BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS.,
Volume 47—No. 5. Philadelphia, April 14, 1906. Price, Five Cents* AND OF THE ^MERIGAN LEAGUE SPORTING LIFE. April 14, 1906.
Club, has signed Dan Meehan, of Philadelphia, O'LOUGHLIN'S OVERTURE. 4-U-6. to cover third base for that team. Butler, having" failed to secure the Punxsti- SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO., tawney franchise, they have made a very good The Crack American League Umpire otter to Kane. The Kane management claims Discounts the Future and Talks of to have one of the best teams and will no California Plans a Long Way Ahead. 34 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. doubt keep it. Rochester, N. Y., April 8.—Editor "Sporting Life."—Senator Frank "Silk" Please send me cabinet size phototype of the celebrated O'Loughlin, the "Peerless," the "Ar bitrator," -the Rochester base ball umpire whose base ball player The Napoleons in Good Shape For the fame is not confined to Coming Race—Many Men to be Car the cities of the Ameri for which I enclose three 2-cent stamps to help to defray expense can League, but is spread ried to Guard Against Accidents. throughout the base ball Cleveland, O., April 9. — Editor •world, expects again to of printing, postage, packing, etc. "Sporting Life."—The Cleveland Blues winter in California. It are now on their way home,from the will be next winter, too, 'South. When asked the provided plans that are other day how his men well laid are carried Send to ______-——______were shaping up Mana through. One of these is ger Lajoie said that he the organization of •was satisfied with CQI}- team of American League ditions, and he had ivo F. (X'Lougrhlin stars to tour along the fear that when the sea Pacific coast when north son opened, in eight days ern diamonds are hidden with snow. from now, the team ag It is possible that something will turn a whole would not be fa up to thwart the organizers, but at the credit to Cleveland. The present things work done in Birmiiig- LOOK FAIRLY BRIGHT. ham during the thred Yet the players may not be willing-, ——————r—— days the team Was there and several other things may happen. Napoleon Lajoie has had effect. Laiole The "Senator" makes no secret of the has an eye on a batting fact that a reasonable excuse to take oraer that will prove valuable when him back to the State of sunny winters the season opens. The indications are will be warmly received. In what there will be considerable stick work, capacity he would accompany the team tne men making efforts in batting. of American League stars he does not NO RELEASES YET. say. He migtit go along as arbitrator, Reports that some of the men being and with his reputation, which is as "Sporting Life" has had reproduced cabinet size phototypes of cele carried now would be given to South green and flourishing on the coast as ern League clubs when the season anywhere, there is little doubt but brated base ball players and offers to send to any of its readers photos of opens, or before that, are still without that he would, be as big a drawing their favorite base ball players by complying with the conditions named «'«£| fic.ation. There is no denial that card as the best player in the country. in the coupon above, 6 cents for each photo; by the dozen, 50 cents. Only some inquiry was made by Atlanta and SEEN IN ONE GAME. one coupon required with an order. some other Southern League teams as O'LoughMn last winter umpired only The photos are regular cabinet size (5% x 7% inches) mounted on heavy to whar Lajoie could do, but nothing one game in California and announce Mantello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails. definite has been decided on. Manager ment that he was going to work Lajoie said briefly that he was not brought out an immense crowd of fans Here is an opportunity to ornament your room with photos of your going- to take any chances of losing who had read of him. Papers devoted favorite base ball players at small expense. Each photo in a separate en the pennant this year by not having much space to his ways, his intona velope to protect and keep it clean. available substitutes. The Cleveland tions and sharp decisions. He was One coupon and three 2-cent stamps entitles you to One photo. You can, pennant aspirants are all in good besieged with invitations to serve however, obtain as many photos as you desire by sending three 2-cent shape, and Lajoie is pleased with the again, but declined them. It is be stamps for each photo. showing made by some of his young lieved by "Silk" that a trip of American sters. League stars to the coast next winter The following photos are now ready for immediate delivery. Others will would be financially successful. He be added. LIKES THRIFTY PLAYERS. says that section of the country is "I like a ball player whose heart base ball mad and that the leagues out and soul are in the game; who just there NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR 1906. AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR 1906 thinks of and dreams of the game, but ARE COINING MONEY. NEW YORK CLTTB—John J. McGraw. man PHILADELPHIA OLTTB—Connie Mack, man I like him all the better if he has A trip there would be better than a ager; Joseph McGinnity, Christopher Mathew- ager; Maurice R. Powers, Daniel F. Murphy, some plans for the days when he will dozen excursions to Cuba or Mexico. son, Samuel Mertes, William Gilbert. D. L. Ralph O. Seybold, Harry Daris, Edward S. not be playing ball," said Manaker In the meantime "Senator Silk" is en McGann, Roger Bresnahan, George Browne, 5a^',°s?e F. Schreckengost, George Edward Larry. It s too bad that so many men, joying himself in Rochester, waiting Frank Bowerman, Luther H. Taylor, William vvaddell, Frederick L. Hartzell, Monte Cross, right in the prime of life, quit the the time when his call for work comes Dahlen, Michael Donlin, Leon Ames. Claude Uaniel Hoffman, Charles Bender, Weldon game with no plans or prospects what from President Ban Johnson. He looks, Elliott, George Wiltse, William R. Marshal, Henley, Briscoe Lord, John Knight, James ever. There are so many ways a man he says, for a remarkable base ball Arthur Devlin, Samuel Strang, William Clark, n« y^?,r,tl Andrew Coakley, Harry L. Barton, on a ball players' salary can get in year. All the American League teams Clyde Robinson, Cecil Ferguson. Otto Williams. some business, fit himself so as to seem to have strengthened, and the CHICAGO CLUB—Fielder Jones, manager; have something to do, something com race appears to promise to be the PITTSBURG CLUB—Fred Clarke, manager; Edward McFarland, George Davis, William ing in when he is done with the game, closest and most exciting in the his Hans Wagner, Claude Ritchey, Thomas Leach, D Sullivan James J. Callahan, Daniel Green, that I wonder more of the boys don't tory of base ball. Samuel Leevef. Clarence H. Beaumont, Frank Isbell, Roy Patterson, Lee Tannehill, avail themselves of the chance. I BASE BALL INTEREST HIGH. Charles Philippe, Patrick Flaherty, Henry T u£.°..wens' G- Harry White, Nick Altrock, think a powerful lot of the ball play Peitz Otis Clymer, Homer Hillebrand, George J. ( Jiggs ) Donahue, August Dundon, er who thinks ahead. It makes him a Wherever he went last winter, and Gibson, Harry Smith, V. Willis. Frank Smith, Edward A. Walsh, Ernest he made leisurely progress to and from Gibson, Harry Smith, Victor Willis, Joseph Vinson. shrewder, more reliable man." California, he found more interest in Nealon. HOW JOSS IMPROVED HIMSELF. the game than he expected and be DETROIT CLTTB—William R. Armour, man "When I first came down from Wis lieves that there never was a time CHICAGO CLUB—Frank Chance, manager; ager; Jameis Barrett Frank Dooahue, Samuel consin to join the Toledo team," said when base ball fever was so high. On Joseph B Tinker, James Slagle, John Evers, Crawford, Louis Drill, William Donovan, Addie Joss the other night, "I couldn't the coast the "Arbitrator" put on Carl Lundgren, John Kling, Robert Wicker, George Mullm, Matty Mclntyre, William pick up bunted balls any more than I about fifteen pounds of extra flesh, Mordecai Brown, Frank Schulte, Harry Stein- Coughlin, Edward Killian, Charles O'Leary, could hit Cy Young's pitching on a and never was so heavy as he is now. feldt, James Sebring, James Sheckard, Pat Jesse Stovall, J. Warner, Thonias Doran. dark day. I would boot them with my Some of this weight he will work off rick J. Moran. BOSTON CLTTB—James Collins, manager; feet, stamp on them with my spikes, before the gong sounds. Charles Stahl, Denton Young, George Winter* PHILADELPHIA CLUB—Hugh Puffy, man- Frederick Parent, John Freeman, Albert Sel- juggle them with my big, clumsy aeer- Charles Pittinger, Frank Sparks. Roy bach, Hobe Ferris, William Dineen, Louis hands—do everything, in fact, except Thomas, William Gleason, Charles Dooin. Criger, Norwood Gibson, Jesse Tannehill pick them up and hand them to the THE INTERSTATE LEAGUE. William Duggleby. William Bransfield Sher Jesse Burkett, Robert Unglaub, Myron Grim- baseman. I saw that would never do, wood Magee, Ernest Courtney, Michael so I hired a young man to go out to shaw. the ball park with me every morning President Rindernecht Appoints His Doolin. CLEVELAND CLTTB—Napoleon Lajoie, man the Mud Hens were at home. I would ager; William Bernhardt, Fred Buelow, John get out in the pitcher's position and Umpire Staff—More Players Added Townsend, Harry Bay, Elmer Flick Earl Moore, Harry Bemis, Adrian Joss, William let him bunt and bat the ball to the to the Olean Team. Charles Harper, J. Bentley Seymour. Robert J. Bradley, R. S. Rhoades, Will L. Lush infield. I kept that up for six months EwinE Thomas W. Corcoran. Edward Phelps, Otto Hess, Terrence Turner, George Stovall' and at the end of that time I could ..c,Br^fordf • Pa" April 10——Editor John C. Barry, Charles C. Carr, Miller Otto Jordan. ' field pretty well for a twirler." Sporting Life. —President George F Huggins. WHERE PITCHERS ERR. Rindernecht completed the list of NEW YORK CLTTB—Clarke Griffith, manager- Joss concluded: "The trouble with Interstate League um ST LOUIS CLUB—Homer Smoot, James T. James Williams, David L. Pultz, William most of the pitchers who are rated as pires Saturday. The ar Burke Charles McFarland, Jacob Beckley, Keeler, Jack Chesbro, Norman Elberfeld poor fielders is that they take their biters of balls and strikes John Taylor, James Dunleavy, Daniel Shay. William Conroy, John Ganzell, Albert Orth' \v. P. Shannon, David Zearfoss, Michael Patrick Dougherty, James McGuire John time going after the ball and trust to in the championship Kleinow, Joseph Yeager, Frank Hahn Will a fast throw to get their man. That games will be: William Grady. iam Hogg, Harold Chase, Eustace J. Newton is all wrong. POunce upon the ball Fineran, of Erie; Robert BOSTON CLUB—Fred Tenney, manager; Ed Walter Clarkson, Robert Keefe. *wion, with all your speed. Then straighten Hawkes, of Bradford; J. ward Abbaticchio, Frederick Wilhelm, Fred WASHINGTON CLTTB—Jacob G. Stahl man up and make your throw just as slow M. Schuster, of Chicago; erick C Raytner, Daniel Needham, Wlrt V. ager; Frank Kitson, Hunter Hill Case as may be necessary. The thing for Paul Steinberg, of Syra Cannell,' James Delehanty, Charles Fraser, Patton, Malachi Kittridge, Thomas Hushes a pitcher to keep in mind in a tight cuse, N. Y. ' In addition Harry Wolverton, Irving Young, Harry Dolan, Howard P. Wilson, William Wolfe John place is just what men are on the to these regular league David L Brain. George Howard, John J. Hulseman, William Sudhoff. Joseph Cassidv bases and what he must do if this or umpires, President Rin O'Neill, Frank Pfeiffer, Vive A. Lindamah. John Anderson, Charles Hickman, J B StarT that thing happens. With Keeler or dernecht will appoint a ley, Charles Jones, Lafayette N. Cross. Fultz or Flick or Bay on first it is local substitute in each BROOKLYN CLUB—Patrick J. Donovan, man ST. LOTTIS CLTTB—George Stone, C Hemnhlll rank folly to make the throw to second G, Rindernecht city so that in case of ager- Fred .Tacklitzsch, Harry Gessler, John Robert Wallace. Harry .Taeobson Josenh on a bunt, while with slower men sickness or delay of any Dobb's Charles Babb. Oscar Jones. William Sugden, Arthur Weaver, J. E. Heidrick HarrS there, that is the only play. To be the game may not be inter- Bereen Louis Ritter, Harry Lumley, M. J. Gleason, Harry Howell, Frederick ' Glade fered with°or put into unofflcTal hands. O'NeiV Herbert Briggs, James Casey, Will Thomas Jones, John O'Connor, Barnev Pelt*' come known as a good fielding pitcher, iam Maloney, John McCarthy. you've got to be as nimble with your In Erie, John Reissen may be chosen F. Roth, John Powell. y relty' brain as you P-e with your hands and in this capacity and in Jamestown, feet." N. Y., George Hope. Both are able OTHER NOTED PLAYERS: umpires and were called upon fre AN Al;VANTAGE. quently during last season. No of Harry J. Aubrey, Charles Farrell, Herman Long, Edward Poole, "There's on« advantage in these ficial notification of these two selec G. O. Barclay. Virgil Garvin, Louis McAllister, Thomas Ranb, major league try-outs," says Ralph tions has been made. The Olean manag W. Beville, Philip Geier. Barry McCormick, Ambrose Puttmann Cadwallader. "If you are MOST good er has sent the signed contracts of five George Carey William Gochnaner, Mike McCormick, William Reidy, ' enough, you are sure of a good place more players to President Rinder P. J. Carney, E. W. Greminger, Herman McFarland, James Ryan, in the minors. In my own case I can necht. These: men are J. R. Moore, of Louis Castro, James Hackett, John McFetridge, Harry Schmidt, go back to Sioux City and get a pretty DuBois; P. R. Maloney, of Punxsu- Richard Cooley, William Hallman, George Magoon, Edward Siever, good welcome, I am sure. I pitched 38 -tawney; A. C.: Lee, of Nunda; T. F. J. Cronin, Richard Harley, John Malarkey, John Slattery,' ball games there last season and -won Hoffnagle, of Williamsport, and Jack Charles Cnrrie, William Holmes, , John Menefee, Alexander Smith, 24—11 of the victories in a row. Be Thomas Daly, Jay Hughes, Roscoe Miller, John Thoney, sides, I finished out eight games." Olarkson, whose residence is not given. Charles Dexter, Rudolph Hulswitt, William Milligan, G. Van Haltren, -Moore is the only man who is well Frank Dillon, Berthold Hustings, Fred Mitchell, Fred Veil, FULL OF GINGER. known to Interstate base ball fans. He William Douglas. David Jones, Charles Moran, Louis Wiltse Idle days are- long days to Howard was a pitcher last sealson for Couders- John Doyle, William Keister. John Morrissey, R. Wood, Wakefield. "It's the truth," said the port and kept the batsmen guessing. Edward Dunkle, William Kennedy. John O'Brien, Eugene Wright, big catcher the other day, "that I John Dunn, Joseph Kissinger, Ricllard Padden. Charles Zimmer, would rather be right in the heat of News IVotes. John Farrell, Michael Kahoe. William Phillips, a savagely-fought game on a red-hot Bnsinsky. the' catcher whom Butler and Tom Fisher, Otto Kruger. Wiley Piatt, day than to be sitting on the bench Wheeling are after, belongs to Du Bois. William Frlel, William Lauder, Oliver Pickering, in the shade of the grand stand. I simply love to play, always have and Manager Lawsou, of the Oil City-Jamestown THE ABOVE IS OUR COMPLETE LIST. WE HAVE NO OTHERS. always expect to." April 14, 1906. SPORTEVG LIFE.
work and steadily forged ahead,, win time, and they are asigned to the New ning out to the tune of 15 to 2. York opening. O'Loughlin will be sent to Washington. Connor and Hurst, who were taken on in mid-season last MAJOR LEAGUE^UMPIRES year, will be partners at Detroit, where the White Stockings begin the race, Receive Their Final Instructions and and Connolly will handle the St. Louis Initial Assignments. opening game. Immediately after Pres dense that ground rules had. to be ident Johnson left for Philadelphia to made. A ball going into the crowd Special to "Sporting Lifp." attend the Lave Cross dinner. was good for a two/-bagger. Manager New York, April 11.—According to THE KELLEY CASE McGraw was on the coaching line and call the National League umpires on incurred the displeasure of the fans the 7th inst.' met President Pulliam BALL CLUBS FINED. several times by his continuous kick and Secretary Heydler, of the National ing against Umpire Cotter. In the League, to receive their assignments Athletics and St. Paul Charged $250 IS NOW PRACTICALLY SETTLED fourth inning the Giants objected to a and instructions. Those present were decision by Umpire Cotter on a ground Messrs. O'Day, Kmslie, Johnstone, Car- For "Covering Up." FOR ALL TIME. Special to "Sporting Life." Cincinnati, O., April 10.—The Phila delphia American League Club and the M. Paul American Association Club His Club Partner Put up the Money have been fined .$250 by the National tsa.se .ball Commission for "covering up outfielder Phil Geier, contrary to For His Regular Release From St. the rules of the National Agreement It appears that both clubs notified the National Commission last fall that Louis—The Chances Fora Rehear Geier had been transferred from St Jraul to Philadelphia for "cash in hand ing by the National Commission. paid. Recent developments indicated that no cash was exchanged and that the player was returned to St. Paul Loth Clubs acknowledged this. In its SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LITE." finding the National Commission as Cincinnati, O., April 10.-—Mike'Kel- serts that as the covering up took Jey,, president of the Minneapolis Club, place before the new rules regarding of the American Association, is a free this practice .were enacted, only a man; President Herr- nominal penalty was given each c!ub rnann, of the National Had it ocurred under the new rules' Commission, said last the Athletic Club would have been' night that he had re fined $1000 and the St. Paul Club $750 ceived '$1000 from Kel- This is the first covering up case ley to guarantee his furnished by the Commission. purchase from the St. Louis :Club, to which he was sold last fall by St. CONDENSED DESPATCHES. Paul. The -check1 was accompanied by a pro Special to "Sporting Life." test, requesting- that the The Indianapolis Club has released George Commission re-open the Grim, a local outfielder, at his request. case. Whether this is Pitcher "Chick" Hartley, of the Holyoke M. J. Kelley done or not will depend Club, has reported to the outlaw Lancaster upon the evidence that Club. Kelley produces in the civil suit, which Outfielder Letcher has at last accepted the is now pending in Judge Thompson's terms of the South Bend Club, of the Central court. Kelley's action in the matter League. gives him the right to play with the Catcher Floyd, an amateur, has deserted the Minneapolis Club. Columbus Club. He had a bad case of home THE BALL QUESTION sickness. Infielder David Altizer has at last signed a of the American Association has also satisfactory contract with the Springfield Club, been laid before Chairman Herrmann, of the Connecticut League. of the National Commission, by Presi The New York American Club has sold the dents Bryce and Grillo, of the Watkins release of pitcher Ambrose Puttmann to the faction, who desire the Reach ball in St. Louis National League Club. preference to the Victor ball, on the The strike of the Baltimore pitchers has been ground that the former is the better settled, the club acceding to the salary demands ball. Mr. Herrmann was not prepared of Burcliell, Adkins nmt McNeal. to give an opinion on the point at The Dayton Club has released Connor, pitch once, and the case will be brought be er; Vi.rtkamp, pitcher; Hiday, infielder, an.i fore the National Commission in a reg Davis. catcher and first baseman. ular manner. Pitcher Charles A. Baum. of the. Los An geles Club, has jumped his reservation and signed with the outlaw Altoona Club. ROOSEVELT REMEMBERED. Pitchers Morgan and Buchanan and first hru-eman Nordyke, of the St. Louis Browns, will join the St. Paul team on April 15. The President to be a Guest of the The Empire State League has, through Presi dent K. T. Roche, of Cortland. filed application American league With Special Pass for admission to National Association protec- and Special Box at Washington. ti .n. Harry Gleason. last year's third baseman for Special to "Sporting Life." JOHN J. M'CLOSKEY, the St. Louis Americans, has been signed by Chicago, 111., April 10.—Theodore Manager Sebring, of. the outlaw Williamsport Roosevelt, his family and friends are Manager of the St. Louis National League Club. Club. to be officially invited by President John ,T. McCloskey. who has been selected by the Kobisons to manage the Cardinals for First baseman George Lachance has appealed B. P>. Johnson and the the season of 1000. is regarded as a capable leader in any company, and the Robisons made to the National Board for release from Montreal officials of the Washing a wise move iu their selection. The following record may lie of interest to Use readers of reservation. He desires to play with* the ton Club to attend the the "Sporting Life." showing his record from 1SS7 to 1900: He is a native of Louisville, Waterbury Club. base ball games of the Ky. He first, attracted attention in JSS7 as center fielder under the management of Nin The new Pennsylvania -Ohio- West Virginia American League in Alexander, of the St. Joseph tean). in the old Western League. In 1SSS he organized the League—Richard Guy, of Pittsburg, president— Washington or any other first Texas League, comprising the following cities (he managing the Austin team) ; Austin. has made application to Secretary Farrell for city in the league's cir Houston, Galveston. San Antonio. Fort Worth and Dallas. During this season he developed National Association protection. several players, namely: Harry Raymond, the ('rack third hasemnn of the Louisville Club, The National Commission has again refused cuit. One of the most who afterward captained the team for Louisville which won the pennant in 1800, under the to re-open the cases of players Deininger and costly and artistic an management of .lack Chapman; Buck Weaver, who was with Louisville six seasons: "Red" Reisling, heretofore promulgated as contract- nual passes ever issued Ehret and Frank Hoffman, being sold to Kansas City, of the old American Association. In jumpers and ineligible players. by a base ball organiza 1889 he went to Houston and managed the team there, winning the pennant in a walk. President Kbbetts, of the Brooklyn Club, tion has been made for That year he developed "Scrappy" Joyce, Pjinmett Rogers. Arthur Sunday, who at the end announces that pitcher Edward Scanlon has presentation to the Pres of the season was sold to Toledo, in the old International League. In 1890 McCloskey decided to remain with the Brooklyn Club and ident of the United managed Houston, and during that season sold "Voiceless Tim" O'Rourke and George will sign a contract before the season opens. Ban Johnson States. It is a "party" Proser to Syracuse, and Ed. Hutchinson. an infielder. to Chicago. In 1891 he was with All the minority stockholders of the Newark pass and is good for the Sacramento, of the California League, and among his players was the noted second baseman, Club have sold their holdings to Sam Harris President and any number of friends Henry Reitz. In 1S92 he returned to Texas and organized the Texas League under the and George 31. Cohan. the theatrical m?n. he desires to bring with him as his "Sporting Life" Milleneutn Plan, under which players were drawn by lottery. After getting Krimke and Burnham still retain control of the a bad start at the opening of the season, he. with his Houston team, won twenty-two con club. guests. "The whole Congress, if . he secutive games. He had with him such youngsters as Ollie Picketing. Walter Preston, Mc- sees fit," according to Mr. Johnson. Alister, of Buffalo, and outfielder Ollie Smith. In 189.'! he managed the Montgomery Club, Harry Felix, at one time with the Philadel THIS PASS. of the twelve-club Southern League, there having the following men. who are now stars phia Nationals and Montreal, and Cy Davis. of embossed in gold, is inclosed in a seal in the profession: Fred Clark, of Pittsbilrg: Joe McGinnity. of New York, and Frank Wilson. the HaiTlsburg outlaws, are new twirlers case, on the outsi'de of which is a a pitcher, who afterwards went to Cleveland, in 18!)4 McCloskey managed Savannah, in the signed by the East Liverpool team, in the monogram of the President, "T. R.," in Southern 'League, taking Fred Clark with him from Montgomery. The league disbanded P.-O.-W. Va. League. solid gold. The pass bears the legend, before the season closed, and he sent Clark and Harrison Peppers, a pitcher, to Louisville. The Iowa House of Representatives^ by a In 1895 he was engaged to manage the Louisville Club and brought out such players as vo!" of 55 to 20, has passed the anti-Sunday "Theodore Roosevelt and. Party—Com• Jack Warner. Tom McCreery. Ducky Holmes and Mike McDermott. and was instrumental in theatre bill, which, it is claimed, will now pass plimentary." .Only fifty of these developing Jimmie Collins as a third baseman. In lS9l! McCloskey was engaged_to manage the S'.-nate. The bill prohibits theatres, cliau- "party" passes are issued by the Louisville', and during the winter signed such players as Charlie Dexter. Chick "Fraser and Latiquas and every form of amusement on Son- league. Three are given to each club others, also trading outfielder Joe Wright to Connie Mack, of Pittsburg. for Billy Cling- day, except base ball. and the remaining twenty-six are man. In June McCloskey was deposed, the late William McGunnigle succeeding him. In Managers Pickell and Kools have given tip given President Johnson for disposal. 1897 and 3898 McCloskey managed Dallas, and during the latter year developed Russ Hall, hope of securing protection for Kalamazoo in It is one of these, especially printed, Elmer Strieklett. of Brooklyn, and Fred Raymer. of Boston. In 1899 he was with Montgom the Interstate League and have decided to join that is designed for the Nation's Chief ery, in the Southern League. In 1900 he managed Great Falls, Montana, winning the pen- the Southern Michigan League. This leaves an Executive. Officials of the Washington Tinker, and pitchers Oscar open plaop in the ranks of the Interstate, and Club -will soon make an appointment it is probable Anderson will get it. at the White House for the purpose of League, coming in second, and with him was Thielman. now of the CanT.in:ils. and others. The Toledo Club announces that if the New presenting this gift to the President In 1902 he managed the Butje (Montana) Club, of the Pacific Northwest League, and won York American Club transfers third baseman the pennant after getting a bad start. In 1903 he managed the Sun Francisco Club, of Moriaritv to Montreal it will carry the matter and inviting him to enjoy the game at the Pacific National League, and with him was Pfeister. now of Chicago. In 1904 he man to the National Commission. The Toledo Club any time. aged Boise City. Idaho, of the Pacific National League, winning the pennant, and had with claims that when Moriaritv was sold to New A SPECIAL BOX, him Conrad Sta'rkell, now of Washington, and others. In 1905 McCloskey managed the York it was with the stipulation that the for the personal use of the President Vancouver Club, in far-away British Columbia, in the Northwestern League, and among player should be returned to Toledo if not and his party, is being built on the his players were Buck Weaver, Billy Dam man and other old-timers. The season was wanted by New York. grand stand at Washington Park, next divided in two. Vancouver having the lead up to the last game in the first half, when the to the press box. The President has Everctt team, headed by Billy Htilen. the ex-Philadelphia shortstop. tied them. McCloskey's not heretofore been a frequent visitor policy with the Cardinals will be fairness and firmness, and while not expecting to be in WASTED GENEROSITY. to ball games, but Congressman Long- the first division this season, he will endeavor, to the best of his ability, to strengthen the worth and Miss Alice Roosevelt, now team in the weaker points. He has a number of good men whom he will try out in the Lady Friends of Laporte Who Didn't Mrs. Longworth, were regular attend preliminary practice in Houston, Texas, where the spring training will be done, and expects ants last season at the Washington to have a few of them make good. Appreciate His Game. park, where they were well-known Here's a story on Laporte, the New figures. President Johnson has just York Americans' new third baseman. received a pass to all parks of the rule and stopped the game. The crowd, penter and Conway. Mr. Klem, the only In Buffalo one day Laporte invited his Tri-State (outlaw) League in Pennsyl angered by the fact that they thought absentee, was prevented from being landlady and her daughter to the vania, the gift of President Charles F. they were going to be robbed of their present by reason of being assigned game. "Come out and see me break a Carpenter, of that organization. money, surged down from the bleach to umpire the preliminary series in couple of bats," he grinned. "I'll ers, grand stands and center field and St. Louis. The playing rules were gone leave passes at the box office." In the rushed to the New York team's bench, over and instructions were issued to excitement of d.ressing he forgot the THE GIANTS MOBBED. which was overturned. The Giants the umpires for their guidance during tickets until the game was just start seized bats, but were hemmed in so the championship season, which will ing. An usher notified him that two The "World's Champions" the First tight as to render it impossible for open on Thursday. ladies were waiting. He had no tima them to use them. No one was hurt, to see the manager so gave the boy $1. to Figure in a Row. but that circumstance is only due to American Leag-ue Umpires. "Tell them to buy seats." The usher gpeeial to "Sporting Life." the fact that the police cleared the Chicago, 111., April 11. — President followed instructions, but when the - Providence, R. I., April 10.—:The New field. After twenty-five minutes' delay Johnson on Sunday gave his umpires mother got that buck she asked her York Giants played an exhibition game the game was resumed and the New their instructions for the approaching daughter if she wouldn't rather go Sunday—-the first game of the season Yorkers, who up to that time had only season and also their assignments. somewhere and see scftnething goctl. at Rocky Point—with the Providence been able to score one run against Evans, the new man on the staff, will "Sure," replied the daughter. And they team. The crowd on the field was so the Clamdiggers' two, buckled down to work with Sheridan, the veteran, for a went. SPORTING
SJEVQTEO TO BASE BALL MEN AND MEASURES, "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALLS'-Editor Francis C. Richter.
ing cloud. May there appear no- storm that, In my opinion—which I present sides. It's shape is swallow tail, and with all due diffidence—base ball is of any kind or in any quarter it is made of solid blue bunting, with the greatest game from the standpoint throughout this year of Our Lord. gold border and gold letters. The in of the spectator that the world has ever known. Foot ball, cricket and A WEEKLY JOURNAL scription on either side will read as lacrosse draw large audiences now and devoted to follows: "New York Base Ball Club, then, but if any one of these sports MUST GO THE LIMIT. were to be played by skilled profes Base Bail, Trap Shooting and 1905. Champions of the World." This pennant will be flung to the breezes sional teams in every large city in the General Sports As was expected, indeed predicted, country every day in the week for the National Commission has, after for the first time on June 12, with ap six straight months, how many times propriate ceremonies, the National would the turnstile click? mature deliberation, passed a rule to Mr. Hawthorne believes that the FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. the effect that no reserved National Commission as a body assisting in the science of a great bowler is greater Agreement player can assumex the memorable event. than that of a great pitcher. As I Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Co. management of any National Agree understand it, a bowler is restricted Entered at Philadelphia Post Office In a game at Cincinnati last week to a certain delivery, has no curves as second class matter ment club, even in a non-playing ca and no "change of pace," and is per pacity, without first securing release the Reds' young outfielder, Seigle, mitted to use Mother Earth as a sort broke his ankle in sliding to bases. of assistant in puzzling the batsman. from the club having such player A pitcher like Christy Mathewson -has Published by under reservation. This is the second accident of the a sharp out-curve, a fast high one, a This rule is the direct result of the kind, already this season, the same fast and a slow drop (the latter a mar THE SPORTING LIFE thing happening last month-at- Maeon, vel) and a "fall away" ball that would John Ganzel and M. J. Kelley cases, make the cleverest cricket batter, PUBLISHING CO. and is entirely justified by the logic of Ga., to a college player. It is also the armed -with the widest cricket hat, 34 South Third Street events and the theory of reservation third similar accident in recent years look like a "busher" from the North in major league circles, having hap ern League.- - PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. and protection. It may work a hard,- Base ball is-a short, thrilling; poem; ship occasionally to an individual, but pened to Van Haltren, of New York, cricket is a blank verse er>ic of about that must be condoned in view of the and Farrell, of Boston..- So much for 1475 stanzas. But the English are THOMAS S. DANDO...... President the feet-first slide. And yet with the great readers. J. CLIFF. DAKDO...... Treasurer Importance of the principle -. involved and the danger to the fundamental head-first slide a broken collar bone FRANCIS C.RiCHTBK...... Editor-in-Chief is always to be dreaded. Whatever EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager basis of organized ball. OWNERS REAPING THEIR REWARD. To permit a reserved player to trans way the slide is made, it has its dangers. Subscription Rates fer himself, without permission or New York "Herald." compensation, to any other club than President Ban Johnson, of the Amer If the economic conditions of the One Year ...... $£00 the reserving club under the non- country remain unchanged throughout Six Months ...... 1-25 ican League, has the editorial thanks the coming summer, base ball, not only Single Copy ...... 5c. playing subterfuge is not only a for a season pass good for all Ameri as a professional pastime, but as a Foreign Postaoe . $1.04 extra per annum wrong1 to the original club, but sub can League parks. The pass is a tri general field amusement—the nation's Payable in Advance versive of the principle of reservation dearest cherished outdoor sport—is umph of the engravers' and printers' assured of the most prosperous season and destructive to the aim and purpose art, and is neatly leather-bound. To in its history. Widespread prosperity, of protection. By it one club is de us it is valuable as a token of remem a disposition to combine some pleasure prived of its property rights for the with the exacting demands of busi 24—PAGES—24 brance and as souvenir. ness, and universal fondness for a benefit, not of the player, but of some pastime which combines an excitins: other club cither in the same league Predicting winners in a .race for a element of uncertainty with a rapid or under National Agreement protec succession of brilliant athletic feats base ball championship is "mighty On- are a firmly established foundation, for tion; and that very Agreement is thus sartin" pastime, but it has its charm. this prediction. made the instrument of injustice to, or The speculative feature of sport is one THE VICISSITUDES oppression of, one of its members, or of its most gratifying attributes. Now of professional bas ball have been is made to grant unjust privilege. is the time for the partisan prophets many. There is a certain amount of The fact that such defiant player precarious risk in endeavoring; to es to begin operations. tablish a sport professionally on a may serve some other club in a non- paying basis. There have been times playing capacity, or that he may even when the base ball promoters have own the club, not only makes no dif WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. paid richly for their temerity in plac ference to the principle involved, but ing their teams before the public, and *Every cross-roads village has an there have been other years -when rather adds to the enormity of tlje opera house, and occasionally it has some of them have been handsomely offense. As a non-playing manager rewarded. By far the largest sum has SPORTING LIFE'S" PICTURES. an opera.—Jake Wells. been lost by the owners of such player must be valuable, else the *The man who stutters always sticks to his word.—Frank Bancroft. MINOR. LEAGUE CLUBS. In view of the approaching base ball employing club would not attempt evasion of the law to profit thereby. *When a nlan starts to tell you Although individually they may' not season, with its increasing pressure about having been to the races, ten have sunk amounts of such magnitude As a club owner such player is profit to one he's leading up to a touch.— as some of the backers of the e!ubs upon space, "Sporting Life' has de ing in every way by the protection of in large and influential cities, their Alex Smith. total losses, compiled from State to cided to end its series of minor league his property by the very National *To keep a stiff upper lip it isn't State, have been greater than the Agreement whose principle he violates necessary to have a bristly mustache. thousands which have been invested champion group pictures. Since last for his own benefit and to the detri —Jake Beckley. by the National and the American fall we have published group pictures *Now any man can sit upon a jury leagues. But, thanks to their perti ment of the club whose reservation with due fitness. You'd have to be a nacity and their grit, the outlook is of the sixteen major league teams, and he attempts to evade and defeat. lawyer if you'd sit upon a witness.— more favorable to them this spring It is so easy to foresee to what ex David Fultz. than it ever lias been before, and it pictures of the Providence, Columbus, appears as if their path would be freed tension the methods and practices *An honest opinion has disrupted in the future from some of the worst Des Moines, New Orleans, Concord, in the Ganzel and Kelley cases may many a friendship.—Frank Farrell. obstacles against which they have had A.-J.-G. and Macon teams—all cham be brought, and to what their tolerance *Arbitratiori doesn't always work. to contend, owing to the fact that they Sometimes the dove of peace is mis are better organized and more ration pions. In our last issue was also would ultimately lead, that the Na taken for a clay pigeon.—M. J. Kelley. ally governed at present than they given a group picture of the president tional Commission it to be commended "It's hard to stick to the truth when have ever been. for the radical step it has taken to you have a grievance.—Joe Vila. and team managers of the National check, once and for all time, what *There wouldn't be so many sinners if people struggled to get into heaven PRESS POINTERS. League for 1906. In this issue, April would surely have developed into a as they do to get into society.—James 14, is given a similar picture of the serious evil. Conceding that reserva Potter. The Season of 1906 Presents a Most president and team managers of the tion is absolutely indispensible to the *The hardest thing in the world is Promising Outlook. maintenance and perpetuation of pro to keep up a light heart with a heavy liver.—Andrew Stevenson. From New York Illustrated "News." American League for 1906 season. This fessional ball, the principle must be Last year was most successful in professional concludes our long and valuable series carried to the limit in letter and spirit. base ball. It is the general feeling that th« season of 1006 will lie more so. Never were of group pictures until next fall. Dur In any other course grave danger BASE BALL AND CRICKET. more elaborate efforts made to strengthen the lurks. clubs all a Ion? the line. Money has been ing the base ball season lack of space ——————————————^ .————————————. expended lavishly to secure the best players the From New York "American." market affords. It is recognized on every side restricts us to individual portraits. TIMELY TOPICS. In an interesting- article ofi the rela that to the viator belong the spoils and that tive merits of base ball and cricket, there is little sympathy and use for the clubs Mr. Julian Hawthorne has used this that bring up he rear. The two major leagues The recent betting proposition ad —the American and the National—vie with HAIL, THE NEW SEASON! clever and altogether apt simile: "Base each other in the contention that every club vanced by the Cleveland players has ball is like a short story with a terri in their organization made money last season. By the time this issue of "Sporting aroused President Johnson, of the bly absorbing- plot; cricket is like a There was a wide margin, however, in the long novel that sufficiently commands amount of profits achieved by the first and last Life" reaches its readers toe 1906 American League, who is strongly op the attention and is full of interesting clubs in both leagues. championship season will have been posed to players making wagers on and agreeable passages." formally opened. The National League Beginning- with the frank admission the pennant race, either with each that I am prejudiced in favor of our Cleveland a One-Man Team. starts the ball rolling on Thursday, other or •with outsiders. He threatens own national game, I wish to add that From Boston "Herald." April 12, with the world's champions, to inflict stiff fines on betting players the quotation from Mr. Hawthorne hits The Cleveland players say they fear Bo^to* of New York, in Philadelphia, the and adds: "Betting is an evil which the nail right on the jaw. I have seen and Detroit more than any other clubs in the two cricket games, played by men of American League. While the Lajoie tribe look Pittsburgs in St. Louis, the Chicagos must be kept out of base -ball. Our rugged, it will be difficult to call the turn as international reputation, and the fin so much depends on Lajoie himself. No team In Cincinnati, while in Brooklyn the orders are strict against betting and est embossed season pass could never was ever before so thoroughly dependent oa home team and the Bostons, the two will be enforced to the limit. It is an lure me into a cricket park again. The game is indeed like a long novel. The one ball player. teams that made such a gallant fight evil which cannot be tolerated and two contests \ witnessed reminds me for rear-end honors last year, will lock should be discouraged by every club of a masterpiece by our old pal Ber Not to be Caught Napping. horns in a dead,ly struggle. The Amer member of the League." True, every tha Clay, and for duration had the From Philadelphia "Press." combined works of Balzac, Scott and More base ball clubs will be on the diamonds ican League starts two days later in word of it; and the more forcible in Dickens beaten to a mass of quivering- of the United States this year than ever before view of the fact that the fundamental played in the history of the country. There will the East and five days later in pulp. One blooming Britisher made be more leagues than there were in 1005 and the West, opening the season in laws of base ball are all expressly one hundred and forty-six scores there will be more indeperdent clubs. Dealers the East Saturday, April 14, at prohibitive of gambling on base ball while some of the spectators applaud in base ball supplies say that the deman&s for ed and others slept. Thomas Hood has the summer trade are far in excess of any Washington and New York, and games in any manner or form, or told us, in an immortal poem, how season in their history. Had they not antici in the West Tuesday, April 17, at und.er any circumstances. Rugene Aram watched the little boys pated such a possibility it mi&ht have been driving in the wickets, and somehow that some of them would have found it out of Detroit and St. Louis. For both major I have always felt that when Gene the question to supply advantageously all their leagues, and incidentally for all of The National Commission has present "got his" it was a just punishment for customers. "organized ball," the outlook for watching a cricket game. ed to the New York National League I am not versed in the ''inside" artistic and financial success is of the Club a world's championship pen Better Now Than Ever. work of cricket. If, indeed, it can Bonaparte. la.. April 8.—Kditor "Sporting brightest. nant of special design. The new pen boast of any "inside" work. It Life."—Dear Sir: I have read your valued The country everywhere is keen for nant will be forty feet long and wide may be that the game is far paper continually .since 188.'!, youv first year more interesting to a thorough crick and I must sc \- it is a splendid paper—better a great base .ball struggle, and the in proportion. It will be a double eter than it is to a novice. I write as novr than o^r. 1,0112 may it Ir-p. is tin base ball sky is without one unfavor- pennant—that is, lettered on both a spectator only, and I want to state sincere wish of rours truly, .T X ENTL-EB. April 14, 1906. SPORTEVG LIFE. 5
