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DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS
VOLUME 33, NO. 22. PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 19, 1899. PRICE, FIVE CENTS: FOOD FOR THOUGHT COMING AND GOING. IN THE STRUGGLES OF THE MINORS K&LEIDOSCOPIC CHARGES IN THE FOR EXISTENCE. BIG LEAGUE. Laciol Interest and Attendance General Nearly All ol the Clubs Now Oat ol the in Minor Leagaa Circles, Though Race Preparing For the Annual Not Ailected by the Evils That Are Fall Trying-Out ol Promising Young Manilestly Catting np the Big League, Players to Infuse Needed Strength.
There is no denying the fact that this has After wasting many spring seasons trying been a disastrous year for minor leagues. to get a line on promising players whom Every one of them has met with more they had purchased after the close of the or less trouble. Some of them have gone previous season the National League mag under, while others are apparently strug nates finally have dropped to the fact that gling in their death throes. First the there is but one time in which the strength Southern League disbanded, to be soon fol of a young player can be ascertained to a lowed by the Texas League. Some time certainty, and that is when the season is ago the Western Association collapsed. well under way, and especially in the latter People who knew correctly of its make-up half of the year. were not surprised at its downfall. But IN GREAT DEMAND. the difficulties that have beset the path of More minor league players have been pur the Atlantic League have been such as to chased up to .date than ever before at this astonish the patrons of the game in this time of year. Some of them will join the section. It has made a game fight, and at clubs that have purchased them at the same time has been well looked after, puce. Most of the others will come but it could not withstand the pressure Ir.to the big League and receive a of poor attendance and excessive expendi thorough trial as soon as the sea- tures. Now the New England League, once soi. in the various minor leagues such a flourishing organization, has prac closes. This means that the youngsters tically broken up, lasting but a little longer will have from one to two months to dem than last year. onstrate whether they are fit for fast com The great cause of the troubles of the pany or not. As all of them are in the leagues in question has been lack of pa best possible playing form at this time the tronage. The ball played by them has been test of their ability will be a fair one, and. up to any previous standard, and the gen they will stand or fall by their showing. eral arrangements have been just as good VALE. THE OLD GUARD as ever. In view of these truths it must More old-timers have fallen by the way now be admitted that the public is not so side this season than in many years. Men anxious about the national game as for who have been in the big League for years merly. That is the only apparent reason and others of a younger generation, who for the decline of the little leagues. The were believed to be fixtures have been attendance at the Western League games compelled to step down and out of the big has been far short of expectations, and Manager-Captain OliYer Tebean, ol St, Louis, organization to make room for the appar there has had to be a shift there. Even ently increasing crop of young bloods. The the Interstate League, that stood the test list of veterans who have taken to tall last year nobly, has had to make a change timber is a long one. Of the pitchers in or two during the season. So that it is ab this list who have solutely safe to come to the conclusion the M©GRAW©S METHOD. NOTHING PROVED. WON FAME game is not as popular among the masses In the big League may be mentioned Orth, this year as it was two or three years ago. The Little Baltimore Manager Makes Arguments Either For or Against Rhines, Stivetts, Killeu, Zeke Wilson, Dwver, Hill. Hart, Kusie and one or two a Kecordi in the Matter of Walks Bunting and Sacrificing Find others. Of catchers that have been let MOURNFUL MILWAUKEE to First Base. Abundant Material This Season. out Clements. Vaughn and Grim are the Manager McGraw, of the Orioles, has Advocates and decriers of the built hit most prominent. The list of inflelders in made a record this season never before will find little material for argument in the cludes McKean. Hallman, Bill Joyce, Bill Happy Now to Win Two Games in equaled in the annals of the game. Sev records of this season. The Louisville Club, Clark, of Pittsburg; Decker, Harry Davis, Five Only Three Pitchers Avail eral times, a month or so earlier in the with its bunch of .SOO hitters, leads the Hartman and Jack Crooks. The slaughtj? able Now For Duty. season, the fact that he had reached his base League in sacrifice hitting, yet with its double of the outfielders has been less fierce, Mike Milwaukee, Aug. 13. Editor "Sporting. at least once in every game of the season record for good stick work fails to make much Tiernan and Jake Stenzel being the only except one was referred to in the Baltimore of a showing in the race, being somewhere in guardians of the outer gardens to feel the Life:" Connie Mack and his tribe of "Sun" us something unprecedented. In the is the vicinity of the tail end of^the procession. "Brewers" left on a trip to St. Paul swing of the headsman©s axe as far us their sue of July 7 of that paper it was shown that THE OTHER EXTREME. careers in the National League are con and Minneapolis on Monday last he© had ©"©The Washington team, on the other hand, has and ;to date have played five games, of which REACHED FIRST BASE cerned. two; have been wou, and considering that he made less sacrifice hits than any team in the THE TURNING DOWN has on an average of twice out of every three times League, is not quite so strong in batting as the of so many of the old guard means an ex- he had faced the Ditcher to bat. and It was Colonels, and is next but one below them in traordiuarv influx of new blood into the ONLY THREE PITCHERS shown that his very remarkable skill in get the race for the pennant. This would indicate with him this is not sucn a bad showing. Rett- ting his base on called balls had enabled him that sacrifice hitting may have been the cause League next season. This is further evi ger was left at home, as his finger was not to get to first base some 65 times in the first of the Colonels having a hunch over the Sena denced by the fact that although the draft well enough to take any chances on. and pitcher 64 games. Since I©nat time and up to Saturday. tors, or might be construed into evidence that ing season is still two months distant most Billy Hart having been released, left only Reidy. Aug. 12. Manager McGraw has not failed to the lack of practice of the sacrifice on the part of the promising players in the various Hustiug and Check to do the twirling. Hart©s reach first base at least once in every game. of the Senators did not prove a handicap to minor leagues have been disposed of. Nest release was not unexpected, so when it came it HIS RECORD. season promises to introduce more unde caused little surprise. Hart did good work, but them. could not. win. Either the team did not hit therefore, is 95 games, in 94 of which he has THE FACT OF THE MATTER veloped talent into the big League than behind him, of if they did the opposing team managed to get to first base at Hast once and Is that too much sacrifice hitting is as detrimen ever before made its debut. © hit enough harder to win. His record I think is usually ofteuer. In the last 31 games up to tal to a team as not enough of it. The sacrifice (our games won out of 21 pitched. Saturday McGraw bad gotten 35 bases on balls hit should be used judiciously and at unexpected A MAN OF PEACE. BARNSTORMING. and been hit three times, a total of 08 passes. times. McGraw, of tne Baitimores. frequently Commencing with to-morrow the "Brewers" As be had previously gotten 65 bases on balls uses it. but fails to let the opposing players How Griffith Would Enforce Discip will do a little barnstorming as follows: Aug. and been hit five times, his total of free passes, know that he intends to dump the ball. That 14, La Crosse; 15. Watettown: 16. Janesville; secured from opposing pitchers, mounts up to the is the reason he has no actual sacrifice hits to line in a Ball Team. 17. Sheboygan. and 18, Jefferson, opening on the imposing total of 10S in 95 games. .This is a his credit this year, although he has on many In one of bis philosophical moods the other loth inst. with the Eastern clubs for the last record in itself never before equaled. In the occasions advanced runners on bunt hits, inci day. Griffith, Chicago©s star pitcher, delivered 12 games of the season here. 31 games be has gotten almost as many bases dentally reaching first base in safety himself. the address: "I©d like to be a manager, and MELVILLE SMITH, on balls as all the other men on the team put I©d lay down a brand new line of action. \t a catcher, also said to he able to play the in and together. __ A New League For Kentucky. 1 was © running this Chicago aggregation I outfield, has been secured from the Interstate Hopkinsville. Ky.. Aug. 14. A base ball wouldn©t have a man on the team that I couldn©t League, and will join the "Brewers" at Jeffer That "Ain©t No Lie." league, to include Hopkinsville. Bowling Green. whip. I©m a man of peace, and I©d have it son on the 18th. The Louisville players played in Cincinnati on Owensboro. Allensville and Madisonville. is be even if I bad to fight like Fitz for it!" PRESIDENT KILLILEA Sunday afternoon and were in New. York the ing discussed. Men of means who live in each Then he continued©on a new tack, and vowed: has gone to Wiuueconne, his home, to recuper next afternoon in time to see the ball game. of"those cities favor the plan, and it will prob "This base ball is a great game. Every man ate from hit? long diege of sickness. His many I.Asked how it was such quick time was made. ably be pushed to a successful issue nt once. who has played at Jt for .three years is plumb friends hope soou to see him back here his©old- I Harry Pulliam replied: ©©Why, we are a fast Hopkinsville has a strong team, with plenty of crazy, and the fans and writers are a bit time self. H. H, COHN. i team, that©s all." Kew York "Press." money behind it. crazier!" hits 0,©Brlen, : Wolverton.. ~ Callahan, Doiinbiie. net two the St. Louts bunched five hit* which netted Games Played Friday, Aug. 11. . , Three-base Hlt» M«rtes, Freemau. Double plays them three runs and the game. The score: . BROOK.LVN vs. LOUISVILIB AT BROOKLYN .Ana. 11. Merles, Donahue; Connor, M»KOOD; Maeoon. Connor, ST. LOUIS. AB.R.B. P. A. : BALTIMORE. AB.R.B. P. A. R Kennedy and Cuuuingham had a duel in trio box, THE LEAGUE RAGE Everett. First 014 ball* Otf Roach 1. Hit by pitcher Donlin, lb..S 1 1 17 0 IjMcGraw, 3b 5 1 0 1 3 0 but th« former was invincible, striking out six men Donahue, Wolverton. Stolen bases Qulnn, Wol- " © © © ... 4 2 2 2 4 0!Fu)U.lf...... 400 300" and giving no bases on balls. A hit by pitched ball verton. Struck n\u~8y : Weybingj 3. Left on bases. Heidrick, rf 5 1 3 0 0 OjDeM6n©e,2b4 01 r 4 o lost the game for Louisville, Dahlen being the lucky Washington. 5, Chicago 4. Umpires Swart wood Bnrketi, If.. 4 0 1 0 GO; Brodie, cf... 402 2 0 1 man. He scored on Oasey©s sacrifice, an out and a 1 NEW DARK HORSE LOOMING UP »nd Dwyer. time-,2h. © Miller, cf... 4*0 0 0 0 0 Keister, (s.. 413 0 2©l steal to the plate while Farrell was -running to sec PHILADELPHIA VS. FlTTSBT/BQ:© AT , PHfLAJ3BW.HIA 3cbi-econ©t.c4 1 2 6 1:1 Sheckard,rf4 I 2 I 0 0 ond. The score: QUITE STRONG. Ano. 9. Tills ehigujuR match hart the moat sBUaa- Gross, 3b..... ;4 I 1 1 1 0 Lachance,lb3 0 1 15 1 0 LOUISVILLE.AB.B.B. P. A. I! BROOKLYN. ABB. B. P. A.B tio-nal finish ever witnessed ia Quakertswn, -In the Wallace, ss.. 3 0 0 1 4©0] Robinson, c 4 0 0 3 1 0 Clarice, If... 400 I 01 (Jones, cf..... 4 01 5 0 (J ninth Pittsburg, two runs behind, scored seven runs. Youug, p..... 400 0 6 1 McGinety. p 3 001 4 0 Hoy, cf...... 400 2 00 Ke«ler, rf... 2 00 1 0 0 Three were made off Jlagee on three nits and Magee©s Total...... 37 6" 10 27 16 Si©Smitb ...... 0 00 0 0 ft Lench, 3b.... 400 I 4,1 J.Keltey, If. 4 0 1 3 0 0 Baltimore Playing a flame -Which, ii wild throw. Orth thsn want in and four more were I Total...... 353 9 47 162 Wagner, rf.. 401 3 Daly, 2b.. ..300 0 0 I made with two uiep out on triples by. Beaumont and *B»tted:for McGinety in ninth inning. M.Xelly, Ib3 0 1 7 Anfior©n. lb 3 U 1 7 1 0 Williams, Mcureary©s sipgle ^nd Bowermau©s second St. Louis©...... ,;,..... 0 01 2000 12 6 Kitchey, 2b3 01 3 10 Dahlen. ss... 2 1 1 2 5 0 Maintained, May Yet Land That double in the©inning. With five runs to the bad the Baltimore...... 1 0 0 1 0100 0 3 dimmer, c... 3 0062 0 Casey, 3b... 2000 0 0 Phiilies1 case seemed hopeless for tht-ir half o! th? in -Enrueil runs Baltimore 1; 9»; Louis 6. Two-base C!mgmari,8H3 001 2 1 Farrell. c...,3 0 I 8 0 0 Team Ahead til the Halting Brook- ning. Douglas wwnt ouj. Cross got first on a muff by. hits Childs. Huidrieki Brodfe. Croeo, Threa-base Cunniu©ni.p 300 0 20 Kunjiedy, p3 0 0 1 L " Bowerman, then Dolan, Chiles (batting for Ortb), hits Keister. Childs. First on; balls Childs, Wal Total...... 3T 0 3 24 lla Total....:. 26 I 5 27 7 T (Jooley and Delehnnty singledin succession,.sending lace, Burkett. Sacrifice hits Lachance, Smith. Stolen Louisville ...... 0 0 0 0 0 U 0 0 0 0 . , lyns, toe Stumbling.. Bostons: and in four rung, and Flick w©ouud up with a tremendous bases Child*, Heidrick 2, Burkett, DeMontreville, New York...... 0. 1 0 000 0 0 x 1 bit sending in the tieingnnd winning runs witti.nnlj Keister. StriJck out By McGinety 2, -Young 5. , Three-base bit Wagner. Two-basobit M. Kelly. one out. Beaumont©s record was remarkable throe Passed ball Schrecongost. Left on bases Baltimore First on errors Louisville 1, Brooklyn 2. Left on the Experimenting triplet!, a.doublo and.a single in six times n.t bat. 7, St. Louis 7. First on errors St. Louia I.Baltimore hases Louisville -4, Brooklyn 6. Sacrifice hits PITTSBCBG. AB.n.B. P. A. «|PHILAD©A. AB.R.8.© P. A. 1. ; Umpire* O©Diy and Hunt. Kealer, Da|v, Casey, Stolen buses Hoy, Dahlan. Beaumo©t.pf.6 25,3 C^vlev, lb....©(i 1 211 10 GLOB STANDING AUG. 9. Struck out By KeriDedv 6, Cunniugham 3. Fir^t The Afestero teams have done pretty well in Wil!Uros,3b5 13 1 2 2 Thomas©, ,ct 6 4 3 0 0 0 Won. Lost. Pet. i © \Von.Lo«t.]Pct. on balls Off Cunuiqshftm 1. , Double play Zimrtier, the East,, and the phenomenal work of the Cin McCreary.lf 4 1 1 1 00 DMeha©y, If 6-3 ,4, .,0, ,0 0 Brooklyn;.., .619 St.; Louis ...... 53 .546 Bitchey. Hit by, piteiiar Dahlen. Umpires Gatf- cinnati team has .added fresh complications and Bower^u, lt>6 I 2 10 2 1 Flick., irf..... 4 132 00 Bogtoft .. ;.. .638 Pittsburifi.... 4$ ,5HO ti«y and.Lathiiin, Time 1,43, . , Ely. ss...... "6 I I 2 4, 0 Lau4er. 3b., 4© I 3 3 1 1 Louisville.... 41 .446 PHILADELPHIA, vs. Pn-TauuBO AT PHILADELPHIA. © an enjoyable uncertainty to the race. Brook Schriver, c... 3 2 1 4 2,,0 Douglas^ c.P 5114 00 lyn has periods of shakiness followed by short- Baltimore... New York.... 37 .407 Auo. ll.-fi©iiiladolphia was shut out lor the first tune Donovau. rfo 2 2 2 0*0© Cross.ss.....-.4 1 2 .3 5 0 Chicago...... BUiuKton. 35 .361 this season. Levper pitched with surprising eff<-ct . lived braces which augur ill fo,r:the Superoas. O©Brien, 2b..4 11210 DpUii. 2b... 513 3 . 1 0 Ciuciuuati... .553 Cleveland .... 17 .172 ami received fauttlets support. Piatr, nlgo pitch<<
PoiiMe playi—Long, Tenney; Coreoran, McPbce. Earned runs — Philadelphia 3. Two-base hit< — balls—Off Merte», Donnhue, Chiles, Bernhard. Hit wag a trifle nervous in the -first inning, being hit for ISeckley. ITir.t on b»ll§—Off Wlllls 3, Taylor 1. Hit Flick. Uertt-s. Ttuea^iatia hit — Lauder. Left on by pitcher—Godckel. Uuinires—Lynch aud Connol- three single*, filling the bases. BtcBridescored what by pitcher- lU-Ph -e 2, Long. Struck out—By WillU ba*es — Philadelphia 9, Ctii"»g;O 5. Stolen bases— ly. Tim*—2h. proved to be the winning run on an attempted double 2, Ta> lor 3. Uiuoires—Lynch. Connully. Time—1.42. Thomas Lander, Cross. Struck out — Dolftn, Doaaliue BROOKLYN vs. I
