THECOFTRIGHT, 1££9, r.K Tl(F. STORTING LlFK Co. SPORTING ENTERED AT PJIILA, POST OFFICE AB SECOND CLASS MATTKB. VOLUME 12, NO. 17. PHILADELPHIA, PA., JANUARY 30, 1889. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
tho salary limit is not exceeded, failure to make such look up players for the Worcester team, and the first affidavit being eufflcieut to place the club in default. pbyer 1ms been signed for the season of 1689. The MINORS MEET. A resolution was adopted pledging the cluba to dis player U W. J. Camp'on, wiio last Eenaoa w:u the first countenance iho tract ice cf throwing money aod gifts bfis"man of tbe Luwell Club. Mr. Burnham will, in LATE NEWS. to I'luypM on the field, as demoralizing to the uini'8, all probabiiity, manage the team next season. He creating jealousies among the men aud tempting them admits that he was hasty in releasing Wheelocli, as to play for the grand stand. hia term us mauiger expire;! October 1, and tho Three Base Ball Meetings No umpire tthall um; ire more than two series in directna cluirn they will hold this fine short The Latest From the Base succession in any ODC city. efop for the comiriR year. The franchiso of In case any player or umplro Is guilty of drunken the Worcester Club is now held in Burn- ness, indulged in a brawl or disgraces the League in Lam's name, as the local association was not Ball Tourists. in a Week. other ways, tho president can eu-tpend him for a stipu organized wh«=n Worcester was admitted to tho lated lime, and he eh:i!l bo'ineligiblo to flavor act New England League, and through an oversight tho anywhere during that time. Ho can appeal to the franchise has never been transfened to the a*8«ciaiion. Beard by givinc notice to the president and making a Theditectw hate had a consultation vituBnrnham A College League Keeling Ath Reinforcements for the South ca-h deposit of £200, which money will be forfeited in and the error will bo corrected. Everything seenia t'» cast) tho suspension is sustained. prom :s^ well lor a eucccs&l'ul ba3« ball teastm in this Each club must funr'sh four balls per game, and the city in 1SS9. letes in Session A Famous ern League The Interna Cam-j must he declared forfeited if that Is not done. Director Cbcney reganfa the di?ra(cli sent hy James Tbe club provides the bills direct instead ot getting A. CndwtTth, relt-aiing Liins.-If and the other players Battery on the Market. tional Special Meeting. them from the president of the League. reserve 1 by the Lowed Club, as a joke. He says: The general admission wafVxcd at 25 c»nts. None ''Cudwortb, bas no aulLorily to engage or release a of ihe extra money I'or grand stand admission is to ho player." NKWS FROM THE TOURISTS. included iu calculating the vieiting club'a share. THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT. OTHER BUSINESS. DETROIT DOTLET9. Tlio Probable Date of Their Arrival iu The schedule committee will moot Starch 6, at some This Country. rioascRc.iot I all pot-si s-*. They also a^ree 1h;U Auvrica'a wetit into iho meeting asking no favors, but got a preat Nation*! gninti h;is secured a foothold ou Aua- ne!l; London, Manager Powers and T. S. Hobb?; lutl gvoit luck in getting a cheap team-. He expects conjle of good concesa ous, namely, an increase in the to have tiulian soil. Dane's lightning T aud,iu the columns of praise. Tho uewppRpeis cull upon their f->ot Toledo, President V. H. Ketchum and Manager l!ori;>ti, of Nt\v tjrl^aiis. eatne sphit of g-ntlu hilarity, urcepied an amendment ball and cricket players to immediately copy the D;il!a3 is dear to lu-r ball players and she will have Americans' da--h and nimhlenofp. C. II. Morton; Newark, J. W. Collins and Mr. nKikinn it £100, mnst have felt queer, to say the least, Si«Uing writes tliat h?a tarty wilt reach Fg.rp$ Shoemaker; Jersey City, Manager Powers. some of her old te tm to start with, Dotig. Crothere when tho amendment was carr ed with a rush. It will will inaDago the oin?t and Fabian, of New Orleans; probably I G some ttmo to coino before Mr. Bobcits ft»riv in February and wilt be in lialy before Biarch" President Miller stated the object of the meet Joyce, who pltyed a giTiit Ihiid for the local team, will endeavor to injsct a vein of humor Into the formal 1. lie cay* that his ciHrch from there will Le rapid. ing. Hamilton had forfeited its franchise by and Wt n'.z and IKnij' have promised to sign, aad will and owlish proceedings of a base ball meeting. It may Manager Mutrie's eteBmer will m>t be the only one tho non-payment of its guarantee make a combination bard to b.at under tho salary PETER to go down the bay to meet tho teams in Aj.ril. St-v- and dues, and be added that Mr. lloherts is opposed to having a big otal actoia will also charter fts'ouiHT find go down the vacancy must be filled. liinir. Third Baseman and General Player of the Washington Club, ger guarantee than 875. Wlmlcn will get ft ffood nine for Nashville, as he is a Fro 1 Stearns etgiind Charlry Benne't for Boston tho bay, Walter Spaliling will send down a tiUumer. A DEADLOCK. practical mai:a>;t-r, and th« atTnirs of Memphis will last Monday uighr, and the Hub has the greatest Mr. McConncll. of Toronto, stated that Ham once more be put into the hands of Manager Jamej Chtcher on earth. Xo man th;it ever played hall in COLLKGK BASE KALI,, ilton was anxious to get b.ick into tho associa Woods. KANSAS CITY BRIEFS. Detroit is&ojreneraliy admired aad respfctt-d as Charley COLUMBUS CHATTER. The Anmuil Meeting' of tlie New York Stato tion and was well prepared financially. Messrs. Uenut-it, and hij Kiaswiil bu sincerely regretted. Iiiterdollegiate Association. J. W. Collins antl G. II. Shoemaker, represcnt- THE CENTRAL LEAGUE. The League Situation—The New Club's Dia The Local View of the Johnson Complica M'on't "T. T. T." please get off of Watkins* corns? tion—A Tha howling disturbs ua here in Detroit. How long Special to SPORTJKQ LIFB. ^ing the Newark and \Vilkesb.irro clubs, aud mond—A Candidate for Some League's Charge -Against ManagerBnckeii- Easton Bov.iicetl at :i Special Sleeting— A berger Two Recalcitrant i*layers Signed, wiil it take t!;o Awociation to get WatkinV measure? SvKAcrse, Jan. 20. The annual meeting of "Manager Pat Powers, of the Jersey City Club, Umpire Staff—News Items. Latry Twitcheil turns up his nose against playing in New Secretary, Etc. Etc. the New York State Intercollegiate Base Ball As were granted the privileges of the floor. Richard ELMIRA, Jan. 25. A meeting of the Central Coi.UMDfs, Jan. 24. Editor SPORTING LIFE: Cleveland. Doesn't like tho idea of \ eing in a tail-end McKay appeared as a delegate from Hamilton, The news of Indianapolis* break-up caused no KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 22. Editor SPORTING ciub, whereupon Urunoll, in the Pluin Ifcahr, combs sociation was held here to-ilay. Hamilton and Base Ball League was held here yesterday. th'* statucEque duwu brautifuliy. In a fielding and and the^o gentlemen all explained tbe desir great surprise here auiongst the base ball men, LIFK: There is blood on the moon in baeo ball Union colleges and Rochester and Syracuse uni Newark, Jersey City, Elmira, llazleton, and circles out this waj*, all on acco-ant of that baie-runniug team, where he would be compelled to versities were represented by delegates. ability of admitting their respective cities. A as it has locg been known that that city was bat or get out, ai he can't field, Tttitchell would la-t Wilkesbarra were represented. Scranton and Johnson deal; Kfinsa? City i? on the war path Fred A. Moore, of Hamilton, was elected presi number of communications were presented. On Easton did not put in an appearance. During sore on its team, or something else. The writer about niuodaya. Wutkins lield him in ti.e Detroit behalf of Newark and Jo ficy City it was urged that is in a fair position to know tho temper of the and wants gore. The Columbus Club has just Club «Iitn there was uo excuse for it. Twiti-hell will dent; D. S. Vorheea, of Union, vice) president, the afternoon preliminary conferences were held and II. P. Pelanil, of U»che3'pr, secretary and treas 1 tho clubs were novt-r in be'ter condition financially. Jloosiers regarding a losing team, having spent as much right to dicker with Johnny Ward as lave to bUind a'one hereafter, end people will tee John B. D&y, of Nuw Yoik, owning the Jersey Cily and nn understanding arrived at, which was rati just how weak-kneed ««d f:iiut-Kcartid ho is. MAT. urer. IMaJ:HOQ University, of Hamilton, was admitted the greater part of eight years in Indianapolis. to dicker with Ralph Johnson. If the manager to tho League. Club, and thatwoutil be a great benefit to the League. fied at the evening meeting, which lasted from 9 of tho Columbus Buso Ball Club knows anything By admitting Wilksbarre a ten-club league eoubl bw They won't have it. They are of the opinion MILWAUKEE MICMS. The clause of Ihe con tt tut ion prohibiting exhihi- to 10 o'clock. Mr. Vi. C. Smith, vice president of about base ball law, he must know that Kansas Ik'ii gaoiis (lining the scbrdtilo season wits abolished formed and- made to work rery uicely. Neiv.irk and the League and manager of the Elmira Club, that after one losing season they shouM brace Jeiscy City both hud winning nines and \v~uIJ lend up, and it seems right, too, that they should feel City had a perfect right to reserve Johnson Tlic Club's Spring Programme—The Acqui atid tho double umpire .system was dropped. Tho pen spirit to t'.e struggle fo; the penuuut. Tho jumps presided, nnd Powers, of the"Jersey City Club, and all the ctt.er playci*, and ho must know, al^o, nant for 1S8S \^a^ an anted to Syracuse, with a rcvoid that nay. 1 ntn nut prepared to say whether sition of Pitcher Hues Hurt iu Town, of five victories ar:d ono c!ef< nt. from other cities Wt>ul-i~iiot occasion any trouble and acted as secretary. Tho resignation of Charles that his interference is not only very bad form, but Etc. tho circuit would uot Le in any way unwieldy. Tbtse 11. Fuller as secretary and treasurer was pre- or cot it was the fault of the team or the man it approaches practical dishonesty. The executive committee, comprising the managers agement Hint tho club could not play pood enough ball MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23. The Milwaukee Club of ihe several club.% wiil meet in a few v,~eeka and ar tbn*e ci'i«n were ready to K-avo the Central Lc:tgue. eent-'l nud accepted, ivnJ Jamci SI. Br.irten WRS elettcl FACTS IN THE CASE. Mr. McKay, of Hamilton, 6'ated that S^,COO had t<> fii-t liiph°r in the rac?. Then another Ibm^r T am will oncn up the season with a match game at range the schedule for the coiniu.-? avason. The to fill the vacancy. The Inmda of the new secretary sure of, lBnl.-r to get h«>ld uf tho Kansas City League ia in exc llent shape and a very successful already beeu subscribed tbrre.and £5,000 wunld be had nnd treasurer wt-ro placed at £8,««)0, t3 1 e approved by M'vstern Aesycution club, expanded a good many Louisville on Satunlny, April 6. A game will tkorriy. Tho tuarautee could Le put up without uuy are no: enough people there who wilt g; ve up that season iu auticipiEcd. the nnuagera of tho K^wark :md Eluiira clubs. A amount of money, and lha extras tlmt K-J with it, to thou?ai,d dollars. For this expenditure it expected to bo played on the day following in Louisville, trouble. resolution was adopted fixing the guarantee fund fit be compensated iu pjirt by the mlo of players like Tiie representatives of Jersey Ci'y, Newark, Wilkcs- variant a b:ise ball niar.a^erneitt in atm-r^llus long then the club goes to Cincinnati April 8, Colum Tlio First Club to Complete Its Team. ?500, which, together with the animal dues, roust to :i^ainst the inevitable. I ftel free to s-.iy that i ihiuk Johnson, Ardner and others. In orJer to hoM Ihese tairo an 1 Hamilton then wfthilr«w and the mcetiug paid to the treasurer on or before Feb. 1, accord! np to players it forfeited its or^uuizitiun and is U'>v.', an^l bus April 9 and 10, Indianapolis April 11 and Special to SPOUTING LIFK. proceeded to discuss the c!a~1uis of tho viiriuiu cilics. tho rnk's previously t!u* same of CluveUutt, and thst about two years iu the 12, Columbus April 14, and adoptfd. nnd if u- 1 cuinplied League will be About till that she cnn Hand. has bceu ever suice, a corpoiailcn under the lews of then home via Sioux CITY, la,, Jan, 26. Information was received Jt soon become evident tliat the Canadian clubs, with the franchise of the defaulting club will bo for Misaonri. ?orao of the old Wt-stern players (itli of Cleveland, Buffalo and Detroit. The club will from Manager Powell yeaterday ili)it h« had signed a Toronto and London, wtre While tho latter plr.ce is a much larger city than Tn- (here in Hamilton's interest. feited. tliona wtre reserved), wishing to pluy in the An>erfcnn play aa follows in regard to the position of the lull learn for the Sioux City B-IPU Hull Ass ciaiion. Syracuse nnJ Rochester ft-11 iu with the movement Tho rase of Easton was considered aiid it wan re dianapoiis, yet they are fully as cold ^nd will hesitate, The pUyots after the fiist ejcitetm nt of tho goson'o opening is club, were properly re!eased t*nd tinned. Seven players: Pitchers, Shenkel, Griffith, Wells and are as fullow?: Crutty and Hcllman, ubJlo Bntfilo, Tohdo and Dutrut beU out Rfjwimt solved thtit in vit-.v uf the fact that Ka^toii not harittg pl-iyer* were solJ to at. Jowpb. Was tlicru au,Tt]iii)^ catchers and change in ripht tieid; Huniler, Webber Haniilti n. Wtskesb lire's claim* were not considered. noticed tha Lca?»ie of its Mill over, nLout giving up their good big fillies and inci K>n<;! nntfhur* Sp.MMk vror-ht M/*YW PnlW aga-iiflt A. C. Camphell, dent-.Is. so (;utr«Ktou£ly illegal i» tlint? Hasii't WushingKin and St-ibe!, (litc'itrs; Powell, first bafe; IJrugunn, arc- Buffalo was wilting to let Hamilton in provided Jersey tx-aecr.'tajy and treasurer, it-i franchise he declared roM Fuller to St. Louis? II»sn't Dea Bloines told <-nd bnse; Burke, short stop; Bradley, third base; City and Newark weie also accepted, and Petroit and I may be wrongr. I hope so, for I like Cleveland forfeited, and that all the right >, privilegps and prop and ail whom I know they>, but the (acts, aa I see U'JIiilay to Cincinnati, llistchinsou to Ciiicago and Glcun, lea field; Uonias. centra field; NichttiB.", fiubsti- Toledo thought that way, too." Jt required a hro-ihirdi* erty of such c!ub revert to th« Leii^ue. St'avus to Kansas City? Was t'lereanyt^icg wront- ia tut" catciipr. It IB not syttlitL luwevor, that tlie Asso Tote to admit a city uod iho Hamilton jeuplo fell one Aiffljluthn was adopted Instructing es-S?rrctary theai, are c<. lafter as Tt is prol-alile that Co'.uuibus will have a ekin (!! i- wibh to find juaU-riid to du\vu them. that Newark nnd Jersey City sh'jutd i»ay 8100 gua- secretary aud treasurer. An api-lio^tiou of th.; IV s al mond uext season, as. in fact, she always has had. The eiitorial in TIEE SPORTING LIFE of last week, rautee to each visiting clnl>, fin iiicreaic of 823, on Ttlogiiii.h Company to run l^wircs to all club grounds There are two ress us why this time-houored custom -went directly iothepjir.it. Tho Kau>;>v*C:ty Club, that Cincinnati Ne\Tj* account cf Iho extr^ traveling expense. Messrs. should be abolished, niid I Notes. was accepted. Managers c-f "tho Newark, Klniirnaud bolieve I V'jico the fcclin-s re ei'vtd Johnson, is i-i txi.-tcucc to-day. Juhnsou Special to SPOUTING LIFK. Hobbs, Vrauklin and Murtou were Appointed a com Jersey C:iy clubs were authorized to uuuiin.ito ciiies of eight-tenths of the patrons of tho game, as well as i"ii.s reserved ly it, aisd thoio is MH power that can take mittee to confer wiih tho Jcraey delegates on t!ii3 t> fill tho vacancy caused by the forfeiture of the the players, when I propose them. The first is be away tbe right that Knn^idCily lia^ov^rhiui, without, CINOI.NNATI, 0., Jan. 20. This ftfternonn President * point. The committee returned short'? and reported Kaston Club. cause a majority of the dubs will have turf diamond* at the Biimo time d*-etnying tbo validity of tho reserve St* ru received a tcl-grp-.j from freaiileut Pfttidsori ' that the Jersey clubs would pay no mure guarantee Applications for membership were received from nnd the players of tin 89 cluhs will hecomu Umioughiy rule. The case of Spraunu it in no way ylmilar to the ftsking Cincinnati to waiv<- claim on Hooker aud than the rett of the clulw. A vote WHS then taken HurtftTtl, New Ifnven, \Voices!er, Lowell, Auburn accustomed to the SIUDO, which will give them another case of Johnson. TlieChha^o Club disbanded. The C'uok. Thia win refused aud an otter of JSuO for tliuir on the ro-adiitlf-fii.'ii of Hamilton, which resulted in and Siitr.andt'ah. The next meeting will fco held at decided advantage over the iyfant, which the homo Kansas City Club did uot dioband. Its franchise has not rel^Hse was made. tie, Toronto, London, S>ra(-nse and Kocliestrr, In Jersey City dnrin; the first week in March, al which iniiu -gemout can avoid, an-J, beaiddfl that, all, or nearly bean traiisfored to Bt. Joseph or any ether club. In I'nder the new contract VIQU will n ,t le asked to lavor; Buffalo, Detroit nnd Toledo opn.'iseil. Mr. vacancies will ho filled. ProrUioD* were made so all, the players M£Ded by Columbus havo been plajiag the light of thcac fact*, what ia to prevent Kaus'ts City pitch in SiimUy (puuss. Franklin th< :i made a ntotiou to take in Jersey City that votes to nil \acancies are to te mailed to thy sec 0:1 turf diamond'', and it will doubly iucrcaie their ne- from lioldiag tho pluyer?? I^ not the club in tho samo K-.rlv aa jt is, nrrancement^ for a great spring open alono. It win 1-9f, London. Toronto, Syracuse «nO retary, and tho result made known at tlie next meet boat that Detroit ia in? If D^tr^it can hold Rowo and ing are Iwhi/ mad'1. Levy will bo secured if pijf&ible. Rochester oppoi»I:if?. Fur;her conaidunu io:i of the ing. Tlie League reprtsjntalives were entertained at The second reason ia tbftt the d'amond of this city, White, Kansai City can hold Juhu^on. Our claim (s A lucal scna-iii >u will he sprung within a furtuight. matter was tbeu postponed uutil the evening session, a social session, of tbo Eluiira Elba at the Masouic the earno ihut has Leen u?ed for the | a^t rwo year*, is Other new faces may bo seen h«*ro next 3ea<-ua. as strong us theira, 110 btrooger; our case aa broad, no JUiiineuj'ulis Ima eigued Kno^an. and x Temple in tho evening. one of the worst that can be imagined, fjr tuo rens'in broajer, MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS ———— •———— that there is FO much limestone in and aro;:nd tlifs city was then di*po ed of. Stcn-tary White puhmilted a APPEALS TO YOUNG. Unit in dry, hit we.tther tho diamond would gl;ire so A CRACK AT BUCKENBRHGS. Cotlege Athletes ia Session. £( that an iiififliler, catcher nud pitcher would bo nearly Kansas City has notified Mr. Wikoff of these facte, Specinl lo SPOKTING Lu'K. proposition by tho Postal 'IYI* graph Company to allow and ha^ to'.tl him tluit any aitcmpi to sign Johnson -$? tbe various ciu'js unrestricted use of the wired in re Sample Cases of Many Submitted to the blinded and isnnccvfisary errors occur, besides their in PYRACI-BE, K. V.. Jan. 26. Tlio New York State ability lo hit tho Lull. M< uld bo coute teJ. lie has bt^n askod not to approve turn lor a t'rauk at tho ground*. Tho Western Un Chairman of the Board of Arbitration. the con'rac', and ho h wii^ten thut he would nut do IntercuHn).'iatc Aihlutic Associrttion mtt here to~d:iyt tfiy.Tt'd lo ullow eucti club Sl"0 wor h of telegraph! WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24. Editor SPORT "SANDY" W'DERMITT. go. ColnmbuB hna a.'so been written a:id tcld ihtit Uuinn, Hamilton, Mad'son, ltt;chei-t«-r «i»d Syrnctito and a hiilf rate for nil messages iu excels. Detroit and The eul-joct of competent umpires is ai important, of Juhnson was under reserve Ly Kansas Cily, being repie eniod. ('. \V, Culver, of Union, WHS elected Tol.do had aln-a<«y nmde arrangements with tli« \Vedt- ING LIFE: Several uppeals for deebions by the and if hd i^ t. ous rowns, uson an toyo president; J. I). Ptirdfe, of IlamiKon, vice presidt'iit; Board of Arbitration have reached headquarters coursp, as the selection of iirot-class players, and should jumped the reserve rule he v.ouU he blacklisted. nly men of the Browns who could hit him. ern I'niou, but for other cities the Postal bid was ac merit i« carrful consideration as any important meas Mufcager Buckoaberger will Had out that t'e has F. L. Carrnll, '- f Union, Mcretiry and tieitsun-r. It cepted. during the past week. James Daly desires to be was decided to hold Iho uext Hold d.ty at Sc)i»-n«utftdy ure connected with baso ball. This, we believe, is mide a niis'ako. Just a* ho fou:id oat that he had THE TRI-STATK LEAGUE. It was agreed that the season should begin on Apiil released from reservation by tba Portsmouth done uud H is not u-iml that eerious uiiht-ukes occur. nm<1e a mis'ake a ftw days ago, when he telegraphed wiih Union. The following executive committee was 27 ami ei«i>Vpt.:Ji.>. C'lub. His appeal is accompanied by a lengthy I have in mind now Another valuable uinpre, who I a fa!dC'!i(iod to i'resid;-i;t Sfx-as eh risen: 1C. S. Iluii?icker and D.S. Voorhees. of Union; A ruiniiJ iin icst ion was presented fr'-m K/ra B. F«t- and tried to cheat th« Tlie Outlook for a Successful Organization ,!.!>. Purdeo and T. K. Smith, of Hnmili.m; K. J. statement of his case. In reply Mr. Young ad believe is yet unengaged. 1 use the term "au'itlicr" club out of f200. MHiiatrer \Vntkilia had offend tou, ti'.c old League player, who covered thiid bi»*-e fur fur ihs rfH«on that tt few week sago 1 saw fit to indorse- This Week. Kdgocoinh and H. S. Church, of Syrucuae, and I1. D. vises him to make his appeal to the directors Colnaibu^ JlcTamuny fur £1,000. BucUenbe'rgcr tele- Rochester lait year. Su'ton has cone to Milwaukee of Mr. Al I'auer, nnd in snyine what I may I do not wish graphed PirosidentSpfas: CANTON, Jan. 23. It is now almost a cer Laud and \V. S. BiKel..w, cf Hochesier. to niauago tlie club there and wants the IJoehe-ter the New England League. If they fail to give to df-tract fntm anything I may imve aaid for him. Club fci'joiaod from holding ki»i- Ho y Manager Sneed to he- don'i to uii end, a^ i'rwident ThomiMoii, of th« St. Paul Baae fielding at the closn of tho season. He lej tho team iu know w) at Uuckenbtr^er thinks of ttatkird of work. Canton will bo in this season. Of the remain Iit.ll Cluh, has come tj tersna with 1m tliori stoj) nnd Suttoa when hs» signed life contract (which Manager Kin playing with I he Memphis Club ui a stated ferk-d, hitting. Iu 18^5, he plavcd ia the same team on !Lcui!ard but it loukd small to me. Tbo dishonorable part of it ing seven Columbus goes into tho American and signed him. He also tigncJ Cal BrMiijihton, who i reduced) and tho Association rtt<:ided ti> tor 8150 a month. One of the connidsrahom was that second bast-, arid: stood ti:o fame in fielding, and is too tnii'l by Rochester in her effort toniaku Sntton piny lie was t > have a certain amount <>f advance mooey to apparent for reference. Toledo into tbo International Association; Jack playe'i here part of last s*-us -n, and Jirhu J. Dnvl«, of dropped one notch in bafnog, Ktanding Eccoud. In .the L.vuu Cluh, of iho Kew Ei;s;li\Dd I.oigue. M<-m- there :n-xt se;i on. The case will now come before tLc eiihhle him to settle up his private afla'nt prior to re 1SSG, ho was engaged with the I*ou^hUeepsie team, ANOTHRR MISSTATKMKNT COnRECTEl). son and Kaiamazon, if they have clubs, will join for IJoard of Arbitration. porting for (inly. Tne advmice money was paid, and Tt has been state;! thai Washington hr.d offered D;m- tunes with so mo mioor ha^uo in bera of la=t year's club, excepting tho-e gold, who have " of the Hudson Itiver Leagne, aud captained Iho at>d about Michigan; Dot signed, ure Murphy, centre field; Cai roll, right Rochester was {riv<-n permission to play Knm°8 Bt EiiLgeqiieuUy Manager Sir ed ordered Smith to report team. After three months' service he received such nelty and Fuller for Jim Daris. That is R mistake. ZnneBvlile, after two disastrous Beacons financially, has \VimlB'>r U -neb at her option, but all Sunday games in CLailert»n cpon the date stipulated in the agree Washing!OQ offered Kei-fe and 1'nller fur Jim Davw, decidtd to quit; fc*antiu?kv H played out, and Lima fleltl. und Morri^sy, first b-*sc. injuries at Bidgewood 1'nrk, Brooklyn, at to neces John Barnt-p, nmnnger if tho haae hall club, hai re were prohiui ed. ment. The la?ttr refused to play until the tim» stated sitate his retirement from active ball playing. In and was"very anxious to make the swap, but Kansas scared out because it tost her a cmmll fortune to win in the original abetment. Manner SneeJ thereupon. Ci'y wasn't willing. Speaking of Fuller, bv tbo way, the peniiiint last j'eor. Eight clubs are figured on fur turned from Ireland, where he fcuud Lis btiaitiees iu- GUARANTOR AND SALARY LIMIT RAISED. 1887-8, ho served as umpire iu the Tri-State Leaarup, teresta very satisfactory. Delegate Koberta, of Koohester, moved that the demanded the immediate ret urn of the advance inocoy. an J it was my provi ace to know thit hew,ia one of the and tha great big c'ond of dust tho Globe-Democrat is this year, the new towiii beiutc Dayton, Sniingfiald. guaraniee for euch jrnnie be rai^d from 875 to SI00. Smiih replied that he was unable lo do so, but offered beet umpires employed in that Lengno. *'S^ndy" j» a kit-king up over his \ngngcmeut by Von dcr Aho, re foil \\avne, Ind., SteuVeuvillo and Enst Liverpool The jT»ipo*i!i"n wai quickly snapped up by Buffalo, to n-purt for raciiRe. Toronto was woikeJ Sneed n-jecttd ihts proposal anl Mack hated him. student of tbe rules, a fir^t-class umpire, and always a tius on Fullci'a ability. I neked hfm what he ark, O.,and Erie, I'a. Sprrlftl to SPORTING LITE. jo. and bet< ro ibo R»cl.of ter delegates kt.ew it the S. J. Whalan, of Janitthurg, New Jtrsey, has writ gentleman, a: d SI my recommendation can go any dig- tholiKht of Fuller as a short Hop. He stated that he The error i;ibt sca-on lay in tlio payment of larger KASTON, Jan. 26. The dccfe'on of the Ontril Diction wa-i carried. Air. ItoborU trie*4 to overturn ten to President Young, requoiiiug an opportunity to tune'*, I would cheerfully commend him to a position had »pon Fuller olay frequently and thought ho salaries tiian were guatanfred hy Ilie receipts, forcing League oust "tig Enst.'jn, does net diainrb the cfjuuui- the action, bnt failed, and a rtcedd was taken uutil play ball in tie National l>euyne. Ho enumerate* hia io cither of the inn jo r leagues. I have Ixard that ho would hold up his end of the row with the Browns, some df the more poorly patronized tetms to the wall, Diity uf the ba-e b:ill leaders here. It in quite jcob- evening. pood qunliiitaaa a player, and winds up by tnyliig Is an apphcnal for n position in the International or thai-he'was a fast player, covered a great deal ot and making them nil quit loser. This is being already ablw, liowever, that the club will appeal to the courts Jn the evcnin?, after mnnv artiumentfl, the salary that hu only drinks a little. In reply, Mr. Young Northwestern league*. There can be no mistake made territory, and was an all-around pood man. He rectified this year by Wheeling, olALsfie'd and CaLton, to eeUbli-h its rights and iccover its franchise. The limit rule \v;m uiut-iniBd. AH sorts of propositiona wer>t heut pared to stay in t!ie League, and pay its 5500 guarua* Eocheater, Syracuse and London defeated all amend- you tobeciuean eng/igcaient with ono of the minor It is hoped that pitcher Gnalrigbt wiH pan out as Johtny McCortv and Jimmy Donoluie earh signed fiuar.ciirlly, t.eing only SfiOO in the hole. Toledo In U-e money ou Fub. 1. Finally, after a rece.-fls of half an hour, a co:«- it-a^ue clubs, eveu on trial, and if you are a ball well ns his friends recommend. a KaosKS City contract to-day for 1880. McCarty h.is reported lo have lost ?8,OCO, and the other towns' p!ajer,>our eervicea will very soon be apprecinU-d. Tlio ball flayers wintering in Columbns have, wiih losses aie fandwiched between these amount". Pre-i- prro m IHO ^u-i arrived ut und Huch ester moved tlnit the been at l-tpgc-rheufia with the team for Home time. He Heclter nnd Cook for Sale, liimit of lalaiiet* bo fixed at $13,600 for rach club. Yuu B»y j*>u driiik very lift'c. Why not conioience Al Biiuer'rt assia'aoco, secured and fitted up the Casino rVnirted a fcirf salary for a yonus pitcher and the cltib dont Taylor, of the Mansfield Club, will probably be Syracuse Ketoudc-d the itutrju and it was carried tit uuce, J-nJ s»y '1 never drink.' Thw hardest ilrinket for a ba?o ball gym. rc-fu^el to piy it. Terms huvo finally been agreed elected president of the new leuguo, und Canton Special to SPORTING Iii«. iiuanimcusly. commencod by th'iJiking a very little. It id very iin- Ken Mulford is alarmed at the local fight Ed Rife, upon. The young pitcher U a Xaneas City product. olFiciaia think he can pull the league through ibe BALTIMORE, Jan. 20. The Raltimoro Ba»e Ball Club The <]uc9iini) of niemtership was then agnin taken porUiut that men \vlio u^[ ire to be tali playerw bituuld of the Joitrnfil.&ud T occasionally have. I*u need of ir, He pitched a few games year befora last, hut made hie seaton without tho losa of a single club. has been a-ikeJ to make an offer for Louisville's bat up aud the long 6Vuck was IliiMlIy broken by Buf be temperate in all things,, to put them in the beet pos Itfii, Kit and I arc ttU right; we meet in secret once a reputation with the I/>a Angeles Club list winter. tery, Uf cker and Cook, or else waive claim to them. falo faMiiu in with the Cauadi m faction and votii>e le ph>sical cundiiion. 1 hope you may httve an week and compare notes. We're all right, you bet! Last year he pitched fur tlie Karvai City Western As MAKING BASK BALLS. Manager Davidhon enggeafs that he would trade them for Ilami ton's Hduiiasiou. The Hamilton d*-le2ate iuuliy to show your ability and prove a B Coiumbus fans really believe that Ihe club will fin sociation Cluh aud did some gomt woik. for hrrit basenian Tucker and a cash lo:ius but the ' K. M. ish as L'Ojd a1* fifth. It's unsafe to feel that way, for if James Bnnohue Automatic Machines That Wind Better Baltinn;ro management would not listen to any Vfi\e ihcii admit'ed (o the met'tiiii an<) the sccrftary tho cluh shouldn't do so the disappointment w.,uld be is too well known for any comment. waa iiislnnt" meet in Rochester insti-ad ot Two MucU-Talbed-of Flayers Turned Over ing here, will officiate at all tho exhibitien games past. Machines have been invented to do the played tit Columbus thw Spring. MI50R JtENTIOX. work automatically, consequently every ball is Bullitluiu Maicb, and then the meeting adjuutued. _More Flayers Sijrned. Con Stroihers, Jo'in atid Nick Handiboo nro wanted Frank Ringo ia here and without an engagement for The ProviUeiice Club. OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 22. Editor SPORTING in the Springfiel.I, 111., nnd Des Moines teanM. They next season. Ringo played well h-st smaon. lie is a ju»t like its fellow. Each machine winds two Special to SPORTING LIFE. THE SOUTH IN LINE. LIFK: It's almost impossible now to pick up a have not yet signed. They are al-H) in receipt of let go .ir-led as a ir.o^t lorti:ua:o Ohio Lc-a;u» and nriko Captain Taylor, of Mansfield, league to consist of Worcester, Lowell, Newark, winding machine cm bo appreciated. There is per sure that they wcuhl make a great mistake in signing preeidcnt. What's the matter with billv McDermith? fect regularity, un-1 no point whore the (bread cros-es Working for an Eastern League. CUP, ai.'l ^ivcM a-).-iur;tf:cf that tho I/ea^ue aflairrt M ill him." And he ii jmt about right. The latent I'roui Jersey Citv, Scranton, Wilke^barre and prob- b« conducted tu'.li ati|ity aud Bucce=s, if uuccfSd is F. W. ARNOLD. Hl-ly two othvr cities. Present Could in/, of tho ol^eu* r tdsn in another. A coating of rubber cerr.out Special to SPORTING Lira. Johnson is Ih.tt he hn^ s^ued with Columbus in open in iifxl applied, anJ a half-ounce layer of the very po#- tho Worcester Club, isju towu iu consultation with ihe CON^EITUTJONAL PROVISIONS. hitratlou CommM'ee. Oot here wo earnestly »opo Mr. tion of the cover. Each ball when completed ST. Aroi'STiNR, Fli, Jan. 24. The Cuban Giants would pay, M every one of theai ifl a drawing card. must Newark Club officials as to tho organization cf a A constitution was aJnpteht:t|f" and luulit "buuuniiig," fixfs the ailary will come off llte pcrcli. are wintering here and playing exhibition games Jlr. GouMing conliuue-.l: "We thought last week that everything wa$ satisfactorily arranged, circumference. Tbe minute ditte fences in the Hariford, New Ilaveu, Worcester, Lowoll, Scrautun aud limit «( ¥1,200. inclif'Tiu t'io manager, and pivhibits A new ontQflder bas been slcne-J. ' He U A. Pono- every few days. Ou the 17th inst. in a pnictrco game laHs a;e equalized by the thick ness of the Ji r und ponl scliinx on the pruuudu or in any plcco hue, rer.tre fielder of last y» ar'a Can ton team. He ia A first biseman Frye collided with Pajre ingoing for a but at the last moment some of the clubs named were Wilkesbarro. off-red a chance to join 1be International League, iu covor. Every ball aod cover is weighed before tbe eono'Cted witli the erunnl. AA to Hqt:or, it may tie fair batter and fl elder an'] a splendid base-i unner. ball and injmed his left eUcmldt-r. Ho will be laid tip cover is sewe.1 on. Tbo cpver re^emblas (wo figure 8s ok! by Bpicial provision with th« club. The monthly For the outfield we now have Annie, Mess tt, Leigh too lor several weeks. Holmes, tho third bieemao, is ill order to make a ten club leazue. Thatsclifme having A Colorado State league Organized. fallen through, you ran t-tsite that a now league uilt iu shape, and is cut from selected and specially pre dues n're made 2150, ilie t£iiarati{e<> J-500, the president's ami Dotiohue to chojso fro:n; in the infield Andrews, and bis physician ordered him to lay off fur a week or pared liorse hides. A. J. KeacU & Co., Iho pat DENVER, Jan. 23. At u meeting of recrcscutiitivM Loud ?8,. 'iho iercfi;t'.go> Byntem wiH rule, tbo ainpafcft', CU-velanT, MHKji aad Crooks. two until he gets well. The Cnbau Giants exppct to bo formed, which will Include (he two New Jersey frniu Denvtr, I,o«r|vi|le an.l ColjtaJo Sprints clubs cumi-d. in connection with Lo'.vell and Wurcee- entees of tho winding machine*, employ about 5!KJ Bisa opti m leing $7<>, or 30 percett. Tho umpires are to For cn'chcrs MO will have NtKlf, M'ilson and Coo- play the Detroit;, at Richmond, Va., on April 10 and 11 hands at their factory in this city, mi* they have B:ill Clulu, la'ld at t'nc latter iilnce last night, a State fof ?175 Hii-i p«y their own nay. The seaa-iu ie tu open ncy, and Kennedy, Clarfc and Breckenridge for pitch- nut! the Wasbiugtons at Washington on April 12 and tor and ttheis. Worcester will have a strong nit p. liaso Hall League w A3 formed. It WNM decitli-tl to I Wethall hare Staffoul, Wiilis and Fcen as pitchers; about 40,000 dozen balls now in stock. Several cheap On April 1 mid clow 0:1 S-pt-.-nsber 1, an.i a faster t'ftll ers. 13. We are organizing a new club here called the grades of balls are aloo mai'iittictuioJ, those retaiiiu g gin the g-4»iesi it'unly t'tree clubs pntsr tlio Lea-- * '- " ' I bear that Dsn Shannon has tigped with T-ouis- Standard, which wi'.l play gftmos with tho Cuban \Vh«elock will cover short, Flanagan first, Meister but wcond, and quite likely Campion third. Care will be for 6 and 10 cents beiog made from pressed leather la is expected that five moru "-1I enter. villo, but as be WHB reserved by Newark there is likely Giants during the uext two months. To make tl>e shavings. to be trouble. If he goes to Louisville tl'C Colonels :otiteets exciting the Standards will be fnrnisued with in tho right field, Lynch probably in centre, aud Kelty ,ne of the Cuban Giants* batteries. The Cuban Giants in left. We have as a catcher Terrien, and with one The Slerion Cricket Club lai elected tlie f should make him captain, as he ia a tplecilid uutu in OFFICIAL notice new uflicer*: I'resitletit, Murray Kll^ti; vie" I'l e 8-tu oir, or pn,v«n i:i t exc^et that capacity. deftate-J a j.icked nine on Jan- 19 by K> to 'L Malone more like him, or anything ueur his equal, we will has been given of Dan Shan pitcbcd fur th« GiautB and but four hits were made off have a piuftehii C niuf-." non's re'ea-e fn>m Newark's rosorvaticti, and his con- Arcliibnld U. Jloiit-:>!ucr.v; n-crntRi-y, £lward limit. Upon c«ui| l*ttnt ih-j pr* *id'-rit ot th Manager Sc-lte hopes to get Dick Conway, Tee; trettsurtr, \Viiliaui 11. rhiller. * eiiu dsk tho club jreeiuCLt (vr an affidavit that ostyn Club. DEACOM. I Walter Burnuam la at present engaged at a salary to tiact with Loumilit) ia tuereKTe regular. THE SPORTIlsra Jan. 3O.
