Vol. 58 No. 22 Philadelphia, February 3, 1912 k Price 5 Cents
77ie Proposed Columbian and United States Leagues Exist Only on Paper, and Their Plans and Prospects Are So Nebulous That They Are Causing No Concern Whatever in Organized Ball Circles.
INCINNATI, O., January 27. with base ball for many years, took the Regarding a St. Louis story same^ view of the independents as did C to the effect that organized President Lynch. He drew a parallel be base ball will be fought under tween the conditions prevailing now and the Sherman anti-trust law^, if those of a decade ago, when the American it attacks the new Columbian Base Ball League, of which John T. League was formed. Said he: "The Powers is president, who is reported as brand of ball furnished by the National saying, "We are not fighting capital with League in those days was not up to the capital, and do not seek a fight with any standard provided now, and cities like person or combination," President Herr- Washington and Cleveland were not fur mann, of the Cincinnati Club, said: "I nished with big league clubs. There was have nothing to say regarding Mr. Pow room for another league, and public sen ers© statement. It is possible, how timent was largely in favor of it. .There ever, that he misinterprets the at is little, if any, sentiment in favor of titude of organized base ball. We new leagues today and public sentiment is are not fighting him in fact, we haven©t what is needed if the independents are to given either of these two leagues more be successful. The American League at than two minutes of thought in the past its incipiency had the funds to induce several weeks. I would suggest that they players to ©jump,© putting money in the come into the arena and see what sort of bank sufficient to pay their salaries people they have to contend with. So FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO COMB. far as I am concerned I would tell them all to get into the fight, because we really In this manner- they captured many of. ought to have something to make life the National League stars. So far as worth living. The more scrappers the has been reported by the press no money merrier the fight. Seriously, though, these has been put up for players by the new new leagues which are started every leagues. Besides many of the stars of Winter and then blow up ate soon as the the major organizations are now nnder newspapers have anything else to write long-term contracts, which were signed about, are giving base ball magnates no last year when Fletcher was trying to worry. We have heard the affectionate start a new league. It is hard to see word ©fight© uttered so many times in re where the new organizations aro going cent years that we would think some to get their men. Most of the big league thing amiss if some promoters didn©t come players are shrewd enough not to jump out every Winter with plans for a new until they have seen some money floating organization. Meanwhile our new park around." The prevailing sentiment seems is coming along splendidly and we are go to be that the new leagues will be largely ing to have a good team this year. It of a semi-professional character, taking seems as if the two leagues the United advantage of the right to play Sunday States and the Columbian :are progress ball in New York and other cities. ing rapidly. I notice from the news papers that the former has already se The Proposed Columbian League. cured ground in Richmond, Va., and has Up to date the proposed Columbian lately acquired the use of the Hippodrome League and United States League have Park in Cincinnati, with the privilege of found cities for their circuits; now all purchase. Surely Cincinnati will have they need are backers, money, stands, plenty of sport for the fans next season. players and patrons. President John The Cincinnati Club has been in existence T. Powers, *of the Columbian League, for a long time, the United States and during the past week was reported as the Columbian Leagues have just been visiting in St. Louis, Pooria, Chicago, born. Time tells all things; we©ll just Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati. At have to wait and see how things will pan Chicago ,he announced that the Colum out. Good night." bian League circuit had been completed as follows : Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, President Lynch Has No Apprehension. ELMER E. STEELE, Clevelasid, Cincinnati, Louisville, Kansas Pitcher of the Brooklyn National League Club. City and Milwaukee. Only in St. Louis New York, January 29. A fight with and Louisville, Mr. Powers declared will the United States League and Columbian Elmer E. Steele, one -of the young pitchers of the Brooklyn National League Club, was born at Muitzskill, N. Y., May 17, 1885. He made his professional debut grand stands have to be erected and plants League, which are looming up belliger with the Poughkeepsie Club, of the Hudson River League, in 1906. He advanced to in other cities have been obtained or are ently on the base ball horizon, is the the Lynh Club, of the New England League, in 1907, for which club he did such under option. He stated that he obtained good work that the Boston American Club purchased his release. After a brief the backing of Otto Stifel, a multimillion least of the troubles of Thomas J. Lynch, trial Spring of 1908 he was transferred to the Scrauton (New York State League) President of the National League. With Club, but was recalled in mid-season by the Boston Club, with which he finished the aire St. Louis brewer, and of two Chi the preliminary playing schedule drawn season. In 1909 he started thw season with Boston, was transferred to St. Paul, cago millionaires, whose names he could and recalled by Boston at end of season. In 1910 Boston sold Steele to Providence. not divulge at the present time; also that up and everything in readiness to start He became the star pitcher of that club and was drafted by Pittsburgh for 1911. off another campaign the head of the In mid-season last, year he was sold to the Brooklyn Club, with which he finished the W. C. Niesej*, of the Gunthers, had been senior major organization is enjoying a season. He has been married four years, has worked at iron-moulding and bridge- awarded the Chicago franchise. Presi little respite and refuses to become alarm building, and is now in the off-season a fruit and produce salesman. dent Powers also stated that it was do- ed over an invasion of the league©s ter signed to inake the league a semi-profes ritory by independent teams. "The only sional one,, with a majority of the players things I know about the new leagues are on each team natives of the city their what I have read in the newspapers," club represented; and that only a few club in the Brooklyn Club©s territory to being traded, the retirement of Hans players from "organized ball" who had said Mr. Lynch on Saturday. "If they in kill off threatened United States League tend to address a note to the National Wagner and the like. President Lynch not signed .contracts for 1912 would be League, informing us of their existence, invasion, President Lynch said thai there intimated that Charles. H. Ebbets, so far engaged. nothing has been heard from them to was absolutely no truth in the report or as the base ball realm is concerned, was date. I am not looking for, any difficulties the slightest possibility of such a thing monarch of all he surveyed from the East The United States League. happening this year at least. President River to Montauk Point. whatsoever next season." Regarding the Lynch thus placed another Winter roor- Mr. W. Abbott Witman©s proposed talk of bach in the category of exploded rumors SECRETARY HEYDLER©S VIEWS. United States League did not figure large MONTREAL FRANCHISE REMOVAL of a Winter which so far has been -singu- Secretary John A. Heydler, of the Na ly in the public prints during the past to Long Island, in order to put a second lary lacking, in reports of Mathewson©s tional League, who has been connected Continued on thv second page, now been removed and he will be on deck they have a good ball club, bar pitchers. within a day or so did Tenney hear with the others at training quarters. Ward says he will be thankful to get from the officials. The notification was BOSTON BRIEFS out of last place. Kling aims higher given to Tenney to - enable him to look EDDIE CIOOTTE HAS ALSO SIGNED and professes to believe that his team and McAleer is confident that the De about for a minor league managerial can gain the first division. If their berth. President Ward thinks it would THE LOCAL CLUBS HARD AT troit man will prove to be on the win pitchers go well there is no reason why ning list next season. There is no doubt they shouldn©t be there or thereabouts. be better for Tenney to take a minor WORK SHAPING UP. but that he pitched in hard luck a num The players certainly can hit the ball. position and then show in a new field his ber of times last year. The trouble with Owner Gaffney had an engineer over from ability as a manager. Should Tenney Cicotte, according to the club officials, is New York with a view of shifting the be inclined to pass up such an offer Mr. that he doesn©t keep his underpinning in , diamond. It has been decided to move Ward said that his contract called for No Hold-Out Players in Either condition. His arm may be strong the diamond more toward right field a certain amount, and that it would be enough, but his wind is apt to be bad and build a higher fence there. This will lived up to. Camp Red Sox Training Plans and his legs weak. Managers of many give a longer sweep in left field and - MINOB MEN"TIOfr. clubs complain that their pitchers do not overcome to some extent the short left- There is a hitch in the signing of Mike \ Altered Manager Fred Jenney Donlin, but President Ward says that will be fixed up. He saw Mike over in Formally Deposed* New York, and Donlin thinks he isn©t Latest News *By Telegraph Briefly Told being offered enough money. Perdue BY A. H. C. MITCHELL. wants a conditional contract, but Presi dent Ward believes such forms of con Boston, Mass., January 29. Editor SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." , , tract lead to misunderstandings and will "Sporting Life." The Red Sox are sign In the Southern League the Mobile Club has The Minneapolis Club, .of the American As sign all his men to straight contracts. ing up fast and thus far there has been refused a Little Rock offer of $25,000 for the sociation, has given the veteran pitcher, Sam As to Devlin, President Ward feels that no intimation of a hold team and franchise; the Atlanta Club has re Leever, his unconditional release. the New York Club has so many likely out. Evidently the figures ceived the signed contracts of pitchers Sitton The Bristol Club, of the Appalachian League, and Atkins; and Chattanooga has secured pitch men for third base there may be a mentioned in the docu has entered claim for catcher Raymond Ryan, chance to secure him, although he and ments have proven satis er Vowinkle from Buffalo, and outflelder Dun- of Cincinnati, who was recently signed to man can from Detroit. age the Chillicothe Club, of the Ohio :state McGraw have not Mentioned a trade or factory and judging by the The Macen (South Atlantic League) Club has League. Last Fall Ryan ©caught a few games purchase plan, i- •„ ,- ;.> ©. way they are being signed signed pitcher E. B. Harris, of Macon; pitcher for Bristol and was offered an engagement for and returned the boys are White, of Comer, Ga.; and first baseman Alford, 1912, which he accepted,,bu,t the terms of which full of enthusiasm. The of Mercer, University. acceptance were not complied with in the con week closed with 14 men In the Northwestern League the Seattle Club tract tendered him. After he had signed with has sold catcher George Ort to the Boise Club, Chillicothe Bristol offered him a new contract signed. There are about of the Union Association; Portland has signed at his original terms. Continued from the first page. 17 more to be heard from. catcher Quill, of Eureka, Cal.; and Vancouver Manager John H. O©Brlen, of the Fall River Bill Carrigan is usually has purchased pitcher Scott Stanfleld from the (New England League) Club, has signed out- week. All that was given out was that A. H. c. Mitcbeii one of the hardest players Vernon Club, of the Pacific Coast League. flelder William Wright, of Jamestown, N. Y.; Buffalo had been chosen as the eighth to. come to terms, but it The Toronto (International League) Club on and outfielder R. Lindholm, of Falconer, N. T. January 27 received the signed contract of first The Boston American Club has sold first base city, and that Exposition Park in Pitts is thought there will be no trouble with baseman Tim Jordan, and acceptance of terms man Dick Grefe, the EVansville. recruit, to the burgh had been leased by Messrs. Hender- him this season. Bill has "written to by second baseman Ambrose McConnell. Columbus Club, of the American Association. son and McCullough, the backers of the President McAleer that he will be in The Chicago American Club has Bold pitcher Manager Kling. of the Boston Nationals, has proposed Pittsburgh Club. However, Boston about February 12 and go with Hovlik to the Milwaukee (American Association) made President Murphy a proposition to trade the president to Chicago, where the Club. © pitcher Tyler for pitcher Reulbach, and has during the week W. L. Murphy, the Cleve American League schedule meeting will President W. H. Lucas, of the Union Associa also made offers for four other Cub players land hotel man, who bid for the, Cleveland be held. Oarrigan will meet Jake Stahl tion, has awarded the Butte , franchise aban all of which President Murphy on January 28 franchise, made some interesting revela doned by Manager John J. McCloskey for Ogden submitted to Manager Chance for approval or tions to Editor Harry Edwards, of the there and the two will go at once to Hot to (Chester N. Sutton, manager of the Orpheum rejection. Springs so that they can take a slow Theatre in Salt Lake and former manager of The Akron (Central League) Club has signed Cleveland "Plaindealer." Mr. Murphy and careful preparation for the season©s the B-utte Orpbeum. Mr. Sutton has paid the infielder Jack .© McAllis,ter and, pitchers Pete was quoted as saying that he had not yet work. Stahl requested that Carrigan $500 forfeit. .. " Johns, Pat Riley and "Red" Hart. entered the United States League, and meet him early. Evidently he wants to The Lowell Club, of the New England League, Sheldon Lejeune, the former Brooklyn out- would not do so unless©Richmond and has signed first baseman Ralph D. Pratt, of fielder, and holder of the world©s longdistance Reading were dropped; that Baltimore talk-/over matters with the catcher. Jake, North Attlebore, Mass., and outflelder Jud Mc- throwing re.cord,; underwent an operation at having been out of the game for a year, Crehah, of North Cambridge. Chattanooga, "Tenn., on January 27 for, hernia. and Buffalo would doubtless supplant has, of course, lost track of some things The Cleveland Club has secured third baseman It was entirely successful. Lejeune injured Richmond and Reading; that the circuit and lie wants Carrigan- to put him right. Herman Bronkie purchased by the Athletic himself a short time ago while bowling in a would then be Ne
DEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN AND • WARD NONL _1.\_- CHARITY FOR ALL"-Editor Francis C. Richter.