AMERIC'S. AB.R.B. p. A.I AB.R.B. P. A.K National League Schedule, 1906, 'Stone. If...... 513 0 0 C Grady. c..... 400 3 20 ST. LOUIS SAYINGS. Koehler. cf. 4 1 I 3 0 C Shannon,If.. 400 201 Hrinphill.rf 3 0011 0'-Aindt, 3b... 400 1 II O'Brien, 2b 5 1 0 0 1C Smoot, rf..... 402 0 00 NEW YORK AT HOME WITH BOSTON AT HOME WITH Wallace, ss 3 0 2 3 31 Beckley, Ib 4 0 1 15 10 Jones. Ib.... 311 9 1 i THE BROWNS EASILY WiN THE Brooklyn, April 20, 21, 23, 24 Philadelphia, April 20. 21, 23, 24 Desroff, cf.. 3 0 1 0 00 Philadelphia, April 25, 26, 27, 28 Brooklyn. April 25, 26. 27. 28 Hartsell, 3b 410 2 20 Hoelsk'r, ss 3 0 0 1 40 Boston, May 5 New York, April 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4 Rickey, c.... 423 5 10 Perrine. 2b. 3 0 0 2 60 LOCAL SERIES. Chicago, June 5, 6, 7, 8 Pittsburg, June 5, G. 7. 8 Jacobsen, p 300 1 30 McFarl'd, p 3 0 1 0 42 Cincinnati, .Tune 9, 11, 12, 13 St. Loflis, June 9, 11, 12, 13 Total..... 34 f 10 27 122 Total..... 32 0 5 24 18 4 St. Louis, June 14, 15, 16 Cincinnati, Juue 14. 15, 16 Americans...... 60000100 x—7 Pittsburg, June 18, 19, 20. 21 Chicago, June 18. 18. 19, 20 Nationals...... 00000000 0—0 The Cardinals Win But One Game Philadelphia, June 22, 23, 25, 26 Brooklyn, June 22, 23. 25. 26 Boston, June 30 New York, Jnm> 27. 28, 29 Two-base hits—Stone, Wallace, McFarland, Brooklyn, July 2. 3, 4, 4 Philadelphia, July 2, 3, 4. 4 De Groff. Sacrifice hits—Hemphill. Jones. First Out of the First Six Games Boston, July 5, 6, 7 Chicago, July 26. 27, 28, 30 on balls—Off McFarland 4. Struck out—By Cincinnati, July 26, 27, 28, 30 Cincinnati, July 31, August 1, 2, 3 Jacobsen 3, McFarland 1. Umpires—Klem anil St. Louis, July 31. August 1, 2, 3 Pittsburg, August 4, 6. 7, 8 Sheridan. Time—1.32. Played—What Manager McClos- Chicago, August 4. 6, 7. 8 St. Louis, August 9, 10, 11. 11 THJS FIFTH GAME, Pittsburg, August 9. 16. 11, 13 New York. September 10. 11. 12 Boston, September 1, 3. 3, 4 Philadelphia, September 13, 14, 15 which was to have been played on key Thinks of the Result. Bi-ooklyn, September 13, 14, 15 Chicago. September IS, 19, 20 April 5, was prevented by rain and Philadelphia. September 17 Pittsburst, September 21, 22, 24 was played at National League Park Pittsburg-. September 18, 1SJ. 20 St. Louis. September 25, 2G, 27 on April 6. The Cardinals scored their Chicago, September 21, 22, 24 Cincinnati, Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 1, 2 first victory in the series, thanks to St. Louis, Mo., April 9.—Editor Cincinnati, September 25, 20, 27 Brooklyn, October 3, 4, 4 their ability to hit Smith, the Browns' "Sporting Life."—The spring: series be St. Louis, September 28, 29, Oct. 1, 2 Dayton recruit. Smith did not pitch tween the Browns and Cardinals has Philadelphia, October 3, 4 a bad game, but he was hit sharply in been won handily by the Boston, October 5, G the two inning-s in which the scoring- local American Leaguers. was done. Hoelskoetter, who pitched On what has been shown for the' Nationals, had. trouble in get McAleer's men are fairly ting control, but when he got the ball and squarely entitled to over the plate the opposing batters the verdict. They have BROOKLYN AT HOME WITH PHILADELPHIA AT HOME WITH found it hard to hit. Score: played the fastest and soundest base ball. In Boston, April 12, 13, 14, 1C New York. April 12, 13, 14, 16 AMEHIC'S. AB.R.B. P. A.! NATION'S. AB.R.B. p. A.R pinch places hav* they New York, April 17. 18, 19 Boston. April 17. 19 Stone. If...... 411 0 0 < Bennett, 2b 4 1 2 2 20 excelled, \yhile in pinch Philadelphia, April 30, May 1, 2 Brooklyn. May 3. 4, 5 Koehler. cf.. 3 0 0 3 0 ( Shannon,If.. 401 0 00 places have the Cardin New York, May 7. 8, 9 Boston, May 7. 8. 9 Hemphill,rf 401 1 1 ( •imoot, rf.... 401 2 00 New York, Mav 30, 30 Boston. May 30, 30 O'Brien, 2b 4 0 0 1 3 f Beckley. Ib 4 0 1 11. 10 als failed. It must- be Boston, May 31. June 1. 2, 4 New York, May 31 Wallace, ss. 3 0 1 2 2 C Himes, cf.... 401 3 01 said, however, that Man St. Louts, June .">, 6. 7. 8 New York, June I. 2. 4 Nordyke.lb 30014 1C James, ss.... 301 3 10 ager McCloskey has Chicago. .Time 9. 11. 12. 13 Cincinnati, June 5, G. 7. 8 Hartsel!.3b. 210 0 0 f Tames McAleer wisely experimented With Pittsburg. June 14. 15. 10 Pittsburg. June 9, 11. 12. 13 Arndt. 3b... 4 0 1 2 10 his young- players, ir- Cincinnati. J.une 18. 19, 20, 21 Chicago. June 14. 15 16 Rickey. c,... 400 5 3 f Hoelsk'r, p 4 2 2 0 61 respective of results so as to know Philadelphia, July 5, 0, 7 St. Lonis. .lime 18. 19. 20. 21 Smith,p...... 301 1 6 C McCarty. c. 1 0 0 4 10 just where he stands when the National St. Louis, July 26. 27. 28, 30 Brooklyn, June 27. 28, 29, 30 *Niles...... 000 0 0 C Total..... 32 3 10 27 12 * League championship race starts As a Pittsburg, July 31, August 1. 2, 3 Pittsburg. Julv 26, 27, 28, 30 Total...... 30 2 427 16 0 result Manager McCloskey in nearly Cincinnati, August 4, 6. 7, 8 Chicago. July 31 Americans,...... ,....,.., 1000 0 0 0 0—2 Chicago, August 9. 10, 11. 13 Chicago. August 1, 2, 3 Nationals...... 0000 every g-ame made important changes Boston, August 29. 30, 31 St. Louis. August 4. 6. 7. 8 0 2 I 0—3 in his line-up. New York. September C. 7. S Cincinnati, August 9. 10. 11, 13 'Batted for Smith In ninth, j A WONDER UNDER COVER. Philadelphia. September 10. 11. 12 New York, August 29, .",0. 31 Earned runs—Nationals 3 . Two-base hit— Cincinnati, September 18, 19, 20 Brooklyn. September 1. 3. 3, 4 Bennett. .Sacrifice hits—Koebler. James. Mc *v,B7 *£® Way> the tiP is out strong- St. Louis. September 21. 22. 24 Boston. September 5. 6. 7. 8 Carty. Double play—Hemphill. Nordyke Stolen tnat King- John" has unearthed a Chicago, September 25. 26. 27 St. Louis. September 18. If), 20 bases—Hemphill. Wallace, Arndt. Wild pitch— wonder in James, the 19-year-old Pittsburg, Sept. 28. 29. Oct. 1, 2 Cincinnati. September 21. 22, 24 Hoelskoetter. First on balls—Off Smith 1. youngster from the Pa Philadelphia, October 5, C Pittsburg, September 25. 26, 27 Hoelskoetter 4. Left on bases—Americans 8 Chicago. September 28, 29 Nationals 5. Struck out—By Smith 4 Hoel cific Coast League. James skoetter 4. Umpires—Sheridan and Klem is being- played at short Chicago, October 1, 2 Time—1.45. in the forenoon practice bouts and he's giving a THE SIXTH GAME), splendid account of him played at Sportsmen's Park April 7, self. In addition, he's resulted in the fifth victory for the sousing- the sphere. But PITTSBURG AT HOME WITH ST. LOUIS AT HOME WITH Browns. Barney Pelty was the hero he's only a boy—being- of the game. He pitched well through but 19 years of age—and Cincinnati. April 17, 18. 19, 20, 21 Pittsburg, April 12. 13. 14. 15 out the contest, and in the ninth in St. Louis. April 20, 27, 28 Chicago. April 29. 30, May 1, 2 ning, by a timely single, Scored Ihe McCloskey isn't going- to Cincinnati, May 3. 4. 5 take any chances of hav Chicago, May 4, 5. 7, 8 deciding run. In this inning- pitcher Philadelphia. May 11, 12. 14, 15 Chicago, May 9. 10, 11 Adams lost control as soon as Wallace ing him ruined, hence New York. May 1(5, 17. 18, 19 Boston, May 12, 13. 14, 15 will keep him out of the Boston. May 21, 22, 23, 24 Brooklyn. May 16, 17, 18, 19 came to bat. He passed Rhody and J. J. McCloskey fray until the Cardinals Brooklyn. May 25. 2G. 28. 29 Philadelphia, May 20. 21. 22. 23 hit Nordyke. Hartzell sacrificed. go on the road. "It's Cincinnati. May 30. 30 New York, May 25, 26. 27. 28 Catcher Rickey hit a grounder into this way," says McCloskey, "to date St. Louis, May 31. June 1. 2, 23 PittsbiD-g. June 29. 30. Julv 1, 2 Arndt's hands. In his anxiety to head we haven't delivered the goods and Chicago, July 4, 4. 5. 0. 7 Cincinnati, July 4. 4, 5. 7. 8 off Wallace at the plate he d.ropped our admirers are sore, while the Brooklyn. July 9. 10. 11. 1.2 Philadelphia. July 9, 10. 11. 12 the ball in getting hi.s swing- for the Browns' rooters are happy. Were I Boston, .Tnlv 13. 14. 1(i New York. July,!.'), 14. 15. 16 throw, and the score was tied. Peliy Philadelphia. July 17, 18. 19, 20 Brook!vn. July 17. IS. 19, 20 came to bat and hit a hot grounder to to stick James in the game right now Boston. July 21, 22, 23, 24 he wouldn't get much encouragement. New York. July 21, 23. 24. 25 Adams. Before he could recover the Boston. .August 14. 15, 10, 17 New York. August 15. 16, 17 sphere Nordyke had crossed the pan Should he boot one the fans would yell Brooklyn. August IS. 20. 21 Philadelphia, Ausust 18, 19, 20 murder. He promises to develop into New York. August 22. 23. 24 Boston, August 22, 23. 24 and the game was over. Score: a winner, so I will keep him away Philadelphia, August 25, 27. 28 Brooklyn. August 25. 26. 27 AMEKIC'S AB.R.B. p. A.P[NATTON'S. AB.R.B. p. A.H from the St. Louis public until we hit St. Louis. September 3. 3, 4. 5 Pittsburg, August 29. 30. 31 Stone. If...... 401 3 00 Bennett, 2b 4 1 1 2 50 the road." Cincinnati. September 11, 12, 13, 15 Cincinnati, September C, 8. 9 Koehler. cf. 4 1 1 2 1C Shannon, If. 4 0 1 4 00 Chicago, October 4, 6 Chicago, September 12, 13, 15 Hemphill,rf 4 03100
known that he had, contracted to play to terms with Captain Tighe and will again professional ball. Manager H. R. wear a Norwich uniform. Durant announces the names of the A curious feature of the schedule Is that it players who are expected to report calls for 126 games, although there are but 117 days in the season. This necessitates the for the Brass City team, and has the playing of seven double-headers which are following bulky list: sprinkled through mid-season. Pitchers—Parker Treat. Harmonton. N. .T.: Captain Hayward has signed for New Haven William Morris, Red Hill, Pa.; Oliver S. Col- a pitcher named Edward F. Nolte, of Stapleton, bridge. Philadelphia; Fred Fensbe, Oswego. N. Staten Island, who made quite a name for Y.: William Rogers. Wharton, N. J.; William himself last season with a small league com Wallace, Waterbury; H. B. Voorhees, Wads- posed of towns in Staten Island. come, although they will make a grave worth, O.; Tad Quinn. Torrington; Eddie mistake not to do so. It would be Barker, Waterville, for trial. Howard Buckley. of Hartford, says that his far better for them to do what other Infielders—Michael McAndrews, Holyoke; Injured hand has recovered sufficiently for hiui HUB HAPPENINGS. Terry Rogers, Bridgeport; Ed. Slatter. Water to start in training again, and he thinks it players have done—report and talk it bury; William Piel, New York; W. B. Benja will be all right in a few days. He is highly over. Clay has a splendid chance with min, Erie. Pa.; Arthur Nichols, Willlmantlc; elated over his new slow ball. the Boston Club, all talk to the con Harvey Ritter,. Potts town, Pa.; L. J. Rice, Altizer mvrst be good and play with Spring THE TRAVELSflE THE LOCAL TEAMS trary, and is foolish indeed not to Ithaca. 'N. Y. field, or not at all. unless with the "outlaws." recognize that fact. No club in the Catchers—Parry, Thackera, Philadelphia; says Manager O'N'eil. who has just emphati country presents a better opening than Simon McDonald, Watertrarv; William Smith. cally turned down the offer of a catcher from, liN THE SOUTH. Collins' team and there is no better Philadelphia. the Louisville Club in exchange. manager for whom a man can work Outfielders—Frank Gnnther, Mt. Morris, N. Allie Paige, of the New London Club, is ill than this same Collins. All the boys Y.; William. Thompson. Waterbury: E. E. Eisler. Quak^rtown, Pa.: Robert McCalley, at his home in Baltimore, suffering from ulcers pronounce him a prince and would go Philadelphia; Clark E. Sharpley. Essex Junc on his eyes. The affliction is causing Paige The Gollinsites Hampered by Bad through fire and water for him. Be tion, Vt.: Edward Meehan, Camden. N. J.; much pain and lie is at present onfined in a sides Unglaub and Clay, the unsigned. F. G. Clarke, New York; Arthur McCabe, dark room, a method that is employed by are pitchers Tannehill and Dineen, and Wilkesbarre. physicians in treating such cases. Weather—Only Two of the Old "Hobe" Perris. None of these players The Waterbury Club has granted a release have any kick coming so far as salary The work at the base ball field is to Clayton K. Bortner, a medical student at is concerned. The pitchers want two- going merrily along and the snow has the Southern Homoeopathic Medical College, Players Now Absent—The Sojourn year contracts and Manager Collins practically disappeared from the Reid at Baltimore, Md. Mr. Bortner is ready for has not seen his way clear to accede Meadow. The workmen will "work future engagements, having as yet signed no of the Tenneyites at Jacksonville. to their demands in this matter as yet, Sundays and if bad weather doesn't contract, and can be addressed at above place. and the matter will doubtless find a again interfere the grounds "will be Mike Sullivan, of Willimantic. has returned settlement when the men reach Boston. in condition for the opening of the his signed contract to Captain Tighe. of Nor Ferris hangs out owing to dissatisfac season. wich. Sullivan is the sturdy young catcher BY J. C. MORSE. tion because a pledge made last season who was with Toronto last season, and so Boston, Mass., April 9.—Editor has not been fulfilled. Something Doing at New Haven. highly thought of by Tighe that he secured "Sporting- Life."—The spring campaign him from Manager Barrow in a recent deal. New Haven, Conn., April 10.—Mana• Dr. Bert Daly says there is nothing to -the of the Boston American Leaguers can ger C. J. Danaher, of the local base be divided into four Wews From Tenney's Team. report that Hartford is after Carson Hodge, ball team, said tonight that in his formerly of Meriden and Holyoke, who is re stages—the stay at Ma- The Boston Nationals have been get opinion New Haven would start the ported to have signed a contract with Sioux con, the trip to New ting in some good practice in Jackson season with as strong an aggregation City. He also denied the report that he is Orleans, the stay in New ville. Manager Tenney is highly of ball tossers as any in the league, to get a pitcher and a first baseman from the Orleans, the jump from pleased with the work that his new and that as he had been unable to d,is- Philadelphia Athletics. New Orleans. The mo pitchers, Lindaman and Pfeffer, have pose of the franchise he would leave ment the club left Macon done in the try-out work. They have entire management of the field to ,it jumped into bad been very effective. Tenney seems to Captain Billy Hayward. Danaher has THE NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. weather. It was possible have found as good weather in Jack ordered the men to report to Captain to get in just one game sonville as did the Americans in Hayward April 19 for preliminary in Atlanta and then the Macon. With Dolan and Abbaticchio, work. He has not arranged any pre Jesse Burkett's Worcester ( Venture boys went down before the team will have two crack players liminary games -with out of town Now Looks Good—The Game Boom Billy Smith's men, 4 to 2, who will handicap the team greatly clubs, but several of the strong semi- and with Jordan in his if they do not play. The club cannot professional teains around New Haven ing in the Old Town. place at second, there is afford to do without either and with J. C. Morse will furnish the locals with all the Worcester, Mass., April 10.—Editor every reason to believe them will have to play like the mis practice necessary. that the Americans would have been chief to be in the race. A man like "Sporting Life."—Base ball is boom shut out, but Jordan was coaching a "Cosey" Dolan could be used, to ad RUMORS DENIED. ing in Worcester with a vengeance, college team at Milledgeville Ga., and vantage in the Boston Americans, and During the past week there has been _„„,...,.,„.„__...... and ever since Jesse Jacobs, his substitute, made a couple I doubt not Collins -would snatch him a persistent rumor afloat that Eddie Burkett secured a fran of misplays at critical times. Ray in a moment if he had the chance. The Lenox and Joe Burke, two of the best chise in the New Eng mond, a pitcher once on the Detroit land League, the fans of rolls, was the bug that carried, dis this city are looking for aster to the Boston ranks. Using a ward to the opening of barrel of speed and handling the de HOW TO PLAY A SUN FIELD. the season with an in tested and detestable spit ball witti terest which passes all consummate skill, he mowed the Bos belief. The Worcester tons down, compelling them for the BY FRED.ODWELL. Club has been incorpor most part to afford easy chances on Feel that the sun is not your master. ated for $10,000 under balls hit into the air. Cleveland also Try to keep the batsman in view at an angle not directly facing the the laws of the State, found Raymond hard to solve and this sun. under the name of the pitcher may be a second Joe Harris, Keep your eyes as close to the ground as possible in order to see the Worcester Base Ball who turned into a mighty good man ball imediately after the batsman hits it. Jesse Burkett Company. President and after having been wild for a very long Practice getting away as soon as the ball leaves the bat. Quick judg treasurer of the club is time. ment is necessary in playing the sun field. in the hands of Jesse Burkett, who is Never wait until a ball has risen some distance in the air before try assisted by Robert O'Toole and Alfred Pitchers All On Deck. ing to get undar it. Nine times out of ten you'll lose it in the sun before Doe, the latter manager of New Bed it has gotten far above the grand stand. ford last season. Young, Dineen, Tannehill and Fred Rest your eyes on the green grass as much as possible. Get glasses THE GROUNDS. dy Parent joined the other members that are sufficiently dark to kill the glare of the sun and sufficiently light which are in the heart of the city and of the team in Atlanta, all looking to make you see daylight. available from all portions by trolley first class as the result of their stay In playing ground balls try to be in a throwing position before the cars, are being put into shape for the in the Hot Springs, although they ball reaches you. A right-handed right fielder should always try to cross opening of the season by a large force reported that the weather during the over a ball while a left-hander need never get completely in front of a of workmen. When completed Wor latter part of their stay ?was very .ball that is hit between him and the foul line. cester will haye one of the finest minor bad indeed. The Cleveland batteries Yell lijce fury on any ball that is hit any distance from you into your league parks in the country. Many of came to Atlanta the same time as did territory. A collision is dangerous at any time, and doubly so on the man the prominent men of the city have the Boston boys and, they did not find who is wearing glasses in a sun field. bought large blocks of shares, and the any better weather than they left. Don't play the sun field on the Cincinnati team if you can get any other investment will more than come up to Rain prevented the Bostons from play expectations, judging from the present ing the second game of the series in position on the team, for it is as bad a field to play as any in either big league circuit. outlook. For many years the fans of Atlanta and also compelled Lajoie to Worcester have been longing for base scale the game aranged with the ball in a, locality in the city where the Georgia teams. The Clevelands stayed grounds could at the Piedmont, and the Bostons had Boston Nationals are booked to play players on the team, had joined forces BE EASILY REACHED. arranged to make that hotel their in Baltimore the 9th, Princeton 10th, with Fred Crolius' Lancaster bunch, of At the old park, where Frank headquarters, but were compelled to Newark llth, and open in Brooklyn the Tri-State League. Mr. Danaher Leonard, manager of Lynn, Malachi go to the New Kimball, which is now the 12th. Not a bad programme by was asked, regarding this matter to Kittredge and others offered Eastern xmder the management of the former any means. day, and replied that so far as he knew League ball, the game failed to draw Pied.mont manager, Will Zimmer. both the men mentioned would report owing to the wretched trolley service I never saw our old friend Lajoie Spokes From the Hub. for practice on the 19th. Mr. Danaher and the distance from the central por look any better, and if he does not do The Clevelands did a very pretty claims to have the signed contracts of tion of the city. Now that this bud Borne grand work this year his looks thing in applauding the Boston play these players and feels confident from feature has all been changed the good belie him. Larry was situated like a ers individually as they went to bat the tone of frequent letters received people of this city will be able to wit prince in Atlanta and was the cyno in Atlanta, Jimmy Collins coming in that they will show up. Captain Hay- ness a contest and get home in time sure of all eyes. Larry had a mighty for a decidedly warm reception. ward, with pitchers Tuckey and Cor- coran, are in town and they have been for supper. close call from escaping the same The other day Harry Murch, of the fate as the Bostons in a game with taking advantage of the last few Affairs at I,ynn. Atlanta, and it was only a muff of an Americans, was offered his choice of pleasant days to straighten out a few •easy fly -with two men on the bases morning or afternoon practice and kinks in their arms and have been at Lynn, April 8. — The board, of di that staved off defeat. Young Utley. said he would take both. Such a thing work down on the Savin Rock grounds. rectors of the Lynn Base Ball and a former University of Michigan as work does not deter the Maine PARK AND PLAYERS. Amusement Company are busy making pitcher, worked havoc with the Cleve guide. Mr. Danaher will have a gang of arrangements for the coming season land hitters. There is no telling what Jake Wells, president of the Vir men at work on the local diamond of the New England League team will happen in base ball. After put ginia State League, will be the richest this week, putting the Prairie into which they control, and all of the ting up that stiff game with Cleveland man in base ball some day. He is shape, repairing the ravages of win players have received notice from and following it up with a victory over now worth close to a million, will be ter. An innovation is planned In re Manager Leonard to report for duty Boston, down went Atlanta to defeat interested in a chain of twenty-one gard to the press box. Manager Dana at the Ocean Park grounds on April on its own grounds at the hands of theatres next season and is now build her will have seats arrang'ed for the 12 to begin training for the exhibition Macon, 1 to 0. It was a great feather ing three new ones. It is said he scorers in the middle section of the games that will be played with the in Manager and third baseman Perry cleared $250,000 in seven of his the grand stand, and the pigeon loft Providence team April 13. One of the Lipe's cap to take a ball away from atres last season. Besides theatres overhead will be torn down. Out of latest additions to the team is Paul his former manager. There will be he has several other lucrative inter 23 candidates who will report for Radford. His batting ability is one of many surprises, however, before even ests. practice it is expected that Captain the important reasons for putting him the championship season arrives. Your Hayward will have no difficulty in se in the club. The matter of introducing minor league club is a match for your lecting a first and second baseman, an independent team here this summer major aggregation at any stage of the CONNJEJGTICLJT LEAGUE. also another box artist. These po has been discussed by the directors. game, and when the record of this sitions need bolstering. New Haven There will be a number of Saturdays spring is shown the minors will have is ripe for a good, team this season, and when the big team is away, and good made a showing by no means dis The Waterbury Team is at Last Com if Danaher keeps his word the fans ball is -wanted. The Association has creditable. pleted—Owner Durant Gives Out His will have no kick coming. therefore decided to put an indepen When the club left Atlanta, "Cy" dent team in the field, and games will Young was placed in charge of the Entire Roster. News Notes. be played, with teams of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Gloucester, Wake- delegation that went ahead of the Waterbury, Conn., April S.—Editor Pitcher Luby has signed a Springfield con regulars to Montgomery. Ala. This "Sporting Life."—Cooney Rice, the fast tract. field, Brockton and other places. delegation consisted of Dineen, Josslyn infielder of the Cornell team for the Arthur Nichols. the Cardinals' old catcher, and Hughes, pitchers; Kenney, catcher; past few season, will has been signed to play first base for Water- News Notes. Rising, outfield make a batter. The forecast was partly verified in the last two or three months American League Schedule, 1906, of the" 1905 season,, and this spring's good showing against such pitchers as Maddox, Mulvey, McKinney, Lindaman PHILA. ATHLETICS AT HOME WITH BOSTON AT HOME WITH and Pfeffer seem to indicate a con tinuance of the good work. Jones has THE CLUB PREPARING FOR TflE Washington, April IS, 19 New York, April 17, 18, 19, 19 New York, April 20, 21, 23. 24 Washington, May 2, 3, 4, 5 lead the team in hitting to date. A Boston, April 25, 20, 27 28 Philadelphia. May 7, 8, 9, 10 local paper of the highest standing has SEASON OPENING. Washington. April 30, May 1 St. Louis. May 11, 12. 14. 15 this to say of "Sporting Life's" vest Chicago, May 11, 12, 14, 15 Cleveland. May 16. 17, 18, 19 pocket schedule for 1906: "Once more Detroit. May 16, 17, 18, 19 Detroit, May 21, 22. 23 'SPORTING LIFE'S' LITTLE RED BOOK Cleveland, May 21, 22, £3, 24 Chicago, May 24, 25. 26. 28 makes its annual appearance. This President Roosevelt to be Remem St. Louis, May 25. 26, 28 Philadelphia, May 29, 30, 30 schedule is modeled on broad, original Boston, June 22, 23, 25, 26 Washington, May 31, June 1, 2 lines and so far excels all other similar New York, July 2, 3, 4, 4 New York, June 30, July 5, 6 publications as to make it unique. For bered—Exhibition Games of a Washington, July 5, 6 Chicago. Julv 7, 9. 10, 11 Cleveland, July 7, 9, 10, 11 St. Louis, July 1.2, 13, 14, 16 purposes of ready reference and con Detroit, July 12, 13, 14, 10 Detroit, July 17. IS, 19, 20 cise information it is invaluable to Week—The Excellent Work of St. Louis, July 17, 18, 19, 20 Cleveland, July 21, 23. 24. 25 the base ball follower." The thanks Chicago, July 21. 23, 24, 25 Chicago. August 15, 1C, 17 of your correspondent are hereby ex Cleveland. August 15, 10, .17 Detroit, August 18, 20, 21, 22 tended to President Harry L. Taylor, Pitcher Smith—News Notes. St. Louie, August 18. 20, 21, 22 St. Louis, August 23, 24, 25 of the Eastern League, for his cour Detroit. August 23, 24, 25 Cleveland, August 27, 28. 29 teous presentation of- an annual pass Chicago. August 27, 28. 20 Philadelphia, Aug. 30. 31, Sept. 1, 1 to the games of that great organiza BY PAUL \V. EATON. Washington.'September 10, 11, 12 Washington, September 3, 3 tion. It will afford the recipient great Boston. September 13, 14. 15 New York, September 4, 5 pleasure to use this pass at every op Washing-ton, April S.—Editor "Sport- New York, October 2, 3, 4 Washington, September 7, 8 portunity. The Washingtons haye yet Ing- Life."—This is the week when Washington, October 5, G New York, October 5, 0 the trouble begins, and base ball to lose an exhibition game this year. .weather is at length on tap, if it will only stay -so. The Washington AMERICAN LEAGJjTNOTES. team is a good deal back WASHINGTON AT HOME WITH President John I. Taylor, of the .Boston Club •of- where it was at 'this Boston, April 14,. 1C : Philadelphia, April 14. 16, 17 Is in Italy. . . . time last year, but warm Boston, April 30. May 1 Boston. April 20, 21. 23. 24 weather d.uring the pres Philadelphia, May 2.' 3, 4, !> New York, April 25. 20. 27. 28 George Stone is committing dire murder ent week will enable it Washington, Mav 7, 8, 9, 10 Detroit. May 11. 12, 14, 15 on the ball again this spring. to Tourid into pretty good Cleveland. May 11, 12, 14, 15 Chicago, May 1C. 17. 18. 19 Pitcher Ed. Barry, who has been 111, has shape. A great opening' St. Louis. May 10. 17, 18, 19 St. Louis. May 21, 22, 23, 24 just joined the Bostons at Columbus. is looked for, and Presi ChicaTO. May 21, 22, 23 Cleveland. Mav 25, 20, 28 The St. Louis Club has turned outfielder Cook, dent Johnson will be Detroit, May 24. 25; 20, 28 Philadelphia. June 21. 27. 28. 29, SO drafted from Pueblo, back to that clab. here for the; first garrie. Washii^ton, Mav 29. 30. 30 New York. Juiip-22. 23. 25, 2G . Ttie League, executive Philadelphia. May 31, June 1, 2 Boston. July 2. 3, 4, 4 Jack Powell, the Browns' big rigfe,t-handar, Boston. • June 27. 28. 29 Detroit. July 7, 9. 10. 11 weighs 33 pounds less than he did: at the close j?aul W, Eaton has, sent to. local club St. Louis. July 7. 9. 10, 11 Cleveland, J'nly 12, 13, 14, in Of the 1905 season. officials .a specially de Chicnsro. July 12. 13., 14, 16 St. Louis, July 21, 23. 24. 25 Pitcher Jackson, who has been signed by signed season pass for presentation Cleveland. Julv 17, 1.8. 19, 20 Chicago. Julv 17. IS. 19. 20 Harrisburg, was tried out by Detroit last year, to President Roosevelt. It is one of Detroit. July 21. 23. 24. 25 St. Louis. August 15. 1C, 17 but failed to make good. the fifty party passes issued annually Detroit. August 15. 1C. 17 Cleveland, August IS. 20, 21, 22 ".Tiggs" Douahue has a deep gash In his by the League, twenty-six of which Chicago. August 18. 20, 21. 22 Chicago, August 23, 24, 25 right foot as the result of being spiked In a are allotted to President Johnson for Cleveland. August 23, 24, 25 Detroit. August 27. 28. 29 game at Memphis last week. distribution. Each of them admits St. Louis, August 27. 28. 29 Philadelphia,' September 4, 5, 6 the holder and as many of his friends Washington. August 30, 31 New York. September 13, 14, 15 Third baseman George Rohe, of the White as he may choose to haye accompany Washington. September 1, 1 Boston, October 2, 3, 4 Sox, is in demand. Cleveland. Louisville and him. Philadelphia. September 3, 3 Milwaukee put in bids for him. THE PRESIDENTIAL PASS Boston, September G "Wild Bill" Ponovan. of twirling fame ad Philadelphia. September 7, 8 vises young pitchers not to fool with the spit Is a beautiful and valuable one. It is Boston, September 10, 11, 12 ball, but to stick to the outcurve. embossed in gold, enclosed, in a seal rase, and bears the Presidnt's mono Buelow, of the Napoleons, may be released. gram, "T. R.," in solid gold. The club Wakefield, the Des Moines recruit, is said to be officials will request a special appoint sure of a place on the Cleveland Club. Catcher Charley Schmidt, of the Detroits, ment at the White House for the pur CHICAGO AT HOME WITH CLEVELAND AT HOME WITH pose of presenting' it, and it will no owns a lot of coal-bearing land in Arkansas doubt prove acceptable. Leonidas held Detroit. April 20. 21 St. Louis, April 30 Which may yet bring him great wealth. a pass, and the Colonel of the Rough Cleveland, April 22. 23 St. Louis, May, 1. 2, S A nephew of Jack Chesbro is a student at Riders is the same kind of man. The Detroit, April 29, 30 Chicago, May 4, 5 Kansas University, but has not shown any of President's interest in all manly sports Cleveland. May 6 Detroit, May 7. 8, 9 his distinguished uncle's pitching ability. is too well known to require comment. St. Louis, May 7. S. £> Chicago, May 10 The St. Louis. American infield will start Cleveland. June 1. 2, 3 St. Louis. May 29, 30, 30, 31 the season with Jones at first, O'Brien at sec Two or three members of his cabinet Philadelphia. June 4. 5, 0. 7 Boston, June 4, 5, C. 7 ond, Hartzell at third and Wallace at short. are also very fond of the National New York, June 8, 9, 10, 11 Washington, June 8, 9, 11 game.and Mrs. Longworth saw a num Washington, June 12. 13. 14, 15 New York. June 12, 13, 14 15 To owner Comiskey the pennant race of ber of last year's contests. While it Boston, June 1C. 17. 18. 19 Philadelphia, June 1C. 18, 19, 20 1900 looks like Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and seems as if there are few opportuni Detroit, June 22. 23. 24 Chicago. June 28, 29, 30 .Athletics. Of course, this Is only a pre ties for a President to attend the ses Cleveland, July 1 Detroit. July 3. 4, 4 diction. sions of th.e fans, they will rejoice to St. Louis. Julv 2, 3. 4. 4 Chicago, July 5 The Highlanders are all anxious for Laporte see him at the ball yard if he should Washington. July 27, 28. 29, 30 Washington, July 26 to make good at third base and Conroy gives have a chance to do so. Last week Boston,"August 1. 2, 3, 4 New York, July' 27, 28, 30, 31 him daily lessons in the fine points of the was made memorable by bad weather Philadelphia, August 5, 6, 7, 8 Philadelphia, August 1. 2, 3, 4 position. and New York, .August 10. 11, 12, 13 Boston. August G, 7. S, 9 Jimmy Collins has passed the trylng-out GOOD EXHIBITION GAMES. Cleveland, September 2 Washington. August 10, 11, 13, 14 stage with his Bostons. After all the purchases Detroit. September 9, 10 Chicago, August 31 of last season, the nine doesn't look so different The Washing-tons met the Provi St. Louis, September 11, 12, 13, 15 Chicago. September 1, 3, 3 after all. dence team, champions of the Eastern Detroit, September 1C St. Louis. September 5, C, 8 Old stagers on the New York Americans do League, on Monday, Wednesday and Philadelphia, September 17, 18. 19 Detroit. September 14, 15 not play any pranks on Moriarity, a candidate Thursday, and defeated them by scores New York, September 21. 22, 23 Washington, September 17, 18, 19 for third base. Moriarity is dangerous with of 8-3, 4-1 and 4-0( in well-played Boston. September 24, 25. 20 Boston, September 20, 21. 22 Washington, September 27, 29, 30 Philadelphia, September 24. 25. 26 the "mawleys." contests. Palkenberg- and McCoy Cleveland. October 4/5, 6 New York, September 27, 28, 29 Laporte will stay at third base for the High pitched good ball for the locals in the Detroit, October 7 Detroit, October 1, 2, 3 landers. Griffith is partial to heavy men. He first game, while Maddox, McKinney will have two at third and second this yea* and Mulvey all worked for the visi who are no Infants. tors. Lave Cross' reception was a It looks as if the Browns would have two feature of the proceeding's, and Schafly of that rare article, first-class catchers, this made the star play of the day, a DETROIT AT HOME WITH ST. LOUIS AT HOME WITH season. In Spencer, picked up last year, and Rockefeller grab of a high liner with Rickey, a newcomer. one hand, robbing Dunn of a long- hit. Chicago. April 17. IS. 19 Cleveland, April 17. 18. 19, 21 The St. Louis Browns have a new traveling Smith pitched, the first five innings of Cleveland, April 25, 26, 27, 23 Detroit, April 22. 23. 24 uniform consisting of white shirts, black the second game for Washington and Chicago. May 2, 3 Chicago, April 25. 2G, 27, 28 trousers, blaek stockings, and with a black not a hit was made off him. The St. Louis, May 4, 5 Cleveland, April 29 initial on the sleeves. husky six-footer has a world of speed Chicago, May 30, 30, 31 Detroit, May 0. June 1, 2, 3 New .York. June 4, 5, C. 7 The Boston Club has let out outfielder Rising and Looks very good to the rooters. Washington, June 4. 5, C, 7 and pitcher Josslyn. Both go to Montgomery, Stahl and Williams worked the squeeze Boston. June 8, 9, 11 Philadelphia, .lune S. 9, 10, 11 . Philadelphia, June 12. 13, 14, 15 Boston. June 12, 13. 14. 15 Ala., the former being released outright, while play in impressive style, the latter New York, June 16, 18, 19, 20 Washington. June 1C, 17. IS, 19 the pitcher has a string atached to him. being- almost home when his captain Cleveland, June 21 Cleveland, June 22, 23. 24 The Clevelands have been able to work only hit the ball. Nill's stop and throw Cleveland, June 25, 2C, 27 Chicago, June 25, 20. 27 about six half days during their stay in the of Brodie's wicked drive back of St. Louis. June 28, 29, 30 • Detroit, July 1 South this spring. Nearly two weeks were third was a feature. The visitors St. Louis, July 5 Boston, .Inly 27. 28, 20, 30 wasted by the Naps ia talking in hotel cor could not score off Starkell and Hardy Boston. July 20 Washington, August 1. 2. 3. 4 ridors. in the third clash of the two teams. Philadelphia, July 27, 28, 30, 31 New York, ^August 5, 6. 7, S President Johnson, of the American League, MANAGER DUNN New York, August 1, 2, 3, 4- Philadelphia. August 10, 11, 12, 13 has summoned his umpires to meet in Chicago has a good lot of players and should Washington. August C, 7. 8, 9 Detroit. September 2 on April 8 far a conference and to get instruc be well- to the fore in the strong- East Boston, August 10. 11, 13, 14 Cleveland. September 9. 1C tions regarding uniform, interpretation of the St. Louis, August 31, September 1 .New York. September 17, 18. 19 playing rules. ern League. Rock made a fine impres St. Louis, September 3, 3, 4 Philadelphia. September 21, 22, 23 sion at short and Krueger put "a bril Chicago, September 5, 0, 8 Washington, September 24, 25, 26 "Noodles" Hahn continues to call forth praise liant game at third, barring some Cleveland, September 11. 12. 13 Boston. September 27. 29, 30 from Manager Griffith. Griffith says Hahn was strpng--arm throwing that got Wash Boston, September 17. 18. 19 Chicago, October 1, 2, 3, 3 too long with the Reds to be strong while a ington some bases. McFarland,, the Washington, September 20. 21. 22 Detroit. October 5, 0 member of the Cincinnati team, and that the heavy-hitting outfielder of the Grays, New York. September 24. 25. 26 Cleveland, October 7 change has done him good. failed to join them here, and it is said Philadelphia, September 27, 28, 29 Boston's giant, Harry Mnrch, has about made he has jumped to the outlaw Altoona up his mind to give up base ball and go back Club. On Friday Manager Stahl enter to his boat building with a chance to spend tained the Boston Nationals, who put the wai'rn summer days in the shadows along up a strenuous argument, but didn't the shores of Seljago Lake. quite reach. The score was 7-6, in attraction. Last week was also a Chicago, the first of which will surely Bobby Lowe has completed twenty years favor of the locals. Lindaman and lively one for do much better than last year, look In base'ball, and is counting on playing speedier Falkenberg were on the rubber. Cross GEORGETOWN. good in this respect, and so does De ball this season than for several years. "Link" and Nill were out of the game, the troit. Clark Griffith's crowd look like is much better than he was, and is heavier by Last year's team of the famous Uni winners to more guessers, perhaps, twenty pounds than when he played with the former with an injured hand and the versity, is entirely gone, except Smith Boston Club. latter with a sprained ankle. Hick- and Scheller. Nevertheless, another than any other. But. as he has so many man played short and Stanley took new men, and there is still some un Wlllie Keeler is a wonder.- In eleven years fine combination appears to have been certainty as to what pitchers will take he has not ranked lower than sixth in the his place in the outfield, while Otto built up. Two games were won from batting list. In that time he led his league Williams went to third. The second Georgetown's former hoodoo, the the regular turn for him, there is less twice, was second once and was third four g-ame with Boston was University of Pennsylvania, the first chance to make a definite estimate times. In thirteen years he has a grand HOT STUFF. one being- pulled out of the fire by a than .in the other cases. Still, when batting average of .302. The locals scored two in the second game rally in the last inning. On Tues his remarkably creditable work in Messrs. Gordon and Farrell, of the New Yerk round, and the visitors could do noth day the collegians had the Providence developing so rapidly and successfully Club, have our thanks for a season pass to ing with Smith, who struck out seven team badly scared, and, came near the team work of his men in consider Highland Park; also for a special invitation in four inning's and .allowed but two beating it in a hard-fought conflict. ed, it seems likely that he will have to the opening game on April 14. May the scratch hits. McCoy also held them An unexpected defeat by a local ama everything running smoothly in time club have on that occasion a clear day and safe until the seventh, when they teur team "marred the hilarity of the for the start. He deserves well, and record-breaking crowd. made three runs on two hits and as occasion." The detachment of Wash New York's chances look as good as Lou Criger left Hot Springs pn April 5 for many errors. Washington could do ington players from Hot Springs any. Meanwhile, there are those Ath his home in Elkhardt, Ind., upon advice of his nothing to recover the lead until two reached town Saturday morning, after letics that you never can tell about. physicians, who state that he will probably hands were out in the ninth, when Pat Washington hopes to do bettter than qever be able to play ball again. With tears having been nearly three days en last year, and, St. Louis is considerably in his eyes, Criger started for the old farm. Duff broke off a single, Stanley walked route. They practiced with the rest The Pittsburg players gave Criger a great and, Jones slammed the ball to the of the team in the forenoon, and are strengthened. The batting of send-off as be went to the train. The passing center field fence, scoring- both. Cross all ready for the real work. Heydon CHARLEY JONES v of Lou Criger from the ranks of base ball was back in the game, which was has taken on considerable flesh, which will be cause for deep regret to thousands of marked by another sensational play will be a benefit to him. The man who has been one of the pleasantest feat fans all over the country, who hare admired bv Schafly. Catcher Jack O'Neill, of can place the teams in the ures of the preliminary season. In no his ability for years. the Bostons, had his thumb split by game has he failed to get two hits or a foul tip, and will be out of the game AMERICAN LEAGUE RACE more, many of them for extra bases. An Ex-Magnate Honored. for several weeks. There was an at need never want for wealth, for he This is particularly gratifying to the George ("Deacon") Ellls, who owned the tendance of several hundred at each can back the bookmakers off the board." writer, who has predicted time after Grand Rapids Club back in 1890, and who was of these contests and they got a run Some like Cleveland's chances, but time, since Jones first joined the team, toe of the originators of the old Western for their money. On Monday popular that team has been stronger in pitch and notwithstanding his weak hitting League, has just been elected mayor of Grand Pat Donovan and his clan will be the ing: than it looks now. Boston and previous to last July, that he would Bapidi. SNORTING LIFE. April 14, 1906. 168th street, which is just outside the entrance at American League Park, NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. will be in use. Billy Maloney is recovering from a dangerous The Booming Amateur Game. abscess in his ear. John J. McGrath has leased the Henry Mathewson, Christy's brother, is fast Pastime Athletic Club grounds, 90th coming to the front as a pitcher. street and East River for the coming The Indianapolis team is negotiating for season, and will open the season there outfielder Rothgeb, of the Chicago Club. on April 15 with Dan Brouther's fa Manager Haulon reported at Cincinnati on mous Newburg team, of the Hudson April n, quite restored to his usual health. new press box, which extends out from River League.* The name of the home the front of the lower part of the team has not been decided on, but it Jack Pfeister has been ill considerable of grand stand. The new stand is built will likely be called All-Nationals. the time this spring with stomach trouble. METROPOLIS MEMS to meet the requirements of the scribes Sammy Strang will again bold down the The All-National team is one of the and is covered with a wire screen. best drawing attractions, and for the utility job on the New York team this year. past three seasons has been managed Next spring the Pittsburgs will go to Hot THE GIANTS THE FIRST TO RETURN Highlanders Working at Last. by McGrath and "Iron Man" McGin- Springs again, an agreement having just been While Griffith's men made many nity, of the New York Giants. The signed, friends in Birmingham, they were seating capacity will be three thou Heinie Peitz will be in the game again TO NEW YORK. glad to get away from the weather sand, including grand stand. The this year. He lias entirely recovered from his hoodoo that hovered over them in the grounds are being graded and will be serious illness. Pittsburg of the South. Their arrival in tip-top shape for the opening game. Catcher Kling is well fixed in this world's in Atlanta was heralded by a great Pat Cotter -will catch and captain the goods. He purchased a small farm just outside Manager McGrawWd! Satisfied With change in the weather. The trying home team. Books are now open 'and of Kansas City. time the team had in Birmingham put recognized semi-professional teams Jim Delehanty has made third base on the some of the men on the sick list— desiring dates can address John J. Mc Cincinnati team. Mowery was erratic and the Team's Work-Out and Present catcher Thomas, Moriarity and Hogg. Grath, 164 West 123d street, New York Lobert can't hit. The clear and balmy weather in At City. Evening telephone 5926 Morn- President Murphy, of the Chicago Club, has Prospects—Griffith Still Has a lanta revived the invalids and then ingside. onr thanks for a season pass to the West Side Laporte and Orth became ill. The park at Chicago. writer happened to be in Atlanta on Clarence Beaumont's ankle is again troubling Few Problems to Solve. the day Griffith's men played their THAT BETTING POOL. him, and he is becoming apprehensive of his first game there. Perhaps the most base ball future. impressive part of the team's work Tenney at first base, Abbaticchio at second. • BY WM. F. H. KOELSCH. was the splendid showing "Happy The Cleveland $2,OOO Wager Exists Bridwell at short and Brain at third, looks; Jack" Chesbro made on the rubber. like a pretty nifty infield. New York, April 9.