THE CASE Of WHEELOCK. baso tall and bow It should be played to the Detroit and Its chances. If thoy get near enough to tho front NOTES AND COMMENTS. AV»-.«. An esteemed local contemporary in comment to bear the cheering, the sojourn at Hot Springs of QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THE AsroNothe former years were a rath lees waste of time and SPORTING special LIFE. features on the opening ing upon the Wheclock case says; PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT and secretaries of amateur dav At tho Polo Grounds wilt be a big nag raising, in money." Chicago Sporting Journal. No answer! by wail. Write y$ur question* "N. E. Young puts an end to the nonsense about clultj in all parts of the cotmtry are roqueted which two championship flag* CDDWORTH baa Worcester's claim to Wheelock by showing an official to will bo thrown to the tak«n to letter writing with the clearly, concisely, and write only on one side of at once send us their aiMresses, as well as rery brief breeze. usual result of putliuz his foot in It. Not Ion? ago he Ho. 202 South Ninth Street, Plulada. nutico of uia release, dated December 8, 1888, signed particulars of their clubs. Later the paper, elie no attention will bt paid to your by tl.e secretary of the on they will hear THE West Jersey Base Ball League, to in wrote a letter to President Howe, asMnp: "When are BY THE New England League." of something to their advantage. you going to j»ivemo my release, as you promised?" communication, __ It is not denied that Wheelock clude clubs loc(iti?d In Camden, Gloncester, Eridgeton, was released Millville, Wt>odst,Avn aud Cwlwm, will probably be or This letter will DO \i?ed against him as showing that, Sporting Life Publishing Company, from the Lowell Club's reservation. His release CHARLES REILLY has signed with St. Paul. ganized. In hid own mind, at Iqast, tliitlworth Is not free of ob Bid White, of St. Louis, ever play with the Snririir- ligations to tbe Lowell management. tiield or Irouton clubs of the Ohio Stata League? da was promalgatei, and is on record also in THE THE Cincinnati players will report March 18. ASSEMBLYMAN PRESET, of Jersey City, has -on give m» tho address of a wig manufacturer? W. 'j'i ,',,.,. order all CVr.'.s, Drafts, Money Orders, IN SPEAKING of the new y . SPORTISO LIFE'S "Official List." The point is EVEX in the winter Long John Ewing gets no introduced a bill in the New Jersey Legislature mak Columbus ClubVex- J. Ii., Urbaiia, O. '. Siemittanffs must be made jwyoWe, fetter. ing Sunday bail jilayiug lawful if played ou enclosad penses, Manager Buckenbcrger IB reported as having Amv-er—(\) No. (2) A. M. Buch A Co., 156 North whether he was legally released, as the claim is said: "Our salary list will run up into the neighbor POST OFFICE BOX, M3. MILT WEST will probablv sign with Minne grounds. NinthN street, Philadelphia, are leading wig-makers, made and substantiated by the Lowell Club's hood of 825,000, which, together with moooy paid for importerspo aad manufacturers of ornamental hair apolis. PITCHER WIDXER has not come to terms with releases, etc., which may be lumped at $10.000, will officials that Wheelock the management rf the Columbus Club. He is bold- goods. FRANCIS C. RICHTEK, Editor-in-Chief. was released without con CENTRE FIELDER BOTTEXITS baa signed with make onr expense account about $35,000. But Colum Toledo. ing out for a big salary, but he will hardly get what bus ia pretty well eutUnfed aod we expect to make a sultation with, or authorization by, the club he demands. ^ How o!d is Charley Mltclie 1 !? Why Ii n.it ho a« good showing financially." much of a champion as Sullivan. Kilraiu or anybody, officials by Manager Burnhatn after the close of LOMDON is reported aa again trying to sell THE Hartford TERMS: Donovan. Times is still booming things MANAGER MTTRIB has become a convert to b;iTiug foujht a draw with the former, tho then ac tho season, and after Mr. Burnham's contract as for a new club in tbut city, and its efforts are beiug tho young blood theory. Said he the other I'ay: "The knowledge I champion? Wtiat ii the steerage and eription, por annum (postage paid},...... $3.35 DEACON WHITE'S mother i§ very ill at Corn seconded by the other local papers aud many proml- cibin fare from Sau Francisco iiiontha...... " manager had expired, and he no longer had au joung p'uveni will be in tht-ir prime when all the to Austrjlia? T. J. O., '' ...... 1,35 ing, N. Y. ueut citizens. present stock of so-called veteran* Buffalo, N. V. ' o months...... " " ...... 65 thority or power to bind the are s'ale and worn elub by any act of PITCHER ALEX Voss is driving a street car in ANY club desirous of eecuring a good catcher, out. I have a team now that Cull hold their own nnd Antirer— (1) Twenty-seven. (2> Because Sullivan .;.« copies...... " *' ...... 6c. had previously bested INVARIABLY his. The Boston Herald also contributes its Cincinnati. Keceral player and butter should correspond with Fred last for a dozen years. They are young, arnb'tioua and Mitrbell, aud the former hal IN ADVANCE. not easily never yet been beaten by tha latter or anybody else. mite to the comment on the case by saying: iJou BARR'S method of keeping in condition II. Fagan, 15 Elizabeth street, Binghamton, N. Y. discouraged. Taejr will make the other rOBF,IOS POSTAGE 5'i CENTS EXTRA FEU ANNUM. is Terms reasonable. clubs hustle next season." (3) We do not know. "Mr. Young by bowling. pa1, s that be is of the opinion that tho WAGENHCRST'S home position ia release by Mr. Buniham will hold good, unless the OUTFIKI.DER Lows has re-signed with the Mil HKWITT and Sullivan announce that they have third base, Whom do yon consider the best fighter, Kilrain or ADVERTISING KATES: Worcester directors can roappe-i out a schedule. Doubtless the other magnates Arthur Whitnoy's favorite spot in tho infield is at Jullivan? In Ili« coming battle between them, will show that Secretary Slovens, waukee Club. short. The siting of Wageuhurst by New York (nXi;D AND FINAL.) of the New England League, was properly notified ure doing the samo. The thing is to make one that no the »inner or backer get the slakes? J. N., Baltimore. that Bnrnhani FRED DUNLAP changed his mind about going will suit all bauds. doubt means that tbe ex-Priucetoa College plater will Ansira—(I) We do not give opinions on Buoh maltoiS. £0 Cents Per Line had ceased to be manager of the Wor to Hot Springs. b« put on thin.1 and Whiiuey movod Nonpareil measurement. cester Ciub. Secretary S'evena never received such ) EWIXG has taken up Arthur Irwin's scheme, up to short. So, Sullivaa has the best record. (2) The winner, of notification, so that tho Deiruit MACULLAR will bo signed by Baltimore to if this arrangement pans out well, Untfield will have to course. AJiYEHTISKRS should forward their favors so as to Club 19 all right 30 far and invented a catcher's glove, which ia to be put on content himself warming the bench aLother season. Ktith Uk by 3 P. 31. Sjitnrilny, as this paper goes to prets aa their player is concerned." play right field. tha market by Keefe A Bocannon. It will be called Bather t-Jiigh on Hatfield. the "Ewing" glove. Where can T e;Pt a picture of Deleliant>? Wilt lift KVtKY SATURDAY AT G P. M. As all base ball contracts expire at the close THE Boston Club will plav in Baltimore THK report play with April 12. M, 15. GALVIX that the Holy Cross team will ap the I'lilMelnuias next sea«un? Will Pitls- of a season, no notice of release is required, i has commenced to train for the ap ply for membership iu ft college league is untrue. jiitfi release McSliaL-oic? I* Couway, of Detroit, proaching $e:ison. His routine consists of walking and any PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 30, 1SS9. Such notices would, in fact, be utterly superflu COLUMBUS h,.s but one left-handed pitcher Tlie candidates for Ihe toam. for next season are: relation to Couway, of Pittaburg? II*s Ward signed Juhn Wcyhina:. Tinegar drinking at least that's what tho veracious Daly, '02, catcher; Crouiu, '90, Gunning, with Washington? M. ous. Managers and St. Louis press says. MJ2, and Cun- 0., Mantflel.I, 0. players have fulfilled their THERE appears to be no major league demand nerv, "JO, pitchers; O'Neil '91, Blalionev '91, William Answer—(1) See advertisement of F. A. Smith, in thi§ obligations to their clubs prescribed in their con for Pete Hotaling. THE management of the Cincinnati Club will, Kelly '9l t Near? '00, BulnnJ :9!J, Dounelly '00, J. Issue. (2) Yes. (3) So it H reported. (4) No. (5) Mot it is eaid, give a young Cincinnati pitcher named Yojt Kelley '91 and B,srrv '91. The applicants for the other yet. tracts, none of which can be for more than one SCOTT STRATTON is said to have become a Sun a trial next spring. Vest is employed ia tbe btrobridgo positions are not definitely arranged A3 yet. day school teacher. 4O,OOO season, and ore free. Even reserved players are Lithographing Works. MonniLL will leave the clothing house with Where has Ward signed? Will there'-b^a Philadel absolutely under no further obligations, to their WAGKNHtfRST'a contract is the first promul- Now that all of the "hoo-doo" Mets but which bo is now connected early next month and will phia City Leagna this year? How many clijbs coosii- gnted by New York. ir.te the California I.eagne? When will the"7c todays clubs, and the latter have therefore no further O'Brien have been eliminated from the Bridegroom go into the gymnasium, tie has received an offer, WKSLEYAN UNIVERSITY has raised over $250 te«m, Brootdyniles expect to have extraordinary good which ho is uow considering1, from a well-known house of the various a*3ocia:ions be ready? Did Mitc"fcc control of the men. Of course, such reserved for itb buge ball club. fortune attend the team, to take charge of a sporting goods department, which aud Dciupaey ever tight and who won? E. W. 5 they intend to open in connection with their business. Erie, Pa. TO HEADERS. player cannot sign elsewhere. But that is not WASHINGTON has asked Boston to set a price ANENT Jack Lynch's reported intention of Aw?r~ (1) Nowhere, as yet. (2) No effort haa aa gathering the old Mets iut.> a team again, au irreverent Morrill ia desirous of playing ball a few yours piore or Complaints of Into arrival, non-delivery and because they have not the right, but because re on Wise and Morrill. he would accept the offer, which is a very liberal one. yet been made to form, one. (3) Four. (4) Ia March. tit. Louis exchange wants to know whether Jack is "in (5) No. ___ Texatious delays in transmission of THE serve is simply an agreement between the clubs READ F. A. Smith's advertisement in our reg with tbe whisky trusts." A MEETING was to have been belt! at the SPORT - ular advertising columns. * Iits LIFE through news agencies not to employ each other's players, thus shutting SACRAMENTO has signed Veach to play first Palmar House. Chicago., yesterd.iy, tho 2(J:h inst., for Is Latham a better player than Lyons, of the Atr)-. and news So FAR the Detroit team is the only one billed the purpose of making arrangements to give the Chi dealers reach us frequently, tho latter off from all clubs but the one reserving base. The Infield of the Capital City Club is now com letica? Is McCarty as Rood a fielder as Curl Welch? and there is reason for a spring Southern trip. plete, and will compr se Veach, Quest, Kewbury and cago ba'-e ball players a grand reception aud banquet What la James Muirie's salary per moct1.? Will the to believe that there them. That no notice is required is shown by Two unon their return from their trip around t!ie world. 5t. L mU iiu'i a.re many more cases not months more and the bluebirds and base Alvord, a strong combination. M. New York cluls play again fur tha the fact that whenever a player is omitted ball gam t-a will bo with us. F. Gallt»i;h'.T is oue of the lending spirits in the en ctiainuiouahip iu the spring? II., Mobile, Ala. reported through indifference, lack of time and from 0. J. PATTON, of Cleveland, ia free to sign, terprise, aud with hint are associated a number of en the LONDON baa signed Seering, an1 wants lo go to an International Awtiw—(Ij In some respects; in others, not. (2) heedicssness. These things should not be, and reserve list of his olub he is absolutely free Knight, Cain, or Western Asso thusiastic youug meu who are admiter* of the National No. (J) We do not know. (4) No. to sign Geiss, Pettee and Dickersou. ciation team. He had accoptel terms from Omaha, game. their occurrence annoys us even more than it wherever he pleases, without further but the ealary limit knocked him out, question or notice of any kind. As managers GET/BIN was married a week ago to Miss Bet- BARNXB, Watkins and Davidson have cause to Can yon not arrange BO thit THE SPORTING LIFB does the patrons of THE SPORTIXC, LIFE. If tie, of Grand Rapid*, Mich. GEO. WISKLEHAN, who some years back broke lift the hair of the St. Loafs Su'tiny* b«so ball num who wiil reach New Albany curlier thiui Tuesday noon? ajr/'of our readers, subject to the above-mon- are classed with players in the matter of con FIRST BASEHAN his arm pitching for the Shamrocks, of Cincinnalij rudely pillories their lespective teamsa^ follows: "The The Opera Honse news stand, I think, 1<* tho only McANonEws is the latest against the "tioued tracts, it will be instantly perceived that Mr. addition to the Denver team. Pruvkit-nce League Club, has a 82,000 posi Baltimore. Kansas City sxud Louisville clubs are repre agency tor yoar paper iu this city. C. H. M., New annoyances, will report the same, to tion traveling for » Boston atove company. sentatives of tlie mvst Rejected Albany, lud. Burnham's SEXD two-cent specimens of hope that gether with dates, names and addresses of news legal connection with the Worcester stamp for a copy of the Millen YOUNG pitcher were ever trotted out oa the base bill turf. There is Au*tcer—Vlewe ask your nowsdeiler to write iw nium Plan in pamphlet Breckenridge was release4 by companies and dealer?, we shall esteem it a fa Club ceased with the last day of the season of form. Omaha before he had a chance to sign ft contract. no money in such clubs a* base ball teams. Better for where he get-) hia SPORTING LIFES. He aboultl get their proprietors to them Mondays. vor, as well as an evidence 1SSS, and that unless he entered into a new con MANAGER SELKE, of Omaha, is negotiating There was a jangla there, and Manager Seleo wiped get some pi*nt powder, txilvt-rtiee of interest in the fa with Bontun for Dick Conway. out all old scores when ho went into office. for qnarry men and announce the fact that they have vorite sportiug paper of America. All such re tract for the ensuing season with the Lowell become owners of the'ro-kiest* properties that ever What cltlea are rep-esenied in the Middle Shtea ANYBODY can fill Ward's place in the New MnALEsn's purchase shelves Bob Gilks and were owned by mortal man.'' Leslie? Name some of ihe managers. What is tho ports will help us vastly in investigating the Club he had not the slightest particle of author York team cu the score card. he will be p-tid a reasonable eum and sigued to fill IT LOOKS as if uvent^e ago ot the players in this Lx ague? Wlien ity for releasing any player of that club from COLLINS nnd McMahon, holes. But he will not, a? was the case last summer, tho Boston directory had does the season open causes of the troubles and assist toward a better the battery, have re made Mike Kelly certain promises that they would nn-1 close? W hat is the luwest reservation. Clearly, ITheolock is an ineligible turned to New York from Cuba. be paid a pitchei's salary and do no pitching. salaries they pay? Warren, New York City. news service. Reader, don't hesitate to com like to be absolved from, owing to pleasure of public Answer—(I) Piiilndelphia player, THE St. Joseph Club haa signed third baseman IT is reported that Alberts would rather play opinion. Mr.st likely one of these promises is the (two clubf), Wilmington, plain; we shall be obliged to you for it. and was, therefore, not legally engaged ia the International Apsociattnn than in the Western Norristown, I[&rrisburg aud Trenton (Cuban Giants). Charles Alcott, late of Mans8eld. releasing of Morrill. There is no question ti:at Bil Thy other twn club? by the Detroit Club. Aesociiitiou. If Cleveland cAunot transfer him to Mil lings aud Conant were bitterly opposed to keeping have n-»t yet been selecieil. (-) CATCHER EUGESE DERBY is wintering at Wey- waukee the latter club will receive £500 instead. C. H. Blttsor*, Philadelphia Giants; James Farringtou, THE INTEKXATIONAL'S inouth, Morrill, as Kelly aud be could never pull together, WORK. THE SODTPEKN LEAGUE Mass. lie is still fancy free. SECUETAUY aud the star Harriihurx; C. W. Kurby, Fiaukfuid, Philadelphia; is now on the right STEVESS, of tho New England attraction was the favorite with thoso S. K. Govern, Cuban Giant3. Letters addressed care The International Association proved quite track. Two more clubs THE Denver Club has signed Hoaley. the left- League, says that he has receive'l no notice of t'-ie re two magnates. President Soden, however, thinks have been added, thus handel Western Association pitcher. well of his THE ^POHTINQ I IFE will reach ttiem. (3) Only a few equal to the emergency that confronted it lease of Griiut Brings, who was reserved by the Wor- old manager, and has little faith in players havo ihm far b< en slf the new WILL HART will not accept Des Moines* terms. Brooklyn's ri^ht to the title of Bridegrooms. Rowe, with Wft-^enlmrst's engjgenieur. lie wants Sum Wfco the Association is in the hands of intelligent, constitution He prefers remaining at borne us a typo. White and Humbnre are married, and Ueidy, Fanning at New York's short fieM, and has repcatuily advised Who wero the batteries iu the Harvard-Manchester given elsewhere shows that our and Carrull have recently taken unto themselves wived. Manager 3Iutrie tougn that player, Ity way of a game, winch is the kmgtst game on record? y. L. W., sensible and practical men, and is being handled PRESIDENT SODEK haa come out flat-footed clincher, Southern friends have profited by bitter experi HARRY VAUGHN is at his mother's Ohio farm, the genial "Buck," \vlio probably never was Waco, T ex. with a tact and skill that would do credit even that Bosioa doesn't want l^eacon White. a youftg-blood,- adds: "ILii fn>!d i* a good player, Au*wr—For Harvard, Ernst and Tyog; for Han- ence. The new code is modeled upon that of and practices throwing dai'y. Ho expects ta win this Wagt-nhurst is a promising young O.VLY one vacancy now exists on the Associa sansoii the longdist nice throwing championship, man, but give me a cheatt-r, Sixigg and Carl. to the great National League, EO justly cele the older leagues, and is therefore calculated to tion umpire ttaff. Who will get tbe plum? which veteran. Young fellows play good ball at times, but got away from him by such a narrow margin last year. just when you brated for its consummate skill in the manage- place the Southern League upon an enduring GOOSEY was the first of the reserved w&nttlitMu they are not there. Ex Did Sweeney pitch for the Maroon* July 4, 1885, players CARXEY and Kellogg, late of tho Manchester periments aio good enough, but I don't like them. against Providence, with lUdhourn officiating for the ~ mont of even the most difficult problems and basis if rigidly lived up to. Good laws are of the Oomha nine to sign for nex t season, Club, aie engaged to Manchester girls, C.*rney to Our club lost tl'e clmmpi mship three seasons by mak (j riiys?_Ba3e Ball Crank, s?. Louis. the gravest crises. The ten-club scheme, tempt most excellent if the application and practice WASHINGTON even offered pitcher Keefe and Gracio Baker, tbe daughter of Paymaster Baker, and ing experiment, and I don't want any more of them." Answer—Ia tbe afternoon £amo between the MnroonS ing though it undoubtedly was, was on the Donnelly for Jim Davis, and it was refused. Kellogg to Ethel Lane, daughter of Chief Engineer "JACK BOYLE, the St. Louis Browns' catcher, and Grays at St. Louis, July 4,1885, S«'t eney atd Rad- thereof is equal to the spirit and intent of those Lane. louru were tho opposing pitchers. Tne Maroons won whole impracticable. Its adoption would have LouisviLtE was the only Association city 'jobbed' himself out of some money not long tince. laws; otherwise, even with all the stringent where l)oescher enjoyed any popular favor. JOE QCISN, of Cambridgeport, who used to President Yon der Ahe, when here, wrote him ft note by a tcore of 5 to 2. proved a financial blunder, and the Association rules and wise provisions designed to perpetuate THE figure extensively aa a ball, tensor and more recently as asking him to come to the Grand Hotel. Jack, think arm of catcher Jerry Hurley, of the an umpire ing Piep.se name the clubs in the Middle States League did well in rejecting it and readmitting Hamil the reorganized League, 'Frisco Pioneer?, \vaa not broken as reported. in the Colloid and New England leagues, is he wanted him, and, not desiring to appear over and it will not sustain itself. now running an express route, and id said to be doing anxious, got OQ bis digni'y and did not keep the managers of s*uie. Ui(i Dunlup and Welch haia ton, even in faco of the probability of having a It ia pleasing to note, however, that there is NEW BEDFORD is stirring in the matter of very weil. appointment. Jack wsw mistaken. Chris would not a fijiht in St. Louis several yesiM HJ;O. and did Welch having some base ball in that knock Dunlup clear through a window? Base Ball weakling on its hands in this club. Newark every indication of a determination on the part city uaxt season. THE stockholders of the Baltimore Base Ball have naked him to sign; he simply wauted to give him hia share of tuep'izu money for winning the Crunk, Allegheny, Pn. and Jersey City undoubtedly possess superior of those in control of the destinies of PERUY WERDEN is said to be contemplating a Club hold their annual meeting la-it week and elected Anwer—(1) Piii^adelphla Giants, Cl.ailes E. Masoo; base ball in trip to Texas wilh a team of St. Louis pruftssionals. William flurnie preaitJeut atd manager; championship of the American Association. IheSt. advantages as base ball cities, and are also for J. W. Waltz, Louis magnate was esrflged at Boyle's action, and he Fninkford, J. K. Kinby; Cuban Giauts, S. K. Govern; the South to abide by and to respect end carry MANAGER PHILLIPS thinks that Rowe is only vice president, and William H. Hies, secretary and WilmiiigtoD, A. F«*ttr; Harris^urg, James Furring- tunate in the pojsession of teams of just treasurer. eiid: 'Now, I will tsike my time about giving him his the out the laws they have framed and which expe Muffing i'lttsburg in order to advertise the Buffalo money.' " Cincinnati EH'IHI'W. ton; IteaUiug, Ed Cutbbert. (2) Yes, th-y had a figUt, calibre needed in the International Association, rience has Club. ~ THE Cuban championship season was opened b'.it it was Dunlap who puahud Welch through » shown to be vitally necessary to tho CUB.RY POLRY writes: "A groat many Bos- window. and for these reasons it is to be regretted that THE contracts of Umpires Gaffney and Fergu- at Havana, on the 13th inat., by the Havana and Ma- tonlanshsive life of professional base ball, not only in the tanzai clubs, before 3.000 people. The llavan»s won made up their minus that there are no they could not find their son with the American Association have been promul strong clubs In any other aes.tciation than the "Leagne. When was THE SPORTING LIFE firat published? flow way into stronger coin- South, bat everywhere. It is to be regretted gated. , * by G to 0. yp the same date the Fo Club beat the ^jrTogreso 9 1»5. t I would just like to see the Brouklyns, St. Louis, Ath many numbers [nuke u vi.luine? Do you know of any pauy than tUe Central League has been or is that the exigencies of his private business com THE Boston Club on tbo 22d inst. gave Horn- letics aud Cincinnati club? play a series of .games in one who has any old files of the-paper Youso- FTTLLER is not for sale! Dexter, likely to be. 0? the other hand, however, their pelled Mr. Ilearn to withdraw from the head of ung hia release. No League club had bid for his pur receiving a fair deal Boston. Ttieso clut>3 aro juit aa strong «s tbe four BiughaniptOD, N. Y. chase. from tho St. Louis papers, some of which are using foremost League clubs. Ye.", and Cincinnati lays over Anwer—(1) April 15, 1833. (2) 26. (3) Yos. Sta'a admission to the International Association would the League, but there is consolation in the him as a club to hit You der Abe. Whether any Leaztic fact THE St. Louis Club fit for a club when it comes to bate-running. In what files you want a«d we will try and get thorn for have suraly disrupted lie Central League with will open the season at fast class or not, he should receive a fair trial before base-runnins St. Louis i-t very strong, probably the you. that the new president, Mr. Wharton, is a worthy home with the team of the Missouri A. A. Club, Hi-peat your fuurth question. The writing i* out corresponding advartigo March being condemned. equal of Cincinnati. As batsmen tho Brooktyns and blurred and we cauuot uiako it out. to the Interna successor. He is young, intelligent, energetic, 23, 21. Athletics are Ibe best in the Association, tional SHOMBEIIQ is wanted by Toronto to cover first and theto Association, whose p.-esent compact and well posted and the possessor of marked execu MIKE KELLY 13 making enemies for himself base for them next season. Otto wants 52,000, which aro no League clubs superior to tht-m. Big John Which of two catchers would be most successful fa convenient circuit would have been unprofitably by keeping up this ince&ant tirade againat John Manager Cushman says Is more than he cao pay, uu- Jleilly, of the Cincinnati Club,is one of the greatest throwing to baeis, one that tuLes a cood deal of time tive ability, and it is therefore fair to presume Morrill. first basemen in the business, aud ranks with Brouth- disarranged and extended. As it now stands, lecs the International Association salary limit ia in in moving around ai^d aiming, but throws hard, or oue that under his direction the new League, whose SAWHILL, the deaf mute right fielder of the creased considerably. ers, Ans? X. Y. Z., Washington, D. C. ably represented but little Unbind. As a first baseman lie illy is one of Answer—Neither would be a howling; success. How the Central Leaguo. which will now have a tiring labors, will be quite as successful as cir town, Pa. ^ in tbe hi,-t'>ry of the National game: There is "Dea the very teat." con" WM^/bia brother, ever, the oue that handles himself quicBly, even chance for life, or failing that can b» reorgan cumstances and limitations of scope will permit. J. QCINtr, of Philadelphia, requests us to deny pitcher Will White; Warron thouab h* be has to ' lop" tlie- ball to the b*se, is liable the r< port that bo haa cigned to man ago White, a gi>od one a dozen years ago, and short stop ised into a strong Eastern League, as outlined the Logauq- ST. JOSEPH NEWS. to get it Ihere before the other fellow has lurried port Club. Will White, of the Browns. around an>! taken in these columns last week. Ix VIEW of the Sprague and Johnson cases it his aim. Beunott, Buslioug, Ewing, NOT one of the old Metropolitan team except Ix RESPONSE to a query as to Hull's wherc- The Death of Bradley Balph Johnson's Itoblusou anil Clements are great calchers because is inconceivable aboute, a Leadville correspondent writes us that they Inse no time iu lotting the Tinkering with salary limit rnlcs shows an how the Central League mag perhaps Orr and O'Brien, rack better than second- he Is Case Reviewed Team Notes, Etc. b:ill go, and are at the class now. at present recekor for the Grand Eivtr Ditch and Ir- same timo hard throwers. However, neitlioi- would unwholesome tendency to special legislation and nates could commit so stupid a blunder as they ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 19. Editor PRINCETONIANS rieatina; Cj., and that a lett r addressed to GleawooJ STORTING be a terror tj base-runners it he was slow iu haudliag » disposition to make the law fit the emergency, made in connection with the expulsion of the say that Wagenburst is a fine Springs, Col., will reach Lim. LIFE: Word was received player, but of peculiar disposition and bard to get here this week of tbo the ball. and is not to be encouraged. The limit adopted Easton Club. Of course the League was entitled AN OLD-TIMER says: "For accurate throwers cold-blooded murder of catcher Bradley at along with. Can you give me the address of pitcher Lally? Was at the annual meeting was not too to the franchise of tho club, but the appropri MANAGER MUTKIE the old Cincinnati Ked Stocking were superior to any Dnlla?, Texas. Bradley had but a few days be- low, consid haa notified the St. Louis nine ever organized before or since. Leonard, McVey, ho counted tha heaviest batting pitcher in the New ering the capacity of the Association, ation of tho effects and reserved players of the Cl'ib that tho New Yorka will not play the Browns in fure figned to play bere the coming season, and England Li-ague in 1887? Whi> made tho mtst home' but, com Waterman, George Wright, AUison, Sweazy! Where hia expelled the spring. could you match them in one club." untimely death is greatly deplored by all runs last season, Connor, Broutbers or Tiernuu? L. A. ing right on the too liberal salaries of last club was clearly illegal. The Central the lovers of base D., New York City. BALL players claim that Jimmy Peoples IT is reported ball in this city. His loss season, it marked too sharply the great cut, and League clubs may agree among themselves to that one Western Association will be Aawer— (1) He lives in Jersey City, N. J. (2) Yes. throws the hardest ball to catch of any catcher in the team hai nlroady violated tho salary limit, and one difficult to repair by tho local man its'suddenness found managers held the reserved players of the Easton Association. that agement. Hid averages were, batting, .331; Holding, .528. (3) and players un Club, President McCormJck is to demand its looks for the Lord will at once cast about for an Connor. prepared for it. In well-established base ball but that agreement will be binding upon no HUB COLLIXS is getting better, and is now ablo purposo of investigating the rumor. Should the club other catcher to replace him on the team. organizations reductions other leagues or other clubs, nor upon the re to walk about a little, lie will be all right before the be found guilty it ia subject to a fine of $1,000. Bradley w.-ti highly Rjjoken of aa a fine catcher and When and where waa the longest fight on record of wages, however b aaou opens. geocrtii bull plajor, and a^ one wiio wiiavery generally fought, who served players. The Easton CINCINNATIANS fear that the pounding of such were tbe princiials, and what waj the necessary, shouid be as gradual as advances in players could be HARRY T. SMITH, of the Springfield, HI., speedy pitchers as Crane nnd Hoaly will damage liked by all who kl,ew him, and tho loca" management time? Do you consider Smith, (if the Athletics, a good salaries generally are. A happy medium in the reserved only by .the Easton Club as such Club, is trying to organize a Tri-State League club you'ng K»rle'a bands and that lie may be comparlivply are to bo condoled wilh at tha great loss they have pitcher? How runny t:uics ilid St. Louis win iho pen sustained. nant? What ciuhi did matter prevents excessive irritation between Easton Club, and cannot be transferred either at I)ayton, 0. us^lr<33 to Cincinnati, just as O'Connor was after re tbey play with for tho world's ceiving for a season for "cannon-ball" KiQjr, of the jonxsox's CASE. championship? HJW oltoa did they win it? S. JT. K., , capital and labor, and insures a stricter adhe by the Easton Club or the Central League to NEGOTIATIONS are believed to be still pending Pbi!a«klj'hi.i. between Minneapolis and New York for the release Browns. Balph Johnson appears to be eorfeavorlnK to get all rence to the limit, inasmuch any other club located elsewhere, of the free advertising ho can before the openic^ of the ^.^(^ (i) Longest fight on record, 6 hours and -as managers are not unless, of Jtlmt-r Foster. TUB Knickerbockers have disbanded. Pete 15 minutes, f.iught between Jatiies Kelly and Jonathan Swacii^y will remain on the coast until March 1. season. He would like to secure, the sympathy of the put to so much stress to sign recalcitrant players course, the pUyers agree of their own free will DIRECTOR BILLINGS, of the Boston Club, is genera! public, tor-, at tho waj in which, as ho puts it, Smith, near Melbourne, Anstrali', i;i Nc vcmber, 1655. Ebright, who (vis signed with tho Washington Club, (2) Yrg. (3) Four limes. (4) Twice with and th« temptation to overstep the limit is cor to fro where assigned. In that event transfer very fond of polo, and is a constant attendant at the will he is lieios k«-b t down by Ihe St. Jussph Club and K- Chicago, aud military games. loftvo for the Bust in a couple of weeks, and Whit- ins prevented once each with Detroit and New York. (5) Twice. respondingly reduced. Sharp declines in com will be the result of a mutual understanding ney. Mack and lleyers have by this time arrived iu from carryiug his bft-e ball stock in BUCK KWING thinks Wise the best man for tho East. tra-Je to tho highest pcs^ibio market. Bnt he forgets pensation are not more palatable to tho players and not by virtue of reservation or of any that hia rcputaUon as a ball player, such as it is, was To decide a bet, which ia largest pa; er, THE Si'onr- New York'w short field. Why, then, is he not just 09 THE than sudden, and heavy increases are to clubs power on part of the League to enforce such gocd for Boston? Washington Club has filled nearly all the made in tbo Western Association aod that he owes as IKG LIFE or St. Louis Xtiri! Where is Williams that April dates up to tbo 23d, Nc^cti.itions are now being much to the Association as it d.;es to him. There- played left field here in '87? Has Cleveland released a fact that is very frequently reservation. IT is given out as official that the American carried on with lost sight of 6y Harvard College for a game on April serve rulo operates in his c»se just as it dooa in that of Hofan? Where did Kaei pitch last year before join the legislators. The National Leaguo in its Association championship ceason will open April 17 6. The other games that havn boon arrange*! are: every other ball player whose services are in demaud, ing Cleveland nud what was his average? II. A. 0., OCTSIDE of New York City tho impression and cloae Oct. H. ' Detroit, II; Cuban Giants, 12,13; Syracuse, !7, 13, and and Kivo-* the club who nta'Jo him tho firs,t lien on his Milwaukee, Wis. recenOegislation on salary limit and classifica Vale, 22, 23. ,|(isTn- (1) prevalent among base ball people is that CATCHER ED BLIGH is anxious to get his re- services. lie know what tbe reserve rulo waa when The St. Louis paper is the largest Ia tion apparently did not lose sight of this impor Ipase from the Oolumbua Club, as he has a good toffer JIMMY WILLIAMS will give the new Associa h« became a proles&ional bill player, and if he then si/.e, but it docs not cootiin near as much printed tho Neiv York Club rather fears to take the from another club. tion Guide what it never yet bad, i amely, an index. thought it unjust he subjected him.sclf to its operation uJitler. THE SPORTISQ LIFK uses very f,mall type, tant fact, and its system of gradual reduction with bis eyes open. Aud huri-ly while tha St. Louis paper uses larger type and l.esiiles chances of a series of spring exhibition games IT is said that few, if any, short stops in the Ai-ide from this, every separate article will have a it i-» rather late in Ihe will be sure to achieve complete success where bead-line, which will greatly facilitate one in fimiing day for him to begin complaining, even if it deed com uses leads betw«en lints to Mil up. (2) He has not yet with Brooklyn. In such a contest defeat would Association will be able to excel Ollie Heard in speedy, pel him to play ball in sinned lor next season. (3) No. (4) From other and harsbcr measures would undoubtedly accurate throwing, information. Mr. Williams haa already begun his what ho is please:! to face- Ihe Du- bear far more heavily upon tho New York cham arduous task. tiomly term a "jmj tomi." Tho protection guaranteed buque Central lute!state Club; average, batting, .185; have failed to effect entirely the beneficial re- MANAGER MCTRIE hag been delegated by to the minor leagues by the pions APPLICATIONS Natiooai AgreeDient oujrht fielding, .937. . .'./ _ eults aimed at. of the League and of the world than upon President Day to arrange a spring series with the for players will be received by certainly apply in such cases as this one iu which the second club in the American Association. Brooklyn Club, and ttie outlook now is that tbe clubs the Hamilton, Ontario, Base Ball Club, addressed to Johnson is involved, and no doubt it will apply. If it Please name the left-handed batters in League and As before remarked the limit originally set will meet after all. Sem'tury Jus. DIxon. Applicants to give the club and does, he will have to come to terms or bo punished Association for 1880. Is it definitely yenr last played, with their fielding and batting aver known where was not too low, but circumstances no doubt EX-MANAGER CUD\VORTH CATCHER PAT DEALEY was to have been mar- according to base ball law. And the punishment will Getzein will play next season? Where is Bill Philips is entitled to the ages, amount of salary expected, which must bo low If bo more for Jotinson than for anyone else. goiug to play next season? Have Sam Smith and Tom rendered the comparatively small increase palm as the riej last week, but a week before tho youu£ lady waa a contract ia expected. baao ball joker of the period. taken bick and died. TEAM NEWS. Dolnn-signed with Denver? Is it likely that Will adopted at last week's special meeting advisable. KANSAS CITY has selected its new uniforms White will play in Columbus? Ball Fieud, Chicago, Nothing more ludicrous than his post-season re TEr.fiAu i3 quite anxious for the Cincinnati Manager Lord is fast getting a team signed that wiM The increase is not so great but that all the for next season. The home suits will be made up of be a considerable stumbling block in the way of lease of himself and his fellow-players from the ^ctiptfuiicy, but there is said to be objection to him by white flannel shirts nnd pants, with brnwn stockings AnsKcr—(1) The clubs have not all completed their clubs can stund it, and it will give such clubs as "some of the players, candidates for championship hcuois. He hasn't Lowell Club's reservation has occurred within a .and belt and striped raps, and tbe traveling suits will claimed that no will have pennant-winners, but whr- teams ai yet. The left-handed batters signed and re dec-ire it a AT consist of gray tlanuel (ants, shirts and served aro as follows: League Fleck ley, Brouthers, liitle leeway in the employment of ex decade. Cudworth is evidently a man who can LAST accounts the Central Interstate caps, with blue ever does win the pennant will have to play good ball. tra men or tho pacification of such players as L?a^uo was by no means eiire of being able to locate a stockings, belts and trimmings. St. Joseph bids fair to be one of tlie best ball towns White, Tiernan, Connor, Van lialtrou, Tliomiwont rise to emergencies regardless of rule aad club in Terre Haute. THERE will bo no mistakes in the stat.istics in the Western Association, if the interest that Is felt Itowe, H.y, Hanlon, Pellit, Clements, Tom Brown, possess extraordinary value in Wise, Suminy, George Wooti, Tilc.imb, for their clubs. precedent. MANAGER MCGTJN.VIGLE has arranged for two the Association Guide this year. Correctnoaa ia even now Is a criterion. With a Rood team, wall Coleman, Wil- There should, however, be no assured, not only because managed a»d solitliy backed financially, thiugs should mot, Iriviu, Soery. Gore, McSbannic, Jim Whitney, more tinkering at exhibition games wilh tho Boston team, to be played Jimmy Williams, tbe editor, Jiailden, Casoy, George, REQUESTS at Brooklyn in April. is a careful pninsttiking man1, but because ho Jivts close move along in apple-pie order. St. Joseph and Deu- WarJ and SIcKoan, Associa- the limit rule now. It is fairly liberal a> for THE SPORTING LIFE'S Millen ver are thu babies of ticju 'Thenoniunal"~Sinith, Elmer Smith, Carutheif, "DASHER" KEARNS, to President \Vikoff, and thin has ready access to the this Araociuliim. but they bid amended and leaves no "tub any excuse for nium Plan pamphlet still come in amazing num Toronto'sold second base- official records and to the official ear. fair to be such babies as was Hercules of old. Kilroy, Tucker. Boyle. Stratton, Stearns, Donohue, man, is again employed on the New York Central Hamilton and Oiine. (2) No. (3) He tins not yet ac over-stepping it, and infractions of its pro bers, but the supply is now equal to the demand. IF SWKRXEV replace) Donnelly In my next I hope to bo permitted to give the names Hallway at Rochester."' at Washing of a couple of players with whom terms have been cepted any offers for next season. (4) See Official List. visions should, fur tho good of the Association Reader, send address, with two-cent stamp to MANAGER ton's third ba?e, it will be not because he can field the made, but whose identity (5) No. CHATMAN has expressed a desire to position any betjer than Donnelly, if as well; but be tho management appears to and the game at large, be vigorously resisted and defray expense of postage, for this undoubtedly gft to^olljor a team that will beat Buffalo every time. U big, and when such fellows thiuk it advisable to conceal for the present. That 3 natural enough. as Roger Connor run MABTIN. To decide a bet, who was the talleft and who the severely punished. interesting little book. against him at third he is net likely to drop thrown shortest man that KELLY 1*3 a fine player, balls. AuBon thinks was ever elected t') tlie Presidency of but he never saw the well of Sweeney. Jersey's Little League. tho United States? E. E. C, Charlotte, N. f. day, nor will he ever see it, when he couli handle a TnB London fcase Ball Club are occupying Annrer—Tallest. Abraham Lincoln, Win; THK niSMEMUERMExro.f the Detroit team Literary and Journalistic Xotes. ball wilh John Morrill. The New Jersey ?tate League held its third meeting 6ft. 4in.; short land valued at $13,000, for which they pay no rental. at Passaic ou Jan. 21. Applications wore received fiotn est, lienjamiu F. Harrison, 5ft. 5ia. the era of inflation in base ball sales and values The joy of a winter evening at home ia not complete THE St. Louis Club is negotiating with New Tbe I-ondon Trust obji.-cti to this, aud have decided to without just sucb reading matter as wo find Patorson, Passaic and liotherfurd for admission. The reached its culmination and slowly but surely in Godwj'a ark fur the release of pitcher Dooms. If he is secured call the city Councils' attentioa to the same. The club League will consist of the following six clubs. ilobo- Who is the best Grseco-Boman wrestler in America? L'tily's Book for February. Tue illustrated story "After Hudson will be dropped. wl>l probably be asked to pay a rent or assume the Do you consider Chas. Moth one of tUo best? F. 3., common senec STSOannnarintereit ken, Carlsladt, Hackensack, Passaic, Rutherford and in the matter of sales and pur AH" is oue of rare merit. "Philip Ward's S'range THE Oswego Athletic Club claims to have se on the debentures issued. Paterscn. Mr. William liecantioii, ot tbe new firm Columbus, O. chases is regaining sway. There will, in all prob Adventure" is strange enough to awaken the liveliest in cured A. Alouw Stagg, the famous Yale pitcher, to PRESIDENT STERN is qnoted as saying that ho of Keefe Si Bccannon, was present and agreed to Answer— (I) Mnldoon claims the championship. (2) ability, terebt. Augusta dcllubna coutiibutes a valentine story, "twirl" for them next season. will not be bulldozed by his "big three" McPhee, douate Ihe championship penuaut. Much enthusiasm No. ___ be no more $10,000 boauties or 825,000 Rlley and was fchown, "In the Heart of a Rose." which takes tho reader WHITHKY says he is getting back his old-time Carpeutor, but will leave the matter to the aud tbo attendance of officers and mem deals, at least for a long time. Each recurring behind arbitration of any three base ball managers. That bers of the various interested clubi was abrmt forty. In vour last issue, in answer to my query as to where the curtain of a charity fair. "A Woman's Way," by speed and has tio doubt of being able to give an excel would season brings a new crop of rising players of lent account of himself be a good committee for Mr. Stern. It might Tun nijxt meeting, to perfect the schedule, will be held I can'get pholoiir'phs of tha Philadelphia and Pitts- Elsie Snow, is gracefully and acceptably continued. next season. bo improved by adding a couple c-f players to it. in Patersoa ou Feb. 3. burg clubs, you refer me to F. A. Smith's advertise ability into the arena, thus practically bringing PRESIDENT DAY "Two in One Tomb" may cause a little shuddering, but hasn't tbe remotest doubt of HENRY HARRIS, the well-known California ment. I had already triad M purchase the same from the supply nearer to the demand. This, together is well worth reading. "The Queer Adventures tho ability of the Now York team to whip not only the manag**1" wn(J LETTER LIST. Smith but could not do so. Can you tell me where I of A Brooklyna, but any W ''I control the San Franciec;8 the en- with the forced Valentine" is not only good, but particuliariy other team in the country. euiug season, is desirous of engaging au Eastern third can get them? ,T. H. Ii., Allegheny City, Pa. economy due to the extrava season "We have in our care letters or telegrams for Aiuneer—lt you canuot too tl.e photographs from able; so is Ada Marie Peck's FROM all accounts Ebright is a splendid baaemnn. A first-class man In the pcsitiou can eecure gance of the last few year*, is already having its ''A Modern Winter thrower to thepcr^ons named below, which will bo promptly Smith wa do not know where else they cau be ob Tale." buses, a good batter and fine base-ruuuer a good enga^eni^ut by addressing Mr. Harris, stating effect and there is a very perceptible decline in for a large mau. He Is about as heavy as Ed Tate. terms, record, etc., at 36 O'Farrell street, San Fran forwarded upon receipt of a self-addressed tained. The January number of Nnrlld Phila-lelplda Mmical TWITCHELL is anxious cisco, Cttl. * stamped envelope: the sales market. Clubs wnich not so very long Jn'irnal contains to break away from Name tbe present pool much to interest and instruct in the Cleveland. He would rather play in Columl us titan LIKB Ewing, Washington's new catcher, Joe Ilauser. J. Straub. and billiard champions of tha ago wero liberal with offers of thousands for ap universal language. The table of Cjnleutj Is as fol Win. Purcell. J«. Farringron; world S. J. B., Brattleboro, Vt. in the forest City, as his home fa in the former city, El-right, is nicknamed "Buck." It is thought that he Amiccr— parently indispensable players now talk less low?. Gertrude Dank*, Correspondence, Minor will (ievolop into a Charles Mneon. Pitcher Buckard. Strictly speaking, thero are no pool and bil C. ST. Louis is by unanimous consent assigned great catcher. lie Is highly grati liard champions. Tho lealing billiard players ar» Brtidwin, Editorial Comments, Musical News, Little fied nt tbe thought of playioir with Washington next Pat Wetzel Eddie Fox. glibly, and even hesitate at hundreds when third base in the Association race, and if the club Ctfns. Ctuhman. Tommy Sclmefer. Sl> SSOD aud Vignuux, aud the former is gen Stories of Croat Musicians, The l)anjo, Band and season, as he thinks that under Ward's management Pollard. erally considered pushed to tho point. Of course, under present climbs higher, there will be some more shattered idols. the Jake K. Virtue. Malinger Toledo Club. the most expeit of the three. Tli» Orchestra Notes. Musical Notes, Concerts and Enter tema will hold aa enviable place in the League question of superiority among the poo! players lies be method*, buying and selling of players PRESIDENT GOULDING, of the Worcesters, next fall. Tom Vallaly. Sam Crane. will al- tainments, T!io Zither, Music "March of the Demons,' Ed Wiswelt. Con Stroathers. tween Froy, Slalone aud D'Oro. These three men ar* wavs prevail to a greater or less extent, but the thinks ho can save about $2,000 by having a manager IN VIEW of the strong probability now that very evenly matched. "The Song on, the Wind,'' "Vesper Chimes," "Lily who is a player. He thinks Campion would fill tb« Joe IIerr is to be sold by the Browns to some other Charles Levit. James Say. reckles'ne-s of recent years is giving Polka," Tho Kindergarten Billy Eider. Wm. Greenwood. way to Piano Method, A Mermaid's bill. club, it can be stated that ihere were only two £t. Has any pitcher, a better Soog, Louis boys who ever held on for any Will C. Bryan. Mr. Cooi»an. batting average than Shep- prudent calculation and soon tho quotations will Musical Nuisances, Have We a Worthy National FRANK RINGO wanta to play ball again. He length of time JoeQuert. C. H. Welter. ierd, of Toronto? Why is Ewiug called "13uck? : ' J. with the Browns. They were Jack and Bill Gleasou. 1 11 n..n..u:lln f^att Ye reduced to -reasonable proportions. 8Waries Air? claims to bare offers from Louisville, Cleveland and Wm. McQuery. Paul Kelly. Copies of the It isn't been use £t. Louis does not turn out the talent, ar\ coming down and the reduction Brooklyn Eagle and Baltimore Sim Columbus. He must be joking as to two of these but there Is no show given them. Billy Tayior. D. J. Corcoran. in bonuses almanacs have been received. Bolh are fully up clubs. to the "IF THK Chicago? get better than fourth IK the alroLiv commenced will keep the salaries oom- (iir.es in their line, and are place match between Steinitz and TchigorJn, now particularly valui.1 *** 'A THIRD BASBMAN McGi,ONK is envious of Ward's in tha League race they will surprise everybody who being played at Havana, each contestant bad, up to pany in tue path toward » proper bu>i-. ;,;. '.gtal constituents of the papen iasuing them. fame. Ue baa "contributed" an article OB knows or pretends to know anything about base ball Saturday, won a game. Jan. SO. THE SPORTIISTQ
