COrTRIOHT, 1883, BT THETHB SPORTIITS LIFE PUBLISHING CO. SPORTING ESTBRTO AT POST OPFIOB LIFE.AT PHILADELPHIA AB SSOO-TD CLASS MATTER. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 19. PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 20, 1884. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. been traveling in company altogether BILLIARDS. that too fast, and THE SPORTING they now have an opportunity to not only Pointers. LIFE. settle the question ATHLETIC. of supremacy in their class but Alf. Pearsonhaf opened a saloon at 2336 PUBLISHED WEEKLY to make the games of more interest to the lovers of Front street, Kensington. Nortb Facts and Fancies Concerning billiards. It will be remembered that only the "Gentle- audiences were present small The Japanese wrestler. Matsada AT at the late balk-line tour Wrestling, Pedestrianism, and other Ath wants to wrestle Sorakichf. man's Game." nament in this city when any ottier than the best- Edwin Blbby again for »»ooa side. No. 2O2 South Ninth Street, Philada. known players came together, because they con letic Sports Chronicled. The referee declares all time bets' off In tbfl recent sidered it a foregone conclusion that the game Driscoil-Hoamer walk, the scoring aid timing would be dull and uninteresting being reliable. not AND McLAVGHLIN-HElSER. Now and all oneway. it is proposed by Mr. Foley to get up a tour HOYLE & ACTON'S McLaughlin and Dufnr nament at the balk-line or champions' FOOT HANDICAP-. are again matched fer No. 23 Park Row, Morris, game, with $1,000 a side, collar-and-elbow stylo to bfe« plane at New York. The New Yorker Again Defeated, Catton, Daly, Wallace, I)ion, McLaughlin Detroit, March 3. (DR. WILLIAM Although and Sexton as contestants, Entries With Starts for the MORRISON, Kew York Agent.) He Breaks the the winner to be cham Washington's S. H. Miller, American Record. pion of America, while the famous experts, Birthday Handicap of Parkvllle, Pa., defeated1 St«n«v The Schaefer, Slosson at Philadelphia. of San Francisco, Cal., in a 100-yard fcot third match game between Edward and Vlgnaux, play for the The Parkville on Wednesday, race at FOKBIGIf OFFICE : world's championphiD. In either race but one entries in the 135 yards foot handicap Feb. 6th. McLaughlin, of Philadelphia, and J. Kan- question Is asked: "Who would Oddy defeated Oilmore In a twenty-mil* Ko. 1 Scott's Yard, Cannon St., London, E. be the winner?" at Pastime Park, Philadelphia, closed last walk-a» C. dolph Heiser, of New York, was Boston, Feb. 8th, the latter leaving the track after (F. S. GRIFFITH, Resident Correspondent.) played last week. The prizes amount to $250 and are 12 miles and 6 laps had been covered. Thursday night, Feb. 14, at Madison INTERNATIONAL LACROSSE. Square divided into $200, $25, $15 and $10. Fifty of Roece Williams, of Mahanoy City and WB: Por Hall, No. 948 Broadway, N. Y. The ter, of Delano, will run a loo-yard foot race at TERMS. Two dollars two The Games the American Team the fastest sprinters in Philadelphia and Maianoy City on the 23d and fifty cents a year, previous games were Will Flay in inst. for$100 a side. strictly In advance. Single copies, five played in Philadel England and neighborhood have sent Ruhen Collinge defeated Postage free cents. Ireland. in their names, and Cock Oreaves Itc » In the United States. phia. The third, the one now recorded, was the wrosttlng match at Oldham, Eng., on Saturday CORRESPONDENCE The lacrosse team of members of United following are the starts allotted to them Jan. 26th; the first throw 1, on sporting topics, from any also to have been played in the took 17 minutes to denude section of the City, State or country, solicited. Quaker City, States lacrosse clubs which the National As by the handicapper, Wat Booth. As far as and the second 35 seconds. COMMUNICATIONS. Manuscript but it was transferred to New York at sociation selections are concerned at first sight The track in the Institute at Boston Intended for Heiser's request. have decided to send to England it looks measuretl has been re- publication should be written on one side of the This contest was at the next as though Flynn, the white star of the since the Union Athletic meeting and paper only, and must be accompanied champions' game, with the corners May have completed their arrangements East, has a possible show, was for nd to be 380 feet short In a mile. Therefore writer's name by the barred his only formid all past records are useless. and address, not necessarily for by a line extending fourteen inches on the for the trip, and -nearly twenty players are able opponents being Eisenhower and publication, but as a private guarantee of good short rail and twenty-eight now in training Hergott, Owing to a mistake Chambers' Maggie appear* faith, and all communications, on the long rail. for the work before them in the latter, whom we have seen do some on the card at upon any sub Six hundred points were the several cities they fair sprinting 17 pounds Instead of 17% pounds. ject, or for any department, must be addressed played for »250 a hail from. Mr. James when he has been properly U will be allowed to weigh In at the latter weight side. In this space only one counting shot Frazer, who visited England last November, fixed, having the better chance of capturing as It is the mistake of the printer. FRANCIS C. RICHTEK, was allowed, and McLaughlin won after says that a cordial reception awaits the coveted $200, Flynn having Oeorge Rosa defeated severe a American the to concede Mark Lamb In a wrestling Managing Editor THB SPORTING Lime, battle, notwithstanding the fact that visitors. The tour of the Canadian him 9% yards start. But to select'winners contest at Cleveland, on Monday, Feb. 11, gaining Heiser made the highest run lacrosse players through England of foot handicaps nowadays tw» falls at Cumberland style and one at catch-as- No. 202 S. Ninth St., Philada., Pa. on record in last season is something like catch-can. The stakes America. The game was begun at 8:35 did much to advance the interests of lacrosse the needle and bag of hay adage, as hot were $200. o'clock. "William V. in England. Though it favorites are often Chas. O. Breed challenges any amateur In Collender was is not a year since bowled over by some out country to put np a 120 th4 ADVERTISING RATES. Nonpareil referee, Alf Sauer was Heiser's umpire, the Canadian twelve played in England, sider that ia never thought of until pound dumb-bell. Tho sure, 12 type mea the second loser to buy a medal, the value of which to bo lines to an inch, 15 cents per fine for while A. C. Ansou was McLaughlin's lacrosse clubs have almost doubled in num round of heats are decided; no we will leave agreed upon prior to the contest. each and every insertion. judge. Heiser won ber both in England pur readers to the bank and chose and Ireland, and the make their own selection and W. H. Hongh and Frank Brehtn, better known ADVERTISEMENTS and letters of Correspon the "spot" ball. In his opening game is rapidly pushing its way invest their mighty dollars as "Skates," signed dents, to insure insertion, count he as a sport for according to their articles on Saturday, Feb. 9th, should be mailed so a« made 6, and a miss of both balls gave 1 to Mc the collegians in Oxford, Cambridge, Kugby, own judgment. at 1'lttsburir, to run 120 yards on the Exposition to reach us by 6 F. M., Saturday, as this paper Laughlin, Eton, and track on March 8th, for $500 who, in his Half of the inning, Harrow. Mr. Frazef found es ENTRIES WITH STARTS. a side. EVERY counted 3 points. McLaughlin tablished in England the North of John Hope, of Oldham, defeated J. Oasey, SATURDAY EVENINO. was a favor England Yards.! Yards. Little Lever, in a wrestling of ite at $100 to |50. The early play was Lacrosse Association, with a membership of F. Rogers, Trenton..5 J. Malarkey, Phila.15 match at Farnworth, as slow twenty-four \V.Broadbent,Phila.5% Eng., on Saturday. Jan. 26th, gaining the first and usual,neither warming to his work readily, clubs; also the South of England W.Tomlinson, F'k'dl6% third falls In 4m. and 7m. respectively. All Checks, but by the aid Association, with J. Crossley, Phlla....7% W.Carroll,K'ns't'n.l5% Drafts, Money Orders and Remittance! of 26, 12, and smaller additions twelve clubs. In Ireland J. Quirk, Canada...-7% Kettleman defeated Harmon by 7nu.. be made payable to the McLaughlin reached there is the Northern Lacrosse !ampbell,W.Pmia.l5% yards one and a half order of 74 to 39 for Heiser at Union, with J. Flynn.S'thingt'nloCi H.Thomas.col, N. Y.16% in their recent race at Oakland, Cal., on the close of the tenth inning. the Earl of Dufferin as its president, F. Ernest, Ger...... lO% Monday, Feb. 4. No official time The Sporting Life Publishing He continued which A. Walker, Nicet'n.16 both men was taken, as Company. to lead for eighteen innings, when the score embraces over a dozen clubs. From all T. Uuinn, late Ban J.V.Honan,N.Prov 16 were three yards over the mark when the stood 134 to 84 points a desire has been croft. Nicetown,...10% S.Orifflths Kens'tn.16 pistol was fired. in his favor. In the nine expressed to have T. I)rennan,T'm'q'alO% Oeorge PHILADELPHIA AND NEW teenth inning Heiser, who was the American team meet their English W.Hlnton,Kons'tn.l6% Hazael challenges T. C. Herbert to run a YORK, FEB20. then over one and J. Wlld.WhUonv'lelos T.Yatcs,Kensln'tn..l6% twenty-mile race In New York or vicinity hundred behind, went to the table and began Irish cousins, and the following games have J. Wheat, Pittsb'rgll'i time suitable at any what been arranged: D. Shaffer, Kens'tn.17 to Herbert. Hazael also challenges proved to be the longest run in this W. Sheppard,Phllall% :J.Hugg9,col,B'rln'nl7 Littlewoodforthe Antley belt that the latter re The bona flde Circulation country. The balls May 17. Americans vs. Cheshire lacrosse twelve J. Cooifan,Fatrm'ntll% IE. Townsend,Phila.l7% cently won at Sheffield, of "THE were near the balk-line at Rock Ferry grounds. P. Cannon,Freel'ndll}:. Eng. on the short rail, but close together. Liverpool. (J. McOrane, Phila.18 T. C. Herbert has sent signed articles SPOBTINGr LIFE" He got May 21. Americans vs. Lancaster County Club O. Colford, Phila...13 " J. Olbson, Trenton.18% ment to of agree is 20.OOO them working and turned the corner nicely, at Longsight Cricket grounds. D. Bergen, Paters'nl3% Now York to be signed by Hazael tor a worked May J. Bell, Kenslngton.19 20 mile race, to be run either In New copies weekly. them down the off rail and just as he 24. Americans vs. North of England la W.Eisenh'wer.Phil.lSJi J. Mitchell, Phila..19 Blossburg, Pa., York or turned the second corner crosse twelve at Longsight Cricket grounds. J.. Smith,, Phila, n.r.14 G. Coy, for $l,ooo a side and gate receipts, the marker called May 26. Americans Rus°ell, ... Camden....l9 the race to take place March 29, Circulates in the following States: New York, "100." Then the 500 persons present vs. Sheffield lacrosse twelve col., Phlla.14% W. Denny, I'hlla...19% ap at Bidwall Lane Cricket grounds. E. Cogan, Patorson.l4)| H. Creed, Phila....20 Alfred McClennan, a well-known athlete, who Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut. plauded. He continued nursing them over May 31. Americans D. Adalr,Fhlla.....l4J£ traveled with circuses with a partner, the balk vs. South of England la J. Hergott,O'm't'n.20 name under the Bhode Island, Massachusetts, spaces and around the rails crosse twelve at Hurlingham. London. A. Bourne, Phila. . .15 (!.Oallagher,Phila.20 of "Rico Brothers," was shot and Killed by Maine, New until 342 were reached. June 4. Americans vs. Middlesex L.Fiedem'n.P't's'n.l5 F. V. Conant, a Norwich, Conn., salesman, at Hampshire, That number Lacrosse Club .T.W. Bowen, Phlla.21 latter place for being the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, equalled best record in at the Private Banks Cricket grounds. N. J. Torr, Phila.... 15 P.Ryan,Burllngt'n.21 too Intimate with his (Con- the this June 7. Americans vs. Cambridge P. Fay, Phila...... W.Borden,B'rl'ntn,22 ant's) wife. Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, country made by Schaefer in a 4,000 University 15 point twelve at Cambridge. J.Culllnan,Phila..l5 On Saturday, March Sth.and Monday,March 10th. Kentucky, and in Canada. game, in New York, between April Juno 11. Americans vs. All England Any one having entared falsely Hoyle & Acton will give $100 11-15, 1881. twelve lacrosse fied. will be disquali handicap. for a 200 yards dog jy On and after When Heiser made 343 and at Lords, London. Acceptances close Monday, Feb. 18, at all First prize, $76: second prize, $16: third this date dealers in Califor passed the record the yelling June 13. Americans vs. All Ireland at North the usual places. prize, $10. Entrance fee, $1; close Saturday, nia was terrific, Ireland Cricket of 1. No acceptance. March and the Pacific Slope generally will be and it reached its loudest when the grounds. Belfast. Entries to be made at Pastime Yorker New June 14. Americans vs. United Kingdom twelve Park, Philadelphia, and at the usual places. served by the San Francisco News Com made 351 points. He had the bills at North of Ireland Cricket grounds, ATHLETICS IN COLLEGES. still on the rail and might Belfast. D. McMiilan, the Caledonian heavy-weight pany. The public will find the have run the game The American team will include repre athlete, defeated M. Keehan, of Santa paper on out, but the referee decided that sentatives Consideration of Resolutions stake Cruz, for a the principal the balls from our college lacrosse clubs of Designed to of $26 aslile on Sunday. Jan. 27, at San Fran stands. were in balk and he had to make way for his Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, Suppress Professionalism. cisco. SOB) stone McMillan, 2Uft. H-^ln.; Keehan, opponent. The game besides noted 2flft 2ln. 26S> stone McMillan, was then 435 for Heiser, players of the New York, Boston, Baltimore, The resolutions offered at the 32ft. 33ft. lln.; Keehan, 134 for McLaughlin. McLaughlin Louisville, inter-col" 2%in. 2011 stone McMillan, 37ft. 7j£in.; Kee played and Chicago lacrosse clubs. The legiate convention in han, 36ft. 31n. them for 13 points and Heiser tollowed with team will leave New York New York regarding LATE NEWS. 3. In so as to reach college athletics At Cleveland, Feb. 14, L. L. Burton, of Clio the twenty-fourth infiing McLaughlin Liverpool by May 12. Before have been submitted to the Mlch., defeated made 135 points leaving they different college Old. Rabshaw, of Cleveland for by excellent play, but, al will play a short series of team matches faculties for consideration $26 a sld«, Burton agreeing, on his part, to throw Sporting Matters though this brought him to 337, Heiser was against picked These resolutions are aimed at the direct Rabshaw five consecutive times or lose. Gathered by Telegraph than twelves at New York, Boston, sup won the match Burton sit 477. By alow stages thev reached and Philadelphia. pression by the faculty, as a restraining in easily after a most tedious exhibi For Our Readers. 543 for Heiser to 386 for McLanghHn, fluence, to eliminate the professional tion, caused by Rabshaw's unwillingness to stand and tile standard up to his work. Four bouts were game seemed a certainty for the New Yorker, Sportluc from college athletics and to put wrestled and then but his Notes. the men of K&bshaw withdrew. opponent, getting the balls in good Thomas Pettlt, court tennis all colleges on an equal basis. They provide Dennis position, rattled off to champion, proposes that students Oallagher Is out with a challenge to £Below will be found the latest sporting news up 206 in quick order, which cross the ocean in March for the purpose of ulay- shall not contest in any sport wrestle anybody in America a mixed wrestllnir to Sunday morning, carried him to 592. Heiser was unable tng matches with the best players o f England and with professionals or outside amateurs, match, the best two In three or throe gathered by telegraph, respond, to France. nor in collar-and-olbow, in five falls correspondents, and reporters. This news ar advancing his score only two points with the students of any college which does catch-as-catch-oan and side- rived too in six innings, and McLaughlin Captain Paul Boyton, the swimmer, and Miss so contest. They also forbid bold In harness, for $100 to $500 a side and the late for proper departmental dassifi- ran the game Maggie Conley were the employ of a championship of America, at 170 out with his thirty-eighthiuningby 600 to 552. married in Chicago, Feb. 14, professional trainer. A field master will posted pounds He has cation,] by the Rev. Dr. Brann, uncle of the bride, at St. employed be $50 with the Cleveland Herald, and would, The full score is as follows: Elizabeth's Church. to supervise iill out-door sports. like to hear from Blbby, Acton or Connors. Heiser—6 203 21 5002016 11 43 11 09 351 3 The Princeton committee held two meetings A match has 1 27 10 1 0 0 0 18 17 17 13 Another roller-skating carnival will take place been made between T. Eaves' dor Foot Race. 0 1 0 1 6 0 8. Total, 562. at the Institute Rink, Boston, Feb. 13th. The result was a decision to in Dear at a Gift and P. Rafferty's Diamond for Average, 14 10-19. Mass.. March 10, quire into the the race to take place $100 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 16. On Friday, the McLaughlin—3 11261207879064310140 when one hundred prizes for excellence in costumes action of the faculties of other the second week In March* 22d of 6 will be awarded. colleges in the matter. at Echo Park, Philadelphia. Five dollars a this month, the two reputed fastest 2 0 13 4 49 135 4 8 0 4 13 15 1 2 2 806 0 5 1 2. To If five colleges most now In the hands side Is short distance tal, 600. The City Council closely connected with of W. Brown, and the remaining- runners in America, M. H. Average, 15 15-19. of Columbus, Ga.. at their last Princeton athletic $45 each la to be put tip at T. Eaves', 823 Johnson and M. K. Time of game, two heurs and thirty-five minutes, meeting licensed a cockpit, which is situated in the interests concur, the resolution hill street, and Ca.