Volume 50, No. 5. Philadelphia, October 12, 1907. Price, Five Cents. THE NAPOLEONS PULLIAlVrS PLAN NO DEFINITE PLANS FOR FU FOR THE FUTURE CONDUCT OF TURE ANNOUNCED. FIELD CONTESTS. Reports as to Contemplated Cleve Objected to in Cincinnati on the land Releases, Trades or Other Ground That It Would Cut Out Changes are Not Official, But Minor Stars and Make a Picnic "Made Out of Whole Cloth/© for Major League Men*

BY ED. F. BANG. BY CHARLES H. ZUBBB. Cleveland, O., Oct. 7. Editor "Sport- Cincinnati, O., Oct. 7. Fditor "Sporting Ing Life." A Cleveland writer took it upon Life." Nothing will come of President Harry Pulliam©s plan to have the next field, himself a few days ago to announce to the championship contests decided during the readers of his paper just what the personnel season wheji the Eastern teams in one major of the Cleveland team for next season would league^ are" going West," while the Western be. He released several of the tried and teams in the other major league are going true veterans, including Bernhardt, Hess, East, thus making it possible for all big Rhoades, Stovall, Bradley, Bay, and stated league teams to meet at one central point further that pitcher Clarkson, catcher Wake- Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit or Buffalo field and outfielder Delehanty would not do, and run off the event. Such an arrangement or words to that effect. In fact, the scribe would prevent the various stars in the minor published it as a foregone conclusion; every leagues from competing, and therefore thing he wrote was sure to transpire before would kill the spring of 1908 rolled around. When the THE MAIN OBJECTS attention of President Kilfoyl was called to of the contests the deciding of the cham the article he stated that it was a malicious pions in all classes among the players in falsehood and made out of the whole cloth. organized base ball. Mr. Pulliam©s plan The Cleveland owners have not decided on would work a hardship on some minor league what course they will pursue the coming teams and players, and would entirely debar season, but as yet they have not arrived at others from, entering. In this connection it any decision regarding any of the old or need only be said that the original plan, new players. Mr. Kilfoy^ said the matter as advocated by President Herrmann, of will not be gone into Until the winter the Reds, of having the contests in con months. nection with the world©s series, will be car THE TEAM©S FUTURE. ried out next season. These games come "Of course we are in the same boat as after the season has closed in all leagues the seven other American League teams," except the Pacific Coast, and so he said. "We are anxious to strengthen © ALL STARS, . our team wherever possible, but we are whether major or minor league, can come not leaping before we take a good long look. on for the big field day. In this way several Youngsters would have to look mighty clever performers, including George Paskert, good to us to replace such veterans as the new Red, who was prevented from enter Bradley, Stovall, Hess, Bay, Bernhardt and ing the Cincinnati contests because of the others. Perring is the selection of the close race in the Southern League, will have Cleveland writer for third base. It is true an opportunity of winning fame, a medal that Perring has been doing good work in and some coin. Mr. Pulliam©s plan was the American Association, but that is not THOMAS W. LEACH, fine for the majors, but a dead handicap the American League. We know what Bill for the minors, and so is not to be consider Bradley can do and he.has been a valuable Third Baseman and Outfielder of the Pittsburg National League Club. ed, especially in the face of the fact that man to us. As for first base, Lister and minor leaguers won three of the five events Daubert will both be given a chance to Thomas W. Leach, the veteran player who is equally at home at third base or in the outfield, decided here on Bowler©s Day. of the Pittsburg Club, is one of the stars of the diamond. He is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and show along with Stovall. If either of them when quite young graduated from the lots of Cleveland to the ranks of the minor leagues. His work have anything on Stovall it is time enough in the Xew York State League in 1888 caused the Louisville Club to secure his release from that COAKLEY©S CHIRP. to think of a change. Were it not for the organization. His brilliant work with the Louisville Club in 1899 caused him to be retained in the con injury > to his wrist Stovall would be play solidation of the Pittsburg and Louisville teams. In 1900 he did substitute duty mostly, but in 1901 the Will Defer Practice of Dentistry for ing first base at the present time. That al desertion of Jimmy Williams to the Baltimore Club gave Leach the opportunity to become the team©s regular third baseman. and he did his work so well that Williams was never missed. Thereafter he was Another Year. tercation between Stovall and Lajoie has the regular third baseman of the Pittsburg Club and a star in the position until this season when he Cincinnati, O., September 5. "I know all been adjusted. It cost the former a pretty was shifted to the outfield where he did stellar work as a fiejder and thrower. Added to fielding penny and he has learned a good lesson. about those gags of a man eating a lot of ability he has the other prime requisites of a star player, being a hard and steady batter, clever base- beef and expecting to hit as strong as a bull, THE BATTERIES. runner and possessed of extraordinary base ball intelligence. and another devouring fish galore in order "As for pitchers we will have so many to be able to swim," remarked pitcher Andy to select from next year that it would be who will be retained among the players we ger, Thielman, Clarkson, Chech, Lattimore, Coakley, of the Reds, today. "Nevertheless, foolhardy on our part to say that we in are as much at seas as are the wiseacres Graney, Wood, Newton; first basemen, Sto I am contemplating a winter in the woods tend to get rid of this or that one. Hess who think they can pick the winner of vall, Daubert, Lister; second basemen, La in order to get as strong as an oak for next appears to have been on the market, ac season. The idea is not a new one with cording to the Cleveland scribe, for some this year©s American League race." joie, Breen, Downie, Harry Hinchman; me, but of late it has been chasing itself time past and I will say for his benefit as ANOTHER LIE NAILED. shortstops, Turner, Hille; third basemen, through the coils of my reasoning apparatus well as for that of all the Cleveland fans Bradley, Nill, Perring, Ingerton; outfield- with more than ordinary speed, and I©ve All talk about the Cleveland Club plan ers, William Hinchman, Birmingham, Flick, that Hess will be retained. We secured ning to take a chef on the spring training just about made up my mind to try the ex two new left-handed pitchers by draft, Bill Bay, Delehanty, Speas, Josh, Clarke, Caffyn, periment of a winter without study or worry trip is nothing more or less than a dream. Bill Lush. Lattimore, of Toledo, and Graney, of Wilkes- The Naps will train in much the same just a lot of wholesome recreation to barre. We do not know what either of manner as last and in all seasons. Their THE STUMBLING BLOCK. build up my constitution for a strenuous them can do . against American League system will not differ materially from that St. Louis has done more to keep Cleveland campaign on the diamond next summer. Do teams. Both are unknown quantities. On of other American and National League out of the lead in the League race than you know, I believe we©re going to be the the other hand Hess has proven to our teams. They will not be housed in a any other team during the last three weeks. original trouble-makers in the National eminent satisfaction that he has everything private residence. Neither will a chef pre The Naps played eleven games with the League next season Fact! And that©s the that a good pitcher should have and he pare their meals. Instead they will be Browns and to the surprise of everybody reason I want to be right to do my share of will be retained next season. We have come quartered at the Lanier Hotel, in Macon, as lost six of them. McAleer©s men played the damage against the^ other teams. I know to the conclusion that Hess has been worked last spring, and should any time be spent great ball against the Naps, especially in I©ll not be able_ to get the best results if too early in the season and we intend to I pore over boq^s and learn how to mani in New Orleans as is the plan now, they the last five games in Cleveland, downing cure the inside of faces. So, in order to try a new method on him. He will not be will also locate in a hotel there. Lajoie©s crowd in three of the five. worked before June first next season and give the Cincinnati Club a strong run for we are of the firm belief that he will NEXT SPRING©S TRIP. the kindness that has been shown me in prove just as valuable to Cleveland as a Just how many men will be taken South Ball-Player©s Peculiar Accident. the town during the present season, I feel warm weather pitcher as Donovan has to is a matter of conjecture. It is probable, Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 1. In a game of base constrained to put my personal ambition to Detroit. It is our aim to give Cleveland however, that not over 25 of the 39 men ball here today between local amateur teams be a dentist real quick into the background the best ball club within our power, and on the Cleveland roll will make the jour Joseph Wynkoop, an infielder, met with a and try to get more beef on my bones and if any good opportunities present themselves ney to the Southland. The complete list most peculiar accident. He was hit on the strength in my arm and anatomy. A winter whereby we think we can strengthen our is as follows: Catchers, Bemis, Clarke, first finger of his right hand by a thrown in the woods will do it, I believe, and, the team we intend to take advantage of Wakefield and Wilson; pitchers, Joss, ball. The impact was terrific and the mem way I feel now, the experiment certainly them. But as to who will be traded and Rhoades, Hess, Bernhard, Liebhardt, Ber- ber snapped off at the first joint. will be made." SRORTIIVQ OCTOBER 12,

foul line that the consensus of opinion in cover an abuse of the rnles by inserting a the scribes© roost was that Hurst made a provision that IN ONE INSTANCE, AND bull in calling© it fair, but Bobby Ganley, ONE INSTANCE ONLY, the umpire could JOHNSON JOTS who was in the eoacher©s box, declared that not suspend play © ©until the ball be returned it was fair by about an inch. Bill Coughlin to and be held by the pitcher standing in then came along with one of his usual his position." In the interest of fair play THE BIG CHIEF BRIEFLY RE pinch hits and tied it up, and Schmidt CLEVERLY CLEARED UP BY it was decreed that if the injury resulted sent him home with a single. The leaders to a MEMBER OF THE SIDE IN THE won the second game^. 9 to 5, and were FIELD play should not be suspended until VIEWS HIS RACE, easily successful in the third, also. Bill PRESIDENT PULLIAM, the ball be returned to the pitcher, etc. Donovan was pitted against Gehring in the The reason and justice of this is plain. last game of the series, and won by 9 to 3. It protected the rights of the side at bat A superficial view of the game and the and prevented the fielding _side gaining an Explains Why the Athletics Fell score would be © ©nothing tp it but Detroit, Umpire O©Da/s Ruling in the unfair advantage through an accident, all the way," but in reality it is doubtful feigned or otherwise. Up to 1883 it was v Down in the Stretch and Why whether the visitors should have made more Base-Running Points Raised in possible for a batter, after making a line than a single run. Failure to ©cover first safe drive good for a home run, to be held Detroit Won Out Cause of the base a New York-Brooklyn Game at first base; all that was necessary was LET COBB SCORE. for one of the opposing players to be con their first run instead of being declared veniently hurt. Chicago and Cleveland Failures* out. In the fifth Gehring threw the ball Sustained on Logical Grounds* The rules of 1883 took away the chance over the first baseman©s head, when he had for trickery or unfairness by the following SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." an easy out at third, and three runs resulted. language: "The umpire shall suspend play New York, Oct. 5. III re protested game only for an accident to himself or a player, Chicago, 111., Oct. 7. President Ban Their next three scores were made because Hurst called Cob©b safe at third in the sixth of September 23, Philadelphia versus Chi (BUT IN CASE OP ACCIDENT TO A Johnson, of the American League, today inning when he appeared to be easily out, cago: This game is protested by the Phila- FIELDER ©time© shall not be called until gave out the folio-wing statement on the out and their next run was made by Sam Craw- __ delphia Club on the ground the ball be returned to and held by the come of the pennant race: ford after a failure to touch him after he " that after the game had been pitcher standing in his position)." "The winning by Detroit of had struck out. Thus eight very lucky runs stopped by rain it was re sumed two minutes after A MUDDLE. the American League cham were made by the visitors, unless Hurst Prom 1883 on no change was made in© pionship was in the nature was right in his decision, as he may possi the time alloted in the lules of a surprise to the follow bly have been. Although they were lucky to for resuming play, natncly: the wording of the rule in question until ers of the national game. escape without two defeats, the thirty minutes. The protest 1898 when the rules were codified and re Pew there were who picked is based on the fact that written to make them more plain with the TIGERS PLAYED GREAT, BAL©L. result that one section was made absolutely the Tigers early in the They were going better than at any time the watch of Manager Mur season to capture the high ray did not agr"«e with the dense and meaningless taken in connection this season, and those who said they could with another section. Rule 72 taken in con est honors in our organiza not stand the pace had the wrong dope. The watch of the umpire. The tion. Much of the credit for umpire, however, states that nection with Rule 71 would be perfectly Washingtons started the Athletic series by plain if after the words © ©his position©© the this splendid achievement winning a ten-inning game. Johnson and the game was resumed is due to Manager Jennings. within the time limit and claus "in case of an accident to a fielder©© Plank were the twirlers, and ^or nine in- were added. It would then read: "Time It was generally conceded ings it was an unusually even contest, H. C. Pulliam that the condition of the Ban Johnson that the Detroit Club had grounds warranted him in shall not be called by the umpire until the each team having made one run, eight hits ball be held by the pitcher while standing strong timber in its make-up, and no errors. , Charley Jones was there resuming play, the rain fall being of such but it remained for Jennings, by his skill a character as not to affect the playing in his position, in case of an accident to a ©© in the sixth inning with the timely swipe fielder.©© and courage and excellent judgment to mold that tied the score, and Shipke opened field. There can be no question as to the combination into a championship team. the tenth with a clean single and scored the decision in this case. The umpire©s THE ONLY RESTRICTION. Donovan, Killian, Mullin and Sievers in the on an errqir, Milan©s hit and Ganley©s infield action is sustained. Games In the National To say that in case of fire or panic, call pitching department, did grand work, while tap. Dygert©s excellent work shut out the League are played for admission and the ing for immediate action, the umpire could the remarkable batting work of Cobb and locals in the second contest, in which he public is entitled to see a full gatnc of not suspend play to protect the lives of the Crawford brought many a victory to De ball if same can be played under the rules. troit©s standard. held them to three hits. The third game spectators until the ball be returned and was a fifteen-inning battle. Fritz, the New The protest of the Philadelphia Club is dis held by the pitcher would be ridiculous. CHICAGO AND ATHLETICS. Orleans left-hander, opened the game for missed and the result of the game stands as The rule-makers never intended it so. It is "The American League campaign of 1907 Connie Mack©s folks. After he had""filled played. HARRY C. PULLIAM, President. clear that the extraordinary power vested furnished the grandest struggle for a cham the bases in the fourth inning by passing in the umpires to suspend play was to be pionship flag in the history of base ball. two and hitting another, "Rube" Waddell A Learned and Lucid Opinion. used in their discretion with one restriction Chicago©s double victory last year gave the came to the rescue. His stay waa New York, Oct. 5. In re protested game that the rights of the side at bat were not club much prestige and imbued the players THE SHORTEST ON RECORD. of September 4, New York versus Brooklyn: to be infringed upon by any accident feign with a spirit.of confidence that made th.3 George Ed. pitched just one ball which This game, won by the Brooklyn Club, was ed or otherwise to the opposing side. The team almost unbeatable in the early week:? "King Bill" Kay hit for a Texas leaguer, protested by New York on the grounds that converse would hold good in an injury to of the season. The failure of Altrock as a scoring one run. Vickers replaced Waddell Umpire O©Day erred in calling time in a base-runner. The umpire in that event serviceable pitcher and the loss of Owen and was very effective. GreaL work by violation of Rule 72 when player Doyle, of should not call time to prevent a play was a severe handicap to the White Sox. Shipke, who made two almost impossible the New York team, was injured, the specific being made on the injured player, it being When Walsh, much overworked, began to plays, held the Philadelphians down in the violation being "that when time was called no fault of the fielding side that the base- falter, Chicago lost ground rapidly in the ninth. In the eleventh Delehanty dashed the ball was not held by the pitcher stand runner met with an accident. race. The team, however, made a splendid in for Murphy©s tap and got Davis at the ing in his position." The facts are that, O©DAY SUSTAINED. and game struggle to the very end. Connie plate by handling it just right, and in the with three men on bases for New York, Mack and his Athletics were unfortunate. In this case Umpire O©Day did not call thirteenth Ganley©s great catch of Collins© Alperman, of Brooklyn, attempted to field .1 time until Doyle, the injured player, had Philadelphia would probably have captured foul and fine throw caught Davis again at batted ball. A collision with Doylj. of the prize had it not been for an accident reached second. No harm was done to the home station. Hartsel opened the fif New York, resulted. As a result of the col either side, and it was in the interest of to Bender. In the last four weeks of the teenth with a hit and scored on a bad throw lision Doyle was hurt so severely that he season the© Big Chief was of no value to humanity that Umpire O©Day suspended to third after he had made that base on had to retire from the game. On ascertain play uutil Doyle could be. carried from tlia the struggling and sorely pressed Athletics. Nicholls© tap. The fourth game was a joke, ing Doyle©s injury the umpire called time The erratic Waddell failed the club at the the visitors winning as they pleased. The field by his team-mates. To have permitted critical moment. without waiting for the pitcher to hold the New York Club to score an advantage RECORD OF THE WASHINGTONS the ball standing in hfs position and sus CLEVELAND AND NEW YORK. through the injury of their own team-matd, for the year was not a gratifying one, as pended play, holding all runners at the and after Brooklyn was stopped from mak "Cleveland should have been a more they finished a bad last, but the efforts of bases where they were when time was prominent factor at the end. There was a ing a play through "time" being called, Manager Cantillon to strengthen the team called. would be manifestly unjust. lack of judgment and skill in the. handling were attended with a degree of success APPARENT CONFLICT. of the team©s pitchers. A spirit of perse that was nothing less than remarkable. It Rule 72, however, should be more specific verance was also woefully lacking in this There is an apparent conflict in the rules and the rule-makers can do the gam > a is doubtful whether any club ever secufed g-.-ni service by resurrecting the language /, club. New^Bork©s failure to be prominent as much good material in a single season as between Rules 71 and 72. Rule 71 defines for pennantnonors was due to two causes ho has annexed, except by the consolidation the legal causes for the umpire suspending of 1333. For the reasons given above the the weakness and lack of condition of its of entire teams ;and he is in a position to play, namely; for rain, or for an accident to protest of the New York is dismissed pitchers in the early spring and the insub start next year with very bright prospects. the umpire or player, or in order to remove and toe result oi the game stands as p^ytd. ordination of Elberfeld in midseason. With The Washington team led the American a disorderly player or spectator from the HARRY C. PULLIAM, Pris-du©iu. Detroit as our contesting club we hope to League in base running with 221 steals to grounds, or in case of fire, panic or other hold the honors for the world©s champion its credit, a lead of 21 bases over its near extraordinary circumstances. Rule 72 re O©LOUGHLIN RIGHT. ehip, so gloriously won by the White Sox est competitor. It was fourth in batting cords : ; . . in the fall of 1906." with .246, fourth in sacrifice hitting, and "In suspending play from any legal cause the Manager Jennings on That Interference tied with New York for last place in field© umpire shall call ©Time;© when he calls ©Time© play ing, with an average of .943. The work shall be suspended until ©he calls ©Play© again, and Decision in Philadelphia. of the individual players will perhaps be during the Interim no player shall be put out, base While the Detroits were in Washington analyzed more in detail hereafter. It will be run. or run be scored. ©Time© shall not be last week for their final games Manager Last Games of the Season Some Statis be sufficient to give the called by the umpire until the ball be held by the Hughey Jennings, of the Tigers, was inter INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES, pitcher while standing in his position." viewed by a Washington "Star" reporter. tics of Work of the Team and Players which were as follows: Kay .377, Clymer If Rule 72 is to be considered literally, When asked about the decision of Umpire Individual Batting Averages. .312, Delehanty .292 (since joining Wash then it means that the power vested in the "Silk" O©Loughlin and told of Connio ington), Milan .284, Altizer .277, Ganley umpire in Rule 71 cannot be exercised unless Mack©s charges of robbery he said that there .265, Jones .264, Warner .260, Hughes .241, the pitcher co-operates by holding the ball was nothing else for "Silk" to do but to BY PAUL W. EATON. Blankenship .235, Gehring .229, Shipke while in his position. Did the rule-makers call Harry Davis out, as President Johnson Wasington, D. C., Oct. 6. Editor "Sport .208, Kahoe .205, O©Brien .184 (with Wash mean this? To get at the meaning of the had made a ruling that where a player was ing Life." The last wek of the season was ington), Tony Smith .172, Block .143, rule-makers and to explain the apparent con interfered with by an outside party the a strenuous one for the Washingtons, who Falkenberg .141, C. Smith .139, Patten .116, flict between Rules 71 and 72, I have runner should be called out. He went on played nine games and only Johnson .111, Oberlin .063. These figures gone carefully over the base ball rules to explain how the incident occurred. Jen won two of them. The series are not official, but are probably very near as first authorized and printed in 1868 nings said: "Harry Davis when he came to with Cleveland, Detroit and right, if not exactly so. down to the present time. the bat slafnmed the ball out Crawford©s the Athletics were com SUCCESSIVE RULES. way and the latter after a hard run was pleted. Cleveland trimmed TO BE MINER. going to make an easy catch when some the locals by 15 games to 7, The rules oKl868 say: "The umpire in policeman, overcome by the heat, gave him Detroit by 18 games to 4, any match shall determine when play shall a shove, and the ball was lost. There was and the Athletics by 17 Stackpole Says He Will Probably Give be suspended * * * ©© The rule is fol nothing for O©Loughlin to do but call Davis games to 4. The week open Up Base Ball. lowed by this explanatory note: "Calling out, which he did immediately, regardless of ©time© is done generally for accommodation ed with a shut-out victory Holyoke, Mass., Oct. 2. Pitcher A. H. the argument put up by the Athletics. It over Cleveland by a score of when some necessary work requiring a ces was a just decision." Stackpole, who helped to bring the Con sation of hostilities is to be performed." 6 to 0, making three out necticut League pennant to Holyoke this of four in the series. Geh- In 1871 we find the rules enlarged to year, returned yesterday from his sojourn this extent: "When the umpire calls ©time© ROCK-SWEET. ring held the Ohio sluggers in Richmond, Va., and announced that he Joe CantHlon to four scattered hits and play shall be suspended until he calls ©play© will play no more base ball in Holyoke. again and during the interim no player Providence Base Ball Player Takes Bride no doubt can read his title Stackpole pitched six games for the Rich clear to his regular turn on the slab next shall be put out, or base run, or baji at Centerdale R. I. year. Davy Altizer hurt his ankle in prac mond team and won five of them; the sixth called." tice on Tuesday and the Detroits and Ath being a 0 to. 0 battle that werit ten innings. The first code© for professional players as Providence, Oct. 1, Roy Rock, the short- letics therefore caught the Senators with Stackpola left last night for his home in adopted and published in 1872 carried the stop of the Providence team, was married out their regular first baseman. Blankenship West Lebanon, Me., and expects to fctart same provision as did the amateur rules of to Miss Evelyn P. Sweet, .of Centerdale, yes and Charley Jones filled in the initial sack. for Death Valley, Cal., on November 1, there 1871: There were no material changes un terday morning in St. Thomas© Church, Man- Waiter Johnson pitched the fifst of the to get into the.. mining game with A. N. til 1878, when the power of the umpire to ton, by Rev. Thomas F. Carroll, pastor. The Pearl, an old friend of his. They are inter call "time-" was specifically defined as best man was Albert H. Friend ©and tha ; GAMES AGAINST DETROIT. ested in property that looks good and which bride was attended by her sister, Miss Tim and Tom Hurst and Brown did the is said to be some of the Carrie that made follows: "The umpire shall suspend play umpiring, and did it satisfactorily. Like old only for an accident or injury to himself Florine Sweet,. After the ceremony the the famous "Sootty" -rich a few seasons or a player or on account of rain." wedding party returned to the home of the cheese, Hurst can get over the ground ago. Stackpole says he will probably give bride©s father, Howard Sweet, where a wed pretty well and improves with age. The up base ball if his mining venture is a suc ." ONE EXCEPTION. ding breakfast was served and a reception Tigers were in great luck to win this game, cess. Should he remain , in the game, he, No restriction, of, the right of the umpire held. Upon their return from a wedding 5-3. Their victory was due to Rossman©s expects to be ,wtih the Seattle (Wash.) Club to suspend play was made in the rules trip Mr. and Mrs. Rock will live at 254 double in the sixth, which was so near the next spring. until 1883, when it wae found necessary to j Indiana avenue. OCTOBEE 12, 1907. SRORTIINQ

out and then Sullivan hit into a derablo Detroits it makes me sore," said Charley alay, Elberfeld to Chase. "Whereupon the BROOKLYN BUDGET. Ebbetts. "There is one player whom we White Sox folded up their tents and moved lost by the base ball war who would have OUTDO CHICAGO silently and dolefully over Jhe field to dream The Needs of Further Strengthening of done us just as much good as Detroit. If } —————————————————— no more of this year©s pennant. Comiskey©s I had been at the head of the Brooklyn Club men made a stout resistance the next day, the Brooklyn Team Made Apparent- at the time we would not have lost him." but lost again, 4 to 3. Roy Castleton Donovan certainly has made a record for HINT OF GREAT REWARD FOR flung his southpaw benders at the Sox for Praise for Donovan and Jennings, Two himself this year. When you take into con six innings. Rohe©s©lucky home run with Former Brooklyn Players, Etc. sideration the fact that he has been in games THE TIGERS, two on bases pulled his side up close to where he has been hit freely and where the locals. Joe Doyle finished the game BJ.-JOHN B. FOSTER. he has sent plenty of players to first in one and thereafter the Sox scored no more that way or another and still pulled out, his work day. Whereupon the White Sox again mov Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 1.—Editor "Sport seems all the better. This is his winning It is Believed in Detroit That Cltib- ed downtown in high spirits nit. The ing Life." Somehow our Greater New York year. Whether he will duplicate it is a final game of the series resulted in a rout delegation did not distinguish itself on the question. It©s a pretty safe wager, how Owner Yawkey Will Donate to for Comiskey©s men, who tallied no runs last trip around the circuit. ever, that he loses more games in 1908 and hit southpaw Neuer safely but three Brooklyn fell from grace, than he did in 1907. Still, Bill will not times. Meantime the Yanks pounded Walsh the Giants went through the lack for a job if Detroit doesn©t want His Men the Club©s Share of and Altroct merrily. Thereupon the White bottom of their craft and him. Sox gathered their moss-covered slapsticks sunk it to the fourth story. A PREDICTION. the World Series Proceeds. and made their way toward the setting sun, Guess the Giants will re Probably the players of the Detroit and nert. and downcast, being finally convinced ceive several injections of Chicago teams will get quite a little nest that the title ex-champions would be theirs shake-up liniment in another egg on the series, but I don©t believe that SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." not yet but soon. year. It is hard to see a they will make as much money as was made Detroit, Mich., October 7. It is the talk good team go, but it is the last year or the year before. Detroit will fcmong the Tigers that the "generosity The Closing Games. history of base ball and turn out good crowds as it has been a that will make Comiskey look cheap," which <. The finish was with Jom McGuire©s Bos there is no more reason why long time since they have had a champion Owner Yawkey promised the ton crowd. Tom Hughes pitched his second New York should be exempt ship team in Detroit. Chicago will do i Tigers if they would win :ood game for the hillmen since returning than any other city. Once well on the first game, but sag on the | the pennant and the world©s from Montreal and the Bostonians were P. J. Donovan there was a championship games following unless it happens to be a series, will consist of turn all but shut out. Only three hits were made team in Brooklyn, but it neck and neck affair from the start. If ing over to them his entire off Hughes and an error by Jimmy Wil went the way of all championship teams the Detroits get away with a lead and the share of the world©s series liams aided the Beaneaters in their only when age began to t«II and the players series begins in Detroit there will be in addition to the share that scoring of the day. Williams, however, re could no longer make the speed around precious little in Chicago for the players as under the rules would come deemed himself by driving one to deep the diamond for which they had been fam the "fans" are sore because the "Sox" to them. It is known that center field for a clean home run and a ous in the past. failed to get under the wire first. the talk has official founda pair of shoes for winter wear. Rain again OUB BROOKLYN CLUB tion and it cannot be nailed prevented a double-header on Saturday. Joe matter of slow growth toward the down among the players, Doyle seemed to have McGuire©s men well THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! in hand when toward the close of the championship. The team couldn©t be put but the players, who have together in a minute. It won©t be put to found Owner Yawkey an first game they rallied and tied the score. To Secure a 1907 Portfolio of Base Ball Frank J. Navin ideal employer, believe that A shower stopped this interesting event in gether in another twenty-four hours, but it his promised generosity will the eleventh inning and when the sun again looks as if it will play a lot of good ball Clubs Over 400 Individual Pictures take this turn. They did not, however, play appeared the half hour allowed had elapsed for Brooklyn and one of these days when to win the pennant just for this. They and the second ga_me began. Darkness about two more players of just the right Reduced to 35 cents, by Mail, Postpaid, wanted the pennant and wanted it mostly ended it, however, before the fourth in caliber are secured by the management it to Any Address. because they enjoy being winners. There ning was played. Joe Lake, the pitching will not be out of the question that Brook Is nothing of the sportsman spirit lacking acquisition from Jersey City, made his local lyn will have a lot to say about the cham We have only a few copies of the 1907 in their work. It is not generally known debut during the closing hour of the season pionship. The team has an excellent founda Portfolios left, and as we do not care to car that the Tigers are about as high-priced as and he was very effective in the few innings tion prepared for a championship organi ry them over, we offer them to our readers any players in the American League. The of the final game. zation. It dpesn©t need much except some for 25 cents a copy (10 cents extra for post salary list runs $15,000 more than the Ath brown stone trimmings, and when Charley age if sent by mail). They contain group letics and $10,000 more than Chicago. Only Next Tear©s Outfield. Ebbetts thinks he has discovered the trim pictures (each group size 13x14 inches) of two clubs in the American League pay more, That there will be some dealing with the mings he will add them to the club roster the base ball champions for 1907 of the Cleveland and New York. Eliminating Washington Club before next year seems and help make Brooklyn more famous than major and minor leagues, and all the Na Lajoie©s fancy salary, the Cleveland figures to be generally regarded as a foregone con it has been made this year by the good tional and American teams (23 clubs in will fall below Detroit. New York beats clusion. From a source that can be regard work of some well meaning athletes. all) comprising altogether over 400 individ Detroit by about $5000. ed as pretty close to the inside, your cor TRIBUTE TO JENNINGS. ual pictures; handsomely bound in heavy respondent learns that the probable outfield The victory of the Detroit team in the red cover paper, with printed title. Some If Mr. Yawkey should act in accordance of the Yankees next year will be Charley American League race is going to be a thing for a base ball fan to feast his eyes with the above despatch he would "outdo Jones, of the Washington Club; Jake Stahl, upon. These splendid portfolios have been mighty popular affair in this city. Think selling all season for $1.00, and this will the Old Roman," but he would not be creat now playing independent ball, and probably that Hugh Jennings must have had at least be the last opportunity to secure copies at ing a precedent. After the world series of Willie Keeler, of the old forces. The rumor a hundred congratulatory messages^ from any price. First come, first served. So get that a trade of Elberfeld and Laporte for here when he doubled up a victory in De 1905 President Shibe, of the Athletic Club Patten, Falkenberg and Altizer is under con busy and send your 35 cents to-day if you the defeated team, remember gave the troit. There©s a warm spot in the heart want a copy. Next week may be too late. sideration created no little gossip here. The of the Brooklyn public for the Detroit man Address this office. club©s share of the proceeds to the players local club has a string of men, both de ager. You know he came around when as solace for their defeat, thus making their veloped and undeveloped, and there will be things were going to the bad and tempo share of post-season profit even more than something doing in the trading line before rarily bolstered up the team by playing ROYAL RIVALS. that of the victorious Giants. Editor next year©s team takes the field. It would first base about as well as he ever played "Sporting Life"). not be a great surprise if Elberfeld and shortstop. When he was at first for the The New York-Brooklyn Struggle of Chesbro were put on the market this Brooklyns he was batting a lot and it took winter. One well-informed fan says: "With a pretty bad fielder to get anything where Eighteen Years. NEW YORK NEWS. Griffith remaining in command the trading Hughey would not lay his hands on it. In the National League the Giants have of Elberfeld and probably also Chesbro AGGRESSIVE PLAYS. captured the series from the Superbas ten can be expected." The End of the Campaign in the Metropo Then everybody likes a fighter. No use times, lost four sets and four have been talking, these chaps who sit down and want tied. The biggest cinch the New Yorks had lis With Little Glory for Either Team- Inglorious Finish of Giants. to see base ball walk to them without go was in 1904, when out of twenty-two games Incident of the Wind-Up Wo Local Seven straight defeats for McGraw©s men ing out to meet it fail to make much of a nineteen were victories. Since then the is not a very inspiring finish. The real hit with the public. They may be good base Brooklyns have shown steady improvement Series. __ slump started in St. Louis and ended with ball theorists and know a lot about the game in their battles with the Polo Grounds the season©s close in Philadelphia. It also but they can©t stir up the enthusiasm. team, and this year fell only one game shy BY WM. F. H. KOELSCH. resulted in landing the McGraw forces down When the Detroits were on the field they of obtaining an even break. Brooklyn New York, Oct. 6. Editor "Sporting into fourth place. . The club made a sorry impressed everybody by the fact that they rooters had their best chance to gloat in Life." The curtain has fallen on the local showing in Chicago, where they lost all were out trying to win. There are other 1899, when the Hanlon Superbas downed the base ball scene for the year 1907. The three games to the champion Cubs. Mc ball clubs which will give you that idea. New Yorks ten out of twelve times. The agitation for a post-season Graw©s men fielded miserably and the good They don©t stand around© and wait for the next year, though Brooklyn won the pen series between the two local pitching of Wiltse and Mathewson availed ball to roll their way, but they scoot over nant for the second time and the Giants clubs died out as it became nothing. Mathewson worked in the eleven- the grass and meet the ball half way. were a meek and lowly eighth, the teams apparent that neither club inning defeat in the Windy City and six That©s what tells when it comes to winning split even, each with ten triumphs. In all had any intention of re errors behind him with but two hits by his championships. There have been about two New York teams have won 214 games from sponding to the public call fellow players made it all work and no managers who were quiet and reserved and Brooklyn clubs and lost 167 contests, a re for a meeting of the Gaints play for Matty. The final game in Chicago who were also successful. They are Frank sultant percentage of .562. The record of and Yankees. The season and after which the Giants slipped down Selee and Connie Mack. Most of the others games between the two clubs in the National here ended rather dismally, into fourth place, resulted in a rout for have had something to say and a lot of it. League from 1890 to 1907, inclusive, is as all interest seeming to ex McGraw©s men, 13 to 7. They made seven Some of them say it to good purpose and follows: pire as soon as it became errors and the game was described as one some say it because they don©t know what NEW YORK. BROOKLYN. plain that there would be of the worst of the season, it being simply else to do. Year. W. !>. Pet. Year. W. L. Pet. a burlesque on base ball. In order to regain 1830. 8 10 .444 1390...... 10 g .556 no series between the forces JENNINGS© METHODS. 1891. of McGraw and Griffith. Mc- thirej. place it was up to McGraw©s men to 1391. 11 8 11 .421 A lot of commotion was made about Jen 1892. 7 7 .500 1S92...... 7 7 .500 W. F. H. Koelsch Aleer©s St. Louis crowd take© all three games from the Phillies on the 6 6 6 .500 made it four straight from Broad Street grounds. Billy Murray©s men nings and his whistle on the coaching line. 1894...... 7 5 .583 1894...... 5 7 .417 the Yanks on the local grounds and they took all there was of the series, thus land Over in the good city of Philadelphia essays 1895...... 3 9 .250 1895 9 3 .750 came very nearataking fifth place from ing his men safely in the third place berth. were written about it. What hurt did it 1S96...... 4 .667 1895...... 4 8 .333 Griffith©s men.. With the White Sox com Judgin^ by the action of McGraw©s team do? It didn©t incite to riot. Perhaps it 3 .750 1897. 9 .250 started a bad example to the Quaker City 3 .78(5 1898...... 3 II .214 ing and they still having a shadow of a during the past few weeks it would seem 2 10 .167 10 2 .833 chance to push to the front in the race it that quits- a few of the players do not ex for the spectators were not satisfied with .. 10 10 .500 did look as though the Yankees might drop pect to perform under the shadow of whistles, but hired brass bands and other 6 11 .3531901...... 11 6 .353 down a peg in the last week of the race. Coogan©s Bluff next year. Manager McGraw noise producers to ©rattle the visiting clubs 1902...... 10 10 .500 1902...... 10 10 .500 But we witnessed a great reversal in form, has had his hands full this year and his in the most important series of the year, 1903...... 12 7.6321903...... 712., for while St. Louis rode rough-shod over task of handling the former champions has and that was about as unsportsmanlike as 1004. 3 .864 1904. 3 19 .136 any trick which has been performed in 1905 7 .082 1905...... 7 15 .318 Griffith©s men the latter rallied when not been an easy one by any means. Watch 1906.IVMIo...... -I©} 9*© ..>ui.591 1906.j.tfuu...... 9y 13is .409,9W Comiskey©s men appeared. out for the big hook. Philadelphia in the history of the national 1907...... 12 10 .5451907...... 10 12 .455 game. One sapient Philadelphia critic Tripped Up the Sox. Around the Bases. sharpened his knife and lifted Jennings© Totals .....169132.561 Totals .....132169.439 The Yankees seemed to be imbued with a It is quite evident that something must scalp for making a little noise, and when Series won By New York, 10; by Brooklyn, 4. new lease of life when Fielder Jones and be done to clear up the Jake Stahl case. A the last series with Detroit came along Series tied 4. his white-stockinged men appeared at Ameri berth at American League park is believed urged through the columns of his newspaper New York onthit and outfielded Brooklyn can League park for their final set-to with to be the ultimate outcome of the case. that all the spectators go to the games on the 1907 series, but the margins of the men who ran them to a head in the Hats off to Hughey Jennings! Glad he and do their level best to jar the nerves of supremacy were close, being eleven points in race for the pennant last year. The Sox won that flag and local fans will pull for the visiting players. Consistent? Yes, no. attack and six in defense. The Giants show had a small chance to climb to the front the Tigers to win from the Cubs. THE WORLD©S SERIES. ed a better scoring ability than the Superb again as the Tigers and Athletics were under Not a few local fans saw that great 17- It is reported here that the arm of Brown, as, making thirteen more runs on three more a severe strain out in front. A temporary inning struggle in Philadelphia. They de the Chicago pitcher, is not so good as it hits. eet-back for the leaders was calculated to clare that it was, all things considered, the was and that he will not be able to take make an opening for the Sox to push to grandest struggle they had ever witnessed. part in more than two games against the PORTSMOUTH©S PLAINT. the fore. The Yankees, however, killed any The general opinion here is that Jennings American League champions and possibly chance f that might have been, as they de: has the gamest bunch of ball players that .not more than one in the World©s Series feated the world©s champions three times, has been seen for many a day. Not a ©Guess that is right, too. The fact is that A Sorrowful Season for the Virginia and pushing them well down into third place. yellow one in the entire team. his arm has been troubling him for more League Tailenders. The Yanks seemed to enjoy the humiliation Outfielder Bell, the Yankee recruit from than six weeks and it appears as if he was of the Windy City men as did the small Montana, has shown great speed in his few feeling the strain of hard work. He was Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 6. Editor "Sport bunch of fans who braved the cold winds. games here and looks to be a very likely pitched out pretty thoroughly in the World©s ing Life." Portsmouth©s sorrowful show Jones used his best twirlers, but the com prospect. Series last year, which wasn©t a very wise ing in the Virginia League©s last season is bined efforts of Walsh, White and Altrock Jack Chesbro defeated the Athletics, De thing for Chance to do, as Brown never saw over at last, and the fans are now looking could not stem the tide. Walsh©s second troits and Chicagos in his last appearances .the day when he was quite up to the stand forward to next season©s start. According effort on the last day resulted in his being against those clubs. ard of Mathewson, and the Chicago captain to official announcement from the office of driven off the rubber. Jack Chesbro©s last Billy Hanna hit the nail on the head when Secretary Gregory, of the Virginia State was foolish to try to duplicate McGraw©s League, Captain Bland, owner of the locals, appearance of the season was in the first hr? said that as an all-around performer and method by which the Giants beat the Ath Chicago game and the happy one won out, heady player Hal Chase has no superior. has reserved a scant few of the late season©s Not for Wagner, Chance nor Lajoie would letics. Trucker aggregation. In regard to next year 3 to 1, aided by first-class support. In the DONOVAN REMEMBERED. final inning it looked as* though the Sox local fans vote to trade the brilliant youn Captain Bland has nothing to say. Manager would make a thrilling ninth-inning finish, Californian. There is another man with the Detroit Win Clark finished the season with Ports but it all ended in smoke. There were It is about the season for tbo annual story team whose work has been watched faith mouth, but as to his connection with the three on the bags and none out when of the removal of American League head fully by every Brooklyn fan, and he is Truckers next year no announcement has Rohe, whose timely hitting was a feature quarters from Chicago to Nftw York to make none other than ©©Wild Bill 1 © Donovan come from the office of the club, nor ha» f the great world©s series last fall, struck its appearance. "When I see him winning games for the Win said anything about his plans. SRORTUVQ 1UIPB. OCTOBER 12, 190^,

tactics. Before the distribution of the prize cise an arbitrary right or privilege of aband belonging to the players the Commission will take oning the series until it has been completed cognizance of all reports by their umpires, and THE GREAT BATTLE inflict such penalties as they see fit against offending or the championship determined. players, and the penalties so inflicted shall be taken THE UMPIRES. from the prize money belonging to such players." Sec. 11. There shall be two umpires, All other rules governing the series as who shall be invested with the authority fixed by law are published in full below. and discretion that the playing rules confer, OF THE MAJOR GIANTS The official ball of the National League and they shall observe the same general will be used in all games on the National instructions with reference to maintaining League grounds, and the official ball of the order and discipline upon the ball field dur American League in all games on American ing these contests that govern them in the FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE ENTIRE BASE League grounds. performance of their duties in all other games in their respective leagues. Former World©s Series. UMPIRES HOW SELECTED. BALL WORLD. The coming series between the Chicago Sec. 12. The president of the American Nationals and Detroit Americans will be the League and the president of the National tenth series of the kind. If the fortune of League shall each select one umpire from war this time should favor Detroit it will be their respective leagues, and the umpires so Chicago, Champions of the National League, and Detroit, the second World©s Championship to the chosen shall be assigned to duty and be sub City-of-the-Straits. In 1887, just twenty ject to the order of the chairman of the Champions of the American League, years ago, the wonderful collection of slug National Commission. gers, including Brouthers, Rowe, White, COMPENSATION OF UMPIRES. Richardson, Hanlon, Dunlap, Baldwin, Get- in Homeric Contest. zein and Thompson, beat the St. Louis Sec. 13. The compensation of the umpire* American Association champions, taking ten shall be fixed by the National Commission. games to five. The first World©s Series had EXPENSES HOW ADJUSTED. BY FRANCIS C. RICHTEE. been played three years before, the Provi Sec. 14. The expenses of the National dence National League club taking three Commission pertaining to these games, the The treat series for the championship of the world between the Chicago team, from the Metropolitan American Association. salaries of the umpires and other miscel champions of the National League, and the Detroit team, champions of the American Anson©s great Chicago Nationals tied with laneous and contingent expenses in connec League, is under way as "Sporting Life" goes to press. The series is being played, Comiskey©s Browns in 1885, and in 1886 tion therewith, shall be paid out of the for the third time, under the supervision of the Nation the American Association champions, St. funds to be received by the Commission al Commission, with conditions just and fair to the two Louis, took four games to three for Chicago. from these games. Should these funds leagues which have so much at stake, and to the play The New York National League club won prove insufficient for the purpose, the bal ers who are engaged in the crowning events of their the world©s championship two years run ance shall be paid out of the regular funds professional careers. These conditions are also design ning, beating St. Louis six games to four in of the Commission, and should there be a ed to keep the series absolutely above reproach, to 1838, and Brooklyn six games to three in surplus in these funds, it shall be credited bring out the best in the players, and to make the 1889. Then came a hiatus of thirteen years each year to the regular funds of the Com series what is should be the greatest and most impos following the consolidation of the National mission. All other expenses of both clubs, ing annual event in the base ball calendar. That it will League and American Association in 1892. such as hotel bills and traveling expenses, be a huge financial success goes without saying, con In 1903 Boston©s American League club, balls, advertising, policing of grounds, sidering that the games will be played in two of the with Collins, manager, took five out of eight ticket-sellers and takers, incidentals, etc., most enthusiastic base ball cities in the country popu from Pittsburg. New York got four out shall be paid by the club incurring the lous Chicago and enterprising Detroit. The public in of five from the Athletics in 1905, and the same. Should any difference arise at any terest in the series is intense in all sections of the White Sox beat the Cubs four out of six time as to the latter expense, the same shall Chas.W. Murphy country, and a vast amount of money has been wagered Frank J. Navln on the outcome. That the bettors and the partisans of last year. be submitted to the Commission for adjudi each league will get a splendid run for their money and faith is well assured, as the cation, and their finding shall be conclusive* contesting teams are the representatives of their respective leagues, are well matched CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. in all respects, and are absolutely in all ways and at all times on the level. The two THE OFFICIAL RULES Sec. 15. Each contesting fclub shall pre teams are on a par as to management, method and individual skill, but the Chicago serve its constitutional rights© during games Nationals will start in the series with the advantage that accrued to the Giants and Governing the Conduct of All Series for played upon its own grounds with reference themselves in the two preceding series, namely, that they will enter the series com to the conduct of its business affairs in con paratively fresh owing to assurance of their flag a month before the close of the race, the Championship of the World Under nection therewith, but the visiting club shall while the Detroits, like the White Sox. last fall, must enter the series somewhat jaded National Commission Supervision. also be allowed its inherent rights and what after one of the hardest campaigns known in history clear to the wire. In view of the ever representation and facilities it may re probability of similar conditions recurring with each season, it would be well to amend Following are the rules and regulations quire to properly protect the interests of the rules governing the series so as to permit an interval governing the contest of the professional the club and its players. Provided, how of a week between the close of the two races and the base ball championship of the world. These ever, that the captain of the home team beginning of the world©s championship series. If that rules were adopted by the National League should not be accorded the privilege to de is impracticable, it would be well to shorten the two and American League February 16, 1905, termine whether the grounds are fit. Thi« major leagues races by a week so as to permit an in and were the rules under which the New authority will be delegated to the umpires. terval of rest for the two champion teams, thus making York-Athletic and the Cubs-White Sox series If they fail to agree, the umpire whose condition* equal for each and shutting off excuses for were so successfully conducted in the fall turn it is to officiate behind the plate will the defeated or detraction for the victor. Even as mat of 1905 and 1906. decide as to the condition of the grounds. ters now stand the public can rest assured of a well- AGREEMENT TO PLAY. RATES OF ADMISSION. contested series. To us it appears that the outcome will Section 1. The pennant-winning club of hinge almost entirely upon the pitching, aided and abet the American League and the pennant-win Sec. 16. The rates of admission and the ted by managerial judgment or craft in crises. It is to ning club of the National League shall meet conditions governing the same shall be be hoped that there will be absolutely no kicking or annually in a series of games for the pro fixed by and be under the control of the other outbreak against the dignity of this supreme fessional base ball championship of the National Commission. , Frank Chanea base ball event a matter the players can and should world. DIVISION OF RECEIPTS. settle by mutual agreement among themselves, as be- Hugh Jennlngt Sec. 17. The receipts from the gamea comes the champions, sportsmen, and good fellows they are. In no way should be EMBLEM AND MEMENTO. shall be divided as follows: marred the great series from which all will reap profit, in which the winning team See. 2. The emblem of the professional 1st Ten per cent, of "the gross receipts will gain additional glory, and, in which the losing team cannot be disgraced if it do base ball championship of the world shall from all games shall be paid to the Na its best and behave manfully and decently. be a pennant, to be presented to the vic tional Commission. torious club each year, and an appropriate 2d Forty per cent, of the balance from memento, in the form of a button, to be the first four games shall form a pool for by lot, the Chicago National club this time, presented to each player of the victorious the players of the two teams, to be divided PROCEDURE SETTLED. as last year, winning. It was therefore club. Both shall be selected by the Na 75 per cent, to the winner and 25 per cent, decided that the first game should be playeo1 tional Commssion. The cost of the pennant to the loser of the contest. The Playing and Business Details of the in the Windy City. Following is the sched and the buttons shall be paid by the Com 3d After the 10 per cent, deductions for ule: mission. the Commission and the 40 per cent, which Great World©s Championship Series All Tuesday, October 8, at Chicago. SUPERVISION OF COMMISSION. forms the, players© pool from the first four Arranged by the National Commission. Wednesday, October 9, at Chicago. Sec. 3. The games shall be played under games, the balance of the gross receipts Thursday, October 10, at Detroit. the supervision, control and direction of the shall be divided equally between the two As soon as it was settled that the Detroit Friday, October 11, at Detroit. National Commission. clubs. Americans would be the opponents of the Saturday, October 12, at Detroit. 4th The amount to be paid into the Chicago Nationals in the world©s series the Sunday, October 13, at Chicago. WHEN TO BE PLAYED. players© pool as provided by this section _ National Commission held a If a seventh game is necessary to decide Sec. 4. The event shall take place at the shall be paid to the Cimmission, and the meeting in Chicago, Sunday, the series, the city in which it is to be end of the championship season each year. same shall be distributed to the players October 6, and arranged the played will be decided by the National Com Seven games shall constitute a complete through the secretary of the Commission. series under the special mission. If any of the games scheduled is series. rules governing same. The SALARIES AFTER CONTRACT SEASON. postponed on account of rain, or for any PLAYING RULES. Sec. 18. In the event that the schedule National Commission, which other cause, the teams are required to play has absolute control of the Sec. 5. The games sjiall be conducted for a world©s championship series extends the postponed game on the first day avail according to the playing rules as provided beyond the players© contract season, then world©s championship series, able at the same park. gave out the schedule of for by the National Agreement. the salaries of the players who properly games, list of club officials IN EVENT OF TIE. , WHERE TO BE PLAYED. belong to the contesting clubs shall con to be engaged in the busi As soon as either club has won four Sec. 6. The National Commission shall tinue, at the contract rate, to the end of ness end of the affair, the games the series will terminate. In case it promulgate a schedule for the event. Three the series of games scheduled, although only names of. the umpires and becomes necessary to play the seventh game, games shall be scheduled in each of the four or more games be played. the list of players eligible the city in which it is to be played will be cities of the contesting clubs. The Com FREE LIST SUSPENDED. A. Herrmann to play in the series. The determined by the Commission, as provided mission shall determine by lot where the Sec. 19. The free list shall be suspended following officially named by Rule 6, and at the time designated by first three games shall be played. In case during the contest exclft to representa players will be eligible to participate in supplemental Rule No. 4. The games will it becomes necessary to play the seventh tives of the press and the club officials of the games, and no others can participate in be started at 2.00 P. M. each day in Detroit game to decide the event the Commission the two leagues. and 2.30 each day in Chicago. The Chicago the series under any circumstances: shall determine the city in which the game - TIME OF PRESENTATION. National League Club has made arrange is to be played. THE ELIGIBLE PLAYERS. ments for seating 30,000 people per game, Sec. 20. The pennant and buttons shall CHICAGO NATIONALS Pitchers Dur- while the Detroit American League Club ex NOTICE TO PLAYERS. be presented to the victorious club and its bin, Brown, Overall, Fraser, Pfiester, Ruel- pects to be able to seat 20,000 people. Sec. 1. The clubs entitled to contest if or players, each year, by the National Com back, Lundgren. Catchers Kling, Moran, the world©s honor shall be represented by mission, who are authorized to arrange for Walsh, Olis. Infield ers Chance, Evers, A.DMISSION RATES. the presidents of their respective leagues all of the details of such presentation. Tinker, Steinfeldt, liofman, Zimmerman. Admission to the games was fixed at $1, and clubs. The secretary of the National DISPUTES SETTLED BY COMMISSION. Outfielders Sheckard, Slagle, Schulte, $1.50 and $2 for the Chicago games and $1 Commission will be required to notify all Sec. 21. All questions arising out of the Howard, McCormick. The McCormick who $2 and $2.50 for Detroit. The reason for of the players of the contesting teams that playing for the world©s championship not is classified as an outfielder is Trainer Jack the lower prices at Chicago is the large they will be held amenable by the Commis provided for herein nor covered by the McCormick, who came in for a share of the seating capacity of the Chicago park In sion to all rules governing base ball and playing rules shall be dealt with and de world©s series© coin last fall, and will get order that the club officials of the two will be subject to ©discipline regardless" of cided by the National Commission. a slice of the melon this year. leagues and the special guests of the Com contracts. mission may be properly provided for, 50 CLUBS TO AGREE TO CONDITIONS. DETROIT AMERICANS Pitchers Don- WHEN TO TERMINATE. ..Sec. 22. All clubs of both leagues hereby ovan, Mullin, Killian, Siever, Willetts. tickets shall be delivered each day to the Commission for this purpose. The press Sec. 8. The clubs shall continue to play agree absolutely to conform strictly to all Catchers ?Jayne, Schmidt, Archer, Erwin. each day according t6 the authorized sched the articles of these rules, and in any cases Infielders Rossman, Downs, Schaefer, Jen- tickets shall be distributed by the respective clubs. Rain checks will be issued each day, ule until one of them has won four games, not herein provided for to conform to the nings, O©Leary, Coughlin, Lowe. Outfielders when the contest shall end and the club win decisions of the National Agreement. D. Jones, Cobb, Crawford, Mclntyre. regardless of the weather conditions. Should a game be postponed on account of weather ning shall be entitled to fly the emblem or RULES FOR OTHER GAMES. OFFICIALS FOR SERIES. the checks issued will be good for the next pennant of the world©s championship during Sec. 23. These same rules may apply to Chairman Herrmann also announced that game. the ensuing base ball season, and the play all other games played between American President Johnson had selected John Sheri THE PLAYERS© SHARE. ers thereof shall be permitted to wear the and National League clubs, upon applica dan as the American League©s umpire, and By agreement of all of the clubs repre memento or button as long as they please. tion being made to the National Commis that President Pulliam had chosen Henry senting both leagues, the rule©s already RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE SERIES. sion, except as to the division of the re O©Day as the National League umpire. The existing, governing jthe playing of the Sec. 9. The National Commission shall ceipts exclusive of the amount to be paid business representatives of the National World©s Championship Series, were amended reserve to itself the right to terminate the to the National Commission, which shall Commission will be Secretary John M. so that 60 per cent, of the balance from series at any time that it deems the interest be mutually agreed upon between the clubs Heydler, of the National League, and Secre the first four games played shall form a pool of base ball demands it and to declare one participating in such games. Provided, all tary Robert McRoy, of the American League. for the players of the two teams, 60 per of the contesting clubs the winner of the players shall be paid at their contract The official scorers for the Commission will cent, of this amount to go to the winning championship, regardless of previous per prices for all games of this character that be Editor Francis C. Richter, of "Sporting and 40 per cent, to the losing team. formances. they are obliged to play after the expiration Life/© and Editor A. J. Flanner, of "Sport FOR CLEAN BALL. GUARANTEE OF CLUBS. of their contracts. ing News." The headquarters of the Com Sec. 10. Each of the clubs participating mission will be at the Auditorium Annex The National Commission also re-adopted PLAYERS TO BE NOTIFIED. for this series a special rule put in force in the event shall guarantee to the Na After the adoption ,of this agreement by in Chicago and the Griswold House in De tional Commission in such manner as the troit. The entire Commission and its sec during the series of 1906. This rule, adopted the American and National Leagues, copies to ensure absolute decorum, is as follows: latter may prescribe that they wjli faith of the same shall be prepared by the re retary, John E. Bruce, will be represented fully carry out all of the provisions of these at all games. "Rule IS. The authority of the umpires in these spective leagues and sent to the president contests will be supreme, and the umpires are rules and regulations, and such others as of Qach club, who shall, on or before the SCHEDULE OF GAMES. authorized to eject from the game all players in the Commission may hereafter make to gov 10th of March of each year, mail a copy ta The schedule of games was determined dulging In Tile and indecent language and unfair ern the games, sad that they -will not exer each player of his club. OCTOBER 12, 1907. SRORTIIVQ

