Vol. 59-No. 2 Philadelphia, March 16, 1912 Price 5 Gents PERIL" A Chinese Invasion of the United States, in the Near Future, to

Battles Will Be Only Fought Upon the Base Ball Fields of America.

AN FRANCISCO, Cal., March bership, thus assuring the league of four 12. The first base ball team to Western clubs. A salary limit of $1800 be composed entirely of Chi was adopted, the general admission fixed nese boys will arrive at San Francisco about March 28, at 35 cents, and a rule was passed re coming from the College of Ha quiring each club to deposit a guarantee waii, Honolulu, Hawaii. They will play of $1000 to finish the season. The their first game with a team of the Uni ing of Saturday and holiday receipts was versity of California. It is expected that rescinded. the team will be in New York next Sum mer. That the Chinese in Hawaii are GUY W. GREEN©S SUIT good ball players is a fact well known to Americans in the West, especially the The National Association Files Answer in sailors and soldiers of the military and naval stations in and near Honolulu and the Federal Court» the army men oil their way to the Philip Special to "Sporting Life." pines. Lincoln, Neb., March 11. An attempt THE CHINESE BOYS to dispute the jurisdiction of the local Federal Court over the suit for $100,000 always take delight in defeating the damages brought by Guy W. Green, of American teams of the army and navy Lincoln, against the National Association and the Japanese teams passing through of Professional Base Ball Clubs, the Na Honolulu when coming to or returning tional Board of Arbitration and the mem from America. The Chinese Athletic bers of that Board is made in a special Club in Honolulu is one of the leading appearance filed in that suit here on of many similar organizations there. The March 4 by Attorneys Tyrell and Morris- members of this club, come from the sey. The appearance sets up that none schools and colleges of that cosmopolitan of the defendants reside in this district. city. The club takes in only the best Personal service was given by Green men of the several school teams. The upon President Norris O©Neil, of the boys coming to America on March 28 Western League, who is a member of the are students in . Board of Arbitration, but the pleading THE COLLEGE OF HAWAII, alleges that this was not legal service in an institution of agricultural and me that he was in Lincoln on attendance in chanic arts. The Chinese students in a -soiirt trial in which he was a party. different cities in America are preparing to give the team a royal welcome when it MOUNTAIN STATES LEAGUE comes to their city. The Chinese base baU team will be managed by E. K. C. "Will Open Season on May 13 and Play a Yap and Robert Yap, brothers. Robert Yap is already in , arranging 120-Game Schedule. matches for the team. Among the play Huntington, W. Va., March 12. At a ers will be Ensue Pung. an all-around meeting of the Directors of the Moun athlete, who is centre fielder of the team. tain States League, held here on March 4, it was decided to begin the season on WESTERN LEAGUE May 15, and the schedule will comprise 120 games. It was also voted to increase Report That the Organization "Will Not Re- the league to eight clubs, if possible to secure two more good towns. The six Enter the Field This Year. towns in the league last season have Special to "Sporting Life." signified their intention of remaining in Winnipeg, Man., March 10. Winni the league the coming season, and it is peg will not be represented in organized desired to increase the league to eight teams. Sam Wright, of Ceredo, an old base ball this year unless the club gets base ball twirler, who is the new president admittance to Wisconsin and Minnesota NICHOLAS P. CORISH of the league, presided at the meeting and Leagues in the Northern States. A meet President of the South Atlantic League is enthusiastic over the prospects for a ing of the Eastern section of the Western Nicholas P. Corish, the new president of the South Atlantic League, was born successful base ball year-. Canada League was to have been held In Savannah, Ga., on August 2, 1869. Nick received his early education likewise his here on .March 2, but Ralph Manly, of early base ball experience in the public schools of Savannah. Later he was one of the best amateurs in the local leagues around Savannah. In the Spring of 1900, BERGEN FOR NEWARK Moose Jaw, was the only one to turn up, when local interests purchased the Savannah Club, Mr. Corish was elected secretary outside of President Blackburn, of the and served ably in that capacity until the lt!th of last October, when, because of his The Famous Brooklyn at Last to Winnipeg Maroons. Manley stated that recognized ability, he was chosen president of the league, a position which he had not sought. In fact, he was in the East at the; time watching the World©s Series. The Drop Into Minors while his club won the championship last South Atlantic League is certain to prosper under his guidance, for not only does he year, beating Calgary and Edmonton, know the game and the laws governing it, but he enjoys the friendship and confidence Newark, N. J., March 11. The New the club lost $3000. The local club also of manv of the influential base ball people of the country. Mr. Corish is Clerk of the ark Club, of the , lost heavily and it was decided to disband City Council of Savannah, which position he has held for five years past, his party has signed a local named Morgen- having been twice returned to power, so that when not engaged in the discharge of the Western Canada League. the duties of his office and looking after the interests of the Sallie League, he finds roth, the best pitcher in the local Manu-* ample diversion in playing the interesting game of politics. facturers© League last season. The New LEAGUE NOT DISBANDED. ark Club has also come to terms with Calgary, March 11. The report from the Brooklyn Club for the veteran catch Winnipeg that the^. Western Canada er, Bill Bergen, conditional upon Tor League has been disbanded is not true. onto waiving claim to him. This is due At a meeting held here, on March 4, upon nipeg, Brandon and Moose Jaw Clubs Eastern team, will have to drop out, ow to the fact that the Club has call of President Eckstrom, the Calgary, were given until March 15 to settle their ing to isolation. To guard against this a working agreement wit©i the Brooklyn Eclmonton, Lethbridge and Saskatoon indebtedness to the league, upon penalty contingency, and with reasonable assur Club, and has first choict on all players Clubs decided to continue the league on of forfeiture of their membership. In ance that the three clubs in arrears will that President Ebbets decides to send to a four-club basis if necessary. The Win- j the latter event Saskatoon, the fourth default Bassano was admitted to mem- the minors. MARCH 16, 1912

league, the Little Napoleon©s judgment appears pretty sound. Of course, this is SEND ONE NEW YORK NEWS not predicting that Pierce is a phenome COUPON FOR non, but thus far he- has made a favor Philadelphia, Mar. 16,©12 EACH SERIES able impression with his good work. DES 1RED. CHEERING REPORTS ©ABOUT THE Above all, he appears willing to learn, and there is always hope for men of this TEAMS OF MANHATTAN stamp. The Colts, who have been com THIS COUPON WITH 4 CTS. | plaining of lack of excitement, were rude- iy awakened when the Dallas team stood Sent to SPORTING LIFE, Philadelphia, entitles them off for nine before yielding The Giants in Fair Shape Already in the tenth by the close score of 5 to 4. the Sender to One Series (12) of Picture Cards Mac was considerably disap of Base Ball Players, as described below: Despite Unseasonable Weather pointed ovei\ his young © showing in this contest, as it was largely on ac The Highlanders in Action at count of lapses by the recruit twirlers that the contest went into overtime. Atlanta The Case of Sweeney, HIGHLAND HAPPENINGS. Not to be outdone by MdGraw©s merr, BY HABBY DIX COLE. the Highland squad has also been trying New Yorlj, N. Y., March 11. Editor to squeeze in practice "between the Send Series No.~ . "Sporting-Life." Seldom, if ever, in the drops" and consequently things were pro history of big league has gressing at a snail©s pace until the re- the wet-goods man dis t ourceful Wolverton discovered a method pensed his wares with the by which tht; area roofed by the grand lavisbness displayed in the stand could be utilized. In this way his last three weeks. When battery men have been enabled to loosen one considers that the up their joints and to contract and get Giants have been able to rid of the soreness resulting from the obtain but two days of Picture Cards of Base Ball Players first few days© exercise. All of the men anything like real practice, are now on the band wagon with the ex UT up in series (twelve cards to a series), each card containing the while the Dodgers have en ception of gaged in but four out of portrait (in colors) of a prominent base ball player, size 1^x2^ inches. 14 scheduled contests, the THE BECALCITBANT SWEENET, P The coupon at the head of this column and four cents (in stamps) will truth of the foregoing is who continues to warble about $6000, a entitle any reader to .one series of 12 picture cards. You can have an Harry D. Col* obvious. The sole conso song which Wolverton fails to appreciate many series as you want, but a coupon and four cents must be sent for lation remaining to the in the least. Harry has issued a state each series desired. They cannot be had any other way. Series will not be disgruntled managers is that all of the ment in which he declares that Sweeney broken or exchanged. .teams are being forced to swallow the bas been offered a reasonable contract, Canadian or Cuban postage stamps will not be accepted. They have no value same dose, *td thus the maledictions and that the club has done all that it is in this country. Canadian money accepted at par. heaped upon one J. Pluvius are as unani going to do in the matter. The next If you want yourorder to receive prompt attention, address exactly as follows: mous as they are vehement. The last move must come from the Windy City straw was almost reached yesterday, man. Every time that Wolverton re PICTURE CARD DEPARTMENT, "SPORTING LIFE," when, because© of the inclement weather, iterates this statement he regards Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. the game at Fort Worth drew only 98 with a glance of considerable pleasure, paid admissions, swelling the Giants© knowing that the new receiver is a glut-, The following club series are now ready for immediate delivery. share of the gate receipts to the grand total of $16, while the carfares alone ton for work and that the catching may SERIES No. 50. SERIES No. 70. from Marlin to the home of the Panth be safely intrusted to him. Still, a team flayers of the Philadelphia Cltfb, A. L. Players of the Pittsburg Club, N. L. cannot be too well fortified in this de , Manager, Murphy, Outflelder. , Manager. Miller, Inflelder. ers amounted to $20. Some of the play partment, so Oldring, Outflelder. Mclnnes, Inflelder. Byfne, Inflelder. Adams, Pitcher. ers are already commencing to lay in a Collies, Infleiaer. livingston, Catcher. Leach, Outflelder. Camnitz, Pitcher large supply of shoes, as they do say it©s PRONE TO INJURIES, Baker, Infielder. Bender, Pitcher. Hans Wagner. Inflelder. Leifleld,. Pitcher. quite a walk from Texas to the Polo and the signing of Sweeney would be Barry, Inflelder. Plank, Pitcher. Wilson, Outflelder. Phillippe, Pitcher. Grounds. McGraw is quoted as serious hailed with considerable relief by the fol Strunk, Outflelder. Coombs, Pitcher. Simon, Catcher. GiDson, Catcher. ly considering in the future to include a lowers of the Broadway Boys. Vaughn, SERIES No. 52. SERIES No. 72. COMPLETE MARINE EQUIPMENT Wolter, Chase and Gardner blue in dur Players of the Detroit, Club, A. L. Players of the Chicago Club, IT. L. ing the week. Wolter was not expected Hugh Jennings, Manager. Moriarty, Inflelder. , Manager. Archer, Catcher. in the training luggage. Fortunately, the D. Jones, Outflelder. O©Leary, Inflelder. Scheckard, Outflelder. Mclntire, Pitcher. squad is in first-class shape, so that at until later on, but the call of the dia Bush, Inflelder. Stanage, Catcher. Schulte, Outflelder. M. Brown, Pitcher. mond was so strong that he jumped his Cobb, Outflelder. ponovan, Pitcher. Hofman, Outflelder. Eeulbach, Pitcher. the first sign of clearing conditions prac position as college and came on to Crawford, Outflelder. Mullin, Pitcher. Zimmerraan, Inflelder. Needham, Catcher. tice may proceed without interruption Delahanty, Inflelder. Summers, Pitcher. Tinker, Infielder. Evers, Inflelder. and the handicap occasioned by the en Atlanta. He is in the,, pink of condition forced delay will doubtlessly be overcome and could participate in a league game if SERIES No. 54. SERIES No. 74. by earnest work in the future. The line the season opened tomorrow. Vaughn©s Players of the Club, At L. Players of the Philadelphia Club, N. It. contract is a conditional one that is, it , Manager. L. Gardner, Infielder. Chas. F. Dooin. Manager. Moore, Pitcher. up presented against Fort Worth showed has a bonus attached. Hpw much the Hooper, Outflelder. Bay Collins, Pitcher. Knabe, Inflelder. Bransfleld, Inflelder. all of the regulars with the exception of Engle, Inflelder. Wood, Pitcher. Paskert, Outflelder. Titus, Outflelder. the pitchers, and two out- Texan will draw depends almost entirely Speaker, Outflelder. Thoney, . Lobert, Infielder. Magee, Outfielder. fielders holding down their old jobs, and on the quality of his work, and this, if Wagner, Inflelder. Hall, Pitcher. Walsh, Outflelder. Moran, Catcher. the result was a complete rout for the nothing else, JK11 bring out the best that Carrigan, Catcher. Karger, Pitcher. Doolan, Infielder. Beck, Outfielder. Texas aggregation to the tune of 11 to is in |jim. "Gardner is several pounds SERIES No. 58. SERIES No. 76. 1. McCormick cavorted in right field heavier than he was last season and Wol Players of the Chicago Club, A. L, Players of the New York Club, N. L. and Becker took care of the centre pas verton intends to let him Tannehill, Inflelder. Scott, Pitcher. John McGraw, Manager. Mathewson, Pitcher. TRAIN GRADUALLY, Sullivan, Catcher. Walsh, Pitcher. Devore, Outflelder. Fletcher, Inflelder. ture, while Devlin corralled everything White, Pitcher. Blackburn, Inflelder. L. Doyle, Inflelder. Myers, Catcher. lhat came within a mile of first base. as he believes that Earl needs all the Payno, Catcher. Harry Lord, Inflelder. Snodgrass, Outflelder. Crandall, Pitcher. The latter is making a valiant effort to surplus weight he can get to guard I. Young, Pitcher. © McConnell, Inflelder. Murray, Outflelder. Ames, Pitcher. remain in the major for at least one against a physical breakdown during the Dougherty, Outflelder. Mclntyre," Outfielder, Merkle, Inflelder. Wiltse, Pitcher. more season and will keep the younger season. . Harry knows what Gardner is men to displace him. It is al capable of as he was manager of the ways pathetic to see the veterans Newark Indians when Earl covered the cuddy. Nohowell, base ball sharps de pride stuff," advised McGraw. And this SLOWLY SLIPPING BACK keystone bag for the Skeeters. At the clare, was the argument that won the day. *-. present writing it does not appear as if , IS ANOTHEB OOLLINSt YOTTNG NOHOWELL as relentless Father Time conquers them, any of the recruits have a chance of One of the youngster©s most enthusiastic and the present case of the once peerless grabbing Gardner©s job. There is some is 25 years old> weighs 165 pounds and is no exception to the rule. admirers is the great Eddie himself. The was one of Columbia©s "perfect men.", talk of developing young Coleman into a two played together on the Blue and The infield made up of McGann, Gilbert, and shifting Hartzell to right He is as handsome of face as of form1" Dahlen and Devlin in its prime was field. The main objection to this is that White team. Billy Lauder, former Giant and, like his Teutonic ancestors, is fair about as well balanced inner guard as third baseman and Columbia coach, and has been seen in the big leagues during HartzelPs work in the short field was of hair and complexion. He* is an all- of the Al order and his shifting to the now a,scout for Brush©s , is ©round athlete and -at; college excelled at the last decade and but one of this quin outfield would displace Daniels, who also also of the opinion that the collegian is a tet is now taking an active part in the player of exceptional ability. Since 1906 hand ball, tennis and gymnastic stunts. showed considerable ability toward the His position on the ©Varsity nine was at game. McGann has crossed the Great close of the last campaign. Collins and Lauder have been trying to Divide, Gilbert is managing an obscure persuade Nohowell to forsake Blackstone third base, Collins being at short. Two minor league team, while "Bad Bill" for the diamond. Base ball, they have Summers ago Nohowell played Saturday Dahlen in the capacity of bench-manager A GIANT RECRUIT been telling him all this time, is more and Sunday ball for the Hoboken team, is endeavoring to turn out a winner for healthful and more Incrative than a life which is managed by Frank Goodwin, Charles Hercules Ebbets. In the Fort long battle with musty law books in a coach of the 1909 Columbia squad. Last Worth game Tesreau displayed the form Frank Noho-well. the Columbia College stuffy office. The Columbia boy, it ap year Nohowell played Saturdays with a expected of him in the coming season, Graduate, R Declared to Be Another Ed pears, hasn©t made much more than two semi-professional team at Sayville, Long Island, where he has a Summer home. when it is now freely predicted that the die Coliins in All Ways. or three million since he was graduated bear hunter will take his regular turn in and went He is married and lives at One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street and Broadway, the box with the other twirlers. Meyers BY HABVEY CONOVEB. has commenced to practice receiving him, DOWN IN NASSAU STREET about three or four blocks from the Polo and as Jeff©s spit-ball is not quite as New York, March 11. Editor "Sport with a big law firm. The searching of Grounds. Friends of Nohowell are^ well freakish as that dealt out© by our old ing Life." Men prominently connected deeds, delving into voluminous precedents aware of the fact that "they all look good friend Arthur Raymond, the "Chief" ex with collegiate athletics in this city say and the collecting, now and then, of fees in the Winter." "But," is the retort, pects to experience no trouble in holding that for once Connie Mack©s uncanny for drawing up mortgages, was not quite "that was what the wise ones once said him. With Robinson as his coach and luck in corraling college phenoms has de what he had one time dreamed of. So about Collins, Cobb, Lajoie and Hal Meyers for his battery-mate, it would serted him. Campus and club gossip has Nohowell finally came around to the Chase." not be surprising to see Tesreau prove it that the wise old owl of Quakertown way of thinking of his two friends. But one of the sensations of the coming strug had been after Frank NohoWell, a Co with -whom should he cast his lot ? At gle. A rather pleasant surprise was the lumbia graduate, for some five years, but college he and Collins roomed together showing of was obliged to throw up his hands and and played side by side on the team. acknowledge defeat two weeks ago, when Moreover, they belong to the same fra MARCH 6. PIEBCE, THE MOBILE BE.CBUIT At San Antonio San Antonio 7, Athletics 7. McGraw captured the young man and ternity, which to college men is the MABCH 9. with the weird record. McGraw has fre carried him off to Texas. Thus the Giant strongest bond of friendship. Lauder also At San Antonio San Antonio 5, Athletics 17 quently declared himself as placing -little leader in bearing Mack to the punch gets is a Columbia graduate. He coached the At Austin Austin 5. Athletic Colts 10. reliance in record*., and when it is re even, partly, think college men,©for that team for several seasons and taught No At Fort Worth F. Worth 1, New York A. L. 1J. called that pr.or to his coming to the little muss last October which New York howell many tricks practiced by big MARCH 10. Giants "Otey" Crandall had annexed but ers never, never will .forget and for which At Dallas Dallas 2, New York A. L. o. leaguers. Then, too, Nohowell is a na At Fort Worth Fort Worth 2, New York A. U six victories out of 13 games in a small they never will forgive Brother McGilli- tive New Yorker. "Give, him that civic Colts 1. MARCH 16, 1912 SPORTING tainly is most discouraging, to say the ley, Lavendar, Ward and Cheney, who least. will be given a chance to show what they A SHIFT OF BASE MANAGES FRANK CHANCE can do in the pitching line. and his Cubs, on the other hand, have THE CUB LINE-UP, been putting in some extra hard licks at for the first few games at least, will be New Orleans and the reports from there the usual outfield Sheckard, Hofman MADE WITH THE NEW INDE point to one of the best training seasons and Schulte with Saier and Alger fight that the West Side club has had in sev ing for honors at first base and Orr, PENDENT LEAGUES eral years. The men are all on hand, in Lennox and Zimmerman taking a turn cluding the erstwhile holdout, Heinie at third. Evers, of course, will be at Continuous Cold Weather Supple Zimmerman, who reported to Chance this second and Tinker at short. While morning. Of course, Chance©s veterans Chance says that he is going to play first President Is of Same mented With Snow Impels Presi are taking it easy at first, but now, after base this season, it is not expected that a week of work, they are getting in shape he will play enough to be considered a Opinion as President Lynch Re and the coming week will see them tackle regular. Zimmerman, of course, has the dent Hedges to Send the Browns the work in earnest. The report that call on third, but not a cinch by any garding the Status of the Wit- both Evers and Hofman are in tip-top means. Should either Orr or Lennox to Montgomery for Training* condition is indeed pleasing to the West make a good showing they would giv^ man-Powers Leagues, Side fans. Johnny was away off color Heinie quite a for the place. last season and played but few games. St. Louis, Mo., March 11. Like the He is greatly improved after his long Chicago, 111., March 10. No plans will Arabs of the desert, Manager Wallace and rest and after spending the Winter in Preacher to Manage Base Ball Team be made by the to meet his Browns silently stole away on Wed hunting and outdoor pleasures" he is fit Clarksboro, N. J., March 11. The local the combined onslaught of the new Col nesday night. Montgom as a fiddle to go back to his old place at base ball club will be managed the coming umbian League and the ery, Ala., is their destina second base. Artie Hofman had a lot season by the Rev. L. F. R. Davis, o? the United States League, ac tion. The squad, 33 strong, cording to President B. B. left for the South at 8.40 Johnson, of the, major or and will train two weeks, ganization, during the past returning to St. Louis on week. The interview with March 23, the date set for Latest News By Telegraph Briefly Told President Herrmann, at the inauguration of the , to the effect Spring series between the SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." that a working agreement Browns and Cardinals. In the Central Association Keokuk has signed At Mobile on March 10, Manager Harry Davis, might be reached between The decision to send the outflelder Fanwell, of Nashville; and Muscatine of the Cleveland team, made the authoritative the majors and the other Browns South was reached has signed two promising Hoosier fielders in stateme.nt that he would not wear a uniform two leagues is not credited ft. L. Hedg** Thursday morning. When O. F. Fletcher, of Ridgefann, Ind., and Harvey this season, but would direct affairs of his by Mr. Johnson. "The President Hedges climbed Fix, of Boswell, Ind. team from the bench. Ban Johnson new leagues have no finan- out of his snug bunk and saw two inches The Toledo Club, of the American Association, The Chattanooga Club, of the Southern league, cial backing so far as I know," said has received the signed contract of outflelder Art has sold pitchers Jones and Blessing respectively of beautiful snow on the ground he Griggs, late of St. Louis and Cleveland. to the Anniston and Macon Clubs; has sus President Johnson, ©You cannot build reached for the telephone and called for A special from Monroe, La., states that third pended pitcher Carmichael; and has released in- ball parks in a night, and neither league his trusty lieutenant, Manager Wallace. baseman Moriarty has signed with the Detroit fielder George Nill unconditionally. is in condition to start the season. It is "No use wasting any more time around Club; also that Manager Jennings has decided Catcher Nunamaker has accepted the terms of preposterous to think that either will St. Louis, eh, Bob?" inquired Hedges. that the Tigers shall discard the exclusive use the Boston American Club. prove a success when it is taken into How about moving on to Montgomery? of the -and-run system and will mix that The Kansas City Club, of the American As consideration that .if takes millions of I have been in Mug-distance phone com play with the bunting game. sociation, has entered into negotiations with out Tommy Hayes, the star twirfer of the New fielder Seymour, of the Baltimore team. Sey dollars nowadays to finance a major munication with the management of the Jersey , has signed a contract mour has until March 15 to purchase his own league or even a good-sized minor. Then Montgomery Club and have ©the use of the with the Brooklyn Nationals. release or have some club to do it for him. where are they going to get their play park down there." "Great! Just the The second squad of Cleveland players on After that date, if he is still the property off ers? Practically every man in the major proper caper. I©ll have the boys pack March 8 joined Manager Davis and the players the Orioles, Manager Dunn will try to bring leagues has.been signed and fans are not and ready to leave tonight," said the that went to Mobile, Ala., a week before. In about a sale. likely to patronize prairie leaguers." the party were Lajoie, Birmingham, Bronkie, The Washington Club has asked for waivers on Browns© manager, and they moved. Graney, Olson, Ball, Peckinpaugh, Stansbury, the Rochester recruit, first baseman Spencer. Turner, Scout Sam Kennedy and Vice-president The Rochester Club wants him back, but to Powers Resents Johnson©s Remarks B. S. Barnard. Hohnhorst, and Butcher were date one American League Club has refused to Cardinals Also Go Sooth picked up at Cincinnati. waive. Chicago, 111., March 11. President West Baden, Ind., March 11. The St. The Memphis Club, of the Southern League, The Lynchburg ( League) Club has Powers, of the proposed Columbian has sold pitcher Fritz to the Kansas City Club, signed pjtcher A. W. Hobbs, late of Montreal. League, announced today that Captain Louis National Club has abandoned its of the American Association; has signed pitcher He is taking the medical course in a Baltimore Anson would have a franchise in the plan to train at home, as the bad weather Hamilton, of the Greenwood (Cotton States College. new league, either in or Cin and snow-fall at St. Louis compelled League) Club; and has purchased pitcher Kis- Second baseman Lewis, of the Boston Ameri cinnati. In reply to President Johnson©s singer from the Jersey City Club, of the Inter can Club, mourns the sudden death of his Manager Bresnahan to change his pro . mother at Pittsburgh, Pa., on March 8. The alleged statement that "the major leagues gram, and he at once made arrangements The Asheville Club, of the Southeastern demise occurred on the day following a banquet are not worrying over the new organi for training quarters at Jackson, Tenn., League, has signed a Baltimore amateur pitcher by Pittsburgh friends to young Lewis, and just zation, because it had no financial back to begin today. The Cardinals left here named William Yetton. as Lewis was about to start for Hot Springs. ing and no players of class signed," Mr. Second baseman George II. Magoon, a former The San Antonio (Texas League) Club has Powers said: on Saturday for St. Louis, where there Brooklyn National League player, who last year signed catcher C. Miller, late of the Canton was to be a lay-over until Sunday night, managed the Savannah team, of the South At Club, of the -Pennsylvania League. "We hare not taken Mr. Johnson Into our confidence in securing our financial backing, and when the departure for Jackson was to lantic League, has been secured to coach the Fire department officials of New York City University of Maine base ball team. for that reason he knows nothing of our finances. be made. The St. Louis Club©s ground are investigating a fire which occurred a few Very little is known about the money back of keeper was- sent from here to Jackson Pitcher Jake Fromholtz has signed with the days ago in the wooden grand stands at the the prominent major league clubs. There is no to get the ground and diamond at the Dayton Club, of the Central League. American League park. The blaze is believed reason to suppose that we would be any more in The Toledo Club has signed pitcher Albert to have been incendiary- discreet than those in charge of the stocks and Jackson ball park into some sort of Collamore, late of the Scranton (New York State Manager Charles O©Day, of the Springfield bonds of those clubs. As for the class of play shape for practice work. League) team. Club, of the Ohio State League, reports the ers on our lists Mr. Johnson is equally Ignorant. Tlie Ottumwa Club, of the Central Association, signing of five more players as follows: J. Mur We have not announced the names of the announces tttese contracts: , Cavanaugh, phy. L. V. Bales, Max Terhune and Bert Fair- players with whom we have negotiated and CHICAGO GLEANINGS Burcb, Bagnall; pitchers, Dtmn, Hughes, Link, childs, pitchers; A. F. Vawters, catcher. Pat whose signatures WQ hold. All that will be ______i! Broad well, Gregory and Smith; infielders. Wise©, Douahue, local catcher, released by Toledo, may dbne in time. Until then Mr. Johnson©s judgment Ewasat, Gai©d, O©Neil, Kensel, Poison, Hanaway, also be signed. of them is of little value to himself or to pros The White Sox and Cubs Handicapped By Kllis; , House, Romper, Russell, Kline, The Milwaukee Club, of the American Associa pective patrons of the games we will play." Senno, Kails, McLoud. Pitcher Higleford has tion, has signed pitcher Weidel, late of the Bad Weather White Sox Pitchers Hard at been sold to Racine, Wis., and pitcher Jaeger La Crosse Club, of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Work The Problem That Confronts to Lethbridge, Canada. League. THE WESTERN LEAGUE Outfielder "Tip" O©Neil, of the Minneapolis Pitcher Jim Vaughn, the big southpaw, has Manager Chance. team, who has laid off for two years, has signed a New York American contract. joined the toam nt Hickman, Ky., with a view Because Eau Claire and La Crosse were the Manager Holland Has a Team Which He to "coming back." * , BY RICHARD G. TOBIN. only cities represented at the Minnesota-Wis Is Quite Confident Will Bring a Pennant At a meeting of the Susquehanna League held consin League meeting set for March 7, Presi ChicagOj March 9. Editor ©©Sporting at Berwick, Pa., March 7, all the clubs that dent John F. Elliott adjourned the meeting until to St. Joseph This Year. Life." From all reports there is a big finished last season were represented, with the March 18 at Eau Claire. exception of Sunbury. Manager Cowell, of George and Mas Eck, fielder and shortstop of BY \v. B. M©KINNET. cloud of gloom hanging over the White that town, missed the train connections, but the Hastings Club, independent champions, of Sox training camp at notified the league that he could be counted Michigan during the last two seasons, have St. Joseph, Mo., March 9. The Drum Waco, Texas. Comiskey©s. upon. President McCollum reported having taken signed contracts with Battle Creek, in the mers, as they stand today, look fit to up the question of organized base ball with Sec South Michigan League. band has been in the* retary Farrell. but the latter was not yet ready enter the 1912 marathon for the rag. GJexas city now for more to place a definite proposition before the league. Manager Ted Cerbett, of last season©s Ro Holland believes that he has lined up a chester (Minnesota-Wisconsin League) Club, has strong combination aad will be able to than a week, during which The Winchester (Blue Grass League) Club signed with the Beaumont Club, of the Texas time it has either rained has sold catcher La Ross and outfielder Callahan League, as pitchert * turn out a winner. With Doctor J. to the Battle Greek Club", of the South Michigan Andrews as field captain and assistant or misted every day. The League. © George ("Doc") Amole, at one time a pro players have almost forgot fessional pitcher, widely known in the East, manager, plenty of new talent and the ten what sunshine looks Secretary Robert McRoy and six players of was found dead in bed on March 7 in his promise of two good men from the Sox, the Boston American League Club started from boarding house, No. 303 East Fourth street, Wil- there is no reason for his thinking other like. On top of all of the New York on March 9 for the Hot Springs train mington, Del. For many years Amole was a rain the cold, raw weath ing camp. In the party were third baseman star" twirler in the old Atlantic League. Amole, wise. The Drummer roster is as follows: , pitcher Tom O©Brien, outfielder who was said to have been graduated from a Pitchers Errett, Hill, Freeman, John er has made it practically , shortstop Charles Wagn»r, in- K. G. Tobln impossible to do any sort medical college and who was known as "Doc," son, Chelette, Wheatley, Crutcher, Dull fielder , pitcher , and originally was from Coatesville, Pa. He ar and McDonnell. (Catchers Gossett. Cas of work except indoors. trainer Joe Quirk. rived in Wilmington three weeks ago and had Both Manager Callahan and President Roy Radabaugh, pitcher for the Montgomery been working at carpentering for a local con tle, Clare and Phelps. Infielders Wintz, Comiskey are very much disappointed (Southern League) Club, and Miss Andee Rath tractor. Wliile he had been complaining, he Meinke, Soffel, Coppes, Lowthers, New- about the poor start-and fear that it will were married at Cedar Rapids, la., on March 7. was not known to be seriously ill. man, McCellard and Doc Andrews*. Out- handicap the players to a considerable ex fielders Zwilling, Watson and, Sam Powell. The players have been ordered tent. Manager Callahan, who had been of trouble with a bad knee last season, Baptist Church. The© dominie is an ath to report for the Spring training between in Waco a week before the other players but reports from the South are that the lete, greatly interested in sports, and will arrived, was getting down to good form March 10 and 15. A perusal of the when the cold rain came on and stopped stiffness is entirely missing. counsel the club in many ways. An as Drummer line-up shows the names of 14 outside work. THE YOUNG CUB PITCHERS. sociation has been formed with. Wilmer new men. Three of them are pitchers, Chance is, of course, keeping his weather Dunham, president ; Cyrus A. Dobbs, three are catchers, six are infielclers and THE PITCHING STAFF* treasurer, and Harold Eldridge, captaiu. two are outfielders. With all of the last has been at work every day in a large eye open for anything that looks like Grounds have been selected, and as >soon year©s pitching staff back with the excep exposition building, but, of course, this class among the young pitchers on his as the weather will permit, work on them tion of Jimmy Durham, and the addition kind of work does not count for anything staff. At this early date it is impossible will begin. of Errett and Dull, the twirling depa.rt- by the side of a real workout in the hot to tell except in the way the youngsters ment looks O. K. Errett is a Mink sun. Catcher Billy Sullivan, who has show their speed and perhaps break over League star.- He was with Humboldt last been superintending the working of the a curve now and then. Chance has made A Youthful "Veteran" year. He is a southpaw. Dull is a young pitchers, says that the youngsters, in his plans so that the young pitchers will A youngster of 23 years is the veteran pitcher from Ohio, recommended by Jim cluding Peters, Benz and Delhi, have be given all the opportunity in the world of the Naps© pitching staff. He is none my Hamilton, who says he has the class much,, better control than last Fall, but to get all the work they want and at the other than Willie Mitchell. The Sardis, for Western League company. Castle, of course this does not really mean much, same time show whatever class they pos Miss., lad is the oldest pitcher in, point who was with the Drummers a short for it will be impossible to judge these sess. Dressen, thfi southpaw giant, who of service with the Cleveland Club. He time last Summer, is a likely young back young pitchers until they get out in a hails from the Salt Lake City Club, joined the Naps in the Fall of 1909 at stop, and ought to make a good running real game after warming up in the proper created considerable talk among the vet Boston. While Willie is not the oldest mate for Gossett. Joe Wintz and Gus sort of way. The Sox were billed to play erans during the workout yesterday. He pitcher in years on Manager Davis© staff, Soffel, two of the new infielders, come three games on Sunday that is, the made some of the veterans sit up and still he has been in Cleveland ,togs longer highly recommended. Holland expects squad was to have been divided into three take notice when he twisted over some than any other twirler. Blandiug and Soffel to cover «e*cond base, and Wintz divisions but up to late today it was good curves at a high speed. He also Kaler, who joined the Naps late in 1910, will be placed at third. Lowthers and considered rather doubtful whether a used a deceiving slow one that caused are next in order. The others either join Andrews are both third basemen, while came would be risked without some pre considerable comment by Tinker and ed last Spring or are of this year©s vint Newman and McCellard can play any liminary practice. This bad weather ce^ Evjers. Besides Dressen there are Mose- age. of the infield places except first base. SF*ORTING LIFE MARCH 16, 19*2

DEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN AND MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL,"-Editor Francis C. Richter. player is therefore returned to the Chi prisoners, who consider it a severe penalty vidlng the boys into two teams, so that he can size up his talent much more satisfactorily than cago Club and the latter must now "dis to be deprived of witnessing the game." he could should he have his whole troupe in pose of him to a major league or It may interest Mr. Wickersham to know camp at one time. By picking the best of the youngsters early, McGraw carries less dead- league club or give Fall River first choice that base ball in State as well as Federal wood through the season than any other first- of reclamation at the draft price before prisons is closely followed by many class club in the business. We believe that MeGraw has something on the other managers A Weekly Newspaper he can be disposed of to another Class B prisoners some- of whom subscribe to in bringing his boys to the opening game right, Devoted to club." "Sporting Life" just to keep posted and and we don©t know any manager who can keep that this serves to preserve their interest his players on edge any better than McGraw. Base Ball and Trap Shooting. With this case a precedent is establish We would not give much for a club©s chances ed, but the probability is that it will in life and makes for discipline and pos of winning first place that did its training on FOUNDED APBXL, 1883. have no application in the future, owing sible reformation. the home grounds, simply to keep down ex penses. Title Registered in tie United Stales Patent Office to the fact that the revised National by The Sporting Life Publishing Company. Agreement, which will go into effect Kntered at the Philadelphia Post Office RIVAL LEAGUE METHOD . as second class matter. within a short time, has so altered and broadened the sections dealing with the Cincinnati "Enquirer," Published every Saturday by purchase and draft of players and of A thoughtful fan thinks the American League Jennings© Advice To College Ball Players Not The Sporting Life Publishing Co. their final disposition that another such has a better method of distributing its strength Without Some Merit. than the National, and there is some merit In From Pittsburgh "Gazette." 34 South Third Street, case cannot arise. Nevertheless, the his contention. He says: "In regard to the Walsh case and the precedent establish relative strength of the National aiid American Hughey Jenningg spoke words of wisdom when PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. Leagues there seems to be some difference of he told the- college youths at Cornell that a col ed serve the very useful purpose of opinion and a great deal of Interest. As a fan lege man who can get a salary of $3000 in THOMAS S. DANDO...... -President demonstrating anew how fully the Na In a National city my sympathies are naturally professional base ball is justified in taking up FRANCIS C. RICHTER...... Editor-in-Chief with the National, but my judgment rather the game as a profession, but the man who THOMAS S. DANDO...... Gun Editor tional Commission protects the ball play forces me to the other side. To compare team cannot should turn his attention to other lines THOMAS D. RICHTER...... Assistant Editor er. In this particular case the "National with team or player with player is « of activity. The reason is this: A man will B. FRED SLBAR...... Assistant Gun Editor spend hil best days on the field, letting other J. CLIFF DANDO...... Secretary-Treasurer Commission protected -the player in his A DOPESTEE©S JOB, opportunities pass by. When he has served his EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager privilege to secure compensation for his and I am not considering the matter from a time on the field; he must have some money or a playing standpoint, but as a business proposition. profession to fall back upon. Without either he services adequate to his expertness by Perhaps I should also eliminate the financial is in a bad fix. Of course there are some who SUBSCRIPTION RATES affording him another opportunity to re feature, for I know nothing of© the amount of are benefited by base ball any wise you look One Year...... $2.00 money behind either league. If the Americans at it, but the boy who has prospects in other Six Months...... i 1.25 main in major league company or become are handled in the most advanced business man lines is better off in business unless, of course, Three Months...... 65c a member of a Class A team; at the ner It should concern the National to realize as Jennings says, he cau command at least Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. same time, the National Agreement rights it and profit by it. The quickest way to benefit $3000 a year salary. Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. is to analyze the two methods. I would waut of the Chicago Club, which drafted him, salary to go all through it, but one point is so More Talk Than Action, apparent that the blind should see it, and I and of the Fall River Club, from which wonder that such astute men have not seeu From New York "American." he was selected, were fully conserved. fit and corrected it. In my opinion the su The question of Spring training for umpires Is periority of the American management in the once more being agitated. It is proposed to 24—PAGES—24 distribution of*their players is the keynote. In have the two big leagtSes exchange umpires eight National teams there are only during the Spring practice to prevent familiarity PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 16, 1912. SALARIES SECURE between them and players of their leagues from FOUR GOOD MANAGEES, springing up. and yet there are at least half a, dozen good TN the National Commission page of managerial probabilities in the National who have practically served their time as players, but who The Pitcher©s Unfair Advantage. THE PLAYERS PROTECTED this issue of "Sporting Life" will be are held at such prices as would wreck any From New York "Tribune." found a decision in the case of player team to get hold of one of them. Such men About the only playing rule that needs at THE National Commission last week Joseph Herold, who appealed from a de as Leach, Tinker, Evers or Sweeney would be tention iu the base ball code in the opinion of a switched on a fair basis by American clubs. I majority of the magnates is one which will * handed down a decision in a case in cision, of the National Board, disallowing believe this is made possible in that league by make the pitcher©s slab of uniform height on all volving a drafted player, which was his claim against the Zanesville Club for the greater authority given the president. The ball grounds, and to regulate this it is likely policy in the National smacks strongly of the that the members of the joint rules committee unique in some respects, inasmuch as one unpaid salary in the 1911 season. The dog-in-the-manger spirit. The magnates seem to will meet some time before the season opens, it major league and three minor league clubs Zanes,ville Club released Herold to the lose sight of the common-sense idea that fans Is an injustice to the pitchers to have them enjoy the play of evenly-balanced teams and will standing on top of a mound on one of the were involved; and which raised a new Piqua Club under optional agreement, pay, if not more, at least more often to see grounds and then in a hollow on another. On question which required a drastic ruling and, when the Piqua Club disbanded with such games." the same basis, it would be possible for one and which would, furthermore, have neces club to have short base lines and another of in salaries in arrears, refused to assume re creased length. The ball fields should all be sitated new legislation but for the fact sponsibility for Herold©s salary, which SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN uniform so far as the infield is "©concerned, and * that the new National Agreement, when contention the National Board sustained. the rules committee should not neglect to make ratified by all parties, will cover the The National Commission reverses the *Don©t lose sight of the fact that the road this plain before the next season opens. to success is paved with other ntuen©s failures. question of disposal of drafted and pur National Board, holding that the Zanes John J. McGraw. Submitted To Mr. Hermann. chased players more fully and more ville Club, by reason of its control of the *Men who embrace the opportunity always From New York "American." eqiiitably than heretofore. The case in player through the optional agreement, have a firm hold on things. Connie Mack. The latest plans of the foes of organized base * Experience is the best teacher, especially in ball call for a combination of the contemplated1 question is one to determine the status was responsible for the salary unpaid by United States and Columbian Leagues. This of player Anthony Walsh, and the full the Piqua Club, and must pay all ar telling us what fools we have been. Mike Don- should be the easiest thing in the world. Noth lin. ing added to nothing equals nothing. text of the National Commission deci rearages or give the player an uncon *Life is one bank that gives you back just sion in the premises will be found on the ditional release. By this fair and just what you put into it. Benj. F. Shlbe. Too Much Talk of Gambling. National Commission©s official page in ruling the National Commission has en *Somehow or other we always" know what other people ought to do. Jack Eyder. From Washington "Post." this issue of "Sporting Life." Briefly larged its scope of safeguarding salaries *¥ou won©t find success in bottles. It comes It seems a mistake for the big leagues to :give summarized, the case is as follows: of major league players as well as minor so much publicity to the fact that there is in cans. George McQuillan. gambling in their ball parks when this evil is The Chicago National Club drafted league players. In regard to this impor *The office that seeks the man is a million-to- really slight and there is no way to prevent it, player Walsh in 1911 from the Fall tant phase of the new ruling Mr. Flan- one shot compared with the creditor on the same because what betting there is is usually among mission. John K. Tener. spectators sitting together and is done without River Club, of the . ner, secretary of the Chairman of the *No man is ever big enough to be small any ostentation. Almost every time there is a In the Spring the Chicago Club tendered National Commission, writes: Charles W. Murphy. © meeting of the magnates a resolution is passed \ the player back to the Fall River Club "By the National Commission©s ruling In the touching upon the betting at ball parks, when it Herold case a player released under an optional would be much better to suppress it quietly with and the latter accepted him, but the Chi agreement to a club which defaults in the pay * MAJOR LEAGUE FARMS out attracting so much attention to it. cago Club transferred the player to the ment of his salary becomes a free agent unless Newark Club, of the International the club holding option on his services adjusts his claim. In dealing with optional players, Washington "Post." THE RAW RECRUIT League, under optional agreement, as major, as well as minor, league clubs will be No longer do the major league clubs seek -con the Chicago Club had a. right to do, the required to follow this course, which appeals to cealment of their relations with minor organiza patrons of the game as fair to the salaried tions. Charles W. Somers, principal owner of the By C. P. McDonald. Newark Club being a member of "a league man and not a hardship to the club which se Cleveland Club, has been elected president of Now is the season of the raw recruit, < of higher classification than the Fall cures him, on the theory that he has been the Toledo (American Association) Club, the The "show me" time for him to make a rendered more Taluable by«his experience as a property that he took over some time ago, when splurge. River Club, of the New England League. member of the disbanded team." Bill Armour tired of acting as president and The month of March, when ife must dig and root The Newark Club* recently, instead of re trying to make it a financial winner. There is Up all he has, or hear the mournful dirge It only remains to be( added that as a no longer concealment of relations between That sends him Back into the wilderness. turning the player to the Chicago Club protection to the club against loss it is Cleveland and Toledo," any more than there is The budding debutante of the bush under the optional agreement, transferred of those between Detroit and Providence. Only Must gallop oil the pasture and express subrogated to the rights of the player, a few major league clubs now try to maintain His worth ki deeds, not© words, to cop the cush. the player to the Terre Haute Club, of whose claim against the defaulting club the old bluff that they have none of the farms, the Central League of the same classifi is made a lien against its territory, which use of which is In early scrimmage he must show his speed; cation as the New England League. The FORBIDDEN BY BASE, BALL LAW. His steel-rimmed pins must work with light must be settled before it can re-enter or ning speed; Fall River Club thereupon protested to ganized base ball. In this particular Washington and it stands al- He must produce the stuff the bosses need, the National Comn^Lssion against the mosP alone has clean hands. It has never pos His is the duty to, cavort and please; sessed a farm, though it might be much better Meanwhile the vet, whose job he seeks to fill. transfer as a violation of Section 9 of off otherwise. This Spring it will need protect Husbands his strength and wing for warjner Article 6 of the National Agreement, and A MORAL AGENT ing arrangements move than ever, with the large array of young talent that it possesses, days, of Rule 42 of the National Commission. some of which will prove not ready, but still Safe in the knowledge that, let come what will, Th# question raised by the transfer of ]WR. GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM, worthy of retention of ownership. There are He held out and secured a needed raise. player Walsh by the Newark Club to the A A Attorney-General of the United eight pitchers on probation, and at the outside The untried gent from out the uncut grass not more than three of these .can look for regu Must come prepared to don the cap and belle. Terre Haute Club has not heretofore States, recently addressed the women lar positions. Nine inflelders and seven out- And take his place within the primer class been presented to the National Commis of the National Civic Federation in the fielders will be on the lot next week, and some *Where, like in all things, application tells: of these must be turned loose at the end of He must produce, in other words, get by, sion, no such case having hitherto oc course of which he paid base ball, as a strings. The best of the youngsters not retained Midseason form must bring him to the fore; curred. The full National Commission moral and reformative agency, quite a will be^protected, in© variance from past custom, And, failing this, with clear and undimmed eye, but considerable work will attend the placing of Fade back among the minors one year more. passed upon the case and its ruling in compliment. Said he: them. substance was that the Chicago Club©s "There are three Federal prisons. In each of them the prisoners are required .to work, assignment of the player to the Newark but there are some unable to perform hard TRAINING NOTIONS THE ART OF EQUESTRIANISM Club was valid; that the Newark Club©s labor. I recently directed the warden at our Atlanta prison to put those who could not work assignment of the player to Terre Haute Boston "Globe." Sportsmen and lovers bf outdoor life will be through a military set-up drill for one hour interested in the new book just issued by the was illegal; that his transfer construct each day, so they might get proper exercise. Eoger Bresnahan will train his St. Louis ball William E. Jenkins Co., of New York City, en ively cancelled the Newark Club©s option When I was last inspecting the prison I saw team on the home grounds this Spring, after a titled the Modern Eiding and Horse Education. a couple of hundred of the prisoners going few days at West Baden, Ind. President Herr- The author of tne book is Major Noel Birch, of al agreement with the Chicago Club, and through this drill, and every one of them was mnnn says that next year his Cincinnati Eed the Royal Horse Artillery, of Great Britain. In the Newark Club©s assignment to Terre interested in it. From the enthusiasm shown Birds also will train on the home grounds. We this interesting and well-arranged book Major Haute; restored the player to the status by the men I am convinced it is of great bene know of other magnates who are thinking seri Birch explains the latest development^ in the fit." ously of training their teams at home, .but science of horsemanship as applied to the rider he* occupied before his transfer to New Mr. Wickersham said he had also au none of these men ever has had a ball team in and his steed. The work is altogether one of the ark and revived Fall River©s right to the race for any length of time. Mack, Jen simplest, best, and most practical on the art of thorized the warden to permit those whose nings and Clarke will always recommend train riding that has ever been published. first claim on his services in event of re behavior was good during the week to ing in the South, knowing the advantages of having real warm weather in getting young and turn to a Class B league; and that the play base ball in the large enclosure of old players in shape for a long, hard season. Chicago Club©s claim* that its option to the prison Saturday afternoons. Those Both Mack and McGraw take their young play Indispensable to Him. the player followed him to the club to ers far South at least two weeks Chadron, Neb., February 30. Editor "Sport who do not play watch the game, and ing Life." Enclosed tiucl renewal of© my sub which Newark released him is untenable "from the records the innovation has gone BEFORE THE OLD PLAYERS scription for one more year. 1 enjoy your uuder the basic law of the game. The are called on to report. McGraw puts on a paper very much and can©t "keep house" with a long way to better the morale of the. uniform and works out with ©his youngsters, di- out it. Yours truly, R. o. STEVENS. .MARCH 16, 1912 SPORTING LIFE bases must be doctored up and last year©s of the game at the word of a few men, while enormous profits are made and divided by those second baseman has not signed, and last in this ^un-American combination. I believe BOSTON BRIEFS year©s shortstop is on the hospital list. my resolution will be reported and we will un A Congressman From Seeks to Irf- dertake to make the control of the game more Ward expects no difficulty with Swee- liberal. While base ball is not necessary for ney and has Kirke, whom he considers a vestigate the "Base Ball Trust" Which the livelihood of the American people, it does pretty good man for the place, to fall Exists Only in His Super-Heated Imagi serve as recreation for thousands, and there is back on if Sweeney continues to balk: no reason why the game should be controlled by Bridwell is seriously injured. His phy nation. a close combination of individual interests anr sician expects him out in time to limber more than any other trust or monopoly .should be SPE.CIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." permitted to exist in the United States." up for the opening of the> season, but the When asked if the new independent or Only Three Unsigned Players to Be wound he received in his left foot when Washington, D. C., March 12. While outlaw leagues had induced him to act he stepped on a rusty nail is a dangerous the Democratic majority of the House of for this investigation, Gallagher said Heard From The Problems one for a ball player, or anybody else for Representatives is engaged in investi ,they were just as much entitled to a free that matter. The nail penetrated the gating almost everything field for competition for base ball as were That Confront Manager Jake ball of the foot and nearly went through under the sun, Thomas producers of©anything else if they wished to the top. BridVell©s doctor opened the Gallagher, a Democratic to invest their money in plants and play top. of the foot. Septicaemia developed member from Chicago, ers for the enjoyment and recreation of Stahl and Manager Johnny Kli©ng and Bridwell is a very sick man. wishes to probe the "Base the American people. "Why should any INGERTON IS A HOLDOUT Ball Trust," as he calls it, of these men have the privilege of saying BY A. H. C. MITCHELL. and has not joined the team, but he has the combination which, he to you or to me, ©You shall not have a wired that he will be on ©hand soon. He says, controls the great base ball league or secure any players for Boston, Mass., March 10. Editor wants to play first base, but will have to American game as thor your clubs unless you and they are black "Sporting Life." Boston fans are fairly reckon with Houser. Kling is anxious oughly as any trust con listed by us© 1 Why should any man whc eating the news from Hot Springs and to place Kirke somewhere on the team trols anything on earth. seeks to make his living by playing base Augusta wired by a small because of his batting and the faot that Gallagher introduced a ball be at the mercy of this existing com army of newspaper corre he looks like a fast man on the bases. Charles P. Taft resolution yesterday which bination and its governing commissions?©© spondents to their respect Kirke ,could play first base, but Kling was referred to the Rules ive papers. Both Boston The National Commission Ready teams are now* fairly start prefers to play him at third. There is Committee, calling for a special commit ed on their Spring prac a big bunch of would-be third basemen, tee of seven members to conduct an in _ Cincinnati, O., March 12. Representa tice work, but the Nation- and it is announced that the place goes vestigation of the "Base Ball Trust," to tive Gallagher©s resolution for an inves &ls have had a day or two to the best man. McDonald, who finish- inquire of the Department of Justice tigation of the so-called base ball trust advantage over the Red was characterized as a joke by August Sox, who have only just Herrmann, chairman of the National arrived at the Arkansas Base Ball Commission. "I don©t know resort. Bad weather has what he means," said Chairman Herr A. H. C. MltchelJ prevailed at Hot Springs mann, "unless it is a joka. There is no and the few Boston-;men base ball trust, and from the nature of who have been there have not done very the game there never can be. The Com much on the ball field, although it is mission doesn©t fix prices. Different said they have performed valiantly on prices are charged in different cities. the road. Pictures of Jake Stahl taken There can be an investigation at any recently show the giant first baseman time without any objection from the with a big chin a regular bank National Commission." er©s roll of fat, but the big fellow says he is getting there. Just before the Bos Chicago, 111., March 12. When inform ton delegation left for the South Buck ed of the Gallagher resolution, President O©Brien signed his contract. This prac B. B. Johnson, of the American League, tically said: "We would be glad to have an investigation. There is no base ball trust ROUNDS UP THE BUNCH. and competition is not stifled. Any one Only Speaker and Pape remain to be who desires is welcome to get in the game. heard from. Pape says he will sign, and So far as men being enslaved is con no trouble at all is expected from Speak cerned, many of the players are drawing er. Two catchers arrived at the Springs salaries in excess of what is paid to Con ahead of the regular bunch. They are gressmen. That© does not look like en Cady,, secured from Newark, and Thom slavement." as, who was with the team on the train ing trip iast year, but who was left at New York, N. Y., March 12. "So far Sacramento. It is said he has developed as the National League is concerned," finely. Stahl says he will carry four said President Lynch last night, when regular catchers in Carrigan, Nunamak- told that Representative Gallagher had er, Cady and Thomas. Charlie Hall was introduced a resolution in the House for an early arrival at Hot Springs also. The an investigation of the so-called base others from California are expected hour ball trust, "we invite an investigation. ly. , of the Nationals, who has There is absolutely nothing savoring of been at Hot Springs for some weeks, has a trust in our league. We do not in taken all his practice with the Red Sox any manner stifle or attempt to stifle men and so far has cut his National competition. I endorse everything that League brethren altogether. By this Ban B. Johnson, President of the Amer- time next week the Boston fans will can League, says, and especially his know pretty well just how good Heinie words concerning the ©enslaved© players. Wagner is going to be this year. He says In fact, I will add to it slightly by say lie believes he will come back to old-time i ing that not alone do some of the players form. The arrangement of the entire receive more money for their work than Red Sox infield depends on the condition Congressmen, but more than the average of Wagner. If he turns out to be all business man earns. We welcome any right all will be fine, but if he does not man of ability who desires to get into come up to expectations the management the game, especially the college boys. will have to do a lot of figuring. As for Let the investigation of the National THE BOSTON BRAVES, League proceed. We have nothing to they have been getting in some good licks fear." at Augusta. All hands are eager to make good. With the experienced eye of Colombian League Not a Party Johnny Ward upon them they know they Chicago, III, March 12. John T. Pow cannot fool the boss the way they did ers, president of the Columbian League, last year, when the late Mr. Russell was which has planned to put teams in cities calling them world beaters. Ward has a where the major leagues now play, de team of young giants this year. Nine of clared he* had taken no part in causing the players are more than six, feet tall, the presentation of the Gallagher resolu and all except Raridan and Jones of the tion. "We have not clashed with the others are close to that mark. As Ward officials of organized base ball," said says: "If we were playing football in Powers today. r "We expect to enter the stead of base ball this ©year we would field in a number of cities, and I do not outclass everything in the league. As it expect any strong attempt to bar us out. it they look every inch base \ball players, Important Business I had nothing to do with the presenta and they are the best looking bunch of Hal Coffman In New York "Journal." tion of the resolution, and do not wish athletes I have ever seen on a ball ©field." to discuss it at this time." It is a long time since Ward has partici pated In a Spring trip and he is enjoy ed last season at third, is working for why this alleged trust should not be ing it immensely. He is out batting his old place. Kirke is in line for it. broken up, and to subpoena witnesses CONDENSED DISPATCHES and obtain papers bearing on .the inquiry. grounders to the players and limbering Ingerton has hopes to land if he doesn©t Special-to "Sporting Life." up slowly. Charlie Farrell, the "Duke," play first and Kling has three recruits Charles P. Taft, brother of President is with the team to Taft, it was said in the Capitol today, Hi West and , Toledo hold-outs, who have batting records in would ©be one of the most important wit have signed their contracts at the club©s terms. COACH THE YOUNG PITCHERS, WABD, LEWIS AND M^NGERT. nesses summoned if the Gallagher resolu The Dayton Club, of the Central League, has and there is none better for this work. sold first baseman Harriott to the Kearney The ball park has been so muddy that tion should be adopted, as Taft is credit Club, of the Nebraska League. Campbell, secured from Pittsburgh in a the men have not had the chance to try ed with controlling financially the Chi trade for Donlin, is showing great eager cago National League Club. The Galla The Brooklyn Club has booked an exhibition ness, perhaps too much of it. He is the anything but the simplest batting and game for April 4 with the Portsmouth Club, fielding. Duke Farrell has taken pitcher gher resolution reads as follows : of the Ohio League, at Portsmouth. Liveliest man on the team. He is taller "Resolved, That ©the Chair appoint a special Secretary Farrell, of the National Board, has than House?, who stands six feet, but is McTigiie in tow and is trying to over committee of seven members authorized and di awarded the Oklahoma City territory claimed slender and runs like a deer. He is full come the latter©s wildness, or rather lack rected to inquire of the Department of Justice bv the new Mid-Continent League and Abner of energy and cannot keep still. Camp as to what steps have been taken against the D©avis for his proposed Oklahoma State League of control, which bothered him so much Base Ball Trust, as it has against qfUer illegal to Mr. Davis. President Bartlett, of the Mid- bell can also wallop the ball, and is with last season. The Duke has suggested an combinations, to take testimony that may de Continent League, will appeal to the National out doubt the fastest straightaway run overhand movement instead of the side- velop all facts relating to the matter, to sit Board. ner in the National League. In fact, it arm affair McTigue used last year. The during sessions of the HouAe and the recess of The Portland Club, of the Northwestern was CampbelPs eagerness to cover ground pitcher has triexl it with good success and Congress, and to compel the attendance of wit League, has signed Jimmy Dean, of Los An nesses, to send for persons and papers,, to ad geles, as pitcher. Three seasons ago Jimmy, that led Fred Clarke, of the Pittsburghs, says he will stick to it. minister oaths to witnesses and to employ such who is Ted Easterly©s brother-in-law, wore a to part with him; at least so the story .______* assistants as may be necessary." Nap suit and acted as bat boy and mascot. He goes. Clarke had immense faith in Camp- The Lima Club, of the Ohio League, has been Gallagher said last night that he was was then 35. He has grown large and strong bell©s ability as a pennant-winning ball purchased from the Columbus Club by three and is considered one of the best pitchers in player, but Campbell couldn©t keep out wealthy citizens, nam/j^y, and the in earnest in seeking this inquiry, as he the California Winter League. of Clarke©s territory when he was play Kaufman brothers, steel magnates. believed Americans are tired of seeing a ing centre field, and as the Pirate man few base ball magnates get together, dic The St. Joseph team has been ordered by Shortstop Bush, of the Detroit team, has not tate terms and salaries, fix prices for Manager Holland to report March 15. The team ager had a deadly fear of collision he reported, signed bis contract or paid any at the game, stifle competition and appor roster is as follows: Pitchers Errett, Hill, breathed a sigh of relief when Dreyfuss tention to club orders. Secretary Charles Navin, tion territory and games among them Freeman. Johnson. Chellette, Wheatley, Crutcher, traded him to Boston. tft the Detroit Club, on March 11 said that the Dull and A^DonneU. Catchers Gossett, Castle, club would insist on a $200 salary cut handed selves. Said he : Clare and I©helps. Inflelders Wintz, Meinke, THE BOSTON INFIELD Bush If the shortstop does not surrender "This is the most audacious and ©autocratic Soffel. Coppcs, Lowthers, Newman, McClellard furnishes the greatest problem for Ward O©Leary, WestersiU and Vitt will contest for trust of the day. Nobody can break in who is and -Doc Andrews. Outfielders Zwilling, Wat and Manager Kling. First and third bis position. , not in, players and others can be driven out son and Sam Powell. SPORTING LIFE MARCH 16, 1912 cracking one of the bones of the wrist, in his shoulder and that it has not entirely dis er with the provisions in their luggage, a fear has been entertained by many that appeared. © Maggert is the third outfielder from the Pa which some suspected was seal-meat, WILL NOT MEET I Mclnnes would not be £ight for this sea cific Coast that Manager Mack has tried to de made some of the more inexperienced son. Mclnnes had hoped to get in the velop In recent years. The others were Heinie youngsters think that Clark had entered World©s Series last Fall, but could not Heitmuller and Bill Hogan. Neither of the throw, though he was permitted to play latter filled the bill. Heinie was too big and them in a race with Roald Amundsen to NO EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE Hogan was too indift©erent. the South Pole. Six inches more of the long enough in the ninth to make fcarroll Brown, of Gloucester, N. .T.. and At the put-out that ended the last game and lantic City, N. .T., is the all-around good fellow beautiful fell on Wednesday and dispelled ATHLETICS AND GIANTS the series. On Friday Manager Mack of the Athletics© Yanigans. Brown, who has to hope of any very beneficial stoop in going under a sis-foot archway, Is an watched Mclnnes work for some time, © OUTDOOR WORK while the infield was going through a fast expert poker player, pool sharp and equestrian; Manager Mack, of the Athletics, practice. At the finish Mack said : "Mc and conducts a paying pool-room in Atlantic during the" week, though an hour of un City. satisfactory practice on a soggy diamond lnnes is all right. He will be as good as The famous southpaw pitcher of ye olden Still Favors a Two-Game .Series ever. I watched him closely today. He time, Matty Kilroy, is working out with the was indulged in yesterday, and a longer throws the ball without any effort; in young Athletic pitchers and giving them par session occurred today, the snow having With the Giants, But Manager fact, today he threw harder than any ticularly valuable lessons in the art of holding melted away almost as fast as it came. member of the infield. He will be made runners close to first base, in which particular A cold wave is now on tap, the weather he was one of the most expert pitchers of man* having handed out 53 different va M©Graw No Longer So Inclined* the same invaluable man to us next sea record. son that he was last year." , the Phillies© veteran catcher, whose rieties of lemons in the six days. Thus specialty is trying out the pitchers, says that it will be seen that conditions for con SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." Hunt, who is a left-hander, has a knuckle ball ditioning have not been ideal-, but the * The Philadelphia Club©s Recruits and a side-arm move.ment that should baffle the team has been no worse off in that re- © San Antonio, Texas, March 9. The A special correspondent with the Phil- best of the batsmen. Pat also likes the action of Rasmussen, while he is actually enthusiastic spect than most of those that went fur Athletic regular©s arrived here on Thurs lies at Hot Springs writes as follows about Masters, the Mansfield pick-up. * ther South. On the contrary, the Wash- day, and at once began discussion of regarding the new players of the team: Chester Arthur Emerson, the Dartmouth Col ingtons have had the advantage of most the proposed series with "Manager Dooin is very sweet on his new lege ladswith the Athletics© Yanigans, has more of their rivals, by reason of having the the New York Giants, recruits, and while not having seen all of injuries to his credit on the fields of athletic use of the Fayerweather gymnasium them in action, does not hesitate to pre endeavor than the average Civil War veteran. which at this date is hang Emerson has had each of his arms broken play when the normal stock of fair weather ing in the balance. Man dict great things of them. This is par ing base -ball. Not to be deterred by these ex ran out. Considerable indoor pitching ager Mack stated this ticularly true of Hunt, the Coast League periences, he made a place on the Dartmouth and batting practice has been obtained, morning that he had agreed portsider; Rasmussen, from the North College team, and one season he had a leg and runs around the gym. have also been to play on March 16 and western League ; and "Rube" Oldham, the broken. a feature. The recruits appear so good Chester lefthander. Dooin said Friday Sporting Editor Reeves, of the "Ledger," that there is a general impression that 17 in this city, and that writes from San Antonio that the only Athletic the actual arranging of that he had no intention of carrying more recruits to show promise of major league calibre Mr. Griffith will carry the ^ull lawful games depended upon Pres than two lefthanders. Of course, Bren- are pitchers Brown, Salmon, Gipe and Shawkey; quota of 25 players through the season. ident Brush and Manager nan, of Buffalo, will be one of these, and catcher Egan and outfielder Maggert. Sporting Joe Engel has made about as good an McGraw. President Brush the second man will be either. Hunt or Editor Graham, of the "North .American," is impression as any of the new twirlers so Oldham. Dooin has not seen Hunt in even more pessimistic, he flatly declaring that CannU Mask admitted having written a "the" recruits are a poor lot, and that Mack far, and the dope to date seems specially letter .to McGraw relative action, but he says his reports on this will have to look to his ©veterans to repeat." favorable to Engel, Akers and Alien, al to playing the games, but refused to man are the best. He also says that In the few practice games played by the Ath though the_ kind of work the team has state whether he favored the series or Oldham has everything except big league letic youngsters at San Antonio the umpiring has had so farts of course insufficient to give experience. This can be gained in the been done by Jess Whiting, one of Connie not. As the matter stands now it is up Mack©s scouts, and Father McCloskey, of At much of a line on the players. to the New York Club if the gamts are early games, and it is not unlikely that lantic City. Both have done excellent work PROMISING YOUNGSTERS to be played in this city. It is "known both Oldham and Hunt will be given an and their decisions have never been questioned that McGraw favors playing them in opportunity to perform against either by the players. Whiting would strengthen any is a correct description of all the colts. Louisville or Indianapolis before the Phil- staff of umpires, while Father McCloskey gets Southpaw Joe Boehling has been suffer Dallas* but Manager Mack absolutely around the bases like Tommy Counolly and is ing from an abscess on his neck, but is refuses that proposition and insists on lies return home. This will give Dooin. a usually right over every play. this city or no series at all. true line on the merits of the respective recovering. He was under weight and men who are anxious for a regular Phil According to figures Connie Mack, has a col far from being at his best, but he showed lection of pitchers that would have delighted Griffith a slow ball that made the lat- M©Graw No Longer in Favor adelphia berth. Graham, who will help the heart of Frederick the Great, who would out Manager Dooin on the receiving end, Jtiave only giants in his body-guard. Here are ter©s eyes stand out. There is not a Marlin, Texas, Match 10. Plans for the figures: Russell, C feet; Danforth, 0 feet; hurler on the team who pitches the spit appears to be in superb condition. He Salmon, 6 feet, 2 inches; Pike, G feet; Jensen, an abbreviated Spring series in Texas apparently is not carrying a pound of 0 feet 1 inch; Gipe, C feet 1% inches; Brown, ball, Tom Hughes having cut it out. between the Giants and the Athletics, superfluous flesh, and looks to be in al- 6 feet 2 inches; Houck, G feet; Bonner, 6 feet. Manager Griffith is not strong for it. have practically been aban The chief seems as careful to get in con doned. Manager McGraw dition himself as he is to prepare his announced today that the players for the fray. He may do con team could not get to siderable rescue work this year, should gether for Sunday games, They Are Coming the occasion arise. One of his long suits and that he had therefore is putting-a veto on batting rallies. If written John T. Brush, he would do some pinch hitting, too, it They are coming, they are coming from the North, East, South and West; might not be a bad idea. If memory is advising a halt in negotia They have heard the call and answered with hope borne within their breast, tions. There are several Thev are coming, coming, coming from mountain and from plain, on the job, there were more seasons than reasons why these games From sun-kissed California, from ©way off up in Maine. one in which Grif was over the .300 will not be played, accord They are coining one by one, mark. The For a fight must soon be won. ing to McGraw. One is They have heard the call they©re coming from lands of snow and sun. DELAY IN TRAINING John J. MeGraw that neither team had a outdoors has not had as bad an effect as chance to get into condi From the balmy, sunny Southland they have hit the merry trail; would have been the case if the men had tion because of the bad weather, and an ©Tis heralded in headlines after every morning©s mail. Every port within our nation is a port of missing men, had more weight to take off. Akers was other is that both are tied up for Sunday And©these men will still be missing till the birds fly South again. « the only one who was noticeably over ©., exhibition games for the next two weeks. For they come by rail and ship weight, and he was not sufficiently so to The plan to play* the first game in either Come on, bo; well, ain©t ye hip? cause any apprehension about his being San Antonio a week from Sunday has They©re the "HOME TEAM" just arriving for their Southern training trip. able to get into shape by the time he will been dropped as the Giants cannot cancel be needed. Manager Griffith had his first a contract to play in Houston on that look at pitcher , the Univer day, and the Athletics are booked in most mid-Summer condition. Kutz, the 1% inches. Some length to that string of sity of Virginia southpaw, the other day. Houston the following Sunday, which is Wilkes-Barre twirler, is a quiet, unas pitchers. Rixey pitched two no-hit games out of the last day the Giants will spend in the Messrs. Fogel and Dooin are paying close at nine contests in which he figured last State. suming player, and when asked if he tention to the baths at Hot Springs. Mr. Fogel thought he would be able to hold the obtained the services of Dr. E. H. Ellsworth, year. His opponents, who were formid one of the best physicians at the resort, and able ones in the college ranks, averaged heavy hiters of the big league, just smiled he gives individual directions to each player. 3 1-3 trite per game for the season. H« PHILADELPHIA POINTS and said : ©I©ll do my best.© " This physician declares that pitchers Alexander and Curtis came to him just in time, for they has almost perfect control. Griffith will showed malarial symptoms. probably try to sign him up, but it is The Athletic and Philly Players Now All Local Jottings hinted that influence has been brought to at Their Respective Camps, But Sadly Outfielder Brinker, the Phillies© Vancouver re bear on him to sign with the Giants. It cruit, is a practicing lawyer on the Pacific is said that his father favors his joining Handicapped by a Prolonged Period of Coast. the Washingtons, and he may do so in Unseasonable Weather. There will be something hotter than the water The First Division of the Washingtons in June next. Shortstop Douglas, -of the in Hot Springs if the Phillies lose the series to University team, may also be signed, as the Boston Americans. Their Training Camp, and the Second BY FRANCIS C. RICHTEB. Pitcher "Lefty" Russell, of the Athletics, says he is pronounced a wonder by competent Philadelphia, Pa., March 10. The his arm has recovered and that he will show Division Ready to Start Weather Inter t-xperts. Athletic and Philadelphia teams, as a some of that $12,000 class he is supposed to feres With Workouts, GRIFFITH©S PLANS, whole, are now entrenched respectively have for Connie Mack next season. Pitcher Ben Hunt, the Sacramento recruit of as now understood, include playing at San Antonio, Texas, BY PAUL W. EATON. Flynn at first base and Knight at third, and Hot Springs, Ark. The the Phillies, is one of the tallest players in captivity. He stands 6 feet 5 inches and makes Washington, March 9. Editor "Sport unless Flynn should fail to make good Phillies left West Baden look like Master Gabriel. at first, in which case Knight would per-© on Tuesday last, and The Athletic regulars will probably be sent ing Life." The Washington veterans, form there. No one expects anyone but reached Hot Springs on to Hot Springs by Manager Mack. The Phil- who are to leave for Charlottesville to- lies© park there -will be available after March McBride to play short, and present indi the 6th, while the Athletic 19, on which date the Phillies start on their __ morrow, are all here ex cations are quite favorable to Cunning- veterans ended their long exhibition trip. cept Eddie Foster, who is ham holding down second regularly. Of and tiresome ride to San "Doc" Scanlon, the Phillies© hold-out pitcher, expected tomorrow morn course, Morgan, Foster, Sheer and Gag- Antonio on Thursday. To is said to be training daily in the gymnasium of ing early, and H. Schaefer, nier will be given every opportunity to date neither team has been the Prospect Park Y. M. C. A. in Brooklyn, who will go direct from take care of the second and third bases able to do much outdoor pending a settlement of his alleged claim against Hot Springs. if they can show a title to them. The work owing to continuous the Brooklyn Club. Manager Dooin has decided upon one daily was the first to come. He latter has never really had a chance to F. C. Ricbtor bad weather, which is pre work-out from 11 A. M. to 2 P. M., instead of the got here on Wednesday, prove what he can do in fast company, valent all over the South two daily work-outs in vogue at Tirtually all and reported that his although he has been up twice without and West, and which even the East has training camps. A good idea, as it cuts out throwing arm was in fine getting any trial perhaps to cover up. not entirely escaped. It is therefore hard the harmful mid-day meal. trim from writing so many He is confident that he will have some to get a line on the condition of the President Pogel, of the Phillies, declares that Buffalo has not a chance to secure either catcher letters to Clark Griffi-th thing to say about the personnel of the veterans or the capacity of the young Killifer or catcher Graham, as Manager Dooin Paul W. Eaton asking for more money. regular lineup, and his record seems to \ sters, and the correspondents at the has definitely decided to carry the two catchers Clyde will get some conces show that he has a lot of defensive stuff, camps are finding it difficult to dig up named, together with Moran, all season. sions. and Bob Groom and may hold on if he can only do equal sufficient interesting or timely news to Pitcher Eddie Stack, who is training at Hot followed on the same day. Robert had ly well on the aggressive. Milan and pay for space and telegraph tolls. This Springs witn Brooklyn, says that he would like been doing light work with his checker to come back to the Phillies. If Scanlon doesn©t Schaefer are considered fixtures in the enforced idleness is hard on the scribes, report soon President* Fogel will claim Stack or board and looked better than ever before. outfield, and the general impression seems and much harder on the impatient man a cash equivalent from the Brooklyn Club. He kept right on to the training camp. to be that Moeller is the likeliest choice agers and the eager squad of ambitious Alexander the Great says he is going to LATER ARRIVAL©S for the left garden, although Clarence youngsters, but nothing will help the change his style of batting. At the start last "Walker should be able to make a strong case except more seasonable weather. seas6n he batted .300 and then slumped. This were Moeller. Gagnier and Shank, who season he is going to step into, the ball and try came on Friday. Today witnessed the bid for the place, with Shank, Mattia to pull them to left. He is naturally a right- and Long also to hear from. M©lnnes* Arm All Right appearance of first basemen Flynn and field swatter. Spencer and second flhsem©an Sheer in PRESIDENT ROBERT H. YOUNG The best news© of the week from San According to San Antonio reports Bender. Coombs, Plank, Morgan and Krause, the Ath the morning, and George McBride join was re-elected on Monday as head of the Antonio related to first baseman Mclnnes letic Club©s veteran pitching quintet, look to be ed the party at night and took command. local amateur base ball organization, and was to the effect that his injured arm in splendid condition, particularly Krause, who All will entrain before 11 A. M. tomor which includes eight leagues.,, the Mar- appeared to be absolutely sound once has gained 20 pounds and looks sturdier than at any time since he joined the Athletics. row, Sunday. Manager Griffith got away quette, Departmental, District, Capital more. This was developed at %he prac last Sunday, as planned, carrying his re City, Columbia, Independence, Sunday tice of the regulars on Friday last. Ever Pitcher Chalmers is complaining of a sore arm. He said that during the entire Summer cruit players and two sides of bacon. School and Bankers. Unanimous satis since a ball pitched by Mulliu, of Detroit, of 1911 he never felt a kink, but when lie went They reached Charlottesville in a snow faction with President Young©s former injured Mclnnes© arm last September, to Cuba with the barnstormers he felt a catch storm, and the wintry Jandscape, togeth- administration was expressed. MARCH 16, 1912 SPORTING LIFE with the keystone of the diamond. Four William is kicking up his heels at the or five good games, if ever the weather prospect. Reilly, the new infielder, is CLEVELAND CHAT BROOKLYN BITS lets up and gives the players in the South said to have prescribed various remedies an opportunity to play some good games, for Faust©s arm, which are likely to put The Greatest Problem That Confronts Man will go a long way toward telling who of that valuable member in condition by the ager Da vis Is the Selection of His Regular the infielders will start the season for Pitching Corps. Brooklyn, but it is out of the question to bfginning of the playing year. It may make the Brooklyn "fans" believe that be that the tendency of the pitcher©s arm the infield of this year will not be better to be affected by the. weather will ha,r- BY ED. F. BANG. rass him so long as he is connected with Mobile, Ala., March 11. Manager than that of 1911. the national game. COACH Harry Davis, of the Naps, is confronted The Superba Manager Somewhat SOME CLAM SHELLS. by a hard task. He has a load on his is getting along well as the coach of. the Merely as a matter of club discipline mind, the like of which Impressed With Various Recruits players in the batting If the little man a stop should be put to the alleged re probably no Cleveland would take time to manage a base ball porting of base ball training and games manager,* and possibly no Possible Solution of Infield club there is a pretty good basis for be by players, because of the sharpness of major league club leader, lieving that he would make a tip-top the thrusts which are made by news- has ever had before. Da- and Outfield Problems in Sight, leader for some club. What a tribute to pap©er men who write under the name or vis must pick a pitching that crowd in Baltimore that so many at the behest of some player. Sensation staff for the coming cam of them were chosen to act as managers al publications are largely responsible paign. Of course, that is BY JOHN B. FOSTER. after the success of the team which won the championship for three times in the for this departure. No bail player is a nothing new. for a major Brooklyn, N. Y., March 11. Editor National League, and the best of it all is fit critic of a game in which he takes league manager to do. "Sporting Life." While President Eb- that the players deserve all of the fame part. He doesn©t intend to be the "goat." But the unusual in this bets is wrestling with contracts and con which they earned. By the manner in Brooklyn "fans" heard with a great instance is that the Nap tractors, and in every pos vvhich the dispatches were sent from Hot deal of sorrow of the death of .Pembroke Ed. Bang leader hasn©t got a real sible way assisting as rap Springs the fans in the city threw "ca- Finlayson. A real broken heart was the veteran twirler on his staff. idly as he can the details cause. He attempted to play ball too Willie Mitchell, the Sardis, Miss., lad for the new stadium, niption" fits because they feared that soon after an operation and opened the who joined the Naps in Boston in the which is to be a great fac Rucker had been seized with an wound; Finlayson was a nice youngster fag end of the 1909 campaign, is the old tor in Brooklyn base ball ATTACK OP DIPHTHERIA. and a "promising player. est Nap twirler in point of service. Two history one of these days, A large bulletin, with larger letters, as Cutshaw cuts shines around second others, Kaler and Blanding, joined in the he is never too busy to serted that Rucker had been taken to a base.© Brooklyn should grab at least one last days of 1910, while the others have smile a little when he sees specialist to have his throat examined. good one out of the collection. Maybe had but one year©s experience in the the reports which come American League or are newcomers this from Hot Springs, where Spring. There is no veteran like a the team is training. "I Walsh, Mullin, Johnson, Joss, Bender, John B. Foster wish that we could have News Items Gathered From All Quarters Coombs or Plank to had a little better weath ACT AS ANCHOR MAN er," said he, "but we dp not appear to for the pitching staff. Cy Falkenberg, be worse off than our rivals in the Na Emmett, Hoiner and Thurmaa Cain, brothers, Ex-President Moll, of the Wisconsin-Illinois tional League. For all that I can see living at Chandlersville, Ohio, have signed to League, has abandoned his project to reorganize the last of the vets, was sold to Toledo. this year none of the teams is finding play with the Portsmouth (Ohio League) Club. the Minnesota-Wisconsin League with clubs in But , the sensational south The first two were with -the clnb last year. Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis. Spring very aggressive, and the failing Thurman is a school teacher and has decided paw of last season, should take the place advent of warm weather has been a dis that he can make more money playing base ball. Charles Yeager, of Keokuk, a minor league of a veteran. Notwithstanding he has This is believed to establish a new record. ball player of considerable ability, will try to appointment all over the South. What "come back" in 1912 after two years of retire had but one year©s experience in the big I have heard from Manager Dahlen President Joseph Cohn, of the Spokane Club, ment from the game. He was signed last week show, Gregg has class written all over makes me believe that our young ma is strenuously advocating the adoption by the by Manager George Pennington, of the Kewanee him. If his arm is in good shape this Northwestern League of the Pacific Coast Lpague Club. Yeager will try for second base. terial is likely to do system of numbering ball players. season Cleveland fans will not notice the BETTER THAN EXPECTED, Manager John J. McCloske^. of the Ogden Outfielder "Lefty" Houtz, of Wapakoneta, O., lack of a twirler of four, five or six years© Club, of the , has ordered his has signed with the Lima Club, of the Ohio State experience on the staff. Manager Davis and if it does the Brooklyn Club will be players to report, at Ogden, Utah, on April 1. League. will scarcely bother himself about the in much better condition to make a fight The. Hattiesburg Club, of the Cotton States President Travis, of the new Ohio-Pennsylvania southpaws for, judging from what _ we for a place in the race this year. All League, at a meeting on March 1 elected P. C. League, states that young players will be given know of Gregg and what both Willie joking aside, I honestly believe that if Erniiston as president to succeed D. E. Mclnnis, preference this season in this league and advises we only can get away from our prover resigned. A finance committee composed of W. all such to address: Steubenville, 0., Joe Gold- Mitchell and Lefty George have shown G. Glllespie, J. S. Love and, Carlos E. Smith was stein; East Liverpool, 0., Lyman Rinehart; Al this Spring, the Naps will bial bad start this year we will make appointed to raise the balance of the $3000 neces liance, O., William Ashbaugh, 429 West Fourth some of the first division clubs respect sary to finance the team during the season. street, East Liverpool, O.; Salem, 0., Hugh GO THROUGH THE SEASON Shannon, 211 Oxford avenue. Buffalo, N. Y.; Nfew us before the race is a month old. It President Lucas will call the schedule meeting Castle, Pa., J. E. Leist, 85 Whitney place, Buf with three offside heavers on the club has been the misfortune of Brooklyn for of the Union Association for about March 15. © falo, N. Y.; Sharon. Pa., F. C. Paige; Connells- roster. Mitchell says he intends to show one season after another to encounter The Keokuk (Central Association) Club last vtlle, Pa., W. C. Wilson, 1241 Monterey street, the same class the coming campaign as nothing but adversity in the first four week announced the sale of catcher John Cavan- N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.; McKeesport, Pa., John J. he had on tap in the closing days of 1910, augh to Ottumwa. Cavanaugh was secured from McGrath, 250 West One Hundred and Twenty- weeks of the season. Last year the team Des Moines two years ago and was the best fifth street, New York City, N. Y. when he won 10 games in a row. As for was thrown completely off its balance by throwing catcher in the league last season. His The Oshkosh Club, of the Wisconsin-Illinois George, nothing more could be asked of a the accident to Rucker, and before he sale came because Manager Art Queisser will do League, has signed first baseman Harry Tracey, pitcher" than that which he has shown had got in good condition other players the major part of the receiving for Keokuk. of Sterling, 111. here during the first week of the training were injured, and any little chmnce which Pitcher Gordon Hickman has been appointed In the Virginia League the Richmond Club has season. The right-handers, however, are he had to make a good showing was lost manager of the Bessemer, Ala.,. Club, of the signed two new pitchers, namely, F. C. Muster sure to prove^a big source of worry to Southeastern League. « and M. O. Lenhoff. The Newport News Club has the Nap leader. Included in the list are more by our misfortune than by bad ball The Helena Club, of the Union Association, has signed catcher Arthur Evans, third baseman playing." signed pitcher Guy Roseburrough, hailing from Harold Bates, pitcher Jack Lee, pitcher Henry three of last - year©s hold-overs, Gene SEYMOUR NOT NEEDED. Newport, Wash. Miller, and pitcher Harold McKenzie. Krapp, who won his spurs; George Ka As reports come to Brooklyn now Sey President A. Lewis, of the Cotton States President Brown, of the Vancouver (North ler, who came strong at the close of the mour is not so much of a probability for League, has received from Mike Finn, official western League)^ Club, has signed two Portland campaign; and Fred Blanding, who pitch schedule-maker, the proposed schedule for the players in pitcher Walter Mountain and catcher ed as many, if not more, tough-luck -the team as had been surmised. It is 1912 season. The first season opens April 11 George Pembroke. games than any twirler in the league. known that Seymour. went to Hot and closes June 19; second season opens June 20 In the Canadian League the Club has Springs to train because he believed that and closes August 28; each season calling for 60 signed an outfielder named "Doc" Moriarty, hail- Everything seemed to break bad for he _could get in good condition and was games per club. Ing from Buffalo, N. Y.; and has released out Blanding last year, but he is looking for satisfied that if he did he would find a The Dubuque (I. I. 1. League ) Club has re fielder Bobby McLaughlin to enable him to accept ward ceived signed contracts from outfielder John an offer to in the new Ohio-Pennsylvania TO BETTER RESULTS place with a major league club. Natur Hills, of Floyd, la., and pitcher James McAffery, League. ally, Brooklyn was selected as the club of St. Louis. Inflelder Charlie Haverstick, of last year©s Cen in 1912. The other right-handers are Which would benefit, if there were to be Twenty-two contracts of the Galesburg Club tral California League, has signed with the Bill Steen, James Swindell, James Bas any benefit, as Seymour made the trip were announced on March 4 by President M. E. Helena Club, of the Union Association. kette, Bill James, B. Harrison DeMott, with Dahlen. Seymour can still bat well, Justice, of the Central Association. They in In the Tri-State League the Lancaster Club James Ziegler, Fred Sweitzer and George clude pitcher Charles Mogridge, a brother of has purchased first baseman Gorman from© the Cook. James, DeMott, Baskette and and if he is able to run he will field well. "Lefty" Mogridge, the White Sox recruit. The Montreal .Club, of the International League; If he gets rid of some of the extra flesh Keokuk Club same day announced the signing of and the New York Club has received the signed Swindell have had experience as Naps. which he carried during the Winter there pitcher W. W. Storm, of Catlin, 111. contract of second baseman Joe Wagner and The fortoer joined Cleveland in mid-sea is no reason to believe that he might not The veteran catcher, Jack Warner, has been pitcher Culp, who was a salary hold-out. son last year, while DeMott was with prove a good ball player for some club, engaged as manager of the Reading Club, in the Thomas Stark, late manager of the Monmouth the club a short time in the Fall of 1910 as Seymour is still young,© and there is proposed. Uni|jed States League> Club, of the Central Association, has signed to and early in 1911. Baskette and Swin Manager Riggs, of the Huntsville (Southeast play with th«? Wichita Club, of the Western enough left in his batting abHity to League. . -.:.- dell joined late last year. Steen comes ern League1) team, has instructed all of his men from Portland, Ore., while Sweitzer was make him a factor for success in any to report to him at Little Rock, on March 20. A hew professional league, to be v called the team which needs batting to help its at The team will be organized at that point and New York-Connecticut League, is forming. H. formerly with Wilmington, Cook with the tack. It looks very much as if the good will then start on a tour and reach Huntsville, P.© Quoin1, of Troy, is the leading spirit of the United States Army team at Old Point Ala., on April 5. new organization. Arrangements are under way Comfort, Va., and Ziegler is a semi-pro. showing which is being made by The Dubuque Club, of the I. I. I. League, to Include in the circuit Danbury, Waterbury and JAMES, THE TEXAS OtJTPIELDER, his signed pitcher Roy Whiteside, of Moline, Meriden in Connecticut, and Poughkeepsie, New- Not a right-handed flinger IllS. ••:'•.•?'• Is considered by Dahlen to be one of the burgh and Kingston in New York State. HAS HIS JOR CINCHED most fortunate mov,es which, have been for the coming season, and that is just made to secure ;players for 1912. It may Imnlediately the fans ;bega:n jto believe it would be-well© to hang to all of them. about as it should be. There is no rea happen that James is right for the ma that" Brooklyn Would have a©nother early son why Baskette, Steen, Swindell, When did "Cupid" Childs play with James, DeMott and the others should not jor leagues. It would not be the first in peason wallop and the faces of the en the Philadelphia National League Club? stance in which an outfielder had been thusiasts lengthened perceptibly. When have just as good a chance to make the turned back after a brief trial by one it was reported the next day that the That was another which was sprung re team as Kaler, Blanding and =Krapp. major league club only to develop so rap worst for Rucker was a sore throat there cently by a latter-day historian. Manager Davis will keep his eagle _ eye idly that the next club which obtaine_d were several who were relieved. Among Somebody should put a weight on the focused on the twirlers and it is a cinch his services got them at the best of his them were some of the chaps who sit in press agent of the United States League that senfiment will play no part in his career. James must be well thought of the first row and root for the Superbas. in Reading, Pa. The best that he has selection of a pitching staff. Just how by those who are watehing his work at By the way, £one is to make his circuit appear ridicu many pitchers will be carried by the Hot Springs, for there has been nothing will be missed from the Brooklyn seats. lous. Naps when the big league clubs cull down but good words for his batting, and Whenever he was on this side of the One of the older enthusiasts of Brook to their playing-season limit of 25 has Brooklyn js just the club which can use river, and he managed to dodge over here lyn has a notion that the atteiapt to or not been decided upon, but it probably his services to the best of advantage if now and then between and his pro ganize new leagues will show whether the will be nine. This would permit of six he can continue to hit as he has in prac fessional duties, he never failed to occupy people wish base ball for base ball, or right-handers .in addition to the three tice. It is out of. the question to know a front seat and root valiantly for the whether they wish it for its champion southpaws. The chances are that the. the exact composition of the outfield, but Brooklyns, unless they were playing the ship possibilities. That may be it. Naps will with the results which have been seen Giants. When New York was here his One of these days.tb.ey will tag Anson CARRY THREE CATCHERS, to date there is some assurance in be allegiance was divided. on to Boston or Savannah, Ga., and then all of the five outfielders, four regular in lieving that Brooklyn will have a better CHARLES VICTORY PAUST, we might as well all quit. fielders and three substitutes, nine pitch equipment to play the outfield than it who was an attache in the camp of Mc- ers, and Manager Davis, as the new boss had last year, and that will^ make the Graw during the latter part of the sea Would Beat a Ball Team of the Cleveland Club, may break in as task of all the other clubs harder. son of 1911, seems to have hooked up Societies help the world to climb a player at any time. Davis probably JERRY DOWNS© CHANCE. with the Brooklyns. After all, it may By uniting birds of a feather; will call upon himself to act as pinch Dahlen is evidently determined to see be a good move for the Brooklyn Club But think of the crime if at some future hitter time and again during the season. how much Downs has progressed since he and for Faust. It is a Question whether time Harry certainly knows how to lay the left the major league to go to the Ameri a mascot©s usefulness and power will con The police should club together. wood on the ball. Then, too, it is pos can Association and take a little .more tinue for season to season if he sticks sible that Manager Davis will emulate schooling. He has given him all the with one club. Brooklyn is in need of Frank D. Rourke, son of W. A. Rourke, owner the example of Connie Mack and carry chance that he could to play second base, a little luck to help along this year and of the Omaha Club, died on March 2 at Wheat- only about 22 men, in which event only land, Wyo., of scarlet fever. Rourke was 25 and there seems to be an opinion in it may be that Faust, in the goodness of years of age and was in the employ of Swift & two sub infielders would be on the roster Brooklyn that it will be Downs who will his heart, has decided to lend his Co., of Omaha, as traveling salesman. He had and probably seven, or at most eight, fee the first of the cubs to take a chance ance to "Bill" Dahlen. Undoubtedly bees in poor bealtfe foe some time. pitchers. 8 MARCH 16, 1912