\\ow- Eettleman, will compete In rear of the court house, will be P. Radorty's on Feb. 25 and March a 125 yard dash here and in which mains are adopted there. The students at this college 3 respectively. The conditions are to give and take fought every Thursday and Saturday evenings. are much exercised 1% yards to the pound. -for $5,000. Caroma. J. over the adoption of the Maurice Dawson's crlbbage tournament takes place at plan by the trustees to William Miller, of Australia, Daly and wife are now doing Europe. his saloon, 811 Wood street. Philadelphia, avoid excesses in attempted a short time ago EnKllsh Betting. It is said $25 entrance, Feb. 26. inter-collegiate athletics. The students the difficult task of wrestling two men that Randolph Heisnr is free from the the winner to take the pot; If more feel Blackburn and Thomas. The match, which NEW YORK, Feb. 16. The recent advices U. S. Billiard Co. than four entries the second to save'his that in time all contests at rowing, base ball, the best five out was from entrance lacrosse, foot of nine (alls, resulted In a tie Tattersall's, London, quote from the Barnum Is said to have offered Yank fee. ball and general athletics will Miller gaining three falls, Blackburn two "City and $1,000 Adams The New York be abandoned. Prominent Thomas one. In the and* .Suburban," Geheimnlss 20 to 1, St. Blalse 20 a month for the tenting season. Coaching Club will have its spring members of the seventh bout Miller encoun to 1. The Collender Company paradearade May 31s31s'. . ._.._._Mr. O. Iselln and J. R. Roose- base ball nine say that they fail to tered Blackburn, who was his most sklllful oppo For the Grand National, Mohican 100 to 6, last week received an velt will coach this see the nent. After wrestling unsuccessfully and lor order for a table from Alexandria, Egypt. season to the Meadow Brook advantage of playing, and will not do uo un for about an. the 2,000 guineas, Superba is at 6 Hunt, and later on to the new Country Club less hour It was decided to call the match a draw. if 1. The Syracuse, N. Y., pool tournament closed on at at the special request of the body of Feb. 13. Malone won Pelham. A disgusted athlete writes to the New York first money, Frey second and Parisian sporting circles are students. World that neither Myers or Murray Baces Postponed. Button third. covery, excited over the dis The Harvard faculty also considered any show will stand Lannle in one of the ultra-fashionable clubs of the In England In the athletic contests, but NEW ORLBAHS, Fe'c 16. Owing to the heavy McAfee has been exonerated from the that city, of marked cards in use. One of resolutions la_|( week and adopted them by a the right man to send there would be Mr De- charge of stealing a grip filled trusted valets the most large majoritj.. laney. He concludes .state of the track to-day the races have been post with cutlery in has been arrested.but refu&'s to make . Various other c .leges are his letter by offering to match poned Davenport, la. any disclosures. considering these resolutions Delaney to run Fredericks one mile for $100 or until Tuesday next, when, If the weather is Catton and Maggloli as a whole, with $1,000 a side. This gentleman Is »t all will be matched at the balk Tom Eaves has matched Charley Reynolds to the understanding that they are binding In the evidently green favorable, the four events will come off. line game of billiards for Feb. 23d, and for play John Evans best business. If he would put up a trephy to be ———•——— $500 a of twenty-cue games at only among the colleges adopting them when contested for between the two men no side, at St. Louis. crlbbage for $100, to take place on Friday, Feb. 22, at least five the betting could get all The handicap billiard at T. Eaves', 823 Callowhill colleges have conceded thereto. he wanted outside. Racing Dispute. tournament at the Lexing- street, and John The authorities of Yale, though George Smith, of Niw YORK, ton Olub, No. 225 Lexlngton avenue, N. Y., re Evans', Sergeant street, Philadelphia. at first taking Plttsburg. claimed the $50 Feb. 16. There Is a probability of sulted in a victory for Mr. A census part in the conference, have from their forfeit put up by himself and W. H. Shull for the dispute between James Hanley. Edward of sporting men and athletes has been ac their 76-yard race, which was Mr. Arthur Hunter and Fred Burke, Jr., was second. taken In Canada and the yield Is 15,000 tion since that time signified that they de Saturday, to have been run on Gebhardt over Catton players, 5,000 lacrosse sired to take Feb. 9th. Shull, who has been training the thoroughbred Eole, being and his friends are feeling for a match at curlers. 4,000 snowshoers, 3,000 or 4,000 no action whatever. There is In Warren, was unable to get to Plttsburg brought the balk line game with Eugene Carter, cricketers, 2,000 foot ball players, 1,000 rowing very littte doubt that couit on ac- to an amicable conclusion. Forbes and George 1,000 base men, at least five colleges of the floods, and, of course, could not put ^ may accommodate them after the Gal- balllsts, 1,030 bicyclists and 10,000 given out of the number will adopt the up the final deposit. Fred Plalated, lagher-Carter match to other sports. resolution. holder, is the stake of the 20th. If the rules go fully into force the race be disgusted at Smith's action In not allow- Ice Yachting. Lon Morris Is patiently waiting for somebody A grand shooting sweepstake will take place at tween Yale Ing Shull to go on with the race under such extra In the second Poughkeepsle come to San Francisco to Pastime Park, Philadelphia, and Harvard, set down for next ordinary circumstances, (N. Y.) ice yacht and accept his challenge. on Thursday, Feb. 21, June, cannot be rowed and states that he will race for the Dr. Barren cup, Feb. ll.the Jack Frost MOHe hasnao hunguuuB uu*....out his ...... shinglo as__..._ a professor for $100. Entrance. $5 each, Rhode Island rules to unless Yale comes never have anything more to do with Ptttsbure • - >-•—— ——ii of bil- govern. into the won easilv. Having won the cup the second time, Hards, and is doing well in his!>!• lessonsloeanna tot n pupils.nunlla. Plenty of birds on hand. Brewer. Butts, scheme and adopts the rules. The runners. Smith says he will make another mutch, it will be kept by her owner, Archibald Rogers. Schaefer and Vignaux Klelntz and Greenwood barred. Shooting to com race, too, must be over a three-mile course. and stake $260 against $225. have expressed dislike to mence at An Ice-boat, on which Frank McConnell and a the proposed new space game of billiards. They 2:30 sharp. M. K. Kettleman, of Kansas, and H. M. John man named Smalley were sailing on the Hudson say it will preclude the possibly of brilliant While engaged In a game of foot ball under son, of New York, are matched to run 125 yards fbr near Marlborough, Feb. and occasional long play Rugby rules at Bath, England, Jan. DOG HANDICAP. a stated $5,000, to be Increased 15th. struck a weak spot runs. This will make matches Herman, 19th. Mr. G. the to $10.000 If desired, In the ice and broke through, throwing the men off dull and tend to keep spectators away. aged 19, accidentaly received a blow In race to take place In New Orleans. Feb. 22d. on the broken ice with the head. He died In a few hours. Entries, Start* and Heata for Both men are now tn New Orleans. terrific force. McConnell While Christopher Brown, 15 years old, was play- jury strongly The coroner's Hoyle & Ac ton's membered It will re lad*»_! his scalpscalD tor:torn off and his jaw broken and was Ing billiards in B. F. LaFarge's condemned the Rugby rules for the ZOO Yard Dog Handicap. that Kettleman defeated Harmon la saloon in Totten- 01*San Francisoo on -otherwise injured, Smalley was only slightly ville, S. I., on the evening of roughness they permit. Monday,iday, Feb.1? 4th. and he ar- a the 9th of February, The annual tournament Hoyle & Acton will give $50 for a dog rived In New Orleans" ' " on Moi"-nday, Feb. llth, thus hurt. quarrel arose between him and La Farge, and of the Seventh N. Y. handicap making the journey very ' La Farge fractured his skull with Regiment Tennis Association will beheld at the to be run at Pastime Park. Phila speedy, hut' * many of our a billiard cue. armory, Feb. 22. The events delphia, on Monday, American professional sprinters are liable to leave Chess Note*. The latter has.been arrested. will consist of singles Feb. 18. Twenty-seven their destination very suddenly, A chess Fred and doubles for members only,doubles for members of the fastest runniug dogs in cross owing to double- tournament Is now In progress in Balti A. Ryer, of Buffalo, recently defeated L. L. and ladles, doubles open to the country business. W. R.Armstrong is barking Ket Benton, of Rochester, N. Y., at the three-ball all, and doubles for have entered and some good racing tleman, and V. Hollar Is Johnson's more. The Buffalo game. members who never have taken part In any tour expected. may be question backer. The Mr. W. Steinitz, the chess player, contemplates boy had a walk-away, easily making The following are the entries and now to decide Is, which Is the sucker, or malting New York 4000 ponsnoints to Benton's 122, and won the stakes, nament. the way are they all In the swim? We shall know his home, and is considering .-, ,n ,., U —— $50 George Beach, they are drawn: by the feasibility the a side; Kyer's average, 10 10-19, Benton's*,.„._, 35.1.10 4-19. of Philadelphia, defeated Frank 23d. of starting a magazine t» be devoted Cobine, of Trenton, In an FIRST HEAT. IbS. Considerate money changed hands. oyster-opening match for T. Eaves' yds. The chlefiy $500 at rllllilVlGlpu.u.,Philadelphia, ——— b dog Dear at a Gift...... 20 Soi'th Boston Athletic to chess. Albert on Thursday,-.-_--_- v ._ Feb. 14. The 10% Club's second semi Frey has challenged J. Louis agreement . ——-i. ..„,] „.,„„ J. Bowers' monthly Malone to was to crack and open 200-xw oysters.nvata™ TheTh« b and w d Robert the Devil. .16% 14% ln-door sports were given Feb. 9 In the play the best In forty-one games of pool for from winner accomplished A. Pearson's b and w d Antony...... 20 club rooms. Five mile Answers to Correspondents. $500 to $1,000 a side. Malone the task in 9 minutes and 30 16 run W. Plunket, 27m ;S won first prize and seconds, Cobine having fifteen oysters SECOND A. Murphy, 2d; J. Coughlin, 0. Exhibition A CONSTANT READER. You Frey second at the Syracuse tournament. whan Beach unopened HBAT. mile run J. H. three should commence has announced Malone waen j>eai;ii
etic or Philadelphia clubs were to play here they THE DETROIT CLUB. posed sale can never be accomplished with- PHILLIPS' LADS. would be out in full force to take charge of the ut the consent of the player himself. The BASE BALL. Icket office so as to get a auck at the club's teat, A Number of New Players—Who the New lational agreement says that until aiter The Progress of the Grand Rapids Club—How ""here are hundreds of lovers of the game who rould like to see a good club located here and who Men Are. he lapse of ten days from the time the secre Phillips will ran it. Items of General Interest About Clubs and rould no doubt irive it good support. DETROIT, Feb. 13. The Detroit Club lasj tary of an association mails notices of a Correspondence SPOKTIKO Lira. Yours truly, OLP SFOBT. layer's release to the clubs of his own as GRAND KAPIDS, Feb. 12. Editor SPQBT. season,aithough well managed by the practical sociation, and to the secretaries of all other Flayers. G LIFE: The announcement that Kearns CONNECTICUr TO THE FRONT. and experienced John Chapman, did not associations, said released player shall be make a brilliant record, standing next to neligible to contract. This is done to give ias signed is well received by nearly all, as EROH BALTIMORE. A State League of Base Ball Clubg Organ ast in the League ranks. This result was every club in the national agreement com- le was one of the most popular players in >act an equal chance to bid for the released ast year's team. AH the men have now She Plans of Manager Harnie—Henderson ized Last Week. jrought about by the players themselves, jlayer's services, and any contract entered Secures a Fine Ground. A convention of Connecticut base ball play who played a very uneven and oftentimes nto previous'to the lapsing of the necessary signed excepting Jones, whose contract b«g Correspondence SPOKTIKQ LIFB. ers called for the purposeof organizing a State >r game, evincing general carelessness. ten days would be void and worthless. Now, in sent him. Manager Philiips is now BALTIMORE, Feb. 15. Some time ago, eague, met in Hartford, Feb. 14, and trans will some of these scribes sit down and try negotiating with another catcher who is a The remedy for this, in Mr. Chapman's to figure out how a reserved player can be acted considerable business. There were good one. through the columns of THE SPORTING LIFE, opinion, was the infusion of fresh blood- "sold" without ratifying the sale himself? The April dates, so far as filled, are as fol. the management of the Balti mores an- present as delegates Thomas WaUlron and younger, active, more intelligent men, who Another charge of hardship to the player lows: April 12, 13, 14, at Louisville; 15, 16 ' nounced that they would give Baltimore the Albert Boardman, Meriden; S. P. Williams are anxious to become proficient players under the reserve rule is sometimes made L7, at Indianapolis; 18, Cincinnati; 19, 20* :hat a club can reserve him without signing Evansville; 25, Cincinnati; 2C, 27, Columbnil test base ball club that could be had for and ,1. F. Weeden, Waterbury; Charles Soby and the signing of several young players now trim until just before the season opens, and and Sidney E. Clarke, Hartford; H. C. Guss" 'a the League for the coming season by The remaining dates will be filled in the fo£ money; that in doing this they recognized the Manager Chapman is spoken of by all then let him go when theclubs are all filled. owing places: Piqua, Chillicothe, Spring, fact that it was for their own financial inter man and Kobert Tyler, New Britain; J. E. admirers of the National game as a wise That is not true as a matter of fact, and if it field, Dayton and Marion. est to do so, and now it is but bare justice to Prior and F. S. Neal, Plainville; C. H. Town- step. were the player would be no worse off than if Manager Phillips is to have April 5, 6 aid send and Alien Willey (by proxy), Willi- The new players, of course, all have their a contract were signed. For in all contracts 7 in St. Louis if they (St. Louis) decide to acknowledge that they are striving to make mantic; W. S. Talcott and Kobert R. Mc- of base ball clubs is a clause giving the club the assertion good. The management of the favorite positions, and will be tried in them. open the season so early. As will be noticed, 'ihnstie, Eockville. It was expected that Manager Chapman will be the judge, and he the right at any time to release the player. the team does not play very far East, it being Clevelands telegraphed the Baltimore people Manchester would be represented, making a This can be done if desired the last week in to give them a player equal to York in ex will make such changes as are for the Mr. Phillips' intention to save traveling ex. circuit of eight clubs, but the representatives best interests of the club. The players for April or at any time whatever. But in case penseg and have the team West for the opeft. change for him, or a bonus of $500, and they of that town sent word to that city that their of the reserve player it is not true that the would release him, and expressed a prefer the coming season, and the positions in ing of the championship season. nine had declined to enter the league. In which they will probably be first tried, are as club can reserve him and at the same time re In a talk with Manager Phillips he stated ence for the first proposition. Mr. Barnie view of this fact the league will be obliged to fuse to enter into contract with him. The promptly started for Cleveland to offer the follows: that the discipline of the club would be more wid another club or drop one from the present rules of the League, American Association strict than last year in regard to the players' services of Gardner in exchange or to pay list, in order to regulate the schedule of Names. Positions. Names. Positions. and Northwestern League require that when the money down. Mr. Barnie prefers the O. E. Weidman..pitcher C. S. Maxwell....2d base associations. They are to have neat citizens »ames. The meeting was called to order by F. L. Shaw...... pitcher J. F. Farrell...... 8d base ever the reserved player offers to sign a con suits, will be boarded at the best hotels, and latter proposition. Sidney E. Clarke, president pro tern., and H. Geiss...... pi tchcr A. Kichardson.short stop tract with his club, the club must sign him be treated as the champion club ought to be, It is understood that Mr. Hankmson has C. Gussman was chosen secretary. It was C. W. Bennett....catcheriEdward Hanlon...fielder or release him. The reading public deserves frankly informed Mr. Day that he was not a F. L. Wood...... catcher Geo. A. Wood....fielder The club room will be in Hart's cigar store, decided to call the new organization Walter Walker, .catcher Walter!*. Prince..fielder setter treatment from the hands of the press same as last year, and which will be made personal favorite of his, to say the least, and "The Connecticut League of Base Ball ban such misinformation. that he neither liked the management nor M. B. Scott...... 1st base F.W.Melnke...... fielder as attractive as possible. The following Clubs." The following permanent officers iapers will be found on file there, THE the club, and under such disagreeable condi were then elected: Charles Soby, president; Weidman, Shaw, Bennett, Wood, Farrell tions could not play in New York. It is also and Hanlon were members of the old team THE CLEVELAND CLUB. COSTING LIFE, Cincinnati Commercial Ga B. K. McChristie, vice president; H. C. Guss zette, Cincinnati Enquirer, New York Clipptr understood that while Mr. Barnie acknowl man, secretary; Thomas Waldron, treasurer; and too well-known to require description. edges the fact that he cannot approach or Of the new men Geiss has not, as yet, done How the Team Will be Made np For the and possibly one or two others. Manager S. E. Clarke, Hartford; Charles A. Mason, Coming Season. Phillips has written to all of the nine asking enter into negotiations with Hank- Waterbury, and Dr. McNally, Eockville, anything'to establish a reputation as a first- jnson under present circumstances, yet class player, but Manager Chapman expects The Cleveland Club has about given up them to send him their cabinet photographs, executive committee. Messrs. Soby, Wil good work from him the coming season. He which he intends to have put in a frame he would be glad to'have his services in liams and Frost were appointed a committee 3unlap and Bushong, as the former will the event of his release by New York. This was change pitcher for the Fort Wayne Club about three feet square, which will be put in would be a consummation devoutly to be to prepare a constitution and by-laws and to last season. He played 63 games, and made >ositively go to St. Louis, and the latter will some public place. report at the next meeting. The matter of 57 hits, his batting record being .244. He Lithographs of the club will also be gotten wished, and in the event of its fulfillment adopting a ball was left to the consideration not play ball at all this season. York will Mr. Barnie would present a team capable of pitched 37 games, in which position his field also be let go. Daily will not be missed out to send ahead of the team. The collector giving the finest exhibition, in its line, that of the executive committee. On motion of ing record was .840. He played 15 games in of the guarantee fund reports that all but it has ever been the fortune of Baltimoreans Mr. Soby it was voted that each club be the outfield, had 30 chances, and accepted 26 either, according to the Herald of that city three or four hundred dollars has been paid. assessed $5 as entrance fee to the league in of them, placing his fielding record in that which speaks of the seceding players as fol- JTour correspondent was shown several letters to witness. The field would then appear order to provide for contingent expenses. thus: Stearns, lb., Manning, 2b.; Hankin- position ato.822. He is said to be a good base ows. from Eastern managers congratulating Mana- son, 3b.; Macullar, ss.; York, )f.; Clinton, The assessment must be paid before