offset the pitching weakness had the team Pittsburg last Thursday with four straight added undoubted strength to his pitching played its usual steady fielding game. Er victories over their Pennsyl corps. Moreover, he has instilled some rors lost the first Detroit game* errors en vania rivals the first time semblance of concerted action, and has in PHILLY PRIDE abled Detroit to" draw the second game after a Philly team has performed fused harmony, in his team. Considering the t was seemingly absolutely cinched, and er this feat against Barney tools he had to work with and the new rors lost the second Cleveland game and Drey fuss© team since the lat field he had to work in, Mr. Murray has GRATIFIED BY THE SEASON the first Washington game, which completed ter secured control of the achieved even more than was expected of the ruin started by Detroit. Only pitching Pittsburg Club. This splen him. Now that he has passed his novitiate such as Dygert did against Cleveland and did Pittsburg stand brought stage, knows his ground and men, and has WORK OF ITS CLUBS. Washington could have stood off the Ath the Phillies within one per the knowledge and confidence born of ex letics© unsteadiness in the field, and that centage point of New York perience, even higher position, perhaps, the was not forthcoming. At the finish there for the coveted third place. highest, for the Phillies under Murray©s was only, one Dygert, and he could not do On the whole trip the Phil- lead may be confidently anticipated by the The Athletics Make a Great Race it all. Had Plank risen to the emergency lies won seven and lost five indefatigable President Shettsline, the game, as Dygert did there would probably have games for .583 a better sport-loving directors and stockholders, and seen a different story to write about now. showing than any other the club©s loyal local following. For the American Flag, and Wm. J. Murray RUNNING OF THE RACE. j Eastern team made. Apropos INDIVIDUAL FACTORS. Finish a Close Second, While Reviewing the Athletic season, as a whole, to this it should be noted that the Phillies The chief factor in the Phillies© success ;here is little to censure and much to praise; j this season on their three Western trips this year was the good work of the pitchers. much to enthuse over and much to lend con made a better showing than their Eastern The veteran Sparks was the bright particu the Phillies Wind Up In Third fidence to the future. The team was always colleagues by winning 24 games and losing lar star of the corps this season and was the race except for a brief slumping 19 for .558. In their total games against always the man to step into the breach and Place In the Rational League period in May, played good consistent ball, j the Western clubs the Phillies also led their check threatened demoralization. He open and made one of the gamest battles on section with a total of 49 victories and 37 ed his season-work with a shut-out victory Column The Season©s Review* record, in face of the long-concealed fact of defeats for .570. On this showing the over Brooklyn and closed it with the 2 to irremediable pitching weakness. On April | Phillies are fairly entitled to the leader 1 victory over New York, which clinched 15 the Athletics led the race for a day. ship of the East aside from the fact third place. Corridon and Moren also did BY FRANCIS 0. RICHTER. Then they hovered between second and that they finished ahead of all Eastern splendid work, while in the later stages fourth places until April 24, when the lead teams. If they are nothing more they are Brown and Richie came in very handy. Lush, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 7.—The base ball was assumed for four days. Then Chicago champions of the Eastern end of the Na Duggleby and Pittinger fell by the wayside. Season of 1907 is ended and all local lovers tional League circuit anyhow and that©s of the game, be they National League par pushed the Athletics into second place for '• As compensation the club was fortunate in tisans or American League two days. Then the. Athletics came back for an honor not to be despised. securing the promising Covaleski and the followers, can look back up two days. On May 2 Chicago assumed the A SPLENDID FINISH. brilliant. McQuillan, to whose five successive on it with more pleasure lead and retained it until August 2. In the The Phillies also made the hoped-for victories in the last few weeks of the sea than regret. Each club has interim the Athletics developed weakness in spectacular home finish by capturing third son the club is mainly indebted for the cause to feel proud of the the infield and in batting. Second baseman place in the final series of the season with third-place finish. Other factors in the club deep measure of artistic Murphy was also incapacitated for a time. New York, and for good success were the great infield work of success achieved an.d grate The Athletics then sank successively to third, measure beating the erst Doolin, Courtney, Grant and Knabe, the hard ful for extraordinary local fourth and fifth places and heroic remedies while champions of the hitting of Titus and Magee, supplemented support and patronage. Each were necessary to brace up the team and world three straight games by the latter©s base running; and the ex club did well financially. place it again in the running. To secure io clean-cut fashion without cellent support given the pitchers by catch The 4-thletics broke all local more batting Lord and Cross were shelved a sign of fluke. Incidentally ers Dooin and Jacklitsch. In second base attendance records and made for Oldring and Nicholls and the famous they were given a proof of man Knabe the Philadelphia Club discovered a huge profit, and the Phil- COLLINS-KNIGHT DEAL local affection for the club the "find" of the National League season, lies accumulated a larger was made whereby Knight was traded to and in Grant < Manager Murray added a and team that warmed the capable third baseman to the team. A F. C. Ricbter surplus than in any previous Boston for the veteran Collins a deal that cockles of the hearts of the year under the Potter re- cost the Athletic Club many thousands . of club officials,, manager and feature of the season©s work was the de gime. Artistically the season was grandly dollars, which proved to be well spent. players, and that fully war velopment of Courtney into a splendid first successful. The Athletics made a great Collins joined the Athletic team on June ranted the joyful celebration baseman. Bransfield suffered a slumR, battle for the American League flag, and 8 and from that day the team got into the in the clubhouse after the largely through frequent accidents and ill* were only nosed out of the pennant in the race again. The veteran not only steadied season©s final game. Third ness. "Kid" Gleason also did splendid last week of the campaign through physical the infield but added materially to its bat Mike Doolin place was clinched on Friday work first as the regular second baseman causes beyond managerial control or remedy. ting strength. Despite his inability to with New York. Frank and latterly as utility player and coacher. That they failed in the stretch is of course materially reduce his weight Collins did Sparks had the honor of pitching and win Shortstop Doolin also deserves special men a matter of deep regret, but there is consola- fine work for the club until the final stages ning this clinching game just as a year ago tion for his valuable aid to Manager Mar- matter of deep regret, but there is consola of the race, when he was sadly hanlicapped he won the game that secured fourth place. ray as field captain. Roy Thomas had a tion in the fact that the Athletics made the by a bad leg. By June 2S the Athletics had Saturday©s farewell double-header afforded decided off-season in batting and base run best fight they could, gave the public a worked back into the first division. Through an amazing revelation of the deep-seated ning, and was replaced late in the season splendid run for its money, and demonstrat out July they plugged steadily to cut down affection of the local public for the old dab, by young Osborne, who showed excellent ed conclusively that they have to be reckon the lead successively of Cleveland, Detroit With third place assured and nothing more batting ability and only needs to reduce ed with again next season from the very and Chicago, and by August 7 they reached to be played for or at stake in any way weight to hold his own as fielder and base start, which was, unfortunately, not the case second place. On Augiist 12 they once more over 15,000 paid spectators turned out to runner. The team as a whole deserves this season. The Phillies, too, played good went into first place and remained there un special commendation for good deportment pay a parting tribute to the team which on and off the field. ball all season, and gratified their legion of til August 23, when they were successively this season, has been a credit to the city, friends and admirers by finishing third a dislodged for -a few days by Chicago and to the National League and to the profession. PLEASING PROSPECTS. gain of one peg over last year and a guaran Detroit. On September 4 Mack©s men wrest In token of appreciation the Phillies won An analysis of the Phillies© work by sea tee of still better things in the future. With ed the lead from Detroit on the latter©s both games by fine playing, thus putting a son series affords ground for hope of higher one club finishing second and the other club ground and then began the memorable race splendid finish to the season with eight position in the future. They won the series third Philadelphia has no reason to feel down the homestretch with Detroit, the straight victories their best performance from all clubs but Chicago and New York. ashamed of its clubs or to regret the splendid latter steadily cutting down the Athletics© of the season. A feature of the day was They lost the Chicago series by 14 to 8, t patronage accorded both, especially when it lead, until September 24, when a tie was the presentation of a silver loving cup to beat Pittsburg 14 to 8 and barely lost the is remembered that artistic excellence was reached which lasted until the beginning of that sterling player, Sherwood Magee, by New York series 11 to 10, one game re supplemented by model deportment on and the memorable Athletic-Detroit series on Mr. W. E. Grady. At the start of the maining unplayed. As the Phillies beat .all off the field. If all base ball communities September 27, when Detroit won the game, season this loyal rooter offered a cup to of the second division clubs handily, wal were as well served as Philadelphia is by took the lead, was not again headed, and every player of the home team who hit the loped Pittsburg soundly, and walked all ever its two great ball clubs life in both major won out by a close margin. That was a ball over the wall for a© home run. This New York . at the finish, it would appear league circuits would be "one continuous race for a man©s lifel feat was not accomplished, but as a reward that the Phillies have only Chicago to round of pleasure." §o, let us not dwell ELEMENTS OF STRENGTH. for Magee©s great batting during the season reckon with next sfeason. To cope with that uselessly over what might have been, but When we consider that the Athletics ac the cup was presented to him as the cham great team, howe^sr, the Phillies will have accept the "gifts the Gods have sent us," complished all this with a start from fourth pion batter of the team. Magee received to be strengthened in batting. How that napvy in the solid fact that both local clubs place, and in face of a mid-season slump an ovation from the crowd and responded can be achieved is Manager Murray©s knotty last year poor fourth place occupants which required heroic treatment, their per by making five hits in five tiroes at bat in problem. If he solve it successfully there this year of grace finished "in the money." formance was marvelous. The team©s im the first game and a triple in three times up is excellent probability of the 1908 world©s provement was due to the acquisition of Jim in the second game. So it was also a great series being confined to good old Philadel- my Collins, the rapid development of short- day for the Phillies© star player. THE ATHLETICS. stop Nichols, the increased batting strength LOCAL JOTTINGS. brought to the team by Oldring and Nichols THE SEASON©S WORK. "Auf Wiedersehu." The Story of Their Great Season Long and the great pitching of Coombs. Plank and Reviewing the season©s work of the Wait until next year! Waddell in the early stages, and of Plank Phillies there is much to praise, little to Good bye, boys, untn 1908. Battle Briefly Told. and Dygert in the later stages, of the race. censure, and every reason for expectation of The last week of the wonderfully success Another element of strength was the good even better things in the future. The team Both local teams look good for 1908. ful and exciting local American League catching of Sohreck due to steadily-main began and ended strong, and but for a sud No fall post-season series between the two local campaign ended sadly icr the Athletics, who tained good physical condition. To offset den and prolonged batting slump in June teams. within three days saw all these points of vantage, however, the team would assuredly have captured the place A little barnstorming will be Indulged In by the their hard work of weeks go was handicapped at various times by in from Pittsburg, whom the Phillies outclass Athletics and the Phillies. for naught. When the De juries to nartsel, Murphy, Collins, Davis, ed in the series between the two, the Phil- Vale, season of 19071 Hay we never have a worse troit team was permitted to Schreck and^Coombs. The lies capturing it easily by 14 games to 8. one In t.Ms good old town. leave town with the lead Unfortunately the team dropped too many Lajoie©s last appearance In this city thto season after one victory and one ©MOST SERIOUS, was celebrated with a strike-out. by reason of its far-reaching effects, was the games to the second division teams at in drawn game both of which tervals to be more than a factor in the Eddie Grant, of the Phillies, has been boosting his should have been, on the injury to Coombs© pitching arm. This took batting percentage in flue style of late. out of action for a month a valuable pitcher, race. The highest place it ever reached was hitting, easy Athletic victor second for one day, April 24. While Chi There is a rumor that- Jimmy Collins will not be ies with anything like aver for whom no equivalent could be found, with the Athletics next season. Who is In sight to young Hartley failing to rise to the occa cago and New York were having a neek- age fielding in cue game and and-neck race for the lead in April and fill his shoes? with better judgment in the sion. This disarranged pitching rotation and It must have been a source of satisfaction for therein added burdens upon the other May the Phillies were having a continuous Knabe to score the winning ion on Thursday at working of the pitchers in tussle with Pittsburg for third place. On the other game it was felt pitchers to such an extent as to impair their Pittsburg. his home town. effectiveness when the crucial period of the May 22 the Phillies captured that position The Athletic players went to Hartford October Connie Mack that the beginning of the and held it continuously to June 24. Then end had come. Hope revived race was reached in September. Waddell 1 to play a game with the New York Americana became unreliable, Bartley was ineffective accidents to Bransfield and Dooin, and a for a local charitable institution. when Cleveland was defeated in the opening prolonged batting slump caused the loss Dygert©s pitching in two games against Cleveland game of Tuesday, but flickered out again and Bender pitched his arm lame by his run of eleven consecutive victories. In des of nine out of eleven consecutive games and was certainly gilt-edged. In 18 innings ha held on Wednesday when fielding and mental thus threw the Phillies back into fourth Lajoie©s men to one run «-M five hits and struck lapses neutralized Plank©s pitching and peration Manager Mack repeatedly tried Coombs out only to discover each time that place, where they remained " continuously out 17 men. presented Cleveland with the game, while until the last week in September. In the The local excitement over the Athletic-New York the Detroits simply murdered the Wash- his recovery was iy6t complete, five games World©s Championship games of two years ago was being thus lost. In the final stages of the middle of that month New York began to ingtons twice. After Thursday©s victory weaken and made such a poor Western trip tame compared with the tension and excitement over over Cleveland there was still a bare possi race the staff was practically reduced to two the recent Athletic-Detroit series. pitchers, Plank and Dygert, with three weeks that Philadelphia hopes of third place began Manager McGraw, of the New York Giants, after bility of nosing out Detroit with the aid of to revive. Day by day they reduced the a sweep at Washington and a St. Louis of the season remaining. The burden proved Saturday©s final games here said .that there would too heavy for them, and the strain became gap between themselves and New York, and be no post-season series in New York this fan "be knockdown for Detroit. The first game at at the end of the Pittsburg series, which cause the New York Americans did not care for Washington, however, settled the question, too hard for" the whole team and the result any of the Nationals game;" In other words, that is before us. the Phillies captured, New York was hut one doubtless to the relief of all except the few percentage point ahead. This made the the Giants were willing but the Highlanders were CONSOLATION. not. who had clung desperately to a forlorn hope. Under the circumstances, the Athletics final series between these two teams decisive Inability to hit young Johnson, Plank©s of position for both. What the Phillies Says Manager Murray, of the Phillies: "Pitts unsteadiness in one inning, and Davis© throw did all that could have been asked of them. burg has in Wagner, Clarice and Leach three men They provided a season of grand sport for did to New York is a matter of pleasing who are a team in themselves. I consider Wagner in the tenth inning of Friday©s first Wash local history. ington game enabled Washington to win, their constituents; they added to the strength far and away the best ball player In the country, and glory of their league; they reflected AS TO MANAGER MURRAY. and if he hasn©t courage I know of no ball player thus assuring the pennant to gallant Detroit credit upon themselves and upon Phila who has." This much for those who say Wagner THE STRAIN TOLD. The third place finish was not tnore grati is a quitter. delphia; they finished a close second, a fying to the club©s followers than to Manager It is hardly worth while to review at splendid position; and they ended the sea Last Monday©s Athletic-Detroit game marked the length the work of the past week and Murray, as it fittingly capped his experi high tide of base ball frenzy in Philadelphia. In son with a team that has all the elements mental season as a major league manager. no other city not even in Chicago during the half, during which the Athletics left their of surpassing strength, and that gives ev World©s Series has there ever been more excitement .,feet just long enough to un During this initial season, a trying ordeal ery assurance of being in the race next year for any man, no matter how able, Manager during the regular season. The newspaper boys were do all the work of the sea even more deeply than it was this season. mainly responsible for the popular excitement as they son, to bring to naught all Murray fully met every test, rose to every played the race up in great style. The team needs strengthening in but one crisis, measured np to the highest standard, of Manager Mack©s plans department, and President Shibe and Mana All of the Philadelphia players started Monday, and hopes, and to lose and proved himself not only fully capable of 7th, on a week©s barn-storming trip up the State, ger Mack can be trusted to leave no stone leadership in a major league, but as the best except Thomas, Qsborne and Sparks. Thomas had pennant that seemed almost unturned to bring that one department assured. Of course, the manager the Philadelphia Club has had his cigar business in Norrlstown to look after. to a par with the other well-manned de- since Mr. James Potter and his friends ac Osborne and Sparks left for home Saturday night. collapse of the pitching de parments of the great Athletic team. Manager Murray will accompany the team for a few partment was primarily re quired the club. These gentlemen, quite as days and then go West to witness the world©s series sponsible for the blasting of much as Mr. Murray, are to be congratulated contests. the A-thletics© hopes, but THE PHILLIES© CAREER. upon this managerial success, inasmuch as Pitcher McQuillen, of the Phillies, made a re candor compels recognition there is now solved for some time the great markable re-entree into the National League, He of the fact that the team A Fine Season Which Gives Hope of Even est problem that has troubled the Philadel went through the entire Western circuit and made phia Club for five yars. In his initial year a complete clean-up. He shut out St. Louis. Chi as a whole did not meet the Brighter Future. cago and Cincinnati and the run made by Pittsburg Harry Davit crisis as it should have been Mr. Murray has recovered more than the was the flret that bad been secured off his delivery met. In the crucial Detroit The Phillies brought their last Westeri. ground lost last year, has developed a faster in four successive contests. To him mainly was do* •erie* the bftttinj would more than hare trip of the season to a brilliant clos« at infield, has improved ilia outfield and has the advance Into third place. SRORTIINQ OCTOBER 12, 1907.

OEVOTEO TO BASE BALL MEN RNO MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD IMONE AIM® CHAftlTV F0S ALL "-Editor frauds C. Kichter.

derful record of extraordinary achievements. differed from the 1906 season it was fitting three or four times a week and wishes to As regards weather, the season of 1907 that the status of several important cities commit suicide as a result like to be blind, or deaf and dumb, or all three©? SPORTING LIFE broke all records, exceeding even the miser was altered for their own good and that How would the niun who has trouble with able spring of 1892, which had up to this of the national game. Last year was wit his wife like to. have her deaf and be A WEEKLY JOURNAL year occupied in base ball the unenviable nessed for the first time in history the spec dumb himself? devoted to Luther Taylor was always deaf and dumb, record of being the "worst ever.© 1 In that tacle of both major league pennants flying but he did not mope around and rail at fata Base Ball, Trap Shooting and year incessant rain in April, May and part in one city Chicago while the two targets with his fingers, and he did not write whin General Sports of June wrecked many minor leagues and were also carried in one city Boston. ing letters to the editor of the "Bugle." Realizing that with two senses lacking in caused the National League, in its first sea- Singularly, this glory and disgrace fell to would-have to make the others work longer the two great cities which alone had been FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. sou as a twelve-club league, to rock to its hours, he cultivated as much as possible the foundation. In a period of thirty years the continuously represented in the major senses of feelina:, taste and sight, until today leagues since the start of modern "organ he is feeling the pride of a victor, tasting 1892 spring had stood alone for persistent the sweets of success, and seeing his salary Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Co. bad weather and it was thought and hoped ized ball," fully thirty-one years before envelope on the first and fifteenth of every Entered at Philadelphia Post Office a fitting reward for steadfast Chicago, but month. as second class matter by all who suffered from it that its like sad and undeserved humiliation for grand It is true that a man who can neither would never be seen again. But 1907 now hear nor talk is more or less incommoded has the record for continuous cold, dark old Boston. This year both Boston clubs Published by in every walk o"f life. He cannot listen to and wet weather that is unequalled and can have consigned tail-end honors to others; the strains of Beethoven and he cannot tell and Chicago enjoys but one pennant, good the landlady he will pay the following week. The Sporting Life Publishing Company hardly be exceeded in future short of total But on the other hand, he does not have to elimination of spring as we used to know old Detroit once more coming into possession listen to "School Days,© ©and he can coma 34 South Third Street it. of a crown after a long and weary interim home late from the city, turn on the lights of twenty years. and have it out with his wife and never let PHILADELPHIA. PA., U. S. A. In the first month of the season, after the people in the next flat know anything the start of the major league season on In the minor league field the special about the trouble. April 11, there were only two clear, balmy province of the now well-established Na The editor of this journal wishes that THOMAS S. DANDO...... President tional Association the 1907 season was there were more people like Luther Taylor. J. CLIFF DANDO...... _...... Treasurer days, and on the nineteen remaining days FRANCIS C. RICHTHR_..«...... _...... Editor-in-Chief of the month, fifteen National League games wonderfully successful, considering the MRS. WILL K. PARK...... Gun Editor and fourteen American League games were handicaps of the late spring and cool sum WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager postponed. In May the weather was con mer. Despite the season-long excess of tinuously cold, there were but six clear unfavorable weather, the patronage in all *The bachelor doesn©t know what h« of the minor leagues was exceptional in misses by not being married, unless ha Subscription Rates days, and only four days when the weather counts his wad every night and morning. was even comfortable. In that month quantity, and quality. As a result club One Year...... $2.00 G. Ed. Waddell. Six Months...... 1.25 twenty National League games and twenty failures Vere few and far between, and all *Hard cash is so hard that it will even Three Months...... 65c American League games were prevented by leagues that entered the race finished in make an impression on a heart of stone. Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. rain or cold. June was ushered in with an good shape except one small league in the Jesse Burkett. Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. almost universal rainstorm, and for two- East, and a couple of comparatively insigni *If everybody won, there wouldn©t be any fun playing the game. Napoleon Lajoie. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. thirds of the month overcoats were as in- ficant leagues in the West. So 1908 will *You can see the reflecton of a smile dispensible as they were in March. In that positively witness the re-entree of all of the further than you can hear the sound of a month there were twenty-three National competing leagues of 1907, with some new growl. Charles W. Murphy. League postponements and twelve American comers already in process of formation. *There is no use trying to put on hotel 24—PAGES—24 League postponements. July and August When nearly two-score base ball leagues airs on a boarding house salary. George V. Heckert. were seasonable, but September rounded out can face unflinchingly and surmount un * "There is nothing new under the sun. the miserable record by excess of wet weath scathed such a phenomenally inclement sea Even in making mistakes we are merely er, as on just half the days of the month it son as that of 1907, it is entirely within the imitating. Jim McGuire. rained to some extent, mostly in the form bounds of reason and truth to state that *There are lots of heavy swells in the of showers. never was professional base ball, or indeed social swim. James Potter. The havoc wrought in the two major any other sport, upon such firm, popular *Success sometimes meets a man©s ex pectations only when his expectations are leagues was proportionately- as great in the and satisfactory basis as right now. With on the return trip. Connie Mack. vast number of minor leagues, as the bad such a season as 1907 behind and an even *The early gunner catches the first obitu weather prevailed in all sections of this brighter future before "organized ball;" ary notice. Lester German. country; She Southern League, for instance, with the dual-league principle triumphant *The frog is a born kicker, but he doesn©t being hit even harder than the two major through the firm establishment of two major kick the bucket every time he croaks. Joe Vila. leagues. This caused an unprecedented leagues; with all of the minor leagues suc PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBEE 12, 1907 *The fisherman doesn©t mind being told to" number of double-headers for balance of cessfully operating through their protecting go to blazes. Ben F. Shibe. season in all leagues. But even with the National Association; with all parties living *Without any preliminary training one THE MARCH OF TIME. aid of double-headers and good weather after in security under the National Agreement, letter can transform a printer into a sprinter. Billy Hart. One more cycle in the base ball world has June the loss could not be fully recovered wisely administered by a just and honest been completed; one more season has been in any league, as a goodly number of the National Commission; well may all base brought to an end; one more year©s events postponements occurred on Saturdays, the ball men view the past with pride, the PLAYERS AND RECORDS. best day in the week in the East; and on present with satisfaction, and the future have been added to the steadily lengthening Philadelphia "North American." Sundays, the best day in the West. It with confidence. history and record of the grand game which President August Herrmann, of the Cin speaks well for the stability of the game that in less than half a century has been de cinnati team, had the right idea when he veloped into the chief and distinguishing in spite of this terrific weather handicap A WORD TO READERS. held a ball players© field day at Cincinnati sport the national game of a nation of there was no sign of serious financial dis last Wednesday and invited all major and eighty millions of human beings. tress or of weakness in any direction or in The 1907 base ball season is now a matter minor league players to participate. The With the few National League and Ameri any important league. of memory and record. When the world©s meet was held for the purpose of setting As a matter of fact nearly all of the championship series is disposed of the play definite records in fungo-hitting, long-dis can League games of Sunday, October 6, the tance throwing and sprinting. Many players curtain fell upon the 1907 major league minor leagues especially the well establish ers will go into winter quarters, but for boasted wonderful accomplishments in these championship season. As "Sporting Life" ed Class A. B and C leagues managed to magnates and scribes there will be no abso departments, but they have never been made goes to press the curtain is lifted for the make ends meet for the year on the second lute rest. The magnates will pass the off- at an official meet. That Mr. Herrmann©s half of the season despite the horrible spring plan failed was due to the fact that only brief afterpiece the world©s championship season in holding fall and spring meetings, a small proportion of handicap, thus enabling them all to finish series between the Chicago National and shaping up circuits, playing rules, legisla THE STAB PLAYERS Detroit American champion teams. When the season without distress and in condition tion and other "inside work;" while the of the country were entered in the events. that is finished championship ball playing and disposition to resume the battle next writers will be kept busy making up the Obscure minor leaguers won a majority of spring with renewed hopes and better pros historic accounts and records of the deceased the contests for that reason. The records will be ended everywhere in this broad land made, in a measure, will be used as a basis except upon the Pacific slope, where the pects. In the two major leagues the situa season. for calculating the ability of players in Pacific Coast League, as usual, will "linger tion improved so much, after the weather All of this work and the record thereof different lines, but it would be unfair to superfluous upon the stage" for several became settled, that each scored a financial will appear in detail from week to week give the title of champion to the winner of each event at Cincinnati last week. Several weeks. Thereafter there will come the sum success. The American League, thanks to throughout the off-season in "Sporting major league clubs, whose pay rolls include ming-up of the completed work of 1907, and it©s wonderful race, drew so well in spots Life." Thus this paper will be quite as some of the best players in the country, the labor of preparing for the new tasks of that its high average of attendance was varied and interesting in contents during were not represented. The Athletics, Phillies, Detroit, Cleveland and Highlanders the 1908 season which will be upon us fully maintained, while the National the fall and winter as in summer, and just did not send almost before we can realize the steady and League, despite the lop-sided race, also held as indispensible to those who desire to A SINGLE ENTRANT. swift flight of Time. its devoted followers so well that each club preserve their continuity of interest. That Men like Hartsel, Nichols, Powers, Chase, The base ball season of 1907 was in the cleared a handsome profit on the season. can only be done by keeping posted winter Flick, Lajoie, Clarke, Magee, Doolin, Dooin, Cobb, Crawford, Mullin and Donovan main grandly successful and in two respects From an artistic point of view the 1907 and summer through the medium of "Sport might have proved strong contenders for it was unique in excess of wet and cold major league season was so brilliant and re ing Life," which is published every week the winners at Cincinnati in the various weather all over the country; and in the markable that it is small wonder extra in the year. No lover or follower of base events. These men were denied the op ball can afford to miss even one copy. portunity to compete because their teams, nnprecedented number of extra-inning games ordinary financial success crowned it. The several of which are fighting for the pen running from 15 to 30 innings. These ex National League enjoyed its best race since nant, could not spare them. If the plan traordinarily long games were not confined the war, despite Chicago©s preponderance in to measure the ability of ball players by to one league or section, but practically "THE BUGLE©S" BASE BALL. stopwatch and tape is to be effective, then strength; while the American League fur the contests must be held at the close of the every league in organized base ball enjoyed nished another one of the absorbing, nerve- Wj F. Kirk in New York "Journal." league season and world©s championship one or more contests breaking either league racking races for which this well-balanced One of our readers has written us asking series, in order that all players may have, or national records. All records were broken league b,as become noted. There were in why Luther Taylor, the famous deaf and an opportunity to participate. by an authentic amateur game of 30 innings both races sensational happenings and re dumb pitcher of the New York Giants, is able to compete with athletes who possess THE FLIGHT OF TIME. at Cleveland, by a scholastic game of 28 in cord events, chief of which were the great two or more senses. The reader wishes us nings, and by a semi-professional game of extra-inning game above noted; the extra to reply editorially. (By Pegasus Piffle.) 24 innings. In the college arena the record ordinary number of shnt-out games played The editor of the "Bugle" is a great The flight of time, the flight of time, by fche Chicago National champions; the cap admirer of Mr. Taylor, who has made him It seems almost appalling; was made with a 19-inning game. In the self one of the foremost pitchers of the day, Last May seemed only yesterday minor leagues there were two 16-inning ture of the American League pennant by De not by listening to the advice of others And now the winter is calling. (for he cannot hear") and not by telling him McGraw is rapidly losing ground games, three 17-innLng games, four 18-inning troit for the first time; and the estafilish- And Griffith is not gaining. games, one 19-Lnning game, one 20-inning ment of some new special records through self that he was a wonder (for he cannot But both have done the best they eoold talk, even to himself), but by getting on the So we are not complaining, game, three 21-inning games and two 23- the medium of the Cincinnati Bowlers© Field job and using the senses he possesses. inning games. All this was supplemented Day an innovation which may, and should, The editor of this journal frequently re The flight of time, the flight of time. ceives letters from discouraged readers, set It brings our hearts much sadness; by a 17-inning drawn battle between the two lead© to the introduction of a new annual But yesterday men like McGuire and leading teams of the American League in fixture in "base ball events. ting forth the_ir aches and pains, their finan Were young and full of gladness. cial troubles and their marital woes. Now they wre old and getting gray. the Uuti week of tae season. Truly a won As in so many ways the just-ended season How would the man who has headache Aad to aw IfaQnur and OCTOBER 12, 1907, SPORTIINO

there is another important matter to be the Golden Rule for a sledge hammer and considered worthy of special attention in anvil. this discussion of the subject of post-season games; and that is the part the National Mr. Cobb, of Detroit. Board of Commission will be likely to be Carl M. Green, once secretary of the called upon to take in the way of supervis Boston Americans, now full-fledged adver ADVANCED BY THE NEW BOS ory action in the arrangement of these very tising man representing the Home Magazine important class of professional post-season contests. in Chicago, blew into Redland the other TON MAGNATE. day and of course talked a few lines of POINT FOR COMMISSION. base ball. "Ty Cobb," said he, "is the I don©t think it would comport with the greatest ball player in the American League dignity of the governmental power of the today and if the Detroit Tigers win the President Dovey Believes That the National Board of Commission to have any Young Blood Figures in Victories American flag Cobb must be given his share thing to do with the arrangement of a of the credit. He doesn©t know what fear New Major League Players series of more partisan games; but as re Won Mr. Mclntyre With is. Sneers at such a thing as possible de gards a series of. regular contests, like the feat. Keeps going until the last man is match for Metropolitan championship hon out. Such earnest enthusiasm as he possess Should Be Lumped and Distribu ors, the position of affairs is very different; draws the Charge Ted Sulli es is bound to become infectuous. It has and, in fact, their supervision becomes a spread through that whole Detroit crowd. ted By the National Commission* measure of duty in line with their action van Rises to Say Things* Cobb is utterly fearless. He goes around bearing upon the arranging of the World©s the bases as if they belonged to him and Championship games, inasmuch as the latter no one has the right to block his way. The involves their presentation of a code of BY REN MULFORD, JR. finding of Mr, Cobb was as large a piece SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." special playing rules for the series which Boston, Mass., 1 Oct. 8. Major Dovey, Cincinnati, O., Oct. 5. Editor "Sporting of luck as Detroit has enjoyed in years." will present a model for the character of Hugh Jennings was the man who started president of the Boston National League play which should mark the regular annual Life." Some of the more hopeful members club, broke in the National League this of the Bug Club Choir are singing "Dream the fire under Cobb and there will be championship season of each of the major glory enough at the end to give Sam Craw- year with a few ideas that leagues. It may be said just here that ing." Those wallops which promise to work strongly 1 the Red Guard handed Pat ford a job big enough to fill a wash boiler. this latter consideration, involving as it Donovan©s Brooklynites this in the interests of the na does so much of what is of momentous Mulfordisms. tional game. One of Major value to the best interests of the near week started the chorus and Dovey©s plans is to have the future of "organized professional base brought out visions of a Runs behind Bob Spade have been as rare National and American nose finish a.nd fifth place as pearls in Miami River mussels. One tally ball." is important for the earnest dis for Cincinnati. The Pirate League clubs that operate in cussion of the subject matter for Messrs. in two games was worth an even divider the same cities consolidate crew, however, stand between Herrmann, Pulliam and Johnson, of the the Reds and that fond re however. in the use of grounds, there Board of Commission, this coming October. by cutting their fixed charges sult. A majority of games Billy Campbell has a Matty Kilroy move down more than half, and played since the arrival of ment that has kept the other fellows diving still giving the public the TRENTON©S TIP the annexed talent have back toward first as he delivered the ball highest class of base ball been tabled on the right side to the batsman. without conflicts of any Is for Manager Jack Carney to Win the of the Red ledger. Brook June was full of frapped weather and the lyn©s team, which proved a September finish was simply superb for the Geo. B. Dovey kind. Another plan that Ren Mulford.Jr. Major Dovey now is advo- Pennant Next Year. sharp thorn in the Hanlon "red hot" man. Cold storage weathei eating is that of having the National Com Trenton, N. J., Sept. 6. Editor "Sport ian side, was twice licked right off the reel. doesn©t help a sixth place team. mission distribute the young players every ing Life." When Manager John J. Carney, The spectacle was good for Ciney fan Michael Joyce O©Neill is the last of the year, instead of the present practice of of the Trenton Tri-State League club left eyes, so used to Brooklyn victory. raw recruits to be called into action. The every club scrambling for young talent at for his home in Manchester, N. H., he said The Donovan family has always had the edge is off and a whole carload lot of new the end of the season. Dovey would have he was confident that Trenton would have edge on the Tribe of Hanlon, much to the ones cannot engender enthusiasm wkile Jack every club put in a list of players it needs a better club next season than during the anguish of the gentleman who left the City Frost is getting ready for business. near the close of the season. The National season just closed. Several new men are to of Churches for this Queen of the West. The echoes of "Rube" Waddell©s blow Commission also would get a line on the be signed within the next three weeks, and The strengthened team can be taken as an up reached Cincinnati about 4.04 Monday. needs of the various clubs and assign to among the number are two left-hand pitch augury for a better, brighter season in 1908, It must have been tough medicine for the each such talent as was needed to bolster ers. The fact that the Tigers had no south although nobody knows the name and ad White Elephant. up teams in departments in which they are paw the past season was one of the most dress of the Moses who is to lead the Reds George V. Hobart, once a Baltimore base weak. In this way the strength of the serious drawbacks to the club. out of the wilderness of the second division. ball writer, now a noted playwright, was various teams would be equalized in a Local fans are considerably concerned here this week to see the successful premier short time and the races in both leagues over the persistent rumor that two Eastern Harry Mclntyre "Eenigs." of his new comedy, "Wildfire," written for made the more interesting. League clubs are after left fielder Moran, A victim of a wicked yellow journalist Lillian Russell. who burned things up after he joined the that©s the second edition of the Harry Trenton Club the latter part of the season. Mclntyre series of Redland Recollections. CHADWICK©S CHAL Moran fielded »in more than thirty games The Brooklyn twirler gracefully sidestepped TIE IMPOSSIBLE. without an error and hit beyond the .300 the challenge of Mike Mitchell to meet hi?" The Octogenarian Makes Some Timely Secretary Bruce, of the National Commis and Pertinent Suggestions in Re the sion, Very Properly Rules That Decimals- Talked-of Post-Season Series in the THE UMPIRE©S L©ENVOI. May Decide a Championship. Metropolis. __ By Grantland Bice. By Charle* H. Zuber. BY HENRY CHADWICK. When Earth©s last ball game is finished, and the bacs are splintered and dried; Cincinnati, O., Oct. 4. Editor "Sporting., Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 7. Editor "Sport When the oldest knocker has sidestepped, and the youngest critic has died - Life." The nose-and-nose race which the ing Life." I notice in Mr. Koelsch©s able We shall rest, and, faith we shall need it lay off for an aeon or two Detroits and Athletics have been making letter to the "Sporting Life" of September Till the Mogul of all Good Umpires shall set us to work anew. for the championship of the 1st that he comments very American League has led to. favorably on the proposed And those who were "good" shall have "cinches" they shall sit in a rocking much speculation among series of fall games in chair close students of the gaaoe October between the rival Placed twenty feet back of the catcher, and give their decisions from there; as to what would happen if teams of the National and They shall have real saints on the coach lines, as gentle as Peter or Paul both teams had the same American League Clubs of percentage at the close of. the Metropolis, and I want And all of the rooters shall praise us, and none of the critics shall blame the games next Sunday. to state right here that in When we call a home player out sliding for third in a ten-inning game; "Would they play off a my humble opinion it is a And each shall find joy in his labor, and each through the season shall stick, series of games for the project which commends And we©ll give every play as we see it, without getting soaked with a brick. championship, or would they itself in every way as one toss a coin for the honor t©© of the most attractive series is the question often asked of post-season contests that on the streets, the possibil have as yet been talked of mark. There is also a strong rumor to the in a go-as-you-please long distance fungo John E. Bruee ity of a tie being based upon effect that both Baltimore and Providence smashing match for as many bones as he the fact that twice during Henry Chadwlck outside ^ott~ tjie series of grand annual matches for are going to draft Eddie Poole. Last sea could raise either in Wall Street or on the the past week both teams had the same per- 1 the base ball championship of the world. son Manager Dunn, of Baltimore, was hot Bowery. The Brooklyn twirler declared centage of games won, carried oat to thw If the too lengthy season of League cham on the trail of Poole, and offered Manager that his pictured howl of protest had been third decimal. pionship contests each year were limited Carney several players for the veteran pitch grossly exaggerated. That he didn©t give BRUCE©S RULING. to the September campaigns, leaving Octo er. It is also said that Newark is going utterance to all the hee-haws which were "As the teams will not have won and, ber for the arrangement of an annual ser to draft "Rip" Cannell, the great outfielder tacked to him by Abe Yager in his word lost the same number of games at the close of the Tigers. picture of the Brooklyn kicker. "I simply ies of post-season contests, beginning with In spite of these rumors Manager Carney couldn©t understand how I could be beaten of the season," said Secretary John E*; the world©s championship games has not appeared worried and still insists after I had driven the ball farther from the Bruce, of the National Commission, "there THE OCTOBER CAMPAIGN that he will have the club next season to de mark than did Mitchell," he told Charley can be no tie between, them. In figuring; could be made a short season of decisive liver the goods. Trenton is rather -proud Zuber. There is where Mac is in bad. His up the final standing of the teams the deci-* contests for just such a series of matches of the fact that it has been one of two hit was 408 feet flush from the mark, while mals will be run out four or five figures, if as this proposed final trial of skill between clubs to come out on the right side of the Mitchell©s drive from the same spot measur necessary, to determine the winner. ©Last the rival New York teams presents. The ledger the past season. Next year should ed 408 feet 10% inches. Leaving out the week, when the Athletics and Detroits werej special importance of this latter series lies see tihe Jersey capital one of the best minor credits Mitchell©s drive beat Mclrftyre©s best generally reported to be tied, there was a in the fact that, besides being a sort of league cities in the country. with both credits sponged off the boards. slight difference in favor of the Athletics, "fight to the finish" between two of the The ugly thing about the muss was that their percentage, worked out to the fourth, strongest of the rival clubs of their re POST CARDS OF BASE BALL CLUBS. the Yagerish yarn seemed to imply that there decimal, being .6029, while that of the De spective leagues, it is, in a measure, a match Wasn©t a square official deal in the Field troits was but .6028. As small a difference to partly settle the old question of the Group Pictures of All the Teams of the Day games here. It is up to Abraham to as that namely, one-ten-thousawrth may struggle for the professional championship make the amende honorable. decide the championship in the American. of the Metropolis just as the proposed con National and American Leagues. League this year. But there will be un tests between the rival Athletic and Phila In pursuance of "Sporting Life©s" The Vindication of Sir Ted. tie that is almost absolutely certain," delphia Club teams will be for the similar policy of catering to the pleasure and com Up in Chicago where the Cubs are licking championship-honors of the Quaker City and fort of its readers, we have just issued a their chops getting ready for the feast next WADE©S WAY. between the two rival club teams of Boston, series of post cards containing group pic tures of the National League and American week Sir Ted Sullivan is chuckling a few. in the New England city of "culture" and He©s starring in a curtain-raiser called Kept His Marriage Secret Until the Sea "beans," and the two Chicago clubs. League teams one complete team on each post card. Of course, these post cards can be "Vindicated." "You know what a hubbub son Had Closed. A BIG DIFFERENCE. bought separately, but for the convenience of was raised," is the line of talk Sir Ted But in regard to the coming battle for our readers we make them up in sets of piped to me, © ©when I passed Joe Nealon Spring City, Pa., Oct. 5. "Good-bya, championship honors of Greater New York eight cards, each set containing the eight mother, I am going to Meriden, Conn., to group pictures of each major league. These up at the Patti price of $7500 per season. bring home my wife," were the words that there is an important difference existing It was Garry Herrmann©s great desire< to between the New York series of post-season post cards in sets of eight are for sale at ten A. Lincoln Wade said last Saturday morning games and the same character of matches cents per set, this barely covering the cost beat Barney Dreyfuss in this race for as he left for the train. This was the first of the Philadelphia and Boston clubs in of production and mailing. Send stamps Nealon, but I didn©t want to see a good fel information that any one had that the © question, inasmuch as the proposed New for same to "Sporting Life" office, 34 low like Herrmann gold-bricked. A player town©s only professional base ball player ; York games, as arranged thus far on paper, South Third street, Philadelphia. that lacks pepper and ambition will not was married. Wade, who played left field © wear as a professional ball player. I sent for the New Haven team, of the Oonnecti- , are between the local rival clubs of the Na this telegram to Herrmann from San Fran tional and-American Leagues. But when it WILMINGTON WAY. cut League, all season, and was purchased | conies to the settlement of a grand match cisco after Nealon signed with Pittsburg: by the New York Nationals several weeks for the championship of the Metropolis a Manager Mike Grady Already Hustling ©Nealon signed with Pittsburg. You have ago, and Miss Rosie Silkie were married lost nothing in missing this player.© I got at Meriden on August, 11. It was kept a very important addition to the list of con for Next Year. Orval Overall and Mike Mowery for Cin secret, and not even his teammates knew of ; testing teams has to be made, and that ad Wilmington, Del., October 3. Michael cinnati. I said in public print that Overall the affair. Residents here are planning to dition includes the National League Club of Grady, manager of the Wilmington Tri-State at the end of three years would be the star Brooklyn, hitherto the sole competitor with give the base ball player and his wife a big League team, was in this city on Monday pitcher in the National League. He is so reception. the old New York Club for city champion and held a conference with P. P. Bennett, acknowledged today; Mowery is still in ship honors, a base ball struggle which be the principal owner of the club and presi Cincinnati. Next year if I am in base ball gan at the old Fashion Course, Long dent of the company holding the franchise. I ©will own a c}ub of my own, as I have Fred Pope Loses Both Legs. Island, just fifty years ago. Yesterday Mr. Bennett stated that the fol been offered franchises in three leagues." Martins Ferry, O., Oct. 1. Fred Pope, COUNT BROOKLYN IN. lowing players had been signed for next Sir Ted has been scouting for Charles well known ball player and former left field-?; Without the addition of the Brooklyn season©s team: Grady, Cassidy, Arndt, Augustus Comiskey. this year and selected er on the South Bend Central League team,; Club to the series of post-season games the Barthold, Jackson, Sebring, Wolf, Sullivan, four players for the Old Roman. Cincinnati was run down by a freight train on the © proposed match between the "Polo Ground" B. Lynch, McFarland and McFetridge. certainly ran under the lemon tree and shook Wheeling and Lake Erie branch of the occupants and those of the "Hilltop" would Some of these men may be drafted by off a whole crate when Overall was chased Wabash road at Dillonvale, 18 miles west be a mere partisan affair, devoid of a third other leagues as the drafting season opened to Chicago. What Cincinnati needs is a of here, this afternoon and lost both legs. of the interest which naturally would be yesterday and does not close until October manager who can get out of the rising stars One was crushed off above and the other attached to the grand series betwen the 15. However, if any of them should be all the good that is in them. The manager below the knee. He may die. Pope wa» rival teams of New York for championship taken, other men equally as good will be who ever he is must have the encouragement with the Washington P. O. M. League honors of th« great Metropolis, Then, too. ecured by Manager Grady. of the Howling Derviahers who hav« pawned for a while this »eason. SPORTIIXQ LJFB. OCTOBER 12, 1907.

