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Vol. 56—No. 15 Philadelphia, December 17, 1910 Price 5 Cents HELD Amazing Growth of the American National Game in the Island of Cuba, of Which It Has Become the Chief Sport, Thanks to the Zealous and Courageous Labors of One Native Son of the Island.
BY KDWARD F. BANG. are 50 cents and those in the grxo-A eta&i $1_ XV AN A, CUBA, December 3. Kdi- Box seats close to the diamond sell for $2, lor "Sporting Life.©© The Island while the box seats in the ouifield bring $1 of Cuba boasts of a reincarnated each. These arc the prices that prevail Byron Bancroft Johnson, president when the American teams play here. The of the American League, in the person of Kugenio Jimenez (pro prices are sKeed in half when the Cuban nounced He.rrnine.z), who is devot teams are on the boards. Although it may ing his life to a perpetuation of America©s seem strange to followers of the sport in national pastime in this island. What Mr. the States it is safe to say that if it wero lohjisou is to base ball in the States Mr. possible to accommodate the number fully Jimenez is in Cuba, even more so. Americans 20,000 fans would turn out to see the Tigers well recall how ihe president of the younger and Athletics when they hook up in. joint major base nail league of the United States battle. Cuban fans have never had the op built the foundation for the organization that portunity of seeing two major league teams now boasts of ihe championship base, ball in action against each other until the present learn of -the world, the Philadelphia Athletics. time, Mr. Jimenez fulfilling a promise h« made Each succeeding year has found the American them last year. League on a firmer business basis. Mr. Johnson©s foresight not only stamped him as MR. JIMENEZ©S PURPOSE a, man of unusual wisdom, but also earned in bringing two American Loaguft teams h«r» thousands upon thousands of dollars for (ho at the same, time at such an enormous ex men who cast their lot with, him and who pense is to educate local fans to the brand ©were willing to sink or swim. Mr. Jiminex, of base ball as played by the star teams of is like Mr. Johnson in the respect that he the major leagues. Once again he is looking has looked many years into the future and to the future. Ho is dreaming of the not- has seen the far-distant day when this island will boast, of a league of four or six clubs, conducted POSSIBILITIES OF BASE BALL. along the same lines as the American League. He differs from him in that; he has not When the day comes Mr. Jimenez will have the financial backing that the American accomplished his life work and will reap League enjoyed in the war days with the the benefit of years of toil. And to think National League. Mr. Jimene/, is facing the that this wonderful man, a Cuban born, is big problem alone, and what©s more to the unable to speak a word of English and has point, he is solving it. Prosperity is smiling never visited the States! He plans his first on him after years and years of arduous labor trip to the major leagne cities next season devoted to the uplift of the sport, with but and when he returns here it will be with the little financial return. It was 12 years ago ambition of following in the footsteps of the that Mr. Jimenez first became interested in big leaguers and give Cubans a modern plant base ball. He was then 26 years old and from which to view their favorite sport. alternated in playing first base and behind CHIEF BENDER POPULAR. the bat. Gradually Few and far between are the American THE WHITE CUBANS Indians who have ever set foot on, Cuban Rave way to negroes and instead of the soil and it is only natural that Chief Bender society folk turning out as in the old days should be the cynosure of all eyes. When, the game fell into, ill repute. It was at this the Athletics arrived from New York time that Mr. Jimenez decided to build up thousands of fans gathered at the wharf to the sport and make it the national pastime welcome them. None of the players received of Cuba the same as it is of the country as much attention as Bender. At the ball that rescued the island from the yoke of park they call him Senor Indian. Spain. It was hard work at the start, but DETROIT©S SHOWING. Cuba©s "Father of Base Ball©© did not des Senor Mnnoz, of the Havana "World," pair. He weeded out here, improved there, and dean of the sporting writers of Havana until today base ball is on a higher plane asserts that in a few years the big leagues than ever before in the history of the island. of Uncle Sam©s land will have to play a It takes a. man of nerve, a man who has series with a Cuban team in order to have every confidence in his patronage to face any valid claim to the World©s Championship. the financial problems thnt have confronted However, the Detroit Tigers won seven games Mr. Jimenez. First of all he is up against in Cu fashioned his career. His team batted be hind him. Nothing favors a new twirler more in his debut than to have team-mates r PIRATE POINTS clout the ball. Last Fall we tried Elmer ___1910 Steel and Jack Ferry. These men showed handsomely, yet Steele lost his three games by small scores, and Ferry had trouble win PICTURE CARD DEPARTMENT, ning one combat. Our men tried to help out by batting, but it wasn©t their day. The start©s a big thing all 0. K." CAMMY©S CASE AGAIN. 34 So. Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Cammy and his case had an inning first week in December. It was brought to the President Dreyfuss Busy With front by the pitcher himself. Camnitz got a Enclosed find 4 cents (in stamps), for which please send Cincinnati newspaper man to print a big Preparations for the 19\\ Cam side of his cause. Of course, stress was laid one set of 12 Base Ball Picture Cards, Series No.,,,^ by the twirler on his old plea, . namely, that the club surgeon had ordered him to drink paign Winter Fan - Fest on spirits of frumentii. Acting under this in struction he had partaken of the same for a Yotmg Pitchers Current News* period. One afternoon a marked copy of Send to. the paper reached headquarters. Col. Drey fuss gave it a passing glance. Soon after BY A. B. ORATTY, Barney had perused the screed in chanced Pittsborg, Pa., December 12. Editor the club doctor, who was shown the article. The man of medicine read the story eagerly. "Sporting Life." Drop into Pittsburg Club Then he remarked that "Camnitz wanted to headquarters these December days and you make an attack of tonsilitis last all. Summer." will see movements and scenes The doctor was emphatic in .his declaration that suggest preliminary de that he had not given the twirler a pre tails for the great race next scription for alcoholics. He had treated him to cpme. Not so many -weeks for his complaint by the regular routine. hence warriors will be en Camnitz has been dwelling on the doctor route to the training grounds yarn for many weeks. This seems to be his and base ball chat will as trump card. He is determined to secure that sume its wonted Spring-time bonus. Col. Dreyfuss isn©t worried over the zest on sporting pages. At situation. He says: "Camnitz had me the close of the first week of guessing all last season and at times during the month of good cheer CoL the race of 1909, but the tune has changed. Given to Readers Who Will Comply Dreyfuss bent low on his It is his turn to guess. I notice that he desk. Barney wasn©t figuring would like to play in Cincinnati. That may With the Conditions Named Below : : up finances or averages, of be true, but I have something to say about A. R. Cratty tossers either. He was scan the matter. He ran things last year himself, "Sporting Life" has completed the publi Before Ordering Please Bead Carefully. ning a sample timetable for but the situation is some different now." cation of eighteen series of picture cards So that there be no misunderstanding, wd next year sent him by a friend. Surely when THAT BIG DEAL. (twelve cards to a series), each card contain repeat: club owners pay heed to dates you can ing the portrait (in colors) of a prominent The coupon at the head of this column and imagine they axe thinking of a coming race. One Autumn deal, still an entertaining base ball player, size©1^x2% inches. Any four cents (in stamps) will entitle any reader Dreyfuss admitted, after an hour©s work with topic among the headquarters boys, is the reader wishing a set of these picture cards to one series of 12 picture cards. If you the suggested schedule, that it didn©t suit swap between the Reds and Philltes. When can have the same by remitting to us the want the entire 18 series, send 18 coupons him. Pencil in hand the Pirate boss re-copied ever Lobert, Moren, or other local lads coupon at the head of this column, and four and 72 cents. In other words, you can have the draft, muttering "um" more than once mixed up in the trade visit the Pirates© office cents to help defray the. cost of printing, as many series as you want, but a coupon as he caught sight of a discrepancy that the discussion breaks out afresh. Somehow postage and mailing same. One set of any and four cents must be sent for each series meant growls from some league member in or other the general impression prevails that series upon the above conditions, but the desired. They cannot be had any other way. case the schedule would be adopted. Sched the Redtown nine got the best of the trans coupon at the head of this column and four Series will not be broken or exchanged. ule making is no snap. A man needs abso action. When Billy Murray was here he cents (jn stamps) must accompany the re Canadian or Cuban postage stamps will not lute _ quietness near him when he is figure sided with the Cincy management. Murray quest otherwise they will not be sent. No be accepted. They have no value in this placing. Several fans began buzzing on the was free in his comments. George McQuil- one will be disappointed with these up-to-date country- Canadian money accepted at par. Camnitz case and were having a hot talk lan, he asserted, was one of the greatest picture cards of celebrated base ball players. If you want your order to receive prompt whan Col. Dreyfuss raised his hand for a twirlers in the land. He also spoke highly They are true to life and artistically gotten attention, address exactly as follows: halt, saying, "Keep mum for a few minutes. of Grant and others who will go to the up. They are not for sale, at any price, and PICTURE CARD DEPARTMENT, I have just made one blunder." Then the Cincinnati Club. Murray©s sentiment, of can only be had by complying with the con "SPORTING LIFE," Pirate owner used an eraser with rapidity. course, was tinged with feeling for the men ditions above mentioned. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dreyfuss may submit the amended schedule. whom he secured for the Phillies, but just the same he was willing to argue the matter pro The following series arc now ready for immediate delivery. NEVER SOARED BARNEY. and con. Pittsburgers who have seen Me- CoL Dreyfuss is one National League mag Quillan at his best believe the big fellow is SERIES No. 1. SERIES No. 10. nate who can say "I told you so. Over capable of being entrusted with any game Wagner, Pittsburg Nat. IMathewson, N. T. Nat Leifield, Pittsburg Nat. | Doyle, Cincinnati Nat two months ago CoL Charles Murphy sent during the race provided he casts aside one Cobb Detroit Americans. Bender, Fbila. Americans. O©Leary, Detroit Amer. I Stephens. St. Louis^A out a message of warning to fellow members bad habit that tends to militate against Chance, Chicago Nationals. Doyle, N. Y. Nationals. Pflester, Chicago Nat. Needham, Chicago" Nat. of the old union. He burned the wires with earnest efforts on the diamond. Mac knows Davis, Fbila. Americans. Collins, Phila. Americans. Turner, Cleveland Amer. Reisling, Wash. Amer. a ©©take heed to sign up players as soon as his weakness. Has often told friends that McQuillan, Phila. Nat. Dooln, Phila. Nationals. Bridwell, New York Nat. O©Connor, Pittsburg Nat possible as he had a strong tip of a new he will spurn temptation. This resolve Chase, N. Y. Americans. Jennings, Detroit Amer. Dougherty, Chicago Amer. Spade, Cincinnati Nat league." Gol. Dreyfuss filed the word of doesn©t last long, however. Some local men SERIES No. 2. SERIES No. 11. warning, but never made an effort to gather imagine Mac will do better if he is dis Brown, Cb.lca.eo Nationals. IBresnahan, St. Louis Nat. Hulswltt, St. Louis Nat. Beaumont, Chicago Nat in his best men. Several olubs fell for the associated from the society of a couple of Thomas, Phila. Americans. Cravrford. Detroit Amer. Hartzell, St. Louis Amer. Livingston, Phila. Amer. <"©. W. M. tip and, as you will observe by team-mates on the Quakers who are speedy Tenney, N. Y. Nationals. Leach, Pittsburg Nat. Heraog, Boston Nat. | Murray, New York Nat bulletins, tied up their men: not all, of at forbidden pleasure themselves. Last sea Jones, Detroit Americans. Lord, Boston Americans. Schaefer, Wash. Amer. |Falkenberg, Cleve. Ameii course, but a select few, probably thought to son this trio shone brilliantly ag captains of Jordan, Brooklyn Nationals. IGibson, Pittsburg Nat Maddox, Pittsburg Nat Egan, Cincinnati Nat. be most liable to temptation. There was no the art. Lajoie, Clef eland Amer. JDonovan, Detroit Amer. Stauage, Detroit Amer. Purtell, Chicago Amer. excitement in the Pittsburg Club camp, SNOW FLAKES. SERIES No. 3. SERIES No. 12. kowever. There is a Pittsburger who vows Jersey Moren, Phila. Nationals. |Clarke, Pittsburg Nat. Moran, Phila. Nat. Mattern, St Louii Nat NOT FROM FLETCHEB. City got a fast catcher in Wells. The Phi.la; Summers, Detroit Amer. Mullin, Detroit Americans. Wolter, New York Amer. Conroy, Washington Amer. "I appreciated Col. Murphy©s message, delphia Club turned him over to that or Devlin, N. Y. Nationals. Tinker, Chicago Nationals. Scanlon, Brooklyn Nat. Wilson, Pittsburg Nat ganization. Baker, Phila. Americans. |Young, Cleveland Amer. Berger, Cleveland Amer. T. Jones, Detroit Amer, but knowing Fleteher as T do, the hint gave Adams, Pittsburg Nat. JRucker, Brooklyn Nat. Ellis, St Louis Nat. «. anxious to secure the property for many 99 base ball magnates out of 100 would have and coolness serve him where Ms arm could serve n» years. jumped at. But Mr. Harris more. THE MANAGEMENT. Chief Myers still has one fault: Dropping throw* HARRIS IS BOSS! TURNED IT DOWN COLD. to the plate when the runners are sliding in. If Although Fred Lake has signed a contract I hare always believed that Harris was badly he holds the ball, the runner is done there is ft to manage the B.oston Nationals another advised by one or two National Leagne mag swell chance not to slide through 30-0 pounds of Injun. , ASSUMES ACTIVE DIRECTION year, it is said that Mr. Russell and his nates who feared I had too strong a leaning friends may decide to place a team in charge toward the American League or that it was Shortstop , Mickey Corcoran, the Buffalo recruit, of the veteran Fred Tenney, whole stock in rises to remark that he seems to have been overlook*! a scheme on the part of the American League, in tlie shuffle. He is to be counted in when it OF BOSTON©S CLUB/ the club was recently purchased by Mr. Rus to secure control of the Boston Nationals. conies to dividing the lied infleld jobs for next sell. "It is said that Fred Tenney is getting Nothing could have been further from the season. in readiness to play first base again, and truth. No American League owner had any that he has already become the adviser in Charley Irwin, the old Cincinnati third baseman, thing: to do with the money I offered Mr. who has l>een on the Pacific Coast for many years, Is Elected President, Thus Showing chief to Mr. Russell, the new owner. Tenney Harris. It was purely a plan of my own, is an applicant for a position as umpire on the Na came to the Giants from Boston, where lie and I was about the most surprised man >n tional League staff. Irwin is wintering at his houis played first base. The stipulation that Mr. the country when Harris refused my prop>si- in Oakland, Cal. His Control of the Stock, and Dovey was still to remain as treasurer and tions. I was afterward told that Harris was President Kbbetts, of .Brooklyn, says that his actual that Mr. Peter Kelley should hold the position rather proud of owning a National \.ca,K©t©,© cash expenditure for 14 nevr players for 1911 has been Declares That Only Tenney *s of secretary, it is understood, is a part of club and thought he could make a groat go $20.100. The Rochester Chib received $70«0© for two the new deal. The strong antipathy to what of it. But, as T told him, he couldn©t run liir< raeit pitcher r»on Carlo©s Patrick Ragon and short- Holding Has Been Transferred, is known as syndicate base ball in the Na club from Pittsburg, and I guess he h:is stop Bert Tooley. tional League is therefore bearing fruit, for found out the trnth of the statement. New Some of the critics say that Chalmers, one of tha the withdrawal of Pittsburg men from the men breaking into base ball have to buy ex Phillies© new pitchers, is » wonder, and one or two SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." Boston Club will be a result of the crusade perience. Harris has bought his if he ..sold, scribes even declare that he is the best young right.- which has been carried on extensively in his club at par, as reported. Outside of tho li.inder that lias broken into the fast company silica Boston, Mass., December 12. John P. modern Athens. sale of the Boston Nationals base ball news ths: debut, of Mathewson. Harris, of Pittsburg, is in complete control has been flat in this city. Every day the GroundJ-cepcr Murphy, of the Giants. Is finding tt of the affairs of the Boston National League papers, have a, lough job to convert a stj-eteh of prairie laud into Base Ball Company, "operating MITCHELI/S_MEMS. JOHN I". TAYLOR a. modern ball park at, Marlir Springs. Texas Es the Boston National Club, for pecially considering that, the job is scheduled for the present at least. The an buying something. First it was the Provi completion h.v February 20. nual meeting was held on De Boston Belief That Mr. William Hepburn dence Club, then it was stated that, ho w;is really the man who .headed the syndicate that, Second baseman Miller Hoggins, of the Cardinal,©. cember .6, and Mr. Harris had has already gone Into training for 1911. .Fully clad himself and his personal Russell, of New York, Will Take Over bought the Boston Nationals, and last one of in. a II his base bull Logs, the tittle Mlow is working counsel, S. S. Robcrtson, of the Controlling Interest of Harris, of the newspapers had it that he had bougnt out at, his rink, and says he will get into elegant Pittsburg, elected as two of Wonderland Park, a Summer place at Revere shape before the cong sounds. the three directors who have Pittsburgh in the Local National Club. "Beach (Boston©s Coney Island)., and would/ use the park for Sunday base ball. "Noth lack Murray, of the Giants., had 26 assists from th» the government of the club. outfield during the past season and led the National Mr. Harris was also chosen ing; doing on any of these propositions," de By A. H. C. Mitchell. clared John F. to the reporters. "C have all League outnelders in this particular. Twenty years by thp directors as president. Boston, Mass., December 1©J. KdUiir ago there were fielders who used to cut down 50 .1 want to attend to with the .Red Sox ami runners every season, and thought nothing of It. The other director chosen was © J Sporting©Life."< Well, it now seems to be the Herreshoff automobiles." Mr. Tay lot- William Hepburn Russell, of a settled thing that the, Boston Nationals © Mluur league records make two New York recruits Fred Laks went to New York last night to attend (he New York, who IK said to -have been sold by -John -P. base ball meeting. Treasurer McBrcen leaves look good. Pitcher James W. .Teniins for Pekin, have purchased the block of Harris, of Pittsburg, to Wil today. There may be some trading by tin 111., in the Illinois-Missouri League, won 37 out, of slock formerly held :md owned by Fred Ten-. liam .Hepburn Russell, of New Uj games and averaged eight strike-cuts per game.; ncy, the player. There have been many Red Sox owner or there may not bo any. and ontflelder Forsytho led the same league in batting York and Boston. There in;iy The proposition must bo good or there will, with .:>Sfi. rumors of the club being sold, but the meet be sooiu more papers to sign be nothing doing. It is understood that Man ing did not give credence to any of these and a few more forinnlitieii to ager Lake will be on hand to talk tirade *or The Philadelphia. "North American" HIM to r#- reports. The retiring president, John S. U. go through, but there is nOi the Doves. By the way, the Doves will liavo inark: "With Howard Camnitz. Lew Moren, Oeorts Dovey, who succeeded to the reins on the doubt but that Mr. Russell to change their name. Already the news McQuillari and I^irry McLean on the »am« r!ub deyth of his brother, the late George B. Clark Griffith will be able to organize t ©HoirUnc will soon control the club, if, papers are offering prizes for the best new Wolves Quartet© (.hat will make new records." Does Dover, was elected treasurer. Mr. Harris an in fact, he does not control©it name. nounced that lie would represent the club now. There niiiy be develop Griffith regard this as a joke? at the annual meeting of the National League ments at the National League In pitcher Jack TJyan, of Minneapolis, critics of in New York this week, and ffiat be w;is per meeting in New York and the NATIONAL LEAGUE NOTES. the American Association belier« President "Pbbetts fectly satisfied with President Thomas J. has picked up a ten-strike for his Dodgers. Hyan was final papers may be signed be- one of the most successful pitchers in the Amcricajti Lynch as the chief executive of the National A. H. C. Mitchell fore or after the powwow of (©atelier Ti>rn Xccdhani lias rc-aisncd ivit.li Chicago Association last season, being excelled only by Long League. The club is willing to spend a the magnates. The Boston for next season. Tom Hughes, who reverts to Washington. barrel of nirney to get a goei! ball tewm, and "American" pulled off an exclusive story Manager !«ikc. of Boston, has booked the Doves for President Nyncli lus just, promulgated the following President Harris announced that Manager with an announcement of the sale. Next day- exhibition sanies in Washington, April 7-8. co:i tracts: With Chicago, Victor S. Saier and Frank Lake, who had signed for next year some time most of the other newspapers denied it. I©ltcher I/atidcnnilk refuses to return lo the Cardin Pfeffer; with Cincinnati. R. C. Hoblitzel. M. F. ago, would be encouraged in every way to Then came the annual meeting- of the Boston., als, and says ho would rather remain in the minors. Mitchell and L. H. Moren; with New York, R. W. build up a first-class team. The report that Nationals on Tuesday. Mr. Harris brou.Mt Manager SIc.Oraw, of the Giants, bellcres ho has Marquard. Arthur K. Wilson and George R. Wiltsp; James J. Phelan, a local banker, had pur on a Pittsburg lawyer with him. Ifc arrived dug up a real pitcher in Vallicre, of the Ktilaraa/.uo with Philadelphia, pitchers G. C. Alexander and chased control of the club, acting as the agent in Boston the day before the time set for Club. Byron A. Slaughter. for a syndicate of Boston men, was absolutely THE ANNUAL MEETING A few years ago shortstop Joe Tinker was one of denied by Mr. Harris, who said lie had never Hughey Fullerton is still explaining why the Cubi and held a long conference with Mr. Russell fell before the attack of the Athletics. Why not (ha poorest batting inflelders in the big leagues, but seen Mr. Phelan and did not. know him. Mr. forget it? for three seasons straight he has been a demon Harris added: "There has been absolutely at the Algonquin Club, of which General slugger. Joe attributes it all to a change in bats. no change in the ownership of- the club be Charles H. Taylor, father of John I. Taylor, The mother of pitcher Dick Rudolph, the Giants© He used to swing a thick and heavy stick, but ever Toronto recruit, died suddenly in the Bronx on De since shifting to a long, light wi^ow h* h»i picked yond the transfer of Tenney©s stock to Mr. is president. After the conference he was cember 5. Russell.©© tackled by the assembled base ball reporters, them off in great style. Manager Mc.Graw, of New York, will probably but managed to stand off their questions by give Manager Jack Dunu. of Baltimore, first choice Manager Fred Clarke, of the Pirates, announces telling them that at the annual meeting he of his surplus material. that be will try out 16 new players in the Spring. ANOTHER CHANGE? (Harris) would be elected president of toe Of these eight are pitchers, as follows: Ferry, of club, with John S. C. Dovey as treasurer and Official notice has l>een given of the release of A. Jersey City; Brown, of New Britain, Couchman! of Buemiller. by Brooklyn to Louisville; and of pitcher ISock Island; Faber, of Dubuque: Steele, of Provi Peter Kelly as clerk. He would not ac Knight, by Philadelphia to Scranton. In New York the Belief Is Strong That knowledge that the club had been sold av.d dence; Gardner, of Vancouver; Robertson, of Fort Harris Will Sell Out to a Boston Syn side-stepped the questions with the skill of a Many critics predict that Arthur Phelan, the third Wayne, and Smith, of Jacksonville. veteran base ball magnate. The "American baseman whom Cincinnati tried briefly last season, One of the features of the next Spring training dicate During the National League had named James J. Phelan, of the firm of, will come back into fast company in 1912. trip of the Giants will be a series of games between Hornblower & Weeks, prominent brokers, as Second baseman Johnny Kvers, of the Cubs, made McGraw©s men and the Chicago White Sox. The Meeting. the m:m who had conducted the negotiations, a successful debut in vaudeville in Chicago night of Sox and Giants have been requested to assist in tha December 5 in a skit entitle©d "Going Some." dedication of a new base ball plant at Fort Worth, and when the reporters asked Harris about it Texas, and as both will establish training campa By Joseph Vila. the latter said: "I don©t know the man and The Chicago Club lias received the signed contract within GO miles of that thriving city the Interleague New York, December 9. Editor "Sport never saw him." This fooled some ot the of the Ixmisville recruit, third baseman Jimmy Doyle. clash will be arranged. ing Life." If $180,000 can be raised be young reporters, but it didn©t fool the He batted .251 in 91 games for the Colonels. Outflelder Hofman. of the Cubs, stole only six On April 2*. 