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BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Volume 50, No. 26. Philadelphia, March 7, 190S. Price, Five Cents. SRORTIINQ MARCH 7, 1908 Larry Hanifau; and has exchanged pitcher Charles thank me for opening the gate for Truth Steelier for outflelder Walter Brodie, of the Roanoke to walk up the Path of Publicity in scare Club. REDLAND ROAR heads and double-leaded pantalettes. First baseman Deavers, of last year©s Freeland The managerial problem has been the one team, has signed with Youngstown, of the O. and P. topic of wintsr fan-intereft and if I©ve League. touched on that in my "Sporting Life" let The Gulf Coast League has formally released the BUGS ARE SWEET ON LITTLE ters, it is simply reflex sentiment I run HOLDS DUBUQUE IN THE COY territory of Monroe, La., to the Cotton States against. League. That©s all. The Providence Club, of the Eastern League, has JOHMY KANE. You may do as you see fit with this, for L L L LEAGUE. secured pitcher Ed, Barry from the Boston Ameri I©m sure I don©t want Hanlon to think that can Club. I have for him any but the kindest per Manager Grady, of the Wilmlngton Tri-State sonal feelings and they have not been warp League team, has signed Gus Schroder, of the Vir Don©t Want to See Him Figure in ed by any opinion I may have formed ^e- Judge Ramsey, of Rock Island, ginia League. Frank Roth, catcher of the Milwaukee, American gardingi the way the Reds played during Association, Club, has affixed his signature to a a Deal Frank Chance©s Pick his Cincinnati regime. Makes Permanent the Tempo 1908 contract. It was antipathy to Hanlonian ideas that The Oshkosh Club, of the Wisconsin League, has was responsible for the break-up of the signed pitcher Kent and inflelder W. Forney, of Three Famous Cincinnatis Red Big-Four, as evidenced in the retire rary Injunction To Restrain the Valparaiso, Ind. ment of George B. Cox last year. The Newark Club, of the Eastern League, has "Give Aways/© Minor Mention* CUPID©S BATTING AVERAGE. League©s Ouster of the Club. sold second basaman Fred llaymer to the Lancas ter, Pa., Club. Despite the calamity howlers who have The Indianapolis Club has signed the veteran been trying to make old Gen. Stringency Perry Werden, late umpire, as assistant manager and . BY REN MULFORD, JR. believe he was more than a deuce in a SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." regular coacher. ; Cincinnati, March 2. Editor "Sporting hand full of aces and kings, Cupid has Bock Island, 111., March 2.-.—Dubuque re Shortstop Bill Dithridge, -late of Akron, has been Life." As ©cloud pushers you©ve got to been putting up a pretty fat batting average tains its membership in the Three-Eyes appointed manager of the Desatur Club, of the take off your wintar bonnets to A. Herrmann this winter. One of the matrimonial sur League, at least for some months, as a I.-I.-I. League. and B. Johnson. When they prises of the year in Redland was sprung result of a decision on a The Washington American League Club has sold got through with the scen when the announcement was made that Nick motion to dismiss the in inflelder Perririe to the Louisville Club, of the ery down east Balldom©s Altrock would quit the ranks of the bach junction made by Judge American Association. horizon looked like a sun elors. Nick has been a pretty good curve- Ramsey in the Circuit Court Pitcher George Upp, purchased by Cincinnati from rise in the Sierra Nevadas. thrower for some moons and he put one here Saturday. Attorneys the Columbus Club, of the American Association, Out here on the banks of across the heart of a North Side girl. As representing President Hol has signed with Cincinnati. a result of this game in Lovers© League, Catcher "Nig" Clarke did not go South with the Ohio nobody could ever land of the League, who is Cleveland©s team, but is sulking at Detroit owing to discover any reason for a Hannah Weddendorf became Mrs. Nick. The attacking the writ in an ef salary differences with the club. hard washing of base ball ceremony took place at the parsonage of fort to enforce the ouster, The Dubuque Club, of the I. I. I. League, has laundry. As old Chris. Von St^ Peaer©s German Evangelical Protestant were heard Saturday morn signed catcher Tom O©Brien, of St. Louis, and third der Ahe used to say: "Vot©s Church on McMicker avenue. Nick©s bride ing and a decision given im baseman M. Bates, of Dixon, HI. knocked is knocked! Vot©s may go to California with the expedition mediately. The judge held The stock of the Des Moines, Western League, over