pleased with this southpawed biff kid CHALMERS TROPHY COMMISSION. for Asia. He will be on the ocean the whose "hip-pocket delivery" is accom When Harry Ford was in Redland at day Reds and Cubs clash, and will re A RED SIZE-UP panied with a big free arm swing. Wil the automobile club©s big Music Hall ceive the first scores by wireless. liams is said to possess a "jumper" that show it was only natural that talk should Out of the aouthpawed candidates one is a regular gay deceiver. run along the line of possible changes in star is more than likely. LOOKING AT THINGS FROM A THE REJUVENATION OF "BIG LARRY." Chalmer Trophy Commission rules. Ty "Going into other business" is a good You can©t shut your eyes to one fact a Cobb has already captured two cars and gag to spring when the snow is two feet BUCKEYE TREE great many Bugs were all-fired sorry to there was talk at the Commission©s an deep, but when the big meet comes the learn that Larry McLean was to be re nual in New York last Fall of formulat bold-outs right-face and return. tained. I believe the big fellow realizes ing rule©s that would eliminate the win Another Murphy behind the bat! Well, Manager O©Day Is Paying Attention this himself. But one or two good ner one year from participating in the Cincinnati ought to like Mike for his games and an exhibition of real loyal next year©s contest. That was only talk. name©s sake and the memory of Morgan. spirit will find all these Doubting Thom- No action has been.»taken. There are One of the war correspondents© tells to His Slab Corps Cincinnati©s us that Young Hildebrand looks like Nap Rucker. Now if he can only pitch First Taste of Spring One Rem J like the Brooklynite! Gee whiz! Jack Ryder tells us that iniscence of the Chattahoochie* Tri-State League Schedule Bob Bescher at his 1912 test will be the Season Opens May 1; Closes September 4 equal, if not superior, of as a BY BEN MULFORD, JB. base runner! Cincinnati, O., © March 10. A Ken tucky Cardinal, rich in plumage, flew JOHNSTOWN CLUB AT HOME ALTOONA CLUB AX HOME With Altoona ...... May 2 With Johnstown ...... May 1 THE INDEPENDENT LEAGUES saucily into my yard out at the East With Trentpa ...... May 3, 4, 6 With Wilmington ...... May 3, 4, 6 Norwood home the other With Wilmington ...... May 7, 8, 9 With Trenton ...... May 7, 8, 9 A Working Agreement Between the United morning and twittered a With Reading ...... May 22, 23, 24 With Lancaster ...... May 22. 23, 24 roundelay of Spring. Al With Lancaster ...... May 25, 27. 28 With Reading ...... May 25, 27, 28 States League and the Columbian League With Altoona ...... May 29. 30 (A. M.) With Johnstown...... May 30 (!©. M.) though it will be some With Harrisburg ...... June 7, 8 With York ...... June 7, 8 Now Under Consideration Development weeks before the Redbirds With York ...... June 10, 11 With Harrisburg ...... June 10, 11 of the House of O©Day re With Altoona ...... June 13 With Johnstown ...... June 12 of a Week. turn from Georgia there With Wilmington ...... June 14, 15, 17 With Trenton ...... June 14, 15, 17 With Trenton ...... June 18, 19; 20 With Wilmington ...... June 18, 19. 20 The chief news of interest of the past are evidences of real fan- With Altoona ...... July 4 (P. M.) With Johnstown ...... July 3, 4 (A. M.) week regarding the proposed independent hunger among the Bugs. With Reading ...... July 5, 6, 8 With Lancaster ...... July 5, 6, 8 United States League and the Columbian Although snow has been With Lancaster ...... July 9, 10, 11 I With Reading ...... July 9, 10, 11 League was an announcement by Presi With Harrisburg ...... "...... July 19, 20© With York ...... July 19, 20 on the ground in some sub With York ...... July 22, 23 With Harrisburg ...... July 22, 23 dent Witman, of the first-named organi urban spots continuously With Altoona ...... July 24, 25 With Trenton ...... August 5, 6 zation, that negotiations for a working R» Uulfwd, Jr, since January 1 the rest With Wilmington ...... August 5, 6 With Wilmington ...... August 7, 8 agreement between the two leagues are less Sons of Swat have With Trenton ...... August 7, 8 With Johnstown ...... August 9, 10 With York ...... August 12, 13 With Harrisburg ...... August 12, 13 under way with a view to dividing the- forced the season and many of them With Harrisburg ...... August 14, 15 With York ...... August 14, 15 available or desired territory equitably, have done their first ball tossing. Un With Reading ...... August 26, 27 With Lancaster ...... August 26, 27 thus avoiding conflict. Mr. Witman de less all signs fail the preliminary season With Lancaster ...... August 28, 29 With Reading ...... August 28, 29 clares that he held a conference with will be of unusual interest. Everybody With York ...... August 30, 31 With Harrisburg ...... August 30, 31 With Harrisburg ...... September 2, 2 With York ...... September 2, 2 William G. Niesen, of the Columbian or hopes there will be no necessity of elect With Altoona ...... September 4 With Johnstown ...... September 3 ganization, at Pittsburgh during the ing the weather man to membership in week and that the two decided to hold the Ananias Club. He came out offi HARRISBURG CLUB AT HOME YORK CLUB AT HOME another meeting on Thursday, March 14. cially the other night and read the death With York ...... May 1 With Harrisburg ...... May 2 With Lancaster ...... May 3, 4, (! With Reading ...... May 3, 4, 0 Chicago, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Cincin warrant of old King Winter. Nobody With Reading ...... May 7, 8, 9 With Lancaster .....©...... May 7 nati, St. Louis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, will be sorry to see His Frigid Majesty With Johnstorwn ...... May 17/18 With Altoona ...... May 17. 18 Indianapolis and Cleveland are nine cities sneak toward the North Pole and take With Altoona ...... May 20, 21 With Johnstown ...... May 20, 21 from which it is claimed the Columbian all his chilly guard of honor with him. With Trenton ...... May 22, 23, 24 With Wilmington ...... May 22, 23, 24 League will select its Most of the resident "profs." have gone With Wilmington ...... May 25, 27, 28 , With Trenton ...... May 25, 27, 28 With York ...... May 30 (P. M.) With Harrisburg ...... May 29, 30 (A. M.) CIRCUIT OF EIGHT CLUBS. to their training camps and the Rialto is With York ...... June 12 With Lancaster ...... May 31, June 1 as quiet as a moonlight night on the WTith Reading ...... June 15, 17 With Harrisburg ...... June 13 There was a rumor that the two With Lancaster ...... June 18, 19, 20 With Lancaster ...... June 14, 15, 17 leagues would combine and that the rugged Kentucky River. Prank Ban With Altoona ...... Jun<> 28 2O With Reading ...... June 18, 19, 20 croft is still on deck at Red headquarters, With Johnstown ...... July 1, 2 With Johnstown ...... June 28, 29 Reading franchise will be sold to Chi with Joe Flanner to keep him company. With York ...... July 3, 4 (A. M.) With Altooua ...... July 1, 2 cago, but this President Witman denied. There is more than enough to keep the With Trenton ...... July 5. (5, 8 With Harrisburg ...... July 4 (P. M.) He also stated that he had been .offered With Wilinington ...... July 9, 10, 11 With Wilmington ...... July 5, G, 8 a big price for the Reading franchise, old War Horse busy here for the "preps" With Reading ...... July 12, 13 With Trenton ...... July 9, 10, 11 for the inaugural of the new Palace of With York ...... July 24 With Harrisburg ...... July 25 and that promoters of Chicago, Buffalo the Fans are no small potatoes. Colonel With Johnstown ...... July 31, August 1 With Altoona ...... July 31, August 1 and other cities are after it. During the Max Fleischmann is with the team on With Altoona ...... August 2, 3 With Johnstown ...... August 2, 3 week "DeaconV Phillippi admitted hav With Reading ...... August 6 With Lancaster ...... August 5, 0 the Chattahoochie. This isn©t the first With Lancaster ...... August 7, 8 With Heading ...... August 7, 8 ing signed to manage the Pittsburgh time the gallant treasurer of the-Reds With York ...... August 9 With Harrisburg ...... August 10 team and added that he had already ac has gone into Spring training with the With Altoona ...... August 21, 22 With Johnstown ...... August 21, 22 cepted the terms of a number of young team. I believe the last time he was With Johnstown ...... August 23, 24 With Altoona ...... August 23, 24 players. His plan is to make up a team With Trenton ...... August 26, 27 With Wilmington ...... August 26, 27 active was down at Jacksonville the year With Wilmington ...... August 28, 29 With Trenton ...... August 28, 29 with a lot of youngsters with a few they got into condition in Florida. With York ...... September 3 With Harrisburg ...... September 4 steady veterans to balance the aggrega ECHOES FROM COLUMBUS. BEADING CLUB AT HOME tion. During the week the new Pitts LANCASTER CLUB AT HOME burgh Club signed a lease of Exposition Manager Hank O©Day knows that with With Lancaster ...... May 1 With Reading ...... May 2 With Altoona ...... May 10, 11, 13 With York ...... May 8. 9 Park for five years with privilege of re out a good pitching corps the Reds would With Johnstown ...... May 14, 15, 16 newal. The old park is in a weather- have no more chance of climbing than a With Wilmington ...... May 17, 18 With Johnstown ...... May 10, 11, 13 beaten state of disrepair, but the Pitts peewee in a fight with a chicke^n hawk; With Trenton ...... May 20, 21 With Altoona ...... May 14, 15, 16 One disquieting tale of the week was With Lancaster ...... May 30 (P. M.) With Trenton ...... May 17, 18 burgh promoters declare they will rush only a few lines long, but they were not With Harrisburg ...... May 31, June 1. 3 With Wilmington ...... May 20, 21 the improvements and have it ready in With York ...... June 4, 5, 6 With Reading ...... May 29, 30 (A. M.) time for the opening game. cheerful lines. George Suggs has been With Lancaster ...... June 12 With York ...... June 3 having a bout with rheumatics this past With Lancaster ...... June 14 With Harrisburg ...... June 4, 5, 6 BEADING©S YOUNG MANAGER. Winter. All Redbugs know what illness With Johnstown ...... June 21, 22, 24 With Reading ...... June 13 With Altoona ...... June 25, 26, 27 WitU Altoona ...... June 21, 22, 24 The New York papers stated that Leo did to Arthur Fromme and George Mc- With Trenton ...... June 28. 29 With Johnstown ...... June 25, 26, 27 Groom, of Brooklyn, was signed on the Quillan. Then there is Lew Moren. He With Wilmington ...... July 1, 2 With Wilmington ...... June 28, 29 7th inst. by President Witman to man-,, never did come back, and about the only With Lancaster ...... July 3, 4 (A. M.) With Trenton ...... July 1, 2 age the Reading team, of the United thing he©ll ever pitch again is quoits With Harrisburg ...... July 15 With Reading ...... July 4 (P. M.) With York ...... July 16, 17, 18 With York ...... July 12, 13, 15 States League, this season. Groom has and that©s doubtful. It is a hazardous With Lancaster ...... July 24 With Harrisburg ...... July 16, 17, 18 never had any managerial experience, game trying to size up real jewels With Johnstown ...... July 26, 27 With Reading ...... July 25 but has played minor league ball for among the bush-boys at the training With Altoona ...... July 29, 30 With Altoona ...... July 26, 27 years. Among the clubs with which camp. Cincinnati has landed very few With Wilmington ...... July 31, August 1 With Johnstown ...... July 29, 30 With Trenton ...... August 2, 3 With Trenton ...... July 31, August 1 Groom has played are Haverhill, Cpn- jewels in the rough in the past dozen With Harrisburg ...... August 5 With Wilmington ...... August 2, 3 cor,d, Goldsboro, of the. Eastern Carolina years. Some of the forecasts, however, With Lancaster ...... August 9 With Reading ...... August 10 League; East Liverpool, of the Ohio- inade for recruits were glowing. There With York ...... August 16, 17 With Harrisburg ...... August 16, 17 Pennsyly,ania League, and the Seneca seems to be no disposition this Spring With Harrisburg ...... August 19, 20 With York ...... August 19, 20 With Trenton ...... August 21, 22 With Wilmington ...... August 21, 22 Falls, N. Y., Club. Groom has not signed to rivet a crown on any of the present With W©iknington ...... August 23, 24 With Trenton ...... August 23, 24 any players for Reading, but says he will squad of slabbists. With Lancaster ...... September 3 With Reading ...... September 4 not have any trouble in doing so. "I A GEORGIA MEMORY GEM. WILMINGTON CLUB AT HOME TRENTON CLUB AT HOME can pick up a raft of players," he said, Seems to me. if my think-tank is work With Trenton ...... May 2 With Wilmington ...... May 1 "but the difficult part is to find some ing right, that the last time the Reds With York ...... May 10, 11, 13 With Harrisburg ...... May 10, 11, 13 good ones." The United States League With Harrisburg ...... May 14, 15, 16 With York ...... May 14, 15, 16 will have a meeting at the Imperial Ho were at Columbus, training out at Wild- With Trenton ...... I...... May 29 With Wilmington ...... May 30, 30 wood Park, that all the Redsters in With Johnstown ...... May 31, June 1, 3 With Altoona ...... May 31, June 1, 3 tel in New York on March 15. camp hailed a new King of the Slab. With Altoona ...... June 4, 5, 6 With Johnstown ...... June 4, 5, 6 Big Jim Wiggs was a hero with a capital Witli Reading ...... June 7, 8 With Lancaster ...... June 7 8 With Lancaster ...... June 10, 11 With Reading ...... June 10, II SCHAUB PAROLED H. He had speed that burned all the With Trenton ...... June 12, 13 With York ...... June 21, 22, 24 oxygen out of the air and left a trail of With Harrisburg ...... June 21, 22, 24 With Harrisburg ...... June 25, 26, 27 But Will Not Be Permitted to Play Ball light gray ash in its wake. The boys With York ...... July 25, 26, 27 With Wilmington ...... Julys begged Big Jim to his .arm for the With Trenton ...... July 4, 4 With Johnstown ...... July 12, 13, 15 While at Liberty. With Altoona ...... July 12, 13, 15 With Altoona ...... July 16, 17, 18 Special to "Sporting Life." real thing. Wiggs loomed up in .practice With Johnstown ...... July 16, 17, 18 With Lancaster ...... July 19 20 as about the finest piece of furniture ever With Reading ...... July 19. 20 With Reading ...... July 22, 23 Appleton, Wis., March 11. Word grabbed out of the old family cabbage With Lancaster ...... July 22, 23 With Wilminffton ...... July 24, 25 from Fond du Lac states that Frank R. patch. When the time of the real test With York ...... July 26, 27 With Harrisburg ...... July 26, 27 Schaub, the forme©r Oshkosh. Fond du With Harrisburg ...... July 29, 30 With York ...... July 29, 30 came Big Jim didn©t know whether he With Trenton ...... August 9, 10 With Reading ...... August 12, 13 Lac and Madison outfield er, who recently was pitching ball or in command of the With Lancaster ...... August 12, 13 With Lancaster ...... August 14, 15 signed with Appleton, will not be permit Army of the Potomac. He fell all over With Reading ...... August 14, 15 With Altoona ...... August 16, 17 ted to play, as he is under parole from his feet. When the Chicagoans bunted With Johnstown ....:...... ,. August 16, 17 With Johnstown ...... August 19, 20 the penitentiary. Schaub was sent to With Altoona ...... August 19, 20 With Reading ...... August 30, 31 ©em at him "Mr. Jim" spiked himself With Lancaster ...... August 30, 31 With Lancaster ...... September 2, 2 the prison for two years for perjury in getting toward the ball. He was as fine With Reading ...... September 2, 2 With Wilinington ...... September 3, 4 a divorce case. According to Fond du a frost as ever blighted the early peach Lac officials his parole prohibits him from blossoms. engaging in any professional sport dur WATCHING HOWARD WILLIAMS. ases back on the boost. To the faithful likely to be three new members of the ing the life of the parole. Enthusiasts will eye with great concern who sit up in the stands and grit their Commission. One change has already that young semi-pro, from the Chicago teeth whenever an is made the loss been made. The rule has been made that Played With Six Winners lots, Howard Williams. This big fel of a game is near-tragedy. Silly, isn©t only active base ball writers shall be Manager Davis, of the Naps, has play low, so they tell us, is bigger than Rube it? But it is true. Bugs like this have eligible to membership. ed with six pennant- winning teams and Marquard. The tale is that he has more two World©s Championship clubs since he speed than the Hoosier who made such seen Larry act as if Red defeat and bum MULFORDISMS. began playing ball. He was with Provi a great record for New York last year. play was all a jolly joke and the sight They©ve chopped the frontispiece of dence, R. I., when it won the pennant That hardly seems possible. You couldn©t has transformed them into champion Mr. Hanson Horsey down to "Hans" and and was also with the same club when gafely reach that estimate in Georgia in hammer wielders. If Larry McLean if he makes real good the Bugs will make it anexed another flag in 1900. With the March. If Williams does make good plays the ball that Fandom seems to it "Old Hoss." Athletics in 1902, 1905, 1910 and 1911 "Manager Hank" is entitled to wear more think he is capable of playing with all They say that Elmer Miller plays he helped win American League pen feathers in his cap than Yankee Doodle the didoes cut out Cincinnati fans are closer to the infield than any Red garden nants. He also figured in the World©s stuck in his own head gear. O©Day likely to be pretty happy before fire er since the days of Kip Selbach. Championship victories over the Chicago doesn©t say much, but be is evidently crackers are ripe. * Colonel Mas Fleischmann is beaded Cuba and New York Giants. SPORTING LIFE ineligible for reinstatement to the Na agreeable to every guardian of left field tional later on, as he was a free agent who plays on.: the big park. There has THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE PIRATE POINTS when he signed with the newcomers. If been a short foul line in left that threw the United States League club acceded a scare into defenders of that territory. The Montreal Journalistic Break of Faith to his negotiations he would do his best Few men can near a solid barrier run the Cause of Some Friction Between the FIGHT FOR POSITIONS TO FEA to make the club »a success. ning at full speed. This slackening up Magnates of the Dominion. has permitted many a fly ball to escape. TURE SPRING TRIP A CINCH CONTRACT. Several seasons ago Jeems Sheckard New York, N. Y., March 10. There On being quizzed as to the stability of ducked a terror and then stirred up a is a lot of noise in Montreal and Canada, the invaders, PhiUippe replied that his storm by arguing that a ball hit foul. which would indicate that the fine of plans called for a contract that insured It went as a homer for Abstein, how- $500 said to have been Rare Condition Shown in tfee Cor him his salary for a year, come what evej. There was a protest, if memory imposed .by President Bar may. He would say no more. Two serves well. Cap. Clarke has gone dan row on the Montreal Club sairs Keen Battles Sure to De hours later he signed up. It©s been a gerously near the wall on numerous oc for giving to a newspaper matter of general surprise that the Pitts casions. Under the altered position of the schedule of the league velop for Each Berth No Man©s burgh National League Club didn©t found the diamond the nearest foul line on the in advance of its adoption a place for its veteran hurler. The park will be 350 feet from the home goal, by the league must be paid Position Said to Be Cinched, writer, among others, also wondered at thereby making, as Secretary Locke puts by that club. Sam Lich- Phil©s inclination to join hands with an it, the largest playing field in all Amer tenhein, the Montreal mag organization that might some day, at ica. Another factor in the matter is in nate, says that the Mon BY A. R. CBATTT. least, prove to be a business rival to his teresting. This 350 feet embargo only treal newspaper which pub Pittsburgh, March 11. Editor "Sport old friend Colonel B. Dreyfuss. Though exists for a short distance. Not far be lished the schedule believ ing Life." One state of affairs existing no business connection between Deacon yond it the field widens out, giving the Edward Barrow ed it had a right to pub in the Pittsburgh team on its training and Barney exists, they are still on fine a dandy sprinting zone for all lish the dates as soon as terms. Dreyfuss on being quizzed by the kinds of fly balls. The small danger area the schedule was adopted. As if to furth tour differs from the ordi writer as to the eligibility of Phillippe will not interfere alarmingly with spread- er extenuate the offense, Mr.. Lichtenhein nary run of clubs. Scan for a scout, dismissed the subject by say eagle tactics. Next race Pittsburgh©s says that some time last year Toronto the big end of organiza ing, "We have enough secret service left fielder will have a chance to sprint newspapers published batting and fielding tions in the South and you men. Phil has saved his money, needn©t his best for drives destined to drop at a averages several .days in advance of the won©t find many with the worry about the coming day. He didn©t point near the foul line. Vincent Camp time set for their release for publi necessity of repairing three care about leaving home. He prefers his bell was not the best man in the realm cation. This statement about Toronto fences; in other words, own fireside to road going." There is a to care for left field under the old regime. quite naturally drew a rise from Jim seeking men to till three po belief that Phillippe could have been sitions. Such is the case NUGGETS. McCaffrey, who says that Toronto did placed in a minor union club by the The Kuhn interests, famous in West not violate any- league rule at any time. with Pittsburgh. Strug Pittsburgh management, but he preferred McCaffrey also says that a $500 fine is gles to land the notches to be a free lance. From reports the old ern Pennsylvania for big enterprises, will will form the most excit- build a park for the new Connellsville too light for the Montreal Club for giving boy was indifferent as to diamond ac nine, O. & P. League. On being told that out the schedule, and that if Lichtenhein A. R. Cratty ing part of the Pirates© tivity until this United States League persists in his threat to take the matter preparation plans of 1012. tender appeared in the offing. a franchise was getable the company sig Bugs won©t be the only persons interest nified its willingness without a moment©s before the board of directors he will be ed. Newspaper boys will dive deep into AN ODD BARRIER. thought to aid the club. , lucky to get off at $500, and that he that seance for "the survival of the fit In the building of magnificent Forbes Jack Ferry found a bunch of letters (McCaffrey) will vote to have the fine test. There won©t be a dearth of news made $1000. ___ on this jaunt, a fact that will no doubt J eliminate some incidents of former years News Notes. not altogether pleasant. Pitcher Gaskill, the Scrantoa fecrnlt, has Major League Players signed with Newark. BUSY TIMES AHEAD. Pitcher Adkins, of Baltimore, is coaching the Trinity College base ball team. Take last Spring, for instance; there was Larry Schafly, manager of the Jersey City only one battle waged for a berth. Para- Cost Real Money team, will play first base this season. graphers hadn©t enough ammunition and Toronto has been invited to play at least one duties to keep them from siding up. Per amount expended is the Boston American Sunday game in Detroit during the coming Sum sonal feelings are said to have figured in Success In base ball, as in any other mer, and will accept. branch of activity, requires eternal vigi Club, with $25,800. Oddly, the Boston Na the Flynn-Hunter try-out. Fred forgot tionals, tail-enders of the National League, President Van Dusen©, of the Providence Club, self-control after reading an article writ lance. That applies not only to the men invested less than any other club in the has booked the Pittsburgh team for an exhibition ten by a man who leaned toward Flynn. on the diamond, but also to the men in major leagues. Boston paid $6950 in the game on August 4 at Providence. the box office. The annual report of the purchase of players and invested only $3750 Pitcher Elmer Steele, secured by the Toronto Ferdinand threatened to knock some National Commission reveals that the Na in securing players by draft. The two ma Club from Brooklyn in exchange for catcher body©s block off. Of course, he didn©t tional League club owners relieved them jor leagues combined invested a total of Phelps, sent in his signed contract last week. carry out the threat, but his rage hurt selves of $135,280 last year for players by $360,013.38 for players during the season of purchase and $45,400 for players secured by 1911 in the hope of landing a few Cobbs Buffalo will give Charles Pugh, a shortstop, him. Though peace was restored, the draft. The American League expended or Jacksons. If all of the players pur another trial this year. He is a semi-pro, who hatchet was never entirely covered up. $147.383.13 to purchase players before the chased make good which, of course, no one warmed the Bison bench for a time last Summer. -Three battle royals are carded this drafting season* opened and $3S,(>~>0 for play expects that amount would be increased by David Abeles, a former Newark High School Spring. First, second base and left field ers drafted. The addition of Marty O©Toole over $90,000. Figures showing the amounts player, is to be given a trial by Manager Joe and his side partner, Mike Kelly, helped expended by each of the big league clubs McGinnity, of the Indians, at the Petersburg, are to be filled. With candidates galore to raise Pittsburgh©s expenditures for pur during the year of 1911 for purchased and Va., training camp. for each spot there will be gems turned chased players to $45,000. The next club in drafted players follow: Henry Rondeau, the catcher turned over to the over to the reporters every day until PLAYERS PURCHASED. Skeeters by the Boston Americans with pitcher Clarke signifies his make-up. Donlin, AMERICAN LEAGUE. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Hugh Bedient and other youngsters, has sent Leach, Carey, Wilson and others will put Additional Additional in his signed Jersey City contract. their best foot forward for the outfield. payments if payments if Inflelder Roy Rock attached his John Han Cash players are Cash players are cock to a Providence contract last week, and as McCarthy, Miller, McKechnie and others payments. retained. payments. retained. sured President Van Dusen that he was going will seek their manager©s favor for sec Boston ...... $25.800.00 $l(i,100.00 Pittsburgh ...... $46,600.00 $5,000.00 to flash his 1905 form before the natives the ond bag; Kelliher, Keene and others will Chicago ...... 25,783.3:5 23,900. (57 Cincinnati ...... 21,800.00 9,900.00 coming season. make every effort to draw down the first New York ...... 25.000.00 ,2,500.00 Brooklyn ...... 16,980.00 © 15,900.00 Tim Jordan was asked the other day whether base plum. Secretary Locke, who ever Cleveland ...... 20,850.00 9,000.00 Chicago ...... 14,000.00 8,000.00 he favored autonomy for the Bronx. "If it©s St. Louis ...... 14,450.00 9,050.00 New York ...... 10,750.00 9,250.00 got anything to do with me going to Pittsburgh," has a keen eye for news, called the Washington ...... 13,900.00 7,750.00 St. Louis ...... 9,750.00 300.00 said Tim, "I©m for it. At the same time I writer©s attention to this state of affairs Athletics ...... 13,750.00 3.250.00 Philadelphia ...... 8,450.00 3,850.00 think it©s a league matter or a case for the day before the advance guard started Detroit ...... 7,850.00 2.150.00 Boston ...... 0,950.00 4,000.00 National Commission." Southwest. Totals ...... $147,383.33 $72,410.67 Totals ...... $135,280.00 $56,200.00 The International League clubs hare picked their training camps as follows: Providence, SENTIMENT SCORNED. PLAYERS DRAFTED. Savannah, Ga.; Baltimore, Rochester, Anniston, "It isn©t often you find a Spring trip AMERICAN LEAGUE. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Ala.; Toronto, Macon, Ga.; Jersey City, Ber muda; Newark, Petersburg, Va.; Buffalo, Ath with such a condition confronting a club, Cleveland St. Louis ...... $3,350 Brooklyn . . .$14,000 Boston $3,750 especially one that has figured in the Chicago 6,800 Washington ... 3,250 St. Louis . 7,650 New York . 3,250 ens, Ga.; Montreal, Charlettesville, Va. Detroit 6,450 New York ..... 1,800 Pittsburgh 4,700 Philadelphia 3,150 Eddie Zimmerman, the little third sacker tried race the previous season," said Locke. Boston ...... 4,000 Cincinnati 4,500 out by Brooklyn last season, has announced that "It will keep the newspaper boys at the Philadelphia .. 3,850 Total ...... $38,650 Chicago .. 4,000 Total ...... $45,400 he has retired from the© game. It is said that Springs on the jump» but then they want his grievance is that the Newark Club has taken activity; would rather have it than a a slice off his last year©s salary. If Eddie conld dull, dreamy trip." Locke is sure Great .r field as well as he could hit he would be a Star. and post-cards awaiting him at head The Newark Club©s captain this year will er Pittsburgh base ball patrons can make Field several errors, minor in their probably be a catcher. Manager McGinnity has up their minds to hear many false alarms scope, were made. This was to be ex quarters. not yet made his selection and will not until the ere Clarke selects his official nine. Every pected in a task of this magnitude. One Guess base ball hasn©t been worked up Tigers get down to actual work at Petersburg. Newark will land another backstop and between paragrapher will want to land a scoop blunder, perhaps the first to be found, here this Spring. One paper had a the newcomer and Harry Smith the captaincy on mates. Centres of imagination will was the excessive heighth of the players© street transparency lugged around by lies. work double time. Such energies arouse benches, being nine feet from the soil small boys, telling readers that high-class The Toledo team©s Southern training trip will diamond bugs to the limit. Clarke de level. Architects must have imagined diamond writers would spin exclusively cost in the neighbored of $6000 for the 28 clares that no Pirate has his job cinched. some whopping big men would squat un for that sheet. men taken along. They will cover nearly 5000 He will not permit sentiment to sway miles before the season opens. The receipts in der the cover, so they figured on giving Lying on a headquarters desk is a sou the practice games are, as a rule, very meagre, him. This declaration is not idle guff. the whales all kinds of room. This was venir of Comiskey©s Chicago boys annual so that the club starts the schedule at nearly a © The passing of Albert P. Leifield was all right, so far as the giants were con Spring training pilgrimage. Is shaped dead loss of the cost. convincing. Lefty hardly imagined his cerned, but the high roof sort of inter like a catching glove and most unique. Letters were sent out last week by Manager hold-out for more coin would result in a fered with the view of an area of seats Never has there been more spirited Lake to all the players on the roster of the peremptory decision not to count him on Providence Base Ball Club notifying them that directly behind the players© benches. Pa rivalry between local base ball papers the squad would begin. Spring, training at Savan the Pirates© list for 1912. Colonel Drey- trons were seen to growl. Then it was for base ball supremacy. Evidently up- nah, Ga., Tuesday, March 19, and to report to fuss refuses to play waiting games with noted that there was an unusual demand to-date ideas in the game are a superb Manager Lake at 9. A. M. that day at the Pu- his artists any more. They must begin for box seats on either side of the two circulation factor. One sporting editor laski House in that city. to realize that they are paid salaries benches. The club management has de who visits headquarters at the nOon hour, Manager John Ganzel will start for the South commensurate with their value to the five days in advance of March 17, the date cided calls the same place by phone later in scheduled for the Hustlers to report at Annis team. Whenever they rise above the TO CORRECT THE DEFECT, the afternoon, seeking the latest news ton. The big fellow will go to Atlanta before standard then Dreyfuss rewards them. at the same time increasing the box ca for the night editions. Going some, all visiting Anniston and there will look over the His interests and the players© are closely right. New York Highlanders, from whom he expects linked. pacity of the park. Eight new boxes, to buy sufficient players to fill out any gaps that Col. Dreyfuss asked Marty O©Toole may appear in his club during training. OLD PALS PART. containing eight seats each, will be con structed. It©s evident that they will go how he reached Pittsburgh, "Pittsburgh Noah Henline has thrown his hat© into the One scene enacted in headquarters the like the proverbial hot cakes, for al & Lake Erie R. R.," retorted the red ring. News of his sale by the Baltimore Club first week in March will linger long in head. Dreyfuss wouldn©t stand for this, reaching the outfielder at his home in Blooming- ready the demand has set in. The play ton, 111., he called a wild-eyed scribe and the memory of eye-witnesses. Deacon ers© bench will be moved forward, the though. Marty was mixed up in railroad rambled thusly: "No Troy in New York State PhiUippe called to say howdy to Cap. roof lowered a few feet. Box occupants stations. In fact, he wasn©t certain how League for mine. It©s Baltimore or a mana Clarke, his mate of years. Phil©s greet behind the benches will have an unob he landed. gerial job in the Illinois State League or nothing. ing was not marred in the least by the Cap. Clarke brought his 3S-calibre re That goes as it lays and Manager Dunn and the structed view of the field, with also the Troy people can take it or leave it." fact that he is no longer a Corsair and privilege of getting close views of every volver with him from Akron. He may also that he would cast his lot with a gladiator on the various teams, some do target work at Hot Springs. rival organization. The old boys had a thing that a certain type of fans delight Clarke won©t stand for shirkers on the Lo, the Poor Umpire 1 cheery chat, then Deacon expressed his to enjoy. The work will be ready by tour. First man who shows signs of an Who is it has a sorry job? hope that the flag would flaunt from . Forbes Field will then vie ease-up in practice will hear from the Who is it fans all call a slob, Forbes Field. Phil outlined his position. with any amphitheatre in the country in manager. There will be no time for And bounce big dornics off his knob? If the new United States League gives the number of exclusive© seating inclps- pleasure. The umpire ! him terms desired he was agreeable to ures. The Pittsburgh boxes are roomier —————————«—————————— pilot their Greater Pittsburgh Club. It than most special apartments. President Al Tearney, of the 1. I. I. League, was a matter of financial consideration at Chicago on March 2 officially opened the Who works beneath the broiling sun? LONGER FOUL LINE. twelfth annual tournament of the American At whom do rooters poke raw fun, for him. He was no longer connected Bowling Congress by© making a speech and then © with the Pittsburgh team, and if lined In line with this change the playing sur rolling the first ball down the alleys at Dexter©s And chase him if he tries to run©il up with the new union he would not be face will be shifted, a move that will be Pavilion, before 5000 bowling enthusiasts. The umpire! SPORTING LIFE Pierspn. Third basemen -"Bttf" Wetzel, move© should have the support of every wonderful batter and all that, but ! he William Klinck, William Strawbridge. magnate and fan. tvgis up there to take his powerful swing, r and he usually fell down. Tommy Leach Outfielders Eddie Coffey, Jesse Tan- News Notes. was the man we feared. Tommy did not nehill, Charles Bates, John Haddock, Catcher Hargrove the Terre Haute "hold-out" Fred Erickson, J. Anderson, Lawrence has signed at the club©s terms. compare with Wagner as a hitter, yet TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY Donahoe, Harry McKee. Of the above During the past week the Akron Club received in a pinch he was more valuable. Tommy Coffey was purchased from Fort Wayne, the signed contracts of second baseman Latti- had that faculty of getting his hits when OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE Wetzel and Bates from Terre Halite, more, outfielder Rube Zellers, outflelder Keefe, they were most needed, and he broke and Arndt from Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Mad and first baseman Fred Clark. up game after game. Claude Ritchey den was secured from Brooklyn, of the John E. Reilly has been chosen business agent was another player who was only a fair National League, on an optional agree of the Brie Exhibition Company. Mr. Reilly was batsman, but he could hit like fury in Some Figures Showing What It connected with the Erie Base Ball Club when ment. The entire squad will report to that city was represented in the Eastern League the pilfch. I could go on and name Manager Harry Arndt April 5, and go in 1893-1894 and previous to this was connected countless others who were only mediocre Costs to Ran That Major League, into training at Springbrook Park, where with the Brie Club in the New York, Pennsyl batsmen, but could always get their hits modern training quarters have been es vania and Ohio League in 1891. when they were needed.© " Which Must Surely Be Duplicat tablished. The official list of players signed by the Terre Haute Club is as follows: Pitchers Pickering, Cantwell, Smith, Gossage, Givler, Snadden, Diek- ed in the National League* President Carson©s Umpire Dfecipttfle. erson, Nally, Queisser, Larson, Sullivan, Doyle SOUTH ATLANTIC____ LEAGUE South Bend, Ind., March 10. Pres and Markham. Catchers Hargrove, Waring and O©Brien. Outfielders Thornton, Snyder, Miller, The Savannah Club Furnishes an Agreeable Chicago, 111., March 12. According to ident Frank R. Carson, of the Central Calvert, Hurless, Woody and Donald. Inflelders figures secured at American League head League, announced yesterday that his Hartford, Gust, Mahoney, Sherry and Kohl. Surprise in the Announcement of the En quarters in this city 276 ball players are gagement of Perry Lipe as Manager. the property of the eight Savannah, Ga., March 10. After clubs in the Ban Johnson scouring the country from one end to the circuit 99 pitchers, 89 American League News In Nut-Shells other, and between times, roasting other catchers, 86 infielders and teams in the Soiith Atlan 52 outfielders. If it were "Nix and ©then no; the life of a policeman, According to Charlie Dryden, the famous .Chi tic League, perhaps in an possible to keep all these not for me," declared Jim Delahanty, in request cago humorist, Ping Bodie, of the White ©Sox, effort to stall off roasts men through the pennant ing Director of Public Safety Stage not to ap has perfected the latest marvel in string beans, from their own home race experts figure that point him to the Cleveland police force. Dela wiuch does away© with the string. ©The bean hanty sat up nights and burned the midnight oil fastens with hooks and eyes, and Ping says it is hopes, a manager has at they would draw more than in studying for the police civil service examina a big improvement over the old-fashioned string. last been secured for the $700,000, in salaries, with tions. He had an average that puts him at the Savannah South Atlantic head of the list. . - ,- . > Infiel-ders Paddock, of Dubuque, la., and an average of $2000 each. Founder, of Canada, have joined the Chicago team, and the new boss of But under the rules each Like most ball players catcher Street Is anxious team in training. the Savannah team is none club must reduce its play to play in New York. Street said the other day that he did not know of a ball player who did Pitcher Delhi, the Chicago Club©s California other than our old friend, ers to 25 shortly after the not like to play in the-big city. recruit, has a "knuckle ball," which is thUs Perry Lipe, of Dayton, championship campaign begins, ©so that it described: "The knuckle ball is thrown by In George Stovall, Babe Danzig, Tom Tennant Delhi by pressing the fingernails against the Ohio. The announcement will be necessary to turn 75 players back and Joe Kutina, Manager , of the surface of the ball instead of grasping it in his Perry Lipe that Lipe had been made to the minor leagues. To prepare these Browns, has 24y3 feet of first-sacking timber. hand. When it travels to the catcher it doesn©t manager came as a great men at the Southern training grounds Stovall and Tennant are 6 feet 1 inch, and make even one revolution. One can see the surprise to the fans. However, the sur it is estimated that the club owners Danzig and Kutina each measure 6 feet 2 inches. seam of the ball throughout the ^entire distance. It is said pitcher "Buck" O©Brien, of the With sufficient speed back of it it takes a quick prise was a pleasant one, for Lipe has must spend a total of $80,000, including , received a boost of a thousand break downward or either in or out, just before long since been regarded by the Savannah railroads and hotels, with practically dollars over his contract of last year. reaching the batter." base ball public as one of the most com nothing coming in, as exhibition games Like Lajoie, Is thoroughly satisfied The rebuilt Detroit ball park has been officially petent men that ever handled the mana in Southern cities, as a rule, are poorly that he has been relieved of the managerial named "Navin Field." gerial reins of a South Atlantic team. patronized. duties, and has refused the job of captain of the team. Chase says he would father devote Manager Griffith, of the Washington Club, There were several candidats for the po all his time to getting the bad throws and hit while bossing the Senators, will keep one eye on sition, among them beirig George Crable, The National League Expense """ ting the ball than to have any responsibility. Congress. He has about 2000 sheep on his ranch Jim LaFitte, Ernie Howard, Cauliflower, Detroit©s new ball field will be named "Na and if the tariff on wool is reduced he©ll cut a former umpire, and Perry Lipe. It was Pittsburgh, Pa., March 13. National vin Field" in honor of Frank J. Navin, who put off the free list( at the ball park to Congressmen. League clubs will cover 84,969 miles in Detroit on the major league base ball map. Infielder Jimmy Austin, of the Browns, is known some time ago that Mullaney their jaunts to and from battle this year. , of the Tigers, is something of reported as being a hold-out for more salary. would not be brought back. He was al This does not include the Spring, training a humorist. George sends word from Hot Springs The statement that catcher Williams was ways popular in this city, but now that mileage or exhibition games. The Pitts that he thinks waltzing is one of the best ways part of the Knight-Street deal is denied by the league has cut salaries it was out- of for a ball player to reduce superfluous flesh. President Farrell, of the Highlanders, who states burgh Club will cover more mileage than that Knight was traded for Street even up, and the question to bring him back. That any of the others. The Pirates will The Cleveland Club has turned Smoyer, the that the Washington Club bought Williams from the right man has been given the job jaunt 13,876 miles, the Cubs following Albright College pitcher, over to the Harrisburg the Boston Club on its own hook. there is no doubt in the minds of the (Tri-State League) Club. fans. Lipe has served as manager for with 11,053 miles. Sunday jumps be Jack Knight will not make the training trip Bradley Kocher, the young catcher, who Is tween Pittsburgh and Chicago, Pitts with the Washingtons. Information to this ef making a strong bid for recognition as a Tiger the Macon Club, in the South Atlantic, burgh and Cincinnati, Cincinnati at Chi fect reached Manager Griffith in a letter from regular, pronounces his name as though it were and also as a manager in the Virginia his new inflelder. It seems that when Knight spelled "Coker." . League. The local owners have been cago and vice versa increase the total signed with New York during the Winter that Connie Mack, always partial to college ball considerable. Averaging 25 men to each club promised to allow him to remain at his players, is particularly interested in the future signing players all Winter and Lipe will trip, including officials, etc., the Pitts studies of dentistry at Columbia University until of "Bull" McCleary, former captain of the Penn only have to arrive and take charge of burgh Club will have a total mileage of April 6. sylvania State College base ball and foot ball the players, the first batch of whom are 346,673 miles in 1912, barring the train Outflelder Rlggs, the Houston recruit, tg re teams. McCleary is said to be an all-around expected to arrive March 20. ported as being the most likely youngster in the ball player, but Mack has made up his mind to© ing season trips and extra jumps for Browns© camp. He acts like a natural batsman. develop him into a star pitcher, if possible. exhibition games. In connection with McCleary weighs 195 pounds and is an athlete Tyrus Raymond Cobb, having retired from the from head to foot. THE UNION_ASSOCIATION the above some figures recently compiled stage, is now getting ready to devote himself by A. W. Lardner, a Boston writer, are to lead the country in batting, base-running and The wooden grand stand; at American League fielding during the coming season. Park in New York was on fire one night last interesting. These figures show the ex week, but the prompt arrival of the engines President Lucas Announces the Fixed Status penditure of one National League club President James McAleer, of the Red Sox, last and hose-carts prevented a disaster. a season, including upkeep, salaries, week mailed an unconditional release to Douglas of the Organization in the Second Year Urquhart, a college player recommended highly. Outflelder Ty Cobb, of the , in transportation, hotels, supplies, etc., to be McAleer would have been willing to give Urqu his role of prophet, has picked the American of Its Existence. something over $169,000. The payroll of hart a trial, but could not locate him. League race for next year to result as follows: Salt Lake City, Utah, March 8. Wil Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland this club for a season, including players The Browns returned to St. Louis from West New York, Washington, St. Louis. Clip it out liam H. Lucas, president of the Union only, is $65,000. President Dreyfuss Baden, Ind., on March 5 and at once started in and spring it on him next Fall. Association, returned last week from Os- to do their Spring training on their own ground. yesterday said that the Pittsburgh salary We are told that "there is not a ©rough neck wego, Ore., where he had list calls for $41,000 more than these Manager , of Washington, in in the Washington squad, every member of the been taking a much needed figures at this time. As Pittsburgh, be tends to be in ufiiform every day during the troupe, though filled to overflowing with life and training season. "ItJias a good effect on the activity, being a gentleman." rest during the past four cause of its geographical situation on the players," is his explanation, "and it also ac weeks. The league execu circuit, makes more jumps and uses more customs me to parading around in togs before a Joe Jackson©s ambition is to beat out Ty tive will now devote all of crowd." Cobb as a base-runner, as well as a batter. Says mileage there is a corresponding increase he: "I am a better batter than a runner or his attention toward shap in the expenses of travel. In 1903 after Infielder Steve Yerkes last week sent IB his thrower. I will work to bring up my all-round ing things for the opening peace had been declared between the signed Boston contract. playing. Then I will notify Ty Cobb. If he of the season on or about National and American Leagues, but Jack Knight has now been a member of every slows up a bit they©ll be talking of Joe Jack American League team on the Atlantic seaboard. son." April 25. He will frame while both leagues slept with one eye He started with the Athletics, who traded h©im a playing schedule for the open, the National League©s mileage was to Boston. Boston released him to the Baltimore Billy Sullivan, the conservative veteran back season during the next few- 111,000 odd miles. Then there were 126 Orioles, who sold him to the Highlanders. Now stop of the White Sox, predicts that Delhi, the he has been traded to Washington. twirler recruit from the Pacific Coast, will be days and will© submit the conflicting dates as against five for the come another Ed. Walsh. Sullivan has taken W. H. LOOM same to the. league direc season of 1912. This shows a reduction Catcher Paddy Livingstone Is chief aid to personal charge of the youngster©s training. tors for final adoption at of 27,000 miles In travel this year over Manager Da vis . atx the Naps© Mobile training Pitcher Quinn, of the Highlanders, spent most camp. of the Winter hunting and is 10 pounds lighter a meeting which he will call for Ogden the base ball panicky period of 1903. Ray Fisher, the husky Vermont school teacher, than he was a year ago this time. He says that in about two weeks. On his trip north who throws a fine saliva slant, will not report to the new spitter Ford tried to show him last Mr. Lucas stopped at all the Northern Manager Wolverton until June. He has been year is now his. cities, and there found nothing but the L LEAGUE excused so that he may complete a college "They don©t want a manager these days," keenest interest. Missoula, Great Falls course. Fisher is physical director, foot ball, remarked the other day. "They want and Helena, according to Mr. Lucas, are base ball and basket ball coach of his Alma a minstrel or a clown." But a manager can Manager Harry Arndt, of the South Bend Mater. Still stir up a bit of dust around the edges of lined up just about twice as strong as Club, Has a Big Batch of Players From Appleby, a Highlander catching recrtjlt, is a battle without wearing the cap and bells or they were last season. Butte, since the behemoth. He stands 6 feet 2 inches and weighs singing a series of comic songs. formation of a stock company, which in Whom to Make Up a Regular Team at the 190 pounds. Manager Wolverton, of New York, announces cludes some of the "biggest" men in It is said that third baseman Colemin, » Ta- that he has signed a new scout, Tom O©Hara, Montana, is also in line for keeps. Mc- League Limit. coma recruit, has caught the fancy of Manager who did the gumshoe work for his Oakland Club South Bend, Ind., March 9. R. H. Wolverton, of New York. last season. Closkey is so firmly intrenched at Ogden Horst, secretary of the South Bend Base that he could not be dislodged with a Ball Association of the Central League, derrick, and as for Dick Cooley, just today announced the list staff of umpires would be required to THE "" judge for yourselves. Regarding the pro of players under contract report to him at South Bend about a posed eight-club agitation of which for the season of 1912. week before the season opens, for thor "Honest John" McCloskey is chief spon The South Bend list, so ough instructions as to rules and other Veteran Sam Mertes Declares That a sor, Mr. Lucas said: "If Boise can be Steady Batter Is Better Than a Heavy swung into line satisfactorily, and an far as known, is the lar departments of the game. Each umpire eighth city comes forward, we might gest of any minor league will be supplied with a rule book and a Slugger in Crucial Spots of a Game. make it eight clubs, but where will we club. The players recruit copy of the constitution and by-laws of "During a recent fanning bee Sam find the eighth city? Boise belongs to ed are as follows: Pitch the league, and when they face the chief ers E. J. Madden, Bert executive they will be quizzed and lec Mertes," says the Minneapolis "Journal," Dan McCoy, to whom we granted the "former idol of the Minneapolis and New franchise in good faith, but it is useless Shuman, Joseph Powers, tured on how they must work. This is to attempt to put a club there unlqje we E. J. Daly, Wm. Wooley, one of the best announcements that has York fans, and now to become an umpire find the eighth city." Arthur Proser, H. J. Peter- yet been made as it shows the doctor is oh the Coast, made a frank statement. Harry Arndt son, Charles J. Davidson, going to have his umpires run the games. ©Do you know,© said Mertes, ©that a steady Merl Spade, Albert Pfyl, Every season every minor league presi batter is more apt to hit in a pinch than The Browns No Longer "Dawgs" Frank Moore, Frank Phelan, A. P. dent in the country gives out some in a star hitter? This may sound funny, Manager Bobby Wallace, of St. Louis, Owens, William McQuad, Jack Hustbri, structions to his arbiters, but none of but from my observation I cannot help has served notice that the Browns will Newton Jackel, George Kaserling, M. E. them has ever taken the pains to school but think this way. The heavy hitters make the American League teams fighf: Coffey, Harry Hoyt, Ed Koleth. Catch the indicator handlers, as Dr. Carson seldom come through in a pinch. Of all the way next season. Unable to ers Earl Harris, James Beck, Charles announces he will do. Dr. Carson©s work course, there are exceptions, but as a forget his experience of 1911, Bobby Corby, Charles Davidson, John Wernke. is an innovation in governing the um rule you will find this to be the case. now sings the Missouri classic; First basemen Harry Arndt, F. F. pires, and the result should make the When we used to play Pittsburgh, and Every time I come to town Schock. Second basemen Andrew Spy- Central circuit stand out in bold relief Wagner came to the bat in a pinch, the The boys keep kickin© my dog roun©, chalski, George Miller. from the other minors. Good umpiring is men breathed easier. ••• Honus rarely de It makes no difference if he is a houu©, Frank Heeman, Frank Nespo, Grover half of the game, and the doctor©s latest livered in a crucial moment. He was a They gotta quit kickin© my dog roun*. MARCH 16, 1912