1908, in Washington Park, some tween now and some time tomorrow after VETERAN TIM MURNANE, Brooklyn fan landed a ball and hid it on his person. noon the Boston National bases in 105 games in which he took part. He was of the "Globe," who after the interview one of the fastest cien in the league at one time. Pitcher Mathewson, of the Giants, according to Frank League Club will change Schmidt, of Brooklyn, grabbed him and declared that ownership. This is the price with Harris came out and said there wjs Second baseman Johnny Evers has asked the Chi ho (Schmidt) was the man who had secreted the asked by John P. Harris, no doubt the club was sold. .The younger cago Club for a big increase in salary and expects sphere. A trip to the Bergen street police station of Pittsburg, for the amount men, however, stuck to their guns, and it was to get it, though "not without a big verbal battle." followed for Schmidt, who was detained there for an of his holdings, which,© it is not until the last few days that they would John Finneran, one of the Eastern League umpires hour. Schmidt last week entered suit against Ma said, include 90 per cent, acknowledge the truth of the original story last season, will handle the indicator in the National thewson for $5000 damages for false arrest. of the capital stock. The printed in the "American." As near as 1 League next year. He is said to be a good umpire. deal had reached such a can find out, Foster Coates, the managing The Cincinnati "Times-Star" feels moved to re CAUGHT ON THE FLY. stage yesterday that there editor of the paper, dug up the story from mark: "President Tom Lynch says ball players are seemed to be no doubt that some mysterious quarter of the Grampian not slaves. Only to the umpires, Tommy, only to the umpires." The Toronto Club, of the Eastern League, has sold it would be successfully com Hills and turned it over to the sporting de pitcher Corey to the Wilkes-Barre Club, of the New pleted before the first of next partment to handle. The true story of the Former President John Dovey, of Boston, says it©s sale of the club seems to be this: William a relief to be out of that presidential office and be York State League. week and that the new own President Bradley, of the Richmond (Virginia Fred Tenney ers, a syndicate of Boston , Hepburn Russell, a New York lawyer, who able to dodge the "Has the club been sold today?" formerly lived in Boston and who for some questioners. League) Club, has signed for a trial a young local men, headed by William inflelder named itobert L. White. Hepburn Russell, at present a minority stock time has spent much of his time in this city, Torrey, the pitcher over whom Cincinnati and the holder, would be introduced to the National worked too hard at his profession and his Giants wrangled a year ago. is still feeble from The Vancouver (Northwestern League) Club has health became seriously impaired. In look typhoid fever, and will hardly bo able to work for signed lioss, the Chero-kee Indian who led the West League© men at the meeting on Tuesday at ern Association in batting last season. the Hotel Breslin. William Hepburn Russell ing around for a chance to get out in the another season. open air, at the suggestion of his pliys ; cian, Not in many years has a second baseman covered Manager Perry Lipe. of the Macon (South At is a lawyer with offices in this city and lantic League) Club, has signed two new men in Boston. He was asked by your correspondent he ran into ground as Davy Shean did this season. In 148 games he had 408 put-outs and 493 assists 901 ac outflelder Joe Kubilick and shortstop Fred Webb. yesterday, to give some particulars of FRED TENNEY, cepted chances. The Taylorsville Club, of the Illinois-Missouri the old Boston first baseman. Tenney owned THE DEAL NOW PENDING, Joe Tinker says that a true definition of "art for League, has signed catcher Fred Donovan, late of the but he declared that he had promised to say about $12,000 worth of stock in the Boston art©s sake" is making a sacrifice bunt to advance the Bloomington and Springfield (I. I. I. League) Clubs; nothing for publication just yet. He ad Nationals, which he acquired when the late runner at a time when you, need one more hit to as team manager. George B. Dovey bought the club four years make your average .300. Charley Carr, late manager of the Indianapolis Club, mitted that he held more than 100 shares of ago. Tenney sold this stock to Russell and stock in the Boston Club and had been Wherever Joe Tinker appears on his vaudeville route is backing an organization of semi-pro and amateur elected a director. But he refused to discuss gave the lawyer all the information at his he makes an oration on the downfall of the Cubs. nines of Indiana similar to the Cleveland and Chi command relating to the ownership of the cago organizations. the proposed sale of the club to a Boston club. . After thinking the matter over Mr. No flowers ate handed up after these speeches syndicate. It was learned from other ©twould seem too painful. William G. Hirsij, of Deeds & Hireig Manufactur Russell asked his friend James J. Phelan, ing Co., representative in Nashville, Twin., of a De sources, however, that Mr. Russell is after of Boston, to enter into negotiations with Catcher Jimmy Archer is to go to Manager Chance©s the Boston Club and is slated to become the California ranch in the Spring to train the young troit automobile company, has been elected president John P. Harris for the sale of the clui). of ths Nashville Club, of the Southern League. new president of it, in which event every at Harris at first refused Phelan©s offer, but Cub pitchers who will assemble there in February at tempt will be made to provide a winning team the Chicago Club©s expense. The World©s Champion Athletics won their first later wired his acceptance. It is understood game in Cuba on December 8, when, at Havana, regardless of expense. The club will be that Mr. Russell is to pay $76,000 for 76 Bobby Byrne, the midget third baseman of the owned© and controlled in Boston for the first Pirates, is still hobbling around on crutches in St. they defeated the Almendares team, 2-1. The bat per cent, of the stock. Already there have teries were: Coombs and Lapp for Athletics; Pedros* time since the famous triumvirate, Soden, been paid $25,000, and the remaining $51.000 Louis as the result of a recent operation for blood Billings and Conant, sold out to the Doveys, poisoning on the right foot. and Gonzales for Almendares. is to be paid on or before January 3 next. .The Canton Club, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania Leagne, who admitted they were helped financially Mr. Harris has Jimmy Sheckard, of the Cubs, declares that the by friends of Barney Dreyfuss, including Chicago Club has picked up in third baseman In- has re-elected Fred Drumm as team manager. Mana John P. Harris, John Morin, Pittsburgh Di GIVEN MR. RUSSELL AN OPTION gerton. the Altoona recruit, "another Frank Baker" ger Fohl, of the Akron Club, same league, has signed a high compliment© nowadays. catcher Russell Baer, of the Akron High School team, rector of Public Safety, and John K. Tener, on the stock, and it is believed that the only and inflelder W. K. Slater, of Pittsburg. Governor-elect of Pennsylvania. reason the sale was not made outright last Outflelder Wilbur Goode. of the Doves, has been week was because, Mr. Harris had promised secured as coach for the Mount St. Joseph©s College President Grayson, of the [^ouisville Club, announce* THE GROUND QUESTION. Barney Dreyfuss lie would stand by him and basket ball team. Wilbur knows the game just about that IIP has signed an Indian pitcher. Tintiani, from as well as he knows base ball. Gladstone. Midi., and has given Ollie Pickering his Contrary to general belief, it was learned vote with him at ihe .National League meet unconditional release. Mr. Orayson expects to sign yesterday that the Boston Club© owns (lie ing this week. In connection with the sale Koy Golden, gathered by St.. Louis from the New "Doc." Nrwton. former New York Highlander pitcher, old South Knd grounds, but that A. H. Sodrn of the dub. it is stated that Fred Tenney Castle Hub. of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, is to a Louisville contract in a few days. und ot tiers hold a mortgage of $:!OU,000 on will act in. an advisory capacity. If this is going to develop into a real big league pitching find, according to first baseinan Konelchy. Clarence (lowland, former manager of Dubuque, the property for four years at four |HT cent. so, it will not work well with Fred Lake us Aberdeen, Wash., Winnipeg, and Jacksonville, 111., The Boston Club wns offered to a well-known manager. There was a report from St. Louis The averages reveal that Heine tfimmermau, of the teams, has closed a deal for the purchase of the Tammany politician move than a year ago that President Hedges, of the Browns, \yas Cubs, made a phennmenaj record last season at Chi Dubuque (I. T. I. League) team and franchise, and for $250,000, Harris making the proposition, considering the advisability of securing cago©s third base with only one error in ©23 games leased the base bull park for one year with privilege but a. prompt refusal was the outcome. Har Lake©s services if possible, and I would not for the Shiprecedeutcd average of .987. of two more. .Rowland will associate with him F. T. ris and his associates are now ready to sell be surprised if the deal was made. Tenney Pitcher McQiiillan states that President TIernnann Piass, former manager of the Dubuque aggregation. for SliiO.UOO. If the dub is sold it is un and Lake would be impossible as teammates. raised his salary over his Philadelphia stipend $!JOO The Athletics played their second game with a derstood that a deal will be made with John Hedges needs a manager and Boston doesn©t and also gave him $20©) cash bonus. How very en Cuban team at Havana, December 10. losing to the J. Taylor, president of the Boston American need two by any means. If the reported couraging to sober, hard-working players! Havana team, 5-:;, with Plank and Thomas opposed League Club, by which the former Doves wifl price of $76,000 for 76 per cent, of the Just to show how pitcher Mathewson fell off during to Gonzales and Medorsi. The third game was play in future at the new Red Sox stadium stock is correct, all I have to say is that Mr. 1D10: He gave 60 bases on balls, as against "(i in played at Havana, December 11, the Almendares ami that the old South End grounds will be Harris refused a better offer made to him by 1900. and he scored only two shut-outs, while he taking a turn at. beating the Athletics, 2-1. with old, possibl - to the New York, New Haven the writer last February. At that time a blanked the other fellows eight times the previous Bonder and Lapp working against Muno2 and Gon »iid Hartford Railroad. which has been proposition was pat before Mr. Harris that year. Tet he was almost as invincible, making craft zales. SPORTING LIFE DECEMBER 17, 1910 DEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN AND MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL"-Editor Francis C. Richter. reply, wired the Dubuque Club, but still forget that he had been able to induce certain been kept secret, so that no one has known failed to receive any answer. players prominent in the American and Na who made out The attention of Secretary Farrell, of the tional Leagues to sign agreements allying THE OFFICIAL FIGURES. National Board, was called to this case on themselves with a third league in 1911 in Mr. Lynch suggested that the selections July 26, and he immediately wired the player case by February 10 of that year he could should be made in the future by the Base to secure employment wherever he could, show that the organization had the proper Ball Writers© Association of America. Mr. backing." If true, which we doubt, would Lynch was, however, told that this would be A Weekly Newspaper pending an investigation, in order that the impracticable since every member would want; DEVOTED TO player might not be held longer out of em not that be putting a premium on promoting to be an official scorer, and it was suggested Base Ball and Trap Shooting ployment. Player Bucijley claims that ho outlaw leagues on paper? instead that the presidents of the two leagues was never notified of his release by the Du should shoulder the responsibilities. Natur buque Club, and Secretary Farrell failed to ally Mr. Lynch did not want the task, but FOUNDED APBIL, 1883. ANAGER M©GRAW has announced that it was found from the general discussion that receive any notice of release of player Buck- he will stand pat with the team which Title Registered iu U. 8. Patent Office. Copyright, ley, of Dubuque. Subsequently player Buck- M the present method will sooner or later be 1910, by The Sporting Life Publishing Co. this year finished second in the Na done away. The recent agitation regarding ley filed claim with the National Board tional League race; and will not attempt to the Lajoie-Cobb race for batting honors has Entered at the Philadelphia Post Office against the Dubuque Club for compensation as second class mail matter. make any trades or deals at the coming Na served to focus the attention of the magnates covering the period from the opening date of tional League meeting unless a pitcher or upon the official scoring, and a big improve Published every Saturday by the I. I. I. League championship season to two can be secured by outright purchase. ment is expected in this work in the future. July 26. Manager McGraw believes and not without President Lynch is also opposed to the The Sporting Life Publishing Co. The National Board has just concluded its good reason that his team of many youngs OFFERING OF PRIZES Si South Third Street. investigation of the case and has found ters is coming, not going, and that it occupies for home-run drives. "If I can prevent it," PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. 8. A. for the player, its decision being as follows: today precisely the same position with about said Mr. Lynch, "there will be no more "It is the ruling of the Board that this the same conditions and prospects that Con shoes or suits of clothes offered for ©four- EDITOBIAL DEPABTltKNT player having been held under contract by the baggers. I have seen games where the of FEANcis 0. KICHTEB...... Edltor-ln-Chief nie Mack©s now World©s Champion Athletics ficial scorer was lenient just because ha THOMAS S. DAKDO...... Gun Editor. Dubuque Club up to July 26, thus preventing occupied a year ago. Who knows but what wanted to help a player get one of these THOMAS D. KICHTEB ...... Assistant Editor him from securing employment with any other the Fall of 1911 will find the champions of prizes. Timei after time I have gone to E. PEED. SI.EAB...... Assistant Editor club while under contract, that the player, 1905 once more arrayed against each other games, and yet when I picked up the news inasmuch as he received his injuries in the in a World©s Series? But, don©t forget that papers found that they did not agree with BUSINESS DEPARTMENT service of the club, is entitled to compensa Chicago and Pittsburg in the National, and my opinion on certain plays. I have asked THOMAS S. DANDO...... President tion, and the player©s claim is allowed from New York, Detroit, Boston and Cleveland in the writers why they did not give the fielder FBANcis C. KICHTEB...... Vice President an error. The writers have agreed with me J. CLIFF DANDO...... Secretary-Treasurer the opening date of the championship season the American League, will have to be reckon that the batsman should not have been given EDWABD C. STABK ...... Business Manager to July 26, at one-half salary." ed with. a hit, but they declared that because the of ficial scorer gave credit for one they had to SUBSCRIPTION BATES. T IS probable that the National Commission do likewise. I would like to see the games One Year ...... $2.00 scored better than they have been in tha BETTER WAIT! I will adopt further rules on the subject past, and one reform that I am after is the Six Months ...... 1.25 of major league clubs trifling with forbidding of prizes for home runs." Three Months ...... 65c R. HENRY O©DAY, the veteran of the minor league clubs iu the matter of ex Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. M National League umpire staff, who was hibition games; being spurred thereto by an Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. responsible for the foul-strike rule by appeal from President Lynch, of the Ottumwa way of suggesting it to Chairman Hart, of Club, who points out that the $200 penalty WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. the Rules Committee ©for which wo hope the imposed upon the Chicago Club was in *It may be hard work to master the violin, Lord has forgiven him© is more or less of a adequate in view of the $1500 gate receipts still it shouldn©t be all work and no play. student of the game and the rules thereof and, secured ©by that club. Chairman Herrmann, Frank Corridon. therefore, suggestions by him are entitled of the National Commission, c«fcsiders the *The waste basket is usually well versed ia to consideration, or, at least, to respectful point well taken and will advocate the con poetry. W. A. Phelon. hearing. Mr. O©Day has heard of the three- fiscation of the offending club©s entire share *If a public office is a public trust, how ball and four-strike talk and has, after ma of the gate receipts, thus "fitting the pun can we consistently object to Trusts? John ture consideration, come to this conclusion: ishment to the crime." K. Tener. "I do not believe in making changes when they *"If" is a mighty small word to carry- ara not needed. There was need for a change before so much weight. John J. McGraw. the foul-strike rule was adopted, and I was the man S "Sporting Life" goes to press the two who suggested the rule to Mr. Hart, who was at the A major leagues are having their annual *It©s all right to help others, but it doesn©t PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 17, 1910. head of the Rules Committee of the National League meetings in New York City, hence a full pay to be too busy to stop and help yourself. at that time. In fact, I suggested many of the report of the proceedings must be deferred Chas. W. Murphy. rules that have been adopted by the big leagues, *Lots of us have our wits sharpened just* but I do not believe there is the least bit of neces until our next issue. sity for any increase in batting at the present. If in the nick of time. Tyrus Cobb. THINK TWICE. some change was to be made so as to increase batting, *When you see a fellow wheeling a baby the club owner would go out to get better pitchers. carriage it doesn©t necessarily indicate that RESIDENT HERRMANN, of Cincinnati, is The game has gone along for several seasons In a THE PLAYING RULES. he is a man of push. ©Sherwood Magee. P ©inclined to favor President Lynch©s idea prosperous manner,© and the only suggestion that I hava to make Is to the club owners building new Washington "Star." of a corps of league-appointed traveling plants, which is to build them as large as they official scorers. In event of the adoption of possibly can, for it is going to be only a short time Though the usual suggestions for changes PRESS POINTERS. the scheme he would favor appointing scorers until It will be necessary to hare more room in our in the rules are as prevalent this Winter as parks than we have now." from the smaller cities of the league and ever, it is not at all likely that there will The Proposition To Make Major Umpires paying them at the rate of $2500 per annum. As this is quite in line with our previously be any material changes made in the playing We wonder if Messrs. Lynch and Herrmann expressed opinion that no changes in the Train Like Ball Players. rule©s. The suggestion providing for the From Washington "Star." have gone into the idea deep enough to realize rules are "necessary at this time we, of elimination of the pitcher from the batting what a scramble there would be for these course, agree with Mr. O©Day. The intro The suggestion to have umpires prepare themselves order is being pushed in certain quarters, for the regular season as do ball players, by having positions, what an unenviable job would con duction of the cork-centre ball has so ap but there is hardly a chance of such a change them go Into various training camps and practice front the appointing power, what a heap preciably increased the batting, and therefore being made. In the first place, the rules calling balls as well as improving their physical of disappointment there would naturally have necessarily somewhat reduced the dominance would either have to be changed so as to conditions, is by no means far fetched. There is give one man the privilege of no doubt that the work of the indicator handlers to be, and what a lot of envy, malice and of the pitcher, that it would be well to would be much improved early every year if they resentment this disappointment would entail await another season©s demonstration of the BATTING- FOR THE PITCHER took the trouble to prepare themselves for the cam with more or less disastrous effect upon lasting effect of the new order of things be or have a different man go up every time paign. This thing of sitting around all Winter and individual clubs and upon the league as a fore making any move toward any radical it is the pitcher©s turn to hit. Though then breaking in to officiate over a championship there are few good hitters among the pitch game without a moment©s preparation is not good whole? Bettor not open that Pandora-box, in change whatever. Anyhow, one year©s delay for the game nor the individual. It would seem that view of the fact that the present system has cannot make things any worse than they have ers, it would be a mistake to eliminate them It could be arranged to have the umpires of the Na served well, or at least without serious com from the batting order, There is just as tional League officiate over the games played by been up to last season, and it may be the much pleasure to a home crowd to see the plaint, for a quarter of a century; and that means of saving base ball from the risk of the American League teams during the exhibition opposing pitcher up in a pinch which gives season and vice versa. In this way the danger of the only reason for a change grew out of the experiments which might prove disastrous hope that the other side will get out of a the players growing too familiar with the officials Lajoie-Cobb batting incident, which is not alike upon the playing and business ends of tight place as there is in seeing base hits would be eliminated and there would be no reason likely ever to happen again, and for which the game. made. Furthermore, it gives grounds for a for the umpires harboring a grouch for some player the magnates alone wero really responsible hard-luck story when a weak-hitting pitcher because of something he had said during these ex breaks up a game with an unexpected hit. hibition games. The plan is a good one, and no by reason of their ill-considered compliance doubt the clubs would be willing to pay the ex with foreign incursion upon the domain of . MEN AND MEASURES. THE CALLED BALLS. penses of the umpires to help them get in shape for base ball and upon their own prerogatives. Another suggestion is to have the number the regular season. of called balls entitling a batter to first base In conclusion we would like to draw at R. A. G. SPALDING, who was nominated Dominance of the Pitcher. tention to a phase of this question hitherto M by advisory primary vote" for the Cali reduced to three, instead of four. It is not mentioned, namely, the effect upon the figured that this change would materially in From New York "Telegram." fornia United States Senatorship, is crease the batting, and perhaps it would, Since 1872 4,009 players have measured wits with great body of base ball writers in the major much exercised over a probable attempt to but it is decidedly questionable whether the major league pitchers. Of these would-be sluggers league circuits. It would be only a question sidetrack him when the Legislature meets, public is clamoring for more batting. Fur only 459 have batted .300. of time when the newspaper publishers, who thus defeating the will of the people. Our thermore, there is no certaintly that such a are not in business for health, would demand old friend is eyidently finding the game of change would make a material difference in The Merits of Patrick T. Powers. and receive the official scores daily, and national politics quite as exciting, uncertain the hitting in the long run, for there has From Baltimore "Sun." dispense with the special service of staff and full of pitfalls as were base ball poli never been a handicap placed on the pitcher P. T. Powers was identified with trie International writers, as a matter of corporate economy. which he has failed to master after a certain League Hack in the eighties before the Eastern tics when he was a leading figure in that period. But the rule-makers will think more League was organized from it. He practically intro Those who work on newspapers and know the game. However, he never got the worst cf .than twice before they make so material a duced professional base ball in Trenton, Jersey CHy existing onerous modern conditions will ap it for long in base ball polities and we change in the playing rules. Base ball proves and other. New Jersey towns, after which he was preciate, better than the magnates, the im hope and believe he will come out on top in its popularity every year, and it is a pretty manager of the Rochester Club in 1899. He managed portance of the point we are making, and good policy to leave well enough alone. the Giants in 1892 and soon after he was elected this, the greatest battle of his strenuous and president of the Eastern League. He was the first, the extreme probability of its materialization. uniformly successful career. Here©s hoping t n» a president of the National Association of Minor he smite the enemies of the people and Leagues and was chairman of the Board of Arbitra incidentally of himself hip and thigh, and BETTER SCORING NEEDED. tion. Base ball will miss him. rout them horse and foot 1 THE PLAYER PROTECTED. Philadelphia "Telegraph." MAKE HIM A PRESIDENT. HE National Commission has its docket so President Lynch, of the National League, HE National Board of the National Asso impressed the base ball reporters at the ciation has just decided an interesting T well cleared that at th©e present time Full many a star of the purest ray serene T only two important cases, both of Na World©s Series with his sincerity and the fact Oft to the big league journeys in the Spring; case in which the disposition to always that he studies the National game from the Full many a hero of the village green protect th« player when conditions warrant tional League© origin, remain to be passed Hears and believes what village poets sing upon. Pitcher Nick Maddos, formerly of playing end rather than by keeping his ear it is once more made manifest. Player Buck- on the click of the turnstiles. Mr. Lynch was ley, of the Dubuque (I. I. >. League) Club, Pittsburg, wants to know whether the Pitts- Full many a youthful slugger tries to hit burg Club had a right to release him to the only slightly acquainted with the scribes be The slants of pitchers who produce the goods; had the misfortune to break his right arm fore the conflict between the Athletics and Full many fail to get away with it. on April 9 in preliminary practice at the Kansas City Club, of the American Associa the Cubs, but the World©s Series gave him And sadly beat it homeward to the woods. order of the club. The player was therefore tion, after that league©s season had ended; an opportunity to mingle with those who write directed by the club management to return and pitcher Ferguson, of Boston, wants a the games in all the big cities from Boston Full many a village politician yearns decision on his claim for a $500 bonus To garner fame within the big league push; to his home in Chicago and rest the injured to St. Louis. The impression which Mr. Full many a village politician learns arm, in order to save, the club expense, with promised him by the ©Boston Club if way and each man of the team was sent a basemen, since Bradley and Rath, who are Club, lias gone to -Richmond. Va., in order to put gold watch suitably engraved. Those who sandwiched between them, (ire no longer in the Virginia League grounds there in shape for the received the presents in addition to Manager the running. Connie has .961 and the Kid Yankees. JOHNSON JOTS Jimmy MeAleer, of the Washington Club, .944. John Henry tops the catchers, since . Though pitcher Walter Johnson virtually, agreed are: Pitchers Walsh and White, of Chi Pat Donahue is 110 longer a competitor and ^last season, to sign with Washington for a certain cago; Johnson, of Washington; Catchers Criger is practically out of it. The youngs amount this year, he has raised his figures, it is THE PRESIDENT LINES UP WITH Street, of Washington, and Sullivan, of Chi ter has a mark of .989 for 18 games, and understood. cago ; infielders, Stahl, of Boston; Elberfeld, Gabby Street leads all except Lapp who Catcher Tommy Madden has re-signed with Boston, Schaefer, McBride and Cunningham, of caught in a*large number of games with .978. but President Taylor says he will have to take off "SPORTING LIFE" Washington; Lord, of Chicago; and outfield- Discussion of possible at least 25 pounds before he can draw salary from the Boston Club. ers Milan, of Washington; Cobb, of Detroit, RULE CHANGES and Speaker, of Boston. President Tnylor is said to have- under considera- has developed no very important suggestions. tio©n the engagement of Charley Carr, late Indianapolis In Opposition to Any Radical A few have some merit, but none are ur manager, as successor to Jake Stahl In the event cf President Fogel Is Re-Elected. gently needed. The ball with the cork centre the latter©s retirement. The annual stockholders© meeting of the has already done away with some of the If Jake Stahl makes good his promise to retire Change in the Playing Rules in Philadelphia Club was held in Camden, N. J., former objections to the rules as they stand. from the diamond Manager Patsy D.onovan Is eoing today. The election resulted in the following Probably the best of the changes suggested to have a tough problem to solve In filling the big Board of Directors being chosen: Horace would be the removal of the pitcher from fellow©s shoes at first base. the Interest of Batting, Which S. Fogel, Frank S. Elliott, William J. Con- the batting order, not solely for the sake of Manager Jennings, of Detroit, has fallen Into line way, John achwartz, Jr., and Arthur T. increasing the batting, though it would, of on the latest wrinkle and will send eronndlreeper Shows Satisfactory Increase. Hagstoz. Subsequently the board met and course, have that effect in a small number Murphy to Monroe, La., to prepare the ball park re-elected Horace S. Fogel president and of games in which the pitcher loses effective for the advent of the Tigers. Frank S. Elliott vice-president. President ness from the fatigue of base-running, but to SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." Fogel announced that he had re-appointed On second thought Manager Jennings, of the De Charles L. Elliott as secretary-treasurer, prevent other evils, also. In cases in which troit Tigers, has given Boerne, Texas, the mitten and Chicago, 111., December 12. Little encour William J. Shettsline as business manager the pitcher explodes after a hard run, the has ©definitely settled upon Monroe, La., as the agement by local base ball men is given to and Charles S. Dooin as team manager. effect of the rule would be to diminish bat Tigers© Spring training ground. Kastern critics who advocate a change in the President- Fogel©s annual report was very ting instead of adding to it. But that only Manager Chase, of New York, contemplates moving batting rules to increase the optimistic as to the future of the Phillies happens in a small proportion of games, and Jack Knight to second base and placing the hard batting in the national game. and most gratifying to all the stockholders. the batting caused by pitcher fatigue is not hitting Otis Johnson at short field because the team Famulus "Hank"© O©Day, It showed that the new management had done the kind desired. In fact, the new ball sadly needs a clean-up hitter like Johnson. dean of all umpires, emphati a vast amount of good work in the great leaves need for little if any more batting; Manager McGnire, of Cleveland, is quoted as cally declared that a great permanent improvements made at Broad and just about as mvfch, perhaps, as this rule saying that first baseman Stovall will not be dis mistake would be made if any Huntingdon . streets the past year, which would add in about 90 per cent, of the games. posed of, though five clubs want him, but that «ffers tampering was done with the transformed its old plant into one of the A critic who says that the proposed removal for catcher "Nig" Clarke may be entertained. present rules. John Evers most modern, up-to-date, complete and beauti of the pitcher as an aid to batting is "too Among the recruits for the 1911 Highlanders Is a does not see how a change ful parks in the country with the seating absurd for consideration" is stating his case young shortstop .named Priest, who. although only would benefit the gtune, fans capacity doubled and now exceeded by .very TOO STRONGLY. 