—Editor "Sport- The big spit ball artist seemed to be Only in the Mind of the War Corre Ing Life."—Again the fans are in their in the pink of condition and he had The Boston Nationals and the Reds have had element and symptoms of another spondent of a Cleveland Paper. the best weather of any of the big league the Atlanta team completely at his teams for this spring work. malignant case of base mercy. Another feature of the work Birmingham, Ala.. April 5.—Editor ball fever are every was the brilliant performance of Hal "Sporting Life."—The Detroit Club John Bates, Butler's left fielder last year. Is : where in evidence. John Chase, who caught the eye of the At manager on his arrival here announced making a hit with the "Boston Nationals. Bates; McGraw's band of ball lanta fans from the outset. The Cali that it had developed was recommended by" Needham. tossers, with the title of fornia wonder worked with that entire that the $2000 Cleveland According to Manager McGraw, pitcher their double champion confidence that means so much to a betting pool is nothing Claude Elliott was dropped solely "because he ship inscribed upon their ball player. There is almost no doubt but a newspaper notion. could not think quick enough." shirt fronts, made their but that Chase will further startle the The Cleveland publica Tim Murnane says, that first baseman Jack initial appearance on the fans this year. tion that is making the Barry, of the Reels, has not the reach for Polo grounds last Sat talk has been wiring a short thrower like Delehanty. urday. A good sized Armour, and from the We herewith tender onr thanks to President crowd was on hand to Laporte as a Batter. tenor of its telegrams it Murphy, of the Chicago Club for a season pass greet them and they saw It did not take the Atlanta ' fans would appear that the to the West Side park in Chicago. a poorly played game long to realize that Frank Laporte's money has not yet been Mayor Dempsoy has consented to deliver a W.F'H.Koelsch with the Tale team. The batting eye is quite as clear as all raised. Armour yester short address and toss out the first ball at the collegians were poor op- advance reports indicated. The stocky day answered the paper's opening game in Cincinnati next Thursday. ponents and the first base bleacherites Buffalo man held his own at third query with a, dispatch, in We are indebted to President Herrmann, of had a jolly time guying many folks. base and has a fast underhand snap W. R, Armour which he said that he the Cincinnati Club, for a pass good for all That ie a warm bunch on the sun that shoots the ball to first base in a had received no word games this season at the famous Palace of the boards and they appeared to be in hurry. In his first game in Atlanta from the Cleveland players about any Fans. mid-season form. In their general Laporte landed on the ball safely four bet, nor no notification that any money Jimmy Oasev has been appointed field captain line-up the Champions worked about times and one of his drives nearly had been posted. of the Brooklyn team. The little fat man as smoothly as they did at the close of knocked a board off the right field MERELY A BLUFF. is working as fast as ever at the third corner last season, and McGraw worked on fence. After that drive a facetious fan Today this brought the reply that of the diamond. the lines as energetically as if his men noticing Laporte's crouching position the offer was made through the news President Dreyfnss declined an offer of $500 were engaged in a game for the high at the bat, yelled to the umpire "make paper in question, and that, if Detroit guarantee for an exhibition game in Corsicana, est honors. Regarding the team, which him stand up at the bat." Manager was willing to wager, the Cleveland Texas, on account of having all open dates encountered much bad weather, Mc Griffith is confident that Laporte will money "undoubtedly would, be posted." previously filled. Graw said: drive not a few down into that far As a, proposition that makes it neces Bob Ganley and Otis Clymer are having a "We are in as good condition as any other away corner in right center on Ameri sary for the challenged party to pro great tussle for a regular place in the Pitts- team and had more wwk, I guess, than any of can League Park. duce its money before the other side burg outfield. The loser will be carried as the the teams in the South. The only department has posted any is an entirely new- utility gardener. in which we are shy is batting practice. We The Outfield Question. angle in sports, no move has been President Preyfuss. of Pittsburg, indignantly got in some good work since we left Memphis, Much interest is manifested in the made by the Tigers. They -will do denies a squib by Tim Murnane to the effect particularly in Columbus." contest between Dougherty and Hahn, nothing until they hear from the that the Pittsburg Club had been tampering Indianapolis fell before the Cham and Manager Griffith will not make a people who' are going to bet the with pitcher Dineen. pions in easy style and Louisville choice until the last minute. The task money, or €rom some disinterested Louis Hitter joined the Superbas at Wash also marveled at their speed. There of getting a line on the new men is party who holds the Cleveland stake, ington. He has agreed to come into the seemed to be an idea in Columbus not a,n easy one when such unfavor or a forfeit for the same. fold without restrictions. He did not want that McGraw's men would strike a able weather is encountered. Speaking to play Sunday ball. snag when they encountered the of the work of the recruits from minor Pitcher Rlliott is very sore over his transfer American Association champions. Mc leagues, Manager Griffith told an THE RITCHIE^CASE. by New York to Louisville. He is at present Graw hamLed them a shut-out in the amusing story. It was two years ago at his home in Pardeeville, Wis., attending a first garr>e, winning 5 to 0. In the other and. a certain new catcher made his seriously ill brother. game they defeated Columbus by the debut -with the club in a game the The Full Text of the National Commis Manv of the Superbas express the opinion narrow margin of 2 to 1. It was the Highlanders were playing in New Or that 'Mm Jordan is the greatest first baseman only narrow squeeze the Champions leans. Tannehill was pitching and sion Decision Reinstating the Un in the league today, figuring on all around have had in exhibition games. there were two out with the bases full. justly Suspended Ball Flayer. ability. They say he hasn't a flaw. The batter rolled an easy one to Tan Cincinnati, O., April 3.—Decision No. Manager McGraw says he expects "that Individual Mention. nehill, who tossed the ball to Mr. better ball will be played against the Giants Catcher, who, instead of putting his 19S.—In re application of player this season than was the case last year." He Leon Ames attracted much attention Ritehie for' re-opening of his case— adds significantly that he is prepared for it. by his work in Columbus. He worked foot on the plate and retiring the side, started to tag the man coming in from •Some time ago, this player, Ritchie, Manager McGraw, of the world's champions. the first five innings and not a Colum applied to the Commission" to set aside is paying particular attention to teaching his bus batter reached first base. It is third base. The latter ran toward the his sale by the Holyoke Club to believed that Ames has overcome his bench with Mr. Catcher after him hot men the" inside of base running. He expects foot. In the meantime the other three the Brooklyn Club. This request was his team to be stronger in that respect than it wildness and if this is so, he is likely granted by the Commission. It was was in 1905. .to press Mathewson closely for the men raced over the plate and the play held, however, that this player was a pitching honors. Christy Mathewson er Mr. Catcher was chasing being- a The Pittsburg Club has released pitcher Harry better runner than his pursuer, touch contract-jumper, and he would there Newmyer. drafted from Denver, as his arm has has shown by his work in the exhibi fore be ineligible to play with any not been in the best of shape, it is said. He tion games that he has lost none of the ed the plate after a race around the National Agreement club. The player may join the Oakland team, of the Pacific cunning that earned for him the title foul lines. The umpire called all hands contended at that time, that after he 'Coast League. of "King of TwiHers" last year. The safe and, the four runs were scored for New Orleans and .gave them the game. had signed a contract with the Hol At Cincinnati. Aprfl 4, 1n tbe fourth In illness that put Matty back during the yoke Club last spring, ho was notified ning of the Cincinnati-Toledo game, outfielder early days in Memphis has apparently After the fun was over Jack O'Connor by that club not to report, and there John Seigle, of the Reds, broke his left' ankle left him with no ill effects. With that asked Mr. Catcher where he developed fore considered himself a free agent to while trying to steal second base. He will effective "fade-away" ball, the twirler that new play. The catcher refused play with any club that gave him em probably be out of the game for the season. is likely to again put the other clubs to play with the Highlanders after ployment. The latter contention of the to rout. The question as to who is to that, but is now again in the ranks of player was correct in the judgment, of become the reserve catcher as under the minors. "For a heady (?) play, the Commission, but the player was study to Bresnahan and. Bowerman. is that was the prettiest I ever saw," said unable to furnish any proof at that still an open one. Thus far Bower- Griffith. time that the Holyoke Club had given man1 has not worked in any of the ex him the notice that he claimed. He now hibition games. Alec Smith returned The Pitching Problem. requests a re-opening of his case, Show it by wearing a "Baseball With the club, and from all accounts is still in Manager Griffith's hands to through Mr. Acuff, his attorney, and fan" Badge like this JU5P* is making a bid for a regular berth. solve. The Tacoma twirler, Keefe, presents an affidavit from Mr. Prind- America's Sport Emblem. Fitzgerald, as the receiving end of the did not do very well in Atlanta. ville, who was president of the Hol "pony battery," is anxious to make the Hughes has made a favorable impres yoke Club at the time the transaction EVERY team, and Marshall is still in the rare. sion, while Whalen has not done very occurred, which affidavit shows con All the players pay hJg'h tribute to much. Hogg has a "fade-away" ball clusively that the statement of the FA N " Mike Donlin's terrific batting in the somewhat similar to Mathewson's and player that he was notified not to WEARS ONE. early work. Mike has been clouting expects to overcome his wildness. report to said club is correct. Our Very Attractive! Patent applied for. the sphereoid in great shape and his "Noodles" Hahn has not yet been former finding in this case is, there bat will doubtless cut as big a figure Made from two kinds of Metal, gilt and gun chosen definitely as a sure member of fore, set aside, the player is re-in metal, with ball enameled. Can be worn on in this year's race as it did last year. the staff, while Doc Newton has shown stated, and declared to be a free agent coat lapels or as scarf pins. exceptionally well in the early work. and eligible to play with any National Making; Opening: Preparations. It is believed that Ambrose Puttmann Agreement club that he choses. Price lOc. and 2c. Postage. Before leaving Louisville, Manager will be sold to the St. Louis Nationals AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. McGraw announced that he had re before the season opens. The tall Reinstatement Refused. THIS IS A BIG MONEY MAKER. leased pitcher Claude Elliott to the southpaw was in demand. Leroy is a determined fellow and Walter dark- Cincinnati, April 6.—Decision No. Metropolitan Badge & Novelty Co. Louisville Club in exchange for pitch 199. In Re—Application of Players er Ferguson. It is understood that a son is a, better man than he was a year ago. Of that there is no doubt. Deininger and Reisling for Re-opert- 95 Worth Street, Desk G, New York. bonus went with Elliott and from all ing of Their Cases.—Some time ago accounts the latter does not relish the Charley Mathison, -who has been with these players—Deininger and Reisling change. Judging by the showing the club since it left New York, says •were promulgated as contract jump- Ferguson has made, many believe that that Hughes, in his opinion, looks ere and therefore became ineligible under McGraw's tutelage the big better than either Hogg, Clarkson or players. They applied to the Commis Louisville pitcher will develop into a Leroy. sion for re-instatement. A full hear BALL PLAYERS' CARDS. high-class man with the Champions. ing -was had in each of the cases and John McGraw was as chipper as ever The Coming- Opening. the request of the players was denied. and when he appeared in the Polo Secretary Nahon has devoted all his They now apply to the Commission Cards of eiglUeen words or lew mil be inserted for fifty grounds he told his friends that he has time to completing arrangements for for a re-hearing of their cases. No cents each issue. All nver cigMeen words three cento far dispensed with the leather bandage the opening of the championship sea evidence, however, is submitted to the each word, iiiitiah and figures cmmting as one word. that he has worn on his knee for son here on Saturday. A big crowd Commission by either one of them to several years. The gingery little man will turn out if the -weather holds fair, •warrant a reversal of the finding here SECOND BASEMAN—Position with minor ager did some fast work on third base as a Saturday opening is somewhat of tofore made, and their requests are league or semi-profe Moiial team; good batter and should any emergency require it, a. novelty in New York. Jimmy Col- therefore denied. George J. Buckles, 1 Madison St., Portland, Me. he will play ball this year. Secretary lins' Boston Club will be the opponents HARRY C. PtTLLIAM, Knowles is making the usual elaborate of Griffith's team and. there should be B. B. JOHNSON, OUTFIELDKR—Fast centerfielcler of minor preparations for the opening game no lack of interest in the start for AUO. HERRMANN, league experience, at liberty, wants position in on the Polo grounds. Superintendent American League honors. The Inter- National Commission. some minor league or fast independent team. Ex Bell has had his corps of carpenters borough officials promise to do every ceptionally good hitter. Average batting, .315; and painters at work and among the thing possible to facilitate the hand "Deacon'' Pblllipm is in better trim tliim he fielding, .980. Address John C. Eichcrly, 3j»3 fat. improvements made since last fall is a ling1 of the crowds and the station at has been tor wreral season*. tison it., York, Pa. April 14, 1906. SPORTEVG LIFE. out, but for whom there was no room on our of last season's Decatnr team, are still with team, as the regulars were all working well. holding their contracts, and their action PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Savannah was short-handed, and onr manager causing Manager Lewee some anxiety. ALAS. POOR YORICK! let the player go to Savannah as a matter of accommodation, the consideration being the It was decided by the Rock Island directors Infielder Tim Flood, Late of Los An transfer of a Sunday game to our grounds. that no attempt will be made to sod the In This was all right as far as it went, but on field this season, as the grounds give promise geles, Puts Himself Without.the Pale REMINISCENCES OF THE ONCE- the Sunday in question it rained pitchforks of being in better condition earlier without and there was no game. As a further bit of the grass. by Deserting Portland. hard luck that young fellow made good with Dick Smith, over whom Manager Connors at San Francisco, Cal., April 8.—Editor GREAT-JOHN GLARKSON, Savannah and shut us out in the very next Bloomington anticipated some trouble on ac "Sporting Life."—Second baseman Tim game we played."—Newark Evening "News." count of salary, has corne to terms and will be on the regular pitching staff of the Bloomers. Flood has changed his fickle mind once "Blondy" Barker, another refractory twirler, more after wiring Man still withholds his signature from a contract. ager McCredie, of Port Who is Now Merely Existing, Being INTER-STATE ASSOCIATION. land, the club to which Los Angeles transferred him, that he would re Doomed to Incurable Mental Dis E. W. Dickerson's New League Adopts THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION. port an*d making the Its 1906 Schedule After Substitut manager feel jolly, Flood ease—John's Father and Presi The Leavenworth Club Raises Suffi follows it up • with a ing Lansing For Kalamazoo. message that there is Ft. Wayne, Indi, March 30. — The cient Money to Rebuild the Recently nothing doing. This dent Soden Speak of His Career. schedule of the new Interstate Base means that Flood will Ball League as reyised, with Kalama Destroyed Ball Park. fly to the Pennsylvania zoo out, is herewith given. Lansing Leavenworth, Ran., April 9. — Editor outlaws, who are paying takes Kalamazoo's place. The mileage 'Sporting Life." — The . fans having major league salaries. It BY PHILIP E. SHIRLEY. come liberally to the assistance of the Eugene Bert was thought that B^lood "«£0r*-land'T -*Me" April 4.—Editor for each club is as follows: Ft. "Wayne Sporting Life."—While in Boston a 2582; Lima, 2982; Marion, 2858; Muncie, local club, a new ball had too much sense to 2881; Bay City, 3008; Saginaw, 2916; park is now assured. take this step, for if he quits organ few days ago I called on Thonlas G. Lansing, 2920; Flint, 2880. The season The contract for grading ized base ball he will never be able to Clarkson, father of the will open April 26 arid closes Septem and surfacing the new return. Flood knows this, and yet famous Clarkson broth ber ]2. There are 140 games scheduled. base ball park southwest he has decided to cast his fortune with ers of pitchers. He is a The dates: of the Black Bridge on Altoona, •which is in the outlaw league. successful manufactur South Fourth street was In case this organization blows up. ing' jeweler, whose es AT FT. WAYNE—Lima. June 1. 2. 3 '4, July 3, 4. 4. Sept. 2, it, 3. Marion. June 13, 14, let to O. L. Ousler and the players -will be in a1 pretty bad tablishment is on Winter 1.'. 10. July 30, 31. .Aug. 1. 17, IS. 19. M'uncie, "William Powell last predicament; no place to go but the street. For the most of May 4. 5, 0. 7, July 5, 6, 7. Aug. 14, 15, 16. week- and •work is al bushes. Should the miners go on a his life he has lived in Bay City. May 20, 21, 22, 23, July 8, 9, 10, ready 'under way. -The strike this summer, and it looks as ijf Cambridge. Speaking' of Aug. 20, 21, 22. Saginaw. May 24. 25. 26, 27, south end of the park they would, times will be bad in these his eldest son, John G., July 11, 12. 13. Aug. 23, 24. 25'. Lansing, May will be graded and the mining centers and base ball won't than whom no greater I. 2. 3, June 24, 25, 26, Aug. 2. 3. 4. Flint dirt cut away will be thrive. pitcher ever lived, Mr. April 2G, 27, 28, 29, June 21, 22, 23, Aug. 5, D. M. Shively taken to the north end Clarkson said: "John is 6, 7. to fill in with. As soon News Notes. in a bad way, and he has AT LIMA—Ft. Wayne. May 28. 29, 30, 30, as the park is properly leveled it will Bill Esslck has at last come to terms ^itl» John.Clarkscn been for the last two July 27, 28, 29, Sept. 4, 5, G. Marion, May 4, be surfaced and the diamond will be Portland and will be found pitching with the years. A couple ofwecks 5, 6, 7, July 5, 0, 7. Aug. 26. 27. 28. Muncie. skinned. Fifty feet outside of the Webfooters again this year. ago -we brought him home from Bay June 13, 14, 15, 16, July 30. 31. Aug. 1 17. 18, diamond will also be stripped of grass. City, Mich., 'where he has been engaged 19. Bay City, May 24, 25. 26, 27, July 11, 12. President Eugene Bert has announced the 13, Aug. 23. 24. 25. Saginaw, May 20, 21, The grand stand will be situated in appointment of the following official umpires: in the cigar business ever since he 22, 23. July 8, 9, 10, Aug. 20. 21 ,22. Lansing, the northwest portion of the park and Fred Perrine, James McDonald and Phil Knell. quit base ball, a dozen years ago. He April 26. 27, 28, 29, June 21, 22, 23, Aug. 5, will face south by east, the batters Van Haltren will continue to play with is now at the McLean Hospital, in 6. 7. Flint, .April 30, May 1, 2, 3, June 24, facing that angle. It is not thought Oakland this season. Last year the old war Waverly. Physically he is as well as 25, 20, Aug. 2, 3, 4. the sun will interfere in any way with horse played in more than 200 games, and he ever has been and this, of course, AT MARION—Ft. Wayne. May 10, 17. 18. the batting, or with any of the fielders. batted for .255. gives us encouragement. His mind 19, July 14, 15, 16, Aug. 29, 30. 31. Lima. Bert Delnras has signed to play the infield wanders back to the old base ball June 17. 18, 19, 20, Julv 23. 24, 25, Aug. 14, News Notes. for Mike Fisher at Fresno this year. He will days. His wife, who, I think, -was a 15, 16. Muncie, May 28. 29. 30. 30, Julv 27, Right fielder Scoggins, of the Oklahoma team, probably be used at shortstop, as Oasey has Detroit girl, came on with him and is 28. 29, Sept. 2. 3, 3. Bay City, April 30, the second bag position under mortgage. now at our home. When he became is coaching the Oklahoma University team. May 1, 2. 3. June 21, 25. 26, Aug. 2 3. 4. Siegel, of the Oklahoma City team, has been "Kid" Mohler, the crack second baseman sick she ran his business for some Saginaw, April 26, 27, 28. 29, June "21, 22, 23, coaching the team at St. Mary's College, Kan. claimed by both Seattle a^d San Francisco, time, but it is now closed out. John is Ai'g. 5. 6, 7. Lansing. May 20 21. 22. 23, has been awarded to San Francisco by a com only 44 years of ag'e. Arthur, my July 8, 9, 10. Aug. 20, 21, 22. Flint. May 24, Sam Heyman, a former Topekan, has re mittee appointed by the league, both clubs second, oldest son, who was also -well 25, 26, 27. July 11, 12, 13, Aug. 23, 24, 25. signed the presidency of the Oklahoma City having agreed to leave the matter to Managers known in the base ball world, is in the AT MUNCIK—Ft. Wayne, June 17. 18. 19, Club. Morley, Fisher and McCredie to decide. tailoring business here in Boston and 20. July 23. 24, 25. August 26, 27. 28. Lima A report current that Wichita is trying J. J. Hackett, once with the St. Louis Car is doing finely. You, of course, know May 10, 17, 18. 19, July 14. 15, 10, Aug. to trade out fielder Roy Bevis and second base- dinals, is to be the first baseman of the Oakland all about Walter, another of my sons, 29, 30. 31. Marion, June 1. 2, 3, 4. July 3. man Bankheail to Jopliu for Jack Pendry and Club. When with St. Louis Hackett was laid .who is with the New York Americans. 4. 4. Sept. 4. 5. 6. Bay City. April 26.' 27, Ole Olsou. up with poison ivy, which affected his eyes^ and We have another son, Henry, who is 28. 29. June 21. 22. 23. Aug. 5. 0, 7. Saginaw, For the benefit of those who have not seen he could not play last year. He underwent a fine little pitcher." April 30, May 1. 2. 3. June 24. 25. 26, Aug. (he list before, the umpires for the season are an operation and says he can now see as well 2. 3. 4. Lansing, Maj* 24, 25 26, 27. July herewith re-printed: Joseph Courneen, Thomas as ever he could. PRESIDENT SODEN'S TRIBUTE. II, 12, 13. Aug. 23, 24, 25. Flint. May 20, McNamara. Mort Lewinson and Philip Myers. "Cal" McVey, first baseman of the famous I found Arthur H. Soden, veteran 21. 22. 23, July 8, 9, 10. Aug. 20. '21, 22. The latter is from Topeka. Red Stockings, of Cincinnati in 1869, is now a president of the Boston Nationals, at AT HAY CITY—Ft. Wayne, May 12, 13, 14, Dad Bennett will play third this season for resident of Los Angeles, Cal., and is hale, his business office on Atlantic avenue. 15, June 27. 28. 29, Aug. 11. 12, 13. Lima, Outline. The broken leg he sustained with hearty and prosperous. McVey,' although nearly He is one of the enterprising mer May 8. 9, 10. 11, June 30. July 1, 2. Aug. Wichita last year gives him no trouble now, 60 years old, is still interested in the National chants of the Hub. Said Mr. Soden: 8, 9. 10. Marion, June 9. 10. 11. 12. July 17, and he claims that lie will be in the best of game, and rarely misses an opportunity to see ; 18, 19, September 7, 8. 9. Muncie, June 5. 6. trim by the opening of the season. a contest in his home town. "We paid John Clarkson $25,000 for 7. 8, July 20, 21. 22. September 10, 11. 12. It seems to be a settled fact that Tim Flood three years. For simply signing his Saginaw. June 1. 2. 3, 4. July 3, 4, 4. Aug. Kitnmel has already commenced to release has jumped the Seattle Club to play with the name to a contract we paid him $10,- £9. 30. 31. Lansing, May 16. 17, 18, 19, July some of the Wichita squad. The Lynch brothers, oulaw Altoona Club. This is Flood's second 000. This is the largest salary that 14. 15, 10. Aug. 26, 27, 28. Flint. June 13, 14, outfielder Cnbb and outttelder Herold were given desertion from organized ball, he having jumped has ever been paid to a base ball 15. 10. July 30. 31, Aug. 1. 17, 18, 19. their walking papers Saturday. The Lynch the Brooklyn Club several seasons ago to player, I think. I don't believe that AT SAC IN AW—Ft. Wayne. May 8, 9. 10. boys tried out with Topeka last year. become a member of the Los Angeles team, either Jimmy Collins or Lajoie has 11. June 30. July 1. 2. Aug. 8, 9. 10. Lima. Walter Boles, the Topeka boy who was which he captained in 1904. ever received as much, but there may May 12. 13, 14, 15, June 27. 28. 29. Aug. wanted by the Topeka management to fill the Manager Gleason's San Francisco team at possibly be an exception in the case 11, 12. 13. AJarlon. June 5. 0. 7 8, July 20, hole at' short, batted .248 with Fort Worth present stands as follows: Catchers, Streit of McGraw last year. What, is the best 21, 22. Sept. 10. 11. 12. Muncie. June 9, 10. last season and 6elded .906. Boles is a and Wilson: pitchers, Jay Hughes, Hitt, Wheel team that we have ever had here in 11. 12. July .17. 18. 19. Sept. 7. 8. 9. Bay student at Washburue law school and wanted er, Williams, Corbett (possibly), Henley; first City, May 28. 29. 30. 30, July 27. 28, 29, to play in Topeka, but Fort Worth would not base, Sears; second base, ————: shortstop, Boston? I think that the club of '97 Sept. 2. 3. 3. Lansing, June 13, 14. 15, 16. release him. Gochnauer; third base. Irwinr; left field, Hilde- was the strongest that ever repre July 30. 31. Aug. 1. 17. .18. 19. Flint. May Secretary Crow, of Topeka, announces the brand: center field, Waldron; right field, House sented this town. That was the year 10. 17. 18, 19. July 14. 15. 1C, Sept. 4, 5, 6. following line-up for his teom: Catcher, Henry; holder; utility, Wheeler. •when we beat out the Baltimore's in AT LANSING—Ft. 'Wayne, June 9, 10. 11. first base. Dick Cooler; second base, Red such a close race. The '89 team -was Downs; shortstops, Ragan. Carter: third base, also a great one, but. the '97 team ex 12. July 17. 18. 19, Sept. 7. 8. 9. Lima. June 5. 6, 7, 8. July 20. 21. 22. Sept. 10, 11, Jay Andrews: outfield. Murray, Cole, Graves; Hagersti>wn,igerswwn, Md.,MO., AprilApru 4.—Walteri.—waiter S.B. celled it in head work. Players use 12. Marion. May 12, 13. 14. 15. June 27, 28, pitchers. Mclnnes, Howey, Forrester, Chauey, ("Sp P. O. M. League had offered him a trip to the seventh heaven of delight contract on the basis of five months' appears to be in store for them. •work. Murphy was transferred to THE PLAYERS. Zanesville by the Bisons, but does not John McAleer, the Harvard "grad," •want to accept the shift. is getting popular. He is getting into Telephone inquirer asked the other the newspapers, too. The Norfolk day: "Is Witherup, pitcher from Wad- "Dispatch" introduced him to the dell's home, Butler county, Pa., right people today, and if John is half as as a result. Captain Clarke finally or left-handed?" "Right," was the good looking as his picture—well, he took a hand and stopped newspaper reply. "Certain of it?" came the ap won't have to sing Leo Feist's lament PiTTSBURG POINTS. team placing. plicant. By the way of a response this able ditty, "Can't You See I'm Lonely." •was shouted: "Try Witherup himself." 1 he girls will take care of John. In How About Vinson? Inquirer must have had a bet the other fact all of Manager Landgraf's peta way. will be received with interest when BUZZER DAYS RECALLED BY THE Pittsburg friends of James Sebring, they begin to drift in. But, -would >ou •who do not want to see any shut-out It is singular how fleeting is base believe It, somebody has be«n unkind action taken against their friend, are ball fame. Look at the demise of enougrh to rob Landgraf or half of hi a PARK IMPROVEMENTS. encouraged. They intimate that the Thomas Ramsey. Many papers Over name and suggested "Blancl't (iratt- American League is not playing fair looked the action. Some had less than ers" fi r a nick-name. It would be a in the matter of punishing men who thirty words announcement that the break away and join the Tri-State great left-handed twirler of fifteen Tommy Gorcoran's Discovery Which forces. It is hinted here that the years ago had expired. That drop ball The League Schedule. Chicago Club, National League, in re of the red-haired man has never been taliation against Johnson, may take equalled. The following is the schedule of the championship ball games to be played Caused a Stir in a Combat on a up the case ofi Ernest Vinson, -who was It is going to be difficult to secure during the season of the Virginia, State a contract-jumper last fall and played base ball help this year. Ticket and with the Tri-State, despite all protests League, as drafted at the meeting of Famous Field—Wagner Smiles at gate men are in demand by the many the directors in Richmond: of his former employers. The man dreamland affairs -which -will operate was transferred to the Chicago Ameri as soon as the weather is fair. Secre RICHMOND—At Roanoke, May 14. 15, 13, cans by Cleveland. He got on a spree June 4, 5, 6, July 16, 17, 18, Aug. 27, 28, 29. Tips on the Stock Market. tary Locke is hunting a man for the At Portsmouth, May 21, 22. 23, June 25. 26, 27, one day. On being- fined he took pass gate. The man who held the July 23, .24, 25, Aug. 13, 14. 15. At Norfolk, French leave and played for the iride-- place for two years went South last May 28, 29, July 2, 3, Aug. G. 7, 8, 20, 21, 22. pendent league. Now he is taken back November, right after a ball held by At Danville, May 7. 8. 9, June 18, 19, 20, BY A. R. CHATTY. by Comiskey and -will be used without Pittsburg-, April 9.—Editor "Sport the park employes, in •which John July 30, 31, Aug. 1, Sept. 3, 3, 4, 5. At any official forgiveness in his case Henry Wagner was billed as going to Lynchburg, April 30, May 1, 2, June 11, 12, ing Life."—Base ball history has many whatever,, Sebring's case is not as bad lead the grand march. 13, July 9, 10, 11. fascinating1 events, but it is doubtful according to the declaration of friends ROANOKE—At Richmond, May 3, 4, 5. 30, if any have a highe» here. Jeems was given permission by 30, June 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, July 4. 4, Sept. value as periodical pub Herrmann to go home last fall. Then 4, 7, 8. At Portsmouth, April 30, May 1. 2, lications than four inci he has not been proven guilty of THE VIRGINIA LEAGLJE June 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, July 5, G, 7, Aug. dents—the Devlin-Cray- breaking anything but his reserve. 30. 31, Sept. 1. At Danville. May 10, 11, 12, er case, the famous epic June 14, 15, 16, July 23, 24, 25, Aug. 9, 10, 11. about "Casey at the Bat," Adopts First Championship Schedule; At Lynchburg, May 24, 25, 26, June 28, 29, 30, and lastly the buzzers of Cunning: Coin Holders. Also the Spalding Ball—The Rich Aug. 2, 3, 4, 20, 21, 22. Philadelphia and Pitts PORTSMOUTH—At Richmond, May 17, 18, burg- days. For severa You cannot catch any of the mond Team Now Made up. 19, July 5, 6. 7, Aug. 9, 10, 11, SO, 31, Premiers who have money laid aside, Sept. 1. At Roanoke, May 7, 8, 9, June '21, weeks past workmen with get-rich-quick schemes. During 22. 23, July 26. 27, 28, Aug. 23, 24. 25. have been erecting new the -winter there have been scores of BY JOHN M. DUNN. At Norfolk, April 26. 27, 28, June 7. 8, 9, bleachers in Pittsburgh's good-thing tips passed around in this Richmond, Va., April 7.—Editor July 4 (p. m.), 30, 31. Aug. 1, 16, 17, 18, center field. To make city on mining stocks. As far as can "Sporting Life."—At a meeting of the Sept. 3, 3, 4, 5. At Danville, May 28, 29, room for this row be learned, not a ball player was har Virginia League held here on April 2, July 2. 3, 16. 17, 18, Aug. 20, 21, 22. At A. R. Cratty squatting places it was pooned. Some mining schemes turn with all clubs repre Lynchburg, May 14, 15, 10, June 4, 5, 6, necessary to'remove an out more stock than ore and will con sented, a schedule was Aug. 6. 7, 8. inside corral fence which crossed the tinue to make a record in that respect. agreed on and the Spald NORFOLK—At Richmond, May 10, 11, 12, park at the corner. Behind this fence Men went from house to house telling ing ball was adopted, as June 14, 15. 16. August 2, 3, 4, 23, 24. 25. At was the famous wig-wag which some people of the plums in mining stocks, the league ball for the Roanoke. May 17, 18, 19, June 25, 26, 27. July members of the Pittsburg team 'man which sold for five and ten cents a season. Richmond -was 19, 20. 21. August 13. 14, 15. At Portsmouth, ipulated back in 1900. Richard Coqley, share and would be Worth that many May 5. 24, 26, 28. 30, 30, June 1. 2. 28. 29, the minstrel boy, imported the idea treated nicely in the 30, July 4 (a. in.), 12, 13 i4, September 6, 7, dollars before the month -was out. schedule plums, haying 8. At Danville. April 30. May 1. 2, June 11, from the Phillies, where he had often Charles Phillippe and John Henry every Thursday, Friday 12, 13. 21, 22. 23. July 9. 10. 11. At Lynch been given the tip by Morgan Murphy's Wagner are -worth anywhere from and Saturday at home, burg, May 3, 4, July 23, 24, 25, August 27, 28, buzzer and field glasses. Protruding $20,000 to $30,000. They have their as well as all the holi 29. from a non-conspicuous spot in the money*, invested in solid ventures and days. We open at, home DANVILLE—At Richmond, May 24, 25. 26, Pittsburg fence, about six feet from would not be caught with chaff. •with Grim's fast Lynch- June 28, 29, 30, July 19, 20, 21, August 16. 17, the ground, was an innocent-looking burg team on April 24. 18. At Roanoke, April 26, 27. 28, June 7. 8, piece of wood. The tongue wiggled Our outlook is very 9, August 6. 7, 8. At Portsmouth. May 3. 4, rapidly when a fast pitch, slowly when An Eye on the Ball. August 2,. 3, 4, 27. 28. 29. At Norfolk. May an air-teaser was about to be deliver bright for a successful 14, 15,-16, June 4. 5. 6, July 26. 27. 28. At ed, turned to the right for an out A man writes, asking, the following season, as all the teams seem to be Lynchburg, May 17. 18, 19, 30. 30. June 1. 2. curve, and to the left for an incurve. unique query: "Who is the closest ob well balanced as to playing strength, 25. 26, 27. July 12, 13, 14, August 13, 14, 15, server of a game, Barney Dreyfuss or which will prevent a run-away race September 6. 7. 8. Ned Hanlon?" This is a puzzler. and destroy interest, as it has been in LYNCHBURG—At Richmond. April 26. 27. Corcoran's Discovery. Brooklyn players of last year told me the past. President Jake Wells says 28, June 7, 8. 9, 21. 22, 23, July 26, 27, 28. Thomas Corcoran, of the Reds, Hanlon -was so deep in a game that he looks forward to a very fine season At Roanoke, May 28, 29, July 2, 3. 30, 31. caught onto the signal service. His days after he could bring- back and be for our new league, and with Jake at August 1 16, 17, 18, September 3. 3, 4. 5. At search for the scheme was a most ex emphatic on the kind of ball used by the helm, success should be assured. Portsmouth. May 10, 11, 12, June< 14, 15. 16, citing feature of a game. Somewhere the pitcher at sucli and such a part Manager and first baseman Shafter is July 19, 20, 21. At Norfolk, May 7. 8. 9, in the eighth inning the Pittsburg- of the combat. Hanlon sat on the very enthusiastic over the team he has June 18, 19, 20, July 16, 17, IS, August 9. 10, bench and took in every move of the signed, and if they can imbibe Shaffer's 11. At Danville, May 5. 21. 22. 23. July 4, 4, began to swat the ball lively on CMn- 5, 6, August 23, 24. 25. 30, 31, September 1. cinnati twirlers. Corcoran suddenly battle. Not a strike, not a pitch, hustling and heady style of play, will howled something to his pitcher. Then escaped, his eagle eye. Barney D. is make good from the jump. All the he began running around the field like right there in this line too. He scores players will report here today, and a LITTLE LEAGUE MEETS. a cocaine fiend chasing amuck. Finally a contest. Days after he can pick up our ball park is in fine shape, they will the big shortstop darted into the out that sheet, elaborate on the fine points get to work under "Hustler" Shaffer The Wisconsin League and Inter-State field, ran -with vim to the cross fence of the fray, tell exactly -where this at once. No loafers to be kept. Below and then jerked off a small piece of and that hit was driven, how the man you will find a complete roster: Association Hold Confabs. wood. Companions joined him. They handled the same, etc. These men Pitchers. William Fry. Philadelphia. Pa.; A meeting of the Wisconsin State chased back into the infield gesticu are deep students of the sport. It Joe Weaner. Westfield. N. J.; D. L. Riddle- League was held, at Fond du Lac on lating like Italian section hands on a •would be pretty hard to decide a query nioser, Baltimore, Md.; Frank L. Steel, Car as to superiority. lisle. Ky.; Charles P, Norwood. Mt. Eagle. March 27. No business of importance trike. Corcoran showed his capture Tenn.: Arthur P. Wallace. Craigsville, Va.. was transacted. A banquet to the to the umpire and others. Pittsburg George Lewis. Hamilton, O.: C. O. Long, visitors followed the business session. men gave him the laugh and shouted Not An Easy Task. Bloomsburg Pa.; S. C. Shelton, Philadelphia, Fon du Lac was represented by only "Nutty, Nutty." Corcoran, however, Pa. one newspaper man, and it is believed held to his theory. He hinted that "Forming a base ball league is cer Catchers. "Red" Foster, Richmond. Va.; that the chances of that city entering Zimmer was running the rack, etc. The tainly a ticklish task," said R. R. Guy, George Cowen, Orange, N. J.; Phil. Hinton, the league are exceedingly slim. oldest man in the business was not on president of the P. O. M. union. "I Baltimore, Md. the bench just then and Corcoran won had an idea that such a move -wasn't Infielders, R. H. Hicks, Richmond, Va.; Joe At a meeting of the Interstate As first blood here. Had Corcoran been the easiest thing in the world, but Cuddy. Bavonne, N. J.; H. C. Ripplemeyer. sociation magnates at Ft. Wayne, Ind., more patient he might have seen had 116 thought that the limit of Baltimore. "Md.; F. L. Sharp, Richmond, Va.; March 27, the constitution of the South Charley doirfg the gum-shoe act and trouble would be reached. At one stage George Betscher, Hamilton, O. Atlantic League was adopted with a getting out from behind that fence. of our formation I imagined that the Outfielders. .Tames Hamilton. Delta, O.; next move to be made Would be simply Ernest Nealy New York City; John Anthony, few minor changes. It provides for a This ended the famous buzzers. Club Richmond, Va.; Gyle Tipman. Tonhanock, Pa.; 10 per cent, fund for league expenses, officials, as in the Philadelphia case, to ring the bell for the get-away. Every town had representatives well John Rose, Jr.. Richmond, Va.; Ed. S. Wall, etc. There is a delay in the adoption tried to put the blame on each other. enthused and apparently working. Worcester, Mass. of a schedule, awaiting the disposition Recall the denials of Col. John I. There are five local men on the list, of Kalarriazoo, which is claimed by the RogerSkthat such a thing as a signal Suddenly, out dropped Fairmont and Morgantown. Bridging over this gap, and from their past records will all Southern Michigan League, against bureau existed on the Phillies' be likely to make the team. which Kalamazoo is said to be up in grounds? How many fans took stock we went along nicely for some -weeks more. Uniontown men had been sure arms. . . . . in the magnate's statement that he Portsmouth's Pleasant Prospects. knew nothing of such a trick for of their move. etc. When it came to Overall and Barry exchanged blows on the tipping off the signs of the opposition. putting up $500 guarantee, however, Portsmouth, Va., April 10.—Editor Reds' bench in New Orleans March 31 as a Catcher Murphy had not caught more they let down and withdrew. This "Sporting Life."—With three contests result of an argument relative to Overall than a. game or two that season. It handed us a hot crimp, but we will get to stimulate interest in the approach covering first base on a tap to Barry. No was difficult for fans to think that there yet." ing State League season real damage was done and apologies followed the man would be carried on the pay here, the fans are •warm• later. '. roll for an ornament. And those field Jiggers. ing up, and the unique glasses. Who bought them? The kind Pittsburgh seating capacity when plan introduced by the used run from $50 to $100. Every the new center field, stand is ready will management of the local winter some paragrapher revives the be close to 14,000. club to awaken the fans legends of the buzzers and they are has surely delivered the read with avidity. Francis Le B. Robbins, Pittsburg goods. Portsmouth, a 9-UNIFORMS-9 coal operator, who, by a great fight at few months ago just Consisting ot Indianapolis, prevented a general barely sitting up to the Pleasing: to Note. strike, is a box holder at Expo Park. base ball proposition SHIRT, PADDED PANTS, Harmony among the fourth estate. He never misses a game. with a disinterested air, This was a point touched upon by Edward Swartwood, big as ever, was has contracted the fever CAP, Col. Barney in a letter to headquarters seen in a front seat at a boxing show and it's all up. Nothing HOSE AND BELT. shortly before the Premiers left the the other night. Swarty, by the -way, E C. Landgraf but pennant winners will Ozark Valley for the North. The has a necktie social for April 24. No satisfy, and Manager No charge for Letters. magnate expressed delight in making doubt some players in town will be on Landgraf is evidently endeavoring to Flannels, style, fit and finish •this statement. It's rare indeed that a hand. - perform his functions to the best of cannot be duplicated by any club-owner or manager is not com George England, the one-armed his ability, for the contracts are com house in the country at the pelled to adjudicate petty, and yet pitcher and umpire, is in line for a fine ing in encouragingly and the owner of bothersome, splits between newspaper position under the new administration the local franchise, Regular My men, carried with the nine on spring on the Northside. England is another CAPTAIN CHARLES T. BLAND, Glide. Price. Price. trips, for the purpose of publicity- former diamond follower who scored is wearing a "bland' smile, indeed. He Mo.1...... $ 27.00 promoting. Secretary Locke com success in politics. has arranged three contests for season No. 2...... 33.75 22.50 mented on the pleasing state of af tickets to the park and other cities in " No. 3...... 48.00 31.50 fairs. He said: "That's the only way Grant Davies, transfer man, well No. A..... 54.00 35.10 to be. Barney writes that one man, known to players in the big league, the field for a sure interest-starter can No. 4...... 61.00 40.50 in addition to paying strict attention has a friend going out this year. Fred duplicate the local Mea and the fans No. 5...... 67.50 45.CO to his duties, worked with might and Strobel, who lives near Frank Smith, -will do the remainder of the work. No. 6...... 76.50 50.00 main to reduce a lot of superfluous Chicago Americans, will try his luck To the fan selecting the most approp No. 7...... 90.00 58.50 with the Davenport team. riate nick-name for the club goes a weight which had accumulated through season ticket. To the fan naming thfe No. 8...... 106.00 72.00 'years of easy existence." The men also Dave Wilson, a. well-known tele color scheme of the uniform another No. 9...... 