April 1. runner, and is strongly built. Had Daily been so great a loss, Chicago would *er Phillips on the excellent team he has got cf.; Sommer, rf., with Emslie and Traffley In the matter of providing umpires Mr. Wil Fred L. Wood is a Hamilton, Ont., boy not have signed him, as Cleveland had the first together, and it is generally conceded that and Henderson and Trott as the principal liams moved that the home club, three days and this season will make his debut as a pro chance. The chances are that he would not kayo Srand Rapids has got the strongest team in previous to a game, send the names of three fessional ball player. He has played, in inished the season here, had he been signed. Un the Northwest; we probably will have to batteries and Tom York to handle the grand umpires to the visiting club, who will have less he played better ball than in 1883 he would aggregation. If this is to be so the best company with his brother, in local ball clubs surely not hare finished. But he has gone, and if except Chicago. advice to give the management is to enlarge the privilege of choice. If the umpire chosen in Hamilton for a number of years, catching ,he Cleveland public had Its choice, he wonld not Mr. Phillips expressed himself as very the seating capacity of their stands to the fails to appear the right of choosing another a greater part of the time for the Hop Bitters >e received back even if he offered to come. He much pleased with Grand Kapids and itg utmost limit. With such a field about them rests with the visiting club. It was also Club, of that city. He is 21 years of age, five proved himself last season to be a disorganize^ people, and in his short stay here has made voted that no player who has signed an ifeak-hearted when courage was needed, and who that know the men could for an instant feet five inches in height, weighs 160 pounds, generally a troublesome fellow. Buffalo can speak hosts of friends, besides showing himself to doubt the ability of Emslie and Henderson agreement to play with one of the league is considered a good stop, fair thrower and of Daily as she found him, and the speaking will be a business man in every sense of the word, to elevate by a large percentage the standard nines shall be allowed to play with another quick base runner. He will probably be an not do the one-armed man any good. York can be and we can see why it is he is known as of their work. The wear and tear on these league nine unless he has been released by improvement on Trott. retained here, but is not wanted. He Is a nice gen "Horace, the Hustler." men of last season's games was something the manager of the club with which he first Walter Walker is the city clerk of Ionia tleman and a good captaiu, but is not a ball player In regard to that notice in your paper of a signed. Each club will hand in the names such as Cleveland needs. Only Bushong and Dun- tremendous. Most of the exhibitions were and is said to be a young man of good ap are losses, and althongh a fine player. Dunlap few weeks back about Dan O'Leary and the disheartening and discouraging matinees to of its umpires before April 1. On motion of habits, a swift thrower, a plucky catcher aas other "virtues" that will be missed with pleas "Hustler's" squabble over dates, I am au them. They would start in with admirable Mr. Williams, it was voted that no league and a quick base runner. If he proves a ure. Bushong is a fine fellow and fielder, but a thorized to say that Manage! Phillips bad jierve and vim, under the circumstances, but club shall, during the season, play with any good batter he will be an addition to the puny batsman, and all round his place can be filled less trouble with Mr. O'Leary than with chance after chance for cuts given and not club in a town where there is another league club. [f necessary. But Cleveland is sorry to lose him, any other manager. Only one letter wag clu'o. The gross receipts of all league games and sorry also that St. Louis must do without so accepted soon paralyzed their efforts, and Milton B. Scott played first base for the honest and gentlemanly a player." written by Mr. Phillips, the purport of which some of the spectators had the temerity tc played on holidays are to be divided between Fort Waynes last season, and the Detroit And now to the Cleveland team for 1884. It was asking Dan if the Grand .Rapids team charge them with weakening. Well, il the playing clubs. Club paid $250 for his release. He stood will be made up always supposing that Dun- could have certain dates. Manager O'Leary'g they had, it would have been The meeting was conducted in a business second last season as a fielder among the lap does not return as follows: Phillips, lb: reply was: "You bet your life you can." only the logical sequence, but they like manner, which showed that those present nine first basemen of the Northwestern Glasscock, 2b; Moffett or Harkins, 3b; Mul- We got the dates and better terms than with did not; it was the natural result of were sincere in forming a State league which League, playing 72 games. He had 798 doon, ss. ;J. Evans, rf.; P. Hotaling, cf.; L. any other club, notwithstanding the "picnic." lack of confidence in the support. The man would encourage the National game, and chances and accepted 772 of them, giving Manager Phillips has just returned from a remove all the petty quarrels which are Drake, H. W. Smith or C. Evans, lf.;Mc- agement proposes next week to issue one him a fielding record of .966. His batting Cormick, Harkins, Moffett or Arundel, short Southern trip and will now locate here hundred season tickets good for all games at liable to happen in games where the clubs record was a good one, his percentage of base permanently. He has no office at present, are not connected by any close relations pitchers; Briody, C. Evans, H. Smith or J. Oriole Park. This will be the limit of the hits to times at bat being .276. He is a McGuire, catchers. Some of the batteries but expects to secure one in Bedmond'a number offered, and will be under the con All the nines who were represented have young man of excellent reputation, is strong will go to the reserve team, but it is ridicu Opera House block. Meanwhile all com ditions of lastyear, i. e., price $15, admitting made good records during the past season and vigorous, and will without doubt be an lous to suppose that Cleveland cannot get munications should be addressed to him hi to the grand stand. As the number is so and it is reported that under the general di addition to the club. He will take Powell's two first-class batteries from among the four care of Morton House. Bespectfully, H. junall, no doubt all will be taken by the time rection of the new league the games of the place on first bag, and his record would show coming season will be rendered doubly inter possessed. But on general batting is ex they are fairly out of press. Traflley shows that he will be an improvement. He led pected the improvement. The five members FROM FITTSBURG. up fine, large hands void of scar or scratch, esting. Charles Daniels, American Associa Powell in both batting and fielding records, of the 1883 team who will not play there next such as should furnish the best of receptacles tion umpire, was present at the meeting, anc and will only need a little snap and vim to his timely suggestions aided greatly in the season averaged in batting 188 each. It will Improving the Allegheny Grounds—Notes of for the spherical pig-skin. Clinton is taking prevent Powell being regretted. be found that the majority of the young men General Interest. long pedestrian excursions in addition to passage of matters of importance. The meet Arthur L. Richardson is a resident of taken into the team will beat this average bjr other physical exercises and expects to be on ing adjourned until Thursday, Feb. 28, when Hamilton, Can., and has played ball In local a* least .75 with the close of the season. •KO, fvo. ia. JBdffor edge at the opening of the season. He is other business relating to the league will be Canadian clubs for a number of years. He Cleveland does not fear to face the schedule L.IFE: The contracts for building the grand looking exceeding well. It is stated that discussed and acted upon. played short stop for the Hop Bitters Club, with her team and she will be found near stand, club house and open seats have Governor Bowie will extend the blue line of of Hamilton, the club for which Fred Xi. the front. already been given out,and the firm will com S NOTES. mence building in a few days, and they ex* cars to Oriole Park. If so, this will give Wood caught, for a time, but was more re THE KESERVE TEAM. more rapid transit to Mr. Barnie's grounds cently connected with the Bayside Base Ball pect to have it completed in three weeks. than any other yet in existence, and will Items of News About Base Ball, Bicycling and Club in the same position. He will play The reserve team has been definitely settled Manager McKnight says they will have the donbtless be an excellent financial venture. Athletics. short stop for the Detroits in place of Sadie upon at last. It will be located either at finest club house in the oountry. The Dr. Massamore is in New York for the Houck. Kichardson is young, strong and Akron or Youngstown, with the probabilities "Allies" will have two uniforms next season, Corresp»nden«e SPORTIKQ LIFE. in favor of the latter. Already three gam es one will be of cadet gray, while the other furtherance of the interests of his club. LYNN, Mass., Feb. 14. Fessenden, thirc vigorous, never flinches a hot ball and plays Mr. Henderson is in the West looking all over the field, being very quick in cover have been booked for the reserves in Cincin will be of white, the caps will be of navy after affairs pertaining to his club. He baseman of last year's Crescents,is a valuable ing second base. He is a quick and sure nati with the "colt" team there, April 14th, blue and the belts and stockings red ..... writes that he has seen the bolters, and it is player for some manager. .... Abbott, of the thrower and his sureness on the catch can be 15th and 16th. Other's will be mad'e with To Marr Phillips, of Allegheny City, ledo, Indianapolis and the Columbus "Colts." who has been playing with the Fort "all right." Those twoj little words are Danvers nine, will play this season with a estimated from the fact that he has not muffed a fly in five .years' playing, except in also, probably, with Springfield, Dayton and Wayne Club the past season, has re email and sometimes insignificant, but used club in Pennsylvania ..... Ned Chamber in their present connection, mysterious tc a collision. He is not extra good with the other Ohio League teams. If located at turned home ..... Mike Mansell has at last your correspondent; however, the officials oj lain, the second baseman of the Crescents, willow, but his excellent base "running more Youngstown the team will play in the Inter signed with the Allegheny Club; Manager the Baltimore branch of the Unions smile in a will play out West..... Latham, the St. than offsets that deficiency, he being con state League; if in Akron, with the Ohio McKnight received his contract a few days contented, self-satisfied sort of way when Louis third baseman, makes a tip-top poloist, sidered the fastest base runner in Canada. League. Either city will gain a team of ago..... The Liberty Stars have signed repeating them that smirks of confidence in His ability as a sprint runner aids him in Whether Mr. Richardson will be an improve which it will be proud, and will be able to Tomer and Sprague, of last season's nine; the eternal fitness of things. The manager doing good service as a rusher ..... Prof. ment over Sadie in this important position witness the playing of the best League teams, Livenspire, of Fultons; C. B. White, of has been in negotiation with some of the Livesey, the champion Englishman on remains to be seen. with whom Cleveland will arrange to play Wakeman, O.; Bob Boss, of Allegheny City, Eastern League clufcs to -play with him in rollers, is making a red-hot man for the Walter F. Prince is a resident of North the "colts." The draft upon them by the and McAtees, of Turneys. They are after Baltimore, and it is understood that they are Gloucester polo team, and -will assist in Andover, Mass. He is 24 years of age, regular team will be so slight as to be uufelt, several more good players, and if their terms favorable to the project, provided Dr. Massa securing the gold medals. He has the weighs 175 pounds in condition, is 5 feet 10 and all round the arrangement will be a good are not t6o high they will sign more consents. Hugh Daly refused to re quickest time on record, making two goals inches in height, and is a left-handed batter one for Cleveland and for the town getting them. All their stock has been taken ceive two registered letters and an express in 2m. 2s. Cocking mains in and about and a right-hand thrower. He played first the "colts." If neither Akron nor Youngs ..... John Neagle writes from Philadel package sent to him from Cleveland. Hugh Essex county are frequent...... Master base for the Comets, of Woonsocket, K. I., town take the team, which is not probable, phia that he is well and getting himself in is anxious not to commit himself by any George Nash, of Springfield, n»w under the last season, and played also with the Spring- Cleveland will run it with the other reserve good condition for next season ..... JOB overt act of his own ind seems to be accept management of Prof. Whitney, of Lynn, ac fields, making a very good record. teams, and it will play 25-cent games in Cleve Battin is hard at work training himselt ing legal advice on the situation^ Louis Say complished a wonderful feat in unicycling Frank W. Meinke is 21 years old, weighs land while the Leaguers are away. But it From BOW until the season opens he will appears healthy, fat and happy, and in dress Wednesday evening at the Lee Hall parloj 170 pounds, can play in the field and pitch, will surely be formed. spend the greater part of his time in the is really quite the dude you know; but Louis rink. He rode up seven steps of a three feet and Hengle, of the Chicago Unions, says "he gymnasium of the Pittsburg Athletic Club. says he has only three pounds to work off to incline and down the other side ..... Prof. is the finest thrower in the country." He • THE QUICKSTEPS. Yours, B. B. come down to his normal playing condition. Geo. Walker, of the Lynn Y. M. C. A. has been honorably released from the Grand Mr. Henderson has created a decided sensa Gymnasium, will have a benefit Feb. 28, at Rapids Club, where he played third base last Preparations for the Opening of the Season HARKINS ANSWERED. tion by leasing the Belair lot for a base ball Music Hall. Sparring, wrestling and all the season. He made a good record both in the of 1884. ground. This space of ground is directly in popular sports of the day will make up the field and with the bat. Correspondence SFOBTIRO LIVE. A Reply by Secretary Powers to Pitch** the business part of the city and has long been programme. Prof. Walker will soon take There is little doubt but that the changes WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 14. Editor Harking' Letter. recognized as the most central point for charge of a gymnasium at Providence, B. I. made for the season of 1S84 will strengthen TEBITTOK, N. J., Feb. 16. Editor SPORTIS» circuses visiting the town, a fact which ..... The Star Bicycle Club, of Lynn, gave the club, -as the players are young and full of SPORTING LIFE: Manager Simmona gays LIFE Dear Sir: In your Issue of the 10th insLl makes its location familiar to every person their unequalled club drill Wednesday night life, but it is not certain. May will tell. his 'men will all be here April 1st, and noticed a letter from John Harkins denying for miles around for you must know this having received any money from the Trenton at Lee Hall skating rink ..... Thursday although three are not under contract until Club; also stating that we knew that he never in is a show town. The space available is evening a burlesque polo game was given A DENIAL. April 15th, he will make arrangements to tended playing In Trenton this season. In reply. I about 400x325 feet. Mr. Henderson explains at the Coliseum Kink, Lynn ..... Driscoll, will «ay that I received a letter from him the w«tt thai he announced his intention of fitting up the champion twenty-five mile walker, is Our St. Loot* Correspondent'* Allegation have them under his full control from the oar club disbanded last season, requesting us » the grounds corner of Boundary and Madi anxious to meet John Meagher, of Lawrence, Denied by Mr. Stern. date of their arrival. He will work them sign him for the season of'84. He said he Cad it- son avenues for the purpose of doubling on celved offers from Cleveland and Reading,tot and a contest between these two flyers will be CINCINNATI, Feb. 13. Editor SPORTING hard at practice and intends dosing his men, would prefer Trenton, as It was nearer his noot his scent, as it were, a 'sort of a feint to brought about soon..... The base ball one and all of them, with castor (?) oil ant and he had a great many friends in Trenton. Ho prevent obstacles which might have been grounds at West Lynn, now owned by the LIFE: -.Dear Sir:—I have just read in your afterwards make them drink stimulant* came to Trenton at my request on the 27th of placed in the way of his securing the more champion dumb-bell lifter, C. O. Breed, will issue of last week a letter from St. Louis thereby clearing their systems of the bac October and signed a contract according advantageous grounds on the Belair lot. soon be fitted up and sporting men will lease to his own terms in presence of Messn. Holliday, Front street and Central theatres which does me gross injustice. Your cor blood acquired during the winter months Klein, Biedel, Donnelly and myself. On it for the season. A cinder track will be laid and bracing them for the campaign to fol November 20th I receired a letter from him and the City Hall are but a short distance and other improvements made. It it respondent says I told the spoiling editor o: low. asking for his release. The reason he gave foi,io off and it is in the immediate locality of the possible that the grounds will be lighted by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat that a pool had The Bay City Club, wishing to open their doing was that he knew we would not want to hold largest market in the city. Altogether it is a electric lights for evening sports ..... Harry been formed by which Bradley and Mullane him when we knew be could get twice as ranch great card for the Unions. Buildings wil season earlier than the climate of Michigan money as we were paying him. He also agreed to Oxley, th« catcher of the Stars, of Beverly, Is would be bribed into breaking their con will allow them, have written Manager Sim- get us a pitcher that was practicing with him In immediately be erected, using the best ma wintering in Lynn, and will play this sea tracts with St. Louis and Cincinnati. I de mons several letters requesting permission to New Brunswick, whom we could sign for $50 per terial for the purpose, and care will be taken son. Oxley is a noted pugilist of Essex sire to say through your columns that this practice the first two weeks of April in Wil month less than we were paying him. We refused in ornamentation. The grand stand will be county. is absolutely false. I met Mr. Gallagher at mington in unity with the Quickstep and on his offer. I was therefore surprised to see In tne furnished with folding chairs and roomy the Lindell Hotel and told him that I knew papers, some two weeks ago, of his having denied seats will be the intention for the other the latter's ground, but I understand Mr. signing with the Trenton Club. I produced ill A NEW IDEA. whereof I speak when I say that C'orcoran Simmons does not care to have them prac contract at the Timct office in this city requesting stands. These people have been quietly at Mullane and Bradley will never pitch t them to deny it, which they did. I received woik and now seem to have something en tice on his grounds, but has no objections to A New Association, Allied to the Union As game with a Union club and also that 1 their finding another place in the city where a letter from Harkins oithe ttth inst. offering to couraging to show for it. T. T. T. would bet money on it, and I still say the r«turn one-half the money he received the day H -———•——— soctatlon, to be Formed. they can practice to their heart's content. same. I hazard my bet upon the good sense The Delaware Field Club have been ap igned. providing we would release him. He s»Jl A Wall From Camden. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, ther of the players in looking out for their own In the latter part of his letter, "If they are gentfe- is a scheme on foot just now that may result proached as to the rent they would ask for men they will settle with me personally." I Caanfs, Feb. 9. Editor SPORTING LIPS: future interest. I am not interested in any their really very good enclosed grounds in thought the only settlement necessary was fornlni in the organization of another association pool to bribe players, nor do I know of any to report here on the opening; of the season. ** Dear Sir:—Do you not think that it would pay that will be allied to the Unions. All three the Ninth ward, and at a meeting decided some one of the Philadelphia clubs to lease tb< nor believe any such exists. Please excuse that $50 only wonld pay them to rent. for gentlemen I leave that to your readers tojndgfc of the Western clubs in the last named or me for trespassing on your valuable space. Hoping you will give this space In your valnalw Merrltt's ground? I hare heard that the grouni ganization will run reserve teams. There ar The -offer will very likely be columns, I am, yours respectfully. P. T. POWHB, nan be leased for $800 and that the fence an< JRespectfully yours, A. S. STEBK, refused, as it is conceded high. Sec'y Trenton B. B. Association* grand stand can be bought for $400 just as 1 several good cities near Cincinnati, not as ye President Cincinnati B. B. Club. itands C1.200 In all, lees than It cost to grade th represented in any of the associations unde There is a good lot (open) out Delaware ground. the wing and governed by the rules an< avenue which they will probably use if they The Harrlsbarg Club, U*re would be a good chance to put a team In regulations of the Natioflal Agreement WRONG IMPRESSIONS decide to practice in Wilmington. The stockholders of the Harrisburg Club held » the Inter-State Association, and 1 hare no doub Clubs have been organized in several of these The Bay City open the Quickstep's season meeting Feb. 16. Good feeling prevailed. H* It would pay If one or two good men had It in About the Alleged Sale of Players by Club* and grounds April 15th. One hundred sea election of officers resulted: Mr. KodeunUt charge with no $5 or $10 stockholders to boss cities, and these with the three reserve teams son tickets at f 10 each have been issued anc president; E. K. Meyers, vice president; B. T. around, like we had In the Morritt Club. will constitute enough clubs to form a sepa Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Schefler, treasurer; K. M. Sturgeon, seoreUIJJ' These $6 or $10 men are a curse to any club; they A good deal has been said of late by some are finding ready sale. It is thought tha rate association. A schedule of champion season tickets for ladies will be on sale for directors, J. Montgomery,G-. King.J.Fritcherf «» all want to be king bee. If it had not been for ship games will be arranged between them newspapers in a sort of uninformed way abou W. Laweer. The selection of manager and h»l»5°? these we would have a club here now, for they and their contests will prove quite a counter (5 each in a few days. of players was left to the director.. The AvOfal were the cause of our club going down. They were the supposed evil of the sale of reserved play Wilmington has the idea that she has the landing of the club was reported as in firiM!1* Dot satisfied until they had downed all the home attraction to the games of the older associa pennant nine of the Eastern League, and tho condition and but a few shares of stock remain un men on the team, and then the patrons of the club tion teams. The outside members of the new ere by clubs. As an instance, the Ft. Wayne sold. The following players have been ^Sf^'f lost all Interest In It, as was shown by the stnal association will also be able to compete with Club is held up in its reception of $500 for the only club we fear is the Reading Actives. Oeo. Evans, of Baltimore (brother of Jake ETunW.. audiences, for In one week it fell off from an aver the regular teams in the Union Association William Higgins, of Quickstep fame, an lb.; C. W. Caswell, of Providence; 2b.; J 11 age of 1,000 to about 400. and sometimes 200. release of Scott. Now, if these men of the elegant second baseman, is still disengagec MeLaughlln, brother of Barney and Frank M«- It was as good as a circus when there would be a press would but take the pains to investigate and can be found in this city. LaughlTn, 8b.; A. M. Slade. of Baltimore, p.: JJM email audience to see these $5 and $10 men skip HARMOK, the Ft. Wayne pitcher, Is an accom Becclus, If. and change p.; Cliff Hooker, of CMS- ping out of the Kates for fear they would have to pllshed boxer. He had a benefit at Ft. Wayn a supposed evil (?) before condemning it ter, ss.; and G-eo. S. Cummin?, pitcher, of WJ go down In their pockets for a dollar or two to recently, at which George Benedict, the well they would not appear so absurd in the! THE Liberty Star Club, of Pittsburg, has com Marysville, O»I., Club. No oatcnen Jnelp pai the guarantee. On days that the AUi known Chicago boxer, and others appeared. arguments. As a matter of fact this gup- pleted He team with the exception of a pitcher. been signed. Feb. 2O. THE OFFICIAL NOTICKS already ordering large quantities of lithographic series printing. B r of games during the season on its grounds some practice, get the hang of any sort of delivery, gent out by the Secretaries of the Different and pay the guarantee named, but will not leave JERRY DBNNT, of the Providence Club ia em home for mora than and hit freely. At least this was the case with the J?'fl?Ii ,,' sec)re,lary- The price of shares was Associations. one roand trip during the sea Bostons last year, and while pitchers then threw or ttcn ''ollars each.. Another meeeeting ployed during the week in the boiler shop of the son. The schedule will be made so that tho clubs ne3it Weu nei.day. The formation Ceutralla Pacific Railroad Company at Oakland can drop off and play these games. pitched about as they pleased, we hit about every Hi h n of 1 Secretary Wheeler Wikoff, of tlie Arueri- luint, (Jal. thing that came along?" are nnt "' "u W°rk' llot that tDe P60!116 ner» »n Association, sends us the following THE two foot races between Tom Brown and are not crazy on the subject, but the Cambria Iron SNYDER, the Pittsburg catcher, declares he will tif ",y Turbidy are creating considerable talk among BUFFALO. Courier:—Secretary Hughson said yes itamS Jj Wihlch eml)loys nearly all the inhab notice. not play with the Washington Nationals, and is the lads, as both men are very speedy. An out terday that it was expected that botn Shatter and itants and almost owns the town, Is opposed toll Lea ueUam "" °ffer fr°m a NortQwe3tern come of the match Is another match fora 75 yard ioley would sign with the home club, which as it Interferes with their work somewhat and ii S; TFK b' W Dear Sf'-Yon are hereby would then have a full complement of thirteen SSvDa tC?8 h°rfcl'!dV?B it8 emP'oyes ? h.*!;e,.,a PProved the following con- spurt between Messrs. Watkins and Schmelz, the men Mr. Hughson was from' taking THERE will be no free ladies' days at the Lucas managers of the Columbus and Bay City clubs. asked whether he thought any part m base ball, either as spectators or nar- int Wlt,h Touy Nullane. I have received These races will take place April 16,17,18. two full teams could be made profitable. Said D'oCDuaaH' and -,1,t 'l^ry ""ely that tne sfavT.b, f not'ues of »ontract8:-Philadelphla hiv« r i disr , Mr" v°nd<»r Ahe, however, will ne: -The plan might work successfully if good population will obey the crack of the master's t* h T h Kr£ am and Hezeklah Alien; Bay day! included? *" 6Very day la the week' Sun" BASE ball will be hot in Quincy, 111 this season, Hubs could be organized at Rochester, Bradford City with John Meehan; as there JTio ;,' ' ' ' ne club last year was a success In a. Peoria with Frank Rich are two clubs In the field, one In the and other important points so as to aflord an op S KHSHnse,' but not flnanclally. Chatfield, now ardson: lerre Haute with James B. Donnelly; De- ..M st In Cleveland in base ball matters is Northwestern League and the other in the new portunity for the second nine to make rnoiiey and engaged by the Philadelphia Club, was the lead- £>itwith M B. Scott, W. F. Prince, Frank W. fSL . i * 8[eater than Western Amateur League. Mr. Overrocker, who reputation by local playing. In order to have two Jtelnke; bay maw with John H. in 1883, in consequence of last season managed the former club, now has wifh bit,t.erY---- Bal8ely,of last year's team, now Campbell and onsh' made by Iaat year's team for tne lull teams there are many contingencies to be pro Sri rtai 8hei,ny' '" 8t"l ln town...... Carl Bros. Jas. Donnelly. Agreements Muskegon with John ! charge of the latter. Quincy has her hands full vided against. Buffalo will have a strong nine J^T^f w, who are residents of this place, are ei- * Ky,a,n, ; mcinnatt with James J. Woulfle. Also In sustaining one club. How will two fare? this year with four good extra men to draw « HT and John Irwin defeated Arthur Irwln from femnini P y "K" durin(? tne °°n»liW season. The the following contracts: Peoria with Geo. B. MANY of the good people of Philadelphia are in case of emergency or to rest the regular men." remaining members of last year's Johnstown Club- Fmkney, .Tno. McSorley and Ernest and Tom Lynch week before last at hand ball, two ine Buffalo Club last season A. Burch; games out or three, the scores standing 17 to 21, disposed to take a gloomy view of prospects because was a little more country?" th eminent clubs throughout the Minneapolis with Wm. H. Hawes; Quincy with 21 to 8, and 21 to 19. the League team to represent Philadelphia is to be than self-sustaining but the net profit was quite P. J. Horan; Grand Rapids with Edward Gast- so largely an experimental one. But then Boston's insignificant. The chief cause of the unprofitable THE rise in the Ohio has raised hades with the season was the rainy t«JlKhAoDIJ*K' Pa" C0"espondence:-Base ball mat "vA. * ou are also notified that Joseph Straub, of team ol last year was largely an experimental one, and disagreeable weather. ters have been growing very lively in Reading the Columbus Club, has been released and will ^rounds of both Cincinnati clubs and both clubs and it won the championship; neither should they It is hoped that the efforts of the management and De eligible to enter into contract Feb. 22. Date of will be put to considerable outlay aoove what was forget that that able leader, Harry Wright, is at this season may be rewarded by a handsome sur- K^«7n e &lo^lng:. forwarre, B. Gilbert, president; J. R. Moore vice preildent; CHARLEV BAKER, of Harvard who form ests of the club, dissipates, and plays In that I'll- bis next nearest onponcnt.had a percentaee of .oJ4. College, will join a good battery, are still open for engage strike-you-with-a-feather Gawge manner which Henry Bucknall, treasurer; J. Henry Smith, secre the Clevelands In June, and probably play at ments. They have had several good offers but Hanklnson ranked fifty-sixth in the list with a tary; Morgan G. Post.B. Mostyn, W. ShlpVen, K think they can characterized many of the League games last sea percentage of .221. short. do better. Bennie throws a "bad son. This can only bo overcome by the Infusion of H. Mocran and F. J. Haynes, committee. The sec V. N. DEER, of Rocfcford, Del., who claims to be curve." Address Chester, Pa. younger blood Into the clubs. This the reserve THE fate of the Chicago Club's ball grounds on retary's address is P. O. Box 936, New York City. in excellent curve pltcb»r, Is still without an en MESSRS CAYLOR, of Cincinnati, J. A. Williams, teams will supply. the lake front still hangs In the balance. The City gagement. of Columbus, and John Hollingshead, of Wash Council had made It a special order for last Monday PORTSMOUTH, Va., correspondence: Everything week, but Cooking Notes. IT is claimed that Mnldoon, Cleveland's third ington 'members of the American Association did not take up tho subject. Ii the city Committee, met to confer In Cincinnati last week Is progressing as finely as could be wished for a accepts the offer of $800,000 by tho Illinois Central A cocking main for $760 a side between Troy and taseman, can do 100 yards in 10%s., which is very good ball season In Tidewater, Va. The grounds Railroad Company tho ball club must seek accom Albany county birds took place Feb. 12, near Sche- good time. about the schedule. The meeting was secret. here are being fenced In, and when finished and THE modations efsewheret unless the numerous inter nectady, N. 1. Each party showed 15 birds, of THB members of the Union Pacific C! ub, of Onaa- Columbus people think their reserve team ready for play will be the tinnst grounds in the ests that would be injured by the transfer of the which 11 fell In. Albany won the main, scoring six la, are all employees of the railroad company of State. The following players constitute the Ports property shall discover means to obstruct and de out of ten battles. mouth Club: Cleaves, Parker, Ellis Stewart, E. that name. lay the consummation of the deal. The acceptance A large cocking main took place at Blair, A. Blalr.Van Patten, Dodd,Gayle,Hudglns, of the proposition to sell the lake front land for Pittsburg BEAGLE, Bassett, Bell, Suck and Schoeneok, «f ent points in the State asking for dates with the Connell, Owens and Rosenthal. It is thought that Feb. 13th. It was attended by all tho loading the Chicago Unions, are In training at the Chicago $800,000 Is not so strenuously advocated as It was sporting men of the two cities, and upwards reserves. the new grounds will be opened up by a series of several weeks ago, as.It Is now more generally un of Atkenseum. games with the Nationals, of Washington, forty battles were fought. The betting was heavy, LOTS of players are down to hard pan and followed derstood that the railroad company Is not so and the Plttsburgers bad a little the best MIKE MASSBXL has thrown up his contract with haven't enough of their advance money left to buy by tho Baltimore and Chicago clubs, of the Union anxious about securing tho land for a depot site as of It. the Lucas Club and signed to play again with the a postage stamp to ask for more. The opening of Association. The propects are encouraging and a It Is to capture the harbor and dock franchise for A cock fight between New York and Long Iiland Alleghenies. the season and the attendant salary days will be splendid ball season is anticipated, all time to come. The land is worth more than birds took place at a well-known resort near New BARXIB and Fergnson's Baltimore clubs hare ar hailed with delight by these impecunious Indi CHARLES JONES and "Hick" Carpenter of the $800,000 provided the city can give a title to it, but York City Feb. llth.. The main consisted of five ranged a series of games in April for the Baltimore viduals. Cincinnati Club are already fixing the prelimin the control of the harbor privileges against the battles, but when the score stood 2 to 1 In favor of aries time when Chicago