18, is C feet 4 and rapidly growing. He©ll be quite or players. President Mur few other grounds. a credit to his folks when he attains full size. phy, of the Chicago National As a matter of fact, it has been seriously At Havana, Cuba, December 6, the World©s Cham Club, for a short time thought Local Jottings. considered by at least a part of the higher pion Athletics played their initial game against a a change might be of some base ball magnates, if not by all of them. Cuban team and were defeated by the Havana Club, The Philadelphia Club has transferred pitcher And it is very clear indeed that it would in Ban Johnson value, but after hearing the Knight, formerly of Albany, to the Scranton Club. 2-0, in five innings, rain ending the game there question discussed by experts crease the batting in all cases except those after. changed his views. President Johnson, of the The Oakland and Scranton Clubs or rather Mana of a few slugging pitchers, and cases of Shortstop Bobby Wallace if appointed St. Louis© ger Wolverton and Scranton are both angling for pitcher exhaustion, and those cases seldom .American League, was asked for an opinion outflelder P.orlney Castle, of the Phillies. manager, ought to pilot the Browns much better than on the recommendations, and made the fol happen. The idea of the critic in question Jack O©Connor did. The Scot is a shrewd fellow. Alexander, one of the Phillies© new pitchers, and that it would diminish batting by allowing has plenty of brains, and should make an admirable lowing statement: Land, one of Cleveland©s young backstops, would be leader. "I would not listen to any changes In the batting the pitcher to go at top speed through the known as the Democratic batttery were they members full nine innings is not very convincing. The Cleveland Club has plethora of battery material. rules. "If the Eastern critics think the fans want of the same team. The front names of both There is not much mere than one case in more hitting, they are wrong. © We had more batting players are Grover Cleveland. Seventeen pitchers and six catchers ought to be enough this season than ever before, which was due to the 10, now, in which the pitcher©s base-running to give Manager McGuire rush of blood to the head. oork-centre ball we used. You can give the public Joe Mowery, the promising young outflelder se interferes with his going through the game However, the Cleveland scouts evidently earned their cured from Houston. Tex.. has sent his signed con at top speed. Besides the top speed of the salaries. too much batting, for they become disgusted when tract to the Phillies. Mowery is expected to make they are compelled to sit and watch a one-sided the Phillies© team next year as the regular right majority of pitchers is not sufficient to spoil Manager Jennlnfs Is not figuring much In base battle. . Keen competition is what they want, and fielder. He did good work in all departments last any ball game. A little more batting in most ball this Winter. We are told that all the Tiger under the present regulations they will get it. The season in the Texas League. of the games, without too much increase; re manager cares to talk abeut this Winter is auto- batting they will have in the future will be sufficient moval of the painful exhibitions given by moblllng and racing, for he has been inoculated with to satisfy them, as the ball which is being used is During the past week two young pitchers sent in some pitchers at bat; more chances for pinch the gas-wagon bug. lighter and travels faster." their signed Philadelphia contracts, namely, pitcher Cha/les Girarcj. who received a brief trial last Fall, hitters, including such pitchers as are strong President Comiskey inclines to the belief that the While President Johnson was discussing and southpaw Fred Wilhelm. the Canton, O., recruit. at bat; and prevention of games occasionally White Sox will be contenders for the American the proposed changes in the hitting laws, he who is declared to be ,a wonderful pitcher, though degenerating into a farce through tiring League pennant next year and says that if his team took up the subject of sending umpires on eccentric and hard to handle. pitchers on the base lines; these are the chief could hit as well as It can field there would .be the Spring training trips with teams to get objects such a rule would promote. .It is as nothing to the race. into condition. While he thought the idea likely to be adopted . as any that has been The Detroit Club is said to be contemplating tha a good one, he declared that he would not FROM THE CAPITAL. yet suggested, but a stand-pat policy would acquisition of the veteran Minneapolis second base- put it into effect in the American League. not be either surprising or unwise. man, Jimmy Williams, in anticipation of Jim Dele- hanty©s failure to completely recover the use of the iiSaid he: PITCHER ENDURANCE. leg injured last season. "That question will be taken tfp at our meeting. Street's Alleged Comment on His Possible We would not send umpires on trips to get them in All this suggests the idea that the time Manager Chase, of tie Highlanders, has settled shape and then stand the expense. It is up to the Transfer — Washington Fielding Aver may come, and perhaps soon, when a twirler on Richmond, Va., 4s the Spring training place ana umpires to see that they get in condition themselves, will not be expected to pitch a full game March 14 as tha starting time. The battery men, and most of my men see that they do. Before they ages—Pitchers in the Batting Order unless he is a player of unusually powerful however, will be sent to Hot Springs on March 1 assume their duties in my organization they usually and Pitchers' Endurance Discussed. physique. The pitcher has maintained his for a fortnight©s sojourn. umpire minor league and college contests, and as a dominance of the game rather steadily, de President Comiskey, of the White Sox, says he rule start the season in trim to do themselves and spite rule changes intended to handicap him. did not hear of the trade h« was to make for the teams justice. If they do not want to do that By Paul W. Eaton. But he has only held his own at the cost catcher Carrigan and pitcher Wood, of the Red Sox. © It is their own lookout." Washington, D. C., December 10. Editor of ail increased strain. This condition has but, now that he has been informed of It he will "Sporting Life." Please spare spnce for a ror.ehert a point where a large proportion of try to go through with it. correction, to begin with. Last week, by my twirlers perhaps a majority seldom go as Ty Cobb says that one New Yorker, who had a PHILADELPHIA POINTS. own or typographical careless strong in the later innings as they do in the brother in the pastern League, offered him (Ty) $25i> ness, a local editor was quot earlier ones. In old times one pitcher was if he would devote a few weeks in the Winter to ed as saying that a catcher enough for a team; and for a long time, teaching the Eastern Leaguer how to run bases at The Recruits Sending in Their Contracts alone would be acceptable in two sufficed. Now, twice a week is rather the latter©s Southern home. to the Philadelphia Ciub—The Athletics a trade for Street. What the oftener than the strongest twirler can work The Cubans are very anxious to see the treat La- writer quoted (or accidental without impairing his efficiency; and the joie in action and it is probable that the Cleveland Safe in Cuba and Playing Games There ly misquoted) really said was limit does not seem ts have been reached. team will play in Cuba next Fall, as Vice-President that a catcher alone would Barnard has received a nattering offer from Senor Few major league teams care to try to get Jimenez, the "Ban Johnson of Cuba." —Manager Mack's Audience with Pius X NOT be acceptable for Street. along with less than seven pitchers, and four Talk of his future in base or five o©f these are considered regulars, to Manager McGuire, of Cleveland, says he Is satisfied By Francis C. Richter. ball has reached Street, who with his team, as it now. stands and that he has no work more or less in turn. The next step deals on. If his pitchers pan out as expected Mana Philadelphia, Pa., December 12. This is has been interviewed at Hot may be a division of a game between two ger Jim say the Athletics will have their work cut the week of weeks in the off-season calendar Springs, Ark., wherp he has pitchers as a regular stunt, unless some star out to beat Cleveland out of the flag. of base ball, and therefore pending the ma- gone to get in condition early of the Walsh or Johnson type is on the slab. Paul W. Eaton for next season. Charley is Pitcher Witherup, whoso name afforded the para- ______jor league Fall meetings news graphers lots of fun two years ago when he was with is naturally scarce at the reported to have said that AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. Washington, but who has been out of it ever since headquarters of the two local Manager McAlepr evidently intends to trade with rheumatism, announces that he is all right clubs. At Philadelphia Club him to Boston and that he is in favor of again and wants to play ball next Spring. headquarters the only news the change, as he is tired of being on a Pitcher Scott, of the White Sox staff, Is a motor No young player who saw Ms first glimpse of given out is about the re near tail-ender, and sees but little chance of cycle bug. major league base ball last season is as much in ceipt of an occasional signed Washington doing much better next year The Detrolts won seven games, lost four and tied demand by the clubs of the American League as contract, the main talk being than this, while he thinks Boston ha©s a one with the Cuban teams. Kddie Ainsmith, the young Washington catcher, un about thp calibre of the re great chance to win the flag in 1911. Street Ex-umpire Tim Hurst has recovered from his less it be Joe Jackson, the Cleveland team©s batting: cruits and the prospects of is quoted as saying that he is sure he will recent attack of blood poisoning. star. the Phillies next season. The be traded to Boston. . He would be glad to In the three years Tack O©Connor was with the Until Joe Jackson broke Into the American League only Athletic Club news con see Washington have a pennant winner, but Pat Dougherty, of the White Sox, was the lone is not hopeful. Browns he caught only two fujj games. cerns the doings of the team Manager Patsy Donovan and his bride will return player who enjoyed the glory of having been the in Cuba. The Athletic play EX?IIBITION GAMES. from their honeymoon trip to Europe on December 27. champion hitter in two leagues in the same season. Connie Mack ers were well received and to Dougherty in 19ftl led both the Connecticut and Pa date have played four games, The latest exhibition game arrangement is .Toe Birmingham, of the Naps, is regarded as cific Coast Leagues. This year Jackson led the losing one same to Detroit and losing two with the Boston Nationals for two games, having the best throwing arm of any of the demon Southern and American Leagues. out of three games with the local teams. A April 1 and 8. As it has already been stated athletes. Manager Hal Chase is the man who settled upon most interosting bit of news regarding Connie that Brooklyn will play here April 8, 10 Art Griggs, of St. Louis, Is universally -recognized Richmond, Va., as the Highlanders© Spring training Mack©s recent audience with the Pope was and 11, there is room for an explanation. as being the strongest player as to physical ability in place, notwithstanding that the Washington Qlub cabled from Borne and is to this effect: Probably it will be 10 and 11 only for Brook this league. last Spring found Norfolk to be too cold. As .this lyn. The Phillies.©are reported to be willing In Boston the conviction is filtering through that; is the first innovation that Chase is responsible tor Rome, December S. Connie Mack, manager of the to play here late in March, but it is not first baseman Jake Stahl really means to quit base since taking the management of the Highlanders, Philadelphia American T/eague base ball team, which likely that Washington will leave Atlanta ball for banking. it will be interesting to note what sort of a start won the World©s Championship this year, who is the team gets In the race. here on his honeymoon, recently visited the Pope earlier than they had intended, which would Pitcher .Wood and catcher Carrigan, of the Boston and the American College and was received with be necessary in order to make the dates. Red Sox, are mentioned as possible additions to the Scout Arthur Irwin, of the New York Club, Is much distinction. He entertained the students at Pitcher Boy Witherup, who was out of the Chicago White Sox. firmly convinced that if any team beats the Ath game all last season on account of illness, letics out next season it will be the Highlanders. I he college with an account of the deciding contest President Hedges has protested vigorously against He is also of opinion that Chase©s team has more for the base ball championship. Telling of his ex has announced that he will report in the the proposed Municipal increase in the St. Louis base than an even chance to ttirn the trick because "some periences he said today: "The 150© boys at the Spring and go South with the team. He is ball license to $30 a day. of Mack©s men are bound to go back, while others American College listened eagerly to all I had to considered one of the" most promising try- Catcher Jack Kleinow, of Boston, is going to boll will remain stationary, and none wm improve on tell them about the great victory of the Athletics. outs of recent years, and Manager McAleer out at the Arkansas Hot Springs, before reporting the last phenomenal season." In the middle of -my story a grave prelate in flowing will be glad to have him with the squad. robes broke in with: ©Oh. Mr. Mack, why didn©t for training in the Spring. Manage Jack O©Connor, whom President Hedges, you put Plank in as pitcher?© ©Because,© I replied. Tom Hughes, interviewed in Chicago, is very Pitcher Coombs, of the Athletics, lost but three of the Browns,, last Fall abruptly dismissed in a let Plank is a left-hander, and I felt that the Chicago sanguine that he will be able to pitch the games to the Western teams last season, two being ter to the press- because of talk growing out of the team would hit the left-hand pitchers.© But the best ball of his career in 1911. Prospects won by the Chicago White Sox. Lajoie batting incident, claims to have a two-year question showed such careful study of the game for added pitching strength appear good. The date for the marriage of Manager Hugh Jen- contract as the Browns© manager, which has still a and such local knowledge from an onlooker 3000 miles WASHINGTON FIELDING AVERAGES. nings. of Detroit, to Miss Marguerite O©Boyle is set year to run. Unless a settlement for this is made Uy away that I felt American base ball had penetrated for January 5, at Scranton, Pa. President Hedges O©Connor will, his friends say, into Rome, at least among my countrymen here." The official fielding averages of the Ameri appeal to the National Commission. "How about your visit to the Pope?" was asked. can League show the Washington team to Pitcher Addie Jos» is out of the hospital uuite better advantage than did its batting sta recovered from his operation. He adds that his pitch The New York "Sun" says: "It. turns out that Tonnie became imusually serious and replied: "He ing arm has recovered its full strength. before Russell Ford signed an optional agreement is a wonderful personality. He is at once natural tistics. The locals were a very good third, with Promoter Fletcher he received $3000 extra from and dignified, and without effort carries with him with .959, and were only five points behind Washington©s young catcher, Eddie Alnsmith, is the receipts of the series with the Giants in addition an atmosphere that is not of this world. My visit the Athletics and Cleveland*, who were tied the only backstop in this league on whom Eddie to his salary of $2400 and was offered a new ipntraet to the Vatican will always remain a red-letter day for first place with .964. Somerlot, with Collins failed to steal at least one base. for next year calling for $4800. Ford then accepted in my life." .994, was third among the first basemen, the First baseman Bob Unglaub, of Washington, is Fletcher©s visionary offer of $5000 to be paid to first three being players who were in but anxious to get back his old job as manager of the him on February 10. The Highlanders© star pitcher All-Star Players Rewarded. few games, viz., Houser, 20; Bradley, 21; Williamsport Club, of the Tri-State League. does not deny that he has been liberally treated by The All-Star team, which did such valuable Somerlot, 16. Those who think that Boston Upon advice of Fielder Jones, pitcher White and President Farrell." work in getting the Athletics into fettle for will be weak at first base if Stahl quits should catcher Sullivan, of the White Sox. have invested Infielder Elberfeld©s week with the All-Stars con the World©s Series with the Cubs, has been not overlook this Bradley person. While he largely in apple orchards In Washington State. vinced him that Walsh and White, of the White Sox. duly honored and rewarded by the Athletic may not fully fill Stahl©s place, he will excel It, is settled that after the league meeting Presi are two of the wisest pitchers in the major leagues. Club, inasmuch as the club has presented four or five of the other first Backers in the dents Johnson and Comiskey will go to Florida for "The beauty about working behind them is that a little fishing and thereafter, perhaps, to Cuba. they tell you where the bail will be hit before they each member of the All-Star team with a league from the start. Griggs, whom Wash pitch," says the Kid. "Time and time again they gold wat-ch, which were all sent out last week. ington would rather like to get. stands sev Joe Jackson, of the Naps, swings the longest and shifted me to one side or the other, and I got balls The All-Stars received one-half of the receipts enteenth among 19 who played the first bag, heaviest bat in this league, and Kit Elberfeld, of that if I had not changed my position would have for the exhibition games less the expenses, but can do better with proper encouragement. the Nationals, uses the shortest club to get bis been base hits. They know exactly how to work a but the officials of the Athletics thought the Conroy and Elberfeld are practically first bingles. batsman, and bj shifting their defense make it moat players should be rewarded in some other and second, respectively, among the third Qroundkeeper Phil Scbtack, of th» New York difficult to get a ball to safe territory." SPORTING LIFE DECEMBER 17, 1910 Yankees, and while the friends of the latter Lincoln, of the Western Association. Mal- the special Brooklyn car as passengers for a are hopeful, it cannot be said that any of loy belongs to Baltimore and Will likely re long time. As them are overconfident. However, the situa turn there, while McCloskey, who did such THE TRAINING TRIP NEW YORK NEWS tion may change before next season is finish good work for Wilkes-Barre in the latter half is understood here, it will mean that the club ————————————————— 4 ed, for, of course, there are many elements of the season, will return here. Mike Kon- will have a little more travel on its hands that may arise to render a team©s woi©k un nick, the catcher, belongs to the Buffalo Club, than it did in 1909, but it is not expected THE GIANTS© BIGGEST PROBLEM certain. What Chase will accomplish as man and will go back, but Clymer will have Brei- that the players will be inconvenienced to ager of the Yankees, for example, is still ger, whom he purchased from Albany lust any extent. Brooklyn journeyed through tho an undetermined quantity. If he proves to bo season and who is considered one of the best Middle .South some of the time in 1909 and FOR THE NEXT RACE* an improvement upon Stallings he may suc catchers in the league. Manager Clymer has got a lot of good work out of the trip i:» ceed in landing the pennant here despite just purchased pitcher Frank Oberlin from addition to going over some country. The such a formidable foe as the Athletics. Then, the Washington Club. He has also arranged weather Was fairly decent while the players if McGraw can win the pennant in the Na for games here on April 8-9 with the New were in Chattanooga and vicinity, and they Reflection Caused by the Announce tional League which at present seems u York Americans, to be followed by the Ro played good ball against the Southern League) more probable event New York will have chester and Altoona teams. men. Brooklyn drew pretty well in that sec a series of games here next season that will tion of the country and the chances are th;iS, ment of Restoration of "Bugs" throw the great post-season series here this News Notes. the team will do fully as well where it year far in the shade. According to scout The Albany Club has signed A. MacRollis, formerly visits this year. That the South will, in tho Raymond to the Pitching Corps ARTHUR IRWIN, of the Atlanta Club. ; future, be a heavy moneymaker for clubs the Yankees have the pennant cinched. Ir- Manager Charley Dooley, late of Utica, is holding which are seeking Spring work is not very The Highlanders© Chances* win is at present keeping up interest around .nder consideration an offer to manage the Troy probable. Only the championship teams will the Yankee offices telling of the new talent do as well in the future, with the possible he has secured. He figures that the Ath exception of the Giants. There is no getting letics will never again be as formidable a?, away from what the Giants can do on the BY E. H. SIMMONS. in 1910. There are too many old men in the, BROOKLYN BUDGET. road. Whether they are champions or not, New York City, December 12. Editor club. Harry Davis cannot last much longer, they always pull out the crowds. "Sporting Life." There are a good many and he has always been the big gun of the PLAYING TO WIN. reasons why the Giants did not win the pen heavy artillery. Danny Murphy is in the The President and Manager Confident A good thing about the Giants is that Mc nant last year, but the chief same boat. Bender and Eddie Plank, two Graw never lets up on the players. He makes reason was "Bugs" Ray of Mack©s best pitchers, are aged veterans. That the Superbas Will Make a Good mond. He won only foin- them work as hard to win against the Caro Coombs had a great year, and he may be Showing Next Race Beginning to Bank lina chaps as he does if they are playing in games, is charged with losing even better next year, but Chase has even a 11, but was really responsi the National League race, Wherever Brook better prospect in Russel Ford. The Yankees Even Upon a First Division Place lyn plays the same thing is said about : the ble for more defeats than far outclass the Mackites that. Raymond took part in Reasons for Hopes and Expectations. young men under Dahlen. Even the second 19 games last season, but IN CATCHERS. Brooklyn team permitted no grass to grow under its feet. William told his players last started and finished only six Sweeney and Blair will in all probability By John B. Foster. of them. A couple of times prove the best in the league. The pitching .year that, the principal object of going South not very often- he was sent staff should be as strong as the World©s Brooklyn, N. Y., December 12. Editor was to learn how to win games, "and if you in to relieve others who were Champions© ; in fact, stronger, if Connie©s "Sporting Life." Quite a tidy sum of money don©t play games to win them," quoth Wil wobbling. For the most part veterans fail him. Warhop and Quinn rank has been put out by the Brooklyn Base Ball liam, "what in blazes is the use of spending he was relieved after he had with the best. Ray Fisher proved himself Club for players for the sea all, of this time away from home. I want you E. H. Sioimcxu lost the game or was weak in the recent post-season series, also during son of 1911, and if the owner to imagine that it is quite as necessary to ening so fast that McGraw last year©s race. Caldwell, in his few games, of the club is not amiss in beat these clubs here as if it were the de had to call upon his resources. More than drew the toughest teams and got away with his calculations it is the best, ciding game for the championship of the one of the defeats charged Tip against other them. With a port-side flinger of the strength expended sum of money which National League. When you play ball Jhat Giant pitchers could have been laid/ to Ray and endurance of Jim Vaughn, Chase has as Brooklyn has spread upon the way you will find that it will be easy, to mond without doing him an injustice. The fine a batch of twirlers as could be corraled waters for a long time. In play ball the same way when the real strug records shows just what Raymond cost the anywhere. The Athletics have one of the the eloquent words of the gle comes." Giants. He was expected to win at least most wonderful infields ever gotten together. president: "It is one instance THE BROOKLYN PITCHERS. . tall his -games. McGraw really thought it But what a difference the loss of Davis would where Brooklyn has received value for the exchange of While some doubt has been expressed as to would be make. Our infield is inferior only in hitting!. the strength of the Brooklyn outfit in the Chase and Knight were easily the leaders in cash, and value is what A RACE Brooklyn has been after for a box, the manager and the club owners be their respective positions. Jimmy Austin is lieve that there is a chance for more than between "Bugs" and Matty for the pitching a wonderful fielder, but not the slugger long time." This good feel honors of the club. Had this been the casa, ing, which exists between the appears on the surface. One or two of the Baker is. Collins is in a class by himself at John B. Fo«t*r young players who have been secure*! they even the poor fielding of the Giants could all departments. As a combination, our out president and what he has in not have prevented them from winning the sight, is not wholly due to the advent of the are certain will be (rood enough to stick iu National League pennant. It wasn©t that field is exceeded by none in the league. Dan the big show, and there is hope that one or iels, a wonderfully fast man, tops Lord as a Christmas season among us, but is also the the Giants were poor fielders all the time. result of the very flattering reports which two of the men who were with the team last There were stretches when they fielded like fielder, runs away from him on the base paths year will _ do just enough better this season and is nearly his equal in hitting. Rube have been received by the owner of the club champions, not only executing their plays in regard to the material which he has iii to make it out of the question to win from with mechanical precision, but with intelli Oldring and Birdie Cree compose as even a them. There©s Knetzer, for instance. Ha combination as could be found. Both are line for gence as well. Their errors when they were THE YEAR TO COME. was not a winning pitcher in 1909, and yet made came in bunches. The pitching was heavy hitters, fast on the bases and fine there were many games in which he did so of the same sort. There were times when fielders. Chase has two sterling gardeners Between averages, and what has been said by well that it seems as if this season should McGraw seemed to have the best pitching for the right field position in Charley Hemp- managers of minor league clubs, and by good bring him more prominently to the front. staff in the country, but it usually happened hill and Harry Wolter. Danny Murphy is observers of base ball players, Mr. Ebbetts Some teams in the league could do little with, that just as he got them all working in gotd another aged veteran, and must be on the de is certain that the Brooklyn Club, like the him in 1909. If he is as. strong against shape one of them blew up with a mighty cline. Giants, is an organization which is coming those teams the coming year and adds to that report and the others went flying up after JOHN J. McGRATH and not going. The other day John J. Mc a little strength against teams which stood him to keep him company. King Cole, of will introduce to local fans an outdoor game Graw remarked that one of the principal less in awe of him, perhaps he will be ona the Cubs, led the league in the percentage of of base ball at the Seventy-first Regiment points of strength in favor of the Giants for, of the happy surprises in 1911. games won, but Matty was the real leader, Armory, Thirty-fourth Stre*t Park, on Pri-. 