bases, continually back up fellow-players, meaning the Cuban,^a flock Of Indians and a FINLAYSON DEAD Japanese. ©I remember one game we played DREYFUSS© DOPE take all kinds of throwing, often out of against Chicago,© says Joe Kutina, who can make :••'. i, position, and touch the clever base-run base hits and two cows grow where there was The Well-Knofjvn Pitcher, Formerly of the only a bale of hay. ©Talk about the National ners ; assist in double plays, and time the sport. I was at bat, was umpiring runner going to the bases to a fraction of Brooklyn Team».„ Succumbs to Rupture behind the plate, Black was catching, Benz was ON THE COST OF CONDUCTING A a second. Men must slow up, and with of Heart Muscles. pitching, Collins played second base and Ping age the eyesight is pretty sure to grow Bodie was in centre field. Drawing a line Brooklyn, N. Y., March 6. Pembroke straight through the diamond here©s the dope you MAJOR CLUB dim. However, Father Time has dealt get: Evans, Welsh; Block, Polack; myself, Aus, lightly with Lajoie and Wagner, and the Finlayson, formerly a pitcher for the trian; Benz, German; Collins, Irish; Bodie, Cleveland and Pittsburgh Clubs would be Brooklyn National League Club, died yes Italian. Six nationalities straight in a lin«. Nearly a Quarter of a Million Dol out of the race for fair were either man terday in the Norwegian Hospital, in Can you beat it?© " out of the game this year. this city, as a result of a rupture of lars Per Year Is Consumed in the heart muscles. Seven years ago Fin BASE BALL VAUDEVILLE layson made a great record in local semi- the Running of the Pittsburgh professional circles, and gained distinc The Springfield Club Shows Its Faith in the Quite a Good Thing, in PitcMer Frank tion with the Marquettes and George Gould©s Missouri-Pacific team. The young League and the Game By Erecting a Club, of the National League. Smith©s Estimation. ster©s work was of such sterling order New Ball Park Upon Modern Lines. that at the age of 16 he was signed by Springfield, March 9. Just about the Pittsburgh, Pa., March 13. The state CINCINNATI "TIMES-STAR." the Brooklyn Club. Finlayson was with "Believe me," said pitcher Frank the Superbas off and on for three years, busiest spot in Springfield from now ment of a Chicago base ball writer, in Smith the other day, as he gathered but never showed enough to land a until the middle of April will be the the current issue of an Eastern magazine, around his pals, "there is nothing like the regular berth. After being released by new park of the Spring that a major league club good old terrier fernal what©s that? President Ebbets he played with the field base ball Club. The can be operated during a Terra firma? Oh, well have your own Lawrence and Brockton teams of the owners of the Springfield championship season for way. Going over to Europe on that re New England League, the Rochester In franchise, Jack A. Zeller $169,000 is disputed by cent trip of mine, the sea was like glass, ternational League Club, and the Mem- and William E. Carev* , president have begun to sink about of the Pittsburgh Ciub> $15,000 into the ;plant that Mr. Dreyfuss declares the will replace What waf writer in question falls formerly a dumping groundi fully $60,000 short of the National League News In Short Metre And according to plans, it amount necessary to the will be some athletic fielcj conducting of the Bucca before the Connecticut Infielder Bill Sweeney went South. with John Prom Cuba comes the belated information that neer outfit during a single Kling and the Boston team, although he had not the New York Giants© share of the Cuban series J. H. O©Rourke League starts $its npxf Barney Dreyfun season. In the article re yet signed his contract. amounted to $12,000 out of receipts of $30,000. campaign on April* 26. la ferred to, the item of sal- The 12 games drew 58,303 admissions. The addition to its equipment for base ball, aries is given as $69,000. The Pittsburgh greatest attendance at games played by Ameri the new park will contain a foot ball Club©s salary list (which is probably the up is indicated oy tne ract tnat ne nas auuui can teams on the island was in the Detroit se field, a quarter-mile track, a 100-yard decided to play Harry McCormick, a veteran, ries of 1909, when the crowds numbered 64,735. biggest of all) is placed by Mr. Dreyfuss regularly in his outfield. McCormick was out of In 1910 the Detroit©series drew 62,448. straightaway cinder path and a 200-yard at over $100,000. Said the Pirate own the game last season because he does not like Pitcher Tony and infielder Zimmerman, the cinder path with a turn. Consequently er : "While I never allow myself to dis it, but he has been pursuaded to take up the only remaining Chicago hold-outs, capitulated the park will be available for Springfield cuss expenses, etc., I will go on record spangles again and is making good in the train during the past week. Zimmerman was signed societies which handle a field day occa as saying that the Chicago writer you ing games. for three years, thus putting an end to hla an sionally and for foot ball games such as , the new outfielder secured by nual kick for increased salary. are likely to come to Springfield within © quote from could not have taken the the Boston Nationals from Pittsburgh, played The Cincinnati Club has secured from the Pittsburgh Club as a guide in writing half-back on the Vanderbilt University foot ball Chattpiooga Club, of the Southern League, in the next, few seasons. The enterprise his article. Our expenditures during a team when he was attending that institution. fielder Mortell, who was out of the game all of of the Springfield owners and their con single season will total over $60,000 Pitcher Sallee, of the Cardinals, says he is out last season owing to malaria. The consideration fidence in Springfield as a base ball city more than the amount mentioned $169,- to beat the record made last season by Rube is cash and -two pitchers to be delivered later. cannof©be overestimated when the amount Marquard. It is to be hoped that the latter Max Fleischman went South with the Cincin of money they have at stake is considered. 000." does not aspire to eclipse the record held for a nati team as business manager, Prank Bancroft good many years by Mr. Sallee. being detained at home by duties incidental to With the completion of the plant in West It leaked out last week that Pittsburgh at one the grand-stand rebuilding. street, their base ball holdings will MANY NEW FACES time made a strong bid for first baseman Kon- Infielder Bridwell will be unable to join the represent an investment of between $25,- etchy. Boston Braves for a fortnight, owing to an 000 and $30,000, counting the cost of "Will Be Presented By the Clubs of the Two Manager McGraw has three of the largest men attack of blood-poisoning, due to stepping on a the franchise. That such enterprise that ever got into a base ball uniform in Evans, rusty nail while working in his garage at Ports merits the support of the public doesn©t Major Leagues This Year, in the Effort Tesreau and Jacobson. Evans and Tesreau are mouth, O. pitchers, and Jacobson is an outfielder and looks "The greatest hitting and fielding- first base- need any argument when it is remem to Strengthen Teams and Please Public. like Al Palzer, the fighter. men of the future," said Manager Johnny Kling, bered that they are the first base ball Manager has been given full of Boston, the other day, "will be a left men who have been willing to put up Boston, Mass., March 10. Here we charge of the Brooklyn team, and©President Eb hander. Of this I am certain and I get my cue a real base ball plant during Spring are, boys, practically up to the season of bets says that the manager will not receive any from the work of Daubert, . of Brooklyn, who field©s days in the Eastern and Connec 1912, with great clubs of the past worry official interference during the coming season. beat the Cubs in two, games by perfect fielding ticut Leagues. J. G. Roy and Stewart N. ing about the future, and Rebel Oakes, the St. Louis Cardinals© out- stunts when the squeeze play would have won fielder, predicts Roy Golden will pitch the best games from them last Summer prior to my trade King,- the contractors who are building new faces appearing in the to Boston." front ranks. Clubs really ball of his career next season. the stands, have already put their men Hans Wagner hasn©t abandoned the garage Manager Frank Chance, of the Cubs, is reported at work. Mr. King1 has the contract in the race each season are idea, reports to the contrary notwithstanding. as having cleared $10,000 on his last year©s for the steel work, and Mr. Roy has bound to make big money, Instead of having one buzz-wagon shed, as be orange crop. the job on the stands proper. The and those who have backed fore, the King of Carnegie now ,has two one Reports from Hot Springs are to the effect losers and received a small for each of his two machines. that has found a really formidable stands and field are being built from rake-off can appreciate Rucker and Hummel are the only Brooklyn rival for his outfield job in James, the young plans drawn by Habitch & Hogg, archi players still on the team who were members outfielder, grabbed in the wilds of the Texas tects. The location of the park is con what it means to have a when Dahlen assumed the management in 1909. League. He is a well put-up youth, swings sidered ideal, as was the old Hampden team in the race. Look for The Cincinnati "Commercial-Tribune" asks from the left, has plenty of speed, and hit over Park location. Cars will stop directly a large number of new what kind of a ball Cain used to kill Abel. Ac .300 in Texas. in front of the entrance. Separate exits faces in major league ball cording to the answer which comes from© Cy The veteran John H. Gniber this season enters will be provided for atos so as to elimin this year. The Chicago Young, it was a fast one on the inside. upon his twentieth consecutive year as of&cial T. H. Murnane Cubs, Pittsburgh and Bos Manager Bresnahan, of the Cardinals, believes scorer of the Pittsburgh Club. ate danger and dua<;. ton must depend on the youngsters this that Mike Donlin, now of the Pirates, is the Out of the new crop of New York pitchers most dangerous man in the National League as a stands the best chance of holding News Notes, season. The great machines of Chicago clean-up hitter. on, according to general reports from Marlln. and. Pittsburgh have lost out in playing McGraw likes Tesreau©s build, his willingness, President Murphy, of the New Britain Club, President Dreyfuss, of the Pirates, has given and is impressed by the improvement wrought by has r^eived the signed contract of shortstop skill and nerve, and when you try to to St. Paul a definite promise that he will give Louis Romanach, of the Almendares team, of fill the places of those old classics, you it some good ball players in consideration of the one year in the Eastern League. So Jeff pro release of O©Toole and Kelly, and Manager Mike bably will slip into the spot vacated by "Bugs" Cuba. are certainly up against it strong. With Kelley and President Lennoa have been invited Raymond. Jack O©Hara, who was with Dan O©Nell In the exception of Detroit, the to visit the Pirate training camp in the Spring Inflelder Jack Miller, of the Pirates, delivered Waterbury last season, has just shipped his bis signed contract in person just before leaving signed contract to Holyoke. O©Hara is a Wor CLUBS OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE to look ©em over. , of the Cubs, has joined th©e In Pittsburgh for West Baden, Ind. cester boy. are pretty well supplied with live young creasing number of base ball automobile fiends, The bell is ringing for catcher Bill Bergen, Hickey, the Hartford centre fielder, who was talent. However, Connie Mack will have he having recently purchased a motor-car. of the Brooklyn team. Manager Dahlen last drafted by the New Orleans Club, of the South we,ek -notified President Ebbets to dispose of ern League, last season, wants to return to tn» tov depend on his string of old pitchers to Pitcher Bob Harmon, of the Cardinals, is just Bergen, as he is satisfied with Erwin, Phelps, Hartford Club. pull him through. Connie has a knack recovering from an attack of mumps at his home Miller and Higgins for a catching staff. Catcher Jimmy Ball, of the Springfield team, of nursing his men, and the chances are in Liberal, Mo., where he recently purchased a fine farm. Second baseman Dick Egan has come to terms has decided to quit the game in order to devot* that he will be there once more. Last with the Cincinnati Club. He was the last man his entire time to a good position with the Har The Phillies in one respect constitute the best- vard Co-operative Society. season the old fox got a weak start, but balanced organization in the National League of the regular team to^sign. this year he will be at the mark when half Dutch and half Irish. Manager Bresnahan, of the St. Louis Club, Irving Laubschner, a Bridgeport youngster has last week started negotiations for a trade for been signed by New Haven for a trial behind tne the bell rings with his veterans in shape. Cy Young is reported to be using terrific smoke bat. Laubschner has been prominent in semi- There isn©t so much difference in the at Hot Springs. The old boy Is said to look pitcher Leineld, of Pittsburgh. Manager Clarke, better than any previous season since 1663, con of Pittsburgh, has put the matter up to Lei- professional base ball circles In Bridgeport rot playing strength of the major league sidered by many to be his best year since the field. several seasons. teams, and leadership and nerve are Summer of 1169. Southpaw pitcher , who performed so Manager Zeller, of the Springfields, has signed bound to count. But the best leaders Pitcher Charles Ward, the Philly recruit, is creditably for New Orleans last Summer, has ac a Springfield youngster who is said to be some must have the tools to work with men the tallest man in the Cub outfit 6 feet 1% cepted the terms tendered him by President backstop. His name is Weigold. Zeller now inches thus beating Overall by an inch. Ward, of Boston. has four catchers to look over, namely, Water, who can hit the ball. The fans all over Flaherty, Waite and Weigold. the country will be pleased to learn that The Hartford Club is reported to have secured those two great ball players, two players from the Louisville (American Asso and the great steamship a regular palace phis Southern League Club. He was ciation) Club, now managed by Jack Tighe, the NAPOLPON LAJOIE AND HANS WAGNER, it was, with elevators and fancy bath with Memphis last season. Finlayson former Holyoke manager. Outfielder iisher ana will enter the ring once more. Here are rooms was as good as anything we underwent an operation last year, but Infielder Giest are the players. two men who have electrified the base before he had completely recovered began Manager Tom Connery, of stopped at all season. But coming^back ranging a deal with Manager , of ball world for more than a dozen years. man, oh, man, I thought it was the pitching again. The wound reopened and the Scranton Club, in the New Xork State Now, where can you find any better ball foolishest thing I ever did! That boat Finlayson was sent to his home in No. League, whereby Hartford will give a pitcher players? Ty Cobb, the whirlwind out 1232 Fifty-fourth street, this city, where or an infielder for Phil Poland, the outfielder. fielder, is perhaps the greatest base ball stood on her head most of the time, and he was under the care of specialists all Manager O©Neil, of Holyoke, is said to be attraction at present, for the public loves the guy that ran the elevator got so Fall and Winter. His condition became after Kid Rehg and expects to get him from Pittsburgh. The Holyoke manager always had speed and daring. But then Cobb is an mixed up that he©d let you off at the critical last week, and he was removed a high opinion of Behg and it is said that Pitts outfielder that may go through several bottom because it seemed to be the top. to the hospital. Finlayson was born in burgh©s anxiety to get Rehg was to turn him over games without a chance to bring the I just hung with my head out of a port South Carolina, but lived in Brooklyn for to Dan O©Neil. crowd to its feet with a fielding stunt. hole, saying, ©Let me outa this and you©ll the last ten years. He was 22 years Bridgeport has traded pitcher Ivor Swanson to old. He is survived by a widow and Troy for Pitcher Cunningham. Gene McCann has Cobb swings into a class by himself when never see this chicken off dry land no also secured Dan Brown, an outfielder, from the it comes to circling the bases. He is by more !© And at that I©m going back again two children, a boy and a girl. New York Americans. Brown was picked up in all odds the most sensational base runner next Fall. I had a great time. Tell the Tidewater League last season by Scout Ar the game has produced and is ©always TRULY COSMOPOLITAN thur Irwin, of the Highlanders. He led the eager to give the public a fine entertain you something and there©s the paper to league in batting with an average of .326. prove it one of those ©Times-Star© josh President Clarkin, of Hartford, has just ar ment. When Cobb loses his great speed stories was copied in a London daily. Six Nationalities Represented in One Base ranged for a 10-year lease of the Wethersfield his base-running will fall off; but he is And the London guys thought it was on avenue base ball grounds and plans to erect a built for this line of work and is bound Ball Game. new grand stand at a cost of $10,000, and work the dead level. Lots of ©em regarded me Harry Neily, the St. Louis critic, wrote will be started at once so that everything will to with special subsequentiousness, bo is be in readiness for the opening of the season. LAST FOR MANY SEASONS. that the right wordV and I got loads of from West Baden, Ind., to the St. Louis The plans call for a grand stand in arc form To see a ball player turning in phenomen swell invitations." "Times© ©the other day as follows: that will contain 2500 chair seats. There will al stunts you must have him around the "Base ball, the great ©American© game, flow be 17 boxes, with a total seating capacity of often one sees ©the National pastime© in the pub 200, and they will be fitted with metal folding infield. There he can make one-hand From the New Maud Muller lic prints. But, friends, there isn©t such a chairs. Entrance to the stand will be from the running stops, accurate throws to bases thing. The Polack, the Hun, the Greek and the rear instead of the side. The bleachers will be while out of position, cover ground like a Of all sad words of tongue or pen, Italian have horned their way into the sport, extended and a new 12-foot board fence will be shadow, stop fast, wicked bounders, cover The saddest are these: "He hits .110." to say nothing of tie ©CastUlan gentleman,© erected. . SPORTING LIFE MARCH 16, 1912 away from home. - Those ^opening away to play .with Kewanee again this season. from home close at home Labor Day, and These are exclusive of the dozen or more have two holidays. Those opening at recruits signed to be given a trial. Here home have one holiday, whiqh is July 4. are the regulars : Frank Kurke, catcher; Each city has 65 games at home and nine John Ashley, pitcher; Marion Kirkpat- Sunday dates. This is the first time the rick, utility© and outfielder; Chas Block, UNBOSOMED ON THE QUESTION outfielder; Ben Alcock, infielder; Wm. flow on Sale Association has intrusted the schedule ———— OF SCOUTS problem to a committee to dispose of, but Pressv, pitcher; Charles Saxe, pitcher, it is believed the verdict of the eight and C. E. Hubartt, shortstop. Manager clubs will be that the committee has done Herr, of Hannibal, has just signed Ed more than the directors of the various ward McDonnell, a first baseman, who is The Chicago Cub Boss Considers teams have been able to do in the past 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. An The 1912 I in the way of providing a uniformly de other 6-footer has been taken into camp the Old-Time Ball Players to Be sirable chart. in the person of Philip Emig, of Tren Poor Judges of the Quality and EXHIBITION GAMES BARBED. ton, 111. President Justice has sent out word to THE LEAGUE STATISTICIAN. each club in the league to the effect that Galesburg announces the signing of a Promise of the Youngsters* no exhibition games between teams of this third baseman, C. N. Stadfield, who play league will be tolerated. He takes the ed in the Northern Indiana League last Chicago, March 10. Are old-time ma position that such games will detract year; also catcher Russell McCannell, of jor league ball players as a rule good from the early games of the regular sched Toledo, Ohio, and Eddie James, of Glen- judges of diamond stars in the rough ? ule. Ottumwa has six pitchers for the roy, Ohio, who is a brother of "Lefty" Guide coming season Jimmy Dunn, Harry James, of Cleveland. John H. Hall, of President Murphy, of the Cubs, thinks not, and cites one illustration to sub The publication that stantiate his belief. "If it hadn©t been for Carl Lurid- Central Association Schedule contains everything gren the Cubs would have pitcher O©Brien today," Season Opens May 1; Closes September 2 you want to know said Murphy. "Lundgren played for the Chicago about BASE BALL in team many years and was KEOKUK CLUB AT HOME HANNIBAL CLUB AT HOME With Museatane ...... May 1, 2, 3 With Ottumwa ...... May 1, 2, 3 a : most excellent pitcher. With Ottunrwa ...... May 4, 5, 5, 6 With Muscatine ...... May 4, 5, 5, 6 He was uniformly gqod With Hannibal ...... May 13, 14, 15 With Keokuk ...... May 16, 17. 18 Chas. w. Murphy during the cold days, when With Kewanee ...... May 19, 20, 21 With Galesburg ...... May 19, 20, 21 most twirlers can scarcely With Galesburg ...... May 22, 23, 24 With Kewanee ...... May 22, 23, 24 ONE BOOK With Burlington ...... June 6, 7, 8 With Monmouth ...... June 6. 7, 8 hold the ball. . He won many games for With Monmouth ...... June 9, 10, 11 With Burlington ...... June 9, 10, 11 the Cubs at such times and was a factor With Muscatine ...... June 18, 10, 20 With Ottumwa ...... June 18, 19, 20 in our success. His judgment slipped up With Ottumwa ...... June 21, 22, 23 With Muscatine ...... June 21, 22, 23 With Hannibal ...... June 27, 28, 29 With Keokuk ...... June 24, 25, 2G in the case of O©Brien, however. I -had With Galesburg ...... June 30, July 1, 2 With Kewanee ...... June 30, July 1, 2 heard a lot about O©Brien©s wonderful With Kewanee ...... July 3, 4, 4, 5 With Galesburg ...... July 3, 4, 4, 5 work in the Connecticut League. In With Burlington ...... July" 12, 13, 14 With Monmouth ...... July 12, 13, 14 fact, many persons had written me ad With Monmouth ...... July 15, 16, 17 With Burlington ...... July 15, 16, 17 With Otturnwii ...... July 24, 25, 20 With Muscatine ...... July 24, 25, 2G vising his purchase by the Cubs. I pick With Muscatine ...... July 27, 28, 29 With Ottumwa ...... July 27, 28, 29 ed up an Eastern paper one day, no With Hannibal ...... August 5, 6, 7 With Keokuk ...... August 8, 9, 10 I J. REACH COMPANY ticed, where Lundgren was playing on With Burlington ...... August 11, 12JM3 With Monmouth ...... August 11, 12, 13 the Hartford Club, the same that O©Brien With Monmouth ...... August 14, 15, 1G With Burlington ...... August 14. 15, 16. PHILADELPHIA, PA. With Galesburg ...... August 23, 24, 25 With Kewanee ...... August 23, 24, 25 was a member of, and decided to get With Kewanee ...... August 26, 27, 28 With Galesburg ...... August 26, 27, 28 TORONTO, CANADA Carl©s opinion of the youngster. KEWANEE CLUB AT HOME GALESBURG CLUB AT HOME PITCHED AT COLLEGE. With Monmouth ...... May 7, 8, 9 With Burlington ...... May 7, 8, 9 Carl had pitched for the University of With Burlington ...... May 10, 11, 12, 12 With Monmouth ...... May 10, 11, 12, 12 Illinois before joining the Cubs, and as With Galesburg ...... May 13, 14, 15 With Kewanee ...... May 16, 17, 18 With Keokuk ...... May 25, 26, 27 With Hannibal ...... May 25, 26. 27 lar attention is called to the clearness was coach of the Illinois, With Hannibal ...... May 28, 29, 30, 30 With Keokuk ...... May 28, 29, 30, 30 in addition to being our scout at that With Ottumwa ...... June 6, 7, 8 With Muscatine ...... June 6, 7, 8 and brightness of our framing pictures. time, I decided to get busy. First of With Muscatine ...... June 9, 10, 11 With Ottumwa ...... June 9, 10, 11 No guesswork about who the players are. all, I asked Huff to write Lundgren and With Monmouth ...... June 18, 19, 20 With Burlington ...... June 18, 19, 20 With Burlington ...... June 21, 22, 23 With Monmouth ...... June 21, 22, 23 Each one posed especially for these groups find out what he thought of O©Brien. With Galesburg ...... June©24,25,20 With Kewanee ...... June 27, 28. 29 of the great Athletic and New York The answer came back in due time: With Hannibal ...... July 6, 7, 8 With Keokuk ...... July 6, 7, 8 champion players. ©O©Brien is only a fair pitcher.© That With Keokuk ...... July 9, 10, 11 With Hannibal© . j...... July 9, 10, 11 With Ottumwa ...... July 12, 13, 14 With Muscatine ...... July 12, 13, 14 settled O©Brien for me. If he didn©t look With Muscatine ...... July 15, 16, 17 With Ottumwa ...... July 15, 16, 17 good to Lundgren, I didn©t see where he With Burlington ...... July 24, 25, 26 With Monmouth ...... July 24, 25, 26 THE TRI-STATE LEAGUE could be used by the Cubs. Yet that With Monmouth ...... July 27, 28, 29 With Burlington ...... July 27, 28, 29 same O©Brien pitched amazing ball for With Galesburg ...... August 8, 9, 10 With Kewanee ...... August 5, 6, 7 With Muscatine ...... August 11, 12, 13 With Ottumwa ...... August 11, 12, 13 The Johnstown Club Elects New Officers the Denver Club, of the Western League, With ...... August 14, 15, 16 With Muscatine ...... August 14, 15, 36 and was grabbed up by the Boston Red With Hannibal ...... August 29, 30, 31 With Keokuk ...... August 29, 30, 31 and Re-Engages Infielder Bert Conn as Sox before we could get another crack With Keokuk ...... September 1, 2, 2 With Hannibal ...... September 1, 2, 2 J9J2 Team Manager. at him. .Tack Hendricks, manager of the MONMOUTH CLUB AT HOME BURLINGTON CLUB AT HOME Denver Club and one of the best de Johnstown, Pa., March 10. The With Kewanee ...... May 1, 2, 3 With Galesburg ...... May 1, 2, 3 Johnstown Club is once more on earth velopers of young ball players in the With Galesburg ...... May 4, 5, 5, 6 With Kewanee ...... May 4, 5, 5, 6 business, according to my way of think With Burlington ...... May 13, 14. 15 With Monmouth ...... Mav 16, 17, 18 and ready to embark on another season ing, considers O©Brien the best young With Muscatine ...... May 19, 20. 21 With Ottumwa ...... May 19, 20, 21 of Tri-State League ball; With Ottumwa ...... May 22, 23. 24 With Muscatine ...... May 22, 23. 24 notwithstanding the dis pitcher he has ever set eyes on. With Hannibal ...... May 31, June 1, 2 With Keokuk ...... May 31, June 1, 2 THE CASE OF OANDIL. With Keokuk ...... June 3. 4, 5 With Hannibal ...... June 3, 4, 5 couraging experiences of With Kewanee ...... June 12, 13, 14 With Galesburg ...... June 12, 13, 14 recent years. Part of the For that matter, a club owner has to With Galesburg ...... June 15, 16, 17 With Kewanee ...... June 15, 16, 17 $2500 needed to start the pick and choose diamonds in the rough With Burlington ...... June 24, 25. 26 With Monmouth ...... June 27, 28, 29 season has been raised. At for himself. Take the case of_ Gandil. With Ottumwa ...... June 30, July 1, 2 With Muscatine ...... June 30. July 1. 2 With Muscatine ...... July 3, 4, 4, 5 With Ottumwa ...... July 3, 4, 4, 5 a meeting of the stockhold Two experts have told me Gandil Has a With Hannibal ...... July 18, 19, 20 With Keokuk ...... July 18, 19, 20 ers of the Johnstown Base world beater two said they wouldn©t With Keokuk ...... July 21, 22, 23 With Hannibal ...... July 21, 22, 23 Ball Association on the have him on their club. What can you With Galesburg ...... July 30, 31, August 1 With Kewanee ...... July 30, 31, August 1 5th inst., George K. Kline do in the face of such conditions? Just With Kewanee ...... August 2, 3, 4 With Galesburg ...... August 2, 3, 4 With Burlington ...... August 5, 6, 7 With Monmouth ...... August 8, 9, 10 Ernest Emmerling, Harry trust to your own insight and luck, I With Hannibal ...... August 17, 18, 19 With Keokuk ...... August 17, 18, 19 A. Schaffer, William A. believe. We have had several youngsters With Keokuk ...... August 20. 21, 22 With Hannibal ...... August 20, 21, 22 Siepf and John T. Griffin whom we let go, believing they would With Muscatine ...... August 23, 24, 25 With Ottumwa ...... August 23, 24, 25 Bert Conn With Ottumwa ...... August 29, 30, 31 were elected a Board of not do. Yet these same players went to With Muscatine ...... August 29, 30, 31 Directors, Mr. Emmerling being selected other major league clubs and were OTTUMWA CLUB AT HOME MUSCATINE CLUB AT HOME as president, Mr. Schaffer as vice presi whales with the bat and in the field. With Hannibal ...... May 7. 8, 9" With Keokuk ...... May 7 8 9 dent, Mr. Griffin as secretary, Otto Wolf Really, you know very little after all." With Keokuk ...... May 10. 11, 12, 12 With Hannibal ...... May 10, 11, 12, ©l2 With Muscatine ...... May 13, 14, 15 With Ottumwa ...... May 16, 17, IS as assistant secretary, and William G. With Burlington ...... May 25, 20, 27 With Monmouth ...... May 25, 26, 27 Hager as treasurer. Manager Bert Conn, With Monmouth ...... May 28. 29. 30, 30 With Burlington ...... May 28, 29. 30, 30 of Philadelphia, who rejected the first With Kewanee ...... May 31, June 1, 2 With Galesburg ...... May 31. June 1, 2 contract tendered him, owing to salary With Galesburg ...... June 3, 4, 5 With Kewanee ...... June 3, 4, 5 With Hannibal ...... June 12, 13, 14 With Keokuk ...... June 12, 13, 14 reduction has been tendered a new con The Magnates All Pleased With the Sched With Keokuk ...... June 15, 10, 17 With Hannibal ...... June 15, 16, 17 tract and has accepted the terms named ule as Drawn By President Justice and a With Muscatine ...... June 27, 28, 29 With Ottumwa ...... June 24, 25, 26 therein. His signed contract is expected With Monmouth ...... :...... July 0. 7, 8 With Burlington ...... July 6 ,7, 8 here within the next few days. The League Schedule Committee. With Burlington ...... ©... July 9, 10, 11 With Monmouth ...... July 9, 10, 11 With Kewanee ...... July 18, 19, 20 With Galesburg ...... July 18, 19, 20 directors will get busy at once lining up Kewanee, 111., March 10. After con With Galesburg ...... July 21. 22, 23 With Kewanee ...... July 21, 22 23 team. sidering the merits of half a dozen charts, With Keokuk ...... July 30, 31, August 1 With Hannibal ...... July 30, 31, August 1 With Hannibal ...... August 2, 3, 4 With Keokuk ...... August 2, 3, 4 submitted since the first of the year, the With Museatlne ...... August 8, 9, 10 With Ottumwa ...... August 5, 6, 7 News Notes. schedule committee, com With Galesburg ...... June 17, 18, 19 With Kewanee ...... August 17, 18, 19 "Rube" Manning, the Reading pitcher, Is to posed of President Justice, With Kewanee ...... August 20, 21, 22 With Galesburg ...... August 20, 25, 22 coach the Pennsylvania State base ball candidates of the Association; Presi With Monmouth ...... August 26, 27, 28 With Burlington ...... August 26, 27, 28 this Spring. He started to work last week. With Burlington ...... September 1. 2, 2 With Monmouth ...... September 1, 2 2 The York Club has turned outfielder Charles dent Hugh Hill, of the Ke Farrell, the Western Association recruit, over to wanee Club, and Owner Johnstown in settlement of Johnstown©s claim Tom C. Hayden, of the upon outflelder Manning, now manager of the Burlington Club, held a Hughes, William Jaeger, Joe Hilgefort, Quincy, who has been statistician of the York Club. conference at Burlington William Broadwell and Max Gregory. Central Association for several years, has Manager Heckert, of Trenton, just returned Egan, manager of the Ottumwa team, has from a scouting trip, announces the signed con last week and adopted a been retained for another year, according tracts of shortstop Moriarty, first baseman Getty, chart for the approaching his eye on several other young pitchers, to an announcement made by President of Butte, Mont.; third baseman Zickwolf, of season. The committee and it may be he will sell the first four Justice. Trenton; and outfielders Johnson and Owens. feels that it has selected a named and build up a new staff. This Wilbur R. Blaney, of Baltimore, Md., has sign M. E. justice schedule which will de-al would enable him to conform more easily ed to catch for Trenton. He played with the to the new salary limit. WORTH FRAMING Maryland Meters, East Brooklyns and one or two uniformly with all of the other clubs last season. Blaney Is touted by the eight cities, giving all the©same advan MANY PLAYER SALES. knowing ones as being a fast man, a good batter tages and none any special favors. The Tom Hayden, owner of the Burlington Group Pictures of the Champion Athletic and accurate thrower. mileage is about 1000 miles less than has Club, with the sale of pitcher Willetts to and New York Teams. The Reading Club will again use Lauer Park, been provided© by any chart yet adopted the Memphis Club, of the Southern and this coming season the "Dutch" will likely in the league. "Sporting Life" has published two splen see the field remodeled and made into one of the League, has disposed of the ninth of his did group pictures, namely, the Athletic best on the circuit. The work of improving the THE SERIES ARE SHORT last year©s team in this league. "Lefty" grounds will keep a force of men busy up to nie Brown goes to the St. Louis Browns, team, American League pennant winner opening of the season and make it necessary for and the itinerary calls for ;is short jumps for 1912 and Champions of the World; the Reading team to seek other training grounds. as possible. The chart directs that the pitcher Hawk to the same team, pitcher Kimbell to the Indianapolis team, pitcher and the New York team, pennant winner Col. Perrine, of Trenton, announced last week season open Wednesday, May 1, and close1 in the National League for 1912. For that he had closed a deal with the Albany Club, Monday, September ©2, which is Labor Bell to Indianapolis, Lowthers and Wat the benefit of our readers who desire to of the New York State League, for the sale of Day. There are 180 games to be played. son to St. Joseph, Patterson to Oakland, tbe grandstand and bleachers at Perrine Park and Flack to Peoria. Hayden has realized frame either picture we have had some the first home of Tri-State teams in Trenton! The opening Sunday in each city will wit printed on heavy plate paper, size 13x14 The stand ajid bleachers will be taken down as ness a double-header, and two games will $1.1,4f>0 from these players. inches, a copy of either will be sent post soon as possible and shipped to Albany. The be played on each of the three holidays. PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT. fact that the sale has been made means the pass- paid to any address securely wrapped in Ing of one, if not the, best minor league parka cities having the opening dates close Eight of last year©s team have signed mailing tube for 10 cents each. Particu- la the country. MARCH 16, 1912 SPORTING LIFE 13 it -looks- from this ajngle as© if th« Toledo (Hens will be the team that will the big surprise in the American .ss|»catu)h. Kansas City should be just as strong as last year, and Charley Carr HAS ORIGINAL VIEWS ABOUT should be able to get better work out of his men than Danny Shay got last year. THE "PLAYER-WRITERS" Then the other contender is none other than the Indianapolis team. Manager Burke already has a grand team, but he Thinks the Exponents of the Sport has not finished the job only as far as pitching staff is concerned; He is deter Should Leave Criticism to the mined to get another catcher, an infielder and an outfielder, and he will get them, Press Boys Why the Browns too. If he lands the "mysterious three" and perhaps a fourth mysterious member, Failed Last Season* Indianapolis will have a perfect right to claim the early Spring pennant.