ant, William Hoey, French Twin Sisters, TAGE SCENES REVERSED. bell-wire running down to the band-room, and the playwright and poet, has offered to write him a MUSIC AND DRAMA. Callen, Haley and Callen, the Fletcher Trio, musicians crawl up from their subterranean retreat Progreig of a Performance to play the preliminary music. At the same time the Garnellas, James F. Hoey, Conroy and as Witnessed the call boy makes another round, this time cry The scenery for "Falka" is being painted by tht Dempsey and the Werners. Behind the Scenes Truth and no Poetry. well known scenic artist, Mr. G. w. Thompson of The programme ing out, "Overture!" Those of the performers who the Fifth Avenue Theatre and Wallack's, New What Is Going on In the Mimic World concludes with that highly successful "Behind the scenes" is a mysterious and have wasted time In gossip begin to hurry. Of comedy, "The course, the auditorium has ceen lighted, and Footlight Flashes. Book Agent," introducing the awful place to those who Mr. Shook, of the Union Square whole company. For Tuesday evening, Feb. have never been when the orchestra makes Its appearance the foot Theatre savj there. To those who have lights are turned up. The lighting of the stage that the receipts for "Separation'' thus far exceed 19, Messrs. Gallagher and Gilmore have it has little at is now completed. The members of the company those of any play produced In that th eatre for PHILADELPHIA AMUSEMENTS. made special arrangements for the election traction. It is not pretty, it is not cheerful, begin to come down into the green room, appar years. returns to be telegraphed direct to the the ently Indifferent to the fact that the curtain is John Stetson and Ned Rice will produce "Th8 and in winter it is not warm. In spite of the about The atre, when they will be read from the stage to rise. The call boy puts his head in at Princess Ida" at the Arch Street Opera Home Programme Presented this Week to frequent stories of elegantly dressed the door and calls out the names of the characters Mr. Stetson takes the lease for the run of the operi Theatre-goers. as soon as received, thereby allowing their wanted: patrons to enjoy a first-class entertainment ' 'mashers" in evening dress lounging about company. "First act! Sir Charles, G-en. Johnson, Mrs. Mr. Harry Miner has paid Col. J. H. Haverlr HAVEBLY'S THEATRE. as well as hearing the full result of the among the pretty women during the pro Bellamore!" election. The representatives of these characters walk $15,000 for his share and interest In "The Silver Johann Strauss' charming This is a novel idea and sure to take, gress of a performance, the fact remains King" combination, of which Mr. Miner is now sole operetta, aud a packed house may be looked for. that leisurely out and take up their positions in the en proprietor. "Prince Methusalem," will be revived on very few persons have ever witnessed trances from which they are to appear. The prop NEW AKCH STREET OPERA the "Princess Monday evening by the McCaull Opera HOUSE. preparations for an evening's theatrical en erty men are putting the last touches on the scene. Ida." Gilbert and Sullivan's new Comique Company and The overture ia ended. The stage manager claps opera, was produced in Stetson's Fifth Avenue. there is little doubt The New Arch Street Opera House, the tertainment and its progress except when his hands the invariable signal for "clearing Theatre. N. Y., last week. It was not anunquall. but that the former success of the work will pretty little theatre at Tenth and Arch behind the scenes "strictly on business" or stage." Every one who ought not to be on the fled success. be repeated. The "Waltz King's" musical streets, has been taken for a term by Mr. on the amateur stage. It is needless to say stage runs off. The stage manager then goes to Owinn to the destitution In Holland. 2.000 petl. production, it will be remembered, owes its John Stetson, the noted New York and Bos that aristocratic amateurs, who play "for his corner just behind the proscenium and rings tloners in Rotterdam have Issued a protest againit libretto to two Parisian authors, Messrs. ton manager, who made so great a success fun," do the first curtain bell, at the same time lowering the subvention of the opera by the municipality things differently from the profes the lights in the front of the house. The leader of during the distress. Wilder and Delacour, and the plot is full of there with "Confusion," which was, in fact, sionals. A reporter of THE SPOKTING LIFE, the orchestra raises his baton, and the inusic for good musical and comic situations. The the first success achieved at the house, and one of those omnipresent people who, like the rise of the curtain begins. When it has reached Mile. Carlotta Brlanza, the pretty little premier Prince of Trocadero, after marrying his which proved that a good attraction will the proper point the leader In "Excelsior." is but eighteen years old and li the famous Le Sage, so much envied by By pulls a wire attached to unable to speak English, though she is very ambl- daughter Pulcinella to Methusalem, the son of draw there. Mr. Stetson opens on Monday roni, possesses the gift of seeing what is going a bell beside the stage manager. That gentleman tions to acquire it. the Duke of Sicarac, endeavors to get the week, Feb. 25, with Atkinson's Comedy rings the curtain bell a second time, the curtain is on in many places where he has no business, taken up by the two fly-men,and the play begins. Brooks and Dlckson are very busy filling taeir marriage annulled upon hearing of the Duke Company in "Peck's Bad Boy." Everybody has frequently witnessed the doings behind The prompter has the book on his little desk just dates for next season. The attractions they hate having lost his dominions in consequence of has read of the doings and sayings of that the scenes. For the benefit of a curious and behind the proscenium, and he not only prompts this year they will continue next, and what new a revolution. He actually accepts the offer fearful and wonderful youth, and if bnt half imaginative community they are here set the players when they forget their lines, ones has not yet been decided. of the vacant throne, but soon the tables are the wit and humor of Mr. Peck's creation but looks after the ringing of bells, knocks Roslna Yolkes (Mrs. Cecil Clay) has thoroughly forth with a faithfulness unsurpassed by at doors, noises heard outside, thunder, light turned and a conspiracy successfully raises can be transplanted to the stage the play will Gulliver, Mark Twain, Marco Palo, ^Eneas, recovered from the effects of the accident witi the Duke to the princely dignity of Trocadero. be uproariously ning, night, morning, rain, moonlight, and all the which she met at Brighton two months ago and Is funny and a great "go." or any other traveler. Like Mark Antony, other stage effects. He must also send the call-boy reported to be as bright aa ever. Ultimately the two plotting rulers are recon The box office will open Thursday morning; the reporter is a plain, blunt man and speaks to see that performers arc at the proper place ciled and the young couple are to make their entrances. Mr. Henry E. Abbey will manage tlie Joachim allowed to meanwhile during the entire week prepara only that which he knows. The act soon draws to a Concert Company next season. Besides tblint «njoy their honeymoon. "Prince Methu tions will go on for the opening, Feb. 25. It is half-past six in the evening. The close. When it is within a few lines of the end the has already made two important engagements, salem" is a merry work and in much a mix prompter warns the fly-men, often by tapping on INTERNATIONAL COMIQUE. theatre is dark and gloomy, and the feeble a gas pipe that runs up to their 14uarterf", sometime! which for reasons cannot be divulged. ture of "Rarjagag," "Confusius IX." and Business is still booming at the Interna light of a single upright gas-jet, temporarily by a speaking tube, and sometimes by the bell. Frank Wilson will again receive his distin "Mme. I>. Archiduc," and throughout tional Comique, owing to the first-class art attached to the centre of the footlights,throws When the "cue" comes for the curtain the bell ii guished friends Feuerttein and Mandelbaum at Strauss has embroidered some very melodi ists engaged by the management. This a feeble glimmer around for a few rung and down comes the act drop. The moment Haverly's Theatre this week, and will entertain ous music. Among the moat popular num yards, It strikes the stage the scene which has been used them with his now popular "Dotlet on the i." week an excellent bill is presented, headed making the blackness beyond more impene for the first act begins to fade away. The stage The bers may be named the aria in act first, "Oh, by the great Irish sketch artists, trable. operatic festival began with the open of Beauteous May," for TVomoom'wsand Haley and From the gallery above the boxes hands have unfastened screw-eyes and braces "Faust" at Cincinnati on Monday night. Nilsaoi,. chorus; Woods, and the kings of acrobatic song and hang long white sheets, and similar covers wherever practicable during the last few line*, Scalchi, Campanlnl. Del Puente and Novara w«» the opening chanson for Pulcinella, the ex dance teams, Geyer aud Mackie. The com are thrown over tlie railings of the balconies and away go the pieces of scenery at a rattling In the cast. The audience numbered nearly 4,600. quisite duo for the two lovers, which is full pany also includes the great Ronalds, Miss and the rich plush of the pace. The bustle and confusion on the stage at the Miss Minnie Maddern of melody; the buffo quintette in act second, orchestra chairs to end of an act are absolutely astonishing to anyone has had a new play writ Nellie Abbott, the Nelsons, Lizzie Smith, preserve them from dust. Soon a footfall is unaccustomed to the scene. Twenty men are fly ten for her, "A Professional Beauty," a society the duo for Pulcinella aiid Prince Methusalem, Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Conway, Harry heard, and a solitary ing about in various drama, by J. Campbell Verplanck. Charleston "Linger, Night Entrancing," which is so Bryant, figure not one of G. P. directions, apparently with has witnessed the initial performance of tht John E. Kline,_John Mackin, Miss Kate It. James' horsemen crosses the stage. This out any definite purpose except to make as much piece. full of feeling and effect, and the never to bs Clark, Georgie Wood and the retained stock is the gasman. He goes to a closet, usually confusion as possible. Every one, however, knows forgotten "Dotleton the i," which achieved just what he is doing. The property men cam- Miss Rosa France, of the Jalma Company.has met company. The programme concludes with on the right-hand side of the stage near the away the properties to their with much favor in the West. One critic,in "a mo phenomenal popularity when last heard. In Kline and Mackin's laughable room and bring the third and last act, "Our prompter's desk, and gets out a long pole, on out those to be used in the next act The stage ment of rapture," says she is "the orettiest lit- act the grand march is the Senators," terminating with a grand fancy the end of which is a brass cylinder contain hands slide the scenerj away into corners tie creature In the spectacle as fascinating ae a great feature, but pretty music pervades. dress ball. Matinees, and run out the material for the next set. houri." As when first presented Monday, Wednesday ing some alcohol and a wick. He ignites at Haverly's, "Prince and Friday. this at the solitary burner and proceeds to The act of taking apart a set Is called "striking," The Prince of Montenegro has just produced In Methusalem" will be effectively mounted and it generally occupies from two to five minutes. his capital, Cesslnge, a grand national drama from "FOR CONGRESS." light up the front row of border lights, those Then the process of setting the scene for the next his own pen, and richly costumed. The chorus numbers which and it has been received with great sixty voices and not a few coryphees are in Mr. John T. Raymond, who is heralded to hang across the top of the stage. Then act is begun. Perhaps it is an interior, and a car enthusiasm. The title is "The Empress of the cluded in the effective representations offered succeed "Excelsior" at the Walnut Street he yells for his assistant, who presently pet must be put down. This is done first, and 1« Balkans." Theatre, will, on March 3, give the first emerges from the property-room, where he the work of the property man and his assistants. Manager Henry E. Abhey Is now said to have on at Haverly's Theatre. The cast will embrace has been taking a comfortable The carpet is kept rolled up, and Is pulled out in foot a Messrs. Francis Wilson and Maniu as Duke representation in Philadelphia of his new after-dinner tljis shape to the middle or the stage. Then it is grand theatrical scheme which represent* comedy entitled "For Congress," in which nap. The two go through the auditorium and unrolled toward the curtain. When it reaches nothing less than pooling a number of the beet start Sigismund and Cyprian, Mr. Bell as Volcanio, remove in the country. Including Edwin Booth for a com- Miss Jeannie Winston as ifethusalem, Miss he impersonates the role of General Josiah the covers before mentioned. By that point the curtain Is raised o few inches and binatlon season. Limber, a lively politician. The this time it is 7 o'clock, and the back-door the edge of the carpet is pushed out. Then the Emma Carson as Pulcinella and Mme. Julia author of familiar awkward young man. In a faded A gentleman of Boston, says the Fourier, who Mr. Raymond's novelty is Mr. D. D. Lloyd, keeper has taken up his position in a little livery, claims to be well De Ruyther as Sophistics, wife of Cyprian. den beside steps out and fastens down the end of the carpet, Informed, says that the father of The entertaining performance offered by Mr. the Washington correspondent of the New the stage door. In a little while amid the hoots of the gallery. Then the scene Is Salvinl, the tragedian, was an Irishman of goat York 'iribune. The writer has selected a the stage hands begin to arrive, and shortly set, the process being about the same as that family, who left his country for political reasons Wilson as the Duke of Trocadero is recalled and settled in Italy. with too much satisfaction not theme with which his indentiflcation with afterward the stage carpenter. already described. When everything is ready the to render his "What time is it?" he asks. call boy goes around once more and cries out, Barnum's London shows will open at the Madi reappearance in the part a thing to be de- public life has rendered him familiar, and is "Second act!" said to have treated it in a manner that Some one tells him that it is 7 o'clock, and The performers take their places, son Square Garden, New York, March 8th. Tin Bired. He is an inimitable bouffe artiste, a be the stage manager claps his hands, and the cur initial performance of the season will be given In genuine comique, and his rendering of "The afforufl ample scope for abundant humor. orders his men to begin setting the first tain is rung up once more. the afternoon. The show promises to be an im I)otlet on the i" never fails to win enthusi The plot deals of a race between fathe* and scene. Suppose it to be an exterior set, a Thus the work goes on until the curtain falls for mense circus display. son for the honors garden scene, with the house on one side. the last time. The Bcene is struck, and as soon as astic encores. The large orchestra will be of Congress. As General the audience Mr. Hartley Campbell has sold to Allfson and under the direction Josiah Limber Mr. Raymond is said to enact Two men known as "fly men" go into the are all out of the house the curtain Rignold the Australian rights to all his plays, of Herr Catenhusen and "flies," IB rung up again. The lights in the auditorium of the grand military display will include a a character far more amusing than either or regions above the stage. They the house are turned out and the gas man replaces He has also disposed of his rights in "Siberia" to lower the drop scene, which backs the whole the same managers for protection at the Inlet- full regimental band. Fashion has made Colonel Sellers or Fresh. the solitary branch light on the footlights and national Theatre, London. Haverly's Theatre its very own and the set. Then the men on the stage shift out the then puts out all other lights on the stage. The THE OTHER THEATRES. garden fence and set across the stage at the members of the orchestra hurry away to the near It is said that Minnie Palmer's manager hat magic of Colonel Haverly's touch has trans Chestnut Street Opera House. Madame est beer shop and seek refreshment after their again been forced to treat with provincial mana formed it into one of the most pronouncedly back. The house is brought out and set ob gers in order to cancel engagements already Janauschek appeared throughout last week liquely up and down the arduous labors. The actors and actresses come booked, popular resorts io this midst. in a round of her leading characters. On stage on the side down one by one from their dressing rooms and ner continued success in London making it unad- where it belongs. The steps are pulled out, pass out by the stage visable to "leave the goose." WALNUT STREET THEATRE. Monday evening the- Boston Ideal Opera door. The ushers and door Company and after the balcony, which folds up with- keepers in the front of the theatre have gone away, The application of the Brash electrical ap The Kiralfy Brothers' spectacle "Excel will commence an engagement. hinges, is set up they are put up in place. and the night watchman, with his lantern, is lock paratus to the Edison lamps has been accomplished sior" will on Monday night inaugurate the Chestnut Street Theatre. Den Thompson, If there are any "set pieces," such as statues ing up the big front doors. Then all is silence. for the first time In the dazzling apotheosis in "Ex third week of its as Uncle Josh in "Joshua Whitcomb," the Where everything was bright and charming all Is celsior." The experiment had never been tried prosperous run in Philadel or vases, they are fastened in place by now cold and gloomy. until it was made In Philadelphia in this piece. phia. As a ballet "Excelsior" is one of the recent attraction, will be followed this week "screw-eyes" and "braces." The latter are by Minnie Maddern in her new play, Keene. the tragedian, sustained severe injuries, most gorgeous of show pieces. In the opin "Puri long pieces of wood with iron ends, in which Feb. 13. from a fall through a trap-door at a New ion of many one of its strong attractions is tan Maid." holes are made. The "screw-eyes" are large Footlight Flickering*. Haven theatre. Despite severe pains he dragged the absence of a libretto. Not a word is Arch Street Theatre. "A Messenger from gimlet screws with handles. By this time Chicago is to have an opera festival in 1885. himself through the play of "Richard III.," bat spoken and the only sound that greets the Jarvis Section" last week. Mr. Barney the property man is on hand. It is his duty Col. Jack Haverly will be in Philadelphia this went to bed Immediately after the performance. ear is the music to the notes of which the McAuley will replace Uncle Dan'1 on Mon to arrange the rustic seats, flowers and week. Tb+ youttfr^ft ««» *of JVr. Xtoriti Area/, *ne W/A countless dancers keep time. "Excelsior" day evening by Gilderoy Punk in "The Jer- "grass mats," the latter being simply shaggy Carrie Radcllffc has left the "Sam'1 of PoEen" known artist, Is quite a musical prodigy. AWhougn Company. but thirteen years of age his compositions are represents the struggle of knowledge against seyman." green floor mats, which are deceptively ar played by Strauss' orchestra in Munich and by ignorance, and knowledge, with science as ranged around the bottoms of trees and "The Two Slaves," i« the name of C.E,MarBhaH's other celebrated new drama. leaders. He gives great promise. its watchword, wins the day. To show the "FAL.KA." vases. Now the prompter bustles in and The costumes for "Falka" are of the extremely march of science, electricity is made to take takes a look about him to see if the prepara Patti, Nilsson, Modjeska and Emma Abbott are picturesque description worn by the Hungarian each 37 years old. Magyar nationalists. These dressei part and much else besides. On the initial The New Opera to be Produced Shortly at tions are going on properly. Then comes the are betnff night of the performance of the spectacle in stage manager, who bustles about still more, Edgar Fawcett has completed a new drama en made In New York from the original designs of New York, Mr. Edison himself took charge Haverly's Theatre. swears a little if things do not suit him, and titled "Christine." Mons. and Madame Alias, under the supervision of the electric Mr. H. B. Farnie's comic opera "Falka" Roland Reed's "Cheek" has been very profita of Frauleln CoUrelly. department. It is claimed puts the stage hands to no end of trouble in ble in Texas this season. Robert Buchanan's play, that the ballet includes 400 persons and the will, after the run of "Prince Methusalem," rearranging the set. The fly-men lower the "Lady Clare," wa» receive at Haverly's Theatre its initial rep Joseph Proctor, the veteran tragedian, has been produced at Wallack's Theatre on the night of great charm of the piece lies in the wonder borders or painted pieces which run across quite ill, but is recovering. Feb. 18. The play is a dramatization of "L« ful groupings and mingling and massing of resentation in Philadelphia. The novelty the top of the stage and conceal the border Mattre de Forges," told, it is said, with a fair heralded is an Anglicised version It ie a settled fact that Mme. Modjeska will not color. All seems to work in the ballet of MM. lights from the audience. The gas-man at play next season in America. amount of ability and entertaining. M. Gconjei proper like Leterrierand Vauloo's "LeDroit d'Ainesse," Ohnet is the French author. magic; in the twinkling of an the same time puts his "bunch lights" in Feb. 29 