-»-\ DEMOTED TO * © . BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS.
Volume 48—No. 21. Philadelphia, February 2, 1907. Price, Five Cents.
CYYOUAfG TANNEHILL
FERRIS, 29 B. HAYDEM, Q/: MORGANJUi
JOHN t.TAYLOR
FREEM/IM, Q.F. GQOW/M,Q.F. (
I SPORTING LIFE. February 2, 1907.
Fountain Square smoke house he if league will be held at Centralia, 111., January phy like that he will soon be running one of the directors of the Walnut 20. and a sweeping change in the circuit is Ted Sullivan close as expected. Danville and Jacksonville, angered Hills Roller Skating Rink. "I had a at the refusal of the K.-I.-T. authorities to A BASE BALL SAGE. dream the other night," said "The let them withdraw in order to join other Washington readers of the sporting Rabbit," ©©and Cincinnati was fighting leagues, have announced that they will not supplements noted with pleasure that for the© world©s championship. I clean place teams in the field, and Cairo and Paducah the astute Ted was in Chicago and in ed the bases with a home run drive will probably be dropped on account of poor a terribly robust condition. Sure! THE ERA OF EXPERIMENT IN GOOD that gave us the title, and when I slid patronage. The probable circuit will consist of when last seen in this city he was so over the home plate I woke up." Vincennes, Mattoon, Paris, Pana, Centralia and strong he could have acted as pinch OLD CINCINNATI. East St. Louis. hitter for the Clevelands and gone to , A Pop Corkhill Memory. bat for Lajoie when there were men Over my desk is Charles Dana Gib- on bases, but for the fact that he son©s great base ball picture "Bases FROM THE CAPITAL. would have broken all the bats. By Ned Hanlon Has Cut Loose All Old full, two out and (flrS0 strikes on the the way, they say Addie Joss is pulling man at bat." It is one of the best for Charley Hickman to come to Cleve studies in fan-expression known to Manager Cantillon©s Plans Progress land. He is quoted as saying that Btood^-The Part the Manager sporting art. Will Johnson, ,^an B.©s Made in Signing Washington Players "Hick" is the only batter he is really brother, : and ontoe secretary v of the afraid of, and that he is the hardest American League, .laughed 1 bverr* the President PullianYs Visit General hittec in the American League. Come Must Play in the Drama of "Re remembrance of a game recalled by to think of it, there©s a piece of one of the picture durfrig a visit the other News and Gossip. Joss© elbows lying- against the local stored Confidence." Some Tales afternoon. "I think I must haye look center field fence where a line drive ed ifke the gentleman with the pleased BY PATTI, W. EATON. from Hickihan©s bat carried it a season look on the left," said John. "It wa Washington, D. C., Jan. 27. -Editor or two ago. at a strenuous point of the game. "Pol? "Sporting Life;"- Latest , advice% from : PRESIDENT PULLIAM, BY ©HEN MTTLFOBD, JR.! ©Corkhill W^.s at b^f] : What a ©beautiftr Manager , Cantillon are to- the effect of the National League, was in Wash Cinclnanti, O-, January 28. Editor punch he gave the ©leather.- AsS it skim- that he will be in town ington about a week ago. John Heyd- "Sporting Life." On that most de ;med ^through the infield And the red- in about a week and will ler, secretary of the©parent organiza lusive of base "ball assets form Cin hosed pilgrims on the bases raced go hence to the American tion, accompanied his chief, and the cinnati©s chances for home with the ruris that won, ©the League meeting 1 in New two moguls successfiilly ran the 1907 look about as brigh whole crowd rose as one man an^ York. He announces gauntlet of all the local newspaper as a silver dollar buried shouted their joy." Good old "Pop.© that he is going to sell talent, although it is .possible that they in-A bucket of tar. Stil What a fellow Corkhill was on those his Chicago place and made no effort to do so. At any rate, there©s no telling wha forward fanning catches. He could confine himself .excusiye- if the two officials were here on any good fortune may be skate in on his breastbone and snatach ly to the base ball in secret mission nothing to that effect found in red hose in the flies off the grass. Talk of outfielders dustry, and if he is suc could be learned from anyone who Days-To-Come. Base bal of the past and present! There are no cessful here during the could be identified as having talked games are not won on men in the National League today next three years he may with them while they were here. About the hits that were made who have any edge on Jim McAleer become permanent resi the first symptoms of real base ball on the good pitching anc "Pop" Corkhill. Dickey Johnstonc and dent of Washington. All in these parts will be the opening fielding of the past. The the late Curt Welch in the way they Baul W. Eaton right Joe, the latch- GAMES IN GEORGETOWN. cyclone which has blown used to prance over the dandelions. string is out. It is only A lot of contests with Yale, Prfnce- through Camp Hanlon a little more than a month now until ton and the other big ©uns are schedul KenMulford Jr nas cleaned out nearly One On Sam I/aroquc. the Washington team will be mobiliz ed for frapped dates. The writer is every notable on the ed at the Log Cabin, preparatory to in not yet informed as to the exact en roster. Miller Hugglns and Admira! Ed. Ashehbach has been feeding a vading the South. Talk of an invasion semble of the collegians, but it is a Kchlei have 1 attained the degree ol cold on quinine, oil of pine and other of Texas reminds one of Davy Crockett cinch that they will fight every inch, patriarchs of the squad. The infield things at his West End home since his and Sam Houston, who were so well of the way. If the visitors are at their looks good. The outfield has a prob return from the National congress of fitted to make such an enterprise at best, ho doubt the games will partake lematical air. There is just as much minors in New York. He did run up tractive to© men who were fond of of the nature of cataclysms, and will strength behind the bet as there ha town long enough to tell a story at the taking long chances. But, under the result in a majority of victories for hee,n at any, time since Heiny Peitz Bug Club, "Old Sam Laroqiie is a flag of vice-admiral Cantillon, of the the local brainery. Georgetown has a was counted out. None has succeed wonder," said "Ash." "I expect to see "White Sox," the local army has as date with the Washington American ed the German Baron who knew base him leading his club in hitting in 1936. little fear as a Texas Democrat about Leaguers in the ante-season schedule, ball as he knows it. Cincinnati hasn©t Sam has an appetite that will make the result of a State election. The Sox, and anyone who thinks the profession ranked very high in the possession of Harry Vaughn©s take place at a Pure Giants and Cincys willget a move on als have a sure thing should consult ,real brainy backstops for a number of Food Show. Sam was in a Southern them even sooner than the locals. Tom Loftus. ©years. It is at the slab where the town once upon a time and his manag PRESIDENT BAN JOHNSON, tean\ looks like a bunch of Louisiana er succeeded in getting the gang into who, the faithful will be happy to T^ottery tickets. It is not fair to say a swell hotel. There were baths at learn, got back to work at League COTTON STATES LEAGUE. that there are no bread winners among tached to each room, and leading his headquarters on the 24th, has practic them. Perhaps a capital prize or two captain to the lavatory the enthused ally engaged six husky umpires for Manager Blackburn Gives Out the will be turned up, "Tornado Jake" boss of the minors exploded: ©Sam, the approaching season, including Weimer is the one seasoned slabman of how©s this? The big league couldn©t Patti Sheridan. Your correspondent Probable Line-Up of His Vicksburg the Hanlonian corps. Bob Ewing will beat this layout. What do you think may have to confess to being -an ©hear, the cuckoo call before the days of it?© Sam took one peek at the "American League writer," after all, Team For the Coming Season. of spring arrive. Prom Hall, Mason, apartment and grunted: ©You can©t eat having developed a mild case of the Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. 18. Manager Essick, Coakley, Hitt, Minahan, Chap- bath-tubs." grippe just after President Johnson Blackburn, of the Vicksburg team, has pelTe, Leary and Kennedy Ned Hanlon did. If anything in this letter reminds returned from New Orleans, where he will try to lift a Mathewson or a Flooded Ball Parks. your readers of quinine or the other has been for several days, and has Walsh. He seems cheerful enough. For the first time in years League ingredients, they will know why. Al given out the following tentative line Meanwhile the Bugs are chanting: Park has been drowned in the back most before they know it the fans up of the local Cotton States Leaguers "What will the harvest be?" waters of the Ohio. Every ball will see those sooners of the bluebird for this season: Infielders, Fisher, ground in the three cities felt the rush and robin species frozen to the trees, Wynne, Jones, Herold, Blackburn, Bell The. Era of Experiments. of the yellow flood. Only the high which are the sure prognosticators of and Cook; catchers, Brennan and spots at College Hill and Pleasant the opening of Wills; outfielders, Bowden, Hooker, Nobody heard much about Walsh Ridge, in the © Saturday League, and AN EARLY BASE BALL SEASON. Sullivan and McEvoy; pitchers, Bishop, until he forged to the front in the Norwood Pa.r.k escaped the sweeping The ©result of the toss-up to decide Barber, Taylor, Reabe, Blackburn and garb of the White Sox and by his torrent. The damage at the West End whether the curtain should rise early Boons. Of the foregoing, Fisher, nerve did more than his share toward lot will be coyeMkd by hundreds of or a little later©was rather unfortunate Wynne, Jones, Blackburn and Cook winning the world©s championship. dbllars for . the pfermanency of the for the local, club, as the first three a,r now infield possibilities. Brennan Simply because Ned Hanlon has a Palace of the F&ns, anfl the new games will conflict with the closing and Wills are both new comers, while cluster of unknowns does not argue cement wings are ; a full protection days of the Bennings races, thus re Bowden and© Sulivan are two strange that they are "Mutts" and cannot win |i; rising waters. peating the clash of last year©s open faces for the outer gardens. Bishop their way as Mathewson and Walsh ing "contest. There was some talk and Reabe are the only members of did before them. The lack of tried and A Filipintk Ontfielder. .among th5 local officials about trans last year©s pitching staff, Barber, Tay true material simply puts Cincinnati Among the students at the Univer ferring the series to New York or lor and Boons being Blackburn©s new and the Red Squad in the experimental sity of Cincinnati is a Filipino la*, Boston, whichever is scheduled here discoveries. There is a possibility that class. Hanlon has cut loose from Rufus Martinez, who has become a for April 11-13, but the idea has been several additional men will be signed nearly all the old timber. He has rest devotee of the National game. ©"No foot abandoned. Returns from the con for an early spring try-out, but if the ed his cause with these youngsters. b&ll in mine," said he to me the other tracts .sent out to . the,© Washington youngsters make good Manager Black He will either go forward with them day, "but I like "base ball and am players have .been coming; in rapidly, burn says he will ha,ve one of the best to conquest or see his base ball sun going to try for a position in the out and the^e are only two or three of the teams in the league. pink in the clouds of disappointment. regulars :who© are not already under Cincinnati had the most expensive field." The little brown man has fallen in love with his adopted country, and cover. There are ho indications of any IVews Wotes. team of demoralized and dismal fail holdouts. Charley Hickman and Joe ures in all Balldorn last season. It has taken to its favorite sport -with During the week the Boston© Club received all the zeal of a native born; son of Stanley, who are wintering here, were the contracts of outflelder Hoey and pitcher Joe would be hard for Hanlon to equal Yankee Doodle. pleased with the figures in their agree Harris. with a squad of amateurs the fizzle ments and .put the finishing touches on which marked his regime of 1906. Outfielder Carlos Smith Is working hard to A Red Omelet. them at once. It is worthy of remark secure his release from Birmingham in order Evidently the release of Homer that to manage the Jackson team, of this league. The Bug: Club©s Slogan. Smoot was a startling surprise to LAVE CROSS, The Meridian players already signed for next There©s one refreshing thing about Jack Ryder. Ned Hanlon told him in the ©Delaware duck exterminator, is season are: Durmeyer, Billiard, Utter, Marshall, this off-season. Nobody is claiming New York that Smoot was a fixture. among those whose autograph is in Sample (manager), Pylant, DeVore and possibly the earth and the rest of the .diamond He playel the tip to., win and lost the the possession of the club authorities, Dessau. planets as the Reds© own. ©Form in the bet. -.• and the talk about his appearing else President Compton will probably call a meet past petered out. With the exodus of Joe K»lley©s departure to Toronto where next season, obviously idle ing of the League Directors within the next old forces there will be widespread will be mourned by a lot of the f||Jth- gossip, may now be consigned to in few weeks to discuss matters pertaining to the curiosity to gaze upon the new blood. ful, who hate to see the old boy turned nocuous desuetude. The veteran ex coming season. The Bug Club has already sounded its into minor pastureland. pects the year to be as good a one for It is reported that Ace Stewart, Red Wright springtime slogan: "Give ©em a show!" The Reds will -be bluebirds on the him as 1906, and that will be entirely and Jack Law are to be with Hattiesburg the The word has been passed along the road this year. «s satisfactory to everybody concerned. approaching season. They made good records line: "If you can©t boost, don©t knock." John M. Duggan is a Cincinnati ap It looks just now as if the present in the Cotton States League in 1906. One thing is essential to success. Ned pointee on Dr. Carson©s Central League team is likely to be intact on April 11, A petition is being numerously signed In Hanlon may not realize how he weak staff of umpires. with the exception of Garland Stahl, Mobile in a movement inaugurated to get the ened faith in his management last sea The banishment of faserters to the and even in his. case there is more or Alabama Legislature to repeal or modify the son by chasing home every whipstitch. Tri-State for life Will ©wave the effect le,ss probability of his being at the old law preventing the playing of base ball, golf A base ball manager is serving a of keeping all those »o,t ye©t in the stand. Such a result would be .grati or tennis in the State on Sundays. mercurial constituency. To win back crow-bait class from nibbling at the fying to all the fans whose opinions Walter Clarkson is putting " in the winter the confidence of the fans alienated poisoned bait offered by the Atlantic the writer has heard expressed. It©s in the employ of the Boston Telephone Company. from his© support a year ago Hanlon League promoters. a hard matter to effect a trade for a Out of working hours the Harvard boy takes must stamp the impress of his own The National omrrijss1on will refuse player of Stahl©s calibre, and money light exercise to keep him in condition for-the personal interest upon the team and to open "Sunny©. Jim" Sebringts case, will not get him. In this connection spring training trip of the Highlanders. keep it there. If he does not realize although President C. Waldorf Murphy MANAGER CANTILLON Manager George Blackburn, of the Vicksbnrg the important part he has to play in offered the jjra©g©es & Crowbar to pry is quoted as having curved a few over Club, believes he holds a world©s record and this problematical campaign of 1907 off the lid arm give Jim-boy more air. the heart of the plate in a recent talk states that all reports of ball players being the echoes of the -war that will follow The flood in the-East End completely with President Taylor, who wanted to scarce are misleading by announcing that he his first© "Get-away" will make this surrounded the horrte of the lat Wil purchase Hillebrand for his Boston has more than one hundred players available feature as plain as a towering cactus liam Buckingham Ewirj^. "lu.b. The Washington manager said for his team the coming season. oh an Arizona desert. fie could not afford to fix a price on The Jackson Base Ball Association held a Hans Lobert would, much prefer* to the pitcher. If Boston would pay five meeting last week.. The election of officers and avort at tliircr base to covering short. times what he was worth it wpuldn©t directors resulted: in the choice of A. Lewis, Miller Ha&gins as an Editor. Pat Livingjsl©on is resigned to his make him look any better as a man president; D. W. Evans,.. financial manager, "The Rabbit" has spent a few days Hoosier fate jpd glad to get with such ager, nor would it help the Washing- and the following directors: A. C. Crowder, wrapped in deep thought this week. a base ball &*neral as William Henry ion owners to strengthen their team. D. W. Evans, T. C. Merill and D. Ruffiri., He made his reportorial debut this Watkins. Results on the diamond are what he It now seems probable that the League circuit afternoon a la Haiis Wagner, who did and they are after, and in order to get the coming season will contain but six cluba the stunt for a Pittsburg paper the K.-I.-T. WH1 Reorganize. in the Cotton States League. Columbus, Miss.; them»they must-have.players who will, Monroe, La., and Selmrt, Ala., have been other day. Miller Huggins is quite Danville, 111., Jan. 26.- a run of good weather around Macon and a bad climate at the Springs. In THE INTER-STATE LEAGUE. this case they will be called on tb join the sunshine brigade. The Erie Club Not Yet Ready to Give Up Its Present Berth to Enter the THE TRI-STATE LEAGUE. Ohio-Pennsylvania League. stated that the schedules would be arranged on Erie, Pa., Jan. 28. Editor "Sporting a harmonious basis. It is probable, however, Sebring, street and Murray, of the Life." President Charles Morton and that the dates will not be made public for a Manager Hogan, of the Ohio-Pennsyl week or ten days. To date the conflicting dates Williamsport Team, to Play Winter vania League, "came to bad been whittled down from 60 to 25. Ball in Florida. town last week for a Howard Griffith, of Jersey City, has been of consulation with Presi- fered the presidency of the new Atlantic Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 24. Editor ^«nt ©Rflume©Kter. of t^^ FOR THE WEAL OF THE NATIONAL League, but has declined it notwithstanding "Sporting Life." Three of the local Interstate League, and assurances that no Eastern League city will players have gone to the South to play .tua&nate Koster, of LJ.-J be invaded. with the Palm Beach, Brie Club, relative to LEAGUE NEXT SEASON. Fla., aggregation. James Erie©s transfer to the Sebring, catcher Street O.-P. League. The visi CLEVELAND GHAT. and pitcher Applegate tors pointed out that have left foV the sunny Erie would be a better Will Enforce Better Behavior Than clime to recuperate and base ball town classed Base Ball Interest Beginning to Assert be ready for the opening with the fast teams of of the coming local sea Akron, Sharon, Youngs- Ever, and Longs For the Day Itself Lajoie Optimistic About the son of the Tri-State. The F. Baumeister town, New Castle and Prospects of the Cleveland Clubs Southern team is under such cities more in pro When He Will Not Have Punish the management of Louis portion to the local population. Presi Pitching Corps. Rapp, of Toronto, and dent Baumeister said that he had ac outfielder Murray, of the cepted the joint offices of president, ment to inflict on Any Ball Player. BY GRANTLAND RICE. .__ Harrisburg nine. Un- secretary and treasurer in the Inter James Sebring glaub says that he would state so as to regulate its affairs satis Cleveland, O., January 28. Editor rather remain in Wil "Sporting Life." Napland©s "Fan Col factorily to the Erie people. He would SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." liamsport as a sewer inspector than go change if he thought the fans of this ony" is beginning to sit up and take to Boston for the money offered. Three city really desired a change, but under New York, Jan. 28. Henry Clay Pul- notice. It©s only a mat Tri-State clubs are after Sebring, de present conditions with the other liam is going to be on the job at all ter of one brief month spite his present position with the Interstate towns keeping up their end, times as president of the National now before the reveille larger base ball interests, and one he did not see any necessity for im League this year. The rings out and so through manager has gone so far as to make mediate action. little boss of the old or the flurry of sleet and him an offer of the captaincy of the ganization has mapped snow they can see the team if he signs a contract for the out a policy in which Land of Spring just be coming season. Sebring is anxious for JVeTrs Notes. clean base ball is writ yond where the base hits reinstatement, and he has not decided Some of the Bradford players have re-signed ten in capital letters. He are almost in bud. It©s to accept any of the propositions. with that club and others hare promised. Eddie is going to redouble the a funnv thing how the Foster will be on hand again. efforts he made last year fever hits the Bug Brig IVews j\ote». Frank Baumeister. of Erie, Pa., president of to eliminate forever that ade in one fell swoop, as Experienced, non-reserved players are wanted this league, ably represented the organization moj?t undesirable feature it were. The "physical for the Johnstown Club. Address Charles W. at the National Association meeting in New of National League base hunch" that spring is Atherton, 2643 Broadway, N. Y. York. ball, "rowdyism." The Grantland Rice nea.r ^ har>d seemJ,.^ The Lancaster Club has purchased outfielder James Collopy, the Oil City manager, has opposition he met last arrive in a lump. With "Pop" Foster©s release from Harrisbnrg, and if signed Villiam, a pitcher from the New York season when he enforced the world©s series out of the way there he accepts he will be made manager of the State League, and Hoch, and Shields, of last H. C. Pulliam the umnirical rulings follows a deadly lull. Nothing doing Lancaster team. year©s Kaiie team. despite the protests of on through November, December and The Trenton Club has purchased second base the owners and players who suffered most of January. Base ball talk is man Albert Srrobel from the Boston American thereby has only strengthened him in frozen out and the dope some way Club. It is probable that pitcher Witherup NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. his stand for discipline and fairness. seems to run at a low ebb. And then will also be secured. WANTS TO DISCARD "BAD BOOK." as January is about ready to "cash in" He has selected his staff of six um the annual malady seems to flood the The Lancaster Club has purchased first base- Arthur Hofman. of the White Sor, Is playing man John Deal from Cincinnati for $500 and indoor base ball in St. Louis. pires and will impress upon each one landscape. * has also purchased shortstop Newton from Sioux of them just what his duties are. It FAN GOSSIP BEGINS City for $500 and either catcher Lucia or Lat- The Boston Club has turned second baseman will be up to them to follow closely again. Around the festive board or timer. Albert Strobel over to Trenton. the lines marked out. "One thing I the curving bar they begin to ask you Magnate Connelly, of Wilmington, has signed The St. Louis Club has turned third baseman would most like to do this year," he about this player or that and Murvey, a pitcher on the last year Providence Billy Phyle over to the Toronto Club. said yesterday, "is to throw away the to wonder whether So-and-So is in (R. I.) team; also pitcher Harry K. Kpch, late Pitcher Fraser is now a Cub, baring signed a book in my office in which are kept the better shape than, he was last season. of Oil City, and pitcher Charles Clancey, late Chicago contract during the past week. records of the bad deportment of play From that point on the "Babel of of the Eastern League. Catcher Murray, of the Cardinads, will ers on the ball field. Since I became I Tongues" rattles merrily without a The Trenton Club, of the Tri-State League, probably be transferred to Indianapolis. president I have been compelled to lull until the home team hits the to has signed outfielder Vinson, and secured short- Pitchers Corner and Pfeiffer, and Claude keep a volume in which I set down the boggan about July. There©s one point stop Billy Clingman and outfielder Nance from Ritchey signed Boston contracts daring the past unpleasant stories of clashes on the which sticks out noticeably, however, the Toledo Club; and has also secured pitcher week. diamond between players and umpires, and that is that none of the Wise N Pitcher Kennedy, the Cincinnati recruit from and accompanying each case is a nota Ones are attempting to pick any win At the Tri-State meeting in Trenton on Youngstown, has signed a contract for next tion showing what action was taken ners in either league. About this time February 1 officers will be elected, the club season. by me to punish the offenders. Now, last winter the experts had it all bond will be raised to $2000 per club, and a that thing became a nightmare with framed up. They could line up the salary limit will be adopted. The last-named The Pittsburg Club has turned the drafted subject will be the great topic of the meeting. third baseman, Harry Clark, back to Mil me last year and made me wish more finish in either league, but it so hap waukee. than once that I was back in old Ken pened that only a paltry few figured The Wilmington Club has finally succeeded in tucky instead of president of the in the Sox at all even as first division purchasing Pete Cassidy©s release from the Jer Pitcher Fred Beebe, of the Cardinals, has sey City Club, and he will play first base and started work as coach of the Indiana University greatest base ball organization that tennants. The turn of affairs through pitchers. ever existed." 