St. Louis, Mo., March 10. Bobby Wal The Toledo Club Lined Up lace, of the Browns, bats well over .300 Toledo, O., March 9. At a meeting in the following comment concerning of the directors and stockholders of the those base ball gentlemen Toledo Club today, Charles W. Somers who aspire to make a repu was named president, to succeed Wil tation as literateurs in liam R. Armour, who resigned some time their line ; "I do not believe since. , George W-> Wild was re-elected that the ball player, no secretary. Noah H. Swayne" and Mri . matter how smart, ^can Wilc( turned down the presidency,, forcing Write base ball any better Mr. fSfimers to fill the vacancy. Man than the sporting writers ager 1 Hartsel arrived in Toledo over a can play," he says. "It week* ago, and will leave for Lexington, looks to me like two dif Ky., on) March 11, where 28 athletes will ferent kinds of business. I be given a chance to loosen up. The know when you are on the following is the roster of the Mud Hens : Roddy Wallace field you see the game from Catchers,©.Carisch, Land, Nageleisen and an entirely different angle Gieb;©pitchers, Falkenburg, West, James,, than you do off the field. Anyhow, when Swann, Higginbotham, Moyer, Frost, one player attempts to criticise the work Collamore, Weagley and Cheney; first of another he is bound to bump into base, Derrick, Hass and Edmundson; trouble. You know the base ball writers, second base, Hinchman; third base, as a general rule, are very fair to all Manush: shortstop, Chapman and But the members of a team, and the players ler ; outfield, Hartsel, Griggs, Flick. Me- appreciate that fact; but the player who loan, Burns, Niles and Hanger. Pitcher attempts to pass upon the work of an Graham, who accepted terms, has not other is likely to get himself into hot been heard from. Braden, a six-foot-two water. We had some fine examples of southpaw twirler, formerly with Port that* not so many months ago. As for land, is also silent. Roger Mills, former me, I©m off that stuff. Playing is my Williams College infielder, now attending business, not writing, and you couldn©t Harvard, will join Toledo June 25. hire me to get out of my own line." Bobby, by the way, digs up News Notes. The veteran "Kitty" Bransfield is slated for A NEW EXCUSE Louisville©s first base. for the failure of his team to show Catcher Sidney Smith has turned in his signed championship class last year. "If we win 1912 Columbus contract. the first game we never will be as low in The Louisville Club has given pitcher Floyd the percentage column as we were last Kroh his unconditional release. year," he says. "We finished .296 in Second baseman Jimmy Williams has sent in 1911, and I can©t see howr we ever will his signed Minneapolis contract. get that low this season. We have the Tony James© refuses to sign with Kansas City PUBLISHED ANNUALLY best young talent and our older players owing to a salary cut of $100 per month. .. Infielder Otto Williams, the Indianapolis hold certainly will be as good as last year, so out, lust week came to terms with his club. you can take it from me if we get away Pitcher Jack Rowan and catcher George Schlei, ahead in the first game they never will the Louisville hold-outs, have at last accepted shove us below .296. Last year, you re terms. member, we won the first game, 13 to 2, Fred Hunter, ex-Pirate and now playing with and took,the second. Then a cyclone hit Indianapolis, Is the proud daddy of a little first SPALDING©S OFFICIAL us and wre tumbled. That tumbling stuff baseman. Pitcher Charles Fritz, of last year©s Mobile goes two wTays out from under the hail Club, has been notified to report to the Kansas stones and down the ladder. The Car City team. Base Ball Guide forl 912 dinals made a lot of noise about the Manager Tighe, of Louisville, declares that he Bridgeport wreck stopping them, but I will carry three catchers, but only five pitchers guess "a life-sized hail storm and a tor this season.. HE official authority on the National game. Better than nado combined is just as good an excuse." Grover Laudermilk, the St. Louis National ac ever. The finest lot of action pictures of base ball players quisition, was the first Louisville player to re T port for duty. ever printed. Special articles and the OFFICIAL RULES. Manager Jack Tighe, the new Louisville pilot, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION has opened a club office in Louisville at Seventh Every boy will want a copy. PRICE TEN CENTS. and Kentucky streets. On sale at all newsdealers, news-stands and The Abandonment of First Place to the Manager Topsy Hartsel. of Toledo, is going to try to <"onvert Willie Butler into a third baseman Millers, By the Critics, Not to Be Tamely in" the Lexington training camp. A. G. SPALDING & BROS. Accepted By Rival Magnates and Mana Catcher George Block, of Paducah, Ky., se New York Buffalo St. Louis Columbus Louisville Los Angelet cured by St. Paul from the St. Louis National Newark Syracuse Kansas City Detroit Minneapolis Seattle gers. Club, has signed a St. Paul contract. Boston Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee San Francisco New Orltan* Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Indianapolis St. Paul Atlanta With "Topsy" Hartsel acting as pilot, To Washington Denver BY W. G. COPELAND. ledo fans believe th< liens will be there Pittsburgh Dallas near in the American Association raci Montreal. Canada Toronto, Canada London, England Manchester, England Blrminiham, England Indianapolis, Ind., March 10. :Since it Sydney. Australia Edinburgh, Scotland Umpire Kill Brennan, of the National League, is merely guessing at this stage of the will officiate in all the practice games of the St. game, the Winter dopesters are practically Paul Club while on the Spring practice trip, unanimous in picking the (.©atelier Thomas Murray, the former Portland Millers to repeat. Can- !\ tcher, who was received in trad pitcher zel, of the Rochester Club; Hugh Mc- til Ion©s men batted their Heinie Steiger. has signed his St. Paul contract. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE Breen, of Jersey City; McCafferty, of way to the championship John Dovey, formerly of the Boston National Leagu will, according to report from The Brockton Club Expects to Have a Montreal, and Stallings, of Buffalo, are last year, and there still Loufsville, act as scout for Billy Grayson thi all interested in the Brockton Club, and seems to be a wholesome season. Winning Team Owing to the Efforts and if anything good comes their way and fear of those terrible bats Owner Chas. W. Somers, of the Cleveland almost everywhere the Mil Club, was last week elected as president of the Gratuities of Friends in Higher Leagues. they do not want it, down it goes to lers will play this season. Toledo Club, thus coming out in the open as Brockton, Mass., March 10. The clubs Brockton. Joe Burns is going to Hot owner of an American Association 1 Club. of the New England League will do well Springs to get some talent from the ma But while they are picking Outfielder Denny Sullivan, of .Kansas City, is jors, as Steve used to do. the experts do not overlook finishing his medical work at the University of to keep an eye on Brockton, as the .new Indianapolis. They pin Minnesota and is coaching the ball team. Denny owners are going to put in J. T. Burke their faith to Manager will join the Blues the latter part of June. a winning club or "bust." CLEVELAND©S RECORD Burke©s hustling ability Hugh Dnffy secured a fine ball player when Eddie McLane, the new he bought Kelly, the left fielder, from the New Club Had Four Managers on Its 19 Jl Team and the fact that with an altogether new ark CUib. Kelly is an excellent fielder, has a manager, is scouting, and team he forced his "boys" to play sen wonderful arm and is a fair man with the stick. so is Joe Burns, who a few Roster. weeks ago bought out sational ball at times last Summer, and Thee followinfollowing releases have been promulgated © The Cleveland Club probably holds one really would have cut a figure in the race ©resident Chivington: By Kansas City (un- Flanagan©s half interest. if his team as a whole had possessed conditionally) W. P. Shannon and Frank Bow- Fifteen pitchers, with the record that has never been equaled in only a part of the gameness of Manager erman. By Toledo To Victoria, E. P. McCreery. prospect of half a dozen base ball and one that probably will Jeems on the road. Milwaukee and St. Manager Carr, of Kansas City, expects great more being signed, is the never be approached. During the 1911 things from Paddy Roth, the infielder secured year the Naps at one time or other had Paul, aside from conceding the champs from the Ilacine Club. "Dutch" Stingel, another number to appear or are a manager, Harry Davis, and three ex- to be the best on form, kept off of the W.-I. outfielder, also is expected to make good expected to appear for managers, Napoleon Lajoie, James Mc- picking. All of the other cities in the T. H. Murnane Spring training. "From circuit outside of Indianapolis picked the Dode Criss, the pinch hitter of the St. Louis that bunch," says Secretary Guire and George Stovall, on the roster. champs as winners. But the Millers will Browns, and now with Louisville, last week .left Lajoie was the first one to have the pre his home/ in Shermaii, Tex., for training quarters. Harrington, "we ought to get a good fix ex placed before manager. McGuire not have a walkaway this year, and un Criss says he is "in fine- condition and believes he staff," Among those who look good is followed Larry, and Stovall brought up less the Cantillons add strength to the will have a big season. Schmidt, secured from the Newark Club. the rear. All three of these men drew infield and to the©outfield above what is The base ball fans at Indianapolis will have big salaries from the Cleveland Club last visible to the naked eye at thg present an opportunity this -season for continuous base He played with Elizabeth, of the outlaw writing there are about three©clubs in hall on Sundays and holidays^ Owner W. H. Tidewater League, where he won 21 and year. Davis signed to manage the Naps Watkins, of the Indianapolis A. .A. Club .haying lost three games. He says that he was late in October. This is the first time the league that are going to be right on leased Washington Park to the Indianapolis Re in the history of major league base ball the heels of the Millers, despite the in serves when the league club is abroad. The sold by the Winston-Salem Club, in one creased strength in the Minneapolis pitch Reserves will have one of the fastest independ of the leagues in the South, where he that a. manager and three ex-leaders have ing department. Right here and right ent clubs in the Central West States under the also played, to Peoria, 111., of the I. I. I. been on the roster of one club in the same now, while there is ample time to hedge, management of Mr. Reinhardt. League, and purchased his release for year. yours truly picks the champs as only a $200, Then he signed with McGinnity Manager Bill Clark, of the Columbia Club, of on conditions that if sold he should go to The Mansfield Club, of the Ohio League, haa first division team, and not as the next the South Atlantic League, has ordered his play sold first baseman Frank Reynolds, hailing from pennant winner. Analyzing the situation ers to report on March 20. No definite schedule the New England or the New York State Pittsburgh, Pa., to the Racine Club, of tixe Wi»r on the face of things as they now stand, of exhibition games is announced. League. Besides McGinnity, John Gan- consm-Illinois League. 14 SPORTING SUPREME COURT OF BASE BALL

to the club to which the Newark Club re leased him is untenable, as* such a con dition, if sanctioned by the Commission, would be contrary to the basic laws of the game and put a premium on collusion ^ Official Text of the Latest Find between major league and minor league clubs for the purpose of depriving Na This .will soon be the cry throughout the ings Transmitted to "Sporting tional Agreement clubs of lower classifica land. Be sure when you play the game to tion of their rights relative to drafted Life" for Publication By Sec- players. get the best; there is only one best the The Newark Club should have notified retary John E* Brace* the Chicago Club that it did not desire to retain the player under its optional Below will be found the official publi agreement before his release to the Terre cation of the latest decisions handed down Haute Club and the Chicago Club should by the National Commission, which is in thereupon have recalled him. effect the Court of Last Re The Chicago Club will be accorded 10 sort in the World of Base days in which to dispose of this player Ball. These decisions are to a major league club or a Class A furnished "Sporting Life" club, should it conclude not to retain by John E. Bruce, the Sec him, in accordance with the laws of retary-Treasurer of the Na organized base ball, subject to the Fall tional Commission, and are River privilege of claiming him at the Cork Center Ball therefore official. As such ^raft price, before he can be disposed of -; , © © ^PATENTED} - they should be studiously to another Class B club. . scanned by all parties in THOMAS J. LYNCH, This ball has ©irnplroved the game and has base ball, and particularly BAN B. JOHNSON, made it more, popular than ever; you see by minor league officials, The National Commission. A. H magnates and managers, as more hitting, more sensational fielding a vast majority of the cases A National Board Decision Reversed and it has improved the playing ability decided; by the National Commission are Cincinnati, O., March 6. Decision No. of every ball player in the country. All minor league player cases which come to 864.- In re appeal of player Herold the National Commission either direct or from decision of National Board. the big leagues use it. by appeal from previous National Board Player Joseph HeTold requests the findings: Commission to review and reverse a Write for Illustrated Catalog. finding of the National Board disallow Draft and Optional Agreement Ruling ing his contention that the Zanesville Cincinnati, O., March 5. Decision No. Club, of the Central©League, which re A. J. REACH COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 863. In re status of player Anthony leased him in 1911 to the Piqua Club, of CANADIAN FACTORY: TORONTO, CANADA Walsh. the Ohio State League, under an optional agreement, which was duly exercised, The Fall River Club, of the Class B should be required to pay him the salary New England League, complains to the due him from the latter club amounting Commission that player Anthony Walsh, to $103.50 or forfeit title to him. The drafted from it in 1911 by the Chicago statement of the Board©s action sub Club, of the National League, has been mitted by Secretary Farrell follows : the American League, made the following an By Brooklyn to Toronto Elmer R. Steole, released, in violation of Section 9, Article nouncement today of. releases and contracts: By Chicago to Philadelphia George F. Graham. "We notified Herold that his contract with RELEASES. By Chicago to Louisville George Schlei. 6 of the National Agreement, and of Rule Zanesrille was cancelled by his optional release ©By Philadelphia to Chicago Richard R. Cot 42 of the Commission, to a club of the to Piqua; that the Zanesville Club does not be By Chicago To Milwaukee, Joe Hovlik (op ter, Jos. C. Ward. By Philadelphia to Rochester come liable for the salary due the player by tional) ; to Wichita, M. J. Butler, C. H. Callahan John L. Stanley. By Philadelphia to Buffalo same classification as that from which Piqua; that he rendered services to the Piqua and John Nelson; to San Francisco, Baker and Fred L. Beck. he was selected. Club, for which Piqua did not pay him, and Corhan (optional). By Cincinnati to Louisville Jack Comptoh. The evidence establishes that prior to that the amount due will be held as a lien By St. Louis To Memphis, Moulton (optional) By Pittsburgh to Boston A. Vincent Camp the transfer of this player to the Newark against the territory of Piqua; that Zanesville and Schweitzer; to Cleveland, T. E. George. bell. exercised lt& option and reserved Herold, -and By Detroit To Providence, G. H. Berkel and By St. Louis to Montgomery Roy Radabaugh. Club, of the Class A International George Dobbins; to Chattanooga, Carl Flick. By St. Louis to Montreal C. Zackert. League, in the Fall of 1911, under an that his services belong to the Zanesville Club." By Cleveland To Toledo, Frank Manush; to optional agreement, the Chicago Club The Commission has declined to hold a St. Louis, George Stovall. AMERICAN LEAGUE RELEASES. club which releases a player under an By Washington To New York, Charles Street; By Chicago to Wichita M. H. Butler, C. H. tendered him to the Fall .River Club, to Kansas City, H. H. Gessler; to Chattanooga, Callahan, J. Nelson. By Chicago to San Fran which promptly expressed its purpose to optional agreement responsible for his Norman Blberfeld. cisco Baker and Corhan. claim him. This notification from the salary while he was not in its service on By New York To Washington, J. W. Knight, By Memphis to Philadelphia Altman (infield- Fall River Club precluded his release to the grounds that his release annuls its J. Chesbro (unconditional). er). contract with him. However, in this and By Philadelphia To San Francisco, Altman. By Chicago to Milwaukee -Joe Hovlik (op any other Class B club within the year By Boston To Washington, Alva M. Williams; tional). of or the year after his selection. As other cases of this character, in which the to Sacramento, H. F. Byram; to Pittsburgh, By St. Louis to Memphis Schweitzer, Moul the subsequent transfer of the player to club re-purchases an optional player from Rebg. ton (optional). Newark, a club of higher clasification the club with which it has placed him, the CONTRACTS. JOHN E. BRUCE, Secretary. than that from which he was drafted, club recalling the player will be required With Detroit Berkel, Bauman, Covington, -*- to adjust the salary claim of the player Crawford, Casey, Donovan, Delahanty, Dubuc, was an advancement in his profession, Jones, Jennings, Kocher, Lafltte, Louden, Mc- the spirit and letter of base ball law was against the club from which he is re Correy, Maroney, Mauxer, Mullin, Onslow, Per- THE NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE complied with without infringement on called before it can retain title to him. noll, O©Leary, Perry, Remneas, Stanage, Sum the prerogatives of the Fall River Club. It is the duty of the player to report mers, Taylor, Vitt, Westervelt, Works. President Brown, of Vancouver, Has a Plan to the club to which he is released under With Washington R. Groom, E. Walker, C. A. The Newark Club has recently released Spencer, J. M. Alien, D. Moeller. to Lower Transportation Expenses By the player to the Class B Central League an option. He has no discretion in this With Philadelphia Frank Baker, Barry, Ben- and the Pall River Club questions its matter, and, therefore, it is only fair that den. Bonner, C. W. Brown, Chase, Collins, Dan- Providing a Steamship for the League. right to do so, as in effect it practically the club which disposes of him without forth, Coombs, Derrick, Egan, Emerson, Gipe, Portland, Ore., March 7. The North consulting him, in the expectation of his Houck, Jensen, Kilhullen, Ivrause, Lapp, Long, nullifies Section 9 of Article 6 of the Lord, McCleary, Mclnnis, Maggart, Martin, Mor western League is evidently eyeing with Agreement, as well as Rule 42 of the development, should assume and settle gan, Murphy, Oldring, Pike, Piper, Plank, Rus jealousy the publicity advantages of the Commission, by the return of a drafted any arrearage of salary to him from the sell, Salmon, Strunk, Thomas. club to which he is assigned. In the new Coast League stunt of player through a series of transfers to a numbering the ball players, club of the same classification as that event of his failure to report when re Official National League Bulletin leased under an optional agreement, .he for Bob Brown, owner of from which he was selected. No charge New York, March o. Official Bulletin No. 5 the Vancouver Club, has of collusion is preferred by the Fall River would be subject to suspension. The following contracts and releases- have been The right of reservation is contingent approved and are herewith promulgated: come forward with a Club, which simply requests that the Chi- scheme that is unique. agc Club be required to comply with the on a settlement of the player©s salary for CONTRACTS. the previous season and by analogy no Brown would have his laws of organized base ball. With Brooklyn Frank L. Alien, J.©w. Downs, club colleagues purchase The question raised by the transfer of club should be permitted to retain con George W. Cutshaw, M. A. Kent, Forrest M:. trol of a player during a season and at Morrow, Edward J. Phelps, J. C. Smith. or charter a steamship for the player by the Newark Club to the With Chicago , 1912-13-14. the season. Last season Terre Haute Club has never been pre or towards its close secure title to him, With Cincinnati John W. Bates, Bob Bescher, sented to the Commission for its con when the club with which he played fail Thomas A. Clarke, Cy Dahlgren, R. C. Hoblit- the different clubs paid sideration, prior to this case. His release ed to live up to its contractual obligations zell. » : . nearly $9000 in fares to to him. With New York Leon K. Ames, Beals Becker, the steamship companies to to the Newark Club by the Chicago Club Arthur Hues, George J. Burns, Otls Craridall, transport athletes to and was regular in all respects and if he had The Piqua Club defaulted in the pay Arthur Devlin, Josh Devore, Louis F. Drucke, remained with the Class A club the Fall ment of salaries to all its players in 1911 Evan Evans, John J. Ferrell, Giis Cardella, from Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. and under the Commission©s ruling the Henry 1C. Kroh, Grover Hartley, C. L. Herzog Satisfied with the monopoly they enjoyed River Club would have had no cause for (1912-13-14), William C. Jacobsori, Jack T. Johns- the steamship companies refused even to complaint. As soon, however, as he was amount due each Hughie Jennings, of the Detroit team, that time have accumulated a superior knowledge will not be able to coach after the fashion of the requirements of the base ball player, so that that has made him famous Spalding Uniforms possess an advantage that even when the American League the wearer himself is unable to describe. He season opens next month, simply knows that the uniform fits him cor unless something akin to a rectly and as an athletic outfit should, giving miraclie ; ifappens. \ Five months tia^ve passed since , him perfect freedom in all his movements and Jennings was injured in yet looking trim and neat; and he knows also that the outfit is well made and of good an auto smash-up, and he material, because it wears like iron and he can generally use it two seasons. still is crippled. He can©t twist his wrist enough to Spalding "" Uniform No. 0. Complete $15.00 & 1 9 Cft get his fingers to his lips *. Net price to clubs ordering for Entire Team ...... Suit. *P -1- •** -* ^ to whistle, and he will Heaviest Weight and Highest Grade Made Strictly All Wool. COLORS: Gray with navy Stripe, gr^y with green Hugh Jennings have trouble picking grass. stripe, white with hair line navy blue stripes one inch apart, plain white, blue gray, brown gray, dark gray, black, He can©t kick and prance, green, niaroon, navy blue, brown and cardinal. ! for one leg is so weak he has to nurse it carefully. If Jennings has not been OTHER BASEBALL UNIFORMS able to recover more than this in five No. 1-T Suit, completete $10.00 No. 2 Suit, complete $7.50 No. M SSuit, complete $7.50 months there is not much chance that No. P 5.00 he will in four weeks more. There is 6.00 No. X " 6.00 No. 3 a fear that his injuries may be perma No. 4 3.50 No. 5 2.50 No. 6 1.00 nent. NET PRICES TO CLUBS OBD BRING FOR ENTIRE TEAM BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS. THE SPALDING SPALblNG©S Manager Jennings announced today "Official National League" Ball that he would depend upon the batting (Reg. U. S. Pat, Off. ) Official Base Ball Record, 1912 to put the Tigers up in the race this contains a history of the past year in base ball, official rec year, thus virtually admitting that he ords and reviews of season in all leagues, minor lelague notes, Grand National-All America selections by A, G. Spalding, had little hope of developing a star pitch records of previous years, pictures of World Series scenes, ing staff. _ He has decided on this method (Patented August 31, 1909) and players and champion teams. of campaign because of his experience The Official Ball of the National League and used in the last Spring. When the Tigers were mak World Series. The ball the players want; it increases their Price 10 Cents ing that famous 22-out-of-24 record their batting. They call throw more accurately and is easier to pitchers were being murdered, but they handle. Spalding©s Catalogue of base bill goods for 1912 now ready. were doing worse to the opposing pitch Price $1.25 Each Mailed free on request. ers. Hughie also stated that he ex pected both the new catchers, Kocher and Onslow, Paddy Bautnan, Perry, Lou den and either Westerzill or Vitt to stick A. G. SPALDING 6 BROTHERS New York Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Detroit Minneapolis Seattle with the team. These men are all slug INewaik Buffalo Washington Cleveland Milwaukee San Francisco New Orleans gers except Vitt. The Tigers will play Boston Syracuse »t. Louis Denver Indianapolis St. Paul Atlanta their first game today against the Louis- Chicago Kansas t©ity Columbus Louisville Los Angeles Dallas ana Industrial School. The collegians Montreal, Canada Toronto,, Canada London, .England Birrningham, England will come here. Jennings sent word to Manchester, England Edinburgh, Scotland Sydney, Australia the veterans at Hot Springs to stay there, as they can do no work here. THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE With the Schedule Disposed of, the Various Club Managers Are Now Getting Their Teams Lined Up for the Approaching of President Andrews, and has been for drafted from the Southeastern League, and is some time. It is true that he was offered still on the hunt for him. Battle. Manager D. W. Long has succeeded in whip a smaller salary than the one he drew ping one of his five hold-outs into line in the last year; but for the reason that if The Various Teams Now in Motion to Get person of Chick Hartley, the Philadelphia police BY LAWRENCE H. SMITH. Elberfeld is secured he will be disposed, Together for the Training Season at the man, who will try out in the San Francisco out Chattanooga, Tenn., March 9. Editor of, and a high salary means a hard sale. field. We will miss the two players taken up by Camps Selected By the Team Managers. Greenwell, the Portland pitcher hold-out pur "Sporting Life." The Southern League chased from the Connecticut League last Fall, schedule is complete and published, the Brooklyn, Higgiiis and Northen. Both Portland. Ore., March 2. Starting in wants to buy his own release and may be ac weather is gradually get- were stars in their line, and it was due this week players commodated. He was the man injured last Fall ing warmer; the infallable to their individual work that the stand will start from all sections of the country in a hunting expedition. signs that the crack of bat ing of jest year©s team was as high as to head for their reslfcective Honus Mitze, the consistent and reliable Oak against ball will soon be it was. ___ clubs here and in Cali land catcher, has quit his job on a skyscraper fornia. Manager W. W. in the course of construction in Emeryville, and heard in the Southland. News Notes. is ready for the base ball season to open. Mitze There has been very little Pitcher Irving Smith, the Mountain States McCredie, of the Portland has been working all Winter and is right down change in the schedule League recruit, has sent in his signed Memphis Club, this week bought 27 to playing weight. since last year, in fact it contract. railroad tickets to trans Jim Wiggs, the elongated pitcher, who was is practically a duplicate The veteran pitcher, Frank Sparks, reiterates port aspiring Beavers to with Seattle last season and with Oakland the that he is out of the .same. He is in the real the Santa Maria training year before, is working in San Francisco as an of the 1911 one up to the estate business at Chattanooga and suys he has accountant for an insurance company. Seattle is middle of July. After the no time for base ball. camp. March 5 has been trying to sell or trade Wiggs to Chattanooga, of In answer to a call from Manager Mique Finn, set as the Official reporting the Southern League, but Wiggs says that he is disappointments of 1010 through with base ball. He will play in©de- W. A. Smith and 1011, the scribes and 25 athletes will assemble .in Mobile on March 10, time at the California to begin Spring training, this©number having ac pendent ball on Sunday, but will not try his hand fans are more than usually camp. Those for whom in any league. cepted terms and signed contracts for the ap Alien T. Baum tickets were purchased in careful in making predictions in regard proaching season. Coast League umpires claim the championship to the out©coine of the present race. Five Southern League cities will have Sunday clude : Pitchers Veasey, of the Cold Storage League. Hildebrand says he There is a "show me" feeling everywhere, ball this year New Orleans. Memphis. Mobile, Senatoba, La.; Henderson, Taft, Cali can make up a team from arbiters on the West antl I believe it is a better spirit than Montgomery and probably Nashville. -That is a fornia; Lamline, Port Huron, Mich.; Slope that would make the Athletics hustle. larger number of Sunday towns than ever before Steiger, Detroit; Koestner, Piper, 111.; McGreevey can pitch, Ed. Finneran was a catch the one that has the pennant cinched in the history of this league. er. Wheeler and Casey can both play in the in before the team puts in an appearance Temple, Sanford, ; catch field, while Mertes and Hildy are outfielders. The Atlanta Club will sell ladies© tickets at er La Longe, Redondo, Cal.; infielders Jack O©Connor on first, Jack McCarthy at third in the Spring. Certainly there will not $1 each this year as usual. Before the season and Van Haltren in the gardens complete the be as mtny heart-aches. The prospects opens they will be sold at the base hall office, Kibble, Roundup, Montana ; Fries, Louis bristling assortment. for 1912 are good, and the team should 408 Empire Life Building, and at all Tumlin©s ville; Bancroft, Sioux City; Coltrain, stands. After the season begins the tickets will San Jose; McDowell, Hardy, Neb.; out- show more form than the one that repre be on sale at Ponce De Leon. Where Is This Man ? sented this city last year. The man Five Barons have not yet signed contracts to fielders Doane, Chester, Pa.; Strait, agement has disposed of Carmicheal, who play the coming season. They are Messenger, Elmira, N. Y.; Mathes, St. Louis; Chad- It©s the man who smiles when he©s wal Yautz, Johnston, McGilvray and Marcan, while bourne, Ocean Park. Manager McCredie loped hard, was a disorganize!* and trouble-maker. all except Yantz have consented to sign up. He is there with the goods when he McGilvray and Marcan never put their signatures also made the announcement that he is Who takes defeat with a grin; feels like putting it over, and in a league on paper to play until the season is nearly begun. considering four of his Beavers Bill Who©s bound to land, for he©s got the where he can be properly disciplined he Yantz is the only hold-out, and it seems that Rapps, Rodgers, Chadbourne and Lind- sand * would make any team a valuable man. Manager Molesworth will have to get another say for the position of captain of the . And grit will always win. Second base seems to be the problem catcher. team. No definite choice will be made again. Of course Kid Elberfeld-has been until after Spring training at Santa purchased from Washington, and there A Victim of "Suggestion** . Maria, but Walter is giving the matter is not the least doubt but what he would Secretary Farrell, of the National As consideration. The captaincy of the be a wonder in this league, but, will he sociation, had an amusing letter from a Beavers does not carry so very much and the management be able to come to ball player. The latter wrote to this ef authority with it, as Walter himself does terms on the salary question? He can fect: "There were 18 days© pay coming most of the directing from the bench-^ demand a salary that might be far be to me, at least I thought there was, but except those moments when Walter is yond the reach of any Southern League the club almost convinced me that I had under suspension. team, and still be modest for a player, been paid in full. The next year I with a reputation such as his. It is thought I had nine more days pay coming News Notes. . FINE TABLES Carom, Combination snap and ginger, which he possesses in than I received, but again I was shown Pitcher Fred Lamline has finally sent in his quantities, that the Lookouts need, and it where I was wrong. Here was 27 days signed Portland contract. and Pocket Billiard Tables W. 3. Petrain, of the Portland "Oregonian" Orders from all parts of the World promptl} will be a great thing for us if he can pay which the club made me believe I sporting staff, has accepted the sporting editor attended to. be brought to terms. Contrary to reports was wrong about, and if possible I ship of the Salt Lake "Herald-Republican." that have been circulated, Sentelle is not should like to get my release from this Manager Long, of San Francisco, has not been John Creahan, Green©s Hotel, Philad©a, P*. a hold-out, His contract is in the hand Christian Science League." able to locate nis Ms left-hander, Jess Over 1,000,000 Noise Subduers Sold. 16 SPORTING LIFE MARCH 16, 1912 which sounded the death of the untimely STOVALL©S CASE piece of base ball legislation. News Notes. The Wilkes-Barre Club has reinstated Arthur Stein and J. F. McCarthy. REPORTS OF HIS DISSATISFAC The Scranton Club has secured pitcher Apple- That deciding second! gate from the Wilkes-Barre Club. Catcher Eddie Monroe. of Scranton, is to be TION EXAGGERATED turned over to a Tri-State League team, most How often will you be likely Beading. The Blmira Club has traded outflelder Charley "up against it" this The Former Cleveland Manager Malay to Indianapolis for third baseman Gus Getz and $200 in cash. season? And it©s Manager Calhoun, of Klmira, has signed pitcher Closes Up Affairs in the Forest John McllTaine, of Charleroi, Pa., who played with the Piqua team, of the Ohio State League when heart and lungs City and Goes to the St. Louis last season. Manager "Buck" Freeman, of Scranton, is ar and muscles are ranging a deal with Manager Connery, of the Browns Pleased With Transfer* Hartford (Connecticut League) Club, whereby putfielder Phil Poland, who played part of last strained to the season with the Scranton team, will be traded Cleveland, O., March 10. George Sto for a pitcher or an infielder. bursting point vall, ex-Nap manager and leading first Manager O©Neill, of Utica has released John Dew and J. H. Dongherty, young recruits; has baseman of the American League in 1911, signed a young Providence shortstop named that you©ll was in Cleveland last Wed Harry D. Cooney; and has received the signed nesday closing up business contracts of outfielder Reichie, outfielder ©Judge, most need matters. He departed for catcher Leary and pitchers Bosk and Cameron. President Farrell- has promulgated the follow St. Louis Thursday night ing releases: By Utica to Jacksonville, Karl to join the Browns. Sto- Horton; by Oakland to Troy, R. W. Nebinger; by vall spent an hour at base Wilkes-Barre to Trenton, William Mathews; by ball headquarters, and from Bay City to Albany, Mattison; by Montreal to Claflin Base=ball Shoes all accounts he has accep Syracuse, Bailey, Evans, St. Martin; by Albany ted his transfer to the to Detroit, J. H. Berkel. President John H. Farrell, of the New York They©ll be right there high carbon crucible steel; Browns in a philosophical State League, has issued the call for the sched manner. "That report from ule meeting of the organization to be held at helping you, supporting ©your won©t bend, break or clog. the Coast stating I was the Yates Hotel, Syracuse, on Tuesday, March ankles. There will be no slip SPRINTER, 57.50 G. stovaii disgruntled because of my 12, at 4 P. M. President Farrell has completed ping, no muscle-binding. Claflin the tentative draft, which was mailed to the SPRINTER II, SS.OO being traded to St. Louis club owners for their approval. Shoes have done just that for PROFESSIONAL, $5.00 for Lefty George, was highly embellish The following contracts have been promulgated leading players daring thirty MINOR LEAGUE, $3.SO ed," said Stovall. "Of course, I was by President Farrell: With Albany, Joseph R. years they©re proven. Pointer; with Utica, M. J. O©Neill, James Mul- If your dealer can©t supply you, order somewhat surprised when I received the len; with Scranton, Daniel McGeehan. Al Hine, Made of selected kangaroo by mail. Fit guaranteed. Send outline news, but I am willing to go to St. Charles Shorten. Terms accepted With Troy, skin strongest; lightest, most of foot drawn on paper and state size and Victor Shankey, J. C. Stafford; with Albany, width of street sboe (for instance 7^D). Louis, and I hope to play good ball. Warren Miller, Mattl©e Matteson, Walter Ham- flexible; hand-sewed. Spikes Eemit witnorder.and we prepaydelivery. I had no intention of going to the Cubs mersley, Jack Egan; with Elmir», Ed. Go tell, and have never talked or written to Mur George Noblett. t> WALDO M. CLAFLIN, 1107 Chestnut St., Phila. phy about such a proposition." Stovall -*- looked to be in splendid condition. He said he felt as if he might have a batting BILLIARD NEWS average of .490 this season, and at any chosen profession, as he is morally and Cline. Winner©s average, not 16; loser©s, rate he asserts he will give Manager A Glance at Past History Sutton, Hoppe otherwise a model of young manhood. under 12. Wallace the best he has ^n him at the and Demarest A Challenge From Ives initial corner. Stovall played but three Calvin Demarest, however, has won his The closing game of the series of ex games of ball this Winter, while other Which Was Not Acceptedr-Other Items professional reputation with quite as hibitions was 400 to 308 for Cline. High Winters he has spent a good share of of Interest. much credit as has William Hoppe, even runs, 79 and 96 for Hoppe; 30 and 67 for his time on the diamond. When Johnny if he does not rank at the present day as Cline. Winner©s average, under 24; Kilbane reached California to train for BY JOHN CBEAHAN. an expert with Mr. Hoppe. There was a loser©s, not 19. his championship bout with Abe Attell, Philadelphia, Pa., March 11. Editor time, and not so many years ago when it StovalPs attention was diverted to the "Sporting Life." It was published re was regarded as being grotesque profes One of the best comic cartoons on bil ring sport. Being a great admirer of sionally speaking for Frank C. Ives to liards that I have seen for some years Kilbane, Stovall wanted to see him de cently in the papers that it was the in challenge the "Wizard of the World" past was recently published in the "North feat Attell, and he was exceedingly happy tention of George Sutton to again chal Jacob Schaefer. Yet Ives not only chal American" during the series of exhibitions when Johnny turned the trick. Stovall lenge William Hoppe for the champion lenged him, but deefated the "Wizard of between Hoppe and Cline at Allinger©s watched Kilbane work out a few times ship at the 18-2 balk line, had not Calvin the World,, of Billiards," and later on room. To properly appreciate cartoons of before the fight and he liked his chances Demarest challenged Mr. Hoppe for that challenged * Schaefer and Maurice Vig- this character it is necessary to enter into of pulling down the title. emblem before Mr. Sutton had time to do neaux, of France, then confessedly two of the view or spirit of fun, the comic or so. This will not in the least surprise the world©s great masters, to play 6000 the ludicrous, which inspire the pencil of those who are familiar with the great pro points to the 5000 for Schaefer or Vig- the artist. And on this occasion the car NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE fessional work which Mr. Sutton has done neaux, for $10,000 a- side. And yet it is toonist, who is evidently .always a master in the past, while it will more than please a matter of history that neither Schaefer of his art seemed to be more than happy Makes the^Road to Promotion Less Easy the public and professionals throughout nor Vigneaux accepted Ives© challenge. in depicting his characters. Mr. Hoppe for Youngsters, Owing to Repeal of the the country to learn that such was Mr. was, of course, the most prominent figure Sutton©s intention, as it is rather con That Frank C. Ives was in dead earnest in the cartoon, but not in any respect Six-Men Rule. vincing proof that Mr. Sutton is physi has never been questioned by the public, made laughable. Harry Cline was posed Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 9. Since cally practically well, or he would not and as Schaefer and Vigneaux were not as talking to the balls, and looked vastly the six player rule was declared a dead care to engage in public contests with professional masters of the game for fun more ancient than his grandfather who Mr. Hoppe or any other expert. And 1 they refused to accept Ives© challenge, died recently at the age of 95 years. issue in the New York League the man doubt if any professional player will be well knowing then that it was almost cer* agers throughout the cir more pleased to learn of the restoration, tain that Ives would have been the win Alexander Brooks, the referee, was de cuit have been losing no of Mr. Button©s health^ than Mr. Hoppe. ner. Heroworship on the part of im picted while in an argument with one of time in getting after sea becile press agents may be all very well the players. "I tell you," said Brooks, soned material. Most ol What has mystified the public and pro in its way, but it should not be at the "the balls are frozen," and if the devil©s the youngsters signed up fessionals in general- not more so than expense of young masters of the game grandfather looks any more fierce or to fill in the gaps, which Mr. Sutton is the villainously bad bil- who are striving to come to the front of wicked than Mr. Brooks did no one the rule would have cre liar^s which he has played in public since their profession in an honorable and le should care to encounter the relative of ated, will be carried along his illness. Mr. Sutton is not a man dis gitimate manner. his satanic majesty. What I admire during the Spring training posed to fight windmills, as he is not only about Mr. Brooks is that he belongs to season, but the great ma essentially, but in reality, a business man William Hoppe and Harry P. Cline the old school of men, and as such must jority then will have to strange as it may seem in referring to played a series of five exhibitions at Sol of necessity understand his business, and take a back seat for the professionals of almost any calling or de Allinger©s room, commencing on the night will tolerate no nonsense. Wm. Clymer .players whose worth nomination ; and there is but little doubt of February 26. The game played was known. The death of the in my mind that he plays for his own 18-1 balk line, 400 points each game. The Talking of Mr. Brooks, it is not, I rule way a setback to ambitious young money, as it is almost certain that Mr. attendance throughout the entire series think, generally known at the present day sters, who were signed by all managers. Hoppe does, and that neither of these ex was not only remarkably good, but prac that he was once an actor, which was The determination now seems to be to gel perts depends on outside backing in their tically filled the hall, while on more than before he entered the field of journalism. the best .material available, and not de match games, which in past years profes one occasion, as I have been informed, the In his early career on the stage he was a pend on the records of any youngsters. sionals so much depended on. was not large enough to accommo member of Charlotte Thompson©s com The successful fight against this rule© was playing, however, is uncertain at best, and date the spectators who were anxious to pany, and in her day and time Miss made by Manager William J. Clymer while Sutton©s early career was rather see the games. The playing all through Thompson was one of the best actresses of the Wilkes-Barre Club. He was first startling, or meteoric-like, it has been cer the series was more than© satisfactory on on the American stage, although not- one to oppose, and for a long time was single tain of late that he has either been in the part of both men. Mr. Hoppe was in of the greatest. In the character of handed in the battle. Gradually he be very bad luck as an expert, or that his fine playing condition and gave a master "Jane Eyre" she won more than a nation gan to make the other magnates see that early career as a great expert must have ly exhibition of his art at balk-line play al reputation. The play was a dramatiza it was striking directly at the gate at been greatly exaggerated by what should ing; while the playing of Mr. Cline all tion of Charlotte Brontte©s novel of that tendance to allow only six former Class be known as fortune, or good luck. And through the series of five game^ was not name, which is one of the classical Eng A players to a club, for the reason that yet it must be obvious to all that the only more than gratifying, but© surprised lish, novels of the past century. Charlotte the brand of base ball would be same fortune or good luck were what es the public by the playing displayed by Brontte was the daughter of a Yorkshire cheapened. One after another the mag tablished the reputations of great experts Mr. Cline. The score of the first game minister. Her great work is probably but nates began to wake up. Those who in the past, if in reality it was such, but was 400 for Hoppe to 183 for Cline. High little _ read at the present day, as we voted for the rule began to see that they it was more likely to be science and a runs 57, 56, 65 and 84 for Hoppe; 36, practically live in an age when books are had made a mistake, and that Clymer knowledge of the art of playing great bil 38 and 46 for Kline. Winner©s average, no longer read, with a result that most was right in.the fight he had taken. Al liards than fortune or good luck, and Sut under 22; loser©s, under 11. Referee of us are obliged to listen to those who the Troy meeting the magnates wranglec ton as a master of his art should be no Alexander Brooks. have been "intellectually" fed on the pap over the matter until they were all exception* of yellow journalism. fagged out, and President Hayes, of the The score of the second game was 400 Utica Club, became ill. This was before Calvin Demarest should be the natural to 264 for Cline. High runs, 60 and 121 Mr. Brooks inherits his talents, pug a vote was taken, and Hayes was forced or most logical expert in this country to for Hoppe; 70 and 108 for Cline. Mr. nacity and determination, to be right, to take to his room, and the following day to challenge William Hoppe for the Cline gave a masterly© exhibition of fine honestly, as his father was one of the morning hastened home. All the other championship at the 18-2 game, or any billiards in this exhibition. But his gifted best known criminal lawyers in this coun clubs voted on the measure. Wilkes- other game played by Mr. Hoppe. It is young opponent did better. Average, 25 try. After earning a reputation in this Barre, Syracuse, Albany and Bingham- true that Demarest is but a novice in pro for Hoppe and under 17 for Cline. city, which was more than national, he ton agreed to recind the rule. Elmira fessional experience, compared with went to New York, where he continued Scranton and Troy favored it. The vote Hoppe, who was practically born on a The score of the third game was 400 his profession for about 25 years, or up of Utica was needed to decide the matter, , and handled and managed for Hoppe to 209 for Cline. High runs, to the time of his death. The elder and the meeting was adjourned with the by his father, who has shown that he was 56, 42, 47 and 69 for Hoppe; 30 and 54 Brooks was one of the best amateur bil understanding that Hayes cast his vote largely instrumental in creating one of for Cline. Winner©s average, under 19; liard players in this city in his day, and by mail. It was well understood that the foremost experts of the world. That, loser©s, under 10. played hundreds of times in my room. Hayes favored killing the rule, but a lot however, is not all that the elder Hoppe He was a genial, high-toned and honorable of pressure was brought to get him to should get credit for. His brilliant and The score of the fourth game was 400 man, and even now I can hear his laugh, change his mind. He, however, mailed gifted son is not only a credit to his par to 289 for Mr. Cline. High runs, 41, 44 which seemed to make others as happy as his ballot, and this vote was the one ents, but an ornament and honor to his and 45 for Hoppe; 33, 61 and 67 for Mr. it did himself. MARCH 16, 1912 SPORTING LIFE MURPHY©SPLANS