130.00 85.50 had 110 trouble with the players. In graph operator, who copied base ball ticket goes over the counter, and a Oisch League BaM, $1 each, $9 Box. the spring' of 1905 the team had two -eports for Pittsburg papers back in similar bit of paper .is awaiting the DiSC/l Boy's Sixty (Trade mark Re-regis- men for right field. Guessing- by news the extra, days, is back from a so-journ person selecting' the most appropriate reted), same as l./eague, but 8Ji inch, COc. paper men caused anger in the frame .it Tapia, Mexico. Wilson reports name for the new ball park. As for of one candidate. He waited for the •;orne interest in the American game in each, $7.2O 0o*. the park—it is the best ever. When Send for samples of Flannel and Catalogue. papers from the North to arrive, and the land of the Aztecs. the pets g-ambol on the green there if any comment not favorable to his Eddie Murphy, first baseman of the the fans will be happy, and with the DISCH 318 quest" appeared, he was out of sorts Buffalo team in 1905, called at head opening innings of the first game but . LHOC11, Brooklyn, N. V. for a day or more. His work suffered quarters, recently. He said that the a few weeks ahead, nothing but a April 14, 1906. SPORTING LIFE 1906 Schedule of the American Association. Columbus Toledo Indianapolis Louisville Milwaukee Kansas City St. Paul M inneapolis AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME June 1, 2, 3, 4 May 19, 20, 21, 22 June 21, 22, 23, 24 May 15, 16, 17, 18 May 12, 13, 14 May 5, 6, 7 May 8, 9, 10, 11 Columbus June 29, 30, Sept. 1 June 25, 26, 27, 28 July 2, 'i, 4, 4 July 14, 15, 16, 17 July 10, 11, 12, 13 July 22, 22, 23, 24 July 18, 19, 20, 21 .ABROAD-8®" Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14 July 8, August 29, 30 September 8, 9, 10 August 22, 23, 24 August 25, 26, 27, 28 August 15, 16, 17, 18 August 19, 20, 21 May 23, 24, 25, 28 May 30, 30, 31 May 27, 28, 29 May 12, 13, 14 May 15, 16, 17, 18 May 8, 9, 10, 11 May 5, 6, 7 Toledo July 1, 30, 31, Aug. 1 July 26, 27, 28, 29 July 5, 6, 7, 8 July 18, 19, 20, 21 July 22, 23, 24, 25 July 10, 11, 12, 13 July 14, 15, 16, 17 ABROAD^®" September 2, 3, 3 Sept. 10, 15, 15, 17 September 4, 5, 6, 7 August 25, 26, 27, 28 August 22, 23, 24 August 19, 20, 21 August 15, .16, 17, 18 May 27, J8, 29 June 21, 22, 23, 24 June 1, 2, 3, 4 May 5, 6, 7 May 8, 9, 10, 11 May 12, 13, 14 May 15, 16, 17, 18 Indianapolis July 5, 6, 7, Aug. 31 July 2, 3, 4, 4 July 30, 31, Aug. 1 July 10, 11, 12, 13 July 14, 15, 16, 17 July 18, 19, 20, 21 J uly 22, 23, 24, 25 AKROADKjf September 4, 5, 6, 7 September 8, 9, 16 September 1,2, 11, 1? August 15, 16, 17, 18 August 19, 20, 21 August 25, 26, 27, 28 August 22, 23, 24 Louisville May 30, 30, 31 May 19, 20, 21, 22 May 23, 24, 25, 26 May 8, 9, 10, 11 May 5, 6, 7 May 15, 16, 17, 18 May 12, 13, 14 ABROAD .835" July 2$, 27, 28, 29 J une 25, 26, 27, 28 June 29, 30, July 1 July 22, 23, 24, 25 July 18, 19, 20, 21 July 14, 15, 16, 17 July 10, 11, 12, 13 Sept. 15, 16, 16, 17 August 29, 30, 31 September 3, 3, 13, 14 August 19, 20, 21 August 15, 16, 17, 18 August 22, 23, 24 August 25, 26, 27, 28 Milwaukee April 22, 23, 24, 25 April !8, 19, 20, 21 April 26, 27, 28, 29 April 30, May 1, 2, 3 May 29, 30, 30, 31 May 26, 27, 28 May 23, 24, 25 ABROADXKS" June 5, 6, 7, 8 Jime9, 10, 11, 12 June 13, 14, 15, 16 June 17, 18, 19, 20 July 26. 27, 28, 29 June 25, 26, 27, 28 June 29, 30, July 1, 2 August 11, 12, 13 August 8, 9, 10 August 5, 6, 7 August 2, 3, 4 September 15, 16, 17 September 4, 5, 6, 7 September 3, 3, 8, 8 Kansas City April 18, 19, 20, 21 April 22, 23, 24, 25 April 30, May 1, 2, 3 April 26, 27, 28, 29 May 19, 20, 21, 22 . May 23, 24, 25 May 26, 27, 28 ABROADJ(jQ?" June 9, 10, 11, 12 June 5, 6, 7, 8 June 17, 18, 19, 20 June 13, 14, 15, 16 July 3, 4, 4, 5 June 29, 30, July 1, 2 June 25, 26, 27, 28 August 8, 9, 10 August 11, 12, 13 August 2, 3, 4 August 5, 6, 7 . September 9, 10, 11 September 3, 3, 8,, 8 September 4, 5, 6, 7 St. Paul Anril 26, 57, 28, 29 April 30, May 1, 2, 3 • April 18, 19, 20, 21 April 22, 23, 24, 25 June 1, 2, 3, 4 I une 22, 23, 24, 24 May 19, 21, 30, 31 ABROADJBQP" June 13, 14, 15, 16 June 17, 18, 19, 20 June 9, 10, 11, 12 June 5, 6, 7, 8 July 6, 7, 8, 9 July 30, 31, Aug. 1 July 3, 4, 27, 29 August 5, 6, 7 August 2, 3, 4 August 8, 9, 10 August 11, 12, 13 September 12, 13, 14 Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2 September 10, 16, 17 Minneapolis April 30, May 1, 2, 3 April 26, 27, 28, 29 April 22, 23, 24, 25 April 18, 19, 20, 21 June 21, 22, 23, 24 June l,--2, 3, 4 May 20, 22, 29, 30 ABROAD^S" June 17, 18, 19, 20 June 13, 14, 15, 16 June 5, 6, 7, 8 June 9, 10, 11, 12 July 30, 31, Aug. 1 July 6, 7, 8, 9 July 4, 5, 26, 28 August 2, 3, 4 August 5, 6, 7 August 11, 12, 13 August 8, 9, 10 Aug. 30,31, Sept. 1, 2 September 12, 13, 14 September 9, 11, 15 JKfTO FIND WHICH GAMES ABE PLAYED AWAY FRqM HOME, READ ACROSS THE PAGE. TO FIND THE HOME GAMES, READ THE DOWN COLUMNS. clubs withdraw they will be outlaws admirer of Gilbert and had him for several THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. pure and simple and will be so re years at Little Rock. garded by all base ball men." Bill Chappelle, the big pitcher who last year A CHARGE DENIED. used to pitch double-headers for Des Moines The Ball Question as a Disturbing Tebeau concluded: "They have made without a score, has failed to reach an agree Birmingham Apparently Has a Strong Factor—The Views of the Two Fac the charge that I am for the Victor ment with Manager Kelly, of Minneapolis, and ball because I am deeply in debt to the has accepted a fancy offer from Harrisburg in Team —Local Interest Growing — tions Voiced by Leaders. Victor people. This is a lie and I deny the Pennsylvania outlaws. He reports to Sar- League News and Gossip. Columbus, Ohio, April 9.—Editor it here for the first time. I did borrow risburg May 6. "Sporting Life."—Regarding- the ruc some money from the Victor people, tion over the ball question since the but I have paid most of it back. I am BY E. WERTHEIMEu,. recent schedule meeting-, for the Victor ball because it is a NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. Birmingham, Ala., April 6.—Editor President Bryce, of the cheaper ball than either of the others "Sporting Life." — From the games Watkins faction, makes and it is better. The truth is that The Sixth Club of the League is Now played to date with yisiting big league the following statement: Watkins and Bryce want to run things teams it is apparent that "We, Indianapolis, To- as they formerly d,id and they haven't Incorporated and Fully Officered to I Birmingham has one of le'do, Columbus and Min a chance. We have put a stop to their Do Business, he best teams in the neapolis, after careful methods. August Herrmann owns the eague, and it will not and deliberate consider Toledo Club and he -will make Ed. Wall-a Walla, Wash., April 5.—Editor ye going too far to say ation, decided that, for Grille do-the right thing. Watkins is "Sporting Life."—Walla Walla has that we will end one, the general good of the broke and needs a guardian if he in qualified as the sixth member of the two or three. The latest American Association, tends to get out financially this year. Northwest Base Ball in the local camp is the we would make every If not he will be a ruined man in base League and has been ad signing of Hickman a concession within reason ball." mitted to full member Birmingham boy. Hick on any question in dis ship. The following of man is a pitcher and his Thos. Bryce pute. At the meeting Talk of a Compromise. ficers have been elected: coming only made the of the board of di- Indianapolis, Ind., April 10.—Editor President, Robert E. Al problem of Vaughn's rectors, well as the meeting "Sporting Life."—The Reach ball is ien, of the Northwestern harder to solve for Hick of the American Association, we did being used at Washington Park in Gas and Electric Co.; W. Kavanaugh man is almost sure to concede every point that was brought the Hoosiers' exhibition vice president, Robert land a berth. He is rather up until every matter of Association games, and according to Burns, general agent O. light but has speed to give away. The business had been disposed of, without the statement of Man R. & N.; treasurer, Harry real surprise of the local camp is pitch ft single exception, until the ager Watkins, of the B. Strong, of the Suther er Billiard. This youth was recommend ADOPTION OF THE BALL Indianapolis base ball land Plumbing Company; ed to Vaughn by Clarke, and since his for the coming season was presented team, it will continue to directors, H. H. Turner, arrival has pitched great ball. Another to the meeting. This ball question be used there through W. H, Lucas. Thomas J. Ennis; Frank position Vaugtin has to worry about is has been the main source of discontent out the season. The Buchet, Robert E. Alien, the short field. From the past records in our organization for the past two Reach ball will be used Robert Burns, George O'Connor and the position seems to be between Oyler years. The ball we have used during also in the American Harry B. Strong. As soon as the new and Allcock. Interest is waxing warm the seasons of 1904 and 1905 was ob Association games at company is incorporated the grounds here and this, so it looks, will b« the jectionable to our four clubs, and we Columbus, Toledo and of the old amateur asociation will be banner season for the locals. had remained passive during the past Minneapolis, according taken over. A manager from, abroad two years, making no serious objec to information from the will be chosen. tion to it, purely on acount of a W. H. Watkins same source. One-half , News Notes. friendly desire on our part not to em- of the cities of the cir- ( News Notes. The official scorers in the Southern League barass one of our members. When the cuit will use the Reach and the other President Lncas denies that the Northwestern are paid $3 a day. matter came before our last meeting half the Victor ball. Apparently this League has tried to induce the Portland and Pitcher Harry Allemang, of Mason City, W. will be the "compromise that will be Seattle clubs to secede from the Pacific Coast Va., has signed with Memphis. we felt that in justice to our patrons, agreed on between the Watkins and League. players and the prominence of the Tebeau factions. To an outsider, Te Third baseman Ed. Beecher. late of Memphis American Association, we The Spokane Club has signed a young local has jumped to the outlaw Altoona Club. beau appears to have a slight advan second baseman named George Ferris, who is COULD NOT CONSISTENTLY tage. It remains to be seen whether a lawyer by profession and spends his winter The Nashville Club has traded third baseman continue the one we had been using. his faction will permit the use of the reading law in a prominent Spokane lawyer's Billy Phyle to Kansas City for outfielder Oil- We feel satisfied that the quality of Reach ball in the four cities of the office. bert and infielder Louis Castro. the playing in our association demands Watkins faction. If a protest is made Billy Hulen, the famous veteran, who last The New Orleans Club has released Eddie the adoption of one of the standard against the use of the Reach ball in season managed the Everett team, pennant Holly. His place will be taken by shortstop balls as used by the major bodies. For these cities there wil be a break in winners in this league, has been missing from Charles Cargo, purchased from Albany. these reasons we four clubs voted the Association, according to Watkins his home in Ashland, Ore., since February 20, The Shreveport Club has promulgated con solidly for the Reach ball, used by the and his friends. Manager Watkins has and his friends are seeking to locate Wna. tracts with Robert Byrne, Theron Ball, W. L. American League, satisfied in our placed a big order for Reach balls Elliott, Charles Farrell and William Becker. minds that the best interests of the and a part of the consignment has Free admission to the race tracks is hurting American Association demand and been delivered. the base ball business in New Orleans. Cin warrant our stand and determination TIRED OF VISITORS. cinnati left town after just about paying ex to use that ball in our cities." Weivs Notes. penses. Billy Clingman is managing a plant In Allegations That the Southern League Little Eock has announced these contracts: TeBean Voices the Other Phase. Louisville and is out of base bail. L. Lloyd Nefeau, G. W. Kelley, J. C. Hottum, and the South Atlantic League Want L. C. Gardner, D. B. Becker, Al., Mauch, ~W. ' Louisville, Ky., April 10.—President The infield of the Toledo Club will probably B. Douglas. be Bill Clark. Knabe, Frank and Kreuger. No More Major League Visitors. Tebeau, of the local club, is angry over Atlanta's team will have a number of left- Watkins' threat of secession if the Catcher Jack Sullivan came to terms with Columbia, S. C., April 2.—-There is handed hitters, the list being Winters, right Victor ball is used in Tebeau and will report at Kansas City at once. every indication that the Southern and field; Tiebald, third base; Pleiss, center field; preference to the Reach Kansas City's new manager, third baseman South Atlantic leagues have formed a Stinson, center field, and Noblett, utility player. ball. In reply to Mr. Jimmy Burke, has reached Kansas City and combine to either boycott the major The Atlanta team has had four managers in Bryce's statement that taken hold of club affairs. league clubs next spring or hold them as many years—Abner Powell, Gene De Montre- the best interests of the Toledo has a bunch of good pitchers to pick up for big rentals for the use of their ville, Otto Jordan and Bill Smith. In spite of ^ American Association re a staff from in Minahan. Camnitz, Sutthoff, ball parks as training grounds. The frequent changes, the Atlanta teams have quired the use of the Gillen, Piatt, Loueks and Kinsella. time was when people down this way done well. Reach ball, Mr. Tebeau Andy Oyler has sent word to Mike Kelley were offering large inducements to get President Kavanaugh has announced the fol said,: "We will play with that he has hope yet of being able to get his the crack players to select their cities lowing assignment of umpires for opening the Victor ball this year, uncle's consent for another year in base ball. for Southern trips, but so rapidly has games: Rudderham at Memphis, Pfenaioger and those who oppose Infielder Malay, recently sold by Brooklyn the game d.eveloped below the Mason at New Orleans, Buckley at Atlanta, Kennedy this plan will be eating to Columbus, has been sent home suffering from and Dixon line the last two years that at Birmingham. out of our hands in a a case of rupture, sustained one day last week. the minor league magnates are grow President Kavanaugh has received the eon- short ,time. We have a George Moriarity, last year Toledo's third ing decidedly independent. Of course, tracts of the following Montgomery players: George Teteau five-year contract with baseman, is slated for the Montreal Club, if he concerted action is necessary to make John Malarkey, D. A. McAleese, H. C. Hausen, the Victor people and fails to make good with the New York Amer the strike a success, and, considering John W. McMakin, Roy Hale, D. J. Mullaney this contract has two more years to the attitude of the different minor and Clayton S. Perry. run. The question of which ball shall icans. Bill Kemmer has been picked up by St. Paul league magnates, an understanding President Kavanaugh has promulgated these be used, however, was voted on at the and will be used at first base until Dick Padden has been reached. Nashville contracts: Blackburn, Bohannon, recent meeting at Chicago and the gets either Jones or Nordyke from vSt. Louis Memphis started the boycott by try Frankfort, Ky.; William W. Mathias, Marys- vote stood a tie—four and four—Wat- ing to freeze out the New York Giants, vllle, Ky.; William Sowell, Houston, Tez.; H. Americans. Teal, Montpelier, Okla.; H. H. .Dunnam. kins' crowd wanting the Reach ball, The outfield of the Mud Hens will be chosen and New Orleans followed suit. In while I held out for the Victor. Our from five good ones—Josh Clarke, Cannell, these two cities, however, personal en Little Rock has released pitcher Arthur constitution provides that when there Nance, Keane and Jude, the latter an Indian mity on the part of Managers Babb and Rneber and he has returned to his home in is a tie college player. Frank is given as the cause. But the Chicago. Rueber is the Northwestern University- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS movement has become general, as At pitcher, and apparently would have made good A glance at the roster of the St. Paul team lanta has given out that it will wait if he had had erperience in professional base shall settle disputes. So the board of suggests a big league organization. There are ball leagues. directors held a meeting and adopted Manager Padden, Frisk, Drill, Sugden, Stovall, until next spring before closing with the Victor ball, the vote standing 3 to Disch and Van Zandt. the Cleveland*! for the use of the The Southern League will boast of the young 0 Two of the directors did not vote rounds there, although Manager est umpire in years in the business this year. Otto Knabe, the young second baseman trans ajoie wanted a three-year lease. William J. Buckley, who comes recommended and our by-laws say that when a di ferred by Pittsburg to Toledo, is heralded as a g by Billy Carpenter, a Southern favorite, who rector does not vote his vote shall b© wonder. He covers the bag like a veteran, In the South Atlantic League a has been called to the big league, is barely out counted for the afflmative. This means accepting all chances, is fast on the bases and sample of the feeling that exists may of his teens. that the board of directors adopted th£ stings the ball hard. be gleaned from the attiude of the local owners toward the Brooklyn Manager Gilks announces his completed Victor ball for the season by a unani Bemus Pierce, the Indian, who bought his Shreveport team as follows: Catchers, Fritz, mous vote. Now Watkins and Bryce release from St. Paul last fall, can sign where Club. They have curtailed the prac Graffius and Burns; pitchers, Fisher, Fritz, eay they will disrupt the Association he likes. St. Paul claims him still, but Pierce tice of the Brooklyns to an hour each Willis, Breitenstein, Grubbs, Becker and pos If the Victor ball is used; that their says he will have his case brought before the morning and afternoon when no sibly Bartley; first! basemen, Abstein, Clark clubs will go off by themselves and National Commission. games are scheduled and have inti and Weikart; second basemen, Evaus and play games. The Association was reg Billy Phyle goes to Kansas City as a result mated that they are not enthusiastic Byrne; third basemen, Hess and Bell; shortstop, ularly organized and is a member of of a trade that gives Mike Finn, of Nashville, regarding the intentions of Manager Kennedy; outflcldera, Hanley, Daly, Elliott and the National Agreement. If the four outflelders Castro and Gilbert, Mike is a great Donovan next spring. Farrell. SPORTING LIFE. April 14, 1906. pickers, cypress sawyers, shrimp fish may be available. In sizing up the ers and cane planters are to be pitied. THE EASTERN LEAGUE. Eastern League Jennings thinks Roch Speaking of "Cy," three different ver ester and Buffalo are the dangerous RED SKIES WEEP. sions of his absence from a game at The Outlook For the Champion Provi rivals for the pennant. He believes the Alamo City were turned loose by Baltimore will be stronger than last fire on the same day. They ran so: dence Team—Some Facts About Man year, but it will take a little while to 1-—"Cy" Seymour was kept ,at the tell who is who in the Eastern League SLOPPY WEATHER DAMPENS GIN- hotel by a bad cold, ager Dunn's Recruits. race. 2.—"Cy" Seymour, who worked very , Providence, R. L, April 8.—Editor CINNATI FANS. hard his first two days here, was given "Sporting Life."—The most promising- Rochester Ready For Business. a rest today to get over the lameness looking recruit of the Providence Rochester, N. Y., April 9.—Editor of muscles -which always follows the Eastern League cham "Sporting Life."—By the time that first heavy exertion of the spring. pions, and the one who this letter is in print Manager Not One Day Fit For Base Ball For 3.—Seymour was detained at the Manager Dunn says will Buckenberger will have gathered hotel on account of his wife's Illness. make good, is John Mc- his players together at Wheeling, W. These scattering and widely diverg Kenney, a young giant, Va., for the practice games. A good the Mudhens—Gapt.Garr's Stock ent returns kept the fans guessing who stands 6 feet high lot of practice games have been ar and next came the advices of his' start in his stocking feet and ranged for and a thorough try-out of .Picks up a Few Points—A Texas toward the North. All Reclland hopes weighs 185 pounds. He the players made. He will have about that Seymour will be in tip-top trim is only twenty-one years twenty-two men with him. He has a for continuous valued service'. He is old, but has made a most number of new men under control, and Tale and Memory. the one great card the Reds possess. creditable record. Mc- with the best of last season's men, he Alien Sangree's tribute to "Cy," in Kenney hails from Bal should be able to select a strong team which he lifted the crown off '"Nap" timore, "where he pitched Lajoie's ears and placed it on Sey to contest for the pennant. ; BY EEN MULFORD, JR. last season for the Mary THE SCHEDULE mour's brow as the boss slugger of land Athletic Club and as adopted, gives Rochester some good Cincinnati, O., April 6.—Behind great Balldom, was a large, fat boost for the Sparrows Point Ath dates for holidays at home and abroad. banks of frowning1 clouds the sun has Cincinnati and opened the way to letic Club. These two teams "were Decoration Day and Fourth of July hidden for successive days, and out at spreading pay dirt along the Red line composed of the fastest base ball ma at home with Toronto and Montreal; Norwood Inn J. Ed Gdil- of march. terial outsidie of the Baltimore Eastern lo's Mudhens have found at Toronto on Dominion Day and League Club. Of the twenty games Labor Day. The Bronchos will, open the continued gloom •which he pitched he won eighteen. In thick enough to cut -with An Old Ghost Walks. the season at Providence on April 26. "Little improvement was shown in four of these contests the opposing The first home game will be with a cheese knife. The teams failed to get a hit off him. tourists from the Mau- base running today." That was a Providence on May 14. McConnell, mee have had the tough disquieting message from the camp of PITCHER MADDOX. second baseman last season, has been est sort of luck, and not the Red hopefuls. Years ago the Cin Another likely-looking twirler is sold to Utica, of the State League. one good day for outdoor cinnati team had the deserved repu Nick Maddox, who also eomes from A NEW INFIEHjDER. work has vouchsafed tation of scoring more run's on fewer Baltimore. He has McKenney beaten By the signing of Demontreville, them since they reported. hits than any team in the country. an inch in height, but weighs only 173 Rochester has secured a good seasoned Occasional showers tem In these latter days, when the going pounds. Last season he was the main player. He is a good batsnran and pered with tremendous has been so hard that the first division stay of the Piedmont team of the fielder and a first-class base 'runner. downpours have added has been reached but rarely, the base Cumberland and Georgia Creek Loudenslager should also be a good running has been as weird as the an League, of West Virginia, winning man .for the Bronchos. He is a second, Hen Mulf ord, Jr to their discomfiture and before the week was tics of a rooster that ha^ been separat thirty out of forty games. The third baseman. Season books are now being yery aged Garry Herrmann "flagged" ed from its head. "You can't put brains pitcher, Mulvey, did good work with offered for sale and are in good de the Red colts, sending them a message into their heels," was the way Kel the Fairlawn semi-professional club, mand. A. Mattern, who formerly was a to linger a day longer on Southern used to despair when some of his in Rhode Island last year. He is a Broncho, will again be with 'Indian fields. The advance promises of the charges ran into open traps and lost possibility, but at present nothing apolis. Eddie Frank, of this city, will first local game have read like jokes their bearings. Run after run has more. When Eddie Poole, the peerless be with Toledo. Joe Courneen is go from Wocxzyland. One consoling been sacrificed to the poorest sort of twirler of 1905, arrives he will bring ing to try his hand at umpiring and thought is left the members of the judgment in the past few campaigns his brother, who he says can pitch will be found with the Western As Fan Club—this soggy, sodden, dreary and if Manager Hanlon can correct circles all around him. sociation. Bill Sullivan is to be in the March ought to be the forerunner of that old weakness, he'll make splendid A NEW INF1KLDER. American Association again. a cheery, bright, sunshiny April. Cap progress toward the day of better The new third baseman, Hugo tain Carr and his colts will try hard to things and a fattter credit for the Krueger, promises well, but as yet Toronto Confident of Strength. pry the lid off th»e preliminary season Redbirds. little is known of his ability as an Toronto, Ont., April 8.—Editor before Col. Kelley°s squad conies home. infield^r. He comes highly recom "Sporting Life."—Manager Barrow, of They'll do it even if they have to use A Txong- Look Ahead. mended to Manager Dunn. Last sea the local club, is confident that he has umbrellas instead of can openers. The John B. Foster's idea -that the Red son he played second, short and third a strong pitching staff. He has three leader of the youngster division seems team looks to be able to keep going for the Niles team, of the Ohio-Penn- star pitchers in McCarthy, Currie and to be made of hot stuff after all, and Mitchell. In Currie, Applegate and the way he smote the ball in the last Falkenberg Toronto began the pen games in Texas gives him quite a boost nant race last season with the strong in the odds in the spring books that est pitching staff in the Eastern have been opened on the First Bag League. Applegate and Falkenberg Stakes. Th,e question—Barry or Carr jumped, and the chances of the high —is one with which Ned Hanlon will place were lost. Barrow, no doubt, have to wrestle after he takes a few will be able to hold what he has and falls out of May Laria and gains the CHAMPION MANAGER'S RULES FOR CHAMPIONS. get good results. J. L. Meek, the Sioux decision. He expects to reach Cincin City candidate for catcher or first base nati early in. the week. on the Toronto team, has reported. He ., John J. McGraw, manager of the New York team, champions of will be the biggest man, in size, in the National League, lays down these rules for a championship nine, the league. He stands 6 feet 1 inch, Captain Carr's Future. at, the beginning of the practice season: and weighs at the present moment 215 Captain Kelley's ears must have Alertness at all times. pounds, but will shake off some of that g-lowed ruddily during the week for at before beginning the season. He comes Rooter's Roost on the Rialto there was Quick movement in going after the ball. here with the reputation of being one a warm discussion of the merits of a ' Desire to take advantage of other fellows' mistakes. of the best hitters in the West. Her proposition that came out of the South Display of interest .in every second of the game. man Long says he can hit a ball a that perhaps Carr would succeed to mile, either in batting out or from a the rank of captain. That's crossing Backing up other fielders on every play. pitcher. the bridge of doubt over the stream Jollying other members of the team to exert themselves. of uncertainty far in advance of the Being wide awake on the bases all the time. IVews Notes. Red parade and Bandmaster Hanlon. Fans remember that Kel. has been an We are indebted to President Harry L. absentee in many of the games of Taylor for a season pass good at all Eastern more recent Red campaigns and some League ball parks. are wedded to the obsolete idea that Manager Jimmy Bannon, of the Montreal the captain's place is on the infield. Eastern League Club, is at Easten, Pa., with That proposition is jarred off the pe his players for a ten days' stay. destal of fact when it is recalled that Manager Barrow, of Toronto, has released Baltimore and Brooklyn won all their better than it did last year coincides sylvania League. During the year 1904 the two players from St. John, N. B., on his flags with Captain Kelley out among with the view I entertain. Everything he held down the third sack for the list, to the Paterson (N. J.) Club. the dandelions in the garden in left depends on the get-away. I hope Cin Bloomington Club, of the Three-I Third baseman Ed. Beecher. late of Memphis, and that Fred Clarke led the Pirates cinnati puts that first game away in League. He is .twenty-five years of lias refused to report to the Baltimore Club to Pittsburg's only championships the jewel case. Defeat in the man age, werghs 15 pounds and stands 5 and has jumped to the outlaw Altoona Club. While he was a "resident" of the su ner suffered last April was dishearten feet 8 inches in height. - Pitoher Maurice Wolf, the former Newark burbs. Until the question of the regu ing and every Bug who left the OUTFIELDER HEFFRON. twirler, has )>een released by Manager Burn- lar occupant of Bag No. 1 is settled grounds felt that victory had. been William Heffron, the outfielder ham to the Hartford Club, of the Connecticut the captaincy change is to be viewed sacrificed to poor judgment in keeping picked up by Dunn, was with the Ho- State League. merely as an absurdity. Fans, how Jack Harper at the slab while the boken and Nyack clubs, two independ President McCaffery, of the Toronto Club, ever, often discuss absurd propositions base hits were exploding around him ent New York teams, last season. He last week forwarded to each of the Eastern like firecrackers on the Fourth of July. is another big man, being 5 feet, 11 League delegates a copy of the photograph greatest possible interest. The Reds had a seemingly winning inches tall, and, weighs 170 pounds. His taken at the League meeting in Toronto. lead over Pittsburg, but it was frit star work with the wagon tongue last Jack Cronin, whose great pitching was such a A Shnt-out and a Yelp. tered away and the big crowd left year attracted the attention of some factor in the winning of the Eastern I^eagtie The shut-out of the Colts at Gal- League Park mad as hornets. It was of Dunn's New York friends, and on pennant for Providence, has come to terms- With veston early in the week recalls a sorry beginning and did not. preface their strong recommendation he was President Powers aiid signed his contract. . - another whitewash occasion in which a glorious ending by a long shot. It, signed. His batting average was .340, Left fielder .McFarland, of the Providence Cincinnati figured as the smeared is too early to predict who will face which is travelling some. Eastern League team, has jumped-; his contract away back in '88. That was when Frank Chance's Chilled Cubs on the and gone to the outlaw Altoona Club. President Gus Schmelz ran th-e team and Phil big day, but if the Reds were yet as Baltimore Team Lining Up. Pat Powers, of the Providence Club, offered E-hret, the Red, with his Titian locks, far ahead of them as they were in Baltimore, Md., April 7.—Editor McFarland more money than he was getting •was a youth of promise at Austin. advance of the Pirates a year ago, the "Sporting Life."—Manager-Captain last season. McFarland demanded more, whicb. runs that beat them will be made off was also granted, but he failed to report with Ehret fed the Schmelzers on goose Hugh Jennings, of the Baltimore Club, the team last month, and when next h«ard of eggs, fried,, boiled and scrambled. That the pitcher called in relief of the dis arived in Baltimore was a full-fledged outlaw. early victory of his put him on the tressed. Thursday from Ithaca, way up the base ball ladder and while \'. Y. When he reached he never quite reached the top he About Branch Riekey. Oriole Park the Orioles climbed high enough to climb over the were in practice, and SULLIVAN'S SCHEME. Wall into the garden of base ball 'Twould be rather strange if Jimmy Jennings was soon in the gx»ds where the peaches are the big McAleer should find in Branch Rickey game. Teams were made The Veteran Secures a Spot in Texas gest. Perhaps this lad Tevis, who a coming Buck Ewing. I've seen some up and a game of seven threw the javeMn of a spring shut very fulsome notes of praise emblaz innings played. Jennings to be Used Exclusively as a Major out into Captain Carr's Selects will oned in the Missouri prints. Wonder played behind the bat, as take the Bhret route to prominence. if Redlanders remember Rickey? He he wanted to get a good League Training Place. Still, a feat such as Ehret's was more was on Kel's staff a few weeks au line on the. new pitchers' Dallas, Tex., April 10.—Editor \mcommon in 18S8 than it would be tumn before last. Cincinnati lifted work. He spoke highly "Sporting Life."—Ted Sullivan has just him out of the Texas League and he returned from Mineral Wells and has rated today when it is not much of a d,id most of his Red-tinted work on of the twirling of Cum- trick for the Small Fry to scalp the H. Jennings mings, the left-handed arranged to buy a tract Big Bugs in the spring, summer or the barnstormer's circuit. The fact ^T pitcher from Jamestown, of land near the city fall. The ratio of improvement in that he would not play Sunday ball N. Y. He liked his drops and curves on which he will con was one reason that led the Cincinnati THOSE PITCHERS. struct a modern, up-to- play has been tremendous all around, Club to give him no thorough try-out. and I note that St. Louis Cardinals Rickey is still as much of an "anti" After the game Jennings secured now ball park with all of were given that frapped feeling at as Christy Mathewson, Dave Fultz and Burchell's signature to a contract. The the essential facilities Little Rock where Chief Zimmer's Fred Tenney, but if he can play star manager said that Hall, formerly of and conveniences that Indians, headed by that ancient Alder ball six days of the week the St. the Brooklyn Nationals, would arrive make up a desirable man, McKean, gave the Leaguers the Louis Brownies can well afford to let at Oriole Park Monday. He also ex training place for big kibosh. As a result I believe St. Louis him rest on the seventh. Mathew- pects Umsteadv who is now pitching or league teams. He is very is entitled to wear the green speckled son's refusal to play Sunday would the Cornell College club, to join the enthusiastic over the belt for making the first howl of 1906 hardly be considered a valid objection Orioles as soon as the college season proposition and says that •gainst that arch-villain "the umpire." by any other club of the two big is over. Jennings is not losing sleep after his return from leagues to lassooing him if such an over pitcher Mason's failure to sign, Chicago, which will be The Seymour- Mystery. act were possible. * nor about Welch and Beecher. Hat- Ted Sullivan about ten days hence, field, from the recommendations he has h e 1st go i n & i n to t h e p r o - J. Bently Seymour came home ahead gotten, convinces Manager Hugh that ject with the i&ea of establishing a of the team because the South's climate A Jersey Club Wants Dates. he will most ably fill Beecher's pla-^e new sporting enterprise in Texas. He did not agree with the King of Swat THE PROSPECTS. says he will have one or two of the Speaking of climate, it would not be The Clifton A. C., of Newark, N. J.. which In speaking of the prospects of the possible to sell many chunks of the will play under the name of Orange-Clifton in big'league teams in Texas each year the Lackawanna league, will play away from Baltimore Club getting into a major and will play games with' other teams recent Redland article at a bargain league in 1907 Jennings says it may sale of sloppy weather. If the South's home Sundays, would like to hear from first- at Dallas and Fort Worth. It is only class teams within 150 miles. W. G. Hagen- do so, as Brooklyn does not look prom a short ride to both cities from Mineral climate Is worse than Cincinnati's has ising to continue as a National League been in late days then the . cotton bruck, manager, 3-44 Clifton avenue, Newark, Wells and Mr. SUllivan's undertaking member, and tae Brooklyn franchise will no doubt prov* profitable. V April 14, 1906. SPORTING LIFE. but it is dollars to an old bat that Johnny did not get the advance. COMISKEY STILL GUESSING. When Charles Comiskey went to Has Its Teams Completed For the Start Kansas City last week to join his 'Roller Skaters"—the Danny Green of the 1906 Season—A Complete THE WHITE SOX LINE-UP STILL division of the White Sox, he confess Roster of the Teams. ed that he was as much at sea about South Bend, Indt , April 8.—Editor PROBLEMATICAL the regular line-up of the White Sox "Sporting Life."—With the champion as he was early in the year, with a ship schedule for the 1906 campaign, few exceptions. He still thinks Vin- and with the rigid salary son is fast enough for the team and limit rule, the Central President Gomiskey as Yet in Doubt expects to have the formalities that League is now read/ for the National Commission has demand its third successive cam ed- from the fielder dissipated by a, paign. Following is a as to Several Positions—Good little eommonse^se talk. Danny Green complete roster of play Because the spikes on has not impro^d his standing with ers signed by the differ the "Old Roman" much by spring ent managers in the Cen Reports From the Cubs—Kling's work, because the Camden Sage ha.s tral League. At least not had much chance to play. Hemp- a few of the players of Clafiin Surrender—Recruits Look Good. hill looks good to Commy and O'Neil every club have report •will be sure of a place' in the outer ed for spring practice garden, the fans say, when he knows and every candidate on Base Ball Shoes how to catc'h a fly ball. His stick every team will be at BY W. A. PHELON. work suits. Welday is a natural hit Dr. F.C.Carson work by Monday. The Chicago, April 9.—Editor "Sporting ter, but Fielder Jones wil have to see South Bend players are are wrought out on an Life."—While Manager Chance has not some of his fielding and base running practicing witii the Notre Dame Uni before he will give him much promi versity candidates at South Bend, and had a single conference with the pres nence. anvil and hand finished ident looking to a final all the other clubs are on their own sifting of the big bunch THE INFIELD. grounds: at the vise, there's abso of players, the fans are In what little work the White Sox Springfield—Pitchers: Grindle, Mer- almost agreed that the have had in the South "Jiggs" Dona- ryman, Hammond, Eberly, Alberts first line-up will see hue and George Davis have shown up Chambers. Catchers: Shannon, Daily, lute assurance against only veterans on the fir like polished veterans and they look Clarke, Ryan. First base: Ragan, ing line. Schulte's ankle awfully good to Commy. Prank Smith Dickey. Second base: F. Donohue bending and breaking. is not giving him any has signed and all talk about the Shortstop: Halsman, O'Leary. Third pain—in fact the tall big twirler going to the outlaws base: Osteen. Outfielders: Be-lden, Eastern boy is wonder may be put in the dark pigeon hole. Baschner, Collins, Bence, Hendricks. Sprinter, $7.50. Professional, J5. ing why the critics have Jimmy Callahan has gone too far with Dayton — Pitchers: Johns, Pierson, been losing sleep about his Logan Square ^independent team Duggan, Wise, Burns, Ramsey, Otery. Minor League, $3.50. it. "Did I not join the venture to back out and unless he Catchers: Cross, "Dolan, Seaults. First bunch attired in a $75 changes his mind after coaching the base: Thornton. Second base: Schmidt Write for base ball shoe booklet. Shortstop: Hidey, Sustin, Bash. Third Frank Chance overcoat and the latest Chicago University nine, he will not cut of spring clothes?" show in a White Sox uniform this base: Welsh. Outfielders: Pickett, Buying by mail—Send size and width asks Schulte. "Did I not buy Slagle season. Dundon and Isbell, despite the Lally, Paskert. of street boot, also outline of foot drawn a fine little dog that can do every saying of Comiskey that "Issy" -would Canton — Pitchers: WilHs, Kline, on paper. Remit with order and save trick that Jack McCarthy's canine pet be the regular second baseman, still Redman, Castle, Hart, Myers. Catch C. O. D. charges. can do? Was I not able to stand the have a little fi-ght on for honors. Is- ers: Carrin, Schmidt, Earnest. First snow and sleet of the South without bell has not shown himself on edge base: Bade Meyers. Second base: wearing a chamois skin vest? Those in the practice at Wichita, while Gus McGrew, Kupts. Shortstop: Lindsay. WALDO M. CLAFLIN, are qualifications for any major is as lively as the liveliest litttle Third base—Hopke. Outfielders: Os- leaguer, I should think. Jimmy Ryan cricket in the land. born, Plummer, Robinson, Venegoshen. Wheeling—Pitchers: Schefer, Miller, 1107 Chestnut Street, once told me when I went into fast THE PITCHERS. Doyle, Fleming, Robinson, Humphreys, company that a good fielder needed Pitcher Altrock is favoring his game Lavery, Hawkins, Hamilton. Catchers: Philadelphia. only seven minutes of spring training foot all he can and Manager Jones is Schriver, Kallackey, Clark. First base: to do his work—five minutes catching not going to press the Apollo. But it flies and two minutes squinting at the Spangler. Second base: McCombs Bun." * may be said that Nick will not shirk Shortstop: Sellman. Venable, Demon- any amount of work put on him. treville, Wessell. Third base: Die "BULL" SMITH. Rugar seems likely to get a very good ters, Cowin, Bayman, Clark. Outfield the recruit from Wheeling, and a try-out by Jones. The chances are that ers: Cogswell, Price, Core, Voight. who has been performing over in Sa former aggressive foot ball player at Comiskey will take plenty of time Evansville — Pitchers: , Torrence, vannah, Manager Arlie and his fast college, may not get.into the family in making up his mind, about Patter- Freeman, Hunt, White, Wachter, bunch of horsehide artists will have circle of "S's" out in the outer garden son, Fiene, Walsh • and Dougherty. Cleary, Lundblum, Malov, Brosius, the rag, mostly called, pennant, in their at the opening of the season, but Man There remains a lot of ante-season Long. Catchers: Fuller, Kelly, Wat possession at the close of .the 1906 ager Chance will lAave to be taken into •work for this group of pitchers and son. First base: Kemmerling, Mar season of the Sally League. The other a subway, drugged and bound before the eagle eye of Commy will be on shall. Second base: Fremer, Baert. night, while under hypnotic influence, •h-e will consider any proposition to let the slab men as never before. Eddie Shortstop: Lynch, Nye, Quigley. Third the performer was asked many ques the young man get away from the McFarlarid is slamming the ball as of base: Etager, Thompson. Outfielders: tions, which she satisfactorily answer Cubs. Sheckard, Slagle and Schulte old, and unless "Sully" gets plenty of Ryan, Larikford, Enzion, Don&hoe, ed for the Savannah people. Towards are three S's -who may be relied upon, sunshine to thaw out his muscles the Murell. ! the close of the performance one of but Schulte and Slagle must not let ruddy-cheeked Cleveland lad will put Terre Haute—Pitchers: Fleet, Smith, the audience, evidently a fan, wrote a anything but four-leaf clover leaves on the big mitt and chest protector in Gay, Christian, Beecher, Shaw, Wesp. question on a small piece of paper and appear under them in striding around the opening game of the season. Catchers: Manners, Andrews, Downing, asked the hypnotist for a correct in the outfield, or the college youth Strieoher. First base: Boyle. Second answer. The answer came in so many who does not have to play ball for a base: Miller, Johnson, Cook. Short- words: 'Jacksonville will win the pen Hying will be on them like an Olym WORTH SENDING FOR. stop: Ruh, Doyle. Thirds-base: Fox. nant.' Latham says he has always pian runner. Outfielders: Warrender, Dennis, Deck considered his chances good for the "BIG ED." REULBACII, Group Picture of President and Team er, Stevens. rag, but he had no idea it was cinched. Grand Rapids—Pitchers: Van Ande, Thanks to the hypnotist." by common consent, seems to be the Managers of the American League. Blass, Miller, Werner, Graham, Heger- guess of all the players for the honor man, Kerr. Catchers: Hawkuis, Mil- of standing on the slab for the Cubs' On the first page of this issue we liman, Smith. First base: Ganzel. opening game. Reulbach is not a cold publish a group picture of the Presi Second base: Morrissey. Shortstop: { HUDSON RiVER LEAGUE. •weather twirler, but as Joe Tinker dent and team managers of the Amer Groeschow. Third base: Havel, Stark. has had a dream, translated by the aid ican League for 1906. For the bene Outfielders: . Geyer, Collins, Backoff, The Circuit at Last Completed by the of Johnny Kling's dream book, that fit of our readers who desire te frame Shepard. the weather will be glorious, the Green the picture, we have had same South Bend — Pitchers: Williams, Admission of Glens Falls, Making a Mountain lad has become reconciled. printed on heavy plate paper, size Moffit, Ferrias, Telinde. Guhl, Kennedy, "I'll pitch the opening- game and defy 13x14 inches, a copy of which will be Cannon. Catchers: Richardson, Tie- Six-Club League. the hoodoo if Manager Chance asks sent postpaid to any address securely man. First base: Connors. Second At a meeting of the Hudson River m-e," says Reulbach. Knolls, Dodge wrapped in mailing tube, for three base: Grant. Shortstop: Francis, Base Ball League managers, held at and Beebe have not had a chance to 2-cent stamps. Particular attention is Kuehn, Cruixshank. Third base: John Poughkeepsie, N. T., April 24, Glens show their pitching qualifications, but called to the clearness and brightness son. Outfielders: Anderson, O'Shaugh- Falls was admitted to membership in they are safe for a time yet, ajiyway. of our framing pictures. nessey, Troutman. the league. Announcement -was made In fact, all the Cubs' corps of twirlers We also have group pictures of the at the meeting that $.3000 had been will be carried as long as the law will following 1905 clubs: News Notes. raised at Glens Falls by public sub permit and as long as Chance, Murphy NATIONAL LEAGUE. Catcher Roy Clark, late of Toledo, has signed scription to support the team. Games & Co. think they will be needed. New York Club of 1905, National League with Springfield. will be played weekdays at Glens Falls THE WEST SIDE PARK. Champions for 190G; also Champions of the Canton has succeeded In getting the name of and Sundays at Saratoga. Other cities World for 190fi. in the league are Paterson, N. J., New- The fans have not made a peep of big Jack Earnest to a contract, and he will do burg, Poughkeepsie, Kingston and displeasure over the plan of the Chi Pittsbnrg: Club of 1005, of the National Leaprne. the bulk of the catching for the Chinamen this Chicago Chib of 1905. of the National Leafrue. year. He played in the outlaw league with Hudson. cago National League Club to get more Philadelphia Club of 1905, of the National Harrisburg last year. revenue from the big West Side park League. News Notes. by cutting down the present enormous Cincinnati Club of 1905, of the National Leapne. 