1906 placed a large dent in the good en p tain the team an excellent selection upon WANTS AID OF PUBLIC. old dope. And at this era no one seems which President Connolly is to be congratulated. In an interview out In Los Angeles Manager The Lancaster Club last week signed Michael MeGraw announces that he will play Strang In conclusion Mr. Pulliam said: "I willing to risk an opinion. on second base. want to get rid of rowdy conduct this LAJOIE UNUSUALLY OPTIMISTIC. Russell, pitcher of the Providence team, of season, and appeal to the patrons of the Eastern League, giving for him a cash The Pittsburg Club Is said to bq negotiating base ball, the umpires, players, club As a rule Lajoie can be ranked msideration and another player, Duquette, an with catcher Jack O©Neil, recently released owners and managers to help me. I among the pessimists, as he rarely sees ^tfielder. Catcher George Fox, late of Mans by the Boston Club. ask the fans not to let their enthusi any good fortune ahead until it has field, has also been signed. Outfielder Otis Clymer, who has just re asm get away with them at any time passed, as an Irishman might put it. Speaking of the new National Association signed with Pittsburg, is the happy father of during this season©s games and to ac So his remark a day or so back auent members. President Pulliam of the National a new baby daughter. cept the rulings of the umpires, even the Nap slab corps is significant. "Our Commission, said: "Those Tri-State men seem Danny Shay, of the Giants, Is now said to pitchers look better now than at any to be about as clear cut as any I have ever object to the salary offered him and may not if they go against their home clubs. time since I©ve been a member of this run into. Every one of them seems to be all No wrong can be righted by violent right in every way and I for one am glad sign for the coming season. demonstrations. I ask the others to club," he remarked. "A team may get that they have been brought back into the The Cincinnati Club has sold Joe Kelley©s do their simple duty enforce and along with the infield or outfield crip release to the Toronto Club, and bus turned abide by the rules. Let there be no pled if the fellows in the box keep fold." outfielder Smoot over to Toledo, stain on the year©s record. I see. going right, but , there©s no chance According to President Ebbetts the only un ahead the greatest season the National when this part of the machinery WELL WORTH HAVING. signed Brooklyn players now are Jordan. Seun- League has ever had; I hone the fans breaks down. We©ve had hard luck lon, Stricklett. Henley, Ritter and Hurley. >,will get their fill of IS-karat base there all along, but if we don©t have Group Picture of the Boston American It is reported that pitcher Jake Weimer, of ©ball." * four good men in there right through Cincinnati, is considering playing next season 1907 I©ll back up as a bum prophet. League Team. with the Rogers Park Club, of the Chicuge There©s Joss, Berny, Hess and Rhoades On the first page of this issue we pub City League. CONDENSED DESPATCHES. to start on. Then Moore has come around again and expects to go the lish a group picture of the Boston President Robison. of the Cardinals, has ar Club of 1906, eighth team of the American ranged with President Hedges, of the Browns, Special to "Sporting Life." full distance this season. Outside of. for a spring series for the St. Louis champion these I don©t think I ever saw a young League. For the benefit of readers who ship. The series will begin March 30. I/os Angeles has released Johnny Gochnauer fellow who stacked up better than desire to frame the picture, we have had to San Francisco. Liebhardt did last fall, so he looks same printed on heaw plate paper, size The Pitttsburg Club has transferred outfielder Inflelder Paul Sentelle and pitcher McClo^key 13x14 inches, a copy of which will be Frank Iluelsman, drafted from Montreal, to have signed . with the Philadelphia National good enough to fill any gap, and then the Kansas City Club. That leaves nineteen there©s Berger. Every one who has sent postpaid to any address securely men still to be disposed of by Pittsburg. League Club. any dope to pass out about this fellow wrapped in a mailing tube, for three two- TImnire Haskell, late of the American As hands him a boquet. And by this I cent stamps. Particular attention is Haus Lobert, of the Reds, Hans Wagner sociation, has signed with President O©Neil, of called to the clearness and brightness of and Pat Plaherty were principals in a basket the Western League. mean ball players who have seen him ball riot at Pittsburg night of January 22. work and who should know. The best our framing pictures. No guesswork The ball players came out victorious, but bloody, The Minneapolis Club has sold catcher George part about these last two is that either about who the players are. Each one Vesper©s release to the Des Moines Club, of posed specially for these groups. Hans Wagner has now taken to editing the Western League. one can handle a good run of work ccpy for a Pittsburg evening paper. It is said without caving in. They are both big OTHER GROUPS. that he threw out one good s,tory because the Catcher Frank Roth, of the Chicago Ameri and strong and both put in about forty author spelled basehit without a "t" at the cans, was operated on for appendicitis at Chi games. Liebhardt worked only two We also have 1906 group pictures of the end of the first syllable. cago on January 28. games for us last fall, and while you following clubs: Chicago Club of 1906, American League The Boston Club has decided not to send its The National Commission has awarded in- can©t get any great line on a man in team to Thomasville, Ga., as no hotel ac fielder Eugene Demontreville, claimed by Toledo, two games you can see how he sta©cks champions for 1907; also world©s cham commodations can be secured there. Tenney©s to the Rochester Club. up and goes about the job. This gives pions. men -ft-ill do most of their preliminary work Ira Tevis. late of the Galveston Club, has us seven good pitchers five war Chicago Club of 1906, National League at French Lick Springs. been appointed manager of the Jackson Club, champions for 1907. horses and two youngsters and even New York Club of 1906 of the American It transpires that catcher Haaas, the new of the Cotton States League. if three of them g©o wrong we still Red, is quite a penman. Several clubs claim President Dovey, of the Boston National Club, have four left, and that©s enough. Any League. to have contracts with him that he never ful- has offered $25,000 cash and several players for man should be able to work two games New York Club of J£f06 of the National filed. There will have to be some squaring pitcher Brown and catcher Kling. League. a. week without being crowded." Cleveland Club of 1903 of the American before he can join the Cincinnati team. The Kansas City Club has purchased for $300 There©s more than mere gossip in this President Ebbetts has decided not to pay shortstop William Goode and third baseman dope. There©s no re*ason why an able- Leagus. first baseman Tim Jordan the $5000 salary he O. H. Krueger, of the Waynesburg Club, of the bodied slabman shouldn©t take care of Pittsburg Club of 1906 of the National demands. Mr. Ebbetts adds that Manager P.-O.-M. League. thirty-five games a season, easy. If a League. Patsy Donovan may take Jordan©s place at Athletic Club of 1908 of the American first©base if Jordan prefers to .stay out. Frank B. Rudderham has been re-appointed as club has a couple of winning workers League. Sou the A League umpire. The staff is now these two should look after at least Philadelphia Club of 1906 of the National Billy Gilbert has been appointed coach of complete with Rudderham, Pfenninger, Car- half the games on a schedule, and they the Columbia College team, while the former ruthers and Zimmer. could do this without any overwork. League. Columbia coach, Billy Lauder, probably will Frederick W. Koenig, father of "Silver St. Louis Club of 1906 of the American have charge of a New England college base ball King." the famous pitcher for the old-time THE LOCAL FIRING LINE League. team this season, although all arrangements champion Browns, died in St. Louis, Mo., Jan- this season leaves for Hot Springs a Brooklyn Club of 1906 of the National have not yet beeu completed. nary 24, in his 68th year. week later than usual, setting sail League. The contract of Charles Grapewin, the com- Secretary Farrell has issued notice that the from here on the second of March. To Detroit Club of 1906 of the American edian, was received by the Cincinnati Club National Association has rejected the suggestion offset this the plan is to hold them at League. last week. Grapewin is a first-class ball player made by President Carson, of the Central this spring resort until the Naps are Cincinnati Club of 1906 of the National and will join the Reds at tlie end of his present League, that umpires be subject to draft. ready for the journey from Dixie into League. theatrical season. It is expected that he will The formal transfer of the controlling interest Yankee Doodle. Only Liebhardt, Berg Washington Club of 190C of the Ameri prove to be another Latham on the coaching in the Providence Club by P. T. Powers, J. ,T. er, Ehman and Thielman go to Georgia. can League. lines. Richards and George S. Donaldson to A. G. Last spring. the slab corps left tine St. Louis Club of 1906«of the National For refusing to waive claim to pitcher Bob Doe and Hugh Duffy was made on January 26. weather in Arkansas to butt in on a League. Ewinir the Boston Club is asked by the Cincin Presidents Pulliam and Johnson, of the two Georgia blizzard, and so were cooped Boston Club of 1906 of the American nati ©Club to pay $7500 for Ewing©s release. major leagues, had a meeting in Cleveland in the greater part of the time without League. Now Tenney is trying to figure out in what January 28, to compose and adjust the 1907 any chance to continue the start re Copies of any of these can be had at kind of a new financial game Hanlon is mixed schedules. When "Sporting Life" went to ceived at Hot Springs. The only same price, three 2-cent stamps for eacn. up that he should ask for waivers ou a player press the conference was still on. It was chance for any change in plans will be Address this office. whom he values at $7000. I February 2, 1907 4 SPORTIKG LIFE. DEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN fl/VO MEASURES, "WITH MALICE TOWARD /VO/VC AND CHARITY FOR ALL."-Caitor Francis C. Richter. sociation. The American League©s neg plant, and one of my few recreations is the or conditional selection. As the At- "Sporting Life." When referring to the in antic Leaguers sought to make their ative, therefore killed the proposed fluences that have made base ball a clean game, SPORTIINQ LIFE own conditions and refused the condi amendment wisely, we think. Hulbort, Spalding, Chadwick, Young, Johnson and Pulliam deserve great credit, but none "cut tions offered by the National Associa as wide a swath" as the "Sporting Life." A WEEKLY JOURNAL tion their exclusion was inevitable Nothing so strikingly exemplifies Here©s hoping the Giants and Napoleons will and merited, and leaves them no the mutations of base ball as the fact win in 1007. Yours truly, J. W. BONNER. Base Ball, Trap Shooting and reasonable ground for protest or com that, just as Joe Kelly, after sixteen A Suggested Infield Change. plaint. Having no case they should years of continuous service, retires New York City, Jan. 28. Editor "Sporting accept the ©situation and subside as from the major leagues, his old chum, Life." It may not be generally known, but it Hugh Jennings, should return to the is a fact easily proven, that it was I who FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. gracefully and inexpensively as possi first suggested the foul ball strike, therefore, I ble, and thus save part of their hides. major field after seemingly permanent would like to submit to the base ball Rules relegation to the minors. Who knows Committee an idea which, if adopted, would increase the batting, produce prettier and Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Co. but what Kelley may also return after speedier fielding, and cause the base runners Entered at Philadelphia Post Office GROUP PICTURES. a few , years. Stranger things have to extend themselves to their limit in order as second class matter to reach second and third base. My idea is "Sporting Life" is now engaged in happened. to increase the distance from first to second, and from second to third base, to 100 feet Published by the publication of a series of full Secretary Farrell, of the National instead of 90 feet as now; also that all balls page group pictures of the leading hit inside the line of first and third, whether Association, says there will be fifty on the ground or on the fly. he declared fair. The Sporting Life Publishina Company base ball teams of this country. The minor leagues in operation in 1908. Yours truly, HARRY OURTIS, series will comprise the eight Ameri We believe it. Manager "Original Acmes." 34 Sooth Third Street can League teams, the eight National PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. League teams and probably all the PRESS POINTERS. champion minor league teams about WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. THOMAS S. DANDO...... _...... President twenty-four groups. To date we have *The pride of ownership depends Who Can Draw the Line Between Pro J. CLIFF DA.NDO...... Treasurer published group pictures of the world©s not so much upon what we have as fessional and Amateur? FRANCIS C. RiCHTER...... «...... Editor-in-Chief champion Chicago "White Sox;" of the upon what our neighbors haven©t. From New York "Sun." MRS. WILL K. PARK...... Gun Editor Chicago National League champions; Charles W. Murphy. Managers of nearly all the leading semi- EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager of the New York American League *It seems as though the women have professional base ball clubs in Brooklyn have a society for the suppression of every appointed a committee to draft a bill to legalize team; of the New York National thing except husbands. Mabel Hite. Sujiday games which will be introduced at Al League team; of the Cleveland Ameri bany by Assemblyman Mooney. The bill will Subscription Rates *It is impossible to match a sample be drawn in such a manner, according to One Year ...... $2.00 can League team; of the Pittsburg in buying experience. George B. Mooney, that all professional plavers will be Six Months ...... 1.25 National League team; of the Ath Dovey. barred. There will be a clause which will af Single Copy ...... 5c. letic American League team; of the *After all, there isn©t so much luck fect men who play the game for a livelihood, Foreign Postage . $1.04 extra per annum in owning a horseshoe as in owning a making it possible for young men and boys who Philadelphia National League team; work all the week to engage in their favorite Payable In Advance horse. Billy Hamilton. pastime on the Sabbath. If the bill provides of the St. Louis American League *The man man who nurses a griev that admission fees can be charged to the team; of the Brooklyn National League ance must expect it to grow. Norris games, however, it will be a hard matter in the O©Neil. opinion of competent lawyers to discriminate team; of the Detroit American League against the professional players. In short, it team; of the Cincinnati National *When a fellow loses his money in a poker game it is entirely due to the may prove difficult to define the meaning of League team; of the Washington Amer the word professional in the sense that the way in which he was raised. Hans Brooklyn base ball managers intend to use it ican League team; and of the St. Louis Wagner. in furthering the chances for Sunday games. National League team. In this issue *It©s the things we don©t get that we give an excellent picture of the often make us the happiest. Joseph A Deserved Tribute to Arthur Irwin. Boston American League team. In our D. O©Brien. From Washington "Star." next issue, February 9, the base ball *If you are going to call a man a Arthur Irwin will manage the Altoona Club, liar pick out one who is fond of fishing. of the Tri-State League. Irwin should know the groups will be continued with a very He won©t be so apt to resent it. G. Ed. ins and outs of the game fully as well as any fine group picture of the Boston team, Waddell. man living, and should be the owner of a *The base ball player who turns franchise instead of working for other people. which finished last in the National Irwin has ever been deep in the politics of the League. actor should be sure to make a hit. game, and should be in a position to hand "A WINTER©S TALE." William Hallman. out some valuable advice to the ©baby member *"Troubles are always magnified of organized ball. A scheme of an alleged new outlaw INDICATIVE OF PROGRESS. when a man has nothing else to do but minor league has been given wide think about them. Ned Hanlon. The Laborer Is Worthy of His Hire. *Most of us are well on in years be publicity since the recent National As The past week witnessed the re- From New York "World." sociation meeting far more publicity fore we are well off in cash. A. H. The magnates must get the players under election of Messrs. Charles A. Morton, Soden. contract, and have already opened correspond than the foolish story warranted. The Edward Holland, Richard R. Guy and *The worst thing about getting stuck ence with a view to forwarding the documents. scheme as published is, in part and in Dr. P. C. Carson, respectively, as head with a bargain is that the fellow who Cutting salaries is one of the most dangerous whole, weird in conception and im sticks us brags so about it. Garry things in base ball, and few men have been of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, In- Herrmann. able to get good work out of a man after practicable in execution, and there is diana-lljinois-lowa League, Western cutting his salary, while the same man would no probability of its initiation, and *The pugilist swings his left because work hard if he went to another club even Pennsylvania League and Central he feels that he has a right to do it. for a smaller salary. A suggestion to cut a absolutely no possibility of its suc League. Each man deserved the honor Jack O©Brien. player©s salary is likely to give him the im cessful consummation. of re-election by reason of faithful and pression that he is going back and slowly "What prospect or hope can there be falling into the also-ran class. Few ball players distinguished service, not only to his SALARIES BOUND TO REMAIN HIGH. of good habits realize they are aging and feel for a scheme based on a chain of small own league, but the game at large. confident they are fully as good as ever. towns, devoid ,of suitable equipment, We are glad to note that the Central From Cleveland "Press." What Atlantic Bluffs Amount To. without able, players and minus re League and the Western Pennsylvania After all that has been said and sponsible backing? How could a mere League have fallen into line with the done and threatened, there is no im From Philadelphia "North American" promoters© league succeed where such mediate danger of an alarming slash New outlaw league includes Dobbs Ferry. spirit of the times and the demands of ing of base ball salaries. Not even Sweetland, Chagrin Falls, Pear Tree. Granite, a well-backed organization as the Tri- justice by making the presidential the great American game can be made Peculiar, Barrel City and other thriving cities. State League failed? And what play term three years. It is only a question so absolute a trust that a man can be A salary limit of $10,000 a man will be kept long on a $3600 salary by one strictly enforced and Wagner and Lajoie have ers would entrust their professional of time when every league in organiz already signed ten-year contracts. standing and future to a wild-cat club when another club is willing and ed ball will, in the matter of extended anxious to pay him $4800. league after the bitter experience of presidential tenure, follow the prece MAGNATES ARE WISE. The Right Sort of Magnate. the Tri-State stars? The scheme is so dent first set by the progressive Amer Moreover the magnates are not fools. From New York "Telegram." visionary that no one need lose sleep They know how powerful a magnet Speaking of Carry Herrmann, H is only fair ican League; and since followed by the in wheedling the dollars into the box to say that he has been a man of greater force over it, and no newspaper should give American Association, Western League, office is the knowledge of the fans in base ball than one can imagine. He has not it space or countenance. New England League, Western Penn that there are men on the©club©s pay been destructive, but constructive, and he has If the disappointed promoters of the roll who are paid as high as $50 a shown admirable keenness in solving vexatious sylvania League and Central League. game. A Club whose salary list is snarls of long standing. proposed new Atlantic League are re This, by the way, is one of the best known to be $60,000 a year is more sponsible for the war story, they are of the several wise and beneficial in than twice as alluring an attraction getting themselves into bad odor and novations we have to thank the pro as one that pays out only $30,000. THE IRISH PENNANT CINCHED. deep water without reason and to no gressive American League for. THE ONLY VIEWPOINT. There is no sense and less argu By G. S. M. Stevens. purpose. Having failed to secure pro ment in the assertion, millions of The prarie was packed with the same old crowd. tection they have the privilege of times reiterated, that a ball player The ninth inning was in bloom. playing independent ball without mo TIMELY TOPICS. who commands $6000 or $8000 a sea And the championship of the neighborhood son couldn©t earn $10 a week at* any Was up to our own Pat Muldoon. lestation so long as they do not en thing else. There are singers who are croach upon occupied territory or Statistics show that in the 1906 sea The score was a tie j«st nine to nine, paid $1000 a night and there are ©Twas a Shamrock©s turn to bat, tamper with contracted or reserved son the Tri-State League teams drew artists who get $5000 or $10,000 for a He was never known to hit the ball, upward of 700,000 spectators at their single painting, who couldn©t earn This big Irishman named Pat. National Agreement players. On these their board by any other means. That lines the proposed new league has a contests. The original cities compris they do get big money shows that they He stood at the plate with his feet apart, bare chance of establishing itself. ing the Tri-State League have a com are letter perfect in their part, and are As he lunged at the first bad ball, worthy of their hire. And he missed it by two feet by a ruler©s To go further and attempt war upon bined population of 350,000. The two length, new members, Wilmington and Tren WILL COMMAND THE PRICE. organized ball in reprisal for failure to The ball player who is worth a Then he took an awful fall. ton, will add respectively 76,000 and 74, secure National Association protection fancy salary will generally get it. The He was up before the big crowd counted ten, and the disputed Wilmington and 000, while the surrounding territory of prosperous club owners of the major And was ready to swipe once more. Trenton territory would be as futile the eight cities will easily contribute leagues could adopt no surer method In his second attempt he struck just an inch of putting the goose with golden egg From the place he struck before. as unjustifiable. These promoters 100,000 more people, thus giving the laying habit out of business forever should realize that the disputed terri Tri-State League a total population than by ruthlessly slashing the salar Twenty to one was the betting around, But the short end takers were tame, tory was properly awarded to the Tri- of about 600,000 people to draw from. ies of the men who have lifted the game to the amazing standard of pop For Pat was the rottenest hitter State League not only on legal and That ought to make a very flourishing ularity it now occupies. That ever graced the game. moral grounds, but also on the broad Class B league of the National As "Back to de woods," the rooters yelled, principle of the "greatest good to the sociation©s baby member. "Sit down .A. P. A., you©re through. PUBLIC OPINION. Git under de bench, ynh wild-looking Turk, greatest number," which in this par The Old Sod©s the place for you." ticular case assuredly applied rather The National Association proposition Another Veteran Observer©s Opinion Of With these cries ringing in Patrick©s ears. to the established Tri-State League to reserve umpires has fallen through the National Game©s Organ. He took a big run and a jump, than to a mere paper league. owing to objection by the American Stokesville, Va., Jan. 27. -Kditor "Sporting And hit the next ball to the timbers tall Another thing the Atlantic Leaguers League. The adoption of the innova Life." I am one of your oldest readers (in Oh, My! It was an awful thump. point of service only), having begun in 1S83. I should realize is the fact that National tion required amendment of the Na know the record of every major league player He rounded the bases in splendid form, Agreement protection is a privilege tional Agreement and this in turn re known during the last twenty-four years, Amid the cries. "Hurrah for Pat Hoo-ra," thanks to a long memory and your paper. My " ©Twas the only hit he ever made in his life, not a right; and National Association quired unanimous consent of the two subscription expires in March, but it will be A home run and it saved the day. membership is a matter of privileged major leagues and the National As renewed. I am in charge of a large lumber New York City, January 28, ]007. I February 2, 1907. LIFE. every major league club in the country, I really believe Tenney would prefer for the least any club owner could do to abstain from Sunday playing. He would be to equip his men neatly and has been sneered at because he attend compel his men, under penalty of fine, ed to the business of the club Sundays, to appear properly on the field. All but Would not get into a uniform. That these things cost nothing, simply be is his business. I once knew a player cause they are their own advertise who would not play ball on the Lord©s ment. No scrimping in hotels and rail Day, but he would play cards on that roads for George B. Dovey. "The best day. How many of the few players at every stage of the game," is his who would not play ball on that day motto, and he never counts the cost. are consistent? Then we are not all Jmit to make everything easy for the It is his way. He can©t lose. The free agents. Doubtless some, like player, to anticipate every want, he patrons of the game cannot go back Tenney, refrained from playing owing: ought to meet with the heartiest ap on a man of such a stamp, and neither to wishes of a mother or wife, or both. TAYLOR TOPICS. preciation and with the full apprecia can .