GIVING FOB BEADY REFERENCE ALL LEAGUES UNDER THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT; TOGETHER WITH LEAGUE CLASSIFICATION; AND WITH CLUB MEMBERS, OFFICIALS AND MANAGERS. Said to. be Figuring to Place All His AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. PACI Fid COAST LEAGUE. ILLINOIS-IOWA.INDIANA LEAGUE. Players iff Excess of the Team- NATIONAL COMMISSION © (CLASS A A.) (CLASS AA.) - (CLASS B.) President ALLAN T. BAUM, President A. R. TBARNEY, THE NATIONAL BASE BALL COM President T. M. CHIVINGTON, MISSION. . 370 Valencia St., San Francisco. Cal. Dexter Bldg., Chicago, Ills. CLUB MEMBERS SAN FRANCIS Limit at Atlantic City in Con August Herrmann. of Cincinnati; Ban 1414 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, Ills. CLUB MEMBERS BLOOM IN GTON, CO, Cal., Frank M. Isli, President; Ills.. , Manager. DAVEN B. Johnson, of Chicago; Thomas J. 1VTINNEAPOLIS CLUB, Alinn©s, Minn. Daniel VV. Long, Manager. OAKLAND, Lynch, of New York. L©J- M. E. Cantillon, President. PORT, la.,. Daniel O©Leary, Manager, junction With Airship Shows* Joseph Cantillon, Manager. Edward N. Walter, President; Bayard D E C A T U R, lib., John Gonding, Sharpe, Manager. LOS ANGELES, Manager. PEORIA, Ills., Charles Stis, Chairman AUGUST HERRMANN, ANSAS CITY CLUB, Kan. City, Mo. W. H. Berry, President; F. -K. DHlon, Wiggias Block, Cincinnati, O. Manager. QUINCY, Ills., Bade Myers, © Atlantic City, N. J., March 11. Atlan K , President. Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., VV. W. Manager. DANVILLE, Ills., John W. Secretary JOHN E. BKUCE, Masonic Charles C; Carr, Manager. McCredie, President; W. H. McCredie, Boyle, Manager. SPRINGFIELD, tic City will become the training ground Temple, Cincinnati, .O. COLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, o. Manager. SACRAMENTO, William L. Ills., Richard Smith, Manager. DU- Secretary to the Chairman JOSEPH Curtain, President; Chas. H. Graham, of future National League base ball stars, PLANNER, Cincinnati, O. -* B. M. Schoenborn, President. BUQUE, la., Clarence Rowland, Mana as well as the site of big William E. Friel, Manager. Manager. VERNON, Ed. H. Maier, ger. Salary limit, $1800. 1912 season OT. PAUL CLUB,© St. Paul, Minn. President; W. L. Hogan, Manager. May 2-September 8. league exhibition games, if MAJOR LEAGUES ^ George E. Lennon. President. 1912 season April 2-October 27. the plans of Charles W. © M. J. Kelley, Manager. NATIONAL LEAGUE. TRI-STATE LEAGUE. Murphy, owner of the Chi ILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. WESTERN LEAGUE. President THOMAS J. LYNCH, (CLASS B.) cago Cubs, carry. The base M Charles S. Havener, President. (CLASS A.) President CHARLES F. CARPENTER, Secretary JOHN A. HEYDLEK, . Manager. ball magnate also plans Metropolitan Tower, New York City. President NORRIS O©NEILL, Altoona, Pa. daily flights here next rpOLEDO CLUB, Toledo, 0. Shields Are. and o5th St., Chicago, Ills. CLUB MEMBERS READING, Pa., 1912 season April 11-October G. * Chas. W. Somers, President. CLUB MEMBERS SIOUX CITY, William P. Coughlin, Manager. TREN Summer by two of Count EW YORK CLUB, New York, N. Y, Fred T. Ha©rtsel, Manager. Edward J. Hanlon, President; George TON, N. J.. George W. Heckert, Mana Zeppelin©s passenger-carry N John T. Brush, President. Andreos, Manager. DENVER, James ger. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Bert Conn, INDIANAPOLIS CLUB, India©s, Ind. Manager. LANCASTER, Pa., John ing dirigibles. Frederick Joseph D. O©Brien, Secretary. * Wm. H. Watkins, President. McGill, President; Jack Hendricks, John J. McGraw, Manager. Manager. LINCOLN, D. L. Despain, Castle, Manager. ALTOONA, Pa., Donaghey and Harry As- /CHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, uis. . James T. Burke, Manager. President; Manager. Charlea Babb, Manager. YORK, Pa., kin, owners of the LaSalle *J Charles W. Murphy, President. T OUISVILLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. WICHITA, B. L. Eaton, President; John J. Manning. Manager. HARRIS- Chas. w. Murphy Theatre, Chicago, personal Charles Williams, Secretary. ^ William Grayson, Jr., President. George Hughes, Manager.. ST. JOS BURG, Pa., George W .Cockill, Mana friends of Mr. Murphy, Frank L. Chance, Manager. John Tighe, Manager. EPH, John Holland, President; Dr. ger. WILMINGTON. Del.. James Jack ITTSBURGH CLUB, Pittsburgh, Pa. Jay Andrews, Manager; OMAHA, son, Manager. Salary limit, $2000. 1912 and interested in the Cubs, arrived here P Barney Dreyfuss, President. W. Rourke, President; . Charles Ar- season May 1-Septem.ber 4, last week for the express purpose of William H. Locke. Secretary. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. bogast. Manager. DES MOINES, looking over the situation here for the Frederick C. Clarke, Manager. (CLASS A.) Thos. Fail-weather, President; F. Is- CANADIAN LEAGUE. PHILADELPHIA CLUB. Phiia.. Pa. bell, Manager. TOPEKA, Chester (CLASS D.) owner of the Cubs. If they find that the f Horace S. Fogel, President. President W. M. KAVANAUGH, Woodward, President; Dale Gear, Little Rock, Ark. President J. P. FITZGERALD. field looks promising, and that local sup Charles L. Elliott, Secretary. Manager. 1912 season April 19-Sep- Toronto, Ont. port would be forthcoming, they are em William J. Shettsline, Bus. Mgr. 1912 season Apr}! 11, September 15. tember 29. Secretary M. M. ROBINSON, powered to negotiate for the leasing of Charles S. Dooin, Manager. "VTEW ORLEANS CLUB, N. Orl©s, La. Spectator Bldg., Hamilton, Ont. T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. ^ Charles Frank, President NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. CLUB MEMBERS BERLIN, Wm. INLET BALL PARK, S E. A. Steinuiger, President. and Manager. . « (CLASS B.) Williams, President; George Deneau, Mrs. H. H. R. Britton, Vice-Pr. together with fields for aeroplane stations TV/TONTGOMBRY CLUB, Montg©y, Ala. President FIELDER A. JONES. Manager. HAMILTON, M. M. Robin G. H. Schofleld, Secretary. , 1210 Yeon Building, son, President; George Lee, Manager. at "the Inlet and at Longport. Under a Herman Seekamp, Treasurer. ai Charles B. Jones. President. John G. Dobbs, Manager. Portland, Ore. LONDON, Sam Stevely, President; Joe National League rule each team is re , Manager. CLUB MEMBERS SEATTLE, Wash., Keenan, Manager. , stricted to carrying 2S salaried players, CINCINNATI CLUB, Cincinnati, O. BIRMINGHAM CLUB, Birm©m, Ala. D. E. Dugdale, President; , Richard Eacrett, President; Ambrose and Mr. Murphy is anxious to have his *-* August Herrmann, President. R. H. Baugh, President. Manager. TAG DMA, Wash., Geo. Kane, Manager. GUELPH, W7. A. Frank C. Bancroft, Secretary. C. Molesworth, Manager. M. Shreeder, President; M. J. Lynch, Mahoney, President; George Needham. excess players coming stars in the base Henry O©Dav. Manager. ASHVILLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. Manager. S©POKANE, Wash., Joseph Manager. ST. THOMAS, Edwin El ball firmament train and play Jball in ROOKLYN CLUB, Brooklyn, N. Y. N W. G. Hirsig, President. P. Conn, President and Manager. liott, President *ftd Manager. Salary B Charles H. Ebbets, President. William J. Schwartz, Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., Hon. W. W. Mc limit, $120.0. some convenient place like Atlantic City. H. W. Medictis, V.-Pres.-Treas. CHATTANOOGA CLUB, Chatt©a.Tenn, Credie, President; Nick Williams, As Atlantic City is within three hours© Chas. H. Ebbets, Jr., Secretary. Manager. VANCOUVER, B. C., Rob SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. ride of New York and Brooklyn, and William Dahlen, Manager. •-> 0. B. Andrews, President. William A. Smith, Manager. ert P. Brown, President; Kitty Brash- (CLASS C.) within one hour©s ride of Philadelphia, OSTON CLUB. Boston. Mass. ear, Manager. .VICTORIA. B. C.. L. President N. P. CORISH, Murphy figures that this would be the B John M. Ward. President. EMPHIS CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. A. Wattalet, President; Louis Nor- Savannah, Ga. James E. Gaffney, Treasurer. M Frank P. Colema.n, President. dyke. Manager. Salary limit, $2200. CLUB MEMBERS AUGUSTA, Ga., ideal place to keep his extra players for John Kling, Manager. Wm. H. Bernhardt, Manager. 1912 seasoh April 16-September 29. James Lafltte, Manager. ALBANY. Ga., emergency. A telegram would bring a OBILE CLUB, Mobile, Ala. Bernie McCay, Manager. CHARLES player to any one of the three big cities AMERICAN LEAGUE. M Henry Tiser, President. TON, S. C., James Durham, Manager, President BAN B. JOHNSON, Michael J. Finn, Manager. THE TEXAS LEAGUE. COLUMBIA, S. C., J. Langdon Clark, in which big league games might be in (CLASS B.) Manager. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Percy Secretary ROBERT M©ROY, ATLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. progress within three hours. Fisher Bldg., Chicago, Ills. President WILBUR P. ALLEIN, Wilder, Manager. MACON, Ga,. George ©* Frank E. Callaway, President. Secretary JOSEPH M. CUMMTNGS, THE ATTEACTIONS. 1912 season April 11-October 6. Kahlkoff, Manager. SAVANNAH, Ga.. Charles J. Hemphill, Manager. Littlefleld Building, Austin, Texas. Perry H. Lipe, Manager. COLUMBUS, "The idea is to have these excess Chi HILADELPHIA CLUB, Phila,, Pa. CLUB MEMBERS AUSTIN, D. T. Ga., James C. Fox, Manager. Salary P Benjamin F. Shibe, President. Iglehart, President; A. C. Downey, cago players form an Atlantic City team John Shibe, Secretary. NEW©YORK STATE LEAGUE. limit, $1500. 1912 season April 18- Manager. BEAUMONT, F. H. Dever, September 2. and play regular games with independent Connie Mack, Manager. (CLASS B.) President; Ed. Wheeler, Manager. ETROIT CLUB, Detroit, Mich. pines," states Mr. Donaghey, "and then President J. H. FARRELL, DALLAS, J©. W. Gardner, President; OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. D Frank J. Nartn, President. Dred Cavender, Manager, FORT When the Cubs had ©off days© while in Chas. F. Navin, Secretary. Auburn, N. Y. CLASS C WORTH, J. W. Morris, President and President GEORGE Y. TRAVIS, the Bast they would run down to At Chas. H. Schumm. Bus. Mgr. ILKES-BARRE CLUB, W.-B., Pa. Manager. GALVESTON, A. D. Dol- Hugh Jennings,. Manager. W William F. Clymer, President East Liverpool, 0. lantic City and give an exhibition game and Manager. son, President; James J. Maloney, CLUB MEMBERS STEUBENVILLE, CLEVELAND CLUB, Cleveland, O. Manager. HOUSTON, Otto Sens, against their own youngsters." It is also ^ Chas. W. Somors, President. O., Joe Goldstein, President and Mana TflMIRA CLUB, Elmira, N. Y. President; John Kllman, Manager. ger. EAST LIVERPOOL, W. As-hbaugh, likely that exhibition games would be Ernest S. Barnard, Vlce-Prea. " Lee Breese, President. SAN ANTONIO, Morris Bloeh, Presi W. R. Blackwood, Secretary. President and Manager. NEW CASTLE, played here by other National League John C. Calhoun. Manager. dent; George O. Leidy, Manager. Pa., J. E. Leist, President and Mana Harry Davis, Manager. WACO, W. R. Davidson, President; teams. Mr. Murphy has made arrange CHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, Ills. ROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. ger. SHARON, Pa., Frederick G. ments to buy all American rights to the T Charles L. Dooley, President. Ellis G. Hardy, Manager. 1912 season Paige, President and Manager. Me- ^ , President. April 12-September 2. four dirigibles owned by Count Zeppe Charles Fredericks, Secretary. Henry Ramsey, Manager. KEESPORT, Pa., John J. McGrath, James J. Callahan, Manager. LBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y. BURG, Pa., George W. CocfeiU, Mana- lin, which are now making such wonder President and Manager. CH A R LE R 01, OSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. A C. M. Winchester, Jr., President. CENTRAL LEAGUE. ful daily flights in Berlin, Germany. It James R. McAleer, President. James E. Tamsett, Manager. Pa., Hugh Shannon, President and B (CLASS B.) Manager. ALLIANCE, O., E. C. is practical to use only two of these air Robert McRoy, Secretary. TICA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. President F. R. CARSON, J. Garland Stahl. Manager. Kleinman, President. CONNELLS- ships on the Chicago lake front, and Mr. U Harry W. Roberts, President. South Bend, Ind. © VILLE, Pa., Paul J. Bolger, Presi TSJEW YORK CLUB, New York, N. Y. Michael J. O©Neil, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS DAYTON, 0., Murphy is looking around for a suitable AN Frank J. Fan-ell, President. dent; Wm. Wilson, Manager. Salary Chas. Knoll, Manager. FORT WAYNE, limit, $1200. 1912 season May 15- place to give exhibition flights with the Thos. J. Davis, Secretary. YRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. Ind.. F. J. Shaughnessey, Manager. other two ships. Harry Wolverton, Manager. S George N. Kuntzsch, President. September 2. Edward McCafferty, Manager. ZANESVILLE, 0.. Willus W. Kelley, ASHINGTON CLUB, Wash., D. C. Manager. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., W Thomas C. Noyes, President. CRANTON CLUB, Scranton, Pa. Edward Smith, Manager. SOUTH SOUTHWEST TEXAS LEAGUE. UMPIRE TRAINING Benjamin S. Minor, Secretary. S E. J. Coleman, President. BEND, Ind., Harry Amdt, Manager. (CLASS D.) Clark Griffith, Manager. John Freeman, Manager. WHEELING, W. Va., J. E, Anderson, President B. S. DICKINSON, T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. Austin, Texas. Brennan, of the National League, Is Con INGHAMTON CLUB, Bingha©n. N.Y. Manager. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., An CLUB MEMBERS BAY CITY, Al S Robert L. Hedges. President. B William H. Hecox, President, gus A. Grant, Manager. SPRING Lloyd Rickardt, Secretary. ien Stinnett, President; J. H. More- ditioning at Hot Springs. Harry Lumley, Manager. FIELD, O., Charles O©Day, Manager. head Manager. BEEVILLE, John H. Rhoderick Wallace, Manager. AKRON, O., Lee Folil, Manager. CAN Special to "Sporting Life." Wood, President; William J. Disch, TON, O., E. Greminger, Manager. Manager. BROWNSVILLE,. Emilio Hot Springs, Ark., March 11. Umpire NATIONAL ASSOCIATION THE CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. YOUNGSTOWN, O., W. Phillips, Puig, President; S. H. Bell, Manager. (CLASS BO Manager. ERIE, Pa,,- William O. Gil CORPUS CHRIST), H. S. Sherman, Brennan, of the National League staff, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRO bert, Manager. Salary limit, $2100. reached Hot Springs on Friday last, and Pcesldent-Secretary-Treasurer President; E. T. Wicker, Manager. FESSIONAL BASE BALL 1912 season April 24-September 2. LAREDO, V. L. Puig, President; W. announced that he was here to get into LEAGUES. JAMES H. O©RdURKE, L. Wright, Manager. VICTORIA, J. trim for his season©s work. "The baths Bridgeport, Conn. President MICHAEL H. SEXTON, SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE. T. Linebaugh, President; Jack Burke. and roadwork will do me just as much Bock© Island. Ills. 1912 season April 18-September 5. (CLASS C.) Manager. Salary limit, $1100. good as the players, and I want to be at, Secretary J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, DRIDGEPQRT CLUB, Brideep©t, Conn. President-Secretary-Treasurer weight and have my wind when the cur Auburn, N. Y. D H. Eugene McCann, Manager. JUDGE JAMES P. BOVVEN, MOUNTAIN STATES LEAGUE. Saginaw, Mich. (CLASS D.) TJOLYOKE CLUB, Holyoke, Mass. President SAMUEL WEIGHT, tain goes up," stated Brennan. Manager BOARD OF ARBITRATION: CLUB MEMBERS ADRIAN, Frank Kelly, of the St. Paul (American Asso El Daniel O©Neill, Manager. T. Reed, President; William Smith. Ceredo, W. Va. ciation) Club, accompanied Brennan to J. Cal Ewing, T. H. Murnane, W. M. OARTFORD CLUB, Hartford, Conn. Manager. LANSING, John A. Mor- Vioe-President ED. B. KENNA, Kavanaugh, James H. O©Rourke, C. It. " Thomas Connery, Manager. risey, President and Manager. BATTLE CLUB MEMBERS HUNTINGTON. the American Carlsbad. The Saints are Williams, M. E. Justice, Frank R. CREEK, T. W. Morgan. President; W. Va., William Sieber, President; Al Carson, Norris O©Neill. ATEW HAVEN CLUB, N. Haven, Conn. bert Knoessel, Manager. IRONTON, to moblize in Little Rock today. J-© Jerry O©Connell, Manager. Ed. MeKernan, Manager. FLINT, Dr. A. J. Wildanger, President; Dan W. O., Claude McCarty, President and MINOR LEAGUES TSJEW BRITAIN CLUB, N. Brit©n, Conn Collins, Manager. BAY CITY, James Manager. ASHLAND-CATLETTS- A CLEVELAND FARM 1-N John Hoey, Manager. Frank, President; Maurice Myers, Man BURG, Ky., Harry Price, President; INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. QPRINGFIELD CLUB, Spr©d, Mass. ager. JACKSON, Charles Fox. Presi James KiUer, Manager. CHARLEROI, (CLASS AA.) O J. A. Zeller, Manager. dent and Manager. SAGINAW, A. S. W. Va., A. G. Hlgginbotham, Presi Will Probably Be the Marion Club of the dent; George Rigbee, Manager. MID- President EDWARD G. BARROW, Burkhardt, President; Malachi Kit- DLEPORT-POMEROY, 0., —————- i Ohio State League. 814-16 St. James Bldg,, New York. tridge, Manager. KALAMAZOO, James 1912 season April 18-September 22. UNION ASSOCIATION. Ryder, President; Charles Wagner, President; Joseph Mack, JbectoZ to "Sporting Life." pOCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y. (CLASS 00 Manager. Salary limit, $1200. 1912 Manager. MONTGOMERY, W. Va., f Marion, O., March 12. According to Tv c. T. Chapin. President. season May 8-September S. L. C. Montgomery, President; Henry John Ganzel. Manager. President-Secretary-Treasurer Ilunser. Manager. Salary limit, $800,. reliable information the Cleveland Ameri ALTIMORE CLUB,©Baltimore, Md. W. H. LUCAS, 1912 Season May 15-Septeniber 2. can League Club is figuring on taking B John Dunn, President Salt Lake City, Utah. MICHIGAN STATE LEAGUE. Marion©s franchise in the Ohio State and Manager. CREAT FALLS CLUB. G. Falls, Mont. (CLASS D.) VIRGINIA LEAGUE. rpORONTO CLUB, Toronto. Can. ©Jf Dan Traey, President. President-Secretary-Treasurer (CLASS C.) League and using this city as a farm. L -> D. G. Copley, President. ids, Mich. CLUB MEMBERS ROANOKE, El- Thursday. In the event this city is made B Jacob J. Stein. President, A. C. Weaver, Manager. Vice-President C. C. DUNHAM, more D. Heines, President; Wm. L. (ieorge T. StaUingB. Manager. Cadillac, Mich. Lowery, Manager. NORFOLK, Wood a farm for the Clevelands, E. G. Staiger, Tl/TONTREAL CLUB. Montreal Can. UTTE CLUB, Butte, Mont. CLUB MEMBERS MANISTEE, ward Alien, President; Charles Shaffer, local club director, and well known in 1VJL s. E. Lichtenhein, President. B W. J. Walsh. President. Charles G. Bigge, President; Connie Manager. RICHMOND, W. B. Brad minor league base ball circles, will man William L. Lush, Manager. Charles McCafferty, Manager. Ix-wis, Manager. CADILLAC, Dr. C. ley. President; W. Cowan, Manager. age the team. Marion fanclom is jubilant TERSEY CITY CLUR, Jer. City, N. J. GDEN, CLUB. Ogden, Utah. S. Moore, President; Cal Wenger Man DANVILLE, John W. Carter. Presi «J James J. Lillis, President, O J. J. McCloskey, President ager. BOYNE CITY, C, E. Chase, dent; David Gaston, Manager. PETERS over the prospects, as the city was never I^arry Schany, Manager. and Manager. President; Manager. BURG, J. W. Reward, President; in a better way to support a ball© club EWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. MUSK EG ON, C. G. Scott, President; Henry Busch. Manager. LYNCHBURG, N Joseph McGinnity. President ELENA CLUB, Helena, Mont. Arthur DeBaker. Manager. LUDING- R. W. Wilkinson. President: Otis than now. f and Manager; George L. Solo H M. S. Weias, President. TON, F. B. Dickerson, President; Mum Stooksdale, Manager. PORTSMOUTH, mon. Vice-Pres.-Sec.-Treas. Ohas. T. Irby, Manager. Warrender, Manager. TRAVERSE Cap. 0. T. Bland. President; Louis C. H. Munson, late of the Nashville Club, has "PROVIDENCE CLUB, Providence. It I. ISSOtTJLA CLUB, Mlssoula, Mont CITY, Tracey Gillis. President; .Castro, Manager. NEWPORT NEWS, jeen appointed manager of the Bristol Club, of t Frank R. Vandusen. President. M Hugh B. Campbell, President, Manager. Salary limit, $1200. Abe Horwitz, president; John J. GrUn, [be Appalachian League. Frederick Lake, Manager. Cliff Blajokenship, Manager. 1»12 season May iJ-aepWBitwr 17. Manager. Salary limit, J 140ft. 18 SPORTING L./FET

THOMAS S. DANDO, Gun Editor; THOMAS D. RICHTER and E. FRED SLEAR, Assistant Gun Editors.

the! are always dangerous. The growth of trap card was presented to the cashier with their shooting depends on the love engendered for the entrance. I believe this is the salvation of the sport and the ability of the average man to game, and that we need at this time a class afford the expense. Programs should be length system established along the lines laid down ened, not curtailed; they are too short now in the past. Will not some of the older shooters for me. To sum up, when the millenium ar who were members of this Association give us rives we eaa have class shooting that will be the history of the Association. I would not be class shooting, but not until then. This, of in favor of reducing the number of targets &** course, applies to open© shoots and not club tournaments below 150, but rather favor raising Leading Sportsmen of Country Contribute to "Sporting Life©s meets. I would like to see the handicap dis the number to 200, as in the past. Shooting the tances changed. Have the standard 18 yards, 10 events of 20 birds the scores were higher on and the greatest handicap 21 yards. That would the average than at 10 15-bird events. Cut Symposium of Opinions Regarding Upbuilding give a fairer chance for the "Shooter" as down the shooting at weekly shoots to not over opposed to the "Snapper" or the "Pointer," and 50 targets per week, and you will be hungry no man would be outgunned. Very sincerely, gor a good tournament. Yours very truly, of This Pastime. JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. ED. H. TAYLOR. BY CHARLES T. DAY, BY JAMES LEWIS, With a view to obtaining information that might be of value to the powers Secretary-Treasurer New Jersey State Sports Winchester Company Lewis System Inventor. of the trap shooting world in their effort to solve the perplexing problem of how men©s Association. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 5, 1912. "Sporting to increase the number of trap shooters "Sporting Liffe" recently placed before Newark, N. J., March 3, 1912. "Sporting Life." To your esteemed favor of decent date Life." In response to your request for my I can only make one reply and that is that no many noted sportsmen a question with a request for their opinion. This ques opinion as to the better way to advance the sport flourishes where the spirit of competition tion was: "Will the cause of trap shooting be advanced and the army of trap cause of trap shooting: First, I am not in does not exist. Can you© imagine a crowd turn shooters increased by either the introduction of class shooting or the,shooting of favor of class shooting in club shoots, as by ing out to see any of the following contests: dividing the club into classes where prizes are Philadelphia Athletics vs. the Coatesville Stars, smaller programs?" Opinions were asked of men in every department of the shot for monthly, some unsportsmanlike shoot Jack Johnson vs. Ad. Wolgast, Lou Dillon 1.59 eport professionals and amateurs, presidents of big shooting organizations, men ers when in their proper class will shoot poorly, vs. Allerton Hall 3.10; John R. Taylor 97 who have been planning and devising programs and shoots for many years, Inter get in lower class, and win class prizes, be per cent. vs. Jim Lewis 84 per cent. Even state Association officials, and just plain trap shooters. Naturally, in covering moved to next class and then repeat. I have as a free exhibition such matches would not found where bird handicap method is used there be interesting, but they would be extremely, ab such a wide scope a great diversity of opinions have been brought out. "Sporting is also more or less fault-finding, as there are surd if held for money or trophies. To boom Life" merely presents these, no matter along what lines they might strike, in the always some who thin-k they are unjustly treat shooting I have always contended that "equal hope that, coming from such a representative lot of shooting men, all imbued ed, even when they are shown the figures. In contributors should have an equal chance for re with the same idea ©the love of trap shooting and the desire for its perpetuation my opinion the fairest and best way to con sults." To accomplish this result I worked out duct club shoots is the yard handicap. Start the Lewis Class System, which has been used and increase they will lead to the devising of some system that will result in the all shooters on the 16-yard line to shoot their with great success in the Western. Pennsylvania, multiplication of the trap-shooting fraternity indefinitely. The opinions of those first 10 targets. Those who break 10 shoot their Trap Shooters© League, in many of the clubs received to date are appended and as others are received in i the future they, too, next 20 from the 20-yard line, 9 from the 19- through Western Pennsylvania and by the fam yard line, and so on down to the 14-yard line ous du Pont Gun Club, at Wilmington, Del. An will be printed: for all those who shoot 14 or less. Then place equal amount of money or trophies, an equal BY ELMER E. SHANER, their proper class, but there are scattered over them on whatever line they should be according number of moneys or trophies, an equal number Secretary-Treasurer Interstate Association. the country quite. a number of men who shoot to the number, they break in their first 20-bird of shooters are assigned to each class. One- Pittsburgh, Pa., March 6, 1912. "Sporting under cover and who only come out in the event. This will give satisfaction to all in fourth (if more than 20 shooters, one-third (if Life." In my opinion programs calling for a blaze of day when the pickings are good and 50-bird shoots. For 100-bird shoots all should less than 20 shooters), of the shooters .com smaller number of targets than are generally the conditions favorable; therefore, to change shoot first 20 birds from the 16-yard mark, pleting the program shall constitute a class. scheduled at the present time would, eventu from handicap to class shooting would require and all are handicapped by the number they Scores are arranged In numerical order and se> ally, result in materially increasing the number even a greater scrutiny on the part of the break in each event. By this method one club divided. The division containing the high scores of trap shooters. Those who have made a close handicapping committee than has been possible has downed all fault-finding and our poor shots is Class A, next Class B, next. Class C, next study of the subject know that trap shooting up to date. Universal knowledge of the entered are eager to shoot again and are showing rapid Class D. Before this system was adopted in is mainly supported by the man of limited field and a psychological insight into the va improvement. Yours in the interest of good the W. P. T. S. L. the average amateur attend means, and that it is an expensive luxury. The garies of the known shooters. Every man: who shooting, CHAS. T. DAY. ance .was 16. For the past three years, since average man very much dislikes to withdraw has handled a gun, either at the trap or© in the using this system, the average amateur at and not take part in all scheduled events at field, is conversant with the man who "breaks" BY ED. H. TAYLOR, tendance has been 61. I am in favor of any a tournament, therefore he continues to com them all in the parlor. At a social gathering, du Pont representative, prominent in West Vir system which brings the shooters out. Believe pete and shoot through a program calling for dinner party, or when ladies and gentlemen ginia Shooting. me to be, with kindest regards, sincerely yours, 200 or more targets when he is well aware of meet, the conversation turns at times to skill JIM LEWIS. the fact that he can ill afford the expense at with the gun. ©* There Is always a man present Fairmont, W. Va., March 8, 1912. "Sporting tached thereto, even under the most favorable who tells the party that he is a wonder as a Life."-rThe sport of trap shooting has in the BY H. E. W1NANS, conditions governing. While he could probably shot. Killing 95 quail out of 100 and 98 clay past few, years become one of the most popu ehoot at one-half of the number of targets sched birds out of a like number is a mere . lar of the outdoor pastimes, and the question is, Western Cartridge Company. uled, and still be within his means, pride, temp All of us look at him with open-mouthed ad has it reached the limit of its popularity; if East Alton, Ills., March 6, 1912. -"Sporting tation and the element of chance keep him miration. We being Innocent and unsuspecting, so, how are we to hold It at the summit, or, if Life." Though strange as it may at first seem hooting when he knows it is unwise to do so. appreciate the wonderful skill of this nimrod. it is on the decline, how are we going to bring there can be no doubt about the high standard By "element of chance" I mean the lingering But, presto! Change! We meet this mighty it back into the same standard from which it of quality of present-day guns, ammunition, hope that is. always present within the breast hunter who, in the parlor, never misses at a has declined? In trap shooting, as in all other targets and traps .having a reactionary effect of the man who takes part in sweepstakes tournament and we are surprised and shocked contests of skill, some become more proficient on the sport of trap shooting. Time was when, shooting, but which seldom materializes, viz., to find him confiding to the handicapping com than others, either from practice or from their perhaps, the ownership of a certain gun, or the that he may make a winning sufficient to cover mittee that he is only a 70 per cent, man and natural instinct, and the matter of equalizing use of a "special" load gave one an advantage his expenses. This continues for a short time cannot be expected to make any sort of score, the results has become the great problem of this in competition, but in these days of "standardi and then he commences to figure the cost, with therefore wants every advantage possible. If sport. Too often we hear the remark, "I am zation" such is not the case, as the man who the result that his gun is placed upon the shelf he told the truth to the handicap committee he not in their class, and for me to shoot against no* uses a popular-priced gun and standard and an advocate la lost to the sport. Yours lied to his friends at the social gathering, and these men is simply to donate the entrance factory-loaded ammunition is better equipped to Tery truly, ELMER E. SHANER, if he told the truth at the social gathering he money to them." Something like 20 years ago do good work than he who used a "special" Secretary-Treasurer. lied to the handicap committee, and therefore there was an organization called the American equipment in times past. Thus it will be seen there is no truth in him, and there©s the rub. Shooting Association. Charles Dimmick was that trap shooters now enter competition on a BT FRANK G. DREW, It simmers down that in every community there president, I believe, and they used the Class more equitable basis than was once the case are men who, when egotism is brought into play, System. The shooters were furnished with and as a result, skill haa practically become Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Member Inter- claim to be very superior, but when their cards of identification, with their pictures on standardized. As evidence of this one need but State Association Tournament Committee. pocketbook is in jeopardy claim to be very in the inside cover and the class marked plainly to refer to the journal reports of our prominent New Haren, Conn., March 4, 1912. "Sporting ferior. It IB true they are in the minority, but on the other side, with their description. This tournaments and note the close scores existing Life." In reply to your letter of February 27 It IB my opinion that the cause of trap shooting will be advanced and the army of trap shooters Increased by the shooting of smaller programs among local gun clubs, when those Interested in the sport will know there is a club nearby where they may go at stated intervals to meet and shoot a program of about 75 to 150 targets, with prizes or trophies for high guns, this being an attraction for the best shots and at the same time an inducement for the low men to Improve their shooting, with an occasional large tournament, such as a State shoot or a special tournament with special attractions, say twice a year, held in some centrally-located city In each State. The forming of gun clubs In all cities and fair-size towns will enable the local shooters to meet and follow this sport without the expense of attempting to attend all the large shoots that are held at a distance. In other words, I believe in the encouragement of home gun clubs or local clubs in every com munity where there are sufficient shooters to support a club holding a small program shoot weekly or semi-monthly Instead of too many large tournaments at a distance. Yours very truly, F. G. DREW. BY WILLIAM B. SEVERN, President Philadelphia Trap Shooters© League. Philadelphia. Pa., March 7, 1912. "Sporting Life." My idea of a program is as follows: Ten events of 10 targets each. $1.20 entrance each event, divided 60 per cent, and 40 per cent., distance handicap, 16 to 21 yards, $3 en trance on the 100 targets, divided two monies for each 10 entries. This is a program that is inexpensive and, to my mind, gives the poorer shot a chance at the money. Almost any man shooting can run 10 straight, and if he can get 10 straight alone he would get his entrance fee out of it for the whole program. I don©t approve of class shooting, as it is very hard to class shooters. Distance handicap, to my way nf thinking, is the only fair way to handicap. On£ hundred to 150 targets a day is enough to shoot, as the more you shoot the more it costs, and you keep the little fellow out, and that©s just what we don©t want to do. £6 You KNOW THL Yours respectfully, w. B. SEVERN. CIASS SYSTEM BY ,TOHN PHILIP SOUSA, IHGREMNTS? Famous amateur sportsman. New York, N. 1©., March 8, 1912. "Sporting Life." I do not believe any man can knowing ly say whether the cause of trap shooting will be advanced and the army of trap shooters in creased by the introduction of class shooting. In the present form of handicapping in the Interstate matches and the registered tourna ments it has been possible for men who love money more than honor to receive a handicap unfair to other shooters. Whether that con dition would not continue in class shooting, is a mooted question. The young and old war horses of the game are known far and wide, and it would not b» difficult to put th«m la Tempting 19