Hunt changing ?. decision calling ©Brodie out -U was not » sudden one. It wa? only taken uy first. Brodie was no: out. but this was not the the club management after careful though*. question. Hunt undoubtedly did call him ou ; They realized that there were dozens of points SPORTING LIFE . aid then, a©ter McGraw had called his atten SCHAEFER. SPEAKS. in first base play besides grabbing throws and tion to the fact that Donlin©ft toot was off the bounders. However, they felt sure that Bowei- A WEEKLY JOURNAL bag. changed Ms decision, which- was enough man would-soon master these knacks. His bat- Devoted to fo rilfc any ball player. Jesse kicked good ana j ting would aullify any little temporary short hard. Hunt pulled bis watch ana Jesse start THE NEW HENRY LDCAS HAS SOME comings. BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING od to walk back to his place. As he did Cincinnati Reds is stands now I can see no way on earth for the making it hard for Watty next year. base bail magnate of New York, Brooklyn League, was in town Saturday and saw the game Schriver©s throwing has at last caught the and elsewhere, is the sorest man in these between Hartford and the local team. He ex opposition to undermine us anywhere. pye of paragraphers on the circuit. Billy has great United States. And he does not pressed himself as highly satisfied with the They may try to form an opposition League and in this, way try to rob ns of our patron been doing great wnrk in that line for weeks make any hones about it, either. UK work of the locals and adds that every team in past. This is the old man©s year beyond doubt. wants everybody to know it, and l he Eastern League is playing great ball. When age, but previous experience of that sort proved asked as to the nimor that his visit to this costly to the National League folks, and they Donovan struck a bad batting streak on break vi©liat©s more, he wants evryb "Jy city was to investigate the alleged rowdyism of are not likely to try it again. I am so sure ing into the harness again last Monday. He to know what has made him sore. Of course some of the Rochester players Mr. Powers said of my ground and our members are so firmly couldn©t get that balj safe, try as he did. His it is easy to guess the why and wherefore, but that such was not the object of his visit. intrenched in their present positions that they game foot was an impost on his running, aud to save the great army of rooters the trouble of THE GENERAL SITUATION. stand ready to fight it out with the National several infield bingles escaped him. On Satur entering into a guessing contest, let the secret In conversation during the day President League folks In any city where they may care day he scooped in the first safety in five games. fee out. It is all because of Powers stated that the finances of the Eastern to do battle with us." Williams was sore at the way McGraw shoved THE GUEAT "DEAL." League were in a healthy condition, the season THE OLD RESERVE RULE BOGY. his spikes into him on Saturday. Jeems was T« the public, here and elsewhere, that IB a being a moderately successful one, with interest "Is there no chance for a compromise, and about to let go when Donny interfered. closed incident, but Magnate Vou cler tlorst has and attendance at the games on a steady in for both the associations to do business under Hank Madison is said to have recommended a few explanations to make before he will allow crease as time went by. He spoke in most flat the so-called National Agreement?" Mr. Schae catcher Fox to the Pittsburg Club. the matter to drop. Harry feels that he is a tering terms of the work of the Rochester team. fer was asked. "None on earth that I can see. Beaumont took a long chance on Saturday much abused man and, joking aside, there are In response to a query Mr. Powers stated "The fundamental principles of the National trying to score from second base on a fumble many who, knowing the true inwardness of that League to-day are the slavery of the players, by Demont, He was nailed at the plate. A. famous Demon!-Nops-Jennings "trade." agree that he did not think there would be any change in the circuit next season. "There is no dis the reserve rule that makes a player leave his Baltimore correspondent ripped him up the thoroughly with him. But, as the wise man satisfaction anywhere with the present ar home and family to play amid surroundings spine for the play. Beau should be praised said tuany. many moons ago. ©©It©s the fellow rangement," said he, "and things will probably that are distasteful to him, and last, but by instead. To win in oase ball venture is neces who blows his own horn the loudest that makes no means least, the syndicate system, which, sary. the best impression," and Vondy unfortunately remain just, as they are. All the clubs are in good financial condition and are drawing well." during the season, robs one club of its players Bones Ely©s steel-like aim gave Baltimore for himself is content to let the other fellow to to strengthen another. people a troat on Saturday. Fred shifted a do the blowing of the horn. The public is The only disappointment which has developed "Such action as that is un-American, un- play in a second, and instead of tagging a map EASILY FOOLED this season, President Powers said, was in the manlv, is opposed to the building up of the coaling down to second he pierced tht- air vritii about some things, and it appears as if this work of the Providence team, which had started whole organization, benefits the few and robs a screaming throw homo and cot his man. It trade" is one of them. Magnate Von der Horst the season with a roster of players who were the game of the rivalry and the wholesome was John James McGraw© whose ruse was dou feels very keenly the abuse that has been heaped supposed to be the pick of the bunch. competition that should go hand in band with bled. upon him since be shouldered all the blame for AT SYRACUSE. Some of the Pittsburg boys arc laughing over the unfortunate "affair." He has not been Speaking of base ball conditions in the Salt IT WILL BE WAR. a play iu one of the St. Louis games hor« last spared at home or abroad, and not a few of the City. President Powers stated that interest had © Our organization is to take the place of the week. A Pirate hasetunn had his foot off the base bail scribes have carried the matter to a revived wonderfully since the reorganization old American Association. T.na .t Dodv vvns base, yet the umpire called "out." Tebeau was much greater length than the facts warrant. which followed the surrender of the franchise carried on independent of the National League, sleeping and didn©t see the break. Oreat gon- Of course there is no secret about the fact that by George Kuntzsch. Attendance at the games and the new American Association will follow ernls often blunder. Harry wanted Jenniugs on the Baltimore team, there for the past two weeks has compared strictlv in its lines." Chesbro was unable to do much with tho. sind also consented to give Nops and Magoon to favorably with any of the other towns in the "I has been said that McGraw, Robinspn, Birds on Saturday. They hit him hard. His Hanlon In exchange. Nor is it any secret that League. L«ftus and others deny the stories that they control was poor, aud the walks were usually he still thinks Jenniugs would have been the President Powers spoke most enthusiastically are to have an interest in the new Association." followed bv bingles. biggest kind of a help to the Orioles in their of the new team which the Salt City manage "Very likely," replied Mr. Schaefer. "They Jack O©Brien was laid off at. Philadelphia CLIMB PEXNANTWARD. ment has just purchased from Richmond, Va. would ©be foo©ls. indeed, were they to tip off Thursday, and Madison put to work. O©Brien He went into the thing with the best of in It was, of course, too lute for them to accom their hand, subject to League law and disci had not been batting. Pittsburg©s recent big tentions, and then when the deal was declared plish much this season, he said, but next year pline as they are." spurt was made waen the veteran was bitting «ff took all the blame upon himself. Harry has would find them right up in the bunch. well. The shift was a surprise to the club heen a consistent and persistent rooter for Bal owners. timore this year at least since the day when Bradley, of Auburn, the third base-man Chi they first demonstrated their ability to make a SPRINGFIELDSERENE. PITTSBURG POINTS. cago secured, is all right. So Umpire George half a dozen other teams look sick. He has England says. In;;e noted the man doing great followed the team around the circuit for sev Shafts Directed at, the Executive work on foul Hies. eral weeks, which is an entirely unusual pro Manager Torreyson©s Much-8hifte4 Head An Unfortunate Series at Mills, of Utica. and Hooker, of Albany, two ceeding for him. and by his presence iu the ene Team Receiving Good Support in Philadelphia A Problem afc First clever young pitchers, have been recommended to my©s territory has probably helped the boys to This Live Ohio Town. the Pittsburg Club. ge©t an even break from the umpires. He and Base, Etc. Conroy, short ston of Cortlandt. N. Y.. would McGraw have worked well together, und he has Springfield. O., Aug. 12. Editor "Sport- have been a sood man for the Phillies to©bava on every possible occasion shown that he had ins Life:" Once again the writer has se Pittsburg, An?. 14. Editor "Sporting signed to help, out until Lazzy recovered. at heart the cured base ball for the "fans" after a clear Life:" Supporters of the Pittsburg Club CIRCLE. WELFARE OF THE BIRDS. throw-down and sell-out of some of the will persist in expecting victories It Is principally in view of this that he con former "magnates," and it is hoped that it will from the club on the Eastern cir siders the abuse heaped upon him to have been be appreciated, of which fact there Joes not cuit. This idea is held despite the LONDON©S LAMENT undeserved. I believe that much of it was un seem to be any doubt, as the first game was at fact that from time immemorial deserved. With Demont at second the team tended by 1600 paid admissions. So far the the Plttsburgs have fallen down hard in that Over the Final Collapse of the Cana-© settled down once more and is playing steady, games have been section. There has never been a break in the consistent "Baltimore" ball. Last week the WELL ATTENDED. spell of gloom. dian League The Prospect Ffor hoys took one from your beloved Phillies, -two Enthusiasm runs high, and the "Governors" THE PIRATES the Immediate Future. from the Perfectos and one from Pittsburg. In have managed to take an even fall out of the are now on an Eastern jaunt, and one victory side ball won every one of these contests, and two leaders in the race, viz.: Toledo and Mans out of five is their record for the first week. London, Ont., ©Aug. 14. Editor "Sport more especially the last game with St. Louis field. Harper has pitched both games won, and Three of the games were lost to Philadelphia by ing Life:" For the third time this season and the one with Pittsburg on Saturday. That the "fans" can only congratulate themselves on one run. It is doubtful if the games had ueen the Canadian Base Ball League has giveta game- with Pittsburg was captured solely by having such a game littte fellow on played at Exposition Park whether the fans up the ghost, having disbanded Saturday], reason of THE TEAM. would have fumed more than they did over ©he this time, to all appearances, for goodj^ "INSIDE" WORK. Wolf has also done good work and will prove a Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday contests at as far as the balance of tho sea-\ notwithstanding the fact that Baltimore did winner, and with the assistance of Jack Dolan, Philadelphia. son is concerned. Lack of interest and poor make 16 runs all told. It was not until the who has been signed by Manager Torreyson the Wails were loud and deep, especially at Don- patronage in the smaller towns was probably Birds began to bunt, and hit and run that they past week, our force in the box is second to ovan©s handling of the pitcher question. The the chief factor in causing the disbandment. could make any impression on Chesbro who, in none. Seville is one of the hardest workers Pirate chief tried u couple of moves which fail THE LEAGUE the earlier innings, had them almost at his behind the bat; in fact, as good a catcher as ed, and of course they looked decidedly stupid. eoirprised four duos, viz.: London, Hamilton, rnercy. But a few bunts in the third, with a we ever had. and with such SUCH is BASK BALL. Woodstock and Guelpti. The players of the few more in the seventh and eighth, together OTHER "STARS" The yanking out of Leever in the eighth in three latter clubs will probably make an effort with some heady base running,, got him all as Bradley, Krueger, Baily, Daniels and Henry, ning of the first game was made the basis of a ! to catch on with some of the teams iu tin* mixed up, and then it was a cinch. Likewise in the- team will give any of them a run for their savage line of attack on the club handler. A | State League clubs, but the London team will the last game with St. Louis, it was bunting money. Manager Frank Torreygon has caught newspaper led it, and patrons rushed along in remain intact and will finish out the season, nnd strictly first-class team work at the bat on in, great shape, and the "fans" all take to the wake of the pencil critic. The latter was which closes oil Sept. 15, playing exhibition that earned a victory for the Orioles. The sec him. Frank is a good "mixer," well met and well reinforced by Philadelphia writers, who games with all comers. ond game in the series went to the Perfectos jovial. Lowney was let go and Lyons has tak^n were riot chary in declaring the change was THE HOME CLUB for the reason that try as they would the Birds up third bag. Johnny Siegle, of Urbana, O., most surprising, aud to a strong belief was the took all three of the series with ease, and could not 1 bunt Young©s swift ones safely. And will probably be given a trial. Johnny is a direct cause of a victory for tte Pnillies. Next owing to this success thp management hare also it was a mighty dark day, and our high fast article. game the Pittsburg twirler wn.5 kept at. work in thought it advisable to keep tlie- team together flviug Birdies don©t like dark days. face of a severe luiabastin::. Then the censors for i ext season. The team©s record on the TEBEAU AND MAC. Seymour and Meekin have pitched inferior had a new lay. President Ken- would not talk liome grounds has be J n remarkable, having won. Patsy Tebeau "played the bench" during the ball for the New Yor©;s this season. Both suf on the games, but it was plain 10 all that he 40 and lost but ©2. They came out about even first two games, but he got into the last one fered big salary cuts and refused to sign, when was not pleased. on the trips abroad. If. sufficient inducements with both feet as the result of Burkett©s being RUNNING A RISK. are offered they will likely take a trip through ordered to report. Latex they surrendered, but The decision to play Bowerinan on first base bounced by umpire Hunt. Jesse objected to thu club officials mad<.idl.© , jofo concession*. the State of Michigan,
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encouraging its players to break rules by settling last season. Up to Aug. 14 this season he had The deal of the New York Club for the hard for the penalties, and it fi<.rs not propose to at won 13 games and lost 11. hitting Minneapolis third, baseraau. Jay An this late day. To argue that it does not recog Manager Selee says that Bailey la the best drews, fell through because Mr. Freedman would nize the worth of its players because it will not left-baud pitcher the Boston Club ever bad. only offer Hartman aud Colcolough, while Min pay the tine is utter rot. Players who make a How about Kid Madden? neapolis wanted cash, not players. mark of the umpire must expect tp pay for it. Manajror Selee thinks pretty well of catcher Roger Connor witnessed the Brooklyn-Cleve It is costly amusement. Those who go up against Beulow, of the Detroit Club, but is not stuck land game on the 15th lust. "This is the first STILL GREATEST SOURCE OF INJURY Mr. Lynch might as well try conclusions with a on the price set on the man. League game I have seen," said Roger, "since I buzz-saw. If all clubs would uphold the umpire Quit playing in the big League. I can©t see that as does the Boston Club there would not be so "Cy Vorhees. late of the Wilkesbarre At the game has improved any in that time." TO THE GAME, much trouble on the diamond as there is. lantic League team, will pitch the balance of the season for Mnuch Chunk. The Louisville Club has done its share ENTERING THE LAST LAP. toward bringing good players into the League. . Well, the present homestretch is pretty near The Louisvilles lead the League in sacrifice Dexter, Wagner, Phillippi, Clarke, Leach. Ma- ly over. We have double-headers with Louis hitting. The Senators bring up the tail-end of gee. Fraser, Kelley, McCreery and Jennings are I New York-Boston Deal Thai is as ville three days in succession, and then Brook the procession in this respect. some who played their first League games as lyn here, on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and "Uncle Nick" Young has been trying to be Colonels. perhaps© there won©t be music on those days. frugal . with car fare in shifting his umpires, Much Open to Invidious Comment as Then there -will be the last Western trip taking but it has failed of appreciation. An effort Is being made to arrange a 100 in Cleveland, Chicago aud Pittsburg and last St. Louis is now satisfied that Mike Grif yards race between Callahau and Mercer. These the Recently Proposed and Aban ing until Labor Day. Manager Joe Quiun was fin will play no ball this season, but expects players are doubtless the fastest straightaway very anxious to arrange to play bis game with to have him in line next season. 100-yard men in the League, and thousands of Boston outside of Cleveland, but it would not dollars will be hinged on the match if they go. President Soden intends to stick to the Cleveland was the first club to play 100 face the issue, doned Brooklyn-Baltimore Deal. letter of the law. Perhaps the Boston mag games. They will also be the only one to Chris Von der Ahe, Al Spink and George nate has it in for Robison ou account of the score a century of defeats this year. Schaefer were in Chicago on Sunday last, con way the Westerners rubbed it into Soden when With Howell, Nops. McGinnity, McKenna ferring with A. C. Anson about the proposed A. deal was made last week just after the latter asked about those transferred Louis and Kitson. the Baltimore club has five pretty new "Association" that is to be the LoagueV "Sporting Life" had gone to press which ville dates at the schedule meeting, and Robi- good pitchers to finish the season with. rival. Anson is quoted as saying he will have has the taint of that new evil, syndicate KOII answered ironically that he was giving The Brooklyn "Eagle" says the Ix>uisville a team in Chicaga. bali, and is therefore not calculated to Louisville more Sunday dates. players don©t like speedy pitching. This must Catcher Harry Smith, formerly of Wilkes A DESERVED COMPLIMENT. make Clarke. Hoy, Wagner an! Loach laugh. barre, now at his home at Masslllon. O., has allay the growing distrust of the public The syndicaters and the enemies of Louis This season is putting a large and deep dent received an offer from Louisville, that teanj of the methods now in vogue in the once ville have had rather a bad time of it. Louis in Ned Hanlon©s managerial reputation, while agreeing to secure his release from Milwaukee. euspicion-proof old League. The deal was ville ought to take a good rich plum away McGraw©s "rep" is correspondingly bulging. Smith has not decided to accept, owing to the apparently legitimate enough as deals go, from Boston this week; at all events I hope Hugh Jennings says that Robinson aud Mc state of his health. they will. It is a pleasure to have people In Graw expect to win the pennant with the Balti To a certain extent managers© reputations but coming at this time and considering base ball like Barney Dreyfuss, and no mistake more team. Hughey didn©t say what year. go up and down like mercury iu a thermome the magnates involved it had better not was made when be was put in charge of things. He knows more base ball than many of those Those fine League batsmen, Slagle, Burkett ter, according to the showing of their teams. have been even broached until after the who have tried their hands before him ever and Flick, are remarkable for the fact 1 hat The cry for Ewing©s scalp has been entirely they always bat better abroad than at home. hushed since the Reds started on their mem championship season. The deal consisted knew or will know. Then Barney does not orable winning streak. in the