* Is it fair to be captious under such tion of the players. The more some THE NEWSPAPER MEN. circumstances? The strengthening of chaps get the more they want. Don©t He has the latter won, because he the Nationals is bound to help the club :hink Mr. Dovey is doing this because is a man after their own heart. He in every city and it is difficult to see THE BOSTON AMERICAN CHIEF OFF fie is new to the game. He knows is with them heart and soul not for at the present writing how the season what he is about and is no jay, no what he can get out of them, but be on both grounds can fail to be a bril matter what the angle of the game, cause he is the real thing and he owns liant financial success. f OR CALIFORNIA AGAIN. and he needs no dope book to help every man with whom he ever came SPOKES FROM THE HUB. { him along. His brain is not yet so into contact. He will be a power in Billy Hamilton writes to me from overcrowded that he is obliged to help National League councils, yea, in base his home in Clinton, Mass., that he is it out by recourse to artificial means. ball councils, because he has the head, looking for fast young material for Before His Departure He Enters a Anyone who thinks he can be gold- the brain, the business qualifications, his Haverhill club. It will seem like bricked or buncoed can be convinced the penetration, and he has backbone, old times to have William around once to the contrary in very short order. pluck and push, and above all, is more. Denial of a Ridiculous Report Mr. Dovey has his ideas about things square as a die. I©ll gamble on that It was at Tim Murnane©s suggestion and he has the courage of his convic proposition. His word is as good a_s that pitcher Donovan, of the Detroits, and Announces His Abounding tions. It is not my purpose to indulge his bond, and when that is said it was invited to coach at Harvard. The in a fulsome eulogy of this gentle takes him all in, as it would any man trouble with most pitchers is that they man, but it may be that a lot of people whom such a qualification would fit. can pitch themselves, but as instruct Faith in His 1907 Team. may not be conversant with his make It was a happy day for the National ors they fail. Tim thinks that Dono up, and it is therefore eminently meet League when he came into its ranks, van can do the trick and it looks to me to be an admirable choice. SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE.". Dr. "Billy" Edwards, of Beachmont, Mass., a suburb of Boston, after his re Chicago, 111., Jan. 29. President turn from South America, called at the John I. Taylor, of the Boston American headquarters of the local Nationals Club, passed through Chicago "Satur- and made terms to act as trainer. i day on his way to Cali There were some half dozen after the fornia. He remained in place. Tenney was highly pleased that the city only a few hours, Dr. Edwards accepted. The latter but had time to deny the knows his business and is a very popu report which was print lar gentleman. I hear he is to lead a ed, here, and elsewhere, most estimable young lady to the altar that Jimmy Collins would at no distant date. Good luck! resume his position as Plugh Duffy has had snow squelch manager of the Boston his golfing aspirations and has had team next season. "I to put in his spare time in bowling". cannot imagine where or Those who knew Billy Conway, one of how the report started," the owners of Bingham©s Hotel, and said Mr. Taylor. "It is a great lover of base ball, with a very ridiculous on the face of wide acquaintance among its follow Joiin I. Taylor it. I should think the ers, will regret to learn of his recent newspaper men should death at the age of 39. Peace to his remember that we gave out ashes. A rare good fellow has left THE OFFICIAL ANNOUXCHMK©XT us and we deeply mourn his departure. that "Chick" Stahl would manage the Boston team this year. Do they think we change our minds over night on CONNECTICUTJEAGUE. such an important affair? I was del uged with questions as to the whys The Opening of the Championship and wherefores for the change when" I struck Chicago, and it made me gasp. Season Settled and linal Action on We never had the slightest thought of making: a change. I thought it was a Contract Jumpers Taken. joke at first, and then I saw it©©in print. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 28. Editor I cannot too strongly deny the yarn." "Sporting Life." Directors of the A GOOD OUTLOOK. Connecticut League met in this city today to make prelimin Mr. Taylor said that everything was ary arrangements for going along swimmingly and that the the coming season, At majority of the players had been sign* torney C. J. Danahor, ed. "I think we will be in the race owner of the local fran from the start," said he, as he swung chise, being the only himself upon the Overland Limited. "I member of the board ab don©t Ihink the rest of the teams will sent. This year the Rea find it easy to stop un. The prospects son will begin April 2», are as bright as they ever were for and will be completed Boston of having a winning team, and September 14, this beinjv that is saying a great deal. I have three days earlier for heard from Jimmy Collins, who is at the opening and one Hot Springs. He says, he has taken week later for the clos off ten pounds already, and that when H. O©Rourke ing than last season. the season opens he will be down to Hartford will open at 360, which is his playing weight. He Haven, Bridgeport at Waterbury, says he is in as good shape as he ever Springfield at Norwich and Holyoke at was in his life. I will be back from New London. The holiday games will California in time for the schedule be a,bout the same as last season. T4\e meeting in New York. I understand chedule will be compiled by Sidney our team is scheduled to open the Challenger and he will start work up season in Washington, April 11." on it at once. It was also determined to allow the umpires $7.60 per game; $10 for a double-header, and $3 for a LEfS. game prevented by rain. Another reso lution adopted debars a contract- jumper and one who has played in the Some More Timely and Interesting Tri-State League in 1905 and 1906 from Facts About the Personality, Char EDWARD S. PLANK, playing at any time on a Connecticut acter and Methods of the New Owner Pitcher of the Athletic American League Club. League team. New* Notes. of the Boston National Club. The colleges have sent many good players into the base ball ranks, but few have gained It Is understood tfeat George Lachance will the celebrity of Edward S. Plank. He was born in 1875 at Gettysburg, Pa., and started play first base for and captain the Waterbury BY J. C. MORSE, out on his career at Gettysburg College in 1900. His work on the rubber attracted consider team. Boston, Mass., Jan. 26. It will now able attention, and Manager Mack at once gave him a trial in 1901. His work was little Manager Dan O©Neil. of the Springfields, says l:o but a short time before both of the short of phenomenal, and during the month of May, 1901, it was thought he would rival that Jimmy Bannon, of Montreal, has secured Boston major league clubs will start the record of any pitcher in either league. He finished well up in the averages that year, an option on his club, which expires April 1. but was out of form the early part of season of 1902. Later he settled down, pitched According to a report from Norwich, short- on the Southern pilgrim winning ball and was one of the chief factors in the Athletics© unexpected capture of the stop Gus Sbffel is slated to succeed Jack Tighe age, the Nationals going pennant. EYer since he has gained steadily in reputation and is today considered on« of as manager of the Connecticut League cham to Thomasville, Ga., after the very best southpaw pitchers ever seen in base ball. For the 1906 season he has the pions this year. a preliminary stay at honor of leading all the twirlers of the American League as winning pitcher, according to The New London Club has, upon the strong French Lick Springs, and official averages. recommendation of Manager Hussey, of Ridge- the Americans to Little wood, signed a young New York player named Rock, Ark. Many and Jack McLinn, who is rated as a sure comer. loud have been the pro and proper to perhaps go beyond or- and for the game as well, for men of Catcher Harry .Tope, who caught so finely tests by some club own dina¥y length in this matter. No, he is his stamp are scarce as hen©s teeth. in New Haven last season, will take a long ers against the expen not a Mr. Easy Mark. He knows what Lots of them are well enough so far as jutnp next season and will go to San Francisco, sive training habit, he is doing all the time and he can they go well enough in spots, per where he is sure to make good. He is a which has apparently not tell many a magnate haps, taut when it comes to the well- splendidly built, strong, strapping player, with yet reached its height. A THING OR TWO rounded whole, an apple without a good arm and a good head. The stay in the Southern about the game that would be benefic specks, just get your glass and see Geo. B. Dovey country is prolonged and ial. Think of the club making such a how many of them you can find. in addit©ion to a course spring trip as he proposes under pre NO STINT OF MONET. HUDSON"RIVER LEAGUE. of training it is now considered the vious ownership! It very often hap Mr. Dovey will expend a whole lot of proper thing to go to some expensive pens that old processes are followed money to make his plant Al, but who The Newburgh Club Makes a Move by resorts where waters can be had and in many lines for years and years, but will say such a property will not pay Signing Billy Connors as Manager where the men can prepare for what is it does not follow that the new ones better than anything run on a different to come an admirable thing if the are not better. I doubt not for a plane. It has been shown again and and Securing a New Park Site. players follow it up properly, but minute that Mr. Dovey would secure again that the people of the United Newburgh, N. T., Jan. 28. Editor scarcely of any avail if they do not. new grounds for his club could ade States will pay good money for a good One of the "Sporting Life." Jim Connors, who MOST SERIOUS DEFICIENCIES quate territory that would be centrally article. "Show me," says Dovey. managed the Newburghs, of the Hud of the game of today is that the play located, be secured, for he wants "Show us," they say, and he will. son River League, the latter part of ers as a whole do not know how to his proposition well rounded, and if There©s no doubt there, because he is last season, will be manager this year. care for themselves, and they abuse there is any criticism he desires to a plugger. He simply will not let The New Jersey Exhibition Company, their systems in a way that tells most have it removed. Mr. Dovey certainly grass grow under his feet. We all owner of the Newburghs, closed a deal decidedly in their work. Now any showed rare foresight in determining know that base ball is on the square. last week for the grounds at the New- club that fails to supervise the player©s to secure FOTJR UNIFORMS Players, no matter how treated, will burgh Driving Park, the best in the diet and his habits is lacking woefully do their prettiest at all times for their city Paddy Kane, catcher, and Joe yet I know not one that is not de for his club the coming season, two employer. Tenney©s men did remark Lake, pitcher of last year©s team, are ficient in this regard. As a rule the for home use and two for use on the able work last season in the face of to be tried out by the Jersey City Club. plavers are allowed to do as they road Scarcely a club that has not ap discouraging surroundings. There i Some new towns are to be considered please outrage nature in every pos peared on the field in untidy, dirty no doubt they will work harder than in the make-up of the league this sible way and very little, if anything, yes often filthy costumes, to the ever next season for a man whose care year. Glens Palls is likely to be drop is said about the matter. Proper eat openly-expressed disgust of the patrons at all times will be to provide for their ped and Hoboken, Hackensack and ing, proper hours, proper treatment of of the game. No one was more con comfort. Tonkers are mentioned for member the body should be insisted upon in versant with this deserved cause of TENNEY©S OPPORTUNITY. ship. ___ every club. complaint than Mr. Dovey, and forth It is going to make a lot of differ LACK OF APPRECIATION. with he determined to put a stop to ence, too, with Tenney in the game New* Notes. Where a. liberal, enterprising club that sort of thing, and it©s a good Sundays. The club will play but six Umpire Fitzshnmonfr foe» back to the Hudson owner like Mr. Dovey »oe» to th« waver his example will be followed by Sunday games, but every little helps 6 SPORTING LIFE. February 2, 1907. New York "Herald,"© is still in the journalistic have too many left-handers on one team, as it harness and has a fat and comfortable berth as is the day of the left-handed pitchers, who editor of "The Official Golf Record," published find it easy to fool the left-handed batsmen." in this city; a paper devoted, as its name in Murray Murray, of the Phillies, has decided dicates, to the growing game of golf. Mr. opinions on the umpire question. He says the Rankin is still the smiling, genial, whole- umpires don©t lose© one game in fifty and that souled man he was in his youth, when his the public does not pay its money© to see sunny disposition got him the sobriquet "June," players and managers abuse the umpire. which has clung to him ever since. Manager Murray has ordered pitcher MeQnil- President Brush has just received a letter lan to return at once from Havana. According from Manager McGraw in which the little to a Newark despatch, however, McQuillan re commander goes into detail anent the Giants© fuses to obey the order, as he claims to have trouble at Memphis and thought maybe he was training trip. He goes into detail, carefully out for good, we simply thought we would see pointing out the many adavntages. The climate, a contract of $2500 to remain in Cuba until what -was doing in the outlaws in ease it came he says, is ideal, and the accommodations of April 1. METROPOLIS MEMS to a sftow-down, and we wired Sehring. We fered at Los Angeles are perfect. Indeed, he A Reading despatch says: "Louis Litschie, had no idea of quitting the club, but just predicts that other teams will go to California who is recognized as one of the best infielders wanted to know what the chances were. We next, year, maintaining that a club never made playing in the City League1 , will go South with got an answer which offered us more money a wiser move than when New York decided the Athletics early in the spring. If he i^akes A CALIFORNIA TRIP EOR THE GIANTS than we were getting. We didn©t want to go, on a trip to the coast. McGraw will leave good he will be given a trial by Manager however, and when the whole thing was settled San Francisco in time to reach New York Feb Mack early in the season." McGraw knew all about it. Neither Donlin nor ruary 1. He has completed all arrangements Manager Murray developed pitcher Frank SETTLED ON. myself had any intention of throwing down the for the Giants© stay at Los Angeles, where, he Corridon in Providence and knows that he was management and McGraw knows it." says, the natives can hardly wait for the time not properly handled while witti the Phillies. The above statement supports Seb- for the Giants to appear. He says next season Frank will pitch the game ring©s declaration to the National Com of his life, as he has not only improved a lot All Details For a Most Ambitious mission, and what is more, it shows but is enjoying complete health for the first that the players made the advances PHILADELPHIA NEWS. time in three years. unsolicited. In commenting on Seb- Louis Rlchie, the youngster who pitched Undertaking Now Arranged ring©s revelations, Sam Crane, the local such excellent ball for the Phillies last year, Contracts Sent Out to the Players of was a caller at the Philadelphia Club office scribe, said that if Donlin and Gilbert the Two Local Clubs No Trouble last week. Richie is heavier than he was Facts Anent Gilbert©s Contumacy were induced to talk business with last year, in the best of health and is confident Sebring their act was reprehensible. Getting the Men Into Line. that he can excel his pitching record of last Crane says there are no two players year. He is anxious for the season to open. Yankees Waiting on Griffith. who owe more to McGraw than Donlin BY F. C. RICHTEE. Charley Dooin, the strawberry-haired catcher and Gilbert, and we guess he is about of the Phillies, has signed his contract for the right. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 28. President coming race, and says he thinks the team will BY WM. F. H. KOELSCH. Shettsline, of the Philadelphia Club, have a chance for the championship this season. McGraw Had His Troubles. sent out contracts last week to all the He bases it on the fact that the Phillies are New York City, Jan. 28. Editor players on the roster of naturally slow movers, and that they have "Sporting Life." The California trip It is quite true that the players did the club, with the ex gradually been getting better for the last four for the Giants has been definitely not play championship ball last year ception of three men. seasons, and are just coming into their stride. settled upon. McGraw and therefore they have, no right to These men are already and his men will gather expect to be pampered and humored under contract to play in Chicago on February as they were when they won the with the Phillies this 6 and start for Los world©s series from the Athletics. We season, they being catch THE EASTERN LEAGUE. Angeles to begin their guess Manager McGraw had his ers Dooin and Jacklitsch long training campaign troubles handling some of the bad and a pitcher of the The Veteran Joe Kelley is to be Tor- in the Western country. cases of "swelled head" that developed name of John Neuer, a The trip which the Giants among- the world©s champions of 1905. big left-hander, who did onto©s Flayer-Manager at a Salary have planned was decid Over-confidence was at all times sadly excellent work at Hazel- ed upon only after a in evidence, and when Mathewson be ton last year. The play of $500O. heap of thinking and fig came ill and later Donlin was injured ers were all notified to Baltimore, Jan. 26. Editor "Sporting uring. It is by far the there was a very heavy fall that badly F. C. Richter report in this city pre Life." It has been settled that Joe longest and most expen jarred the inflated ones. The general pared to leave for Sa Kelley will manage and play in the sive training jaunt ever demeanor of the team at the opening vannah, Ga., where the team will spend outfield with the Toronto elsch attempted by a base ball of last sason is well described by Sam three weeks in preliminary work, on team, of the Eastern club. The expense, alone, Crane in the following words: "Their Thursday morning, February 28. While League, next season. The would make magnates rub their eyes, easy victories over the Athletics for this city will be the rendezvous of contract has been signed but McGraw, when he prevailed upon the world©s championship gave them most of the players a few will go and the former Cincin John T. Brush to give his permission, the idea they were invincible. Their direct from their homes to Savannah, nati manager and player had several objects in view. chests swelled and their heads expand some of them residing in the South will return to the min ed to abnormal proportions. Some of and West. The players will be given ors after many years of McGraw©s Ideas and Plans. them failed to recognize old friends the choice of traveling to Savannah by good service in the Na The first of these objects was to even by the merest nod, given in a rail or water. A few, notably Gleason, tional League. Kelley secure the proper climte for spring patronizing way. They were cham Duggleby and Thomas, prefer the will receive a salary of training. The crafty base ball general pions of champions, and in their own route by water and consequently they $5000 a year. This is figured that an even minds could never be beaten out for will most likely sail from this city on probably the largest sal climate in the South in a pennant." That about describes the Tuesday, February 26, arriving at ary ever paid to a mana the early Spring is a situation as it was when the gpn.^ Savannah one day in advance of the Joseph Kelley ger of a minor league rarity. Last year he sounded for the first game last spring, other players. team, but it is believed camped at Birmingham and it is quite reasonable to assume by the Toronto Club owners that in that there will be a different state of Kelley©s reputation as a player, his and was opposed by Athletic Players Lining ITp. weather that practically affairs this spring. aggressive style, and knowledge of crippled his best men. At Manager Mack, of the Athletics, sent the game the club has made a good Los Angeles, about the "Waiting For Griffith. his contracts out several weeks ago, investment. The club owners figure and to date he has received signed that Kelley will be receiving $2500 time the Giants will The Old Fox must be enjoying life pitch their tents, the contracts from Harry Davis, Monte as manager, succeeding Ed. Barrow, on his ranch, as he is now overdue. Cross, "Rube" Waddell, Oldring, Bart- who has retired- from the game to weather is ideal for out Perhaps he is on a still hunt for a door -work. The climate ley and Dygert. Last week Danny give all his attention to his hotel pitcher or two and may surprise us Murphy surprised and gladdened Mack business, and that the other half of is even and the air cool any day. Who can tell. It has been J. J. McGraw anConnie Mack says he won©t sign or trade any zotte, Shaking Up the learn A the game he lost to the White Sox one Sunday more of his players until March. Billy Gilbert has come out with the in Chicago, although the Sox made but one Crack Shortstop Captured in Trade. declaration that he will not shine in safe hit off his delivery. Pitcher Pittinger will sign with the Phillies Eastern League company next season. for next season without securing a raise in Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 28. Editor He has purchased an interest in a cafe Your Brooklyn corresopndent thinks Greater salary. His threat to jump to the outlaws "Sporting Life." Manager Lezotte, of New York has three "tolerably" good first is dead. the Wilkesbarre team, has traded on Columbus avenue and that he feels baseman in Chase, McGann and Jordan. This former Manager and Captain Michael very keenly his release to the Newark may go so far as McGann and Jordan are con Catcher Berry, who finished last season with Donovan for second baseman Peartree, Club is quite evident from the folio-w cerned, but Chase is in another class. the Athletics and has re-signed, will soon ing: "I guess I©ve shot my bolt in the become a Benedict. He will marry a Richmond of the Troy team. Donovan, while a Elberfeld expects to leave his farm at Suffern, (Ind.) girl. snappy, aggressive player, failed to hit big league. Anyway, I©ll never don a N. Y., next month for Hot Springs, where he well last season, and had marked uniform again. You can state for me will probably be .joined by Kleinow, McGuire. Pitcher Andrew Coakley was a visitor one lapses in his fielding. Peartree will positively that I will not play with Chesbro, Hogg. Orth. Williams and Keeler. day last week, and he looks to be in splendid play second for Wilkesbarre. Lezotte Newark. I will not play in any other "Looks like the pennant for us this trip," condition. He feels certain that he will make minor league. Having finished with chirped Elberfeld. of tobasco fame. good with Cincinnati. also announced that he has signed the New York Club I am done with Robert C. Clark, who pitched last sea Mike Donlin returned to this city last week "Rube" Waddell has added one more line to son for the Oakdale independent club, ba.se ball forever." That sounds very fifteen pounds lighter than he ever was in his repertoire of athletic games. He is now fine and drew a big headline in the his life in the winter time, and with a face the goal tender for the roller polo team out in of Buffalo, and Charles McGinley, the papers, at this season of the year, as pink and white as if lie had been in daily Eastern Pennsylvania. second baseman of the same team. when base ball news is very scarce. training since the break up of the last base Shortstop Simon Nichols writes from his Walter Harman, a big fellow from ©But it is not taken seriously. One ball season. home in Boyds, Md., that he is keeping himself Manchester, N. H., who is a left-hand heartless local critic explained Gil Charles H. Ebbetts. the president of the in good condition with a view to making ed twirler, has also been signed, and bert©s sale to Newark by stating that Brooklyn Club, announced yesterday that the the regular Athletic team. Manager Mack is will be given a trial. He has an ex the little second baseman played minor Superbas would sail from this city March 5 confident that Nichols will make good. cellent record. Negotiations are on league ball last season. The statement on a Clyde liner for Jacksonville. The team The "North American©© not inaptly remarks: with a pitcher named Deubert, of that Gilbert and Donlin had planned will remain there until March 20. On March "Those clever one-day sessions of ball players Cleveland, O., who is well recommend to desert McGraw and jump to the 27, 28, 29 and 30 the Brooklyns will play at at sporting desks are becoming frequent. To ed and whose terms may be accepted. outlaw league last season drew an ex Savannah. Ga.; April 1 and 2 at Macon, ©Ga.: square things, Connie Mack should spring two The effort to get Shortstop Al. Newton, planation from Gilbert, which was also April 3 and G at Atlanta. Ga.; April 5 and C word painters for his battery on July 4. of Sioux City, will probably fall, for, at Lynchburg, Va.; April 7 at Paterson, N. J.; In reply to criticism of outfielder Armbrust- instead of being willing to exchange intended to exonerate Jimmy Sebringr. April 8 at home, and April 9 at Holyoke, Mass. Here is Gilbert©s version: er©s release Manager Mack says: "I know what him for a strong outfielder, as at first "June" Rankin, who in the 80©s acquired 1 am doing. Armbruster is big league material, agreed, Sioux City now wants money "Last spring when Don Ha bad the little national celebrity as the sporting editor of the but he is left-handed and It does not pay to for him. February 2, 1907. SPORTEVG LIFE. a corking good catcher and hit .370 foundation and dismissed it. Barry in one of the smaller coast leagues last brought the attention of the Commis season. He figures that he will be of sion to the case himself, claiming that double value to a.ny team, as he is an the Boston Club owed him twenty-one accomplished trainer and rubber and days© back salary. The Boston Club can make good with the stick and be contended that the player failed to re hind the plate. He ought to be a prize port to them iri the spring- because for somebody. they refused to send him transporta would have been one to applaud, not tion money. He was afterward let go to growl at, under the ethics of the to the Houghton Club and then recall National League. Fraser is delighted THE WISCONSIN LEAGUE. ed and because he was not in condition CHICAGO GLEANINGS to come here. He has just bought him was let go without pay. The Commis self a pretty home at Parkside, a Chi sion avers that the Boston Club had a cago suburb, and naturally wishes to Elects Charles F. Moll, a Milwaukee perfect right to refuse to pay him on remain in his own town. Despite his these grounds. DOVEY OF BOSTON AFTER SOME age, he is good for many more games. Bowler, as President, Succeeding Fraser has taken good care of his wing tjohn H. Powers, of Chicago. and can ease them over with all kinds STAR CUBS. of cleverness, just as Jack Taylor can. Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. 28. Charles"F. AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. In Fraser and Taylor the Cubs will Moll, the Milwaukee bowling poli have two of the oldest pitchers in the tician, was elected president of the The Boston Club has sold pitcher Ed. Barry profession, and both of them still val Wisconsin State Base Ball League on to the Providence Club.© New Boston Owner Wants Some of uable. January 19 to succeed J. H. Powers, of All but three of the Washington regulars Chicago, who has held the office for NEW SOX. have signed for this season. the last two years. Powers would Bill Armour declares that Addle Joss Is one Murphy©s People Comiskey Not The impression that Comiskey is have been re-elected, but refused to ot the best all-around pitchers In the country. really standing pat and is not adding accept the position again unless the Catcher Peterson and shortstop Charles Wag Standing Pat so Much as Was any nejv players to the roster of the salary was increased to $1500 a year ner signed with Boston during the past week. Sox is dispelled when the list of men and the term of office increased to four is examined. Even though he should years. Other officers were: Vice presi Catcher Jay Towne and pitcher Freeman, the Thought The Case of Fraser. get no more men between now and dent, J. H. Lafie, Oshkosh; treasurer, Evansville recruit, nave signed Chicago con next April, he .has quite an extensive George B. Wheeler,-Eau Claire; finance tracts. catalogue and will have to do some committee, J. A. Elliott, La©Crosse, and During the \yeek the Washington Club re quick trimming. For instance, he has Roy f. Wilcox, Eau Claire. The circuit ceived the signed contracts of Hickmani Warner BY W. A. MELON. five catchers Sullivan, McFarland, will be composed Of Eau Claire, La and Cross. Chicago, 111., Jan. 26. Editor "Sport- Roth, Towne and Hart. '' Three will be Crosse, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Wausau, Bob Lowe, of the Tigers, has been engaged Ing Life:" Magnate Dovey, the new carried which three depends" largely Madison, Freeport, I1L, and either to coach the: University of Miehiean base ban power of the Boston Nationals, is in on the shape in which Eddie McFar- Rockford,; 111., or Winona, Minn., with Candidates. our city, and is. welcome. _Wlth the Tiger twirlers In Hot Springs In i] He ©has come here with March will be Plttsburg, Boston and Cleveland * the idea of buying or pitchers also. trading for some of the .Toe Cantillon says that of all the players Cub stars, but is likely In harness catcher Joe Yeager would make ttt« .to be out the time and best umpire. ••?*•• • © the carfare. Little Mr. Shortstop Turner has been boomed so much Murphy says that while that he refuses to sign with Cleveland at the he would like to help terms offered. ,© the new man along©, he Pitcher Roy Patterson has re-signed with cannot see his way clear Chicago for his eighth consecutive campaign to parting with any of under Comiskey. .; the people whom he de Mike Powers Is the only catcher who can sires. Mr. Dovey, is handle Eddie Plank right. That©s Connie W. A. Phelon specially eager to ac Mack©s reason for holding him. quire -Reulbach and Hof- man, and is said to have $10,000 cash "There will be no repetition of 1906," says in hand for them, but the little presi Fielder Jones. "The White Sox will take the dent says that there, is nothing, do.ihg. lead from the start and will never be headed." President Comiskey, of the White Sox, em Mr. Murphy, .aside from any Reulbach- phatically denies the report that . ontflelder Hofman deals, should be taken out and .Tack O©Neil is to be turned over to Milwaukee. GENTLY REASONED Wlta. The Boston Club has assumed Bob Unglaub©s The Boston team was a very weak contract with the Williamsport ex-outlaw bunch last year and must be strength league club. And it doesn©t call for $4500 a ened materially to make it p.opular. season, either. If .it is boosted -in fit1 good When the White Sox reach Mexico they will and .ship-shape fashion- be greeted by a local American sporrljns it 1 will, become a good^ writer. Harry Spring, who is sporting editor drawing card aroun©d the of the "Daily Record," of the City of Mexico. circuit, and ©there ©w.ill be A KTiostantlal lift in salary and promise of more money for every some extra money for good service have had body, to say nothing of the effect of making pitcher Ed. Smith perfectly . a far more interesting willing to sign with St. Louis for the coming pennant race. > Why, reason. " therefore, should Mr. Buck Freeman has re-signed with Boston! Murphy hesitate to sell A portion of th contract provides^ that Free .Mr. Dovey, at the mini man shall travel about the country looking mum price, several of over promising base ball players and reporting;© the many youngsters upon them. drafted by the Cubs? It Charlie Comiskey, the owner of the Chlci©go C. W- Murphy White Sox, says he will have an ocean yacht is all very well to talk built and will© spend his vacations7 on cruises. about giving young fellows a fair He will be the first base ball magnate to own trial and to declare that none of them a private, yacht. will be released till given a chance to Pitcher Oberlin, who will be given a trial show skill, but what chance-will the by Boston in the spring, Is minus the index new Cubs really get? The pitching finger on his pitching hand. He got In contact, staff can hardly be bothered and the with a buzz saw and pitched better ball after addition of Fraser to the list gives the it healed than before. team seven star twirlers. No . show Hughey Jennings started last week to coach for the youngsters there. What chance the base ball candidates for Saint John©s Col has any new catcher against Kling- and lege team . at Annapolis. Among the players Moran? What opportunity for any kid trying for a place on the team la a son of outflelder to displace the present Cub Wilbert Robinson, the old Baltimore catcher. gardeners, especially if Hofman goes President Comiskey, of the Sox, and Irving to the suburbs? Then, when there is K. Pond, architect, acted as judges at the a weak team clamoring for help, why Chicago School of Architecture in a contest of not give Mr. Dovey Walsh, Perdue, twenty students to determine the ownership of Chenault and Osborne, all young- men a $250 prize for a drawing of a model base of great promise, who could get a bet ball park. Manager Cantillon, of Washington, says pitch ter trial with the Beans than with er Cliff Curtlss, of Milwaukee, is a better the Cubs? pitcher than any of the minor leaguers who BIG ROSTER. have been drafted, and is at a. loss to account No champion team ever before took for his forgetfulness in not drafting him for on as many recruits as the Cubs. A Washington. glance at the roster is most impress The Boston Ctab will give another chance to ive, but confirms the statement that Ed. Hughes, the big twirler, whose wildness there is small chance for the young last season caused the club to let him go to sters. The team has four catchers© - Third Baseman of the Chicago American League Club. pasture. He will be taken along on the trip Kling-, Moran, Walsh and Seabaugh. to Little Rock and an effort will b* made There is an army., of pitchers the six © Lee Tannebili; the brilliant third baseman of the Chicago White Sox. champions of the to cure him of the habit. of last fall, Brown, Reulbach, Taylor, world,-was born at Dayton, Ky., on October 26, 1880, and began playing in his home town Joe Cantillon, the new Washington manager, as a pitcher. He went to the Richmond team, of the Virginia League. In 1900 and turned comes in on the dog fancying proposition almost Pfiester, Lundgren and Overall Harp his attention to .third -base.- In 1902 he went ©to Minneapolis, but finished the season in as strong as he does on the diamond heroes. er, who says his arm is good as ever; Colorado Springs. Next season he left the Western League and went to the Louisville Cantillon has a number of very valuable dogs Fraser, just acquired from the Reds; American Association Club, where he played short field. Two months after the season and has gained quite a reputation among the Klumm, a youth from Wisconsin; Per opened he hroke his leg and was out for ."the rest of the year. In 1903 Comiskey bought sporting fraternity of the country as a judge due and Chenault, from down in Ken him and placed him at short field, where he failed to come up to standard. In 1904 he of good Boston terriers. tucky, and Durbin, the Western left was switched to third base, in which position he at once made good so ;jood, in fact, Owner Frank Farrell, of the New York Clnb, hander. The team is not long on in- that he Is considered one of the best third basemen in the profession; and were he a states that he has put in a legitimate claim fielders, even counting Hofman in that better batter than he is he would rank as a star. for "Doc" Hillebrand which will not be abated capacity Chance, Evers, Rteinfeldt, and he will play with Washington or New ^Tinker, Sweeney and Hofman. In the York or not at all. Mr. Farrell further says outfield there are Slagle, Sheckard, land reports. The pitching list is the chances in favor of the latter town. he stands ready to pay Hlllebrand as much Schulte, Gessler, Randall, Osborne, Hof augmented by a clever youth named Mr. Moll has always been a close fol money as any other major league club. man and maybe Sebring. Maybe Mr. Freeman, while Fiene, who has been lower of base ball and should make a "Hobe" Ferris is holding off from signing his Boston contract for 1907 because he wants Murphy can make some changes from doing a thinking role for many days, good man for the place. Mr. Pu\vers President Taylor to pay him for the time he last season©s line-up,-but it is hard to is slated for regular service. Lee deserves credit for organizing the Wis was under suspension last fall following his. see where there can be much shifting, Quillin, who did great batting In the consin League and keeping it intact. row with Jack Hayden. "Hobe" was under and some weaker team ought to be Western League, is added to the list suspension from September 12 to the end of the given the benefit of some superb ma of infielders, and an attempt will be News Xotes. season and, of course, he was not paid for terial. made to get Rohe into regular service. that period. FRASER©S CASE. Mike Welday, who likewise hit furi Charles Ferguson. tho ex-St. Paul pitcher and The tempest raised over the fate of ously out West, will be given a chance general all-round player, has been signed as Fraser blew over after Mr. Murphy in the outfield. The Sox, therefore, manager of the Wausau team, of the Wisconsin sent Garry Herrmann $1500 for the while not looming up as numerously State League for tho coming seasoih. CHEW player. For a couple of days there wa^ as the Cubs, are a fairly strong bunch Howard J. Cassiboine. who managed the a wild row over the man. Garry claim in population, and will not need so Houghton, Mich., team during the last season. ed that Murphy" was trying to trade much sifting. has been signed to pilot the new team that him Gessler, who is said to be out of ODDS AND ENDS. Madison will have In the Wisconsin League. the game, and also alleged that Mur Charlie Bartson, one of Comiskey©s The Oshkosh Base Ball Association has or Beeman©s ganized for the season of 1907 by electing the phy tried to work off Seaboug-h on him pitchers in the Brotherhood days of following officers: President. H. C. Dnnforth: The Original on the strength of an imaginary offer 1890, was here at the Three-I. meeting vice president. Thomas Ryan; secretary and from Barney Dreyfuss. All©of this was and met Jimmy Ryan for the first time treasurer, F. P. Gilleti. The Association has denied by the little president, who since that great campaign. Bart has raised a fund of $2500. The games will be finally closed up the "whole discussion prospered exceedingly and now owns played at the White City park. xmth of the by sending his check to Redville. Mr. half of Peoria. . - Pepsin Murphy was not guilty of any at According to the Three-I. magnates tempts at sharp practice, I Srmly be>- a fielder named; .Reagan, -who lives in lieVe, but if he had: been, what of it? Chicago, was the-best player they had. PLAYER NON-SUHED, He would simply have been showing He is alleged to-be a simply wonderful himself an adept in the one great hitter and fine fielder, and the Three-I. The National Commission Dismisses winter pastime of "the National League men couldn©t understand how he has magnates the mutiial gold-bricking- escaped the draft. Barry©s Complaint Against Boston. and Sea-Sickness. ©of One another. He would have shown Any strong team want the real thing Cincinnati, O., Jan. 22. The National them that, eyen though he might be as a coacher and trainer? Jack Tuthill, Commission decided today that the a newcome kid in their midst, he was a pugilist and gentlemanly athlete, case of Ed. Barry against the Boston All Others Are Imitations Just as foxy as they, and the affair wishes such work. Mr. Tuthill is also American League, Club was without SPORTING LIFE. February 2, 1907. Last week the Carnegie sage took a tc." Asked as to reasons why,no team he printed one day recently. Col. Barney will whirl at editing the page of a local lad taken a chance and secured Stank give out no news about the titne table which afternoon paper. The headquarters ard for a second try-out in fast com he has under way. PITTSBURG POINTS, boys now have their gagging guns pany, Col. Dreyfuss replied: "I am Diamond managers hereabouts must get well loaded for J. H. W., and he is sure that I don©t know." move-on or the foot ball coach will execl them In coin getting. Plttsburgers have learned fighting shy. The paper planned well that Washington & Jeffereson College paid CHARLES FRASER EARNS THE TITLE for the gala event and presented a John Ganzel©s Case. photo of the famous moulder of public Frank Pierkarski §2300 to instruct their grid sporting opinion, pen in hand, clad in This assertion brought out an argu iron lads for three months. OF ALL-AROUND MAN. a base ball jacket and seated besides ment on the first bag shift made by Little Pirate Ranch, R. F. D. Akron Branch, a fine flat top desk with electric, mes the Reds for 1907. Was John Ganzel Cowley County, Kansas." iThls Is now the senger call and phone at his elbow. any better as a batsman? Pittsburg official name of F. Clarke©s enlarged farm. It men recall the time John played for required 1400 posts for the fence. With two A pile of legal looking books, evidently horses named Phil and Honus the Pittsburg Veteran Has Drawn Salary From Five patent office reports were piled up in ;he local team under the direction of leader has reminders of his summer duties ever front. The portrait was certainly W. Harry Watkins. He was given all the chance in the world to make good. around him. unique; so different from the average Pittsburg© s pay roll in 1906 was the largest Clubs in the Past Ten Years A newspaper grind situation. The ven After going for nearly three weeks in all America. This is an official utterance. ture was a success nevertheless. without getting bingles enough to There is a belief that a cut is due for this Young Collegian Who May be a Charley Power took one shot at Editor ount on one hand, "Watty" handed summer. Still where it can be done Is a Wagner next day, saying: "The only him his; gave out to the papers that problem. Remember, the man secured m page of copy thrown out by the dis Ganzel was discouraged here and a Rltchey©s place refused $12.000 for tvK> years Steady Regular If He Keeps Up. tinguished writer and critic was one hange of pasture might help him. from New York. Then Clarke certainly landed handed in by a man who forgot to There is no doubt of Ganzel©s ability a bigger contract. write it bast hit." Speaking of Wagner as a defensive player. He also seemed While in Cincinnati Col. Barney met William BY A. R. CRATTY. reminds me that the noted shortstop to know the game. "Ganzel," said a Clingman, the old-time third baseman. who has a young friend whom he would man about Pittsburg headquarters, assured him that he had finally given up «pe Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 27. Editor like to see placed in some minor league "would be a crackerjack if he did not game. Clingman Is holding down a fine position "Sporting Life." Bob Ganley may be team. His name is Harry Keller. He pay heed to trifles. I recall the time as an engraver. "Clingman wasn©t such a the globe trotter of organized base Fred Clarke tramped on his foot. In poor ball player, let me tell you," commented is a first baseman, a left-handed artist Barney. "He may have been a little sensitive, ball, but the honor of on this bag, but good just the same. a jiffy the big fellow hustled to the champion shifter in the "I have seen Keller play and he is a bench and began to look up the injury but he worked loyally.©© National League belongs crackerjack in covering the bag," de-; which was trifling. Curb that habit, It Is gratifying to learn that Michael Donlin to Charles Carrollton clared Col. Dreyfuss. Keller was with and John would be worth a mint to is a changed man, thanks to the efforts or Fraser, pitcher. Joining almost any club." Mabel Hite, his talented! little, wife. "ltts: the Chicago team Chick a P. O. M. League team last fall, but burgers report M. J. D. as looking in excellent en has reached the high had a non-reserve contract. shape. With, the veteran in form and tending mark. He has been with Paying the Penalty. to business, where can you find many better five teams in the Nation An Independent Dream. © "Humpty" Badelj better known as specimens of -base ball ability? He can field, al and then several in "I will wager that ©Silk© O©Loughlin "John Henry Wagner No. 3," was a run bases, sting that! ball. What more is the American to swell is kidding some one," declared Col. caller at the Pittsburg Club office wanted? his count. C. C. Fraser©s Dreyfuss when the matter of a new Thursday. Badel wanted to know "There©s an old boy who cost me many a case Was made the spec independent league in New York State "Where he Was at." He could not catch dollar by beating the home team," re "k^ turned- up, "The umpires are to be, on to the ruling of the National Com James R. Mason, the loeal sport Pr moter ** ial order of discussion he gazed at Kitson©S portrait in last.. T * * A. R. Cratty at Saturday©s gathering paid anywhere from $2000 to $2500 per mission regarding the Tri-Staters. "Sporting Life." "Remember the time he of base ball men around year. That©s good, but how about the Secretary Locke started a quizz class. us2d to^me here with the Brooklyn team local headquarters. The topic had players? Are they to get more?" Just After hearing two or three words from Well, in this city anyway, he could ptcti great some entertaining angles. "Back in then a Pittsburg newspaper man raced the man with the luck-bringing back, ball and hit like a .400 man If he P?"0" ! 1896 we bought Fraser from St. Paul," into headquarters and wanted some in Locke remarked that he was sorry to the same way In every city he would draw one said Col. Barney. "We sold him to the formation on a special telegram he had say Mr. Badel was destined to stay in of the biggest." . Philadelphia Club for $1500. Now he from the East. "Victor Willis had a the Tri-State along with James Seb- is again sold for the same sum. fine offer to join an Atlantic League ring and others. Badel had signed a "Chick" pitched good ball for the Reds team. Would he accept it?" queried Buffalo Club contract and also accept -£ s. srss: .s "F^ViHl last year, but could not win. He dotes the anxious reporter. "You will have ed money from that club. The Carnegie sssn. -s^rssa «, '%£ on beating us, but I don©t think that to ask Willis," was the magnate s lad is the making of a fine ball player. he had the pleasure last race." "Yes reply. From reports turned in here to Friends regret his inability to play in he did, and in a game marked by his the financial standing of the aforesaid any other union than the Tri-State. annual batting streak, which Fred league organized base ball has little Still he has only himself to blame. Clarke talks so much about," put in to fear. A newspaper man is the main gaffer. Secretary Locke. "It was in a Sunday It©s Up to Joe. coat more than the old. game at Cincinnati." Then the Pitts Joe Cantillon is something of a burg financial man raced to a corner, Youne Players© Chance. scrapper. All his Pittsburg friends are drew out the file of "Sporting Lifes" "Breezy" C. Bill Stuart, boss of fully aware of this fact. Therefore WINS $250_PR1ZK. and soon remarked: " ©Chick© beat us Skiatook, Indian Territory, reputed every time they get a chance they give 4 to 2. I recall the game now, for I manager of the Coffeyville, Kansas, the fire-eating leader a dab about his Joseph Herman Designs Model Base can see Fraser chuckling as he strolled base ball team, owner of 240 acres of fine outlook for run-ins when he takes to the bench after scoring the winning oil-producing land and official umpire charge of the Washington, D. C., team. Ball Park in School Contest. run on a crippled outfielder. Leach of the Pittsburgh games at Hot Not long ago one of Cantillon©s friends Chicago, 111., Jan. 23. Joseph Her- was playing "center field. He had an Springs, blew into headquarters on wafted at him the following: "Joe, you man was awarded first honors yester arm so sore that he could scarcely Saturday. Stuart was in poor health will have a man on your team who throw the ball. Tommy had caught a on his last trip East, but this time he day for the best design of a model base has a record for quarreling. He seldom ball park in the competition held by fly not far back of second base, but vowed he never felt better. "Boys, stays with a team more than a year Fraser took a chance and ran home said Stuart, "I am not manager of the or two. He will get you all right." the Art Architectural school. The prize from third. Leach gave his best effort Coffeyville team as mentioned the Cantillon©s dark eyes rolled. He re was $250, but as Herman was not a to get the ball to the rubber, but it other day in the "Sporting Life, but marked testily: "Get me! Well just member of the schbql the money was struck in front of the catcher and shot I have agreed to help out the nine in wait until you hear from the reports given to J. A. Armstrong, a graduate, away.while Fraser took one of his the way of securing players. If you of the opening battle. It won©t be by wtoose picture was judged second best leisure strides to the bench howling know of any likely lads who can keep rounds. There will be only one ring Herman will receive a medal for his with glee." up the pace in the little league out of the bell. The others will not be efforts Other.designs commented on that way send in their addresses care needed. I think that you will find the favorably AvereW Miss Vera Fales R. The Expected Happened. of Skiatook, Indian Territory. My old man has won with his hands down." P Ostprirren and A. C. wicKernarii. Chicago©s purchase of Fraser did not home is sixty miles from Coffeyville. The Judges chosen to decide the win surprise Pittsburg base ball owners. Bits of Gossip. ner werl President Comiskey, of the and cannot forget the old sport." C. White Stockings, and