gave Chicago any kind of a fight, and even able causes, such as the illness of Mathew they could not play to a full standstill the son and the disability of Donlin. In the ex champions, who won an even proportion of pectation of a complete recovery for 1907 games from all competitors, instead of hav of these two stars, Manager McGraw prac National League ing to rely upon an overwhelming preponder tically stood pat again, excepting that the ance of victories over the second division veteran Bill Gilbert was replaced by the teams, as champion teams usually do. veteran Tommy Corcoran. Right at the THE .WINNING OF THE FLAG. start of the season the team was weakened Chicago ...... 82 56 .594|Clncinnati . After the first week of the campaign, by Donlin©s voluntary retirement. It also Record of the Cincinnati .... 74 65 .5-?2iPittsburg .. soon became evident that Mathewson was Brooklyn ..... 70 66 .515|$t. Louis... which began April 11, the teams began to 1907 Pennant Boston ...... 58 80 .421) Brooklyn .. scatter and by April 16 Chicago had a "clear not the perless pitcher of old, though still Philadelphia . 49 88 .363 Boston .... lead for two days, with New York and Cin the most dependable man on the club©s staff. Race with Tab St. Louis. .... 43 94 .314 Philadelphia cinnati as runners-up. On April 18 and 19 Nevertheless, the Giants made a good start, In 1905 New York retained the pennant Chicago and Cincinnati were tied. Then for kept in the fight until July, and then had a ulated Scores with ease, but in 1906 Chicago won it with six days Chicago ran ahead, trailed by New long and hard struggle with Pittsburg for the highest winning record ever made: York and Philadelphia alternately. On May the place. In September, however, the and Accurate team went from bad to worse and at the THE 1905 RECORD. THE 1906 RECORD. 2 New York assumed the lead and held it Accounts of All Club. W. L. Pet. Club. W. L. Pet. for four days. On May 24 Chicago again finish had to be content with fourth place New York.... 105 48 .686 Chicago ...... 11636.763 dislodged New York, but on May 27 New its lowest position in six years. The pro Championship Plttsburg .... 9G 57 .6 7 New York..... 96 56 .632 York lead again for one day. On May 28 gressive decline was due, in addition to the H. C. Pnlliam Chicago ...... 92 61 .601 Pittsburg .. 93 60 .608 Chicago went to the front; on May 29 New causes mentioned above, to a noticeable Games Played. Philadelphia . 83 69 .546 Philadelphia 71 82 .464 slowing-down in fielding and base running, Cincinnati ... 79 74 .516 Brooklyn .. 66 8S .434 York tied Chicago; on May 30 Chicago re St. Louis..... 58 96 .377 Cincinnati . 64 87 .424 sumed the lead, and from that day to the and to inferior pitching. McGinnity. and Boston ...... 51103.331SI. Louis... 52 98 .347 finish was never again headed, drawing away Taylor had variable luck; Ames and Fergu- Brooklyn .... 48 104 .316[Boston ..., 49 102 .324 as steadily as a clock, and winning out, son failed entirely to come up to expecta THE COMPLETE 1907 RECORD. By its splendid work during the 1907 tions and promise ; and only Mathewson and hands down. Wiltse could be depended on for consistent season the Chicago team became a two-time THE BACE FOB PLACE, BY FRANCIS C. EICHTEB. pennant-winner as per this record: work. The new second baseman, Larry was the most interesting feature of the Doyle, also did not maintain the great minor The thirty-second consecutive annual THE 1907 RECORD. season after it became apparent that Chi W. I,. Pet. W. I-. Pet. league form which led to his purchase at a Campaign of the National League, which be Chicago...... 107 -15 .701 I©Brooklyn.....65 .439 cago would surely win the pennant. This prohibitive price. gan April 11, ended October 6 with Chicago Pittsburg...... 91 63 .591 Cincinnati . 66 .431 contest was at first an open one between as the pennant-winner for the second suc Philadelphia.. 83 64 .56H Boston...... 58 90 .392 New York, Pittsburg and Philadelphia, but THE BROOKLYN TEAM New York.... 82 71 .536 St. Louis...... 52 101 .340 in the latter stages of the race was confined had a most remarkable career. In 1906 cessive time. The Chicagos captured the to the two teams first named. After May the team, under a new manager, Patsy Don- flag with Comparative ease, though not by 30, when Chicago went to the front perma ovan, was further strengthened by the ad so large a margin as last year, when they nently, New York hung on the leaders© dition of infielders Casey, Jordan and Alper- rolled up 116 victories, which was a major THE INTER-SECTIONAL SERIES* flank until July 5, Philadelphia meantime man, and developed so rapidly ©that it made the most creditable showing and record of league record. Nevertheless, the champions The third and last trip for the season of running close in third place, until June 28, Went over the century mark in victories, when Pittsburg went into third place, gradu the five teams which failed to come within the Eastern teams of the National League to hailing distance of the pennant, and finished thus swelling the National League record ally inched up on New York, and on July the West began September 19 and ended 8:dislodged the Giants for two days. On a good fifth. It was natural therefore that of century victories to eight, as follows: October 3. In the second week of the trip July 9 New York regained the place and the club owners should stand ©pat in all Boston 102 in 1892, Boston 102 in 1898, the champion Chicagos made their lead ab held it until July 18, when Pittsburg again departments except the pitching department, Brooklyn 101 in 1899, Pittsburg 103 in solutely secure and balance of time was forged ahead and held second place to Aug which was augmented both in quality and 1902, New York 106 in 1904, New York 105 devoted to trying out youngsters and groom ust 9. From that date until September 4 quantity. To the amazement of the base in 1905, Chicago 116 in 1906 and Chicago the teams batted valiantly, each dislodging ball public the Brooklyn team this season ing the veterans for the approaching world©s was left at the post. It lost 16 of its first 107 in 1907. After the middle of the sea the other almost every other day. On championship series. Beyond this the lour September 3 New York held the place for 17 games mainly through pure bad luck. son the chief interest in the race was in the was only important for its effect upon the the last time. On the following day Pitts Thereafter it was simply a question whether battle for the place between the former struggle for second, third and fourth places the team would be able to secure as high a as between Pittsburg, New York and Phila burg Wient into second place, there to re world©s champion New Yorks and the ex- main u\ndisturbed for balance of season, position as in 1906. It was a long and champion Pittsburgh. The latter went to delphia. It ended in the Pittsburgs clinch while New York gradually sank, and in the hard fight, but was accomplished in gallant ing second place and Philadelphia dislodg style. Starting from the bottom the the front in September and clinched the ing New York from third place. Following last week of the season was beaten out of even third place by Philadelphia. Superbas slowly but surely worked their place in the third week of that month. New is the complete trip record : way upward, and on July 18, for the first York was then compelled to battle for even WESTERN AT HOME. I EASTERN ABROAD. THE CHICAGO TEAM time, reached the coveted fifth place. third place with the Phillies, who dislodged W. L,. i©Ct.1 W. L- Pet. captured the pennant entirely on merit, as Thereafter there was a continuous battle the Giants in the last week of the season, Chicago ...... 7 2 .778lPhlladelphia ... 7 5.583 it far outclassed any of its competitors in for that position with Cincinnati until St. Louis...... 8 3 .727 New York.. 4 9.308 every department of play, except pure slug finished in the coveted third place and per Cincinnati .... 7 4 .636 Boston .... 3 8 .273 ging. The team led in base running, in August 8, when fifth place was permanently manently relegated New York to fourth Pittsburg ..... 7 6 .538 Brooklyn .. 1 7.125 fielding and in pitching, and was ably hand regained. The team©s chief season-long trou place. The four teams which finished in the During the campaign of 1907 the East led by Frank Chance, who not only contribu ble was failure to bat up to 1906 form, but second division were never pennant-con ern teams of the National League made three ted his own valuable playing services but it was fortunate in the development of pitch trips to the West, which resulted in a total ers Bucker, Pastorius and Bell, the improved tenders, remained continuously in the second ©developed exceptional ability as a team form of pitcher Mclntyre and the consistent division, and their highest goal was fifth of 101 victories for the West at home and commander. Considered as a whole the 72 victories for the East abroad a gain of Chicago is the best balanced team in the work of pitcher Stricklett. place, which was captured, after a long and four victories for -the East on the three National League, and probably in the world. THE CINCINNATI TEAM hard struggle, by Brooklyn, which thus fin trips over 1906. Following is the record of It has the best pitching corps of any club, once more proved to be a disappointment ished in the same position this year as last. the three Eastern trips to the West: two of the best catchers in the profession, keener than ever before because at the close Cincinnati too, made no gain on the pre WESTERN AT HOME. EASTERN ABROAD. a fast infield and hard hitting outfield, of last season it was believed that Manager ceding season and again wound up in sixth W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. more than the average number of quick Hanlori had weeded out to good purpose and place with, almost the same percentage as Chicago .. 30 11 .732 Philadelphia 24 19 .558 thinkers, and fast base runners. The team had laid the foundation for a stronger and last year. Boston showed just enough im Pittsburg 26 18 .591 New York. .. . 19 27 .413 was greatly handicapped during the season faster team through the medium of promising provement to advance one peg over last year, Cincinnati 25 18 .581 Brooklyn 16 24 .400 St. Louis..... 20 25 .444 Boston 13 31 .295 by injuries to some players and the illness young blood, and the engagement of a su finishing in seventh place, whjje St. Louis of others, among them Captain Chance, who perior infield captain in first basems.a retrograded so much that after the middle of 101 72 72 101 was not at his best physically all season. Ganzel. Expectations were not realized for season it fell to the bottom, remained there During the 1907 season the Western This handicap, however, was more than off a variety of causes, chief of which was an continuously and finished there. Following teams also paid three visits to the East, set by the development of Overall as a star inferior pitching staff and a weak-hitting is the complete 1907 record: during which the Eastern teams at home pitcher, and of Arthur Hofman as the star outfield which required constant experiment Q 2 W Q bo GO scored 91 victories to 84 for the West a utility player of the profession; and by the ing and, moreover, neutralized the fast- tf 5 % 2 S 5 gain for the East of six victories over the rejuvenation of pitcher Eraser. hitting infield. The only encouraging re- 5? o f C u | s O season of 1906. Following is the record s©ults of the season©s work were the develop §. £ B 3 THE PITTSBURG TEAM, O p 2-5" EASTERN AT HOME. I WESTERN ABROAD. vain struggle to recover the crown lost * W. L. Pet. I \V. L. Pet. four vears ago, nothwithstanding that it McLean; and so the club is reduced to the New York..... 27 16 .028|Chicago ...... 32 12 .72! necessity of further costly and trying ex Chicago ...... 1? 14 16 15 17 17 16 107 704 entered the field apparently materially Philadelphia . 25 18 .581 Pittsturi? ..... 24 21 .533 strengthened. Nevertheless the team was perimenting. The only times the team fig Pittsburg...... 10 8 12 16 12 13 ?0 9! J591 Brooklyn ..... 23 22 .511 St. Louis...... 16 27 .372 ured prominently during the season were Philadelphia...... 8 14 ;o 13 l:i 11 14 83 566 Boston ...... 16 28 .364 Cincinnati .... 12 31 .279 never really in the race for the pennant. New York...... (> in 11 1?. 13 13 17 82 SSri It got a poor start, never had the lead for on April 17, when it was second, and on Brooklyn ...... r, i; 8 10 15 7 14 65 439 91 84 I 84 91 even a day, and it was not until July that April 18, when it was tied with Chicago Cincinnati...... 5 in 8 i» 7 13 14 66 431 For the entire season in the 1907 inter- it got into the running for the place, for first place. On April 19 the Cincinnati team wont to third place, on April 21 to St. Louis...... sectional series the Western teams scored which it only captured in the last month of 6 8 8 16 52 .340 many more victories than the Eastern teams, the season after exerting all of its power fourth place, and on April 24 to fifth place, never again to rise higher. From that data LosU...... 45 63 64 71 83 87 90 101 604 the total being 185 Western victories to 163 and resources. The second place finish was victories for the East; thus proving the in an advance of one peg on last year, but was, to July 17 it was a constant battle with In the season series between the eight feriority of the Eastern teams, with the nevertheless, bitterly disappointing to its Boston for fifth place. When Boston sank clubs of the National League the champion exception of Philadelphia and New York. owner, Barney Dreyfuss, who had spent Brooklyn took up the fight and on August Chicagos showed their evenly-balanced su Philadelphia made a notable advance, money liberally to strengthen weak points. 8 drove Cincinnati into sixth place, where periority over all competitors by winning thanks to which the Western preponderance The team failed to play consistently all sea it remained anchored until the finish. the series from each by a large majority, was somewhat reduced from last year©s son owing to the in-and-out work of the THE BOSTON TEAM the only team to make a good showing being showing, when the West scored 195 victories pitchers. Other factors in the disappointing was another great disappointment, especially . Pittsburg with 10 games out of the 22 to 153 for the East. Following is the com showing were inferior catching, the failure to the new owner, Major Dovey. The latter played. Philadelphia came next with eight plete 1*907 record of the inter-sectional of Nealon and Storke to come up to expecta by purchases and trades added pitcher games out of 22. The second place club, games on all grounds: tions as batsmen and fielders, the let-down Flaherty, infielders Brain and Bitchey and Pittsburg, lost its series with Philadelphia THE WESTERN TOTAL. I THE EASTERN TOTAL. of Hallman, which necessitated outfield ex outfielder Beaumont to the team, ;thus mak and Chicago and barely managed to win from W. L. Pet. I . w. L. Pet. perimenting, inferior pitching by Leifield, ing" it apparently strong enough to warrant Cincinnati; its weakness against these three Chicego ..... 62 23 .729 Philadelphia . 49 37 .570. and Abb-aticchio©s failure . to , equal his hope of at least fifth place. The team play teams explains its inability to make a Pittsburg 50 39 .562 New York.... 46 43 .517 previous form in fielding and batting. ed fine ball for half the season, and once stiffer fight for the pennant. New York won Cincinnati ... 37 49 .430 Brooklyn 39 46 .459 St. Louis.... 36 52 .409 Bostca 29 59 .380 THE PHILADELPHIA TEAM. got as high as a tie for third place with from all competitors except Chicago and manifested distinct improvement upon its New York, but after mid-season developed Pittsburg, and barely beating Philadelphia. 185© 163 163 18 1906 form, played good ball and finished pronounced batting weakness, which was The Phillies won the series from every club not even remedied by the exchange of out below them and lost only to Chicago and The above proves conclusively that this the season in third place a gain of one year, at last, Chicago maintained an all- notch and the goal set at the beginning of fielder Howard for outfielder Bandall and New York. It will thus be seen that the first infielder Sweeney. To make matters worse division teams© final standing was settled round superiority over all rivals; that the season by the new manager, William J. Pittsburg and Philadelphia improved con Murray. The team was never a champion accidents at various times to pitchers on the contests between themselves. Brook Flaherty and Pfeffer, catchers Needham and lyn won the series from Cincinnati and St. siderably ; that New York deteriorated still ship possibility, but was always a big further from its disappointing 1906 form, factor in the race, and was never out of the Brown, and infielders Bridwell and Brain Louis by good margins, lost the one to New kept the team in a constant state of semi- York by a close shave, and the remainder by and that Brooklyn, Cincinnati^ Boston and first division even for a day. Once in April St. Louis had made little real gain in tea©m it reached second place. From May to the disorganization during the second half of wide margins. Cincinnati won only the St. the season. Under the conditions the team Louis and Boston series; Boston lost Svery strength. The net result of the season©s end of June it remained almost continuously inter-sectional series also indicates clearly in third place. Then a batting slump, did well© to finish seventh, a gain of one series but the one with Brooklyn, and St. peg over last season. The team did its best Louis also dropped them all with the ex that the various teams rank just about as following an accident to Bransfield, plunged they should on comparative strength. the team into fourth place, where it remain work in April, May and June, during which ception of the one against Boston, which ed anchored until within two weeks of the period it was so well established in fifth was secured by the capture of seven straight close. Then it gradually crawled up on place that it seemed to be entrenched there games from Dovey©s team the most remark New York, and in the very last week of the in. In July batting weakness and accidents able feat of the National League season, all REVIEW OF THE RACE. combined began to get in their deadly work, things considered. race captured third place and finished there. The National League championship race The pitching corps did exceptionally good and on July 11 it was dislodged from fifth of 1907 was almost a replica of last year©s work all season and the fielding was in the place by Brooklyn. Cincinnati next on July As a matter of interest and for compari 18 knocked Boston out of sixth place, and son we give the final record of the last race. The Chicago team early showed its main fast and clean, but inferior base run seven campaigns of the National League: preponderance of strength and after the mid ning and two batting slumps negatived thereafter until the end the Bostons trailed dle of the season there was no doubt as to those points of excellence. The club was along hopelessly in seventh place a sad THE 1901 RECORD. I THE 1902 RECORD. finish to a season auspiciously begun under Club... W. L. Pet.I Club. W. L. Pet the result so far as the pennant was con fortunate to develop Courtney into a fine Pittsburg .... 90 40 .647 Pittsburg .....103 36 .741 cerned. That the Cubs did not win the first baseman and to discover a clever second a new, popular and liberal club owner. Philadelphia . 83 57. .593 Brooklyn ...... 75 63 .543 pennant by as large a margin as last year baseman in Knabe. Third baseman Grant THE ST. LOUIS TEAM. Brooklyn ..... 79 57 .581 Boston© ...... 73 64 .533 was due solely to the fact that the team was also proved himself an excellent third base was, all things considered, the greatest St. Louis..... 76 64 .543! Cincinnati .... 70 70 .500 somewhat more handicapped by accidents to, man, but added no strength to the most failure and most cruel disappointment of the Boston ...... 69 69 .SOOlChicago ...... 68 69 .4% important department, batting. A big handi Chicago ...... 53 86 .381|st. Louis...... 5(5 78 .418 and illness of, important players at various year. The team last season dropped from New York..... 52 85 .380iPhiladelphia .. 56 81 .409 times. So strongly fortified, however, at cap was the season-long batting slump of sixth to seventh place, which led to radical Cincinnati ... 52 87 .374|New York..... 48 88 .353 all points was this great team that it kept outfielder Thomas, and it was not until he reconstruction by the new manager, John In 1903 Pittsburg won the pennant for an even pace at all times, and only once was replaced in September by .the harder- J. McCloskey, at heavy cost. These changes the last Mme after a hard fight with New during the season lost a series, Pittsburg hitting Osborne that the team© could get a apparently added such strength to the team York. In 1904 New York captured its once capturing four successive games from real move on for the coveted third place. that towards the close of the season it first flag since 1889: the champions. This was practically the THE NEW YOEK TEAM, gave first Brooklyn and then Cincinnati a THE 1903 RECORD. I THE 1904 RECORD. only setback received by the champions dur for two years champions of the National hard fight for sixth place and closed the sea Club. W. L. Pet. I Club. W. L, Pet. ing the season, and even that was little League, and once champions of the world, son with excellent promise of even?© better PHtsburc .... 01 49 .650lNew York.....106 47 .693 more than a ripple on a pond to the Cubs. lost their hard-won honors in 1906 through things this year. Not one of these promises New York..... 84 59 .«H|Chio«o ...... 93 60 .60S Only two clubs, Pittsburg and Philadelphia, the operation of unexpected and unavoid for 1907 was realized. The team early ia OCTOBER 12, 1907. SRORTUNQ UIF?H. the race developed weaknesses in the infield six innings. Beecher, a recruit from the Three I Chance.lb 5 1 1 17 0 llDoyle, 2b.. 3 0 1 3 3 1 Pittsburg ...... 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0—1 and outfield which necessitated renewed League, made his first appearance in New York Steinf't.Sb 4 0024 0|Strang. cf. 3 0 0 2 0 0 Philadelphia ...... 0 0 0 1 00 0 0 3—4 constant experimenting. In face of this uniform. Barring a little nervousness he showed Moran, c.. 4 0244 OlBresnahan.c 400420 Two-base hits—Abbaticchio, Storke. Three-baso to advantage. Score: Evers, 2b. . 4 0105 OlMerkle. Ib. 3 0 0 15 01 hit—Osborne. Sacrifice hit—Knabe. Stolen bases— the team was heavily handicapped by the St Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.EI New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E Hofn,rf,?s 4 0030 OlDahlen, ss. 4 0 0 3 5 3 Titus, Magee, Grant. Double play—Anderson, variable work of all the pitchers except Earry. rf. . 3 0 i 0 0 0|Shannon, If 3 0 0 3 0 0 Tinker, ss 2 016 40[Hannu*an,3b 400030 Swacina. First on balls—Off Camuitz 3, McQuil young Karger. So poor was the work of Byrne, ob. 2 0 0 1 5 OlBrowne, rf. 2 0 1 1 1 0 Durbin, rf 0 0000 OJMathew'n.p 300241 lan 3. Struck out—By Camnitz 4, Mctiuillan 2. these pitchers that it neutralized all of the Konet'y,lb 3 0 2 13 2 0|Doyle, 2b.. 3 0 0 0 30 Fras<-r, p.. 2 C0020| ______Left on bases—Pittsburg 4, Philadelphia 3. Wild team's other points of excellence and con Murray, If. 3 0 0 1 1 0|Strang. cf. 3 0 1 1 0 0 •Howard.. 1 000001 Totals.. 31 1 2f32 18 6 pitch—McQuillan. Time—1.30. Umpires—Johnstone signed a team ranking fifth in team batting Holly, rs. 30021 liBowermar.c 300310 Lundgren.p 1 00000' and Klem. Attendance—3100. hopelessly to the tail end in mid-season. Shaw, cf.. 2 1 1 0 1 OlMerkle, Ib. 2 0 0 7 0 0 CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 2. the team was never ,in the first division Hcrtefr.Sb 2011 40IDahlei. ;s. 2 0 0 3 2 0 Totals. .37 2 6 33 19 1 W. 1,. Pet. I W. L. Pet. Noonan. c. 2 0 0 1 10|Hannifan,3b 200010 •Batted for Fraser in eighth. Chicago ...... 105 42 .714|Brooklyn ..... 65 80 .448 floundered about in the second division for McGlynn.p 20122 01 Beecher, p. 2 0 0 0 0 0 tTwo out when winning run was scored. Pittsburg ..... 88 59 .599|Cincinnati .... 63 84 .429 about a month and on May 30 sank to the Chicago ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1—2 Philadelphia.. 79 64 .553|Boston ...... 55 90 .379 bottom, from which it never again emerged Totals.. 22 1 6 21 17 li Totals. . 22 0 2 18 8 0 New York ....1000000000 0—1 New York .... 82 68 .547|St. Louis ..... 49 99 .331 even for a day. In the last six weeks of St. Louis ...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 x—1 Two-base hit—Chance. Hits—Off Fraser 2 in eight New York ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 innings. Sacrifice hits—Doyle, Tinker. Stolen bases the season Manager McCloskey had his team Two-base hits—Konetchy, McGlynn. Stolen bases Games Played Thursday, October 3. reorganized to his taste, and thereafter —Shannon, Sheckard, Evers. Left on bases—Chi —Murray. Browne. Strang. Double plays—Dahlen, cago 7, New York 1. First on balls—Off Fraser 2, PITTSBUBG VS. PHILADELPHIA AT PITTS to the finish it repeated the history of the Merkle; Browne. Merkle. Left on bases—St. Louis Lundgreu 1, Mathewson 2. Struck out—By Fraser BURG OCT. 3.—This was a. pitchers' battle in past two seasons by playing ball of a 5, New York 2. First on balls—Off McGlynn 1. 3, TUathewson 3. Time—2h. Umpires—O'JJay and which Richie triumphed. The Phillies won out in quality to warrant hopes of better things Beecher 2. Struck out—By McGlynn 1, Beecher 2. Rigler. Attendance—3000. the ninth on Knabe's single, Anderson's fumble of next season. Passed ball—Bowerman. Time—1.18. Umpires— PITTSBURG VS. PHILADELPHIA AT PITTS the hit which permitted Kna.be to go to third, and Emslie and Carpenter. Attendance—12.300. BURG OCT. 1.—In one of the heaviest hitting games Titus' long fly. This made four stralgfat victories CLUB STANDING SEPTEMBER 29. of the season the Philadelphiaus again deleated for the Phillies in this series. Knabe's »playing was THE FINAL WEEK'S GAMES. W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet. the Pittsburgs. They batted against three pitchers, the feat'ure rf the game. Score: Chicago ...... 102 42 .703|Brook.yn ..... 65 78 .455 making 19 hits for a total of 29 bases. Score: Pittsburg. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Phited'a. ABiR,B. P.A.E Pittsburg ..... 88 56 .OlllCincicnatl .... 61 84'.421 Pittsburg. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Philad'a. AB.R.B. P.A.E Anderson.cf 30120 ijosborne, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Games Flayed Sunday, September 29. New York .... 82 65 .558|Boston ...... 55 88 .385 Ander'n, rf 3 1 1 3 0 0 Osborne, cf 5 0 3 6 0 0 Moeller, rf. 4 0 0 0 0 0 Knabe, 2b. 3 1 1 1 9 1 CINCINNATI VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CINCIN Philadelphia.. 76 64 .5.3|St. Louis ..... 47 99 .322 Leach, cf.. 5 3 1 2 0 OiKnabe, 2b. 5 1 2 3 2 2 Leach, ES. . 4 0 4 0|Tltus, rf.. 4 0 1 a 0 0 NATI SEPT. 29.—(P. M. and P. M.)— McQuillin Clarke, If. 5 0 1 0 0 0|Titus, rf.. 5 2 2 1 0 0 Clarke, If. 3 0 0 0 0|Magee, If.. 3 0 1 1 0 0 scored his third straight shut-out. He held Cin Games Flayed Monday, September 30. Abbafo,2b 5013 2 0|Magee, If. . 5 2 2 2 1 0 Abbat'o.2b 301. - - 4 OlBransf'd, Ib 3: 0 Oil 00' cinnati to two hits. Only two of Hanlon's men CHICAGO VS. NEW YORK AT CHICAGO Swaci'a.lb 4 1 1 12 1 0|Bransf'd, Ib 5 2 2 8 0 0 Swaci'a.lb 300111 0(Grant, 3b. . 3 0 0 1 20, reached second base and only a single batter got SEPT. 30.—New York could do nothing with Reul Storke, 3b. 3 0 1 1 0 0|Grant, 3b. 5 3 4 1 7 0 _..—.-,Storke, _~.3b. „a 0 0 0 40|Doolin, ss. 3 0 0 6 1 1 ' as far as third. McQuillin also won his own game. bach, who had terrific speed and a bewildering Campbell.ss 10002 llDoolin, ss. 5 1 2 3 3 1 Phelps. c. 3 0 2 5 2 0|Dooin. c.. 30 1 3 30 He singled, advanced on Osborue's safe bunt, stole stock of curves. His support was perfect at stages. Sheehan.ss 3010 3 0|Jacklitsch,c 412310 Leifield, p 3 0 0 1 0 0 Richie, p.. 30 0 010 third and scored on an infield out at first. Score: Wiltse pitched well enough, but New York had the Gibson, c. . 4 0 1 6 4 OlCorridon, p 4 0 0 0 20 Cincinn'i, AB.R.B. P.A.E|Philad'a. AB.R.B. P.A.E blind staggers in the first round and the champions Phillippe, p 0 0000 0| ______Totals.. 29 0 5271511 Totals.. 29 1 5 27 16 2 j O'Neill, If. 4 0 0 3 0 0 Osborne, cf 5 0 2 4 0 0 ran away with the victory. Score: Otey, p.... 1 0 0 0 0 0| Totals.. 43121927163 Pittsburg ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 I Iluggins.&b 100430 Knabe, 2b. 3 0 1 1 3 0 Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.EI New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E —Phelps .. 0 0 0 0 0 0| Philadelphia ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 . Mitchell.rf 30011 0|T;tus, rf.. 40 0 3 00 Slagle, cf. 3 1 0 2 0 0 Shannon, If 3 0 1 1 0 1 INealon .. 1 0 0 0 0 0| Sacrifice hits—Anderson, Knatie, Bransfield. First I Ganzel.lb 4006 0 0|Magee, If. . 4 0 1 2 1 0 Sheckard.lf 4 2 Browne, rf. 4 0 0 2 00 Adams, p.. 2 0 1 0 0 01 on balls—Off Leifield 1. Stnick out—By Leifleld 3, Schlei, c. . 2 0 1 7 10|Br3nsf'd, Ib 4 0 0 4 0 0 Chance.lb 4 1 013 0 u|Doyle, 21.. 4 0 0 1 41 Richie 2. Left on bases—Pittsburg 3, Philadelphia Lobert, ss. 2 0 0 1 30|Grant, 3b. 4 0 1 0 0 0 Steinf't.Sb 41200 )|strang, cf. 3 0 1 2 1 1 Totals. .37 5 9 27 12 lj 4. First on errors—Pittsburg 1. Umpire—Johnstone. Mowrey.Sb 20001 'j|Doolin, ss. 3 0 2 3 0 0 Kling, c.. 3 1 1 5 2 0|Boweonan,c C 0 0 1 0 0 •Batted for Phillippe in second inning. Time—1.30. Attendance—3110. Paskert, cf 3 0 1 5 00| Dooin, c.. 4 0 010 10 Evers, 21'.. 4 0 2 2 _.0| Curtis, c.. 3 0 0 5 00 tBatted for Otey in fourth inning. CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 3. Spade, p. . 2 0 0 0 0 !|McQuilUn,p 412000 Hofman, rf 3 0 0 0 O'j|Merkle, Ib. 3 0 012 11 Pittsburg ...... 0 1 1 p 0 0 2 0 1—5 W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. Tinker, ss. 3 0 1 3 5 OlDahlen, ss. 3 0 0 0 3 0 Philadelphia ...... 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 2—12 Chicago ... 105 42 .7141 Brooklyn . 65 80 .448 Totals.. 26 0 227 9 l| Totals.. 35 1 9 2T 50 Rculbach.p 30002 OITI.-rmifan.3b 300030 Two-base hits—Leach, Titus. Three-base hits— Pittsburg ... 88 60 .597|Cinciunati 63 84 .429 Cincinnati ...... 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0—0 — — — — —-1 Wiltse, p. 201040 Bransfield, Grant, Magee. Home run—Titus. Stolen Philadelphia. 80 64 .5561 Boston 55 80 .379 Philadelphia ...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 Totals.. 31 6 8 27 13 0 — — — T- — - base—Jacklitsch. Double play—Knabe, Doolin, New York .. 82 68 .547|St. Loais 49 &9 .33J. Two-base hits—Paskert, Doolin. Stolen base—Mc | Totals. . 28 0 3 24 IB 4 Bransfield. First on balls—Off Corridon 4. Struck Quillin. Sacrifice hit—Mowery. Left on bases—Cin Chicago ...... 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 x—6 out—-By Phillippe 1. Adams 4. Wild pitches— Games Played Friday, October 4. cinnati 4, Philadelphia 9. Double plays—Lobert, New York ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Phillippe, Adams. Passed ball—Jacklitscli. Umpires Huggins, Ganzel; Magee. Doolin. Struck out—By Two-base hits—Sheckard. Evers. Stolen baser,— —Klem and Johnstone. Time—1.50. Attendance— PHILADELPHIA VS. NEW YORK AT PHILA Spade 4, MoQuillin 8. First on balls—Off Spade 3, Evers. Shannon. Double plays—Strang, Merkle; 2315. DELPHIA OCT. 4.—The Philli-s won this game in the ninth on a base on balls and threby clinched McQuilllin 3. Passed ball—Schlei. Time — 1.35. Tinker. Chance; Curtis, Wiltse. Clnnce. Left on CINCINNATI VS. BROOKLYN AT CINCINNATI Umpires—O'Day and Klem. bases—Chicago 4. New York 4. Fi''st on balls— third place. New York's only run was scored in OCT. 1.—Cincinnati won from Brooklyn with the the second on hits by Devlin, Bresoahan and With a comfortable lead in the second game the Off Reulbach 1. Wiltse 2. Hit by pitcher—n.anee, aid of the visitors' misplays. Ewing was particuiarly Phillies lost out as the Reds scored four runs in Shannon. Stnu-k out—By Rsulba-h (5, WHtse 4. Merkle. Philadelphia got a run in the fifth on effective with men on bases, and shut out the Grant's bunt, Doolin's sacrifice and Dooln's double. the sixth on an error by Doolin, three singles and Passed ball—Curtis. Time—1.30. Umpires^Rigler Superbns. Score: a triple. A. one-handed catch by Magee prevented and O'Day. Attendance—3500. In the ninth Devlin's bad throw gave Magee a Cincin.r i. AB.K.B. P.A.ElBrooklyn. AB.R.B. P.A.E iiife and on Merkle's wild throw of Bransneld's further scoring. The game, which was limited to PITTSBURG VS. PHILADELPHIA AT PITTS O'Neill. If. 4 0 0 1 0 OlAlper'n, 2b 4 P 1'3 41 seven innings by agreement, was played in an hour BURG SEPT. 30.—The Pirates presented a patched- bunt a double play was lost. McGinnity walked Huggins,2b 4111 3 0| Casey, 3b. . 4 0 0 0 00 Doolin and then with Sparks at bat lost control, and one minute. Score: up infield, Campbell, of Punxsutawuey, playing in Mitcheli.il 4 1 2/1 .0 0|Jordan. Ib. 3 0 1 10 00 Wagner's place and McKechnie working for "ADby" forcing in the winning run with a base on balls. Cincinn'i. AB.R.B P.A.EIFhilad'a. AB.R.B. P.A.E Ganzel, Ib 2 1 4 10 0 0|Lewis, ss.. 4 0 1 2 3 0 Score: O'Nfcill. If. 3 1 0 4 0 U Osborne, cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 when the latter kicked himself out of the game. Schlei, c... 3 0 1 9 00|Hummel,lf 4011001 1 Philadelphia got the winning run in the ninth -on Philad'a. AB.R.B. P.A.EI New York. AJB.BJB- P.A.E Huggins,2b 212130 Knabe, ?b. 3 1 1 2 10 Lobert, ss. 3013 3 OJBatch, rf.. 4 0 1 1" 0 0 Osborne, cf 4 0 1 2 0 OlShannon, tt 4 6 0 3 0 0 WHfhell,rf 31110 0|Titus, rf. . 2 1 1 0 0 1 Titus' single, Magee's sacrifice and Grant's single. Mowrey.Sb 20002 OiMaloney.cf 300200 Ganzel, Ib 3 0 0 9 1 0|Magee, If. . 3 1 1 1 00 Score: Knabe, 2b 4 0 0 3 2 OlBrowne, rf. 4 0 0 2 00 Paskeit, cf 3 0 0 1 0 0|Ritter, c.. 3 0 0 5 10 Titus, rf.. 4 0 I 0 0 0| Doyle, 2b.. 4 0 I 1 30 McLean. c. 2 0 .1 1 0 OlKransfd. Ib 300500 PittsburB. AB.R.B. P.A.ElFhilad'a. AB.K B. P.A.E Ewing, p.. 3 0 0 1 1 OJPastorius.p 300021 Ander'u, rf 4 0 1 4 0 0|Osborne, cf 4 0 0 1 1 0 Magee, If.. 3 0 1 1 0 0|Strang, cf. 4 0 0 2 0 0 Schlei, c .. 1 1 1 0 0 0| G rent, Sb. 3 0 B 1 1 0 Bransf'd.lb 4109 0 0|Devlln. ss.. 4 1 2 3 2 1 Lobcrt, ss. 2 0 2 0 1 0|Doolin, ss. 300132 Leach, cf. . 4 0 1 2 0 OlKnabe, 2b. 3 1 2 1 2 0 Totals.. 28 3 627 9 0| Totals.. 32 0 524102 Clarke, If. 4 0 0 2 0 1|Titus, rf. . 4 2 1 2 0 0 Grant, 3b. 4 1 1 0 2 0|Bresnahan,c 4 • 2 5 1 0 Mowrey.Sb 2002 1 0|Dooin, c. . 2 0 0 ? 2 0 Cincinnati ...... 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 x—3 Doolin, ss. 2 0 0 3 3 1|Merkle, Ib. 3 0 1 7 1 1 Paskeit, cf 3 0 0 1 0 0|Moren, p. . 2 0 0 0 1 0 Abbafo,2b 22232 fllMagee, If. . 3 0 2 5 00 Brooklyn ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Campbell,p 20025 0| — — — — — - McKec'e,2b 10001 OfBransf'd. Ib 4 0 0 9 0 0 Dooin, c.. 4 0 1 9 '3 OlHannifan.Sb 300110 Three-base hit—Ganzel. Stolen base—Casey. Sparks, p. 3 0 1 0 1 0|McGinnity,p 301110 1 Totals.. 21 3 5 IS 93 Swaci'a.lb 3007 0 0|Grant, 3b. 401120 .Sacrifice hit—Mowrey. Left on bases—Cincinnati 6, Totals. . 23 4 621110' Storke, 3b. 3 0 1 1 0 0|Doolin, ss. 4 0 1 1 1 2 Brooklyn 6. Double play—Lewis, Alperman, Jordan. Cincinnati ...... 000004 x—4 Campbell,ss 3012 4 C| Dooin, c.. 3 0 0 730 Totals.. 32 2 627111 Totals.. 33 1 7*25 92 Gibson. c. . 4 0 0 6 2 0|Sparks, p. . 3 0 0 0 00 First on balls—Off Ewing 1. Pastorious 2. Struck *0ne out when winning run was scored. Philadelphia ...... 200100 0—3 out—By Ewing 8, Pastorius 3. Time—1.35. Um Philadelphia ...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1—2 Three-base hits—Lobert, Titus. Stolen base— Maddox, p. 3 0 1 0 'i fl| —_ _— _. pire—Carpenter. Attendance—1000. Huggins. Left on bases—Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia *Sheelian. 1 0 0 0 0 Oj Totals.. 32 3 727 92 New York ...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 1. Struck out—By Moren G. First on balls—Off ST. LOUIS VS. BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS OCT. 1. Earned runs—Philadelphia 1, New York 1. Campbell 1, Moren 3. Passed ball—Dooin. Um Totals. . 32 2 7 27 11 1 —In a pitchers' battle between Frock and Karger Two-base hit—Dooin. Sacrifice hit—Dooin. Stolen *Batted for Maddox in ninth St. Louis defeated Boston. Delehanty's home run bases—Magee 2, Bransfield, Osborne, Bresnahan. pires—Klem and O'Day. Attendance—4000. Struck out—By Sparks 7, McGinnity 4. First on CHICAGO VS. BROOKLYN AT CHICAGO SEPT. Pittsburg ...... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—2 in the first inning won the contest for the locals. Philadelphia ...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1—3 Frock did not allow a hit after the first inning. errors—Philadelphia 1, New York 1. Left • on 29.—(P.. M. and P. M.)—Wild throws caused by bases—Philadelphia 8, New York 5. First on balls the slippery ground were the cause of the cham Two-base hits—Knabe, Doolin. Sacrifice hits— Score: Storke, Mages. Double play—Abbaticchio, Swacina. St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E —Off McGinnity 3. Time—1.40. Umpires—Emslie pions' defeat in the flrst game. Score: and Carpenter. Attendance—3200. Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.ElBrooklyn. AB.R.B. P.A.E First on balls—Off Sparks 3. Hit by pitcher— Barry, if. . 2 1 0 2 0 OIHott'man, rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 Knabe. Struck out—By Maddox 5, Sparks 3. Left Byrne, 3b. 3 0 0 0 5 UTenney, Ib. 4 0 Oil 00 BOSTON VS. BROOKLYN AT BOSTON OCT. Slagle, cf. 5 0 1 2 0 0|Alpei'n, ?b 500221 4.—A triple and two singles, along with two "••••"210 OJCasey, 3b. . 4 1100 on bases—Pittsburg 7. Philadelphia 4. First on er Kouey, Ib. 3 0 1 9 10|Brain, 3b. . 4 0 0 3 2 0 Sheckard.lf 5 rors—Pittr.burg 1, Philadelphia 1. Time—1.45. Um Deleha'y, If 3 1 1 5 0 0|Beaum't,cf 412300 passes, gave Boston two ruiis and the game in Charce.lb 4 1 3 15 1 Ol.Tr.rdan, Ib. 3 0 1910 the tenth inning. Alperma.ii injuxed a leg severely ... _ 101320 pires—Johnstone and Klem. Attendance—2500. Holly, ss. 2 0 1 2 4 0|Sweeney, 2b 4 0 1 4 1 0 .Steinft.3b 30002 0| Lewis, Shaw, cf.. 2 0 0 4 0 0|Randall, If 3 0 0 1 0 0 when sliding to second .base in the flrst inning. Kling, c.. 3 0 0 7 • 0 ulHummeUf 411410 ST. LOUIS VS. BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS SEPT. Score: 0113 IjBntch, rf.. 3 2 1 1 0 0 30.—The St. Louis team won an easy victory. Lush Hostet'r,2b 2000 1 0|Bridwell, ss 2 0 0 1 30 Evers, 2b. Noonan. c. 2 0 0 5 2 l|Ball, c.... 3 0 0 0 20 Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E| Brooklyn. AB.R.B.,P.A-E Hofrrmn, rf 4 0 1 1 0 IjMaloney.cf 411 pitched great ball, keeping hits well scattered. The Hofman, If 4 0 0 0 0 0|Alperm'n 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 Tinker, ES. 4010 3 KlMtter, c... 4 1 1 2 10 local team stole seven bases. Score: Karger, p. 3 0 0 0 2 0|Frock, p.. 3 0 0 0 10 St. Louis. AU.ll.T5. P.A.E Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ ^ Tenney, Ib 4 0 3 9 0 0|Butler, If.. 3 0 0 0 00 I'feister, p 3 0 0 0 GllUucker, p.. 4 0 0 0 10 Totals.. 22 2-3271521 Totals.. 31 1 424 90 Sweeney.ss 5041 2 0|Casey, 3b.. 4 1 0 2 0-0 *Moran... 1 0 0 0 0 0| — — — — — - Barry, if. . 3 1 0 1 00 Hoffman, rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 Beaum't.cf 40140 0|Jordan, Ib. 5 0 1 10 10 Eculbach.p 0 0 0 0 1 Ol Totals.. 35 5 7 27 8 2 Byrne. 31). 30314 1|Tenney, Ib. 3 0 0 10 00 St. Louis ...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x—2 - -" • 31 Koney. Hi. 4 2 1 12 0 !)(Brain. 3b.. 4 0 1 0 11 Boston ...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 Bates, rf.. 4 0 0 3 0 IJLewis," ss.. 5211 Deleha'y If 4 1 3 2 0 liBeaum't.cf 403200 Home run—Deleha.nty. Sacrifice hits—Byrne, Ritchey,2b 50133 OJHum'l,lf,2b 5012 6 0 Totals. . 35 2 0 27 16 4| Brain, 3b.. 4 122 1 1| Batch, rf.. 5 0 2 2 0 0 *Batted for Pfeister in eighth. Holly, PS. 4 0155 0|Sweeney, 2b 4 0 0 3 4 0 Noonan, Shaw. Left on bases—St. Louis 3, Bos Sha' 0120 liRandall. If 4 0 0 1 0 0 ton 4. First on balls—Off Karger 1, Frock 4. Ball, c.... 118 0 OjBurch, cf.. 5 0 2 2 10 Chicago ...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—2 Linda'n, p 421021 Ritter, c.. 3 0 1 S 0 0 Erfl^lyn ...... 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0—5 Hostel'r.2b 4001 6 1|Bridwell, ss 3002 30 Struck out—By Karger 5. Time—1.35. Umpire— Emslie. Attendance—1200. — — — — — - Rucker, p.. 5 0 1 1 31 Two-base hit—Maloney. Hits—Off Pfeister 6 in Noonan. c. 3 1 1 2 1 0|Ball. c..... 2 0 0 3 30 Totals.. 39 41330 83 ______Lush, p... 2 0 1 1 1 0! Dorner, p. . 3 0 0 0 20 eieht innings, Reulbach 1 in one Innins. Sacrifice CLUB STANDING' OCTOBER 1. I Totals.. 41 3 10*28 14 2 hit—Jordan. Stolen bases—Steinfeldt. Chance. Dou W. L. Pet. I W L. Pet, *0ne out when winning run was scored. ble plays—Rucker. Ritter. .Jordan: Jordan. Lewis. Totals. . 31 5 11 27 17 4| Totals. . 31 1 5 24 13 1 Chicago ...... 104 42 .712|BrooI.lyn ..... 65 80 .448 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—1 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2—t Left on bnf.es—Chicago 10. Brooklyn '5. First on Pittsburg .... 88 53 .CT3|Cincinuatl .... 63 84 .429 Brooklyn ...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—3 balls—Off Pfeister 1, Ruoker 3. Hit by pitcher—By St. Louis ...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 x—5 New York .... 82 67 .5.50|Boston ...... 55 90 .37!) Two-base hit—Tenney. Three-base hit—Brain. Rucker 1. Struck out—By Pfeister 4, Reulbach 1. Tlirer'-b.ise hit—Koney. Sacrifice hits—Bvrne, Lush. B-ldwell. Stolo-i hisrs—n ei elnnty 2, Shaw. Philadelphia.. 78 64 .549|St. Louis ..... 49 99 .331 Sacrifice hits—Ritter, Sweeney. Double plays— Rucker 1. Wild pitch—Pfeister. Time—1.55. Um Sweeney. Ritchey, Tenney; Rucker, Jordan. Left pire—Rigler. Koney 2. Lush. Holly, Bridwell. Double plays- on bases—Boston 16, Brooklyn 11. First on balls— Darkness ended the second game after the fifth Holly, Koney: Hostetter, Koney. Left on bases— Games Played Wednesday, October 2. St. Lows 5. Boston 7. First on balls—Off Lush 3. Off Rucker 8, Lindaman 2. Struck out—By Rucker inning with the score a tie. Score: CHICAGO VS. NEW YORK AT CHICAGO 5, Lindaman 6. Passed ball—Ritter. Wild pitch— Chicago. AB.U.B. P.A.E|Brooklyn. AB.R.B. P.A.E Donier 1. Stnick out—By Lush 2. Dorner 3. Wild OCT. 2.—Chicago celebrated its last home appearance Lindaman. Time—2h. Umpires—Klem and liudr Single, cf. 3 300120 pitch—Lush. Time—1.35. Umpire—Emslie. Attend of the season before the world's championship series derham. Attendance—1000. Sheckard.lf 2001 0 OJCa.'-ey, ?b. . 300310 ance—2500. by defeating New York in one of the worst games Howard.Ib 21170 OlJordan, Ib. 2 0 0 5 0 0 CINCINNATI VS. BROOKLYN AT CINCINNATI on the season. The game was called at the end of ST. LOUIS VS. CHICAGO AT ST. I/OUIS Steinf't,3b 2010 1 0|Lewis. ss.. 2 1 0 2 2 (I SEPT. 30.—Three wild throws and a few timely the eighth inning on account of darkness. Score: OCT. 4.— St. Louis was rather easy for the Chi- hits in the second inning gave the Reds enough runs cagos. Lush was wild and gave way to Raymond Morau, c. . 1 0 0 3 0 0] Hummel.If 211100 Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.EI New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E in the third. He was just about as easy. This was Ever.". 2b. 3022 10(Batch, rf. . 2 0 0 1 10 to win. Weimer was knocked out of the box in Slaele. cf. 4 2 2 2 0 0|Shaiinon, If 3 1 2 3 0 1 the fifth. Score: St. Louis' 100th defeat. Score: Hofman. rf 1 0 0 0 0 0| Maloney, cf 100200 Sheckard.lf 4330 0 OjBrowne, rf. 3 1 2 1 1 0 St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.Ej Chicago. AB.B.B. P.A.E Tinker, ss. 2 0 0 1 20|Berpen. c. . 2 0 2 0 00 Cincinn'i. AB.R.B. P.A.ElBrooklyn. AB.R.B. P.A.E Chance.lb 3027 1 OjDoyle, 2b.. 4 0 0 0 ,2 1 O'Neill. If. 2 1 0 1 0 llAlper'n, 2b 412220 Barry, rf.. 3 0 0 1 0 0|Slagle, cf. 4 1 1 4 0 0 Lundgren.p 20003 OlStiicklett.p 100010 Howard,Ib 20121 OlStrang, cf. 3 2 1 fi 2 0 Byrne. 3b. 4 1 1 0 1 l|Sheckard, If 4 2 3 1 Huggins.2b 40145 HCasey, 3b. .5 11 0 50 Steinf't, 3b 3122 3 0|Curtis, c. . 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 Totals.. 18 2 6 15 7 0| Totals. . 13 2 3 15 7 0 Mitchell.rf 41221 H.Tordan, Ib. 4 1 0 11 01 Kling, c.. 5 2 2 4 2 OlMerkle, Ib. 4 0 2 8 0 2 Konet'y.lb 3 0 1 10 .12 Chance, Ib 2 1 0 4 0 0 Ganzel, Ib 4 1 111 0 0) Lewis, ss. . 3 0 1 4 5 0 Deleha'y.lf 401200 Steinf't, 3b 5 0 1 1 2 0 Chicago ...... 0 0 2 0 0—2 Evers, 2b.. 5 1 2 4 4 OlDahlen, ss. 4 1 1 131 Holly, ss. 3003 4 2|Kling, c.. 5 1 1 7 Brooklyn ...... 0 0 0 2 0—2 Schlei, c.. 4 0 3 3 0 0| Hunraiel.lf 4 0 00 00 Hofman, rf 5 1 1 2 10|Hannlfan.3b 401310 2 0 Sacrifice hit—Sheckard. Stolen bases—Evers, Lobert. ss. 3 1 0 1 4 0|Batch, rf. . 4 0 2 2 0 0 Murray, cf 3 0 0 1 0 OjEvers, 2b. .302220 Tinker, ss. 4 2 2 1 5 2lTaylor, p.. 4 0 0 0 40 Hostet'r,2b 30012 0|Hofman, rf 4 4 2 2 0 0 filagle. Howard. Bergen. Left on bases—Chicago 8, Mowrey.Sb 4001 1 01 .Maloney, cf 402200 Brown, p.. 3 0 0 0 1 0| — — — — — - Brooklyn 4. First on balls—Off Lundgren 3, Strick- Paskert, cf'4 1 0 3 fl.OlBergen, c. 401311 Noonan, c. 3 0 0 8 1 OJ Tinker, ss. 5 1 3 1 3 0 Durbin, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0| Totals.. 31 7 11 24 1C 6 Lush, p. . 000000 Pfeister, p. 4 1 0 0 0 0 lett 4. Struck out—By Lundgren 1. Time—1.20. Weimer, p. 2 1 0 1 1 0|McIntyre,p 301002 •Schulte.. 111000 Umpire—Rigler. Attendance—8000. Cqakley, p. 1 0 0 0 OOi'Burch ... 1 0 0 0 00 Raymond.p 3001 5 0|Howard, Ib 218502 ST. LOUIS VS. NEW YORK AT ST. LOUIS totals. . 39 13 18 24 18 2| Totals.. 32 6 7 27 12 3J Totals.. 36 3 10 24 13 4 Totals.. 29 1 3 27 14 5J Totals. . 38 12 13 27 9 2 SEPT. 29.—(P. M. and P. M.}—The flrst contest Chicago ...... 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 2—13 Chicago ...... 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 1 0—12 went ten innings before the tie was broken, New *Batted for Mclntyre in ninth. New York ...... 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0—7 Cincinnati ...... 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 x—6 Two-base hits—Sheckard. Dahlen, Strang. Hanni St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0— 1 York winning. Raymond outpitched McGinnity, but Two-base hits—Evers, Sheckard. Hofman. Three- Marshall's poor work virtually threw the contest Brooklyn ...... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0—3 fan, Browne, Kling 2, Evers. Hits^-Off Brown 11 Two-base hits—Huegins. Ganzel, Alperman, Casey. in seven innings. Sacrifice hits—Steinfeldt, Tinker. base hits—Tinker. Slagle. Hits—Off Lush 5 in away. Score: two and one-third innings. Raymond 8 in six and St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.El New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E Three-buss hit—Batch. Sacrifice hit—Lewis. Stolen Stolen bases—Slagle. Sheckard 2. Curtis, Tinker 3, base—O'Neill. Left on rinses—Cincinnati 5. Brook Howard, Evers, Schulte. Double plays—Steinfeldt. two-third innings. Sacrifice hits—Raymond, Kon- Barry, rf. .50210 OlShannoii, If 5 2 2 1 0 0 lyn 0. Double plavs—Lohert, Hiigeins, Ganzel 2; etchy. Stolen bases—Sheckard 2. Chance. Evers, Bvrne. fb. 3 0 1 0 1 OlBrowne. rf. 5 0 2 1 00 Chance, Evers: Tinker, Evers, Chance: Strang, Hofman. Left on bases—St. Louis 3, Chicago 8. Konet'y.lh 5 0 113 1 Ol Doyle. 2b. . 5 1 2 4 10 Mitchell. Oanzel. Stnick out—By Weimer 2. Coak- Curtis, Hanifan. Left on • bases—Chicago 7, New lev 1. Mclntyre 1. First on balls—Off Weimer 1. York 5. First on balls—Off Brown 4, Taylor 3. First on balls—Off Lush 4, Pffiister 2, Raymond 3. Murray, If 5 0 0 0 0 OKlrang. cf. 310300 McTntyre 2- mt hy P'^her—By Weimer 1. Mc- Stnick out—By Lush 3. Pfeister 5. Raymond 4. Holly, ss. 5 1 23 3 llHowerman.c 410711 Hit by pitfher—Strang. Struck out—By Brown 3, Passed ball—Noonan. Wild pitch—Lush. Time— 3133 0 OlMerkle, Ib. 5 0 Oil 10 Tntyre 1. Wild pit<-h—Coakley. Hits—Off Weimer Durbin 1, Taylor 2. Time—2h. Umpires—O'Day 7 in five Inntnes. Coakley 3 in four innincs. Time and Rigler. Attendance—4800. 2h. Umpire—Rigler. Attendance—1200. 017 "Inahlon. FS. 510150 —1.45. TTmnire—Carnrnter. AttPirlance—lOOO. CINCINNATI VS. PITTSBURG AT CINCIN Marshall, c.3 1 1 9 0 ?|Havmifan.3b 4121 11 CLUB STANDING SEPTEMBER 30. PITTSBURG VS. PHILADELPHIA AT PITTS NATI OCT. 4.—(P. M. and P. M.)—Coakley was Kaymond.p 4010 4 OljJcRinnity.n 30 0 1 5p W. L. Pet. i W. L. Pet. BURG OCT. 2.—McQuillan scored his fourth straight hit hard in the first contest during the time he —Bennett. 1 1 -1 0 0 0| ______Chicago ...... 103 42 .710|Brooklyn ..... 65 79 .451 victory. Not a run had been made against him pitched, but managed to keep down the runs. tNoonan.. 1 0 1 0 0 0! Totals.. 39 7 830142 Pittsburg .... SS 57 .6071Cincinnati .... 62 84 .425 sine? he joined the Phillies before this game and Score: New York .... 82 66 .554|Boston ...... 55 89 882 the Pirates got but one. He allowed but three hits, Cirfcinn'i. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Pittsburg. AB.R.B. P.A.E Totals. . 38 5 12 30 1(5 3| Philadelphia.. 77 64 .546|St. Louis ..... 48 99 .327 makine a total of 13 hits off him in 33 innings. O'NcHl, If. 3 1 1 0 1 0|Anderson,cf 400200 *Batted for Marshall in tenth. The Phillies won out in the ninth on Osborne's Huggins,3b 3011 3 0|Moeller,,_-..—-_, ...rf. „ 0 3000 tBatted for Raymond in tenth. Games Played Tuesday, October 1. single. Magee's base on balls and hits by Bransfleld Mitchell.rf 40001 OiLeach, ss. 50 4031 New York ...... 0.0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2—7 and Grant. Score: Ganzel, Ib 4 0 1 8 1 Oj Clarke, If. 400200 St Louis ...... 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0—5 CHICAGO VS. NEW YORK AT CHICAGO OCT. Pittsburg. AB.R.B. P.A.FIPhilad'a. AB.R.R. P.A.E Schlei, c. . 3 0 1 8 2 OlAbbafo, 2b. 51 3 2 50 Two-base hits—Holly. Hannifan. Three-base hits 1.—Chicago defeated New York in a close 11- Anderson.rf 30051 OlOsliorne. cf 4 2 2 4 0 0 —Bynie. Konetchy. Raymond. Sacrifice hits—Bvrne Lobert; ss. 4 0 1 0 1 OJSwaciua, Ib 3 0 0 12 00 iuaing game. The Giants scored in the first inning, Lea"h. cf. 4103 1 OlKnabe, 2b. 2 00 1 30 Mowrey.Sb 3002 2 0|Storke, 3b. 4 1 3 0 6 0 2. Shaw, Hostetter 2. Stolen base—Bowerman. Left bu,t Chicago tied the score in the ninth after two Clarke. If. 4 0 1 2 0 OlTitus. rf.. 4 0 1 3 00 Paskert, cf 4 0 0 2 0 C|Gibson, c. . 2 0 0 9 10 on bases—St. Louis 11. New York 6. First on balls men were out and then won in the eleventh. The Abbat'o.2b 3011 2 OlMagee, If. . 3 11 1 00 Coakley, p. 2 0 0 0 3 0|Maddox, p 3 0 1 0 20 —Off Raymond 3. MeGinnity 1. Stnick out—By three pitchers used did star work, and New York Swaci'a.lb 4 0 0 10 0 0|Rransf'nn«n. c. . S 0 0 3 10 Cincinnati ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 seventh inning on account of darkness. McGlynn Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.El New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E Camnitz, p 2 0 0 04 i^McQuillan.p 3 0 0 0 '0 0 Pittsburg ...... 0 0 0 0 0 2 pitched a fine game, only two hits being made off Slagle, cf. 5 0 0 1 0 0|Shannon, If 3 1 0 210 (Continued on Page Ten.) bis delivery. But eighteen men faced McGlynn in Sheckard.lf 5110 0 OJBiowne, rf. 4 0 1 1 0 0 Totals.. 29 1 327110] Totals.. 30 4 627110 1O SRORTIIVO LJFB. OCTOBER 12, 1907.