1911 was that the players were on the right SOME WAGERS He won more j.;ames than any other pitcher day evening, December 16, between New side of the birthday mark. They are climbing in the league and allowed fewer average runs York and Newark teams. The game will be the ladder instead of going down the steps are being made that Brooklyn will lead th» per nine-inning game than all but Cole, Mc- played under the same rules as outdoor rules, on the other side of the building. © ©If that second division if it is unable to "bust over" tiuillan and Brown. large bats, same as used in regular outdoor is true of the Giants it is also true of the to the other side. That isn©t what Brook base ball, and a medium hard ball minus rub Brooklyns," said Mr. Ebbetts. "We have lyn wants. Of course, leading the second di "BUGS" RAYMOND©S ber or cork inside and the same size as the got some young men on our team whom I vision will not be so bad, but the "fans" poor showing last year (he being more di outdoor ball. Messrs. August Herrmann, Ban wouldn©t trade for anybody©s players, and here would like to see Brooklyn on the hi^h- rectly responsible for the loss of the pennant Johnson, and Thomas Lynch will be on hand, if they get off to a good start next year browed side of the league race, and if that than any other man on the team) .would cer invitations having been extended them to when the season begins at Washington Park takes place this large and thriving hamlet of tainiy seem to be sufficient cause TO cliuii honor the occasion with their presence. Tho there will be a combination on hand Which more than 1,000,000 souls, growing like wild nate hira from any further consideration or New York team will have Fischer, catcher, will make all of these base ball managers sit fire every day in the year, will show that McGraw©& part. As the writer J>eqi;Mitly of Brooklyn; Smith, of York Tri-State, pitch up in their seats and take notice that Brook base ball is a good investment on Lonjj said in these columns last Winter and Spring, lyn has a place on the map. It isn©t the Island if you can produce the goods which er; Hal Chase, first base; Larry Doyle, second shall draw out the shekels. to experiment any further with Raymond base; Billy Gilbert, shortstop; Zitnmerman, dropping-off place, either." .———————t———————. seemed to be tempting fate and vnry likely of the Cubs, third base; Ernie Lush, left HOPING FOR GOOD START. to prove mighty costly. As a matter of fact field; Jack Knight, centre field, and H. (proved by subsequent events) it cost ex Mathewson, right field. Newark team will This may not be grateful ©news to the Cin actly the pennant. In view of this past and have Miller, of Pittsburg; George Browne, cinnati, St. Louis, Boston and Philadelphia costly experience it seems incredible now Batch, of Rochester; Hartmann, of Sioux Clubs, as well as a few others, but the Brook-, that McGraw should be contemplating giving City, and others. lyn folks are confident that they have found The Organization of His New Base Ball "Bugs" "just one more chance." Jf he. what they have been seeking for a long does it not unlikely means tho loss of "just SPRING TRAINING PLANS. time, and they are looking to William Dah- Concern, the Union Association is Mak one more pennant." In striking and refresh-, Manager Chase, of the Highlanders, has len©s good judgment to help lead them out ing Satisfactory Progress. ing contrast to Raymond©s work last season decided upon Richmond, Va., as the Spring of the wilderness. More than anything else was that of the young Hoosier twirler, Otis training place. The regular team will start which will please the Brooklyn management Salt Lake, Utah, December 10. President Crandall. Pitchers usually are in the joke training March 14, but the batterymeu will will be a good start. The folks on the Long W. H. Lucas, organizer of the new Union As class as batsmen, but young be sent to Hot Springs, Va., for a fort Island side of the river would be tickled to sociation, announces that franchises have beeil night©s stay on March 1. The first .-xiiibi- death, and a little more, if their players would granted to four of the six OTIS CRANDALL tion game will be played with Richmond on only win about two-thirds of the games in the cities to comprise the new will have to be awarded the title of the b-;st March 25. Other contests on the Sprin_ early part of the season, and then keep it league. Ogden has a cinch hitting pitcher in the business on his show trip are March 27 and 28, Atlanta; March up all through the year. In the past Brook on the fifth franchise, and for ing last season. Otis hit .342, fielded .984 29, Birmingham; March 30, Chattanooga- lyn never has had much luck in getting the remaining franchise there and won .810 per cent, of his games. It is March 31, Nashville; April 1, 2 and 3, Cin away well and the result has been that the is a lively scrap on between very seldom that a pitcher fields .984 for cinnati ; April 4, Columbus; April 5 and 6, team has become discouraged before the race Twin Falls, Missoula and He as many as 10 games. Neither is .810 Indianapolis; Aprif 8 and 9, Wilkes-Barre. had fairly time to start that is, before the lena. W. H. Lucas, for years common percentage of games won and just, real fight began for championship honors. We the president of the North about never does a twirler hit .342 for a all know that it is a© race for the champion western League, has been in series of games. As a rule the winning pitch ship from start to finish, but there come formally decided upon by the ers are content to take their turn at tae NEW YORK STATE"LEAGUE. times about the first of July to the promoters of the league as the bat with the intention of getting off the MIDDLE OF AUGUST president of the new associa bases and out of the way as soon as possi Manager Clymer Will Remain at the Head tion. He represented inform- ble, so that they may save their strength for when all of the ball players are willing to W. H. Lucai ally the new league at the an the pitching. They know their jobs do not of the Wilkes-Barre Club and Work bite through a horseshoe to have a little good nual meeting of the National depend upon their hitting. © A majority of Hard fb* a Third Pennant. luck fall their way. If Brooklyn should hap Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues managers, in fact, do not encourage hitting pen to stand well about the middle of May Wilkes-Barre, Pa., December 10. Editor in Chicago a few weeks ago. The convention and base running, especially the latter, for and be playing ball which would indicate gave Mr. Lucas protection© on the territory pitchers. They generally advise a pitcher to "Sporting Life." Manager William J. Cly that it might stand well about the first of involved in the organization of the new league run slowly and to fan sometimes when there mer, of the Wilkes-Barre team, of the New July, there is a firm conviction on the part and awarded him a seat in the convention. are two out. But this advice does not go York State League, has at of the club owners that the team has a The Union Base Ball Association was for with Otis Crandall. Crandall won 17 games last announced definitely that chance to get out of the second division, in which it has been anchored for so long. What mally admitted to the National Association an and lost 4 last season, although he pitched he will remain in this city a Class C league. The headquarters of the only 13 complete p-ames. Many of his hits and manage the local team a day of rejoicing it would be on the part were long and timely. next season. He has offers of the "Board of Directors" if something of new league will be in Salt Lake. Offices for from several Eastern League the kind should happen. Resolutions would the headquarters have already been secured in THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION clubs, and it is said could be adopted which would add to the gayety of the Newhouse Building. L. F. Thiel, owner of the Boston Doves is of much interest to get back into the American nations, and also add to the general and popu of the Salt Lake franchise, has commenced the New York fans in that it promises to give Association if he desired, but lar interest of base ball. To be back again work on the new base ball park at Ninth, last season©s tail-enders a better standing he has decided that, as he has where the team once was, when Hanlon war, South and State streets, and will have it in the league next year and thus render tho his money invested in the manager, would be about the biggest and completed long before the season begins. games played with them of more interest to Wilkes-Barre franchise he longest feather in the cap of "Bill" Dahl«n Cliff Blankenship, manager and catcher for the general spectator. The one great prob will remain here. Hopke, the which could wave this side of Bergen Beach. the Salt Lake team, has already signed sev eral Coast stars for Salt Lake©s team. John lem for those interested in the maintenance star shortstop and third base- PRESIDENT EBBETTS© HOPE. of professional base ball is how to strengthen Wm. Clymer man of last season©s team, J. McCloskey, formerly manager of the Mil the weaker teams in the league so as i<> brimc will not return, as he is the The owner of the club has been delving into waukee team, of the American Association, them up to a par with those in the lead. As property of Indianapolis, and Clymer has some of the history of base ball clubs in the will manage Butte. "Billy" Neal, formerly everybody knows, and as has been frequently signed Boucher, of the St. Paul team. Catiz, past. He has discovered that there are in scout for the Philadelphia Chib, has takeii commented upon in these columns, the pres the fast and hard-hitting third baseman, is stances in which the younger players have the Great Falls franchise. Barney Dreyfusa ent Status of the teams in both leagues is to be back at that position again, and Peter been leading factors now and then in making is behind him and the prospective Pirates entirely a too lop-sided one. As far "as can Noonan will doubtless be at first base. It is a race interesting, and it has come to his will be given a try-out with Great Kails. be seen now there is no prospect of any uncertain who will cover second. Nill, who knowledge that occasionally they have been Jack Cody, who has the Boise franchise, is radical improvement in this respect next year good enough to^ act as pacemakers, and also negotiating with Calgary for the release of did such good work there last season, is a as disturbers of the peace for some of thu The race in the National League still prom free agent, and, although Clymer might be Hugh Kellackey in order to get him to man ises to be practically only between Chicago, old guard, who were quite sanguine that they age the Boise team. "Father"© Tom Kelly, glad to have him back, he may decide that had a mortgage,on the championship. Thai i\ew York and Pittsburg. No one has anr he would like to go somewhere else. Raf- who starred in base ball in Salt Lake and other idea but that one of these three teams has filled him with hope for the season to other Western cities half a dozen years ago, ferty, a new outfielder,, has already been come, and if occasionally he does tell all of will win the pennant in 1911. In landed. He is young and fast and a go will probably secure the Ogden franchise. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE . his friends that he thinks the team of 1913 batsman. George Hunter may again be to be one of those aggregations which .ire (Since the above was sent in tho new Union Asso the situation seems to offer even less excite tained from Montreal for right field. There more likely to prove a happy disappointment ciation has been permanently organized with Butte ment. Today, at least, Connie Mack©s team will be a number of changes in the pitching than a bitter disappointment, he cannot be and Great, Falls. .Mont.; Salt Lake City and Ogden. looks like sure winners for next year. Tho staff. Bills and Applegate have already been blamed, for he is well convinced that the Utah; Boise and Twin Falls, Idaho, as its members; only team that is expected to give the Ath disposed of, the one to the Montgomery Club, yonn- men of the organization are a little and with Mr. W. H. L,ucaa as presiaent-secreUrjH letic* anything like a real race it ta« of the Southern League, and the other to better than any woo nave b»en loaded into U«wur«r. Editor "Sporting Life.") ©-DECEMBER© 17, 1910 SPORTING LIFE season. And speaking of diamond recruits that they could not talk about anything but who hit over .300 on the stage don©t forget the good time they had missed and what they ^ EASTERN LEAGUE MEETING. Mike Donlin. were going to do to the fellows that fooled ANOTHER WINTER PIPE. them when they got hold of the miscreants. Ed. Barrow Is Chosen to Succeed Pat It didn©t take Garry Herrmann long to smash the yarn that a deal had been framed Powers as President Schedule of 154 up to give Eddie Grant and George Mc- DETROIT DOTLETS. Games Is Adopted. Quillan to Chicago for a quartet of Cub New York, N. Y., December 13. Edward twirlers. Baildom would be chewing hard Return of the Tigers From the Island of G. Barrow was elected president of the East on the old morsel of syndicate ball if Chicago ern League of Professional Base Ball Clubs and-Philadelphia ever pulled off any trade of Cuba, With Honors and Pelf Manager at the annual Fall meeting, thsft sort and it doesn©t seem reasonable to Jennings at Last Settles Definitely Upon which began, at the Hotel Revolutionizing the Rules in the suppose that the Cincinnati Club would be Victoria yesterday. The vote the clearing house fox any such sort of swap. the Place for Spring Training The stood 5 to 3 against P. T. Headlines A Space Filling It would be nothing new for Cincinnati to Powers, who sent in a letter land players in deals and then pass them Talk of Trades, Etc. of resignation which the mag up without giving ©em a chance to wear red nates refused to accept. There Pastime Putting Umpires to socks. Eddy McFarland was secured in his © By Paul Hale Brnske. .,J was much ill feeling over the youth and then passed along to new fame as © election and Powers was sur a catcher elsewhere. Christy Mathewson was Detroit, December 10. Editor "Spoiling Severe Test McLean, Actor* Life." Back from the land of sunshine to prised when he learned that swapped to New York for the fading Amos delegates from five dubs, Bal Rusie. Frank Corridon didn©t linger. And the snowy regions of their homes have come timore, Toronto, Montreal, so the cases might be multiplied. Everybody the Detroit Tigers, their tour Buffalo, and Newark, as BY REN MULFORD, JR. is glad that the Red Chief who was at At of Cuba ended and their win sembled at the hotel shortly Cincinnati, O., December 9. Editor "Sport lantic City on Elks© business put a spike in ter©s rest before them. They Edward Barrow after 12 o©clock and proceed the tale as long as Mike Mitchell©s bat. left the Habana Reds smart ing Life." Although the 1910 official aver ing under the sting of defeat, ed to cast their votes for ages are about all out the records are not and the Almendarez simply Barrow. Powers had issued a call for tha quite clear on one count. snowed under. Both teams meeting to convene at 2 o©clock and at that The scramble is fierce - for of dusky warriors were turn hour the delegates met, the dabs being Rep leadership in the Bull Con ed over to tlie tender mercies resented as follows: Jersey City, Walter League. This is verily the President Murphy of the Cubs of Opinion of the World©s Champion Ath O©Mara; Newark, Joseph McQinnity and T. Winter of the writer©s specu letics, whom the Tigers had J. Martin; Buffalo, Jacob Stein and George lation discount. A number of That There Will Be No Great Changes also defeated in one clash. T Stallings; Montreal, S. Liehtenheim and old familiar yarns have been For the first time an Ameri E. J. McCafferty; Rochester, 0. T. Chapin taken out© and, relieve©d ©of in the Chicago Team Only the Pitching can team has come back from and John Ganzel; Providence, T. J. Crowley dust and cobwebs, are being Department Needs Bolstering Up. the "Bloody Isle" with a and James Collins; Toronto, J. J. MwCaftrey yanked on the platform and Paul H. Bruskt and Joseph Kelley. It was understood that bunch of scalps. The Tigers. Powers had made no personal campaign for labeled live issues. The 168- By Frank B. Hutchinson, Jr. also brought back the usual amount of tropi game schedule is in for1 a cal pelf. In fact, several of them had to re-election, but it was said that Robert Da- long session, but nobody out Chicago, December 10. Editor "Sporting purchase packing cases for vis, the Democratic leader in New Jersey, and side of the Bughouse looks Life." The Cubs© infield of 1911 will be other influential politicians across the Bud- Ken Mulford, Jr. upon©the resurrection as any the same as that of 1910. according to Presi- , ; THEIR BOOTY. son had pulled wires in his behalf ; also, _ that thing more serious than a dent©Murphy. Since1 the close Enough Havana tobacco to create a blue August Herrmann, chairman of the National ghost dance just to fill space. The old foul- of the disastrous World©s Se blaze over Bennett Park for an entire sea Commision, had done some Quiet missionary ries there have been many ru work. But that did not alter the fact that sirike discussion has come in for a mild re son, drftwn work galore, souvenirs, fruits, view. Some people are talking of cutting mors, newspaper , and other POWERS SOON REALIZED wise, to the effect that there plants and what-not comprise the baggage of the number of balls from four to three. AIT the party, and some of the boys admit that that he was up against a combination. So action of this sort might increase the ef would be several .changes in when ihe had called the roll and the election the line-up of the Cubs before they have blown about all of the $500 which of officers was reached Powers produced the ficiency of a few twirlers, but the chances ave the opening of next season. fell to their lot as the result of the cam that it would simply result in a multiplicity It was not until Friday of paign. While it was, to a great extent, a joy- following letter and then left the -meeting: of bases on balls rather than a tremendous this week that, Murphy broke trip, as all barnstorming expeditions are sure New York, December 12, 1910. Gentlemen: plentitude of base hits. One of the funny his silence on the subject and to be, the boys all look in fine trim and be Immediately upon my re-election as president things about these annual typographical revo announced that there would* lieve they have had just enough exercise to last year I stated that 1 would not be a lutions, which rarely get outside the column be no changes. Harry Stein-W keep them right. They brought with them a candidate another year. That statement was rules of the pages on which they are printed, ______feldt, the. veteran third base- standing invitation to come back any season voluntary on my part. My election was nor is that nobody seems to bf clamoring for the F B. Hutchinson lnan© was tne man most Pick© when they can repeat the unbroken regular brought ©about by any statement of this kind changes except the suffering scribes who are ed to go, but Murphy em front and are all strong for the trip. The made bv me prior to my election, reports to shy on dope. Real news is scarce in these phatically denied that Steinie would be let women of the party were pleasantly enter the contrary notwithstanding. For 18 years ante-Christmas days, but i! is easy to tear out. Jimmy Sheckard was another who was tained and are as enthusiastic as their ath I have been elected president of the league the rules to pieces. As a matter of fact, the picked as a © ©has been©© by the wise ones, letic husbands. and of late years just prior to the a&nanl good old national game is getting along pretty but the chubby president nailed that rumor meeting some disgruntled magnate or mag well and there is no more occasion for radi in the same convincing manner. Of course, MANAGER JENNINGS nates, who could not influence me to dis cal amendment of the playing rules than for nothing has been heard from Manager Chance blew into Detroit after a trip of inspection criminate in his or their favor during thn the repeal of the Ohio law against big hats in his California home, and he may have of the prospective training camps. He playing season, would bring forth a : candi in the theatres. There never was a time in some, other ideas on brought a complete report, which resulted in date ambitious to succeed me. But at no Balldom©s history when there were more the announcement that the Tigers are to, do time during the entire period has there been lovers of the game, more organized profes THE CUB INFIELD. their spring training at Monroe, La. Hugh- one vote against me for this office. To one sional leagues, .and more amateur and Semi- Despite the denial of Mr. Murphy that any ie©s report of Monroe©s accessibility and ad who has given the professional organizations. This era of un- changes were contemplated, the local fans vantages was a glowing one. The ball yard BEST OF HIS ABILITY p.©.rallelled prosperity is eloquent proof that are not convinced that there will be 110 there is at present in a somewhat dilapidated to the performance of his duties, aad _ this there is no mad clamor for rule changes. In changes. The same infield has played to state, due to a season©s disuse, but will be without fear or favor, such opposition is of, surgency is popular just now in the political gether for five consecutive years, and that©s put into shape by the home talent this win necessity embarrassing and annoying. This world, but in Baildom the standpatters seem a pretty good length of time for four players ter. Mr. Murphy, the Bennett Park lawn and the fact that opportunities are open _ to to hold a royal flush. to stay together. There is no doubt but that masseur, will be on hand a couple of weeks Evers and TifiKer are good for some time before the felines, recruits and veterans, and me at the present time which seem inviting THE SCHOOL OF UMPIRES. more, but there «re doubts about Manager will have the foliage in a state of advanced have prompted me not to be a candidate for Back in the old days C. Webb Murphy Chance- and Steinfeldt. Both these men have elasticity and contour. Hughie dilates on M-eleetion. Since the date of th« last an and William Buckingham Ewing got into the been in the game for a good many years. the accessibility of the ball park, the hotel nual meting I have not in any Tray solicited limelight with a © Base Ball Correspondence Chance has been injured so many times that facilities, the open-air bathing possible the any club owner©s rote »or have I requested ©School. The plan of teaching the young the least© little thing puts him out of the year round and the hospitality of my friends to do so. In conclusion I want to Cobbs and budding Lajoies how to hit .300 game, and he is out more than any other say that I have nothing but the most friend by mail never created as much of a furore regular. Steinie is slowing up there is no THE MONROE CITIZENS. ly feeling toward the members of the league as the re-appearance of Dr. Cook. Another doubt about that Ibut he is still a mighty The latter particular was especially" noted_in and I will always hope for the future suc new base ball wrinkle has been sprung. good, steady third baseman, and while he is the promise of a prominent citizen to provide cess, artistically and financially, of the 1 or Charley Williams, of the Chicagos, isn©t alone not spectacular, he is there most of the time. all unmarried Tigers with Monroe help-meets. ganization. Very truly yours, P. T. Powers. in his contention that the umpires need a PRESIDENT MURPHY In fact, the town©s history in base ball has By a vote of 5 to 3 it was decided not to course of Spring training to get the scum off been very much to the Gretna Green. The accept Powers© resignation but to go ahead their peepers. In no other vocation where the has admitted that he has a big trade in sight, astute little manager is strongly of the im with the election, as it was quickly seen eyes are so important a factor is tlie test so but that is all the information he will give. pression that San Antonio will never be re that the snap vate taken ©earlier in the day lax as that which is NOT exacted in the He denied that either Steinfeldt or Sheck gretted by the Tigers and their friends. could not stand legally. Stein, of Buffalo, ard would be involved in the deal. It is gen Frankly, the writer will be surprised if this THEN RENOMINATED BARROW, . choice of an umpire. Some of these days the erally believed that several of the minor proves the case, Hughie©s prediction to the American League or some other real wide members of the team will be involved in the contrary. Ball players of the big-league type and Dunn, of Baltimore, seconded him. Cha awake organization will put their umpires in trade, which will probably bring a major are prone to sigh for the things which are pin, of Rochester, placed Powers© name be the hands of competent oculists for examina league twirler of some prominence to the not, regardless of the apparently ideal condi fore the delegates, and Crowley, of Provi tion. More than one judge of play has Cubs. It is a cineh that the Cubs could use tions in which they are placed. However, if dence, seconded the motion. Barrow was de "bluffed it" through the season who couldn©t at least two more good and experienced twirl the team starts the year with the men in clared elected, Rochester, Providence and pass muster if his eyes were tested by an ex ers. The miserable showing the pitchers in shape, the location and accompaniments of Jersey City remaining loyal to the man who pert. The Williams© idea of getting the the World©s Series made has convinced the the training season; will be a matter of slight founded the league. It was decided to play judges of play into preliminary action isn©t a fans that the pitching staff is going back and moment. a schedule of 154 games next year, the, season half bad idea. is not what it was two or three years ago. POSSIBLE TRADES. to open April 20 and the dates to be assign AS DR. GOSS SEES THINGS.-. While the Cubs won the National League ed by the new president. The new Board, of pennant by a wide margin last season, there With nothing else of possible interest, the Directors are: Stein, chairman; Chapin, Did you ever notice how the language of was no time during the season when all local word-painters are busily engaged in- the Dunn, O©Mara and McCaffrey. The schedule the game is woven into the wool and warp, of coining of trade rumors. The latest has it meeting will be held in Baltimore on Febru our everyday talk? Cincinnati has been in THE VETERAN TWIRLERS that the irrepressible John I. Taylor is lay- ary 6. At 5 o©clock the meeting adjourned tlie©thick of a big campaign^ for. the Y. M. were in good condition at the same time. in- plans for a wholesale vendue and swap until Tuesday. President Barrow said he C. A. and ten teams of prominent business There was always something wrong with one ping match. If that is the case, Detroit may wotild not remove the league©s headquarters men have been on the skirmish line looking or two of them. Overall and Brown appear listen to some of the inducement©s offered. from this city and would open new offices in for dollars. They dined at noon every day to be the men who have gone back more One of them, it is rumored, is Joe Wood, a few days. The Montreal Club signed E. J. Jn the Chamber of Commerce Building. than anv of the others, arid they probably who has been an in-and-out performer for the McCafferty to manage the team in place of Charles Frederic Goss, minister, author and have the furtherest to go. Mclntire was far Red Sox for a couple of seasons. Wood has Barrow and the former promptly made two orator, was the speaker at one of these ses from coming up to expectations and Reul- pitched some ball against Detroit which was trades. He exchanged winters for Carroll,, sions. He is the "Ralph Connor" of these bach, never delivered the goods with any de as good as the Walter Johnson brand, but of Toronto, and let Dorner go to "Wilkes- diggings. When he began he made all the gree of regularity: King Cole and Lou Richie has never impressed the writer as a reliable Barre in exchange for Hunter. liiids sit right up when he declared: Wolfe, Marion-Chilli. . 