between the many contestants. Numerous tour to do sp. Lou Schortey managed to beat since February 1, 1911, and the compe naments bare been held where 10 or more shoot CORDERY WINS SHANNON PIN ers have broken 100 straight and better in the out the "bunch" for high average with tition has been very keen, no less than past few years. While the Improvement in the 84 per cent, Ed. Staples being the run Sooth End Shooter Takes Challenge Trophy 15 men having made 10 or more perfect accoutrements which has made these wonderful ner up with 83 per cent, and Dave Engle scores during the year. This necessitated records possible is a generally welcome factor, and F. Osborne tieing on 82 per cent, From Rivals. a shoot-off between the 15 men, the re it must be admitted that the effect is demoraliz ing to the sport, in the sense that "superior for third place, with low averag©e prize Philadelphia, Pa., March 11. Six sult being that Mr. Lofiand won the cov skilji" no longer being the qualification of a going to Joe Whitley. Scores: months ago, at the Independent shoot over eted trophy, which is valued at $40. The few*, the opportunity for decisive victory is lost Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 the Keystone traps, the J. B. Shannon scores in the Coleman du Pont merchan to many who would otherwise compete. With Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 dise events were : Class A, E. E. du Pont skill and "class" being on such an even footing D. D. Engle ...... 20 20 20 20 24 . . . . challenge trophy there is no chance for a "big inning" and while J. H. Williams .... 17 19 18 18 15 15 .. was started. The 22 out of 25; Class B. W. G.©Wood 23; much is said about "devotion" to the sport it G. F. Hutchings ., 1« 19 18 30 20 19 30 trophy was a dia Class C, P. D. Guest 23; Class D, L. L. is the money that is the real power. This H. Matthies ...... 10 H 13 12 12 14 11 mond-studded stick Jarrell and H. W. Goodman tied at 19. evenness of class has taken away the chance Matthies, Jr...... 16 10 J2 11 ...... The scores at 25 targets: to win and this same factor has taken many J. Williams, Jr. .. 15 14 15 14 ...... pin valued at $25. I devotees from this great sport. Money division W. O©Brien ...... 17 17 15 20 21 20 . . The conditions were P. D. Guest ...... 23 H. Winchester .. 18 and handicap systems have failed, thus it re L. H. Schortey ... 20 19 23 21 22 21 .. that shooters of not W. Edmanston ... 20 W. Tonilinson .. 14 mains for something new to be introduced. The E. B. Staples ..... 22 22 38 22 21 20 .. J. H. Minnick ... 23 Dr. II. Belts ... 10 adoption of the 20-gauge gun© would serve to 1©. Osborne ...... 22 19 22 24 20 17 .. over 88 per cent, W. A. Joslyn .... 23 L. L. Jarrell 39 bold the scores down and though this might, H. Kirkwood ...... 20 22 24 ...... average only were F. H. Springer .. 30 N. K. Smith .... 20 for a time, have a healthy effect on the game, F. Ffannstiehl .... 17 19 10 11 ...... allowed to compete W. P. Northcott.. 25 H. P. Carlon 18 it would not last, however, as. according to B. Beyersdoft ..... 10 10 13 38 10 .. .. for it; challengers H. L. Worthington 24 F. Wardenberg .. 14 an old saying, it would be "as fair for one as W. Krippner ...... 17 18 10 13 ...... T. Mathewsou ... 39 D. J. Dougherty 21 rthe other." and all would soon be on the same C. B. Rowley ..... 19 17 15 15 15 19 19 to place $2 against T. Martin ...... 17 A. Hickman 21 level again. Trap shooting is .altogether too C. E. Phelps ...... 18 13 39 1C. 18 .. .. trophy, winner to IT. Lukens ...... 23 S. (i. David 34 mechanical and what is really needed to make Clarke Lcedom ... 3!) T. E. Doremus .. 19 C. Phelps, Jr...... 3 12 17 14 30 .. .. take both, shooting IS it attractive is more of the "element of luck." Dr. S. O©Brien .... 12 10 10 14 14 15 from handicaps, 16 V. du Pont ...... 15 S. Tuchton When more of this has been injected %to it 0. B. Youters ..,. 13 34 ...... W, Colfax, Jr. ... 23 Dr. Bullock 12 trap shooting will recall many of those who have W. S. Roach ...... 15 1!) 14 12 1(5 35 .. to 20 yards, the L. C. Lyon ...... 17 E. E. du Pont .. quit and the sport will have a new and more T. H. Kclley ...... 18 20 39 21 22 19 . . shooter recording the greatest number of J. J. Magahern .. 1"> Dr. A. Patterson. 17 interesting life. Dr. S,. Steele .... 10 Choate .15 I). B. Whitley .... 10 3(5 11 19 14 11 .. wins by March 9 to become the perma 14 H. E- WINANS. P. Coffin ...... 2.©! 20 23 ...... nent owner. E. A. Cordery, of Ham- W., B. Sturgis .... 9 R. Wood C. W. Billings .... 14 17 33 ...... J. W. Anderson, Jr. 15 H. Goodman . 19 BY B. F. "BUFFALO" SMITH. C. Von Lengerke . . 15 22 19 19 19 20 .. monton, N. J., won final ownership by J. T. Birch Wm. Coyne .. 10 Former Noted New England Shoot Authority. H. Neusslein ...... ,. 13 13 35 having nine victories. He shot from 17 W. M. Francis L. Mathewson 15 Seattle. Wash., March 0, 1912. "Sporting C. Schuessler ...... 30 11 9 yards and was always after the trophy. Life." Replying to your favor of February 27 A. C. Kurxell ...... ©. .. 10 12 11 10 Early in the season he was beaten out regarding class shooting and shorter programs L. Cherry ...... 15 38 NEW YORK A. C. TRAP EVENTS I would state that I am in favor of both. J. H. Young ...... 32 32 15 several times, but as the season went Class shooting buoys a contestant until the last B. Vivian ...... 12 9 .. along he improved and finally Avrested it Harry W. Kahler Meets Defeat in Contests event. The Rose System makes it necessary for a shooter to break 95 or 90 per cent, of the at Travers Island. entire program in order to get his money back. However, where class shooting is adopted -New York, N. Y.©, March 11. Harry dropping for place should be considered a legal W. Kahler, of Philadelphia, holder of method of beating a competitor, and no more the amateur championship at clay birds, unfair than intentionally passing a batter to was a guest at the New York A. C. first. Trap shooters are as honest as sportsmen in other lines. Nevertheless they are human. on March 9, getting a little practice for Shorter programs should be accompanied by PPENDED will be found a com June 27 Hicksville, O. Hicksville Gun Club. the championship which is to be decided shorter events 10 or 15 targets the limit. Many plete and correct list of all W. B. Bricker, president. at Travers Island on April 4. Kahler was men have stayed away from tournaments be July 4 Syracuse, N. Y. Hunters Club of Onon- ©way off form and was not dangerous in cause they were physically or financially unable shooting events scheduled for daga County. Chas. H. Stannard, secretary. to shoot 200 targets, and the cashier usually has the near or remote future. The July 30, 37 Davenport, In. Cumberland Gun any of the events. In the race for the a sour look should he enter for a measley 100 list comprises tournaments reg Club. Harry Martens, secretary. high gun prize the champion had only a targets, which cost him the palt©.©y sum of .$5. July 38 Lorain, O. Lorain Guu Club. J. P. total of 84 out of a possible 100 targets. The majority of the great army of trap shoot istered under the auspices of Traxler, secretary. ers are not wealthy; just big-hearted, generous, the Interstate Association; tournaments July 29 Baudctte, Minn. Baudette Gun Club. The event was taken by B. M. Higginson, good fellows. The sliding handicap, with little not registered, but listed by independent A. M. Hoover, secretary. with 92 targets. Scores : or no average money, and each event separate, organizations; and fixed club events. August 8 Berwick, Pa. Berwick Rod and Gun Ten pairs of doubles, scratch. would do much to increase the attendance. As Club. W. I. Shrader, secretary. T. T. suring you of my willingness to co-operate at all Secretaries of gun clubs are requested to September 5 London, 0. London Gun Club. C. W. Billings 14 R. O. Muller times for the betterment of trap shooting, I am see that any events scheduled by their II. L. Hildinger, secretary. F. A. Hodgman T. S. Pattillo ...... 8 very truly yours, clubs are entered in this standing calen R. R. Debacher W. B. Ogden B. F. ("BUFFALO") SMITH. dar and any corrections are promptly an Tournaments Registered A. E. Ranney . H. Kahler ...... 7 nounced. * Distance handicap, 25 targets. BY C. G. BLANDFORD, MARCH. Yds. T.| Yds. T. Ex-Secretary New York State Sportsmen©s As March 14, 15 Holinesburg Junction, Pa. Key R. L. Spotts .. 21 21 |B. M. Higginson 20 17 sociation. Interstate Association Handicaps stone Shooting League, of Philadelphia. H. L. W. B. Ogden .. 18 21[ R. R. Debacher,, 10 10 Osslning, N. Y., March 5, 1012. "Sporting Interstate Association©s Seventh Southern Han David, manager. G. J. Corbett .. 19 20|T. Smith ...... 21 10 Life." Your letter of 27th tilt, at hand. I dicap tournament, under the auspices of the Col APRIL. R. O. Muller .. 16 19|C. W. Billings.. 21 30 do not just know whether you mean class di umbus Gun Club, Columbus, Ga., May 14, 15 and April 2, 3 Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Gun F. A. Hodgman 21 191 D. E. Austin .. 16 15 vision of moneys or classifying shooters accord- 16. Club. O. L. Garl, secretary. G. F. Pelham.. 19 18[C. S. Winchell.. 16 15 Ing to their skill. If you mean class division Interstate Association©s Thirteenth Grand April 8. Mt. Airy, Md. Mt. Airy Gun Club. T. S. Pattillo.. 16 18|F. Selzer ...... 16 15 of sweeps, I favor it against Rose, as it gives American Handicap tournament, Springfield, Ills., Ray Watkins, manager. E.. Brandenburg 16 18| Dr. Johnson ... 18 13 one a chance to "clean up" if he is lucky enough on the grounds of the Illinois Gun Club, on April 9, 10 Moberly, Mo. Moberly Gun Club. A. E. Ranney.. 21 17|J. G. Batterson 19 31 to get a first alone, enough to pay his program. June 18, 19, 20 and 21. L. R. Hulen, secretary, Moberly, Mo. H. Kahler .... 21 17| G. T. McMahon. 18 31 I think, however, you mean classifying the Interstate Association©s Seventh Eastern Han April 10 Gaithersbnrg, Md. Gaithersburg Gun March cup, 25 targets handicap. shooters at a tournament, i. e.. making 90 per dicap tournament, under the auspices of the , Club. R. M. Purduiu, secretary. H. T. H. T. cent, 80©s and 70©s in A, B, and C, and having Bradford Gun Club, Bradford, Pa., July 9, 10 and April 9, 10, 11 Perry, Okla. Oklahoma State J. G. Batterson. 3 25 C. W. Billings 2 21 them compete only against those in their class. 13. tournament, under the auspices of the Perry R. 0. Muller 5 25 F. A. Hodgman.. 0 21 We are shooting that system here and find it Interstate Association©s Seventh Western Han Gun Club. Bush H. Bowman, secretary. B. M. Higginson 1 24 H. Kahler 0 21 works very well, though there is the inevitable dicap tournament, under the auspices of the April 11 Atglen, Pa. Atglen Gun Club. Lloyd G. J. Corbett ..2 24 R. R. Debacher. . 6 20 kick of those who think they should be in a Kansas City Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., Au R. Lewis, manager, Atglen, Pa. G. F. McMahon. 3 23 Dr. Johnson ..... 3 10 lower class. These kicks for the "bacon" do not gust 14, 15 and 10. April 13 Rittersville, Pa. Lehigu Rod and Gun E. Brandenburg. 5 23 T. Smith ...... 5 38 register and the handicapping committee is al Interstate Associaton©s Seventh Pacific Coast Club. H. F. Kock, secretary. G. F. Pelham... 2 23 T. S. Pattillo 0 30 ways ready.to give others a chance at it. I per Handicap tournament, Portland, Ore., under the W. B. Ogden 3 F. Selzer ...... 0 34 sonally favor a program of from 180 to 200 auspices of Portland Gun Club, August 27, 28 A. E. Ranney .. 2 22 \ D. E. Austin .... 0 33 targets per day, likely because tournaments with and 29. Tournaments Not Registered me are few and far between. The only thing MARCH. R. L. Spoots .. 0 22|C. S. Winchell ..0 10 I can see that will "increase the army "of trap A Week©s Registration March 21 Columbus, O. Columbus Gun Club. Shoot-off, same conditions. shooters" is cheaper ammunition much cheap Lon Fisher, secretary. J. G. Batterson. 3 191 R. O. Muller .... 6 18 er and we are not likely to get it. Yours very Since our last issue the following ad March 20 Jersey City, N. J. Jersey City Gun St. Patrick©s cup, 25 targets, handicap. truly, CHAS. G. BLANDFORD. C. W. Billings.. 2 25 T. Smith ...... 5 ditional registrations for shoots have been Club. R. Young, secretary. , 0 20 received by Secretary-Treasurer Elmer March 28 Temple, Pa. Hercules Gun Club. A. B. M. Higginson 1 24 H. Kahler BY J. FRANKLIN MEEHAN, K. Ludwig, secretary. R. L. Spotts ... 0 24 G. J. Corbett 2 19 E. Shaner, of the Interstate Association : F. A. Hodgman. 0 22 T. S. Pattillo ., 0 19 Ex-Secretary Pennsylvania State Sportsmen©s As APRIL. sociation. juno s Utica, N. Y. Genesee Gun Club. E. J. R. R. Debacher. 6 22 D. E. Austin ... 0 18 Loughlin, secretary. April IS Columbus, 0. Columbus Gun Club. A. E. Ranney .. 2 21 C. S. Winchell.. 0 38 Philadelphia, Pa., March 7, 1912. "Sporting Lon Fisher, secretary. G. F. McMahon. 3 20 F. Selzer 0 18 Life," The army of trap shooters will be in June 8, 9 Brainerd, Minn. Riverside Gun Club. H. L. Paine, secretary. April 39 Lawrence, Mass. Lawrence Fish and E. Brandenburg. 0 20 R. O. Muller 5 38 creased by class shooting because shooters all Game Protective Association. A. C. Gray, Dr. Johnson 3 20 J. G. Batterson. 2 38 over the country are awakening to the fact that June 38, 19 Boise, Idaho. Idaho State tourna ment, under the auspices of the Boise Gun secretary. G. F. Pelham 2 20 W. B. Ogden . 3 17 this is the only system whereby they have a April 30 Breda, la. Breda Gun Club. F. M. President©s cup, 25 targets, handicap. reasonable chance to enjoy competition with Club. W. C. Tatro, president. Baughman, secretary. those of about equal skill. This is the onlv June 20 Xicholson, Pa. Nicholson Rod and R. ». Debacher. 0 25 .f. O. Batterson. 2 21 system whereby they have a reasonable chance Gun Club. L. A. Wright, secretary. MAY. B. M. Higginson 1 25 R. O. Muller .. 5 21. to win a trophy to commemorate tni afternoon©s June 22 Long Hill. Conn. Western Connecti May 1 Syracuse, N. Y. Onondaga Gun Club. A. E. Ranney...2 24 T. Smith ..... 5 20 sport, and this is the only system under which cut Trap Shooters© League tournament, under G. M. Phillips, secretary. G. F. Pelham... 24 T. S. Pattillo .. 0 19 they have a reasonable chance to win some of the auspices of the Hillside Gun Club. Homer May 15, 10 Columbus, 0. Columbus Gun Club. R. L. Spotts 0 22 G. F. McMahon. 3 1!? the stake money they are expected to put up, F. Sherman, secretary. Lon Fisher, secretary. G. J. Corbett 2 22 T. Selzer ...... 6 38 nnd often compelled to put up, and last of all, C. W. Billings.. 3. 21 E. Brandenburg. r> is because1 it is the only reasonable chance they F. A. Hodgman. 0 21 Dr. Johnson ... 3 38 have to win a portion of the purse "donated" W. SMITH CHICAGO LEADER from Frank Sidebotham several weeks W. B. Ogden .. 3 © 21 C. S. Winchell . 0 35 (but which comes out of their own pocket H. Kahler .... 0 21 D. E. Austin .., 0 12 through the two cents they pay for targets) by ago. He was considered easy until he the home club. The shooting of smaller pro Captures Three Firsts and a Second at had cleaned up the challengers on the Fayette Leads at Indianapolis grams will increase the army of trap shooters South End and Clearview grounds. The because those who want to shoot long programs Club©s Saturday Shoot Indianapolis, Ind., March 11. Fayette in any event are always given the opportunity following are the mrtnber of victories made a run of 44 and showed first in of shooting "extra" events if they wish, because BY WILLIAM F. MERTCLE. credited to each Competitor: Cordery 9\ many men who wish to shoot, particularly thos«- percentage of targets broken at the In just learning the game, can not stand thf Chicago, 111., March 11.* J. S. Smith Sidebotham 7, Slear 4, Pratt 2, Abbott dianapolis Gun Club on Saturday, March "pounding" of a great number of shots because secured first honors in the Saturday 1, Clegg 1. 9, although he had not fired a gun for the purses for contests could be materially In creased without a greater expenditure: and be tonrney at the Chicago Gun Club on Sat two moiiths. Edmonson was in second cause greatest reason of all the number of urday, March 9, taking three firsts and a FORTY IN DU FONT©S SHOOT place. Scores: men who are financially able to spend from five Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 Sh. Bk. to 10 dollars for an afternoon©s sport, or from second. D. E. Thomas was a close sec Ford ...... 12 18 17 14 17 21 22 150 121 $00 to $150 for a tournament, is very limited ond, landing two firsts. In the feature C. H. Lofiand Captures Final Leg on E. E. Carter ...... 16 14 15 16 ..... 80 01 J. FRANKLIN ©MEEHAN. event, 50 targets at 16 yards, Thomas, Ban- ...... 19 18 18 15 18 23 . 125 111 du Pont Trophy. Hoover ...... 10 7 7 9 9 ... 100 42 Graham, Davis and Smith tied for first Lytle ...... 10 15 13 ...... 60 38 HUDSON CLUB©S FINE SHOOT honors. Scores : BY T. E. DOUEMTJS. Fayette ...... 17 15 15 20 20 20 . 125 107 Parkington ...... 15 12 13 ...... 60 40 25 TARGETS AT 1C YARDS. Wilmington, Del., March 11. While Thirty-One Compete at Traps and L. Edmonson ...... 17 17 18 16 17 20 . 125 105 J. S. Smith ...... 28 L. Jes: ...... 20 the weather was disagreeable the early Hymer ...... 15 15 16 17 19 22 . 125 104 Schortey Is High. W. D; Stannard . . 23 W. May ...... 39 Alig ...... 14 17 15 13 9 17 . 125 87 W. A. Davis .... 22 O. Good ...... ©.. 39 part of Saturday afternoon, it did not White ...... 18 11 19 15 15 21 . 125 99 Burton ...... 22 H. S. Poole ...... 18 deter 40 marksmen from attending the Hymer, Jr...... 13 .... 20 13 BY THOMAS H. KELLEY. D. E. Thomas .... 20 regular weekly shoot of the du Pont Gun Jersey City, N. J., March 11. Wintry 50 TARGETS AT 10 YARDS. Club. W. P. Northcott, of Chicago, broke Queens Club Handicap Race winds or March gales could not keep the Thomas ...... 40] Ed. Graham .. 25 straight in the first event and made members of the Hudson Gun Club from Davis good scores in the other events. There New York, N. Y., March 10. It was indulging in their favorite game at the Smith Burton ...... 44 were two challenge matches on the pro the intention of the Queens Club to hold traps yesterday, as 31 shooters were SPECIAL, 25 TARGETS AT 21 YARDS. gram, one for Class C up and the other the third and last leg of the shoot for present. We had the pleasure of meet Thomas ...... 22|Stannard ...... for Class D. In Class C, J. W. Ander- the Chapman cup over its traps at Smith ...... Queens, L. I., yesterday, but the inclem ing Messrs. Kirkwood and Osborne, who Burton ...... Poole son was the holder nnd Dr. Stanley . journeyed from Boston, Mass., for the Jess ...... l©.i| Steele the challenger. Dr. Steele defeat ent weather kept the majority of the ed Mr. Anderson, 32-50. to 30-50. In gunners away from the firing line and first time at our grounds; and Messrs. 12 PAIRS AT 1(5 YARDS (FIRST CLASS) the shoot was postponed until next Sat Billings and Coffin, from Glen Ridge, Jess ...... Good Class I), L. L. Jarrell was the holder of N. J., who have been strangers here for Graham ...... 18 Mav the cup, he being challenged by W. M. urday. There was a practice shoot at some time past, and our old club mate, Smith ...... 3"(Burton ...... 1 Francis. The match resulted in Mr. 100 targets decided yesterday, which was E. B. Staples from Franklyn, Mass. MucLnchlan ...... 17| Jarrell -retaining the trophy, the score won by D. K. Morrell, with a total of The wind was blowing a gale, and the 32 PAIRS AT 10 YARDS (SECOND CLASS). being©42-50 t« 31-50. The final shoot for 91 taf gets to his credit. Scores: Smith ...... 20|MacLachl;in ...... 1 the Eugene. E. du Pont prize took place lip. Bk. Tl. Hp. Bk. Tl. day was very cold, and the shooter that Graham Stanuard ... 10 Morrell . S S3 01 Dr. Cleghorn 30 77 87 could keep in the 20 column, was going Burton Good ... 35 yesterday and was won by C. II. Lof Chapman.. 32 75 871 W. Hyland 4 70 74 some, and had to keep at it pretty stiff Jess Poole ...... 10 iand. This contest has been running J. Kissani. 10 77 871 SPORTING LIFE MARCH 1.6, 1912 six teams entered, Seattle, Tacoma and Salt Lake joining, while 35 events wi.1) be shot. T HE black bears in Riverdale Park, To- * ronto, have become too numerous, and as their appetites threatened to beg gar the city of Toronto, it was decided in solemn conclave by some of the city fathers to exchange bears for ornamental waterfowl and squirrels. PHILADELPHIA, MABCH 16, 1912.

HELPING THE INTERSTATE IGHEST speed, heaviest Captures Club Trophy After Three Sensa H "smash," nearest-to- T2T THE1 work of Secretary-Treasurer straight-line path you can * Elmer E. Shaner, of the Interstate tional Shdot-Offs of Ties, aim and bit surely and deal Association, is to reach the highest plane Philadelphia, Pa., March 11. H. B| a blow that counts, with of efficiency it is necessary that he .have Cook was winner of the handsome trophy the co-operation and assistance of all of offered by the Independent Gun Club the shooters. Some of this assistance can at its monthly shoot over the Keystone be given by a careful perusal of the fol traps, at Holmes- lowing letter: burg Junction, on Other Cartridges contain fulminate of mercury and ground glass. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 6, 1S12. Editor "Sport When these escape into the -barrel their destructive effect on the ing Life." Numerous gun clubs have eTldently March 9, and he delicate boring is like that of corroding acid. U. S. Cartridges con overlooked the fact that our rules pertaining to had to go some to tain neither mercury nor glass. At the touch of the firing pin upon the registration of Sunday tournaments have not capture the prize. the primer, a hot, quick, "fat" flame explodes- the evenly distributed been changed, as we have lately received several On the regular pro powder and drives out the bullet with the speed and force of Jove©s requests to register Sunday dates. For the thunderbolt. benefit of all concerned, we will thank you to an gram he was tied For these reasons U. S. Cartridges have taken first place in U. S. nounce in the Trap Department of "Sporting with Joel Davis, Army Tests more often than any other brand and demonstrated to Life" that we are not privileged to register a William H. Clegg the Government the necessity of abandoning old-fashioned ground tournament for a Sunday only. A tournament and .T. B. Fontaine, glass and mercury primers. They are manufactured with such which includes a Sunday may be registered, but absolute accuracy in power supply and projectile weight that they the scores made oil weekdays only are counted in, and it required three command the perfect confidence of users under the most trying con the official records. Thanking you In advance s h o o t-o ff s before ditions. Ask a U. S. Ordnance Officer or any other expert. for mating the announcement, we remain, yourt Cook nosed out vic Tery truly, tory over Fontaine THE INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION, ©CARTRIDGE CO, Dept. F,Lowell, Mass. Elmer B. Shaner, Secretary-Treasurer. by only a single target, breaking 24 to the latter©s 23. Joel Davis withdrew Makers of THE BLACK SHELLS As the listing and arranging of a whole before the shoot-off because of a business Season©s registered tournaments is a huge engagement, and, after twice tying the task, delay and unnecessary correspond others up Clegg withdrew, leaving Fon ence upon such a subject as this is an in taine and Cook to battle alone. Charles justice to all concerned and holds back H. Newcomb captured the club spoon for high net score, with 94. Walter Firth other clubs in their registration plans. was given a spoon as runner-up with a SHOOT TO WIN A total of 99, while the spoon winner in UNIQUE RIFLE IDEA Class B was Kunkle, after a shoot-off with McKean, the Class C dipper going ANE of the most unique ideas in the to Howard George. As a result of the 5DTU shoot Cook, Davis, Clegg and Fontaine v line of improvement of rifle shooting secure the first wins on the John Philip has just been perfected by an English Sousa trophy. When it came to brilliant 1912 Long Run Trophy man, Sergeant Fox, the signalling in shooting, however, Newcomb was the star, Our 1912 Long Run Trophy is a beautiful and he had to work hard for his high solid gold watch fob. It is a handsome, at structor of the Third Coldstream Guards. tractive and distinctive emblem of the at By an ingenious device he has done for net total, and in a squad, too, that com tainment of expertness at the traps. , military signalling "what the Morris tube prised some of the crack shots of the To encourage contestants, the conditions club. Newcomb went down the line in imposed are very reasonable. did for rifle shooting, making it possible a consistent manner, and, though Wil Acquire the prestige accorded to every to obtain long-distance effects inside any winner. Make your gun club conspicuous liam B. Severn was the only one to make by being one of the trophy winners for the drill hall or armory. The invention con a straight score in any one event, New- 1912 season. sists of a portable screen, on which is comb easily held the lead right through. Be sure your shells contain one of the color-printed a landscape of rolling coun The scores: "old reliable" brands of Yds. B. B. B. B. N. AT. Tl. try, with the various signalling systems, Joel Davis ..... 16 24 20 20 21 85 15 100 semaphore, heliograph, lamp and flags, Fontaine ...... 16 23 22 21 21 87 17 100 scaled to dimensions, in accordance with Clegg ...... 17 22 22 20 21 85 15 100 Cook ...... 16 20 23 23 21 87 18 100 calculated distances on the picture. These Firth ...... 16 15 12 18 19 64 35 99 signals are too small to be seen at 20 Newcomb ...... 20 24 23 24 23 94 2 96 Freeman ...... 16 23 20 23 18 84 12 Smokeless Shotgun yards with the naked eye, and are worked Keene ...... 16 16 16 18 20 70 25 95 by a concealed operator. To read the Perry ...... 17 19 23 23 20 85 10 Powder message at this distance the use of a Eyre ...... 16 18 22 20 19 79 15 Send to-day for our descriptive folder, Welles ...... 20 23 23 23 23 92 2 94 "The du Pont 1912 Long Run Trophy." telescope or binocular is necessary. The Wills ...... 16 22 21 10 19 78 16 94 Shows you a full-sized colored reproduction inventor has been granted permission to W. H. Mathews. 18 18 22 23 23 86 8 94 of Trophy and gives the exact conditions im Severn ...... 18 25 17 85 8 93 posed. Remember the trophy Is given free protect his device, and the army school Harkins ...... 16 15 15 65 28 93 Lewis ...... 18 20 22 85 8 93 and engraved with winner©s name and ad of signalling has ordered several sets of Hand ...... 16 17 21 20 75 17 92 dress and score. Address Dept. 4. apparatus. Bowman ...... 16 19 22 18 76 16 92 Abbott ...... 16 19 20 18 21 77 15 92 E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Co. Kunkle ...... 10 19 18 18 20 75 15 90 Pioneer Powder Makers of America McKean ...... 17 22 19 17. 21 79 11 90 RANDOM SHOTS Tansey ...... 18 21 19 18 21 79 10 Established 1802 Wilmington, Del. G. A. Clark .... 17 21 20 16 22 79 9 88 TO transplant trout from America to Hineline ...... 19 19 24 23 20 2 88 Landis ..... A .. 20 19 22 21 23 85 2 87 * Germany, even in the egg stage/ is "Edwards" ..... 17 20 19 21 22 82 5 87 an ©experiment, the results of which can Wilson ...... 10 15 19 21 20 75 12 87 best actual breakage of the day, he Henry ...... 18 4 9 10 12 11 11 57 not fail to interest all fish enthusiasts. Waters ...... 16 18 18 12 16 64 22 Kauffman ...... 16 8 7 8 7 8 11 49 McCarty ...... 20 23 22 19 19 83 2 smashing 62 of his 75 clay skimmers. P. G. Garrett .. 16 10 4 7 0 8 11 49 A consignment of 100,000 trout eggs has Wakeman ...... 17 19 18 17 19 73 12 Following the banquet vthe yearly point Chandler ...... 17 7 8 8 12 5 11 51 been taken from Colorado to Cuxhaven. Worthington ... 16 20 24 20 20 84 competition prizes werev awarded. Class James ...... 16 .. 4 7 7 .. .. 18 Sidebotham .... 18 21 22 19 14 76 7 Menamin ...... 16 10 6 5 5 .- :.. 2a The eggs were packed in ice and are said Griffith ...... 20 20 22 18 20 80 2 A, Hilpot, No. 1; Hogan, No. 2, and to have arrived in Germany in good con C. C. Watson ..16 17 16 13 15 61 20 Murdock, No. 3. Keenan was awarded H. George ..... 16 16 18 18 18 70 10 first prize©among the B men, Pierce sec New York Stock Exchange Shoot dition. They will be placed in different Foster ...... 10 15 22 78 .. ond trophy and Letford third. The Dr. and suitable rivers in Western Germany. Pratt ...... 18 21 19 73 4 New York, N. Y., March 11. With Taylor ...... 16 9 9 35 40 Harvey prize was won by C. T. Garrett, conditions not at all favorable for good Despite careful preservation, the German ,T. Davis ...... 16 19 15 72 .. the W. A. Murdock trophy went to A. trout were reported as degenerating and Roberts ...... 16 18 15 66 .. M. Isphoiding, the L. H. Fish cup to shooting the leaders in the recent annual Walters ...... 16 15 19 34 .-. H. H. Sloan and the F. O. Laws trophy New York Stock, Exchange trap shooting an infusion of new fish will, it is believed, H. P. Wilson .. 16 23 tournament met on the grounds of the prove advantageous. Robinson ...... 21 ...... 21 was captured by A. J. Renner. A. Kee Dingate ...... 20 ...... 20 nan was handed the Dr. Cotting dona Country JClub of Westchester County Aiman ...... 19 ...... 19 tion. Secretary William A. Murdock, Saturday afternoon, March 9. In the Felix ...... 18 ...... 18 who has acted as secretary for the club first match, at 200 targets, Stuart Scott / ANGER from trout may be contracted Ashton ...... 17 ...... 17 proved the winner, breaking 170 81 in ^ by human beings, according to ex Paulson ...... 16 ...... 16 for the last four years and who has given Hall ...... 16 ...... 16 considerable time to the welfare of the his first 100 and 89 in his second 100. periments conducted by the bureau of Redmond ...... 15 ...... 15 organization, refused the nomination for The second match, also at 200 targets, fisheries at Washington, D. C. The fish, secretary, owing to business obligations. went to C. B. Spears, with a total score it is declared, are subject to "thyroid Scores: of 161 77 in the first 100 and 84 in the tumor," which is of the same nature as Seventy-five-target prize snoot, distance and second. Scores: human cancer. The question of aban additional targets. First Match. Two Hundred Targets, for First Sloan Leads in Club Shoot and Annual Ban Dist. Ad. Seven Men in New York Stock Exchange Cham doning some of the hatcheries where the quet Follows. Yds. T. 1 2 3 4 5 Tl. pionship Tournament of February 17: cancer has been prevalent has been raised George ...... 18 4 13 10 8 9 12 50 1st 2d 1st 2d by the report of the bureau. Philadelphia, Pa., March 11. After Morris ...... 18 5 11 11 12 11 11 Cl 100 100 Tl. 100 100 Tl. holding one of the largest shoots of the Charles ...... 18 4 11 12 13 U 11 61 Scott .. 81 89 170 Boulton , 68 67 135 present season on March 9, the Meadow Benner ...... 8 5 13 11 17 13 12 66 Whitney 82 82 164 Geddes 64 71 135 Thompson ...... 18 4 13 11 13 13 11 65 Corlies 79 154 Dewing 66 68 134 ITHIN a short time the New Jersey Spring Gun Club followed up the target Sloan ...... 20 .. 13 13 13 16 15 65 Kellogg 78 61 139 W State Fish and Game Commission sport with their annual banquet and H Jones ...... 20 .. 10 9 12 12 12 58 Solev ...... 18 6 11 11 7 14 9 58 Second Match. Two Hundred Targets, for Sec will liberate 6000 English pheasants and meeting in the evening at Odd Fellows© Hilpot ...... 18 4 12 8 11 12 10 57 ond Eight in New York Stock Exchange Cham 1000 Hungarian partridges. Quail and Hall. Murdock and Renner tied for the Murdock ...... 18 6 13 11 10 13 13 66 pionship Tournament of February 17: high gun honors, each totaling 66 out of Rutland *...... 16 8 13 10 13 10 11 65 1st 2d 1st 2d deer will also be liberated. It is the in their 75. The latter made the best ac Keenan ...... 16 8 8 6 7 4 5 41 100 100 Tl. 100 100 Tl. tention of the State to spend $30,000 in tual score by smashing 61, his handicap Armstrong ..... 17 7 8 10 6 7 10 40 Spears ., 77 84 101 Roesler ... 61 64 125 this work. Pvle ...... 17 6 13 9 10 7 10 55 Benkard 75 78 153 Pots 62 51 113 of 5 giving him a total of 66. Murdock Covle ...... 17 7 .12 10 10 11 13 60 Crawford 77 74 151 Sidenberg 54 51 105 broke an even 60, his half-dozen dona Morse ...... 17 7 3 7 5 6 3 81 Norris ., 71 74 145 Miller 48 52 100 GREEABLY surprised and pleased by tions running him to a tie for the lead. Williams ...... 18 4 12 10 13 13 11 63 F. B. Garrett ..16 8 11 9 12 6 6 52 A the fine results attending the tour of It required two shoot-off s to decide the Stoll ...... 16 12 5 C 5 6 8 42 There is every indication that the pro the two-man professional teams on the winner, Murdock finally winning. Kirch- Ivins ...... 10 12 6 4 8 7 8 45 gram for the Pennsylvania State Shoot, iner, Rutland and Thompson tied for Kirchiner ...... 17 7 11 13 9 11 14 65 which will be held under the auspices of Pacific Coast and through inland towns, third, fourth and fifth prizes with 65 Hall ...... 17 7 0 9 5 11 10 43 the Sunbury-Selinsgrove Gun Club, at plans, have been laid for a bigger tour MacAlonan ..... 16 8 5 . 7 10 11 8 40 breaks, and on the shoot-off the former Jones ...... 16 8 8 11 10 10 9 -56 Sunbury in May, will be a pleasing one. next year. This season three teams shot won third prize, Rutland fourth and Selford ...... 17 7 11 11 13 13 6 62 There will be much to tempt a big entry 25 matches. The next tour will have Thompson fifth. H. H. Sloan made the Everson ...... 17 7 5 7 8 7 8 42 list. 21 .22 CALIBER CARTRIDGES WIN at the I/. S. BMDOOR TOURNAMENT Brooklyn, February 3-10, 1912—MORE PRIZES THAN ALL OTHER MAKES COMBINED: Continuous Match Expert Match Butt©s Eye Match Honor Target 100 Shot Match , _ /L. P. Ittel {Tie With 1st—H. M. Pope 18t 1 Wm. Keimj3 Others Ist-L. P. Ittel -j(W. Rosenbaum 1st—W. Rosenbaum 4th-W. Keim 2nd—H. M. Pope 3rd—W. A.Tewes znd lP. Goldthwaite 2nd-W. Keim 3rd—Dr. J. H. Snook 3rd—F. C. Ross 3rd—W. A. Tewes 5th—W. A. Tewes 4th-M. Baal 4th—H. M. Pope 4th—M. Dorrler 4th—M. Dorrler MOST BULL©S EYES: 1st—W. Rosenbaum. 2nd-W. Martin. All the Above, and 22 out of 39 Contestants, Used PETERS CARTRIDGES PETERS .22 CALIBER SEMI-SMOKELESS CARTRIDGES have won more honors in National Tournaments and Championship Matches during the past 15 years than all other makes put together. The evidence as to the actual shooting superiority of the " P " brand is overwhelming. Do not be misled, but demand Peters, the original and only SEMI-SMOKELESS THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY, CINCINNATI, OHIO New York: 98 Chambers St, T. H. Keller, Manager. San Francisco: 608-612 Howard St, J. S. French, Manager. New Orleans: 321 Magazine St., E. F. Leckert, Manager.