or peevish. Lots of fans are heartbroken, CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 4. Boston ...... 5 1 5 0 0 0 x—11 but there is no anger —everybody realizes W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Brooklyn ...... 00 0 00 00—0 that the Sox put up ' a heroic fight against Chicago ...... 106 42 .716 Brooklyn ..... 65 81 ".445 ' Three-base hit—Tenney. Hits—Off Scanlon 1 in Pittsburg .... 89 61 .5931 Cincinnati .... 64 85 .429 one and one-third inning, Bell 5 in five and two- heavy odds. Philadelphia.. 81 64 .559|Boston ...... 56 90 .384 third innings. Sacrifice hits—Sweeuey, Ritchey. Sto GAME COMMY. New York .... 82 69 .544|St. Louis ..... 49100.329 len bases—Needham, Burch. Double play—Ritchey. Comiskey, serene and smiling as ever, Sweeney. Left on bases—Boston 4, Brooklyn 5. unshaken by disaster, now announces that he Games Played Saturday, October 5. First on balls—Off Frock 2, Scanlon 2, Bell 4. THE ASTUTE CHICAGO CHIEF Hit by pitcher—By Bell 2. Time—1.16. Umpires— is going to Detroit to root for the Cubs. PHILADELPHIA VS. NEW YORK AT PHILA DELPHIA OCT. 5.—(P. M. and P. M.)—The Phil- Klem and Rudderham. Attendance—2658. "Loyalty to the city first, to the American ST. LOUIS VS. CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS OCT. WIDE AWAKE. League afterward," says he, and the fans lies closed the season with a. double victory over New York before the largest crowd of the season. 5.—(P. M. and P. M.)—With the score 2 to 0 are delighted at his statement. The Cubs Beecher lost the first game for the Giants in the in favor of Chicago the first game of the double- will play all the better ball knowing that fourth when he gave three bases on balls and per header was forfeited to St. Louis in the fourth iii- the past master of the game is encouraging mitted four runs to score on a wild throw. Moren ning as a result of an argument concerning a de Will Never Let His Team Die on cision by Umpire Rigler. In Chicago's half of the them to the fray. No growls from the grand was knocked out in two innings, but Covalesii held fourth Evers was called out at third on a throw Old Roman — no complaints from the most New York safe thereafter. Score: from Marshall. There had been some previous His Hands, But Will Always popular character in modern base ball. New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Phila«Ta. AB.R.B. P.A.E criticism on the part of Manager Chance, of the There is only one Comiskey, and there is Shannon, If 5 0 2 3 0 0|Osborne, cf 5 2 0 1 0 0 places. When they did not obey he declared the Get on the Move to Brace Up nothing too good for him. The Sox got back Browne, rf 5 0 0 1 0 0|Knabe, 2b. 5 1 2 4 3 0 Chance and several other Chicago players emphati Doyle, 2b. 2 0 0 0 4 llTitus, rf.. 5 0 2 2 1 0 cally questioned the decision. They .surrounded Um from the front last night and will win4 up Strang, cf. 4 0 0 0 0 OJMagee, If.. 5 05 2 00 their struggles to day and tomorrow. Big pire Rigler, who gave them time to resume their Seemingly Weak Spots, Devlin, ss. 4 1 2 1 3 0|Brarjsf'd, Ib 4 0 1 9 0 p places. When they did not obey he daclared the crowds will turn out, just to assure the Bresna'n.c 3114 0 0|Giant, 3b.. 4 0 0 2 game forfeited to St. Louis. Chance, accompanied boys that there is only the best of feeling. Merkle, Ib 4 0 2 12 10 Doolin, ss. 3 1 0 4 by pitchers Pfeister and Overall immediately left the Jones announces that he is so definitely Hannif'n.Sb 41131 OJJacklitso.l'.c 321300 park and went over to see the Detroit and St. Louis : SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." through that he won't even play tpday, but Beecher, p. 3 0 0 0 3 1|Moren, p.. 0 0 0 0 1 0 game. The second game was won by St. Louis, Chicago, 111., Oct. 8.—It will not be the will direct the team from the b&nch and •Wiltse ..1010 0 OJCovale._d, p 2 1 0 0 20 4 to 3. McGlyun outpitched Brown. Score: policy of the Chicago National League club leave Jakey Atz to cover center. Dougherty Totals. .35 3 9 ?4 12 2| Totals.. 36 7 11 27 15 2 St. Louis. AB.K.B. P.A.E|Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E to "stand pat'' on its laurels. President left the team and went home to his oil wells, •Batted for Beecher in ninth. Shaw, cf.. 4 0 1 4 0 OjSlagle, cf. 411000 Murphy and Manager Chanco New York ...... 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—3 Barry, rf.. 4 0 2 3 0 OlSheckard, if 202001 and Walsh retired to his chicken farm at Deleha'y, If 4 122 0 0| Howard, Ib 4 0 Oil 10 are scouring the country in Meriden. The rest of the boys propose to Philadelphia ...... 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 x—7 search of promising young Left on bases—Philadelphia 8, New York 8. Stolen Koney, Ib. 4 1 2 5 2 (i|Ste.nf't, 3b 310000 make a barnstorming tour. They will make base—Magee. Two-base hits—Shannon, Devlin, Jaek- Byrne, 3b. 3102 10|Moran, c... 4 0 0 6 10 sters and wherever one is some money, no doubt, but nothing like that litsch. Three-base hit—Magee. Double play—Knabe, Holly, ss.. 2 1 1 3 2 0|Evers, 2b.. 4 0 2 2 4 0 found he is snatched up by they would have copped from the big series. Doolin, Bransfleld. Hits—Off Moren 5 in two in Hostet'r,2b 31011 l|Hofman, rf. 2 1 2 the Cub agents. Mistakes Moreover, Comiskey had promised to give nings. Covaleski 4 in seven innings. Struck out— Marshall, c 3 0 163 OjTinker, ss.. 3 0 2 of the past made by other them $40,000 if they won the flag. Pretty By Moren 1, Covaleski 2. Beecher 4. First on balls McGlymvp 3 0 010 OJBrown, p.. 2 0 1 1 major league champion clubs soft that would have been, yesi —Off Moren 1, Covaleski 2, Beecher 4. Passed — — — — —-|*Schulte... 1 0 0 0 00 have been a warning to the balls—Jacklitsch 2. Time—1.50. Umpire*—Car Totals.. 30 49 27 91 __ — — —- BUGVILLE. penter and Emslie. I Totals.. 29 3 6 24 14 4 Chicago leaders and they •Batted for Brown in ninth. are leaving no stone unturn Chicago is now converted into a bug In the second game, limited to seven innings, Mc- St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 x—4 ed to maintain the present village for fair. While the West Side is Quillen scored his fifth consecutive victory. He Chicago ...... 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0—3 seething, the South Side is bubbling and outpitched Mathewson and was only in danger once, standard of the Chicago Na in the seventh inning. Score: Two-base hits—Koney, Sheckard. Sacrifice hits— tional League club. The frothing, and, amusing to relate, is dividing New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E]Philad'a. AB.R.B. P.A.E Byrne, Holly, Hosteller, Brown. Stolen bases— Chas.W. Murphy Boston Americans and the itself into hostile camps. Half the South Shannon,If 40300 0|Osborrie, cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 Holly, Sheckard. Evers, Hofman, Tinker. Double Side bugs will root for the Cubs through Browne, rf 3 0 1 2 0 OlKnabe, 2b. 2 0 1230 plays—Evers, Howard 2. Left on bases—St. Louis 6, New York Nationals are two Chicago 7. First on balls—Off McGlynn 6, Brown shining examples of what not to do, accord city loyalty. The rest will yell for Detroit Strang, cf. 2 0 0 0 0 0|Titus, rf.. 3 0 1 .3 00 Devlin, ss. 2 1 0 3 4 1| Magee, If.. 3 1 1 1 0 0 1. Hit by pilcher—By McGlynn 1. Struck out— ing to the theory on which the Cub owner — some because they love the American By McGlynn 4, Brown 6. Time—1.45. Umpire— and his manager are working. Each of League; some because they admire, the De- Doy.le, 2b. 3 0 0 0 4 ;'|Bransf'd. Ib 3014 0 0 Rigler. Attendance—2000. troits and don't like the Cubs, and some Curtis, c. . 002 10|Grant, 3b.. 301121 those teams after winning a pennant stood Merkle. Ib 3 0- 211- • • 0 0|' Doolin, ss. 2 0 0310 CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 5. pat. because they are friends of Schaefer and O'Leary. It will seem odd to see a couple Hannif'n.Sb 3110 1 OjDooin. c . 3 0 0731. . _ W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. MURPHY'S POLICY. xlathew'n.p 30003 l|McQuillen,p 211010 Chicago ...... 106 ^4 .7071 Brooklyn ••••• 65 83 .439 of South Side roters taking a poke at each — Wiltse. ...100000] — — — — — r Pittsburg ..... SO 62 .592|CinciimaU .... 65 86 .430 "It is our province to profit by the other, but it is likely to happen on numer _____-! Totals.. 23 3 721102 Philadelphia.. 83 64 .56")|I;oston ...... 58 90 .302 blunders of others, 1 ' said President Murphy, ous occasions. The local fans were positive Totals. . 26 2 7 18 13 21 New York .... 82 71 .5St.|St. Louis .... 51100.337 of the Cubs, here last night. "This club that the Cubs would be sure winners — New York ...... '... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 — 2 will never be run on a stand-pat platform that is, all the fans except those prejudiced Philadelphia ...... 1 0 0 0 1 1 x— 3 Final Games Played Sunday, October 6. while I am its owner. The downfall of in favor of the American League — but there Left on bases — Philadelphia 3. New York 6. Stolen Boston and New York is a spectacle we djp bases — Strang 2, Curtis. Two-base hits — Magee, ST. LOUIS VS. CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS OCT. was a lot of hedging when the boys saw the Bransfield. Three-base hit — McQuillen. Sacrifice hit 6.—(P. M. and'P. M.)—St. Louis broke even with; not care to furnish if we can avoid it. way the park is being arranged for the — Knabe. Struck out — By McQuillen 5, Mathewson Chicago in the final games of the season, Chicago Hence we are always planning to strengthen struggle. Of course, the crowds must be 2. First on balls— Off McQuillen 3. Time— 1.15. winning the first by this score: ourselves. These young players we are cared for, and it is impossible to fix up the Umpires — Carpenter and Emslie. Attendance— 15,021. St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Chicago. AB.ll.B. P.A.E picking up now are not for immediate CINCINNATI VS. PITTSBURG AT CINCIN Shaw, cf. . 3 0 0 0 0 0|Slagle, cf. 412000 delivery. They are simply promising ma grounds without fencing off part of the field NATI OCT. 5.— (P. M. and P. M.)— Errors by Mow Barry, rf.. 3 0 0 2 1 OlSheckard, If 421210 terial. We will place them out with minor for the public to sit upon. But this devise is rey gave Pittsburg the only run scored in the first Deleha'y, If 4 0 0 2 0 01 Howard, Ib 51 1 13 10 all to the good of Detroit; all to the bad game, the Pirates winning, 1 to 0. Score: Konet'y.lb 4 0 3 11 1 0|Steinf't, 3b 5 1 2 1 52 league clubs, retaining options on them to for the Cubs. The Cubs are low-line hitters, Gincinn'i. AB.R.B. P. A.E| Pittsburg. AB.K.B. P.A.E Byme, 3b. 4 1 1 1 3 0|Moran, c.. 4 0 0 6 1 0 give them time to develop.'' sending them along the ground for singles. O'Neill, If . 3 0 0 3 0 l|Anderson,cf 300200 Holly, ss.. 4 0 0 3 2 0| Evers, 2b. . 3 0 1 3 3 0 CHANCE'S CONDITION, r They will be given little advantage by short Huggins, 2b 40012 0|Moeller, rf . 4 0 0 1 0 0 Hostet'r,2b 40104 0|Hofman, rf 4 1 2 2 0 3 Manager Chance's legs still are bothering fences and ground rules. But the Tigers are Mitehell.rf 2000 0 0| Leach, ss.. 4 1 1 0 50 Noonan, c. 4 0 0 8 1 1|Tinker, ss. 4 0 1 0 4 1 him considerably. .Chance has not been Kane, rf.. 2 0 1 0 0 OjClarke, }f. 3 0 0 3 0 0 Fromme, p 4 0 2 0 2 0 Reulbach, p 2 1 1 0 3 0 long, high hitters. When Crawford and Ganzel, Ib 4 0 0 11 0 Ol^btat'o, 2b 400220 fit all season except for a few days at a Cobb are put out it is usually on a long Schlei, c... 2 0 0 5 1 0|Swacina,lb 3 0 116 00 Totals.. 34 1 7271411 Totals.. 35 7 11 27 IS 3 time, and lays his ailment to a prolonged outfield fly. They are liekly to stand up Lobert, ss. 2 0 0 5 4 OiStorke. 3b. 330031 Chicago ...... 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3—7 siege of grip. He said yesterday he was there and pop flies over those barriers all Mowrey,3)> 3010 3 3|Gibsou, c. . 3 0 0 3 20 St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—1 going to try Chicago as a health resort for day long. F.iskert, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0|Camnitz, p 2 0 0 0 1 0 Three-base hit—Howard. Sacrifice hit—Shaw. a while, and would not make his usual trip Ewing, p. .301010 — — — — — - Stolen bases—Konetchy, Sheckard, Hofman 2. Dou to California for the winter. He has de PITCHER BROWN, — — — — —— Totals.. 29 1 227131 ble play—Sleinfeldl. Evers, Howard. Lefl on bases too, is worrying the local faixs. Mordecai Totals.. 2S 0 3 27 11 4j —St. Louis 7, Chicago 6. First on balls—Off cided to remain here after the world's series Fromme 4, Reulbach 1. Struck out—.By Fromme 5, until the middle or latter part of January, has been off watch for quite awhile with a Cincinnati ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 sore arm. He came back the other day and Pittsburg ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 Reulbach 6. Time—1.40. Umpire—Rigler. then go to Hot Sprjngs or some resort for Sacrifice hits — O'Neill, Lobert, ClarRe, Camnitz. In the second game, which was curtailed to a short stay before beginning the trainirrg worked against New York and was hit very Stolen bases — Anderson 2. Left on bases — Cincin seven innings by darkness, not one man was left on ordeal of 1908. Chance's preferment of hard. If he is laid up the bulk of the nati 3, Pittsburg 3. Double plays — Huggins. Lo a base. Hofman was injured in the second inning the climate of Chicago to that of California work will devolve on Overall, and the fans bert, Ganzel 2. Struck out — By Ewing 1, Camnitz and forced to retire. Score: for healthful purposes bears out the claims have perfect confidence in him. Jack 3. First on balls— Off Ewing 1. Camnitz 1. Time St. Louis. AB.H.B. P.A.E|ChicagO. AB.R.B. P.A.E Pfiester is wild to pitch one of the games, — 1.25. Umpires — O'Day and Johnstone. Shaw, cf.. 2 0 1 3 0 OJSlagle, cf. 300000 which have been set forth by Chicagoans for Barry, rf. . 2 0 0 0 0 0|Zim'n, If.ss 300300 years, but it is not likely to be copied by but the fans do not repose confidence in Otey was hit hard in the fourth and sixth in him, although the records show that less nings of the second game, which was UtcTted to Deleha'y, If 2 001 0 0| Howard, Ib 3 0 1 6 00 San Francisco papers. seven innings by agreement. Score: Konet'y.lb 2006 3 0|Moran, c... 2 0 0 5 30 than six hits per game have been made Cincinn'i. AB.R.B. P. A.E| Pittsburg. AB.R.B. P.A.E Byme, 3b. 2 0 1 2 1 0|Evers, 2b,. . 2 0 0 110 off him all season. Reulbach, despite his O'Neill, If . 2 0 0 0 0 0|Andersoii,cf 200100 Holly, ss.. 2 0 0 3 1 0|Steinf't, 3b 2 0 1 1 wonderful winning record, is a source of Kruger.lf.rf 20110 0| Moeller, rf. 3 1 2 1 0 1 Hostet'r,2b 21022 l|Hofman, ss 1 0 1 1 CHICAGOGLEANINGS. worry. The fans all consider him the most Huggins,?b 31005 0| Leach, ss. . 3 0 3 1 2 0 Marshall, c 2 0 0 4 2 0|Schulte, if. 1 0 0 0 00 marvelous off pitchers when winning, but as Karie, Vf, ss 2003 0 OJClarke, f. 200200 Raymond,p 20004 0|Lvi,ndgren,p 200030 Cub Fans Wait For Great Battles—Com likely to blow up or go wild. Lundgren Ganzel, Ib 3 0 1 9 1 0| Abbafo,2b 300110 — — — — —-iDurbin, If. 1 0 0 1 0 0 never pitched better ball than he has done McLean, c 3 1 2 4 2 0]Swacina.lb 301900 Totals.. 18 1 2211311 ______iskey Will Root Mightily Hard For the lobert, ts. 3001 0 0|Storke, 3b. 3 0 0 1 0 0 ) Totals, . 20 0 3 18 00 this season, but works so seldom that it is Schlei, If.. 0 0 0 1 0 0|Pheps, c. 301220 Chicago ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 West Side Team—Sox Get General feared his health 'is slender. Mowrey,3b 2100 0 OjOtcy, p.... I 0 0 0 01 St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 x—1 THE RIVALS. Paskert, cf 3 1 3 2 00|*Sheehan. 1 0 0 0 00 Two-base hit—Hofman. Stolen base—Hostetter. Sympathy—News and Chatter of the Hitt. p.... 3 0 1 0 3 0| ______Double play—Hostetter, Konetchy, Holly. FLpt on A comparison between the hostile teams — — — — — -| Tolas.. 2.". 1 7 IS 52 balls—Off Raymond 1, Lundgren 5. Stmek^oul— Lake Town. __ would show that Detroit is the stronger in Totals. . 26 4 8 21 11 0| By Raymond 1, Lundgren 3. Time—1.15. Umpira straight -away hitting, long drives and scor •Batted for Otey in seventh inning. —Rigler. Attendance—9000. ——BY W. A. PHELON. ing of runs, while the Cubs excel in base Cincinnati ...... 0 0 0 1 1 2 x — 4 CINCINNATI VS. PITTSBURG AT CINCIN Chicago^ 111., Oct. 5.—Editor "Sporting running. Detroit's runs are mainly scored Pittsburg ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 NATI OCT. 6.—(P.'M. and P. M.)—Cincinnati and Life. —With the great struggle right upon on sequential hitting; the Cubs' on base Two-base hits — Paskert, Leach. Sacrifice hit — Pittsburg closed the season by splitting even. Errors Kane. Stolen bases — Hitt, Swacina. Left on bases gave the visitors four runs in the first game and us we are cheerful. Too bad we couldn't running, reinforced by short drives. The — Cincinnati 8, Pittsburg 5. Struck out — By Hitt victory. Score: have had all the world's Cub pitchers look the better and have not 3. Otey 2. First on balls— Off Hitt 1, Otey 2. Cincinn'i. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Pittsburg. AB.R.B. P.A.E series right here, so that been hit nearly as hard as the Tiger slab- Hit by pitcher— By Otey 1. Time— 1.27. Umpires — Kruger, If. 3 0 0 4 0 l|Anderson,cf 4 0 0400 the bugs could see them all, men. In fielding, the Cubs look stronger, Johnstone arid O'Day. Attendance— 1300. Huggius,2b 3001.4 HMoeller, rf. 4 1 0 0 0 0 but then it isn't such a far and the all-rtmnd field play is possibly a BOSTON VS. BROOKLYN AT BOSTON OCT. 5. Kane, rf.. 3 0 0 2 0 0|Leach, If.. 4 1 2 3 0 0 cry to Detroit. And what trifle the speedier. Base ball is a game , of — (P. M. and P. M. ) — Tenney "s men closed the Ganzel, Ib 4 0 0 9 0 OiAbbat'o, 2b 30 1 320 many angles and turns, though. A sev|n- season with a double victory. The first game was Schlei, c.. 3 0 0 4 1 0|Swaciua,lb 4 1 211 00 an outpouring of Chicagoans hotly contested, the locals Winning by a batting Lobert, ss. 4 1 1 3 4 0|Ptor! Umpires — Johnstone and O'Day. Boultes, Brain. Three-base hit — Beaumont. Home Ganzel, -3b 3 2. 0 9 0 0|Abbat'o, 2b 301011 Tannehill had been able to play the whole In the second game, limited to seven innings by run — Jordan. Hits — Off Young 8 in three innings. McLean, c 4 2 3 4 0 OlS'wacina, Ib 3 0 1 7 0 0 season through, darkness, an error by Leach started the locals on Boultes 6 in six innings, Pastorius 11 in eight and Lobert, ss.'3 211 3 OiStorke, ss.. 3 0 1 2 10 their big score when only one run should have been one-third innings. Bell 1 in one-third inning. Sac Mowrev.Sb 31201 u|S'heehan. 3b 3 0 0 2 3 0 fielded as he did also. tallied. Weimer allowed but one hit. Score: rifice hits — Ritchey, Maloney. Stolen bases — Sween- Paskert. cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 Kelsey, c.. 3 1 1 2 1 0 Rohe had batted as he did in 1906 and Cincinn'i. AB.R.B. P.A.K Pittsburg. AB.U.B. P.A.E ey, Hoffman. Ritter, Hummel. Left on bases — Bos Campbell,p 4120 1 0 Adams, p. . 2 0 0 020 McFarland had behaved and not thrown O'Neill, If . 4 0 0 Anderson.cf 3 0 ton 9. Brooklyn 8. First on balls — Off Pastorius 1. — — — — — - *Phelps ..100000 the team down in the fatal hour. Huggins.2b 2 110 Moeller, rf. 2 1 1 Struck out — By Young 1, Boultes 3, Pastorius 3. ToUls.. 32 13 IS 21 911 ______Hart had been drilled to take McFar Mitchell.rf 3 2 0 OJLeach, ss. . 3 0 0 Hit by pitcher— By Pastorius 1. Time — 1.55. Um | Totals.. 29 1 8 18 3 2 land's place and catch Al ball. Ganzel, Ib 3 1 5 3 0|Clarke, If. 2 0 0 pires — Klem and Rudderham. •Batted for Adams in seventh. Sullivan hadn't had his fingers hurt so McLean, 3 0 0 OiAbbat'o,, 2b 2 0 0 The second game rapidly degenerated into a Cincinnati ...... 0 2 3 0 1 7 x—13 Lobert, f 3 0 1 S OlSwacina, Ib 3 0 0 farce, the Brooklyn players putting up a loose Pittsburg ... I...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0— 1 often. Mowrey, 3b 1 2 0 OiStorke,, 3b.. 2.0. 0 game in the field and at the bat. The game was Two-base hits—Kane 2, McLean 2, Mowrey, Moel Smith hadn't been called away by his Paskert, cf 2 1 1 1 0 0|Kelsey, c. . 2 0 0 3 called in the seventh by agreement. Score: ler, Letich. Three-base hits—O'Neill, Anderson. Homa wife's illness when the games counted. Weimer, p. 2 0 0 2 1 0|Wlllis, i>. . 2 0 0 0 Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E Brooklyn. AB.R.B. P.A.E run—Paskert. Sacrifice hit—Kane. Stolen bases— Owen had been in condition to pitch his Hoffman.lf 2 3 20 00 Hiimn.el.2b 2 0 o 0.10 Kane, Leach. Left on bases—Cincinnati 5, Pitts Bhare of the games. Totals.. 25 6 621 80.1 Totals.. 21 1 118 63 Tenney, Ib 2 2 1 2 5 0 Casey, 3b. . 3 0 1 3 10 burg 5. Double plays—Lobert, Huggins, Ganzel: Altrock had been up to his 1906 form. Cincinnati ...... 000051 x— 6 Sweeney.ss 2112 5 0 Jordan, it). 2 0 0 ©.8 02 Moeller, Storke. Struck out—By Campbell 3. First Ramiall.. cf 1 1 1 0 "60 lewis,, ss.. . 3 0 2 fl on balls—Off Adams 2. Hit by pitcher—By Adams Isbell hadn't got hurt towards the finish. Bates, rf.. 3 1 0 0| McLean. If 2 0 0 1 0 0 1. Time—1.15. Umpires—O'Day and Johnstona. Davis hadn't been stiff and lame early in . 2105 4 0|Uurch. rf . . S 0 1 210 Attendance—8000. the campaign. Brain, 3b. . S 1 1 0 3 0 Maloney, cf 8.0 0 2 10 FINAL STANDING OCTOBER 6. If any one of these things could have been Needham.c 310410 Btrgen, c. . 3 0 0 2 2 0 W. L. Pct.| W. L. Pet. fixed up, the Sox would have surely won. emer , . , — emer 3, torock, p.. S 0 0 0 0 OlScanloii, p. ft 0 0 0 1 0 Chicago .....167 45 .704[Brooklyn ..... 65 83 .439 Wfllis 3. Hit by pitcher— By Weimer 2, Willis 1. • — — — — — - Bell p . . . . 2 0 0 0 21 Pittsburg ..... 91 63 .5ni|Cincinnali ... 66 87 .431 • Ah, well, it's all over now, -and they made Passed balls— Kelsey 2. Time— 1.20. Umpires— one grand fight all the way. Nobody is sore Totals.. 25 11 6 21 13 0 —_ — _—. Philadelphia.. 83 64 .5G5JBoston ...... 58 90 392 O'Day and Johnstone. Attendance— -1GOO. , Totals. . 23 0 4 18 12 6 New York .... *2 71 536|St. Louis .... 52 101 .340 OCTOBER 12, 1907. It

September 4 to 13 Detroit dogged the Ath REVIEW OF THE RACE. letics in second place. On September 14 Chicago dislodged Detroit for a day, but oa The American League was as fortunate the 15th Detroit came back stronger than American League its 1907 pennant race as it had been ever and from that time on the battle grad £ne remarkable races of 1904-05-96. In ually narrowed itself down to the Athletics pofnt of speed, closeness, number of con and Detroit. The Athletics did not make *The Official tenders and nerve-racking incidents it ex the expected strong home stand, while De THE 1901 RECORD. THE 1902 RECORD. celled even the wonderful 1906 race. From troit made a whirlwind campaign in the© Record of the Club. W. L. Pet. I Club. W. L. Pet. the beginning five teams were to be reckon East. By September 25 Detroit had reduc-; Chicago ...... 83 53 .610 Athletic ...... 83 53 .610 ed as championship probabilities, one (De 1907 Pennant Boston ...... 79 57 .58181. Louis..... 78 58 ..574 ed the Athletics© lead to a tie, which lasted Detroit ...... 74 61 .548 Boston ...... 77 CO .562 troit) developed unlooked-for strength, and for three days. On September 27 the tie was j Race with Tab Uhletic ...... 74 f>2 .544 Chicago ...... 74 60 .552 only one (New York) proved an unexpected broken and Detroit went into the lead by © Baltimore .... 68 65 .511 Cleveland ..... 69 67 .507 failure. The sectional strength, however, beating the Athletics on their own grounds : ulated Scores iVaslungton .. 61 72 .459 Washington ... 61 75 .449 was not so evenly balanced as last year, as in decisive fashion. Rain prevented the Cleveland .... 54 82 .397 Detroit ...... 52 83 .385 the West had three contenders all the way Milwaukee ... 48 89 .350|Baltimore ..... 50 88 .362 game of September 28. On the 30th a Titanic ( and Accurate in Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland, while struggle, lasting for seventeen innings with-, Accounts of All Boston won the pennant in 1903 and 1904, after the middle of the season the Athletics out a result, concluded the series between^ being the first team in this league to win were left to carry alone the burden for the these giants, and enabled Detroit to leave i Championship a pennant twice in succession: East, New York falling down hard, and after Philadelphia in the last week of the season © Ban B. Johnson THE 1903 RECORD. THE 1904 RECORD. May 21 joining the band of weak sisters with a clear lead. With but seven games • Games Played. Club, W. L. Pet. I Club. W. L. Pet. clustered in the second division. The West left to be played by each team th^ Detroits ! ioston ...., 91 47 .659|Boston ..... 95 59 .617 developed in Detroit a new contender. The destroyed what remaining hopes the Ath-i Athletic ... 75 60 .556|isTew York.. 92 59 .609 Tigers, who finished sixth last year, got into letics had by winning four games from Cleveland . 77 63 .550 Chicago 89 65 .578 the race from the very start and were never \Tew York.. 72 62 .537 Cleveland 86 65 .570 Washington in hollow style and by terrific THE COMPLETE 1907 RECORD. Detroit 65 71 .478 Athletic 81 70 .536 to be shaken off at any time. With Detroit batting, while the Athletics had the mis St. Louis.. 65 74 .468 St. Louis... 65 87 .428 taking the place of New York there was, fortune to drop one out of three to Cleve BY FRANCIS 0. RICHTER. ©hicago . .. 60 77 .438|I)etroit 62 90 .408 between the four teams which this year land, and the opening game of the Washing-j The 1907 race of the American League Washington 41 94 .314] Washington 38 113 .251 finished in the first division, not only a ton series. So ended the greatest race in^ the seventh of that organization as a major In 1905 Boston was never in the race, season-long struggle, but another wonderful major league history. :he Athletics winning the pennant after a finish like that of last year, the final dis league which began April 11, ended Oc position of the pennant being again unde THE DETROIT TEAM, hard fight with Chicago. In 1906 Chicago which won the pennant under exceptionally^ tober 6 with the Detroit team as the pen aptured the flag after a fierce battle: termined until the very last week of the sea nant-winner for the first time in the American son, when Detroit took the lead from the hard conditions and with great credit to< THE 1905 RECORD. itself, gained the flag in this exceptionally j League. Detroit thus broke into the American THE 190( Athletics on the latter©s own grounds, after Club. W. L. Pet. Club. a tremendous struggle, including a great 17- strong and well-balanced league not only§ League©s charmed circle of pennant-winners, Athletic- ... Chicago ... because it proved itself the strongest team, 1! Chicago ... . 92 60 .605|New York.. inning drawn game, next simply crushed the Athletics, Boston and Chicago having ietroit .... 79 74 .516(Cleveland .. Washington, and finally swept under the but by reason of gameness, speed, and a heretofore kept the pennant between them ioston 78 74 .513|Athletica .. wire a winner after one of the gamest powerful pitching corps. In respect of bat-^ selves, each winning it twice. Having at Cleveland . . 76 78 .4!)4|St. Louis. .. fights in the histoM of base ball. ting strength it outclassed all of the other1 York.. 71 7S .477jDetroit teams; and it thus once more proved the last entered the champion circle Detroit iVashington 64 87 .42*!Washington A UNIQUE RACE. old rule to which the White Sox last year has another year to emulate the repeating St. Louis. .. 54 99 .354|Boston The 1907 race was not so remarkable ©as were a unique exception that batting wins, habit of its predecessors. Nobody will be Now comes 1907 with a new champion that of last season . for unprecedented spurts In addition to superior batting power the grudge Detroit the pennant, considering that ;eam, Detroit supplanting the world©s cham and slumps. The leading teams ran more Detroits presented a well-balanced team,; evenly, and as a result the finish witnessed twenty years had elapsed since Detroit last pion Chicagos after the greatest race in strong in fielding, fast and clever on the major league history: the unprecedented major league spectacle of bases, adept at inside work, exceptionally won a championship that of the National four teams running almost neck-and-neck in fortified behind the bat and with a powerful League. It is a remarkable coincidence that THE 1907 RECORD. the home stretch. Heretofore at this© period pitching staff. The chief factors in Detroit©s the club from which Detroit then won the W. L. Pet. I of each race the battle had narrowed down remarkable achievement of rising from sixth. Detroit...... 58 pennant, Chicago, sliould have also had to New York.. to two contestants. In 1901 the issue was place last year to the championship this Athletic.... 88 57 St. Louis..... between Chicago and Boston; in 1902 the wait twenty years for another National League Chicago .... 64 .S76 Boston... year of such a league as the American. Cleveland... 85 67 Washington Athletics and St. Louis fought it out to the League, were the effective pitching of Don- pennant the one captured last year by the wire; in 1903 Boston had a walkover; in ovan, Killian, Mullin and Seiver, the clever Chicago Cubs. The American League©s 1904 Boston and New York were the con catching of Payne and Schmidt, the terrific 1907 race was as fast, close and exciting as tenders; in 1905 the "Athletics and Chicago batting of Cobb and Crawford, the clever that of the last two years, in each of which THE INTER-SECTIONAL SERIES. had the battle to themselves, and in 1906 captaining of Coughlin and the splendid Chicago and New York had it out down management of Hugh Jennings, who seemed the issue was not settled until the last week The third and last visit of the Western to the ©last week. But this season there of the campaign. Detroit, however, is en to infuse the old Baltimore never-say-die seams of the American League, which began were four teams still in the race as late as spirit into this team in his first season titled to special credit because, unlike the September 20 and ended October 3, was the third week in September, and so well as its manager. Above and beyond all these Athletics in 1905 and the Chicagos in 1906, decisive of the battle between the four con- bunched that any one of the four was a factors the Tigers are indebted for success it had to gai», hold arid clinch the pennant ;enders, Detroit, Athletics, Chicago and possibility. It was not until September 27 to unsurpassed gameness as witness their Cleveland. Of the four the Athletics had that Cleveland was put out of the race; not wonderful feat of twice winning the lead away from home. The battle for the last the advantage of position and home finish until September 29 that Chicago received month of the campaign was a desperate one abroad after losing it at home, twice re and banked heavily upon this to win out. its quietus; and not until October 4 that the covering from apparent knock-outs, and fin between the Detroit, Athletic, Chicago and This anticipation proved correct in so far Athletics had to concede the pennant to De ally winning out on the road from a com Cleveland teams. These four ran neck-and- as Chicago and Cleveland were concerned, troit. petitor with a long lead and the advantage neck until September 27, when Cleveland©s but Detroit upset all calculations by making of a home finish. All things and conditions practically a clean sweep of its Eastern PROGRESS OF THE RACE. relegation to "fourth place became assured. With the race in April began a five- considered Detroit©s performance is the most games, playing the Athletics to a standstill remarkftble feat of the kind in major league On September 26 the Athletics permanently on their own grounds and gaining and cornered struggle that was well maintained. drove the world©s champion Chicagos into holding the lead in the "enemy©s country.©© New York was the first to secure a clear history. In this battle the Athletics received no such lead April 14. The next day the Athletics THE ATHLETIC TEAM, third place, and on September 27 Detroit dislodged New York. Clevelancl in turn on wrested the lead from the Athletics on the assistance from their Eastern colleagues as which finished second in the race after a Detroit gave Chicago last year when it gave April 17 forced out the Athletics, only to bruising race and heart-breaking finish, was latter©s grounds, maintained it in a 17- New York the coup de grace by three give way the next day to Chicago, which probably the strongest team, individually, inning drawn game against the Athletics, straight defeats at Detroit. Following is the then remained at the top for four days, in the league. It started the race with an and thereafter was not again headed. No complete trip record: when New York got the lead for two days. exceptionally powerful pitching corps and a . such race between so many contenders to so On April 24 the Athletics regained the lead hard-hitting outfield. Early in the race EASTERN AT HO-MK. | \VESTERN ABROAD. for four days. Then Chicago dislodged the late a date has ever before been witnessed W. L. Pet, I W. L. Pet. weakness developed in©the infield, which was Athletics for two days. The latter recov remedied by the substitution of the hard in the major leagues. New York, the run- -Uhletie ...... 5 4 .558|Detroit ...... 10 1.909 ered the lead on May 30 and held it for two © ner-up of last year, this season slumped York...... 5 8 .385©St. Louis...... 9 3.750 hitting shortstop" Nicholls for Monte Cross, Washington ... 4 10 .28G|Chicago ...... 6 5 .545 days. During all this time Detroit, Cleve and the trade of third baseman Knight for badly, was never in the hunt after mid- Boston ...... 1 ©.) .100|Cle\tland ..... 6 6.500 land and New York were right on the heels the famous Jimmy Collins, of Boston. Thus season, and had to be content with fifth of the leaders, alternating in third, fourth 15 31 | 31 15 fortified the team, under the clever manage place after a hard fight for that poor place and fifth places, so closely bunched that ment of Connie Mack, soon developed ex with St. Louis. The latter made a disap During the campaign of 1907 the Eastern changes were of daily -occurrence. On May ceptional strength, became a big factor ia pointing showing from the start, played in ©teams made three trips to the West, the 2 Chicago assumed the lead and held it until the race, ultimately the leader, and early in different ball until the last month and then result of which was a total of 108 victories August 1, and the prospect of another pen September seemed to have the championship woke up a trifle too late to avert a finish for the West at home as against 68 victor nant and world©s series battle for the White secure in view of a home finish with the in sixth place one peg lower than last ies for the visiting East. Following is the Sox seemed excellent. While the Chicagos Western teams, of whom it had to fear only year. Boston, the tail-ender last year, im record for the three combined Eastern trips thus* remained at the head of the procession, two teams, Detroit and Chicago, from the proved just enough to gain one peg in the to the West: New York was the runner-up for eight out former of whom the Athletics had wrested race, while Washington, after two years of WESTERN AT HOME. ! EASTERN of nine days, Detroit ©for two days, and the lead on their own grounds. The blast seventh place honors, fell once more into W. L. Pet. I Cleveland from May 17 to July 19. New ing of Athletic hopes is a matter of very the old familiar tail-end place. Following Detroit ...... 29 l.i .CofMAthletic .... York alternated for a few days between recent history; the causes thereof are few is the complete season record: Cleveland .... 29 15 .65!) New York... third and fourth places, and then dropped but potent. Chief of these was the fact Chicago ..... 28 16 .636 Boston ..... out of the race. The Highlanders on June that at the crucial period, within a week, St. Louis..... 22 22 .500 Washington . 6 sank to fifth place and remained there for the Athletics© invincible pitching staff fell 108 68 I 68 108 balance of season. to pieces. Coombs demonstrated that his During the 1907 season the Western teams DOWN TO FOUR, injured arm was practically useless, Wad- also made three trips to the East, during This reduced the list of contenders to dell developed persistent unreliability, and, which the Eastern teams scored 73 victories four. With New York eliminated the Ath worst of all, Bender©s great pitching arm to 94 victories for the visiting Western letics and Detroit had a merry hide-and- went completely lame. This threw the bur seek chase for third place until July 25, den of pitching out three weeks of the Detroit...... 9 11 13 14 1C teams, a marked improvement for the West season in the hardest race ever known upon Athletic...... 12;14 9jH:14 and decline for the East, which last year when Detroit dislodged Cleveland from sec Chicago ...... 1QI12 ifi©ll scored 81 victories and 87 defeats. Follow ond place. Cleveland came back the next Plank and Dygert, and they proved un day and held the place until July 30, when equal to the herculean task solely by reason Cleveland...... 8 )2 ing is the complete record for the three trips New York...... , of the West to the East Detroit again moved up to second place, of lack of physical equipment. Minor, but St. Louis...... and on August 2 for the first time went to important, causes of the Athletic collapse Boston...... EASTERN AT HOME. WESTERN ABROAD. the top, wresting the lead from Chicago were fielding lapses by Murphy, Nicholls, Washington...... , W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Collins and Oldring, and an unfortunate bat Athletic 27 12 .C92!Detroit . 29 11 .725 for a day. Simultaneously the Athletics ! Lost Boston 17 25 .405|St. Louis 23 19 .548 captured third place from Cleveland, the ting slump by Seybold and Oldring in the New York. .. 15 28 .3 49] Cleveland 22 21 .512 latter dropping to fourth place on August critical closing stages of the race. Neverthe The closeness of the American League Washington 14 29 .326;Chieago . 20 22 .476 1, remaining there continuously, except for less, the Athletics have cause for satisfaction race is exemplified in the narrow margins one day, until the end of the season, al in the great fight they made, and their ad of the season series between the first divi 73 94 91 73 though always within easy reach of the vance from fourth place last year to second sion teams. Detroit lost its series with On the whole 1907 season in the games leaders. On August 3 Chicago .recaptured place this season. Chicago, tied with Cleveland and won all of between the Eastern and Western teams the lead and held it for two days. August THE CHICAGO TEAM, the remainder by very considerable margins, the Eastern teams scored 141 victories as 5 Detroit again assumed the lead and held which lost the hard-won championship, and Boston and Washington being specially against 202 victories for the West, thus it until August 12. The Chicagos, meantime, with it the opportunity to repeat their easy victims. The Athletics won every series indicating that the East showed further in were closely pressed for the place by the world©s series triumph, made a game season- except with Detroit and New York, and it feriority to the West than it manifested la©st Athletics and dislodged therefrom on Aug long struggle against a constant succession was the losses to these two teams that year. Following is the total 1907 re ust 9. Three days later, en1" August 12, the of adverse conditions and various misfor caused the loss of the pennant for the Ath cord of the inter-sectional series on all Athletics once more reached first place for tunes. In the first week of the season the letics. Chicago lost the series to the Ath grounds: the first time since May 1 and held that team lost the valuable services of third base letics and Cleveland, just managed to win THE EASTERN TOTAL.lTHE WESTERN TOTAL post of honor continually until August 25. man Tannehill for the season, and neither from Boston, and won the rest. ©Cleveland L. Pet. I The erstwhile leaders, Detroit, were mean Quillin or Rohe proved an entirely acceptable tied with Detroit, lost to the Athletics, Athleie ... 35 .5781 Detroit .. time having their troubles with Chicago, the substitute. Tannhill©s accident was follow barely beat Chicago and St. Louis, and won Boston 52 .3ii?| Cleveland two alternating in second and third places ed by a series of misfortunes, which at vari the remainder handily. Of the second New York.. Chicago until August 25, when Chicago once more Washington . 2G 61 .299 St. Louia. ous times put Donahue, Isbell, Davis, Owen division teams New York won the Athletic, __ _ j and for the last time went to the top. and Sullivan out of commission for long or Boston and Washington series and lost all 141 202 | short periods. Accidents to catcher Sullivan of the remaining series, being apparently A WHIRLWIND FINISH. The above shows an increase of the mark Then began the furious battle which was were aggravated by repeated falls from grace specially easy for the Western teams. St. of catcher McFarland, thus throwing too Louis won the series from New York, Wash ed superiority of the West over the East, so soon to narrow down to an issue between which was first manifested last year after the Athletics and Detroits. On August 26 heavy a burden upon the unexperienced ington and Boston by narrow margins, lost Hart. In spite of all of these drawbacks the Cleveland series by only two games, but Eastern preponderance for four years. It the Detroits, on the road, captured the also shows that the teams at the finish oc lead and held it for, a few days, only to lose the WThite Sox battled with all their well- lost all the remaining series by large mar known gameness, were always in the race, gins. Boston lost all of its series but made cupied just about the positions they were it again on their o\v*n grounds to the Ath entitled to on the lines of their work at letics on September 4. The Philadelphians and for a long time enjoyed a lead which strong fights against Chicago and St. Louis at one time seemed to assure retention of and the Athletics. Washington won the home and abroad; that the Detroits and made a successful Western trip, held a,nd Athletics showed marked improvement over increased their lead until September 19, the pennant. The strain told, however, upon series from Boston, bxit lost all the rest by the pitchers and ultimately proved too heavy large margins except the one with St. Louis last year©s form; that Chicago and Cleveland and with the advantage of a home finish had remained practically stationary; that against the Western teams seemed to have for them. Owing to the fact that Owens Boston had made a slight advance, and that the championship assured. They reckoned, was ill nearly all season and Altrock and As a matter of interest and for cpmpari Patterson ineffective, the burden fell upon son we give the final record of the six cam New York, St. Louis and Washington had however, without Detroit, which refused to retrograded,© more or less, the Highlanders be shaken off, although several times badly Walsh, Smith and White, and, as was the paigns of the American League as a major jarred© by Chicago and St. Louis. From case with, the Athletics, proved too much test league: showing the greatest decadence. .OCTOBER 12, .1907.

