BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS
VOLUME 36, NO. 1.1. PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 1, 1900. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
A SCHEME FATHERED BY STROBEL, FOR PEACE WITH AMERICAN LEAGUE OF TOLEDO, AT ANY PRICE, To Make up a New Combination From The Big League Not Looking For the Leavings of the American Trouble and Willing to Make Rea League and the Interstate League, sonable Concessions to Truculent Provided There Are Any Leavings, President Johnson.
Indianapolis, Is©ov. 27. President Charles Washington, Nov. 25. President Young, Strobel, of the Toledo Club, in the Inter of the National League, is somewhat con state League, has an idea. He sees in the fused by the latest expression of Ban abandonment of part of last season©s Amer Johnson, the American League magnate. ican League territory and the disruption of Mr. Johnson has been talking a good deal of the Interstate League a chance to form a late, and in his latest prouuuciamento, he new league that will be fully as strong as takes the position that the National League the American League was last year. He is preparing to fight the American League. has sent notices to the owners of base ball LEAGUE IS SYMPATHETIC. grounds in Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. "As a matter of fact," said Mr. Young, Paul, Des Moines, Louisville, Indianapolis, "the National League has not officially, or Ft. Wayne, Dayton, Columbus and Grand in any other way, considered the ©Ameri Rapids, requesting them to meet in Chicago can League. Some of the managers and shortly to consider the question of the for myself have discussed its formation with mation of a new league. Johnson and others interested in it. But FIGURED OUT ON© PAPER. one and all have evinced the liveliest There is material for a good base ball sympathy with its plans and purposes, circuit in the cities mentioned, but the and nothing has been further from otir inclusion of Indianapolis in the list is a minds than the idea of opposing Mr. John little premature. Should Indianapolis be son and his associates. The only man dropped, this city would, of course, lie talking fight is Johnson himself, and I asked to go into the proposed league and think he is making a big mistake in do would become one of the Eastern cities. ing so. A light might not greatly benefit Louisville and Toledo, would be probabili ns, but it certainly would put an end to ties in the Eastern division also, with a the American League and greatly injure the game itself." fourth city to be chosen from among Ft. A TIP TO JOHNSON. Wayne, Dayton, Grand Rapids and Colum Mr. Young continued: "Mr. Johnson bus. In the West the available cities would seems to think we want the American not be so numerous. Kansas City, Minne League to be a minor league and to sue apolis, St. Paul and Des Moines probably President Barney Dreylus, o! Pittsburg, us for protection. We have no such would make up the Western division. Pres thought. We are willing to recognize the ident Watkins does not look with favor on American League as on an equality with such a- league, though he says it is some wind, as so many have in the.South in the us. Taking the position he does, he fol thing that does not concern him in the CHATTANOOGA CHAT. past. The reliable Abner Powell© will have lows it up with remarks uncomplimentary least, as he will be in the American League The Veteran Liew Whistler \Vill Se charge of the New Orleans team. Bir of the National League©s treatment of cext year. mingham has Sam Mills. Nashville will minor leagues, declaring that the price lect and;Pi!ot the Team For Next have for manager Newton Fisher, one of Season. paid us for protection is ©blood money, and JOHNSON©S IDEA OF IT. th* most finished and intelligent bull play that biit little, if any, protection is given.© President Johnson is authority for the Chattanooga. Tenn., Nov. 26. Editor ers in the business. Charley. Frank, the No one knows better than Mr. Johnson statement© that there will be an entirely "Sporting Life: Everything is looking big. jolly, good-natured manager of Mcm- how foolish such talk is. He knows that new league formed in the West next sea very bright for ;the Southern Base Ball L phis, has already chosen a good team to the National League has paid five times, as son, and that the circuit will .include places Association. "© The circuit has practically uphold the name of the Bluff City next much to the minor leagues for players as dropped by the American League, together : season©. George M. Reed, who has been the minor leagues paid for protection. been decided upon and will be the very selected as manager for Shreveport. is a with several strong cities in the middle best Southern cities that Dixie Land can Where does the ©blood money© come in young man of much base ball experience. there? If it had not been for the protec States. The circuit, as announced, is made put forth, viz.: Chattanooga, Memphis, Little Rock and Atlanta have not as yet up of Minneapolis. St. Paul, Kansas City, Shreveport. New Orleans. Birmingham, tion the National League exercised over selected- their leaders; but both will have the minor leagues these players could have and either Rockford or Des Moines in the Little Rock, Nashville and Atlanta. Pres good, first class men. West, and Grand Rapids. Toledo. Dayton ident R. W. Kent, whose headquarters are LOCAL PLAYERS OF NOTE been obtained for nothing." Chattanooga has a few players who are WANT NO FIGHT. and Louisville in the East. Dale Gear is in this city, states that associations have In conclusion the meek and lowly League slated to manage the Kansas City Club, been formed in all the above cities, and coming up in the ball business. Stang Nicklln, who played© last season with St. president said: "We want no fights. The which will be owned by Jimmy Manning. that they are "ready to put up .the re tight in 1S90 cost $1,500.000, and the fight quired guarantee.- . . Joseph, Mo., in the Western League, under Clarence Salspaugh will have the Minne the name of Sam Strang, played splendid in 1801 cost $100.000. Many of the people apolis team and. Charley Comiskey will WHISTLER TO MANAGE. " ! ball so good that he was picked up by who lost the morey have never recovered own the St. Paul Club. Lew Whistler, a well-known baj.1 play the Chicago National League Club, and is from it. and the game itself has not re er, has been selected to manage the- Chat | booked to piny short for it next year. John gained its previous popularity. I hope to Fort "Wayne Progressive; tanooga . t am. Mr. Whistler . managed a ! Dobbs, of this city, had a most successful see the American League a success, and Ft. \Vr.yne, Ind., Nov. 27. There will be a local teai in 1805. but then he was in season with the L©tica Club of the Uew the National League will do all it can to big improvement in the- Fort Wayne grounds terfered \ ith. Now it will be different. York State League. He has been drafted make it a success." vrheu they are thrown open to the public next He will live©full control, and those who by Cincinnati, and if the Queen City will year.. Workmen "are© now employed, adjliug four have foll< wed his career since 1895 feel give him a show, he is sure to hold his What K el ley May Expect. feet to the height of the fence, and there will more tha satisfied- in-trusting-the city©s own. Pat Dillard,-who l started last year Captain ,lot- K el ley was in and out of the be additional seating capacity added to the good rum > with Mr. Whistler. The se with -St. Louis in the National League, game at Brooklyn quite often last year with his bleachers, making them capable of .seating 500 lection of the managers by the various and finished with the Chicago American dickey less. Ten thousand dollars is a hefty more people. The, park will also be provided cities shows that©they mean business, and League.Club, is ,back in ,the city, and re sum to give up for bench bric-a-brac. CiDciu- With a grass infield. that the present league is©not "organized on ports a very successful season. uaii "Post." " .. LIFE. Dec. 1. WORLD OF BASE BALL. est coup in base ball history by "pirating" and the next one fast, and the same move about $15.000 from the owners of the St. is employed in delivering both, the bats Louis Club. Then he reforms. He man ; is guessing and when ."you get a ST. LOUIS 51FT1SCS. becomes a magnate. He will now spend batter guessing he is almost invariably KNOCKING KELLEY, his time crushing his late associates. And lost." they will feel as kindly for him as the. THE INfARDSESS OP THAT TRANS- buccaneers ,©:did fi>r Morgan,. when he was executing them in droves." > SERIOUS WORK. BRUSH HAS NO USE FOR PLAYER- McGINTY©S LATKST AMBITION. Advices were received here from South Managing Champion Teams Show MANAGER, McAlester, I. T., to the effect that Joe McGinty. the pitcher, will play in St. ing Its Wearing Effects Upon Both Louis next season if the Robinsons can Hanlon and belee. . The Real State M Affairs Still Shrouded effect his release by purchase from the Kelley Would be an Experiment, Says Brooklyn Club. In -the event of failure By Tim Murn'ane. "., • in Mystery Becfcer Apparently McGinty will jump the League and play Boston. Nov. 27. Word comes from Bal in Baltimore under the management of timore that Manager Ed. Hanlon is any Brash, Who Has Had Some Costly McGraw and Robinson. It is stated that thing but a well man. His physicians have . Loyal to tlie RoMsons Tiie Flop McGinty, having $65.000 invested in plough told him that his heart is affected, caused Experiences With Comiskey, Ewing works at South McAlester, would prefer by the worry, excitement and uncertainty to play in this city, because he could keep ol McGraw Criticized. \ closer supervision over his investments in of managing a base ball team. Manager and Alien. /- the territory. In any event it can be Selee, of the Boston team, is not the man confidently stated that© if MeGiuty plays he was a few years ago, and last spring ,. ByJohnJ-Siimpter. in the League in 1901 it will be in this thought seriously of giving up the- busi By J. Ed Grillo. -St. Louisa Mo. ; -.Nov.." ,27.T-.Editar "Sport- city.-" ."© ^__.____^ "©-.." © ness. Here are the two most successful Ing Life:" The transfer" «f©th:e-. property of managers in the base ball business .nearly Cincinnati, p., Nov. 24. Notwithstanding the St. Louis. .Club to...Mr.© Stanley "liobison prostrated dyer .their, successful ©work in al! rumors and/indications to the contrary. landing championships.- The strain has-been it is not likely that the < CiBckmati team for a loan of ©,$.48,50.0. is still the subject STRQBEL©S SAY. will have a playing manager ne-xt season. of much/local gossip and , wonderment, as something awful for a number of years for" both .men. During the last ten; years President John T. Brush©s views oil the to what it all means.- Mr. Stanley © Robi- There is No Office in the Gift of managerial question have finally : become Bon has never/been regarded as a wealthy Selee and Haulou have divided honors, man, but it was -reported" yesterday that the Interstate League That He having piloted pennant winners five times known. But for his illness Mr. Brush would so uie~ mining stock be --had": hmg held has Would Accept. .-•-;••• each. perhaps have taken some definite action recently ;.aci]uirecj considerable value. Oth NO P;ASY TASK. weeks ago, but as he has been confined to ers advanced -thV opinion . that the money Selee, with boston.in-©W., ©92, ©03, ©97, ©98; his room/he has, of course, not been able to By E.B.Johns: and Haniou, in ©04, ©95, ©96V ©99 and ©00. give the matter such attention as it, should came from Mi1. Seeker, who did not wish Toledo. O., Nov. 27 Editor "Sporting to become known in the matter, while still Both managers have a quiet way about have at this time. Life:" On account of the accusations lev doing things, and no doubt/feel the effects BRUSH©S OBJECTIONS. others said it came, from .Governor Hath- eled at him. to the effect that he is after Hiway, of< Ohio, . Frank; De .H. Robisou©s of defeat more than a manager who would A letter received by the sporting editor of the Presidency of the Interstate and is i©et off a little pressure. The manager the "Commercial Tribune" (the writer) yes /father-in-law,. , seeking to dominate the league. Manager of a ball©©-team has no easy task to keep terday shows plainly, however, where the WHAT BROTHER STAKLBY SAYS. Strobel has given out. the following State his . players up to concert pitch, and head of the Cincinnati Club stands in the Be that as it may, the /.money has re ment: "I will say decisively that I don©t Selee looked more like .himself last season matter. There© seems to be only a. remote cently come from somewhere. ; as within want the presidency, and that I wouldn©t after his team was out of the race than chance of the Reds being placed in the .the last few /©days the arrears/of salary take it if it were offered to me. I am in he has for years, no doubt from the©fact hands of a playing manager next season. due many of the players have been paid, base ball to win out, and my only object that he was not worrying about the re This naturally would indicate that Bob s have also been all the outstanding ac at present is to do what I can toward sult of the games. As Selee has had a Alien©s re-engagement seems assured, for counts, which© really amounted to little. getting together a league that will put longer siege of it with a pennant possibility if it is to be a bench manager he is by far © "M-K -©Stanley Robiso©u was tlie©on-ly party in up a strong article of ball and give satis It was natural for him to first show signs the. best available man. interest* who * would ©discuss the matter at faction to the public. I believe the In of giving up. Mr. Brush©s objection to a playing, mana all. Mr. Robison stated, that- he had art- terstate will prove a winner next season, HANLON©S ADVANTAGE. ger is well based. While it may not ap vvattced the . St.. _ -Louis .. , Base Ball and -am firmly convinced that, in order Hanlon was helped out by such men pear so on the surface,, there can be no Club at -various times sums aggre to/ secure the best results, it is imperative as Jennings. Kelley and others. while doubt that for eight years he has .been di gating" .;© $33*000,; and ..last-,. Saturday f(jr-:itll the. cities represented to work to Selee had first-class lieutenants in Duft©y, recting his efforts to secure a manager for advanced $15, oi.iu . mrire,-© making a total gether-harmoniously. - . Long, Lowe and others. No manager can the Reds who would himself take part in ..indebtedness of $4.S.riiMi, the "amount men- : .. i THE DISORGANJZERS. expect to make a big success in the League every game when physically able. .tioned.in the mortgage. Mr. Bet-key would "I presume there are a few ©soreJieads,© unless he has the support of two or three Furthermore, not one of the player-man .not discuss the matter ©at© all. When asked and don©t wonder at-it There are a few first-class advisers who are bent on win- ager teams has had a look in since the if there was any recent trouble© © between towns II will mention no names) that have ©ning and thereby keep other players up retirement of John Ward. Ned Haniou him and his© business partners, he : declined proved, and will provo,r a drag -on. the other to their best work, for a manager cannot and Frank Selee have monopolized the pen to "answer.©- one way. or another.. :clubs until .they are weeded out, The.y are keep his mind on the men while off the nant winning since 1892, and they are " ; : - P.ROKKR WON©T TALK. © - able to secure grounds- at a small rental field, With Hanlon and Selee growing a bench managers. © ;- ©-^resident Frank Do © Il©aas Uotfisoh Is in and to cut down their, exepenses to a min bit .stale they are now in©more, need than ALL VVEKK PLAYERS WHEN ENGAGED. < Cleveland. Mr. Becker inrlh-ectly^coufirm- imum. Their ©meal ticket© .consists of the ever of first-class lieutenants. Selee plain Here is Mr. Brash©s record in the effort ed the statement to the effect that .at the: percentages they get from games played in ly showed-this last season,/anil the chances to get a player-mfihager: First Charley conference the day before. ;b,e.t ween himself larger cities. They go to Toledo, Dayton are that Ed. Hanlon will be takeii up on- Comiskey was -secured from St. Louis. He and Mr. RoMson-, the financial affairs of or one of the other good-paying towns, play the same- elevator in a; year or two. was a player when he. came here. His the club Had been settled in, n way to to a good crowd and make money. There SELEE©S SUPERIORITY. health failed, however, and he was soon admit of the- pay.ment,of all .claims and to would be.jio kick coming on that scorg_were It takes brain wx>rk. to. manage a great managing from the bench. Ewing©s, en make preparations for the/coming- season. it not for the fact that"they : are unable to ball team, and certainly, these two suc gagement followed. He, too, was a" player These -claims have .been© paid, and Mr. reciprocate. But they can©t, and the result cessful base ball men deserve a rest if in when he came, but, after two seasons of . Becker said that, ..as a. result/of the placing is that our home winnings are materially danger of losing their health. Both are playing, he retired to the bench, from
told of the Doyle-Davis feud, and that a claim for part of the money that the the former, together with Gleason, are Hamilton Club got from Detroit for Schrall and McCanu, but there was nothing coming NEW YORK NUGGETS. to be traded, all of which everybody TORONTO TURN-OVER. to him on that score. knows. Pittsburg seems to be anxious to get Doyle, but refuses to give Jim NOBODY TAKING STOCK IN JOHN my Williams in return. Well, Colonel NEWS AND COMMENT. B. Dreyfuss will not get Doyle for a song, and if he gets him, he will get a Rusie is out of base ball for once and SON©S CLAIMS, man who will add material strength to BASE BALL. all. his team. Cincinnati would like to have The Omaha Club has signed Oscar M. Jack to use as a back stop, and maybe Graham and Robert Carter. Metropolitan Opinion a Unit in the the Holyoke lad would not help that The Franchise and Other Property C. L. Jones and William Hurley hare Philly team as it stood last season. All accepted St. Joseph©s terms. Belief That the American League these things indicate that Turned Over to a New Stock Com Rochester has accepted the terms of HERN DOYLE James Garry and William Clancy. is Simply Playing the Game For is by no means a drug on the market, pany Organized by Manager Barrow Sheckard will finish his studies as a and no team need fear being gold-brick dentist before the season opens for, 1901. the National League Monopolists. ed in dealing for him. Doyle could not Ground Question Still Unsettled. Sioux City has signed for next season have been placed to poorer advantage Lee Tannehill, H. S. Cunningham, and than he was last season, with the tail Ford, pitcher. By ©Wm. F. H. Koelsch. end New Yorks. The local club has By Joseph Manley. The St. Joseph Club bag officially re New York, Nov. 26. Editor "Sport every right to expect to make a good Toronto, Out., Nov. 25. At a largely at leased to the Chicago League Club Nicolett, ing Life:" Now that the foot ball sea trade with Doyle. Because he did not tended meeting at the Kossin house last Strang and Kliug. son is at an end and the annual so take to George Davis© ways is no criter Tuesday night of the stockholders in the Manager Barrows is said to have a. ciety show-off to which the Horse Show new Toronto Base Ball Club, an organi trade in view which may laud Elberfield ion that he is not as valuable as at any zation was effected. A Board of Direc on the Toronto team. is a side show, has passed, it is hoped time in his career on the diamond. Chi tors was elected, and the purchase of the that, base ball will find some space in George Van Haltren and Jim McDonald cago could use him, and Loftus came franchise from the Toronto Ferry Com are umpiring in the California League and the columns of the local press. But within an ace of landing him early in pany for the sum of $6000 was autnorized. giving good success. © nothing startling in the shape of base the season. Loftus is also anxious to se The option given by the Ferry Company ball news is looked for until the League to Mr. Barrow for the purchase of the Outfielder Jack Shearon, of Buffalo, has cure Bill Gleason, as is the Philadel franchise at this figure was twice ex determined to retire from base ball and magnates come together at the old phia club. The strange thing about stand, in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Then tended, and again expires November 26. become a bookmaker. there will be a little excitement and GLEASON©S CASE The sale will be completed just as soon as Thomas Enrns declares that Jimmy is that Davis is so anxious to unload the details can be arranged. The sum of Collins is even a better third baseman than perhaps a throw-down or two, for a $6400 was subscribed, and of this amount Jerry Denny, even in his palmy days. League meeting is never complete with him. Bill never was a hard man to $4900 has been paid in, and was voted out something of that sort. Nobody handle, and he played energetic ball, on at the meeting. The selection of John T. Brush has so far recovered here will take any stock in all this talk and a brilliant game at second base. To grounds caused some discussion, but was from his illness that he may be able to at left over for a future meeting. tend the League meeting in. New York, of the League being on the brink of a be sure, his batting has been away off, Dec. 11. conflict with the Johnson Fat Boy but it is likely that the discouraging LOCAL STOCKHOLDERS. circumstances that surrounded Gleason It was quite evident that the meeting The Philadelphia Club has drafted John league of was almost equally divided between the Sullivan from the Denver Club, and Bos THE WILD WEST. had something to do with his work last city and Island, but it looks as if the ton has lifted Pitcher George C. Brooks To be sure the American League has season. At any rate, there is more than games will again be played at Haulan©s from Meriden. discarded Winslow©s Soothing Syrup as one League manager who thinks more of Point. Two offers were submitted, but Jimmy Williams, third baseman. of trie a nutriment, but it is by no means be Bill Gleason than George Davis does. Mr. Wm. Banks repudiates that alleged Pittsburg Club, was married Nov. 21 to lieved that a minor organization will On the whole, however, all this talk to be made by the street railway. Miss Nan Lee Smith, of Sturgeon street, Among the stockholders present were: Allegheny, Pa. _.. dine at the head table in League coun of trades is a little premature in view Chas. Brown, Widmer Hawke, Phil Dav- cils. It does not care to do so; it is of the fact that the players are not ey, A. A. Alexander, "Dick" Alcock, Geo. Uncle Asa Stewart, late of the Indian more than satisfied with the spare ribs yet inclined to talk contracts. But if Foy, W. Cook,© C. J. Campbell, James apolis and Kansas City Clubs, is negotiat that are going to be flung to it by the THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MeFarlane, Thos. G. Soule, Geo. A. Bing- ing for the management of the Terre Haute major organization. Its expansion is fails to open its gates, the players will ham, T. S. Hobbs. Pete Bellinger. James Club next season. regarded by the League magnates as a be forced to sign, and at figures probably McCaffevy, E. Hyland, Dan Small, John Norman Brashear, the first baseman very good club to use on the proposed lower than last season. The American O©Neil, P. J. Mulqueen, K. C. Gooch, Ed. of the Fort Wayne Club, is running a League will not prove an asylum for Mack, R. Burger, © Jos. Manley, Jess Ap- cigar store at Fort Wayne this winter and National Association. All plegath, P. Massey, C. H. Noble, Geo. doing well, according to report. OUTWARD SHOW OP" HOSTILITY dissatisfied players, and when trades are Milligan, W. II. Ferguson, and Ed. Bar made the players will make their little Hugh Duffy has not come to terms to Ban Johnson©s plans is flapp doodle, row. with the Milwaukee Club, notwithstanding the food they feed fools on. To date jumps just as they have always done, THE PROJECT. all American League claims to that effect; the magnates are somewhat in the air or remain idle, something that few of Mr. W. R. Ferguson was elected tem neither will he. Stick a pin here. .©is to the plans of the National Associa them have chosen to do for any length porary chairman. After stating the ob tion, and the tip given to players by of time. A solid compact between the jects of the meeting he explained that It is stated that A. C. Ansou still in incorporation of the club had been ap sists that there is money in manufacturing Secretary Hughey Jennings as to the League and the Johnson people will plied for and would be granted in the base balls, and that he has offered his par contract signing question brings no as make the National Agreement principle course of a week by the Provincial Gov ticular brand to the American L-eague. surance to the magnates that there are more secure than ever. Because Mc ernment. He announced that stock to the Bradley led the Interstate League wita no breakers ahead. There is still plenty Graw and Robinson are placated by be extent of $6500 had been sold, and $4900 eighteen home runs. Eve Beck is credited of time for a change in the entire situa ing allowed to play for themselves in paid in. This put the stockholders in a with fifteen, Turner, of Toledo, made four tion, as the campaign of 1901 is a long Baltimore it does not follow that all star position to buy the franchise from the teen, and Turner, of Wheeling, eleven. way off. Toronto Ferry Company, under the op players are to be given the privilege of tion given Mr. Barrow for $6000. This President Hart stands ready to pay LOCAL CLUB©S POWER. choosing their employers. A player does option expires on November 26th. In ad the $1000 for Hartzel to the Indianapolis The report in last, week©s "Sporting not need a college education, or even a dition to authorizing the purchase of the Club as soon as the yellow-haired outfielder Life" to the effect that Senator T. D. course at night school to see that point. franchise the meeting would have to elect signs a contract to play with the Orphans. Sullivan is to back a club to play on MISCELLANY. a Board of Directors, and the question Pitcher Charles Griffith has returned to Manhattan Field, to represent this city of playing grounds would have to be con Chicago from a trip to Eastern Kansas. The official averages differ very widely sidered. He intends going to Hot Springs early in in the National Association, caused some from the unofficial figures. In most THE PROCEEDINGS. the new year to prepare himself for next talk. The one person who does not talk cases the local players have a higher On motion of Mr. Ed. Mack and Geo. season. . . on the subject is Senator Sullivan, and standing according to Nick Young©s A. Bingharu it was decided to buy the The Robison brokers, Frank and Stan the person who can get him to talk for tabulation than the local scorers© credited franchise from the Toronto Ferry Com ley, are among the finest of men and th/ publication on most any subject is de them with. pany for the sum of §6000. hard luck they experienced in their St serving of a blue ribbon. It will be re The famous veteran, Van Haltren, The election of directors resulted as Louis venture last season is everywhei follows: Ed. Mack, Jess Applegath, Jos,. membered that when New York was batted .319, being a tie with the mighty Manley, A. A. Alexander, and Chas. regretted. mentioned last year in this connection Delehanty, and Van played in eleven Brown. The St. Louis Club has. we are tol<\ it was said that Sullivan was behind more games than Del did. The chairman announced that offers had settled in full with J. J. McGraw, and may the scheme. Now. of course, the first Also as a base runner did the lengthy been received from the Toronto Ferry now ask the Board of Arbitration to en question that comes up is how is Man Californian demonstrates that he is the Company and Toronto Street Railway force its claim on that player and compel hattan Field to be secured when it is veteran of veterans. He has 45 to Company for grounds as follows: The him to buy his release. Ferry Company offered grounds free of In addition to leading the National in the control of the New York League his credit, the same number as that dash rental, $500 yearly for advertising; 10 per League with the bat, Wagner really leads flub? It is surmised by some that if ing base runner Jack Doyle, and these cent, on the revenue derived from the the owtfielders. Barry, of Boston, who is the New York club desires to give the figures are excelled only by one League base ball traffic, a 10-minute service, and placed at the head, played only 23 games old League a fresh punch it would be a player, Bassett, of Cincinnati, who stole a five years© contract. in the outfield, while Wagner played 117., sin pie matter to do so by giving Sena 46 bases. The Toronto Street Railway Company offered, free of rental, suitable grounds William McCabe, who played third base tor Sullivan a lease of Manhattan Field Mercer, despite his trials at third base within 12 minutes© ride of Yotingc and for Chester last season, has signed a con to play when the League team is away during the early part of the season, and King streets, the location of which is to tract to go to Cuba and play ball the from home. Some sort of his box work finished in the .300 class; be announced on December 10th. They winter and spring. Later he will go to AN ARRANGEMENT his average being .308. would also give a five years© contract. Montreal, where he will play next season. could be made with the Columbia Col Jake Beckley©s fine work shows that Mr. H. C. Gooch said the Ferry Com Tom O©Brien is at his home, in Verona, lege people as the playing on Manhat under Joyce©s management one good pany©s offer was fair and explicit, and Pa., under the care of a physician. His man was turned loose.. But the Cincin he favored its acceptance without fur illness was much more serious that was at tan Field by a ball club would not ser ther delay. first anticipated, and unless great care iously interfere with fall football work nati Club made just as bad a break when THE UPSHOT. is exercised, he may never more be seen or even summer athletic training. Pre it gave away Selbach. Mr. Thos. Soule said that the Toronto on the diamond. suming that the New York club would Gleason batted only .257 in his 111 Street Railway Company could not be Dennis Lowuey, who played short field contemplate such a step and it has games, but his sucessor. Murphy, did not expected to give the location of its pro and managed the Bay City (Mich.) team made strange moves it is but natural show over .250 in the 21 games lie played. posed grounds until it had closed the in the Michigan League this season, has that Senator Sullivan could get the in As Bill Dahlen, the Brooklyn©s brilliant deal for them, and in the matter of ad been chosen resident physician and man vertising it would be found that the com ager of the Mercy Hospital in that city side track. "Big Tim," as the Senator shortstop. only batted .259. it will be pany would be able to accomplish just is affectionately known among his host seen that Murphy will need to show as much by placarding its cars. and will retire from the game. of influential political friends, is one great improvement to make New Yorkers A general discussion followed, in which Henry W. Putnam, well known in of the most powerful factors in the Tam forget that Gleason ever played on the it was quite evident that Mr. Mulqueen sporting© circles all over New England, Polo grounds. and others were desirous of settling the died at the Salem (Mass.) Hospital, Nov. many organization, as his gigantic- ground question at once, they being in 27. Mr. Putnam was best known as a base pugilistic plans have been nullified by favor of having the games played in the ball manager, having had charge Of clubs the repeal of the Horton boxing law, it POOR POWERS. city. The majority, however, believed it in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. is not illogical to suppose that he has was best to instruct the directors to look Manager Stallings is keeping things an eye on other fields. But the The Well-Known Catcher, Maurice into the offers received and report in ten very quiet, but from" the South comes the WHOLE MATTER RESTS days. news that training quarters have already with the present New York club, as not Powers, is Robbed by Death of It was decided that only the present been engaged for the Detroit Club at Nash His Wife. stockholders should vote at a subsequent ville. Tenri.. while applications for exhibi even the influential Senator Sullivan meeting on the selection of the grounds. could get a foothold on Manhattan Is Louisville. Ky., Nov. 20. The wife of tion games in the spring have been made Maurice Powers, catcher on the Indianap THE NEW OFFICERS. to Cincinnati and St. Louis. land without the consent of the local olis, team, died in a local hospital yester A meeting of the directors of the Toronto We have letters for Ollie Smith, fielder club. That much we know to be a fact. day. She and Mr. Powers were married Base Ball Club was held last Tuesday Cougalton, David Honeymoon, iufielder It will thus be seen that the local club last spring. They made their home at the night, when these officers were elected: Rohle. Dick Landy. Scott Hardesty. Bob which has been a thorn in the side of Lorett during the base ball season, and it President, Ed. Mack. by Thompson, umpire Tom Lynch, outfield the League, could, if it would, wield 3 was here that Mrs. Powers was taken ill Vice president. Jess Applegath. er Bill Reed, pitcher Luther H. Taylor, with bronchial trouble. She was removed Secretary, H. C. Cooch. club that would make the League come Treasurer. Thomas G. Soole. Phenomenal" Smith. W. B. Clements, to its knees, with even more dispatch to Louisville three weeks ago. Powers had Kid Jordan. Manager Tom O©Brien. catch been married several months before any of E. G. Barrow was re-engaged as manager er Byers, Ben Ellis and Snapper Langley. than it did last year. The report above his team mates were made aware of the for next season. A committee was appoint referred to may have no foundation, but fact. ed to look into the matter of grounds. A In the now Southern League Lew on examination of the situation shows constitution and by-laws were adopted. It Whistler will be in charge of the Chatta that such a condition could be McGraw Doesn©t Know It All. was stated that the prospects of the bal nooga team. Abner Powell will again man brought about. But to turn to From St. Louis "Globe-Democrat:" ance of the stock -being taken up were age thje New Orleans Club, Sam Mills has ACTIVE BASE BALL, McGraw takes no stock in a possible three- bright. been secured to manage the Birmingham PETER J. HAGERTY. interests. Newt Fisher will handle the reins we have nothing new to discuss except cornered fight. "There©s nothing but wind at in Nashville. Charley Frank will rule in the. talk of some deals. "Doughnut Bill" St. Louis," he declared. "Al. Spink told me the erstwhile wag of the Hamilton team, yesterday not a dollar had been raised there, has been up against old hard luck this year. Memphis and George Reed will direct at Carrick has been talking in Chicago, but and Tom McCarthy had to give up his grounds He was twice beaten out of his salary and Shreveport. Little Rock and Atlanta have he has divulged nothing new. He has at Boston this week." then broke his arm. Recently he put in not yet named nirmngers. LIFE. Dec. 1.