der the conditions it is only wise and dragging and lengthening of the games, pionship base ball series last October. It is safe which has become so prevalent as to vir to say that some skeptics are not convinced and proper that each organization should look upon the report of the National Commission cling to the ladder which carried it, and tually offset or nullify the original game- as a pure whitewash. Be that as it may, all remain wedded to a custom sanctioned by shortening purpose of the foul-strike rule. fair-minded sportsmen will accept the ruling, tradition and sustained by principle and while the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics will begin a new season without any expediency. HE great as to area State of Texas shadow hanging over their heads. That there A Weekly Newspaper T seems to have fallen upon evil days was much speculation in tickets nobody ques Iterated to in a base ball way. The Texas League, tions; that there was any collusion many were Base Ball and Trap Shooting. THE PLAYING RULES. which prematurely adopted and published quite willing to doubt even in the face of Ban a 1912 eight-club schedule, is now in such Johnson©s charges and assertions, which as it ITH the advent of February comes turned out he was unable to prove. It begins FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. a serious predicament over the finan to look as if the troublous base bail waters had W the time for schedule meetings all cial collapse of two clubs that it may have calmed down, and that the major league pennant title Begistered In the United States Patent 0«c« along the major and minor league lines. to drop to six clubs and consequently re races for 1912 would be launched on smooth by The Sporting Life Publishing Company. The National League will meet in New cede in classification. To make matters seas. It is well. Entered at tho Philadelphia Post Office York on February 13, and one day later worse the meningitis epidemic now as second cliss mail matter. the American League will convene in scourging the State may cause the can Chicago. Each league will adopt the cellation of the plans of many major THE GRIP OF BASE BALL. Published every Saturday by 1912 schedules; approve the revised Na league clubs for Spring training at vari Washington "Star." The Sporting Life Publishing Co. tional Agreement formulated by the Na ous points in Texas a proceeding which tional Commission; and then adopt such Patrons of base ball will no longer take seri 84 South Third Street, would not only cause immediate loss to ously any threats or promised sensations made^ A, PA., U. S. A. changes in the playing rules as the Joint many Texas communities, but affect the by the club owners. Experience of the past few Playing Rules Committee may recom availability of Texas as a training place years has shown that while there is frequently Editorial and Business Staff: mend. It is possible that some changes for years to come. a whole lot of smoke there is seldom any fire Thos. S. Dando.. ..^...... ^*...... President may be made in the playing rules, but revealed, and the wielding of whitewash has FT tacts C. Blchter« ...... Bdlter-in-Chief become so common that this performance is Thos. S. Danda. ._. ....--...... Gun Editor the probability is that whatever changes predicted whenever there is an inkling that Thos. D. Riehter. _.-.,...... ©. ...Assistant Editor may be deemed advisable will be deferred OR the first time of record a Winter some scandal is to be unearthed. Only recently E. Fred Slear...... Assistant Gun Editor for further consideration in the Fall of F is passing without a major league there was an umpire-bribing scandal. Threats J. Cliff I>«.ado...... Secretary-Treasurer 1912. As a matter of fact, the Playing deal involving the exchanges of players were made that there would be some sensational Edward C. Stark...... Business Manager Rule Code has been perfected to the of established reputations. The reason revelations, yet the whole point where changes are bound to be few for this doubtless is that such trades AFFAIR WAS WHITEWASHED. SUBSCRIPTION KATES and far between. The rules governing of recent years have been so seldom mu Nest came the expose of a sign-tipping bureau One Year...... $2.00 tually beneficial that club managers have on the New York American League grounds, and Six Months...... 1.26 pitching, batting, fielding and deportment again the matter was hushed up and no facts are virtually perfect. In the rules relat come to the conclusion to play safe with were given to the ; public. The latest fiasco was Three Months...... 65c the veterans and take chances with the the investigation of the ticket scandal. One Canadian Postage, SO cents extra per year. ing to base running the Rules Commit tee should pay some attention to Rule 36, young players selected by themselves or might have been led to believe that those in Foreign Postage, $1.8* extra per year. discarded by rival managers a safe and authority had facts which would enable them to under which it is possible for a catcher prove collusion between the New York Club to defeat the pretty and popular "squeeze sane proceeding calculated to give assur and the scalpers, and yet after much talk nothing play;" and to Section 8, Rule 51, relat ance to the veterans and opportunity to was revealed which would satisfy the abused 24 PAGES 24 ing to the "infield fly," which is at pres the youngsters. The latter will now have public. There is perhaps no stronger indication ent so ambiguous that each major league the best incentive and chance to make of the hold that base ball has on the Americat good within the memory of man. public than the fact PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 3, 1912. has a different interpretation of the in THAT THE GAME THRIVES tent and application of the rule, to the notwithstanding those in control of the game are confusion of base runners for whose pro CECRETARY FARRELL, of the Na- constantly doing something to create doubt in tection solely the rule was placed in the ^ tional Association, has notified all the minds of the public as to the integrity of Code. The scoring rules also need no club members of National Association the game. No other business or sport could be conducted along the lines that has base bali amendment unless it be deemed advisable leagues that "all reserved players must and live. Though it is frequently being jeopar p LAYER TY COBB, of the Detroit to eliminate difference of opinion over the be tendered contracts on or before Feb dized, the sport continues to grow in popularity. * Club, is quoted as saying that "the "fielder©s choice" by either giving the bats ruary 1;" that the territory of Mansfield This must be because the public cares little time is coming when so many star players man credit for a base hit or exempting has been added to the Ohio State League; for the so-called magnates. Charges made by them are absolutely ignored, where i£ a bal©» will command $15,000 salaries that such him from a "time at bat." In conclu and that tKe Central Kansas League has player should come forward and threaten to salaries will be common." If we read sion we may say that for best results the added Great Bend, Lyons, Newton and rovoal any wrongdoing the public would sit up Joint Playing Rules Committee should Salina to its circuit. and take notice. the signs of the times aright $5000 salar act as a standing committee, make obser ies will be scarce even among the great vations and collect data on disputed est players two or three years hence. OTHING better illustrates the import points during the "active season, hold a N ance of the catcher in the scheme of NO PUBLIC DEMAND. Major league base ball within the past meeting in the Fall prior to the major base ball jthan the fact that so many two years has not been the bonanza league meetings, and make a report at catchers develop into team managers. In Cincinnati "Enquirer." press reports based upon occasional the Fall meeting; thus giving ample That new outlaw United States League is In the major leagues six of the sixteen deed in a dilemma. Its progress is hampered large attendances and grand-stand re- time for discussion and reflection pend managers are, or have been, catchers; just now because there are so many men with buildings have led the public and play ing final action at the Spring meetings. while in the minor leagues catcher-mana money wanting to get into *k that those in charge have not decided on the selections. It ers to believe. The past season was ex gers are numerous. Is the only institution which has ever suffered tremely disastrous to the minor leagues HARMLESS SUGGESTIONS. in that way, and it wouldn©t be at all surprising of whom only four of the highest class THE advent of February is a reminder if the entire proposition Would fall through be * to the base ball world that in less cause of the clamor of wealthy men to become leagues escaped whole or partial disaster 17ROM the New York "Sun" we learn identified with the movement. It is not \ and not so very propitious for the ma than a month© the great annual Spring difficult matter to arrange a base ball circuit * that Manager McGraw, of the New invasion of the more or less "Sunny during the" Winter. All it requires is a pad of jor leagues, who only avoided a marked York Giants, has taken sufficient interest South" by the teams of the two major paper and a lead pencil, but when the tim& shrinkage of prosperity through the ad in the matter of playing rules revision to leagues will be full progress, thus in comes for opening the gates a whole lot of make some timely suggestions to Chair other things will have to be done. The new ventitious aid or remarkable races which formally opening the 1912 base ball sea league will, of course; be turned down by th» may or may not be repeated next season, man Ward, of the Playing Rules Com son. National Commission when it makes application mittee. Summarized, Mr. McGraw©s sug for membership. or for years to come. The conditions gestions are as follows: that have militated more or less severely IF THERE WERE A DEMAND "McGraw urges that pitchers be prevented for another major league the chances are that against the major and minor leagues for from violating the rule that requires one foot COMMISSION ENTRENCHED. leagues like the American Association and In several years still exist, and show so little to be in contact with the rubber when delivering ternational would be given the opportunity to the ball. Pitchers sometimes have a foot back Boston "Globe." expand. But there is no demand for another sign of subsidence that it would be well of the rubber or plate in order to get a longer So, President Murphy, of the Chicago Cub», Is league. All cities are well supplied with ball step, and at the same time it is hard for the clubs, and some of them do not even support for all parties to reef their sails. The umpire to see that they are not in proper po in favor of a National Commission composed of minor leagues, through better legislation members with no connection with the game. what they have. And it would take some money sition. McGraw©s plan is to have the ground This looks like a personal matter, for it is to make a successful fight against organized at San Antonio, and with the aid of Na Immediately behind the rubber dug out several certain that three out of every four men with base ball. A hundred thousand dollars would tional Agreement revision by the National inches. Were this the case the foot of a their money invested in the game are perfectly not be a drop in the bucket to run a single pitcher stepping back of the slab would disappear satisfied with the men now on the National club. The ball players alone would cost more Commission, are already doing this; and in the excavation and the illegal step could be Commission. We doubt if any magnate in the than that. They would want long-term con- the major leagues had better follow suit, readily detected. McGraw says his, plan would business would have put fortunes into base ball tracts of the ironclad variety, which would give stop lots of kicking and delay of the game. plants unless they were convinced of the ability them their money whether they, were able to as the limit of prosperity appears to have He also asked Ward to advocate that all raised and absolute honesty of every man today on play or not, and the demand for advances would been reached two years ago and the in pitchers© boxes be of a uniform height. The the Commission. While living up to the rules, be so great that a fortune would have to be rules stipulate that the plate shall not be more no man in base ball need worry about the find paid out before a single game was played. It evitable recession appears to be in prog than 15 inches higher than the base lines and ings of the National Commission. Certainly might, of course, be possible to ©establish ©an ress, with little prospect of abatement the home plate, but even so the height varies. other league, but such a league would hardly Another suggestion of McGraw©s is that rubber President Murphy should be the last man to until the _ country reaches a stable basis find fault, as the Commission is made up of furnish competition to the present major or strips be laid forward fr»m the extremeties of two National League members and one Ameri ganizations. in politics and business, and a return to the slab for a foot or so, so that pitchers shall can League delegate. Then, again, it would ———'•——1^1 sane economic conditions under which not step ontside the lateral extent of the b6x." take a new body of men several years to become As these suggestions relate solely to ©familiar with base ball law and precedents. SUCH IS FAME! the average man©s income will at least alterations in the pitcher©s box or mound, Mr. Murphy has been very lucky during his equal the cost of living. and therefore involve no radical changes short stay in the game, and should stop throw By Frank Saville. with possible far-reaching effect, it would ing snowballs at the schoolmasters. My n»me is Kufus Corncobb, And I live so far away, perhaps be well for the Joint Playing That "Sporting Life" jest reaches me ESTABLISHED CUSTOM. Rules Committee to give them serious A full month after play. consideration and, in its wisdom, adopt SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. THE Washington Club, of the American them in whole or in part except the But you bet I read its pages *It doesn©t cost any more effort for some And glue cling to all the dope. 1 League, will father a proposition to one to dig out part of the earth back of people to laugh than for other people to worry. As if it meant the throwin© of abolish the custom of the American the pitchers© plate, as that might cause Arthur Irwin. A drownin© man a rope. League of holding the Fall and Spring serious accidents to the pitchers or in- *A man never realizes how many friends lie meetings of the organization in New York fielders. hasn©t until he needs a. few. A. C. Anson. Now of all the hale hit heroes On the map of history. and Chicago; claiming that each of the *Even in a clock factory it Is necessary to There©s one, an© only one. somehow other six cities should have opportunity enforce the rules in spite of the fact that every That sure looks good to me. to entertain and inspect at close range MEN AND MEASURES. thing goes. Hank O©Day. the "great moguls" of the organization. *When money talks none are so deaf as those I©re got a bran© new baby boy, The scheme has been tried and abandoned who refuse to hear. Vean Gregg. And I©ve kep© awake at night HE New York "Globe," assuming that *Seems queer that all the Kentucky base ball A-thinkin© out a dandy name by the National League for a reason T the Joint Playing Rules Committee clubs should be affiliated with the minors, when To call the frisky mite. which also applies to the American most Kentuckians are Majors. Jack Ryder. is in need of suggestions, rises to remark: And "Tyrus" sure it©s goin© to b« League. New York and Chicago are the "Now that the rule-makers are going to *The fellow with winning ways isn©t always The name that he©ll go by. metropolises of the two great sections make some changes in the rales it is suggested popular in a poker game. Albert Bender. And just to have a real good time embraced in the major league field, and, that one rule, which ball players would think *The fellow who gloats over our failures is the For short I©ll call Mm "Ty." therefore, from the most important stand would be a good one, be put into effect. It is one whose advice we have disregarded. Clark one to stop pitchers at least some of them Griffith. Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 12. 1911. point of Winter publicity for the sport, from sneaking the ball over when the batter is are the logical convention cities. More off guard. Ball players have frequently stated over, New York is the stronghold of the it is dangerous." The Best Paper Published. National League owing to nativity and The batsmen have the situation in their SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION. Lennoxville, P. Q., January 12. Editor "Sport long occupation; while the American own hands. By abstaining from the uni ing Life." I can- honestly say that "Sporting New York "Tribune." Life" is the best base ball paper published and League finds its bulwark in Chicago, versal practice of stepping out of the do not think it can or ever will be equaled. where it originated and flourished, whence batter©s box, while the ball is in play, There is reason for satisfaction in the absolute The articles written by the editor are splendid it expanded to National proportions, and they not only place themselves "off acquittal of the New York and Philadelphia indeed, especially the accounts of the World©B where it still has its deepest roots. Un Clubs on the charge of collusion with speculators Series Games. Respectfullv yours, guard," but they add a big factor to the over the sale of tickets for the .World©s Cham W. CLARENCE DAVIDSON. SPORTING LIFE quite satisfied with the terms of his con- in tow a short time since, but the Na ract. During the week President Fogel, tional Commission disallowed the sale QUAKER QUIPS of the Phillies, was also made happy by because of some informality. He is con ;he receipt of the signed three-year con- sidered an exceptionally good prospect. Tact of pitcher Alexander. The contract It is said that the heads of the Detroit provides for a handsome salary increase PROGRESS MADE IN SIGNING Club are still considering Washington©s THE ATHLETICS© SPRING PLANS and a bonus on the basis of winning 30 cash offer for Moriarty, but not much games per season. Pitcher Chalmers has hope of getting the player is felt here, as SUBJECT TO DOUBT. a similar clause in his contract, so here WASHINGTON PLAYERS, the local owners are not able to offer any ire two pitchers with special incentive to player in exchange. On Monday Man win 60 games between them about two- ager Griffith visited his The Meningitis Epidemic in Texas ©hirds of the victories usually necessary Manager Griffith Also Completing TRAINING QUARTERS ~o win a pennant. During the week the at Charlottesville. He has undoubtedly May Yet Necessitate a Complete other hold-outs, first baseman Luderus His Training Plans Promising produced a good idea in renting a house and outfielder Paskert, sent in their for his players, and, the building obtain Switch Latest Contracts and igned three-year contracts. Substitute New Players Secured An ed is an excellent one for the purpose, outfielder Fred Beck sent in his signed with 18 suitable rooms and all neces Transfers by the Local Clubs. ontract last week, as did pitcher Ben Alleged Outlaw Threat. sary conveniences. Other clubs are Hunt, the former Red Sox pitcher, whom already taking up this plan. The play the Philadelphia Club purchased last ers will take their meals next door, at fiY FRANCIS C. RICHTER. Fall from the Sacramento Club. Pitcher BY PAUL w. ©EATON. liff Curtis and infielder Downey remain the best boarding house in, the town, and Philadelphia, Pa., January 29. Mana to be heard from Manager Dooin Washington, January 27. Editor Griffith will dictate the, bill of fare every ger Mack, of the Athletics, in common "Sporting Life." During the present day, and will have his steaks, roasts and finished his theatrical tr^1 on Saturday some other articles sent from Washing with all other major league managers who and henceforth will be , daily attend week Manager Griffith received six more have pitched their Spring ance at the Philadelphia Club office signed contracts of Wash ton. Charlottesville is a dry town, which training camps in Texas, is ington players. Among is causing Grif no unhappiness. No until the Phillies start on .their train doubt the diet will include lots of ginger somewhat perturbed over ing trip. them was that of Gabby Street, his premier back and plenty of the old pep. President Mc- the meningitis epidemic Cafferty, of Montreal, accompanied Clark now raging in that State. Scanlon Still Has a Grievance. stop. All the catchers are According to all reports now in line. Oth^r con to the Virginia town, and will use the conditions clown there are It would appear as though the Phila tracts that came to hand same training . accommodations secured so serious that many com delphia Club had borrowed trouble when were those of pitchers for the Washingtons, after the latter munities are quarantined. it exchanged an indolent pitcher like Cashion, Akers and Boeh- have left for home. Manager Griffith The epidemic, at this writ Stack for a chronic malcontent such as ling, shortstop Foster, will not go to the February 14 ing, has not reached San Scanlon appears to have been with the purchased from Rochester, CHICACO MEETING Antonio, where the Athlet Brooklyn Club, judging from the follow and shortstop Scott, for of the American League, as he is not ing article published in the local papers F. C. Richter ics are scheduled to oper Paul W. Eaton merly of Youngstown. out to make any trades ; will not make ate, but that place may not during the past week : This leaves only eight men any unless some advantageous offer is "Fogel©s most: (serious trouble is with Dr. unaccounted for out of the 30 on Wash escape. At any rate, the danger of in William I). Scanlon, who was exchanged to the made to him, and is well aware that his fection exists, and Manager Mack is Phils for pitcher Ed. Stack. Doctor Scanlon, ington©s reserve list. They are Schaefer, journey to Chicago would get him noth seriously considering a shift of base un who is a practicing physician in Oreater New Milan, (Jroom, Fl.vuu, Moeller, Spencer, ing but offers of . Class Q recruits for less conditions in Texas improve greatly *"ork, did nut oppose the deal, but he has a seri Dixie Walker and Gessler. Of these, Walter Johnson. An additional improve ous grievance with Charles Ebbets, the Brooklyn Walker has virtually accepted terms, and at once. President Fogel ,< of the owner. He says he won©t sign a Phil contract ment ou the local grounds which «&as Phillies, has graciously offered to share until the Dodger president returns to him the and it is Griffith©s understanding that lately been decided on is the removal of the Phillies© training camp at Hot Springs sum of $000, which represents n salary cut be Schaefer has practically done the same. the electric scoreboard to right field, with tke Athletics, and Manager Mack cause of his leaving the team two weeks before Pitcher Ainsworth and infielder Sheer, where it will be placed above the short. the close of the season for the purpose of attend of Youngstown, will be allowed to revert has taken the offer under consideration ing classes at a medical college. Srnnlon said home-run fence, and increase the height with thanks, pending developments of the he had the permission of Lumley, then manager to the club representing that city, for of the barrier to 30 feet. A wire screen Texas situation as regards San Antonio. of the Brooklyns, but Ebbets disputes this state whose benefit they were covered up by on top of the rest of the fence will give At this writing Manager Mack still has ment. Every season since^Scanlou was a hard former Manager McAleer. The prospect the whole structure a uniform height. man for Ebbets to get ,:-m line, and now that that there will be hopes that his plans for the Texas trip he has been traded he revives the $600 mark- Strange that in the lists of "twenty may not need revision or abandonment. down yarn." NO HOLDOUTS greatest" neither Cy Young nor Amos In the event of a transfer to Hot Springs At the time the deal for Scanlon was in the Washington team this year has Rusie was mentioned at all. Rusie was all of the Athletics© exhibition games in made it was stated the Philadelphia been still further improved by the action generally considered the greatest of speed the South will have to be cancelled, but Club©s chief purpose in securing Scanlon of Clark Griffith in the cases of Milan pitchers until the credit was claimed for games with the formidable Pitts Walter Johnson, although Charley Swee- burgh, Brooklyn and Cincinnati teams at ney, the old Providence and St. Louis Hot Springs would be available and just J pitcher, and Rube Waddell may have as good, if not better, for practice pur What Will "Hank " O©Day©s Answer Be ? equaled him. Old Cy certainly deserves poses. As soon as President Fogel©s a place in the galaxy. One evident fact offer to Manager Mack was published the BY W. A. PHELON. is that most of the list makers had never San Antonio Chamber of Commerce seen the old-time players, and some _ had telegraphed Manager Mack that San not even heard of them. While consider When he argues with a player, will he recollect the fact able untimely merriment is being caused Antonio is not within the zone of the That he is manager right now, and not an utapV meningitis epidemic. Nevertheless, Mana Will he show him how the play should be, or yell: by the alleged threat, of the outlaws to ger Mack will await further reliable "I©m running this here game get out, ya chump?" bring suit against the big leagues for news from San Antonio before definite And should a player call him names, what will he do? violation of the Swing on his neck and buckle in a clinch, ly deciding upon his future course. It Or, from old habit, send a lengthy wire, SHERMAN ©ANTI-TRUST LAW, is settled, however, that the team will About "bad language on the field" addressed "T. Lynch?" there might be an outside chance of that start for whatever training place may Tennyson. very thing happening, with some possi be selected on February 19, the date bility of making a clear case against the originally scheduled. r present magnates of base ball. Since the was to remove from the opposition a and Groom. Grif has decided to grant nation-savers have decided that it is pitcher more troublesome to the Phil- wrong for business men to conduct busi Philadelphia Park Accommodations. the terms asked for by these two players ness in a businesslike way, so as to earn According to President Fogel©s con lies than any other National League and has written them to that effect. pitcher, not even excepting Brown or large dividends for their stockholders. tract with builder Jim Foster, the ca-© Milan is certainly entitled to a lusty sti pay liberal wages and reduce the cost of pacity of Philadelphia Park will be in Mathewson. On no other basis was the deal justifiable, as a pitcher who cannot pend, and if Groom is in condition he production, and often the price of their creased by nearly 5000 bleacher seats and will no doubt earn all he gets, as he is a goods as well, it is now a risky thing by 104 boxes. The latter will be built or will not do his best under uncongenial conditions is not likely to be permanent twirler who needs only proper handling for practical men to do business ou a at a lower level directly in front of the and encouragement; and good legal large scale and in a practical manner, es present boxes, giving the club a total of ly satisfied with any club, especially when ball playing is pursued as a temporary tender, supplemented by his having won pecially as the agitators who know the 250 boxes. As each box holds 10 persons, lucrative side issue. Luckily, however, his last five games, should give him the least about business are the most active the addition will make room for 1040 two kinds of encouragement that is most in meddling with it, and insist that busi persons more. The permanent bleacher Manager Dooin proposes to use Scanlon mostly as a relief pitcher. effective. Gessler, who is objecting to a ness men must compete whether they addition will start at the extreme edge cut, is the only player with whom any want to or not, instead of cutting out of the bleachers in left centre and take Local Jottings. argument is now on, and as Griffith is needless competition, with its cutting of up all the space in front of the club The Philadelphia Club has turned pitcher Bas not figuring on Doc as a regular, he is one another©s throats and its usual first house, extending to a point in centre er over to the Buffalo Club. feeling less anxiety in his case than he step of cutting wages. It is to be hoped field. To make this improvement the Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coombs arrived in Palestine, Texas, on January 20 on a visit to©Mrs. Coomba© did in the other two. Another candidate that the prosperity-killers and panic- club will have to demolish the Broad parents, Mr. and ©Mrs. G. L. Russ. for the local outfield will probably go to breeders will spare base ball their direct street flower shop on the premises. Presi The veteran Gus Weyhing, who pitched last Charlottesville with the team. attention, as its indirect effects on the dent Fogel also announces that, in the season in the Texas League, has asked for a minor leagues have been only too evi event of the Phillies qualifying for the berth as scout of the Philadelphia Club. NEW BECBUIT. dent ever since the onslaught commenced next World©s Series the seating capacity Eddie Collins, the champion second baseman He is Duffy, an independent player from with the railroad-rate injunction a year of the World©s Champion Athletics, is a cigar Lockport, N. Y., who is said to be very will be still further enlarged. The play salesman now, for balance of the Winter. and a half ago. ers© club house will be transferred to the Third baseman Lobert. of the. .Phillies, has a fast and a good hitter and infielder. vacant garage under the pavilion. The chicken farm near his home in Pittsburgh, - and This afternoon Manager Griffith had a club house roof and second story will be raises fancy fowls both for profit and pleasure. talk with Eppa Rixey, the star southpaw THE CONNECTICUT LEAGUE ripped off and a bleacher capable of hold Harrv Davis bade all of his local friends good of the University of Virginia, who is in bye last week and on Thursday removed his town today with that institution©s basket Supports Dan O©Neil in His Battle Against ing 3000 persons W7ill be built on the family and effects to Cleveland, where he will strong foundations of© the present struc make his home hereafter. - ball team, of which he is a member. In Waterbury Exactions. ture. Plans will be made so this improve Outflelder John Castle, formerly of the Phil- cidentally, it may be mentioned that fa Special to "Sporting Life." ment can be completed in a few weeks. lies, and last season manager of the Steuben- mous old Georgetown won from the Vir Hartford, Conn., January 27. The di ville Club, in the ill-fated Ohio-Pennsylvania ginians, 32 to 16. Rixey, who has been If the Phillies should not win the pen League, has been appointed coach of the base ball rectors of the Connecticut Base Ball nant, the change W7ill be made for the and foot ball teams of the Bordentown, N. J., sought by other big league teams, agreed League at their session in this city on season of 1913, any way. In discussing Military Academy. to give Washington the first chance for January 25, gave Dan O©Neil a wide ter the annual addinons to the club©s seating his services, and intends to play profes ritory for His operations. By a unan capacity President Fogel said he wouldn©t REORGANIZATION FAILS. sionally after his graduation. This is his imous vote he was given permission to be satisfied until he was able to com last year at the University, and he sensi transfer his base ball franchise and club fortably seat 35,000 persons. The ad Owing to Lack of