IrvmgK Pond, Several weeks ago a club man hap Harry Gessler sprung "mitral regurgltatlon" pened to be in Chipago. B S gave notice to Col. Barney that but in the absence trom the city of he would be at the Springs to welcome on his old friend. R. R. (iiiy, when here the He met the chicken king other day. Gessler gave this as a reason for the former, Mr. Pond decided the con at Charley Murphy©s of the Pittsburgs. This trip he will be quitting the game. No doubt that Cincinnati test. The design by Herman provides fice and at once reasoned accompanied by his partner, Charles E. deal has changed his mind or rather heart. for a park with a permanent stand that there was some Aull, a Pittsburger, who once achiev "I doped it out." This was J. Ryder©s having a seating capacity of 20,000, m thing doing. Fraser may ed fame as a ball player on the Penn answer to a. query from Pittsburg Club folks addition to clubhouses tor the teams not be jammed full of State College, and Pittsburg A. C. as to the schedule for the National which© and all important appurtenances. vim, but somehow or nines. other he is ever able to catch onto a good job. Stars on Defense. There was a time last A rumor around these diggins* that spring when it looked the Cincinnati team was trying to sell as if it might be back John Deal, first baseman, created some to the minors for C. Car- comment. The matter was agitated Charles Fraser rolton, but the Scotch by the appearance of deal in a basket man got the strings ball bout. Last fall the local critics working and landed a neat berth on on©base ball kept a close eye on Han- the Reds. He is good for the majors lo.n©s, or rather Ted Sullivan©s, grab for many a moon longer. Before the from the Tri-State League. The headquarters gang had finished the chance came in the closing hours of Fraser case one member mentioned the race when some teams were not the recent row between Murphy and exactly working hard for games, but Herrmann. This causd Col. Barney to base-hit grabbing was the main policy remark: "Mr. Murphy did not try to of t>layers. It was generally agreed unload catcher Seabaugh on me, as that Deal was a high-class man as announced. He merely asked me if I far as fielding was concerned, but wanted to buy him." short, too much so, on batting to hold down a job in the majors. His swing- Death of a Veteran Magnate. on ©the ball wasn©t good, he hit rnanv In the death on January 21 of W. A. short flies and usually to left field. Nimick, of this city, at Pasadena, Gal., Then again he was not strong in where he went a year ago for his baffling a curve ball. Pittsburg of health, the base ball world has lost ficials had an optic on Deal. This was one of the pioneers of organized base plain when a. club owner displayed a ball in this section of the country. familiarity with John©s work for two Mr. Nimick is remembered by all old- seasons. "Deal batted well in the time fans as one of the original stock Tri-State League all right, but he holders in the old Alleghenys, which never got above .235, I think, in the later became the Pittsburg Base Bal] Connecticut union," said one of Pitts- Club, of the National League. The burg©s pilots. Alleghenys were originally organized by A. G. Pratt in 1880, and it was not A College Boy. until two years later that the club was A nice long letter together with a incorporated and conducted as a stock contract calling for a fine figure left company. At this time there were the club camp Saturday destined for 125 shareholders. Nimick being one of "Alien Storke, Harvard Law School, those backing- the venture in its mem Cambridge, Mass." Col. Barney seem bership in the American Association ed in a good humor when preparing Tn 1S84, the club being deeply in debt. missive and contract. He .remarked: Nimick took over the indebtedness and "This goes to a young college lad Write for Fn®e assumed control of the franchise In whom we secured last fall. I have 3887 the Pittsburg Club became a been told that Storke played every member of the National League and position on the Amherst College team. Nimick continued as president until He has the frame for a ball player 3S90, remaining- at the head of the local and my advices are that we made no rlub throughout the Brotherhood year. mistake in drafting him from Provi .Although he was an ardent adherent dence, as his work at this base wasn©t nf the national game and many of his many, if any, shades behind Grant, friends believe that his devotion to it whom - Billy Murray will try on the Tulip and Palmer Stfs., Philadelphia. during the earlv clays of its organized Phillies." A listener expressed the pxastenrte in this section had much to hope that Storke would turn out better <1o with his later ill-health, vet he for Pittsburg than did Stankard, an PACIFIC COAST BfZAMCH .never played the game after leaving Eastern college artist, landed by the college and never held any Interest club three or more years ago, who in any other club. blew up early in the fray. "That©s Phil B. Bekeart Co. 1346 Park St., aiametta. Caf. right," replied Col. B., "Stankard did Wagner©s New Role. go to pieces for us, but last season he John Henry Wagner, editor. This is made a good showing for Springfield, the new title of the big short fielder. Mass., leading the team in batting, February 2, 1907. the Boston National League Club. If they win a certain number of games they will get more than if they just manage to win at all. It is a nice way to reward pitchers. It gives them encouragement and it is astonishing what a lack of.sore arms there is when THE PLANS FOR THE SPRING the players know that they can make more if they get in the box and win. TRAINING TRIP MATURING. The only drawback is that they are "ikely to get mad if some other mem THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS ber of the team, by an error, wholly unintentional, happens to lose a game for them. IN THE WORLD OF BASE BALL President Ebbetts Reports a Satis PITCHER RUCKER was signed by the Brooklyn president AND ATHLETIC SUPPLIES. factory Inspection of the Jackson and thus another left-hander is added to the local string^ There is much need of a good left-hander in these ville Quarters-^ Manager Donovan parts. "Pastorius is all right, but he "s.a pitcher who must not be used too A, G. SPALDING & BROS.© Trade Mark on any Irn* Will Take Twenty-Four Players. much. His arm -won©t stand it. When he is right he is hard to beat, because plement Athletic If a Mark of Quality. lie is likely to have g;ood control, but BY JOHN B. FOSTER. when his control is off he isn©t any Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 28. Editor harder than any other left-hander. "Sporting- Life." Our Mr. Ebbetts has Brooklyn could use two or three left been doing, very well in the South as handers, principally to beat the Chi- Spatding©s Illustrated Catalogue Will Be Sent Free Upon Application, an advance agent for the ago Club, which is not partial to Superbas. We see by the them. The trouble is to find the left exchanges that he has handers who are top strong for Chi- been getting his name ago. It is like searching a needle in the newspapers pretty for a haystack. ing & Bros, regularly, and it must THE SPRING TRIP. have cost him the price It is the intention ,of the Brooklyn of more than one drink people to drop their players into to get on such good Jacksonville about March 10. To do New York, Denver, Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittaburg, terms with the distin that they will leave here about the San Francisco, Syracuse, Bostonf Baltimore, Buffalo, Si. guished gentlemen of 10th by boat. Everybody by boat. A the Southern press. Not life on the ocean wave is the very Louis, ©©.Washinffionj Kansas City, Cincinnati, O., New that they indulge up best cordial in the world for a player roariously in the flow of who is getting rady for a successful Orleans, La., Montreal, Can.. London* John B. Foster soul and spirits. The season. It is also as good as a dose fates forfend. It is of spring medicine which was once merely a matter of hospitality with deemed absolutely necessary on the erhi-professional club is a great deal to a pessimistic sporting scribe, is now twirling them, and it is safev to ss& that when part of well-meaning, devoted par better than an outlaw organization. in Mexico. His stick work is a feature of our Mr. Ebbetts gets In the South he ents. Several games are to be played every game. can keep up his end at the hospitality with the Jacksonville Club after the THE SUNDAY BALL QUESTION. Manager McKevitt, of Danville, states that he racket as long a3 any man who ever iperbas get right, and then they will There is some talk of asking the will have a good team for next season. fc The crossed Brooklyn bridge to get out of play with Amerfcan League Clubs legislature to pass a law which will ball park is to be greatly improved. 1 exile. Everywhere from Atlanta to which har>pen to be in the neighbor permit semi-professional teams to play Charley Schaefer. manager of the Richmond Jacksonville they gave the president hood, if there are any which can get Sunday ball and charge admission and Club, will sign Ralph Reeves, of Lynn, for Of the Brooklyns the glad hand. over to Jacksonville in time to show bar out the big fellows. What rot. IT another season. Schaefer feels that Beeves HOW DIFFERENT the good T>eor>le of the city what they one team can charge admission to is a comer. Sunday games all can do so. If the Manager Shaffer, of Richmond, says: "I will from other years when Brooklyn, a can do. It will be A BUSY SEASON, semi-professionals want to live and have the fastest, hardest-hitting and best base lowly tail-ender, got th glad foot. make money the best thing that they running outfield in the league." The Richmond This little matter of having a base for a lot of busy players. At present can do is to work hand in glove with fans are willing to take Manager Shatter©s word ball nine in a big league the management calculates that about the big;, leaguers, whch have no desire for that. is something of Itself, twenty-five rnen will go South. That to hurt them. If there is a real demand Andy Bowen, second baseman, was one of and it is a. lot more when is more than the Brooklyn Club has for Sunday base ball in Brooklyn it the most promising players on the Lynchburg the nine happens to be taken away from home in a long time, would be far better for the Sunday Club last season and the fans are tickled to at the ^op.-pf the second and is in marked contrast to the slirn death over the fact that he will play that teams if the Brooklyns were to play sack again. division teams. "When bunch with which Ten©ney tried to four or five times a year to help boost the Brooklyns win the make a base ball nine at Jacksonville interest in the sport, than if they were Rumors are flying that Danville will sell championship they will last year. Of course, there will be their franchise to Newport News. This is to remain idle. The great trouble is strenuously denied by Danville, who claims go-South escorted by the a great deal of interest at Jacksonville that there-has been too much graft they will be found in the front line fighting good wishes and the free to watch the work of Henley and in connection with Sunday base ball, for the flag this season. lunch baskets of half of Rucker. The latter has a loft of repu and there have been three or four The Virginia League was represented at the Williamsburg. P. J- Don tation in the southeastern part of the favored by the city administraton who National Association meeting by President Jake ovan did a. lot when lie United States, and if he should happen think, on the broad and generous Wells, Owner Bradley and Manager Schaefer, lifted the Brooklyns to begin by beating some of the strong plane usually in evidence in Tammany, of Richmond, and Manager Winn Clarke, of Clias. E©ubctU away from old "Dull Northern clubs it is a question wheth that they should hog everything in Roanoke, and Owner Grim, of Lynchburg. Care," who had been er Bbbetts or the citizens of Jack ight. haunting them for more than five sonville would be happier. All Would better List. years. Hope that P. J. keeps his hand be happy in one way or another. That©s We have letters for the following persons: qn the throttle and doesn©t let "Dull sure. Tim Jordan has not signed his which will be forwarded on receipt of address: Gare" catch up again with the loco contract. But he will by and by un Lehman Ross, L. W. Mahaffy, Dell Wlllls, motive. It is such a relief to know less tho outlaw league gets after him. Hank Ramsay, W. Bottenus, Veston Maggert, that everybody in the city doesn©t want It seems there is to be ariother outlaw Manager Grim Has His Lynchburg Pitcher Dannenhauer, John W. Dobbins, Jack to© knock the Brooklyn Club because league. Foolish outlaws and foolish Team About Made Up Despite the Nugent, Umpire Jack Egan, G. S. Needham, i| happens ; to be last on the list of the ball players if the latter are Induced Wm. Hynes, Bill Smink, J. P. Quinu, Perry National Leaguers. By th e way©, all to jump. They will get the same dose Loss of Many Valuable Players. Lipe, Harry Zoellers. t©he contracts which are being s©igned which was allotted to those who went Lynchburg, Va., Jan. 28. Editor by the players and the Brooklyn presi to the Tri-State League. Sporting Life" After several months© dent are hitched up with a flourish, A WORD ANENT WILLIAMSPORT. tbsence Jack Grim dropped in town THE CLARK GRIFFITH "o. ii. EBBETTS, MANAGER." It seems that for a long time efforts a few days ago from his Guess the young man doesn©t pro had been going on in the Tri-State to home in Cincinnati, look pose that Ned Hanlon shall score one induce the clubs to come together and ing as fine as a fiddle. on. .him on that salary question if he enter organized base ball, but it was The -way the Lynchburg can help it. But honestly, if Ebbetts the rich and careless Williamsport manager has been hust is manager, what part does Donovan Club which hung out. Why not in a ling the past f ew months play ""on "the team1. There are a lot of case of that kind say to the gentlemen one would think his people who would like to know where of the offside club: "If you like this team of last season was that comes in. Ebbetts played shrewd thing so well, jump in and finance th<- a tail-ender instead of politics to get control of the Brooklyn whole league. Don©t hang off and the champions. But Ja.ck Club, but he will have to play a great satisfy yourselves with one team, but takes nothing for grant deal shrewder before he is through make good for all of us." It seems as ed, and while most of with the protests of the other stock if that might bring about a proper last year©s team will be holders. Probably he knows it, for he understanding as to the necessities of with him next sprin has employed plenty of legal talent the weaker organizations. John J. Grim he realizes that the to see that he keeps in the straight a,ml .NATIONAL, LEAGUE©S LESSON. League of 1907 will dish narrow path ©and doesn©t give Hanlon It used to be the custom in the Na out much faster ball- than in 1906, a chance to sneak in an uppercut now tional Le©ague in years gone by. when d he has spared neither effort nor and then. most of the present ball generation i.xney .to strengthen the Shoemakers. EBBETTS© - QUALIFICATIONS. were wearing" knickerbockers, for the The loss of pitcher Reiss to Fall River If Charles were the manager of the clubs to have meetings h:ere and,: there, by draft was a hard blow, but from and always the smaller clubs©-would last season©s staff Carter and Stewart team, ipse-facto, post-fa,cto, © post are left, and they, are both good. If mortem, in-hoc-signo-vinces, or any ask that a law be passed by which Grim is fortunate enough to develop other old way,©, on the whole I don©t the receipts should be divided on a 50 from his string of new men two pitch Price-Audi. *i.23 think that Brooklyn would go strong per cent, basis, but the big fellows ers as good as Harry Stewart and on the chances of the nine to win the wouldn©t do it. Their only reply when "Duke" Carter, the pitchers© staff will pennant. As a designer of schedules such propositions were suggested was OFFICIAL LEAGUE BALL be up to the mark. It is expected that If your dealer does not carry this ball, send direct to and a fine artist in arraying type to that if the little clubs didn©t want to Grim will play Bently in the outfield, gether for patent tickets, the young pay the fiddler they might drop out us. Special discounts to clubs ordering by the dozen. man is all right, but when it comes to and let it go at that. "But we©ve got Which means there will be two new our money in and can©t afford to." catchers for next season. Bently is a. MONARCH SPORTING GOODi MFG. CO. the little matter of base ball and play hard hitter, very fast, and has a strong Sole Distributors. ers, it wouldn©t be worth while to bet would be the complaint of the little throwing arm. With practice he ought too strongly that he holds four aces. fellows. "Then stay and sweat," was to do wonders in the outfield. With WE MAKE BASE BALL UNIFORMS. Like all other base ball presidents at the cool rejoinder. One day the big the exception of Daringer, the infield least like almost all other base ball clubs awoke to find out that they had is intact, but it will be probably the presidents he thinks that he does, and almost no league and that without a middle of May or the first of June be it is much to be the possessor of n. league their darned old ball clubs fore first base will be covered by Earle good think. Tom Loftus once said weren©t worth the powder to blow Holt. Holt is a professor at Oak Ridge that there were some men who could them up, as there was no championship Institute, North Carolina, and cannot bluff their way to a base ball cham to be struggled for. Thev had to give get away until school closes, which pionship, just as there are players who in and give the little fellows that to means Grim, will have to play some bluff people into believing that they which they had always been entitled, one else there until the professor ar know something about the game. and from that day to this base ball has rives. With Bently. Holt, Bowen, Loftus was a good reader of human .prospered more than it ever did be- Cook, Whitaker, Stuart, Carter and character. Perhaps he was right. ©fore and the men -who assisted most in Tavlor from last season©s team, to Possibly he knew some of the manag bringing about this desirable state of gether with a, string of promising ers who were good at bluffing. It is affairs, strange as it may anpear on youngsters, it looks like Lynchburg certain that he had tabs on a lot of the part of the first, were Chris von will have a fair bid for the pennant players who were past masters at that der Ahe, Frank DeH. Robison. John T. next season. However, the fight prom eort of thing. Brush and the editor of "Sporting ises to be more interesting, and the PITCHER HENLEY©S KICK. Life." A conversation in New York teams will probably be more closely While in the land of the turtle, tin the other dav. at which the editor of bunched, than they were last season, orange and the cotton plant Ebbett.s "Sporting Life" was present, happened for every city in the League has a saw the elongated .Mr. Henley at At to bring the fact to mind. capable manager in charge. lanta. The big six-footer was not per NAT STRONG, suaded to sign a contract, but he prob by the way, has control of the Ridge- ably will. There isn©t any other place wood Park this year and expects to Wows IVotes. for him to go* and according to th make some money out of it. In this The Montreal team, of the Eastern League, is Brooklyn president, salaries are going discussion about placing an outlaw hooked to play at Richmond March 30, April up on the team this year, so it must club in Brooklyn his park is the one 1 and 2. have been that Henley was 1 offered to which ^reference is made. If Mr. Winn Clark, who will manage Roanoke next quite what he was worth for the com Strong knows when he is well off he season, is a star inflelcler and was© considered ing season. Possibly the Brooklyn will stay out of outlaw base ball. It the League©s best batsman. pitchers are being engaged with has tripped every man, in some way or Fred Weinig. the erstwhile Columbia pitcher, ©String to their contracts like those of another, who has got into it. A good whose release last cummer was practically due 10 SPORTING UDFE. February 2, 1907. Adkins, Baltimore...... 33 99 6 1 17 .148 McGovern, Toronto...... 21 57 6 1 15 :.144 Fertsch, Newark. ..^. M ...... 27 79 2 0 16 .141. Poole, Providence...... ! .... 24 76 3 0 10 .140 Mack, Jersey City.____....__ 31 76 5 0 .139 McLean, Rochester...... _. 37 107 2 0 1-tw .132 McCafferty, Toronto. ._~ ...... 34 92 6 0 11 .132 The Official Batting, Fielding and Pitching Averages of the Eastern Keefe. Montreal...... _.^...... 12 © 39 9 2 20 .131 Moren, Jersey City..__...... 34 80 3 1 15 .130 Pardee, Newark...____...... 35 $8 2 1 .129 League Players For 1906 Season. Walters, Rochester. _____...... 24 74 3 0 11 - J.255 R»hland, Montreal..._-__...... 23 79 6 1 14 .125 Case, Rochester....._.., ....,. 29 102 3 0 9 .122 Henley, Rochester...... 22 68 0 0 11 .114 Following- are the official averages of the players of the .Eastern League Hardy, Providence..._...... 26 78 3 0 13 .108 for the championship season of 1906. These figures were compiled by ex- Carrick, Newark!...... 31 85 4- 0 9 .103 President Harry L. Taylor (now a County Judge at Buffalo) and were Hesterfer, Newark...... _...... 17 46 3 0 8 .103 about the last work he did for the Eastern League, which recently elected McCarthy, Toronto...... 26 72 5 I 12 .094 Mr. P. T. Powers as successor to Mr. Taylor: Mattern, Montreal...... 12 29 4 0 4 .087 .083 Team Bat ting. Breckendorf. Providence...... 9 21 2 0 7 Games-A.B. R. B.H. 2B. SB.H.R. T.B, S.H. S.B. B.Av, Pitchers© Records. Buffalo ...... 143 4828- 621 1225 163 65 26 1596 195 207 .254 Won Lost Tied Innings R. B.H. H.B.W.P.B.B. S.O. Pet. Baltimore ...... 138 4320 568 1078 152 70 14 .1412 179 209 .250 Pfanmiller. Jersey City,...... , 0 40 17 6 ii 1000 Jersey City...... 137 4154 483 1024 1294 Hughes, Rochester...... 4 0 37 25 4 11 11 1000 Providence ...... 141 4311 446 1061 1272 Ramsay, Baltimore...... 2 0 27 22 1 8 12 1000 Montreal ...... 142 4747 458 1104 1386 Nelson, Rochester...... 2 0 36 20 20 0 32 1000 Toronto ...... 141 2 1000 396 826 1107 Thomas, Buffalo...... 1 0 9 ©88 13 1 Rochester ...... 143 4487 492 1004 1236 fichultz, Rochester...... 1 0 14 13 1 10 13 1000 Newark ...... 139 4066 474 907 1197 Mason. Baltimore...... 26 9 324 96 266 13 83 162 .743 Hesterfer, Newark...... 11 4 135 45 121 64 29 .733 Individual Batting. Tozer, Buffalo...... 16 6 195 08 139 14 41 64 .727 Games.A.B. R. B.H. © Kissinger, Buffalo...... 23 12 319 113 273 6 61 171 .657 Flanagan; Rochester...... Case, Rochester ,.., ,...i...... 17 9 264 84 197 9 53. 94 .654 Grist,© Providence. »-.:... McCann, Jersey City...... 9 5 109 35 69 4 34 41 .043 Grant, Jersey City...... A ...... Broekett, Buffalo...... 23 13 313 109 275 13 87 122 .639 Hearn, Baltimore;.. •>.. . Mack, Jersey City...... 15 9 224 79 153 Cj 68 96 .625 Higgins, Providence,...... !.. McCloskey, Providence ...... 15 9 190 59 156 4 29 \ 69 .625 Derumett, Baltimore...... , Walters. Rochester...... 14 9 203 71 172 ,87 81 .609 Riggs. Toronto; ...... :.., Carrick, Newark...... 17 11 242 81 210 8 58 69 .607 Thoney, Toronto...... Foxen, Jersey City...... 18 12 261 106 210 14 93 99 .600 Mulleui Baltimore*.....,..!.!!!"! Poole, Providence...... 14 10 193 60 162 9 64 68 .583 Gettman, Buffalo...... Moren, Jersey City...... 16 13 251 83 191 10 7 96 123 .552 Brockett, Buffalo...... ©.©.".©., Henley, Rochester ...... 11 9 194 53 139 4 1 72 .550 Storke, Providence...... ©.©. Keefe. Montreal...... ©...... 7 6 108 36 99 8 - 2 . 30 .538 Murray, Buffalo...... ©.....©.; McGinley, Toronto...... 15 13 292 94 240 9 1 68 .536 Kelly, Baltimore....;...... ;..; Pappalau, Montreal...... 15 13 260 105 208 6 2 73 .536 Brodie,,, Providence-Newark...... ,, 41 Moskiman, Jersey City...... 15 96 204 3 2 -. -7ft -W2 .536 Meek, Toronto...... Burchell, Baltimore...... 20 332 118 269 16 8 105 183 .526 Frick, Toronto.... . , Adkins, Baltimore...... 16 268 75* 204 4 ft 42 102 .516 Smith, Buffalo...... '...'..'.'.'.'.'.. Cleary, Rochester...... 177 140 9 11 57 .500 Barrett, Rochester...... Milligan, Buffalo...... 151 67 145 3 2 34 06 .500 Clancy, Rochester...... Bargar. Montreal...... 31 16 2412:" 0 14 11 .500 Clement. Jersey City...... D©eering, Montreal...... 9 18 1 15 .500 Moriarity, Newark...... Currie, Toronto-Buffalo...... 250 104 205 8 93 .483 Lerfnbx, Rochester...... Joslyn, Providence...... 203 91 195 11 38 .476 Huelsman, Montreal...... Hardy, Providence ...... 208 74 165 10 ..458 McCann, Jersey City...... McLean, Rochester...... 309 110 264 61 113 .457 Phelan, Montreal...... Cronin. Providence ...... 241 136 273 91- 122 .457 Mowery, Baltimore...... Pardee, Newark ...... 294 82 222 12 69 102 .455 Punn. Providence...... Fertsch, Newark...... 244 107 216 3 65 68 .440 McAllister, Buffalo...... McNeal, Baltimore...... -. 166 96 167 65 62 .429 Tofcer, Buffalo...... Williams, Toronto...... 60 55 30. 17 .429 Jofeeph O©Connor, Montreal...... Mitchell, Toronto...... 239 104 19G 91 .423 Mahling, Newark...... Burke, Newark-Montreal...... 131 59 114 5 48 34 .417 Cassidy, Jersey City...... Whalen, Montreal...... 12 17 246 121 333 3 53 71 .414 Barton, Providence...... Stanley, Montreal...... 34 8 15 0 21 20 .400. Laehance. Providence...... Herbst. Montreal ...... 95 46 94 0 25 .400 White. Toronto-Buffalo...... Moriarity, Newark ...... 210 S3 107 0 © -54 56 .381 Selbach, Providence...... McCafferty. Toronto...... 263 120 *49 © 204 9 107 87 .307 McMahon, Montreal...... Greene. Buffalo...... :.-...,... t 56 29 3 .26 20 .333 Malay, Newark-Rochester...... Starkell, Baltimore ...... -. 48 26 52 ft 11 11 .333 Cannell, Taronto...... Roy. Newark...... 48 40 0 11 .333 Poland, Providence...... Faulkner. Rochester..,...... 10 25 0 8 .333 Harley, Providence.... '...... 19 o 15 . .333. Jones, Newark,...... -...... G. Bannon, Montreal...... LeRov, Montreal...... 177 99 17745© 53 87 .300 Wiedensaul, Montreal-Toronto...... 254 53 29 21 14 .286 Wood, Buffalo-Toronto...... Vowinkel. Buffalo...... 253 ~.) 