These were led by G. S. McAlpin and boys that the Lehigh Rod and Gun Club at Rit- booth was conspicuous from any part of the Leroy Forest. The McAlpin team won tersf^lle, Pa., is expecting a large turn-out on Garden. April 13. Annie Oakley©s exhibition shooting again was by a score of 223 to 188. The scores Luther Squier was the obliging official who about the greatest drawing card of the show. Crescent A. C. Shooter for Second Time were: answered all questions and wants of the boys She has several new stunts and was continually to the satisfaction of all. applauded. Captures Title at Sportmen©s Show Shoot, M©ALPIN TEAM. | FOREST TEAM. Bk.| Dr. O©Brien, the Yonkers, N. Y., boy, put J. Philip Sousa was a most pleasing com Making Score of 99 Out of 100. M. Herrick ...... 48| A. L. Norrls ...... 43 another one of his stunts over again on Satur petitor at the traps and shot very well. He is New York, N. Y., March 11. Frank M. Bolton ...... 4SJJ. J. Dick ...... 40 day by hanging up a 24x25. using newly-colored shooting glasses of a peculiar B. Stephenson, of the Crescent Athletic G. S. McAlpin .... 44] E. L. Low ...... 37 Jack Fanning was displaying the adjustable greenish tint which he says are the greatest he B. C. Geddes .... 43|Le Roy Forest .... 30 stock of the Hunter Arms Co., which is one of has ever used. Club, Brooklyn, won the indoor trap A. Corlies ...... 40 G. L. Miller ...... 31! Superintendent Curtis© creations. J. A. R. Elliott was welcomed by his many shooting champion- John Morris, the popular Bridgeton boy, old1 friends. He is looking finer than ever. ship which has been Total ...... 2231 Total ...... 188 stepped up front and broke a 46x50 and did not Jim is now building a new plant to manu complain of seeing poorly, either. facture his new ear protector that has a num held in Madison PHILADELPHIA BEATS NEW YORK. ber of improvements over his former ones. Square Garden for On the first 200 targets the old guard stood Philadelphia©s representative squad of as follows: Jack Fanning, 180; Hank Stevens, There were two comrades with a sort o© mag a week under the gunners on Wednesday sprang a surprise 185; Neaf Apgar, 185; and "Sim," 184. netic influence back of a case of fine automatic auspices of the revolvers with a border bristling with a fine Sportsmen©s Show on the New York combination in the in , of Bridgeton, N. J., is offering line of rifles. They were C. L. Wood, sales tercity team championship. The Quakers his finely-equipped launch for sale. Here©s a manager of the Savage Arms Co., and Chas. Nel on Saturday, March fine chance for some lucky sportsman. son. 9. He also won won by a margin of two targets, their five leading men drawing a total of 473 W. J. Mathews, of Newark, has turned up The Duke of Pomeroy (Hart© Stanbury), of last year. For six and we can expect our good old comrade, Pomeroy, and Fred Shattuck, of Columbus, O., days the amateurs out of 500, while the New York aggrega "Newt," to be with us again this season. will be pleased to hear that half of the order of have been shooting tion made 471. The agreement was for Alden Richardson, the Dover, Del., boy, stirred the "modern and illustrious order of combative at 50 targets each 10 gunners to represent each city with things up by breaking 98x100 with his single* Greeks," Messrs. Johnson and Slear, bad a very day in order to the five highest scores of each squad to Baker, Leader and du Pont on Wednesday. cordial Greek greeting at the Garden. count for the trophy, and the other five On Thursday Johnny Baker, of the big Buffalo The jolly bunch from Allentown who visited qualify for the final Bill show, was a visitor at the Winchester dis the show did not break loose at the shooting round and Stephen- to be considered for a secondary prize. play. He uses Winchester guns in his trick and end of the building. They were Howard, son in these preliminary shoots was the The best shooting of the day and an ex exhibition shooting. Schlicher, J. C. Bitterling, Fred M. Zeigler, C. traordinary performance was that of One of the pleasing boys who had plenty of F. Kramlich and Morris E. Desch. They are* all only one who made a straight string of enthusiastic about .the Bryden Club shoot at 50. Stephenson led the first squad and A. B. Richardson, of the du Pont Gun^ greetings to extend to his many visitors was Club, who broke 98 out of his 100 targets^ George Chapin, from the New England territory Catasauqua registered for July 3. he started off well, shooting in good time of the Winchester Co. Chas. W. Billings and R. L. Spotts were two and breaking his targets well. N. L. for Philadelphia©s top score. He made of the wily ones with both eyes open for pos* 50 straight breaks in his first two strings. Eddie Markley, secretary of the Alert Club, at Herrick, of the New York A. C., and Phillipsburg, N. J., was a welcome visitor at sibilities that will help make up their Ail- A. Tilt, of the same club, were tied for Harry W. Kahler, of the Highland Club, the Peters booth. Ed.©s ammunition sales have American team for the Olympic games. Among Philadelphia, the American amateur increased wonderfully. the possibilities to date are: C. W. Billings, second place with 95 each. They shot R. L. Spotts, Frank Hall, E. A. Ranney, Frank off and Herrick won, breaking 25, while champion, with 96 was second highest Jack Martin, of Brooklyn, was in his element B. Stephenson, John Hendrickson, B. M. Hig Tilt broke 24. H. C. Kirkwood, of Boston, for Philadelphia, and tied for second in when he found some of his old-timers in the ginson, G. J. Corbett, H. A. Brigham. dividual prize with Ralph L. Spotts. Garden, among whom were Chas. McAllister and Mass., won the professional indoor cham O. T. Maekey, of the old Carteret Club. The first part of the show to greet the visitors Scores: was the fine show cases and sporting goods of pionship with 334 out of 350 targets. On Wednesday afternoon the following "pros" the big New York Sporting Goods Co., which H. H. Stevens was second with 329. First team©s score, 100 targets per man. made the indoor squad record by breaking 120x was right at the entrance. Carl Von Lengerke, The most remarkable score ever made by PHILADELPHIA. i NEW YORK 125: Neaf Apgar, 25; J. T. SUelly, 23; Horace who is known by all, and R. R. Robinson, with a champion trap shooter was that by Bk.j Bk. Kirkwood, 24; J. S. Fanning, 25; H. H. Stev- a large force, were busy at all times and Stevens, who made a long run of 99 Richardson ...... 98 Spotts ...... 90 »eus, 23. stamped "Mullerite" powder still more force Kahler ...... 9G| Stephenson ...... 95 Harry S. Welles, of the Dead Shot Powder fully in the minds of their out-of-town patrons. straight, breaking all indoor records. McCarty Heudrickson 94 Co., spent Wednesday at the show, but did not The other leaders in the professional race Foord .. Simonsoii 93 compete. Harry has been very busy clearing up J. J. Farrell, secretary of the New York State Roberson Herrick Conservation Conynission, was in charge of one were Neaf Apgar, 328; Jack Fanning, around the edges for another great season at of the most interesting and important exhibitions the traps. 326; Sim Glover, 326, and J. T. Skelly, Total ...... 473j Total ...... 471 in the interest of sportsmen that was in the 326. Scores: G. H. Pumpelly, of Owego, N. Y., finds his Garden. The exhibit was mad* up of different Second team©s score. old reliable Parker better adapted to his shoot kinds of game birds, such as English ringneck Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 Tl. PHILADELPHIA. I NEW YORK. ing. He is offering for sale a very tine Hartmau and Chinese pheasants, English partridges, Hun F. B. StephenStm ..25 25 24 25 99 Bk.j Bk. single trap gun with a 34-inch barrel and ven garian quail, etc; also an exhibition of how our R. L. Spotts ;..... 24 23 22 22 91 Hoyt .... 91 tilated rib. forests are being reclaimed. His co-workers N. T. Herrick ... 23 23 24 25 95 Newcomb .... Davis ...... Higginson ss Leo Shaab, the Baltimore. Md., crack, was a were R. E. Gooding, J. J. Daley, Stanley Wal H. W. Kahler .... 24 23 _ 23 24 94 S~l Riiunev . . 88 ters and Harry Rogers. J. H. Hendrickson 22 24 22 22 90 McIIugh ..... popular visitor, who just dropped in while on Mathews ...... 8G| ichauffler 85 a business trip, but he came pretty near meeting W. *Ewing ...... 22. 20 22 23 87 ©i.*s|Hobart Congenial T. H. Keller, Sr., had it on them A Tilt ...... 23 ;24 25 25 95 Hiueliue ..... 73 every shooter in the place. It©s his way; he all for greetings. He was held up all the time. can©t help it. P. Von Boeekman. 23 21 22 24 90 Total ...... 431 i Total .":...... 425 Everybody prides himself on Tom©s friendship C. de Quillfeldt 23 22 21 20 8G Fred Fay was the only one in all New York from Charley McAllister on down to the newest E. Von Lengerke . 22, <23 22. 23 90 STEPHENSON©S STRAIGHT ON THURSDAY. on Thursday morning who could identify E. R.© arrival in the game. He knows ©em all. Char Rust and extract him from the grasf> of a ley McAllister arrived from England and hit the HIGH SCORES IN MONDAY SHOOT. Frank B. Stephenson,* of the Crescent "rubber heel" gentleman who had captured him Garden first. They became reminiscent and The early morning session on Monday A. C., of Brooklyn, was the star at the apparently breaking into a tenth story at the got back to the ©70s, when Charley shot his "Saville." great match with Carl Livingston. Among the among the professionals brought H. C. traps on Thursday. Without a falter he other old-timers were Harry Dutcher, Frank Kirkwood, of Boston, to the front once smashed 50 targets straight. It was J. Von Lengerke, Sr., who recently paid the Butler, 0. T. Maekey, Geo. Lewis, Jim Elliott, necessary to dp so to win, as R. L. Spotts Belyidere boys a visit during one of their R. O,^ Heikes and the "old guard squad." more with a score of 49 out of a pos "white flyer" races, made ©em all sit up when sible 50 targets and 95 out of 100 on and N. Herrick scored 49 and several he was the only one to score 15 straight. He In the Stevens© Arms and Tool Co.©s display the day. Sim Glover, of Rochester, was made 48. The scores : used his favorite load of the Curtis & Harvey were some of the newest ideas in gun making, a Sh. Bk. "Diamond grain." natural result of Geo. Lewis, E. R. Sawin. F. second with 48, and O. R. Dickey, of E. H. Sheldon. Jos. F. Carraher, Fred Fay, F. Stephenson. 501 M. Harvey ... 50 48 W. B. Darton, who has been missed by the Boston, third, with 48. The scores: R. L. Spotts.. 49 W. Simonson. 50 48 Fred Hickey and E. R. Rust being at the head Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. trap-shooting fraternity since last Summer, of the Stevens "think shop." They had a fine N. Herrick .. L. B. Adams . 50 48 turned up at fcbe show. His line o© sight seems W. Hassinger. 50 48 B. Higginson... 50 47 W. Hassinger.. Von Boeekman 50 48 exhibit, among which was a new take-down L C. Remsen. 50 48 W. Simonson... 50 47 all right, for on Tuesday he broke 48x50 and Iti-gauge field gun that will soon be in the L. C. Remsqn. W. Ewing ... 50 48 on Wednesday 45x50, which was about all the P. E. Osborne. 50 48 G. Pumpelly .. 50 47 P. E. Osborne. C. DeQuillfeld 50 48 hands of the dealer, also a new rifle called the If. Stephenson. 50 48 0. R. James .. 50 47 shooting he took time for. "Ideal" No. -114 (Army model), .22 cal., for /L. L. Griggs.. 50 47 The Newton Gun Club defeated the The Peters booth was half filled with visitors, our schoolboy rifle clubs. Its list price is only Orange Gun Club in a team match by a gun cases and equipment, so it was no sur $12. The company gives a special price to © Professional scores were: score of 213 to 190. Scores were as fol prise to hear of them winning the indoor ama rifle clubs on this gun. Sh. Bk.l Sh. Bk. lows : teur championship with Peters shells. The boys In the Schoverling, Daly & Gales booth was in H. Kirkwood.. 100 95 J. S. Fanning 100 92 in charge Were T. H. Keller, Sr., Neaf Apgar, cluded the Marliu Fire Arms Co., at one end J. T. Skelly ..100 92 [ NEWTON. ORANGE. Harold Keller and G. E. Cook. Bk. Bk. and the Savage rifles and revolvers at the other. TEAM BACE ON4TUESDAT. A. B. Brickner 47] F. R. Vickes .. . . 43 From the Danbury, Conn., district came a Messrs. J. F. Moran and W. B. Darton looked bunch of good ones Messrs. H. E. Meeker, J. after the Marlin interests and were kept busy The best scores by professional trap E. 3. Cahrs .. 45|Thomas Dukes .. 43 explaining their new creations, while the old D. Howell ...... 411, A. Mosher . . . 31. _ C. Osborne, C. Howard Daley, Wm. Gregory, shooters, on Tuesday were : . Steve ...... 411H. A. Hallsinger. . 32 Frank Banks, Frank Clarke and Dr. Homer standbys spoke for themselves. In the S. D. & BU. Bk. F. J. Cole ...... 39|Phil Coffin ...... ;. 41 Knox. They hail from one of the greatest shoot G. section were Messrs. C. Howard Gales, T. ing spots on the New England map. W. Stake, Bob Schueider, John Wisnom, W.\ W. J. T. Skelly ...... 49 Neaf Apgar ... 48 Stake, Jos. Bryan and John Wright.1 The Sav H. C. Kirkwood .. 49 H. H. Stevens 47 Total ...... 213J Total ...... 190 Von Lengerke & Detmold Sporting Goods Com age end of this display was especially desirable .W- B. Darton .... 48 GARDEN NOTES. pany had a most inviting location just across the and interesting with Messrs. C. L. Wood. Chas. The best by amateurs were: Lou Hess, from Blairstown, N. J., hit ©em aisle from the office. The Y- k. & D. sporting Nelson and Haines busy answering inquiries and goods store is located only across Madison showing the great Savage. Bk. Bk. up at an average of 92 per cent. Square from the Garden and gave all interested Wm. Hassinger .. 48 B. M. Higginson 47 Elmer Bqrden and his co-workers from Nor a chance to visit back and forth. They sold In the Winchester, du Pont and Remington- L. C. Remsen ... 48 C. R. James . . 47 wich, N. Y., were on hand. As usual, all shot several fine guns out of their large assortment U. M. C. booths there were doings every minute. P. E. Osborne . . 48 -G. H. Pumpelly 47 very well. of high grades to visiting shooters. These were located right at the shooting stan(j F. B. Stephenson . 48 John Gaughan 47 where all shooters naturally would gather. In Tom ,Davis is now in his element. He is now At the United States (black shell) Cartridge M. Harvey J. S. Spier 47 located© in and around New York proper an4 the Winchester booth were Tom Davies, Geo. John Griggs R. C. Kirsnner 47 Co. apartments we found O. R. Dickey,, with Chapin, Frank Drew, II. S. Keys and Cliff ,W. Simonson . . . 47.) F. H. Schauffier 47 certainly fits the place. his happy smile, which was especially deep this Hand, always busy. In the du Pout Powder John (©. Bitterling. the Allentown boy. who week, as Horace was doing an excellent demon Co.©s booth were J. T. Skelly, T. E. Doremua, Two teams of Stock Exchange men recently made the shooters cleaji their ©©specks" strating stunt. O. R. Dickey, C. L. Greene and took part in a competition at the traps. at Pinehurst, was on hand and reminded the H. C. Kirkwood had U. S. in hand. Their Continued on the twenty-second page. club is only a year old, bnt has 50 mem bers already. Sixty shooters attended ABOUT SHOOTERS last year©s event. Following out the plan which it first adopted in 1909, the du Pont Company again offers to both the amateur and the professional trap shooters of the United States and Canada a beautiful solid gold watchfob as its "1912 Long DEAD SHOT Run Trophy." The conditions are the Gossip and Comment About Sports same this year as in the past, namely; A THREE-TIME WINNER that a professional must break 125 men Whom the Lovers of straight in a registered tournament be fore he becomes entitled to a trophy, and Shooting Know in Person or amateurs 100 straight under same con The New York Athletic Club©s Amateur Championship ditions. The only other condition im Trovers Island, N. Y., December 18, 1908 Through the Medium of Fame* posed by the du Pont Company is that the party making the long run must use Winner used DEAD SHOT Score 96 out of 100 one or other of the brands of smokeless « Sportsmen throughout the country are shotgun powders manufactured by that already scanning their bank accounts and company. After a shooter has won a The New York Athletic Club©s Amateur Championship studying time-tables in the hope that "Long Run Trophy," he receives an Trovers Island, N. Y.r December 9, 1909 they will be able to additional bar for each long run made make a trip to Den by him in subsequent registered tourna Winner used DEAD SHOT Score 98 out of 100 Mil YOU COMLl© ver, Colo., from Sep ments. tember 10 to 13. The occasion is the At Springfield, 111., on February 29, The New York Athletic Club©s Amateur Championship holding of the Den Bart Lewis, of Auburn, shooting Peters Trovers Island, N. Y., March 11-18, 1911 ver Handicap, under factory-loaded shells, tied for high ama the auspices of the teur average, 135x150. Winner used DEAD SHOT Score 173 out of 200 Rocfi:y Mountain In terstate Sportsmen©s Secretary A. K. Ludwig, of the Her Association. Shoot- cules Gun Club, of Temple, Pa., is send YOU CAN WIN EVERY TIME WITH DEAD SHOT * ers nave been* wait ing out programs for the grand target ing two years for shoot on March 23. One hundred targets Hi eh Velocity With Light Recoil Makes a Decided Advantage for Accuracy this event, which is will be shot and the feature will be the the pride of Ambrose Hercules cup for the target champion E. McKenzie, the ship of Berks and adjoining counties. AMERICAN POWDER MILLS energetic sportsman o£ Colorado. Much Boston Chicago St. Louis of its popularity is due to the fact that Secretary J. A. Norton, of the Hudson the added money amounts to $5000, a Valley Rod and Gun Club of Glens Falls, very attractive sum, while other good N. Y., writes that President John B. prizes will be shot for. Assurances have Burnham, of the American Game Pro been given by some of the best shots in tective and Propagation Association, made the country that they will attend. a fine address at the recent banquet of WHICH and WHY the Hudson Valley Club. Secretary-treasurer Charles T. Day, of the New Jersey State Sportsmen©s Asso Shooters desiring information regard in the TRAP WORLD ciation, announces the first instalment of ing the New Jersey State shoot should shoots for the Frank Hall cup as follows: address themselves to the veteran Charles Jersey City, March 27; Freehold. April T. Day, 618 N. 7th street, Newark. The "WESTERN"Automatic is the Most 19; North Caidwell, May 4; Orange, May 18; Newtom, June 22; Red Bank, J. D. Gay, the noted Kentucky -white Popular Trap ever put on the market July 6: Phillipsburg, July 27; Mt. Holly, flyer expert, defeated Harry W. Kahler, The numberof "WESTERN" Automatics (formerly known as the "Western- August 17. ___ of Philadelphia, in three matches shot on McCrea") that is now being used by leading gun clubs and on private grounds of February 28, March 1 and 3. The con Secretary John V. Stockton, of the tests were at 100 flyers each race, $500 a individual and professional shooters is double that of all other Automatics Independent Gun Club of Pattenburg, side for each 100 flyers. All the matches combined, and every one of them is giving satisfaction. N. J., announces that his club©s tourna were shot over the Hill Top traps at The "WESTERN" Automatic is equipped with a carrier that is made of ment will be held on March 21 instead Paris, Ky. On the first day Gay won, Aluminum and Steel, the scientific construction of which imparts to the of March 20. This is to avoid conflict 84-81, and repeated in the next two target a Higher Rotary Movement than that of any other trap ever made. with the Jersey City Club shoot. shoots, winning 92-81 and 93-80. There is no "robbing Peter to pay Paul" principle in the mechanical con struction of the "WESTERN" Automatic the main spring is the only Secretary James Anthony, of the Cam- Secretary G. M. Philipps, of the Onon- den Shooting Association, successor to daga Gun Club, of Syracuse, N. Y., an one that offers resistance in operation of trap, and this spring carries no the South End Club of Camden, N. J., nounces that his club will hold an un power beyond that actually necessary to protect the target. will hold a house-warming shoot on its registered tournament on May 1. Ease of Operation, Instantaneous Release, Perfect Flight of Target, Long Life of Trap new grounds on Park Boulevard on March 23. The program consists of 5 Harry Morrison and Jack Brewer tied [very World©s Record of importance in Trapshooting Belongs to this Trap events of 20 targets each, entrance $2, in a 100-flyer race at the Eagle Gun <|J O C? 00 For Single With Double an event. Class shooting for merchandise. Club, at Manoa, Pa., on March 9, both 1912 Model SOLD OUTRIGHT Attachment getting 87. Morrison lost his last flyer ______$4O.ii Charley Billings, R. L. Spotts and with a chance to win. Frank Hall, the three New Yorkers, who The Western Cartridge Co., State Street, Alton, 111. are handling the selection of the Amer Tom Keller, the Peters Eastern man ican team for the Olympic games, are ager, was in his element at the Sports busily engaged making plans for the men©s Show in Madison Square Garden, shoot. It will be necessary for the shoot New York, last week. He had a fine booth display and many of the star shoot FISHING TACKLE ers to leave in advance of the regular AND hosts of American athletes, because the ers used his ammunition. Pie had Neaf Philadelphian Locates Permanently in North vessel which will convey the latter ar Apgar, G. C. Cook, and his youngest son, Carolina for Western Company. rives too late for the opening of the Harold, working with him. SPORTING GOODS shooting. The North has lost a good shooting Horace C. Kirkwood, shooting The man and the South gained by the trans J. B. Shannon Hardware Co. Horace S. Kirkwood, the popular New Black Shells, won high average at the fer of E. S. Richards, of Philadelphia, 816 Chestnut St., Phila. Englander, who recently joined the forces Sportsmen©s Show at Madison Square, by to a permanent bertlt New Fishing Tackle Catalogue Sent for of the United States Cartridge Company, breaking 344 out of 350, defeating his in the South with the Asking. has been stationed in Chicago, where he nearest competitor by five birds. Kirk- the Western Cart will have charge of the headquarters. wood also broke the Garden record of ridge Company. For 240 out of 250 by breaking 242. From a Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap. His shooting ability and pleasing person about a year Rich P. R. Towne 0 23 J. Emanuel. Jr ality should make him a favorite in the field of 250, 18 amateurs qualified for ards has been cov C. M. Camp . . . 1 23 C. B. Ludwig West. the final round, among which were the ering Southern ter P. M. Knox ... 4 22 C. I). Sayre ., following New Englanders, each shooting ritory for the West Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap. The Black Shells: Porter E. Osborne, P. II. Towne 0 23 C. D. Sayre .. 0 18 Fred Cpleman showed a flash of his ern Cartridge Com J. Emanuel, Jr. 0 19 C. M. Camp . 0 17 great white flyer shooting ability on Somerville, Mass.; Bill Higginson, form pany, but had made H. H. Lott 0 18 March 6, when he defeated a strong field er captain of the Harvard shooting team, his home in Phila at St. Thomas, Pa., in a 30-flyer race. and Silas B. Adams, Portland. Me., the delphia. Last week, Coleman scored every flyer in the face amateur champion of New England. however, he was es Alig "Wins at Indianapolis of a heavy snowstorm. Wolstencroft tablished with perm Indianapolis, Ind., March 8. Ogden and Houseman tied for second with 29. The Highland Shooting Association, of anent headquarters led the amateurs in percentage of targets Edge Hill, Pa., will hold a shoot March in Raleigh, N. C., broken at the gun club Saturday March A. A. Somers, of Delta, Pa., has joined 23, at six 15-target events, 75 cents en and promptly moved his family there. 2. Four tried for the silver spoon which the Remington-U. M. C. forces as a trance, and one 10-target event, 50 cents Richards will be a valuable man for the was won by Alig the third time up, Ford missionary. His territory will be central entrance, which includes shells and tar shooting game in that territory owing to being the last to drop out. Scores: Pensylvania, where he will be associated gets. A purse will be divided in four his long experience. Targets 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 Sh. Bk. classes. Ford .... 18 17 18 IT 19 .. 17 23 21 17 195 167 with Lou Cumberland. With Homer Aligr --... 15 17 14 15 14 .. 17 20 18 20 195 150 Young and O. E. Sked in southern and Ludwig Bath Beach Leader Barr .... 10 18 19 19 18 19 10 24 western sections, Somers will be in good J. W. Bartholomew, of the Sunbury- Ogden ... 14 18 19 18 16 19 18 21 company. Selinsgrove, Pa., Gun Club, was a "Sport New York, N. Y., March 10.- Seven Kdmonson. 15 15 14 17 19 15 14 21 ing Life" visitor on Monday. He is one gunners reported at the Bath Beach Hyiner .. 17 17 13 18 15 13.15 . of the veterans of the club, and is boost Siwel ... 16 13 17 1C 15 Billy Hearne, the former popular pro traps of the Marine and Field Club yes Blessing.. 10 11 13 13 9 fessional shooter, has gone back to the ing the Pennsylvania State Shoot in terday. The second leg for the March Carter 19 12 ...... 40 simple life and is running a poultry May. ___ cup was the most important feature of farm dqwn in Maryland with great suc the shoot, and it was taken by C. B. STEPHENSON INDOOR CHAMPION cess. Harry B. Shoop, of Harrisburg, Pa., Ludwig, with a total of 89 out of a pos attended the meeting of the Pennsylvania sible 100 targets. Scores: Secretary L. H. Schortemeier, of the State Sportsmen©s Association Directors Continued from the twenty-first page, Bergen Beach Gun Club, of Long Island, March cup, 100 targets, handicap. Jack Fanning, Luther J. Squier. Their place last week, and paid "Sporting Life" a H. T. H. T. was especially demonstrate of their powders announces the eighth annual Spring se visit after which he went over to the C. B. Ludwig.. 4 J. M. Knox 4 77 and dynamite. In the Remington-U. M. C. ries of shoots, the dates being March 12, Sportsmen©s Show. J. Emanuel, Jr 4 84 C. D. Sayre 4 72 booth were John W. Hessian. H. H. Stevens, April ) and May 14. Distance handicap, K. H. Lott . 0 84 C. M. Camp 4 71 A. P. Lane, Geo. L. Lyon, Wm. Owens, Leigh three classes, 36 to 20 yards at 50 targets Harry S. Welles, the Dead Shot repre P. R. Towne 0 81 Birch and John Zollinger, while on Thursday Lott cup 25 :argets, handicap. Rollo Heikes, of Dayton, O., put in his appear- are the conditions, two out of three scores sentative, dropped in at "Sporting Life" P. R. Towne~ I). Sayre ance. to count. headquarters Saturday before attending K. H. Lott . 0 23 M. Knox "Von Lengerke" is an American brand in the Independent shoot. O. M. Camp 1 22 J. Emanuel, Jr shooting annals that is very popular from coast Secretary Gibson C. Smith, of the C. B. Ludwig 1 20 to coast possibly the greatest family of shoot Frederick, Md., Gun Club, writes that I,n the standing of the leaders in the Trophy shoot, 5 targets, handicap. ers in the world. They are J. Von Lengerke, programs for their second anuua] tourna Philadelphia Trapshooters© League, J. B. J. M. Knox .. 4 25 C. B. Ludwig Sr.. J. Von Lengerke, Jr., K. Von Lengerke, H. E. H. Lott .. 0 23 C. M. Camp . Vou Lengerke, (©,. Von Lengerke, Carl Von Len- ment are now on the press. This year©s McHugh, of the du Pont Club, should C. D. Sayre .. P. .R. Towne . gerke, of New York City, and W. Von Lengerke, event will take place on March 21. The stand second with 170, instead of eighth. J. Emanuel, Jr of Chicago. MARCH,16, ,1912 SPORTING L//TE 23 The Choice of Thousands of Amateur REMINGTON UMC Mr J. R. 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CANADIAN INDIANS WIN sidering the strong wind. Englert won CAPTAIN JACK VICTORIOUS TEAM MATCH. the club shoot, missing two targets, and NEEDHAM C. P. C. Tribe Captures Team Race From Balmy Bittfcrling was high gun in the other Badger Marksman Wins Match From State 100 TARGETS. Beach National and Stanley Scores. events. Summary: Champion Dreyfuss. Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 Tl. Events... 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 Royce ...... 18 18 17 18 16 87 Toronto, Ont., March «. The Can Targets.. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 Milwaukee, Wis., March 8. Capt. Baxter ...... 20 20 13 15 13 81 adian _ Indians took the Balmy Beach Englert ... 23 22. .... 20 ...... 21 .... Orane ...... 18 16 16 16 15 81 Bitterling.. 21 21 17 20 13 IS 22 4 20 .. 20 14 Jack, shooting in great form, defeated Nickerson ...... 12 14 17 17 16 76 Club into camp on Saturday in a match Snyder .... 19 .. IS ...... 17 .. 12 ...... State champion F. J. Dreyfuss in one of Rice ...... 16 16 15 17 10 74 shoot between them Sobers ..©... 18 .. 15 19 18 .. 20 . . 22 .. 14 .. and all comers. The Dorn ...... 1821 .. 19 .. 15 .. 12 20 .. 15 .. the closest matches Totals ...... 84 84 78 83 70 399 Redmen won by 42 Miller ..... 17 18 .. 17 .. 12 21 .. 17 .. 19 16 in recent years Sun-_ PALEFACES. birds, the score be Kuklentz .. 17 ...... 15 .. 15 .... day afternoon," Frank ...... © 20 18 19 16 17 88 ing Indians, 806; Steager ... 16 .. 20 10 . . 19 . . 15 .. 18 .. .. March 3, 81 to 80, Burnes ...... 17 16 15 20 17 85 Brucli, Sr.. 16 ...... 15 ...... in the preliminary Marden ...... 14 19 19 IS 14 84 All-comers, 764, for Worst ..... 15 ...... 18 .. 20 .... to the regular week Smith ...... 12 16 14 16 14 72 19 men1* a side. After Blickinger .... 20 18 ...... ,. .. Blinn ...... 16 15 11 18 9 69 this match the regu Koclier ...... 32 ...... ly event of the Bad lar shoot took place, Bruch, Jr...... 14 ...... ger Gun Club. A Totals- ...... 79 82 78 88 71 398 with most of the raw, cold wind that S. SCOTT LARCHMONT LEADER blew into the faces ,, Davis High at Boston A. A. Redmen staying to of the competitors see George Dunk Boi©ton, Mass., March 9. Nine mem Returns High Actual Scores in Scratch and made accuracy a perform a few stunts thing out of the bers of the B. A. A. Gun Club competed with his new gun. Handicap Shoots. jje WaS successful question, and both in the weekly 100-target handicap at in getting two 25©s New York, N. Y., March 11. Stuart shooters performed Riverside this afternoon. The weather straight. It was a fine day, and a good Scott carried off the honors yesterday in remarkably well, conditions Were perfect, the light being turnout of old shooters was on hand. one of the most interesting week-end trap considering that the weather conditions good anil there was no wind. L. H. Da- The scores: shooting contests ©that the Larchmont were adverse to real gunning. In the vis, witn a handicap of 24, was high gun. regular practice shoot, Hoyer was high Scores: Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. Yacht Club has had this season. Out of gun, with 84 out of a possible 100, with W. Seager ... 70 54 W, Ely .... 75 66 a total of nine matches decided Scott was McC. Sgt. A. Milltngton. © 56 J. Douglas .. 50 27 Cat>t. Jack and Wilmer tied for second Targets ...... 10 20 20 10 20 20 B. H. T. E. Marsh .... 85 T3 A Devins ... 50 31 the winner of four of them. Except for place, with 81 each. Dreyfuss landed I. H. Davis ...... 8 11 14 12 8 18 71 24 95 W. H. Joseiin 85 72 0. A. Davis 50 3d a quartering wind that made some of the third. The scores follow: C. C. Clapp ...... 12 11 12 12 13 14 74 12 86 ,-tr. Vivian .... 60 53 C. S. Watson 75 48 F. H. Owen 12 14 15 10 9 16 76 8 84 75 .46 targets erratic in their flight, the condi Sh. Bk.| Sh. Bk. M. Singer ... 85 Co F. I. Fox ... 100 67 G. L. Munroe 3 11 16 10 8 10 58 24 82 F. W. Lyonde. 70 54 W. Scheibe . 50 35 tions were all that could be desired. The H. Brown 100 70 Drought . F. Whitney . 5 10 15 10 12 13 65 15 80 George Dunk.. 85 SO G. W. Ward 50 ©40 R. Martin 50 32 © A. Ellis .. 10 9 12 13 14 17 75 3 7S 50 4S feature contests of the day were tlie 100- Krumming Wilmer .. 100 81 M. Spragge... 85 74 T. Duff .... 50 33 C. P. Keeler 10 13 13 13 9 7 65 10 75 H. J. Trimble 60 46 H. Harris .. 50 41 target handicap match aud the 125-target Leidel 50 32 Eaefeld _.. H. W. Knights 10 10 14 6 4 5 49 13 62 Dixon .... 25 IS Capt. Jack 300 SI A. Martin 100 53 C. Thompson.. 85 73 G. scratch competition. Both of these were 100 t?2 F. If. Richards 2 5 8 7 7 9 38 24 02 P. Wakefield.. 60 49 W. Lowe ... 50 45 Soifken 300 68|Piepenhagcn 50 45 won by Stuart Scott. Sixteen men faced Weguer 100 741 Dreyfuss ... 100 &e O. E. McGaw. 85 61 JJ. A. Shaw 300 H8 W. McAdam.. 60 50 1 A. Haywood 75 70 the traps in each. In the first Scott©s Weiss , .Schuett Boston Beats U.,S. M. Gun Club F. W. Watson. 5 60 !J. Jennings . 75 71 total of 94 dead "birds," his handicap W. Kroening Eisner 100 67 G. Pickering.. 60 51I.T. Hooey ... 50 45 Clark . . Bow 50 31 Beverly, Mass., March 9. In a 100- 25 16 being 5, and in the scratch contest his Winker 100 271 Fauch ... 50 22 T. D. McGaw. 60 5G!G. Macklern 50 37 target team shoot between the Boston A. E. Pringle.... 60 48 IF. Mathews 50 42 total of "dead" ones was 113 out of the A. (Jraff 100 40 ] Blank enheimer 25 .21 Klote . . 50 12 Dr. Van . 50 19 A. Gun Club and the United Shoe Ma G. Parker 50 Logan . .. possible 125. The runner-up was G. J. 20 3 A. Wolf ..... 50 . Ten Eyek 25 21 Corbett, with 111. Swgtt also won the Heintz . itfO 40 Green .... chinery A. A. team, shot at the local W. Fenton ... 50 45 ij. Boothe ... 25 28 traps this afternoon, the Boston team G. Wolf ..... 50 M. Bond 25 16 15-target scratch contest, with a full G. Barber .... 25 score, and the leg for the monthly cup. NEW ENGLAND TRAP NEWS won, 440 to 434. breaking 24 targets, with a handicap of BOSTON A. UNITED SHOE A. A. NATIONAL CLUB CUP SHOOT. 1>. The summary follows : Williams Wins Again at Paleface Boston Adams ...... 86 Winslow ...... 91 The National Gun Club held a success GleasOH ...... Clarke Events ..... 1 2 3 45 6 A. A. and Beverly Contests. Snow ...... Foster ful programme shoot. Saturday. The Targets .... 25 , 25 25 25 100 25 prizes were three silver cups, and the H. 1". H. T. H. T. H. T. T. H. T. Farmer 88 winners were : A Class C. B. Harrison J. H. Henry.. 2 24 2 22 4 38 8 81 95 .. ... BY FRANCIS P; O©NEIL, Lynch ...... 80 Whidden ...... 87 M. K. Waters. 3 18 ©3 21 6 42 12. SS, 77 .... 20x20; B Class F. Peacock 17x20; C W. J. Eliiis... 3 ,21 ,3 21 6 43 12 87© 95 ...... Wellington, Mass., March 9. Wil Totals ...... 440 Total ...... 434 Class L. Brooker 17x20. J. G. Batterson 3 .25 2 22 4 41 10 86 98 2 21) liams, the former Kansas City shooter, In a special 100-target shoot Tucker, W. B. Short ... 2 21 .2 22 4 42 8 SH .80 2 19 of the B. A. A. Club, was high gun with The scores in the last shoot were: J. G. Corbett.. 2 23 ©2 23 4 47 "7 95 1J1 ...© .. again landed the high gun honor at the Sh. Bk-j Sh. Bk. T.1 J. McCahlll 2 23 2 24 4 45 S 91©3 06 2 19 shoot of the Palefaces here, this after 89. Other scores were : Morse 83, Brooks C. ;B. Harrison 75 68 J. Dear ...... 30 S. Scott . ... .124 124 246 5 *»4 -11% I© IS! noon. The Western gun now has proven 79, Kurd 86. F. Peacock .. 53! J!J C. Ooath . 30 A. Bailey .... 5 20 5 20 10 25 20 (>-! li-l ., . . himself more than a match for his Now G. Stouffer ... 86! W. Taylor .. 30 Gus Lemtieck. 1 23 1 22 2 42 . 4 .87.104 J 23 H. Usher . 34] C. .Mougenel 25 W. E. Bemis. . 6 25 6 39 3.2 43 23 :90 85 fe 20 England rivals, three times, twice in , Boyertown Wins Team Race W. Erwood 31 W. Hayw^rd 20 Fj G. Hogan.. 4 23 ©4 23 8 4546.92 92 4 39 unusually windy and cold weather aud Pottstown, Pa., March©10. In the sec Smedley 25 C. McKen£ie 20 Rl J-. Jones . . 2 24 2 24 4 50 , 8 92 -305 1 li> today under favorable conditions, barring L. Brooker 25 J. Turner .. 20 R. L. Spotts.. 1 20 1 22 2 45 { 4 89 106 1 23 ond of ^he championship target matches J. -Harrison 25 N. Harrison 15 E. G. TJnitt .. 4 21 4 22 8 43 16 80 82 4 18 a slight haze. He broke 94 out of .100 40 targets, his nearest rival being Frank between the Pottstown and Boyertown J. Monkman 27|McKean, Sr.. A. E. Ranney. 2 21 2 22 4 42 8 83 93 2 24 Gun Clubs here yesterday the latter won W. LTTNDY STANLEY CLUB WINNER. K. Williams .. 3 13 3 19 ...... Hilliard, the amateur champion of Mas Event 1, Bemis trophy. Event 2, Vice-ComCK>- sachusetts, who scored 88, Boyce being by the score of 223 to 192. The crack The Stanley Gun Club held its high dore trophy. Event 3, Accumulative cup. Event in third position with 87. The Paleface club was composed of 12 men, and each average and spoon shoot Saturday, W. 4, 100 targets, handicap. Event 5, 125 targets, team of five men, which shot a return shot at 25 targets. Scores : scratch. Event 6, Take-home trophy. Lundy winning Class A, F. Hogarth match of 100 targets with the Needham BOYERTOWN. POTTSTOWN. Class B, and J. Ingham Class C. The Country Polo Club, was defeated by one Heydt ...... Scbwoyer 16 following are the scores: Onondaga Club©s Weekly Events H. Wein Bertolette 20 white flyer, the score b.eing 399 to 398. Rhoads ...... 16 Doubles Syracuse, N. Y., March 8. The Onqn- Scores: Eiidy ...... 17 Cl. Yds. Hp. (10 pr.) D. Lessig ...... 21 A 17 23 $aga Gun Club held its shoot March 6 ©at 100 TARGETS. Freelinser ...... 19 W. Rhoads . .. W.: Lundy .... J. Shatter 19 A. Levengood . 7-f Hadley .... B 18 18 the yacht Club range. Twenty scooters Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 Tl. B 17 19 Williams ...... IS 20 37 20 19 94 M. Rhoads ... Barlow ...... 21 Norman ... took part. The bright sunlight reflecting W. Dunu Yerger ...... 13 Stevens ... A 17 21 Frank ...... 20 16 19 10 17 12 on the snow made the shooting very diffi A. Rohrbock , Mager ...... 16 Macdonald B 17 Royce ...... 18 38 17 IS 16 87 Vitmeyer ..... 13 Hulme ..... A IS 20 cult. The club has decided to hold an Btirnes ...... 17 16 15 20 17 85 Keifreider A 18 19 unregistered shoot on May 1. Scores : Sibley ...... 17 17 17 17 *7 85 W. Shuler .. H. Schaffier ... 38 Fritz ...... D. Levengood Kepner ...... 14 J. Ingham .... C 18 21 Sh. Bk.l Sh.©Bk. Maniea"...... 14 19 19 IS 14 84 16 39 -Lock-wood ...... 14 19 19 35 16 83 A. Edkins .... G C. L. Frantz.. 150 127 T. E. Clay ... 150 223] 192 Dr. Ten Eyck . A 19 20 R. G. Wheeler 150 120 H. V. Fellows 1.50 J. Clark, Jr...... 17 17 IS 15 16 S3 F. Hallford ... A 17 19 De Bee 350 139 J. Marcellus. . Crane ...... 18 16 16 16 15 SI E. Springer ... A 16 -21 Carpenter. 150 115 W. E. Hookway 150 Baxter ...... 20 20 13 15 13 81 Baron Von der Ropp Wins Shoot W. Ely A 19 20 W. Smith 150 113 H. Knox 150 WiggleswortU ...... 15 17 15 14 17 78 0. Macklam . 17 25 150 110 D. Lillis 90 Mister ...... IS 16 17 13 14 78 Greenwich, Conn., March 10. In the 17 22 W. Corefleld Nickerson ...... 12 14 17 17 16 76 P. Wakefield ^>2 A. W. Meager 150 10S II. V. Brugman 75 Greenwich Country Club championship G. Vivian 16 G. Phillips... 150 102 "Nemo" ..... 75 Cotting ...... 14 16 15 1<5 13 74 J. Douglas .. 37. 20 E. Snook ... 150 99 A. Conners Rice ...... 16 16 1-5 17 10 74 trap shooting yesterday Baron von der T. Sawden .. 17 18 A\ Sauers ... 150 98 Geo. Bartoo.. Smith ...... 12 16 14 16 14 7S Ropp again obtained the maximum of F. Hogarth . 18 21 H. J. HENRY. Blinn ...... 16 15 11 18 9 69 Gokey ...... 12 14 IS 14 11 69 points. E. C. Wells was second and also Sweet ...... 19 19 15 16 .. 6fl won the handicap event. Scores: Englert Star at Lehigh Shoot Sportsmen in Missouri are mourning Russell ...... 18 15 17 12 .. Aiken ...... 13 30 13 11 9 56 Hp. Bk. Tl.| Hp. Bk. Tl. Bethlehem, Pa., March 8. At Satur- the loss of Jules M. Selzer, one of the Jordan ...... 16 16 17 .. .. 4! Von der Ropp 0 79 79IE. T©. Hall. 28 66 94 M:iyrs"t!ir£ret shoot of the Lehigh Rod and veteran shooters and fishermen v pf St. Walfter ...... 17,14 .. .. 31 E. Wells.. 28 71 99 N. Webb .. 24 (56 90 jGrun© Chib good scores were made con- Louis, who recently died, T . Willard ...... 16 12 .. ,. .. 28 M. Foster. 20 67 87 24 SPORTING LIFE WfffCffES

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CHICAGO TRAP NEWS is leading man thus far in both e.vents. TIE RACE AT SPRINGFIELD on account of the high wind and intense Scores: cold. Scores: Traps Are Well Attended Despite Wintry DU PONT TROPHY. A. C* Connor and Bart Lewis Finish Even Targets ....©..... 25 25 25 25 25 Bk. Hp. Tl. Bk. Hp. Tl. Dr. Moeller ...... 13 9 16 Weather Conditions, Von Nieda. Duer .. 13 2 15 at Illinois Club. Trimpi ...... 12 12 15 Parker .... O©Neill 13 6 19 Springfield 111., March 8. A. C. Con W. Trowbridge .... 20 21 24 22 20 BY WM. T. MEEKLE. Hetteroth.. Lapp . 17 7 24 L. Trowbridge ..... 17 17 21 12 19 Till ...... Fox .. 2 nor and Bart Lewis, of the Illinois Gun M. Apgar ...... 13 11 14 15 Chicago, 111., March 8. The members Gehrke .... Zanes , 12 Club, tied for first place in the mid- F. Apgar ...... 15 17 19 16 of the Chicago Gun Club held their TEAM SHOOT. Geo. Ohl, Jr...... 11 14 Winter meet, held on March 1, with a J. Wheaton ...... 15 12 weekly shooting events on Saturday and Bk. Bk. H. H1GGS. Hetteroth ...... 17 Parker ...... 18 score of 135 out of 150 targets. Groves Sunday in the face of hard Winter condi Gehrke ...... 19 Von Nieda ...... 17 and Davidson finished with a total of 134. tions. Scores: Mayor Reed Paleface High Gun Total ...... 361 Total ...... 35 The meet was attended by 36 shots from SATURDAY SHOOT. various parts of Central Illinois, a record Wellington, Mass., March 7. Mayor Targets ...... 25 15 15 20 Tl. *12 +25 Till ...... 141 C. W. May ...... 20 10 9 11 30 15 .. Duer ...... ,.,.. 161 number for the Mid-Winter shoot. The Eugene E. Reed, of Manchester, N. H.; L. Jeff ...... 17 7 11 16 34 17 _[ Total ...... 30| F. VON NIEDA. weather conditions were favorable and visited the Paleface traps yesterday after A. F. MacLachlan.. 15 13 12 18 43^22 .. the scores made are considered out of noon, and amid the snow flurries he O. P. Goode ...... 19 12 10 14 36 11 14 the ordinary. I. C. Davidson, of this G. E. Mathews ..... 19 10 11 11 32 13 13 CHESAPEAKE CITY CLUB SHOOT competed with 14 other shooters, and J. S. Young ...... 22 15 9 17 41 13 19 city, will be president of the Central landed the high gun honor. His score W. A. Davis ...... 19 11 11 13 35 .. .. Illinois League for the ensuing year. Dr. L. M. Fetherston ..... 12 12 .. .. 13 .. W. A. Brown Wins High Gun Honors was 88 out of a posible 100, a good show W. D. Stannard..... 23 14 14 17 45 .. .. J. A. Leib was named vice president, and ing under the conditions a northeast H. E. Dickerman .. 22 13 13 14 40 18 .. Tie for Second Place. A. B. McClosker, of this city, is secre wind, snow and cold air. The scores: J. A. Taggart ...... 9 12 .. .. 17 18 tary-treasurer. The scores made in the 100 TARGETS. R. L. Freeman ..... 13 7 11 13 31 .. .. BY JOHN C. LITPFER. shoot are as follows: J. Bristol ...... 17 10 8 13 31 13 .. Scratch. Targets ...... 15 15 20 15 15 20 Tl. M. Ballou ...... 9 4 5 1 10 .. .. Chesapeake City, Md., March 8. The Yds. 25 150 Mayor ...... 13 14 19 14 11 17 88 A. Mohser ...... 9 Chesapeake City Gun Club held its Caruthers ...... 19 23 123 Burnes ...... 13 14 18 13 13 13 84 Pairs. f21 yards. monthly shoot at Toy©s Park, Saturday, Lewis ...... 20 23 135 Clarke ...... 13 14 19 11 12 15 S4 23 128 Snow ...... 14 13 17 12 9 17 $2 NOTES. March 2. Despite the high penetrating Workman ...... 23 Wheeler ...... 13 13 19 9 11 14 7*) MacLachlan recorded the highest scoce among Davidson ...... 19 22 134 winds, some good scores were made. Hall ...... 18 21 .. Edwards .....t.... 12 14 17 10 10 15 78 the amateurs in the club event, in which he 21 121 Frank ...... 12 13 19 10 12 10 76 broke 43x50, after which he gave a fine ex Considering the coldness of the day, only Barnett ...... 17 Blinn ...... 8 13 18 9 7 16 71 hibition on doubles, in which he broke 22x12 about one-half of the members were on Groves ...... 19 20 134 Jackson ...... 11 10 16 11 9 8 65 Keller ...... 17 20 111 Jones ...... 11 11 9 10 7 15 6:5 pairs, a remarkably good score considering the hand. The silver spoon for high gun was Groesch ...... 16 20 .. conditions. won by W. A. Brown, of Cecilton. Wil Buckles ...... 17 19 119 Dr. Gleason ...... 16 13 15 18 62 With near-zero weather and a freezing ©wind liam Arrants and Timothy Rasner tying Cook ...... 19 19 Knight ...... 10 8 13 12 6 12 61 blowing into their faces the 15 shooters who «for runner up. In the shoot-off William Connor ...... 20 18 135 Newton ...... 8 13 12 10 9 6 58 came out to the park not only found the flighty Pearn ...... 20 18 .. Limerick ...... 8 7 8 G 9 10 48 targets hard to connect with, but they also found Arrants won the dessert spoon. Follow Ensing ...... 16 17 Palmer ...... 9 7 8 24 it hard to shoot out a frame without getting be ing is the scores: Robins ...... 16 17119 Professional. numbed fingers. Events ...... Hp. 1 2 3 4 Newell ...... 16 15 121 Targets ...... 10 10 25 5 Cook ...... 131 SUNDAY SCORES. R. H. Rees ...... 1 5 6 20 2 J, R. Leib ...... 130 Fleetwood Club©s Weekly Shoot Targets ...... 15 15 15 20 Tl. H. Watson ...... 6 8 8 24 5 McDermott ...... 126 Fleetwood, Pa., March 8. The Fleet- Geo. Eck ...... 11 12 10 18 40 C. Steve©ns ...... 0 4 R 15 O©Hearn ...... ©f,...... 123 C. R. Seelig ...... 7 14 1.0 17 41 Maurice Toy ...... 5 6 6 25 4 w; J. Farmer ...... 120 wood Gun Club held an interesting tar O. W. Crocker .... 12 12 13 14 39 Harper Hazel ...... 3 8 6 21 3 Lawrence ...... 119 get match Saturday, when some good H. E. Dickerman .... 11 9 16 36 W. A. Brown ...... 4 9 & 25 5 Geo. Kendell ...... 114 scores were made. The scores follow: F. G. Bills ...... 14 14 15 20 49 C. Hoover ...... 2 7 4 20 2 McCosker ...... 112 A. Moore ...... 12 11 12 13 36 Mallary Toy ...... 5 1 5 24 Ensminger ...... 107 Events ...... 1 4 F. M. Meisner .... 13 10 J2 15 37 George Bennett ..... 7 2 4 22 Burns ...:...... 105 Targets ...... 25 10 L. M. Fetherston ..14 12 14 15 41 Nowland Boucheile.. 3 9 H 20 H. Pattello ...... 104 H. Kieffer ...... 18 G C. E. Shaw ...... 15 11 14 18 43 Clinton Toy .....,,. 2 6 7 22 Gunstein ...... 103 W. Arnold ...... 16 A. Mohser ...... 10 10 15 35 Howard Pyle ...... 4 4 5 20 H. G. Way ...... 91 E. Melot ...... 19 H. Wolfe ...... 9 9 14 32 Adio .Pyle ...... 2 6 6 21 2 Barker ...... 41x50 F. Wertz ...... 11 0. W. May ...... 12 12 13 37 Tim Rasner ...... 6 .. .. 25 Spindel ...... 46x50 W. Augstadt ...... 20 O. P. Goode ...... 14 13 14 41 W. Pyle, Jr...... 0 .. .. 18 Hall ...... 76x90 J. Haines ...... 13 B. L. Kammerer .... 13 13 13 39 George Thorn ton ...... 3 6 11 Burk ...... 19x 60 Stoudt ...... Amos Moore ...... 12 13 11 36 Hiram Bverett ...... 6 7 14 Wilson ...... ©...... 15x 60 Boyer ...... Mrs. Fetherston ..... 12 11 13 36 C. Ellison, Jr...... 12 7 6 25 Galeener ...... 17x 60 Kline ...... A. F. MacLachlan.. .. 14 15 15 44 Willard Stevens ...... 3 4 15 2 Groesch ...... 17x 60 Stitzel ...... L. Jeff ...... 11 12 16 39 Harry Hall ...... 6 .. 5 25 R. E. Newell ...... llx 30 Horing ...... Twelve pairs Moore 8, Meisner 9, Fetherston J. Boucheile ...... 0 5 10 H. Cadwallader ...... 124x150 Heist ...... 14, Shaw 15, May 10, Goode 16, Kammerer 13, H. Howard ...... 4 7 7 25 3 H. Clark ...... 138x150 Kerns ...... Mac Lachlan 19, Jeff 12. W. Arrants ...... 2 8 .. 24 5 Ammann ...... 138x150 Schlegel ...... Twenty targets Fetherston 17, Shaw 17. Third event, trophy. Ten targets Shaw 8, Mohser 5, Macfcachlan 7. Twenty-five targets Goode 24, Kammerer 22, Sunbury-Selinsgrove Club Shoot B. M. Shantey, Jr., Speedway. Club Winner Moore 17, Jeff 20. Engle Jersey City Leader Sunbury, Pa., March 9. In the Sun- Newark, N. J., March 8. B. M. Shan- NOTES. Jersey City, N.© J., March 8. Ten Shaw topped the list in the practice event by b|iry-Selinsgrove Gun Club©s regular ley, Jr. did some fine gunning yesterday breaking his 15 straight and finished in second shooters were out at the shoot of the practice shoot, on March 1 the nice at the weekly shoot of the Speedway place in the club event with a total of 43. Jersey City Gun Club on Saturday, Feb weather brought out quite a bunch of Gun Club at its traps in the Irvingtoii. Tho "Riverside Squad" finished their team ruary 24. It was one of the finest days section. There was a big turn-out of race at South Chicago in time to get into the for trap shooting that one could wish shooters >and produced good scores. We sportsmen. The scores were : fray at our park and, flushed with their victory for, as there was no wind at all. Dave had the good fortune to have Lloyd Lew over there, MacLachlan topped the amateurs in E. L. Haas 16, 14, 19, 12, 14, 14, IS, 15, both the club event and at the doubles, -breaking Engle was high for the day with 89 per is, of the du PonV Powder Company, and 18, 12, 9. 10. B. M. Shanley, Jr. 20, 21, 23, 44x50 in the first and 19x12 pairs in the latter. cent., and Dixon was second with 84 per Sked, of the Remington-TJ. M. C. Com 20, 21, 21, 22, 21, 19, 17, 19, 18, 22. John Bey 20, 20, ,15, 19, 20, 18, 24, 16. J. Fagan 10. for the most part of the morning the pros cent. The scores follow : pany, with us, and they led the way to James Wheaton 15, 17, 13. !/. S. Page 20, pects looked poor for target shooting, as it Sh. Bk. Sh.: some v8ry good scores. Scores: 17. 19, 21, 21, 14. F. A. Jackson 16, 18 i:V started snowing and a strong wind from the Piercy - 150 123 Flaccus 125 Targets ...... 15 15 15 15 15 25 25 25 16, 16, 18. William Hassinger--19, 21, 20, 21J northeast was blowing and gave every promise Lawton 150 90 Kurzel . 50 Howell ...... 12 12 14 12 12 18 22 19 14, 18. William Trowbridge^-18, 20, 18, 2.1 21J of developing into a blizzard, but by noon the Engle .. 100 89 Simpson 100 Hawley ...... 10 12 10 10 12 18 14 20 20. A. .D. Tunis 16, 20, 22, sky cleared and the sun warmed up the atmos Hallinger 150 US 50 Schoffstall ...... 11 11 13 12 7 23 20 19 phere enough to induce eighteen shooters to Dixoit ...... 150 127 Bill 100 Hartman ...... 13 12 13 1.3 1.©! 21 23 .. come out. -*- Sked ...... 13 14 15 14 15 25 .. .. T. Dukes High at Orange Club Lewis ...... ©., 13 13 1514 15 23 .. .. Orange, N. J., March S. Members of Farragut Sportmen©s Shoot Montpelier©s Weekly Shooting Event Teits ...... 11 12 15 12 14 .. .. Montpelier, Vt., March 8. The Mont- Sigfried ...... 14 11 12 12 11 ...... the Orange Gun Club shot a section on Camden, N. J., March 8. Low tem Foster ...... 12 10 15©14 13 .. .. March 2, for the 1000 target cup put up pelier Gun Club held a matinee shoot on Rhymestine ...... 11 12 10 6 10 ...... perature and high, gusty winds took Saturday, March 2. The scores follow : Leffler ...... 9 12 14 ...... by R. D. linger. Thomas Dukes was much of the pleasure, and certainly all high gun. One hundred targets were Target* ...... 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 Tl. sprung with the following results: of the comfort, from the shoot held by Dr. Burr ...... 8 13 9 14 9 12 7.9 81 Conditions Hamper Smith Club Men Farragut Sportsmen©s Association on Moulton ...... 8 13 10 13 10 11 6 12 Targets ...... 100 25 Eastman ...... 613 814 711 9 12 Newark, N. J., March 8. The Sports HI. R. Baldwin ...... 68 is Saturday afternoon, March 2. Lapp was A. Milne *...... 5 9 4 6 4 5 5 9 A. Mosler ...... 4 70 17 high in the du Pont trophy event, but Bennett ...... 7 13 7 13 7 9 6 10 man©s show at the Madison Square Gar Dr. G. W. Wakeley ...... 4 60 14 Hetteroth again took the silver spoon Walton ...... 9 8 8 13 S 6 7 11 den, N. Y., kept down the attendance Dr. F. W. Loekwood ...... 1 77 G. Milne ...... 7 13 7 12 6 8 6 10 Thos. Dukes ...... -. 85 22 for high man for the day, and as he and Barclay ...... 4 11 9 9 9 13 9 9 at the weekly shoot of the Smith Gun F. R. Wicks ...... 78 20* Gebrke wou out in the team shoot, be Dawby ...... 5 7 2 1 7 Club on March 2. The scores were low C. O. Geyer ...... 16 69