Interest in Proposed bly decided not to give up his studies to to any city wliere the league has juris ditions as now outlined will give him a enter base ball; but after the end of diction. After the meeting, Mr. O©Neil capacity of 30,000 for next season. Western Tri-State League. the scholastic ^ear, in June, he may be thanked the directors for the confidence Tulsa, Okla., January 20. Efforts to seen in a Washington uniform. Rixey has been remarkably successful against they showed in him and said he did not Local Clubs Get Players in Line. organize the Western Tri-State League know whether he would stick in Water- as a successor to the disbanded Western the leading college teams and has two bury or move to Holyoke. He had vari During the past week Manager Mack©s Association were called off this week be or three no-hit games to his credit. Grif ous reasons in favor of each city, but it time was divided between his office anci cause of the non-attendance at the initial fith will have a chance to size him up is up to him to decide which city he pre the bedside of his venerable mother, who rneKing on January 15 of the proposed thoroughly duririg the training season at fers, for he cannot have his cake and is believed to be in last extremities. Foi league of those who were to get franchises. Charlottesville. and Rixey will-probably ea.t it, too. Manager O©Neil has several many years Connie Mack has been the Representatives of only two of the eight pitch one or both of the scheduled games times given his reasons for not cariijg support of his mother, and the mainstay towns in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mis between the Washingtons and the Uni to be frisked out of $1500, and the direct of the entire family, in fact. No better souri, which it has been proposed should versity team. ors are of the same way of thinking. The son than Connie Mack ever lived, and for make up the circuit were on hand. Op ANOTHER LEFT-HANDED TWIRLEE, his exemplary conduct he well deserve two Waterbury -men who have the $1500 all of the good fortune that has attendee position to the admittance of cities in Taylor, of the Brownsville Club, of the claim, and who control the lease to the him. During the week Manager Mack other States, it is declared, was largely Southwest Texas League, was purchased base ball grounds in Waterbury say that received the signed contracts of pitcher responsible for the failure of the meeting. by Manager Griffith today on the recom the gates, in Roidyille will not be opened ©Bender, Coombs, Plank and Morgan, and An All-Oklahoma League has been sug mendation of Bill Bernhard, the former until the $1500 is paid over. Manager now outfielder Lord is the only veteran gested, but no definite steps have been Cleveland pitcher and present Nashville O©Neil says he will not pay them, and s yet unsigned, and he ia reported as taken toward its organization. manager. The Chicago Cubs had Taylor that a compromise will have to be made. SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 3, 1912 golia. The Red©s secretary has a trophy Dooin graduated. While Colonel Max the . Reds." As a matter of fact, the room at his Clifton hame which is one is in Mongolia and Siberia Julius Sage of Vine Street has put a nick in of the marvels of the age. Every skin Fleischmann and his family will be the Red wall of expectation and chiseled and every weapon therein could be made traveling around the world. They©ll see over it the fateful words, "Fifth place." the subject of a story as full of thrills as no base ball in Redland until June. That is the place he picks as one which will reflect credit upon the managerial ability of Hank O©Day. There may not be as much dignity in "Hank" as "Hen ry," but it seems so much easier to write National League News In Short Metre and to say. There is quite a margin be tween the place picked and the top, and if the Reds can fight their way out of Both "Outlaws" Are Claiming President Murphy, of Chicago, announces that President Murphy, of the Cubs, says Chance waivers on pitchers Reulbaoh and Mclntire have will retain catcher. George Sehlei, of Cincinnati, the second division for a change this old Cincinnati for Their Circuit A been granted by all National clubs and he is until he knows the German backstop won©t do Redtown will be more than satisfied. So now ready to make deals with minor league clubs for the majors, many of the elect fell down last year that for these players. Reulbach has been with the Outfielder Frank Schulte, of the Cubs, last it is extremely hazardous in these parts Game of Today and Now In Chicago Cubs for six years, while Mclntire was week made it known that-he intended to start to do much more than dream of success. obtained from Brooklyn two years ago. training a fortnight ahead of the rest of the The McQuillen-Moren double-barreled the New Palace of Fans, Pitcher Cy Barger, of the Brooklyns, has an Cubs this year. With Mrs. Schulte the every- nounced his engagement to Miss Myrtle Myers, otuer-day chauffeur is planning to go to West fiasco shot all the pins from beneath of Adair County, Kentucky. The wedding will Baden in the middle of February and remain Clark Griffith before "The Old Fox" got BY BEN MULFORD, JR. take place early in March. there until the Cubs leave that resort to go lo his nose fairly out of the kennel. There President Ward and Manager Kling, of Boston, New Orleans. are a couple of hopefuls on the twirling Cincinnati, O., January 27. Editor believe that in pitcher T.vlcr they have one of The Boston Club has received the signed con staff this year who may round into shape "Sporting Life." Tour Uncle A. Herr- the coming soutbpaws of the profession. tract of infielder J. Kirke and pitcher Bradley, late of Albany. and prove winners. If this proves more mann has been circulating in the W^ndy John Ferrell., Carolina Association pitcher, than promise those Reds of ours may be City and at Red headquar Henry Groh, Buffalo Innejder, and Eugene Paul- The New York "Sun" rises to remark: "Will et, utility, signed contracts with the Giants last John Kling, as manager of the Boston Nationals, a factor in the fight from the start. One ters this week everything week. successfully introduce the methods of Captain thing is sure, there will be discipline in has been as quiet as a President Murphy, of the Cubs, has announced Frank Chance, of the Chicago Cubs? Kling was carnp and the fellows who look upon base calm night on the Dead that he has received the contracts of pitchers Chance©s right-hand man for a time and un doubtedly remembers some of the things he ball as merely a picnic of the High Ball Sea. Contracts to the Harrington and Dressen, both recruits. Harring- League are going to run into Trouble Redbirds are going out ton comes from the New England League and learned. Kling always wanted to be a major Dressen ffom Salt Lake City. league manager and in his new berth he has a with all her traps set! and they©ll be coming back chance to prove his worth. John M. Ward says he never said a ball club MULFORDISMS. soon. While tly1 United could get along with two pitchers. "Big league Any time a visitor wants to get President States and Columbian "out teams need half a dozen," John observes, "work Herrmann to laugh all he has to do is to ask if Tom Downey has certainly been shunt laws" are eying each other ing four regularly." one of these new leagues will come through with ed around the checkerboard of action a clean bill. and scrapping for boues Fourteen of the Cubs have already signed for considerably this Winter. Redlanders are they think are lying next year, most of them having two or three- Second baseman Miller Huggins is slated for curious to see if C. Redhead Dooin can Ren Mulford, Jr. around loose outside the year contracts. Joe Tinker and Artie Hofman the Cardinal team©s captaincy. keep some of those surplus infield errors have each signed for three years. At present Manager O©Day has requested the Cincinnati National Agreement fence, Mordeciu Brown seems to be the only real star critics to refrain from the annual Winter cus from leaking out at critical stages next they will not create any undue commo on the doubtful list. tom of claiming the pennant. "The Reds will grass. - tion. Of course, it will be interesting Recent Chicago prognostication has Artie Hof play ball on the diamond, not Indoors," declares "N. B." now has a new meaning in to see if there will be any Red holdouts. man slated for third base. The Cubs could well Hank, "and nothing can- be gained by idle Redland. -It signifies "No booze." No very serious cases of cold feet are afford to let well enough alone with Jim Doyle predictions." Miller Huggins goes back to Cardinal- for third baseinan. If Mordecal Brown really retires from base town with one well-defined ambition...,/The expected in the Red camp. Everybody Jake Daubert is the best first baseman in ball Manager Chance will have to build up an is ttlb, eager to show that the team is not America next to Hal Chase,© is the publicly- entirely new staff of pitchers with "King" Cole Rabbit, with Mike Mowrey & Co., will a bunch of macadamized phonies. The expressed opinion of Manager Chance, of tf»e as the nucleus. work their heads off to once more beat Red players think that they are going to Cubs. President Ward, of the Boston Club, Is con out the Redbirds. surprise a few people this year, and here©s President Dreyfuss, of Pittsburgh, admits that templating adorning the shirt of each Boston Hugh Nicol and Ted Sullivan^ have hoping they are not underestimating their he has not abandoned hope of landing first base- player with an Indian©s head, in keeping with made great hits in the new School of abilities to beat the showing of 1911. man Tim Jordan, of Toronto. the new title of the team, the "Boston Braves." Letters. Their base ball contributions The Giants so enjoyed the business manage The idea is original, anyway, aad may make a THE EXPECTANT INVADERS. ment of Frank Bancroft that tbey want the old hit-with the fans. are fine stuff. Worry is the undertaker©s best friend. war horse to take them to Cuba, Japan or any If Johnny Kling carries out his announced pur old place next Fall. pose of wearing shin guards next season Charley PRICE MAINTENANCE. One of the most cheerful things worth do Nothing doing on the basket ball sport for Dooin will be the only National League catcher ing is to take "Worry" by the seat of Martin J. O©Toole, the "$22,500 Pittsburgh to go without them. the unmentionables and boot it into the beauty." According to a Boston paper the red Outfielder George Burns, the Utica recruit, Sustained by a United States Court in unmendable past. One Garry Herrmann top was offered a position on a professional has signed a New York contract. the Matter of Base Balls. isn©t doing any worrying these days. The basket ball team, but he lost no time in shaking Pitcher Marquard, of the Giants, is still on promoters of both the Columbian and his head on the "no" signal. "Basket ball is the stage. Richard declares he will close his In the Philadelphia letter in the last too rough and requires too much exertion," said tour in time to rest a week or so before report issue of "Sporting Life" mention was United States Leagues have their eyes the brick top. ing with the Giants at Marlin, Texas. "I©m on Cincinnati. It is arrant folly to be Frank Chance has written from bis home on picking up barrels of coin, too, boys, believe made of the fact that the A. J. Reach lieve that both will arrive. And the one the Coast that he is ready to get back in the me," announces the twirler. "It©s soft, this Company, manufacturers of the cork- that does come will have a long way to game, and will be seen at first base again this stage stunt." centre ball invented and patented by travel before it hits Dividend Day. Of season. The Pittsburgh Club has sold pitcher Urban Benjamin F. Shibe which is now the of course, it is idle to waste much space in President Herrmann says the Cincinnati Club C. Faber to the Des Moines Club, of the Western ficial ball of the two great major leagues, Is to be given to Manager O©Day to do with as League. had secured an injunction from Judge mere speculation. Most of the players he wishes. In other words, Mr. Herramnn will Catcher Harry Smith, whose ©ineliglblHty for who have been mentioned as possible ac have nothing to say about the> retention or dis failure to report to Brooklyn last season was McPherson, in the United States Dis tors in the new-born or is it still-born? posal of any players. recently removed by the National Commission, trict Court, against the Scarlett Com leagues are in the sere and yellow. The Brooklyn team contains no less than nine has been sold to the Newark Club, of the In pany, Incorporated, which is charged with Ease ball is essentially a game of today Southern League graduates in its ranks, namely, ternational League. selling the Official American League balls Rucker, Erwin, Smith, Stark, Hummel, Downs, From St. Louis comes a story that an Italian, at less than $1.25 each at retail. By this and note. All good past performances Wheat, Daubert and Northen. claiming to represent the "Jewel Society," a count as little for box office effect as the During the past week Manager Fred Clarke black-hand organization, had endeavored to coerce injunction the practice of price-cutting life blood of a giant that has gone out sent in his signed Pittsburgh contract. The lirst baseman Ed. Konetchy, of the Cardinals, is rebuked and the Scarlett Company, In through a leak in his heart. It is the terms were agreed upon last December. into giving $3000 to the criminal band. corporated, is restrained from further base hits of the present and future, and The Brooklyn Club is out for another seasoned Heine Zimmerman, hard hitter and utility man marketing the A. J. Reach Company©s not the achievements of the days agone, catcher and is figuring on securing catcher Eddie for the Chicago Nationals, has announced to goods at less than the established prices. that will draw the dollars to the box of Phelps from the Toronto Club. President Murphy in u letter from New York As a matter of record and trade interest The Pittsburgh Club has sold Albert S. Haynes, that he has finished with base ball. He explains fice. Just because the Reds have been Vermont University pitcher; and outnelder Mur that he has a good business chance which seems we give herewith a verbatim copy of the miserable trailers ever since the Hanlon ray, the Mlssoula recruit, to the Indianapolis too good to overlook. He therefore will retire decree of the court: not. regime began is no reason to believe that Club, of the American Association. United States of America, Eastern District of the Bugs of this borough are going to Ed. Konetchy, of tie Cardinals, has quit the Shortstop Wagner, of the Pirates, Is not going Pennsylvania, S. S. The President of the United nock in large numbers after new and Indoor base ball game. Says his billiard parlor to retire for the present at least. He has an States, To the Scarlett Company, Incorporated. is paying, so why should he sink the rest of his nounced his satisfaction with the 1912 contract Greeting: Whereas, Benjamin F. Shlbe and A. etrange gods. Of course, enthusiasts are coin in the other. tendered him. J. Reach Company lately exhibited their bill of interested in the gossip that is going Secretary Herman Seekamp, of the St. Louis complaint. In the District Court of the United News from that dear old Pa©oll,.O., states that States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, round. Not since the American League pitcher Cy Young, of the Boston Braves, Is as Club, has decided to remove the office of the threatened to come in and settle down hard as nails, and at his own expense will spend club from the ball park to a down-town office in the Third Circuit, against yon, the said De during the last base ball war has Cincin a week boiling out at Hot Springs before report building in the near future. Mr. Seekamp