ment, to which the player is not a party Messrs, Quinn, Koch and Kichter. et al. were bluffers, pure and simple, and now he declares in any way, though so deeply affected by that they have the money and will surely cut SPORTINGLlFE it. THE ASSOCIATION considerable ice in the base ball world. What WHERE M©GRAW BLUNDERED. the significance of Uncle Jim©s change of mind A WEEKLY JOURNAL The two things are as different as day is can only be guessed at, but the fact that his and night, and the only way that McGraw brother magnates in the American League havn Devoted to STILL UNDER COYER FOR VARIOUS threatened to throw him down by scratching could have secured legal exemption from Buffalo after next year may have something to PASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING reservation, under base bull law, would do with it. AND GENERAL SPORTS. have been by a side agreement, separate GOOD REASONS. I was talking to Jay Andrews yesterday when Mr. Franklin camo along. "Well, how about from the regular contract. Without such us, Uncle Jim?" asked Jay. Trade marked by the Sporting Life Pub. C* side agreement the National Board is "1 don©t know, I©m sure," replied Mr. Frank Entered at Philadelphia Post Office bound to throw any reservation case, rest Circuit-Chasing and Capital-Hunting lin, quickly catching the meaniug of the third as Second Class Matter. ing solely upon the regular League con baseinan©s question. THEY HAVE THE. MONEY. tract, out of court. No other result is pos With Brass Bands Being Wisely "It©s all settled that we©re goiug to stick in Published by sible under the law. And. that is precisely the American League, isn©t it©?" asked Jay. what will happen to the McGraw case, as "I hope so," said the Alderman. "There©s Eschewed by the Association and nothing sure nowadays, except death and taxes." THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO, we are assured that McGraw was not Well," said Jay,© "if they don©t want us iu 34 South Third St., clever enough to avoid the legal trap into Lslt to the Blatant Opposition. the American League, we©ll go into the Eastern which he has now fallen. and win the pennant." Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A. THE SECOND BLUNDER. "That©s just what we will." declared Presi By Francis C. Richter dent Jim; "and we©ll give Buffalo good bas« There was but one loophole for escape ball, too." SUBSCRIPTION RATES: open to McGraw. and that was in the St. There is nothing that can be safely "1 tell you that National Association is not One Tear...... W2.00 Louis Club©s failure to pay McGraw©s said about the new National Association, a dead one by any means," said Andrews. Six Months...... 1.25 salary in full within ten days after the except the general remark that its af "Well, I should say it isn©t. They©ve got the Single Copy...... 5c. money and can get the players. One of the close of the season. And here again Mc fairs are proceeding even more smoothly promoters had a $40.000 certified check in his Foreign Postage, SI.04 Extra per Annum. Graw and his wonderful advisers were not pocket at Philadelphia the other day. I know PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. well enough versed in the simple and than had been expected; that hurdles this to be a fact." are rapidly being cleared, and that in due THE ASSOCIATION OUTLOOK. easily-mastered law to avail themselves He didn©t say so. but I made up my miud that of their opportunity In the manner pre time the exact status of the organiza Uncle Jim is considerably interested- in the I©GRAW IN AJJEEPJEEP HOLE, scribed by that law, and thus they have tion will be fully revealed. Meantime formation of the uew league. The latest from the seat of war is the following statement from themselves closed the only door to escape. to say more or reveal ever so little A. H. Koch, one of the headlights of the new By Francis C. Richter. PIN YOUR FAITH TO THIS! would be simply playing into the hands base ball organization, via telegraph from Mil It John J. McGraw, ball player and So far as the base ball law is concerned of the powerful and vindictive League, waukee: "We have positive assurance from John J, McGraw has been legally and Eastern parties that they can go ahead without *vould-be magnate, were half as clever in and of the desperate American. League, Baltimore, but that there is still a hitch over making contracts and construing base ball properly reserved by the St. Louis Club. whcse battle against the new Associa one city. We are ready in the West, with four law without the aid of counsel as he is in and there is no power in base ball, under cities Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis and De using friends and foes alike to further his the National Agreement, can take that tion is a fight for its very existence, inas troit. We will know definitely by next Monday much as the successful organization of whether or not we will go ahead. If not. we personal ambitions, he would not have player away from St. Louis without the will announce to the public that such is the deserted the independent National Asso magnates smashing the Reserve Rule and the Association must inevitably clip the case, so that the American League cannot use ciation and allied himself with the subordi bringing their own temple down about wings of the American and relegate us as a hammer oq the National League. You their ears. There is no way out for the can say, too, that Aid. Havenor has an option nate American League without looking it to its former petty sectional status, if on the Congress street grounds, in Chicago; re carefully where he leaped. sapient McGraw but by one of these three not wipe it out altogether. For this ports to the contrary notwithstanding." IN FOR IT NOW. ways: reason the Association is altogether sat (What Mr. Koch says we can vouch for By cold-bloodedly turning his back upon (1). For the St. Louis Club to voluntarily isfied to do its work without the blare liis real friends and allying himself with waive its claim on McGraw. as exactly true; it therefore behooves those who are simply using him as a tool (2). For McGraw to purchase his release of trumpets and the aid of clamorous "Uncle Jim" Franklin to keep his ear close or for the American League to do it for press agents. All that, along with the to the ground for the next few weeks, espe to promote their own schemes McGraw has him. placed himself in a deep and dark hole, (3). For McGraw to jump the Reserve last best laugh, will come in due time; cially if he has any notion of associating from which there is no escape except Rule, in which event the American League and therefore the Association is content, himself with men who, like himself, are through costly rebellion or bitter humilia- must forsake him or jump with him and for a short time, to leave the centre of uionied business men and not mere base . tion. How much of the hole be dug him thus destroy itself. the stage to the National League and its ball adventurers. Editor "Sporting Life.") self and how much of it was made for And those of our readers sportively in catspaw, the American League. him through the stupidity of his new-found clined can with perfect safety wager any friends matters not; he©s in it, sure enough, thing they choose that the National Board M©GRAW©S MESS. and I guess no magnates and mighty few will decide as above stated if the case A MERE YARN. In Seeking to Justify His Desertion players will shed any tears over the fact. comes before the Board, as it must of ne M©GRAW©S ©MISTAKEN NOTION. cessity; and furthermore that unless Mc A Sample of the Stuff Ground of the National Association He is . The dilemma which faces McGraw Is his Graw escapes by one of the three ways Out in Chicago to Boost Johnson©s Putting His Foot in It. J-eservation by© the St. Louis Club. McGraw St. Louis, Mo.. Nov. ©.24. John .1. McGraw, above stated he will next season play in Schemes. the quondam third basoman of the St. Louis has a notion that he has been illegally re St. Louis or not at, all. The following story from the St. Louis Base Ball Club, was in the city Thursday. served by St. Louis because "he had the HIS OWN EXECUTIONER. "Star" makes interesting reading, and we Primarily he came to" collect $1300 unpaid reserve clause stricken from his St. Louis The only chance John J. McGraw had to guess that is all the writer of the game salary, but was informed by Mr. Muckeu- contract," and that, therefore, he is free to escape from National League thraldom cared about: fuss that, under orders of the Messrs. sign where he pleases. In this contention, I with honor and safety and witho.ut hu Little National Association, the child of Franls Kobison, the check had been mailed to him daresay, he has the support of the astute Rifhter and the pride of Harry Quinn, is dead. in Baltimore. "Muggsy" spoke quite free miliation was through the independent The eud, expected for days by those who watch ly of the outlook for 1901. He expressed American League magnates, headed by National Association. As he deliberately ed its brief and pitiful struggle for existence, oc the utmost confidence in the American B. Johnson, who really believe that they and for purely personal rea©sons sacrificed curred several days ago. And sad as Messrs. League and was satisfied with his pros can give the National League odds in mak Riehter, Quinn, Koch, Schaefcr, Spiuk, et al., that chance even at the risk of destroy may be, they can tiud comfort iu the thought pects. ing and interpreting base ball law. ing the only organization able and willing that the little one©s suffering is over, its sad FULL OF FIGHT. A COMMON EJRROR. When asked as to the reports that the to offer relief to himself and his fellow- and plaintive cries will no longer disturb other National League intended making war That being the case, it is small wonder players no tears will be shed for him when members of the base ball family, and the re upon the American, he smiled and said: © that a majority of the base ball critics have porters who have waited so long to write the he shall be "hoist with his own petard," obituary may now send out the story of its life "What if the National League does declare fallen into the error of assuming that Mc either in the deserted Association, or in and have it put in type. way? What can they do? Will they train can- Graw and his advisors and abettors must the League which loves not McGraw, or But one feature of. the Infant©s death was tjous upon us©.© They cuu©t get our places, and be right simply because they think or say not unexpected. According to certain members they can©t outdraw us. Have they any better among the players, every man of whom of the Kichter-Quinn family the little one did circuit than vve have? This talk of war is non so. But it is rather surprising to find Mr. McGraw would have selfishly doomed to not die iu a natural manner, but was murdered. sense. The American League will simply go Timothy Murnaue, who knows so much servitude forever. And the end is uot yet! As stated in the "Star," the National Associa along without let or hindrance of the National. base ball, in this motley company of wise tion promoters claimed McGraw was the mur They are independent organizations entirely. Solons, and delivering himself in cold type derer. They said he was a traitor, a midnight As *for myself, I shall manage the Baltimore assassin, etc. Then McGraw came out and Club and" play third base. I will not retire «f the following nonsense: MONEY PLENTIFUL. dealt the coup de grace by declaring that not from the game. I shall play harder than ever. . "With MoGraw in Hue, the American League more than one iu the bunch of prospective mag Robinson will captain the team, aud be and I will have a splendid chance in the East; but No Lac3k of Cash Behind the New nates had 15 cents, and. delivered other hard will own it." will McGraw remain iu Baltimore? That is a raps to Quinu, Richter and Company. SLANDERING FORMER FRIENDS. leading question, and a very important one for Association Despite Slanders. The substance of the charges of the St. Louis Asked about his desertion of the National the Western contingent. Frank dp Haas Kobison Milwaukee, Wis.. Nov. 27. Editor "Sport promoters arid the comments of McGraw there Association, McGraw hotly denied that he must well know by this time that Mae lias a ing Life:" Instead of being disconcerted on were telegraphed to Chicago. Then Ban had acted basely, and said: perfect right to bis freedom. Being ou the by the defection of McGraw and Balti Johnson took a hand in the deal, and, accord "As for the National Association, why should League©s reserve list, none of the members of more to the American League, the National ing to Sporting Editor Hackett, of the "Jour I align myself with a scheme like that©.© They that body will attempt to do business with the Association backers in this city are contin nal." delivered himself thuswise: ha-1 nothing to show, no money, organization, man. at least not until the National Board takes uing their preparations to bring their ef "Why, the National Association knew It had leases of grounds or anything else. I had enough action on the case. forts to a successful issue. According to no claim on McGraw, or at least its members of them last year. Ban Johnson, however, has "The Board is composed of Messrs. Brush. advice from Mr. Richter, of Philadelphia, should have known it if Richter told them what a©good organization. It is already successful, it Rogers, Soden, Hart and Kobison, and according the eastern end will positively be fixed up McGvaw said. Two months ago in my presence promises to have a most auspicious season, and to the League constitution would decide In Mc and that of Sotuers, of Cleveland, McGvaw go I threw iu my fortunes with it. This talk tiraw©s favor, if it is true that Mac had the re iu fine shape before the west is out. said to Richter: The denial that Charles Havener, of this " ©Frank, there©s jio use depending on me the of ©desertion© and ©treachery© is rot, it was serve clause stricken out of the contract when city, who is interested in the Chicago end siirply a business proposition. he signed with .St. Louis. President Soden way it looks now. I am going with the Ameri "Oh, no. I will not be back in St. Louis. I claims that the Board would have no other alter of the National Association, has a lease can League, if I cau get a club in it, and I think that Heidrick, will, howeyer, and that native but to give the player his freedom on on the Congress street grounds iu Chicago, think I can. These mail have something to Donovan will be manager. Of course, I don©t the reserve clause aloue. Knowing this the which has been published in Chicago pa offer me, and you haven©t.© know this, but such is my belief. Properly magnates will do a little hustling, that is if pers, is not borne out by the facts. Mr. "So, you see, from what the St. Louis mem managed, the team ought to be a success next they want to keep McGraw In the West. Then Havener has a lease, which, however, he bers of the National Association said, either year. It has lots of good material, and Dono again, the Brooklyn Club is deeply interested, has not signed, which bears the signatures they didn©t tell the truth or they didn©t know van can get the work out of the men." as they have not received the full amount of of Adelaide R. Kenny and W. Harris Day, it. Richter knew two months ago McGraw The St. Louis member©s of the National the purchase money from the St. Louis Club." executors of the estate of Mary K. Rich would not join him." Association, notwithstanding the black eye SOMETHING TO BANK ON. mond, of Batavia, N. Y., and of George S. they received by the defection of "Mugg- Eddy, the Chicago agent, it being a lease (While, as before remarked, the story is Now. if there is anything well established interesting, there is not a word of truth in sy," are going ahead organizing, and say it is that Mr. Robison knows that McGraw of the grounds in question. that they will have a circuit and teams M©GRAW©S SLANDER NAILED. it. In the first place, the National Associa ready to play when the season opens. has no right to his freedom. Another safe In replying to deserter McGraw©s slur tion is not dead, but is simply laying low, thing to predict is that the National Board ring remarks about the association pro preferring to let the American League do (Mr. McGraw, instead of remaining dis will not decide in McGraw©s favor if his moters. Ml-. A. H. Koch, who has the Phil adelphia franchise, said to-day: "If there all the four-flushing for the present. In the creetly silent, is making rash and easily case is based on the claim hitherto advanc is anyone who doubts the financial ability second place, no such conversation as that controverted statements in a puerile effort ed -by McGraw. Still another safe predic of Havenor, Quin or myself, to back our quoted above ever took place in the pres to justify his base desertion of the Na tion is that President Soden never made enterprise, they can find out how we stand ence of Ban Johnson or anyone else. Edi tional Association and the Baltimore Ex the statement Mr. Mtmiane puts in his financially by asking for a report on us tor "Sporting Life.") hibition Company. He is inviting a sharp ©mouth, for the reasou that Mr.© Soden is from any commercial agency. The other men who are backing the National Asso call, and we guess he will get it at the too well posted on base ball law to perpe ciation in other cities have their money up,© FACTS FROMFRANELIN. proper time good and hard, assisted by trate such a bull. I prefer to believe that each one having deposited $5,000, while such convincing facts as to leave him not Mr. Murnane has gotten things mixed. I doubt if the entire American League The Buffalo Magnate Less (Skeptical a leg to stand upon in the estimation of THE EXACT FACTS. combined could show as much. I have an option on grounds in Philadelphia that will About the Coining of the National the base ball world. Editor "Sporting For the information of McGraw, the Life.") American League magnates and the critics, cost me $3,700 annually for rent, and I do Association. not ask anyone to go into partnership with From the Buffalo "Evening Times" we I will briefly show why McGraw will lose me there. Can the American League peo his case before the National Board on every ple say as much?" learn that Mr. Franklin, the owner of the Murnaiie©s Hammer at Work. Buffalo Club, is uot well pleased with his From Boston "Globe:" point and every count. In the iirst place, QUIN ALSO CHIPS IN. treatment by the American. League bosses, what he had stricken out of his contract Harry D. Quin, who will run the Mil I have it from a reliable source that Hanlon waukee Asociation club, says that John Mc and now looks with rather a friendly eye is ready to dispose of Jennings and Joe Kelley was the option clause, which is a legitimate Graw had better look up Bradstreets be upon the new National Association. Says for a good price. When Hanlon allows a mau part of the League contract, and not the fore stating that he is not strong finan our esteemed Buffalo contemporary: to get away he is generally falling off iu play, cially in this city. He says th;u all "Mug- NOT REGARDED AS BLUFFERS. or his interest iu the game, which is about the reserve^ rn/e, which forms no part of the same thing. No doubt both Kelley and Jen- contract, but is simply an outside agree sy" has to do is to refer to the First Na President James Franklin has changed his tional bank here, and as for his partner. mind about the new National Association that niugs would be greatly benefited by separating ment among, and binding only, the mag Charles Clark, of Butte, Mont., why refer is trying to complete u base ball circuit. Up to from Hanlon. If not for thetr playing, at lea,6S nates operating under tlie National Agree to Senator Claris. a few days ago Mv. Fraaklio thought tbat for their drawing qualities, ^,,__-- - " I3ec. 1. ,5
there next year should make Buffalo a abeyance, but that it would-be decided at and should form a powerful combination. good base ball city for that season, and it the "next © meeting of the League, which He said, however, that he would not Rive was decided to give Franklin the chance. would be held within a month. out the names of his players until aftei THE VICTIMS. WHICH WILL BEV the National League meeting. We fane; Indianapolis is to get the same as Kansas "One of the cities is sure to be dropped," it will be a very long time after tin City and Minneapolis. With Buffalo as the said he. "But the winning city will only League meeting. By the way, Mack U fourth eastern division city next, season; get a franchise in the American League for also still reluctant to name the "wealthy IS STILL HO NEARER ITS CHER Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee a year, no matter how long the agreement gentleman" who is backing him. Can it as the Western members, there is no place will be made when we get together. I am be possible that Mack is his own backer? ISHED GOAL, for Brush©s farm team. There is a possi not in a position to say which will get the bility that another Atlantic city will be franchise. The new agreement will be for admitted in 1902, and that is the reason ten years without a donbt, but that matter GLIMPSES.OF TRUTH. Another Visit to the Coy and Gold why Franklin will be given a clipped fran is still under discussion. At any rate, De chise under the new organization. troit will be in it." McGraw, in Confidential Moments, East by President Johnson Shows Gradually Letting More Cats Out BUFFALO BITS. JOHNSON©S JAUNT. of the Bag Than He Wots of. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 20. Editor "Sport That Things Are Not Quite so Alderman Franklin Now Feels Se The President Coming East Once ing Life:" Manager McGraw returned cure The Management of the More to Fix His "Sure Things" from Chicago last night. He said that Rosy as Painted. Team Not Satisfactory. the eighth city in the American League Over Again. will go either to Indianapolis or Buffalo, Buffalo, N. Y.,© Nov. 25. Editor "Sport Chicago, 111., Nov. 27. President John with conditions in favor of the latter. He By Francis C. Richter. ing Life:" Alderman James Franklin re son announced to-day that he would make says he favors that city and will vote turned from Chicago with the welcome another trip to Philadelphia next week to for it. It is possible, he .says, that Wat- ©As predicted in the last issue of "Sport news that Buffalo would retain its place advance American League interests in. kins and Franklin will combine their in ing Life" the American League©s reor in the American League. This assurance that city. He will leave directly after was given by President Ban Johnson to terests. In Philadelphia Connie Mack has ganization meeting was postponed indef Thanksgiving, and the length of his»vislt a man, with all kinds of money behind 1©ranklin in Chicago, hence the Alderman©s is indefinite, as is its object. Mr. John hjm. initely for the very good reason. I dare return. son denied that he was going to pay THE LOCAL SITUATION Buffalo did not beg to be admitted, in COLONEL ROGERS say, that things were not in such good stead, the American League opened its was only discussed long enough by Mc shape as had been so glowingly depicted the call which the National League mag Graw to show his hand. Said he: "The arms to receive this city, and Johnson said nate seems so auxious to have. He had Baltimore franchise was turned over to by the sensational Western press that at no time was the question of drop expected to be accompanied -by Jimmy me, and after things are definitely organ agents. Instead of a regular meeting ping Buffalo considered. Manning, lately of Kansas City, now of ized, I. shall make it over to the firm of "The American League will be as strong Washington, but Manning will probably of the whole league, however, the ruling Robinson & McGraw. We have received, as the National," Mr. Franklin is quoted not go to the capital until the first of the any number of offers already from people quartette, aided by the Baltimore as saying. "Buffalo is to have a strong following week. President Comiskey has who wanted to take stock in the company convert, held one of their customary team.