10 28 15 .250 Neal. Providence...... McCoy, Newark ...... 253 Grubb, Rochester...... 34 16 17 10 .250 Loudenslager, Rochester...... 252 43 14 11 .200 Hanfcrcl, Jersey City...... Merritt. Jersey City ...... 252 Mnttern. Montreal...... 90 47 99 41 40 .182 KeJster. Jersey City...... 05 "35 61 108 Million, Buffalo...... McCarthy, Toronto...... 087 !250 Drennan, Toronto...... 37 19 11 8 .000 O©Hii-ra, Baltimore...... 250 10 9 3 .000 Frank. Toronto...... M-ulvey, Providence ...... 17 .250 Schultz, Newark ...... 1 4 4 2 1 .000 Vowinkel, Buffalo...... 250 19 .000 Hallisan. Jersey City...... Frazer, Providence...... 9 16 7 2 .249 Clancy. Newark...... 14 11 17 0 2 .000- Byera. Baltimore...... 249 15 12 15 .000 J. .Bannon, Montreal-Rochester..... Hafford, Rochester...... 9 .249 Brown. Providence...... 6 8 12 5 .000 .lennirigs, Baltimore...... 248 16 23 .000 Wagner, Montreal...... Thielman, Jersey City...... 20 9 .248 Williams, Newark ...... 8 10 II .000 Long. Toronto...... 247 25 .000 Woteir, Toronto...... Cooper, Providence...... 21 .246 Beisel, Providence ...... 8 11 14 .000 Nattress. Buffalo...... 245 8 .000 Thornhill. Providence...... Fitzrtienry, Newark...... 8 .242 Wiener, Providence...... 9 10 .000 Oreene, Buffalo...... 241 15 .000 Wallace, Rochester-Toronto...... Dubois Montreal ...... 14 11 .241 Elliott, Providence...... *. i 15 .000 Hunter. Baltimore...... 240 ,00f» Hall. Baltimore...... Nbps, Providence ...... 21 4,r .239 Owens, Toronto...... is? 11 18 .000 Ranb. Montreal...... *...... 238 nntins. Newark...... 237 Cockman. Newark...... 230 1 Moren, Jersey City... 34 JS McCoiinell, Buffalo...... Team Fielding. 82 .943 .230 Games. T.C. E. Ave. ©Mitchell. Toronto..... 29 15 79 .940 Wagner, Newark...... 236 i Joslyn, Providence.... 25 11 Brown. Newark ...... Providence ...... 141 5430 221 .959 80 .938 .235 Buffalo ...... 143 5850 254 .957 Cleary, Rochester.... 20 11 65 .938 flattery, Toronto...... Adkins. Baltimore.... 33 13 SO .934 Mason. Baltimore...... !231 Rochester ...... 143 5832 280 .952 TIerbst. Montreal.... 10 7 G. Bannon, Montreal...... Jersey City...... 137 5467 204 .952 21 .933 .231 Newark ...... 139 5209 261 .950 Walters, Rochester... 24 8 74 .932 Corcoran. Buffalo...... 230 Mattern. Montreal.... 12 3 38 .932 Puffy. Rochester...... 229 Montreal ...... 142 5924 311 .948 Carisch, Rochester...... Toronto ...... 141 4835 260 .946 Mason, Baltimore.... 38 14 89 .929 .228 Baltimore ...... 138 5478 297 .946 Cronin, Providence... 37 16 88 .929 Bnrrell, Rochester...... 227 Williams, Toronto.... 8 1 13 .929 O©Brien, Rochester-Toronto...... 227 McGinley, Toronto.... 33 16 90 .922 Vandergrift, Jersey City...... 227 Individual Fielding;. McCafferty. Toronto.. 34 6 115 .917 Woods. Jersey City...... 226 CATCHERS. Starkell. Baltimore... 7, 2 18 .909 Yancey, Rochester-Toronto...... 22.6 Rock, Providence...... G. P.O. A. P.B.Ave. Mack, Jersey City.... 31 22 79 .894 .226 Cooper, Providence. 29 109 43 .994 Pf anmiller. Jer. City. 5 0 10 .888 Starkell, Baltimore...... 222 Merritt, Jersey City...... Byers, Baltimore... 94 400 92 .980 Burke, Newark-Mont.. 12 2 ?9 .880 .222 MeAllister, Buffalo. 67 299 87 11 .980 I Rurchell. Baltimore.. 38 12 122 .882 Bean, Jersey City...... 220 Herbst, Montreal...... Raub, Montreal.... 28 99 46 j .980 j Keefe. Montreal...... 12 : 3 42 .875 .220 Steelman, Rochester 82 379 145 .979 McCarthy, Toronto... 20 7 00 .S70 Mitchell. Toronto...... 219 2 .979 McNenl, Baltimore... 21 4 50 Williams. Toronto...... 217- Shea. Newark...... 64 238 86 .S44 Engle, Newark...... Barton, Providence. 07 305 74 3 .960 Vowinkel. Buffalo.... 8 5 10 .833 .210 Wood, Buffalo-Tor.. 60. 222 83 6 .968 McCann, Jersey City. 14 5 .7ft2 Grubb. Baltimore-Toronto-Roches©r .215 Burke, Newark-Montreal...... Hearn, Baltimore... 07 272 84 5 .967 Greene, Buffalo...... 8 4 20 .741 ,213 Dillon, Montreal... 60 256 95 8 .967 - FIRST BASEMEN. McDonnell, Baltimore...... 211 Butler. Jersey City...... Connor, Montreal.. . 25 100 39 9 .905 Gettman, Buffalo..... 9 100 .209 Vandergrift. J. City 48 203 54 0 .903 Hatfield, Baltimore...... 206 Jos. Connor, Montreal 85 880 Flynn, Toronto...... Kittredge, Montreal 21 94 35 0 .963 Cassidy, Jersey City. . 129 132 .20ft Butler, Jersey City. 91 447 90 8 .962 Massey, Montreal..... 50 520 Hartman, Montreal...... 204 Breckendorf. Prov.. 9 14 0 .960 Massey, Montreal...... 202 Hunter. Baltimore.... 115 1103 Cronin, Providence...... McManus, Buffalo... 55 279 51 14 4 .959 Lachance. Providence. 133 1398 .202 Toft, Toronto...... 30 139 29 5 .955 Raub, Montreal. 11 110 Hill, Buffalo...... 201 McCauley, Newark.. 43 188 49 3 .952 Joyce, Montreal...... 200 McConnell. Buffalo. 132 1284 Joslyn, Providence...... Stanage, Newark.... 31 113 32 3 .948 Flynn, Toronto..... 95 1009 .197 Carisch, Rochester.. 57 273 82 8 .944 McGinley, Toronto...... 190 Yale, Toronto. 15 10S Moskiman, Jersey City...... Higgins. Providence. 19 50 15 3 .944 Brown, Newark 136 1008 .194 Crist, Providence.... 10 39 11 0 .943 MoManus. Buffalo...... 192 4 .941 Clancy. Rochester.. 141 1521 McCloskey. Providence...... Doran, Toronto-Roch. 26 100 28 STeek. Toronto. ?4 .192 McGovern©, Toronto.. 20 67 24 2 .938 Hearn, Baltimore.. 24 Barclay, Rochester...... 190 Slattery, Toronto.... 31 130 40 4 .906 Kittredge, Montreal...... 189 SECOND BASEMEN Tamsett, Toronto...... 187 PITCHERS. O©Brien, Roeh.-Tor... Pappalau. Montreal...... 187 Games. P.O. A. E. Ave. .Tennings. Baltimore.. LeRoy, Montreal...... -.185©©- Carrick, Newark..... 31 11 85 0 1000 Wiedensaul. Mon.-Tor. Moran, Rochester...... 185 Merritt. Jersey City.. 5 13 14 0 1000 Wagner. Newark..... Yale, Toronto...... 180 McCloskey, Providence 25 8 57 1 .985 G. Bannon. Montreal. .Tames Connors, Montreal-Toronto.. .179 McLean, " Rochester. .. 37 10 96 2 .981 Dunn. Providence.... 124 Kennedy, Baltimore...... 178 Milligan, Buffalo..... 16 3 42 .978 Jas. Connors, Mon.-To. 54 Ronan, Toronto...... 177 Moriarity, Newark... 23 18 02 2 .970 Smith, Buffalo...... 140 Cleary, Rochester...... 170 Fertsch. Newark..... 27 5 72 2 .975 Loudenslager. Roch.. . 142 Billon. Montreal...... 176 Case, Rochester...... 29 10 89 3 .971 Keister, Jersey City Simmonds, Montreal...... 173 Hssterfer. Newark... 17 3 ">0 1 .971 Kngle. Nownrk .....'. Steelman, Rochester...... 171 Poole, Providence.... 24 11 ...81 3 .!)(3S Mu-llen. Baltimore.. McCauley, Newark ^ ...... ,\. .171 Foxen Jersey City... .33 21 ,1.09 5 .963 Long. Toronto...... Burchell, Baltimore...... 167 Kissinger, Buffalo.,.. -38 14 84 4 .901 Simmonds. Montreal KruCger.. Providence ...... ,167 Moskiman, Jersey City 32 18 101 5 .900 Grant. Jersey City. Shea, . Newark,...... ,...... 100 Whalen, Montreal. . .. 30 15 103 5 .959 Mahling, Newark.., Doran, Toronto-Rochester...... 158 Henley, Rochester.... 22 19. 75 4 .959 Bean. Jersey City.. McNeal, Baltimore...... ,158 Tozer, Buffalo...... 24 9 59 3 .958 Bartrtn, Providence., Toft, Toronto...... 151 Broekett Buffalo..... 37 25 109 6 .957 Ronan, Toronto..... Cooper, Providence...... 150 Roy, Newark...... 6 1 © 20 1 .955 THIRD BABEMRN. Stanage. Newark...... 150 Currie, Toronto-Buff.. 31 19 78 5 .951 Hill, Buffalo...... 03 < 115 128 .953 Kissinger, Buffalo...... 150 Pappalau, Montreal.. 29 8 , S5 5 .949 Krueger.. Providence.. 2} ...29. 40 .045 Whalen, Montreal...... 149 LeRoy, Montreal..... 21 - 15 59 4 .949 Frick, Toronto...... 107 137.© 253 .933 Currie, Toronto-Buffalo...... Pardee, Newark...... 35 11 78 5 ,947 Mowery. Baltimore. . . 08 ©: 179 .920 Foxen, Jersey City...... 33 80 Hardy, Providence.... 26 7 78 B .944 Storke, Providence ... 50 66 95 .928 February 2, 1907. LIFE. Lennox, Rochester.... 28 40 07 9 .922 Grant, Jersey City.... 75 95 102 22 .921 Coekman, Newark.... 130 105 312 44 .916 Woods, Jersey City... 67 75 137 20 .914 Wagner, Montreal©... 101 134 212 33 .913 Corcoran, Buffalo. .... 55 118 137 25 .911 Thornhill. Providence. 9 5 15 2 .909 Burrell, Rochester. ... 108 135 238 38 .908 Poland, Providence... 45 41 92 18 .881 O©Brien, Roeh.-Tor... 29 35 09 14 .881 Rutland. Montreal... 23 34 55 12 .880 Grubb. Bal.-Tor.-Roch. 18 23 41 9 .877 Hatfield. Baltimore... 22 24 39 9 .875 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. NEW YORK LEAGUE. VTORFOLK CLUB, Nor rolk, Va. Hall, Baltimore...... 23 26 43 10 .873 (CLASS B.) ^ Otto Wells, Pres.; W. M. Hannan, Jr., Sec., Neal, Providence..... 19 21 34 10 .846 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFES President, J. H. Farrell, Auburn, N. Y. ______i Robert Pender, Manager. McMa©hon, Montreal.. 8 4 13 7 .708 SIONAL BAbE BALL LEAGUES. Kennedy, Baltimore.. 10 15 ItJ 12 .700 A LBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y.© PORTSMOUTH CLUB, Portsmouth, Va. SHORTSTOPS. PRHS., P. Tt POWERS, 220 Broadway, New York. ^ C. M. Winchester Jr., President, A ( C. T. Bland, President, Rook, Providence... . 141 3G3 485 38 .955 SBC©Y, J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, Auburn, N. Y. M. J. Doherty, Manager. Charles Moss, Manager. Moran, Rochester.... 125 252 360 38 .942 Wagner, Newark..... 63 105 22.", 24 .942 BOAKU OF AKBITKATION; A MSTEKDAM-JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSV©E T> UAJNUKE CLUB, Roanoke, Va. Tainsett, Toronto..... 47 93 164 19 .930 Eugene F. Bert, T. H. Murnane, W. M. Kava- rx M. F. Button, ot Gloversville, Piesident, Henry Scholz President. Gatins. Newark...... 69 148 220 29 .928 naugh, James H. O©Rourke, M. H. Sexton, D. M. Howard J. Kail, Manager. W. W. Clark, Manager. Jennings, Baltimore.. 51 121 125 19 .928 Shively. Nattress, Buffalo..... 142 300 430 01 .924 u 1 O1N CLUB, Binghamton, N. Y. D 1CHMOND CLUB, Richmond Va. Bean, Jersey City.... 113 252 340 58 .911 K. F. Hammond, President, xx W. B. Bradley, President, Frank, Toronto...... 60 154 111 20 .901 EASTERN LEAGUE. ? Robert Drury, Manager. Chas. H. Shaffer Manager. O©Brien, Roch-Tor.... 28 02 73 15 .900 (CLASS A.) McPonnell, Baltimore 51 90 143 27 .897 President, Patrick T. Towers, New York City. OCRANTON CLUB, Scranton, Pa. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. G. Bannon. Montreal.. 22 33 02 11 .896 ^ John \V. Barnes, President, (CLASS A.) Grubb, Bal.-Tor.-Roch. 25 07 72 17 .891 OUFFALO CLUB, Buffalo. N. Y. Manager. President, Eugene F. Bert, San Francisco, Cal. Hartman, Montreal... 118 295 287 79 .880 -L) Alex. B. Potter, President, LEFT FIELDERS. Louis McAllister Manager. OYRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. CLUB MEMBERS Fresno, Cal., W. Bray, Mana .T. Bannon, Mon.-Roch. 11 21 1 0 1000 ^ George N. Kuntzsch, President, ger; Los Angeles, Cal.. J. ©J©. McCarty, Manager; Milligan, Buffalo..... 10 23 4 0 1000 ALTIMORK CLUB. Baltimore, Md. T. C. Griffin Manager. San Francisco, Cal., Dan Long, Manager; Oak O©Hara, Baltimore... 134 259 19 6 .979 * Moses N. Frank, President, land, Cal., George Van Haltren, Manager; Port Harley, Providence. . 15 33 4 1 .974 John Dunn, Manager. ApROY CLUB, Troy. N. Y. land, Ore., Walter McCredie, Manager; Seattle, Selbach. Providence.. 74 143 9 7 .950 * ^.Chas. Rabbet, President, Wash., Manager. Wiedensaul. Mon-Tor. 11 18 3 1 .955 TERSEY CITY CLUB, Jersey City, N. J. John J. O©Brien, Manager. Clement, Jersey City. 133 226 20 12 .954 J Henry Devitt, President, CENTRAL LEAGUE. M~alay, New.-Rocli.. .. 47 90 9 5 .952 Joseph Bean, Manager. T1CA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. (CLASS B.) T~honey, Toronto...... 141 321 IS 19 .947 U S. R. Udell, President, President, Dr. F. C. Carson, South Bend, Ind. Barclay. Rochester... 69 134 9 8 .947 1V/TONTREAL CLUB, Montreal, Can. John I.awler, Manager. White, Tor-Buff...... 77 © 180 7 11 .940 ivl Walter C Hagar, President, CLUB MEMBERS Canton, O., George T. Ham Jones, Newark...... 130 303 15 19 .944 M. Kittridge, Manager. ILKESBARRE CLUB, Wilkesbarre, Pa. mond, President; Bade Meyers, Manager. Day Huelsman. Montreal.. 14 32 1 2 .943 W A. J. Lynch, Piesident, ton, O., George A. Wotf, President; Ed. Yancey, Roch.-Tor.. .. 8 15 1 1 .941 NTEW.ARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. Abel L-;zotte, Manager. McKean, Manager. Evansville, Ind,, John T. Joyce, Montreal...... 107 207 11 15 .930 1X1 Walter W. Burnham, President Walker, President; Charles Knoll, Manager. CENTER FIELDERS. and Manager. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. Grand Rapids, Mich., Philip Aino©d, President; Cannell, Toronto..... 30 05 1 0 1000 PUOV1DENCE CLUB, Providence, R. 1. (CLASS B.) Elmer Bliss, Manager; South Bend, Ind., Fred White, Toronto...... 12 27 1 0 1000 W. Martin, President; Angus A. Grant, Manager. Uiggs, Toronto...... 12 39 4 0 1000 £ ' A. H. Doe, President, Pres.,T.H Murnane; Sec.,J.C. Morse,Boston.Mass. Phelan. Montreal..... 10 17 2 0 1000 Htitih Duffy, Manager. Springfield, O. Herman Voges, President; John Gettman, Buffalo. .... 127 152 12 4 .976 ALL RIVER CLUB, Fall River, Mass. O. Hendricks, Manager. Terre Haute, Ind., Harley, Providence... 57 110 10 3 .976 OCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y. F John E. Torphy, I©roident Louis Smith, President; J. B. McConnell, Man Wo tell, Toronto...... 15 35 4 1 .975 C. T. Chapin, President, John H. O©Bii-n, Manager. _____ ager. Wheeling, W. Va., R, J. Per kins, Presi A. C. Buckenberger, Manager. dent; Chas. Nichols, Manager. Halligan. Jersey City. 82 137 9 4 .973 AVERH1LL CLUB, Haverhill, Mass. G. Bannon, Montreal. 27 59 6 2 .970 ©TORONTO CLUB, Toronto, Ont. Rnub Montreal...... 25 53 0 2 .907 H Daniel Cl< hecy, President, INDIANA-ILLINOIS-IOWA LEAGUE. *• J. j. McCaffrey, President. William Hamilton, Manager. (CLASS B.) Milligan. Buffalo..... 10 24 1 1 ,902 Edward G. Barrow. Manager. Ensile, Newark...... 63 133 12 0 .960 AWRENCE CLUB, Lawrence, Mass. President, Edward Holland, Bloomington, III. Malay, New.-Roch.... 55 132 7 0 .959 1 James L. Kolley, President, CLUB MEMBERS Cedar Rapids, la., B. Hill, Kelly, Baltimore..... 138 220 14 11 .950 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. and Manager, Brodie. Prov.-New.... 112 220 10 11 .955 (CLASS A.) Manager; Davenport, la., Richard Burg, Man Barrett, Rochester.... .73 143 24 8 .955 President, Joseph D. O©Brien, Milwaukee, Wis. YAM CLUB, Lynn, Mass. ager; Rock Island, 111., John Tighe, Manager; Wallace. Rocli.-Tor.. . 29 50 4 3 .947 © Matthew M. McCann, President, Peoria, 111., Chas. Buelow, Manager; Bloomington, Puffy Rochester..... 05 130 2 8 .943 fAOLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. Frank Leonard, Manager. ^^^ III. F. Donovan, Manager; Decatur, 111,, George J. Bannon. Mon.-Roch. 69 122 13 9 .938 ^ T. j. Bryce. President, Reed, Manager; Springfield, 111., Frank Dou- Merritt, Jersey City. . 55 93 0 7 .934 William Clvmer Manager. T UVVh-LL CLUB, I owell. Mass. nelly, Manager; Dubuque, la., Claude Stark, Yancey. Roch.-Tor.... 29 61 0 6 .918 *-t Alexander Winn, President Manager. Joyce, Montreal...... 9 13 0 2 .807 iNJL>iAi\APoLlS) CLUB, Indianapolis, lud. and Manager. RIGHT FIELDERS. Win. H. Watkins, President NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. Raub, Montreal...... 11 14 0 0 1000 and Manager. ANCHESTER CLUB, Manchester, N. H. (CLASS B.) Flanagan Rochester. . 10 19 0 0 1000 M S. D. Flanagan, President President, W. H. Lucas, Spokane, Wash. Yancey, Roch.-Tor... 8 9 0 0 1000 ANbAS CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. and Manager. D©ufTy, Rochester..... 42 63 2 1 .985 K George Tebeau, President, CLUB MEMBERS Spokane, Wash.; Tacoma, Hnrley Providence... 43 74 11 3 .900 Manager. TNJEW BEDFORD CLUB New Bedford, Mass. Wash.; Butte, Mont.; Gray©s Harbor, Wash. Huelsman. Montreal. . 09 140 9 8 .954 ^© Dennis H. Shay, President, Merritt, Jersey City.. 15 17 1 1 .947 OUisVILLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. John P. Coveny, Manager. WESTERN ASSOCIATION. Poland, Providence©. .. 63 80 20 6 .946 / Thos A. Barker, President, (CLASS c.) Gatins Newark...... 18 19 13 2 .941 © Thos. Ci©ivingti n, Manager. ORCESTER CLUB, Worcester, Mass. President, D. M. Shively, Kansas City, Kas. Cannell. Toronto..... r,l 57 0 4 .940 W Jesse Burkett, President Hanford, Jersey City. 110 15.-. n 11 .937 ILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. and Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Joplin, Mo., A. J. Baker, Pres Herbst, Montreal..... 22 29 3 4 .933 M Cha*. S. Havener, President ident; Ted. Price, Manager. Springfield, Mo., White, Toronto...... 42 r>"J 2 4 .931 John Doyle. Manager. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. Gus Bennett, President; John B. Shinn, Mana 9 5 .920 ger. Hutchinson, Kas., A. W. Smith, Presi Hall. Baltimore...... 102 176 INNEAPOL1S CLUB, Minneapolis, Minn. CLASS B.) Kngle. Newark...... 24 30 8 4 .917 . ©1 racey, Bris©ol, Conn. dent; S. A. Abbott, Manager. Webb City, Mo., Barton. Providence. . . 13 19 0 2 .905 M M. E. Cantillon, President 5 T. C. Hayden, President; R. F. Rohn, Man Murray. Buffalo...... 130 2?4 18 15 .903 and Manager. RIDGEPORT CLUB Bridgeport, Conn. ager. Leavenworth, Kas.. Al Rohr, President; Pemmett. Baltimore.. 30 49 0 .895 PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. B James H. O©Rourke, President Nick Kahl, Manager. fopeka, Kas., D. C. Wallace, Roch.-Tor... 02 71 9 .894 George Lennon, President, and Manager. Cooley, President and Manager; H. T. Crow, Ronan. Toronto...... 9 17 4 .807 5 .8-14 Ed. Ashenbach, Manager. Secretary. Wichita, Kas., Daniel Breese, Presi J. Bannon. Mon.-Roch. 23 ?4 ARTFORD CLUB, Hartford, Conn. dent; John Holland, Manager. Oklahoma City, Keister, Jersey City.. 8 16 2 .700 OLEDO CLUB, Toledo, O. H J. H. Clarkin, President O. T., S. C. Heyman, President and Managei. T Wm. R Armour, President and Manager. ZIMMER, PIONEER. and Manager. INTERSTATE LEAGUE. OLYOKE CLUB, Holyoke. Mass. (CLASS c.) The Veteran Claims to Have Originat H Fred. A. Winkle r President President, George F. Rindernecht. Bradford, Pa.; WESTERN LEAGUE. Thomas Dowd, Manager. ed the Arm-S!jjnal System. (CLASS A.) Secretary-Treasurer, L. L. Jacklin, Kaue, Pa. Cleveland. O., Jan. 20. Editor "Sporting President. Norris O©Neil, Chicago, 111. EW HAVEN CLUB, New Haven, Conn. Life." I see a note in your paper that I CLUB MEMBERS Kane, Pa., James Collopy, N C. J. Danahtr, President, Manager; Olean, N. Y., J. Zeigler, Manager; would like to contradict. (I. and not Danihy. ENVER CLUB, Denver, Colo. , Manager. was the first umpire to use the hands and D R. R. Burke, President, _ Bradford, Pa., Thomas News, Manager; Dubois, arms to indicate balls and strikes. I started Harry O©Hagan, Manager. EW LONDON CLUB New London, Conu. Pa., Edward Larkin, Manager; Erie, Pa., Thos, that two years ago in the Eastern League, as N J. Humphrey, President, Reynolds, Manager; Oil City-Jamestown, C. L. any Eastern League manager or paper will tell KS MO1NES CLUB, Des Moines, la. S. J. Kennedy, Manager. T where the old saw, "look after the many of the members. One of the penn©ies and the dollars will look after features of the meeting was the themselves" can be applied to better adoption of a plan for a woman©s aux- OHIO TEAM RACE. NEW ENGLAND NEWS. advantage than in the management of illiary to the club. This was adopted local trap shooting grounds, we would by the unanimous vote of the club like to know it. and women who join will.be given a special day each week for practice at NEWARK DEFEATS COLUMBUS IN COLDWEATHER NO BARTO BOSTON Middlesex Gun Club. the traps. Already many have signi Th Middlesex shooters were ex fied their intention of joining and the A TEN-MAN AEFAIR. TRAP ENTHUSIASM. ceedingly busy on January 26, the af new plan promises to be a grand suc- ternoon being occupied with a trap cefs. ____ shoot and the evening being given over to enjoying the annual banquet B. A. A. Gun Club. which was held in G. A. R. Hall, Ar Three events were decided at the Weather Makes Trying Conditions Griffith Gains First Place in B.S, A, lington, Mass. The concluding features B A. A. range January 26, the monthly of the day©s festivities were the elec handicap, the weekly shoot and the Del Gross the Only 90 Per Serial Middlesex Club Hold In tion of officers and an interesting monthly novice match. In the weekly Lcture, illustrated with stereopticon match of 100 targets Barnes, Remich, views, by Mr. Napoleon J. Hardy, en "Cornett, Ellis, Gleason and Blinn were Center A Jolly Banquet Con formal Shoot Preceding Its Ban titled "A Trjp to Maine." The weather tied for first honors, in accordance for shoot was all to the bad, a well witl* the new rule, that no contestant developed snow storm being in pro shall exceed the scratch figure which cludes the Festivities. quet Good Scores at B. A. A. gress, accompanied by a biting raw is 96. All scoring more than that are air, and that twenty shooters should declared tied and must shoot off. in toe the firing line for a practically in the shoot-off Remich, with a handicap The ten-man team race between the Boston, Mass., January 28. Editor formal shoot shows that the ©07 en of 2%, made a total of 26%, and was ISewark and Columbus teams at 1000 "Sporting Life" "Phew! but it©s cold!" thusiasm of the Greater Boston trap declared the winner of the cup. Dr. targets each side, the losing team to said the man from Maine as he hustled shooters is marrow deep. The schedule Gleason, scratch man, made the re- banquet the winner, was shot on Wed for the clubhouse after finishing the consisted of alternate 10. and 1.5-target .markable scores of 97 in the first shoot nesday afternoon, January 23, on the prodigious task of smashing nine out events, expert traps, unknown angles, and 24 in the, shoot-off, but Remich s Columbus Gun Club grounds, the New of fifteen. That it was no joke was and though no visible prize^was award handicap just beat him out tor the hrst ark team winning by 37 targets. The found out by seventeen other shooters ed to high gun, the honor of leading honors. In the monthly contest Owen day was not a pleasant one to shoot, who attended the regular fortnightly such a competent field was sufficient won first prize, Clark second and as a high wind an4 freezing weather shoot of the B. S. A. at Wellington, incentive for all hands to put forth Cornett third. The monthly novice made conditions difficult, and "to miss January 23. Nevertheless the major the©ir best efforts. After an exciting match was won by Cornett, who also is mystery" was never better exempli portion of them finished the 150-target contest C. E. Comer won first position captured third prize in the monthly fied than in this team race. They look program and a squad wound up an with a score of 82, having a four- shoot. Scores in the 100-target handi ed easy, but a glance at the score extra 25-target event, accompanying target lead over Burnes and Smith, cap match: Bfoke Hap Total Tle indicates that they were not. The the Doctor, who wanted to finish out who finished second with 7,8, Kirkwood gentlemen from Newark arrived at 9.30 his run of the final 77 of the program with 77 and Roy 76 being third and Barnes ...... 87 { \$ l\ A. M., and sweep-stake shooting was events. The fatal missed target com fourth. R. N. Burns and Bob Smith Remich ...... 01 11 102 24 enjoyed immensely up to 12.30, when ing on the tenth gave the doctor a the dinner horn called the boys in out pretty run of 86 straight. Griffith was of the cold. During the dinner a very high gun with 145 out of 150, and interesting pie race took place be topped it off with 25 straight in the tween Mr. Stanley Rhoads and Mr. extra, the result of some slick firearm Gross, the modest representative of the handling, where momentary lapses DuPont Powder Co. Mr. Gross was the from perfect work came few and far winner by quite a liberal margin, and between. The finest stretch came in Mr. Rhoads felt so bad about it that the cup contest which netted 50 he ordered six pies and challenged straight and placed his total of five Johnnie Taylor, of the Winchester Re finished scores at 240, which sets a peating Arms Co., for a race in the mark that will keep the rest of the evening. Johnnie said he didn©t really 90 raters busy if they are to cut an care for pie, so Stan said he would eat acceptable figure at the finish. The them himself. The team race started at Doctor©s 49 was another good total 2.15 with optional sweeps on each-, in the cup match, which is the main string of 20 targets, and finished at event of the program, wherein all 4.15. The big punch bowl was filled hands tune up a little more careful with good cheer and the two teams and put on a full head of steam in congregated about the old fireplace hopes of hanging up a record score. and enjoyed the comforts of the burn Horace Kirkwood was experimenting ing logs until 6 P. M., when the ban and his first two events with twelve quet was announced in readiness. A lost targets was a temporary failure, hearty response came from the boys at least. With a borrowed gun h« and the way they finished things up recovered form in time to get 48; was a caution. It was 11 P. M. when Burns 46. Scores: the last little crowd left the club Events. 123450789 10 11TH. house, and the meet, although a loser Targets 15 15 15 15 10 15 10 15 15 15 10 150 for Columbus, was most heartily en Griffith . 14 15 15 13 10 15 10 15 14 14 10 145 joyed by every man present. A chal Kirkwood 8 10 13 14 10 14 9 15 10 14 9 126 CHICAGO GUN CLUB, Sibley 13 11 12 9 S 12 9 13 11 15 10 123 lenge race with Newark will most un McArdle. 13 11 12 13 9 15 7 14 14 13 10 131 To Hold 1907 Grand American Handicap. doubtedly be one of the coming events Comer . 13 13 14 12 9 10 9 14 10 15 7 when our boys will hie themselves to Gleason 12 14 14 15 10 14 10 15 15 15 10 144 The new Chicago Shooting Park is owned in fee simple by the shotgun, rifle and revolver the precincts of Licking county, and if S. Wood 14 11 14 10 10 12 8 9 12 .... 100 shooters of Chicago and vicinity, who have consolidated their interests by subscribing for tlie they are not successful in hitting their Hassam 13 13 0 12 10 14 8 12 14 .... 102 stock of the new organization, which is incorporated under the laws of Illinois, with a capital targets will experiment on shooting Kawop . 13 11 13 14 7 14 8 12 ...... 94 stock of $12.000, divided into 480 shares of $25.00 each, full paid and non-assessable. The tihe tops off some of their In linn Burns . . 15 14 14 15 8 14 9 15 15 13 8 140 park is located between 123d and 124th streets on the north and south, and Indiana ayenuo mounds. Scores: Wheeler. 13 11 9 12 10 12 10 11 14 15 10 127 and Michigan avenue on the east and west, and contains 11 9-100 acres of ground, admirably NEWARK TE S]\f. Cavicchi. 