has fendant, praying to be relieved touching the ing to Manager Kling at Augusta, Ga. also fathered a law against ticket scalping, matters therein complained of, and especially nati been promised rival clubs. But if which has been Introduced in the House of that you The Scarlett Company, Incorporated, and the United States folks and the Colum Big Tesreau, who will return to the Giants Delegates by Nathan Hall, member from the all acting under you ..... may be restrained from bian people know their business they©ll this year as a white hope pitcher, has developed twenty-first ward of St. Louis. The feature of further infringing the Patent and the rights of a spit ball within the last year, said anointed the bill is that no ticket can lawfully be sold the- said complainant in the premises, in the shake dice for the privilege of coming in bender being very effective, according to report. for more than Its printed face value. said bill mentioned, in any way or manner, and bearing the brunt of battle against Manager Hank O©Day has not forgotten his Pitcher Richter has turned in his 1912 Chicago contrary to law or equity: We therefore, in con the old Red Stockings the heirs to the former associates, the umpires. Hank is having contract with the statement that be is "going sideration thereof and also of the particular glories and prestige of ©69. Meanwhile, a comfortable dressing room p©rovided for the to have the best year of his career." matters in the said bill set forth, do strictly umps under the new grand stand in Cincinnati command and enjoin you, the said The Scarlett it isn©t going to pay to try and hold and one which can be reached quickly, sub The longest list of exhibition games of all Company, Incorporated, your officers, servants, one©s breath until the invasion really oc jecting the arbitrators to a minimum of missiles the Spring trips of 1912 has just been announced workmen and agents, and all others acting under curs outside the headlines. and maledictions. by the New York Giants, who will engage in 25 or with you, and each and every of you, that from contests. henceforth you do absolutely and entirely desist Since shortstop Arthur Fletcher first joined IN CLOVER WITH THE THIRTY-THIRDS. Bill McKechnie was the first Pittsburgh In and refrain from the further directly or in the Giants every club in the National League directly vending or causing to be vended any Cincinnati©s plans for taking care of "the has made McGraw an offer for him, but there fielder to send in a signed Pittsburgh contract last week being the time of delivery. base balls containing or employing any of the in Old Guard" by leasing boxes for the sea never has been a chance of his getting away. ventions covered or secured by Letters Patent of son is a splendid one. Most of the choice Umpire Bill Brennan accompanied Mike Gib According to the Chicago "Tribune" President the United States No. 932.911. whether at whole locations will be taken up the day the bon, the St. Paul welterweight, to New York Murphy is done with the "ivory-ball" proposition. sale or at retail, otherwise than upon the terms last week for his fight with Jack Denning. Bren It says: "A box of ivory nuts of various sizes specified in the license granted by complainant allotment is made. Already the reserva nan, who is also a native of St. Paul, is a and shapes accompanied by samples of the finish the A. J. Reach Company for the sale thereof tions are formidable and some of the great chum of the new star in the fistic world. ed product in the shape of buttons has been sent and in particular vending or causing to be to the Cub magnate, who is inclined to drop vended any of the said base balls at retail at a finest^enthusiasts of the Queen City and The contracts of Marsans and Almeida, the Ivis plans for the manufacture of Ivory cores for her Kentucky visitors are represented in Cuban players, have reached the office of the base balls after ascertaining the large©percentage less price than $1.2f> each. Cincinnati Club and been safely filed away. Witness the Honorable the Judges of the Dis the list. There will be no necessity for of a given quantity of the fruit that would be trict Court of the United States at Philadelphia, the old-time scramble for place and the Manager Hank O©Day will not fall so easily unavailable for the purpose on account of de fects." this IBth day of January A. D. 1912, and in regulars will have a season cinch on their for that "sore arm" excuse that has been used the hundred and 36th year of the Independence by so many Red pitchers in time gone by. Outfielder Wilbur Goode and catcher Graham of the said United States. 4 favorite locations. The Metropolitan Hank is wise. Opera House in New York has no great last week turned in their signed Chicago con Scout Billy Armour appears to be at work al tracts. Goode Is wintering in Florida. er, better system. Base ball has gotten ready for St. Louis. Cleveland tried to turn Fred Tenney, once of the Giants and last year A PATHETIC APPEAL. beyond the old catch-as-catch-can stage. pitcher Jim Baskette back to Toledo, but Roger manager of the Boston "Braves," was last week As conducted in Cincinnati this year, Bresnahan declined to waive. released unconditionally by John M. Ward, the From An Old Actor, Now Dying, to the Base with every objectionable feature elimi new president of the club. Mike Donlin Is still Marty O©Toole,. the moist-ball artist whom holding out for more money. Ball Players. nated, base ball will scale as high in Pittsburgh gave up $22,500 for last Fall, is St. Joseph©s Hospital, Ward©1, 143d Street and environment and conduct of affairs as wintering at his home in South Framingham, and Jack Warner, the veteran catcher, formerly of Brooks Avenue, The Bronx, New York City. looks to be in the pink of condition. He has the Giants, is said to be looking for a position Dear Friends: I am a poor old dying actor, in any other enterprise on earth. Balldom been bowling considerably and is satisfied that us manager of a team in the paper United States this hospital suffering with consumption. I am has at last come into its own ! lip will have no trouble with his arm next League. penniless, friendless and almost hopeless. I MAX FLEISCIIMANN©S TROPHY ROOM. Spring. Outfielder Bobby Coulson, of the Brooklyn am so poor I can©t even buy a newspuper or get Treasurer Williams, of the Chicago Club, has team, is to be married on St. Valentine©s Day shaved. "You pay for everything bere except Although the name of Max C. Fleisch- a letter from Johnny Elvers, who writes that he at Donora, Pa., to Miss Helen Baker, a former your bed, food and medicine." Years ago when maun will be seen on a brass plate on the school teacher in Donora. 1 was making plenty I never refused to help » is going to come back with a Whole head and brother professional in distress. Won©t you spare door of one of the "boxes de luxe" at the with both hands and feet to play second base Umpire Charles Rigler is back at the Uni a trifle to make my few remaining days a little new Palace of the Fan this year, the this year without a skio. versity of Virginia studying law. less gloomy? 1 was a fan in Troy, N. Y., at Red secretary will not witness all the the time most of the old "Haymakers" came to games. Colonel Fleischmann has won a New York City to form the Giants. They were a 10-inning tie ©game. Base ball is still * A FIRST PLACE PKOPIIECY. all friends of mine Tim Keefe, Buck Ewing name as one of the great globe trotters "Smiling Mickey" Welsh. Jack Cassidy, Gillispie, of the day. He has hunted the giraffe, a favorite diversion of the traveler and No matter what happens this still Hap Mike Dorgan, etc.. and later years in Brooklyn, lion and elephant in Africa; has trailed he loves to think of the old days when he py New Year of 1912 nobody can rise when I was at Hyde-Behmans, Bob Carrtithers. the great white polar bear in the Arctics Dave Foutz, George Smith, Plnkney, Dave Orr, played with the Mountaineers, from in the Autumn and say to Jack Ryder, Jimmy Peeples, etc. Sincerely yours, and his next point of exploration is Mon whose ranks Miller Huggins and Charley "You prophesied a brilliant finish for PEN KENNEDY. SPORTING Davis, Jr., as mascot, because Eugene that catcher Clemmons, the star backstop Davis might take oft©ense and vice versa. THE WESTERN LEAGUE, of the league, will be returned here, if he IN CLEVELAND THE MASCOT IN LINE ANYHOW. fails to make good with the Chicago After. Little Heinie had assured Man» The Wichita Club in Shape Now to Take White Sox. He also stated that there Over the Pueblo Franchise and Team was little show to get Berger back, as ager Davis that he knew just how to the latter was sold outright to Comiskey. THE (PROPOSED INVASION BY take care of the bats and the correct way Recently Purchased From Isbell. to hand each swat stick to Joe, Larry George Hughes and Al Shaw are being THE COLUMBIAN-LEAGUE/ & Co., so that a hit,-would be forthcom Wichita, Kan., January 24. Frank Is mentioned as probable managers of the ing when needed, the new boss of the bell .suzned ©the contract closing the sale local club. The former has purchased Naps told Heinie that he could consider of his Pneblo Base Ball Club to a WTi- some stock in the .club. Promoter Powers Awards a Cleve himself engaged for 1912. "He©s the chita stock company and the first payment News Notes. best manager in the game, and he cer on the deal was made. Frank McMul- The Sioux City pitchers will not report for tainly knows his business," Heinie con lan, secretary of the Wichita-Pueblo Club practice till April 1, although the other players land Franchise to Hinkel and fided to a half-dozen urchins who were last year, has been selected as secretary will be working hard a week before that. breathlessly awaiting the outcome of his and business manager of the club in this Manager Frank Isbell, of the Des Molnes -Club, McKean Cleveland A, L« Club has purchased pitcher Urban C. Faber from the Pittsburgh Club, which secured him last Fall from the Pueblo Club. Attending to Its Own Business* |\ Famous "Ducky" Holmes, who had an option on the Lincoln Club for $18,000, failed to secure American League News In Nut-Shells the necessary capital to purchase the club by BY ED. F. BANG. January 21, on which day his option expired. Cleveland, O., January 29. Editor Johnny Coulon and Fraukie Conley have been There are soino ball players who are of the A St. Louis dispatch states that "Colonel matched for a fight in Los Angeles, February IJ. "Sporting Life." Cleveland may house opinion that infielder Otis Johusou, who was Hedges will not send Monte Cross to do scouting It will be another opportunity for the latter to three league teams during the coming with the Highlanders last season, and who has duty until next season is half completed among show his friends that their faith in him has not been turned over to the Rochester Ulub, would the minor leagues." been misplaced. season. The Naps will make a good catcher. Jimmy McAleer says it is the players and not Tom Fairweather has promised the Des Moines hold the centre of the local Inflelder Jack Knight has done so much filling the utanager who make a great club. Yet the fans that Gilmore, ex-Denver outfielder; catcher base ball stage as of yore, In and plugging up of gaps as a Highlander organization has to have a manager who can McGraw, last year with Lincoln; Olint Rogge, but indications are that that he is now studying dentistry in New York. select those great players. who was a near-Drummer at one time last two other teams will vie Herman Schaefer is the only Washington play A deal is said to be on for a trade of first Spring; Eddie Hahn, veteran Sox outfielder, who er who has asked Griffith for permission to take baseuian Stovall, of Cleveland, for pitcher was ordered to report iu 1909, but who refused: with Charley Somers© boys the baths. White he has not given a definite "Lefty" George, of St. Louis. and Chouinard, former Sox and Des Motoes out for local patronage. The answer, Griffith is inclined to send Schaefer to Elberfeld has,asked the Washington Club for fielder, will play with the Deu Moines Club next Columbian League, with Hot Springs, as he believes the veteran would his release on the ground that he will probably season. John Powers at the head, profit by the experience. not be able to play any more, in his physician©s At the annual stockholders©, meeting of the has already awarded a Manager Harry Wolverton has on his High opinion, owing to an inclinable hip trouble. Topeka Base Ball Association on January IN. lander pitching staff four spitters, a southpaw, Manager Griffith does not take Klberfeld seriously directors for the present year were - re-elected. franchise to M. J. Hinkel an underhand thrower and a slugger. How is and will not give ail unconditional release to the Arch M. Catlin elected president, base ball pros and Ed MoKean. the lat that for a freaky .array of talentj player whose acquisition cost the Washington pects for the approaching season discussed and Ed. Bang ter shortstop for the Cleve Club $5000 and drew $4750 per annum as salary. an increase of the capital stock from $15,000 to The Bed Sox will have but one southpaw $25,000 decided upon. Reports of the finances land Spiders in the days next season; Ray Collins, who has demonstrated Cleveland©s young Nashville recruit, spit-ball during the past season showed that the 1911 prior to the berth of the American his worth. pitcher Fra.uk Bair. of Sharon, Pa., is an ex season had been a fairly prosperous one. Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the White Sox, pert accountant, and is at present auditing the League. Messrs. Hinkel and McKean borough books of West Middlesex, Pa., where he Jim Flynn, the heavy-weight fighter, Is a base have pledged themselves to have $10,000 is complainant in a foreclosure suit filed in Chi lives. ball bug .and a great pal of Jack Hendrlcks, the in the bank to support a team in Cleve cago, January 20, in the Superior Court against Denver magnate. "I©m a catcher," said Flynn Mr. and Mrs. Jarikes J. Deviiie. Recharges that Catcher Street has sent in his signed Wash the other day, "and I©d rather be back of the land at the opening of the season. Hinkel they have defaulted in .the payment of $2500 ington contract with the statement that he is In bat than any place excepting in the ring. Still. is to be the business head of the team, under a trust deed agreement. The base ball the best condition of his bright young life. I have to let the mask and pad alene. Got a Whilfe magnate seeks ^to have property conveyed to Clark Griffith has a competitor in Harry Davis thumb broken once by a foul tip, and had to P. J. McCarthy by the Devines sold to pay the in bidding for the services of George Moriarty, forfeit fights that might have yielded me a lot St©KEAN WILL BE MANAGER. money due. of the Tigers. Cleveland is said to be willing of money." It is planned to erect a base ball plant fn Bert Shotten, the Browns© fleet-footed to trade Stovall for Morey, but with young Referring to the noise which Pneblo is making at Luna Park, a local amusement park. centre fielder, Bobby Wallace has one star©about Gainor back in form it is hard to see what use over the withdrawal of the Wichita team, which wKom he may construct a good outfield. the Detroit team could make of Stovall, though finished the season in Pueblo and recently was M. F. Bramley, owner of Luna Park, is Earl Gardner, of the Highlanders, says he is there is no question that Moriarty would make transferred back to new owners in Wichita, interesting himself in .the project, and it in good health, and hopes to be able to show a good man for the Naps. President O©Neill said the Other day it©was un what he can do around second base the coming The Detroit Club is going to give southpaw derstood that the switch to Pueblo might be is announced that he may erect a plant season, and hopes that the position, which has Hub Pernoll, farmed to Oakland last