BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Title Registered in U. S. Patent Office. Copyright, 1909, by The Sporting Life Publishing Company. Vol. 53 No. 8 Philadelphia, May 1, 1909 Price 5 Cents
Further Measures War on the Pacific Adopted by the Slope Right Into National Commis the Camp of the sion to Carry the Bellicose Califor Raging Base Ball nia State League.
In such Instances, the club having title to the BY T. H. MURNANE. player shall be permitted to dispose of his services OSTON, Mass., April 26. The only to either one of the clubs claiming his services cloud on the base ball horizon at in the opposite league." present is the little outlaw State The Commission has also decided to adopt League of California, now making a new rule pertaining to optional agree a losing fight against "organized ments, which rule will be printed in the base ball." The National Com future on the blank agreements for the pur mission has selected Mr. William chase and sale of major league players: Lange as its representative on the coast with "Rule 50. Whenever a major league dub aells power to settle disputes and keep the major a player to a minor league club with the option to league officials posted on the conditions of recall such player, and it is claimed by the minor league club who has secured title to the player base ball on the Pacific Slope. The outlaws under optional agrement that the player is not have no chance on earth to break even and competent in the league of which such minor must soon throw up the sponge, no matter league club may be a member, then and in that how game the fighters they may have lined event the major league club shall be notified and up, and Bill Lange will be in a fine position given permission to immediately recall the player, arid upon their failure to do so the minor league to show all the good fellows the proper way club shall be permitted to dispose of the services to encourage the national game on the Pa of such player to a club of a lower classification cific Coast. Players jumping to the outlaws in any manner they see fit, with the proviso, how cannot have their cases even heard by the ever, that the major league club having the origi nal option to the player shall retain same if the National Commission, so that the time has player is sent to a club of lower classification." practically passed for jumpers to return to organized base ball. Bill Lange was a fam ous player with Chicago under Captain An- COMMISSION DECREES. son, and should make the ideal man for the work in that section of the country. Each Decisions in Several Cases of Player Ap major league club will be assessed by the National Commission to pay the bills that peals for Releases. Mr. Lange will contract. There seems to Special to "Sporting Life." be a bitter feeling between the independents Cincinnati, O., April 26. The National and the Pacific Coast League, with Col. Commission has handed down formal de Ewing, the president of the regulars, the cisions in several cases where players ap aggressor. The National Commission has pealed to be declared free agents. The ap assessed each major league club to raise the plications of George Harm, of the Rockford fund to be expended in the extermination of Club, of the Wisconsin-Illinois League; of the outlaw California State League. The H. C. Daringer, -of the Dubuque Club, of National Board of Arbitration has also the I. I. I. League, and of O. Kilroy, of the authorized Pacific Coast clubs to engage for Toronto Club, of the Eastern League, were the current season players of other National refused for good and sufficient reasons. The Agreement clubs now on the payroll of any application of Harry J. Mason, of the Troy outlaw California League team. Club, of the New York League, was granted, FREDERICK LAKE, and he was declared a free agent, it having PLAY-OFF CONTESTS. been proved that the Troy Club played him Manager of the Boston American League Club. all season without having entered into a Frederick Lake, manager of the Boston American League Club, is a veteran catcher of much contract with him. He is now free to sign Official Dates Set by "Secretary Heydler experience and considerable fame. He was born in East Boston about 42 years ago, playing wherever he is wanted. The Commission his first professional ball with the Salem Club in 1887. In 1890 he joined the Monrton Club, also gave Owner George Dovey, of the Bos- for Postponed Games. of the New Brunswick Provincial League, as a catcher. He soon attracted the attention of the Special to "Sporting Life." old Boston National Club, and the following season was signed, remaining a year, being released tons, a favorable decision in the case of his New York, April 26. John Heydler, act- to Milwaukee. After playing a full season there he went to Wilkes-Barre, of the Eastern claim against the Trenton Club, of the Tri- League, for two seasons. In 1896 he was with Kansas City. The following year he joined the State League, for $300. Ing president of the National League, has champion Boston National team, one of the greatest clubs in the history of the. game. After announced the dates when four games pre several seasons with the Boston team Lake became a magnate by identifying himself with the vented by rain would be played off. The New England League. For five years he owned and operated the Lowell Club, of that organiza "BUGGY" BASE BALL. New York and Brooklyn teams will play off tion. In 1908 he disposed of his holdings in Lowell and became a base ball scout. In the their postponed game of April 14 on the spring of 1908 he organized the short-lived Atlantic League, composed of New England cities, Indiana Bobs Up With a Team Made Up Polo Grounds on June 28. The New York but soon became the scout of the Boston American League Club. In August of that year he was appointed manager of the Boston team, succeeding Jim McGuire. and made such an ex and Philadelphia Clubs will meet on May cellent impression upon President John I. Taylor that he was re-engaged as team manager for of Insane Players. 28. in this city and thus erase from the 1909. Special to "Sporting Life." records the postponement of April 29. Chi Logansport, Ind., April 26. A base ball cago and Pittsburg will play in Chicago on team composed of patients and attendants at May 2, and St. Louis in Cincinnati on May the Northern Indiana Hospital for the in 29. these games taking the place of the con sane has issued a challenge to any similar tests scheduled for April 19 and 20. In April 19, the question came up as to the cannot revert back to any minor league dub dur team in the United States. The team has every case double-headers will be necessary construction that would be placed on Rule ing the year following such purchase unless all as its star pitcher a patient committed from in order to get rid of the postponements. 34 of the National Commission, where a major league clubs in both the National and Amer South Bend who was once one of the most ican League shall have waived claim to his serv purchased player that a major league club ices, and if such waiver cannot be secured then noted players in the Central League. Pro COMMISSION RULES does not intend to retain is claimed by more the player shall either remain with the club hav ceeds from the games to go to the "enter than one major league club of the opposite ing purchased him or be transferred to the club tainment fund" of the hospital patients. As to Claimed Major League Players and league. In order that this rule may be fully refusing to waive claim to him by sale to such club, and in such instances the purchase price shall Optional Agreements. understood in the future a proviso was be the same as is now fixed by the National and Western League News. added thereto so that hereafter it will read American Leagues in like cases, to wit, $1500. Pro In th« Western League the Sioux City Club has Spccia.1 to "Sporting Life." as follows: vided, however, that when a purchased player is released catchers Vance and Cooper; Omaha has Cincinnati, O., April 16. At a meeting "Rule 34. Whenever a minor league player haa claimed by more than one club of the league op released first baseman Bath; and Topeka has re of the National .Commission, held here on been purchased by a. major league club such player posite to tie one baring title to UM player, then. leased the veteran outflelder, Diony Green. SRORTIING L,IFB MAY i, 1909
his first game here and ought to make a years the Pirates have been either starting very creditable record during the season. in Cincinnati, St. Louis or Chicago. Umpire Egan worked behind the bat in the BOSTON BRIEFS first game here and did very well, indeed. A Once-Potent Card. Oo.nnolly and he make a very clever pair. The death of George "Doggie" Miller They handled the games very nicely dur certainly awakened memories of days gone SUCCESSFUL HOME OPENING ing their stay here. CATCHER GIBSON AT LAST by. Hundreds of men now in the business, THE BOSTON NATIONALS as well as patronizing it, will recall Midget OF THE RED SOX, had a great time here on the 19th. They BEING APPRECIATED. Miller. He was a famed player in his pe drew the largest crowd they have had since riod. His star shone for years. He made 1900. The morning crowd was something thousands of dollars for base ball club own unusual, being little short of 10,000, and ers and at one time was possibly the best- Incidents of the Games With the the afternoon the management was Despite a Poor Start the Pirates known tosser in the big league. Miller ran obliged to close the gates, and at least 5000 the gamut after losing his grip. Was with people were turned away for lack of room. Chris Von der Ahe for a period, managed the Athletics How the Teams This shows most conclusively that there is Loom Up as a Formidable Ag his club. ©Twas in this stage that Doggie not enough seating accommodations on the originated the expression "that he couldn©t Look to the Local Critics-*-The grounds, and there is no doubt something gregation News of the New throw hard enough to dent a^ane of glass, will have to be done at an early date to but just the same his hitting kept him in remedy this defect. The only thing possible meal ticket." So it did for years. George Nationals on Their First Trip* just now is to provide more seats on the Million-Dollar Park. Miller was one of the early type of f pudgy, bleachers back of first base. Here the seats stout set ball players, who could hit, field do not go clear back to the street. Then, and run bases. Originally Jimmy, Galviii©s BY J, C. MORSE. when a big crowd is on, it is possible to BY A. R. CRATTY. catcher, he earned fame along with Gavie. Boston, April 26. Editor "Sporting seat many in the space between first and Pittsburg, Pa., April 24. Editor "Sport When the writer was on the road with the JLife." .The season of the Boston Amer third bases and the fence back of them. ing Life." With the race for 1909 well Pittsburgs Miller was just beginning to icans started with a boom last Wednesday Owing to the bad weather that prevailed started, it is entertaining to look over the decline. He liked a convivial life. Every when over 12,000 lovers of here on the 20th, the day after the hol initial frays and note the trip to New York was Doggie©s long suit. the game turned out de iday, we were denied the pleasure of having active figures. Usually ope He hurried over to Williamsburg and met spite adverse weather condi a go at. pitcher Wilhelm, the former Bos or two men will cut a big old pals. One night while Al Buckenberger tions of the most exasperat ton artist and the hero of the opening game ger dash than others. For was managing the Pittsburgs, a beer quartet ing nature. The wind blew On the Polo Grounds, and will have .to instance in the Pittsburg©s from Miller©s home, came to the Grand Cen a gale from the northeast postpone that until a later day. Wilhelm starting series Gibson and tral Station and warbled. The vocal se and it was a smart man and sems to be lections awakened "Buck" and gave,him Wagner shone far above the a cue that Doggie had been enjoying him woman, too*, for that meas IN SPLENDID FORM rest in brilliancy, while ure, who was ready for the Abby was the slumper. Gib- self. The music? Well to this day Secretary blast when it came. Many this season. The young man who pitched son began to bat grandly as Locke uses it as a criterion of discord. invitations were issued for great ball while the Brooklyns were here Soon as the championship Miller went through many a ball season, the opening, and, despite the was Mclntire. who held the Bostons down bell rang. He also cut a was ever good-natured, jovial; only had one poor weather conditions, the finely, and they could do very little indeed splash in active fielding, so grievance. He thought Umpire Tom Lynch, grand stand was packed with his delivery, while the locals did not much so that a Redtown ob the renowned, was harpooning him because have their usual good fortune with Mc he had once "put the crowd" on Lynch. J. C. Mono with humanity. Among the server commented as fol notables on hand were Gov Carthy in the box, who was such a winner A. R. Cratty lows: ~" Gibson is a better Doggie used to vow that he beat out many ernor Draper and Lieutenant Governor last season. In the morning of the 19j;h catcher than imagined." It has taken a an infield hit, but Lynch would wave him Frothingham. There were many old-time the elongated Chappelle landed his own. away from first base. game by driving the ball high over the left- long time for circuit men to discern this ball players at the game, for it was the fact. "Hack" has been showing ability as purpose of President Taylor to gather to field fence with a man on first. Manager A Welcome Visitor. Bowerman did not take the chance of al a backstop for moons, but was unable to gether for this event as many as possible. It arouse words of praise. Might be well to Edwin Hyneman, ever a welcome visitor lowing Beaumont to play the afternoon on to Pittsburg headquarters, was with us was a very the 19th, as he did not want to run the mention here that Gibson is a 40 per cent. better batsman than in 1907. Originally while the Pirates were playing their opening ONE-SIDED YIOTOBY risk of having his best batsman being in series in Cincinnati. The big Philadelphiau, jured, so he put Stem on first and placed weak in meeting a high ball, striking dotfn for the home team. Doc. Pewers was cer on it with his bat, the big catcher was fed even if not a magnate any longer, still chats tainly much missed by his side. Plank Beck in centre field an arrangement that baseball with the Pirate owners and is a did not work very well, for Beaumont was high ones by niaety-nine twirlers out of the pitched very good baU, but had poor back century. No longer do the lofty tosses fool. staunch acquaintance. This trip, of course ing. He retired in favor of Schlitzer, and much missed. Beck showed that he could Edwin could not be interviewed officially. play in the outfield to advantage, for while They are met with "snappiness and ..go _scream- with that young man in the box a triple ing to the outfield. Took a long, time to Nevertheless he spoke on the Phillies© steal was worked, Harry Lord taking lon,g there he made a wonderful throw from his chances; declared them to be excellent, etc. territory to the rubber and handled himself break the man of his old habit of meeting ground when Schlitzer began to unwind them. Seems to have mastered a high ball Mr. Hyneman wasn©t so familiar with the and being over the rubber about as soon in a way that won general admiration. youngsters as in springs gone by. He had as the catcher" had the ball. It was going MERTES AND SLAGLE. nowadays. heard, however, that the nine was well fixed some and the crowd went fairly crazy over Not a little stir was created by the talk Jabs and Jibes. in that respect. While the former vice pres that burst of speed, for most of them had there has been about the new players who ident was in Colonel Barney©s sanctum never seen that sort of a thing worked be were to come here. First it was Sam Mertes Needless to say that the Pirates© show .sanatorium a well known base ball man <" it fore. Lord and Speaker did about all the and Manager Bowerman stated that he was ing in their first flag series of" this year in the outer office and told a tale rea.ly hitting in the game, the former Little Rock. surely after that player. Mertes was ex didn©t please home fans. Getting away with edifying. The undersigned remarked ©© Can player three times hitting the ball safely, pected almost two weeks ago, but never the starter, patrons were tickled and imag anyone tell why the Phillies didn©t make while Lord did the trick a couple of times made his appearance. Then we heard from ined that a clean sweep was due. The new any money ?" A smile spread over the face and Speaker worked in three stolen bases, Chicago that Slagle had been bought. While Reds took the next three games. Hammers of the man on the inside. "I can," he which was going some, and if there are any p©eople were wondering when he would turn began to fly after the Pittsburgs© second responded. One word fixed the gem. youngsters lying around loose who can do up, came the wire from Chicago that this defeat. Cap. Clarke was jolted for adopting "Passes." The talker declared that the better work than this young man, let them player had been turned over to Baltimore, plans that seemed singular from a glance former owners of the Quakers were held show up. Thoney was out in left field and and following this came another story that at the score. Hard to make patrons under up unmercifully by the~"$owers that be. showed lots of speed on the bases and cov Clarke, of Pittsburg, refused to waive on stand reasons why for many base ball ac "Five, yes, eight hundred passes each game ered worlds of ground in the outfield. him. So it looks now as if Boston would tions. In one game Ward Miller and Gib- was nothing. Had to do it. Kept police .THE SECOND GAME. have to worry with the material it now has son had made two hits, yet they were side men, firemen, city officials, grafters, etc., in on hand. tracked for Colonel Pinch near the finish. ©comps.© No longer will that pudding exist. Although Tuesday was a finer day by far One local newspaper man stung the Pirate Men now owning the club can cut that pass than the opening game, Thoney did not, YOUNG SWEENEY chie.lt;rn because O©Connor wasn©t sent in list down to 20 and defy the balance. Watch play, giving young Hooper, the Sacramento has been covering third base in gilt-edge to face a left-handed batsman. The argu and note if there isn©t money made by wonder, a chance to show what he could do, style. He is one of the best ground coverers ment was that in one stirring engagement Durham, McNichol & Co." but the newcomer failed to earn a base. In we have had here in many a day. He gets in Chicago last year O©Connor pinched in fact, but one hit was made off Coombs in in front of Dahlen ever so much. Bill Dah- a timely smash. Might do it again, you Banny©s Boss Jaunt. the second game, and that was made by len is playing a good, stiff game, and Bower know. the same Speaker who drove the ball to man declared the other day that there were "Banny is the same old fellow," laugh far centre, and had it not been for the fact few in the game to-day capable of playing The Leaders Serene. ingly replied Secretary Locke, when asked that the ground was heavy from the rains the high-class ball of this veteran shortstop. as to the 1909 conduct of the boss avanS of tha night before, there would not have In the outfield Bates is doing good work Colonel Dreyfuss and Captain Clarke were courier of the Reds. "Plans a jaunt this been a shut-out for the Bostons, and per and a catch he made in one of the Brook not worried over the inauspicious start. summer that will give him a chance to show haps they would have landed the game. lyn games was a corker. He had to dive to Barney came back from Hot Springs satis his fine form and finesse. Will go to Los While Coombs held down the hit ; to but get the ball, and it seemed impossible for fied that the nine was better than in 1898; Angeles with the Elks and elect Garry Herr- one, he allowed seven men their bases on him to catch the ball, but he came up with said so without any qualification. Cap. mann to the highest office in Elkdom. That balls three in one inning. Boston reached it and got away with the play. backed him up. Abstein was going to han means a six weeks© trip. Banny will put third twice in the first three innings, and dle the first notch finely, Ward Miller was on golf togs, stunt over the links. During after that got to second but once. In the THE SECOND MEETING awfully fast, in fact a man could go over the trip his place will be filled by a worthy last three innings the locals went out in with Coveleskie was not as successful as the team and show additional strong points. substitute, a man who now helps him." order, and five men in succession were ^he first one . and he held our boys in the Last year the Pirates started feebly. You thrown out at first by Coombs, a hollow of his hand, so that Boston scored recall their fine finish. Recalls to my mind Beds Doing Things. V REMARKABLE SHOWING in its second successive defeat and its sec that about the time the team began to pull Pittsburg©s Secretary was asked if ha ond successive shut-out. While it is tough together, Dick Guy asked me if I didn©t noted any signs of sprucing up in the Reds© in its way, and of the last eight men who to be beaten at any stage of the game, we think Pittsburg was a flag team. Replied work. "They are always trying some faced Coombs six were thrown out at first. would not mind a few runs. With the long that the nine would land about fourth and thing," was Locke©s reply. The Pittsburg Boston could not take the liberties on the series of games to be played on the road possibly fight for third. Frank Chance, re man didn©t discern anything new or start bases off Thomas it did off Lapp, and sure three or four each until the fourth of May, member, declared that the Pittsburgs of ling in the ball playing of the men under ly our dear old friend Doc. Powers was when the New Yqrfcs will make their first 1908 had no chance, having three minor Griffith. However, they were in the game. very much missed in his old station. Cy appearance here the Bostons will be kept league men in its make-up. Most encouraging to hear this. Means that Morgan did a very good stunt indeed fo.r, busy enough to stay in the first division. the Bostons, for it is doing some tall work another cog has been added to the National There is no doubt at all that Coveleskie is A Later Start. League machinery in order to produce a when you can hold down the other side to going to prove a good man for the Phillies fine race, something every admirer of base one ran. Cy fielded, too, in first-class shape, this year. Tuckey, Boultes, and Ball were Rumor has it that when the Pirates start ball desires. The writer was not exactly and had the unusual number of seven as the stay-at-homes of the locals on the pres play in their new home, Forbes Field, the sists in the game. Seldom indeed it is dissatisfied with Garry©s selection of pilot ent trip of the Bostons this time and they time of starting the games will be changed. from a point of efficiency. Merely chided that one will see as many assists in a game were all on hand at the opening of the For years past the gong has resounded at as the pitchers had in the game referred Americans last week. 3.30 p. m. This time was adopted at the the old union for its take-back of a man to. The Athletics did not make much of a request of people living in the East End dis< who plotted its downfall in war days. showing in the fheld the first day, but the, SPOKES FROM THE HUB. tricts who asserted that 4 p. m. .starts kept weather conditions were such that good ball Tom ConnoUy is receiving congratulations. them late from their dinner. Forbes Field A Good Thing. was not to be expected. In the second It is his third boy he has four children will be so close to the largest residence sec "Must not forget to tell you about th» game, however, it was a far different story, and came just before he arrived here to tion of Pittsburg that a later start can be opening in Cincinnati," declared Secretary and they p-layed with far more confidence. take charge of the Boston-Athletic games. arranged without difficulty. Hints that 4 Locke. © ©Bather unique, this Mardi Gras Good for Sir Thomas 1 THE BOSTON ARRAY p. m. will be chosen are in the air. A com idea. Organizations had members costumed Bill Reardon, one of the local fans, has promise at 3.45 is possible. Official Scorer for the occasion. Carriages? The transfer may well be dubbed the ten-second men, as not missed an American League game in Gruber©s statistics, said by many .well-posted man in Cincinnati told me that it was im they have a bunch that can get over the© two seasons, and has wagered he will not men to be without equal in all America, possible to hire any more that afternoon. field in mightily lively style. Take Ljojd, lose one this year. came in handy. John showed that since Everything having four wheels had been McGonnell, Thoney, Gesater, and Speaker, President John I. Taylor has arranged 1882 when Al Scandrett, Denny McKnight, drawn into service. The nondescript pa and you have a quintet that will keep a for a Marathon for the evening of June 17 and others started professional base ball, rade idea started as a small institution, but battery very busy indeed. An odd thing and will doubtless have a house that will that the local team had only opened the sea has grown into a clever display. Old Man about the game of last Thursday the l-to-0 throng the grounds. son at home eight times. Last try at a get Grump was the star figure. Most every ban game was that it took over two hours to The _ Americans registered eight stolen away here was in 1893, the second year of ner bad a shot at him." p lay. This is something remarkable in these bases in two innings last week in the first the ill-fated twelve-club league, when the days of the foul strike rule. Morgan was game with the Athletics and four men did Spiders, led by Oliver P. Tebeau, figured Sunshines. distressingly slo-w and the many passes is1 it. Guess that will come very near to being as the rival band. Frank Killen, caught by Charley Power has left the "Dispatch," sued by Coombs helped make things go a record this year. Beat it, ye who can. Cormie Mack, opposed Cy Young. By the and is. now a free lance news gatherer on slowly. We miss Cy Young, of course. Why Pitcher Joe Wood has recovered from an way, this was Killen©s star year. Frank, the "Gazette." Power has a marvelously not? He was a great figure here, but Bos operation on his leg and will doubtless add I am told, has given up even umpiring and large acquaintance and will prove his merit ton secured a mighty clever young pitcher to the strength of the team in the box holds an important position with the patrol in culling original gems. in his place in Chech. We watch the games by his return to work. department of the Fort Wayne Railroad "That sore hand of Wagner©s was some in which Cy pitches very closely and are Company. Two games were played on the thing of a stall," commented Colonel Bar tickled every time he lands, and we hope The Newark (Eastern League) Club has released opening day in, 1893. Mark Baldwin op ney. News bureaus made coin out of it, it will be often. Chech did admirably in pitcher Al Patdea posed Clarkson in the second. For fifteen just the same. 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ability, when the courts get charge, sjand I note the Eastern cltrbs, particularly the fourth inning, when they scored four runs, Messrs. Navin and Yawkey will bid as high Yankees, profess to be anxious to strike the fast men beat out slow infield taps time DETROIT PARK as any one else for it, in all probability, as road leading Westward. Well, they will find after time. The effect on Dolly Gray, who the park is so situated as to be of little the Tigers stronger than ever and not a bit gamely came back after "being set down in backward about mixing. one inning in the preyious contest, was not value for residences, business purposes, or salubrious. Speaker did this act in each THE CLUB IN LINE WITH manufacturing. of three successive times at bat, and he THE CROWDS FROM THE CAPITAL. might have been credited with a hit each MODERN SPIRIT. time without straining the rules, although which have been in evidence at the local President Taft at Monday©s Game Waiv he was allowed only two. A catch by this park have convinced President Navin that player, which ended the next day©s clash Detroit is up to a stage wiiere a larger ers Asked on Local Players Games of and the series, was of heliographic bril plant will be necessary and work will be be liancy. Jim Delehanty, who had b«en bat A Piece of Ground Bought Out gun on a steel and cement grand stand and the Week Reviewed The Senators© ting in hard luck, concentrated all his over appurtenances as soon as the complete title Disappointing Start. t due hits into one gigantic smash, which right for $42,500, With a View is vested in the owners of the club. Ar^ was going far above Speaker©s head when rangements for seating 20,000 persons, with By Panl W. Eaton he made a new record for the high jump to Giving Old Detroit a Modern an overflow space which will not_ interfere and speared the liner with two fingers of with the progress of the game, form his Washington, April 24. Editor "Sporting his bare hand. He came in from the field general line of intent. Sunday ball seems to Life." Although the start of the local holding the ball just as he caught it. Ball Plant in the Near Future, have been thoroughly established here. season was like opening a jack pot with There was no opposition on the occasion of four aces, decomposition SPEED IS A FEATURE the game mentioned and another was sched set in the next day and of the Bostons© play. Hooper continued the SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." uled for April 25, also with Cleveland. The has made such progress that good impression made in the first game. He Naps, I note by the way, seem to have to the Washington team is al accepted 13 chances in three contests, sev Detroit, Mich., April 26. Plans for the go away from home to get their crowds this ready doing business at the eral of which were difficult, and baited and purchase of Bennett Park, at the intersection year, with Detroit a preferred spot. That old stand in last place. ran well. Garland Stahl played his usual of Michigan and Trumbull avenues, and the attendance of less than 8000 on opening Lack of condition in gen finished game at first and made a spectacu abandoning of negotiations day ©must have been a bitter pill to the eral, and Johnson©s illness lar play when he grabbed a screaming liner for a Detroit base ball park newspaper men from the Ohio metropolis, in particular, are responsi with one hand far above his cupola. Lord on the East Side were ad who have always spoken loftily of their ble for the poor showing of and McConnell bobbed up in unexpected vanced on the nineteenth town when compared to its sister city across a strong team, and it is spots, no matter how the ball bounded. And inst., when President E, J. the lake. And the Naps had been so strong still in order to predict a Gessler, as usual, made nothing less than Navin, of the Detroit Ameri ly touted, too! finish not lower than fifth. two-base hits. The visitors won the odd can League Base Ball Chib, THE YOUNGSTERS. The principal trouble has game. The next day it rained, much to and William Yawkey, part Paul W. Eaten been just where the team their disgust, as they are full of fight an.d owner of the. club, purchased As yet Detroit has seen but four of the was considered strongest, are going after all opponents with confi from Mrs. Sarah Burrell for minor league kids, and all of them have per namely, in pitching. Hughes and Burns dence. $42,500 one-half of the land formed well. Stanage and Beckendorf com have had trouble in going the route. The THOSE BOSTONESE .lying in the inclosure of bined in catching one of the victories over former, while managing the Yanigans, did are a whole-souled bunch and win be wel Bennett Park. It is hoped the Sox and did nicely. Bumpus Jones, for not order himself to pitch enough. The comed if they ever want to become resi by Messrs. Navin and Yawk- merly of Montreal, pitched well in the same latter did not join the team until it was dents of Washington. Tim Munwne ac Frank J. Navia ev that they will be able to combat. Lafitte was hit hard by Cleveland, just about to enter the bad weather coun companied them and had a king social con purchase the other half of but many of the drives came after the op portunities had been offered and refused to try, and fab with Ban Johnson, besides hunting up the park, which is owned by the Abbott GOT BUT LITTLE PRACTICE. a nephew who is attending Georgetown Uni estate, before the expiration of the present retire the side. The Naps scored a round versity. He was the liveliest member of lease, which has less than a year to run. dozen of runs when they had a right to but The two men are just beginning to get into the crowd and looked fit to fill in st second It is understood that upon the purchase of three, and these on hits following the am shape. It won©t be long until Hughes hews base if necessary. Correspondent Mekerson all the land in Bennett Park plans will be bitious youngster©s attempt to field a ter ©em down and Burns burns ©em up. The was also with the team. Bain has been immediately set in motion for a double-deck rific drive through the box, which numbed two Pacific coast pitchers, Gray and Groom, added to the other afflictions of the Wash grand stand. The new stands will be of his hand. On the strength of the form made disappointing starts; but it looks as ingtons. Of 11 games scheduled, four have concrete and steel, of modern style, and will shown by the two youngsters Detroit has if Manager Cantillon is confident that they been postponed. Leader Cantillon and his be situated at the northwest corner of the disposed of Winter to Montreal and has will eventually deliver, as he has asked huskies are now lot, exactly reversing the layout of the pres asked waivers on Ed Killian, though the waivers on Tannehill, Keeley and Shipke. ent diamond. The present stands will be management is being besought frofri all sides The first named player will have one more IN GAY NEW YORK, torn down and the entire plant made new. to hold onto the southpaw until it is dem trial, however, as he claims his arm is all where rain prevented Wednesday** and Fri The work may be begun next fall if the re onstrated beyond question that he is no right. If so, he is as good as any, and the day©s games. On Thursday the Highlanders quired property can be obtained by that had their opening. Quion was again too time. much for the Waabingtans, who lost, 8rlL Witherup has not yet reported at Camp Cantillon, where his presence would be ai? predated in view of the good work he did DETROIT DOINGS* last fall. He is reported, to be still under the weather. It looks as if the old reliables, The Tigers in Splendid Shape, in Marked Burns, Hughes, Johnson, and Smith, -will be called on to pitch nearly all tie games of Contrast to Last Spring©s Showing The ;he 1909 season, which they could do with Johnson working out of turn occasionally. Club©s Intention to Own Its Own Park When they are in condition to do this, and The Youngsters Showing Up Well. ;he lost batting eyes are recovered, there is sure to be a big improvement, and the ]$y Paul H. Bruskc. other twirlers will have a chance to get ready for action before "they try again. The Detroit, April 26. Editor "Sporting ;eam will be reduced to 13 plsvyers, count Life.©© More than two weeks ago the writ ing Tannehill, if the other waivers go er recorded on one of these pages the state through. In ment that the Detroit Tigers TO-DAT-S GAM* were in fine shape, stronger than in 1908, and confident in Gotham Walter Johnson essayed fke role of making a good start right of a Moses to lead his team oat of the >1Y the reel in their effort to wilderness, but led them over the dump in oet a new American League stead. Fifteen hits and 17 runs while Joe record by taking their third L/ake was putting a second heavy coat of consecutive pennant. Par whitewash on the Washingtons were feat don me my little gloat, Mr. ures of a massacre that made those little Editor, but it©s a pleasure to affairs in Asia look like pink teas. The Highlanders are entitled to one large gloat, inject a little "I told you and they would better take it epiiekly, for so©© into this communica ;he chances are it is the last victory they tion. The team finished its vill get from Johnson this year. Wfth his home series of six games, ;eam leading the American League it looks Paul H. Bruska played against the same op ponents who pushed them so as if Manager Stallings will keep right oa hard in last year©s pennant race and scored tampering with and adulterating the dope. a total of five wins, beating the Sox three THE TIGER « GET ON TO THE TEDDYS I" times in a row and the Cleveland Naps two SCHEDULE CALENDAR. out of three, the defeat being in a game in which Jennings pitted one of his kid pitch ers against the redoubtable old Cy Young, longer in shape to pitch big-league ball. hope is general that he may make good, A Sporting Life Novelty Which Must Be who happened to be Cy at his best that Had Killian although such rejuvenation is rare under the Seen to Be Appreciated. day. During those six games t~he Tigers SHOWN MORE AMBITION circumstances. Keeley is an excellent pitch er, but perhaps a little light for the major "Sporting Life" is ready to giy« to the played to one crowd of over 11,000, another base ball world something entirely new and of over 12,000, and a third of over 18,OOQ on the Southern trip he would now be in leagues. Shipke has become especially popu good standing, in all probability, until he lar here, and has all the qualities of a star novel in the line of schedule calendars, which all paid admission figures, as announced is certain to be in great demand, throughout from the turnstile count. All the Tigers are had demonstrated he was not fit. The except a voluptuous batting average. Min Tigers are tremendously hard workers, how neapolis will probably get him, and his the country among the followers of base IN FINE SHAPE ever, since they got this world©s series hab ball. This schedule is planned on flie prin and playing at their best in the field and it, and they didn©t like Ed©s lax methods RETURN TO WASHINGTON ciple of the big daily calendar which de on the bases. They are not yet hitting at down South. This, more than the pitcher©s in case of any accident to Conroy, is pro votes an entire page to each day. In © ©Sport anything like their old stride, their only, arm trouble, has hastened the crisis. Kil bable. There was a report in circulation ing Life©s" Daily Base Ball Calendar there real batting rally having been at the ex lian has one assurance which is not common that "Jiggs" Donohue would be sold or is one sheet 6% inches by 10 inches for pense of Fiene, of Chicago. But this de to pitchers situated as he is. He is so good traded to Washington, but there appears to each day of the playing season. The centre partment of the game never occasions much a batsman and all-round ball player that he be nothing in it. It is too early to get of the sheet bears a large figure the date, should be able to draw good salary in the discouraged about the Washington team. Ranged below on either side are the games worry. The team, even when slumping, gets minor leagues for many years yet, even if The material for a good fight is there. The scheduled in both tho American and Na enough hits to win with good work on the forced out of the majors as a pitcher. He Detroits were tail-enders on May 3 of last tional Leagues for that date. The letter mound, and the pitchers have seldom been has a bona fide batting record in the Amer year, and the pennant chasing New York ing is so large and plain that it can. easily better, Mullin in particular being in such ican League of over .300 and led the Tigers Giants are now bringing up the rear of be distinguished at a distance of 20 feet. shape as local fans have not seen him in on their trip this spring. He can play first the National League. Delehanty has com The open dates are noted as well as the in years. In comparison with the Tigers the base almost as well as a regular and should menced to hit at last and the other good scheduled contests, so©that it is easy to keep White Sox seemed very weak and Cleve be a star in the minors, no matter in what batters may come to life. With the ex track of all the games that are to be played. land less impressive than last year. Joss ception of some pitchers, only Ganley, Street appeared in but part of one game and was league. Each day the sheet is torn off in the same WINTER©S TRANSFER. and Clymer are hitting .250 or better. manner as in the mammoth calendar and hit hard in one inning, which was enough. Twirler Gray seems to be a slugger, and the next day©s games are presented. The Bhoades was batted out of the box. Cy As to Winter, I can hardly understand may have the making of a classy outfielder pad is mounted on heavy card, 11 by 14 Young was in fine form and young Wright how this man was gotten over the waiver if he should prove at all shy as a pitcher. inches. These calendars are especially suit looked very fair, but the expected strength route. For the Tigers, as for Boston, he The Washingtons had one consolation in able for clubs, cigar stores, restaurants, of the team did not materialize. The re pitched good and consistent ball, fielding his their hard luck start, and it was a big ttotels, and other places frequented by the cruits were well up to specifications, but position as well as any man in the busi one. It was the attendance of the regulars did not seem to be there, as in ness and helping his side materially at the public. They can be had by sending 50 PRESIDENT TAFT AT THE GAME cents to cover the cost of preparing the nov former years. bat and on the paths. He is, in my judg elty, to the Daily Calendar Department of THE CLUB©S PROGRESSIVE MOVE. ment, the best big-league pitcher who has on Monday. The President came in during been allowed to escape the claim list of the second inning, am,id continuous cheers. "Sporting Life," Philadelphia, Pa. An important piece of news, covered brief the rival clubs when waivers were asked, in, His handsome and pleasant features were ly in your issue of last week, was the an several seasons and should lose very few the cynosure of all eyes, whatever that is. nouncement of President Navin that he and Champion Sailor Players. ball games to any Eastern League club. He and Vice President Sherman sat side New York, April 23. The sailors of the former President Yawkey had personally Winter himself was more than satisfied at by side in adjoining boxes. The President©s purchased an undivided interest in the prop battleship Nebraska, whose team is the cham the change. The Jennings policy had shown trip to the park added to his local popu pion of the Army and Navy, and which last erty on which Bennett Park is now located. that he was booked for the axe all springi larity in Washington, where he is already This move has been contemplated for over year lost but one game out of 24 played, and, "when a release came to a club situated a calorific favorite so much so that the have issued a general d«fi to all semi-pro a, year. The club©s announcement of the less than 100 miles from his Vermont home, people©s liking extends to his justly cele purchase of an east side site for the team©s fessional teams that can play anywhere he was actually pleased. The change, of brated cow. There has been an impression within some miles of the Brooklyn Navy home was merely a move in a direction to course, involved no cut in salary. Before since his first acts as Chief Executive that ward getting the many interests involved Yard. If it were not that Uncle Sam for closing I want to put in a little testi he is to be a great President. This feeling bids them from playing a professional ag in the park to a settlement on a reasona is now intensified among the fans. Mr. Taft ble basis, the club being well insured on monial to gregation, they would in all likelihood be UMPIRE KERIN, told President Noyes that he intends to scaling the fences of the Superbas, Giants account of the bargain price at which they come often. It is thought that General Har- secured the new plot. The method proved the new arbitrator, whom Ban Johnson as or Highlanders© base ball graunds after their rison was the last President who attended scalps. effective and the largest one of the property signed to Detroit with Silk O©Loughlin for the professional games here. President Taft holders proved amenable to argument. The the opening series. Mr. Kerin looks like a didn©t see much of a game, as all the in other half of the real estate is owned by a real find. He alternated with his veteran fluence of the Administration couldn©t save Gorwmor Johnson, of Minnesota, has signed the large number of heirs to the Abbott es companion through six games here and got all passed by the Senate making Sunday base ball along almost without a kick. His semiphore the Washingtons. egal during the hours from 1 to 6 P. M. to that, tate. It is probable that the club will have State. This will permit base ball being played Ir to bring proceedings in equity to bring the system of signaling balls and strikes made MORE ABOUT THE BOSTONS. he down-town base ball park in St. Paul, anc complete deal to a termination. The prop matters perfectly clear to the fans and the The Red Sox pat up a red-hot and hid Sunday games which have been transferred else erty will be put op at auction, ia all prob game seemed well intrusted to his keeping.!. eously swift article of base ball. la the where will ba re-arranged. SRORTIIXQ MAY i, 1909
0EV0TE0 TO BASE BALL MEN UNO MEASURES " WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL "-Editor Francis C. RteMer.
