VOLUME 32, NO. 26. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 18, 1899. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. HAPPY HOQSIERS. THE INDIANA STATE LEAGUE WILL THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE SHOWS BE A SOLID FACT, SIGNS OF LIFE. A Preliminary Organization Effected by A Meeting at Mobile Demonstrates That Representatives ol Four Good Ball Four Clubs Will Surely Begin the Towns An Eight-Club Circuit For Season and That an Eight-Glut) the League More Than Likely. Circuit is Still Possible.
A temporary organization of the long The new Southern League was formally talked of Indiana League was effected organized at a meeting held in Mobile, March 12. On that date representatives Ala., on the Stl) inst. The club delegates from Wabash, Marion, Klhvood and An- were: Thomas E. Smith and Jack Hus- derson met at An©derson and organized. Ap ton, Mobile; Ted Sullivan, Montgomery; plications for membership were also re S. Cahii, Shroveport; Abner Powell, NJW ceived from Kokomo. Muucie, Richmond, Orleans; President Powers, by proxy, Dal Logansport, Huntingdon and Terre Haute. las, Tex. Messrs J. E. Poor, of Wabash, and A. L. THE CIRCUIT Gcble, of Marion, were appointed a Com finally decided upon was a four-club af mittee to investigate the financial con fair, comprising clubs in New Orleans, dition of the applicants, the same to report Mobile, Montgomery and Shreveport, each at another meeting to be held at Ande# of these clubs putting up $oOO for a guar son. March 26. antee fund. The applications of Birming On that date permanent organization will ham and Dallas were laid over for further be effected and officers elected., It was de consideration at a meeting held in New, cided at this first meeting to begin the Orleans March 19. At this meeting in championship season May 10 and end it all probability these two cities will be ad September 15, each club playing 80 games. mitted, and it is among the possibilities A salary limit of $600 will be strictly ad that Houston and Galveston will be added hered to, and a forfeit of $200 per club should they be able to make a satisfactory deposited as a guarantee to finish the sea financial showing. son. The prospects for sucess are bright, as OTHER BUSINESS. all of the clubs can play Sunday ball. At It was decided to have a four-and-a-half Anderson. a great ball town, a new park months© championship season, beginning for Sunday games with seating capacity of April 13, and a Schedule Committee, com 4000 will be built at once. posed of Powell and Sullivan, was ap pointed. It was also decided that a regular YOUNGSTOWN BRIEFS. umpire corps should be maintained, but that in the absence of a regular umpire local umpires should officiate. President Magnates Meet and Discuss Plans Powers announced also that protection un For the Coining Season. der the National Agreement had been se Youngstown, O., March 12. Editor "Sportjng cured. The meeting adjourned subject ta Life; A meeting of stockholders representing the call of the chair. the newly organized base ball company was held last week. Club affairs were discussed gener ally, and the plans presented by tbe Park and TORREYSON©S TEAM. Falls street railway company for the new ball park were acted on and accepted. Tbe projec The Grand Rapids Roster of Players tors of the proposed new park have promised Charles L.Dooley, the manager and first baseman of the champion Montreal Club of the to have everything in ship shape when the Eastern League, was born at Pate.rson. N. J., on Aug. 3, 1868. He became an adept at base Made up. gong sounds for the opening game. ball while a "student at Hamilton College. His experience as a professional began in 1887 with Grand Rapids, Midi., March 13. Editor MANAGER TRUBY the Bradford Club of the Pennsylvania League. He played that winter with the Los Angeles "Sporting Life:" Manager Torreyson, of the is to be given entire charge of tho team on Cal., Club. His subsequent record was, Galveston, Tex., 1898; Oakland. Cal., champions, ©89; local Inter-State Club, has announced that his and off the field, and is to meet with no ham New York and Jersey City, the Giants© reserve team, which he managed in 1890; champion men will assemble on April 7 in this city and pering action on the part of tbe directors or San Jose Cal., teams of 1891 and ©92; Augusta Southern League champions of 1893; Nashville will play exhibition games until the opening of stockholders.© and the success or failure of our until its disbandment and then Detroit in 1894; retired in 1895; Rochester in 1896; Rochester the season, six of these being with Detroit, next team will devolve solely on the manager©s and Montreal in 1897; Montreal in 1898. Every team which he has managed has played good three at Detroit, commencing April 20, and shoulders. Tbe Board of Strategy which fig ball and made money. Mr. Dooley has batted .325 or better every season except in 1897 and another three following here immediately. The ured so conspicuously in ©98 is to become a 1898 and has ranked high as a first baseman. He batted .317 last year. team this year will start out as follows: Tor- thing of tho past as regards club affairs for revson, first bag; Healey. second; Harkins, the coming season, which, of itself, is looked on third; Valdois, short: Crane, left; Hemphill, as the personification of wisdom on the part A. A. U. DROPS BASE BALD. ILTON©S CLUB centre; Bradley, right; Cote and Sealts, catch of the magnates and augurs well for the suc ers, and the following pitchers: Campbell, Eyler, cess of the ©99 team. Relinquishment of Control of the Now Has a Manager and is Looking Harper, Lindsley, Kennedy and Wolfe,. The new APPARENTLY men in the field arc Harkins and Crane. Sealts, all that Is wanting now is a few good pitch Amateur Sport Announced. For Spring Dates. who will be seer, behind the bat, comes froffl Lima, O. He caught for Piqua last year. Eyler ers, and Manager Truby will have a crowd ready Base ball has been dropped -from the list Ilion, N. Y., March 12. Editor "Sporting to do battle with the best of them. The de Life:" The Ilicn Base Ball Association have played with Philadelphia three years, later with cision of the National Board in the Knepper of sports over which the Amateur Athletic Kansas City, and then with Burlington. Lindsley Union has jurisdiction. This departure is of secured the services of a first-class player-man comes from Wapakoneta, O. He pitched two case has thro.wn a damper on local interest, ficially announced in the handbook of the or ager, and the members of the team are nearly especially as pitcher Smith is claimed by Mans all selected and signed. Negotiations are in pro innings here last season and was hurt. Ken field and fear is entertained that in case of an ganization just published. In giving the list nedy is an amateur from Duquesne, Pa., and of sports claimed by the union, base ball is gress with several players of note to fill the Wolfe comes from Allensport, Pa. appeal by Mansfield to the Board the decision omitted and three others inserted instead. vacancies now existing, and when the roster is will go awry to the interest ctf the local man Jurisdiction over billiards, boxing and tug- complete the management feel confident that its agement. In that event our© pitching depart of-war will hereafter be claimed. Foot-ball is supporters will be satisfied with the selections DEWEY©S DOINGS. ment would become more demoralized and ne not mentioned, and it is likely that in the fu made. r cessitate the looking around for other material. ture tbe Union will steer clear of this sport. It is the intention to open the playing season The San Antonio Hustler Has His THE MANY/LOCAL Its fight against the colleges last year almost about May 15, and clubs contemplating trips mon Estei;quest, our gentlenjanly broke up the organization, and they are not along the New York Central Railroad will find it Team Nearly Completed. which sails year,© will be pleased to learn likely soon to repeat the experiment. to their advantage to correspond with John Har- San Antonio, Tex., March 9. Editor "Sporting tbe fastest , b/e©rth in the Western Asso- It has been known for some time that the rington, secretary, for dates. Ljfe: " With the players thus far secured tho will get a Igood guardian for any short A. A. U. was bent on letting go of base ball. Parties who have written Lock Box 366 Ilion, Bronchos for 1899 will line up as follows: Ke;i voyage Iwith us fully demonstrated It was supposed that it kept track of the N. Y., and have not as yet received replies Weckbecker, captain and catcher; Volz, Hodge, nig catnpaigr i a worthy acquisition to any college players, but the methods employed were may consider their services as not needed, as pitchers; Clark, second base; Reynolds, short- sonvjlle ,by ^" streak in hitting is liable distasteful to the colleges and collisions were it has been impossible to give each and every stop; Stephens, third base; Kohnle (possibly), tbe gang was at times, but this point frequemt, and finally the colleges refused to rec one personal attention. left field; Kleinow, centrefield; Ilopkins, right ness, and wo©.s tently used as sufficient ognize the rulings of the A. &JX- field. All that is lacking to complete the t«am son. Wi.- an i future uselessness to a Several influential memberrf^K the A. A. U. George Darby Fatally Hurt. is another pitcher and a first baseman. Comauehe is rour ^ill be watched with great have strenuously opposed tjJeSjjpep in including An all-around player named Louis W. Ste ason in his new field by Spokaue. fVash.. March 10. George Darby, phens, also recommended by Captain Weck MIt boxing. It is not likely jwfSjj-fthe Union will the well-known professional base ball pitcher, Although it was iring friends. long be able to keep trafflKrow- the game, and becker, is a possible Broncho. A contract has was probably fatally injured here to-day. He been sent him and its return is looked for with to report to-day the same practiq^ly atta(3^i--jiio billiards. The was srperintbnding the laying of water mains, all hands were my!j Colonels. betting feature ^kuch hajs©/fiigen countenanced every mail, with the player©s "O. K." Allison when one of i^Abeavy iron pipes fell on him Jack knows Stephens and says Pete knew hia Jicymour also did t ling to wager that at the recent billwrd tournaments has brought crushing him^^^Hilly-. There is but little hope that he would be ir ko out this year. the A. A. U. into disrepute^; business when he went after him. Oleason came in of lus surri^^Hbe accident. iract. liusie au4 LIFE. March. 18.
year for a time was with Rochester and Ottawa flourish there the coming season. Bill Kreig in the Eastern Leaeue. Cogswell in 1896 pitched will handle the team. nine games for Saginaw in the Interstate- ROCKFORD UMPIRES NAMED. League, and the following season he participat with Hines as manager should do well, a* it is ed in 22 games with Springfield, O.. of the same A ^ood ball town. While the old members of League. Where be played last season the writer the Association cannot forget how foolish the LEAGUE SECRETARIES NOW SELECT at present has as yet no knowledge. tlockford people were in allowing themselves THE SIZE-UP. to be expelled last year for a matter of ninety OVER THE AWFUL TURN-DOWN OF All In all, with Weddige at third and Moss odd dollars, they are willing to forgive and ING .THEIR STAFFS. at short the team lines up in very good shape, give them another chance. BOSS BRUSH, and should win a majority of the games played. Rock Island always was a good town, and this Taking the official averages as a criterion year will be no exception. Whenever they start and leaving Cogswell (whose average could not the season they are in at the finish. This city Eight Men Appointed by the National be obtained) out of the list, the team aver IB in Class A in base ball. ages would be as follows. Unable to Grasp the Fall Extent of Bat.Field.| Bat.Field. CEDAR RAPIDS League President Three Men Se ave. ave.i ave. ave. and Ottumwa are both excellent ball towns, Field, Ib... .260 .965! Roach, c.... .282 .!)oT and while smaller than the rest they are in the the Disaster and Still Faithlul to Wise, 2b. ... .290 .9311 Rothfuss, c. .192 .967 same class as Rock Island and Peoria as stay cured by the Western League The Moss. ss.... .223 .915|Cogan, p.... .256 ,911 ers, and they can be counted upon from start to the Vanquished Ex-Dictator The Weddige,3b. .298 .899| Jordan, p. ... .141 .979 iiliish. Belclen Hill will handle the Cedar Rap George, o. f. .269 .9131 McPartlin, p. .165 .968 ids Club again, which shows the people be Western Association Stall Complete, i Meaney, o. f. .330 .951! Herndon, p.. .220 .020 hind the club appreciate a good thing when they Reds Oil on Their Spring Trip. Scbeffl©r.o. f. .335 .954| - have it. Hardesty,o.f. .264 .9441 Av. for team. .252 .941 THE OUTLOOK GOOD. Now that the season of 1899 Is rapidly In stolen bases the above 14 men last year Taken altogether the reorganized Western As Cincinnati. O., March 13. Editor "Sport ayproachiug the opening period, all of the stole 164, an average of 12 to a -man. sociation with the above named cities is better ing Life:" -Tire ©League did some excellent various league executives are engaged !u TRIBUTE TO ELLIS. © than ever before and with every club living up work and disposed of it quickly, too, "at the by no means light task of selecting Everybody : in town is pleased to have George to the salary limit and fulfilling all other obliga its recent meeting. That is to its credit. official umpires. What has been done in Elll6 j so near Newark again. © Paterson, under tions there can be no doubt of success. Some of the magnates, in their small way, this direction can be gleaned from the fol his guidance, should make money tfiis year, HURLEY. also placed Mr. John T. Brush liors clu lowing dispatches: especially so. as work is plentiful and .Sunday combat for a short time by turning cu ball is practically assured. The pitchers of him and refusing-to show any considera Hie Atlantic, will have their bands fuil in AMSTERDAM EXPECTANT. Eight Big Ijeaguers Selected. trying to keep "Hasty" Wright from banging tion for most of the measures he sug Washington, D. ., March 14.- "I have not those short hits over the infieldem© heads, as Believes There©s Ic©et a Chance to gested. They did not know nor© have as yet," said President-Secretary N. E. Young he was won©t to do while with Newark In Enter the New York .League. their small minds yet, been able©to©©grasp yesterday, "chosen the members of tuy umpire 1896 and 1897. And the Deacon can be de it whether or not the efforts of ©Mr. Brush, corps, bat it is probable that Emslie, Lynch. pended upon to have a winner, too. Pnterson Amsterdam, N. Y., March 14. Editor "Sport were a-benefit to base ball. All they did Connolly, Hunt, Warner, Gaffney. McDonald had n close call from being dropped, and the ing Life:" How true it is: "How much some know or do know is that Mr. Brush lias and O©Day will be reappointed. The proposi cranks up there should, to a man, attend the people know that they don©t know." Your been the leader in the League the, "boss." if tion to appoint a supervisor of umpires is being games to show their gratitude to the Deacon. Oswego correspondent must know more about you will have it so and that he always has discussed, and will probably come up at the AS TO DALEY. the make-up of the New York State League made most of the other magnates look lik«* meeting of the League, which may be called Your Patersou correspondent has a great than President Farrell. If the circuit is all small potatoes which they are and so lie had -after the St. Louis matter is settled. The mag made up, as he states, why did Mr. Farrell opinion of Eddie Daley. So have I. as a fielder, send one Sayer, of Oswego, here on Wednesday to be downed. nates may agree to transact their special busi but fielding alone doesn©t win. games. Wonder "THE REAL BRAINS." ness by mail, instead of calling a meeting for if Manager "Uno" would keep a man on third to talk up the game auu rind out the standing this week." that patted as low as .211? If "Uno" will look of affairs? The only obstacle Sayer found was The fact that he had done more for base ball at the Atlantic League records he©ll find that that the : in general than the other .eleven oiien together Three Western Umpires Chosen. six third basemen batted harder than Daley, ELECTRIC RAILROAD PEOPLE did not seem to enter into the consideration and that four led him in fielding. Never fear. were averse to extending their line about 200 at all. Apparently his intelligence, so far Chicago. March 12. President "Ban" John yards before next year. Now, it matters not above that of several of his narrow associates-, son announced the appointment yesterday of Br©er "Uno." we©ll have a fitting successor for was a crime, and so, like Caesar, he had to b-3 three of the four umpires who will officiate Eddie Daley iu either Weddige or Dundon. Per whether they do or not, people will walk that sonally, there isn©t a finer fellow in the base far, but they will extend their line the minute made away with. His loyal friends. Hart, Robi this year for the Western League. The of it is shown them that there is dollars in it,, son and Ha.nlon, stuck to him because they ficials are "Jack" Sheridan, "Jack" Hastell ball world than Daley. but, in the writer©s judg knew he was right. These gentlemen With and "Jack" Brennan. Sheridan and HasUell ment, he has certainly outlived his usefulness and don©t forget it. A stock company can he to Newark. JERSEY. formed here in one day with a lot of long Mr. Sodeii, of Boston, included are the real were with the Western League last year. Has- green, and the Electric Railroad can go plum. brains of the Leaeue. They know more about kcll has officiated under President Johnson for This toadying to them is all bosh. I don©t know base ball and its more, intricate details in a. three years. Brennau is a newcomer. He was THE CONNECTICUT LEAGUE where there is a company that has such a graft minute than the others ever will know. This with the Atlajitic League last year, and made as this one. No taxes to pay, the road never temporary dethroning of Mr. Brush simply such an exeeifent reputation that he was con Is a Source of Pride to the Enthusi kept anything like others, and the bunimest will have the effect of making him strong©T sidered as good as engaged by the National rolling stock on earth. Now. if they can©t see than ever. Wltnout a strong guiding hand a©ii©1 League. President Johnson was pleasantly sur asts of That Stale. the money that will and must flow into their a brain to think for them the small fry soon prised to rec&ve a letter from Breunan yes Waterbury, Conn.. March 13. Editor "Sport coffers they are foolish, and I don©t believe it. will be at sea. and they will cry for the aid terday accepting the offer of the Western ing Life:" With the completion of one of the They would be nothing out, as of the man whom they think they have de League. The fourth umpire has not been se best circuits ever formulated in Connecticut prived of his power buciuse he ruled them anil lected. MR. OWENS the base ball enthusiasts of this State have set told Sayer and myself that he would take hold thought for them. their faces towards the bright days of May of .the club, put up all the money and run it THK EX-BOSS SICK. "Western Association Umpires. awaiting the opening of a season that it is ex alone if the railroad people would fit up the Few people knew that when John T. Brush, Roi-kford. 111., March 14. All of the umpires pected will surpass the best season the Connec grounds, arid would pay them a good rental left Cinciunali for New York he was a very for the Western Association have been appoint ticut State League has ever enjoyed. Connecti for them. The electric people have another rea sick man. The rumors of his illness heard ed. The indicator meu will be Thomas McNaiua- cut base ball men take great pride iu their son that is, the manager has for not taking about the Fifth Avenue Hotel \irhen he Was ra, of Allegheny, Pa.; George Wood, of Cincin STATE ORGANIZATION, hold of the scheme, and your humble servant in hiding had more fr>u>:d->tion in fact than ... nati, R. L. Carnithers, of Chicago, and James and it cannot be denied that it Js one of the is on. This Is the year to start, and next year was imagined. It, was dniv that called tha Ward, of Roekford. In addition there will be a leading minor Leagues of the. country. When all will be clear profit, and sailing. Manager Cincinnatian F.nst. Had lie followed inclination. reserve umpire, who will be George Needham. of other leagues were going to the wall during the Sexias did say be would give as much or more ho would have remained at home. Never robust, Kockford. McNamara. Wood and Carruthers hard pressure of adversities that base ball suf than anyone else toward starting a club, pro the Red Commander-in-Chief is really a physi are men of national fame, and have acquired fered last summer the Connecticut League with viding a stock company was started, but the cal mar-el, but just before he started for the reputations as indicator handlers, although a full .compliment of clubs came under the stockholders nv
