READ! "A CHASE AROUNDTHE WORLD 1 ' BEGINS OCT.17. READ! DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Volume 42, No. 4* Philadelphia, October 10, 1903. Price, Five Cents. F. FARREU'S FORTE THE FLORISTS'MEET. WILL HENCEFORTH BE THE GREAT FIRST ANNUAL AMATEUR TOURNEY NATIONAL GAME. AT WISSINOMING. The Chief Stockholder in the New York Attendance Not up to Expectations American League Club Will Dispose of J. A. R, Elliott Led Experts For Bis Racing Stable to Give His Entire Three Days and Won Handicap Attention to His New Ball Club. Fred Coleman Beat Out Amateurs. New York, Oct. 7. Editor "Sporting When tbe Florists' Gun Club, of Phila­ Life:" It is announced tlint Frank Kartell delphia, selected Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 and 2 bus decided to sell Ids race horses uud re­ as the dates for their flr^t annual amateur tire from the turf. Friends tournament little did they nf Mr. Farrell said that the think it would prove such statement was true, for a popular time for several the reason that his horses other clubs in the State to bad not been particularly hold shoots. Anyway, the successful this" year and Florists drew a fair attend­ were not worth the expense ance from nearby points of keeping them. As a mat­ out of town, and a good list ter of fart. Mr. Farrell's of professionals, but the interest in base ball has local shooters were con­ been slowly weaning him spicuous by their absence. from tbe fortunes of the A few of the reliable ones turf. He is the principal came out, but the support stockholder of the New by the home shots, par­ frank Firrell York American League ticularly of the Florists' I. t. K. flliott Club, which, like all other Gun Club, Was sadly lack­ ball clubs, is a source of lunch worry and ing. It is quite evident that trap shooters excitement for Its owner. This year Mr. of this city and vicinity do not want money nearly $100.000 in building shoots. They prefer the "shoot for price Karrell sank of targets" tournament, with free prizes AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK, may give but he considered that a good investment. thrown In. Well, the Florists The business of the club has been so good them such a shoot later on. lately that the running expenses, such as With the perfectly equipped and pleas­ salaries and other items, will be paid. antly situated shooting grounds such as the Next year, with the completion of the sub­ Florists have at Wissinoming it is a pity way, Mr. Farrell believes that his ball that one hundred shooters were not pres­ club will be as much of a mint as the ent, as the programme was a good one for New York Nationals at the Polo Grounds, the average amateur shot. where $130,000 has been made this year. As some complaint was made at the State With the sale of Mr. Farrell's horses, shoot on the easy targets thrown at that King Pepper, The Musketeer, Blues, Cal­ time, the management tightened nrj the cutta, Colonist, Duelist, Minotaur and belts on the electric motors others will be put under the hammer. A and put out a 50 to 55-yard number of yearlings, it Is understood, will WILLIAM CONROY, flight at this meet. On thtl be retained for the present. Mr. Farrell first and second days a stiff has not been at the race track for two Third Baseman of the New. York American League Club. wind blew from the south­ weeks, but has been east and swept quartering A DAILY ATTENDANT across the grounds from the at the ball games. His commissioners at river, tossing the Blue salaries ahove the recognized limit, but ally showing that I do not owe the club, Rocks in erratic forms and the track have been making comparatively or Ban Johnson, anything. I wagers for him. He will probably then the magnates are themselves to blame the League, sailing them pretty high at small for that, as they sought the men and were am very glad to have got out of the deal times. Thus It was that dispose of second call on the services of money as I put In." Jockey Fuller, and will release his clever willing to pay almost any price if they with as much straight scores were few trainer, Frank Weir, unless statements thought it would cripple their rivals. and far between. made by his friends are not based upon Then again, there arc many players who On the second day the fact. "There's more certainty about a win­ are not drawing enough money to carry TOLEDO TOPICS. wind was even stronger Lather Squier ning ball club In New York city," said one them through the winter