73 284 30 G3 13 7 .222 Harrison, Chillicothe.. 31 77 10 17 3 1 .221 MINUS MANAGER Wilkie, Chillicotue ... 42 93 50 21 6 5 .221 /L G. Spalding & Bros. lieckheimer, Portsmouth 90 300 23 60 IS 10 .220© Purtell, ChiUieothe ... 118411 35 89 25 26 .217 v^/i*^^-^^^^ The Largest Manufacturers THE ST. LOUIS VACANCY NOT Tjobart, Lane. -Newark. 72 199 17 43 9 12 .216 Lewis, Marion ...... 38 90 8 33 4 1 .216 ,^\^^*^pfcv Lohr, Chit-Mar. -Ports. 94 338 .44 73 14 40 .215 in the World of YET FILLED. Doherty, Lima ...... 100 379 57 81 15 44 .214 Wauger, Lancaster .... 82 252 25 54 7 11 .214 Official Base Ball Supplies Irwin. Chilli. -Port s. ... 114 392 40 84 12 28 .214 /^M^fl^^*\ K. Caine, Lancaster ... 29 89 4 19 4 4 .213 The Annual Meeting of the Club Wills, La-icaster ..... 30 118 10 25 5 2 .212 Thomas, Marion-Lane. 111416 30 88 8 11 .212 ,^^_/*^* ^Mli&ifiilgl Passes Without the Promised Friend, Lima ...... 66204 17 43 7 8 .211 Joost, lAucaster ...?.. 28 109 . 7 23 6 2 .211 i ^ C/^i^m^m INDOOR Chancy, Lancaster ... 35 108 9 21 4 1 .210 Announcement by President R. Miller, Lancaster .... 4fl 100 11 21 4 1 -210 Munk, Lima ...... 33 86 10 18 1 1 .209 ; yndoor^Cff^^m Coriwell, Portsmouth. . . 1S1 471 41 98 39 12 .208 Hedges of the New Manager* Wcllcr, Lima-Marion. . 143 459 40 95 18 2C .207 BASE BALL Lake, Chillicothe ..... 58 185 6 38 , 7 5 .20fi Welsh, Lancaster .... 107 336 23 69 10 12 .205 SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." ITornunfi, Portsmouth. . 131 414 43 84 13 18 .203 Miller, Portsmouth ... 45 124 17 25 5 1 .202 St. Louis, Mo., December 12. Though the Baxter, Marion ...... 44112 9 22 2 3 .100 Popular Winter game. Can be St. Louis American League Club held its an ,T. Long, Newark ...... 12 41 I) 8 3 0 .195 nual meeting on December 6. no manager was White, Newark ...... 22 78 3 15 1© 1 .102 played in all halls; in school yards; Fryer, Chilli. -Laac. ... 49178 15 34 8 4 .191 appointed, and affairs, as far Curren.s, Lancaster ... 12f> 427 36 81 14 7 .fiK> indoor or outdoor; and in all armories sisSssiSigssK©fffisgsi;* as the players© end oi tiie Ludwig, Portsmouth .. 34 107 C 20 2 0 .187 |f||jji|ij||p|| organization is concerned, are lt|BIP8f^M|ts just where they were when Crew, Cbillieothe .©.... 17 59 2 11 3 2 .186 g|liiiilijKlp©5 Jack O© Connor ceased active Conley, Newark ...... 112379 20 fi9 15 10 .182 SPALDING INDOOR R,\SE BALLS AND BATS * fft©^ifip connection with the club. Meyers, Newark ...... 6623-1 17 42 17 1 .ISO IIP* The directors were in session Pennybaker, Lima .... 27 89 10 10 5 1 .180 Spalding Official Indoor Base E©all, No. 1 . . ,. $1$0 Jit*" a" ^a^ ^on£© an(i, because of Grandell, Chtlllcothe.. 49 141) 8 25 6 4 .170 »**$&NidiP3iP this, l^e very brief announce - Newnham, Lima ...... 117 362 33 64 27 in .177 Spalding National Guard Indoo r Base Ball, No. IX > llOO LaFollett. Newark .... 13 34 2 0 i 1 .176 te^lpliHl ment that was made at the Varley, Newark ...... 10 40 4 7 H 4 .175 Spalding National Guard Indoo r Base Ball, No. 2 . .75 tK^^rSaMi conclusion of the meeting. Clickeuger, New. -Lane. 35 93 6 16 2 0 .172 JUjHMI^n was a surprise. President McCartuey, Lancaster. . 15 60 4 10 21 .167 Spalding National Guard Indoo r Base Ball, No. 3 . .75 iflV^fflBHH Hedges was spokesman for A. ©Long, Lima ...... 94 296 16 49 17 6 .ICC Goshqrn. Newark ..... 47110 13 18 6 2 .164 Spalding Regulation Bats, No. C) ...... 50 R. L. Hedges in» dispersed. He refused to ©Barter, Portsmouth ... 37 S6 9 14 3 1 .168 go into any detail as to the McDowell, Newark .... 20 GO 5 11 2 0 .159 ? -.". . . . .40 work that had been done, and contented him C. Hollingsworth, New. 10 -15 6731 .156 Spalding Regulation Bats, No. 1 self with the statement that he had been given full power to select and sign a manager. Walls, Portsmouth ... 16 40 7 G 1 1 .150 Spalding©s Official Indoor Base Ball Guide for 1910. When the appointment would be made he Hanna, Newark ...... 62 196 10 29 10 2 .148 Wetzel, Lancaster .... 21 72 1 9 3 2 .139 would not say. He said no other business Willoughby, Mar. -Lima 21 65 3972 .138 Illustrated. Price, Ten Cents other than the routine was transacted. It is Fischel, Marion ...... 14 44 2 G 1 2 .136 believed that much time was given to O© Con Errens, Lancaster .... 17 70 5921 .129 SEND FOR CCATALOGUE nor©s case and consideration of the club©s Anderson, Lancaster . . 14 56 2 7 1 0 .125 position. The Browns© deposed manager did Beer, Lancaster ..... 22 57 3 710 .123 uot appear at the meeting. There was no R. Hollingsworth, New. 38 90 2 11 4 0 .122 chance for him to make any demands, as he Merritt, Newark ..©... 12 33 S 4 6 1 .121 has been paid for his services up to January Ahem, Chillicotlie ... 14 42 0 5 0 1 .119 X8. G. Sftaffling & Bros. 1, so that the club has not violated any Harms, Chillicothe .... 11 34 1 3 0 0 .088 New York Buffalo St. Louis C olumbus Louisville Los Angele* agreement with, him as yet. He, says he will Newark Syracuse Ki-n.as City C etroit Minneapolis Seattle appear .on January 1, with his two-years© Dunniek, Lima-Lane.. 18 54 2 4 0 0 .074 Boston Chicago Cincinnati ftflilwaukee San Francisco New Orleans contract in his possession. If then informed Doggett, Chillicothe... 15 43 4332 .007 Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland 1 ndianapolis St. Paul Atlanta {hat his services are not required and refused Scott, Chillicothe ..... 11 25 0 0 0 0 .000 ^ Washington Denver P ittsburg Dallas compensation for the time that Ms contract Montreal, Canada Toronto, Canada London, E ngland Manchester, England Birmingham, England Sydney, Australia Edinburgh, Scotland covers, he will sue. Wallace, it is generally Club Fielding. believed, will be named to manage the club. The ,only question is whether this will be Club. G. PO. A. E. Pet. Portsmouth ...... 143 3831 1874 226 .962 SHORTSTOPS. done before the league meeting, or whether Lima ...... 141 3711 1644 233 ,958 it will be held off until after the first of the Lancaster ...... 141 3687 1935 250 .957 McClintock, Lima ...... 26 54 42 4 .958 year, as part of the plan to fight O© Connor Lloyd, Uma ...... 54 79 8 5 .946 when he takes action. Chillicothe ...... 141 3623 1794 293 .949 Cooperrider, ChilHcothe ..©...... 31 11 15 .423 Purtell, Chlllicothe ...... 108 106 3,14 37 .931 Hornung, Portsmouth ..... 129 200 42 47 .930 Clickinger, Lancaster-Newark ... 28 9 13 .409 K. Caine, Lancaster ...... 29 52 75 10 .926 THE OHIO LEAGUE, Individual Fielding. Lallier, Lancaster ...... 60 122 100 26 ..916 Cheney. .Lancaster ...... 31 10 17 .370 CATCHERS. Krvans, Lancaster ...... 17 32 36 7 .907 The Official Team and Individual Averages Player-Club. O. PO. A. K. Pct.PR. Ayette. Marion ...... 92 138 184 34 .904 R. Hollingsworth, Newark ...... 35 10 21 .323 Moore. Newark ...... 30 63 90 19 .890 C. Hollingsworth, Newark ...... 16 4 10 .286 of the Players in the 1910 Champion Shannon, Newark ...... 20 77 31 2 .982 5 Cor.ley, Newark ...... 24 45 62 17 .889 ship Race Presented by President R. W. Weinberg. Portsmouth..... 139 698 145 19 .978 18 Hanna, Newark .:...... -... 62 109 162 38 .877 Wolfe, Marton-Chllllcothe.. 17 42 43 12 .876 Read. Ware. Chillicothe ...... 16 70 14 2 .977 3 CAUGHT ON THE FLY. Schreck, Marion ...... 29134 29 5 .970 2 Following are the official batting averages Reilley. Marion ...... 107 632 127 26 .967 44 Kec-kheimer, Portsmouth ... 12 16 18 9 .791 of the Ohio State League players for the Lake. Chillicothe ...... 58297 82 17 .957 8 At Harann, Cuba, December 5, the Detroit team 1010 championship season, as compiled by Sample, Lima-Chillicothe. . 15 66 20 4 .956 2 THIRD BASEMEN. defeated Almendares, 6-3. President R., W. Read: Welsh, Lancaster ...... 107 485 123 29 .954 23 Sculler, Chillicothe...... 13 18 23 1 .976 Umpire Joseph York, late of the Ohio-Pennsylvania Club Batting. Kiehl, Newark-Lancaster. . . 11 44 13 3 .950 5 Reckheimer, Portsmouth ... 18 19 17 2 .947 League. Club. C. AB. K. H. RH. SB. Pet. Anderson. Newark ...... 74312 89 21 .950 8 Purtell, Chlllicothe ...... 10 16 19 2 .946 Manager .Tames Sullivan, of the Lincoln (Western Portsmouth .... 14:: 4580 ,r>24 1141 2U 229 ©M9 Currans, Lancaster ...... 101 129 2C9 20 .937 League) Club, has been granted his unconditional re Merritt, Newark ...... ©.... 12 58 7 4 .942 0 Conwell, Portsmouth ...... 125 170 250 29 .©.)35 . lease by that club. Chillicothe .... HI 440G 42.©, 100:1 18!1 228© .^28 PJehl, Newark- Lancaster. ... 30 37 42 6 .930 Shortstop David Bancroft, of the Superior (Ne .bane-aster ..... 141 4.J52 i;»7 101B 141 170 .223 PITCHERS. braska League) Club, was married at Duluth, Mirin., Plaver-CIub. G. PO. A. E. Pet. Conley. Newark ...... 81 101 2UG 28 .91G : on November 22 to Miss Edna Ciesen, of that city. La Follette. Newark ...... 13 5 39 0 1.000 Anderson, Newark ...... 31 35 58 12 .883 Manager Tommy Dowd, of the New Bedford (New Individual Batting. Willougbby, Marion-Lima... 21 22 27 7 .875 England League) Club, has signed two semi-profes sional players of Buffalo, N. Y., namely, catcher Player- dull. o. AB. H. H. SH. SP.. Pot. Walls. Portsmouth ...... 16 4 38 1 .977 OUTFIELDERS. Joseph Craig and pitcher Harold Perry. Roil reck, Marion ...... 2il 10S) 12 30 :; 2 ."67 Xmich. Marion ...... 24 17 62 2 .975 Collins, Lancaster ...... 11 10 1 01.000 Mowe, Newark ...... ::" 112 2." 38 14 12 .CH9 Reilev. Lima ...... 38 16 118 4 .971 Hoffman. Lancaster-Lima. . . 81 155 12 3 .982 A Cambridge. Mass., dispatch states that "Harvard lones, Portsmouth .... .r>7 214 39 72 11 24 .336 Wilpie, Chillicothe ...... 24 S 60 2 .971 Breeti. Portsmouth ...... 128 238 20 G .977 and the University of Pennsylvania will meet -on the Alera, Newark ...... 12 .1C 5 12 1 2 .333 Beer, Lancaster ...... 19 3 65 2 .971 Soldiers© Field diamond June 7. In 1912 two game* Linderbeek, Marion ...... 25 39 4 1 .977 will be arranged .between the colleges, one in Cam F. O©Day, Portsmouth. 100 44)1 69 130 11 39 ]:;24 Baxter, Marion ...... 29 14 77 3 .968 Reckbeimer, Portsmouth ... 29 .30 8 1 .974 Lambert, Newark ...... 14 29 29 1 l .310 Cooperrider, Chlllicothe ... 31 IS 61 3 .967 Anderson, Lancaster ...... 14 30 2 1 .970 bridge and the other at Philadelphia." Pot.ts. Chillicothe .... 108 382 54 118 23 23 !,"0fl Goulait. Marion ...... 38 20 90 4 .966 J. Drown, Newark ...... 50 85© 12 3 .970 Pitcher Clay R. Lancke, of the Duluth (Minnesota- Keilley, Marion ...... 197 fi!)0 ?!2 119 15 30 .."05 R. Hollingsworth, Newark.. 35 9 106 4 .966 Lobert, Lancaster- Newark. . 18 26 1 1 .964 Wisconsin League) Club, is critically ill in a San- Breen. Portsmouth ... 1X0497 88 151 22 30 .304 dusky, 0., Hospital with blood .poisoning, the result Bewitt, ghlilicothe ... 109 402 3» 119 16 28 .296 of failure to properly oare for a trivial wound .while .Tones, Portsmouth ...... 57 71 7 3 .963 hunting. Physicians say his pitching days are over. Uimb. ChiUieothe .... 13 48 4 , 14 3 2 .2112 Boyer, Marion ...... 14 6 37 2 .956 Potts, Chillicothe ...... 108 107 10 5 .959 President Armour, of the Toledo (American As Weinberor. Portsmouth. 141 481 41 139 23 24 289 Duriick, Lima-Lancaster ... 18 2 55 3 .950 H. Caine. Lancaster ...... 56 58 11 3 .958 sociation) Club, has sold pitcher Lamliue and out- Motilr. Lancaster ...... 11 28 3 8 2 2 286 Lloyd, Uma ...... 15 7 50 3 .9.50 Meeban, Marion ...... 129 230 17 12 .950 flelder Miller outright and inflelder Anderson op Haittz, Lima ...... 129417 C4 118 17 49 285 Ahem, Chillicothe ...... 13 4 32 2 .947 Lohr, CMl.-Ports.-Marlon.. 94 136 16 ©7 .950 tionally to the Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast Ef. Caine. -j^ant-astsr . . 50 2-fl4 31 58 4 it 284 Grandle, Cbillieothe ...... 36 12 108 8 .942 Kendall. Newark ...... 98 194. 12 10 .954 League; and has signed southpaw pitcher E. W. Blake, l^anoaster ..... 129 511 4fl 144 1." 29 282 Clickenger, Newark-Laneas. . 28 9 84 6 .939 .loost. Lancaster ...... 26 38 2 2 .952 Kolath. Meehan. Marion ...... 129 433 84 121 24 03 28(1 llarter. Portsmouth ...... 37 14 108 8 .938 Frver, Chillicotbe-Lancaster. 49 72 S 4 .952 PeiU. Lancaster ...... 60 195 13 ".4 4 10 277 Munk, Uma ...... 31 12 93 7 .938 Dohorty, Lima ...... 106 176 8 10 .949 President Moreland, of th.3 Ohia-Pcmnsyivanl« Keudall, Newark ..... 98 402 45 Ull ]K 21 274 C. Hollingsworth. iNewark... 1C 8 60 5 .932 W. Hrowne, Chlllicothe ....© 47 101 5 8 .940 League, lias called a meeting of the- league at the Inhnstun. Marion ..... 11". 371 3.1 101 24 22 272 Hollenden Hotel. Cleveland. January 9, 1911. Ha Xesser. Lima...... 110439 61 119 27 33 ©©71 Mere. Newark ...... 12 2 47 4 .925 Kpler. Marion ...... 122 189 14 12 .944 las also promulgated the contract of driver Young HaJpy, Chillicothe .... 44 138 1.1 3(1 t; 2 268 Cheney. Lancaster ....a.... 21 11 120 11 .023 Colliga-n, Marion ...... 99 1G6 23 9 .944 with Krie, and of iUissell Bush, 1-lvereH Scott. Fred Ware. CiiillieoU e ..... 22 72 7 19 3 :: - lAida, Lynchburg ...... 13." Baker. Richmond ...... r.0.~i Irvine, Richmond ...... 104 WAGNER©WORTH Welcher, Petersburg ...... 91 Coggins, Lynehburg ...... 57 Kunkle, Uanville-Petersburg ... 2">f> Salve, Richmond ...... 60 Mayberry. Danville ...... 154 Busscy, Danville ...... 108 Hamilton, I©etersburg ...... 142 MorrLssey, Danville-Richmond ... 100 Bessett," IJic.limoad ...... 213 Ryersori, fianvflle ...... 40 Larkius©, Da.nville ...... 84 Behan, l^ynchburj; ...... B4 Authoritative Denial to the Re K;-,ekel, Kichaiond ...... 43 Oefnlu. itoauolie ...... ]15 ports That the Great Pirate Walker, Norfolk ...... 51 in the Calla-haii. Danville ...... 44 Ryati, Norfolk ...... 37 Star May Be Traded or Sold to I/oos..,, Danville ...... : ;(> iirandon, Lynchburg ...... 10!) the Ambitious Cincinnati Club, Verlxlut, Richmond ...... 87 Official SPECIAL TO "SPORTING- LIFE." PittsbuXff, Pa., December 10. Information American League Ball from Cincinnati that a deal is on between Pittsburg and Carry Herrmann for the trans fer of Hans Wagner to that has increased the city in exchange for Hoblit- Club Fielding. zel and catcher Tom Clark Club. B. TO. Pet. angered owners, of- the, Piris- Richmond., burg Club today and caused Roanoke . Players© Batting Averages them to issue denials. .. The Danville story was that Carl Kruger, Lynchbufg of Cincinnati, had© received Petersburg See the Official Averages of the Am a letter from Tom Clajk, in Norfolk .. erican League just out. They show which., the catcher wrote that he had been given to under Pitchers© Records. .conclusively that it is due to the stand that both himself ami Player-Club; © G. IP. W. Hoblitzel were to be traded Sewell, Danville ...... 1 to Pittsburg for Wagner, etc. Gytiosh, Koauoke ...... 1 Jolin Wagner "These players are humorists Shcckels, Danville ..... 1 Only Perfect Ball when they start to write let- Doane, Koanpke ...... 13 121 12 ters to each other," said Secretary Will A. Bussey, Danville ...... 32 Locke, of the Pirates, this afternoon. "I Puttman, Petersburg ... 4 30 3 Write for free catalog to have no doubt Mr. Clarlc, of Cincinnati, wrote Short, Hoanoko ...... 11 that to his friend. Ball players usually Vance, Norfolk ...... 28 233 10 write something when they communicate with Jenkins, Roanoke ...... 17 107 0 S. Gaston. Danville .... 3 each other, but thank goodness they don©t Walker. Danville ...... 3 A. J. Rga^K Company all have such dreams as this. Clark is actual Ryan, Norfolk ...... 14 ly funny. His joke is the best one of the May berry. Danville .... 31 Philadelphia, Pa. season. So we are trading Wagner for Irtob- Fox, Norfolk ...... 10 litzel and Eh. Huh." Neither "Locke or any Wolf, Danville ...... S Phil. B. Bekeart Co , Pacific Coast Branch, member of the directorate of the -Pittsburg Fanvvell. Danville ...... 12 Club volunteered any denial that Wagner Mullinix, Danville ..... 13 San Francisco, Cal. Blight be disposed of to 1 some club, however. Hale, Hichmond ...... 10 Andrada, Roanoke ..... 28 Sexton. Lynehburg .... 29 Morrissey, Roanoke-Dan. 31 Cefalu, Roanoke ..... Ilevellc, Rithmond ... Griffin, Lynehburg ... The Official Averages of the Players for Otcy, Norfolk ...... opened negoliarions for his purchase, where While I am of the opinion ©that all public Brooks, Lynchbufg ... upon the Green Bay management lifted the contests yphen honorably handled and man the 1910 Championship Season, as Pre Brandon, Lynehburg . ban against him. aged must of necessity be in the benefit and sented by League Secretary Gregory. Lloyd. Lynehburg ... interest of the game of billiards, I am also Hamilton. Petersburg somewhat inclined to the belief that it "is the Herewith are given the official averages of Walker, Norfolk ...... 19 public which, should be paid to witness con the Virginia League players for the -1910 Walsh. Norfolk ...... 32 tests at three cushion "Milliards" instead championship season, as prepared by Secre Vail, Petersburg ...... 28 of being obliged to witness such an alleged tary Gregory: Sheehan, Norfolk ...... 11 The Era of Young Professionals in the species of billiard or contest!. In one of Club Batting. Pritchard, Roanoke .... 34 Verbout, Richmond ... 35 Game The Folly of Playing Three- the New York games between two league flu©©. 0. AR. R. H. SIT. SB. Pet. players one of the "experts" or "masters©© Roanolte . 12:; 3842 4:16 071 188 223 Welcher, Petersburg .... 31 McCarthy, Norfolk ..... 0 Cushion Billiards in Public Exhibitions- made a run, of five at one time end six at Danville . 117 306:; 302 S31 210 238 another, both runs being in ono game. I Lyndiburg . 127 dOfll 360 931 107 Hanks, Danville ...... 8 Facts About Third Story Billiard Rooms. Norfolk . . 123 4130 437 f>2." Levy. Lynehburg ...... 7 have read and watched as much of this Petersburg . 122 3837 377 SCO Hannifan, Petersburg . . 33 By John Creahan. "artistic" .sort of work as it. was possible Jtii.-liruouJ . 123 3773 300 801 Salve, Richmond ...... 24 for me to do without being obliged to resort Bdmtindson, Roanoke .-. 4 Philadelphia, Pa., December 10. Editor to suicide; and, not being a Dutchman, and Fleteher. Norfolk ...... 4 ©©Sporting Life." If 1 am to judge from the having a hope for my future salvation. I Individual Loos. Danville ...... 9 pictures of Thomas A. Hueston which I have cannot afford to resort to the latter, which Hushey, Norfolk ...... 0© seen in the papers he cannot be a much might in a measure be pardonable if com Player- flub. Hartley, Danville ...... 4 T>oane. rioanoke ...... 1©oxe. Petersburg ...... 4 older man than William Hoppe or Calvin pelled to scan critically the work of three- Vail. Petersburg ...... Oehrinff, Lynehburg .... 3 .Demarest. As this country is much in need cushion players. In this city, at the open Holland. Hoanoke ...... Kairell, Roanoke ...... 3 of a generation of great young experts, such ing game of league players, the best runs Spratt, Roanoke ...... Sullivan, Danville ..... 2 as Hoppe. and Demarest, it is very much to wore three, and two such runs in ona night -Murdofk. Norfolk ...... (©lark. Richmond ...... 2 be regretted that Mr. Hueston does not devote at that! It, .is my opinion that the "room 1©owell. Uoanoke ...... Peterson, Richmond© ... 2 his time, talent and ability to the art of keepers" who are responsible for the crea S. Griffin. Danville ...... Hiifcher. Danville ..... 2 real billiards, and nut to waste tha important tion of league players will be more sick of A. Smith, ©hj©nchburz ...... Muth. Danville ...... 2 years of his life to three cushions, which, at the fact that they "are room keepers than tho Newton. Roanoke ...... Eddowes, Lynehburg ... 2 best, can rank HO higher than the brainless public would be, were they obliged to wit teller. Lynch burg ...... Holland, Roanoke ..... 2 11. Gaston, Danville ...... end of billiards. Young as Jacob Schaefer, ness such exhibitions. Crouch. Richmond .... 1 Jr., is now, he is teaching a lesson to such Wahh. Norfolk ...... lirennan. Richmond .... 3 Hooker. Danville ...... Boyce. Kiclimond ...... 1 men as Mr.. Hueston, for the simple reason . ("laylon. Richmond ...... Draper, Itoannke ...... 1 that he is on the right path to become a Slosson©s new room, in New York is on the Short, rtoanoke < ...... Johnson, Norfolk ....©.. 1 great master of the game; and probably third floor, which, if I am not mistaken, is Andrnda, Itoanoke ...... Ximtno, Norfolk ...... 1 later on to be even greater as a master ex the second room in that city, to have tho Jjallghlin, Danville ...... Lloyd, Norfolk ...... 1 pert than his father was, which is predicting daring to open higher up than the second Ppbson, JUchmond ...... McCarthy. Petersburg much, but not so when we consider the ca story. The first room to do so, as far as JMunson, - Norfolk ...... Clunk, Petersburg . reer of the late Frank 0. Ives. I am aware of, in that pity was Thum©s, Levy, L,ynchburs ...... Ohl, Richmond .... on the opposite corner of where Mr. Slos ]5ush, Norfolk ...... Lloyd. Danville .... Burke, Richmond ...... : Mr. Hueston looks like a man who posses son is now located, or in the- same building Michaels, Lynchburg ses intelligence and brains, two of the most where Maurice Daly was located some 10 Wallace. Uichmond ...... Willis, Roanoke .... or 15 years. Mr. Daly vacated, if 1 am not MV©Parland, Petersburg© ... Olds, Richmond . ... . essential qualities to make a great master Toner, Petersburg ...... of the great art of billiard playing, combined in error, owing to the. rental advancing in Kirkpatriok, Petersburg ... with some sound sense. But the latter is "price higher than the building. Thum©s Oritfln, LynchbiiTg ...... something rarely possessed by the average, room has been opened for some two or three ]{o\ve, Lynohburg ...... WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE* great master of billiards; which is probably years, with what success I have not been Presslpy. RoanoUe ...... the result of notoriety, newspaper flattery, able to ©learn. Such rooms, as a rule, aro Shanghnespy, Roanoke .... The Advance of This League Into Class C adulation and vanity, elements which are the rented for a term of years, and while I Uickei t, Danville ...... curse of most prominent people engaged in am not sufficiently familiar "with business Shaw, Richmond ...... a Matter of Pleasure and Profit to Presi methods in that city at the present day-to Vinsini. Danville ...... public life. Ora Morningstar and Albert Morrison, Lyncliburg ..... dent Moll and His Magnates. (hitler are probably young enough in years express an opinion 1 am at the same time in Jiiintin;;. Kiclimond ...... to be the sons of George F. Slosson. Morn clined to believe that there must be an Kdwards. Petersburg ..... Rockford, 111., December 8. Editor "Sport ingstar has practically reached the front element of danger in third-story rooms, unless Conner. Norfolk ...... ing Life." The promotion of the Wisconsin- rank of his profession, but as an expert in there has been a radical change in New HoHCdell. Lynchburg ..... Illinois League from a Class D to a Class actual experience, or one capable of encounter York business during the past few years. W. Jackson, Petersburg .. C organization was hailed ing such a man as William Hoppe, for in .1. Jackson. Norfolk ...... with much satisfaction by alj stance, is at the present day, it is probable Pnyle. 1©loanpke ...... that Mr. Morningstar has yet much to learn The only third-story room that has ever O. Jackson. f THOMAS S. DANDO, Gun Editor; THOMAS D. RICHTER and E. FRED. SLEAR, Assistant Gun Editors. ensuing year,: President, John Hunter; vice President, Officers and Members of the Inter It was a glorious get-away to the season. state Association. Gentlemen: I herewith Every contestant at the Southern Handicap president, Murray Ballou; seeret©ary-tre&stir- submit the following report tournament *has stored away in his heart INTERSTATE er, Elmer E. Shaner. The minute* of the of the transactions of the tender memories of three happy days, viz., directors© meetings, held December ,2 and 3, Secretary-Manager©s office for May 3, 4 and 5. Papers in Columbus declared 1909, at t©he Grand Hotel, New York, and the year of 1910. It has the three days© shooting to be the greatest June 22, 1910, at the Stratford ©Hotel, Chi been my pleasant duty for trap-shooting assembly ever held in the South. HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING AND cago, and those of ©the several mail© * votes nearly twenty years to hand No one endeav©ored to gainsay this assertion, taken during the year, were duly approved. over an annual statement of for it was certainly a grand event. It is Upon motion, duly made, and seconded, the the Association©s work. lu no reflection on Nashville, Richmond or MAKES IMPORTANT CHANGES* resignation of Messrs. J. H. L©au & Co. from that period I have come to Birmingham, the home of former Southern membership in the association was accepted. you on every occasion with Handicaps. They all aimed high and regis By resolution, "Rod and Gun in Canada" magnificent reports, success tered top marks for Columbus men. The was elected to honorary membership. By teeming in every line. I latter, however, on being assigned the fixture Governing Body of Trap Shooting resolution it was decided to present trophies think I can recall saying a dove into the work with energy that was to the winners of the high amateur and high few years ago that the tide of most commendable. They wanted to put the Disposes of Vast Amount of professional averages of 1910. By resolu success would hardly roll on mark so high that it would: stand, ior sea tion, a vote of thanks was tendered to the Elmer E. Shaner ward for ever. Like the sons to come. ; . retiring officers of the association. Upon giant waves of the sea ; there Business With Dispatch En motion, duly seconded, the directors© meeting must be an ebb tide. In other words the adjourned at 5.15 P. M., to meet the fol sport would reach a stopping point. Perhaps officials literally had their coats, off for week* couragement for State Bodies* lowing day at 9.30 A. M. this period has arrived, for during the sea prior to the opening day, A splendid shoot son just closed there was noted a tendency ing field, ideal weather and modern appoint THE ADJOURNED MEETING to emulate, ©not excel. ^ Many tournaments ments all blended towards making the three of the directors was called to order ©at 16 BY ELMER E. SHANER. were conspicuous by brilliant shooting, but days eventful. As a physician says, there A. M., December 9, with President Htintei there was no record-breaking attendance were no "untoward happenings." Not a slip Jersey City, -N. J., December 10. The an in the chair. New business was at once feature to dwell upon. The©high marks of up in the tournament machinery, mechanical nual meeting of the stockholders of the Inter taken up where left off. A plan covering a previous years are grand ones. or clerical,i it is no wonder that 135 men state Association was held at the associa change in policy of the association was pre representing almost every State south of the tion©s office with the Corpo sented, discuss©ed at great length and, by ieso- MOST OPTIMISTIC " Mason & Dixon line put in three days of ration Trust Company, 15 lution, adopted. Briefly outlined, the plan would be he who would expect in advance unbounded sport. The last day was enlivened Exchange Place, on Thursday, calls fo.r doing away with program advertis ment to go on forever. Trap shooting is by hours of happy cheer, with a trophy December 8, at 2 o©clock in ing by the members of the Interstate Asso no exception in this respect. Other sports presentation to cap the climax of three the afternoon. The roll-call ciation; the distribution by the associ-ation days of genuine sport. One thing is cer showed the following mem-, of $20,000 or more each year among con feel this trend of fancy. Base ; ball, horse racing, the sport of kings so called, and even tain, absolutely so, Columbus is on the shoot bers represented in person: testants who take part in Registered Tourna ing map. The Union Metallic Cartridge. ments; the registration of©no tournament- rn- golf show declines in popular devotion. I Compan-v, by A. F. Hcbard less the applicant club is a member, in good am speaking reluctantly, and express the THE WESTERN HANDICAP. and T." A. Marshall; E. I. standing, of a State association; the .regis hope that members will not class me with duPont de Nemours Powder tration of all tournaments applied foiv-by "Old Man Grouch." My statement is sub - Though thirteen States, a hoodoo number, Company, by J. T. Skelly, Ed State associations, and the reduction by auoflt stantiated b-". facts and figures. Nothing perhaps, were represented at the Western ward Banks and T. E. Dore- otu©-"ialf in the number of tournaments regis would give me more pleasure than the pre Handicap tournament, held at Des