is the date of J. W. Reynolds' annual eye tableaux are formed and men and women the score of which is by M. Francis Chas- place. These consist of tall shafts of gas Mr. Stetson will bring suit against John A. saigne, a Belgian composer of recognized benefit at the Bijou Theatre. Stevens at once for having played "Odette" ut move about the stage with the accuracy of pipes, on the top of which are a number of E. E. Rice has, it is said, sold out his interest in California without his permission. Thepiecewai mechanism. The ballet includes not a few ability. The work was originally performed burners arranged circularly and guarded by the New York Bijou Theatre. at the Nouveautes, Paris, in January, 1883. produced and Sept on the stage of the Baldwin pretty girls, and fresh faces have replaced wire baskets to prevent them from touching Charles Logrenia Is now stage manager of Hagar Theatre for an entire week, with Miss Jeffreys1 those who for so long pirouetted in the Kir The scene of action is laid in fantastic Hun the canvas scenery, in fact, all gas-burners & Campbell's Dime Museum. Lewis in the principal part. gary. A certain seigneur has alfy shows. Ballets such as "Excelsior" are a nephew and behind the scenes are thus protected. The Philadelphia Lodge, No. 1, B.O. of Boffalos, will "Over the Garden Wall" is the title of ft» popular entertainments in Italy and France, niece on whom he has never set eyes, but bunch lights are give their annual ball Feb. 20th. comedy written for Miss Lillie Hinton by a clever connecled with gas pipes young journalist of Philadelphia. and they are well patronized by Americans late in life he determines to send for the under the stage by means of flexible rubber Miss Sara Jewett will make her first appearance There is also a young man and bestow on him all his prop play by the same author entitled "Cornered," abroad. One of the most attractive features tubing. A row of "ground" lights is also in San Francisco in "That Man." which is as merry as It Is original. Those who hare of the spectacle is the dancing of Miss Flindt, erty, by virtue of the lawofprimo geniture, set j ust in front of the rear drop to illuminate Lotta has bought the copyright of the new read the piece say It is just the play for Cbarlet who impersonates La Civilization. She is as leaving the niece in her convent and cutting its lower part, and "masked in" by a operetta "Nell Gwynne" for America. Wyndham. light as a fairy, graceful and a pretty blonde. her off with a shilling. The nephew Tancred "ground piece," about two feet high, with Daniel E. Bandmann has arrived in New York, Madame Modjeska produced "Nadjyezda," tt» Two more weeks of "Excelsior" remain to accordingly sets out on his journey, but on grass, rocks, &c., painted on it. The stage where he proposes to rest for some time. play written by Mr. Maurice Barrymore, at tht lie enjoyed. the way falls in love with a handsome gypsy is now ready, with the exception of lighting Ch'arlotte Thompson is to produce her new play, Star Theatre, New York, on Monday last. The woman and calls forth the wrath of Bolestas, "A Ray of Light," in Pittsburg this week. piece Is said to he a drama of stirring interest. CLTJB THEATRE. the fierce up, for the performance. All this consumes The title role of the piece is the second English- brother of the girl, who vows to be considerable time, and is generally John Magee will travel with Hoffman's Athletic speaking part the Polish actress has created. The Club Theatre is evidently doing a very revenged upon him. Falka, the heroine, not Combination next season as advertising agent. The large business this season, although there finished until shortly before the curtain first was Wills' Juana, played in London. wearies of the convent and escapes and plays Miss Flindt, the sprightly and graceful danseuse Miss Lizzie Harold are so many opposing shovrs in the city. Last the role rises. At 7:30 the head usher in the front of of the "Excelsior" spectacle is a great favorite. was so ill In Boston the lat of her brother before her uncle, and the house screams until he is hoarse for ter part of her engagement that the constant at week Lillie Hall's Combination was an un so completely does she deceive that the real Miss Marie Prescott is now touring in John A. tendance of a physician was necessary durlfif qualified success, and the coming week, com- some one to lower the curtain so that the Stevens play "A Woman's Revenge,1 every performance Arthur is mistaken for Falka and sent to the front door can be ' What next? of "Princess Chuck." The play jnencing Monday, Feb. 18, Mile. Duberg's convent, while the lady struts about in male opened and the early audi Edwin Booth drew largely in Baltimore last was a success in Boston and the charming frintm and Paddy Murphy's Novelty tors admitted. In the meantime the per week, but his apathy and indifference were strongly added to her host of admirers, for at the Hub Company will costumes. In the end all is of course cleared sprightly take their place. Among the olio of specialty up satisfactorily. formers and musicians begin to arrive, criticized. Lizzie Harold is a great favorite. Farnie has given the pausing at Col. T. A. Brown has gone artists are: The Murphys, in their great operetta the name of the heroine, hut has the back door to get their letters, Chauncey Olcott, tenor of Carncross' Minstrels, to London for tW Irish gem entitled "Muldoon;" Daisy Nor if there are any. The leader of the orchestra married recently Miss Carrie Armstrong, a non- purpose of engaging alargo burlesque company to made a very literal translation of the subject. is a fussy professional. be sent through this country next season by Sim- wood, Maud Clifton, Katie Hart, Nina Bach, The new work is said to abound in amusing German gentleman, who looks mons and Brown, who have determined to branA Oussie Hart, the Great London Dudes situations upon the stage manager with disgust because James Cooper, nephew of James E. Cooper, Is out largely In theatrical speculations hereatUr, and to contain very pretty music. that functionary will insist on ringing chief door keeper of Hagar, Campbell & Co's., (Misses Grant, Wentworth, Northcote and "Falka" will be produced at Haverly's up the Dime Museum. regarding their agency as a secondary consider* "Worcester) in the latest London successes, curtain when the band has not finished a tion. Col. Brown is expected back In about eigtt Theatre with a fine cast, and will be richly new composition by the leader. Mr. A. C. Gunter, will put his new company on weeks. Emma Rosa, Ida Ross, Mile. Duberg, Dan costumed and well mounted. the road on March 24th, when his comedy, "D. A. Hart, Mons. Leonzo, John Phillips and the "Good evening, Stringendo," gays the stage M," will be presented. John Stetson says: "I wish some of the journtl- usual stock company, comprising Fannie manager; "had a beer yet?" "Falka" Is nearlng Jsts who are telling me how to run my SusinMI ABBEY AND THE OPERA. "If I had, you didn't pay for it," answers its 200th night in London. would leave that to me for a while. If I were »r Lucille, Harry Budworth and Harry and Manager McCaull will produce it in grand style at go down into Minnie Wood. The programme the leader, as he dives down a stairway to Havarly's Theatre shortly. some of their offices and say, 'Heift/ commences What One of His Henchmen you don't know how to run this concern and yo» with a grand female minstrel scene ,and con Hag to Say the band-room under the stage. The Walnut Is having an extraordinary run of are making a general fool of yourself,' I wondotf cludes with the laughable afterpiecfe entitled About Abbey's Losses. "Mr. Mufty!" successes. Fanny Davenport will be seen there in they would pitch me down stairs or buy me» "The Female Bathers," with the entire com NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Mr. Mapleson's ex This is the voice of the leading lady, whom "Fedora" in two weeks' time. lemonade." pany in the cast. A special matinee with a pressions of sympathy for Mr. Abbey upon the stage manager does not like. "The Sin and the Sorrow." a drama In five acts Mme. Nordlca has left Mr. Mapleson's company, the confirmed "Mr. Mufty, I don't see why you don't by the English playwright Henry Leslie, is in re ' because," big bill will be given on Washington's Birth report of his large losses at the hearsal at the Bijou Theatre. says her husband, Mr. (lower, "MnUr day, Friday, Feb. 22, independent of the Metropolitan Opera House and his retire have that window in my dressing-room men Patti became jealous and Insisted that Mme. Nor' ment therefrom were received ded. There's such a draft there that I wonder Miss Wallace, Miss Pauline Hall and little Miss dlca should be assigned only subordinate pa* three usual matinees, Tuesday, Thursday with great Mulle have been engaged for the Bijou Theatre for Finally the matter grew to such an extent'hat It. and Saturday, surprise by Mr. Abbey'sJ retainers in this I haven't caught my death of cold." next year by Miles "All right, and Barton. became a simple question of whether Patti or If* BMOTJ THEATRE. city yesterday. Mr. Marcus Mayer, Mr. I'll see to it right away," he The stockholders of the Philadelphia Academy dica should go, and of oourse the younger artl* Abbey's right hand man, was seen by a re answers. Then, as she disappears, he mut of Music have decided not to rent that house for had to leave." Tom Taylor's clever comedy, 'The Over porter last night and professed the greatest ters, "Confounded old fakir ! it hasn't hurt j masquerade balls in th« future. land Route," was replaced at the matinee of astonishment her any." Frank L. Gardner has sued Thomas F. KeWi Saturday by "A Life's Revenge; that anyone should want to A novel use of the electric light is to be made in manager of the National Theatre, for $2,4111 or, Two pity Mr. Abbey. "The whole trouble," said ' Fakir," be it understood, is a term of re the scene in the "Trip to Africa," in which the ris He claims that Mr. Kelly contracted .to give 1M Loves for One Heart," a drama in three acts, Mr. Mayer, "in a nutshell, is that proach originating in the name of certain ing of the river Nile is represented. 50 per cent, of the gross receipts remaining afUf tiy W. Suter. The initial performance of the the Metropolitan Opera House is not conjurers whose best work is only tricks Simon Hassler, the leader of the orchestra at the deduction of $3.SOO, during the engagement « play named was given at the Royal Grecian large enough to hold after all. the Chestnut Street Opera House, has been con Aldrich and Parsloe at the National, In consldenv Theatre, London, October, 1858. The drama the number of fined to his home with rheumatism. tlon of having those stars to play at that holK- is a translation from persons required to pay the expenses By 7:30 most of the members of the com Kelly has made overtures to compromise. the French and includes of a costly opera season, if you take the pany are in their dressing-rooms, or at any Mr. Beechei says he has only seen three plays in fifteen characters, the most prominent of which cream rate all who have to go his life Jefferson, In "Rip Van Winkle;" Salvini, Miff E. H. Ober, manageress of the EottM are Louis XIV., King of France, Marquis of the house, the seventy boxes of the on the stage early in "Othello, and Irving, In "Louis XI." Ideals, says regarding the new opera by Aadrait stockholders, out of the manager's hands. the play. The call boy U sent around to which she has purchased and added to her repA* de St. Gaufrey, Count de Breton, Viscount de We make his first call. The Initial performance In the country of "A faui'ret, Anne, of Austria, Eloise de have not a word to say against the house Life's Revenge," was given at the Bijou Theatre tolre, "I have Anglicised its title and will call » Monlfort itself so far as acoustics and general con "Half-hour!" he cries in front of every at the matinee of Saturday, Feb. 16th. "Suzette; or, the Awakened Sleeper," instead* and Agnes de St. Oaufrey. The synopsis of "La Dormeuse venience go, but the fact remains that not dressing-room, and is answered from within Haverly's New Minstrels, under Kit Clarke's Evelllee." The work will °J the three acts embraces much that is vivid the pilotage, have been mounted by Miss Ober as at the Bouffe, ParlJ, U"4 and highly sensational. enough people can be put into it at opera men's apartments by such expressions doing a good business in New the costumes and properties will be duplicated. The cast is very ex prices to pay expenses. Mr. Abbey has not as "Come off," "Go die," while the women England and touring through New Jersey. cellent, Mr. Wm. N. Griffith, Charles D. The marriage of Mr. William Owen, of »J* Herman, yet definitely told me that he had given up exclaim, "Oh, hasen't he a sweet voice?" or By her fall on the ice In New York Miss Florence Miss Lillie Hinton and others ap the house, but I certainly believe "Isn't he a little darling?" The members of Gerard fractured her knee-pan, and It will be some Modjeska company, and Miss Dolly Murphy,U>» pearing in the roles named. he will do weeks before she will be able to walk again. adopted daughter of the late Joseph MurpbJ.. *» so and will do well. The business out West the company are dressing and "making up." take place on the 23d Inst. Miss Murphy wiuiB» NEW CENTRAL THEATRE. for opera has not For the juvenile man, who has only Mr. Charles Frew has been engaged by Manager married at the been encouraging, especially to look Stetson to play the Doctor In "Confusion," and an home of Mrs. John Drew, *°°5 George H. Adams' Humpty Dumpty Com since these floods have thrown a gloom over pretty, a coat of white powder, some rouge Irish she Is now visiting. Owing to the recent ieatB « bination closed a successful week's engage for the cheeks, and a fine mack line under comedy part In "The Glass of Fashion." the bride's father the wedding will be a very a
hey approached Uhr's Point, however, her more difficult^ feats and think they com shot a 16-gauge hammerleFS W. C. Scott & Son AQUATIC. , grand race took place between the THE TRIGGER pare favorably with those of any expert who weighing ex pounds, and Mr. Price a 10M-pound \vo men, and Beach led past the Point has appeared before the public. Upon a 10-gauge Parker. The match was for $25 a side and expenses, conditioned as follows: Fifteen single jy about a length, in 2m. 14s. Both swinging deer are placed ten glass balls; the sparrows, 26 yards rise, 40 yards boundary, Evans The Work of Yachtsmen, Oarsmen and icullers continued to row vigorously, and the Frap, Range and Gallery Shooting— The first five are broken in twenty seconds, the to use a id-gauge gun and Priee any he might see Swimmers Chronicled. jnemilewas doneinthe fast timeofSm. 53s. Record of a Week. other five in fourteen seconds, the deer mean fit; English rules. Evans killed 10 to Price's 9. Trickett appeared to be reserving his strength while jumping fourteen feet forward and There was a select gathering of New York and for a final effort, and this of course allowed back. Ten balls are broken on the deer with Philadelphia sportsmen at a pigeon contest at Sea Beach, who stuck to his work like a glutton, BAD SHELLS. sights obscured by a card. Five are broken Side Park, N. J., Feb. 15. between Dr. Andrew A TACHT WITH A HISTORY. Belton and Samuel G. Mount. Dr. Belton is a 10 increase his lead. A fine race ensued for holding the gun over her shoulder and using resident of New York and Mr. Mount is a young The Champion Minerva and Some of her about 400 yards, in which the two men Inferior Work at High Prices by Prominent a hand mirror to sight with. Jfive are Englishman. The match was fifty birds a side. struggled very hard to pass each other, but Manufacturers. broken on swinging deer with gun held English rules, five ground traps, five yards apart, Achievements. the effort spoilt Trickett, who fell back from upside down and resting on the top both gentlemen standing thirty yards from the Upon the twenty-second of February, 1855, 38 to 34 per minute. Putney was passed in PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11. Editor SPOKT- of her head. Twenty balls are broken traps. Mr. Mount won by a score of 46 to 40. Th» between twenty -five and thirty gentlemen 9m. 8s. by Beach, who had a lead of a length :N» LIFE: In England when spurious arti on a swinging deer in sixty sec winner was presented with a gun. An invention of great utility to the militia and met at No. 602 South Ninth street and formed and a half. At Tennyson, Trickett was cles are thrown upon the public the manu onds. In her great and original rotary iihrtte lengths astern, and, although he rowed also of value to hunters has lately been patented a social organization under the name of the facturing parties are exposed in the different ball feat, the ball travels 3,000 feet in one by a soldier of the U. S. Infantry. It Is a device in line style he was unable to reduce the gap minute, and is broken by shooting straight lor the extraction of headless shells, in regard to Minerva Library Association. Of the original between himself and his leader. Beach went sporting papers, especially in the London forward, also by shooting backward, over her which great difficulty has heretofore been expert, members there are but Jas. Farley, Jas. Cun- past Gladesville in 16m., about eight lengths Field, which is without doubt the leading shoulder, using a hand mirror to sight with. enced. The chief trouble has been to remove th« ningham, Walter Bagshaw, John Koehler and Impediment without Injuring the grooves of the Peter White remaining. Daniel J. Farron ahead. Trickett spurted at this point, but sporting paper of England, and obliged to All the above shots were made with a Bal rifle. The present invention, which Is a product of was elected the first president ot the Associa Beach was also equal to the effort, and he make their goods what they represent them lard seven pound rifle. She also broke at the brain of Mr. William Pratt, of the Seventh easily Increased his great lead, clearing Oue Vacaville, this State, with the same rifle, Infantry, stationed at Fort Laramie, seems to ac tion, and after serving a number of years Man Wharf in 18m. 22s. From this out the to be. three hundred swinging glass balls in four complish this and so successfully that it has been was succeeded by James Farley, race was virtually over. Both men did some Now why cannot we sportsmen of America teen minutes and thirty-three seconds. She recommended hy General O. O. Howard and other who has served as its presiding officer con do likewise? Instead of buying miserable officers of the army of high rank who har« excellent rowing to the finish, though Beach missed fourteen balls out of the three hundred, tested it. tinuously to the present period. At the splashed a little at times, while Trickett's cartridges for good ones and paying the price which she made up by shooting fourteen more meeting of the Association's institution style seemed to be very easy and a fimished for good shells why cannot we exact the The Narragansett Gun Club, of Providence, "Walter Bagshaw was elected treasurer and quality which our money entitles us to re on time. This was a great feat to be R. I., has Issued a challenge to the gun clubs of stroke. The winning-post was passed performed by a child. She went through