sale or gift of pitcher Meekin by go off half-cock. He is always affable, is court Tebeau has good judgri ent of young ball play esy itself in bis relations to newspapermen., ers. No youngster once turned down by Tebeau According to a Brooklyn dispatch "Al Maul New York to Boston. The harm arose Long may be wave! ever made a success elsewhere in the League. has decided to retire from base ball for this from the fact that the Boston Club own A PURE GIFT. Though Cincinnati and Louisville have play season at least. Sickness and death in Maul©s ers are heavy stockholders in the New One can easily imagine the surprise of the ed nine games so far this season neither tea,m family have completely unnerved him. Yes base ball public to be confronted with the news has won a game on the opposing club©s grounds. terday he left the Brooklyn Club and went to York Club, and the latter being admittedly \ast Saturday morning that pitcher Meekin his home in Philadelphia." hostile to the Brooklyn Club, it looks like From now until October the independent had been donated by the New York Club to the clubs will flourish, while the minor league The latest Chicago story is that Jim Hart a bald attempt to enable the Boston Club Boston Club. Freed wan had tried to make a teams will have the sale of players for an ob is to retire from the presidency of the Chicago to beat Brooklyn out of the championship deal for Meekin aud Wilson in exchange for League Club next season to take a more im Bergen when the latter had got into his recent ject. portant and lucrative position under the new at any cost. A pitcher purchased by Bos rnisunderstapding, but It did not work. The To all overtures for trades and deals Bill bicycle trust as head of the vast manufacturing ton from any League club but New York New York magnate made up his mind to get Lange has uniformly opposed his firm intention interests to be located at Hai ey, 111. would have served Boston©s purpose of rid of Meekin if he had to give him away, and of permanently retiring from base ball after this President Brush was so pleased at the good of course he gave him to his only friend in the season. work of his Cincinnati team in Boston last Sat strengthening for the final struggle just as bunch, Arthur Soden. Arthur received the gift The return of Algy McBride to the Cin urday that he telegraphed Manager Ewlng to well, and would have obviated the inevita with becoming thankfulness. The acquisition cinnati team "was certainly followed by a run of buy a box of the best cigars for the boys, and ble suspicion entailed in a deal with a of Meekin means the release of one of the victories considered the base bull miracle of when they arrived in New York on Wednesday to club so financially related to Boston as Boston Pitchy FRQM THE this year. take the whole crowd to his hatter for new head ISew York is. Additional odium attaches Manager Tebeau, of St. Louis, has about gear. Pitcher Frank Killen pitched a winning game abandoned hope of lauding the pennant this year, Tebeau now says that any one of the first to this deal from the fact that this is the for North Attleborough against Attleborough in and will now busy himself mending fences tor seven teams in the League has a chance to win first time on record that the New York the first game of the series between those two next year. the pennant, but he now figures St. Louis as Club has imitated the practice of some clubs at North Attleborough August 5. Those Fred Clarke believes that the League should about third, with second place a bare possi clubs don©t stop at anything to get a winning frame a rule prohibiting all sales and exchanges bility. He considers Boston superior to Brook tail-end clubs of selling star players to team Killen was still in this city at last of players without the willing consent of the lyn and almost certain to again win the pen strengthen a rival club. The deal is only accounts. He is in grand form and why some player involved. of these clubs who claim to be weak in the nant. a degree less harmful than the recently- pitching department have not given him a Jimmy Manning protests against being called "Buck" Ewing declares that the Cincinnatis canceled Brooklj n-Baltimore deal. And so I trial beats me. It costs nothing to try him a base ball wrecker, despite the fact his pur would have been much better off throughout for the second time this season the national out. Killen claims to be able to hold his chase of the Wilkesbarre team broke up the the year had it not been for so much hard luck game receives a heavy blow hi its own own on any team. Atlantic League. that befell the team. His pitchers went wrong, Pitcher Jack Egan, formerly of Providence, is Baltimore now has McGraw, Robinson, and those who didn©t go wrong did wrong, so temple. umpiring very satisfactorily in the New Eng Holmes, Detnont, Kitson and Brodie of the ©98 between the two he had little luck with that land League. He says his arm is all right team. No wonder the team is fourth and likely end of the game. again, but he prefers to umpire so as to have to jump higher. If the Boston team bad been playing up to BOSTONjmiEFS. entire rest the remainder of the season. 1 Manager Hiun, of the disbanded Reading the standard of last season they would now would not be at all surprised to see him on Club, is talking about taking a team to Cuba be in the lead by seven or eight games. The Exciting Times in the Hub—An Evi Pat Powers© staff next season. next winter. He has a brother in the Govern Boston papers attribute the slump to the bat Well, Brer. Barrow, my sincere sympathy on ment service there. tery men. And yet the Boston trio Nichols. dence of F.reedman's Friendship the break up. It was tough, but the way of The chief cause of the Senators© poor showing Willis and Lewis has done better than the trio For Soden—Incidents of Recent the minor league is hard. Still they have to is their stick work. Not a member of the club of any one other club in the League. Contests. pay taxes for the privilege of not living. has batted over .300, and Freeman heads the The Chicago Club has secured second base- Stafford has got his ten days© notice. Hlckey, procession with .298. man Frank Quinn, of Mansfield, and outfielder Boston. Aug. 15. Editor "Sporting Life:" of Manchester, will succeed him. Tom Tucker is playing just as good ball as W. J. Bradley, of Troy, and has also signed "-Exciting times these in base ball. Slow The veteran Bid McPhee said to me the other ever, and the way he is stretching himself to pitcher Dick Cogan, of the disbandefl Newark ly, but surely, that lead of the Brooklyns day that in all his long experience on the dia save wild throws is something that must be team, and pitcher Roach, of Chicago. The deal Las been cut down, owing to the fact that mond did he ever see a ball player handle fly seen to be appreciated. for pitcher Klobedanz has been cancelled owing their pitchers have failed to hold their balls with the ease and grace of young Slagle, Since joining the Baltimores Demontreville to the player©s dilatoriness in reporting. own. Meanwhile the Boston pitchers have of the Washingtons, not even excepting the man has been, playing like a "house a-fire," captur The New York Club has signed outflelder been doing magnificent work and have re considered to be the ne plus ultra of outfield- ing evorythiug batted in his direction and hit Scott Hardesty, of Newark, and sold the veter ceived the finest possible support. The ers. Curt Welch. This Is high praise, Indeed, ting over the coveted .300 clip. an pitcher, Jouett Meekiu. Boston has pur champions were never in better shape than at and the youngster may well feel complimented chased the latter and will doubtless get good the present writing. Though acknowledged to with this pretty tribute of such a fellow J. Earl Wagner has tne utmost confidence service out of him good enough probably to in Arthur Irwin©s base ball generalship, and beat Brooklyn out of the championship. Boston have the strongest te:im In the country they player as "Bid." believes that Irwin will bring the Senators up created a sensation by going out and Pitcher Lewis has been receiving the con the line during the next month. has incidentally released pitcher Hickman. CAPTURING PITCHER MEEKIN. gratulations of his comrades on the arrival of When McGraw visits St. Louis he had bet of the New Yorks. Such a play was entirely :i bouncing boy. Boston has not gone into this The Baltimore "Herald" offers to give the ter take a bodyguard with him, as Patsy Tebeau uulooked tor. especially after the release of line as extensively as the Cincinnati players, local team $1000 if it finishes first, $500 if sec threatens to get good and even for that arrest Killen and the signing of Bailey. Of course Ed though Tenney recently bad a little daughter. ond and $250 if third. It looks as If the team in Baltimore. Pittsburg "Times." Not so. Hftnloii would have signed Meekin in a minute Perhaps it lias been noticed how the Cincin- would capture one of those prizes. Tebeau has no hard feelings against McGraw. could he have had the opportunity. In the last natis have played the ball since the arrival of Tebeau is out with a prediction that the It©s LaChance he is dead sore on for needles* game he pitched against Brooklyn he held that so aaany additions to the next census. Long Brooklyn team will finish no better than fifth. interference and an attempt to strike him. club down to six hits. He ought to be almost life to all of them. JACOB C. MORSE. Patsy refuses to declare, however, that bis "Per- Manager Selee claims that Louisville had I o Invincible with such a team as the Bostons be fectos" will beat out the "Superbas." right to play a double-header at Brooklyn April hind nlin. Nichols. Willis. Lewis. Meekin, There are few good left-handed players 12, as the second game was the one scheduled Bailey and Hickman what an array! No < ne NE WS©ANDCOMM EINT. who can throw well and accurately from the at Louisville while Broaklyn was there on the supposes for a moment that Boston is going to outfield, Thomas. Stahl, Ryan aud Donavan last trip and had an open date. Mr. Selee will bold on to that string to the end of the season. HaHloE is getting a dose of bead fretting. comprising probably all the exceptions. send his protest to President Young and feels SVhere will the axe fall, then ©©. Burkett is again batting over the .400 Arthur Irwin has refused to play the game confident the second game at Brooklyn will be VICTOR WILLIS marls. postponed with Cincinnati July 13 in Washing thrown out. is pitching great ball. His work In the last Boston has released their utility man. Jimmy ton in Cincinnati Aug. 25, saying the Reds must Cincinnati now has the 1899 League record Washington game who-n he hold the visitors Stafford.. double up on the next trip to Washington. for consecutive victories 14. The best previous down to one hit was the finest bit of work he Kid Gleason is having another bad year with Manager Hanlou is certainly lucky in hav was Brooklyn©s 12 straight. Only once since 1809 has done this season. Trs Assorted Press re the bat. ing pitcher Kennedy, supposed to be a back has a Cincinnati team excelled that record. Iu port gave out no hits, but Diueen squarely and number, come to his rescue and help him out 1882 the Reds won 17 straight and won the fairly made a hit on a ball that took a > ad Pitcher Phyle has at last been let out by Chicago. on the home stretch of an exciting race. American Association championship. In 1890 bound and Collins could not capture it, so Phil- thj Ciucinnatis won 18 games, and Boston then, Jppi can still enjoy the glory of the feat of Dahlen has so far this season hit. no better There are now only two players in active than .267. service who were in the League before Tiernan as now. broke the string. shutting Ni-vv York out without a hit or run. entered. They are Jimmy McGuire, of the President Barney Dreyfuss has had more Dineen pitched a very good game against the Washington has corraled catcher Mike Roach, Brooklyns. and Jimmy Ryan, of the Chicagos. than a fair share of misfortune this season. Bostons here, and showed that he wus surely a late of Newark. The latest piece of bad luck was the destruc good man. He complained strongly about Washington has signed catcher Jimmy Roach, Mike Kaboe probably will be added to the THE BAD DEAL Cincinnati catching staff when the season in tion of the Louisville grand stand by fire on late of Newark. the Western League comes to an end. He is the 12th inst. while the team and president he got from umpire Lynch i n balls and strikes, The blues are said to be epidemic nowadays and. as it appeared, not without reason. There playing a great game behind the bat for In were East. The fire originated from an electric seems to be something in the plaint of the tail- ic the Brooklyn team. dianapolis. » light wire during a severe electrical storm. The end clubs that they continually get the small Fred Tenney has a weakness for getting his The Pittsburgh lead the League clubs in loss is $15,000, and the insurance only $8000. A end from the umpires, without distinction. Dun- hits in bunches of four. estra hits, the Phillies second. Philadelphia temporary grand stand is already in course of can caught in the last game with the Washing-, Brodie has batted safely in 18 straight has made most doubles. Pittsburg most triples erection. tons, owing to the injury received by KittriJge games and in 23 out of 24. and Washington most home runs, thanks to Manager Hanlon is trying desperately to l>y a collision with Stahl at the rubber. Duu- Manager Selee has an offer to take his Bos Bucky Freeman. strengthen the Superbas for the final struggle. eaa was formerly a member of the New Eug1 ton team to Halifax Oct. 24. Tim Hurst is playing the races in and around He proposes to put Jennings on first base in stead of Auderson. He has also secured short land League, as was Mike Roach, who is now De- In Chicago Demontreville was worthless; in Nesv York, aud is said to be several thousand stop Murphy, of Manchester, and pitcher Mc- hind the bat with the Senators. I always Baltimore he is worth his weight in gold. dollars to the good. Tim Is not growing gray- Partlin. of Newark, for trial, and has actually thought that Mike was fast enough for the Pitcher Lewis, of the Bostons, became a over disappointment at not getting a position on signed pitcher Hill, released by several clubs League, aud judging by the way he started in I happy father ou the 8th iust. It©s a fine boy-. Uncle Nick©s staff. this season, including Baltimore. He is also am not so far wrong in my opinion. It is a long Chesbro is being found with much more ease Doulin denies the story that he and Schrecon- unremitting iu his pleadings for Wagner, of time, however, since I saw him work. than was the case when he first joined Pittsburg. gost. of the St. Louis team, had a tight, in THE CLEVELAND i-.ERIES. which it had been reputed coupling pins, etc.. Louisville. We had the Clevelands here for but two games. Ex-Umpire "Honest John©© Kelly is said to would have been used but for the interference The Chicago "Tribune" the other day cir Hughey was an easy mark in the first contest. have wagered $3500 on Boston beating out of other ball players. culated a report to the effect that at the end Knepper made his Boston debut on this trip, Brooklyn. of the season Manager Toni Burns would be and he ga\v the champions all they wanted In The latest from Manager Selee Is that he In Washington the popular wish is that succeeded by Tom Loftus. of the Western The way of Lmsv ball before they won out, and now fears Baltimore more than Brooklyn or Baltimore may beat out Brooklyn. Notwith League, owing "to the poor showing of the that with the handicap of adverse umpiring. Philadelphia. standing the fact that several ex-Senators are Chicago team this season."© Mr. Burns while with the Brooklyus the club has very few well- in Philadelphia refused to discuss the matter Herman Loug was out of the first Cleveland Brooklyn critics think Louisville would be wishers in the Capital. game. It was given out thht he was sick, but stronger with Wagner at first base and Dexter at all except to say that the teirtu©s showing It was all over the grand stand that the player in the outfield. Tebeau attributes St. Louis© downfall to was quite as good as last season, despite more said he would not play another game unless According to the Chicago papers McGraw Ed. McKean. whose collapse in Tebeau©s opinion accidents and other misfortunes, which is quite the club remitted a fine of $5 inflicted by um cost the Perfectos not less than 20 games. At true. has received an offer to manage the Chicago that Tebeau thinks McKean would play good pire Lynch in the first Washington game, when team next year. -Ted Sullivan writes "Sporting Life" that Mr. Lynch called a foul on a ball over the fence, ball for some other team. the Detroit interview with him published last and the player threw up his hands at the um Cleveland has two fine pitchers In Knepper It is a remarkable fact that since the or week was false and misleading. H<> says he pire. Now everybody knows that Mr. Lynch and Hughey. With a strong team they would ganization of the present 12-club League in made no attack on the National Agreement, takes cognisance of that sort of thing in $5 be talked about. 1891 grand stands in Boston. Philadelphia, Bal which he considers a good thing for the protec doses, aud Long©s case was no exception. The "Buntution" is what pitcher Fred Schmidt, timore, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Louis tion of minor leaguers. The genial Ted also Boston Club < of Cleveland, calls it when a team takes to ville have been burned down. wants it understood that he is not in the employ PAV5 NO FINES, dumping the ball. Adonis Terry, who is still under reserve to of any League club. He simply acted as Brook recognizing the fact that if it did there i©s\ Stanley Robison is said to be trying to make the Milwaukee Bail Club, and who has been lyn©s agent in securing Beck, of Toledo, and telling how wide the av^.-ue would be thro© arrangements to have the Clevelands finish out connected with the best clubs for the last 18 his connection with the League ended right open to all kinds of license. For two seasons the season at Columbus. years, has decided to quit the diamond forever there, and he was under- no obligation to the the Boston Clu©j h-is v on the pennant without Charley Nichols won 33 ft-ud lost 12 games and go into business for himself.. National League or anyone else iu base ball. 6 LIFE. .Aug. 19.