9 13 11 12 9 12 10 13 14 103 adapted for trap shooting and revolver and rifle ranges, all independent of each other. The . 10 Targets .. 20 20 20 20 20 Leonard. 7 3 ...... ground will rise rapidly in value and it willnot be long before shares will be quoted above Harlow .... ]8 15 15 13 14 75 Bain ... 13 12 13 11 9 14 9 12 10 15 8 120 par. Each share entitles the owner to full membership^ privileges, without dues, and may Winn .. 13 11 10 10 7 .. . 51 be transferred by vote of the directors of the corporatio©n. The clubhouse is thoroughly up Fisher ..... 18 18 10 14 10 82 Keller ., 11 13 9 ...... S3 to date in the matter of accommodations and modern conveniences, with cafe, private lockers, Orr ...... 17 14 17 IP, ir> 70 Neilson ...... 10 10 12 8 10 12 15 12 *9 assembly rooms, etc. A beautiful lawn will be seen in summer around the clubhouse, where Keefe ...... 20 15 10 10 10 77 Gilmore ...... 9 11 8 12 ...... 40 Taylor ..... 20 15 17 17 17 80 the families of members may indulge in lawn tennis, croquet, etc. Large shade trees ex King ...... 17 19 18 14 18 SO Totals in cup contest: GriflBth 50, Dr. Gleas- tend along the entire frontage of Michigan avenue; also massive oaks in abundance. The Myrick .... 15 14 17 15 18 79 son 49, Kirkwood 48, Comer 47, Burns 40, Mc Indiana avenue sewer parallels the park on the east, thereby insuring ample drainage. The Hulsizer ... 12 14 12 10 11 50 Ardle and Neilson 45, Cavicchi, Bain, Hassam transportation facilities are of the best, leaving the city every forty minutes during the day. Swick ..... 1C 17 12 5 15 05 and S. Wood 44, Wheeler 43, Sibley 42, Kawop the Illinois Central express trains stop within two blocks of the park, and the running time Burrell .... 14 1C 12 14 15 71 41, Gilmore 40. is 38 minutes. The Calumet Electric Street Railway, connecting with the South Side Ele vated at 63d street and South Park avenue, runs in front of the door. Some 500 names now grace the membership list and it looks as if the Grand American Handicap, also the Illinois Total 756 Reminiscent. State shoot this year will be held amid such perfect surroundings as to leave nothing to be COLUMBUS TEAM. desired. At a late meeting the name originally selected Chicago Associated Gun Club was Webster ... IS 1ft 10 15 in 84 Mention that Dedham is again to Gross ...... 17 18 19 18 19 01 have a gun club will recall to more changed to Chicago Gun Club. Rha thick .. 10 11 12 9 9 57 than one Boston trap shooter the many Rhoads .... 18 17 15 12 18 80 exciting shoots that were held under 0. M. Smith 10 14 17 13 16 70 the banner of the previous club bear shot an extra 25 to decide supremacy, Cornett ...... 86 15 101 .1, H. Smith 14 12 11 11 1. , Ot ing this town©s name, and with the latter winning, 24 to 22._ Time Ellis ...... 88 12 100 Ft. Smith... 14 13 11 12 17 07 thoughts turned in this channel they permitted two events after the 100 tar Gleason ...... 97 0 97 Chambers . . 14 19 14 17 IS S2 will scarcely overlook the old club©s gets had been shot, scores of all being Blinn ...... 78 18 90 F. Hall..... 15 15 10 12 11 09 guardian and secretary, Amasa Alden. included in the following table: Howell ...... 79 91 .f. T. Wells. 10 11 13 S 10 52 The organization had a lengthy career Owen ...... 8t 10 91 Tnrsr©slarg s iu10 1015 iu10 -^15 _10 15_ 10o 15 10 loShot.Bk._ Clark ...... 79 12 91 Total 719 from the 70©s to the 90©s, broken only Comer 9 13 7 11 10 11 8 13 Hallett ...... 78 12 90 NOTES. by the usual vicissitudes that seem Smith . 6 14 5 12 7 12 8 14 8 13 125 Whitney ...... 09 20 89 inseparable from the lives of trap~ Burnes. 6 14 6 12 7 10 8 15 7 12 125 Daggett ...... 69 20 89 Newark©s new secretary. Freddy King, stayed shooting clubs. The Dedham Sports Kirkwood 7 13 9 10 7 11 9 11 7 12 125 Adams ...... 81 up all night Tuesday, 22d. to get all the real man©s Club, however, was fortunate Dagget. 9 11 3 12 8 12 9 11 9 10 125 artists in line. But you wouldn©t have thought in having one of the most faithful, Carver . 9 12 5 11 7 13 8 10 8 11 125 New England Briefs. it the way he came in smiling Wednesday hard-working and persevering secre Willard 7 12 8 9 7 12 7 8 10 14 125 Trap shooters of Connecticut and morning and he went away "smiling." 6 8 7 12 _ . 4 10 9 125 Exterminate 100 targets! How could you do taries that ever handled the destiny of Sibley . 7 125 Massachusetts are to have the pleasure any club one who nursed it through Hassam. 4 5 4 6 7 10 7 9 it. John, with 14 wooden ones mixed in? One Edwards 2 2 29 56 394..,. 110 of entertaining the ©06 champion, W of the Freds said that he noticed that .Tohn several periods that would have meant Roy ... 7 12 8 9 8 10 9 13 .. . 100 H. Heer, and Frank E. Butler, both would have broke 100 but he was sure that there down and out in 99 cases out of 100. Stewart 3 7 5 7 11 6 11 .. .. 100 representing the Union Metallic Cart had been a conspiracy. Originally started in glass ball days Wall .. 7 7 978 9 6 .. .. 100 ridge Co. Under the competent man When the Newark Regiment arrived on the and mainly supported by shooters of Buffalo 12 10 12 7 9 10 11 90 agement of J. H. Brinley, the follow grounds there was a great commotion. General Dedham and surrounding Norfolk Morse .. 10 .. IS 9 14 9 10 80 ing is the approximate schedule: King at once asked where was Captain Fisher, county towns, it enjoyed a prosperous Brown . ..49 4 8 4 7 75 Waterbury, Conn., Jan. 29; Norwich nobody knew. On inquiring it was found that run. Later the demise of the Jamaica W.Field 5 9 65 Conn., Jan. 31; Hartford, Conn., Feb 1- Captain Fisher had been sent to Columbus the Nelson . 8 12 40 day before to take the "Flinch cure." The Plains Gun Club, also the Riverside 4 6 9 65 Boston Shooting Association, Welling Gun Club, added many names of F. Field 40 ton, Mass., Feb. 6; Middlesex Gun captain showed up on the next train and was Greater Boston enthusiasts, who gave Sanborn 8 13 Club, East Lexington, Mass., Feb 9- pretty near cured. it sufficient support to place it in the ANNUAL MEETING. Boston Gun Club, Wellington, Mass© Anybody would have thought that Fred Har front ranks. And Amasa Alden was After the shoot the members and Feb. 13. It is to be hoped that genial low and .Tess Orr had just read Harry Bean©s always ready, if the boys wanted a ladies attended the banquet, after weather aids in giving this trio the new book "Where To Hold" the way thev shoot, to get the trap outfit in working which came the annual meeting and generous welcome they deserve. started off. Jess got on the best and Fred said order, close it up a.gain at end of shoot, election of officers. The reports of the he must have straight targets or try a crooked secretary and treasurer showed that gun. while in between times and at all T. H. Keller, of the Peters Cartridge Ragtime with whistles was Myrick, Burrell times he guarded th finances with a during the past year the club had Co., and the coldest snap of the season and Hulsizer©s version of it. "Dutch," as zealous care that allowed of mighty flourished. The officers elected were: struck Boston simultaneously last the boys ,call him, said "every time a target few targets being shot at that were Percy W. Carver, of Allston, president; week, both aiming for the B. S. A hit the gale it made music Ilk* a whistling not scored and paid for spot cash. Frank Morse, of Arlington, vice presi serial shoot, where Wellington breezes loon and it jarred him considerable." If it Amasa was a trifle hard of hearing, dent; Robert N. Burnes, of Cambridge, proved too much for the New Yorker had not been for that noise 99 would have but " they never made powder so treasurer; W. F. Brown, of Arlington, afer three events were negotiated with been no trouble at all, "noiseless" but what he was right on secretary; Robert Smith, captain; a borrowed gun. Keefe modestly took the first 20 under his hand when a target was shot at, see Arthur E. © Sibley, Fred M. French, wing and then didn©t have room for any more ing that- the Dedham Club received its directors, to serve with the other of The Harvard Shooting Club are ar so he said to Swick "if you young fellows don©t prpper remuneration. This close, yet ficers. ranging team matches on the grounds put some of those twenties in you* pocket we just, scrutiny , used to nettle some of After the election speeches were of the prominent local clubs and ex- won©t be in at the count" After the dust had settled it was found that all©s well that ends the boys, but, if there is any place made by the newly elected officers and CONTtNUSD ON FpUSTKSWTH PASS. February 2, 1907. SPORTEVG LIFE. J. G. Shaw.... 120 100 A. J. Teller.., 120 92 W. Draper.... 120 76 Edttns ...... 120 87 for Regularity of Pattern S. Pearsall.... 120 80 G. Best...... 40 14 Cnthbertson .. 40 26 E. Williams.... 40 31 Grainger ..... 120 88MbJ>u,ff ...... 40 29 Sustained Velocity 0. Spanner.... 120 103 duff ...... 20 13 Carmoody ..... 120 88 A. E. Davis.., 120 90 Wallace ...... 120 87 G. Carlton.... 20 0 Minimum of Recoil use Whitman ..... 120 69 Moore ...... 20 14 Lowe ...... 120 90 Hicks ...... 20 0 (©,. Davis...... 120 83 J. Wffliamson, 80 64 H. Fisher..... 120 93 W. Lewis...., 80 68 Hogarth ...... 120 94 Fritz ...... 60 41 G. M. Dunk... 120 106 C. Burgess..., 40 29 P. Wakefleld.. 120 98 Martin, Sr...., 60 42 McGill ...... 120 102 E. Morgan.... 60 47 J. Jennings.... 120 107 J. Samuels.... 40 32 AMERICAN LICENSING OF HUNTERS. A. Hulme..... 120 101 C. Daniels.... 60 44 J. Townson.... 120 90 O. Gilman.... 60 54 We give considerable space this J. McGrath.... 100 38 j J. Burgess... 40 31 T. Sawdon, Jr. 120 R. Jones. 60 42 week to the P. S. S. A. president©s let H. M. Sheppard 120 James Henry. 60 45 Powder Mills ter sent us by Joseph Kalbfus, the J.H. Thompson 120 R. Davidson... 60 50 secretary of the State Game Commis E. J. Marsh. .. 120 96 B. Sargeant.. 60 31 Fenton ...... 120 84 J. Iiawric. ... 60 44 sion, believing1 it will interest every G. Wolfe...... 120 J. Douglas 60 51 sportsman within Keystone limits. We G. IA Vivian.. 120 103 J. Robertson.. 60 42 A. Godson. .... 120 83 James Morgan, 60 33 think the majority will view the mat C. Harrison... 60 53 F. J. Stanley.. 60 32 DEAD SHOT ter in a favorable light and after due J. E. Cook.... 1). Waterworth 120 72 J. Christie.. ... 60 37 consideration look upon the proposed Oallender ..... 40 A. Johns ton... 60 -iO tax as a very nominal contribution W. Taylor..... 120 75 G. Cashmere.. 60 46 towards game protection. The man Mathews ..... 80 A. Dey...... 60 53 Conover ...... 80 P. Holt...... 60 33 SMOKELESS who hunts legally during the season Seager ...... 80 58 J. J. Coulter.. 60 33 should have no hesitation in adding his Dr. Cook...... 80 77©C. Macdonell.. mite towards a general fund for the better enforcement of present laws Stanley Shoot. Stability Absolutely Guaranteed over those who seek to break them. The league shoot scheduled for January 19 between the Stanley Gun It is merely one method of showing Club and the National Gun Club, of approval of the Game Commission©s Toronto, took place on the grounds of efforts to suppress the foreign element the Stanley Gun Club and resulted in a win for the home team. H. Stevens, in their utter disregard of all State U. M. C.; J. A. R. Blliott, W. R. A.; American Powder Mills laws. The alien with a gun has no com E. G. White©, DuPont Powder Co.; W. punction in using the weapon on any B. Darton, Marlin Arms Co., and J. R. Chicago Boston St. Louis furred or feathered denizen he sees Taylor, W. R. A. Co., all professionals, were present and gave an exhibition in the woods and all seasons are the of target shooting. The following are same to him where a song bird, game the scores: bird, wild animal or fish is concerned. J. A. R. Elliott ...... 22 25 24 23_94 Anything heps fill the family fry pan, E. G.-White ...... 24 24 25 25 98 J. R. Taylor...... 25 25 24 25 99 and districts worked by contract la W. B. Darton ...... 23 24 23 23_93 ETERS borers have been depleted of all game H. Steveus ...... 25 25 25 24 99 within a very short time. If the pro Team match. 25 targets: National team Dr. Jordan 23. Mathews 23 posed law goes into effect barring all Granger 23, C. Harrison 22, Gould 22 Span foreigners from owning firearms and ner 22, Westwood 21, Davis 20 Lawson 20 LOADED SHELLS the hunter©s license bill furnishes the Stanley 20. Total 216. Ten-men average, wherewithal to keep the law-breaking Stanley team George Vivian 25. J. William- Are immensely popular with Field and Trap Shooters, especially the Amateurs, band in order, it will be the best thing son 24. George Cashmore 24, George Dunk 23, who are quick to recognize the loads that give the best results. They have won A. Hume 23, McDuff 23, J. H. Thompson 22. the 1906 Championships of Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, New Hampshire and Arkansas, that ever happened for the law-abid Lucas 22, Ingham 22, W. Lewis 21, F. Martin ing private Pennsylvanian. Sr., 21. A. Dey 21, P. Wakefield 21. George also the GRAND EASTEEN HANDICAP and tournament averages innumerable. McGill 20, Booth 20. Total 332. Fifteen-men They have begun the year 1907 by winning: the For the beneficiaries themselves to average, 22 13-15. resent a slight tax for their especial recreation©s best interests is not pos LIVE BIRD SHOOTS. sible after reading such a plain state STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ment of facts as that given by Presi Visitors and Matches at Point B reeze Of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky (Live Birds), won at Dayton, Ky., January 1, by dent Worden. Also Club Contests. C. A. Young-, using Peters Factory Loaded Ideal Shells; score 24 out of 25, and 1 Quite a number of celebrated wing- dead out of bounds. TORONTO TflAP. shots from Lebanon and vicinity were One trial of Peters Loaded Shells will convince any impartial shooter of superior present at the Point Breeze track Jan An Immense Attendance Favors City uary 22 and participated in the shoot. qualities. Black Powder, King©s Semi-Smokeless and all Standard Bulk and Among those who tried for a share of Dense Smokeless Powders furnished. League©s First Annual. the money were Samuel Trafford, The first annual tournament, open Sheriff of Cambria county, Nat Ressler, only to the members of the five clubs of Lancaster, and others. There were composing the City of Toronto Trap eighteen contestants in the main event Shooting League, was commenced on and Harry Buckwalter, Cloverdale and THE PETERS CARTRIDGE CO., the grounds of the Stanley "Gun Club, Rotzell finished with clean scores. Toronto, Ontario, on New Year©s Day, There were five tied for second money, and so large was the entry that it was with fourteen killed. CINCINNATI, 0., U. S. A, found impossible to complete the During the afternoon William Boll- scores, and as a result the finish had man, of Lebanon, and Horace S. Young, New \ark: 98 Chambers Si., New Orleans : 321 Magazine St., of this city, shot a special match at to be left over until January 12. There T. H. Heller, «f. IV. OsborttGf Mgr. are twelve gun clubs in l*oronto and 25 birds for $50 a side. Bqllman won had it been open to all instead of only the match by killing straight, while to the five clubs, there is no telling Young missed his tenth, eleventh, where the entry would have stopped. twelfth and twenty-second birds, the The program called for six 20-target match ending 25 to 21 in favor of the events and over 150 competitors pre visitor. The visiting gunners were sented themselves for competition, but here for the purpose of arranging a only 136 actually competed, because team match, Philadelphia vs. Lebanon The Perfect those who came after 10.30 A. M. were and vicinity, to take place on Lin not allowed to enter. Three sets of coln©s Birthday, February 12. The traps were used. scores follow: In all, 90 prizes and twelve high Killed average prizes were awarded to the Ptatt }...... *. (30) 22222 22222 2**22 13 SINGLE Buckwalter .... (30) 22222 22222 22222 15 successful competitors. The Queen©s H. Young .... (30) 22222 20222 22222 14 Hotel Cup, valued at $50, for first high Trafford ...... (SO) 22122 2*222 22222 14 average, was won by J. E. Jennings, of Bollman ...... (30) 2212* *2222 22222 13 the Kiverdale Gun Club, with 107 out Murphy ...... (30) 22122 02022 22112 1.©! TRIGGER of a possible 120 shot at, Dunk, of the Klein?; ...... (28) 11121 02221 21222 14 Stanleys, being second with 106, and Kershaw ...... (30) 22222 22222 22220 14 it Never Doubles C. D. Ten Byck, of the Balmy Beach, R. McDonald .. (30) 22022 22220 22220 13 being third with 105. P. H. Conover, Ilaines ...... (29) 22222 22222 20220 13 It Never Balks of the DuPont Powder Co., was pres Poulson ...... (29) 10211 22201 21021 12 ent on New Year©s Day and shot in Ressler ...... (30) 22222 22022 22222 14 Independent of recoil. No light Lamb ...... (30) 22222 21011 20222 12 springs. No delicate parts. four events. Mr. Halford, another Cloverdale .... (30) 22222 22222 22222 15 trade representative, was present on Staley ...... (30) 22222 22022 20222 13 both days. Surely this entry creates a Olarke .. w .... (30) 22»21 12112 02222 13 club record when it is considered that Rotzell . f .... (29) 22222 22222 22222 15 Non-Fric$ionai competition was open only to five of Pechiu ...... (29) 00120 22222 10210 10 The only Single Trigger that has a mechanically controlled movement the twelve gun clubs in the city. Shooting is certainly on the boom in MULLER VS. STALEY. that always works the same either with a blank or the heaviest pigeon load. Toronto. Scores: At Point Breeze January 24 Fred Shot.Bk. Shot.Bk. Muller defeated J. Staley in match Tltls Movement Is Simple, But Positive Ely ...... 120 102 Motton ...... 100 57 shoot at 50 birds. In addition to this Kemp ...... 120 58 Stevens ...... 40 JJO match there was one at 25 birds be We will place the Philadelphia Single Trigger and fully guarantee it J. A. Ross..... 120 lOOHoug-hton ..... 00 51 tween F. Poulson and S. Redman, the on any standard-made hammerless gun. Write for descriptive booklet. J. A. Shaw. ... 1^0 K. Cotch...... 120 former winning 23 to 20. Scores: C. D. Ten Eyck 120 105 T. A. Dtif . . 120___ Match shoot, 50 birds, $100 a side. PHILADELPHIA SiKBLE TRIGGER Co., Olncy, Philadelphia, U. S. R. (© T. Tx>gan... 120 98 G. Mason...... 120 Muller ...... 222*2 02222 120*2 22212 22220 G. G. Logan... 120 02 VV. Wakefleld. 120 22222 22222 22222 22222 20220 T. Logan...... 120 G<> J. Wilson..... 40 J. Logan...... 120 91 J. Casci...... 120 Total killed 43, missed 7. K. Breclannaz.. 120 F. Lyoude.... Staley ...... 12202 22201 02202 22220 22222 84©P. J. Booth... 22*22 12212 22220 21122 22220 T. U. McGaw.. 120 Total killed 42. missed S. handicap shoot at 15 live birds, with a the traps when waiting to get ready R. Buchauau.. 120 OS A. Wolfe.... . Match shoot, 25 birds, $25 a side. guaranteed purse of $100. The follow for the birds to be sprung. Notwith J. Williams. .. 120 701 J. M. Devins. . Poulson ...... 20222 22222 12212 02222 22222 H. Owston. .... 120 0769 J.~ Alonkman.., ing men tied for first place, with four standing the intense cold, several good G. Mongerel... 120 R. Goultf...... Total killed 23, missed 2. kills each: Harrison, Hearing, C. Noll, scores were made, as Hart and Beatty C. Davidson... 100 09 Lawson Redman ...... 2002* 22222 22222 20222 20222 Clgg, Swartz, H. Buckwalter, Mc both killed 19 birds and divided second Morgan ...... 100 Westwood Total killed 20, missed 5. Donald, Brenheiser, Lutz, Cloverdale, money. Third money was split up be Bate ...... 100 79 Stedman ...... 120 Dull, Ratzell, Knipe, Young, Black, tween Babb and Johnson, who killed G. Harrison... 100 58 Vanduzen Feltonvllle Gun Club. Stevenson. 17 pigeons. Scores: Wooley 100 46 Wright W. Spanner... 120 MctJowall Twenty-seven individual contestants 20-bird event, handicap rise, $10 entrance Belmont Gun Club. fee, three moneys. Reld ...... 40 Turner .. bought sixty chances on the hammer- G. Emerson 20, H. E. B. 20, Hart 19, Beatty Flint ...... WO 72 Gilmour less gun, which was offered as first Two straight scores of 20 kills apiece 19, Babb 17. Johnson 17. J. Emerson 16, Warner Josilin ...... 120 .Tames Ross.... 60 ."7 prize in a miss-and-out event at live were registered by George Emerson 16, Titlow 15, Stretch 13, Coyle 14, Boyle 15. Knox 100 C5 Longmore .... (iO 2©.) birds on the grounds of the Feltonville and H. E. B. in the January 23 live- C Wilson..... 120 82 l>r. Jordan.... 120 102 Gun Club, Second street pike and bird shoot of the Belmont Gun Club \V. Best...... 120 104 W. Murray.... 100 09 Fisher©s lane, January 24. When dark at Narberth. Both men killed straight The supply of DuPont calendars is James Miller... 120 87 Hooey ...... 120 ]<):; about exhausted. Sportsmen who fail E. Bond...... 80 05 3. Smith...... 80 26 ness put an end to the sport sixteen without a semblance of a miss, getting T. Saw-don, Sr. 120 8" D. J. Taylor. .. gunners had killed four straight and their birds hard and sure. It was a ed to send the necessary 10 cents in A. Anderson... 100 79 A. Gould... 120 91 the event was postponed until Febru gotd day for the birds, but a hard one stamps for the handsome hanger have, G. Smith.. , 100 68 F. A. Parker. . 120 102 ary 7, when there will also be an open on the gunners, who nearly froze at missed their chance. . SPORTKVO LIFE. February 2, 1907. John ...... 19 16 16 15 31 14 17 31 Morgan ..... 16 17 17 14 31 15 21 36 Leonard .... 17 15 16 12 27 ...... NEAR PHILADELPHIA Boyd ...... 19 13 15 6 IS 19 14 33 Smith ...... 23 19 42 Highland Gun Club Hold Annual Tour South. End vs. Sommerton. nament—Meadow Springs Weekly The South End G-un Club, of Camden, went to Sommerton, Pa., January 26 THB NBW Shoot—South End vs. Somerton— to shoot a team match with the Som merton Gun Club. The conditions were Florists Second Serial Handicap. that each team shoot as many shoot ers as could be mustered, at 25 targets, N. L. Clark was the high man in the but only the ten highest scores to be annual target tournament of the High counted. When the result was summed land Gun Club January 26 over the up it was found that the Jerseymen Edge Hill traps. Out of a possible 95 had won by 27 breaks, the score being 181 to 154. F. Halloway, Hineline and targets Clarke broke 63%, a fairly Thomas piled up scores of 20 for the good average considering the adverse Camden team, while the best that was conditions prevailing. It was not only done for the home team was the 18 a hard day for target shooting, but the scored by Hazzard. The scores: SOUTH END. SOMMBETON. varied events included in the program Hineline ...... 20 Hazzard ...... 18 Distinguishes the Veteran Sportsman had the marksmen guessing as to their F. Halloway...... 20 Dannehower ...... 17 J. Thomas...... 21 Erwin ...... 17 probable score. Besides the regular C. Peak...... 19 H. Johnson...... 17 straight events there were two events F. Peehman...... 18 S. Nice...... 14 %t five incoming targets and one event W. Johnson...... 18 Graham ...... 15 Its regularity lias won the confidence of the men Feele ...... 17 B. Johnson...... 15 at five pairs; also an event which call Bennett ...... 17 Babbington ...... 13 ed for ten targets, three targets being E. Thomas...... 16 Haupt ...... 13 who know how to shoot and what to shoot. thrown, two marksmen shooting at W. Peehman...... 15 Pepuy ...... 13 them at the same time. These freak .154 Has won more High Averages than all other events with the glare of the sun on Total ...... 181 Total the snow besides the cold and strong powders combined. wind reduced scores materially, Clark j / ehot consistently in all events, but he NEW ENGLAND NEWS. was hard pressed by Ballantyne and Hillyer, the only other two marksmen OONTHTOKD FBOM TWUXFTH PASK. in the crowd to give him a run for first pect to have return matches on Sol money. Ballantyne broke 55 of his tar. dier©s Field, Cambridge, later on when SEE THAT ALL YOUR SHELLS ARE LOADED gets, while Hillyer was just half a the spring weather puts their grounds target behind him with 54*£ targets. in more comfortable condition for trap The half targets credited to both Clark shooting. and Hillyer were given in the seventh event, which called for three targets The New England Kennel Club©s to be thrown at the same time two regular weekly shoot of January 26 gunners were shooting. Both hit the was postponed owing to the heavy same target and the scorers credited snowstorm. each with a broken half. Pierson fin ished fourth with 50 breaks. M. Wentz, The N. H. deer that was pulled out of Highland, and A. Smith, of Clear- of the Canal in Manchester recently view, both made good scores, but did by Charles Bodwell, bids fair to be a not shoot through the program, Wentz storied deer and may be credited to breaking 43 targets and Smith 42. Manchester as a permanent resident. Scores: Under the direction of Charles Blood, Events ... 1 2 3 8 9 Ttl. the animal was given its liberty, but Targets .. 15 15 15 5 10 95 Clark ...... 12 12 12 2 8 63% whether the taste of city life or© the Ballantyne . 14 6 12 2 7 55 bath in the canal destroyed her sen»3 Hillyer ... 12 12 11 1 7 54% of discretion can not be said, anyway Peterson .. 12 7 13 1 7 50 she was shortly seen within city limits E. I. du Pont de Nemours M. Wentz.. 11 11 13 . .. 43 again. Anchored safely in the Amos- S. Smith... 11 13 11 . .. 42 keag stables it was at this writing up E. L. Wll©n 10 12 7 . .. 39 to the police force or game commis Boyer 6 9 10 4 .. 38 sioners to escort her back to the wilds. Powder Company Marcy 12 11 11 . . . 38 BEANIAN. Reilley ... 11 .... 2 9 27 C. Wilson 11 9 9 . .. 31 Penham . 11 . .. 25 NEW YORK TRAP. Crooks ...... 14 . .. 22 Wilmington, Del. Bender .... 9 10 . .. 21 Hnber 3 5 14 Glaring Light on Snow Handicap: Mahin ..... 9 ...... 3 . .. 12 Wakeley ...... 3 3 2 3 11 Athletic Members. H. J. Smith ...... 2 .. 4 21 9 Very poor shooting conditions pre Wood ...... 4 4 ...... 8 vailed at the grounds of the Crescent Dougherty ...... 1 4 .. 2 .. .. 7 Athletic Club at Bay Ridge January 26, Palton ...... 2 .. 4 ...... 6 and the scores suffered in consequence. Seabf idge ...... 0 0 ...... 3 3 The grounds were covered with snow, Geiser ..... 6 ...... 6 which in itself affected the light on the CANNOT Gilbert ...... 1 1 .... 3 1 6 targets. The weather was intensely Beans ...... 1 2 3 cold and the vacillating winds sent EFEVER Ratchey ...... 1 1 2 SHOOT Franklin ...... 