aqnldneck Gun Heer 13 15 14 13 15 14 15 24 24 11 14 15 187 W. Mar er...... 6 10 5 10 31 tournament. N. M. McSherry, secretary. Club tournament. C. M. Hughes, secretary. Money 15 15 15 12 15 15 14 24 21 14 14 15 189 B. Backus...... 8 11 7 13 3£) Feb. 22 Harrlsburg, Pa., annual live-bird Aug. 7, 8, 9 Toronto, Ont., seventh annual Butler ., 13 10 11 14 13 12 12 22 17 12 13 12 160 F. Dennis...... 7 12 8 10 37 handicap of Harrisburg Sportsmen©s Associa tournament of the Dominion of Canada Trap Trafford 12 14 13 14 13 12 13 24 19 12 13 10 166 C. Jeroleman..... 6 9 4 8 27 tion. J. B. Singer, secretary. Shooting Association, under the auspices of Barr ... 14 13 15 13 13 13 14 20 21 13 13 11 173 A. Mayer, Jr..... 8 11 9 12 40 March 12 Brooklyn, N. Y. Bergen Beach Gun the Stanley Gun Club. Thomas Duff, secre Klsslnger 11 11 11 11 10 9 11 12 .... 8 .. 93 A. Stines...... 4 8 6 27 Club©s third amateur contest. L. H. Schorte- tary, 3 Maynard avenue, Toronto, Can, Hanscll . 13 15 13 13 14 13 11 23 18 11 12 12 168 micr, manager. Aug. 14, 15 Lock Haven, Pa., third annual Hoffe .. 13 .... 9 8 9 .. ..15 . . 10 .. 64 March 26, 27 St. Joseph, Mo., first 1907 tournament Lock Haven Gun Club. C, A. Clymer . 11 11 9 12 14 12 13 18 20 13 11 14 158 Montclair Gun Club. tournament of the Missouri and Kansas Jobson, chairman, ex. com. Van ... 12 20 19 12 11 7 Montclair, N. J., Jan. 26. Editor League, on the Metropolitan Gun Club Aug. 20, 21, 22 Denver. Col., Interstate As Rump..., 14 14 10 "Sporting Life." Five events were grounds. A. A. Carolus, secretary. sociation©s Second Western Handicap target Adams 19 19 9 April 9 Brooklyn, N. Y. Bergen Beach Gun tournament under auspices of the Denver Trap Groff ...... 19 19 10 run off this afternoon, five members Club©s fourth amateur contest. L. H. Schorte- Club, $3000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, White ...... 22 22 11 being present and participating. Event mier, manager. secretary-manager, Pittsburg, Pa. Krause ...... 14 14 8 1 at 25 targets was practice, event 2 April 16, 17 Memphis. Mo., Gun Club Spring September 10, 11. 12 Spokane, Wash., the at 50 targets was the second contest of tournament. J. A. Niehols, secretary. Interstate Association©s Third Pacific Coast North End Gun Club. the Remington trophy, Boxall being April 19 Springfield, Mass., Springfield Shoot- Handicap Target Tournament, under the high man with a score of 42 to his Ing Club©s spring tournament. C. L. Kites, auspices of the Spokane Rod and Gnn Club, Troy, N. T., Jan. 26.- Editor "Sport credit- Event 3 at 25 targets was also secretary. $1000 or more added money. Elmer E» ing Life." The North End Rod and won by Boxall -with a score of 23. April 24, 25, 26 Hutchinson, Kan. Eighteenth Shaner, secretary-manager, Pittsburg, Pa. Gun Club on Thursday evening, Janu Events 4 and 5 were for practice only. annual tournament of the Kansas State ary 24, held the weekly meeting, when Scores: Sportsmen©s Association. C. T. Raukin, sec much business was transacted. The retary. PHILADELPHIA TRAP SHOOTERS© LEAGUE. committee on new grounds reported Events ...... 1 2 3 May 1 Danville, Pa. Danville Gun Club tour March 2 S. S. White Gun Club. that they visited Van Schaick©s Island Targets ...... 25 50 25 nament. W. T. Speiser, secretary. April 6 S. S. White Gun Club. Batten ...... 14 35 22 May 2, 3 Snow Shoe, Pa., fourth annual April 20 Final shoot for Winchester trophy at and found it a very suitable site for Boxall ...... 34 42 ©23 spring tournament of the Clarence Rod and Edge Hill. a trap shooting1 ground. The commit Winslow ...... 17 38 17 Gun Club. C. H. Watson, seeretarv. May 4 Final shoot for Fox trophy at Camden. tee was then given authority to se Crane ...... IS May 7, 8 Fort Wayne, Ind., Limited Gnn May 18 Final shoot for Remington and Parker cure these grounds, whiaix haye a clear Hughes ...... Club tournament. John V. Linker, secretary. trophies at Media, Pa.