lic heart and imagination, is "organization" years ago. Evidently he played ball purely animalian conditions as to exhibit its dif as developed by the National League, Ameri for the money and not for the love of it, ferentiating origins. Fixed in all our mili like Stricker, Gleason and countless others tary and social customs and living at tha can League and National Association work base of language itself are two facts which ing together as a unit under a supreme of the old guard. solve the riddle and make clear whence and National Agreement, wisely and justly ad how right-handedness arose. In all tribes A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ministered by the National Commission. and countries since man used implements of BEVOTBD TO This is a fundamental fact that the mag RADICAL CHANGE PROPOSED. offence and defence, the sinistral or cardiaa side was protected by the shield, and th« Base Ball, Trap Shooting and nates, managers, and players, who are di Chicago "Tribune." rectly reaping the great benefits of modern sinistral hand was called the shield hand, General Sports Why don©t the base ball magnates keep as the dextral was called the spear hand. base ball, should never lose sight of for an their players out of mischief and away from instant. "Organized ball" is the great THE SUPERIOR SIDE. FOUNDED APRED, 1883. the temptations of business careers by ex cause of the prosperity and permanence of tending the base ball season the year round, Next to fighting the synchronous with it Title Kegistered In TJ. S. Patent Office. Copyright, our National game; all else is merely the barring a few weeks© vacation over the was the ©need of barter, and the fundamental 1909, by The Sporting Life Publishing Co. effect. There is a world of truth in the Christmas holidays, and making the play condition of bartering was counting with tha claim of President Noyes, of the Washington ers© contracts good for twelve months in low numbers, one to ten. The fingers of Entered at the Philadelphia Post Office stead of six? This would necessitate going the free or dextral hand were, of course, as second class mail matter. Club, that the National Agreement and the out of the country into equatorial climes for first used, and all fingers are today called National Qpmmission crystallize the base "spring" training, to be sure, but that©s digits, as are the figures themselves, and the Published every Saturday by ball sentiment of a nation of eighty millions the easiest thing you know. It could be basis of our numberings is the decimal or The Sporting Life Publishing Co. of people, just as the Congress and the Su done with the help of a handful of calendars ten fingered system. The tally stick, notched 34 South Third Street. preme Court represent the will and senti and a few hundred railway and steamship or numbered, is the record of digits held:in ment of the nation. guides. All the major league teams east of the air. Every drill and action of the PHILADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. the Allegheny mountains could locate soldier, from Xenophon to West Point, is dextral in every detail. The dominancy of THOXAB S. DANDO ...... President THEIR TRAINING CAMPS the right eye is shown in firing frotn the J. CLIFF DANDO...... Secretary-Treasurer SULLIVAN©S SELECTION. in charming spots like Timbuctoo, Tangier, right shoulder and sighting with the right Ei> WABJ> C. STABK ...... Business Manager Cairo, and so forth. The desert of Sahara eye. I have two patients, left-handed in FBAUCIS C. RICHTEB ...... Editor-In-Chlef 1*HE selection of catcher William J. Sul- could be made to blossom with diamonds every respect, who have been taught to fire THOMAS S. DANJMJ...... Gun Editor 1 livan as manager of the Chicago White and base hits. Didn©t the White Sox go to their guns from the right shoulder, but, of THOMAS D. KICHTEB ...... Assistant Editor Sox in succession to the retired Fielder Mexico one year? Sahara hasn©t anything course, they are left-eyed, and they depress Jones, will strike a sympathetic chord, not on that. The teams of the west could go to the right eye below the level of the gun and SUBSCRIPTION BATES. © Central and South America after deciding sight with the dominant left eye. only in Chicago, where Sullivan is justly by lot what clubs could choose the Panama One Tear ...... c .,.: $2.00 popular, but in the American League, where canal zone. The return trips should be LEFT-HANDERS ABNORMAL. Six Months ...... 1.25 in he is esteemed as player and man. Sul made to reach the southern ports of the Right-footedness, less differentiated, of Three Months ...... 65c livan is a grand catcher, splendid coach and United States by March 1, when training course, must follow right-handedness, so Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. excellent batsman. He knows the game trips now begin, several weeks in advance that all soldiers (and Freemasons, too) Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. thoroughly, is esteemed by his employer and of "spring." As soon as the players re must step off with the left foot first, i. e., popular with his fellows, and has all the cover their land legs start them into the the spring must be made with the right. championship schedule down south and give The loss of the right hand, or right eye, qualifications to make a success as team the southerners a taste of the real thing in mutilations, etc.; very common in barbaric manager. That he may prove so is the base ball after having "conned" them so times, would help to account for the preser 24 PAGES 24 earnest desire of all who know him person many years with the exhibition thing. A vation of the present four per cent, of left- ally or by repute. We wish him well and couple of months could be scheduled south handed people. sincerely hope that he may achieve as great of the snow line that is all the magnates a measure of success as his illustrious pre try to dodge and by May 1 the teams would be well straightened out for the pen decessor ; better than that no one can wish nant race, and would be assured of a warm PRESS POINTERS. Manager Sullivan. welcome in their own cities. Apropos to Sullivan©s selection we note The Case of Pitcher Walsh Calculated to the singular fact that nowadays catchers THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON Give Thought. seem well qualified for the managerial berth, should be extended to seven months only, as it would not be advisable from the box From Washington "Post." judging from the number of active and for office standpoint to give the finish of a sea Big Ed. Walsh, the American League©s premier mer catchers now figuring as major league pitcher, may bo declared a free agent if lie can son to the south, especially if it happened substantiate his claim and the National Commission team leaders. In the American League we to be like the American League races of will overlook the fact that he Is a star ball player. have Siillivan at the head of the White Sox, last few years and the National League©s Walsh contends that the Chicago Club did not, in of last year. Fifteen games should be played accordance with the rules, send him a contract by PHILADELPHIA, MAY 1, 1909. Lake leading the Red Sox, Connie Mack the Athletics and Stallings the Highlander. in the World©s Series, which would bring us March 1. The Chicago Club says that it has com along to the middle of October, and the plied with the rules, but it Is hinted that no contract In the National League managers Bower- other teams could be paired in interleague was sent, but that it wrote Walsh several letters man, of Boston, and Bresnahan, of St. Louis, about tills time with reference to his demands. Or NIGHT BASE BALL. series according to the positions in which dinarily this fact would not hold good. A letter are catchers, while Chance, of Chicago, was they finished. Then let the World©s Series cannot take the place of a contract, and If the R. George F. Cahill, of Holyoke, Mass., always a catcher until he shifted to first and the other interleague contests be repro rule Is strictly observed Walsh will be declared a base a half-dozen years ago. Incidentally duced verbatim, seriatum, and with perfect free agent. But Walsh is a most valuable piece of M has invented a system of electric light exactitude by the players who took part in property. It would be a hard blow to the Chicago ing, by which, it is claimed, base ball it should be noted that all of the managers Club to take its star pitcher from them, and the in the two major leagues are or were ac them throxighout the cities of the south and .Commission will do a lot of thinking before it will games can be played quite as well at night Pacific coast from October 15 to December treat Walsh©s case as it would any ordinary player. as in the broad light of day. We have se_en tive professional ball players. 1 or 15. That would bring us around to The upshot of the whole affair will probably b9 the plans and specifications and deem the vacation time again. Repeat ad lib. that Walsh©s demands will be acceded to. scheme practicable, if everything works out MEN AND MEASURES. to the theory and mechanism of the inven The Other Side of the Picture. tor. The scheme is to receive its first com RESIDENT Johnson, of the American WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. From New York "Sun." plete public trial early in May on the Cin Among a list of "Don©ts prepared by Frank P League, follows the lead of President Chance is the following: "Don©t get a swelled head cinnati ball park wherein five towers with Pulliam, of the National League, by *When the ball player is out on strikes when the papers boost you." He might have added complete electrical equipment have been announcing that in his administration of he realizes that many are called, but few this one: Don©t fail to be a little appreciative now are chosen. Otto Deininger. and then when the papers say nice things about placed under the direction of inventor Ca the double-umpire system the two umpires you." hill. This announcement has caused the assigned to each series will alternate; that *It seems as though the human race was simply a race for wealth. R. L. Hedges. Washington "Post" some alarm for the pos is, there will not be one set of men to work Electric Light Base Ball. sible fate of base ball in the event of the exclusively on the bases and another set *The emergencies that we are prepared successful application of the lighting scheme, for are generally those that don©t turn up. From Cincinnati "Meddler." on balls and strikes. In justice to the William J. Murray. Two more light towers will be stationed at the and it says: double-timpire system which is about to Cincinnati park as a part of the illuminating system "It Is unquestionably a splendid mechanical receive its second trial under favoring aus * There are times when even the most which will be tried out this year, and it will not achievement to be able to play ball at night, and open-handed©pugilist is close-fisted. "Jack" be long before we can witness base ball games and from the standpoint of the novelty of the Innovation pices no other course could be, or should O©Brien. other athletic sports at night if the hopes of In it will prove interesting, but viewed from the stand be, adopted. Otherwise the full value of *The Bible tells us that the meek shall ventor Cahlll are fulfilled, which we believe they point of keeping base ball a clean sport, as free the umpires could not be secured or evenly- will be. The new stunt will be attempted in the from commercialism as possible, the movement should inherit the earth, but they seem to have a first part of May. So favorably impressed are Presi bo condemned. Base ball was never as prosperous balanced umpire corps be developed; and hard time coming into their inheritance. dent Johnson, of the American League, and Presi as it is at the present time. Major league clubs by so much the system would fail in pur John J. McGraw. dent Comiskey, of the White Sox, with the feasibility make money these days, whether they are in the pose and effect. of the scheme that they have taken stock in tin race for the pennant or not, which is an ideal busi *It doesn©t do much good to play truant enterprise. ness condition. To play games at night, even from the school of experience. Roger Bres though they be amateur contests or exhibition games, LOWLY, but surely, Sunday base ball is nahan. A Combination Pleasing to Fana. only tends to cheapen the game. The racing game coming into universal official and legal *Trouble must be pretty scarce, after all, and tho boxing gaino were both killed because of the S From Johnstown, Pa., "Tribune." creed of the promoters. Let©s hope that base ball recognition. Sabbath playing has been judging from the number of people who are will hot suffer a similar fate." looking for it. Frank Bowerman. Has anyone heard the robins? Base ball and just legalized in Indiana and Minnesota; robins go together. The whole human race has a That the success of Mr. Cahill©s scheme steps in that direction have been taken in *In lowering a record a man must rise kindly feeling for the robin redbreast, and every will have revolutionary effect upon base ball Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey; to the occasion. Addie Joss. American has some sort of a feeling for a base goes without saying. That it would also and New England is also falling into line. *Fortune must be coaxed to perform, but ball player; depends on how he plays. have a demoralizing effect if uncontrolled adversity is always ready to respond to an Rhode Island and Connecticut tolerate Sun encore. Connie Mack. is also possible, not so much because of its day games by professional clubs at various Well-Patronized Major Leagues. cheapening effect (as the installation of a points and it will not be long before Massa *I©J1 make you feel like 30 cents," re From Plttsburg "Gazette." plant is by no means inexpensive) as be marked the bottle of champagne to the five- During the eight years that the American and Na chusetts will follow suit. The will and dollar bill, knowing full well that the waiter tional Leagues have been running in opposition the cause of its temptation to new promoters voice of a majority* of the people cannot be would get a generous tip. Edwin Hyneman. attendance at the American League parks has been and speculators. However that contingency ignored forever and soon or late must pre *The political plum seems always just 22,285,937, and at the National League parks 20,- is being guarded against, as, through the 443,907. Last year the attendance for both leagues vail in matters of custom, law, and morals. ripe enough to pick. Ad. Gumbert. was 7,059,122, which was within a few thousand of friendly ofiices of the Editor of "Sporting twice as many as attended these same leagues© games Life," the powers of "organized base ball" O date the 1909 spring has been as bad, eight years ago. have been placed in control of the situa T as regards weather, as the phenomen DISUSE OF THE LEFT HAND. tion. The experiments are being conducted ally unseasonable springs of 1907-08. BEFORE AND AFTER. with the concurrence and under the super This is, of course, unfortunate, but need not Dr. Gould in "Medical Record." vision of Chairman Herrmann, of the Na cause disaster any more than did the two There is no reason to suspect even the By C. P. McDonald. tional Commission, seconded by Messrs. preceding bad-weather Aprils. There will most vague or faraway beginnings in ani At first I disliked him you know how a lady Dreyfuss and Comiskey, and if inventor Ca mals. So long as the four feet are used for Will fail to shine up to some chap she has met; be lots of good base ball weather and plenty I said to myself: "Here©s a feller that©s shady. hill demonstrates the practicability of his of time to play off postponed games. When locomotion there could be no lateral differ system there is little doubt that the domi entiation of function. I have watched for it And not to be trusted on that you can bet." peering for the silver lining, just remember in squirrels that use their front paws to The longer I knew him, however, the better nating magnates in "organized ball" will that the April downpours make the dear We seemed to agree, and our friendship took flam* acquire control and operate the system. hold nutS, cats that strike at insects in the The day that he wrote me that sweet little letter little double-headers flourish. air or play with wounded mice, and in many And asked me to go with him out to the game. other animals, but I am sure that to neither paw is preference assigned. There is thus Of course, I accepted, and on the square, Mabel, THE GREAT CAUSE. ANAGER Clark Griffith is quoted as de I found out that he was the right sort of guy; claring that never has he managed a probably no dominancy of either eye in There wasn©t a thing (this may sound like a fable) M animals. Even in the monkeys and gorillas, I wanted that he didn©t offer to buy. V HAT capable and experienced umpire, team containing so many fast men as who of all animals most use the forepaws He knew all the words that they used in tha 1 Mr. Jack Sheridan, of the American the present Cincinnati team. He has at as hands, one catches no suggestion of pre wrangles, League staff, is quoted as saying that least ten men .who can go 100 yards in ferential use or superior expertness in the He©d root for the home team and root for it right; dextral or sinistral side. (My very intelli The way he addressed all the boys In the spangles . "it is competent umpiring and the entire less than 11 seconds. Very good; but how Was something that made me swell up with absence of scandal that has made base ball about getting on bases! Speed counts little gent dog trained to "shake hands" with his delight. without batting ability. right paw, lost his right eye, and after that the game it is to-day.©© True, most true; he always offered the left paw.) And thus it continued until we were married; but this is only the effect. The great un- HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC. Then shortly thereafter his manner was changed; de-lying cause of the development and ad- OMMY Tucker, once the star first base- His invites to go to the game with him varied, vrncoment of the National game to the high man of the Boston Club, is not ashamed But in the lowest human savages all over And now ain©t it awful! we©re sacUy estranged. T the world choice or greater expertness of I once loved my husband, but. O, you dreat pastime! p],me it now occupies in the public mind, to say in print that he has net seen a I sure want to see every game that they play. and the hold it has secured upon the pub one hand is as clearly prese.nt as in civilized It©s over a year since he took me the last time major league game since his retirement eight cases. No savages, however, are so near Aad so I©ll consult with my lawyer to-day. MAY i, 1909 SRORTIJNG
looms up to me as the great achievement ©of his son. The Naps had a three-run lead twice life. CLEVELAND CHAT. in the final game with the Browns, only to "From that day when crossing a Hoboken field IN MEMQRIAM! to a game of cricket he stopped to watch some have McAleer©s men come up from behind boys at play at rounders and had that vision of The Napoleons© Proverbial III Luck Begun and tie the score and win out, G to 5 in the an improved game, glorified in the base ball of ninth. The Naps then hit the trail for De our day, until be laid down his pen for the last in the First Week of the Season, With troit, where they lost the first battle, 6 to 5, THE MONUMENT TO THE LATE time, our departed friend ever, ever, held true to the Tigers overcoming a four-run lead in that Ideal of a clean game, Jionorably played, in Accidents to Both Turner and Bradley. the seventh and eighth innings. It was in which the manly qualities should be uppermost in this latter contest that FATHER CHADWICK. a strife that should see no abatement of endeavor.,, By Ed. F. Bang. "For those who followed the line of his ideals BRADLEY WAS SPIKED there were generous words of praise and encourage ^ Cleveland, O., April 26. The Naps© old ment. For those who violated what he insisted Nemesis appears to be with them again. by Ty Cobb. The famous Georgian was were the proprieties there was the whip of his They got a flying start in the pennant race, caught flat-footed on the squeeze play. Sto- contempt and the lash of his scorn. Nor was any vall fielded Moriarty©s bunt with Cobb on Unveiled in Greenwood Cemetery man so high or so powerful that he could escape winning the first two games castigatioa if in Henry Chadwick©s mind he de at St. Louis and then lost third and instead of trying for Moriarty at With Simple But Impressive served such, and no man was so humble that he one to the Browns, journey first, threw to Bradley at third. Cobb was would not search him out to give that word of ed to Detroit and dropped caught fully four feet off the bag. He did praise he thought had been earned. not slide for the base, but jumped at Brad "I say, then, that Henry Chadwick held up an two more. It wasn©t so Ceremonies Under the Auspices ideal in the beginning, was faithful to it to tha much tie two defeats that ley with deadly spikes foremost, in much end and therefore pursued the pathway of progress Manager Lajoie and Lieuten the same manner as he did at catcher Bemis of Chairman Ebbetts, of the and of usefulness to this day and generation. More ant McGuire cared about, two years ago. Bradley put the ball on him indeed. The character of the game is established. although both of them are and O©Loughlin ruled him out, but one of Its success and its future is dependent on the £obb©s spikes came in contact with Bradley©s National League Committee. maintenance of that character. As that character anxious to win every game, is. In large part,, due to the labor of Henry Chad as it was that two of their thumb and cut a deep gash right across wick, evea now, as he lies beneath this beautiful star players were incapaci the thumb nail. The other spike cut a stone, his influence will go marching on to the years tated for se_rvice for some gash in the fleshy part of Brad©s left leg, SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." we know not of. days to come. In the final just above the knee. Bradley did not mind "This monument haa been erected by many base the latter injury, but the force of contact Brooklyn, N. Y., April 26. The monument ball leagues, and hi doing so they make acknowl Ed. F. Bang game at St. Louis, Terry to tha late "Father" Chadwick which was edgment of all this. As the veil la drawn from its Turner, the Naps© brilliant of the spike against his thumb of the hand face, they pay this tribute to one man©s devotion shortstop, was spiked by catcher Jimmy holding the ball caused Bradley to drop it erected by the National League, after a de and O©Loughlin ruled him safe. Schafer sign by Miss Florence O. then flied out and the Naps would have Bichter, of Philadelphia, won, 5 to 3, but for the injury to Bradley. daughter of Editor Richter, of "Sporting Life," was to STILL IN A RUT. have been unveiled in Green< The Naps are still in the rut and bid fair wood Cemetery Tuesday, to remain there until Bill Bradley and Terry April 20, the anniversary of Turner are back at their posts of duty on Mr. Chadwick ©i~ death, but the infield and the pitchers start to twirl in the ceremony had to be post big-league form. George Perring and Bill poned until the following Hinchman substituted for the pair, and day, owing to a heavy rain while they did good work, still they can storm much to the disap scarcely be considered the equals of Brad pointment of Mr. Richter and Turner. No matter who would try to and Ms daughter who came fill the positions of these incomparable in- Henrv Chadwick over fromrom .a.Philadelphia to fielders, Cleveland fans would scarcely con Henry Chadwick participate in the ceremony. sider them on a par with Bill and Ter.ry. The unveiling took place on Wednesday, The Naps have batted fairly well. The field April 21, under weather conditions that wera ing has been a little off color at times, but but little improvement on the preceding where they have been particularly weak has stormy day. Over a score of base ball nota been in the pitching department. Down bles and their friends were present, includ South all of the Nap twirlers showed class ing Acting President of the National League, and Lajoie and McGuire were of the opinion John Heydler; President Ebftetts, of Brook that any one of them could go the entire lyn; Secretary John H. Farrell, of the Na route if called upon. There was a rude tional Association; and James E. Sullivan awakening when the team came North, and John Doyle, of the American Sports AT ST. LOUIS Publishing Company, which published the Joss and Young were bumped hard in the Spalding National League Guide. first two games, but managed to come under THE CEREMONIES. the wire winners. Berger and Liebhardt were inaugurated at 2 p. m., by Rev. Mr. got theirs the last day the Naps were in Potterton, of the Church of Our Father, who the Mound City. Khoades started to pitch led in a short prayer. After the monument against Detroit on Saturday and twirled in was unveiled by Miss Lenora V. Caylor, great form for six innings. Then the little (daughter of the late O. P. Caylor), William ball of yarn started to unwind. Joss was Hudson, a former partner of Henry Chad called to Dusty©s aid and Addie never had wick, delivered a short address. Charles his offerings pummeled any harder. TEe H. Ebbetts, chairman of the Chadwick Me Tigers won. Wright pitched the following morial Committee, on behalf of the National day and gave the best exhibition of any of League Committee, turned over to Mrs. the Nap twirlers, holding the Tigers to four Henry Chadwick, widow of the deceased, hits. Mullin was just as good as Wright, engraved resolutions of sympathy, which perhaps a little better, and the Naps lost. bore the indorsement of every club of pro On Tuesday the Naps got 17 hits behind fessional base ball. Despite the fact that Cy Young, and the veteran took things rath she becomes a nonogenarian next August, er easy, winning the game hands down. Cy. Mrs. Chadwick, the aged widow of "the held the Tigers to three hits. The Nap» father of base ball," was present and stayed OPENED AT HOME throughout the ceremonies. With her were her on Thursday and the day was la keeping two married daughters, Mrs. William C. Ed with the result of the game, the Browns wards and Mrs. Thomas S. Eldridge. * winning, 6 to 4 in 14 innings. The open THE MONUMENT, ing can scarcely be termed successful, as less than 8000 fans turned out, the weather of which a sketch is herewith given, was being cold and gloomy. The game, however, designed by Miss Richter, of Philadelphia. was replete with many thrilling plays. Joss It is an impressive granite shaft, 10 feet and Graham were the opposing pitchers at 6 inches high. Though simple in design, the start, but both were knocked off the the monument is striking in its general rubber. The Naps were four runs behind aspect. It is a solid pillar of gray granite, when they went to bat in their half of the crowned by a huge base ball, whicn nass sixth, but by dint of some timely bingling been turned from granite. On tnree sides they succeeded in tying the score. Rhoades of the shaft are bronze tablets one, in dia and Powell succeeded Joss and Graham as mond shape, relating the age of the veteran the flingers, and after the sixth round the and the part which he played in the na Naps were unable to score against the old tional pastime and the others implements boilermaker. They came dangerously close symbolical of the game- the bat, mask and to doing so several times, but Jack had glove. At each corner of the plot are gran horseshoes hung all over him and held Lar- ite markers carved to represent the bases rupers safe. Rhoades crawled out of some of the diamond. The National League bore very small holes at times, but in the four the expense of the erection of the monu teenth he gave two passes in succession, ment. A. G. Spalding contributed the lot which, with Lajoie©s error and Ferris|| sac-* and the National League also has created a riifice fly, gave the Browns two runs and fund for the permanent care-taking of the the game. The following day, Friday, wa» grave and the monument. CY YOUNG DAY. THE ADDRESSES. The weather of the day before was on tap Dr. T. E. Potterton, pastor of the Church again and the attendance proved a disap of Our Father, offered the opening prayer. pointment. Less thatt 5000 fans turned out, President Ebbetts, of the Brooklyn Club, but they proved their- loyalty to Old Oy who acted as master of ceremonies, repre when, in the face of almost certain defeat, sented organized base ball, then said: THE HENRY CHADWICK MONUMENT, they cheered him time an
find. His home run hit was the longest ever with Brooklyn on Saturday and pulled the Wiltse gets credit for it. Wilhelm was hit seen on American League Park Grounds. I: game out of the fire two or three times much harder than in the first game of the the fence had not stopped it, the ball woulc when the Giants had men on bases and runs season. That was not surprising, either. It©s CHASE RETURNS probably be going still. It was certainly £ seemed almost sure. the way he goes. If he is good, nobody caa corking hit. If no one else had hit the bal Germany has two star representatives on do much with him, and if he isn©t good, but Engle, his hitting alone would have the Yankees in Elberfeld and Engle. The there is no reason why he cannot be batted, THE HIGHLANDERS© STAR RE won the game. ©©Kid" is doing wonderful work on third as hard as any man in the business. True, © QUINN©S SPIT BALL so far this season, and, as described else the errors of the Brooklyn infielders had where, Engle is proving equally remarkable something to do with the many runs which JOINS HIS TEAM. proved most effective and kept Washingtoi at the bat. were made by the New York team, but the guessing all through the game. He hac Murray is the hero of the rooters for the hitting was very hard and the Brooklyn perfect control, as was shown by the way Giants in the bleachers this year and bids fielders had all they could do t£ keep up he put the ball over the plate when there fair to take Mike Donlin©s place in their with the ball. were three balls on him. Taken as a whole The Great First Baseman in Good affections. MANAGER McGRAW the team certainly made good on its first Writing from Pittsburg Charley Stein- appearance for the season at the home mann, of the Murray Hill Club, declares was not at the game. That damaged finger Condition After His Distressing grounds. If the pitching corps proves to be that Clark Griffith deserves great credit for of his pained him so that he could not as strong as the team©s friends predict, i the life and ginger he has instilled into the get out of the house, and he missed an op Experience and Long Confine will, the Yankees ought to be able to make Reds. In Paskert and Oakes he says the portunity to pull up the flag with Lumley. a stiff fight for the championship. Bain in "Old Fox" has two very good men. Probably he could not have done much pull terfered last week with many of the games ing at that, for his hand has been in ban ment in a Southern Pest House* in this vicinity. On three days Tuesday dages ever since he has been back in New Wednesday, and Friday no games could be York. He seems to have recovered, and from played here, and this, it is needless to say BROOKLYN BUDGET, this time on will probably be with his play SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." was a disappointment to the fans, whc ers. He had a narrow call from something Augnsta, Ga., April 26. Hal Chase, who hoped to see the Giants get their revenge The Splendid Start and Popular Support much worse than a painful finger, and Ta has been in the pesthouse here suffering on the Phillies Tuesday and the Highland glad that he got through as well as he did, from smallpox, is well and left the hospita ers an" additional scalp from Wash.ington.jjn of the Brooklyn Team Augurs a Most although it must have been a severe siege. Saturday, starting immedi Friday. Successful Season for the Club and the He lost more flesh from pain and lack of© ately for New York. Before SATURDAY©S GAME sleep than he did while he was in hard, leaving he said that he with Washington proved a Waterloo for the Team Incidents of the Battles With training with the players in Texas. His face would get back into th latter team. Johnson, who last season provec the Giants, Etc. __ was as white as if it had been bleached game as soon as he could invulnerable for the Yankees, was pounded and his cheeks were hollow and sunken Chase declared that he wa: unmercifully, and Keeley, who replaced him By John B. Foster. when he got out of the house. He went al in the finest trim, that h in the third inning, was treated almost as most 72 hours with less than an hour©s never felt better, and that badly. A victory for the Highlanders by a Brooklyn, N. Y., April 26. Editor sleep and his.finger throbbing all the time he was confident that he score of 17 to 0 was the net result of the "Sporting Life." Brooklyn played to the as if it were a 50-horse-power toothache.. would be fit in » very short game. The men from the hilltop have so far largest crowd that ever saw a game at "TIM 1 © JORDAN surpassed the expectations of their warmes Washington Park when the time after he gets back with team opened the season with took a good look at the spot on the fence the New York team. Chase admirers. The end of the week sees the where Murray©s home run cleared the Yankees in first place and the quality they tne Giants on April 22. suffered no ill effects from That©s one story. "Jack" boards. "That©s one for me," said Tim. his illness except that have so far displayed gives good reason to "I©ll beat that if I have to try all the Harold Chase hope that they may hold it. Ball supplantec Murray, the strapping boy number of red splotches are who plays right field for the year." By the way, Jordan is playing about showing themselves on his Laporte at second on Saturday and playec 50 per cent, better than he did any time fast and snappy ball besides doing gooc Giants, made, the longest hit body. He declared that he had been royally ever rapped over the fence last season, and as he deserves to have treated in the hospital and that, all things stick work. Elberfeld was a star at third something said about it, there is no reason and with Hal Chase shortly back at first, at the ground, and that©s an considered, he survived his trouble mos other story. I don©t know why it should not be reported for the fifth luckily. His wife, who has been in Au Stallings ought to feel pretty happy. TSe or sixth time. He is batting like a whaler. attendance on Saturday, notwithstanding the that either is exactly accu gusta since he was put in the hospital, wen© rate. The attendance fig If he keeps on at his present clip he will to New York with him. During his de unseasonably cool weather, was larger than come close to leading some part of the on the opening day, and if the boys keep up ures have not been pub tention in the hospital Chase amused him lished, but we are led to be league. More than that, "Big City" is bat- j eelf daily in watching the ball games of the their present pace the grounds will soon not ting with good judgment. He doesn©t try be big enough to hold the crowd. John B. Foiter lieve that the crowd was a South Atlantic League clubs. The park i record-breaker, and the dis to hit them all out, nowadays, and has been not far from the hospital and the play can THE GIANTS tance of Murray©s hit was not measured, known to sacrifice cleverly three or four be seen from the roof of the building. A© began the week at the Polo Grounds with but the ball landed further toward Third times. If he doesn©t blow before the year night he entertained himself by getting the their second game with the Phillies, anc Avenue than any similar hit that has been is over, he will earn all the extra money base ball scores from the newspaper offices an immense crowd for a Monday was pres made, so probably the statement that it beat that is coming to him and will be able to ent on that occasion. In fact, the attend all records is not far out of the way. The start a new bank account in the Bronx. ance at the Polo Grounds this season so crowd certainly was a SATURDAY©S GAME. NEW YORK NEWS. far has been unprecedented in the history MAGNIFICENT OUTPOURING On Saturday there was quite as large a of base ball and bids fair to reap a for crowd as saw the opening game. Granting Successful Home Start of the Highland tune for the management. In relation to for the local management. Admitting that that it was helped some by the "fans" this, several letters have appeared in the it was helped not a little by the base ball from the New York side, there is no doubt ers Incident of the Series With Wash press this week from Polo Grounds patrons "fans" of New York, who crossed the river that the Brooklyn enthusiast? were there in criticising the present seating arrange to see the Giants play, in preference to force and this time they had their little ington The New York Giants Have ments there and the dangers involved there going anywhere else, it is also a fact thai gloat. For the second time this year it was Their Work Cut Out for Them by by in case of fire or panic. It would seem the Brooklyn faces were conspicuous, and a duel between Bucker and Raymond, and> as if better provision should be made in the old Brooklyn "fans" insisted that there for the first time in his life Rucker man Brooklyn. matter of exits, which twice during the open were more of them present on the ground aged to win against the man who had op ing week, where then were over 30,000 peo than had been at any opening since the team posed him so many times ?n the South. It By E. H. Simmons. ple present, becaa.e badly congested. Cran- had been on its new field. It was by far is true that the Brooklyns did not bat Ray New York, April 20. Editor "Sportmi dall was put in the box for New York in the best opening day that Brooklyn ever mond very hard, and made one of their runs, Life.©© A glorious day and a glorious vie Monday©s game and did not prove effective had. Of that © there is no doubt. If there when Durham was in the box, but it is also tory, with a multitude of enthusiastic fans The Phillies scored three runs in the third has been any crowd in the past that beat true that they got two runs, and the Giants cheering them on, was the inning, which proved to be just sufficient that of this initiation it was the big Sun made none, and that was all the Brooklyn lot of the Yankees on the for them to win the game. Crandall was, day attendance which drifted over from New side of the fence wanted. There was unques opening day of the season removed after this inning and Durham took York one afternoon to see the Superbas and tioned his place. the Giants hook up in a Sunday battle. last week on the home* LOYAL SUPPORT grounds. American League PITCHER DURHAM. EBBETTS IS HAPPY. for the Brooklyn team. In the face of tho Park never looked prettier The latter pitched fine ball, and if he The demonstration was a glad sight to than it did on this occasion. fact that the club was last in standing in keeps up the pace he set then McGraw ha the President of the club, and he appre tne National League race, which really As with the Giants the pre got another highly valuable addition to his ciated it. "I knew before the game," said vious week, rain prevented means little at this stage of the race, the pitching force. The Philadelphia outfield he, "that we were going to have a crowd players were cheered heartily, and there is the game on the day orig shone on this occasion, and Osboi©iie, Magee, for every seat which couldvbe reserved had inally fixed for the opening, every indication that the city has come to and Titus each robbed New York of a run! been taken ten days ago, and we had ap the conclusion that it is going to have bet but the following day the The former made a particularly brilliant plications by telephone to the last minute weather was all that could ter base ball than it had last year, no mat catch in centre, which received its due mede to please save something for would-be pa ter what happens. Manager Lumley was be desired, and everything of applause, though it was directly respon trons of the sport. I had to decline to re E. H. Simmons contributed to make the af unable to play Saturday and Kustus, the sible for the Giants not scoring, and thus serve any more seats becausx- the last inch recruit, took his place. The youugstei- han fair a complete success. An tying the game. Lew Moren also pitched of space had been taken, and for 24 hours excellent band discoursed enlivening music, excellent ball for the Quakers and was a dled himself finely. He pulled down every the only answer which we could make over thing that came his way, and while he "did the grand stand was gaily decorated with big factor in their victory. It was the first the ©phone was to invite the ©fans© to come the National colors, and the grounds them victory of the season for the Phillies and not bat safely every time that he came Tip. along, but take their chances of finding a he showed that he knows something about selves, freshly carpeted with bright green they were evidently glad to get it. It was place to sit down, and there was many a grass, presented a most inviting appear nothing to the discredit of the Giants, how handling the stick. The Giants were weak one who found no seat. I am sorry for that, ened in their batting strength in the game, ance to the expectant crowd. ever, to lose the game. Hits that would or but we would have had to increase the seat dinarily have proved safe were gathered in for Doyle was ill and unable to take his THE YANKEES, ing capacity of our stands to that of the place on the field, and Fletcher subbed for by Philadelphia©s outfield in phenomenal New York National League Club to accom in their new white uniforms, went about style. Murray made a three-bagger in this him. By the way, Fletcher is one of the their ^practice work in a modest and busi modate all of those who wanted to see the most promising young infielders McGraw game and is rapidly getting into Donlin©s game. Of course there was lots of curiosity nesslike way that impressed the spectators class as a batter. has picked up, and he acts as if he will be niost favorably. This impression was fully to look the Brooklyns over, but on top of a better ball player every day that he take* confirmed by the work of the team in the THE BROOKLYNS that I am inclined to believe that the big part in a game. 13-inning game which we played in New game later on. The consensus of opinion of opened up their season at home with the THE CHADWICK MONUMENT. those who witnessed that game was that Giants before an enormous crowd of 25,000 York at the beginning of the season was the Stallings has got together a collection of spectators. The same batteries on both real impetus which the contest had be Owing to the severe rain storm which players that, when they are finally welded sides started the game as in the opening at hind it." swept pver Brooklyn, the unveiling of the together, will prove to be the strongest team the Polo Grounds between these two teams. A RECORD. monument to "Father" Chadwick was post that the American League has ever had in poned for a day. The reason for ihe delay Ames did not prove as effective as in the If reports are true, the Brooklyn man was that the committee did not want to this city. Of the players who took part in first game, however, and was replaced by agement took in more money on the game the battle for New York, Engle, Quinn, and dedicate it formally without the presence of Wiltse in the seventh inning, whom the than any which has been played at new Mrs. Chadwick, and owing to her advanced McConnell were entirely new men. So was Brooklyns couldn©t touch. The Giants Washington Park. This includes all holiday Stallings, the manager, also for that mat age it was deemed best to wait for 24 showed their sand in this game by making dates and everything else. There is a rea hours. The ceremonies of unveiling were ter. Knight and Cree were practically new a great batting rally with the score 5 to 3 son for that. The size of the 50-cent bleach men and Elberfield had never played at very simple. Everybody complimented the against them in the seventh inning scoring ers has been enlarged and there are added design of the monument in most flattering third before, so that it was a greatly four runs and thus winning the game. Mur boxes to the grand stand at a fancy price, changed team that greeted the crowd. words. While it is simple, it is very im ray again came to the front as a batter, and all those were taken, and more would pressive, and nothing could have been de CAPTAIN KEELEB. and in the following inning made the long have been taken. As a matter of fact, there vised which better fits its object. It was came in for the most applause, and just to est hit ever seen on these grounds, putting was a little too much of a crowd, for it got universally regretted that Miss Florence show that he is no back number, smashed the ball over the fence and scoring a home away from the attendants on the inside and Richter, daughter of the Editor of "Sport the ball for two singles. The new ball was run. Murray, for the Giants, and Engle, for some of the box seats were occupied by ing Life," who was present with her father thrown out to Tim Hurst by the Sheriff, the Yankees, are the two star hitters in this spectators who had no right to them, and the day before the unveiling took place, © ©Big Tom©© Foley, and the number of pho vicinity so far this season. who simply jumped in and took possession. could not have remained in Brooklyn a day tographers taking snapshots of him as he THE SUPEEBAS THE GAME longer to have been present at the cere did so exceeded the players of both teams. crossed bats again with the Giants in was not so good for Brooklyn as the crowd. monies. The fielding throughout the game was good, Brooklyn on Saturday before a crowd so The same pair who had faced one another but not sensational. Reliable, but not bril large "that the sale of grand stand seats was in the game at the Polo Grounds were on M©LEAN©S TROUBLES. liant. In the first inning, however, there stopped by President Ebbetts some time be the field at Washington Park. Ames was was a sharp piece of work by Kleinow and fore the game began. The contest was of in the box for the Giants and Wilhelm for Elberfeld, which caught a base runner nap that hair-raising, rip-snorting quality that the Brooklyns. The tale of the contest was Sore on Cincinnati Because of Ejectment ping at third and took a good bit of starch kept the nerves of the fans on edge till the different. New York won and it was partly From a Billiard Hall. out of Washington at the start. George last man was put put in the ninth inning. due to good batting and partly the result of Special to "Sporting Life." McBride, the expert Washington short- Hard luck figured in it to some extent for ;he poor fielding of the home team. New stop, did the best fielding of the game. It the Giants. Doyle was unable to play, and York did not begin to play as well as in the Cincinnati, O., April 26. Catcher Larry was sharp and snappy, and a one-handed an error of the purely accidental sort by first contest at the Polo Grounds. Ames had McLean, the big backstop of the Reds, is catch of a high liner hot from the bat B^letcher was responsible for one of Brook one of his lazy streaks with him, and in more sore than ever on this town and wants evoked the applause of the spectators. Mc lyn©s runs. This error was only one of the stead of being on his toes anS after the to be transferred to another major league Connell filled Hal Chase©s shoes at first unusual and momentous kind on both sides sail every minute, was slow and heavy on city. It all came about because the manager most creditably. Knight at short was en that kept the crowd dizzy with joy or grief, his feet and let grounders get away that he of the Savoy Hotel here became convinced tirely satisfactory. Cree played a good according to the side of the bridge they should have eaten up. It was a big surprise that McLean was bent on starting a row iii game at centre. Laporte was a disappoint lailed from. This victory for Brooklyn ;o the New York end of the attendance, be the billiard room of his hotel last Wed ment at second and was decidedly the weak makes an even break for the Giants in the cause Ames has been very fast all the year nesday night, and called the police and had spot in the infield. Kid Elberfeld made :our games thus far played between these and this season has been predicted to be the Larry thrown out. According to the man good at third in great shape. ;wo teams. If this close rivalry between >est that he has yet shown in base ball. He ager of the hotel, McLean has caused trou "HACKENSCHMIDT" ENGLE these clubs is maintained throughout the did not get a chance to finish the game. He ble in his house on several occasions, and proved the sensation of the day at the bat, season and for the interest of the game it was pulled out of the game to let McCor- when he thought he saw It coming he took He punched the ball for a single, a two- s hoped that it may be the excitement mick bat for him, and no chances and called the police. McLean bagger, and a home run. He whacked the among the cranks in this town will be at WILTSE FINISHED. says he was outrageously treated and com globule with a vigor in proportion to his white heat when September comes. plained to Manager Griffith. The latter is JOTTINGS. The Giants were behind when this took- convinced that Larry is behaving himself size, and he is about as tall as he is broad. place, and when they were through with correctly this year and has started an in Eagle bida fair to b* Stullinga© Rackar thow«d iron noire in his gam* nine inninga thsy had tite game won, and. vestigation. SRORTIIVO