for a dozen Xewarks. Finally, no matter cannot be verified positively, that the what the result of the suits the Atlantic- purchasers will sell out to the League or to certain magnates, Brush and Robisou. iPORTINGLlFE League can defeat the Newark gentleman The story is that Brush and Uobison and by dissolving and reorganizing with the other League magnates remained away A WEEKLY JOURNAL sanct©ou of the National Board. In that in order to prevent a bitter fight th.it Devoted to event naturally enough the Newark fran THE ST, LOUIS MATTER IN SHAPE would force them to pay a higher price FBASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING chise would be awarded to someone other for the club. » than Bloemecke. leaving that fractious THE TRUB STATUS. AND GENERAL SPORTS. gentleman out in the cold. Look at the FOR SOLUTION. . Hugo Murnch, attorney for the bond. holders, said after the sale that the bond matter as you will, it is a clear case of a holders would run the club in all proba Tr»de marked by the Sporting Life Pub. C* new man in base ball "cutting off©his nose bility. The true, status, however, is that Entered at Philadelphia Post Offlce to spite his face." Toe Bondholders, in Sell-Protection, the bondholders bid in for less than their . as Second Class Matter. creditors, though by the transaction they Buy in the Assets at Public Sale and will have to advance probably not less Published by LATE NEWSJSYJTELEGRAPH. than $9000 if they have to fight their case, and if the magnates recognize them ANOTHER GOTHAM ROW. Now Face the Alternative of Getting without a fight they will then have to pay THE SPORTIHG LIFE PUBLISHING CO, $1750 due Chicago and Wilkesbarre, and 34 South Third St., J. Walter Spalding Resigns From Oat Whole or Losing Everything, $1500 due the League. Philadelphia, Pa!, U. S. A. A GOLD BRICK ! the New York Glub. The magnates have declared through Special to "Sporting Life." Tue public sale by order of Court of the President Young that the sale will not be SUBSCRIPTION KATES: New York. March 16. J. Walter Spacing assets and franchise of the Sportsman©s recognized by the League and that St. On« Tear...... »2.OO yesterday resigned as a director of the- Park and Club of St. Louis, which took Louis will have a team of the League©s Blx Months...... 1.25 New York Base Ball Club. His resignation place on March 13, proved conclusively the own choosing. Thus the bondholders hav« Siugle Copy...... 5c. came in the nature of a surprise, inasmuch only kept to themselves what they could as he has been connected with the club wisdom of the course in this complicated not; well get rid of a gold brick. All of 1©oreigm Postage, $1.04 Extra per Annum. for nearly nine years. His letter to An case adopted by the National League under their players are released, for contracts ______PAYABLE IN APAr AXCK.______drew Freedraan, president of the organiza the guidance of Col. Rogers. Instead of a for perso©nal service arc not transferable tion, is most vigorous in tone, and he number of undesirable bidders complicating by sale, but have to be renewed if marie loses no time in scoring the leading officer ©continuous. Therefore the bondholders INDEX TO CONTENTS. in severe language. Here is his letter: the situation, the contest for the possession of the club narrowed down to two bidders, have nothing at all at this time. Base Ball News...... Pages 1 to 1O New York. March 14. 1899. A STRAW. Mr. Andrew Freedman, President National Ex both creditors, and thus opened the way to It is understood that the first move of Billiard News ...... Page 1O hibition Company. New York City. an easy, satisfactory settlement of the the new owners will be to tender the Shooting News ...... Pages 11 to 16 Dear Sir: I hereby gender my resignation as a director in the National Exhibition Company, entire matter. The price at which the I thf arrearage of dues. If the to take effect immediately. property was knocked down to the bond- j League_ ..., accepts the amount it will be I have hesitated about taking this action for holders© committee $33,000 is low, consid virtual acknowledgement that the sale will some- time, because of my desjre to be of some ering the fact that Mr. Brush a year ago be recognized; but it is not thought the service to the flub and to the gtime of base money will be accepted. ball in the metropolitan district, but I realize offered $90,000 for the property, and as late In evidence of this Brush and Robison that no director in the New York Club has as the recent League meeting admitted were prominently absent at the sale. Had any influence whatever with yon. that it was worth $55,000; and this, too, the League intended recognizing the sale Referring to the conversation I bad with you simplifies final settlement. as transferring the franchise either or DOESN©T PHASE THE ATLANTIC on the subject a short time ago on tbe ele both of these raen would have offered vated train, yon distinctly stated that it was a The bondholders having bid in the club something for the League right. matter of no consequence to you whether the have now but one©recourse, and that is to LEAGUE A BIT. club was successful or not, and that- if they sell to Mr. Becker, for the reason that were not successful you intended to substitute THE PURCHASERS© POSITION. tee cheapest class of players possible. 1 pro while they hold the assets only, Mr. Becker j tested at the time against any such policy, and holds the controlling stock In. the corpora Why the Newark Club Owner Must could not. believe you were in earnest, but since tion. The asset-holders will positively not Colonel Rogers GIVQS Them a Few that time 1 have heard from other reliable Valuable Hints. sources that it is your intention to operate the be recognized by or admitted to the Na Get tbe Worst ol It Whether He club upon such an unsportsmanlike and ruinous tional League, while the leading stockhold When the news of the sale of tlie J?t. policy. er and virtual owner of the club©s charter, Louis Club to the Creditors© Committee Under these circumstances I cannot with self- was received here an interview with Col. Wins or Loses His Needless Suit respect remain a director in the club any longer. Mr. Becker, will be admitted with or with John I. Rogers, relative to the legal and I therefore insist upon immediate acceptance out park and players. The bondholders, base ball phases of the now situation vcn©9 of my resignation, and 1 decline to further act therefore, sure of being denied admission sought. Mr. Rogers gives his views us Against the Atlantic League, as a member of your Board whether It is ac follows: cepted or not. to the League, and being unable, for other Yours respectfully, J. W. SPALDING. reasons, to operate the club successfully, WILL HAVE NO PLAYERS. The suit of Proprietor Bloemecke, of the "I do not gee bow the new purchasers can Mr. Freedmau says the resignation will have no recourse but to sell their white- possibly control the St. Louis players*; certainly Newark Club-, against the Atlantic League be accepted, and hints that it is due more elephant to Mr. Becker singly, or to Messrs. uot those held under reservation, which simply came up for hearing in AUentown, 1©a., to loss of the New York Club©s supplies Becker and Robison jointly. This should means that the other League clubs have agreed, on the 7th inst. In one of his law suits than anything else. Mr. Spaldiug owns, not involve an expense of over §40,000 for to keep hands off such players. 1 do©not know Mr. Bloemecke prays for the dissolution according tov© President Freedman, but one whether any players have, been signed by tiio or two shares of stock In the club, amount assets, League arrearages and incidental Sportsman©s Park and Club for 1899. If so, tha of the Atlantic League because of Hart ing to $2400. His brother, A. O. Spald expenses cheiip enough for a purchaser sale might work an assignment of those con ford©s and Norfolk©s withdrawal, the ex ing, owns no stock at the present time. satisfactory to the League, and a heap bet tracts," but of what use would that be if tlie pulsion of Paterson and the allged general other League dabs refused to play with the When Andrew Freedraan. in the winter ter -from every standpoint than the Brush assignee of these contracts©.© in all probability shaky condition of the whole outfit. of 1894, purchased the organization A. G. plan of trying to secure something for this would work a disbat dment of the. eluU THE OTHER SUIT Spalding disposed of all his stock, and J. Walter Spalding retained just enough to nothing. under the National l.tague constitution, and if. Is based on the loss of the services of Any other mode of settlement by the new so. the players would be released by the vei.v pitcher Carrick and inflelder Cassidy, the say that he was a stockholder. He was terros of that contract. -I think....~_ that,_ .,.. the. ,.pla.y- , then made a director. owners of the assets will meet with the re- era would go where they pleased outside of ttis former now being with the New York sistauoe of the ©League and entail long, | jurisdiction of ths Missouri Courts, unless an team and the latter with Baltimore. When A PLAYER DEAD. vexatious and costly litigation, without independent league were formed of which tho the Atlantic League franchise in Newark purchased club would be a member. Then the beuelitting the bondholders in the least. contracts might be of some account and the was sold to Bloemecke. Carrick was nam Prank Musser, of the Youngstown Instead of getting out whole as they now players restrained from playing with any other ed as a part of the chattels. The suit is Team, Passes Away. may by the only feasible route above out club. Rut as to the reservation of players, the based on the failure of the Atlantic League Special to the "Sporting Life:" lined, they would simply ensure their ulti sale would certainly have barren results. to back up Bloemecke when the claims for CANNOT ENTER TIIE LEAGUE. Youngstown. O., March 16, James Frank mate loss of everything. The matter "Whether the National League will recognise Carrick©s services came up before the Musser. the ball player, died here on the should be in such shape in a few days that the purchasers at to-day©s sale I cannot say in National Board of Arbitration. Cassidy l.©ith, after a brief illness from pneumonia. a special meeting of the League may In the absence of more explicit Information. If the dees not figure in the matter, however, as Frank Museer, as he was familiarly known promptly called to either prepare for legal purchasers represented Messrs, Becker and Hot»- the striking players absolutely refused to throughout the circuit, was on the Youngs- ison. 1 have little doubt but what they will, in town team during the season of 1897 and war or ratify a sensible and permanent set my opinion the sale of the St. Louis Club as let him enter the grounds, because he re part of 1808. He resided here since he tlement of the tiresome St. Louis muddle, sets, even if it purported to carry with it th.a mained true to Tom Burns. came to join the team, and for a year or just as the bondholders may elect. It is up right of club membership in the National THE CASES CONTINUED. so has been in the employ of the Youngs- to them now. League, means subject to the League constitu When the cases were called in Court at town Electric Street Railway Company. tion, which implies the unanimous consent of The remains were taken to State College, the other club members of the League to admit AUentown they were continued on motion Pa., for interment. the purchaser as an equal copartner or dub of Mr. Wright, representing the Atlantic UP TO THEJREDITORS HOW. member. The purchaser therefore can becoma League, the defendant. R. J. Butz, repre a club member by such unanimous vote if it senting C. B. Bioemecke, of Newark, tlie Condensed Dispatches. can bo obtained. 1 understand that this sa)« Special to "Sporting Life." The St. Louis Club Sold For $33,OOO did not divest nor dissolve the charter of tha complainant, did not object. The reason Tbe Cincinn.-iti players hare elected McPhee to a Representative of Creditors Sportsman©s Park .and Club, arid as the League for the continuance was the difficulty to as team captain, has recognized on its books the St. Louis Ba^e and Bondholders. . Ball Association, which is merely the trading get the witnesses in court, they living at The Reading Club has signed second base- Special to "Sporting Life." name of the real corporation, I think that the Richmond, Va.; Paterson. Hartford, Lan man Peter Childs. St. Louis, Mo., March 14. Under tho owner of the majority of the stock of the Sports caster, etc. It is likely that a man learn Walter Brodie and Ducky Holmes hare re foreclosure of a deed of trust. Sheriff man©s Park and Club controls the club member ed in the law will be agreed upon to take fused to sign Baltimore contracts, owing to Pohlmann sold at public auction yesto-rclay ship irrespective of the sale of the corporation some grievances. the Sportsmen©s Park and Club, including assets, depositions; otherwise it will go ou the The Washington team left on Wednesday night argument list for Uie third Monday of the franchise of the St. Louis Browns, to NKW PEOPLE MAY ENTER. by boat for Hampton, Va. Arlie Latham has G. A. Gruner, a prominent lumber dealer "I do uot think that the sale of all the prop May. been signed to play first base. here and one of the club©s directors, for erty rights of any club would affect, the club POOR GROUND TO STAND ON A St. Ixniis dispatch says that the new St.. membership unless forfeited by violation of the I»uis Club owner will either sell to Loftus and $33,000. E. C. Becker. who is a creditor constitution or failure to carry out contracts It Is not clear what Mr. Bloemecke es- Oomiskey or engage the latter to run the club of the club to the extent of $2^.000, was with other League clubs, the presumption being pects to gain by persevering in his prose for the creditor*. the only other bidder. lie stopped at $31,- that the club member could lease other grounds, cution of the Atlantic League. His first (300. Gruner was one of a committee of secure other players and go ahead with new as UTICA©S TEAM three appointed by the bondholders at a sets as before the sale. Of course. If such club contention will not hold water because the meeting last Friday to bid on the club would go ahead under the same corporate name Atlantic League as reorganized is in better to the^ffjJvf $35.000 if necessary. it would still be liable for the corporate ilebta shape than when Bloemecke purchased Has Now Been Quite Made up by unsatisfied by the sale of the assets, and. there- Ihe Newark Club. In his second suit also Manager Earle. lore, the presumption is that a new corporation Utiea, March 13. Editor "Sporting Life:" Tnp- -- yi--L>yc4i.\property HIMUsold hasii«e for"»i ov,!".-..------sonffi, months- | would be formed and admitted Inin place ofor th« he has a very poor case, as the Atlantic- Manager Earl writes that he has signed short- been in charge of B. S. Muckenfuss-uVS i«- |
scarchinz Investigation by the National League. Colonel Rogers lias already sot iu motion tha machinery to discover the- dospioaWn culprit. The independent pe mi-professional Monarch Club, of Altoona. Pa., has elected officers and made every arrangement for the ensuing sea- sou. Secretary Howard Jacoby would like te hear from all first-class teams in Pennsylvania, To date the Kansas City Club has received contracts and acceptances from pitchers Gear, Merideth, Friend and Stricklett. catcher Hau. sen. first baseman Ganzell, third baseman. Hoff meister, shortstop Raytner nnd outfielder Millet. Fred Ely says the player colony at lit Clemcns were badly fooled on the weather, at they hnd but one real good day for practic* in six weeks, and therefore they all might a> ©GUHHIGLE DEAD. wol! have remained at home and saved tim» and money. Fred Clarke has announced his intention of becoming a permanent resident of Louisville, giving up the rice business in Chicago. Be sides Josh, signed by St. Paul, Fred has three older brothers in Kansas, all of whom are pros perous farmers. Short stop Steve Griffin, of Toledo, hat spent the winter working in the Pittsburg shopf iu Fort Wayne and recently had the inisfnrtum & Great Player in His Day] and Man te smash his hand. He will not. , bowevnv be kept out of the game. On top of his troi* bles bis baby died. ager ol Many Pennant-Winning Ball Third baseman Elmer E. Smith writes re. gnrding the dispute between Mansfield au£ Spring-field over himself that he ©signed witi Teams Was the Man Who Has Springfield after accepting Mansfield©s teams, be cause Mansfield refused to pay the advanct Joined His Old Friend. C. A. Byrne. money agreed upon. Dennis A. Long, who has just disposed of hi» interest io the Reading Club, announces that he Brockton. Mass., March 13. Editor is through with base ball and will here "Sporting Life:" William H. McGunnigle, after devote his time to the interests of the "Daily News*© at Lowell, Mass., of Whiclr tl)e veteran base bull player and manager paper he is part owner. -, of national fame, died here on March 9 The Allentown City Council having refuses of consumption, from which he had been to lease the Allentown Club u city lot for bast a sufferer for the past two years. The ball purposes, that club will be compelled til play at the Hittersville Park again uiis year. late Mr. McGunnigle was in the forty-sec The park is distant two miles from Bethlehem ond year of his age. He leaves a widow and three from Allentown. and several children, and two sisters, the Manager Marstou, of the Worcester Club,, latter living in Dorchester. announces that the following men are signed; Yeager, Bransfield, Horton. Vian, Harrlngton, Smith, Kuhn, Wilder, Fnsbee, Rickert and Laud, Another Veteran Goes to Rest. First baseman not secured. He has leased tht By the death of William H. McGuuuigle base THE LATE WILLIAM H. M©GUNNIGLE. Worcester Oval for the season, ball loses another one of its historic figures. President Hart, of the Chicago Club, is U©he deceased in his time was not only a player still in New York, which city he has not left of exceptional ability,- but he was also a skilled once since the League meeting. His prolonged manager of national reputation. Since 1875, burg. Catcher Bowerman is now the only spring to Miss Grace Giselman, daughter of a stay in the metropolis, however, is not duo when he first played professional ball with Fall hold-out. San Francisco attorney. even a little bit to base ball, he having other River, hero©s played nearly every position on Edward Santry, a player of note in Chicago Cy. Swaim has been deer hunting near pretty big fish to fry at this time. the field v?