Newark Club, and he will be tried out. Deiter, replace the $500 guarantee which Mr. Howell of Louisville, has been sought after, but with was allowed to take down. E. B. Lytle, popular out success. Further plans as to the policy of ly known by the appellation of "Pop," is one CHANGE NOT LIKELY. the club have not been announced. New York of the new owners, and he will manage the has been the home of stars in the past, and team as well as play right field. Whether while the club has not been very successful in THE NEW ARRANGEMENT developing players it has always In the past will prove acceptable to the public will of course A SHORT-LIVED SENSATION FROM been in the field when it came to purchasing OVER THE CONTINUED SLDMP OF depend very much on the kind of ball that will players of known ability and regardless of auy be furnished. Pnrson Nicholson, who managed outlay. Such a policy has always proven suc the team and played first for the short space NEW YORK, cessful in the lony run from a financial as well TEBEAU©S PERFECTOS. of two weeks and won many more games than, as an artistic standpoint. It does seem that he lost, has been released. PICKWICK. Just us the hole at third seemed to have been filled by a good batsman in the person of Mike Ir, Coogan Credited Witb a Scheme Grady it would have been a wiser policy to Results ol the Eastern Trip Far Below WASHINGTON WHISPERS. add players of known ability instead of follow ing what seems to be just an opposite policy. Which Would Hardly Have Improved Perhaps there may be some plans under way Anticipations Plucky Jebeau Still The Senators© Mad Career Tempor that will materialize In tne future. arily Checked A Cry For That the Condition of Affairs in New York A CITY LEAGUE. Full ol Hope and Grit, However, and Natural Leader of Men, Sir Rich The "Press." of this city, has been agitating the idea of forming a league composed of local ard Cooley. Even With Mr, Freedman Oat ol It, amateur teams patterned after a similar organi Confident ol a Good Position, Washington. D. C., Aug. 15. Editor zation in Chicago. Quite u number of responses "Sporting Life:" Since writing mv last have been received by the "Press." and perhaps letter Chicago has, like the worm in the A short-lived sensation was sprung on tne if energetically pushed the scheme may bear St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 14. Editor "Sport ancient proverb, turned upon its tormen- ball world during the week by the state fruit by next season. There certainly should be ing Lir©e." The present trip of the Ferfec- ters, winning the last two games of the ment that James J. Coogan. the well- euough capable aspirants for base ball fame tos will be brought to a close on the 20th series by close scores. The first was won on© known New York politician and owner of within the -adi;is o* the Greater New York to lust., when they play a Sunday game with pure luck. A young man by the name of Roacli, form a solid organization. Buck Ewiiig s braves at Cincinnati, and it hailing, it is said, from the Suniiv South, es the Polo Grounds and Manhattan Field, AROCND THE- BASES. will no doubt go down in base ball dope as sayed to twirl for contemplated purchasing the New York Eddie Dohetiy pnihtd his first game in nearly being the most disastrous one ever made by BURNS© ROUGH RIDERS. Club from his friend. Andrew Freedman. six weeks, on Saturday, and while he was a lit Manager Tebeau. Of the 10 games so far played and though he was hit ior 13 clean bingles only tle wild, he held the tail-enders down to "our the team has won but three one each from two men registered at the plate. Almost every present owner of the club, with a view to singles, and he did not have to exert himself Pittsburg, Baltimore and Washington. They inning opened promisingly for the Senators, but restoring the popularity of the League in very much to do it. should take the remaining three from the Sena a terrific drive would go straight at some fielder, New YorL. as well as making the club part Bob Foster has been playing right field since tors, and then two out of four from the Phil- resulting in a double play aud the death of our of a great combination of outdoor sports Tiernan was released, rnd there are many who lies. But what they should do and what they hopes. To be true poor base running had some believe that "Pop" may yet become a player of do is two thing to do with the result, but luck was the to be located at the two grounds, and value. His work was not at all weak since his ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THINGS. main factor. In the last game of the series conducted by a hugely capitalized concern, return to the team. Tebeau is still maintaining that he will fin VIRGIL GARVIN to be known as the New York Outing Co. During the Colonels© visit we were given a ish in the first three, but he will have to bring was a mystery too deep for the Senators to demonstration of just how deeply some players his players nearer to playing the game than solve. This young man presented the most re The report proved to be unfounded, Mr. are not interested in a game. With a man on they have been for the past two weeks. Closely markable assortment of curves and shoots seen at Coogan stating that he made but one first and none out Clingman hit to Davis. who figuring 1 cannot now see how they are going National Park this year, with plenty of speed offer for the New York Club, that falling header! off the runner at second, but as Cling to be better than fifth, much as 1 would like besides. With Griffith and Callahaii in shape aud man had made first no attempt was made to to see them. In comparison with the Bostons Taylor and Q-arvln to help out I do not think; $100.000 short of the value Mr. Freedman complete a double. After overrunning the base during the club©s recent visit here the Tebeau-, It extravagant to say that Burns has the strong placed upon the concern. It is. perhaps, Clingman walked leisurely toward the plate, ites looked like Chinese money when all the est pitching staff in the League. 1 might add: just as well that there is nothing in the when to his surprise Doyle touched him and he points of the game art- considered. They do not where would his team be without them? etory. Desirable as would be the passing lust realized that his sleep made two out. He play the hit-und-ruu game or the inside ball NOT SO GOOD. then woke up. W. F. H. KOELSCH. as do the champions, and they did not seem to The week has certainly been a disappointing of the club into other hands, it is ques be trying as were the other fellows. True, one for Washington, for on top of the Chicago tionable whether the New York situation the team has had set-back Patsy Tebeau aad his tribe came along would have been bettered under a scheme MISERABLE LUCK and romped away with the two games played BROCKTON©S BREAK-UP all season long, and under the existing cir in the easiest kind of fashion. If their ex of syndicated and allied sports. A similar cumstances has done better than could be ex hibition here is any criterion the Perfectos are scheme o/ making base ball the tail of a Due Less to Manager Burnharu Than pected from the average team, but Tebeau is now lii fine shape, snd are due to cut a big general amusement kite was tried once to the Selfish Desire of Certain looked upon by "v> ball cranks hereabouts as figure in the pennant race from now on. Cuppy by Erastus VViman. of Stateu Island, and being one of the greatest managers in the and Young, .the uncertain members of his pitch Players to Play Elsewhere. business, and one who ought to win anyhow, ing corps, pitched invincible ball, while the ad proved au ignominious failure. Base bail Brockton, Mass., Aug. 15. Editor ©©Sport- luck or no luck. When the report was tele dition of Donliu and Miller makes Tebeau©s can stand upon its own bottom and needs ing Life:" The almost inevitable has at graphed from Pittsburg that Manager Tebeau team stronger than at au" other time in its no entangling alliance with other sports. last happened. The Brockton Base Ball had given up all hopes of winning the pen history. That Californlan, Donlin, caught the nant, or of being even two, three, four at the fancy of all the fans who witnessed his work. All the game needs in any and every Club, which was acknowledged by nearly finish all St. Louis made a howl. But Tebeau Pie bats strongly, is fast, has lots of. assurance League city is proper handling by the every capable judge to be the best team in this ©League, has cashed in its cheeks and is no denounced that report, and yesterday, allowing and with practice Is bound to make an ideal magnates in control. But. unfortunately, more. The efforts to raise money were not as himself, to be interviewed by a Washington re first baseman. that is jusf what it doesn©t get in a majori porter, said ce expected to fitish THE NEW THIRD BASEMAN. successful as I promised about three weeks ago, SECOND OR THIRD The most important event of the week from ty of th0 per cent. In fact, it is the general THE PLAYERS© MISTAKE. "nine" of boils, distributed over bis face and their expected spurt on the home grounds there opinion that his acquisition by Boston will If the boys had been square with Mr. Burn- neck, and looks badln He tried to do a little is still plenty of time for them to earn a fairly mean the retaining of ham and said they wanted to quit on Saturday work the other day, but was so weak he had good percentage of victories, and I believe that THE CHAMPIONSHIP night, he could have placed each one of them to to stop. He has lost about 15 pounds, but with Kittredge back in the game and a little by the team from the Hub. The prevailing better advantage than they placed themselves. says he will regain this rapidly. He will hardly bit of luck there will be at least two teams opinion Is sound, and is no doubt fully realized He had a chance to transfer the entire team to be able to get into the game for some two or taking our dust at the finish. by those who follow the fortunes of the Brook Scnenectady, N. Y., but it was too late, as le even three weeks yet. Jack O©Connor©s finger NOTES AND GOSSIP. lyn Club. Unless Hanlon braces his team at team had disbanded. Knox, Shay, Gauley and is still in splints, mending slowly and he will Freeman is our premier batsman, though he \» once his chances for beating Boston cannot be Hawkes joined the Albany team. Claacy was not do any regular catching until after*the closely pushed by Padden and O©Brien. Not a called rosy. wanted by Newport, but finally decided to join team©s return next week. Senator, however, is over .300. Mcekin©s last game here was last Monday Providence of the Eastern League, to play sec "SCRAPPY BILL" JOYCE Pitcher Miner, who is still among the miss-, against the Brooklyns, and he displayed some ond base. practices with O©Connor at the park every morn ing, claims to be laid up with mularia. As the thing of his 1894 form, defeating the Haulonites WHERE THE OTHERS WENT. ing and in the afternoon both attend the races club is in need of a good left-hander it is hoped In hollow fashion. He is glad to get to Boston, Perkins left for home just before the team across the way. Under Billy©s "touting" Jack he will soon be in condition to report. and it is not venturing too much to predict that disbanded, claiming his father was s4ck. Ever- has been "getting in line" pretty regular, and Chicago presented a new candidate for* League his work with the champions for the remainder son went home to Marcus Hook, Pa., where he his enforced lay-off has helped swell his bank honors in the person of second baseman Quiim of the season will come nearer to his remarkable will pitch for independent teams the balance of account considerably. RETMUS. from the New England League. He was played work of 1894 than he has done since that time the season. Bernard joined the Taunton team, out of position, but hit well, and showed con with the local club. The and has strengthened them materially, but it is siderable sceed on the bases. YOUNG BLOOD understood that he has a good offer from the It is remarkable how easily we beat Chicago Idea is all right in its way, but It Is extremely Syracuse team which he will probably accept, WHEELING©S CHANGE. with all her stars »in the game, only to fall doubtful if it will find favor In these parts. the Taunton directors being willing. Holmes ingloriously before a team of substitutes. New York has always been accustomed to the will not play ball any more this season, and has Owner Howell Disposes of the Team It is hard on Dusty Miller that Cincinnati*?, best in all lines, not excluding sports and gone to his home in Chicago. Day has offers and Franchise to I^ytle and Others winning streak should follow his release. He amusements. It takes time to develop players, from the Hartford team and Bridgeport, with cannot be called a hoodoo, howe.ver. as St. Louis and the success of the famous Orioles of ©94, the chances strongly in favor of Hartford. For a. Nominal **um. has been winning since his acquisition. ©05 and ©96 was most exceptional. Take Louis MANAGER BURNHAM Wheeling, W. Va., Aug. 14. Editor Schreeongost has been catching finely for St. ville, for example. While they have a good will probably rest until the polo season starts. © Sporting Life:" There is a new owner Louis and hitting better than either O©Connor many fast young players and at times show up He has been securing the promising players of for the Wheeling Club, or rather, there or Crelger. Tebeau will have a problem to solve well they never fail to finish in the second divis the league for national league clubs. What are several parties interested in when the latter two recover. ion, and even now after a number of years of ever club secures Mr. Burnham for their mana the deal by which former President Howell \ Betts, the Washington l^oy who has been developing players they will do well to finish ger n.xt season may res© assured that they will disposed of the franchise for the sum of $1300. :ing in the defunct Atlantic League, has near the top of the second division. have a team th*t Is near the top. The "crunks" To be more explicit, signed by Pat Powers for the Eastern THE LOCAL CLUB here will keep their eyes on the boys, with their THE ACTUAL COST Pjutdgue staff, and lias left tor bis new field has signed outfielder Hardest?, of the defunct , bsgt wislie* for the *ucce«a of «»eJ» oua to the new owners is $800, but they bare to of labor. £. P. MILLS. 19- LIFE.
class as a League-player. He has nothing on take the. satire view the way © Is open for recon .Cooley except in the matter of thrown balls, ciliation and .restoration. Cooley has learned CLEVELAND CHATTER. which he handles very cleverly. . We shall kno:W the. Icssop- that there is a limit to forbearance CAPT.COOLET8CASE. more about that, however, when he has a real and that no maii (s absolutely indispensable, and Forest City Faus Hope to See a©Six- sunny day to face, as all of the days he has I am assured there would be nu more trouble played tttc sky has been cloudy. In the matter this season on the score of infraction of dis teen-Clnb Organization The Loca! of fielding ground balls, catching fou] ales and cipline. On the other hand if Cooley were re Syndicate Gaining Strength. CAUSES EFFECTS OF HIS. SUD handling tantalizing bunts he is not Cooley©s instated some of the things that made his A superior, although he ought to© be, considering path of .thorns would be obviated. His brief Cleveland, Aug. 14. Editor "Sporting that he has always been a first baseman, while absence from the team .has shown the critic^ Life:" The plans to©.orieatiizt? a syndicate DEN DEPOSITION. Cooley is only a beginner in the position. Grant and public©, his value* as" a winning player. With and buy out the -Koblsous, bag and bajf- ing for the sake of argument that he can outfield his . restoration to the team the harsh press gage. are materializing--slowly. That Gooley. IB the more important matter of batting, criticism and unjust abuse of the spectators something of this kind will be done before base running, run-getting, dash and ginger he would; cease. : and the ©same charitable leniency the December meeting of tile club Potent Reasons Why Club and Player is vastly that is accorded Lauder, Thomas, Lajoie, Cross, owners i do not doubt, unless be OUTCLASSED BY THE EX-CAPTAIN. Delehanty, Flick and the others in their un fore that time something shall have Siiould Corns Together Once More He is not fast on his feet or on the bases, lucky© moments would be accorded Cooley a been done about a 16-club organization divided does not excel at bunting and. does not © know player just as much deserving of generous treat into the first principle of the art of batting. His ment as the others, aye, even more, as in other ; TWO EIGHT-CITS- LEAGUES. The Situation Becoming Really style is like that of every collegian we have ever cases the public fnind has not be,en biased and Unless the information that comes to me from seen upon his first entrance to professionalism inflamed by persistent newspaper hounding of two or three sources is woefully out of joint except Lauder. His position at bat is stich years. Young Goeckel need not be released, as a good< deal of quiet work on the 16-club pla» Critical For the Philadelphia Team, that it is a physical impossibility to put any he can be kept in the hope of development and is© being done. It is the only way in sight to heft or steam into his blows, and therefore for emergencies. stave off opposition and to stop the hue and while he may occasionally cut a ball through GIVE IJ.S PEACE AND VICTORY. cry against syndicate ball. This "mutual inter Fhiladelphja, Aug. 16. T.be friends and the infieid or land a short liy safely he will Como. Colonel Rogers, in the interest of your est" business hurts Cleveland more than it does well-wisher* of the Philiies, those who Uad never be able to hit hard enough or varied club and of your team, and in oehalf of those any other city. Whenever the St. IjOuis team, built high Jiopes© up©ou the team both for enough to make him a batsman to-be dreaded by who wish you and the club well, who desire to needs a player on Joe Quinu©s team he is sim this SVUSOM liiul for nes,t year, have good opposing pitchers and fielders, such as Coole.v. see Philadelphia as high in base ball as In every ply ordered to report in the ilound City. Under reason to re-g-;ircl the present .situation with Lajoie. Delehaaty. Flick. Lauder and Mc-Farland thing else, who want a ball team IB keeping the 10-club plan Cleveland would be gravest apprehension. Two vyeeUs ago it are. One trip around the circuit against the with the grand hall .park, .and who. hope to yet IN ONE CIRCUIT © wa.s a finch that tlic- then "best teaiu iw League pitchers apd. fielders, who ,.quickly size see the League flag fly at Broad and Huntington, and St. Louis in the other. The same would be up. a batsman©s weakness, will effectually wind restore the strength of-"the. best team in the true of Brooklyn and Baltimore. If this- plan, ••. the League" would, despite.the disability League":" by . reinstating Captain Cooley; and of forming two eight-club organizations is riot" of -the oti4y Lajoie, finish third or better: up Goeckel as. a batsman if his present©style i* :tbe only one he. has in Uis repertoire. How thus .gi.ve .the friends .of the Philadelphia Club adopted it will be absolutely necessary for the . to-dfty," SS©-©HOW- hooked u-p, the team is ud their long-deferred chance to exult next Oc Cleveland Club to change hands in order to louder-the best team it-i tho league, and if true this, is is shown by the© fact that in his very.