with severe abdominal pains. He was re owing to his refusal to accept a cut in sal moved to the hospital, where his case was ary made necessary by the American Asso PHILLY POINTS diagnosed as gangrene of the intestines and ciation iron-clad new salary limit of $300 Everywhere an operation was at once resorted to, about per month. Livingstone has been preparing a foot of the diseased intestines being re an appeal to the National Commission, but moved. The desperate operation at first bid his acquisition by the Athletic Club will ob DEATH OF CATCHER POWERS fair to be successful, but this hope was viate further proceedings in that direction. NOW! shattered in a few days by a relapse and Livingstone did splendid work for the Hoos- three successive operations failed to remove ier team last season. He ranked third OF THE ATHLETICS. or check the fatal infection. Powers made among the American Association catchers a hard battle for life, aided by a strong last year, with a record of .980. He caught constitution and previous good physical con in 118 games, made 581 put-outs, 143 as dition, but for ten days he was unable to sists, and only 15 errors. His batting aver The Phillies and Athletics Rapidly assimilate any food whatsoever and this age was .229. Out of 388 times at bat he caused physical exhaustion that he could, made 26 runs and 89 hits, including 11 Reach Recovering Lost Grotmd The not recover from when another relapse set in doubles, 5 triples and 3 home runs. In Sunday morning. It was then reflexion of addition, he made 187 sacrifice hits and the muscles began which affected the heart stole 16 bases. He has had some major Athletic Team Line-Up Defini and brought about the end on Monday morn league experience, having received spring Official 1909 ing. On Sunday Powers received extreme tryouts from Cincinnati and Cleveland. He tely Settled News and Gossip* unction, but his remarkable vitality enabled will doubtless have joined the Athletics by him to survive .throughout the night and to the time this sees print. retain consciousness and a clear mind until w BY FRANCIS 0. RICHTER. a few minutes before he breathed his last. J. Earle Wagner©s Loss. By his side when the last rites of the church Mr. J. Earle Wagner, once a base ball Base Ball Philadelphia, Pa., April 27. The Phillies© were administered was Mrs. Powers, who proverbial ill luck as regards weather clung joined with him in the responses. Powers© magnate of national fame, and one of the to them this spring and not only ruined answers were distinct, and at the close^ie shrewdest men ever in the game, now the their first trip, but spoiled thanked Father Kinslow for the kindness he President of the Wagner Brothers© Com the local opening, rain caus had shown him during his illness. Through pany, one of the biggest meat houses in the ing a postponement from out his ordeal, down to the last moment of country, last week met with a misfortune Wednesday to Thursday, thus which luckily turned out to be only pecu Guide his life, Powers bore his suffering with pa taking off the edge. This tience, looked Grim Death in the face with niary. Fire damaged the upper floor of his was followed by another marvelous fortitude, and he died as he had residence, at 45th and Spruce Streets, on only complete postponement on Friday, lived with dignity and courage. the afternoon of April 21, to the extent of cutting the Boston series about $3000. It is supposed the flames were Guide published this down to two games, just started by a lighted match thrown on a win when the Phillies were in Loss to Game and Mankind. dow sill by one of the members of the house season. All you winning stride. The two A fine picture and biographical sketch of hold. Mrs. Wagner and her baby daughter games that were played, the deceased Dr. Powers appeared ^in our were asleep, when the mother was aroused want to know about Base however, resulted in Phila last issue, so we need not enlarge upon by Earl and Dorothy, her son and daughter, delphia victories, thus aton his history further. Suffice.it to say that and the family were obliged to hurry from Ball in one fooo&f. The F. G. Riahter ing for the defeats in Bos Powers© career was highly credit-able to the building to escape the flames and suffo ton and bringing the Phil- himself and to his profession and an inspir cating smoke. Jerry Collins, chauffeur for rules have been revised. lies up to the .500 mark. Incidentally pitch ation to the rising generation. As a ball Mr. Swain, a neighbor, heard the cries of ers Coveleskie and Foxen also got revenge, player he stood in the front rank and his the Wagner children, and, after assisting See that you get a copy. each scoring a clean-cut shut-out, and Fox- loss to the Athletic Club and to the Amer them from the house, tried to put out the en added to his glory by putting his game on ican League will be a heavy one. He was a flames with a fire extinguisher, but was Saturday on ice with a clean hit over the player of great ability, of model habits, and obliged to turn in an alarm. right-field wall. Coveleskie also achieved irreproachable deportment and thus in all additional distinction by saving yesterday©s ways a credit to his profession. His private Local Jottings. Price 10 cents Everywhere game with Brooklyn when he relieved Hor- life was in keeping with his public career. The Athletics© young shortstop, Mclnnes, Is a en in the ninth inning with a run in, men He was a clean man in every way a good wonder on hard, fast grounders. on second and first bases, nobody out, and churchman, upright citizen, model husband The Phillies© pitchers do not appear to be in Of Send to the Publisher* only a hit needed to tie the score and dis and father, wholly devoted to his family. He the best condition as yet, despite that long training posed of the side in order. The Phillies thus was, moreover, a man of high ideals, hon period at Southern Pines. went through the week without a defeat and orable ambition, and unflagging industry. Catcher Crist goes back to Jersey City, with that, too, without the services of such pitch His native kindness was such that he had wliieh he played last year. He will now be the A. J. REACH COMPANY ers as Corridon, McQuillan, and Sparks not an enemy in the world; his strong char absolute property of that club. not one of whom has yet pitched a game. acter was demonstrated by the fact that Catcher Thomas, of the Athletics, is a hard Philadelphia., Pa. When these two come to the-support of Co those who knew him best and longest loved thrower after he gets the ball started, but his slow ness in getting the ball away is noticeable. veleskie, Foxen, and Moren the Phillies him most; and his broad human sympathy for .330, which included 142 singles, 22 doubles, will have a pitching corps equal to that of was proven by his choice of the medical pro Dan Murphy is a bulwark of strength on the 12 triples and 2 homers. One would think that any other club in their race a corps which fession as his proposed life work© after the Athletics. He is as much of a success In right would make him capable of batting at least .285 in should, and probably will, offset the batting closing of his base ball career. To the field as at second base, and hits just as strongly. a major league a gait that would have secured him weakness of the team and give it a chance friends of the late Dr. Powers his death President George B. Dovey and his brother, John, a regular©s berth. for the pennant. The team is beginning to comes as a personal bereavement; to the who is secretary and treasurer, are with the Boston Following is a list of box holders at the Philadel play is regular fast fielding game and is widow and the fatherless little ones it is an team. Both were as genial and optimistic as ever. phia Ball Park: John a Bell, E. A, Ballard, also beginning to hit. Osborne, who has tak irreparable misfortune. In addition to catcher Crist, Manager Murray, of Francis Shunk Brown, E. M. Cooper, Fred T. en Deininger©s place, has not yet struck his the PhiUles, has turned outflelder Hanford, infleldef Chandler, Israel W. Durham, George H. Earie, Jr., 1908 gait in batting, but has shown marked A Beautiful, Touching, Tribute. Hannifan and pitcher Ohl over to the Jersey City R. Y. Filbert, James Foster, E. A. Qimbel, John improvement in fielding. As now hooked, up Cjlub. Gardiner, W. F. Harrity. Felix Isman. Joseph H. And yet Powers has not lived in vain nor An open-air vaudeville and circus on the order of Klemmer, Philip H. Johnson, Samuel D. Lit, J. D. the Phillies present the same team as last died without some recompense when his a hippodrome, is soon to be opened on the old Lit, Sigmund Lubin, Howard A, Loeb, J. Louch- year, and any increased chance for pennant beautiful life and heroic death can evoke Athletic base ball grounds at Twenty-ninth and Ox heim, Samuel M. Clements, Gus Mullar, Jules E. honors will hinge upon the pitching corps ford Streets. Mastbaum, Stanley V. Mastbaum, Itandal Morgan, and the development in batting of some of such a sentiment as the following by an T. Edward Murphy, Michael O©Rourke, John Mc- "Evening Times" editorial writer: Frank Baker©s feat of driving a ball over the Glynn, Joseph McCall, J. P. McNfchol, J. B. Par the younger members of the team. The four- Boston Club©s right-field fence has not been dupli game series with Brooklyn ends Thursday. On "In the death of Dr. Powers sport loses a sons, Charles E. Ingeisoll, W. J. Byan, Bichardson manly, gentle, character, and the game of base cated since 1907, and Harry Dtvis was the last & Boss, Bacquet Club, Joseph Snellenberg, E. T. Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday the ball one of its most skillful and wholly admirable man to do it. Stotesbury, W. H. Shelmerdine, Edward Schmidt, New York Giants play here. The balance exemplars. Those to whom his cheery, heartening The ushers, gate-keepers and other attendants at E. H. Vare, W. S. Vans. Clarence Wolf. Geo. O. of next week will be spent in Brooklyn. ©work hard, old man, work hard all the time,© has the Philadelphia Ball Park are now neatly garbed Widener. On Tuesday, May 11, the Phillies come become familiar will remember him long and always in uniforms of light gray with black trimmings a home for a long stand against the four with affection. He was stricken literally in harness, pleasing and striking novelty. PRACTICE RULE. Western teams, Pittsburg, Chicago, St. the attack which terminated his life commencing Says a Boston critic: "Strunk, the Athletics© new Louis, and Cincinnati appearing in the or when he wore the mask and breast pad in the centre fielder, shows a lot of speed in getting down der named. opening game at Shibe Park. He piloted his team to first. He is also one of the best hunters that Ordered for the American Association by to a glorious victory that day; although excruciating the new crop of players has produced." pain racked his body most of the time. Victory as President O©Brien. The Athletic Line-Up Settled. sured, he went to the ©hospital, aided in the diagno The well-known outfielder. Patrick Meaney, has sis of his malady, made his fight for life in the invented and patented a iiev/ score card, the Phila Special to "Sporting Life." The Athletics are also doing well by hold- same cheerful, earnest way he fought for triumphs delphia rights for which are for sale.© He can be Milwaukee, Wis., April 26. President J. Ing their own pending the definite selection in base ball, and when the physician in the last addressed at 1716 N. 23d Street, this city. D. O©Brien, of the American Association, and proper settling down of the team. After moments felt anxiously%for the scarcely fluttering Pitcher George McQuillan, of the Phillies, who is dropping two out of three to New York pulse, opened his tired eyes with a last effort and in the Medlco-Chi Hospital, ill with yellow jaun has issued orders for a new plan of prac here the Athletics moved on to Boston and whispered, ©It is almost gone.© These were his last dice, is on the road to recovery. It must have tice for both home and visiting teams be words. The manner in which the youth of a nation given him the creeps, however, to hear of Mike fore each scheduled game. Under the old got even with Boston by winning two out takes its sports is an index of that country©s na Powers© death. system visiting clubs had to go to the out of three, one game being prevented bv rain. tional character. High indeed is the ideal and at field or wherever they could get their bat In the first game, on April 21, Plank had Third baseman Frank Baker, of the Athletics, tainment of the national game when it can claim who slammed a homer over the fence in Boston ting practice while they were granted 15 one bad inning, the four runs then scored as one of its cherished heroes so brave, so gentle Saturday, batted .299 in the Tri-State League last minutes on the diamond for a fielding work- settling the game. On the following day a soul as that which passed away to-day." year, having C homers, 12 three-base hits, 11 two- ojit. The new ruling grants 20 minutes to Coombs (who to date has been the Athletics© Relatives and friends, also members of base hits and 135 singles. each club. Of this time 10 shall be devoted star pitcher) came to the rescue with a the Athletic Base Ball Club and the Art.i- Of young Mclnnis that keen judge, Connie Mack, to fielding practice and 10 to batting from, one-hit, no-run game, the Athletics scoring sans© Mutual Protective Association, are in says: "Mclnnis is a fine ball player. He has a the plate. This holds for both clubs.. Um the only run in the game on an error by vited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, at great future before him. I was impressed with his McConnell, and singles by Davis and Strunk. work from the start. Although a little nervous, he pires also shall be on the ground 40 min 8.30 A. M., from the residence of Mr. Geor^g. will soon gala confidence." utes before each game and supervise this The third and final game on Saturday last E. Flood, 2035 North 22d Street. Solemn practice and see that visiting clubs get their was won in the first inning when Baker hit requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Fred Beck, the young first baseman now being opportunity to bat from the plate. Any a homer with the bases full, these four runs tried out by Boston, has all the actions of the Elizabeth©s Church, at 10 A. M., and inter veteran Fred Tenney but does not appear to be batting from any other position or in front settling the game. The opening game at ment will take place at New Cathedral Cem a strong enough batsman to hold a berth as a of or at any bleacher or stand is also pro Washington yesterday resulted in an Ath etery. major league first baseman. hibited. This gives a visiting team equal letic victory, thanks to the effective pitching Ira Thomas is expected to be given plenty of opportunity with the home team. of Bender in his first championship game of A Crop of Double-Headers. work by the Athletics on account of the Illness of the season. Manager Mack now has his in Doc Powers. However, Manager Connie Mack is field arranged to get the best possible bat Under the National League©s new rule re said to be particularly impressed with the work of COMISKEY©S LOSS. ting results with Baker back at third quiring the play-off of postponed games in young Lapp, who appears to lack only experience base, ColHns at second base, and Nicholls at the second series the Phillies will have to do for his job. The Chicago Americans© Grand Stand short field, and that arrangement is likely some tall hustling in the late part of June Pitcher Corridon, who did not go South with the to be permanent unless some one of this trio and early part of July, when they will Phillies this spring, has been working hard at the Destroyed by Fire. falls off very much indeed in fielding. have to crowd 14 games into nine days. The grounds and reported to Manager Murray on Satur Special to "Sporting Life." Strunk©s speed and latent batting ability postponed game with Boston on their own day that he was ready to pitch when wanted. Brown grounds, carried over from last week, will is also in good condition, and Sparks will be just Chicago, April 26. The American League has secured him the centre field job for the as soon as the weather warms up a bit. grandstand here was destroyed by fire last present at least. Manager Mack has pub be played in Boston on June 28 as part of a double-header. Wednesday©s postponed Pitcher McQuillan, of the Phillies, has been re night. The bleachers were not mnch dam licly declared himself satisfied with this line moved to the Medico-Chirugical Hospital, this city, aged, but it will be several days before up, and says he expects his team to re opening game here will be played as hajf where he is improving, but is still very sick. It the stand can be repaired sufficiently to main around the top all season. Be that as of a double-header in this city on July 1. is thought that he will not be able to play until allow the White Sox to play there, Pr.esi- it may, there is little doubt that he now Friday©s scheduled game will be played July, which, if true, will be a hard blow to the dent Murphy when informed of the fire at has his team made up to get the best pos off on July 3, Saturday. Fortunately, the Phillies, as he is now undoubtedly the team©s star pitcher. once^eent word to President Oomiskey that sible results from the material in hand, and next day is Sunday, leaving the Fourth of National League Park was at his disposal. we see no reason for revising our recently- July celebration for July 5, with New York, Foxen©s homer over the right-field wall was the He further offered to divide dates with the expressed opinion that the Athletics will making 14 games in nine days. According first feat of the kind by a Philadelphia player in to the rearranged schedule, the dates with several years, and he is the first to really earn a White Sox when the Cubs return home if develop faster and stronger than most of Grady cup since 1906. But visiting players have per Comiskey could not get bis grounds in the critics, particularly the foreign critics, Boston for the period mentioned, showing formed the feat several times in recent years. Beau proper shape in time. deemed possible, especially if the pitchers the 12 consecutive games, are as follows: mont put one over July 4, 1907; George Browne do anything like the work they are capa June 25 Phillies at Boston. followed suit August 12, 1908; and Tim Jordan was The Altoona (Tri-State League) dub has traded ble of doing, and if catcher Livingstone June 26 PhiUies at Boston (two games). the last to hit it over, performing the feat October catcher Walter Frambes for pitcher Edmonston and comes anywhere near filling the shoes of June 28 Phillies at Boston (two games). 5 of last year. inflelder Zollers, of York, same league. the lamented "Doc" Powers. The Athletics June 29 Boston at Philadelphia. It was a singular coincidence that on Saturday end their series at Washington next Thurs July 1 Boston at Philadelphia (two the Phillies© victory over Boston here and the games). Athletics© victory over the other Boston team in day and then they go to New York for four Boston should be clinched by home runs one by games. On May 5 they start a four-game July 2 Boston at Philadelphia. pitcher Foxen, who made the first hit over the series with Washington at Shibe Park, after July 3 Boston at Philadelphia (two right-field wall by a Philadelphia payer in several which they start on their first Western trip, games). ___ years; the other by recruit Baker, who reached tha opening at St. Louis on May 10. acme of batting ambition by hitting over the fence New Catcher for Athletics. with the bases fall. Six of the Phillies have gone to housekeeping. Death of Catcher Powers. In view of the fact that "Dr." Powers© Knabe, Moren, Magee, Eichie, McQuillan aud It is with profound regret, and with deep illness and consequent operations would keep Moore have rented a furnished house on North sympathy for a bereaved family, that we him out of the game all of this season, Broad Street, near Philadelphia Park. Each man chronicle the untimely death, in the full Manager Mack, of the Athletics, had been has a room to himself and they employ a negress INE TABLES, CAROM, casting about for another catcher, and he who does their cooking and housework. The men flower of manhood, of catcher Mike Powers, have a six-months© lease on the house and will F finally captured one who was not only the COMBINATION ANB FOOL. of the Athletics, at the Northwestern Gen occupy it all season when the team is at home. eral Hospital yesterday morning, after a most available man in sight, but who should Orders from all parts of the world promptly prove fully capable of holding his end up It is a matter of regret that Deinioger has once long and gallant battle against the Grim more failed to hit in the majors at the clip he attended to. Reaper. It will be remembered that after in major league company. The new catcher always shows in the minors. It is strange, too, John Croatian, Green©s Hotel, Pisilad©a, Pa. catching the opening game at Shibe Park on is Paddy Livingstone, of the champion In- considering his great record in so fast a league as 12 catcher Powers vras prostrated dianapoua Club, who has been a hold-cut the Tri-Stato League, in which last roar he hit Ovor UOOXOOO Noi*> Subdues* Sold. s SRORTIIVG LJFB
local opening game the Giants won a game marked Doolan, ss. 3 1 1 2 3 0|Stem, lb.. 3 0 1 11 00 by hard hitting and plenty of errors. Ground Dooin, c.. 2 0 1 2 0 0 Bowerman.c 300240 rules allowing two bases for a hit into right field Foxen, p. . 2 1 1 1 60 Sweeney, 3b 3 0 1 1 2 0 were enforced owing to the encroachments of the Lindaman.p 000010 crowd. The home team looked like sure winners un Totals.. 24 4 0 27 14 1 Domer, p.. 2 0 0 0 10 til the seventh, when Alpennan made two inisplays, McCarthy.p 000000 National League which, with three hits and two passes, put the vis *Beaumont. 101000 itors in the lead. Murray's home drive over the tSmlth .... 1 0 0 0 00 right-field fence in the eighth inning clinched the The Official Record victory. Ames was relieved in the sixth by Wiltse. Totals. . 31 0 5 24 16 0 Fromme, p 2 0 0 0 3 0|*Enright ..100000 The score: Batted for Dorner In eighth inning. Beebe, p... 2 040 New York.. AB.R.B. P.A.E Brooklyn.. AB.R.B. P.A.E tBatted for Beck in ninth inning. of the 1909 Pennant Totals. .23 3 4 27 15 1 tPhelps ... 1 000 Herzog, If.. 4200 0 0 Bureh, If.. 4 0 1 2 00 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Higginb'm.p 000000 Doyle. 2b.. 5 1 1 2 41 Alpenn'n.2b 411154 Philadelphia ...... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x—* 100000 Murray, rf. 4 2 3 3 0 0 Hummel.ss. 501130 Race withTabulated Tenney, lb. 4 3 1 13 10 Sebring, cf. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Earned runs—Philadelphia 3. Two-base hits— O'Hara, cf. 4 1 2 0 0 0 Lumley, rf. 4 2 1 1 0 1 Grant, Titus, Home run—Foxen. Left on bases— Totals. . 35 2 8 24 14 1 Devlin, 3b. 5 0 2 0 1 0 Jordan, lb. 3 1 2 16 0 0 Philadelphia 3, Boston 4. Double plays—Doolan. Scores and :: 'Batted for Osteen hi ninth inning. Bridwell,ss 502440 Lennox. 3b. 2 1 0 1 2 0 Knabe, Bransfield; Knabe, Bransfield. First on tBatted for Beebe hi seventh inning. Schlei, c... 3 0 0 5 2 0 Bergen, c.. 4 0 0 3 1 0 errors—Boston 2. First on balls—Off Lhidaman 2, Accurate Accounts tBatted for Higghibotham in ninth inning. Ames. p... 2 0 0 0 1 2 Wilhelm, p. 2 0 2 1 3 0 Dorner 1, McCarthy 1, Foxen 1. Hit by pitcher— Cincinnati ...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1—3 'MoCorm'k 2000 0 0 fKustua.... 100000 By Domer 1. Time—1.25. Umpires—Johnstone St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0—2 Wiltse, p.. 0 00010 ______and Cusack. Attendance—9733. ofAll Championship Two-base hits—Charles, Lobert. Three-base hits — — — — —— Totals.. 33 5 827145 CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS APRIL 24.—The Car —Deiehanty. Paskert. Sacrifice hits—Huggins, Oakes, Totals. .38 8 11 27 14 3 dinals were beaten by Brown's effectiveness. Beebe's Ham, a pniiiw Games Played. : : Paskert, Bliss. Sacrifice flies—Lobert, Byrne. Stolen *Batted for Ames in seventh Inning. wild throw in the second was followed by Moran's base—Paskert. Hits—Off Beebe 4 in G innings. tBatted for Wilhelm hi ninth inning. single for the first run. Brown forced in the only First on balls—Off Fromme 2, Beebe 3, Higgin- New York ...... 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 0—8 run for the locals with bases on balls to Shaw and botham 1. Struck out—By Fromme 2, Beebe 3. Broklyn ...... 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0—5 Bresnahan after Charles and Osteen had singled. Wild pitch—Beebe. Umpires—O'Day and Emslie. Two-base hits—O'Hara, Alpennan. Home run Score: THE 1909 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. Time—1.45. Attendance—1500. Murray. Hits—Off Ames, 5 in 6 innings. Sacrifice Note.—The Chicago-Pittsburg game at Chicago was hits—O'Hara, Jordan, Lennox 2. Stolen base—Len Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E|St. Louis. AB.R.B. P.A.K ' The complete and correct record of the prevented by cold weather. nox. Double plaj—Doyle, Bridwell, Tenney. Left Browne, cf 3 2 1 3 0 0|Byrne, 3b.. 4 0 0 2 19 thirty-fourth annual championship race on bases—New York 8, Brooklyn 6. First on balls— Sheck'd, If 4 1 1 4 0 0|Shaw, cf.. 3 0 1 3 0 0 CLUB STANDING APRIL 19. Off Ames 2, Wilhelm 3. First on errors—New Chance, lb 5 0 1 11 1 0|Bresnahan,c 200621 of the National League to April 25 in W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. York 2. Brooklyn 3. Struck out—By Ames 4. Wil Steinfe't,3b 51211 OIKonefy, lb 4 0 1 4 3 0 clusive is as follows: Cincinnati 5 1 .833 Chicago .... 2 3 .400 helm 2. Time>—2.00. Umpires—Rigler and Truby. Tinker, ss. 3 0 1 2 6 olEvans, rf.. 4 0 1 0 0 1 Boston ... 4 1 .800 Pittsburg ... 2 3 .400 Attendance—25,000. Hofman. rf 4 1 1 1 0 0|Delehanty,lf 301500 2 | New York 2 2 .5001 St. Louis ... 2 4 .333 CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS APRIL 22.—The Car Zimme'n,2b 40111 0| Charles, 2b. 4 1 1 4 1 1 £! Brooklyn 2 3 .400|Fhiladelphia 1 3 .250 Moran, c.. 3 0 1 3 20 Osteen, ss.. 4 0 2 1 11 S" & o 3 dinals lost the opening game at the new National Brown, p.. 4 0 0 1 20 Beebe, p... 3 0 0 2 11 o
Moran, e.. 3 0 0 9 2 OlCharles, 2b 4 1 2 4 2 0 Pfeister, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Osteen, ss.. 3 0 0 1 51 NATIONAL LEAGUE NOTES. Overall, p. 2.0 1 1 i o Rhodes, p.. 2 1 0 1 51 _ - ©Phelps.e ...101000 1909 National League Schedule Chappelle, a former Trl-State pitcher, IB making Totals..Ti%rale 31 5^ 5e; 27OT 80e rt tLush4.T .._i. 100000^ « n n A A good with the Bostons. Season Opened April 14; Closes October 7 Manager Fred Clarke, of Pittsburg, freely admita Totals.. 34 4 10 27 20 4 Batted for Brans in fifth inning. that Cincinnati has a much-Improved team. TBatted for Rhodes in ninth inning. CHICAGO AT HOME Second baseman Johnny Evers announces that he St Louis ...... 0 00 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 ST. LOUIS AT HOME will join the "Cubs" on the last day of April. Chicago ...... 3 o 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 The Chicago Club has released John E. Malone . With Plttsburg ...... May 2, S, 4 With Cincinnati ...... April 30 to the Hannibal Club, of the Central Association. Two-base hit Konetchy. Three-base hit Sheck With Cincinnati ...... May 5, 6. 7, 8 With Cincinnati ...... May 1, 2, 3 ard. Sacrifice hit Tinker. Double plays- Evans, With St. Louis ...... May 9 With New York ...... June 4, 5, 6 Magnate Joe McGinnity, of Newark, is negotiating Konetchy, Charles; Zimmerman, Chance. Stolen With Pittsburg ...... May 30 With Brooklyn ...... June 7, 8, 9 with the New York Nationals for outflelder Ben bases Browne, Charles, Phelps. First on balls Off Meyers. Rhodes 5, Pfeister 2, Overall 1. Struck out By With Philadelphia ...... June 3, 4. .5, 6 With Philadelphia .... June 11, 12, 13, 14 Rhodes 2, Pfeister 4, Overall 3. Hits Off Pfeister With New York ...... 1 June 7. 8, 0, 10 With Boston ...... June 16, 17, 19. 20 First baseman Abstein, of Pittsburg, is not a. 8 in 5 innings. Overall 2 in 4 innings. Left on With Boston ...... June 11, 12, 13, 14 With Pittsburg ..... June 22, 23, 24. 26, 27 Hebrew, as has been stated, but a full-blooded With Brooklyn ...... June 16, 17, 19, 20 With Cincinnati ...... June 30 German. bases St. Louis 6, Chicago 5. Thae*o-2.08. Umpires With Cincinnati .... June 22, 23, 24, 28, 27 With Cincinnati ...... July 1. 2, 3 O©Day and Emslie. Attendance 18,500. With St. Louis ...... July 4, 5. 5, 6 With Chicago ...... July 26, 27, 28, 29 Outfielder "Rebel" Oakes. Cincinnati©s Louisiana With Philadelphia ...... July 30, 31 With Boston ...... July 30, 31 recruit, is doing "some tall hitting and looks like a With Philadelphia ...... August 1, 2 With Boston ...... August 1. 2 real find. With Boston ...... August 3, 4, 5, 8 With Philadelphia ...... August 3, 4, 5, 6 In New York they say that SchJei is a good THE CANAL ZONE, With Brooklyn ...... August 7, 8, 9, 10 With New York ..... August 7. 8, 9, 10, 11 catcher, but hasn©t the whooping-up spirit of Roger With New York ...... August 12, 13, 14, 15 With Brooklyn ... August 12, 13, 14, 15, 15 Bresnahan. The Campaign for the Championship Now With Cincinnati ...... August 17, 18 With Cincinnati ...... September 6, 6, 7 The Plt&burg Club has secured catcher Stratton With Pittsburg ...... September 5 With Pittsburg ...... September 12, 13, 14 from New Orleans in exchange for a claim on catch Fairly On Native Players Take the With St. Louis ...... September 10, 11 With Philadelphia ... September 18, 19, 20 er Sch river. With New York ...... September 18, 19, 20 With New York ...... September 21, 22t 23 Place ot the Departed Visiting Pro With Brooklyn ...... September 21, 22, 23 With Brooklyn ...... September 24, 25, 26 Jimmy Sebring Is playing a very fast game in With Boston ...... September 24, 25, 26 With Boston ...... September 28, 29, 30 Brooklyn©s outfield, and Manager Lumley will use fessionals. With Philadelphia .... September 28, 23. 30 With Chicago ...... October 5, 6, 7 him regularly. With Pittsburg ...... October 2, 3, 4 The Boston Clu* has released catcher Carlss un By A. P. Wilde. conditionally, and has turned pitcher George Pierce Empire Canal Zone, April 5. Editor over to Augusta. The veteran Jack Chapman during the week was Sporting Life." It looks as if we will CINCINNATI AT HOME reported as being ill with grip at the United States have a very short dry season this year. Hotel in Boston. Even now the skies are heavy laden with With Chicago ...... April 3.0 With Pittsburg ...... May 9 Abstein is making good as a batsman. Ee is dense black clouds all the time. Reports With Chicago ...... May 1 With St. Louis ...... May 29, 30 probably in the major league to stay, and Barney from Jamaica tell us the rainy season is With St. Louis ...... May 5, 6, 7, 8 With Chicago ...... May 31, 31 Dreyfuss is happy. already in full blast there, and we can ex With Chicago ...... May 29 With Chicago ...... June 1, 2 The New York Club has turned Roger Bresnahan©s pect it here any time. Nearly all of the With St. Louis ...... May 31, 31 With Brooklyn ...... June 3, 4, 5, 6 younger brother, Phil, over to the Portsmouth Club, players who have engagements in the States With St. Louis ...... June 1 With Boston ...... June 7, 8, 9, 10 of the Ohio League. have left the Isthmus, and their places have With Boston ...... June 2, 3, 4. 5 With New York ...... June 11, 12, 13, 14 With Philadelphia ...... June 7. 8, 9, 10 With Philadelphia ..... June 16, 17, 19. 20 Outflelder Sheckard, of the Cubs, has a trouble been filled by the best material available. With Brooklyn ...... June 11, 12, 14, 15 With Pittsburg v ...... July 4 some knee and is under .the care of bonesetter Sunday, March 7, Ancon and M. P. & M. With New York ...... June 16, 17, 18, 19 With St. Louis ...... July 25 Reese. of Youngstonm. played at Ancon, the former winning by a With Philadelphia ...... June 21 With Brooklyn ...... July 30, 31 Marquard evidently made good with the Giants in score of 7 to 3. This was a splendid con With Chicago ...... June 30 With Brooklyn ...... August 1, 2 his first game. McGraw says his $10,000 beauty test, many excellent plays being made by With Chicago ...... July 1, 2, 3 With New York ...... August 3, 4, 5, 6 was worth the money. With Cincinnati ...... July 5, 5, 6 With Philadelphia ...... August 7, 8, 9, 10 both teams. Both pitchers were batted hard. With Cincinnati ...... July 26, 27, 28 With Boston ...... August 12, 13, 14, 15 "Bad Bill" Dahlen, though he has been playing Ancon bunching enough hits in the sixth With Philadelphia ...... July 29 With Chicago ...... September 4 since Anson was In his prime. Is still pretty Shifty inning to bring five runs over the pan. With New York ...... July 30, 31 With St. Louis ...... September 5 at Boston©s short field. M. P. & M. putting two damaging errors to With New York ...... August 2 With Chicago ...... September 12, 13 Manager McGraw©s new two-j«ar contract with their credit, assisted their opponents. With Brooklyn ...... August 3, 4, 5. 6 With Pittsburg ...... September 15, 16 the New York Ctub has just been promulgated by With Boston ...... August 7, 9. 10, 11 With Boston ...... September 18, 19, 20 Acting-President Heydler. EMPIRE* AND GORGONA With Philadelphia ...... August 12. 13, 11 With Philadelphia ... September 21, 22, 23 Pitcher Johnny Lush says there is no dissension played at this place, Gorgona winning, 8 With New York ...... August 16 With New York ...... September 24. 25, 26 in the St. Louis team and pays a high tribute to With St. Louis ...... August 17, 18, 19 With Brooklyn ...... September 28, 29, 30 Bresnahan as a manager. to 3, by hard and consecutive stick work. With St. Louis ...... September 4 With St. Louis ...... October 1, 2, 3 While Empire had a decidedly off day in With Chicago ...... September 6, 6, 7, 8 With Pittsburg ...... October 5, 7 The New York papers are boosting tho Indian the field, the batting of their opponents With Cincinnati ...... September9.il catcher, Meyers, in a way to make Mm another would have won even if the fielding had With Brooklyn ...... September 17, 18, 20 Sockalexis as regards fame. been perfect. It has been rather mystifying With Boston ...... September 21, 22, 23 Until they beat New York, 3 to 0, in t>e opening why the Gorgona team has not won more With Philadelphia ...... September 24, 25 game this season the Superbas had not wen a first games. It is the hardest hitting team of With New York ...... September 28, 29, 30 game of the season since 1896. the four in the league. They may yet make Clark Griffith is receiving the plaudits of tiv» a strong bid for the pennant. Sunday, thousands at Cincinnati, It looks as if he hag March 14, Ancon and M. P. & M. played a gathered a pretty good ball team. NEW YORK AT HOME BOSTON AT HOME Fire Chief Croker, of New York, has made a re double-header at Ancon parK, Ancon win port to Commissioner Hayes advising more exits in ning both games by scores of 9 to 1 and With Chicago ...... May 11, 12, 13, 14 With New York ...... May 5, 6, 7, 8, the new stands at the Polo Grounds. 6 to 1. These games packed the grand With Cincinnati ...... May 15, 17. 18, 19 With Cincinnati ...... May 11, 12. 13, stand to overflowing with Ancon enthusi With Pittsburg ...... May 20. 21, 22 With St. Louis ...... May 15, 17, 18, The postponed New York-Brooklyn game of April With St. Louis ...... May 24. 25. 28, 27 With Chicago ...... May 20, 21, 14 will be played at the Polo Grounds on Jane 28, asts, and they can certainly enthuse, when With Philadelphia ..... May 28, 29, 31, 31 With Pittsburg ...... May 24, 25, 26, making a double-header on that day. their team is winning. In the first game With Brooklyn ...... ;...... June 1 With Brooklyn ...... May 28, 29. 31, Pitcher Phillippe, of Pittsburg. announces with M. P. & M pulled off six errors that would With Boston ...... June 22, 2;!, 24 With Philadelphia ..... June 25. 28, 26, positiveness that his dead pitching arm ha* been make a goat look amazed. Ancon batted With Brooklyn ...... June 25, 26. 28 With St. Louis ...... July 8, 9, 10, resurrected and is now as good as ever. the ball hard, too. The bunching of two With Pittsburg ...... July 8. 9, 9. 10, 12 With Chicago ...... July 13, 14. 15, With Cincinnati ...... July 13, 14. 15, 16 With Cincinnati ...... July 17, 19, 21), The Boston Club©s contracts with Beaumont, Fer- errors in the third inning was mainly the, With St. Louis ...... July 17, 19, 20. 21 With Pittsburg ...... July 22. 23, 24, guson, Graham, McCarthy, Stair and White were cause of M. P. & M. scoring their one tally Wilh Chicago ...... July 22, 23. 24 With New York ...... July 26, 27, promulgated in the first week of the race. in the first game. Ancon made two home With Cincinnati ...... August 20. 21. 23 With Brooklyn ...... August 17, 18, The four B©s at the top of the Boston batting runs, three two-baggers and two stolen Witli Pittsburg ...... August 24, 25, 2ii With Chicago ...... August 20,01. 21. order are all left-handers and should, therefore, bases. Lawlor, for Ancon, pitched a steady, With Chicago ...... August 27. 28, ,SO, 31 With St. Louis ...... August 24, 2; be easy for some of the left-handed pitcihers. strong game all through, at no time being With St. Louis ...... September 1, 2, 3 With Cincinnati August 27, 28, President Murphy, of the Cubs, declares he will pressed to exert himself past the ordinary, With Boston ...... September 4, 6, 6, 7 With Pittsburg ...... August not trade catcher Kling to Cincinnati or any other With Brooklyn ..... September 8, 9, 10, 11 With Pittsburg ...... September 1 club. He must play with the "Cubs" or quit. M. P. & M. only making four hits. With Philadelphia ...... October 2, 2, 4, a With Philadelphia September 8, 9, 10, With New York ... . September 13, 14, Outflelder Mertes, signed by Boston, will have to THE SECOND GAME pass a.u examination before the National Commis was much better played by both teams, An sion before he is allowed to play again in organized con having one error on a hard chance, M. ball. P. & M. having two, both being on rather Red Waller is said to be the champion poker difficult plays. Ancon made nine hits, while PHILADELPHIA AT HOME BROOKLYN AT HOME player of the Giants. If Red cannot make expenses M. P. & M. could only get four, one of them in the daily game of draw he is a much disappointed With New York ...... With Boston ..... man. a four-bagger for their only run. Gardner With Boston .... for Ancon, played a brilliant game at sec With New York ...... It has been the recruits to the Giants© pitching With Pittsburg ...... With Philadelphia staff who have done the bulk of the work so far ond, having several hard chances. The M. With Chi. ago ...... With St. Louis this season. Meybe that©s not encouraging for New |P. & M. were minus the services of Frank With St.. Louis ...... With Pittsbuig York fans? Monnshire both games. The umpire fared With Cincinnati ...... \\ ith Cincinnati With Boston ...... With Chicago . Pittsburg has released James Kane, a first base very well, being treated almost like a hu With Boston ...... With New York man, to Omaha, of the We^ern League, and Daniel man being. He gave his decisions promptly With New York ...... July 5, 5, li, 7 With Moeller, an outflelder, to Jersey City, of the East and, to most of the spectators, correctly. With Chicago ...... July 8, «, 10. 12 Uith ern League. I am afraid had there been any rank plays With St. Louis ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 With New York ...... July 1, 2. 3 Boston©s attempt to transfer outflelder Jimmy he would have thought differently of him With Pittsburg ...... July 17, 19, 2,©). 21 With Boston ...... July 5, 5. 0, 7 Slagle from Chicago to the Baltimore (Eastern self after the game. Mr. Henry is his name, With Cincinnati ...... July 22, 22, 23, 24 With (©inclnnati ...... July 8, 9, 10, 12 League) Club has been frustrated by Pittsburg©s With Brooklyn ...... July 26. 27, 28 With Pittsbuig ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 refusal to waive claim. and he is a powerful, big, husky fellow. May With New York ...... August 17, IS, 19 With Chicago ...... July 17, 1!), 20, 21 be this was the cause. With Pittsburg ...... August 20. 21, 23 With St. Louis ..©...... July 22, 23, 24 The Cardinals are losing more games than they©re With Chicago ...... August 24, 25, 26 With St. Louis ...... August 20, 21, 21, 23 winning, but they are not losing without giving their EMPIRE PLAYED With St. Louis ...... August 27, 28, 30. 31 With Cincinnati ...... August 24, 25, 26 opponents a. battle, and appear to be imbued with at Gorgona, losing by a 6 to 2 score. Em With Cincinnati ...... September 1, 2, 3 With Pittsbuig ...... August 27, 28, 30 Bresnahan©s fighting spirit. pire was outplayed, the Gorgona boys put With Brooklyn ...... September 4 With Cincinnati ...... August 31 Infielder Ward Miller, of the Pittsburgs, stole 96 ting up a fine fielding game and whack With Brooklyn ...... September 13. 14. 13 With Chicago ...... September 1, 2, 3 bases in the Wisconsin League last season. That With Boston ...... October 6, 7 With Philadelphia ...... September 6, 6, 7 nearly equals the record of Jimmy Austin in the ing the ball all over the lot, Empire©s good With Boston ...... October 2, 4, 5 fielding alone preventing a much larger Western League, he stealing 98. With New York ...... October 6, 7 Hans Wagner was arrested in Pittsbarg on April score for Gorgona. Empire©s big lead is 21 for speeding his auto. The magistrate let him being steadily cut down and if they don©t go to help the Pirates win, however. The big fellow soon take a hump onto themselves, will find has three autos and likes to go fast. it a hard matter to win out. They are not place, which resulted in several arrests, hope the boys threw away all the bad throws Chief Meyers, of the Giants, probably would be playing the ball they started the season with. better pleased if so much fuss wasn©t made over Sunday, March 21, Ancon and Empire did which drew forth fines in the police court hi that one inning. Empire was minus the him every time he comes to bat Too much is ex battle at Empire park, which resulted in next day. So you see we can have some services of their regular third baseman, he pected of him in the way of hard MtUng. a 5 to 4 victory for Empire. This contest real excitement at some of our games. Don©t being sick in the hospital; their regular There is no truth in the report that pitcher Ma- was replete with both good and bad plays. know that it helps the game to a great ex right fielder is home on his vacation. Ancon thewson is a "hold-out." His contract has been The poor umpire got all of the blame, though. tent, but it shows that the tropics cannot made six hits and two errors. Empire five signed and promulgated and the only reason why Several of the players on the Ancon team has not yet pitched is because of an injury. demonstrated how badly they could throw take the fighting spirit away from hits and 14 errors. A double header was "Forbes Park" is a fitting name for the Pitts when they really felt like it. This was the UNCLE SAM©S BOYS. played at Gorgona park, with M. P. & M., burg Club©s new million-dollar battlefield, and it is cause of their losing the game and their Gorgona losing the first game, 9 to 0, and hoped that the Pirates will fight as valiantly for I don©t know how many hits were regis winning the second game, 3 to 2. In the the Pennant as General Forbes did for his flag. RAILING AT THE UMPIRE tered with fists and feet, but with the stick first game M. P. & M. registered 7 runs Umpires O©Day and Emslie are the only veteran was absolutely ludicrous. It is a good thing Ancon made nine and Gorgona made eleven. off one two-base hit. Gorgona©s pitcher National League umpires now working together. to have the umpire to blame. I have noticed Hope in the future the boys will make all could not locate the plate, besides poking All the other old regulars are breaking in the the players who make thjs worst plays, bul their hits with their bats. Empire won three batsmen in the ribs. Under this big second string men making up the double system. let head, are the most pronounced in their from M. P. & M. by a 5 to 3 score. This handicap Gorgona played a good fielding In 27 years, that is since 1882, when Pittsburg was a fine game, both teams played fast ball. game, but could do ©nothing with Chap- became a member of organized ball, the opening of condemnation of the gentleman who makes the season occurred in Pittsburg only eight times. the decisions. It is certain the umpire did Empire©s runs were made early in the game, pelle©s superb delivery. Only once during The last opening game in Pittsburg was in 189il. not throw the ball all around the lot. Gor M. P. & M. coming up fast in the latter the game was he called upon to put on extra part of the game, giving the Empire fans a Pittsburg©s new ball park, Forbes Field, is ex gona and M. P. & M. did not play, as the steam. The second game was well played pected to be ready for June 30, which is the date park was rented out to West Indians, they bad scare. A good crowd was in attendance by both teams as is attested by the close now set for its dedication. The world©s champions holding a mammoth picnic there. A double- and displayed keen interest. Sunday, April score. will© be Pittsburg©s guests on that auspicious occasion. header will be pulled off on the next sched 4, Empire went over to Aneoii and were LEAGUE STANDING. Manager McGraw has a poisoned hand .which is uled date. Several match games of cricket beaten to the tune of 10 to 2. Some good very bothersome. It prevented his seeing his team©s base ball writer should have been present Taking for granted that Gorgona and Mo will be played. These people do not take tive Power each won a game on Sunday, and opening game, but he is recovering from an operation kindly to the great American game. The to make a report of this game. Ancon all right and soon will be as active as ever on the made the ten runs in the first inning and with the defeat of Empire by Ancon, the coaching lines. game of cricket does not appeal to my standing of the teams is as follows: fancy, though I expect if I understood it only < put the ball outside of the diamond Frank Chance, of the Chicago Club, had his hopes thoroughly it would prove interesting. twice; the Empire players put it everywhere, N P. W. L. Pet. of catcher Kling©s return shattered on April 23 with their hands. Something got hold of Empire ...... ^...... 16 11 5 .693 when he received a telegram from Kling stating Sunday, March 28, Gorgona and Ancon play M. P. & M...... 17 9 8 .481 that he would not return to the Chicago team May ed at Ancon park, Ancon winning, 5 to 2. them which seemed to give them a strong Ancon ...... 16 7 9 .445 2 or any other time this season. This game had as inclination to hit one of the many clouds Gorgona ...... 15 5 10 .346 President Brush, of the New York Club, is re hovering overhead. It seems almost impos ported as having asked a well-known firm of New AN EXTRA ATTRACTION sible for a base ball team to get so Proposed Northern Association. York architechts to draw plans for a new triple- considerable rough-house acting in it. It MANY WILD AND BAD THROWS decked steel grand stand to be built at the Polo seems that one of the Ancon players, in Kokomo, Ind., April 24. President Ed E. Grounds before next season. turning the third corner en route home, un out of their systems in one inning, but they Hill, of the Northern Base Ball Associa A Cincinnati man just back from Hof Springs says necessarily gave Gorgona©s third baseman a had them there and let them out. The skin tion, announced to-night that the meeting that pitcher Bob Spade will never report. He is called at Marion for next Sunday will take very sore and his argument is that he won more hard bump for which he was called hard by was nearly worn off the ball after it was games last year than any other Red pitcher, yet several of the players, who were on the subdued to the extent of taking a look at it. up the matter of schedule of games and the drew much less salary. He says that there were verge of mixing it up; when they were part After this remarkable display of inaccurate final organization of the league, as Elwood, several pitchers sitting on the bench most of the ed the game proceeded. Bad blood remain throwing the Empire boys settled down and Anderson, Muncie and Bluffton desire to time who did very little to help the. team, and yet ed, though, and after the game a fight took Ancon could not register another run. I join the league. got as much money as he has asked for. IO MAY i, 1909