25-cent bleacher room to about 2500 St. Louis Club of 1905. of the National League. Frank McShane, of Roxbury, Mass., the seats and adding as many seats to the Boston Club of f905. of the National League. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. crack young twivler. has just signed a contract 60-eent bleachers ,as are taken from Brooklyn Club of 1905, of the National League. with the Hudson Club. the cheaper seats. Mr.. Murphy had AMERICAN LEAGUE. The Hudson River League has a schedule of two propositions to face-—one that the Manager Fender, of Charleston, Begins 118 games, starting }n May and ending about Cubs outdrew every other major Philadelphia Club ("Athletics") of 1905, Ameri the Weeding-Out Process—Players September 15. league" club in the country last year, can League Champions for 190G. Hank Ramsey has been engaged as manager and on the official'figures delivered to Chicago Club of 1905. of the American League. Released and Engaged. of the Glens Falls Club and is certain that the Detroit Club of 1Q05, of the American League. town will prove to be a valuable acquisition to the National League showed up as Boston Club of 1905. of the American League. Charleston, S. C., April 7.—Editor making less out o.f it than New York Cleveland Club of 1905, of the American League. "Sporting Life."—Manager Pender an the Hand Car League. did. Besides, on big days there always New York Club of 1905, of the American nounced vesterday that he had signed Manager Barrow, of the Toronto Club, has has been a dearth of 50-cent seats. League. two new men. Mike decided that McEachern and McGuigan. of The 25-cent fans have been getting Washington Club of 1905, of the American Jacobs, of the Atlanta St. John, are not yet ripe for Eastern League more for their money here than any League. company and he has turned them over to the St. Louis Club of 1905, of the American League. Club, and Edward Shaf- Paterson (N. .1.) Club. where in the league. There will be ter, last year with the Some fine ball players have been turned out the same seating capacity as hereto MINOR LEAGUES. Jackson team, Cotton by the Hudson River League, which is some fore, but the better seats will cost Providence Club of 1905, Champions of the States League. Last year what slower than the New York State League, more in the main bod.y of the bleach Eastern League for 190G. Jacobs was with Spring or about two stages lower than the Eastern ers. The club will try the innovation Columbus Club of 1S05, Champions of the field, in the Three-I. League. The Paterson Club is noted as the of. selling good seats downtown at the American Association for 1906. League, and hit .252; his start of the career of Hans Wagner, the fa Masonic Temple this season. The bank Des Moines Club of 1905, Champions of the fielding average was mous hard-hitting Duthchman, of the Pittsburg employes and commercial hoyse men Western League for 1906. .980, and in 117 games he Pirates. ha,ve triumphed in their battle Tor flag New Orleans Club of 1905. Champions of the stole 18 bases. He is an raising day April 21 and there will be Southern League for 1906. Concord Club of 1905, Champions of the New infielder. Ed. Shafter, FIVE-TIME WINNERS. "circus doins" on that day when the England League for 1906. with Jackson last year, Cubs raise their pennant won from A.-J.-G. Club of 1905. Champions of the New C. W. Boyer hit .276 and fielded .973. In 15 Years Four Managers Have Comiskey's team last fall. Every York League for 1906. He is an outfielder and tally-ho and automobile in town has Macon Club of 1905, Champions of the South catcher. Manager Pender stated that Shared National League Honors. been spoken for at this early date for Atlantic League for 1906. he was in communication with several Only four managers of the National that flag opening. SPECIAL GROUPS. other players and that he would begin League have had the satisfaction of CATCHER KLING the weeding out process at once. Con President and managers of . the National Lewis, who was expected yesterday, winning pennants in the last fifteen may be a wonder at throwing 'em out League for season of 1906. years. Ned Hanlon, the present Cin President and managers of the American did not show up a"nd Manager Pender cinnati leader, has scooped in five vic at second, and the greatest catcher in League for season of 1906. thinks that he will reach the city be the league, as many say, but he made fore Friday. tories, three with Baltimore from 1894 a distinct faux pas -when he- selected Copies of any of these can be had at through to 1896, and two -with Brook the wrong phychological mome«t to same price, three 2-cent .stamps for lyn, in 1899 arid 1900. Frank Selee, ex- "bluff*' lor a raise in salary. Manager each; By the dozen, 50.cents (assorted and the Pennant. manager of the Chicago team, who is Chance was disgusted over Klin_ or all of one kind). Address this Augusta, Ga., April 10. — Editor now managing a team in Pueblo, Col., jiolddng., out and.:i&Jd : him some plain office. "Sporting Life." — And now they are won the banners for Boston in 1891 truths in several: telegrams, With charging that Arlie Latham will win and 1892, and 1893 and 1897 and 1898. Moran and Noonan Ipoming up as big Frank Bowerman Did It. the pennant this year. The prediction Fred Clarke, of Pittsburg, took them as the Rocky Mountains in Chance's has been made by a fortune teller. three straight from 1901 through 1903. Dan McGann had no trouble with "Big McGraw has won two with New York. eyes, Kling saw a light and it did not Jeff." the Giants' rubber, after all. The But really Arlie will have to fight for take him long to sign when Ted Sul story that Dan knocked "Big Jeff" down four the rag before it will float over the The teams which captured over 100 livan made a special call at his Kansas times and then threw him through a window Jacksonville grand stand. The follow victories are: Boston in 1892 and in City home and told him a few things. is all wrong because the man who fare the ing: is what the "Times-Union" has to 1898, Brooklyn in 1890, Pittsburg in Will not talk about this visit, colored fellow "lii»'n" was Bowermaa. say on it: "According to a hypnotist 1902, New York in 1904 and 1905. April 14, 1906. with Pueblo, from the St. Louis team, Port, pitchers; Dolan, first; Howard, the star twirler of the Cotton States where he had been drafted. He also second; Perrine, third,; "Wamble and last season, and who signed a Danville made arrangements for another pitcher Runkle, shortstops; Bassey, Harry contract several weeks ago. The Mo to join his squad. Welch, Carter and Fenlon, outfielders; bile management refuses to give Max A .SCHEDULE POINT. In Corn and Heusser, Rourke thinks well his release, hence the contest. The meeting was prolonged by the he has picked two twirlers who will Cairo and Danville are having a mis determination of Rourke and Du»can fill the shoes of Pfiester and McClos- understanding in the matter of Pearl THE BATTING WI1L BE VERY LIGHT that Holmes, as the Lincoln magnate, key. If they do come up to their form Holycross. Cairo claims all rights to should suffer a little if Sunday ball Rourke can see nothing but a proces the "iron man," and early in the year THIS YEAR. was not permitted in his home town. sion with Omaha leading the bunch. made a proposition to sell his release These two offered a schedule in which The new suits have been ordered, to Danville. Manager Wortham did Holmes was to have four open Sun white at home and, gray on the road. not at once accept Cairo's proposition, days, but the latter schedule was not .A SELEE DAY. and, consequently, when he did send in his acceptance, Cairo hesitated. Tiie Noted Pitcher, "Wild Bill" to the liking of most of the fans. A plan of Manager Rourke's is to Under the schedule as adopted Des give a Selee day in Omaha when the ROSTER OF PLAYERS. Moines and Omaha will not meet for Pueblo team makes it* first appear The following is the complete list of Donovan, of Detroit, Gives His a Sunday game throughout the season. ance here.- That it would be a success players as signed by the managers of goes without saying for Mr. Selee has Cairo, Jacksonville, Paducah and Vin- Reasons For the Statement That 'I'll*- 1906 Championship Schedule. many warm friends in Omaha. In cennes: Following are the 1906 champion fact, he is considered an Omaha' pro CAIRO. ship dates adopted by the Western duct, for here it was that he got his Pitchers, Oscar Way and, Jake Grim- Decay of Batting Will Continue. Leagu e: first managerial experience and he left stead, of last year's Fowler (Ind.) DES MOINES—At Omaha—May 22, 23. 24, here to go to Boston. A celebration team; Guy Wopdring, Muncie, Ind.; July 4, 4, 5, 0, 2,'{, 24, 25, August 22. 23. 24, like this was held here when the Charles Hatch, of last year's Zanes- * SPECIAL TO "SPOKTING LIFE." 25, 25. At Sioux City, May 10, 11, 12, June famous "Kid" Nichols made his first ville (O.) team; Walter Shurr, of last Detroit, Mich., April 10.—"In my 17, 18, 19, 20, July 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, Sep appearance here as manager. year's Lebanon team; Clifford Lane, opinion," said pitcher "Wild Bill" Don tember 11, 12, 13. Sunday games, June 17, who played with Cairo last year; July 15. At Lincoln, May 19, 20, 21, News Notes. catchers, Thomas Searles, of last ovan the other day, "the hitting1 this July 7, 8, 9, 10. 26, 27, 28, 29, September 2, year's South Bend (Ind.) team, and year will be lighter 25. 26, 27. Sunday games, May 20, July 8, 29, "Big Bill" Morrison has signed a contract to Orvid Wolf, of Muncie; first base, W. than ever before in the September 2. At Denver—May 0, 7, 8, June 5, play with the Pueblo Club. Sellinger; second base, Angelo Marre, big leagues. American 6, 7, 8. August 4, 5. 6, 7, September 15, 16, Pete Fuller, one of the new Western League Ralph Beringer and J. W. Somerlot; League pitchers. and 17, IS. Sunday games. May 6. August 5, Sep umpires, has arrived in Des Moines to begin third base, C. D. Conklin and Chown- quite a few National tember 16. At Pueblo. May 2, 3, 4. 5. June work. .League pitchers, have 9, 10, 11, August 8,'!>, 10, 11, 12, September ing Rivers; outfielders, Sam Van 21. 22, 23. Sunday games, June 10, August 12, Frank Selee, of the Pueblo Club, has been Sickle, Frank Taylor, Ed. Wagner and almost reached the per notified that outfielder Cook, of the St. Louis Claud Baylor. fect mark, and the man September 23. Club, a former University of Illinois star, has OMAHA—At DPS Moines, May 28, 29, 30, 30, JACKSONVILLE. who can clout the sphere June 27, 28, 29, 29, August 14, 15, 10, 17. been returned to him. for something over the September 3, 3, 4. At Sioux City—May 31, The only 1906 Omaha player who has not yet Pitchers, Andrews, Combs, Crosby, .300, average these days June 1, 2, 3, July 7. 8. 9, 10, August 30, 31, reported for spring practice Is Bender, who is Large, Fox, Alien, McKean, Blank, is getting all there is in September 1, 2. 29, 30. Sunday games. June coaching a team at Spearfish, S. D., and may Baker, Currington and Lindley; catch the willow out of it. Of 3, July 8, September 2. 30. At Lincoln, May not report for some little time. ers, Lutshaw and Belt; infielders, course, the team that a 2. .1, (j. June 8, 9, 10, U, August 9, 10. 11, 12, Omaha will carry three catchers, Gonding, Hughes, Atkinson, Hazel, Trabue, W. Donovan man is traveling with September 20, 21. 22, 23. Sunday games, May of last year's team, is scheduled as one of the Berte, Marohn, Cauthorn and Neel; means a great deal con ft. June 10, August 12, September 23. At regulars and the, other two berths are to be outfielders, Livingston, Brady, Miller, cerning his average. If he is traveling Denver, May 12, 13, 14, June 12. 13, 14, 15, fought for by Bender, Marx and Freese. Barney, McCracken and Crisman. with a championship team he is com July 12, 13, 14, September 6. 7, 8. 9, 9. Sun day games, May 13, September 9, 9. At Pueblo, Manager Bill .Everitt, of the Denver Club, PADUCAH. pelled to face the first-string twisters May 9, 10, 11, June 16, 17, 18. 19, July 15, has been notified by wire to report as soon as Pitchers, South, Brahic, Wilgus, Mil each day, while if he is a member of 16, 17, 18, September 10, 11, 12, 13. Sunday convenient. Everitt has been spending the ler, Ames, Hawk, Tadlock, Burnfield; a second-rate nine he is allowed a games, June 17, July 15. winter in California and is expected to leave catchers, Wiggam, Ahring, Chenault; crack at pitchers that the teams are SIOUX CITY—At Des Moines, May 13, 14, for Denver this week. Pitcher Engle is also first base, Haas, Connors; second base, trying out. The man on a first division 15, June 13, 14, 15, 16. July 16, 17,' 18, Sep expected to arrive soon. Frazier and Gregory; shortstop, Perry team who is hitting for .300 or better tember 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Sunday sanies, May 13, Pitcher Vasbinder, who jumped the Denver and Kelly: third base, Woodward and IS FAST ENOUGH September 9. At Omaha, May 16, 17, 18, June Club at the close of the first home series last Gilligan; left field,, McClain and Ash- 21, 22. 23, 23, July 30, 31, August 1, 2, Sep season, taking with him shortstop Tommy for any team in the country. The tember 25, 26, 27. 28. At Lincoln, May 25, 26, Smith, has tired of his experiences in the ford; center field, Taylor; right "field, members of the second division team 27, July 4. 4, 5, 6, August 18, 19, 20, 21. outlaw leagues and seeks re-instatement In the Miller and Frazier. do not deserve so much credit, but September 3, '.',, 4, 5. Sunday games. May 27, good graces of the magnates whom he deserted VINCENNES, even at that the man that day in and August 19. At Denver, May 2, 3. 4, 5, June 9, a year ago. Pitchers, Whitley, Purdue, Wallace, day out cftJi hit the ball for .300 is 10, 11, August 8, 9, 10, 11. 12, September 21, Manager Carney, of Sioux City, has received Sauter, Bachman and Geary; catchers, g;ood. There are few easy marks in 22, 23. Sunday games, June 10, August 12, Thoss and Burson; infielders, Wilkin- September 23. At Pueblo, May 6, 7, 8. June a letter from Al. Newton, addressed from the big leagues just now, and the man 5, 6, 7, 8, August 4, 5, 6. 7, September 15, 16, Pittsburg, saying that Mrs. Newton was quite son, French, Mitchell, Barbour, Bier- on the firing line has a curve or two 17, 18. Sunday games, May (J, August 5, Sep ill and not strong enough to make the trip to kotte ancl McClelland; outfielders, if he is a, second-string artigt. The tember 16. Sioux City. He added, however, that he ex Bartley Donovan, Moran and Wheeler. foul-strike rule has, of course, helped LINCOLN—At Des Moines, May 31, June 1. pected to report with the Packers before the the pitchers the last few years and has 2. 3, 30. July 1, 2, 3, August 30, 31, September close of the week. been the means of the new men in the 28. 29, 30, October 1. Sunday games, June 3, Former Omaha ball players are scattered all "SPORTING LIFE" SCHEDULES. League making good,, but there are July 1, September 30. At Omaha, May 4, 5, 7, over the country. George Stone, Elmer Howard, other elements that have caused the June 5, 6, 7, August 4. 5, 6. 7, September 15, Bill Shipke, Jack Pfeister, Tom Hughes, Jim Are Now Ready For Distribution To 16, 17, 18, 19. Sunday games. August 5, McClosky, Frank Owen, Mordecai Brown and Those Who Apply. DECREASE IN BATTING. September 16. At Sioux Citv, May 28, 29, 30, "Buster" Brown are the players taken from "The introduction of the 'spit ball', 30, June 24. 25, 26. July 19, 21, 22, August Omaha by the big leagues in the last few Once more "Sporting Life's" "Little Red has had a lot to do with the falling" off 26, J!7, 28. 29. Sunday games. June 24, July years. Every one is making good. Book" makes its annual appearance. We refer in batting'. It is a hard ball to connect 22, August 26. At Denver, May 9, 10. 11, to the "Sporting Life" vest pocket schedule, with and still harder to place. But, June 16. 17, 18, 19. July 15, 31, August 1. 2, the 1906 edition of which is now ready for the September 10, 11, 12, 13. Sunday games, June public. This schedule is modelled on broad, worst of all, when a -player does suc 17, July 15. At Pueblo, May 12, 13, 14, June K. I. T. LEAGUE original lines and so far excels all other similar ceed in hitting it on the nose it does 12, 13, 14, 15. July 11, 12, 13, 14, September publications as to make it unique. For pur not travel at th& rate that the other 6, 7, 8, 9. Sunday games. May 13, September 9. poses of ready reference and concise informa curve balls will. It's hard enough to DENVER—Af Des Moines, May 25. 26. 27, Handicapped by Bad.Weather—A Fight tion it is invariable to the base ball follower. hit a fast curve, but when they have June 21, 22, 23, July 19, 20, 21, 22, 22, August Over a Ball Player—The Roster of The schedule booklet covers forty pages but Is, perfected a ball that is not only a 26, 27, 28, 29. Sunday games, May 27. July nevertheless, convenient for the pocket. It puzzle to meet, but will not travel 22, 22. August 20. At Omaha. May 19, 20, 21. Three Clubs. contains fine half-tone group pictures of all when the player has succeeded in .Tune 24. 25, 20. July 26, 27, 28. 29. 29, August the National and American teams in the order connecting with it, it is readily seen 18, 19, 20, 21. Sunday games, May 20. June 24. Mattoon, 111., April 5.—Editor "Sport in which they finished last season; tlie official that the batter in the big leagues is July 29, 29. August 19. At Sioux City. May ing Life."—It is hardly likely games list of championship games at home and 22, 23, 24. June 30, July 1,1, 21, 23, 24. 25. 25, can be played in the Kitty League abroad; and all the official individual batting UP AGAINST IT. August 22, 23. 24. 25. Sunday games, July 1.1, within a wee,k or ten days from this averages of all the major league players. In "That the curve ball has come to At Lincoln. May 15, 16, 17. 18, June 27, 28, 29. date, unless there is a revolution in all respects is "Sporting Life's'' 1906 schedule stay there is no doubt, but I think July 16, 17, 18, 30, August 14. 15. 16, 17. At the weather department. Danville, of the handsomest and most convenient for refer Pueblo, June 1, 2, 3, 4. July 7, 8, 9, 10, Sep ence ever issued. The schedule will be sent that some of the twists that the pitch the Kitty Leag-ue, and, Mobile, of the free to anyone who will send a two-cent stamp ers used last year will not be so popu tember 3, 3, 4, 5, 24, 25. 26. Cotton States League, have locked PUEBLO—At Des Moines. May 16, 17, 18, horns over pitcher Maxwell, who was to defray the postage. Address "Sporting lar in a year or so. Ball players, like June 24, 25, 26, July 30. 31. August 1, 2, 18, Life," schedule department, Philadelphia. every one else, are in the game for the 19, 20, 21. Sunday games, June 24. 24, August money, and when they realize that a 19. At Omaha. May 25. 26. 27, June 30, July 1, certain curve will cut oft ten years of 2, 20, 21, 22, 22. August 20, 27, 28. 29. Sunday their playing life they will be more games, May 27, July 1, 3, 22, 22, August 26. than willing to let that particular At Sioux City. May 19, 20, 21, June 27. 28. curve alone. There are certain muscles 29, July 26, 27, 28, 29, 29, August 14, 15, 16, in the arm that can be used, for years 17. Sunday games. May 20, July 29, 29. At Lincoln, May 22, 23, 24, June 20, 21, 22 23, without any great injury, while others July 23, 24. 25, August 22, 23, 24, 2o. At will not stand the strain for half the Denver, May 29, 30, 30, 31, July 4. 4. 5 6. time. In the use of the 'spit ball' the August 31, September 1, 2, 27, 28, 29, SO. results have proven to the satisfaction Sunday games, September 2, 30. of pitchers using it that it is not the ball that will keep men in the game for any number of years." Lincoln Club in Good Shape. Lincoln, Neb., April 5. — Editor "Sporting Life."—Manager Holmes re Every fan should provide himself with a copy turned from the schedule meeting at of the THE WESTERN LEAGUE. Des Moines jubilant over the way his club was treated. Not a "dead" Sun A ISO-Game Schedule Adopted—Sea day the entire season. Fourth of July and Labor Day at home and Decoration son to Open May 2—The Ball Ques Day in Des Moines. There is a law on tion Also Settled. the Nebraska statutes that makes it a misdemeanor to play ball on Decora DPS Moines, la,, April 8. — Editor tion Day, so both of the Nebraska "Sporting Life."—The schedule meet teams were scheduled away from home ing- of the Western League held here on that day. While in Des Moines It contains everything about base ball and in on March 30, resulted in Manager Holmes received permission the selection of a ]50- to d«al with pitcher Ahlin and if they addition a game schedule. Des can agree on terms he will purchase Moines was represented the pitcher who refused to report to the by Cantillon, Sioux - -City Cantillon brothers last season. Shep- by President Duncan, ard, an outfielder from Sycamore, 111., Large HalMone Photograph Omaha by Wm. Rourke, was the first player to get into town. Lincoln by "Ducky" His name was scarcely dry on the Of the greatest game in the Holmes, and Pueblo by hotel register when he received a tele Selee and Link. The sea gram from Manager Ganzel. of the son will open on May 2 Grand Rapids team, telling him that with Des Moines at Pue he has been purchased from Watkins. blo, Sioux City at Den Looks like they were not acquainted ver, and, Lincoln at Oma with the base ball law up North. Shepard has been on the reserve list WORLD'S SERIES ha. It will be the first Norris O'Neil season in the history of of Manager Watkins for a couple of the league that Des Moines and Omaha seasons, taut this spring he failed to have not been traveling companions. receive a contract, so he wrote to Sec PRICE TEN CENTS The new arrangement allows a series retary Farrell and asked him if he was •with Lincoln and Omaha on the re free to sign. On being told he was turn from the mountains without any he gave Manager Holmes his terms At all news and sporting goods dealers or sent by increase of mileage for either of the which were accepted and the contract mail on receipt of price by the publishers. traveling teams. promulgated in the regular way. Leib- BALL QUESTION SETTLED. hardt, the pitcher that Lincoln traded The Victor was adopted as the of for Shugart, is playing with the Mem ficial ball of the league. Each of the phis team, of the Southern League, and clubs posted a forfeit of $4000 to in there may be a row on hand. sure their staying in the league until LUTE H. MOESE. A. J. REACH CO. the close of the season. Frank Selee, ex-manager of the Chicago Nationals, The Omaha Club's Line-up. took no part in the deliberations of Omaha, Neb., April 8.—Editor "Sport PHILADELPHIA the league as a representative of ing Life."—Manager Rourke now has Pueblo, but during the day he signed his 1906 team completed. It will line Morrison, last year with the Des up as follows: Gonding, Freese, Ben Moines and Milwaukee clutw, and se der and Marx, catchers; Quick, Corns cured the release of Cook, last year Kelly Welch, Koukalik, Huesser and April 14, 1906. FANS IN CONGRESS. LIVELY DISPUTE OVER NATIONAL GAME IN CLOAKROOM. orting Life's Argument Over Merits of North and Photographic and Biographic South in Fostering Diamond Sport Results in Proposition For a Test Album of Game Between Representatives. Washington, D. C., April 8.—Editor "Sporting Life."—Ocupants of the cloak room of the House of Represen Base Ball Players tatives were witnesses of an animated discussion a day or two ago between Chairman Tawney, of the appropria tion committee, and John Wesley OF THE Gaines, of Tennessee. Tawney's black eyes flashed and his wiry frame was a-quiver with excitement, while Gaines, equally emphatic with ges ture and shaking his leonine mass of silver hair, seemed greatly excited. Those who witnessed the animated gestures of both principals did not NEW YORK CLUB presume to intrude close enough to hear what the argument was about. As it subsequently developed, the dis cussion was sectional, but not of the grave nature indicated by the actions of the participants. There was a tern* porary cessation of the flow of lan guage and simultaneously Messrs. Tawney and Gaines called some of the Vystanders into consultation. POSER FOE MR, TAWNET. Contains individual half-tone photos and biographic sketches of all the players on Mr. Tawney, it appeared, had de clared the North and West developed New York (National League) team for 1906 (21 in all), with official batting amd field the best exponents of base ball, to •which Mr. Gaines demurred in an out ing averages of 1905; also half-tone photos and biographic sketches of John T. Brush burst of rhetoric and oratory. His answer to Mr. Tawney's suggestion (president), Fred Kuowles (secretary-treasurer) and John McGraw (manager); a brief was that the section south of Mason and Dixon's line was the best field for history of the club, with finishes and percentages since 1882; "Casey at the Bat;" developing base ball players. In proof of this he cited the fact that the teams of the big leagues were sent into "Casey's Revenge," and two solid pages of base ball argument settlers in short para Dixie every season to fit them for the gruelling work. This was a poser for graphs. the chairman of the appropriations committee, particularly as Mr. Gaines followed up his assertion by prod.ucing a copy of the daily paper and reading 1 a few details from the training squads of the various northern and western teams. It degenerated into a free-for-all discussion as to the merits of the different sections, with particular ref erence to base ball, which finally cul minated in a unique proposition. "I will choose thirteen men in Con gress," said Mr. Tawney, "as repre sentatives of the North and West and Price 10 Cents. you can collect an equal number from the country south of Mason and Dixon's line. Politics wil be barred, and our sole aim will be to get husky, energetic ball players from which two If your newsdealer will not supply you, send ten cents, teams will be selected.." "That is perfectly agreeable to me," stamps or silver, direct to this office and a cop}/ will be sent replied Mr. Gaines, "but after we have chosen the teams what will that you by return mail. Address, prove?" CONGRESSMEN TO PLAY BALL. "I am coming to that,' said Mr. Tawney, "and my idea is this. We •will get together some time before Congress adjourns and play a game or a series of games for the champion ship." "Now you are talking business," chimed in Mr. Gaines, and the crowd surrounding the two men voiced its aproval. There was only one objection and that seemed to be who should com 260 Dando Building, Philadelphia, Pa. pose the respective teams. Nobody wanted to be Oslerized and no one •would admit being unable to swat the ball and run bases. It was finally Other clubs in preparation. New York Americans next. agreed that suggestions would be re ceived, coupled -with applications from all who desired to take part in the proposed test of endurance and skill. scure places. Meanwhile the two man with the team last year: Lucas, Wil town team. Blount was considered the fastest One of the first points discussed and agers and their adherents are privil mot, Huling, Drumm, Flood, Gilligan, outflelder in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League last settled -was that General Bingham, the eged, to arrange any preliminaries to Quinn and Kustus. season. father of the House, should officiate insure a historic and characteristic Manager Cotton Bates, of the Newark team, as umpire. contest of agility. has signed Jack O'Nell, a clever amateur pitch THE NORTHERN TEAM. Akron's Club Ready Foi? "Work. er of Youngstown. Then the names began to pour in AKron, O., April 7.—Editor "Sporting The Mansfield Club has signed a new college upon the prospective managers. Mr. OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. Life.'^—Manager Walter East, "the first baseman, balling from Philadelphia, Tarwney chose for his side Harry Clay youngest manager," reported here named E. H. Mason. Sulzer, of New York; President Roose Thursday to prepare for the season's Manager Frank Yoho has just signed pitcher velt's son-in-law, Nicholas Longworth, Manager Drumm, of the Zanesville Work. The club owners have given Billy Bottemus, of Buffalo. Yolio now has of Ohio; Chairman Foss, of Illinois, Club, Gives Out the Official List of him full control and what he says will eight pitchers on his staff. head of the naval affairs committee; go. Twenty-seven players have been Ace Stewart, the man who introduced the Mr. Sullivan, of Boston; Messrs. Esch Players Signed to Date. signed and Uiey will report between spit ball in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, has and Townsend, of Wisconsin and Mich the 10th and 15th for preliminary sent his signed contract to Manager Fred igan, "respectively; Bertie Adams, of Zanesville, Ohio, April 9.—Editor training preparatory to selecting the Drumm, of Zanesville. Pennsylvania, advocate of the whip "Sporting Life."—In a letter from best team possible. It is expected that The Newcastle team this year will be a far ping post for wife beaters; Represen Canton Manager Ferd Drumm gives most of the old guard will show better faster aggregation than most of the Ohio-, tative Littlefield, of Maine, Cy Sullo- this line-up of the Zanes form than last year, but inasmuch as Pennsylvania managers think. Percy Stetler, way, of New Hamphshire, the tallest ville team in the Ohio- all of those signed have records of who will manage the Newcastle team, hails man in the House; Jim Sherman, of New Pennsylvania League for having played good ball, no one is yet from Altoona and he is familiar with all the York, the new chairman of the Re 1906. He has signed the guessing on the make-up of the team players in that section of the country. publican Congressional Committee; folio-wing players: Catch for a certainty, and some of the new Wheeling, of the Central League, wants Julius Kahn, of San Francisco, and ers, William Lawrence, men may stand as good, a chance of pitcher Jimmy Lucas, the star slab artist of Charlie Landis, of Indiana. Cleveland; Frank Rip- remaining as the old ones. It is the the Zanesville team, badly. Recently Drumm ley", Burlington, la., and intention to show no haste in dropping received an offer of $300 from the Wheeling TEAM FROM THE SOUTH. Michael CorHvay, Phila players, but to give every man a just management for the services of the clever Mr. Gaines submitted as his chosen delphia; pitchers, Lucas and proper trial. It is still a question right-hander. The offer gave Drurrufi ttrij a band John Sharp Williams, of Missis and Wilmot (re-signed), whether the new East Akron grounds smile, and he wired that It-am could be had sippi; Morris Sheppard, of Texas, Mrs. Wilhelm, Canton; Geo. will be in fit condition to use at the for a cold thousand. Minor's champion; Fred Talbot, of Smith,-Leipsic, O.; Law opening of the season, but the very Eddie Westwood. of Youngstown, a former Baltimore, Mdt ; Mr. Lever, of South rence Kock, Philadel favorable weather of the past few base ball player of note, who was with several phia; William Wesp, teams in the old Interstate, will probably be Carolina; Representative Dovener, of Charles Morion days has given the club managers selected us Presidi-nt Morion's extra umpire. West Virginia; Judge Underwood;, of Cincinnati, and C. E. great encouragement. League Park WestwcxMl is -d base "ball veteran, although Alabama; Mr. Sparkman, of Florida; Webb; infield, Ruling and Murphy, is the name that has ben chosen for only about thir(y-i:|x years of age. lie has Virginia's solitary republicans '-Mr; Buffalo; Drumm, Dombrosky. of Cleve the new grounds. Edward F. Neid, umpired amaU'nr and semi-professional base Slemp, who was 'paired -with Mr. land; Flood and Gilligan; outfield, who was custodian of ti|j.p old club bill I fur Severn I yea rs. Blackburn, who enjoys the same dis James Cooper, Canton; Bill Miller, house and East Em!, Park' last year, The New (',-islle i'lnli announces its complete tinction from North Carolina; MP;' Cleveland; John Randolph, Natrona, has been chosen as gromulkeepor for roster as follows: Pitchers. William Vicbahn, Brundidge, of Arkansas, with Mr. Pa.: Bob Quinn and Julius KustuK. League Park and gra,nd stand. .lames Cook. Pet^r Doran, Rube Powers, Meyer, of Louisiana, as the thirteenth Zanesville. Drumm says he also has George Moore, liny -J''enel and ilarry Guy; man. the promise of two pitchers, an in- catcher!-. Peter As new and George Stanford; It was stipulated that the only prac flelder and a catcher from the Eastern News Notes. first base. Ralph C< more reputation and longer pocket- books were wabbling in the South trying to get in a few games, and suc BROOKLYN BUDGET. ceeding in running up hotel bills Brooklyn was playing day after day Readopted March 29, '06, by and doing pretty well. HOPE AWAKENED l\ THE CITY Of SPRING TRAINING TRIPS THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION made champions of the Baltimores in CHURCHES FANS. more senses than one. Spring training COLUMBUS. MILWAUKEE, trips put money in the pockets of the owners of the Cleveland Club whei INDIANAPOLIS, MINNEAPOLIS, Tebeau was at the head of it. Balti KANSAS CITY, ST. PAUL, The Good Showing of the Team in more -would spring out in front in the LOUISVILLE, TOLEDO. East and Cleveland in the West. Both (Making the Fourth Consecutive Year.) would get good, leads and both would the South and Manager Donovan's be making money on the jump because Adopted March 3d, *Q6, For Five Years By they could win -while other teams which had been kept at home, or which Optimistic Views Cause a Local had been loitering in some one-horse THE WESTERN LEAGUE place just half way between heat ant1 cold, were dropping their games and DENVER, OMAHA, Awakening—General Comment. killing the enthusiasm at the begin ning because they, couldn't even play DBS MOINES, PUEBLO, good ball. There are two managers in LINCOLN, SIOUX CITY. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. base ball who will be likely to take Brooklyn, N. Y., April 9.—Editor Southern trips so long as they are at It Has Also Been Adopted By Fifteen Other Promi "Sporting Life."—The Brooklyns will the head of base ball clubs. They both nent Professional Leagues* not draw the "booby" prize this year. belong to New York. One is McGraw P. J. Donovan is speak and the other Griffith. Both know the ing these words. He has advantage of getting an early stari been well enough satis- and both are after it. Of course there VICTOR SPORTING GOODS Co., fled with what the team are some managers in the major has done in the South leagues who never will get much oul Springfield, Mass. to feel confident that he of Southern trips, but the reason there can finish better with fore is very simple. They are lazy themselves and they can't -work up the 1906 Brooklyns than fonr Albanians in that league: Tamsett, Jimmy Ned Hanlon did -with the any enthusiasm among their players THE NEW YORK LEAGUE Jones, Duffy and Jim Connor. 1905 Brooklyns. For the who know the weakness of the man good of P. J. there are agers. Pitcher McPherson has signed with the Troy many who wish him AS TO LONG SEASON. The Utica Club For 1906 Now Quite Club and will report about the 15th inst. well. The players look Returning to Brooklyn. If it hadn't Completed—The Line-up Given by Eddie Hilley, released by the Jags, has asked as if they might be one been for what Southern training the Manager Doherty for a trial with the Senators. of those teams who can team got this year, it would not have Manager Lawlor. Loretta, the nine-year-old daughter of Um Jolin B, Foster pire Cusack, of the New York League, died play a lot of near vic- bee'n in one-half as good condition to recently and was buried in Chicago. tories. Down in the South they showed start the season as it is. Nobody ex BY HARVEY BENSBERG. speed and whooped up things as if pects that it will win the champion "Hungry Joe" Zinzer is deliberating in his they intended to beat the Giants out ship, but everybody has the right to Utica, N. Y., April 9.—Editor "Sport own mind whether or not he would like to of the pennant this year. Funny, if expect that it will be fitted to play ing Life."—The Utica players are now play base ball again this coming season. Earl they should happen to do so. Not that as -well as it can, and P. J. says that beginning to report for spring prac isn't worrying over the likelihood of losing McGraw would joke about the matter is exactly what he has been about in tice. A couple of the Zinzer. very much, but it would not be hard South Carolina.. Some time ago I made players will not be able Bill Pounds has taken another turn around to name a few who would take a a few remarks about the fallacy of to present themselves the circuit and has signed with Albany. Each gentle grin on the quiet. here until June 1, and year finds Bill with a different team. In '03 shortening the playing season and I two or three of those Bill was with Baltimore, '04 with Binghamton, WILL BEAT BOSTON OUT. don't see where there is the slightest now under contract will '05 with Wilkesbarre and '06 finds him with reason to change them. Base ball probably not be required Albany. Anyhow, the contest begins right can't get too much advertising, and to report. Manager Law The champion A.-J.-G.'s will report to Man off the reel to put the Bostons out of base ball owners cannot have too lor has written that he ager Earl at New York about the middle of the running. "There is one team of many opportunities to play. If both •will arrive some time the month, and will train at Roselle, N. J. which we can make a mark," said ends are to be made to meet it is between April 10 and 15. The signing of pitcher Villeman and outfielder Donovan. "They had it on the Brook evident that the more playing da.tes Next week work in earn Eagan closes up the ranks for Earl, and the lyns last year, but they won't get it which are allotted to a club the bet est Will be commenced elongated manager is satisfied with the pros on us this year. It will take all of ter, in view of the fact that the salar on the grounds at Utica pects of his team. Fred Tenney's best to keep us behind ies of the players go on, whether idle J. H. Farrell Park, and it is expected him." Tenney says he thinks the or playing, during a certain contract that they will be in good Brooklyns are stronger than they ual period. If the players were to be shape by the latter part of April. Over COTTON STATES LEAGUE. were in 1905. He thinks his team is recompensed, by so much per ga.rne 140 loads of dirt have been drawn to also stronger, providing all the play played and not by month, then it might the grounds during the last two Ready Now to Start Another Campaign ers report. But if they don't happen be a good thing to shorten the season Weeks, and as soon as the -weather will to report? If Abbaticchio goes out of to decrease expenses. There would permit, the d,irt wil be spread over the —The Official Schedule and Ball the base ball business, if Brain re be people at base ball games in the diamond, which will then be rolled mains obstinate, and a few other middle of January and December if it hard and smooth. The outfield 'will Adopted—General News and Gossip things happen, maybe the Brooklyns were possible to play ball games. also be filled in and the ground leveled Jackson, Miss., April 10.—Editor will get such a start on the Bostons SEASON NOT TOO LONG. "Sporting Life." — The Cotton States in the first series of games that never up. The roster of the Utica Club in shall there be any hope of Boston In England they never think of such cludes no less than 30 names, embrac League has adopted a schedule and catching up. a thing as a short season for foot ball ing 10 pitchers, four catchers, nine in- starts this year with or cricket. They expect to play every flelders and seven outfielders. The bright prospects and will DONOVAN'S HOPES. possible playing day from the time complete list is as folows: play about as fast ball Brooklyn doesn't look exactly like that the tem'perature is favorable Pitchers—L. 0. Beckel. Foster L. Blanehard, as the Southern League. championship form, yet there is hope unil it becomes unfavorable. That's .1. Lee Fail-bank. ,Tolm Flater. Edward Goette, Ace Stewart, who has that the players will at least give us the way to look at: sport. If a team Howard Dorn. John F. Pender. Win. French, charge of the Jackson interesting base ball, and that will go gets a long lead in a championship W. J. Langton. Fred C. Ayer. team, is one of the best for something. "I've got some fast race it is not the fault of the game, Catchers—William R. McNamara, Harry Cur- managers in the business men," admitted Patsy Donovan. "If but the fault of the arrangement of tis. William H McGinley, A. .1. Smith. when it comes to hand the players. Let sixteen clubs play for Infielders—Michael Rockford, Ambrose Mc- ling players and advanc you don't believe it come out and look Connell. Arthur Madison, Thomas F. Mr-Andrew, ing youngsters. He is in at them. Maybe they are not all the championship of the United States John P. Murphy. William Andersoii, P. J. Mi;- world-beaters, but they can go some in such a manner that there will be Donnell. William W. Leard. A. G. Rutherford. fine condition this sea If I had two more hard hitters and a a different leader every day of the Ontfielders—John J. Lawlor. Francis P. Mr- son and has the fastest couple of pitchers who could stand the year and you can extend the season Keon. Jr., E. A. Manning. John L. O'Brion, line-up that has ever plugging of the better batters of the from the first of January to the first Joseph White, Frank P. Svvayne, R. F. Clark. D. S, Compton represented Jackson. The National League I could win the of January if you can play steadily. The complete list of spring exhibi local line-up is as fol- The salvation of the club which is lows: Stewart, lirst baseTBrow^rT sec championship with my team. I'll bet tion games arranged up to date by the ond base; Baird, third base; Tillford there is not a club in the race but last in the race and, just making both Utica management is as follows: April ends meet is the opportunity to play Shortstop; Jeffries, right field; Thomp will know that it is not facing the 21 and 22, Rochester at Utica; April 23, son, center field; Ryan, left field" Pet- Brooklyn Club of 1905. Anybody with final games -with the leaders when the 24 and 25, Montreal «,t Utica; April 26, interest in a championship battle is tit, catcher; Sholton, Knau, Dunbar god pitchers to hire out can do busi- open; April 27 and 28, Utica at Glovers- 1' rickie, Brown, Bowden, pitchers. nes with Brooklyn by applying at. intense. If Pittsburg and New York ville; April 29, New York Nationals at happened to be fighting for the pen Knau, the swift youngster from St once." It is rather hard to tell what Utica; April 30 and May 1, Utica at Louis, is showing up great, as is Shol Broklyn will do in nant in September, 1906. the very end Syracuse; May 2 and 3, Syracuse at of the month, and the Brooklyn Club, ton. The Cotton States League will THE PITCHING LINE Utica; May 4, 5, 6, and 7 open; May 8 stick strictly to a $1200 salary limit trailers, happened to be scheduled to and 9, Utica at Binghamton. play in New York, the indications are and a violation of it will lose the judging by the work of the team in franchise and $300 forfeit money the South. Eason got plenty to do, that if the weather were good the The Troy Team Nearly Completed. and part of the time he did it well. Brooklyns would get enough to put President Compton has entered into 'a Once or twice he brushed up his speed them on their feet for their "losses in Troy, April 9.