-.first. Rnme af©cr.his first time at bat th<* tober over.: those who -regard Philadelphia and do any business here. The old-time patrons, the." hianiageuu©trt persists is maintaining entire Pittsburg ur.u>; Ui playd in for him tnoi-e its club as.:, a mere door-mat for the League, of the game here will positively, not yield up" file -present liue-up it is good betting, that it closely than cut:iojde.rs usually do, eveu for LOCAL. JOTTINGS. their-©half dollars to see a club that is only will finish no higher . tlinn . fifth--R place far Tbo.r-as. ©" ., Umpire Lyneh made .his first appearance of the USED -©AS A FARM fchort of wlm ©he public has been led to expect PERTINENT. NOT PERSONAL. season on the local grounds on Monday. for the-St. Louis.-Club. No one can blame thenj Hnd far below What the team itself expected .This criticism of Mr, Goeckel should not be Pitcher Magee.-is likely to be returned to for this. When the Cleveland Club stood
outfielder Preston. He has also taken a young "also-rans" to gain In percentage, The DJp WFOnn pitcher named Peterson in-charge, with fi view record-is up to Aug. 13 inclusive: to trying him out with next season©s campaign. W. L. Per. W. L. Per. I E Dili WfiSl. Pitcher Denzer ;uid outfielder Burke have been Rome .. ... 58 24 .707 Oswego .38 46 .-153 © su»pendt©(j for dissipation.. tTtlca .. ...5531 .640 Albany .....3452 .395 Outfielder Gettman. who was in a Grand Rap Cortland ...4630 .6051Troy ...... 3453 .391 ids hospital for nearly three weeks suffering Binghamton 4540 .5291Schenectady 2357 .288 ©BAN JHONSOifS FINE LEAGUE IS with typhoid fever, recovered sufficiently to go THE STAMPING GROUND OF PAT to Kansas City, where he is being cared for by GAMES PLAYED. friends at 1518 Montgall street. He will be Aug. 7 At Cortland Cortland 10, Troy 7. At ^© FLOURISHING, © " , : : unable to play again this season. POWERS© LEAGUE, tJtica Schenectady 7, Utica 0. At Rome- The best winning pitchers of the various clubs Rome a, Albany 4. At Oswego Oswego 8, are Reidy for Milwaukee, Fisher for St. Paul. Binghamton 1. Eagan for Kansas City, Cronin for Detroit. Gray Aug. 8 At Oswego Oswego 1. Binghamton 8, Tlie Progress of the Championship Tor Buffalo, Parker for Minneapolis, Waddell What is Going on in the Circuit of At Cortland Coftlaud 4, Troy 16. At Sche- for Grand Rapids and Foreman for Indianapolis. uectady Schenectady 9, Ctica" 20. At Rome Waddell©s percentage is the best of all. Rome 13, Albany 5. Race of the Western League Re Manager Manning, of Kansas City, says be the Eastern League The Record of Aug. 9 At Binghamton Bingbarnton 11, Cort- will carry six pitchers the rest of the season, hind 7. At Schenectadv Scbeuectadv 2, Rome and be ready with a stroqg team in 1900. Pat 8. At Albany Albany 2, Utica 3. At Troy- sults of the Games and News and ten, whom he got at Wilkesbarre, is a left-hand the Championship Race and Results Troy I. Oswego 13. er, and Manning thinks him a wonder. He also Aug. 10 At Binghamton Binghamton 3, Cort Gossip of Clubs asd Players, banks upon Schmidt, whom he purchased from of the Pennant Contests. land 2 (10 innings). At Schonectady Schenec Lancaster. Pardee is slated for release because tady 5. Rome 7. At Trov and Albany Rain. Manning says be "blows up too easily." Aug. 11 At Troy Troy 11. Binghamton 12 (13 innings). At Albany Albany 3. Rome 1. At This is still a fierce struggle between There is no change of particular import Schenectady Schenectady 3. Utica 4. At Indianapolis and Minneapolis, with the ance, in this race to note, except the heavy Cortland Cortland 3. Oswego 4. chances now all in favor of the Boosters. INTER-STATE LEAGUE. falling off in Toronto©s percentage and the Aug. 12 At Schenectady Schenectady 4, Utica Grand Rapids and Detroit are unable to steady gain of the Hartford team. All of 8, At Troy Troy 14. Binghamton 14. At closo the pap separating them from the The Progress of Events in President the other teams are going at about their Albany Albany 1, Rome 2. At Cortland leaders, and are now confined to a hot race regular gait, Rochester holding a comforta Rain. for third place. The remainder of the Charles B. Power©s Lively and ble lead, despite Mo.ntreJlFs strenuous ef Aug. 13 At Albany Albany 4, Binghamton 2. teams will till the various positions in the Thriving Organization. forts to overhaul the Flour City team. At Utica Utica 11, Oswego 0. At Troy-. second division and finish almost as they During the past week Toledo has held The record is up to Aug. 13 inclusive: Troy 15, Schenectady 4. now rank. Following is the record to Aug. her own in first place, but Mansfield has NEWS AND GOSSIP. I,©! inclusive: Binghamton has signed pitcher "Farmer** crept closer to the leader and incidentally Brown, late of Syracuse. thrust New Castle down to close quarters f K Troy has signed pitcher George Lee, the To behind Ft. .Wayne, \vhich also made a .I 1« s. 3 1 3 ronto schoolboy, recently released by Biug- slight gain. Of the second-division, teams 3 CL r j uarnton. all lost ground except Wheeling, which Pitcher Nick Altrock, of Binghamton, has been managed to make an even break and ad HartforJ ...... 5 10 4 9 t 3 suspended for the balance of the season for in vanced one peg. The record to Aug. 13 in Montreal...... 8 7 6 10 5 subordination. ©Buffalo ...... G 6 4| 41 .136 clusive is as follows: Providence...... 4 6 7 7 8 Pitcher Malarky, of Utica, on Aug. 13 struck Grand Rapids ..... 11 6 7| 49 .521 W. L. Per. I W. L. Per. Rochester...... 9 6 fi 9 10 out 13 Oswego batsmen, the New York League Detroit...... 6 3j 6 7|| 49 .510 Toledo .....6G39 .629) Youngstown 4358 .426 Springfield...... 6 6 3 7 8 record for the season. Indianapolis ...... 8 6] 5 S I 57 .613 Mansfield ..6142 .592) Wheeling ...4260 .412 Syracuse...... 5 4 8 4 3 The Oswego Club has released pitcher Stanley KHIISB" City...... +1 2 5 .394 Ft. Waj-ne. .61 47 .5651 Davtou .....4463 .411 Toronto...... 0 7 5 3 13 Yerkes, and has signed pitcher Kimball, of Minneapolis...... 9 6 .591 New Castle 58 45 .563) Springfield . .39 62 .386 Worcester ...... 4 11 7 6 6 6 Syracuse, and Johnstone, of Utica. Milwaukee...... 3 4 7 .463 GAMES PLAYED. The Albany Club has scooped in pitcher St. P&ul...... 5 3 5 .454 Aug. 7 At Youngstown Youugstown 7, New 39 50 35 41 56 43 William V. Hawke. of the disbanded Brockton team. He won his first game easily. Castle 5. At Mansfield Mansfield 7, Wheeling Won.Lost. l©ct.| Won. Lost. Pet. Utica ministers will not accept defeat, but Lost...... 53|<5 4ft 33 60|39 51 53 380 6 (10 innings). At Dayton Dayton 4. Ft. Rochester..... 53 35 .602|Toronto...... 45 43 .511 propose to obtain an injunction from the Su Waj-ne 1. At Springfield Springfield 4, To Montreal...... 48 39 .658] Hartford...... 42 44 .4b8 Woti.Logt.Pct.l Won.Logt. Pet. ledo 7. preme Court against Sunday playing in that Indianapolis 57 33 .G:J3JMilwaukee.. 44 51 .463 Worcester..... 46 40 .53UJProvidence ... 43 50 .402 burg. Aug. 8 At Mansfield Mansfield 5, Wheeling 6. Springfield ... 43 41 .512|S.vr»cuge...... 28 56 .333 Miniieiiuolis 57 39 .694 St. Paul...... 44 53 .454 At Springfield Springfield 5, Toledo 2 (11 In Third baseman O©Rourke, pitcher Harry Keen- an, centre fielder Ashenback and right fielder Graud Rapi©i 49 45 .521 (Buffalo...... 41 53 .436 nings). At Dayton Dayton 0, Ft. Wayue 7, Results of Games Played. Detroit...... 49 46 ,51tij Kuusad City 39 60 .394 and Dayton 3, Ft. Wayne 4. At Youngstown Deady, of the Schenectadys. have deserted the Youngsto\vn 9, New Castle 3, and Youngstown Below will be found the results of the team. They have been blacklisted. Championship Contests. 2. New Castle 4. championship games played to date. Danny Coogan, the crack catcher of the Bing- Below will be found the results of the Aug. 9 At Youngstown Youngstown 1, New Aug. 7 At Worcester Worcester 8, Providence hamtou base ball team, has received an offer championship games of the League played Castle 2. At Dayton Dayton 4, Ft. Wayne 5. 7. At Alontreal Montreal 7, Syracuse 3. At from the University of Pennsylvania to act aa to date. At Springfield Springfield 2, Toledo 7. At Toronto Rochester 4, Toronto 2, and Roch coach for the institution next season. Mansfield Mansfield 8, Wheeling 3, and Mans ester 4, Toronto 2. Charley Faatz is not the manager of the Troy Aug. 8 At Buffalo Buffalo 4. Indianapolis 9. Aug. 8 At Hartford Springfield 5, Hartford .8. (late Auburn) team, as reported. Tim Shin- At Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 2. Detroit 3. field 10, Wheeling 2. iHck, win) baa abiy managed that team for At Minneapolis Minneapolis 7. Kansas City Aug. 10 At Mansfield Mansfield 2, New Castle At Providence Providence 4, Worcester 15. 3. At Ft. Wayne Ft. Wayne 13, Toledo 6. At At Syracuse Montreal 2, Syracuse 6. At three years, is still at the head of it and getting 6. At St. Paul St. Paul 8, Milwaukee 5. good work out of it as manager-captain. Aug. 9 At Buffalo Indianapolis 4, Buffalo 2. Wheeling Wheeling 9, Youngstown 0 (for Rochester Toronto 4, Rochester 13. feited). Aug. 9 At Syracuse Syracuse 3, Montreal 4, The Schenectady Club has signed pitchers Don- At Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 8. Detroit 6. ovan and Miller, infielders Veach, Herbert and At Minneapolis Minneapolis 7, Kansas City Aug. 11 At Mansfield Mansfield 4, New Castle and Syracuse 8, Montreal 2. At Rochester 1, and Mansfield 9, New Castle 0 (forfeited). Rochester 12, Toronto 2. At Providence Bottenus and outfielder Woodruff, all of the dis 0. At St. Paul Milwaul-ee 12. St. Paul U. banded Newark Club; also pitcher WMllig, of Aug. 10 -At Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 5, Ue- At Ft. Wayne Ft. Wayne 8, Toledo 5. At Providence 3, Worcester 9. At Hartford Hartford 4, Springfield 7. Albany. Manager-captain Whistler has been in n-oit 2. At St. Paul St. Paul 6, Milwaukee 11. Wheeling Wheeling 4, Youugstown 1. definitely suspended. At Minneapolis Minneapolis 13, Kansas City Aug. 12 At Mansfield Mansfield 2, New Castle Aug. 10 At Syracuse Toronto 6, Syracuse 2. At 0. At Wheelirig W©heeling 5, Youngstown 3. Rochester Montreal 2, Rochester 1. Upon his own request Lew Whistler has been Ang©. 11 At Buffalo Buffalo 2, Indianapolis 2 At Dayton Dayton 5, Springfield 14. At Ft. Aug. 11 At Providence Providence 4, Spring reletsed from the captaincy and management of (11 innings). At Minneapolis Minneapolis 15 Wayne Ft. Wayne 2, Toledo 7, and Ft. field 9, and Springfield 0, Providence 1. At the Schenectadys. His loss will be severely Mil-wauUtv 10. At St. Paul St. Paul 4, Kan Wayne 1, Toledo 7. Hartford Hartford 9, Worcester 5. At Syra felt, as he is admittedly the best first baseman sas City 9. Aug. 13 At Dayton Dayton 29, Wheeling 4. At cuse Toronto 12, ©Syracuse 7. At Rochester- in the League, and as a hitter he has not a AUK. 12. At Buffalo Buffalo 6, Detroit 7. ani Toledo Toledo 5. Mansfield 0, and Toledo 4, Rochester 5, Montreal 1. superior. He has made many friends in Schenee- Buffalo 14, Detroit 7. At Grand Rapids- Mansfield 3. At Springfield Springfield 4, New Aug. 12 At Providence Providence 2, Toronto tady who will regret his departure. Grand Rapids 2. Indianapolis 6. At St. Paul Castle 6. At Ft. Wayne Ft. Wrayne 9, 1. At Worcester Worcester 2, Montreal 6. St. Paul 7, Kansas City 5. At Minneapolis Youngstown 0 (forfeited), and Ft. Wayne, 4, At Hartford Hartford 7, Rochester 1. At Minneapolis 8: Milwaukee 1. Youngstown 3. Springfield Springfield 6, Syracuse 4, and Springfield 2, Syracuse 6. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. Aug. K5 At Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 9, In- NEWS AND GOSSIP. dianupolis 1. At St. Paul St. Paul 4, Kansas In a game with Wheeling Aug. 13 the Dayton Aug. 13 At Providence Providence 8, Toronto 7. What is Going on in the Nutmeg City 2. At Minneapolis Minneapolis 5, Mil team made 27 hits and 29 runs off pitcher Wells. State©s Neat Little Base Ball waukee 1. Jimmy .McAleer on the 9th inst. assumed Games to be Played. control of the Youngstown team as proprietor Aug. 17, 18, 19 Toronto at Hartford, Mon Organization. Games to be Played. and manager. treal at Springfield, Syracuse at Worcester, New Haven during the week has taken a An 19. 20 Detroit at Kansas City. Albert Warne. of Mansfield, and ex-catcher Rochester at Providence. firmer grasp upon tirst place, while Water- Au_ 1S>. 20, 21 Indianapolis at Milwaukee, Twineham have been appointed Interstate Aug. 22, 23 Montreal at Hartford, Toronto at bury, New London and Derby have be Buffa lo at St. Paul. Columbus at Minneapolis. League umpires. Springfield, Rochester at Worcester, Syracuse come tied for second place. Derby ha? Au 23. 24 Indianapolis at Kansas City. The Mansfield papers are trying hard to make at Providence. come up from fifth place, forcing Bristol Detr. it at Milwaukee, Columbus at St. Paul, a sale of first baseman Jack Law to some un Aug. 25, 26 Worcester at Toronto, Providence© Buff a lo at Minneapolis. suspecting National League magnate. at Montreal, Springfield at Rochester, Hartford down to that position. There has been no Au, 26. 27 Columbus at Milwaukee, De- New Castle has loaned catcher Grafflus to the at Syracuse. ___ other change in positions. Following is troit at St . P«iul. Indianapolis at Minneapolis. Dayton Club until another catcher can be se the record to Aug. 13 inclusive: All, 27. 