phy, Davis, Baker, Speaker. First on errors — Ath 11 in the seventh. Lake was an enigma to th« letics 2. Hit by pitcher — By Coombs, McConnell. visitors, who got only two men as far as third. Struck out— By Morgan 7, Coombs 3. Time1— 2.06. Score: ; Umpires— Connolly and Egan. Attendance— 7277. Nev» York AB.R.B. P.A.E Washingt'n AB.R.B P.A.B DETROIT AT CHICAGO APRIL 22.—The Chi Cree, cf... 3 3 1 1 0 0 Ganley, cf 4 0 2 409 cago White Sox opened their local season by beat Keeler, rf. 5 1 2 0 0 0 McBride, ss 4 0 0 0 3-0 ing Detroit, 3 to 1. Smith, who pttc&ed well, won Elber'd, 3b 6 2 2 3 4 0 Unglaub, If 3 0 1 000 the game with a single that scored two of the thiee Engle, If. 4 21200 Deleha'y,2b 400 241 runs in the eighth. Cobb made a great catch oif M'Con'l.lb 4 2 1 14 01 Clymer, rf. 4 0' 1" 001 The Official Record Tannehill's long fly in the second. Score: Ball, 2b.. 4 23120 Conroy, 3b 4 0 0 1 2 0 Goods, Lord. Double play—Hinchman, Lajoie, Chicago. AB.R.B. P. A-Ei Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.B Knight, ss 4 1 1 2 1 0 Freeman.lb 4 0 0 14 0 1 Stovall. Left on bases—Detroit 3, Cleveland 6. Hahn, rf. . 3 0 0 0 0 0 Mclntyre, If 4 0 1 1 0 0 Kleinow, 0322420. _ _ . _Street, .... c .. 0 0 2 1 9 of the 1909 Pennant First on balls—Off Young 2. '"First on errors—De Doughe'y.lf 3004 0 OlBush, ss... 310040 Lake, p.. 5220 6 0 Blanken'p.c 2 0 0 0\0» troit 1, Cleveland 1. Hit by pitcher—By Lafitte 1. Isbell, Ib. 2 1 1 10 00 Crawford.cf 402000 Johnson, p 1 0 0 1 1 1 Race withTabulated Struck out—By Lafitte 6, Young 4. Passed balls Cravath, cf 2 0 0 3 0 0 Cobb, rf... 4 0 0 1 00 Totals.. 38 17 15 27 15 1 Keeley, p.. 2 0 1 0 50 —Easterly 2. .Wild pitch—Lafltte. Time— 2tu Um Atz, 2b. . . 4 1 1 1 20 Rossman.lb 4 0 1 13 00 pires Kerin and O'Loughlin. Attendance—3818. Parent, ss. 4 1 2 0 1 0 Moriar'y,3b 101220 Totals.. 33 0 5 24 16 4 Washington ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Scores and :: Note.—Rain prevented the St. Louis-Chicago, Ath Sullivan, C 4 0 1 7 1 1 Schaefer, 2b 2 0 0 1 2 0 Tanne'l, 3b 4 0 0 2 1 1 Schmidt, c. 4 0 1 6 2.0 New York ...... 4 0 5 0 1 0 7 0 x—17 letic-New York and Washington-Boston games. Smith, p.. 4 0 2 0 4 0 Willette, p. 3 0 0 0 3 0 Two-base hit—Ball. Three-base hit—€lymer. Sac Accurate Accounts CLUB STANDING APRIL 20. rifice hit—Keeler. Sacrifice fly—Knight. Stolen base Totals. .33 3 7 27 92 Totals. . 32 1 6 24 13 0 —Ungla^. Left on bases—Washington 7, New W. L. Pet. - W. L. Pet. York 7. First on errors—Wasihington 1, New York Detroit ...... 5 1 .833 Athletics'..... 2 3 .400 Chicago ...... 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 x — 3 ofAll Championship Detroit...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 2. Double play—De-lehanty, Freeman. Struck out New York .... 4 2 .667 St. Louis .... 2 3 .400 —By Lake 4, Johnson 1. First on balls—Off Lake Ban B. Johnson Boston ...... 3 2 .600 Washington ..24 .333 Sacrifice hits — Schaefer, Hahn, Cravath. Stolen Games Played. : i bases — Isbell 2, Schaefer, Hahn. Double play— 1, Johnson 6. Hit by pitcher—By Johnson, Klei Cleveland .... 3 3 .500 Chicago ...... 1 4 .200 Smith, Atz, IsbeR Left on bases—Detroit 7, Chi now; Keeley, Cree. Wild pitch—Keeley. Passed cago 10. First on balls— Off Willette 4, Smith 2. ball—Kleinow. Hits—Off Johnson 5 in 2 innings, GAMES PLAYED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. Hit by pitcher— By Willette 2. Struck out—By Wil no one out in third, off Keeley 10 in 6 innings. ATHLETICS AT BOSTON APRIL 21.—The Bos lette 4, Smith 7. Time— 1.40. Umpire— Perrine. At- Umpires—Evans and Hurst. Time—2.10. Attend THE 1909 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. tons opened the home season with a. victory over tendance — 15,000. ance—9000. The complete and correct record of the their old rivals, the Athletics. The visitors played a CLUB STANDING APRIL 22. ST. LOUIS AT CLEVELAND APRIL 24.—Cleve ragged game in the field and could iiot hit Chech land defeated St. Louis, it being the local club's ninth annual championship race of the W. L. P.C.I W. L. P.C. first home victory this season. Waddell, who started when there were men on bases. For eight innings Detroit ...... 5 2 .714 Athletics ...... 3 4 .429 American League to April 25 inclusive is Chech had the visitors guessing, but in the final to pitch for St. Louis, lasted only foUr innings, be New York .... 5 2 .714 Cleveland ...... 3 4 .*29 ing knocked out at the start of the fifth,, Easterly as follows: session a single by Hartsel, following two hits and Boston ...... 4 3 .571 Chicago ...... 2 4 .333 making a triple when the bases were filled. First Thoney's error, allowed two runners to score. Bos St. Louis ..... 3 3 .500 Washington .... 2 5 .286 CO ton showed great speed. There was a sensational baseman Jones, of St. Louis, had only one put-out a f 3 up to the eighth inning. Score: 1 (P | $ triple steal by Lord, Speaker and Gessler, Lord V § *• ^ GAMES PLAYED FRIDAY,, APRIL 23. Cleveland. AB.R.B. P.A.EiSt. Loui*.. AB.R.B. P.A.B n o 6 a> 8 ^ .fjf <3 scoring. The all-around playing of Speaker was a Goode, rf. 5 0 2 0 1 0 Stone, It. 503100 o' feature. The customary flag-raising and march pre DETROIT AT CHICAGO APRIL 23.— Detroit won o S C a a hard-fought eleven-inning game from Chicago. Perring,3b 2 3 1 2.1 Jones, Ib.. 301220 r ceded the game. Besides Lieutenant-Governor Louis Stovall, Ib 4 2 0 7 0 01 Hartzell, rf 2 01 10-0 p- 0 A. Frothingham, who threw out the first ball. Gov There was no scoring until the eighth, when Bush {T counted on a base on balls, a steal, a bad throw Lajoie, 2b. 5 1 4 7 5 0 Ferris. 3b. 5 1 1 3 03 f a ernor Eben S. Draper and former Governor Curtis Easterly, c 5 2 2 5 3 OlHoffm'n, cf 3 1 1 '2 0.0 Guild, Jr., were present. Score: by Sullivan and Crawford's single. The White 1 0 .500 Hinch'n, ss 3 0 0 3 3 2 Wallace, ss 3 1 1 0 01 Athletic...... V...... S 0 0 0 0 4 Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E Athletics. AB.R.B. P.A.E Sos tied the score in the ninth on Welday's single, Lord, If.. 3 0 2 2 0 0| Criger, c.. 4 0 111 40 McCon'l,2b 510020 Hartsel, If. 2 0 1 0 0 0 White's sacrifice. Bush's error and Dougherty's sac Birmi'm.cf 200210 WadcSell, p. 2 0 0 0 1 0 Chicago ...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 444 Lord, Sb.. 3 2 2 2 3 0 \icholls, ss 4 0 0 2 3 3 rifice. Hits by Bush and Cobb, coupled with a Sitton, p.. 3 0 0 0 31 Bailey, p. 200100 Cleveland— ...... 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 .400 Speaker, cf 3 1 3 2 0 0 Collins, 2b. 4 0 1 0 5 0 stolen base and Sullivan's second bad throw, gave o Gessler, rf. 3 1 0 2 0 0 Murphy, rf. 3 0 1 1 0 0 the Tigers two runs in the eleventh. Score: Totals.. 35 71327184 Totals.. 35 311*23 85 New York...... _ Stahl, Ib.. 3 1 1 12 00 Davis, Ib.. 4 0 0 11 00 Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.E •Stovall out, hit by batted ball. Thoney, If. 4 0 0 5 0 0 Baker, Sb.. 5 0 0 1 22 Hahn. rf. . 5 0 1 0 00 Mclhtyre, If 5 0 0 2 0 0 Cleveland ...... 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 x—7 Wagner, ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 Strunk, cf. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Doughe'y.lf 3001 0 0 Bush, ss... 4 2 20 71 St. Louis ...... 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—3 Spencer, c. 4 0 0 4 0 0 Lapp, c... 311712 Isbell, Ib. . 4 0 0 16 10 Crawford,cf 201200 Hits—Nine and 20 times at bat off Waddell in 4 4 4 5 6 3 2 fi 6 35 Chech, p.. 3 0 0 0 6 0 Plank, p... 2 0 0 0 Cravath, cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Cobb, rf... 5 1 3 3 00 innings, 4 hits and 15 times at bat off Bailey in 4 Schlitzer, p 1 0 0 1 2 0 Atz, 2b... 3 0 1 1 0 Rtissman.lb 5 0 120 10 innings. First on errors—Cleveland 2, St. Louis 2. W. I,. Pet. I W. L. Pet. Totals.. 32 6 6 27 12 1 'Mclnnes.. 111000 Parent, ss 4 0 0 3 6 0 Moriar'y, 3b 5 0 1 1 Two-base hit—Easterly. Three-base hit—Easterly. New York.. 6 2 .750 St Louis .... 4 5 .444 Sullivan, c 3 0 0 8 2 2 Schaefer,2b 4001 Sacrifice hits—Stovall, Jones. Sacrifice fly—Birming Detroit...... 7 3 .700}Chicago ..... 4 5 .444 Totals.. 33 2 5 24 16 7 Tanne'l, 3b 2 0 0 1 4 0|Stanage, c. 4 0 2 3 2 0 ham. Stolen bases—Lajoie. Perring, Hoffman, Wal Athletic..... L14 4 .500 Cleveland.... 4 6 .400 *Batted for Schlitzer in ninth inning. Purtell, Sb 1 0 1 0 1 0 Mullin, p.. 4 0 0 1 50 lace. Double plays—Criger, Ferris: Hinchman, La Boston...... ^ 4 4 .500[Washington. 2 6 .250 Boston ...... 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 x—6 White, p.. 3 0 0 1 3 0 joie, Stovall 2. First on balls—Off Sitton 2, Wad Athletics ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2—2 *Welday ..111000 Totals.. 38 3 10 33 22 1 dell 1, Bailey 2. Hit by pitcher—By Sitton. Jones; GAMES PLAYED MONDAY, APRIL 19. Two-base hit—Hartsel. Three-base hit—Stahl Waddell. Birmingham. Left on bases—Cleveland 10, Hits—Off Plank 4 in 5 innings, Schlitzer 2 in 3 Totals.. 32 1 4 33 18 2 St. Louis 9. Struck out—By Sitton 1, Waddell 7, NEW YORK AT PHILADELPHIA APRIL 19.— *Batted for Tannehill in ninth inning. Bailey 4. Time—2.07. Umpires—O'Loughlin and The Athletics had the game safe until the seventh innings. Sacrifice hits—Nicholls, Speaker. Stolen bases—Hartsel, Speaker 3, McConnell, Gessler 2, Chicago ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 Kerin. Attendance—5379. when, with two out. New York scored three runs Detroit ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 2—3 on Laporte's triple, Knight's single, two bases on Strunk, Lapp, Lord 2. Left on bases—Boston 7, CLUB STANDING APRIL 24. Athletics 10. First on balls—Off Chech 5, Plank 3. Sacrifice hits—Dougherty 2, Atz, Rossman, Craw- balls and 'a single by Cree. Warhop relieved Doyle ford 2, White. Stolen bases—Bush, Atz, Cobb. Dou W. L. Pet | W. L. Pet. In the seventh and held the Athletics safe. Score: Schlitzer 1. First on errors—Boston 5, Athletics 1. New Yorts 6 2 .7501 St. Louis . 4 4 .500 Struck out—By Chech 3, Plank 3, Schlitzer 1. ble plays—Parent, Isbell; Atz, Isbell. Left on bases New York. AB.B.B. P.A.E|Athietics. AB.K.B. P.AJK —Chicago 4, Detroit 6. First on balls—Off White Detroit ... 6 3 .667ICleveland . . 4 5 .444 Hartsel, If. 4 0 0 0 0 Passed ball—Lapp. Umpires—Eagan and Connolly. Athletics . 4 4 .500|Chicago ... 3 5 .375 Cree, cf Time—1.52. Attendance—12,343. 2, Mullin 2. Struck out—By White 6, Mullm 2. Keeler, rf. 3 0 1 2 0 0 Nicholls, Sb 4 0 1 2 3 0 Wild pitch—White. Time—2.10. Umpire—Perine. Boston .... 4 4 .5001 Washington 2 6 .250 Elberf'd.Sb 402030 Collins, 2b. 4 1 2 3 4 0 Note.—Rain prevented the New York-Washington, Attendance—7,000. Cleveland-St. Louis and Chicago-Detroit games. Austin, 3b. 0 1 0 0 0 0 Murphy, rf . 3 0 1 2 1 0 ST. LOUIS AT CLEVELAND APRIL 23.—Pelty .GAMES PLAYED SUNDAY APRIL 25. Engle, If.. 3 0 1 1 01 Davts, Ib.. 4 1 2 9 1 1 CLUB STANDING APRIL 21. ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO APRIL 25.—Jamas McCon'l.lb 4 0 0 10 30 Oldring, cf . 3 0 0 1 0 0 outpitched the veteran, "Cy" Young, and was strong W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet. with men on bases. Hits by Hoffman and Stephens, Scott, a recruit from Wlchita, Kan.. held St. Louis Laporte, 2b 4 1 1 4 3 0]Barry, ss.. 4 0 1 1 11 with Williams' out, scored the first run for the to three scattered hits, besides striking out six men. Knight, ss 4 1 2 2 3 0|Thomas, c. 3 0 0 4 2 0 Detroit ...... 5 1 .833|St. Louis ..... 2 3 .400 The winning run cime With none out in the ninth. Kleinow, c 2 0 0 2 0 11 Vickers, p.. 2 0 0 1 10 New York .... 4 2 .667|Athletics ..... 2 4 .333 Browns, while Stone's single, Hartzell's triple and Parent led off with a single and stole second. *Demmitt. 0100 0 OUBakev ... 100000•• « « » " « Boston ...... 4 2 .667|Wushington ..24 .333 Lajoie's error allowed the next two. Cleveland's Sullivan bunted and Parent scored when Graham Blair, c... 1 0 0 4 0 0 Dygert, p.. 000110 Cleveland .... 3 3 .500|Chicago ...... 14 .200 only run was scored in the eighth, when Goode was threw wide to first base. The winners stole seveu Doyle, p.. 2 . . . hit and ran home on Perring's double. Score: bases off Stephens. Dougherty had three to his GAMES PLAYED THURSDAY, APRIL 22. Cleveland. AB.H.B. P.A.EiSt. Louis. AB.B.B. P.A.E tMcIlveen. 000000 Totals.. 32 2 727142 Goode, rf. 2 1 0 0 0 0 Stone, If... 4 1 2 2 0 0 credit. Score: Warhop, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK APRIL 22— The Perring, 3b 4 0 1 0 2 1 Jones, Ib.. 3 0 0 7 JO Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E|St Loui*. AB.R:B'. P.A.B Highlanders, making their first home appearance Stovall, Ib 4 0 0 12 1 0 Hartzell. rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 Hahn, rf.. 1001 0 0!Stone, If.. 4 0 1 0 0 ;0 Totals.. 32 4 19 27 17 2. of the season, defeated Washington with ease. The Lajoie, 2b 4 0 0 5 2 1 Ferris, 3b. . 3 0 1 2 31 Dough'y, If 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jones, Ib.. 3 0 0 16 1 0 *Batted for Kleinow in seventh inning. visitors were unable to bunch hits on Quinn, while Isbell, Ib. 4 0 0 14 0 0 Hartzell, rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 Easterly, c 4 0 3 4 2 OlHofiman, cf 4 1 2 3 0 1 Cravath, cf 2 0 1 0 0 OjFerris. Sb. 3 00011 tBatted for Doyle in seventh inning. the home players made their safeties count. Smith Hinch'n.ss 4021 5 0|Wallace, ss. 3 00220 tBatted for Vickefs in seventh inning. was found for five hits in the third, which, with a Atz, ib.... 4 0 0 1 40lttoffm'n, cf 4 0 1 2 0.0 New York ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0—4 pass, netted New York five runs. Engle led in bat Lord, If... 4 0 0 2 0 0 Williams,2b 400500 Parent, ss 3 1 1 1 4 1 Wallace, ss 3 0 0 3 6 0 Athletics ...... 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—2 ting with a single, a double and a home run, his Birmi'm.cf 400300 Stephens, c 4 0 1 2 3 0 Sullivan, c 3 0 1 8 0 0 Willia's. 2b 3 0 0 2 4 0 Hits—Off Vickers 8 in 7 innings, Dygert 2 in 2 four-bagger being one of the longest drives ever Young, p.. 3 0 0 0 5*Pelty, p... 3 0 0 2 3 0 Tanne'l. 3b 3 0 0 2 2 1 Stephens, c 3 0 0 0 1 0 innings, Doyle 7 in 6 innings. First on balls—Off made on the grounds. The score: Scott, p.. 3 0 1 0 30 Graham, p. 3 0 0 0 4 1 Doyle 1, Vickers 3. Left on bases—Athletics 6, New York. AB.R..B. P.A.E|Washing'n AB.R.B. P.A.E Totals.. 33 1 6 27 17 2 Totals.. 32 3 8 27 12 2 New York 5. Struck out—By Doyle 2. Vickers 3, Cree, cf 0 01 Clymer, rf. 3 0 2 2 0 0 Cleveland ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 Totals.. 25 1 427132 Totals.. 30 0 3*24172 Warhop 3, Dygert 1. Three-base hit—Laporte. Two- Keeler, rf.. 4 1200 Ganley, cf.. 3 0 1 0 00 St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0—3 *None out when winnig run scored. base hits—Murphy, Davis. Stolen base—Knight. Elberf'd.Sb 3 0210 Unglaub, If 4 0 0 0 0 0 First on errors—Cleveland 2. St. Louis 1. Two- Chicago ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 Sacrifice hits—Oldring, Keeler. Double play—Col Engle, If.. 4 1 3 2 0 0 Delaha'y,2b 4021 base hits—Easterly, Perring. Three-base hit—Hart St. Louis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 O'O 0 0—0 lins, Davis. ' Hit by pitcher—By Warhop 1. Time— M'Con'l.lb 4 1 1 14 10 Conroy, 3b. 4 0 1 2 zell. Sacrifice hits—Jones. Ferris. Stolen base— Sacrifice hits—Jones, Ferris, Hahn. Dougherty, 1.58. Umpire—Hurst. Attendance—5451. Laporte, 2b 4012 4 llFreem'n, Ib 4 0 013 00 Hoffman. Double play—Stephens, Wallace. First Sullivan. Stolen bases—Hartzell, Dougherty ?,. Cra Knight, ss. 3 1 1 1 Z OIMcBride.ss. 300370 on balls—Off Young 1. Pelty 1. Hit by pitcher— vath 2, Sullivan, Parent. Double play—Williams, BOSTON AT WASHINGTON APRIL 19.—Gray Kleinow, c. 2 1 1 2 3 0 Street, c. . 2 1 0 3 1 0 By Pelty 1. Left on bases—Cleveland 6. St. Louis Wallace, Janes. Left on bases—Chicago 9. St. was almost as easy for Boston as he was on Satur Quinn, p.. 3 1 1 0 6 0 Smith, p... 301040 5. Struck out—By Young 4, Pelty 1. Tune—1.49. Louis 7. 'First on balls—Off Scott 2, Graham 5. day and Washington lost. President Taft, Captain Umpires—Keriu and O'Loughlin. Attendance—5344. Struck out—By Scott 6. Passed ball—Sullivan. Archie W. Butt, his military aide, and two secret Totals. .30 8 9 27 17 1 Totals.. 30 1 7 24 15 0 Note.—Rain prevented the Boston-Athletic and Time—1.45. Umpires—Perrine and Sheridan. At service men occupied a box in the grand stand Washington ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 New York-Washington games. tendance—14,000. and had the game explained to them by President New York ...... 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 X—8 CLUB STANDING APRIL 23. CLEVELAND AT DETROIT APRIL 25.—Detroit Tom C. Noyes, of the Washington Club. In the Two-base hits—Kleinow,, Delahanty, Engle. Home and Cleveland played a game transferred from, adjoining box were Vice-President Sherman, who run—Engle. Sacrifice hit—Ganley. Stolen base— W. L. Pet. ' W. L. Pet. the second series in Detroit, and^the home team has become a regular rooter, and ex-Senator Clymer. Left on bases—Washington 5. New York 1. Detroit ...... 0 2 .750 Athletics ..... 3 4 .429 shut out the visiting club, 3 to 0. Summers pitched Hemenway. Other dignitaries present were Senator Double plays—McBride, Fremau; Quinn, McConnell. New York .... 5 2 .714 Cleveland ..... 3 5 .375 a fine g_ame and was well supported. Detroit Culberson and Representative Sereno Payne. Score: Elberfeld: Knight, Laporte, McConnell. Struck out Boston ...... 4 3 .571 Chicago ...... 2 5 .2, bunched its hits in the sixth and seventh innings Washin'n. AB.R.B. P.A.E! Boston. AB.K.B. P.A.B —By Quinn 2, Smith 2. First on balls—Oft Quinn St. Louis 4 3 .571! Washington 2 5 .286 after being retired in order to that time. Score: Clymer, rf. 4 0 1 0 0 O'McCon'l, 2b 401140 2, Smith 2. Hit by pitcher—By Smith, Elberfeld; Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.KJCIeveland. AB.R.B. P.A.B Ganley, cf 3 0 1 2 0 0|Lord, 3b. .. 3 1 1 2 11 Quinn, Street. Umpires—Hurst and Evans. Time— GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY, APRIL 24. M'lntyre.lf 41220 01 Goode, rf. 4002 Unglaub, If 5 1 3 0 0 0 Speaker, cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 1.40. Attendance—12,000. ATHLETICS AT BOSTON APRIL 24.—The Ath Bush. ss.. 2 0 0 2 2 01 Perring, Sb 4 0 0 2 Deleha'y,2b 410141 Gessler, rf. 4 1 1 1 0 0 ST. LOUIS AT CLEVELAND APRIL 22.—Cleve letics won the game in the first innig. when, with Orawfo'd.cf 40120 01 Stovall, Ib. 4 0 1 8 0 0 Conroy, 3b 4 0 1 2 1 1 Stahl, Ib.. 3 2 1 7 2 0 land's postponed opening of the season was held, the bases full, Baker hit over the right-field fence. Cobb. rf... 3 0 0 1 001 Lajoie, 2b. 4 0 2 1 1 0 Freeman.lb 2 0 0 11 3 0 4113 0 0 only a small crowd being present. St. Louis won Thereafter Arrellanes was invincible, as was Plank, Rossm'n.lb 3 0 115 0 0 Clarke. c.. 4 0 0 4 2 0 McBride.ss 210731 Hooper, If. 3 2 1 7 0 0 in the fourteenth inning on two bases on balls. who kept his hits well scattered. Boston's only run Moria'y.Sb 300230 Hinch'n, ss 3 0 0 1 3 0 "Milan 100000 Carrigan, c 4 0 3 1 1 0 Lajoie's error and Ferris's sacrifice fly. Joss and was made on Speaker's double and Gessler's single. Schaefer,2b 210 1 fill Lord. If.. 300300 Shipke, Sb. 0 0 0 0 (I 0 Cicotte, p. 3 0 0 0 1 0 Graham were knocked out of the box. Birming Score Schmidt. c 2 1 2 OlBirmi'm, cf 3 0 0 3 0 0 Street, c. . 3 0 0 4 2 1 Steele, p.. 1 0 0 2 20 ham's fielding, twice saving the game, and Clark's Athletics. AB.R.B. P.A.E Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.E Summers.p 3000 1 OlWright, p. . 2 0 0 0 30 tTannehill 100000 batting, were features. Score: Hartsel, If 4 1 1 1 M'Con'l. 2b 4 0 0 1 6 0 Blanken'p.c 000000 Totals.. 33 8 11 27 11 1 Cleveland AB.K.B. P.A.EiSt. Loui*. AB.R.B. P.A.E Nicholls, ss 3 1 0 3 Lord. 3b . . . 4 0 2 1 2 0 Totals. . 26 3 6*36 14 1 Totals.. 31 0 3 24 11 9 Gray, p. .. 3 1 1 0 4 0 Goode, rf. 6 0 3 3 0 0 Stone, If... 6 1 2 4 01 ColHns, 2b 3 0 1 3 1 1| Speaker, cf 3 1 1 310 *Clarke out, hit by batted ball. Perring, 3b. 700 Jones, Ib.. 4 1 0 14 20 Murphy, rf 3 1 0 0 00! Gessler, rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 Detroit ...... 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 x—3 Totals.. 34 4 7 27 17 4| Stovall, Ib. 7 0 3 15 00 Hartzell, rf. 7 1 1 2 Davis, Ib. 4 0 0 10 0 OiStahl. Ib. . 4 0 2 13 10 Cleveland ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 *Batted for McBride in eighth inning. Lajoie, 2b. 5 0 1 3 5 1 Ferris, 3b.. 6 2 2 1 Baker, 3b. 3 1 1 1 0 0|Thoney. If. 2 0 0 0 0 0 Two-base hits—Rossman, Selimidt 2, Stovall, La- tBatted for Street in eighth inning. Clarke, c.. 7 1 410 2 0 Hofrmah.cf 5122 Strunk, cf. 3 0 0 2 00 Wagner, ss 3 0 0 6 40 .ioie. Sacrifice hits—Bush, Schmidt. Stolen base— Washington ...... 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1—4 Hinch'n.ss 711020 Wallace, ss 0 1 Thomas, 0 3 0 0 7 40 Spencer, c. 3 0 0 2 2 0 Mclntyre. Double play—Hrhchman. Stovall. Left Boston ...... 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0—f Lord, If. .. 5 1 1 3 1 0 Williams,2b 503550 Plank, p.. 3 0 0 0 2 0 Arrellanes.p 302111 on bases—Detroit ". Cleveland 5. First on balls— Two-base hit—Gessler. Hits—Off Cicotte 4 in 5% Birmi'rn.cf 6126 1 1 Criger, c...... 5 0 0 9 30 *Carrigan .100000 Off Summers 1. Wriprht 2. Struck out—By Sum Innings, Steele 3 in 3% innings. Sacrifice hits— Joss, p.... 1 0 0 0 2 0 Graham, p. 3 0 1 0 1 0 Totals.. 29 4 3 27 12 1 Hooper#lf. 100000 mers 1. Wright 4. Wild pitch—Wright. Time—1.28. Ganley. Stolen bases—Clymer 2, Speaker. Double Rhoades.p. 401040 PoweU, p... 300030 Umpires—Kerin and O'Loughlin. Attendance—10.373. plays—Delehanty, McBride, Freeman; McBride, Totals. . 32 1 9 27 17 1 Freeman. Left on bases—Washington 9, Boston 1. Totals. .55 4 16 42 20 2 Totals. . 47 6 12 42 22 2 *Ba.tted for Thoney in seventh inning. "SPORTING LIFE'S" SCHEDULE. First on balls—OH Gray 3, Cicotte 5, Steele 1. Cleveland ...... 0000040000000 0 — 4 Athletics ...... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—4 First on errors—Boston 2. Hit by pitcher—By Ci St. Louis ...... 0002020000000 2—6 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 cotte 1. Struck out—By Gray 4, Cicotte 1. Wild Hits apportioned — 7 hits and 18 times at bat off Two-base hits—Speaker, Stahl. Three-base hit— The 1909 Edition of This Most Valuable pitch—Gray. Time—1.55. Umpires—Evans and Joss in 4 innings; 5 hits and 29 times at bat off Collins. Home run—Baker. Sacrifice hit—Collins. Egan. Attendance—4924. Rihoades in 10 Innings; 7 hits and 22 times at bat First on balls—Off Plank 1. Arrellanes 3. Struck Base Ball Book Now Ready. off Graham in 5 innings; 9 hits and 33 times at bat out—By Plank 4. Arrellanes 5. Double play— Note.—Rain prevented the St. Louis-Chicago and off Powell in 9 innings. First on errors — Cleveland Speaker, Stahl. Umpires—F/gan and Connolly. Time "Sporting Life's" Base Ball Schedule Detroit-Cleveland games. 1. vSt. Louis 1. Two-base hits— Clarke, Birmingham, —1.51. Attendance—12,203. has made its usual and welcome appearance. CLUB STANDING APRIL 19. Fen-is, Lajoie. Three-base hit — Stone. Sacrifice hits DETROIT AT CHICAGO APRIL 24.—The White This famous schedule—now in its sixth year W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet. — Rihoades, Lajoie, Jones, Hotfman. Sacrifice fly — Sox defeated Detroit in a spectacular game. Smith, ly edition—has become indispensable to base Detroit ...... 5 0 1.000 Cleveland .... 2 3 .400 Ferris. Stolen base— Wallace. Double play — Per who had pitched all the games the locals had won. ball lovers for the reason that it conveys val ring, Lajoie, Storall. First on balls— Rhoades 8, kept up his good work at bat and in pitching. Score: New York .... 4 2 .667 St. Louis ..... 2 3 .400 Graham 2. Hit by pitcher —By Graham 1, Lord. uable current information in compact, vest- Boston ...... 3 2 .600 Washington ... 2 4 .333 Chicago. AB.R.B. P.A.E Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.K Left on bases— Cleveland 14, St Louis 11. Struck Hahn. rf. 3 0 0 0 0 0 M'lnty'e, If 4 0 0 1 1 0 pocket form. It gives the At Home and Athletics .... 2 3 .400 Chicago ...... 1 4 .200 out — By Rlioades 5, Graham 1, Powell 6. Wild Dough'y.lf 4000 0 0|Bush, ss.. 40 Abroad championship dates in chronological pitch — Rhoades 1. Time — 3.00. Umpires— O'Lough Isbell, Ib. 3 1 1 19 I 0|Crawford,cf 4102 order of all the National League and Amer GAMES PLAYED TUESDAY, APRIL 20. lin and Kerin. Attendance— 7739. Cravath, cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 Cobb, rf... 4 0 0 ican League clubs, official averages of the CLEVELAND AT DETROIT APRIL 20.—Detroit ATHLETICS AT BOSTON APRIL 22.— McCon- Ate, 2b. .. 1 0 0 0 3 0 Rcssmau.lb 4 0 3 11 players of the two major leagues, group pict played ragged ball in every line, and Cleveland won uell's error in the eighth inning, followed by a sac Parent, ss. 3 0 0 0 6 l|Moriar"y,ob 300 1 ures of the sixteen major league teams as almost as it pleased- Young was in grand form and rifice and two timely hits, allowed the Athletics to Sulliv'n, c. 2 0 1 3 0 OlSchaef'r,2b 300 1 they line up this year, pictures of the league with a little luck would have made it a shut-out. score the only run of a pitchers' battle between Tanne'l, 3b 3 1 1 1 5 0 Schmidt, c 3 The visitors hit Lafltte hard all the way. Ten of Jack Coombs and Morgan. The former* pitcher Smith, p.. 3 0 2 3 4 0 Jones, p.. 100110 and club presidents and managers, batting their runs were scored with two men out. It was was wild, but very effective with men on bases. — — — — —-ISpeer, p.. 2 0 0 0 5 0 and fielding averages of all players in both the coldest day of the spring, with a high wind Wagner made a great stop in the eighth inning that Totals.. 24 3 6 27 19 1| ______leagues, and much other valuable base ball bothering the fielders. Birmingham's hitting featured. saved a run. Score: r Totals.. 32 1 524143 information. The possessor of one of these Score: Athletics. AB.R.B. P. A.EJ Boston. AB.R.B. P. A K Chicago ...... 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x—3 schedules is enabled instantly to settle many Cleveland. AB.R.B. P.A.E Hartsel, If. 4 0 0 3 0 0[M'Conn'l,2b 200152 Detroit ...... 1 00 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 Detroit. AB.R.B. P.A.E Nicholls, ss 5 0 1 2 2 OILord, 3b. . 400330 Two-base hits—Smith, Rossman. Hits—Off Jones questions that may arise in the cours of a Goode, rf. 5 1 1 0 0 0 Mclntyre, If 4 1301 Collins, 2b 4 1 0 4 1 0 Speaker, cf 3 0 10 10 5 in 3% innings, Speer 1 in 4% innings. Sacrifice season, besides keeping himself constantly Perring, 3b 4 1 2 1 5 1 Bush. 0261 hits—Atz 2, Sullivan, Ilahn. Stolen bases—Mo- Stovall, Ib 5 1 213 0 0|Crawford,cf 400100 Murphy, rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Gessler, rf. 3 0 0 1 0 0 posted, without inconvenience, as to the Davis, Ib. 4 0 2 12 1 0 St.vhl, Ib.. 3 0 012 01 riarty, Schmidt. Double play—Cobb, Schaefer, movements of his own favorite team and all Lajoie, 2b. 5 0 1 1 2 OjCobb, rf. .. 4 0 Baker, 3b. 4 0 1 1 1 0 Hooper, If. 3 0 0 0 0 0 Bush. Left on bases—Chicago 2, Detroit 6. First Easterly, c 5 .1 1 8 0 0 Rossman, Ib. 4 0 Strunk, cf. 3 0 1 0 0 0 Wagner, ss. 2 0 0 0 0 1 on balls—Off Speer 1. Hit by pitcher—By Smith, Other clubs. The booklet is well gotten up, Hinch'n.ss 5""3031 iioriar'y, Sb7 3 0 0 Thomas, c. 3 0 1 3 3 0 Carrigan, c. 2 0 0 10 10 Moriarty. Struck out—By Smith 3, Speer 1. Time— finely illustrated, and printed on good paper. Lord, If... 5 3300 Schaefer, 2b 2 0 0 3 1 0 Coombs, p. 3 0 0 0 8 OlMorgan, p. 2 0 0 0 7 0 1.35. Umpire—Perrine. Attendance—15,000. It can truthfully be said that on all counts 14100 Schmidt, c. 3 0 0 6 2 1 Birmi'm.cf 5 WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK APRIL 24.— is the "Sporting Life" 1909 Vest Pocket. Young, p.. 5 1 0 0 40 Lalitte, p.. 3 0 1 1 3 0 Totals. .33 1 6 27 16 0] Totals. . 24 0 1 27 17 4 The Natiomls were badly beaten. Walter Johnson, Schedule the most convenient, accurate, and Athletics ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 who started for the visitors, was retired in the comprehensive for reference ever prepared. Totals.. 44 12 17 27 14 2 Totals. . 30 2 3 27 14 6 Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 third with the bases full and no one out. and Cleveland ...... 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 2—12 Three-base hit — Speaker. Double play — Carrigan after six runs had been scored. Keeley, who suc The booklet will be sent free to anyone who Detroit ...... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0—2 and Lord. Left on bases — Boston 5, Athletics 10. ceeded hinf, was no puzzle to the locals. New York will send a two-cent stamp to defray the Two-base' hit—Hinchman. Three-base hit—Hinch- First on balls —Off Morgan 3, Coombs 6. Sacrifice scored 16 of its 17 runs in three innings, sending return postage. Address, "Sporting Life" nan. Home run-^-Birmingbam. Stolen bases—Cobb, hits — Murphy, Coombs, Morgan. Stolen bases — Mur nine men to bat in the first, 10 in the tbird, and Schedule Department, Philadelphia, P». MAY i, 1909 SPORTIINQ 11
AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. CHICAGO CHAT Almost every old crossroads team has its Cy Young. Season Opened April 12; Closes October 4. Pitcher Ed. Killian, of Detroit, is said to be slated for release. MUCH SORROW FOR THE WINDY Vice-President Sherman Is a daily visitor at the CHICAGO AT HOME DETROIT AT HOME gating in Washington. Tlie St. Louis Club has given catcher Wells his CITY FANS. With Cleveland ...... May 1 With St. Louis ...... May 1 unconditional release. With Detroit ...... May 2 With New York ...... May 10, 11, 12, 13 Outflelder Homer Cravath has made a fine start With Cleveland ...... May 9 With Boston ...... May 14, 15, 17, 18 as a White Sox regular. With Washington ..... May 10 11 12 13 With Philadelphia ..... May 19, 20, 21, 22 Sox Start Feebly With Bunch of With Philadelphia ..... May 14, 15, 16, 17 With Washington ...... May 24, 25, 26 The veteran Bobby Lowe is coaching a High School With Boston ...... May 19, 20, 21, 22 With Boston ...... May 27 team at Beaver Falls, Pa. With New York ...... May 23, 24, 25, 26 With Chicago ...... May 28, 29 Duke Farrell says Jouett Meekin had more speed Beatings, While the Cardinals With Detroit ...... May 30, 31, 31 With Chicago ...... June 19 than any pitcher he ever saw. \\ 1th Cleveland ...... June 20, 21 With St. Louis ...... June 22. 23. 24, 26 With Detroit ...... June 27, 28 With Cleveland ...... June 29, 30 The Boston Red Sox come back with a rush after - Also Rumple the Cubs Most With St. Louis ...... June 29. 30 With Cleveland ...... July 1 every surprise. This is a good sign. With St. Louis ...... July 1,3 With Philadelphia ...... July 8, 9, 10, 12 Pitcher Joe Wood, of Boston, has been operated With Cleveland ...... July 4 With Washington ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 on for a strained tendon in his leg. Viciously During Their Stay. With Boston ...... July 9 10 11 12 With New York ...... July 17, 19, 20, 21 The New York Club has turned pitcher Si Parkins With New York ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 With Boston ...... July 22, 23, 24 over to Joe McGinnity©s Newark Club. With Washington ...... July 17, 18 19,20 With Chicago ...... August 16, 17, 18, 19 With Philadelphia ...... July 22, 23, 24, 25 With Washington .... August 20, 20, 21, 23 Ty Cobb and his wife are eauastrians. We are BY W. A. PHELON. With New York ...... August 21, 22, 23 With Philadelphia ...... August 24, 25. 26 told that each rides like a circus parader. Chicago, 111., April 24. Editor "Sport- With Boston ...... August 24, 25, 26 With New York ...... August 27, 28. 30 Pitcher "Deacon" Wright, Cleveland©s California Ing Life." These are troublous days, thank With Washington ...... August 27, 28, 29 With Boston ...... August 31 recruit, has made a most impressive start. W itli Philadelphia ...... August 30, 31 With Boston ...... September 1, 2 you, and the joyous Chicago fan isn©t half With Philadelphia ...... September 1 With St. Louis ...... September 6, fi The Athletic Club has secured from Indianapolis as joyous as he was before With St. Louis ...... September 2. 3, 4 With Cleveland .. September 7. 8, 9, 10, 11 the "hold-out" catcher, Paddy Livingstone. the season started. Do the With Cleveland ...... September 5 With St. Louis ...... September 13. 14 George Moriarty is right in the game for the Cubs need Kling and Evers? With Cleveland ...... September 12, 13, 14 With Chicago ...... October 2 Detroits and doing his share in their victories. Only about as much as a With Detroit ...... October 3 The Chicago White Sox have picked up a. clever wagon needs wheels and young catcher in Owens, of the Nashville Club. horses. Do the Sox need Manager Stallings can spring more original re Jones and Walsh? Only as marks from the bench than any manager in base much as an army needs gen ST. LOUIS AT HOME CLEVELAND AT HOME ball. erals and artillery. The Willie Keeler is a good waiter this year as .season is only a few days With Cleveland ...... May 2 With Chicago ...... May 4, 5, 6, 8 usual, and has been garnering not a few bases on old, but the Sox are floun With Detroit ...... May 4. 5, 6. 8. 9 With Boston ...... May 10, 11, 12, 13 balls. dering under an avalanche With Philadelphia ..... May 10, 11, 12, 13 With New York ...... May 14, IS, 17, 18 There is gloom in the Cleveland camp because of of hostile hits, and the Cubs With Washington ...... May 14. 15, 16, 17 With Washington ...... May 19, 20, 21, 22 the spiking of Bradley and the lay-off of Terry With New York ...... May 19, 20, 21. 22 With Philadelphia ...... May 24, 25, 26 Turner. are receiving sundry hard With Boston ...... May 23, 24, 25, 26 With St. Louis ...... May 31, 31 W. A. Pholon bumps from almost every With Cleveland ...... May 27, 28, 29, 30 With St. Louis ...... June 19 Pitcher Dineen, of the Browns, Is far from shape body who desires to bump With Detroit ...... June 20 With Chicago ...... June 23, 24, 26 this season, although he has had about six weeks© them. Under the circumstances, it need sur With Cleveland ...... June 27, 28 With Detroit ...... July 2, 3 practice. prise no one if a C. Q. D. or C. D. Q. With Detroit ...... July 4, 5, 5 With Chicago ...... July 5. 5 For the first time in his career Lou Criger batted call is speedily hoisted by both our little With Chicago ...... July 6, 7, 8 With Detroit ...... July 6, 7 against "Cy" Young in a championship game on With New York ...... July 9, 10, 11, 12 With Washington ...... July 8, 9, 10, 12 April 15. pet ball teams. The Sox appear to be all With Philadelphia ..... July 13, 14, 15, 16 at sea, despite the golden reports that came With Boston ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 Pitcher "Dollie" Gray, the Pacific Coast phenom, With Philadelphia ..... July 17, 18, 19, 20 With Boston ...... July 17, 19, 20, 21 recruited by Joe Cantillon, is getting his bumps from the training trip and from the boys With Washington ...... July 22, 23, 21, 25 With New York ...... Jujy 22, 23, 24, 26 pretty regularly. themselves as soon as they lit at home, With Boston ...... August 21, 22, 23 With Detroit ...... July 27 28 and the Cubs seem to be shy on compact With New York ...... August 24, 25, 26 With St. Louis ...... August 16, 17, 18 The Washington Club has asked for waivers on With Philadelphia ...... August 27, 28, 29 With Philadelphia .. August 19, 20, 21, 23 third baseman Bill Shipke and pitchers Jesse Tan- team play, as well as energetic hustling. With Washington ...... August 30, 31 With Washington ...... Auorust 24, 25. 26 nehill and Bert Keeley. Possibly over-confidence hurt both teams, With Washington ...... September 1 With Boston ...... August 27, 28, 30 Manager McAleer, of St. Louis, is still undecided and they may begin scalping the foe just With .Detroit ...... September 5 With New York ...... August 31 whether to make Hofftnan or Sweftzer the Browns© the same as ever within the next few days. With Chicago ...... September 8, 9, 10, 11 With New York ...... September 1, 2 regular centre fielder. Anyhow, it is just as well to keep on think With Detroit ...... September 12 With Detroit ...... September 3, 4 With Cleveland ...... October 3 With Chicago ...... September 6, 6 Pitcher Rube Waddell has been pretty busy this ing so. With St. Louis ...... October 2 spring with his training during the day and a SURPRISED CUBS. vaudeville stunt at night. The Cubs started in nice, easy style, and President Hedges, of the Browns, last week went simply walked all over the Cardinals in the to Hot Springs for a rest after the long strain of rebuilding Sportsman©s Park. first and second battles. Great joy in the WASHINGTON AT HOME PHILADELPHIA AT HOME bleachers and in Charley Murphy©s office. Jiggs Donahue, Chicago©s first sacker, will not be No need of Kling at all. If he were to come With New York ...... May 29, SI, 31 With Washington ...... May 5, 6, 7, 8 traded to Washington. President Comiskey thinks back and ask for his job, he would be told With New York ...... June 1 With Washington ...... May 28 he can use him for a while yet. to sit on the bench, and there would be With Cleveland ...... June 2, 3, 4, 5 With Boston ...... May 29, 31, 31 Walter Johnson, the Washington pitcher. is rapidly With Chicago ...... June 7, 8, 9, 10 Witli Boston ...... June 1 recovering his health and Cantillon expects to have no chance for him to get into the perform him in active commission before very long. ances whatever. As for Evers, while he With Detroit ...... June 11, 12, 14, 15 With Chicago ...... June 2, 3, 4, 5 With St. Louis ...... June 16, 17, 18 With Cleveland ...... June 7, 8, 9, 10 Cleveland undercurrents say that Catcher Grover would be welcome, he would not be in such With Boston ...... June 24. 25, 26, 28 With St. Louis ...... June 11, 12, 14, 15 Land will be relegated a little to make room for the imperative demand that the team couldn©t With Philadelphia ...... July 27, 28 Witli Detroit ...... June 16, 17, 18 advancement of Tod Easterly behind the bat. win without him. Fine stuff, great ball With Chicago ...... July 29, 30, 31 With Washington ...... June 22, 23 With Cleveland ...... August 2, 3, 4. 5 With New York ...... June 24. 25, 26, 28 Scout Patsy Donovan will look over the young club, everything just as the doctor ordered. With St. Louis ..... August 6. 7, 9, 10 With Cleveland ...... July 29, 30, 31 college players around New England before making And then came the crash. The downtrodden With Detroit .. August 11, 12, 13, 14 With Chicago ...... August 2, 3, 4, 5 the rounds of the minor leagues for the Boston Cardinals rose up, poured hot shot into the With Philadelphia ...... August 16, 17, 18 With Detroit ...... August 6,7,9, 10 Americans. Cub defenses, and handed them two large, With Philadelphia ...... September 3, 4 With St. Louis ...... August 11, 12, 13, 14 Great improvements have been made In the acid grape fruit. And then what a howl With Boston ...... September 7, 8, 9 With Washington ...... September 6, 6 Cleveland park, and a large entrance haa been built arose from stand and bleachers and all the With New York ...... September 10, 10, 11 With New York ...... September 7, 8, 9 of concrete at the corner of 66th street and Lexing- With St. Louis ... September 16, 17, 18, 20 With Boston ...... September 10, 10, 11 ton Avenue. places where fans do get together. Zerat With Detroit ...... September 21, 22, 23 With Detroit .... September 1C, 17, 18, 20 Zequiel Hagerman, the newest Cub pitcher, With Chicago .... September 24, 25, 27, 28 With St. Louis ...... September 21, 22, 23 The Chicago Club has sold pitcher Moxte Manuel lost one of the two defeats, but made good With Cleveland ...... September 29, 30 With Cleveland ... September 24, 25, 27, 28 to the Birmingham (Southern League) Club, and just the same. The Cubs had an With Cleveland ...... October 1 With Chicago ...... September 29, 30 catcher Alfred L. Shaw to the Mobile (Southern League) Club. OFF-DAY WITH THE STICK, With Chicago ...... October 1 With Washington ...... October 2, 4 Ed. Walsh is sending congratulatory telegrams to and could not bat a little bit against Sallee, Billy Sullivan, th.e White Sox new manager. Here©s the tall left-hander, while Bresnahan©s men how Billy reads between the lines; "Coax me a managed to get busy with Hagerman in just little harder." one inning. Outside of that, Hagerman was NEW YORK AT HOME BOSTON AT HOME Pitcher Henderson, the Pacific Coast star, Is ex invincible. Possibly the weight of his name pected to start for Cleveland in a day or so, and made him flounder in that one unfortunate With Philadelphia ...... April 30 With Washington ...... April 30 when he joins the team the Naps© pitching staff session. Zerat Zequiel Hagerman can you With Philadelphia ...... May 1, 3, 4 With Washington ...... May 1, 3, 4 will be cut down. beat it ? Reulbach lost the other battle. As With Boston ...... May 5, 6, 7, 8 With Detroit ...... June 2, 3, 4, 5 With St. Louis ...... June 2, 3, 4, 5 Witli St. Louis ...... June 7, 8, 9, 10 No new player has joined the Washington* in a usual at this time of the year, Big Ed was With Detroit ...... June 7, 8, 9, 10 With Cleveland ...... June 11, 12, 14, 15 long time who has made himself so popular in a horribly wild, issuing eight passes, but the With Chicago ...... June 11, 12, 14, 15 With Chicago ...... June 16, 17, 17 few games as has Wid Conroy. It is the unanimous luck that went with him for three straight With Cleveland ...... June 16, 17, 18 With Philadelphia ...... June 19, 19, 21 verdict that he will make good. seasons seems to be missing. In his pre With Washington ...... June 19, 19, 21 With New York ...... June 22, 23 The New York Club has disposed of second base vious years, the Cubs would either bat so With Washington ...... June 29, 30 With Philadelphia ...... June 29, 30 man Earl Gardner to Jersey City for the stated hard behind him that the wildness didn©t With Washington ...... July 1, 2 With Philadelphia ...... July 1, 2 reason that "he is not strong enough to stand the With Philadelphia ...... July 3, 5, 5, 6 With Washington ...... July 3, 5. 5, 6 strain of a major league race." matter, or else some other pitcher would With Boston ...... July 7 With St. Louis ...... July 29, 30, 31 take up the burden and the same would be With Boston ...... July 27, 28 With Detioil ...... August 2, 3, 4, 5 Pitcher Lang, who was purchased by Chicago from pulled out of the fire. Nothing like it this With Detroit ...... Ju3y 29, 30, 31 With Chicago ...... August 6, 7, 9, 10 Wausau last fall, was a disappointed pitcher when time, though. Ed was pasted at fatal mo With St. Louis ...... Augtist 2, 3, 4, 5 With Cleveland ...... August 11, 12, 13, 14 he was notified that he had been sold to the De» ments, when the sacks were full of passes, With Cleveland ...... August 6, 7, 9, 10 With New York ...... September 4, 6, 6 Moines Club, of the Western League. and the net results were horrifying. With Chicago ...... August 11, 12, 13, 14 With Washington .... September 13, 14, 15 President Farrell, of the Highlanders, reports With Boston ...... August 16, 17, 18, 19 With Chicago .... September 16, 17, 18, 20 himself well satisfied with Manager Stallings and KLING GIGGLES. With Philadelphia ... September 13, 14, 15 With Cleveland ...... September 21, 22, 23 his disposition and handling of his team; also with With Cleveland .. September 1-6, 17, 18, 20 With St. Louis ... September 24, 25, 27, 28 Under the circumstances, it can easily be With Chicago ...... September 21, 22, 23 With Detroit ...... September 29, 30 the prospects of the Highlanders in the race. Been that John Kling is giggling exuberantly. With Detroit ..... September 24, 25, 27, 28 With Detroit ...... October 1 New York©s second base will be covered eventually More than that, John threatens to make a With St. Louis ...... September 29, 30 With New York ...... October 2, 4 either by Engle or Joe Ward. Because of his heavy rival show out of himself. Kling and Char With St. Louis ...... October 1 batting Laporte will be retained as an extra in- ley Nichols have organized a city league in fielder for the present. Cree will go to left field. Kansas City, and are said to be doing well. Ty Cobb, of Detroit, and "Nig" Clarka. of Clete- They have proposed to the Chicago semi- land, nearly came to blows during the Detroit- pros, that a series of intercity games be ed the outfielders in all the tidy paints of the real goods as rapidly as could be ex Cleveland game of April 17. Cobb has promised played, and the local men think well of the play. Billy Sullivan is handling the games pected. Clarke a beating some time during the season. proposition. Such games, of course, would with much capability, but it will take some THE TIGERS President Comiskey accompanied his White Sox to mean an immediate return to the outlaw little time for him to get things working St. Louis for the express purpose of looking over conditions of previous seasons, but the look more dangerous than ever. That team the new ground at Sportsman©s Park and getting smoothly. It looks as though he should has not parted with a single valuable fac some pointers for the building he proposes to erect semi-pros, declare that they feel almost will have been put in the harness the very day tor, and has added strength in two or threa a year hence. ing to take the chance. © ©We started in Jones quit, and not kept on the string till positions. Beyond doubt, good old Bill with the intention of running in absolute the opening of the fray. Young third baseman Austin, from the Omahas, friendliness to the major .leaguers," said Ooughlin had begun to fade, and Moriarty, is about the fastest piece of work on the Yankees© CRAVATH A STAR. played regularly, will brace the club in bat long list of recruits. He Is one of the fighting kind one of their leaders, © ©but the friendliness ting and base running, while hjs fielding and ready to jump in and play third base in case BO far has been all on our side, and when One thing sure, the defeats cannot be of injuries to Elberfeld. Charley Murphy refused us a show to make charged to any weakness on the part of will be as capable as Coughlin©s after a month in steady harness. Charley O©Leary Manager Lajoie is nursing "Nig" Clarke care a few dollars by playing the minor league "Gavvy" Cravath. The big fellow was sent is still young and fast, but this Bush seems fully until Bemis gets into proper shape to perform. teams at our parks, we realized that we were right into the garden where Jones held to be still speedier, and makes the infield Larry will not let Ms only good backstop go up simply the goats. Now we propose to butt forth, and, while his fielding lacks the play of the real glittering variety. In short, against the "spitter" and his cub catchers are con in, and Kling©s proposition looks like a finesse and accomplished skill of Jones, he the Tigers seem to be holy terrors, and more sequently getting a chance occasionally. winner." has done well, and how he has whacked that fitted to demand the championship honors Though Cy Young has aged a year since he left SOX MOURNFUL. ball! He stung one over the fence at De than ever. Boston, this fact does not seem to have affected The South Side fans are almost heart- troit that takes rank with the longest hits his arm. He is pitching the best ball of any of Iroken over the poor debut of the Sox, al ever smitten at Bennett Park, and he is com EVERS© HEARS THE CALL. the Cleveland pitchers, and promises to have just though somewhat cheered up by the one ing up day after day with good, impressive Johnny Evers, grand little second base- as good a record this year as he had last. glorious extra-inning win from the Browns. wallops, just as the fans relied on him to man, will join the Cubs not later than April In Tim Mumane©s opinion "first baseman Danzig Detroit simply swept them off their feet, deliver. Sullivan evidently feared that the 30, and maybe before. Manager Chance on has too many faults to become a major league and even Dr. White, who has so frequently old guard would be badly lamed and stiffen Wednesday last received a telegram from regular this season." His chief weaknesses are on ed up, for he put Donohue, Anderson and the Trojan in which he promised to get back ground balls and a disposition to make impossible massacred the Tigers, could not stop the plays for bunts, thereby neglecting his base. Tomcats in their fierce attack. Jennings© Davis on the waiting list, sending Atz to on the job before the last of the month. men claim that they overcame White©s hoo second, Isbell to first and Cravath to the This is the telegram sent by Evers from his The diamond at the improved Sportsman©s Park doo in the last game of 1908, and that he field. The -combination may make good, but home in Troy, N. Y.: in St. Louis will have to be moved out about 15 many of the fans are already insisting that feet because the home plate cannot be seen from will never again have any special terrors "Troy, N. Y., April 21. Frank L. Chance, Mgr. some sections of the upper deck. The change will for them. The games played at Detroit the exchange of infield wisdom between Cubs, Chicago, 111. Will join you at Pittsburg, Fri he made when the Browns make their first trip. showed that the old-time hitting weakness Davis and Donohue is badly needed, and day, April 30, or in Cincinnati a few days before; needed right away. impossible to leave here before. Good luck until President Farrell, of the Highlanders, is in love of the team still troubles them, and the with his team and will make the first Western present infield does not seem to spin around then. JOHNNY." THE ENEMY. "I knew he would come," Chance said. trip with the boys. Base ball has taken the place with the agility we are accustomed to ex A glimpse at the St. Louis Cardinals in in Mr. Fan-ell©s heart so long occupied by race pect from Comiskey©s "Evers wanted a rest, he secured it, now horses, and he wants to see a winner in New York. dicates that Bresnahan has a lot more talent he is willing to join the team and anybody SPRIGHTLY WARRIORS. than the club possessed last season, but that A rumor that Cleveland had offered pitchers that knows the little fellow knows that he Berger, Liebhardt and Falkenherg to Chicago for re This, of course, will remedy itself in the it will be impossible for Roger to make a will be fighting hard for the Cubs the mo calcitrant Ed. Walsh was quickly killed by Comiskey near future, but it will be hard lines if the winner out of them this summer. Too crwde ment he joins u9." with this terse statement: "That would be fine team gets hopelessly stranded early in the and too unaccustomed to mutual play. Never business. Perhaps they would like to have me and campaign. Jones© leadership seems to be theless, Roger himself is a big asset for the Catcher Frank Roth©3 contract with Cincinnati my grand stand thrown into the trade also. Notli- badly needed, especially in the way he drill- club, and is whipping his hodge-podge into but been promulgated. ioe to it." SRORTI1NQ L.IFB
