Volume 43, No. 16. Philadelphia, July 2, 1904. Price, Five Cents. WASHINGTON WAY. THE G. A. H. ANOTHER CHANGE IN OWNERS GREATEST TARGET TOURNAMENT QUITE PROBABLE. EVER HELD IN AMERICA. The Present Stockholders Willing The Interstate's Grand Success— to Lay Down Their Burden—Pos= R. D.Guptill Won Big Event—L.A. sibility That Henry Killilea, of Gummings Took Preliminary Handi Milwaukee, May Take the Club. cap—W. H. Heer's Consolation. SPECIAL TO SPORTING LIFE-. BY WILL K. PARK. Washington, D. C., June 28. A meeting Indianapolis, Ind., June 25. The great of the Board of Directors and stockholders est of all Grand American Handicaps at of the Washington Base Targets, under the directions of the In Ball Club has been called terstate Association, was _ _© for this afternoon to con held here June 21 to 24, sider, according to a report inclusive. When the In current here to-day, the dians made Indiana and sale of the Washington settled Indianapolis on or franchise to Henry Killi near the centre of the map lea, the godfather of the they spread out the ground American League, who re- nice and smooth through i-iitly sold out his interest these parts. Thus it was in the Boston- Club. The that Manager Elmer Sha- conditional sale of the ner in selecting the meet Washington Club to local ing place for 1&04 picked capitalists last April has upon this settlement. He Henry Killile not materialized satisfac found the land level, devoid, torily, the local sportsmen of timber and the railroad Irby Bennett not coming to time with their payments, tracks were behind the and the club is again on the market in a clubhouse. Manager Elmer E. Shaner said. more chaotic condition than ever. The it reminded him of Kansas City because it present part owners are heartily disgusted with the conditions prevailing, and arc was so very different. anxious to get rid of their burden, being Starting from its infancy the Grand unwilling to do anything to strengthen the American Handicap at Targets has grown team. Mr. Kiililea was here ten days ago wonderfully in favor among those who with Ban Johnson to look over the field, love the gun. The Interstate Association. and it is said he will return here this has nursed it carefully and paragoricafly week with the intention of biiymg the speaking has reared it to a full grown. local franchise. buster of a shoot. WHKN MANAGER SHANER DECIDED to come to Indianapolis Le made a wise choice. Surely no better place could have FROM THE CAPITAL. been selected, and the members of the Indianapolis Gun Club did The Games With New York — Pennant all within their power to make it a great success. Chances of the Gordons—Winters Re The grounds were 20 min utes© ride ou an express turned to Atlanta. R. D. GUPTILL, trolley, which made few stops through the pea can By PAUL W. EATON. Winner of 1904 Grand American Target Handicap. ning and garden truck Washington, June 27. Editor "Sporting country. At the grounds Life:" Last week the Senators dispensed ten acres were spread flat with the usual formality of vilion and John scored, with Jimmy Wil Coughlin©s chances at third were of the before you, a fine large club winning a same. Two were liams ahead of him. A minute later the sizzling variety,©and he played a wonder house iu the centre, a row lost iu Philadelphia, and usually reliable Sel. dropped-Powell©a easy ful game. The Washiugtons have hit well of five green-roofed trap the New Yorks got in their fly after he had deliberately planted him iu the last three or four games, though houses, nearly level with work four times on the self under it, and two more Gordons scor none of them stand very high in the aver the ground; a white hand- Elmer E. Shaner home grounds. A good ed. The inning netted the visitors five ages, which are as follows, to date: Drill painted fence some twenty- crowd went out to see the runs, at least four of which were gifts. .278, Selbach .275, Coughlin .268, Orth .250, five yards back of the firing line the entire first game. Chesbro and SKLBACH Moi;an .230, Kittridge .226. Wilson .222, length of the grounds, green meadow, sky- Patton did the pitching, was laid off the next day, by direction of background in front, and railroad tracks and both were on their President Johnson, and is still doing bench in the rear was the plea.©ant picture pre mettle. A good contest re duty. In connection with his one unfor sented. Here and there the eye rested on sulted, which the visitoi©s tunate inning, mention has been made of McCorniick and Stahl are both hitting well large, very large, signs, announcing things won, 3-0. Errors were re the fact that, he was fined a hundred dol now, to the shooters which they should have sponsible for all of their lars for drinking one bottle of beer during THE NEW YORKg learned in the kindergarten of shooting, P. J. Donovan runs, and but for the mis- the Western trip. It is a fact that such a will win the pennant, to a moral certainty, but which Elmer Shaner says they have cues the clubs would have line was inflicted upon him, and another barring accidents. They are well provided to learn over each year. About the only been playing yet. The Gordons had an player, by direction of President Johnson, for emergencies, and are the only team thing the shooters seem to remember is easier victory in the second game. In the as the circumstances attending the indul that could have two men like Conroy and to take their guns when they go to the third Townscnd and Powell handed them gence were© such, in his opinion, as to EJberfeld out and miss them as little as score; also 20 shells for a 20-target race. up, and a game full of brilliant stunts make it a ease requiring discipline. There they do. The work of Thoney and Ostee/i Some only take 15 shells, but others who was enjoyed" by a scant thousand specta is probably no connection between the in the©r placea was of a high order. Fiiltz take 25 help them out. Now and then a tors. two occurrences, however, and Selbach©s was able to play his usual game, or very shootist forgets to load his gun, but that COUGHLIN costly errors must have been merely the near it. Jim McGuire is enjoying his always counts against him. made his reappearance at third for the incidents of a bad day, such as the best thirty-third time on earth, and has got THE PROGRAM first time since June 7. He started iu of them are liable to have. The slips cost back into his old time form for the first was similar to others used in the G. A. H. where he left off, by stopping Ganzel©s a game, as the Senators started a batting time in many moons. This is a great help meets. The first program day had 200 terrific drive with his bare hand and shoot rally in the ninth, after two were out, to the Gordons, who looked bad behind the shots 10 events at 20 targets each, all It! ing it across for an out. In the fifth inn which scared the New Yorkers badly. bat until Mac took his big brace. Dough yards. $25 added to each purse; entrance, ing Fultz robbed Coughlin., by a great Stahl thought it was time to break up a erty has been a tower of strength to Frank $2.00 per event; four moneys, 8, 5, 3, 2 catch, but Osteen©s remarkable one-handed little lumber, and landed the ball faf" out Farrell©s pets, and his great hitting has points, Rose system. Amateurs only were stop of Cassidy©s hit was made so far back in left. Clarke followed with another been a leading feature of their play. allowed to share in the purses, the pro of second that he couldn©t get it to first clean drive, and Townsend©s double scored WINTRRS. fessionals shooting for price of targets In time. In the seventh, with the bases both. Coughlin ended it with a long fly. the Atlanta fielder drafted by Washington, has finally been returned to that city upon only. » full, a great double play retired the vis A GREAT GAME On the second day five events at 20 itors, aiid Moran kept lip the good work concluded the series. The visitors won in the repayment of the draft price, $500, and ten innings. Thoney©s one-handed grab of $200 advanced to him by the local manage targets were scheduled before the pre In the eighth by his tine stop of Fultz©s liminary handicap, but owing to the great hot one. The game was still a tie. but Patten©s foul, near the stand, was a re" ment. Winters was a frost. It is said that didn©t stay so long, as Selbach©s bad return markable play and the oldest inhabitants Washington is to have the first chance for rush of entries in the distance event these ol AiidersoQ©s single bounded into tlie pa- never saw anything just like it. All of bis services next season* CONTINUED ON TWENTY-SIXTH PAGE. 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