them, especially as the White Sox batting next yar will produce with the team of Eowell, p. 4 1 1 1 5 OINewton. p. 0 0 0 0 1 0 Shaw. c... 3 0 0 5 2 0| Jones, Ib.. 3 0 012 00 untried and inexperienced youngsters he has — — — ——-hHoffman. . 1 0 0 0 00 Harris, p. 2 0 0 0 6 1|Bailey, p.. 3 00 0 ^1 U weakness assumed a chronic form in the Totals.. 3d 4 8 27 1C 1| — — — _—- final stages of the race. The White Sox gathered around him remains to be seen. In | Totals. . 33 2 5 27 15 1 Totals.. 30 1 5271621 Totals.. 30 2 5 27 15 1 •went to the limit under heavy handicaps view of the fact that Manager Cantillon *Batted for Newton in ninth. Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1 arid could do no more. Like the Athletics, deemed it necessary to tear down to rebuild St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1—4 St. Louis ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—2 they will have to be again reckoned with his team from the ground up for better New York ...... 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—2 Two-base hit—Parent Sacrifice hits—Wallace 2. work and results in the future he will Two-base hits—Howell. Bell, Chase. Hits—Off Stone. Stolen bases—Pickering, Grimahaw. ' Double next season. Of Orth 6 in seven and one-third innings, Newton 2 in play—Hartzell. Niles. Left on bases—Boston 5, SC THE CLEVELAND TEAM require another year to demonstrate the one and two-third innings. Stolen bases—Wallace. Louis 6. First on balls—Off Bailey 3, Harris 2. there is the same. annually recurring story wisdom or folly of his course, hence judg Hemphill, Howell, Mortality. Left on bases—St. Struck out—By Bailey 2, Harris 6. Passed ball— to tell, namely, a fine start, a good race to ment will necessarily have to be suspended. Louis 7, New York 8. First on balls—Off Orth I/ Shaw. Time—1.31. Umpire—Sheridan. Attend mid-season, a series of accidents, a period As it stands his experimental team has not Newton 1, Howell 4. Time—2.03. Umpire—Egan, ance—1494. of demoralization and a late—too late—re made a much worse percentage at the tail Attendance—1200. CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 1. this season than the old team showed for WASHINGTON VS. CLEVELAND AT WASHING W. L. Pet. | ... W. L. Pet. covery. This year the club carried a larger TON SK1-T. 30.—Joss was batted hard, while Geh- .... 88 56 .611|New York .... 67 78 .462 corps of_ players with a view to guarding seventh place last year. So^far as he has gone Manager Cantillon seems to have pick ring held Cleveland safe all the way. Kill, of .... 84 55 .604|St. Louis ..... 66 81 .449 against the annual accident visitation, and Cleveland, duplicated his error of Saturday by throw .... 86 61 .585[Boston ...... 58 88 .397 it was supposed that at last_the club was ed up some future pitching stars, some rough ing the ball over Listers' head into the stands. Cleveland .... 83 65 .561|Washington .. 48 96 .333 well fortified against every possible con fielding diamonds, and to have strengthened Kay's batting was a feature. Score: tingency. But the Fates ruled otherwise. his team somewhat in batting. So far as Washin'n. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Cleveland. AB.R.B. P.A.E Games Played Wednesday, October 2. Milan, cf.. 4 1 2 2 0 0| Flick, rf. . 2 0 1 0 Oil In mid-season Lajoie was attacked by blood- the year's race was concerned the Washing WASHINGTON VS. DETROIT AT WASHING ton team wa/s never a factor, owing to the Ganley, If 3 1 2 5 0 0|Bradley, 3b 4 0 0 2 2 0 TON OCT. 2.—(P. M. and P. M.)—The leaders poisoning, which laid him up for many constant change in personnel, and was never Deleha'y,2b 5121 2 0|Nill. ss.... 3 0 0 5 22 weeks and simultaneously third baseman Kay, rf... 5 1 4 2 0 0|Lajcie, 2b. 4 0 0 4 1 0 won both games and th«reby practically cinched the Bradley was prostrated a month by fever. higher than sixth place. From May 21 to Altizer, Ib 5 0 39 1 0|Clarke, c.. 4 0 1 3 3 0 pennant as the Athletics were beaten by Cleveland. June 21 it maintained a running fight with Warner, c. 4 0 2 5 OljHinchman.lf 401100 The Detroits slugged out both games, using up The substitutes proved unable to fill the Boston for seventh place. On June 22 it Smith, Falkenberg and Patten in the first game. holes in the infield, either in batting or O'Brien, ss 3002 1 0|Birmi'm, cf 301300 Killian was also hit hard and had to be relieved fielding, and away once more went Cleve went into last place and remained there con Shipke. 3b. 4000 3 (>iLister, Ib.. 3 0 0 5 20 by Mullin. Score: land's pennant chances. It is a question, tinuously to the finish. Gehring, p. 4 2 2 1 2 0|Joss, p... 300150 Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Wash!n'n. AB.R.B. P.A.E however, whether Cleveland would have fin D.Jones, If 2 0 0|C. Jones, cf 5 1 2100 Totals.. 37 61727 9 0| Totals.. 30 0 424152 Schaefer,2b 5342 3 0|Ganley, If. 5 1 3 0 1 0 ished any higher had the team remained Washington ...... 1 1 0 01 3 0 0 x—6 Crawf'd, cf 4 1 2 4 0 0|Deleba'y, 2b 4 0 1 4 4 1 intact all season, inasmuch as radical weak THE FINAL WEEK'S GAMES. Cleveland ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Two-base hits—Ganley. Altizer. Three-base hit— Cobb. rf.. 5 2 4 2 0 0|Milan, rf. . 5 1 1 1 21 nesses in every department developed as the Games Played Monday, September 30. Rossm'n.lb 40090 0|Blarike'p,lb 513811 season progressed. The pitching staff, with Kay. Sacrifice hits—Milan, Ganley. Stolen base— ATHLETIC VS. DETROIT AT PHILADELPHIA Warner. Double play—Gehring. Altizer. Left on Cough'n.Sb 41324 OIT.Smith, ss 1 0 0 2 2 1 the exception of Joss, performed far below bases—Washington 10, Cleveland 4. First on balls Schmidt, c 5 0 0 3 0 0| O'Brien, ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 SEPT. 30.—(P. M. and P. M.)—Only one game of O'Leary, ss 3 0 0 2 2 0|Shipke, 3b. 4 0 2 5 10 form and expectations. Clarke's catching the two arranged could be played as the first game —Off Joss 2. Gehring 2. Hit by pitcher—By Geh was most disappointing, and the new out- was prolonged until darkness ended it after 17 in ring 1. Struck out—By Gehring 6. Joss 1. Passed Killian, p. 1 0 0 0 1 OJBlock, p.. 1 0 01 21 ball—Clark. Time—1.30. Umpires—Brown and Hurst. Mullin, p. 3 1 1 0 2 OlWanier, c. 3 0 0 5 1 0 fielders—Birmingham and Hinchman—prov nings play with the score a tie. There were more — — — — ——|S. Smith, p 0 0 0 0 00 ed to be only mediocre batsmen in fast than 24,0-00 paid persons inside the grounds—the Attendance—1200. Totals.. 38 9 1627 12 OlP'alkenb'g.p 100010 company. To make matters worse the entire biggest crowd in the history of the game except for CLUB STANDING SEPT-EMBER 30. a world's series contest—and many more thousands W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. 'Patten, p.. 1 1 0 0 1 0 team, with the solitary exception of Flick, Detroit ...... 87 56 .6U8|New York .... Oti 78 .458 Oberlin, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 fell so far below regular form in batting as on surrounding roofs. Several hundred climbed the *Kay ..... 1 0 0 0 00 fence and thousands were turned away. The De- Athletic ...... S3 55 .G01|St. Louis .... 65 81 .415 i ______.,._ _ to place this once formidable batting ag troits were far behind at one stage, but by a long Chicago ..... 86 60 .OS^i Boston ...... 58 87 .400 Cleveland .... 83 61 .56o|Washington ... 48 95 .336 I Totals.. 39 51227175 gregation at the foot of the entire class in and splendid brace tied the score in the ninth *Batted for C. Smith in second inning. team-batting. Under the circumstances the inning. Each team tallied once in the eleventh, Washington ...... 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0—5 Cleveland team was lucky to remain in the which ended the scoring. Donovan was hit hard in Games Played Tuesday, October 1. Detroit ...... 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0—9 race as well and long as it did and to finish the early stages, but pulled himself together in WASHINGTON VS. DETROIT AT WASHINGTON Three-base hit.—C. Jones. Sacrifice hit—Schmidt. a good fourth—a loss of one peg from last fine style and only six hits were made off his OCT. 1.—The Detroits again demonstrated the stay Stolen bases—Cobb 4, Rossman, Ganley, Blanken year. delivery in the last ten innings. Dygert, ing qualities that signalized their playing in the ship, Shipke. Double play—T. Smith, Blankenship. of spit ball fame, lasted a little over one Last and won out alter having allowed their op Left on bases—Detroit 6, Washington 9. First on THE NEW YORK TEAM inning. Waddell succeeded him and was invincible ponents to gain wnat appealed to be a winning lead balls—Off Falkenberg 3. Patten 2. Killian 1. Mul was an even greater failure than the Cleve for a, while. But the Tigers finally diagnosed his through a short-lived case 01 rallies in the third lin 1. Hit by pitcher—By Killian 1. Hits—Off C. land team, as it fell from second place last twisters and drove him to cover. Plank finished the inning when three errors t'ave Washington two runs. Smith 2 in one-third inning. Falkenberg 7 in three game out and did well. There was a squally time In Hie sixth inning, with two men out and the score and two-third innings. Patten 7 in four innings, year clear to fifth place this season early in iu the fourteenth inning. Davis sent a fly to 3 lo 1 in favor of Washington, Cobb began a Oberlin 0 in one inning, Killian 6 in two and-two- the race, remained there continuously for center field, and Crawford, going after the ball, was baiting rally with a single to center, Rossman hit third Innings. Mullin 6 in six and one-third in balance of season, and was never even a interfered with by a policeman in the crowd. The into the crowd in lei't field for two bases, Cobb going nings. Struck out—By Falkenberg 1. Patten 2, championship possibility after one-third, of Athletics claimed that Crawford had muffed the to third. Coushlin doubled to right, lallying Cobu Oberlin 1, Killian 1, MuJlin 2. Time—2h. . Um the race had been run. Last year, as this ball before he was near enough to the crowd to be and Uossmaii and tieuig the score. Schmidt drove pires—Brown and Hurst. season, the New Yorks were handicapped by interfered with. While the matter was being argued Coughlin Jionie with a single to left, and the inniug Mullin pitched out the second game and was Rossman and Monte Cross came together in a" scrap ended with the score Detroit 4, Washington 3. De effective, wmie Oberlin was hit hard by Detroit. an inferior pitching corps, but they made a and exchanged punches. Rossman was put out of troit clinched the game in the next inning, Schaefer He lasted but one inning, the visitors scoring three game season-long battle and pushed the the game, the crowd meanwhile surging over the Scoring after two were out, on his single, a steal and runs oit four hits. Charley Smith, who had also champion White Sox clear to the wire. This field in no good .humor and requiring some lively Crawlord's stinger to cenler. Score: figured in the box earlier in the day, .finished the season that gameness for some reason seemed work by the police before the field was cleared. Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Washin'n. AB.R.B. P.A.E game. He was hit safely 13 times. Score: lacking, and when the pinch of poor pitching Umpire O'Loughlin declared Davis out for the in D.Joiies, If 4102 0 0|Milan, rf.. 4 0 0 1 10 Wasnin'n. AJl.lt.Ji. PA. Jil Detroit. Aii.R.B. P.A.E terference in center field. This decision cost the began to make itsalf felt, demoralization, Schaefer,2b 31223 l|Ganley, If. 4 I 4 2 0 0 Milan, cf. . 4 0 1 1 (I 0|D.Jones, If 4_ _12! _ _ 0 0 or at least indifference, seemed to infect Athletics the game, and perhaps the championship, Crawf'd, cf 4 0 1 1 0 0|Deleha'y, 2b 3 0 0 5 2 0 Ganley, If 4 0 0 1' 0••••••• OlSchaefer, 2b 4 2 4 2 6 1 as Murphy's single which followed and was wasted Cobb, rf.. 4 1 3 2 1 l|Blanken'p,lf 400520 Deleha'y,2b 412 the team. Batting weakness, or rather de would have scored Davis with the winning run. 2 4 2|Crawford,cf 423100 Rossm'n.lb 4 1 1 10 0 1|C.Jones, cf 411300 Kay, rf... 4 0 01 1 UJCobb, rf " 23100 cline, also made itself manifest, especially The Athletics having bumped Donov'an severely, it Cough'n,3b 41303 OJWarner, c. 3 0 0 6 3 1 O'Brien, ss 3 1 0 2 5 2|Rossman,ib 5 0 212 li in the outfield. Under the conditions Man looked all over but the shouting when the seventh Schmidt, c 4 0 1 6 2 0|Shipke, 3b. 3 0 2 2 2 0 Warner, c. 4 0 1 7 0 0|Cough'n, 3b 5 1 0 0 1 0 ager Griffith had the hard problem to solve inning rolled around. Right here, however, the De- O'Leary, ss 4 0 0 4 0 0|O'Brien, ss. 2 0 0 0 1 1 Blank'p.lb 4 0 3 11 3 llschmidt. c. 5 1 3 6 00 of securing the most batting to offset the troits took up the cudgels in earnest. A muff by Siever, p.. 4 0 0 0 1 l|T.Smith, ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 Shipke, 3b. 4 0 0 1 2 0|0'Leary, ss. 5 1 0 3 3 0 Oldring, a base on balls and a fumble by. Nichols — — — — ——[Johnson, p. 3 1 1 2 0 0 pitching weakness. Try as he would, he filled the bases. Crawford doubled and before the Oberlin, p. 0 00 110 Mullin, p. 5 0 0 1 3 0 never could strike the right combination for side had been retired four runs were in. After Totals.. 35 5 11 27 10 4|*Kahoe.... 100000 Smith, p.. 3 0 0 0" 4 0 Crawford's single in the ninth Cobb tied the score ' fBlock .... 1 0 0 0 00 hC. Jones. .100000 Totals.. 42 10 17 27 14 3 his infield or outfield. To make matters jBlock 1 0 0 C 0 0 worse, several valuable players were at with a home run over the right field fence. Each Totals.. 33 3 827112 times incapacitated by injuries, the hardest side made a run in the eleventh, the Detroits on *Batted for Warner in ninth. Totals. .36 2 7 27 20 I hits by Cobb and Rossman, and the Athletics on tBatted for Shipke in "ninth. blow in this respect being the long lay-off of a hit by Nichols, a wild pitch and an outfield fly •Batted for Smith in ninth. the peerless Chase through accident. Not Score: Detroit ...... 1 0 00 0 3 1 0 0—5 tBatted for Milan in ninth. the least of the causes of demoralization Washington ...... 00 2 1 0 0 0 0 0—3 Detroit ...... 3 3 00 0 0 0 0 4—10 Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Athletic. AB R B P A E Two-base hits—C. Jones, Rossman, Coughlin. Washington ...... 0 0 0 0 001 0 1—2 and weakness was the persistent insubordi Jones, If.. 7 1 1 5 0 OlHartsel, If. 9 1 4 3 0 0 Sacrifice hit—Schaefer. Stolen bases—Schaefer, Cobb, Two-base hits—Crawford, Rossmau. Hits—Off nation of infielder Elberfeld. Under the con Schaefer,2b 91336 0| Nichols, ss 6 1 2 4 9 1 Ganley 2, Shipke, O'Brien. Double play—Cobb, Ross Oberlin 4 in one inning, C. Smith 13 in eight in ditions Manager Griffith was perhaps lucky Crawf'd, cf 8 2 2 7 0 0|Seybold, rf. 6 2 1 1 0 0 man. Left on bases—Detroit 7, Washington 4. Firsl nings. Stolen bases—D. Jones 2, Schaefer, Schmidt. to save fifth place for his team. Cobb, rf. . 8 2 3 1 00 Davis, Ib. . 8 3 3 19 10 on balls-—Off Johnson 1, Siever 1. First on errors— Double plays—O'Brien, Blankenship, Shipke; O'Brien, Rossm'n.lb 7 1 2 13 20 Murphy, 2b 7 1 4 2 6 0 Detroit 1. Struck out — By Johnson 5, Siever 6. Warner; Delehanty, Blankenship. Left on bases— THE ST. i LOUIS TEAM Killian, Ib 0 0 01 0 0(.T. Collins, 3b 8 11330 Time—1.55. Umpires—Brown and Hurst. Attend Detroit 7, Washington 7. First on balls—Off C. this year went through its annual pro Mullin, Ib 1 0 0 0 0 0|Oldring, cf. 7 0 3 3 0 1 ance-8200. Smith 2. Mullin 1. Struck out—By Mulliii; 5, gramme of starting badly, playing variable Downs, cf. 1 0 0 2 0 0|*E. Collins. 101000 C. Smith 3. Wild pitch—C. Smith. Tune—1.50. Cough'n.Sb 6001 3 OlSchreek, c 3 0 0 9 11 ATHLETIC VS. CLEVELAND AT PHILADEL ball most of the season, and finishing like — ------j npowerSj c 4 o.O 4 01 PHIA OCT. 1.—The Athletics kept up the battle for Umpires—Hurst and Brown. Attendance—8200. Schmidt, c 1 0 0 3 the pennant by shutting out Cleveland through the a champion team. The team was left at Payne, c.. 6 0 1 9 1 0[ Dygert. p.. 0 0 0 0 02 ATHLETIC VS. CLEVELAND AT PHILADEL the post, never paid even one visit to the O'Leary. ss 8 1 2 3 1 0|Wnddell, p 4 0 0 1 0 0 effective pitching of Dygert. Berger was hit hard PHIA OCT. 2.—Cleveland won this game and practi first division, never saw even fifth place Donovan, p 7 1 1 3 7 OtPlank. p.. 4 0 1 2 1 0 in the second inning when four clean drives netted cally killed the Athletics' pennant chances. Plank and spent most of the season rotating be two runs. Rhoades then relieved Berger and held struck out eleven men, but gave five bases on balls Totals. .70 9 15 51 21 1| Totals. . 67 9 20 51 21 6 the locals safe. Score: and was hit opportunely in three innings. The tween sixth and seventh places, finally man Athletic. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Clevoland. AB.R.B. P.A.E Athletics bunched hits in only one inning. In the aging by a sustained spurt in September to *Batted for Oldring in seventeenth Inning. Hartsel/ If 4 2 2 0 0 0] Flick, rf. . 3 0 0 1 1 0 ninth with two out a fumble by Lister arid a hit by give New York some uncomfortable quarter- Detroit ..... 0100004120100000 0—9 Nichols, ss 4 1 2 1 5 OJBradley, 3b 3 0 0 200 Nichols peopled the bases, but neither Seybold or Athletic ..... 3020201000100000 0—9 Seybold, rf 3 0 1 4 OOlNill, ss... 4 0 1120 hours, and to finish a close sixth—one peg Left on bases—Athletic 13, Detroit 17. First on Davis could make the hit that would have won below last year. The causes of this dis Davis, Ib. 3 0 1 9 0 0| Lajoie, 2b. 3 0 1 1 5 0 the game. Score: balls—Off Dygert 1, Waddell 1, Plank 2, Donovan Murphy,2b 4011 41!Bemis, c. . 4 0 1 3 1 0 Athletic. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Cleveland. AB.R.B. P.A.E appointing finish were few but potent. One 3. Struck out—By Waddell 7, Plank 3, Donovan Collins. 3b 3 0 1 2 1 0|Hinc'n,lf,cf 401300 11. Home runs—Davis, Cobb. Two-base hits—Hart- Hartsel, If 4 0 1 2 0 0|Flick, rf.. 4 1 0 1 was the failure of the pitchers to do con Oldring. cf 3 0 0 1 0 OIBir'm. cf. If 4 0 0 3 00 Nichols, ss 5 0 111 0| Bradley, 3b 4 0 0 sistent work until near the end of season; sel 3, Nichols, Davis, Oldring 2. J. Collins, Craw Schreck, c 4 0 1 9 1 0|Lister, Ib. . 3 0 010 00 ford. Cobb, O'Leary. Sacrifice hits—Nichols 2, Seybold, rf 5 0 020 OINill, ss. .. Ill the other was the failure of Stone, Hemp- Dygert, p. 2 1 1 0 2 0|Berger, p. . 0 0 0 0 00 Davis, Ib. 5 1 2 5 1 OILajoie, 2b. 4 0 1 2 Powers, J. Collins, Crawford, Schmidt. Stolen bases — — — — —-IRhoades, p 2 0 0 0 50 hill and Pickering to bat up to form until —Hartsel, Cobb. Coughlin. O'Leary. Wild pitch— Murphy,2b 3113 2 l|Bemis. c.. 00510 the season was well nigh spent and all Donovan. Hit by pitcher—By Plank 1. Hits—Off Totals.. 30 4 10 27 13 l['Clarke ... 1 0 0 0 00 Collins. 3b 4 0 2 0 2 O'Hlnchman.cf 2 00500 Oldring, cf 4 0 0 1 0 0|Birmin'm.lf 412000 chance for a good position was lost. A Dygert 1 in one and one-third innings, Waddell 7 | Totals.. 31 0 4 24 14 0 in seven and two-third innings. Plank 7 in eight Powers, c. 3 1 111 1 01 Lister, Ib.. 3 1 210 01 lesser, but still important, cause of com •Batted for Berger in third. Plank, p.. 4 0 0 1 0 0|Thielman,p 301010 parative failure was poor catching in the innings. Umpires—O'Loughlin and Conriolly. Time *Bender ..1000001 __-___. —3.50. Attendance—24,127. ' Athletic ...... 1 20 0 0 0 10 x—4 first half of the season. It may well be Cleveland ...... 0 0 00 0 0.0 0 0-^0 — — — — —-I Totals.. 34 4 727131 believed that if this team could get going BOSTON VS. CHICAGO AT BOSTON SEPT. 30, Two-base hit—Lajoie. Hits—Off Berger 7 in two Totals. . 38 3 10126 7 1| —After losing fourteen straight ganies. Boston held innings, Rhoades 3 in six innings. Sacrifice hit— as well at the start as it usually goes at Chicago to a tie in 14 innings, darkness ending the *Batted for Powers in ninth. the finish it would be a huge factor in the Oldring. Stolen bases—Nill, Davis. Double play— tBemis out, hit by batted ball. game. Ed. Barry, late of Providence, was taken Lajoie. Lister. Left on bases—Cleveland 7. Ath Athletic ...... 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0—3 race. out of the box in the ninth when he showed signs letic 7. First on balls—Off Rhoades 4, Dygert 2. Cleveland ...... 2 0 0 100 1 0 0—4 THE BOSTON TEAM of weakening. Burchell, of Baltimore, was substi First on error—Cleveland 1. Hit by pitcher—By Two-base hits—Murphy, Collins. Lajoie, Birming tuted. He was lacking in control, but the cham Dygert 1. Struck out—By Rhoades 1. Dygert 8. ham. Sacrifice hits—Hartsel. Bradley. Thielman. had another unfortunate season so far as pions could not hit him. Altrock pitched a steady Wild pitch—Rhoades. Time—1.50. Umpires—Con- Stolen bases—Davis, Birmingham. Lister. Struck artistic results are concerned. • It received a game except in the eighth when the home team nolly and O'Loughlin. Attendance—8015. saved itself from defeat by bunching hits. Score: out—Nichols. Powers. Bender, Flick 3. Bradley. Nill. fearful blow in the face on the threshold NEW YORK VS. CHICAGO AT NEW YORK Bemis 3. Hinchman. Lister. Thielman. Left on of the season by the mysterious suicide of Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E] Chicago. AB R.B P A E OCT. 1.—The New Yorks scored in the second inning bases—Athletic 10. Cleveland 10. First on balls— Manager "Chick" Stahl, whose loss as a Chadb'e.lf 50210 0|Hahn, rf.. 3 2 2 1 1 0 on Laporte's single, Bell's sacrifice and Williams' Murphy. Flick. Lajoie. Hinchman 2. Lister. Time— player and manager could not be repaired. Lord, 3b.. 5111 7 0|Welday, If 1 0 0 1 1 0 safety. Laporte's triple and Sullivan's muff of Is 2.10. Umpires—O'Louehlin and Connolly. Attend George Huff and Bob Unglaub proved un Parent, cf. 6 0 1 2 0 0 Jones, cf.. 4 0 0 2 0 0 bell's throw to the plate gave the New Yorks ance-7729. Congal'n.rf 611201 Isbell, 2b. 502442 another count in the fourth. Hoffman's single, an equal to the task of handling a team in Grim'w.lb 5 0 4 23 1 0|Donohue,lb 6 0 1 15 10 NEW YORK VS. CHICAGO AT NEW YORK the experimental condition of Boston, and in out and a passed fell sent Hoffman over the cir OCT. 2.—The White Sox found Castleton very Ferris, 2b. 5 0 0 1 4 0|Davis, ss.. 50 0 3 12 cuit in the eighth. This defeat destroyed Chicago's troublesome up to the sixth. In that inning Rohe mid-season catcher Jim McGuire was pur Wagner, ss 6 0 2 2 4 OjDough'y, If 400310 pennant chances. Score: soaked him for a home run with two on bases. chased from Boston by President Taylor and Peterson, c 6 0 0 9 2 11 Rohe, 3b~ 401211 New York. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E He did not allow any more scoring, but Griffith installed as team manager. Incidentally, —Barry, .... ,..__.p.. 2 1 0 1 0 l|Sullivan, c. 5 0 0 Hoffman.cf 41210 OlHahn, rf.. 3 0 0 0 0 0 pulled him out and sent in Doyle. The New Yorks Jimmy Collins was traded to Philadelphia Burchell.p 300010 Altrock, p. 6 1 1 3 9 i Elberf'd.ss 4 015 4 OIHickman.rf 1001 played without an error and slashed the hits around — — — — — - *Hickman. 1 0 0 0 00 Chase, Ib. 3 0 0 11 0 0|.Tones. cf.. 3012 for Jack Knight with a view to harmoniz Totals.. 49 31142193 — ____!_:: in the first four innings sufficiently to get a winning Moriar'y.Sb 3001 0 0!Isbell. 2b. 401230 lead. Score: ing the team. Under McGuire's manage Totals. . 43 3 7 42 22 6 La-porte, rf 3 2 2 0 0 l|Donohue,lb 4 0 1 12 10 Chicaso. AB.R.B. P.A.E] Now York. AB.R.B. P.A.E ment the team ran smoothly and with fair *Batted for Hahn in eighth. Bell. If. ... 2 0 0 0 OOlO.Davis. ss 3 1 2 2 6 0 Hahn, rf.. 5 0 0 2 0 llConroy. cf. 4 1 1 200 success until September, when the necessity Boston ... .0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0—3 Wmia's.2b 30234 l|Dough'y. If 402100 Jones. •f. . 4 0 0 0 n njKlberfeld.ss 4 00330 for experimenting to strengthen for next Chicago ...0000020100000 0—3 Klelnow, c 3 0 0 6 2 01 Rohe. 3b.. 4 0 1 1 10 Isbell. 2b. 4 012 50|Chase. Ib. 4 0 2 11 00 year compelled the trying-out of so many Three-base hit— Grimshaw. Hits— Off Barry 7 in Chesbro, p 3 0 0 0 3 OlSullivan, c. 4 0 1 2 2 1 Donohue.lb 4 1 213 0 n|Moriar'y, 3b 411140 eight arid one-third innings. Sacrifice hits— Jones — ——— — —IWalsh, p.. 3 0 0 1 40 Davis. ss: . 4011 1 01 Lanorte, rf 3 1 1 1 10 players that all thought of 1907 record Rohe 2 Grimshaw, Ferris, Lord. Stolen base^ and standing had to be lost sight of. As Totals.. 28 3 7 27 13 2' ______Dough'y. If 0000 0 OlBell. If.... 3 01 0 00 Davis. Double play— Dougherty, Sullivan. Left on | Totals.. 33 1 9 24 17 1 Hickman.lf 21110 OlWilliams,2b 312330 a result the team had the misfortune to lose bases— Boston 9. Chicago 11. First on balls— Off New York ...... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X—3 Rohe, 3b.. 4 1 2 2 1 OIKleinow. c 3 0 1 6 10 sixteen straight games, which firmly anchor Altrock 2, Barrr 3 Burchell 4. Hit by pAcher- Chicago ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 Hart. c... 3 0 1 3 1 nlTastleton.p 200020 ed it in seventh place—which nevertheless By Barry 1 Struck oufr-By Altrock 5. Burchell 5 Two-base hits—Elherfeld. Doughertv. Davis. Three- White, p.. 4 0 1 0 5 01 Doyle, p... 1 0 0 0 0» was a gain of one peg over last year. In the Passed ball-Peterson. Wild pitch-Altrock. Balk bas» lilt—Lanorte. Sacrifice hit—Bell. Stolen bases early stages of the race the team was er Mc^l'lS Umpire—Sheridan. Attend- —Williams. Hoffman. Double play—Williams. Chase. Totals. .34 3 9 24 13 1| Totals.. 31 4 9 27 14 n ratic in fielding and weak in batting, the Left on bases—Chicago 6. New York 4. First on Chicaeo ...... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0—3 NEW YORK VS. ST. LOUIS AT NEW YORK errors—Chicago 2. Stnick out.—P.y Chesbro 4. Walsh New York ...... '. ...1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X—4 outfield being particularly light in hitting P^?' ,3°-rA "ttle °ver * thousand spectators were 1. PassM b?TI—Sullivan. Wild pitches—Walsh 2. Two-base hits—Conroy, Kleinow. Williams. White. and lacking in throwing. Only good work huddled about 111 the empty vastness of the stands Time—1.55. Umpire—E'fjan. Attendance—4500. Home run—Rohe. Hits—Off Castleton 7 in six In by the pitchers, particularly the veteran and saw the Browns defeat the New Yorks Howell's BOSTON VS. ST. LOUIS AT BOSTON OCT. 1. nings. Doyle 2 in three innings. Stolen base—Hart. "Cy" Young, kept the Boston team in the hitting helped win his own game, and Spencer's —A wiW throw to the nlat/> in the first Inning gave Left on bases—Chicago S. New York 3. First on running this season and prevented another stick work also played an important part Score- Rt. Louis a run. and two hits with a sacrifice and Mils—Off Cnst.lef.on 3. Struck out—By Castletnn 2. relegation to last place. St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.E|New York. AB R B P A E the squeeze play gave them the second run and the Time—2h. Umpires—Egan and Evans. Attendance Niles, 2b.. 5 0 0 0 20iKeeler, rf. 5 0 ' 02 OY) frame. Scorp: —4000. • TPIE WASHINGTON TEAM, Hemphill.ef 5122 0 0|Elberfeld,ss 3 0 02 40 Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E!St. Loo's. AB.R.B. P.A.E BOSTON VS. ST. LOTUS AT BOSTON OCT. 2. after two years of such honors as may ac Stone, If. . 3 0 1 0 0 0| Chase, Ib. 3 1 1 13 on Chartb'e.lf 4000 0 OlNiles. 2b. . 4 1 1 3 2 1 —The locals wpre outbatfod aM easily defeated by crue to seventh place possession, this year is Picker'g,rf 30100 OlMortar'y, 3b 3 0 0 2 2 n Lord. 3b. 4 1 2 9, 2 OITTemphll.pf 310000 the Browns. The Pilgrims thus tied thp DOVPVS' once more back in the old familiar tail-end Yeager,, 3b 1 0 0 « 0 0 Laporte,, cf . 4 0 0 2 n n T>arpnt. cf 4 0 1 2 0 01 Stone. If.. 3 01 1 ft 0 —season record of in consecutive defeats. Poor bass position. Judged by that result Manager Wallace,, ss 3 1 0 1 3 0 Bell,, If.. ... 4 1 l 2 CfiTigflrr..rf 40010 nIPiokering.rf 4 0 2 1 n 0 running and slow fielding helped to lose the game. Har'1.3b,lb 400140 Williams,2b 301040 Orim'w.lb 301121 mWallaoe. ss 2 0 0 5 7 0 Score: Joe Cantillon's initial year in a major Spencer, c. 4 1 3 511 Thomas, c. 4 0 0 3 l i Fcrris. 2b. 4 0 0 3 2 OIHartzell. 3b 4 0 1 1 2 n St. l.ouls. AB.R.R. P.A.EIBoston. AB.R.B. P.A E league has not beea successful. What the Jonw, ID.. 4 0 017 10, Orth, p.... 3 0 St I lo Wacnec. «t 2 « 1 2 3 HSpeccer. e. « t 0 4 S 0 KOas, 3b~ i 9 » i 5 0|Cliadbo'8,lf 403300 OCTOBER 12, 1907. SPORTIING LJ.RB, 13

Hemph'l.cf 4010 0 0|Sullivan, cf 3 1 1 3 00 Deleha'y,2b 4 113 4 QlSeybold, rf. 100000 Kahoe. c.. 2000 0 0|E.Colllns, ss 3 02030 Stone, If.. 5 2 1 0 0 1|Parent, 2b. 3 00 231 Kay, rf... 4011 0 '!|Lord, rf .. 4 0 1 2 0 •) T.Smith, ss i 0 0 1 2 0|Oldring, cf. 3 t) 0 0 0 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. . Picker'g.rf 4010 1 OlCorigal'n. rf 4 .1-1 1 00 Jones, Ib. 4029 1 01 Davis, Ib. . 4 0-111 01 ShipKe. 3b. 1 0 0 0 2 OlSchreck, c. 2 1 1 4 0 0 Wallace, ss 4 123 1 2|Grims'w,ib 4 '0 2 6 1 0 Kahoe, c. 4 0 0 11 1 OjAUuuhy. 2b 4 0 2 2 3 0 ralkenb'g.p 10003 0|Vickers, p.. 2 0 0 0 10 Hartzell.Sb 400 0 2 OJLord, 3b. . 3 01 2 11 Smith, ss. 4 0 0 2 2 0|Cross, ss..* 3 0 0 8 61 Deleha'y,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0| —____- Outfielder Joe Birmingham, of Cleveland, can play •Spencer, c. 4 0 012 3 0|Wagner, ss. 3 0 1 4 3 1 Shipke, 3b 4 1 3 0 2 OlOlaring, cf. 4 0 1 0 0 n Block, c... 0 0 0 0 0 0| Totals.. 23 4 8 15 5 0 a very good game at short field. Jones, Ib. 4 1 1 10 1 OJShaw, c. .. 4 0 0 7 2 » Johnson, p 4 0 0 1 3 0|Powers, c. . 2 0 0 4 10 Cobb, of Detroit, on October 2 made his 200tll Pelty, p.. 3 0 1 0 50|Young, p.. 4 0 0 0 2 0 — — — — —-|*E. Joll.ns. 1 0 i 0 00 Totals. .15 0 0 15 0 ll hit, thus capturing a $500 bonus. Totals.. 35 2 10 30 13 CISchifccK. c. 1 0 n o 00 Washington ...... 0 0 0 0 0—0 H. Davis lias made eight home runs. He leads the Totals.. 37 41027183| Totals.. 32 2 'J 27 12 3 I Plank, p.. 4 0 0 0 1 0 Athletic ...... 3 0 0 0 1—4 American League in doubles and homers. St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1—4 Left on bases—Athletic 6. First on balls—Off Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0—2 Totals. . 33 1 7 30 13 2 Falkenberg 2. Struck out—By Vickers 3. Time— The Tigers have made a deep impression by their Three-base hit—Grimshaw. Stolen bases—Niles, Athletic ...... 0 0 00 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 50m. Umpires—Connolly and Hurst. Attendance— sharp, quick machine work and heady play. .Tones. Grimshaw. Sacrifice hits—Parent, Hemphill. Washington ...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1—2 5000. Left on bases—St. Louis 8, Boston 0. First on balls The New York Club is reported as having signed Two-base hits—Hartsel, Lord. Murphy. Three-base NEW YORK VS. BOSTON AT NEW YORK OCT. pitcher Joe Biehl, of the outlaw Heading Pa,, Club. —Off Pelty 2, Young 1. Struck out—By Pelty 3, hit—E. Collins. Sacrifice hits—Ganley 2, Cross. 5,—(P. M. and P. M.)—Rain and darkness per Young 4. Time—1.47. Umpire—Sheridan. Attend F_irst on balls—Hartsel. Nichols. Struck nut— mitted but one game to be played and that had Joss landed his 28th victory of the season in De ance—17*1. Kay. Smith. Johnson. Lord, Davis, Cross, Sclireck, to be called at the end of the tenth inning, with troit and Donovan gathered his 25th in Philadel CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 2. Plank 2. Double plays—Delehanty, Jones; Murphy, the score 3 to 3, because of rain, and after it had phia. W. L. Pot. | W. L. Pet. Cross. Davis. Time—2h. Umpires—Hurst and Con cleared oft enough to permit the starting of the Detroit ...... no 5li .016|New York .... C8 78 .400 nolly. Unglaub has done the longest hitting for Athletic ..... 84 56 .600|St. Louis ..... 07 81 .452 second contest darkness made it impossible to play Boston this season and ranks fifth in the American In the second game the Athletics hit Hughes hard more than three innings, score: League. Chicago ...... 86 62 .SSlJBoston ... in three innings and won easily. Dygert pitched Cleveland .... 84 C5 .501]Washington Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.EI New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E "Nig" Clarke, of Cleveland, appears to be the his third successive shu,t-out game in four days, Chadb'e.lf 5012 0 OlKofrman, cf 4 1 1 4 0 1 holding the locals to five hits. He struck out the weakest catcher in either of the major leagues on Sullivan, cf 5 0 2 2 0 0|Klberfeld,ss 400240 thrown balls. Games Played Thursday, October 3. first four batsmen who faced him. Score: Parent, 2b 4 0 0 2 3 OlChase, Ib. . 5 0 0 8 30 WASHINGTON vs. DETROIT AT WASHING Athlttic. Ali.R.i:. KA.ElWashin'n. AB.R.B. P.A.E Congal'n.rf 4101 3 OlMoriar'y, 3b 411010 Hughey Jennings, despite his tin whistle, may be TON OCT. 3.—The Tigers made it four straight by Hartsel, If 5 1 1 1 0 o|Milan, cf. . 4 0 0 3 0 1 Crims'w.lb 41192 0|Laporte, rf. 3 1 0 1 0 0 put down as among the star managers that the hard and timely hitting. Donovan eased up after Nichols, 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0|Ganley, If. 3 0 1 3 0 0 country has seen. victory was assured. Cobb was injured sliding to Lord. 3b. . 4 0 1 0 0 l|Bell, If. 300100 Lord, rf... 4 2 0 0 0 O'Deleha'y, 2b 401330 Wagner, ss 3 0 1 4 7 2|WiHiams,2b 301210 Tom Brown, the new league umpire, used to second base and retired in the eighth. Manager Davis, II;. 3 2 2 12 lJ|K'.y, rf... 4 0 0 2 00 Jennings, of Detroit, was presented with floral Shaw, c. . 1004 0 0|Blair, c... 3 0 Oil 00 rival Harry Stovey as a lightning base runner some :\Iuruhy.2f 4111 3 OMones, Ib.. 3 0 1 7 00 Peterson, c3 0 0 5 1 0 Doyle, p... 4 0 0 1 30 twenty years ago. horse-shoe by local friends just before the game Cross, ss. . 4 0 1 2 3 OIBlanken'p.c 401730 Harris, p.. 4 11121 _._-___. started. Score: Oldring, cf 5 0 3 2 0 0|T.Smith,ss. 301103 According to Tim Murnane pitcher Fred Burchell Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Washin'n. AB.R.B. P.A.E — — — — —-I Totals.. 33 3 330121 and third baseman Harry Lord look like fixtures Schreck, c 5 0 2 8 1 fl|Shipke, 3b. 3 0 0 1 1 1 Totals. .37 3 7 30 18 4| D.Jones, If 5004 0 0|Milan, cf.. 4 0 1 2 01 Dygert, p.. t 0 0 1 6 01 Hughes, p.. 2 0 0 0 11 for Boston's team next year. Schaefer,2b 5013 1 01 Ganley, If. 400000 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0—3 Washington's new outfielder, Bill Kay, on Sep Crawf'd, cf 5 1 0 2 1 OlDeleha'y. 2b 4 1 2 5 2 0 Totals. .37 811 27 15 0| Totals.. 30 0 5 27 86 New York ...... 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—3 tember 31 made four hits in five times up off Cobb, rf. . 4 1 3 0 00|Kay, rf.. . 4 0 3 0 00 Athletics ...... 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4—8 Two-base hits—Lord, Sullivan 2. Three-base hit Cleveland's great pitcher, Joss. —Williams. Sacrifice hit—Laporte. Stolen bases— Rossm'n.lb 3 1 1 11 0 1'C. Jones. Ib 4 1 0 12 00 Washington ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Events of the last three weeks have brought Cough'n,3b 5111 3 :'|Blai:ken'p,c 401411 Sacrifice hits—Davis, Dygert. Stolen bases—Mur Williams. Bell Left on bases—Boston 7, New York 5. First on balls—Off Doyle 1. Harris 5. First "Wild Bill" Donovan to the front as the best Schmidt, c 5 2 1 3 0 1|T.Smith, ss 4 0 1 2 60 phy 2. Lord. Left on bases—Washington 4, Ath pitcher in the American League. O'Leary, ss 4 2 3 3 4 I'lShipke, 3b. 3 0 0 2 6 0 letic 7. Struck out—By Hughes 6. Dygert 7. Time on errors—New York 3. Hit by pitcher—By Har Donovan, p 4 1200 Cl Gehring, p. 3 1 2 0 3 1 —1.35. Umpires—Hurst and Connolly. Attendance ris 1. Struck out—By Doyle 8, Harris 7. Passed The outfielder Shaw used in the last week of the Lowe, rf.. 10000 OJ — — — — —- —1500. ball—Shaw. Wild pitches—Doyle 2, Harris 2. Time season by St. Louis was Albert Shaw, of the Cedar — — — — ——I Totals.. 34 31027183 NEW YORK VS. BOSTON AT NEW YORK —2.03. Umpire—O'Loughlin. Attendance—6500. Kapids Club, of the I. I. I. League. Totals.. 41 9 12 27 9 2\ OCT. 4.—Ed. Hughes pitched his second good game CHICAGO VS. CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO OCT. Two of Griffith's releases, Howell and Powell, have Detroit ...... 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 1—9 for the locals since returning from Montreal and 5.—Cleveland bunched hits off Fiene and won a pitched great ball for the Browns. Griffith is short Washington ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0—3 Boston's hitting was so skimpy that McGuire's men fast game from Chicago. Score: of pitchers and he never replaced that pair. Two-base hits—O'Leary, Donovan. Three-base hits were all but shut out. Williams made a home run Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.EICiovetand.' AB.R.B. P.A.E Jess Tannehill, of the Bostons, the last week of —Schmidt, T. Smith, Gehring. Sacrifice hits— with a drive to deep center in the seventh inning. Halm, rf.. 5 1 2 1 0 U|Flick, rf... 4 0 0 2 00 the season returned to his home in Dayton, O., Rossman, Donovan. Stolen bases—Cobb 3, Kossman. Score: Welday, cf 4 0 2 1 1 OiBradley, 3b 4 0 0 1 his lame arm putting him out of commission. Double plays—Schaefer, Rossman; O'Leary, Ross Boston. AR.R.B. P.A.E|New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E Isbell, 2b. 4 001 2 OlBay, cf. ... 4 1 3 3 00 man; Crawi'ord. Schmidt; Rossman, unassisted. Left Chadb'e.lf 4011 0 OUonroy, cf. 4 0 1 3 0 0 Donohue.Ib 412 2 Hl.ajoic, i.b. 4 0 0 President John I. Taylor, of Boston, has talked on bases—Washington 4, Detroit 7. First on balls 1 0 llClarke, c. .. 4 2 salary with most of the old players for next season, Sullivan, cf 3 0 1 3 0 0|Erbcrfeld,ss 40 1 3 51 Hickman.lf 300 . ., .. . as he finds that letter writing is a slow game. —Off Gehring 1. Struck out—By Gehring 5, Dono- Parent, 2b 3 0 0 1 3 {11 Chase, Ib 1 1 12 20 Davis, ss.. 3 1 2 1 2 OlHinchman.lf 4220 »an 2. Time—1.30. Umpires—Hurst and Brown. Congal'n,rf.4 012 Ot>|Louden, 3b 4 11031 Rohe, 3b. . 1 4 OlBirmi'm.ss 401331 Ty Cobb, of Detroit, re-opened an old wound Attendance—4000. Grim'w, Ib 4 0 0 9 0 liLaporte, rf 3 0 C 0 0 0 Hart, c... 0082 01 Lister. Ib. .4 0 1 13 10 while sliding to second base at Washington on BOSTON VS. ST. LOUIS AT BOSTON OCT. 3. Lord, 3b.. 4 0 0 0 ,40|Bell, If.... 3 00301 Fiene, p... 3 0 1 4 2 OiRhoades, p. 4 0 0 0 1 0 October 3, but the injury will not keep him out After failing to win a single one of 18 consecutive Wagner, ss 4 0 0 7 4 2|Williams,2b 2 11212 *Atz ..... 10000 01 ______of the game. games, the Boston players shut out St. Louis, Peterson, c 4 0 Oil 20'|Blair, c... 3 0 0 3 10 — — — — —-I Totals.. 36 51027151 Owner John I. Taylor, of the Boston Club, is on pitcher Morgan turning the trick against his old Barry, p. . 2 1 0 0 30|Hughes, p.. 3 0 1 1 20 Totals. . 33 4 11 27 15 2| the wrong end of a $500 bet that Cleveland would 'comrades. Score: *Kn:ght.. 1000031 ______'Batted for Fiene in ninth. beat Chicago in the race. A Chicago fan named Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E|St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.E _ —— — —-| Totals.. 2'J 3 627145 Chicago ...... 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0—4 Burns will cash. Chadb'e, If 3011 (MJ|Niles, 2b. . 3 0 0 2 4 1 Totals. . 33 1 3 24 16 3| Cleveland ...... 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0—5 An eminent Boston physician has advised Mike Sullivan, cf 3 0 C 1 0 0|Hemphil.cf 401100 *Batted for Barry in ninth inning. Two-base hits—Clarke. Lister. Birmingham, Rohe. Welday, of the White Sox, to spend several weeks Parent. 2b 4 1 0 2 6 0|Stone, If.. 3 0 1 1 00 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 Sacrifice hits—Isbell. Hart, Welday. Stolen bases— at Hot Springs this winter in an effort to cure Congal'n.rf 3020 0 0|Pickering,rf 200100 New York .....'...... 0002 001 Ox-3 Fiene. Hinchrnan. Davis. Double plays—Lister, Bir himself of bench paralysis. Grims'w.lb 3 0 0 14 0 0|Wallaee, ss 4 0 0 ] 8 0 Two-base hit—Conroy. Home run—Williams. Stolen mingham; Birmingham. Lajoie, Lister. Left on Lord, 3b.. 2 0 0 1 2 0|Hartzell, Sb 3 0 0 1 0 0 bases—Bell. Chase, Louden, Wagner. Double play bases—Cleveland 4, Chicago 8. First on balls—Off Dr. White has planned to join Ray Patterson on Wagner, ss 3 0 1 4 4 0|Speucer, c. 2 0 1 4 1 0 —Parent. Wagner .Grimshaw. Left on bases—Bos Rhoades 3. Struck out—By Fiene 5, Rhoades 1. a hunting trip at the close of the season. They Shaw, c. . 3 0 0 4 2 1|.Tones, Ib.. 3 0 012 10 ton 9 New York 4. First on balls—Off Hushes 4, Time—1.30. Umpire—Egan. Attendance—5000. expect to bag large quantities of canvasback owls Morgan, p. 3 0 0 0 2 OJ Howell, p, 1 0 0 1 4 0 Barry 2. Struck out—By Hughes 1. Barry 1. CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 5. and other ferocious game. Xlme—1.48. Umpire—O'Loughlin. /.ttondanca— W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet. George Tebeaui considers Herman Schaefer, of the Totals. .27 1 4 27 16 1| Totals. . 25 0 3 24 18 1 2000. Detroit . . 92 56 .G22jNew York .... 70 78 .473 Tigers, a star player and only a year ajio offered Boston ...... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x—1 CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 4. . 88 57 .607iSt. Louis .... 67 83 .447 him a three-year contract at $600 per month to St. Louis ...... '.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 W. L. Pet, | W. L. Pet. Athletic . manage the Louisville team. Sacrifice hits—Sullivan, Lord, Pickering. Spencer. Chicago . . 86 64 .573|Boston ...... 59 90 .396 Detioit...... 91 56 .C19l\ew Ycrk .... 70 78 .473 Cleveland 85 66 .5G31Washington... 49 102 .325 Regarding the release of Umpire Stafford Presi Stolen bases—Stone 2, Congalton, Chadbourne. Athletic ...... 86 57 .6flljSt. Loxds ..... 67 8'! .4 r.'» dent Johnson said last week: "No one had com First on balls—Off Morgan G, Howell 1. Struck out Chicago ...... 86 G3 ,577|Bostf-n plained of him. He was simply dropped because I —By Morgan 2. Howell 3. Double play—Wagner, Cleveland .... 84 66 .50';!Washington Final Games Played Sunday, October 6. thought the league had better men." Grimshaw. Left on bases—Boston 5, St. Louis 0. ST. LOUIS VS. DETROIT AT ST. LOUIS OCT. According to the Washington "SUr" the De- Wild pitch—Morgan. Time—1..5Q. Umpire—Sheri Games Played Saturday, October 5. 6.— (P. M. and P. M.)—The Browns won both dan. Attendance—1G04. troits and Sox were the favorites la Washington. ST. LOUIS VS. DETROIT 'AT ST. LOUIS OCT. games, the new champions taking things easy. The spectators cheered every time either of those ATHLETIC VS. CLEVELAND AT PHILADEL 5.—Before an overflow crowd the Detroits won Manager Jennings played short neld in the first clubs did any scoring, as shown by the bulletin PHIA OCT. 3.—Dygert mowed, the Clevelands down handily, clinched the pennant beyond all doubt and game. Score: board. without a quiver, and the visitors were shut out were hailed as the new champions. Up to the fourth St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.E clean as a whistle. The scoring was confined to the The talk of the Boston Americans and Nationals inning 1'oweli held Detroit safely, no one reaching Niles, 2b. 7 0|L>. Jones, If 01101 uniting forces and playing all their games at one third and sixth innings, iu each of which the Ath second base, but in the fourth Cobb's triple started Hemph'l.cf 4341 0 0|Downs,2b,s^ 522230 letics made two runs, mostly on glaring errors. park is without foundation, according to President a batting bee that sent Jones across the plate in Stone, If. . 1310 0|Crawford,cf 01301 Taylor, who says his American club will continue Score: that inning and so worked on Powell that two Picker'g.rf 2200 OIKillian, rf. 412400 Athletic. AB.R.B. P.A.E|CleVeIand. AB.R B. P.A.E bases on balls, two triples and a double were marked Wallace, ss 4 0 1 3 6 l 1 0 Score: Totals.. 381017272021 ______Percy Skillin, ex-captain and pitcher of the Oldring, cf 3 0 2 0 0 0| I-tirmi'm, ss 3 0 1 421 St. Louis. AB.R.B. F.A.EI Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.E | Totals.. 36 4 11 24 12 4 Dartmouth base ball team, has received an offer Schre.vk. c 3 0 010 0 0|Lister, Ib. . 2 0 01! 01 Niles, 2b. 0 2 3 4 0| U. Jones, If 4 3 2 4 0 0 *Batted for B. Jones in ninth. from the Boston Americans for a two-year contract. Dygert, p. 3 0 0 0 0 OJClarkson, p 3 0 0 2 2 0 Hemph'l.cf 50010 0|Schaefer.2b 312240 St. Louis ...... 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 x—10 The price is said to have been $4000. Skillin, it Stone, If.. 2 0 2 G 0 0|Crawford,cf 5 012 00 Detroit ...... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0— 4 is said, is negotiating with the White Sox. Totals.. 30 4 0271201 Totals.. 30 0 324143 Picker'g.rf 3 0. 0 0 0 0|Cobb, rf. . 5 1 2 0 0 0 Twt^-base hits—Rossman', Jennings, Pickering, President Johnson on October 3 fined first baseman Athletic ...... 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 i—4 Wallace, ss 4 0 0 4 4 0|Uossman,lb 5 1 210 01 Cleveland ...... 0 000 0 0 0 0 0—0 Hemphill. Stolen bases—Stevens, Hemphill, Stone, Rossman, of Detroit, $100 for his row with Monte Yeager, 3b. 4 1 2 0 3 OCoughlin,3b 411120 Yeager. Double play—Niles. Wallace. Left on bases Cross at Philadelphia on September 30. Kossman Earned runs—Athletic 2. Two-base 'hit—Clarke. Spencer, c. -.1124 0 OlSclimlilt. c. 4 0 I 3 'I •> Three-base hit—Oldring. Sacrifice hit—Hartsel. —St. Louis 5. Detroit 6. First on balls—Off Bailey was glad it was no worse, as'he feared he would be T.Jones.lb 4 0 0 H 1 OlO'Leary, ss. 3 1 0 5 'i 0 2. B. Jones 2. Struck out—By Bailey 2. B. Jones suspended for balance of season, and cheerfully paid Stolen base—Birmingham. Double play—Birming Powell. p.. 3 C 1 0 2 ->| Siever, i. . 4 2 2 0 2 0 ham, Lister. Struck out—By Dygert 9, Clarkson 1. 3. Wild pitches—B. Jones 2. Time—1.31. Um the fine. -"Stephens. 1 0 0 0 0 01 —_„_.___ pires—Sheridan and Evans. First on errors—Athletic 2. Left on bases—Ath — — — — —-I Totals.. 27101327131 Pitcher Prank Smith's injury is a torn tendon at letic 3. Cleveland 5. First on balls—Off Dygert 1, In the second game eDtroit tried .a Central the knee. llegarding it Charley Dry den writes: Totals. . 3« 2 9 27 14 .| League pitcher named M-alloy. He was hit hard Clarkson 1. Wild pitch—Clarkson. Time—1.28. Um *Batted for Powell in ninth. "Frank Smith's mind is filled with gloomy thoughts. pires—Connolly and O'Loughlin. Attendance—5105. 1—2 and so the jJrowus won the last game of the sea He is afraid the injury to his leg will undermine his St. Louis ...... ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 son easily. Score: NEW YORK VS. CHICAGO AT NEW YORK Detroit ...... 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 3—10 piano carrying capacity this winter. When In con OCT. 3.—Neuer shut the White Sox out with three Two-base hits — Crawford, Rossman. Sicver. Three- St. Lou.s. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.E dition he can tote the piano single banded." hits. Neither Chicago piU'her was effective. The base hits — D. Jones, Cobb. Siever. Home run — Cobb. Niles, 2D. . 5 0 3 5 5 1|D. Jones, If 501101 feature was Hoffman's home-run hit to center field Double play — Niles. Wallace. T. Jones. Left on' Hemph'l.cf 51020 0|Downs, 2b. 1 0 0 0 0 0 in the third inning. Score: bases— St. Louis 9. Detroit 6. First on balls— Stone. If. . 2 2 t 1 0 OiPayiie, c. . 3 1 0 2 6 0 CLOSE RACES Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.EI New York. AB.R.B. P.A.E Qff Powell 4. Hit by pitcher—By Siever 1. Struck Picker'g rf 5 0 1 0 0 0|Crawford,cf 412101 Halm, rf.. 4 0 1 2 00|Hotfman, cf 2 1 1 1 00 out — By Powell 3, Siever '"3. Time — 1.26. Umpires Wallace, ss 5 1 2 2 6 U|Killian, rf. 4 0 1 1 0 0 Have Uniformly Prevailed in the Amer- Jones, cf. 2 0 0 2 0 0 Conroy, cf. 2 1 1 1 00 —Sheridan and Evans. Attendance— 18.700. Yeagef 3b 5 1 1 1 1 0|Hossmau,lb 4 0 110 00 Atz, cf. .. . 1 0 0 0 00 Klberfeld.ss 3 1 1 C 20 WASHINGTON VS. ATHLKT1C AT WASHING-, Spencer, c'. 4 2 1 4 0 l|Lowe, 3b. . 4 0 2 2 2 1 can League. Isbell, 2h. 3001 G2|liall, ss..'. 000010 TON OCT. 5. — (P. M. and !•". Al.)— The lirst game' Jones. Ib.. 3 2 2 9 3 0|O'Leary, ss. 3 0 0 1 3 0 Donchue.lb, 3 0 1 12 1 ijChase, Ib. 3 1 27 00 went to 15 innings,' the Athletics wimiiug out oil Howell, p.. 3 1 1 3 2 0|Archer, 2b. 4 0 1 2 4 1 Taking the total figures of the major Davis, ss.. 4 0 0 2 5 0| Thomas.lb 000410 Ha.'tsei's single. C. Smith's wild throw, a fielder's _ —— — — -|Malloy, p. . 4 0 1 0 20 league teams finishing first, second, third, Totals.. 371013271721 ______etc., for the last six seasons, it is found Hifkman.lf 3 0 <> 0 0 0|Moriar'y, Sb 402150 choice on Nichols, two stolen bases and Davis' long | Totals. . 36 3 9 24 13 4 Rohe. 3i>. . 4 0 1 1 2 OILnporte. rf "fly. Southpaw Fritz, who started the game, was that in the American League the total dif Sullivan, c 3 0 0 S 2 0| Hell. If. .... 4 0 1 500 relieved in the third inning owing to wildness by St. Louis ...... 0 0 2 3 1 0 4 .0 x—10 ference between the .teams in first place and Walsh. p.. 2 0 0 I' 2 fl|\Viliams,2b 4 22 3 50" Waddel-1 who quit cold as soon as a hit wad Detroit ...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 3 Two-base hits—Wallace, Lowe, Malloy. Home the teams landing in fourth place has been .Altrock, p. 1 0 0 1 4 0|Kleinow, c '4 02410 made, off . him by the first man who faced him. 80 games. In the National League it has — — — — —IXeuer, p..-: 4-1 1 1 01 A'ickers .then pitched the game in good style. Store: run—stone. Double play—Yeager. Niles, Jones. Totals.. 30 0 3 24 22 3) ____._._ 'WaShin'n. AB.R.B. P.A. E|Athletio. AB.R.B. P.A/K Left on bases—St. Louis 8, Detroit 7. First on been 152 games. Between the teams in i Totals. . 34 S 14 27 15 1 Milan, cf . . 5 1 1 2 0 ll Hartsel, If. 7 1 3 0 0 0 balls—Off Howell 1, Malloy 5. Struck out—By fourth and last place in the American Chicago ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Ganley, If 5 0 0 S 1 0|Xichols, Sb 1 1 2 4 3 0 Howell 4. Malloy G. Time—1.30. Umpires—Sheri League there has been a difference of 173 New York ...... 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 x—8 Deleha'y,2b 60174 OJLord. rf . . . 7 0 0 4 10 dan and Evans. Attendance—14,000. games, in the National a difference of 163 Two-base hit—Williams. Home run—Hoffman. Kay. if. 6113 I) OJ Davis. Ib. . 7 1 223 10 CHICAGO VS. CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO OCT. games. The total number of games between Hits—Off Walsh 6 in three innings. Altrock 8 in Jones. Ib. 6 0 1 16 0 0|Murphy, 2b 6 1 1 1120 6.—In the final game of the season the former World's Champions scored their last victory of the the teams in first and second place was 30 five innings. Sacrifice hits—Chase, Elberfeld. Stolen Kahoe, 6019 2 0|E.Collins.ss 502 in the American and 82 in the National. The bases—Isbell 2. Rohe, Moriarity 2. Chase. Neuer. T.Sn.Jth.s 60329 0|Oldring, cf. 4 0 0 1 0 0 season. It was a contest between White and Clark Double plays—Rohe. Davis. Donohue; Moriarity. ShipUe, 3b. 6 0 0 2 1 0|S'chreck. c. 6 0 1 7 2 0 son. White had excellent support and Chicago National League tail-end teams have been Williams, Chase. Left on bases—Chicago 7, New (.'.Smith, p 116 2IFrits, p. .. 1 0 0 0 00 bunched hits. Score: more evenly matched. The total wins and York 4. First on balls—Off Neuer 4. Struck out 'Block ... 1 0 0 0 0 0|Waddell, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Cleveland. AB.R.B. P.A.E losses in the American and National —By Neuer 3. Altrock 1. Time—1.42. Umpires— — — — — — -IVlckers, p. . 401020 Mj.hu rf 2111 0 OiFlick, rf... 4 0 1 2 00 League in six years (by positions) is shown Egan and Evans. Attendance—2560. Totals.. 52 2 9 45 23 3| ______Jones, cf.. 4 0 0 2 0 0|Bradley, 3b 403121 in the following table: CLUB STANDING OCTOBER 3. | Totals. . 54 4 12 45 25 1 Isbell.2b,p 3214 4 0|l!ay, cf.... 4 0 0 3 00 Donohue.lb 4029 1 0|Lajoie, 2b. 4 1 2 3 50 AMERICAN LEAGUE. NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet'.! W. L. Pet. *Batted for C. Smith in fifteenth. Won.Lost. Won.Lost. Detroit ...... 91 56 .619|New York .... 69 78 .469 Washington ...... 01010000000000 0—2 Davis, ss.. 4 1 0 1 20|Bemis, c.. 4 0 1 6 1 1 Athletic ..... 85 5G .603ISt. Louis ..... 67 82 .450 Athletic ...... 00010100000000 2—4 Hohe, 3b. . 4 0 3 0 3 )|Hinchman.lf 413000 First ... 537 326 First ...... 608 265 Two-base hit—T. Smith. Three-base hit—Davis. Welday, If. 3 0 13 0 0| Birmi'm, ss 401231 Second 506 355 Second ...... 526 348 Chicago ...... S,", P3 .577|Koston ...... "9 89 .3:19 . 485 387 Third ...... 507 36:; Cleveland .... 84 66 .SGOJWashington .. 48 90 .327 Hits—Off Waddell 1 in one-third Inning. Vickers 8 Sulivan, c 4 0 1 G 1 0| Lister, Ib. . 4 0 0 00 Third White,p,2b 30010 0|Clarkson, p 3 0 0 1 1 0 Fourth 461 419 Fourth ...... 461 421 in twelve innings. Sacrifice hits—E. Collins, Vick ,,,.,,, !.. 435 426 Fifth ...... 429 AMERICAN ...... ers. Stolen bases—Hartsel 2, T. Smith. Milan. Dou — — — — — -|*Turner... 100000 Fifth 443 Games Played Friday, October 4. ble plays—Davis. Nichols: T. Smith. Delehanty. Totals.. 31 4 9 27 11 0| ^______ii-vth '"" -413 4

