Volume 49, No. 2. Philadelphia, March 23, 1907. Price, Five Cents. \^~-—^^/\ oSfTGANZfL^Sj^^ -fCtA^1 PI ONS~ci^£/ C** -tf JT^ ^-VfcTOo^©©^ SRORTCNO UF?B. March 23, 1907. ................................... Sullivan and Shaw were a bit late more regulars to be picked from Mack, coming to time and finally along came Corridon, McCloskey, Neuer, Pittinger, the quintet from the Hot Springs mak Burroughs, Moser and Moren. Manag ing their appearance on Thursday last. er Murray has wisely decided not to That virtually made the aggregation split his team into two teams for ex complete. Pitcher George was late in hibition-purposes, but to xeep all coming to time and "Butch" Criger is hands together while working their IN THE SOUTHERN TRAINING still coaching at Notre Dame and will way homewards for the spring1 series not report until close to the date of with the Athletics. CAMPS OF THE CLUBS* the opening of the championship sea son. The first week of the stay here The Athletic Team©s Prospects. was devoted to nothing but limbering The Athletics put in the whole of up and everybody ©Stuck to his work last week in training at Marlin until A Little Chapter About Hot Springs in good style, scarcely one man losing Patrick Hynes, Once a Member ol Friday, when Manager Mack started a session. The second week was de his men, split into two teams, on the voted to morning practice and a game homeward journey. ©The Regulars and ---The Showing of the Boston between the Regulars and the Yani the St« Lotiis Browns, Shot and Yanigans will this week play alter gans. "Cy" Young installed himself nately with the Ft. Worth and Dallas Americans at Little Rock- as ©manager of the Yanigans, and J&ss Killed in a Saloon Brawl in teams, making their headquarters at Tannehill as captain. Unglaub consti Dallas. On Saturday next the Reg tuted himself secretary of the Yani ulars go to New Orleans for the im Yotmg Players Who Look Good* gans, but he was drafted in short Which He Was the Aggressor* portant ©series of five games with the order, despite the fact that Young and New York Giants. The Yanigans go Tannehill protested vigorously. Peter- straight to Birmingham, where they BY J. C. MORSE. son did alj of the catching for the SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE. are due to play March 26 and 27, after Yanigans in the first three games and Thpma^ville, Ga., March 18. Editor St. Louis, Mo., March 19. George which they come directly home. The stuck to his post mathfully, despite veteran players of the Athletic team "Sporting Life." I am now in the some awful raps on the legs. Carrigan Stone, of the St. Louis Browns, cham camp of the Boston Nationals, after a pion batsman of the American League seem to all be in good condition. went behind the bat for the Regulars. Plank, Bender, Seybold, : Davis, Lord pleasant stay of two He caught in first-class- shape and is still out in the cold, weeks with the Ameri and Oldring seem to have quite re there is no doubt at all he will be a obdurate to all appeals covered from their disabilities Of last cans at their rendezvous very valuable man for the team. to come into camp. He ©in Little Rock. The Na- said over the telephone fall. Of the pitchers Waddell and Dy- gert are in splendid shape, but most tiomals, like the Fitts- The Regulars© Work. from Coleridge, Neb., the burgs, took their West other day that he had of the other pitchers have temporarilv Baden dose first and The regulars had a very easy time sent back his contract lame arms. Of the new pitchers Vick"- then for Thomasville. of dt for the first two games, virtually unsigned. St. Louis of ers seem to have shown the most abil With the Americans the winning both in the very first inning. fered $3500. He wants ity, closely followed by Cunningham conditions were exactly Things looked-very blue for them in $5000. Stone©s demand and O©Connpr. All reports point to reversed Little Bock the second game when the Yanigans for this increase in sal outfielder Lelivelt as a coming player, first, then a couple of opened on Pruitt for four runs as a ary is based upon the as he bats and throws well and runs exhibition games, and starter, but not another run did they fact that he led© the with ease.and speed. Jack Knight has then West Baden. What©s make off this man or the left-hander, joined the team in such fine condition Kroh, in that game, while the Regulars, American League in bat that there is no