28 Buffalo at Milwaukee. cured to take the place of Donahue, injured. Nubbins of News. W. L. Per. W. L. Per. Springfield has signed pitcher Jack Dolan Umpire Betts, formerly of the Atlantic League, New Haven 4422 .667 Bristol .....3233 .492 News and Gossip. and first baseman John Seigle. of Dayton, and has joined the Eastern League staff. Waterbury .3533 .515|Meriden ....3134 .477 St. Pnul has let out infelder Arthur Ball, ow- has released second baseman Pautot and pitcher The promising young pitcher, Felix, of Moa- New London 34 32 .515JNorwich ....2837 .431 luj: to his light hitting. Porter. treal, is said to be liable to discipline for not Derby .. ..3432 .5151 Bridgeport .2636 .419 Manager Alien has developed the best road Toe Dayton Club has released pitcher Brodle taking care of himself. GAMES PLAYED. teuni Indianapolis has ever had. and the veteran third baseman, Joe Burke, and The Worcester Club has signed Paddy Boyle, Aug. 7 At Meriden Meriden 4, Bridgeport 1. Cantillon is considered the most efficient mem has signed infielder Fred Huff and catcher Gus formerly of Hartford, with a view to plugging At Waterbury Waterbury 3, New Haven 4. ber ot the Western League umpire staff. Erickson. of Chicago. up the big hole at second base. At New London New London 9, Bristol 1. Pitcher Billy Hart, released by Milwaukee, Pitcher Ed Herr. of the Ft. Wayne Club, is The Montreal Club has suspended outfielder Aug. 8 At Norwich Norwich 12, Bristol 3. At Jest 15 games out of 21 pitched for the Brewers. at his home in St. Louis, a mere shadow of Shearon and signed outfielder Winters, of Syra New London Derby 5, New London 4. At Detroit has taken pitcher McCann. outfielder his former self, owing to malaria. He will be cuse: Odwell and Richter, of Wilkesbarre. Bridgeport New Haven 9, Bridgeport 0. At . Phrall :ind third baseiuau Haggerty, all of Ham unable to play any more this season. Ontfielder Lippert. of Hartford, against Waterbury Waterbury 13, Meriden 6. ilton, for trial Dayton has a pitcher named Moore who Is Springfield last week, performed the best Aug. 9 At Derby Derby 7. Bristol 3. At Bob Alien may be in request as a major said by Swaim to be a dead ringer for Nichols. Eastern League batting feat of the season- Bridgeport Bridgeport 7, New London 3. At - League, manager if he steers the Hocsiers to a of the Bostons, in his work. He sends in a three triples and u home run in four times at Norwich New Haven 2, Norwich 1. At peniiant this season. ball that the batters bit up into the air. bat. Meriden Waterbury 9, Meriden 4. Jake Stenzel reported to the St. Paul police The Ft. Wayne Club has released pitcher Owner Bloemecke, of the Newark team, tried Aug. 10 At Derby Derby 14. Norwich 3. At Sunday that be bad been robbed of a valuable George Rieman and has fined and suspended hard but vainly to purchase the Springfield Bridgeport Bristol 6, Bridgeport 4. solitaire diamond stud. infielder Hollingsworth for missing a train. or Syracuse Eastern League franchise. Full- Aug. 11 At Derby Derby (i. Waterbury 4. At Perry Werden has been benched by Minneapo Sammy Gillcn has been placed at short field. lug in that he was compelled to disband his Bristol New London 5, Bristol 1. At. Bridge lis and Caiey is to play first base for tne club Pat Wright, manager of the New Castle Clnb. Newark team. port Meriden 6. Bridgeport 4. At New Haven has decided to remain in New Castle this win Outfielder Frisbee. who has been farmed out the remainder of the season. ter and has accepted a profitable position. He New Haven 2, Norwich 0. Second baseman Ace Stewart bas« left the In by Boston to Worcester again, now that. Billy Aug. 12 At Norwich Norwich 4, Derby 2. At will likely manage the team again next year. Hamilton is fully recovered from his injury, is dianapolis team permanently to engage in busi At Mansfield on Aug. 1 in a postponed game Me.-ideu Meriden 9, New London 8. At Bridge ness. Flynu will try to fill the vacancy. putting up a great game in the Eastern League. port Bridgeport 7, New Haven 4. At Bristol Manager Wright. of New Castle, disputed the He seems to be a star in a minor league. Members of the Buffalo and Minneapolis teams, umpire©s decision of an out at first base, and Bristol 5. Waterbury 4. who were recently arrested at Buffalo for vio Providence has signed infielder Clancy, of ©NEWS AND GOSSIP. refused to play, whereupon the umpire de Brockton, and Weisbecker. of the disbanded lating the law by playing on Sunday, were ac- clared the game forfeited to Mansfield. Umpire Morrisey has resigned owing to illness ©quitted on Aug. 9. Pawtueket Club. Manchester claims Corridon in his family. At a special meeting of the League©directors on previous acceptance. Providence has also In two consecutive games at Buffalo Heydon, held at Mansfield Aug. 14 President Powers Norwich has secured big Mahoney, the George the Indianapolis Catcher, was eight times at bat, released short stop Cooney, his successor being town College pitcher. tendered bis resignation, but was prevailed upon W©illiam Clancy. of Brockton. and made four singles, one double and three to withdraw it. The Wheeling franchise was The New York Club has recalled outfieldef triples. This comes very near being a record. The Worcester Club has already let out Jimmy Foster from Bridgeport. transferred from Mr. Howell to E. B. Lytle and Gardner because he refused to pitch, and his During the St. Paul-Kansas City game of Aug. Peter Healy. The Norwich Club has signed outfielder Tate, I.©) intielder Glenalvin had his right elbow dis salary was too big to hold him merely as utility late of Allentown and Reading. The Mansfield Club has signed outfielders infielder. He has a standing offer to join the located in a collision with Ganzel. of Kansas Buttermore and McVey, second baseman Ward Jack Chapman is figuring on transferring kia City. Charles Frank, late of Columbus,, has Baltimore team any time he wants to if he- Norwich team to New Britain for the balance and catcher Wente. of Lancaster, and sold sec will consent to pitch, but he does not like the taken his place. ond baseman Frank Quinn to Chicago. Out- of the season. With Vaughii, Fisher, Burke, Spies. Hontz; position. The Derby Club has signed pitcher Johustone, fielder Flournoy has been suspended for in The Syracuse Club, to make room for the and Stenzel on the pay roll the St. Paul Club is different playing, and has gone to his home in outfielder Sheliler and iulielder Jack Thorntoii, decidedly long on -ex-Cincinnati talent. Not to Richmond recruits, has released pitcher Brown, late of Newark. Nashville. catcher Dal Williams, intielder Jimmy Fields be wondered at. however, when owner Comiskey At Ft. Wayne, Aug. 13, Youngstown forfeited The Bristol Club has returned pltfher Grata i^ also an ex-Cincinnati manager. and outfielder Lezotte. Infielder Wrigley now to Hartford, and has signed pitcher Grant a game because Manager Truby refused to ac captains the team. Third baseman Charles Crawford. the Grand Rapids outfielder, for cept the credentials of a new umpire Greena- Thatcher, late of Reading. whom five National League magnates are con Smith has also been dropped to make room for Pitcher Peter McDonald is considered the wald claiming they were forged. A half hour Duutiou, of Richmond. fidently longing, is 20 years old. according to later. Monday©s game was played to satisfy the most promising young pitcher in the Connecticut bis own statement, and his looks do not belie crowd. Manager Truby had in the meantime League. He belongs to Milwaukee. his words. He was born in Wahoo, Neb., in been convinced as to the identity of umpire Manager Guushanan, of Bristol, has tried 36 1879., Greenawald. players so far this season. Manager Keilly is a Roach, the new pitcher for the Chicagos. good second, with 26 men for New Haven. played with Kansas City for a time last season, The News of the Race in President Roger Connor, of Waterbury, has been playing, but left the club because he and Manning had a Umpire©s Skull Fractured by a Ball. professional ball 21 years, yet to-day ho leads money disagreement. This season he has been Port Jervis, N. Y.. Aug. 14. A base ball nine ParreU©s Prosperous Empire State the Connecticut League in batting and fielding. pitching for the Spaldings, a Chicago amateur from Port Jervis and the Pond Eddy team were Organization. The Bristol Club has released infielder W©ed- team. © playing at Pond Eddy yesterday, and in the last The Rome leaders increased their per dia:*,©. and has signed infielder Doherty and out Buffalo has three new players in pitcher half or the eighth inning the umpire. Charles fielder Scott Stratton and second baseman Cbilds, Fertscu. and infielder Cockman. of Reading, and Quick, of Pond Eddy, was hit in the side of the centage and consequently their grasp upon of the disbanded Reading team. the hard-hitting outfielder. Me.vevitt. of Hanj- head by a batted ball. .He was rendered uncon lirst place. Cortland had a bad" Week andt © i ©"iHiimy Corcoran©s brother. Phil, not only ilton. Short stop Russ Hall has been released, scious. Last evening be was brought to the Port Utica a good one, and- as a result the lat&e \ "lies well for Waterbury, but occasionally be pitcher Baker laid off without pay and outfielder Jervis Hospital where he is sufiO-ing from u ter has gone to second place. This is thi-itt \ Viys short field and does it right up to the \Vhilp sent to tin? bench. badly fractured skull and hemorrhage of the only change in positions to note this week, i handle. Phil is as fine a natural player as Manager Cowibkey, ot St. Paul, cits released brain. He is stillL unconscious. Bingbauuou being the only one among the j fautoum brotjkf. . 19- SPORTING- 9
he wanted©to win just the same, and© the fact that©-be knocked Brooklyn down so hard anc then went to Boston and repeated the trick has put ©"Buck©s" ©stock above par. THE WEST©S CHANCES. The Cincinnatis are not so far behind that they might not, with a, long succession of tories, make it hot for the teams that are above them. If that. St. Louis Club could only come to. as could be reasonably expected, the West would be still in a position to make the League race a very "onsartain quantity." Strange, too, the St. Louis pitchers have, been doing good PLAYERS work all the summer, but the team hasn©t been Slump of the Pitchers and a Weak Spot able to help them out. f guess they all had the doldrums when McKean and Cnilds went up should bear in mind that ID the air. in the Infield Reducing Brooklyn©s THE) CRUCIAL© TEST. Brooklyn certainly will hold its own until it Pennant Chances Not Worrying meets Boston again at the latter part of the week, for there is nothing but easy games for the team across the river. On the coming games SPALDING©S TRADE-MARK About Any Probable New League, with Boston hinges to some extent the cham pionship for the year: If Boston gets away with us oa this last series I am afraid thai on what they purchase is a guar Brooklyn, N. V., Aug. 16. Editor "Sport- it will give Brooklyn a set-back that will last Ins Life©:"-Things don©t look quite so until base ball i<- finished for 1899. antee that the goods are the best. hilarious as they did. Everybody seems to Hanlon doesn©t think so. He may be a little have a fir of tremors. The pitchers have blue, but he has great faith in bis team just For twenty-three years A. G. got nervous prostration. Ned Hanlon isn©t the same. "We have got through with some of our worst Jonahs." said he. "and Boston has Spalding & Bros, have been the so certain of his ground as he was. the some of theirs to come. We will keep the lead crowds are beginning to get a little anxious without much trouble until September, and then official outfitters for the National and even some of the newspaper critics Boston, nor anyone else, is going to beat us out are disposed to fly the coop. There©s nothing of It if good ball playing will win." the matter, except that THE LOCISVILLES League, all the Minor Leagues BROOKLYN©S PITCHERS are a happy lot. Dreyfus says they aren©t going and the college and athletic club are falling back in their work. Well, what to be out any cash at the end of the year could you expect ? You can©t make a silk purse Even the burning of the grand stand didn©l baseball associations. out of u sow©s ear, and the mere (act that the appear to make the Louisville president fee: Brooklyus have been uble to do as well as they blue. "We have got a team that will start ai: have looks to me more lo their favor than right next year." said he. "and then we will against them, for Brooklyn did oot begin the show some of these smart persons what Louis season with the strongest pitching staff in the ville can do." League, by a long shot. The intimation that "But will Louisville start next year?" said Brooklyn was losing games to make the contest somebody. close might ha^e been expected as the outcome "Why not?" was the laconic answer. of the syndicate base ball agitation, but i: And that closed the Louisville incident. is the officially adopted ball of the seems to ine Some wags got a good joke on Dreyfuss by cutting the head-lines from one of the evenin National League and must be MOST UNFAIR. newspapers and pasting them on an envelope The team has had its weau spots all the sum which was mailed to him at Cape May. The used in all games. mer. Two or three times it has shown Indica bead-lines were over the Dreyfus trial In France. tions of jumping the track, but has been They began: "Dreyfus© Condition Alarming," steadied down before it nad opportunity to lose and were very pathetic. As the Louisvilles had very .much. I don©t believe there is a more hon just lost a game that afternoon the point of est or more conscientious man connected with the Joke was well taken. ...SPflLDIl©S OFF1&1HL BBSE-BBLL GUIDE, PRICE 10 GENTS., any sport in any part of the Cnited States than THAT NEW LEAGUE,. Ned Hanlon. Furthermore, I don©t believe that Brooklyn isn©t much concerned about the rival he would lend, himself to any kind of a scheme League. It seems to be the general impression that savored of jobbing games in any way, that the organization has .got to get something shape or manner. Prior to the beginning of the in the field stronger than the talent that it has season a canvass taken on the probable result shown at present to make any impression. As of the championship race made "Tim" Murnane says: "We don©t want any A. G. SPALDING & BROS., BOSTON FIRST CHOICE more bookmakers to©have anything to do with over Brooklyn. All the old critics of the game, base ball." They tried it out in Chicago, and NEW YORK. DENVER. CHICAGO. with very few exceptions, were of opinion that their rival club, which never amounted to any Boston must certainly win from the team lo thing, owing to the fact that the National cated on Long Island. What has happened dur League bought them out, would have cut very ing the summer that should change that impres little ice with the Chicago public. sion, and give rise to the fact that the Brook- It isn©t that the cranks of the present time are lyus are so much stronger than they had ap displeased with tha personality of the men who peared? are at the head of the game, but that they ARE ILLUSTRATIONS OP Every one knows that the Boston team has don©t like their methods. The fact of the mat played in hard luck throughout the vear. With ter is the League has lost its backbone. Through HIGHEST GRADE MATERIAL, their pitchers being batted hard when least friendship it permit! things to be done that anticipated they have dropped many a game the most obliging man must see will eventually BEST QUALITY WORKMANSHIP, that they would have won otherwise. Boston©s work havoc with the entire organization. Inneld is certainly superior to Brooklyn©s, and In the meanwhile if you hear that a large added to YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. there is little difference in the outfield; if any, part of the Brooklyn population was last seen It may be a shade stronger in Brooklyn. making tracks for the ocean to drown Its sor Behind the bat the teams are on something like row in salt water, you can make up your mind PERFECT SHAPE is a SPECIAL FEATURE. par, and in the box the Bostons seemed before that the Bostons have passed us in the race, and Prices-VERY LOW. Catalogue-Free. the season began, and still seem, to be better that there is more salt on the beach than there oil tbau we are. B©or that reason it appears to is in the ocean. JOHN B. FOSTER. nie that Brooklyn is et©titled to the greatest credit £or holding the champions as well as they A.J.Reach Company nave. CALlFO©RNlrsTEAGUE. NO SELF-DECEPTION. Philadelphia, Pa. We all want the Brooklyus to win, for what©s the use of being interested in a championship The San Francisco Te*m at Last race unless you are rooting for the home team. Passes Santa Cruz Instance of Lax and is going deeper into the mire every day. As much as we want them to win we are obliged Discipline News and Gossip. Pitcher Russell is out of the game. CANADIAN LEAGUE to grant certain weak spots, and only hope that San Francisco, Aug. 5. Editor "Sporting The Sunday attendance is improving. the manager of the nine may be able to fill Hildebrand. of ©Frisco, is improving every Closes the Season a Month Ahead of them up. Then look out for the Brooklyns, for Life:" ^Naturally the most important event game in his stick work, and is now looked upon U they lose the lead for a day they will always in baseballdom was the passing of the as the best hitter on the team. Schedule Time in Order to Obviate bt> iu striking distance so long as the race con home team into first place. Santa Cruz FOREST D. LOWRY. Further Losses. tinues., Never before since base ball was played is on the toboggan, and there ate In this city has there ever been an intimation Indications that ©Frisco will keep By permission of the National Board the that Brooklyn was not playing with its full up the good wort and close NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. Canadian League closed its season on Aug. strength. There was no cause for it this time, the. season In .glory. While admiring the work 12 a full month ahead of schedule time. but it can be construed as the direct outgrowth of the Bathers as a whole I must say that How Things Are Progressing in the The end was due to lack of interest and of the syndicate agitation. More bad comment their weak points are showing up, and ©that a poor patronage. If the Canadian League tas been made on base ball in the last month or remedy is necessary to assure them a chance In Organization Ably Piloted by "Tim comes into existence next year it will in two from this fact than Uas been heard against the race. Among the few shortcomings of and Jake." clude Hamilton, Guelph, Woodstock, St. the national game for many years. Syndicates THF, SArNTA CRUZANS, It was supposed that the New England Thomas. London and Brantford. No ef .Will not down In sport. who despite the playing as a team are handi League would wind up its affairs for the fort will be made to hold the players of THE CASK OF CASEY. capped with some blemishes which, by the way, year on Saturday last, but, contrary to gen this year. Following is the completed Hanlon wants another third baseman. Casey are not altogether pleasing to the ordinary fan. era] expectations, the four remaining clubs record for the second season: Coesn©t play such bad ball, but he is too weak In their endeavor to rival all the glories won W. L. Per. | W. L. Per. with the bat to come up to the expectations of by their previous good work the team from the concluded to tight it out. It was decided London ..33 20 .623! Hamilton . .23 28 .451 n championship manager.