gins, Weldon Henley, Alex Bannister, Wm. Clancy, Henry Meyers, Richard Carroll, W. F. Brittsen, land Wolf, Chris. Eastman, Paul Moore, Albert Edgar Lennox, James P. Flanagan, Chas. Malay, John Johnson, Bade Meyers, Marry McGrew, John Nelson, P. Wilder, Henry Keupper, J. H- Shea, Herbert Grubb, Jas. F. Maroney, J. J. Pappalau, Lindsay, W. J. Cooley, Leon Foy, James Cooper, Ralph Works. MINORS* LIST C. V. Moran, John F. Hayden, C. E. Gibsoii, I. Henry Perry (suspended). Cedar Rapids M. E. Simon, O. Crandall, J. P* Cohen, James Kelly, Jas. Bannon, J. H. Berry, Dayton. O. M. Kittredge, George Simmons, Harry Malicoat, Wm. Fox, Roy Radebaugh, Wm. Ren- W. E. Parsons. Bailey, Roy Hale, Fred Ochs, H. Richardson, zenbrink, C. M. Spencer, J. Marion, Pat O©Con* Baltimore Hugh Heame. M. T. Adkins, J. J. Mc- John R. Grogan, Wm. Breitenstein, Wm. Kennedy, nor, M. Pfyl, I. o. Howard, C. Crandall, Z. G- Closkey, L. O. Burrell, Fred Hunter, H. T. C. Munson, Scott Walker, Tracy Johns, H. Tay Clevenger, Ben Davis, E. T. Oakes, R. T. Brown, OF PLAYERS HELD UNDER Beach, C. R. Demmitt, J. B. Kelly. William lor. Roy Blausser. O©Hara, John Dunn, Otto Hambacher, J. J. Kerr, South Bend Angus A. Grant, Roy S. Keener, Eu Rock Island John Tighe. Dan O©Leary, John CLUB RESERVATION. M. J. Lynch, Chas. J. Schmidt, Jos. Rutherford gene Moore, Wm. Fisher, Arthur Watson, Thoa, Himes, Clarence C. Wanner, Joseph Berger, Ar (suspended), Conrad H. Welch (suspended), Hugh C. Williams, Eugene Curtis, Harry Lindsay, Benj. thur Lundin, Frank Murphy, Roy Dowers, AL F. McCabe (suspended), J. Catz (suspended). Hayworth, Geo. F. Tieman. R. B. Kelly, R. B. Swalm, Louis P. Cook, Christy Wilson, Joe Scott, Buffalo J. B. Ryan, L. W. McAllister, Chas. Kis- Evans, Wm. J. Moloney, E. B. Coffey, Chester Harry H. Howard, Dow Vandine, Geo. E. Harden enger, W. J. Milligan, J. H. Vowinkle, J. P. Esselburn, John Johnson, Pearl Holycross, Hosea (suspended). Official Promulgation For the In E. Green, Lev! Knapp, Jas. A. Cleary, Frank Siner. Dubuque Frank Genius, Howard Deringer, Henrf Sanger, George N. McConnell, George Smith, Evansville Chas. Knoll, Jos. Dunn, Chas. Jaeger, Bosse, J. A. Shields, Chas. McGill, Tkn O©Brien, Hunter Hill, W. W. Nattress, Jas. O. Murray, Wm. Pearson, E. B. Ferrias, Wm. Dammann, Stuart Gurney, A. G. Weber, Paul Companion, formation of All Leagues Party J. J. Gettman, John White, George Schirm, Lewis Chas. Benlow, R. J. Kahl, . Ned Crowder, Jas. Walter Madden, Conrad G. Beisser, John Han Groh, R. E. Parrott, M. W. Whitney, A. B. Fen- Sager, Chas. French, Wm. Donahue, Frank Nor- nah, J. W. White (suspended), Ralph Lud (sus nell. cum, Wm. Blake, W. Pollard, Chas. Wacker pended), G. M. Dalrymple (suspended), M. E. to the National Agreement, as Bales (suspended), H. E. Weakly (suspended). WESTERN LEAGUE. (suspended). NEW ENGLANP LEAGUE. John Ryan (suspended). Denver Zalusky, Olmsted, Bohannon, Doll, White, Springfield, 111. Wm. Ludwig, James Novacek, Fred Well as the Major Leagues* Kinnally, Moore, Wheeler, Cassaday, McHale, Haverhill, Mass. E. Perkins, H. Galvin, C. Girard, Donovan, Forrest More. E. F. Salisbury, A. P. Lauterborn, Rick Adams, Cable (suspended), Dono- P. Connolly, T. Keady, F. McPartlin, C. Hilbert, Owens, Dick Smith, Burg, Steiger, Beneau, Doake, hue (suependtd), Belden, O©Hagan, Paige. J. Cox {suspended), N. Pulsifer, J. Barton, J. L. Lippert (suspended), H. Warner (suspended), BY SECRETARY J. H. FARRELL. Omaha War Sanders, Clyde Hall, John Gonding, Collins, G. Boardmau, T. Madden, H. Billet, T. O. Wolf (suspended), Geo. E. Hughes, J. M. H. G. McNeely, Wm. Beldeu, Geo. Graham. Jas. Tibbets (suspended), M. O.©Day. Herbert, H. G. Scharnwebber, J. L. Ruby, Albert Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1907. In ac P. Austin. Harry Welch, Bert King, D. C. New Bedford F. Valdois, Ed. MuUaney, H. Norris, Shaw, Ross Thornton, Carl Vandagrift, Lee Me- cordance with the constitution of the Na Ragon, Austin LeBrand, Frank Metz, Jos. Dolan, E. DeLave, Jos. Higgins, W. Bun-roughs, M. Gee. Schroder, A. J. O©Connor, J. Kehoe, J. Drohan, tional Association, a complete list of all J. G. Thompson, M. J. Welch (suspended), Willard NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. players reserved by the Dodge (suspended). Josh. Robinson, Jas. Moorehead. Sioux City Jas. Hart, Arthur C. Granville, Fred Fall River M. H. Elliott, Thomas W. Gilroy, Louis Seattle M. J. Stanley, Ralph Kreitz, T. M. Welch, leagues members of the As M. Weed, Frank Hare, Thomas Campbell, Geo. Sylvester, William P. Toorney, George E. Thorn- F. D. Alien, H. B. Rush, F. J. Barnsted, W. J. sociation is herewith given. Noblit, C. J. Sheehan, Theo. Corbitt, Ferd Jarrott, hill, Geo. Grant, William Draher, H. Rondeau, Quigley, E. H. Schofleld, E. Bruyette, E. A. I also desire to call the at J. L. Fisher, D. Williams, S. M. Foster, J. B. William Austin, Charles Messenger, Arthur C. Hickey, R. Dudley, A. C. Ross, L. E. Zimmermanu tention of all National As Misse, Player Furchuer. Jesse Reed, Fred Erick- Woodward J. Murray, Arthur J. Cleary, Andrew Aberdeen F. J. Spencer, H. Boettlger, C. Starkell. sociation clubs to the follow son, L. A. Jacobaon, Henry Spies (suspended), Reiss (suspended). W. H. Brinker, J. W. Hickey, Thos. Tonneson, ing special notice: © ©By E. J. From (suspended). Lowell, Mass. J. Wherry, R. Burns, E. Kenneston, J. M. Streib, A. N. Anderson, Geo. Fitzgerald, Pueblo Wilbur Smith, A. H. Bader, Roy Corban, D. Blatehford, J. Cameron, E. Greenwell, D. Dug E. .1. Mahon, E. E. Van Buren, E. H. House direction of the National William Elwert, C. W. Jackson, Harry Hatch, gan, F. Burrell, J. Burns, J. Ashmore, F. Shan holder. Board of the National As J. P. Fitzgerald, C. C. Cruise, Joseph Hoffman. non, M. C. Harris, D. Pickett, W. Kavanaugh, Tacoma Danny Shea, Ike Butler, E. M. Franklin, sociation, a revised ©reserve© J. Marquez, Herbert Juul (suspended). Henry M. O©Brien, W. D. Cook, S. Mathean, P. T. P. J. Deller, George M. Engel, H. E. Nelson, list will be issued from this Bies (suspended). Howard. Hugh D. Kellackey, T. C. Downie, Al Briseno, office upon Tuesday, October Lincoln James Sullivan, Ed. Zinram, John Bender, Worcester, Mass. Reynolds, Dam, Templin, Doherty, H. Mundorff, Felix Martinke, A. Goins. Chas. Reeves McKay, Arch. Stimmel, George Zackert, Coffin, Lavigne, McCune, Young. Freine, Joseph M. Collins, Pitcher Roy Hart (sus 17, 1907. All omissions, pended) , corrections and errors must John Jones. John Thomas, Wm. Fox, Ed. Ga- Lynn, Mass. J. Killian, H. Moore, A. G. Abbott, giner, Wallace Reddick, Fred Ketchern, Wm. D. W. Yorkes, E. R. Williams, E. Van Wye, A. TRI-STATE LEAGUE. J. H. Farrell be filed with this office prior Davidson, Art. Fenlon, Player Yant. Daum, J. C. Ball, G. Ort, T. "Guiheen, C. Lovell, to October 17, upon which R. Adler, A. E. Spencer, E. Tansey, Peter Clem- Wilmington Cassiday, Arndt, Ed. Lynch, Wolfs, Des Moines Frank McNichols, Charles Dexter, McFarland, SuUivto, Barthold, Jackson, Sebring. date the corrected list shall be promulgated. George Yeager, O. Shannon, Georg©e Andres. J. ens, J. W. Seuily, W. Fitzmaurice, E. Essler, Jos eph J. Jerger, Pembroke Finlayson. McFetridge. Additional reservations WILL NOT BE RE Gochanaur, Geo. Hogriver, George McLaughlin, Lancaster, Pa. Rementer, Raub, Burke, Reisling, O. Wilson, Harry McLear, A. McGreager, R. Lawrence, Mass. Thomas Devlne, Wm. Leith, H. CEIVED AFTER THE ABOVE DATE, and A. Clark, John Coveney, Geo. Eaton, Joe Mc Emerson, Downey, Newton, Foster, Hartley, Mar any player whose name fails to appear upon Miller, Jeff Clark, J. Sporer, R. Wheeler. Gene shall, Crolius, John Deal, Odell. Ford, A. H. Ahlin, L. Shroeder, A. Nelson, R. Donald, Charles Oaks, Anthony Cummings, Gerry the revised list shall be free to negotiate Wilson, Joe Briggs, Fred Gatcomb (suspended), Reading Edwin Foster, Stroh, Myers, Matthews. Wolfe, J. Scott, G. Woodruff, J. Koumars, Clyde Bridges, Fertsch, Beard, Duff, Wiegand, Owens, his services." Adams, Bert Schills, Schusler. Blatehford (suspended), Bernard Reilly (suspend ed), Leroy Sleeper (suspended). Hammond (sus Gettiuger, Clay, Turner, Chas. Kelly, Britton SOUTHERN LEAGUE. pended), Powers (suspended), Chief Fulmer (sus (suspended). Memphis, Tenn. Bills, Carey, Carter, CrUtall, Col- pended). Johnstown, Pa. Brady, Spear, Chappelle, Scott, THE RESERVES, ligan, Hurlburt, James, Neighbors, Owens, Rich Springfield. Mass. William Luby. Fred Rolarge, Wm. H. Poole, Koopman, Conn, Raymer, Brouth- ards, Stocksdale, Suggs, [shields, H. Schwenck, Samuel Miller, John Hess, William Yale, James ers, Cooney, Sanger, Johnson, Hartman, Badel L. Savage, H. Schubz, Kedman B. Taffe, E. Wag Burns, Joseph Curtis, Percy Rising. Joseph Con (suspended). Below will be found the reserve list of all Harrisburg Schriver, Joe Smith, Doscher, Brennan, minor league clubs members of the National ner. nors, Warren McLoughlin, Chester Waite, Patrick Little Rock, Ark. Max Addington, Benj. Bowcock, O©Connor. Calhoun, Selbach, Martin, John O©Neill (sus Association of Professional Base Ball Jas. Buchanan, E. C. Eyler, John Gilbert. Wm. pended) . Leagues. The list is official, coming direct Hart. Arth. Hess, Dakin, Miller, Wm. Page, 1. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. Altoona Harbush, Frambes, Starnagle, Wiggs, Glen- from Secretary J. H. Farrell: B. Rockenneld, Claude Stark, D. T. Walters, New London Page, Refrange, Ward, Treat, Reiger, don, Lee, Houser, Farrell, Schwartz, Ward, Hemr Owen Wilson, Robt. Wood, Wm. Bouglass (sus Odrain, Doroa, Hayes, Collison, Waterman, Finn, phill, Keane, Streasser, Galbraith, Deininger. Class A. pended), J. J. Thomas (suspended), J. McKer- McCabe, liankin, Kellogg, Rose. Trenton W. V. Caunell, Geo. Magon, Herbert New Haven Harry Jope, Phillip Corcoran, Edward AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. son (suspended), Ed. Kerbs (purchased), Thoa. Moran, P. E. Larkin, Leon Martell, Harry Bar Taylor (purchased). Nolte, Gid B. Brown, John Bunyau, F. L. ton, John Floumoy, L*o Hafford, Ed. Poole, AL. Columbus W. J. Clyrner, B. W. Blue, Leo A. Foul, Nashville, Tenn. J. A. Wiseman, Elmer Duggan, Betcher, Geo. B. Sherwood, William Hayward, Stroble, Lee Hartman. ~ F. C. Floyd (suspended), Geo. P. Kihm, Geo. W. F. Morshauser, P. M. McElveen, Hub Perdue, Sam Kennedy, A. L. Wade, Jeremiah Connell, Williamsport Stansbury, Whalen, Porter, Gleasoo, Wrigley, W. E. Friel, R. E. Hulsvvitt, J. B. Stanley Yerkes, John D. Hardy. Wm. Sorrell, Thomas Lawler, Walter West. Fleming, W. Miller, Wolverton. Jackson, A. Reilly, Frank Jude, Thomas Mc- Grant Schopp, Arthur F. Nichols, John Dobbs, Hartford Harry W. Noyes, Edward Justice, Charles Creery, Buke Servatius, Dr. H. H. Gessler, R. K. J. W. Seabaugh, John Carr, C. B. Miller (sus Fallen, John Rithfuss, John O©Leary, J. F. Casey, Class "C." Wicker, J. B. Geyer, Charles Hall, Geo. H. Upp, Billy Leonard, A. E. Gastmeyer (suspended). pended), J. Tibbets (suspended), Mike McCor OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. A. Robertaille, John Townsend, Jr., Clarence Fink, mick (suspended), R. Stafford (suspended), John William Luyster (suspended). Fred Linke, N. A. Kahl, Thomas Garvey (sus Duggan (suspended), B. Bohannan (suspended). Waterbury, Conn. Farley, Rogers, Hogerty, Bronkie, Akron W. R. East, Wm. C. Schwartz, Jno. Q. pended). Ernest J. Groth (suspended). Ralph Frary (suspended), H. A. Jansing (sus Schincel, Lucia, Laehance, Fltzpatrick, McAn- Brackeriridge, Richard Nebinger, James Callahan, Toledo Fred ©. Abbott. Grover Land. Frank Erick- pended), A. Herman (suspended), E. A. Mosier drews, Swander, Moore, Ba©stian, E. D. Bonham Lewis LaLonge, Fred Strood, Geo. Mathay, Fred son, Harry Bells, Wm. Lattimore, J. Suttnoff, (suspended), J. Cooper (suspended). (suspended), Fred Flaherty (suspended), Simon G. Ehman, C. R. Eichberger, Matty Brodrick, James West, Grover Glllea, Harry Long, Win. Atlanta, Ga. A. O. Jordan, J. C. Fox, R. W. Ford, McDonald (suspended). Wilbur Goode, Albert King, Ed. Murphy, Wm. Steen, Bowers, J. J. Quinn, Nagle, J. F. Bushel- Ed. McKenzie, L. Castro. George Winters, Sparks, Norwich, Conn. Gus Soffel, Henry Pastor, Roy Kommer (suspended), G. E. Price (suspended). man, W. J. Clarke, E. J. Pokorney, W. 3. Bar- Viebalm, McMurray, Catcher Dunlap (suspended), Perkins, Edward Bridges, Thos. Duff, Edward Newark, O. Scott Winters, W. C. Pearce, Jr., M. beau,, Ed. Frank, S. C. Williams, Homer Smoot, Pitcher Bracken (suspended). Halligan, Ira Plank, Thos. Tuckey, Vie Accorsini, J. Smith, E. E. Asher, Joe Lock, Irve Wratten, Hy. Armbruster, Steve Reagan, Dwight Booth, Shreveport. La. T. C. Fisher, Jr., W. F. Graham, Jas. Duffy, John Golden, Emil Cote, D. G. Alder Joe Stoup, Albert Schweitzer, R. E. Berryhill, Josh Clarke (sold), Geo. Perring (sold), Chas. Jno. Massing, E. Benson. F. White, Bryant, man (suspended), Ben Johnson (suspended), Frank Cleon E. Webb, Wm. J. Snyder, Chas. W. Ab Chech (sold). Lively, Sherman Kennedy (suspended), Argus McHale (suspended), David Orem (suspended), bot, Frank Gygli, R. Pennybaker, Jas. Daugherty, Indianapolis H. T. Briggs, D. P. Howley, H. C. Hamilton (suspended), B. Gaskell, Carlin, G. M. Brent (suspended). Alexander Murray. Krug, Holm Himes, Chris H. Lindsay, Wm. Hickman, W. Beeker, L. W. Torrey, Wm. Rapp, Bridgeport, Conn. M. J. Phelan, L. Hilt, J. Marion Chas. Lusky, Wm. Smith, Jacob Daubert, Hopke, W. A. Kellum, James F. Cook, Walter J. Fred Clarke, E. Lewee, H. A. King, Frank War- Hughes, W. Sawyer, A. C. Ladd, Chas. Lee, F. Thos. Mylett, John Flood, Hugh Tate, Robert Slagle, John Seigle, Otto G. Williams, Arthur 11. render, Mclver, Judd Daley, W. J. Grofflus. Beaumont, J. Waller, H. Cornen, Geo. Tacey, Quinn, Frank Farrell, Albert Wilrnot, Gus Fox, Coulter, Wm. Chenault, Patrick J. Livingstone, Birmingham, Ala. Irwin, Wilhelm. Arthur Ragan, Jas. Bertwistle (suspended), P. Burke (suspend F. J. Wilhelm, Sanford Burk, James Lucas, Alfred O. JO. Summers, Charles C. Can-, Howard E. H. D. Clark, Vincent Turner, Lee Garvin, C. W. ed), WT. J. Langton (suspended), J. Cusick. Blough, Chas. Nuetzling. Joseph Lewis, Robert Holmes, Richard Marquard, William K. Lord, Otto Lattimer, Harry Meeks; Lew Walters, Forbes Al- Eolyoke, Mass. Frank Burke, J. Frank Dolan, Lindeman, Wm. Dithridge (suspended). Newlin, Pitcher Tevis (purchased). Arista De- cock, Eugene Demontreville, L. C. Gardner, Carl- Louis Lepine, Parry Thackara, Walter Ahearn. Lancaster, O. Geo. Fox, Frank Piper, Walter Jus Haven, R. E. Armstrong. Sandy Murray, Curtis ton Molesworth, Carlos Smith, Harry Meyers, James Whitley, Howard W. Baker. Wm. H. tus, Harold Johns, Bud Scanlon, Kirb White, D. Bales, Leo Hafford, Claude Elliott. Jack Robinson. Massey, Carson Hodge, A. F. Boucher, A. H. R. Calhoun, Chas. Brown, Harley Humphreys, Fred Louisville Peitz, Hughes, Durham, Frantz, Putt- New Orleans, La. Breitensteln, Phillips, Guese, Stackpole, Ike Durrett, Louis Barbour, Fred lott. Heller, Curt Elston, Wm. Raftis (suspended). marin, Brasheax, Quinlan, S. Sullivan, Woodruff. Fritz, Matthews. Stratton, Sabrie, Gatins, Cross, NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. Frank Locke (suspended). Stanley, Stovall, Gnadinger, Moskiman, Offa Neal, Rickert, Gaston. Manning, Laird (suspended). New Castle F. Kelly, Billy Smith, Edward Lauzon, Troy Alex Hardy, Daniel McSurdy, Edward Don- Joseph Briger, Rube Bowers, Jack Kennedy, John Bunton (purchased), John Halla (purchased), Guterez (suspended). O©Brfen (suspended), Brun- nelly, L. B. Snomestedt, M. J. Spiesman, Bert Red Davis (purchased), Ed. Dunkle (suspended), ner, Rielly, Holland, Ryan, Tarleton, Dailey, Harry Camnitz, Charles Pinkney, Dannie Davis, Weeden, Harry Mason, Charles Cargo, Michael Raymond Hagan, Frank Burke, James Clark, Al. Wm. Sudhoff (suspended), Herbert Stoner (sus Coulson. Donovan, Peter Egaii, Arthur DeGroff, Eugene pended), Emery Olsen. Montgomery, Ala. John Malarky, J. A. Maxwell. Nugent, Jos. Yoedt, Zeke Robinson (suspended). Good, Martin Conroy, Matt Lathrop. Pitcher TeLinde (suspended). Milwaukee Monte Beville, Frank Roth, John Con J. R. Helms, Sam Weems. Leo Walsh, H. C. A. J. G. George J. Stroh, S. M. Bowen, Fred nors, Barry McCormick, Clyde Goodwin, Harry Hausen. John Baxter, M. E. Nye, C. S. Perry, Youngstown Joseph E. Ohl, L. M. Schettler, H. Weeks, Edward Cooney, Edward Collins, Teddy L. Compton, W. H. Thomas. Sam Smith, Harry Clark, Harry V. McChesney, Daniel Green, Leo Fred Houtz, Noah Henline, Philip Nadeau, Per Pursell Peter Childs. J. M. McCarty, William Sage, William Wilson, Cliff Curtis. Frank Schnei- sons, Fred Wohlleben. Jack Robinson, Joe Pepe, Redman, Jack McAleese, Richard Nallin, Richard Leard, Frank Hafford, Dave Barry, Frank Mc- Breen, E. G. Hilley, W. M. Thomas, Homer berg. Thomas Dougherty, H. Q. Bateman, F. © Kensel. Cormack. Hemphill, Clyde Robinson, Lee J. Mahoney, W. B. Mock. Burk Servatius. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Syracuse J. C. Rafter, J. T. Trainor, P. J. Crish- Sharon Van Patterson. Mattie Matteson, Kelley Stevens. Oakland W. E. Dashwood, Wm. S. Wright, Wm. am, Ed. Schulze, Wm. .Cranston, Harry Aubrey, Kansas City John Sullivan, T. J. Leahy, O. K. Clever, M. L. McClafferty W. J. Malarkey, John Hogan, C. C. Carnes, Harry Goodwin, Wm. Lew Carr, John Fifleld, C. P. Carter, Roy Miller, Yoedt. C. N. Noah, Aaron Kerr, Oliver Sellers, Swann, Case, Kitson, Beckley, O. Krueger, Burke, Reidy (suspended), George S. Bigbie, George John Castle, Geo. Hellmund, Chas. Zinssar, Bern- Huelsman, Hill, Kerwin, Waldron, JBrandon, W. S. Collins, Mat Muldowney, Bert Tooley, Haley, Charles Eagan, Wm. Devereaux, Jas. ie Maurer, John Lapp (suspended), Chas. Gar Louis Hunt, Fred A. Stamler (suspended). Crisp, Louis Crutcher (purchased), Drumiaond Smith, Geo. E. Van Haltren, W. F. Heitrnuller, rison (suspended), James McNicholy (suspended), Brown (purchased), S. J. Wright (purchased), How Mansfield Harry Breymier, Emmet Riley, Fred John Bliss, Eli Gates, Thos. Hackett (ineligible). D. Drohan (suspended), G. Schmidt, Jr. (sus Buckholz, Harvey Bailey, Bill Yarnell, Warner ard Murphy (purchased), Wm. Hallman (pur San Francisco C. E. Street, Henry Spencer, G. L. pended). chased), Ned Pettigrew (purchased), Joe Wood Edfeldt, Bert Biers©, T. F. Morrissey, Frank Wheeler, R. L. Williams, Ralph Willis, Charles Scranton W. C. Clark, H. Beckendorf, Joe G*rrity, Reynolds, Harry Lloyd, Bill King. Bill Speas, (purchased), Pat Casey (purchased). E. Irwin, Ottaway Whittaker, Joseph S. Trum- G. Schulz, L. Polchow, J. A. McDougal. E. D. Bt. Paul Louis Drill. Joe Laughlin, Wm. Essick, Delos Drake, Mike Lawrence, Willie Delhanty (sus bull, Frank J. Shauehnessy, George Hildebrand, Shorten, Gus Zeimer, Fred Ely, H. W. McArdle, pended). Rick Adams, Ed. Rodebaugh, Pitcher Miller (pur Edwin S. Quick, Frank W. Esola, T. C. Hoag, A. W. Graham, J. E. Schrall, J. Rudinski, Hogan, chased). Louis E. Nordyke. Dave© Rowan (pur Oscar L. Jones, Clarence Henley, Fred Brown, Yancey. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. chased), Richard Paddeu. Shortstop McKune (pur F. J. Arellanes, M. H. Heilman, Theo. Streib, Albany M. J. Doherty. Patrick Millerick, William Augusta Charlie Dexter, J. C. Bender, Tom Car chased), L. P. Geier, Third Baseman Shaw (pur R. H. Zeider, L. Piper, W. J. Moriarity (ineligi McNamara, Joseph Raidy, John Fox, J. Magie, son, J. M. Kendrick, Clarence Nelson, J. T. chased), Ed. Wheeler, Bert Coy, Chauneey Howell, ble). Trumbull, Brown, Whittaker and Arellanes Fred Belts, Francis Reed, Joseph Galaski, L. McKnight, Julius Kustus, Ed. McKernon, Henry Catcher Meyer (purchased), W. T. Miller (pur (failed to report), Harry Melchoir. Hannafan, Lee Fairbanks, Robert Voorhis, First Busch, Fred Bierman, E. C. Connelly, Marshall chased), Robert Vorpagel, Elmer Pierce. Ben J. Los Angeles John Gochnauer, W. L. Randolph!!, Baseman Bastian, Pitcher Snyder. Cominger (suspended), Mike©"Ratchford (suspend Koehler, Al. Whitridge, Alfred Dominik, Lefty Arthur Ross, Bert Delmas, Wallace Hogan, Jud- Biughamton R. B. Drury, Ivor Wagner, R. S. ed), John C. Brown (suspended). Davis (purchased), C. J. Westeott, Joe Sugden, son G. Smith, Wm. Gray, C. C. Cravath, George Parkins. J. H. McNeal, G. W. Ramsey. E. Mc- Columbia, S. C. J. A. Wagnon, J.. F. Kanzler, Edward .Minnehan, Louis LeRoy, Ed. Smith, Har Ellis, Curtis Bernard, Norman Brashear, Walter Gamwell, Frank Henry, Arthur Marcon, H. W. Clarence Fox, Henry Walters, Frank Lohr, Harry vey Teal, Tim Flood, Wm. Lauterborne, Ed. C. Nagle, Franz Hosp, Walter Carlisle, Frank E. Welch, John McAllister, I. H. Van Zandt, Neil Lally, William McMahon, Third Baseman De- Tiemeyer. Benny Meyer, C. P. Abrogast. Emil Frisk, Dillon, Robert Eager, W. J. Kane. Sullivan, J. A. Messerly (ineligible). Armond (suspended). Pitcher J. Sheft Moore (sus J. F. Dunleavy. L. O. Smith, C. B. Moran. Portland P. W. Donahue, Raymond Lovett, C. 0. Utica Morris Steelman, John J. Coughlin, J. M. pends.!), Wm. Hallman (suspended), Joseph Mc Minneapolis Geo. Graham, O. Graham, Fred Beu- Hartman. Erne Califf, Robert Groom, Jas. Shinn Reardon, J. W. Heffernan, Eugene C. Ryan. James Carthy (suspended), Rudy Schwenk. low. L. Manske, F. Thomas, O. Kilroy, Jim suspended), W. Staton, A. G. Schmipff, A. R. J. Kane, James S. Kennedy, A. G. Rutherford, Jacksonville, Fla. Thomas MeMillan, John Bierk- Freeman. Edmunson, Harold Bond, A. Oyler, Per- Mott, Pearl Barnes Casey, Pernoll, Fay, Carl John W. Shaw. John F. O©Hara. A. Egan, Theo. otte, Jack Lee, Andy Roth, C. V. Sitton, Juan rine. Jerry Freeman, G. Dundon, E. Gremeinger, W. Moore, Chas. Moore (suspended), James Mc Miller (suspended), Frank Carroll, James Wilson Violat, Wm. Evans, Louis Schan, Earle Lewis S. Mertes. John Freeman, John O©Neill. Hale (suspended), John Bassey, O. C. Pokorney, (Jas. Doyle), Frank P. McKeon (suspended). Hayes Chandler, George S. Markley, George L. EASTERN LEAGUE. Burdette, Atherton, Kinsella, Wm. Dunleavy, T. Wilkesbarre Charles Brand, P. W. H. Miller, Wal Stultz, S. F. Lgslia (suspended), Ted Larkins Newark A. H. Pardee, L. D. Wiltse, H. P. La- F. Rafferty, Ben Henderson (ineligible), W. lace Hollingsworth, James Magee, A. C Lee, (suspended). Belle, J. E. Frill, F. J. Wilhelm, M. W. Eason, Staton and Raymond Lovett, (suspended), James Thomas Fogarty, Frank Doran, William McGinley. Macon J. Hoss Helm, W. E. Murdock, R. L. Byrne, Ole Johnson. Ed. Killingsworth, James Swift. J. J. Ziegler, Houston, Bill Clark, Jack Robinson, George C. Frank Smith, Geo. W. Perry, Whittaker, Perry Stinson, Joe Pepe, H. R. Harley, J. A. Lefltte, Verga. F. L. Rhoton, F. Wohlleben, Paid Stowers Jaclj Class B. ILLINOIS-IOWA-INDIANA LEAGUE. Rowan, Pete Walsh (suspended). © * . , . . esser, . acona. CENTRAL LEAGUE. Bloomington A. E. Wilson, H. R. Syfert, E. S. Charleston, S^rC. Foster, White, Wilkerson, Meany, Jersey City Jos. W. Bean, Geo. Vandegrift, M. Wheeling W. Va. E. D. Price, A. G. Spangler, Thorseu, Elmer Koestner, Lewis Jensen, Al Kuhu, Reisinger (suspended), Evers (suspended), Mullins W. Fitzgerald, Patrick Kane, Geo. PhaumUler, Wm. McCombs, A. C. Rondebush, Frank Wessel, A. M. Ebright, L. E. Donovan, Roy Snyder, (suspended). H. E. McCann, William A. Foxen, Earl Moore, Buck Venable, A. B. Miller, Jno. L. Core, Law Earl Graham, Fred Beck, Willie Humes, John Savannah George Kalkhoff, Walter H. Deaver, Ed Del Mason, H. D. Wormwood, Manser, Ed. Le- rence Spahr, Geo. Miller, Chas. Deiters, Griffith, Newsan, Fred Melchoir. ward J. Keiber, Robert M. Stafford, Frank Quig fltte. Geo. Merritt, W. H. Keister, W. T. Sher- Wm. Robertsori, Frank Eastley, C. D. Shriver. Decatur Chas. Bomar, Dave Schreiber, Edw. Per ley, Frank J. King, Leon B. Ford, Walter R. Springfield, O. Leroy Clark, S. M. Merryman, Mat. sons, Wm. Lelivelt, Geo.- Bitrolff, Harry Berry, Fitzgerald, August Hoff, Thomas Logan, J. Walter Muldowney, Harry Corns, Guy Dickey, Joe Col- Wm. Powell, Edw. Opfergelt (suspended). Curtis Morris, Ernest E. Howard. L. S. Stevens, Arthur lins, Chas. Alberts, Wm. J. Kelley, Boyd.^Cham- Uncapher (suspended), John Ba-rkwell, Harry S. Miller (suspended), Andrew Norwig (suspend bers, Harry Hammond, Dal Hallman, Champ Swalm, Grover Laudermilk, C. R. Keys, Ollie ed), John F. Connor (suspended), Frank DeMay . . . omer, . . odgers, Frank Osteen, Tony Fremer, Ed. McKean. Gfrorer, Thos. Tennant, Fred Moore, Wm. Proutt (suspended), Anthony J. Kriedler (suspended). McManus, A. W. Hobbs, Robert Dubois. Clyde Grand Rapids, Mich. Chas. Moran, George Yantz, Otto Wagner, Frank Long, J. D. Jeffries, Fritz WESTERN ASSOCIATION. Waters, M. J. Corcoran, James Snowden. Thomas Joe Kipp. W. R. Diekson, W. A. Kelley, John Huffman, F. Morris (suspended), Joseph Smith Oklahoma City Charles Bemis, Will Hoffer, Howard A. Clarke. Geyer, Theo. Holmquist, Bert Noblett, Homer (suspended). McClintock, E. H. Lancaster, Ed. Page W Toronto Wiiliam Pounds, Jas. McGinley, Warner, Walter Miller, J. S. Ganzel, Cuppy Grees- Clinton, la. H. Stauffer, John Baker, Da,vid Rapps, A. Scoggins, J. Pendry, Love, E. Goes©, chow, Elmer W. Bliss, Ike Francis, R. O. Chap Crockett, Robert Corkhill, Ely Kaphan, Harry J. Henry, W. White, A. Millsap (suspended), J. pie, Alex. Baekof, Bert Willard, Dade Lagee, Ohland, Otto Vogel, Harry Harrod (suspended) Nash (suspended). Pitcher Moriarity. M. Lindly (suspended), Jacob Eul (suspended) Hutchinson, Kan. Ned Pettigrew, Joe Wood, Pat Terre Haute Don Cameron, B. 0. Robinson, Geo. M. Ramey (suspended), F. Nieman (suspended)© Casey, E. Fleharty, Walter Sizemore, Frank Bar Wheeler, Thos. Ronan, Clyde Goodman, H P W. P. Scully (suspended). W. Carney (suspend ber. Hector Mclnnis, Wm. Zink, Carl Johnson, Providence John Cronin, Philip Poland. IK Stew- Hadley, Geo. Shaffer, C. A. Minor, M. J. Bros- ed), L. P. Bending (suspended), W. Pressy (sus Carl Lewis, Ed. Noyes, J. A. Andrews, Rolla art Stevens. Iver Swansou, Roy Rock. Forest A sius, Walter Moore, Alva Williams, Pat. Mc- pended), L. StUlman (suspended), Chas, Smith Atchinson, Harry Ilorton (suspended), Pitcher Crawford, J. F. Phelan. Doxey. Audrews, Earl Zook, Ed. Campbell, H. T. Freese Lee Lemon, Wm. Fleet, Cha.1*. Ward, J. Slattery© Walcott (suspended). Bochester T. J. Doran, Al Wagner, E, B. Barger, Claude Douthett, Carl Glidewell. J. Leonard. H. Doxie, , Springfield. Mo. Jas. J. Cuthbert, Thomas Smith, F. 8. O. ilcLean, C. E. Laudenslager, Wm. Hig- Canton, O. William Rariden, George Tarter, John Peoria John Thiery, J, Brewer, I. Eaymond, Bo- Jock Welter. E. H. Kautman, J. P. Hurray, C, OCTOBER 12, 1907, SPORTIlVa LJFB.

E. Cole, Tom Seed, D. E. Elsley, C. B. Porter, Gleeson, George O*Leary Roy Eberly, Theodore Fred Hartman, Fred Dauson, Russell Morgan, Wilcox, Darlington-Florence 49 169 18 34 9 8 .201 Westmoreland. Smith, A- W. Fouirchner, John Hooker, Russell Roy Miller. Blanton, Anderson...... 58 190 17 38 6 10 .200 Joplin, Mo. Win George, Roy B. GUI, C. G. Bank- C. Bailey, David Steele, John E. Malone, Louis East Liverpool Alex Sweeney, Jos. Boyle, C. F. Beusse, Dar.-Orange.... 56 200 29 40 18 7 .200 head, Toney VanderhilL C. H. Fleming, C. H. Lippert, Jule B. Burke, F. E. Graves (suspended), Rarey, N. J. Kenworthy, K. Price, H. Witzel, S. Lanford, Orang«burg...... 34 101 11 20 6 8 .198 Welch, H. E. Westc^tt (suspended), Fred Wilkin- Henry Babcock (suspended), Bussell Woodyatt A. Farabaugh, J. Blake, J. J. Vainer (suspended), Matney. Orangeburg...... 27 86 8 17 1 4 .198 son (suspended), Walter Quiesser, Richard F. (suspended), William E. Head (suspended), R. R, W. Yates, alias Roberts, P. Conroy, O. Pear- Cassidy, Anderson...... 16 61 6 0 .197 Rohn, Roy Chambers, Jack Root, Abner Perach, R. Williams (suspended), Thomas Asmussen (sus tree, Harry Ball, Thos. Fleming, J. F. Sheehan, Conally, Orangeburg...... 16 51 6 2 4 .196 S. R.© Olson, Guy Harrington, John Flllman, pended), William Kumm (suspended). Max Fiske alias James Blake. O©Neal. Anderson...... 19 72 7 14 0 1 .194 Lewis Womble (suspended). (suspended). WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE. Robertson, Spartanburg.... 26 90 12 17 8 6 .189 XVebb City, Mo. L Olsen, Ed. Painter, Frank Lof- Madison Howard Cassiboin, Frank Smith, 0. P. Edinonton, Alta. C. A. Crist, E. McClaire, Ed. Hennegar, Green.-Dar.-Sum. 23 101 8 19 0 5 .183 ton, John Nee, Bert Shaner, Harry Cheek, Monte Solbroa, Paul Grimes, Edward Smith, Jess Theo Erickson, M. Blexrud, Wm. Lussi, Geo. Wessler, Dobson, Anderson...... 39 160 20 30 7 25 .187 Bales, Orth Collins, Wm. Burns, E. Meredith bald. Frank B. Shaw, Joseph B. Whitmore, Fred Alex. Harper, A. Moyne, R. W. Baker, J. Grimes, Snyder, Darlington-Florence 16 43 3 800 .188 (suspended). R. Liese, A. H. Cook, Robert Vorpagel, Frank Si. Bennett, H. A. Graham. Schmidt, Anderson...... 38 104 19 .183 Topeka, Kan. Pitcher Moore, Spec Hurlburt, Geo. Shaub, Ward Miller, Louis Gruebner. Calgary, Alta. W. A. Russell, E. J. Chandler, Fred Ryan, Darlington...... 18 72 6 .181 Landreth, Emery Olson, Lew Runkel, G. H. Wausau Ed. Campbell, H. Bredenhagen, R. Mc- Barnstead, Del. Gouchee, J. Sullivan, C. Rodgers, Stephens, Sumter...... 60 236 22 .179 Davis, Burt Jones, Roy Arnold, Arthur Fury, Wal Auiey, Chas. Ferguson, F. Lang, Chas. Fox, C. W. Hopkins, Turner. Sitton, Spartanbnrg...... 37 113 12 20 2 4 .177 ter Bowles, Eli Wooley, S. A. Abbott, Steve Chase, J. Nagle, W. Hille, Chas. Kroy. Medicine Hat, Alta. J. Benny, Wm. Hamilton, C. Shaver, Greenville...... 23 S2 11 3 8 .174 Ragan, Ed. Seikmeyer, Ed. Brennan, John Halla, Freeport, 111. Schoenhaven, Stack, Ed. Scott, S. Totman, Ralph Works, E. C. Perry, J. O©Donnell, Griffin, Darlington...... 10 36 611 .ir.7 John Bunton. > Darrah, Roy Fisk, F. Devlin, M. Barlow, Geo. Geo. Hollis, .J. C. Westcott, Jas. McClain, A. Leonard. Anderson...... 9 40 4 .147©.15Q. Wichita, Kan. W. K. Annis, W. W. Kelley, Frank Ives, H. Ireland. Geo. Disch, Chas. Evans, Zurlage, W. H. West. Ham, Snmter...... « 11 34 5 50 Dick, Beals Becker, H. O. Bayless, C. H. Clark, Mackey (suspended), Gilmore (suspended). Johnson, Spartanburg.... _^ 28 116 8 17 0 3 .146 R. F. Wilson, Harry Speer, Gus Hetling, H. E. Fond du Lac, Wis. -C. Dunbar, H. O©Hayer, R. OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS AND KANSAS LEAGUE Harber, Anderson...... 20 82 8 12 2 .146 Young, A. C. Weaver, Charles Nichols, Roy Walters, T. Letther, E. Gardner, H. J. Flemming, Bartlesville, Okla. Arthur Thomason, James Mc- Betscher. Ande*son...... 39 152 22 33© 15 11 .145 Bevis (su spended). J. Crangle, P. Gwynn, P. Koons, C. C. Hatch, Clintock, H. B. Killalay, Harry Bradbury, H. B. Fitzgerald, Darlington...... 9 38 1 5 0 2 .132 Leavenworth, Kan. R. Middleton, W. B. Fisher, E. Zook, H. Ames, Frank Cross, J. E. Carney, White, Antonio Anderson, Fred Hutchinson, Baskett, Dar.-Greenville.... 12 38 3 5 0 0 .132 A. Shumeyer, J. C. Ashley, O. M. Selby, D. H. Wm. Orth (suspended). Leonard W. Reddick, John Roth, George Graves, Bowen, Orangeburg...... 10 38 3 5 1 2 .132 Turner, Jos. Laughlin (suspended), H. Gartside Oshkosh, Wis. Thomas Sullivan, Joe Safford, Leo Joseph McCuUum, Lawrence Cheney (suspended), Chapman, Anderson...... 9 25 6 2 1 1 .120 (suspended), H. Taylor (suspended), Ed. Wagner Sage, A. J. Dolan, Leroy Converse, Art Bourgeois Ernest Heueer (suspended), Gus Weiser (suspend O©Mara, Spartanburg...... 22 68 6 8 2 1 .118 (suspended), A. Quiesser, Charles Hollingsworth, (suspended), W. L. Lewis, J. P. Caldwell, Ed ed). Alison, Sumter...... 9 26 1 3 2 2 .115 R. W. Gilbert, M. Vaughn, J. P. Cobb, N. E. ward White, W. H. Warren> Jas. Johnspn, Joseph Tusla, Okla. Earloff, S. Campbell, Henry Daye, T. Thackam, Dar.-Ander.-Or.. 23 73 57 7 0 3 .109 Price, W. Broadbent. Hoffman (suspended). E. Clark, F. D. Mason, R. B. Swartzel, J. S. Ludwig, Orangeburg...... 11 37 0 4 0 0 .108 Bissel, Spartanburg...... 29 76 8 7 3 3 VIRGINIA LEAGUE. La Crosse, Wis. Carl J. Bond. Ed. Becker. Frank I Bates, Roy Bates, Geo. Dennie, Simon W. Al- .099 Duchien, Ross Jones, Jas. Flynn, Frank Baillies, ford, H. C. Warring. Cely. Greenvflla...... 11 32 3 3 2 2 .094 Danville, Va. Raymond Ryan, Frank Wrenn, Martin Muskogee David Kraft, Bert Lamb, Howard Speck, Malloy. Darlington...... 14 47 5 4 2 1 .085 Walsh, James Lavinder, Curtis Walker, Buck Dennis Hastings, John Cahill, F. E. Graves, John Moore, Jos. Killian, John Hazel, Emerson P. Henry Seecback, Charles Whitney. Stittles, Spartanburg...... 12 38 3 2 0 1 .053 Flowers, Rowe Hicks, Frank Doyle, Robert Fisher, Independence, Kan. Herman Luettke, Bert Haas, Clifford Reinhart, Watt Powell, Jacob Henn, Vin Hawley, Geo. Bubser, Jacob Cuppy (suspended), Adam Vogt (suspended), William Medwitzky (sus- j D. N. Brown, D. Brown, R. F. Collins, Mari Fielding Records. cent Tydeman, Joseph Reggie. Hall, Frank Decanniere, W. G. Richardson, F. ponded). ] OUTFIELDERS. Richmond Joe Walsh, George Cowan, Michael Cas- Green Bay, Wis. E. J. Warner. Ed. Boyles, Phil B. Hanlon, Earnest Wilson, George Denny. sidy, C. O. Long, Gus Salve, R. Revelle, Paul Liese. J. A. Corrigan, Frank Ott, W. B. Charles. CoffeyvUle Harry Womack, Chas W. Lyons, Frank Games. P.O. Pet. Seibrie. S. V. Carroll, Wm. Heffron, Guy Titman, John Kearnan, M. L. Dolan, A. C. Wallace, Moore, Robert Fisher, Geo. Graves, H. A. Burk- Cely ...... 6 10 1.000 Enos Klrkpatrick. R. L. Howard, R. W. Reeve. O©Laughlin. J. Miller, A. Parish. John Taylor, ett, Eddie Holmes, Geo. W. Kelsey, Wfliam W. Richardson ...... 11 18 1.000 Lyachburg W. A. Bentley. Arthur Evans, Philip Phil Stremmel, Geo. LaBelle (suspended) H. T. Wolvorton, Vie Haisman, Cyrus Mason, Hoscoe McDonald 7 4 1.000 Hinton, E. P. Holt, W. H. Wynne, A. N. Bowen, Francis (suspended). Walker, Ed. Page. Schmidt .. 15 21 1.000 J. H. Anthony, Wm. Hooker, J. G. McKenna, Matney 13 4 1.000 SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE. ! SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LEAGUE. H. L. Stewart, John Kline, F. B. Oakley, E. M. Tecumseh, Mich. Mitchell, Bradley, Doty, Railing, Robertson 12 1.000 Murray, Carmel Martin, J. B. Turner, John Fletcher, Lagoe, Wagner, Sommerlot, Wolfe, Pres Spartanburg, S. C.—J. W. McMakin, C. Coles, A. Dingle 6 3 1.000 Sehmeskey. ton, Slear. Hillingcr. M. Benhow, W. E. McKenzie, T. G. Robertson, Landy .... 59 115 .984 Roanoke Henry Cote, George Cooper, Otto Willis, Kalamazoo Clifford Webster. Lynn Bell, Glenn J. C. Watson, T. C. Omara, Jerry Armstrong, S. Cassidy ... 14 28 .971 Jesse T. Reynolds, Frank Mornssey, R. Lee Ver- Hale, Glenn Andrews, William Blake, John Fur W. Taylor, T. L. Bissell, Chas. Huber, P. L. Mar Long ..... 12 .965 neuille, Frank Thompson, Jahri Raley, Zena Clay- tin. McLaurin . 94 .953 long, Belmont Method, Edward .Taylor, Thomas Moore .... ton, M. D. McMahon, Walter Brodie, Walter Brannick, John Walsh. Patrick Ryan. Orangeburg, S. C. L. G. Lanford, Cabell Cook, 19 .950 Rickard, William Hessler, Frank Eustace, Charles Mt. demons William Harris, Frank (Pete) Dorn, Paul Stawes, Vincent Tydeman, Wm. Ludwig, Kemp .... 53 .949 Diebold (suspended), Joseph Dnimin (suspended). Fred Beusse, John Duncan, G. B. Matney, Bob Bowen .... 59 .945 George Thomas. William Ragan. Edgar McDon- McMakin Martin Staley (suspended), Walter Perdue (sus nell. Walter Cadman, Archie, Neuschafer, Edward, Thackham, George Mabey, J. S. Coile, W. L. 69 .940 pended) Joseph Eisenlohr, alias Lohr (suspended), Glaze. Welsh .... 76 .939 Lou Dehring (suspended). Dillon, Cal Wagner, Bert Supplee, Edward Fel- Sumter, S. C. W. B. Murrow, Ralph McLaurin, Huber .... 94 .938 rath, William Dorsch, D. Eberts, M. E. Knoll Shaver .... 4 .936 Portsmouth Jno. Burns, Robt. G. Vail, Chas. Car (suspended). Lamar S. Ham, C. D. Flowers, Sam Price, N. G. ter, Ivans Loos, Chas. G. Hallman, Frank Still, Lindsey, Sam P. Richardson, F. E. Springs, L. S. Glaze .... .936 Alien Lawrence, W. W. Sturtevant, Martin J. IOWA STATE LEAGUE. Stephens, B. W. Tribble, C. S. S. Welch, F. R. Eskridge .. 89 .932 Walsh, W. H. Hevener (suspended), Wm. Penn Ottumwa, la. J. Bauer, Geo. Colbert, J. F. Put- Dingle, W. H. Wynne. Blantou .. 123 .929 nam, Nick Wiergerdt, E. E. Fleming, J. Corbett, Tydeman 101 .928 Kaine (suspended), Chas. Schumau (suspended). GULF COAST LEAGUE. TEXAS STATE LEAGUE. J. Bradley, J. Cuykendall, Wm. Sedgwick, Fred Wagnon 55 .924 Turney, G. A. Hippert, W. T. Everett. Lake Charles, La. Joe Foster. James Finn, Thomas Coles ..... 103 .923 Austin Eddie Cermak, Henry Loiigley, T. E. Adams, Oskaloosa, la. W. Mattick, J. G. Fisher, E. A. Haley, George Jackson, Guy Badger, Dave Mar DePue ... 12 923 O. J. Firestine, Dick Richardson, John Palm, C. Schaff, L. M. Baker, F. M. Steele, James Scott, shall, Frank Decker, B. S. Bmory, Robert Mc- Sitton .... 32 .919 L. Petri, T. It. Vinson, Ned Montgomery, Kittle 1©. C. Coates, H. S. Moody, Chuck Fleming, Laughlin. William Horn, Walt. Blanchneld, Ennis Gunter 79 .916 Knight, Elam Parish, J. L. Latham, J. H. Coop Carl Mitzke, Frank Cramer. Kinney, Kittie Knight, G. W. Smitheal (suspend Allison 15 .905 er, W. T. Baxter, Denny Ford (suspended), F. Burlington, la. F. Buggeman, Chas. Rose, F. ed), Pitcher Ellinor (suspended). Wilcox ... 72 .903 W. Sullinger (suspended), Eagle Lake Smith (sus Green, L. Schroeder, Eu Eis, C. Slapnicka, W. Monroe. La. Floyd Perrett, Wilfred Guitterrez, Swink .... 13 .875 pended), Ernest Bradley, H. B. McCully, Wm. McMillan, Phil Lezio, Ed. Kennedy, John Gro- Louis Guitterrez, W. R. Jones, Harry Vitter, Rikard ... 46 .873 Alexander, Brooks Gordon, Harry Sutor, Earl gan, P. Berg, B. Donovan, J. House, F. F. Geo. A. Frickie, Chas. Ellinor, Neal Carroll, E. Russell ... 30 .861 Gardner, John McCall, Bill Baley, Harvey Short, Daley, Geo. Andrews (suspended). Turk Rodrnan L. Reagan. Harry Dix, Ottis Brazel, Max Adding- Baskett ... 19 .864 W. J. McGill. i (suspended), Peter HaUsen (suspended). ton, G. W. Smitheal, Hillary Davidson. Whitaker . 51 .859 Pallas W. D. Kellog (suspended), Jeff Clarke (sus Jacksonville, 111. K. E. Morau, Ralph Craig, J. C. J. H. FARRELL, Heisman 8 .846 pended). Nick Shaw (suspended), A. Fletcher Hughes, William Rowland, Harry Berte, John Secretary. Lanford .. 11 .824 (suspended). Slip Freeman (suspended), E. H. Hagel, A. J. Patrick, Earl Akers, G. W. Townsend, Laval .... 12 .800 George .(suspended). Lee Orum (suspended), E. John Roach, J. Weisbrode. Snyder 3 .800 R. liandall (suspended), H. M. Rice (suspended), Keokuk Al Buemiller, Harry King, F. C. Spencer, Suttles ... 7 .800 J. F. Hole, Tim O©Brien, P. G. Burnett, C. Ray Whisman, L. S. Burch, R. C. Boyd, Chas. THE SEASON©S WORK, FIRST BASEMENT. Biersdorfer, H. T. Abies, H. B. Kerns, H. Stork, H. Yeage-r, Christy Holstrom, W. C. Diehl, R. Scott ...... 54 670 .978 E. Tullas, H. Maag, C. Miller, Eug. Moore, W. E. Armstrong. G. E. Fawcett, E. J. Oleson, H. S. Kelly, A. Bartliff, C. A. Riece, B. H. Ward, Jssse Official Averages of the South Carolina Benbow ...... 54 670 .971 Cummings (suspended), Chas. H. Justice (suspend Bagwell ...... 19 173 .969 Garrett, Ike Cooper, J. J. Maloney. ed), M. Kilpatrick (suspended), Louckes Xanders State League, Together with Official San Antonio H. Thompson, H. A. Palm, W. B. Murrow ...... 67 742 .967 (suspended). Rikard 279 .964 . White, Fred Winchell, F. R. Cook, Elmer Throck- Waterloo, la. A. J. Lizett, Tom Searles, Harry Standing of the Clubs in the 1907 Race. morton, T. C. Rayfleld, E. C. Collins, W. H. Lanham 312 .964 Caspar, Chas Swalm, W. E. Hollenbeck. Ira South . 249 .950 Stockton, George Liedy, C; E*. Robb, E. G. Har- Harmon, Geo. Clark. Lee Magee, Joe Wilkes, By Secretary E. B. Houseal. Kemp 132 .940 riss, A. Griggs, Sam Stovall, F. D. Everhart, Ike Geo. Peenington, Gene Shour, Clyde Curtis, M. Pendleton, E. M. Colgrove, E. C. Osgood. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 5. The official Coile .. 444 22 31 .938 Cruikshank, Edw. Mahiney, Bob Bagnall (sus SECOND BASEMEN. Fort Worth A. Naylor, D. Naylor, A. Dupree, W. pended), Joe Kostal (suspended), Dave Reilly averages of the South Carolina State -teague, Salm, Lucky Wright, S. Ray, D. Gallegos, T. R. (suspended), Pete Petersen (suspended), D. P. as compiled by myself, are herewith sub ...^...... 36 Bell, S. McKay, T. Pulliam, Joe Cannon, John Lally (suspended), C. S. Baylor (suspended). mitted. I also give the official standing of ...... 27 51 Harris, Lon Deathridge, Don Curtis, A. C. Lee, Marshalltown Teddy Greene, Wilbur Johnson, Mau ...... 62 170 John Jones, D. C. Gainer, Harry Scenty, E. H. the clubs of this league both as a six-club ...... 70 Newton, Jr. rice Kent, Wm. Foruly, Guy Woodring, Thos. and a four-club organization. When the Houston Wade Moore, H. Dawson, Elmer Coyle, Copeland, E. G. Fardal, J. S. Harris. league existence as a six-club body ended Henry Welsch, Roy Aiken, Frank Truesdale, Bob WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. on July 27 the record was as follows: Edmondson, W. E. Hester, W. C. Covington, John Connellsville, Pa. Frank Griffen, John Welch, Williams, George Whiteman, Tris Speaker. Morris W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pot. Chas. Eyerman, Gordon Tiffany, Roy Ellam, Wm. Orangeburg ... 37 20 .649|Greenville ..... 24 28 .462 Lang Suspended), William Burton (suspended), Birmingham, Dennis O©Hara, Thomas Laird, Ed. Jos. Mowry (suspended), Neal Vance. Sumter ...... 30 20 .643!Anderson ..... 20 36 .435 Kiley. Spartanburg .. 33 26 .559]Darlington .... 17 39 .304 Temple B. F. Ragsdale, A. V. Thebo, Roy Mc- Scottdale, Pa. Chas. Miller, Beriton Welty, Willis Farland, John Blakney, Billie Doyle, J. Jarvis, Humphries, White, Buck Washer, Doe Ralston, The league then reorganized as a four- THIRD BASEMEN. Mike Coyle, D. Polndexter. Harry Roeper, Guy Crabbe, Harry Farmer, Chas. club league and played out the season. At Waco Frank Browning, Gus Fisher. Everet Horns- Eleven, Robt. Bail. the conclusion of the race on August 10 the by, Ruddy Sommers. Lon Ozee, James Williams, Butler, Pa. A. C. Frankenberry, E. A. Jacobson, complete official record was as follows Arthur Wallace, John Bammert, Frank Bigbee, E. Linneborn. M. A. Jones, Wm. Harkins, A. Douglas Harrison, Dean Wood, Red Nagle. D. J. Nagle, K. G. Clark, C.. L. Willits. Won. Lost. Pet. Cavender, T. J. Connery, I. H. Guyn, pitcher Fairmont, W. Va. Louis Evans, E. C. Haught, Or- Sumter ...... 44 23 .651 Hiatt (suspended), W. A. Scott (suspended). lanclo Keller, John Murphy, George Gates, Orangeburg ...... 42 25 .627 Galvesfon, Tex. James Baird, Ben Whittenberg, Charlie Conner, W. ,A. Snodgrass, Walter Cowen, Spartanburg ...... 36 34 .514 Louis Haidt, Pitcher Mason, Jerry Kane, Tyler J. R. Carlisle, Joseph Mack, William Powell, Florence ...... 23 45 .338 Christian, Albert Ritter, Frank B. Weikart, A. D. Thomas S.. Andrews. Herewith are given the batting and field Sinter (suspended), Charles Carter (suspended), Clarksburg, W. Va. Francis Gribbeii, John Wicken- ing averages of the .players together with G. Farrell (suspended), Tommy Hess (suspended). hofer, John D. Lower, Doc. Wilson. V1I. B. Gail- braith, Robert Conaway. R. C. Hollister, Fred the pitchers© records for the 1907 campaign: Class "D." Simpson, Jas. Clark, JaS. Ganier, Jas. McGinty (suspended). Thos. McTighe (suspended). Sam Batting Averages Lindsay COTTON STATES LEAGUE. Peer (suspended), Boyd W?. Shaffer (suspended). G. AB. H.SH.SB.Pct Con-ally Meridian, .Miss. William Roth, G. 0. Sample, Pat EASTERN ILLINOIS LEAGUE. * Watson, Spartanburg...... 41 159 52 2 12 .327 Dobson Downing, Chas. Andrews, W. Van Pylant, J. W. Long. Greenville...... 12 46 15 2 4 .326 Fisher Tilford, C. P. Durmeyer, Jr., H. P. Billiard, Taylorville. 111. F. P. Justus, Guy Saint, Thomas C. Buesse, Qrangeburg..... 54 204 66 5 12 .323 Harber .. Josh DeVore, H. Schultz. Cowell, Q. A. Hunt. J. A. Brennan, Ray Blaus- Shea, Darlington-Florence.. 17 56 19 5 4 .310 Cooper .. Vicksburg Thos. Taylor, Jos. Herold, Chas. Bishop, ssr, Arlie Phalen* C. R. Hemp, James Fitzgerald. Laval, Greenville...... 39 120 37 5 7 .305 DePue H. Meyers, J. H. Redmond, W. B. Taafc, H. M. Frank Forsythe, Sidney Jehl, W. J. Ryan, Sam McLaurin, Sumter...... 66 290 88 6 16 .304 Duncan Youut, Geo. Manusch, Thos. Toner, A. I. Good- Schuetz (suspended). Lanham, Darlington-Flor... 38 139 42 6 1 .302 Hill .... win, E. A. Krebs, Thos. Casey (suspended), M. Charleston, 111. Herman Walters, Arthur Kulms, Fisher, Darlington...... 15 51 3 8 .294 F. Beusse A. CavanauglwAl. Nickel (suspended), Ed. Breu- Harold Elliott, Joe Yeager, Miles Netzell, John W agnon, Greenville...... 54 179 9 9 .290 Martin nan (suspended). Bartlcy, Andrew Lotshaw, L.. J. Pratt, Ernest Reinhardt, Greenville.... 54 211 4 1 .289 CATCHERS. Mobile B. W. McCay,©Hugh O©Brien, Rufus Nolly, , Atwell, A. J. Ahring, Frank Langon. Coles, Spartanburg...... 70 255 73 6 12 .280 .... 28 150 Paris C. H. Staley, Hosea Siner, Claude Potts, Bissel ... Frank Ray, William Kemmer, William Bruher, Bagwell, Anderson...... 25 85 24 1 1 .282 C. Beusse .... 54 383 Mike Breyette, Larry Hoft©man, Woody Thornton, Tinn Beck, Julius C. Weaver, Daniel Jenkins, Gunter, Sumter...... 47 170 47 4 7 ©.277 Taylor ...... 23 J. S. Boyd, Burden (suspended). Geo. Morris. C. E. Shaw, Jr., W. W. Wasson, Dingle, Surnter...... 41 150 40 2 10 .267 Hinniger Jackson, Miss. Roy Montgomery, Andrew Petit, H. Alien Gilbert, Webster Rowe, Joe Lindquist. Springs, Sumter...... 35 124 33 8 6 .266 Shea .... E. Saillard, H. Christman, William McDivitt, Shelbyvillc John Hannah, O. Wilson, H. Eldred, Swink, Anderson...... 37 147 38 5 9 .266 Coile .... D. V. Claire, R. J. Blackbuirn, E. E. Taylor, F. W. Williams, R. S. Higglns, E. E. Doak, W. Oehme, Darlington...... 9 34 912 .205 Stephens H. Miller, .McCain Robinson, E. H. Barber, J. G. P. Kelley, C. Coombs, H. C. Patton, F. V. McMakin, Spartanburg... 55 192 51 6 13 .265 McKeon : Ison, Amos Hutter (suspended), Albert Brooks Talbot, R. Hershfleld. Taylor, Spartanburg...... 23 83 22 1 4 .265 Fitzgerald (suspended), Geo. Saurbrey (suspended), J. K. Mattoon Conrad Brisser, Grover Laudermilk, W. H. Moore, Darlington...... 13 39 10 4.15 .256 Malloy Boswell (suspended), O. D. Russell, Jr. (sus Johnson. Edw. Jokerst, John Kelly, Robt. Carter, Huber, Anderson-Spartan©g. 44 200 51 1 5 .255 Lanham pended). Jas. Hirst, C. M. O©Day, Finley Littlejohn, Paul Lihdsay, Sumter ...... 68 255 65 7 8 .255 Swink ... Gulfport R. J. Gilks, Robt. Murch, W. J. Grafflus, Irmscher. Ed. Williams, Paul Coover, Fred Wil South, Orangeburg...... 28 107 27 12 S .252 Gilmore Raymond Krebs, Thos. Reilly, H. L. Stickney, son, Chas. O©Berta. Bushyhead, Darlington-Flor. 39 132 33 3 14 .250 H. E. Lively, H. L. Bryant, Jackson Ryan, J. G. Pana, 111. J. D. McDonald. Adrain Williams. Loran Bcnbow, Spartanburg...... 70256 64 12 5 .250 Holland, Thos. Bird (suspended), Jackson Bolin Peters. Clarence Royer, Walter Cooper, Guy Mar Stowers, Orangeburg...... 19 57 14 0 3 .240 (suspended), Harry Roberts (suspended). tin, W. A. Miller, Peter Schlinsher, Jerry Kane, McDonald, Darlington-Flor. 22 54 13 0 0 .241 Cotton States League Umpire Lee VV. Dawkins (sus Nimrod Huff, Levi Haslett. Tydeman, Orangeburg...... ©66 237 67 4 19 .241 pended). PENNSYLVANIA^OHIO-MARYLAND LEAGUE. Scott, Breenville...... 54 192 45 4 13 .239 INTER-STATE LEAGUE. McKenzie, Orangeb©-g-Spar©g 70 262 6J 19 17 .237 Uniontown Abe Kruger, Leroy Witherup, F. L. Wynne, Sumter...... 62 237 56 22 17 .237 Erie, Pa. Tom O©Hara, Fred S. Sargent, N. Nevan-. Blanchard, Kurt Hagerman, Wm. Bailey, H. Iloulh, Anderson-Spartan©g. 14 59 14 0 2 .237 para, Jno. Cosmo, John Cavanaugh, Jas. Daily, Al. Selvage, M. S. Bennett, Paul Davis, Chas. Mc- Murrow, Sumter...... 67 253 59 7 2 .2:;:; Newnham, A. Crane, F. Businsky, W. R. Cote, Closkey©, Fred Roberts, Thos. Corcorln, Wm. Whitten, Darlington-Flor.. . 30 99 23 0 3 .2:12 F. Flory, Jas. L. Wilson, W. Dunn, J. Barton, Lauder. H. N. Keller, J. Rudolph, Wm. Keane, Landy, Greenville-Spartan©g 59 ,227 51 12 12 ,229 Jas. Finn (suspended). John Heaton, Alex Pearson. Coile, Dar.-Ander.-Orange.. 67 254 58 6 2 .228 Bradford. Pa. Edmond F. Foster, Robert Clark, Washington. Pa. C. M. Guyon. M. F. Rogers, B. Cook, Orangeburg...... 65 211 48 13 18 .2127 Wm. B. Kirwan, Dwight Hazelton, James Davey, Ro-ers Dwight Faulk, Gladfelter, Dewar, Wm. Cooper, Greenville...... 37 119 Harvey L. BUssey, J. Cotter, Harry G. Zollers, Anderson. W. Cariss, L. D. Bevan, Rogan. Rikard, Orangeburg...... 62 220 50 5 28 1227 Cliff Hoover, Fred Hoover, Arthur Smith, Ben Charleroi Humphries, Mcllvaine, Cannon, Osborne, Kemp. Darlington-Anderson 45 188 42 11 9 .223 Jewel). Arch. L. Miller, Bert Troupe. Wolf Darley, Jackson, Tarleton, J. Smith, Har- DePuo. Darlington-Florence 41 139 Franklin, Pa. D. Zearfoss, J. B. McCreight, Wm. rell ©Laughlin. Coulson, Willig, Phillips. , Gilmore, Greenville...... 41 147 Hughes, B. F. McNeil, Jno. Witsosky, Wm. Zanes©ville Clyde Wares, George Watt, Ed. Walker, Armstrong, Greenville-Spar.. 37 101 Dwyer, Ernest Schwaltz, Jos. McCarty, Edward H. Newcombe. C. Skillnian, Bert Dennis, Elmer Russell, Anderson...... 40 lit Eaiiy, Tom Traynor, Jos. Touhey,-Roland Johnson Davis, Mill. Montgomery. Stouch, Greenville...... (suspended). Ray Topham (suspended), Pete Mil Steubenville Harry Ortlieb, Thomas Murray, Frank McKeon, Greenville-Spar... ler (suspended), Jos. Staub (suspended), Jacob Dessau, F. McHale, Win. Glassburner. F. C. Burden. AnfVrson...... Tacoby (suspended). Boyle. Wm. McCabe. R. C. Roy, Jerry Nops, Koh- Heisman. I.) arl i rigton - Flor.. Pitchers© Records. Oil City John Clougher, W. E. Parson, Thomas ley Miller, David Lloyd, Jas. E. Tamsett, Wm. Whit&kar, Darlington-Flor.. Jarrett, Clyde Williams, Joseph McMahon, H. E Miller, E. Pleiss, Ed. J. Connors, Thomas E. Martin, Spartanburg...... 64 285 Games. W. L. Tied. Pet. Sykes, John Willoughby, Michael Flynrv J. F. George. Hinniger, Andferson...... 47 163 Lanford ...... 23 18 5 0 .781 Doubles, John J. Jutzi, Chester Shields, Jas. B. McKeesport G. C. Reeder, Arch Bero. Peter Berg- Richirdson. Sumter...... 34 120 McMakin ...... 8 6 2 0 .750 Callopy, John Weimer. heirner, George Hurlbert, James Ferguson, A. H. Welsh, Sumter...... 51 174 Tribble ...... ?2 10 6 0 .727 Elliott, Fred Alberts (suspended), C. P. Lautz Trible. Sum tar...... 24 97 Sitton ...... 19 13 6 0 .685 WISCONSIN LEAGUE. (Continued on page sixteen) Eau Claire Albert Strang, James Hutton, William (suspended), E. H. Beohtel, James Q. McGuire, Eskridge, Spar.-Dar.-Flor.. 61 230 SRORTIISG OCTOBER 12, 1907.