%»| Ea£ ;rn and Western teams, and semi-professional circles, died in that city on Apalachicola, Fla., and meeting with fair suc Louis Bierbauer, the famous second base lii the nnst Tfc©.p ^& has been a popular aud the 8th lust. cess. He is in splendid condition for the com man, writes us that he is going to return to the successful manll|^k©^iie retired in 1896 aner The veteran outfielder Campau has been re ing season with Milwaukee. diamond, his physicial condition being splendid. a successful nuaiB^l year with the Louisville leased by Kansas City and wants to be appoint Cincinnati will doubtless turn Jot Goar over He would like an engagement with some good team, and until a few months ago was active in ed an umpire. to Indianapolis this season. It© Goar has re club, National League preferred, of course. His business at Brockton. Bid McPhee recently celebrated his for gained the use of his arm he will be a valuable address is 205 Parade street, Erie, Pa. HIS YOUTH. tieth birthday and was frank enough to own up addition to the Hoosier team. Robert Young, son of President "Nick" McGunnigle was 18 years old when he joined to every year. Manager George Elkins, who contemplates Young, of the National League, was married the Fall River team after two seasons in the Pitcher Phyle declined to sign with the placing a team in Danville, 111., writes that March 8 nt Washington to Miss Fnnuy Appleby. Massachusetts League. He remained at Fall Chicago Club because of the prohibition clause he would like to hear from ball players. His The happy couple were the recipients of many lliver three years, pitching, catching and play- in the contract. season will open about April 25. and valuable presents, nearly every club in tha jug everv position on the diamond during each The Pittsburg Club has disposed of two Among the clever managers now disen League sending substantial remembrance. season. In 1878, and until 1880, he was with players pitcher Guise to Detroit, and outfielder gaged are John F. Smith, Walter Burnham, Tom Brown does not believe that Mereei Buffalo as pitcher and catcher, and in 188B he Rickert to Worcester. John Irwin, Mike MeDermott, Charlie Morton, will be a success as a third basema;i. Iu c-aptained the Saginaw (Mien..) team, playing Jack Chapman and Frank Leonard. iu right field most of the time. Manager Selee, of the Bostons has been Brown©s opinion Mercer has no vah.c to a In 1884 he went to Bay City, where he caught elected vice president of the Worcester Club, Hoffer, the Pittsburg pitcher, who was ill team outside the pitchers© box. Manager Ir\viu the pitching of John Clarkson,, but the year of the Eastern League. with typhoid fever the greater part of last sea seems to have arrived at the sasuo conclusion, following came East and managed the Brockton Edward Donovan, a Western Association son, has fully regained his strength. He is us as he announces that Mercer will be used only as team in the New England League, which he also outfielder, died on March 10 of spinal menin ing an ax and a woodpile for exercising. pitcher. captained. -This team won the championship, gitis, at St. Joseph, Mo. It is stated by the Ft. Wayne "News" that Tim Hurst has not sought a position on the Ft. Wayne Club has released captain- Uncle Nick Young©s staff of umpires, nor Iwis though a vote of the League awarded the pen The address of catcher Hutchins, late of manager O©Meara. Jack Glasscoek may be his he been asked by President Young to return to nant to Lawrence. Milton, is wanted by J. W. Shaffer, 1200 Vine successor, and also part owner of the club. the staff. Titn is a partner with big Jim HIGHER UP. street, Williamsport, Pa. Kennedy in bicycle race enterprises, and cleaned After a year at Lowell, where he also brougrht Bill Joyce will likely quit base ball, as he Ted Sullivan has decided to accept the man f>ut a championship team, McGunuigle went into agement of the Montgomery team of the South up a neat profit in the recent whirl of the twis about made up his mind to go into the wheels at ©Frisco. a major league, managing Brooklyn, which he saloon business in St. Louia. ern League. That organization, by the way, brought in second, and then first in 1889 in the was due for a meeting at New Orleans March 8. Manager John B. Day deserves a word of American Association. In 1890, when Brooklyn Perry Werden. the veteran first baseman, President Pat, Powers, of the Eastern praise for his announced Intention of not m»i\- Joined the National League, McGunnigle had will be back In the "came this year. His in League, is back in New York from California. aging his Giants from the bench. During tht- another successful season, winning the National jured leg hag mended completely. He brings confirmation of the report that Joe actual play everything depends upon the cap League championship that year. Manager Stallings, of the Detroit team, is Oorbett has permanently retired from base ball. tain, anyhow, and the bench manager more In 1891 "Mack" opened the season as manager negotiating for the use of the base ball park at Charles W. \jears, of Cleveland, who for often mars than makes the game by interfer of Brockton again, but left for Pittsburg dur Springfield, O., for spring practice. merly contributed to "Sporting Life" base ball ence at critienl moments. ing the season, pulling the club from a poor Algie McBride and "Pink" Hawley, the articles, has been appointed L. A. W. represen We have letters for Bob Rothermel, William position into fifth place. He returned to Brock- two recalcitrant Cincinnati players, have at tative to the International Cyclists© Association. Nance, George Greer, Frank Haller. Howard top in 1892, where he worked the team from last placed their names to contracts. Manager McGruw, of Baltimore, has decided Karl. August Lauer, third basemaa Hic-key. the lowest into the highest place. -Cnrney Flynn, former pitcher of the New to give© a trial to pitcher C. J. Harris, of Mer Frank Parvin, Jack Eastou, Fred Roat, Ollif CLOSE OF HIS CAREER. Yorks, has gone into the cattle business in the cer College, Macou, Ga. Harris will join the Beard, glovemaker Green, pitcher Morse, pitch In 1893 he was at Lowell, but the year follow far West. He will also practice law. new Orioles on their spring practice at Savan er Horton. pitcher W. Gallagher, Peter Eagan, ing gave up base ball for the shoe business, Ex-pitcher John Healey is really dying of nah. Manager .John Gallagher. in winter being interested in polo at Provi consumption at his home, 2418 Bacon street, Manager Selee, of the Bostons, says that The St. Louis "Republic" has publicly apol dence and Pawtucket. In 1896 McGunnigle was St. Louis. He has wasted to 70 pounds. the new balk rule will require catchers who ogised to Tom Loftus for a most abusive ar employed as manager of Louisville. Here his The name of Tim Hurst is being perpetuated can line the ball down to second base with ticle directed at him recently in its columns, proverbial good luck seemed to forsake him, on the turf by a selling plater colt now perform the speed of a shot and the accuracy of a and says: "Mr. Loi©tus personally, is a most and the team lost game after game by one run. ing on the circus ring track at Carnegie. rifle. desirable, reputable and capable base ball man, The season, however, was a successful one fi President Ban Johnson, of the Western Frank P. Thyne, manager and organizer, and the writer regrets that he allowed his ar nancially, and it was expected that he would League, thinks more baseball players are in has a number of excellent players, 1 whom he ticle to become capable of misconstruction."© manage the team in 1897. He was not engaged, In the new Brooklyn Club the salary of however, and the treatment, he received con jured by overeating than by overdrinking. wishes to locate as a team iu some minor Syracuse has been ordered by the National league town. He can be addressed at Lowell, President Ebbetts for 1899 will be $4000, for firmed his decision to close his base ball career. Mass. only one year: Messrs. Vorulerhorst and Aboil A LAST TRIBUTE. Board to return infielders Mnzena and Wood- will draw" salaries as secretary and treasurer Since 1896 the deceased was engaged in pri lock to the Wheeling (late Springfield) Club. Dusty Miller has signed one of the Ciu- respectively, and Manager Hanlon will get a vate business in Brockton, and was doing well President Moy. of Pawtucket. insists that cilinati total abstinence contracts under prosit. big sum to manage, if will require a three- when his fatal illness seized him. So usodsst there will be a New England League this sea after a long and animated controversy with fourths vote of the above directory to ?ote and retiring was he. however, that it was not son. What is there to prove the assertion©.© the club afient the matter of players© pi rsoual any money above a fixed sura. until within a week of his death that the base Jake Stenzel says his leg is entirely healed, rights. ball world, in which he numbered his friends and that he will give Hamilton and Lunge a It is a piece of real hard luck for Mike Grif Tim Murnane now says that he secured the by the thousand, was aware that he was lying- hard run for base-stealing honors this year. fin to lose some of tha\ $3500 for which he sign League schedule and gave it to Vila and Mills en his death-bed. He was loyal, genial, gener i-Manager Finn, of the Newport, R. I.. Club, ed in good faith before the Brooklyn-Baltimore with thp proviso that no other newspaper man ous to a fault, and he leaves behind him a would like to hear from players. Address M. consolidation as Brooklyn©s captain-manager- was to get it. How the other scribes will love player. Tim for that! Tim, however, still declines to clean, honorable record and a fragrant memory J. Finn, 13 Woodland street, Providence, R. I. s;iy who gave him the original copy of the Jn the national game, and many a now promin In Murray, Brown. Marston and Barnie the Rus Hall, formerly with the St. Louis schedule, but as nobody expects him to tell he ent player will shed a silent tear in grief for New England clubs of the Eastern League will Browns and later with the Clevelands, has been heed make no further explanations which no the kindly man, who always had an encourag have exceptionally strong managers next season. employed by the Kentucky University Athletic ing word and helping hand for the struggling Association to train its base ball team this body will accent. youngsters of the profession. Peace to his ashes! A New York paper is bootniug Tom Lynch season. The downfall of John T. Brush must cer for the new umpire inspectorship, while a CateherMaurice Powers, of the Colonels, has tainly have brought joy to the heart of the Boston paper is doing the same thing for John secured or made a new catcher©s mitt which dif ball players everywhere, for in all©his long ca Morrill. fers from the ordinary run of catchers© mitts reer as League magnate and Board of Arbitra NEWS AND COMMENT. Ross Klosterman. of Baltimore, has secured iu that it is stuffed with feathers instead of tion member never did Mr. Brush by word or all the score cards, restaurant and other priv felt or hair. deed ever propose or push through anything f Bill Clark has signed with Pittsburg. ileges on both the Brooklyn and Baltimore The P.oston team will report in Boston and that favored the player. On the contrary all Outfielder Charles Campau has signed with grounds. sail for Norfolk by a steamship line on March of his legislation was directly inimical to the Rochester. Now that John T. Brush has been effectually 21. Taey^ will arrive at Durham, N. C., their professional exemplar of the garni- which en Newark has signed Inflelder Sam Wise, late and permanently sqaelched minor league players training©ground, on March 23, and will begin riched the ex-dictator. Bf Buffalo. will have a real chance to advance iu their practice tte next day. Base ball men everywhere regretted the First baseman Charley Lutenberg has signed profession. Jimmy © Ryan says the Chicago team Will news from Wilkesbarre to the effect that Post IWit©h RocUford. The New ifork players will be allowed to finish fourth or better in the race this year, master Bosert, of that, city, is charged Witb Bert Abbey is booked to coach the University choose their own captain. It is a bad move.-- while President Hart and Manager Burns opine tampering with the mail by spying into Quay -. MfcbB^Tnoht team. Cincinnati "Times-Star." Per contra, it is a that the Orphans will capture the bunting. letters. Mr. Bogert was the former owner of ^* steck ©""^field has been appointed manager of good move. Ryan is nearest right. the Wilkesbnrre Eastern League Club, and the Mack ©.©.©.©.©.©.. .©J n C1"b- Tim Murnane proclaims in his paper that -The Atlantic League has decided to abso one nian WHO kept base ball on its feet in the he has no desire to be League inspector of lutely prohibit shifting and swapping of sched eoiil town. He©s a royal good fellow, and here©s Parker ...... loan James Downey has been ad- umpires, nor does he aspire to a League berth uled" championship games this season." The hoping he may completely clear his skirts of Roll ...... 2 *u team. of any kind. schedule v©ill be a 12(i-gaine affair, running the charges Which, at this disttmce, look like On March Si* the old Louisville pitcher, will Jim MoAleer announces positively that ho from April 27 to Sept. 23. part of a political row. made in practj^college team. has done forever with base ball, and will de --Cincinnati, famous for its base ball club, Nels Nelson. . .2n}^stateR that he will enter the vote his attention to his haberdashery business The Chicago Club has put iu a claim for bus another institution it should be proud of. rcKTrJl next fall. in Youugstown. Bill Phillip:*. the Indianapolis pitcher, and Man via.: a great sporting goods housi-. P. Gold Goldstien . ...lli^f e of Lancaster, ager Burns© says that he intends to enforce it has been Of the Spalding globe trotters of ©88-"89 hut if he can. This would mean that Pnilliptt will smith Sons have the largest establishment of manager. two aro uow in active service In the major that kind in the West or South, outside of 3. C. Stevens..O Leagufe Jimmy. Ryan, of the Orphans, and Tom either play :in Cincinnati or go to Chicago. X. Chicago. Everything in the sporting goods line .- Dr. Parker has notified Manager Wilmot is dealt iu. hut a specialty is made of base B. C. Rice....21201 Lexington. Daly, of Brooklyn. 01101 2\ Vey has been appointed Detroit has signed Sam Darmouth, an ama that he wil not pitch for Minneapolis this sea ball goods aned supplies. Goldsmith Sons© ball teur pitcher, recommended by "Lady" Baldwin. son, but will attend to the practice of .©medicine is a ©first-class article, ar.d iu the matter of Sconer ...... 12121 02« Lancaster team. in Chicago, taking his base ball p 22202 120 has released and Indian- th5 old Milwaukee pitcher, who is now located pitching for the Auburn Park amateur B. C. Rice. ....10012 llOtf-outh-paw pitcher, John at \Hastings, Mien. The news has been confirmed that Bill The premature giving out of th l*n«e, 9* t uic«» ! bfi married in the will Ug J*i»4e the suojeet of an 6 LIFE. March. 18.
to pieces on the financial shoals that suited for such work. threatened it." As a matter of fact, he, ALMOST READY. sold his Indianapolis outfit, which cost him Within the next week we shall have signed an in the neighborhood of $13,000, to the New infielder, an outfielder and probably a catcher, all seasoned players, with reputations for bat York, Club for $67,000. One-half this ting. Batters are badly needed. .Last season amount was. guaranteed by the other saw us with the weakest batters in the League. League clubs, the remaining half being THE BALL FOR THE SEASON OF 1899 It was the pitchers that held the team up. guaranteed by New York. Of the total B©or two months or more last season the team amount it is understood Mr. Brush got seldom made more than fix hits per game, but back ?47,000 in cash and $20,000 in stock STARTED ROLLING, still they won most of *he games. M. S. A. of the club, which, it is said, he still owns. It will be seen that the Brush re lief expedition was a fairly profitable af fair. PMllies Oil For the Southern Training LOUISVILLE LINES. HOW CINCINNATI WAS ACQUIRED. Then came the war with the American The Players Showing a Personal In Association. The Cincinnati Club, then Ground Under Charge of Manager terest in the Club The Case of ©owned by Aaron Stern, had been expelled for having played with a Brotherhood Shettsiine Plans ol the Club- Phillippi The Colonels Contrasted team. The League wanted representation With the Porkers, Etc. in Cincinnati, and it was suggested that Louisville, Ky., March 13. Editoff Brush would be just the man for the Gossip About Club and Players. "Sporting Life." The world will surely place. So he was sent there and he again tip just a little when the Colonels and RRIIWQ showed that he could do the "Make the Philadelphia, Pa., March 15. Manager Mark Hanna keep company with President Dliuoil o League the powerful," etc., by having Shettsiine and twelve players of the McKinley at Thomasville, Ga. Nothing is adopted a resolution permitting the Cin Philadelphia Club left Broad Street Sta too good for the Colonels, which is plainly cinnati League club to borrow any amount tion at 1.10 yesterday for their training shown by choosing a place for their spring of money from the general treasury up to practice, which the President of the JUST WHAT HE HAS REALLY DONE $25,000. The Cincinnatians drew on the quarters at Charlotte, N. C. Those who United States also fe«ls desirable as a treasury for the sum of $23.000. At the were under Shettsline©s wing were Lajpie, place of recuperation. The one is to Indianapolis amalgamation meeting, in the Fifleld, Donohue, ©Piatt, Thomas, Flick, nt themselves for a battle of ball games to FOR BASE BALL closing hours of that memorable session, Bernhardt, Cross, Douglass, Lauder, Mc follow; the other seeks rest and recreation for when the directors were voting their Farland, Wheeler. Cooley and Delehanty his physical self in battles of State and war. money away like so much water, Mr. isisscjd the train, not having arrived in It is not certain that President McKinley, did Brush again showed what he could do to time. The rest of the team Orth, Chiles, not decide to go to Thomasville except with Painted in Lively and Truthful Colors imake the "League the powerful organiza Morgan Murphy, Fultz and Frazer will a knowledge that the Colonels would be there tion," etc., by moving that the Cincinnati join the team at Charlotte, making 19 men also. by One ol the Scooped Scribes Club be relieved from the payment of the who will practice at the Southern training THE RIGHT KIND. quarters. All the players who reported looked A letter was received from pitcher Klttridga $23.000. It was adopted. In the mean very well, this being especially true of Lajoie, while Mr. Brush had capitalized the club during the week, and if other players are enthu in Response to Absurd Cincinnati Flick, Piatt, Fifield, Lauder and Bernhardt. siastic about the prosperity of the Colonels for $100,000. Douglass is the only one who seemed over pitcher Kittridge is specially so, and if Kitt It will be seen from this brief running weight, but as he is a hard worker and always ridge thinks well of the team it may be de Newspaper Organ Claims. story of the career of John T. Brush as a trains faithfully he may be depended upoa not pended upon that lie has good reasons for hia base ball magnate just how much he has to carry a pound of superfluous flesh by the opinion. Kittridge is a whole team by him done to "make the League the powerful time the season opens a mouth hence. A large self. The Colonels began to improve last year The Philadelphia "Inquirer," which organization it is to-day." and how "he delegation of the faithful rooters was on hand immediately after his advent on the team, and to see the boys off and wish them godspeed. he is one of the men who is largely responsible day after the recent League meeting gave used his wealth to help the League when George Mason, of the "Ledger." and Frank Mr. Brush a terrific scoring, supplemented it was in dire distress." for the excellent showing they made and for THE PHILADELPHIA TRIUMPH. Hough, of the "Inquirer," went along to keep which he has been given full credit. With that roast with another even more vigor Commenting upon the division of receipts tab on the boys. Kittridge to do the bulk of tbe catching his ous and more effective dressing down last in this city, the "Enquirer" has this to say: AS TO SPRING GAMES. ability to coach the young pitchers and par Monday, thanks to an opening offered by There Is likely to be a slight change In the ticularly with the enthusiasm so intense as "If the Cincinnati Club does not agree to Philadelphia Club©s spring plans. It was orig his interest in the Louisville team appears to one of Mr. Brush©s Cincinnati newspaper take a 12^-cent split on every admission the inally intended to keep the team in the South be at the present time it is safe to say that defenders and apologists. We give Mr price for the Cincinnati series will be raised until the opening of the championship season. the Colonels are going to do quite as well as 50 per cent. As Philadelphia is strictly a Since it became known that the Phillies would Hough©s article in the "Inquirer" in full, cheap town, the Cincinnatis at advanced prices they have ever done. because it embodies so many facts upon open at home on April 15 the advisability of COMPARED WITH THE PORKERS. will play to a very poor business. It is quite bringing them back to this city a few days The Cincinnati team passed through Louis which "Sporting Life" has in the past possible that the Reds will have to submit to before that date, in order to get them accus ville the other night on their way South. based its opposition to Mr. Brush©s meas last year©s style of dividing the receipts. It is tomed to the change in the climate, has been With all the strengthening done by Ewing©s claimed by the Philadelphia Club people that considered. This has not been positively de men in the last few years they ^Jfrill do not ures and influence in base ball. Here is the every club in the League except the Cincin complete score: cided upon, but the ©ack of good teams in the seem to have impressed local crajpT with fear. natis and Clevelands have agreed to divide In South and the climatic conditions are factors Dummy Hoy the other day^ *^t as his opin the "usual Philadelphia way." If all the others that will very probably result in the Phillies ion that the Louisville aMr was equal in Brush©s League Career. play to cheap prices in Philadelphia except the returning to this city about April 10. In that strength to the CincinnaWTXDlub, and Dummy Reds and the Spiders, both of these teams would