—Up to date the Troy contract whereby the Spalding ball and seemed to have plenty of it. Oc three weeks preceding. Cut them out base ball club is composed of the fol will be used in the Cotton States casionally his speedy ball was rapped of thak opportunity, and Brooklyn lowing select players picked up by League the coming season. hard and he had to fall back on the would be compelled to finish up with Managers O'Brien and Rabbett, of this slow ones. He did well with those a dead loss for the last month of the city: News Notes. When he first began to pitch in the season. That is what it means to take Catchers—Boyle. Conroy, Weeden. Rafter and The Meridian Club has signed catcher Joseph National League he was a teaser when advantage of every playing date which former Eastern and State League backstop. Biddle, of Birmingham, Ala. he mixed them up for the batters. you can possibly squeeze into during Pitchers—McPherson, Kellogg, McSurdy, Uon- Second baseman Dunn. of the Mobile team, lin, Jarrott, Donnelly, Reilly, Hardy, Pinuauce, has joined his club and the Mobile men are Anson thought he had one of the best a base ball year. Fox. young pitchers in the business. So A SHOT AT CHICAGO. putting in some hard work. d'd some other people, but Eason First base—Mason. A brother of outfielder Kehoe, of the Meri Somewhere a statement -was made Second base—Peartree. somehow lost the knack of mixing Shortstop—James. dian Club, was killed March 21 while working them so that the batters would be by a Chicago base ball writer who Third base—Green, late of Albany and a a machine drill in the mines at Clinton, Ind. fooled. That's what put him back in has been compelled to make more Western League player. Leonard Flood, the Vicksburg boy who went the minors. That, and some other apologies to himself for being wrong Outfield—Johnson. Garry, O'Brien, Donovan to Baton Rouge to try for a place on the Cajan things. Perhaps he has got back his than any critic in the United States, and possibly DeGroff. infield, asked and obtained his release 'lie pitcher's first cleverness. If he has, that the base ball writers of New York The list comprises 24 players, most will not make the trip with the team through it will be worth a lot to Brooklyn, were an obtuse and ignorant lot, citing Texas. to prove it a paragraph which referred of whom are crackerjacks and the The directors of the Baton Rouge Club met which has not looked to be overstrong to the possibility of Dundon being "fans" in this city realize this. Those in the pitching department. Eason was who have become familiar with the last week and re-elected Jules Roux president ill last year. Some of the time he was supplanted at second base because he and Alex. Grouchy, Jr., secretary and treas was a little slow and a little giddy. names of the players secured for Troy urer. An executive committee, composed of barely able to amble around on two The authority for the statement in declare the team to be a pennant- Roux, Grouchy and L. J. Amiss, were appointed feet, to say nothing of getting in for that paragraph was Charles Comiskey, winning one and look to Troy to make to have charge of the management of the club. a hard game. It wasn't sham illness, the present owner of the Chicago Club. more than good this season. Catcher The directors authorized the construction of a. either. If he keeps right physically No doubt he doesn't know anything Boyle has been secured from Phila grand stand for colored patrons and instructed in 1906, Brooklyn may have him for of his players or team. It has fre delphia where he was given a trial by Manager McCay to remain in the $1200 limit. the best pitcher. The chances are quently happened that owners knew Philadelphia, who only let him go be The managers selected to date are Guy that he will receive an opportunity to less of their affairs than their well- cause of an over abundance of men. Sample by Meridian. George Reed by Mobile, open against the Bostons, and if he meaning friends. Hereafter, when Mr. The management has completed ar- Bernie McCay by Baton Rouge, Billy Earle by gets a good start there will be nothing rangemcnt^ for its exhibition series. Vicksburg, Ace Stewart by Jackson. Eric to it but Eason. Comiskey happens to say anything in Miller by Gulf port. Manager Reed, of Mobile. New York, it will first be referred to The games booked include Rochester, has won the last two pennants, as leader PITCHER STRICKLETT the Chicago censor before being print April 23; Toronto, April 24; Cuban respectively, of Pine Bluff in 1904. and Green •is pegging along slowly but confi ed by New York newspapers—we don't jiants, April 25 and 26; Albany, April ville in 1005. Manager Miller, of Gtilfport, and dently. The inventor of the spit ball think. 28; Troy at Albany, April 29; A.-J.-G. Manager McCay. of Baton Rouge, will ex .it Troy, April 30 arid 31; Troy at perience their first trials as managers. doesn't get good until the season be Johnstown, May 1 and 2. During the gins to get Avarm. Thus far the season Walsli Family Like Dclchanty's. season Trojans -will have an oppor Another "Sporting Life" Treasure. has shown no indication of doing any Newark, N. J., April 10.—Pitcher Martin tunity to see some of the major league thing- but making trouble for the base Walsh's ability as a base ball player comes lubs play exhibition games in this "Sporting Life" has gotten up for public ball people until about the middle of sale a tine "Photograptuc and Biographic Album to him naturally. He does not have to go ity. Washington, Cleveland, and pos of the New York National Leagui Club " TI^ May. That will give opportunity for outside his own family for a team. There are sibly Chicago will be among those to all those -who are in favor of a shorter line brothers in the Walsh family, and all are same contains the history and records' of thp ball players. The Newark man is next to the brought here. It is probable that New York Club from its inception- portrait* schedule and no training trip, to groan the early games of the championship sketches and records of the officers and players- and croak. There will probably be youngest, and he is twenty-one years old. The younger brother, who is seventeen, is also season will be played on the Laureate the base ball classics "Casey at the Bat" and about a million of them by the time a pitcher, and he expects to make his pro rounds. "Casey's Revenge;" and an epitome of all base that the clubs get back to the North. fessional debut in a couple of years. Together ball records from the infancy of the game to Brooklyn hasn't any kick coming. The with "Big Ed.," the Chicago American League News Notes. the present time. It is a book that no base Lord was kind to the tail-enders for ball lover can afford to be without, considering tr- irler, the Walsh family can boast of a trio Jimmy Tamsett' is to play the infield for once. "While some of the clubs with of food pitchers. the insignificant price asked—10 cents thS Toronto in the Eastern League. This makes copy. It will be on sale by all newsdealeri. April 14, 1906. SPORTEVG LIFE. Philadelphia...„„,...... 00000010 0—1 Double play—Cross. Davis. First on errors— Mr. Brad.y, Messrs, Schlichter and Athletic...... 30003100 0—7 Phillies 4, Athletics 1. First on balls—Thomas Strong have been given instructions to *Batted for Moren in ninth. 2, Titus, Duggleby. Sacrifice hits—(ileason, PHILADELPHIA^ Donovan. Stolen bases—Thomas. Courtney, place at the Beach the strongest in Earned runs—Athletic 4. Two-base hit—Da- dependent team fb be had regardless vis. Home run—Davis. Sacrifice hit—Lord. Magee. Umpires—Kmslie and Connolly. Time Stolen base—Powers. Struck ont—Gleason, Ma- —1.35. Attendance—4125. of expense and to secure for attrac gee, Pittinger. Donovan, Lord. Brouthers. Dy- tions the very best in the market. THE ATHLETICS WIN THF LOCAL gert 2. Double play—Dygert, Mnrpliy, Davis. Athletics Win Deciding Game. First on errors—Athletic 1. First on halls— The fiftji game was played before Thomas 2. Conrtney, Titus. Ward. Pittinger 2. TiOeal Jotting's. SPRING SERIES. Hartsel, Brouthers. Murphy. Cross. Hit by 8211 spectators, Saturday, April 7, at Duggleby lias the "Indian sfgn" on th* Columbia Park and resulted in an easy Athletics. pitched ball—Thomas. Passed ball—Donovau. victory for the Athletics. As this was Time—.1...TO. Umpires—Oonuolly and Eruslie. their fourth victory in five games, they The Athletics open their American Leagn* win the series irrespective of the re championship next Saturday at Washington. Mack's Men Exhibit Better Form A Battle of Southpaws. sults of the games to be played today Jack Knight says he will jump to the outlaw and tomorrow. Saturday's game d,e- Tri-State League if any attempt is made to Than the Phiilies and Outplay the The second game was played at monstrated that Waddell's arm is all farm" him. Philadelphia Park, Tuesday, April 3. right again. He had all his old speed Ward has not been hitting the ball as was The Phillies were shut out by Plank and curves and was only lacking in expected, hut Manager Duffy expects him to get Latter in AH Departments—The owing to inability to make their hits command. He struck out eleven men going before long. count. Kane pitched effectively for and held the Phillies down to three Walter Brady, the crack De Neri basket ball the Phillies, but was unlucky, and was hits, two of which were scratches. player, lias signed to play with the Lewistown Luckless Phiilies Already Crippled. also handicapped by Ward's lack of Kane pitqhed fairly well, but his sup independent: club this summer. experience at short field. Fungo hits port -was poor and his own failure to Pitcher Brady. who was with the Philies for cut a big figure in the scoring of the field his position properly helped the a short time last season, is now with the Little BY FEANCIS C. RICHTER. Athletics' first two runs. In the fifth Athletics to four runs in the third in Lock Club, of the Southern League. Cross drew a pass, Powers bunted ning, which settled the game. The Danny Iloffman is coming along in fine shape, Philadelphia, Pa., April 9.—The safely and Plank droped one over short Phillies got many men on bases, owing and with a few more days of rest the popular Athletics have won the spring series just out of reach of the fielders, Cross to bases on balls and errors, but could center fielder will be in harness again. irom the Phiilies in rather hollow scoring. Murphy lined, one out too hot not hit at the right time. Score: Manager Heckert. of the York outlaw club, fashion, having1 to date for Bransfield to hold in the seventh, ATHLETIC. AB.K.B. P. A.I' "HILA. AB.K.B. P. A.P claims that pitcher Joe Meyers, of the Ath captured four of the five Cross sacrificed and Plank again riame letics, will surely play with his team. games disposed of. Two to time with a stingy hit over second. Hartsel. If.. 4 1 1 2 0 ( t'homas, cf. 5 0 0 2 00 games remain to be Cross' pass, a sacrifice by Powers and Lord. cf...... 3 1010- :ieason.2h.. 5111 51 Monte Cross has been playing a wonderful a wild throw by Courtney on Plank's Krouth's.3b 411 2 \ ( Ward, 3b... 200 0 1.0 game in the local series, in fielding on the played, but these cannot Davis. lb.... 221 6 0 ( bases and even at the bat, his undoubted weak alter the result, should little bounder scored the Athletics' Magee. If..... 312200 ness. the Phiilies win both. In third run in the ninth inning. Brouth Seybold. rf.. 410 3 0 C 1'itus.rt...... 200 I,. 0 0 the scries the Athletics ers, the Athletics' new third baseman, Murphy, 2b 4 0 0 1 0 ( Bransf'd.lb 40011 00 Sentelle. the Phillies' infielder, who has accepted eight chances and handled Cross, ss ....4 02 130 Doolin, ss... 200 3 21 been nursing a badly split hand, is taking played in mid-season Schreck. c... 4 1311 1 C lively practice and will be ready to play in a them like a. veteran. Score: Dooin.c..... 4004 10 few days. ' form in all. departments. Waddell, p 4 0 0 0 25 (Cane. n...... 200 0 00 Their . pitching- was PH1LA. AH.K.B. P. A.! lATIU.t'TJC. AB.H.B. P. A.H Total..... 33 7 8 27 7 2 "Sentell...... 100 000 Pitcher Kane was in hard luck in the second strong and effective, Tho s. cf.. 400 40 01 Hartsel. If.. 4 0 0 0 00 contest, when he lost his game, bnt it was not their .batting timely, and Gleason.21). 4010 2 Oi'Lord. cf...... 500 1 00 I Total..... 30 2 3 24 92 anything to the sample given Sparks in ; the th'eif fielding and base Courtri'y,3b 4022 Brouth's.3b 500 3 50 Athletic...... 00 4 00 00 3* x—7 third game. Philadelphia...... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 I 0—2 . C. Eichter running clean and fa«st. Magee, If.... 4003 0 0 Davis. lb... 4 0 1 13 10 Donovan is a pretty good, steady backstop. The Phiilies were handi Titus, rt...... 302 2 0 ( Seybold, rt.. 301 1 00 *Bntted for Kane in ninth. Billy Hamilton says he is a man who is always capped from the start with a partially Hransf'd.lb 2 0 1 12 0 P Murphy. 2b 4 1 1 1 10 Earned runs—Athletics 2. Two-base hits— in the game and will prove another Clements crippled team, lack of competent pitch Wnrd ss...... 3000 Cross s..... 1201 Schreck 2. Left on bases—Athletics 5, Phillies for the Phillies. Donovan, c 3 0 0 4 Powe f). Stolen bases—Brouthers, Davis 2, Murphy. ers, and some bad luck. The inferior c... 3016 Struck out—Hartsel. Lord. Seybold. Murphy, Infielder Jack Hannifan, of the Atliletics. la condition of their pitchers was shown Kane, p...... 200 0 3 C Plank, p..... 302 1 60 Thomas 2. Oleason, Ward 2. Bransfield, Dooin rouuding to in good shape, and with a little by the fact that Kane had to pitch Total..... 29 0 6 27 /I 1 Total..... 323627150 2, Kane 2, Sentell. First on errors—Athletics more rest lie will be able to get his arm in two games out of the five played. In Philadelphia...... 00000000 0—0 1. First on balls—Ward 2, Magee. Titus, good throwing shape. the first two games the team was Athletic...... 00001010 1—3 Doolin 2. Davis 2. Hit by pitcher—Titus. Kane. Pitcher .Tohnnie Barthold, who was given « cbmpelled to play a green shortstop Earned run—Athletics. Two-base hit—Sey• Lord. Wild pitch—Kane. Umpires—Connolly trial by the Athletics two years ago, is now and catcher, and in the fifth grime a, bold. Left on bases—Phiilies 5. Athletics i). and Emslie. Time—1.40. doing police duty out in Manayunk, and has new man had to play third base, Struck ont—Gleason, Courtney. , Branstield, given up professional base ball. Courtney being seriously injured in Ward. DonoTan, Kane, Hartsel (2). Lord. Improving; Philadelphia Ball Park. Shortstop Charlie Moss and second baseman the fourth game. In a nutshell, the Davis. Double plays—Brouthers. Davis: Murphy. Pete Childs, two noted local players, have Athletics were in superior shape in all Cross. Paris. First on error—Athletics. First In consequence of an extension of signed to play with the A.-.I.-G. Club, of the departments and therefore won easily on balls—Titus. Kane. Seybold. Cross. Sacri the left field bleacher seats around to New York League, this season. —as they deserved to. The series de fice hits—Bransfield. .Cross. Powers. Plank. Hit the club house at the Philadelphia Peterson. the Harrisburg catcher, who Is now monstrated, that the Philies have in by pitcher—Hartsel. Passed ball—Donovan. Ball Park, Broad and, Huntingdon a member of the Boston Americans, was a Ward a young player who is worth Wild throw—Courtney. empires—Emslie and streets, President Shettsline announces local "Park sparrow" two years ago. Jimmy giving further trial and that Kane is a< Conneliy. Time—1.45. Attendance—4508. that in the future there will be no pro Collins says Peterson has the goods all right. vision for carriages, automobiles, good pitcher, but poor fielder; for the bicycles and other vehicles at the. Na Outfielder Buck McCauiey and catcher Smith, Athletics it was demonstrated that Phiilies' Hard laiek Defeat. who have signed with Fall River, are graduates Brouthers is a clever fielder but in tional League grounds. The hanging from the ranks of the "Fairmount Park spar ferior batsman; that Waddell is him The third game, played at Columbia seats in left field have been torn down, rows," from which have come many good ones. self again; that the pitching corps is Park, Wednesday, April 4, resulted in and in the place of this suspended Pitcher Louis Uitchie. recently declared a again going to be the team's mainstay; a real hard-luck defeat for the Phiilies. stand there will be erected scats ex free agent by the National Commission, last and that Harry Davis will prove a Sparks held the Athletics to two safe tending from the left field stand along Wednesday signed a contract with the Phillies. capable team captain. hits and was in magnificent form, win-/ with the level of the field that will Ritchie is said by up-State fans ta be another ning frequent applause from the 4024 accommodate about 3000 spectators. "Rube" Waddell. spectators. And yet Sparks lost his The hanging seats had been condemn The Athletics went to Newark yesterday to The Phiilies Already Crippled. game on two hits, •while Bender won ed, and in order to utilize this space play a Sunday game witli Bumham's Eastern The ill luck that has so persistently with six hits against him. In the President Shettsline determined to en League 'team. Over SOOO people witnessed the pursued, the Phiilies for the past three sixth inning, with one out, Bender large the seating capacity in left field game, which the Athletics won 5 to ", with years is already in evidence, with the cracked out a clean two-bagger over by., the addition of another stand that Henley pitching. season only a week old. Gleason's head, moved to third on will be joined to the rjresent left field Pitcher MeCloskey has been suffering from a They were . compelled to Hartsel's out and scored as Courtney bleacher. These additional seats will sore arm ever since he pitched that game in start the series with the threw Lord's easy grounder, to Brans- be completed in time for the Phillies' the rain at Columbia. The big fellow is com Athletics with several field on the bound. "Kitty" dropped championship opening with New York ing around all right, and will be in shape when pitchers not yet in con the ball, Bender scoring. Two fast on April 12. the regular season opens. dition, and with Dooin, double plays dashed the Phiilies' hope Substitute Ward, of the Phillies, can cer« Grist, Sentell and Doolin in the second and fifth innings, and in A New I.,oeal T,eaene. tainly stop grounders, no matter bow fast they more or less seriously the seventh Courtney was thrown out are traveling. But he, and with him the team, at the plate by Hartsel. thanks to slow In addition to the American and have been sadly handicapped by his lack of injured. To make mat National league games to be seen experience in the position. ters worse, the team's running. Davis tripled to left field in the seventh, but was put out at the here this season, there will also be The Lave Cross planked shad dinner takes crack third baseman, plate trying to score on Murphy's twenty contests between the fastest place at Washington Park on the Delaware Ernest Courtney, was grounder to Gleason. Score: independent clubs in the United States tomorrow evening. The event will take place so badly injured last and Cuba, to be played on the grounds too late for description in this issue, but in Thursday that he will be ATHLETIC. AB.K.B. P. A.I PIIIT.A. AB.K.B. P. A. E of the American and National league the' next it will be fully detailed. Hartsel, If.. 3 0 0 2 1C Thomas.ct.. 400 0 00 E. Courtney out of the game for a clubs. The newly launched league Harry Davis has all the earmarks of a suc month, thus compelling Lord.cf...... 300 3 0 C Gleason 2b 4 0 0 3 40 will be known as the International cessful captain. He has infused ginger and the team to start in the championship Brouth's.jb 30022 C jCourtu'y.3b 4 00101 League of Independent Professional hustle into the Athletic team and keeps his race next Thursday with an experi Davis, lb... 30182 0 Magee. If... 301 200 Base Ball Clubs, and William Prei- men moving all of the time. That pace will mental infield, and that, too, with the Seybold, rf.. 3 0 0 2 0 ol'l'itus. rf...... 2 0 2 1 °° hofer, of this city, is president .and tell in the pennant race if maintained. champion New York Giants as their Murphy, 2b 3 0 0 3 2 Bransfd.lb 3 0 1 10 00 will present a. handsome silver cup to Catcher Red Mnnson, whom the Phillies se first oponents. The accident to Court Cross. «s.... 200 3 40 Ward. ss.... 301 0 30 the club winning the championship. cured froui Cincinnati last fall, has been re ney occurred in Thursday's game, Schreck, c... 2 0033 OJOooin. c_.... 3 00710 John A. O'Rourke, also of Philadelphia, leased to 1he Jersey City Eastern League Club. when, in running to first base on a hit Bender, p.... 3 1 1 1 0 OjSpark.s, p.... 3 01030 is the secretary and treasurer of the Munson lacked major league experience, and d.own the foul line, he collided with Total..... 25 1 227 14 l' Total..... 23 0 6 24 11 1 new organization. The board of di Manager Duffy thought another year in the Davis and fell. He landed on his Athletic...... 00000100 x—1 rectors is Manuel Camps, of Brooklyn, minors would fit him for faster company. shoulder and at once retired from the Philadelphia...... 00000000 0—0 N. Y.; A. Pastor, of Havana, Cuba; Sam Erwin, the chief Athletic rooter, has gone game. An X-ray examination of Two-hasp hit—Render. Three-base hit—t)avis. Roderick McMahon, of New York City; into the fruit and produce commission business Courtney's shoulder at the Medico- Left on bases—Athletics :>>, Phiilies 4. Struck E. B. Lamar, Dumont, N. J., and John with his son-in-law, A. J. Dennis, at 21G Dock Chirurgica] Hospital on Friday re out—Lord, Cross. Schreck. Davis. Dooln. Double A. O'Rourke, Philadelphia. street, under the firm name of Dennis and vealed the fact that the ihird baseman plays—Cross. Murphy; Schreck, Brouthers. First The membership of the new league Erwin. For his years, seventy, Sam is a had broken n bone in his right should on errors—Phillies 1. Athletics 1. First on balls includes the Cuban Stars, the cham marvel of physical and mental preservation and er and torn the ligaments of his arm. —Titus, Hart-sell. Cross. Sacrifice hits-—Schreck. pions of Santiago de Cuba; Havana, energy. No one feels the misfortune more than Magee. Umpires-—Connolly and Emslie. Time Director Ed. Hynernan. of the Phillies. who —1.20. I champions of Cuba: Philadelphia Pro Is in Snn Francisco on business, has unearthed Courtney, who is one of the hardest fessionals, the crack independent club a corking good pitcher, whose release he is workers on the team, and from the of this city; the Philadelphia Quaker trying to buy for the Phlilies. The man in form he displayed in the South prom The Phiilies' Flrmt Victory. Giants, recently incorporated in New question is pitcher Baum, who has to date ised, to play better ball than he has The fourth game, played at Phila- York, and which is claimed to be the refused to re-sign with Los Angeles owing to for several seasons. delphia P.ark, Thursday, April 15, re fastest aggregation of negro ball play differences with Manager Morley, sulted in the Phillies first victory, ers in the world. Last, but not least, As the Phillies will open the National thanks to Duggleby's effective pitch the Cuban X-Giants, the genuine negro League championship season in this city this Athletics Draw First Blood. ing" and loose fielding by the usually champions of the United States a.nd week, beginning Thursday, the Athletics will The first game of the local spring reliable Davis and Cross. Coakley also Cuba. The first championship games give them a clear field and will play at Inlet neries was played at Columbia Park, helped matters along by untimely will be played on Decoration Day, on Park. Atlantic City, next Wednesday. Thurs Monday, April 2. The contest drew bases on balls. Gleason scored the the Athletic grounds, when the Phila day and Friday. Then the champions go to over 4000 people despite the cold. The Phillies' first run in the fourth on his delphia Professionals will meet the Washington to open their campaign Saturday, ground was damp and heavy, never single, two outs and Davis' error on Cuban Stars. Bach club has agreed to 14th. theless the play was fast and clean Titus' grounder. In the fifth, with two post a bond of $SOO as a guarantee it Pitcher Charles Roy, the Indian signed by on both sides. The pitching settled out, Duggleby and Thomas received will finish the season. Pittinger for the Phillies, may not be able the contest. Dygert's spit ball was in bases on balls, and both scored on to play under Duffy this year. Cincinnati has good working order and the Phiilies Courtney's infield scratch. which Athletic Post-Season Trip. put in a claim for the Carlisle lad. and the could not hit it. They did not. get a hit Powers could not handle and. subse case will be taken before the National Com until the seventh when a base on balls, quently threw wide to Davis. In the The champion Athletics intend tak mission. The Cincinnati Club claims that Roy a force hit and Gleason's long single eighth Thomas scored again on M. ing .quite an extensive trip after the agreed to sign with the Reds before doing so scored their only run. The Athletics Cross' fumble, Gleason's sacrifice and regular season is over next fall, and it with the Phillies. won the game in tlie first inning when is the intention of the men to play as At a fanning bee in the Phillies' dressing Magee's single. The Athletics hit long as the good, weather keeps up room the other day, the boys were talking hits by Hartsel, Davis, Seybold and Duggleby freely, but unluckily, and after the last championship game. The about some of the pitchers in the Western Murphy yielded three runs. In the only averted a shut-out by scoring a men will be out on their own account League, and a certain twirler's name came up. fifth two bases on balls and Davis' run in the eighth on Cross' double and and their bookings will be done "Good pitcher, is he?" asked one of them. homer yielded three more. Moren re singles by Powers and Coakley. Score: through the booking agents, Schlichter "Yes," replied MeCloskey. "for a fellow who lieved Pittinger in the sixth and but PHILA AB.K.B. P. A. P I Vl'H I.ETIC. A B. K. U. p. A.H learned how to pitch in a correspondence school. and Strong, who have offices in Phila " one run (on a passed ball) and one hit Thomas, cf. 2 2 0 6 00! Hartsel. It... 400 2 00 delphia at 28 South 7th street, and in were made off him rest of the game. Gleason, 2b 3 1 1 23' (Lord. cf...... 401 1 00 New York at Room -46, World Build On Thursday next. April 12, the Philies op*n Score: . . Courtn'v.3b3 01 12 1 ; P.ronth's,3l> 4 0 0 1 2 0 ing. In addition to booking the Ath PHILA. AB R.B. P. A. F| ATHLETIC. AB.K.B. P. A.E Ward, 3b.... 10001 ( i Davis. lb.... 4 0 1 13 11 letics, Mesrs. Schlichter and Strong Thomas, cf.. 100 10 C Hartsel. If.. 2 ? 1 010 !Vlngee. It.... 401 3 0 ( j Seybold. rl.. 401 0 00 have entire charge of arranging dates Gleason. 2t> 4 0 1 1 1 1! Lord. cf...... 3 00000 Titus, rf...... 301 20! [Murphy. 2b 4 0 1 0 50 for the following teams: The cham e usua parae, ag-rasng an an mu. Courtn'y.Sb 3 0003 C: Brouth's.3b 310 1 00 Mayor Weaver will toss out the first ball. The Bransf'd.lb 4 0 0 1 1 ( [Cross, ss....: 4 1 12 33 pion Philadelphia Giants, which for the Giants play here next Thursday. Friday, Sat Magee, If..... 4 0020 CJ Davis, lb..... 4 2 3 12 00 Doolin, ss.... 3 00 14 C j Powers, c... 3 023 22 last four years has held the colored urday andan Monday.onay. Thenn thee Bostons come for Titus, rf..... 20110 OiSeybold. rf.. 4 1 1 400 Donovan, c 2 C 0 1 0 0;Coak!ey, p.. 3 0 1 2 60 championship of the world, the Brook games April 17 and 10. After this the Phillies'' Uranst'd.lb 4 0 0 I 4 0 <- i Murphy. 2b. 3 11340 Duggleby, p 2 10 0 3 ij Total....'.' 34 1 824196 lyn Royal Giants, the All Cubans, the play abroad until May 3, when Brooklyn comes Ward, ss..._ 2 0 0 0 5 0:Cross. ss...... 3 0 0 220 Total..... 27 4 4 27 14 2| Murray Hills, of New York, the Pa- here for three games. Donovan, c 4 0 0 5 0 0: Powers, c ... 300 5 2 0 Philadelphia...... 00 0 1 1 x—4 terson (N. J.) B. B. C., formerly of the Pittinger.p.. 1000 2 0|Dygert, p.... 401 0 70 Athletic...... 00 0 0 0 0—1 Hudson River League, the Wanderers, Chicago will carry Knoils all season. Presi Moren, p.... 0 1 0 0 40 Total...... 29 7 7 27 16 0 Earned runs—Athletics 1. Two-base hits— a strong college organization, the Em dent Murphy says that his pitchers will be •Lush...... 101 0 00 Seybold, Cross. Left on bases—Phillies 5, eralds, of New York, and W. A. Brady's RenlbncX Lundgren, Wicker, Pfeister, Brown 27 1 3 24151 Atliletics 6. Struck out—Courtney. Coakley. new venture at Brighton Beach. For and Knolls. SPOTTING LIFE. April 14, 1906. ANSAS CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. ANCHESTER CLUB, Manchester, N. H. Manager; Olean, N. Y., Tames Dailey, Manager; THE TWO MAJOR LEAGUES. K George Tebeau, President, M S. D. Flanaean, President Bradford, Pa., Thomas News, Manager; Dnbois, James T. Burke, Manager. and Manager. Pa., James E. Breen, Manager; Erie, Pa., Thos. THE SUPREME NATIONAL BASE BALL Reynolds, Manaeer; Oil CHy-Jamestown, Al Law- COMMISSION. OUISVILLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. EW BEDFORD CLUB New Bedford, Mass. son, Manager; Hornellsville, N. Y., John Quinn, i; George Tebeau. President,: N Dennis H. Shay, President, Manager; Punxutawney, Pa , C. Brown, Manager, CHAIRMAN, AUGUST HERRMANN, Wiggins Suter Sullivan, Manager. James Canavan, Manager. Block, Cincinnati, O. Season—May 14 to September 22. SECRETARY, JOHN E. BRUCE, Masonic Temple, ILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. ORCESTER CLUB, Worcester, Mass. Cincinnati, O. M Cha«. S. Havener, .President, W Jesse Burkett, President OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. Joe Cantillon, Manager. and Manager. (CLASS c.) THE NATIONAL COMMJSSION '. President, Charles H. Morton, Akron, O- August Herrmann, of Cincinnati; Ban B. John TV/rlNNEAPOLIS CLUB. Minneapolis, Minn. son, of Chicago; Harry C. Pulliam, of New York. •"A M. J. Kelley, President NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. CLUB MEMBERS—Youngstown, O., Mnrtin Ho- and Manager. (CLASS B.) gan, Manager; Akron, O., Walter East, Manager; President, W. H. Lucas, Seattle, Wash. NATIONAL LEAGUE. T. PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. Zanesville,~O.. Fred Drumm, Manager; Lancas President, Harry C. Pulliam, New York City. S George Lennon, President, ELL1NGHAM CLUB, Bellingham, Wash. ter, O-, W. E. Gray, Manager; Mansfield, O., Season—April 12 to October 7. Richard Padden, Manager. B A. M. Hadley, President, Carl McVey, Manager; Newcastle, Pa., Percy Frederick Clark, Manager. Stetler,'Manager: Sharon, Pa',, Frank Yoho, Man.; OSTON CLUB. Boston, Mass. OLEDO CLUB, Toledo, O. ager; Newark, O., Cotton Bates, manager. Sea B A. H. Soden, President, T J. Edward Grillo. President T^VERETT CLUB, Everelt, Wash. son— April 28 to September 29. '. Frederick Tenney, Manager. and Manager. J-V Wm. Haferkorn, President, Wm. Hulen, Manager. NORTHERN COPPER COUNTRY LEAGtfE. ROOKLYN CLUB, Brooklyn, N. Y. WESTERN LEAGUE. (CLASS n ) • . B Charles H. Ebbetts, President, (CLASS A.) POKANE CLUB, Spokane, Wash. President, W. J. Price, Fargo, N. D. Patrick J. Donovan, Manager. President, Norris O'Neil, Chicago. 111. S F. J. Dorsey, President, Season—May 2 to September 26, Matthew Stanley, Manager. 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COTTON STATES LEAGUE. John J. McGraw, Manager. -W Wm. Holmes, President (CLASS D.) A UGUSTA CLUB, Augusta, Ga. President, Stacey Compton, Vicksburg, Miss. pITTSBURG CLUB, Pittsbnrg. Pa. and Manager, ^*- Charles D. Carr, President, -•• Barney Dreyfuss, President, MAHA CLUB, Omaha. Neb. F.dward Ransich, Manager. * MEMBERS—Gulfport, Miss., Erie Miller, Frederick T. Clarke, Manager. O William A. Rourke, President /CHARLESTON CLUB, Charleston, S. C- •r; Vicksbursr, Miss., William Earle, HILADELPHIA CLUB, Philadelphia, Pa. and Manager. ^-' Frank Ptttitt, President, P William Shetts'ine, President, UEBLO CLUB, Pueblo, Col. Robert Pender, Manager. Hugh DufFy, Manager. P G. H. Williams, President, /COLUMBIA CLUB, Columbia, S. . LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. Frank Selee, Manager. ^ P. T. Welles, President, Frank DeH. Robison. President, IOUX CITY CLUB, Sioux City, la. Ed. Granville, Manager. John J. McCloskey, Manager. TEXAS LEAGUE. S W. F. Duncan, President, JACKSONVILLE CLUB, Jacksonville, Fla. John J. Carney, Manager. (CLASS c.) AMERICAN LEAGUE. J W. C. West, Pres.; J. B. Lucy, Sec'y, W. A. Latham, Manager. President, J. Doak Roberts, Clebnrne. President, Ban B. Johnson, Chicago, 111. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. .Season—April 14 to October 7. (CLASS A.) ACON CLUB, Macon, Ga. CLUB MEMBERS—Dallas, T. Gardner, Manager; President, W. M. Kavanaugh, Little Rock, Ark. M Felix Kohler, President, Ft. Worth, W. H. Ward, Manager; Cleburne, J. A THLETIC CLUB, Philadelphia, Pa. Perry Lipe, Manager. D. Roberts, Manager; Greenville, Jos. Bai'ey, •** Benjamin F. Shibe, President, Season—April 12 to September 12. Manager; Waco, C. V. Simpson, Manager; Tem Connie Mack, Manager. ATLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. AVANNAH CLUB, Savannah, Ga. ple, J. R. Edens, Manager. •*"»• W. R. Joyner. President, S C. W. Boyer, President, OSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. W. Hallman, Manager. SOUTH CENTRAL LEAGUE. B John I. Taylor, President, W. A. Smith. Manager. James J. Collins, Manager. (CLASS D.) •RlRMINGHAM CLUB, Birmingham, Ala. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. President, J. B. McAlester, South McAlester, Mo. HICAGO CLUB, Chicago, I1L ~ -0 R. H. Baugh. Pres.: C. E. Jackson, Sec'y, (CLASS c.) Charles Comiskey, President, Harry Vaughn, Manager. Pres., Sec. and Treas., Jake Wells, Richmond,Va. CLUB MEMBERS—Fort Smith, Ark.; Tulsn, South Fielder Jones, Manager. McAlester, Muscojree, T. T.; Shawnee, Oklahoma T ITTLE ROCK CLUB. Little Rock. Ark. ANVILLE CLUBDanviile, Va. City, Guthrie and Enid, Okla. Season—May 1 to LEVELAND CLUB, Cleveland, O. -M J. B. Bateman. Pres.; C. P. Perrie, Sec'y, ' G. G. Temple, President, September 9. ___ C John Kilfovl, President, Charles Zimmer, Manager. J. B. Benny, Manager. Napoleon Lajoie, Manager. KENTUCKY-INDIANA-TENNESSEE. EMPHIS CLUB. Memphis, Tenn. T YNCHBURG CLUB, Lynchburg, Va. F. P. Coleman, Pres.; T. F. McCullough, Sec., (CLASS D.) ETROIT CLUB, Detroit, Mich. M J-f John J. Grim, President President, C. C. Gosnell, Vincennes, Ind. D William Yawkey, President, Charles Babb, Manager. and Manager. William R. Armour, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS—Danvil'e, TacksonviUe, Cairo ONTGOMERY CLUB, Montgomery, Ala. ORFOLK CLUB, Norfolk, \7. M E. P. Amerine, President, in Illinois; Vincennes. Ind.; Paducah, Ky. Sea EW YORK CLUB, New York, N. Y. Otto Wells, Pres.; W. M. Hannan, Jr., Sec son—May 3 to September 9. N Joseph W. Gordon, President, Isaac Durrett, Manager. W. W. Clark, Manager. Clarke Griffith, Manager. SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE. •VTASHVILLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. ORTSMOUTH CLUB, Portsmouth, Va. T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis. Mo. •••' Bradlev Walker, President, P C. T. Bland, President, (CLASS n.) Robert L Hedges, President, M. J. Finn, Manager. E C. Landgraf, Manager. President, Joseph S. Jackson, Detroit, Mich. James R. McAleer, Manager. EW ORLEANS CLUB, New Orleans, La. OANOKE CLUB. Roanoke, Va. CLUB MEMBERS—Battle Creek, Jackson, Te- •\T7ASHINGTON CLUB, Washington, D. C. N Leonard L. Stern, President, - Henry Scholz, President, cumseh, Mt. Clemens, Kalamazoo. * • Thomas C. Noves, President, Charles Frank, Manager. H. Bernstein, Manager. J. Garland Stahl. Mnnager. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. HREVEPORT CLUB, Shreveport, La. ICHMOND CLUB, Richmond, Va. (CLASS n.) S W. T. Crawford, Pres.: G. H. Stevenson, Sec'y. R W. B. Bradlev, President, President, Sturgis Whitlock, Huntington, Conn. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. Robert J. Gilks, Manager. Chas. H. Shaffer, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS—Hartford, Waterbury, New NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFES NEW YORK LEAGUE. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Haven, Bridgeport, New 1 ondon, in Connecticut, SIONAL BASE BALL LEAGUES. (CLASS B.) (CLASS A.) and Springfield and Hplyoke in Massachusetts. President, J. H. Farrell, Auburn, N. Y. President, Eugene F, Bert, San Francisco, Cal. Season—April 26 to September 8. PRER. , P. T. PO\V ERS. 220 Broadway, New York. Season—May 10 to September 22. SBC*Y, J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, Auburn, N. Y, CLUB MEMBERS—Fresno, Cal., M. A. Fisher, INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION. LBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y. Manager; Los Angeles, Cal., James F. Morley, President, E. W. Dickerson, Grand Rapids, Mich. BOARD OP ARBITRATION; A C. M. Winchester, Jr., President, Manager; San Francisco, Cal., John J. Gleason, (CLASS c.) Eugene F. Bert, T. H. Murnane, W. M. Kava- M. J. Doherty, Manager. Manager; Oakland, Cal., George Van Haltren, nrxugh, Jam.es H. O'Rourke, M. H. Sexton, D. M. Manager; Portland, Ore., Walter McCredie, Man CLUB MEMBERS—Marion. Muncie, Ft. Wayne, Shively. A MSTERDAM-JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSV'E ager; Seattle, Wash., Russ Hall, Manager. Sea Ind.; Saginaw, Bay City. Flint, Lansine, Mich.; •"• M. F. Button, of Gloversville, President, son—April 7 to October 8. Lima, O. Season—April 26 to September 11, EASTERN LEAGUE. Howard J. Earl, Manager. (CLASS A.) INGHAMTON CLUB. Binghamton, N. Y. INDIANA-ILLINOIS-IOWA LEAGUE. KANSAS STATE LEAGUE. President, Harry L. Taylor, Buffalo, N. Y. B F. F- Hammond, President, (CLASS B.) (CLASS n.) S; ason—April 26 to September 22. Robert Drury, Manager. President, Edward Holland, Bloomington, 111. President, Edward Bero, Jr., Parsons, Kas. •DUFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. Y. CRANTON CLUB, Scranton, Pa. CLUB MEMBERS—Cedar Rapids, la., B. Hill, CLUB MEMBKRS—Parsons, lola, Pittsburg, Fort -0 Jacob J. Stein, President, S John Barnes, President, Manager; Davenport, la., E. K. Kennedy, Man Scott, Coffeyville, Independence, Emporia, Cha- George T. Stallings, Manager. Edward Ashenback, Manager. ager; Rock Island, 111., J. B. McConnell, Manager; nute. , Peoria, 111., Chas. Buelow. Manager; Bloomington, TJALTIMORE CLUB. Baltimore, Md. YRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. 111., W, Connors, Manager; Decatur, 111., Edward HUDSON RIVER LEAGUE. -"-* Moses N. Frank, President, S George N. Kuntzsch, President, Lewee, Manager: Springfield, 111., Frank Don- (CLASS c.) Hugh Jennings, Manager. T. C. Griffin Manager. nelly, Manager; Dubuque, la., Monte McFarland, President, C. S. Harvey, Hudson, N. Y. Manager. Season—May 3 to September 16. JERSEY CITY CLUB, Jersey City, N. J. VROY CLUB, Troy. N. Y. CLUB MEMBERS—Paterson, N. J.: Poughkeepsie, J Henry Devitt, President, Chas. Rabbit, President, N. Y.; Hudson, N. Y.; Newburgh, N. Y ; King Wm. J. Murray, Manager. CENTRAL LEAGUE. John f. O'Brien, Manager. (CLASS B.) ston, N. Y. TVfONTREAL CLUB. Montreal, Can. TICA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. President, Dr. F. C. Carson, South Bend, Ind. -LV-L Walter C Hagar, President, U H. E. Devendorf, President, GEORGIA STATE LEAGUE. James Bannon, Manager. John Lawler, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS—Canton, O., Bade Meyers, (CLASS D.) Manager; Dayton, O., E. P. Lauzon, Manager; President, J. W. Thomas, Albany, Ga. EWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. ILKESBARRE CLUB, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Evansville, Ind., James E. Ryan, Manager; Grand N Philip Krimke, President, W A. J. Lynch, President. Rapids, Mich., John Ganzel!, Manager; South CLUB MEMBERS—Albany, Americus, Columbus, Walter W. Burnham, Manager. John H. Sharrott, Manager. Bend, Jnd., A. A. Grant,^Manager; Springfield, O. Waycross, Valdosta, Cordele. John Hendricks, Manager; Terre Haute, Ind • KOVIDENCE CLUB, Providenre, R. I. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. Jack Boyle, Manager; Wheeling, W. Va., William IOWA LEAGUE. Patrick T. Powers, President, Schriver, Manager. Season—April 26 to Sept. 25. (CLASS D.) John Dunn, Manager. (CLASS B.) President, L. D. Peckham, Marshaltown, la. Pres.,T.H Murnane; Sec.,J.C.Morse,Boston,Mass. WESTERN ASSOCIATION. T) OCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y. Season—April 27 to September 8. CLUB MEMBERS—Ottumwa, Marshaltown, Ft. •^v- C. T. Chapin, President, (CLASS c.) Dodge, Burlington, Boone, Waterloo, Oskaloosa, A. C. Buckenberger, Manager. pALL RIVER CLUB, FalfRT^eT, Mass. President, D. M. Shively, Kansas City, Kas. Keokuk. Season opens May 8, closes Sept. 23. •*• Thos. F. McDermott, President CLUB, Toronto, Ont. and Manager. CLUB MEMBERS—Oklahoma City, O. T., J. H. SOUTH TEXAS LEAGUE. J. T. McCaffrey, President. Chinn, President-manager; Joplin, Mo., J. Baer- Edward G. Barrow, Manager. AVERHILL CLUB, Haverhill, Mass. wald, Manager; Leavenwortb, Kas., Louis Arm (CLASS c.) - George S. Maraters, President, strong, Manager; Wichita, Kas., W. 7. Kimmel President, Bliss T. Gorham, Galveston, Texas. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION: J. H. Sayer, Manager. Manager; St. Joseph, Mo , Frank Hurlburt, Presi CLUB MEMBERS—Houston, San Antonio, Gal (CLASS A.) T AWRENCE CLUB, Lawrence, Mass dent and Manager; Topeka, Kas.,'Richard Cooley, veston, Austin, Beaumont, Greenville. Season President, Joseph D. O'Brien, Milwaukee, Wis. -W James L. Rolley, President, Manager; Springfield, Mo., G. Bennett, President- opens April 28, closes September 3. Season—April 18 to Septejnber 17. John F. Smith, Manager. manager; Webb City, Mo. T.C. Hayden, Manager. Season—May 4 to September 23. pOLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. T YNN CLUB, Lynii, Mass. ^-' T. I. Bryce, President, -*-/ Matthew M. McCann, President, INTERSTATE LEAGUE. William Clymer Manager. Frank Leonard, Manager. (CLASS c.) THE TRI-STATE LEAGUE, President, George F. Rindernecht Bradford, Pa.; President, Chas. F. Carpenter, Altoona, Pa. TNDIANAPOLIS CLUB, Indianapolis, Ino\ T OWELL CLUB, Ldwell, Mass. Secretary-Treasurer, L. L. Jacklin, Kane, Pa. •*- C. F. Ruschaupt, President, •*•# Fred Lake, President CLUB MEMBERS—Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Wm. H. Watkins, Manager. and Manager. CLUB MEMBERS—Kane, Pa., James Collopy Williamsport, Altoona, Johnstown, Pa, April 14, 1906. SPORTING LIFE. young Hoppe in so feeble a condition as he was on that night. His victory over Vigneaux and his defeat of Slos CREAHAimmER. son do not by any means prove that he is a second Frank Ives; or half of a William Sexton. With probably the ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS IN THE exception of Ives, Sexton was in /Vo. 230. reality the greatest match or money player ever known in this country. WORLD OF BILLIARDS. While Schaefer, had he been one of the experts, might have made his opponent look like, a mere beginner at match r BY JOHN CREAHAN. playing, considering the work that was It has probably not been much more done and what was expected. than a year since the business of the A new, up-to-date book. No boy The defeat of Slosson is no detri can afford to be without a copy of it. great house of the Brunswick, Balke, ment to professional billiards, as was Edited by John B. Foster, of the Even Collender Co. passed into the manage the first defeat of Schaefer at the ment and hands of B. B. Bensinger, of hands of Frank C. Ives. Gifted as he ing Telegram (New York). The object undoubtedly is, Hoppe will have to do of this book is to aid the beginners who Chicago, B. H. Brunswick, of'Cincin much better work before he is in a aspire to become clever twirlers, and nati, and Julius Balke, of the former class all by himself, as was Ives. And its contents are the practical teaching city. I have never had the pleasure were Schaefer, Button or Cure to play the youngster for the championship of men who have reached the top as of meeting any of these three men, tomorrow he would have to do much pitchers, and who have had experience. although the father of Mr. Balke was better work to retain his honors, un to me more than an old friends as less I am greatly in error. A( the indeed he "was to most of the pro same time the youngster deserves all Price, by Mail, 1O Cents. fessionals of this country during' his of his glory. IIo is at the top of the long and honored career. The elder professional ladder, reached by hard Send your name and address to John M. Brunswiek I have had the Avork, good schooling', and more than our nearest store for Spalding's Catalogue of all Athletic Sports — it's free. honor of meeting, although I was old excessive rnod.esty on the part of young; in the business before he was called Hoppe, and profesionals in all parts of to the reward of a long, distinguished the country will more than congratu and hpnored career. Moses Bensinger, late him, but as yet it is by no means father of B. E., I knew personally clear to me that he is the greatest ex 4. G. Spalding & Bros. well, and I received from him once pert, which would be too much to ex one of the most exquisite letters of pect for so young a man. The New my life. It was not on the subject-of York tournament will do much to test New York, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Syracuse, Pittsburg, Kansas City, his prowess, but the other experts Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, our business, but on a topic quite should beware of him as he has in him foreign to it, as a rule. It gave me an Denver, San Francisco, Washington, New Orleans, Montreal, insight into his life, and I could aujte all the elements.'Of.professional great understand then the great heart and ness, without, as yet, any of the indi Canada; London, England! Hamburg, Germany. liner instincts which this bluff busi cations which hurried Ives to a pre ness man tried to conceal, but could mature grave. not, in his every day battle in the .At Springfield. 111.—Spring'd 0 Chicago N. L. 9. business of life. If the newspapers are true In their SPRING EXHIBITION GAMES. At Grand Rapids—G. Rapids 3, Chicago Colts 5. articles. Ploppe will hove to do Her At Dubuque—Dubuque 3, Milwaukee 0. The three youngsters already re culean work in the near future to re MARCH 30. APRIL 8. ferred to, although they are very old tain the emblem for the world's cham At Augusta—Augusta 0, Detroit 3. At Newark—Newark 3. Athletics 5: in business, as the Germans are not pionship. Maurice Daly is willing and At Charleston—Charleston 1. Brooklyn 2. At Providence—Provid'e 2, New York N. L. 35. like the Irish or Americans taut edu anxious to back the French expert, At Jacksonville—Jacksonville 8, Boston 6. At Pate.rson—Pa'n 3. Boston N. L. 3 (12 In'gs). cate their sons at an early period in Cure, to play any man in the "world. .At Charleston—Charleston 1, Brooklyn 2. At Columbus—Columbus 1, Cleveland 3. business—much to their credit and Mr. Cure seems anxious to play and .At Topeka—Topeka 2, Chicago A. L. Subs 1. sound common sense—have practically promises to do so, providing he can At Augusta—Augusta 0. Detroit 3. created a revolution in American bil free himself from a conflict with his MARCH 81. liards in the brief period of about a engagements in Europe. Judging from At Charleston—Charleston 1, Brooklyn 9. year. It was young Julius Balke,* if the practice of this distinguished ex At St. Louis—Browns 1, Cardinals 0. Raymond I,. Guernsey, the captain of the pert, he is probably one of the fore At Augusta—Augusta 0, Detroit 3. 