© Manager Carey has written that he retired from the Circuit Committee tem which we will organize, but we have told is getting along nicely, and the city will porarily to look after his own* fences, fig them all that they will have to wait until star-chamber sessions. Of course, nothing feel proud of its Pan-Am, outfit." uratively speaking. The White Stocking after we hold the next meeting." This of the proceedings was given out except THE MANAGERIAL QUESTION. magnate is busy improving the South shows plainly that the Baltimore Exhibi the usual vague and glittering general Seems to me that the best move that Side Park for next season. tion Company has been thrown down, along Alderman James Franklin could have made NO SETTLEMENT. with the National Association, simply to ities, but quite a flood of light is shed up for the further success of his ball team President Johnson denies the report that enable McGraw and Robinson to grab the on the situation by the announcement and his financial interests, in a base ball there is to be any financial arrangement way, in Buffalo, would have been to se franchise for themselves solely. that Mr. Johnson finds it necessary to with the National League involving some "HE" TALKS OF DECEIT! cure the services of Thomas E. Burns as $17,000 for Duffy, McGraw. Robinson and Regarding his relation with St. Louis Mc pay another fence-mending visit to the manager, instead of first baseman Carey. others. Mr. Johnson said that to his Graw said: "There has been some talk East, where, it was claimed only a short Burns is a man who knows base ball as knowledge nothing of the kind was in about trouble in getting the St. Louis Club thoroughly as any minor league manager view. "McGraw and Robinson," he con time ago, everything had been safely to allow me to play with the American in the game, and as a man to get good tinued, "will settle all their troubles with League, and there has been speculation cinched and clinched. As before remark work out of a team is excelled by few. the National League by themselves. We upon how much the club would demand to ed, the-evolution of a minor into a major Carey is are not taking them from the National. let me go; but, for my part, I am not in SIMPLY AN EXPERIMENT, They are coming to us. favor of paying a cent for such release. league is a herculean task to which the and while Buffalo cannot run against any A DENIAL. I signed a contract with St. Louis which American League is hardly equal by worse luck than she has for a number of Regarding the delay in meeting Mr. expressly stated that it was limited, to one reason of many and various limitations seasoiis under another experiment, the ad Johnson said: "It is not true the Ameri year. If the club says that it intended all visable course would be to tie to some man can League postponed its annual meeting the time to hold me longer than a year, af and handicaps. The week©s news of the whose capabi©ity is unquestioned. How until after the National League- meets in ter signing- a contract which particularly American League follows: ever, Tom Burns would not attempt the December. The American League will get matter of being a director general under together shortly within a fortnight, I stated that period, it certainly puts itself Franklin without being in sole control of think. It is merely a question of how soon in a bad light, and admits that it was de the team and.pretty neary every one ac we can get our plans into definite .shape. liberately acting deceitfully when it agreed BOSSES© CAUCUS. quainted with James Franklin©s methods Now about that conference between the to our bargain." A Secret Conference of the Men Who doubts whether he coxtld be induced to hold National mid American Leagues: I want (The interesting part of MeGraw©s in Run the Machine at Which Things aloof and permit his manager to have full to say that the original suggestion for fantile prattle is the fact that it confirms sway. such.a conference came from a number of "Sporting Life©s" claim that John T. Are Fixed. the National League©s circuit committee, Brush is probably the "wealthy party" who Chicago, 111., Nov. 27. Editor "Sporting and we were entirely agreeable. Then is trying to burrow his way into Colonel Life:" The expected organisation meeting MILWAUKEEMEMS. came our trip down East, after which Rogers© territory. Two weeks ago we stat of the "American League was held on the the illness of Mr. Brush was made an ex ed that Manager- Watkins would, as a 21st inst., a postponement being necessary One Killilea Still Does the Talking cuse for not holding the proposed confer blind, be transferred to Buffalo, while until after the National League meeting While Koch, Quinii and Havener ence. The American League stands ready in New York. December 11. Instead, how- to confer with the National at any mu Connie Mack, as another blind, would man vver, a caucus was held of the American Wisely Remain Silent. tually agreeable time and place, but we age the transferred Indianapolis team in. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 26. Editor "Sport Philadelphia. McGraw now admits the League bosses. Those present were are not making any pressing advances to truth of the claim as to Watkins. Now Charles Couiiskey, of Chicago; J. Man ing Life:" President Matt. Killelea, of that end." ning, Washington; J. McGraw, Baltimore; the Milwaukee Club, says a meeting of the watch the trail pf the serpent as the rest 3M. Killilea, Milwaukee, and J. Burns, De American League will be held before ©the of the programme unfolds itself. Editor troit. National League gathering, as there is no CLEVELAND_CHATTER. "Sporting Life.") THE PROCEEDINGS reason for waiting until after the big were veiled in a deep, dark and utterly Lea sue meets. Mr. Killelea also says that Manager McAleer Pays a Visit and profound secret. Deserting all their usual if Connie Mack can secure the Philadelphia haunts, they assembled in a hidden room franchise he will be given full power to Talks About Next Year©s Forest at the Grand Pacific Hotel, conversed with act by the Milwaukee Club. Secretary City Team. In the Belief That They Will doors double barred and triple bolted, and Gross, of the local club, admits that Hugh Cleveland, O., Nov. 27. Editor "Sporting Not be the Victims of the Heads sent scouts at frequent intervals to spy Duffy is wanted here in case Connie Mack Life:" James McAleer, manager of the around the portals. goes© to Philadelphia. Cleveland Base Ball Club of last season, man©s Axe. Little information could be gleaned, ex CONTRADICTS MR, KOCH. came from his home at Youngstown last Indianapolis, Intl., Nov. 26. Editoa cept that no formal ratification had been Speaking of the Philadelphia Club, Mr. Wednesday and spent the day in conference "Sporting Life:" While President Johnson, given the new circuit and no exact date Killilea said: "I set- that A. H. Koch has with Vice President Charles Somers. He of the American League, will not discus* had been selected for the next meeting. said that he was offered a chance to get talked over the plans for the coming sea the probability of Indianapolis remaining Ban Johnson will call the meeting and the in there in the American League. You son, but the situation is so unsettled at In the league next season, Manager Wat- question of an eighth city will be settled cah say for me that, while I have a good present that he was unable to do anything kins comes out confidently declaring that probably to the sad discomfiture of In opinion of Koch, that such is not the case. definite. He has his eye on several good the league cannot get along without him dianapolis. and his Hoosie-r team. Not only remain, MANNING MOLLIFIED. No such offer was made to him. I see players, but his visit was ostensibly to talk "I am reconciled to the idea of moving also that he is ready to bet there will be over certain trades that the club contem but, according to the sanguine manager, into Washington," said Jimmy Manning. no American League club in Philadelphia plates. There are several deals on tapis, carry off the pennant is what the Indians "I will take iny team there bodily, will next Vear That is a bet that I will take but which will not go through until after will do next year. He has plans for add a couple of National Leaguers and as high as $5000." On the other hand. the National League meeting at New York strengthening his team and will set about will show them that American League ball Koch says he has been approached more next month. McAleer did not talk on the building and repairing fences as soon as Is a long way faster than they imagine." than olic©e to take a hand in the American plans in question, but ho was apparently the meeting is held. "Guess Connie Mack will go to Phila ,eague. KQCH BECOM1NG WISE. satisfied. Somers gave him to understand WATKINS SANGUINE, delphia all right," said Killilea. "If Mil that he has all the backing necessary to "I am satisfied that at no time was waukee stays in. Duffy may possibly come A H. Koch received another letter from get new players for a championship team, there any thought of dropping Indian to our town nothing sure about it.© the East yesterday afternoon in reference and this is all that "Mac" wanted to know. apolis," said Watkins yesterday. "We havo A -statement made during the day by to National Association affairs, but he was NOT UNDER CONTRACT. been liberally supported and have made John McGraw goes far to show how in as dumb as an oyster as to the contents When asked If he had signed a contract money the last season. This is a growing dependent American Leaguers are so fat- of the letter. Gus says that besides bc-mg for next season to manage the team, he town "and is as good a base ball property as as any subserviency to the National a humorist, he is getting wise, having said: "No. I did not sign a contract last manv of the larger cities. I am glad the League is concerned. "1 will have new gained many valuable pointers from the season, and I don©t think it is necessary prospects for war are growing less, as it grour.ds in Baltimore," said McGraw, base ball magnates. to do so again." There is no doubt that would be a great loss to the National "with new timber in every portion of the he will be seen at the head of the team League magnates should strife ensue. It park. The National League can keep its next season. The club has signed two new is not possible for them to thwart Mr. old stands. I do not wish to rent from it DETROITDmETS. players, Ed. Greminger, an outfielder, who Johnson, and they realize it. This is the and do not think I will have to." lives at Louisville, and R. E. Hulsweil, best preventive of the repetition of the FINANCIAL MATTERS. President Burns Said to he the Man from the same place. The latter is a short Association days." McGraw came to the meeting in a some to Decide Which Cities Shall be stop. Both players come with the best of what dubious frame of mind. By night recommendations. They have played in the fall he had been fully convinced of the Bounced. Southern League and other strong teams on MANN]NG^_MOVE. good times ahead, and from this time on, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 26. Editor "Sporting the Atlantic coast. McAleer had his eyes so savs Kilfoyle and Killilea, will work Life:" President James D. Burns returned on them all of last season. They are said The Alien Has About© Decided to with the expanded organization as vigor from his mysterious trip to Chicago in a to be good batters as well as first-class ously as he knows how. The question of jubilant mood. He appears to be satisfied fielders. Both are young players, and have Desert the City That Fostered Him, financial settlements with the National with everything that transpired there dur much to learn, but they have a good teach So Long. League was debated earnestly during tue ing his visit. The meeting in the Windy er in McAleer. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 25. Editor meeting. It is figured that the National City was a very mysterious one. Every "Sporting Life:" Jimmy Manning, the League owes the American $5000 for draft effort was made© to keep the workings of manager of the Kansas City Blues, has re ed players, and that the American Will the magnates secret, but some of the deals PAINEDjmLY. turned from Chicago, where he has been probably owe the National $22,000 when leaked out. in conference with other American League the books are footed. This sum will rep BURNS. THE ARBITER. Connie Mack Still "Rainbow-Chas managers in regard to the plans for next resent the moneys due to Boston for The question of dropping either Buffalo season. At last Manning admits that he Duffy. and the money which must be or Indianapolis is one that the league ing" in Philadelphia, Which Does Will be forced!V) to forsake his old home given St. Louis to square that club for magnates are divided on. Burns, accord Not Respond. and will locate in Washington. He ex He last season©s purchase of McGraw and ing to a statement made by a base ball Philadelphia, Nov. 20. Connie Mack, who Kobinson. pects to leave for his new territory short HOW IT MAT BF. FIXED. man in this city, who was at the Chicago thinks he will manage a Philadelphia ly after Thanksgiving, and will spend th» A series of notes will be issued to bal meeting, holds the balance of power in American team, was in town for several winter in Washington getting everything ance the $17.000 difference or special ar this matter, and it is said that he has days last week, working in the interest of in readiness for the opening of the sea rangements will be made for drafting not yet decided which city will be in the the new club. He says he is considering son. With Manning will go nearly all the American League players. The former circuit next year. bids for the fitting up of the new grounds players that composed the Kansas City plan is the more probable, as the Ameri FRIENDLY TO FRANKLIN. at Twenty-sixth and Jefferson streets. He team at the close of last season. Hemphill, can League does not wish to be counted Burns is said to have the friendliest of also claims that plans have been drawn the Blues© right fielder, who was loanp.l as an inferior subject to drafting in any feelings for Aid. Franklin, owner of the up for the stands, and everything is in by the St. Lonis team, may possibly b,> way. Bisons, but does not think that his city will readiness to go on with the work as soon needed by that club. All the clubs thnt FRANKLIN SORE. be able to deliver the long green, owing to as the bill for the release of the grounds now compos? the American League, with, Franklin went home a bit disgruntled. the fact that the Pan-American Exposition passes the final reading in Councils, which the exception of Buffalo, have been taken The best the circuit committee Would prom will be held there next year. will be one week from to-morrow. in under a ten year agreement. Buffalo©s ise him was a one-year franchise, on ac In an interview last night Burns said Manager Mack, in speaking of the team franchise was granted for one year only, count of the poor attendance in Buffalo that the matter of giving ihe ei-h.li fran which l"i" will have, says the most of the and if the team draws well the franchise last season. The Pan-Americaa Exposition chise to either of these cities \vas still in niciii will come from the National League, will be extended. 6 SPOHTINQ LIFE. Dec. 1.
he wanted it, there would have been vesting very heavily. There is .only one serious trouble to a certainty. more year of the partnership to run. FALL BATH. ONE MORE RESOLVE. CINCIMM5HIPS. Of course if it is decided to postpone re Colonel Pulliam has made another re building for a year the temporary stands solve. Hereafter he will stick to the will be remodeled, an abundance of new PITTSBURGH PARK COVERED WITH ,©ame of base ball, and when the regu THE MANAGERIAL QUESTION STILL chairs will be put in and the stand made lar season is over will not tackle any quite as comfortable as any in the cir jf these side lines. Foot ball has had cuit. The architectural symmetry of . A FLOOD TIDE, him on the run for a few weeks past. BUZZING. the old iron amphitheatre was only sur He vows that it beats the old game for passed by the magnificent structure at ©he number of harassments. Harry Philadelphia. Of course it will not be The Visit Was Unexpected No De tried to keep out of the many ticklish A Rumor About Buck Ewing The possible to approach the stand that was affairs which come to the team and had destroyed, but as far as comfort is con velopments in the Doyle Case made fine progress, but the worm turn Troubles ol Ashley Lloyd The cerned the present accommodations can ed out. All went against him. Now he be made quite as good as those at Bos Tom O©Brien in Bad Shape Bits has made several doubtful friends as a Question oi Rebuilding Still an ton, Brooklyn, Chicago or St. Louis. result. One man whom he imagined One handicap, however, is insurmounta was a good friend declared that he had ble, the half-dollar sunbath seats may as o! News and Comment, been badly treated over a privilege. well be counted as a total loss. Some of Harry©s friends were disposed CLIFF LATIMER©S STORY. By A. R. Cratty. to blame the recent story that the By Ren Mulford, Jr. Cliff Latimer, of the old battery of Pittsburg, Nov. 26. Editor "Sporting "Sec" would go to Chicago on his dab Cincinnati, Nov. 25. Editor "Sporting "Reub and Tacks," ran in from Love- . life.© Signs of a big flood which will bling in foot ball. It was their belief Life:©© Just one little gust from the cy land the other day. He has been bag ©take old Exposition Park into its sweep that it had been circulated by men who clone of base ball rumor hit Cincinnati ging rabbits and quail since the shooting are on the river this morning. Likely were not in accord with the gridiron during the past week and it wasn©t fierce season began, but put away his shot gun ere to-morrow comes around the dia club that the Colonel represented. enough to send any of the fan popula long enough to direct a few remarks to mond will be submerged two or three This yarn was repudiated by the party tion hustling for their cellars. Without American and National Leaguers. The feet with water. Ground Keeper Mur who started it. any apparent good reason the story season of 1900 was bitterlv disappoint phy and his dogs will have to hunt the FLOODS. sprung into being that no less a person ing to Latimer. He had done such Charles E, Flinn. Pat Donovan©s age than the Duke of Pendleton Wil splendid work as a Colonel in the tall timber. This flood is not. usually a staunch friend here, has the reputation fall visit but comes with more frequen liam Buckingham Ewing, would be the autumn of ©99 that he felt sure he would of being one of the shrewdest bettors in man upon whom the mantle of Red hold his own as a Pirate. Instead he cy in the spring. The absence of a this sections. He is never on bad things. freeze up this time will make the deluge management would fall. There was no loaded up on Georgia malaria and not The other day Colonel Pulliam imagin official sanction for the yarn, yet it drift only failed in Pittsburg but drifted to a corker. Col. Pulliam hastened to the ed that he was up against a soft lump place this afternoon and took away his ed about on the current of gossip un Syracuse and thence on to New Castle, and made a bet with Flinn on the La- til thrown on the shoals of speculation. where he got more experience than sal rubber shoes and a few papers that he trobe game. It was easy for the local had in the office. A flood is Before he started for Kansas A. ary. man. By request of a few of Pulliam©s S. Stern, the "Little Napoleon of "All the players were allowed to hold ALWAYS COSTLY, well meaning friends Flinn will not bet the ©80©s," who still keeps his the bag there," said the catcher. "They to the Pittsburg club. Usually it takes anymore with Col. P. finger on the pulse of the base caught me for $160." a section of the fence along and it re Lee Woodwell, the well-known ex ball situation, although he has been Latimer is rejoicing in the fact that quires a lot of timber and nails to put amateur has returned from Detroit, out of the hurly burly for ten years, he is free from reservation and with the barrier in shape once more. Then where he has been for his health. made the remark: "It wouldn©t surprise restored health he feels that he can again the diamond and field is covered Frank Balliet is arranging for a hunt me in the least to see Ewing recalled." bat .300 in the fastest company on earth. with a nice thick layer of mud. The ing trip. He will go out near his home Only a few days before one of the Red MIQUE KEHOE©S LUCK. ground keeper has his troubles trying in Limestoneville. Pa. Troopers still lingering within the cit" Mique Kehoe thinks he wTas born un to clean the sward. Some of the man A man in Lower Allegheny wants to gates, whispered the same sort of der a lucky star. "I©ve heard of many agers of the Duquesne football team know if Tip O©Neill ever played on the presentment. Nobody knows, nobody a player getting the short end of it on were worried to-day. They imagined that Pittsburg team. There have been hun but John T. Brush, and he©ll not tell un salary," said he, "but I©ve never lost one the water might cause a postponement dreds of ball tossers on the Pirate pay til the spirit moves him. penny since I began to play ball. The of their game on Thursday. This could roll for many years past, but to the best NAME YOUR OWN ODDS. year©that I was with Montgomery the hardly be possible as the water should of the writer©s knowledge the famous Ewing©s decapitation a year ago came club went under a month before the sea take a tumble to itself ere that time. Tip never drew any ducats. as a stunning surprise to him. He ex son closed, but they not only paid me Harry Staley, the old time pitcher, pected to be re-engaged. When he was that month©s salary, but. gave me a tick O©BRIEN©S POOR HEALTH. who has been having a good time in this summoned to the St. Nicholas at the et, back to Cincinnati." Tom O©Brien, the local first baseman. city for several years past, has decided ©99 annual, that action was believed by Mique expects to be on Cincinnati©s went to the hospital this morning in to make a change. He sent word to the all the waiting scribes to preface his corps of backstops in 1901. He certain order to have a doctor look into his writer on Saturday that he had cut out retention, but. he was let out. ly will be retained if Bob Alien remains. complaint carefully. On the result of all of the convivial pastimes and would There has been nothing tangible upon Sir ©Bob gave him the chance that he the investigation will depend his future now proceed to get into shape for the which to base a reliable opinion in the tried hard to get during the Ewing ad residence for the next few months of year to come. He intends to leave for premises. Ashley Lloyd says it was 100 ministration. Kehoe, Heiny Peitz and the Pirate. There is every reason to West Baden on January 1. ataley can per cent, even to him, and there is no Charley Irwin are the only Reds win think that the man will take one of the- be addressed care of Jas. Moren, Oak reason to doubt that declaration. With tering in Cincinnati. It is a little too first trains for the mountains of Arizona land avenue and Forbes street, city. in ten days the question will be settled. early" for the Beefsteak Club to break and stay there until he has recovered Colonel B. wrote that he had made up Until then enthusiasts can make their in but the chances are that the German his health. his mind not to attend the wedding at own slates and odds on Alien, Ewiug, Baron will carve a sirloin or two at the He has not been improving since his Louisville and would stay in New York Kelley and Jennings. If there have been Castle Stenzel before the winter ends. return from Cuba and it is the wish of until his child©s health improved. He any diplomats at work who have brought TWO GOOD TWIRLERS. his friends that he take steps to have has been worried over the-illues sof the about a meeting between certain gentle "Both Scott and Newton will be of the malady corrected as soon as possible. little one. men. I©d like to. wager a straw hat full more service to Cincinnati next year Tom declares that he lives in perfect Ed. Swartwood had a front seat in a of peanuts to a mess of chop suey that than they were this." is the prophecy dread of his trip to the Antilles and he boxing show in Allegheny on Friday Bob Alien would get another chance. made by" Kehoe. Even in the wildest will ever regret that he was induced to night. Around him was a bunch of ASHLEY LLOYD©S POSITION. days of©"the Doctor," when the tall go to the Isle. speedy politicians. Ed. stands well Ashley Lloyd hasn©t said anything Hoosier was striving in vain to locate DOYLE CASE UNCHANGED. among the men with a pull in the town more about retiring. He has pledged the plate, Kehoe continued to breathe There have been no new points turn over the river. himself to stick to John T. Brush until his faith in the youngster. © out of the dealings for Jack Doyle. Cap- Mr. W. C. Temple will start south on the expiration of the ten-year agreement JACK DOYLE©S FUTURE. lain Kerr has been awaiting news from Thursday. He is better than he was if the latter wishes him to remain. Of Jack Doyle is the last player who has New York as te the matter. He thinks a week ago. but is still in bad shape. course, if the Cincinnati president asks been put aboard the Red "choo-choo. that the New York club is eager to set It has come at last. Jeems Williams that that pledge be fulfilled, the Reds© but his train has not yet pulled in at the tle Iho man. and will take less than is only