Moines, mus; the Hunter Arms Com tered in any one year. The object in.,.view sentation of a report bubbling over with Iowa, May 24 to 26, this fixture Was one of pany, by John Hunter; Win- is the organization of State associations where good things, with -oyful enthusiasm cropp the best shooting events of the year in the John Hunter Chester Repeating Arms Com none now exist and an increased interest in ing out of every line, and with a roseate Mississippi Valley. The tournament was pany, by F. G. Drew; the Peters Cartridge those already organized. The details of the hue permeating every sentence. ©/However, held in Birdland Park, an ideal place for a Company, by W. E. Keplinger and T. H plan have not yet been fully Worked out, but candor compels a report of facts sans em tournament. hundreds of ion-participants, bellishment. including many fair admirers, accepted the Keller; the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target the committee in charge hopes to have the kind invitation of the Des Moines manage Company, by . Paul. North; the Lefever Arms matter in shape to give it publicity within REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. Company, by A; H. Durston; American Pow the next 30 days. , ment-to watch the healthy recreation illus der Mills, by Murray Ballon; the Western I would like to bring to your mind the fact trated by stars of the firing points. This Cartridge Company, by A. J. Norcom. Cap $1,000 FOR G. A. H. \^INNER. :d that the Registered Tournament idea, after outpouring of people was most gratifying to tain A. W. Money, of E. I. duPont-de Die- By resolution, it was decided to guarantee three years© trial, has proven to be the bulk- the Des Moines management, their entire incurs Powder Company; T. S. Dando and E. the winner of the 1911 Grand American wark of trap shooting. You are well aware aim being to advance the sport in that sec C. Stark, of "Sporting Life;" H. S. Rosen- tion. One point worth mentioning in con tlial and L. Werk, of ©^Sportsmen©s Review,. nection with the conduct of* the competition honorary members of the association, we©re is the fact that the Western Handicap proper also present, as was Elmer E. Shaner, sec was started and finished in exactly two and retary-manager of the association. The sec- TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR SHOOTERS. one half hours. Not a hitch, not a twitch, rotary presented and read a copy of the no not a kick, to mar the banner battle Of the tice of the meeting, together with proof of tournament. The second day brought out 128 the due mailing thereof to each Ten Commandments have been written foir nearly every known pastime or contestants, which was the high mark of line of endeavor in life. .Now one of our shooting friends has penned the Ten Com entries for the tournament. STOCKHOLDER OF THE ASSOCIATION mandments for the shooters. They follow: , THE GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP. at least two weeks before the ©meeting, as re quired ©i©by the by-laws. The transfer-book 1. Thou shalt not kill for the mere .sake . of more than ten unless the man to whom thou Our blue ribbbon event, the Grand Ameri aiid stock-book of the association were pro slaughter, but only what thou canst use for thy liest is a greater liar than thou. can Handicap tournament, was held at duced and remained during the meeting open self and friends who are dear to thee. 1. Thou shall not spear the fish In the waters Chicago, June 21 to 24 inclusive. This to inspection. Upon motion, duly made »nd 2. Thou shalt not take undue advantage,. of under the earth; or otherwise violate the laws of splendid fixture was won by a marvelous Seconded, the minutes of the last annual meet- the quarry, but pit thy curtning agaifct his as thy State and the rules of the game. score, the .winner breaking 100 targets con ins:, those - of the special meeting held. De thou wouldst to a foeman of thine own .Jdnd. 8. When thou returnest empty handed from secutively and earning his coveted honor 3.. Thou shalt not .covet thy neighbor©s deer, the hunt thou shalt not kick upon the price the in a manner that made competitors con cember 30, .1909, and© those of the several nor his elk, nor his ducks, nor any game which btitche.iv charges thee for game thou showest to tnail votes taken during the year were ap Is thy -neighbor©s. .; , thy frjends. gratulate him with rare fervor. Surely no proved; Messrs. Captain A. W. Money and 4. If thou killest a calf or a cow by mistake 9. :Thou shalt spread a banquet for thy friends one could expect more flattering reports .Edward C. Stark (neither of them being can thou shalt admit thy fault and pay the owner when thou: comest back loaded with tropliies of from the world©s greatest trap shooting event. didate for the office of director) were ap thereof in good coin of the realm. the chase," and thy venison shall be garnished Perfection by. contestants, together with un pointed inspectors of election and duly sworn. ii. Ee©fore thou bangest away at a moving mark with bacon and well served with brown potatoes. surpassed workings of the many details of The meeting then proceeded to the election of thou shaH be very; sure that thou art not shoot 10. Thou shalt take pictures of the game and the competition, rightly belonged to this directors .by .ballot in accordance with the by ing thy comrade In the head or the neck or the ©bring them to the newspapers, and thou shalt Marathon of the shooting realm. Guided laws. The report of the treasurer for ,tho heart or the leg. Else shaft thou sorrow all the bring of thy venison- a Quarter for .the reporters by expert hands from first to last, the inner past year was presented and read and or days of thy life. .. ,.; who shall make thy name as a huntsman great workings of the tournament moved with the dered to be received and filed with the sec .G. When thou liest aboiit the size of thy bag in the land. , precision of a modern railway system a retary. The report of the secretary-manager of game thou shalt not multiply the facts by Butte, Mont. © K. L. K. man for every place and every man in his fexr the past year was also presented and read place. Like all. fixtures of the year, with and ordered filed. The polls having remained one or two exceptions, there was a slight open the period prescribed by statute, were falling off in the number of entries. This ordered closed and the inspectors presented Handicap $1,000 in cash and a trophy. By of the objections urged against . the plan is not an indication that the G. A. H. is L their report in writing, showing the following resolution, it was decided to guarantee the when it was originally suggested. Many retrograding. It is the world©s largest shot persons, stockholders of the association, had winners of the association©s 1911 subsidiary gun event, and ever will be. Its foundation handicap each $250 in cash and a trophy. could not see the boons it was bound to received the create. Skeptics, they called themselves. I is firmly fixed, standing as it does in a class By resolution, it was decided to discontinue by itself. Further comment is unnecessaiy. GREATEST NUMBER OF VOTES: the preliminary handicap at the subsidiary am glad to announce that the phenomenal J. R. Wettstein and P. D. Beresford, of the tournaments given by the association, but not succcess of the Registered Tournament idea THE EASTERN HANDICAP. at t©he Grand American Handicap Tournament; has borne out the most extravagant claims United Lead Company ; A. V. Ilebard and T. made for it by its originators and earliest Marking the fifth anniversary of the East A. Marshall, of t©he Union Metallic Cartridge By resolution, it was decided to chang-3 the ern Handicap .tournament; this competition Company; J. T. Skelly, Edward" Banks and names of the amateur and professional cham advocates. The men who supported" the plan at its inception, can well be proud, and was assigned to Philadelphia. Five years ago T. E". Doremus, of E. J. diiPont de Nemonvs. pionship events at the Grand American Han on the creation of the event the© city of Powder Company; F. B. Clark, of the Rem dicap Tournament to "The National Ama pardonably so, over the outcome of the idea. Rarely do you find© any innovation that does Philadelphia was chosen for the inaugural. ington Arms Company; John Hunter, of the teur Championship" and "The National Pro The selection was #tt admirable one, the Hunter Arms Company; F. 0. Drew, W. K. fessional Championship." By resolution,., it not meet with some opposition. The Regis tered Tournament plan may have some ob event being established in a manner that Clark and H. S. Leonard, of the Winrhestor was decided that the National Amateur Cham gave it fame at .the outset. This year©s tour Repeating Arms Company; W. F. Parker, of pionship and the National Professional Cham jectors even to this day, but they -are over whelmed in the wake of its success. This is nament was held at Edge Hill, under the Parker Brothers; W. E. Keplinger and T. If. pionship shall be shot at 200 single targets. auspices of the Highland Shooting Associa Keller. of the Peters Cartridge Company; By resolution, it was decided to establish a easv to understand when one takes even a passing glance at the workings of the plan. tion, and it was conducted without any chance Paul North and J. H. Webster, of the Chain; DOUBLE TARGET CHAMPIONSHP for complaint. Everything was conducive to berlin Cartridge and Target Company; A. II. The records achieved by the Association as Durston, of the Lefever Arms Company; Mur event at the Grand American Handicap Tour a result of the establishment of the Regis high scores and the shooters took advantage ray Ballou and E. B. Drake, of the American nament, said event to be shot at 50 double tered Tournament plan are almost priceless. of the conditions. One meritorious perform Powder Mills; A. H. Fox, of A. H. Fox Gun targets. The advisability of changing the They have put the pastime on th« same high ance that was credited to a Yale student Company; F. W. Olin and A. J. Norcom, of distance for trap shooting from 16 yards to, plane as base ball, hqflBes racing, golf, ten who captured the Preliminary Handicap in the Western Cartridge Company; R. A. Lau, 18 yards was discussed at some length, bin nis and other sports «m1iaiity. The Regis a way that betokens a fine future for him at of J. IT. Lau Company; G. S. Lewis, of J. no change was made. The distance remains tered Tournament" trade mark placed upott a the fascinating sport. Summing up, with Stevens Arms and Tool Company, and John, the same as heretofore, namely, 16 yards. , TRAP SHOOTING EVENT several hundred trap . shooters residing in R. Turner. The chairman thereupon declared By resolution, it was decided that in 1911 and near Philadelphia, the attendance of local the Southern Handicap shall be given at Char gives the meet a standing. Trap shooters men was disappointing. that the above named persons were duly elect know the sanction means fair rtlles and ed directors of the association. Upon mo lotte, N. C., the Eastern Handicap fit Wil- mington, Del., and the Western Handicap at satisfactory methods in every part of the THE PACIFIC COAST HANDICAP. tion, duly made and seconded, the secretary competition. They also know that their^ was directed to file with the Omaha, Neb. The places for holding the Seattle, the hustling city of the Inland Grand American Handicap, the Pacific Coast scores are accurately transcribed and a Empire, enjoyed the honor of having the RECORDS OF THE ASSOCIATION Handicap and the Post-season Tournament record kept with the assurance that at the Pacific Coast Handicap tournament, August for the purpose of reference, the following will be decided (upon later. The directors year©s end they may enjoy the, revival, of 2 to 4. This was our second venture in this papers: (1) List of stockholders entitled to appointed the following committees to serve memories of enjoyable days during the Sum thriving home of energetic sportsmen, and vote at this meeting, (2) Proxies presented at during 1911: Tournament Committee-r P-auJ mer. Nothing slip shod ©as *n the old days it is only right to say that the tournament the meeting, (3) Notice of meeting and proof North, chairman; F. G. Drew, A. F. Hebard, when "Col. Hap Hazard" had command of was one of the" best of the year. Of course, of mailing thereof, (4) Inspectors© oath and T. H. Keller, J. T. Skelly, A. H. Durston the major portion© of tournaments. A thor one .could not expect such an outpouring as report, (5) Treasurer©s report, (C) Secretary- and H. McMurchy. Gun Club Organization ough trial of the Registered Tournament in 1909, for there was added attraction to . manager©s report. Up_on motion, duly made Committee -T. E. Doremus, chairman; F. G. plan for a trio of years has developed one the tournament that year in the shape of the and seconded, a meeting of the new Board, Drew and T. A. Marshall. Trophy Commit slight drawback. This is a- trifling one and Alaska-Yukon, fair.. However, even with the .of Directors for the election of officers, etc., tee A. F. Hebard. Handicap Committee for can easily be remedied. There should be a trap event as .the only loadstone there was was directed to be held immediately after the 1911 G. A. H. F. G. Fuller, chairman, Muk- Curtailment in number of trap shooting tour a splendid attendance from a distance. They close of the stockholders© meeting. No fur wonago, Wis.j D. A. Edwards, Union City, naments honored by registration. A limit traveled a long way from home to indulge in ther business coming before the meeting, Tenn.; C. H. Newcomb, Philadelphia, Pa.; could easily be attached ...that would enhance their favorite sport, but knew well that they upon motion, duly made and seconded, the G. V. Dering, Columbxis, Wi©s.; Elmer E. the value of those so supported by the Inter would be repaid. So it proved to be, every ame adjourned. Shaner, Pittsburg, Pa. After discussing sev state Association trade mark. This suggest man from afcr leaving . Seattlo with memory DIRECTORS© MEETING. eral matters of no particular interest to the ion is made in good spirit. - I am convinced pictures filling every niche. A Western general public, the meeting adjourned sine that a limited number of "Registered Tourna writer reviewed the tournament in this sen A meeting of the Board of Directors was die at 4.45 P. M., with all business fully ments would create a decided incentive tlte held immediately after the close of the stock land over. ©-,.... tence: ."It lacked nothing of the elements holders© meeting. The meeting/ was called covered, , of a successful meet. 1 © Well ;md truly to order by Mr. A. F. Hebard, With Elmer THE SOUTHERN HANDICAP. spoken. One was strongly impressed with, E. Shaner acting as secretary. The follow Secretary Shaner©s Report. Our initial tournament, the, Southern Han the untiring efforts of Seattle sportsmen to ing officers were elected to serve during the Jersey City, N. J,, December 8. To the dicap, was held in the sunny clime of Georgia. blazon the word success on every part of tn* DECEMBER 17, 1910 SPORTING LIFE 11 competition. Our members have no reason shooters invited. It was a grand success. to complain of the manner in which all things This was followed by a genuine diamond-back PHILADELPHIA POINTS, worked together for their good. terrapin supper and later on a planked shad POST-SERIES TOURNAMENT. supper in the Spring, with a number of pro Hoffman©s Win Sensation of Independent 9 1C 10 14 49 12 Cl For a number of years it had been sug fessional and amateur shooters as guests and 18 77 7 81 gested that the Interstate Association es a itournament the following day. The sucinl Club Shoot at Holmesburg Results at tablish a Post-Season Tournament with a suppers were such a success last year, i.hat Meadow Spring and Other Clubs. Tie in Eagle Club Event. fair field and no favor, on "off the same it was decided to have them again this year, Philadelphia, Pa., December 12. One of mark©© event. The suggestion met with popxi- Philadelphia, Pa., December 12. Scooting the largest fields which has participated in and the second annual game supper was hold in sensational form, particularly in his third lar reception and culminated in a clever com Thursday, December 1, and the fourth annual the weekly events of the Ea?le Gun Ciub bat between the ©©kings of the sport©© at -In registered shoot December 2. The annual club string, and aided by the highest handicap 01" shot in the Manoa race on Dece7nber 10. dianapolis, Ind., October 18 to 21. After the dues were originally $3.00 a year and $1 the day, W. L. Nineteen gunners entered for the 10-bird linal gun had been fired it.was gratifying to initiation, but money accumulated and thc-i Huffman vest?rd:iy event and four of these grassed every bitd. hear general satisfaction among the shooters order was reversed. $1.00 dues and $3.00 captured ©the hi,:,, The birds were unusually fast, many a sensa over the installation of such a contest. As initiation to new members. honors of the Jnue- tional kill being made.© Wright, Churchill, the old-time newspaper always said in its pendent Gu n Wingivte and Graves were the gunners who lirst issue, "It filled a long-felt want." So Club©s monthly shared first money. Scores: apparently did the Post-Series tournament. New York Sportsmen Meet. shoot at Hohnt©s- Tfiii-biixi event, handicap rise. It was likened by sporting writers to the Syracuse, N. Y., December 9.-After a hot burg Junction, and Hp. K.[ universally popular world©s honor games be fight between two factions in the N«w York carried off: first Wrislit . 2H lOIHillpot ...... prize, a handsome tween the survival of the fittest in the major State Pish, Game and Forest League, at the Churchill .",0 lOjKedraan ...... leagues of base ball. One journal said: "The silver and glass to Wingato . 28 IDjFeltz ...... annual meeting here to-day, Andrew D. Me- bacco jar. Out at G raves . . SO 10|Sharon ...... general expressions of satisfaction made by loy, of New York, was chosen as a compro the shooters should be sufficient to convince his 100 targets Fisher . . Bouvier ...... mise candidate for president of the organiza Hoffman broke 82. llcKalls . !) Ur.gerer the Association that there is a demand for tion. The main battle was between D.\ Fred and it was his han Huffman 9: Pall ... such an event as a wind-up of the season.©© erick S. Honsinger, of this city, president of dicap of 23 dead Murphy . njFenn .. As was to be expected, the gathering of the. league two years ago, and Charles R. ones that gave him Wretid . . 9JBowker clans prc/duced some remarkable scores. j Skinner, of New York, president this last the only perfect Holznagle B! Every man being in fine form from his I year. The delegates of the forty-nine clubs score of the shoot. season©s campaigning was able to stand to represented in the convention could not make Hoffman was out- Tie at Meadow Spring Club. the gun and cut out a pace that made some a decision until the compromise was -made. shot by Cook, Lan- Philadelphia, Pa., December 12. Although good shots smilinglv comment, "This is no Schenectady was unanimously chosen as the dis, Newcomb, W. shooting under a handicap of snow glare, place for me.©© Many side-liners, ineligible next convention city, invitations from Niag H. Mathews and Sloan, all gunners of sterl the gunners in the Meadow Spring Gun this Autumn, were heard to say that by hook ara Falls and Syracuse also being voted on. ing worth, by a small margin. In addition to Club©s weekly events all made scores above c.r crook they would be sure and qualify in I In a stirring speech Meloy told the league the prize for high score, there was a spoon the ordinary on December 10. It was :i dis 1911 so that they could enter the lists and not to bother the Forest, Fish and Game Com for runner-up, which Walter Firth won with agreeable day for shooting, and this, no doubt, try for a place in the Post-Series tournament. mission in its efforts to get favorable legis 96; one dipper for high net score, won by kept the attendance down. Two events wire THE OUTLOOK. lation, but to work directly with the legisla H. B. Cook, with 88, and one for E. A. shot, the principal one being the club event, The outlook for 1911 is most encouraging. tors, leaving the commission to see that the Cordcry, in Class A. after a tie with Harry at 25 targets a man, handicap rise, with a It is the belief of those in touch with the laws are carried out. The league recommend- Sloan, it being decided by toss, as it was too dead-bird added handicap. Turner proved to situation that the coming year will be a banner one for wholesome sports. Trap shoot ing, firmly entrenched as a manly recre ation in the hearts of the American sports HANK man, will undoubtedly get its share of HIGH OVER ALL the enthusiasm. I am satisfied that glowing \7\ -h 205- times will emphasize the next turn of the cal V\/;TH endar. Trap shooting became popular under the guidance of the Interstate Association. Its encouragement© took the pastime from a slip-shod state and ele vated it to the position of a gentleman©s di version. Sound rules, solid support and well directed energy brought the recreation from chaos and will keep it at the crest of modern clean sport. The appetite of an appreciativ public still grows upon what it feeds and there is yet no appreciable boundry to oar , you ALL A nmr efforts to serve it. WELCOMECO -ETC - IN CONCLUSION. , WALTLK, I deem it but just to repeat what I have OUK texr fa A A o frequently said regarding the obligations DJAMONB-BACK TOO BAD GOLD WATC/i our Association rests under to the several WE©RE NOT sportsmen©s journals, honorary members of TERRAPIN SUPPER. the Association, for their continued unswerv mS3#K»rinMaH ing support. They are entitled to unstinted praise for their efficiency and courtesy. I wish to renew ray expression of obligation for the many unsolicited marks of apprecia tion they have bestowed upon me personally. I cannot close without a renewal of my thanks to our members for the urbanity with which they have treated me in all our rela tions, public and private, and in this connec tion I wish to include the various committees whose aid, advice and gentlemanly treatment -I-ftpjure?!at3 at full value. Very respectfully submitted, ELMER E. SHANER. Secretary-Manager. GAME BOOSTERS* By E. F. Slear. Salem, N. ,T., December 10. Probably no PAUL game dinner and shoot ever appealed as iiiucii rRHARDT to the fancy and sound judgment of the sportsmen in this section of Ihf coun try as the affair of Salem County Rjd ? and Gun Club on December 1 and 2. The club was or ganized three years ago under unfav orable c i r c u m - stances, but by ju dicial manage- ment it has pros pered beyond the most sinpuije hopes of the mem bers. The purpose GOOD-FELLOWSHIP IN EVIDENCE AT SALEM, N. }., CLUB©S BANQUET ON DECEMBER I. is to prot3?t and propagate game, assist the State dark to have a shoot-off. One of the best be the best gunner in the lot. He broke 23 Fish and Game ed the increase of penalty for shooting per Commission n n d sons in mistake for animals. fields of the year faced the traps and condi of his 25 birds and, with a handicap of 5, Its wardens and deputies in enforcing the tions for good scores were anything but ran above the club©s highest total. No other game laws and protecting fish and game dur Washington©s New Laws. promising. So many squads were there that gunner could reach this mark, notwithstand ing the closed season. Game was becoming with both traps working the shooters had to ing that quite a few carried a liberal handi scarce in Salem county and something had Tacoma, Wash., December 10. The new hustle to get away before dark. The pro- cap. In the 50 bird race, which preceded the to be done to assist in propagation. That was, game laws drafted by the State Game Com grain called for 100 targets in four strings of club event, Murdock shot in superb form, and admitted by all. The club had a small piece mission will prohibit the hounding of deer 25, distance handicap and added birds. The had the satisfaction of leading them all in. of ground, built a club house for target prac and change the season from October 3 5 to, scratch men were I^andis, Apgar, Newcomb, the race for high gun by breaking 45 of his tice and social events. Several thousand December 31, instead of from October 1 to McCarty and Griffith, but not one fulfilled 50 targets. Score: acres of good ground in two locations were November 30, according to the present laws expectations, Landis getting 85 for a net in vogue. Each hunter will be limited to one Club shoot. 25 targets, handicap rise and dead leased, not as a preserve, where the game score and Newcomb 83. Scores: bird added handicap. would be hogged from the public, but as deer in one week or two during the entire Net Grand Dh.Ah. B. Tl.| Dh.Ah. B. Tl. game refuges, where it would be protected season. The grouse season, according to the. Yds. B. B. B. B. sc. HP. Tl. Turner .... 17 5 . 22 25 Gideon .... 17 4 16 20 during the closed season. Quail, ringneek new law drafted, will open October 15 and Anderson 16 21 20 17 24 82 12 Kudolph .. 16 15 21 Lindeman pheasants and Hungarian partridges wt-r" lib will close December 31. The quail season Wltey ... 1C 18 17 14 18 C7 15 Serf ass .... 16 13 21 Ely ...... erated every year, and a field of buckwhjat will be the same and the bag will be limits©I Murdock . . 18 planted in ©July and left standing for feed. to 15 in one day or thirty for any one week * Visitor; no handicap allowed. Members of the of shooting. According to the new laws the Clegg Fifty-target event. STATE PISH AND GAME COMMISSION water fowl season will open September 1 and McKean ...... Tl. close January 15. The limit on water fowl Jones ...... Murdock . 45 snw the Salem County Rod and Gun Club will be twenty for one d&y or thirty for one Lindley ...... Scrfass ... meant business, and they offered their sup week. A game fund is to be established in Cook ...... Rudolph . port and a liberal supply of the state©s game each county if the new laws are passed, and Westcott ..... Gideon was sent in this section. For years the rod these will be retained from the licenses col Landis ...... Kern a u .. and reel fishermen said the Salem county lected and fines paid for violations. From this Apgar ...... Turner . .. streams were good trout streams and they fund all bounties will be paid and game and N©cvrcom b ..... Linderman McCarty ...... lily ...... would thrive there, but it remained for the fish for propagation will be purchased. Griffith ...... Salem County Rod and Gun Club to try the .______- « VV. Smith ..... experiment. " Then thousand trout fry were S. M. Van Alien, who is managing th first Hoffman ...... The rifle bird shoot given by the Crystal secured and liberated ..They did well 20,- annual indoor trap shooting tournament and Harkins ...... Lake Gun Club, at Ryland, Ky., December 7 000 the next year and 45,000 the following Sportsmen©s Exhibition, at Madison Square Wills ...... and 8, resulted in a signal victory for Peters year, and at the open season next year the Garden the week beginning March 6, has ar T. Keller, Jr. . shells. J. E. Schreck, shooting Peters factory fishermen look forward to souae sport, for ranged his schedule of events. Each day Tanscy ...... loaded shells, won the second State champioa- they will be over six inches long ond of legal there will be a 20-target sweepstakes from W. II. Mathews ship with a score of 23 out of 25 in the size for catching. The second year of the F. W. Mathews event proper and five straight in the shoot off* 10 A. M. until 12.30 P. M., entrance 25 .Slear ...... club©s existence a godly sum was accumu cents, with optional $2 sweeps. Prom 1.30 In this big race Messrs. J. S. Day, of Mid lating in the treasury, w;~h a DoreraUB ...... P. M. to 5 P. M. there will be a 100-target V.. .loluiscn . .. land, Tex.; C. O. LeCompte and O. J. Hola- GOOD CLTfB HOUSE indoor individual amateur championship with Abbott ...... day all tied on 24 out of 25, being high, nj/cely furnished and all bills paid. What©s $5 entrance. The intercity three-man team H. George .... .score, but neither of these three gentlemen Mio use of having money lying idle© \ et©s matches at 150 targets per team runs from Fontaine ...... were eligible. Schreck is entitled to full cred give the boys v©lio have been spending their 7.30 P. M. to 9 P. M., while from 9 P. M. Hand ...... it of winning, which was the result of high- © good money shooting at targets a good time. until 10 P. M. will be the 100-target indoor* Pratt ...... class marksmanship combined with perfect A game aupper was planned, and visiting professional championship. T, Kelter. Sr...... 18 13 12 U 10 49 ammunition. 12 SPORTING LIFE DECEMBER 17, 1910 The Cosmopolitan Championship Registered Tournaments At Bergen Beach Gun Glub, Brooklyn, N. Y. The Official Re E. C. Gray sults of the 1910 t 13 14 14 12 14 14 14 n 13 13 18 19 19 17 240 213 Dave Gray WonbyMr.A.L.l¥ens(95xlOO)witiiWesternSliells Registered Tour 10 14 13 13 15 14 14 12 11 11 14 19 20 18 18 240 216 Will Gray naments, as fur 9 14 16 15 14 15 IS 12 15 12 IS 19 20 20-20 240 230 The winning of this important event was attended Joe Gray nished by Elmer 8 14 12 15 IS 14 18 16 12 15 15 » 18 20 19 240 222 by weather conditions of the most trying kind Chas. Kohler E. Shaner, Secre 9 14 15 12 14 12 14 15 14 13 13 19 17 19 19 240 219 which fact speaks volumes for the SKILL OF MR. E. E. Miller tary-Manager, of 9 11 12 15 14 14 15 ...... 