the rninc. No map ever managed a b:0l club *ho was as ft League city and a desire to jrive the stock of the iho crack short Kopi Jo the Lone S;ar State, lie ft more worthy i,f tho contideaee of tha public than association a motiied Vdiue. Tliat wo are compelled to CHADWICICS CHAT. CINCINNATI CHIPS. winti ring Ht his home la-re. rrtaittnH Biuth and the gentleman conuoat.d with stop \A due to no lack of Keal or support on the part ot Ed Keeder ia still at homo, dljongagod. Ha has not BALL. tho directors. Th*-y deserved better for their labor A Fallacy in Base Ball Training —Time The Club** Trouble With Its Inflc-ltlcrs— sigurd w1:h Denver, auJ said the ottier day: "I'v» BASE of him. Those whr» nn lerstairi tho in ido woikings tho club uduiii that the board has done noble svrvico and eft.ut'. I beliero I nny take this opportunity to Wastc-fl In College Training—Ladies at President Stern's Views — The Indian- doue with fooiisliiirdc, an I If 1 can L'«-t i^ito tJi« Intel- without a cei.t ct c .nipen-Kti.m, or tho hoi'e of say ttiut my associations with yon and tht» geutltwm-n Matches—Their Free Adiuission Advis apoiis Hensation — A Suggestive Hint— national A&)>riatiun 1 wiil ont go Wt-.-.t," Ke.dcr 19 one of tho heaviest hittcis ic the country. any. They even paid (heir way to Bee the games. wiio composo tha XatiODttl League, have betm very able. Local News brevities. As a nuiter of fact they have bet-u ca:r.ving the pleasant. They rcpreiput a. Young then went on t> say th'tt the financial preparing a ball player for running bases, catch miina the only one of (ho '80 infield yet corrnled. retary 11,-trry S'erii", of t!i-> Ite is. Wd^ p^id until Jan. 1, 1838, and at that time, the mattets in connection with the tfefuuct club will be ing bails, long distance thro wine, etc,, and in "Bid" McPheo is still "studying" over tho figures There's "ftiiolU- r «(rihb" i u hhod and riifht in the bom! of direct rs were on paper in Ihe bank to tha fl'tjiHted ut once by paying over to Me*rs. Briiali A training the muac'ci of the chest and arms for ofTered him by President Stern a few wceka ago. directory. Louis Kr.tmer is guilty. Ho s .ys i'V. ry dianapolis. br.'ly has be--n tit'ed save luni. The Colo-ieh Stern, auior;nt of about SS.OWt. Thf-y furoldhed ail cf tlie Co, tbe^l5,000 they put up when they entered tho pitching and batting. What practice does a ball "Hick" Carpenter and John Rcitly hnve not yet advance inon-y that was [Mid, aud put up the cnuh league. It will be remembered, paid he, tliat the lu- St-roe r.nd fiiunakop.' alt flourish, »bi e he if the ouly th,.t bought r*ul Hir.e4. Wtierd were all of tliese diuuapotin Club came into tha League under circum- player need in lifting heavy weights or in half a shown their (aces at "headquarters," for tbey \ Ii.lti Mr. in ibw purty. Hu says: "1 waut to \>v A The Old Club Wiped Out and a kickiuK t>ti ckho'dera then? Wby, ttiey wore stai.d- ar.'Uices difictent from any of the other cluh*. In ISSti, dozen other exercises of the gymnasium in iirenot of that class who worry about advance general " iriR atoned talking about the absolute worthle.-ants^ when the St. L'-uia Maroons sold out, Iho Washington cluded in the regular routine of gymnastic work money. As far as Roilly id concerneJ, it would A thort limp n?f> "Red'* Bitlm^in received ft let!cr H« s^tit of iho *t» f..r the St. Louis team. Had lie been prompt he court would do more to train him lor active beauty nods her variegated head above tbo turf. li-A-e il Buffalo caom»t u,-o him. "lied 1 ' has a wifa It id Koine s-itisfiction, however, to know that this could have pevnred what he waa after, but he hesitate 1 work on the ball field than three hours a day Neither "Hick" nor "Lonj* John" have had a iiil fo-ir chiUlreii io takecwre of, and Mr. Itowo ia not crowd i-i Fnmll an I iinimp'x tanf, a;al thnt the geno- Klmtit Hdtue little detail in ttie arrangements, and in in going through the general routine of a gym- word ol couveieation with Mr. Stom OQ lh- all-ioipor- hf* in- to lake tho breaJ out of iht-ir moii>hi if he uu- ml public wun'd like to n*-e John T. lJru>h at Iho t?ie meantime the biddin;for certain players was eo i»nt salary .jneiiion, ami all hinta of "strikes" coir.o er^iHtiiN Ui* s iuaf io:i. due word will rtslorv pfiico of the week was the surrender utiaunn. JUKI glance ut the tlyle of i-xercl^e u UBHI in The ?ensation heiiil of a .small ayndica'e that would pinchR.ee. the lively lhat nearly $1G,!KK) was offered. At thatetapu tho field ia eujt»troil in in H match. The pitchvr F-WIQKH iT'-m viiUMc suurcea. It H hardly bi!r to cla-is ihem >f niin.1 t i "lied." be il eith^.i "yi?;*:1 »>i "nay." of the franchise of the Indianapolis Club to tho fniuchisy from tho League, and run INC ci-ib us il In t'io proceedings Mr. Spa Id ing telegraphed that it one arm forward with the ball, giviuj; it a roturj mo- 'ttiikuis"' ttft«rc Ihey have uift(fo a singlo movoiiieut I*e-j M-j'nts i!nt not iicco{>t Will Hart's tetm.-*,b;it hr.a l-cague. At firs'I blush this looked like a eollupse, should bo run, Ttid \a iho popular fetling. aud would never do to allow cf ruin clulis to Ret f»way wi'h ton at the Bailie time with Im wrist Tlu< ciuciu-r IHH in their own u-hHlf. I'residtnt Stera suyn: m:*i1e u propt-s'ti'jn insteail \\li uli ll.irt will iioi liatcu but later developments show thut thin was but a tiio wish of the people will be gratirttd. curtain star p'ayers. So 11 halt was callfd, and the ro hold the on)'a pitched to him biiil oc «ill stiulc type" ratlu-i' thttu si^u League stepped iu, took possession of the franchise swiftly and accurately from yo to U.i fi-ei any timt t et\\PVIJ S nod 6 u\ luck. 1 have- no «ioulit ider such c rcum-tance*. preliminary to ft reorganization on a better OT3EH lilCIIMONDS. throw them \V. F. Irwtu is w;iu!i-d by Drn M;)'nes. Tie !s still There lias really been a clamor for the franchise, and all the players. t> one or o her ol tha Lust*. The first b.iseiiinu per that «e can coot", lo wnii- liu-Jorvnndln:: in** will I'O financial busi.". There will bo no vacancy in the | (Indianapolis subsequently purchased the franchise duties to those of ihe catcher, while tho m^tuiilly u^re*-ablc. t ha*e contntcts hero fir Mc- goiug I'tto t*y<» on su^Indiana))- forms simitar Juhn:ilu NiclK'fT Hint Ci-ouyy buwer U-tt u.wu Mon League r.nd an Indianapulia Club will ba an as oH.<. Dickson & lu-butt, a theatrical ftim of this city, from t!ie Le-*2«e, Iho purchase muney to St. Lulls be other two bastmicn und tho abort tiduer Issue to be ac riiei', Ileilly nud Carpoule.-, m:d ihtt uik Jhat I HQ» sured fact. The new company, headed by Mr. ing paid out uf tho Leaguo treanry, that i.-, the lu- their foet, ready t > mtikc short thioAs a!t< r thiokiug Burluuolv of lillici^ their places with other day. MIA-I Luue Jliiler, who tlioy areai!uriu/,upeuril iirt- also after the club, ant are niaiciu* an effort to tive on i L.tLca dir. Brush, will no doubt receive the franchise, re- BC-CUIV it to-d»y. \Vtit-n thoy h?ar-i tlsut the franc": iso diunip -iia people gsivo two drafts, oce at fifteen and holdtog liiith ily or sharp line build, IT to plucki!y (;K e men is ti-A btrictiy cotiect. Ot roins-j (bo i'mciniiKil the other at thirty days. Theso drafts were endorsed iho *'iub will couiluuo i;\e:i if &ucU a Ihiug dbouM IIii.* i y KiiiittigariiifT 1^ out a:jain, with lii^J aikla SFsuuie control of the players and resume busi had been giirr.'ii-lert'd they \\o;fwat;e: out further the H imn distance, and bo active in catch- KEN Mvi.rouo, Ja debts and obligations of tho old concern which "\. /-'. Y'tumj, Pi-c-iiflciil Xatioiml Lcayne, Witskimjioti, out t> the ludiacHDjlirt Club. The whole amount put ing ltd 11s und uble to throw in a hall from t>0 to 100 f,»r pluji ra and pre^itlout to mei-t in cunlt-n-rM-i,-wml hung like a mill-tone on the club and rendered D. C-: Is tho fraiichise of Ittnhinai-i I'm Ciub for siio yards. Now, wh:it kind of tra.ninR ext-tcide D)parc grU-vances if any t-xi^t. Klmwr Sniltli and what will buy it? Wo will purchwe if can get it fit*ll Tilt: OL1> AND THE NEW. nnytiiiog Hko yutUf.iotory progress impossible. fr.mi him since he Mr the Q.i*-en Ci:> f-^r Frtkir^villo, Eebw will be found full drtnib of the alfair: at a r<-n a<. i nit Me fi^urti' and will Hj^roii to run the club simitar iu form to tho field work they havo to at h-r«. Itet'er you lo Fielchcr'u Bttuk here ttinl lliy In- tend tu? Niinicksvniii:i. An nnlining interview jij.pi-utt* in n Ono Veteran Takes Is*«e \Vith Anotlirr dianapolia papers aa to our reapouiibiiiiy. Answer y a w m nc I'llt-burg paper th.-» Di^> tdk— crtvlitt-d lo blni. &!- vsNu--Harry \Vriuht Disagrees AVUU THE IN SITUATION. q;t;cK. DICKSO.N A TALHOIT." nfioual Aijrcoiueitt. Hand ball provide? iho very exercise nrst noedort, nivrsujs t!>e Oinciuuatt Cluh u«e>fi't »l^n bnii bt-cau^o liadwick. It M'tis at the fall meetia in 1886 that n cnmmiUee they want to s*uc abui;t 51.25 jidvtUiCe- Dicityy. Thftl I.;.ter in the evening ih'jy received troai Mr. Young Aud jtt, in the face of lh»j=e facts, no eeo in the faily I ilo not quite Pgrec with Mr. Chadwiok An Exhaustive StKtement of tho Club's fi conipo-ed of Messrs. Yonn/, Spatdiug and D.iy was ap- spring, proff-ssioiiiil t:int-s sent io tht> gymnasium thiy i-i til surd, iW tin* tiinciiiimtiii treat th'il qiif>4tioii of ii() this rt;ply ''I have no authority to offer the franchise bemg more scientitically played nancial C'omlttion—AVIiy tho tiancliise IV.r ealo ut presetit." The fceitflemen re^aidcd this aa jjointed in accordance with tho following resolution: biter diiy to s^eod valuable limo in ust-lcss i-xcicwo vaucc money aa H, ftiietiy bt:a; i)c^s iiatuKctU'ii, arid Die that butfc ball i^ \V»,8 .Surrendered — Vrcsident ISrnsh's taiher evasive and expressed tho ojiinii-n tiiat tho "We»oi?tvf/, Tlint the League elect a c tinmittoe of as far as the purpose of traiiiing tor field woik i-j con bf rrowcr pa>s nx per cni*, lor the u.-e ul "tin- i*ur- to d:iy than it was ten or even twenty years piy-ent nianagensent would be allowed the lirct chuacu threo rt-pres-ntaiives of League clube, who siiall be cerned while the very exerci-e which it lone cuu train plu-" thr.a drawn. A cmtti-act wiw atmt to SinitU to- airo," eai-i ilnrry "\Vri^lU, the other day. "Mr. IMa-up, Ktc. empowered to consMi rend determine all qii!-8tious rela he »t thcclnb. 'ISu-y it;u,kly admitted that ti-ey wonKl them for their separate duties in battiuir, b;ise-ruii- ii«y anil if'Vui bilt-bamhil twnler" is iu Min«;s ho had ahe-dy cast his lot niettt, tho flec-'aiun of such commirtee iu all cases In meut of vhyfeical exorcisu and reci^.itiou ia *.-urct-l- iloux ttoio iho ninti i^enient rro thi* S'-ea printer's Ink. much improved, but not tho ficUiing and bat with the My era uyi.dicat* ai.d would staid by t'l-tt be final, ench coaiiniMeo to have the power, in case of 1-gfM, is thiit concevninc tiio amount of time rrquirt-d I v, irod on Sf.turduv the club'* ultiniittuin inhiscaee, ting. U is true the bfOls used now arc much Association, so far aa iU past history and pres tho Withdrawal of nrty club from Mie League, or in but one t-f LOH'I* cl.111113 1-ere. en rc-tt.liu^ the (U-chtia- until il failed. Then he wonkl t:ilk tho ni:kferoY«r by thedinVreat Bpirta iu vo^uo in colleges for iriiti- harder an! more difficult to handle than the ent condition are concerned, at any rate. Let ca«e of its expulsion, to provide for the apportionment inir \nir]u>pcs. Games and aihU-tic spcrta nre t-n»aged tloti, H-iid lo luo: ' I don't think he will si^jn tink-as he with them. Kot gettiBi what they re-'ardt-d as a defi years ago, but this H offset hy roc s.\y right here, too, it. is a veil settled fact nite Bnswtr to the riiit-eiion a-* to wiiciher Mr. IIrns!i of its players a rai.'n;r l'ie rensnining League chits *;s in in by collegians, nud stienuous e£T»rt< are made to gtt* whnl he nsks." balls wo ii-ed ten that the ciufe vi;l remain here nnd, iu I have tv anted the ciub t-r uut, thwy this aftt-ruixin auuniinct-d tho opicj. n of 8'ich Ciinimittee the be^t int^ietid >-f excel |t:u sttrifiits of all othur collets iu them witti- The Reds aie uftcr ft fitljor, A Tory c'over miti, who tho improved condition of the playing tieM*. (ba: th<-y would pay fiiii.OOO for tha club. JIe*rf. the Ln;i^i!e may r.-qirn-, tho power and dr.li'8 (-f out due regard beint* paid to the Insj of vtUimii'o time may i-ot Ke hunt to go*. Jlo in wan toil In rase of nci 11' tho players of to-day wcro put on tbe roujjh repeatedly stated in previous letters, will open **c!i c imnittee to cuut-nue until IhMr snccusKors are i>ick>on jiud T&iltott 010 t-oth oxco-K-nt t-ns;i:ew? m^n, in training, involvt-U in getting iutj winning f,-nn HH i-uierj{c:iOk', f»-r if th-; woiitt conicu to wor-t. Nicol ui;\y wo played on ten or twenty years the season of ISSi) in a much better condition tlectetl at thu text aanual meoiing. liich and eveiy te c!^.toit t > fill au inl)i,-]il jios-iho!) atrt tiie new man ground.-* that with aiiiplu means and Hiiaj). Ihev li^ive ;to base bull coinpttitors iu the college athletic meeting eacu 030, t venture to say thiit they would not liel I than ever before, and with financial backing of ex()t)rieiKe, howevor, Uickaon newr bnvin^ se^n & club of ihe Lea?ne is hereby bound bv oclion lek'palod to lake euro cf lUhr. That fk-nl ui-iy to no uncertain character and limit.. Of course, the ganio in h;a Uf--. or only a ftw, ut any rate. Thty have of this metting and ty thi^ rcsulution, an 1 >u the conij-iett'U before the March nicrt'ng*. Says Stern: any better and perhaps not aa well us we did move made by the local people in surrendering excellent bi]siiie*-*i(lu.»s,hc>»evtir,a-jil would ru.-i i:,o ciub eveM of is release of any player. su;-h co;»mi;tt>e The fact tliat young men g> to collpee to advance "1 arn ccriaia t*;ftt iho Cincinnati O.ub io trying then. I admit that the pitching and catching 13 on strictly bu^ine b pnuci;.ica. Next tollio U:u;lisyn- sliatt bo tho sole r.rl>it?r ai to the cluU by wlioni such theiiiFe'.ve.* io the hitler branches of education Is t"0 more ni"iicy for salaries t-i.tiiiy than any oihei iti Iho much better nr-w than it was then, but this is the franchise lias caused a great sensation not plater niav be employed. Such com nut tee stiMl be, Asn>ci;it!on, nicl'l tbmk Bj-oi-klyu will bear nici-ut in diciite tlie public wmi'd liko io BVO these men g-t the irequ'titly li>et sight of, md Tiilmible time igw-sted iu tho only improvement I c.m see in tho game. only in Indianapolis, but throughout the coun ai.d is heieby auiht.nzcJ and empowered, in ttio *Tcnt ti'c.iuing for special pxrcllt-nct* in soiuo ono ^articular Ui is. I i-iii \\liliuft fiir any t'iroo Asscciatii-r. or cluti, Aiiothoi* prop- sition !ot the frAiicti!.-it* c<>nie^ from Mr. Ciiailwifk says that the pitchers in the try. The financial troubles of the club have tho )«w firm of XL.rris, New- herder A Curtis, who re- r>f nny club desiriug (o svl'l its fntucht-ie ;nul cou tracts B; oi-t, \*h:choiij:ht to Le devoted t> stmiy. Whiiy tho LcHgiie nianam rn ta VlasV IU>i!ly, IHoPhi'i* inid 4'_'arpQn- prt-svnt a pyndic.itf of local business im-n. Thd p.opo- witii players, lo purt-ha-o the ttaino an 1 phiy tlie ^tifjtion of physical eilucatiou, in coiubin&tii n \\iUi tcr, und I will pay them tho fe'ilasioi thiw op;reed on. sixties and feveiiliej were not near as speedy as been veil known here lor quite a while, but ba- players thereat in the name ci'y, or in any ci;y, HS yorid a fow insider? no one anticipated the ac bitiuii was hilb^Liutially lo ihc elliklt that the gouilt- that of menial culture, should nut be lo^t Right of, it Tho Association clulu nro not incrtasiuif their ^Hl-l^y they arc mnv. Tbo iru^.n l»r this he suytt is that then uit'U would take the club aud »ive a bond to run it tti?y may deem for tho bett interests of the Le isue, is certainly very uecesstiry that the furnicr should lie I is Id this year. Look at the case of Unshed, they i'itcb-:J niiil«ibauil, while m>w they throw from tion of tho board of directors and it CU'JQO like a Ihronith tiiti soa-on of 1830. It \va* stsitcd tiiat the ob- ami all Lames pl-'j'O'l by sucli club ebail U; considrreil niiido eubuniinatd t> the intfre^s of the latter. In lie did as pood work fur Brooklyn a3 any o\ei ih'o atiOtiUli-i. Vet in liie 8uno atticlo 31 r. Chud- flash of lightning from a clear sky. The first j*"ct ui the pro] ositiou wai ! > guard uguinrt the t'ran- and treated M League uatm-s, as though pl.iye.! nudvr taking up t!ii3 Question of the tims wasted in tr.tiuing, pitcher that club had last year, and yet ho Binned wkk ttfi:nl(a tint Olcman Us row a h;ill 124 yards pub i? had of the turn this ci'y in ca-e no utlier combina tiio regulir sclieilu'e, and co*uit t s cht;n>j'iouship the co.lt^e faculty f»il to justly d.scriminate in the a! tho club'a flgurea. Tiio Cincinnati Club underhatiJ, which is taitbt-r t'.iau nio.-t \>\ iyt.r.s can intimation tho general (hiteguiug from of any c!ul> distancing or will: in the tion waa furuied. tu kt-c-j" it lit re, an! wouM l-o wuii- names, kit the event msttt-r, and they too of tea apply a gencnil ruh- to the DID NOT KAKK MONEV tlir-jw oVtUv- nfthirg had taken was when it appeared diawinj; from thu Le;ix"e, or forfetii«x tti uuMnl-ersliip m.iu cau tbiow |uit u* hacd un dis- stitttce, ttit-ie ia u great d iff ere nee in the timo req:iir*vl ct.ukl (ivcrr.anil. and (.rovv» one tiling, viz: that the p- se cf its franch :se and pNyers, a<» in cose of purchase did in '87. A few dollars tloc'a u-.-.t si^trfy. 1 d-ui't that time it has been and promises to continue- ttie orijaniiiUiiHi wi-lt ihe suuie object in vit-w. Autici- r»r trainiui; to exc^-1 in b-ill gainfls such ad bu-w b-iH, r«ll tint a r a,v i ; 'S return t>u a lury.e iiiT*stin«-nt. with pitcher* ^ ht ii (h-> v.< ft- n>e'l (» tho uu IvriiHti'l style the C*riof topic of coiveriutiou tor some time to come the ivct-ij't of this proiositiort, Pro-i'ident Ern-h thereof. Any action of such committee to bo i-flectutt cricket. Ucroese, and f ot ball and t!:at nt-e-led to pt;! of -b-Iivory coiiM jml in tbu (mil just us hard HO if th^y putitig unnuiiuotis. B-J THiich .it ^tt^k( . I i?ou'tconnt I tic 8a10i>f '.h* io!oftf>e<4 Nothing *-Vi r created a greater stnsnticu in TiriEana};- taid that hy WHS not the pcr^oa to whom it bhou'd be inu^-t bo into Minuing form as one of the ' Cniveri»iiy crew," of Corkhitl ai'd Fenneily .i1* li-^iihniite earuinza fit all." !.tid i uf it ir» uvurluuH. This r.iuoh bein^ aiinint^!, olU and iu view of t';c intonst imm>-diatcl> taken in uiudf. a* he hud sum ml e red the fruLch'Bo and had LO Tiiat coaiuiitt&» still !iai control over the pbyers of or as a cotiipetitor in u labning or whlkiug match in wiil Sir, Chadwick assfrt that the men who pitch to tlif di-tlaiifled ciub, and it regains for tliein t1.) fay Jt is pcrhhps aforturnite IhiiiK that the wild-eyed the » r^utiizitiioQ, it is i* mystery uhy t\\i cl'ib lew not control over it wh;te\\-r. Mid told them to fur ward liitir ilio inttrcuilegiutJ coulestj, it bcin< imjjOdsiblo to paper iirophets are 110^ cracking Cinciiiiiati to tho day HIP stronger I han tlio.^o whopitclie'l t--n ye.irs ago? been a m im^uiM finuiui d success. Krvm nil liiwrters propoiiition to Pieaidout Ycuog. I:i view of the other what Oispo^tioo bhull da maiUyof them. Mr. Young excel in t-iihyr ono or oshtr of tlie hitter sports with In ol hvr wonta, will Si i. Chadwick claim th.t Crt-igh- en}'* th« lu'Haitiipoli-t team \\i-l pro'o-ibly be kept in skirs t!ih year. EvtryboJy seems to put ihmn iu the came ;is->ur;uif(8 of a dci?in> to lulj> tli»j club uud ex- ^ciionit-hon foot, huv/ever, >c is hardly prot;nb!<» ttiat out devotii!.^ an amount of time to r.cceseury tntiiiing "SHUIC old fourth or fifth iiutch," PO tlmt if t!:$y ronlly ton, tot Infetiiiiro, could h-tiv l -ul nn>r«* spool ou ihe pctvsn.iid of regret at the hurt po-itii'ility of 1 ship tin? they will d > ttii}".hicg in the niaUtr. I'i'ttiticnt Yuiing tact mid it nny o,;n inay to pKiy next season in that which grcaMy trciimssea OQ tho ho a rs required tucli hctll by throwing il uve;h;uul th in hf> did uii'lerhanlf city under fb,e >n of (he Leaeue. Sfcver.il par play good I'ull the s'ory will b>> all the bnVhtfr. Thu > fruiKhisu were heard ou all siil&i and frum all cladse>«. tj-day notified I'rerndent lirm'i that he had roctin-d lor uiligeot study. news from Horsicrdom create bad just ix.1 cpiK-dy piich^ro tlKn its wo' turnt;il QLti^c of saricutitr, and that it bad been ties in JnJiana[H>lis have f-uhmittM proposi ions to have n;--w. Tiu« t^it.ion th-?ir dtlivory wan hifli ir.ioi- THE SOURCB Of TROUr.I.E. ihe tho uhib, proviilmg they can tret i: at a rea- ball ciiclea aud'everybody is tullcmg of the TJi:t let me KI> back to a previutH |'Q io 1 tu the his accepted. purchase To get into "forai" in any of the ball gamfts, it is h heaiii-ie thtrna hatAimut knew a-t « ).')« HS a ball liift eooaM,v tigurt'. but the mutter will haivily Le disposed only iifCcssary to occupy tl.e ordinary lei^uic timo of LKAGU.S'S MID-WINTER FUNERAL. tin; pltcher'6 li'iiKl* whotht-r it would came over !he tory ot the InrtianHi olis ball Club au pl ihc renders ot A NEW ORCiXIZATIOX FORKED. < Tho Brujh syndicate above referred to WHS, accord a student's (Uaily life, and ihe uir-door work invoivml plalu <>r not ai,lutioa i* possible. t iis It-tier the orj:aiiiK;it;on hca rievcr. from t!io nt.irt, wnh a capital stork «f fJO.OLK), all of which will heaifliful rtc!entio:i, and derirnbl.) in a sanfiary poins niOrtt up to him b«*furt» li« knows whether it will KO nutu-is roquosted by d majority of tho m«-:nbeM of t!:e of view. B-it !o tniin vroporly for a p -sri'm UutTiilo untl Milwaukee f>eein outol the ran^eoi riiccte- over th-.' j late, und lor that roisen lio hai not time been in a lluiirishiux condition fr-un a tMi'incial gtfuid- |;ri'bally be paid in within a short time. The incor- League. B. M. LAHNEIU siou n'>w, mid tho League will have to atrp in, k'sn n poiut. I', is very generally known In ihh city tl>at porntots are ts fnilowj: Jvltn T. Biuah, Ciiarlt-a K. in the racing crew of a c -lle^Q, or aa t'io lUutiifh left to Rxvinx aud KO> a good or-ick at ir. Ia champion a:hle:e of tho University, on the other few dollars good-byt* and run the Indianapolis Ciub the old.-u iim*-S wo had uo CIKVC-S, thvijis, etc., ID b^the the club had btt-n carryinp; a Uirdt):i?o;ne d«-U 'or Mover, Wiliiaui II. .SrlnuiiU, Henry jMUicsori, Fei-J. itself for a season until a year h»s ta^i-U, uud UM-II fomo time ;in; l its in'il iMy to ex'end i!^ I- an i» Hit- L Mayor. IL K. S.\fors, Ford Wool, (Jew. F. licau- NEW AUK NKWS NUGGETS. bund, Miv.-tlvcs not only fxcccdiugly arduous labor, IH. l'iit now rt in ililTt rent. Hut MI la1 »« R|>ae'J is con-r but a loss of time \vh'c!i necessarily iiiterfi-res Whisper gently! How mail y th* tougued of tie c'-ruvd ihurh U no percopn'i'.G diflert-uco. 1 could pitch direct cause of the pivuriit c.ii.diiion of thiii<*. Fur iiAin,*Thi>ut:i8 Ta^gHi't and A. B. Meycr, all of whom gossips wiil w.ig fn-ni this time for\var.I! neail}' t*o moMtM IVesHeut tlnisli r»n.J the board ol Uncertainty :i« to the Proper Course for uiih the n.ore important class duti.'s of tin col (ha brt!l over the i Ute just i>a Laid underhand us I nro well-known and proepercua bus :ie.-s mea, iiml HS I'yor LouisviHe secnis treiiiMing (>n the brink of the the Hhuul-!t-r. S.) ivmid Spal lia?, din-clow have Ix-en nixing a gnin« fight against tho an organization lepresout ut leist $500.000 Ciip!t;»l, the Club to Pur sue* lege. Moreover, aslil« Qrom this 1-,-ss of timo in ti'Hiu- cuiihl Ihi-iW it front i:-g, tht-re ia Hie t«-rrib!o 6tra; u uj on tliesyttcm, iti- ^auiM eo:ip bowl iu \vlitch py;idheJ the ambitious, Dope Crotvhton. MiJtrt'Jo, lirninard tuitl ih.j rest of ihe:n."j Inevitable «i)(i tfit-if ftihiro to in-'.uce ctrtiini fdistina'o The couth mi'ii who have COTIO info thi* corj'o:u:i^n NEWARK, N. J., Jan, 24. Editor SPORTING cnsh of 'he llooaiere. lime brought the busings vuivtd n!i\e in ruuning and ro \uiig in:ttch«-( which S3 und will votiiure ibe assert ion thnt Kecfo, fur in.-tanc<% creditors to give them more arc* all baso bail emluiaiast-iaDd uro generally ru^tird^il LIKK: At the pre jent writino; it looks as if Jer jftiiey UI — to s ferns ami thei>nt>!ic is already familiar with Hie re a« fit ay ers in any fu'erpri^e n,t-» which th-y pnt their never incurred 1:1 the baU tnuit-s. Thi3 iuifort-iut can, wilh pnictire, l.-arn t>]itch as s[.ctrdily uuder- sey City and Newark were out in tbe cold, as difference in tho matter of time used in Irftiniint, Well, Cinciisna!! will be fnund in a circuit which haiid m he ri'iw d >"t- o>vrli'\ii'1. sult. When it wig evident that tho mat tor must come capital. In view of this fict, it H safe to w;y, if they include* Chicago, lMt=burg »nd Clnvehiud. to HE) en.', President Brw«th kindly arranged tr> ttivo far as the International Association is concernel. tdiouiii be nn.re duly ci-nsiderel by tho governing in- "As tothpratcliin-.', I willfiay this: Inttiosodays the riitccet-d in bfcuriug t .e ludiauapolia frunctiise, «,-( Lft-t OclobiT that In huiiapolis t-tory ccmotouio iw it if) now, but th« CHtellers wore the whole Crtee to the papers, and an in<<>rmal meeting \vliich there can he but little uYuht, tho c>rtianiz'u But [ do not think that this penny-wise-pound- t'licncea of (iir colleges jliiin it i.-), otherwise an injm- bull ivan cot HO bard lite will be rione to a class <>f ont-duor Hf:opis for co!- etra'giit from on* of Iho directors ff tiio club at,d I [.(inif-hnl more, bt'taiirie then thoro were no gluve-i, of DiiectoiM Burn ami M«riin and Sir. Brush MIIS held will Le ono of the str^nge-l base La I uigt>ni/att<)ns in foolish policy of certain of the club officers of ha.iU'Lied to New York to witness the dt-a h throws at at tiio Jailer's oilier on Muiulnj* night, tu which your iho Leatue. Tbe annuiiuc nisnt «>f the formation uf leginn.s, which «re a>!mirably adapted foe healthful uiaaks or cheat pvotectoia. Why, 1 *aw Allnon, Ma- the International Association will prove very rt-crrjuion, wliUe not at all iufrinein; on th» h'-u tlie Fifth Avenue Hotel, but a new briet loa.se of lifo J'.iiio «nd others, «o in dny afier day with their handa corresj'o: dent was invited as tho ivf-rosen(«itiv*» .if Tns this syndicate cro>ited but little Mirp:ib", aa it l:ai he* n was grantod the wea^liiijr, ati-1 the pr.iphet-y s^cr/ted Pt-oKTi.\rt I.JFK and TittiiaiiHpolis Jtmntnl City Ktlitoi very geiierwlly un loisio>d during ti»e j'tist f^w Uuys beneficial to that organization. Xcivirk and required lur «iudy. UK.NSV s^> tu:t*rtij np that ttu-y w^re a Ai^ht to look at, aiut gixU fur uanjcht. Hut t!ie creditors stonut-d »4id Hie if i In* cfttcherfi ot t -d.»y were h«lf r.s batliy puuished KiUori, of th« Srnfiittfy Korne'j Jnhti^ort, of tho Evening that such a scheme wus uu luof. Thi-re ban bei-n Jersey City hare both shown the International crush Ciin**. 1'resl^ent Stern slirusig;*1d ItU ehoulJeis Nftr*\ G. B. T hum i a -n, <-f ihe £«7«(V*r, and 3tr. Ilnb- tho l-galily of the thf>>* co'.iid if t 1-c Induce 1 to go iu and catch a pa me. some talk to-night regarding Association wh:it they could do two years ago. and tfivA l:ttle over t(i« tiowofali of tlie lloosier^. Uo Th' n one catcher was euough ft-r a team nnJ he bnrJ, of the Journal, were also i't by invitation move ni:ide by the boartl ot" directors in smronifritig Maybe this is why some of them do not want A SHIXGTON WHISPERS. oi'iiiel vith me tb^t tbo League itself wouKl liave to PrceliioTit llnii-h s'H'e.l to the Fiiiall, 1 ut ve:y selt-ct tlie Lei^iiP, it te- W worki-il Imrdt-f in A game than they do uow. ID those tho IndfcmoioUs fnutchUe to the two New Jersey clubs in the A*so?iatian. run the club and Highest»-d; d«ye ho um up under tha tal in every iuniiijr, while RHtbwinsr, t!)iit he lui-1 o-Ted Thorn tos«-ilier to ii&t^o inc; claimed that the board hud no authority to take Why the Senators are After Morrill and half the geni^D allotted for Indiau- to a litile st-rui'-n over ti.e remains of the Indianapolis The claim was that it is too long a jump to ' They may play nuw the batting is t-o light and so few men (jet to siiflh action. When Mr. Brush v.-a^ usk»d about this \VJse— "Whit iiwy's Return From Califor ap -lis <'» the grounds cf the other club-?." Hall Cttib, and IUPD gt«e them the foiKiwinjj well- point he vory rowdily answered that lie hid bou tuor- NtWiirk or Jersey City. What of tha;? It has teen La-os that he Htat:d$ bnck isearly ;i'l t*n*6ugh (he gnme. demonstrated more than ouc« tliat Jersey City uud nia, Etc. Ot'rourco on-i'.s thou^ht-i wandoied to tho League "(Ji-Uing down !o tioldiiij?, I want to tay that thoro airaiifiwl m:d Ttr/cl;-ar ataioment of the club'd allaiis1 iHighly advised before he surrendered the fr«iicliiso fli (l^iin^r, and Mr. St^ru queried: ftand a leg.il test. No \vjtrk Citn both support a team that will lit it Ice the nre unr* nrei-cla-8 fiel'iere now than lh«re wt-re ia HOW THE CRISIS WAS HRECIP1TATED. at id \vasBiitislied that lii^ bet c-'\iid TPASHiNGTON', D. C., Jan. 25. Editor SPORT ' I W'inler if Cleveland is not the least bit eorry It those day^, i ffratise tht>ro are more men \-.\ lyirig ball It U not probable, liow-iver, tl.at anyone will usm t to teat of them tin-tie. My esteemed friend "Mugwump," Ho stated tirst, liowever, ttMit he hart rhirhig the We can get along without the Internati-'-nal, nl- ING LIFE: left us?" and (.emus:' ibe game IA more extensively p'ayed. aiteincon surrcQ'Jfr il the Indiriiiapoiis (ranchiie to tht court.-* in an effort to oveithrow i!w urbanization. in his interesting budget of last week, calls upon Blajhflp! The crash camo ur.expeclelly. Louis- th« perct-utagu of llrrt-chtsf plavtrs ia The t>nl>Sic feeling: here ia so ttrongly iu f-ivur of a thoucli WH would rather be in that As-iccluton. Ktit II'iw»rver, while tho League. IJesiil that the nmlU-r had btn*u \'Tv- on (rf» terms OH!ift Wo nak ni olds of tUein. We me to explain why Mr. Hewitt has written to viilo'u revived activity hai quelled a rifiug fear that io favor ot the (no-ont time, jet we h;fl just ns good ciiitaled bv a lioticc s'.'neJ a short lime boforo to Hiy biiM bull club, with 7ilr.Brr.eh at the head, thnt no one tilt was u<,-t well there. naLiirdlly follow. wore refused admission aft-r a lo: g and bitter fight. the Boston management in regard to Morrill and onus rh*n as w& have no«*. Takb l.couni-.l, for exuni- effvct that Paul II. Ktfines had or woull enter smt will chance Iho \vruih that wo.itJ The Mtimiiou prows dramatic, When L<-o Viau's tik< lie was jti-t HI* brilliant an uii(fi-l ler a-i «-aa ever Blirsil OS TOP. Asacu'terof t'ait, Buffalo, Syrac:ise, Detroit atid Wise, and intimates that Ward may not be a ayanisl the organisation io recover 8ii5t>, nlle^eil 'o be Totirdo. the atrr.n^e t clubs financially, held out for "gMitld roast" of Snuny nhat ih-j Ini!ian.'t;olis Club intfcnile>l to do, iho will be hec.d, in wjcurinjr tl.o fiaijcirs<*, d'.^oga'es were very hostile to the admission of the What did !w mean? iMcl'hee or any ol th-ni. I see Mr. Uhalwick aliuita qucetiun bc-in^ prompted hy the pro-w leporis of ti.e said witii rej.souablo ct-r'aiuty titut Mr. Bru^h \vi!l he ness of President Hewitt. Mr. Burket states "Hick" Carpenter, too, B°em9 to have revolted tl»tt ns a eliori stop he lia-t never seoa a Leigue prodideot in 18Si>. It is undt-r-Uiud that the New Jersey clubn. urfraiti/^itinii's tronbtcs, sutiua; that Ihe met-tint; of iln- Manaeer Cu hinan, of Toronro, favored the ten-club that there are no new developments with regard against Sunday ball phtyui?, judging Tom his arraiKii- any beder thao Ocorgo \Vrixht, N'o-v, I want to echt-di:la connnit'.e-; was cli-se at hand, and tii&t sonie- DOW organix;ition will have n uiiJ^tinjc to-uiglit, wlu-ii to John Ward, and be U confident that the lat meut of ''the roug'i crowds" wh > alien! Iho Kamoi on go a lit:!.; further back. According t.> Mr. Ghadwick's as th-> chit-f idea, but he had i.o vDice in the proceedings. thhi£ mu-'t bo dune at once. Upon the receipt of it now board w>Il be formed with him J'.-r.-ey C'Ky and Newark are not decided as to thwir ter will be tho captain-manager of the Senato that day. H'H I'elense of Jack McQuaid was n «urpi ise, i-pini>>n the gamo to-Ui*y i^ ptayud moro aci-ntifijitlly the ui' ssHgu tho surrender of the franrliiso waa t*'I«- officer of the com! {nation. A formal application for and bis reasons for Rlac's prubibl« chaope of bieo from thun it was ia tiio SHVfiiilu&, and lhat nt tho hitter lieeu ni-til;-d course fur trio coming s^-a^on. They will possibly re rial team during the coming se.isou. Concerning John grAphtd to thu Leapuo headquaiterd. After thin state a tueinbersliip in t';e League has already main iu tho Central League. Morrill und Sum Wis:-, Mr. Burket wiva Mr. Uev.'i't Association to League were pliusiblf. The Ohio legis period :t wao teii years ahead d tho btll playcil in the ment, PrtciJei;t UriHh tftid: to President Young, who bas been advised of that fact Manager AValt Hum ham, of the \Vi-rcestfrClub, aft w the annonacfwent made iu THE SPORTING Lire lature is linkt-riug with Ihe Sunday IH\VS once more, hixtit--. Let's bfo aho'it that. Now, there wr.s Joha "Jn tlie fiist i lacv, \\v boirciwed Slfl.OOO.and pledged by telejrrjnh, a* follows: was iu town sevcr.il d;iyn ago with a proposition to that Morrill nu-1 Wise would probably be jmt upon iho and a bill to kill ball on tlmt day as well as all other Gum, \vhok-d tho talilnjj for tho Kckf..rd< iu i8SD cur fr.tnrhire as security, with tho understanding ttiat -INDIANAPOLIS, Jau 21. N. E. YOUNG, President Na iimusrmoutg, is now petting the "judicial whirl" at aiid 18CO; JfC l-cgfCt-tt. who led the Excelsiors in V); incorporated form a new leaguo cpr.fis'ingof six clubs Lowell, market, and immediately communicated with tho B -s- it WHS to I o p;«J buck to the gimrautora in one 3 ear. tional League, V/a^iiinaion, I), C.: An Worcester, Scrattun. Wilkesl-arre, Jctsey Cicy and ton mniingiMticnt on the subject. Both Morrill and C'Uiaibus. The "c:ty law makers" will be against it, Joe Start, wlm led tt:c Kutei prise in Cl, and the Ai- At tint tine, which w^ about ?ept. 20, 1887, we did orgiini/Htiun repre.-ientiu^ S:iO,()(XJ ca?)ital nti-ck, of but as tho brethren f:om the country are in the vast lautics iu '65, *C7 and '68, Dick 1'eune, who Htond next by mail a Newark, aial possibly }lartfradin^ batsman iu 'G8, aud knew that in oni^r to be fucc*a*ful tho coining year fuiinal application for m«ojbtT=lrip in tho Nutiunul t\io bo is problem-iiic-il. who led tlmt club in'61 and '6-1; Civi^htoii, v.'lu led tho rttignatiou port, ^piingfleld aud Ilolyuko Blaod ready to fill to put in a bid for their services, in case the Boston- It woulii bo iioce 8-iiy to strengthen the team and iin- League to fill the ^acnncy created bv vacai:c;o.'. inns roUased them. There would bo uo difficulty in "Tlie boys" are bo^ianiuy to roll ia and turn hind- tho Kxcolal' rs in Mii; Jim Wood, who wiw Dcnnv's pn»vo ihc si'0ti"''l9- Our represt-ntationa to the gentle of ihe ludiauatolis Boso B^li Assuciati.>n. springs co<:al at tiilrd, and who k-d Ihfc ICckfurJa hi 'G:l; Smith J. T. BRUSH." At the Central League meeting the delegates from finding a p'ac^ in the Si-uat>rial ranks for Wise and men Si tun whom we borrowed tli» money were based Jersc-y C^riy and Newark eounccl the Scranton acd Morrill, providing tbey cau to obtained at roaeonuUe AT TFIK GYJr. and GaUin, who headed the Atlantic.* in 'Gl; McBrid>f B! on past espcrieiKe. V*'e thought if WL- were able to How scon this application can Le uclrd n^on is Wilkesbairi* people and found them favorably inclined Cart enter, SlvPhee an:l Ttb?»u t all bepan tralnlns ilm ,\;htfatic^. nut! Ceriluoui:, wore iho NaiiouiiTrt lead go through tho firct licr.son v.-ithont !05«, we ctuld tlie not kn.rA-n, but it is prubable lh;it on effort uiil bo rates. who head< litc list of to such a League. WHITNEY'S RETURN. in earno-'t this \\>ek,aud to-murrow the crowd will be ing men in *Ui. Gcorjfo VVri^hf. noxt beason, av*d with th:; aJvantnue of the porc'Mits^e intdo ft) have ronia action t-tkcn before liia League It is faid that Dooms is wanted by an Association incleased by "Lfft>" MKIT, "t'lmi-t)" Fuller, Jack the Ntt'onik i" '1*7, Uiiluiid in '08, nud Ked St.ickm s Syst'*ni, uhiirh v. e ftlt sisry ivonM bo udoi>tc(], ve meeting in AVa-iiiugton, on Aiiirch o. H is uudi-r- Club. The din ctors have beard uuthitig cf it. As "Grastliopppr" Jim Whit;iey ha lietid- still keeping hou.«e in tlie West JCml, and "tho gunjc" Gfltrton, "f the Kngl^s, and lUiMil, of the Mutual?, born.wed. In OctoLer, jifter the lean was nmde, the forwarded to President Young a propociiion to pav ^naiters lajt week, lie had a longtilk «it'a Secre- were the ^tar hitU-M in the eanii- year, and Jim White Iho at- ck- for ttie season, Mr. Hatt-r's case will be taken hold of ttll a funny story on him. Iho clhcr morning Jim veah-rwas cold ni;d the attendance liif.hf, and we (be indebtodnes* of tho tl:it», barring and probuijly eetlled to tbe sotisfaclioo of all jiartita tf.ry Bucket about t!:e coni\u% season, nnd alsr» dis slept Into, and the sun was kissing tho clouds hi^li in mid Exr.i Sillton, who wef« (he crack hitter, ol the clcsed ih^ iP-'Kou with a los.a of 53,000. We opened tho hoMtrr, aiid take it oft tiio hands of tho Leigne. concerned. C. L. K. played considerable intpret-t in the make-up of tiie the heavens when his dn-aais were interrupted by a K'.reet <'ifyn iu 'CO, were all players the equals of «ny BHscnt greatly loud pounding on tho Iront door. It wa^tlie gas uuii aet'ii Iu the seventies, or for that iniitttT up to fis io liiflt s-'ioi tagi-, we spent £5 OOC- fur jdayera and SO,5CO twenty gctitlent^u who loaned the club f 10,000, uud CCDTVOIITII'S SILLY ACT. bt'iieiited by tha glor:ou4 climnte of Cftliforuia, an 1 011 his perio iijal call. jii't-g^iit timo Ttm vatrona of tiio RHUIO at ihv jtrw-'nt for a i c\v ti>iiid gUind aiitl grcuud iniproTcmenls. hoM a Bt-cuuil inorigjgo t-n the franchise, to rec&ke exj.ec'ti to show up in good form when tho campaign "What do ye u want?" ehouted Jimmie from between d»y know .Start, WliHo aod out ton {M)rhnp3 boittr than After July 4, the bu«iuerf8 was very ligbt on Hcconnt (!oli:ir for dollar on their claim**. The absurdity of Ho Actually Thinks He Has the Power to opou?. He bus sained some fleth, his complexion ia the Cf'Vtrlfcts on his downy courh. any ot thn rest. J>.«Stait vva* Jiut «s RO >d a player thi.-i idea Is apparent. Since the franchtio \viia bur- iulicattia t!i;tt cf Iho political campaign, and e.irJy in October we Kelease Himself and Others. improved, and Ins general appearance "I want to nutfr," is what Jimmie thought he heard in 'Gl HS ho wag (n '71 <>r '81, and nobody will deny found we v. ere jjoii'tl to be thnrl on tlie st-asou'n work. reudc:et1, it is evident that it belongs to the LOCKUP, he will sustain hii reputatioii as one of tho groiit-bt liim say, but ho nally gut "gas" iu there somewhere. thnt he was not IhA t")"ruf nny first ba at in an in the The directors, w! o Wf-ro already on paper in bank f^r aud an that organ'zation owos the lnolis Buse BOSTON, Jan. 23. In the Herald of yesterday pitclieisin the League. Be commends in the highest "Oh, you want lo meet lui?" "Je-im" retorted. hnaiiiO'S up to the time he retired^threo years ago. £3,000 fi>rfa!;:ric", f mini that on tho i'-turu . f ibn club l!aii Asiocfntiuii ouly $15,000, it is not likely tlmt morning appeared a base ball article. The t-rms the batting and fiel-iing of "(^ld Reliable" Al havo to got out und meet her somo other '1 tie 3;uut- may bu rt.dd of Wiiito and Button. 1 ven ab.>vo that amount ou the old "Well, jou'll fn in its Eastern trip f7,000 more v onUI Le doe NOT. 1. it-wili apply any sum writer thereof indulged in a little pleasantry, Myvri in Californi-t, «nl confirms all that the Culifori- time." ture to Ktty ih.tt only * lew years a«o both were the The clr.b wan (hen only drawing tho guaruutee, which debts of tbo club. It would semi, iu view of this and asked why ex-Manager Cudworth did not nia base bull writers have s^d in his f.ivor. Jiiti ia Cruelly unjust nro the shots airr.ol at Fuller from (. quaI ot any third baseman in tho country, and yet al> -nt core rod tmvfclinp cxiK'inid. fact, that tl.e guarantors cau only hope to secure partcnlarly ent!iusia>tic over hi.4 lean and loa^ col- St. Louis. They aio certainly nn'air, and lack tuu )«:traatto ihey were hotter, b?caus> tlioy were "About Oct. 1 \vo called ihe eubicribera of the loan liity p.-r cent., or wbout that amount upon their release himself from the Lowell Club. This I'.agiie, Ctjnnie Mack, and declares that the latter citn yousiscr and m<-ie »pry lhau they were at the tima we to^cibei a IK! )>>id lie'oie them \hy fumncml condition chums, no inttier tor what the Inui.u:ai>oliri fran caught Cudworth's fancy and he at once went to throw to buses equally as well as Charlie Suyder could ALL SEMBLANCE OF FAIR PLAY. Apeak (-f iu roRipHiitj^ th(; ;n with the play* rs of the OVENS. way of t' e clod. Ne.-irly all of tho members wr-Fe present, chise may foil. A. G. the nearest telegraph office and sent the follow in his palmiest diiyj. lie aUo has many good wotda Bug Hollidiy is Buffering in much tho samo biglitien. Tliu men t have mentiono:], s« I siaid bofuro, and, »f;er the .sitimtiuti vw- fully (Ji-cuwed, the direc ing dispatch to the secretary of tho New -Eag> for K'jriaht, our new catcher, who, by the way, has from "outside talent." I haw Shuty Fuller play in were us good In every department a-t uiir j.btyers of to- FROM LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS. last spring, and it ho can covor tha tors of the club wore ftuofcorizeit to arranxa for all land League: eiguod a Washington contract and it now one of U3. New Orleans d'iy. All w* ro c:rt:it hitters mil Iin*5 li.-ld.jrrt in their galnricd iln«, uud in cr.ee inttrfiuiuhise should be given TUB RUMOR ABOUT DKNNV. prourrl at Spoilsman's i'aik, in the Mound City, as (loaftloiis. Jt lartildmi that I dlff-r with Mr. Chad- up, tl.o balance rc-niainin^^ftv'r tho debts were puid The Formal Resignation of the Franchise "Lawi LL, Mass., Jan. 21. : I hereby notify well as he (lid the stme territory at tho Crescent City's wick, but ?n this matter 1 canm t agree with him." rtiould bo u'tiirncd *o tiro snb*cr;ber8 to the J(»an. it Mr. Young's Subsequent Action in the you of the releaao ot Jamod A. Cudworth from the re- Certiin local enthusiast? continue- to predict that Park, the same folks who now have naught but words "IJtr/f di«_-fl tl;o t aso-rulining o' those diye compare being nnderst o;i fiat a ccrfftfn amount wonhl bo re Relations to the boive li. t. JAMKS A. CUDWORTH. Jerry Uenny will eventually become a Senator. In of cri iicism and sarcasm over bis choice will be louud wiib iho dating sliding l| f t|l(J pft-.^eut tinu-?" Premises Indianapolis* Lowell B. B. C., now ex-uiana^er." fact, Borna of fieui ins'st thut ho will play here dur- ceived fr,.ni the Lcagnn. The (j«:t'8ti''ii ( f ro:rini]in>j: league. Manager in line stuping hid prui-cH, "Well *: o.intlnuol U-ft \el«ran mannircr, ''in Ihoso tl:e club ancther year was left o[>e;i until after the au- of the League had hardly re ic.2 the- cominz seust prfjuJ^o nie- ^ nia'.io uo bo-»st9. Tl.at wouKl be aroui.rl to «<:or9 n run. Th»ic WHS not so murh b^sa- into his office ti'tii^ of the Washington pojplo on this point. Ho tut firibfct'qnubtlv J. H. H^iMiiluy, ot.e <-f the gnL^'Tibcr^ has not earned his increased patch, when a messenger rushed idle talk, i d-> say tlmt I am gi>in« to ptay b.ill iho runnin^ llitu. rml hi clone cornea when a run M'aa of the League, No. 2. This was another dispatch m-1 very emphatically that there is not the n1i.;hte;»t to I lie loav, gitbm tied two rro.Hifciiion?, either of which salary this week, ho has made :i pretty suc with dispatch he-it I know how, nnd if 1 fail, it wilt not bo because 1 upcdtd to wio the boys t/mld aiido anjiu.d alj.tiit a^ li« UmiTfili': would lie accc-jii.V 1« t'j all of iho eiibscrib- to the secretary, showing Cudworth's feelings prospect of Penny playing with the Washington did nut try to succeed." W.-II AH they do now However, I will admit for the cessful bluff at doing so. On several occasions Club this year, and the patrons of the game should «"« if prftcnted a* citiiifuK ft-r.i tlie board of directors. toward the Lowell Club, and it read thus: "Shor y" aii 1] B.i>Iy have given up their projected sti'.i-i r«t nuitetitic nith Mr Cha-iwick that the bat»u- The first WHS a-j follows" 'We will tntnefrr to you, or during the past three or four clays my business not penult tfieRncIvea to bo misled ou tint point. New Orhar.s trip, comiug to the conclusion tliat prac ruuiitug ba: improved d'jrin^ the hwi ton year.." nnycui! y n \\.&\ iriroe, the slock held by IIP, and will B''LOWELL,' Mas?., Jan. 21. : I hereby notify Tliere are reasons too iiumerous to mention why tice in the pymua-fium will do Ih'-m an much good. has called me to League headquarters to gather you of the icloitse of the following players: Morgan Penny B'lonM nut he expected here, and ihe \V»sh- rt-init i in hitlf of *.'»r cl.nui a<:d take cn»h urHeciireJ certain information bearing upon the sudden Uo>!e, by the way, dcnf-a lhat t-tory rKlativo it. I,H units, due ir. B; X moull 8 ut six per cei>t. interest for E. Murphy, Henry Burns, Louis Guinasso, George iiietun management is fully informed in that respect. treatment of President Von der Aiie's message, nh'.-n LYNX MAY HAVE A TEAM. anJ quite unexpected death of tho Indianapolis Btaltz, William Sullivan,fiotn the reserve list. 13y i]itj other li:»lf t'l-MVidifl the rlub bo maintained during JAMKS A. CUDWORTH, Manager Lowell 3. B. C." SENATORIAL SAYINGS. "IJ'.-r Ko s Manager1' va.i hero, week befor'.- lust. Manager 15rack«tt,of the Qnlncy, lil., CluT* the* *'ason i>f 1839.' Tho eecmid prt>pi>6il:on substan Club. Invariably I found Mr. Yuung engaged Su'cliff", of Petroif, compiling that he has not been gays ho did not receive it until night, uud wbea tially pv-'ViU il ihftt it tlie ilncctors would agree tj in receiving or answering telegraphic inquiries Thus Cudworth ha?, apparently to his own classified to accordance with It it* .merits. reached t'ue Grand IJott! Cli^is had goue. JLooking for Players. jn»ttit»in tho c ub (luting the .-eison and manage it iu from various sources with reference to the all- satisfaction, cut'the tie which stood between him Sccreinry Buikrf *ay9 tiio Washington Club has no Ovwr adoztju of tbt- Lall-to^stisare wearing "birdies" LVNN, Jan. '23.—Ihc re is a rumor that a low- an e*'(M)(MjiicKl manner, the gnavanfcrs wou'd t«lie absorbing topic? and his playing with the St. Louis Browns, with use for Deacon Whity. and then* port going the rounds ou their bosoms uictly colored owls aud salaried team may be engaged to piny ball in their chances >• t the end of tho season. This propo- that he may play here ntxt seat- on is untounded. THE ROASTOLOGY CLUB HAS A RIVAL. §itr-n met viith f;iv< r by Ml the meyibers of th:> bc'urd It was not until Thursday morning that I whom he has signed for next season, and wish Lynn the coming season. It probably started, it was a member of the Washington tesm who Not fl dangerous one, tj be sure, for many hold mem exct-ptintf II. II. L'.-e. Thin peiitVm'iti ins;sU-(l that could induce him to give up somo of the infor- ing to bo fair towards his brother players who fcuud his own contract, after T«d Sullivan bad lost it, from the fact that John P. Lovell, of Boston,. l».t> {iiinraritfirf, in a-hiitiou to waiving their thiiuis on reserved by the Lowell Club, he has issued bership i;i buth. The in-ilgnitt is the bndge ot "The of hiring tho Gleninere grounds. A go-ni Djutiun which I was confident ho possessed. were and thus claimed that he was not liable to reserva Night Owla," and liifty are goin^ to Lave H time on St. talked iho ba!:i:ce uf the ir.'inchlfte, should become personally Previous to that period bis diplomacy in treat tbe edict which he intends shall fixe them all. Tue tion. I will comment upon thia subject further team at low prices could bo made to pay, but nsi'onsiiJ' \viih-ut limit, ami iut'oree Ihe board of Valen'iue's Eve, at the West Eud Garden. Card.-* ar** ing the couutlo-s questions fire-1 at him in every direc secretary of tho New England League doei not view B'uiother day. R. M. LABNEB, owt for their n\a.«que and dress party th.tt niche, and on Lynn sporting men want to- FOG good bnll, and dinctors ti w hittevo- ex!ent rui^ht bt'conio necasa^ry. tion waa truly adtuiratl-1, aud he displayed qualities this matter iu the same li^ht aa the Lowell manager XTp to th:n lime there had been a ^emml un-icratHnd- Ihe committee of arrangements "Lefty' 1 Murr, Will thoy will put their shekels where they e;et good that 8?«mp him as a Duturdlrborii diplomat, aad I of 1888, especially as be rgns hlnisolj fn his tif.il des In the Divorce Court. Kins man, an;l Jack Uoylawill try aud get through iutr on tho nil £ of (he pmantois to allow II.o club to comment him to Ui* present adoiiiiistrtttion for duty patch as "ex-manager" thus admitting that he du-a ball, into ihe treasury of tho triumvirs in RO uhcoil. Jilr. Lee pivsentoJ h;a prop*sitiun but failed not at present bold bis position aa manager ami con John Sowdf-ra, the St. Paul pitcher, who wag mar without an error. Oilier members of tho club are the Boston. hi a-Birtiug our Go\erunieLt Iu straighteoiog out the comparatively short time, tins filed euit f >r fuller Boys. Hrn Dittman, Tony Hellaian, Frank Bell, to i;et a sin^Io e'/;ner Then iha ho«rd of directors sequently the releases (?) cannot be promulgated until ried but a 1 had n talk with Manager G, W. Braekett to tiieKt'coijd iirniinriiii'D.iDd it received eleven £amoti UilHculty. divorce at Indianapolis. In hia comi'laint he alleges J. Kt'Mey, Virgfo Morris, Den me Lyons. Cooney tie^entfil IJut (o my tale. OD Thun^ay morning herecel»cd the arob;ible attention while made away at that time to attend places of ntnuscmen* ami try it en the amateur diamond next spring. eailv- io iho Bprin;, and on Kast day he will pUy tin-in This la-it iTupCMitton 3Ir. Brxia1! said had teen tho collapse cf tho Il^osier club. As soon as the letter that the Boston Clr.b bas notine-l President Young of or *oin» il w -eks bofor--, mid lie ami others had trade indulge io other pleasures. Re also complains of tho NOTES ABOUT "THE BOYS." OD the Lynu gr.