year, an only temporary and exhibited the agreement en to accommodate 12,000 people, the grand caused so much trouble, will be filled at the© other and very thorough chance to make good tered Into by Pueblo at the time. It contained stand to hold 6000 and the bleachers the hill top in 1912. this year. a clause to the effect that the club could be same number. While Messrs. Hinkel and Manager Griffith has sen}; a contract to Kid The 1911 White Sox manager, Hugh Duffy, withdrawn at the end of the first year if desired. McKean were busily -engaged in drawing Elberfeld, who is wintering near Chattanooga. now with Milwaukee, declares that Vean Gregg, As soon as this is signed Griff will start to Cleveland©s star hold-out, has a bad arm and will up an agreement with Mr. Powers, A. S. dicker with several minor- league clubs ©desiring not be as successful as heretofore, even if he TO CONQUER JAPS. Witman. president of the new United the Tobasco Kid. comes into camp. Duffy says that Gregg©s arm States League, arrived in Cleveland, to . Jack Sheridan, the v,aietaa American League went bad toward the close of last season. U. S. Army Team Given Permission to confer with William Murphy, secretary umpire^, is spending the wlpter in San Francisco. The Boston Club last week received the signed of the Gillsy Hotel, who is of the opin "I see© by the papers that the American League contracts of infielder Clyde Engle and the New Invade Japan Peacefully. ion that a United States team would has voted to pension me and has given me a ark recruit, catcher Forrest L. Cady. At the Washington, D. C., January 25. Ja medal to wear on my breast," said Sheridan same time it was announced that three recruits pan proposes to battle with America for PAY BIG MONEY IN CLEVELAND. recently. "But I guess when the bell rings outflelder Landerfect* first baseman Gunning and I©ll be back in harness. Ban Johnson will need third baseman Jacobs had been sold to the Wor supremacy on the base ball diamond. Mr. Witman thinks that the Columbian me when tie fight grows: hot." , . cester Club. The Mikado©s army is sending a team League will be weakened becaqse the pro Pitcher White, of -the White Sox, will, as Inflelder Rollo Zeider turned in his signed Chi from Tokio to the Philippines to engage posed site «of the grounds is about six usual, instruct the twlrlers of the Central High cago contract last week. in a series of games with the American School, of Washington, D. C., this Spring before Pat Dougherty, outfielder of the Chicago White soldiers there, and Brigadier General J. miles from the Public .Square. He says leaving for Waco, Tex., to join his team. Sox, was "released" OH January 22, not from that he would insist on the United Ty Cobb is learning to skate and enjoying the the White Sox, but from his residence in Boli Franklin Bell, commanding the Depart States park being even closer to the sport immensely. He put on skates for the first var, N. Y., where he was placed under quaran ment of the Philippines, asked the War square than the present American League time in his life it must be remembered he*ls a tine belore Christmas. Dougherty©s son James, Department for authority to dispatch a park. Mr. Powers, oh the other hand, Southron during his recent theatrical visit to six years old, who has been ill with scarlet squad of army players to Tokio to return Cleveland. fever, has fully recovered. the visit. On Tuesday last a mild in was of the opinion that the Columbian Even if catcher Bill Carrigan©s broken leg Clyde Milan, the fast little outfielder of the League wptild pay right from the start, keeps him out of the Red Sox line-up touch this Washington Club, is now being touted as one vasion of" Japan was authorized by Gen as Sunday ball can be played in each of coming season Boston fans feel certain that the of the best outflelders in the American League. eral Leonard Wood, Chief of Staff of the the eight cities in his organization, while Red Sox will be able to go along well enough Milan made some plays last season that were Army, in permitting an officer and nine the United States League has only two with Nnnamaker and Williams. Nunamaker©s wonders. Base ball critics say that he will be enlisted men to proceed from the Philip smooth work last season was noted all over the among the stars in the outer garden the coming pines to Japan to conquer that country Sunday towns. Then, too, the Columbian circuit. season. with base ball bats. The games to be League will not try to start on such an Infielder Eddie Foster; the Rochester recruit, Catcher Joe Casey has signed the 1912 Detroit elaborate scale as the one proposed by and shortstop Scott, of Ifoungstown, have signed contract tendered him. played will be a return engagement for the United States. Instead they will Washington contracts. Outfielder R. M. Riggs, of the Houston, Tex., games played by the Tokio University start on a small scale with the motto So confident is Jimmy Callahan of equaling, Club; infielder D. B. Pratt, of Montgomery; team in the Philippines. The trip of the "watch us grow." While all this tur if not bettering, his great record of 1911 that pitcher Frill, of Jersey City; and pitcher Hamil American soldiers is to be made on con he is releasing all but the most phenomenal ton, of last year©s St. Louis, team, during the dition that the Japanese Government will moil is on .<= © . youngsters picked up last season to get trials in past week signed contracts with the St. Louis the outfleld of the Sox 1912 outfit. Club. ,. permit their landing in Japan. OWNER SOMERS AND MANAGER DAVIS J. Ed. (irillo rises to remark; "Of the sfcveral PitchfrV Musser, .drafted by Washington from are busying themselves trying to arrive new managers who will break into the major Canton, has signed a Washington contract. A BISHOP©S FAVOR. at a decision as to how many of the leagues this Spring, Jake Stahl, who will have Tommy ConrioUy, the American League arbi charge of4he.Boston Red Sox, will undoubtedly trator and member of the League Rules Com present Naps will be, taken to Mobile have© the best chance to make a showing. Stahl mittee, is to establish at Natick, Mass., a school Says Base Ball Is Cleanest Sport and Per and New Orleans for the Spring train will have a strong team, under him, and the for . umpires, of which he will be chief instruct missible on Sundays. ing sessions. Manager Davis arrived fact that he will greatly improve one position or. ConnOlly believes that the school will fill which he covers himself is going to make a a long-felt want, explaining that many young Syracuse, N. Y., January 25. "I am here Friday and .will .remain in Cleve great difference in the team©s showing, pro men of promise have broken into the game, but in favor of Sunday base ball," said Bish land until it is time to leave for the viding Stahl has the ability to handle a ball have been seriously handicapped by lack of South. He has moved his family and team.." <©...-- ©".... ; Judgment -\ and the rules of the game. op Patrick A. Ludden, Roman Catholic. household furnishings here and is now Bill- Gimnlngliain, the Nationals© second base- Ralph Glaze, the former all-around Dartmouth ,today. "I would much prefer that the pleasantly located in a home only a- short man, is spending the Winter quietly at his home athlete and Red Sox pitcher, has decided to young men went to the base ball game on in Schenectady, N. Y. He Is attending a gym give up base, ball for his athletic goods store in Sunday afternoon than that they hang distance from the ball park. Davis had nasium where .he-.; takes light exercise, ©and he Waco, Tex. He will, however, continue his also takes- long -walks e.cery. day, in all weathers. around the saloons or stand on the cor only been at his office a short time Sat foot ball coaching. ners and make insulting remarks about: urday morning when a visitor, his first, He hopes to report in good condition next March. The Boston Club has come to terms with Jer arrived. He was Heinie .Wexler, mascot Shortstop Russell Blackburne has signed a 1912 sey City for the return of pitcher Hugh Bedient. people that pass. They get out into the extraordinary of the 1911 Naps. Chicago contract. So has pitcher Peters, drawn Third baseman Frank Manush has obtained per fresh air; they can abuse the umpire, "Good morning,.manager," said Heinie in the draft from the Minneapolis Club last Fall, mission from the Cleveland Club to accompany which gives them a lot of fun, amuses after Oravath©s draft by Philadelphia had been the New Orleans Club to the Isthmus of Panama. the crowd and does not hurt any one. I as he entered, hat in hand. set aside by the National Commission. He will join the Cleveland team when it reaches consider base ball one of the cleanest "Good morning, young man," Manager . Cleveland©s hold-out pitcher, Vean Gregg, has the Crescent City. sports and it will not hurt any one. Davis replied, extending his hand, "what bought a lot of horses in Spokane for himself The luxury of a real/Turkish bath and the and father, which are to be sold in Canada. Again the hours for service are such that is your name and what can I do for comforts of a lounging room in connection with a base ball game does not interfere with you?" Gregg writes that he will not sign the $3200 con their club house will greet the White Sox when tract offered him by the Cleveland Club, and they open the next championship season at Com church worship. The man who has to "Heinie Wexler is my name. I guess adds that unless he gets $5000 he will retire iskey Park en April 11. Work on the Improve work all week and has no time for recrea you heard of my record with the Naps from base ball and go to Canada with his father, ments is well under way. there to enter business. tion or amusement would be far better last season, didn©t you?" Heinie queried. Clark Griffith©s subterranean efforts to obtain off at a ball game Sunday afternoon than DAVIS SMILED BLANDLY President Hedges, of St. Louis, has opened a good, third baseman would indicate that he down-town offices in the Bank of Commerce doesn©t hint much of Ray Morgan, "Midget" hanging around a saloon or going out to and said: "Oh, now I retnember you. Building, Room 1305, in St. Louis. Foster or Jack Flynn. the dance hall." And as for that record I guess every body has heard . of how you mascotted President August Herrmann, of the Cincinnati the Naps into third place. What©s on "interview" with the new manager. city. He will take cfharge of the© club at Club, has received the signed contracts of catcher There is some talk about the Naps mak once. The new owners of the Wichita Murphy, of (he Texas League: pitcher Shinners. your mind?" of the Wisconsin-Illinois League, and third base- "I just thought I would drop in and ing a deal with the Chicago White Sox. Base Ball Club have formed a temporary man Arthur Phelan, of the Southern League. see if you wanted to sign me for next Charley Comiskey and Jimmy Callahan organization by electing the following season," said the diminutive Heinie. would like, to have George Stovall for board of directors: Arthur Paulline, W. "I©m not a hold-out and honestly I don©t first base. Rollie Zeider, who has play O. Van Arsdale. C. A. Schwartz, E. J. believe Joe and Larry will hit anywhere ed first, second, third and short, is the Ohmer,© George Pratt, Ben Eaton, Earle Hear .400 unless I©m with the teatri.". individual who may become a Nap. Evans, Sam Amidon and George Brad BALL PLAYERS© CARDS Manager Davis. thereupon reckoned ford. Arthur Paulline was made tem that, although he had two: sons, both of porary treasurer. At the present time Cards of eighteen words or less will be inserted Manager McGraw, of the New York Giants, has there has been close to $23,000 subscribed for sixty cents each issue. All over eighteen whom are ambitious to be mascots of a formally notified all of his regular players to words three cents for each word, initials and big league club, they didn©t ©know enough report at Marlin Springs, Texas, on or before in the new company, leaving approximate March 1. GroUndkceper Murphy, now at Marlin, ly $2000 in capitalized stock to be sold. figures counting as one word.____^______about the mascotting end of base ball to reports that there are cases of meningitis in GATCHKR-INFIELDER WANTS POSITION; pilot the Naps into the select circle. Marlin, but that they have been isolated and However, a part of this is placed. Frank also good manager; big league experience. Billy Then, too, he could scarcely name Harry that tbe patients are improving. Isbell has stated to the new management Hallman, 2952 N. Reese St., Philadelphia, Pa. 8 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 3, 1912 years ago and played at both first and bare feet, a fractional inch_ taller than that I should have heard about it had third bases. While he hit well at the McConnell, the "Human String." waivers been asked," declared McGraw. time he did not shdw mucli class as a "No, I don©t know, that I would claim fielder. With Rochester last season he either pitcher," he continued. "You see, clouted for .313 and fielded at a .922 * THE CHAMPION GIANTS. I am right up to the roster limit now, and THE NEW PARK WILL SOON- clip. Simmons is considered one of the I prefer to develop talent rather than best second sackers developed by the In Recruit Players Sending in their Contracts bank on cast-offs. Really, I believe Mur BE UNDER WAY. ternational League in several years. Catcher Edwin Bergen hails from Ossin- The Fever Epidemic in Texas a phy has been kidding some one, though." ing. He is a semi-pro, and former bat Menace to Club Plans Manager THE EPIDEMIC IN TEXAS. All Obstacles to the Start of the tery mate of southpaw Hoff. He will be McGraw©s Pitching Corps Problem is a matter of real worriment to the New taken South on trial. Kauff was with the New York, January 27. Early in the York Club manager, John J. McGraw, Work on the Kingsbridge Site Bridgeport (Connecticut League) team past week Secretary Joe O©Brieu, of the who intimated yester©day that he might be last season, for which he batted .294. He Giants, received signed contracts from forced to change his,-entire plans for Now Virtually Removed and is fast on his feet and with proper train four more juveniles, .Eu training as a result of the situation in ing should make a great base-runner. gene Paulet, Henry Groh, Texas. "I have been assured," said Scout Irwin is particularly sweet on the George Burns and John the leader of the Giants, "that Marlin is All Plans of the Club Perfected. youngster and predicts that he will stick Ferrell. The signing of not in the danger zone. But you can bet jn the big show this year. Paulet put at rest the your bottom dollar I will take no chances. SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." AFTER ANOTHER CATCHER. rumor that he has been I am not going to take such a valuable bunch of property as a championship New York, January 27. President Manager Wolvertou has made it plain disposed of to Montgomery. Frank J. Farrell, of the New York Ameri to Quinn and Vaughn, two of his pitchers "Hank" Groh is the team anywhere which is not absolutely who failed to show to good advantage youngster who, for a time safe." Secretary O©Brien, however, is can League Club, says that unless there more optimistic. "1 have talked to is a hitch the transfer of last year, that unless their work shows last season, was taken for the property at Kings- marked improvement the coming season the bat boy at the Polo traveling and railroad men," he declared, bridge, where his new sta they will be dropped into some minor Gi©ounds. He was bought yesterday, "and they all tell me that dium will be erected, will league. The new skipper of the High John j. McGraw from Decatur by the Giants CONDITIONS IN TEXAS be effected in a few days. landers declares that he will surely land in July, but contracted Ity- another crack-a-jack, seasoned catcher phoid fever soon after he came here. have been greatly magnified. The menin