case a few games will be arranged with minor was not far wrong when he made that asser It depends altogether upon the point of be boycotted by the Quaker City patrons. For league teams, some of which may be with tion. The Louisville outfield man for man will view. The press of the country, with once the Colonel seems to have the whip hand." "Billy" Sharsig©s Allentown team, as the lat certainly run higher than the Reds. Selbach the exception of that at Cincinnati, has al The relative cheapness of Philadelphia ter will be practicing at that time at North in left has never been considered stronger most unanimously damned the daylight and Cincinnati in the matter of base ball, Philadelphia Park. than Clarke; Dummy Hoy ranks quite as high steal which several gentlemen tried to rail and that is the matter under discussion, LOCAL JOTTINGS. as Elmer Smith, and if Charley Dexter Is not road through the ©League meeting. As un may best be determined by the amounts re Both Syracuse and Montreal want pitcher the superior of Dusty Miller he is no one©s principled as the League has been in re ceived by the Reds here and the amounts Duggleby. Montreal will probably get him. superior. On first base George Decker stands cent years or, to be accurate, since the re received by the Phillies in Cincinnati. The Monte Cross does not like to be classified all around worn-out Jake Beckley; little tirement of A. G. Mills it has not yet figures are for the years 1892-©9S inclusive: among the weak hitters, and points to his bat Rltchie on second base lacks the experience and reached that stage when it believes that In Cincinnati the Phillies played to 67,502 ting averages in past years to prove the con grace of McPhee, but he can bat equally aa robbery can be legalized by resolution. No people and received as their share of the trary. He takes especial exception to being well, and so far as the Louisville Club is con fault can be found with the papers of classified as a poorer batsman than either Long cerned is of more value to our own club than receipts $12,526.33; in Philadelphia. the McPhee is to his club, and what is better he is Cincinnati for sticking to Mr. Brush, but Reds played to 212,639 people and received or Corcoran, on the ground that he had a higher when that loyalty is at the expense of batting average©than either last year and the a coming man, while McPhee is approaching in cash $28.084.92. year before. the sere and yellow leaf. truth, a gentle demurrer is in order. * Humorists have said that Philadelphians Manager Shettsiine has farmed out pitcher Taking it all around Corcoran at short prob * * Commenting upon the retirement of smoke only 5-cent cigars. There©s no sense Becker to Rochester and permitted Tate to sign ably outranks Cliugman, but only in the fact Mr. Brush as a leader the Cincinnati "En in paying 10 for the 5-cent variety, is with Allentown. that he is a more consistent hitter. At third quirer" is moved to say: there? FRANK L. HOUGH. While at Charlotte Manager Shettsiine will base there is no comparison. Wagner is an "There is not a newspaper man In the coun arrange several exhibition games. The teams all-around better man than Irwin. Louisville is try who has had any connection with the na that tave asked for games are Lehigh Uni very strong in catchers, but .the Porkers may tional game who did nat enjoy the roast John MANNING©S MOVES. versity. Greensboro, N. C., and the University have us beat on pitchers, but it is only in tn» T. Brush gave Colonel John 1. Rogers at the of North Carolina. pitchers they are stronger. League meeting the other day. The Cincinnati The Kansas City Team Gradually Bernhardt from appearances should make a COMING TO HIS SENSES. magnate is a finished diplomat. He has given good pitcher. He is :\ strapping big fellow- It appears as if pitcher Phillippi Is weak many hours of Ms valuable time to base ball. Assuming: Shape. six feet two inches tall, and apparently a ening and is almost ready to accept the terms He is a student and has done a great deal to Kansas City, Mo., March 12. Editor "Sport- very modest young man. He says he only offered him by the Louisville Club. President make the National League the powerful organ Ing Life:" President Manning has received wants a fair trial, and if he cannot fill the Dreyfuss during the week received an intima ization it is to-day. Not only has President enough encouragement from thi- t A Presidential close and exciting impatient. The prospects were not nearly so he was loaned out last year, as he was better "Make the League the powerful organiza bright at this stage of the season last year, -^e late Billy McGunni^ ot at the Spring Val- than anything we had in left field. Flynn©s "- 1 - city. It was tion it is to-day." and still we won the bunting. Will history signed contract was the first to th Jimmy Galvin as a HOW HE "SAVED" THE LEAGUE. repeat itself? EDW. KUNDE^RGRABER. to reach Manager of©ty team -2n years ago J5oke Harrison and John And so "He came to the front with over Alien last year. Dibby devel ?f?/ii_ n _? ? of ex-President Cleveland an
One Standard of Quality in CHICAGO©S TEAM. Athletic Goods ITS COMPOSITION ANNOUNCED BY "THE SPALDING" MANAGER BURNS. Our Exclusive Trade - Mark. De Montreville Will be the Second Baseman Alter All and Everett Will For Again Guard First Base For the Windy City Aggregation. Twenty-two Years
The Chicago team, under the wing of Manager Tom Burns, left Tuesday for the Spalding©s Base Ball Sup training grounds at Hudson Hot Springs, N. H. Before leaving Chicago Manager plies have been used on the Burns announced definitely the make-up of the team over which there has been so ball field, and are standard much speculation. Demontreville, the crack Baltimore shortstop, who was traded for Dahlen, will play second base for Chi Club managers and players should cago instead of short field. Barry Mc- become acquainted with the new styles Corrnick will go to that position. Wolver- ton will hold down the third bag, and Ev- for 1899. Spalding©s Catalogue will eritt will again cover first base. Green, give you all the information; sent free. Lange and Ryan will compose the outfield. Connor and Mertes will be retained as utility men. Donohue is expected to bear Insist that Spalding©s the brunt of the catching for the first part of the season at least. With the Trade-Mark is on all men in those positions, Manager Burns says he is confident the team will be in implements you purchase. the first four from the start. PHELON©S PENNINGS. Accept no substitute. The Orphans Off For Their Happy Training Grounds News of Indi vidual Members of the Team, Etc. A. G. Spalding & Bros. Chicago, March 13,- Editor "Sporting Life." By the time this screed sees the light of print, the Orphans, boots and / NEW YORK CHICAGO DENVER baggage will be kicking the sand of hot New Mexico put of their shoe tops, nd the preliminary season of 1899 ill be fully under way. The mem- ers of the team who elected to ravel with Tom Burns are to leave his Tuesday, accompanied by four local newspaper men and Dr. Everett, late trainer of the University of Illinois. The doctor of course goes along to see that the muscles are kept in good condition, and that the best of scientific attention is given to the team. ON THE GRODND. Chance, Donahue and a couple more are al ready at Hudson Hot Springs, and pronounce the place a wonder for physical culture. The population of the county, according to a census best clubs to be found at Denver, Pueblo, Glen HATFIELiD HAPPY. Club needs badly after last year©s disasters. It compiled by T. Donahue, is 41. and not a good- wood and Colorado Springs. A series will also is not eertai-i what will he done with Pickett looking girl in the bunch. No matter, Bill Lange be played at Kansas City, and some valuable The Veteran Secures the New London and Gleason. of last year©s team, but many are is engaged to be married now. tips given to Manning©s merry men. The club inclined to the opinion that they will be given The natives according to T. are friendly. This expects to return to the circuit ready for vigor Club Management. A REPORT Is better than was the condition last year. The ous action and in the best of shape. New London, Conn., March 14. Editor "Sport in base ball circles that Jimmy Donnelly, third population around the spot where the boys Liate this afternoon a report drifts In that ing Life:" It will be assurance to the base ball baseman. and Frank Shannon may play svith the trained for 1898 was cold and apathetic, till Phyle, the Western Pitcher, is balking; won©t enthusiasts of this city that the promoters of Springtields this season. That being the case, Dahlen pulled the rope whereon a tightwire stand for the temperance clause in his contract, the New London Base Ball team in the State the make-up of the team would be something walker was performing, throwing the acrobat and further insinuates that the rest -of the League intend to do the very best thing to se like this, with the addition of a couple of fast to the ground. After that the natives became crowd were not given any temperance clause: cure a winning team when the fact is known backstops and another pitcher: Pappalau, Hem actively hostile, and the Orphans had many that Hart and Burns are sore on him and picked that Gil Hattield. one of the oldest and most ming, pitchers; Brouthers, Stuart, Donnelly, narrow escapes from flying brickbats. him out for special cruelty. respected of the big League players and for a Shannon, infielders; Brown, Dolaii and Ilernou. "Husky" Chance writes that there are dogs, RYAN FOR CAPTAIN. time captain and short stop of the Colts of outfielders. The management has decided not to horses and millions of jack rabbits, and that Jimmy Ryan has announced himself for cap 1898, has been signed. Mr. Bindloss had a con play any exhibition games away from home. Tha all the leg exercise in the world can be had tain the first time James has ever conie out of ference with Mr. Hatfield in New York yester team will report for duty April 15, two weeka chasing these long-eared animals. All in all, it his shell long enough to hint that he would day and before it was over he secured Hat- before the opening of the season, April 29. looks as if the boys might pull through the accept any office from the club. Jimmy©s desire field©s signature to a New London contract. A DEAL MADE. spring campaign without any great amount of to be captain is prompted, not by any ambition A WISE SELECTION. Manager Brown yesterday announced the suc suffering. to make himself a big gun. but to show the Mr. Hatfield is well known and equally well cessful completion of the deal with Buffalo for THORNTON BALKS. fans that he has the interest of the club at liked by the New London patrons of base ball, the exchange of Bill Massey for Frank Shan It looks as if only five pitchers would thow heart, and can conduct the campaign with sense and while he had charge of last season©s team non. This deal has been on all winter and ita p at Hudson. Walter 1©hornton is showing and best ability. By right of seniority and the Colts did splendid work. He will have en consummation will bring much joy to the ©ocal symptoms of decided hostility to present ar sound base ball knowledge Jim should be the tire charge of the ©99 team on and off the field rooters© hearts. There is no doubt of Mas- rangements, and has promised to coach a col captain, but Lange is said to be the favorite of and wfll act as captain and manager. Mr. sey©s value as a first baseman, but both Man lege team till May. Thornton is said to be at the men. Hatfield does not intend to occupy a steady ager Brown and Vice President Burns preferred cuts with the management on the salary ques MISCELLANY. place on the team as a player, but will fill short Dan Brouthers. As Nash intended to play short tion, and is feeling sulky. It is an even chance It has been noted, no doubt, that the Chicago field and pitch when occasion demands. He field for Buffalo that let out Shannon, who was that he will not play this season, in which case Club did not fall over itself to grab Mike Grif enters upon his contract with enthusiasm, and needed here and desired to play here. It is an Phyle and Kotall will be given more attention fin did not offer one penny for him. The ex- it is safe to say that his judgment of base ball nounced that Shannon is still in Europe, but and a better chance to develop. Burns wants captain of Brooklyn will be a good thing for players will result in a winning aggregation for it is certain that he w>Ul return in time to open "Big Bill" Phillips, but it is no easy thing to Cleveland, weakened in the outfield by the re this city. the season. get that player, for "Buck" Kwing seems to be tirement of McAleer, and would have been a PLAYERS IN LINE. A NEW PITCHER. determined to keep him forever in the minor godsend to Freedman, but there is not one man Among the probabilities for the ©99 team is Manager Brown has signed Leon C. Clossan, leagues. As things now go, the array at Hud of the four outfielders now in Chicago uniforms Frank Murphy, the hard-hitting left fielder who a young pitcher from Hoosic Falls, N. Y., and son Springs will be as follows: Taylor, Grif we would have been willing to let go for played a few games in ©98 and whose batting will add him to the long string of twirlers to b« fith, Kotall, Callahan and Phyle, pitchers; Michael. ability caught the fancy of everyone. Con tried out. Chance, Donahue and Nichols, catchers; Ever- Arthur Nichols, the new catcher, came West tracts with two other good fielders will be closed Itt, Connor, Demont, McCormick and Wolver- with Burns. He is picked as a wonder, so in a few days, and a competent pitching corps ton, infielders; Lange, Ryan, Green and Mertes, every critic says, and his work in 14 games last is also under consideration. It would seem that BIRMINGHAM IN IT. outfielders, and Tom Burns as filler-in when fall was magnificent in every way. Re can bat, base ball patrons are in for a season of good they want to recruit two nines for practice steal cushions and throw in fine style, and is a A Southern L/eague Club at Last corking backstop. Chance, the third catcher, sport and a winning team for New London. games. Fully Organized. THE LINE-UP. may get but little opportunity to play, unless BROWN©S BOYS. Burns, after wearing out several yards of both Nichols and the immortal T. are injured. Birmingham, Ala., March 12. Editor "Sporting think on the subject, has decided on an ar Danny Green, the right fielder, is touted as Life:" At a meeting last night the Birmingham rangement of the team, experimental, of cou.©se,. better than Fielden Jones, when the latter broke Manager Tom Fixing up His Spring Base Ball Association was organized, with a into the big League, and Jones has shown mighty field Team. capital stock of $1000. one-third of which has al at the start. As Jim Hart says Tom has free well all along. Green must be a peach to dis ready been subscribed and the balance of which rein, thid combination will probably go. Evar- place Sam Mertes. Springfield, Mass., March 13. Editor "Sport can easily be placed next week._ Captj itt, first; Demont, second; Wolverton, ibird, "Skel" Roach, of Kansas City©s 1897 team, is ing Life:©© Tom Brown is working hard to get Morson, commander of Troop and McCormick, short. Allowing Wolverton to coaching a college nine in this city, and has be things going right by the opening of the base president; Harry Jones, vice H^^^pspicos of M be the player he is touted to be. the combina come so struck with college life that he has ball season for the Springfield Eastern League Alex. Dallas, biisinnan.©igerr informal on tion is superb, barring short. McCormick is a entered a class and become an active student team, and plans are well under way. The natural fast fielder, and is more than likely to himself. Roach would make a good man for last man to be signed by the manager is W. A. take in all the tricks of the short stop©s trade some Western League outfit, if Manning has no Stuart, of Bradford, Pa., who is to cover second the league Association©s with a few weeks© practice. At the same time, string upon him. W. A. PHELON, JR. base. Manager Brown has reserved 14 men of Sulhvan spices of the Provi- he is too slender to be considered in the stocky last year©s list, but contracts have been sent ing up. idence, R. i. n. G. class so typified in Ward, Long and Dahlen. only to Dolan, Hernon, Pappalau, Hemming Jimmy Connor is retained as infield utility. A Good Team at Norristown. and Wiegand. Green, Ryan and Lange are to be the outfield, Non©istovvn, March 13. Norristown is to have BILL MASSEY, Association©9 >vith Mertes on th" b ^"li T©IO ^-H.^ i-.-r,.,-. a creditable base ball team this season to be the big first baseman, is said to have received .uspices of the Port- looks exceptionally fast in many ways, both at conducted under a liberal management. This no contract, but it is likely that he will be re >rtlaud, Me. S. B. bat and field, uuu will steal ;ui kinus or. uasoa. was the sense of a large number of enthusiasts tained, as he is valuable property, and sevei EXHIBITION GAMES. who held a meeting here this week. It was de clubs are after him the moment he is release Interstate Association©s After boiling out awhile at the Springs and cided to organize an association with a board of He may not play the season for Springfield, ie auspices of the Ports- sanding their feet on the desert, the boys have twelve directors, and another meeting to per he could be traded to advantage, and mo Portsmouth. Va. W H. arranged a set of games iu Colorado, with the fect the organization will be held next Thursday. made on tUe deal, something the 18. SPOUTING- 9
been mostly all talk. President Moy, of Paw- tucket, has been on hand as usual, and is warm for base ball. He thinks this will be a success ful season. Manager Finn writes that he has If you know a promising amateur 11 men -signed for Newport, and- is ready for_ business. Unfortunately, up to the present week layer you would like to help along, just one Moy and just one Finn have turned "p. Manager Burnham, who has been wintering in Portland, would like to try his hand again, and why not give him this tip ? the best doubtless will be represented, and it would lot be in the least surprising if it were in his old professionals wear bailiwick Brockton, Mass. Frank Leonard, who has been passing the winter in Lynn, is willing to take hold if there is a fair chance to do so. New England ought not be J>eblndhand in the matter of getting together in base ball. s According to all reports matters look very as suring, and a league based on a low salary limit and a short season ought to be a go. SPOKES FROM THE HUB. Joe Bean, who has been assigned to Roches ter, has been filling his position as Instructor in the Cambridgeport gymnasium. Joe never Icoked better, and will begin the season in fine Shoes. HUB HAPPENINGS. shape. Jack Ryan is wondering where he is at. Will $7.50 for Professional heavy, medium he be played In Brooklyn, Baltimore or where? or light. Jack feels splendidly and fit enough to play for CHANGES IN THE BOSTON CLUB©S a pennant winner. $5.00 for Minor League. Captain Duffy has been holding forth in the cosy cage of Boston College. He bus. been e)i- $3.50 for Amateur popular with trade SPRING PLANS. perirnenting with left-handed batting, and with clubs and school teams. very good success. It docs not follow that he will switch around, but if he can meet with a fair measure of success it would not bo "at Fit Guaranteed: Send size and width of The Team to Go South by Rail In all surprising if he confined himself to that style of batting. street shoe, together with outline of foot drawn on Kuhns must be a good man, as I hear that paper. stead ol Water A Sepn Months both Ewing and Invin have been saying nice things about the youngster. Irwin would talie Remit with order, and we will deliver the Contract the Next Innovation him outright for Washington, as he had him in shoes to you anywhere in U. S. saving you 60c. to Atlantic City. Cosey Dolan has quit his position in a local 75c. charges. Rumors About the Team Settled. bowling alley. He will be in Springfield, but has stipulated that he will not be used in the Send address on a postal card, if you box the coming season. Dolan tried to avoid want our book about Base-ball Shoes. Boston, March 14. Editor "Sporting pitching last season, but was called upon to Life:" Manager Selee has been compelled work in the box every now and then, and did to change, hits original plans for the as not want to be disagreeable or disobliging, and sembling of the Boston players for the therefore consented. CLAFLIIM, Maker of Base-ball Shoes, season of 1899. It was intended to have Manager Selee has been trying to get a date 831 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. all the men meet in Boston and proceed to with the Piinceton University team in Prince- Norfolk by boat, but so