-un Irf a^:»lu t tiio Woicasters W\c-: was read to n:e I W&B"'struck by its fctraightforwar.lD«s3, the National League that Morri'l is uo looker manager other strong temn. Ho Is al^o arranging to play evvrv \<- psible effort to arianpu mnttcis,b,ut had fulled of tbeclub, and now is tho opportunity of Morrtli's language wh'ch ehe used in hia presence, aud to roniid Kappel and Marr will fiud tliBmeelvea together in iiutt 1 iiunifdiotoly aahed the privilege of enro;idinir it off the charges he says she han been unfaithful tu pames in the ditti-rout citioa bflweeii Lynn and (liiiuty, The in'erefit of Kijin-f, who thio^U'iifd suit, was foOO, I'pforo the 50,00;) readers of THE SPOUTING I>JFE. "At lifetime, Rcltase yourself from reserve. Job n; follow Columbus occe more. They Lulu played Iu Syracuse George has got toKelher sovoral uf lust year'a ftrd it i- admitted t! nt ?2"iO of this amount had bi-en it uu by releasing tiio other reserved IJ'stoo playeia, him her associations were not of the best, and what III. that timo Mr. Youog rt-gariJed it as a confidential com waa galling, ehe boasted of having fooled him in hia in '60. Lynnfi, nnd ui'h ctbur taleut baa a strong niuo, whiclx advanced by O'to N l-'ietizcl, a banltcr. It was ttut munication. Later in tlie day he received p<-raiifHiou Biid tltUsrtlifive the suspense under which you, Joe Loo Ulyers, tbe pitcher with the wonderful curve, he th : okA will cuino very near to (lit- i^ennuut fi»r- Rt-ue-at seiiiim^nt at ihc ni^-ctiug that II. 11. Lee, wlu Ilornuog, Sam Wise aud Andy Sommors are now marriage. ~Tbe wife ha« flloe made up Is vice pro iden' o' the club, is mere to bir/ce tbaa any laboring. which a denial of all the allegations ] s made. Keogaa or Nultoo are seen down town ia a copy of the leiU-r: . charges that Sowdera deserted her at time?, leavin- her Keiibor as follows: Fred I'emnria. of la.st year's Lynnn, jiiui other i ers n', ar.d h« is \-t_-lnf roundly atu^eu oii ,"'! INDIANAPOLIS. Jaa, 22. N. E. Young, E*q.t President, often. Cotllns, of Norwalk, Conn., for jdichi'ra; Murphy, of £Mf;, C"'j MIC same may be ssid of Kraus^. It Is ar- without food or money. The court fa a'so asked to of Covlngtoo, has one of tbe most Etc.—Dear ^'/.'--'"itc ycstTtl.iy r. u. tho boaul of di No Managerial Bee In HU Bonnet. require Sowdera to pay her 850 for maintainance while BCD Sommers, Norwalk, ca'chur; Dave Corcoran, fir.-t !>»«*; La^ki?). of pifi tli~' had Uc? inn m->im^! «M iii>-vilu^ h*5 Rb- rectors of the IndVna(K>»; ?*^e Bull A«s- ciatioD MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. 22. Editor SPORTING the caao ia In dispute and also S50 for atloney'i'^eea, valuable scrap Uuoks on the game owned by any fun Norwalk, second base, Conny l)oylp. t!iirdhit-*e; K. Spill, iurd ptopcwitio" Jo tho guarantors and dMausu-d them, unanimonsly \o!od to surrender its t"raii^*t'7 t" '.'" LIFK: 1 noticed in your last Issue that a special cor In the West. short f-t.ip; Ili-nry, of lant year's Suloirs, cotitre- Hold th«-y w.'iiM have a'l bls^cd tlic agreement to extend League aud I notiSed you by wire of this action. respondent for your paper in this city stated that I Many of tbe amntenr leaguers are putting In their and change pitcher; Fljyd L**uurui, of last year's. tho loau iiiiother je,-ir. There were a few creditors who wero demanding their was her? for the purpose of reorganizing a ball club New York's New Infielder. idle momenta getting Into condition at the gymna Lynns, right lit-ld, Kdmuud Torry, who pUyod so well money and bad reported to legal means to enforce their for the coming c?**ou. Will you be kiuil enoucu to Wageohurat did not sign with New York until sium. behind tho bat in Lynn »nd Worcester, is ou tbo linet THK CUAROR OF FREEZE-OUT. disappeared from our midst. rivMilcut lifu^h «ud the oilier members of the claim, and there seun^d to bo uo othc-r course for us to cottradict it, as I have ^r> iuleatfon of organizing or Tuesday last, as he was strongly inclined to back out Hilly Taylor has but he want* a bi^ jig of silver bait, Terry is a gf>oii noble effort they pursue. Our board of directors, with ono exception, managing a team in tbii or any c!b«r city iho com of his agreement with Maoager Mutrie. Strong proe- Al. W. MacBrair, the sprint runner and alhleto, has player, but, liko nil base ball men, ba4 n doubtless have been able to bring away with us many were especially indebted for the enjoyable time we rapid Dace for the other members of tbe League. Aa interesting relics of their country. After exchanging spent at Auckland. We visited Mount Eden, an ex MW YORK NEWS. eoon as the circuit of clubd becomes an assured fact BRUNELL'S BUDGET. our mail Backs and receiving our passengers over the tinct volcano, and many of the party, including the Mr. Sullivan will come to Wheeling and begin in BASEBALL. side ef the ship tbe Alameda moved slowly out cf the ladles, scaled the sides of the big jile on foot, and Mr. Chadwlck's Attack Answered—About earnest tbe work of signing the men who will do The Spragwe Squabble The Situation at harbor nnd twenty mlnutfa later waa ajriiin plunging looked down into the crater. On tbe way back tbe Some PJayers Out of a Job—McClellarTa b&ttle for tbe Nail City. From the number and repu Indianapolis C'oinmtuted Upon— Cl«vy- and rolling thr.>ngh the grcit waves that swept her ronte lay through a picturesque and stock raising dis Wash Bill—Mntrie Won't be Razzle- tation of the npplican'8 who want positions in our land Club News 'Iho California Relume, deck* It ia stil 1 blowing ns hard as ever to-day, the trict with fine roada for driving, tbe party stopping at Dazzleil, Nor Bulldozed, Either—Lively club we should judge that there wi'l ba no difficulty in Etc. wind whistliog and shrieking through oar rigging Potter's Paddock, tbe foot ball grounds where the getting together au aggregation of players that wiU THE GREAT TRIP. aud tho big ship tobHog about as if she *as a toy ball game Is to be played to-morrow, and Gotham Sqnibs. form no mean successors to the Nailers of 1883, CLRVELAyn, Jan. 26. EJitor SPORTISO LrpR: boat, instf at! of a 3,500 ton Iron steamer. There is at the cricket grounds; both are beautiful NEW YORK. Jan. 25. Editor SPORTING LIFB: PICKWICK. Minneapolis has begun to skirmish over tb» noniH pr -spcct of our reaching Auckland on Saturday, neUla, aud would be worth a mint of money to the Outside of the little squabble over signing Spragua matter. That base ball r^triot, Mr. but all ho; e that we shall reach it a day later, eo that atockowners of the New York Club if they could be Wagenhursr, there bas been little active base tfatn Morton, accuses me, through his own organ, The Arrangements for the we may pluy a game thero. Distance sailed to-day, eet down on Manhattan Inland to-morrow in the PITTSBURG PENCILLINGS. 203 miles, total from 'Frisco, 4,433 miles. vicinity of the Polo Groutd. The party got back to ball news around Gotham for the past week. of tampering with Sprague, and talks about me the boat wet through with rain, but with pleasant The New York and Brooklyn clubs are still A Spring Trip Decided Upon—The Dates doing no good to the National game. Sam Mor European Tour. Calm Once More, recollections of the drive and hearty appetites for the playing hide-and-seek, and consequently at this Arranged—McKee's Clincher A Remi ton is a pretty man to talk about the ?ood of the STEAMER ALAMKDA, Dec. 4. The rou?b weather of dinner which Captain Morae'a chiefs had provided for writing no games have been arranged. While niscence ot Brown—Tiie AV'l)ite-Kowe National game. For years he has been operat yettenla), which prevented the giving of Ihe musical ua in the Alameda'sdioing saloon. The clouds cleared away soon after eupper and the A la me da's passengers on thus prospective spring series, I have a lance Cases, Etc. ing his five dollar employment bureau at Chi pa-gramme arranged for last evening, had disappeared to break with Papa Chadwick, Now, it was The Probable Programme- with the rl.-ing nf the tuu this morning, anil wo cu- thronged (he liz dock until well on towards midnight. PITTSBURG, Jan. 24. Editor SPORTING LIFE: cago, and all was fun that came to his net. The jo\et] a period of smooth sailing, which everyone ap The dock at Auckland, by the way,1s one of the praise none of hia business that Mandigo and myself -The long-talked-of spring trip of the Pittsburg fact is that pitcher Bprngue dislikes Morton Further News of the Tour preciated thoruuglily. Tbe card room wa* deserted worthy institutions of the city. It forms the bay ex tried BO hard to bring the New York and Brook Club is a go. The final date waa closed to-day, worse than he dislikes Minneapolis, and would thuevoutnx for tho saloon, where our first musical tension of tbe principal thoroughfare and in solidity lyn cluba together. Chadwick rebukes the play unJor aod in completeness of construction is in keeping with Tbe club eoes as far West as Kansas City. A rather rest ior good and all, than aud litcrury entertainment of the TOT ago was given, "youthful kids" for bafog 30 presumptuous and con a£o*everything w aa badly mixed and it him. He says: "Morton baa continually lied Mandolins, guitars everything English. The.main section of the dock week in Australia. nnd was generally voted a siicces?. spicuous, and closes wim tbe sage remai'k or insinua to and deceived me, and I will have no more of and banjos oa board together with Frank Lincoln's with its expanding arms forms a delightful promenade tion I forget now which "that the New York and looked as if the trip would have to be nban puiio ftcconip:»iiiment did excellent orchestra service aud we all took advantage of its attractions to-night. Brooklyn club owners are entirely capable of attend doned. But Manager Phillipa did some bustling him." The kind of a patriot Morton is was for the limi'ed practice they bad enjoyed. There Distance sailed to-diy up to tho time of arrival at ing to their own business, and that April will be plenty from his room at the Central Ilote! and every clearly shown on Thursday, when Sprague re Auckland, 208 miles; total from 'i'risco, 5,87;" miles. were reciiati >UP, vocal and instrumental eoloa, aud of time for arranging (hose games.11 Ye Gods, have thing is pat now. The pennant winning club (?) ceived a blank contract and a letter from Mor PARIS, Jan. 22. Mr. S. Stanford Purry, the they wound up with Frank Lincoln's laughable HAaav PALMER. you dissected these last remarks? Time enough to (To be Contained.) opens Alaroh 30 at Recreation Park, with tbe ton, which said that he could name his own general European agent of t!te American baso sp*-ci;\lirifB. Distance sailed to-day, 3Ui miles; total arrange those games in April; why what is he think inc-t and fidvuoco money. The contract was returned ball team, is now in Paris. He is making ar from 'Frisco, 4,737. ing about? When J asked Hutrie if he wou!d wait East End Athletic?, the club from which Tener and Giimbert graduated. In the evening the unsigned. I bt'lteve thtu the retords shuw Slortuu to rangements for exhibition games to bo played POINTERS. until April to arrange the games for the preliminary t*e the hailiug official of th« WtBtera Association. I Another Storm. PHILADELPHIA season ho laughed uproariously and asked me if I was club jumps to Cincinnati, when, on All Fools ievetilgo th gantr will be if Minneapolis l,as no mure ri^lit to S[>r«ij;iia thrtu I K;ij>les about February 12. From there they inside the breakwater ot Chicago. The gliifsy surface Exhibition Games—Where the Trouble viewed President By me about tho matter. Ihi9 is tbo encountered, and right here I would like to take ex- have to Mortou'a iiu;uidence 1 duu't w=*nt it. will go to Rome, Vienna, Berlin and other ro^a and fell under the long swell that scarcely af- Lies—Cm-rent Local News and Gossip. impression I got, tbe matter quoted being Mr. By rue's ccptiona to Joe Muuhy's assertion that the Pittslurg On Thursday, J. T. Burns and C. C. IleaJemhot, two citie?, in each of which they will play exhibition tected our vesgel, aud a delightfully coil breeze nude PHiLADELPHrA, Saturday, Jan. 26. There ia own wvrd<»: Club wa* afraid to play the Brown?. Does ho know you0? local players of promise, eijjueti contracts to life oil dock exceedingly pleasant. Some of us noticed, "It is now evident that tbe proposed camea between rames. They will reach Paris toward the end a hitch in tho arrangements between the local that the Pittsbnrg Club was earnpft in tho partial ar pitch for ihe fllirineapoii^ Club nt-xt nensou. liurna i» however, that towards noon tlio mate sent the ssiiors the New York and Brooklyn clubs for the early spring rangement for a gore series niado last fall. It wns a lett-liumler, with a notion to pitch with lii.s light of February. aloft to close-reef tho eails, nnd that others were eu- clubs over the proposed spring games, because, must be arranged in a day or two or one of the teams Yonder Abe who object d to that plan. The Pitts- band also, iltindcrabot ia a.right-haudw of great gagfd in strapping down the boxes of fruit and siip- as the Philadelphia Club claims, the Athletics must make an inglorious backdown. A week or two burg Club finally agreed to play his ci«l. on their own oaiiao. plits that were piled on the roof oi the aft deck cabin. ago the (Jiituta were loud in their o If erg to meet Brook A telozram from San Francisco, dated Jan. 19, are trying to get the best of it to the Phillies' duuKhill at poorer terms tinn their first aerie*. AJ NOT SCARED ABOUT INDIANAPOLIS. announces Unit the steamer Ahiraeda has arrived The precaution w;is a wise onf, for by 3 p. M. the wind disadvantage. A series of five games for the lyn, wbiie the directors of the Utter club wero pas&ive. the Browns are not going to play here does it look as begun to freshen, the sun was bidden by clouds that Now Ihe conditions seem to bo reversed. John B. Day The TndfauHuolU bit nation frightens nobody hers, there, bringing further particulars of the games local championship was agreed upon by Mana it Pilt-bum was afraid? Tho Joe ill directors easily sow that only a leorgani/A- began to send down a beating; rain, and by dinner nas been confined to his houso for a week, but some Leaving St. Luuis tbo club plays on the 4th 5th and in Australia and New Zealand. 'The game hour, 5-30 o'clock, tbe son was Ushiog itself iittua wild gers Wright and Sharsi^, and the dates for the people, seem Io think that the duty of arranging the tioci needs to be effected nt ludiaimfolis. Aa usual 6th at Kansas City and then returns to St. Louis for whon a base bait crisis occurs, Hit* daily prut town, ou Ihe 10th and llth, aod ut Everybody that ever saw a base ball has been quoted and our ducks were washed by the sews tbat terday and sa:d tbat ha would make another effort to Cincinnati on the 12th.* 3, as it was cabled here at the time. The result came over ns in sheets. The wind came irom the down the local series to three, without the con see Mr. Pay or one of his representatives this after auU uot very aiuch jrood mtormntiunbtH been taw re Dec. 22 in Melbourne was sent of tbe Philadelphia Club, in order tu sandwich in Ou the 13th the team comes home and plays the sult. Tbo most fo:dH>i ol' this talk baa been coimec'.ed of the game played south-cast, and yon may rest assured tbe windward noon. "The matter baa been delayed Ion a: enough," Wolverines of'89, Buckeuherger'ti Columbus nine the also cabled wrong, tho Chicagos having been the side of the vissol was deserted. Tho day waa an event a couple of games more with other League club*. The said he. "Tho Boston, Philadelphia and Washington with the guesses about which Association club would Philadelphia Club, of cynree, won't have it that way. 15th, Toronto the 17th and 18lh, and Syracuse theldth, till tlit* gai>, if Indianapolis died. Bluet of th^se coni- winners, instead of Ward's All-America team. ful (.-UP. Frank Lincoln's youngster got into a tcrap clubs are writing far gainea with the Brooklyn Club, 2Uih and 22d. with the o.ff-sprine; of a linen-dustered old Mormon, The arrangements for tbe ibter-Loague aeriea aUt> and I cannot put them off much longer. I do not want meutaturd turn toward Cincini.ati, and bpeculato ai to Two games of cricket were played in Sydney, bans fire. The Athletic Club has b^en given pennia- "And it is probable that Chicago will open the wiieii aod how it w:ll jump. Jtot! TliQ National and ten minutes later the fatheis of the little chaps to arrange any spring games until the dates f jr the championship season here April ^4," said Mana^tr the iirst of one inning each, resulting in the were walkiu^ nround on deck, each wilh a kid in bis si«u to play a series of games with cither the New New York-Brooklyn contests liave been settled. L Agreement provides only the mciith of November tor York or Boston Club, provided the Phillies can make Phillips this afternoon. cluba to jump from a-wociati-jn tu Ufaociiitiou. Tina ia All-Aiuoricas defeating the Cbicagos by 07 to frnis, daring tha other man to make the first break. wrote a letter itbout the matter to Mr. Day last week, "How do you know? Has tbe schedule been made 33, on Dee. 17. Ward scored 27 and Haulon 17 Tha old Mormon, by the way, bad .long red whisker*, dates with the Brooklyn Club, but President but have receivel DO reply." out?1 '- .Unnnry. Why doa't the base tall prophets and his badly tftn^l^d at tha ends. Sir Jam« \Villonghby, Jtearh eaya tbe Athleiio Club cannot have both of these I always had * great respect for Mr. Chadwick and a torians rtaa their book of rules? Thtm isn't oue of for the winners, while Sullivan's 12 was tbe cluhs hero unless the Philadelphia Club gets an equiv ''Oh, no; but I know that much. Indianapolis is on the fight A-suc ation teams, no matter bow Leasueisb. oiirCliquot-lovins; eprifc of nobility, took umbrage at due regard for bis a^o and experience, but when he the schedule committee this }«ar, and Cleveland will largest scoro for the Chicago^. Eighteen of the the threatening look in tho oM Mormon's eyes aud the alent in tiie ehar-e of two good drawing Association makes an attack be must bear tbe consequences. His it in My bo, that would diuo to jump aud. h-avo ita teams. He ranks Iho Baltimore Club in the same likely cptu. iu Indianapolis. That will throw Chicaga yfM open. Such must be done, if a change is base ball players contended against a picked manner in which he palled his whiskers when he (St. feeling auaiust Mandigo I caa under&tiiid fully, but here." eleven of Sydney, Dec. 18. It resulted in a .Tames) asked the nature of the trouble; Tom Bit ly, class that Mantiger Sbaijug places the Washington why he should include me ia bis attack I cannot un made. If Indianapolis should die, there are just two Jim Fo-^arty aud seine uf rte other pses^neers fnited Club that is, ii'A a good drawing team. If the Ciu- derstand. HORACE 13 AFTER IT. towns left open for the Nitional Lea^UP. Thi-y are draw, much in favor of tho Australians, the ciDiiaU oi St. Lcniii Club can be induced to play with There is one nice plum which will likely fall to tbe ItnGfaloaud Milwaukee. Of the two Buffalo piomisM Americans having scored 81, while the Sydney to the end of exciting Sir James over thfl lucident. ARE THESE BACK NUMBERS? "Me Liid" had soon got up steam enough to hunt up t';e rhillies in this city in April and the Brooklyn Pitlsiiurg Club in the schedule way. Pittsburgh new the beat. Should the Laagua fraucbise bo turned over team made III for tho loss of six wickets. Club also agre*» upon dates, then the Athletic Club Managers are exercisins a great rte*! more care in Exposition may be opened in the full. I s ly may b", to Itowo and Wiiti*, uud tlioir qiuritl wilh Pitssbnrg bis MormonlvMs. When he stood before the red- selecting their tenim this year than ever before. Pfeffer made 16, Anson 15 and Manning 14 for bearded apo^-le, however, what lltttlo courage he will bo permitted to bring both the Boston and New for it is a well-known fact tbat the bnsinesa people of and Uo-jlon setiled at lha same t:inc, Uiiffalo would ba York clubs bete. So it will le seeu tbat some Mnooth- Fractious players, unless unusually brilliant specialist Ga^town lira not C'incinnHti-liiio ia tho way ot con in Ilio L»rt^uc in D^hline btmpo. But llu-te will be iro the base ball players. pos-cssetl forsook him and be (rapped out: "Sir, you in their n^pective position?, are given a wide berth. K'oktiil at me a f^w moment* ago in a very rude man ing out an I considerable neffotiatiug; will yet have to tributing toward any public object. But they have lU-atti itt (ndi it;turns are all in (here will bt? an who ha-f fi-w superiors as a second base man, is at j res September. Blanker Pbiilipi bus n 'ticed this, and Indianapolis Club iu the League and Mr. Brush will be tendered the Chicago and All- American This evening we held a mock tnal iu tho Milouo. TI1R ATHLETICS WILL PLAY NKW YORK. ent disengaged at h : s home in Brooklyn. Holbtrt, teams in this city, when they return from their fit'neial Striiiige, the English army officer, was jnd?*-; Manager Mutrie Mas in town last Tuesday and wheu Walter Uowitt wrote him dsiy before vesterelay, be HE the head of it. It is >afe to bet ou thh map of the old Metropolitan catcher, is just as good a player asking when Lnb-.T Day wou'd bo celebrated bore, lit* the eitr.ation. TheroT.^re the local club is Ukiug no trip around tiie world. Manager Mutrie has Harry Simpson, court clerk; Jt,hn \\ard, counsel for signed Wag^nhurst. While here be and Sharsifc to-day as hedias ht on at any time in hia dozen years' the defendant; Colonel Houw, prosecuting attorney, had a two-hour t»lk over ppring games between tbe suddenly renumbered the Kxpositii-n, and 1'il voi.ture trouble to itself on Indwoapolis' accittiut. the matter in- hand and lie intends to hire a ox PIT euce on the green rfiamoud. H:»lb; rt Is a steady, his reply to Walter firwitt had reference to hnviirj; with Jimmy F»iga:ty court crier. Fcgarty proved ft Athletic and New York clubs. Mr. Mutrie at first re- reliable player, and has few bud habits, and yet he lias CLKVKLAND CLCB NEWS. steamer that will accommodate about five hun wh->lo show in hintvtf, ai;d during the whole evening fitsed to come to any agreement ou ihe groi.nd that be Pittatjnrg at home during the Exposition. And Pitis- There la very litilo Cleveland Club news tbi-i week. not signed for next senttnn. For steadying and teach bu:g exj«ect3 to be ryjaid for some favors last season. dred prucsts. It will be decorated with bunting he kept iho saloon iu a v^ar of laughter. Sir .Tamt-a did not wish to strain his team by playing exhibition ing a young pitchef llolbtrt lias no superior. McCltsl Tom Loftus ia in the dm and f the Giants in a eeries of £ antes with the Athletic pher and statesman, but Jainet McKee, Ihe lU.Tkfurd, I'awiey lias received the coulrattof Ji>»eph LoTibecb, pionship series will float from the steamer's pteiences iu representing hiaistlf us an Knglish no- play the outfield as weli as most of the regular fielders. l'!euj»n,and canying cocceal'od weapons. Tiie exam hitters, and the taunt had the desired effect, for Even ihe Louisville, Columbus or Kansas City cluba 111., man whotoivod the Ansocian puzzle ami loutd which was feuppobeJ to have fallen into tho bunds of flag-staffs. The party will sail down the bay ination lasted an hour aod a half and waa very funny. Miitiie finally coaatsntcd to play two games, one in apparently do cot want this player, alihough be is one cut the data of Ans^u's first npi>(.'aainc« in pr.lesHUitml ie Texan r->ad asf'i't. In liis bpare nioiDi-uts be- and meet the steamer they ccrae on :it Sandy Sir Jnaie.s WHS finally acquitted uf both charges, it bo- New York and one in this city. The dates are to be of the most conscientious players in the profession. ball. The data and scoro were found by McKpo. Per- tw yon rimning the hotel and watching event* Uawley Hook. If the weather should bo propitious an iu^ proven l>y several pa-s^ngt-rs who know him in fixed later on. Manager Sliara^ hopea Io have the Speaking of McCltllan the othvr day, C. H. By rue, of haj-8 Al Pratt wasn't pleased when he read Iho account it fighting with the club'a rebellious players. Tha will be of tin) game. exhibition game will be played at ttie Pulo Umdun that be wn,*£ir JameB, and tho jury deciding aerit'9 increased to four j:aTiMi. He, however, the Brooklyn ('lub, sni(i: "It is eurjirij-iE^ that aome jiti'H aie hot aud on pap^r. Tt:o fighters against I hut a ^ai» was ji^rfectly jiseti fifed iu carrying a lucky to get even two gamea aa Mutrie shows btrong That's it," said he. "Charley Parker, Cherokce Hiiwlry «nd FAII!/., TwitchMl, Albert and Luck. Grounds. At till events a banquet will be ten club does not take McCleUaa, fur be \i one of the. w^Kpou umoriir so blood -ihirRty a lot of pasienge!S aa mcliualiyu to back out. stettdust men in the profession. Busing his Ptveral sher, Elmer and Jim White thnt ia the g;m,r. If I ii'-y i-s ihr- suit of tucb. Despite THE SPORTING dered tho teama by the New York Club at Dcl- tboso registe'ed on the Alaiiitda. There is some tiilk LOCAL JOTT1SGS. years' playing for us ho never gave us the Bit? u tost could only get my scrap hooka, I could show you sonio trcditi-riul last woak, tb.> wsiy t;» a scUlenient with ot holding auotlH-r trial next week, Tom Daly Laving All tbo League clubs bnt Philadelphia have waived trouble. He never draws hia money ahead and never interesting gam^-s. Ht-rc I have been connected, with Fuatz is clear. Duck has stiinc* cause to kick, and has bsen charged with lunacy, and Jimmy Fogartv as be cUtiuied on catcher Anciy Summers, whom Boa to a borrows. Whin gting on a trip he always tcok biwo ball since 1SC5, audit is no wonder 1 nm a little boeu ratiier piucht-d by tbe Dtw grilled tubiry law. FSO3I FAH-OFF AUSTRALIA. ing "uece»«'ry to ibf crime.** Dk-tanco sailed to-day, wants to sell to some oniaile club. The prico of his enougu money along to see hitn through. If it had n ixed ou dates at time*. Uealrte*, you know, I man Dotruit si-cured him whon, Toledo disbanded aud prom- ^90 mile-; tot il from 'Frisco, 5,027. release H but £SOO and be ia so wetl spoken of that the not bet-n a rule with tho club compelling the men to aged the Allegheny browi'ry nine for a year. That'd i&od him a salary of 52,000. Under the new law ho id The Narrative of the Trip From Honolulu Philadelphia Club id strongly inclined to buy hia re collect their salaries every two weeks McClel.ao would one year unaccouuted for." less than u S-.OUO mau. Naturally h'» objects to sign to Australia ami the Iteceptioii Accorded No Trip Through India. lease anj Hive him a trH!. probably allow bis salary to accumulate an*! draw MY ARCniVKS. a contract tor iesa thau he expected to gut. But I 'poac that he will whoa bo fiuda out Umt the law in the Antipodes, STIAMKB AI.AMKPA, Dec. 6. Sailing was somewhat Tbe old Philadelphia ground baa been sold for $07,- tho entire amount ut tbe close of the eeasou. McCIe!:an The day Lew Brown's dta h was announced here smoother fur us to-day, and Captain Wriubt bad the 500. One hundred houses will bo erected on It. Is probably w»H off to-dsiy, yet I never heard anybody tho thought utruck me th-tt Brown caught Bond the is hero to eiiiy and bo obeyed. Tho quarrel with, The steamer Alatnodo, which conveyed the cricket lent put up. The toys occupied it for batting Casey says t tis will bo his year and a good one for Bay that Le was stingy." day Jimmy G;ilvm made Iho hmnc run and won the Twilcludl is a very ugly oi.e. He itt eluded iu tha ?2,U(Hi group and isn't worth a dollar nio^. He Australian tourists, was the first to return from and bowling practice up to 5 o'clock. Atieon and all left-banded pitchers. M'CLELLAN'S WASH BILL. pame. This wus in the year 1877, A. D. AH the old- to 'Frisco, and it brought UA .tbo first Spalditig are the acknowledged bowlers of the party, The Athletic Club on Saturday last re-signed catcher tiuiera were eounded, hut they weren't sure of it. thinks he ia and his liyiire id 52,500. Ho stjfi he ia Australia Charles Ebbets, tbe secretary ot the Brooklyn Club, worth that and Columbus will pay him more than (hat. mail received from cmr special Australian com with the exception, of coursp, of George Wriaht, and Towneecd. Columbus bad a chaaco to get Sleepy "Brownie" wai with the Bostons that year, but several bets havo been laid a*- to the batting records George, bet didn't want him. is also a strtuiich admirer of McCIellan. He fays that Columbus denies it. Mean while Twitchell is saying o^ly nine was away from home, a whether hecanght Bont! on Memorial D.iy they weren't missioner, Harry Palmer, fiuco the twwists left of each during tho proposed cricket pamfs in Australia. Six hundred people saw the indoor game of ba^e ball two years ago, whou the billing. While wrestling with tho subject the thought things in the nuugpapera and writins puiTiit- It-tiers t» Honolulu, and now our readers will have for Auson bus one bet of $20 to SoO that ho beats SpaldinK in the main buildins of the State Fair Grounds on woman came to Washington Park and presented a bill Secri-triry Uawlay. When he was bought wilh th» McCIellan for washing which came t> me thut about a year ago, whils in G. O. Pen- some time to come ample accounts of the pro at battintr, and another of 850 to J20 that George Saturday last, between Mason's t- am of rrofessionald of ab'iut 50 ctMits against uock'a oil warehouse on Duqnesne Way Ltsnr Ninth fraDcliHfl and Ilia rt-st uf the players from Detroit, Wright t*Hts HI aldiocr. A. G. iutormed me t)-riay that and tho University nine. The former won eis-ly in had been done for that pla>er. Ebbo'.a, of course, Mr.Stearns ttxcil lifa s.lary at $2,000. Ifbed'esa't gress of this remarkable expedition. Appended paid the bill, and when the team returned told Mc street. I had noticed on the \\a\\ a newspaper account he t i-arcd we should h«ve to ttbatnlun the idea of goiug six innings by a score of 22 to 7. Eddie Knouff pitched and ecoro of t!;e i;rc-at game. Calling up Poonocb'B 8i(fU fur thnt amount Lefore April 1, the $1,500 at is the first instalment: through Indis.it would require two weeks aud perhaps for the etuileuta. He was very wild and was hit hard. CIellan hbout it. The player locked annoyed and which be was appraUrd will not bo paid over by Cleve Hesaidibat be had fur- place by telephone I proponi-drd the querr. The man STEAMER ALAMKDA, Nov. 30. Editor Sronr- longer to make the trip, aud we can scarcely spare "Phenomenal" Smith pitched effsctivoly for Mason's blushed like a school girl. ;it the other end of tho wire said: "Whai are you giv land to Detroit. Mr. Twitdioll has u bttier opinion of ING LIFK: Tho day has been another enjoyable that time if we do Europe in any kind of style at all. team, although he did not exert himself. gotten the washing bill and that it hud worried him h^m^eit than anybody in the Cleveland Club Imaof the whole trip. He seemed to think tbat he bad com ing me, any \vaj-?" I told him to look on the door one for sailing, and although it lias been hot It l^ too bad, however, as our In.liiin tour would un- The Athletics play their first .Sunday game next sea- frame near tho wareroom. Ho left tho bell for H min bun, but we will ace what the outcome will be. Tha donbtftlly have been om» of tho nust interesting we eon- March 31 with tho Jersey City Club. mitted a grievous offence, and said that nothing like Albert case U a peculiar one. too. He waa trailed ia enough to make the boys in the cricket alley 'iliat should over occur agftio. "If all players were HS ute aud ou his return ebouted "Brown." It wad still ciiuld btive taken. Cutting out India will give m McC'onkey, the Yale Culiege second baseman, will there. wi;h Kne^ and ciiah for McAleer, to Milwaukee. Mil wet ivith perspiration, they have kept at their nu>r« time in Southern Europe, and will euftblo ua to play with the Cape May team during tbe coming sea honest and sincere as Mac," said Ebbats, "managers waukee doesn't off.-r Albert u hat he considere a fair work enthusiastically all the morning and after «:rtit Klurouco. Naples, Venice, Geneva, Genoa and son. would not have much trouble in handling their nines. STILL HOPING, TVATCHr\G. salary. Ilia ide*is in thid line are rather yi^antic. lift noon. The regular hours for practice are from ether intercHtin^ cities, for which we should scarcely Hyneman will probably socread Wagenbarst AS cap I tliink, however, that tho accident to that player at There baa been a lull in talk abi.uc w!t Io havo a reach Sydney. ''Thus far," says ho "nono of Gloaaon unsigned. tiling bow an accident of this kiad will affect a play money last year, I feel certain. I know that wo raided for warmer clothing and light overcoats. er's work. Few batters who have been badly injured chance in Boston after all. This fine young p'uyer baa our pitchers have indicated by their work that Whon we caino on deck Ibis uaomi:ig tho didn't get much over $1,570 in the series there and been, rather unfortunate. Whenever he has eot into GLINTS. by a pitched ball ever aftt-r\v*rd face a pi'cher with ihey secured about that much ia four Ktmes here." they will amount to anything as bowlers; they orp.an looked like a big luirror Btfttchins GALVESTOX their old conflilei.ce. Welch, tha Giants' pitcher, fust company the fine work of other catchers hai kept away on all sides. There was net a breath of air, and Swartwood was getting tired t.f waiting for hia re him id!*?, and it in only in mi^or loiigue clubs that he cannot seem to (ftt ihe crouk out of their urnia which Xew League Xews seems half frightened ont of Ira wits and nearly al- lease by liamiliou, and was a htUe surprised wheu he inukes it a tlirow." Spalding aud Ansun are iho ouly Mverv gentle swell that raided our ship wa-t ad glassy us Confidence Felt in the wavs steps back when tbo ball i* pi'.ched at him. Little baa had a chance ta show what he can do. If any club Uie sutface of a mill-pond. It was a great day for of the Clubs ami Players. received a telegram to-day, asking him if he would wnnU Ilogau or BtcOiiir*1, and cin satisfy these men, men &t> yet who have eliovvn any ability as bow lers Hughe?, of tho Brooklyn Club, baa never handled tbe accept the management ot a club tu be formed there. the former a swift, underhand, with a break from tbe ciicket practice and the boys put in some good hours. Clov«!ttnd will rele^we them free oi charge, \Y« ar« tine at Auckland, N't-w Zealand, to-morrow, and GALVESTON, Jan. 22. Editor SPORTING LIFE: hat with the same confidence since pitcher Crane Ed has answered, giving his terms. H accepted, ho off, and the latter a medium pace round-urm. Still, I all of ns will ^o toted with pleatant anticipations lo- There appears to be more confidence in the struck him on the head and nearly killed him. will jump fur the bent l^cal talent disengaged. TQE ANTI-SPALD1NG STOUIK3. have h':pes Umt at ieitst Ihree other in on will develop MUTRIE RAZZLE-DAZZLE BULLDOZE. Jim Mct'ormick'8 new horse is culled ilwicules. Ho Theresoemeio have been a clique iutont on black- into p'ioJ bowlf« aside from George Wriylit himself, ui^ht in consequence. Distance sailed to-day, 28S League as now formed than in the old one, and miles; total from 'Frisco, 5,607. under the present salary limit there is no reason "What do you tliink of thoes Pitlslmrg reporters is a skater. eoiiiK tipalding'a tiip from tbo first. We have every Spalding and An ton, who are tlm only others of our now?1 'said Mutrie a few minutes aco. "There they Criicbtey, the old-timer, who bas lad charge of a reaai u to btlieve that tho recent San Francisco at ry party who visited England in 1874 and urn really the The Landing at New Zealand. why it should not go through the season nicely. are charging me with broaking.tbe new rules in ^igu- billiard room on Diamond alloy for several years pant, ab^ut heavy flriitticial looses by the expedition ia falae. only ones wbo are posted upon tb*1 points in the Knglfoh ATCK LAND, New Zealand, Dec. 0. Tbe bolJ cliffe of The semi-centennial of this city, which, will in<; Wageuhiiret, when I did not sign WagenUurst bas resigned hia position. Critch was the man Amused 1 knew that Jim Hurt, while her.' two w«t>k8 at;o, r^- gamp; fltill, we hope to make a fair show. Thanks- be celebrated in grand style this summer will at tt'.e story ubuut Jack Najcle going out tiguin. coivt-d a cabiegrHiu from Al Spalding, dattil Mct- iriviDg Day, so far aa our dinner was concerned, was the outl}ing islands about New Zealand met our eyes until Tuesday of this week, and I had *ome fun doing aa w^ came on di-ck this morning. We had sighted last several weeks, and the home club will do a it too, I tell you. Thoie college friends of his almost ''Niigle's arm is like mine," aaid he. "I can make bourue.llmt tbo fiueditiou woJ about S'20,UUO alio;id. observed iu K^od styhton board yestmlay. and it i* Lhon it will Thin Wiis on the eve of d*-jiarinre for India, ou Jan. 11. tha revolving light of the lighthouse on the ritsjt big business. gave, me tho razzle-dazzle. about three throws across tho street, and needlt-ss to any that every man of nn thought moro or island about 'A o1 clock, and, as the mate informed me, "£ signed him at la*t, but be wanted to get away," One Australian ftanio Umt at Adelaide was played less of Iho Thanksgiving dinner being p.irtakeo of by wiihin 8 hours' sail from Auckland. Everybody was \Vaco will be a vast improvement on San An eaid Mutiie, *;and I spent many hours and all my per Some months ago I spoko of a young catcher named after ttiat date. At the lime Jim Hart said: "Spald- our de.dr onc-i many niilea aw;>y. l)i*tanci» sailed to on deck early, anxious to catch a glimpse uf land. At tonio, as it is a live, progressive town and has suasive eloquence bofoie be would put bis came to a Price, living near Cincinnati, who might be signed by !i>g ex pec I a to U^e halt this profit in Enr.ipe. He waa day, 33C miles; total from 'Frisco, 3.528. breakfast Major General Strange, on behalf of tbo pas- always supported a £oocl semi-profesaional team. contract. I don't think any club offered him more the Pitteburg Club. It eei-nu tliat Price is a friend of prepared to lota 825,000 uu the wbnlo trip. He took Tiie Equator Crossed. seugt-rs, pre^i-utcd Captain M^rso wilh a purse of &iOO, Lewis Newburg, the president of the^ League, money than we did. I think that alter agreeing to Director Bruwc, and before the genial Brown departs letters ol credit fur that amount with him." »« H tcatimouial and in recognition of his caro and come to New "York he changtd his mind and thought for Georgia he will arrange to have Price given a trial TIU-STATK LEAGUE MORALITY. " STEAWER ALAMKDA, Saturday, Dec. I. We who hails from that city, is one of its leading when the team is in Cincinnati during the spring trip. guiiiance of our good ship upon tlio voyage. The cap he would prefer to remain and coach and play with T am called to acci.unt by Mr. Arnold, of C-Inmbu*, crossed the equator last night, or rather this tain rickuowled^ed ihe gift in a nmuly, boueot little business men and an enthusiastic lover of base the University of Pennsylvania Dine. Last fall, when the team was tbere. Price called to see 3I;\nag(?r Piiillipe, but he wasn't with the teuuo, and Ior my criiicisin on tiie morality of tbe member* of morning, at about I o'clock, and a big party of sptBch, tbat stirred up a world of enthusiasm among ball. "After tho third interview 1 brought out tbat last yenrV Tri-Stito League. 1 did say that tbe ft his many atlniirere. To tell how clever ami fciud and You have all heard ere this of the terrible League con tract, and the PriucotonUn signed it. the trial wasn't given. us sat up in honor of the event. Had we crossed Link Lowe, ot New Castle, has joined Milwaukee. were not M per cent, of the men in the Lewgue last atteulhft a shipmaster we hive had, to describe the death of poor Charley Bradley, who was so Signing a League contract nowadays is quite a formal teaaon who did not drink to excess. I havo no cor- in daylight we should have received Neptune pureonHl appearance and chanicteiistica of the big- find impressive euectacle, and it affected me peculiarly Umpire Powers told me Isst fall that a League club and his suite as they en me up over our bow cruelly murdered in Dallas last Wednesday. had made Lowe au ofler, but the young man wanted tftin infuimation on this point, but, as he suppose*, bodjed, big-hearted skipper who bus commanded tbo rising voting for a minute." pickt-d it up from players and pro-t?. I do know, how- from the depths of tho ocean; bur, as it was, we Alameda since she became rvnr home won hi seem to mo Hia aid fate should bo a warning to "What is there BO terrible about signtnga contract?" another season in a minor League. players who are too fond of liquor and fast women. Ren Mnlford may have a one-eyed pitcher, but tha (iTir, that tho drinkiog was not confined to the <.'jl- » were thrown upun our own rc?ources for amuse but poorly treated, even though I had done njy best, was asked. unibun nml Toledo toam-i Lima, Jackson. S:ui>lu-ky go I will only &iy of Captain- Morso tbat no skipper "Brad" was as tine a back stop as ever donned a pair "Well, under the new rules there Is much rigmarole bot is that lie ctin't produce a crosa-eyed twirler. ment during the crossing. Half n dozen banjos of catcher's glovea, but hia reckless dab its constantly had me last year, and my mid M;ii.afield cHiriod quite H tbirst with them all Ilia ever woa ihu conlitU uce and adiuiratii n of bis passen- to be done before the thing is signed. Then you hitve Walter Brown's Ktyatono* time, Sumo »»Ty rwliitblii playnra in tho league tfll and guitars made their appearance soon after gers more completely tliun be has done, whilo to all got him into trouble and lie never remained long witb got to have a Bible around, and 1 felt kind of uneasy but the fellow h=ul a picnic catching people napping any club. on the badea. "Ynso can't tell what way he is agoin' me that fxccHfiiva drinking wan v«ry urovaiunt in supper, utr! » pnffy >! thirty of n* traiis^rred our who may have in anticipation the pleasure of a voynge until the thing was done." (marly ;i!l the r,lut,s. And whlh* I do not want to do Btc'ani'T •• l|"-w iff the ebi|>, where, under to nay: "Go with Captain Some writer with a Terr brilliant imagination re "How about the G;anti playing the Brooklyn and to pitch do ball," said 0110 player who had Just been across !he Pacific I want cently sent ont a report from DaUai that Galveston the p! Ay firs any Injustice. 1 am rather inclined to the. liiilj' -t;ir«, ww eaog nnd played overy- Morse iu the Alameda." Our boys havo arranged to, Athletic clubs? They say you are afraid." nipped. think that iiiv p'Tceutago ttgures are nearer itic trutU tiiins,', f. , L (o [^Untatiuii darkey hallad*. had backed out of the new league aud had joined with "I know they do, but tbat don't worry me, for we Phil Knell's desire to go out attain caused a an give tho old salt u testimonial of their regard before that city iu an application for places in the Southern. tbaa Mf. Ai oold'a. uijti! ttfiu ii.iJni^Lt. Tbe boys have been busy to-day we leave* Sydney. are the champion", and I don't see what we are to be hereabouts. Many will recnll tho nasty incurves and wrilini; letters home to America. \Vo reach tLe League. We would no more think of doing that now afraid of. Tbe Brooklyn games will probably lie ar drops which Knell sailed around the plate. And when CALIFOHNIA LKAQUK AflQRESSrOlf. Tbo entiauce to Auckland hfirbor is one of tbe moat tban making application to the National League. tho Saui>'aa [^lunds to-morrow, where we leave a sack attractive 1 hitve ever been. The Aluoieda steiimed ranged in a day or two. I don't ku»w whether I will ho did eet it over it wasn't bit. Knell has Riauy Isn't ft about Uino that ibla California Loanuu haven of mail to be taken up by tbe steamer Zealandia, her way along-a wiuding channel, upon each side of Mr. Burbtidge can ret*t assured of the truth of what play the Athletics or not. The Quakers can yell friends here. of lelu&i for thti rrbblliouii pla>er waa clo.-edf which wiled (Ymi Sydney tan days a^u. It nil) t>o which atose great bold hills characteristic of countries I baveeaid about Webrle and Stalling^, and I can coward as much a* they want to. If I want to play President Vonng will meet some notable people if he For riioi-i* than a year mmi liave been getting into tlia lact opu^rtunity «e shall have to ni til letters home of volcanic origin. Tbe indigo blue of tbe Pacific's give him enough facts and figures to satisfy him. them I will do it, and if 1 don't I won't. They cau't vfsita President Nimick's ranch next month. Among troutl<- with thfiir clubs aud skipping to the California unit! the AlarowU returns to 'Frisco, leaviDK Sydney waters hud changed io Ihe harbor to a pale green. Manager Lovls haa been under salary to the club bulldoze nie into playing them, that's sure.*' them will be Ct>l. Denuy iMcKnijrht.occe tbo Pooh Bah LeiigiH-. ljul tn no (treat numU'r<*. i'ncler this l:e-m since tbe let of February, and in now devoting bin en Association. Many a time I used to Ih-c. 2(>. The wind has froishenetJ thin mom tug so Pretty sal! boats aud and busy stt-uniers dotted the bay, GOTHAM SQUIBS. of ihe American comt-Mthu cas.) of catcher Kbri^ht, roceutly ai«ned by grcati> that the steamer rolled too much (or crif.k*;t tire lime to looking after its affairs. visit Donny'H office in the Lewis block aod gaze at thft Washington Club, lie i.i on the blacklist. I be- and on the sides ot the majestic hills wore pretty lal- From present appearances Houston will have a very The Brooklyn Athletic team claims that it will prncticf, :m«l the boys leafed about tho derk, watching conied residences of white stone surrounded by their tho Uook case filled with such precious documents as li«»e Lyun put him thore. Whitehead went oa strong team on paper. Tbe Bayou City papers are have nearly all Brooklyn players and that they will National Agreemt-nls. Denoy, despite hw six positions the h!g wave*, that icenied to t>e {.'[owing higher with welt kept grounds. We Dually rounded the laat head be strictly amateur except the batteries. A new hand (he list with him. It was bud enough to have tint each h->ur l)'stauc«j willed to-day, 310 miles, distance already commencing to make big predictions, and tbe and titles, hadn't oiionuli work to keep him busy ton kind «.t a leak to handicap the clubs working to land and cnm« into full view of Auckland, located up ohib as yet baa not signed a player. ball court is being fitted up for tho player?. Witb from 'Fridcc, 3.8^8 ujilea. on the sides of tho hills which slope down to tbe val Leitner and Orr as their star battery, they expect to minutes, except when Le bad the uliiutw of A meeting gether nr.th-r the National Agreement. Through it Dug Crothers ia spoken of as manager for Dallas, to fix up. (tie OaliTornia clubs got » few good Eastern players. ley below. Out in tho harbor lay several shi^s, aud but it ia liardly possible be will come down here to knock out all other amateur teams. Bad %Vc»tlier. from the mizztn mast of one of them there floated the This ia Mntrie'a latest idea: "There will be no Stackhonse President Nimick faid last week that The taM« they got iiiadft them hungry for more and play and manage for $125 a month whon he can get there was nothing in that Sunday Btory of yonr's, tbe manager* of the clubs have begun a half aggrt*- STEAMKK ALAMEDA, .Siuiday. Dec. 2. The wiorl Is American flag. Tho dock at tho foot of the main double that for pitching iu the International League. more dividing up the team a<* heretofore. I intend to blowing lirnat K>iu3 (o-day; ft cumuieuced heforu day- street was well filled witb people, and as we iieared have two teams on the field, of course, but one of Vice President O'Neill lives Io Chicago now. sivfl nijht. \V» know ilmt Alvord waa enticed out to Lev 13 evidently bolievea in standing well wilh the Elmer Smith Is waiting on that contract whicd Sacramento and htddwhcQ lui got ihore,anJ lati-ly tha Li'tuk tljitt morning uud tins steadily iticieased until the shore we could see men tunning from all direc newspaper gang. Whenever ho has any news he them the regular nine will be aa strong as it c»n be now; "'ir ^ood shi^i b ri>lliu<; nbout llko a log in a tions toward tbe landing. Everything seemed oppres made. It will nonsUt, of course, of Richardson, WhH- rumor has it, will arrive iu Pittstiuig In a day or so. Grebuh t.(.d & Rloian Club, of Sau Francieco,u credited imineditttel? writes and lots us know. Pop Smllh don't take water, even it be la a resident with a bold bid for short slop Pickett, of St. Paul. This is i)to<:ii'niii stream, while great sheets of water are sively quiet, it being Sunday, and Sunday is obdeived Eugene Currey.a talented local pitcher, will'probably ney, Tiernan, Welch, Ke^fe and Ewjng. The men on diuihiutf over our de< kri to the nmuacmeut of tbe boya, nowhere eo religiously as Hi this section ot the globe. of Itivet avenue, Ot»uibridgf--port. apgrewlon tlmt caiinut l>y tolerated. It is like a be given a trial by Manager Levis. He would do well tbe second team will be those who are left over from bil who are skirmishing about »o;ike,d to (he ttkiu with Even the street railways ceaso {'Derating their cars in the first learo. The positions of abort stop, centre and Ed Morris will probably expi-ud a little of bia chicken swallowing a bear. The California League coached by such good men as Rogers and O'Kourke. liard n.om earn In gb In tltttDg out tbe W. J Kiiehne? had bettor bt» notified at om;o to gft in out of the >.It water Hiid yelling liko a lot of Indians. At the Auckland. All places of annulment are cJoaod, and Nin Alexander, wbo bandied the St. Joe t»aiu in left field on the first team must bo played (or, and ib« tnhle out* H *i» likely to got bis soup ia hia lip instead what is really a thrifty and promising little city be men who make the be^t showing will get them " for tbo County League, ilo wtj have George England culd aad under tho Nuilontil Agreement blanket. If 'Sti-'ST, ia spoken of a» manager for the Austins this pitch foi them TheOourtty League will meet Fub. 15. It doesn't gel uiidur It would bo a good idea io turn of his ui'-uth. while it ia not au nuusu.il tiling to see a comes like uuto a des.