this New England to shoot a> five or ten man team he has been the unanimous choice for the by Beach in 2s. under 21m., the ceive? performance with perfect ease and did not match at clay pigeons. Conditions: Twenty-five office ever since. For twenty years there speed being accountable from the fact that The TJ. M. C.'s when first put on the seem to be fatigued in the least. clay pigeons per man, fire traps, eighteen yards after, or until the year 1875, the social rela the tide was in favor of the men. Trickett market were as fine shells as any one could Her father has lately procured for her a rise, use of one barrel only. Traps to be three or tions of the members remained firm and un was half a dozen lengths off. The win was a wish for; after a few years they began to flve yards apart. Members of the team to be resi broken, but it was in that year a new deal burst invariably. F'or this cause they gave 22-calibre Winchester, and though not so dents of the State from which the club enters. grand one, stamping Beach as a sculler of the proficient with it as the Ballard, sSe is able They will shoot this match for either purse, medal, was made, the consolidation of the Slaven first water, and shows how quickly a man the lame excuse that the brass was not good; to break ten swinging glass balls in fifteen pigeons or badge, as may be desired by the club or Yacht Club, a well-known organization in by patient working can get into the use of that they had gotten hold of a quantity of seconds or better. She is now on her way team accepting the challenge. Their principal the southern part of the city, with the an outrigger, as it is only something like bad metal, etc., etc. object In shooting a match of this kind is to en Minerva. The united parly were then The Winchester's then had command of East and hopes to meet some of the cham deavor to hare steps taken to form a New England known as the Minerva Library and twelve months since he got into that class of pions, as she is confident that she can beat Association, which, when once formed, will give boat. Trickett struggled on gamely to the the market, but now are as bad, if not the world with the Ballard rifle. more general satisfaction than State associations Yacht Club. At that period the Slavens end, but it was evident that the strength of worse, than the U, M. C.'s. bursting at the had a twenty-four foot open boat built by rim, and the same so small that they slip by The problem of making a paper shell which his opponent was too much for him. The NO RIFLE MATCH THIS YEAR. should possess In many respects the stable quail- James Collins, which was known after con backers of Trickett offered to take $1,000 to the extractor. To-day I found eighteen out of ties of a metal shell, has engaged much of the at solidation as the Minerva. The Delaware $500 and back their man against Beach for one box with this defect. tention of the cartridge companies, and the claim Kiver Y«cht Club was the prominent yacht another race over the same course, but the lat The TJ. M. C.'s improved for a few months Neither British Nor American Marksmen has frequently been -made that success wai ing organization on the1 river at that period, and now are bad again and also small at the Ready For a Trial of Skill. achieved; but experience developed objections to ter declined to remain from home during the new patents. The U. S. Cartridge Company and among the Minerva's rivals at that time the Christmas holidays for that amount. base. I speak of only th« first quality and According to the New York Herald, there has put out a shell which. It is claimed, is superior were the Bianca, Fashion, Selby, Brown, from experience, as I probably shoot more is little probability ofaii international rifle to anything of former make. The paper is sub Sappho, Fansette, Orion, William T. Bailey shells away in a year than most men, there jected to a process that renders it water-proof, re and one or two others, all of which were en "WILL THKY ROW. fore know what I am writing about. match during the present year. The Palma, liable and capable of withstanding large chargei tered in the regattas for the first-class prizes. The U. M. C. shells, when first introduced, which represents the championship of the of powder and repeated releading. Its smooth, The flrst season's campaign the Minerva was Effort* to Arrange a Great Fonr-Oared Kaee. had the brass band nearly half an inch long, world in small bore shooting at long range, stiff shape inside and out is retained after re- uniformly successful. The next year a rests under growing layers of dust at the crimping and tiring, and it Is not easily bent out A great four-oared race has been on foot now it is about a quarter of an inch. rooms of the Military Service Institution on of shape by rough usage. They are primed with movement was made to build a boat espe for some time, to occur either at the Point of The English Eley shells have half an inch Governor's Island. It has not been competed the new No. 2 Lowell primer, and with a good look cially with a view of beating the Pines or at Silver Lake early this season, of brass at the base, besides an inch of thin are not liable to miss. Minerva and James Collins was given the bringing together such powerful wielders of sheet iron inside and never burst or slip be for since 1877, when Sir Henry Halford order. He produced the yacht Adelphia, the sweeps as the Shawmut four, winners of yond the extractor. brought over a British team after the defeat 24>£ feet long, and she proved to be more the great four-oared race at Pittsburg, the What can be more provoking, when the of the Irish, Scotch, Australian and THE WHEEL. than a match for the Minerva simply on ac Boston WestEnd crew, with an en viable reputa snipe are getting up in front of your spaniel, Canadian teams, in 1876. The English count of her length. There was one consola tion as a working-boat four; the Queen City or ducks coming, as the case may be, than marksmen confess that their weapons and tion the Minerva boys had and that was that Club crew of Buffalo, which made a good race to open your gun and find that one if not system are not such as will justify them in ALREADY PREPARING the Adelphia, which was built upon a special expecting a victory against the expert against the Shawmut boys last Septem both the shells have slipped by the extractor? civilian shots here. In military shooting the model by Collins, was the only boat of her ber, and possibly one or two other You have to take your extractor out of your For the Coming Wheelmen's Tournament la size on the river that could make her lower British volunteers have twice defeated the crews. The affair will prove one pocket, try to pull them out, very often American militiamen at Creedmoor in Philadelphia. her colors, but this did not suit the members of the most interesting and exciting races of scratching ypur fingers on the hammers, but The tournament and bicycle exposition to of the Association and they at once entered this description ever rowed in this country if more frequently having to take your gun September, 1882, and at Wimbledon in July, into a contract with Collins to build them a negotiations now pending do not entirely apart, remove the screw from the extractor, 1883. It has been agreed that two Matches be held in Philadelphia in June next, under cabin boat especially for speed. In the should take place, one on English and the fall through, which is possible. In the take the latter out, hunt around for a stick other on American soil. the auspices of the Qu&ker City Bicycle meantime the twenty-four foot boat was dis Boston Globe, of Feb. 10, the Shawmuts, to drive your shells back, thereby causing Club, already promises to prove a success. posed of to parties in Trenton, N. J, , and through a representative, stated that they you delay and throwing you out of a number After the match of last July at Wimbledon they sold her to gentlemen of Barnegat, wer>, willing to row a four-oared shell race of shots. there was much talk of a yearly trial of skill The chairman of the committee on exhibits N. J., who are now using her simply as a with Ite West End crew, or they would Not long ago the three great cartridge firms between teams representing the two nations, reports the receipt of large numbers of letters pleasure boat. but no official correspondence took place on enter into negotiations with a number of united, and one can see that if we American the subject, and it is now almost too late for of inquiry relaftve to matters pertaining to In May, 1877,Collins, who had always been crews for a sweepstake race, and agreed to sportsmen do not rise up and demand a the proposed meet and exhibition, and not a considered the crack yacht builder of Philadel meet the representatives of the West End or genuine article in place of these worse than the arrangement of the necessary prelimi phia, launched from his workshop at Coopers naries of a match to take place in July or few manufacturers and dealers iu 'cycling any other crew that might see fit to be useless shells that are given us as extra September of this year. "The situation," . Point, N. J., the Minerva, which afterward present Thursday afternoon, Feb. 14. They quality, we will be imposed upon forever. goods and wares have already made applica became the most famous yacht on the Dela were on hand punctually, as was also The damage done to the gun by a bursting said General Wingate, "is just this. There tion for space to display their exhibits in the ware river. In two weeks after she touched the representative of the West Enders. No shell is also to be taken into consideration; it was an agreement to have two matches, and exhibition. Many wheelmen from various the water she was entered in one of the most other crews were represented and after de is only slight at first, but soon tells, as the we were defeated in both. Colonel Howard sections of the country have awakened to important regattas of the Quaker City Yacht liberating for nearly an hour a postponement breech of the guu will show. had some talk when in England about a great interest in the proposed races, and the Club, and up to the time of withdrawal from was effected until Thursday, February 28, Some of the U.M.C.shells were not even tight match for 1884, but it was not in any sense valuable prizes which will be offered and active service in the fall of 1882, her career to permit a Boston gentleman well known in at the base, which I discovered before load official, and there has been no formal invi awarded will doubtless attract a host of was an unprecedentedly successful one. Ac boating circles to correspond with the Buffa- ing them. I sent a number to my gunsmith, tation to a shoot from either association to riders of the silent steed to Philadelphia in cording to the log the Minerva participated lonians in order that a refusal to participate asking him what he meant by sending me the other. We did not wish to take any steps June next. Work on the buildings for she in twenty-one races, twenty of which were or an acceptance of the primary provisions such shells. He wrote to the manufacturers that would bind the board of directors of the exposition will shortly be commenced and in regattas. Of this number she is credited for a sweepstake race could be received from and got the above excuse. National Rifle Association elected at the an the track for the races will be second to none with winning eighteen first-class prizes, and them. Should the Queen City crew refuse I send you a few shells which will corro nual meeting in January, and so at this time iu the country. A happy event for wheel three second-class. One of the first prizes she no steps have been taken by either associa men may be anticipated in June next. to participate a race will probably be ar borate my statement. One of the Winches tion. The fact is that it is no small under lost through an accident, and two other de ranged between the Shawmuts and the West ters, you will see, has burst at the rim; taking to send a team across the ocean. The feats are recorded in Chester regattas. In Enders, as the deliberations of Thursday the other Is too small at the rim, thereby cost is about £1,000, or $5,000, and it falls ' The Peorla Bicycle Club loses $4,000 on its furnl- a match race against the yacht went far to show. allowing it to slip by the extractor. upon a few men to make up this sum. Even ture and effects by the recent fire. Nina she won without much diffi Trusting that your valued paper will b« if a British team came this way this year, The Plttsneld, Mass., wheelmen expect to hold culty. The dimensions of the Minerva are, the means of rectifying this disgraceful im a large bicycle tournament In their town next Ripples. there would be the expense of reception and spring. 35ft. 9in. over all; 32ft. 9in. water line; ex Nick Layberger of Pittsburg, contemplates a position on our public, Very truly yours, all that. We have finer weapons now than treme beam, 14ft. 2in. ; depth of hold, 4ft. Sin. permanent removal to Boston. ONE WHO FIKES SOME 10,000 SHOTS A YEAB. we have ever had before and are fully able to draught of water, 3ft. When full-rigged [The above was written by one of the most prohibiting wheelmen on all" pikes In Jefferson for a light breeze she carried five The annual regatta of the Atlantic Yacht Club meet the British volunteers, I think; but a County. of Brooklyn, N. Y., will be held June 10. noted shooters in Philadelphia and the coun yearly match is too great a strain and it is It is reported that several English bicycle racing hundred and twenty-five yards of can A canoe club will probably be formed at Provi doubtful whether we will have any meeting vas. The famous yacht was handled in her dence, R. I., during the coming summer. try, a man »f national reputation and a mem men will take up their residence in this country flrst race by William Krouse, and it is of teams this year. This will give us time to next year. Oollins, of Cooper's Point, is at work altering the ber of one of our most prominent gun clubs. practice, and by next year we may be ready Louise Annalndo Is said to have made a mile hi always with pleasure that the crew and the O'Donnell, which will be hereafter known as the He has submitted a number of the shells members of the Association refer to the fad Nahma, of Trenton, Into a cabin boat. for a good competition." 3m. 12s. In San Francisco, Cal., during a recent (some Winchester and some TJ. M. C.) to us trial trip. that the well-known sailing master has never John Tweed, the sculler, of Lowell, has returned The Mansfield (O.) Bicycle Club is to give a lost a race when in command. Among the from England. Tweed says he tried to make a for examination and we have found them as The International Tournament. loan exposition in Mansfield, beginning on Feb. 18 achievements credited to the Minerva are; match with some Englishmen, but they were afraid The following letter from the Llgowsky Clay and continue six days. to measure oars with him. he represents in his letter. This is not the May, 1877 Second annual regatta Quaker City first complaint by any means, but our corres Pigeon Company Is self-explanatory: The Reading, Pa.. Bicycle Club gives a ball Feb- Yacht Club, from Market street wharf, Camden, tc George Louden, of Camden, N. J., has under Dear Sir: In reply to your favor of the inst., 18. Burt Pressy will be present, and a large num. Chester buoy and back. Minerva winner, 3k way a pleasure yacht, 40 feet orer all, to be sloop pondent is the first to voice his indignation with reference to the rule requiring all members of ber of visitors from surrounding towns is also ex 31%m.; Columbia second, 3h. 47m. rigged and not to draw over 28 Inches of water, foi Mr. Charles Bills, of Philadelphia. in the public press. Let others who have a team to be residents of the countji from pected. June 16, 1877 Match race. $200 a side and the which the team is entered, we desire to say that Mr. A. L. Atkins has been invited to act ai Ban-on Challenge Cup. Minerva, 6h. 30m.; Nina, Wallace & Plaisted have been very fortunate In been imposed upon follow his example; our exceptions will be mode to said rule by the ex referee of the contest at Springfield on the 22d, be afterward IN a than Spering, withdrew over the their Pittsburg sporting heuse venture, and both columns are always open to true sportsmen. ecutive committee when they meet in Chicago. tween D. J. Canary and Harry Tufts, for the pro course. of them will close the season May 1, at which timi Applications stating the full circumstances should fessional fancy riding championship of the United June 18, 1877 Fourth annual regatta Chester their lease expires, wealthier men by $1,000 01 ED.] be made by each individual whose case would be States. Yacht Club. Nina, winner, 3h. 43m.; Minerva, sec $2,000 apiece. -———•———• an exception to this rule. Each case will be ODd, 3h. 46>£m. The Shawmut four, of Boston, have challenged separately decided by the committee. Applica The New Haven Bicycle Club, repenting of th«lr May 23| 1873 Third annual regatta Quaker City DOMINION RIFLE ASSOCIATION. tions can now be filed through us. Thus where a hasty action In indorsing Mr.* Jenkins' assertion Yacht Club. Minerva, winner, 3h. 18m. (fastest the leading crews of the country. J. S. Mahoney, that "the Springfield B. C. do not pay their jn«t the president of the Shawmut Rowing Club, says sportsman living in a county in which there is no debts,'* on Feb. 9th passed a resolution rescinding time ever made over the course); Nathan Spering, his men are not averse to entering into a sweep Lord Lansdowae Accepts the Position Va club desires to shoot with some club of which he Sh. Mi^m. stake race with the West End, Queen City, o: has been a member for over two months, or where the previous one. June 10, 1878 Chester regatta. Minerva. 5h, Celtic crews. cated bv Lord Lome. a sportsman has for months or years shot with a It's a club, poor in spirit, Indeed, that has not 28Xm.; N. Spering 6h. 30%m. At Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 13, the annual meet club in an adjoining county he should address a projected a tour for next season, varying from OM June 12, 1878 Fourth annual regatta Quakei A number of young colored men in the lowei to two weeks in imaginary duration. How easy City YachtClub. Clara, winner, 4h. 32m.; Minerva section of the city have formed themselrA Into a ing of the Dominion Bine Association was full explanatory letter to the executive committee yachting organization and propose malting an through us. Said committee will doubtless grant it is to plan these trips, and how hard, how hard, Stcond, 4h. 32%m. held in the railway committee room of the all such applications where it is evident that no to carry them out. June 16, 1879 Sixth annual regatta Chestei active campaign upon the water. They are on the Injustice will be done to other clubs, always keep- Yacht Club. Minerva, winner, Sh. 19m.; White lookout for a good boat and some of the members Hduse of Commons. Lord Lansdowne, Lord W. V, Oilman baa been appointed temporal! Wing, of Cheiter.3h. 26m. are in favor of purchasing the old champion Ing in view the main objects of the rule, viz., to secretary of the L. A. -W. owing to the protert Minerva. Melgund, A. P. Caron, Minister of Militia prevent combinations of the best shots In a State, against Mr. Jenkins by the Springfield Bicycle May 31, 1880 Fifth annual regatta Quaker City section or vicinity. The executive committee will Club. Tbe protest will be brought up for consid Yacht Club. Minerva, 3h. 26m.; Clara, 3h. 39%m A study of the weights of oarsmen who have Hon. George Kirkpatrick and a large number meet In the Palmer House club room at 8 F. M., June 16. 