The architect©s plans for gitis epidemic is nothing more than the the big structure have been and possibly two of such before the bell While still ill he "was shipped to Buffalo. rings. Deals now pending are expected He recovered his health in time to hit old-fashioned spotted fever, which has accepted and Mr. Farrell been prevalent for years in that section is ready to award the vari of the Southwest. It is a Winter disease ous contracts. As soon as pure and simple, but unusually severe for the papers have been sign some reason at this time. From what I ed the work of filling in News Items Gathered From All Quarters have been able to learn the epidemic will Frank Farrell will be carried on rapidly. die out before Spring. It is quite un This will require about six known so late as mid-February and weeks, after which the foundations will A majority of the clubs of the Central Asso The Kewanee (Central Association) Club has ciation have replied negatively to President Jus signed outfielder Roy K. Lowe, of Rockford, Mo.; March. In case of necessity, however, be laid. It is planned to open the new tice©s proposition to increase the circuit to 10 and Henry Kellar, of Toledo. our training plans might be shifted to park some time in July or August, if clubs by the admission of Cedar Rapids and Maurice Myers, of Detroit, was on January 23 some other scene without great incon not earlier. It is not generally known Watertown, despite the allurement of the propo appointed by President Bowen official statistician venience. There are plenty of admirable that Mr. Farrell turned down a propo sition. of the Sout* Michigan Leagu* for 1912. The training places elsewhere. Our well- sition to build, the American League plant The Kewanee Club, of the Central Association, position carries a salary of $600. wishers need not worry. I am sure the on the vacant lot adjoining the Polo has signed pitcher Bert Neiswender, a Western The Petersburg Club, of the Virginia League, Giants will be in as fine condition to Grounds. Illinois semi-professional player. to date has signed these new players: William Ward Carey, 20, a base ball player who signed Bender, pitcher; Harry Burdlck, first baseman; begin the 1912 campaign as any other to play with the Portsmouth team, of the Ohio B. Doc Newman, outfielder; Charles Ira Hock, outfit in the National League." League, for the 1912 season on January 20, filed catcher; and B©red Ostendorf, pitcher. THE HIGHLANDERS* a suit for $5000 damages against the Cincinnati Outfielder "Happy" Smith, formerly of Ihe M©GRAW©S PITCHING PROBLEM. Traction Co. charging that he lost his f«ot in Chicago and Brooklyn teams, has returned his When McGraw takes his squad to Mar getting on a car. He says his injury prevents Montgomery contract unsigned and has jumped Wolverton Will Have Speed in His Team him Iron! playing base ball. organized base ball by signing ©with the Stock- lin next month he probably will devote as a Basis Pitchers Who Will Have to The Muscatine Club, of the Central Associa ton Club, of the outlaw California State League. more attention to his pitching recruits tion, has signed outfielder J. K. Alien, of Chi The Peoria Club, of the 1. 1. I. League, has than to all the other members of the team Show Something Youngsters Coming cago, and infielder Charles Hlndley, of Centre- signed Warren Ames, a St. Louis Trolley League combined. The Little Napoleon says he ville, la.; and has re-engaged pitcher Perl Holy- player. Into Camp. cross and outfielder Edward Alperman. is not worrying about the pennant In the New York State League Scrahton has chances of his team for next season, but New York, January 27. When Mana The Brantford Club, of the Canadian League, purchased second baseman Frank Burnett from if he has any fears about his champions ger Harry Wolvertou sends his men to has received the signed contracts of third base- the Saginaw (South Michigan League) Club; man Harold Alden, of Randolph, Mass.; and and Utica has sold outfielder Charles Johnson to repeating, those fears are centred©on hi*© the post in April there is one thing he pitcher Daniel Elgo, of Watertown, N. Y. twirling corps. The most promising can bank on, and that©s a the Trenton (Tri-State League) Club. The stockholders of the Mansfield, O,, Club The financial affairs ©of the Lincoln Club, of pitching recruits McGraw will take to fast base-running . team. have ratified the transfer of the club to the the Western League, have been straightened out Marlin will be Bert Maxwell and Charles Of course, they will have Ohio League and have re-elected former Mayor with the aid of President Norris O©Neill and ("Jeff") Tesreau. Maxwell did great to get on the bases before Huntington Brown as president; Herman Hom- Mr. Donald Despain will remain in control of berger, vice-president; Henry G. Brunner, secre the Club, with a new manager, Bob Unglaub work in the Southern League last season, they can steal them. The tary, and James P. Seward, treasurer. and in the few chances he had with the Yankees© list of fast men having been sold to the Baltimore Club. Frank Doyle, of Greenfield, O., has been re- The Hannibal Club, of the New England Giants in the latter part of the season stands out. Harry Wolter appointed manager of the Greensboro Club, of League, has traded third baseman Bert Grubb to seemed to possess the goods. His failure is one of the best base- the Carolina Association. the New Bedford Club, same league, for catcher to make good with the Athletics and runners in his league, and The opening games of the New England Larry Pratt; and has signed outfielder Ben Geyer, League will be played on Patriots© Day, Friday, inflelder Peter Clements and infielder Thomas Pittsburgh is nothing against him, as Hal Chase can go as fast many players are returned to the bushes as any man on the team he April 19, as a result of the decision of a special Paris. meeting of the schedule committee of the league A deal whereby Wausau gets the Fond du Lac several times before they get proper sea led last year. There are a held on January 22. The opening date had been franchise in the Wisconsin-Illinois League was soning. McGraw has H. Wolverton. number of players who are set originally for April 18. The opening games effected on January 26, when a check was mailed will be as follows: Morning Fall River at New GREAT HOPES OF TESREATT, of the opinion that Chase Bedford, Lynn at Brockton, Baverhill at Wor to President Charles F. Mell at Milwaukee to is the swiftest man on the team. There cester, Lawrence at Lowell. Afternoon New bind the bargain. and thinks the Ozark bear hunter is now is nothing the matter with Birdie Cree Bedford at Fall River, Haverhlll at Worcester, The Kenawnee Club, of the Central Associa ripe for the fast set. Mac said Tesreau as a base-runner. He led the Yankees Lowell at Lawrence, Brockton at Lynn. tion, has signed outflelder George Randolph, of St. Louis. made a poor impression when he was in President Tearney, of the I. I. I. League, hag first shipped to Toronto, but that he fin STEALING BASES LAST SEASON. signed Umpire Jerry Kddinger, of last season©s Second baseman George Hughes has been ap American Association staff. pointed manager of the Wiehita Club, which has ished the season in great style. In his Bert Daniels is also a fast man. Dolan Lyman S. ("Rube") Burch, veteran southpaw just been re-admitted to the Western League. last two games Tesreau struck out 14 in the few games he played looked to be pitcher, on January 22 signed with Muscatine to The club directors have also elected as officers and 10 men. McGraw said George S tai a speedy one, and Jack Knight is no play his last year of professional base ball. B. L. Eaton, president; George Bradford, vice- lings told him Tesreau was the best Burch is the oldest player in service in the president; W. A. Van Arsdale, treasurer; Frank snail when it comes to going around. The Central Association. He became a member of McMullen, secretary. The club received the pitcher in the Eastern League last sea Yankees also have a pitcher who can the Keokuk Club six years ago and was carried signed contracts of outfielder Ovid Nicholson, of son after he got started, being even bet go some, and he©s Ray Caldwell. Those along until the middle of last season, when he the Blue Grass League; and Sherwood Smith, the ter than George ftfcConnell, the Highland who watched the latter say that he can was released, but was signed almost Immediately pitcher farmed to Minneapolis last season. ers© Rochester recruit. Jeff, who weighs go down to first base about as fast as any by Muscatine. President Daniel F. Clohecy, of the Haverhill 218 pounds, won 14 and lost nine games The Sacramento Club, of the Pacific Coast Club, of the New England League, has signed with Toronto last season. The Giants man in the business. Base-running is one League, has signed pitcher "King" Brady, late the following players: Lave Cross, manager; of the big factors in winning ball games. of the New York State League. catcher PerUins, pitchers Mclntyre, Gero, Fer- have That kind of work does more to put an The Hannibal Club will remain in the Central ris and Barry; infielders O©Connor, McGamwell, FOUR OTHER YOUNG CUBVOLOGISTS opposing team in the air than anything Association, having put up its $1000 bond and Niles, Wilson and Pfeffer; and outfielders Rey else. A catcher who knows that has to appointed Eddie Herr, of St. Louis, as team nolds, McCarthy, Klett and Lapinsky. who will be taken to Marlin Jack Fer- be on the job all the time when he has manager. This completes the league©s managerial President Fielder Jones, of the Northwestern rall, Pfeifer Fullenweider, Evan Evans roster, which is as follows: Keokuk, Art Queis- League, has completed his umpire staff by ap and E. Munsell. Ferrall comes from the three oj four men who can run bases. ser; Muscatine, B. B, Coleman; Burlington, Doc pointing the veteran George Van Haltren. The There need be no fear of the Yankees Rohn; Ottawa, Ned Egan; Galesburg, "Ducky" other umpires are Jimmy Toman and Augie Spartanburg Club, of the Carolina Asso getting on, Wolverton can rest at ease on Eberts, Monmoath, Bert Hough; Kewanee, Moran. The veteran umpire, Charley Irwin, ciation, for which he won 10 games and that. The Yanks proved last season that George Penning ton; Hannibal, Eddie Herr. has signed with, the American Association. lost 17. This was a good record when they were Mercurys when they got on. it was considered that his team finished Watch ©em the coming season. next to last in the race. Fullenweider to give the local Americans the classiest .333 in 22 games for the Bisons, and is a recruit who will bear watching. He PLAYEBS AND TBAINEB RELEASED. receiving corps in the business. Wolver- earned the reputation of being one of the is 5 feet 9 inches tall, an,d weighs 175 During the past week Manager Wol ton realizes that he needs a lot of first- best second basemen in the Eastern pounds. He was drafted from the Col verton released shortstop Louis Litschi class backstops to handle his classy bunch League. Pitcher John J. Ferrell was se umbia Club, of the South Atlantic to the Vernon (Pacific Coast League) League, for which he won 26 games and Club. Litschi played with Gene McCann©s of young pitchers, the majority of whom cured from the Spartanburg Club, of the depend upon the spit ball. "The pitchers Carolina Association, for which he won 10 lost nine. He finished second to Rada- Bridgeport (Connecticut League) run- baugh, a Cardinal recruit, who won 27 ners-up last year and was one of the best cannot get too much work in the South," games out of 27 games pitched. The games and lost six. Not much is known batting and fielding infielders of the cir says Wolverton. "I©d like a backstop for youngster is a right-hander, and evident about Evan Evans except that he hails cuit. Wolverton also released Trainer every one of them down there, but, of ly possesses something or the New York from Dallas, where he Won 18 games Harry Lee. who served two years under course, that would be impracticable." Club will not pay his expenses to Marlin. and lost 16. George Stallings and Hal Chase. The WOLVEBTON PLANS Burns is an outfielder. He played a few physical welfare of the Farrellites will be games with the Giants last fall, and John THE LATEST CONTRACTS. supervised in future by Daniel T. Mul- to secure a residence here and he and McGraw says he "made good." Until Secretary Joseph O©Brien late in the cahey, of Glens Falls. Mulcahey for his wife are looking over desirable places. Burns joined the Giants he played with week received the contracts of ©five play many years has been actively engaged in With a new home secured Wolverton will the Utica Club. While playing there ers. Those who got in line were Arthur conditioning college athletes. become a New Yorker for good. He will "Sadie" McMahon, one of the Giants© Devljn, Grover Cleveland Hartley, Jack A NUMBER OF CONTRACTS go South 10 days ahead of the Yankees scouts, saw him and recommended him Johnson, Edward Munsell and W. Jacob- were also received by Manager Wolver in order to see that everything is fit for to McGraw. Burns had a good batting son. Jack Johnson is an outfielder and ton, including outfielder Benny Kauff, the reception of his team. He is parti record and McGraw believes he will ma was with the San Antonio Club, of the terially strengthen his batting staff. Texas League, last season, and Munsell late of Bridgeport; pitcher George Mc cularly anxious that the grounds shall pitched for the Dallas Club, of the sam>e Connell, of Rochester; infielder George be put in major league condition before WANT NO CHICAGO CAST-OFFS. league. Jacobson is a catcher and was Simmons. also of Rochester; and catcher he starts training and that the club A dispatch from Chicago, supposed to with the Rock Island (I. I. I. League) Edward Bergen. McConnell was the best house will be equipped with every con emanate from Charles W. Murphy, owner team. The signing of Devlin puts at rest tosser in the International League in venience. The athletes will dress at the of the Cubs, states that pitchers Ed. the rumors that the old war horse will 1911, winning 30 and losing eight in 43 grounds. The appellation "Giants" would Reulbach and Harry Mclntire will pro draw salary from John M. Ward OP games. McConnell©s great pitching for be appropriate to the 1912 Hilltoppers. bably be turned back to the minors as Garry Herrmann next season. Manager John Ganzel©s Broncos the past three The following athletes are all over the all the National League clubs have McGraw said recently that all the Devliii years had a great deal to do with the six-foot mark: Vaughn, Sweeney, Sim- «waived on them. Manager John J. Mc trade talk was merely Winter base ball three successive pennants annexed by Ro mons, Knight, McConnell, Clarke, Shears Graw, of the Giants, declared last week yarns and that neither Boston nor Cin chester. George Simmons is a second- and Upham. Shears, the Blue Grass that he had no request from Murphy to cinnati had offered any inducement for base candidate. He was with Detroit two southpaw, stands 6 feet 4 inches in his waive on either of them. "I am quite sure the veteran infielder. FEBRUARY 3, 1912 SPORTING LIFE here after the scouts had been sent to and at the University of Washington. pennant winner for the season. This ar Winter quarters. Willis was taken on Ten Million signed with the Victoria rangement was unanimously indorsed, ST. LOUIS CLUBS because of Dick Kinsella©s assurance that team in the Northwestern League last having been proposed by Mr. O©Neill. he is ripe to stick. Bresnahan©s scouts season. The Naps got him, and then batted .000 per cent, if those two players WILL VIRTUALLY "HAVE TO are to be named as the only net result of turned him over to Roger Bresnahan. NEW YORK_STATE LEAGUE. their work. "What©s his name?" someone asked Judge Million, after this big event happened in STAND PAT. SUSPENDED CARDINAL REINSTATED. Mount Vemon, a small town in Western With