-rted village. \Ve had expected. season. UH is a good man. Both teams will play every day. Kwlng will have cabin ln>y flying down tbe ?Bloon witb your dinutr in to meet Lynch at Auckland, but he could not get charge of one and Manager Mutrie the other. Fred Duolap and Conwav g»> io Hot SpiiDRS nexl ou i be cold ou draft au d treeze the pernicious thing to Season tickets are going off pretty well, and no week, bo Fred eaya ID u leltei to a club official. Al dtatc. F. II. BRU.NKLL. his outstretched hna<]» ad though he " 3a gniog through away from Sydney, and we were met instead trouble will b« bad iu du>po*ing of tbe lot. The Giants will wear their ' 'Nadjy" uniforms again the how of tho sliip You call him aa he pawe*, but by bis cousin, Mr. W. S. Lynch, who came to have mascotic Influ Maul xvntes Mun^guf Pbillipe tbat bt> It* enjoying Albert Ike is borne once more in Louisville, after an this year. They are supposed good health and hopes to play the con lest of his ex be only ^Ituces at you with a pitiful Icok uud Uopps oa . baard with a big basket fl'luJ with absence of two year*. ences. The players don't like the tights over well. PAPPY HAMILTON. on; b« coiilJ not Ktt.p if he wanteJ to. uud uuless the bouquet* for tbe members of the party. He was fol are in the soup, or rather perience thin aeasoo, not next. Proeser is still on the anxious seat. Brother Brunell Newark and Jersey City I understand tbat Presldeot Nlmkfc 14 a little di ahip hiippentt to strike another billow before that boy lowed by several newspaper men, aud oue and all should stir up hia people and make tbem let tha boy Ihey will have to remain in the Central League. Rejoicing Over the Club's Reinstatement to rciichtM the end of (he Ha loon the forwnrd »a)l tlierecf poured into our ears regrets that we did not arrive on The "Central Park Amateur League" will be organ gruntlea at me foi tUat article on tb9 weather tbe past go if they don't intend to use him. week. International Membership. is upt io h« ffe^'t^d with your roasl beof aod teal Saturday, when it is quite certain thore would have Johnny Godar, late of Houston, baa signed with ized on next Tuesday, when the organization will be duck with jelly. The rolling of the ship haa resulted been between 8.000 and 10,000 people to.witneaa our Tbo park commis-fioners Clubs in need of first-das* players should nol O'er- HAMILTOX, Jan. 2:j. The action of the Inter Levis to cover third. formed and officers elected. look such men aa Holly, Wills. MoNatnaraaod Wilaon in uiiy tiiii^'tiDi of side-Hplitting iucideute ttnd our en game. It waa tough luck, coming as it did on top of The men signed so tar Include O'Ronrke, Snnday, will be asked to, allow tbe teama to play ia Centra) national Association in reinstating Hamilton, tire party are wilting that the gale qhail coutioue our bad weather at 'Frisco -and our Sunday arrival at of Allegheny These men cat* bold up their own Io waa joyous news to the many lovers of base bull Gfidar, \Venlz, Works, Rogers, Kienile will be shortly Park. good minor league company. iodeflnttyly. The psweiiKers were treated to an inlcr- Honolulu, aod ever>body was Lappy when Captain added to tbe list, and Jack !)ergman. J. C. N. The Indianapolis bubble created little excitement who were sorry that the llams could not put esiint; ICL-'ure on "India'' by General Strange, of tbe Morse aunouuced that tbe ship could not finish coal ia tbat Brush knows what Managers Hewitt, of Washington, ana Morton and here. The general opinion President Kotcham, of Toledo, sen their regard* to UD its guarantee and retain the franchise with XriglHh anny, yesterday. JDistauce aaileJ lo-day, 302 ing beton* 6 or 6 o'clock on the following evaoing. is doing. luiler; luial from 'Frisco, 4,140. Soon afu-r our cables had been made fast it began to The Central New York League. Ilarry Welden's excellent advice to ball players to Manager Phillipa yesterday. "Hop* yoa are up tor out making an application to the Association. rain aud a disagreeable drizzle continued during the CAKANDAIQUA, N. T., Jan. 24. Editor SPORTING "look out for their eyes" is timely and well meant. good thii time," said Mortou. CIBOLB. The other teams havo demonstrated that they La ml Sighted. aftemoon. This did not prevent our enjoying our Sun LIFK: For some time the League membership bas President Day Is still confined to his bouse. In fact consider Hamilton a desirable city to have in bothering the local base ball people, but it now TFill He Never Keep Still? STEAMER ALAMFDA, Dec. 3. -We sighted the north- day at Auckland, however. We repaired to the Impe been he has not been down town since he was taken sick. the League, more particularly perhaps because rial Hotel and enjoy«d a dinner that delighted the looks as though matters would re*ch a speedy conclu Mlkft Kelly wfH never learn or forget. Sctwttl Traid i-Ia**d of Sum -a or NiiTi^fitor Group, last night He will start South as soon as hia health will permit. it is better situated than other oitiea and makca about 11 o'clock As we rao under tbe lee of tbe heart of each and every one of ua. Tbe beef of Mew sion. The slate as made up provides for an eight-club Nothing has been heard from George Smith since standing bia recent newspaper roaatiCRs he ba« «g« luuuiitainoui ridge of land that rides like a Mack Zealand is delicious, surpassing CVOD that of our own league, consisting of Canaotiuigua, Batavia, Auburn, tbe season closed. President Byrne will start Altooua- ventilated bis supposed grievance iu ttie press. The the circuit a com pact one. Wow. iho gesileDiea who far-famed market* iu Chicago, and In addition to roatt Ithaca, Seneca Falls, Utica, Bingharuton and Water- ward in a few days, to see what bas become of hisshoct New "York Tim<* q;iuies him aa sa>injz if he Isn't mado siiccefded ID reinstating iho team want to gft to work shadow out of tliH water our Ten-els stopped pitching Tbeio are plenty of good ininu'diRtely and we glided over waters that rippled cuts tbat would make any epicura'§ mouth water, there town. Jhis would leave out feua Yan and Waterloo, fetop. CftyUin of the Boston team this year he will refuse to and start signing players. pfutly abouf our b .w when? 3ve miuute« before grtat was set before ua new potatoes, big bowls cf greeu peas of last year's League. This dots not make a very com Tim Keefe is looking terionp, and if ho don t lo^rf wear* Boston, uniform, and instead devote hia time men to be bad, even at this late date, and JOB m-crated waves had lieen towerinu. The traDsi- fteeh lictn tbe garden, cauliflower cooked as I have pact league, aud an effort may be made to substitute out somebody will take bim for a so id buainso* man. exclusively to his caff, on Sixth avenue, New Yort there thould be no trouble In that respect. tion was BO sudden that a dozen jumped out uf their never tested It at borne, Kugliah duck done to other towns in place of some montiuwed, Tho local CEO, li. OTA CK HOUS1. City. Before be signed a contract last full he was tolc Mickey Jonen received a letter from Manager Rowe, of chairs and ran towards too bow jn-t aa the ship waa a turn, and strawberries euch aa A rut r leans organization is fully organized and incorporated under that (he team would he plawd in hid charge, but lately the Butfaloa, bui he would not send any terms until he have perhaps read of, but have never seen. the style of "Tbo "Canandaigua Athletic Aasociation, it leaked ont that there v:ag a movement on foot to saw what Hamilton would do. There will probably Illuminated by a figtial light of green from the lee- Limited." Ten directors make- up the board, as fol !:;*<« Manager Engaged. be some kicking because Thrijer signed wilh Buffalo, «nrd end of the ship's bridge. Thuo we saw tbe land They were aa big aa paacbe?, and, I state v. n»tin«, W. Vs., Jan. 24. Editor Sroirnxa make John Morrill short stop and captain. Kelly has this as a sober fact, half a dozen of them mad* lows; E. W. Gardner, president; C. M. Green, vice learned of tire move, and iu eonsi*quency is In au un when he was reserved t>y Hamilton. Secretary Dixon and finally a twinkling light UJJOQ tho shore ueurly president; J. A. Robsou, secretary; J. 8. Crawf--;oJ, LIFE: The directors of the Wheeling Base Ball Asso claims that he had 00 ri^ht to nign. Hamilton for- five mil' s a way. Slowly we steamed toward it, while a big saucer tall. Io America tbe large berries, as a ciation, at a meeting last evening, selected from a long happy frame of mind. rule, are poorly flavored, but tbe larger the New Zea treasurer; J. H. Chamberlain; C. C. Sackett, A, It". Hig- feited its Iranchhe ttud r.iayere wilt-nil failed to put thn nigiMl liglits kept flashiog tbeir rueauiog between ley, John Hannah, II, N. Grim^ W, W. Wilcox. list of applicants tbe name of B. F. Sullivan, of Chi up the guarantee on Jan 15, and it H not likely tbat ('iir ship aod tue shore. We did cot attempt to laud, land berry, the more delicious the flavor. A dish of cago, tor manager the coming season. Mr. Sullivan *'KiD" MADDEN ig now a Benedict, and here them served witb tbe rich yellow cream that seema aa They have appointed Mr. j;. i». Gardner as manager, fa hoping be appears on the Boston grounds next Thayer cr any of the other player* can be held. It "i the barbor half ajiiile frum shore until two and be is already at work in the interest of the club conies highly recommended, boih as a gentleman of will also be ueces-arj to elect ft new board of director*, >' a b!oop and the other a little dory trial plentiful In Auckland a* watered milk in Utah and high qualifications and a playor ot more than ordi- spring looking like a Blullinsier heifer beef from the Arizona, ia a treat which ia well worth stopping over and League. Fmyen will be eigned right afttr the heels up. Witb twenty pounds more of beef on hi: as those elected at the annual mutt ing resigned when out UH like a cork on tbe waves Lad come I.tML'ue :<^r-Hiiir is over. Tbe team is substantially se- nary jiM'ity. He wil! plav one of the infield posi- tho merchant*, were nski d t(* lake hi Ul ot the team. 1 'jckwiih the foreign bound mail aud In tbe land of the Moans to enjoy. After dinner our t " '' in addition to the nian- bones, Madden will be the best "south-paw twirler' party mounted two biig four-horw c^' rti; pitches, and (lfft-hand«d) iu the buttaeta. Ho ia a very fino Swartwood has teen wired tor his terniH. and if satis >r Aucklaud. Had we reached these ;'. to likely the _ directors have full con- factory wiU b« engaged a« captam aud uiaba^er. ...e our ship wotild faavu been *ur- tbe citj atid ita environs ucJtr tbe U : , a ttaui which will eet a pitcher now, but atreDgth goes a great way. t wiUi t auues tilled with uatlvt-g acd we should tho newspaper men. to *h^. .-. k «.^ 8O. THE SPORTINQ LIFE. f>
Vgted ft willingness to tak* «n m-tivn Interest. never see a revolt against the original rule, though he ublio » worse apt earance tban Is really a While Jterins have not been . ; i: is protty CAYLOR'S COMMENT. may see a revolt against some uf tbo ugly and mis BALTIMORE BULLETIN. t is cXir that Hart will manage t - team thta chievous Innovations which selfish "magnates" have BASEJBALL. BAD ENOUGH season, and that ho will *oun L- ^...... ,,,Tk of re What Kntlmsiasra May Expect to Read run Into the in-tlrumeur. The p'aycr* are to be Hornnng's Release From Boston—An In nyway. It it harmful to the ginr* and to tho organization. Under the salary limit of tbe Associa Twenty Years Hence—A Glance Into the blamed if tbey meekly submit to these wrongs upon im\ In comparing: ihfl base ball profession to Ibe the Evil Sales SytHm — The Weak Point of A -hy tho cygtem should be abolished, and not a single cullar ami PheUn as tho nucleus of the season's CARTHAISE, Jan. 22. Editor SPOUTIXG LIFE: atrical business Mr. Hastings makes a blonder tbat Every Salary Limit Rule. oo I one team. Maciillar will no doubt he the captain and play I have before me an old book of even players of tlie League and Association wliy it should bo retained. A«av with it. clippings have seen BALTIMORE, Jan. 25. Editor SPORTING LIFE: Tlieru is gtoj re;-g his old position at short. Mr. Hart says that under ird now avoid. The n to believe tbat at IcAgt.ono In- from the season of 1SG9. It ia awfully Interest comparison is not tenable. :ruiiioi al c'ub is strictly Lhe nowly-ttdupteil salary limit he can put In a team Where one actor gets S75 « week Word cornea tbat Joe Hornung has been re living up to the' H,t(;iry ing to go back twenty years anil read up on the twenty-five got loss mit, aud that is London. AU li<>ir>r Details of Catcher Brad- hero that will ttand well among the nrat four of tho mnch legs. Whereas very few ball players leased by B'.JSton and is available for any club to Man :..-r i'lnl in the two *owt ra for dnhig so. A salaty limit ^ a TI-- Western Association. Public interest in the game the way base ball looked at that time and com big AMcciatiun-j get le*s has and most of them get more, that wants him. One would suppose by tho es^rvo ibe life oi" not waned at all. There is just as much admiration pare it to the strong game of to-day^ It hoa iin, while brtll player* tho game, but in the i on tbe road get Iheir ex- anxiety manifested to secure his services while hil meat kpi'p a careful w«toh ley's Assassination. for it as over, and with a fairly good team, proper :*ps raid ibe actors pay their on thy other set mo to thinking. Suppose some of the base own hotel Lilis, and is orgttni/aiioTi to *eo thnt his management and a favorabl« sea-son, the Dos Moineu have to expend a great deal of money he was held by Boston that Joo would bo honor iu th« - ball fanciers at this time should keep a clipped for wardrobes ot made u moans Club will no doubt have a successful season. suitable t> every character snapped up quite) expeditiously in fajt that of sumo others nutting (1 history of the season in which they are cast, A ite of him bv being uuscnipuloiM of IS89 and let some writer ball player is lorn, springs up in negotiations would follow and ov L-r _ , a year or two; so thick and fust that ie mark in tbo competition for pi iyi-rj. Causes That Led to the Crime on the game in 1909 dig the bo"k out and re whereas notors usually work hard for seven, tight Tbo t: or they would make tho clever Gelder's head swim. itl cume in iii»e with ut doubt, l»it that in no re.-t view it. What a graft that 1909 fellow would ten years before ibey "get a purl" and LOUISVILLE LACONICS. are put npon a Such is not the fact, however. On the contrary, by Ihsi honorable should uut keep faith. bare! moderate salary list. Tho U\m' —An Appeal to Players The New Secon'l Baseman—Local Impres- there appears to bo a lukewarmness that indi itb all those plans fur ftioiis Concerning Him—The Team About Perhaps a reader a^^at day would be treated There Is DO reserve rule in that profession. It Is true. cates sober second thought. The case appears CONTROLLING WAGES for Funds, Etc. Completed—TUe Klue Grass League. Bot tbe bine-nosed, hjjf-starved, o:H-of-an-en«age- to be similar to the depositor at a savings bank 3 that their observance depends upon honor ren! to something like thi?^ mcnt actors who frequent Union Square m! in the excitement of competition business fch.u LOUISVILLE, Kjr'.^Jan. 231. EdtttSr SPORTING ard cot who waa alarmed by rumors as to the stability stranded all over tho country every year would sug of the concern. If tho bank waa willing to pay 0*3 overcomes the purer qnaii'y. Then, wben The brutal murder of catcher LiFp: Thcircle
?, particularly in tho West received to lieobaerviince r]-[;euds upon h'_-n<>r and that id a i wonder how the slow-goers of the last century it. The cm;rt* have never given base ball players' lornung can't come to Baltimore and South, where the deceased w;vs beft known with approval by some, while others do not think ontracts mii'h attention, aud the club* found it neces .otwithi-taudiiig the penalties attached to tbe ru!> professionally, that he will prove much of an acquisition to the could have worried through a base ball season. sary to take tbo matter into their owu hands. THE ORIOLES WANT HIM jr by their \cry severity the penaltU-s almost of a i and a coinuiittoo of players and ly, but if he is freo to come managers has been constituted Louisville team. Shannon, however, come? well For instance: 'We read of a great flourish of it is doubtful if iSiity becoiuf iuoponnive, or by tlioir insiguific*n to ( co)feut funds trumpets because Al Spaldine, of Columbus, took two Scott m«y rest assured that T will jump with both 10 can find a warm corner in the Oriole nest, ruUuco the situa'iou that uiakej their evasion a g : to prosecute Bradley'a murderer, in order that recommended, and he may prove a valuable man. Mr. Daviduon furnished me his record as ntuea to Australia th-tt ve»r mid circled the world. In feet and my whole weight 129 pounds upon every iich id life, says the moralist or the philosopher, and iivebtoicLt. \\lmt n& fie may not «>eape paying the full penalty of these later daytt, when Sidney, Aloxandria (Egypt), tmso ball law or practice which I believe will wort to o it seems. The vnluo of ti thing appreciates with ita FINK OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS, follows: Calcutta, his crime. The tallowing appeal has been for 1'ekin and London wore nrt iu the League tbe disadvantage of tho players as a class. unavailability. It ia wonderful, too, what ba.t qualities when tho situation is such that tho giving of a high "Shannon," s»id he. "is tw£-nty>four circuit nnd It took warded to THE SPORTING LIFE for publication: years about four months to inuke the ire overlooked in the baste to attain the impossible. ulaty to Induce one pitcher to algn in a critical periud x luur,we are led to wonder what Spalding and Anson "DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 17. old, and weighs about 175 pounds. Ho is tall I am from the headwatets of Jump Creek. 'Young men for th« outfitld," saya one, "and old n the muMle of tho BOtson would put a club iu the and active. His first ball playing professionally, wtatld say, wero t'.iey now living; to such n mighty 0. P. CATTOB. eagnera for tho iufuld baniuufo. if anywhere." Ah, tad fur Ihe pennant? Why tbe {;i»te would pay 100 "To th« BUM Ball Profe»fiou of the PMMN: chcnit, made possible hy tho fi^lt Line wa», I think,Vitli the team of Lriilyi-piat, electrical air 'ou poor old Joe in tlio woicfc of Kip, "bow soon aio >er cent, tit toin(,ocud interest on tho fine. On the **GI:E>;TIKG In Dili city, OH yesterday. Jan,16, Ji.bn Connecticut. ship, which leaves Philadelphia every day He remained with them until ho joined at 1 o'clock vo forgot." Kortff-t? No, not in Orioledum, clever old (her Imnd, the penalty of ezpulaioii of the club, Biatlley, better known aa Charle.i Dradlry, a member the Ohkosu (night), and geto to Club, which was in the latter part of 1S>7, Sidney i Australia, in time for a CALIFORNIA_OULLINGS. loe for wasn't you the tirat plajer to accomplish the which is the most severe tbat can be had, becomes in of our profession, was murdered in cold Mood by a going there game the prei-im* Afternoon, wiih Lovett and Wilson. Ho wa* with UiUUepoit-* This is a wonderful im- ben considered impossible feat of porutlve for tbat very reason.' Suppose Wow York, backinftn named Tout Angus, who, while tlie former [>ro\einent over 1889.' " The Last Game of the Eastern Visitors—A wns walking Heresy a struct peaceably and n&armed, secoud bast-man, hut with Oshkush he played as short CLIPPING A-BAI.T, 'hicavo, Boston, Brooklui or any of tho big clubs stop. He was transferred along with tin; Onhkctih l^um Creditable Exhibition—Movements of Lo ver hnuld violtiio a inlo with such » penalty; could tho walked behind him and shut him twice in iho back, Or this: Ihe centre of tho centre field fence at Oriole Park? killing him aim out Instantly. Tliere wan ooi the to Oiuuhn, where IiernuattK'd until Juue of last season, cal Clubs—Players "Signed—News Notes And haven't you at the at me place nipped many and ,eagne or A^fociatiuu affurd to expel one of them? wht-u he was taken sick and forced (o lay otT ay it could be nlTordfd to expel one of those cluba slightest provocation1 for the "'murder, nnd'^mblic In Sep- , "The New York Club yesterday and Gossip. nany a sprinter troni third to tlie hum? plate, old Joe? tetnbt-r he regained the ability tj p^ty '"'d signed *ilh eifrned the Earl of t the League,-could it without wrecking the whole opii.lon In this cily is outraged t»y An.2 us' siiockint; Surrey, eld ret sou of (be Duke of York, to Ah. no, Joe; your faculties may have Tailed with age, Newark, Ouifllui having given him his play shurt SAM FKA;HCISCO, Jan. 15. The weather was rgamziition exp.-l, if tbey offended, New York and 4^ed. Angus has t'-oon arrested and tho prand jtiry release." BeU for them next summer. His Grace will tud tbe goud arm may have lost ite cuuutnjj, but we "You think Shnuiion is just the iunn jou greatly quite chilly on Saturday, but nevertheless Uiicngit, or to go farther, New Y*brk, Chicago and has found a true 1 ill against him, acd Dick Johnson have been strengthen the New Yorker* over ball never f-.-tvet the great athletic deetH of your base looking tor, do you not, Mr. 1 infi-ld. He is in fine iostuii? You see, it is at^itrd such penalties becomo aa ace- siory, fur nuirdt-r lu the first decree. In order Pavidsoc?" m abd will play tbe game of his 3,000 people assembled to witness the last ap hall prime. They may put you on tho base ball i-helf, "I think he \\i\i make a fir life. Lord Surrey )er«tive of themselves through absolute necessity, that able counsel mny bo obtained tt conduct ttio H-t1 lass second l>Rseman. saya ho is done with whiskey, and hereaftar pearance here of Jim Whitney's Knickerbockers. L»ld Jot1, but you have a permanent l.erth in mcni'iry's He Is an amtiiticus, will drink ur iho penalties to be inflicted are at ihe option of co- pro-ecution, a number erf th» citizens of Palius have active young felluw, full of energy nuthiug but Kin. It is understood tbat the New helf forever. Matm^er Uarnie, iresh. from the lau and extremely anxious to rank among tlio crack York Van Haltren and Brown, as the battery for the artuers in a gtneral hubiueis where the signified their ibteiition of ^subscribing to a fund for pluv- Club paid tlio UriUsh Gov«romeat£:U)OtOOIJ sterling fur rels of election as prejident-jiatiag-r, and Sir. Waliz, ers of the country. It is true tliat Knicksf" were the principal attractions, and such a purpose, and in order to assist in the effort to he did not make a tho Earl's release, and Mill give him for with tho LIFE OF ONE CLUB very high average v»ith the New at his fir^t sea Bee Justice done we calf on our brethren throughout k team last year, son's work a one-sixth interest iu tha Hudson the most exacting crank in the lot could find no NEW-BORN HONORS epends upon another, or all the others. T»ihe any but wo iiiust uot jui!g« River the CL'Uiitry to contribute to Ibis fund. We suggest him by that. Ho unly phiyfd Pneumatic Freight Air Tube, fiault with their work. Van never had better of vice president, nnd also re-elected Secretary of the forma of coiisiitntiun of the b.ise ball bodied t'uurteen frames ifaure aud secured by niortgngti on Wm. that money be sent t> any paper publ shtujr this c;ill, his ri'feorda fall 3i>m-what Governor's I. Hiss, Jr., weie all absent on the c;ill ot your ami they are all Bimilnr ttud you will fiml time a below the averagf. But he is Island." control of the ball in his life, and he was almost corres iiicli paper or pnpe-s to acknowledge r* ceipta in its «>r no record p!ayoie in their work at »r every son-of-a-jiuu eiocU-d himself to a potion. Mating nit;/ prorition of the playing I-«?CM; or for niany fur didhiiriemeut. With Shannon the T.O'iisviHo taam ntuv be regarded having accepted terms lo umpire for the Transconti times, Hie former being charged with three and the Messrs. Burnie, Wallx and HUs tieki Ibo nieo'in^, cast )ther in igniticaut ciinie-«. Now di> 3011 suppose.VOP a "John Bradley played with An«tin and Dallas in as" mado np lor next season. Unh'ss some of the men nental Asflociation, onVied to him through ilapre^i^eut, latfer with two errors. ho bal'o;§ and lug-rolled themselves into all ihe fat i-mnnl that nmie of tho clubj of tho League (.r A*->a- 188$, and Imd receiit'y eigiu-d with St Joe fur the who are on the reserve libt refuse tu sipu ihcro will be Iho venerable A. S. Su-rn. Tliere ia a rumor also iliat The Pioneera struggled desperately to win the game iftices and passed ;i 1 ibe resolution*. Now, this won't i-)!i have ever ofleirU-d in any oue of thy many par- acnson of 1S89. He was a gentleman, an excellent no mote m;w men eag.ig d. la my lattt lett-'-r I g*v« President BruneM is preparing a incssage to t'ongives an'! twic» th« y lied tho score, in th» sixth and eighth lo, yon know. As they oust all tho ballots, it would larstherhin pnvidcd for? Of course the-.- have, bull player and altogether nn honor lo our proiVssion. a rsvu-w of ihe nine, audof its btren^th acror-Jii-g to in which hehnmU in his resignation, to take el'cct in Inning?, but a rUn ic the uiuh gave the game to the nly le fair to elect the great public president, vice ver ynd over a^aiu, but the nenalty is FO severe t!iat Tu hall p!ayere this case su/gests not only a duiy, bnt my jud^nirnt. I still do n.-t thiok it ts Fcoiuury in time to \ ecowa a rftcdt'late at the spring visitors. Pa:SOD* manipulate I the ephera 1'or finu'i >resMe'.it an;l secretary. Hut then what i< the use of t b(conits of it.-.elf inoperative. So it is with all stl- » privilege, and we trn^t th;»t a fnitablo respond will aMo th c-'iii|>eto with Cincinnati, Brooklyn. St. Louia meeting to (ill iha office c-f attorney for the Iri-sh- old team and was touched »p for nine hits by bis ticking? As b^t«r*» s»id (not aforesaid), tho call wa-s ry limits except the one of the Millennium Plmi, and be nuv.lp. Yours fraternally, and the Athletics. Manager l)avkU.>n, however, looSs Aui^rican A9»oci»t,on, n.-ado vacdnt by the resignation opponent*. He wns received by Ebriglu in g teat shape m;vle. Was Mr. Burnie in? Mr. lUrnie was U"tin. hat is perfect Hiiip'y (nun the fact that there t^ I:Q J. J. McCLOSKEY, manager Austin team, I"88. for Uh n«w anit youn* playt-M, naint>ly, \\'c;ivor, Ray ot Xiii:hartaU Up-«~Tree i'helpa, who tetires on account and his fi-'I'lTug support was good enough foe anybody, Was Mr. Barnie in town? Mr. Hatiiio was out of nit ur inducement held out in face or hy the c:r- CIIAHLKS Lxvrs, aiauager Dallas team, ISR?. mond, Tomn^y and Shatinon, to devflop great of a li'ss of memory, caused by mistaking a Jack fur a fy Smith, Jevua and D^nahue canyiug off the O\VH. Was Mr. Barnie in any particular direction as -tances to Violate it. It Iris u > poimliy and needa DOUG. CROTHERS, manager Dallas team, 1SSO. strength. If they do, he will probably have a pivtty King." -.Ts. Sci-re; regards points of compass? Mr. Uarnie was in ibis ;on", a oil is theculy Kiiavy limit'tlm' from the naturo KID PEEI-LES, short slop Pallas tfam, IfeSS. good team. If they don't, to use the latest slang KSICKER'R. AD.S.H. p. A.I; PIONEER. AB.R.B. p. A. B X direction aa regards points cf compass Was Mr. f the circuuistaucts sunouudiug it am stand. BILLY JOYCE, third base t't. Worth and Now Or expression, he will l)o"int!>e sonp." Everybody U Among the interesting things which I find in this VanlUlt'u,p4 1 1 0 11 0 Kbright, c...4 12321 iarnie in that direction of compass on ba»e bait bnai- T. T. T. leans, 1888." anxious to p«e the team tabled. KotwiUistaii'Jtug the bcok of t»iii'» U ihe follow in*: Denn>v8.....4 1142 1'N. Smith,3b3 21030 uc<6? Silence! Horror!! Confusion!!! Ah, ha now fart thrtt Ihu prospects of tt;e Colonels are not u! t!ie "N. E. Ymmz, rii-ht lieid, hai been fdentified with My<>K,2K....3 Oil 2 0Terrier, rf... 4 02000 tor the proper infmeuce for ibe tme newsman's skill, TKXAS NEWS. Details of the Killing. brighiCBt, tiit-re li;n been a great revival ot" tase hall the club since irs or^anizi-ti m Iu 18fiG. Kever played Sweeney, 3b.4 01 1 03 II. Smith, ss.. 4 00550 talk here witltlu ihe R!:*ki6Um,lb4 00 8 0 '2 Coonov, cf....4 0 0 1 0 1 A Tribute to an Knergetlc Ulanagor—Tho The following account of the tragedy is taken last tw* or thrte weeks. I hear with any other club. Until tbe i«»t season WHR b'-tier PERISH IN THE ATTEMPT. decidedly M«ck, rf...... 4 1 1 1 30 Jt'vne, if...... 412 4 00 Affidavit Sclit-iiic Atlnjjti'd, i^tc. niorr- of the sports of the diamond than I ku'»wu »s a cricketer. . He Is Rttrotiif, ttafa l^at'e1", ibe A thought fillips on tho from the Dallas ffeics of the 16tU lost.: did at (his Brown, C.....4 0 1 10 2 VDuimhiw, 2b4 00221 retina oi numory Burnio period of 1888. Perhaps it is due to.the fa-jtest ruuiior on the nine, always stea!s his &ec'>ud. ias gonu to Old Nick at last; HOUSTOX, Tex,, Jan. 19. Editor Between 10:30 and 11 o'ekrk this morning the clear, continued warm H*fM, It.....a 2111 0.1. Smith, Ib. 3 1 0 13 10 yes, has gouo to consult weather, wiiich ha-i already set people A t ative of Ntw York au-i is27 yiws uf agft." S'icte Yuuns; about li'diara; u'.is andeejif tlicr« 13 a IKE: The b.i=e bull loving omni-'Ua ring of the 8; x-shoi>!er in the vicinity of the lo tftlkint; ot" Ihu BprfUj:, »ud green Whitney, cf.,4 1 2 I 0 0 rl^noiu. p....3 0 0 040 inultitudo of the grast and the other 1 bate to giva Kick's age awny. hut after all tlitre chance to hu-so any oi those pluyer*. "Vr*i," sler-pily Windsor Hold told its old tale of Lo:nicide. Crowd* good things ifnt Lone Star States owes a debt of everlasting which nsuatly reach here about April. «ny i.ftfin in it so Ion* as he (h-rsid's m parading, Total. ....34 G i» 27 24 7; Tutnl...... 33 5 7 27 183 says an old ex-manager who is pivseut, si'.ting hy ibe foeptrr £o gather at the Eonthesfet corner of Main an;] those bi" b< ys ami girls nf hia nround Washington . I Knickerbocker...... 0 0201002 1 G ;rntitii'1e to the tireies energies and increasing Austin streets and were repaid for tluir eager curiosity " rLAVERfl SIOX1NG. stove carefully nursing au incipient nap, "yon are a Six members of tlie Loursvilte te« h»s 1 ec:i cull d not to Cinciu- Myers. Passed ball Urowc. Umpire S-Uer.dan. ugly, w^rld'-\\iihout-end >uld bo made a pronounced sncc-t'ss. Aud favor seems to have bc?n bestowed upon ward his signed c^ntiaot in a few d;i.vs. Manaecr I>a- con-ni^nting upon tbe fall by bis quaint coach in a expn s^iyns aud clever McClwke Brartlt-y oiiO presumably sec KilV ami.xemcnl; 's^e here, young feller, if you put id-a^ I'avo b.-rne seed, and from the set d and her relations toward Angus to have cooK-d vidson stated yesterday that he would be given au in Cl:adwick sajs: ond ba>e work fur liter Oakland:*, waa nimbln to tbe'IV? somewhat. come any drops in here 1M drop one of 'em ont of tbe le t1 League sprouts forth ii'>w Reports are plentiful of many miserable crease in salary,and he is c-rtainly entitled to it. I to sati't'aclory terms willi Manu^er Robir.Bou for next itrSftll Moom acid activity, "The exprrlence of the aud be did. Who did? Why both did, of course; why il e;;i--ti il.e jells of "rais' brothel brawls in conaeqne^co between the woman think all tbo other players will sign prrt'y soon, with past two seasons has concla- Bens >n. aud consequently left fur will be heard from tho sively bis home in Minne don't TUB Sroimsa LIFE stud au iUvot to interview a i rand sttnd and l.er two jealous lovers. She a^ema to have Buf the exception of Hccker. S> far as I have bt-en ablo shown how badly ninny of nur profes^ii-ncl clubt apolis list &Ut?ri!ay. ai so tuo player maked a glaring tr or, or fered rersojial assHiiH have bo4>a niAimsed, aud now, feiler." whirlwinds of tipplflu*e i.t some brilliant from both men. The bud blood to learn there is nothing new in his case. I am of tho to cap the cliin;ix, wltat The Sacrameulo people hare signed play. thus eneendered, it mu.-t they do but curry oat tno Jevne and Overcome by tbe sarcasm yonrreprcseutativo dropped While the Tcx»s League >s Inioipin^ «lso appears, has reuilfpd iti opinion that ho will not play in LouisviUo any more, same blnndeiing maa- Peek-a-boo Vench. her.clf with all threats and counter threats apentent in tlio convention? NSt ont wiih Ihe determination to next time wait for Man the vigor of a Texas m^stan^, tde Southern from the men who finally and he is fnink enough to state that ha doa-t not uaut content wit'i luwcr- Baker, it is understood, (.g:»i;ue became iu;< the Nstioral baa secured a mm from tbe ager Burnie If i£ took all winter. s'.ill in a state ut'dnbiuns uncertainty, llontton, the principals in the bloody tragedy of this to. I nm quite curious to know whot team will get KH me t > the level of tbsj hi(ipodrom- Ea?t to catch for the Sti.-ckioiu G.il-, morning. in^r of the Hnf, they next H^USOO. I tay, old man," remarked a ball player, "that vcnton an 1 rM'lns, the him* whether CoIuntUus or St. Louifi. aim to Ket control <>f Ihy Nntitu^il P«^^v«eta«y will oac.go- throe best l-ftse ball t«wns ID,* This u-^ly Asriotlaiion, «ud cspccmUy to WashiusUn until was htgh f raise you give Joa Ponimer tjnmttinrc HEO, Ibo Stale, \veio offered ntnte of affairs coald not resnlt otfter than of i-'i coninriit^* of tflefj March. tpseial iiid'.'.c-L'Oieuts l.itt-ly to \ it did. From the lrf>st sources of THE Mt'RDnRED CATCHBR. thf cbairniHU i'f which they know U> W tho and the bet-t of it i& he deserve* every bit of it, Lut nter the rionthem Leazu^, but, as the Ti-xsis infoTinaiiou the facU bitter i-p- Whitney, Mack and jtfyers left for tbo East yester League ' Immediately connectol with the killing are as follows: My friend B Ily Welsh, who eo v.armly recom- l-ou*-nl of itlt 'ring' tactics and nianriufni'-Mit, and in you UP ver beard of oue time when Joe di?sinat*-«i, did !ian favor *f anjatfciir day. you? Don't believe it? Well, ask Joe himsMf, he'll tell lale to he tiken into bad just taken a drink at Swopo & linn- titiTj rule* in ihe Association, tbe cb- Jim McDonaU ha? feigned con-iidt-ration, and so Texa-* will gold's bar, Craddotk's a« a svcond bascmin, was an iutimbtu JvcfjuaiiitanCM of jcct in vii-w. rf course, to play second base for you it's sj. Oh, Joe ain't a milk-gup, lie's got blood, bo old corner, and was coming out being to use both in the tbe Oakland*. tor herselt this st»s>on, tit laast. -jof the side Chnrlei M.lJradiey, the ball player, who was killed at «[itciol interests of Jo» has. Yon see it waa ibid way. Tbe Orioles were Donations are iiouring in rapidly and with n liberal eutrance on Aus in.street as Angus was tbe proftssiciial*, if net of Jerry Hurley's terms were too eteep for Stock ton. coming on to the sidewalk Dullao, Toxa*, by Tom Angn«, a hachmau. "I knew th^ worst pha-o of prore->S'Ofi^l putting up hand, nud McCloskey will soon he able to send a littlo on Main fioin the crossing ;b»H playing. They would rather give their money to to the Windsor. Angus p or Bradley well," &*id he, "and there never was a The result of nil t!iis, it i^ thought, Eastern talent. advance money to the players be has rather threw the telephone muet necessarily J»ck Hlieriiian wilt remain litro and nnijiire A PRETTY STIFF CAME selected lor tb« post better follow. I played with him in tl;e team of Al.i- be either the wiihdr«wal of r.maienr club^ fur the loming geaioii on Iho llw.s on team. between him and his victim, and drew and fired from the Cn)i'"ornia League n«-xt season. S.tni Blortou, secretary that season and things were look, n a: bright for a lene, Kansas, and he was one ot the finest catchers I association fr 'bo dismi^al of professional.club*. »? CraJley was within a foot or 00 of the posf. Bradley This of tho \\Vxtern Aas« clutiuu, wrote to "Sherry." high roost. Well, I have foruottt-n whether it was RUUnACINC THE AFFIDAVIT IDEA. groaned oversaw. \Yo uao to call him 'The Stouew;tll Back- is tha iMtus it ^eeini, which the coa(rclling offer and interest ing him S175 ft mouth and expenses to join that organ In Louisville or Columbus anyway, we ! ad bad won The m««-tiiig at AusSin ou th« 15th of the Texas STARTED OX A RCX e!o;).' Bradley wns reared at Oil City, I'A., anfl le- in tbe rtcent convention has forced upon the frater three strnight, nnd were in consequence hilarious, League otiicials was a strictly business meeting l>y men lousod to a wealthy family thf-re. A disappointment ization nest season. Tlwt oiler was *>ho\vn to tho local diagonally across the street towards the nity. At afftir frtiiiHtie llitr^ aret ot fay from a thousand wanted Joe to take a drink with us told him tiie who were determined th»t there should ho no viola Tabfott in love can sod hint to become magnates, who immediately made a better offer, \*bich ealoon. lie ftad not got more th«n ek*ht feet from di>aipatec1, and he was regularly orynitizcit bate ball dnbs Iwuted in cur country, wnler >vould give him the bots au« then com- otiH, and became a professional. lie played J*ck Iruntthue has ei?neyRttl <.'ltibt; indeed, a contemporary limns straight to-niorrow 1'il go on a jam surajuat !'or luck. ; I'Gaoluti'io, with a tirm dtieruiiuation to euiurce it or two Denver and Abitene the samo Calif* ruiii League player;) next season will have to from l;ij> first position, delib^ratt-ly flrt-d a tliird shot. y«r. In 1SS7 he was tli' list tu eixti-eii. AnJ jei it is l-hn nuil-itiou of this Well, of connse, Joo had no idea wo couM make it iu case of violation: with Krnporia, Kansas, and in 1888 with devote their eutiro lime to base bull. By this lime D^piU? Sheriff I. A. Mooio, l>alla». In Te»-y small minunty to rula tbe whole thoKs.uid; at four, bnt we did or I'm a go»t, and if .loe didn't seek 'Ibe League to draft an oath to be taken by tha nhowa^on spite of his faults Bradley was ooe of the beat-hearted the Sau .Taciutostreet car, uear by, when the shooting least such ia tho concluMoa forced U[s when Sc.' tt \vas a elftr among the pro- catcher'^ position for the champions. The feel to express hia views of a great wrong (the sales sys future home. Wo trti&t his wuik thf re may prove us fiB-li)Ctt in your culnmni: hold from others the pKasuro of reading it. It is not Angus was taken John blunder notwithstanding all the good things unay become as endo;ired in the hearts of the publio to tho court hense, from which he was afterward taken Ityan, of St. Louis, third bav, Charles Hart, Friend Ciujlor: Although I have long been out of u proved it WHS uitcndrd tho matter should be cons id there as he was laved here by all. Auf wiedersehen, to jail, after 'a Cji.ferenco with his attoruey, Colonel of .St. Louis, second base-; J. W. Myers, of tbe swim i am most awfully interested in ihUcase ot that are saii of catcher Briggs, recently signed red aa confidential, and probably Dave will not care Joe, and we trust when you hold Getaeiu's pretzel CrawTord. The versions of the atlrflr were many, but Cleveland, first base; George Brcderfck, of Lraiis- Rowe and ^'bite's. Why do you not take up tbe by Manager Capman. At Golding's news room if it sets tbe light in print. He writes and mort lay :vel«t8 with ense and pruce, ha will &iy: Act* the above, it in tillered, c^u be depended on as a faith- vilic, right field; William KImore, of Pana. cause of the piayerr? Yon know it is an outrage in on Monday evening last one of the most promi men will agree tbat his logic Is based on sound nio-a' Joseph, lass uns eiu fthwa beer trin'ueu und die beaten tu! presentation of the case. III.; eubstimtes, Till Julian and Frank Oatcrholt. this sc-calltd country toell^wo-je man to aay to an nent sporting men in Syracuse who was qu-stioned principles, if not policy: "Speakii.g of Jack, there ^uudhoit nud glueek zu die Cleveland Ciub. Auf 1 seems - The woman Love, after Bradley was removed" to an Clark county, Indiana, lies just opposite Louisville. other: You play, hi-re wiih me at so much or yon do on tbflaulijf-ct, said: "The reloiiee of Schcllhiure was to be a mistake in regard to his position. Jack and White :ire as firm heliovers unt base it U gets all the honors it Ti-ui, as he was an idol among tho base ball loviiig drui ration and gave utterance to many sla'emont?. Clark county: Char IPS', own, Sollcrsburj, Memphis, rule has £ot to go. In tbe end ttie clubs will have to ten to one tbat be scores a iua. Bishop and can iu tbe b^se ball world nnd all tbo money there Is public, but as be could do coriairy in my way of thinking. them In the town, then fi,r them to quit, and put a financial part of the biuinoss wo had to let him go. price on each man's head fttid Angti) hvf-t nixht proaching season they expect to play a regular series have right on their ftMe, Case ball must coine to the They arc both go-jri, epeedy taae-rnnucrs and fair say, *Yon go there or Wo trust Tom will becomo a fixture there. If good same bath Ihnt quit earning your living at HAD SWORS TO KILL BRADLEY of gari.es for ihe county championship. Each of these other business is carried on with. hitters and their battery work wns a feature. The your profession,' I eay work will do it Tom will got there with both feet. Jack IB rignt before the sunset to-day and otherwise indicated her jjliu-prt is lar^e enough to furnish a go< d team of They say tl.o reserve rule i*i ntfcesaary in order to keep directors fay that Scht-llhasae cannot bat, and, at tho in not allowing himself to be Bold, regard Kittle, who caught for Fort Worth last sea.-ou, it is a winning team. What difference, less of any autho;ity that n»ys he is preference for Bradley. She als-> went to see Augua at players, and the game there will be greatly revived. please tell me, is same time, if they take the trouble to glance over tho wrong. No*v, on rnmored, will not be able to play ou the diamond again. there between a theatrical troupe, signed for a season, tho other bdnd, we have Mr. Kimi^k the >iil. To a reporter eho remarked that she kuoif a ODDS ASD ENDS. International batting record they will discover that lie caught cold iu an eye a month or so at;o, and [ay- great deal, but would reserve her information for tbe and a hall club? They buth depend a great de?l on the ex-Star catcher wa9 thir*y-third on tbe list of RttSHIXG INTO PRINT, ing no attention to it, it grew worse, and the latest t "Wally" Andrew*, who was tho first basemaa of the kno»in* each oiher and bow to tike them. Aud a le^al inquiries into the- ca^e. Louidvillea a portion of laat season, has signed with. hat?m?n, making above Kiich.gool hitters aa Ely, if he is quoted correctly, and saying, 'I will blacklist heard alKwt it tho doctors would he forcod to ro:n tve it T<-m Auirui has beesi well-known os a hack driver etrotig plftytr that leaves eilhor hurts the combina Murphy and Dundt.n, of the St^ra; Collins, Pi-ltz and to euve tbe otber eye. C'AASI. Omaha. tion. Hut you do uot hear Rowe, if he don't coine to Pittsburgh What n spec In l>«H;w for eiyht or ten yoaw and for a while hack of any ''nsene rule" among Toy, of Rochester; Stuart, Sweeney and Dealey, of Last year Dan Shannon played fourteen games with theatrical people. On tbo oilier baud, I contend that tacle for h<'norable_l'all player*, such as Jack and h;i8 l.ofcn running a line of his own. Angus ha? al tho Newark Club. Ho went fo bat 54 time?, mads 14 Truj; Remeen and Kappel, of Buffalo, and many White, and all others who by their training carefully HUSTLING CORN HUSKERS. ways be.i'u regarded as a reckless cluu^cter and ]ms an additional xost can be given to the game hy doing other good men. lie is au honest, bard worker in bis runs, 13 base hits and stole 15 huso-'. As a batter ho away with ihe rule, as players would themselves and keeping themselves aloof from dissipation curry bud his fihHre of ton^h experiences in tough life of position, and altbungli I have no doubt of the ability ing themselves a* gentlemen to ranked tnirty-socond. He was fourth a^ a second change enough at tbe end of the weason to make hear of men threat The Sioux City People After a Winning every kind, often having been on the verge of a simi of tbe nt-w catcher Briggs, if he holds his end up as ening to bhirklist base man with 29 put-onts, 47 uf-sists, 7 errors and an plenty of new fa'-es each year. Players them for what? For bringing the Aggregation. lar trouble to the one he is now in. can, and, well as Schcllha-jse did, ho will get on all right.11 game into disroonte? average of .915. In tho Omalri Club in thirty-six mark my words, will organize a league in opposition, No, bnt for helping to brin< it Angus claims that Bradley had on an overcoat a IK After much rarffui deliberation Manager Chapman up toJta present high Sioux CITY, Ia., Jan. 21. The base ball sea games he was at tho bat 141 times, made 20 runs, 38 that while they may not mane as much as they other standard, minus the slave mar tartf d t. draw a pistol ns he, An^us. met hint, hut t'mi base hits and an nvera^e of .246. He was twentieth as has concluded that ho has found in tlie person of ket, for which they areliot responsible. If Jack, son promises to be of much interest here. Sioux bo was too quick for him. Brad ley when examinee wise would, .would leave them Ireo men. And to R R batter. He was eighth aa ft- second baseman, with moral ceriain'ty th«y will carry tbe "great majority" BAUHEY MCLAUGHLIN, ALLOWS HIMSELF TO BE SOLD City started in on tbe tail end of the season last did ,:ot have a pfstol or other weapons, not even a G5 put-outs, 86 a^sts, 15 errors and an average of .010. of people with them. One thing will always roui&in of the Lowell, Mass , New England League Club, the I will think less of year with a hastily-picked club and laboring un Is info, <.n him, and the weight of evidence is agains President Davidsou states that ho will shortly bo him, o-tpecMlly under the circum- a fact tbat winning clubs will make money and player who, in bis estimation, Is worthy of jumping s'ancts of which tne s,ile der many disadvantages, but, notwithstanding Angus' fetuteiuer.t that Bia'lley was making anv able tr> announce some more exhibition has heen brought about, games with losers will nor. Make all tbe rules yon want, tbe fact into the phice made Tataut by tho sale of OIlie Beard, you demonstraiiou whatever towards bis assailant when first-class clubs. think either man would have tiled to break the all this, fhe worried some of the older clubs se remain*, Ihe rich clubs get the cream of the players, and has signed McLaughlin for oboit stop. This player reserve rule? If the Detroit Club had a'aid In thi kill'.Hf. President Davldson stys he will give the local Ama verely, and came out pretty well up toward tho and always will. Now, without any flattery, I like will come to the champion te;tm with a fiue record for League, tbero would have teur and gemi-profc&lonitl teams a been no Bucb charge agaiiis chance to play with jour way of writing. I take Tutf SPORTING LIFE, '8S, which is here fcuhmltted: Guinea, 3G; runs, 43; either man. But they say top of tho average column. It was demonstrated »ES HOINES DRIFT. the Louisville^. The latter begin practice Detroit still claims to be a March 20, and f can, I think, aoa that you are a little incline d fii-iding avtrage .892; balling avoiage, .335; stolen member of that body. They may claim, that the people would patronize a good game, and all tho local players caa bnt it is no then share in the work towards* tbe players' side. Do not hesitate, bnt jump bases, 8. The new "twinkler" last season piled up to a fact, as the International and with that fact in view an effort Several Crack Players Disposed of— The wiih them if they want to. If any of has a club in their terri is now being them show up clean over the fence, and pour tho grape into Youjler his credit 11 two-base bits, 3 three-base hits aud 5 tory. Did you &ver know of a in good form they will be ttied in the League Club allowing made to get together a team that will coine out Club's Prospects. exhibition Abe, B,4rnio, Watkius and company to your heart's home runs. Joo Battin, who is much pi easel over th< another club to be placed in one of games, and if their work their cities whei of the season's work bearing the Association DES MoixKS^Ift., Jan. 22. Manager Charles in tho latter shows that they content. You will be a winner s^re. Excuse my signing of McLaughlin, epenki in glowing terms of they had fiist deserve a trial in the championship control? I have not, and I would like games they will writing to you, bnt, as I eaM oefore, I am very much ihe new short stop , holb as a fieldera'nd bataman. Mc- to- tsk some hl^h authority pennant. Shortly after the last game wns played Slorton, now of the Toledo, 0., Club, has pur be given it if they this question wouli" wish it. interested, and I want ".'iglit" to win. Clubs do not Laughlin was with tiio Philadelphia League team in Nick Young last October the work of reorganization began, chased from I)es Aloines the release of pitcher Tom Rainaey has returned approve tho contract of anv player of th< from bis visit to Indian * have'* to pay more than they can afford to. And '87, covering second base, and went from that club to old Detroit Club the firat move being to retain Blauigtr Powell, apolis. with that club for next season, i who Wraith, third basemnn AlFord, left fielder Van another thln^ * notice, the managers and owners cry the Lowells, He leads tl;e New England third base sent by tbat defunct organization? gave'such eminent satisfaction after Will Bryan was dyke ur.d catcher Harry Sage. The prices paid H. S. Alberts, of St. Paul, has written to several about losing money, but Btay in just men in fielding and stands seventh in batting deposed, tho same. IP NOT, WHY NOT? and a system of discipline was inau have not player* here, making them offers m case be should be - " \o«rs resnectfully, SCOTT HASTINGS, among tbe KX) players on the list. From all accounts gurated that brought tbe players to tbe scratch yet been announced. It is supposed encased to manage the Atlanta team, which is very that the few remaining players will go to To Santa Cruz, California av«. HcLauKhlin will mid great strength to the Star team If BO, why would be do it? Would it be because -they every time. Then the local association was incor probable. lu all departnj£nU.of the game. aro going lo be represented in tho National League a porated with a capital stock of $25,000, a good tjhare of ledo. This does not mean that I)es Moines will The men who are running the Columbus to&va seem a member, or why? What i'$ a club if it is not thai I am afraid Scott has got so far away from home •-' fclKOR IfBNTIOff. which was Bubeciibed iu a short time. U. K. jacket t, not put a team in the Western Association. to be hustlers. Look out for tho new "JJaby." tbat he stea things, as it were, through the small end franchise? Wht-u a club is adrnilteJ, that gives them a lover of genuine spott, WRH chosen president of the On the contrary, Manager The work of improving the paife will be begun vpry ot tho telescope. The abuses cf thy reserve rule The news from Washington contained in last week's franchise. If they dispose of that to another party, 1 Hssociatbn, and Hart, late of the Mil- SPOUTING John J. Jordan, a "rustler" from away very SJOD. Some repairs will be made on tho grand those tbat have crept Into it I have ofton jumped LIFE ia regard to the case of pitcher another city, and another League takes poss-sslou, i n-fiiikc"-s, is locking op available talent. The trouble Con Murphy, hack, was made secretary and bus practical charge of &tmi<1. The grounds arsixnd always have been iu tbo upon. But they are. small indeed when compared to was road with much interest here. The looks reasonable to suppose there is a National Leagu tho anairs so with the men sold i-t that they expected, and laal Syracuse far. Manager Powell was given full year received, too high salaries to bring the pay roil be«t of condition. the benefits which have grown out of the rule and directors are apparently unconcerned in vacancy in that town. I dou't know why I hav swing, and for tbe last two or three months has been Hub Collie has about recovered from h!s recent which ^ro just as much dependent on tbe instrument regard to the matter, and although it is very eviden written all this to you, as I never rush into prin Of t!ie club within the salary limit. that tra^ersinK the country, keeping bis weather-eye open illness; DOW as they wero formerly. The very reason which Murphy desires to break away from the Stai never have sought newspaper notoriety or contro An in well known, the Des Moinea Club closed the Club for the right kind of men to gobble the championship f*JA stattment was published hereto-day that Manager Scott urges against it lhat bill clubs are making as matters appear at present be will have t< voraies in my life and I do not want you to think so season a heavy loser. Two rents ago a few active h salaries and un'avorabld season maie heavy Mr. and simple, is to reserve players to keep other man tho city have 4ately interested themselves (irnfts on the stockholders, which have 8t;ited in last week'd SPORTING LirE, but the contract rule went into effect. Why, a $2,000 salary in 1876 and Chad wick la here informed that Messrs. Dorgan in base ball, but It is in the direct! ja been reduced Was not made until I int Saturday. Mr. Davidaon dots and McCormick Btill have tbe Clipper gold medal ag?rs from tampering with vour players not to In BUIIK what by the sale of players since tho 1877 was a thing to boast of, aud the salaries paid over vite them to bid for them. The "maggots" are clear!, of putting a stop to all Sunday g;tn:es. At a meet not slate what were tbe terms. J. A. and above that amount that wore presented to thtm by tho "Father of Uase season tlossd. The presant stockholders manifeated a were few and things to bo wrong in this thin-*, and by their actions invito ing bold last Tuesday it was decided to organize « talked about all season. Mo^tof Ball," in 1878. willinsnesi u let go, and there wus talk in November tbe salaries ran from want of confidence in thorn by players and what the, league for tho enforcement of Sunday laws. The Base $000 to 81.2UO or $1,500. Now Kd Swartwood, of last season's Hamilton team, fi of a reorganization anil the passing of control to now Ball at Brown University. there are not half tiie can less afford utter nnpopulailty at large. It ma. statement wss made at this meeting tbat the local base alarlea in tbo League and American Association mentioned as right fielder for the Syracuse champions hands tntirvlv. Such n deal was nearly consummated PnoviDENce, B. I-, Jan. 23. Brown University Base which bo proper enough to sell the right to the services hall association had requested tbe schedule committee come under 82,0 danger of throwing «t Into brain fever when he per neither the players nor trios* attending th) game* righteousness insensibly builds itself aroond in«n a*. formed that mauler stroke of releasing all his plajors, CHICAGO GLEANINGS. having time for auch busiiiedd ou UL.HL uaya. The they emer^H from adolesceurc, is ouo that h»s never BASE BALL. hiimelf irtrln.led. Ned Stevens suggests that, now majority of the players iu the City League are young taken de«p h*ki upjn pr.ietit'al l>o >p'e. it is connU-r Cudivofth Imsset t!ie example, John Ylurrillmight end The mack Stoclclajjs to Vacate Their Old BILLIARDS. men woo are employed durin;: tlie week. During the to the lo^ic of himmnity at lar^e, <>r let l-j^se. It is an the §nsp»»!ise lie Is in by releasing himeelf. Cudworth Ground Next Fall Other Local News. lust Legislature a similar bill wa^ introduced in the ioverr-ion of tlie Srt'Uy boiiiiti'ul teachings of personal must bo fjlltmiug some on?'8 very had advice, other CHICAGO, Jan, 24. Editor SPORTING LIFE: House by Representative Yickcre, but waa killed i TIIE MEETING IN CHICAGO. wrest leg. It is automatic to tho Doctrine of Oppor HUB HAPPENINGS. wise be would never lm?e done what is 1-wkeJ upon tho Senate. tunities. It ncoguizts the suspicion that men who »t- as a huge jAe by all who are up oa base ball. There ia an old sayin?, "Never tell tales out ol l;.