1880 Chester regatta. Minerva, win taken part in the English University boat races fo: eration at the officers' meeting on the 22d. of the members of the association were May 25, and decide upon all these applications. The Albany (N. Y.) Bicycle Club have chosen Her, Sh. 51m.; Clara, second, 2k. 67%s. the past three years shows that the winning crew; present. Colonel Gzowski, the president, in Any sportsman can readily determine whether Mi June 6, 1881 Sixth annual regatta Quaker City have grained in weight at tho end of the training, application would be apt to meet with a favorable the following officers: D. W. Shanks, president; Yacht Club. Minerva winner, Cb. 49m.; Clara, 8h while the losing crews have afforded evidence oi presenting the annual report, drew attention decision and should guide himself accordingly. J. G. Burch, Jr., secretary; E. J. Wheeler, treat 69m. overtraining by a failure to maintain the body to that portion of it which referred to the Very respectfully. urer; A. H. Scattergood, captain; Howard Martin, June 5. 1882 Seventh annual regatta Quake: weight through the training season. selection of a team for Wimbledon. He also THE LIGOWSKV CLAY PIGEON COXPAICY, flrst Lieutenant; J. C. Neville, second lieutenant; City Yacht Club. Minerva, winner, 4h. 33?is. The report that the race between Teemer am regatted the loss of the Kolapore Per J. E. Bloom, President. According to The Wheel Hale, of the New Vim, 4h. 46%s. Conley had Been arranged was premature. Conley Cup, and said that the practice of shooting at Haven Bicycle Club, has the newest and best trick June 12, 1883 Chester regatta. Clara, winner, forw.arded articles of agreement to Teemer and had at fancy riding yet given. He removes the bandli 6h. llm.; Minerva, second, 5k. 14m. them returned unsigned. Teemer, however, has Wimbledon was valuable for Canadian Random Shot*. bars, takes a regulation musket, and goes throng* In the spring of 1883 the sloop yacht Dela drawn up a new set of agreements, and he stipu volunteers. Lord Lansdowne, on motion, The Brattlenoro, Vt., Club shot a match with the entire manual of arrni while riding at nil ware was purchased by the Minerva Club lates that the race must be rowed at Pullman, 111 was made patron of the association in place the Gardner, Mass., Club at Gardner, Feb. 5, The speed. ; and the champion boat since then has been Conley will probably accept the terms. of Lord Lome. In accepting, he paid a high former rfon by M99 to 987. Frank E. Yatea of the Chicago Club baa there-, withdrawn from active service and put up A London dispatch of the llth inst.. says: "Thi compliment to Lord Lome for the interest he At the shoot of the Worcester, Mass., Rifle Club markable road record of 5,000 miles for 1883. Col;, annual Henley regatta will be held on the Thamei took in military matters and to his ability as Feb. T, A. C. White, in the record match, made 83 sldering that be Is a member of the board of tndl ; for sale. The new Minerva, 56 feet in length this year July 3 and 4. and for the first time slnci and in the practice match 88. and attends to business everyday, doing all ill made her debut last season as a member o; a rifie shot. Colonel Gzowski tendered hit riding early mornings and evenings, bis record V its existence an exception has been made regard resignation as president of the association, At Scranton, Pa.^ Chas. Eeid, of that cfty, was the Quaker City Yacht Club and she won ing foreign entries, which now must he made be defeated by Oeo. Gibbons In a pigeon match for certainly a marvellous one. against the Sunbeam in 4h. 3m. 30s. fore March 31st instead of the 1st, as heretofore which was accepted, and Hon. George Kirk (1,200 a side, 25 birds at 21 yds. rise. The Wakefield (Mass.) Bicycle Club held ill The first clause of their amateur definition has als< patrick was appointed to succeed him. The second carnival In the Town Hall on Feb. Mti. The twenty-ninth anniversary of the club been changed, so that both foreign and English Messrs. Dando, of Willlamstown, and Clonser, of will take place on the 22d iust., and among minister of militia referred to the unsatisfac Branch township, shot a pigeon match at Tremout, Wilmot and Sewell gave an excellent exhibitlol crews will be placed on an equality." tory state of the finances of the association, In fancy bicycling, ana Professor W. F. Purdy g»w the members of the present period are: The fastest time In which the champion coursi Pa., last week., for $250 a side. Dando won. a burlesque on rollerekatlng as "Joshua Rhubarb." William Krouse, Thomas Casey, E. Me on the Paramatta Kiver, N. S. W., 3 miles 330 yardi and said he would recommend the govern James Robinson's,529 N.Nlnth street, is the foun Bert Pressy also gave a fine exhibition on the bi Cambridge, James Farley, Thos. Kennedy, straightaway, was ever rowed, was accomplished ment to increase the yearly grant to $10.000. tain head of all the first-class shots in America. cycle Dec. 22, by a colored sculler named Charley Rey Lord Lansdowne subscribed $500 in aid of Full particulars of all the shoots in the country can Joseph Jordan, James Nolen, James Devine, be obtained at Jim's. Sixty-nine members of the L. A. W. have pw Charles Magee, James Mealey, James J nolds, in the final heat for the Punch and Deeble the association. A vote of thanks was passed tested against Mr. Fred Jenkins, the correspond prize. The figures were 20m. 6s. The best previ to the Marquis of Lome for his gifts in money Mr.Hicks, of Chester.won a hog at the Lazaretto ing secretary, under rule 29 of the constitution « O'Neill, Thomas O'Neill, Walter Bagshaw, ous time was 20m. 44s., by Wm. Beach. Reynolds Hotel, Phila., on Friday, Feb. 15, killing six the L. A W. The Springfield Club has glTWi,- James Wheelan, William Arnold, Lawrence is only a third-rater, but on this occasion he was and medals. straight birds. Lew Klauder also defeated W. W- notice that it will protest against any and all of 111 Coleman, Peter White, Fred M. Wagner, favored by a high wind and a fast ebb tide. Abbott In three minor matches. transactions In his official capacity as being Il FredKursh, Harry Hagen, Edward Jackson The Eastern Yacht Club, of Boston, last week A GIRL SHOOTER. The rifle competitions at Walnut Hill, Mass., legal. K. P. Thompson, John Koehler and Robert elected the following officers: D. L. Pickman, Feb. 9, were won as follows: Creedmoor Practice The Ramblers' Bicycle Club of Boston, M»*t commodore; J. Malcolm Forbes, vice commodore: Riddle. Of these K. P. Thompson has been The Wonderful Record of Little MlM Match D. Kirkwood, 46; Creedmoor Prize Match held an election Feb. 5th, resulting as follows: W. honored with the position of Commodore o: William Gray, Jr., rear-commodore; Edward Bur Gushing, 45; Hest Match Sererns, 97. P. Harris, president! C. O. Schuchuiann, secrettJJJ gess, secretary; P. P. Jackson, treasurer; Edward Lillian F. Smith. The Cleveland Gun Club will send a team of Fred F. Rhodes, treaiurer; C. S. Howard, capt** the Quaker City Yacht Club. Mr. Wagne Burgess, measurer; H. B. Jackson, G. A. Goddard A California correspondent of the American flve men to contest for the championship emblem A. D. Peck Jr.; first lieutenant; W. C. Stahl, sewn* was its president last year and Mr. Arnold Daniel Appleton, F. E. Peabody, E. B. Haven at the Chicago May Tournament. The club Is now lieutenant; Harry. H. Frost, bugler; Eugenes. is the present assistant secretary. regatta committee; P. L. Everett, B. W. Crownin- Field gives the following account of the per Merrill and J. W. Wattles, club committee. shield, J. A. Burnham, C. L. Tilden and R. S. busy at work choosing Its men by competition. Milton, boose committee. formances with the rifle of Miss Lillian F. The Cold Spring! Gun Club at Buffalo has elec Davis &. Sons, of Montreal, are said to be desir AUSTRALIAN BOWING. Smith, whose fame as a markswoman has al ted the following officers: William Soott, presi ous of offering a $75 medal for a race at the conunf The Quaker City Yacht Club held its annual dent; Archibald McLelsh, vice president; Benja annual meet of the Canadian Wheelmen's A*?" meeting last week, and elected the following ofiic ready gone abroad: min Robinson, secretary; Frank L. Bapst, treas clatiop. The distance proposed Is ten miles. «* Beach Defeats Trickett For the Hunt Prize, ers: William H. Valette, commodore; J. Almei urer. meet, as is generally believed, will be held in TO" Dittrioh, vice commodore; John Hannigan, rear CotrsA, Cal. One now-a-days can hardly ronto, and, as usual, on Dominion Day. Tn, it was decided to hold Campbell, treasurer; W. R. Pitman, cyy miles 330 yards straightaway) Dec. 6. Th< Benjamin F. Murphy.Charles W. Lyon; R. G, Lillian F. Smith, a modest and unassuming their annual spring shooting festival in June. It Geo. B. Pearson, first lieutenant; G. C. Suf't, first heat was between Trickett and McDon WilkiHs, club editor. young miss of twelve summers, born and will commence on Monday, the 16th, and last four second lieutenant; governing commute: prwld'jj* aid, and was won by the former, who alone bred in this State. She is, therefore, Cali- days. Money amounting to orer $1,500 will be dis vice president and treasurer, ex-offlcio, »nd M. u- finished. The second heat was between Rush Swayae'g pills—Comforting to the Sick. tributed in addition to other valuable prizes. Peolf. fornian in every sense of the word, and as Thomas Sweatnam defeated Miles Johnson and and Beach, and was spoiled by the forme Thousands die from neglect to properly treat Im such we feel justly proud of her, for she bids Engelhardt's "League of Bicycle CbMnploU'' fouling his opponent, after which he with pure Blood, Constipation, Dyspepsia. Malaria,Apo a number of others In a pigeon shooting match at are an exhibition at the Mechanics'Pavilion, piexy, Liver, Kidney, Heart Diseases, Dropsy and fair at no distant day to astonish the world the Trenton ball grounds Feb. la. In the final §an Francisco. Cal., Feb. 1, which, despioe p«tt drew, claiming the foul, which, however, Rheumatism. But to the debilitated, burdened as an expert rifle shot. shooting Sweatnam killed three to Johnson's two. weather, was fairly well attended. The priD°!P" was decided against him. The third and with such serious sickness, we conscientiously re She is at present traveling through the Reuben Gibbs and Dr. Hyatt had two matches. event was a twenty mile handicap, in "hlon n. Cnal heat was decided Dee. 8th, and was be commend "SWAYNE'S PILLS," which contain The first was for $20 and the other for $10. The country in connection with her father's former was won by Hyatt and the latter by Mr. Higham and J. S. Prince conceded Mile. Armalncw tween Beach and Trickett. The men were medicinal properties possessed by no other remedy shooting gallery and giving exhibitions of a mile and » half. The lady champion was over sent away to a pretty good start, Trickett Sent by mail for 25 cents, box of 30 pills; 6 boxes, f] Gibbs. taken in the seventeenth mile, and Hfghair " " (in stamps). Address, DR. SWAYNE & SOH her wonderful skill with the Ballard and A sparrow match was shot Feb. 13th, at Bromly, Ished la front by three yards from PriW. being the first to show to advantage. As - , Winchester rifles, I will «n.vifliSialS ft fts 9? Pru PItyma Mwwi £Y«UU w$ rpf«t MI, B Feb. 2O. SPORTING LIFE. THE RING. THE'SPORTSMEN'S EMPORIUM. THE OLDEST OUN HOUSE IN AMERICA-EstabHshed 1811. Tfc« Etents and Happenings of the Week W. W. ABBOTT, In Pugilistic Circles. No. 1134 Market Street, Phila. EDW, K, TRTQff, Jr., & Co, Wholesale DAtEY-STODDAKD. RODS, RE ELI, LtSES, and Retail Dealer In 19 and 21 N. Sixth Strest,anl 220 North Second Street, Philadelphia. , PARKER'S,REM- A Herce Slogging HOOSS, FLY BOOKS, Contest That Waa Stopped IXGTON, W.f C. SCOTT4 by the Pollee. BAIT BOXES, LEADERS. SON, W. W. CREEXEK, (larendon Hall, N.Y.,waa crowded Feb. 13 FISH BASKETS, FLIES ; . .idiuirer* of pugilism to witness a glove fight WESTLE ' RICHARDS BREECHtnd XUZZLE- ^cording to tUu Marquis of Queensberry HARRISGTON j- RICH roles, four three-minute rounds, with a LOADiyo SHOTS UNS, ARDSON, HAMUERLESS minute between the rounds, between Captain RIFLES, REVOLVERS. . -_. . . GLSS. J. C. Daley, of G USS. New York, and Hial H. Stod- Shells Loaded to Order with Dispatch Special Attention to Jard, of Syracuse, for $-'oO a side and the Fine Repairing %»te money. They are both giants, Paley Goods Delivered to any Fart of the City. * (.tending six feet Sportsmens' Requisites of Every Description. iu his stockings and weigh Spratt's Dog Biscuit and SPRATT'ff COO BISCUIT. DOO MEAL, MANGE ing ItHi pounds, while Stoddard is nearly the Soap. CUKE, and a full line of Duo MEDICINES. Sub-Secretary West Jersey Shells Loaded to Order. Special Attention to Repairing sunn height and weigh* 190 pounds, and Game Protective Association. «-S£A'D EOS PRICE LIST OF ALL CLASSES OF GOODS.______both are twenty-nine years of age. They ap peared in the finest possible condition. Stod- 0»rd was seconded by Ed. Jfallahan, while ARTHUR CHAMBERS7 "Champion's Rest." Young Nixey performed EXERCISE! 988 BIDCJE the like offic^for AVENUE. 917 and 919 WOOD STREET, PHILA. Daley. William McCIellan acted as tfine- The Acknowledged keeper and W. E. Harding was referee. USE THE BEST, Sporting Resort of America. While the house was filling up and the pugi SPARRING EXHIBITIONS EVEBT SATURDAY NIGHT by the Tery best talent WRIGHT The finest STORTING PICTURE O-ALLERY In existence. The BAK is stock'ed with IMPORTED lists were getting in readiness for the fight & DITSON'S and DOMESTIC LIQUORS,, SEGARS,, &c.. The LIGHT-WEIGHT-T CHAMPION CUPS and Joe Kyaii and Johnny JJempsay gave an ez- BELTS, of England and America, won by ARTHUR CHAMBERS, always on exhibition. i.iv,i,!^ .1--' A fan3 ^ - A hanasonulyhanasonul fitrniihed.fitrniihed well ventilatedventlat and well lighteifOOL. ROOM is, ways on exton . EUREKA ROWING-MACHINE. well lighteifOOL. ROOM is attached to the "REREST." CHAMBERS, 'r. Price only $1O.OO. Frop There Is nothing better for ATHLETES to use during the time was called and they shook hands winter months to keep themselves in PHYSICAL CONDITION, PASTIME PARK, PhilaT It STRENGTHENS the MUSCLES of the LEQS, ARMS. TH» FIGHT. BACK and ABDOMEN. Should be used by BALL PLAYEBS, First round.-Sto.Uara led off and In an OARSMEN and PEDESTRIANS. The machine is made of HOYLE& ACTON, proprietor*. well-seasoned ash, with best English steel springs, which can THE FINEST GEOU>YDS IN AMERICA be regulated so as to give a resistance to the stroke of from In effect NOT. 18th, 1883. 5 to 60ft. FOR ALL KIXDS OF SPORTS. For further particulars send for our MAINLINE. Foot Racing, Dog1 Racing, get at him that he delivered with leic and' before Daley had Depot, Thirteenth and Callowhill sts. Trotting, Shooting, straightened himself up 4:30 a. m. Mail and Accommodation, Phocnlx- affV?? h href had been at a11 scrupulous about vllle, and Base Ball. affair he had good cause Pottstown Heading. Pottsvtlle, Allentown fralns leave Ninth and Green Streets every hour. to call -foul" anrt (via Reading), ColumDia. Lancaster, Slatington, rive the a«ht to Caley. But as he d Id not the Lebanon. Harrisburg, Tamaqua. men were soon at work again. Stoddard receive.! 680 WASHINGTON two very hard ST., 7:40 a. m. Way, Phojnixville, Pottstown, Read- hits on the nose and bled Ing, Pottsville, Allentown, and Branch Roads. 9:50 a. m. Express, Phoenixville, Pottstown, Sportincr Life Hotel, Reading. Audenreid, Williamsport, Harrisburg, Second round. When the men came to th« BOSTON, MASS. Sunbury. No. 823 Oallowhill St., Phila. jeratch for the Lewisburg,PotUville.Tamaqua, MuhanoK second round they both had -bel City. Ashland, Shenandoah, Shamokin. and WINES, LIQrOItfl AND CIO^IKS OF lows to mend," and commenced with half arm hit Lan THE ttng caster. Jersey Shore. Waterville and Wellsboro. close together. They were f»on sta« rin* 1:00 p. m. Way, Phcenixvllle, Fottstown, Read abont like drunken sailors, without making til ing. Pottsvllle, and Branch Roads. Books Open on all Popular Events. lightest attempt to stop each other's blows Be GUNPOWDER. 4:00p. m. Express, Phoenlxville.Pottstown.Read- foretne three minutes were up both men were com" WARNING! Ing, Harrlfburg. Pottsville, Tamaqua, Mahanoy JAMES .letely exhausted, their blows had mtle force and Buy or City, Ashland, Shenandoah, Shamokin, and Lan Thi7drerou\!T,er Th nthe m°St awkwa^1 manner Sperting Brands, use no Clay Pigeons or Clay caster. "SAMPLE ~ROOMVr _i. K Su,nd '~The en 9t»ggered np to the Pigeon Traps excepting those 6:lb p. m. Way. Phoenixcille. Pottstown, Read Kratch Daley was first to lead and planted his Western Sporting, made or licensed by the ing. Pottjville, and Allentown. 529 NORTH NINTH St., Phila, Wl on Stoddard's nose, turning on the crimson 5:80 p. m. Express. PhcenixvUle.Pottsvllle.Read- The Finest top anew Stoddard again droppedI his, LIGOWSKY CLAY PIGEON COMPANY, Assortment of WINES, L1UUOES head and Wild Fowl Shooting, Ing, Lebanon, Harrisburg, Williamsport, Sunbury. CIOAKS AND IMPOBTED CJOODS in the City. fc«ght lefc and right in a stooping position Hie LewUburg. Pottsville, Tamaqua, Mahanoy City, Mund called to him to keep hfs rfead up but he Cincinnati, Ohio. Shenandoah, Ashland, and Shamokin. iid not heed the advice, and Daley got in °everal Falcon Ducking. This company owns the original patents on Clay 7:46 p. m. Way. Phosnixville, Pottstown, Read Every Sporting Paper Kept on file. MM in h u face but had not strengthEnough tolift Pigeons and Clay Pigeon Traps. Others are man ing and Hairisburg. Stoddard 3 head A swinging bl?w from the latter Blasting and Mining Powder. ufacturing in infrigement of these patents, and all Parlor cars to Pottsville on 9:60 a. in., 4:00 and Unded on Daley s face and he fell on his back who use or sell such infringing Clay Pigeons or Clay 6.60 p. m. trains. When put on his feet again he could sca,rr«iv Piireon Traps will oe prosecuted. SUNDAYS. JAMES DAWSOFS THE LIGOWSKY Itud up and after a few more wfld WowsttoowM CLAY PIGEONCOMPANY 8:00 a. m., 3:30 p. m., Fhcenlxvllle, Pottstown, SALOON ip for the men to go to their corners furnishes traps at $7.00 with all the latest improve Pottsvill* Allentown, and Branch Roads. AND SPORTING HOUSE. fourth and last round.-The men were (MENTAL ments and guaranteed against any liability for 7:46 p.m. Plioenlxvllle, 811 Wood Street, above Vine, Philadelphia. now com mm Pottstown, Reading, mi and pletely equated and staggered np to the scratch BOSTON, Mass. infringement. Harritburg. CHOICE ALES, WINES. LIQUORS ANtt tad after a few blows were passed Dalev fell an, ASITNCTBS at principal cities and towns in tn« Send for circulars of the five days' programme of .ben put on his feet again ife staggeredUhewall United States. E. K. TfTSON, Jr., & Co., Agents the FIRST INTERNATIONAL CLAY PIGEON SEQAHS. it the rear of the ring, and there seemed to be Philadelphia. TOURNAMENT, Chicago. May 26 to 31st. DEPOT. NINTH~& GREEN STS. Nap, Crlbbage and Whist Parties Nightly. «!?.?;« ,Md