ing about sweet hitters don©t forget to scan "Beau" for a moment. He will at > least win a v h c. "Don©t want to pitch,©j said IN PITTSBURG a grandstand man when young "Cy©s" case came up and someone mentioned the fact that "Cy" was speedless now. Another case of get-away perhaps. There may be others, for last trip here Harry Mclntyre hadn©t enough vim behind the ball to beat BASE BALL down a pompadour. ©Twas so noticeable lat headquarters men joked about "Mac©s" lowness. Suggestion That Better Feeling Be Burkett©s Trock. Jesse Burkett may get into the George tween Owners Would Work to ebeau stakes. G. T. wears fine clothes, THE as an affluent, dignified air, and is wel- omed into the sanctoriums of real magnates, the Advantage of the Union- 11 because he has players to sell. Some are ood and others well. George gets fine Club Boss Unearths Defects. figures for them anyway. Burkett has start- d a wedge. Sammy Frock, a twirler with Boston, is from the team owned by the BY A. R. CRATTY. amous "don©t get ketched." The boy, a Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 30. Editor "Sport Jaltimorean, looks promising. Speedy, with ing Life." Sage sayings are going to mark a fine wind-up swing, active on the field, the inner councils of the National union this etc. Pittsburg men liked his ways. Once BALL winter. Fine exhibits will etting the ball he can shoot it into a bag be shown in support. Ex without a shoulder swing. Swacina drove ample No. 1, ever before the a sharp bounder which broke over Frock©s old league, is the fact that lead. The lad stopped the sphere, chased the American League, by >ack of the slab and shot the oval into methods peculiar to itself, Penney for a crackerjack play. Swacina THE BEST has been having fine races was so hot that he started for Pulliam©s up to the very last week, new man, Rudderham, as if to do the Bosco and ofttimes day. The Na act. This Rudderham will get a good trial tional©s recent seasons have r>y the old league.i, "Almost impossible to been virtual processions. et unanimity of opinion about an umpire," Write for Free Catalog Time for a change in tune is said Pulliam, whea some one rapped hi here. So thinks the Na atest discovery. "There©s Mr. Rigler. A tional League excutive, Col. St. Louis paper vows he is one of the best H. C. Pulliam Pulliam is bearding trouble ever. Another paper in the same burg in when he takes up the new sists he is incompetent. There you are©" policy, but means to carry it to the issue, ol. Dreyfuss told a yarn on this bent. At A. J. REACH CO. ragardless of the jibes he is sure to meet. Wheeling Pittsburg and Wheeling player; Rumor has it that in order to awaken own thought the judge of play all right, yet the Tulip and Palmer Sts., Philadelphia ers to a realization of the fact that to patrons howled in derision almost every prosper they must get together he has issued decision. a letter breathing mutuality in every line. Harry points out case after case where the Game Laws. PACIFIC COAST BRANCH grand old National lost prestige, to say noth Hoodoo second base at Expo Field must ing of cash, because ill feeling prevailed be answer for a lot hereafter. J. Bentley Sey Phil B. Bekeart Co. 1346 Park St., aiameda, Cat. tween governing bodies of some one of the mour slid into it, then collapsed. Tender eight clubs. They won©t deal with each hands took "Cy" to the clubhouse. No other. Mutual distrust instead of general breaks, but just the same "Cy" limped back good feeling and confidence is predominant. to New York that evening. © ©The ponies for me," said "Cy" exultingly as he board Must Help Another. ed the train. Pulliam points plainly to the fact that Major Dovey kindly tendered Presideni several National League clubs had players Pulliam an invitation to be his guest on thai fully skillful enough to have filled© breache beautiful trip Pittsburg to St. Louis for Knowles camped outside and defied the mean- the dash and the spirit which make them danger- in the ranks of felolw members. Deals, how two games and©then jump back to Boston tempered characted to show manliness. He o*Us against any opponent." ever, were accomplished whereby these There will be twice the seating capacity on tha "No, thank you," smilingly responded Pul was too sagacious to obey. Chicago National grounds for the World©s Series artists were handed over to the deadly rival liam. That jaunt is a nightmare to Eastern F. Clifford Clarke has landed another bar than there is for the ordinary games of the regu of the old organization. Rather than give teams. Long, dreary, miserable, even with gain. It©s a dog and was secured from lar championship season. fellow members a chance to build up, clubs a good poker game in action. Deacon Phil, who could have gotten $100 Boston papers are almost a unit in saying that eeemed bent on hurting their defenses. Not Harry Lumley went hr^ne in charge of his for his prize from another source but let go the Boston Nationals have captured a first class only one, but several instances of thi better half, who vowed that she would see to Cap at one-fourth the price. player in outfielder Izzy Hoffman, of Holyoke. Izzy kind are on record. Pulliam will lead for that he didn©t indulge in his usual gunning Brooklyn Club©s group picture mailed to is showing himself a fine run-getter. a nobler era, a la Roosevelt. He will en trip this fall. The fracture is knitting headquarters caused many a laugh. Phil Overall has of late been worked regularly for the deavor to bring about a union capable of finely. Lumley was a cheerful patient Lewis looks as if he had been eating chop Cubs in order that he might be in the best fet.^a serving in every whit the beautiful motto "These are better than the needle," jocu suey all night. for the World©s Series, in which he. Brown, Lund- go conspicuous on American coins, "United larly remarked Harry one day as he puft©ee © ©John Henry Wagner Lobert is the boy greu and Keulbach, will do all the pitching. "We Stand, Div etc." Possibly one season The veteran Mike O©Neil, drafted from the Tri- one of Phil Lewis© cigarettes. to be pitied when you are discussing the State League by Cincinnati, has made a strong will not bring abou£ his dream, but if you Look for some legislation against double field meet," says Pulliam. "He didn©t iinpresion in the few games he played in the Cin are betting just give some odds that the headers when the league meets. Cincinnat shave for a week because the boys vowed cinnati outfield. He is done with pitching. National race of 1908 is better than the one will postpone a game on the slimmest subter long hair, Samson like, added strength." Pitcher Frank Smith, of the White Sox, is of just closed. fuge in order to get a bargain bill. Cheap opinion that the Chicago "Cubs" will beat Detroit act. in the World©s Series because "they have oaly Not So Ragged. Evidence of lack of interest in fina THE SEASON©S WORK* pitcher Donovan and outfielder Cobb to depend on." Inside play is going on in minor leagues games. New York papers would not paj Says Charley Dryden, who knows: "John Ganzel all right. You can tell this by a glance at for messengers to carry copy from park in (Continued from page flifteen) and John Rockefeller, both great men, trot in tha the talent being tried out by the majors same class. Their stomachs give them more trouble order .that the telegraph companies couk Routh ...... 9 6 .667 than their money. They should train like H. The men know the hit-and-run game, the send the matter East . Drumm ...... 5 3 .600 Lobert." squeeze play, etc. Some are ever on the One Pittsburg twirler will go home pos Laval ...... 19 10 .588 Outfielder Frank Schulte, of the "Cubs," is still alert to take advantage. Hoffman, tried ou sibly twenty pounds overweight. This boj Schmidt ...... 14 8 .571 sick and the indications are that be will not be in Boston©s right field, was right there on likes our home brew. Rumor has it tha Stowers ...... 11 G .545 able to participate in the World©s Series doubtless inside offense. "No wonder, he was with he was tooting on the old camp ground fo: Matney ...... 13 1 .538 a bitter disappointment both to him and his many Armstrong ...... 27 13 .481 admirers. Connie Mack for a time,© ©put in a base bal nearly a week. Ludwig ...... 12 6 .500 man. Hoffman made a hit with the loca Col. Dreyfuss has just received a numbe Richardson ...... 21 10 .476 Pitcher William Duggleby, who was sold to Pilts- scorers by his activity. He discovered thirc of souvenir postal cards from Freiburg, hi Heisman ...... 19 9 .474 burg by the Philadelphia Nationals about two moiuhs base uncovered once and got it by a des native place in Germany. On one was ; Snyder ...... 7 3 .429 ago, is down with typhoid fever. His physician on Him ...... 19 8 .421 October ©A diagnosed his ailment, but believes it perate run. These newcomers break often citizen in costume, who so resembled Georg can be broken. that is true, but how about old stagers doing Chapman ...... 5 2 .400 Gibson that F. Clifford Clarke mailed th Oehrae ...... 8 3 .375 President Pulliam©s new umpire, Frank Rudder- the same thing. Boston©s schedule for 190 card to Hack. Thackam ...... 22 8 .364 ham, comes from the Southern League, where ho will have a black spot against a veteran wh Dope from the Pacific Coast is tha Leon ard ...... 9 8 umpired all season. He is an old-time ball player. certainly slipped a cog in strategy©s groove "Rube" Kinsella, a Pittsburg try-out McDonald ...... 10 3 .300 The Boston critics say that "he showed good judg at Chicago. Want to create a laugh in th year ago, is one of the best overlooked. Th Russell ...... 7 2 .286 ment on balls and strikes." Beaneaters" camp just ask about Needham© granger boy had the courage when in th The Cincinnati Club announces that it has com bunt. Chicago had Boston 8 to 7 in the Nationals at that. pleted arrangements for the use of the Y. M. C. A. eighth round. Man on second and third They can talk about Sheehan being slow NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. grounds at St. Augustine, Fla., for spring training. with one hand down. Needham at bat. Tom The members of the Cincinnai team will probably and not much of a ground-coverer, but jus start for the training grounds March 10. is usually good for a long clout. A solic the same the writer knows a team ready t Pitcher Pat Flaherty, of Boston, Is thinking of fly would score Ritchey from third. Firs take him off Pittsburg©s hands at any time taking up denistry. Barney Dreyfuss is quoted as saying that he will pitch up Needham swung for but missed Pittsburg has three of the first five batsmen in not back the Chicago Cubs against either tha Writing Major Dovey a Frisco man says the National League. Athletics or the Detroits for the reason that they Next one was called a strike on him withou "Don©t Take any stock in the report tha are merely a good base-running team, and it will offering. Ritchey stood about six feet thi Barney Joy has black blood in his veins The Cincinnati© barnstorming trip will begin take more than ability in that line to enable them side of third. Up came the next pitch. T< He was born in Canada, but has lived October 7 and last until the 20th. to land the world©s pennant." the amazement of all hands Needham tried tc long time in Honolulu. Joy has not bee "Stoney" McGlynn has pitched more games than Mark Campbell, the young shortstop tried out bunt it, missed by a foot, whiff went th pitching so well recently, but I think tha any other pitcher in the National League. by Pittsburg. hails from Punxsutawney, Pa. He ball from Kling to the third baseman am he is overworked." Wheeling friends have presented pitcher Nick played at Indiana Normal three years ago. Last Ritchey was caught off the bag. Side out They say that Beaumont is under order Maddox, of Pittsburg, with a fine gold watch. year he was with the DuBois Club in the Inter- no runs. Even the crowd caught on an Johnny Kling, of the Chicagos, has caught more State League. He is a likely youngster, being a. not to take all sorts of base-running chances games than any backstop in the National League. right-handed hitter and a fast runner. roasted Needham. © ©Thought I would work He is too valuable o piece of base ba The speed of the Boston infield is attested by the President Dovey, of the Boston Nationals, is the squeeeze play," was the excuse giver property to jeopardize until thorough! credited by the Pittsburg "Press" with saying the by Needham. Thomas could not tell ho\< fact that the Doveys lead the league in double sound. So his owner thinks. plays. following: "Another pipe dream is that tale that he ever expected Ritchey to start for home Col. Pulliam was never in a better humo I want to use American League Park for all my The Bostons were to have played an exhibition games at home next season. I never said anything He hadn©t given him any sign. Such thing than on the last trip. He actually took th game at Wheeling, Sunday, Sept. 29, but rain pre put gray hairs on the head of many a has of the sort, except in a joking way to two or three chance of sitting out a game in Col. Barney© vented. Cincinnati newspaper men, and they knew I was ball owner each season. This seems part o box. "Perfectly fair decision," wa Manager Chance has been experimenting with joking when I said it. I have not the least desire the sport. Harry©s bland reply when Col. B. almos the Cub batting order in anticipation of the in the world to use the American grounds." tore his hair over a ruling against th World©s Series. Hadn©t the Goods. Pittsburgs. The Cardinals on September 30 stole seven bases By the way, speaking of owners, Majo Col. Barney©s new idea will be tried on catcher Ball, of Boston. He must have been AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AFFAIRS. Dovey is wiser than when the start began the Pittsbvirg©s field day. Instead of th "balled-up." as it were. He has been able to get down deep into th field being marked off in lines runnin The Pittsburg Pirates will play their exhibition The latest rumor names outnelder "Lefty" Davis game in Butler, October 11. The City League stars as St. Paul©s manager next season. close traits of the team turned over to him directly aqross it will be apportioned b are doing some hard practicing. Dovey discovered that one man was a chick semi circles. In this way a man throwin George Tebeau has signed a young Cleveland Manager Hanlon. of Cincinnati, say he does not pitcher named George Chabek. en-hearted character. He hadn©t enoug the ball will get credit for his actual tos wa©nt the Eastern League presidency, even if he does courage to steal a base. It©s a shame t©o regardless of the wind. Perrine is to go to Louisville next season and retire from the Cincinnati Club. Brashear will go to Kansas City. such men to take the money, but they wi Dan McGann has seen New Yorks firs The Brooklyns played at Youngstown, O., October do it and growl whenever they are no base for the last time. This is a Pittsbur Ed. Aschenbach©s contract as manager of th« 2, and were beaten by the champion team of the St. Paul team expires January 1. given rooms with baths, etc. On the Bosto headquarters© view. Merkel is a grea Ohio-Pennsylvania League, 8 to 6. team were found a couple of men wh fielder. If the boy can only hit well. H Business Manager Frank Bancroft, of Cincinnati, Pitcher Tom Dougherty, of the Milwaukee Club, will go to Paytona. Kla., with his family after the broke the third finger of his pitching hand in a imagined that they were the greatest ever Chase cannot be played as the only firs recent exhibition game at Chicago. Their work didn©t show such a state, bu base guard in the land. Dan Brouthers tol completion of his base ball duties. Schulte is out of the hospital, is at the Chicago According to unofficial averages Ernest Deal, of nevertheless they swaggered in keeping wit the New York management that the Tecum ball park daily and in uniform every morning, but Toledo, is the batting leader with .391 for 22 their dream. Awful situation for a clu sell, Mich., youth would dim Chase©s laurel he is still lame and in poor condition. games. The real leader, however, is grand old owner to meet even monthly. Clareac You wouldn©t think Fred Knowles a figh President Murphy has announced the signing of Jake Beckley with .352 for 100 games. Beaumont must have been shamming < er, would you? Well, he isn©t exactly, bu lohn A Donahue, pitcher for the Spaldings. to add Jake Beckley is acting as assistant starter at getting close to it when he got away fro he will not see a defenseless girl impose to the © 1908 list of Cub recruits. No relation to Latonia. Jake says he still looks good to himself iPittsburg by reason of a supposed rheu upon by a foul-mouthed fellow. Last tri "Jiggs." as a first basemau and that lie©ll be back on tha matic twinge in the thigh, etc. Last tri here a big official of the hotel where th President Dovey, of Boston, is quoted as saying: job next season. "I bel©eve that the Detroit team will win the Frank Frantz, of Oklahoma City, the Republican here convinced the big end of patrons tha Giants stopped abused a telephone girl unt American League pennant, and 1 have my doubts candidate for Governor of Oklahoma, who was "Beau" worked the get-away gag to per she fainted. Knowles heard of the affa: as to whether the Cubs can trim them. Jennings recently defeated by Charles N. Haskell, the Demo fection. He clouted the oval and ran wit and started for the fellow who retreate certainly has a wonderful team, the best team in cratic candidate, is a brother of pitcher Walter old-time elegance. And when you are talk into a private office and stayed there the league. They are always fighting; they have Frantz, of the Kansas City team. OCTOBER 12, 1907. SRORTIINQ

winning the series by 4 games to 1. This final game was slow and uninteresting. Ap plegate, although in the hole a great deal of CLASS A BATTLE the time, managed to pull himself out and finish fairly strong. Wicker was in distress, & Bros. owing to wildness, and gave way to. Town- BETWEEN THE POWERS AND send in the seventh. The contest was called Largest manufacturers in the world of at the end of the eighth on account of darkness, much to the relief of the specta O©BRIEN LEAGUES. tors. The champions fielded perfectly but the Eastern League flag winners wielded OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SUPPLIES the stick effectively and used rare judgment on the bases. Score: AND BASE BALL IMPLEMENTS Joe Kelley©s Toronto Team Enjoys Columbus. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Toronto. AB.R.B. P.A.E Friel, 3b.. 4 0 2 2 0 0|Phoney. If.. 3 1 1 0 00 An Easy Triumph Over Bill Tude. If... 3 0 0 3 0 0 Sehafley, 2b 4 0 0 1 6 0 HulswitUss 410230 Kelley,cf.3b 401121 Gessler, rf. 3 0 1 3 00 Phyle, 3b.. 1 0 0 0 00 Clymer©s Columbus Team, Win Evlhm, lb..3 1 1 8 1 0 Welch, cf.. 2 1 1 0 01 Hall, rf... 3 1 1 0 00 Carrigan. c 3 0 2 5 1 1 Wrigley.Zb 30013 OlFlynn, Ib.. 4 2 2 16 10 ning the Series 4 Games to 1. Blue. C....3 0 2 5 2 OlFrick. ss... 4 1 1 1 20 The SpalfJing Trade Mark Wicker, p. 2 0 0 0 1 0|Wotell, rf.. 2 1 1 0 10 Towns©d, p 1 0 1 0 0 0 Appelgate, p 2 0 1 0 4 0 The^ post-season inter-league series for Totals.. 29 3 8 24 10 0| Totals.. 29 6 10 24 17 3 the Class A championship between thfe Columbus ...... 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Toronto team, of the Eastern .League, and Toronto ...... 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 6 the Columbus Club, of the Sacrifice hits Jude. Carrigan, Applegate 2. American Association, was First on balls Off Wicker 6, Applegate 1. Two- played from September 25 base hits Friel, Gessler. Frick. Double plays on any Athletic Article, stamps it as official and correct in all particulars. Schafley. Flynn; Frick, Flynn; Kelley, Flynn. Hit to October 1, under the by pitcher Gessler. Struck out By Wicker 4, "IF IT PERTAINS TO ATHLETICS, WE IHAKE IT" auspices of the National Applegate 4. Wild pitches Wicker 3, Townsend 1. Board and under special Innings pitched Wicker 6 ; 1-3, Townsend 1 2-3. Send your name and address for a copy of Spalding©s handsomely illus regulations patterned after Hits Off Wicker 9. Townsend 1. Umpires Owen trated Catalogue of all Sports. FREE. the world©s championship and Kane. Time 2.10. Attendance 697. rules. The Toronto team won has the series handily The Financial Result. A. G. SPALOING & BROS. by four games to one. The The series was not the financial success New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, Pitts- only game won by Columbus that had been anticipated, thanks entirely burg, Buffalo, Syracuse, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Minneapolis, was the third one played, to the bad weather that prevailed through New Orleans, Denver, Detroit, Cleveland, San Francisco, Montreal, Canada. at Colum©bus. The Toronto out the series both at Toronto and Colum team outclassed the Colum- bus. . The prevention of the Saturday game ^ team in batting and in« Toronto and the rainy weather that pre appeared to have a superior pitching corps, vailed in Columbus on Sunday, although the while Columbus excelled in fielding. The game was played, combined to reduce the weather was bad throughout the series at receipts of the series, while the expenses every ward and frequently almost every both Toronto and Columbus, thus materi were just as high as if the games had been square of certain locations here, rarely, if played to capacity crowds. Figures com ever, patronized a public billiard room. ally affecting the gate receipts to the great CREAHM©SCHAT Like the inhabitants of Baltimore, which disappointment of the players. In our last piled by the Board of Control show that issue appeared the scores of the first two $2860.75 was the amount of money paid in has always been the worst city in the games played. The scores of the remaining by spectators. To meet all expenses an United States for billiards, they will tell games are given below: outlay of $1705.89 was necessary. Hence ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS IN you with a sort of frozen dignity that there remained $1154.86 to divide among they "only play at their club." Columbus Wins the TMrd Game. the players. The winner©s share is $692.92. THE BILLIARD WORLD. The scene of battle was shifted from Among the losing Senators will be divided The "Gold Mines" the creation of an Toronto to Columbus after the scheduled $461.94. The Toronto team disbanded on unscrupulous band of financial pirates were third game, at Toronto, September 28, had the night of October 1, while the Columbus BY JOHN CBEAHAN. the next innovation in this city to take the been prevented by rain. Rain followed the players decided to remain together for a "The population of this city is increasing place of the rooms which had been destroy two teams from Toronto to Columbus and barnstorming tour. President O©Brien, of and the public demand more and larger ed by the clubs and the Brooks© High Li though the game was played on Sunday, the American Association champions, takes rooms" was the song of the promoters here cense Law. These financial "fakes" were September 29, it had to be hurried through their defeat much to heart, for he has a while opening their "Gold Mines," but in backed up by a butcher©s game known as a constant drizzle and was ended after the justifiable pride in the league over which reality gold bricks. Forty years ago the bowling, with the hope that billiards or eighth inning by darkness. The Toronto he presides. He wasn©t quite prepared to population of Philadelphia was not much bowling would take the place of a bar, and Club lost their first game in the series ow see the Champs curl up as they did. over a half a million people. At the present in the event of success the revenue from ing to inability to bunch their hits. While day the population is about a million and bowling would be all profit, while that Columbus© errors gave the Canadians two a malf, yet, as a matter of historical fact, from billiards would more than meet the runs, sharp fielding by Upp, Wrigley and THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE. there were more biliard rooms in this city current expenses, or vice versa. In an Jude cut off other chances. After hits in forty years ago than at the present day. evil hour, however, bowling collapsed here bunches had given the American Association Mobile©s Offer for the Shreveport Club and This may seem incredible to the readers of to the tune of $250,000, and there was champions four tallies Toronto tied and flash or yellow journalism, while to the pro nothing left for the "Gold Miners" to went one ahead in the seventh because of Franchise Rejected Chatanooga After moters it would be an absurdity, inasmuch resort to but the introduction of gambling Friel©s low throw on Mitchell. Jude walk Little Rock©s Club. as that "huge or up to date" rooms were in such places, with a result that nine- ed in the Columbus half. Schafly erred on never (?) known here until their Morganian tenths of the so-called or alleged billiard Hulswitt©s bunt. Carrigan threw low trying Shreveport, La., Oct. 5. Editor "Sport inspiration showed Philadelphians what it rooms of this city at the present day in to get Gessler at first. This mistake filled ing Life. 1 © Acting for the Shreveport Base was possible for a band of horse gyps to the business sections are no more nor less up the bases. Manager Kelley sent Mitchell Ball Association Captain W. T. Crawford, accomplish. than public gaming resorts. to cover and put in McGinley. Kihm hit the __ president, has practically first ball the Toronto star pitched past ~~n declared, that the Southern To the student of billiard history who has There is not today, to my knowledge, a Frick and the winning run scored. Score: 1 league franchise here is not not only been practically in the business Columbus. AB.It.B. P.A.ElToronto. AB.Tl.B. P.A.E " ir sale at least not for and not the spawn or an unscrupulous band public gambling house in this city where Friel, 3b..4 1 1 2 2 llThoney. If.. 5 0 2 2 00 ;18,080, said to have been of promoters, fee booters and professional gambling is conducted pure and simple as Jude. If... 2 1300 Schafly, 2b. 4 offered by Mobile officials, soldiers of fortune, it is an easy matter to a business. When a city of a million and a Hulswitt.ss 2 1112 Kelley, cf.. 4 who have been dickering demonstrate the fact that there were more half of people eliminates such resorts it is Gessler, cf. 3 110 0|Phyle, 3b.. 4 through Charles Frank, the Kihm, Ib. 4 2 12 1 OlCarigan. c. 3 public billiard rooms in this city, by probab only a question of time until gambling be Hall, rf. .. 4 100 O©Flinn, Ib. .. 2 New Orleans manager, in se ly three to one, thirty-five years ago than comes a thing of the past in the rooms re Wrigley, 2b 4 045 0©IFrick. ss. .. 2 curing berth in the South there are at the present day. ferred to here. It would be an easy matter Fohl, c.. .. 1 012 IIWotell, rf.. 4 ern. The recent conference to end this evil by taxing billiard tables Upp, p..... 0 0030 Mitchell, p. 4 in Mobile between Frank and While not covering the entire range of from $50 to $100 each, which would practi Grier, p...O 0 0 0 1 0 M©Glnley, pO 0 0 0 00 President Inge, of the Mo this city, which it would be impossible to cally close every public room in this city. Totals.. 24 6 724154 Totals. . 32 51021122 bile association ended in a do in a hastily- written article like this. I The Brooks© High License Law, which was Columbus ...... 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 x 6 W. Kavanaugh formal offer of $18,000 be can practically cover the leading rooms the result of the crime of fools for drinks, Toronto ...... 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 5 ing made for the local fran- here now, or in the business section of this was approved of by the public. If so- Stolen bases--Gessler 2, Friel, Kihm, Hall, chise. This was done at the suggestion of city, which practically contains all of such called billiard rooms cannot exist here Thoney 2. Schafly. Sacrifice hits Hulswitt 2. ,Tude, Frank, who, it is said, told Mobile folks places, and say without much fear of con without the aid of gambling it is time Gessler, Frick. First on balls Off Upp 3. Geler 3, that Shreveport©s berth could "be purchased tradiction that there are but four billiard that they should be put out of business. Mitchell 5. Two-lme hit Hulswitt. Three-base hit for that amount. President Crawford©s an rooms in this city at the present day which Wotell. Double plays Hulswitt. Wrigley, Kihm; Frick. Schafly. Hit by pitcher Jude, Frick. Struck nouncement today, however, is that Shreve I regard as such, pure and simple, all of No better illustration of the condition ol out By Geier 1. Mitchell 2. Hits Off Upp 8 in port©s franchise is not for sale. the others are practically such in name only billiard rooms in this city can be given, five innings, Geier 2 in three Innings, Mitchell 6 CHATTANOOGA ANXIOUS. as they largely exist where gambling is during the period of which I have written, in six innings, McGinley 1 in one Inning. Umpires Chattanooga has been busy lately trying more than notorious, and nowhere is it Owens and Kane. Time 2h. Attendance 1586. than the fact that a room in a prominent to :get Little Rock©s franchise. This much more notorious than in the "Gold Mines" hotel here which for a period of thirty was .admitted by Capt. : Crawford, who said created during the past few years. years was confessedly the best paying room Toronto Scores Third Victory. that only on condition of Little Bock selling The Brooks© High License Law was not in this country, rented for $6000 a year The fourth game of the series was played out to Chattanooga would he consider the without any revenue whatever from the bar. sale of Shreveport©s rights to Mobile. It is responsible for the destruction of most of nt Columbus, September 30, and resulted in the great independent and honorably eon- That room at one time, or for more than Toronto©s third victory. The game was believed that the Southern circuit will re thirty-two years, was practically worth $20,- marked by perfect fielding by the. visitors main the same. The sale of Little Bock©s ducted rooms which existed twenty-five or thirty years ago. The Brooks© Law practi 000 a year to the hotel. After its lessee aftd splendid pitching on the .part of Mc franchise would mean the severance of Judge retired from the place the room was "closed Kavanaugh©s official connection with the cally destroyed all clean rooms after its Ginley. Robertaille was in bad form in the creation- with perhaps the exception of for repairs" ostensibly, but in reality owing third and eighth innings, when the Toronto Southern League, as that gentleman is on to the fact that a tennant could not be team did all its scoring. He was touched record as stating that he will not remain as those connected with hotels. The creation of clubs in this city during the past thirty found to rent it. It was finally rented at up for seven hits in the eighth,. netting president should $2500 a year. The room referred to which Kelley©s men five runs. In the third three years has done quite as much to destroy HIS NATIVE TOWN public billiard rooms as the Brooks© High was so valuable an asset has never had nine successive hits were made off him, and then not be connected with the circuit. The judge tables. So much for the ability (?) of the he passed Schafly, forcing in the first run. gave as his reason that he does not wish License Law. reign of experiment of promoters in the Kelley©s long fly to center brought in an to become so professionally identified with I can well recall the time when there billiard business in this city during the other. Columbus, rallied in the ninth and the game. Capt. Crawford, who is a director were but three clubs in this city the Union past fifteen years. managed to get three men over before Mc in the league, says that the Southern League Ginley settled down. Jude tripled to right League, the Philadelphia Club and the Union is not yet ready to lose Judge Kavanaugh©s Club, at Ninth and Walnut Streets. It is Detroit Trades Pitchers. and scored on Gessler©s Texas Leaguer in services, and for this reason he does not probably no stretch of imagination to state the first inning. Score: anticipate any change in the present array that at the present day there are 500 bil Milwaukee, Sept. 30. Frank Schnefberg, Columbus. AB.R.B. P.A.ElToronto. AB.R.B. P.A.E of clubs till at least the season of 1911, the liard tables in this city connected with the star of Jack Doyle©s pitching staff, is Friel,. 3b. . 4 0 1 0 4 HThoney, If.. 4 1 000 present compact being till December 15, slated for a berth on the Indianapolis team Judo, If... 4 2 2 0 0 l|Schafly, 2b. 4 1 2 clubs and churches. Most of the Catholic 280 1910. churches, not of recent date erection, have next season. At least that is the fate map Hulswitt.ss 4112 SOIKelly, ef...4 0 1 410 ped out for him by Secretary Navin, of the Gessler, cf. 3 1 1 2 0 0 Phyle. 3b. .510 210 their club houses and reading rooms for Kihm. Ib.. 4 0 115 1 0 Carrigan. c. 4 1 1 0 0 News Notes. young men. Other religious denominations Detroit American League Club. Schneiberg Hall, rf...4 0 0 1 0 0 Flynn, lb..3 0 015 00 Manager Billy Smith, of Atlanta, has our thanks were not slow to follow, .while "private" and Eubanks, of the Detroit staff, are to be Wrigley,2>b 4004 2 1 Frick, SS...4 1 1 0 10 for a fine group photo of the champion Atlanta clubs here, pure and simple, are so numer traded for Summers, Charlie Carr©s star Blue, C....4 0 2 3 2 0 Wotell. rf..4 1 3 100 team. ous that it would practically take a ledger slabman. Uoberta©e.p 200030 M©Ginley, p 4 1 2 0 2 0 Outfielder Joe Rickert, of the New Orleans Club, Towsend, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 will put in the winter tending bar in a New to enumerate them. There is scarcely any Fohl .... 1 0 0 0 00 Totals.. 36 7 12 27 13 0 Orleans cafe. branch of business that can be named in this city at the present day that has not Totals.. 34 4 8 27 17 3 Ex-Manager Newton Fisher, of the NashTillo Southern League Club, is now coaching the Nashville its club house. Most, if not all, of the "Batted for Robertaille In eighth. leading clubs are supported by merchants or Columbus ...... 1 0 0 0 0 3—4 University team. Toronto ...... 0 0 2 0 0 0—7 For the first time in twenty-one years the Atlantas men who have retired from business. Two-base hits Friel, Hulswitt. Three-base hit have won a pennant. And they won it on Friday, Juds. First on balls Oft Robertaille 2, McGinley September 13, at that. Thirty years ago, or before the Brooks© 1. Innings pitched Robertaille 8, Townsend 1. Hits The veteran Jimmy Ryan has been engaged as High License Law was heard of, the public Off Robertaille 12. Struck out By Robertaille Montgomery©s next manager upon recommendation rooms here, which then had bars, were sup 2. McGinley 1. Left on bases Columbus 4. Toron of President Charles W. Murphy, of the Chicago ported and patronized by the masses of to 6. Sacrifice hit Kelly. Double play Kelly, Nationals. " ©.© - the people who had no clubs to resort to Carrigan. Wild pitch MeGtaley. Passed ball Car The veteran shortstop, Tommy Corcoran, has under or frequent. With the introduction of the INE TABLES, CAROM, rigan. Umpires Kane and Owen. Time 1.50. At consideration an offer to manage the Birmingham clubs, where the prices are but nominal, tendance 1500. Club next season. Ex-manager Yaughn has no F COMBINATIONrnniRiNATin AND POOL definite plans as yet. or practically enough to pay the current expenses, marked the downfall of the in Orders from all parts of the world promptly Toronto Wins the Series. Pat Folbre. the Forest City, Ark., southpaw, attended to. pitched an eleven-inning tie against George Suggs dependent public rooms of this city. The fifth game of the series was played Septemtwr 22. He made such an Impression on John Creahan, Green©s Hotel, Philad©a, Pa, at Columbus October 1 and resulted in. an Charles Babb, of Memphis, M will result in a 1908 Ninety-five per cent, of the members of other victory for Toronto, the latter tluu , these cluba, which are to be found in almoit Over 1.000.000 NoiM Subduers Sold. 18 SRORTIINQ OCTOBER 12, 1907.

UivxauGIVING *ua.FOB iw^u,*READY REFERENCE ALL LEAGUES UNDER MEMBERS,THE NATIONAL OFFICIALS AGREEMENT; AND MANAGERS. TOGETHER WITH LEAGUE CLASSIFICATION; AND WITH CLUB

CENTRAL LEAGUE. TRI-STATE LEAGUE. WESTERN LEAGUE. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. (CLASS B.) (CLASS B.) (CLASS A.) President, Dr. F. C. Carson, South Bend Ind. President, Charles F. Carpenter, Altoona, Pa. President, Norris O©Neil, Chicago, 111. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFES Season of 1907 April 25 to September 15. Season of 1907 April 24 to September 15. SIONAL BASE BALL LEAGUES. fAANTON CLUB, Canton, O. A LTOONA CLUB, Altoona, Pa. CLUB MEMBERS Denver, Col.. R. R. Burke, *~s John G. Rommel, President, " J. T. Cassiday, President, Manager. Des Moines, la., M. J. Kelley. Mana P*KS., P. T. POWERS, Fuller Building, New York. Bade Mnyers, Manager. ___ John Farrell, Manager. ______ger. Lincoln, Neb., William Holmes, Manager. EBC©T, J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, Auburn, N. Y. AYTON CLUB, Dayton, O. TTARRISBURG CLUB, Harrisburg, Pa. Omaha, Neb. William A. Rourke. Manager. D Joseph A. Wolf, President, -n- W. Harry Baker, President, Pueblo. Col., Lewis Drill, Manager. Sioux City, BOARO OF ARBITRATION; Malachi Kittredge. Manager. George W. Heckert, Manager la.. James Hart, Manager. Season of 1907 April 17 to September 16. - \ 1 Engene F. Bert, T. H. Murnane, W. M. Kava- -pVANSVILLE CLUB, Evansville, Ind. JOHNSTOWN CLUB, Johnstown, Pa. uangh, James H. O©Rourke, M. H. Sexton, D. M. -*-V Harry Stahlhofer, President, J George K. Kline, President, Shivery, Jo*. D O©Brien. Punch Knoil, Manager. Fred. Raymer, Manager. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. (CLASS A.) iRAND RAPIDS CLUB, Grand Rapids, Mich. ANCASTER CLUB, Lancaster, Pa. LKAGUB MSMBKRS. * r Philip Arnold, President, f John Hiemenz, President, President, J. Cal. Ewing, San Francisco, Eastern League. Western Association Elmer Bliss, Manager. Clarence Foster, Manager. American Association South Atlantic League COUTH BEND CLUB, South Bend, Ind. ©T^RENTON CLUB, Trenton, N. J. CLUB MEMBERS San Francisco, Cal., Frank M. Southern League Texas League V-> M, F. Calnon, President, Pacific Coast League | Pa.-Ohio-Maryland * Lewis Perrine, President, Ish, President; John Gleason, Manager. Oak Angus©A. Grant, Manager. John J. Carney, Manager. land, Cal., Edward M. Walters, President; George Western League Western Pa. League Van Haltren, Manager. Los Angeles, Cal..Senator New York League Cotton States League PRINGFIELD CLUB, Springfield, O. ILMINGTON CLUB, Wilmington, Del. Pendleton,President; Henry Berry, Manager. Port New England League Northern Copper S D. F. Snyder, President, W Wm. M. Connolly, President, land, Ore., Judge McCreedie, President; Walter Connecticut League Iowa State League ______John O. Hendricks, Manager. ___ Michael Grady. Manager. Tri-State League Kansas State League McCredie, Manager. Seattle, Wash., non-active. Central League South Central League ERRE HAUTE CLUB, Terre Haute, Ind. T171LLIAMSPORT t;LUB, Williamsport, Pa. Season of 1907 April 6 to©October 27. ; Ind.-Ill.-Iowa League Wisconsin State T Louis D. Smiih, President, * © Frank C. Bowman, President, , Northwestern League Gulf Coast League Dan Cameron, Manager. H. S. \Volverton, Manager. ILLINOIS-IOWA-INDIANA LEAGUE. Ohio-Penna. League Western Canada HEELING CLUB, Wheeling W. Va T} EADING CLUB, Reading, Pa. (CLASS B.) "Virginia League Eastern Illinois W B. F. Perkins, President, ^ Jacob L. Weitzel, Pies.; A. A. Fink, Sec©y. Inter-State League South Michigan E. D. Price. Manager. Curt Weigand, Manager. President, Edward Holland, Bloomington, 111. "