great was the ton for Friday, April 14. If the League people are sincere in wanting acclaim against the boat ride that he was a supervisor of umpires what bettor man could forced to take to the rail, and rail it will they secure than Thomas J. Lynch? He has be. Both Manager Selee and Captain Duft©y .the backbone and the experience, and he ought were willing to try the boat. "It makes to know whether a man is fit to umpire or me sea-sick," says Selee, "but I think it not. Such a man ought to be able to secure is a good thing, and am willing to take my good umpiring better than any man in the ...LINE OF... chances. Duiiy thinks the sea voyage a business. good thing for the players, but they do not s>ee Happy days, "Bobby" Young! it that way. So the men will leave by the Fall JACOB O. MORSE. Kiver line Tuesday night next at 6 o©clock, and take the train the next morning©for Washing ton. Several hours will be passed in Washing ton, and at 7 o©clock all hands will leave for PITTSBURG POINTS. the South, and the destination. Durham, will be reached shortly before 10 o©clock the next The Grays' Muster Roll Has But One morning. It will not be a full house by any Blank Space—A Couple of Young means that will report for the trip. Clarke, who Special Flannels Thoroughly Shrunken. Is coaching Princeton, has been excused. So has sters Sent to Other Teams—Bits of Fred Tenney, who has a five weeks© engage News and Gossip. ment at Dartmouth College! Nicliols may not LATEST STYLES. CUT FULL SIZE be on hand, as he is coaching at Alnherst., Her Pittsburg, March 13. Editor "Sporting man Long has been excused, as he will work at Life." Mr. Harry Watkins has one week RE-INFORCED. Hot Springs with members of the Cleveland more to placate the solitary Buccaneer, team until the season opens, reporting at Brook who does not* accept the bands, rules and SIX GRADES. PROMPT DELIVERY. lyn in time for the opening game. Kuluis, regulations. Unless Bowerman comes down formerly of the Atlantic City team, who will from his salary perch before Satur play in Worcester, will try his hand at short day, he W7ill be missing from the $3.75 to $1475 for Singl« Complete Suits. with "Jim" Stafford. It is possible that catcher I©iftsbnrg cavalcade when it leaves for the land Bransfipld, of the Worcesters, will also take of Old Virginny. Watty believes that he will $30.00 to $100.00 for Ten Complete Suits* the trip. be able to take a solid and satisfied delegation A SENSIBLE INNOVATION. " to Roanoke. He has been a trifle surprised at SEND FOR SAMPLES. The absence of so many men. will doubtless the conduct of Bowerman, but never lost the influence the Boston Club owners to try and ex belief that the sage of Romeo, Mich., would tend the contract to seven months in -another coiue around before the conductor shouted "All season. As it is, the players of .any club are aboard." Y1GTOB SPORTING GOODS 60. not obliged to report for duty until their con RHINES IN LINE. W. Ridgeway Rhines succumbed on Saturday Office and Factory, SPRINGFIELD, MASS tract begins to run April 15. Before the sea and the post from the little Northern Pennsyl son was extended at both ends the contracts ran vania town had Bill©s contract all signed and from April 1st to Oct. 1st. Doubtless the play sealed. Bill received a good contract, consider ers would not object to the extension of the ing his conduct last summer, when he left the contract, as the pay days would begin earlier, club at a serious time. President Kerr at the REACHTlSASE BALL GOODS. and there is no reason why it should not be outset was determined that Rhines should be BO. There is no sense in beginning the spring punished in some way, possibly a farm-out. practice unless all the men can be got together. Rhines© friends pleaded for him. They urged BALLS, GLOVES, In another season more men would doubtless the war as one of Bill©s pitfalls. He was an prolong their time for reporting than this year. enthusiastic American and craved a smash at Pitcher Lewis will be unable to be in the anything Spanish. This season the man©s friends BATS, MASKS, game until May 1st on account of his studies. feel sure he will be able to pursue the season SOME RUMORS SETTLED. through without any lapses from t©he path of MITTS, BODY PROTECTORS, Etc. According to the Cleveland "Plain Dealer" correct living. Boston has a deal on for Hamilton, but there RICKERT AND GUESSE GO. Is not the least truth in this. Every now and Watty came to the club quarters this after all bear the "Reach Trade Mark" a sign then Hamilton is singled out as the subject of noon and told the boys of two sales he had a trade, but there is absolutely nothing in it. made. Joe Rickert, the fleet-footed outfielder, of good faith between maker and consumer. Then Dame Rumor got in Its work about Boston will be sent to the Worcester (Mass.) Club. being after pitcher McFarland, but there is Theodore Guesse, twirler. will be handed over The REACH ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Is free on application. also nothing in this. Boston has sufficient to the Detroit Club. With these few remarks pitchers for a -working corps. Niebols. Willis the Pirate chief hastened to the railroad oflice and Lewis will be worked regularly when the to fix up things. It©s a B. £ O. R. R. trip this A J. REACH CO., Philadelphia, Pa. season begins, also one of the left-handers. time, and the boys will leave here via that line Manager McGraw, of the Baltimores, tried to at 12.45 P. M. Sunday. They will get a ^low connect with pitcher Klobedanz, but Boston is ride to Cumberland, but beyond expect a fast cot yet ready to arrive at any determination in swing over the mountains. me play ball unless I want to. If I go in an ers, have given up the game and embarked i& this matte1. Unless a new plan is put into op The boys will begin to arrive here by Wed independent club they can only growl." the real estate business. The men were on P. eration Boston will carry but 14 men during the nesday. Mr. Ulster said tliat Homestead had a good A. C. for many years. Tom McCreery began season, and that means that Frisbee will be QUOTED SOMEBODY ELSE. team in. sight and the nieu would be able to to play under their tutelage. One of the Barr farmed out if he proves to be as good a man as President Kerr had to smile this morning. His get a: large-sized wad of money out of each brothers visited England to introduce base ball. is expected. George Yeager will also be farmed attention was called to a Louisville paper which game; the method of compensation being based J. Lee Mcllwaine, tho plump telegraph editor, out. " This is sailing very close to the poles, and quoted all the League presidents on the pros on the percentage plan. Before saying good-bye has accepted the position of base ball and makes but little provision against accident. It pects. The Pittsburg Club man .was given cred "Rube" shouted "How much do you think 1 sporting man on the "Dispatch." He will fol is all very well to talk about carrying too many it for saything that though the Pittsburgs had weigh?" Two guessers tried it. but the lengthy low the weals and woes of the Buccaneers this men being a bad thing for a club. If this a great bunch of young players to test he felt lad yelled "Kaw; 203, naked." year. Mcllwaine says that he believes his new were the only reason it looks something like sure that the Grays would be in the first divi Homestead L. & A. C. is attached to the line will be a weight reducer. extraordinary economy. Stafford will be relied sion. "That must be some person else talking." librar^ and gymnasium, established and main- Secretary Balliet will not go South with the upon to act both as utility outfielder as well as said Mr. Kerr. "First division? Why, if I taine©d by Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire club. President Kerr believes he will find work infielder, and there are few men in the country had been claiming anything it would be the steel man. In addition to paying men they are for the pen handler here until it is time for Who can perform that work as admirably as he. flag. It is just as easy said, isn©t it?" Then given good positions in the steel mill. him to join the club in Cincinnati. Balliet is the Pittsburg man smiled. "Will I repudiate LAWTONS. a trifle discomfited, as he expected to practice POOR BILL M©GUNNIGLB the interview?" Oh, no; don©t cause any wran tossing grounders, etc. Las been called to. his last post. Few had any gle. The sentiment is not mine, but there is Hunting stories have been going like free fam- Donovan is due Wednesday. Ely will be idea that the final summons was so near. Mac no necessity of causing a jangle." ples pf tobacco at the club headquarters these along Thursday morning. The former has taken had no enemies. He was genialty itself, he had MR. KERH daySi Charley Balliet is also an enthusiast on voice culture during the winter, and has been a warm and charitable heart, and there was In discussing base ball matters in general then gunning. He was in. the lumber country about engaged to sing "the Palms" at Roanoke. Escanaba, Mich., for several years and trailed CIRCLE. nothing too much for him to do for anybody. remarked: "I notice one move which will surely big game. By the way, the newcomer has been Since his retirement from base ball he,had lived meet with popular approval. A morning paper put on probation. He supported a story told by In the city of Brockton. The veteran Jack says that if Robison secures the St. Louis Club the Pittsburg Club secretary of killing five part THE CANADIAN LEAGUE. McMasters, who is now the trainer of Harvard he will put an end to liquor selling on the ridges or prairie chickens in two shots. in foot ball and base ball, warmly eulogized the grounds. That plan would help to raise the Ground keeper Murphy reported to Chief Wat- Brantford Looks a Likely City and departed manager, with whom he played in standard of the game in St. Louis beyond kins to-day that he was getting things in good May Get in the Circuit. Jack said that McGunnigle and doubt." shape now; that he was pretty sure the high kcould discover the signs of an MAY RETURN LOUISVILLE©S COIN. waters of spring were over. The diamond will Hamilton, March 13.--Editor "Sporting Life:" icker than any men ever in Long and sinewy Rube Waddell was met on be raised several inches. Bra.itford looks quite a likely city for the Lewis met McGunnigle Fifth avenue last night in company with How Calendars have started to pour Into the Canadian League. Yesterday Messrs. William the-spring of 1804. Mac ard Rteher, one of the active officials of the club office. Secretary Balliet©s wish now is for Stroud and A. L. Richardson, of this city, went Jrtrnputh College boys at Homestead, Pa., Library and Athletic Associa a thermometer . and dally paper. to the Telephone City and met a number of joined the Bostons he tion. There are reports that Charley. Hastings the gentlemen interested in the organization of jlle, and Mac told "Am just taking Rube to Homestead to confer isn©t in love with the idea of going to Kansas a professional club, and also saw several who pitching signs in with officials on his engagement the coming City. He vows that he will go into business it was thought would take an interest. T.boy Dartmouth. "The season," remarked Risher. at Parkersburg. Hasty always admired the met with much encouragement. Mao, "that al- "Yes," blurted the gaunt farmer boy from West, and his friends are unable to understand A visit was also made to the Fair Grounds, didn©t do us any Prospect, Butler County, "I have got a check why he objects to locating there. where it is proposed to play. In the evening a ithin a foot of hit- for $20 right ©in my pocket now. It is advance Tannehill was eager to get to Kichmond, Va. meeting was held, at which there ,were be money Sent me by President Dreyfuss, of the He is basking under the smiles of a young tween 75 and .100 people present. Assurances LEAGUE. Louisville Club. You know I signed a Louis wom©nn who some day is expected to answer of financial support were given. Mr. Stroud ex print the New ville contract three or four weeks ago. I like "I will," when the gent in white necktie pro plained such matters as salary limit, guaran a meeting, and the Homestead people, and if I can make proper pounds a short. but impressive query to her. tees, etc. A strong committee was appointed There has been arrangements with them, I will return the $20 Frank and Dan Barr.© well known throughout to make a thorough canvass for subscription*, league, but it bas check to Dreyfuss. You see, they cannot make Western Pennsylvania as semi-professional play- and another meeting will be held shortly. to 18*
the.© most successful amateur tournaments ever "Academies." One was doing fairly with ad trial iu some minor league teams. Address, Box seen in this country. And yet. ho is the subject vanced caroms, three cushions and the corner 219, Mohawk, N. X- of as much criticism in tbe public press
were guaranteed waterproof and dur taken in Caledonia Creek, 25 miles from can of Hazard ©Blue Ribbon" . Smokeless. able. Rochester. It will be a popular score card among trap shooters who desil©e to keep record of their The Martin Automatic reel, caught, the Messrs. Lyons and Gaiues, of Farkei daily shooting. eye of every fisherman. Schoverling, Daly Bros., were among the visitors. and Gales had a full line of them. G. A. Gay, of Farmiagtoa, Me., was on J. W. Brackett, editor of the Phono hand again. He never misses a show, fttid The Bridgeport Gun Implement Com graph. Phillips, Me., was on hand again delights to meet the lover of the gun and pany, manufactures all kinds of tools and He is a worker for Maine©s game. dog. articles for use on guns, rifles or re volvers, and for loading and preparing "Billy" White, of Portsmouth, Va. ammunition. At their stand they exhibited dropped in to view the display of sports Perhaps the unusually large attendance mens goods and look at the game birds. was due to not advertising in the sporting a complete line of golf goods. papers. There are times when one©s friends The man who inquired If the badgers in are his worst enemies. In the shooting gallery was an exhibit the cage were the kind that played the of Smith and Wesson revolvers and pis "badger game" was promptly tossed Into The management hare already sent out tols for police, army, navy and target use. the pool. their circular letter claiming Marck 1, Here all visitors were given a chance to 1900. as the opening date of the next try the shooting qualities of these arms. E: D. Miller, an old-time expert, tried hi sportsmen©s show ia New York City. We hand over the Magautrap and found i wonder if only those who read New York David T. Abercrombie & Company,©has a quite different shooting from the time daily papers will be reminded of:this date. complete camp scene, which was neat and when he always broke a hundred straight attractive. The tents made by this firm before breakfast. The Interstate Association had a well-ap are guaranteed equal to the best, and pointed space, where Elmer IB. Shaner held their waterproof goods for the camper and A party of Wllkesbarre, Pa., sportsmen forth in the evening. As the Space was sportsmen are all that is claimed for were present on Wednesday. They wer overlooking the pool. Elmer found that he SOME NOTES LEFT OVER FROM THE them. Abercrombie & Company, manufac E. F. Roth, Dr. H. Beck, Henry ©Moore had more friends than he ever dreamed ture tents of all kinds, folding cots, sleep Geo. Loouiis, O. Smith, A. Nesbitt, Gee of before. © •"•."., ing bags, clothing and, provision bugs, Nesbitt and C. Klrby. They are member SPORTSMEN©S SHOW. camp mattresses and aluminum cooking of the Luzerne County Sportsmen©s As outfits. They handle a full line of goods sociatlon and are thorough good sportsmei A. B. Cartledge, Secretary of the Flor for the sportsmen and travelers. The Del- in every way, ists© Gun Club of Philadelphia, came over montico instantaneous cooker was n handy on March 13, and broke 91 out of 100 tar the Visitors Had to Say- little invention, and the price so low that Joseph Edward Murray, Commodore of gets in the championship race. "Bart" is everybody can have one. the Red Dragon Canoe Club, Philadelphia becoming one of the crack shets of the More About the Exhibits Odds viewed the sights on Tuesday evening. Quaker City, and the pride of the Florists© Wm. M. Hart & Company, the taxider Gun Club. mists of New York, continued to attract Dr. Weller. one of the good shots and and Ends Picked Over in Madi great attention from the title line of work popular members of the Rochester (N. Y.) O. R. Dickey, of Parker Bros., shot a which they exhibited. The rugs with Gun "Club, found a Francotte guu which steady race, excepting on oue occasion son Square Garden, mounted heads attached found ready pur ! just suited him, and took it home. He wil when he had an "off" streak. It is not chasers, and the excellence of the work now get in form for the New York State often that Dickey falls to 82 per cent. was unquestioned. Their big game heads shoot. One man shot in the target tournament were the finest in the building, many being J. Von Lengrerke tried his skill on the on the roof and missed 20 straight before of rare beauty and size. Harry Thurman, R. A. Welch, E. S. John secomd day and scored 91, which he felt breaking one. When he finally did smash son and I. W. Budd, members of the Key would place him in the final heat. a bird the crowd cheered as vociferously The Laflin & Rand Powder Company stone Shooting League, Philadelphia, were as when LeRoy, Heikes or Elliott broke kept a coil of the smokeless shotgun pow on hand during the week. E. D. Fulford, of Utica, came in on 20 straight. Thus it is that the weakest der, soaking in a jar of water. Whenever March 7 for the trap shooting tournament. are applauded with the strong. any one was heard to remark, "keep your W. Harvey, of the American Pigeon Com This gave the Remington Arms Co., and powder dry," they pulled a piece out o: pany. Baltimore, was present and showed U. M. C. Co., strong shooting representa W. L. Colville, of Batavia. N. Y.. now the water and applied a lighted match samples of their new bird. tives in R. O. Heikes, J. J. Hallowell. E. with E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., to the end. Instantly it would burst into D. Fulford and B. Le Roy. was greeting his many friends at the a flame showing that it was a positively Ben Kuser, Charley Alien and C. Taylor. booth of the firm which he represents. waterproof powder. of Trenton, N. J., looked ove* the show, Ben Norton, of the Hazard Powder Co., and picked up a few points from the ex eaioyed the snooting and showed some pert trap shots. Harry Marlin, of the Marlin Fire Arm_ John Wright, of Von Lengerke & Det improvement. He was delighted with the mold, was very proud of the case of fine great scores made by Elliott, who was Co., New Haven, Conn., dropped in to see A new championship has been establish using "Blue Ribbon" smokeless. the show. He reported a fine trade in fishing tackle exhibited, and well he might ed. It is the "Roof Inanimate Target be, as it was tastefully arranged and an their line of rifles and repeating shotguns. Championship." All matches must be shot Ed. Taylor, of the Laflin & Rand Pow The latter had been a great success, and exceedingly good display. The arrange on a roof. they were unable to keep up with orders. ment of flies, reels, lines, etc., was pretty, der Co., ©was too busy talking powder to and the handsome rods, the new Imperials do much shooting. showed up to good advantage. Fred Ross, of the Elite Rifle Club, Brook Mr. Webster, of the Cleveland Target lyn, beat the world©s record in the rifle Edgar Murphy, the crack live bird shot, shooting in the Garden rifle range. He Co., was present one day and spent much 3. R. Hull and L. C. Parker gave away tried a hundred targets and broke seventy- of his time watching the trap shoot on the made 2425 out of a possible 2500, which is two. roof. samples of the Parker gun, which were one point ahead of Spencer©s last year©s about two inches long and intended for a record of 2424. Mr. Ross made 99 bull©s watch charm. There were many sports eyes, and one shot just, off, out of 100 BALTIMORE ASSOCIATION. Antonia Apache, a full-blooded Apache men who called to examine the new grade shots, a distance of 100 feet. He was us Indian, was present at the space of the Parker hanirnerless gun, which is listed ing the Peters Cartridge Company ammuni Election of Officers and Annual United States Cartridge Co. Apache is at $50. It is a very neat weapon. well educated and a pleasing entertainer. tion, with Kings Semi-Smokeless powder. Meeting Held. The "3 in 1" souvenirs were really prac The annual meeting of the Baltimore At the stand of E. I. Du Pont de Ne Among the ladies who participated in the Shooting Association was held March 6, at ticable, and the shooters on their way to trap shooting tournament