3903 Yale team, will coach the Wesleyan team I am not in error, who went to Europe At New Orleans—New Orleans 1, Cincinnati 4. this season. last summer and made arrangements most of living players. The New York .At Omaha—Omaha (5, Minneapolis 7. for some of the French and American tournament will give him an oppor At Houston—Houston f>. Shreveport 11. William H. Harris, 1906, of Binghamton. N. experts there to come to this country tunity of showing what he can do; At Hot Springs—Little Rock 1, Pittsburg 11. Y.. has been made head coach of the Yale to take part in a series of contests while his reception here as a son of APRIL 1. freshman nine. such as has not been known "here for France will be an honor to both At Louisville—Louisville 3, New York N. L. 7. The students of the Northwestern University, countries. At Cincinnati—Cincinnati 4. Toledo 1. which has just discarded foot ball, have sub more than a decade. At Kansas City—Kansas City 2, Chicago A. L. scribed $1 each for the support of a ball team Jacob Schaefer has stated in the Subs 1. this spring. When all of the arrangements for press of the country that he inter/Is At Columbus—Columbus 1, Chicago N. L. 9. holding the tournament in New York to challenge Hoppe for the world's At St. Louis—Browns 13, Cardinals 6. Recent Results. City were consummated the details of championship, and it may be relic i At Minneapolis—Minneapolis r>, Omaha 1. MARCH 27. the same were given to the press of on that Schaefer will be as good as At Topeka—Topeka 4. St. Paul 6. .At Nashville— Vanderbilt 2, Cornell 3. the world with a result that the press his word. This grand, "old" billiard .At Nashville^r-Nashville 2. Chicago A. L. 3. At Chapel Hill— N. Carolina 5, Lafayette 9. everywhere, and the public in general, At Danville«*3)anville 1. Chicago N. L. Subs 3. At Lexington — W. Lee 2, Locustdale 0. have become so enthusiastic over the Roman—for every man nowadays past At Memphis—Memphis 2. Chicago A. L. 3. MARCH 28. tournament that it has created such thirty is supposed to be "old," accord APRIL 2. At Annapolis— Navy 2. St. Johns 2 (11 ins.). interest in billiards as has practically ing to the young goslings who corre At Macon—Macon 0, Detroit 10. At Nashville— Cornell "8, Vanderbilt 1. not been known in this country for fresh from college and consider them At Topeka—Topeka 4. St. Paul 6. At Nashville (A.M. ) — Cornell 4, Castle Height 3. nearly twenty years. selves full-fledged journalists—recent At Washington—Washington 0, Providence 3. MARCH 31. ly made an average of 80 in a 400- At Philada.—Athletics 7, Phillles 1. At Annapolis —St. John 4, State College 3. point game at 18-inch balk line in At Atlanta—Atlanta 5, New York A. L. 6. At Lexington — Virginia M. I. 4, West Va. 5. Add to this the unexpected challenge Chicago, and after an accident that .At Indianapolis—India's 0, New York N. L. 7. APRIL 2. from George F. Slosson to play Wil might have retired any other player At Columbia—Columbia 5, Brooklyn 4. At Deland, Fla. — Stetson 0, Jacksonville 10. liam Hoppe for the world's champion but Schaefer from the New York tour At Charleston—Charleston 2, Boston N. L. 6. At Charlottes ville— Virginia 1, Penna. State 5. ship, and the more than magnificent nament. The truth is that wnil^ At Cincinnati—Cincinnati 7. Toledo 2. At Lexington — West Va. 7. Washi'n & Lee 1. series of five or six weeks' tourna At Ih-bami—Illinois :>,. Chicago N. L. 1. At Staunton— Fishburne 10, Staunton 1. ments created by the wisdom of Mau Schaefer lives he will be a great play At Birmingham—Birmingham 2, Cleveland 3. APRIL 3. rice Daly, and played in four different er, and while a contest between him At Columbus—Columbus 1, Chicago N. L. 9. At Charlottesville — Virginia 7, Pennsylvania 1. cities here in the East, and the pres and young Hoppe might not br'.n-v At Minneapolis—Minneapolis (>. Chicago A. L. 5. At Washington — G. Washing'n 5. Pen'n State 6. ent furore in the billiard worldi of this 3000 spectators together in one hall, At Montgomery—Montgomery 4, Mobile 0. At Georgetown — Georgetown 6, Providence 9. country can readily be accounted for. as such an attendance again in the APRIL 3. At Deland, Fla. — Stetson 0. Jacksonville 15. near future could scarcely be exDect- At Washington-—Washington 8, Providence 2. APRIL 4. It has been stated in this city, and ed, yet it is dollars to cents that Hoppe .At Danville—Danville 1. Boston N. L. 5. At Charlottesville— Virginia 0, Pennsylvania 2. probably truthfully, that the entire would have to play better billiards At. Philada.—-Athletics 3, Phillies 0. At New Haven — Yale 4, Tufts 0. house for the Slosson-Hoppe contest than he did with Slosson or the em At. Ailnnta—Atlanta 3, New York A. L. 5. At Princeton — Princeton 5, Dickinson 0. was sold out two weeks before the At Columbia—Columbia 0. Brooklyn 13. At Cambridge — Harvard 9, Vermont 4. game took place; and this with tickets blem would change hands. At St. Loiiis—Browns 5, Cardinals 0. At Bethlehem— Lehigh 13, Delaware 1. selling at three dollars each, while it At Columbus—Columbus 0, New York N. L. 5. .At Ithaca — Hobart 0. Cornell 1. has been stated that ten dollars have Time deals gently with Jacob At Il;>t Springs—LiHIe Rock 0, Pittsburg 12. At Athens— Georgia 4, Georgia T. 3 (10 in'gs). been offered for single tickets to see Schaefer. who played a week's series At Cincinnati—Cincinnati Subs 5, Toledo 10. At Annapolis — West Virginia 5, Annapolis 11. this pontest! Private boxes for the of exhibitions at Allinger's room last At. Bmlington—Burlington 7. Chicago A. L. 20. At Providence — Brown 14, Trinity 0. same contest, if I am not in error, were week. Mr. Schaefer is probably not At Indianapolis—Imlianap's 1, Chicago N. L. 6. At New York — Fordham 13, St. Francis 0. originally announced for from fifteen looking as young as he did thirty .At Birmingham—Birmingham 1. Cleveland 0. At New York — Columbia 13, Pratt 3. years ago, which could not be export At Champaign—Illinois 0, Chicago N. L. 7. At New York — New Y'ork U. 12, Polv Prep. 2. to twenty-five dollars, just what seats ed, but I must confess that I can, pee At Memphis—Memphis 4. Cincinnati 5. At Worcester — Holy Cross 23, Spring'd T. S. 1. in them brought later on I am not in but little change in him, physically, At New Orleans—Boston 5. Yanigans 2. APRIL 5. a position to know, but it is certain during the past twenty years. Wh^n At Macon—Macou 3. Detroit 13. At Richmond — Richmond 5, Pennsylvania 12. that this contest recalls the era of APRIL 4. At New Haven — Yale 0, Amherst 1. Jenny Land "when she first appeared in playing, the lines are probably more At Birmingham—Birmingham 2. Cleveland 3. At Annapolis — West Virginia 2, St. John's 3. this country under the management of marked in his'forehead; but his youth At Washington—Washington 4, Providence 1. At Tuscaloosa — Vanderbilt 8, Alabama 0. P. . T. Barnum. ful vig^or as he walks around the At Philada.—Athletics 1. Phillies 0. At Middletown— Wesleyan 7, New York U. 3. table is practically that of the Schae At Columbus—Columbus 1, New York N. L. 2. APRIL C. It has .been the first time for thirty fer of a quarter of a centiiry ago [ At St. Louis—Browns 7, Cardinals 0. At New York — Stevens IS. N. Y. College 2. doubt, indeed, if this wonderful little At Columbia—Columbia 2, Brooklyn 1. At Washington— Pennsylvania 6. Georgetown 7. or forty years that it was not safe for man will ever grow physically old At Cincinnati—Cincinnati Subs 5. Toledo 8. At Charlottesville— Virginia 9. Virginia M. I. O. lovers and admirers of the game in while lie is able to play billiards. At Norfolk—Norfolk 2. Boston N. L. 13. At Lexington — Wash. & Lee 2, Virginia Poly 4. this city to go to New York and feel /VIM! what marvelous work this -\vb;.ir.i At Davenport—Daven't 0. Chicago A. L. Subs 4. At Macon — Mercer 3, Auburn 10. assured that they would have but little of the cue is doing at the pivrent At Little Rock—Little Rock 3, Pittsburg 5. At Tuscaloosa — Vanderbilt 10, Alabama 4. difficulty in seeing the game. Yet, as day! I may be in error, or m ; stak°n, At Nashville—Nashville 2, Chicago A. L. G. At Greensboro— Guilford 6, A. and M. 3. 1 write, on the night of this contest, I At Memphis—Memphis 0. Cincinnati 5. APRIL 7. have been informed that several Phila- but if he does not win the champion At Indianapolis—Indiana's .'!. Chicago N. L. 8. At South Bethlehem — Lehigh 4. Preps 10. delphians went on to New York and ship in the great New York tourna At Champaign—Illinois 0. Chicago N. L. Subs 9. At Raston — Lafayette 8. Montreal 12. took their chances to see what should ment I shall be greatly disappointed. APRIL 5. At Ithaca — Cornell 2. Niagara 0. be a most remarkable game. I have Mr. Schaefer will undoubtedly play At Norfolk—Norfolk 0. Boston N. L. 7. At Collegeville — TIrsinus 9. Alhright 2. great billiards as long as he lives. At Philada.—Phillies 4, Athletics 1. At Cambridge — Harvard 13, Trinity 0. been "held up" on the public1 highway When he can no longer play billiards At Washington—Washington 4, Providence 6. At Carlisle— Indians 10, F. & M. 3. by merchants, bankers and business he will die, and die all at once, but I At Atlanta 1 -Atlanta 2. Augusta 1. At New York — Yale 3. New York N. L. 10. men to get my opinion as to who hope that he may live for fifty or At Birmingham—Birmingham 2, Detroit 3. At Washington — Georgetown 3. Pennsylvania 3. should win. The excitement is con seventy-five years yet, as we youngs At New Orleans—N. Orleans 3, Boston A. L. 8. At Princeton — Princeton 7. Fordham 1. fined to no class of men, but seems to ters of the business cannot afford to At Houston—Houston .'!. Baton Rouge 1. At Lebanon — Lebanon 6, Gettysburg 20. be contagious, all of which should re At Montgomery-—Montgomery 3. Mobile 2. At Annapolis — Navy 9, Johns Hopkins 1. sult in a phenomenally prosperous sea lose so fine a character or man. At Lincoln—Lincoln ti. Minneapolis 13. At Carlisle— Dickinson 4, Mercersburg 4. son for the room keepers of this APRIL 0. At New York — Columbia 14. New York IT. R. country. At Danville—Danville 2. Brooklyn fl. At Worcester — Holy Cross 1C,, Mass. A. C. 4. Letter List. At Wash'n—Wash'n 8, Boston N. I.,. 6. At Syracuse— Syracuse TJ. 10, Hobart 0. We have letters for the following persons At Atlanta—Atlanta 2. New York A. L. 1. At Middletown — Wesleyan 11. Springfield T. 5. Th.e Slosson-Hoppe contest was more which will be forwarded upon receipt of At St. Louis—Browns 2, Cardinals 3. .At Providence— Brown 7. Manhattan 0. than obviously one of great respon address: At Birmingham—Birm'n 1. Detroit 1 (12 in'gs). At Norfolk— North Carolina 8, Norfolk 9. sibility, thought, seriousness and men Manager Benny, of Danville Va.. Ed .T. 0. Al At New Bedford—N. Bedford 1, Providence 5. .At' Lexington— Wash. & Lee 13, Virginia Poly 4. tal strain on both men, as it might ien, Rod McMahon, William Hynes .Tack At New Orleans—N. Orleans 1. Boston A. L. 4. At Richmond — Randolph M. 13, Richmond 2. well be, before a vast multitude of Nngent (2), Charles Wagner, Howard W. At Indianapolis—Indianapolis 2, Cleveland 4. probably 3000 spectators; while five or Baker (2). At Rock Island—R. Island 5, Chicago A. L. 11. Best in the World. six hundred others are said, to have At.Decatur- IVcatnr 15, Duluth 9. \t KviiJi^ville Kvausville 2. Chicago N. L. 8. Boston, Mass., April 9. — Editor "Sporting been unable to gain admittance to the At Urbana Illinois 2. Chicago Colts 7. Life." — I have read ''Sporting Life" for nearly house. The conditions of the contest, At Nashville—Nashville 0. Pittsburg 10. two years and like it so well that I feel com that the winner should take all, and APRIL 7. pelled to pay it a voluntary tribute. It is the the loser should get nothing, while At Indianapolis—Indianapolis 1, Cleveland 10. best paper for base ball I have ever read and eminently honorable and of the most At Kaston- -Montreal 12. Lafayette 8. I will always read it. Yours truly, heroic character, suggesting, indeed, At Nashville—Nashville 3. Pittsburg 1. THOMAS DOLAN. the era of Roman or Grecian great At Cincinnati—Cincinnati Z.Detroit 4. ness, had, at the same time, its ef At New Yo-k—New York N. L. 10. Yale 3. The Newcastle Traction Company has agreed fect on the players, who were not At Wnsh'n—Wash'n 4, Boston IV. I,. 3. to extensively improve the Newcastle ball only pardonably nervous at the out At Des Monies—DPS Moines 5, St. Paul 3. park by learning the diamond and extending set, but clearly did not play more than \t Lynchbnrg—Lvnchburg 4. Brooklyn Subs 4. the grand stand and bleachers, which will INE TABLES, CAROM, At Philada.—Athletics 7, Phillies 2. then'accommodate 7500 people, making the half the strength of their normal game At Danville—Danville 0. Brooklyn 10. grounds one of the best in that section of the during the night. F COMBINATION AND POOL At Atlanta—Atlanta 1, New York A. L. 5. country. At St. Louis—Browns 3. Cardinals 2. Slosson had clearly the better of the Orders from all parts of the world promptly At Cincinnati—Cincinnati 8, Detroit (5. Manager Lake, of Lowell, has signed ont- contest early in the evening, and had attended to. At New Orleans—N. Orleans 4, Boston A. L. 3. fielder Swander. a brother of Eddie Swander, not this marked, strain been so great John Creahan, Green's Hotel, Philad'a, Pa. At New Bedford—N. Bedford 9, Providence 2. who played with Manchester for several years. hi; might have won the game. It is cer At Louisville—Louisville 2. Chicago 'A. L. 13. The new man is said to have all of the ea* tain that never again will he find Over 1,000,000 Noise Subduers Sold. At Springfield, O.—Springfield 5, Toledo 9. marks of a comer. April 14, 1906, Cheney, of Manchester; Kittell, Moran Roberts .. 9 13 9 12 13 7 10 15 8 150 131 and Porter, of Bristol; Bill, of Middle- Griffiths . 9 14 9 14 10 10 8 13 8 150 128 town. The U. M. C. representative was Muldown 8 11 10 14 13 9 9 14 9 125 106 NEW ENGLAND NEWS in good trim and consequently another Smith .... 811 81513 8 914 7175147 Burns ... 812 6 11 12 9 5 11 8 175 136 high average scalp was added, to the Kawop .. 812101111 8 9 15 7 150 110 long list of trophies captured on the Parkhurst. 8 12 8 8 10 7 8 8 8 175 125 MANY MEETS AT VARIOUS TRAP swing around the New England circle. Powdrell 1110 8 911 8 8175118 DEFEATS A. B. RICHARDSON AT Totals were as follows: Roy ...... 9 15 13 85 77 Shot.Bke. Shot.Bke. Johnson ...... 11 11 10 10 12 9 125 110 SHOOTING CLUBS. Heer ..... 125 Hollister 75 51 Williams .12 914 51215 7 8 . . . . 100 82 DOVER, DELAWARE. Fernside .. 125 108 Bishop 75 42 Wodruff . . 13 8 14 9 11 10 8 8 .. .. 100 81 Hearne 125 65 Fredericks...... 10 6 50 36 McFetridge 125 Bill G5 Events 1 to 6 inclusive, distance handicap. Smith .... 125 65 All others 16 yards. B. S. A. Initial Shoot in New Serie I>r. Moore... 125 50 Merchandise match scores. 30 targets, un Acquires the Much-Sought Title in Butler ...... 125 Thorn e 50 known angles, distance handicap. Keeney ..... 125 Pitkin 50 Gleason ...... (21) 28 Griffiths ...... (21) —Watertown Weekly—Spring Rowe ...... 125 Osborne 50 Smith ...... (19) 28 Burns ...... (18) a First Attempt and Retains It Cheney ..... 125 73 Moran . 50 Roy ...... (19) Kawop ...... (16) Buck ...... 125 73 KitteH 50 Muldow-n ....: (16) Johnson ...... (18) field Entertains Wheeler and Col Libby ...... 125 48 Porter . 50 Williams ....(16) Woodruff .....(17) in Second Match—Squier and Hills ...... 115 50 Dickey .,.....(21)- Powdrell .... .(16) Morgan ..... 100 Johnson 50 Frank ...... (19) Parkhurst ..... (16) Gun Club Greets Heer and Butler Johnson ..... 75 Steel . . 50 Roberts ...... (16) Foord Win the Team Race. Cook ...... 75 Nichols 40 Extra event, 25 targets—Rov 25. .tohnsoi 24, Frank 25, Gleason 22. Roberts 22. Burns 22, Boston, Mass., April 9. — Edito N. E. K. C. VS. B. A. A. Smith 22. Parkhurst 21, Griffiths 20, Fred 20, Luther J. Squier loosened A. B, "Sporting Life."—The opening shoo Powdrell 17, Kawop 1C. Richardson's grip on the State cham The Boston Athletic Association and Extra, same—Gleasonv23, Smith 23, Johnson In the new spring series of the Bostor the New England Kennel Club held 23, Burns 22, Parkhnrst 18, Powdrell 17. pionship at Dover, Del., .April 2. The Shooting Association, at Wellington the first of a two days' championship match was .shot on Mr. Richardson's Mass., took place March 31, with eleven home grounds, where he has met and Shoot on the latter's grounds, Brain- BRAINTREE (MASS.) GUN CLUB. members in attendance. The class tree, April 4, and the Kennel Club defeated so many challengers that he shooting of previous series proveo came out with a big margin to its Many -trap shooters from surround seemed a well-nigh invincible -State successful and is continued in this. Th credit. The contest was for 100 tar ing clubs attended the meet of the champion at targets. The weather contest each Saturday is at 50 targets gets, known traps and known angles, Braintree Gun Club Saturday, March conditions were all that could be de 25 known and 25 unknown, the flv use of both barrels. There were six .11, and notwithstanding a tricky wind, sired and the match was well attended. best scores out of fourteen to coun men from each club and no handicaps which made target breaking a difficult It was Mr. Squier's first attempt to as prize total. Bain, of Providence were allowed. Dr. C. G. Weld scored proposition, some first-class scores re land championship honors, and this successfully initiated the new contes highest for the home team with 9G, sulted. A welcome visitor from a dis fact added interest to the contest. The by breaking 49 out of his 50. Scores and Dr. Gleason occupied the same tance was Mr. Young, of the Windy match was at 100 targets, shot in Events ..... 1 4 7 position on the Athletic team with 87. City, who proved amply able to take strings of 25. Squier broke 23 in his Targets .... 10 25 10 Scores: care of himself in good company. first and second strings, against 19 Comer ...... 9 19 Horace Ivirkwood averaged high with and 22 for Richardson. At the end, of Keeler ...... 10 N. E. K. C. B. A. A. 96 per cent., and Young was a good the third round he led by eight tar Bain ...... 10 24 Dr. Weld...... 96 Dr. Gleason.. second with 93. Straights were fre gets, but in the concluding round Powdrell ..... 5 10 Silsbee ...... 84 . Adams. quent, the majority participating in Richardson reduced his majority by Freeman ..... 7 19 L. C. Fenno.. ... 80 G. B. Clark.. this feature with one or more to their breaking 24 against Squier's 21. S. Wood...... 10 14 F. H. Stone. 77 S. A, Ellis. .. credit. Scores; Byrant ...... 19 T. F. Baxter S3 J. B. Paine.. . There was a two-man race shot Bartlett ...... 8 1. R. Thomas.... 79 C. M.' Howell. R vents 12 3 456789 10 11 with the championship event that re Gilmore ...... 7 19 ...... Tar's 1015 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 25, Shot.Bk sulted in Squier and William M. Poord Muldown 19 0 11 .. . Total ...... 499 Total ...... 477 Kirkw'd 10 13 10 15 9 15 9 14 10 14 25 150 144 winning by the score of 187, against Mortimer ...... 15 17 8 9 Young 9 15. 10 12 915 ,9 14 9 14 23 150 139 Terry and Richardson, who finished Match at 50 targets—Bain 49. S. Wood 44 SOPHOMORES WIN. White . 10 14 10 13 10 12 S 14 S 13 23 150 135 second with 177. Poord's shooting of Comer 41. Gilinore 40. Keeler 39. Freeman 35 The Harvard Sophomores won the Frank . . 7 13 8 14 9 15 10 13 10 13 21 150 133 96-100 was one of the features of'the Byrant 34. Muldown 33, Mortimer 32, Powdrel Carver . 9 14 9 13 9 12 10 14 9 13 21 150 133 day. The full scores follow: 31, Bartlett 28, inter-class shooting championship Churchill 9 12 9 13 10 15 812 7 10 23 150 128 April 5 by defeating the juniors in the Hebbard. 812 713 811 814 91422150120 L. J. Squier...... 23 23 24 21 91 WATERTOWN GUN CLUB. final round of the series by a score of Roy ... 913 9141014 9 13 10 14 125 115 A. B. Richardson. 19 22 21 24 8(5 150 to 135. Each team was composed Fay .... 711 411 713 710 715 125 92 W. M. Foord..... 24 23 25 24 90 Rather under the usual number ap of four men, each shooting at 50 tar Morse . . 914 9 9 812 912 7 .. 110 89 L. Terry...... 24 21 24 22 91 peared at the Watertown (Mass.) Gun gets. W. T. Kissel, of the sophomores, Woodard. 9 13 10 14 10 12 914.. 100 91 W. H. Reed...... 24 21 22 22 Club's weekly shoot March 3], yet was high gun with 46 out of 50, while Worthing 9 12 10 14 7 15 9 1.1 . . 100 lohn Evans...... 20 17 20 14 rattling good contest resulted before Nash, of the juniors, second with 43. F.CavIco'i 8 12 8 13 8 15 8 14 . . 100 T. A. McKelvey... 23 22 22 22 the day's winner of the silver trophy Inches, '08, was the, only other man to E.Cavicc'i 8 14 10 13 6 13 8 13 . . . . 100 T. E. Kirk...... 14 14 14 15 was determined. The cup contest was score as high as 40. The scores: Carson ...... 11 9 14 5 11 9 14 . 90 at 50 targets, 16 yards, added target Kawop ...... 12 S 8 7 9 6 14 . SQUIER VS. TERRY. handicap, gross scores of 50 or over to 1908. 1907. Baker .. 10 14 815 8 11 In his second match at Wilmington W. T. Kissell...... 40 N. C. Nash.... 43 Lefavour ...... 10 5 10 April 7, for the State championship, qualify for shoot-off. This let four Inches...... 40 H. S. Powers. contestants into the first shoot-off at Dow ...... 9 J. Squier retained the title by de- ;. Moore...... 33 F. R. Appleton. Macom'r ...... 10 eating C. L. Tery, of Camden, 91 to 25 targets, 19 yards, added target >. P. Starr...... 31 Harrison. . .. Harrison ...... 8 12 '»>, duplicating his total, made April 2, handicap, with gross score of 25 or Norton ...... 5 10 over entitling the contestant to furth Total ...... 150 Total ...... 133 against Richardson, the former cham er tie privileges. Only one shooter waf pion. Scores: squeezed out in this round, leaving B. A. A. VS. HARVARD. EASTERN PALEFACES. Targets ...... 25 25 2* 25—100 Jordaji, Burns and Willard to fight it The B. A. A. Gun Club defeated Har Initial steps were taken at Boston iquiev ...... 25 23 24 19— 91 out in the final, the latter walking off vard on Soldiers' Field, Cambridge, on Friday, April 6, toward the forma I'r-ry ...... 1C y:>, 1R 19—. 7fi with the prize and four points to spare. March 31, 243 targets to 19C. PJllis, of tion of an association among the trap Scores of the cup and. other events the B. A. A., was high gun with 43 out shooters of the East, somewhat along was also a match between a team of Elks and of a possible 50, while only one of the the lines of the long famous "Indians." WOi were as follows: former wilu the scoie of 412 to 400. The Cup match, 50 targets, 16 yards, added target Harvard men got over 40, but one of The matter has been talked of for scores: handicap. the B. A. A. men was under that figure. some time and finally an informal Team shoot. Willard ... 37 (20) 57|Burns ..... 40 (12) 52 The scores: shoot at the Boston Shooting Associa Elks—Foord 95. Squier 91. McKelvey 85, Parkinson . 29 (24) 531 Jordan ..... 39 (12) 51 B. A. A. HARVARD. tion, Wellington, followed by a ban Townsend 71. Melchlor 70. Total 412. First shoot-off. 19 yards. 25 targets. Ellis 43 Powers ...... quet in the evening at the Quincy Delaware—Roser 87. Banks 84, Burroughs 81, Willard ... 24 (10) 34|Burns ..... 22 (6) 28 Howell 42 Wickersham .. ... House, was called for above date. B. McHngh 72, Tuchton 76. Total 400. Jordan ... 23 (G) 29|Parkinson . 12 (12) 24 leason 41|Nash ...... P. Smith, who has done much of the Following are the scores of the afternoon: Final shoot-off. 21 yards. 25 targets. Adams 41|Remick ...... preliminary work, was elected presi Shot. Bk.l Shot. Bfc. Willard . .. 15 (10) 25|.Tordan .... 13 (6) 19 :iark 40|Appletoh ...... dent, Dr. E. P. Gleason, vice president, 150 113!Banks ...... 125101 Burns . ... 15 (6) 21| Hallett ...... 36 Harrison Horace C. Kirkwood, secretary-treas Tuchton . 140 lOllTownsend 100 71 Willard won the cup. urer. Committees were also appointed McKelvey . 165 134iRnrronghs 100 SI Scores made in other events: Total ...... 243 Total ...... 196 who are to complete all the necessary Terry ... . 140 104|Hartlove 75 48 Events 12345C78910 details, among them being the se Roser ... . 140 118 Miller . . . 65 57 Targets 10 15 10 15 25 25 25 25 25 10 BOSTON GUN CLUB. lection of a permanent name for the Squier .. . 135 124 Huber ... 50 35 Jordan 7 11 9 12 23 13 ...... As March was retreating in a prov Melchior . 1.25 9SlBuck .... 40 30 Burns . . . 8 10 8 14 22 15 20 19 organization. A Special guest of the Foord ... . 125 116! Willard . 5 11 7 14 24 15 ...... erbial lamb-like manner, the Boston occasion was Mr. L,. M. Palmer, of Park in son 3 9 6 11 12 ...... un Club was granted very fine the Crescent Athletic Club, who has Walker ...... 5 6 7 ...... weather for its regular weekly shoot, offered a fine trophy for the initial FARRELL WLVS CUP. Hammer ...... 6 6 6 7 11 18 10 3 March 28, so the fifteen shooters had shoot. At the afternoon shoot the con Leon ...... 6 9 20 18 a most enjoyable afternoon, with con test was for three fine steins at 100 Schenectady Gun Club Finishes For Pritchard ...... ditions of the best, and little wind to targets, 16 yards, added target handi Brant ...... 3 6 9 perceptibly alter the target from its cap. J. Wirth, H. B. Tembv and O. R the Amsterdam Trophy. normal course. Scores naturally soared, Dickey won respectively. Scores: SPRINGFIELD SHOOTING CLUB. with all hands participating to a Excellent scores'ruled at the March reater or less extent. Captain Dickey Bke. Hdp. Tl. 31 shoot of the Schenectady (N. Y.) Gilbert M. Wheeler, New England Wirth .. 15 16 16 10 19 82 Gun Club, seven men breaking 90 per representative of the Peters Cartridge was high gun for the afternoon with Tern by 18 15 16 18 20 87 cent, or better. Mr. Farrell's score of Co., dropped in on the Springfield, 113 breaks out of 125, the last 60 being Dickey . IS 20 20 18 IS 94 98 in his first 100 targets, with 66 con Mass., boys March 31, so the practice run under full steam, with only three Griffith . 18 18 19 19 19 93 secutive breaks, was good work. He shoot brought a good attendance. ,eros creeping in the score. Roy ac- Kirkwood 16 20 18 17 18 89 won the trophy, a beautiful solid Shooting conditions were very difficult, ornpanied, the captain in the 90 class, Powdrell 14 9 12 11 13 59 silver affair, with a handicap. The a strong wind playing all ' kinds of although on a smaller number of tar- Smith, ... 19 17 19 14 18 87 final scores of those who finished fol antics with the targets, to the chagrin jets, his performance closing with a Gleason 18 16 17 19 17 87 Burns ...... 12 10 14 15 15 72 low: of many of the contestants. Lenoir straight in the extra 25 target event. Shot. Broke. Hdp. Ttl. was high with 890 per cent, for 110 Dr. Gleason and Prank were tied on Palmer ...... 15 16 1R 16 17 SO SS per cent, for the afternoon, the Tie between Wirth and Temby for first and Farrell ...... 500 433 7 40.1 targets, which included a couple of second won by the former. Valentine ...... 500 424 7 454 35 straights. C. L. Kites also made a Doctor's hopping about from repeater E. Smith...... 500 413 7 442 straight in a 15 event, while Gillie's :o double gun seemingly curbing his Warnick ...... 500 435 0 435 best contribution was a couple of tens. ;arget-breaking powers little, if any. NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS Sanders ...... 500 415 0 415 •Scores: It was the trial of a new gun built to The following officers were elected nt the Miller 500 365 12 409 lis order, and a run of 58 out of 60, annual meeting of the Morris Cove Gun Club Wallburg 500 304 12 403 Events 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 .wo-thirds of them from 21 yards, of New Haven. Conn., which was held April 3. Total scores of the afternoon: Targets . 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 25 Shot.Bk sounds like a good combination. Prank President, Thomas E. Elliott; secretary and Shot. Broke. Pet. Lenoir .... 9 12 9 14 8 15 9 15 7 . . 110 !!8 treasurer, C. S. Wilcox: directors, C. B. 'Walk- Sanders ...... 150 143 .951 Snow ..... 8 13 7 12 was banging them merrily all the way 714 9 14 9 22 135 115 hrough, though a little swifter from er. J. W. Lewis and H. C. Thompson. Shoots Levengston ...... 100 95 .050 Wheeler .. 9 12 9 12 4 11 10 10 10 23 135 110 are to be held on Saturday afternoons during Farrell ...... 125 118 .944 Cheesman . 6 12 8 14 8 12 6 14 7 . . 110 he 16 yards, only four escaping in the June, July and August. E. Smith...... 100 94 .940 Kites ..... 7 13 711 6 15 711 712 135 ast 60. He started in the extra 25 II. E. Greene...... 100 93 .930 Ttlden .... 6 9 4 7 4 8 8 16 110 arget event with a miss and then The Boston Gun Club claims June 13 and 14 for their 1906 annual. Itinerary of events will Ferguson ...... 125 116 .928 L. Misterly .. 9 6 6 2 4 2 12 115 jround to atoms the following 24. The Warnick ...... 100 90 .900 Harris .... 7 10 ' be given later and will interest New England ... 50 Rhode Island representative started shooters. Ruth ...... 125 110 .880 Chapin 4 11 ... 50 jut in good fashion, only losing six in Valentine ...... 125 105 .840 A. Misterly 4 4855 5 . . he first 65, but then the O's came A new gun club has been formed in Maynard, Underbill ...... 100 82 .820 Scores of those shooting less than 50 targets- n bunches and match score was Mass., which expects to start in business Huyck ...... 100 82 .820 O. Misterly 35-13, J. Misterly 30-6, Hawes polled. Two visitors from a distance Patriot's Day. April 19. Wallburg ...... 100 80 .800 25-15, H. S. Kites 10-3. ,vere Parkhurst, of Lawrence, and In the Harvard Shooting Club's Interclass Bee;s ...... 100 80 .800 ohnson, of Whitinsville. The former, series, '06 defaulted to '07. This leaves '07 Pevear ...... 100 80 .800 COLT GUN CLUB. and '08 to shoot in the finals. Jones ...... 100 79 .890 not having shot since last fall, was Sharpe ...... 125 98 Local shooters turned out strong With the B. A. A.-Harvard match the .784 ust warming up to the work at the Stewart ...... 100 74 .740 and many visitors were on hand at the lose of shoot, while the latter made French medal shoot of the New England Ken Miller ...... 100 74 nel Club, and club shoots at Boston Shooting .740 Colt Gun Club, Hartford, Conn., to hem hustle lively in the extra 25 Archibeasslt ...... 100 62 ' 620be greet Messrs. Heer and Butler on the arget events. Scores: Association. Braintree Gun Club. Watertown The Valentine-West trophy will „,, occasion of their visit to this club on Gun Club and Winthrop Gun Club all taking up for competition this Saturday, and March 31. Among- the visitors were Events . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 place on one afternoon, it looks as though Targets . 15 10 15 10 15 15 10 10 15 10 Shot.Bk the air of Greater Boston was heavily laden will be a 400-tnreret match, 100 targets Hearne, representing the Marlin Co., 'ickey ... 14 8 14 8 12 14 10 9 15 9 125 113 with "mlcrobus trapshootingus." From the to be shot each Saturday in April, of New Haven; "Buffalo" Smith, of leason 11 9 10 10 15 13 10 10 13 8 175 154 handicap based on the March record of Boston; Tinker, Johnson, Moore an'B present outlook the fever is likely to spread members. The first 100 targets shot at rank , 13 9 11 8 13 13 8 10 14 9 150 132 as spring advance*. BEAN1AN. each Saturday to count. April 14, 1906. SPORTING LIFE. with the wind blowing a gale, is not easy shooting1 by any means, yet eleven men tried the gram e at the Baltimore A CLEAN SWEEP I Shooting: Association grounds March 31 and, under the circumstances, made At the annual championship tournament of the Indoor .22 Caliber Rifle very creditable scores. Those who League of the United States, held at Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 12-17, 1906, shot the best were Walking, Sampson, Keller, Jr., and France. Scores: Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 Mosley ...... 15 17 35 15 •>. .. .. Mears ...... 11 14 16 13 12 .. .. PETERS CARTRIDGES Prance ...... 16 16 18 15 16 23 20 Watkins ...... 16 17 17 21 ...... ESTABLISHED THE WORLD'S RECORD, Sampson ...... 19 14 . . . . Thompson ...... 10 11 15 15 19 .. .. EXCLUSIVENESS. Keller ...... 18 W 17 19 16 20 15 Rienhart ...... 14 13 13 12 11 .. .. 2,481 Out of a Possible 2,500 Chew ...... 34 IS 19 16 ...... "Forest and Stream," of recent date Smoke ...... 23 17 ...... MADE BY W. A. TEWES. Tracey ...... 21 18 15 16 14 .. .. contained a protest from Cincinnati FIRST HOM&SZS at Zettler Rifle Club Open Tournament, New York, against the Pennsylvania State shoot LIVE BIRD SHOOTING. Mar. 10-17,J906. 100 SHOT MATCH won by Arthur Hubalek, score 2468. Seven being planned for the edification of of the first ten pri/e winners used PETERS .22 SHORT CARTRIDGES. State shooters only. Now, why should Isaac Budd Killed Straight in ihe Key ZIMMCRMRN TROPHY won by L. P. Ittel. not the Pennsylvania State Association BEST BUILSEYE made by W. Rosenbaum. L. C. Buss and L. P. Ittel try this experiment if it so desires? stone Weekly. made possible 225 on the Ring Target. 80 per cent, of the contestants in There must be some innovation to The Keystone Shooting League held these matches used Peters Cartridges, their regular shoot at Holmesburg properly herald the coming' event and Junction April 5 and Isaac W. Budd, the methodi tried one year •will not suf the Pemberton, N. J., -wing shot, took high honors by killing twenty straight THE SEMI-SMOKELESS KINO fice for the next. Not all clubs can live birds from 30 yards rise. There afford to hang up the money induce' were twelve contestants and the race If there ever was the slightest doubt in any mind as to the superiority of Peters Cartridges of all calibers, that doubt has been dispelled for all time by the results of the Sea •ments that the Herron Hill Club, of •was- exciting because close. The bird's Girt, Grand Rapids and New York tournaments. The various winnings and high scores were not Pittsburg, did last year. But to secure were strong, flyers and numerous-bril the result of acci:!f-,it but may be credited to good holding and ABSOLUTELY PERFECT liant shots were "made at long range. AMMUNITION. The inevitable conclusion is that if Peters Cartridges of either large or the attendance'of State residents at a Frank and Brown killed all their birds small caliber, are equal to these most crucial tests, they are the best to use in any kind State shoot should surely be the mis but were unfortunate in losing one of shooting, either for Target practice, --Hunting, Police, or Military purposes. sion of those who have the affair and each dead out; of bounds. Scores: Silyer cup Shoot, 20 live birds, handicap ri*p. its arrangements in charge, arid for Budd ...... f.Sfl) 222,12 -2'21 : : ' 22222^-20 The Peters Cartridge C®., Cincinnati, O. every outsider refused admittance, Frrfnk . .. . .-.(20) 2222222 21222—19 Terry ...... < (28)' 11221 21 _. 2222*—18 New Voi-ks 9S Chambers St., T. H. Keller, Manager. probably ten State men •will 'think1 it Beatty .....(28) 2*211 201 -^. *.i..^ 12222—17 •worth •while to come. Trap shooting Judge." ...... "(28) -22112 22223 fl2*2* 32222—17 McDonald ...<2.S) 2*221 11111 2*22220222—17 is now in such favor, with- shooters Sanford ....(30) *'23!2 *1222 12220 2222?—17 increasing' and clubs multiplying every Brown ...... (30) 22222 2222* 22222 12222—19 Herman . . .. (2S) 2*2*22222012211 22222—17 day, that each State is large enough Pratt ...... (28) 20122112222*22202222—17 and has a sufficient number of target Campbell ...(28) 12*20 22222 222*2 20222—Hi shots to make its own particular ex Harrison ....(28). 11*12 1122* 20022 222*2—15 Open "sweepstake. 7 birds, handicap rise. clusive shoot a success -without the $5 entrance—Frank 6, McDonald 6. Brown 6. programme being necessarily wide Sanford 6, Harrison 5, Budd 5, Murphy 5, Judge 5. open. If outsiders feel slighted they Open sweepstake. 7 .birds, handicap rise. $3 At the Iowa State Shoot, March 14-16, 1906, are privileged to have their own little entrance—Harrison 7, Frank 7, Budd, 7, Mc shoot and run it as they please, bar Donald 6. The Stats Championship was won by Mr. F. A. Weatherhead, of ring Pennsylvanians if they will. Red Oak. la. The same correspondent sighs for HOTHERSALL HIGH. Stephen Hothersall led the field of First Amatew> Average was won by Mr. Lee R. Barkley, of Chicago. the good old days of trap shooting ten contestants at the weeklv live-bird Second Amaievr Average was won by Mr. H. C. Dorton, Fonda, la. "when tournaments were sociable shoot of the Feltonville Gun Club, gatherings, not business meetings, April 5, held at the ball park. Fred The Ottumwa SSiamssrsd Badge was won by Mr. John Burmister, where the squad hustlers were gentle Schwartz wos second with 21. Scores: Spirit Lake, la., and Open sweepstake. 25 lire birds, entrance $10. and courteous, etc.," forgetting that K. M.I K. M. The Above Ninety Per Cent. Experts' Trophy was won by Mr. shooters nowadays are disappointed Hothersall ..... 22 3[Stengle ...... 1S ' 7 Charles Spencer. Schwartz ...... 21 4|Fowler ...... 16 9 unless there is a large number of Schilling ...... 19 filDr. .Appleton. ... 15 10 All ihese gentlemen of course used entries, and hesitate not one minute Bailey ...... 19 6|Tobin ...... 15 10 to vote the shoot a failure if the at Spaeth ...... IS 7|Roberts ...... 13 12 tendance is small, while they are highly dissatisfied unless they use 150 MURPHY VS. MILLER. Interest centered around two spe to 200 or more shells a day. There cial matches at the Philadelphia must be the hustle and bustle of a Driving Park, Point Breeze, Saturday E. I. DuPONT COMPANY, Wifmington, Del. big overwhelming meet or they decide last, after which the regular weekly handicap came in for attention. A. G. it is a slow-going affair and. not at all Murphy, "with two yards advantage, enjoyable. defeated Fred Mueller in a match at There was a time when a man could 50 live birds for $100 a side, by scor BROOKLYN TEAM WINS. ing 42 to 39. In another match at 25 load his shells on the grounds, in be birds for $50 Poulson won over Wil QUNS, AMMUNITION tween events, but those days are past. liams, 20 to 18. There were 15 en Boston Shooters Partially Overcome Now you must have at least one case tries in the open handicap sweepstake Their lead in Final. arid in which Churchill and W. Charlton of 500 approved factory loads at the divided, first honors by killing ten The B. A. A. trap shooters did their club house previous to the beginning straight. Scores; best in the second match with the SPORTING GOODS. of the programme. It would seem a Special match. 50 birds. $100 a side. Crescent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, J. B. SHANNON & SONS, ludicrous performance now -were a Murphy.... '(30) 22112 2221* -M2I2 01222 22222 on their home grounds at Riverside, 22220 12102 22111 22122 2002* Mass., April 7, but were unable to 816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. shooter to pull out a loading kit and Killed 42, missed 8. overcome their opponents' lead of the fix up a half dozen shells at a time. Mnller .....(32) 22222 22222 2222* 2*022 22?02 first contest a fortnight ago. The New Gun Catalogue sent for the asking. In these days of automatic traps, elec 22222 22220 2022* 20220 22020 score then was 634 to 609 in favor of tric pulls and autocratic squad hustlers, Killed 30. missed 11. the New Yorkers. Last. Saturday's Special match, 25 birds, 2S yards rise, $50 match was won by the B. A. A.'s, 668 23,000 head of game were killed by it behooves you to be ready when you,r a side. to 654, but the victory is the Crescent's, him» On one November day he killed turn comes, or run the risk of being Poulson .....22*01 11202 11212 112*1 * 2222—20 with grand total of 128S to the B. A. 730 brace of partridges. He has taken ruthlessly crossed off the s-^uad sheet. Williams .. 02222 *2220 20202 *222* 22222—IS A.'s 1277, since the highest total score part in several record-breaking per Open handicap, sweepstake, 10 birds. ?5 en of the two shoots determined the win formances on other estates, including- All this, merely that the programme of trance. ner. Dr. Gleason was high for the Yds. a marvelous performance with another events may be completed within the Churchill ...... 30 22222 23222—10 Boston team with 90; L. M. Palmer great shot, Lord Walsingham, when day. Who grumbles loudest if an W. Charlton ...... 28 22222 22922--10 for the Crescents with 92. J. S. Fan the two guns killed 338 brace of Brown ...... 30 22222 22202— f> ning', well known all over the country grouse in a gale of •wind. event is held over until the following J M C...... 2S 22122 02122— 0 among' trap shooters, was a very day? The shooter, every time. To Muller ...... ,-r...... 30 20022 22222--- S satisfactory referee. Scores: Felix ...... 28 112121*202—8 B. A. A. the constant, healthy growth of the Grace ...... 27 21202 22202— S Trap in Idaho. sport may be traced the necessity for Murphy ...... 30 00211 20222— 7 The Boise Gun Club, of Boise, Idaho, business rules and regulations. He Ran ford ...... 30 202*2 02222— 7 Dr. E. F. Gleason...... 22 23 24 21—90 held its opening shoot for the season McDonald ...... 28 2*222 02202— 7 over their new set of traps, March 25, who craves the obsolete methods must Dr. Charlton ...... 28 2220022022—7 and although the weather was cloudy attend merely the one«horse shoots. At Williams ...... 27 2201221200— 7 JudR* ...... 27 *2121 *1210— 7 and threatened rain, the following least the average twentieth century Martin ...... 2S 20**2 22222— 7 good scores were made: trap shooter would so describe that Holznath ...... 27 22222 02002— 7 I). E, Hallett...... 1!) 20 21 20—SO Club shoot, 25 targets. W. G. • Tltcomb...... 10 22 19 19—76 Bush ...... 11111 11111 11111 11111 01001—22 long-lost style of meeting where the H. Bayhoitse 11111 10111 11011 11101 10111—21 shooter visited to his heart's content Heer's "Pull" With the Fulkr. Total ...... 688 .1. G. Gray. 11111 11(101 11111 01101 11101—20 CKE.SCIONTS. W. Reason. 10111 11101 10110 11111 11011—20 while a stalled) event awaited his Recently a complimentary shoot was Bollinser .. 11001 01111 01111 11001 11111—It) pleasure. given that wonderfully quick marks W. Tutro .. 00111 11110 11110 01111 01110—18 man, W. H. Heer, the IT. M. C. expert, WaUon ...... 11011 01111 11101 OHIO 00110—17 and his faithful ally, Frank K. Butler. B. Eiistman. 01011 01111 01111 05101 10101—17 Crosby at Cumberland. The latter, as usual, entertained the Sebern .... 10101 11101 10101 00101 11110—16 W. R, Crosby and, Ad. Topperwein club members by his witty reminis Austin .... 00101 11001 11101 11100 01111—Ifi were the attractions at the Cumber cences of various trips, but the gen W. Kivett. . 11001 00100 00111 01011 11111 —IK land (Md.) Shooting Club April 4, uinely funny remark of the afternoon C. Addlern'n 01011 01111 OHIO 00111 01011—10 when it held the best attended and must be credited to an interested lady Gallop ..... OHIO OHIO 11110 OHIO 01011—16 most successful shoot, on the Ca,mp visitor. She was entirely unfamiliar Total ...... 654 Parker .... 00111 10111 00111 11110 10001—16 Hill range, since its organization. Ohas. .Tones 00101 1111.0 00101 01100 11011—14 with the sport of trap shooting, but AGGREGATE TOTALS. W. Shultz.. 11110 10001 01111 10101 01100—15 Crosby took care of high gun honors after watching the game for a half Grand Dr. Brown. 00101 H010 10000 01011 11001—12 •with 141 out of 150 and Topperwein hour grasped the fact that the crack March 24.April 7. total. Oapt. Drake 10111 11111 11100 001.11 00110—17 gave a fine exhibition of fancy rifle er jacks' targets were smashed, yards Crescents 054 1288 068 1277 J. Sliultz... 11110 11111 10100 00001 11001—15 shooting, both performances showing nearer the trap than those of any B. A. A. Al. Bayho'e 11101 10100 10110 01111 11110—17 the excellence of Winchester goods. othev shooter. Calling a friend aside J. M. Hawkins, Baltimore, -was second she volunteered the opinion that the PRIDE OF ENGLAND. high with 138. Scores: puller was favoring Mr. Heer. To Try to Remember. Shot.Bke.l Shot.Bke. quote her words, "they pulled him tar W. R. Crosby 150 14l|H. Billmyer.. 135 65 gets nearer than any of the others, A "Noble Lord" Who Kills 23,000 When speaking to your friend who J. M. Hawkins lf>0 1X.S-W. Crawford. 135 and it was hardly fair. He was better is interested in base ball or trap W. Hubbs. .. 150 110|FeeIy ...... 90 able to break targets than the club Head of Gsrne in Cne Year. shooting, or sports closely allied to J. Hershlser. 150 30 boys and to throw him easy ones was London, April 4.—Lord. Ashburton, them, don't forget to mention "Sport F. Billmyer. . 150 124 B. E. Goss.. a shame." Mr. Heer, when confronted who now IB on his honeymoon in ing Life." Perhaps he does not see A. Billmyer. . 150 11:) Niohol ao with the base charge, smilingly said Africa with his American bride, form this journal, and you will do both of W. Smith... 150 127 Kaufman 75 erly Miss Frances Donnf-Ily, is one, of us a, good turn by recommending1 O. Hohing. . . 150 l.'il A. Hohing. . . 30 it was the first time he had been con F. Love...... 150 104 R. P. Casev. sidered guilty of collusion with the the finest game shots in England. He "Sporting Life." There' is surely 5 I). Askey. ... 150 84 H. C. Shaw. iio puller. The little lady was straighten began to shoot when he was eleven, cents' worth of reading matter to any Djxon..... 