-nuot!i Signed at La»t White Not Wanted school." I must accuse two prominent real es An Appeal to All Classes of Professionals reudy have enough lack incentive L> g«t more, bxt ig- HUB PICK-UPS. NEW ENGLAND BASE B4TX. for Harmony and Good Feeling i» the n-^rc-s the reality that tluse who ever t et etioush »ra Tho Managership Still in Abeyance tate dealers of doing so, and in a street car, too the ciimpAralively email uumbor who are early c:>n- Somewhere I saw a paragraph to the effect that General Interest of the Business. Ilorumig's Uelcase New Kngland League Alt i.iii' Jrwiu didu't go to l'rinceio:i been use he Little did they dream while they were referring The Sort of a League an Official Thinks tentwitli very little. It nttr.c'ies too much iiiifort- AllairH, Jitc. wanttd ni'»re lo coach the college l-oys thttu Harry to their business transactions of the day thai Would Fay. The annual meeting the Bruntwick-Balke- ance to tbo f.ict that only iho altsolutely hungry Luve 'osTo.v, Jan. 25. Editor STORTING LIFE: \Vrigli1 gets for managing the Piiilliej. That souudi someone was forced to listen to it all. Well, 1 Collender Company will take place in Chicago any proaniu-{ need uoidly t* clutch what they know v. ry n: co, but it don't hold wat^r. Arthur tells a MANCHESTER, Jan. 24. Ex-Manager Clough to-morrow, and ivill be watched with more in they ctuii.ot po*-ibly "^et awny with." Therein it over anybody say that E^stou would be weak different nt^ry. Tbe manager of the players with the am not sorry, under the circumstances, as 1 expressed himself with reference to the forma looks (he Uoctrinecf Ojitioufl The MIHar.i 'jdi^er at nd the bat thia year? orniigH and bJnck stockings wrote Aithur and askfd caught on to a bit of news that will ba news to terest than any other event in the billiard world twonty-five or thirty-five cun do wh«t he could not tion of a New England League yesterday as fol of the two houses, which - nnett, Ktlly, GanzcH all great back stops him wliAt his figure would bo fjr coaching them. He the public of Chicago, ami to the base bal lows: "The only way to do the thing is for einco the combination possibly have done at eighteen. It is susceptible of :.;<:od throwers, and that moans nil stai was very modest in his i!em«p.-la and answered tlmt he event took place about ten years a^o. This in 1 roof that he d>esit, Tlut at tho younger nge ho bus to players at large and sporting people in general. Nate Kellogg in thia city, Frank Leonard in to forty time-, always at the peril of his h:de, for what > '..-hers bc.-ides being cood hitters. Name an would try to show the J'-rneyitos how to i)!ny ball for I will not attempt to write up the conversation terest is owing to the fact that during the past 525 a week. It' they hud known whan limy wer Portsmouth, Harry Putnam at Salem, Walter three years Schaefer, Daly and Sexton were in when cider he can pull in at on« *-eanC"jf uith«ut auy t club that can match this trio. getting a good thing ther v ho, at twenty-five, .(met. 1'or years no catcher in the business thero ho'd senrs in tiie Congress streets at tho expiration of the coming and the total receipts to be turned Into The question or issue of employing professional a $25 mau while Harvard ii g'ad to get ''Profeasoi' the association and all tho disbursement! a manufacturing house is looks buck u;>cn himself at eiahteen, w, |>ciha|K<, pro been thought so highly of in Boston as Clurksou at double that salary. season of 18SJ), and in tho future occupy the to be made by tho association. I would have experts to represent foundly lmi,n-8.-d with "the folly of his y uth" nt : nut-t. In the days of tho old Detroits, before The Brs'ons will probably play in Philadelphia with grounds formerly occupied by the Marion?. These every ticket-seller ia each city under the pay aud con not a new one. It really dates back fifteen having set snil for so Kt:lo at tbo almott certi'n risk the At-Iutics April li». MUUVVLM grounds ure located within five minutes1 ride of the trol of the association, and until some etich arrange years or more, probably not on the salary ques of so:»t body else learning of it. He ivgrets thnt ''lie , Uutfalo "Big Four" joined them, we used to ^ ' out to see them mainly on account cf Ben- present park, at the corner of I'olk and Liucolu ment as this is brought about the New EngluiH tion such as was introduced a few years ago by permitted himself tn bo tempN d," but at twenty-flv» FLOUIDA NOTES. atret-ta. The new p-irk will be 612 t>v 620 feet. The League will never be run ou a business basis aud wil the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company and lie duo it'.t need tobotemp'e). Both tl.cn ami nt it'.s catching. Ho will find out now how much priie jaid for it «ad §105,000. Base ball will not alone never m«ko any money. Banded together in this thiitv-fivp, he wiii, of his own vuliticn, do eomelUng i ' think of him down here. Ne\rs Xotcs and Gossip From an Ex-3Iana- bo the spoit played ili-r.-, but it will be converted into nmiiner the managers would do everything possible td the United States Company, or whatever it was of wiiich be is truly proud, !)tit wh'ch, w hen anv mucli have got Bennctt Jim White may pU\> ball playing. How I pity Ei Andrews! I know Prince of Wait s cou M bo sigaed as a pitcher. This 18 D'» excessive salaries paid. Maurice Daly represented tho Griffith Company betttr. I know cf a case in whicli t vn pbyers fast \- :.,roier hy likts s ) far as I care." Thf se, too, \i ho misses Florida's sunshine and flowers. iifctiaicht tip f,.r Ted Sullivan, which 1 h"po he will in the halcyon days of Matthew DelaLcy. just as tw nty-five did nil t'iat ciinpverbpp'it-siMeon a bi liunl l)ire<-tor Bil'in^s' wii'hm lit-*, who add-: "\Ve d table. They pretended to com} ete for money tlmt bml Isiw Bob Uurka tho other day. He has accept an i s*e if he cannot get his royal highness to Sexton was faithful to the Coiiendcr house when want Mr. Jauiei "W. \\iistu now, we have 110 place fu siirn for Ted's team of Irishi^eii. moat of tlie iiiilni hCul f-xjierts should have been faith no existence, they continued to pluv wtn-n they did signed with tho Sioux City Club. Bob says he Jack I'ickett hua ^o.io to St. I'aul. Ho may come to THE TRIGGER. ful to the lioiif-e of Col lender. Tlie Usiif, however, as not c >unt, and one delibeiutaly lost the "auitcu" to ' >w ia rittsburaV tim*. If th'-y M at.t "the deacon' is waiting patiently for tho back salary New an understanding with ihe maua^euieut and sign bo- already stated, ^ much the same. Tuat ilie decline of the o'hcr. :*nifrss OUH! billiards iu tins country uatra from tlio It is not for one cla«8 nf players to po^e M superior .^f.iilher thought will bo given Ihe Knu.\ old p^tri 8-m Muitoa has b?en in town for the pa»t week. time in which piofeseional expert** ohowtd ;i favor iu in viitue to ano-tie^. It is never wi-e to foul oue'3 ''There ia only one thin., the fucoess of the club, and that they paid every A WONDERFUL INVENTION own nest. A n table attempt of ihit kind wo* nuido lij th** Boston iiiaimgouj-nt, body ami left him out in thfl ctfd. Sam will sign George ''rowe, who pitched for the Gar- thy diiection ofone house to the dt trmieiit of another botbeiiug me now,' 1 s*yB Mr. So-.'en, "and ilmt is th (Im City*, amateur ch.iiupiotid of Chicago. Darling The Latest Improvement in the Toyman i? now a n.utter of history. That all manufacturers in 1S85, mid did not work hupi ily. There is no w *- question of a manatfr. I Hpi-rociato tiiu fu.t that o:ir UiHy Stickney has signed to play with a clul »t:d IVtrit will no doubtjbe sold to the Minneapolis alike I avo s»ffete,\ in cob sequence of eo pernicious a d''in either in iMmstirg ihat iintividiiil reput«li ilia succe-B thitt year will d^p^-nd in a great mousuro 01 in the California League, and as they don" Club. Km Heugle has gono to Miniit-npolis t > niaoage Sight IlHistraled ami Described. system no one will question. give ^roinine-ncc to billiunlp. It is rather the function tlis right ki-Kl i-f a manure r one- \tli t will iiut have v.ant their i»hi\rrs to say anything about it 1 will uo Slorton's ice rink. Moitou has not landed Jim Say In tho entire range of tho marvelous progress Tl.uts'ich a system ha» been well null ruinous to of tin,-utter to pive prominence to :.-idividi:;\>. Tho lo Ull iho iiK-n llmt he i-; manager, hut who wil nieutkm the club's IIHUIO. yet, but expects to have trs contmct tiii* week. Jtu of the improved fire-arm of the day, nothing i3 billiards eveiyw litre that i*, prufessiunHl Lilliurdfs fact thit s'> i:i!iiiy of the old pl;iytr$ have f tilfd iu bf- liaiidle them so tUat thoy will have iiu djubtoutha It is a mjeteiv to me Inw tho California clubs can Jlart ia after Mart Sc:inlun, tho li^ fir^t baseman o more wonderful, alike in mechanism and appli ia too notorious not to l.o admitted by aH. Prufes- i]i*r roon!-kee[.ers, even tlios^ who ti Minutely a'hieve point." afford to p'uy tho ealuries they do. I saw an off* the Wliitinc^. 3\lart will be just thf iniiu Hart wants, eioual ti IHrds everyrther.) h ive languished, withered E'tuci'Ssby the accide .t of loc»iiiin, luivin^ f.iil (1 iA liurks got, and it was just ti rty a month more thtu ho as he jj a heavy butter and a fine fielder, but only n cation, than the Lyman sight?, which have be fl:id b-.'coni9 ahmstu tuing of (lie jmst. Tin n* have railitr locations or in lat-'r, is evidence Mat ihe {ub- THE TFAJf 3r.VNAGEME.NT. lio values b lliards m TO tiia'i its exponent4. Thero MI several occasions President ^o Ion has BiiH lo me gets from Sionx Ciiy,a^d 1 know they are paying hii, fti r base-runner. Sc;mloa is Cft. 2io. and weighs 200 come absolutely indispensible to everybody hav been no tournaments or nritcli csmes j-lnyed in any i ,r Mn linger ILirt is ivc.«iumemh'ti veiy highly to more than nve a in -nth. ponn«U ing occasion to use a rifle, and which have to pnrt of the country woitiiy of the u Uion, tho game or WAS confirmation of this in 183S, wbeir Sexton and Sio;- 1-iin. 1 know that Frank Soleo hasurgeJ iho seloctio: "Oeob" in his la^t fays T would he a g-od man t Billy Sunday has gained considerable flesh thia win tally displaced all former sighting apparatus. the exp-rts. Great roama in alt parts cf tho cuui-try ton played their match for V-i.oM) in Irvin^ Hall, tbo of Hutt, ttiul lii dirrctura think well ot Hart's ability tike buld of a cluS in Suvaimiih. I always hnda hi^ ter. Sunday will o to tlio Hot Spangs next month have cli sml up. wliUo but few, if nny, ntw ivnnis have irross rece'pt-i beiun litt.e mere thon J30U. Again in Of course Eportsmen are familiar with it, nnd been opened. The pi ice of billiurdu" all over the c.mii- Washing ou, I>. C., in 1887, wheu fexton nnd Daly bu: -Aell, to tell tin; trnto, ih-« triuiiivln have a lurk reg»rd for "Creole" and I ft ttered myself tlmt ho wai to put hinrs^lf in condition. with them any commendation is superfluous; ing suspicion !hat John \V«rU niwy hundta thu ,11 >; K fru-i d of mil:?. But uftor (tint I c!iau^^ my mind Base ball on tho ice was ina"gura'od here last Satur try IKH beconto a mere nominal figure, ranging ns low put in a week to an a^^regato uttfudasictt of a cor- Have ymi ever been iu Savaauab, "CrooK?" Well day. Thejo will be ft game every Saturday, wewiher others need but to see or use the sighu once to R9 twenty cents per hour iu ponio of thy finest ri-oiua (-f |.ornllK Kiiar;!; Pud ni:aiii lust s;immT, when tho Sira- re: M.S a'ter till. At any rate th-y decline Ih it a man 'uuBieil." ti-ga touruHUimt, nnde up of t?lossan, Sexton and ager will not be engiipeJ until Sliding arrives will permitting. All gwrnei \vi 1 bo played ut Liucolu 1'ark. immediately recognize their superlative merits. Ihfi country. Such men as James P.ilmor Irid to re Uy the way, what is the matter with Ii. bert Lpall^y1 Jim SIcAh-er, who bigtied wilii Cleveland last week, sort tr> the indigni'y of jvol for rtrinka, while Victor l).ily, wa-i a s-nous disappo'n'me.nt to the tnana^e- liia *Tgu nJ-ll:e wot bl" pl.tvei*. Tue ciily in In The inventor, Lyrnan, is not, however, content nieut. so fur ns tlio mere b,>x i.'Eflco w«s conceined. they I avo in llmt conn auy id i'i Juhn Ws.nJ. \\ Etq., HS u httstiet? Hasu't be g'it n dunuy team t^> is tin) niret pr< raising yoan? fioMer in the country. Ert'-phedieo ulmoct \vUlir-nt a did'ar and had to bo g---tber? fiut hoiiejtly, llolwrt, how much dj ihtfj As a fivl Icr aud base-runner he irt 8«?conj to cone; us to rest upon hi.? laurels, but always eims to im buried by thu National Milliard Afsoei:iti"n! Ihe little David is either two th,m*ind years tuo staid lie t!-i;,kfi of the Wnshiugtou f!«al tha ba»c b:ill world or two thousand yearA toofre^h in sllngiog hia atones. lia^Jof'eii waiting nnxiuii^ly to lcnr». ISut he has teen btctnd vou? (i liiltrr ha ii fur. McAleer i^ timid whild at bat prove, when further improvement seems pos Ia it not tinia to turn o\cr a new leaf? It is true ^ivaciica.ly lost to IhU Cvnmtiy lor nion h,j . 1 tup; IIo1*' times have changed. Four years ago P.iliy owinp: lo an iiijury he recetvot »t Ch«rle8N>n, S. 0., in sible. His latest effort in the line of progress is that Kt the pr« sent i:ay there aro but two i-xperis on TTPOX OTHER St'BJECrS. to know, however, that A letter has i cached tho Ma Atvoid chafed me aiound St. Louis to si^rn bim f 186fi, by be;ug hit with a pitciiej ball. If Manager the Lyman patent wind-gauso sights, a cut of the ealurv list, unJ, ind'-ed, we are not certain tlret I saw something new iu cu"-Hps the other day. lioni Ward, wiucU was wr.t'en after ho heard tho Viu-'euma, Iu i., CIu 1), f,»r th ) big sum of ''53-") LI if t us can iu*ii.l a li'tie m.'KO courage iuto the which is here given. they are oa it ihalla, Sexton iindD.tiy. They were, They are of zyolouite, look outwardly like ivory, Rr<» M alter Iteuitt's agreement with Prtsidert I).«y for m >nlh.'' Now he is holding out f..r S'iOO. I wou boy ho will make a good hitter. Jim ia strictly tem however, en it up to Hie clo^e of the past year. Schae much cheaper, and should prove ;it le-xst a-< dumb!-*. his 10 If a e. The Irtti-r w to thu eflbet that there like to see Hilly on that ''ehickeu f«*rci'' of hi.". perate nuJ a jertfct goi^tieiudn both on and off the fer has thuwu h:s iudepend-nco nail inane hid n;:me The ad'it'sivo (duster r. quires simply to be moistem-d. very licilit pi-obal'ihty ut" his pUym; ia Wa-iluii^tc 1 hcird a £OMl ft'oiy mi Silver l"l ut the other da lie d. JJpuny Sullivnu 1ms been captured to honored everywhere by (Tecllninjr 10 bo further a de At the ou's-1 the cues need, of couiso, as in tho ca-o ot" In ftct it us goixl as says that he wi.l nit be u ''3cm It may bo "moihy" 10 you, if HO cut it cut. Hint was manage the Wheeling ('Sub, of the Tri-Staie League, pendent on atiy one and showing the wnrl.i that he is the detached ivory tips, to be prepared. Sampl.s Imva tvr'* in '89. in Ntnv Orleans with a coiublLntioii, and they wero S;i livan was ia tho Texas I.eigne last season. Ho quite capable of taking caro of himself, aud t'.nw ctrik- this \vei-k been put upon ihe market. ' ;'!IH q»»»blioi then is "ill he remnia in New York? £oing 10 Sun A Mimic lo piny au exhibition game will cjmmeuro to si^n men fi;r Wheeling at ooce. ing out for the best interest of clean an 1 manly Imgi- William V. t'uiltuler is improving in t.otl;h and Titat will d-p -nd etit're'y on .Tuhn U. Day, who wil Some one in New Orleans tuld FLut that wh Cun'on will buy Cr- oks fi'^m Oiiiuha if terms arc ne-a in the interest cf professional bilHunU" every pro-p -1102 o horwup. Il-"s Ion? illness has be^u HeVrro, hardly refuse what IV) it an \\iil oftVr fur Ward's ic- ho cot over them to ketp Ira mouth sb t-itt sfactory. 5[»i:agr«r Hariin^tnu has signed Pal where. There is no reason why Daly and Sexton and it H to be hoieJ that its throak-uings will eoon Ita-e. Tho "big t! r^e" aro in >ro hnxi»us to j.et \\ and say iiotbing lo off-nl anyoue, as they were a mer uutl i'ett rson, first lasemen of the West End should bo feaied by keeping ttit-in on the sdiry list as cense al^o^ether. HMV than over, botaifo by B curiug liim they w» shooters. Frank said they sboi't with their niuuth; Amatiur Ciiy League Club, tor Canton. A. C. tho ptid henchmen of manufacturers. Thegc m-n JUnthew De,i;in*y is b'>iMing high bopes upon his pet '.ii:t uf «hut 3-»-nis H t ouble>oine dii"ruma. Mike good KM n could 11111 a retrment of Ihem. After th JariU<-n, has signet with Si in neap: rife. Denver fuileJ have no longer a reputntion as billiard experts, for, electric f/iano, wl.n-h now, as I nud*-rnfand the sitn-i--- Kelly has d-nw so much Idlkmg about the cajitjuiirj «ot to San Autotiio Ed \Vi liam>on aud Go.)ig< Go-e to fulfill their coLtr.ict. Jack Dooohiio, of tho Kau- wdila their reputations as bu-incsi men are tirst-clas:<, tiou, awiiitH only lh« iiiavi able i^cto.v>o of dvuaiuo that tho tiiumviis rta-li^u ihut they h«ve Kot others be tuok four or five uativi-s into their coufidonce uiid put sws Citv Club, is here vis tin* his friends. there are probably a du/.i-a exiierta in this c !J oil ''Silver." They Stored him intJ a taloou Secri-Ury White, of the International League, is prc-eeiit who are gnater uiiisters of the pamo of bil The pool rournsmeiiti asenc-iunteretl an. unexpecte-1 thiu extciit they must tatisfy tli« Liibtic who eupport nnd left him. Pntty eoon the cowuojs cot to quar (Uixi >u* to sfgu l)uvo Sullivan, as ono of his urn- liards thnn Sexton (.r Daly. Firtliennore, the opin sftlir.ck. In read of (liscmuMgini: its r-r- jvcrori it tho frame. They cannot (lo ih.it by miking "Ke'f" lellitiir. Onfl of them took Finnic to one fcido, and, pins. ion of paTd experts at the preterit d»y is a mere stench t-hi-uid Btimulaid tt> prr;tU-r endtiivor. Tli > lrs*'ii it c;i|itttiu. Ward would just Jet them out of Ihe difn- haudin^ him d pop. sa d there uan go in 2; to bo so uo Ttse amatenr pl-iyera of Chicago are in demand in the nose of tho public. Such expeit* cannot eell tf adieu can more kindly bo pointed out afn-r the culiy. Ho iMjuU manage Vie teatn, Kelly inchnie.l fjii there.. "Those fellows have it iu fur me,, an.l I am tlrs year. I must say that there are 110 better iu any tlirce tables to t'.e nmu in a year^fjr t'!C simple rea- touruftment than before. Fascinatod by the *\oui-i wi'iild inufce u go^d cop'ain, and the public wuiild b1 gomee too sooshoot h ouout oof tlioio woewhole cang,, andan ymi c.ty iu t':o Stiles. SEiurRiti). §ou that no man of intelligence would rely on tlie in- merciiil etaniling" of the ciroiueM the poolers ha v* periec'ly snt'-Sed. It fluti't tlo to igiioru tic feolinga t,- m u- 1 help me." Frank pleaded with hisi to overlook te^iity of an ox per; who i* ku/>wn t.) bo 7>aid to re to tlie cvf. Ttjiirna- ihia lo-st jeiir t,n the du cents uduiig^ju fee. tltrtermir.c 1 lo kill somei'te, and romaienced sl»< oEi Biid one of tl'O ni'fct pi-nmioent busiues8 men in New mentd are tho best thoy BJUUI williu^ to give tlia Kitii.k r.mile cue jump ntul be wits in tho ttrset aud Organiza (ion Pe rfectei! A Resignation York to the wrtt'-r a ft\v da;s azo, "plate any confi pubi : c. a dead tun to the hotel, wliero 1m rushed into h Fut tiro Fkias. dence in the exjert who was paid by m.imifHctnrerg." Wl*at ha-i becime of a'l the pod championship Vlilleth? manager prullem ia s'id on the tab!o one room, where lie was joined by his two tt>rmfl nlois. N'-r is thh all. Ttie BtuDswivk-I^alke-CoHender emblf cii? Sla.'ches are not playoJ for th'j:u. of thu (lUeniiuns ff the winter has l-ceu ucttd on t r Frank broke in wit!:: ' You «ro two fiuo eti!5<, to jro Tho Middle States League held a special moot C'jnipany tic 03 not have to depend on tuo oj.-irii u of Some of tiie riwia-lccepors here are Imiborinz tli3 Ja-t tmit'. Joe llornung Inis been rvloa-cd out an i < a\vay nnd Jpavo a man!" "What is the tr-.uble?* 1 ing nt the Kambo House, Norristown, Pa. t Jan. aoy export to sell ita wurt-e. Tho tables made by tlm suspicixiu th.it tho side purpose of tourija:nor:tH ia ruseli" it- u He;iu-e-itor no luiiper. Who \\unli Goro ij.uocejily H*keJ. "Wtiy, after you Mt 21. The delegates present wore: Charles Ma sou, tinii-hoiH-red Lon-o «pe:ik for themselves. Nut only this city for chunipimishin honcrs are dropped quietly Lave ihcu^lit tSuee thoi't years au;o ihtit Hcrnun^, ih ai so;>n a* the touriiHm-Mtt^ h?.ve apportioned tha f.-iir cowboys jiimi:c:l nn me, and I pulled of tho Phihidopbia Giant.-; Joseph E. Ilijjby, has Hi s firm a mtioutl Lut a world-wide reputation, kiugof I-;ft llfblers, would bd rtjleaa.-i! by IJaa'on sj 34 cu m.v £un, and r^n thu whole ^is;:.1' Juit tben n voice while the Iniiviluiil members of the firm rank in prize money is lo cresito a tlenmn I for tho pool play era tccMi.se there was no phsce for him (in tlse t- ;i:n? fnmi ihoirtitstde sliontt-il: ' Op -n the d or or I will Frankford; A. Foster, Wilmington; Joseph Far- probity, manlit.csH, justicp, honor and general fair piny in PyriiciHf, Uijche^Ier and Brooklyn. it is true. Jutt'a release w:is o!*iored t;> any c.ub in the lioo'." Fnnk fell I ehind the bjd as whito as a sheet rington, llarrislb'.irg; and A. B. Parker and in a mercantile sense and otherwise on a par with any 3len will n»t pl.:y amo: g themselvrs be-, ause they enyiia for*?">00, bul there w.i« no bid-ler. Kvery club aud hollered "For G ! suite don't or-i'U ih:.t (*o -r, I will Kayuiond Menshower, of ths Norristown Club. tquitl number of u';siiifsi men to bo found in the do not wish to be beaten, :iud the fri'm anv on'sidi resp-ctcd. Why then fclioul-.l tho firm (f the Brune- l-a9 aHviiys b;*en so. Cut th*> old "o!d-tr merd" s^ejipol I i!o:i'tio:i WAD!AD too haveav anyan more bloodoo on my hands."n E. Mason club. Tho very fii^t that hw le'taie c iiiM be tfTt Charley M«>rton did a pood thing when he eieigncd Cuban Giant?. President Charles wick-UHlke-Collen>ier Co. fur.her handicap it elf and down and <-ut in a manly fashion, while the modern to anv club Lot in tho League. M'as eviJouce that t.e l.e- IiMind Stiliintrs. Now, Char ey, yon havve the preside!. Applications for membership were fit the san;o time continne to handicap the business nt 'Md-tiuiers" linger for matches for pit!~sert and for wonld evt'iitiuilly bo rc!'ed, and than no b-.M rep;: tat ion of ti:> uifinbi*r.ibi;>. Tf e NorrMowu Club tent a com- perU in the background, but has been a constant have mug'erecJ, neive enough to lundicap Iha ( t "onto" hia weaknesdoa yet ho wuuld to a great gaino pNyed in oneplnce, some in another. IiIu miiuicntioo HeUiug iho League :o make ct>rtutb than Wll- study and has ma-ny original features. The billiard-'. AVere H a young or struggling hous?, with reives nsnnich as the winner of all bis games. It i> out a name, capita1 , power or infiu.'uco, there miylit be not all-lie the wrong of it to winners of first and eec- the coVtTs iu Lowell and Worcester. When Ihcy ^ mii.ilfou au-1 further east than Trenton. The Norria- principle of sighting is the saline as that of the fc£ ;t one of uur liva ball tjxvin he.-e iu iln "down NEW HAVKN STIKRING. iou'ti Clijo also w»ute-I each du!» to di-n >eil f300 in a tome excuse io enip'oying exjurie. Such, howevfr, is cu ). It is ni'h r the shanie of it to ihe others, with E»Bt'" dietiict cao kick up mine fn:i to thu pq-mre incJ Ht'irutttey fund ai evidpiice th.it ihc c ub intended t-> combination sight. A detachable cup, however, not the c.-se, for Ihfeir ttitlfs aie in u-c in nir:e-t; match h»tweeQ Mana^-r OiitlwortSi RiiJ 1'resident ^nently tho Loa^nc p;i83ed a rfsolution to mako a s^x- sight is rapid and positive, being obtained by Iluxve I ment.<'H "Cuddv 1' first LWCHUSB ho led oft NEW HAVK.V, Conn., Jan. 21. Editor SPORT clnh cir-uit, cymipo*el of Wiiminxtoo, t^vo clulw in fact*, but as the frio:i I « f the panic, no Iwsa than t!i it and fast as a niHtch-maker with ch^m^iuni. It is turning a knurled sleeve whicU ha* a triple thread. of the individual nirmber* of tlii* firm in questioo, we "known thnt latterly hu has refused to play Curt r ex But Lowell can't have tli« mn-iic a'l to herself any ING LIFK: Tho lethnr^y as to bnse ball IMiilnde'^hi), Ketidiog, Harristutv, and tho Cuban At every one-fourth revolution t,f the sleivo a i-priog longer. Wo:ceater has the r nil now. And thereby which has so long hold New Haven in its em Giariis, of Trmtnn. prefer to give the wound of a 1'ricD.l iMther tlmu tba cept in private, en the ground t*iat it wcv!J not pay to snaps into a tmall notch, which enables the shooter to k's-t of an cir-my. piny in public. Di-eiy did not cummtnt upon ihi«; lianas a story of five ch.-ptore, wiiich da'cs from brace, appears to bo losing i'a grip, and ba^c ball Tli.e following tlireclora were elec'el: FArrinston, quickly adjust thesi^it without looking at it, a* is Ja-t winter and runs this ua_>: IlaiTtsbu'K Club; A. Foster, Wilniin^toii Club; \V. W. ,e the IJrunswick-Balhe-Collendor Company dis- but he lo d me thu Al. Smit'-i, ono i-f Slodrton's bickers probabilities arc being di-cussed on all sidles. sometimes ne:es?ary in hunting. In very accunilu coutirtue fniin heoc--t bo nb !« to Ch«p. I. -DDKthing Q-ftr a >ear ago, when t'lere Ilickeu, lt<-adin-< C-«'', r.ud J. M. Bright, Cubiu GinuU uotin^r, as iii target uhoot ng, a tnicroaietcr tcale is Cft m ^ u vacancy in I'm New EnjIahJ Leigiie, Mr There is a desire manifested by tho people here T!ie rcliedu'o co.-nmitfeoe ii ronip^awl of Cutiibert, of fossional exports and Ifcave oa* aud all of Iho misters win,» ffmd to ussunui nil risk as to playing in public. i-d, \vhi.-h is at t; ie top ol' the knurled sit eve. of trie ganiu free and independent t<> work in tho £.e:t- It would seem us if them !'s nothing for u-t to do but aser Buroi.aia ituJ 51 an age r Leoriml Ixjt'i com-ei to be represented iu the grandest of eporU, aud ICeathiifi; Kighy, of Kruukfiml, and Bris1^, of Hie Tbe w inc-gauge cperatt-a from the left-hand side of the idea of jKittni^ a t-uni in Worce'ter to riH t?ie Cutau GinnTH. Tliree gJtnins aw-j^k aro to be scheduled ral i tit* rest of the sranie, and billianU will not only ''sit upon il>e grouud aud tell sal stories of the deatU tin re is lacking but a leader to insure it. What tho sight, aud ii the most simple, compact and dtirnh'c ;;e a i.eiv lease of Hfu but tioom iu'h-) ve y ne.ir of kings." vac. ucy. li-ith d'd some scheming, but \Va:tjr Bu (or eucli ciub. Tin cche lulo mteiiiig wi!l I e hold at deii^e ever employe.) for the- purpose. The lower hum pnilcd otf thfs priw* ttu-l \v.\t a-lui^tt^d as the has contributed to tho ill success of base ball in Wihuius on in Marrh, fit the call of 1*resident >Jii3''n. futlire. Such a step ou the j-art of this firm will bo «e New Haven in recent yc-irs, has been au ex graduated maiks show thu uindnKe. keenly nupreciated BS when thev revived S'jme time CHICAGO BILLIARDS. ^Vt.rcritfc-r Club, and be was fcoui that d*y reco^:iii/,e*: Tiic N'orridtown Club will CH.I1 it meo:iug shortly for Thu upper psrt of the Bight folds down forw.ml when ia the League inett.ngaud deliber^tiuus as tio Wur- emplification of the old saw "too many cooks th-j furui.'itlon of a new l4'«g»e to l:y composed of P tt^- xgo nut to inunaze tournament*, but to aid. foster and not in use, an i-* shown by tlie dott-d linej in cut. Al euconragd th^rn by thrir professional wisdom aud ex- Schaefer's Plain Talk to the Bosses anil ce t-r Clnh. spoil the broih.1* Heretofore- every holder of a alt are towi', Norris'ovvn, HfgUlu-ids, of ilauayauk, West though the siaht foida forward it w not easy tj knock ('hap. II. The \Vorce t-r Baae Ball Asiocijt'on of stock imjKiiK-d that t'ne f-uccewful nnna«emf nt of Chester, Houston* and VViliniu^ton. perienc^-, together with their always Eenerons RnaLciul Dictators. it out cf I'osi'iou wlif-n Blmo'.ing, fur milesj it is aiJ. Such u ptep uo\v, when tho gitmo is In tuch a de WflH tben fornird and Burnliatn, of course, was iip- the temi I'evi-lvi d i:pcu him and him aloue, nnd c n- pr^B-ed forward more thau t'O degrees, it will spring CHICAGO, Jan. 23. Editor SPORTIXO LIFE: pointtU manager. !! * signed a contract as muna^er, tl ctd continual with the necessarily f'lliowiug dcuioral- THE COLLEGE LEAGUE. plorable cond'tiun, would moot the hem1 y npj-ruval «.f back to it^ place. the e i, tire iiidepeudent i»rea izaliou ensr.cd, discipline waaun iinineania^ word, and The fur m of the 1 ase of thin fight H such that it about tlie or^anizatri'U «»f tlio a-socintiou, and it h;id poor ball pliijiDj; did tlie r^s*. Lot in hope that Ibid New Officers Elected and tho Pennant liuift hn? arrfved wh* n tl.e frietds of b.Uiards every Times, made a pitiful Ettempt in a recent ifsno fiLt the aliape ( d is quite *w much an im- where, manufacturers, experts, room-keeper* and pro to bo orfcrauizoJ aguii). Tiint ma-le t'.e tir=t contract experience will not he vrulHlesj. It is urged by eonie Awarded A Schedule Made. proveuient aa the pist';! jrriy for grasi-ioK tho ril'e at trying to show why Schaefer should not tnko witit M:iiiajrt*-r ruvnlt'itn woitSreay; but 1:0 otTor < that Io iiiiure the nece-s iry patronage, a t- am mu-t bo fessionals ^otierally, should work in harmony fi r llie part in the proposed tournaments there nnd The third annual convention of the College eas ly aud holding it eteudily. The symmetry of thia coiinnon cause of iht-ir tallinjr. and not be at war with • was t-igued, us th-- ulficialj ot tlie club tu!d Bur^hiim eecnre t ilmt will be stion/er than the Ya!o UIDP, but night adds much to tlio pood appearance ot a rifle. here. It thrcatcus first, then plead?, by inti / that tli;-y were willing t» tike his word if he wouk such a claim is devoid vt merit. The New York s Base Ball Leig«e was held in New York Satur each oilier, as has unfortunately been the case during Th* se sights can ba usod < u any rifle. tho pa*t few yearf. The issue ot war has be* n tried mating tbat he alone has prevented a tourna take thei;s. So he w<-ut to w*rk wiUiont bein;< bound Boston League teams will bear evidence tlmt it comes day evening, The delegates present were: As an i^fctauce of the great mechanical skill required by aiijt'tiug. He wa< uitimlly luuniitg hia own not within the province of any m'lvtr le«j;ua club to nnd found to be a lamentable fnilnrc ruinous uLke to ment from taking place in New York for a long Xoye?, Armstrong and Calhoun, Yale; VVillard to perfect the dorice, wtiicli at first g'ance ttee;ns so aH. Lot harmony now be pot to the tost, and we ven club, tu ttie lr«mhiso was i.i hi! iitsme, niid. tlio Wor wi(_Mt many victories from the wenixn t>f the blue. sioiple, hut which ciocr iiifpeciion uhowa to bo a time past by "his Ee'ttshnes?." It next pleads, cester m- n were furnishiug the money. What tl.e pi-oplo deniaul IB a clenu, t»(»bcr toini ot and McCoy, Harvard; King and Hull. Prince- ture (o state thai success, and uot failure, will be the and goes on to rei:;tc that a New York audience ton. Tlie championship of 1838 was formally marvtlouq piece of work, it mav bo mentioned tiiHt result. SIMON WASI\ Chnp. Ill With Sept.mlor ci-.me the end of the averase iibiTty, who will pl»y honest bull as well as the inventor, Mr. Iiyiu in, expended SD.Oi-0 in the man- whero "We have a |>opulatioti of llK),fKJO would run away from a tournament bull eftsou. Worces'ter had been given gt/oJ ball, had come they kuow how. given to Yale. The election resulted in the uhicturo of tide a remark to draw from, and ihe proportion of lover.-* of tho choice "cw The Claims strate between Sehiieier and "the gi'eat cushion ^""tiated \vitU the pame iiiKt-neriil iftul tlie New Kiichind . Princetoc, in I!r ; ncptoD. Noteil Riilo Slsots Charged WHIi Trickery and that any gaaie that could or would tnter- ' Dotw»rit any more todo wi h the New Engtani Lcp.« a gom fvrih iu the Mny 4, Harvard vi1. PriRcr-t.n, i'i Fiiiiceton. Riddled The Folly of Class Distinctions. a«;l Deception. tain the New York public must bo one of Hue.*, that There is no doubt they pave Han.-taer Hurnlmin to Kpr.ii>;. A Icaaue c^nip.'^eJ of Blarichefter, L'-weH, May 8, I'riacetjii vj. Yalf, iu Maw Ifnvuii. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Editor SPOUTING LIFE: will t-ive ilie dcutl w< od as mucU tiuio at the mble aa > uiider^taud that they were dune wben the bills wero Wo cvHtcr.Siriiu-rieldurllHrLttrd, New iUvon, Hiid^f- May 11, lIiiiT*rd vs. Princeton, in Princeton. Tho noted rifle shot, Captain Crawford, exposes Someone in Boston has mailed me a copy of a the grest nia-t'T of hi!li.4rdd. paid; that tbey wauted iioihin-: to do with the players, port. Xewmlcand Jersey City, or in lieu of Newark May 18. Y<»le vs. Frinreton, in Pr iveton. one of the "tricks of tho trade0 of the cliw^ of rifie- but that be niipht do whatever lie va- ted to re^rvo und Jersey City two Jl !is*-achust:tl» titios, an 1 a salary recently published pica in behalf uf professional II thij i^ iill tho JStw York pn 1 lie wants to m»ko 51 ay 2"), Harvard vs. Yale, in Nvw Huvoa. shooting exhibitors. The captain, ia reply to a them flock bv tho:ihatids to a bill'aid tiurnam.-n' I hey Iheplajcis siiid, if ll.t-re was anything iu it, make limit uf 31,200 or £1,4u-t UHH Hie under- query as to certain trick shots in ritle shuoting, nru iudL'C'd ta?t!y pleasrd. T!:*y fiivt want to to hutn- v hat ho conld out of it. That would bo OBSiirerJ. The d*;ly prwa liere is agiiating June 1, Frinceion vs. llmvard, in Cambridge. favored me similarly, while tit. Louis had buggeci by u sy»*s:ii of lines they never saw te.-tt.-d ami BtuiKHciK wtcn ill** season ch*id tl:c:e is not the the sul jiCt, and it is hoped tliat a league can be foriucd. Juno 8. Y»l^ vs. Kavvar-1. iu Cambridge. said: directed my attention to it. eliK'ifcbt doubt. The Worcester gen'lemen though! L-t us hear fn-in tho t*bove-im:iit knew ihut 6>mi.e of the filayerd he had re- Itipe life and ho will be greatly mis-ed. lie was the t;or;p, vix.: That a fuiiHip if c.itit;ht shall he consid it isn't. It ia fairly v. papier mac'io protuberance ay- fested in rebellion agsiin-t the wholesome furtlieiitior**, that into ^Wizard,-1 ' in his ie:aUn'.-f8 anl ci«aire to accommo lute <-rved »o;iM be worth nicus;,; bej! catcher that YH!O bus had in ft dozen ytars, and to ered a put out; that a batter shall not tiike his ba.se, if [*ropri(ttely coloiel to look like lead. No 1* I'il show authority of ML'hacl Phclan, who represented in any way [.rcfi-s^ionul experts, bin kei-t these bil whatever club he might go he coii'd take them, tit in n-j much as any nuiD i.4 due the civdit lor the att- bit by a pitched talt, and tl;at a pl»yt-r may not leave you M-hat's behind it." Jt'ieU:.g oj-ea iho end ho dis o'hera had ovt-rlooked the majority against the minority. The disease liard b^-ses nnd biilmri dictut )! « Letbre the public to Wh\? E C:UISB ho knew what preioucy the college has maiutiined fur the pa t ihree UK* field unless thiut^li injuiy, tbu« doing away with closed to view a quantity of thot about ton, be said, the txchisiuu of all Ihe young: elemenf. It h;is only thiit the fmuchise of Iho Wurcchier Club ww^jn hb is. Much of Stagg's re;»u(aliuD coined from Danu's the i'uw "teoth man" iul'-. were iu the shi-ll, wiih just enough powder at the butt thirty years ago attacked only horses and Con p!uy*rsas l.oiaw fit. been during the pust two or three years Unit he has n»ine and he con'd release the 3ond work iu knowing a btttter'd weak point and sig After refornns? the appointment of umpires (o the to do work. "How are tJit-sj tis^d? You hive prob- gressmen. It blinded both. Ono night in Michael yoen throtmii ll.eir selnVi soi^einiti^ whi:h lie is now Eh >uld he lwco:ne nuitingor of auy clnl*, ail ho had to nalling to Staep. The latter kuowa tbie aod a;>pre- judiciary committee, consisting of the cuptains of the aMy witiieased tho feat of cracking g'ass balls thrown Leary's rooms a leading biliiard player tempo determined to \ut a fcto;> to, an.l at the, same, tiu.e lo do WKH to release tlie i>layei's to thai club. ciatts Dauu at hia true wi.-nli. three cluuj*, the met Una adjourned. it) t!ie air by thootin,^ at them \vi:h « Winchester rarne that is, tho rarily in Washington gave signs that be had force the b^s-'s and dictHt >rs to take tl.eir proper Clnp. IV. Mt'nnwhile xvinter Griibt-r, of tho Detroit Club, is practicing daily in rifl" aud wh 1" riding :i horse goinz at a gallop. Well, pi-ice so experts before the worlJ. Theje bo-wef, vintt'r mouths, but very little winter wiih them bo cHge with the Yale men. k AYHEELOCK'S RELEASE. that's thi) kind of .1 *h-ih' cartridge thut 1* useJ, and caught it. It is properly known as Big Heat!. btillic< and dietitots tmvo tliine nothing f^r bill arJti end ;IB UfiHl, tl.e b;;se ball lever, which always comes Jim Donnelly, of tho Washing tone, i» half owner in t!.e speciatorx look on wi-h admiration, Bii|ip:»siiig tnat "An Old-TimerV Ictercxhib.ts every possible during the pt.st livo jeiira but pi iy a low totinmwent ID Jaunary. cropped out axum. The Worcosier KCU- L stilo.in here, hiiviii^ purchate.i it about a w^ek. ago. Release it in dune with a sincln ball, nu i that Is soiiiothiiv, my syruptom of tho terrible malady. It vaunts the exhibii!o:is of iho b lack-math Btylo of game witii tlfinen f- unJ tb-y were not so muoh (Jwjiiistel r.s lo ii lu excellent tiim and widbiag for the teoson to llad aianagei- Buruliam Power to f>'iy, that 110 man in ilie icorld hug ever done or u'til do, moral superiority of "the older players" over roi m-keejjers aud niHiiu'ii'tuiei-.s in putting up mont-y tisoy h»d been ia September, aud they gucjaed they open. C. Him? lecaure it is a pk'jsicnl impossibility.** the young professionals. It cheerily tells the whicU wa^ to be evenly die- action ou tho ground that Curnham was not Kandom Sliots. BUOW or naw wood for a living. It boas(8 that the to et->p, and 1 a alooe, together with the ai'i of a fuir- troit, tli'-y h.id n.'l said a word, but now the b'>ut Etc. "old pl-iynV have "eR-aMiahed t'uoir reputations;" manager of the Worcester Club when he gave C. K. Sotor. of Centre couu*y, liai arrppted Dr. tiiiruhd and iii,1ept-udent pi ess, can do so. yens uu the other f-ot. Tiioy would like Wheeloo't Tip O'Neil was in Toronto last week, and tho release to Wheclock. Secretary Stevens ttnit their "i-xj'-frienco" is a gimrjii(eo of their hi-nesty; As to plajing billiaids Hcliaefer will play in any If they were poiiu t> ha^e a t.'um iu *8i>, aud how Carver's challenge to slicot glass balls for SfOOO a side. thnt they bave acqniieil "coinn:er ial etandin^," ODd wbile there was-Interviewed by an Empire ro- jomea in for a share of the criticism for Ma Shooting is on the t^om iu Ohio, au 1 iriora new tou:n:tmei)t ^Ix-ti a hamiicip m P'>iuta is iiiado I y a did it l:i'.;i[' RI1 t;iat he cou d b« releastd? He couldn't enjoy "con.iiianel of influence/' and tiiHt It is conimi ty? c im^eteiit fur tho \ urpos?, or S-;!i,tfer will be, thev S'iid, as tiiey liad uut officially nutifitd thu >orter, to whom ho unbosomed himself fully, notion in the matter, and the question may bo :Iuba are being organized anu old outs revived thun "UiC'ir reputations that give prominence to hil- "lo did not conceal the fact that ho was so;ir on go to auy piirt of tiiis c. tintry, ut his own expense, to it. i-Uiy lint u re. Tho Boston Herald on Mon ever boTirr-. liurdd." Ail this was designed t-^r publica- play ftiijon-jut any stylo of gmro now pluyn "owns of their share of the world's champion defeated tlie Kxcelsior Rifie Club, in Jersey City, Ly a bers of a manufacturing firm, ut which the question of three games lor alikeauumutrf cashat tho chtimpiocV Biiilileuty bie»ka upon th» Worcester gentl^uien t'mt ;Tho Worcester Club will pet left iu the claim that score of 2,282 to 2,177. Air. J. Cjppensiiitth UDido a re-engaying pliiyeisii expected to come uj». With ship revenue, and also of the prize money voted \Vhtelocrt, of ils team of Itwt sca-on, was not properly game, 18 by Sllinea, ttie 14 ir.ch baik-.ine, or cusliion Miiungfr B.irniiam r. a'ly holdd Worct-sts-r's fran- core of. 214 out of a possible 250. TUe rauge was 75 ihi,- puiposi of the pi -a 1 have nothing to do. Tho an-ni^, iiny reasjuahle number of points c-ich eatuo, chiM) >n t'ic New Kiip'and Ltnc-ie. Wbut they .bcm by the Association. Tip says tho only to- released, because Mr. W. V/. Hnrutiuin ce'i3?fl to bo tho inaimnu'.urerH inf^rme.l me early Ih s month that ;he manager uf the ciub at Iho closa of Ibe season. yards. gaiust any eipt-rt in the world aud concede any sncli though «'"S tliMr club is ictlly Mr. UuruhamV to tens of their pennant honors are the medals do The Yotmgfltown, 0., GUD Club ha? elected the fol- they wtro perf^t'y itidifffienr, et-p-cially us to 8ch;ie- cdds t.) the bosdca and dieta'o:s ns cny be uamcU by ft fur us miy c >iitrol ov«r th« r-s-rved players ROCS. If Wr. Younj? says that he is of tlio opinion that the re- fer. As be IB ti;e un ] v one of the old playera wh;i can nated by the Association, and even these he eaid i-aso by W. W. Burbam will hold pood, unless the wiuR officers; President, John A. Logmi, Jr.; vice committee appo'u eJ f-;r that duty, or Schse er « ill do ho wm &<> incline] ami had t;ie chtinc« it would bo Von der Abo doesn't l«vy on because he cannot wear (sidtnr. Waruer Arms; secretary, J. C. Duke; treas- be of much eervice t« thti'i, the fo*t that lie lias been eveu better with ttie bo $c* and di^tatots wnen he is peilWt'y ri<;ht for PumliHin t> s< 11 fie releases of dircctora cau shaw that Secretary S'evens, of tlio New in their einjloy for four or Hvoyeurs lnu^i-r than any n! all himself. Ou being naked if he would corny Sisglaud League, was propeily notified that Burnham :rer, Slason Evans; captaiu. Dr. J. N. \Vhiteside; -.ired that their tlesire ia to play billiarda aud not to all lii-i reserved pluyurs, tmd persomlfy, I am fiitia- o terms egnin \vitn St. Luuis, O'Neil eaid that Oomis- iirejtOi-s Kobert Beutley, W. F. Buniiell, and F. II. of tlie others lends me to ecspect" thr.t he will continue. eeek newspaper notune.ly. N. fii d that the officials of the c!ub expected ho would lad ceased to IB manager of the Worcester Club. It is significant that "An OU- Tuner," a^^cu^h nn-n- tey, Lntliam nuJ ot'ier niembersot" the Brow Dsagrcwd Secretary Stevens never received such notification, HO Andrews. e do so, As ft m.i'ter of fdcf, Walter Buruham iti ttio o stum! out for their price. "1 do not be!i«ve the The Howard Rifle Club, of Newark, has elected the tioninK all but one of tbt> well-known ijroru'Moimls, Caroms. only person wim has ever app-ared a* a represeuta- :hat the Detroit Club is all right so far as their player eporiH ttiiit ttiteo two inon have signed. ' I ihink it 'ollowiu^ officer : President, Henry Schrceder; vice including him self, omils the beest-kno^ n Jacob icu".*1.- bookmakers tiV'' of t'.o Worcester Club iu any J>sguo met.tin.ar, * concerned. Then, why could not Cu'Jworth relcsso r. "Pave Johnson won first piize in the merely a giimoof bluff to brim s-mie of the other limselt? He was the maunder of Ihe Lowo'.l Club." ne-fident, Charles Derlvaux; corresponding se.Telary, bi'l'urd tournniuent. or in any Imsltitss of the L'.-iigiiC, - What ho could en around. I llbo the St. Louis people splendidly, liniJ Blumenheiin; firiancial secretary, Tony Ueisler; As for the vaunted repntalion, it is for others nnd do and wh-t ho wo:i!-t do, ar;- t>vo diffe:ent t'litjgs. >ut certainly do nc.t care for tho Uruwa mauage- It all depends. There were three applications layers" to r-cognizo nnd nijas\ire. It.-i Tlioui-* H. Green, who has been a'ck for a month or Pic id. ut Gokl-n and M^nngcr Kurnham nnderstmd :ressurer, F. X. Derivaux; captain, Frederick Dietz; two, ia again sbld to attend to busine?s. mt-nt. It in decidedly Uro*u verging on tho yel or the Worcester franchise, the applicants being lienttoant, Ttnv Lutz. makes reputation HII indeieiininate aud each dt'K r, am* w!iatovi-r K-a^re <»r aBS;ciatlon Wtr- 'uw. Yes, Clnis wculd sell me if he secured hh Mr. Burnbam, Frank Leonard, of Manchester, indeterrminable quantity. Notoriety isofteu mistakea Diiriug tb<- pre«cit week Thomas Fuley and Charlei c*fit*^r w in titia year, Burnham will undoubtedly be The AVingohocking Gun Club held its anoua( elec- for it.. Huoie men have much less of either than they E. Mu jsey, of Cliicajco, will keepopun house in huiior ^rice. Why, that muu would ncll himself. I would and Sccley, a Western manager. Mr. Burn- ioa on Monday. Th« following officers were t-lec'ed: tin; n;a ar!ay anyw'nere if I secured enough muiiey and pot deserve, otherso more tlinunu theyey deserveeserve nndn jet othersoe tf their old friend, II. W. C'olleuJer, who is visiting pif'ii, of laat year's Lowell^ and a good player. iam succee'jod in getting the loctil backing, and waa President, Jusepti Thurman; vice president, WiMUm more mn they know. As for expencuco, it ia no that city. tut of t*ie Datchnian's gra^p. But I fancy I will ireanwoad; s^crttary, S. W. Kep> art; treasurer, Rod crnwoRTii's FCNNY BREAK. 10010 to terms with tb« Brown DiagnatP, and again coueeqiieutly grauted tho franchise, which was made secret i the profession tint In tho ra-es of some of the J. E. Kin.'sloy, who gained g jveiiir«?n roun's (hir 3ut in ha name. When (he corporation was formed Provost; field captain, Harry Thnrmnn; executive old players" it is a lantern tet in Ihe back of their ing the past thrte or lour weyks, i.-J taking Jife easy in TcestfT's iut resting situation has a rival in the Igure with St. Louis, although candidly I prefer 3urnham \vai enirag'd xs oiunaser ot the club, but Iho onimitt°e, Jacob S. Pry or, \Vra. Garvin, B, L. ColJom. t d. velopmeut tu L j«oll. It's a funny one, too. ilaylhg with other th»n a champion club. Yon see lieud'. It puidi s other-", but not themselves. As tor Kew York City, where ha goes to avoid tbc rusli of Tianchiso was never formally transferred. All through The Excelsior Rifie Club, of Jersey City, and Our "commercial standin?," nothing short of big bead 1,'i*! y ni ever hear t.f a B;ana£er releaaing alt his ivtry oft day we are expected ti play an exhibition .hu season Mr. Btirnh.tin acted a? a^ent of the/ club, Lutiness at hia hotel. p'ayers nnd then rclw-.sing hituseU? That is what g.^ime, which ucceesita'o* con stunt traveling. In a Own Club, of NewarK, shot a match at 135 York street, would permit bxaaiiup of what ta in dire (.'anger of be The JUiiufacturcrs Club, of this city, has ordered four and received a regular sa!ary until Oct. 1. Then, the ereey City, Jim. 23. Tbe eccro was: Our Own, 2,'J82; ing attributed either to cbatkinjf up poor rates u Cudwoit'i ha^done. On "Monday he feut to Secretary icond-rat« club your Balury ia juat euf sure, and your nea;cu liaviug ended, he ceased to bo an officer of t!:e of the BriiiHwic:t-B;v>ke-(VilentifTt»ule-*. throj caroma S 1.evens « notice of tho re!c use uf all the Lowell players trk a great deal less." !*xc*l-iior, 2,177. J. Copperamith, of Our Own, made blackb rd or to straining the puMiu stcmath alter re or ^ooU Tho club house will bo Association. It was not until Dec. 15, wheu he sup- 250. G. Snellio, of and one four-packet wiui'-r rfpeive, and iin;>!hcr notice tf his own release "Who do you think is tho greatest p'tcher ia Amer- ho best score, 244 out of a possible cipes l down in some such handy volume ds "Mow one of the finest iu this city. ca?' >o-;ed Worcester would not have a nine this year, tb>tt he game club, oiade 238. W. HalloueM, of the Kxcel- Fire Goes a Great AVay B-fore It Kill^; or, ihe Art of ijEir.vl by h.nitelf as ''ex-m.»TMger." Now, I have iurnlmm pave Wht-el^ck bis release. Tho directors The Ssgiuaw Club, on South Broad street, thia city, pot a conundrum forjon that is equal to tl.e old "As to that," said the swarthy ball logger, "there is ioi?, made 233, the btst Bc^re made by any of his Makinz 31.05 a Gallon \VIu $11.5ftin Small Di*es." ;];iim tbat he had no right to givo such release, and earn. h an teen furab-lu'd with two ta'-iei of tlie, Itruuiwick- ef.estutit about ihe family relations of a man who cry litf'e room for ep- culatidu. I am decided on that As to "cconinmnd of influence," it either d. e-3 not exist club id uue uf ht-y rr°P**83tj retain Wheeluck's services next year Asecmblymon Harris, of Cpmden, has introduced a or the iinfluence is baJ. The coiulitiun of piofessional Balke make. Tho billiard room of thia m.itrica (lie grtiaflmcther of his deceased wife. Ilero oiut. Tim Keefe is the best man who ever twirled a f i'0-stible. the moat exquisite in this city. K f*: all. lie bus better curves aud shoot* and knowe how ill into the New Jersey Legislature, the purport ot jilfiavda has lung been far from tood. Jt follows that o use them, lie is h>-ail aud shoulder* above Clfirk- which is to wipe cut the West Jersey Gams Society. e influence ia wholly impotent. Tlu* is rea Eastern maiiu/acUirers and \Vestera room-kpepers ' If a niaoager reK-ases blmself oni sfgna hfs release will spend most of the present week In each other's « ' --maiiflger,* of what value fs tho release; because >n. Notwitbglaudiug this there is not a man I prefer ard on Chicago's City League. The bill, it is claimed, meets with ge:ie:al favor from soning frum which there is co cecnix?. utt'ug." ho South Jersey members, aud the reside tit tnortsmen Later will be time enough fully to discuss the conpaay. It. is t> be hoped that billiards will be the uittior.ty hai im Vx-mannjEer' even over him- CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 24. The City Baso Itall Lcizuo gainer from such a friendly meeting. li* has rcfiorved himself; but if a nnuageron flc'.v do yon elze op a pitcher?" 3 !u enat diatresa for fear ttie bill Senator Ganity are slrongly urging its pRCbagc. East Jersey is under moralral superiority of class over class by iea;o-j ' hiiself dojs not si^u himself 'ex-managrr' If !:e is a new man I feuow just what he will pitch; jronoses to introduce ia the State SeDiite, prohildting lie control of the Plainfleld Society, which ha* hud cf age. question if there is anybody who cau fiiudl O.i Tuesday eve:ii:ijf next E hvard McLiuchlin and '.is not been released, and " Oh, dst Jersey So- his the e m< re itstelligently than or «ho, most, if u«,t all, of our local expert-i are to htivea fraud i' -ugherty ussd to sty: "I am out over my aiu ball ho ia valueless I watch tlie ball as it speeds >cs9. The making of this bill iuto a State law would k-ty, ami aid will probably come fr m that diiection uminj; jiroof alnayn at Land, is so Hire of hid po-ution h-.uu wiiraiing at Bird's Now School of B.lii^rda. A rom the pitcher until it reaches me ftiid am generally ftV'Ctually put an end to the bueiness of the City o cripple the latter orgaiiiicatiou Ly the pateagc of the as to be disposed to hand!" it g!ugo:ly. For the pres gala time ia expected a'l urotind, a-ni :/iiiy rciult evca afraid t:CuUdy" ttdu't atop *^to think of the lie to locat* U." .*eague, w nil its gamea »re played on Suudays, ent it will tufike to say that the theory that a Uftlo of iu loos b.fyie lue "wee siuulL hours.'' Jan. 3O. THE SPORTII^O LIFE.