on the roof were mours & Co. was shown the fac-simile of the trap shooting on the roof often went Halstead©s Suburban Hotel, Baltimore, Md. a shell used in a 13-inch gun. It was 6% Mrs. M. F. Lindsley, Mrs. F. Butler ("An Harry Ducker presided, with George Har- around the boxes and passed the Stand nie Oakley"), Miss Margaret Klrkwood and feet long, 314 feet in circumference, re again in order to get another sample bot rlsou, secretary. The election resulted quired 210 pounds of Du Pont smokeless tle. Miss Hyland. The last named is a quiet as follows: Charles Macalester, president; little miss about 13 years of age, who broke Harry Ducker, vice president; J. C. Hicks, powder, and the entire weight was 1100 more than 50 per cent, shot at. pounds. The Mauser automatic pistol and rifle treasurer; H. P. Collins, secretary, and attracted much notice at the stand of James R. Malone, field captain; Messrs. The booklet on King©s semi-smokeless Harrison, Harvey, Mann, Wilson and Johnnie Baker, the expert shot who does Von Lengerke & Detmold. The recoil per powder and Peters© cartridges, issued by such remarkable work in the fancy shoot formed the operation of throwing out the Tom Keller, was in great demand, as it Ewing, board of directors. ing line with Buffalo Bill©s Wild West, fired cartridge and Inserting a new one in contained much valuable information and After the election a banquet was served. was in attendance several days. the chamber. The new "Knockabout" interesting matter for the riflemen and It was arranged by Messrs. Malone, Har hammerless shotgun for field and trap, shotgun experts. vey and Collins. Hood Waters, of Balti Orin Scotten, the well-known tobacco made by Saner & Son, at Suhl, Germany, more, and E. D. Hobbs, of Westminister, man of Detroit, was on hand again. He was approved by all sportsmen who want were elected members of the club. always nnds something to interest him Miss Margaret Kirk wood and brother, full value for their money without paying Horace, of Boston, Mass., spent three days The treasurer©s report showed the year©s and is a great lover of the taxidermists© for fancy work. The gun is sold at $60, receipts to have been $1,278.10 and ex art. He always takes home several fine net. at the show. Miss Kirkwood, Who shoots penditures $1,123.90. The cash balance on pieces of this work to adorn his home and under the name of "Miskay," participated hand at the beginning of last year added club house. in the trap shooting events and broke 79 One of the New York dailes had as head out of 100. It was her first experience to the receipts equaled $1439. The casto lines: "Heikes a dead shot." Rolla did not over the Magautrap, which accounts for balance last night was $234.30. Miss Annie Oakley, of Buffalo Bills understand it, and the next day he broke her not making a better score. In the afternoon a shoot at 50 live wild West, fired the opening shot in the 98 out of 100 just to show them that he birds. $10 entrance, was given. Darkness inanimate target tournament on the roof was still alive. Interfered when the forty-third bird was garden. Bert Claridge, of the Winchester Repeat ing Arms Co., looked over the exhibits shot at and the event was concluded, the Paul North, of the Cleveland Target Co., one day. He has dropped out of the trap money going to the three high guns. The black bear and bull dog got along returned from a trip to England and Schultz was first, with 40 killed; La Tour very well together in one cage, but oc shooting arena, in which at one time he dropped in to see the show and observe was quite a star. second, with 39, and Ewing, Malone and casionally "mixed up" a bit, which gave the working of the Magautrap. He report Collins divided third, each scoring 37. the visitors an idea that a scrap was in ed a fine time across the big pond, and Parker Bros, gave out a pretty booklet Ducker killed 36, Hicks 35, Dixon 30, says the sportsmen in England opened containing half-tone cuts and records of Barnet 30. their eyes when he threw 800 targets in nearly 30 prominent trap shooters who It was stated that the following would W R. Clark, of the Winchester Repeat an hour. They usually shoot on a plan use Parker guns. probably attend the grand American handi ing Arms Co., was among the visitors. He which throws about 700 targets in an after cap shoot to be held at Klkwood Park, witnessed the shooting in the Association noon if they hurry the trappers. Instead New Jersey. April 11, 12. 18. Ducker, Col- championship race on March 3, and came "Uncle" Dan Lefever, of the Lefever of the boys loading the traps and remain Arms Co., came in on Friday of last week lius, Malone, , Ewing, Macalester, Hicks, away wearing a glad smile, as J. A. R. ing behind the screen they fill the traps La Tour, Fox, Dickerson and Schultz. The luliott made the top score 98 out of 100, and looked over the show:. He was mak and run back. After the shot is fired the ing a trip in the interest of Lefever guns entries for this event close April 4. using a Winchester gun and Winchester trappers run out and fill the traps for the factory loaded ammunition. and showing the Lefever gun cleaner as a next shot. The shooters had enough time side line. between events to have a good visit all TRAP AT FRENCHTOWN. The Mergantic Pishing Club had a booth around, and the shooting was as rapid surrounded by pines, in which was a pic A. B. F. Kinney, of Worcester, Mass., a as at, the Grand American Handicap, where well-known gun dealer and sportsman, was Dharlie Zwirlein Showed up In Good turesque fireplace, hunting scenes over it live birds are used instead of inanimate and comfortable chairs to sit on, floors in the throng one day. Form at a Jersey Tourney. targets. All shooting is done under a han Frenchtown, N. J., March. 2. At the covered with skin. There were some excel dicap system, adding extra targets to the lent specimens of the taxidermist dis B. F. Tracey, of Owego, N. Y., a crack ive bird shoot held here to-day a large score; 10 targets in an event is the great shot of the Owego Gun Club, was crack number of gunners were present from played in the inclosure, and the trophies est number shot at. All purses are given of the members. ing away at the Blue Rocks trying to get Eastoii, Allentown, Reading, Trenton and to the high guns, both barrels are allowed a 90 per cent, record. other places. Two sweepstakes, entrance the same as in live birds. From Paul©s ob The Indian camp, which occupied the ©ee $5, Hurlingham rules, 30yds. rise, boun servations we are several years ahead of J. H. McKibben, of the Peters© Car dary, 50, 10 birds each, and one miss and Fourth avenue end of the Garden, was our English cousins in trap shooting. as near to nature as it is possible to tridge Co., Cincinnati, was interested in out" were shot off. Charles Zwerleln, of make it, and the life of the Indian will the exhibits and satisfied at the fine show Trenton, grassed all of his birds in each Gil Hatfleld, the base ball tosser, tried event, and quit with a clean score. The be portrayed in almost every phase. The his hand at Blue Rocks and showed good ing made by the riflemen using the Peters© artificial lake in front gave them an metallic ammunition loaded with. King©s sirds were a medium lot, some of them be- skill. Gil is desirous of getting on a semi-smokeless powder. ng very "slow in getting away from the opportunity to display their proficiency League team this year, and wants to try with the paddle, and such an exhibition his hand at pitching. ;raps. The following scores were made: has never been seen in New York. Isaac Tallman, of South Millrook, N. Y., Event No. 1, 10 live birds. T. H. Keller, Jr., a son of the famous showed considerable skill in the target tour Iwerlein ...... The American pigeon and traps were Tee Kay, is a "chip o© the old block." He nament on the roof. He tied Heikes one Lehrig ...... shown at the stand of the Le Roy Shot has been taught the rudiments of inani day on 96 out of 100. lubberly ...... and Lead Works. These targets are man .tubb ...... mate target shooting and "now is developing Varford ...... ufactured in Baltimore and are claimed into a crack rifle Shot. He won two hand Fred Divine, the fish rod manufacturer, ©leiss ...... to be a success in every way. some trophies on the point target. of Utica, N. Y., came along toward the iced ...... end of the show. He reported a fine busi Event No. 2, same, Several of the crack shots gave their Dr. Weller, W. F. Brinsmaid, Wm H. ness .among the fishing rod trade. He iwei-lein ...... order for a New Departure Trunk, as they Wray and T. R. Griffith, of the Rochester showed us a section of a new rod which he found it just what they wanted to carry Rod and Gun Club, were among the visi claimed would excel for strength and dura their shooting outfit around the circuit. tors. bility anything heretofore made. Fred is Wnrford ...... ilways up-to-date, and the Divine rod is a >tubb ...... The Pantasote Company, of New York, Thtos. Fraine, the Rochester, (N. Y.), tax- standard one among fishermen. pgar ...... exhibited tents, sportsme©u©s clothing and idermjst, had a handsome oval case con- lubberly ... . various articles made of a. waterproof ma tainiHg a nine pound rainbow trout mount Ben Norton, of the Hazard Powder Com Miss and out. terial. The goods were strong, yet soft ed in^ja beautiful manner. It appeared as pany, handed out a very pretty score card Iwerleln ....2121221 and light. Shooting cos^^L gun cases, iehrig .....12111 thougm leaping out of the water and was of celluloid8 tte with pearl... facing.- On the back ubberly ...111110 und touts© made ^^BhL material ttsti oi worfc, Thjji fout was .....2110 18. SPORTINO LIFE. 13
continuous ma^ch* Heikes finished with 98. which left him tied for honors with Elliott. J. J. Hallowell had displayed good form STILL I LEAD!! on several occasions and on the tirst day. amongThree 197 Parkersofshooters scored the 9 25high straight guns T¥¥¥£* M.M.JL* a.¥* J^JV^M^JSL^M^AMKEM. March 2. won first medal in the champ ionship race, by breaking 93 out of 100. in the hands of Amateurs _> » Much in evidence at Grand American Handicap, 1393. On March 9 he again led the list with * ainstg^aidf 1? rt? !]^MHk THE S^-ARLltER T& A. WOOFER a score of 96. Edward Banks had a record and^Manufactu^^Id^^Hk^^ai^Biw- ll Parker8 among 31 high of 93 for first prize on March 8, a 96 on rers Agents. ^^K!Jjl!JJifflS!&aiffiJiS^!£s&*^ g-uns won over S175O.OO March 10, and a 97 on March 6. B. Le 6 ^^HM^ +*^ of purge of $5075.00 | Roy had a very nice record on March 3, I with 93: March 4, with 95; and March SEND FOR CATALOGUE. HEIKES HAPPY. 11, with 96. 0. R. Dickey rolled up an average of over 90 per cent. His best j score being 96 on March 11. Captaip Money did considerable shoot HE CAPTURED THE ASSOCIATION ing. and his best score was 90, made on March 14. Isaac Tallman was credited with 90 on March 4. L. Flemming, of Pittsburg. CHAMPIONSHIP, broke 95 on March 11, and 92 on March 4. S. Van Alien made the fine score of 97 on March 11, but it did not win first prize Handsomest and Best in Every Way. Great Shooting on the Madison Square at that. He also had several other scores I M PLEST N- *• Salesrooms, 96 Chamber* St. above the 90 mark. Roof Garden Wonderful Work ol THK LAST DAY PARKER BROS., M@riden, Conn. for the final trial found the usual crowd on hand, and the scores continued high. the Expert Shots Scores oi the Elliott came to the front again, breaking 9$ out of the hundred. In the continuous match he also led with 78 straight. In Entire Tournament. the trial matches shot in the Association championship Elliott has the best of The most important feature, to the lov Heikes by s&ven targets. Each shot at er- of trap shooting, at the Spoilsmen©s 1100. Elliott broke 1039 and Heikes 1032. Show, held March 2 to 15. was the trap The former is shooting targets in better shooting tournament on the roof©of the form than he has ever shown before, but Madison Square Garden, in New York on two occasions he seemed to falter just City. at a time when he could beat the previous A space had been boarded up to pre records. It must be said that Heikes shot vent -the . shot from scattering over the on March 7, when a regular blizzard was adjoining .-properties nnd streets. Thv- raging, and broke but 88 out of 100. but space was ioug enough to allow a flight of this was high score of the day. Elliott Oct. 13, !9 & 20, 1898 forty yards from the trap and wide enough saved his record by absenting himself on so the angles were about as sharp to the this day, otherwise there might have been right or left as under the old known-angle j1 less difference© between his average and rule. A Magantrap had been constructed FRED. GILBERT specially for this place, being somewhat We show in tabulated form names apd lower than the ordinary machine and the scores of all who have shot in the Asso speed was furnished by a motor power ciation Cha.npiouship match and completed which threw every target with the one hundred; also the total number shot same force. The shooting looked po easy at and average in this contest. As before to the spectators- that many of them who stated Elliott has a shade the better of it, had never shot at a target would his average for 1100 shots being .944 per remark: "I believe I could hit those cent,, and Heikes© for the same number be birds myself." When one stood on the ing .938 per cent. . DU PONT SMOKELESS platform f\ &d looked over a gun barrel As reentry was allowed several shot ALWAYS AT THE TOP. it was quite a different proposition and more than one score on the same day. Re many of the experts found it was hard entries are shown on the next line below enough even for them. The targets ap ami figured in the total number shot at E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., WllmlngtonJDel peared easy when there was no wind, as With general average. they Hew smooth and steady, but a bit In the match open to University Gun of wind made them erratic and Hie tenden Club, Pennsylvania team No. 1 took tirst Will©ms .. 74 ...... 100 .74 March 4 R. O. Heikes...... »8 cy to overshoot was quite noticeable. prize, with I©rinceton second. Bissett .. 74 ...... 100 .74 March 4 Isaa^ Tallmau ...... ©.Hi The weather wan unfavorable during the The scores of the entire tournament Fairb©s 74 ...... 100 .74 March 6 R. O. Heikes...... 98 first week and but one pleasant day oc Godwin 78 300 .73 March 7 R. O. Heikes...... 88 follow: March 8 R. O. Heikes...... 93 curred, this was Monday, March (i, al ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP. Cornell .. 76 66 77 300 .73 though on Friday, March 0, the conditions Embree 73 .. .. 100 .73 March 8 Edw. Bank* ...... 9;{ were fair. Fred©ks 100 .73 March 9 J. ,T. Hallowell...... »6 Smith. 100 .73 March 10 K. O. HeikPS...... fi.S HBIKES MADE A RUN Days , 1 2 3 4 5 (i 7 8 9 10 U Du Pont .. 200 .72 March 10 -.1. A. R. Klliott...... 08 In the continuous of 85 straighl and broke Mai-ch 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 Alien.. 100 .72 March US. M. Van Allon...... 97 !>(> in the championship race. On the same so .. < McDult ~ 100 .72 March 18-J. A. R. Elliott...... 95 Klliott ... 08 92 95 . . 92 94 98 93 95 98 100 .71 March 13 B. LeRov ...... !>5 (loy Klliott smashed 08, which stood as ...... 95 . . 89 ...... 3100 .94 North. March 14 J. A. R. EJliott...... 98 the record until Monday following when Heikes ©. . 89 96 98 88 93 94 95 91 93 97 Briuton 80 ...... 66 70 68 . 400 .71 Scbubel -_....- ...... 63 .. ,. 78 .. . 200 .70 THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Heikes duplicated that score. On Tuesday, © :..:..;....©... 98 i ..... 1100 .93 100 .70 March 5, a young bliz/.arrt raged and the M©Alnin 100 .92 Evans. ,...... 70 ...... was shot on the last day, March 15. Taa shooting was extremely difficult. Heikes V. Alien . . 93 90 . . 90 92 97 94 92 Platt...... , ...... 70 100 .70, conditions were unfavorable, with rainy, L©ug©ke 701 .92 Phair.. .. 58 79 82 55 78 ...... led on this day with 88 out of 100. Elliott 91 100 .91 ....,,,.. 68 ...... 600. .68 cloudy weather, yet there was a good at saved his good record by remaining away. Hicks...... ©.©si© 100 .91 Betti...... :-...... 68 .. .. ., 100 .68 tendance. The, 25 highest sY-ores made in The shooting was so hard that only three Cartl©ge ...... 91 . 100 .91 Miller...... 68 .. 100 .68 the "qualifying" matches during the 11 of the experts broke over 8a per cent. Dickey , 02 91 90 90 .... 82 96 90 88 95 900 .90 Waters .. 66 ...... "...... 100 .66 previous shooting days were the only ones Fulford came in on this day and smashed Le Roy 81 93 05 93 81 90 91 84 90 89 90 100 .6(1 allowed to compete in the final match. A ...... , ...... 91 .. 95 .. 1300 .90 Jones. just that number. Money . 89 90 ©88 01 87 87 88 .. 86 89 95 Doty... . . 65 100 .155 handsome trophy was given to the final It was an excellent opportunitity for Miller. 57 73 . . 200 .65 winner, emblematic of the Rportmen©s As . . 95 . . 01 76 ...... 88 94 96 .. 64 .. those who never saw a trap shooting tour ...... 86 . .© ...... 95 1800 .90 Hage©w 100 .64 sociation championship. This trophy be nament, and the performance of the Tollman 89 n 96 ...... 93 Brinton . .. 65 61 200 .63 comes the property of the winner. A gold champions to witness H here. Without any . . 89 ...... Pater©n 63 100 .63 medal was given to second, a silver medal Hal©w©l M.H.vl©d .... 91 .. 100 .63 to third, uncl a bronze medal to fourth (loubt it will do a vast amount of good 93 . . 86 02 . . 85 96 80 . . 92 80 ...... 58 66 200 .62 for trap shooting. It showed what -a good ...... 85 ...... 84 ...... 1000 .89 Wanda. score in the tinal championship match. Collins ...... 56 58 73 08 55 . . 500 .62 Heikes and Klliott, had a tie in the Con clean sport it was, and that the men en ...... 8fl ...... 92 . . 200 ,89 Rohins. .. 65 58 ...... 61 -.- 300 .61 gaged in it were gentlemen and that a Hesse . . 87 .... 88 .... 91 .. 92 .. s». 400 .89 Mollpr. 60 ©. ©. ©.©. ©.©. ©.©. ©.©. ©. ©.©. ©. ©. ©. 60 100 .61 tinuous match on 85 straight. They agreed lady could take part in it without losing Banks...... S8 . . 93 86. 96 89 84 . . U. M. C 200 .60 to shoot off in the Championship race. , . . . . . 97 ...... 80 . . . . 800 .S9 .... 100 .57 Heikes won both prizes by breaking 91 out any of her dienity or self respect. Fulford Moffett THE EVENTS WERE DIVIDED ...... 85 85 92 . . 95 . . Peeves 57 .. 100 .57 of 100. Klliott captured second on 8V). Into three classes. The first being t*ie Con ...... 90 ...... 500 .89 Cum©gs .... 100 .57 E. D. Fulford third on 86, and B. LeKoy Amend . . . . 90 . . 88 . . 200 .89 .... 100 .57 tinuous, the second the Association Cham Flem©g. . . 92 88 89 91 80 95 93 . . 700 .89 Sutton. fourth on 84. pionship, and the third sweepstakes. All H M©ny, 88 86 01 Parot.. . . 56 .. 100 .56 The shooting was very hard, and big events were open. In the tirst named the O©Con©l 300 .88 Wigh©m 55 . . . . © 300 .55 scores suffered greatly. In the flr/>t. -5 .. 89 85 .... 100 .54 contestants paid an entrance of 50 cents 90 Sie«h.. Heikes had 21 and Klliott 22. There were Hall-. .. .. 54 100 .54 and shot until they missed. The longest W right . . 51 four scores of 2-5 over them. On the second run in this event won a medal. In the Martin. Behuian .. 200 .53 string Klliott broke 24, taking the lean, Fair-m©t .. 83 . . Wood.. 60 SS 73 500 .52 while Heikes© chances of winmiig looked association championship race the en L©Moyn. 65 .. 200 .51 trance was 50 cents, with targets extra Hn©ds©n . . 88 . . 200 ,85 Ellas. . . . 49 100 .49 slim, as he again scored 21. On the third at IVi cents each. The highest score receiv . . 85 .. 100 .85 Da\vson 100 .48 string every one fell lower but Heikes, ed a medal each day." Contestants were al S.P Life . . 85 .. 100 .85 Weiss.. 100 .46 who pulled hiim-elf together with his old- lowed to re-enter. On Wednesday, March Torpey . 100 >T> 48 200 .35 time nerve, and smashed 24, coming within Sinopck .. 82 87 100 .So Brock©y. 15, the 25 highest scores shot, at 100 for CONTINUOUS MATCH. one target of Klliott, who had 68 out of his Taylor...... , 87 . . 81 88 300 .85 75. final honors. The scores made previous to Kn©lt©n , 84 .. ..©... 100 .84 In this match a shooter paid 50 cents the final shoot were considered for quali COP ...... 75 82 . . . . 200 .84 entrance, and shot until he missed. The It had settled down to a race between fying. The third class of shooting was Gates...... 83 84 .. Heikes and Elliott, and all centered their 200 .84 longest runs each day were: attention on these two experts. In the fi abandoned as the championship race, which I.i©hic©m 81 .. 86 .. 200 .8! March 3 R: O. Heike* 85. B. Le Roy 33. began at 1 P. M.. occupied all of the time Crosby . . 84 .. 100 .84 Captain Money 31. J. J. Hallowell 25. O. U. nal string Heikes shot in wonderful fo, - until dark. On several days the shooting Tracey. . . SO 88 .. 200 .84 Difkey 24. Seventy-two trials were made and nnd broke 25 straight, the only clean scd>3* was stopped at 1,80 P. M., on account of Mason. .. , . 