half a man now. He w-as spliced secretary and treasurer will be found at Cincinnati depot. Pittsburg is trying to Jeems Williams. The fact that the the other evening. The happy young the old stand again in 1901. Personally flag him. There are two men on the Cincinnati club has been after the play woman is Miss Nancy Lee Smith, of his preference would be retirement from Cincinnati team who wouldn©t thrive er also makes PittsbxVrgfs chance©s look Sturgeon street, Allegheny. The wed the turmoils of the game. Last year under Doyle tactics. Injudicious hand a little slimmer than they were a week ding was a quiet one. Early in the fall was the first time in all his career as ling hurt Irwin in ©99. He was a star in *go. It is the belief that if the Pitts- a man asked Jeems for a picture of his a mogul that the guns of critics were 19(X) St Jacob Beckley is one of the >urg club got him he would bo put on best girl for a newspaper and Jeems turned upon him. school that can play better bal^when replied, "Oh no. old boy, I keep them THE STORY OF A SCOOP. there is jolly going on. He doesn t like firs-t base, and if he was signed by the It was after a particularly caustic Reds, he would have to don the mask myself." Mrs. Williams is of a petite fault finding. Doyle is imdoubtedly form and rather pretty. The couple broadside that Ed Grillo called upon booked for release by New York/but it once more. It would be folly for the Ashley Lloyd one afternoon last sum is by no means certain that he will come team to Iny off "Old Eagle Eye." The may go to housekeeping here. ,Say, by mer and poured out tales of sympathy. latter is one of the best guardians of the* way, who is the press agent of Ban ©I wouldn©t stand outrageous attacks 0 © ©IN©SHORT METER. first base on the League pay roll these Johnson, of the American League? The amount of matter sent abroad as to his of that sort," said his caller. "I©d quit Still Bill Hill, Heiney Peitz and Jake days. Doyle would be rn aggressive the business." Stenzel have emulated the example of man for the Pittsburgs. There are peo sayings beats anything short of W.i- liaru Jennings Bryan. "That©s what I©ll do," declared the Baby Bunting©s "Pop" and are hunting ple who fear that he might not get along treasurer. "It is about time for me to rabbits up the Whitewater. with Freddy Clark. Both are of that get out when my character is assailed. Charley Dooins took a day off to quick tempered disposition and might SELEE©S SCALP I©m not compelled to put up with any count his offers for next year. After soon run in. However, the management such unfair treatment, and I don©t in the census he asserted that ten clubs hns no fears and that score. Doyle can May Yet Dangle at the Belt of tend to do it." WT ere on his trail. play the game and that©s why he is "Big Chief" Billings of the Bos And next morning the story of his re Jesse Tannehill, the Cuban refugee, wanted. ton Club. tirement was published, while the gen has not yet made his appearance in his EDDIE WADDELU SCRAPPER. Boston, Nov. 27. It is not at all sure that tleman who didn©t have the yarn vowed old haunts. Eddie Waddell has been figuring in Frnk Selee will manage the Bostons next :ie had been "thrown down." That is Charley Werner, the Cincinnati twirl- the prints again. You have no doubt season. In his quiet way he has been look why so many tomahawks have been er, with©Fleischmanu©s Mountain A. C. seen an account of his chasing the ref ing out for a business opening, and has Hirled in the treasurer©s direction since last year is to get a chance under eree of a foot ball game at Butler the been negotiating for the management of :he episode. Comiskev next year. an uptown hotel. If he can make satis "I©ll vow," confessed the treasurer, other day. Eddie is a great man to factory arrangements he will quit the With George Strief visiting his mother fight, and as he has an odd way of at game. No one will be more happy over ©I was the most surprised man in Cin across t^ river, memories of the olden, tacking a man. the boys are usually in this outcome than Director Billings, who cinnati next morning." days are recalled. fear of him. By the way, speaking of would like to see Selee go elsewhere, leav The training of Bobby Burns was Lew Applegate, one of the erstwhile Rube, the boys tell a story of his doings ing Duffy a chance to take entire charge ost upon that official. While the scoop Southern Leaguers, is now one of the at Boston last fall. It made some of of the Boston team. Billings knows that may not be verified for over a year it best known brokers in Cincinnati. He their hairs stand on ends. Eddie had ;he Boston public appreciates all that Se- reated a breach that couldn©t be filled is a star bowler, lives in Covington, and iee and Duffy have done here, but feels with a hogshead of salve. was one of the few Republicans to be made friends with a pretty little type that the patrons would like a change. ABOUT THE STANDS. writer at the hotel. He was a cham President Brush after battling for hosen a City Father in that Democrat pion of her to the limit. One of the weeks against an attack of illness that ic Gibraltar. I/layers cast some allusions as it were. CAMPAU©S CHANCE. kept him housed up was able to ride Joe Bonner, the champion Red of These came to Rube©s ears. He made about for a few hours this week and ©82, wants to organize an indoor ball up his mind to cause a row. He hunt The Veteran Player Signs to team in Covington. Man age Next Year©s Binghamton lie writes that he expects to come to ed up Colonel P., and wanted to know Cincinnati Monday week. It is pretty George Rohe. the Mountaineers© third the name of the man who had so assert Team. "iard to anticipate what will be done. bagman, is an infielder who would corne ed. Colonel P. took a look over the Binghamton. N. Y., Nov. 26. Editor If there is going to be any danger of pretty near holding his own in any com "sit." "I©ll cut his throat," declared "Sporting Life." The Bingbamton Base war it is almost certain no new grand pany. Eddie with vehemence. Colonel P. real Ball Association has at last secured a manager iu the person of Charles C. Cam- stand will be built at League Park. Shiit-Onts Not More Popular. ized that while in that mood it would pau, who played left field for Rochester Ashley Lloyd©s voice will be raised never do to tell Eddie the name of the the past season and made an excellent rec against the improvement. With a hostile From Detroit "Journal." man. So he staved him off for a few In the National League for the season of 1900 ord in the Eastern League. Campan has Board of Legislation and a couple of the ratio of shutouts was on a free silver, 16 to hours. Of course. Rube forgot all about signed a contract to play, captain and guerillas shooting it into the club there 1, basis. Out of the total of 1104 fames pla^ej it, but had he been told the name when i manage the team during the season of 1901. su©t any too much provocation for in- j there were 69 shutouts. . Dec. 1. SJPORTING "LIFE. 7
zle with heat and you can bet all that you own .on that score. TO OTJ:E=L SOME GOOD MAY RESULT. If the expansion of the American League means that some of the older SPECIAL OFFER AMERICAN LEAGUERS AMUSE THE players \ are to be traded, swapped or lost in other ways,1 on the whole it will METROPOLIS. be a good thing for the©National League. PHILADELPHIA, PA.,©DEC. iV 1900. I contended last year and think so more Believing that Sporting Life readers entertain a real affection for-this paper, and than ever that the public in many of the larger cities is very tired of the a keen interest in its success, we venture to make a request and offer for their co Their Boastful Claims and Absurd same old crowd. ; operation in the extension of its circulation. . . - .. : They have worn out their welcome. BlHlls Properly Estimated and If it were possible ,to infuse fifty; per Presuming that each reader is acquainted with other persons in his locality cent, of new blood into the National interested in base ball, shooting and general sports, who©©may nevertheless happen Made a Matter ol Ridicule How League for the coming year, it would be not to be Sporting Life readers, we would suggest that each of our readers make it one of the best things that could hap pen to the organization. After the a point to go over his list of friends and acquaintances and send us on the below tae Players Regard the Situation. brotherhood fight the league never© did slip bona fide names and addresses of ten or more lovers of sport., -. -v i. better except in the halcyon days of By John B. Foster. the eighties, and ;ii/my a youngster In consideration of this favor, which involves comparatively little time, and Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 27. Editor crawled into fast company and made only©trifling exertion, we will renew-the sender©s subscription, or grant him a new "Sporting Life: Even if we cannot be in .himself prominent because of the op one, for $1.00 per year just half the regular subscription price. the maelstrom whirling in base ball cir portunity that was offered him. cles at the present time, since no one The most discouraging feature, so far Names must accompany remittance in all cases. fceems to want to put a rival club i.n this as young blood is concerned, is that THE SPORTING LIFEPUBLISHING CO. city, it doesn©t prevent us from having there does not appear to be as much as plenty of. .fun watching what the other existed four and five years ago. Wheth 34 South Third Street . Philadelphia, Pa. chaps are doing. er young men have given up base ball One would fancy from the statements playing or the quality is degenerating that are being made from time to time .©doesn©t appear o.n the minutes, but it is The Sporting Ute Publishing Co., ,; , ; in the newspapers that the American a fact that this year did not bring much Philadelphia, Pa. , . '••-,'-'. League was composed of millionaires, to the surface that would hold its own Gentlemen:—Enclosed I'.send names and addresses of sportsmen, who, like the befuddled brotherhood con very long with fast company. and §1.OO for one year's subscription to Sporting-Iji'fe.' " • ••' . tingent, were about to scatter their bread © BROOKLYN PLAYERS ON EXPANSION. most plentifully upon the waves. As usual the Brooklyn men are in A POOR BASIS clined to be very uncommunicative re NAME If memory serves right, the principal garding the American League or the af reason for the American League trying fairs of the National League. They to expand is that several of its clubs don©t bother their heads much for they did not make any money last year, and feel sure that they have got a perman some of the owners want one more ent job so long as they keep up to trial to see if they cannot make good. the; standard that they have set for the Another season like that of 1900 would last threfe years. © clean them out of base ball for good and I don©t believe that any of them is all. particularly anxious to go into aiiother- Such being the case it is a little dif org.anization. If they did so it would ficult to see where all this money comes take an increase above what they are from about which we hear so much. getting now, and in addition to that a When it comes to an actual case of show formal contract that would guarantee down the National League has dollars full pay. where the American League has cents, It is certain that not a man of them and none know it better than those who would think of making a plunge that are doing most of the shouting for the would result in his being barred by National League. the National League. It; seems to be WAR TALK their general belief, that is, the belief The most aJUusing part of the con of those who are parsing the time here troversy is the disposition on the part during the winter, that the .National of the American League to talk of war ©©League is about the proper thing to re when the National League hasn©t even main tied to. © ": © opened its venerable head upon the ques KELLY .AND CINCINNATI. tion. If there should happen to be war We may not Iose~ catching, a catch .of a foul fly after a for the public appreciates efforts in that run of forty yards, with the- sun full in direction. Surely his face, winning tremendous applause HUB HAPPENINGS. DAVE FUI/TZ . from the spectators and causing the play would be a most desirable man to have. ers to recall his old-time prowess as a He would not object to come here if he backstop. We were the could be benefited thereby, especially REMAINING PLAYERS ARE HAV GUESTS OF GENERAL BALDWIN A YOUNG CONNECTICUT PITCHER when it is considered that his old col and his staff after the game and were lege mate, Fred Tenney, is on the team. ING A GOOD TIME. right royally entertained. On our re IS DRAFTED. Boston needs©just such an all-round win turn to the hotel, the Question as to ning ball player as Fultz, and would u hether anybody was sick was settled find it most difficult to secure a better Tiie Latis©si; H«ws About the Tourists .it the dinner table. Sheckard complain A Prediction For the Coming National man. It is W7ell known that Manager ed that the waiter would not get him Selee has in view the placing of Tenny Furnished by tbe Budding Man any more ice cream and. when he was League Meeting Dully Still Un in the outfield on account of his throwing asked how many portions he had already abilities. It would seem, however, that consumed, he laughed and said he was placed News and Gossip About Tenny is all right on first.base, and it ager, Tommy Sloipson, For tbe ashamed to tell." would be a difficult matter to get any one who could fill his shoes. How the Fans© Information, the Ball Players. crowd would howl if anyone except Ten M©CLOSKY©S MERITS. ny tried to cover first for the team, By A. Yager. By Jacob C. Morse. especially when one remembers the lat- Another Tribute to This Well- ter©s famous assists to second on sharply Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 26.-*-In a let- Known and Able Minor League Boston, Nov. 29. Editor "Sporting tor dated November 10, Tommy Simp- Life." Boston has landed a most prom hit balls. There are few players in it son, who is in charge of the trip of the Manager. ising young pitcher in George C. Brooks. with Fred in this class of play. ©National League players in Cuba, gives By Jay R. F. who was .with the Meriden club of the HERMAN LONG more details of the travels (if tourists. Savannah. Ga., Nov. 24. Editor "Sport Connecticut League last season. Praise was never in better trim than he is "to He speaks of a game to be played for ing Life:" ! was agreeably gratified at the of his work last stason was general. day. He has just returned f rom,, a the benefit of the American Catholic Or recent remarks in the "Sporting Life," Tom Reilly, the owner of the Meriden hunting trip down in Maine and has phan Asylum of Havana, and says: emanating from yourself, Mr. Ricliter, club, was most enthusiastic over the actually grown fat. He never appeared "This ideal asylum was ^first started in and your old conscientious and sincere young man and Fred Doe, who piloted to be stronger. Long is a fixture for Philadelphia, where enough money was Louisville correspondent, Mr. Saunders, the champion Norwich team, averred sure, and no overture for an exchange concerning the merits of John J. McClos- or deal would be entertained as for as raised-to pay for the land. Father Jones, key. As one of the "Sporting Life©s" old he was by long odds the best pitcher in pastor of the only American Catholic- guard, it has been my pleasure on two oc the league. Despite all that was said he is concerned. Few are aware that Church in Havana, is at the head of the casions to have been intimately about Brooks, Pitcher Dougherty, of the Boston came near letting Long go, how asylum and the players found him to be ASSOCIATED WITH M©CLOSKEY, same league, was drafted tirst. Brooks ever. It was last season. Tom Lofttis a thorough gentleman." during the two seasons that he was in the was warmly recommended to President was exceedingly anxious to secure the Continuing, Simpson says: "Billy south, when he introduced Fred Clarke, Soden, who asked Selee to look him up, German for his team and. was prepared Earle,©the globe trotter, is here and has Joe McGinty and . practically resurrected with the result that he was to offer Clingman and a bonus. Long Bert Cunningham. In the columns of the fancied he was not being treated here been umpiring a number of our games, "Sporting Life" I have on a number of DRAFTED OVER TWO WEEKS AGO. with a Cuban official© as assistant. Earie occasions spoken in praise of McCloskey©s as he shotuld have been and was anx is like a man who has a second lease managerial ability, and his superior judg Selee has also been looking over Skopec, ious to get away. The deal did not .of .life.and he. has been giving .us an ex ment as regards undeveloped base ball tal the pitcher of the Wheeling, W. Va , go through, and everybody remembers hibition of how good a player he was ent. It©s all bosh to prattle about Barney club, and was very much pleased with what became of Clingman. Had Boston in the Southern League last season. Dreyfuss and his knowledge of the playing what he heard about him. A young lost Long it would have been about as ability of young players. He is a shrewd catcher has also been recommended who costly a move as the club ever exper BECOME PANTOMIMISTS. business man. and there is no detracting ienced. "If you could see some of the panto from his sportsmanship and true love of may fill the bill all right. One of the mimes the boys go through when they the game. But when his friends and the directors of the Boston club was inclin "LINK" LOWE want to secure anything, either at table newspaper boys tell of his finding Clarke ed to believe there would be many is back again at hotel life in Beaver or around, town, it would be. funnier than and others, they are simply on the wrong changes in the personnel of the teams Falls, Pa. It would be pleasing news to a circus," says the manager. "For in track. To McCloskey made at the coming annual meeting, but hear that Lowe had gone off on a hunt BELONGS THE CREDIT. ing trip and had gained considerable stances, Sheckard©s base ball shoe was arid if Dreyfuss and two other directors of that little would be doing until that time. ripped on the side and he took if to a the Louisville club had not interfered with At that there is considerable in the air. flesh in so doing. Captain Duffy is Cuban cobbler to have it repaired. In his affairs, he certainly would have built President Soden cannot shake the base nothing if not enthusiastic over the trying to explain, what JIG...wan ted done, up.a superior team there; But all of this ball atmosphere if he wants to unless Washington trio that Boston bought last Shock, wont through the motion of sew controversy has been aired before, so I will he gets out of town. He is busied with season Dineen, Barry and Freeman ing, but the man only shook his head.; merely add a few words as to McCloskey as his roofing business, which is always and aside from the fact that they are a man. "From the time© that Red Ehret fine fellows thinks they are are as clever Slieck left the shoe, anyway, and when and McCloskey graduated as a "kid" bat increasing. Conant is the theatre-goer he returned the cobbler had not only tery from the lots around Louisville up of the concern. Billings is also fond of ball-tossers as one would care to secure sewed up the rent, but had taken off the to ©the present time, I seriously doubt, if the theatres and though he has an office in one deal, hard workers and winners, /spike. Shock called him a gentleman his honesty, truthfulness and sincerity has in the .business district has plenty of every one of them. Dineen simply was ever been questioned. He possesses a keen a wonder and he alone was worth more ©and a s.cholar, especially, when, the cob SENSE OF HONOR -- leisure moments. , bler charged him SO cents in Spanish money than was©paid for the three. A and integrity, is fair and just in his trans: CAPTAIN DUFFY club is precious lucky nowadays to obtain coin. He had to take the alternative of actions and a man in whom the most im paying or going to the vivac. or Spanish plicit trust and confidence can be reposed. has not yet made any progress in his a man of the Diueen stripe for $10,000, tombs, and, of course, he paid. The one drawback about McCloskey is effort to make his deal to go to Milwau and I do not know where they were to SLIGHTLY JAKffRD. his extreme modesty. Now, that sounds kee. It will take some financial consid be obtained. "We saw a Spanish funeral-the other funny, I know, when one alludes to a ball eration to bring this about. The owners MALACHI KITTRIDGB day, and it gave us a jar. I will describe player, but it©s a fact. That retiring na of the team view the matter in a purely is to try his fortune another season in ture of his has kept him in the background. financial right and regard Duffy as a val it as .well as I can.. In the van.came the It ought not to. but it does. Instead of Worcester. He is to be congratulated friends and relatives of the deceased, all BLOWING. HIS OWN HORN uable asset. If they can realize on on the fact that he could find it so easy with their hats off and carrying a bunch a little bit and working the press gang as this city they may give him his release. to dispose of the interest in the team of-flowers. Then came the.body oil the a lot of indifferent fellows (now holding Duffy will doubtless make a good man if he so desired, but he has determined shoulders of paid pallbearers, who carry prominent places in the base ball world) for Milwaukee from every standpoint, to cling on to what he has. Money is have done, he simply will not do the former and make that city a success in base it to .the cemetery no matter how far- and consistently dodges the latter. Now not so plentiful these days that people it may be. Then©came©the hearse, an and then ©some© fair-minded authority, like ball, are falling over each other to get hold enormous structure,-decorated with all yourself and John Saunders. will hold him IMPROVEMENT NEEDED. of base ball franchises, no matter how- kinds >of > gilt and metal scroll figures, up-as a propenman for better things. It©s It would not harm to brighten up the glittering they look. In Providence the very.»much, like, a circus wagon.. It was only, a question of time, but it will come, south end grounds a bit or more the stockholders would not have let go if drawn by four horses, the driver being and I hope"-that the-incoming year will next season. Less money is expended they saw evidences of big dividends in decked out in the brightest of red uni find him anchored in a berth where he can here in the way of improvements than in sight. It takes money to put winning forms, with a black cocked hat. Behind have full sway. any League ground. The drainage could teams in the field and what the stock followed all the carriages, but,not a soul be greatly improved: the base lines holders get is generally glory. Lots of riding in them., © ., RUSIE©S RESOLVE broadened and given a treatment that money was expended in Worcester last KECENT GAMES. , ; would- make them dry after a moderate season to produce a winning team and "On November 18 we played a Cuban Is to Write a Book Upon Base rain. Avhereas now they are slippery. even then the desired result was not ob picked team from the Cubana and Al- Ball, Thus Emulating Ward and There ought to be a covered way from tained. If Kittridge can succeed in ob n.iendara clubs, and beat them in a romp. the entrance of the ground to the grand taining a ground nearer to the centre Ahson. of the city than the Oval he will help Mercer pitched and only half tried, and New York, Nov. 27. Amos Rusie, once stand so that patrons would not be de 1 he .same may be said of the efforts of the greatest base ball pitcher in the land, luged when it. rained. Now. if it rains his own cause a good deal. It was won the rest of the boys. The score was 10 and now living in retirement in a suburb they stand in water and have no protec derful that the patronage last season to 2. Jennings, who has been dubbed of Muncie. Ind., is to become an author. tion overhead. A well-equipped ground was as good as it was considering the the ©red headed man© by the natives, At least, that is the story that comes from is one of the best assets a club can have, distance the people had to go. together with Callahan and .-Gleason. Hartford City, Ind. Although nobody in New York ever suspected Rusie of posses have captured, the crowds. Callahan©s sing literary ability, he is said to have running catch of a line drive ©to centre, buried himself in obscurity for the pur making a double play by a throw to first, pose of writing a book on his knowledge of BEFORE DURING was a feat that is the talk of the town. base ball and relating his reminiscences of Sheckard©s batting and base running was the game. Rusie has been offered many another feature. Gleason©s tricks with opportunities to write about the game and the ball are hugely enjoyed by the fans. the players, but. according to the report from Muncie, "he desires to tell all he ©©We played the Second Artillery, Bat ©knows that is interesting within the covers tery O, on Saturday and won 19 to 1. of his own book." : Howell pitching. The team to a man Jack Smith, a bottle blower, and broth batted left handed in this game, as in er-in-law of Rusie, says that Rusie .has nil others against local teams. The boys been flooded with correspondence.