elertir.n, wherpR^ the nominating committee have to te nan t, W. Or. 8chooley; bugler, O. A. Hntman; execu (^ive tiiteeu days' notice, it was thought thia wua >uffl- tive committee, G. W. Ove§, C. B. Keel, H. A. Chayno, cii^nt check on the power of the governing committ«e, I). E. Byers; governing committed, 0. P. Lcsk, J. C. WHEELING. an ever in- ATHLETIC. and the motion waa lodt by about an equal rote of that Duke aud J. M. Means. The club has A. J. REACH CO which defeated the other resolution. cioaaing memuersHp, and it* flntvncinl condition ia good. Besides tl.oif comfortably fitted np rooms on Pointers. CYCLING COMMENT. the corner (f Third and Market streets t'iey k*ve a PHILADELPHIA, PA., A MONSTEI^AFFAIR. "little old lug cabin." not in tlif lane. Lot ab^nt ten The National Awociatlr>n Araatcnr Athletes Ame the city, in tho Bluo Mountains, to The Most Gigantic anil Successful Athletic rica wilt giro a monster athletic meeting at Madison The Forthcoming Meeting of the National m!;t-3 northeast of to Club Projectors which the members hie themselves ou their silent Meeting Ever Held Details of the Con- Syuaie G«rden, on Haturd&y, March 2, Assembly Advice steedd quite otten during the bicycling feason. Here, wrestlv, was How to Organize Tliem Minor Mention. Ml testa. James Faulkner, the light-weight too, they oftentimes entertain visi;ing wheelmen. Not only was the indoor meeting held by the beaten in ft Grwc-o-Roman and eatch-a»-catch-cari PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, Jan. 26. President mat:h by Peter Schumaker. a 153-pouod man, at the L. A. W., bas issued the Amateur Athletic Union at Madison Square Seattle, W. T., January 20. T. .1. Kilpatrick, of A WONDERFUL ROA1> RECORD. The American Asso Garden, on Saturday, Jan. 19, successful, both Athletic following call: The events t:> be decided at the Amateur Perform financially and as a sporting event, but it sur Union's gymnastic championship tournament on Fub. "The annual meeting of the national assembly Detailed Description of the Great passed in the former respect any other athletic H, at New York, wt. M. Abralium vening promptly at 10 o'clock A. H. In view of the necessary to de closed at Lancaster, P.i., Jan. 19, at It) national or performance of Whittaker, Lee and Oxborrow, hundred names, that it became NoUu won. makin« 248 mile-, bent ng ttie best local fnct that by-laws are to be adoped for the superiority of the Reach cide the trial heats in the afternoon, nnd several lecurd. Hia nearest competitor wm '26 luiles boh ID if. ganization, it may be advisable to continue the meet in which the world'3 record waa broken: thousand persons gathered to witness them, ing over two days. At these meetings any member of "The prospect of a reduction ot any previous best Donald Dionie, the Scotch athlete, who six years ajzo the board may be represented by proxy, provided tt:at among the nuniberbeingdelegations from Phila was in thia country, has issued a challenge to compete record time for. cycles seemed extioaiely remote on the ptTsou holding luo proxy shall be a member of the Fiiday moruiug laat, judging from the fog-laden at- Ball over those of other delphia, Chicago, Detroit and other cities in with any man iu the world in a series of athletic con- board, and that no person shall be proxy for more thau tetta for £5Uv) a bide. Distance save^ him from a call. mospnere in the viciniiy of King's Cross Station at terested in the success of the Union. Large as three members, unless he bo a chief consul, when he 10:30, when Sydney Lee (Uipley Road 6lui>), J. Bring it was Tho open cross country handicap of the National may hold prt>xie< for six members. Provided, how secretary) and E. A. Powell (the the attendance was in the afternoon, bo he-Id. ou Fetirunry (the Stanley show makes, readopted it a whioh marked Crosa Cou u try Association will ever, thut no officer shall be proxy forano'.her and vote Cat ford timer) got aboard the train bound for 'Ofiord 'DAN ASSOCIATION hardly a comparison with that 2"2, over the Fort George course. Entries close in IIH at ['ad ui>lcsa he he designated by name in tbe when tlie final heats and and Buckdeu,1 with the object of supfrvising and tim tbe evening's exercises, February 15, wiih H. Dimse, Pastime Athletic Club. handwriting of the officer signing the proxy, and, ing a contemplatml attack on the mile record by the dash events were decided. Every seat in the At the State Armory, Syracuse, N. Y., Saturday further, no officer holding a proxy blmll bo 'Triplet1 triumvirate 3. G. Whittuker, Jack Lee and their annual meeting in big buiMing was occupied and aSl the standing evening. Jan. 19, Samue.l Lundy, of Syracu-e, defeated empowered to transfer the same to any other K. Oxborrow. Providentially, the fog lifted ore up at an early hour, and it became "Kutx" Ward, of Oueida, N. Y., in a ten mile race for officer uii'ler any circumstances. The follow- lluckden was reached, although the ice-bound room taken in Ih. appointed a commttto on necessary to close the doors in tha faces of hun £50 a side. The winner made the distance i n S gentlemen are hereby ponds aud cuttings near St. Neot'a presaged rutty St. Louis, Dec. 5, 1888, 5}-.joa. credentials: Chairman, W. 11. Emery, 1177 Tremont r.iads. The timers w>re met at Oxford Station by dreds of applicants for admission, so great was It ia reported from Australiathat A sculling match street, Boston, Ma*i.; W. S. Bull, 16 Wast Baffle stiver. Whitiaker, the wiry Americin'a Safety showing un the crush. A crowd that was at once more re for a tttike ol $200 has been arran«ed belwee-n Buffalo, N. Y., and J. J. Vaii Nort, Scranton, Pa. mistakable signs that mud was abundant in the spectable and enthusiastic was never assembled George Perkiiia, the ex-champion of England, and Proxies may te mailed to the chairman, care the Grand neighborhood. Tlie quartette rode to the famed for the seasons of 1889, old building, tho Donation I.ibeaa, the cycliit, who haa takeu to p- Union Hi.tol, New York, fuiir days previous to the 'George and Drazoa' at Buckton, the training quar within the four walls of the meotirg, and niBUibera having proxies should immedi scene o? such a variety of entertainments. The fe^sioinl Fcnlling. ters of the 'Triplet' propellers. An iafcpection of the New York, haa ately t n arrival at the hotel report to the eoinoait'ee. quadricycle followed. The adjustment ot a few tie- they The FliwhinK Athletic Club, of a yoir, aud (t '90 and '91. arrangements were about as perfect as elected the following officers: President, John W. We now have but one business meeting tails over the party proceeded to tha starting iK>iut, eould have been, and the management waa quite Heury A. IWeil, Edward, V. is hoped ail the persons who are members of the 635 yards north of the til-it 8t>ne, at tho junction ot' Weed; vice presidents, the meettT.c:. up to the high water murk of exeellencs. The W. H^asHer, John lleaiiorson; secretary, lieiiry K. assembly will be peirooally prcseut at the Huntingdon and inaia North road, aud about * with avranycnieati mado to remain until all the busi season of '89 will find space inclosed by tbe elliptical track was cov Gilman; treasurer, K. H. E. £Uiott. lailo and a half front tha 'Gen-go,' The tbreo The variosis leagues and associations now organizing for'thT ness id properly and carefully done. Ri-epecftUly sub throne graphs. a Kew 'A.' aud two others, tha BALL, as it is the only one warranted to las* ered with a deep Jayer of finely sifted loam, to A thiee-duvs' g i-as-yoii-ploaae walking match was mitted, T. J. KlBKPATRICK, PrPS. it to their advantage to adopt the REACH settled at WiTrreo, 0., January 19. Nchin seemed to correct running of which we can vouch for make a proper surface for the games of foot "Muuiberjwill be called upon for credent'nla if they having been geared precisely level, Dri^g, a full game and not lose its shape. fcave a wa!k-away from the s. art, and he'd his oppo attaiid In pt>rson,nnd the credentials should accompany the REACH BALL are assured against complaints as to ball and lacrosse thnt constituted innovations in nents dowo. The score id «8 Mlowa: PofF, 141; Nolan, %d. Lee and Ilillyt-r (of the London S.-ottish B. 0.), Clubs and associations using not prove re tlie proxy in ev^-ry caae. vrent to the finishing point, a similar distance north of indoor sports, and which did 1GG; Lorgan, 151; Mitchell, 102; Moniuger, 124. "The secretary will bo at tbe Grand 1,'ni^n Hotel on its getting soft or ripping. owing to want of proper the G2d stone, Powell remaining to atait the men. Ihe Illustrated Base Ball Catalogue. markably successful, The Clark 0. N. T. Athletle A«9ocintion, of Newark, the ctay before th? meeting, and communications lor mid-day th iw had reudeied the roads dreadfully Send name and address for our latest light, and the obstructions presented by the N. J., has elected thfs-d officers. Wm. ClArk, Jr., tho assembly may be seyt to this address." heavy and 'hoUMng,1 and there was very lit'.lo wiad, myriad gas pipes, beams, etc., overhead, which honorable president; Thomas F. Lynn, president; t-. L. The wording of the introduction accompany and that little not altogether favorable. Everything A. J. REACH CO., Hohu, ?ecrt-tnry; K. L. Criig, treasurer; It. L, Craig, it should be. being ready, the word 'go!' was given, and away the were not conducive to successful high kicking Wni. Thornton", S. Lunn, f. F. Lynn, L. L. Iluhu, ing this call 13 not quite as clear as or throwing. These congests were between "Should" the credential accompany the proxy, trio dashed at a | ace which was a revelation in tho directors; tfamuel Lnnn, vice president. way of road skimming, even to one who has Been a 1022 MARKET ST., PHILA., PA. teams of collegians, with ono exception, and the The ofAcert-elect of the Patoraon Athletic Clnb are: or must it? few fa^t movements thereon. Keeping up high p?o - enthusiasm they evoked at the hands and William J. Honning, \.resident; J. P. Kerwjn, vii-c * * * sure the riders whizzed past the, mile matk in the throats of the under graduates present waa un president; P. Pfunnebecker, trensurer; I?. G. Smith, According to one of the sporting dailies, Whit- unprecedented time of 2m. 29:*., thus knocking oHt the WANAMAKER'S. bounded. Below we present a return: corresponding secretary; James G>wily, financial sec a "Rover" in lm.92-5s. tirevious best time, either for path or roa>t, and for any retary; F. II. Habben, recording secretary; J. Chapman, taker rode half a mileon Whitta- THE KENNEL. U. Liwrson, Pastime Ath- type of cjle.and t-stablishiiiga world's record. Our Hat Store. Thorou 75yils.run Fiual heat: captain; H. Le&erta and II. Hines, liente'nantj. last week, on the road, but we have received no ker vowed it was the 'hardest mile he had ever ridden;1 letic Club (3v- ventions, equal to 2:20, and we confidently expect members," and to add to article ci*tkm. Philadelphia (allowed 8ia.}, 3d, 5fr. liu. seconds knocked riff this tiuio ere many mont.ia of tbe df-nt'of the associate Store has grown so big because Standing lon^ jump E. J. Giaauiui, New York t.-iiu, J. Kotheruiac; lieutenanta, E. CtiliiH aud Ed. lots of things, because the self-same constitution VIII.: hasn't panned out to suit him in every particular. rapidly approaching new year are over. The machine by ballot at Athletic Club (allowed 9in.), 1st, 10!t oV^iu., including Clostaraian. 3'Vinch wheels, geared to 66 inches, Sec. 1. The associate members shall elect to; we mean to Zimnierumn, Fretshoid Cjclera to h(\s'four equal-sized annual meeting a president, vice president aud itf deserved handicap; Arthur A. A moT«ment ia on foot among tha oarsmen to Funny, isn't it, and .we can certainly afford aud weighs 120 pounds." their (allowed 12in.), 2d, 101t.3%in.; W. A. Seebold, Pastime have tlio National regatta rowed at Newark, N. J., laugh. secretary ti> serve fur the ensuing year. merit a bigger growth. 9iit.), 3d. ure Sec. 2. The duties of the president of tho associate Athlelic Club (allowed on the Pa&aic river, this ye*r. All the clubs Xotes. Lacrosse match Siaten Island Athletic Club team an x Ton s for it, and if they can get proper en- » . Wheel members ehuil be to p;eside at all meetings of the Shall it be a Silk Hat? Com beat Kutgers College team; score, 2 to I. cotiragoment trom the citizens of that city there is The Century Wheelmen have purchased the Mr. B. M.Clendeniuc has been appointed local con associate member d and set ve ex-oflicio as & member of Quarter-mile run T. J. Stead, Berkeley Athletic reasou to believe that the great aquatic event can handsome four-story brick and toro^n-store resi sul at Uetina, 0. the advisory cnmniMt-'o of the A. K. C. pare our $6 or $5 or $4 Hats Club (15yds. start). 1st, in 64s.; W. K. Hughes, Pastime be located on ttie Ptssaic. North Broad street, and will move For the first time Jn the history of that body tliera Sec. 3. The duties of the vice president of the asso dence, 1600 of the Athletic Club (IT^vds.), 2d; L. L. Betting Staten A sis-day, twelve boars a day, pedestrian contest it shortly. This will be the largest bicycle ar« 12,000 members in the L. A. W. ciate members Bhall be to perform the duties with any others at the price iu lalaiid Athletic Club (25yds.), 3d. into as to ad president in case cf absence, death or resignation of closed at Sclienectaly, N. Y., January 19. Dan Herty, in the world. The American Rambler will le so altered Throwing 5GU> weight SI 0. Sullivan, Pp.stime who was second to Littlewood in the recent Madison club house mit of its use by cither a m;tn or woman. the latter. town. Athletic Club (allowed 3ft.}, l=t,27ft. ll^in.; Samuel Sqiiiiro contest, waa the winner, having made 396 * . * has been appointed as consul of Sec. 4 The duties of the secretary of the associate Mr. L. M. Woodiord p minutes of all mcctinaia ol Toch, Statan Ishiud A'hletlc Club (allowed 10ft.) 2d, niil>;a and 17 laps. Norman. Taylor, "the pis eatfr," LA. QRASDE, Oregon, Jan. 15. Editor SPORTING LIFE: Nauya'uck, Ct., in place of Mr. T. L. Moore. members shall be tu kef Knox's Derby Hats $4; 27ft. llin.; George K C.ray, New York Athletic Club w»s icx-ond, with 37ti miles and 4 laps; Hozlemsin, Dear sir I \vri;e you in regard to information con the associate members, a certified copy of which must (allowed Sfr.), 3d, 27it. Sin. Tho Ithode Island wheelmen are a'ready laying be filed with tho secretary of the American Kennel fourth, with 347 mi tea, andjConnor, fifth, with 342 miles cerning the organization of a bicycle chib, and further plans for a grand tournament on Decoration Daj*. others $3.50 and $3, and one Two mile Lieycle race Final beat: W. O. Glasa, out iu On-gon, Club; lo keep a complete list of the names aud ad- ami 3 laps. The gate receipts were small. on joining the L. A. 'W. Now, away offer to meet Brooklyn Bicycle Club (HOyds. start), 1st, in 7m. 31a.; and. especially in La Grancle, we de not know much Aq was oxiiectrd, Yalo declined the dreaves of the associate members, etc.; filed and copied Tho Full Cry Athletic Association is the name of a Harvard in a team race during the coming season. to his office; unexcelled at $2.50. J, F. Borland, Brooklyn Bicycle Club (130yds.), 2d; K. by a number of jnuug men abort the L. A. W., or the ciube. i take this liberty correspondence on all subjects relutiug Wheelmen (I40yrb«8, Pastime this would you please refer me to eoine one who can, mite grass record to Urn. 37s. at Melbourne recently. must be dnjo^ited for sale keeping aud the use of bit* brew Association, Eighth and Green streets. Benja Kennel Athletic Club (60?. Hart), 1st, In 7m. 56 l-5i; F. Let>- and thereby oblige one who eel's your paper weekly. It ia probable th:;t the New Jersey cycling clubs will Buccetsor with the secretary of tho American 2d; H. Bimse, min Wusserman was chosen president; Bertram Brewn, Pastiwe Athletic Club (35s.), \ice president nnd secrytary; Louis Bedichimtr, Yours truly, C. L. DICK. make a big attempt to have the 188!) meet of the Club. Pwtime Athletic Club (20a.), &* pold, J treasurer. Tiie committte on sports cousiats of Joseph The first thing to do ia forming your club is League of American AVheelinen held in Newark. Due furlong hurdl^race Final heat: Ed Wcinaeht, Joseph Mr. f'ha>. R.DoiJe:e hiving ro^gned as a member of The National Dog Club. Ciub (13yde. start), and W. H. Potsd.iaier, chalricati; Cyrna Bedichimer and to obtain the views of wheelmen in your neigh S-E-N-D F-O-R I-T Kew York AtMouc Swope. the Mas-stichusetts State Board, Mr. Elmer G. Whitney, Mr. II. AY. Huntington, secretary of the Na 8tru.se, Staten Islaud Athletic Club (7yds.), rau R dead borhood on tho subject; get a few earnest work- After many futile efforts a first-class athletic organ of Boston, has been appointed to ii!l the vacancy. tional Dog Club, writes us, saying: heat iu TUCK, and th« ruu-uff waa \voa by the former, era to promise their support, and, after working afl over a win ization, to lie known as "The Athletic Ciub of Buffalo," Prince has not been engaging in the races at Omaha the meeting of the National Dog Club, held hl3 opponent falliue; wheu Ue lookwd up to the proper point, fis a "At ner; F. S. Greeue, Staten Island Athletic Club has been founded by a number of popular aud well- the entbnsiasin He has Leen making tho most by backing hia "uu- Oct. 15,1883, it was voted 'that hereafter in all bench (lOvdg.), 3d. known men. The following officers were elected' date and place for a meeting and send a notice known." John's days aa a racing man aio Eone by. shows there shall b« appoin'ees of tho executive com Ao eight-page paper for tho fanciers uf Poultry, Font ball contest University of Pennsylvania team President, Philo D. Beard; vice president, W. T. Miller, to every desirab'e wheelman in the place asking Hurley B. Ay era has resigned from tho Chicago and mittee of tiie National DOR- Club to take charge of the Fancy and Homing Pigeons, HabLit* and small petal executive committee, beat Kutgers College, by a ?coro of 10 to 1, the contest secretary- treasurer, John D. Ball; him to be present. Be sura to have evertUing Illinois.buy-ale clubs. , A ttronjj effort is to> bo made dog* of the club's members who are nnable to attend. Phi'o D. Bc^id; John 1>. Green. Henry Altaian, W. T. him to remain a meniber of both organi iK-int,' made up of tiro MiiiDgs of tweatj imtnitea each. ready for business before you call the first meet to persuade to eeo that such dogs are properly benched, fed, beat: W. D. Day, New Jersey Millur, Curtis Rumrill, Harlow C. Palmer, B. M. zations. watered, groomed, brought before the judges, ale., """EVERY OTHER THURSDAY One mile run Final you are going Athletic Club, Bergen Point (100yds. stirt), 1^, in 4m. Sweet. ing and have a clear idea of what The semi-annual meeting of tho board of officers, and Rt tho end of the show to superintend their re- beginning wiUi ^eptt p.iber -7;h, 18S8. 37 3-5s ; \V. II. Morris, Young Wen's Christian A-so- The annual ball of the Orange Athletic Club, of to do when you get there, for the success of the Now York State Division L. A. W., will be beU at 8-30 shipment. The expenao of such service to Le bcrne by Price, Sl.OO lor 34 Numbers. Ciwtion, Philadelphia (72yda.), 2J. by 6ft.; J. P. Lloyd, Orange, N. J., waa he'd in the club hnuae on Unlated club will depend in a very great measure on tbe o'clock P. M., February 1G, 1889, at the Graud Union the club.1 Members of She N. D. C. desirous of hav Single Copies, 6 Cents. Jr.. Yale College (44yds.), 3d, by 2ft. sireer, Kaat Orange, Jan. 23, and was attended by many result of this initial step. Let the business be Hotel, Now York City. ing their dojja attended to as aboro noted will kindly Your Name and Address for a Schuyl- from New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and secretary, Mr. H,\V. Huntington, 148 Hnuth Send Tug of war First pull: Athletic Club of tho persons Do not have any more Tho Bloomfiold Cyclers, of Newark, have elected adviso the Navy, Philadelphia, teat Pastime Athletic Ciub Baltimore. The club house was a scene of dazzling brief and to the point. Eighth street, Brooklyn, N. Y., so t iat nti ample Di FREE SAMPLE COPY. kill dUcuaetona than possible and refer disputed point* to a the following new officers: T, D. Palmer, president team No. 1 by 8io. Second pull: Young Meu's Chris splendor. The b'g tennis courts had been covered with L. C. Haskell, Bt-cretiiry; F.C. Van Auken, treasurer vision niay be made to meet the requirements of tho For adverting spaca anil rule.?, addroa canvas for d;incingr, for which Cappa'a committee. The business should be done in about tian Association, Philadelphia, beat English-American hard, smooth in your J. V. L. Pierson, raptitn. case." New York, by fan. Third pull. Biadford Boat Band furnished the music from a glittering plutfVrm this order. At the hour fixed for tho meeting learn, notice call it promptly to order and et.tt-3 ia a few In 1888 the New York Club rode 58,846 miles, re There is evidently a good field of effort and Club, Brookline; Ma^s., beat Yule Athletic Asariciatiou, at the southerly side. The walls were magnificently 100 and the various Storary chair miles for the season. protested the Bradford's a profeiwlonal club would be 771% miles. (LIMITED) pull: Company B, Sococd -Regiment N. G. C., Now U?i- with a hundred tables, and a fine meou was served all man, nfter this a secretary. Kennel Notes. Fcrnb tenm bytij^m. Fifth pull: night. The totkts of the Lulu* were dazzling. The When these oBicers have been elected tho next move Twelve female bicyclists have entered for a fix-days' The entries for tho Pittsburg show number nearly ven, l»p»t a New York to form a bicycle club, t» which OFFICE, 202 S. NINTH ST., Scottish-American Athletic Club, Jeres? City, beat debutantes pre*ent were Mis^ Seymour, Miss Horch- ia to {KISS a resolution race at Madison Square Ganien, beginning Monday, 200. by eeveral foe-t. Sixth pull: \'&- kfj3, Mis* Kinsman, Hiss H;tch, Misa Yardley and rach member promises his support. Write thia resolu F«;b. 11, and ending fii the following Saturday. Only Lock Box 948. Philadelphia* Pa. Central Turn Ycrein eiga it. Then a There is a big Fplit in tho American-English Beaglo Boat Clnb, Brooklyn, N. Y., beat Pastime Athletic Miss Ximniemmn. tion out and Lave each one pieient three more can be accepted, aa tho limit ia 15. Western and Eastern members. mna committee should bo appointed to draft comttiution Club, between tho Club team 3in. 2 bv OTCT 2ft, Second trial? First pull: The Philadelphia Bicycle Club has a gymnasium, Owiug to Baltimore's withdrawal Rochester has pulled a dead and by-laws, another to secure quarter.*, another to but no systematic method of exercise is carried on, and Tbe Bradford aid Connecticut learns careful to j?ivo changed the dates of her enow from April 2-5 to March heat. Sec-.nd pull: YOUD* Meu's Christian Associa suggest a imniR and eo ou, beiuz a great mauy member* never think of making use of AQJUATIC. every nmn sonictlnug to do BO that his interest will be ttie appl ances at their baud for physical culture. 19-22 tion beat Athletic Club of the Sctmvlkill Navy by of Boston, will dU- Lent Sootiiah- kept alive until tho club la at I aat on a sure footing. has quali It is reported that Mr. F. B. I\ty, 2^i:i. Third pull: Varunn B >at Club the meeting to Tho ^Eolus Cycling Club, of Chicago, III., pose of hid Kioff Charles spaniels and take op one of American Athletic Club by 2fr. ftin. Final pull: Com "It Paotta doesn't row as a Cornell man he will rej>- After the^e preliminary steps ivljourn fied ;is a League club, and is numbered' 212. Organ beat Vuruoa York Athletic Club. Before Ihe very meet within ft week to receive the reports of the com treasurer, the short-liaired breeds. pany B, Second Connecticut Regiment, resent the New the meantime sfo that every o^e who ized Aug. 1, 1887; President, Gec». Kocstar; Bo.-'t Clnb by J^in. after a very exciting struggle. successful college oarsman leavea for the other side of mittees, aud in II. Froeniau; secretary, F. Weinberger; captain, Thoa. Messrs. Kruojjer, Richardson, Shaner and Meaaner. Now York amateurs of will make a desirably member ia seen and talked to on Pittsburg members of tho American English Beagle Putting the 2ilb shot K. J. GiauLtni, the big pood there are two or three good at the next Bray. Athlelic Club (allowed I0ft. Bin..). Ut, 3Bft. S^in.. In New England who desire to try their skill with hint, the siilijc'Ct and ask them to be present Club, have sent iu their resignations. meeting, not necessarily t) join the club, but to make In Omaha last Saturday Charles Ashinger defeated cluding allowance; T. A. More&n. Staten Island Ath hut the chances are they will Dot be accommodated." Frank Dins;ly iu a 50-mile race for §100 and e'it°- A The well-known English judge, Mr. Fred Greehim. 2d. 36ft. 9%;o.; Arthur could lose the best amateur eugiieetii'ns and give their views. baa accepted the iuviU'ijn of the New Rag laud Ken letic Club (Allowed I2fU, Boston. Herald. Psotta amoothly good crowd saw tbe race. The distance was made in Pchrceder, New York AthlelioCluh (allowed 10ft.). 3d, New England lias sent out in three years. If the business of the first meeting movrs nel Club to judge at their coming show. those who were present will go away satisfied, feeling 2:57:15, laat mile in 3:10, Ashinser winning by 300 SGft. lV£iu.; GeortEO H- Gray, New York Athletic Club, A scullers' race, which had an ancient and fish- yards. The meeting of the Connecticut Kennel Club will be although he succeeded in that something definite has been occomplished, and was the"scratch man, aod, like atmosphere surrounding it, took place on January and bring Vie aro in receipt of the 1889 catalogues of the Pope held February 22, at the Atlanta Hotel, Bridgeport, the wei-rht 33ft. Sin. farther than the missile will be anxiuua for the week to roll arorind as a slip of the pen made ua bay patting 5, over Jhe short course (barely half a mile) on the the next meeting along. Manufacturing Company, the Springfield Bicycle and not at Hartford, liisd ever before been cast, the bnndicftppor had im Tyne, stretching between the High Level and Rsd- Company audthe Easjle Bicycle Manu laat week. tc qualify At the eocond meeting, if you find that there aro not Manufacturing posed too grcht a Usk on him to enal Ie him uough bridges, for a slake of £40. the competitors be renting of facturing Company. Each contains new and interest The Canadian government his recently instructed the final. Mr. liegeman may b'1 excused for so enough members enrolled lo warrant the for ing George Bubcarof Hammersmith, and George Nor- quarters, see that eomo more committees are appointed ing mutter. its custom officers that dog* imported into the Dorofaiun heavily weighting Gray, however, inasmuch as, owing vel, of Swaiwell-on-Tyne, the latter coming la first in are subject to tax according to their value. Heretofore was with to do different thiusB*aDd adjourn for another week Tha following appointments have been made for the to this game bcinK new to this country, he 3m. 614". yen have ob they have been, exempt when impelled for breeding out u line to guide him ia dealing cut his apportion and do eome lively proselyting. When Connecticut Division: For member of the touring The annual Australian amateur championship scnl- tained the requisite number, rent your quarters and board, Nelson T. Haynes, Kansis City; for local consul purposed. ment*. He will Le able to show better work oext on the Paramatta, November kindly consented to judge was Itug contest was decided proceed to an election of ofEcera and there's your club. at Chiilicortie, Ge^r^e Miibauk, Jr.; for local CODSU! at Mias A. H. Whitney hag tiuii1 . Tho previous best-on-record performance 2S, when C. J. Kennedy, Syuney Club (list. 7tb.), woa permanent quar Great Danes find Mr. George C. Clart will judge made by J. S. Mitchcll at tho Manhattan A- C games If yon do not intend to have any Carroltoo, H. L. Kennedy. easily by five lengshs from J. Thompson, Mercantile H. ters, but meet at members' houses, the club can be A vacancy exiting in tbe list of delegates to the Chesapeake Bay dogs at the coming Westminster at the same Mac ^ Dec. 15 laar, the disU^ce t>eir.fE 32ft. third. J. Kuwald aod J. tho former breed tho C«l McCarthy, of Jereey City, and Harry Walton, of tho C. (Oat. 71b.j, J. F. Cotnolly formed, officers elected and everything else done at the National Assembly from Ma^achuaetts Division by Kennel Club show. In judging 7 !Xui Afterward Gray, in an exhibition put, eeut Prater also started, but botii had to retire when their there is standard recently udoptfd by tlio breeders and exhib Philaft. 8in. ilia waa the only record-breaking per- first meeting. It is very easily sailing where the promotion of A. W. Robinson to be vice consul, shot L-oais were swamped by the aarf raised by tbe strong no money iu the question. itors of Germany will be adhered to. J, 3Ic*Jarthy won in five rounds. foimanco sigaaJi'/itig tbe shorts. George A. Perkins, of Cambridge, has bean appointed a proiniaing wind. I«ow as to the L. A. W., that, like a good wife, ia vacancy. Tho Philadelphia Keniiei Club has decided to change Ooorge Yimng, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Officials: Referee, William B. Curtis; -judges, a delegate to fill the youn« bantam weight pugilist,died at tho City Htepital A new yacht club was organized in Yonkera on Jan. something no man can do without. Its advantages are decidedly worked np over the the datea of the spring show from those- previously can hardly be more than barely men Ohio wheelmen are 10, 20, 21 at B- s!oo, Jan. 2i, of an Hbscess in bis throat. John W. Edwiir.Js. Walter G. Schuyler, II. T. ll\, to Le c-iilitd the Youkers Corinthian Yucht Club. numerous aud question of having the legislature of their Slate follow claimed, in the laat week in April, to March Ptuncliff, John S. AVhite, John F. Ilunekcr and Thirty-two members subscribed their names to the tioned in an article like this. and 22. This alteration has beeu rendered possible by Jack Wannup is going back to England, and on bis the example of New York, and pass some kind of a Smith to mc-et for £'2uO ml), including the owners of sixteen yachts*. .V J. First of all, you get ft weekly paper giving all the particularly than ia done at tho decision of the Baltimore Kennel (,'Iub to hold no rt-turn ho will challenge Jeai James D. Der.cgree; time-keepers, W. H. Rob- world, and including tbo items from liberty bill defining, more claimed the and tho cbainpjonihiji. Prime was made commodore, A. T. Uoae Bccr^tary aud newa of (he wheel present, the ri«h!s of wheelmen. show this year, they having previously ertsoii, J. II. Abeel, Jr., A. M. Sweet. A. T. H. Skinner treasurer. A magnificent club house your liitle corner if you choose to send them. It also in March now taken by the Philadelphia Kennel knocked out Halcyon champion bicycle dates At Qurley, Wid,, Jan. 20, Toe Sheedy Fake, I. K. Taylor and W. B. Hibbs; starter, will be built ou the banks of the Hudson in ilm spring. contains the advertisement* of ths principal manufac Harry T. King&laml, Maryland's Club. Put ilarrington in elevoa rouudd. rider, is now a full-fledged member of tbo Manhattan Oeorge Turner; ineiuurera, J. AV. Carter, W. H. Courtney, the once famous oareman, who Has trained turers, and keeps you posted on what's new in wheels. The annu.il meeting of the St. Bernard Oub will be Mike Barrett knocked out Pan Waaltburne In tea You also hare the right, aa a full-ftadgei L. A. W. Athletic Club. This club's policy seems to be to find Ro2er=, F. M. Price, W. C. Davis, W. F. Kurtz the Cornell crew for several year*,-remarked the other out all the promising amateur athletes in the country, he'd on Feb. 19, 1839, 6 p. M., at the Westminster toundd near Chicago J«n. 21. day that if Cornell did not outrow Yale next season, member, to "sa«&" the editor. Kennel Club show, Madison Square Garden, New Ymk soon offen a saloon aod Fred Gerow; clerk of the course, Walter 0. When you go traveling with your wheel yon will and secure them as members. Kingsland ia not the D. inloick McCaflroy aayfa bo shall bo should charge nothing for his services. The fact ia tho Manhattan^ have taken City. The election of officers tor the ensuing year at Huboken, N. J. Eschvrege; jud^e of walking, S, C. Austin; chief out an exceedingly fa-it crew find thtit, with a few exceptions, the railroad* do not iuly Maryland man that will como before (he that Cornell will tend H of. aud other important business marshal, Al. W. Phillips; ofiicial reporter, Fred next spring, although this crow will beMhe first charge fur transporting your wheel. Put Urn down to ho meeting. A full attendance is desired. A special Vf. Lurns. 'Varsity eight from Cornell. the credit o*f the L. A. W,, for it was brought about by Tho mileage of the Elizabeth, N. J., wheelmen for meeting of tho board cf governors- la also called for tor several years on the 1883 wua 23,017 miles. I). B. Bonnett, who had the The Potomacs will probably try a fonr-oared crew hard and continuous work Feb. 19 at 10 A. u., to pass on tho large Lumber of ap FOOT BALL. part of the transportation committee. largest individual record, 2,877 miles, has ridden plications for meiiibc-Tnliip now coming in.______ATHLETES IN COUNCIL, at the National regatia next summer, no matter whero your member 13,883 miles siuce the club was organized. VV. H. will probably be the same crew as thut "\Vhenyou8topata hotel and show Tlie comiiptition for the championship in the Ameri it is held. It ship ticket you will probably receive a rebate from the Caldwell, of tho club, has started in 18 races and wou of last ye-ar, provided llouiiison conclude* to row. entertainment ou can Foot B.ill AssuciHtion is drawing to a close, tho The New York Club Does Not Favor Class spring regular charges. If you are inastrana;e part of tho 10. The club is to give a cycling Rovers having won tbe championship of Limlgren will take up single rowing as so ju as of the L. A. W. (called Fall River Distinction. opens, his object being to capture the junior sculls. coun'.ry tbe l^cal representative Feb. 13. THE RING. the Eastern divi-noD, while tho Caledonians aud 0. N, a consul) will direct you over the best rvadd and send for the Rho:le Island Wheel a class Caidwell will The total 1388 mileage T.'aof Newark, aud the Thistles, of New York, ara For some time Uie question of forming There is considerable doubt whether jo« on yonr way rejjicing. men, of Providence is 42,620, or an average of 2,131 for meir.hurs of the New York Athletic bo etroke of the Yale crew this year. There is qnlta a Tho fight between Pateey Cardiff and Jim Foil still 0:1 the schedule of the Western division. Th« among the Should your rights as a wheelman be encroached each of Die 2(1 members. II. L. Perkins and C. E. Doe Thiatlos protested tho drawn match with the Cale feeling among the students aeninst Caldwell, because moral, and if necessary tho took place at Minneapolis. Jun. 23. The contest was to Club, io be known aa athletic members who upon, you have the lead with a record of 4,100 miles each; Cooke comes Marquis of Queeiisbcrry rules, for donians, and tho ganio lias to be played over again on he sent to Cambridge University, England, laH fa!!, an financial support of 12,000 follow whoc-lmen, who are '2.025. Doe mile 767>£ be fif'een rounds, ehouM not be required to pay the same dues nor Woodruff next, 3,5",0, and then Spiers, S25G a side aud 15 and 25 per cent, of the gate receipts. or before February 2. If the Thistles win this match, unauthorized challenge to row Yale, Capt. anxious to see those rights maintained. in December, which beats about anything thut enjoy the full rights of other members, has been had not yet uiade hid decision. miles Small gloves were used. Fell weighed 100 pounds and they will play the 0. N. T. Clnb, and the Fall River Better roads is what the League Is striking for bas bto« done in this latitude. in ilia agitated, and a ppcclal meeting took place Jan. Boat Club has tho foundation laid Cardiff 180 pouuds. Both men were in excellent con Rovera will be entitled to a bye and to a coolest The Harrisburg now, aud H U getting in sorno very string licks. Many W. F. Barber, of Washington, claims that he met round; hut should th* Caledonians be victorious consider the subject. for their pretty boat bouse on Harpe.st'a Island, oppo to cyclers dition when they entered tho ring. At the end of tbe final 21 at the olub house to parks and roadways have beea ojened Maltby December 18, but that the latter insisted that ID favor of Cardiff then the 0. N. T.'s wiil pity the Tall River Rovers.tlia site the city. When finished it will be a model of through tho influence of this organization, and there fifteenth round the fight w^ decided Those who were active in urging the considera the match ahouM take plnce within three or four by Use refeiee. winners t) compete with the Caledonians in the final D eat Head, comfort and beauty. Mrs. Shaw, the is plenty of more work of this kind before it. ho tion of this question by the club had defined the weeks, a condition Barber could not accept, because and John Tiehe, both of Now York, round for the championship. whistler, recently appeared at tho Grand Opera House Some of the Slate divisions of the League have with the London Specialty Com John Downing olawrf desired in the following resolution: boys. is under engagement fought nine fierce rounds with hard gloves in Harlem Tbe individual scores of the Prloceton foot ball eleven in a benefit for the published excellent road books, containing very full pany, lie says be 13 wilHng to meet Maltby after "The povcrnioa committee shall have power to grade, condition Jan. 23. Downing stood 5ft. 5iu and weighed 1JO have just appeared. They show a marked advance ou Ryan, tbe Eastern v S!ates all-around atbletc-, who jnformatto0Bbout roads, their kind, April 15, when he will be at leisure. in all el eel m uihletie meoiheis anv amateur athlete not less times in amateur race* aud won, etc., etc., and the Pennsylvania pounds. 1'ighe was two inches fuller and five pouuds tho purl of some of the men. Prir.ceton scored rowed Connelly three in various weather, New rules in rogaid to the awarding of mileage to her opponents' 16. Tbe total number of th.-i'i Ifi ycaip of apt* who in their judgment shall bo a is now open to row a three-mife race wi'.h any ama Division is now engaged on a fourth edition of a work heavier. E. U. Themes was referee and time-keeper. ld medals. A larga number of the members touch-downs. The next largest fcore ia that ot Cowan, pavinetit of Hdnilssi^u ff.e. hut t-hall pay one- ha If the John Teemer thinks tbe Australian oarsmen are least 310.00 a copy, unless the edition were very large. Kilraiu next July, as he (3 not yet over the effect of members, except that they made the distance last season, which taxed the treas to go into train who ma'le 21 toufth-downa. Chrtuuing made 18, Clact yearly diii-s of resident overrated Bubcar bfint Kemp and almost any of our Yet the Pennsylvania Road BOOK is furaibhed/ree to were agreed upon. In the typhoid fever, and is not even fit , BhD't m.'t vote nor huM office, nor shall they hara auy ury severely, so the new rules Sullivan is fuoliah for making a match 11; Mowry and Cook ench 8, Coviard 8, Jane way anil good oarsmen can teat the Knglish champion. Teenier L. A. W. members in that State. only those who accomplish 2,000 miles in ing. He tiihikn Riggs 12. Oiwau, rieht or titlu t<>, nor interest in, the property or assets These are a few of the benofita you will derive trom the future before he is a well man. S. Ilotlge each 3, nnd George and would tiko to row any man iu the world a scries of the season will be entitled to medals. Cook, Janeway, Boviard and Amos played iu every of ti:0 tiub. The membership cf an alhletic niflicbor three races, the winner of two to take all.* membership in the League. Join it by all means. Pugilism has received another serious setback. As IDMV n! o I u tpnnin.itpd at uny time without cause aa- ttreot,Boa- Tbe New South Wales cvclish' memorial to the late game of the season. The officers of the Eureka Boat Club, of Newark, To join, send to Abbot Bisaett, 22 School an outcome of the Cardiff-Fell fl^ht on J»n. 22, prlze- JKiie'l or othcrwisu hy tho nnanunoua note of the gov ton, Mass., for application blanks,si^n one a^ the direc Dr. H, L. Curies was unveiled in tho Bathurst ceme suppressed, not only in Minne- At the noxt meotingof the Intercollegiate Foot Ball are: C. H. Sanson, president; H. Koch, Jr., vice presi of Wales1 birthday. It ia of polished fightiiig is to be totally tmbmitted by erning toiiimttteo tu so terminate the aame." tions indicate and enclose it with $1*25 to the same ad- tery on the Prince apolis.^ut in the entire State of Minnesota. A. bill Astociation a new set of rules will be dent; W. B.Purter, secretary; D. McMillen, treasurer; red granite, stands niue feet high, and bears this iu- James Robinson, nthletic instructor at Prince ton. Tli« argument at once turned on the question E. Mul- H8, If you wish to join aa a club soud for a copy of has been introduced in the State Legislature making U. Wadswortb, captain; F. Pfaua, lieutenant; and Mr. Bassett wiil be glad scrii'tion: "In memory of the English bicyclist, Her Robinson's rules are an Improvement over tho Eng the desirability of admitting class distinction ler, logkeeper; C. H Sanson, collector. the League constitution, prize-fighting a penal offence. of to fiive you full Instructions regarding tha modus oper- bert LiddeJ Cortes. Died at Carcoar, N. S. W., Dec. 28 lish. Mr. Robinson thinks that much cf the danger aiD'Tit; the member?. It was generally thought From Oeorge Perkins (at Sturt's Hotel, MortlaUe, N. 1885, aged 28. Primus inter pares, and amateur cham The Philadelphia Fencing and Sparring Club has de to ribs and Icgs can ho avoided by a few changes in tha andi. cided to establish a junior membership for youths bo- tiiiit the members should have equal rights and S. W.), comes a letter, in which tho Thames ex-chaai- pion of the world. This stone is erected by the cycIUta present manner of playing. On an English team thero in the gold country . * twteu the ages of 14 and 18 years, hut they are to have a-* wo cull be pubjectcd to the snme liabilities. It wae ar pioti states that his explorations of New South Wales." are fifteen n.en, nine forwards, or rusher?, turned out very unprofitable, and he esptcta lo return Catalogues galore, the Warwick, the Eagle and tbe Chicago In no privileges, with the exception of tbe use of th<» clnb them, two half-hacks, two three-quarter backs, and inas The cycling tonrnamont to be hold !n hours which will bo set gued that such a change is not r-ecessary, lo England early in 1880. Springfield have come to hand. They are all hand Building promises to be a moat apparatus, during certain two full backs. There ia no quarter-back. art, and contain May at the Kxpoaltlon apart for them. much a?, by the present rules of the club, an Doublc-scnll racing will be a strong feature of the some specimens uf tbe typographer's interesting event. Letters have been received from The Nonpareil Foot Ball Club, of New York, has athlete ( f staiHuia pn pusfd for mfrnt'ership is placed coming season's rowing programme. All tbe princi full information of their respective wheels. John S. Prince, holder cf the world's long distance re The arrangements for the glove fight between Jack chosen new officers as follows: President, Jaui^-s Grant at Iht) 1:ead of the proposed list of members. The pal clubs of New York will boat a fltrcog representa * cord; W. J. Morgan and Ralph Temple, the American Fallou, tfie Brooklyn strong boy, and Dom McCaffniy, (!ate president of the American Association); vice presi re-uliitton wa-s lont by About & two-thtida vote ol the tion in that line. heeling aptly remarks: "Some idea of the vast team, acd others who are anxious to participate in tho have beeu completed. Tbe men will box ten rounds at dent, Joseph Donnalh; caj.tain, David Hutchwtsn; The winner £0t> members at ti:d meeting. Saturday proportions now beine asanmed by the cycle trade tournament. The gallery of the Exposition Building, Cronheira'H Theatre, Huboken, Feb. 8. sub captain, John Synnott; tioasurtr, Robert Kelts; Jake Qaudaur arrived In San Francisco per cent, of the receipts. Al Smith will A -|:a.ial call ha-J &Un boon la^ucd to pas? on the and O'Ccnoor on Wednesday, may be eatbered from the fact that Messrs. Warwick which measures about 600 yards in circumference, will will receive 75 secretary, John WcClatch ;e. quesii iti of making the nominatiDg comiuiltee an & Sona last season sect out no le«a than 51,000 cycle be used lor the wheeling track, and will possess the be referee. elective <-fflce. As the rules now ftnnd the committee rims, of which 24,WO were hollow nod 26,400 aolid. advantage of being under cover. A sporting man in El Paso has received a letter from ball court, in New Tork. was The shuffleboard contest for $200 a side and th* is mp"' ntml by the gotcriiinjE committee. Some mem- Sweerjey's hand This should prove a pietly fair index to the progress Richard K. Fox saying that Sullivan and Kilrain had between J. McCuo, ot New the crowded Jan. 24, when a benefit was tendered chaniplonithip of America, bore thought that too nunch power ig thus given tu of the trade." ' FEHSBUS. The Harvard lacrosse team baa received the resig decided not to g-o to El Paso to fight, but tlmt Jim fell York, and EJ Blorrw, of Newark, W;IB decided in th» Kovorniug committee, BJ it Indirectly controls the se "Sweeney's Spaniard," cue of tbo meat celeLraled end Mike Cleary wuuld accept the El Paeo offer to ia this country. Many prominent nation of Cttpt. Griffing, who has left the college, and I a tier city. Tbe first series of the t:ameg was pUved lection ot tlie caihlidatea on the regular ticket. To aa- hand ball players In The Harrisburg Wheel Club. '89, was unani fight there if the arrangement suited. ended with 17 pcint* ia was proposed lovers of sport were present. Mike Cleary was referee will travel abroad. L. S. Griawold, Nftw Yoik two weeks ago, and ctrtaiii the Bcuee of tho club a resolution mously elected captain of the team. H. H. Haskell, Now that tbe municipal authorities of Brooklyn, favor of Monis. This lead he increased to 2~> p ir,n cbRn^ing the cunatitiitiuu iu this respect, aud requir nnd the following paiuee took place: Ber^eo and Following are the names of the gentlemen elected at of the Harria- '90. WBB chosen president of the lacrosse association, a Philadelphia and Pittsburg have lefused to permit Newark latt week, aud he won by tbj« score; >rjnu ing a itiueHrig of the clnb to titke pUce on the fir&t AJcQuailo defeated Lawlor and R&j-nolds, ana "The a recent meeting to guide tbe destinies boxitig mutches, Bparrers are beginning to inquire Gilhooly to a burg Wheel Club safely through the "headers aud position also left vacant by Griffiug's departure. 8. H. 301; McCue.276. Tiiesdiiy of February in each year for th» election of a Spaniard" played P. Barrett and H. of the ftsa"- wb«-re the movement will stop. Pitts'mrg sporting have dficided to ''dcnb, draw, losing, however, three out of five games, when ruus" of'89; President, H. W. Stone; vice president, Thorudike, '90, waa elected vice president Messrs. Slocum and Tsylor ominating ctiinuiittea. iation, to succeed L. S. Griswokt, resigned, and B. G. men ate especially indignant. u>'* this year and wiil enter tor iho tennis thaiupii| As a tuenitxT has now the right to post hia name as darkles compelled slippage of play. They will settle C. P L«sk; secretary, J. C. Duke; treasurer, G. A. Hut- cundlJate fur uuy office oo ttn ' otict bu the aerie* next Thursday. mao, jurgeou, H. F. Hahc; captain, U. W. Ores; hau Loriog, '92, was re-elected secretary. The bantam-weight championship ship in doublea. THE Jan. 3O.
