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BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS VOLUME 35, NO. 11. PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 2, 1900. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. ACROSS THE SEA. WHO HAS THE HONOR BASE BALL PLAYED IN THE PHIL© OF HAVING FIRST UNEARTHED LIPINE ISLANDS. PITCHER AMOS RUSIE? Oar National Game Introduced by Ameri Credit Given to Jerry Denny to Which can Soldiers Who Have Formed He is Not Entitled Jack Glass- Teams and Sandwich Ball Games cock Doubtless the Man Who Dis Between Hard Gnerilla Fighting. covered tlie Great Pitcher. A very interesting letter has been just New York, May 21. Editor "Sporting received from that well-known minor Life:" The following item has been going league player, Tim Sheehan, of Hartford, the rounds of the press without being who is now a private in Company K, Thir challenged as to its right as a floater. ty-ninth Infantry, stationed at Tanauan, While recently looking over my records, including flies of the "Sporting Life," I ran Island of Luzon, in the Philippines. Tim across a letter written by your Indianapolis writes interestingly in his tiwn peculiar correspondent, which throws a little light style of the expedition of Major Langhan©s on "who discovered" Rusie and brought contingent, consisting of picked companies him into prominence. The first is taken, of the Thirtieth, Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sev from the "Ausonia Sentinel," and is as enth and Thirty-ninth Regiments, through follows: the Island of Luzon. The expedition was "It was Jerry Denny who brought out Rusie. through Central Luzon largely, and ex He found him working in a furniture factory in Indianapolis, in 1889, and had him sent to tended from coast to coast. Burlington, la., to give him experience and FORMING BALL TEAMS. allow him to get control of the ball. la 1890 After describing the trip across the the New York management recalled Amos back country and the embarkation at San Fran to that city, end his ability reflects mucti credit cisco, Mr. Sheehan writes of his efforts on the man who brought him out." Derby corre to form a base ball team among the mem spondence in Ansonia "Sentinel." bers of his regiment. It seems that Tim. The following paragraph, taken from a letter written by A. G. Ovens, March 28, with his usual foresight, had smuggled 1889, at Indianapo,lis, Ind., which appeared away two base balls in his knapsack when in the "Sporting Life" of April 3, of that he left San Francisco, and when his com year, does not agree with the above state pany was on outpost duty he brought them ment in the "Ansouia Sentinel." Mr. Ovens forth and suggested the formation of a Catcher John Warner, ol New YorL says: base ball team. "President Brush and Manager Bancroft think A DRAWBACK. they have found a clever young pitcher in the "We have plenty of room over here," City Amateur League, and may engage him. He team will be under the direction of Frederick has been practicing with the players, and was he adds, "but the hardest part of it all is OSWEGO©S NEED. Preston, one of the Board of Directors. A good that the ground gets so soft during the really discovered by Captain Glasscock, who player-manager, of good habits, is what we want. thinks he is a comer. His name is Rusie. He ia rainy season that it takes some time for A Competent Team Manager liike "Win" Ginley, the young Holyoke lad, is Frank Hi nil Should be Secured a big, strong fellow, weighing about 180 pounds, It to thoroughly dry out hard enough to now playing third base, and his playing Is a and has great speed, with fairly good command play. I finally succeeded in forming two at Once. revelation to the fans. He has jumped right of the ball. He will at least be given a .trial in teams from our company, and we played Oswego. N. Y.. May 20. Editor "Sporting into popular favor and is a fixture on the team. some of the exhibition games, and if he shows several games together. There were sever Life:" The Starchmakers returned from their He at present leads the team in batting, with up well will be signed. Of course, the club al first-class players in the company with first trip abroad with tbe remarkable record of an average of .424 in seven games. would not pay him much salary, but probably four defeats, and on the afternoon of Wednes "She" Donahue. who had been playing third me and we finally picked out more than he is now making." day, May 16, they opened the season in this base, has been shifted over to second base, and