Double plays—Noyes, Robertson; Johns, MoMurtay, Perdue,-p.. 3 0 0 -010 M'Mur'y, c. 3 0:010-10 Henn. Time—1.43. Umpires—O'Brien and Pfen- Maxwell, p. 20.0 1 30 ninger. Totals.. 28 2 6 27 ~8 0 •Smitij ... 1 00 0 0 0 BIRMINGHAM AT MONTGOMERY APRIL 19.— Totals. . 29 0 3 24 10 0 With the score standing in favor -of Birmingham' 'Batted for Maxwell in ninth 'inning. X Southern League Ford lost his arm in the eighth and Montgomery Nashville ...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 x—2 piled up eight runs before the visitors could stop Atlanta ...... 0. 0 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0—0 them. Fleharty succeeded Ford and -in turn gave Struck out—By Maxwell 8, Pbrdue 2. First on way to Schopp, but they could not stop • the run- balls—Off Maxwell 1. Stolen bases—Bay 2, East. The Official Record getting. Score: Flournoy, rf 100100 Lindsay, ss. 3 0 0 1 1 2 Robertsoa, Moran. Sacrifice hits—Wisemafa, Noyes. Casey. c.. 4 1 1 4 0 0 •Wagner ..100000 Birmin'm. AB.R.B. P.A.E Montqo'y. AB.R.B. P.A.E Two-base hit—Noyes. Three-base hit—Seabough. of the 1909 Pennant Folbre, p.. 5 0 1 0 30 Ludwig. c. 40 0 5 20 Moles'h. cf 2' 0 0 2 0 0 Daley. If... 4 1 3 4 00 Time—1.30. Umpires—O'Brien and Pfenninger. Emerson, p 2 0 1 0 3 2 Bowen. 2b. 4 3 2 0 3 0 Persons, cf. 4 1 1 1 0 0 BIRMINGHAM AT MONTGOMERY APRIL 21.— Totals. .35 8 7 27 12 1 Dick, p... 1 1 1 0 11 Henline, If 4 2 2 3 1 0 Kerwin ,rf. 2 1 1 1 00 With the score tied in the tenth, MoleSworth mad« Race withTahulated McGilv'y.rf 401000 Gremin'r.lb 300800 his first hit of the Montgomery series and hia Totals.. 34 3 7 27 13 6 Raftis, 3b. 4 0 1 2 1 1 Manush. 3b 4 1 0 2 1 0 team mates following it up, bringing two runs, Scores and :: :: •Batted for Lindsay in ninth inning. Gygli, Ib.. 4 0 010 0 1 Rocken'd,2b 4 1 14 31 across the plate, Birmingham winning. Score: Little Rock ...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2—8 Ellam, ss.. 3 0 0 1 3 0 Pepe. ss... 4 1 2 1 3 1 Birmin'm. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Montgom'y AB.R.B. P.A.K Memphis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0—3 Kane, c... 4 0 0 5 1 0 Shannon, c 5 1 1 6 20 Moles'h, cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 Daly. If... 5 1 2 1 0 0 Accurate Accounts Two-base hits—Coulson, Dick, Woodruff, Collins, Ford, p... 3 0 0 1 2 0 Lively, p... 4 1 2 0 00 Bowen, 2b. 4 2 2 430 Persons, cf. 3 2 1 2 0 0 Tarleton. Hits—Off Emerson 5 in 7 innings, with Fleharty, pOOOOOO ' — — — — — - Henline. If 4 1 2 3 0 0 Kerwin, rf 3 0 1 3 0 1 5 runs. Sacrifice hits—Boucher, Flournoy. Stolen Schopp, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.. 34 81127 92 M'Gilr'y.rf 3110 0 OIGreinin'r.lb 4 0 2 15 1 0 ofAll Championship bases—Collins, Tarleton, Sentz. Double plays— Raftis, 3b 5 0 1 3 5 0| Manush, 3b 2 0 0 1 2 0 Folbre, Burg, Tarleton; Lindsay, Carey. Wild Totals. . 32 5 6 24 11 2 Gygli,. Ib.. 2 0 0 13 lOIRoken'd. 2b 4 0 1 3 .", 1 w. M. Kavanausj, Games Played. : : pitch—Folbre. Struck out—By Folbre 3, Emerson Birmingham ...... 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0—5 Ellam, ss. 4 0 0 1 21 Pepe. ss.. 3000 > 0 4, Dick 1. First on balls—Off Folbre 1, Emerson 8, Montgomery ...... 00 0 0 0 0 0 8 x—8 Raub,' c.. 4004 1 0 Hart, c... 400310 ^_ ^. Dick 2. Time—2h. Umpire—Rudderham. Two-base lilts—Bowen 2. Daley, Shannon, Rock Fleharty, p 4 00 0 51 Debalt, p. 3 0 0 2 3 1, enfield. Home run—Henline. First on errors— GAMES PLAYED SUNDAY, APRIL 18. Birmingham 1. Double play—Rockenfield, Gremin Totals.. 35 5 7 20 17 2| Totals. . 31 3 7 30 15 3 GAMES TO BE PLAYED. ger. Struck out—By Lively 5, Ford 2. First on Birmingham .....000100002 2—5 LITTLE ROCK AT MEMPHIS APRIL 18.—In balls—Off Lively 3, Ford 4, Fleharty 3, Schopp 1. Montgomery ..... 101000010 0—3 April 28, 29, 30, May 1—Nashville at Montgomery, ability to hit Buchanan and fielding errors on the Two-base hits—Greminger, Dally, Rockenfleld. Atlanta at Birmingham, New Orleans at Memphis. Stolen bases—Pepe, Daley, Bowen. Time—2.15. part of the locals allowed Little Rock to gain an Umpires—Moran and Fitzsimmons. Bowen. Three-base hit—McGilvray. Double play— April 29, 30, May 1—Mobile at Little Bock. easy victory. Buchanan held the Memphis batsmen Raftis unassisted. Struck out—By Debalt 2. Fle May 2—Birmingham at New Orleans. safe at all times. Sentz made two three-baggers, harty 3. Passed ball—Raub. Sacrifice hits—Kerwin May 2, 3, 4, 5—Mobile at Memphis. scoring two runs. Score: GAMES PLAYED TUESDAY. APRIL 20. 2. Gygli 2. Bowen. McGilvray, Pepe. Manush, Hen- May 3, 4, 5—New Orleans at Little Rock. L. Rock. AB.R.B. P.A.E Memphis. AB.R.B. P.A.E line, First on balls-'-Off Debalt 3, Fleharty 2. Sto May 3, 4, 5, 6—Montgomery at Birmingham, Collins, If. 4 0 0 3 0 0 Babb, 3b. . 4 0 0 0 42 LITTLE ROCK AT MOBILE APRIL 20.—Mobile len bases—Kerwin, Manush, Daly. Tinje—1.50. Um Nashville at Atlanta. Boucher, ss 5 1 1 4 2 0 Baerw'd, cf 3 1 0 4 0 0 took the second game of the Little Rock series, pires—Fitzsimmons and Moran. May 1, 8, 10, 11—Memphis at Little Rock, New Tarle'n, Ib 4 2 1 4 2 0 Crans'n, 2b 01030 the victory being due to opportune hitting, coupled Orleans at Mobile, Atlanta at Montgomery, Birm with Steiger's wildness, every man who .scored MEMPHIS AT NEW ORLEANS APRIL 21.— Sentz, cf . . 4 1 2 2 00 Coulson, If. 01001 Two bases on balls and singles by Bartley. Rohe. ingham at Nashville. Perry, 3b.. 4 0 1 0 3 1 Wagner, rf . 3 0 0 1 0 0 going to first on balls. Sentz's home run over the and Weimer gave New Orleans an early lead, and Burg, 2b.. 3 1 0 2 2 0|Carey, Ib.. 4 0 0 17 00 right field fence, with Collins on base, was the as Memphis was unable to bunch hits off Bartley. THE 1909 CHAMPIONSHIP BECORD. Flou,rnoy,rf 40330 0|Lindsay, ss. 4 0 1 1 6 0 feature. Score: the locals shut out the visitors easily, taking the Following: is the complete and correct Casey, c... 3 0 0 5 1 1 Ludwig, c. 3 0 1 3 3 0 Mobile. AB.R.B. P.A.E L. Rock. AB.R.B. P.A.E third straight game. Baerwald was chased in ths Buchan'n.p 400021 Quesser, p. 3 0 0 1 3 0 Wheat, rf. 2 2 1200 Cocash. 2b. 401150 third for disputing a decision. Score: record of the ninth annual race of the Sentelle, ss 3 1 0 1 31 Boucher, ss 3 0 1 2 1 0 Memphis. AB.R.B. P.A.ElN. Orleans AB.R.B. P.A.K Southern League to April 24 inclusive: Totals.. 35 5 827103 Totals.. 32 1 427193 Rhoton, 2b 4 0 3 4 3 0 Collins, If.. 4 1 1 2 00 Wagner, rf 4 0 1 1 0 OIS.Rea'n, cf 2 1 1 4 0 0 Little Rock ...... 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0—5 Thorn'n, If 4 0 2 2 0 0 Tarleton, Ib 3 0 0 10 11 Baer'd. eflOllOO"'Rohe. 3b." 401040------* to t. Is. g 3 3 g ^ •S? Memphis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1 Sabrie, Ib. 3 0 0 12 00 Sent2, cf.. 4 1 1 2 0 1 Wood'f. cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 Weimer, rf 3 1 2 2 0 0 B o Two-base hits—Flournoy 2. Three-base hits— Hopkins, cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 Flournoy, rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 Crans'n. 2b 4 0 1 2 1 0 Huels'n, If 4 0 0 3 1 0 M B B fr O § Benson, 3b 3 0 1 1 2 0 Perry, 3b.. 3 0 1 0 0 0 Ludwig, c. 4 0 1 2 1 0 Dexter. Ib 3 0 1 8 1 0 • tc S Sentz 2. Stolen bases—Boucher, Flournoy, Tarleton ? a p: p 3. Double play—Lindsay, Carey, Ludwig. Struck Hardy, c.. 4 0 0 4 3 0 Casey. c... 3 0 1 5 00 Coulson. If 4 0 1 4 1 0 Demont, ss 3 0 0 4 0 0. 1 Bittrolff, p 3 0 0 1 5 0 Steiger, p.. 3 0 0 1 20 Babb, 3b.. 3 0 0 1 30 Dundon, 2b 2 1 0 330 1p out—By Buchanan 4, Quesser 2. First on balls— B & t.T Off Buchanan 2, Quesser 3. Hit by pitcher— Cote, cf... 200000 ______Stinson, Ib 3 0 Oil 20 Matthe's, c. 3 0 0 2 0 0 Tarleton. Time—1.35. Umpire—Rudderham. — — — — _- Totals.. 29 2 6 24 9 2 Linds'y. ss 3 0 1 1 5 0 Bartley, p. 2 Totals.. 30 3 7 27 16 1 Dick, p.... 3 0 0 0 20 Atlanta...... 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 .555 MOBILE AT NEW ORLEANS APRIL 18.—Ed. Mobile ...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0. x—3 Totals,. 26 4 6 27 15 0 Birmingham ...... 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .333 Reagan's errors at short, coupled with wildness Totals. .32 0 7 24 15 0 5 .500 of pitcher Hess, gave Mobile an easy victory. The Little Rock ...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0—2 Little Bock...... 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 Stolen bases—Rhoton. Perry, Casey. Sacrifice hits Memphis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Memphis...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 locals saved a shut out by bunching three hits in New Orleans ...... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 S—4 the eighth inning, scoring a man. Thornton's run —Sabrie, Tarleton. Two-base hit—Benson. Home Montgomery ...... 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .444 run—Sentz. First on balls—Off Steiger 5, Bitrolff Two-base hit—Weimer. Sacrifice hit—Demont. Nashville ...... » « 0 (t i 0 0 6 .66(5 ning catch of a Texas leaguer in the tliird inning Sacrifice fly—Dexter. Double plays—Huelsman, Dex cut off two runs. Catcher Schriver made his debut 2. Struck out—By Steiger 5, Bittrolff 5. Left on New Orleans...... 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 8 .800 bases—Mobile 9. Little Rock 4. Double plays— ter: Coulson. Stinson. Ludwig; Babb. Cranston. Mobile...... 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 .555 in a local uniform. Score: Stinson. Struck out—By Dick 1. Bartley. I: First o Mobile. AB.R.B. P.A.E N. Orleans. AB.R.B. P.A.E Tarleton, unassisted; Bittrolff, Rhoton. Time—1.50. on balls—Off Dick 5. Passed ball—Ludwig. Time— Umpire—Carpenter. Lost...... 4 6 5 8 5 3 2 4 37 Wheat, rf. 4 0 2 0 0 0 S.Reagan, cf 411100 1.35. Umpire—Rudderham. Sentelle, ss 4 0 1 2 3 0 Rohe, 3b. .. 4 0 2 1 40 MEMPHIS AT NEW ORLEANS APRIL 20.—The LITTLE ROCK AT MOBILE APRIL 21.—Mobils \V. L. Pet. Rhoton, 2b 5 00 2 20 Weimer. rf. 3 0 ' 1 4 00 wildness of Keiber was to blame for Memphis' won its third consecutive game from Little Rock New Orleans Little Eock. 5 5 .500 Thorn'n, If 5 1 1 3 1 0 Huelsman.lf 4 0 1 100 second defeat at the hands of the locals. Passes to by a harassing finish in the ninth inning, when Nashville... 3 .666 Monigome'y .444 Sabrie. Ib. 4 1 0 13 10 Dexter, Ib. 300901 Pruitt and Rohe, a single by Weimer, a walk for Girard went up in the air for the second time Atlanta ..... 4 .555 Birmingh'm 6 .333 Hopkins, cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 Deraont, 2b 4 0' 1 2 Huelsman and a single by Demont resulted in three during the game and the Travelers forced to the Mobile...... 4 .555 Memphis... 8 .111 Watson, 3b 4 1 0 2 3 1 E. Reagan, ss 3011 runs in the fifth for the locals. Memphis could front with one run to the good. The score was tied Hardy, c.. 3 0 1 2 10 Schriver, c. 4 0 2 7 1 0 not find Pruitt until the seventh. Score: on Stockdale's hit to short, and Wheat brought in GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY, APRIL 17. Hickman, p 4 1 1 2 0 Hess. p. ... 3 0 0 0 30 Memphis. AB.R.B. P.A.ElN. Orleans AB.R.B. P.A.E the winning run with a drive to right. Sto.ckdale Matthews. 100000 Babb, 3b.. 3 0 0 1 2 1|S.Reagan,cf 201500 pitched a good game, several of the hits recorded MOBILE AT NEW ORLEANS APRIL 17.—Char Totals. . 35 5 7 27 13 1 Baerw'd.cf 4003 OOlUohe, 3b. . 3 1 0 1 1 0 against him being due to dumb pl.vying. Score: ley Fritz came near pitching a no-run and no-hit Totals. . 33 1 9f26 12 4 Crans'n, 2b 3 1 2 2 1 2 Weimer, rf. 4 1 2 1 0 0 Mobile. AB.R.B. P.A.EI L. Rock. AB.R.B. P.A.E game against Mobile. Inning after inning passed •Batted for E. Reagan in ninth inning. Coulson, If 4 0 0 1 0 0 Huelsman.lf 301300 \Vheat, rf. 50 3 4 0 0 Cocash, 2b 4 0 1 5 4 0 without a Mobile batter figuring in the hit column tRhoton out, hit by batted ball. Wagner, rf 4 0 0 1 0 (I Dexter, Ib. 3-0 0 9 Sentell. ss. 4 0 1 1 Boucher, ss 4 0 1 1 30 until the ninth when Petit came up for Wheat and Mobile ...... 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0—5 Stinson, Ib 3 0 1 9 2 0 Demont, ss 2 0 1 1 Rhoton. 2b 4 0 0 2 30 Casey, c... 4-1 1 4 10 rapped out a sale one to short left field. New New Orleans ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 Lindsay, ss 2 0 03 30 Dundon, 2b 4 0 0 2 Thornt'n.lf 401000 Sentz. cf. 4.11200 Orleans earned one run at the start, but was Stolen base— HopMns. Sacrifice hits — Sentelle, Ludwig, c. 3 0 1 3 1 0 Matthews, c 4 0 0 Sabrie. Ib 3 211100 Flourn'y. rf 4 0 1 -0 1 0 unable to cross the rubber after that. Score: Hess. Double plays — Thornton, Rhoton; Watson. Keiber, p.. 2 00 0 5 0 Pruitt, ' - Hopkins. cf 3 1 12 0 0 Tarletou;lb 4-1 18 00 Mobile. AB.R.B. P.A.E N. Orleans. AB.R.B. P.A.E Sabrie. Struck out—By Hess 7, Hickman 2. First Emerson, p 0 0 0 1 0 0 Benson. 3b 3 1 02 01 Collins, If. 3 1 0 0 0 Wheat, rf. 2 0 0 5 0 0 S.Reagan.cf 411300 on balls— Off Hess 5, Hickman 2. Hit by pitcher— •Woodruff 100000 Totals.. 28 3 527 90 Hardy, c. . 2 2 0 4 2 fliperry, 3b. 412210 Sentelle, ss 2 0 0 ti 5 0 Rohe, 3b.. 3 0 1 1 2 0 By Hess 2. Wild pitch— Hess. Time— 2.11. Um Stockd'e, p 3 0 -1 1 3 0 Girard, p. 4 0 11 10 *Watson ..100000 ______.- Rhoton, 2b 3 0 0 2 2 0 Weimer, rf. 2 0 0 2 0 0 pire — Carpenter. Totals.. 29 1 4 24 14 3| Thornton.lf 300000 Huelsman.lf 401300 •Batted for Keiber in eighth inning. ______Totals.. 35 5 9f26 11 9 Sabrie, Ib. 3 0 0 10 00 Dexter, Ib. 4 0 0 8 2 0 Tot .Is. . 32 6 8 27 13 3 GAMES PLAYED MONDAY, APRIL 19. Memphis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 Bopkins, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Dement, ss 4 0 0 5 3 0 New Orleans ...... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x—3 •Batted for Benson in 'ninth inning. Watson, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 E.Reagan,ss 302031 MEMPHIS AT NEW ORLEANS APRIL 19.—The tTwo out when winning run scored. locals bunched two hits in' the third and four in Innings pitched—Keiber 7, Emerson 1. Hits—Off Mobile ...... 0 4 0 0 0 0 00 2—8 Hardy, c.. 2 0 0 5 00 Matthews, c 2 0 0 3 0 0 Keiber 5. Runs—Off Keiber 3. Stolen bases—De Hixon, p.. 3 0 0 020 Fritz, p.... 2 0 0 2 40 the fifth which, coupled with Baerwald's boot in Little Rock ...... 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0—5 000 ______the latter inning, were fatal to Memphis' chances. mont, Baerwald. Sacrifice hits—Dexter, S. Reagan. Stolen bases—Hardy. Sents. Sacrifice lilts—Sa •Petit ... 1 0 1 Double play—Rohe, Dexter. Struck out—By Keiber — — — — — - Totals.. 28 1 5 27 14 1 Breitenstein outpitching Shields and New Orleans brie, Honkins. Two-base hits—Tarleton. Perry, Totals.. 25 0 1 24 11 0 taking the first of the series. Score: 2. Pruitt 5. First on balls—Off Keiber 6, Pruitt 4. Wheat. Home run—Casey. First on balls—Off. Gl- *Batted for Wheat In ninth inning. Memphis. AB.R.B. P.A.E N. Orleans. AB.R.B. P.A.E Left on bases—New Orleans 9, Memphis 4. First rard 2. Stockdale 1. Struck out—By Girard 3. Mobile ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Babb, Sb.. 4 1 0 3 20 S.Reagan,cf 4 1 23 00 on errors—New Orleans 2. Time—2.02. Umpire— Stockdale 4. Double plays—Stockdale, Sabrie: Sen- New Orleans ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 Baerw'd, cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 Rohe, 3b... 3 1 1 0 10 Rudderham. tell. Rhoton. Sabrie. Left on bases—Mobile 5. Lit- Two-base hits—S. Reagan, E. Reagan. Stolen Crans'n, 2b 3011 7 0 Weimer, rf. 3 1 1 000 BIRMINGHAM AT MONTGOMERY APRIL 20.— tie Rock 4. Hit by pitcher—Hardy, by Girard. bases—Weimer, Rohe. Sacrifice hits—Rohe, Rho Coulson, If 4 0 0 2 0 0 Huelsman.lf 300301 After holding the locals down for five innings Time—1.45. Umpire—Carpenter. ton, Sentelle 2. Double play—Fritz, Dexter. Struck Wagner, rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 Dexter, Ib. 3 0 1 15 0 0 Schopp. Birmingham's star twirler, weakened in out—By Hixon 5, Fritz 3. First on balls—Off Hix- Stinson, Ib 3 0 0 13 00 Demont, ss 2 0 0 1 2 0 the sixth and was batted out of the box, Montgomery GAMES PLAYED THURSDAY, APRIL 22. on 3, Fritz 1. Hit by pitcher—Wheat, Hardy, Llndsey, ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 Dundon, 2b 3 0 0 2 1 0 winning. Score: BIRMINGHAM AT MONTGOMERY APRIL 22.~i Weimer. Time—1.40. Umpire—Carpenter. Ludwig, c. 3 1 2 3 0 0 Matthews, c 4 1 1 3 0 0 Birmin'm. AB.R.B. P.A.E MontBO'y. AB.R.B. P.A.E Bauer proved a puzzle to the locals and Birming MONTGOMERY AT NASHVILLE APRIL 17.— Shields, p. 3 0 0 0 31 Breitens'n.p 200080 Moles'h, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Daley, If.. 5 0 0 2 0 0 ham won. Score: Montgomery came from behind in the sixth Inning Woodr'f, Ib 100200 Bowen, 2b. 4 1 0230 Persons, cf. 3 1 1 2 0 0 Birmin'm. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Montgom'y AB.R.B. P.A.K In a spurt that netted five runs and gave them a "Quissier. .100000 Totals.. 27 4 6 27 12 1 Henline, If 4 100 Kerwin. rf. 5 1 1000 Molesw'h.cf 4 012 OO 1 Daley. If. 2 0 1 2 00 lead that was not overcome. Errors entered largely McGilv'y.rf 4001 0 0 Gremin'r.lb 5 2 2'13 00 Bowen, 2b. 4 1 1 5 3 OfPersoris, cf 2 0 0 000 Into the run-getting and both Case and Bliss were Totals. .33 3 6 24 14 2 Raftis, 3b 4 0 1 1 2 0 Manush. 3b 2 1 1 1 1 1 Henline, If 4 1 1 1 0 0|Kerwin. if. 4 0 0 3 1 0 wild at times. Score: •Batted for Shields in ninth Inning. Gygli, Ib.. 4 1 1 9 00 Rockeu'd,2b 423240 M'Gil'y, rf 2 0 0 2 0 OIGremin'r.lb 4 0 0 12 00 Memphis ...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0—3 Elam, ss.. 4 0 0 2 11 Pepe, ss... 4 2 1 1 31 Raftis, 3b 4 0 2 1 2 01 Manush. 3b 4 1 1 0 2 0 Nashville. AB.R.B. P.A.E Montgo'y. AB.R.B. P.A.E New Orleans ...... 0 0 1 0 3,0 0 0 x—4 Bay, If... 4 3 3 4 0 0 Dailey, If.. 4 1 1 0 00 Kane, c... 3 0 2 6 0 0 Shannon, c 2 0 0 4 10 Gygli, Ib.. 2 1 2 10 10 Rocke'd. 2b 2 0 1 1 3 0 Two-base hits—Matthews, Wagner. Stolen base— Schopp, p. 2 0 0 0 1 0 Guese, p... 3 0 2 1 20 Ellam, ss. 4 0 0 1 3 1 Pepe. ss.. 301320 Wiseman,rf 500000 Persons, cf. 4 10 2 00 Babb. Sacrifice hits—Breitenstein, Dundon. Sac East, 2b.. 4 1 2 2 1 0 Kerwin, rf. 4 1 1 2 0 0 Moore, p.. Raub. c. . 4 1 1 4 - ' Shannon, c 3 0 0 6 1 0 rifice fly—Cranston. Double play—Shields, Crans •Raub Totals.. 33 911126112 Bauer, p.. 3 0 1 1 2 0 George, p. 2 0 0 041 Robert'n.lb 4 0 114 0 0 Gremin'r.lb 3 1 111 21 ton, Stinson. Struck out—By Shields 1, Breiten •Whiteman. 100000 Seigle, cf.. 4 0 0 2 00 Manush, 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 stein 3. First on balls—Off Shields 3, Breitenstein Totals. .33 3 5 24 71. Totals.. 31 4 927141 — -^ — — — - Butler, ss. 4 1 2 1 8 1 Rocken'd,2b 200432 2. Hit by pitcher—By Shields 1. Time—1.55. •Batted for Schopp in eighth inning. Totals. . 27 1 4 27 13 1 Noyes, 3b. 3 0 1 2 2 2 Pepe, ss... 4 2 2 3 50 Umpire—Rudderham. •Batted for George in the ninth inning. Seabough.o 311110 Shannon, c 4 0 0 4 1 1 fMolesworth out on foul bunt. LITTLE ROCK AT MOBILE APRIL 19.—Five Birmingham ...... 00 0 0 02 0—3 Birmingham ...... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1—4 Case, p... 2 1 0 0 2 0 Bliss, p.... 1 0 0 1 20 x—9 Montgomery ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1—1 Tonnem'n.o 1 0 01 11 Debalt, p.. 2 1 1 0 00 thousand people saw Mobile defeat Little Rock. Montgomery ...... 0.0 0.0 0 6 The hits were even, but Mobile bunched with Little Two-base hits—Kane 2, Rockenfield. Guese. First Two-base hit—Gygli. Struck out—By Bauer 2, George 5. First, on balls—Off George 1. Bauer 7. Totals.. 34 7 1« 27 15 4 Totals.. 32 9 7 27 14 4 Rock's errors and won the game in the seventh, on balls—Off Guese 1, Schopp 3, Moore 2. Home after Little Rock had tied the score in that inning. First on error— Montgomery 1. Double plays—Bauer. Nashville ...... 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0—7 run—Henline. First- on errors—Montgomery 1. Raub. GygH: Bowen. Gygli: Kerwin. Shannon. Left Montgomery ...... 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 1 0—9 Score: Birmingham 1. Double play—Elam, Gygli: Struck on bases—Montgomery 8, Birmingham 5. Sacrifice Two-base hits—Debalt, Kerwin. Three-base hits— Mobile. AB.R.B. P.A.E!L. Rock. AB.R.B. P.A.E out—By Guese 4, Schopj) 4. .Moore 1. Left on bases hits—Gygli. Pepe. Bauer, McGilvray. Stolen bases— Bay, East, Greminger. Struck out—By Case 2, Wheat, rf. 4 2 1 5 1 0 Collins, - If.. 4 1 23 00 —Montgomery 7, Birmingham. 3, Sacrifice hit- Gygli 3, Henline. Persons. Wild pitches—Bauer 2. Bliss 1, Debalt 3. First on balls—Off Case 5, Sentelle, ss 3 1 1 2 1 1 Boucher, ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 Shannon.- Stolen bases—Persons. Kerwin. Tijne— Hit by pitcher—George. Time—2.00. .Umpires—-Fitz- Bliss 4, Debalt 1. Stolen bases—Pepe 3, Seigel, Rhoton, 2b 4 0 1 3 5 0 Tarleton, Ib 501902 2h. Umpires—Morari and-Fitzsimmons. simmons and Moran. Dailey, Shannon, Robertson, Butler, East 2, Sea- Thorn'n, If 4 0 1 0 0 0 Sentz, cf.. ' 5 0 1 0 01 Note.—Rain prevented the Nashville-Atlanta "game Sabrie, Ib. 4 0 1 8 2 0 Perry, 3b.. 3 000 20 LITTLE ROCK AT MOBILE APRIL 2U.—tittls bough, Kerwin. Sacrifice hits—Noyes, Bliss, East. at Nashville. Rock played faultless ball, and though they only Hit by pitcher—Shannon, Kerwin. Passed ball— Hopkins, cf 3 1 100 Burg, 2b. .. 2 0 1 4 3 0 Benson, 3b 1 0 321 Flournoy, rf 3 0 0 5 01 got three hits off Hixori, the hits came when they Seabough. Time—2h. Umpires—O'Brien and Pfen- meint runs. Sabrie's wild fly in the first being re ninger. Hardy, c. 2 0 1 5 10 Casey, c... 3 0 1 3 41 GAMES PLAYED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. sponsible for the two made in this inning. Score: .Schulz, p.. 2 0 0 022 Connolly, p 3 1 0020 ATLANTA AT NASHVILLE APRIL 21 (P. M. BIRMINGHAM AT ATLANTA APRIL 17.—Sid 0010 Mobile. AB.R.B. P.A.E L. Rock. AB.R.B. P.A.B Smith's home run with the bases full, coupled with Lelivelty, p 1 1 and P. M.)—Nashville took both games of the first Wheat, rf. 4 0 0 0 0 0 Cocash, 2b. 2 2 1 1 4 0 Totals.. 31 2 6 24 13 5 double-header of the season from Atlanta. In the the wildness of Dickson for Birmingham in the first Totals.. 28 5 6 27 15 4 Sentell, S3. 4 0 2 1 Boucher. ss 4 11 3 30 inning when he forced in two runs, gave the game first game Duggan was wild and Atlanta outbatted Rhoton, 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 Casey, c.. 300510 Mobile ...... 2'0 0 0 0 0 30 x—5 the locals, but played so loosely in the field, seven Thorn'n, If 4 0 1 0 0 0 Sentz. cf.. 4 0 0 1 1 0 to the home team. The only man to score for Little Rock ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0—2 errors being recorded, that Nashville got the ver Birmingham was Kane, who got ou first by being Stolen base—Sabrie. Sacrifice hits—Collins, Ben- Sabrie, Ib. 3 0 0 16 01 Flourn'y, rf 3 0 0 4 0 0 hit with the ball. Score: T dict by the margin of one run. Score: Cote. cf... 3 0 0 3 0 OiTarlet'n, Ib 3 0 0 9 0 0 son, Boucher. Two-base hits—Thornton. Tarleton, Nashville. AB.R.B. P.A.E Atlanta. AB.R.B. P.A.E Benson, 3b. 3 0 0 1 3 01 Collins, If. 3 0 0 3 0 0 * Atlanta. AB.R.B. P.A.E Birmiu'm. AB.R.B. P.A.E Sentz. First on balls—Off Schulz 5, Lelivelty 1, Bay. If... 3 1 0 6 00 Bayless, cf 5 0 4 1 0 1 Bayless, cf 3 2 0 4 0 0 Hardy, c. 3036 1 0|Peny, 3b. 41 1 0 00 Henline, If. 5 0 2 3 00 Connolly 1. Struck out—By Connolly 3, Schultz 1, Wisem'n.rf 110000 Jordan, 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hixoii, p.. 3 0 0 0 21 Folbre, p.. 2 0 0 110 Jordan, 2b 4 0 1 2 4 0 Bowen. 2b. 4 0 0 3 4 0 Lelivelty 2. Hit by pitcher—Sentelle, Hardy. Double East, 2b. . 4 0 1 2 6 0 Smith, c... 5 0 1 4 11 Smith, c.. 4 1 1 5 10 Molesw'h, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0 plays—Rhoton, Sabrie, Sentelle, Hardy; Wheat, Rho Robert'n.lb 401920 Winters, rf 3 1 0 1 0 0 Totals. .31 0 7 27 12 2 Totals.. 28 4 3 27 10 0 Winters, rf 2 • 1 1 0 00 McGilvr'y,rf 401101 ton, Benson; Connolly, Burg, Tarleton. Innings Seigel, cf.. 4 0 0 Moran, If. 4 0 0 2 1 1 Mobile ...... 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0—0 Moran, If. 3 1 0 4 0 0 Raftis, 3b.. 4 0 0 1 21 pitched—Schulz 6%. Hits—Off Schulz 4. Time— Butler, ss. 4 1 1 0221 Little Rock ...... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0—4 Newton, ss 4 0 2 1 1 1 Gygli, Ib.. 3 0 111 00 2h. Umpire—Carpenter. Noyes, 3b 3 Henh. lb<-. 4 1 11220 Stolen bases—Boucher, Flournoy, Tarleton. Sacri Henn, Ib.. 3 0 0 9 10 Ellam, ss.. 2 0 0 1 12 ATLANTA AT NASHVILLE APRIL 19.—Bern- Tornem'n.c 3 2220 Kilp'k.2-3b 2 1 0022 fice hits—Cocash. Casey. Folbre. Two-base Mts—• Hess, 3b.. 4 1 1 1 2 0 Kane, c... 1 1 0 2 00 hard tried a new pitcher, Weaver, and Atlanta won. Duggan, p. 2 Viebahn, p. 3 1 2 2 6 1 Perry, Cocash. Three-base hit—Hardy. First on Atkins, p. . 4 1 2 1 20 Dickinson, p 2 0 0 0 3 1 Weaver lasted but two innings, but the visitors Walker, 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 balls—Off" Hixon 3. Struck out—J}y Hixon 5. Frfl- batted him hard. Nashville's big manager went into Totals. .28 6 5 27 20 2 •Hess ..... 1 1 0 0 00 bre 5. Hit by pitcher—Tarleton. by Hixon. Lrft Totals.. 31 7 8 27 11 1| Totals.. 28 1 4 24 10 !i on bases—Mobile 3, Little Rode 4. Double plays— Atlanta ...... 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 x—7 the box himself, and not another Atlanta man crossed the plate, but the damage had already Totals.. 34 5 924167 Casey, Boucher; Cocash, Boucher, Tarleton. Time— Birmingham ...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 •Batted for Viebahn. 1.37. Umpire—Carpenter. Home run—'Smith. Three-base hit—Atkins. Sac been done. Score: Nashville ...... 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 x—6 rifice hits—Jordan, Dickson, Molesworth. Bayless. Nashville. AB.R.B. P.A.E Atlanta. AB.R.B. P.A.E Atlanta ...... 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1—5 MEMPHIS AT NEW ORLEANS APRIL 22.—A Double play—Bowen, Gygli. Stolen bases—Moran, Bay, If.... 3 2 1 1 20 Bayless, cf: 3.12200 Struck out—By Duggan 2, Viebahn 3. First on belated bunch of singles brought New Orleins vie. Newton. Henn, Gygli. Hit by pitcher—Smith, Kane. Wisem'n.rf 500100 Jordan, 2b. 4 1 3 2 4 0 balls—Off Duggan 6. Viebahn 3. Sacrifice hits— tory in the ninth. Matthews' collision with Cran Struck out—By Atkins 4, Dickson 2. First on balls East, 2b.. 3 0 1 3 2 0 Winters, rf. 4 0 1 2 0 0 M'oran, Wiseman, Duggan. Noyes. Stolen bases— ston in the third inning knocked out the latter, —Off Atkins 6, Dickson 4. Umpires—Moran and Robert'n.lb 5 0 111 1 0 Moran, If.. 4 0 1 200 Smith 2, Winters, Kirkpatrick. Hit by pitcher— and he is now in the hospital, injured internally, Fitzsimmons. Seigle, cf.. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Newton, ss. 5 0 12 00 Wiseman. Two-base hits—Henn. East, Double play and also badly cut by the big base runner's spikes, Butler, .ss. 4121 3 1 Henn, Ib.. 3 0 0 11 00 —Duggan, Noyes. Time—1.45. Score: LITTLE ROCK AT MEMPHIS APRIL 17.—While Noyes, 3b. 2 0 1 2 2 1 Kirkpa'k.Sb 310121 Memphis. AB.R.B. P.A.E]N. Orleans AB.R.B. P A B neither team had an advantage in the number of The second game was a shut-out and was made Wag'r.rf.cf 31000 OIS.Reag'n. cf 4 0 2 109 Seabough.c 302700 McMurray.c 400420 notable by splendid box work of Perdue. He al hits the local team played a ragged game in the Weaver, p. 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johns, p... 3 1 0 1 20 Bae'd.cf,2b 401040 Rohe, 3b.. 2 1 1 1 30 field and Little Rock won. Except in one inning, lowed three hits, two being scratches. In addition Cranston,2b 101110 Weimer, rf 3 1 1 3 o 1 Bernhard,p 400021 ______not a .single base on balls is charged to him.. Score the eighth, Memphis could not score. In this inning — — — — —— Totals.. 33 4 827101 Woodr'f, rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 Huels'n, If 3 0 2 0 0 four of the seven hits resulted in three runs. Score: Nashville. AB.R.B. P.A.K AttanfaL AB.R.B. P.A.E Ludwig, C. 4 0 1330 Dexter, Ib.-4'-0 1 11 00 Totals.. 33 3 8 27 13 3 Bay, If... 4 0 2 2 00 Bayless, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0 L. Rock. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Memphis. AB.R.B. P A E Nashville ...... 1 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1—3 Coulson, If 4 0 1 000 Dernont, ss. 4 -0-02 70 Wisam'n.rf_____ . 300400 Kirkp'k,, cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Babb. 3b. 400 1 4 0 Dundon! 2b 4 1 .1 5 20 Collins, If. 4 2 2 5 0 0 Baerw'd, cf 400200 Atlanta ...... 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—4 East, 2b. 4011 5 0 Jordan. 2b. 4 0 0 2 2 0 Bou'cher, ss 5 1 0 0 4 0 Babb. 3b. . 4 1 1 2 2 1 Struck out—By Weaver 1, Johns 3, Bernhard 5. Carey. lb. 3 1 1 17 00 Matthews, c 3 0 2 220 Robert'n.lb 3 0 0 11 00 Winters, rf 3 0 0 1 Linds'y. ss 2002 F'ritz. p.. 4 0 1 0 20 Tarle'n, Ib 5 0 2 12 01 Woodr'f, rf 411100 First on balls—Off Weaver 4, JBhns 5, Bernhard 3. Sefeel, cf. 3 0 0 1 0 0 Moran, If. 3 0 1 1 0 0 Sentz, cf.. 4 2 1 2 0 0 Crans'n, 2b 402140 Sacrifice hits—Jordan, Kirkpatrick. Stolen bases— Queisser, p 3 0 10 11 Butler, ss. 3 1 1 3 0 0 Xewton. ss. 3 6 1 0 20 Totals.. 31 3 11 27 1« I Perry, 3b.. 5 1 0 2 1 0 Coulson, If, 4 0 1 1 0 0 Moran, Jordan, McMurray. Hit by pitcher—Bay, Noyes, 3b. 2 1 1 1 2 0 Henn. Ib.. 3 0 1 6 2 0 Totals.. 31 2 7*24 20 1 . Burg, 2b.. 2 1 0 1 4 0 Carey, Ib.. 3 0 014 00 Noy«*. Two-bass hits—Winters. Noyau, Butfcr. 301410 Walkw. Sb. 3 0 » 1 0 9 •No one out when winning ran Moved. MAY i, 1909 13
Memphis ...... 1 0 0 0.1 00-0 J> 2 .catcher^. Sehrfyer, infielders Dundon, Demont. and New Orleans ..©...... 0 0 0 1 00 0 1" 1 3 Rohe, outftelder Huelsman and pitchers Breitenstein, Two-base hits Huelsman, Matthews. Stolen, bases Pruitt and Hess. If you are looking for a genuine good trade on Wagner, Coulson. Sacrifice hits Rohe, Weimer, Double play Demont, Dundon. Dexter. Struck out - Montgomery and Mobile, two teams that are By Queisser 1, Fritz 2. First on balls -Off Queiss- generally, rated as second division teams are handi er 3. Fritz 2. Wild pitch Quiesser. Left on bises capped at the very start Montgomery in not having New Orleans 8, Memphis 4. Time 1.58. Um pitchers Thomas and Juul the first month of the Ball Uniforms pire Rudderham. season, and Mobile owing to the team not being in condition. ATLANTA AT NASHVILLE APRIL 22. Atlanta made 11 runs out of 12 hits and 7 juicy opportune errors by the home team. Incidentally hurlers Kel lum and Castleton got a series of bumps which it will pay you to look into the special club propo mads them look like immature bush league re cruits. Score: sition which is being made by Nashville. AB.R.B. P.A.E Atlanta. AB.R.B. P.A.E What Is Doing in Base Ball Circles in the Bay. If.. 422100 Bayless, cf 4 1 -. 1 2 10 Wisem©n.rf 5 1 100 Jordan. 2b 4 0 1 Old "Pine Tree" State The Prospects East. 2b, . A Smith, c.. 5 2 2 Robert©n.lb 402810 Winters, rf 2 2 2 0, 0 0. of a League Organization. The Victor Sporting Goods Co. Siegel. cf. 5 01 2 00 Newton, ss 4 1 1 750 Butler, as.. 4 0 1 3 22 Moran, If.. 3 2 1 200 of Springfieldf Mass* Noyes. 3b. 3 1 0 2 1 2 Henn. Ib.. 4 1 2 8 0 0 By E. S. Higgins. Tonne©n, c. 4 0 0 4 1 1 Walker. 3b. 22121 Portland, Maine, April 24. Editor of Just send them your name ar.d get by return mail a Kellum, p. 3 1 2 1 3 0 Castlet©n, pi 00 0 00 "Sporting Life." Things in base ball in Weaver, p. 1 1 1 0 30 Fisher, p. 300000 the Pine Tree State are perking up, and set of Sample Cards showing a fine line of Suits at prices Totals. .37 7 14 27 15 7| Totals.. 35 11 12 27 11 1 already several of the cities and larger Nashville ...... 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7 towns have put out the nucleus of good which must surely appeal to any manager or club owner Atlanta ...... 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 n 11 teams, while over in the Granite State, Struck out By Kellum 1, Castleton 1, Weaver who wants the best goods that can be made and who is 3. Fisher 1. First on balls Off Kellum » Carleton Rochester, Dover, Somersworth, and Ports 4. Weaver 2, Fisher 1. Sacrifice hits -.omieman. mouth are all ready to hear the call "Play also ready to save money for himself or club. Bay. Winters. Henn. Castleton, Newton. Two-base Ball, 1 © and in Manchester and Concord hits Robertson, Weaver, Bay. Double plays Smith, there is an interest which will eventually Henn 2. Wild pitch Kellum. Passed balls Smith bring these two cities into the base ball 2. Tonneman. Time 2.00. Umpires O©Brien and fold. The suggestion of a league which VICTOR SUITS are known everywhere for their fit, Style and Wear Pfenninger. should include the cities of Portland, Bidde- ing Qualities* GAMES PLAYED FRIDAY, APRIL 23. ford and Sanford, Maine, and Rochester, VICTOR SUITS are Shipped on Time. MEMPHIS AT MOBILE APRIL 23. The first Dover, Somersworth and Portsmouth in New pitchers© battle of the season on the home dia Hampshire is being slowly but surely mond was decided in favor of Lelivelt agiinst worked up. The great mistake which has Shields, of the locals, in a 10-inning contest that been made with base ball leagues in this baseman Abbott was also on the string with was brilliantly played. Wagner©s triple in the first part of the United States is that the sea THE WESTERN LEAGUE the outlaw league, but, refused to sign. j.i.i-Vc? ir.>« the only hit of the seven iwnings. Hardy©s son has been Members of the Panther team regret For right-field drive won the game for Mobile ill the rester ©s leave because they think he has tenth inning. Score: . LAUNCHED TOO SOON, Manager "Ducky" Holmes Has His Sioux -i.i5.it.it. jAA.ElMemphis. AB.R.B. P.A.E made a rash step. , Wheat, rf. 0 01 Wagner, cf 0 1 0 0 and by the time that Summer has arrived City Team Made Up With a View to Sen tell, ss. 0 0 1 3 n Baer©d. 3b. 4 0 ft 220 the money which should have been spent News Notes. Rhoton. 2b 0103 UStinson. rf. 4 0 0 3 1 0 to support the game has all been wasted. Retaining the Pennant. Thorn©n, If 4 0 0 2 0 OILudwig, c. 0 0 230 Sioux City, Iowa, April 24. Editor The league schedule tbis year provides for 145 Sabrie. Ib. 3 1 0 15 1 OlCoulson. If. 4 000 The season in the vicinity of Portland, games. The season will open April 17 and close Hopkins, cf 3 000 0 OlBabb. 3b.. 00130 Maine, is almost a month later than it is "Sporting Life." Manager "Ducky" September 6. Benson, 3b 1 1 1 C o;Cnrey. Ib.. 4 0 15 1 0 around Boston. No one will attend a ball Holmes ordered his champion local "Pack The San Antonio Club has two new players in Hardy, c. 4 171 0|Llndsey, ss 4 0440 game with the thermometer flirting with the ers to report for duty April first baseman Harry Frantz, the ex-pitcher, and Lelivelt, p. 3 0 0 1 4 IIShields, p.. 4 0 0 1 4 0 freezing mark and the cold, raw winds of shortstop Patton, hailing from Cleveland. Petit .... 1 0 1 0 0 0| _.____. 1. Prom that date until -I Totils.. 35 0 3*29180 Spring cuddling up under their overcoat April 9, which marked the Hunter Hill, the Buffalo third sacker, is back Totals. .29 1 4 30 18 2| collar. If the season could be launched coming of the Chicago White in the Texas League, piloting the Houston team, *Batted for Hopkins in tenth inning. about the first of June, instead of in April, Sox, there has been constant where he was first picked up by the big show. M©wo out when winning run was made. then the crowds would turn out and there practice, mostly twice each Mobile ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 "would be something . doing." It is tho Memphis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 day. The spring training SOMETHING WORTH HAVING. Sacrifice hit Babb. Two-bass hit Bensnn. Three- object of the promoters of the new league trip of the locals will be in base hit Wagner. First on balls Off I-elivelt 2. to hold off as long as they can before be the Kansas State League. Group Pictures of the Sixteen Major Shield? 5. Struck out By Lelivelt G. Shields 2. ginning the season, and then to put in the On that tour they meet in Hit by pitcher Sabrie. Passed ball Hardy. Double games thick enough to please the most ar rapid succession the teams League Teams of 1908. play Lindsey, Carey. Left on bases .Mobile i>. dent fan. In each of the cities there are from Newton, McPherson, Memphis fi. Time 1.-J2. Umpire Carpenter. ample grounds well located, and it looks "Sporting Life" during the winter has Great Bend and Hutchinson. published fine group pictures of all of the LITTLE ROCK AT NEW ORLEANS APIIIL 23. as though the new league would be a suc April 28 the Packers will A pair of singles and Huclsman©s home nin gave cess from the start. 1908 teams of the two major leagues. For New Orleans a commanding lead In the first in Wm. Holmes journey to Wichita to awa©it the benefit of our readers who desire to ning, and no other runs were scoied during the THE MAINE MEN the opening of the season snappily played series opener. -Score: with that club April 29. Out of last year©s frame these pictures we have had each i. Rock. AB.R.B. P.A.KIN. Orleans. AB.R.B. P.A.E who are going into the New England team of pennant-winners Sioux City has group printed separately on heavy white Coeash. 2b. 3 0 0 4 S.Ueag©n.cf 4 1 League left the past week for their re lost but three men. To replace them Mana©- paper, size 13x14 inches. We will send a Boucher, ss 4 0 0 1 OlRohe. 3b... 3002 spective clubs. Among them are Hugh ger Holmes has bought ball players of copy of any one group (your choice) post Casey. c... 4 0 0 1 0 Weimer. rf. 4 1 Pinkerton, of Sanford, who goes to Spring paid to any address securely wrapped in. Sentz. cf.. 4 0 1 2 0 0 Huels©n. If. 3 1 known ability, and in addition he has a few mailing tube for five two-cent stamps. The Floum©y.rf 4 0 0 0 0 lln-xter. 11) field, Mass., to play in the Connecticut promising youngsters. The roster is as Tarkton.lb 3 0 0 fimmt. 0 0 League. "Pink" has had a good record follows: Catchers, Shea, Towne, Vance, entire sixteen groups for $1.00. Particular ;TolIiiis,© If. 3 0 2 n o of success in the State of Maine and it looks Clapper; pitchers, Freeman, Alderman, Eells, attention is called to the clearness and Perry. 3b. 3- 0 1 as though he was of broad enough calibre brightness of our framing pictures. No Buch©n, p. 3 0 0 0 From, Sta©rr, Taylor, Melter and Jacobsen. to keep up with the Nutmeg bunch, "Eke" Infielders, Fred Hunter, Andrews, Welch, guesswork about who the players are. Each Totals.. 31 0 4*23 7 2| Totals.. 28 3 d 27 10 1 Johnson, who was with Portland last year, Tony Smith and Otto Koepping; outfielders, one posed specially for these groupa. Fol *Kohe bunted third strike and out. is going with Haverhill. He is a slab Stovall, Campbell, CruickshanK, with Mana lowing is the list of group pictures: Little Rock ...... 0 0 n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 artist of no mean ability, not afraid of ger Holmes as substitute. The Chicago "Cubs," the champions of tbe National New Orleans ...... 3 0 0 00 0 0 ,0 X 3 work, and is a man of the "best of prin League and of the World. Two-base hits Hess, Huelsman. Home run ciples and is a good teammate. What else The Detroit "Tigers," the two-time champions of the Huelsman. Sacrifice bit IJ-ohe. Struck out By can be called for in a ball player? That News Notes. American League. Euchanan 2, Hess 7. First on balls Off TSuchanan The New York "Giants," tied for second place in the 1, Hess 2. Time 1.13. Umpire liucldc-rham. he is fast is shown by his record of last The Denver Club has signed third base National League. MONTGOMERY AT ATLANTA APRIL 23. A season, which is not to be smiled at. man ©William Davis, hailing from Salt Lake The Cleveland "Napoleons," second place team in high wind made it hard work for both pitchers ami "Cuke" Barrows and "Mohawk" Merrill City. the American League. fielders. Sid Smith, who was catching for Atlanta, both reported at New Bedford the latter The Pittsburg "Pirates," tied for second place in had his right hand injure:.! in the first inning, and part of the week and began practice. Mer The Topeka Club has released pitcher the National League. was obliged to retire. The .hand is split between rill has a whole lot of things that he can Maxey and turned catcher Cote over to the The Chicago "White Sox," third place team of the the thumb and forefinger. Score: Springfield Club, of the Western Association. American League. Atlanta. AH. K.R P.A.K©Montgom©y An.R.P,. P.A.K t>ike to the slab with him that will puzzle The Philadelphia "Phillles," fourth place team of Eayless, cf 3 2 00|Oaly, If. 0 0 110 the New England leaguers. His only dis Pitcher Getchell, of the Des Moines team, the National League. Jordan. 