She stepped from the fireplace to the footlights and came to this country In 1881 to sing; in "Carmen" In AMUSEM ENTS. obtained laurels that were not won by long nud des Italian. Afterward she iang in "La Gramle Dur ho*e," THESTAGE. perate struggling, aa go Elioy laar^U havo been wen "La Perichoie" and *'La Fille de Mme. Augot," and in TTSEATRi3T^ on the ttagc, ail 00 &f&i-y *nder3on says she. wan ti other ligLt opera?, under iho management of M. II. Ridge avenue, Tenth and Callowliil! streets. ft!! WOWPH who now enler the *hwire to win. Leiititt and Colonel McCaull. In her priuao ehe was PRICES ALWAYS THfc SAME, 15, 25, 50. 75C. very popular with Kew EASE Yt-rk 4Lefttre-goers. Mme. EALL BESKUYIiD OBCUESTHA CIIAIUS, PICTTJEES ih.ra. Jiis. Auderson, by posing as the "beautiful ONLY 50Ct«. MUSIC AND DRAMA. Southern girl," cleared over 920,000 during her f 1^ Delar-j wrvte a_ f Uy calK-a "Juttiue," which was MONDAY, JANUARY 28. eeason, «lien she was a ta.ll, angular, awkward, gixg- orougui out at tbe Park Theatre, by {$'&-, ^'^'.eYen?{ MATINT.ES, TUKSDiY.THCltSDAY AND SATURDAY. . rs. Laiigtry'H Production of "Macbetli" ling, umpire voiced girl, and she hm piled up the d jl- It was not a success. A pl^y called ''iu too JJMB'HOU, The Distinguished Artiste laistbk-k and high ever since. Her fime an»l her A Fair written ly Mme. Delaro. w;is sold to Sho.-k A Collier, Success Achieved Mary Ancler- fortune (Jo not repreeeiit years of apprenticeship fol- and was after irarl returned to Mmo. Delarn. Tne ELEGANT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FOLLOWING CLUBS: hoii's lilumK'r Aftaira of the Lo<-al lowol Ly years of matured effort. She ia one of the play was sold to Henry E. Abbey and produced by him Theatres Current News and Gossip From accident* of tho btage. in the Lyceum Tbcutro under tha name < f "F^slii -n." In Their New Picturesque Melodrama, NEW YORK NEW YORK all Points. Mme. D?!aro last appeared in the Lyceum Theatre CHICAGO CHICAGO PIIILADELPIHA, Saturday, Jan.26. Tho local That universal favorite, Mnggie Mitchell, with Ileltu Daurray iu "One of Our Girls." DETROIT DETliOIT stage presented but one now play, that in which makes her initial appear.iijce this season at tbe Wal "On the Frontier," CABINETS, I'.OSTON 8x10 Size, IXDIANAI'O' 13 nut Sire^t Theatre, Monday evening, whsa lior ad At present tobogganing ia all the rage in INDIANAPOLIS ST. I.ol'lS young Sothern appeared as Lord Clttiinley. mirers will, nu donht, throng the house, as, in addi Philadelphia, A cew fad among the young people By Annie Lewis .TohcRon. WASHINGTON BROOKLYN! Sothern was well received and generously tion to the attr«ctivenees of (he star, a powerful in rutind town ore the t hoeganing parties which are A Grand Dramatic Effort, ia Fito Arts, of Comedy, ST. LOUIS 75c., ATULKTK! treated by tbe critics, nQre exhilarating amusement in the Fur West. ATIILKTIC CINCINNATI Louis James and Mario AVainwright appcarei met with a hl?h degree of favor in other cities and has thnn a ride o?er the Philadelphia Toboggan Chr.te was 50-Fifty People in a Majestic Production-50 DALTIMORE MAIL PREPAID. LOriSVILLB been spoken cf as the best play Misa Mitchell 1ms ever lever I efore offered tho residents of tho Quaker City. CINCINNATI CI.KVKH.NI> in repertoire. The event of their engagement had, n ita tho single exception of 'Tanchon." It is and tho delightful sensation imparted cannot bo Im "MAIL PREPAID. LOUISVIM.K KANSAS C1TI was Miss Wainwright's debut hero us Jtotalind, in four acts, ami was written expressly fur tho star by agined by those who have never mag»r. CINCINNATI attendance at the Grand Opera House, due to birth by the aid of a convict, wins back her lover, and nianagemaDt has beeu singularly Bu^cessful in keep ONE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY. JAN. ZS. EXPRESS UNPAID. the wonderiul popularity of "Said Pasha" ever every thing turns out as it should. ing women of que-ti -liable repnta, as woll as unde^ir- TIIE WORLD'S MOST NOTED COMEDIENNE, ( since the opeuing night. uhlo male X-hnractsrs out of the building, aud nothing JVr^Lgsio XMCitoliell. I also have for safe pictures of flic Philadelphia Club of 1SS7. Size, 8x10, "Ray" is picturesque, romantic, comical and has as yet occurred to mar the ] lo»snre of those who Support.'J ly ill!. CHA11LKS ABBOTT, in Her Mrs. Langtry's bold venture into tho domain full of brilliant dialogue. Mi?s Miichell. in tho title patrou;ze the plice. Gent emeu t:ike their wives and Latest Triumpli, Price, 75c., and individual cabinet pictures of the same club for 30c. children to tho Htuk aU^rnoons as well as crecinef), of trncedy was the predominant theatrical topic role, has a part exactly suited to her. She ket-ps hnr andiencea vnstly D mused and occasionally brings in and none ever had any caus9 of complaint. Tho Phi 1- -A-dclress of tbe week in New York. It had been regarded, touches of tfclhng p»iho', at all piiuts showing the adelphia Toboggan Chute is a grott success in every in advance, if not very hopefully at least with genuine and finished artiste. The tupp-rt is excf'p- rof-poct, aud will be rua unt.l th3 warm wettlier Written f r Magzie MHclicll by C Wull'.ce Walters. Spi-tial Caet, Special ?"c« nery respectful interest. Mrs. Langtry, though she tional'y (;o>id, e:nbracin^ Chas. Abbott as Gale Wildfti, sttj in. and 1'ropert'es. I{. F. McCI'iuiiiD as Sjjfieati 6>'w«, C. E. B'-ardnum as L'riirtl Wednesday and Satunlav Mrit^neee. F. A. SMITH, had not become a- great actress, had shown forty lore//, Oe,">. W. Dt-y-j as Mnrk II '<;ltro rfft. Manager Fleishmaa's JTcxt wo-fc THE I.OXHON GAIETY Bl/Ul.ESQUK abundant tact, energy, itnd intelligence Shfrid«n opening attraction at since Tuppei n§ EHH Liiften, James B.Watkli 8 as T---'n Ricjlw, his new Park theatre, Brou 1 uod Fiiiriiunnt avenue. COMPANY m "MISSESMERALDA " her public cartel Logm. 6he had learueJ a gn at dt nl, Mi-s Virginia Nel-ou as Ell be Dfm, Sliss Marion 1'. will P. O. BOX 948, Philadelphia, Pa. and bad profited bd Annie Pixley in her new piny. The theatre by all she hin le;inieil. \\bily notl.- CJitton as Mr*. VorellnnA Sliss Annie Chase us Ftlicht. will be finished and ready to open about the middle of PHILADELPHIA iiiK "be hal tlnn tar acct-mplisbel warranted a Lt-lief "Hay" will have special costumed, apj-oiutmenH and Sej tauibcr i»ett that til ic cotikl succfFsfully cope with all the difficulties scenic eftecta of great beauty, and every detail "ill re of tbe n lo i-f Lady Hl-.tclc'th, yet it appeared tol-jiubly ceive scrupulous altcn'ion. Matint es for lad:* s and Joseph JefTerson recently made a speech at ft certain that lu-r perivraiunee would bo soiVK-Uiing bet children on Wodnetdny ter thaii a and Saturday. n cetiug of the Actor ' Order cf Friendship, in whica THEATRICAL lauical'ab'e exhibition of incompetence. ho said that st-veral years ago he went to London to TIGHTS AND PADS, Miss Nellie Farren, Fred Leslie nnd Geo. Ed- ncf, and after playing there four months eomeboly 5!ASUFACTfRED BY And so it proved. She won a good measure of warucb* London Gaiety BurlfBqne Company inaugurate- heard that he WAS "there, and theu lio was t-ixed more Twenty-third and Chestnut Streets. eucces* iu-on undertaking for which few, aside frcjui a two week-*' S'-awn at the Walnut Street Theatre on in one week than he had made iu the bpluuce of the tliOje « ho Imd w^t'-hul her tt« ai..ia for this The best thing in the J. W. MANSFIELD, a new bmlcsqno, in which they have boon highly suc city iu tlio amiis'ment line, achievement, deemed her tit, and her troitment of the sifa'and faseinaiiagi t'etter ihrtn Itio far-famed enow cessful in Nsw Yi-rk and other cities. It is a bright Footligltt Fllckerings. role of Ladij JHmbi'th was a itrul surpiidf*. To bo mre, and breer.y parody on Victor Hugo'a "Not re Datiie,1' toboggan s'ide of tlte North. Holler skating, dar.cin?, Also Knit Sporting ficcds, Base Ball Suits, Boating Suits, Polo Suits, Devil eho did not a]);-roac!i the exalied keightscf tlietrage.Jy, aud pparkles with mirth, music and dancing from be Kato Salishury is in Park. two bands of music. Open every evening. Spec al ^^il the promise with which her pcrf-imai»co be^au ginning to ciul. Miss Farrrn id reputed to bo th* bett Marie Wtiiuwright intends to play Lady 7V,i;7«. matinees for ladies and children every afternoon, ex- Suits, Clown Suits, Bicycle Suits and Bathing Suits. ot m hiu tit in mi lo tbe end. But the volume of Luilc^que artwffl in the world. Mr. Leslie's versatility The next part Mrs. Potter will essay-will be that of cep'.iug Monday and Friday. tut just t-xprcf3: on with which s'io delivered i:-j IYQI iz>n^. Alike as dancer, s'ng'T, ciown a'id come- Admission...... 25 Cents. _ w* tlio stronjx fws-ages in tho ettvlier ecenes ngton- di;in he is fiuislied, careful, acd always effective. In Ladies...... 10 Cents. r I even her stiuuoh uduitrcre. She road tlio letter bcuc'ciult's achool of acting begins to show signs of ______A. G. SrAT^DlXG JtBUO.S.______the troupe are a number of very cl-ver people. Mis a break-up. INCLUDING FKEE USE OF SKATES^____ "ViiU nice discrimination aiid impre&iive effect, though Mrtiiou Hot'd is a fine tinjjt-r and a brilliant actres?. herd and in oHier JCCLCS her v.vrk was < f ten marred E. J. BiicMey has been offered an engagement next We have three Slidses I.ctty Liiiia-.id Sylvia Grey are woiiderfully sea-on by Kai 0. Goodwin. articles to by over anxiety, lit r gre t'ng of Macbeih was finely clever duties rs. while Fred St r-.-y and Chas. Dauby are T. J. Koofo, W. H. Bacannon, conceived, in a pictorial sens*1, and there WHS excelleiit excellent comedians. Tueie is a large chorus of band- Emi'y Higl does DOI po out with Frank Mayo, as has which we wish to call special skill in tho suL^eo^ueut eceuea with Mucbt-th unJ been reported by several journals. Now York iiase Ball Late with A. U. Saalding STOCKINETTE JACKETS. aonie young ladits. Club. & Bros. DttliCi.Hl. Hilda Thomas, who made the hit In "Fashions," will attention. The Ball Player WE HAVE A FULL LINK OF "Realism" is carried to as great an extent on he starred next season in her own piece. Mrs. Langtry wa?, indeed, effective beyond tho Froccli stage ns on the American. Thtra is LO Kellie Mcilecry revived an oM-tinnflucces*, "Green requires each of these articles MEN'S CARDIGAN JACKETS, all cxpccttti'ji! ilmniiihout the eecoud net. In tho record of the employment oi a patented tank of real room Fun," at Slouireiii, Can., leccntly. ^ IN ALL WOOfj AND W01KTED, succeeding act, hu\ve\er, she was little and he wants the best there is more than a water in the Come -lie Franchise, but on the revival of "Tbe Kitty'1 will nut go out agaiu, after all at At 1.50, 2.00, 2.25, 2.50, 2.75, SJ.OO, beautiful lay li-zm"1. her court robes were super!). "Henry III," at that finious home of tho FreLch least not with Leeter and Alien and Aonio llart at its Her simulation ot dunib astonishment when Jlliicbtik drams, "historical accuracy" Is cnrncd to the ex t re me- 1 head. to be obtained. They are 3.25, 3.50, 3.75, 4.50,5.00, revealed to her the plan to luunlcr Baaqno »as excel limit. ID ti.e first act tho bell of Siint Onnain 1' Com Tanner will pltty rnlj "Fascination" next lent. She missed the keynote of the bitquet scene; AuseiTois is heard to t II, and tie tfll used in this Shoes, Gloves and Bats. C.OO aud 7.00 Each. alie WHS ui't tiagic, aijd did tiot even suggest season. Most of her present company has bejn re MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN tho gccne is the identical cue which tilled tho death knell engaged. ALSO, q-ieen'd despair brhiud the n-a^k of geiitlo authority. of t! o Hnguem.t* from the old church. The btTl was In the first place in regard Tlio sleep-walking eceue, as *ilry. Langtiy gives if, is originally presented fo the Franciiseto be u;ed in giv J. \V. Herbert, the light opera comedian, fcai fin MEN'S STOCKINETTE COATS, a very never study of 3>uii;aiubu!isin. She t.lka and ing the .-ign:il f r the St. B-_irthok>mew massacre in the ished a fuiir-act liirce cuuiedy, satirizinjc the scit-nee oi to shoes. Our experience of Si'LKNUID Full HUNTINU AND KlIlINU, moves exactly like a tleepiug jersou. Sirs. La»gtry tragedy of "th-.rles IX." phrenology. looks enough like a tragic qnecu at oil - tiru»s. Her Rammy MomV drama, ''Tho Tigrew,1' V-''H D9 given the last season has taught ns At 3.00, 4.00, 5.00 and 7.50 Each. costumes are all m exquisite taste; h« r attitudes and Manager Pitou has engaged Mr. a hearing in the People's Theatre, in tho Bowery, Thomas February 11. gestures are well coueMtred and graceful. Tl.is h the Ainley, of England, a1* the business manager for W. J. where we can improve our beit work she h^s ever done, and she will surely im Scunlau during his forthcoming tour t'f Kng'nnd, The two thou-*aDol, an 1 ia to continue for ah tjr Fiaukl.u Company, with tbe authcr the upper and we can now touch tho fieliug. That is the sum <-f the who'e [ier- natural deaih mon after it was torn, and seems to iu the tirlc role. BALTIMORE and OHIO R.R. formance. It u not shallow, but it is cold, unii(ip!is- have bmotiiittjd to so little t!;at it was niter!/ ignored give you a satisfactory article by I he Ford committee, i;ol oijly in the .Koaiiia Yoked haa mmle up her mind to follow Ihe aiojiicd, in some pass^Rta ncumlly un-lratcutic. Mr. bill presented lead of t'lreu or lour of tbe c rat. U ci-iuputre-i iii New IS THE ONLY LINE running Folid trains of Sleep- - ugh!an, of courae, d :es not desirtf to make it so. He to Congress, but even in the report accorupaoying the in every way. Any sugges 1 ing Cars, L'ny Coaches and Hagfjago Cars measure. Yoik hereafter, and keep aluof I ruin tiie small towns lacks tho power of oxpieKskm it tragic actor t-hrrn'd of the extrf mo \Wt. tlinmsh from I'uiladtluhm to CIJJCIN'XATI ami have. Hi-* voice is not attuned to the note of tragedy tions as to weight, shape, etc., CHICAGO. There was quite an excitement in theatrical Mrs. Fanny KeniMe, ai she is generul'y called, ha^ Riid it neTOT will be. In moat of the sutiordinstc roles ji'Sl entered upon litr eighty-first) tar. It is mere than the tratrc !y was acted with goo I eflcct. In the part ot circles in Brooklyn, last week, occasioned by the you wish to offer will be fol Clietugo of MMty years since fhe made her first appearance at Manufiicture8 presence of two rival oi eraUc burlesque rouii auirs in Diury Lane as Juliet. fur [aas-'n^iT-j of any cius^. Bytweea tha Eutt autl tiie city, the Park Theatre bein^ tko *ci TKAUK ONLY. lowed to the letter in making (divert, Mnlonu aud Krerilt did excellent wurk as no (f the per \\~nt i! is tiie Jfulcobn, Bautfito and D::,tcun. formances of tlio London Gaiety Burlesque OoDipituy, Hallen and Hart wlllprodnce their comedy, "Later K. II. NAMKKU, while the Academy of Music was occupied by iho Mc- On," at the Star Thealrc, Nuw York, Feb.'uary 12. HKOOKLYN, N. Y. the shoes. As we shall be Canll Ope;a Comj any. The former (ij-poarcd in "Miss Their wide-awake agent. J. W. Owens, h*8 commenced ONLY LINE VIA WASHINGTON. HarJie and Von Leer appear at the National tj boom his attnictiou in a novel manner. * busy for the next three months Theatre Monthly night, preseuiin.^ their faniona drama, K-meralda," and tho latter in "The lady or The «3>SPEC!.\L ATTENTION" is given to Theatrical Tijior.1' The visit of the English trmip-j lo Brouk'yn, A. P. Burbar.k, the weil-hnown reader and elocu "On tlio Frontii-r." \i i's title indicate-', it to one of tionist, has decide J to al'andon tiie platform in this department the sooner Cocipuuii-s, Ball Clubs, auu all kiudd of org^uizea par thoee re* I H Me niouu'ain liiiloii'8, which abound in ri.uscd up the 'Mu Iu" fniteruity of the city to a great for the ixtent tho English feirls of the Ga:c y call tiimn dramatic stag..1, and ho bus been eugnged by Daniel ties. ht-riJsni an-1 nrntrful purtriiittires. The opening fceno Fnhiuju for work in one of his companies we receive your order the bet is laid in the li'sick iiilU during tho days of its e»rly "Johnnies" and Iho result was the greatest next sua- Information In regard to rates of fare, time of settlement and the lit!l« ccunmunity thero are c<»n- gathering of the 5oun^ Dinnica who worship eon. ter we can serve you. train*, tlirongh-car arrangements, etc., Mill b3 vtantly on ihe qr.j vive against Indian attack. Jut-it i:t ttio elii Sue of Lurlesque actrcsgn sent 10 Foil." They tie,:an uudirMr. Le&vitt's cocayeniei.t !'S MEW WIND-GAUGE S1SHL uoble fellow in ivt-ry quality. Uolom-l Ati.-iin, who ims Ihb ballot Ci/iys of the company to attend a supper at Kftn-a.4 City, Mo., Jan. 14, and will play toward the Send for eatarogue of Sights and Rifles. gloves. Onr gloves this com C. P. CliAlG. Gen'1 Eautern Pius'0''r Ast., 415 Broad a tody of sol lit-rs ut the settlement, If art. a tlmt the anil ball prepared ty a rarly of the "Johuni^c," 'o be Pacific coatt. way, New York. troops on the YeUowstMie tire in danger aiid that he iiiven iliera et the E^prctt Aest-nibly rooms at Grtllntin ElnaCarey is at the Palmer Ilonpe, Chicng.t. Til., ing season will be better than C. K. 3IACKENZIE, District Pdss'g'r Agt., 833 Chest mnst ewcf-Df them- Ue leaves his UiusliUr lto?-t, a Pla"e, fciir blocks from the theatre, filnnagcr &l«ter, sufit ring from ncrvcns piostrution. Her place with "A nut ilreet, I hiladulphia. .lovable girl, in charge of JI//-«. Osborne, \vhi!e JitcA-nc's wl'en he heard of the invitation eeut to his M"rl-a , w«a Dark Si-cret' comp my hai been temporarily filled by iudi.-nant and voweJ they ahould not eo, but the ma ever before. Every year we P. C. SJIITir, Pnseeuser Agent, 1351 Pe'nnfvWania as (he (.''fUnt'Ti guid*1. An uiiprincipled fii-oundiei, Stella Bunifuc"-. Miss Can-y expects to rejoin the Avenue, Washington, D. C. 3/b/7t my wishes. I told them ex- BILLIARD and POOL TABLE M'ftrs, I re-aiy Hu-t ihey must not go to the ball and they went night in "FHiiciion," flt the Alcazar Theatre, Sa;i J. F. KcCARTIIY, District Passenger Agent, 109 there in spito of nie. Now, the question ij, who is Francisco. Misa Slayhtw i-t said to have been tue WHOLESALE AND KETA1L DEALERS IN ALL by which we can greatly im Walnut street, Cincinnati, 0. But an Indian mniilen named Bht^jloicer foils managing tlios-% (fills me or the'Johnniot-?'" The origiiinl Jir/;;*, and is ve'l known as an actress. the pi* -tiine, loving J<'< ! ; umi t fing loved in relnrc. The will of Emma Abbo't's huslmnd, II. W. WcKEWIN, District Passenger Agent, 193 ii'.niera i f ttio '*Jo'inni(?»" were J. 0. Karlt-y, of New Eugene I. A. G. SPALUINO n, of Brooklyn, llio other Wethero!!, dated at Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 13,18S7, wa-t the settlements, Use brave defence, the btimfni; <00,UOtt. 10O3 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. tli(» virtfnis are rescued. In the engagement Jtu-1; Bryan, Ted Fairlip. J. W.Carltun audHeMiB. Flelach- WiM'am Pavsin Bracka^e, con of Stecle Macknye, they are needed. Our 3-0 and Ji A L TJ M O Jt K. MD. nietts 3[orJe;t, and in » rfe-i-erate fight kiile linn. The uiart, Bryuij uud Cdiaeron. died in New York Jan. 2^, of Texas fever, contracted Indians are envek-p^d in ihimte, and tho curtain de^- while travtling in two South (iu'ing tiie autumn wilh 4-0 gloves are far better than ceml upoo a haj py reunion. BILLIARDS. BANDS I'OK MAUKIXG At 11:10, when the music coapcd in the Park Blias C'as ton's coir.mny. He wa-i but twenty yean uf HEADQUARTERS FOIt THE ever before. We have differ PIGEONS. Tl-c itre, and ll;e li-hts and tho people went out to- ag«, nnd yit lie ha-1 already made a distinct mark iu Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. Billiard To say that such artists as Jataes M. Hardio ghiher, th^eo young men, u ho had eat in tbo front h:s chosen prcfeasion. The Bands For Sin-ing: Hatched Birds Xow and Sara Yon L^er a-siirnfc the principal characters is tc;iti und loxca, an-l apptau-Ii-d all that the girls did, "A Midnight Bell" will or-en its tonr Feb. 13 at Buf- Tables, Carom Combination and Pool. ent grades for Fielders and Kently. to Bportk of the bv*t aiid fiuet-t acting, and tlie re slid aiound to tl.e rear of tbo !lic:itre arid gruui>ed fa'o, N. Y. T!:e f< How ing engiigemeDis are au- Billiard Gocdi of ev< ry dcsciiplion always on hand. Tun SPORTING LIFE S*-aailw3». Attracts, lifihf1, mainder of tlio cast i« up to the Btamlird. I'aiticu- ihcm't-lve-i at the ttaeft door. The girls at first were noiniced: Thoo. Q. Foabrooke, Ku.jeue Can S eld, It. J. Oi-er 5OO,OOO Xoiae SitMucrs SoM. Basemen. We are also sell duriiblt; 'AII>] aut to bo tampered with. For HBO UJK*U larly good ttra the CMiutdiana, who supply fun enough timid aliout going to ihe bal'. The positive pr^hilji- Diiloii, Frank Lane, M.-uule Adanif, Isabeile Coo and OrdblB from all i arts i-f tlir> \vnr1d promMtly attended to. ing agents for the celebrated joung birds in the Lest. Bhds to compeie in tho au lo lighten (he more iu'ense purta of ihe 1-hty. The ti'jn of their manager dml its effL-ct. Hut Fur ley and Elvi-iCiox. The pit-ce will he put in rehearsal Feb. JOHX'T CREAHAW, tumn r*ct:s of 1SS9 as spring huiched j-ouiig-ters must ictnic eff c!8»rw remarkably fi::e and arid to the \n- Ileeson woro not ti^ere to eeo any such thing as a 4, under the personal supervision of Arthur U. U. Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. wear tho l-auJ is;ucd fur tbo Eanis. Kvery bird wear- teuse renlHin of tl.e play. H;tr Hoyt, Irwin Gloves, which we have iujf a land is rc-g^tort-d. great popular fjivori'os in this city, and their engage leave iho theatre. Ae tach one came out (he represen Co-itojutively uuaibercd*aud one ii itial: ment should crowd tlio house. Through tho information ot Southern dromat'sts it for both catchers and fielders. tative of the "Joiinmca" grabbed her by the arm and is learned that J. Fiaiik Uariow, of Grtenville, Slise., Single hiinJ.,...... 05 4 bandn...... 10 will iijtroduco to tl:e 6tngR text tenson tm interestinji PIGEONS. Last of all, but not the 4O bands...... @1.OO 100 bauds...... *'^.5O The Philadelphia favorite, Mr. Charles T. "Are you going to the ball?" and well wii'ten cuiut-dr. I*e is a resident of the Open Lands tor adult bir-'s: Elite, in "Ca.'-p.-r, lie Yodler," will te tho next attrac Jlobt of the giib inado excuse. 1 to 100, ccusocntively numbered...... $1.00 Some wrencho-1 Southern circuit', and will introduce a company of h !s Transfers oi .Stock. least, comes the bat. Every tion at the Kuliottul. tlicnt*fi!ve3 away aud eotne went so far as to *ay: own. He i* at present preiariug for a thorough study Each iniiit\ un bsind, i or 10O...... 50 "Will yer leave iw erlone?" of comedy. Hir-Js are reported for transfer oa ilie register as fol Aduic s BOOK -DEPARTMENT, lows: Ball Player knows how im During the week "Lord Cbnmley" will be con Finally, the '-JoliDnifs*' caplund tho Blisses Ak?r, Osmund Tear'c has turned up-as a rival of Wilson THE KFCBTJNG LI>E PCBLTSHING Co., tinued at tho Chestnut Street '1 heatre...... The SunituC! ville, Htlyar, N. Tjitngton, Itaynor, Simpson From ttteloft of C. Mxm to Mr. Weber, both of Barrettin Knglatid. Tearlo i* playing Shtkesptarean Philadelphia, the birJ Casttii*, r.-c. c. I C A. portant it is to have a bat that great musical success, "S.»id rap ha," will run lor an and lUrringrcn, i g» to yonngst*-!1 iu 1^87); tho young birds, all U () It bands, no eecret to Mr. Tearle's Anteriran friends tlmt lie 159,160 (from 1'o-enaer), 156 (from lajro), 157 (from work. Our 3-0 Black Tipped pany, willi A!He. Do Li^san, Mile. L'Allemand and tlio eoi'per. W'lien all bad gathered at the AtSembly studied for years Shake^peareufl role-j with tho definite Jlme. Jd nil use ho \veky »s the prinm don no, will t;e^iu roun:0-lbey had a gay and festive time. II 239), 11G (Leslie P. KtM*). 89,00 (from Volunteer), idea of an English tour. 102 (Irom Juhn L.). 99, 100 (from King Lear), 111 Wagon Tongue Bat is the It was tho original intention Erne*t C»ye and his wife (Mm?. Alnnni) arrived fr--m (fn-'iii Czar), 139,175 (from Akron), 158 (from Othello). F. BETTS, of the "John- England Jim. 21, They brought with them four other 2.-»-To E. IhoniFfon, Doicliestcr 128 (from CUB iu«), best in the market. We have nlei" to hold their reception at tho Washington Sirtet members of Mr. Gyi*'s i-omi any Misa Graco Damian, Assembly Itnoms, hut alter Ibo snap WAS given away lot, 227 (from Pathfinder), 15:1, 154 (from.Hamltt). Id, used the greatest n-?w opera called "The Royal Train the contralto; irignor Masiiinii, the tenor, (tot Massiuf, 162 (fr. m Manjim), 205 (t'n ni Brut'.-.s), 180 (from care in se Undertaker and Embalmer, who refused Henry E. Abbcj'« offer ot $12,50(1 a Lumps). 3. To W. Wnlk'-r, Kewtou, Mars. 106 month,) Mr. IJarrinpton Foote, tie baiitone, nnd Mr. (Horn Mark Anthony), 185,186 (from p«reDt9 of Ak- lecting the timber from which No. 255 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia. W. T. Uarrclt, tolo rluiie^, who cornea over to piny c-l>- r ,tl ), 4._To II. VillmiB-. Trovidence, K. I. Hi I (Tr ni lifruto tj Mme. Albani iu various songs and operatic FearnncgM), 105 (from Murk Anthony), 190 (SKIUO us these are turned. They have from lliai* p. «. until L A. M. yesterday a ariaa. cession of dudes arrived at tho Wm-hinglon Kin? T.e»r). 202 (from Akron), 203 (from Czai), 229 to be seasoned just so long, sirtet tall room and inquired for iho sweet Rosalie Booth, the only surviving daughter of -(from Oberoii). 5. To F. Tophuat, O.rrcheeter G, 7 Ga:ety Junius Brutus Booth, die I in New York City on the (f.om .Tnllui Cres3r).125,190,120, 127 (from Antonio), girls. Mr. Henry A. Afjhwel|,a prominent Re- I'i9 and of just such a weight, and I>nldi< an of the Eleventh ward, was cliainnaa of the Iflih inst., acd wa« buried in the family vault at Balti (from C.*SM"US), 155 (from Obti-on), 179 (tiom Bin- more on the 18th. Her two tin-then, Edwin Bonth (us), 131,18a (fr,im Pathfinder). 6. To Walter Hill, the grain must be absolutely, uowii to me sfrvums nnve cxpr^sseu me utmost u:s- and Dr. Joseph Booth, wore the chief mourners. Mi.a Arlington, Masj. 195 (same as Kiug Lear), 19$ (from 0atisfactii.il with Iho characters they are invested Booth was sixty-five years of a.s;e, and left her fortune Antoniu). E. A. YAHNALL, with'. This hnn ntltd 1110 with serene content. 1 to Jlmiyii Booth, Mrs. Edwin* Booth Grossnun aud From the loft of J. R. A. Power, Cl'fton, N. J., f« straight. We have 300 gross know of LO better indication of success of a piece. gefitlfineu in full evening drees to the old hcadijiLir- the two daughters of her deceased sister, Mrs. J. S. Louia Schuiiu, Washington, D. C., Blue Go\vu, reg.125. now on hand to select from. IO2O WALNUT ST., PKII/AD'A. AVI)en an actor is satisfied with hU ;-art look out for a ters of the Yoiuig 31 en's Christian Aseociation, coiner Clarke. dismal fHi!uie.".,...... 0,her pro^rainn)<-s will include cfGallatiu Place aud Fulton street. Denman Thompson's receipts for the season at tho Tlio Bnlfalo Federation If you wish one half dozen of Good Uve Agents New York Academy of Music will reach a hundred BurFAi-o, N. V., Jan. 21. The Falcon ami Queen __ _ in every lo-.vn in the coun thouaind doi'aia before the bouse H closad for tho City clnba, making un the Buffalo Fnderation, at its try, (juoil cummis ion. Si'tt'l at ou'jo lor full (iar- Four hundred of the ."Johnnies" of the summer season. It H no longer a question of doubt, Annual meeting for 1689, elected theso officert~: these bats write us, telling us Twenty-Mitre Regiment raadenpa tl, No. S3 S. lldi St., 1'hila. publisher for its publication. Mme. Dtlaro was ccly clergy and the stage. lie manag'-'a to pet himself into Another explanation m:»de by pome one close thirty-eeven yoirs of age, aod terminate J her histri Ihoao reported to us, but we will not ccrreapoud Special care ^iveii to our ready-made lo Mary h the papers occasionally, and when ho (l'>es, his ac with finders except iu case of birds eutered ia a that »h»d:d cot write the objectionable onic career in the full height of her glory and success quaintances in this country are deluge 1 with copies of A.G.SpaSding&Bro3, department. papsiiges in tbe article; in fact, hud n it written jouroey for record.] three ycara a^o, since wliich time the had not been the lot-id press in Australia. Tfio ambition of tbe e?i- the article at all. ii'ie had merely outlined it to a able to walk mure than a few etepa. Her life had b''en preacher ts apparently boundless, but hh style In A prsial card, with pcetrcark illegible and signed ;5« UH CSTPalnleasSycnred In lOtoeo professional write', and in looking over the proof very despaired of for u long lime, but her indomitable pluck 241 Broadway,! ioS Madison St. l'ii.'! S8SB!! Days, Sunitanum or Ilonia basti'y ffioug'st that it was all right, and ptrnii.t-d tragedy stilt paitakes more of the pulpit than the J. Ijttirs, reads: ''In flying my birds for n distance J«u. ita sustained her to the la-it moment, and ever since she st»ge at h asi that is what tiie Aus'ralian papers say. l^^itTTier.t. Tri:sl Free. No Cure. No P»y. Vnli|.c;vtion. \VbflQ, houevor, sl:e came to read it la left tha atace bho had beeu engageJ in literary work, 20, a oigocn cume along with tlitm and went irjfo tliu New York. Chicago. 1 Tna liUM-AXE IIEJSEUY Cu., La i'ayette, Ind. cold print she saw the ol jcctionable sentences aud was writing plays and novels. She leaves two sons and I wo Manager P. H:irria, of tho Baltimore Academy ol coop. It wore twj sejim'ess leg lands, one marked C greatly ann>yed. Mary's brother, Joa Ander^jo, how- daughters, ono ot whom, Genevtove, i^ now p'ajing Music, has concluded negotiations which will give 175, the other B 42,?3. Tho bird is in good couditiou Live at homo and make more money working ftr us than him aflno theatre in Washington. He has purchased aud the owner cau have it by eendiug addics*." wer, deuie-t this statement, and emphatically says that with ilra. Langtry at the Fifth Aveuue Theatre. nl nnytliir.Telse in tlie wvl't. Kitker sc\. Ctwtlvoutfit 1 ' s'ster not only wrote ereiy word of tho article, but the property on Ninth street, where %tood for many Urmri FKtt:. AJilru*., Till K k Co., AuKusm.'Maine. years the building known as Lincoln Ha'.l, which WHS To "Whom it May Concern. ;scd every sentiment in It. Mme. Delaro was born in England. She mar DOG BUYERS' destr-'yed hy fire two years ai-o. He will at cues com Some throe we^ks »^o "A Header o! THE SPORTING 1 riiila.. are Ilin manuractnrers ried »t 11, and went on the stage in London wben tbe mence the erection of a block which nil) include a LIFK ' aakcd tlio record (-f a bird, giving its color and of ditferent price's t tie/ arc However, tho article was in exceedingly bad wsi 17 in one of Offenbach's operas. Sae brought i.ut handsomely-appointed opera houk e, to te run as a number. Tbe uumbcr M'ai D'-t the rc-gister Dumber, worth, and \vh«ro to bay them tat-to, c