NINE OF THE BEST MEN. place, where, in the presence of over 1200 per he is playing the bag out of sight. He is also In another part of the same letter Mr. and, managed by me, challenged any team sons (1000 of which were paid admissions), they batting finely. Ovens says: "Jerry Deuny has not ar lu the battalion. We met the team from defeated Lew Whistler©s strong aggregation Our outfield, Brown, Slagle and Honeyman, Is rived yet, but is expected here this even the Thirty-seventh Regiment, and, as they from Schenectady by a score of 15 to 9. The day all right. ing." In a letter dated Burlington, la., had no practice, we had an easy win. ©l was a fine one for base ball, and nearly all the George Hanley, an Oswego boy. Is playing a Aug. 12, 1889, this sentence appears: bit a couple of home runs, although I was "fans" of tbe Lake City were out in force, and fine game in the outfield for Rome, and is also "Manager Lucas went to Indianapolis and got carefui not to hit the ball too far. as they were enthusiastic over the result. batting strong. pitcher Rusie©s release from that club." lu are not a common article to get, and, above HARRIS PARK Oswego, besides a manager1, needs a couple of another letter from Burlington, dated Aug. 20, all, they cost money, which is also a very where the contest took place, was opened to the good pitchers and a catcher, whose heart is in is found this item: "Rusie has been ordered to scarce article, except on salary day." public that day, and it was the unanimous his work. Outfielder Sump has been released. report at Indianapolis at once." THE NEWSPAPER IN EVIDENCE. opinion of every one on the grounds that the JAY K.NOX. Rusie evidently reported at Indianapolis "With his letter Tim sends two Manila park was altogether too small. Six times dur at once, as he pitched for the Heosiers newspapers, "The New Orient" and the ing tbe game the ball was sent soaring over the A NEW LEAGUE. in a game against Chicago at Indianapolis right field fence, which is awful short, for home on Aug 21, He continued with the Indian "Tribune." both dailies, published every runs, which did much to rob the game of its morning in the year, except Monday. The An Organization in the Wisconsin apolis team until the end of that season. interest. Since that game, however, a ground Valley Now on the Tapis. price of the papers is five cents. They rule has been in force, which gives the batter He pitched his last championship game are printed on poor paper, in type large but two bases on such hits. Milwaukee, Wis., May 29. The ball players against the Washingtons at Indianapolis, enough to be read easily without glasses; JAMES HONEYMAN of several cities in tbe Wisconsin Valley are Oct. 5, and his last exhibition game against In fact, almost large enough to be, used on iolned the team on the 16th, and to his won making an effort to organize a league, to be Kansas City at Indianapolis, Oct. 15. It posters In this country. derful work in centre field is due our victory. known as the Wisconsin Valley League. Ar will be seen by the foregoing item that Three times during the game he pulled down rangements are about completed and the league Denny©s name is not mentioned in any sure three-baggers, and once with a man on will embrace tbe following cities: Grand Rap- manner in connection with Rusie. The A Trifle Premature. second he picked one right off tbe fence. He was Ids, Mosihee. Wausau, Rhinelander, Eagle Manager Manning, of Kansas City. Is re- River, Tomahawk and Merrill; Antigo, Marsh- only time it does appear is when its says Iven a great ovation at his first turn at bat. that be is not expected at Indianapolis epousible for this: "When Hoffmaster was re The club lost the second game to Schenectady field. Stevens Point and Neillsville have been in leased last year it was done in writing, jesse and one to Dtica, both of which ought to have vited to join the league, but as yet no definite until that evening, the same date of Mr. Rave the notice to Pardee to read. Al started seen won by the locals. answer has been received. Suitable grounds Ovens© letter to "Sporting Life/© and then «ff: "You are hereby unconditionally © when LINE HITS. will be made in each of the cities named and Rusie had already been practicing with Hoffmaster broke in with, ©It©s a lie. I The Oswegos need a manager and need one a schedule of games will be made public within the players who had reported. ia better condition in widly, and until the desiied man Is found the a short time.

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