84 .. 100 84 fifteen men participated. or the entire match. Elliott fell to 21, and the matinee in the Garden theatre. Only Dudley. .. 83 .... 100 .83 March 6-R. O. HeiUes 79, J. A. R. Elliott liis opponent had the race, with the Cham the championship event was shot on these Jackson . . 85 .... ,. 89 200 .83 51, Captain Money 87. Eighty-seven trials and pionship trophy and the Continuous medal. days. Owing to the large number of con Schaeid . . . . 83 ,. ©.©. 80 100 .83 19 shooters. Fulford shot well, excepting on the sec testants on two or three days, several en Wise. . . . 86 . . . .© 100 .83 March 9-J, A. R. Elliott 39. L. B. Fleming ond string, when he fell to 18 out of 25. B. tries were refused and no re-entry was Daly.Jr .. 93 68 . . 7S 82 . . 81 98 35. Dr. Jackson 25. Ninety-five trials and 19 LeKoy took fourth with 84, just beating allowed. .. 86 69 ,. ,. .. .. 80 SS 1000 .82 shooters. out Captain Money. Fleming and O. R. Le fever ...... 85 79 100 .82 March 10 J. A. R. Elliott 85. 53. 46. 87: Manager Elmer Shaner did most ex Welles. 200 .81 Dickey on S3, Twenty-one men were ou cellent worU and had efficient assistants in R. O. Heikes 39, 36, 33. Forty-nine trials and hand to finish, and three of these with Gallow...... 81 ...... 100 .81 11 shooters. drew before the end. The scores follow: .1. K. Starr and "Bill" McCrickert. Charles Brads©w .. . ., ., ...... 81 100 .81 March 13 J. A. R. Elliott 52. HalloweU 29. North looked after the tunning of the Temple...... 81 100 .81 Final shoot for Association Championship. 100 Heikes 28, One hundred and eighteen trials and Bine Rocks, unknown angles, from Magautrap. Mugantrap,. but this required only a little Hull . .67 82 .. 74 90 84 79 ,. 83 700 .80 17 shooters. of his time. One man to feed the magazine Beadel ...... 80 ...... 100 .80 March 14 J. A. R. Elliott 78. 45: O. L. Heikes ...... 21 21 24 25 91 and one to press the button was ail the V Bb©eh . . 76 83 .. 200 .80 Wise 40. Le Hoy 26. Van Alien 26. Eighty-two Elliott ...... 22 24 22 21 89 help needed for this part of the work. Miskay .. 79 ,. .. 100 .79 trials and 16 shooters. Fulford ...... 23 18 21 24 8(5 SOME GREAT SCORES Rernsen .. 71 ...... 82 82 ...... 300 .78 Team match, open only to University Gun Le Roy ...... 21 20 20 23^-81 were made by the experts present, and it Lentil...... 86 74 .. .. 76 Club. 50 targets each. Captain Money ...... 22 20 19 22 83 resulted in, a struggle between .1. A. R. Eh ...... 76 .. 400 .78 0. D. of P. No. 2. Fleming ...... 19 23 21 20 83 Hege©n 100 .78 36, W.... M..,- Swain...... _.... . Dickey ...... 23 21 19 20 83 liott and Rolla O. Heikes for the champ Oland©d . 88 .. 200 .75 W. T, Singer. Morfey ...... 23 21 21 17-82 ionship honors. W. C. Neilson 471 W. Ray Baldwin. 21 19 20 21 81 Delaney .. 84 . 62 88 SOO .78 F. L. Cooper ...- S. F. Weaver.... Banks ...... run in the continuous Pechin. 100 .78 Hallowell ...... 17 23 19 21^-80 by 85 straight, This re- B. D. Parish W. A. Steel..... , G. Fairroont ...... 21 20 18 18 77 Hyland 100 .78 Oglesby Paul ,. 45 Fred. Law...... ©tern nnapprqached until Ciark .. 77 .. 100 .77 I. Tallman 15 23 22 16 76 A. R. Elliott succeeded Libby.. 77 100 .77 Total ...... 19Si Total ^... A1J ^.... 181 J. Vorj Lenjrerke ...... 21 14 21 20 76 Carl©gh 100 .77 COLUMBIA. PRINCETON. A. B. Cartledge ...... 20 19 15 19 73 race was seen between Avery. ©.©. 86 68 200 .77 35| B. F. Elbert, Jr. . Dr. O©Connell ...... 14 20 16 21 71 Ten-ill, ., ...... 77 ., 100 .77 B. B. Tilt ...... P. Paly. Jr...... 20 18 17 15 70 tt in the championship G. W. Beadel . .. 32iC. B. McCulloh ... E. Taylor ...... 18 19 15 17 C9 3. Elliott scored 98 out Peters. ..7976 .. ^ .. 200 .77 B. E., Wlgham... .32|,T. H. Chidister ... Swivel©r !J00 .76 E.© cY/*H«©dle~r. Jr...23JE. L. Kenclall O. Hesse ...... 17 20 17 14 93 ti. Heikes equaled it. On Blauv©t 7ti I! ©.©.-©.©. ©.©.©.©. 100 .76 S. M. Vau Alien...... 20 16 11 w again broke 98. Heikes I. P. Mitchell...... 19|W. H. Laughlin.... 41 J. C. Hicks...... 23 17 14 w of 95. bnt he de- Greiff. 100 .76 Coats.. . . 78 73 .. 73 82 40©} .76 Total ...... 141] Total ...... 188 J. R. Hull...... 10 w ..... alh for a 98 and equal Hatneld .. 79 .. . . 72 .. 200 .70 The gnns, powder and shells used by the at day. He had finished Mott. . . .-. . . 76 .. 100 .76 The following shows the winners of first winners follow: >n his first hundred Norton. .. 84 74 71 76 67 61 84 78 .. prize each clay in the Association Cham R. O. Heikes. Remington. Schultze. U. M. C. >reaking 64 straight .. .. 70 . . 82... -. 76 .. .. 1100 .75 pionship match and the number broke*i out 3. A. R. Elliott. Winchester. Hazard. .Win- of! before falling Mosfeer .. 75 ...... 100 .75 of 100 targets: Cheater. mi of 114 straight. Hall...... 75 ...... 100 .75 March 2--.T-. .T. HaHpwell...... 9;; 1C. n. Fulford. Remington. Schnltze. V. M. C. Uie prize in tlic Martin. 61 .. .. 32 $0 .. 360 .74 March 3-J. A, U. Eiliott...... 8S B. Le Roy, Remington, nujy||©- U. M.. O. live bird championship. Interstate rules will govern, and purses will be divided under equitable plan. W. C. Lynham, man ager. LAFLIN & RAND Milt Llndsley is very popular as captain of the Cincinnati Gun Club, and the mem SPORTING RlrLE SMOKELESS bers are always ready to turn out when he arranges a shoot for them. is a new powder for rifles and revolvers TRY that were built for black powder. It is John Chartrand, secretary of the Hacken- OUR accurate, cleanly and uniform Shells sack Rfver Gun Club, announces a big SHOTGUN may be reloaded many times. If this handicap shoot on their grounds, at Hack- SMOKELESS ensack, N. J., march 17. Plenty of birds interests you, call or write . . . will be on hand. Ralph Trimble, of Covington, Ky., now LAFLIN & RAND POWDER CO. a representative of the Winchester Re NEW YORK peating Arms Co., has a highly valued relic of John Brown©s famous raid. It is the sword, belt and canteen carried by his father, Major George C. Trimble, a brave soldier in the Civil War, who before that THOSE YOU KNOW. time was a captain of a company in the First Regiment of Virginia State Guards, and was in command of the troops which guarded the gallows on which John Brown HOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST PER was executed. Is close at hand, and we would not have you forget that this, the greatest live bird event of the year, has been won oftner by .... That pest of pigeon shooting grounds, SONAL ENOUGH. the bushwhacker, shot into the crowd at " " West Chester, Pa., a few days ago during the progress of a match and wounded four persons. A rapid fire gun should have Bits ol News, Gossip and Comment turned loose on such bushwhackers with than by all( the other Smokeless Powder* pnt together. About Men Whom Lovers ol Shoot out a moment©s delay. REMEMBER LAST YEAR©S RECORD . © Owing to the extensiveness of the report The Cup and First Five Moneys were won by shooters who used of the Sportsmen©s Show jn the issue of either " EJ. C. " or " Scliultze. " ing Know in Person or Through March 11 considerable matter pertaining to the trap was unavoidably left over for Seven of the Nine Straight Scores were made by shooters who the Medium ol Generai Fame, this Issue. used either "B.C." or " Schultge." _____ B. D. Fulford has just placed one of his The Maryland Sportsmen©s Exposition As new trap pulls to his live bird traps which The American "E, C." & ©Schultze" Gunpowder Co., Ltd. sociation are working hard to make their are in use at the Cincinnati Gun Club OFFICE, 318 Broadway, Mew York. WORKS, Oakland, Bergea Op., N. J. corning exhibit and tournament a large af grounds. From all accounts Mr. Fulford fair. The prospectus, which has been sent has a most excellent invention. out, is a handsomely arranged book, and from all appearances a grand carnival of George C. Beck defeated Dr. Britton for feports will be given at Baltimore, April 17 the Grand Hotel cup at Indianapolis, Feb. DON©T FAIL TO SEE to 22. Besides the trap shooting there will 22, by the score of 47 to 45 out of a possi be greyhound running races, bench show, ble 50 targets. In a club shoot on the Blue Rocks thrown from a MAGAUTRAP on the roof field trials, fly casting and rifle shooting. same day Dr. Britton won the badge, and In the exposition building will be shown a the members coaxed him to put it up of Madison Square Gardens during the Sportsmen©s display of manufacturers© products in all again. He did so. and succceeded in win lines pertaining to sportsmen. The under ning it the second time, by the score of 47 Exposition, March 2 to isth. The Event of 1899. taking is one of giant magnitude, but the out of 50 targets. management will spare neither effort nor Catalogue of Blue Bocks and expense to make it an unqualified success. A. C. L. Hosmeister, a noted rifle shot IMasHutrap on application. The Cleveland Target Co,, Cleveland, 0. of Pittsburg, Pa., died last week at his The Phoenix Gun Club, of Phoenixville, home after a long illness. He was a April 14 and 15. The system used for Pa., defeated the Highland Gun Club, of member of the Iroquois Rifle Club, and one dividing purses, will be three moneys Clothing, Germantown, on the latter©s grounds on of its best shots. with merchandise as fourth prize. rnrr mm March 5, by the score of 169 to 153. Nine SHELLS, men shot on each team, at 25 Blue Rocks H. D. Kirkover defeated C. C. Burkhardt E. S. Rice, of Chicago, wired ns on per man. for the Bidwell trophy at Buffalo, N. Y., March 14 as follows: Du Font-Hazard rKtthUN March 11, by the score of 20 to 19 out of smokeless powder express, solid vestibule CATALOGUE J. C. Belloff defeated Captain Bunk at 25 live birds. John M. Lilly, of the Limited train, via B. & O, will carrv Western 196 Pages. CAMP the Middlesex Driving track. South River, Gun Club, Indianapolis, acted as referee. sportsmen to handicap, leaving Chicago af OUTFITS, N. J., in a match at 100 live birds, by the This is the first time that Mr. Burkhardt ter April 8, and due at Elkwood Park, score of 88 to 87. has met defeat for this trophy, having Monday morning, making short stops at NETS, SEINES, defended it successfully five times. Pittsburg, Cumberland, Harper©s Ferry Cja.avrai3Ei.-A.s5, A pigeon shoot for a live deer will be G. G. Zeth, secretary of the Altoona and Washington. Sewing Machines. held March 23, at Zionsville. Pa. Tickets (Pa.) Rod and Gun Club, writes us claim $1; birds extra: three birds for one chance; ing May 30 as the date for a tournament. Captain J. A. H. Dressel, Secretary, SCHMELZ_ER_ARJS_CO,, number of chances unlimited. M. S. Brey They have ordered a second magautrap, Treasurer and General Manager of the KANSAS CITY, MO, Will have charge of the affair. Sportsmen©s Association, New York, and will now have complete equipments writes us inclosing circular letter ad Largest Sporting Goods House in America. both at Llyswen and Wopsonohock vising that the Sportsmen©s Show in New J. B. Fertch, of Chestnut Hill, Pa., won a Heights grounds. York City will open March 1, 1900. horse and wagon on 24 straight targets at WILL K. PAKK. a shoot near Flourtown, on March 1. In a Ed. Rike, side partner of Rolla Heikes, second match he won another horse and put up a good score in a practice shoot GUNS and BUFFALO AUDUBON CLUB. cart, breaking 26 straight. He rode home of the Buckeye Gun Club at Dayton, O., in grand style and now thinks of starting a on March 10. He shot at 125 targets and Jlarry Kirkover Defeated E. C. Burk livery stable. broke 122, an average of .98 per cent. He was using an L. C. Smith hammerless hardt For the Bidwell Trophy. SPORTING GOODS, C. C. Beveridge, "The Dominie," now gun which he had been shooting but a E. C. Burkhardt met defeat on March J. B. SHANNON & SONS. visiting in his old home, at Fremont, Neb., few weeks. If he continues in his present 11 at tlje hands of Harry D. Kirkover, 102O Market St., Philadelphia. writes that the ducks are now coming form he will make the boys look sharp Jr., for© the Clinton Bidwell challenge along that neck of land and he is having around the circuit this year. trophy, in a very poorly shot match at Hand Loaded Shells a Specialty. good sport. The "Dominie" expects to be Audubon Park, Buffalo, N. Y. Burkhardt Our New Gun Catalogue gent for the asking. East in time for the G. A. H. He will be Jack Hallowell is developing into a pret looked a sure winner up to the 22d round, as welcome as ever. ty good running mate for Rolla Heikes. when he went to pieces and lost two birds and the race. The winner seemed out of 26 toTIarkins© 20 out of the same num H. Trumbauer and H. Buckwalter divid A shoot will be held on March 18 at Fort form on the first half of the race, but in ber. The scores: ed the first prize in a live bird shoot at Side Inn, one-half mile below Fort Wash the last half he shot in magnificent form. Club shoot, 25 targets and handicap, Royersford, Pa., March 1, each killing 13 ington, Pa. The prize will be a live deer. Kelsey, Besser and Russel are the next unknown angles, 50 cents entrance, high, Straight. J. Cowan took second prize, on Each contestant can have only one chance in order entitled to challenge and if none guns, club trophy to the highest score 12 kills. at 10 live birds. All over 10 chances di of them challenge within 24 hours, the Fisher, 1, 21; Harkins, 1, 20; Senat, 7, 18; vided between second and third. Train next contest will be between Kirkover Scott, 7, 18; Johnson, 5, 18; Hassou. 4, Crittenden Robinson, the California Hve on Pennsylvania Railroad from Broad and Besser, the last-named being fourth 17; Carr, 8, 17; Miller, scratch, 16: Hay, trird shot, took part in the Grand Prix de street, Philadelphia, to St. Thomas© sta challenger. He challenged again immedi 7, 14; Simon, 1, 14; Elwell, 5, 14; Hahn, Casino at Monte Carlo this year, but miss tion, at 9.54 A. M., and 1.14 P. M. Every ately after the match. The scores are as scratch, 13; Downs, scratch, 13; Clair, 2, ed his third bird and was forced to with hour from Reading Terminal to Fort follow: 13: Hill, 11, 10; Chambers, 10, 9; McCon- draw. Washington station. H. Kirkover ..02222 2*222 0*022 22222 22222 20 nell, scratch, 9; Sperzel, scratch, 8; Harps, E. Burkhardt .22222 022*2 222*2 22*22 22002 19 12, 6; Lerch, scratch, 3; Horn, 12, 3. Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the Inter L. P. Thompson, of New York, defeated Referee John M. Lilly, of the Limited Gun Sweepstake, 10 targets, unknown angles state Association, writes us that they have A. W. Bruner, of Los Angles, Cal., las Club, of Indianapolis. Fisher 8, Harkins 8, Miller 7, Downs 7, Senat 6, completed the Interstate circuit for 1890. week in a match at 100 live birds by the Scorer Otto Besser, Jr. Myers 6. Sweepstake events. Sweepstake, 5 targets, unknown angles, 3 Ugh The last shoot will be held at Portsmouth, score of 78 to 67. guns Fisher 3, Miller 3, Hasson 2, Dow.is 5. Va., Sept. 6 and 7, under the auspices of Events ...... 123456 Targets ...... 15 15 15 25 25 Sweepstake, 10 targets, unknown angles, 3 the Portsmouth Gun Club. Rolla Heikes, of Dayton, O., started a high guns Miller 7, Downs 7, Senat 9, Fishor good record for the season by breaking A. C. Helnold ...... 14 15 20 13 22 19 6, Reid 6. 1 The many friends of Fred. Gilbert will 114 Blue Rocks straight from Magautrap L. Warren ...... 12 11 22 .. 21 18 Sweepstake, 5 targets, unknown angles, 3 high be pained to hear that, he has been con in the tournament at the Sportsmen©s Morris ...... 9 11 9 12 19 guns Carr 5, Sprizel 2, Scott 3, Hasson 5, El- fined in the house, at his home, in Spirit Show, on March 10. This score was made C. S. Burkhardt ...... 13 15 21 14 21 21 well 5, Johnson 4. Lake, la., for over three weeks. He is in the championship race, so did not count McArthur ...... 13 10 21 13 22 24 Sweepstake, 5 targets, unknown angles, 3 high now recovering and will soon take up prac in the continuous race. Jacobs ...... 13 10 10 guns Myers 5, Senat 4, Leonard 3, Miller 3, tice again. The grippe left him very weak, C. E. Hebard ...... 5 Fisher 5, Harkins 4. but he is hopeful of being in his best form A live bird shoot will be held at French- Storey ...... 13 i4 is Sweepstake, 5 targets, unknown angles Carr in time for the Grand American Handicap, town, N. J., March 23. A match will be Talsma ...... 10 12 19 3, Johnson 5, Elwell 0, Scott 3, Hasson 4, Sper Where he will get a handicap anywhere shot between J. Rehrig and George Cub- R. H. Hebard ...... 13 13 17 21 22 zel 2. Kirkover ...... 13 12 .. 24 23 Sweepstake, 5 targets, unknown angles Fisher from 25 to 33yds. and try to kill 25 berly; also one between George Page 3, Myers 5, Miller 2, Johnson 4, Scott 2, Har straight. and J. Warford. Sweepstakes will fol Barnett ...... 10 13 .. low these matches. Matches will com Leuschner ...... 9 12 16 kins 1. J. Warford defeated C. Page In a match mence at 11 A. M. Shooters meet at War- E. O. Burkhardt ...... 14 13 17 20 22 at Frenchtown, N. J., on March 4. Each ford©s hotel. T. B. Walker ...... 11 7 16 Rochester Rod and Gun Club. Schuler ...... 6 5 7 On account of the wind on March 9 only small man shot, at 25 live birds, Rhode Island Otis ...... 6 11 .. scores were made at the shoot of the Rochester rules. Johnson scored 14 to his opponent©s The programme for the Grand American Werlin ...... 12 12 12 11 .. 18 Rod and Gun Club. The best shooting was by 10. Handicap is now ready. It is a work of Green ...... 13 19 .. 18 17 Ed. Myers. The scores: art and reflects much credit on its author, 333 ...... 7 9 12 .. .. Events 34567 Charlie Zwirlein, of Yardville, N. J., has Elmer E. Shaner, the popular manager Ward ...... 3 .. Targets two boys who are coming champions. of the Inter-State Association. Anyone de J. M. Lilly ...... 10 .. 12 15 18 Mosher .. Charlie, aged 12, and John, aged 9, shot an siring one of the programmes should write A. J. Braden ...... 11 21 13 .. .. Borst ... exhibition match recently and each scored to Elmer E. Shaner, 122 Diamond Mar Wood ...... 19 Glover .. four out of six live birds shot at. ket, Pittsburg, Pa. Entries should be Bauman ...... Gibsou .. sent before April 4 to Edward Banks, 318 E. W. Smith ...... McCord .. E. R. Martin defeated J. Cameron in a Broadway, New York City. A neat book Badge. Jones match, under Rhode Island rules, at Brides- containing the latest rules is sent with Meyers . burg, Pa., March 4. Martin killed 23 out each programme. '*•.. CLEARVIEW GUN CLUB. of 25 to 16 for Cameron. Shooting at\ 3. E. Riley, of Kansas City, Mo., has Fisher Did the Best Shooting in the Reading, Pa., March 11. W. T. Mitchell, of Lynch©s, Va., writes gone on a business trip to Cuba. He ex Club Handicap. 200 live bird match wa% us that arrangements have been made at pects to return in time to participate in A good crowd attended the mbnthly ley Shooting Park, n< ^Richmond, Va., for a three days© tourna the Grand American Handicap. shoot of the Clearview Gun Club at Darby, team match, between B ment, April 5, (5 and 7. First two Shaaber, and H. Hexst Pa., March 11, and the scores of the The contestants are days at targets and last day at live birds. Kessler and Harless have arranged the leaders were fairly good. The main event On the first day a match will be shot at 50 Iowa Amateur trap shooting circuit for this city. Hexster April asi follows: Knoxvilie, Iowa, April 8; of the day was the club handicap. Fisher at which he shot, an targets for Sj||i|^arget championship. On and Harkins fought it out and the for match with a to the last dad^H^Buuace will be shot for Albia, Iowa. 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CHAMPIONS SHOOT HAZARD "BLUE RIBBON 99 Hello! Hello!! Hello!!! SMOKELESS POWDER AND WIN. PETERS CARTRIDGE CO., , YES. Do you load Peters Cartridges mth. KING©S SEMI-SMOKELESS POWDER ? Yes. Is it true that KING©S SEMI-SMOKELESS POWDER in PETERS SHELLS von the Kingship at the National Schuetzenbund Festival ? It is. And is it true that this powder, when tested by William Hayes, made the closest group he" ever shot? Such is the case. I hear PETERS CARTRIDGES won the championship at the New England Sportsmen©s Exhibition ? That©s right. And the same at the Sportsmen©s Tournament in New York? Correct. You must make the finest ammunition on earth ? Sportsmen say so. J. A. R. ELLIOTT, CHAS..W. BUDD Where can I buy some ? At any sporting goods store, or write WON Kansas City Star Cup from Champion WON The Schmelzer Championship Trophy, FRED. GILBERT, at Chicago, April 26th, Reversed Angles, by score of 96, possible 1898, Score, 90 to 86. : Joo, The highest Score recorded for the Defended it against ROLLA O. HEIKES, at Trophv, Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, NEW YORK tJFFICE: Kansas City, May Jih, 1898, Score, 94 to 93. May I3th, 1808. Won final possession of this Cup, Kansas Cuy WON Kansas City Star Cup, May aoth, by 80 Chambers Street. Peters Cartridge Co. May aifct, by a clean score of 25. a score of 40 birds straight. T. H. KELLER. BE WITH THE WISHERS-SHOOT BLUE RIBBON CINCINNATI, OHIO.