100 90 IVENS AND THE RELIABILITY OF HIS LOAD. the Interstate As- T. B. TTlnkTIn 10 14 14 14 15 13 15 13 14 14 14 19 18 18 17 240 222 Haddonfield, N. J., Oct. 15th, H. L. Brown, 3rd Prof. Ave., ElmerE. Shaner Extra event, 25 targets, handicap. Yds. 25 Yds. 25 167x180. Spl. Mdse. Race, Mr. Harry Sloane, 20 Straight. Joe Gray ...... 19 23 Chas. Kohler ...... 17 22 Will Gray ...... 18 25 E. C. Gray ...... 16 22 Allentown, Pa., Oct. 20th, H. L. Brown, High Prof. Ave. (tie), THE EEST7LTS FBOM WEEK TO WEEK. T. B. Hlcklin .... 18 21 Dare Gray ...... 17 21 146x150. Mr. R. S. Jarrett, 3rd Am. Ave., 135x150. T5ELOW -will be found, from week to E. E, Millar 18 23 ** week, the revised and corrected Newark, N. J., Oct. 23d, H. L. Brown, High Prof., 141x150. official scores of all Registered Tourna REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 402. Mr. D. D. Engle, High Amateur, 121x125. ments and Shoots under the auspices of ©ATGLEN GUN CLUB, AT ATGLEN, PA., DE- the Interstate Association, as furnished CEMBER 8, 1910. WESTERN Factory-Loaded Shells are "Perfect regularly by Secretary-Manager Shaner: PROFESSIONALS. Event* ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sh. Bk. From Primer to Crimp" Targets ...... 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 160 REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 399. T. H. Keller, Jr...... 16 10 12 14 13 13 14 160 92 H. L. Worthlngton .... 17 19 17 22 21 22 24 160 142 GRAND ISLAND GTTN CLiCB, AT GRAND L. R. Lewis ...... 16 14 11 17 23 21 21 160 123 THE WESTERN CARTRIDGE CO., East Alton, Illinois ISLAND, NEB., NOVEMBER 24, 1910. 0. S. Sked ...... 19 18 17 23 23 25 24 160 149 PROFESSIONAL. NeaX Apgar ...... 17 19 19 20 22 23 24 160 144 Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 Sh. Bk. AMATEURS. Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 25 J. H. Anderson ...... 18 18 17 23 24 19 23 160 142 H. W. Vietmeyer .... 24 25 23 22 25 125 119 G. B. Scarlett ...... 13 16 16 16 17 17 20 160 11 AMATEURS. E. J. Happersett ...... 15 16 13 18 18 19 14 160 113 J. K. Andrews ...... 18 14 18 18 24 23 21 160 136 C. C. Holzworth ...... 24 25 25 24 23 125 121 V. Williams ...... 19 19 18 22 23 21 23 160 145 Fred Call ...... 23 24 22 23 21 125 113 J. A. Stevens ...... 14 14 18 20 21 23 21 160 131 F.mil Wolbaeb ...... 23 22 24 23 24 125 116 H. H. .Tohnston ...... 14 12 11 20 13 14 12 160 Otto HofEman ...... 22 22 "20 23 21 125 198 Jas. McKelvey ...... 19 17 17 19 19 22 17 160 130 OneThousand Dollars "Totten" ...... 15 20 19 24 23 125 101 P. W. Swersfrt ...... 17 15 15 19 18 17 16 160 117 (In Addition to the Usual Handsome Trophy) A. Glade ...... 24 23 24 24 .. 100 F. P. Jebb ...... 15 IT 18 20 22 22 18 160 132 "Simanowsky" ...... 23 22 24 23 .. 199 J. B. Witmer ...... 11 13 11 ...... 60 35 Henry Wilhehny ...... 22 24 23 24 .. 100 Dr. Leaman ...... 12 15 13 13 17 17 140 Speeta" ...... 24 24 23 24 100 W. B. Hoemnfciger, Jr.. ..© 12 11 18 12 14 14 140 81 "Ivansky" ...... 20 19 22 23 100 Wm. Fielis ...... 13 15 16 20 14 20 15 160 US "Furets" ...... 19 22 24 24 100 15 100 61 Guaranteed 100© H. E. Anderson ...... 13 18 15 ©.Vtullen" ...... 20 22 24 24 G. F. Winters ...... 14 8 13 15 100 50 ¥. F. Kanert ...... 22 21 20 18 100 H. Minker ...... 15 17 17 24 20 22 18 160 133 BY THE INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION TO THE WINNER .Shertzberg ...... 23 20 16 21 100 Wm. Benner ...... 20 20 21 22 100 83 J. Balrd ...... 21 19 21 18 100 Diller Althouse ...... 18 16 9 14 100 OF THE 1911 GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP© REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 400. C. Doolittle Carries Off High Honors SALEM COUNTY ROD AND GTTN CLUB, AT SALEM, N. J., DECEMBER 2, 1910. With 96 Out of 100 Targets. PROFESSIONALS. By P. H. Wallace. Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sh.Bk. SMOKELESS SHOTGUN POWDERS Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2QJ>5 205 Cleveland, O., December 9. The weekly H. H. Stevens .. 16 16 17 15 18 16 18 18 1STC9 205 171 club contest of the Cleveland Gun Club was T. H. Keller, Jr. 12 11 13 8 13 5 10 12 13 16 205 11 held Saturday, December 3. Snow and cold IN THIS CLASSIC EVENT YEAR AFTER YEAR L. R. Lewis .... 13 14 1C 15 14 16 14 17 14 18 205 151 H. L. Brown ... 15 17 15 15 17 14 12 17 18 19 205 159 could not keep nu- Nc-af Apgar ..... 19 15 16 17 14 16 16 18 18 19 205 168 ,--.,- merous enthusias- AJVD GET BUSY NOW J. F. Pratt ...... 9 10 16 9 13 6 13 9 11 14 205 110 (7///]<5- WOLIflLL tic members of the Frank Lawrence.. 17 17 16 15 1C 16 15 14 17 19 205 102 club from blazins AMATEURS. away at the little NOTES. clippers. C. Doo- J. H. Anderson 16 18 14 18 17 17 14 15 13 17 205 159 Although it was dark and gloomy all morning with GUNS, AMMUNITION E. R. Johnson . 18 1C 15 17 17 17 18 14 17 20 205 1C9 little was the high all the appearance of another fall of snow, the clouds Dr. H. B. Cook 18 14 17 17 15 17 19 17 17 18 205 ICfl gun of the day were blown away towards noon and we had ft fair and Dr. A. L. Westcott 11 16 17 16 18 11 15 18 14 17 205 153 with 96 out of 100, afternoon for target shooting. « E. A. Corderv 13 17 14 16 16 17 16 13 18 16 205 156 and Charley is the The blanket of snow which fell Saturday made W. B. Watson 13 16 17 17 16 16 17 16 11 18 205 157 man behind the the light rather deceiving and many of the targets SPORTING GOODS N. J. Matthews 7 14 7 10 15 9 7 11 10 7 205 97 gun, and soon will were misjudged when flred at, consequently the scores H. P. Hertman 16 17 13 16 17 12 15 14 14 15 205 149 be in a class all are somewhat lower than usual. O. N. Lindley.. 13 15 17 14 15 16 17 14 13 15 205 110 by himself. There J. B. SHANNON HARDWARE CO. A. H. Sheppard. 18 17 16 17 16 14 16 19 14 16 205 165 In event No. 1 Phil Miller cleaned them all up E. Schubert ... 10 12 16 15 14 15 16 15 13 15 205 141 were others who by smashing 42 from the 18-yard mark, Mott being 816 Chestnut St., Phila. W. H. Steward. 18 16 16 15 16 20 14 16 16 20 205 167 were not asleep. close on his heels with 41 from 16 yards. New Gun Catalogue Seiit for the Asking. H. G. Hart .... 11 13 15 15 13 15 9 8 9 17 205 125 Dr. Brown, Dr. Of- In event No. 2 at 20 pairs Thomas was high with W. Reisner .... , 8 13 13 13 ...... 80 47 flick and Grant 30 from 17 yards, Eck coining in second with 26 R. F. Wiffls ... 12 15 16 14 18 17 16 18 12 14 205 152 were doing some from the same handicap, while Mott landed third E. F. glear ...... 15 ...... 19 45 34 thing. This is a by breaking 20 from 16 yards. the December trophy in five matches of 100 C. W. Sovy .. 14 14 14 15 18 ..- 100 7; hot bunch when Thomas returned the best scores In events 3 and 4, targets each. Frank, of Lynn, high gun last C. F. Brown ...... 7 9 8 8 5 105 3! things get going, breaking 19 and 20, which put him just out of reach week with a total of 90, repeated his pre .1. E. Hall ...... 11 11 14 .. 60 36 and they say that targets look like tubs to of Miller, who was hot on his trail, tut fell one vious performance, registering 95 "kills." W. B. Crispin . .. .. 14 15 45 29 them; that is, when they are breaking them. target behind in each event. L. D. Compton ., Sibley was nest with 94. In the first 50 tar (All handicap.) Following are the scores: Gould and Hoffman, of the Calumet Club, and gets he dropped four birds to two for Frank, December Cup. | Directors© Trophy. Edwards, of the Clearing Club, were visiting shooterj while in the second 50 he missed only two whom we would be pleased to have with us often. REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 401. Hp. Sh. Tl. | Hp. Sh. Tl. birds to his opponent©s three. Horace C. Doolittle . 0 50. 491 Doolittle Quite a number of our members had expected to go Kirkwood, of Wollaston, was third high gun FARBER GUN CLUB, AT FARBER, MO., OCTO Ilc©gers . .5 50 49}Brown . to Milwaukee to attend the Badger Gun Club©s with 93. The summary: BER 21-22, BIO. Grant .. . 5 50 49 AfTlick . tournament, consequently our Sunday attendance was FIRST DAY. Targets ...... 15 15 SO 15 20 Tl. P>rown . . 5 50 49! Ambler somewhat smaller than usual. Frank ...... 14 14 20 13 19 95 PROFESSIONALS. Jiuld .. 49 Wallace Sibley ...... 15 14 17 14 20 94 Event-? Kailie .. 8 49 Grant . Kirkwood ...... 13 14 19 13 19 93 12345C78 9 1-011 12 1314 15 Sh.Bk. Ambler . 48 Stevens BELVIDERE WINS SHOOT. Hassam ...... 14 13 16 14 17 89 Targets Afflinfe . 47jHopkins Chapin ...... 11 12 17 15 17 85 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 SI wens 47[T;ogers . Defeats Great Meadows Club in Five-Man Charles ...... 13 14 16 11 18 3. L. Head Kedgett 46| Mango . Clarke ...... "...... 11 11 19 12 16 8 15 14 14 15 14 15 13 12 15 15 17 17 18 16 240 "IS Uockwell 44|Hull .. Team Race. Morse ...... 11 14 15 11 IS Fred©k Le Noir Itopkins 43| Ledgett Howe ...... 9 12 16 12 18 10 14 14 14 13 15 15 14 15 13 14 19 18 19 19 240 22G [lallace 42 t Afflict Belvidere, N. J., December 8. The Belvi- .Tones ...... 14 12 15 13 15 D. D. Gross Uiill ... 4l|l Brown dere Gun Club gained revenge on the Great Edgarton ...... ©..... 13 12 11 12 17 9 15 15 15 13 15 15 12 12 15 14 19 19 19 20 240 227 Parker , 40|»Grant Meadows Club for its recent defeat, when the Pierce ...... 9 9 14 13 14 O. N. Ford jWall locals won a team race of five men each on 10 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 14 14 15 20 20 20 19 240 235 | Kdwards Saturday, December 3. The score was 195 AMATEURS. |Stevens to 183. The Belvidere teap was composed Stanley Club©s Shoot. J. W. Barre *Hull . .. of J. Madison Drake, Kasener, Seguine, Cane Toronto, Ont., December 9. That trap- 10 14 14 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 19 19 19 17 240 228 *Scores to count for Directors© yearly trophies. tPrartica shoot. and Cortright. Drake and Cortright tied for shooting is steadily gaining in popularity was Nicols Glover high honors on the winning team with 41 cut 9 10 11 14 11 9 11 12 12 12 12 19 19 20 17 240 IDS evidenced by the large and enthusiastic num E. C. Gray of 50, while Criger and Snyder had the same ber of shooters who took part in the Sta.u- C 12 12 12 11 13 10 14 11 9 11 17 18 17 15 240 188 CHICAGO TRAP NEWS. score for the Great Meadows Club. In the ley Club©s weekly handicap. The new members Dave Gray regular medal club handicap at 25 eac©j are increasing their scores, and several prom S 12 J3 13 12 12 14 13 14 13 13 17 16 18 18 240 20C Sunday Shoot Decided But Saturday Samuel Seguine and J. Madison Drake shot a ise to develop into topnotchers before long. V.©ill Gray tie with 21 breaks each, but in the shoot-off Hulrne was high gun, with 95 per cent, to his 9 12 13 12 13 10 13 11 11 10 14 17 16 17 14 240 192 Event Gets First Postponement. Seguine proved the master hand by winning credit. Visitors will be welcomed at any Joe Gray the medal. Drake has won the medal four time, and all who are interested should come 10 13 14 14 11 15 14 14 14 14 14 20 20 20-48 240 225 By C. P. Zacher. times this year, and with only one more down to try their skill. The following scores (.©has. Kohler shoot to take place and his nearest competitor were made: 0 15 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 13 12 12 16 18 15 240 189 CMneago, 111., December 9. The Chicago having won it but twice, he is yirtually thq T. B. Hicklin Gun Club held its weekly Sunday shoot on champion. The scores follow: Sh. Bk.| Sh. Bk. (! 11 9 12 13 13 12 12 14 10 11 19 17 17 17 240 193 Hooey ...... 100 65| Mackenzie ..... 55 SI December 4, but the Saturday event was post GREAT MEADOWS. I BELVIDERE. .Maedouell 100 52!Sawden ...... SECOND DAY. poned for the first time in more than a year. Criger ...... 41|Drake ...... 41 O. Scheibe . flu (JO I Holmes ...... v PROFESSIONALS. A heavy snow was falling. The scores of the Kennedy ...... HSi/lasc-ner ...... mi Brown 90 55 Dr. Van Duzer Events Sunday events follow: Bailey ...... Kfi | Seguine ...... SS Springer ... 75 64|Buchanan 1 2 3 4 5 C 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sh.Bk. Targets ..... Snyder ...... 41|(©ar.a ...... 39 Brunswick .. ~" " Halford Targets TV E. Thomas Yreeland ...... 341Cortright ...... 41 Hogarth ... 48 Sparrow 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20< Geo. Eck ..... Hulme J. L. Head P. Miller .... Total ...... 183| Total ...... 195 Albert ..... © 1* 15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 13 14 19 18 17 18 240 226 C. It. Seelig .. 18 17 15 32 9 Massingham Fred©k Le Noir H. Shrigley . 18 19 14 33 7 Frank Leads Palefaces. 10 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 ...... 115 111 \V. Mott ...... 16 23 18 41 11 9 20 ...... In a team race between squads led by A. D. D. Gross F. Seelig .. 17 15 15 30 9 7 16 7 14 .... Wellington, Mass.,. December 9. Palofaco J. Horn and Charles Walden at Essington, 9 14 14 13 15 13 15 13 14 14 15 20 19 20 19 240 227 T. A. Tagg-art . 18 16 11 27 10 8 18 12 16 18 15 shooters were at the traps yesterday after Pa.ulon December 10, which was shot tinder O. N. Ford I©1. E. Gould . 1C 14 17 31 ...... 15 .... noon and found unusually fine light and at the auspices of the Riverside Gun Club, 9 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 13 15 15 19 20 20 20 240 235 T. W. Hoffman 16 15 21 36 ...... 17 .. .. mospheric conditions. There was a slight Horn©s combination won 130 targets to 122. AMATEURS. T. Edwards ...... 16 14 18 32 glare from the snow, but the air was still Each team shot at 135 birds. In the doubla Nicols Glover Mrs, Taggart ..... 16 12 14 26 .. and the light clear and steady. An >ven doz event Walden, Horn, Shaw and Wilaiank 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 13 14 15 15 19 ...... 180 160 ©Ten pairs. tTwentr-thres yard*. en were on the firing platforms to contest for tied with 4 each. DECEMBER 17, 1910 SPORTING LIFE 13 » (LIVE BIRDS) Won at Ryland, Ky., December 8, by Mr. J. E. Schreck, by a score of 23 out of 25, and 5 straight on the shoot-off.. He used Factory Loads , Messrs. J. S. Day, C. O. Le Compte and O. J. Holaday each scored 24 ex 25 with PETERS Shells, but neither was eligible for the title. The excellent scores made by these four gentlemen attest the killing power and general dependability of PETERS ammunition qualities that have commanded the approval and secured the patronage of shooters in every nook and corner of the country. NEW YORK: 98 Chambers St., T. H. Keller, Manager. SAN FRANCISCO: 608-612 Howard St., J. S. French, Manager. NEW ORLEANS: 321 Magazine St., P. R. Utzke, Manager. ers. Nearly all farmers "will permit hunters ROYERSFORD WINS MATCH. on their land if it is requested in a gen FISHING FACTS. tlemanly manner. Remember, don©t destroy Defeats Conshohocken Gun Club in Team a farmer©s fence or stone wall or burn his Harrisburg, Pa., December 10. Sunday trees. If by accident you displace a stone fishing may be permitted in Pennsylvania if Race, Scoring 392 to 374. or rail carefully replace it. The effort won©t the organized move now on foot among sports Royersford, Pa., December 12. The Roy- men in different ersford and ConshohOcken Gun Clubs met cost you much, but it will be appreciated. parts of the State It is only what you would want done to to have. the com Saturday, December 10, on the local grounds your property under similar circumstances. ing Legislature re and one of the best shoots ever witnessed ou The best way to get a correct view of this peal the provision the local grounds was the outcome of the matter is to put yourself in the farmer©s of the fish code of match. The ten highest Royersford shooters© 1909, that specific pjace. scores totaled 393 points and Conshohockea©s PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 17, 1910. ally prohibits ang ten best scores totaled 374, thus it can be ling on the Sab seen that the local club led this match with bath. It is not the 18 points. H. E. Buckwalter had the high RANDOM SHOTS. specific purpose of est score of any who participated in thf>. INTERSTATE©S GOOD WORK. the backers of the shoot, he hitting 44 targets. J. Merkle, of movement to have the Conshohocken Club, hit 43 targwts, just ©T©HE prize for persistent and consistent legislation passed HE Interstate Association is to be highly one behind Buckwalter, and both, of these 1 shooting of rabbits rightfully belongs to permitting this marksmen are to be commended for their ex T complimented on the manner in which it Eli H. Shreiuer, of Lancaster, Pa., who fishing, but mere cellent work. The scores made by the par dispatched the great amount of business ly to amend the, ticipants were as follows: has kept a careful record of his rabbit hunt present law by cut- brought to its attention at its annual meeting ing since he first began away back in 1856, CONSHOHOCKEN. ROYERgyOBD. last week; for its wise and judicious rulings, ~ ting out all refer- and this shows that he h©as bagged 8540 in /- n/i//]/(Z r ence to it. One big 25 25 B. 25 25 and for the new plan of operation ©t evolved that time. From 1856 to 1880 his yearly ;iv- © factor in the cam- T. Rath ...... 20 20 for the future. Two of its decisions in partic erage of rabbits killed was 210. From 1880 -paigii is the United J. Heff ...... Iti Dicldnson ular will receive cominendatio?! throughout Sportsmen of Pennsylvania. The state camp E. Gilinger ... Twaddell 8 12 to 1900 the average fell to 150, and in the B. Dousrherty.. 39 E. Buckwalter.. 28 21 the country. They are the fostering of the past ten years the average was only 50. This of the United Sportsmen has 64 subordiu:ite State Trap Shooters© Associations, with the local camps, and the latter are now voting J. Riggs ..... F. Zeieler 20 21 decline is due to two factors, his own ad ufton the question at their regular meetings. Alien ...... 22tChrisman 18 19 attendant ©refusal to register shoots except vance in years and the greater scarcity of S. Carter ..... 33(Wunder 15 21 It is believed that the sentiment will be over T. Davis ..... 37 Freed 15 18 those of clubs affiliated with these organiza the rabbits. whelmingly in favor of the repeal, and if tions; and the cutting off of all program ad W. Carter .... 39 Weinert 17 18 that is the case the new repealing bill will be W. Tarpey .... 37 H. Trumbauer . 20 19 vertising and the turning of this money, a framed at once and introduced early in the, Messenger Hanley 18 14 sum of about $25,000, into the pockets of WARNING note is being sounded in the coming session. The State Sportsmen©s Asso Kinsey ...... 34 Chard .~... 13 16 the shooters through the medium of added A West. State Fish and Game Warden ciation is an honorary member of the United J. Gilinger ... Yinst ...... 20 21 money in the various registered an:l State L. L. Dyche, of Kansas, says the wild Sportsmen, through its executive committee., J. Merkle*?... Garter ...... 16 14 and will be asked to vote on the matter Woodland Adams ...... 17 17 shoots. In line with the latter intention is duck is rapidly becoming extinct and that through that commitee. It is said that the T. Silk ...... 14 20 F. Andersen... 19 17 the donation of $1000 to the winner of the it will not be many years before it will be State Sportsmen are fully as strongly in favor C. Rogers 22[C. Beideman... 16 17 Grand American Handicap, the greatest in entirely missing, so far as his section of the of the bill as the United Sportsmen. Both C. Lukena 22IT. Snyder ..... 16 16 centive to championship honors conceived for country is concerned. He does not believe the State Sportsmen©s Association and the lAnders ...... 17 15 (H. Buchanan .. 21 17 the shooting world. The first move, that in that the carp in the streams and marshes United Sportsmen have as their underlying I Nettles ...... 17 16 regard to the State organizations is con manciples the general conservation of game, eating the wild rice is causing the wild duck fish and forestry resources. The State Sports |H. Weinert 16 structive, the other progressive. In other to become scarce, as some authorities have men©s Association, however, is made up large Mowrey .... 8 words, the move to strengthen the State Eppenheimer 15 said, but that indiscriminate killing is work ly 61© hunters, while in the United Sportsmen |S. Rogers . 21 Sportsmen©s Associations and the affiliated ing the evil, as they cannot breed fast fishermen predominate. |J. Buckwalter.. 15 15 3-t clubs means that the interstate Association enough to advance in numbers. The ten highest shooters of the club whose scores has systematized its plan of campaign for the English Anglers Dine Noted Writer. made up the average which is considered In pro betterment of trap shooting; that is, thoroughly New York, N. Y., December 10. Charles claiming the winning club were: organized it. The move will construct a vast HE Maine Fish and Game Commission has Conshohocken Rath, Dougherty. Carter, Riggs. Frederick Holder, the distinguished American Davis, W. Carter, Tarpey, Kinsey, J. Gilflnger, J. machine of trap shooters whose, growth is now T adopted a novel means of putting a stop fisherman and writer, was tendered a dinner Merkle. certain. The movement to turn thousands of to the practice of some non-resident recently by the British Sea Anglers© Society. Koyersford Emmers, Bucfcwalter, Christman, Wun- dollars of Interstate money into tli3 added shooters who fail to pay $15 for a license It was a plea_sant reminder of the power der, Ziegler, Trumbauer, Yinst, Anderson, Buchanan money of the various registered shoots means to shoot until they have brought down a of sport to join widely sundered hands in and Kogers. friendship. It is only of comparatively re NOTES. that the shooters themselves are to receive d^sr. Then they immediately purchase the cent years that angling has become, an inter some chance for reward for their shooting. license to make their killing legal. High Harry Buckwalter, of Royersford, Pa., the famous national bond of union, but it is rapidly all-around shooter, who needs no comment on fair This will mean increased entry lists and bet Sheriff Dana A. Coolidge set the precedent showing itself capable of much good work. ness and shooting ability, will manage a two-day ter pleased shooters. The stimulus of a $1000 when he seized two deer that had been killed This Summer Englishmen had the pleasure registered shoot for the Whitemarsu Oon Club at prize for the winner of the Grand American under these circumstances and sold them at of welcoming several good sportsmen from the Fort Side Inn grounds, at St. Thomas, Pa., on Handicap event will give this event a greater auction. the Continent at the Hendon Casting tourna December 28 and 29. No shpoters of OTer 88 per ment, and it may be hoped that the inter cent, average are allowed to compete. Program Is at significance than it ever before possessed, change of visits between London and Paris ten 15-bird events first day and nine 15-blrd events and make this shoot in fact, as well as name, will become a regular thing. and one 25-bird event the second daj, the 25-birci The Grand American Handicap. PRECEDENT has been establish*-;! that event being a merchandise event, which represents a A ought to cause careless hunters to use number of excellent prizes. This is one of the re greater caution when in the hunting Fishing Notes. cently organized clubs, and has one of the Hveliest field. Wells Kennedy, of Williamsport, Pa- Milton S. Apple and a party of Phlladelphians memberships among all clubs regardless of age. Buckle THE FARMER AND HUNTER. spent last week at tlie Beavor Gun Club, Pike County, js manager and has made a program where he even has sued John Harris and Henry Hofer, Pa. They report that the pike flshing was good. bars himself, which proves that he, lite many otljers Franklin farmers, for $5000 damages as the of the old guard, is trying to make the shooting gam a ORDIAL and friendly relations between the Pennsylvania State Commissioner of Fisheries Wil result of a discharge of shot which destroyed liam E. Meehan reports that the State must take interesting for that class of shooters who must be C farmer and the hunter mean more than his eyesight. Kennedy was digging a rabbit some steps soon to propagate the minnow or this depended upon to count in numbers at shooting the ordinary shooter imagines. The from a hole when shot from the gun of either popular bait fish will be extinct in a comparatively tournaments. farmer is the man responsible for the great of the defendants struck him in the face. short space of time. Reckless methods of catching minnows fof bait and unlimited permission is given majority of the game legislation . in this Kennedy alleges criminal negligence. as the reason for the great decrease. Trap Shooting at Indianapolis. country. He is more deeply concerned, be Indianapolis, Ind., December 12. A. cold cause it is through his farms and his home wind and a bad light were unfavorable to territory that the hunting takes place, and (tG PORTING LIFE" congratulates the offi- Anthony Leads South End. high scores at the Indianapolis Gun Otab on its proper regulation means more to him than ^ cers and members of the Salem County Camden, N. J.. December 12. H. Anthony December 10. Ogden led in practice with it does to the city hunter. The latter in Rod and Gun Club, of Salem, N. J., for was the star of the monthly trophy and spoon 90 per cent, broken and was the only one *o the excellent example they are setting to the shoot of the South End Gun Club at Cam- score- 20 straight. Siwel was again high many cases does not think or eare much den on December 10, but it took a handicap gun in the contest for the Comstock cnp with about the game or game conditions except shooting fraternity at large in their efforts to of 6 to give him the premier honors. Of his 44 out of 50 from the 16-yard mark. Scores: propagate game and fish, improve hunting when the hunting season rolls around. For quota of 25 targets he broke 19, and his PRACTICE. these reasons, if not because of the common conditions, develop a bond of friendship be added ones allowed him to have a clean tween all shooters, and between the shooters score. The spoon for the long run was won Targets ...... 20 20 20 25 Sh. Bk. bond of brotherhood that exists between all by William Pectunann. Scores: Hymer ...... 15 16 18 19 85 68 true sportsmen, hunters should be more care and the farmers, and make ideal conditions Ogclen ...... 20 16 17 23 85 76 B. B. Tl. ful of the farmer©s rights and interests. Re for trap shooting. We can say fairly that they B. B. Hp. B. Carter ....^...... 17 U 16 20 85 67 are succeeding in all their aims. Murphy ...... 6 8 .. 42 Siwel ...... 16 15 17 20 85 68 member that virtually all hunting is depend Wakeman ...... 9 9 6 57 Barr ...... 15 18 16 23 85 72 ent upon his good will. He owns the ground, Butler ...... 8 5 5 57 Martin ...... 18 12 12 .. 60 42 Holloway ...... 6 9 8 64 Old 46 ...... 17 12 12 .. 60 41. cultivates the crops upon which the game JUDGE HARRIS, in the County Court at Fleming ...... 8 6 .. 47 feeds and fattens, and in many cases he Fayette ...... 12 18 16 21 85 67 ) Bloomington, 111., recently handed down H. Anthony ...... 4 5 7 57 COMSTOCK TROPHY No. 3. cares for the game itself. The farmer is not a decision the effects of which will be Horner ...... 9 8 .a game hog. No farmer ever placed signs J. Anthony ...... 4 6 Targets ...... Hp. 25 25 Sh. Bk. watched with interest everywhere that simi Goodf ellow ...... 7 8 Fayette ...... 20 15 19 50- 34 forbidding shooting merely for the reason lar conditions exist. His decision upheld the Hineline ...... 7 6 Bfcrr ...... 20 21 18 50 S9 that he wanted the ground for his own sel contentions of the Commissioners of the Spring Pechmann ...... 10 10 Ogden ...... 19 16 20 5Q 36 fish purposes. If an investigation was to be Lake drainage district, restraining hunters Lippincott ...... 6 6 Hymer ...... 19 18 21 50 "9 and fishermen from interfering with the eon- Cross ...... 8 Carter ...... 18 19 20. 50 39 made of such cases it would invariably be Soistman ...... 3 Martin ...... 18V 1:1 11 50 :u found that his rights had been seriously version of that famous hunting resort into a W. Johnson ...... 7 SJWB© ...... 16 22 22 50 .It Arampled on some previous day by the hunt corn field. Perkins ...... I Old if ...... 