2b 5 2 1 3 OlPersons, cf 4 1 position is to avoid the hardest knocks and will not report. He has looked himself over The St. Louis "Browns," fourth place team of the M©Murray.c 4 2 G X OiKenvin. rf. 4 1 0 to let up a bit after they have slammed him pretty well and has decided that he is not American League. Winters, rf 2 1110 OlOrem©r. Ib. 4 2 14 The Cincinnati "lleds," fifth place team of the Newton, 33 4 1 a 5 2 Oi©Rocke©d. 2b 4 0 0 2 a couple of times. Coaches Purington and yet ripe for the WTestern League. National League. Moran. If.. 2111 0 nIPepe. ss.. 4001 O©Connor are working hard with the squad President Guy Green, of the Lincoln Club, The Boston "Red SOT," fifth place team In the J!ohn. Ib.. 3 0 1 8 0 lIManush; 3h 3001 of believes that he has a comer in Scotty Hunt, American League. Walker, 3b 2 0 1 3 1 fl|Shannon, c. 2 BATES COLLEGE, The Boston "Doves." sixth place team In the Atkins, p 2 0 Lively, p.. 0 a young pitcher from the Minnesota bushes. National League. -©Debalt, p.. 2 1 00 30 and it looks as though this aggregation He is going to give the youngster a good The Philadelphia "Athletics," sixth place team In Totals. . 30 10 27 11] | _..__.__.. would make the other teams go some. chance. the American League. I Totils. . 30 4 3 24 17 I) Coach Rawson, of the Bowdoin squad, had The Brooklyn "Superbas," seventh place team in the Atlanta ...... 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 7 his men out for their first home practice Lincoln has two new recruits on the list National League. Montgomery ...... 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0---1 in Canty and Colderhead, two youngsters The Washington "Nationals," seventh place team in Three-base hit Moran. Two-base hits McMur- on Monday. Rawson is pleasing to the men who are trying out with the Lincoln, team. the American League. ray. Jordan. Sacrifice liits--Dily. Holm. Walker. as a coach and the men are pleasing to Both are pitchers, although Canty can play The St. Louis "Cardinals," eighth place team In the Winters. Stolen bases Rohn. Newton. Moran. Wild Rawson. He not only knows the game from National League. pit"h Atkins. Passed ball Mc.Vlurray. Hit by every angle, but keeps the boys moving all the outfield. The New York "Highlanders," eighth place team In pitcher Winters, First on balls Off Atkins 2. De the time. Bowdoin hits up against Andover W©alters, a second baseman who was with tbe American League. tail 4. Struck out By Atkins r>. Debalt 2. Time on Wednesday, and a hard game is expected. the Birmingham team in the Southern 1.50. Umpires Pfenninger and Kit/sinnnons. "Happy Biddo" lott came into Bangor with League last season, has been secured by the Frank Egan, the Fordham pitcher, denies the re NASHVILLE AT BIR.\TI\GH.\M APRIL 2.1. In port that he has signed to play with Cincinnati at the third Bay opened with what turned out to lie the first drive of logs from up tue Periobscot Pueblo Club .and will pla©y second in the the close of the college season. Egan will probably a triple. It broke over first, and went to the and is trying to get up enthusiasm for place of Ham Patterson, who will have to go into professional base ball this summer, as he is fence. Mcflilvray attemntin?. to sret. it. slipped in go to Cincinnati. now playing his fourth year at Fordham, but he the mud, his leg breaking thiough a rotten plunk, A POUR CLUB LEAGUE will not injure his college standing by signine before and holding fast. Bay was che"ked at third. Then in the Eastern part of Maine. The towns Jesse Pritchett, Gus Bonno, Claude Hen- the close of the school term. two little Texas Leaguers were©dropped between seer that he has booked are Bangor, Millinocket, drix arid Dr. Wasson are four Lincoln men ond .and first, the fielding, of which the Wet ground Oldtown, and Houlton four good, live, base who have joined the hold-outs. Pritchett made impossible. Score: . : . ©ball towns .when, the games .do not come has a good job in Indianapolis which he Birmfn©m AB.R.B. P. A.EINashville. AB R.F.. P.A.K wishes to retain, while the other recalci How to Train Holes©h. cf 3 too thick. © lott has made good in Bangor Bowen. 2b. 3 for the past two ye©arS, "in spite of the hard trants are holding back on the salary ques Hen line.. If 4 season of 1908. .. Billy Canning, who is tion. il©OiVy, if 4 Raftis, 3b©. 4 well known to. th©e Portland, fans,, is re Cooley has released Jack Root. Jack was Gygli. Ib. . 4 ported to have" joined the©Schneetady, N. Y., with Topeka awhile last season and pitched Kllam, ss. 4 team. He was a member of some of the fast pretty good ball at times. Jack found the Kane, c... 3 0 1 5 2 OlSeabaugh, est Maine teams, and his followers here water wagon pretty hard riding over the Dickson, p. 3 0 0 ©0 4 01 Case, p... 3 are looking for him to make good. rough roads and would get off and walk. Totals.. 32 1 627122] Totals.. 31 2 C 27 IS 0 This keeps him from being of much value to Birmineham ...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 a team. Nashville ...... 0 0 2 0 00 0 0 0 2 MEEKIN A MANAGER. Two-base hits Kane, Rartls. Three-base hits Marathon Gygli, Bay. Sacrifice hits Bowen. East. Seibaugh. New Albany, Ind., - April 24. Jouett Stolen bases Gygli 2. Wiseman. Struck out By Meekin, of this city, who with Amos Rusie THE TEXAS LEAGUE. Dickson 3. Case 5. First on balls Off Dickson 4, Case 1. Wild pitch Case. Time 1.50. Umpires won the Temple cup for the New York Moran and O©Brien. Giants in the National League in 1894, each Pitcher Jack Forrester, of the Fort Worth pitching and winning two games from the Club Is Missing and Believed to Have Marathon Running GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY. APRIL 24. Baltimores, has signed to manage the Jeffer- Group 12, No. 317 At Birmingham Nashville 4. Birmingham 3. sonville Base Ball Club this season and will Jumped His Contract League News. At Atlanta Montgomery 3. Atlanta 2. play first base. Meekin©s arm lost its ef SPALUIIVG©S At New Orleans Little Rock 4, New Orleans 2. fectiveness after the strenuous season of By F. H. Barnes. ATHLETIC 1894, and after playing with the Boston and LIBRARY Fort Worth, Texas, April 23. Editor SOUTHERN SAYINGS. Pittsburg teams, he retired from the big EDITED BY JAMES E. SULLIVAN The Little Rock Club has purchased the veteran league, about ten years ago. Since then he "Sporting Life." "Happy Jack" Forres econd baseman. Dick Padden, from the St. Paul has played semi-professional teams in the ter is missing from the Panthers© twirling How to train; History of Marathon Bunning; (American Association) Club. staff. Secretary Feegles says the star Articles by Mike Murphy, and »11 the famous Mara Falls cities, covering first base, on account of thon Runners; Action Pictures of Dorando, Long Catcher Andy Petit, who finished the 1905 season his heavy hitting. twirler has evidently jumped his contract boat, Hayes, Shrubb, Maloney, Crowley, Hatca and with Memphis, being secured from Cotton States and that a letter will soon be in the hands others. League, has joined the Mobile team. of National Association Secretary Farrell, Manager Finn and Captain "Jack" O©Connor, of outlawing Forrester for leaving the club. PRICE TEN CENTS the Little Rock team, have taken over the Hot "NE3T.OB" "IMPOBTED" "207AI, SESTOB" Forrester is believed to be on his way to On sale at all Newsdealers, Newsstands and Springs franchise in the Arkansas State League. Fresno, Cal., to play in the outlaw - league Infielder Steve Griffin ,of the "Little Rock Club,. which has a team there; in fact, it is almost Js still at his home in Toledo, he and Mique Finn certain that he is bound for the coast. A. G. Spalding© & Bros. failing to agree as to What Steve©s stipend should be. While "Happy Jack" would have been a New York Chicago St. Louis St. Paul . Huber, inflelder for New Orleans, arid Navenpara, star on the staff this year he will not be Boston Minneapolis Baltimore San Francisco twirler, have been relegated to Savannah for a Buffalo Philadelphia Washinetor: Kansas City eason under Bobby Gllks. Huber played short most badly missed. In fact, neither Owner Ward Syracuse New Orleans Cincinnati Pittsburg of last season for the Pelicans. Nava was a or Secretary Feegles seems to regret his Detroit Atlanta Columbus Cleveland try-out. sudden leaving. One actually stated that he Seattle Denver The New Orleans team has eight men who have had helped them out of a bad fix, as they London. England. Sydney, Australia, in one of the other of tb« big leagues already have seven to pick from, first Montreal, Canada. Edinburgh, Scotland. MAY i, 1909
Beckley. Sacrifice hit—Bean. Left on bases—Kan sas City 6, St. Paul 10. Stolen base—Shannon First on errors—Kansas City 1, St. Paul 1. Struck out—By Essick 3. Brady 1. Le Roy 1, Leise 3. First on balls—Off Essick 3, Wright 3. Brady 1, Gehring 1, Le Roy 3, Leise 2. Wild pitch—Le Boy. American Association Time—2.00. Umpires—Sullivan and Conahan. TOLEDO AT LOUISILLE APRIL 21.—Toledo won by consistent batting. Robinson allowed the The Official Record locals but four hits, while Packard yielded eight, sSlvoe Indianapolis ...... 0 2 I 0 0 1 1 0 x—5 three of which were secured by Hickman. A heavy Columbus ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1 .hailstorm stopped play for five minutes in the first of the 1909 Pennant Two-base hit—Hayden. Three-base hits—MeChes- inning. Hickman's batting was the feature. The ney, Geyer. Struck out—By Cheuey 6, Geyer 3, score: Ever hear an old veteran like Milligan 1. Double play—Howley, Carr, Howley. Louisville. AB.R.B. P.A.EIToledo. AB.R.B. P.A.F Lajoie talking: shoes to a kid Race withTabulated Stolen bases—Chadboume, Hayden. Wild pitch— Dunlea'y.cf 300300 s'ill, ss. .. 4 1 1. 2 21 player? "Stick to (Jlaflin Shoes if Cheney. Passed ball—Schreck. Balk—Geyer. Hit Woodr'f.Sb 300121 ______linch'n __ _..2b 5_ 1 1*1 11 you want speed and comfort and Scores and :: by pitcher—Miller. Time—1.35. Umpires—Owens Deleha'y.lf 401000 Smoot, cf.. 4 1 1 3 10 sound feet," he'll say. Ask any of and Eckman. Dodreth.rfSulliv'n. Ib 2103014 0 1 11 01 Hickman, If-.----- 4 0 3 2 0 0 Seybold, rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 them. They all wear Claflin's. Accurate Accounts MINNEAPOLIS AT MILWAUKEE APRIL 19.— Olson,___.,__.. 2b.. 4_ 0_ 0.. 3_ 31__ Elwert, 3b. 3 0 0 4 2 0 Milwaukee won its fourth straight game, shutting Quinlan, ss 4 0 1 3 4 0 Doubert, Ib 3 0 0 8 3 1 Sprinter $7.50 out Minneapolis. Dougherty, for Milwaukee, pitched Peitz, c... 2 0 0 3 1 0 Clark, c... 4014"" ofAll Championship a grand game, while the locals bunched hits off Packard, p 2 0 1 0 5 0 Robinson, p 4 01 2 Professional $5.00 Olmstead. Jimmy Colllns, the Minneapolis mana Halla ...1-00.000 ___ —- Joseph D. O©Briea ger, was ordered off the grounds for pulling Um Totals.. 35 3 8 27 13 3 Minor League $3.50 Games Played. : : pire Hayes about too vigorously. Score: Totals. .29 1 4 27 15 4 BUY BY MAIL—Fit guaranteed. Send Milwau'e. AB.R.B. P.A.E Minnea's. AB.R.B. P.A.E *Batted for Peitz in ninth inning. outline of foot drawn on paper with size Robinson.ss 301240 Oyler, ss.. 4 0 2 2 3 0 Louisville ...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 and width of street shoe. Remit with order Barry, rf.. 4 0 0 0 00 Downs, 2b. 4 0 1 2 1 I Toledo ...... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0—3 and save C. O. D. charges. GAMES TO BE PLAYED. Randall, cf 4 1 0 5 0 0 O'Neill, If. 4 0 0 2 0 0 Stolen bases—Sullivan. Delehanty. Sacrifice hit— April 30, May 1, 2, 3—Toledo at Columbus, In McGann,lb 4 0 1 11 10 Edmon'n, cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 Doubert. Three-base hits—Quinlan, Hickman. Dou Write for Baseball Shoe Booklet. dianapolis at Louisville, Milwaukee at St. Paul, Clark, 3b. 3 0 0 1 Picker'g, rf 200200 ble plays—Quinlan. Sullivan; Smoot, Nill. Struck WALDO M. CLAFLIN Kansas City at Minneapolis. McCor'k,2b 400200 J.Collins,3b 100000 out—By Packard 3. Robinson 4. First on balls— May 5, 6, 7, 8—Toledo at Minneapolis, Columbus E.Collins.lf 321300 Quillen, 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 Off Packard 2, Robinson G. Left on bases—Louis 110? Chestnut St. Philadelphia »t St. Paul, Louisville at Kansas City, Indianapolis Hostetter.c 312201 Wheeler, Ib 3 0 0 9 1 2 ville 6, Toledo 7. Time—2.00. Umpire—King. at Milwaukee. Doughe'y, p 3 1 1 1 5 0 Block, c... 3 0 0 6 20 Note.—Rain prevented the Minneapolis-J-lilwaukee Olmstead, p 2 0 0 1 4 0 game. THE 1909 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. Totals.. 31 5 G 27 13 1 *Mertens.. 101000 Following: is the complete and correct Totals. . 29 0 4 24 13 3 GAMES PLAYED THURSDAY, APRIL 22. record of the eighth annual champion 'Batted for Olmstead in ninth inning. LOUISVILLE AT COLUMBUS APRIL 22.—In a Milwaukee ...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 x—5 game of high Quality the Columbus Club opened ship race of the American Association Minneapolis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 its home season and sustained its eighth straight de to April 24 inclusive : Two-base hit—Downs. Three-base hit—E. Collins feat. Both of the Louisville runs, for which Dun Stolen bases—O'Neill, Pickering, Randall. Double leavy made a start with a double, were scored in plays—Clark, McGann, Robinson; Oyler. Downs, the thirteenth inning. Several times in the regular Wheeler. Left on bases—Milwaukee 4, Minneapolis innings a long fly would have given either side the 4. First on balls—Off Dougherty 1, Olmstead 7. lead. In the eleventh Columbus had runners or Wild pitch—"Olmstead. Time—1.45. Umpire—Hayes. third and second with none out. Score: TOLEDO AT LOUISVILLE APRIL 19.—Toledo Columbus. AB.R.B. P.A.E Louisville. AB.R.B. P.A.F broke Louisville's winning streak* In a five-inning O'Rou'e, ss 4 0 0 3 2 0 Dunleavy.cf 514100 game, which was called because of rain. Botli Odwell, cf. 5 0 1 5 00 Woodr'f, 3b 3 1 0 1 Columbus ...... Selby and Lattimore pitched good ball, allowing but Congal'n.rf 402200 Delehanty,lf 501800 Indianapolis ...... three hits apiece. There were no special features. James, c.. 6 01 2 1 0 Landreth.rf 602100 Kansas City...... Kruger, If. 6 0 3 7 0 0 Sullivan, Ib 6 0 0 15 10 .Louisville...... Louisville. AB.R.B. P.A.E Toledo. AB.R.B. P.A.E Miller, Ib. 4 0 0 12 0 0|Olson. 2b. . 5 0 1 6 4 0 Milwaukee...... Dunleavy.cf 310000 Nill. ss,... 3 1 0 0 00 Friel. 3b.. 6 0 0 2 6 0|Quinlan, ss 5012 Woodr'f,3b 201020 Hinch'n, 2b 2 1 0 1 3 1 Wrigley, 2b 5 0 0 5 1 0 Hughes, c.. 4 0 0 5 21 Minneapolis...... Goodwin, p 5 0 0 0 5 0 Hogg, p.... 5 0 0 0 60 St. Paul ...... 286 Deleha'y, If 2 0 1 1 0 0 Smoot, cf. 3 0 0 1 0 0 Toledo...... Sulli'n, Ib 2 0 0 12 0 0 Hickman, If 2 1 1 0 0 0 Landreth.rf 200001 Seybold, rf. 1 0 0 2 0 0 Totals.. 45 0 7*38150 Totals.. 44 2 939214 *Hughes out, hit by his own batted ball. Lost.. Olson, 2t>.. 2 0 1 0 30 Elwert, 3b. 30 1 1 20 10 3722255 Quinlan, ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 Daubert, Ib 2 0 1 4 0 0 Columbus ... 000000000000 0—0 W. L. Pet, W. L. Pot. Peitz, c.. 1002 1 0 Clark, c... 2 0 0 5 01 Louisville ....000000000000 2—2 Selby, p.. 2 0 0 0 4 0 Lattimore.p 100000 Stolen bases—Kruger, Dunleavy, Woodruff, Hughes. I-quisvllle... 8 2 .800 Toledo...... 5 5 .500 Sacrifice hits—Odwell, Congalton. Miller, Woodruff Milwaukee.. 6 2 .750 St. Paul..... 2 5 .286 Totals.. 18 1 3 15 12 2 Totals.. 19 3 3*14 5 2 3. Sacrifice fly—Delehanty. First on balls—Off Good- Minneapolis 6 2 .760 Kansas City. 2 7 .222 win 2. Hogg 4. Two-base hits—Odwell, Congalton, .Indianapolis 7 3 .700 Columbus... 0 10 .000 •Delehanty out for interference. Louisville ...... 1 0 0 0 0—1 Dunleavy, Delehanty. Struck out—By Goodwin 2, Toledo ...... 2 0 0 0 1—3 Hogg 3. Wild pitch—Goodwin. Time—2.17. Um GAMES PLAYED SUNDAY, APRIL 18. Stolen bases—Dunleavy, Hinchman. Sacrifice fly pire—Kerins. COLUMBUS AT INDIANAPOLIS APRIL 18.— —Woodruff. Two-base hit—Delehanty. Struck out INDIANAPOLIS AT TOLEDO APRIL 22.—By The first Sunday game of professional base ball held —By Selby 1. Lattimore 5. First on balls—Off hard and timely hitting Toledo defeated Indianapolis Hinch'n, 2b 4 1233 OjMcChes'y.cf 400001 In this city in a quarter of a century was played Selby 5, Lattimore 1. Hit by pitcher—Seybold. in the first game of the season on the home Smoot, cf. 4 01000 Hayden, rf. 4 0 0 1 0 0 »t Washington Park before a crowd of 25,000, the Left on bases—Louisville 4, Toledo 5. Time—1.10. grounds. The visitors put their third pitcher in Hlckman.lf 4 01100 Carr, Ib... 4 1 1 15 10 home team winning by a score of 2 to 1. The Umpire—King. the box before the end of the fourth inning. Seybold, rf 4 0010 01Burke, 3b. 4 0 0 0 1 0 game was the first played on Sunday since the Score: Elwert, 3b. 3 0011 l|Williams,2b 101110 Legislature last winter enacted a law making Sun Note.—Rain prevented the Kansas City-St. Paul came at Kansas City. Toledo. AB.R.B. P.A.E| Indiana's. AB.R.B. P.A.F Daubert, Ib 3 1------1 15 10 O'Rou'e, 2b 4101103 0 0 3 3 0 day ball legal. No attempt was made by the op Nill, ss.... 3 0 2 3 11 Chadbo'e, If 5 0 0 1 0 0 Clark, c... 3 1450 Howley, c.. ponents of Sunday ball to interfere with the game. Hinch'n,2b 402021 McChes'y.cf 4 1 1, 0 00 Lattimore,p 3 00230 Hopke, ss. . 3003200 0 Glaze won his own game in the seventh with a GAMES PLAYED TUESDAY, APRIL 20. Smoot, cf. 5 0 1 3 0 1|Hayden, rf. 4 1 1 3 0 0 — — - Schreiber, p 300061 clean single to centre with runners on second and 0 0 Totals.. 30 3 7 27 16 3 *Wakefield. third. Score: MINNEAPOLIS AT MILWAUKEE APRIL 20.— Hickman.lf 5110 0 0|Carr, Ib... 4 1 0 0 0,00 After having the game apparently won Milwaukee Seybold, rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 Burke, 3b.. 4 0 0 2 10 Indiana's. AB.R.B. P.A.E Co.umbus. AB.R.B. P.A.E Elwert, 3b. 3 1 1 0 30 O'Rou'e, 2b 4 0 1 0 2 0 Totals. . 34 2 4 24 15 2 Chadbo'e,lf 300100 O'Rourke.sS 402520 went all to pieces in the first half of the ninth, errors by Robinson and Curias and three safe hits Daubert,Ib 3 0 0 12 00 Howley, c.. 4 0 1 9 30 *B_itted for Schreiber in' ninth inning. McChe'y.cf 402200 Odwell. 3b. 4 1 1 1 1 0 Abbott, c. 4 1 2 1 0 0 Hopke, ss.. 3 0 0 0 00 Toledo ...... 0 1 0 0 2 0 00 x— 3 Eayden, rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 Congal'n, rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 giving the visitors four runs and the game. Score: Milwau'e. AB.R.B. P.A.E Minnea's. AB.R.B. P.A.E West, p... 4 2 2 1 3 0 Glaze, p... 0 00 0 10 Indianapolis ...... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—2 Carr, Ib. .. 3 0 013 1 0 James, c.. 401230 — — — — — -Cheney, p.. 0 0 0 0.00 Struck out— By Lattimore 5, Schrieber 2. First Burke, 3b. 2 0 0 2 3 0 Kruger, If . 4 0 0 1 1 0 Robinson.ss 5013 2 1 Oyler, ss... 4 1 2 041 Barry, rf . . 4 0 0 2 00 Downs, 2b. 4 0 0 3 Totals.. 34 61327 9 3|Graham, p. 3 2 2 1 1 0 on balls— Off Lattimore 2, Schreiber 2. Two-base J.O'R'e, 2b 3 0 0 2 3 0 Miller, Ib. 4 0 0 10 1 0 |*Wakefield. 100000 hits — Carr, Chadbourne, Hinchman. Sacrifice hits Howley, o. 3 1 0 1 0 0 Reilly, cf . 300310 Randall, cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 O'Neill. If. 3 0 1 1 0 0 McGann.lb 302900 Edmon'n.cf 400101 ItDavidson. 10 0 0 00 — Burke, Seybold, Hopke. Schreiber. Passed ball — Eopke, ss. 2 1 1 2 2 0 Wrigley, 2b 302310 Clark. Stolen bases— Nill, Burke, Smoot. Double Glaze, p. . 3 0 1 3 3 0 Goodwin, p 3 0 1 1 5 0 Clark, 3b. 3 0 1 3 4 0 Picker'g, rf 310100 McCor'k,2b 4015 2 0 J. Collins, 3b 411050 Totals.. 37 5 8 24 80 play — Hopke, Williams, Carr. Left on bases — Toledo Collins, If. 4 1 3 2 1 0 Wheeler, Ib 3 0 1 13 20 *Batted for Glaze in third inning. 4, Indianapolis 7. Umpires — Owen and Eckman. Totals. . 27 2 5 27 12 0| Totals. . 33 1 6 24 18 0 tBatted for Hopke in ninth inning. Indianapolis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x — 2 Hostetter.c 4003 1 0 Block, c... 3 0 1 8 00 Time— 1.40. Columbus ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 1 Curtis, p.. 2 1 0 0 5 1 Wilson, p. 3 0 1 0 3 0 Toledo ...... 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 x—S ST. PAUL AT MINNEAPOLIS APRIL 23— Two-base hit— Hopke. First on balls— Off Good- Moran ..10001 0 0 Oberlln, p.. 0 0 0 0 10 Indianapolis ...... 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1—5 Minneapolis opened the local season with an easy win 1. Balk— Glaze. Hit by pitcher — Burke, Chad- — - fMertens ..110000 Two-base hits—Howley, Carr, O'Rourke, Hayden, victory over St. Paul. Hits were bunched off bourne. Struck out— By Glaze 1, Goodwin 2. Totals. . 34 3 9 27 15 2 Abbott, West, Nill. Home run—Graham. First on Gehring in the fourth and eighth innings, while Stolen base — Burke. Umpires— Owens and Eckman Totals. . 32 4 7 27 18 3 balls—Off Glaze 1, Cheney 2. Graham 1. Stolen Olmstead was seldom in a hole. Snow fell steadily *Batted for Curtis in ninth inning. bases—Hinchman, Seybold, West, Hayden, Carr. Time— 1.25. Struck out—By Glaze 1, Cheney 2, Graham 7. throughout the contest, and the chill weather was TOLEDO AT LOUISVILLE APRIL 18.— Halla tBatted for Wilson in ninth inning. accountable for several errors. Score: Milwaukee ...... 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 Passed ball—Howley. Wild pitch—Chuaey. Timi and West indulged in a pitchers' battle in the 1.50. Umpires—Eckman and Owens. Minnea's. AB.R.B. P.A.E|St. Paul. AB.R.B. P.A.E opening game of the series. Louisville won in the Minneapolis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 — 4 Oyler, ss. . 4 1 2 1 1 2|Davis, cf . . 5 0 1 1 00 eighth inning when Halla tripled, with Olson and Three-base hit — McGann. Hits— Off Wilson 8 in MINNEAPOLIS AT ST. PAUL APRIL 22.—The Downs, 2b 3 0 0 1 4 0|Armbra'r, rf 5 0 - 0 1 00 Quinlan on the bases, after two cuts. Fast fielding 8 innings, Oberlln 1 in 1 inning. Sacrifice hits- local American Association season was opened by O'Neill. If. 4 1 0 1 1 II Hoey, If... 4 0 2 2 00 abounded, with honors about even. An immense Downs, Block, McGann, Hostetter. Stolen bases — E. Minneapolis defeating St. Paul. Hall and Oberlin Edmon'n.cf 32110 OlFlynn, Ib. . 2 0 0 11 21 crowd witnessed the game. Score: Collins, Clark. Double play — J. Collins, Downs. both pitched good ball. Two singles and a fielder's Picker'g, rf 4 0 0 3 0 OJFlood, 2b. 400241 Louisville. AB.R.B. P.A.E I Toledo. AB.R.B. P.A.E Wheeler. Left on bases — Milwaukee 7, Minneapolis choice gave Minneapolis the only run of the game Collins, 3b 4 2 3 0 2 HCarisc}i, c. 3 0 0 4 1 0 Dunleavy,cf 4002 0 0 Mil, ss.... 3 0 0 0 3 fl 8. First on balls— Off Curtis 3, Wilson 1. Hit by in the second inning. While turning second base Wheeler, Ib 4 0 2 13 10 Cockman.Sb 401010 Woodr'f, 3b 301120 Hinch'n, 2b 4 0 0 6 5 0 pitcher— Pickering. Struck out — By Curtis 3, Wil during the last play of the game outfielder -Jimmy Block, c.. 4 0 1 5 0 0 Nee, ss.... 4 2 1 1 31 Deleha'y, If 3013 0 0 Smoot, cf.. 4 0 1 0 00 son 6. Time— 1.50. Umpire — Hayes. Murray, of the St. Paul team, broke a small bone Olmstead.p 300130 Gehring, p. 4 0 0 2 4 0 Tate, Ib. . 3 0 0 11 00 Hlckman, If 4 0 1 2 1 0 Note. — Rain prevented the games scheduled be in his left ankle and will be out of the game for Landreth.rf 301100 Seybold, rf. 3 1 1 2 1 1 tween Kansas City and St. Paul at Kansas City, several weeks. Score: Totals. . 33 6 9 27 12 4| Totals. . 35 2 5 24 15 3 Olson, 2b. . 3 1 2 3 30 Elwert, 3b. 4 0 2 3 2 0 Louisville and Toledo at Louisville, Indianapolis and St. Paul. AB.R.B. P.A.E Minnea's. AB.R.B. P.A.E Minneapolis ...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 x — 6 Quinlan, ss 2 1 0 3 2 0 Daubert, Ib 3 0 0 8 0 0 Columbus at Indianapolis. Davis, cf.. 4 0------0 0 0 0 Oyler. ss...- 3 0-110 0 2 20 St. Paul ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1—2 Peitz, c. . 3002 2 0 Clark, c... 3 0 1 3 00 Armbru'r.rf 401120 Down's, 2b. 4 0 0 Two-base hits — Collins, Block, Davis, Nee. Sac Murray, If. 3 0 01 0 0 O'Neal, Ib. 4 0 2 000 Halla, p.. 3 0 1 1 6 0 West, p.... 3 0 0 0 10 GAMES PLAYED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. rifice hits— Downs, Flynn. Stolen bases — Edmonson, Flynn, Ib. 2 0 0 11 00 Edmon'n, cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 Collins, Wheeler. Double play — Flood, Carisch, Nee. Totals.. 27 2 627150 Totals.. 31 1 624131 COLUMBUS AT INDIANAPOLIS APRIL 21.— Flood, 2b. 4 0 0 5 4 0 Pickering,rf 310111 Left on bases — Alinneapolis 5, St. Paul 8. First Louisville ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x — 2 Columbus was in the lead up to. the seventh inning, Carisch. c. 3 0 1 8 5 0 Collins, 3b. 3 0 1 5 1 0 on balls — Off Olmstead 1, Gehring 1. Hit by pitcher Toledo ...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 when the home team started a great batting rally, Cockm'n,3b 300020 Wheeler, Ib 2 0 1 12 40 — Carisch. Struck out— By Olmstead 4, Gehring 3. Stolen base— Delehanty. Two-base hits— Landreth, eight runners scoring before the side was retired. Bean, ss.. 2 0 1 1 1 0 Block, c... 3 0 0 4 01 Time— 1.45. Umpires— Conahan and Hayes. Elwert. Three- base hit— Halla. Double plays— Nill, Umpire Owen was seriously injured in the seventh Nee ss... 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oberlin, p.. 3 0 0 2 20 Hinchman, Daubert; Hickman, Hinchmau. Struck by a foul tip. He was unconscious for some time. Hall, p... 301020 ______LOUISVILLE AT COLUMBUS APRIL 23.— Kru- out— By Halla 2, West 2. First on balls— Off Halla The score: *Hoey .... 0 0 0 0 00 Totals.. 27 1 5 27 11 2 ger's fielding was the interesting feature of this 2. West 1. Left on bases — Louisville 2, Toledo 3. Indiana's. AP.R.B. P.A.E Columbus. AB.R.B. P.A E game, which Louisville won, thus handing Columbus Time — 1.25. Umpire— King. Chadbo'e.lf 413100 Reilly, cf. 400201 Totals.. 28 0 4 27 16 0| its ninth straight defeat, Geyer was batted hard throughout In the ninth inning he cleared the ST. PAUL AT KANSAS CITY APRIL 18.— M'Che'y, cf 3 2 1 1 0 0 Larue, 3b. 100100 *Batted for Bean in eighth inning. Hayden, rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 Odwell.Sb.cf 511101 St. Paul ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 bases with a two-bagger. Score: Alter shutting the opposing team out for seven in Carr, Ib.. 4 1 3 11 20 Congal'n, rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 Minneapolis ...... 01 0 0 0 0 00 0—1 Columbus. AB.R.B. P.A.EI Louisvilla. AB.R.B. P.A E nings Swan, of Kansas City, went to pieces and O'Rou'e, ss 4 0 1 0 1 l|Du,nleavy, cf 5 0 2 4 0 0 lost the opening game with St. Paui. Score: Burke, 3b. 4 2 2 1 4 2 James, c... 40 0 4 41 Two-base hit— Collins. Sacrifice hits—Flynn, Hoey. T.O'R'e, 2b 3 112 7 0 Kruger, If. 3 0 1 2 0 0 Stolen base—Flynn. Double plays—Wheeler, Ober Odwell, cf. 3 0 1 3 0 0 Woodr'f, 3b 5 1 2 2 1 0 Kail. City. AB.R.B. P.A.E|St. Paul. AB.R.B. P.AE Howley, c. 4 1 3 5 1 0 Miller, Ib. 2 12 8 00 lin; Wheeler, Collins. Left on bases—St. Paul 5, Congal'n.rf 401000 Delehanty.lf 512110 Shannon,cf 300000 Davis, cf . . 4 1 0 0 0 0 Hopke, ss. 3 1 1 3 2 0 D.O'Ro's,ss 2 O'O 2 00 Minneapolis 2. First on balls—Off Hall 1. Struck James, c. . 4 0 2 6 2 0 Landreth, rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 Hallman, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 Armstr'g, rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 Slagle, p.. 1 0 0 1 2 0 Wrigley, 2b 4 0 0 3 50 out—By Hall 8. Oberlin G. Passed ball—Block. Kruger, If. 4 1 0 6 1 0 Sullivan, Ib 4 0 0 11 10 Neighb's.lf 400000 Murray, If . 4 1 1 3 0 0 Kuepper, p 2 1 0 1 0 0 Linke, p... 3 0 0 0 50 Time—1.50. Umpires—Hayes and Conahan. Schreck, Ib 4 1 1 8 1 0 Olson, 2b. . 4 0 1 1 4 o Beckley,. Ib 3 0 0 14 2 1 Flynn, Ib. . 3 0 1 11 1 0 — — — — — - Taylor, p.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Friel. 3b. . 3 1 0 1 10 Quintan, ss 4 0 2 4 4 0 Helling 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 Flood, 2b. . 4 1 0 1 10 Totals.. 33 11 16 27 18 2 Parson, p.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 KANSAS CITY AT ST. PAUL APRIL 22.—A Wrigley,2b 400221 Hughes, c. . 4 2 3 1 30 Love, 2b. . 3 0 0 2 3 1 Carisch, c. . 4 0 0 6 00 *Schreck ..000000 lucky home run over the right field fence by Neigh Cross, ss. . 3 0 0 4 5 0 Cockman,3b 301070 bors with two men on bases in the third inning Geyer, p.. 4 0 3 1 1 o Halla, p... 4 1 1 1 20 Bitter, c. . 3 0 0 5 2 0 Bean, ss. .. 3 0 1 3 11 Totals.. 33 4 6 24 14 3 gave Kansas City an easy victory over the home Totals. .34 3 9 27 92 Totals. .40 5 14 27 16 0 Swan. p.. 30 0 2 6 0 Leise, p.... 3 0 0 3 20 *Batted for Parson In ninth inning. team. Swann was a puzzle in the pinches, while Columbus ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 — 3 *Brashear. 1 00000 _ - Indianapolis ...... 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 x—11 Manske was wild and was followed by McGlynn in Louisville ...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 _ 5 tBoles .... 1 0 0 0 00 Totals. . 32 4 5 27 12 1 Columbus ...... 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0— 4 the fourth. Score: Stolen bases — James, Olson. Sacrifice hit — Odwell. Two-base hits—Miller, Howley, Burke, Carr. Milwau'e. AB.R.B. P.A.E Kan. City. AB.R.B. P.A.E First on balls — By Halla 2. Two-base hits — Geyer. Totals. . 30 0 1 27 20 2 Struck out—By Slagle 1, Kuepper 3, Linke 1. Robinson.ss 501130 Shannon, cf 3 2 1 4 0 0 Hughes. Struck out— By Geyer 7. Time— 1.35. Um *Batted for Shannon in ninth inning. Double play—Wrigley, Miller. Hit by pitcher—D. Barry, rf.. 5 0 1 1 00 Hallman, rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 pire — King. tBatted for Hallman in ninth inning. O'Rourke, McChesney. Umpires—Owens and Eck Randall, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Neighb's, If 513000 Kansas City ...... o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 man. Time—2.00. McGann.lb 3 0 0 11 00 Beckley, Ib 4 0 211 10 KANSAS CITY AT MILWAUKEE APRIL 23 — St. Paul ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3—4 ST. PAUL AT KANSAS CITY APRIL 21.—On a Clark, 3b. 4 0 2 1 00 Hetling, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 By hitting Wright hard in the first two innings Two-base hits— Hetling, Murray. Three-base hit — muddy field Kansas City and St. Paul in a six- McCor'k,2b 4001 1 0 Love, 2b... 401430 Milwaukee scored five runs, which proved enough Flynn. Double play— Leise, Flynn. Struck out—By inning game piled up a total score of 22, 12 going Collins, If. 2 1 1 0 0,0 Cross, ss.. 4 0 0 0 7 1 to beat Kansas City. Dougherty showed signs of Swan 5, Leise 6. First on balls — Off Swan 1 to St. Paul and the remaining 10 to the home Hostetter.c 3 0 0 10 30 Sullivan, o. 3 0 0 7 1 0 weakening in the eighth, and was succeeded by Mc Leise 1. Hit by pitcher— Ritter. Time — 1.30. Um taim. The game was called to let the St. Pauls Manske, p. 1 0 0 0 1 0 Swann, p.. 3 0 0 1 20 Glynn after two men had hit safely with none out. pires— Conahan and Sullivan. catch a train. The score: McGlynn,p 201040 VTcGlyun pitched fine ball. Score: Kan. City. AB.R.B. P.A.E St. Paul. AB.R.B. P.A.E Totals. 31 4 8 27 16 1 Milwau'e. AB.R.B. P.A.E Kan. City. AB.R.B. P.A.E GA.MES PLAYED MONDAY, APRIL 19. Shannon.cf 120200 Davis, cf.. 5 1 2 2 0 0 Totals. . 33 1 7 27 12 0 i-obinson.ss 411010 Shannon, cf 4 01310 COLUMBUS AT INDIANAPOLIS APRIL 19 — Carlisle, If 4 2 2 3 0 0 Armb'r, rf. 4 2 2 1 0 0 Milwaukee ...... 0 0.0 0 0 0 10 0—1 Coiling, If. 2 0 2 2 0 0 Hallman, If 4 1 1 2 0 0 The second game.of the home club's first series with Neighb's.rf 411010 Murray, If. 5 2 4 3 0 0 Kansas City ...... 0 0 3 0 1 000 0—4 Barry, rf. . 1 2 0 1 00 Neighb's, rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 the Columbus testm was another victory for Indian Beckley, Ib 4 2 2 5 1 0 Flynn, Ib.. 523500 Two-base hits—Barry, Shannon, Love. Hallman. McGann.lb 3 1 1 11 1 OIBeckley, Ib 3 1 1 8 0 1 apolis. Clieney held the visitors to three hits, and Hetling.Sb 2120 1 1 Flood, 2b.. 3 2 1 1 21 Home run—Neighbors. Hits—Off Manske 2 in 3 Randall," cf 4 0 2 6 0 0|Hetling, 3b. 4 0 0 1 31 the whole club played a quick, errorless game Love, 2b.. 3111 2 0 Yeagle, c.. 2 21 2 00 nnings, McGlynn 6 in 6 innings. Sacrifice hits— lark, 3b 401030 Love, 000100 Score: Cross, ss... 3 0 1 0 1 0 Carisch, c. 1 0 1 3 0 0 aallman 2. Stolen base—Beckley. Double play— McCor'k,2b 300240 Brash'r, 2b 202221 Indiana's. AB.R.B. P.A.E Columbus. AB.R.B P A E Sullivan, c 3 0 0 7 1 0 Cockm'ri,3b 200010 "Iross-, Love, Beckley. Left on bases—Milwaukee 10, Hostetter.c 401510 Cross, ss... 2 0 0 4 30 Chadbo'e,lf 3014 0 0 Reilly, cf.. 4 0 0 2 0 0 Essick, p... 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bean, ss.. 201100 vansas City 7. First on balls—Off Manske 4, Mc Doughe'y.p 210030 Ritter, c.. 3 0 0 2 5 1 Wright, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gehring, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Glynn 2, Swann 3. Hit by pitcher—McGann, Hos McGlynn, p 1000 1 0 Wright, p.. 2 0 0 0 11 McChe'y, cf 3 1 1 4 0 0 Odwell, 3b. 4 0 1 0 1 1 Brady, p.. 1 0 0 0 2 0 Le Roy, p. 2 1 0 0 1 0 tetter. Struck out—By Manske 4, McGlynn 6, — — — — — - *Flaherty.. 100000 Hay den, rf. 4 1 1 1 (TO Congal'n, rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Swann 7. Time—2.10. Umpire—Sullivan. Carr, Ib... 3 0 1 5 4 0 James, c.. 3 0 0 3 0 0 'Brashear. 1000 0 0 Leise, p.... 1 0 0 0 00 Totals.. 28 5 8 27 14 0 tBrady ... 1 0 0 0 00 Burke, 3b. 4 2 0 2 0 0 Schreck, c. 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.. 2810 918 91 Totals.. 32121518 41 Totals.. 30 3 724155 T.O'R'e,2b 3002 10 Kruger, If.. 2 0 1 2 00 *Batted .for Cross in sixth inning. GAMES PLAYED FRIDAY, APRIL 23. *Batted for Ritter in ninth inning. Howley, c. 4 11 730 Miller, Ib.. 3 0 0 12 21 Kansas City ...... 3 0 3 4 0 0—10 INDIANAPOLIS AT TOLEDO APRIL 23.—Toledo tBatted for Wright in ninth inning, Hopke, ss. 4 0 1 0 2 0 D.O'Ro'e.ss 20 0 1 71 St. Paul ...... 0 1 0 7 0 4—12 again defeated Indianapolis, taking the second game ktilwaukee ...... 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 r—5 Cheney, p. 3 0 1 2 0 0 Wrigley, 2b 2 0 0 2 3 0 Hits—Off Essick, 6 in 3 innings; off Wright, 2. in of the series. Because of an injury Williams, the Kansas City ...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0_3 — — — — — - Geyer, p... 2 1 1 0 20 2 innings; off Brady, 7 in 2% innings; off Gehring, visitors' second baseman, was forced out of the Hits—Off Dougherty 7 in 7 innings, McGlynn 0 Totals.. 31 5 7 27 10 0 Milligan, p 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 in % inning; off Le Roy, 6 in 3 innings; off- game in the second inning. Score: _j 2 innings. Sacrifice hits—Robinson, Cross 2, Leise, 0 in 2% innings. Two-base hits—Love, Cross, Toledo. AB.R.B. P.A.EIIndiana's. AB.R.B. P.A.E Beckley, Barry. Stolen bases—Barry, MeGanu. Left Totals.. 27 1 3 3118 3 Three-base hit—Murray. Home Nill. as... 3 1 1 0 3 2 Chadbo'e, If 3 0 2 0 0 0 oa base*—Milwaukee 8, Kansas City 6. First eg MAY i, 1909
balls—Off Dougherty 2; McGlynn 1, Wrigh.t 6. Hit flelder. This means that waivers will bo asked on by pitcher—McGann. Struck out—By Dougherty 3, outflelder Cook and inflelder Smith. McGlynn 1, Wrfght 1. Wild pitches—Wright, No less an authority than second baseman Otto Dougherty. Time—1.50. Umpire—Sullivan. Williams makes the statement that William Hopke will be the acknowledged best shortstop in the GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY, APRIL 24. American Association when the Indians get back X New England League X MINNEAPOLIS AT ST. PAUL APRIL 24.—The from their first trip on the road, May 21. game was called on account of darkness in the first The Buffalo, N. Y., Elks have presented outflelder half of the ninth, after Minneapolis had tied the Jack Barry, now with Milwaukee, with a miniature The Official Record score, the score reverting back to the eighth, which Elks' head set in gold and in the shape of a Haverhill ...... 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0—4 gave the game to St. Paul. Hoey's home run and scarf pin and also an Elks' tooth attached to a Lawrence ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 3—3 a catch by Da vis were the features. Score: beautiful gold setting with an Elks' head, rubies of the 1909 Pennant St. Paul. AB.R.B. P.A.E Minnea©s. AB.R.B. P.A.E being set in for eyes. Two-base hits—Delave, Wohlleben. Hits—Oft De Davis, cf.. 4 1 1 2 0 0 Oyler, ss.. 4 0 2 3 2 0 marre 5 in 5 innings, Delave 2 in 4 Innings. Sac Armbru'r,rf 401000 Downs, 2b. 5 1 3331 The Toledo Club has started weeding Out. Short- Race with Tabulated rifice hit—Boardman. Stolen bases—Connaugnton 2,. Hoey, If... 4 1 1 1 00 O'Neill, If. 3 1 0111 stop Bob Collins, drafted from Independence, O'Toole, Parkins. Double play—Connaugbton, Rog Flynn, Ib. 3 1 1 10 0 0 Edmon'n, cf 4 0 0 0 1 Kas., was sold to Portsmouth, O. Third baseman ers. Left on bases—Haverhill 10, Lawrence 1. First Mood, 2b 40 0 2 _21 _ Pickerfng.rf 3 0 00 00 Ray Evans goes back to Jackson, Mich., for more Scores and :: on balls—Off O'Toole 3, Demarre 4, Delave 2. Hit Carisch, c. 3 1 2 1 3 0 Mertens, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 seasoning. Pitcher Howard Benz, Cleveland semi- by pitcher—By Delave 1. Struck out—By OToola Coelan'n,3b 300220 Collins, 3b. 3 0 0 1 2 0 pro., was shunted to Newark, O., where he will Accurate Accounts 3, Demarre 4, Delave 4. Passed ball—Millerick. Nee, ss... 3 0 1032 Wheeler, Ib 3 1 1 12 probably be used in the outfield. Wild pitch—Demarre. Time—2h. Umpire—Connolly. Leise, p... 3 0 0001 Block, c... 4 0 2 1 1 0 Perry Werden, carried by Indianapolis last year LOWELL AT NEW BEDFORD, APPRIL LeRoy, p. 000000 Wilson, p. 400030 for coaching and encouraging purposes, is in danger ofAll Championship 24.—A street parade in which the players Young, p.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 of being forced out of his job in the middle of next of the Lowell and New Bedford teams rode Totals. .31 4 7 24 10 4 *Quillen 100000 month when all A. A. clubs will be required to cut T. H. Muniane down to 16 players. President O'Brien has ruled Games Played. : : in automobiles preceded the game that Totals. . 34 3 8 24 12 3 that Werden must be considered a player unless he opened the New England League season. 'Batted for Wilson in eighth inning. choses to call himself trainer, in which event he Mayor W. J. Bullock threw out the first St. Paul ...... 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0—4 would be barred from the coaching lines. ball. New Bedford won the game by hit Minneapolis ...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0—3 GAMES TO BE PLAYED. Two-base hits—Downs 2, Carisch, Davis. Home ting Duval freely in the first and seventh runs—Carisch, Hoey. Hits—Off Leise 6 in 7 in May 1—Worcester at Lynn, Lawrence at Lowell, innings. Lowell scored in the fomrth on a nings, LeRoy 2 in 1 inning, Wilson 7 in 7 in NEW YORK LEAGUE, Fall Kiver at Haverhill, New Bedford at Brockton. base on balls and two wild pitches, and nings, Young 0 in 1 innine. Double plays—Oyler, May S—Brockton at Lynn, Lowell at Haverhill, again in the seventh, when Bausewine drop unassisted; Carisch, Flood. Left on bases—St. Paul Fall River at New Bedford. ped Cunningham's throw. The score: 4, Minneapolis 11. First on balls—Off Leise 3, Manager Ramsey, of the Elmira Club, Re May 3, 4—Lawrence at Worcester. Wilson 1. Hit by pitcher—By Leise 1. Struck out May 4—Haverhill at Lowell, Fall River at New N. Bedf'd. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Lowell. AB.B.B. P.A.E —By Leise 6, Wilson 1. Time—2.05. Umpires— duces His Roster Somewhat and Ar Bedford, Lynn at Brockton. Bannon, If 4 2 2 2 0 OIBall, If.... 4 0 0 0 00 Hayes and Conahan. May 5—Lynn at Lowell, Worcester at Lawrence. Adler, 3b. . 4 1 I 1 2 0|Beauch*p.2b 300141 ranges His Exhibition Series. Orum, cf.. 3 0 0 0 0 0|Howard, ef. 4 0 0 0 0 0 INDIANAPOLIS AT TOLEDO APRIL 24.—The May 5, 6—New Bedford at Haverhill, Brockton at Elmira, N. Y., April 24.—Editor "Sport Fall River. O'Brien, rf 4 1 1 2 0 OjPickett, rf. 4 1 1 0 0 0 third game of the Toledo-Indianapolis series went May 6—Lowell at Lawrence, Worcester at Lynn. Bauman.ss 4231 3 IjUniac, ss.. 4 1 1 2 4 1 to the visitors. Hard hitting was responsible, as the ing Life:''—Manager Ramsey, of the Elinira May 7—Lawrence at Lynn. Cunni'm,2b 310160 Cox, Ib.... 3 0 2 10 01 home team played an errorless game. Suffering Club, has released outfielders Weeks and May 7, 8—Worcester at Lowell, Brockton at New Bausw'e.lb 4 1 0 14 01 Banner, 3b. 3 0 0 0 2 0 from the grip, Homer Smoot. Toledo's centre fielder, Hockey, the former owing to Bedford, Haverhill at Fall River. Ulrich, c. . 4 0 2 6 00 Boyle, 0 0 11 20 was ordered to bed by his physician. Score: 1 an injured arm and the lat May 8—Lynn at Lawrence. Walsh, p.. 4 0 0 0 4 OjDuval, p.. 1 00030 TWedo. AB.R.B. P.^.EIIndiana's. AB.R.B. P.A.E ter because he was not May 10—Haverhill at Lynn, Lawrence at New — — — — —-*Fleming.. 1 00000 Nlll, ss... 4 0 0 2 2 OlChadbo'e, If 300100 Bedford. Totals.. 30 89 27 15 2 ______Hinch'n,2b 40012 0|McChes'y,cf 4 1 0400 "classy" enough. Hank also Totals. . 30 2 4 24 15 3 McCar'y.cf 3011 0 0|Haydeh, rf. 3 I 3400 let infielder Burke go. *Batted for Dufal in ninth inning. Hickman,If 4026 1 0 Carr, Ib.. 4 0 3 11 10 Burke was immediately pick New Bedford ...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 x—8 Seybold, rf 3 0 0 1 2 OlBurke, 3b. 401010. _ - „ ed up by Portsmouth, THE 1909 OPENING, Lowell ...... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1—2 Elwert, 3b 4 0 1 1 2 0 O'Rou'e, 2b 4 0 0 1 4 0 Two-base hits—Bauman, Adler. Sacrifice hits— Daubert, Ib 4 0 0 7 Howley, c.. 3 0 2 _ 0 0 'against (which team (he Duval, Cunningham. Stolen bases—Beauchamp 2, Abbott, c. 4 0 1 7 0 0|Hopke, ss. . 3 0 1 3 4 1 played as a member of the All Games on the Opening Day, April 23, Crum, Bauswine, Bannon, Bauman, Ulrich. Double Pinkney. p 1 0 0 0 0 OlCheney, p.. 4 0 0 2 20 Colonels. Pitcher Thomas play—Cunningham, Bauman. First on balls—Off Holmqu't.p 10000 Oi — — — — — - Jarrott, %a member of last Prevented by Rain A Successful Start Duval 3, Walsh 3. Hit by pitcher—Beauchamp, •Fisher '000001 Totals.. 34 3 10 27 12 1 year's team, will also be Made on April 24 Results of Games Crum. Struck out—By Walsh 6, Duval 10. Wild released, says Ramsey. The pitches—Walsh 2. Time—1.13. Umpire—McLaugh- Totals.. 33 0 5 27 12 01 liii. *Batted for Pinkney in fifth inning. former has not been in the Played. Toledo ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 D. Ramsey South with the team and in BROCKTON AT WORCESTER, APRIL LYNN AT FALL RIVER, APRIL 24.— Indianapolis ...... 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0—3 view of the big staff of 24.—In a splendid ball park, with good Fall Rivet opposed Lynn at the opening of Left on bases—Toledo 7, Indianapolis 8. Two- twirlers which Ramsey has on hand he will weather, a band and an enthusiastic crowd the New England League season, and won base hits—Elwert. Hayden, Carr 2, Hopke. Double be let go. Pol chow will report in Elmira the first game by successive hitting in the play—Seybold, Abbott. First on balls—Off Pinkney of loyal rooters, and spick and span new 4. Holmquist 2 in 3 innings. Sacrifice hits— when the Colonels arrive, April 25. The white suits, the Worcester team, champions eighth inning. Before the contest both O'Rourke, Hopke. Stolen base—Hicktnan. Struck following exhibition- games will be played of 1908, went to sleep in the ninth inning, teams and officials of the local association, out—By Cheney 3, Pinkney 3, Holmquist 1. Time— in Elmira previous to the opening of the allowing the Brockton aggregation (Old headed by a band, had an automobile pa 1.55. Umpires—Eckman and Owens. season. April 26, with Williamsport, Tri- Suits) to make four runs, which was four rade. About 3000 persons were assembled LOUISVILLE AT COLUMBUS APRIL 24.—Louis State champions; April 28-29, with St. runs more than Worcester had when mother on the grounds when Congressman Greene, ville batters pounded Parson in three innings and Bonaventure College; April 30, May 1, with called the boys in to supper. Score: acting as substitute for Mayor Coughlin, administered the tenth straight defeat to Columbus. the Philadelphia Giants, colored team. delivered a few words to players and spec Singles by Congalton, James and Kruger in the Brockton. AB.R.B. P.A.EiWoreester. AB.R.B. P.A.E tators before throwing the first ball to the third prevented Selby from pitching a shut-out. Hen'n, rf,lf 231000 Burkett, cf. 4 0 0 120 Score: McLane, If 1 0 0 2 0 0 Hogan, 2b. 0 0 plate from the pitcher's position. Score: Columbus. AB.R.B. P.A.E|LouisvilIBobby Wallace to Gal- —Off MfGlynn 1. Brady 2. Hit by pitcher—Mc gaged to assist in coaching the Colgate College team White, ss. 4 0 2 1 4 1 McC'ken, cf 4 0 1 3 0 0 veston, Tex., for $100, and Kid Taylor to the Gann. Struck out—By McGlynn 2, Brady 2. Wild this spring. Rogers, Ib. 3 1 1 0 0 Murphy. 3b 4 1 0 1 Moosejaw (Canada) Club, which he will manage. pitch—McGlynn. Time—1.40. Umpire—Sullivan. With Coulter, Kay and Buck Freeman as regu Perkins,, c. 20 1 3 2 01 Millerick, c 4008 President Moll has sent a circular letter to all lars in the Albany outfield, and Henry Hartman O'Toole, p. 3 0 0 1 10|Deinarre, p. 2 0 1 0 0 1 club magnates in this league denning and defending GAMES PLAYED SUNDAY, APRIL 25. fighting for a place, Manager Bill Clarke, of Albany, — — — — -— -iDelavc, p.. 1 0 1 1 30 the salary limit rules; and advising the magnates to will have the strongest fly-stabbing department in Totals.. 21 4 7 27 12 2| ______adhere to the rule prohibiting the acceptance or use At Toledo— Toledo 6, Indianapolis 3. . the Farrell circuit this season. I Totals.. 32 3 9 27 13 2 of optional players from any other league. At Columbus — Columbus 4, Louisville 1. At Milwaukee— Milwaukee 2, Kansas City 1. At Minneapolis — Minneapolis 5, St. Paul 6.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION NEWS. The St. Paul Club has sold second baseman Joe Padrlen to the Little Rock Club. The new Toledo ball park compares favorably in playing space with the Philadelphia Athletics' new h'ome. Nill, of the Cleveland Club, is said to be the At Jersey City—Jersey City 4, Montreal 0. miscarried. Six -weeks ago, however, St. At Providence—Providence 4, Buffalo 6. Yves wag located. Davis met the tiny- Frenchman at the dock and immediately EASTERN LEAGUE EVENTS. smuggled him off to Al. Copeland, the well- Outflelder Harry C. Hoffmaru th« star of the known trainer of track athletes at Princeton. X Eastern League X Providence team, has at last come to terms with What happened afterwards is history. It is Manager Duffy. said Davis and Copeland cleaned up a for Manager Duffy, of Providence, has sent player The Official Record Walters to Brockton, Castle to Lyrm, Wllcoi to tune when St. Yves, with his dinky little persons the Eastern Leagne local season Worcester and Talbot to New Haven. strides, made Longboat look like a -wooden was started, the Grays losing to Montreal. Word comes from Montreal that Dr. James Casey Indian and ran the rest of the much-touted of the 1909 Pennant Governor Potheir pitched the first ball. The will .be given unlimited capital to establish a pen Marathoners into the novice class. Royals batted Cronin out of the box in the nant winner in the land of the summer snows. Race ttithTabulated first inning, scoring six runs. Hardy re Jersey City tried to buy outflelder Mcllveen from lieved him and was hit very freely, although the New York American Club, but broke off negotia SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE* Scores and :: he managed to keep the visitors within tions when it was found that he would not play bounds. Keefe pitched a steady game for on Sundays. Manager Hugh Duffy has been trying out more Editor Joe Jackson©s Vigorous Young Or Accurate Accounts Casey's men, and was given fine support. than 20 youngsters- with his Providence team just to O'Neil starred at bat and Arndt in the field. please his friends. He was tipped off wrong on ganization About to Enter Its Fourth ofAll Championship Score: most of them. Consecutive Championship Campaign. Montreal. AB.R.B. P.A.E Providence. AB.R.B. P.A.E Jimmy Lavender, of the Providence team, is said P. T. Powera Joyce, If. . 2 2 1 2 1 1 Phelan, cf. 3 0 0 1 1 0 to have one of the weirdest damp fling balls of any Kalamazoo, .Mich., April 24.—It is time Games Played. : : Yeager, ss 4 1440 Moran, If.. 3 1 0 0 10 twirler in the business. Lavender is a graduate of to play ball in Michigan and the next week O'Neill, rf 5 000 Arndt, Ib. . 