© in which got tired of running bases in .the scorch flattering offers are made to him to con ing sun, which accounts for the absence tribute articles on base ball for various newspapers and magazines. Some have of higher scores. The Cuban umpires gone so far as to beg permission to use ai©e >;ery honest and the games are de his name and they write the articles them void of kicking." selves. All of these, however, Rusie has WELJL, ENTERTAINED. refused. Rusie has been engaged in the Referring to the social features, Mr. compilation of his book for several months fr Simpson writes: "Recently, under the and intended to spring a surprise on the base .ball and : sporting world generally escort of Mr. Williams, we enjoyed a when he had completed it. The book will railroad ride through© the fanning dis lie on the market before another base ball trict surrounding Havana. The road, season. •••••• t - • - . THE WORLD- on both sides was lined with gigantic- FAMOUS TONIC palm trees, making a shade that was Koch Will Win* Both Bets. natural and refreshing. We had pointed From Milwankoe "News:" © '• • • out©to us a clump of cocoanu-t trees, and A few weeks ago, \vlje:» the base ball fever Bill Schriver wanted to know if there was uppermost in the minds of the, fans. Henry For Body and Brain were any monkeys around, as he would Killilea and Gus I>o,c-h made two wagers, of $50 each. Koch bet that .Jimmy Manning would like to take one home :to Brooklyn for never .take the, qhih in Washington for tire his hoy. We reached General Baldwin©s American League, and that the distance from Since 1863, Endorsed by Medical Faculty : CM nip and played a game before Generals Chicago to Baltimore could not be covered in IJaldwin and Lee and the ladies, officers seventeen hours. Koch will no doubt lose the and soldiers of the post. Brooklyn won Manning; bet. and win tlie one on distance, thus immediate lasting efficacious agreeable by S to 3, Donov.m and Daly being the splitting even on the deal. battery, against Tannch©lJ , and GraJy, Manager Hanlon has entirely recovered r*aly gave a wonderful exhibition of from his recent illness. Sold by All Druggists Everywhere Avoid Substitutes 9 ories of courtesies extended to him by the ber." confirmed Mr. Soden. "but it woo hi Parisian authorities during the great fair, expose too much of a stirttico for a ball as also pleasurable expressions of good will to strike, and might interfere with pHiv- TOP from the athletes of all the countries repre sented in the grand tourney, not only per ing. I do Hot thiuk the four rubber sonal to himself, but especially toward the corners would interfere. P.y having die United States. And it may be said that THAT THE BATTING RULES BE corners ojwfiys in sight .the1 lines be IN EYERriAY AT THE RECENT this kindly feeling will find farther vent tween theni would always lie known, in th£ form of their general consent to even though it was not itself marked." :/ PARIS EXPOSITION. enter a grand athletic tourney to be held ALTERED. in the United States in the opening year of the twentieth century, a unanimity of feel NEW ORLEANS NOTES. Director Spalding in an Interview ing in this respect which does not apply The Batter©s Box to b8 Dalinad by to any other country the world over. Of The Southern Ijwajfuc Now an As THE AMERICAN ATHLETES sured Fac©t Affairs in the Crescent With Father Cnadwict Giyss a at the Paris tourney Mr. Spalding spoke Four Rubber Corners ol the Sams in the highest terms, not only of their City. © . - Condensed Version ol His -Expert- skill as athletes, but especially of the Texture as the Home Plate to magnanimity they exhibited in yielding : BlJ J. Q. OW/M>_?(?. points in the rules to their opponents. For, New Orleans. Nov. U3.--~Mtlitor ©©Snorting , ences at the Gieat World©s Fair. if the truth must be told, in several in Prevent Obscuration, Life:" It skeins to he well settled now stances they were very heavily handi that the Southern League of "next year© will _©"- © By Fr'dncisC. Richter. ••• capped and had to fight against odds for be composed "Of New Orle.Tns. Shrevepovt, many of the prizes they won. That the By Walter S. Barnes. Memphis, Nashville. Chattanooga und Bir . J^LS soon© as the veteran writer on tourney greatly added to the growing pres Boston, Nov. 28. When the National mingham. This will make a very good sports, iS£r. Henry Cliadwick, better tige of America and Americans abroad goes League holds its animal meeting in New and a short circuit. Having Shreveporf in. known as "Father .Chad wick." had without saying, especially in the line of York two weeks hence President Soden, the league Will greatly lessen the mileage learned of the return ©of his old friend, athletic sports, in which arena we now of the Boston Club, will suggest an im and give tis a good base ball town at the hold the leading position throughout the same time. The people of Nhreveport are ";-MfV Albert G. Spalding; from Paris, he world of athletics, not even excepting our portant chnnge in one of the playing enthusiastic©ball fiends and never fail to ^vifeitetl h©irii at the ©New -York office and leading rival, Great Britain, i rules, relative tp the i-neloswe in which support a club when they hdve one. ©" Kad a v^ry, ^interesting. hotf©r©s talk ..with the batters stands. He will recommend IMWELVS TEAM© ©-liiin on fEe-© subject; of Mr. -Spalding©s that this inclosnre, called the "batter©s of professionals are uow playing a series "experience at the Paris Exposition.. dur- HART HOT boxers," be defined by four rubber cor of games with the Bernhfirdts, a local "ing the past sninit©er as American Direc ners of the same texture as the home plate. ''< team. The Bcrnhardts number among their tor of Athletics of the corps of the Against Every Form of Gambling THE PRESENT RULE members some of the very best talent in the United States officials at ©the great fair, and Determined to Check a .Dan South. Tht1 game on last Sunday resulted and below we give the pith of the ©inter provides that there shall be on either in a victory for the Be-rnhnrflts try a score view Mr. Chad©wick ha©d with our Gov gerous Speculative Spirit. . side of the plate© "two parallelograms six of 9 to 2. The victory is easily accounted for, as Fred Hmith, the professionals© star ernment©s athletic official on the occa By Ed Sheridan. feet long and four feet wide,©© for the batsmen to stand in, and that the twirler, had a lauio arm, when he went into sion. Mr. Chadwick says:iii his story of Chicago. 111.. Nov. 26. President Hart, the box, otherwise there would have been the interview in question: of the Chicago Club, has decided to make lines "must be marked with lime, chalk a different, story to tell. a vigorous fight on all forms of bettiag in or other suitable material, so as to be FRED. SMITH AND IIILDEBRANDE, Spalding©s (Jpbd \Vbrk. base ball. Next season he will insist that distinctly seen by the umpire." The nearest to the plate that the batter two local men, have developed into pitchers "I went -to sW Mr. © A. G. Spalding last none of his .men shall be seen on race of. the first class, both having wonderful week on- learning of his ret urn liome from tracks, for the reason that the horses seem can stand is the inner line of one of control over the ball, and some very puz * ljaris, my. object being to congratulate. Turn to interest: them more©.than do the base ball these parallelograms. As a line marked zling curves. Both of these men will very . on the masterly work he had accomplished games; and he has come out with a state with lime or chalk will wear out >n less likely be members of one of the league at the Paris Exposition as American Di ment that the Pittsburg Club should be than an inning s under ordinary circum teams next year. rector of Athletics at the games and con- thrown out of the League because open stances, © testip arranged^: as part .and parcel of the betting is allowed in the grounds. It has THE UMPIRE CANNOT TELL great fair during the past summer. taken Mr. Hart a long time to see the "Mr. Spalding is a thorough American evils that the betting among the members whether or not the batter is the required SCOOPING SKQPEC. and a "mbst striking character illustration of his team has on their work, but some distance from the plate. Some batters "of the energy, enterprise;- "vim" and "go" good may still come out of his crusade, make a practice of standing as near the The Boston Club to, Draft the of the Western people, and especially was even at this late day. , plate, as possible, and when the line is Bohemian Pitcher of ; the Wheel he - the- representative© man in the - right Charlie Irwin, once a member of the indistinct and the plate is half conceal ing Club. place, and just-the- man -to be selected as Chicago team, says that in all his career he never saw an aggregation of men in ed by the dust, they can almost stand Boston, Nov. 26. Boston 4s on the look director .of the athletic games of, the great on top of the plate, thereby making it out for a new pitcher, and will draft Exposition. His valuable experience, at whom, the craze for betting on a horse race was so strong as it was. and still is, harder for the pitcher to be accurate, Pitcher Skopec, of the Wheeling Club, of tained in the athletic arena of the United with the Chicagos. "One incident that and difficult for the umpire to call balls the Interstate League, of last season. - States during the past 30 years, combined happened while I was with Anson," said arid strikes. ; Skopec made a very good record last sea "with his executive : ability and his intelli Irwin. "alone will illustrate this. We were SQPEX©S. REASONS. son, winning 22 out of 37 games. One of gent conservatism in all matters - connected in a rather tight game. Just before one of the Boston Directors said to-day that it • with American athletic sports,-:rriaking him "If all four corners of. each of these would be impossible to say much about eminently eligible for ©the-onerous position our best hitters caine to bat he sauntered batter©s boxes could be designated L>y the make-up of the Boston team until af over to the telegraph operator and asked squares of rubber," said Mr. Soden, assigned him/ by the govermueni author about a certain race. ©They©re just off,© re ter the League meeting. He said he wuold ities. plied the operator. The player in question "there would be a permanent and unmis not be at all surprised if extensive deals HEAVY -WORK. \ ./ hurried to the plate, struck at the first takable guage by which the umpire were made at that meeting in all of the "The work Mr.. .Spalding. was called upon three balls that were pitched, was out, and could go. The square, something like clubs. By this it is conjectured that Cap to attend to in Paris© tire past summer was immediately hurried -over to the telegraph an L, would be broad enough to be tain Duffy will form the basis of a deal "not only such as to require ample experi operator to find out the result of the race, plainly seen, and the umpire could al if he is not released outright to Milwau ence in the management of ©games and as he had a bet down on one of the horses. ways tell by them whether a batter was kee. If the latter course is.taken, the lit sports, but .also the- courage of his convic tle captain will have to buy his own re This was an exceptional case, of course, in his proper position. lease, for the Boston Club will never re tions and a .spirit of ma,n,ly love of justice but it goes to show how strong the spirit "These lines taight be made of rub lease him without consideration. © and fair play in the rendering of the im was in some of the players." No wonder portant decisions his position called for, Mr. Hart is anxious to have his players which, few ©men- possess/His world-wide stop betting. experience in the arena, of the American national game, of course, was an aid to him in this: respect, . as also his intimate connection with all athletic sports through © MUCH IN LITTLE. the medium of. his great .sporting establish ment, with its branches in Europe and President Hart, of Chicago, Gives © Australia. But these aioiie would have but the American League a Bit of half served his purpo©se, had not his per Sensible Advice. sonal, attributes so greatly favored his President James A. Hart, of the Chi litnoss for the important position assigned cago League Club, is a skeptic on Amer to him by the United States Government. ican league expansion and decidedly du A GREAT AFFAIR. bious of the results of the new venture. "Never before in the history of modern He does not offer advice to his brethren, athletics was there ever,such a tournament the enemy, now encroaching on the for ,ns that held, last summer at the Paris Ex mer preserves of the National League, but position in which our representative Amer he has. certain opinions, which are as fol ican athletes carried off three-quarters of lows: ' the honors and prizes. Besides the ath "1 do not want to appear RS knocking Mr. letes from Greece, a country familiar with Johnson©s organization, but from a business athletic games for centuries past, there standpoint anil-with the eye of a base ball man I do not think expansion brings in the returns A common sense, effectual cure for indi were representative athletes at the tour- that usually dazzle the eye of the expansionist. , uey from the AnglOrSaxons of Great Brit- Now. I know Milwaukee cannot stand the pace gestion, constipation, sour stomach, head © .a lii. and the United States rivals in ath set by the American League if It takes in these ache, dizziness and many other Ills which letic sports for the past 50 years as also larger cities. I was located in that city sev skilled experts from the athletic world of eral years and know it to be good only for Sun originate in a bad stomach or are the out Germany,, France, Sweden, Norway, Rus day crowds, and then only providing the team growth of poor physical condition. sia, Austria, Italy and from Australia and is ©a winning aggregation. The past season has They are intended for the use of men, other portions of the British Empire. All marked high water mark for the American otlfhese came prepared to compete for the League. I am sure. It has been a decided.suc women and children everywhere and they world©s championship in field sports in an cess, and I do not believe the advanced cost of prove beneficial in the majority of coses. arena governed by rules as variable as the expansion will be covered by the net returns of It is not claimed that they will perform special© athletic codes of each country the coining year." __ represented in the grand tournament. miracles, but some of the cures which they Imagine, therefore, the difficulty of agree TANNY©S. TROUBLES. have effected amount almost to that. ing upon a set of rules applicable to just Ripans Tabules may be had at all drug soph a tourney. This it was that made tju© ; duties of the Director of Sports so The Pittsburg Club©s Star Pitcher stores, and the price, onerous and so difficult of accomplishment. Caught For Over $1OOO in a Bank 10 FOR 5 CEfSSTS The "success he met with, however, affords , Failure. does not bar them from any hom6 or Justify ample testimony as to the ability shown in Cincinnati. O., Nov. 26. Jesse Tannehill. the position. As it happened, the fact that the star pitcher of the Pittsburg team, who anyone in enduring needless pahi. the Director of Sports was an -American lives in Bellevue, across the river, is a was greatly in his favor, he being given a depositor in the looted Newport Bank. ONE GIVES RELIEF more united support in the position than Jesse had over $1000 stored away there, WANTED. A case of bad health that R.I.P- would have been possible in the case of an and he will suffer severe suspense, if not a official of any other nationality. loss. Several ball players have been A.N.S will not benefit. They baalsh pain and AMERICA ON TOP. caught in bank failures in this section in prolong life. One gives relief. Note the trord "Before the grand tournament was half recent years. Tony Mullane, when a E.I.P.A.N.S OQ the package, and accept no sab- over the fact was realized that the Ameri member of the Cincinnati team, lost all his .stltute. B.I.P.A.N.S, 10 for 5 ccnta, may be can athletic competitors would alone reap savings in the Fidelity Bank failure, and had at any drug store. Ten samples and ooe more than half the honors, and though this Dusty Miller got his© roll into jeopardy result was not enjoyed as a general thing. when there was an uncalled for run made thousand testimonials will©be mailad to any ad- still it was looked upon as preferable to on a local bank a few years ago. dres for 5 cents, forwardad to the Ripaas Chem that 1 of the success of any other nationality ©Tannehill did not return to this city ical Co., No. 10 Spruce St.. New York. in the tourney. The German athlete would this fall as was expected. He made tlie rather the American athlete would win trip with other National Leaguers, to than the Frenchman, and vice versa the Cuba, but has returned to Pittsburg. Frenchman than the German; while the where, it is understood, he has secured a British element were fully content to se< position for the winter. the Yankees succeed next to themselves. than to liave the "foreigner" Win; in which A Base Ball Fatality. category all nationalities outside of the Pittsbnrg. P;i.. Nov. 24. Eli N. Stanffer, 34 © -British Empire* and'"' the United States.©© were years old. of Reajnstown. Pa., died Tuesday of injuries received a few days ago. while playing FRIENDLY AFFAIR. base ball. In running1 after the ball, he fell, "Despite the fact that Mr. Spalding his heaj striking a stone, and be remained fof experienced sundry difficulties in his posi some hours unconscious. Death was .the res lit of tion, he returns with many pleasant mem an injury to the brain. Dec. li. Schmidt a^nd Weimer -that©s 27: Ah, yes, and Hughes, Heimerl and Eason1 that makes 30. Quite an array, isn©t 1 Alloway, Toronto.... 34 94© 11 13 it? Take 16 out of that, counting ill Individual Fieldi©ng. Gleason, who-will play here in all prob:.. ability, and 15 men are to be _prov1ded., THE PLAYERS KOI KNOW HOW CATCHERS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL G. PO. J*t with jobs. How is it to be done? The Lirquhart, Hartford 20 .62. 28 2 92 American League won©t take them on. THEY_STA»D,_ Kittridge, Worcester 12J ?1.4 J3fl 23 876 BE WASTED, the farming system. Other National Dixou, Rochester ... 59 161 44 6 l.23.i League clubs are also overstocked. Most Steelman, Hartford 111 390 140 18 548 of the extra men must take small ; sal Leahy, Providence 97 3lfi4;124 21 609 The Complete Official Batting, and Pheips., Rcb., Mtl.,Spg. 94 337 97 21 455 The Eligibility ol Alderman tenor©s aries after they are released 6r dtop Roach, Toronto ...... 57 184"©-5tt .©13 256 into the tinier leagues. It©s a good Fielding Averages For the Season Moran. Montreal ...... 85 260 116 Association Ground Ryan Talks game for the placers, I dori©t© thtnk.! Taft, Springfield ...... 78 241 8J2 FRED PFEFFER Beuiis, Toronto ...... 82 264© $3"> 22 3U9 Smink, Syr., Roch...... 86276 73 24373 Some Timely and Sensible Base Ball cannot quit the game for -goodtf H-e ol 1900 furnished by the League Lattimer, Syracuse . . . will have a picked team next year, play Raub, Montreal ,©.... ing out on the South Side. Fred will President, ©.©,©.© ,© ,©.. " . , Mc-Cauley, Providence A Few Valuable Pointers. also establish a base ball college in- t©h©e Messitt. Syracuse.©.;".©.. park he has rented, and thinks young, Deal, Rochester ..;.... Lamar, Syracuse . . . By W. A. Phelon, Jr. ambitious players can get valuable :... By P,y. Powers, ,. MRST pointers at his university. It ought to Following a-tfe .the ^official .hatting and Dooley, Montreal .... 96. :m2/M..© 16 1030-; Chicago, Nov. 25. Editor "Sporting be a good idea. I don©t know whether G; Stafford, Syracuse. 50-©©.^©;S2<1 11 aW! Life:" Let©s let things be. Let©s let tiie Pred could give instruction to pitchers fielding averages-of ,t4ie JEastem League O©Hagan, Rochester- .138 i4$7:©V !% ." 3U.15s.iO National League on one end of the teeter for the championship season of "1900, Massey, Hartfor©d ! .. .127 13fe ©106 2©.)© 1448- or catchers, but an infielder with $, as prepared by President P.-r£. .Powers. (Jassldy, Providence : ;M37 1433 .65 3-©! 1531 and the American on the other work out Pfeffer diploma ought to be worth.;, The averages include all players who Tucker, SpriugJield .;©-. .120.1^4/54: 3ii-i371: their own su.iva.tum, and .that the game anybody©s money. ,, Lave participatied* in 15 of uior£ s ekarn- Carr, Toronto ...... -118 12W©©©86,©, of base ball, for one season. If. the new JIMMY MANNING . : ,©. pionsliip gamefe: . ^©"::". ,i.-< * '"•''':• Rothfuss, Tor., Syr.. 36 3S5 15, combination, the uew distribution of avers that his. Kansas City, team will" Raub, Montreal ...... 30 ..-ict»-©.: i«. tickle the good people of Washington Weaver, Syracuse ... 26 -,©258. teams and territory; proves Successful Bransfield, Worcester. 122 112,2 69 and restores the game to its former to death. Maybe. That Washington" Individual Batting. Calhoun, Syracuse . . . 25. 2S-"! 17. 16 plans, well and good. It it fails, if the crowd ,is not easily tickled, and it will ©--"- G, ©AB. R. BH. SH.SB. Pet. SECOND BA.S%Majif., bickerings of the magnates, the rowdy take a good club to delight the people:: B.ransfield,- Wor. ..122501115186 1 40 .371 White, Syracuse ...... 35 «©"67 9t isms of the players, are not abated, one who have had tail-enders foisted .Oil Brown, Syracuse.. . 26 102 12 35 2 4 .337 Connor, Providence . . .. 136:Jp9 410 them for the last 12 years. Manning1© Da©vis, Providence -.135 549 108 182 6 70 .332 Ward. Hartford ...... 36*©7O;--9ti 9 175 year©s time will show the public that DoJan, Springfield .126514 86 16!) 20 15 .329 Geo Smith, Rochester.125-827 3© 2S 311,-: 1901 they never can. One thing is sure trying his style of fancy dialect: .on, Lynch, Svr., Tor... 125 471 92142 6 31 .302 THIRD BASE.MEN, the dry bones have been shaken up in Sheridan and Cantillion right now. They . Gilbert, Syracuse ..116440 74105 10 42 .300 Schaub. Toronto ...... 12t 186©32T 41 554 a simply frightful fashion. You talk of would bounce him so .fast"he would n©ot Kittridge, Wor,_ , ... 12.7 .483 . 66 145 13 32 .300 Shindle, Hartford . . . . 119 152 304 37493 opposition of new leagues and novel E«mis, Toronto ... 82 283 41 85 8 10 .300 Bean. Wor., Roch..... 16 30 36 6 72 know where the bench was located; Walters, Prov...... 121 479 85 143 15 20 .299 Greminger, Rochester . . 116 149 284 39 472 methods, and the aged magnates hop McGraw, to me at least, is a queer prob- .. Leahy, Prov...... 97341 40101"= 9 16 .296 Wrigley, Syr., Wor..... 53 71 126 V9 216 like fleas on a hot griddle.. It does the lem. Jekyll and Hyde were never in it. - Householder, Koch. 131 519 ?1 153 Jud. Smith., Prov., Wor.119 -154 298 48500 game as much goad as anything in the I have often yearned to call in niije Flaherty, Haitftml.. 26 89 10 2tt Eustace, Spg., Syr.. . . . 71; 98153 50 H81 world to have periodical shake-ups. IJonovan, Hartford. 65 223 30 65 ,T, Delehanty, Worcester 55 86 101 23 210 thick policemen when Muggsy was ca . 89 356 66 104 J. ©Stafford, Providence 36 54 40 12 106 THE ASSOCIATION GROUND. vorting on the field, yet I never met ©a . 88 363 57 105 Montreal 131 ^QQ 213 61534 There was much talk during the week nicer gentleman when out of uniform. . 16 45 9 13 Sheehan," Worcester 30©29V 54 15 98 to the effect that the National Associa .138 "534 "102 154 Rnhns-,- Syr-.,- Wor.. 53-7S 127.. 42.2.47 tion, if it happened at all, would take .1)7 404 75,133 .Cargo, Springfield . 21 30 36 Good Advice to Ball Players. Glea©sony ©Springfield- -.-.-.- 2J&-3S-.© the old Congress street grounds, empty . 3~5 136 16 "39" A good many of the young people who are IT 541 3»4 155 SHORT STOPS. these several years. If 1 am not mis contemplating matrirnouy Would do well to .keet>.©-. Qilbert, Springfield 33 8-5 99© taken, I suggested that idea when the right on contemplating it for at least, three OP Las!], liochev-.-©. ...12447710213.15 Clymer. Toronto . 75 15T;©^3 39 4l9 National Association magnates met here four years longer.- - Somerville "Journal.", Myers, Haiti©.:! >! . . . 122 483 ,55137 Part.©tit, Providence ...133306467 87,860 roniun-. Providi©;;,-,.©.i:;6 553 87 157 Kuhhs, Syr.. Wor..... 42 9f> *fc 23218 a year ago. There is but one fault with .l.Sniill!, Truv.,\S ui.ll!