months. There than on the opening day, of the turfman's friends last night, "than should be more equality in salaries all The Strobel Combination Disbands After the experts had hard times putting in a around." and 18 out of 20 came in for first In running a racing stable. The stable Two Days of Barnstorming Klelnow straight, costs a bundle of money and does not al­ money division in one event. ways win." ___ Traded For Three Players. On the third day the weather was favor­ PRODDED POSTAL. able for good scores. As there was little Toledo, O.. Oct. 3. Editor "Sporting or no wind the targets sailed out in steady, WOODS' WAIL. The Washington Ex-Magnate Delivers a Life:" The Toledo team barnstormed for even flight and the cracks made some of two days at Tiffin, O., and then disbanded. their usual high scores. Little Counter Broadside at President ... -Tuck Turner leads the event was Players .300. The Howard Ridge testimonial The Veteran Catcher Thinks the Ban Johnson. :| locals lii bitting, with shot on an extra set of expert traps, and Reorganize and Perfect ' Bernard, lilnukenshlp and over 300 chances were sold. The Unit prize Should Quickly Kleinow are also in the .300 Their Moribund Union. Detroit, Mlch., Oct. 3. Editor "Sport­ was a Winchester repeating ing Life:" Such a shooting gallery! Since class. Red Klelnow will shotgun, donated py the Cincinnati, O., Oct. 5. The veteran Fred Postal pulled out of the American catch for the New York Florists' Gun Club, and the catcher. Bob Wood, late of Cleveland and League some of his former Americans next season, second prize, a gold ring. now of Milwaukee, has entered the cam­ warmest friends arc roast- Strobel having traded him donated by that sterling paign for Tom Daly's shoes as president of Ing the ancestry of one of to Clark Griffith for Out- good fellow and true sports­ the Ball Players' Protective Association. the best fellows the game nelders Davis and McFar- man, William Torpey, of The Senator from Glritrd thinks it time ever produced. Bun John­ laud and Pitcher Deering. Radnor. for the player to rise and sink his spikes son recently took an awful Doc. Reisllng Is at Colum­ Each holder of a ticket into the necks of the wicked club owners fall out of the ex-owner of bus coaching the foot ball was entitled to shoot for who are selfish enough to think they ought the Senators, and Postal team of the O. M. U. The the prizes, and the tickets to make 1 or 2 ner cent, on their Invest­ ciime back with tills declar­ Cfcjs. Strobel Mal Eason-Loulsville Clu',> were unlimited, any shoot­ ment. Wood says: "Every club in this ation: "The Washington case, In which the plaintiff er being allowed to buy and country that belong!- to a league of any Club stands to lose from attached the Southern team's gate receipts shoot as many chances as note should elect a delegate with full pow­ $20,000 to $2r>.000 on the here some time ago, will be heard this he desired. The ties on 10 Fred Coleman er to act at a convention of plavers this season, and the president week. George Tebeau will be on hand to shot off on the afternoon fall, and help to organize the Players' As­ of the League is preparing give his side of the ease. Amount in­ of the third day at flve targets a chance. sociation. I know most of the boys in the Fred Postal the stockholders and the volved, $108. Unofficial averages show that D. Stanford and H. B. Fisher shot out the American Association are willing to join rest of the League for the Geier, of St. Paul, leads the Association in other ties on 10 and agreed to divide. such a movement and pay their dues news by roasting me. He can't hurt me batting, with Donahue, of Milwaukee, one promptly. There are some players getting any. i have a receipt from him person- point behind. Continued on Twentieth Page. SPORTINQ October 10, 1903. most realize that Mr. Brush's advent here marked the turning point in the local club, NEW YORK NUGGETS. SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO., lo l03 and he Is deserving of much credit for giv­ ing New York a second-place team instead of a tail-end bunch, such as we had last 34 South Third St., Philadelphia. year. For his non-interference in the man­ A SATISFACTORY SEASON FOR THE agement of the players alone does Mr. Brush deserve the commendation of the thousands who have at last had an oppor­ GREAT METROPOLIS. Please send me cabinet size phototype of the celebrated tunity to see a team at the1 Polo Grounds that was a factor in the race.