EASTERN LEAGUE. NEW YOEK STATE LEAGUE. NOETHWESTERN LEAGUE. CLUB MEMBERS Cedar Rapids, la.. B. *HilI, (CLASS A.) (CLASS B.) (CLASS B.) Manager. Clinton, la., Harry Stauffer, Man President, Patrick T. Powers, New York City. President. J. H. Farrell, Auburn, N. Y, President W. H. Lucas, Spokane, Waih. ager. Rock Island, 111., John Tighe, Manager. Season of 1907 April 24 to September 24. Season of 1907 May 9 to September 21. Peoria, 111., Frank Donnelly, Manager. Blooming- Season of 1907 April 20 to October 6. ton, 111., F. Donovan, Manager. Decatur, 111., Geo. RJJFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. Y. A LBANY CLUB, Albany, N. Y. A BERDEEN CLUB, Aberdeen, Wash. Reed, Manager. Springfield, 111., H. Scharnweber, Alex. B. Potter, President, " C. M. Winchester, Jr., President, " W. R. Macfarlane, President, Manager. Dubuque, la., Frank Genins, Mana George A. Smith, Manager. M. J. D-oherty, Manager. R. P. Brown Manager. ger. Season of 1907 May 1 to September 15. ©, ALTIMORE CLUB, Baltimore, Md, A MSTERDAM-JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSV©E -DUTTE CLUB, Butte, Mont. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. B Moses N. Frank, President, ** M. F. Button of Gloversville, President, -0 Russ H. Hall, President John Dunn, Manager. Howard J. Earl, Manager. and©Manager. (CLASS c.) JERSEY CITY CLUB, Jersey City, N. J. DINGHAMTON CLUB, Binghamton, N. Y. EATTLE CLUB, Seattle, Wash. President, Charles W. Boyer, Charleston, S. C. J Henry Devitt, President, -*-* F. F. Hammoud, President, S D. E. Dugdaie, President Joseph Bean, Manager. Robert Drury, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Augusta, Ga. Charleston, S. * and Manager. C., J. R. Crozier, Manager. Columbia, S. C., ONTREAL CLUB, Montreal, Can, OCRANTON CLUB, Scranton, Pa. ;POKANE CLUB, Spokane, Wash. Edward Ransick. Manager. Jacksonville, Fla-, M Walter C. Hagar, President, V-* John W. Barnes, President, > E. E. Quinn, President D. J. Mullaney,Manager. Macon, Ga., Perry Lipe, James Morgan, Manager. Henry Ramsay, Manager. and Manager. Manager. Savannah, Ga., R. E. Stafford, Man« ager. Season of 1907 April 8 to September 4. NTEWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. CYRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. © pACOMA CLUB, Tacoma, Wash. ^ Walter W. Burnham, President VJ George N. Kuntzsch, President, -*- George M. Shreeder, President and Manager. T. C. Griffin Manager. and Manager. PENNSYLVANIA-OHIO-MARYLAND LEAGUE, (CLASS D.) ROVIDENCE CLUB, Providence, R. I. ^ROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. ANCOUVER CLUB, Vancouver, B. C. P A. J. Doe, President, Chas. Rabbet, President, V G. Ciayton Leonard, President, Pres., Richard Guy, Care "Gazette" Pittsburg.Pa. Hugh Duffy, Manager. John J. O©Brien, Manager. Con Strouthers, Manager. OCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y. TICA CLUB, Ulica, N. Y. CLUB MEMBERS Braddock, Pa., Tom Cosgrove, R C. T. Chapin, President, U Charles W. Davis, President, VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Manager. Charleroi, Pa,, Tom bloan, Manager. A. C. Buckenberger, Manager. Charles Dooley,Manager. (CLASS c.) East Liverpool, O., C. C. Bippus, Manager. Me- Keesport, Pa., Jock Menafee, Manager. Steuben- ORONTO CLUB, Toronto, Ont. \T7ILKESBARRE CLUB, Wilkesbarre, Pa. Pres., Sec. and Treas., Jake Wells, Richmond,Va. ville, O., Percy Stetler, Manager. UniontoWn, T J. J. McCaffrey, President, Andrew J. Lynch, President, Season of 1907 April 18 to September 21. Pa., Aiex. Pearson, Manager. Washington, Pa., Joseph J. Kelley,, Manager. Abel Lezotte, Manager. William Seaman, Manager. Zanesville, O., Marty TjANVILLE CLUB, Danville, Va. Hogan, Manager. Season of 1907 May 1 to Sep J-© Rice Gwynn, President, tember IS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. James McKevitt, Manager. (CLASS A.) (CLASS B.) T YNCHBURG CLUB, Lynchburg, Va. COTTON STATES LEAGUE. President, Joseph D. O©Brien, Milwaukee, Wis. Pres.,T.H Murnane;Sec.,J.C.Morse,Boston,Mass. *-t John J. Grim, President Season of 1907 April 17 to September 16. Season of 1907 April 26 to September 7. and Manager. (CLASS D.) fAOLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. ROCKTON CLUB, Brockton, Mass. ORFOLK CLUB, Norfolk, Va. President, Stacey Compton, Vicksburg, Miss. ^ T. J. Bryce, President, B S. D. Flanagan, President N Otto Wells, Pres.; W. M. Hannan, Jr., Sec., f William Clymer Manager. and Manager. Robert Fender, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Gulfport, Miss., R. J. Gilks, -pALL RIVER CLUB, Fall River, Mass. Manager. Vicksburg, Miss., George Blackburn, rNDIANAPOLlS CLUB, Indianapolis, Ind. ORTSMOUTH CLUB, Portsmouth, Va. Manager. Columbus, Miss., Jack Law Mana L Wm. H. Watkins, President, ^- John E. Torphy, President, John H. O©Brien, Manager. P C. T. Bland, President, ger. Mobile, Ala., Bernie McCay, Manager,. Jack Chas. C. Carr, Manager. Wm. Clarke, Manager. son, Miss., H. Saillard, Manager. Meridian, Miss^ AVERH1LL CLUB, Haverhill, Mass. ANSAS CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. OANOKE CLUB, Roanoke, Va. Guy Sample, Manager. Season of 1£07 April 11 H Daniel Clohecy, President, to September 18. K George Tebeau, President, William Hamilton, Manager. R Henry Scholz, President, Jas. T. Burke, Manager. Walter S. Brodie, Manager. AWREMCK CLUB, Lawrence, Mass. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. OUISVILLE CLUB, Louisville, Ky. / \ James L. K.olley, President ICHMOND CLUB, Richmond, Va. / Thos. A. Barker, President, and Manager. R W. B. Bradley, President, (CLASS D.) Thos. Cbivington, Manager, Ralph Reeve. Manager. T YNJM CJLUB, Lyun, Mass. President, Chas. B. Power, Pittsbnrg. ILWAUKLEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis *-< Matthew M. McCann, President, OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. M Chas. S. Havenor, President, Frank Leonard, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Greensburg, Pa., Charles F. John Doyle. Manager. (CLASS c,) Clark Manager. Connellsville, Pa., A. J. Law- T OWELL CLUB, Lowell, Mass. President, Chas. H. Morton, Akron, O. son. Manager. Scottdale, Pa. Wii.iam Earle, INNEAPOLIS CLUB, Minneapolis, Minn. -* Alexander Winn, President Manager. Cumberland, Md.,W.A. Morrow, Mana M M. E. Cantillon, President, and Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Akron, O., Walter East, Man ger. Butler, Pa., William Harkins,Manager. Fair- August Dundon, Manager, NTEW BEDFORD CLUB New Bedford, Mass. agager. Lancaster, O., Curt Elston, Manager. mont.W.Va., Joseph Mack, Manager. Clarksburg, PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. ^ © Dennis H. Shay, President, Mansfield, O., Carl McVey, Manager. Marion, W. Va., Bull Smith, Manager. Benver Falls, Pa., C. George Lennon, President, John P. Coveny, Manager. O , Robert Quinn,, Manager.. New Castle,, © Pa.,., E. Jewell, Manager. Season of 1E07 May 1 to Ed. Ashenbach, Manager. William Smith, Manager. Newark, O., O. B.©Ber- September 20. TytTORCESTER CLUB, Worcester, Mass. ryhill, Manager. Sbaron, Pa., C. Van Patterson, >TM3LEDO CLUB, Toledo, O. Manager. Youngstown, O. Samuel Wright, Man * Wm. R Armour, President Jesse Burkett, President OTHEE ASSOCIATION LEAGUES. and Manager. and Manager. ager. Season of 1907 May 1 to September 29. .flQf For information regarding the following leagues address the Editor of "Sporting Life." * SOUTHERN LEAGUE. CONNECTICUT LEAGUE. WESTERN ASSOCIATION. (CLASS A.) (CLASS B.) (CLASS c.) President, W. M. Kavanaugh, Little Rock, Ark. President, W. J. Tracey, Bristol, Conn. NOKTHBRN-COPPBR COUNTRY LgAGUB. Season of 1907 April 10 to September 14. Season of 1907 April 25 to September 14. President, D. M. Shively, Kansas City, K.a«, IOWA STATE LEAGUE. A TLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. RIDGEPORT CLUB, Bridgeport, Conn. KANSAS STATK LEAGUE "- W. R. Joyner, President, B James H. O©Rourke, President CLUB MEMBERS Joplin, Mo., Harry A. Baker, SOUTH CENTRAL LBAGUK W. A- Smith. Manager. and Manager. President ; Lou Armstrong. Manager. Spring field, Mo., F. R. Pierce, President and Manager. WISCONSIN LEAGUE. IRMINGHAM CLUB, Birmingham, Ala. TTARTFORD CLUB, Hartford, Conn. Hutchinson, Kas., P. H. Hostutler, President; TEXAS STATE LKAGUH, B R. H. Baugh, Pres.; C. E. Jackson, Sec©y, " J. H. Clarkin, President Jay Andrews, Manager. Webb City, Mo., T. C. GULF COAST LEAGUE. Harry Vaughn, Manager. and Manager. Hayden, President; George Dalrymple, Man ager. Leavenworth, Kas.^ Al Rohr, President; NEW HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE. T MTLE ROCK CLUB, Little Rock, Ark. TTOLYOKE CLUB, Holyoke, Mass. A. Schaumyer, Manager. Topeka, Kas., D. C. EASTERN ILLINOIS LBAGUB -U H. C. Rather, Pres ; C. P. Perrie, Sec©y, tt- P. H. Prindiville, President, Cooley, President and Manager; H. 1. Crow, SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE. M. J. Finn, Manager. Thomas Dowd, Manager. Secretary. Wichita, Kas., Daniel Breese, Presi dent; John Holland, Manager. Oklahoma City, WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE. TEMPHIS CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. EW HAVEN CLUB, New Haven, Conn. O. T., S. C. Heyman, President; C. A. McFarland, M F. P. Coleman, Pres.; T. F. McCullough, Sec., N C. J. Danaher, President, {Manager. Season of 1907 May 2 to September 23. Charles Babb, Manager. and Manager. Chatanooga©s Player Colony. ONTGOMERY CLUB, Montgomery, Ala. EW LONDON CLUB, New London, Com INTERSTATE LEAGUE. Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 5. Chattanooga, which has furnished more ball players t» M R. J. Chambers, Pre*.; J. H. K.linge, Sec., N Chas. H. Humphrey, President, (CLASS D.) John Malarkey, Manager. Al. Paige, Manager. the professional game than any other two President, Frank Baumeister, Erie, Pa.; Secre cities in the State, will be the home of sev -NTASHV1LLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. ORWICH CLUB, Norwich, Conn. tary-Treasurer, L, L. Jacklin, Kane, Pa. eral during the winter. Hugh. Hull comes J-N F. E. Kuhn, President, N Frank A. Mitchell, President, from Kansas City; Sammy Strang JTieklin John Dobbs, Manager. August Soffel, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS Kane, Pa., Chas. S. Kelehner, comes from New York; Johnny Dobbs, EW ORLEANS CLUB, New Orleans, La. OPRINGF1ELD CLUB, Springfield, Mass. Manager. Olean, N. Y., J. M. Flynn, Manager, Nashville©s manager, will winter at his N Leonard L. Stern, President, V-> , Dan O©Nei! President Bradford, Pa,, Edw. Foster, Manager. Diibois, home here; -Harry Sallaird, of Jackson, and Charles Frank, Manager. and Manager. Pa Edward Larkin, Manager. Erie, Pa., Thos. Dave G-aston, of New Orleans, hail from Reynolds, Manager. Oil City Pa., J. T. Collopy, here, and -will spend the cold months a* HREVEPORT CLUB, Shreveport, Lsu ATERBURY CLUB, Waterbury, Conn. Manager. Franklin, Pa., L. L. Jacklin, Manager, their homes. Others whose homes were im W. T. Crawford, Pres.; G. H. Stevearon, Sec©y. W H. R, Durant, President Punxutawney, Pa , Milt Montgomery, Manager. Chattanooga are Norman Elberfeld, Pat Dil- FUber, Manager. and Manager. Season of 1907 May IS to September 7. _ Hard, "Stffl Bffl" Hill *ad CoUi« Spencexv OCTOBER 12,11907. SRORTIINQ

AT COLUMBUS THE TRAP SHOOTERS© LEAGUE STARTS ANOTHER SEASON. Schedule Not Yet Complete High [leikes in Fine Form and Wins lands Defeat S. S* White Gun Average Fisher and Fishinger ners South End Snatches Shoot for Vase Bottenfield Victory From Meadow Springs* Makes Long Run*

The Philadelphia Trap Shooters© League Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 5. Gun Editor, auspiciously opened the season of ©07-©08 Sporting Life." The Columbus Gun Club last Saturday with the finest of weather as tournament of Oct. 2 and 3 drew forty sisting the general enjoyment, tjiough a shooters and some fine scores were made. strong wind added to the difficulties of tar Rolla O. Heikes, one of the country©s most get breaking. Scores were rather indiffer -iopular shooters, broke the record for the ent, except in a very few cases, owing to ;rounds on the first day, when he put to the uneven flights, and much guessing was other the splendid score of 196 out of necessary when training gun on the very iOO. Mr. Heikes is an Ohioan, being a irregular targets. esident of Dayton, and anybody who ever The original league schedule has already fired at targets know him as a thorough suffered some alteration, the Media Club sportsman. He, in his record-breaking work, dropping out and Chester taking its place. ised U. M. C. shells and a Remington auto- Only three Chester members turned up at natic gun. Edge Hill which would seem to show a W. R. Chamberlain, of Columbus, and F. lack of enthusiasm at the start. North Cam- Foltz, of Toledo, tied for high amateur av- den has resigned and five of their members rage at 187. Captain Fisher, of Buckeye have joined the S. S. White club; so, North Lake, was next, with 185. Second to Mr. Camden was missing from the South End Heikes for professional honors was John grounds where it was scheduled to meet R. Taylor, of Newark. Scores: Meadow Springs and the home club. Thus, Targets. 15 15 2>0 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 S. B. it was really a contest between four clubs Heik 15 15 19 15 15 20 15 14 20 14 15 19 200 19S which is a surprisingly small showing for Tuylor 15 15 20 15 14 19 13 14 19 14 13 20 200 191 Philadelphia, with its large number of clubs Hatcher 14 14 18 14 12 20 14 14 IS 15 15 20 200 188 juier .. 13 15 19 15 14 20 12 13 19 13 14 20 200 187 and the number of members those clubs en r W. Pechman...16 15 31 Gothard ...... 15 10 25 total of 45, being high guns. Summary: Alkire .... Johnson ...... 15 15 30 Franklin ...... 13 12 25 after a shoot off with EL Dixon. Totals: Walters .. 10 11 16 12 11 18 13 13 17" 11 12 17 200 162^ Quigley ...... 14 16 30 Woodward .....10 13 23 1st Day. 2d Day. Total. Shuler Club Kllne 45. Hanly 33, Rhoads 38, Stout .... 1-0 11 19 8 13 13 12 11 18il4.,14 18 200 161© Shot.Bk. Shot-Bk. Shot-Bk. Scheffey 42. Fields 45, Seidel 43, Total, 246. Dial ..... 9 8 17 10 13 14 13 9 15©. S13 19©200 145© Totals ...... 338 Totals ...... 277 D. J. Holland...._.... 174 164 175 157 350 321 Penn Gun Club Smith 43. Knipe 41, Hem *0, North . ... 13 918121418 ...... 100 84» The scores of the other contestants follow: W Sergeant...... 175 162 175 156 350 318 Gross 38, Tyson 38, Schnepp 38. Total, 238. Hornberjrer ,... .. 11 14 16-. 15 .. 65 65 South Bad Jaggard 28. Keating 28, Brunt 27, I L. Garrison...... 175 161 175 154 350 315 Extra event, 10 targets Gross 8, Stone 6, Nyea Weinman . ,. __. .... 13 12*1T 14 19 » 64f Greene 27, Hineline 26, Blddle 24, Nicholson 24. H. Dixon...... 175 161 175 149 350 310 9. Darts T, Jacrolth 2, Bhoada &, Kllne 1, Tyion 6. Rairdon _ ...... 14 13 15 .. IS .. 85 55 *. Iixom*J 23. S. Quiclcv 23. Veacto M, Tul» 23. A. M. McCwnu.—————. 175 161 US 11T 850 SOS Scbapp 10, frsLdot 8. F10MT «. SetMtitw ft. ~_;~ .. is is u 12 ~ a a, !20 OCTOBEfi 12,

Terry 71, Leech 67, Phelps 62, Terry 56. Scores : Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6. 7 8 9 10 NEW ENGLAND Targets ..-..10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 15 10 Sh. B. Torrey . 5 11 6 8 8 13 8 12 6 125 87 Leech ...... 7 10 5 11 6 12 5 11 1 125 85 Snow ...... 8 12 9 14 10 13 7 12 .. .. 100 85 GAME HUNTING BEGINS TO Terry . » _ 79 6869 5 6 9 3 125 68 Phelps ... . 7 6 6 10 7 12 5 9 .. ... 100 62 Jordan ...... 9 15 8 10 8 10 ...... ^ 75 60 LURE THE TARGET CRACKS* Henry ..._.. 6 11 8 12 «. .. 75 53 McAuley ..._. . .. 1 9 ^. ~. 35 13 Field ...... _ 3 7 ...... 25 10 Young , ...... u 8 4 25 10 Mason ...... 4 4 ...... VICTORY .. .. 25 8 Delayed Bethel Report Both Calder ..___ ..... 5 1 ~ .. 25 6 Springfield Clubs Busy Gossip Smith ...... 2 3 ...... 25 5 AT COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS. Bethel Gun Club. From Various Centres Pale (Owing to wrong address these scores reached "Sporting Life" Oct. 5, instead of Sept. 23. Gun Fifth Tournament of Missouri and Kansas League, September faces Plan Unique Contest. Editor.) The tournament of the Bethel, Conn., Gun 18th and 19th, 1907 First High Average won by Ed. O©Brien, Club, which was given on the Beaver street 389-400 97 1-4 per cent. BY WILL KIRKWOOD. grounds, Sept. 21, is believed to be one of the most, if not the most successful held in First High Amateur Average won by Fred Etchen, 374©4 Boston , Mass., Oct. 7. Gun Editor, the state this year. There were shooters 93 1-3 per cent. ______"©Sporting Life." The opening of the game present from all over the State. season, a very important event of the shoot The list of professional shooters included ers© calendar in this section, was ushered James A. B. Elliott, representing the Win These*averages were won by men shooting in last week with most glorious weather for chester Arms Co.; G. M. Wheeler, of Peters the first two days, though the story as told Cartridge Co.; A. Sibley, of the Dead Shot Powder Co.; Jack Fanning and W. H. by the game bag, was that of limited suc Haight, of the DuPont Powder Co., and W. cess. The fine, clear, crisp mornings, with B. Barton, of the Marlin Firearms Co., all temperature close to the frost point gave of these experts were much pleased with the ideal conditions for exploring Nature©s DEAD SHOT SMOKELESS shoot and agreed that it was the best one haunts, from a health and recreation stand they had attended in New England this year. point. During the early morning hours©^ W. Darton was high gun professional, (A Powder for Shot Guns) avenues to railroad stations were well pa missing only four targets out of 125. He tronized by people bearing guns in cases, won the $5 soft hat. Jack Fanning w"as MANUFACTURED BY oat of cases, and sometimes in suspicious- second, with 118; Elliott made 116, Sibley looking bundles, accompanied in most cases 112, Haight 102, Wheeler 98. by the ever-faithful four footed friend, all in There was a close race for high amateur tent on getting to chosen game fields at the average between C. Stevens, C. Hall, H. AMERICAN POWDER MILLS earliest possible time. Reports from many Metcalf and H. L. Edgerton, three of them who enjoyed a fine day under most exhila being tie up to the last event. Then Stev Chicago, 111. Boston, Mass. St. Louis, Mo. rating conditions, were that comparatively ens and Hall tied for first with 114. They few birds were seen or heard, and those finally settled by tossing a coin, and Hall seen being unusually wild for so early in took the first prize, a $5 dress suit case, and the season. Coupled with the heavy foli Stevens a $4 box of Silk Hat cigars. Ed Another Interstate Association Handicap Won With The age and high wind it made conditions that gerton and Metcalf tied at 113 for third Jt*>.tun,. TomTrim Grahamfirflhnm with a score of©99 proved a great handicap to good shooting. and fourth prizes, a Hawes hat and a derby out of 100, shooting the PARKER A trio of Palefaces, Hardy, Horrigan and stiff hat, each valued at $3. OUN from the 19 yd. mark, won Lynde, with a friend took a skirmish run The high gun for club members was won the Western Handicap at Denver, by James Kyle, who scored 99 and received IARKER GUN Aug. 21, 1907, and the second over territory to the North of Boston, but amateur average for the two days© there was little doing except exercise, the A pair of hunting boots, valued at $4. shooting at Denver was won by day offering©-only meagre opportunities for There was much interest in the five man Mr. H. R. Bonser. with THE shot-gnn practice. As Jack Hardy piloted team race between the Bethels, Pahquioques PARKER GUN score 387 out of them over fields that were on his list of A-l and West Danburys. To make it more ex 400. The Southern, Eastern and spots for good sport and Tom Horrigan, who citing, Waterbury made up a team, putting Western handicaps have all been travels like a race horse and only his fa in Babcock as its fifth man, and the Bunker won by vorite dog is able to keep up the pace, scour Hill club also formed a team, calling in Met THE PARKER GUN ed the territory in most careful style, it calf and Edgerton as its extra men. Water- can be taken as good evidence of the scarc bury was high, with 112 out of 125. Each ity of birds in that locality. man shot twenty-five times making 125 for "Boy©s" experience, in a different direc each of the five teams. tion, was of a like nature, the return trip Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ttl. being made with about the same ballast in Targets ...... K) 20 10 20 10 25 10 20 125 the ammunition chest, while there were many W. Darton 9 19 10 20 8 25 10 20—121 Jack Fanning ...... 9 18 9 20 10 23 9 20—118 and the greatest event of the season so far unoccupied reserved seats in the game bag. 3. A. R. Elliott...... 9 17 10 19 10 22 18 19—116 the professional championship of the Mr. and Mrs. Damon, also of the Water- C. W. Stevens...... 9 20 7 17 10 24 10 17—114 United States was won by THE PABKER town Gun Club, both expert shots and well- C. Hall...... 7 20 10 17 9 24 8 19—114 GUN, and second place in this same great posted on the best covers of Massachusetts H. Metcalf ...... 8 18 10 20 9 23 9 16—113 event was won by THE PARKER GUN. and Maine, were out bright and early on H. L. Edgerton ..... 10 18 10 19 9 23 8 16—113 SEND FOR CATALOGUE. the opening day, as is their annual custom A. Sibley ...... 9 18 7 18 10 21 8 20 112 W. Gregory...... 8181019 920 8 19—111 46 Cherry and state never finding so few birds. Geo. W. G. OJmstead ..... 7 19 9 16 9 21 8 19—108 PARKER BROS., Street, Meriden, Conn. B. Clark, the B. A. A. expert, was one of E. Stone ...... 8 18 9 17 8 23 10 15—108 New York Salesrooms. 32 Warren St. the few who enjoyed good sport having, on C. Babcock ...... 817 7 18 10 23 9 17—108 his return from a day©s trip to the South of M. Meyers ...... 919 8 18 9 IS 9 18 108 Boston, a bunch of nearly a dozen fine birds. .T. Draher ...... 919 9 17 8 20 9 15 106 While reports from other States corroborate Dr. Patzold ...... 8 16 8 18 0 22 9 15 102 at Holden and Princeton and each returned W. S. Haight...... 9 18 8 13 9 21 7 17—102 with one pelt. to a certain extent, the opinion that a cold .1. Kyle ...... 9 13 0 1 10 23 8 15— 99 FISHING TACKLE spring has had considerable to do with ap Hart...... 9 14 7 14 8 23 9 15— 98 Unpleasant news from Whitinsville, Mass., parently increasing scarcity of game, there Knox ...... 817 7 16 8 22 5 15— 98 chronicles the death of W. E. Johnson, on and is plenty of good fun in store for all hands Bennett...... 8 17 10 11 10 20 7 13— 98 Sept. 24, the active list of trap shooters Wheeler ...... 8 17 17 8 20 8 14— 98 thus losing a name which will be greatly during the next two months. The uncer Miller ...... 8 17 8 13 8 16 7 17— 94 SPORTING GOODS. tainty of finding game, even in districts of Madden ...... 716 8 12 7 19 8 16— 93 missed. He was an enthusiastic member, fering fine natural advantages is well-known K. Bailey...... 6 14 7 13 9 20 6 17— 92 one of the best shots of the Mumford Fish J. B. SHANNON & SONS, to the experienced hunter, also the district Wrigley...... 3 12 8 15 5 16 7 15— 91 and Game Protective Association, and a very giving good sport to-day may offer litttle Wheeler ...... 5 9 8 12 8 17 9 12— 90 welcome visitor to the Wellington grounds, 816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. or nothing for the explorer of to-morrow. H. Bailey...... 6 14 7 15 7 17 8 14— 88 being a frequent participant in Boston Gun M. Judd...... 6 11 8 11 6 21 9 15— 87 New Gun Catalogue sent for the asking. Tlys peculiarity is the basis of a good story Griffln ...... 8 14 8 14 4 16 6 14— 85 Club and Boston Shooting Association ser narrated by a local game shooting celebrity. Lavine ...... 7 13 9 12 6 12 6 13— 83 ials. A party of uncongenial tastes had many A. Purdy ...... 7 11 8 14 7 16 6 13— 83 A .Paleface championship is to mean Montgomery won out in the third shoot off, times begged the privilege of accompanying P. Miller ...... 7 14 5 14 5 15 10 11 81 something. Secretary Kirkwood has sent having more handicap than Mr. Brown. Mr. W. ,Tudd...... 6 17 6 12 5 15 6 14 81 Montgomery deserves a good deal of credit him on some of his hunting excursions, and H. C. .Tudd ...... 8 10 6 15 9 16 80 out cards for a special shoot on or about to settle him once and for all, he decided L. Porter...... 4 13 8 14 6 12 5 12 74 Dec. 11 with the Second Annual Paleface for winning this event, as he is one of the on a plan of action. Making arrangements W. Murphy ...... 3 7 8 10 14 8 63 shoot ion preceding day. The championship youngest shooters in Richmond, and, judg with the party for a certain day he steered L. Miguery ...... 6 8 5 10 6 13 g 61 conditions include 100 targets at 18 yds., ing from his good showing, will rank with him to grounds supposedly deserted by birds F. Srohacker ...... 6 11 6 11 6 15 the best next season. A. Nitche ...... 7 15 n 14 8 in 100 at 21 yds., targets thrown 60 yds. as evidenced by the unsuccessful searches Probst ...... 818 7 14 4 18 A $150 trophy to first high gun, $75 trophy Hugh Goodwin, a boy fifteen years old, on two previous occasions that season, the Britto ...... 6 14 7 18 5 16 to second, $50 to third high, all surplus di tried the traps for the first time and broke last trip occuring only three days pre A. Wheeler ...... 711 5 11 7 17 vided between next ten high guns. En his first target,-and 15 out of 25. Totals: vious. The joke was on the joker, as the Dr. Sunderland 8 15 8 18 9 21 trance $10, optional sweep. 100 pair enjoyed the finest kind of shooting, car T. Smith ...... 5 10 fi 12 4 10 5 .. . Fairfield . 90 G. Hanford .... y. 9 14 8 15 6 15 Fox hunters in various sections of the rying home the string of the season, and R. Hall Brown 97 one well-laid plan failed in its effectiveness. 8 17 5 Ifi 9 20 State have launched the season very aus Medico 93 Georjre Hall 7 15 9 ]fi 9 22 piciously, quite a number of pelts being re Richmond 90 F. Clarke . 7 13 6 17 5 17 Springfield Shooting Club. B. Crane ...... 8 18 corded for the first week. Dr. Gabeler and Roby .... 87 8 16 9 18 another hunter got two apiece in the Wor Deep Run A dozen shooters took part in the closing J. C. Keeler...... 5 16 « 17 T .. . Rutherford shoot of the Springfield (Mass.) Shooting The team scores were as follows: cester district and Franklin M. Lamb, Sec Martin .. Club©s season, September 28, and had to face Waterbury E. Hart 23. C. Hall 24. Dr. Patzold retary of the Worcester Fur Club, is cred Parker the most difficult conditions. A strong east 22, 0. Babcock 23, .T. Draher 20. Total 112. ited with the first "kill" on the club©s Morty Pahquiooue C. Stevens 24. G. Hall 22 W G tally sheet. Britt ...... 32 wind being quite a factor in swerving the Olmstead 21, W. Gregory 213, E. H Ballev 17 King ...... 36 targets from a normal flight, to say nothing Total 104. © The Boston Athletic Association opened Wiltshire ...... 34 of its chilling effects, making it uncomfort Bethel T. Kyle 23. C. Knor 22. C. Bailey 20 their trap grounds for the ©07-©08 season, Jones ...... © 33 able all around. Interest centered in the R. Bennett 20. W. Ju

would be about fifty drams (3% ozs.) of black powder and one pound of heavy shot, sufficient to create tremendous havoc in the dense bunches of wild fowl upon which it was trained. Such destructive methods of wild fowl shooting are, fortunately, completely out lawed now and this old gun stands merely DUPONT SMOKELESS as a relic of an age when the great decrease At Spokane, Wash., Sept. 1O-12, 19O7 in the numbers of all kinds of wild life that has since taken place could not have been foreseen. It is really worth going to THE PRELIMINARY HANBtCAP look at. Mr. Brimley, who is curator of the Norih was won by Mr. Frank Bartos, of Helena, Mont., an amateur, who broke 88 out of WAKE UP, PHILADELPHIA. Carolina State Museum in Raleigh, says that 100 using: DUPONT SMOKELESS. Second and third moneys in this eventrwere he lias for years been, endeavoring to secure won by amateurs who also used DUPONT SMOKELESS. Can it be possible that Philadelphia with a specimen of this type of weapon for the its large number of trap shooters is able to museum and that this is the first of the THE WINNBNG SCORE IN kind he has been able to find on the North muster but four teams at the first League Carolina Coast. shoot of the season? What©s the matter? The Pacific Coast Handicap Why all this diffidence and lack of enthusi KICHOLS GUN CLUB. was eoualled by Mr. H. Justins, of San Francisco, who used DUPONT asm, for there should be at least ten teams SMOKELESS and broke 93 out of 100 from 18 yards, but who was not of ten men each to battle once a month for Amateur Kautzky Wins Iowa Average eligible to win the trophy. the splendid prizes which annually reward and Foley Takes Gun. HIGH PROFESSiONAl /WE AGE the skillful winners. This year the League Nichols, la., Oct. 1. Gun Editor "Sport -*ras won by Mr. Fred Gilbert who broke 360 out of 380 using: organized with six teams and before the first ing Life." Inclosed find the scores of our tournament of September 24 and 25. The shoot one team resigns, another enters but wind the first day was very bad and ac rallies only thfee members in the first con counts for so many low scores. Fred Whit- test. Another club fails to interest the re ney cashiered the shoot, and his smiling face was welcomed by everyone, especially quired number of members in League busi by the home boys, as he has many warm ness and never shows up at the appointed friends here. The shoot was one of the best time, while seemingly there is no other held in Iowa this year and everything went off in first class shape. The club fulfilled aggregation to take the vacant place. every promise made, even to the promise Where are the Florists, the Clearviews, that we would have ten home shooters to AT SPOKANE, WASH., SEPT. 10-12, 1907 the Independents and the Lansdales? Lans- shoot the program. There were over fifty dale is aomewhat removed from Philadelphia shooters who took part and we also had a nice attendance of spectators. R. R. Bar but they could furnish a formidable team ber, R. Kline and Mr. Hirschy were with and add to the interest of the entire series. us and we would be glad to have them call Here is the opportunity to revive Phila any time. High General Average The high average money for two days delphia©s waning attention to team trap went as follows: Kautzky first, $10; Hoon work and surely for the want of a little second, $10; Riemers third, $8; Charben- support the clubs contained in the City eaux fourth $8; Nichols fifth, $7; L. Foley AT THE PACIFIC COAST HANDICAP sixth, $6; Croutcup seventh, $5; Stege of Brotherly Love and environs will not eighth $5; J. Foley ninth $5. Low averages was won by forfeit its high reputation as a trap shoot for two days: Lester first $6; Duncan sec ing center. ond, $5; Loring third, $5. In the handicap the first day L. Foley won Back as far as 1897 the Philadelphia the hammerless gun; J. Lux won second, a AN AMATEUR Trap Shooters© League was an organization gun case, and quite a number tied for third, to be proud of. Eleven clubs contested which was 100 shells,© and they were di Mr. H, G. Taylor, of Heckling, S. D., who broke 363 out vided. In the handicap the second day each month in teams of six and after the for the beautiful Hunter Arms Company vase of 380, and who used first race the weaker clubs were assisted by Nichols won the vase on 29 out of 30. This handicap of added targets. During the ser was open only to club members, but there was optional $2.50 sweepstakes. Reimers 99 ies 178 men engaged in the shooting and broke 29 and had to divide first with Nich the high individual average prize for the ols, but Reimers not being a club member, eleven shoots was won by the late Howard the vase went to Nichols. The results of the two days© shooting Ridge with 87 per cent. The roster in were: cluded the Wayne, Florists, Roxborough. ] < ; '• 1st Day. 2d. Day. Total. Penn, Frankford, Silver Lake, Southwark, " ShotBk. ShotBk. ShotBk. .T. Kautzky...... 200 178 200 190 400 368 E. L du Pont de Nemours Powder Co. Independent, University, Glenwillow and *Barbor ...... 200 178 200184 400 362 HOOD ...... 200 173, 200 182 4130355 Forest Gun Clubs. In the entire series of *Hirachy ...... 200 175 200 178 40©0 353 WILMINGTON, DEL. eleven shoots but two teams were absent, Reimere ...... 20©0 176 200 177 490 353 Charbeneaux ...... 200 170 20.0 182 400 352 one missing two matches. tNiehols ...... 200 173 200 178 400 351 Here was a League worthy of the name *Kline ...... 200 171 200 179 400 350 tL. Foley...... 200 162 200 185 400 347 and a similar state of enthusiasm should tCroutcup ...... 200 162 200 183 400 345 prevail ten years later with perfected facili Stege ...... 200 168 200 176 400 344 LefeverShof Gun Luxury tJ. Foley...... 200 159 200 179 400 338 ties for throwing the targets and improved tW. Wheatleaf...... 200 160 20» 177 400 337 Cook ...... 200 157 2QO 172 400 329 11 We do not compete, and never © have, shot gun that ranks with the present Lefever firearms and ammunition for their demoli t Black ...... 200 158 200 168 400© 326 with machine made shot guns which are Hammerless makes, but if yon will read our tion. For the purpose of increasing the Wilson ...... 200 155 200 168 400 323 machined out in large quantities and sold catalogue and then examine a few Lefevers Baxter ...... 200 160 200 163 400 323 at low prices and big discounts. Nor do at any store, you will agree that the above outlook of a League why not open wide the tHer ...... 200 148 200 157 400 305 we care for the trade that panders to low price. statement, though seemingly strong, is al Ixiring ...... 200 *f41 200 161 400 302 K For nearly half a century Lefever Shot together true. Even though you are not an door of invitation, perhaps lessen the size *j-Duncan ...... 200 129 200_.._ 161._. 400 290 of teams, but permit the larger .clubs to Lester ...... !200 113 200165 40©0 278 Guns have catered only to the crack marks expert, the beauty and the skill and the tT. Gable...... 20-0 122 200 133 400 255 men and the genuine sportsmen who realize infinite simplicity of Lefever construction enter more than one team. Not all the E. Beckwith...... 200 159 ...... 200 159 that shooting is a luxury and that without a will force you to admit the truth of the small clubs can muster teams of ten men Ycunkin ...... 200 156 ... .. 200 156 luxurious shot gun it is a dull business. above claim. No expert will dieny it. fl Send O. Beckwith...... 200 155 ...... 200 155 By luxury we mean not only beautiful de for our catalogue before you forget it (it and where they could bring five or six Lux ...... 20©0 155 170 146 370 301 Horn ...... 2*0 153 ...... 200 353 sign and handsome finish, but a gun that is is free), and remember this: Every Lefever men to the monthly contest it would be McBrida ...... 200 147 ...... 200 147 a real luxury to use. 11 In this limited is a thoroughbred. Lefever prices range impossible to attract ten, consequently they tG. Wettleaf...... 200 145 200 145 space we cannot prove to you that no for from $25.00 to $400.00. LEFEVEB ARMS fMetealf ...... 200 331 70 52 270 183 eign or American gunsmith has ever built a CO., 24 MALTBIE ST., SYRACUSE, N. Y. are barred under the present rules. Purvls ...... 14(1 122 70 59 210 381 In 1905 interest quickened and ten teams Drady ...... 135 94 70 56 205 350 Bauer ...... Iflfl 80 ...... 100 80 engaged in an interesting series through to Kubicheck ...... j..... 100 78 ...... 100 78 Vondresky ...... 100 63 ...... 100 63 ILefever Hammerless Shot Guns May, 1906, shooting once a fortnight. The Munsey ...... 100 55 ...... 100 55 1906-©07 League lost the support of the Ellctt, ...... 200192 200 192 Florists, Clearview and Lansdale Clubs, thus tBerry ...... 200142 200 142 J. M. Ha-wklns 12 14 14 15 15 15 13 14 14 13 15 13 167 Harm. Farnham, Orrison, Barber, McOart- Abrahams ...... ir>5 114 165 134 A. B. Richar-n 14 15 13 15 13 13 14 14 14 13 14 14 166 ney and Dr. Parsons were close Tip, while limiting territory and correspondingly de J. Mills...... 30 20 30 20 Wm M. Foord 13 12 13 14 15 12 15 15 13 15 15 12 164 numerous others had high averages, but *Frofessionals. H S. Welles 15 14 14 13 14 12 11 15 12 12 13 14 159 creasing the interest. Only five teams en tHome shooters. J. McKelvey 13 12 14 13 14 13 13 13 10 13 14 13 155 failed to take part in ten contests, which tered with one showing weakness at the Charles Terry 11 14 9 14 12 12 15 11 11 13 14 13 149 was the minimum upon which {he percent J. Evans.... 131211121312141113131312149 age was to be based. start in having but three members present. West Chester Marksmen Won. W H Reed. 1013141212111313 9111214144 Although yesterday marked the close of! Team competition invariably strengthens West Chester, Pa., Oct. 5. Gun Editor .1. F. Pratt.. 13 12 12 12 10 12 13 12 13 13 9 13 144 the season for this club, the Analostan Club 12 12 10 11 9 10 11 13 11 10 9 12 141 club and provokes activity when followed "Sporting Life." In a match shoot the It. Benson season extends through October, and the West Chester Gun Club defeated the North Tones 11 13 13 9 9 11 13 12 13 9 13 14 140 more enthusiastic members of the former- in sportsmanlike fashion. The shoots at home T. H. Keller 12 11 12 12 13 9 12 13 8 11 13 12 138 End Club, of Conshohocken, by seven targets. C. Marls... 9 9 13 10 10 9 9 12 8 9 FO 9 117 club will no doubt be found visiting their and abroad increases good fellowship and The teams were composed of 13 men E. Kirk. 7 12 12 11 11 9 12 10 12 8 11 12 127 friends across the branch Saturdays. is the best of practice for individual mem each, who shot at 50 targets. H. Butler 7 12 11 13 11 11 13 11 9 9 5 10 122 West Chester Frank Gill 36, Mace 31, Marls. .. 9 9 13 10 10 9 9 12 8 9 10 9 117 bers. We would like to see a revival of Culbreth .. .. 11 13 12 12 12 14 12 15 13 .. 114 FORTHCOMING EVENTS. F. M. Eachus 28, Gale 34, Napperset 34, Cleaver.. 13 12 10 11 14 12 11 10 ...... the old-time enthusiasm among the Quaker Ferguson 35, Rodswalt 33, Charles 22, Morris... 14 13 ...... 9 15 13 13 ...... City©s many clubs which would send the Haines 39, Minker 38, John 37, Himmel- Sammons 5 5 9 ...... On October 22 the A. G. Alford Sporting Goods Virden.. ,...... 75 Company©s target shoot takes place at Baltimore, ©07-©08 season down to posterity as the wright 31, G. Smith 28. Totals, 426. Md.. with purses in every event. Entrance Conshohocken P. Neff 27, J. Riggs 34, T. Steele...... 4 11 only. best and brightest of them all. R. J. Stout ...... 11 Smith 36, J. Hoff 30, J. Gellinger 32, J. Dr. Burton...... 11 Alien 26, J. Smith 33, Terry 39, F. Gillinger T. Davis...... 11 The St. John (Kan.) Gun Club hold a shoot 36, Carter 32, B. Johnson 37, Marale 37, E. Harrington. October 30, six events, ten targets. Jack rabbit SWIVEL GUN A CURIOSITY. McKinney 20. Total, 419. system; six events, fifteen targets, percent system. C, Two Opinions. F. Shepherd, secretary. Old Firearm, Nearly Ten Feet Long on DOVER GUN CLUB. If Father returns alive from his deer- The Danville (IE.) Rod and Gtm Club schedule Exhibition at Jamestown. hunting expedition and Young Hopeful sur a second annual fall tournament October 21 and 22, Norfolk, Va., Oct. 1. Gun Editor "Sport Lester German Makes Good Score on Dela vives the college gridiron, it will be about $40 each day divided between three high amateurs. ing Life." There is a big gun in the North ware Grounds. time to send Mother away for a rest cure, H. T. Tengen, secretary. Carolina Exhibit at the Jamestown Fair, unless she is by that time in an asylum. Dover, Del., Oct. 5. Gun Editor "Sport Providence "Tribune." The Lambertville (N. J.) Gun dub hold anj that is worth going to see. Mr. H. H. ing Life." The Dover Gun Club held its all-day tournament October 17. Programs may bw Brimley, who is in charge of the exhibit, annual fall tournament on Thursday, Oct. 3, had of M. J. Holcombe, secretary. i describes it as one of those old-time swivel, The ideal time of year for motoring is with a very good attendance. The weather at hand, and the ordinary pedestrian is ex boat guns that were formerly used in shoot conditions were ideal. Some very good ing wild fowl on the broad waters of East pected to take his chances in the season of The Rainmakers© Gun Club, of Ottawa, Tin,, hold scores were made and everybody present sport along with the deer and reedbird. a tournament October 16-17, with $100 added av ern North Carolina and Virginia. Now, was satisfied with their score. L. S. Ger erage money. Program each day has twelve events anything too large to be fired from the man was high professional with 173 out of Washington "Star." and a total of 200 targets, $2(KO« entrance. $35.00 shoulder, without a rest, is illegal, and it 180; W. R. Crosby second with 170; J. M. divided four high guns each day and $30.00 for is many, many years since this old firearm Hawkins third with 167. A. B. Richardson Eastern Branch Gun Club. three general average winners. A fine pipe to bo was put to practical use. It is a flintlock was high amateur with 166 out of 180; Wm. presented to first professional. Bay Loring, secre piece, this feature alone pointing to a con M. Foord second with 164; Jas. McKelvey Washington, D. C., Oct. 2. Gun Editor tary. Marseilles, 111. siderable age, and its general appearance third with 155. T. H. Keller, Jr., F. H. "Sporting Life." The Eastern Branch Gun is hoary and venerable. Butler, Harry S. Wellcs and J. F. Pratt Club closed a successful shooting season yes- The North Cainden (N. J.) Gun Club holds lt» The total length of the gun is nine and were the other professionals present. Scores; erday with a large attendance of members third annual tournament on October 17, program a half feet, the "barrel alone being eight feet and their friends. The Hunter gold medal, including ten events at 175 targets. In view Evants ..... 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 9 10 11 12 TtL some practice for game shooting in events 4 long. Its weight is over a hundred pounds Targets .... 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 180 donated by the Hunter Arms Company to termed "pheasant shooting," the targets v and the diameter of the bore is an inch and L. S. German. 14 15 14 15 15 15 14 13 15 15 15 13 173 the member making the highest average thrown from unusual points at a given signal, A half. The load for a gun of this size W. B. Crosby. 14 15 11 14 15 14 U 15 14 14 14 13 170 during the season, was awarded to A. R. optional. SRORTEVQ LJF*B. OCTOBER 12, 1907.

conditions he waxed 421 oat of 460 tiargets. H. A, MTLTrelle .another Peters professional, was runner-up with 409. J. D. Van Sickle, THOSE WE KNOW of Childress, was high amateur with 404. The latter and Eugene Williams, of Chilli cothe, won the guns in two 50-target events on similar scores of 46, sliding handicap. A.H.FOX Russell Klein, of Spirit Lake, la., won PERSONAL ENOUGHe the average at Marshalltown, la., Sept. 26 and 27, on 379 out of 400 targets. R. R. Barber was second with 377. Bits of News, Gossip and Comment At West Toledo, O., F. Foltz for the two days© shooting, Sept. 23 and 24, broke 381 out of 400, his first day©s score being 197 About Men Whom Lovers of out of 200, Geo. Volk was second 378 Rolla Heikes third 376, John R. Taylor Shooting Know in Person or fourth 375. A. L. Liehtenwalner, Lock Haven©s cham Through the Medium of Fame* pion one-armed shot©s was one of the fortun ate hunters on Tuesday of last week. He Necessary parts succeeded in getting three pheasants anc in .the Ansley H. Fox BY MBS. WILL K. PARK. three gray squirrels on the mountains near Annie Oakley has remembered the mus Floral. automatic ejector gun are eum department of the Carnegie Library so simplified and reduced in number that it stands a revela at her old home in Greenville, Ohio, with a H. Spencer and J. O©Neil were pitted fine collection of Indian goods and souven against Alec. Mermod and C. Chase in a tion in modem gun construction a direct, positive acting irs from foreign countries. Later Miss Oak live bird match that took place at St ley will send some curiosities to the Smith- Louis, Mo., Sept. 26. Mermod and Chase and practically unbreakable mechanism. sonian Institute, in Washington, D. C. killed 93 out of 100, Spencer and O©Ner 91, which is good work on the kind of Made stronger in every way without disturbing beauty Charles Newcomb, ©that sterling shot of pigeons supplied at Dupont Park where the of model, the Fox Gun is easily first in perfection of bal the S. S. White Gun Club, has made several boundary is 20 yds. rood bags Of the toothsome rail during short ance, and reliability and certainty of operation. It proves trips. H. G. Taylor, of Meckling, S. D., was its claim as David Lonffnecker and Phil dnPont en high gun at Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 24, With joyed a week©s rail shooting on Maurice 191 out of 200. Wm. Veach, of Falls City River, the best tide netting 63 for duPont Neb., was first professional with 188. "The Finest Gun in the World" and 61 for "Sanford." Lee Barkley broke 293 out of 300 at the A. H. FOX GOT! CO^ 4666 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The City of Richmond, Va., target cham Chicago Gun Club©s regular shoot Sept. 29, pionship is again under discussion and the 50 of them from 21 yds. rise. He had a contest takes place Saturday, Oct. 12, on long run of 107 straight. the grounds of the Deep Run Hunt Club. At the three-day shoot, Sept. 27, 28 and The medal winners for the Golden Gate 29, in Los Angeles, Cal., under auspices of Gun Club©s season at San Francisco, Cal., the Western Gun Club, Chris. Gottlieb, of were as follows: Champion class C C Kansas City, walked off with high average Nauman, who won the class medal three on 90 per cent., the conditions on two of tunes at monthly shoots. First class Hip the days being very unfavorable. Fred Mills 381 ex 4OO Justms, Tony Prior and M. J. Iverson, each broke 537 and was high amateur. At Cedar Bluffs, Iowa, September 25-26, High Professional of whom made two wins. Justins won on and High General Averages won by WILUAM VEACH. shooting off the tie. Second class Terrill Secretary Shaner©s Reminder. Thfr/ r6 ^eSTTf<£- Permanent possession. Third class V. Holhng and C. Holling, two Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 2. Gun Editor promising young trap shots, each scored two "Sporting Life." Please announce in the wins, V. Hollmff winning in the shoot-off. trap department of "Sporting Life" that 372ex4OO all applications for the Grand American At Cincinnati, O., September 23-24, High Professional and Invitations are out for the "Field Dav" Handicap of 1908 must be made in writing, Sber 6 !?1^^,01^ Q Saturday^Qc- and to be considered they must be received High General Averages won by H. D. FREEMAN. toDer 12. Trap shooting is one of the by the Interstate Association thirty days at features and a program of 150 targets com least before the time of its annual meeting, which is scheduled for December 5, next. This is in accordance with a resolution adopted at the annual meeting of the As 124 ex 125 sociation, held December 6, 1906. Yours At Lexington, Ky., September 2, made by WOOLFOLK The Independent Gun Club of Philadftl very truly, ELMER E. SHANER. phia will hold a shoot on the Keystone Secretary-Manager. HENDERSON, winning High General Average and smashing all League grounds at Holmesburg, October 19, records for the Lexington Grounds. for a very fine mounted deer head donated St membCr who Pref<*s to remain TRADE NEWS. This Great Work Done With Mtr Red 1>ragon Canoe Club, of Phila-

sLPotsa foarr© hrwTnt?dnringieUie0ir IrfS Top©s Work With the Winchester. season Messrs. J. E. Murray: 1 s Fen In San Antonio, Texas, during the week beginning more Clifton S. Mitchell, E. D Hemingway Sept. 16, Adolph Topperwein, the undisputed cham and Dr. F. O. Gross make up the©^nthusi pion wing shot of the world, made a most marvelous astic trap contingent which expects to com record which will probably stand for many years to PETERS SHELLS mence once more those meetings at the come, unless he decides to beat it himself. The The kind that will help any man improve his score. Wissmommg clubhouse which werl so poPu account of the shooting is best given in his own words: "I shot at a total of 20,000 with but 10 Park leadership of the late Will K. misses, and one long run of 8840 and another of 4991. I began shooting Tuesday morning, shooting through the entire day without a miss, and con THE PETERS CARTRIDGE Co., At a meeting of the Philadelphia Trap tinued until Friday afternoon when I finished my New York: 93 Chambers St., New Orleans: 32! Magazine St., Shooters© Association September 30 th? 20,000. I missed my 8841st target Wednesday after Ulr* I INM Of^ I INM mW MATI I I , UrtU M Itf\ U resignation of the Media Gun Club was re noon and another late that same day, finishing 10,- T. H. Keller. Mgr. J. W. Osborne, Mgr. ceived and accepted with resets The 000 with but one miss. This shooting was done in Chester Gun Club, of Chester, Pa made public and duly advertised in the papers and shot at Scheuermeyers Park, which is easily reached by Sept. 10. Mr. Volk scored 195 against Mr. Heikes© the street cars and was witnessed by scores of 192 out of 200. Both were shooting U. M. C. Ar people all the time I was shooting. The targets rows. Mr. Ben Scott won the third average with CAN YOU used were made of wood (2% inch) which I used a score of 189 ex 200, shooting Arrows. Mr. George Shoot better scores; until I reached 7000, when I used the largest pieces of the broken ones, being short on targets. When Miller came in fourtlf with a score of 186 ex 200. Enjoy shooting:more; I had shot 9,000 I began using clay discs (2M. shooting U. M. C. Nitro Cluib shells. Ninety per Avoid ringing ears, inch) which I used until I reached the 19,000 mark, cent, of the shooters at this tournament shot U. headache, gun-deafness? when we again ran out of targets, and I was then M. C. Arrow and Nitro Club shells. obliged to use again the fragments of the wooden At the big Pacific Coast handicap, held at Spo- George Reich of Philadelphia, was fined ones, some of which were very small and not half kane, U. M. C. took all of the honors, as they YES IF $5.00 per bird for two chickens which he their original size. I finished the- last 1,000 shots with these. I used two .22 automatics, using one have at the Southern, Grand American, Eastern you will use was charged with shooting while gunnine1 until too hot, and changing to the other. The con and Western Handicaps. Mr. Bartos won the Pre "ELLIOTT EAR PROTECTORS 1© for partridges last week. He made the mis ditions for such a long score were very unfavorable liminary Handicap, Mr. Max Hensler divided the take of trying his luck within, the city the weather being unusually ho.t, and I was obliged honor of the Pacific Coast Handicap between U. M. At all sporting: goods Lmits and was arrested by Policeman to shoot directly east and directly into the sun- C. and another make. Mr. H. D. Taylor won the stores, $1.00 per pair. -Hodges, of the Germantown station. however, I finished in good shape and with hardly highest general average of the whole tournament Send for pamphlet. any ill effects. This score Is by far t©he best I with his Remington gun and U. M. C. shell com ever made and passes the mark I made at St bination. There were no honors won at the shoot J. A. R. Elliott, Box 201, New York. . Many Wilkesbarre, Pa., gunners returned Louis. that were -not U. M. C. honors. The win of the last week from the mountains with no birds Preliminary Handicap made a total of 8 out of 10 I hey say the leaves were still thick on the At Staunton, m., Sept. 2. A. Wyckoff, W. E Interstate Handicaps that have gone to TJ. M. C. 18 and 19, was won by H. W. Cadwallader, who trees and birds were in hiding though the Kellar and N. Camp were first, second and third this year. scored 374 out of 400 with Peters shells. W. D. air was fine and bracing. No birds were high amateurs, all using Winchester "Leaders" and Stannard was second professional with 361. First, the first two Winchester guns also. C K Wall Peters© Points. second and third amateur averages were won by to be seen m the open. On Labor Day, Sept. 2, at Lexington, Ky., Mr. Messrs. J. Young, A. J. Stauber and J. Barto re Woofolk Henderson, competing for one of the trophies spectively, all of whom used Peters shells on tha Mr. George L. Hayes, of West Washing ofl©ered by the Lexington Gun Club, won the race second day. * * ton, Washington county, has one of the r. ews and Mr and established a new record for the Lexington Dring. who were second and third amateurs Mr© crowd by a score of 121 out of 125. He shot L. I. Wade won high average at Chillicothe, Tex.. finest and most extensive collections of Powell also used a Winchester gun. © Peters shells as usual. Sept, 17 and 18, breaking 421 out of 460 under a relics, cunos and firearms in Western At Skaneateles Junction, N. Y., Sept 2 J N sliding handicap. Mr. H. H. Murrelle was second Pennsylvania, that he has been twenty-ei"-ht Knapp. G. H. Pumpelly and C. S. Cottle "were At Osceola, Ark., Sept. 12, Mr. R. McCracken and Mr. J. D. Van Sickle third; all using Peters years in acquiring. Pie recently added to first, second and third high amateurs and Air Knapp won high general average and Hugh Powell second factory loaded shells. Mr. Van Sickle also won the collection of firearms a Lee Metford and also won the. special gun event. All used Win general average, both using Peters factory Inaded the Ithaca gun with a score of 46 out of 50. a Mauser rifle, making 89 guns now on chester factory loaded "Leader" shells. At Srhnec- shells. Mr. Will Welles won the Hunter trophy tady. N. Y.. Sept. 2, E. M. Hurd and H. H ;hooting at 30 singles and 10 pairs, scoring 44 with Dead Shot News. display. There are 137 pistols, which with Valentine won first and second high amateur the guns make undoubtedly the largest and Peters ammunition. At Albany, Ga., August 29, A. M. Hatcher tied averages, both using "Leader" shells. At Kioh- * * # for high average with 378-400. most complete collection of such things own mond Va Sept. 2-3. ,T. M. Hawkins was high At Goldfield. Nev.. Sept. 2-3. Mr. ,T. E. Vaughan ed privately in America. professional with 373 out of 400. using Winchester won high average, breaking 184 each day with At the Progressive Gun Club, Alien, 111., Sept 1 ndE B Peters factory loaded shells, a total of 368 out of and 2, Mr. C. G. Spencer broka 386-400, winning 400. high average. Mr. W. H. Clark, of the Cedar Springs * * * » * * Gun Club, recently returned to New Paris, L. H. Reid, shooting Peters factory loaded shells, At the Cumberland Gun Club, Nashville, Tenn., O., after a lengthy Oklahoma business siege! won high average at the Cedar Springs. Ohio, tour Sept. 2 and 3, Mr. Harold Money broke 370-400, nament, Sept. 17. scoring 190 out of 200. He also including the long run of the tournament, 123 won the Navahoe challenge cup witli 94 out cf 100. straight. Lester H. Reid won the Navahoe cup at * * * White Flyers Gun Club, New Paris, O., At Durant, la., Sept. 15. Mr. H. W. Kahler, At Anna, HI., Sept. 3 and 4, C. G. Spencer won September 17 with a score of 94 out of 100 shooting in the wind and rain, won high average high average, breaking 381-400, with runs of 65 and targets. V. M. C. Notes. 1th 159 out of 175 with Petere shells. Mr. Geo. 101 straight. Dr. W. L. Henderson was the high amateur at Ileimer, of Durant, won the championship of Kast- Union City, Tenn., breaking 303 ex 400 Sept 11 ern Iowa, scoring 49 out of 50, also with Peters At York, Pa., Sept. 10, H. S. Welles broke 194- William B. Shugart and a party of six and 12. The doctor shot U. M. C. shells as did shells. 200. of Pottsville, Pa., returned last week from a the majority at the touniament. * * * All of the above gentlemen shot Dead Shot Smoke two-days© hunting expedition through the Peters factory loaded shells were decidedly In evi less powder. lower part of Schuylkill county. They bag At Rensselaer, Ind., Sept. 12, Mr. Jesse Young dence at the shoot given by the Bethel. Conn., Gun ged 45 pheasants, 32 woodcocks, together broke 191 ex 200 and Mr. Everett Brown 190 Club. Sept. 14. Mr. Chas. Stevens. of Danbury, tied being the two high guns. Mr. Young also won "or first amateur average. 114 out, of 125: Mr. -W. B. A Case for Kalbfus. with a raccoon weighing sixteen pounds. the Board of Trade cup on Sept. 7, scoring -18 Darton won first professional and first general aver A modest Erie hunter returned from a The hunting party reported rabbits as un out of 50, and Mr. J. Lane the Chicago cup. with ages. 121 out of 125; Mr. J. S. Fanning second shooting excursion on Saturday night with usually plentiful and many coveys of quail. the score of 47 ex 50. Both trophies were secured arofessional average. 118 out of 125; all using regu- with the aid of U. M. C. steel lined shells. ar factory loaded goods made by the Peters Car 82 pheasants, which he claimed he had shot tridge Company. within the previous 36 hours. lie had no j. I. Wade won out at Chillicothe, Texas, Mr. George Volk had the honor of beating out companion to dispute the claim. Philadel iber 16-18. Under sliding handicap his old friend. "Pop" Heikes, at Jackson, Micb-, on- High professional average at Donovan, HL, Sept phia ©©Record."