> ©124 7-1 120 Shannon, ©Springfield . .111 236 S$k 71657 that park its size. It is deep enough, Kinoo©f," Svv., L©.fov.. 42149 17 42 J Delehantv, Worcester 25 - :40 56 12 111 but^o narrow that a fly over the fence Turne-l-©, J-5 act ford ..116464 86-131 Coekman, Toronto ..... 17 43 «S -13-1-19- is a sure home rim. But for location, Oyii©.i-T. Toronlo© . . .©-#7 317 45 89 Schiebeck, Montreal .. 127 324 401 90 815 J. Dtlehamy, Wor.. 80317 55 89 Gatins, Hartford ...... 102271289 7W 630 all round convenience, and for the hal Gatins, Haitford ..102386 56108 Bruce, Toronto ...... 21 39 64 13 116 lowed recollections of flags won and Booley, Montreal . . i)6 348 47 95 -^ooBer^ Rochester .... .138 277 521 104 9O2 glories gained, that park would have no Tucker, Spring-field .126476 59133 Mvers,, Hartford ...... 33;; 66 84 20 1,70 equal. It was always well located for Kiekert, Worcester .126520112145 Raidy. Worcester ..... 17 32 38 10 80 transportation, and is now better fixed Williams. Toronto . 41 122 17 34 Wrigley, Syr., Wor.... 48126122 38288 FREE Moi-an, Montreal ... 88299 47 83 Bean, Wor., Roch..... 59145158 60363 for car lines than ever, new electric and Bruce. Toronto .... 60171 23 47 Cargo, Springfield ..... 28 45 73 26 144 L roads galore having come in since Sbindle, Hartford.- : 119 486- 75 133 OUTFIELD ERS. 1892. By all means, when the time McHride, Sp©fielil ; .> 21 73 12 20 White, Syracuse...... 63 134 13 1 151 comes for a real campaign of a new Distribution oi 100000 GreiBinger. Rpch. .116427 £9117 Noblitt, Providence.... 27 63 42 69 Kuhns, Syr., Wor.. 125 501 61137 Lush, Rochester ...... 122293 19 10322 league, secure those grand old grounds. Garry. Montreal . . .~22- 88 5 24 Tuner, Hartford...... 116 193 14 7214 RYAN TALKS. G.Smith, Rochester. 125 506 93138 Buckley, Springfield.... 44 12,V-.T ;:6 138. Jimmy Rran, our beloved captain, who Henry, Montreal ..,-.131512- 53 139 T. Bannou. Mont., Tor. 125 233 7 11251 Bean", Wor., Koch!.I©ll -Jl(> r>6 113 Odwell. Montreal ...... 117294 32 15341 is usually as silent as the grave, opened J. Stafford. Prov.. .. 133 506 65136 Richter. Hart., M., W. . 16 39 3- 2 44 his heart last week and freed himself L*>zotte, Montreal .127 522 67 140© Garry, Montreal...... 22.58.... ,6 3 67 of numerous pungent but wholly true Walker, Rochester . 16 41 : 2 ll© Knoll, Springfield...... 8.8 236 10 12 25S ideas. After denying that he had any Ta.vlbr,Syr..Tor.,Mtl, 72 25$ © 21 69 Davjs, Providence. ... .134 303 lift 16 334 Cross. Mcjilwal .... :tf) 105. .,, 8 28 Lvnch. Syr.. Toronto... 71 :126 "f 7140 thought of retiring- in his own words: FAMOUS RHEUMATIC Hartfl©OVe. SyrftciiS2i©12fi .AS.©! 74 120© Hargrove, Svracuse. .... 122 2.77 21 16 314 "I©ll retire when nobody wants me, and White. © Svr-actee. .-: . Hi0^3«a 59 103 Walters, Providence.. .121,216 27.13256 1 am offered no money." He declared Lezotte, Montreal...... 127 202 18 12232 that two things, in his opinion, were Hortcvh Worcesteri Blake, Worcester...... 71152- 7 9168 responsible for much of the decay of REMEDY. : Murphr. © Koch©estPV. .© 52 150 15 39 Shock. Springfield...... 88 217 1R 13237 Massey, Hartford .©©©. . l*-!7 472© ©7.0 122 Fleming. Hartford. ... .95 239© 16 15270 baseball the carrying of too many Steeinian. Hanford. . ii:;©i ,">S4 4-1 . 99 I. Stafford, Providence.... 88 18* 1J 12209 players and the anvil chorus, of the Sinink, ©Sy.. -Ko.cn. l-loo 3OS 3(5 9? T. Delehnnty, Montreal.. 51 12,4 ft 9142 crowds. Summarized, Kyan©s ideas Fleming. [laiU©yrdv,, i)5 3(10 48 91 J. Bannoii. Toronto. .. .131 330" 33 26 389 Dr, Swift Curing Thousands Hannivai:. Syr.. Tor, 103.3!)& 47 100 Hannivun. Svr., Tor.. ;-96 182-.43 14 20i> ; would result in the following rules: Raub, Mrnftii^i: . . -. . 70 1:82--35 71 .Householder. Rochester. 130.326 ©13 :18 257 No club to carry more or less than in Every State, McCanli©.v. I©rf.y, ...-..,5 ^Q-l.©Jfe 20 :R4. Shar:rptt, Worcester.,.. .118 212 -V! 16 players.© Dolan. Springfield..... Players not actually in the game to be Stratton.© Hartford..... Wrigie©y,- .Syrti|t$e©:©:. .:© )23 .4,43}56;ijl. Campau. Rochester. .... kept at the club house and not brought Read What Sufferers Say Then Johnson. Montreal: .©.©117 470 00 1(6 Campbell. Springfield. .. within sight of the crowd. T. Delehanty. Mont. . 54 206 "22, © 51 Rickert, Worcester..... : SIXTEEN MEN. Send for a Free Bottle Before Souders .Montreal... 43 126" ; $Q 31 Hemming, Hartford.... James opines, is the proper number. Punkle. Providence. 41 134 5;» 33 Rathfuss. Tor., Syr.... the Distribution Blake, Worcester.... 71278 56 68- Smoot. Wor.. Prov.... With an army of young blood there is Sbannon, Springfield.Ill 436 71 ©106© Kuhns, Syr...Worcester. always mutual jangling, and both young Closes. Cnlhoun. Svra and accepted the position reluctantly, but with not only credit to himself, but BILLIARDJEIS. dignity to all who were present. We have made this reference to manufac turers in justice to professionals who THE GENTLEMAN©S GAME AT HOME should neither be ignored nor forgotten, even if most of them are dead, while those who are living are not likely to By using the famous AND ABROAD. be forgotten, as they are expected to contribute towards the cash prizes, and SANDOW it is to their credit to know that they are Sandow©s invention. He have not refused to do so. Latest Patent recommends them, highly as a Spring-Grip Championship ol Philadelphia Paving The players who are to appear in the means of exercise for men, present tournament are John Cline, J^a- women and children. Comprises ward Burris, John McCabe, Merrick DUMB-BELLS the Way For State Tournaments Levy, John Thornton and Edward a dumb-bell, in two halves, connected Woods; or six in all. The game to be by steel springs. It is these springs Which May Result in State Tourna played is the 14-inch balk line, 200 points to a game. The cash prizes in that give strength as a health giver. ments Throughout the Country, the aggregate will be $140 to be dividet In addition to the usual dumb-bell drill, into four prizes. The tournament wil you at the same time maintain a ten By John Creahan. commence on the night of December 3d, and will continue every afternooi sion which develops the muscles, many No better illustration of the desperat and evening, with the exception of Sat of which could not be benefitted by the condition of the room keepers of this citj urdays, until finished. The games are can be given, than the fact that tue? to be played in nine of the rooms of this use of the ordinary bells. have decided to five a local profession city. All tie games are to be played al tournament for the championship 01 and as a matter of cold or frozen facts this city, to take place during the montl the tournament is for what the late A of December, or practically during tlu P. Rudolphe would call "blood" the onlj holidays. This tournament has been ii mistake made, as we have already stat actual contemplation during the pas ed being, that this tournament did not two months. It was our advice tha take place about two months ago. it should have taken place not late Call on your sporting goods dealer than six weeks ago, or earlier if pos Now that a professional tournamen EUGEN SANDOW Bible. It was argued then that the has been introduced to this country, ii and convince yourself it is a perfect weather was too warm, and later 01 Bfo. 1. Children©s Pair S1.S5 only on a very modest scale, it is at dumb-bell by taking a few minutes© v\ hen the matter seemed ready to come present the intention of the room keep No. 3. Girls© 1.75 to a focus, the room keepers "skulked" ers and professionals of this city to give No. 3. Boys© 1.75 exercise. or kicked in the harness, simply because a tournament next spring for the cham No. 4. Youths© 2.5O it was suggested that the games shouk pionship of Pennsylvania. Much o1 No. 5. Ladies© 2.5O be played on one make of table. We FALL AND WINTER SPORTS CATALOGUE course will depend on the condition of No. 6. Men©s 3.OO made no reference to the matter then trade during the coming winter and fol FREE UPON APPLICATION owing to the fact that we too frequent Complete in box with chart of lowing spring, as the professionals of exercise. ly have unpleasant subjects to write on America have Town so indifferent to and rather than be accused of being their own business, or rather to the in unnecessarily captious we preferred to terest of the game in general, that there remain silent, thinking probably that the is no longer any dependence to be placed tournament would fall through, owing on their integrity as to their real love A.G.SPALDING & BROS. if for no other reason, to the lateness for the game of billiards; independent of (INCORPORATED) of the season. Six weeks later, how what thev can make in their business. ever, owing to the condition of business Should business be good in this city NEW YORK CHICAGO DENVER in our rooms, the very men who objected during the coming winter and spring, to the tournament originally, are now it is more than probable that the Spring glad to have it take place at a season tournament will be entirely forgotten. of the year when trade should be such Should trade on the other hand be bad, in our rooms as not to warrant a tour a tournament should be looked for in nament on the part of our local pro the interest of room keepers in this city fessionals during the holiday season. and State, and not with the view of ad Base Bal1 Another reason. howTever, has been ad vancing billiards in all parts of the G . vanced, to hide the general stupidity and imbecility of our local room keepers, country. that is, their objection to playing on any This presumptive programme, how one make of table to the exclusion of ever, should be carefully watched by others. Had this objection been mack the room keepers of this city, and no nearly two months ago on the part of matter how trade shall be during the Are on Sale the same men, there is no doubt that next six months, a State tournament the tournament would have taken place should not only be insisted on, but car then, as it has been found that no ob ried out to the strict letter. That which jection has been made to the playing of is applicable to this State should be the games on any table, and that the equally so in every State in this coun Everywhere original proposition was made more in try, until State tournaments shall again the interest of the experts than of room become firmly established, and in time keepers. with a result that, we may have a nation change from their present Arab-like life, A Practical Knowledge of al tournament to be composed of State then it should be patent to all that a new There is an unwritten law in the his champions, such as this country boasted eneratiou of experts is the^ only salva Sign a^ House Painting tory of professionals whose experience of about thirty yearsjigo. tion of billiards in this country. Ama Gold and Silver Lettering. dates back to nearly forty years, that teur tournaments are all very well in Bronzing, Graining, Carriage the time to hold billiard tournaments in Mr. M. Bensinger, of Chicago, president and Show Card Fainting, K»l- their way, and should be encouraged to sotniuing, Mixing Colors, Con this country is during the months of of the Brunswick, Balke Collender Com- the utmost; but, it is no more possible to tracting, Et«., from our Painf- Octobe©r or November in the fall, and panv, and Mr. A. F. Troescher, of New create the same public interest in bil ersr Book. Our book of 25 May, or early in June during the spring. York, treasurer of the same house, are years© experience in sign and liards by amateur playing than it could bouse painting is so simple thut The early fall tournament creates an now practically the oldest men in this be hoped to support public theatres by even boyi can teach themselves interest in the business, which carries it country who rank as manufacturers, or, amateur acting by amateur actors. If the painter©s trade in a short time, ffi illustrated alpha into the winter trade; while the spring at least, the head of a great manufactur bets are included in our book. Write lor descriptive cir ing firm. These two men are in a posi professional billiards in America cannot culars. VAL. SCHBJEIER SlOJf WORKS, tournament in the past was sufficient have professional experts to illustrate Milwaukee, Wi«. to guarantee the business to last or run tion to earn for themselves the name and the glories and beauties of the game, pro into late in the summer. It has been so fame of a Phelan and Collender or, in fessional billiards in America must soon long, however, since there have been other words, to become practically their become a thing of the past among the any tournaments of any character in sucessors in the interest of the game of lost arts. this country, with the exception of ama billiards in this country. As business teur tournaments in clubs and public men, both rank very highly. In the rooms, that the professionals of this city natural course of events, both Bensinger may well be pardoned for playing the and Troescher should have ten years yet FROM THE WEST. part of mere novices or neophytes in to do good professional work in the inter- st of the business of their lives. Both The Game in Old Minneapolis the creation of the present tournament, Scores of the Games Between flat- Finn Tables, Carom,Combination and Pool although its creators claim much orig men are not only rich, but they can do of the Brunswick-Balke-Colleuder Make. inality for themselves in having exclud nothing better calculated to enhance the ley and Spear. Orders from all parts of the world prompt! vatt>-aileecome legitimate and reputable mem- WONDERFUL WORK. contestants are playing on an American Griffith Co.. Taylor & Estepher, T. W. made table, live by ten feet in size. :iers of their profession, by either becom- Longest Match and Best Break Wagner and the late Schaffer & Co., to ng room keepers for themselves, or man At the commencement: of the match the make no reference to other make of agers in first-class rooms in various parts Ever Made 165O Points at the German made the largest scores, complet Straight Rail Game. ing his first 10,000 points in Berlin on No tables, which we cannot now recall, but >f the country, instead of being what vember ti, as against 2.223 for Trebar. Ker Moore and Campion were among the hey are to-day a band of wanderers German newspapers just received in this kau showed magnificent form and made a first manufacturers in this city who fur without a local habitation or home. ity contain reports of a remarkable bil- succession of remarkable breaks of which nished the first tables put in the Con iard mateh, or, rather, series of matches, now in progress in that country. The 1.003, 1,119, 1,225 and 1,650 points were tinental Hotel, owing to the fact that Such a course on the part of the contestants are Hugo Kerkau, the German the best. The last break beat the record the house of Phelan and Collender could iresent generation of professionals would of 1,531 cannons, made by Maurice Vig- champion, and Johann Trebar, the Hun naux, on a 5 by 10 table in 1880, and that not them fill the order in time, although :oon command not only the respect and garian champion. They play straight rail had not been equalled in twenty years. their cushions were furnished for the ©onfidence of room keepers and manufac- hree ball billiards, and the remarkable Kerkau©s average breaks during the play tables. This takes us back to 1861, urers, but also of the public, and in a ©eature of the match is that it is the at Hamburg were of 200 points, some of and even James Palmer, who was chair .hort time tournaments and great pro- greatest on record in size of points requir his high runs being 1,003. 770. 786. 347 ed to be made and in extent of territory man of the present tournament com essional contests between these experts o be covered while playing it. and 70S. Trebar played in improved form mittee, did not enter the billiard busi would be encouraged by all classes of The contest is of 40,000 points, and was at Hamburg, and made several breaks iu ness before 1865. Mr. Palmer has not ieople in all parts of the country. Should three figures. At the end of the Hamburg legun in Berlin on November 2, continued play the score stood 13,000 to 2,682 in favor teen a room keeper for some years past, ur professionals of to-day decline to at Hamburg on the 7th, at Colonge, on the of the German. Dec. IL. market by the leading ammunition factor amateurs of 75 per cent and below at 16yds.; ies are entirely reliable and safe to use amateurs of 75 to 85 per cent, at 18yds., ama iu the cheapest American guns and will teurs of 85 per cent, or better at 20yds.; .$15 do excellent execution on all small game will be given in average money, divided $5, $4. HENRY AHEAD. quite as well as the most expensive hand- $:>, $2, $1 to high guns. A silver cup will be given to winner of event No. 4 in addition to loaded shells. first money. Paid experts can shoot for targets THE PROPER WEIGHT AND LOAD FOR only. AD purses divided class shooting. Trains HE AGAIN WINS AT THE KEYSTONE When It comes to the shooting qualities leave Northern Union Station, Boston, 8.50, of a field gun it is generally the "right 9.35. 10.55 A. M., 12.02, 1.47, 2.45 P. M. Her SUCH_WEAPQflS, barrel cylinder and left modified choke." bert M. Federhen, jr., president of the Bostqn SHOOTING LEAGUE, Few men, however, know just exactly Shooting Association. what a true cylinder bore, 26-inch barrel, will do at 35 or 40 yards, and many of TRAP IN KANSAS CITY. Loads Suitable For Guns Intended For the gun makers leave A slight contraction The Challenge Trophy His Prize or choke in the extreme muzzle to insure Small Game Birds Why Many a regular spread of pellets and a: centre Ted Turner Captured the Elliott Yandergrift and Henry Straight in charge. . Live Bird Trophy. The November shoot for the Elliott dia Gunners Lose Easy Shots Some ol A true cylinder from breech to muzzle mond medals, representing the Kansas the Club Shoot Good Shooting scatters more at 40 yards than most marks City championship at live birds and inan the Remedies to Overcome Misses. men would accept, and, therefore, they are imate targets, took- place a.t Washington Under Adverse Conditions. willing to take a gun with tag marked park, Kansas City, Mo., November 24. The "Right 160. left 240," as being about the day was not favorable for the sport, being •By Will K. Park. proper pattern for a cylinder and modified damp and raw, but the birds were a fast The regular challenge cup shoot of the The demand for light weight shotguns choke. That most guns so marked shoot lot of flyers, and the shooting as a rule Keystone Shooting League took place at In 12 bore has been greater this year than better than this is often discovered by was high class. Hoimesburg Junction, Pa., Saturday, Nw.v. ever before. All the gun makers have a trial, yet the average-sportsman, is quite There were twenty-two contestants for 24. There was a large crowd on hand, al been overwhelmed with orders for 12- satisfied if the charge appears well scat the pigeon shooting championship, and though many of the members were away gauge shotguns with 2G. 27 or 28 inch bar tered over a 30-iiich circle and shows a Messrs. Bob Elliott, Parry and Timber- on gunning trips. rels weighing 6, tJ>4, or 6% pounds. Few considerably larger spread than his full- line tied on twenty-four. Parry and Tim- The weather was disagreeable, with a of the American gunmakers can guarantee choked trap srun. More birds are missed in berline were already winners at previous drizzling rain and wind which benefited to produce a (% pound gun and those who the field by too close shooting guns than shoots, and Bob Elliott withdrew in favor the birds so that straight scores were have undertaken it do not always fulfil by too open ones. In fact, it would be a of the twenty-three men. who were Newt something to be proud of. The day was their promises or intentions. Owing to the bell muzzle that would scatter too much Beach. Ted Turner and Frank Berkey. In dark and the birds hard to see and the present demand for shotguns of ordinary for many shots that is afforded in grouse the shoot-off between Beach, Turner and misses were frequent. weight and dimeusions most of the manu and quail in the mountainous country of Berkey for a final contest for the trophy There were three events on the card for facturers do ngt care to bother with the Pennsylvania. after the December shoot. Turner won, the afternoon. The Challenge Cup shoot light weight guns, as it causes extra labor killing eleven straight birds. Berkey lost for the championship of Philadelphia, the and expense, and they can sell all they The drop of a pun stock is the most im out early in the shoot-off, but Beach killed regular weekly handicap shoot, both at. tea. produce without going to the trouble to portant feature of a field gun, yet how few straight until the eleventh round. birds, and a miss and out sweetstake event. lighten the stock, "strike down," the bar men seem to understand it. Many men In the target shoot Beach carried off the In the Challenge Cup event, H. Henry rels, file trigger plate, guard and all small will buy a.gun in a store with a 2"V4 or 2V& honors on a score of 44 out of 50. carried off the honors up to this day. No 50 TARGETS. one member had carried off first honors pieces to lessen weight, as well as making inch drop, and as it handles well, coines up R. S. Elliott. .11211 11112 12121 21222 21202-24 hollow ribs, etc. Most of the orders for quickly and they can look across the rib J. P. Parry. . .21212 21210 22222 12221 11212-24 more than once, and it remains for Henry, light Weight guns are for the cheap or me by dropping their head, they accept it as Timberline .. .11111 21122 11221 21222 11201-24 who is the club champion, to break this tie dium grades and no maker In this country the proper article. Too often the gunner F. M. Bjrkey.02221 0?222 22222 22222 22-322 23 and start to break away from the other can expect to produce a light weight gun, comes home without any game and cannot Ted Turner ."..21112 01222 12211 02221 21222 23 competitors, this, however, is not a lead say 6, t>% or &•/% pounds, in anything but a understand it. He blames bis poor aim of Newt Beach . .12112 12121 12211 01211 02112 ©Jo which cannot be tied in the next shoot if high grade weapon. the swiftness of the birds. The fault lies W. A. Smith. .12112 21110 12211 22212 02122 23 Henry should fail to again win out. with himself in hot having a proper drop W. Ev-jr©gbam.21201 12112 12111 02L21 11112 23 If the birds in the club shoot had been of stock. All or nearly all the shots in Gus Day . .. .2111) 21121 12222 11202 21220--22 used in the cup event -it certainly would The desire for light guns for field shoot grouse, quail and woodcock in this country S. S. Mlll-Jt. . .02121 11221 11321 12111 022U -22 have been a hot affair, as the club shoot ing ahd the obstinacy of American mak are low or close to the ground. Few shots Roy Overly . .21221 22211 22021 12120 01112 22 birds were a inuch finer lot. At the finish ers to produce featherweights in ordinary on these birds are of the "overhead" or W. Hernnn.. .12211 11201 11121 02012 11211 -©.©2 of the ten birds seven were tied for tirst grades has driven many sportsmen to seek "driven" kind, as in foreign countries. It A. Rickmefs .12122 01211 21122 12222 02©(22 22 place with a clean score, some of which the 14, 1-0 and 20 gauge-guns now being is plain that for quick; snap shooting or Chas. Wright .11111 21202 01221 12221 21220 22 were crackerjack kills. placed on the market by some of the old J. Bm.Lihall . .00222 2222222222 22120 22:222 22 even deliberate aim, a stock of three-inch Ed. Hickman..ll>ll 1111222101 12©201 12201 21 A. Felix should have been in the above gun makers. These guns weigh 5l/i to 6 drop at the heel and two-inch drop at the Hoaglin ...... 22111 11122 12022 1©J121 22010-21 seven, but for some reason not even khowu. pounds in 20 gauge with 26-inch barrels; cone is about the proper thing.. With a Kansas ...... 12021 22122 20210 02222 21211- -21 to himself he missed his tenth bird, which, 6 to 7 pounds in 10 gauge. Some gunners gun of these dimensions the shooter does F. M. Planck.22022 01102 01221 122J1 2122*1- 20 was not a very hard one, and he Was shoot are willing to accept these small bore not have to duck his head to catch a sure F. Cockrill .. .21011 21102 21110 1211©) 11100-19 ing in fine form. J. Vandegrlft, who car guns in lieu of anything as light in a 12 sight, hut the liberal drop makes the rib The scores in the 50 target shoot w-©r,1 : Be a .©"n ried off the honors of the last shoot, was gauge, but at the same time they admit come up to his eye instead, thus giving him 44, Day 43, Hicktnan 43. Ostertag- 43, L. Scott unfortunate in losing two dead out of that for quick shooting, where plenty of a quick sight and a true one» 42, Planck 40, Millett. 