16 13 18 50 3T 14 who practically lias lived on the -water all his life, said when asked to explain the scarcity of ducks: "I have never in all my life ex MAINE SEASON perienced such unfavorable weather for duck shooting. I am now 74 years of age, and in all this time I have never before known the wind to blow from the northwest for 10 days in succession. This northwest breeze blows the water off the flats and thousands of acres of this feeding ground have been laid bare. Canvasbacks, redheads, blackheads and some other classes of dncks are game and will not feed from dry land. They must dive Nearly Three Thousand Was the after celery roots and wash them before eat ing. As a result of the bare condition of Number Killed Up to December I the flats the ducks have gone farther down The great increase of sales of Dead Shot during the bay." 1910 developed from the fact that there has been Moose Also Plentiful Believe Pennsylvania Deer Kills. Stroudsburg, Pa., December 10. The deer an ever-increasing demand for this popular load 10,000 Could Be Killed Yearly. season just closed was the most successful in from the consumer. Every live jobber and retailer years in Monroe and Pike counties. It is estimated that 150 deer were killed and many from the Atlantic to the Pacific has found Dead Shot Orono, Ma., December 10. All previous bears. Other game was secured by gunners in re-cords for hunting Maine deer have been abundance. Returning hunters from the big "A mighty lively one to keep in stock." beaten this year, and what many think is camps in Eastern Monroe and Pike say that the best part of they never had better sport. One of the rea the season is yet sons for tho success of the season was the We take this opportunity to again assure our to come. Up to rigid enforcement of the gams laws by tho December 1 the game wardens. Jared Price, of Mountain- friends that they can depend on Dead Shot every wardens had pass home, and Carl Martin, of Laanna, killed a ed 2899 carcasses bear that weighed over 400 pounds in Samp time. of deer and 99 son©s Swamp, in Dreher township, Wayne moose at Bangor, a county. This was the largest that has been majority of which killed in that section in recent years. It took The stability and uniformity of Dead Shot we were sizable and five men and an ox team five hours to get the guarantee. plump bucks, some bear out of the swamp and to Laanua. weighing nearly 200 pounds. It Minnesota Deer Hunting. seems as if the St. Paul, Minn., December 9. The hunt statement made by ing season in Minnesota, which came to a old Jock Darling close recently, shows that over 2000 deer American Powder Mills nearly twenty were killed. Approximately 1100 deer came }©ears *s°< that through St. Paul during the last 20 days of ST&.OWIS there were 100.000 the season. Although most of these trophies deer alive in MaiM of the hunt remained in St. Paul, many were KANSAS CITV all the time and transferred at the Union Depot to the South that 10,000 could ern part of the State. It is estimated an be shot every year -without impairing the average of 50 carcasses a day came into the upply, was about to be verified. depot during the last 20 days. Many hun NO NEW HUNTING- REGIONS dreds of deer killed during the season re mained in the county in which they w©ore have been opened and the chief supplies have shot, but a conservative estimate would give come, as usual, from the wooded interior of the number killed in Minnesota during the Aroostook county. Therefore if something like hunting season at more than 2000. in tho 5000 deer have been shot so far there must be opinion of Executive Agent II. A. Rider. A The "Old Reliable" Parker Gun a large reserve still in the deep woods. A feature of this season©s hunting was tho small large buck with antlers carrying fifty-seven number of moose which came through. The WINS for the EIGHTH TIME points is the Maine record for this year. game warden who watches the transfer of There have born fewer white or albino deer game at the Union Depot reported not more shot than usual. A deer shot near Milli- than eight moose this year, compared to 14 The Grand American Handicap nockett witli a red ribbon about its neck is which were transported in 1909. During tho the only one which bore any indication of last three months a total of 3221 permits was SCORE of 100 STRAIGHT From 19 YARDS former captivity. No issued. SURPRISINGLY BIG MOOS13 At Chicago, 111., June 23, 1910 heads have been brought down. A majority of Hunting Notes. Mr Riley Thompson, of Cainsville. Mo , made this record, which has moose killed have been plump ami ha.ndsorne George W. Jenks and a party of Philadelphia din never before been equalled in this classic event. young bulls 'A years of age and weighing ners have left for an extended gunning trip in Xorth The PAEKER GUN in the hands of Mr. Guy V. Deering, also won the from 400 to 600 pounds when alive, the ideal Carolina. They expect to be iiway until the Christ Amateur Championship at Chicago, June 24 scoring: 189x200, shooting: at 160 moose for cooking and eating. Up to Novem mas holidays. singles and 20 doubles. ber 20 only seventy-eight moose had come out E. G. Chandler, of Overbrook. Pa., has receded The Prise Winners and Champions shoot the PARKER GUN. Why Don©t You? to Bangor, which is below the usual average. word from Pinehurst., X. C., that quail are especially \Vri!d bear are diminishing rapidly, only sev plentiful there this season, and a great many hunters enteen having arrived at Bungor for all the have already engaged quarters there. season, much less than the average. Old hunters who have examined the interior make A trio of shooters. Thomas Tydings, John R. Sul New York Salesrooms, up of the 1910 bears declare it is a tallow livan and Jack Boucher, killed 198 clucks, most of 32 Warren Street year, or a season when the fat is hard, as them widgeons arid blackheads, 10 miles below An distinguished from a lard year, when the fat napolis, Md., from blinds near the shore on Decem is found serviceable for frying doughnuts. ber 1. Many Philadelphia hunters are leaving for tlie New Jersey Game Plentiful. South to avail themselves of the good quail and Salem, N. J., December 9. Most favorable turkey hunting reported there. Reports from Vir reports concerning shooting are constantly ginia, North and South Carolina are particularly When Ordering Loads for Field «oniir/g from South Jersey. The pheasant encouraging to lovers of this kind of hunting. shooting is especially good and the hunters say that (hey have never seen so many Eng Dr. 15. Stanton Muir, Pennsylvania State meat and lish pheasants as are to be found this Fall. cattle inspector, and party had a two-weeks© hunt in or Trap Shooting Many fine heads and hides are in the hands Penn Forest township and the Porono Mountains, of wixidermists for mounting and several more fretting 44 rabbits. 12 pheasants, two raccoons, one SPECIFY FOR v/ill probably bo added on Wednesday if the coon, eight gray squirrels and a 125-pound bear. weather holds good. The mild weather of The Missouri State law permits hunting in launches this section during the past week has been on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The law of bad for the duck, shooters, as the ducks and lfift5-©CG prohibited hunting ducks from launches. geese are not flying. Barnegat Bay is said to This law was repealed in 1907, and the law of 1900 bo well filled with water fowl of all kinds, but did not again prohibit hinting from launches on the the shooting is poor owing to the smooth Mississippi or Missouri lUvcrs. water. "Give us rough weather, and we will get the ducks,©© say all the sportsmen. Fishing Creek, Md., is one of the finest ducking shores on Chesapeake Bay. It is owned by Messrs. Indiana©s Babbit Season. Thomas Tydings, J. W. Boucher, Alfred Baker and Rasmus Clsusen. Wilbert Robinson, the old Balti A PERFE Morocco, Ind., December 9. Hunters re more base ball player, and other Baltimoreans have port the best rabbit season within their rec been among tnoso who have enjoyed the fine sport ollection. Not only are rabbits the most plen tho place affords. tiful in years, but they appear to be excep tionally free from the various diseases which In the fastnesses of Clinton and Lycoming Moun rot infrequently have afflicted the rabbit fam tains, near Mahanoy City. Pa., many deer and bear ily in this vicinity in recent years. Farmers have been brought down in the past few weeks. Al faced the traps and in the other two there ATGLEN©S REGISTERED SHOOT. issued a warning early in the season that and Harry Frenk. Robert Heiser, Dr. A. P. Seligman, were eleven contestants. In©all but one match the first instance of quail shooting reported Ollie Miller, .1. Fred Beniet and Dr. J. H. Hagenbuch. full scores were made, several shoot-offs be Vernon Williams Leads Amateur Division would result in a stop being put to all kinds of Mahanoy City, and Harry Eshelman and William ing necessary to determine the winner. The of hunting on their lands, and this, it is Xoliin, of Reading, secured several bear and two and Sked Tops Professionals. deer on Clinton Mountain. summaries : claimed, is causing an unusually rigid ob Baudine Cm, 25 targets, handicap H. Harrison, Atglen, Pa., December 9. Lloyd Lewis* servance of the game laws on the part of 3, 25; Dr. Short, S, 25: K. Lewis. 1. 24: F-. Emer hunters. ,T. B. Singer, a well-known sportsman, formerly of Atglen Gun Club held a finely attended one- Harrisburg, Pa., is now located at Sault St. Marie, son, ;-!, 24; G. E. Sampson, 1, 23; W. Williams, 2, day registered shoot yesterday with five; pro Ont., and writes that game is plentiful in that section. -". .T. G. Batterson, 2. 23; G. J. Brenerer, 4, 23; J. Wisconsin.Deer Plentiful. Hinds, 2. 21; I!. Johnson, scratch, 20. fessionals and 2-5 The deer are ve:y wild, however, owing to the amateurs contest Cable, Wis., December 30. This section of ravages of the timber wolves, which arc nu.Tnerous. Tic between Dr. Short and H. Harrison won by ing. In the ama the northern part of the State swarmed with Beaver are extremely abundant, because they are pro llarriEon. teur division Ver hunters tho first day of the season, .and near tected by law until 1!)15. Every hunting party has Accumulation Cup, 23 targets, handicap K. LcwL=. been getting its nil. non Williams, the ly all of them have returned to their homes 1. 25; K. Kmerson, 3, 23; ,T. G. Batterson, ii, 23; well - known trap with a trophy of the chase. It is estimated W. Williams, 2, 22; H. Harrison. 2, 22; G. ,T. Brener- shooter, who show that 2000 deer have already been killed in Blackheads were in the great majority among the e,-, 4. 22; G. K. Sampson, 1, 21; Dr. Hinds, 2, 21; ed so well in the Bayfield county. Scarcely a homesteader is hags on the Siisquelianna Flats at Havre de (Jrace, Dr. Short, 2. 20. Won by It. Lewis. Md., during the past month. The blind was brought Sauer Gun, 25 targets, handicap W. D. Hinds, Eastern Handicap, without his venison. The writer has seen into greater use than usual in preference to the 2. 25: .T. G. Batterson, 3. 25; H. Harrison. 3, 24; was high with 145 as high as five deer that had been hung up dangerous sink box. owing to high winds and rough \V. Williams, 2, 21; E. Emerson, 3, 21; M. Munyon, out of 160. J. II. in a homesteader©s yard, all legally shot. waters. The redheads and canvasbac©ks did not come 2, 21; G. E. Simpson. 1, 20; R. Lewis, 1, 20; G. J. Anderson, of Phil Non-resident hunters were here from all up to their usual feeding ground, as the wild celery l/.renerer, 4, 2-0.; J. K. Collins, 4, 18; A. Johnson, adelphia, was tho points of the middle west, and, so far as was not so plentiful. 2, 18. Won by Batterson. second amateur, known, they were successful, as the daily I-eccmber Cup. 23 targets, handicap G. J. Brencrer, with 14.2 out of shipments from the various stations in this Game Protector W. S. Lash, of Delaware Water 4, 25; H. Harrison, 2, 25; W. D. Hinds. 1, 24; E. 160. The top hon country testify. Another white deer has been Gap. Pa., has made complaint before Justice H. S. Emerson, S. 23; Dr. Munyon, 2. 23; W. Williams, ors in the division seen. It is reported to be ;i 2-year-old buck, Gruver against Representative Kugene Tarmey and 2, 22; E. Sampson. 1, 22; J. G. Batterson, 2, 20; for professionals nearly snow-white, and for which a purse of Samuel Kinney, charging them with killing a buck K. Lewis, scratch, 20; R. Johnson, scratch. 19; J. R. fell to the lot of $300 has been offered by a Milwaukee brew fawn, contrary to law, at Shawnee Island, in the Coilins. 4, 17. Tie between Brenerer and Harrison, Sked, the w.-ll- er. If the animal had not been seen by sev Delaware River, recently. Representative Kinney was won by Brenerer. known Remington- r 22 Repeater for Christmas Gift of Gifts for the real boy. No gift could give the grown-up boy or the athletic grown-up girl more unique delight. 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H ; - UMC and Remington the perfect shooting combination.______^ THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. THE REMINGTON ARMS CO. ;., Bridgeport, Conn. Agency: 299 Broadway, New York City ... .. ///on, N. Y. Same Ownership. Same Standard of Quality. Same Management. target race, making 175 targets in all, with tion, held November 24-25, 1910, at the Third Analostan Gun Club. Washington. D. C. Saturday. $13.50 entrance. Regiment N. G. M. rifle range, Swope Park, Miles Taylor, secretary. Kansas City, Mo. Highest individual aggre.- Audubon Gun Club, Buffalo. N, T.. Saturday. Not Too Personal, But Just Personal Jack Brewer, the famous veteran live-bird gate score for the match was made by Cap W. C. Wootton, secretary. shot, will meet .Charles Munsou, of Dover, tain F. S. Hurd, of Iowa, he, scoring 259.. Baltimore Shooting Association. Baltimore. Mi, Enough Bits of News, Gossip and Com N; J., the match to be shot at Manoa, Pa., Highest individual score at 200 yards was Tuesday. 3. W. Chew, secretary. under the auspices of the .Eagle Gun Club on also won by Captain Hurd with a score of 46. Benson Gun Club, Omaha, Neb., Saturday ana ment About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot December 29. Each gunner will shoot at 100 J. W. Hessian tied with a score of 68 for Sunday. F. T. Lovering, secretary. ing Know Through the Medium of Fame. birds for $100 a side. ,• first place in the individual slow-fire match, Bergen Beach Gun Club. Brooklyn. N. T., teeooA which was shot at 200, 300, 500 yards each, Tuesday. L. H. Schortemeler, secretary. W. De Forest Brown, secretary and treas no sighters. The "Press" match at 500 Birmingham Gun Club. Birmtogham. Ala., Friday, By Thomas D. Richter. urer of the National India Rubber Company, yards was won by Lieutenant Floyd Boling, H. McDermott, secretary. Wilmington, Del., is allowing no grass to of Bristol, Conn., and a well-known sports of Oklahoma. The Kansas City police won Chicago Gun Club, Chicago. Hi, SatuMUy mad grow under its feet. As soon as the Inter man, was drowned on December 9 in Bristol first plac& in the revolver ©team match with Sunday. C. P. Zacher. secretary. state Association awarded the next Eastern Harbor, when his canoe struck an oyster bed a score of 392. In the individual revolver Clearvlew Gun Club, Philadelphia. Pa.. tUrd Satur ______Handicap to that stake and sank while he was on a ducking match W. H. Spencer, of the Missouri Infan day. Harry Fisher, secretary. j'UMTru IT ©/"VP/7M/ ~"\ city© tne shooting trip. Water filled the boat and Brown, en try, was first with a score of 221; Sergeant Cleveland Gun Club. Cleveland. 0.. Saturday. F. \ymlLn IT L^OW. } fraternity began cumbered with a heavy waterproof hunting Deirda, 15th U. S. Cavalry, second, score 21CU H. Wallace, secretary. ~ ~ © planning the future suit and rubber boots, was unable to swim and Lieutenant J. C. Stone, Kansas City po Cincinnati Gun Club, Qnd&katl O.. Satozdar. L. of thu Wilmington lice, third, scoring 188. All of the above E. Haminersehmidt. secretary. in the icy water. Coatosville Gun Club, CoateoriH*. B*.. flat Satur Gun Club, under matches were won with U. M. C. ammunition day. Harry Nichols, secretary. the auspices «f exclusively. Columbus (Ga,) Gun Club, Columbus, Ga,. Tu6l- which the shoot day. George H. WaddeU, secretary. will take place. The annual live-bird handicap of the Bo- Columbus (0.) Gun Club, Coiumbus, O.. Wtdnat- The wisest move nis new nome. me guests were JNeat Apgar, yertown, Pa., Gun Club will be© held this year day and Saturday. Lon Fisher, secrettty. the organizers aze Keller, Linn Worthington and E. O, on December 31 instead of New Year©s Day. Dover Gun Club. Dover, DeL. Wednesday. Wm. made was the se C. J. Kurtz won the recent shoot for mem H. Reed, secretary. lection of Thomas bers with 13 out of 15 birds. Du Bols Gun Club. Du Bola. Ta.. Kfeuradw. W. 8. E. Doremus, of the Secretary W. H. Harris," of the Salem N. Crouse, secretary. du Pont Company, County Rod and Gun Club, writes that that Arrangements are progressing for the six- Forest City Gun Club, Sayaanan, Qa,. Friday. W. as the secretary of cornered team race between the Crescent J. Thompson, president. noted club will hold a diamond-back terra Frontier Bod and Gun Club, Buffalo. K. X* Son* the club. With pin supper on January 15, and later in the A. C., Larchmont Yacht Club, New York A. day. H. C. Utz, secretary. this sterling sports C., Yale, Harvard and Priucetqn. The event Gadsden Gun Club, Gadsden. Ala.. Hmaday. E. man directing af will be held/at Travers Island in February. C. Little, secretary. fairs,, and with Wil Hanover Gun Club, Wllmington. N. C, Saturday. liam Coyno as J. H. Dreher. president, the out FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Highland Gun Club, Edge Hill, Pa., Saturday. look for a successful club is bright. W. A. J. Franklin Meehan, secretary. Joslin, also of the du Pont Company, is cup- W. J. Scott, the well-known professional, Hudson Gun Club, Jersey City. N. J.. Sunday. T. tain of the shotgun department, and Frank stopped off in this city at shooting head-) PPENDED will be found a complete H. Kelley. secretary. llarkins is in charge of the rifle end. The quarters a few minutes last week and as and correct list of all shooting Haddonfleld Gun Club, Haddonfleld. If. J., Satur club was really started on November 14 and sured the boys that he would be on hand events scheduled for the near or day. Ed. Webster, secretary. now has about 250 members, but it did not at the shoots during the coming season. remote future. The list comprises Holland Gun Club, Batavia, N. T., Saturday. C. come into prominence until the Interstate tournaments registered under the W Gardiner. secretary. auspices of the Inter-State Asso San Souci Gun Clnb, St. Louis, Ho., Saturday and meeting. Its first shoot is slated for De George Baldwin, J. Jeffries and John Heth- Sunday. 0. D. Nahm, secretary. cember 17 and the attendance from all sec erington, of West Chester, Pa., passed ciation; tournaments not regis tered but listed by independent organiza Jenkintown Gun Club. AWngton, Pa. Last Satur tions promises to be large. A fine new club through this city last week on their return, day. J. M. Hiltebsitel, secretary. house has been provided and two traps in from a duck hunt n.ear Franklin City, Md., tions; -and fixed club events. Secretaries of Jersey City Gun Club, .Jersey City, N. J., Wednes stalled. The equipment will be increased as and reported good success, having bagged 63 gun clubs are requested to see that any day. J. Lewis, secretary. the season progresses. The .grounds can bo ducks. events scheduled by their clubs are entered Klrkwood Gun Club, Klrkwood, Mo., Saturday. C. easily reached from the station by Peoples© in this standing calendar and any corrections Schneider, secretary Car Line or the Delaware Avenue Line. Mrs. Ad. Topperwein during 1910 shot at are promptly announced. Kansas City Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., third 34,425 targets and broke 13,682, using 3 n-/s Thursday. R. S. Elllott. secretary. drams of Dead Shot Smokeless every time, A Week©s Registrations. Laureate Boat Club, Troy, N. Y., Saturday. John George S. McCarty and the members of the •An average of 94.84 per cent. On -eighteen Since our last issue the following addi Farrell, secretary. Highland Gun Club will try out a program of different occasions 100 straight or betlu" was tional registrations for shoots have been re Macaulay Gun Club, Newark, N. J.. Wednesday. 100 targets on Saturday, December 17, at J. H. Dreher. made, the longest, run being 156. straight, ceived by Secretary-Manager Elmer E. Sha- Missouri River Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., flrrt Edge Hill. There will be five 20-target 94.84 per cent, on 14,425 targets, can you ner, of the Interstate Association: Tuesday. Howard Harlan, secretary. events, $2 entrance, half of which goes to beat it? Mrs. Topperwein can certainly point June 20, 21, 22, 23 Eugene, Ore. The Pacific In Montclalr Gun Club, Montclair, N. J.. Saturday. make up a purse which will be divided among a gun and with her load of Dead Snot she dians. Frank C. Riehl, secretary. Edward Winslow, secretary. three high guns of., each clas.s, A, B and C. knows the results are uniform. Meadow Spring GUn Club, Philadelphia, Pa., Sat with 30 shooters this will mean $30 to bo. urday. W H. Murdoch, secretary. ! divided pro-rata to the members of each Tournaments Registered. Programs for the annual New Year©s tar DECEMBER. Mountain View Gun Club, Troy, N. T., Saturday. class. gets© tournament and turkey shoot of the In J. J. Farrell. secretary. dependent. Gun Club, which will be held at December 16 Pottsvjlie, Pa. Pottsville Fish and Northern Kentucky <3tm Club, B. Dayton, 0., Sat Game Association. Fred Coleman, secretary. urday and Sunday 1. P. Gould, secretary. "Sporting Life© 1 had as visitors on Fri Holmesburg* Junction, Pa., on January 2, can December 2S-2S White Marsh, Pa.. White Marsh Gun New York A. C., Travers Island, N. Y,. Saturday, day that pair of inseparables, Neaf Apgar, be had by .addressing Secretary W. E. Robin Club.© H- E. Buckwalter, manager. P R. Eobinson, secretary. of the Peters Cartridge Company, and T. son, 127 North Edgewood avenue, Philadel December 31 Wellington, Mass. Paleface Gun Club, Ossining Guii Club, Ossining, N. Y., Saturday. J. Haze Keller, Jr., of the Hunter Arms Com phia. The shoot will draw fully a half-hun-. H. C. Kirkwo.od, secretary. . . T. Hyland, secretary. pany. Both these sterling shooters had at dred shooters. 1911. Onondaga County Gun Club, Syracuse, N. Y., third tended Lloyd Lewis© shoot at Atgleu, Pa., January 2. White House, N. J. Crescent Gun Club. Wednesday. T. E. Clay, secretary. on -the previous day. As Neaf is president At the Badger Gun Club tournament, Mil R. C. :. Stryker, secretary. . Paleface Gun Club, Wellington, Bostpn, Mass., of the Westv Hogans and Haze one of Its waukee, Wis., December -4, first and second January 5 -PhoeiiiXYille, Pa. Phoenixville Gun Club. Wednesday. Horace Klrkwood, secretary. prime movers, they are naturally enthusing amateur averages were captured by Fred P. W. Sueisford, manager. Pillow Gun Club, Pillow, Pa., Saturday. J. A. over the prospects for next season, even at Dreyfus and J. S. Young, who broke, re January 6 Pottstown, Pa. Shuler Shooting Club. Bingaman, secretary. this early date, and do not think they arc spectively 145 but of 150 and © 144 out of. John M. Yerger, manager. Richmond Gun Club, Richmond, Va., Saturday. overoptimistic when they predict an attend 150, both using Nitro Club shells and Young January 10, 11,. 12, 13 Hamilton, Ont, Canada. V. Heeuler, secretary. Hamilton Gun Club., D. A. Wilson, secretary. Roanoke Gun Club, Roanoke, Va., Saturday. B. ance at least a half-hundred : ahead of the a Remington pump. W. Poindexter, secretary. event last September. They certainly have South End Gun Club, Reading, Pa,. Saturday. ©©Sporting Life©s" best wishes and aid, too, Matthew L. O©Brien, secretary of the Fred Tournaments Not Registered. F. Texter, secretary. for that matter. '. Macaulay Busiftess Men©s Club, of Newark, DECEMBER, 1910. Stenton Gun Club, Philadelphia, Pa,, Thursday. N. J., writes that in spite of the big snow December 29 Freehold, N. J. Freehold Gun Club, William Metzger, secretary. How C. Doolittle manages the double du-, storm last week his club held its weekly Maltby W. Conover; secretary. Sunbury-Selinsgrove Gun Club, Sunbury, Pa.. Sat ties of "new papa" and star shooter of the shoot. He says that not one of his club©s JANUARY, 1911. urday. C. Foster, secretary. Cleveland, O., Gun Club at one and the same. Tuesday shoots has been postponed since the January 2 Cleveland, O. Cleveland Gun Club. F. West End Gun Club, Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday. time is somewhat of a mystery. Although he inception. Barney M. Shanley, Jr., was the H. Wallace, secretary. L. E. Egolf. recently became a father, and fathers are high gun. January 2 Philadelphia, Pa. Independent Gun Club. supposed to walk the floor all night with new C. H. Newcomb, secretary. Philadelphia Trap Shooters© League. January 26 Freehold, N. J. Freehold Gun Club. born babes, his eye grows keener every shoot Shooters in the Middle West will regret Maltby W. Conover, secretary. JANUARY 7. and he now ranks as one of the best shots exceedingly the departure of H. J. Borden, At Meadiw Spring Meadow Spring, Haddonfleld in Ohio. FEBRUARY. the popular representative of the duPont, February 16 Freehold, N. J. Freehold Gun Club. and Highland. At S. S. White S. S. White and Powder Company, from that territory to Maltby W. Conoyer, secretary. ^ South End. A committee consisting of J. W. Broderick, Houston, Texas, where he will represent his FEBRUABY 4. Arthur King and James Bowe have been company. ___ MARCH. At South End South End, Meadow Spring and formulating a plan of organization for a March 23 Freehold, N. J. Freehold Gun Club. Highland. At Haddonfleld Ha A Telling Illustration From the Home of the Terrapin of the Popularity and Winning Qualities of OWHERE are the merits of those things necessary for and appertaining to shooting better known or N more carefully weighed than in Maryland. That is why, at the Tenth Annual Cecil County Tourna ment, held at Rising Sun, November 30th and December 1st, 26 of the 28 shooters who attended shot Winchester Loaded Shells, "Leader" and "Repeater," and a goodly number used Winchester Repeating Shotguns. Among the amateurs J. W. Ewing was high for the entire shoot and won the 100-bird event with Winchester Shells and a Winchester Repeating Shotgun. C. O. Williams, who won the Cecil County Championship, and J. S. Gifford, who was first in the Merchandise event, both used Winchester Shells. H. Alexander, C. O. Williams, J. S. Gifford and J. H. Anderson, who won second, third, fourth and fifth amateur averages respectively, all used Winchester Shells. L. S. German was high professional, shooting Winchester Shells, and H. S. Welles and H. L. Worthington, won second and third high profes sional averages respectively, both scooting Winchester Shells and Winchester Repeating Shotguns. This record goes to show that men who are well posted and after the best that there is in guns and ammunition, wisely pin their faith to Winchester shotguns and Winchester Shells, the Red ©W" Brand. The Combination That Made 98% for 4895 Targets scratch. 22: R. C. Williams. 1, 22; Dr. C. Alkinson, Jr., 2, 17; J. M. Jones. 5. 17; T. Lcuane, Jr., 2. Taylor cup and C. F. Bailey trophy, 25 tar NEW YORK NEWS. 5. 21 ; J. P. Fan-child, 2, 21. 16: A. T. Walker, scratch. 11. Shoot-off, same conditions - <;. Brower. scratch. 25; Tournament. CUD. 25 targets, handicap W. B. OB- C. H. Pulis. 4. 25; C. A. Lockwood. 2, 25; F. S. den. Jr.. :>. 25: J. G. Batterson. 2. 25; C,. H. Abbott. Crescent Club Gunners Have Long Pro Hyatt. 4. 21: U. K. Fox. Jr., 4, 23; C. R. James, 4. 25©: Dr. De Wolff. 3. 25; Georga Pell. 2, 21: K. I9| I. F. Sl. 2. 22: G. Felix. 2. 21. A. RaiiDcy, 3, 21; W. J. Simpson. 1. 21; G. H. 4 211!<:. \V. Heller . . gram N. Y. A. C. Turns Out Fifteen Team race. 25 targets, handicap- F. K. Stephensou Thomson, 2, 21; T. I/eiiane. .ir,, 2, 23; O. C. Grin- 7 22jChas. Hathaway and J. F. James, 2. 45: C. A. .Lockwood and K. S. nell. 1. 22: G. J. Corbctt, scratch, 19: J. Gramlen- 1 20j S. Hathaway. Jr. Shooters-Other Results. Hyatt, 6. 45: C, H. Pulis and G. Felix, ti. 4t: M. liurg. 5, 19; A. T. Walker, scratch. 19; J. M. Jones, 0 ISjVVm. 1C. Stpwart New York, N. Y., December 12. Shooting Stiner and C. R. James. 2. 42; J. P. Fuirchild and 5. 17. 0 20 |D. W. Grin hern- G. Brower, 4, 11. Shoot -off postponed. Shoot-off. 25 targets, handicap- - W. B. Ogden. 2. James A. Hart cup. auail shoot--T. K. Taylor. 11; ever a field of snow the gunners of the Cres Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap- F. K. Stephen- cent Athletic Club had Iheir first real op 25: Dr. De Wolff. 3, 21; J. G. Batterson, 2, 23; G. Austin Colgate. 12: L. H. Koss. I; A. O. Headley. (i; son, scratch, 24: C. A. Lockwood. 2. 24; .1. H. Van- H. Abbott, 3. 22. ,!. A. Burps. 1: Charles A. FJerk. fi: James A. Ha>-t, portunity to test their marksmanship under derveor, 1, 22; H. W. Woodcock, 4. 22; C. H. Pulis. Sii»iit-r>ff for leg. 25 targets, handicap--W. B. I!: C. F. Bailey. 11: P. S. I Joss, Jr.. 7; J. F. Shan- real Winter conditions on December 10. Not 4, 22: G. Felix, 2. 22; F. S. Hyatt, 4 21; .1. F. Ogden, challenger, 2, 25; G. J. Corbctt, holder, ley. 5; If. p, Brower. 0: K. W. Heller. 9; Charles James. 2. 21: C. It. James, 2. 21: M. Stiner, scratch, scratch, 20. Hathaway. 3: S. Hathaway, 1; William It. Stcwiut. withstanding the bitter cold the marksmen 21; G. Brower. 2, 20: ii. K. Fox, Jr.. 4, 17; Dr. Weslley Uichards trophy. 10 pairs of doubles, 20 had a lengthy program and the majority made 5: D. W. Grinberry. 5. Atkinson, 5, 16; F. S. L,awson, scratch, 9; J. P. targets. scratch--W. J. Simpson. 13; Georsu Pell, 10; Total number ol© birds. 20. excellent scores in the numerous events. So Fail-child. 2, 21. 0. C. Grinnell, 10: Dr. De Wolff, 9; G. H. Abbott, 9. long was tho program that it was necessary Prize divided. The results for the L. H. Ross cup for the club to postpone the shoot-off of several ties until ]