ED RlIvE IN FORM ret t and Planck each lost one bird. The FRANKPOBD GUN CLtlB. The only Genuine. Cycle Skate. Rubber .scores: Tires, Ball Bearing. At the Buckeye Gun Club Shoot at .Tones...... 12111 11112 11112-15 The Members Eiijoy Shooting Team W. S. Alien...... 22222 22221 12021 14 Dayton, A. F. Ricktuers... .12212 12221 22110-14 Matches. Buffalo Fool Cycles, Dayton, O., March 10. Editor "Sporting N. Jan-eft ...... 21121 21102 21122 14 The Frankford Gun Ohib of Philadelphia Lifer" The Buckoye Gnu Club of this Dr. Planck ...... 28101 21121 11111 14 have been drawing out a good attendance NOW IS THE TIME TO city held its animal meeting at, the riiil- F. M. Cockrill...... 22212 22022 22202 13 to their club shoots by giving all mem lips House March 8. The following officers Dave Elliolt .... .00212 21112 12212 13 bers a chance to enjoy themselves by OPEN an ACADEMY, tvere elected for 1890: President, C. W. ('. K. W right.... .02111 22012 11012 12 W. Brtnis ...... 21222 01001 21211 12 shooting on - a team. AGENTS WANTED. Raymond; vice-president, John Campbell; U. Ksson ...... 12120 20002 11212 11 On March 11 the regular club shoot was secretory, John Curphey;©treasurer, Christ. T. A. Fernkas... .01121 20101 00112 10 held and a dozen members were present. Keyfuber; Executive Committee, Dr. L. A. William DeShong .22221 00101 100i2 10 Two teams were selected, H. George and for Asphalt Paved Streets Adams, Albert Moe and H. Protzuiaii. I). Asberry ...... 02012 OHIO 02202 f> D. Myers being captains. Kach man shut The first shoot under the new management Bickiason...... 00112 10100 01102 8 nt 25 targets, known angles, and li~> tar was held March 10, 1899, at the club gets, unknown angles. The matches were grounds. *"> closely contested,only one target separating The best work was d&ne by Edward the teams in each string. The scores fol: Hike, who smashed 122 out of 125 targets, low: © .-© , _.. . / . nn average; of 98 per cent. He was using Redwing and Dale Tied For the A Match shoots, 25 targets: a new L. (©.Smith hamnwrless gun which Class Medal. Rpdifer ...... 11010111111100010111 11111 10 he received about the first of the year, Banks ...... 11111 11101 11110 00111 11101 20 TEEBITOEIAL RIGHTS and from all appearances it is just the Two tie©s occurred for badges at the right fit. The scores follow: weekly shoot, of the Cleveland Gun Club Banks ...... 01011 11110 illll OHIO 00111 18 March 10. Redwing and D.ale tied for Meycrs ...... 01101 HOli-11011 10111 11110 19 Liberal Discounts to the Trade, Agents, Managers JRike .....lilll loill lllll illll lllll 24 first badge and, Dale and Sterling for Team match, 25 known. 25 unknown angles: of Theatres, Halls, Rinks, Bicycle Academies, Gym 10111 lllll lllll lllll 11111 . 24 nasiums, etc. Write for terms and Booklet, "How illll lllll lllll 01111 HIM 24 second.. The scores ifaade are as follows: GEORGE©S TEAM. lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll 25 H. .Long (30)....Oft 11 lllll lllll HlOtt H. George.01010 lllll lllll 10101 11100 18 to Conduct a Foot Cycle Academy." Address lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll 25 lilll 11110 ...... ,...-25 KedUer . ..01111 lllll 11111 11010 11101 21 W. S. CLEVELAND, Buffalo, JT. Y. Steel (30)...... 01111 lllll 11100 lllll Banks ... .11111 10001 11110 11011 11110 19 Total...... 125 122 11100 11110 ...... —24 T. Down..OiOOO 10000 10000 10010 00110 7 McDonald 11101 10111 lllll 01011 11101 20 Bale (30)...... lllll lllll lllll lllll S. Peters. .00010 00111 00100 01101 01000 9 74 president and captain; 3. L. Colbert, vice lllll 01111 lllll lllll lllll 24 11011 11001 ...... —27 MEYERS© TRAM. president; Kitvraid K Gumpper, secretary and lllll 10111 11101 00111 lllll - 21 J. I. C. (32).....11011 11011 lllll lllll D. Meyers.11111 11110 ,10110 lllll 10110-20 treasurer; C. H. Huselton, F. J. McCrea and 11110 01111 00111 OHIO lllll 19 11111 11110 11...... —29 Johnson ..lllll 10110 11011 1111101011 20 D. W. Black, directors. John (36) ...... 11010 10000 lllll 10111 Bobs .... .11000 01001 00000 OOO(K) 10000 5 During the summer a handicap shoot for a. 01111 lllll 00111 1....—26 Swarts? ... 11010 11011 11010 00111 01101 16 medal valued at $75 will take place for the Total...... 100— 84 Redwing (30) ....11011 lllll lllll lllll J. Peters . .00100 00101 OHIO 10111 10001 12 73 championship of Butler County. Tbc medal is Bchwind .1011011101101111110111111 —20 lllll lllll ...... —29 11111 lllll 11011 11011 10111 — 22 25 targets, unknown angles: to be contested for between the. 15th of May Roberts (37)...... 01011 11001 01000 01111 GEORGE©S TEAM. * and the 15th of July. The winner will be 11011 lllll 11100 01111 01100 — 38 10111 10101 OHIO 00...—21 subject to challenge. The chib is Hi a pros 11011 11110 11110 10111 lllll — 21 Dutton (34)...... 00110 11110 11101 11101 H. George.11110 00101 10100 11110 11001 15 11101 11011 11011 00110 11101 — 18 Redifer . . .11100 10111 01100 11101 10111 17 perous condition, and expects to boom trap 01111 10110 1111...... 25 Banks ....10000 10111 11011 01111 11111-18 shooting the coming season.____ Chic (32)...... 10111 11101 01101 11011 ToUl...... 125- 99 T. Down .01011 10100 10110 10000 00001 10 11101 01111 01...... —24 S. Peters ..00011 00111 11101 10100 01110 14 74 Altick ...0111111111111111110111101 22 Brett (34)...... 00110 11101 11100 01111 STATK OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ) 01000 01111 llOll 10010 10111 15 10111 11011 0001...... -- 22 MEYERS© TEAM. LUCAS COUNTY; j* © 1111111110111111011111111 23 Wall (39)...... 10111 OHIO 01111 00000 D. Meyers.11011 10110 lllll 11101 01111-20 FRANK J. CHENEY makes onth Unit lie is tliesr>niar lllll lllll lllll 01111 11011 23 01011 01011 01101 1111.—24 Jtohtison . .11101 10110 00100 01011 01111 15 partner of HIP firm of K."J. OHT.XKY
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BED DRAGON CANOE CLUB. entries must be made on or before March 24. KEYSrpNE SHOOTING LEAGK E. Philadelphia, and Sellers, of West Ches 1809. and addressed to W. K. Park. 34 South ter, being next, with 10 kills. There, were Their Club Shoot Was Followed by a. Third street, Philadelphia. Pa., accompanied Bad Weather Conditions Do Not Af also several sweeps, as follows: by a forfeit of $2.50. No post entry will be Event No. 1, miss and out. $1.00 entry.— Turkey Supper. allowed to shoot closer than 30yds. The handi- fect the Weekly Attendance. Loomis 3, Stout 0, Jackson 0, Feiles 3. Gill 0, A sbort time ago a shoot was held a 'cap committee will consist of W. K. Park, On March 4 there was a good attendance Sellers 1, R. Miller 0, Foord 2, Martin 0, Beebe- Downingtown, Pa., for an immense turkey H. L. Landis and A. Vincent. The handicap at the weekly shoot of the Keystone 0, White 1, H. Pylo 3. Three members of the Red Dragon Canoe will start at 12 SI., and no shooting Up will be Shooting 'League at Holmesburg Junction, Event No. 2, 7 birds, entry $3—001 2. Feiles Club, of Philadelphia, prepared to attend permitted after beginning of third round. Pa., notwithstanding the bad weather. 6, Wont 6, Foord 3, Beebo 5, Sellers 5, Jebb but at the last moment one of the trio, 'wh< Trains for Dobbs' Station from Chestnut street The birds were a splendid lot of flyers and 4, Miller 3, Loomis 4, Shooter 5. ; is known among the club members a wharf, Philadelphia, at 9.15 and 11.30 A. M. only two men—Henry and Morris—succeed Event No. 3, miss and out, $1.00 entry—Loomis direct to grounds. Coaches will also meet 6. Feiles 7, Foord 4, Pyle 0, Shooter 7, R. "Peters," failed to appear. "Fennie" an< Gloucester ferry boats from South street. The ed in killing 10 straight. Miller 7, Stout 0, Martin 2, Beebe 0, Sellers "Denison" attended, hoping to return wit] shoot will be under the management of J. Frank Among the visitors was A. B. Cartledge, 7. Jebb 1. the prize ev'en if they had to buy out al Kleinz and A. Vincent. of the Florists' Gun Club, who is showing Event No. 4, 5 birds—TToar 4, Flehpr 1. Henry of the other chances. By some gift o good form for one who admits only a knowl 3, Davis 2, Burroughs 4, Beebe 1, Pyle 3, Jebb luck "Fennie" captured the turkey ant edge of inanimate target shooting. The 3, Davis 3. on Saturday evening, March 11, gave OIL CITY GUN CLUB. scores follow: turkey supper to tie members of th Club shoot, 10 live birds, handicap rise; club club. Smedley Led For High Average at tickets and points to members. Open sweep Forthcoming Events. In the afternoon the regular weeklj the Last Regular Shoot. stake, entrance $2. Every Wednesday afternoon till March 29 (OT- shoot of the club was held and a dozei Oil City, Pa., March 12.—Saturday af H. Henry, 30yds...... 2212 22212—10 cept Feb. 22)—Prize series of the Boston Gun contestants took part. The day was not un ternoon was a poor day for good, steady W. Morris, 30yds...... 22222 12222—10 Club, Wellington, Mass. Address 23 Eluj favorable, but for some cause the scores shooting, a succession of strong gusts of I. W. Budd, 30yds...... 11111 11212—10 street, Boston, for pri gramme. were below the average. wind blowing acrcrss the traps, consequent C. Fitzgerald, 30yds...... 20211 21202— 8 Every Friday until April 14, Klkwood Park. N. The club had as visitors Messrs. Georg ly the . scores are lower than usual, es W. Harrison, 29yds...... 10201 12121— 8 J.—25 live birds, $10 entrance, biids extra, and William Kerr, Of the Dowuingtowr pecially in the events at doubles. T. Payne, 30yds...... 22112 00212— 8 handicap 25 to 33 yards. Daly & chauirdu. Gun Club. They were trying a new Win However, Smedley succeeded in making "Hawkeye," 30yds...... 11222 *0212— 8 April 4 and 5—Spring tournament of (..luimbers- Chester and the latter handled it well. J. Landis, 30yds...... 2120* 2*222—7 burg Gun Club, (Jhambersburg, 1'a. H. O. a straight in the -preliminary event and B. Cartledge, 30yds...... 10011 10022— 6 The scores follow. Crozier, the good score of 22 in the medal Foltz, secretary. 25 Blue Rocks, unknown. E. Johnson, 30yds...... 02202 22*20—6 April 5, 6 and 7.—Richmond, Va., live birds "S. P. Life"..10111 11111 01111 11111 11110—22 event, but Loomis, who had been shooting W. Van Loon, 30yds...... 01021 02220—6 and targets. W. C. Lyuham, manager. Rogers ...... 10111 11110 01011 01111 10110—18 rather unsteadily in his first 25, braced up A. Ross, 30yds...... 21002 *12*2— 6 April 8.—Amateur tournament, Knoxville, la. Win. Kerr. ....11111 OHIO 01011 01111 11010—17 and with his handicap allowance easily O. Oliver, 30yds...... 20020 22202— 6 A.pril 11.—Amateur tournament, Albia, la. Francis ...... 10001 10100 11001 11111 10111—16 tied high score in, class A, and more easily D. Darby, 2Syds...... 00202 20211— b April 11, 12 and 13.— The Interstate Associa Feni-nore .... .11010 11110 00100 10111 11011—16 won the shoot off, having 6 birds to Miss and out, sweepstake, live birds; tion's seventh annual Grand Amei ican Handi Engle ...... 00100 01111 10011 11101 10110—15 spare. Smedley -led for high average with entrance—Henry F. Cartledge 7, Morris 0, Budd cap tournament, at Klkwood Park, Long Cook ...... 01011 11110 11010 11001 00110—15 S'J per cent. Following are the scores: 6, Landis 4, Harrisou 4, Johnson 3, Payne 0 Branch, N. J. Entries received by Jldw. id Denison ...... 11000 01011 00001 11001 11111—14 PRELIMINARY. Van Loon 0, Fitzgerald 0. Banks; secretary-treasurer,' 318 Broadway, Kreamer .'... .00010 00111 10110 00110 10011—1 Fosket ...... 10111 11010 10010—9 Miss and out, sweepstake, live birds; $5 New York. Zimmie ...... 10011 00010 00010 10101 10110—11 Clickner...... 11111 00001 10111—10 entrance—Henry 4, Morris 4, Budd 3, Landis April 13, 14.—Amateur tournament, Red Oak. la. W. Scott .....00001 10001 10101 11100 11000—11 Smedley...... 11111 11111 11111—15 2, Harrison 2. Johnson 1, Van Loon 1, Ross 1, April 18, 19, 20, 21—Amateur tournament of ihe G. Kerr ...... 10000 00001 10000 00111 10011— 9 Loomis...... 11011 10110 11111—12 Cartledge 0, Fitzgerald 0. Prospect Park Shooting Association, j$aldmoie, Team match, unknown angles. Kimber...... 11011 11111 11111—14 Twenty-five targets. Sergeant system—Morris Md. II. A. Brehm, president; $500 will be "S. P. Life" (capt.)...... 11011 10110—7 R. C. Lay...... OHOi 00100 00000— 4 23, W. H. Wolstencroft 22, Landis 21, Henry added. Fenimore ...... 11011 00111—7 Bates...... 11111 11001 11111—13 20, Harrison 20, Oliver 17, Budd 17, Johnson April 19, 20 and 21—Lincoln, Neb., $500 added Cook ...... 11110 11010—7 Crozier...... 11110 urn onii—13 17; Cartledge 14, Ross 13, Van Loon 43, Fitz money. George L. Carter, secretary. Denison ...... 10010 01111—6 Fosket...... 10111 10011 11100—10 gerald 9. April 25, 26, 2'i~— Ninth annual tournament Mis G. Kerr ...... 00110 01001—4—31 MEDAL SHOOT—CLASS A. : Twenty-five targets, Sergeant system—Morris souri State Amateur Shooting .Association, Engle (capt.) ...... 11011 11111—9 Bates ...... 01011 11110 11111 01111 11111—21 18, W. Wolstencroft 18. Cartledge 18, Oliver Kansas City, Mo. Walter F. Biuns, secretary, Scott ...... 10011 00100—4 C. H. Lay....10111 10011 10111 11111 11100—19 17, Landis 17, Darby 10. 528 Park avenue. Wm. Kerr ...... 00001 01100—3 Smedley .....11011 11111 11111 1111010110—21 April 25, 26. 27, 28.— Baltimore, Md.—Tournament Rogers ...... 11001 00000—3 Dorworth ... .01011 OHIO 11011 11011 01110—17 On March 11. the weekly shoot drew of Baltimore Shooting Association: targets n;ij Eimmie ...... 10000 10100—3—22 Clickner ..... 10110 10101 01100 01011 11111—16 out a good attendance, due in a measure live birds; money acJded. George L. Harrison, After the shoot the members present U. C. Lay.....00000 10100 01111 11001 10000— 9 to the favorable weather. secretary. were invited to Mertz's Hotel, in Tacouy, Crozer ...... 11110 11111 11111 11111 11100—22 In addition to the regular programme W. May 2, 5—Nebraska State Sportsmen's Associa v here a turkey supper was served in CLASS B. N. Stevenson shot a match at 15 birds with tion, Lincoln, Neb. li. M. Welch, secretary. elegant style. . Mr. A. S. Fenimore pre Kimber .. .11010 10001 11111 01111 11111—19 H. Henry, the former winning by one bird. May 9-13—Illinois State Sportsmen's Associa Hdcp. (3). 110 — 2—21 In the Clnb Shoot, nine out of ten birds tion tournament, Peoria, 111. C. F. Simiuong, sided 'in the chair. Around the festive secretary. board were Commodore Joseph B. Mur CLASS C was high, which is a rare occurrence and May 16-20—Missouri State Fish and Game Pro ray, Edward Hemingway, George Kerr, Loomis .. .10100 11101 11111 00101 00100—14 shows the good qualities of the birds on tective Association's 22d annual tournament. William Kerr, H. E. Backmann, H. Rog Hdcp. (14). 11101 10100 11 — 8—22 this occasion. St. Louis, Mo. H. B. Colllns, secretary. ers, R. G. Fleischmann, W. J. Scott, F. L. SHOOT-OFF OF TIES ON 22. The scores follow: May 17 and 18—The Inter-State Association's Wise, E. W. Crittenden, H. L. Blummer, Crozier (25)... 01101 11011 11101 11111 11111—21 Club shoot, ton live birds; handicap rise; club tournament, under the auspices of the Oil D. D. Engle, Charles Zimmerling, W. K. Loomis (39).. .00010 10011 01011 11111 11111 tickets and points; open sweepstake; entrance, City Gun Club, at Oil City, Pa. F. S. Park, H. Fleischmanu, T. McGin'ly, T. E. 10011 Oil —22 $2. Bates, secretary. Partners at 10 birds per man—Dorworth aim May 23, 24, 25—Iowa State Sportsmen's tour Cook, Harry Kreamer and H. Preston. Smedley 19; Bates and Loomis, 19; Kimber and H. Henry (30) ...... 22122 02111—9 Speeches, songs and music by the Red Crozier, 18; C. H. Lay and R» C. Lay, 16. I Budd (30) ...... 11101 22222—9 nament, Algona, la. John G. Smith. Dr. Foster (30) 21222—9 May 24-25—Greenwood, S. C.—Annual live-bird Dragon Orchestra made the evening a FIVE PAIRS DOUBLES. W. H. Wolstencroft (30) ...... 22022 21222-9 tournament of the Greenwood Gun Club; 25- merry one. Loomis ...... 6 6 2 Bates W. N. Stevenson (30) ...... 2*222 12222—9 bird Southern Handicap. K. G. McCants, sec During the period of speechmaking the Fosket ...... 6 Kimber E. Johnson (30) ...... 12121 2*122—9 retary. following pen picture was rendered by Clickner ..... Dor worth .. J. Vandegrift (30) ...... 12120 11222-9 May 30, Altoona, Pa.—Target tournament of the Denison apropos of the turkey shoot. The C. Lay, Jr. 6 7 8 6 H. C. Lay.. W. Van Loon (30) ...... 12222 12220—9 Altoona Rod and Gun Club. G. G. Zeth, secre name and whereabouts of the new poet- Smedley ..65 Crozier W. M. Morris (30) ...... 22222 20022—8 tary. laureate is unknown, which accounts for FIFTEEN SINGLES. T. Payne (30) ...... 12222 *1220- May 30, 31, June 1 and 2—At Erie, Pa. Ninth his name not being noticed in the obituary Lay...... 10111 11111—14 Dr. Darby (28) ...... 22222 10022—8 annual tournament of the Pennsylvania State list. Smedley...... 11111 11101—13 W. Harrison (30) ...... 11011 01222—8 Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices Poem: Three verses, unknown writer: R. C. Lay...... 10111 00000— 6 S. Sanford (30) ...... 02.112 *2201—7 of the Reed Hurst Gun Club. Frank W. Kimber...... 10011 11001— 9 E. Evorett (28) ...... 11220 2*201—7 Bacon, secretary. FENIMORE'S PRIDB. Bates...... 11101 11000 11111—11 H. B. Stevenson (30) ...... 022*1 112*2—7 June 5 to 10—New York State Shoot, under aus With apologies to the shade of General Sheridan. W. Larzalere (30) ...... 02020 20112—6 pices of the Buffalo Audubon Club, at Buffalo, Out of the West on that winter's day, LIVE BIRDS AT YARDVILLE. Bank-son (28) ...... 01210 11000—5 N. Y.; $1000 in guaranteed purses; over $2000 Bringing the "Red Dragons" fresh dismay, Special match, 15 live birds, 30 yds. rise, for in merchandise and $1000 added money in The affrighted air with a shudder bore Several .Lively Matches Shot at Keystone challenge cup, open to members only open events. Charles Bamberg, secretary, 51 Like a herald in haste to their commodore, Zwirleiti©s Grounds. subject to challenge once each month. Edna place, Buffalo, N. Y. That beastly squabble and popping and roar, June 6, 9, Sioux City, la.—Fifth annual amateur Several matches were shot on March 9, W. N. Stevenson ...... 21222 22222 22222—15 tournament of the Soo Gun Club. E. K. Telling that targets were breaking once more, H. Henry ...:.'...... 2122* 12111 11221—14 And Peters forty miles away. at CBarles Zwirlein's grounds, Yardville, Chapman, secretary. N. J., all at live birds, A. S. A. rules. The Miss and out sweepstake, live birds, $2 en June 7-9.—Columbus, O.—Tournament of the Ohio They threw them East and South and West— scores follpw: trance—Johnson 3, Henry 3, Morris 2, Vande- Trap Shooters' League, under the auspices of —The way each trapper liked the best. 25 birds, $25 a side: grift 2, Budd 1. the Sherman Rod and Gun Club. J. C. Porter- Oh, the game was hard, sure as a gun, iwirlein .... .212S1 02121 11011 21222 21012—22 Miss and out sweepstake, live birds. $2 en field, secretary, O. T. S. L. And most of us missed them, one by one, Warford ...... 11110 11021 11012 21211 10211—21 trance—Henry 5, Budd 5, Morris 5, Johnson 5, June 14, 16—Cleveland Target Company's tour 'Till Feuimore, calmly banging away. 10 birds, for $lo a side: Payne 2, Harrison 1. nament. Made a straight, aud took the turkey home G. Page ...... 10111 11011—8 Twenty-live targets, Sergeant system—W. H. June 14 and 15—The Inter-State Association's From Downiugtown, forty miles away. . Warford ...... 11010 11000—6 Wolstencroft 19, H. B. Stevenson 17, Harrison tournament, under the auspices of the Bel 25 birds, for $25 a side: 17, Sanderson 16, Dr. Foster 15, Van Loon 14, lows Falls Gun Club, at Bellows Falls, Vt. C. H. Gihson, secretary. Hoo-roar! hoo-roar! for Feuimore! ehrig ...... 11101 11100 01111 00101 10111—17 Payiie 12. age ...... 11011 11H1 11011 lllOl 00011—19 June 20, 21, 22—At Wheeling, And when his statue is reared on high, annual tournament,of the_Wes Where the Delaware rolleth calmly by, 50 birds, for $50 a side: Dubberly . .21222 22221 22111 11211 21121—25 TRAP AT WEST CHESTER. Sportsmen's Association. Let the motto beneath it plainly say: Wheeling Gun Club. Fo This is the man who won the turk 22102 2*212 22121 22122 .... .—18—43 .ehrig .. .20221 22222 12022 22*22 222*1—21 address John B. Garden,1 In the land where grangers and hayseeds Inrk, Burrough and Jebb Killed Eleven W. Va. While Peters was forty miles away. 22111 01022 1122* 122*1 .... .—16—37 10 birds, for $10 a side: . Birds For First Prize. July 19 and 20—The Inte V. Apgar ...... 10000 12000—4 West Chester, Pa., March 4.—Editor tournament, under the al Charter Oak Handicap. ielgans ...... 10221 20002—6 "Sporting Life:"—The West Chester Gun dence Gun Club, at Prof barter Oak Handicap, at 25 live birds, Sweep, 10 birds, $10: Club, despite the most unfavorable Root, secretary. >m 25 to 32yds., will be shot at ,ee Helgans ...... 22201 12200— 7 weather, held, as previously advertised, a August 9 and 10—The ^Park, Gloucester, N. J., Fridav. . Sampson ...... 11111 22211—10 live bird shoot for a fine Remingto^ ham- tournament, under the, Entrance fee $10. Pjrds 5. Page ...... 01120 01222— 7 land Gun Club, at Is per pair. The Rosa syMom Warford ...... 21111 12201— 9 merless gun. Visitors were present from Adams, secretary. {dividing the money. Under 12 Zwirlein ...... 20222 22212— 9 Philadelphia, Wilmington, Christiana and Sept. 6 and 7—The 12 to 18 entries, 4 moneys; I. Harper ...... 20021 21121— 8 Cochranville. There were 52 entries on tournament, under neys. Interstate rules Vpgar ...... 00020 01001— 3 the gun,, $1, miss and out. Burroughs and mouth Gun Club, aeiit of tie handicap G. Howard ...... 21202 20100—6 Jebb killed 11 each and divided. Fisher, of White, secretary