36, Bveririgtum 30. W. bounds and missing his eighth bird com spread is wanted in close cover that they A. Smith 33, Kansas 33, Wright 33, Overly 1©2, pletely. have less chance to kill than with the Hoag 31. Bei-key 30. In the shoot-off Brewer was the first to twelve gauge. The charge of shot for AT WATSON©S PARK. THE OMAHA-KANSAS CITY SHOOT. drop out, losing his first bird. Geigler also a 12 bore brush gun is usually 1% 02.©shot: The third inter-city shoot between pick missed his first shot and put. his gun away. with a 16 or 20 gauge % ounce is the Open Sweeps and Audubon Club ed teams of ten representing Kansas City Davis and McCoy being the next pair. Dr. usual charge. This gives the small bores Shoots Last Week. and Omaha gun clubs will be shot at Darby, Van Loon and Henry from this out considerable less killing range as the Omaha on Friday and Saturday of next had a battle royal. Dr. Darby missed his spread of shot is considerably smaller. On November 20 Audubon Club held its week. It will be under the same condi regular live bird shoot at Watson©s Park, tions as former matches of this character, seventh and Van Loon his eighth bird, thus The difference between these two charges Chicago. Amberg and Gillis tied on 15 for leaving Henry with a clean record, as he of shot if No. 8 is used is about 150 pellets ten men on a side at twenty-five birds to killed his ninth easily. and that number less in a cylinder bore the prize and Amberg won the tie. the man. The Kansas City regular team guii cuts a large figure in the pattern. On November 24 several sweeps were has been selected as follows: J. A. It. Challenge Cup chabnionship of Philadelphia-^ shot with good scores. Elliott, Chris. Gottlieb, C. C. Herman. Ten bii-(ls: The scores follow: F. MeCoy ...... 22222 22222 10 Dave Elliott. Clint Cockrill, F. N. Cock- H. Henry ...... 21121 IL©lll 10 For quail shooting a 16 or 20 gauge is a Nov. 20 Audubon Club shoot, handicap of add rill, J. W. Bramhall. W. A. Smith, W. S. A. Brewer ...... 12222 12122 10 very pretty and serviceable weapon. With ed birds. Alien and Tom Norton. Several substb C. Geigler ...... 22222 22222 10 the heavier weight of 16 and 20 gauge, full Hdep. tutes will be taken along to take the Dr. Darby ...... 21221 22222 10 chocked, wonderful execution can be done H. Odell ...... 0 221022252220111 13 place of regulars who may be ill or out of W Davis ...... 22M2 11221 10 on ducks, as a center pattern is -held at a Amberg ...... 1-11111 11111 21222-15 form. F. Van Loon ...... 11212 22112- 10 long distance equally as well as with the Jim Crow ...... 0 110122122221110 13 A. Felix ...... 12121 22210 9 Gillis ...... 4 1110* 12121 12122 16 T. Vandegrift ...... *1112 *1011 7 heavier twelve bore gun. When it comes TIES ON 15. to ruffed grouse shooting in the thick cover Amberg ...... 12221 22122 10 D. Sanford ...... 22120 20S;02 7 or the mountainous country where snap Gillis ...... 21112 212*2 9 W. Howaid ...... 012CK) 0*201 4. shooting is mostly indulged in by success In the Final Interstate Team Match Tie shoot-off: Aiuberg wins. at IJVe Birds. H. Henry ...... 11111 1121-9 ful gunners, a light gun making a very November 24, open sweepstakes: F. Van Loon ...... 22222 210w 7 wide spread and using 1% or lVt oz. shot No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 The sixth and final shoot for the Inter^ Dr Darby ...... 22122 20w 6 will be found the most servlceful and sat R. Knsa ...... 1121*2 5 211212 6 212*22-6 state Team Trophy was held November F. McCoy ...... 2222* W 4. isfactory weapon. J. M. Healey ...011001-3 1111*2-5 012120-4 24, at John H. Cutwater©s grounds, and W. Davis ...... 220w 2 T. M. Smith ...300111 4 021022 4 220011-4 was won for keeps by the East Side Gun A. Brewer ...... Ow 0 ,7. Hamborg ....222212-6 12*222-5 211222 6 Club, of Newark, N. J. Two of the con C. Geikler ...... Ow One gunner who lias had nearly twenty J. 1$. Barto ....222122-6 121121-6 221122 6 years experience with ruffed grouse in No. 4, 15 birds: tests were held at Interstate Park, two The club shoot furnished much faster Pennsylvania mountains, was for years the R. Kuss ...... 12112 222*2 22222 14 at Dexter Park and two nt Cutwater©s and harder birds than the other events of butt of many jokes by his cotnrades for F. M. Smith ...... 2210* 12212 11212-13 grounds, at Rutherford, N. J. Only two the day, in consequence of which only two bis many misses, of apparently easy birds, J. M. Healey ...... 01212 21111 12111-14 teams competed for the prize yesterday, men. Henry and Vandegrift, finished with and about the only ones he bagged were J. B. Barto ...... 22212 10202 21122 13 the Bast Side Gun Club and the Moon- straight spores against seven in the other the hardest kind of shots. Those lucky J. H. Amberg ...... 11112221*222121 14 achie Gun Club of Rutherford. The con event. H. Ridge finished second, with nine scratch shots on whirring grouse far away Shoots Nos. 1 and 2 were C birds, entran:e $2; ditions Were three men on a team, 20 kills, having missed his ninth bird, six through the tree trops was the kind he No. G, ehtiaflce $3; No. 4. entrance So. Eaeii live birds each, all 29 yards rise. Dr. tieing for third place, with eight kills to frequently made. But all .the nice easy sweep two moneys: all divided. O©Connell, of Manhattan and John B. Hop- their credit. Same day, practice: kins, of Aqueduct, L. I., won the prizes shots close at hand, were invariably missed. J. M. Healey ...... 12021 11121 01**1 111-14 After this match a miss and out sweep After some study this gunner concluded R. Kuss ...... 2112* 12211 22212 212 It for the best individual averages during stake event was started. It had now be that he "over shot" the easier birds in F. M. Smith ...... 2112 02 S the six shoots. Scores: come so dark it was not thought there the quick, snapping shot. He therefore THREE MEN TEAM MATCH-20 BIRDS. would be many birds killed, and there were had a gun made to order to shoot a foot EAST SIDE. | MOONACH1R. not. Henry managed to grass two, but low at 30 yards. This seems like a strange TRAP IN HAMILTON. J. H. Fisher...... iSj Charles Lenone .....12 the other competitors either missed their way to have a gun shoot, but nevertheless Dr O©Connell ...... 17| Frank Hall . 17 first bird or fell down on the second. that was his order and he got it tilled Weekly Target Shoot of the Mer H. C. Koegel...... 20| John H. Rolphs...... 14 By kiliing these two last birds it gave exactly. One barrel was a cylinder bore Henry quite a record for the day, as he and the spread was wide and even at 80 chants© Gun Club. Total ...... 52| Total...... 43 killed every bird he shot at during the day yards, and the entire load went low on At its ground at Dynes© Hotel, Hamilton, Sweepstake, S birds Dr. O©Connell 7, Keogel and wound up with a grand total of thirty- the targeting paper. With this weapon Can., November 22, the Merchants© Gun 7. Shoemaker 7, Rolphs 6, Lenone 4, Hall 4. one straight kills, a tip-top record, consid the gunner not only killed nearly all of Club had its weekly shoot. Four handi Sweepstake, 10 live birds Fisher 9, O©Connell ering everything. cap events were shot, the results being- 9. Hall 9, Koegel 8, Shoemaker 8, Lenone 8, his easy shot, but continued to bring down Rolphs 8. Club shoot, 10 birds, points and tickets. The the hard ones as before. Many men First event, clock *hoot at 20 targets H. Sweepstake, 20 birds Koegel 20, Hall 17, score: who are addicted to the habit of snap Hynes, 18; W. West, 16; W. Dynes, 15: O©Connell 17, Fisher 15, Rolphs 14, Lenone 12. H. Henry (30) ...... 22121 21221 10 shooting at birds in the brush or open G. Ide, 15; W. Lang, 14; W. Wind. 18; ,J. Vandeerift (30) ...... 21222 11122-10 field, even when there is plenty of time, M. Reardon, 13; P. Dynes, 12; G. Reid, 11; H. Ridge (29) ...... 22221 12202 9 will find many of their misses due to the T. Crooks, 9. TRAP IN SALT LAKE. D. Sanford (29) ...... 20222 22220- 8 load going high over the mark, as the Second event, cup shoot, at 10 targets W. A. Brewer (30 ...... 12022 22202 8 quickness of firing does not allow the Wind 11, T. Crooks 9. M. Reardon 9. G. Ide 9, Owing to High Wind Only Two C. Geikler (28) ...... 22*22 20202^- S eye to take a sure sight across the bar G. Reid 8. \V. Langhorn 8, W. West 8, W. Dynes Members Turned Out. A. Felix (30) ...... 00222 22222-- S rel. 7, P. Dynes 7, H. Dynes 4. Dr. Darby (29) ...... 02111 1222* 8 Third event, medal shoot at 20 targets W. Owing to the high wind but few of the W. Davis (28) ...... 21121 02220 8 Langhorn 21. G. Reid 19. G. Ide 18, W. West gun club attended the regular shoot at F. McCov (30) ...... 22220 02202 7 In ammunition for these light guns the 17. M. Reardon 17. W. Dynes 15, W. Wind 15, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 21st. W. Hnuff (28) ...... 12021 01022 7 sportsman will find many combinations in P. Dynes 10, H. Dynes 10. Only two members completed the full S. Schenck (28) ...... 220*0 20102 5 factory loaded shells, all of the factories Fourth event, sweepstake, at 10 targets T. score. The others claimed it was impos F. Van Loon (29) ...... 0200201011 5 producing ammunition put up suitable Crooks 10, W. Dynes 10. G. Reid 10, W. Leg sible to see the birds, and after making *Dead out of bounds. loads for light field guns. For grouse, horn 9. M. Reardon 8. W. West 8, G. Ide 8, a few clean misses decided to quit trying woodcock or quail in a C. &/± or 6%-pound H. Dynes 7, P. Dynes 7, Hazell 5. to shoot for the rest of the day. Callison Hundreds of wild geese flew over Bor- 12-borc, 2% drams of any of the bulk and Newcomb were the two members to dentown, N. J., on the night of Novem nitro powders and 1 or 1% ounce of 7 or complete their score, and as they are both ber 23. on their way South. The birds A Boston Shoot. were attracted by the bright electric lights 8 shot will be found safe to use-and free An all-day shoot will be given by the Boston on the same team they had no opposition from unpleasant recoil, at the same time Shooting Association, nt Wellington. Mass., Dec. for the medal, and took possession for and flew down into the street, where an. will possess sufficient power for all ordi 8, open to all amateurs in New England. The the coming week. The following is their attempt was made to capture them. At nary use. © In the dense powders much care programme calls for 10 events at 15. 20 and 25 complete score: the village of White Horse, near Borden- should be taken in selecting a charge not targets, $1.25. p.SO and $1.55 entrance. A total Callison ...... 10111 11111 10101 11111 11111 town, a flock of 100 swooped down upon, exceeding 2% drams of bulk-nitro powder. of 180 shots for $12.80. Regular, unknown, ex 11111 11011 11101 11111 11011 44 the houses and the farmers went out with, It will lie found that the cheap or mod- pert and reversed angles \vill be used. All Newcomb .....10111 10100 11110 11101 11010 their shot guns after the game. Several «rate-priced loads uow placed on the1 events will 1/c shot with, a distance handicap, 11010 11111 11011 11011 01111 37 geese Were killed, _ _ __,_____j Dec. 1. LIFE. 13 Parker ...... 20 12 15 16 14-57 the State laws and take out a license. To Bent ...... 16 11 15 13 15 54 GAME AND FIELD NOTES. prevent illegal hunting and fishing local Fletcber ...... 16 13 15 10 16 54 organizations for the protection of the IN CANADA. Bates ...... 18 11 16 -13 51 What is Being Done by Gun and Rifle game are being formed in the different Wilson ...... 18 11 10 16-47 Enthusiasts in the Field and Forest counties. One was Organized in Morgan- Kirkover ...... 20 8 11 13-47 town, November 24, with Joseph McDer- Fulford ...... 22 11 15 7-46 —Reports From Various Points. TOM DOEEY©S SHOOT ATTRACTS Daniels ...... 15 10 9 10 43 mott as president, and Justin M. Kunkle Mitcbell ...... 15 10 6 11-40 A Hagerstown, Md., dispatch, under date as secretary and treasurer. The associa Westbrooke ...... 18 10 9 10 38 of Nov. 24, says: A number of wild tur tion at once offered a large reward for in THE EXPERTS, George ...... 18 9 keys are being shot in the mountains ©of formation which would lead to the con MePberson ...... 18 10 13 .. Washington County, though these birds viction of the offenders. Coffey ...... 18 12 are growing scarcer every year. Henry E. Emslie ...... 16 12 ii ii Robinson, of Clear Spring, shot a 20-pound A Handicap o! Distance in All Target P. Bates...... 15 9 14 .. bird on the Joe Swope Mountain. This is The dee;- hunting season on Long Island Cox ...... 18 12 U ..- the largest wild turkey shot in this sec has not been the equal in many ways of * Ten singles and 5 pairs. tion for years. The recent rainy weather previous seasons. Men have escaped injury Events Fanning Did Good Work and deer have sought the seclusion and THIRD DAY, NOV. 15. has brought more wild ducks along the Po- The woather continued cold and windy tomac River. W. A. Krichton shot nine safety of the preserves. The story is told ruddy ducks and one mallard ut Spring of one man who shot a deer from a perch, CoIIey Won International Handi and the scores were not improved. The in a tree top. He claimed that the plan finish of the International handicap^ saw Calvert. Henry Melown and Harry Ment- was a good one, as it prevented the game cap Price Captured Donley Cup, Joe Coffey, of St. Thomas, the winner, zer, of Williamsport, caught 120 pounds of from getting his scent, and at the same with the only clean score of 25 birds. bass in the Potomac. time he was not in any danger of being Jim Elliott was second with 24. shot by some over-zealous hunter. Prob St. Thomas, Out., Nov. 16. Editor The Canadian handicap had thirteen en Ou November 15, at Mount Vernon, N. ably this plan is a safe one on Long Is "Sporting Life:" The fourth annual handi tries, and G. W. Price, of St. Williams, Y., right on the very border of New York land, where tree climbing mammals and cap tournament given by Thomas Donley won with 19 out of 20 live birds. city, two deer, a buck and a fawn, were large birds are almost unknown, but in closed here to-day after a successful meet The scores follow: discovered by a hunter, who killed the some game regions a man up a tree would ing- Grand International Handicap, 25 live birds, fawn. Where the deer came from and why $25 entrance;, purse $400: certainly be in a very dangerous position The events were open to all, but a handi Hdp. they were BO close to civilisation is still should some verdant gunner come along cap of distance was used in the target Hcln. I a mystery. and mistake him for a ©coon, ©possum, bear events as well as on live birds, which Crosby .... .32 21| Donley ...... 28 18 ElUott .32 241 Fulford . . ...30 21 or some other animal. In that case there made the sport more exciting. Werk .28 181 Westbrooke ...28 21 The Wellsboro, Pa., Republican Advocate would be the additional danger of being The tournament was under the manage Fanning .. .32 211 Fletcuer . . ...28 23 says that a dispatch from Cammal on the hurt in falling out of the tree. ment of John Parker and the affair was Wilson ... .23 191 Emslie ...... 28 19 Pine Creek Railroad tells how a woman pleasantly conducted. $1300 was the guar George ... 28 10| D. Bates . ...26 22 named Callahan had a desperate fight with Spencer Hawn was brought to Bridgeton, anteed amount and the purses were open H. Bates . ....31 21 ...28 25 an eagle which was trying to carry away N. J. hospital November 26 from Leesburg to all. Courtney ...... 30 Barties ...27 17 her two-year-old child. The child©s face with a bad gunshot wound in his leg. Many prominent shots from the States Kirkover ....30 23i Price ...28 17 and hands were badly torn by the bird©s were present, including Champion J. A. R. Norton ....28 221 Abbott ...27 21 talons, and Mrs. Callahan was painfully Hawu and Joseph Riggins were in a boat Elliott. who represents the Winchester Parker ....30 331 pecked before she succeeded in driving shooting gulls, when Riggins© gun was Arms Company, and Hazard Powder Com Canadian Handicap Championship, 20 live away the big bird from its precious prey. accidentally discharged. Hawu received pany; J. S. Fanning, of the L, & R. Pow birds, $20 entrance, Donley Cup: This eagle has been seen often, and is the entire load, tearing bis leg in a hor der Company; J. Parker, of Peters Car H. Bates ...... 18| D. Bates ...... 16 said to have carried away small pigs dur rible manner and necessitating its am tridge Company; W. R. Crosby, represent Wilson ...... 17 Price ...... 19 ing the summer. putation. It is evident that the above ing the Hunter Arms Co., E. C. Powder Donloy ...... 19 Barnes ...... 14 named hunters were killing gulls for their Emslie ...... 15 George ...... 18 plumage. Co., and Winchester Arms Co.; Colonel Westbrooke ...... 17 McPherson ...... w The past week has witnessed in the A. G. Courtney, representing the Reming Fletcber ...... w Bent ...... 17 Great South bay, which skirts the south ton Arms Co.; B. H. Norton, represent Coffey ...... 17 ern side of Long Island, one of the great On the platform of an Eighth street ing the Hazard Powder Co. Others were est flights of wild fowl known in those car there stood last night a man who had H. D. Klrkover. of Fredonia, N. Y.; J. H. TARGET EVENTS. waters in the last fifty years. It is esti no fingers on his left hand. The con Events ...... 2 3 5 6 ductor noticed this lack, and in a bluff, Cox, of Detroit; H. D. Bates, of Targets ...... Hdp. 15 20 20 * 75 mated by hunters that the flight includes Rjdgetown, Can., winner of the last not fewer than 25,000 birds. The flocks hearty way said: "How did you come to Grand American Handicap; Emil Werk, of Bent ...... 16 15 18 18 14 65 on rising have appeared like heavy clouds lose your fingers, friend?" The man an Cincinnati, etc. Fanning ...... 22 13 17 17 15-62 against the sky, almost obscuring the sun. swered: "I tried once to shoot a triple On the first day the weather was cold Westbrooke ...... 16 14 15 16 14 59 Many explanations are offered to account charge out of a gun. She busted and and snow was flying which later turned Courtney ...... 20 13 1©J 16 14 59 for the large numbers of ducks. The most spoiled my hand. But that ain©t the only into rain, making a very disagreeable day. Parker ...... 20 12 15 19 il-57 reasonable seems to be that, owing to trouble with guns I have had. I was The programme consisted of seven live Kirkover ...... 20 11 15 18 13 57 the prevalence of warm weather in the letting off the clay pigeons in a match, birds, $5.00; ten live birds, $7.00; and the Crosby ...... 22 11 15 15 14 55 early part of the autumn, the birds con one day, and I had just put a pigeon in Grand International Handicap for the Gil- Elliott ...... 22 8171812 55 tinued in the north until a week ago, when a trap and started away when, hang. I man-Barnes trophy, 25 live birds, $25 en Fulford ...... 22 10 19 14 10 53 heavy weather started the whole army got 64 grain of shot in my arm and chest. Wilson ...... 16 13 11 14 16 51 I am still carrying all those grains. Look trance. $400 guaranteed. The target pro Strong ...... 16 11 13 . . . .-- southward at once. gramme called for 15 at $1.50: 20 at $2.00: Coffey ...... 18 . . 12 13 13 here." The man turned back the sleeves 20 at $2.00 and 10 singles and five pair, Price ...... 18 12 15 18 .. Three bears were killed in one day within of his coat, his shirt and his undershirt, $1.50. The sum of $25 was guaranteed in Reed ...... 18 13 11 . . . . a couple of miles of Forksville, Sullivan and on the skin of his arm could be seen each target event. Emslie ...... 16 10 15 10 .. Couutv, Pa., a couple of weeks ago. Bears black specks, and by rolling the flesh be Owing to the bad weather the Interna Cox ...... 18 12 15 .... are still quite numerous in this section tween the fingers one could feel plainly in Dart ...... 16 14 16 16 .. tt the numerous grains of shot. "Ain©t tional contest was postponed until the fol- of Pennsylvania. that strange?" asked the man complacent jowing day. George ...... 18 9 ...... The scores follow: MePberson ...... 16 .. 12 .. . . The Wilkesbarre Record says: "It is the ly, after all the passengers on the plat FIRST DAY. NOV. 13. *Ten singles and 5 pairs. dutv of every constable in this county to form had examined and felt his arm. FOURTH DAY, NOV. 16. "Furthermore," he went on, "one of the Event No. 1 7 live birds; $5 entrance, two This was a more favorable day than see "that the game laws are enforced. From moneys, 60 and 40. < .... what can be learned many rabbits, so small shot went clear through, my right lung. Elliott, 32yds...... 22221 11-7 any of the others and the boys enjoyed it. that they are unfit for use, are being kill I claim to carry more shot in my body than Fanning 32yds...... 11112 11-7 The tie for the Donley cup between Price ed, and many species of birds are being any man in the State of Pennsylvania. Bates. 31yds...... 22222 22- 7 and Donley was shot off miss and out. killed by the illegal means. Those who Three times I have had my hat blown off Courtney, 30yds...... 21122 11-7 Price winning, as Donley lost his first are violating the law should be looked af by a gunshot accident and escaped without Parker, 30yds...... -12222 22-7 bird. ter by all people in authority and not leave harm. For gunshot accidents I claim to Westbrooke, 27yds...... 12122 11- 1 The scores follow: everything to the game wardens, who can- hold the State©s record. My name is G. Cox. 28yds...... 22122 21-7 Event 1 7 live birds, $5.00. F. Ford, and I live in Fernwood, about T Donley. 29yds...... 21021 12 6 not be on hand at all times in various Bates (31) ...... 7| Fulford (32) ...... 6 parts of the country." five miles from here." Philadelphia Rec Kirkover, 30yds...... 22222 10-6 Fanning (32) ...... 7| Crosby (32) ...... 6 ord. Werk. 2Syds...... V ...... 02221 22-6 Elliott (32) ...... 7| Norton (28) ...... 6 Daniels 27yds...... 00221 12 5 Kirkover (30) ...... 7| Courtney (30) ...... 6 The first deer of the season in Sullivan Daniel Carter was out hunting November Norton. 28yds...... 02222 10-5 Donley (28) ...... 7| Westbrooke (28) ....5 County, Pa., was killed by Joe Richliu in 26 near Trenton, N. J., in company with. Event No. 4 10 live birds; $7 entrance, three Price (28) ...... 7| Marks (29) ...... 5 Forks©Townshlp- moneys. Event 4 12 live birds, $10. his wife, when the guu he carried explod Emslie...... 21122 11112-10 Elliott (32) ...... 12! Price (28) ...... 11 ed suddenly, and the woman suffered a Crosby...... 11111 12111-10 Tom Kelly, who is Salem G. Le Valley©s dangerous wound. The entire charge of Kirkover (30) ...... 12 Parker (30) ...... 11 right bower in the sportsmen furnishing Fanning...... 12221 22121-10 Marks (29) ...... 12 Donley (28) ...... 10 the weapon struck Mrs. Carter in the- left Westbrooke...... 21122 21212-10 Fulford (32) ...... 12 Cox (28) ...... 10 store, says Buffalo deer hunters were suc arm, necessitating the amputation of that Bates...... 22222 22222-10 Bates (31) ...... 11 Courtney (30) ...... 9 cessful in bagging big game. August Son- member. MHchell...... 22212 12222-10 Crosby (32) ...... llj Norton (28) ...... 8 neman made two trips to the Adiroudacks Elliott...... 22220 12222-9 Fanning (32) ...... 11] Werk (28) ...... w and on each visit shot two deer, which A party of guunerg from Holly Beach, Parker ...... 11112 22210 0 Event No. 7 20 live birds, §15; $100 guaran- made him feel satisfied for one year. Wil N. J., composed of Councilman Somers T Donley...... 11121 02122-9 liam F. Tresselt, Frank Lang, William Barnett, William Mickel, Nathan Mickel, Courtney...... 21201 12122-0 Crosby (32) .. .201 Cox (28) ...... 20 Reinhardt and Ernest Schnefder, who is Harry Smith and Edward Boyd, killed Norton ...... 22022 21121- 9 Fanning (32) .201 Bates (31) ...... 19 connected with Persons & Sons, each killed thirty-one quail, seventeen woodcock, six Daniels...... 22221 11101-9 Elliott (32) .. .20! Fulford (S2) ...... 19 their deer. Dr. Trotter, of Fay street, Cox ...... 11110 -01111- S Kirkover (30) .20| Donley (28) ...... 18 rabbits and three pheasants on last Fri Kirkover...... 21222 22200- 8 was up in Canada the other day and had day and Saturday, in the vicinity of Fish Marks (29) .. .20 Norton (28) ...... 15 great success. He shot two bucks that ing creek, Cape May county.: Werk ...... - - 20100 21121- 7 Price (28) ... .20| Werk (28) ...... 13 weighed 412 pounds, which is considered TARGET EVENTS. Parker (30) ...... 20i Events ...... 2 3 5 7 TARGET EVENTS. great work by Canadian sportsmen. Henry Targets ...... Hdp. 15 20 20 * 75 Events...... 2 3 5 6 Ncase reports bagging 30 clucks as his BOER MAHKS3IANSHIP. • Targets...... Hdcp. 15 20 20 20 75 daily average. Lige Moody turns his at XVestbrooke ...... 16 14 17 17 16 64 tention more to partridges and gets a good Can Shoot Because They Never Elliott ...... 2214 19 17 If-fti Crosby ...... 22 14 IS 14 19 65 bag now and then. The Sully boys, Sam, Courtney ...... 20 12 17 17 18-64 Kirkover ...... 18 15 18 IS 13 &4 George and Billy, who have never failed Spoiled Eyes With Literature. Fanning ...... 22 13 15 17 17-62 Courtney ...... 20 12 15 15 19 61 to take their annual trip to the wilds of From the London "Chronicle." McPherson ...... 16 14 19 18 11-62 Elliott ...... 