der fence is over der of the White Sox. The marriage has the the injunction must stand, Club has been turned over to John F. Higgins, of fence! Go het mid der same effect upon Herr Nicholas that it had there being a discrepancy Chicago, who recently purchased it. Ren Mulford.Jr. game!" The winter squall is upon certain other players. Your Uncle Edw. Holland in the facts as represented The Chicago American League team numbering over. All is serene as a Charles Augustus Comiskey is likely to hang by the litigants which called 20 players left for Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 29, June morning©on Lake George. There©s no up prizes for other bachelors who elect to for a hearing of evidence. If Holland press under the lead of President Comiskey. new face in the National League family et into Life©s game and make a Hymeneal es the matter further the case will be re The Monroe Club, of the Cotton States League, album and Harry Pulliam is still on the job. ferred to a master in chancery and in the has traded catcher Wilfred. Guiterez for shortstop fouble play. White, of the San Antonio, Tex., Club. The young Kentuckian©s Cincinnati friends A BOWLING EPILOGUE. ordinary course of affairs no report will be are toasting him for better health. There©s made within a year. The league has not The Canton Club, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania Frank Bancroft has been dreaming of League, has signed pitcher C. C. Driscoll, of Erie, one thing that H. Clay can tie a flag to. yet elected officers or adopted a schedule. and outfielder Harry Brown, of Pittsburg. In Garry Herrmann he will have a friend strikes and spares in his sleep. During the Holland arrived here Saturday afternoon, who will always be found in the open. It American Bowling Congress he did every but would not discuss his plans. The Spokane, Northwestern League, Club has pur thing but slumber in the alleys out at the chased southpaw pitcher Irwin Jensen from th« isn©t a Herrmaanesque trait to use a stil- Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast League. letto from the rear. As one William Shakes Armory. He was so busy he didn©t get out to Norwood once to renew acquaintance Arthur E. Featherstone, a hotel man, has pur peare once remarked: "All©s well that ends LATE NEWS BY WIRE. chased the interest of City Treasurer Goeringer ia .well." So let it go at that. with his family. The old war horse shared in the success of Cincinnati©s greatest -bowl- the Wilkesbarre Club, of the New York League. Special to "Sporting Life." The Charleston Club, of . the South Atlantic JUST SWAP TALK. ing achievement. With receipts amounting Akron has re-engaged outflelder Tim Callahan. League, has traded catcher Jack Evers to the Wilkes- Redland fans were prone to pout when to $20,000 not including entry fees the Pat Moran, catcher for the Waterbury Club, has barre Club for infieldtSrs Bannister and Gillespie. » the yarn came from New York that Cincin tournament takes rank as the biggest thing signed. Pitcher Elmer Stricklett, of the Brooklyn Cluo, nati was again trying to make a deal which ever pulled off in Alleydom. The Red Chief, Jake Beckley has come to terms with tha Kansas has burned his bridges behind him. On Feb. 23 called for the trade of Johnny Kane. The Garry Herrmann, is a man who does things. City Club. he signed with the San Jose Club, of the outlaw proposed swap of Kane and Bunny Pearce He doesn©t look at a dollar with a micro Charley Cames, a pitcher, has signed with the California League. for Del Howard . and Zimmerman hasn©t scope and his plan of going into things on Oakland Club. The Pennsylyania-Ohio-Maryland League has de aroused any demonstration of approval. Red a big scale has won out on.several notable Jack O©Connell has been appointed a Pacific Coast cided to remain in the field another season. The occasions. The Elks© Convention and the League umpire. McKeesport Club was given permission to join the Bugs think Kane is O. K., with the bark on. Comiskey dinner are both notched on the Ohio-Pennsylvania/League. Nobody ©knows what Bunny Pearce can do. Curly Blout has signed a Zanesville, Central Manager Jack Grim, of the Lynchburg, Virginia Cincinnati has had its hooks on three men Herrmann credit stick. On Herrmann night League, contract. League, Club, has signed two more players in who turned out to be stars, viz: Christy at the Armory the high-mark in attendance Jack Donovan has signed a Macon, South Atlantic catcher Augustus Smith, of Baltimore, and in- Mathewson, Eddie McFarland and Jack was reached.