© At that he undoubt Beach, 1 am indeed sorry to observe, is emulat to close the season on Aug. 15 and start a Woodstock 25 25 .5001 Guelph ....21 29 .420 1 edly did much better when he led the batting ing the silly Oakland practice. That is to say, new championship season Aug. 16, run GAMES PLAYED. list. He,is a good waiter, ami wasn©t worried there are knoekers among them, and besides ning until Labor Day. The record to Aug. Aug. i.— At Hamilton Hamilton 2, London 10, about sending runs home when he was h©rst this, there is an Individual who does not fairly 13 inclusive is as follows: and Hamilton 7, London 15. At Guelpb mail up. Now that he has gone further down scintillate with his usual phenomenal environ W. L. Per.I W. L. Per. Guelph 14, Woodstock 7. in the list the fact that he often comes to bat ment unless he Is winning hands down. I re Portland ..51 2i» ,6SS| Newport ..SO 80 .545 Aug. S At Guelph Guelph 10, Woodstoek 9. when there are men 011 the bases seems to fer to Brockton ..45 27 .6251 Pawtucket SI 40 .481 At Hamilton rain. worry.him, and he does not go at the ball with LOOIS BALTZ. Maneh©st©r *4 33 .5711 Taunton ..30 60 .875 Aug. 9 At Guelph Guelph 10. Hamilton 7. At the confidence that inspired him before. the man who was ouce released because of his GAMES PLAYED. Woodstock London 1. Woodstock 10, and Lon Casey is not a bad ball player by a long shot. indifferent pitching. In the last series with Ang 7 At Newport Newport U. Pawtucket 4. don 6. Woodstock 3. IT Brooklyn lets .him go there are other teams San Francisco Baltz gave a most disgusting At Brockton Brockton 5. Mar^hester 1. At Aug. 10 At Guelpb Guelpn 2. Hamilton 12. that will be looking for Urn. He can be used exhibition of soreness, and as a result the home Taunton Portland i). Taunton 4~" Aug. 11 At London London 10. Guelph 2. At to advantage by two or three in the League team scored three runs. Instead of doing his Aug. S At Taunton Newport 13. Taunton 11. Hamilton Hamilton S. Woodstock 3. .Washington didn©t make anything by letting best he shot straight, easy ones over the plate, At Pawtucket Manchester 3. Pan-tucket 0. Aug. 12 At London London © S. Guelph 4. At tot in go, although his usefulness was lost in and had the outfield chasing all over the lot. Aug. 9 At Taunton Taunton 6. Manchester S. Hamilton Hamilton 13,, Woodstock 29. that city because of the constant roasting given The crowd was very much displeased, and hissed At Newport Newport 3. Portland 5. him by the bleachers, who are about as mean a Baltz. First baseman Clark is a bad one f Aug. 11 At Manchester Portland 3. Manchester lot as in any city in the National League. the team, and his ragged playing is an 1. At Taunton rain. OTHER CHANGES. pensive thing for the Crabs. Santa Cruz could Aug. 12 At Manchester Manchester 14. Port I shouldn©t be surprised if there were one get along nicely without Baltz and Clark. land 11. and Manchester 6. Portland 2. At If there is one or two other changes In the team. Hanlon has A NEEDED JOGGING. Taunton Taunton 9. Newport 6. thing more than signed "Still Bill" Hill, recently dropped by The managers of Recrection Park are getting NEWS. AND GOSSIP. Baltimore under the impression that he will be I rather neglectful in the care of the stands for The Manchester Club has made a deal to trans another that helps able to do something for the Brooklyn nine. the wants and comforts of the patrons. A fer inlielder Mickey to Boston, and short stop a team to victory, Perhaps so. Hill has everything that a pitcher janitor is sadly in Deed, as the dust encrusting Murphy to Brooklyn. Should have except luck in using it With benches are unfit for the use intended. A little Umpire Kelley says the star players of the it is proper shoeing. curves, speed, and all the qualifications that go more water on the diamond would be appre New England League were Shay. Noblit, Mur to make a successful pitcher be seems to be a phy, of Manchester, and Knox. ciated by those occupying the right side of the Pitcher Flannigan. of Portland, who is the mark for everv team that meets him. Possiblv grand stand. There are times when the spec Chief rival of young pitcher Foley, of Newport, Claflin©s Hanlou will be able to teach him better ways tators are una-ble to see the plays on account nitched in a double header against Taunton, KENNEDY of the great clouds of dust and sand from the August 5, and shut out his opponents in both Base-tall has gone back to regular work again, and has unkt nipt turf. Cleanliness is next to godliness, laines, allowing but one hit in one game and sliowu pretty conclusively that he is iu form even at a ball game. :hree in the second. He figured in three shut for hard work. He shut the Louisvilles out in MINOR MENTION. outs in one week, and but five bits were made Shoes a game as well pitched as one would want to Gus C. Martin and F. D. Lowry are In New jff him In 24 innings. look at. If 1 were going to make a choice be York on business. are made to fit all tween Kennedy and McJames it would certainly Streit has overhauled King in the batting Frank Rheims Dead. the requirements be in favor of the former. The doctor hasn©t averages. Pitcher Harvey leads the League, of the game. acU©d as though he were awake in Brobklvn with the Santa Cruzan a close second. Chicago. Aug. 14. Frank Rheims; weil-known this year, and the cranks have been very much Jiir.my Sullivan is negotiating with Tebeau, of in sporting and athletic circles, died last night disappointed in the in and out character of his St. Louis. u the County Hospital. Mr. Rheims was $7.50 $5.00 $3.50 work. Hanlon isn©t any too enthusiastic over it Kicg of the Surf Bill Devereaus Is not cover dentified for several years with the bouse of himself. ing the third bag in his usual form. A. G. Spalding & Brothers as an organizer and Fit guaranteed: Send size aud width of street shoe. THE CINCINNATIS Arellanes has returned to the game, but ts manager of ball ; teams. He was frequently together witli outline of foot drawn on paper. took full measure out of the Brooklyns. In the not playing championship ball. commissioned to explore the country for players, By remitting with order you save C. O. D. cha rges. old days it was . Rube Levy is umpiring In fair style, but Is a and It was due to his discernment that some Brooklyn appears little off on balls and strikes. if the present National League players were BOOKLET MAILED FREE. any kind of a g O©Conner is playing a great first for Sacra- jrought from obscurity and given positions want to say. too, lento, but has already fallen off with the stick. where their ball playing qualities were brought CLAFLf N, Maker of Base-ball Shoes, pleased with wha JDr. Pyne has his eye again, and is hitting out. » criticism of the Ci rard and often. 1107 CHESTNUT STREET, PHIL ADELPHIA, Juin rery much, , -Chesbro, the Ptttsburg © pitcher, has a bad Oakland U clucking its hold on the target. cold and it has settled in his pitching arm. 19. to s:poRTiisra LIFE. or for practically more than a year sine* tbe safe at all vulnerable SPOTS, an;! coyici not bt close of our wnr witb Spain. : It is .true, tjhat caught with our fetfj crossed aud compelled to when a war tas is once levied it is a very dif piay -i lot of pitchers and catchers in the field. ficult matter to have it removed. The injustice But look at us now: Ryan, Lange. Griffith tc room keepers in this instance is that while mm. nnd McCormick.al©l ;©.hsab!ed lu ot.h.er svords, the pool or pocket tables are taxed there has been "very backbone- of the club ic tjospital, aud Oai- no tax placed on shuffle boards, which for some lahan and Oaanct in badly battered condition. RELATIVE TO BILLIARDS AT HOME years past have proved to be n much greater The club is doing well to win any games at ail, source of revenue to their owners than pool THE MR -FILLED,. WITH... RUMORS GARVIN, tables are, for pool, as a matter of fact, is but who tins won his games of late, has saved tbe AND ABROAD. very little played at the present day.- Room team© 1 from slidinc back into tht second -division. keepers of this city have called tbe attention . mm_ IHE_CLDB, ; : This long boy is really as good as tie was touted. of the tas collectors to this fact, but so far His control -is absolutely" phecomena!. arid hU without any satisfaction. It has been suggested. speed terrific. .He is heady and plucky, and the Sctiaeler©s New Resolution Bogus that the Brunswick-Balke-Colleader Company Reports ol a Break "Between President teatc is taking to him much better. That t lu should take. some action in this matter In the-. men tike Roach was shown by tile support they interest of the. room keepers of this country. It , save .him ia cis initial same the coos; wonderful Cballenges and Blackmailing Bum i» certainly about time that tbe war tax on Hart and Manager Burns The Team exertions in the field, stopping hot ou.es© In a!! billiard tables should either be removed or th^ . par^ts of ©the garden. If they will raily that same sort of tax put© ou shuffle board. Fair way behind Garvl.i nnt! Taylor there are yet mers A Bright Trade Oatloofc play is all that is asked for. Crippled and Seoii -Disorganized * some hopes for a hi.:!: posltiou. , W. Bt©CK EWIXG The father of Pincus Levy, who Is now 85 "must, have regaitiec; tiis hola" on the C©.nc©nnat©. Other Items ol Interest, years old, is seriously ill at his home iu this A Rait of Hew Players For Trial fans© since the club woe those 14 gatnesx .Sue!-. city. JOHN CKEAHAN. a rally in the lurter nart of the seas©on is v:n- heard of for a Cinc©.nr.ati team. They usually The public announcement made by Jacob Cklc^go. .Aug. : 314. Editor- .©;5porti;ig.,| do -al! comers till about now. -and then qu
KANSAS CITY vs. INDIANAPOLIS AT K.C. JULY 17: Barclay. Three-base hits—Smink, Scheibeck. First KAN8. CITY. AB.R. t. P. A. KIINDIAN A'S.AU.B, B. P. A. K on bafls—Off C .nn 4, Felix 3, Baunou 4. Stolen Hulen, M... 4 1 1 0 a, lIHoime'r, rf 3 2 2 0 00 bases—Barclnv. O'Ungan, C''iin. Hit by pitchei— WESTERN LEAGUE. OettmaD, cf4 0131 OJ llartsell, If.. 3 11 100 EASTERN LEAGUE. Bv Conn 1. Struck out—By Conn 4, by li.uition 4. Ganzfl, lb.. 3 038 1 0 Hotz lb.... 3 0 1 15 0 O Double |>|«y—Burke, Smith. O'iingnn. Piis'sd balls Rothtnns. If 4 0 0 3 0 oSlttcFarl'd.cf 4 01 3 00 -•Jacklit/. 2. sacrifice hit—Shsaron. Uiupire^—• Games Played July 16. Games Plaved July 20. Boyd. Time—2.20. Miller, rf... 40 1 0 0 OJAIlen. ss..... 4 0 0 2 40 ROCHESTER vs. MONTREAL AT KOCHB'R JULY 20: KA'S CITY vs. DBTR'T AT K.C. JULY 16(lsT Q'E): Havmer,2b.. 4 0 0 2 0 o|Slewart, 2b 3 0 2 4 60 Boylo,3b..... 301 2 2 ol Hickey. 3b..3 00 1 00 MONTREAL AB.K. n. c. A. K ROCUEST'U.AB.R. B. p..A.I Games Played Jnly 22. KAN. CITV. AB a. B. P. A. K DKTUOIT. AB.R.B. p. A.E Shiedeck.ss 4 0 1 2 2 I'Lush.cf...... 300 3 Hulen. ss.... 4 0128 O.Burreit, cf..4 11 7 00 Wilson, c.... 3 00 2 OJKahoe, c..,3 10 1 30 RoCHERTEU Vfi. Motn'UKAL-AT RoCll'll JULY 22l Pardee, p... 3^ 0 (| 3 1 1 Scott, p...... 2_0_ 0__ 0__ 4^ 0 T.Bannou.lf3 0 1 1 0 0 Smith. 21.... 4112 Gettniau, cf 3 0 0 3 0 (MElberteld,m 4 33 3 10 Shearon.rf.. 4001 0 o; Barclay, If.. 4 012 MONTBKAL. AB.E. B. P. A. KIROCIIKSTEH. AB.B U. P. A I Gauzei lb.. 5 0062 O'Uuugiui. rf 5 31 2 00 Total..... 32 I 7 24 11 al Total..... 28 4 7 27 17 (i Johnson. 2b 412 2 7 1 Caoipau, rf.. 4 001 T.Bannon.lf 5 13 5 0 Oj I.iish.cf...... 4 1 0 3 1 t Koihtuss, It 5 '2 2 2 0 1 iDillarJ, 8b.. 6 2 4 1 11 Kansas City ...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 Dooley, lb.. 4 o 0 8 0 II Smink...... 2109 Shearon. rf S 0 2 0 0 Smith, 2n.... 3 0 0 3 2 C Miller, rt... 41210 olSlater. lb... 6 3 2 10 00 Indianapolis ...... 2 fl 0 0 0 I) 20 x— 4 Henry. 3b... 3 00 I 0 n O'llagau. lbI b 3 U 1 5 Juh'n. 2h, ss 5 1 1 2 1 Barclay.lf... 400 2 0 1 Kayuier,2b.. 5 1 3 4 OlJKvan. 2b... 4 2 4 230 Two-bass hits— Miller, Huleu. Sacrifice hit— Scott. G.Bann'n,cf4 021 0 o Hurke, 3h.... 2 0 1 Doolry, lb.. 4 0 1 0 I Ciimpau. rf 402 2 00 Beiilv, 3b... 0 0 0 if 0 OiStalliiigs, If 6 a 3 000 Stolen bunts— Slewurt, llouriever, Harlsell. First on Jacklitz, c... 401 7 20 Beau. SS.....4 ft 0 Henrv, 3b... 401 4 0 Smink, c.... 421 2 0 Boyle, 3b... 3 o 0 2 1 oSstmw, c...... 5 14210 balls— OIT Pardeo S.Scott 1. Hit by pitcher— Bv Par- Dugifleby, p 3 n 0 r I o Mtrse.p...... 3 0 0 1 G.BaiiuXcfS 0 1 n. Ib3 217 1 0 dee 1. Sirnck out— Bv Pardee 3." Scott a. Double Jack'z.sV2b 412 5 21 Burke. 3b... 301 1 1 Wilson. C....4 1 1 1 0 Crouiu.D..... 5 i 1 0 1 n Total..... 33 f 7 2? U 2 Total...... '28 2 4 27 14 1 Paniee, p... 0 0 0 0 10 Total..... 45182327 7 1 piay — Getlmau, Boyle. Umpire — Brenuan. Time Jloran. c..... 411 2 41 Bean. R»..... S 0 0 1 0 Montreal...... 0 0 0" 0 1 0 0 0 0—I Souders. p... 4^ 1_ 1^ l^l'J Botker. p.,. 3 1 1 4 0 btricklett, u3 0 0 0 00 Rochester...... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x—2 Egau. p..... 000 0 00 ST. PAUL vs. GRAND RAPIDS AT S. P. JULY 17: Two-base hits—Johnson. Janklitz, S^hiebeck, Total..... 38 5 T3 2"» 14 5 Total..... 31
Slough ...... 1 ...... GLENWILLOW NO. 1. Fox ...... 9 ...... Cowan .. mil 10011 10110 lllll 01111-20— 1 Smith ...... 8 6 ...... McFalls ..11110 11011 10111 11001 11000-17- 5 THE FOURTH King ...... 5 ...... Free .. ..01101 11111 10101 lllll 11111—22— CLEVER COWAN. Senat ...... 12 .. 10 13 Puff ...... 10 .. .. 10 Total ...... 69 George ...... 12 ...... INDEPENDENT. OF THE PHILADELPHIA TRAP SHOOT- Berson ...... 12 .. .. 13 Ridge ....11101 mil 01111 lllll 11111—23— 3 HE DEFEATED JOHNSON IN A SPARROW Hancock ...... 4 ...... W. H. W. 01011 11101 mil 10111 00101-18- 1 Averages: Banks .912 per cent, for programme Longn'ker 11110 11101 lllll 11011 11111—22— 2 ERS'JEAGUE. ' of 125 sbcmj. W. H. W. .905 per cent, for 85 SHOOTING MATCH. shots. Fanning .90 per cent, for 70 shots. Total ...... 69 Hldge .876 per cent, for 105 sbots. FOREST. INDIVIDUAL MATCH. HancocU ..00011 00011 10001 10010 10100—10—11 Howard Ridge Again in Evidence in 15 Blue Rocks, known angles, 15 Blue Rocks, Ezinh ....11000 10110 00111 00111 00100—12—10 The Atlantic City Crack Had the Best unknown angles, from five expert traps, hand Mills .....11110 11110 lllll 1110101101—20- 4 icap added to score: the Indifidual Race—Silver Lake Hp Tl Total ...... 67 ol It When Birds Were Exhausted •Hallowell ...... 111111111111111-15 SILVER LAKE NO. 1. Team Firsl Witli Handicap—Banks 11011 111.11 01110—12— 3 30 O'Brien ...lllll 11110 11110 11101 11111-22— 2 —The Manayank Man Won oa H. Fisher ...... 11011 10111 01111-12 Wineh'st'r 10001 111010:1100111101111—17- 8 lllll 10101 10111 — 12— 6 Edwards 10101 10111 00101 OHIO 10101—15— 2 Led in the Open Sweeps. De Houpt ...... lllll 11101 11111-14 the Second Trial, mn 01011 11100-11— 5 so Total ...... 66 Ridge ...... lllll lllll 11111 — 15 SOUIITWARK NO. 1. The Philadelphia Trap Shooters' League lllll 10111 10111 — 13— 2 30 Wilent ..00000 1010001111 1000000001- 8-11 Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 12.-Editor hv Are Reliable and Accurate under all Conditions and in all Climates. Write for Price and Descriptive natter. Winners of Handicap i893-94-95"97-98*<>9, Broad way, ..New. York. 1©;^ © ; © . Bridgeport, Conn. A NEW SHOTGUN SHELL J. A, R. Elliott shot " Blue Rib ITS NAME bon " powder at Denver, Colorado, IHE defeating Mr. A. B. Daniels for the COMPLETE DuPont trophy, score 98 to 97. SHOTGilH On July i8th he defeated Mr. Chas. SHELL CF A. Young, Springfield, Ohio, for the TO-DAY St. Louis Republic Cup, score 93 to 92. On July 2ist he defeated Mr. R. O. Heikes for the Cast Iron Medal, score It is excellent with any powder, but with 95 to 94. KING©S SMOKELESS POWDER These matches were at 100 live birds. It is a Superior Load. On July 24th he defeated Mr. W. R. Crosby for the E. C. target champion- Eastern Agency .ship cup, score 136 to 132, possible ©150 targets. 