22 13 15 15 17 60 Ohio, are back and came loaded to the Mr. Winston Churchill, M. P., and erst Crosbv ...... 22 14 13 19 15-61 Marks ...... 18 11 15 18 16 60 brim with quail. The Reed brothers, of while war correspondent, made his first George ...... 16 15 19 13 13 60 Fanning ...... 22 12 17 16 14-59 West Seneca, have written home from Emslie ...... 16 11 17 15 ©6 59 Reed ...... 16 12 19 15 12-58 public appearance as a lecturer at St. Bent ...... 16 19 18 13 17-58 Westbrooke ...... 16 14 17 14 12-57 Michigan that they are having the best of James© Hall, when he discoursed upon Parker ...... 20 12 15 15 15 57 Fulford ...... 18 11 14 15 15 55 luck and that there is any quantity of "The War as I Saw It." Lord Wolseley Cox ...... 18 14 15 12 14 -55 Bent ...... 18 12 15 16 12 55 quail to be had where they are stopping. presided, and, in proposing the vote of Bates ...... 18 13 17 10 15 55 Parker ...... 20 7 15 13 14 49 To substantiate their words Kelley stated thanks, said: Kirkover ...... 20 14 14 917 54 Price ...... 18 7 ...... that William Roth and a party had but "During the course of the war I fre Fulford ...... 22 9141016 49 McPherson ...... 16 .. 18 15 . . recently returned from a trip to Michigan quently had ample letters describing the Norton ...... 18 6 91511 41 Coffey ...... 16 ...... 10 with an excellent load of both quail and various battles, and the fights in which Daniels ...... 16 13 8 7 . . Dart ...... 16 ...... 15 partridge. Mr. Luicke, who is well known our men had fought their way successfully Mitchell ...... 16 81517.. GENERAL AVERAGE. as one of the best hunters, and who yester to the termination of the war. I had many R. Coffey ...... 16 .. 16 .. 19 The following shows the general average *Ten singles and 5 pairs. day replenished his supply of decoys, said letters on Spion Kop, and there were no The weather was cold aud clear with a on target of those who shot through the that there were some duck down the river, greater Incidents there than the unyielding strong wind during the afternoon, ac four day si- but that a blow was needed to increase pluck of the British soldiers. (Cheers.) I companied by snow flurries. Owing to 75 75 75 75-300 Pet. the number. Buffalo "Commercial," Nov. am glad Mr. Churchill has done ample justice to a class which some writers have the list of entries the two big handicaps Fanning ... 62 61 b2 59 244 22. were not completed on this day. EUiott .... 64 64 55 60 243 found fault with. I refer to the British The programme for the target events Courtney ,. 64 58 59 61 242 Deer hunting in Pike County. Pa., is giv officer, who is the finest specimen of hu [was the same as on the previous day. Crosby .... 61 58 55 65 239 ing great sport to hunters this season. manity and the finest leader In the world. The scores follow: Bent ...... 58 54 65 55 232 Lately deer have become very plentiful in As a leader of men he cannot be beaten. Event No. 1 7 live birds; $5 entrance; two Kirkover .. 54 47 57 64 222 McKean Valley, and within a week three (Cheers.) I do. not Intend to make aiiy moneys. Parker .... 57 57 57 49 220 have been killed. A son of George C. Mc speech on the war, or on the tactics that Crosby, 32yds...... 21121 22-7 Westbrooke 64 38 59 57 218 Kean was standing on a runway, while a have been adopted, first or last. We went Courtney, 30yds...... 22111 22 7 Fulford .... 49 46 53 55 203 drive was being made, when three deer to war with born soldiers, who, when not Werk, 28yds...... 12111 21-7 came bounding along. He fired two barrels fighting man were fighting wild animals, Bates, 31yds...... 22222 22 7 Curley Pooled Them. and brought two of the animals to the were fighting nature. I have had some Norton, 28yds...... 22220 11 6 Constable Wiudlc, of Delaware, on No- ground without leaving his tracks. The experience of the Boers, and, although I Wilson, 28yds...... 22*21 22 6 vember 24, attempted to recover the value third escaped before he could reload and do not place them "very high, as soldiers, Westbrooke, 27yds...... 01112 22 6 fire. Emmet Asher and Louis Beufve, of they possess the characteristic that wild Parker, 30yds...... 10122 20 5 of a check given by William Curley, of Elliott, 32yds...... 11222 *1 5 Chester, Pa., who was arrested while gun- Lackawaxeu, Pa.; Frederick Holbert, of men generally possess extraordinary eye Fanning, 32yds...... 1021* 11 5 ing in Delaware and fined for violating the New York, returned on Tuesday from a sight. I have been hunting with them, and T. Donley, 28yds...... 011*1 11 5 game laws. Curley said he had $300 in a two-days© hunting trip In the vicinity of found they could see an antelope and a Kirkover, 30yds...... 22*20 22 5 Chester bank, and was released. Upon his Greeley, with a wagon load of game 82 deer there when no one else could. This Cox, 28yds...... 22221 00 5 return to Chester he drew all his money partridges, 12 woodcock, nine rabbits and was easily accounted for. The Boer had Daniels, 27yds. ...:...... 20010 22 4 from the bank, and when the constable two deer, one of which was a two-pronged few books to study, and his eyes were not TARGET EVENTS. presented the check fifteen minutes later buck. hurt by electric light. (Laughter.) The Events...... 2 3 5 7 it was not honored. Then the constable Boer of my day went to bed at sundown Targets...... Hdcp. 15 20 20 * 75 sued Curley, and at the hearing it was The invasion of West Virginia©s choice and rose at sunrise. The Boer had an shown the constable that the check had game preserves by hunters from other enormous pull over our soldiers, and, in Elliott ...... 22 11 19 17 17 64 been accepted at his own risk, as he should States is causing great annoyance to fact, over any other soldier, because he Fanning ...... 22 12 17 17 15 61 have held Curley until it was cashed. Cur sportsmen who live there. It is only once can see better, and. seeing better, can shoot Courtney© ...... 20 10 18 16 14 58 in a while tliat the visitors comply with better." 23 8 18 14 17-58 ley was discharged. SPORTINQ LIFE. Dec, 1. pleted. but the teams will consist of an equal number of men and the shoots will THOSE YOU KNOW. be managed and conducted on lines sim The "Old Reliable" Parker ilar to the great Centennial shootiuj ONCE MORE PROVES ITS RIGHT TO THE TITLE, AT THE G Ft AMD AMERICAN HAIMJOICAF© OF 19OQ. contests at Philadelphia in 187t>. 1st, H. D. Bates, with 59 Straight Kills. 2nd, J. R. Ma. HOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST PER lone, with 58 Straight Kills. 3d, Phil. Daly, Jr.. with E. S. Rice, of the Du Pont and Haz 31 Straight Kills. ard Powder Companies, Chicago. 111.. ALL USED THE SONAL ENOUGH. ©.vas a caller on "Sporting Life" last week. He reports business iu a very ©OLD RELIABLE." flourishing condition and the sale of Bits o! News, Gossip and Comment smokeless powder constantly increasing About Men Whom Lovers o! Shoot al! over the country. J. S. Fanning made best average at ing Know in Person or Through the Bowling Green. Ivy. tournament No vember 9. breaking 144 out of 100 tar the Medium o! General Fame. gets. In the live bird events be shot a good race and divided first in a 12 bird Also, as the official records show,54rs of the entire purse won with Parkers, handicap with a clean score at 31 yards 37.5# of all guns winning money were Parkers, and 34.6;©» of all guns en By Will K. Park. rise. ..-.-. tered were Parkers, which proves that the Parker is unquestionably the A. S. Feniiuore, J. N. Remsen ant! most popular and "reliable" gun in the world. W. K. Park, of the Red Dragon Canoe send for Catalogue. PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. C" b. of Philadelphia, returned last Sat- A gun club organized at Missouri Val uruay after a two weeks© hunting trip ley, la., has elected the following of in Bradford and Sullivan counties. They ficers: President, Frank Hoyer; secre *K~LirinnnjTruTJiJTJiJTJTJTjTjarLruT.j report the birds somewhat scattered am; tary-treasurer, Ralph Carlisle; cap stormy weather made poor shooting, but tain, Thomas McDermott. they brought back a good supply of THE REPUTATION OF grouse, quail and rabbits to prove their Captain A. W. Money, of the E. C. skill. and Schultze Powder Co., has returned to New York from a trip to England. R. A. Welch defeated Mr. Masury at the Carteret Gun Club grounds, Gar Hanging in a window in a Sixth street 1OO YEARS den City, L. I., November 16, by the restaurant, this city, a few days ago score of 90 to 89. Welch stood at 30 were several wild ducks, a couple of yards and his opponent at 28. turkeys and a bunch of the big red headed pileated woodpeckers. These last-named birds will doubtless be Joseph Coffey, of St. Thomas, Can., served up to customers as "Wood won the international championship med cock" at rn early date. Anyway, al at Tom Donley©s shoot, at St. Thomas, we believe there is a law against killing November 15, killing 25 straight live woodpeckers at auy time. Will the birds. J. A. R. Elliott was second with game warden, please look up the matter? DU PONT SMOKELESS 24. Mr. Clayton, of Hartley & Graham, R. A. Welch made an amateur record New York, was in town this week look in a 100 live-bird match, when he killed ing after orders for Remington guns 99 at Interstate Park. New York, No and U. M. C. shells. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., vember 19. This is also a record for WILMiNGTON, DEL. this shooting ground, 97 being the pre Herman Long, the crack shortstop vious record. Mr. Welch defended the of the Boston Base Ball Club, has re Du Pont trophy on the above mentioned turned to Boston from a two weeks© date against Tom Morfey. Welch scored hunting trip in Maine. He brought back 99 to Morfey©s 98. Welch©s lost bird three deer, and claims that he killed fell dead out of bounds. He used S1/^ them with his own rifle, which he fired -OR- drams Schultze powder in U. M. C. Trap himself. factory-loaded shells. Morfey used 3% drams E. C. powder and TJ. M. C. - William Crowl, of Glen Valley, Pa., Trap factory-loaded shells. is the crack field shot of Bradford GREEK MEETS GREEK. County. One day last week he killed On Monday, November 19, 19OO, at Interstate Park, Mr. R. A. At a shoot of the Omaha Gun Club, eight grouse, eleven quail and two rab Welch successfully defended his title to the Dupont Trophy, defeating1 at Omaha, Neb.. November 10, Parmalee bits in seven hours© shooting over his Mr. T. W. Morfey in a race at 1OO live birds by the great score of and Crabill killed 25 straight live birds setter dog, "Diamond." Mr. Crowl be nnd divided first money. Bonson took lieves in getting in the woods early, and 99 to 98. second alone in 24, Smead and Town- is always ready to shoot, by daylight. Mr. "Welch, a simon pure amateur, pins his faith on 3% drs. send killed 23 each. SCHULTZE. Edward Hemingway, commodore of Mr. Morfey always prefers 3/^ drs. E. C. the Red Dragon Canoe Club, of Phila Somebody just had to lose. G. W. Price, of St. Williams, Ont.. delphia, has gone on a hunting trip in won the Canadian live bird champion Pike County, where he has a handsome ship, at St. Thomas, November 15. with and comfortable lodge. As he is a good The American "£. C." and "SCHUL7ZE" Gunpowder Co., Ltd., 19 out of 20. He was tied by Tom Don- shot and posesses a couple of well- Works: Oakland, Bergen Co., N. J. Offices: 318 Broadway, New York. ley, but won in the miss and out shoot-off. trained dogs, he will get some of the Price used Peters© Ideal factory-loaded noble game birds called ruffed grouse. shells with Kings© smokeless powder. Harvey McMurchy, of the Hunter CINCINNATI GUN CLUB. Arms Co., Fulton. N. Y., has gone on a Easton, .Pa., Sept. loth, igoo. business trip to California with a trunk Jay Bee the Winner of the Peters The Chatnberlin Cartridge & Target Co., Cleveland, O. full of the latest models of L. C. Smith Target Medal. guns. "Prince Mac" will also look after The Cincinnati Gun Club held its thir Gentlemen; We received our MAGAUTRAP No. 696, and had a few wild ducks and geese, which he teenth contest for the Peters medal on NO TROUBLE in setting it up and running it. After having our November 17th. There was a rather small first shoot over it we feel SATISFIED there is NO OTHER WAV left last season. attendance, owing to many being on their fall hunting trips. The weather, too, was to shoot, and that without a MAGAUTRAP we would not be in it. The next shoot for the E. C. cup, em bad, a nasty rain making the sport any No club can say they are UP TO DATE, UNLESS they use a blematic of the target championship of thing but pleasant. MAGAUTRAP. Yours truly, New Jersey, will take place at Newark, With handicap allowance Jay Bee. Gam- N. J., December 11. The contestants bell, Trirnble and Lindsley made the pos THE INDEPENDENT GUN CLUB, . will be George Piercy, the holder, and sible 50. In the shoot off Jay Bee and J. E. AlAVRER, Secretary. C. W. Feigauspan, the challenger. The Gambell kept the possible, but a second tie gave the prize to Jay Bee. Trimble latter has possessed the trophy before and Lindsley withdrew from the tie. THE CHAMBERUN CARTRIDGE & TARGET CO. now and hopes to carry it away again. The scores follow: Hdcp. CLEVELAND, O. John Watson©s live bird tournament, at Allow. 1st 25. 2d 25. Hdep. Total. Over 7OO Magautraps in Use. Send for List. Chicago, December 11-15 will be the Jay Bee ...... 20 20 20 10 50 Gambell ...... 8 23 24 3 50 next trap shooting affair of importance. Trimble ...... 5 21 25 5 50 John Watson will give a well-conducted Lindsley ...... 24 15 18 17 50 Nunne. These three were known all over shoot and the birds will be the best Heyle ...... 20 17 18 14 40 the territory as the most daring riders that can be secured. AhlRrs ...... 6 22 22 5 49 and most skillful ropers in all the dis Squier ...... 5 22 22 5 49 trict. Sullivan ...... 20 17 16 11 44 The three decided to go into the Burro The newspaper talk of American trap Peters ...... 28 14 15 12 41 Mountains after a grizzly, and started ear shooters visiting England is not likely Teipel ...... 15 12 18 8 38 ly in the morning on horseback, following to be much more than mere talk, as the Shoot-off-First tie. Jay Bee ...... 10 16 5 25 a trail that led up finally into a narrow, English trap shots are not particularly Gambell ...... 4 23 4 25 desperately rocky gully. Daruell, who was J. B. SHANNON & SONS. fascinated with inanimate target shoot Trimble ...... 2 w w leading, looked up that bowlder-strewn, 1020 Market St., Philadelphia. ing. Lindsley ...... 12 w w steep path, and remarked: "I©ve got a horse Shoot off Second tie Jay Bee 10, Gambell 4. that will go over the Hills of Hell." Hand Loaded Shells a Specialty. Winners of Peters Medal for six months. "And I©ve got one that will go and come Uui New Guu Catalogue eeul for Uieasltiug. Ansley Fox, of the Winchester Re Contests. Winners.] Contests. Winners. back to tell the way you went," remarked peating Arms Co. and Du Pont Powder 1st ...... HeyljSth ...... Jay Bee Nunne, as all three dashed up the ravine. Co.. shot at Baltimore. Md.. on Novem 3d ...... Heyl|9tb ...... Bunker The dogs had chased the grizzly up tlie man and bear bounded together from ledge ber 24th. He broke 73 out of 75 tar 2d ...... Heyli 10th ...... Heyl gully half a mile. There the bear, stop to ledge down into the ravine. gets and killed 25 live birds straight iu 4th ...... Sullivanl nth ...... Heyl ped by a cliff, had shinned up a half-fallen 5th ...... Kirsch|12th ...... Bunker tree, clambered across ou to a ledge, and The bear was dead when it stopped roll a sweep. 6th ...... Lindsley 113th ...... Jay Bee proceeded leisurely up forty feet higher by ing. Perking had a broken leg, but with 7th ...... Frohligerl following the crevasses in the rocks. the help of Darnell and Nunne stuck in Chas. Reams, of Napa, defeated Hen his saddle until they reached their outfit, When the hunters came up the grizzly nearly twenty miles away. ry Peters, of Vacaville, in a match at BEAR HUNTING. was parading up and down a narrow ledge 100 live birds at Suison, California. No sixty feet up the cliff side and could get vember 18th, by the score of 88 to 83. no higher. Perkins. sizing up the situation A Turkey Shoot. How Old Bruin is Tracked In the Par at a glance, took his lariat off his saddle Southwest. and started climing the fallen tree, then Cleveland, O^ Nov. 20. The Gun Club at Cha Secretary A. S. Jones, of the National Down in the Southwest, in New Mexico kept right on up the bluff until he reached grin Falls held a turkey shpot yesterday after Rifle Association of America, announces and Arizona, there are bear hunts that are a ledge twenty feet under the bear. There noon, which, while it was not largely partic that the officials are in favor of giving ipated in by the talent, was attended by a bear hunts, and when the cow-punchers he stopped, while the rest awaited devel large number of spectators. There were two the first of a series of team contests in from the plains go into the mountains after opments. events, the first being a turkey shoot of 80 connection with the Pan-American Ex grizzly or black bears there is fun. One Perkins calmly measured his distance, birds. The scores were: Snow, of Cleveland, 76; position at Buffalo, N. Y., next season. of the great hunts of that section was swung his rope, and dropped the noose over Forrester. Cleveland, 69; Lejsk. Chagrin Falls, The idea is to offer the Palma. the fam the one engaged in by Tom Darnell, who the head of the grizzly when it stuck its 70; Vackar, Chagrin Falls, 67; Burton. Chagrin ous prize, which is in possession of the became famous as the best of all Roose head over to see what was going on. Falls. 57; Graham, Mayneld, 57; Nutt, Fuller- velt©s Rough Riders, and who shortly after Then came a struggle. Perkins, bracing town. 49. and Kirk. Chagrin Falls, 45. lu the National Rifle Association. The con the Spanish war was killed in a saloon himself, gave a great yank and the bear special shoot given by the club, S. M. Childs, of ditions are to be framed by the National fight in Santa Rita: Big Perkins, a huge, :-ame off its perch. Perkins was caught Chagrin Falls, won the club badge and the $3 T-ifie Association and are not yet com good-natured puncher, and little Pat in the fall of the immense brute, and the purse by breaking 22 out of a possible 25 bird*. Dec. 1. 15 Reminlgfon Chips are de- I scribed in a complete catalogue WITH A .... mailed free to any address. . . >y MR. GEORGE ROLL in his match with DR. WILLIAMSON at Milwaukee, May 5th. REMINGTON ARMS CO, AVorks, Ilion, New York. 313-315 Broadway, NEW YORK KILL AT 6O YARDS ROBIN HOOD SMOKELESS POWDER (Solidified Gas) The Superior Merits of this New Departure Powder are being endorsed by scores Of letters received Every Day from all sections of the Country. A well-known Sportsman writes: "I am astonished at its great velocity with so slight recoil." Another says: "It Is a pleasant Powder to use; no sore shoulders or bruised faces or offensive odors." A Crack Live Bird Shot writes: " Its close pattern and great velocity makes it para lyzing to birds. I kill nearly every bird with my first barrel. Seldom have to use the second, etc , etc." CAN BE USED IN ANY CHEAP SHELL AND GUN. NO CORROSION IN ITS RESIDUUM LOADEt) WITH KING©S SEMI -SMOKELESSIPQWDER Manufactured by T H£ ROBIN HOOD POWDER CO. Means PERFECT AMMUNITION. Swanton, Vermont Have won alt "the great matches this "year in-doprs and oat-6f-; STANDARD tLOADS. THE BAKER Is not only the equal of any gun in shooting qualities, fineness of JOHN T. SINER, workmanship, and beauty of finish ; but also has safety appliances which "Why Dealers Keep O»Iy a Few Lines make it the best gun for general use. We will send you our In Stock. DEALER IN Quarterly for a year, FREE, if you ask for it. ,. From New York "Commercial-Advertiser." While small-gauge guns are growing in BAKER GUN AND FORGING CO^Batavia N. Y. popularity year by year, but little has Guns, Fishing Tackle, been clone by dealers in sporting goods, etc., in the matter of keeping a supply of loaded shells that will©tit sixteen-gauge, Taxidermy. twenty-gauge or even the pigmy twenty- eight gauge, which is just now being placed Full line of U. M. C. and Winchester Blade.-with"the Hazard Smokeless Powder. p.rominently before the game shooters of this country. new moderate-priced shotgun shells. :At Omaha, Neb.,;Sept. 27, 1900, J. A. R. E©liott, 96; JOBBERS AND DEALERS Winchester "Repeater" and U. M. C. F. Parmelee, 95. - hare to lock up so much capital in keeping "Nitro Club" and "High Base" loaded Kansas City, Oivt. 2d, J. A, R. Elliot, 99; F. Gilbert,©OS.© a line of shells that will best meet all de with Smokeless Powder. -Kansas City, Oct. 3d, J. A. R. Eiliott, 93; F. Gilbert, 97. mands that the trade in loaded shejls does Possible 100 live birds, 30 ynrds rise. not bring in much return for capital ex Just the load for inanimate targets at The above records ot© Mr. Eiliott have never been accom pended. For that reason they confine small cost. plished by any other man. themselves as much as possible to stand ard loads for ten-gauge and twelve-gauge Write for prices or call at- He used Hazard©s "Blue Ribbon" Smokeless guns and; for those two gauges they have P.owder. . ..The scones gpeik-for. its paver. . . . to keep both smokeless and black powder See that your shells are loaded with Hazard Powder load*, if ©they-want to give any sort of 135 Walnut St, Philadelphia, satisfaction to -their- customers. When six In writing mention SPORTING LIFE, an.d always win. . . . . , : teen and twenty gauge come into general ".. Write, for .ci.rco©ai©.s t«>- use, as is to be expected, at least •-:• •"]••.;•.' IN " SOUTHERN SECTIONS, much fun after a .tiring day on the.©taarsh THE HAZARD POWDER GO,, th*y Will have to increase their lines. As or in the Held....©.Unless, therefore, a man -it is - BOW, the man with a small-gauge is prepared, to lay out a eunsUlenible siiui 44, 46, 48 R E-.P EATING :S H O T GUN S are cheap in price, but in price only. ©","Take Down" guns list at $27.00 and Solid Frame-guns at $25.00> but they will outshoot and outlast the highest priced, double barreled guns, and they are as safe, .reliable and handy besides. Winchester Shotguns are made of the very best materials that can be procured, a thoroughly modern system of manufacture permitting them to be sold at buyable prices : : : . : : : : FREE Send name and address on a postal card for 160 page Illustrated catalogue. NEW HAVEN. CONN. AT INTERSTATE PARK. warden, the birds not being marked as CLOSE COMPETITION. Dear Sir: We would be pleased to.have, you the law requires. The game wardens say attend the Interstate Park twenty-five live bird Doings in Pigeon Shooting Matches that while they will not stop a legitimate Good Scores Made at »he Gloucester handicap, which takes place every Wednesday. sportsman on a technicality, they have no We give you the conditions herewith, as they, at tt|e Famous Ground. Live Bird Shoot. may perhaps not be known to you: hesitation in doing so with those they call Five (5) entries to fill. Interstate Park, Queens. L. I., Novem pot hunters, as they argue that a man Gloucester City. N. J., Nov. 22. A live Twenty-five (25) birds each. ber 24. On Wednesday. November 21. the engaged in hunting for market should be bird shoot at Charter Oak Park to-day Handicaps 25,to 32 yards. ><",-© regular 25-live bird Interstate Park Han versed in all the requirements of the law, brought together a number of well-known $10 entrance,©birds extra. dicap event was not S}iot, as, on account of and should not leave himself open to cap Philadelphia marksmen, who demonstrated Sweep, optional. the©storm-thveateniug weather, the shoot ture, though a legitimate sportsman, may their skill by making some remarkably Five dollars ($5.00) in gold added by the as ers did not appear. do so inadvertently. good scores. There were four events, all sociation to the high gun. Some very interesting events were shot, handicap sweepstakes. In the tirst Felix When there are four (4) individual winters, however, by Colonel Thomas Martin, of Anthony and Charles E. Geikler tied, these four will shoot off, at their original hand-; Hltiffton, S. C., and T. \V. Morfey, of TRAP AT BALTIMORE. with a score of 4 each, and in the second icaps, at 25 birds each. event they again tied, with a full score of Twenty dollars ($20.00) in gold added by the Queens. Both men stood at the SO yard Ansley Fox Once More on His Native Association to the high gun. mark and shot at 10 pair of live birds in 5 each. The main event was a handicap, As matters stand now, there is only one win which Morfey scored 13 to the Colonel©s Shooting Ground. with an entrance fee of $5, and there were ner, there having been only two shoots, both, 12. Birds were very fast. Baltimore... Md., Nov. 25th. Editor nine contestants. East shot at 10 birds, beitg won by S. M. Van Alien. Yours truly, In the- nest 10- pair event, the Colonel "Sporting Life:" In spite of the bad and the result was a tie between Anthony J. A. H. DRESSFJL,, Sec.-Treas. ) won, his score being 14 to Morfey©s 12. weather