821 ed out as to the meaning of good time and at the Grange in Hampshire his one connected or interested "with base in target smashing and for the balance bags have been phenomenally heavy. ball or trap shooting. If you have any BALTIMORE SHOOTERS. of the shoot appreciated to the full Mr. The best was in 1877, when he shot difficulty in getting it of your news Shooting targets in a snow storm, Hcer's speedy handling of the gun. 11,000 partridges. In .1895 more than dealer promptly, write direct to us. SPORTHVG LIFE. April 14, 1906, William C- Barr; treasurer, John Cole- man; secretary, Miles Taylor; trustees, "The Only Absolutely Reliable." M. D. Hogan, W. H. Hunter and W. R. THOSE YOU KNOW. Baker. RELIABLE" At the regular weekly shoot of the Has None Its Bradford (Pa.) Gun Club, April 7, the Can Be following scores were made: Conneely shot a.t 125 and broke 112, Russell 125-lli, Bodine 125-117, Jones 100-85 and Ho«y 100-90. EQUAL Secretary Trowbridge informs us Bits of News, Gossip and Comment that the Morristown (N. J.) Gun Club •will hold a shoot April 20, Friday, in cluding an important meeting of the About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot League. ing Know in Person or Through IMPENDING SHOOTING EVENTS. the Medium of General Fame. The city of Wilkesbarre, Pa., is to celebrate its one hundredth anniversary May 10 to 12, Fred Coleman's score of 47 straight, at and part of the athletic entertainment is to live birds in England, as well as 24 out of consist of a grand jubilee shooting tournament, 25 at 31 yarcts, shows how the Parker Gun BT MRS. WILL K. PABK. to take place May 12. Merchandise prizes to shoots. See another column in this paper Sporting: Life's Trap Shooting- Revierr the yalue of $17.5 have been donated by the showing his marvelous records. for 19O6 is now Issued in book form citizens of Wilkesbarre. They number fifty, from a loving cup, valued at $15.00. for first, »nd will be sent to all who apply, en down to a canvas gun case, value $1.00, for the closing: five cents In stamps.. This last. The Du Pont Powder Co. have donated PARKER BROS.,4l?^rMeriden, Conn. Review contains the records of the a handsome silver loving cup, value .$25.00. N. Y. Salesrooms—32 Warren St. and tn«re is a special prize for the professional prominent professional and amateur class, of a handsome watch fob. valued at trap shots, and shows their actual $25.00. for high average. The prizes are open shooting for the year; also a condensed only for amateur competition and no shooter in the employ of any gun, powder or cartridge summary of the past season's trap company is eligible to compete for the prizes, Bhooting.. Send five cents in stamps with exception of the watch fob. The contest for this book of reference. will be at 50 targets, with entrance of $1.50, high gun shooting rules to govern. Extra entrance fee of $1.00 for the Du Pont trophy. Alfred, I. Du Pont, vice president of A cordial invitation is extended to all shooters The Best Shotgun Smokeless Powder on Earth, WINS the Du Pont Powder Co., is one of a and considerable diversified entertainment is number of capitalists interested in the offered those who accept. Manager E. L. State Championship, also the Lloyd IVIeda} at the .T. F. Lloyd Co.'s Second Philadelphia Elevated and Subway Klipple will send a programme to all. who ask. Railtvay Co. that has lately applied for and a committee of eight will make everybody rmal Live Bird Contest, Pine Bluff, Ark., March 15th. a charter to build an elevated and sub welcome. way passenger railway. The Paskamansett Gun Club, of New Bedford, Mass., are hard it work perfecting their ran^'e The Cleveland (O.) Gun Club, desir conditions for the May 22. 2:! shoot, which ing to create more interest in target they declare will be the event of the season. The best Shotgun Smokeless Powder on Earth, that was barred out of the shooting among its members, will pre The committee expects over 100 shooters, in Interstate Association because it is foreign. Keep on watching this space. sent a sterling- silver trophy for Sat cluding many of the country's "cracks." The urday competition this month. Paskamansett grounds are among the finest in the East and everything has been done to pro vide the best of apparatus. Two automatic J. H. LAU & CO., 75 Chambers St., N. Y. City, The Grafton (W. Va.) Rod and Gun traps have been installed, capable of throwing Club has secured a new range above 18,000 targets each day of the shoot if required. Sole Agents for the Nobel's Explosives Co., Limited, Glasgow, Scotland. the Grafton reservoir, and the club's A big new platform lias been provided, where SEND FOR "SHOOTING FACTS." traps, cabin, etc., -will at once be re shooters stand three yards apart and targets moved from Blueville Park to the nepf are thrown with clear sky background. The location. The season's first shoot of club is conveniently situated to attract Ne.w- the Monongahela Valley Sportsmen's port, Providence, Boston and Fall River shoot JERSEY CONTESTS. Association will be held on thdse ers. $250 of gold and merchandise is offered grounds April 27. in prizes for this tournament and the club has the promise of many paid experts to .ittemi Shoots Held at Bridgeton. Haddonfield THE this shoot, so it is expected that some fine and Princeton. We note in a recent exchange that scores will mark the event. The officers of the "Jack Fanning, the veteran trap shot. club are William H. Knowles, president; E. The Cumberland Gun Club, of is expected to visit the Schenectady O. Billiard, secretary; George A. Eggers. cap Bridg-eton, N. J., defeated the Crescent Championship Gun Club some time in April." Can tain; Michael Shay, lieutenant; all of whom Gun Club, of Vineland, April 5, by 19 anybody tell how long since Mr. Fan inten_d making this season the most prosperous targets in a 10-inan team race at 250 ning has been eligible to the ranks of one in the club's career. They plan to hold, targets. The home club shot in g-ood OF IOWA, the veterans. besides the big May shoot, matches on every form, four members breaking 22 out of holiday and club shoots every two weeks. 25. Aurnack, of the visitors, broke 23. NEBRASKA, MISSOURI and KANSAS A large number of Southern quail In the events shot after the match W. have been released in Bucks county Secretary Shaner informs us that the Inter Stellar, Brown, Peachy and Auma.ck AT THE Pa., lately by sportsmen, and the farm state Association's Western Handicap will be divided first honors. Scores in the team held at Denver. Col.. August 21. 22 and 23, race follow: ers have guaranteed to give the birds under the auspices of the Denver .Trap Club. Omaba Tournament, March 20-22,1906, protection. The Association lias been advised by the club CUMBERLAND. I CRESCENT. that there will be $3000 added money at this A. Sooy...... 22|Anmack ...... 2P> Was won by Mr. GEORGE W John Thomas, Jr., won the Mer- tournament, which should be the means of Shall ...... 22|Stewart ...... 20 MAXWELL, of Holstein, Neb., chantville '(N. J.) Gun Club cup, offer making the first Western Handicap one of the Adams ...... Large ...... 1!) largest tournaments held in this or any other L. Hurff...... Waldman an amateur, who used ed by one of its members. It was a country. Brown ...... Tumey . .. handicap event of 100 targets, cover 1'latts ...... 21 jCoodfellow ing four shoots and Thomas broke 90. .J. Hurff...... 20|(}afto ..... The Kane Sportsman's Club will hold a two- Zunes ...... 191Jones ..... The Richmond (Va.) Gun Club held day tournament at Kane. Pa.. July 10. 11. M. Sooy...... '.. ]8| Vannaman "NEW SCHULTZE." There will be two cups for team competition, Cooney ...... 16|Nash ....; a shoot April 3 in honor of Col. J. T. also some added money. H. E. Brown is secre Anthony, who represents the U. M. C. tary. Total ...... 203 Total ...... 184 Co. In the 50-target contest Ander- Scores of extra events: son with jlS, MacLclland and Anthony The Apr!! 23 tournament on the Peqnea Gun Event No. 1, hog shoot, 25 targets—W. with 46, were the high scorers. Club grounds promises to be a record-breaker Stellar 24. Brown 24. A. Sooy 20, Zanes 22. Laflin & Rand Powder Co. for Lancaster. It will mark the opening shoot Autnack 22, Waldman 22, Tumey 22, V. Stellar 17O Broadway, New York. Horace Young defeated Samuel C. of the new Lancaster League, in which seven 21, M. Sooy 20. Esiliill 19, Shull .1.8. Alien 18, Aiman 44 to 42 in a live pigeon shoot teams will compete, and serve as an occasion Hettinger 18, Good fellow 16, Sheppard 10, ing match at 50 birds each, 28 yards to entertain many famous experts. The pro Ooonley 15, Peachy 15, Vannaman 14, Ernest 12, rise, for $200, on the Keystone Shoot gramme calls for 200 targets, $17.00 entrance, Nash 8. ing League grounds at Holmesburg targets two cents each. $5.00 will be given Event No. 2. 15 targets—W. Stellar 15, Junction, April 3. Young's best work to high amateur and $2.00 to low gun shooting Peachy 15, Sharp 14, Aumaok 14, Hand 14, testants shot up to their usual form was 30 straight hits out of 31. • the entire programme. Experts shoot for tar M. Sooy 12, Kelly 12. Vannaman 12, J. Hurffi gets only. Shoot starts at 10.30 promptly .and 12. L. Hurff 11, Hettinger 11, Brown . 11, and the score was very mediocre, two sets of traps will be in readiness. Ship Shull 10. F. Stellar 10. Adam 10. Young 10, though in justice to Powell it must be In a recent live-bird shoot at Pen- shells prepaid to Nat Ressler, Lancaster. Pa. Esihill 10. Gage ft. Shepnard 9, Smith 9. stated, that he was badly handicapped argyl the Delaware Water Gap marks Event No. o. 15 targets—F. Stellar 15, Au by a defective gun. This had recently men, Joseph Graves and Harry Gibbs, mack 15, W. Stellar 14. Sharp 1!!, J. Hurff 13, been worked on and when he attempt •won. Graves defeated Money, the crack The Catchpole Gun Club tournament at Wol- Peachy 18, Vannaman 13, Brown 12, M. Sooy ed to use it the trigger pull was found cott, N. Y., April 24, will include eleven 12, Adams 12, Ernest 10. Shull 10, Young 10, Dover shot, in a 50-bird contest. events at 130 targets, $10.00 entrance. Event so light that both barrels would go off Graves killed 46 and Money 43. Be No. 7 is a merchandise handicap for five prizes; simultaneously. An effort to correct sides the 46 killed by Graves, two fell hammerless gun. value $25.00, for fi-st; sole TIE MATCH AT HADDONFIELD. this resulted in the other extreme and dead only six inches out of bounds. leather gun case, two rugs and 100 loaded The Merchantville and Haddonfield he was forced to go into the match Gibbs and Frome Shot at 15 birds, shells. Money is to be divided 40. ISO, 20 inid gun clubs shot a team match April 7 with a pull of more than seven pounds Gibbs killing 14 and Frome 13. 10 per cent. Interstate rules govern. Experts on the Haddonfield grounds. It. was a This doubtless disconcerted him some and manufacturers' agents invited to shoot for ten-men team at 25 targets and ended what and his loss of three birds in suc The Mount Holly and Pemberton price of targets. in a tie With scores of 187. J. B. Ben- cession in the early part of the match gun clubs, of New Jersey, visited nett, of Haddonneld. did the best must be attributed to this. This rob- Bristol, April 4, for a contest between shooting- of the occasion by cracking bed-the match of all interest, though the two clubs. The Pemberton Club 22, while Bergen and Morgan made 21 at the fifteenth round, he was only one •wns defeated by twelve birds. As each. The scores: behind, but two misses immediatelv pigeon shooting is not allowed in Jer TRADE NEWS. HADDONFIELD. | MERCHANTVILLE. after settled the affair and Pemberton sey, the Jersey clubs visit Pennsyl Bennett ...... 22|Morgau ...... 20 won out by 21 to 19. Two of Pember- vania to have their contests. Bergen ...... 21|I'rice ...... 20 ton's misses occurred on rather easy Averages Reported. Rexon ...... lillHeicl ...... 20 birds which he usually disposes in The Wilmington Gun Club contested Reports coming from different parts of the K. Peacock...... 18|I'aul ...... 19 easy fashion, but evidently he was out with the Newark Gun Club at Wil country show that Winchester factory loaded Halloway ...... 18 Lang' ...... 19 of- form. After the match a number mington, March 31, and won by 34 shells are winning first honors everywhere At Peacock...... IS Powell of miss-and-out and five-bird sweeps targets. The scores, owing to the bad Pittsburg, Pa.. April 3, W. R. Oosby and ,T. Tule 18 Perkins . were shot. In these Sonny Dickinson, weather, -were low, 240 and 206 out of M. Hawkins won first and second professional Tomlinson Newman a youth of fifteen years, was the possible 400 targets per team. averages and Edward Hickey won first amateur Clement Thomas . bright particular star as he scored 24 average, Charles Irwin and Joseph Callioun he- Vaughn .. 17 Hay out of 25. The conditions of the match Wild geese and ducks have been ing tied for second place. All the above were 25 live birds per man, Interstate very plentiful on the seaside for the shooters used Winchester factory loaded shells. Total ...... 1871 Total ...... 187 At Canonsburg. P.-i.. April 2. j. M. Hawkins rules, 30 yards rise. Challenger must, last three weeks and gunning has won first professional average and Ed. Hickev. MONTCLAIR VS. PRINCETON. put up $10 against the medal, winner never been better. Two gunners from William Henry and M. Hoey won first, second takes money and medal, and, loser pays Onancock, Va., killed more than 300 Princeton, N. J., April 7.—Editor for the birds. The following are tha ducks a.nd 25 geese. and thind amateur averages, all using Win "Sporting- Life."—The Montclair Gun chester factory loaded shells. At (he above Club defeated Princeton this afternoon scores in the championship contest: shoots Mr. Ad. Topperwein. champion of the bv 266 to 187. The best individual work Pemberton . 22222 2222* 22022 2202(1 2222°—*>1 Secretary Graham, of the Oil City world, gave a remarkable exhibition of fancy Powell .... 22000 22222 22222 00220 22222—19 CPa.) Gun Club reports with much rifle shooting, demonstrating the wonderful ac was done by Bush, of Montclair, who regret the sudden death of Mr. H. H. curacy and reliability of Winchester .22 calibre broke 45 targets out of a possible 50. The scorns of those who participated in th« Foskett, of Corry, Pa., for years a automatic rifles and cartridges. Besides doing Mtinn made the best, score for Prince- sweeps and miss-and out wore as follows- W popular member of the Oil City Gun the numerous tricks usually practiced by fancy ton with a score of 40. B. I'owell :;i>-::i. Paul U. Lilzke .'!U-25. H I/ Club, and for many years one of its rifle shots, he gave evidences of skill not. pos Fasett 22-10. W. H. Miller 27 20. S. M Powell sessed by others, such as drawing portraits with 25-1:;, W. P. Bird l.'i-H, Sonny Dirkinson 2(j-24. directors. the rifle. Altogether lie gave a most eiitertaiu- Arkansas Championship. Everybody shot Peters shells. .1. T. Thi- ing and instructive exhibition. Little Rock, Ark., April 6.—Editor ba:ilt refereed the championship match. Annie Oakley has settled a suit out At Millersport, ()., April 3. John R. Taylor "Sporting Life."—John M. Pemberton, of court -with the Hoboken "Observer" won first professional and Will Hunt and Rap. of Ashvale, and W. B. Powell, of Eng A shooting match took place at and also received through its columns Reilhorn won first and second amateur averages. lish, met here today in a 25 live-bird Spring Valley Park, Reading, April 4 a complete apology for the erroneous all shooting Winchester factory loaded shells. match to dispute the possession of the between J. George Kuersten and John report it printed in 1903. At Mlllvale, Pa.. March 31, first and second general averages were won by H. Billsinger and Peters Cartridge Co. live-bird cham H. Lewis, two of the crack marKsmen Ed. Hickey respectively, using Winchester pionship trophy, of which the former of that vicinity. In the target events The Analostan Gun Club, of Wash factory loaded shells. is the holder. The conditions were Lewis won one at 15 and, one at 10 ington, D. C., at its annual meeting, At Manning, Iowa, March 28, first and second ideal and everything1 was favorable for while Kuersten won one at 10. Tha April 8, elected the following officers professional averages were won by C. G. Spencer good scores, though the birds were bird match -was shot at 21 yards rise, for the ensuing year: President, and Chris. Gottlieb respectively, using Win strong1 and active despite the lack of Rhode Island rules, and resulted iti Charles S. Wilson; vice president, Dr. chester factory loaded shells. wind. However, neither of the con- Lewis killing 12 to his opponet's 8. April 14, 1906. SPORTING LIFE. This gun does the worif of reloading. There is no lever or slide to operate. After a shot has been fired the recoil ejects, loads, cocks and also closes and locks the breech, leaving the gun ready for the next shot. As the recoil is thus consumed in working the mechanism, the kick is greatly reduced and "flinching," headache and bruised shoulders are prevented. This single barrel, hammerless repeater of five shots is absolutely safe because of its several locking devices, the Safety on the Trigger and the Solid Breech. List Prices $40 and Upwards. 9 Agency, tliON, /V. V. Depo(f 313 Broadway, New York City. 86-88 First Street, San*f rancisco, Cal. gun and received much applause on TRAP IN INDIANA. those present seemed to center in the breaking 95 out Of his first 100 and exhibition of rifle and revolver shoot scoring 140 out of 150 for the after ing given by Mr. Topperwein. He not IN PENNSYLVANIA. noon. In the g61d medal handicap Spring Tournament at Crawfordsville only interested the observers, but as shoot. Fields, with handicap of seven, —Barkley Wins High Average. tonished them with the remarkable and Rogers, with similar aid of five, feats he performed. He commenced scored even, Rogers winning the shoot- Crawfordsville, Ind., April 6, 1906.— with revolver shooting, breaking blue PHILADELPHIA CLUBS. off, 23 to 22. Fields and George Rey Editor "Sporting Life."—The Craw rocks by the aid of a mirror, shooting nolds are, at this date, tied with three fordsville (Ind.) Gun Club held its them in the air and also from a stake, Clearview Tie Still Undecided—Copple wins each for the trophy, which goes twenty-third annual spring tourna turning his back to it and shooting to the member winning it the greatest ment April 4 and 5. Past experience over his head, at them, the target be Does Good Shooting at Media — nuniber of times before the end of the has taught trap devotees that Craw ing reflected in a mirror, which he held season. Scores of club event with fordsville shoots are Well worth at in his hand. He commenced his rifle Other Club Shoots. tending, and as usual, many of the shooting by throwing small pieces of handicap first given, followed by va best-known shots of the Midd.le West The Clearview Gun Club met April rious specials: brick in the air, Which he pulverized 7 to decide the winner of the nine tie were on hand when the gong sounded. with great regularity. Then he Events. Bke.Hdp.ftl. 1 4 5 6 Mayor Ed. Voris' town boasts of one changed to cubes Of •wood and amused men of the regular handicap shoot held Targets 25 .. 25 25 25" " of the best adapted shooting parks in the 24th of last month. The condi .. 23 22 .. .. the crowd by hitting a single one Rogers 20 the country, which is located on a four or five times before it rea.checl tions were 25 targets, handicaps count Fields 7 28 22 .. 21 21 .. high level tract overlooking the pic ing, and all scores of 25 and over con Copple 0 24 24 24 24 23 22 23 the ground. He also seemed able to sidered as ties. Flaherty and Simon Leedom 7 24 14 17 .. .. 17 turesque Rock River Valley. This hit very tiny marbles thrown in the withdrew, and after two shoot-offs it Rigby 6 23 ..* 17 18 makes an ideal background, which is air as easily as be did the larger ob simmered down to a contest between .Tames 10 23 in a measure responsible for uniformly jects. His exhibition of splitting cards D. N. Elwell and Al Edwards, when it Reynolds 6 22 . . IB high scores. Fred Gilbert, W. R. held edgeways at a distance of 18 or was called on account of Elwell iniur- Willlamson 21 0 21 22 20 Crosby, Tom Marshall and others have 20 yards pleased the audience, as did ing- his eyes. It was decided to finish Yarnall ... 1 7 20 made some of their best scores here, his work in peeling' potatoes which it at the next reg-ular club shoot. Both ( Pennington . 21 and various records have been made were stuck on a stick and revolvel by and broken at the Crawfordsville his shooting. The crowning feats were Elwell and Edwards shot in good traps. The club house is splendidly form, Elwell in his first string break NARBERTH SHOOT. in shooting a .22 Winchester, ejecting ing straight. The scores follow: equipped for the comfort and conven the empty shell, reloading his gun A combination target and live bird ience of visiting shooters, and last, and hitting the empty shell before Hp. Bk. Tl. Hp. Bk. Tl. shoot drew a good field, of gunners but not least, of the attractive features it reached the ground, and throwing Elwell ...... 4 45 25 4 21 25 April 7 to' the Narberth Gun Club's are the good old-fashioned country throwing four eggs into the air and Edwards ...... 4 22 25 4 21 25 grounds at Narberth. The 75-target dinners which "Mother" Deitrick sets Fink ...... S 22 25 8 15 23 breaking them all before they had event had twelve participants, two of up on these occasions. In spite of per time to scatter. Paulson ...... 6 22 25 S 18 24 them tieing for high score, with 68 fect weather conditions the first day, Wenztng ...... 7 22 25 1 16 23 breaks apiece. Sharp and Duffield The afternoon was dark and during Carf ...... 4 20 24 .. . •. .. the scores were hardly up to the aver part of the time a drizzling rain fell, Eambo ...... 4 20 24 .. .. Were fortunate enough to out-shoot age. This may be accounted for, how which made the shooting difficult on the rest. Wolf finished second with 64, ever, from the fact that it was the account of the bad light. This also followed by Titlow with 62, and then first "out" for many of the partici affected the target shooters. Messrs. MEADOW SPRINGS GUN CLUB. Babb with 61. Schmidt killed straight pants. L. R. Barkley, of the Watson Hawkins and Crosby, of course, led, The Meadow Springs, April 7, held in the five-bird event, Babb with four Park Gun Club. Chicago, set a fast pace the former scoring 94 and the latter One of the best shoots of the season was the next best man. Scores: the opening day and finishe with the 95 out of a possible 100. During the on their grounds at Fifty-seventh and TARGET EVENT. high gun, breaking 206 out. of 215 tar last, round of 25 the experts partici Lancaster avenue, with twenty-two gets. Everett Brokn, Pleasant Grove, Sharp ...... 23 24 21 Ind., took second place among the am pated in, it grew quite dark and Mr. shooters present to battle for club Duffield ..... 24 21 Crosby lost two targets in his last five. honors. Three marksmen tie.d on 24, Wolf ...... 22 21 21 ateurs with 195, and Hugh Clark, Of the local shooters Uncle Billy Beyer and Brenizer breaking that Titlow ..... 20 22 20 Ufbana, 111., third with 192. Ralph Wagner was among the top notchers, many out of 25 in the regular club Babb ...... 22 21 18 Trimble, Covington, Ky.. led the pro in fact led them, with 80 broken out of event together with Hill, who broke Sclimldt, ...... 20 19 fessionals with 204. J. S. Boa, of S5 shot at. Bauskett scored 66 out of 22 and had a handicap of two added. G. Emerson...... 18 20 19 Chicago, was a, single, target be 75, and Joseph H. Hunter, C. O. Wil- Scores, handicap and total of club J. Emerson ...... 17 19 hind him. Miserable weather con hite and James did good work. Fol shoot given in first three columns, fol- Dill ...... 15 19 20 ditions the second day interfered lowing are the scores: Hynes ...... 16 19 18 tvith the attendance, but the regular 16wed by four sweepstake events. Bonsall ...... 16 15 • 16 Shot.Bk.! ' Shot.Bk. programme was carried out. Barkley Crosby I no !V.!Coieman ...... ft~> 43 Hp.Tl. 1 2 LIVE BIRDS. and Boa tied fcuc first place, missing Hawkins .. 100 04lM. Taylor..... 35 Targets .. .. 10 15 Schmidt ..... 21222—5 J. EmersoB . . 22002—3 but five targets apiece out of 215. Wilhite ... no ?5IHaven ...... 20 Beyer ... 0 24 6 12 Babb ...... 20212— 4 Wolf ...... 21020—3 Trimble and Brown scored 204, Stan- Hunter 105 85|C. S. Wilson.. . -25 Bfenizer , * 24 .- 13 Sharp ...... 2102* — 3|G. Emerson.. 21200—3 nard 203 and Ed. Varis 198. Barkley Carpenter . 90 68 Tapt. Rhodes 20 2 24 7 13 entered as an amateur, but left Dr. Barr... 90 09 McCartney 20 Katie . . . 2 23 6 13 a professional. While here, he signed Wagner . . . 85 80 Hogan ...... 20 Pierce . ." 3 22 5 7 PHILADELPHIA LEAGUE TROPHIES. with the Du Pont Powder Company to Bauskett .. 6(1 Peyton ...... 10 Kauffman 3 22 .. .. The trophy committee Of the Trap James SO Hurley ...... 10 Mardin . 0 21 8 13 take the place of Fred Gilbert, who Dr. Munroe 30 C:oke ...... 10 Rice . . . 1 21 7 10 Shooters' League announced recently has been compelled to give up the Fieklen . . . 28 Daniels ...... 10 5 Willour . Q 20 10 that every prize had been secured for shooting game on account of failing Vlers ..... 26 Dr. Taylor..... 40 26 Dr. Slaughter 0 20 the gunners and clubs, arid that sev health. The Crawfordsville Gun Club * 20 eral extra trophies would probably be has already begun laying plans for a Langfeld . * 20 donated by outside concerns interested big two days' tournament to be held Empire Gun Club. Shaw .... 20 in trap shooting before the season in October. Announcements will be Three trophy events were decided at Wiley .... 19 0 19 .... closed. There will be prizes offered for sent out in due time and the officers the shoot of the Empire Rod and Gun Heath cote 18. 1 19 .. .. straight scores, the highest average Martin ... 15 3 38 5 12 will be satisfied, with no less than 100 Club, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 4, H. C. Heite ..... 12 6 18 .... made in eighteen shoots, lowest aver entries. Byrd, Charles Robinson and John "D. Gothard . •0 17 7 age in eighteen contests, and prizes 1st day. 2d day. Total. Nager winning, in the order named. Franklin . 0 16 .. to be shot off between teams finishing Shnt.Bke. Shot.BkP. Sbot.Bke. Full scores were necessary to land the Kirsch .... * 14 .. fourth, fifth and sixth, and also for Vietmyer 215 isr. 215 ITS 430 3<>3 prizes, and Byrd and Nager's victories Wood .... 5 14 .. seventh, eighth and ninth. The most Barklpy 215 20fi 430 416 were due to their own skill, while Henry ... 0 13 .. valuable will naturally go to the team Le Compte 215 192 195 430 3$7 Robinson's allowance of five targets Boa ..... 215 203 215 210 430 413 •Visitor. winning the championship, and two Trimble . 204 215 204 430 408 helped him to the coveted goal. In the Other handsome trophies, are up for Voris .... 215 1S5 215 198 430 383 sweepstake shooting. L. B. Hooper did HILLSIDE GUN CLUB. second and third place holders. Sat- Lam me ,. 21") 188 215 187 430 375 great work and broke 39 out of 40 urdav, June 2, was agreed upon as the Straughn . 215 183 21ft 183 targets. Byrd wOn the first on a clean At the regular monthly club handi date "for the shoot-off of the league tie Iliff ..... 215 187 380 328 score and Hooper took the othpr three cap shoot of the Hillside Gun Club, averages made in the championship 215 171 215 171 on 30 straight breaks. The scores: held on the Chestnut Hill grounds shoots, and the Highland Gun Club's Denny .... 215 169 it;r> Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 April 7, handicaps counting, Alex Caie grounds, at Edge Hill station, was Moeller .. . 215 190 215 190 Targets ...... 25 25 25 10 10 10 10 H. won the club prize by shodting the selected as the place for the contests. Sayles .. .. 215 215 166 H. C. Byrd...... (1) 25 23 21 10 8 fi 9 0 top score, and he also won the Laurerit Pardington 215 215 168 J. J>. Nascer...... (1) 232425 89780 trophy by scoring the greatest number Burford . . 140 140 124 A. P. Atchley.... .(4) 23 24 24 9 6 7 7 2 of straight breaks. Homewood, -won Targets at Red Hill. •rown 215 430 399 L. B. Hooper...... (1) 23 22 24 9 10 10 10 0 the straight away badge after a shoot- Clark ...... 215 192 215 192 W. Ilazlett...... (7) 23 22 21 76672 off between himself, Caie and M. Bis - The all-day target shoot at the Red Tripp ...... 215 183 215 183 A. J. Egger...... (4) 22 23 21 89582 bing. At the regular annual meeting Hill (Pa.) Hotel shooting grounds Servies ..... 130 120 130 120 Charles Robinson. . (5) 22 25 23 7 5 8 7 2 of the club thaold officers -were elected drew fifteen shooters March 31. A Stanriard ... 215 194 215 203 430 397 Handicaps in parenthesis included in the to serve during the ensuing year. The couple of target matches were shot Ward ...... 215 183 183 totals of 25 target events, likewise the last scores: besides the regular events. C. F. Mil column handicaps in the 10 target. ler defeated F. Freyer, 42 to 30, out of Analostans Entertain .Experts. Club handicap, 50 targets. 50 targets, and Leashotz won over Trap shooting in Salt Lake, Utah, Hdp. 1st. 2d. Tl. Baum with 10 to 9, out of 25 targets Washington, D. C., April 8.—Editor has taken a new lease this spring and Caie ...... 16 24 21 61 "Sporting Life."—The Analostart Gun though it is about three years since a M. Bisbing ...... 20 21 19 00 for $5.00*a side. Simon Croll managed the affair in good style. Scores: Club opened the shooting season on tournament has been held in that city, Laurent ...... 18 17 22 52 April 5. On that occasion the club was arrangements are now und,er "way for R. Bisbing...... S 22 20 50 Shot.Bk. Shot.Bk. honored by the presence of three of a two-day affair, May 2 and 3. Two Homewood ...... 8 20 21 49 . 110 91 C. F. Miller... 50 42 Aiman ...... 1C 9 15 40 Bean the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.'s prominent Eastern shooters, Messrs. Freyer . 95 67 Stout 40 27 representatives, Messrs. Crosby, Top- Shemwell and Keefe, have lately Croll 95 66 Miller 35 22 perwein and Hawkins, arid a. large settled in Salt Lake and are re MEDIA MARKSMEN. H F. Haring. 90 56 Bland 30 19 F. Haring.... 75 52 W. Levy.. 30 23 nuniber of citizens from the city and sponsible for much of the present ac Good scores were the rule at the Brey ... 55 Leashotz 25 10 surrounding country were present to tivity. Cal. Callison was high at the Saturday shoot of the Media (Pa.) Gun F6t 65 38 A. L. Baun.... witness the exhibition to be given by shoot April 1, in a snow storm, with Club, Aoril 7. J. E. Copple, was high Wolf 55 321 these notable experts. The interest of 79 out Of 100. *4 SPORTINO LIFE. April 14, 1906. ESTER "LEADER" and "REPEATER" LOADED SHELLS. For six consecutive years Winchester Factory Loaded " Leader " and "Repeater** Shotgun Shells have stood first in popularity, first in victories won and first in strong shooting qualities. Carefully inspected shells and the best combinations of powder, shot and wadding, loaded by machines which give invariable results, are responsible for the supe riority of Winchester "Leader" and "Repeater" Shotgun Shells. There is no guess-work in loading them. Reliability, velocity and penetra tion are determined by scientific apparatus and practical experiments. Sold By All Dealers Everywhere. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., -. - NEW HAVEN, CONN. GILBERT'S CONVALESCENCE, and Mr. Stevens successfully accounted Ackley trophy. Bonser, who won out, man s League, under the auspices * of tin* for 48 out of 50 in the cup contest. shot in better f,orm than on the oc Fairmont Gun Club. Ed. H. Taylor, secr«- And a Belated Story of His New Eng Cup scores follow: casion of the tri-city team race, and tary. Targets ...... 15 20 15 Ttl. his performance of breaking 47 out of June 5, 6—Macon, Ga. H. S. McClnsfcy, mw» land Toor. Stevens ...... :.... 14 19 15 48 50 from 20 yards, was first class. Other ager. June 5, 6, 7—Nebraska State Sportsman'8 A*. Through the kindness of Mr. V. V Everett ...... 14 17 15 46 scores: W. Hale...... 14 ]S 13 45 Yds. 15 15 20 Ttl sociation. Lincoln, Neb. George t,. Carter, Dorp, of Shannon & Sons, this city, we Knight ...... 12 19 14 45 Bonser ...... 20 15 12 20 41 president. a,re able to give our readers a late Calhoun ...... 11 19 14 44 Stone ...... 16 14 11 17' 45 June 5, 6, 7—State shoot »f the New Jersey bulletin regarding the convalescence Elliott ...... 12 IS l."> 43 Kepplinger ...... 16 12 12 17 41 State Sportsmen's Association at Newark. W. of Mr. Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake Good ...... 12 17 14 43 Lutie Gambell.... 16 14 12 15 41 B. Hobart, secretary. Iowa, the one-time duck shooter, who Straub ...... 11 ](j 15 42 Stacey ...... 16 11 10 18 39 June 5, 6, 7, 8—Ohio State shoot, Dayton, O. later has devoted his days to demon Henshaw ...... 12 IS 12 42 Pofalar ...... 19 13 11 14 38 C. C. Rayburn, president. strating the art of wing shooting a; Buck ...... 12 18 12 42 Willie ...... 16 11 It 16 38 Jnne 12. 13, 14—Tenth annual tournament «C applied to artificial targets. Under H. Hale...... 13 11 12 36 Jackson ...... 19 13 11 12 36 the West Virginia State Sportsmen's Asso date of April 2, Mr. Gilbert writes: "I Noel ...... 10 14 12 36 Roll ...... 17 10 12 14 36 ciation, nnder auspices Falnnont Gun Clnfc. Lindburg ...... 11 13 12 86 Herman ...... 17 12 11 12 Fairmont. West Va. $1000 added to panes. am pleased to report that I am slowly Irwin ...... 13 13 0 35 Ed. H. Taylor, manager. improving and am now able to walk Davis ...... 8 12 14 34 June 12, 13. 14—Twelfth annual amateur too*. across the room without help. Will Abbott ...... 10 14 10 34 FIXTURES FOR THE FUTURE. nnrnent Soo Gun Clab, Sioux City, low*. go to Hot Springs, Ark., as soon as J. Hale...... 8 17 S 33 W. F. Dnncan, secretary. able to travel, and feel assured thai Haberman ...... 7 13 s 28 April 18—Shoot of the Piedmont Gun Club at Jnne 12, 13. M, 15—Maryland connty shoot, this will straighten me out all O. K McFarland ...... 8 12 8 26 Piedmont. W. Va. F. A. Ricker, secretary Prospect Park, Baltimore, Md. J. Mowell Of course will not be able to shoot for Keeley ...... 3 13 10 26 April 19—Spring tournament of the Snrlnefleld Hawkins, manager. 1630 John street. some time. Was down to 120 pounds (Mass.) Gun Clnb, at Springfield. C L June 12-16^-Forty-eighth annnal tournament of at one time, so must 'get some flesh TRAP IN IOWA. Kites, secretary. the New York State Sportsmen's Association, and strength back. Hoping to see you April 19—Shoot of the Ohio Valley League nnder the auspices of the Infallible Gun ChJb. d.uring the season, I remain, etc.'" under auspices of the McMechan Gun Club ai Buffalo. N. Y. E. J. McLeod, secretary, M4J Andubon Gun Club Hold Successful McMechan, W. Va. H. S. West, secretary Niagara street. That his recovery be speedy and thor April 19—-Haverbill, Mass., tenth Patriot's Day Jnne 13, 14—Twelfth annnal meeting and tear. ough, seems to be the wish of every Shoot. tournament. S. G. Miller, secretary nament of the North Dakota State Sport*. body in this section and all others. The Aud.ubon (la.) Gun Club held a April 21—Third annual tournament of the * men's Association, at Fargo, N. D. Robbing GILBERT A GOOD LISTENER. independent Gun Clnb, at Eastoa, Pa Ed & Bailey, managers. very successful all-day tournament on ward F. Markley, secretary. • A little incident connected with Gil March 27, though arranged on short April 23, 24. 25—Thirtieth annual State shoot June 13. 14—Wellington. Mass.. Boston Gnu bert's last New England tour, which notice, for the purpose of entertaining of the Texas Sportsmen's Association at Club annual tournament. H. C. Kirkwood. Messrs. Fred Whitney, C. G. Spencer manager, 23 Elm street. Boston has never appeared in print, may be Austin. 5500 or more added money Wallace Jnne 19 20, 21, 22—Indianapolis, lod. Tb« interesting just at this time when the and Chris Gottlieb, who represent the R. Miller, Austin. Texas, manager Interstate Association's Grand America* popular expert is confined to his home Winchester Repeating Arms Company. April 24—Wolcott, N. Y.. tournament 'Catchpole Handicap Tonrnament, $1060 added moner and unable to indulge in his favorite Spencer was high with 142 broken out Gun Club. E. A. Wadsworth, secretary. Elmer E. Shaner, secretary-manager Plt& sport. In company with Doremus and of the programme events that totaled April 25—Tournament of the West Fairvlew burg. Pa. ' 150 targets. F. Vermilya was second Gun Club, at West Fairview, Pa. E O Kirkwood, who made up the Boston Hatfleld, secretary. Jnne 26. 27—Annnal sommer tournament of the contingent, they alighted from a train with 126, Gottlieb and F. H. Adams April 27—Grafton, W. Va.. first monthly tonr- Bradford Gun Club, at Bradford, Pa. Joaenli in a Massachusetts town. The gun third with 124. At the conclusion of nament of the Monongahela Valley 'Sports lie Onmpte, secretary. cases caught the eye of a loquacious programme the county badge shoot men s League, under the auspices of the JutreJ 2£ 2?~Se^P*b *nn"al o* the Wisconsin local enthusiast, who inquired, "Going was held and the badge was won by Grafton Rod and Gun Club. W. B. Stuck and Northern Michigan Leagne of Gun Claba shootin?" "Yes," answered the man C. E. Talbot with a straight twenty- secretary. ' at Ironwood. Mich. Geo. C. Foster Sec'y from the West, "the gun club is going five. Scores: Hurley, Wis. " May 2, S—Peoples' Gnn Club, Syracnse N Y July 10. 11—Third tournament of the Missouri to have a shoot and we have come to Events . 123456789 10 Fred G. Millard manager, 301 Cortland are! and Kansas League at Carthage, Mo Dr take part in the fun." "Well," vol Targets . 10 10 15 15 10 10 15 15 10 10 Shot.Bk May 2, 3, 4—At Blackwell, Oklahoma, State C. B. Clapp. Moberly. Mo., league secretary unteered, his new-found friend, "I sup Spencer ... 10 9 15 14 9 9 14 13 10 10 150 142 - Tonrnament of the Oklahoma and Indian Territory Sportsmeus* Association. July 10. 11—Kane, Pa., tournament of th« pose there will be some pretty good F. Verinilya 6 10 15 15 8 12 14 9 9 150 12G Kane Sportsman's Club. H. B. Brown, sec shooting, but if you want to see the Gottlieb .. 9 8 12 11 8 7 12 14 9 9 150 124 M »T 3~~-Tihe r?106 ^01?88 chan>PK»nsirip shoot at retary. real article you want to go up to F. Adams. 7 6 14 13 8 8 12 12 10 8 150 124 Maysville Gun Club grounds, iiaysville K> F. Anderson____- —— 7 8 10 14 9 8 13 12 9 9 150 123 John V. Dea, secretary. ' J ' July 17, 18. ID—Philadelphia. Pa., the Inter Springfield Labor Day. Then you will M tar 8> 9~01ean> N: *' B- D- Nobles, gecre- state Association's Eastrn handicap tourna know what shooting is. for they are C. Petty. .. 10 10 14 14 8 5 14 13 7 5 150 119 ment, under the nuspices of the Florists' Gnn C. Talbott. 7 8 810 8 7 13 14 8 8 150 114 going to have a Western fellow there May 8 9, 10—New London Gun Clnb's thlr- Clnb. $1000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner 0. D. Hart. 5 5 9 11 8 4 9 9 10 8 150 99 secretary-manager, Pittsbnrg. Pn. who is simply the limit and can break Larson 877 9 13 7 5 14 12 7 9 120 91 ^Q «"nual. New London, la., $1000 added. 'em all." Then the father of Thomas Dr. C. E. Cook, secretary. July 25—Hartford, Conn., tournament of the Fredrickson. 4 12 12 9 9 11 11 8 9 120_. 90 Consolidated Gnn Club Association. D. C. Y Marshall and Annie Oakley Gilbert Kirk Knox. 9 6 14 11 9 9 11 11 110 _. May 9, 10—Annual spring tournament of the listened to a most flattering account of Delaware State Trap Shooters League, under Moore, secretary. Oldaker .. 7 7 10 10 5 7 12 12 . 110 79 Aug. 8, 9—Fourth annnal amateur tournament his own trap-shooting ability as ex W. Talbott 7 589 8 12- _ 7 120 76 the auspices of the Wawaset Gun Clnb at tolled by an unknown admirer. Gil C. Hoegh.. 4 5 8 11 7 8 11 6 6 120 72 Wilnungton. Del. W. M. Foord. secretary of the Andubon Gim Olnb at Audubon la bert had few chances to cut in with I. Birk.... 3 9 3 7 10 14 8 7 120 69 May 9, 10, 11—Columbus Gun Club, Columbus F. Vermilya. secretary. ' his characteristic "How," or "I want to Smith .... 5 9 7 8 8 11 8 .. 95 »H2 O. Fred Sbnttuck, secretary. Aug. 8. 9, 10-pSixth annual tournament of May 11, 12—Tournament of the Susqnehanna Dominion of Canada Trap Shooting Associa know," etc., when Dorernus, who had Qwinby ... 9 11 7 8 .. 10 .... 75 52 tion at Hamilton, Ont. W. P. Thompson Fred Ruhg. 9 5 13 13 50 40 Sportsmen s Association, at Northumberland been hunting up the club entertain Event 11. 15 targets—Adams 15," Spencer and Pa. O. M. Paul, secretary. ' secretary-treasurer. Hamilton. Ont. * ment committee, broke the spell by his Gottlieb .14. Talbott 13, Vermilya, Anderson May 11, 12—Second tournament Missouri Anp. 14, 15, 16. 17—Annual shoot of "The "Come on, Fred Gilbert, they are wait 11. Hart 10, Petty 8. and Kansas League at Coffeyville, Kan. Dr Indians." at Parkershursr, W. Va. Added ing for you to start to the grounds." Event 12, 15 targets—Spencer 15. Anderson C. B. Clapp, Moberly, secretary money $1000. Mallory Bros.^ Parkersburg, The L. L. E. was left behind, wearing 13, Vermilya 12, Gottlieb, Adams, Petty Tal May 15, 16, 17—Nashville, Tenn. The Inter the most surprised "I'm caught for bot and Hart 11. state Association's Southern Handicap Tonr Ausr 21. 22. 2.1—Denver. Col., the Interstate fair" expression on his countenance Scores of those shooting less than 50 targets nament, under the auspices of the Cumberland Association's Western Handicap tournament, and, at that particular shoot, there —F. Rulis 15-13. Olsen 35-11. C. Runs 25-11, Pajk Gun Club, $1000 added monev. Elmel under thp auspices of the Denver Trap were several who did not scruple to "Ward 20-10, McFarlane 25-12, Hovey 10-7 E. Shaner, secretary-manager, Pittsburg Pa Club. $3000 added moner. Blmer E. Shaner say that one Fritz traced his few lost Reedy 10-6, Brooks 30-25. May 15, 16, 17, 18—Annual snoot of the Penn secretary-manager, Pittsbm-g, Pa. targets to a slight attack of stage Scores of the badge contest—0. Talbott 25 sylvania State Sportsmen's Association under Sept. 7. 8. 9—San Francisco, Cal., the Inter Larsou 23, C. Hoegh 21. F. Veriniiya 21. V. H auspices of the Milton Rod and Gun Club at state Association's Pacific Coast handican fright from thinking his admiring 4 dams 20, I. Birk 20. F. Rnhs 20, ' Frederickson Milton, Pa. ' tournament, under the auspices of the San friend might be among the spectators. 10, C D. Hart 19, Oldaker 19, 0. Pettv 18 Mtl 1<5' «?' 1L 18' r19—The Missouri State Francisco Trpp Shooting Association $1000 W. W. Talbott 18. Knox 18, Quinby 17 C Shoot, Blue River Park, Kansas City Mo added money. Elmer E. Shaner, secretary- Ruhs 16, Watt 15, Reedy 15. Brooks 15. R. S. Elliott, 807 Delaware street manager, Pittsburg. Pa. Enterprise at McKeesport. May 16, 17—Auburn, N. Y. Knox and Knapp Sept. 11, 12—Fourth tournament of the Missouri Twenty shooters contested for the managers. and Kansas League at ficammon, Kan Dr Daily New% cup on the grounds of the Heikes Honored. May 17—Annual tournament of the Montpelier C. B. Clanp. Moberly, Mo., league secretary" Gun Club at Montpelier, Vt. Dr. C. H. Burr Sept. 1"—Hartford, Conn., tournament of the Enterprise Gun Club, McKeesport, Pa., A preliminary shoot with sportsmen Consolidated Gun Club Association. D. C. Y March 31, with rather unfavorable from St. Marys and Marietta, O., at- secretary. ' tend,ing, was held March 30 by the May 22—Hartford, Conn., tournament of the Moore, secretary. ' ' " weather conditions, which did not Consolidated Gun Club Association D C Y Nov. 6. 7—Fifth tournament of the Missonrt wholly prevent some good scoring. shooters of the local gun club at their Moore, secretary, South Manchester, Conn and Kansas League at Bine River Shootin* The trophy represents the target grounds on the Interurban, Parkcrs- May 24. 25—North Carolina Trap Shooters As Park, Kansas City, Mo. Dr. C. B. ClaptT championship of certain territory in burg, W. Va. The event was quite sociation third annual tournament. Wilson Moberly, Mo., league secretary. the Monongahela and Youhiogheny informal and was held in honor of Mr. N. C., $100 added each day. W. W. Simins' valleys and the conditions are five Rolla Hejkes, of Dayton, O., who is president; Selby Anderson, secretary. PHILADELPHIA TRAP SHOOTERS LEAGT7B contests to take place each year for one of the -vyorld's greatest crack May 24. 25—Ebensburg, Pa., tournament of the April 28—Lansdale at Media, Highland at Mo/ twelve years, 50 targets each contest shots. Mr. Heikes lacked four of be Ebensburg Gun Club. W. R. Thompson chantville. Clearview at Florists Meadow at, 16 yards rise, no handicap. The ing high gun, owing to his being ill. secretary. Spring, at S. S. White, North CamdenJt contestant who wins the greatest He left on the morning train for his May 24, 25—Canadian Indians, first annual Narberth. " number out of each scries to have his home to recruit for a few days. The Montreal. Canada. Thomas A. Duff, 14 Close May 12—Florists at Lansdale, Media at North score at the preliminary shoot was as avenue, Toronto. Can., high scribe. Camden, S. S. White at Highland Merchant name engraved on the cup and be May 24, 25—Fourth annual tournament of the ville at Clearview, Narberth at Meado» designated the champion of the year, follows: Kentucky Trap Shooters' League under Springs. "w I and at the end of twelve years the Shot.Bke.i Shot.Bke. auspices of the Davies County Gun Clnb, at May 26—North Camden at Florists. Hizhlsn* I contestant whose name is eng-raved M. Speary. 150 139 S. T. Mallory. 125 88 at Narberth. Clearview at Media Merchant 1 J. F. Mallorv 350 138C. Bailey...... _ Owensboro, Ky. James Lewis, Owensboro the greatest number of times to be R. O. Heikes secretary. ville at S. S. White, Meadow Springs «t • come the permanent owner thereof. 150 135 L. E. ninsmoro UK) May 25—Morgantown, W. Va.. second monthlv Lansdale. ** • W. Bverett, of Duquesne, proved the J. K. Nelson. 150 135 ('. L. Slayton. tournament of the Monongahela 'Valley Sports*- H. B. Fisher, Secretary, 7125 Woodland Ar« F. K. Mallory 150 128__. S.... S. Stewart. West Philadelphia, Pa. "'• winner of the initial shoot, his score Jones...... 150 126 T. Stewart man's League, under the auspices of the of 46 being exceeded only by a pro Recreation Rod and Gun Club. Elmer F Schlicher. .. 150 124 C. G. Tibbe Jacobs, secretary. Keystone Shooting League, Philadelphia Ll»« fessional, who was ineligible. Knight T. W. Sfewart 150 107 J. C. Dlnsmore 100 May 30—Eleventh annual tournament of Enter birds, every Thursday, Holmesburg Junc and Hale were close seconds