longer any doubt as 3. C. Horse the odds so long as you George Stone ting last year. If he doe are happy? Last Sunday taking advantage of some raw playing, not play with St. Louis to who will be the Athletics© regular I took a run to the Hot Springs, which succeeded in snatching the game out he will not be allowed to play on any third baseman at the start of the sea is within easy reach of Little Rock. of the fire. Glaze pitched in six and team except in some outlaw league. son at least. Berry looks sure as I had never visited the Springs before, big "Cy" in three innings. Of course change catcher. Nicholls, Shean and there has been a lot of curiosity to and that was the case of other mem Player Shot and Killed. Foster will have to fight it out among1 bers of the party Tim Murnane, know how Collins and Barrett loomed themselves for the position of substi Freddy O©Co-nnell, of the "Post," Bill up. They certainly have stood every Patrick J. Hynes, who two seasons tute infielder. Cahill, M. J. McGreevy, while Mike test thus far. Collins never appeared ago pitched for the St. Louis American Finn, manager, and President Rather, to better advantage. He is as lively League team and who played with Local Jottings. of the Little Rock team, were also- as possible on his feet and gets around Milwaukee last year and had re-signed Manager Murray has declared that come what rans. We were glad to see our old in grand style and his hitting has been for the coming season, was shot in will "Kid" Gleason is sure of his job for all friends, "Buck" Freeman, Bill Dineen, very strong. In the second game he the head and killed on the 12th irist. of next season. George Winter, Joe Harris and "Bust made five hits six times up, and in the in the saloon of Harry V. Grover. Manager Murray makes the Phillies practice er" Armtbruster. The Boston conting next game he made two hits in suc Louis W. Richardson, the bartender, from 11 to 3 in order to keep the men away cession, making six hits agoing, and was arrested charged with the killing. from the hotel dining room. ent, as usual, made its headquarters Richardson declared he fired in self- at the Majestic, and there I ran across six in seven games at the bat. Going Ralph Seybold reports his ankle well Snd our old friend, Charley Marston, of some, I guess. Barrett gets round like defeiise and W. O. Stansbury, held by a race horse, and there is apparently the police as a witness, corroborated strong again. He also weighs twenty pounds Fall River, who was looking hale and the statement. Both said the trouble less -than at this time last year. hearty. I also saw Barney Dreyfuss, nothing the matter with his leg, and Manager Carney, of the Trenton Tri-Statc who was staying at the Eastman with he tells me it is getting better and arose over Hynes having ordered some Club, has secured Joe Smith, of this city, as his family. I think it was eight sea stronger each day. I hear that Barney beer and refusing to pay for it. Hynes caretaker of the Trenton grounds. © sons Barney said he had been coming Dreyfuss had a chance to get Jimmy threw a pretzel bowl at Richardson last season, but did not, being afraid and then branished a mop, whereupon Pitcher Sparks reported to Manager Murray to the Springs for his own try-out, Richardson fired. When word of .the on Friday last in excellent condition. 0/ue to and he said they did him a world of to take a chance ;,on his leg. Barrett a lot of intermittent pitching at his Louisiana good. Under ©his guidance./! had a says he is glad he© was not secured, as tragedy reached the Hynes home the home. gxxxi mountain climb and found that he prefers to play in Boston than to mother sobbingly declared she would any other city. rather her son had been slain than Third baseman Courtney, who is showing fine slig©ht as he .was, he was a good stayer, be the slayer. Hynes was just twenty- form at Savannaii, declares he is entirely rid and that his estimable lady was by of the rheumatism which crippled his feet last no means a poor athlete, while young Promising Youngsters. three years old on the day he was season. Samuel -bids fair to follow in the foot Oberlin, the Milwaukee pitcher who shot. Hynes had his clothes packe©d bade fair to be on Barney©s team, has and all arrangements made for start Manager Mack has found great difficulty in steps of his dad. At the end of our ing today to Milwaukee to join the restraining his young pitchers.