3 3 the targets in all directions. J. .H. Ernst, with the liberal handicap of five in 25, carried off two valuable LOOSE Me&dow Springs Gun Club. prizes, the January Cup, Event 1, and Quite an enthusiastic bunch of trap a white owl, handsomely mounted, in shooters assembled on the grounds of a glass case, shot for in Event 3. The the Meadow Springs Gun Club last offering was a gift of Vice President Saturday in spite of the cold weather, Charles J. McDermott, and it was one to participate in the regular weekly of the handsomest special prizes ever club shoot and the series of sweep competed for by the trap shooters of stake events. The wind was so fitful the club. The largest field of the day that the targets competely fooled the faced the traps, thirteen, and at the gunners and a few of them quit after finish Mr. Ernst and Lewis C. Hopkins entering. In the club handicap event tied at 23, the former, with five added at 25 targets, with added target handi handicap and the latter with three. In cap, Kaufmann won the club prize the shoot-off Mr. Ernst won with 20 By turning: Compensating: Screw F to the right all wear in action is at once with the help of his handicap, although actual breaks to "L. C.©s" 19. taken up. Send for our 1907 catalogue E containing1 many additional advantages. he was outshot by Gothard and Latelle While Mr. Ernst was beaten by F. B. White, both scratch men, who broke Stephenson in the fourth and last com 19 and 18 respectively. In practice petition for the January Cup, the re LEFEVER ARMS CO., - Syracuse, N. Y., U. S. A Dr. J. W. Cotting and Coyle shot sult for its final possession lay be through, the former breaking 57 out tween Messrs. Ernst and Damron, of the 75, while Coyle got 56. Cotting whose total for three shoots aggregat was the only man who managed a ed 71. In the- shoot-off at 25 targets straight. Scores: the much-coveted prize went to Mr. H.B.Ttl. 10 15 15 15 20 Ernst. (?harles A. Lockwood carried Gothard ...... 0 19 19 .... 12 .. 17 off the honors in the 50-target shoot, Sunny South Handicap, Bt-enham, Texas, January 21-26, I9O7. Coyle ...... 0 10 10 7 11 11 12 15 Event 4, with six birds as a handicap. Howard ...... 0 17 17 .. 11 12 12 16 F. B. Stephenson made the best aver Mr. E. S. Fosg-ard, Waco, Texas, wins Live Bird Championship Walters ...... 0 10 10 .... (i 9 .. age of the day, breaking 85 V2 per cent. Chandler ...... 0 13 13 .. .. 10 11 of his targets, including the only clean Marshall ...... 0 13 13 5 5 7 0 .. Mack ...... 3 9 12 3 .... 3 . . score. Besides, of the eleven competi Heite ...... 6 8 14 .... 7 8 .. tions for the season,©s scratch shoot Mr. H. N. Keno, Douglas, Arizona, wins Target Championship, shooting Shaw ...... 5 10 15 .... 2 5 9 prize, Mr. Stephenson has seven firsts Kauffman ...... 31726 .... 7 7.. to his credit to two for L. C. Hopkins, Henry ...... 0 13 13 .... 7 12 .. and one each for W. C. Damron and White ...... 0 IS 18 .. .. 10 11 12 George G. Stephenson, Jr. The scores: Dr. Cotting...... 810131511 Kvents ..... 12 3 4 56 7 Merten ...... ".... 8 12 11 12 .. Targets .. . H.25 15 H.25 H.50 H.25 50 H.15 The Best Shotgun Smokeless Powder on earth. Two eggs in the 1907 basket at once Keasney ...... 7 4 9 F. Stephenson 0 22 14 0 21 0 40 0 18 46 0 14 Berkenstock ...... 5 0 .. ,T. H. Krnst... 5 21 .. 5 23 ...... 3 15 L. C. Hopkins 3 20 8 3 23 6 37 3 14 .. 2 8 BAlLISJiTE < »*> wo EMPIRE <»«/«> H. Vartderveer 4 19 .. 4 17 ... 4 18 .. 2 13 Florist Gun Club. F. W. Moffett 0 17 12 0 15 0 31 0 IS 27 0 9 THE BEST TWO SPORTING SMOKELESS POWDERS EXTANT Laridis, winner of the manager©s cup W. C. Pamron 2 17 8 2 20 4 36 2 17 31 1 9 In previous week©s big* target tourney, C A. Look wood 3 16 8 3 14 6 43 . . . 35 1 12 J. H. 1/&U & CO., Agents, 75 Ghambsrs St., N. Y. City kept up his good shooting streak Jan O. C. Grinnell. . . 11 1 in 1 38 1 18 37 0 11 uary 22 by winning the high gun C. Stenhenson. . . 11 2 21 ...... honors in the second shoot of series R. H. Lott...... 2 21 ...... given by the Florists© Gun Club at S. P. Hopkins. . . .. 4 21. ... 4 20 .. 2 IS wind, the targets zigzagging through which they to Wissinoming. Out of his 50 targets R. E. Fox...... 6 20 1234 ...... the air as soon as they left the traps. The scores: against. F. C. Kaynor...... 5 15 10 38 5 21 .. 3 14 The feature competition of the day Lanclis broke 46 of them, smashing Team shoot. 25 tnrprets. H.25 H.25 H.25 H.25 them all from a 19-yard rise. Frank H.T.I HT was the last shoot for the January H. Schauffler 22 4 23 4 24 5 25 was second with 42 breaks, followed W. C. Pamron... 2 17IO. C. Grlnnpll, Jr. 1 17 Cup, for which F. H. Schauffler had A. Suter... 7 15 7 25 6 25 7 20 by Thomas with 41. Bell was the only C. A. Lockwood.. 3 25 F. B. Stephenson.. 0 22 won two legs and George W. Kuchler F. Pelham* 0 16 0 18 0 23 0 18 other shooter to get within the 40 and Dr. DeWolfe one each. Mr. N. Hibbard. 1 18 1 20 1 24 1 18 zone. In the practice at 50 targets Team total..... 5 42! Team total... 1 "io Schaffler and G. W. Suter tied in this W. Kuchler 3 22 3 24 L.andis was also high man with 44 H.T.I IT T final shoot, arid at an extra 25 Mr. P. Scoble.. 3 25 2 20 2 21 breaks, making his record for the day Agency,"313 Broadway, New York City. BRIDGEPORT. ditions for them, rather than to do as THE OLD RELIABLE HUNTING LICENSES. they indicate. OF THE ORIGIN OF COMMISSION. President Worden, of the P. S. S. A. I desire to say that the idea of a PARKER GRAND Game Commission for Pennsylvania AGAIN A WINNER Explains Necessity of Funds For originated with the Pennsylvania State Game Protection and Considers In Sportsmen. It was their idea to create CANADIAN an executive department through dividual Hunters Should Contribute which the laws that might be passed HANDICAP should be enforced. They iiave been Willingly. in touch with this commission since January 18. Editor "Sporting Life." its creation and have considered and At Live Birds I have just noticed an article pub reviewed every bill that has been pro lished today relative to the action of posed by this commission since its creation. We admit that certain er certain gentlemen in Lock Haven rors Have crept into some of our laws, in opposition to the proposed bill im that are not as they should be, but posing a license of one dollar on those assert that in the main they are cor people of this State who propose to rect and that the fault of error be hunt. These gentlemen declare them longs to us and is ours alone. At Hamilton, Out., Jan. 16, 1907, selves very loudly on lines they lay Experience has taught us that no J; B. Cantelon, of Clinton, Ont., matter how good a law may be in its won the Grand Canadian Handi down for themselves, as reasons and wording or intent, without the power cap at live birds with a straight purposes of this measure, ^f these of enforcement back of it it is a score from the 30-yard mark. A gentlemen had taken pains \jo investi farge. Without cash at the command splendid piece of work. Send for catalogue. gate this matter thoroughly; if they of the Game Commission that body is had taken pains to find out the origin helpless and the enactment of laws for PARKER BROS.,46s?Zf£rMeriden, Conn. of this proposed measure and the ne the bettering of game protection a New York Salesrooms, 32 Warren St. cessity therefor, I am sure that not nullity. I will not at this time attempt to enter into the discussion of the one of them would, in any way, raise great work done by that body in the their voice in protest, but on the con face of difficulties almost insurmount the Legislature to compel the man who trary would be among the loudest in able. I will say, though, that time and is not ready and willing to either pay support of this bill. time again the Pennsylvainia State this money or ;qujt hunting. They feel GUNS, AMMUNITION POSITION DEFINED. Sportsnxen©s Association as an organi that any man who is not able to pay That there may be no mistake about zation has drawn upon its treasury to one dollar toward this purpose should and my position or my reason for writing help the Game Commission in its not waste his time in hunting. They this letter, I desire to say I have been work, and that to my certain know simply ask that the man who is bene SPORTING GOODS. since its origin in 1894, a member of ledge many of the individual members fited should be compelled to walk up What is known as the Pennsylvania of this Association have time and time to the captain©s desk and settle. State Sportsmen©s Association. At this again gone down into their pockets -:,This©bill is presented by the Penn J. R SHANNON & SONS, time I am its ^president. I am now, and helped to pay expenses that coulc* sylvania organized sportsmen and is 816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. and have been since the date before be paid in no other way, for the benefit intended to place the Game- Commis mentioned, in cons©tant touch with this of the very many who are now crying sion on a working basis. It is iii- New Gun Catalogue sent for the asking. ©body as an organization, and with murder in their loudest tones because tended to place m^ney enough .in their very many of its members as individ they are ©likely to be compelled to hands ~to pay for services rendered, uals, and I know that these people bear some part of the burden that we sometimes ; services which are very and is in amount a pittance from each in on£ way or ©another have been have borne continuously since 1894 at dangerous, and to pay for expenses in individual, so small, and is, for a..pur directly responsible for every bit©of least. curred. It is;: intended that game of all pose so pure and an end to -be at legislation upon the subject of game INSIGNIFICANT APPROPRIATIONS. kinds shall be propagated and pur tained so badly needed that I cannot and wild bird protection since that We have tried to have the State con chased for releasing in the State and but be impressed with the idea that time. I know ©the © character and the tribute through appropriation in suf generally to .better hunting conditions. when the Clinton county gentlemen make-up of the membership of very ficient amount to the work of this All this entirely outside of the value fully understand this matter, -when the many of these organizations, and I board time and time again. With the general public derives through the other men of the State who are op know that the great majority of this what result you will understand from protection of Wild birds other than posed to the idea fully understand the body are what might be termed "poor the following figures: First, a magnifi game: birds; We are doing and have condition, the purpose and the neces men," and many of them working daily cent appropriation of $300 per year been doing all in our power for the sity, they will be as hearty in their for their bread. I am not a capitalist was allotted to this use; later this Was good of the State, for the benefit of indorsement of this bill as they now myself. I am not in any manner inter r foUpW©ed by. an appropriation of $;3000 .every man, woman, and .child an this appear to be against it. Respectfully ested in private game preserves. I per year; then $6000, and now the tre- Commonwealth regardless of where yours,, H. M. F. WORDEN, am an ordinary business man and in mefiddusjflteiuH of $10©,000 pfer year has they live or what their local standing President P. S. S, A. no way up to this time have derived b^en; set J ajsfdie by this gtetit State for. may be. We are ^organized to pro any special benefit" to the value of on6 this purpose. © ©»Not?, enough iri my tect the poor man in his right to iiunt Rising Sun Gun Club. cent from any law that I have helped humble opinion to pay ordinary travel ^and to fish:, and to enjoy the benefits ing expenses; let alone other © claims of forestry. Rising Sun, Md., Jan. 23. Editor to place upon the statute books. I We have already introduced a bill "Sporting Life." This club held a have contributed of my time and that they may have cause to meet. good shoot on January 23, and Eng money without claim or hope of any Some days ago I received word that asking that a bounty be placed on cer compensation in return for this labor a single trial: in defense of a Game tain^ noxious animals and that the re land was high gun with 97 out of 105 Protector, who In ©defense of his own ward named therein shall be paid, not targets. A. B. Keen was second with excepting benefit to the State of Penn by the poor county in which this ani 91. The most interesting event was sylvania and to the class of men life had killed a f6reigner he found No. 12 at 25 targets, which was a de whom I recognize as sportsmen. I am hunting, had cost the Game Commis mal may be slain, but by the State at sion $1500. This is one of the many large which owns the game and wild ciding match between the Poole Gun as well entitled to the title of "poor birds, arid which is benefited through Club and the Rising Sun Gun Club, man" as many of the Clinton County just claims I know these people are making the two best in three. Scores gentlemen who see in this bill an at called upon to meet. How they do the killing of this predatory creature. I feel that the follow: tempt to drive the poor man out of as well as has been done is the only RISING SUN TEAM. | POOLE TEAM. business as a hunter, and I assure wonder in my mind, and how to cor ORGANIZED SPORTSMEN Keen ...... 23 Bowman ...... 10 them that such a purpose was never rect these conditions has been the are today and forever will be able to Gifford ...... 22 Dr. Tobias...... 22 dreamed of ©and is absolutely impos question with the organized sports stand between the poor sportsman and England ...... 25 Smith ...... 13 sible. men of this State. A bill of like char wrong from any direction. What we Kirk ...... 16 Racine ...... 2;1, THE ORGANIZATION acter with the present bill, requiring need is a better and more perfect or Irwin ...... 21 Hopkins ...... 20 before referred to is composed to a a resident hunter to secure a license ganization and a better understanding McCush ...... 24 Summers ...... 22 before hunting in this State was in between all men and women in this Pierce ...... 23 Silvers ...... 23 great extent of poor men who still troduced in 1895, where it died in Mickle ...... 23 McCann ...... 18 have time to aid in a work that they Coirimonwealth who have at heart the Jackson ...... 21 Dr. Famous...... 24 consider means a benefit to this State committee. Since that time this mat protection and saving of our game and Claytoa ...... 21 Oldfleld ...... 24 and to this Nation, and to themselves ter has been considered thoroughly in wild birds and fish and forests, who as individuals. This organization was all its aspects and finally indorsed by are interested in the preservation of a Total ...... 219 Total formed to aid in the protection and the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen©s As pure and abundant water supply, not Other shooting: preservation of our forests and the sociation in its annual meeting held for the good of any single individual Events 1 2 3456 789 12 protection, preservation and propaga last spring. The members of this As or for any class, but for the benefit of Targets 7 7 7777 777 25Shot.B. tion of game and wild birds and fish; sociation feel that it was not fair or all the people of this State. I would Keen ... 6 7 6567 556 23 105 91 to "aid in securing such laws as we just for them to bear the burden of suggest that all men who are true Gifford . 6 3 5557 663 6 7 22 105 81 think best adapted to these interests. game and wild-bird protection in this Sportsmen and who are interested in England 7 5 5666 677 7 10 25 105 97 State alone as they have borne it up the protection and preservation of Kirk 7565 435 5 .. 16 95 68 We hold an annual meeting and special to this time, and that it was only fair Irwin 4 35 6 745 6 9 20 105 80 meetings as may be needed to discuss these things get in touch with and be Bowman 7557 19 77 64 ana decide upoji measures contemplat and just that every man who enjoys come members of the Pennsylvania Tobias .54 455 22 77 58 ed, and are always glad to .have men -hunting either for one day or for one State Sportsmen©s Association. Let Smith . . 2 5 36 5 77 45 join us in these considerations. I have week or for one month should be . them come into our meetings, add their Racine . 4 5 2 4 2 4 10 77 54 no remembrance of the Clinton county rCOMPEELED TO CONTRIBUTE voices and their ideas to ours, help Hopkins 57 6 14 84 03 people, either ,afs an organization or to this purpose, namely, the purpose ing us and permitting us to help them Summers 66 7 6 . 53 47 as individuals- attempting to in any of supplying the sinews of war to a in bettering conditions. Silvers . 64 5 6 . 53 44 Way join in these discussions; or to worthy body, who are doing and have This bill in question deserves the McCush . 5 6 10 56 51 ,-e,id us in the -formulation of good been doing the very best that is pos support of . every man, woman and McGann . 4 3 .. 46 30 Famous 7 10 42:41 laws pertaining to these several sub sible under existing conditions. They child in this State who is truly in Oldfield 7 10 4g 40 jects. If th-ey had so joined us they feel that this is only just as between terested in game and wild birds© pro Pierce . 32 27 perhaps would be better informed and men. Each member of this organiza tection. It. is the sportsmen©s idea © of Jackson 4 4 50 43 know that the-purpos-e -was to aid the tion is ready and willing to contribute creating a fund that it seems to us Clayton " 5 2o 21 poor man and to better hunting con- | his share. They now propose to ask impossible to create in any other way Nickle . 39 34 SPORTING LIFE. February 2, 1907. N C H T E MODEL 1907 SELF-LOADING RIFLE. .351 CALIBER HIGH Strength of construction, sim plicity of operation, rapidity of fire, symmetry of outline, and ©killing power are embodied in this new rifle. The .351 Caliber High Power Cart b 8 ridge, which it shoots, represents the highest development of smokeless powder ammunition. It is powerful enough for the largest game, yet, owing to its modern form, it costs much less than old style cartridges no more powerful. The Model 1907 is easily loaded and unloaded, easily shot with great rabidity and easily taken down and cleaned. We know of no surer way for a prospective customer to become convinced of the superiority of this rifle than by comparing it with other makes of similar types of guns. Circular Fully Describing This Rifle, "The Gun That Shoots Through Steel" Sent Upon Request. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS Co., NEW HAVEN, CONN. list with 92 breaks, a very nice score White .. 15 17 20 19 17 20 20 19 19 20 20 Sportsmen©s Association. C. T. Bankin, sec TRAP IN CANADA. under, the conditions. W. H. Ewing Powell .. 17 18 10 19 17 15 19 19 19 19 20 retary. and J. A. R. Elliott broke 91, A. Tolsma Smith .. 10 19 18 19 14 19 19 17 18 18©19 May 1 Danville. Pa. Danville Gun Club tour H. H. Stevens Finishes Strong at Ham (Detroit), W. B. Darton, H. H. Stevens, Hassam . 13 19 19 17 17 18 nament. W/ T. Speiser, secretary. P. Wakefield (Toronto) scored 90, Burns 14 18 18 19 18 19 16 May . 2, 3 Snow Shoe, Pa., fourth annual ilton Breaks 219 Targets Out of Gil Christ. 18 18 17 15 16 .. .. spring tournament of the Clarence Rod and while E. G. White and J. R. Taylor Dr. Green 17 17 17 19 15 18 .. Gun Club. C. H. Watson, secretary. 220 With Run of 170-Averages were fourth with 87. Scores: Luck . .. .. 19 May 7, 8 Fort ; Wayne, Ind., Limited Gun Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 Beattie . 19 20 18 .. 19 Club tournament. John V. Linker, secretary. Appropriated by Americans. "Buffalo" Smith...... 17 18 19 20 G. Burns 10 18 19 15 May 8, 9, 10 Richmond,- Va., the Interstate The printed program of the Hamil Ewing ...... 20 19 10 20 Barnard.. 13 . . 19 18 Association©s Second Southern Handicap Tour Elliott ...... 17 19 19 18 Kwing .. 18 18 19 nament, under the auspices of the Deep Run ton (Ont.) tourney^ January 15 to 18, Tolsma ...... 20 17 18 18 Dr. Wilson 18 18 IS 19 19 Hunt Club. $1000 added money." Elmer B. allowed. 200 targets .for each of first Darton : ...... 20 16 17 19 J. Crooks 18 17 17 18 14 17 Shaner, secretary-manager. Pittsburg, Pa. three days, in addition to the live-bird Stevens ...... 20 18 10 18 William©n 17 19 18 20 .. .. May 14 Brooklyn,© Nl Y. -Bergen Beach Gu» shooting-. This was found impractic Wakefield ...... 20 18 19-16 Wakefield 18 17 16 17 .. Club©s fifth amateur contest. L. H. Schorte- able and but 100 targets were shot on Griffith ...... 17 18 18 18 M©Macken 18 18 19 . . . . mier, manager. © . January 15 and 16, 180 on January 17, White ...... 18 18 17 19 Galbraith 18 18 18 .. .. May 16, 17 Montpelier, Vt., annual tourna and 220, the balance of the 600, on Taylor ...... 15 17 19 17 Hawkins. 13 13 14 15 16 .. ment, Moutpelier-Gun; Club. Dr. C. H. Burr, January 18, all under sliding distance Dunk ...... 18 16 20 16 Sanders . 18 16 15 .-. secretary.. handicap. The live-bird events re Vivian ...... 15 19 16 18 Ripley .. 20 20 . . 16 .. May 16 Skaneateles Junction, N. Y., GlenSide ported in our last issue had big entries Marsh ...... 17 20 15 17 <*ompf .. 11 17 19 17 18 Gjvn Club tournament, added money. Cottle and prevented whole-souled attention Bates ...... 16 17 19 18 Reardon. 18 ...... arid Knapp, managers. G. E. Burns...... 15 20 15 18 Tolsma 18 .. May 14, 1-5 Twelfth annual tournament Clean to the target events. It is proposed Skedd ...... 17 15 16 18 Vivian . 20 .. 14 20 Gun Club.. Fred F. Mason, secretary, Olean, next year to use solely live birds and Powell ...... 17 17 17 16 Marsh . .. 19 20 17 19 N. Y. . call it the International Eastern Hand Raspberry ...... 18 15 17 15 Landers May 14. 15. © 1(5 Chicago, 111., Illinois State icap, leaving the target competition Hassam ...... 15 15 13 15 Upton . .. 17 Sportsman©s Association thirty-third annual for later months in the year, when R. N. Burns...... 10 17 15 14 Day ... .. 20 tournamerit, under auspices Chicago Associated live-bird shooting is not so popular. Franks ...... 7 17 19 9 Gun Club. The American cousins apparently G. H. Beattie...... 12 .. 15 10 May 20-24, Inclusive Lebanon, Pa. Seven appropriated the honors entire of the Doolittle ...... 18 10 15 The Cincinnati Gun Club. teenth annual tournament Pennsylvania Stat« target contests. High average fell to Fleming ...... 15 Cincinnati, O., Jan. 19. Editor Sportsmen©s Association under auspices Key Luck ...... 17 19 15 16 "Sporting Life." The wind and rain stone Gun Club.. S. G. Trafford, chairman} Harry Stevens, of the U. M. C. Co., who. Marlatt ...... 12 18 14 10 J. R. Bollnian, corresponding secretary. by sensational shooting on the last Spittal ...... 7 0 .. storm which has swept this section May 21, 22, 23 McMechen, W. Va. West Vir day, bounded into first place. His 219 Laing ...... 18 15 14 for three days past made shooting ginia Sportsmen©s Association. Dr. H. S. out of 220 targets was as pretty a Williamson ...... 19 such a difficult and unpleasant propo West, secretary.© piece of work as any seen on Canadian Graham ...... 12 17 .. sition that only a few of .the faithful May 22. 23 Fargo, N.-D.. tournament of Gat» soil, and he was heartily congratulat Gilchrist ...... 14 11 would tackle the game today. Many City Gun Club. ed. This score included a run of 170, of our members had business interests May 23, 24 Lexington, Ky., Kentucky Trap and his total for the four days was W. A. Smyth...... 14 affected by the flood conditions in the Shooters© League fifth annual tournament. 564-600. "Canuck" conditions seem to Upton ...... 15 city, which kept them from attending. Frank Pragoff. secretary. best suit Mr. Stevens, as last year he Crooks ...... 14 Roanoke and Fredericks were at the May 22, 23, 24, 25 St. Louis, Mo. Thirtieth Britton . grounds, but could not be induced to annual tournament of the Missouri State Game performed admirably at both Strat Fleteher and Fish Association under auspices St. Louis ford and Hamilton. J. A. R. Elliott Norris .. face the traps in the wind, prefecring Trap Shooters© Association. J. W. Bell, sec and J. R. Taylor, Winchester partners, Galbraitli a game of pinochle in the circle about retary. were second high with 556 out of 600. Beatty .. the fire. Anderson©s score made in May© 28-29 Rochester, Ind. Annual tournament E. C. Griffith, of Pascoag, R. I., was Soane ... Saturday©s gale of wind, was a very Trap Shooters© League of Indiana. M. Wilsoa, third with ,550, and W. B. Darton, of Kirkover creditable performance. Mr. Dreyfus, secretary- the Marlin iFire Arms Co., was fourth Farmer . of Milwaukee, dropped in Thursday May 28. .29. 30 Des Moines", la. Iowa State with 540. For the first day J. A. R. Konkle . , and demonstrated that he is no new Sportsmen©s Association tournament. Budd Elliott, with 89, won first average; Broderick i 14 17 14 .. ... hand at the game. Come again, and Whitney, managers. §300.00 added Stevens, E. Galbraith, G. M. Dunk and r 17 19 17 ..... brother. Scores of the 100-target match money". ,C. W. Budd, secretary. & Griffith second, 88; J. R. Taylor, 87, Stewart ...... 19 20 17 and extra practice follow: May 30-^Ossining Gun Club eighth anmfal third; G. E. Burns (Cleveland, O.), 86, Crew ...... 17 11 17 .. ... 100-tarset match. Prac. Decoration Day .tournapient. G. B. Hubbell, THIRD DAY, JANUARY 17. secretary. fourth. Scores of first day: 20 20 20 20 20 lOOShot.B. May 30 Newport, R. I., Aquidneck Gnn Club Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 100 Nine events of 20 targets were fin Drevfus ...... 18 17 17 18 16 86 .... annual tournament, C. M. Hughes, secretary. Elliott ...... 20 10 19 17 17 89 ished, leaving- one to be added for final \nderson ...... 18 15 15 10 16 80 25 21 May 30 McKeesport,© Pa. Enterprise Gun Griffith ...... 19 17 19 15 IS 88 day. J. R. Taylor, "Winchester John," A. Sunderbruch..... 10 0 14 13 14 03 _. .. Club©s eleventh animal tournament. Geo. N, Stevor.s ...... 18 19 17 15 19 88 streaked it with 175 out of 180, and Halsted ...... 10 13 10 12 14 59 2o 15 Mains, secretary. Galbraith ...... 20 14 19 1(5 19 88 Harry Kirkover, the Fredonia, N. Y., Sir tin ::::.::..... G 6 7 4 9 32 June 4, 5, 0 Columbus, O. Ohio State League Dunk ...... 20 14 20 15 19 8S expert amateur, was next with 170. _ shoot. Taylor ...... 10 17 18 10 20 87 Griffith grasped, third, 168, with Rhodes ...... ~ v> June 5, 6 Wellington, Mass., Boston Gun