4 0 1 16 10 the Holyoke team, of the Connecticut League. will see the eight teams comprising the Jones, cf.. 5 1 2 2 00 Hoffman, rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 Four inflelders of the champion Williamsport Southern Michigan League hard at work on Cockill, Ib 5 0 2 13 1 0 Shaw. 2b.. 4 0 1 2 1 1 team, of the Tri-State Leagne. will be in the East early spring practice, preparatory to the GAMES TO BE PLAYED. 01110 Blackb'n, ss 3 0 0 1 5 0 ern League this year. Kockill will be with Mon Corcorjn,2b 411240 Rock, 3b. 412351 regular league season that will open May 11. April 29, 30, May 1 Montreal at Baltimore, treal, Shean and Foster with Jersey City, and Wol Clark, c.. 4 1 0 2 1 0 Peterson, e. 4 0 2 3 0 0 verton with Newark. This league is just entering on the fourth Buffalo at Newark, Toronto at Jersey City, Ro Keefe, p.. 3 1 1 1 4 0 Oronin, p.. 0 0 0 0 1 1 year of its existence and the coming season chester at Providence. Hardy, c.. 3 0 1 0 Manager McCann, of Jersey City, fears that gives promise of being the most successful May 2, 3, 4—Toronto at Providence, Rochester at Totals.. 37 10 12 27 16 1|•Fitzgerald. 100000 Earnest Courtney's right ankle, which was snapped Jersey City, Montreal at Newark. in the game of Saturday. April 11, will seriously and profitable in the history of the organiza May 3, 4, 5—Buffalo at Baltimore. I Totals.. 33 3 9 27 20 3 interfere with the work of the star inflelder for the tion, and it promises to close the year with May 6, 7, 8, 9 Newark at Montreal. Batted for Hardy in ninth inning. remainder of Ms career. the enviable record of being the best Class May 6, 7, 8, 10—Baltimore at Toronto, Jersey Montreal ...... 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 10 The Jersey City Club has secured the promising D league in America. Eight cities consti City at Buffalo, Providence at Rochester. ____ Providence ...... 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 young second baseman. Earl Gardner, from the tute the circuit—Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Two-base hits—Keefe, O'Neil. Sacrifice hits— New York American Club, outflelder Esmond from Jackson, Lansing, Adrian, Flint, Saginaw Joyce, Moran, O'Neil. Double plays—Shaw, un the Pittsburg Club, and outflelder Hanford. in and Bay City. The largest is Saginaw, with THE 1909 OPENING. assisted; Corcoran, Yeager, Cockill. First on balls— flelder Hannifan and pitcher Ohl from the Phila Off Cronin 2, Hardy 2. Hit by pitcher—By Cronin delphia National Club. 50,000 population, while Adrian, the small est, has 14,000 population. The cities are 1, Keefe 2. Struck out—By Keefe 2, Hardy 2. "Scrap Iron" Joe McGinnity will now have a Favored With a Clear Day, the Eight Stolen base—Corcoran. Time—1.55. Umpire—Fln- chance to get back at Si Parkins, the former condensed in small area, the longest jump neran. Yankee recruit who revised the handle of his name. being 185 miles, while much of the traveling Teams Get Away to a Good Start Jer Si will have to walk in the paths of virtue this can be done by electric lines, all of which GAMES PLAYED FRIDAY, APRIL 23. summer. Else the president of the Newark Club may insures a,minimum of expense. sey City, Toronto and Montreal Win, hit the solar plexus of the Dakotan's pocketbook. While Baltimore and Rochester Tie. Rain prevented the Baltimore-Rochester," Provi dence-Montreal, Jersey City-Buffalo and Newark- EXHIBITION GAMES. BUFFALO AT JERSEY CITY APRIL 22. Toronto games scheduled for this date. DAVIS' DOINGS —Jersey City began the championship sea APRIL 12. son with a brilliant victory over Buffalo. GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY, APRIL 24. At New York—New York (N. U) 4, Newark 0. Over 7,000 fans turned out and were kept BUFFALO AT JERSEY CITY APRIL 24.—Dum The New Secretary of the New York Am At Baltimore— Baltimore 4, Philad'a (N. L.) 3. on edge by the sensational work of the my Taylor's advent in the Eastern League was not At York—York 4, Toronto 11. a rosy one. The former Giant twirler accepted the erican League lumbia 0. Jacksonville 9 Savannah 4. Chatta best-known pitchers in the base ball world, April 30, May 1, 2 Fort Smith at Alexandria, Texarkana at Monroe. nooga 6 Macon 5. has not lost his love for the game. Mr. Ten- May 3, 4, 5 Helena at Hot Springs, JoneS- SCHEDULED DATES. er has just made arrangements to join in boro at Argenta. May 4, 5, 6 Monroe at Fort Smith, Alexan April 29, 30, May 1 Columbus at Jacksonville, the morning practice With the players of the dria at Texarkana. Charleston at Macon, Chattanooga, at Savannah, Co local American League team. Since the base May 6, 7, 8-^-Jonesboro at Helena. lumbia at Augusta. ball season Mr. Tener has been attending May 7, 8, 9 Hot Springs at Argenta, Monroe *t May 3, 4, 5 Macon at Savannah, Augusta at Texarkana, Alexandria at Fort Smith, TENTH RACE OF THIS CLASS Columbus, Chattanooga at Charleston, Columbia at the games here, and the crack of the bat Jacksonville. aa stirred up has blood that he expressed NEWS NOTES. , May 6, 7, 8 Augusta at Charleston, Chattanooga a desire to participate in. morning practice. Alexandria on April 17 made 13 runs and 19 hit» AA LEAGUE. at Columbia, Savannah at Ortn"rtTOs., Jacksonville at off three Monroa pitchers. Macon. Pitcher Bobson, of Jonesboro, oa April 19 shut NEWS NOTES. THE ARKANSAS LEAGUE. out Texarkana with two hits. The Tenth Annual Championship On April 19 Jacksonville made 10 runs and 17 The Texarkana Club has secured outflelder Besse hits oil pitchers Mathewson and McManus, of Sa and pitcher Boy from tha Shreveport Club, of the vannah. The League, After Much Travail, Enters Texas League. Campaign of the League That On April 18 Alexandria had another batting bca Upon Its Second Campaign With an at Monroe©s expense, getting 11 runs and 17 hits off pitcher Blackburn. Embraces theGreat Pacific Slops Enlarged Eight-Club Circuit. The opening game April 16 between Hot Springs Reports from the new members of the league, The Arkansas State League entered its and Jonesboro went 13 innings. Hot Springs maK- Columbus, Ga., and Chattanooga, Tenn., indicate ing seven runs, 12 bits and eight errors to Jones- Record of the Race, Etc* that these towns will draw well. second campaign April 15 with an enlarged bora©s eight runs and 12 hits. Manager Castro, of Augusta, was badly spiked circuit, due to the admission of Monroe, La., in the Chattanooga-Augusta game of April 16. He and Texarkana, Tex., thus making it an The tenth animal championship race of the wul be unable to play for some time. inter-state organization. The season will Pacific Coast laeagne began on March 30. * Augusta has secured pitcher "Nancy" Hanks run to September 7. Following it the record THE TEXAS LEAGUE. The season will run to October 31, making this the longest race in the "organized The Stable League of the Lone Star State ball" family of leagues. The prospects are Embarks Once More Upon a Champion decidedly encouraging, though the league has on its hands a fight with the outlaw Cali Arkansas League 1909 Schedule ship Campaign With Fine Prospects. fornia State League, which has invaded San The seventh annual campaign of tha Francisco and Oakland. The record of the Season Opens April 15; Closes September 7 Texas League began on April 17. The race 1909 race to April 17 inclusive is as follows: will run to September 6. The league has !_, H-l 31 4* O j-j *]? been strengthened in circuit and teams, and 2? <1> p1 (D a good season is reasonably assured. Fol S P HOT SPRINGS AT HOME TEXARKANA AT HOME lowing is the record of the championship I a, 3 With Argenta ...... April 19, 20, 21 With Alexandria ...... May 4, 5, 6 C3 3 M W § With Jonesboro ...... April 29, 30 With Monroe ...... May 7, 8, 9 race to April 20 inclusive: » P- 0 fe With Jonesboro ...... May 1 With Jonesboro ...... May 10, 11, 12 W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet o With Helena ...... May 3, 4, 5 WithHeleua ...... _...... May 13, 14, 15 Houston ... 3 0 1.000 Fort Worth.. 1 1 .500 ? With Alexandria ...... May 10, 11, 12 With Argenta ...... May 24, 25, 26 San Antonio. 2 1 . .666 Galveston .. 2 2 .500 < o With Monroe ...... May 14, 15, 16 With Hot Springs ...... May 27, 28, 29 Dallas ..... 2 1 .606 Shreveport ..12 .333 With Fort Smith ...... May 18, 19, 20 With Fort Smith ...... May 30, 31 Oklahoma .. 11 .500 Waco ...... 04 . .000 0 0 4 3 5 0 12 .632 With Texarkana ...... May 21, 22, 23 With Fort Smith ...... June 1 GAMES PLAYED. Sacramento...... 0 0 2 4 4 0 10 .588 With Argenta ...... June 7, 8, 9 With Alexandria ...... June 18, 19, 20 Portland...... 3 a 0 0 0 fi 11 .579 With Alexandria ...... June 11, 12, 13 With Monroe ...... June 21, 22, 23 Herewith are given the record of cham San Francisco ...... 2 2 0 0 0 4 8 .444 With Monroe ...... June 14, 15t 16 WithHelena ...... June 24, 25, 26 pionship games played to date of the above •f, 2 0 0 1) 8 7 With Jonesboro ...... June 17, 18, 19 With Jonesbdro ...... June 28, 29, 30 record: 0 0 2 3 1 0 6 .333 With Fort Smith ...... ^...... July 2, 3, 4 With Fort Smith ...... July 12, 13, 14 With Texarkana ...... July 5, 5, 6 With Hot Springs ...... July 16, 17, 18 April 17 Dallas 1 Oklahoma 4. Galveston 1 San Antonio 6. Houston 4 Waco 1. Fort Worth 8 10 10 12 54 With Helena ...... July la, 20, 21 With Argenta ...... July 19, 20, 21 Lost...... 7 7 With Jonesboro ...... July 22. 23, 24 With Fort Smith ...... August 2, 3, 4 6 Shreveport 5. With Argenta ...... Julv 29, 30, 31 With Jonesboro ...... August 5, 6, 7 April 18 Galveston 4 San Antonio 2. Houston 6 GAMES PLAYED. With Fort Smith ...... August 16, 17, 18 WithHelena ...... I.... August 9, 10, 11 Waco O. Dallas 5 Okalahoma City 4. Fort Worth 3 Shreveport 10. Herewith is given the record of champion With Monroe ...... August 20, 21, 22 With Hot Springs ...... August 13, 14, 15 April 19 Houston 2 Waco 0. Galveston 6 San ship games played since our last issue to With Texarkana ...... August 23, 24, 25 With Alexandria ...... August 27, 28, 29 Antonio 11. At Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. date of above record: With Alexandria ...... August 30, 31 With Monroe ...... August 30, 31 rain. With Alexandria ...... September 1 With Monroe ...... September 1 April 20 Dallas 5 Shreveport 1. Galveston 10 Waeo April 11 Oakland 1 Portland 2 and Oakland 4 With Helena ...... ".. September C, 6,7 With Argenta ...... September 6, 6, 7 2. Houston 2 San Antonio 2 (10 Innings). At Portland 5. Los Angeles 2 Vernon 7 and Los Oklahoma City, rain. Angeles 7 Vernon 4. Sacramento 0 San Fran HELENA AT HOME JONESBORO AT HOME cisco 4. SCHEDULED DATES. With Argenta ...... April 15, 16, 17 With Hot Springs ...... April 16, 17, 18 April 13 San Francisco 3 Los Angeles 0. Portland April 26, 27, 28 Houston at San Antonio, Gal 4 Sacramento 3 (11 innings). With Fort Smith ...... April 19, 20, 21 With Texarkana ...... April 19, 20, 21 With Texarkana ...... April 23, 24, 25 veston at Waco, Dallas at Oklahoma City. April 14 San Francisco 1 Los Angeles 3 (11 in With Fort Smith ...... April 23, 24, 25 April 27, 28 Forth Worth at Shreveport. nings). Portland 1 Sacramento 0 (11 Innings). With Hot Springs ...... April 26, 27. 28 With Argenta ...... April 26. 27, 28 April 29, 30, May 1 Galveston at Fort Worth, Vernoa 9 Oakland 4. With Jonesboro ...... May 6,7,8 With Alexandria ...... May 17, 18, 19 Waco at Shreveport, Houston at Dallas. April 15 San Francisco 3 Los Angeles 1. Port With Monroe ...... May 17. 18, 19 With Monroe ...... May 21, 22, 23 April 29, 30 San Antonio at Oklahoma City. land 1 Sacramento 4. Vemon 8 Oakland 7. With Alexandria ...... May 21, 22. 23 WithHelena ...... May 31 May 2, 3, 4 Houston at Shreveport, Waco at April 16 Vernon 2 Oakland 0. San Francisco 0 With Fort Smith ...... June 4, 5, 6 With Helena ...... June 1, 2 Dallas, San Antonio at Fort Worth, Galveston at Los Angeles 4. Portland 0 Sacramento 7. With Texarkaua ...... June 7, 8, 9 With Texarkana ...... June 4, 5, 6 Oklahoma City. April 17 Vernon 1 Oakland 4. Portland 9 With Alexandria ...... June 14, 15. 16 With Fort Smith ...... June 7, 8, 9 May 5, 6, 7 San Antonio at Shreveiport, Gal Sacramento 3. San Francisco 2 Los Angeles 3. With Argenta ...... July 1, 2, 3 With Argenta ...... June 10, 11, 12 veston at Dallas, Houston at Fort Worth, Waw With Jonesboro ...... July 5, 5, 6 WithHelena ...... June 21, 22, 23 at Oklahoma City. SCHEDULED DATES. With Hot Springs ...... July9.10.il With Hot Springs ...... June 25. 26, 27 April 27, 28, 29, 30, May 1, 2 Oakland at Port With Monroe ...... July 12. 13, 14 With Alexandria ...... July 16, 17, 18 NEWS NOTES. land. With Argenta ...... July 22, 23, 24 With Monroe ...... July 19, 20, 21 In the Galveston-San Antonio game of April 19 April 27, 28, 29, 30, May 1, 2, A. M., P. M. With Hot Springs ...... July 25, 2C, 27 With Argenta ...... July 26, 27, 28 the Galveston team made 11 errors and was beaten Sacramento at San Francisco. With Jonesboro ...... July 29, 30. 31 With Helena ...... August 2, 3, 4 11 to 6. April 28, 29, 30. May 1, 2, A. M., P. M., 3 With Alexandria ...... August 13, 14, 15 With Hot Springs ...... August 8, 9, 10 Pitcher Blakeley of Waco on April 19 held Hous Vernon at Los Angeles. With Monroe ...... August 16, 17, 18 With Texarkana ...... August 16, 17, 18 ton to two hits, yet lost his game, 2 to 0, on May 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 San Francisco at Portland. With Fort Smith ...... August 29, 30, 31 With Fort Smith ...... August 20, 21, 22 an error. May 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A. M., P. M. Vernon at With Texarkana ...... September 3, 4, S With Monroe ...... September 3, 4, 5 Oakland, Sacramento at Los Angeles. With Alexandria ...... September 6, 6. 7 The Shreveport Club has turned outflelder Bessa and pitcher Roy over to the Tezarkana Club of tha NEWS NOTES. Arkansas League. ARGENTA AT HOME FORT SMITH AT HOME President Cal Ewing says he is tired of bossing The Dallas Club grand stand and clubhouse were the league and would like to quit his thankless job. With Helena ...... April 29, 30 With Texarkana ...... April 16, 17, 18 destroyed by fire on the afternoon of April 19. With Helena ...... May 1 With Monroe ...... May 4, 5, 6 The loss is estimated at $5000. Outfielder Caffyn. of Vernon, on April 14 made With Jonesboro ...... May 3.4,5 With Alexandria ...... May 7, 8, 9 four hits in five times up off three Oakland pitchers. With Hot Springs ...... May 7, 8, 9 With Helena ...... May 10. 11, 12 Mr. Milton Well, our Waco correspondent, as Pitcher Boyce, of Oakland, on April 16 held Ver With Monroe ...... May 10, 11, 12 With Jonesboro ...... May 13, 14. 15 sures us that the Waco team is a first division cer non to two hits, yet lost his game 2 to 0 on one er With Alexandria ...... May 14. 15, 16 With Hot Springs ...... May 24, 25. 26 tainty this season owing to the acquisition of oufc ror. With Texarkana ...... May 17, 18, 19 With Argenta ...... -May 27, 28. 29 Helders Thebo and Langley. Shortstop Ivan Olson, of Portland, has been sus With Fort Smith ...... May 21, 22, 23 With Texarkana ...... June 11, 12, 13 pended for thirty days for attempting to spike Los With Texarkana ...... June 14. 15, 16 With Jonesboro ., ...... June 14, 15, 16 Angeles players. With Monroe ...... June IS, 19, 20 With Helena ...... June 17, 18, 19 COLLEGE GAMES. With Alexandria ...... June 21, 22, 23 Oakland on April 15 made 14 hits off pitchers With Hot Springs ...... June 20, 21, 22 Eansbury and Coy, of Vernon. Outflelder Murphy With Fort Smith ... i©...... June 25, 26, 27 With Argenta ...... July 8, 9. 10 got four hits in five times up. With Hot Springs ...... June 28, 29, 30 With Monroe ...... July 16, 17, 18 APRIL 16. With Jonesboro ...... July 12, 13, 14 With Alexandria ...... July 19, 20. 21 At Emmittsburg Mt. St. Mary©s 8, Bucknell 3. On April 16 pitcher Koestner, of Los Angeles, WithHelena ...... July 15, 16, 17 With Texarkana ...... July 23. 24, 25 shut out San Francisco without a safe hit the first At Washington Georgetown 7, Pennsylvania 6. With Monroe ...... August 13, 14, 15 With Hot Springs ...... August 1 At Exeter Exeter 3, Yale Freshman 6. no-hit performance in a 1909 professional champion With Alexandria ...... August 16, 17, 18 With Helena .... ship game...... August 5, 0, 7 At Lawrence Holy Cross 3, Lawrence (N. E. L.) 4 With Texarkana ...... August 20, 21, 22 With Argenta ...... August 9, 10, 11 (10 innings). Two of the San Francisto team, Harmuth, the With Fort Smith ...... August 23, 24. 25 With Jonesboro ...... August 12, 13, 14 At Lexington Wash. & Lee 3, Richmond 0. Infieldcr, and Jimmy Kelly, the outflelder, were With Helena ...... August 26, 27, 28 With Hot Springs ...... August 27, 28 At Chrlottesville S. Carolina 6, Virginia 5. turned over to the Helena Club in the Intermoun- With Jonesboro ...... August 30, 31 With Alexandria© ...... September 3, 4, 5 At Amherst Tufts 3, Mass. Aggies 2. tain League. With Jonesboro ...... September 1 With Monroe ...... September 6, 6, 1 At Chestertown Washington College 13, Gettysburg 5. The Vernon-Oaldand game of April 13 at Los An With Hot Springs ...... September 4, 5, 6 At Mereersburg Mercersburg 4, Carnegie Tech. 1. geles was postponed owing to the funeral of Presi dent Meier, of the Vemon Club, who .died suddenly ALEXANDRIA AT HOME MONROE AT HOME APRIL 17. on April 10. With Monroe ...... April 19, 20, 21 With Alexandria ...... April 16, 17, 18 At Princeton Prineeton 17, Columbia 3. Hildebrand is still in San Francisco and has With Hot Springs ...... April 23, 24, 25 With Argenta ...... April 22 23 24 At Washington, Pa. Wash. & Jeff. 11. California set no time for joining the Sacramento Senators. With Texarkana ...... April 26, 27. 28 With Fort Smith ...... April 26, 27. 28 Normal 1. Ho says that he will not think of playing base With Fort Smith ...... April 30 With Texarkana ...... April 30 At Annapolis Navy 0, Bucknell 0. ball until his leg is entirely well. With Fort Smith ...... May 1, 2 With Texarkana ...... May 1, 2 At Lancaster DieMnson 7, Franklin & Marshall J. With Jonesboro ...... May 24, 25, 2C WithHelena ...... j_...... May 24, 25, 26 At Washington Georgetown 2, Pennsylvania 4. WithHelena ...... May 27, 28, 29 With Jonesboro ...... May 27 28 29 At South Bethlehem Lehigh 1, New York U. 3. With Argenta ...... May 31 With Hot Springs ...... May 30,©31 At New Haven Yale 7, Trinity 1. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE With Argenta ...... June 1, 2 With Hot Springs ...... June 1 At Ithaca Cornell 3, Lafayette 0. With Hot Springs ...... June 3, 4, 5 WlthArgenta ...... June 3 4 5 At Swathmore Swathmore 7, Rutgers 11. With Monroe ...... June 6, 7, 8 With Alexandria ...... June 25 26 27 At Lebanon Allbright 2, Ursinus 1. Starts Its Sixth Successive Campaign With Fort Smith ...... Jane 28. 29, 30 3X}J£"Hden.a ...... June28, 29, 30 At Gettysburg Gettysburg 10, Lebanon Valley 9. With Texarkana ...... July 2, 3, 4 With Jonesboro ...... July 123 At New York Fordham 11, Rensaelaer 0. With an Expanded Circuit, Thanks to With Argenta ...... July 5, 5, 6 With Fort Smith ...... © July 5 s! 6 At Middletown Wesleyan 4, Springfield T. 3. 8 (IS the Admission of Chattanooga and With Jonesboro ...... July 8, 9, 10 With Texarkana ...... July 9, 10, 11 innings). WithHelena ...... July 12, 13. 14 With Hot Springs ...... July 12. 13. 14 At Harrisburg Carlisle Indians 2, Harrisburg 1. Columbus. With Monroe ...... July 23, 24. 25 With Texarkana ...... July 26 27 28 At Lexington Richmond C. 8, Virginia M. I. 8. With Fort Smith ...... July 26, 27, 28 With Fort Smith ...... July so 31 At Amherst Amherst 1, Bowdoin 0. The sixth annual championship race of With Texarkana ...... July 29, 30 WithFortSmith ...... August 1 At Amherst Mass. Ag. 3, Worcester Poly 2. the Expanded South Atlantic League is With Hot Springs ...... August 2, 3, 4 With Argenta ...... August. 234 At Andover Phillips-Andover 8, Yale Freshmen 1. now under way with brightest prospects of With Argenta ...... August 5, 6, 7 With Hot Springs ...... August 6, 7 At Providence Brown 0, Holy Cross 2. With Helena ...... August 19, 20. 21 With Alexandria ...... Augusts 9 10 At Castle Point Stevens 15, St. Francis 2. increased success, as the league has been At West Point West Point 3, Tufts 1. put on an eight-club basis through the ad With Jonesboro ...... August 23, 24. 25 SflL1 ?eienuaj © . August 23, 24. 25 With Texarkan* ...... September 1 5^5 £?teob<50 August.26, 27. 28 At Bellefonte Penn State 10, Carnegie Tech. 0, mission of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Colum With Hot Springs ...... August 29 At Baltimore Johns Hopkins 11. Harvard 1. bus, Ga. two large and enterprising towns. At Nashville VanderbUt 4, JUchigan 7. The league also has an energetic new presi APRIL 19. dent in Mr. W. A. Jones, of Jacksonville, At Lexington Wash. & Lee 7, Charleston College 8, Fla. The race began on April 15 and will At New York Manhattan 3, Tufts 1. from the Atlanta (Southern League) Club. Hanks of the championship race to April 19 in At Worcester Holy Cross 6, Georgetown 8. close September 8. The record of the cham is a young left-hander of much promise. pionship race to April 2 inclusive is a fol clusive : At Greensboro N. Carolina 1, Virginia 3 (12 ins.) lows: Ed Mullia, brother of tha Detroit speed merchant, W. L. Pet. | W. L, Pot. APRIL 20. is quite 111 at his home in Toledo. Mullln ia Argenta .... 4 0 LOOO Texarkana . 1 2 .333 At Niagara Falls Niagara TJ. 6, F. »nd M. 8. W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. Alexandria . 3 1 750 Hot Springs Chattanooga . 5 0 1.000 Columbia signed to pitch for Savannah this season. . 1 2 .333 APRIL 2L . 2 4 .333 Jonesboro 3 1 750 Monroe .... . 1 S .250 Jacksonville. , 5 1 .333 Augusta , 2 4 .333 The Columbia Club has secured Jcaae Decker and Fort Smith.. 1 1 500 Helena .... At Annapolis Navy 6, Western Maryland 1. Charleston .. . 4 2 .667 Savannah . 1 5 .167 Boy Radabaugh from the Atlanta (Southern League) GAMES PLAYED. At New Haven Yale 3, ForOham 2. Columbus ... . 3 3 .500 Macon ... , 1 5 .167 Club. Vardeman, the semi-professional, has been At Amherst Amherst 9, Springfield 0. GAMES PLATED. released. The record of the championship games At Providence Brown 0, Vermont 2. The opening game at the new city, Columbus, played to date of the *pove record is here At Worcester Holy Cross 2, Wesleyan 0. The result of all the championship games was witnessed by 3090 people. Preceding the sranie with given: At Exeter Phillips-Exeter 2, Bates 3. played since our last issue to date of above there was an elaborate street parade. Mayor-pro- At Boston Boston College 2, Boston XT. 0. record are herewith given: tem W. G. Love tossed the first ball over the plate. April 15 Argenta 3 Helena 2. No other games At Atlanta Georgia Tech. 0, Virginia U. 4. scheduled for this date. At Durham N. Carolina 4, Guilford 1. April 15 Jacksonville 2 Savannah 1. Columbus 4 The opening of the South Atlantic League in April 16 Argenta 3 Helena 1. Alexandria 6 Mon Macon 1. Columbia 7 Charleston 5. Chattanooga Jacksonville was signalized by the raising of the roe 5 (10 innings). Texaritana 8 Fort Smith 4 APRIL 22. 6 Augusta 5. pennant and a victory over Bob Gilk©a Sarannah Jonesboro 8 Hot Springs 7 (13 innings). At Lawrenceville Lawrenceville 1, Princeton 7. April 16 Columbus 5 -Macon 0, Chattanooga 7 Au Indiana. Manager Mullaney presented a strong April 17 Argenta 2 Helena 1. Alexandria 13 Mon At Ithaca Cornell 4, Franklin and M. 0. gusta 2. Columbia 5 Charleston 4. Jacksonville 3 team and the team played errorless ball behind gilt- roe 12. Fort Smith 5 Texarkana 4. Jonesboro 3 At New Haven Yale 6, Tufts College 1. Savannah 2. edged pitching by old reliable Jack Lee. The crowd Hot Springs 0. At Charlottesville Virginia 0, Harvard 1 (no hit April 17 Macon 5 Columbus 2. Savannah 5 Jack for the first game broke all records, there being off pitcher Hicks, of Harvard). sonville 4 (11 inntoes). Charleston 4 Columbia 3. upwards of 5000 fans to encourage Mullaney©a men. April 18 Fort Smith 4 Texarkana 1. Alessandria Chattanooga 3 Augusta 1. 11 Monroe 1. Hot Springs 3 Jonesboro 1. At Atidbver Andover 0, Colby 3. April 19 Chattanooga 18, Macon 3. Augusta 3 Co April 19 Argenta 1 Hot Springs 0. Moaroe 5 Alex At Washington, Pa. Wash, and Jeff 2, Gettysburg 0. lumbus 2. Charleston 1 Columbia #. Jacksonville Still Stuck on the Game. andria 0. Terarkana 0 Jonesboro 2. Fort Smith 10 Savannah 4. 4 Helena 5. Catcher Clifford ("Tacks") Latimer has received April 20 Charleston 4 Columbia 2. Augusta 5 Washington, D, 0., April 21. Representa SCHEDULED DATES. his release from the Birmingham Club, of the Cotam&HO 4 (10 inniags). Chattanooga 13 Ma- tive John K. Tener, of the Twenty-fourth Southern League, upon the payment of a fine of eon 4, Jacksonville S Savannah 1. April 29, 30, Mar 1 Joneaboro at Hot Springs. $100 imposed on hiip for not reporting, and h* If April 31 Coinmboa 1 AusssU 4, Charleston 3 Co District, formerly one of the now 0 free agent at hii horn* in Loveiaud. 0. MAY i, 1909 SRORTIJNCI QUAKER QUIPS A NEW SYSTEM THE TRAPSHOOTERS© LEAGUE TRIED BY NEW YORK ATHLETIC AMATEUR TROPHY CLUB MEN. Won by Percy Pflegar, of the The Contestants at the Club Shoot Highland Gun Club Clearview Compete in Pairs, Losers in Beats South Broad in a Team Each Round Being Compelled Match Other Events of a Day* to Drop Out of the Contest. Philadelphia, Pa., April 26. Percy Pfle- New York City, April 23. Editor "Sport gar, of Ambler, a member of the Highland ing Life." Although there were many New Gun Club, was high amateur gun on Satur York A. O. gunners who returned higher day, April 24, in the Trapshooters© League scores for the Pelham trophy at Travers shoot for those who made 41 or under in Island yesterday than T. J. O©Donohue, Jr., league matches, and won a handsome gun yet the latter was awarded the prize after with a score of 91. It was a match that several hours of shooting at the traps. This was keenly contested by the "also-rans" condition of affairs was made possible by in the different shoots of the league the past the fact that a new system of competition season, and it was not until© the last squad was put in vogue by the trapshooting com had shot that Pflegar was sure of ©the prize. mittee. The method was similar to that To be eligible for the trophy a member used in open golf tournaments. The sixteen must have participated in at least four gunners who reported for the event yes league shoots and never to have broken terday were paired off by lot, each man over 41 of his quota of 50 targets in any being allowed his usual club handicap. At one. the end of the first round the field was re Hp. B. B. B. B. B. T. duced one-half, the various losers being re German ...... 16 18 17 20 18 20 94 quired to drop out of the competition. Overbaugh ...... 16 19 17 20 20 18 94 Newcomb ...... 11 18 19 19 17 19 92 Among those who qualified for the second Pflegar ...... 18 18 18 18 18 18 91 round was T. J. O©Donohue, Jr., the ulti Lewis ...... 16 18 18 19 16 19 90 mate winner. There were several other Sidebottom ...... 16 19 16 17 18 20 90 men who had just as large a score to their Franklin ...... 17 19 19© 17 16 19 90 credit as O©Donohue, but they were un Mack ...... 16 18 17 18 17 20 90 fortunate in being opposed by the leading Tansey ...... 16 19 16 19 18 16 88 Crane ...... 19 18 18 19 15 18 88 gunners of the club. O©Donohue©s total in Henry ...... 16 19 13 20 17 18 87 the second round was small, as he succeed Boyer ...... 17 17 18 19 16 17 87 ed in breaking only eighteen targets. Still White ...... 16 15 17 17 18 18 85 he managed to qualify for the second time, Wiley ...... 16 16 17 17 18 17 85 as J. W. Simpson, who opposed him, shot Pratt ...... 16 17 15 18 19 15 84 Skeffey ...... 16 16 18 18 15 17 84 even more poorly than he. In the third and Mooney ...... 17 19 16 16 16 17 84 final rounds O©Donohue©s aim improved con KInggold ...... 16 15 17 15 16 20 83 siderably, and, aided by a handicap of two Ford ...... 16 15 14 19 15 20 83 clay birds, he managed to gain the leading Perry ...... la 10 14 18 17 17 82 honors. J. Morrison, who faced the -winner Wentz ...... 16 19 15 16 17 15 82 in the final match, lost the cup 07 ft margin Tule ...... 10 18 13 18 ]6 16 81 Hamlin ...... 19 17 15 17 15 16 80 of one point. The summaries: First Bound J. Morrison (3 25), defeated M. V. Ixmane (0 22); R. M. Owen (2 24), defeated O. 7 13 17 78 C. Grinnell (0 22); T. Lenane, Jr. (3 25), de Garrett ...... 16 16 14 16 18 14 78 feated George Smith (2 22); D. T. Bradley (1 Harkins ...... 16 15 16 17 14 16 78 24), defeated F. H. Schauffler (0 19); J. W. Siinp- Little ...... 16 15 1! 1! 14 7! son (3—20), defeated F. Hall (0 18); T. J. W. Johnson ...... 17 14 16 15 I! 78 CHARLES A. YOUNG, O©Donohue, Jr., (2 22), defeated W. J. Ellas (3 Hiukson ...... 16 15 15 18 11 17 76 19); C. W. Billings (1 23), defeated J. J. O©Dono Davis ...... 16 15 14 15 17 14 Noted Target and Live-Bird Shooter Representing The Peters hue (4 19) ; P. R. Robinson (5 22); defeated G. Fontaine ...... 16 12 18 16 19 10 75 E. Grelff (2 19). Shew ...... 16 14 12 18 12 18 75 Cartridge Company in the West. Second Round J. Morrison (3 24), defeated R. Severn ...... :... 19 17 20 17 19 M. Owen (2 22); T. Lenane, Jr., (2 25), defeated Eyre ...... 16 17 11 18 10 17 73 For a number of years one of the leading figures in the shooting game in the Middle West. D. I. Bradley (0 21); T. J. O©Donohue, Jr., (2 Firth ...... 16 US 16 13 13 17 72 Charles A. Young is still holding his own with the experts. His value to the Peters Cartridge 20), defeated J. W. Simpson (3 19); C. W. Bill- Chandler ...... 16 15 14 18 15 14 72 Company, however, arises not only from his shooting skill, but also from his ability to make Ings (1 20), defeated P. R. Robinson (5 18). Kunkel ...... 18 16 13 13 1 14 and hold friends-and his wide acquaintanceship. He has already started out to make a fine Third Round J. Robinson (3 21), defeated T. Koatehe ...... 16 16 14 14 12 record this year. Only two weeks ago in a shoot at the Cincinnati Gun Club he smashed 98 Lenane, Jr. (3 20); T. J. OT>onohae, Jr., (2 24). ilurdock ...... 16 13 16 out of 100 targets and also made a straight run of 102 targets. With such a good beginning defeated C. W. Billings (1 23). McCrane ...... 16 18 14 12 ...... Mr. Young should stand well in the official records for the season of 1909. Mr. Young©s Final Round T. J. O©Don0h,ue, Jr.. (4 tl), d»- E. Kirk ...... 18 16 14 16 ...... 102 straight almost smashed a record. Had he beaten the former record it would have but feated J. Morrison (6 46). Wilson ...... 16 16 15 ...... added another record to his long string. In his work on the many shooting grounds in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois thla expert has managed to boost the record figures in a great CLEARVIEW BEATS SOUTH BROAD. many of them. WHITE, SHOOTING LEADER. A ten-man team match between the Clear- view and South Broad Gun Clubs and two Leads Rivals by Two Targets in Youngs- big sweepstakes was the card on the Clear- Cunningham, costing him the match and shoots to have their scores qualify, awards town Shoot. view grounds April 24, at Seventy-sixth prize. Sloan©s shooting was the distinct to be made on the percentage killed. Class and Brewster avenue. Each man shot at 50 feature of the day. He broke 63 out of A Tomlinson leads with 82.5 per cent., Youngstown, O., April 22. Robert White targets, but only six men of the visitors a possible 65, running 40 straight on the chased by three others with over 81 per did best work with his gun in the annual showed up, so the four absentees were al shoot-off. Scores: cent. each. Class B Watson and Brumber spring shooting tournament of the Youngs- lowed half scores. The Clearview team won Bke. M. Ttl. are tied with 82.5 per cent. Class C Lortz town Gun Club yesterday. White succeeded with ease, by 93 breaks, with a score of 367 Sloan, H. H...... 22 3 25 leads with 40 per cent. Scores follow: in breaking 140 targets out of a possible .to 269. The real shooters of the occasion Beyer ...... '.... 23 4 25 150. When the bad, murky weather is Cautner ...... 19 2 21 Targets ...... 10 20 aui Targets ...... 10 20 20 were William Evans and Vincent Oliver, 0r. Cotting ...... 21 1 22 Tomlinson ..... 9 17 ISISlacfc ...... 8 16 15 taken into consideration this showing is an who held up for 42 and 41 breaks respec Thompson ...... 16 . 16 Brumber ...... 8 18 17,J. Robson ...... 8 15 14 excellent one. S. W. Balsing, breaking 138 tively. The scores: Walls ...... 9 17 15[Lortz ...... 7 8 7 out of the 150, had second best score, with Linery ...... 18 7 25 Watson ...... 7 18 16IRose ...... 4 6 10 CLEARVIEW. Laus ...... 11 8 19 James Atkinson, William Dalby and J. Call, Cunningham ...... 18 1 25 "39" ...... 9 15 17IPrentice ...... 487 First. Second. Ttl. Gardiner ...... 7 18 15|Wetzel ...... 410 5 with scores of 137, 136 and 135 closely Voley ...... 18 7 25 pressing him. R. C. Stottpe was the other Evans ...... 21 21 42 George ...... 19 5 24 Oliver ...... 19 22 41 Sloan. C...... 11 11 JERSEY CITY©S EVENT. shooter who remained in the 130 class, of Fisher ...... 16 23 39 Kolloch ...... 21 3 24 those who participated in the full events. It Hunter ...... 22 17 39 Lemon ...... 10 . 10 was a miserable day for outdoor sport of Ferry ...... 18 20 38 Yocum ...... 12 . 12 Twenty-nine Gunners Face the Traps in any nature.. There were 10 events, one of Bilhartz ...... 19 19 38 Serfass ...... 14 . 14 Elwell ...... 17 17 34 Weekly Event. 10 targets, eight of 15 and one of 20. The Umholtz ...... 15 18 33 Lindeman ...... 6 . 6 scores: Maxwell ...... 10 . 10 Jersey City, N. J., April 22. The Jersey Fink ...... 16 16 32 Cralg ...... 8 . 8 Name. Shot at. Else. | Name. Sbot at Bke. Paulson ...... 15 16 31 City Gun Club had 29 shooters in the event Bob White..... 150 140 Joe Seaborn..... 150 123 SOUTH END CLUB EVENT. held yesterday. The program called for S. W. Seising.. 150 138 Geo. Parker..... 150 121 Total ...... 367 200 targets, with the last five events a 100- Jas. Atkinson... 150 137 Joe Rummell.... 150 121 SOUTH BROAD. The fourth in the series of shoots for the bird race. G. H. Piercy was high gun with Wm. Dalby.... 150 135 J. A. Stoupe.... 150 121 Miller ...... 14 35 Dupont trophy drew a goodly number of 176. Neaf Apgar, the noted professional, *J. Call...... 150 135|Wm. Hughes.,.. 150 119 Wingate ...... 16 37 marksmen to the traps of the Soiith End was close behind with 174. F. Moffett made Black...... 159 132 »Joe Garland.... 150 116 Paul ...... 16 30 Gun Club, at Camden, April 24, and de R. C. Stcupo... 150 130 Wm. Naylor..... 119 90 the remarkable record of 166, although Duff...... 150 129 E. Tally ...... 95 81 Williams ...... 18 27 spite the winds some very good scores shooting at 20 less targets than his com Gaulbert ...... 14 21 were made. Each man participating in the Q. J. Elllott.... 150 126 J. E. Null...... 90 53 Spear ...... 9 19 petitors. Scores: J. D. Elllott.... 150 125 J. O©Conn«U...~. 76 59 Four Absentee ...... 50 100 championship event shot at 25 targets and 100 Birds- Experts. Bates carried off the honors, breaking all Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Total ...... 269 but two of the targets. Three others got in Dr. Culver. .... 19171520 18 16 16 9 15 18 163 The open sweepstakes were at 25 targets, and were the 20 class, Smith being second high gun G. H. Pieroey. 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 17 17 18 176 Fred Stone Club Shoot. cored as follows: with 22 breaks. In the other events, sweep H. S. Bergen... 15 15 16 14 16 16 14 ...... 122 Denver, Col., April 21. Close scores First event Evans 22, Oliver 20, Fisher 20, Paul- stakes and knife shoots, the contests were F. Muldoon.... 17 17 15 19 14 17 15 ...... —114 tended to stimulate interest in the shoot- son 22. Umholtz 19, Paul 17, Van Leer 16, Ferry spirited. The summaries follow, the first T. Howard..... 8 17 19 16 17 16 13 13 16 ..—135 ing-off of the events on the program at the 15. Wingate 15, Spears 15, Elwell 15, Miller 14, *N. Apgar..... 16 18 17 19 19 IS 18 15 17 17 174 Fink 14, Williams 11, Gaulbert 11. column containing the results in the trophy *C B. Brown.. 14 17 12 13 15 14 16 11 13 13—138 Fred Stone Gun Club park Sunday, and Second event Oliver 24. Umholtz 21, Miller 19, match. *H. L. Brown.. 13 19 20 12 18 17 19 15 18 16—167 some good sport was witnessed. The du Pont Evans 20. Birgen 19, Bilhartz 19. Fisher 18. Paul- Targets ...... 25 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 *J. S. Fanning. 15 19 17 19 18 17 19 12 17 10 163 medal was won by Nicolai, with a score of son 17, Wingate 16, Elwell 15, Fink 15, Paul 12, Peschmann ...... 20.. 9 9 6 9 4 .. .. *H. H. Stevens. 16 16 12 17 16 14 13 12 12 14 142 23 out of 25, after an exciting race. In the Gaulbert 11, Williams 9, Bonsai 8. Cook ...... 19 6 7 6 6 7 8.... G. F. Brown... 15 14 17 15 17 18 9 ...... 105 match for a gold watch a tie between Nicolai Bates ...... 23 .... 9 6 7 10 8 9 W. Simonsori... 15 16 17 12 10 13 14 ...... — 97 and Gray resulted, and the shoot-off will MEADOW SPRINGS SHOOT. Smith ...... 22 6.. 5 66 7 7 .. H. L. Lee..... 17 15 18 14 17 18 19 9 .. ..—127 Hineline ...... 21 .. 6 7.... 9 8 7 D. J. Walker.. 16 14 17 16 10 ...... — 73 occur next Sunday. The match between S, It required four shoot-offs before the Metealf ...... 19.. 5 8 8 6.. 6.. B. Jacobus ..... 17 15 17 18 16 ...... — 83 P. Ames, of the Denver police force, and weekly prize of the Meadow Springs Gun Jones ...... 19 5 .. 6 6 ...... R. H. Woodruff 16 18 19 17 ...... — 70 William Johnson, also resulted in a tie, 45x Club "could be decided April 24. Sloan, Black ...... 6 7 7 7 5 .... E. Jacobus..... 18 .. 14 17 ...... — 49 50, and the shoot-off in this event will take Beyer, Emery, Cunnigham and Foley tied Bennett ...... 8.. 5 5 .. 8 7 5 W. C. Damron. 15 12 11 14 12 17 16 13 17 16 143 place next Sunday. Following are th« French ...... 9 .. 6 .. .. 8 .. 6 Dr. "Moeller.... 12 12 13 14 13 13 ...... 77 for high-gun honors in the regular 25-target Goodfellow ...... 6 8 6 .. 5 8 8 .. Dr. Wilkerson. .. 14 10 8 6 10 13 7 14 6 88 scores: event, and as the prize was up for this they Greene ...... 8 .. 9 889.. 9 F. Moffett...... 16 19 19 19 18 18 18 19 20 166 Sh. Bk.l Sb. Bk. shot off in the ten-target event. Cunnigham H. H. Shannon .... 14 19 19 16 20 15 .... 103 Harry Keefe , 63 William Watson... 75 and Sloan broke all their targets, Emery Holland Club Scores. J. G. Roper...... 16 16 13 ...... 45 Albert Royca .... 62 Fred Watklns 75 and Foley missing one, while Beyer brok» C. T. Day, Jr...... 17 19 18 19 19 ...... 92 George Nicoall ... 68 H. Walker .. . .. 75 6. On the second shoot-off between Sloan Batavia, N. T., April 22. The Holland J. F. Hendric©n ...... 19 19 18 18 12 16 18 120 George Windrum.. 49 S. Warren ...... 75 Gun Club held the second shoot of the H. Howland...... 12 15 12 14 ...... 53 Charles Parnell .. 46 H. Warren ...... 50 and Cunningham each broke ten again and J. C. Banta...... 16 20 18 20 ...... 69 Charlie Gray 59 S. P. Ames ...... 50 did the same on the third shoot-off. On the summer season to-day, for the season©s tro E. E. Halllnarer ...... 13 14 12 17 16 12 84 Wm. Burkhardt.. 75 60IW. Johnstoa _.. SO fourth Sloan kept up his good work by phies. There are three classes, and con Thos. Boothwyd ...... ,. .. 12 13 13 1* 10-, 62 J. Hoyt ...... 75 56 L. Bead ..... 25 running straight, while one got away from testants must shoot at least half of the ©Professionals. W. W. Pattersott, 75 3l| SRORTIINQ MAY i, 1909 Friday morning for a trip to Mustin Lake to fish. Not a fellow objected to the early hour, and at the appointed time the follow ing morning were leady, each one telling the "biggest fish" story ever, Ed O©Brien, G. H. Hillman, D. D. Cross, D. G. Barstow, J. R. Hinkle, and J. K. Lewis. Mr. J. P. Wright and F. H. McGill went along to show the way and Mr. A. L. Morgan came out later, with everything that could add to a fishing trip, so you know he surely brought "something" with him besides a good cook. The day was bad for fishing, but by noon POWDERS there had been enongh landed to feed 25 MAKE LONG RUNS people and some to spare, so the dozen who GAME LAW CHANGES. were there could surely feast, which they did.. D. D. Gross won the average at the POSSIBLE BUT PROBABLE ADIRONDACK camp owners in New York table, with A. L. Morgan as the runner-up, A City wfll toe interested in amendments but Gross has never been able to tell just how many or how large were the fish he SQME 1SOB LONG RUNS to the forest, fish and game law em caught. The trade was represented by Ed. bodied in a bill introduced in the New York O©Brien, D. D. Gross, H. J. Borden, D. G. Feb. 1—W. H. Heer, at San Antonio, Texas, 100 straight Senate last week by Senator Jotham P. Barstow, J. B. Hinkle, G. H. Hillman, Paul Feb. 4—W. H. Heer, at Nacogdoches, Texas, 100 Allds, chairman of the Finance Committee. Litzki, and J. K. Lewis. Below are the 106 The bin increases the salary of Commission scores: Feb. 22—Willet Ewing, at Edge Hill, Penna., 1st day. 2d day. Total Mar. 6—J. R. Blakeslee, at Cleveland, Ohio, 149 er James H. Whippte from $5,000 to $6,000, Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. adds five new game protectors to the present Ed. O©Brien ...... 200 184 200 182 400 366 Mar. 30—E. W. Varner, at Cedar Bluffs, Neb., 100 force, a fifth assistant chief game protector A. L. Morgan ...... 200 179 200 175 400 354 Apr. 1—C. O. LeCompte, at Lexington, Ky., 117 H. J. Borden ...... 200 174 200 176 400 350 and four additional division chiefs, makes G. W. Clements ..... 200 185 200 Ifil 400 34rt Apr. 3—Fred Gilbert, at Cincinnati, Ohio, 101 the present chief fire warden the "auditor J. P. Wright ...... 200 180 200 162 400 342 Apr. 4—J. M. Hughes, at Council Buffs, Iowa, 104 D. G. Barstow ...... 200 173 200 1C2 400 335 of fire accounts" at a salary of $1,800 a C. C. Handly ...... 200 176 200 157 400 333 Apr. 6—W. D. Stannard, at West Lebanon,Ind. 104 year, creates four new district superin D. D. Gross ...... 200 165 200 163 400 328 tendents of fire at an annual salary of J. R. Hinkle ...... 200 165 200 152 400 317 THE POWDER THAT MAKES 4/VH BREAKS RECORDS E. A. Howell ...... 200 170 200 148 400 318 $1,500 and makes other changes in the pres W. H. Simpson ..... 200 160 200 155 400 315 THE POWDER FOR PARTICULAR SHOOTERS ent law. J. T. Lloyd ...... 200 149 200 152 400 301 Some of the recommendations of Governor E. Voss ...... 200 159 200 150 400 309 J. K. Lewis ...... 200 158 200 138 400 296 Hughes covering the protectioh of the for J. D. Proctor ...... 200 149 200 134 400 283 est are placed in the bill. All railroads Baldy Vlnson ...... 200 135 200 133 400 268 operating through the forest preserve coun O. N. Ford ...... 100 90 ...... 100 90 F. W. Barton ...... 200 168 ...... 200 168 ties are required to organize and maintain Eddie Coe ...... 200 171 60 37 260 208 an efficient fire patrol at their own expense. W. Boyett ...... 200 129 ...... 200 129 Paul Litzki ...... 200 123 160 89 360 212 If they fail to do so satisfactorily the Com P. C. Powell ...... 200 174 160 128 360 302 missioner has the right to perfect such sys M. S. PoweU ...... 100 63 ...... 100 63 HIGH SCORE tern and charge it to the railroads. Au J. H. Parker ...... 100 60 100 60 thority is given the Commissioner to divide Dr. Ward ...... 20 16 20 16 the forest preserve counties into convenient 97 out of 100 fire districts and these shall be tinder the INDIANAPOLIS SHOOT. supervision of the superintendents of fire. The Commissioner may enforce rules and Sixth Annual Spring Tourney Has Classy regulations for the organization of local fire This was Lester S. German©s score in the Champion companies and engage men to fight forest Entry List. ship of the Metropolitan Clubs, at Montclair, N. J., April fires. He may cause trails to be cut, ditch Indianapolis, Ind., April 23. The Indian apolis Gun Club held its sixth annual sprinj 8, 1909. es to be dug and barracks to be erected in tournament on April 21 and 22, with a good the forest preserve counties as may be field of high-class shooters in attendance. Mr. German was shooting his old reliable Parker necessary to enable all persons quickly to Wl R. Crosby, the famous expert, was high Gun. That©s the reason. reach the locairon of fires. gun for the two days. The sup*rintendents are authorized to FIRST DAY©S WORK. Send for catalogue. hire patrolmen, who shall be supplied with The wind blew a gale from the west all necessary tents or camps, cooking utensils the first day. Indeed, so strong did it and fire-fighting implements, and their duty that at times it was almost impossible for the marks men to maintain their equilibrium PARKER BROS. will be to watch out for the start of forest /V. V. Salesrooms "&$ xivi A an f*f\rtn fires. The patrolmen are to receive a sal when in the poise or attitude of shooting. 32 Warren Street meriGeil, "L/OnH. ary at the rate of $75 a month. In case This feature caused them more inconveni ence than did the irregular and uncertain they become derelict their pay is chopped flight of the targets. No similar contest in half instead of being discharged. Any ever drew to the local grounds a faster ag person who refuses to assist in fighting a gregation of scatter-gun artists. There was Shellhorn ...... 40 forest fire when called upon to do so will not a great many of them, but whatever Moller ...... 100 Hirt ...... 40 GUNS, AMMUNITION be subject to a fine of $20. was lacking in quantity was more than Creviston ...... 60 Whenever by reason of drought or other made up in quality. Among the five profes Professionals. arid sionals who attended the shoot, Crosby was cause it shall be dangerous to the forests high, with 199 out of 220 to his credit. of the State for any person to enter any Event No. 6 was a special one of 20 targets, HUDSON CLUB©S EFFORT. SPORTINQ GOODS portion of the lands within the forest pre all contestants shooting from 19 yards, per serve counties of the State for the purpose mitting the use of two shots. All contest Bi-Monthly Shoot of Jersey City Men J.B. SHANNON HARDWARE CO. of either camping or fishing the Governor ants started in the competition shooting from is authorized to forbid by proclamation any 16 yards in the first event in which they Proves Successful. 816 Chestnut St., Phila. such invasion during a period of time deem participated. 16 all subsequent events they New Gun Catalogue Sent for the Asking. competed from handicap positions corre By Thomas H. Kelley. ed necessary. Any person who insists on sponding with the number of targets they Jersey City, N. J., April 20. The Hud entering the forest preserve after such pro broke in the last preceding event. So se son Gun Club held its bi-monthly shoot yes clamation is issued is deemed guilty of a vere was this handicap that only six terday at the grounds oil the bank of the day afternoon was one of the best given misdemeanor. "straights" out of a total of 220 opportuni Hackensack River. There were 28 shooters this spring, the fine weather making condi Amendments to the game provisions of ties were made two by Crosby, two by in attendance, and the consistent shooting of tions ideal. Some very fine shooting was Bell, one by Le Compte, and one by Voris. Engle returned him high average for the done, which was highly appreciated by a the law make the open season for hares and Scores: » rabbits from October 1 to February 15 in day, with 82 per cent., Bmmons being run- large gathering. The Peters squad was in Targets .... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Bk. ner-up with 79 per cent. The day was very fine form, and Mr. Cumberland, from Co all counties. The open season for mink, *Crosby ...... 18 17 20 18 18 17 18 19 17 17 20 199 pleasant for the sport, but a stiff wind that skunk and muskrat is changed from Oc *Young ...... 