80 Chambers St., NEW YORK-T...-H. Kelier. Write for Circulars to THE HAZARD POWDER CO., 44, 46 and 48 Cedar St , New York City. SCHULTZE DID FINE WORK Order Your Shells Loadei In a Hundred Target Race Shoot at « Monumental Grounds. GAMES OF JULY 31. AT YOUNG8TOWN. One of the prettiest contests of the sea- YOUNGST©N. A.B. B. P. A. E DAYTON. AB. u. P. A.B. fon was stiot at the Monumental traps at Wright, If.....4 1 2 U (I H>anfe,r ...... 4 1 2 U I) W«stpovt, Baltimore. Aug. 9. The race Shatter. 2b....4 0252 Donnelly, of..5 0 1 0 1 was for -a handsome gold medal, given by Connors,cf....4 0110 Turner, Ib. 0 8 2 U the management. Each mau shot at 100 Durrett, rf....4 0 2 0 U Burke, 3b.. 2 U 3 0 targets. The event filled out with 16 en Fender, Kb....4 1 I 0 U Relman,2b. 3 1 2 I) Crowe, Ib. ....4 1 11 1 1 Miller, If... 2 1 0 0 tries. At the eucl of the first 50 Schultze Berte, SS...... 3 3 1 4 3 Knau, ss... 1 2 1 1 was hijrh man, with 40 breaks: Malone sec Latimer, C....3 0 4 0 I) Donohue.c. U ]U 2 0 ond, with 48: Fox third, with 47: Lupus Carney, p.....3 1 0 3 0 Watkins, p ..2 1 2 2 0 fourth, with 46: Storr fifth, with©45. and Hawking had 44. At the end of the seven Totals...... 33 7 24 14 6 _Totals. u ... Bear in mind that you can get only two shots at the most with a double-barreled gun, while a gives you three, four, five or even six shots before the game is out of range* Winchester Repeating Shotguns are made with solid frames, and also in M Take Down n style. The latter can be taken apart and carried in a Victoria case like a double-barreled gun. Winchester Repeating Shotguns combine rapidity, reliability and strong shooting qualities with a price within the reach of everybody©s pocketbook. For sale by dealers everywhere. FREE. Send name and address on a postal card for 156-page catalogue. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., - NEW HAVEN, CONN. OIL. CITY GUN CLUB. some emblems, and so it happens that only MINNEAPOLIS GUN CLUB. ing out of bounds. Plankinton©s bird drop newcomers are eligible. Wagner killed ped dead out of bounds. The birds were a Smedley Led For High Average With only three birds out of seven, but still be Remington, Johnston, Black and specially selected lot and left the traps with, won. The conditions were seven birds, a snap of the wings which indicated an in Lay, Jr., and Dorworth Second. 30yds. rise. Scores: Shattuck Among the Winners. clination to depart to other regions where Oil City, Pa., Aug. 12. Editor "Sport- Schoettler .. 1111122 71 Deckelman .1021100 4 The number of shooters at the Aug. 10 the shot did not fall as close, b.ut they were Ing Life:" The Oil City Gun Club h«ld an Sands .... .2220222 6i Ibert ...... 2010012 4 shoot of the Minneapolis Gun Club was 35. stopped in the majority of cases with the other well attended and interesting shoot Newberger .1112110 6j Wagner .....2200002 3 which is the best attendance for several first barrel, the second being used merely Saturday afternoon and some very goood Martin .... .2212101 6i Leibinger ...1010001 3 weeks, but still not up to what it should for safety. The Mott disappearing traps scores were made, as the weather condi Wieman ... .1110202 5; Young ...... 2100001 3 be. The shooting was extremely diffi were used for the first time and created tions were perfect. Smedley led for high Welz ...... 1010212 5| Bermel .....2210000 3 cult, owing to the strong, puffy wind, the a favorable impression, the covering slip average on the singles, with 92Va per cent.; Wissel .....0112110 5| Seholl ...... 1110000 3 scores not being up to the usual standard, ping out of sight instantaneously and not C. H. Lay, Jr., and Dorworth second, with although fair, the conditions considered. disconcerting the shooters, who were able f»0 per cent, and Fosket third, with 87 1-3 TRAP IN KANSAS CITY. The club offered as a prize in the Schlitz to secure sight of the bird without any per cent. There were also six straight event an elegant couch robe, which was loss of time. The scores were as follows: scores made, which breaks the record for Gottlieb and Sweet Win a Team won by Remington, with a score of 19 and Plankinton .. 2212222222111122*21111112 24 our club shoots. C. H. Oles. a beginner Match From Alien and Beach. a four-bird allowance, thereby beating Mrs. Coler ...... 12222 22222 12222 21222 22202 24 at the traps, showed marked improvement At Washington Park, Kansas City, Mo., Johustou and Biffton by one bird. In the towards the latter end of the medal shoot Aug. 9, a two-men team race, 25 birds to Paegel badge the club offered a handsome and won the same handily, with 18 birds the man, between W. S. Alien and Newt imported German stein, which was won GRIESEDIECK STILL ON TOP. to spare. Beach, of the Washington Park Gnn Club, by Johnston, the entrance money in this Preliminary. 15 Blue Rocks. on one side, and Chris Gottlieb and J. D. event going to the Humane Society. Mrs. He Defends the Busch Medal Against C. H. Lay, Jr...... 11111 lllll 11111—15 Johnston did the best shooting, taking first Dorworth ...... 11111 lllll 11111—15 Sweet, of the O. K. Gun Club, on the other, average; Johnston second, Shattuck third, P. M. Kling. Smedley ...... 11111 lllll 11101 — 14 resulted in a victory for the latter by a Neeley fourth, Jones fifth and Remington Henry Griesidieck and P. M. Kling con Fosket ...... 11011 01111 11111—13 score of 48 to 45. Alien was the only man sixth, the balance being well bunched for tested for the Busch trophy at Dupont Case ...... 11011 lllll 01111—13 to kill straight. He made a run of 40 positions. Among the visitors were two Park, St. Louis, Aug. 12, before a large Bates ...... 10011 11110 11111—12 straight kills, including his club slroot. ladies, Mrs. Melich and Mrs. Adams, both crowd of enthusiasts. Mr. Griesidieck is Loomis ...... 11110 11111 10001-11 Gottlieb and Sweet scored 24 each, while of whom did excellent work in the prac the holder of the trophy. Both he and Mr. Kirnber ...... 10110 01111 11110—11 Beach got 20. On Aug. o these teams tied tice shoots. The club will give prizes next Kling were in prime form. Mr. Griesi Smithruan ...... 00110 lllll 01111—11 on 48 out of 50, when Gottlieb and Sweet dieck made a clean score, and Mr. Kling McLouth ...... 11001 10011 10111—10 killed 24 e.ach, Alien 25 and Beach. 23. week and desires a full attendance of the Oles ...... 01010 10110 01011— 8 members. The following are the scores of but. one miss, his nineteenth bird getting The scores: away from him. Scores: E. C. Lay ...... 00110 10111 00101— 8 Gottlieb . .22221 21211 12122 12*21 11112 24 the afternoon©s regular events: Medal shoot. Class A. Sweet ... .22111 21021 11222 11121 11111 24 48 Schlitz Diamond Badge Twenty-five singles, HGriesidieck .22112 21212 12211 21222 22212 25 Smedley .11111 11111 110111 11111 lllll Alien .....1111212111 122122211211212 25 unknown angles: Kling ...... 12122 22121 21122 22202 22112 24 Fosket . ...11011 11101 11111 11111 11 Ill- Beach .. .10012 12222 22021 10211 22022 20 45 Johnston ...... 20) Stencox ...... 12 Bates .... .11110 111.11 11111 11111 10111 The Washington Park Gun Club held its Biffton ...... 22jShattuck ...... 20 Smithman 11111 10111 11111 11101 11110 monthly medal shoot Aug. !), and in spite Neeley ...... 211 Wirtensohn ...... 11 Forthcoming Events. ft ...11111 11010 11100 lllll 11111 Dr. Bill ...... 18| Moore Aug. 23, 24 Lake City Gun Club, Warsaw, Ind., Jr. Ill 11 1110001011 11101 lllll of the extremely hot day a goodly number Joe S. Campbell, secretary.. rth .0111101101111111110111101 of the members turned out. The birds Jones . .20| Wllles ...... were only an average lot. W. S. Alien and Mrs, Johnston...... 22| Chamberlain Aug. 23-24-25 C. W. Budd and Fred Gilbert©s B. Kennedy ...... 12| Bryant tournament, Arnold©s Park, Iowa, on Lake FLav lllll lllll 01111 11011 11111-23 Dr. F. M. Planck tied on 15 straight, and Morrison ...... Okobiji; $300 added. For programme write 5d.(l). 1 - 1-24 in the shoot-off Alien won, killing 6 more. Koerenberg . . . .liiiifrimo 11011 11110 01111- Black ...... Geiber Charles H. Coplay, Spirit Lake, Iowa. ...iioocnmi11*11 inn 11111 oioii "Slob" also scored 15, but being a visitor Gilflllan ...... 16| Gallagher ...... 16 Sept. 4, Scheriectady, N. Y. Tournament of ...10111 111^/0111101111 10001 did not participate in the shoot-off. De Remington ...... -19|Melich ...... 12 Schenectady Guu Club. H. D. Strong, sec -e- zier Shong and Jarrett tied on 14 for second Nelson ...... 21 tary. Ish . . . . .10001 01000 01111 01100 11000 place, and five men scored the unlucky JL3. Sept. 4 Meriden, Conn., fifth annual Labor Class C. Sully ...... 14 Stone ...... 14 icLoutb .. .11101 1111011101 1110000000 15 The others got 12. The scores: Woolf ...... 15 Day shoot of Parker Gun Club. C. L. Howard, W S. Alien...... 12211 lllll 21122 15 Trapton ...... 11 Barber ...... secretary. Han. U51 10111 OolOl 10010 8 23 Sept. 5, 7,Omaha, Neb. Du Pont Gun Club©s Class D. "Slob"...... 12211 22112 21211-15 Remington, with amateur allowance Oles . .1001001100101010100000001 !> F M Planck...... 21121 21121 11122 15 four birds, won badge and couch robe fourth annual tournament. G. H. Moore, ;ee- Han.(41> lllll 11100 lllll 101 -15 24 Neise Jarrett ...... 21212 12212 02122 14 Val Blatz Diamond Badge Fifteen singles, un retary. Shoot-oft* of ties on 24. W D: DeShong...... 11211 11*21 12122 14 known angles: Sept. 6 and 7 The Interstate Association©s gmed. (251 11101 lllll 01111 lllll 11100- 21 Newt Beach ...... 11212 22102 02112-13 Johnston" " .11[ Melich ...10 tournament, under the auspices of the Ports E. Lay (26) lllll 01111 10111 lllll 11111- Walter Bruns ...... 22101 12211 20211 13 Biffton ...... 10 Mrs. Melich ... 4 mouth Gun Club, at Portsmouth, Va. W. N. 0 0 23 Foxtail" ...... 22111 00222 22122 13 Neeley ...... 13 Cooper ...... 9 White, secretary. Ole* (66) 00010 11100 00000 10111 01011 A. F. Rickmers...... 11222 *1*12 21111-13 Dr. Bill .13 Willis ... 3 Sept. 13, 14, Cherokee, la. Cherokee Gun Club©s 11001 01011 10001 OHIO 101 - -24 W. A. Laidlaw...... 11.110 10112 22121 13 Jones ...... 10 Moore ...... 4 third annual tournament. J. D. Anderron, Event No. 3, 15 singles. W L. Moore...... 22112 22212 **202 12 Mrs. Johnston ....14 Simcox ...... 9 secretary- C. H. Lay ...... lllll 11011 11111-14 C. E. Wrlght...... 02*22 2121* 21221-12 Kennedy .111 Trapton ...... 9 Sept. 19-20 Cherokee, Iowa. Third annual tour Fosket ...... lllll 01111 10011-12 "Duck...... 22122 1*221 02022 12 Morrison 4|Stone ...... 12 nament, open to amateurs only. J. D. Ander- Bates ...... 10110 lllll 11110 12 Dave Ellott ...... 11101 11120 2111* 12 Black .. .111 Shattuck .. ...13 son, secretary, Cherokee, Iowa. U. C. Lay ...... 10111 11110 01111 12 Shoot-off: Gilfillan ...... 10 Wirtensoh^ ... 3 Sept. 19, 20, 21 Hasting Gun Club tournament Kiinber ...... 11100 01111 11111 12 Alien...... 111111-6 Remington ...... 12 Noerenberg ... 9 for amateurs only; $500 added; 2-cent targets. Kvei4 No. .4, 5 pair doubles. Planck...... 112220 5 Nelson ...... 13 Gerber ... 6 W. S. Duer, manager, Hastings, Neb. Dorworth ...... 11 11 10 Sully ...... 12 Chamberlain ...... 6 Sept. 19-22 John Parker©s eighth annual Inter Woolf ...... 8| national tournament, Detroit, Mich; $500 add K. C. Lay ...... AT WATSON©S PARK. ed; live birds and targets. John Parker, man Rffiitbman ...... Paegel Challenge Badge Twenty-five singles, ager, 465 Junction avenue, Detroit, Mich. Looiuis ...... The Garden City Gun Club Shoot unknown angles: Sept. 23 Philadelphia Trap Shooters© League. Crozier ...... Johnston .21] Trapton ...... 9 Won by Henry Levi. Open sweeps and team match, on Florists© Case ...... Biffton ..... Stoue ...... 15 Gun Club grounds, at Wissinoming. Pa. J. K. C. H. Lay. Jr...... The Garden City Gun Club held their Neeley ...... Shattuck ...... 16 ..15 Starr, secretary, P. O. Box 295, Philadelphia., . monthly shoot at Watson©s Park, Chica Dr. Bill ..... Adams ...... 15 Pa. McLouth . . ... go. Aug. 12. There was a good attendance Jones ...... 171 Bryaiit Sept. 28, 29 Piasa Gun Club tournament, Alton, Event No. 5 and the scores ran high. J, Watson. H. Mrs. Johnston .. 19| Fox ...... 111. Frank C. Riehl, secretary. Smedley ...... lllll lllll 11111-15 Kennedy ...... 15| Chamberlain lllll 11111 15 Levi, VV. B. Left©, Odeli and S. Palmer Oct. 3, 4 and 5 Pickaway Rod and Gnn Club Cw/ier ...... lllll Black ..©...... 151 Noerenberg , tournament, Circleville, O. G. R. Haswell, C. H. Lay, Jr...... lllll 10111 11111 14 made the possible 15. In the shoot-off Levi Gilfillan ...... 16| Gerber ..... 11101 13 won, on 12 straight. The scores: secretary. 4 Dorworth ...... lllll nioi Remington ... . .17i Melich ..... Oct. 6, 7, Pawling, N. ¥. Tournament Pawling Kiinber .. 11001 11111 13 John Watson...... 2-21112 *221£ 20221 21-15 Nelson ...... 16! Mrs - Melich Loomis ...... 10111 01111 iiin 13 H. Levi 2 21221 22221 20012 12-15 Sully ...... iOj Cooper ..... Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Smithman ...... 11101 11110 01111—12 A. L. Smith. 3 002*1 22121 22111 10 13 Woolf ...... Oct. 21 Philadelphia Trap Shooters© League, McLouth ...... 01100 10101 11011- 9 O. H. Porter..... 2 02110 *2010 21021 12 11 Johnston won badge and German stein. open tournament and team match, Florists© W. B. Leffingwell 1-11121 22111 11122 1 -15 Gnn Club grounds. Wissinoming. Pa. J. K. Ash ...... 10000 00101 00000— 3 Club badges Ten singles, unknown, 5 pairs, Starr. secretary. Box 295, Philadelphia, Pa. Event No. 6 Fifteen targets. H. Odell...... 2 21111 1222* 21212 I -15 known. J. H. Arnbcrg. 1 02221 *2110 w 7 Oct. 23-28 Belle Meade Gun Club tournament, Dorworth ...... 11111 01111 11110—13 Johnston ...... 15! Kennedy ...... 10 Nashville. Tenn.; $500 added; three days© Loomis ...... 11111 10001 11111—12 Ed. Sturtevant ... 1 01220 22021 00220 9 Neeley ...... 14J Black ...... 12 1. P. Watson. .. .. 1 12012 21101 0 8 targets, three days live birds. For pro Kiinber ...... 11111- 10011 11111—12 Dr. Bill ...... Hi Remington ...... 10 gramme write W. R. Elliston, Nashville, Crozier ...... 11111 10010 11100—10 S. Palmer ...... 1-22211 22222 11012 2 -15 Jones ...... 17iShattuck ...... 17 11001 N. Wilson ...... 1--2211 12112 12222 -15 Tenn.. or John Parker, care Peters Cartridge .Smithman ...... 01011 10000— 7 Mrs. Johnston ...... 15j Chamberlain ...... 9 Co., Cincinnati, O. K»toji ...... 00010 01011 10001 e Ties on 15 Jones and Shattuck tied for senior badge and ...... 121 120 w - 5 Nov. 21, 22 Second ©annual, .amateur live-bird * Event© No. 7 Twenty targets. J. Watson ...... Jones withdrew. tournament of the Soo Gun Club, Sioux City, Dorworth ...... lllll lllll lllll 11111-20 H. Le ...... 211 U3 211 212-12 Black won junior badge. la. Added money in every event. E. R. Chap Loomis ...... lllll .11111. lllll 11011 19 W. S. Leffingwell...... 10w - 1 Neeley won amateur badge. man, secretary. Smitlunan ...... 11011 11110 11011 11110 16 Odell ...... lOw - 1 1900. Eil ton ...... 11000 00110 00100 11101 9 S. Palmer ...... 222 122 222 022-11 SHOT A TIE MATCH. April 2, 7 Grand American Handicap, nndee R1DGEWOOD GUN CLUB. Sherbtirne Gun Club. auspices of Interstate Association. Edward Banks. secretary-treasurer, 31S Broadway, The Sherbourne Gun Club held the regular John Plankingtoii and A. L. Coler New York. ; Chris Wagner Won a Badsre Because monthly shoot at Sherbourne. N. Y., August Kill Twenty-four Each. June 5, 6. 7 Ohio Trap Shooters© League tourna the Others Were Not Eligible. 10. Unknown angles, and Sergeant system was ment, Columbus, O. used. The scores follow: Fine shooting marked a contest on Aug. June 11, 17 First Grand American Handicap Fourteen members of the Ridgewood Gnu Events ...... 1 2 5 6 8, at Milwaukee; Wis., in a match at 25 © target tournament, under auspices of Inter Club took part in the monthly live bird Targets ...... 5 10 5 10 live birds, resulting in a tie, as each con state Association. Edward Banks, secretary- shoot of that organization at Wissel©s Padilford ...... 3 9 5 7 testant killed 24. John Plankinton,- Jr., treasurer. 318 Broadway, New York. . Kidtrewood Park. Brooklyn, and, as usual, a Parmitor ...... 3 9 8 8 2»7 and A. L. Coler had previously shot two June© 26, 30 New York State Association for new" member, Chris "Wagner, won the C. Delrvmple...... 5 5 matches, and Plankintou won them both, the Protection of Fish and Game; 42(1 an badge. The club has a standing rule that Cooli ...... 5 3 6 but in the final contest Plankinton stepped nual tournament, Utica, N. Y. H. L. Gates, once a member has won a club badge he L. Delrymple ...... 4 2 7 back three yards and his opponent re president. is barred from winning another nnti! every Sirnmons ...... 3 3 . Shepard ...... 5 7 2 4 . mained at the 28yd. mark, where he did member of the club is supplied. All of the Atkyns ...... 2 5 1 splendid work, the only bird he missed STOLEN GUN Parker. No. 89,651. Titanic older members of the club have naturally Case ...... 1 4 3 apparently dropping dead and then rising steel, 12. 30. 7%. H. P. Collins, Baltimore, Md. become the possessors of oae of the hand 6 3 on the approach of the retriever aad. fly STOLEN GUN Parker bamnierless, No. 89690,