19 18 17 16 19 17 14 19 17 18 18 192 was blowing across the traps caused the lumbus, was shooting a fast gait. Over 2500 tober 15 to April 30 to November 1 to March *Le Compte .. 20 16 18 1C m6 18 19 11 16 17 1S4 targets to take all kinds of twists, turns, targets were trapped, which shows that trap *Vietmeyer ... 15 18 16 18 16 14 17 16 17 17 16 180 shooting is on the boom. Scores: 15. In 1910 the open season for marten *Marshall .... 10 19 15 18 13 15 14 15 17 18 12 172 and irregular flights, very often ducking out and sable shall be the same as for mink, Straughn .... 19 18 19 15 15 17 17 18 1C 18 19 191 of the charge and scoring a lost target for Special match, 20 yards, 25 targets. Bell ...... 18 16 20 17 18 15 16 38 16 20 13 187 the sl(poter. Scores: Kiplinger ...... 25Ciunberiand ...... 23 Skunk and muskrat. There shall be no open Diion ...... 18 15 17 16 18 17 14 17 12 17 18 179 Young ...... 24|Anderson ...... 25 season for Hungarian or European gray- Events ...... 1 2 3 456 Koehler ...... 20 Kobbin ...... 25 Trlpp ...... 18 18 19 13 13 16 10 19 18 18 14 176 Targets ...... 25 25 2, 25 25 25 Franklin ..... 18 17 17 15 15 15 13 14 16 18 17 175 Stevenson ...... 24 Phillipa ...... 23 legged partridge. Williams 15 14 21 21 19 17 Johnson ...... 22 HUUs ...... 17 17 19 16 15 18 14 14 14 17 11 172 Sigler ...... 16 16 18 20 18 16 Voris ...... 19 12 20 15 14 13 15 15 17 17 14 171 Engle ...... 21 21 22 20 18 21 Regular shoot, 16 yards. CAMDEN©S TWO-DAY SHOOT. Howard ..... 16 18 15 15 17 13 18 13 14 15 13 167 W. O©Brien ...... 20 20 22 14 Sh. Bit. | Sh. Bk. Smith, A. P. ..17 16 17 18 11 12 12 17 15 16 13 164 Kelley ...... 19 18 15 20 21 21 Kiplinger ...... 25 McFee ..... 100 93 Benedict ..... 15 16 15 16 13 12 14 15 14 14 16 160 Eaymond ...... 16 16 16 15 14 Young ...... 175 162 Matlack .... 100 83 Arkansas Sportsmen Treat Visitors to Creviston ..... 14 15 16 13 14 11 14 14 15 15 18 159 Emrnous 21 17 21 19 Tuttle ...... 175 99 Hattersley ...... 75 71 Smith, W...... 19 15 34 Putney ...... 16 20 19 19 .. Anderson ...... 175 161 Cumberland ..... 75 70 Excellent Tournament. Neal ...... 18 15 19 16 14 .. 82 Malone ...... 11 13 16 11 12 Frohliger ...... 150 127 Leighner ...... 75 66 Kanouse ...... 19 13 17 14 11 16 96 Ditter ...... 14 16 14 13 12 Bobbin ...... 125 120 Stevenson ...... 75 61 Camden, Ark., April 22. If you know- Cash ...... 17 17 18 14 15 14 15 17 11 .. .. 138 H. Pape ...... 16 13 12 12 Johnson ...... 125 109 Phillips ...... 75 57 where there is a fortune teller who can tell Covert ...... 14 16 16 17 13 76 J. Pape ...... 11 14 10 11 Vail ...... 125 108 Brown ...... 75 52. fortunes about trap shooting, we can give Partington ... 19 11 13 ...... 43 Schortey ...... ^...... 21 20 17 16 16 16 Koahlar ...... 125 lOSJenkins ...... 50 41 Hickmaa .... 17 13 12 ...... 42 Hendricks ...... 19 16 22 19 IS 18 him the name of 25 shooters and guarantee Sparks ...... 14 6 ...... 20 Strobel ...... 16 15 11 14 16 .. that each one will come up and "donate," Professionals. Dr. Groll ...... 9 12 14 16 11 12 Iowa State Tournament. provided the aforesaid teller will guarantee SECOND DAY. Orindel ...... 14 17 11 Dr. Story ...... --12 -15 15 The thirty-second annual tournament of to tell why they could not break the tar The sixth annual sliding handicap spring Malcomb ...... 11 14 14 the Iowa State Sportsmen©s Association, gets here yesterday and to-day. Most of tournament of the Indianapolis Gun Club Paulson ...... 11 14 10 15 known as the Iowa State Shoot, will be held the shooters got in for practice Tuesday was finished April 22, and the scores showed Dr. O©Brien ..... 15 14 13 11 11 at Burlington, la., on May 18, 19, an3 20. and shot 100. J. K. Lewis reeled off the a marked improvement over the wqrk done Woodruff ...... 20 21 20 19 14 19 The Beckwith brothers and Sternberg are first 35 straight, and kept going so good in the opening day, when the wind played Groll. Jr...... 3 10 the managers, while F. C. Whitney will be that he made Ed O©Brien go sqme to beat Whitley ...... 17 15 19 havoc with high scores. W. R. Crosby, the Doran 15 17 1 the cashier. The principal features are: him out, and then declared himself for the famous professional crack shot, again did H. Becker ...... 6 11 Event No. 6 First day will bo at 10 pair doubles. next day as being "it" well, look at the the stellar work by shooting in remarkably L. Cherry ...... 11 12 A beautiful carving set donated to winner by the scores and see. Then big George Clements form, breaking 205 targets out of a possi Williams, Jr. .... 11 13 Ideal Trap and Target Co. Event No. 6 Second took up the fight Wednesday and smashed ble 220. In view of the severe handicap day will be shot at 19 yards, use of both barrels. 185, and what he would do Thursday would this kind of a tourney imposes, the "feat" Second day, 1.00 P. M. Ottumwa Diamond Badga be a "plenty," but again it would be well Deep Run©s High Scores. Handicap event. Handicap 16 to 22 yards. Open was really an unusual performance. The to all. 50 targets. Entrance $5.00. Winner gets to notice the scores. Our hosts, however, day, too, was far from ideal for the best re Richmond, Va., April 26. Some excellent entrance money next year less 10 per cent. This Messrs. Wright and Morgan, are the always sults. Parry and Straughn did some excel shots were made Saturday afternoon at the badge \& now held by Jno. Peterson, of Randall, la. steady fellows, never say what they will do, lent shooting when they made dust out of traps of the Deep Bun Shooting Club, de Event No. 6, third day Members of the Associa but go out and do it, and that is what they 198 of the clay birds. Other marksmen who spite the cool weather. Tnose present, while tion wishing to compete for Smith Cup will pay an did. There was, however, general regret and hit the 190 class were Le Compte, Viet- not many in numbers, enjoyed the sport. additional entrance of $2.00, which will go to holder sadness over the fact that the great shot Lawrence and Fairfield were tied for high of cup less, 10 per cent, to the Association. This meyer, Young, Washburn, and Bell. The cup is now held by Wm. Wetteaf, of NichoJs, la. and good fellow, O. N. Ford, had to quit scores: gun with a total of 90 out of 100, which is Third day, 1.00 P. M. Amateur Championship after 100 the first day on account of sick Shot at Broke. the best amateur score for the club this event. Only amateurs of Iowa eligible. 100 tar ness, and the poor fellow had to stay in his *Crosby ...... 220 205 year. The scores for the shoot are as fol gets. Entrance $5.00. Money in this event will be room and bed until Saturday morning. The Le Compte 220 196 lows : divided 25-25-25-25 per cent. Ten per cent of the Vletmeyer 220 192 boys all tried to console him in every possi 25 100 entrance to go to the Association. Cup valued at ble way, and he showed that he appreciated Marshall . 220 186 $50 to winner. Cup now held by Jno. Peterson. Lenoir .... 220 180 Storr ...... 25 93 Bandan la. Write to E. Beckwith, Mt. Pleasant. the attention, but would much rather have Young ... 220 190 Lawrence ...... 23 90 la., for program. been smashing them at the grounds than to Bell 220 191 Fairfleld ...... 23 90 be in bed. There is no place on earth where Holland ...... 200 168 Richmond ...... 24 82 a shooter can go and receive a more hearty Hillas ...... 220 181 Tignor ...... 21 80 Huff Winner at New Orleans. and earnest welcome than at Camden, and Party ...... 220 198 Lehman ...... 22 78 4. P. Smith ...... 220 185 Puker ...... 21 75 In tfie Tallyho Club©s bird shooting tour there are only two shooters there that stick Uraughn ...... 220 198 Pugh ...... 20 70 nament at New Orleans, La., which closed to the game, but they know how to run a Tripp ...... 220 185 Mahoney ...... 20 April 21, Walter Huff, Macon, Ga., won, tournament and make the boys feel at home, Washburn ...... 220 191 Anderson ...... 18 Joe ...... 15 with 376 oat of 400, and George Lyons and they are A. L. Morgan and J. P. Wright. asa ...... 220 173 came second with 372. J. J. Bradfield, We thought that when we finished the pro Lewis ..... MU »...... 120 71 Vicksburg, came fifth in the amateur class gram at 4, P. M. Thursday we were ready Moore ...... 220 162 Hyde Park Club©s Events. Kanouse ...... 200 170 with 346, and E. B. Bagley, of Bowling to go home, but received ©orders not to lilce ...... 14« 110 Cincinnati, April 26. The regular week Green, Ky., made the longest amateur run, leave town, but to be ready at 6 A, M. Blalw ...... 40 32 ly shoot of the Hyde Park Gun Club Satur- landing 43 on a stretch. Won by Mr. Walter Huff at the New Orleans Tournament, April 20-21, Shooting Mr. Walter Huff 22? 376 out of 400 WINNING HIGH PROFESSIONAL AND. HIGH GENERAL AVERAGES Albany, N. Y.; sixth, "Buffalo" Smith, Bos ton, Mass.; seventh, J. F. Conlin, Union- SPRINGFIELD ville, Conn.; eighth, A. J. Crowley, Troy, N. Y.; ninth, E. M. .Kurd, Albany, N. Y.; tenth, J. B. Robertson, New Haven, Conn.; ANNUAL SPRING TOURNAMENT eleventh, A. M. Arnold, Springfield, Mass.; twelfth, Dr. Archie Beaudreau, Pittsfield, Mass.; thirteenth, W. H. Snow, Springfield, PROVES SUCCESSFUL. Mass.; fourteenth, Frank Twiss, Florence, Mass.; fifteenth, M. H. Boland, Lancaster, Mass.; sixteenth, Paul Lathrop, Springfield, Mass.; seventeenth, C. N. Foote, Pittsfield, Big Field of Professionals and Mass.; eighteenth, Ernest Sawin, Chicopee Falls, Mass.; nineteenth, John D. Jordan, The Onfy Practical One-Trigger Amateurs Compete for Honors Springfield, Mass.; twentieth, George B. Al The Hunter One-Trigger makes the superiority of Smith Guns more pronounced derman, Suffield, Conn. Prize for the longest than ever. It is the only perfect, non-friction»l, practical one-trigger ever pro The Home Club Wins Team straight run (29) went to John B. Sanders, duced. Smith (runs equipped with the Hunter One-Trigger are unequalled, for any Albany, N. Y. The tournament was a kind of shooting field, duck or trap and they hold this world©s record, registered one, being run under the rules Shooting Match From Berkshire. and regulations as laid out by the Interstate Association for the season of 1909. Scores by events follow, all shooting from 16 yards One -Trigger BY C. L. KITES. rise: Springfield, Mass., April 23. The annual Events.. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. 9 10 11 12 The Hunter One- Trigger construction absolutely prevents balking or doubling. It gives exactly spring tournament of the Springfield Shoot Targets. 10 15 20 15 20 15 3t) 15 20 15 20 15 S. B. the same control over the firing possessed by a two-trigger gun, with the greater speed, accuracy Steveiis... H 15 19 14 18 15 18 12 19 14 16 .. 185 169 and convenience of one trigger. ing Club was held on the grounds at Bed Dartoii ... 10 14 19 14 17 13 17 14 19 13 19 .. 185 169 There is already an enormous demand for the new 20-gatigo Smith Gun weight 5^4 t» 7 Ibs., House Crossing on Patriot©s Day, April 19, Welles... 9 14 20 14 18 13 17 13 18 14 19 .. 185 169 and a little beauty. If you do not know about it, be sure to write. Elliott... 10 15 19 15 18 10 20 10 15 14 20 .. 185 1GG with a very large attendance. The program Fanning.. 9 14 18 14 18 13 18 11 18 12 19 . .185 164 THE HUNTER 76 Hubbard StFoiton, H. If. called for 200 targets. The supply of tar Dr. Smith. 9 14 17 15 17 12 17 13 17 15 17 .. ~S5 163 gets ran low and it was necessary to cut Glover.... 9 14 18 10 17 15 18 15 18 11 17 .. 185 162 Farrell.... 10 15 17 14 10 12 19 12 15 14 18 .. 185 1C2 out the last event, making the program 185 Reed...... 8 15 19 15 18 12 17 10 17 11 19 .. 185 161 targets instead of 200. Fifty-nine shooters Greenwood. 9 12 18 12 18 11 17 14 18 13 18 .. 185 161 competition Saturday, each having one per took part in the different events, 33 shoot Sanders... 8 14 16 11 20 13 15 13 17 14 20 .. 185 161 Coleman, Pottsville, champion wing shot, ing the entire program. The weather was B. Smith.. 8 14 17 13 19 9 17 13 15 13 19 .. 185 157 fect score to his credit. The summaries: twenty-fire birds each, Miss Riefcerr won, Conlin.... 6 14 19 10 17 14 18 13 16 11 18 .. 1S5 15G April Cup, handicap, 25 targets. killing 22 to Coleman©s 21 birds. He shot good, but was somewhat marred by a shower Crowley... 9 12 18 10 19 10 IS 13 15 14 17 .. 185 155 H. T. H. T. at 33 yards rise and Miss Rieker at 28 during the afternoon which stopped the Kurd..... 8 11 17 10 18 14 17 14 16 13 17 .. 185 155 T. C. Durham . 2 25 M. V. Lenane ..... 0 20 yards. They will shoot another match May shooting for a short time over the extra Robertson. 8 13 IS 15 14 11 20 13 15 14 15 .. 185 154 F. A. Hodgman 0 24 P. R. Robinson .... 5 20 31, at Pottsville, each taking fifty birds. set of traps. A special feature of the shoot Keller, Jr. 10 11 16 13 13 12 16 11 15 14 20 .. 185 151 G. M. Thomson 3 23JC. L. Etley ...... 5 20 was a five-man team race, 50 targets per Arnold.... 8 12 16 11 19 12 16 !0 18 11 17 .. 185 150 G. K Greiff .. 2 23 R. M. Smith ...... 1 19 man, between a team from the Berkshire Dr.BeaUd©u 5 11 17 11 10 13 16 13 16 13 16 .. 185 147 C. W. Billings . 1 22|J. W. Jones ...... 5 19 YALE THE VICTOR Snow..... 9 10 IK 10 16 12 1.6 12 18 1014 .. 185 146 T. Lenane, Jr. . 2 22|G. W. Kuchler .... 2 19 Gun Club, of Pittsfield, Mass., and one from Twiss. .... 713141418 14 14 VI 12 1116.. 185 145 F. H. Schauffler 0 21 T. J. O©Donohue, Jr. 2 18 the local club. This was the first of a Boland. ... H 11 IS 10 14 13 10 13 15 11 17 .. 185 141 F. W. Moffatt . 0 21 J. Iloselius ...... 0 15 In a Team Target Match With the Larch- series of two shoots between the clubs for ilorton.... n 12 19 14 13 9 18 12 15 10 .. Sauer Gun, handicap, 25 targets. a silver cup, the second and last shoot of Lathrop.... 7 12 17 10 14 11 18 11 12 10 16 T. C. Durham 1 23IC. W. Billings .... 1 mont Yacht Club. the series to take place on the grounds Wheeler.. 8 10 17 9 15 11 15 10 11 13 18 F. H. ScJiauffler . 0 22 J. W. Jones ...... 5 New York, April 26. Yale Gnn Club of the Berkshire Gun Club, at Pittsfield, Poote..... 7 13 18 8 18 13 12 11 13 9 15 T. I/enane, Jr. 2 22|c. L. Edey ...... 5 20 members met the Larchmont Yacht Club Mass., on May 31. The conditions of the Dr. Newton 7 12 17 14 14 12 17 12 16 11 .. P. U. Robinson .. 5 22 T. J. O©Donohue, Jr. 2 19 team in an interesting match at the latter*s Sawin .... 8 11 19 10 18 14 10 8 16 6 15 . . 185 135 G. W. Kuchler ... 2 22 ! M. V. Lenane ..... 0 18 contest require that each member of team Jordan.... 61217 13 16 9 14 11 14 9 13 .. 185 134 G. M. Thomson .. 3 22 R. M. Smith ...... 1 16 traps in«iLarchmont April 24 and won by must shoot at 100 targets in all, 50 at each Alderman.. 7 14 15 10 12 11 15 9 12 14 15 .. 185 134 F. A. Hodjrman ©. 0 21 J. Roselius ...... 0 15 the narrow margin of six clay birds in a shoot, also that the teams must be divided Frothing©m 10 11 16 10 16 12 15 9 IS 11 .... 170 133 F. W. Moffatt ... 0 21 500 bird match. As a result of this victory Kirhpatilck 8 8 1G 12 17 12 18 11 12 10 11 .. 185 133 a rubber match will have to be arranged and squads made up of members of each Gates...... 91117 91" 91411 9 7 18 .. 185 131 Final winner of Sauer Gun, F. H. Schauffler, who team. Events 4, 6 and 9 of the regular Dix...... 8 11 15 11 17 12 14 11 12 10 .... 170 125 won four legs during season. Other leg winners as each club has now won two meets. The program comprised the 50 targets at this Lewis. .... y 11 18 11 16 13 17 14 15 ...... 150 124 wer Dr. De Wolfe (3), P. R. Robinson (2), W. J. cup for high gun was won by Mr. G. F. shoot. The club winning the most points Downing. .. 6 14 13 8 10 10 11 10 13 10 12 .. 185 118 Elias (2), R. M. Owen (2), 0. C. Grinnell, Jr., Pelham after a tie with "Mr. Hebard, of the at both shoots is to have the cup. The A. Smith... 6 11 12 8 14 8 14 8 14 11 15 .. 185 116 (2), F. A. Hodgman (2), G. M. Thomson (2), Yale team, at 86. The low score was the local club wen the first shoot by six targets. II. Smith.. 5 9 33 10 13 13 13 10 14 10 .. .. 170 115 E. F. Crowe (1), T. J. O©Donohue (1), M. V. Le result of a very bothersome wind. The Rousseau.. 6 8 710131217 511 9 16.. 185 114 nane (1), J. W. Slrnpson (1), J. G. Batterson (1), scores: Scores in team shoot follow: Crafts...... 7 7161314 8 15] 110 8 . . .. 170 114 C. W. Billings (1), G. E. Greiff (1), and T. C. Springfl©d Shooting Club. |Berkshire Gun Club, Inc. Rice...... 7 9 16 10 14 10 16 11 14 ...... 150 107 Durham (1). TALE. Shot at. Bke. I Shot at. Bke. Lathrop... 8 13 13 8 14 7 14 11 14 ..... Stoll Cup, handicap, 25 targets. D. R. Dickey ...... 22 22 18 20 82 A. M. Arnold... 30 41!Dr. Beaudreau... 50 40 Pinney.... 81314 9 1G 814 710.... F. H. Schau tiler 0 25IT. J. O©Donohue, Jr. 2 21 M. Hebard ...... 22 22 22 28 86 W. H. Snow.... 50 40|Sam. Frothingham 50 4fi K. Kelly... 8 13 15 1119 815 9 ...... R. M. Smith . . 1 24|T. C. Durham .... 0 20 B. Thaw, Jr...... 18 19 22 21 80 John D. Jordan.. 50 36|H. E. Henry.... 50 35 Keyes..... 3 10 81111 8 16 13 14 ..... T. Lenane, Jr. 2 24JC. L. Edey ...... 5 19 J. Noel ...... 20 22 17 18 77 Paul Lathrop.... 50 H.!|C. N. Foote 50 i!4 H. E. Henry .... 17 12 U 9 17 9 14 ..... F. A. Hodgman 0 22IF. W. Moffatt ..... 0 19 C. Thompson ...... 19 19 20 18 76 D. C. Dowiug. ... 50 31 jF. S. Delafield... 50 20 Delafiekl... 7 7 13 5 14 11 10 4 10 .... M. V. Lenane . 0 22 !J. Jones ...... 5 12! W. Henry...... 14 613 8 13 6 7 ..... G., W. Kuchler J. Roselius ...... 0 12 Totals ...... 101 104 99 97 401 Total ...... 18l| Total ...... 175 Cragg...... 12 13 9 14 10 9 C. W. Billings . LAKCHMONT Y. C. Tb^e trade was Dr. Dann...... 14 10 14 11 15 Final winner of Stoll Cup T. C. Durham, who J. Wallace 10 won three legs during season. Other leg winners E. Tj. C. Robins ...... 22 14 IT 18 71 WELL REPRESENTED D. Coats.. 6 11 11 W. J. Elias ...... 14 20 20 22 76 wore O. C. Grinnell, Jr., (2), G. E. Greiff (1), G. F. Pelham ...... 21 23 19 23 86 Iby J. A. R. Elliott, of Winchester Repeat C. Dennis. ,.. R. M. Owen (1), F. A. Hodgman (1), Dr. Do Flansburg.. .. . Wolfe (1), F. II. Schauffler (1). J. Morrison ...... 19 17 18 23 77 ing Arms Co.; Jack Fanning, of du Pont Aschenbuch 5 R. L. Spotts ...... 20 20 22 23 85 Powder Co.; H. S. Welles, of Dead Shot L. Misterly. .. . Owen Cup. handicap, 25 targets. Powder Co.; Sim Glover; T. H. Keller, Jr., H.Cleveland .. . O. M. Thomson ... 3 24|T. Lenane, Jr. . 2 21 Totals ...... 96 94 96 109 395 Professionals. C. W. Billings ... 1 23|.T. W. Jones .... 5 2x of the Hunter Arms Co.; Gil Wheeler, of P. It. Robinson .. 5 i.-fiG. E. Greiff ... 2 21 the Peters Cartridge Co.; W. B. Darton, of AI. V. Lennne .... 0 2:2|F. A. Hodgman 0 20 NEW CLUB IN FIELD. the Marlin Firearms Co., and H. H. Stevens, TRO PHIES AWARDED, G. W. Kuchler .... 2 22JII. M. Smith .. 1 10 ot^ the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. High F. H. Schauffler ..0 2i[T. C. Durham . 0 19 Twenty-three South Cumberland Gunners proTes©s©ronal average resulted in a tie between At the Final Shoot of the New York F. W. Moffatt .... 0 21 iC. L. Edey .... 5 16 H. H. Stevens, H. S. Welles and W. B. Dar T. J. O©Donohue, Jr. 2 21| Form Organization. Final winner of Owen Cup, T. J. O©Donohue, Jr., ton, each breaking 169 targets out of 185 Athletic Club. who won two legs during season. Other leg win shot at. Mr. Stevens Was shooting fine and New York, April 26. Although the trap ners were G. W. Kuchler (1), G. M. Thomson (1), By E. W. O. Kauffman. bid fair to land high profesiomil average, shooting season at Travers Island does not T. J. McCahill (1), T. C. Durham (1) and T. Le South Cumberland, Md., April 24. The and would have done so but for the poor nane, Jr., (1). end before May 8, the New York Athletic sportsmen of this vicinity have organized a light in the last event, causing him to drop Hiislin Cup, handicap, 25 targets. new shooting club, to be known as the four targets in a 20-tnrgot event, making Club gunners held their kist competition for C. W. Billings .... 0 25/1©. Lenane, Jr. .... 2 20 South Cumberland Gun Club. Already 20 the tie as mentioned above. High amateur the season©s trophies Saturday, April 24 in T. J. O©Donohue. Jr. 2 22iJ. W. Jones ...... 5 19 of the shooters have been enrolled and the average was won by Dr. C. C. Smith, of order to determine the permanent possessors F. A. Hodgman . 0 21;G. W. Kuchler 2 18 G. E. Greiff ..... 2 21iP. R. Robinson 5 17 number promises to increase rapidly. Three New Haven, Conn., who broke 163 targets of the various club prizes. Sixteen men F. H. Echau filer . 0 20 ! F. W. Moffatt . 0 15 traps have been installed and they will soon out of 185 shot at. The club is much in reported for the final contests, the majority R. M. Smith . .. 1 20IT. C. Durham 0 15 be in use. The following members were debted to H. H. .Stevens, of Union Metallic of them being those who had succeeded in M. V. Lenane ... 0 20| elected to office: A. K. Moreland, presi Cartridge Co., who voluntarily handled the winning one or more legs on the prizes Billings Cup, handicap, 25 targets. dent; Bobt. M. Steelman, treasurer; B. W. affairs of the office so capably; also to D. T. during the season. The Sauer gun was Y. T.| Y. T. O. Kauffman, secretary; W. C. Hubbs, field Cowing, of Hadley, Mass., representing the awarded to F. H. Schauffler, who not only M. V. Lenane ... 21 22|G. E. Greiff . 19 17 21 ~2iT. Lenane. Jr. . captain. Lefever Arms Co., of Syracuse, N. Y., whose had the most legs to his credit, but who The members of the club ars as follows: untiring efforts helped greatly in the running also led the ©©Mercury Foot©© shooters du 21 201 G. M. Thomson ring the season, with an average of 88.49 20 18!F. H. Schauffler Robert M. Steelman iRolley Brant . of the shoot. There was $75 worth of 20 18 |F. W. Moffatt . Elmo Kauffman W. C. Hubbs MERCHANDISE PRIZES per cent. F. A. Hod.s©man, who was the P. It.©Robinson ..19 18|R. M. Smith . A. K. Moreland R. T. Kauffman second best gunner of the club, with a mark Final winner of cup, F. A. Hodgman, with three L. R. De Vore Col. N. W. Russlot awarded the amateurs making the highest of 87.90 per cent., led .the rest of the con legs to his credit. M. J. Moore Charles Moreland averages shooting the entire program of testants for the Billings Cup by winning Charles C. Bowden Joe McCormich 185 targets as follows: First, Dr. C. C. three legs .during the last two months. The Eddie V. Kauffman C. D. Rinker Smith, of New Haven, Conn.; second, J. J. other gunners who succeeded in scoring Miss Rieker Wins Match Shoot. David Bradley Frank Reed Farrell, Troy, N. Y.; third, E. E,. Reed, victories© tvere T. J. O©Donohue, Jr., and Lancaster, Pa., April 16. In a shoot on B. A. Feeney Will Rafter Manchester, N. H.; fourth, E. F. Greenwood, H. at. . Cohn W. C. MontinaJB T. C. Durham. C. W. Billings and F. H. the Rohrerstown grounds between Miss Ann;> C. L. Adams J. C. Smith Eaosburg Falls, Vt.; fifth, John B. Sanders, Schauffler showed the best form in the final M. Beiker, Lancaster©s noted shot, and Fred, H. Earsoua 2:2 SRORTIIVO NEW ENGLAND High Amateur Average «£ Big Kansas State Shoot BUSY TIMES FOR TRAPSHOOT- -Won ERS ON PATRIOTS© DAY* The New jffltzn&z Trap Gun Horace Kirkwood Carries Off High At Larned, Kansas, April 14, 15 and 16, Mr. O. N. Ford, shooting his new Marlin Trap Gun, took the one great prize high amateur Gun in Lawrence Club Contest average with the remarkable score of Results of Shoots at Melrose, Boston and Other Points* 627 out of 660=95% As this was the only Marlin gun on the grounds, its superiority over all others is unquestioned, Mr. Ford has been shooting the Marlin less than two months and states that he has fired about 2000 shots with a general average of L*wr«ttc*, Mass., April 19. Horace C. over 95 per cent. He says " This is the best trap gun I ever shot." Kidcwood, of B«ston, was high gun in the The new Marlin trap gun is built expressly lor trap work. It has special trap-shooting features not found in other open sh-oot of the Lawrence Pish and Game makes and is sold at a price every real trap-shooter can afford. Write us to-day for catalog and our special circular giv Club to-day, scoring 138 out of 150. William ing a large, handsome illustration and detailed description of the superb new Marlin trap gun. Finncane "won the event for members with 71 UMC "^••m^^ The Steel Lining Means Steel-Strength The powder charge in U. M. C. Arrow and Nitro Club shells is surrounded by the steel lining a tough band of steel. The powder rests entirely against this steel—not against paper. No other American shell manufacturer supplies this added protection of steel. The Steel Lining means Safety the gun is better protected as well as the face of the sportsman. The powder is also protected from moisture, insuring snappy loads in wet weather. The Steel Lining is the last step forward in shell making the final touch of perfection. U. M. G. Shells cost more to make, but no more to buy. Broadway, New Yorkaty THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY, Bridgeport Cpnn. at Rougler©s Grove on May 1. The commit C. E. Davis .... 15 16 19 15 18 19 19 14 17 20—172 Jesse Smith ...... 19 20 U ., M MM ».< THOSE WE KNOW. tee is Fred A. Godcharles, S. H. Koch, and F. G. Wilcox .. 18 14 18 18 18 14 19 17 20 15—171 Weinman ...... 23 20. » 2» ». S .1 G. Doe Fox. - J. B. Sanders... 18 19 19 17 19 16 13 18 17 15—171 Barton ...... 23 24 21 29 Z Z X C. G. Blandford. 17 17 14 17 19 17 18 16 18 16—169 G._ M.__ Smith_____ ...... T _ TltJJ ^ 21 22 21 j ^© Not Too Personal, But Jiist Personal F. O. Roberts... 19 11 17 19 17 18 17 16 19 14—167 H. B. Smith ,V.U"J1^»1 21 23 *" £ £ In a one-day tournament on April 23 at Dr. W. F. Buck 20 16 16 17 18 14 16 17 15 18—167 Hall ...... 21 24 22 20 3 ^ w Enough Bits of News, Gossip and Com 140 targets each at the S ven Stars Range, A. J. Crowley... 19 15 20 16 18 17 18 14 15 14—166 Weber ....^....^^ . 23 24 22 29 £ Z, H© ment About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot Fred Coleman, of Pottsville, broke 132 and O. B. Weir .... 15 18 17 14 15 17 17 17 16 17—163 Guilbert . __ .^ 18 II *! Z Z, won the prize. Goettler, of Pottsville, was F. J. Riley .... 14 18 16 16 18 15 15 18 17 15—162 McKenzte ...... »^... 19 16 „> n M M ing Know Through the Medium of Fame. second, with 127 breaks, and Sked, a profes G. M. Phillips.. 17 17 15 15 14 14 16 18 18 16—160 J. M. Huyck ... 14 17 18 15 17 16 18 13 12 19—159 NOTES. sional, of Wilkes-Barre, third, with 125. E. F. Greenwood 17 15 15 16 18 17 13 18 17 9—155 The shooting of Mr. Pttdartefc I* Vote ww wry By Thomas S. Dando. J. T. Betts .... 16 15 17 15 15 11 16 12 11 11—139 much on the sensational ordac, as 100 straight in T. H. Keller, Jr., who is shooting for the The Rawlinsville, Pa., Gun Club opened J. T. Hyland .. 15 H 14 13 13 15 10 13 14 13—134 the first foor events was very d«fady rolled ott its new range and clubhouse on April 23 J. Hooke ...... 16 16 18 17 19 16—102 without a break or slobber. TWs BRte tilek has Hunter Arms Co., of Fulton, N. Yv and, of been done op the Columbus Go% CtQb giuuaU» tat course, using the Smith gun, is fast estab and gunners from all over the country wsre Dr. J. L. Shorey ...... 19 15 15 15 13 13— 90 present. It was intended to have a c]ub M. Nichols .... 18 16 20 15 18 ...... ©. ..T- 87 a very few times in the past four years, r lishing his title to rank with the very best D. E, Roberts...... 15 18 18 18 18 ...... — 87 were full 50 yards to the exact. of the experts now representing the big shoot between McCall©s Ferry and Rawlins H. H. Vroman...... 16 14 12 15 18— 75 fire-arms and shell makers. "Haze" is ville, but the visitors failed to show up. E. Wiltse ...... 13 10 15 15 17 .. ..— 70 There was some fine individual shooting, J. W. Bain .... 20 18 17 19 ...... — 74 also showing himself a real "chip off the with William Krick, of Lancaster, as high W. F. Hedges...... 14 13 17 15— 59 old block.© 1 Here are some of his recent gun, scoring 82 out of a possible 100. Dr. Mrs. G.W.Bu.tler ...... 12 14 14 17— 57 TRADE NEWS. records: At Pinehurst, N. C., in January, A. E. Leaman, of West Willow, was next M. L. Willing...... 13 10 13 16— 52 he broke 212 out -of 225 targets. At the high, with 78. Professionals. Delaware State Shoot last October he made Sim Glover made long run, 126 straight. the high average of 182 out of 190 targets Very newly a clean sweep fwr Wtocbester Bad W Mr. E. W. O. Kauffman, Secretary of the SECOND DAT. shells was made at the biz Kansas shoot, April 14, shot at. In the Delaware championship newly-organized South Cumberland Gun Events ...... 123456789 10 15 and 16, they winning all amateur iranee*. and event he scored 92 out of 100, breaking the Club, of Cumberland, Md., writes that i.t Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 TO. first and second professional averages, as well as last 60 straight. Pretty good work for a would behoove representatives of the gun, *J. A. R. Elliott 18 15 16 17 19 20 18 16 16 17 172 every special event, including the l^aremg state youngster 1 *N. Apgar ..... 16 17 18 17 17 15 18 18 19 13 168 Championship. B. W. Arnold, who was second. Web shell and powder companies to look over the *J. S. Fanning. 16 14 17 16 19 17 16 19 15 16 165 amateur, with 626 out of 660 targets, won the field in his neighborhood. He says that *O. R. Dickey .. 16 17 12 18 17 13 17 15 16 15 156 State Championship with a score of 59 uti->tyiii The West Frankfort Gun Club of West many of the members of his club are in need *W. B. Darton.. 16 17 16 13 16 17 15 16 15 15 156 shooting "Leader" shells. FremoHt TTii«fa^ was Frankfort, 111., will hold a two-day shoot of guns and other supplies. *S. Glover ..... 20 13 15 16 19 15 13 16 13 14 154 third high amateur with a score of 619. By far the on May 11 and 12. The programs of the «T. E. Doremus. 13 12 12 13 12 14 12 12 12 15 127 majority of the shooters competing used Winchester J. B. Sanders .. 19 16 16 17 16 20 17 16 17 16 170 shells and the winnings made with them more thaa shoot are now being distributed among the A handicap shoot at targets will be held F. G. Wilcox .. 20 17 18 16 18 13 17 13 16 16 164 justified their choice. shooters. for the members of the Athletic Club, of E. M. Hurd ... 19 17 17 15 14 16 15 18 14 17 162 * * Philadelphia, on Saturday afternoon, May 1, H. H. Valentine 12 17 14 16 15 14 16 17 15 17 153 At Springfield. Mass., April 19, H. S. WeBw tted In a live-bird match shoot between Wjl- at the Orchard. George S. McCarty, Na W. E. Corfleld.. 17 15 14 15 19 11 10 16 16 19 152 for high general average. 169-125. J. B. Saunters liam Sloau and William Clegg, at ^ Pofnt tional amateur trapshooting champion, will F. O. Roberts .. 14 15 16 17 13 15 17 13 16 16 152 tied for second amateur. 161-185. Mr. Sounders Breeze, Philadelphia, on April 21, "Sloan give an exhibition of his skill over the traps. T. E. Clay .... 15 16 16 16 12 18 14 13 14 16 150 also made the long ran of the tournament with 39. The A. C. of P. proposes to form a gun F. H. Milliman. 11 16 15 13 17 16 16 14 14 16 148 winning prize for same. "Bead Shot" smokeless was a winner with 18 birds to 17. The O. B. Weir .... 15 13 14 15 18 16 14 12 16 14 147 powder was used in doing the above, men shot at 31 yards for $25 a side. club, and R. E. Mueller, William M. Perrine, F. J. Riley .... 15 13 17 13 16 16 13 17 16 11 147 * * and A. H. Walker, the committee in charge J. Hooke ...... 17 16 15 14 13 16 16 15 10 14 146 of the shoot, hope to receive sufficient en G. M. Phillips.. 15 15 12 12 16 16 14 14 12 15 141 At Atlantic City, en April IS, B. I* WHson, REMEMBER If You arc Going to The Southern Handicap at Nashville and Shoot WINCHESTER SHOTGUNS AND SHOTGUN SHELLS the combination that made it the highest season©s average ever recorded. 7 out of the first 9 men in 1908 shot Red W goods, and 7 out of the 10 last Interstate Handicaps were won by them. RECEPTION FOR STONE. has not held a tournament for a number of FIXTURES FOR THE FUTURE. May 19. 20 Capron, HI. Capron Gun Club. A. years and is the oldest organization in this Vance, secretary. May 20 Water-town, Wis. Watertown Gun Club. part of the country. The following gentle A Week©s Kegistrations. Analostan Clubmen Hold Welcome Shoot men comprise the executive committee o J. A. Mlrgler. secretary. Since our last issue the following addi May 20 Herndon. Pa. Herndon Gun Club. J. A. for Peters Man. the Pittsburg Gun Club, and are men o: Straub, secretary. wide reputation, wonderful character, am tional registrations for shoots have been May 2« Red Hook, N. Y. Red Hook Gun Club. By Miles Taylor. well known all over the world: Elmer E received by Secretary-Manager Elmer E W. S. Massoneau, secretary. Shaner, president; C. M. Hostetter, secre Shaner, of the Interstate Associaton: May 21 Quarryville, Pa. Quarryville Gun Club. .T. Washington, D. C., April 21. Seventeen tary; Louis Lautenslager, vice-president; F May 12, 13 Circleville, 0. Ideal Gun Club. E. M R. Armstrong secretary. members of the Analostan Gun Club, of this S. Davidson, member of finance committee Stout, secretary. May 21 Fairmont, W. Va. Monongahela Valley city, reported for practice on Saturday, the Sportsmen©s League, E. H. Taylor, secretary. Charles G. Grubb, chairman of entertain May 28 Portland, Me. Portland Gun Club. C. F May 20, 21 Louisville, Ky. Kentucky State Sports 17th. Emory A. Storr, of the Peter©s Cart ing committee. In addition to the above Jordan, secretary- ridge Company, was the guest of the club May 31 Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Trap Shoot men©s Association tournament, under the auspices we desire .to call your attention to the fac ers© League. J. R, Elliott, secretary. of the Jefferson County Gun Club. Emil Pragoff, Mr. Storr has many friends in our club that Miss Annie Oakley, the greatest woman secretary. and as this is the first opportunity the boys> May 31 Philadelphia. Pa. S. S. White Gun Club shot in the world, will attend this tour F. L. Hise. secretary. May 21, 22 Falls City, Neb. Falls City Gun have had to greet him for three years and nament and give a grand exhibition. She June 5, 6 St. Louis, Mo. (Bellairs Grove). Coun Club. C. C. Davis, secretary. since his transfer to this territory, they gave ty Gun Club. J. W. Bellairs, secretary. May 22, 23 Eagle Park, 111. Eagle Park Gun him a hearty welcome. Mr. Storr said he is, no doubt, without equal, in the line Club. Chas. R. Young, secretary. of shooting. June 6 Racine, Wis. National Gun Club. G. M May 23 Fond du Lac. Wis. Fond du Lac County never saw such hard targets thrown from Murphy, secretary. Gun Club. F. A. Nolan, secretary. a trap. In the first two events they were June 10 Beaver pam, Wis. Beaver Dam Gun Club May 23, 24 Fargo, N. Dak. Gate City Gun Club. almost impossible. The trap was lowered ALERT CLUB SHOOT. A. W. Lueck, secretary. June 12, 13 St. Louis, Mo. Missouri State Tour Louis Jensen, secretary. and slowed up for the third event and then nament under the auspices of the St. Louis Tra] May 24 Stratford, Canada. Pastime Gun Club. better scores prevailed. Those who came Lester German High Man With 185 Out Shooters© Association. Louis Ebert, secretary. Wm. Boles, secretary. late profited in the percentage made. Uncle May 24, 25 Alexandria, La. Louisiana State Sports of 200 Targets. June 15, 16, 17 Warm Springs, Ga. Meriwethe men©s Association tournament. J. F. Letton, Joe Hunter was the star man in the moda, Gun Club. C. L. Davis. secretary. manager. contest scoring his 20 straight. It made Easton, Pa., April 15. The annual spring July 5 Roanoke, Va. Roanoke Gun Club. A. H May 25. 26 Gallon, O. Gallon Gun Club. U. E. him feel so good he made a ten straight shoot of the Alert Gun Club was held to H. Boyd, president. July 31 Danbury, Conn. Pahquloque Gun Club Campbell, president. right after it. The other scores in the day on the grounds in Phillipsburg. Promi E. H. Bailey, secretary. May 25, 26 Syracuse. N. Y. Messina Gun Club. medal shoot were as follows: Franham 19, nent professional and amateur shots from August 31, September 1. 2 Denver, Colo. Denver G. M. Phillips, secretary. Taylor 19, C. B. Wise 17, Barr 16, Wil different parts of the county participated May 26 Summitville, N. Y. Tri-County Shooting Trap Club. A. E. McKenzie, secretary. Association. F. W. Strader, secretary. son 16, Buckwalter 14, Ficklin 10, Weedon Among the experts were Neaf Apgar, Les September 24, 25, 26 Tuscon, Ariz. Arizona State May 25, 26, 27 Chicago, 111. Illinois State Tour and Green 9, Coby and Geyer 7. The score ter German, O. Sked, Sim Glover, C. B Tournament, under the auspices of the Blue Rock nament, under the auspices of the Chicago Gua made during the afternoon were as follows: Brown and W. Moorehouse. Visiting ama Gun Club. Kirt L. Hart, secretary. Club. Fred H. Teeple, secretary. Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. teurs were Herrold, of Shamokiu; Clark May 25, 26, 27 Grand Island, Neb. Nebraska Stata Storr ..... 140 110 M. Taylor of Doylestown; Ingler, of Topton; Heil, o: Registered Tournaments. Tournament, under the auspices of the Grand Buckwalter 115 86 Sun©shine Allentown; Wilson and Bloom, of French MAY SHOOTS. Island Gun Club. Gus Sievers, secretary. Barr ..... 100 84 Fieklin . town; Bryam, of Dover, N. J.; Gardner, o1 May 25 Oharleroi, Pa. . Western Pennsylvania Trap Wise ..... 100 76 Willis .. Bernardsville; Howard Peapack, Mouder May 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Reading, Pa. Pennsylvania Shooters© League. Louis Lauteuslager, president Cobey .... 100 441 Weedon State Sportsmen©s Association Tournament, under May 26, 27 Craudall, S. Dak. Orandall Gun Club! Hunter ... 95 78 Miller .. Drake, Smith and Kisz, of Netcong. the auspices of the Independent Gun Club. Chas. W. A. Brown, secretary. Wilson ... 85 49 Green .., Lester German, fresh from his triumphs N. SeiUinger, secretary. May 27 West Chester, Pa. West Chester Gun Geyer .... 80 35 Winchip through Maryland, was high gun of the shoot May 4. 5, 6 Nashville. Tenn. The Interstate As Club. F. H. Kaohus, secretary. Farnham . with 185 breaks out of the 200 targets. sociation©s fourth Southern Handicap tournament May 27, 28 Smithville. Texas. Ideal Gun Club under the auspices of the Cumberland Park Club, G. W. Oliver, secretary. Dr. Cobey©s score can be accounted for when it He was high professional, with Glover sec $1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, secretary- May 27, 28 Caruthersville, Mo. Caruthersville Gun is stated that lie was enjoying himself with a 20- ond, with 177, and Apgar and Sked tied for manager, pittsbure. Pa. Club. Jos. W. Reed, secretary. guage gun. C. B. Wise made a poor 10 in his third with 174. High amateurs were Heii May 4, 5, 6 Dallas, Texas. Dallas Gun Club. E. May 27, 28 Luvenje, Minn. Luverne Gun Club. A. string and said he got hold of some shells loaded and Ingler, first, 182; Herrold, second, 175; A. Moseley, secretary. O. Moreaux, secretary. with No. 10 shot. Inscho, third, 171. The following are the May 4, 5 Decatur, 111. Decatur Target Shooting May 27, 28 Malone, N. Y. Malone Gun Club scores of the1 seventeen men who shot at Club. ©G. G. Rupert, secretary. A. H. Mould, secretary. SPRINGFIELD HAS PRACTICE. 200 targets: Apgar 174, German 185, Sked May 5 Maple Park, 111. Maple Park Gun Club. May 28 Henning. Tenn. Peters Gun Club. T. Bun M. J. Beverly, secretary- Fields, secretary 174, Glover 177, Brown 123, Herrold 175, May 7 Franklin, Ky. Simposon County Gun Club. May 28, 29 Cleveland, 0. Cleveland Gun Club Training for Tourney Produces Some Moorehouse 138, Inscho, 171, Ingler 182, Harry ,H. Black, secretary. F. H. Wallace, manager. Frederick 162, Markley 165, Heil 172, E. L. May 7, 8 Herrin, 111. Herrin Gun Club. O. H. May 29, 30 Pittsneld, Mass. Berkshire Gun Club. Good Results. Wilson 168, Bryan 162, Gardner 168, How McNeill, secretary. John Ransenhousen, secretary. Springfield, Mass., April 24. The practice ard 157, Miller 137. May 10 Hoopeston, 111. Hoopeston Gun Club. May 29 McKeesport. Pa. McKeesport Gun Club. M. A. Harbert, secretary. L. W. Cannon, secretory. shoot of the Springfield Shooting Club at May 10, 11, 12 Raton, New Mexico. Raton Trap May 30 Waverly, Minn. Waverly Gun Club. W Bed House Crossing on the 19th inst., was, HOWE SHOWS GREAT FORM. Club. W. M. Oliver, secretary. H. Boland, secretary. well attended, twelve shooters turning out. May 11 Plattsburg, N. Y. Plattsburg Gun Club. May- 30 Green Bay, Wis. Green Bay Gun Club High average for the programme of 100 tar F. C. Parshall, secretary. If.©E. St. John, chairman tournament committee gets went to W. B. Darton, representing Portland Rod and Gun Man Leads With May 11 Pillow, Pa. Pillow Gun Club. J. A. May 30 Lockport, 111. Will County Gun Club. Bingama!!, secretary. John Liess, Jr., president. the Marlin Firearms Company, who broke Splendid Record. May 11, 12 West Frankfort, 111. West Frankfort 88 out of 100 targets shot at. Snow, of May 31 Charleston, W. Va. Charleston Gun Club. Portland, Ore., April 21. The Multno- Gun Club. W. C. Rains, secretary. Dr. Gwynn Nicholson, secretary. the local club, and Lewis, of the Chicopee May 11, 12 Eagle Grove, la. Eagle Grove Gun May 31 New Haven, Conn. New Haven Gun Club Falls club tied on 84 for second high aver mah Bod and Gun Club held another suc Club. A. L. Yearous, secretary. M. E. Thompson, secretary. age. Scores by events in Saturday©s shoot cessful weekly shoot at their traps at Mult- May 11, 12 Columbus, Wis. Columbus Gun Club. May 31 Mecnanicsville. N. Y. Mechanicsville Gun follow: nomah Station last Sunday, and the feature Guy V. Dering, secretary. Club. George Slingerland, secretary. of the contest was the performances of May 11, 12 Crawfordsville, Ind. Crawfordsville May 31, June 1 Bay City, Mich. Bay City Gun Event No. 1, 10 targets Downing 10, Twiss 10, Frank Howe, who seems to have come back Gun Club. Chas. E. Lacey, secretary. Club. John Breen, secretary. Lewis 9, Jordan 9, Darton 8, Snow 8, Kites 8, May 11, 12, 13 Boise, Idaho. Idaho State Sports Cowing 6, I/athrop 6. Otis 5,©Sawin 5, Hawes 5. into his old-time form once again. He is May 31, June 1 Utica, N. Y. 0. C. S. A. Gun one of the best trapshooters in America, men©s Association. Frank M. Eastman, secretary. Club. A. J. Lowery, secretary. Event No. 2, 15 targets Downing 14, Twiss- 14, May 12, 13 Montpelier, Vt. Montpelier Gun Club. May 31 Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo Audubon Club. Darton 13, Otis 13, Hawes 13, Kites 13, Snow 12, and he won the Inman medal and other Dr. C. H. Burr, secretary. Dr. W. C. Wootton, secretary. Lewis 11, Sawin 11, Cowing 10, Lathrop 10, Jor prizes last Sunday by good margins. The May 12, 13 Ossining, N. Y. Ossining Gun Club. May 31 Bucyrus, 0. Bucyrus Gun Club. Thoi. dan 9. Portland shooters are depending upon him C. G. Blandford, captain. lessen, secretary. Event No. 3, 10 targets Darton 10, Snow 10;> May 12, 13 Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma State to do great things in the coining Northwest JUNE SHOOTS. Kites 9, Lewis 8, Downing 7, Twiss 7, Sawin 7, ern competitions. The results of Sunday©s Tournament, under the auspices of the Oklahoma Hawes 7, Lathrop 7, Jordan 7. Otis 6, Cowing 3. City Gun Club. A. W. Boyd, secretary. June 1 Champlain, N. Y. Champlain Gun Club. Event No. 4, 15 targets Darton 14, Snow 14, shoot follows: May 13, 14 Breda, la. Breda Gun Club. Frank E. F. Tledmann, secretary. Jordan 12, Twiss 11, Lewis 11, Sawin 11, Cowing Shot at Broke. Pet. Van Erdewyk, secretary. June 1, 2 La Crosse, Wis. La Crosse Gun Club 11. Hawes 11, Downing 10, Lathrop 9, Kites 9 Howe .. 100 99 .99 May 13, 14 Janesville, Wis. Janesville Gun Club J. G. Becker, secretary. Otis. Sreener 100 94 .94 J. H. McVicar, secretary. June 1, 2. 3 Haines Landing, Me. Hillside Gun Event No. 5, 10 targets Kites 10, Cowing 9, La Forbes . 100 92 .92 May 14 Wolcott, N. Y. Catchpole Gun Club. E. Club. W. D. Hinds, president. throp 9, Lewis 8, Downing 7, Twiss 7, Darton 7, jtillison 100 92 .92 A. Wadsworth, secretary. June 1, 2, 3 Jersey City, N. J. New Jersey State Otis 7. Sawin 6, Jordan 4. H. L. Parker ...... 100 May 15 Weiser, Idaho. jWeiser, Rod and Gun Sportsmen©s Association. Chas. T. Day, secretary Event No. 6, 15 targets Darton 15, Lewis 14, Shelly ...... 100 Club. F. P. McKay, secretary. June 2, 3 Morris, 111. Morris Gun Club. Fred Snow 14, Downing 12, Twiss 12, Kites 10, Cowing Long ...... 100 May 15 Hamilton, Canada. Hamilton Gun Club Martin, secretary. 9, Lathrop 9, Otis 7, Sawin 6. Kalio ...... 100 W. R. Davies, Acting secretary. June 3, 4 West Side, la. West Side Gun Club Event No. 7, 10 targets Downing 9, Darton 8 Young ...... 100 May 15 Mles, 0. Niles Gun Club. Joseph, Rum- Alfred J. Keeley. secretary. Sawin 8, Twiss 7, Snow 6 . Woelm ...... 100 mell. secretary- June 2, 3, 4 Columbus, O. Ohio State Tournament Event No. 8, 15 targets Sawin 15, Lewis 14, Dar l>ewis ...... 75 May 15, 16 New Athens, 111. Egyptian Gun Club under the auspices of the Columbus Gun Club© ton 13, Downing 10, Twiss 10, Snow 8. Hudson ...... 75 Jac. H. Koch, secretary. Fred Shattuck. secretary. touch ...... 25 May 17, 18, 19 Lake Charles, La. Calcasieu Gun June 3, 4 Sisseton, S. Dak. Slsseton Gun Club WESTERN PENNA. SHOOT. Club and Game Protective Association. Frank T. J. Adkins, secretary. Gunn, vice-president. June 4 Broclhead,, Wis. Brodhead Gun Club. J © Clarksburg©s Weekly Shoot, May 18 Norwich, N. T. Chenango Co. Fish, Game B. Pierce, secretary, Trapshooters© League Prepares for Its Clarksburg, W. Va., April 24. The and Gun Club. Nelson L. Satchell, secretary "une 4 Wyoming. N. Y. Wyoming Rod and Gun Jlarksburg Gun Club held its regular shoot May 17, 18, 19, 20 Burlington, la. Iowa State Club. Frank S. Childs, secretory. First Tournament. Tournament, under the auspices of the Iowa June 4, 5. 6 Great Falls, Mont. Montana State April 15. President Carleton seems to be State Sportsmen©s Association. Everett Beckwith advancing some. He was high gun by a Sportsmen©s Association tournament under the By Charles G. Grubb. president. auspices of the Great Falls Rod and Gun Club small margin he had plenty of company, May 18, 19 Marion. Ind. Indiana State Tourna N. H. Bevan, secretary. Pittsburg, Pa., April 26. The first tour though. The club is turning out a little ment, under the auspices of the Queen City Gun Tune 5 Oneonta, N. Y. Oneonta Fish, Game and nament of the Western Pennsylvania Trap Club. Frank Howard, secretary. Gun Club. (feo. Wohlleben, secretary, Setter as weather opens. Scores: May 19 Bloomington, HI. McLean County Gun Shooters League will be held under the au Events ...... 1 une 6, 7 Rockford, 111. lied City <_iun Club T spices of the Pittsburg Gun Club, on April 4 Club. C. A. McDermand, secretary J. Malanu, secretary. Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 Sh. Bk. day 19, 20, 21 Walla Walla, Wash. Sportsmen©s :une 8. 9, 10 Syracuse. N. Y. New York State 27, 1909, at Bells School House, Pittsburg, C. G. Carleton ...... 24 24 22 24 100 94 Association Tournament of the Northwest, under Sportsmen©s Association tournament under ths Pa. Every club should send a large dele Lee Johnson ...... _.. 23 24 23 23 10.0 93 the auspices of the Walla Walla Gun Club. J F auspices of the Onondaga Country Gun Club Jas. gation of shooters to this tournament, as Dr. W. Hill ...... 17 24 24 24 100 89 Smails, secretary. Montgomery, president, the management of the league desires to Hon. John BasseE ...... 18 21 20 24 100 83 May 19, 20 Auburn. N. Y. Cayuga County Gun une 7. S, 9, 10 Moberly. Mo. Missouri Tran- make this tournament a howling success, E. H. Koehler ...... 22 21 18 21 100 82 Club. Jos, N. Knapp. secretary. shooters© Association tournament under-the aus A. R. Corbitt ..;...... 20 21 18 21 100 80 May 19, 20 Tbornville. 0. Thoruville Gun Club pices of the Moberly Gun Club. Fred Oliver" owing to the fact that the Pittsburg Gun Club W. A. Vance ...... 21 20 19 18 100 78 C. F. Shell, secretary. © secretary. « ».