the Change in Syracuse Ownership Arnold Hauser, the Cardinals© tiny Washington about 20 years ago. "He the Affairs of President Farrell©s Live shortstop, has acted the role of peace looks like Ten Million to me," said the Organization Are Beginning to Sizzle. The Fall Quest for Real Talent maker, and through his tactics a belliger proud parent, "and that shall be bis ent youngster has been signed for duty name." Wilkes-Barre, Pa., January 26. The Having Proven Fruitless, Bres- during 1912. The late capture is south magnates and managers of the New York paw Virgil Piddington, whom Bresnahan State League have awakened from a long nahan and Wallace Will Have secured from the Madison (Wisconsin- COTTON STATES LEAGUE* Winter©s nap, and follow Illinois League) Club at the close of the ing President Farrel©s call to Lay for the Spring Discards, 1910 season. Piddington refused to sign The Organization in Shape Now to Enter for the schedule meeting at a contract at the figures named by the Troy on January 30 are Duke, and for this act was put on the the 1912 Season With Six Clubs With beginning to show signs of BY WILLIS E. JOHNSON. suspended list. Last week Hauser, while a 120-Game Schedule. activity. The sale of the on a tour of the Northern country, met franchise at Syracuse and St. Louis, Mo., January 27. Unless Piddington, showed the lad his foolish Jackson, Miss., January 20. The first the two St. Louis Clubs are able to put meeting of Cotton States League directors the signing of John "Buck" ness for not coming to terms, and the re Freeman as manager of the through trades later they will stand pat sult was the youngster communicated under the administration of President Arthur Lewis was held here thi,s after Scranton Club have stirred on what they have in stock with Bresnahan and asked to be tendered up matters considerably as a first baseman in ex- a contract, stating that he would sign noon. There were present: Meridian, J. H. O©Neill; Greenwood, C. E. Saun- and brought to life much The nothing-doing sign was at any price named. A southpaw of that has been slumbering out for both Bresnahan some ability is Piddington, and he made ders; Hattiesburg, T. C. Edmiston and J. H. F«rr«ll Carlos Smith (manager) ; Jackson, Eu in a base ball way for and Wallace at the New a great record for Madison. He will many weeks. Sandy Griffin and George York J )onnybrook. Bres join the forces in the Spring. gene Graham and P. S. Merrill; Vicks- burg, proxy to J. H. O©Neill, with C. D. Kuntzsch have thrown up the control of nahan figured in swaps all SECRETARY HERMAN SEEK AMP, the Syracuse Club and Fred Burchell. of right, but only as a nega Wright representing Spaulding©s. Yazoo of the Cardinals, is awaiting returns on City was not represented, and no message the Montreal (International League) tive factor as the great Club, has stepped in with another capi obstructionist. It was he his ticket-scalping measure, which was was sent from that centre. The question introduced in the House of Delegates of disposition of the Yazoo City situation talist and taken charge. Just what they who blocked the deal by parted vy©ith to secure the club is a which the -Chicago Cubs puzzle, blit estimates are that they part Roddy Wallace were to get Chick Gandil J ed with about $16,000 to become State as a first baseman, in ex League magnates. The entrance of Bur change for cash and a couple of players. Base Ball Vaudeville chell into the field is bound to awaken One of the players was Vie Saier. Mur much interest. The ink on the transfer phy thought he had the deal all made, was hardly dry before he announced that when our BY W. A. PHELON IN CINCINNATI "TIMES-STAR© be would join hands with Billy Clymer to ROGE1S REFUSED TO WAIVE fight for a reconsideration of the rule on Saier, and that refusal furnished one IN PARIS WITH PITCHER FRANK SMITH passed at the last State League meeting, of the exciting incidents of the week in which limits each club to not more than six former Class^A players. Harry Luru- Gotham. Roger and (.©hubby Charles LE MARQUIS DE CASSEROLE: Ah-h-h LE MARQUIS: Ha, ha! C©cst tres drole, ley has been- losing no time at Bingham- clashed in a hotel lobby, the lie was vraiment, eot ees Mousieur Smith, of zat oui! M. Smith, let us one time more ab ton. He has about 35 players on his list passed, and only the restraint of friends dear Cincinnati. sorb ze verre de vin. MR. SMITH: Ufa, huh. My name Is MR. SMITH: Only when it©s on me. and will have that number out for the prevented the husky St. Louis boss hand Smith, old pal, but I ain©t no sewer. This is uiy turn. Say, George! first practice. Lumley has been digging ing the Chicago magnate a trouncing that LE MARQUIS: Nou, non, pardon, par LE MARQUIS: Hees name eet ees not for the young material, and is after the would have hurt him more than did the don; I say not "sewer," but "Monsieur." George, but Anatolc. class of men he can turn into money at dig he got from Ban Johnson in the Vill you hat ze petite verre de vin avec, MR. SMITH: Ann tole him what? moi ? LE MARQUIS: Ze name ze nom de ce the end of the season. He has decided famous "war" resolution. Murphy said MR. SMITH: Whatever it is, I©ll bave garcon eet ees Anatole. Comprenez? to sign no more players, unless he is con Bresnahan refused to waive for sheer it. Goes pvetty good, yep. MR. SMITH: I can©t quite get it over vinced that the applicant is the goods and stubborness, but Roger said he wanted LE MARQUIS: Acceplez-vous, M. Smith, my lower lip. Oh, Kellner: This way for there is danger of some one else picking Saier and his intentions were honest. ze car-rd. half a minute! MR. SMITH: Thanks, bo. H-tn, h-n\. LE MARQUIS: Kellner Kellner vat ees up a sure thing. "You©ve got a first baseman now," said So your name is Franlt Coys, is it? zat? Murphy. "What do you want with an LE MARQUIS: Ah-h, non, non, M. MR. SMITH: That©s the way we say It Many Players in Line; Also Managers. other V" Smith. NOT Frank Coys. Francois, mon- to ©em in Cincinnati, and it©s O. K. for this THE SAME QUESTION sieui©. joint; too. Say, you with the fish- That all the New York State League Mil. SMITH: Frongswah. huh? face, come over here and take this managers are now busy is evident from might occur to the Cardinal fan, but Nix, nix on that, pal. It tickles my order or I©ll make you hard to the following bulletin, which President Roger, if he had a mind, could give an en tongue. Your name is Frank Coys, catch! and Frank Coys you remain so long THE WAITER: Voila, m©sleu Farrell has issued, which shows the con lightening answer. There are several as you and me is side by each. certainmcnt! Que voulez-vouz? tracts to be : things that could happen if the Cardinals LE MARQUIS: Vill you go to ze MR. SMITH: Two of the same. With Albany Benjamin Herrington. Frank Louvre vile you are een Paris? And say I might as well eat a were so provided that they need not de bite. Bring me in a steak with RraU.v, John J. Downing, Orvin A. Breiby. K. J. pend absolutely on Ed. Koney for first MR. SMITH: I©m afraid no. The Cronin, John Martin. R. W. Laird, Joseph Ma- wife would never stand for me going mushrooms. rone, James F. McCarthy, Henry Bible, Thomal base. He might, for instance, be sent to to that Uiud of a dance hall. One LK MARQUIS: Le bifsteck pour time when we wero in New York M. Smith. Anatole, avec rapidite. Mclntyre. J. A. Costello. the outfield. And he might be traded for MR. SMITH: Hold on. hold on! With Binghamton -Leo E. Evans, H. D. Slat- pitching and outfield material. Koncy I wanted to take in the Walhalla, ter. down on the Bowery, but nothing I know "avec" it means "with," With Elmira Ray Sturgis, Harry Klrscb, will not go under present circumstances, doinff. _.____ doesn©t it?. Well, I don©t want my but if circumstances were different sever LE MARQUIS: Ha. ha! M. steak avec rapidite, whatever those Joseph Swi-tonick. Robert. Foster, James Swe- Frank Smith a re I want avec mushrooms. M-n- tonick. Charles Linn. al startling things might happen. Smith, you are indeed ze prand With Scrsinton John Turnan, Cornelius Bris- comedian ze veritable Conquelin. s-h-a-r-u-m-s, boy MUSHROONS! TIIK BROWNS© LEA DKB©s QUEST. LE MARQUIS: Ha, ha! M. Smith, you Get me? Aw, say. say I©ll draw a picture for liri. B. B. Hunter. E. G. Partlett. George Web you. On the back of the chow-card, so. ber. Clarence Hubbs, Felix Morales, R. Stork, How great is the contrast between the are Indeed ze grand comedieii ze veritable Jr.: George Button. Co
.void being touched was either poor base schools for base ball players. Said the iall or unsportsmanlike. Says Ward re WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE, Detroit manager some time ago: NOTHING NEW garding sliding: "In view of its present "There are hundreds of college teams, and In President Moll©s Organization Seven thousands of college players, yet the graduates mportance it is amusing to read in an who have ©made good© in the major leagues can article written on the subject some years Clubs Have Their Managers Signed, be counted on the fingers of both hands. The ago an argument against the practice in and Only Fond du Lac Is Now Uncertain. lollege players I am speaking generally haven©t dulged in by a few players of sliding to .nitiative. Particularly is this true of the in- Rockford, Ills., January 26. Clubs of fielders. When they get the ball they have a :he base to avoid being touched by the set play in rniad and they go through with it in ball." the Wisconsin-Illinois League, with one \ mechanical manner. It doesn©t matter what OTHER STRONG POINfs. exception, have selected their managers situation has developed, it is the one thought- for the coming season. The out-beforehand play that gees through. There Present-Day Tactics and the Fine A paragraph refers to courage as the are only a few men like Eddie Collins, Jack most important attribute of all in the successor to Fond du Lac Joombs, Hal Chase or Chief Bender. Mack has in the circuit is uncertain, lad his success with collegians, and that has Points of the Game Told of in a composition of a good batter. "In this seen a matter of individual good fortune. I :erm," the writer goes on to say, "I in- but there is much hope in the southern end of the might say, also, that Mack has a monopoly of Book Published By John M, :lude the self-control and resolution by college players who have proven their worth. which a man will force himself to league that it will be El A ball player who has been brought up on the stand; before the swiftest and wildest gin. Joseph Killian, for sand lots plays base ball. He is forced into Ward Twenty-Four Years Ago* two years manager of the situations and he copes with them. I want ntching without flinching. Out of ten players who, with the field before them, can ?oor batters nine are so because they Winona team, of the Min pick out the important plays. I would rathor are afraid of being hit. It is often asked nesota-Wisconsin League, \ player go after a hard play and naiss it, than BY WILLIAM HANNA. (in 1912 as well as 1888) why are last week signed as mana take an easy out rather than chance the other." New York, N. Y., January 26. John litchers as a rule such poor batters? ger of the Oshkosh Club, M. Ward, now a Boston magnate, num ind to this the answer in my own mind Chas. F. Moll this making the list of THE INVASION OF CUBA. bers authorship among his versatilities. las always been that it is because they managers complete, with Ward wrote a book on mow so well the danger which the batter the stated exception of Fond du Lac. base ball which was pub "ncurs." Another paragraph says: Frank Richards, who led the Rockford Three Teams From the States Afford champions last year, has returned his lished in 1888. It is full "By far the most difficult catch on a ball field Entertainment for the Cubans, and, In of facts and comment in is that of a ball hit high to the infleld because signed contract. Guy Dickey has been re- teresting at this day a of the great ©twist© to the ball. The slightest appointed manager of the Aurora team. cidentally Destroy Cuban Reputation of quarter of a century since. Invincibility. The very up-to-dateist dia During the Fall of 1911 three teams mond sharp, laying the from the United States visited the Island flattering unction to his of Cuba, and two of the three visiting soul that he is the last Ebbets© Elevating teams succeded in destroying the Cuban word in base ball knowl reputation for invincibility established edge, could read it and through victories over the visiting Cincin John M. Ward learn points of the game New Drafting Plan he didn©t know before; nati, Detroit and Athletic teams in previ also were he under the impression that ous years. Following is the record of most, if not all, of the fine points of the BY CHARLES H, EBBETS. the 1911 Fall: game, highly perfected team play and all THE NEW BRITAIN TEAM, that, are matters of recent development, In order to protect the playing strength sion. Kelley knows everybody and every composed ©of players of the Connecticut he could read the musty tome and find of minor clubs and maintain them on a body likes him. He has done favors for League, visited the Island of Cuba in sound business basis, I would prohibit any many of the big fellows by tipping them oft October, 1911, and fared rather poorly, enlightenment, find that they knew a lot club selling a player before the end of the to the merits of players and in various other of base ball then and that plays regarded drafting season. That would throw every ways. Such being the case, Kelley goes to winning only four games out of 14 play as present era developments were known playet in the country open to advancement those he has helped in the past and sug ed, as follows: * and practiced in and would make impossible any sure-thing gests that they draft "around" his catcher. October 1 Havana 13, New Britain 2. covering up, if this plan were coupled with That is, they will put in drafts for men October 2 Almendares 5, New Britain 4. THE PRECEDING GENERATION. another I have proposed to the Commission. they do not need, and if one of them lands October 5 Havana 2, New Britain 5. At present the draft is an expensive gamble, one of the lemons he merely turns him back October 8 Almendares 4, New Britain 0. We are wont these days to look on base injurious to all concerned. Major magnates to Kelley. Only one man can be drafted October 10 Havana 3, New Britain 7. running as something developed far be compile a list of the men they think might from a Class AA team, and if the friends of October 12 Almendares 8, New Britain 3. yond what it was in the old days, that make good and put in drafts for them. They Kelley put in a dozen fake drafts for players October 15 Havana 5, New Britain 1. speed and taking chances and doing the then take part they have no intention of keeping, that October 16 Almendares 0, New Britain 7. IN A SORT OF LOTTERY, makes the chances so much greater that a October 17 Havana 1, New Britain 2. unexpected are plans of attack evolved major club which really wants the backstop October 19 Almendares 0, New Britain 0 (11 from the intelligences of modern leaders. In which they may get more than they will not draw him. The percentage is all in innings). Maybe the latter have elaborated on base need or nothing at all. For instance, I have favor of Kelley. If he loses, he loses no October 21 Havana 1, New Brit«ln 0. been looking for a second baseman. a hitting more than he would bare done bad the October 22 Almendares 5, New Britain 3. running possibilities, but that they were outflelder and a left-handed pitcher. When whole deal been on its merits. So far, so October 23 Havana 3, New Britain 1. aware of-its possibilities 24 years ago is the drafting came along last Fall I drew good. Now, here is my October 23 Almendares 3, New Britain 2. made known by the following extracts three second basernen and one of the pitchers and none of the outnelders I es PLAN TO OBVIATE ALL THESE DEVICES. THE PHILADELPHIA TEAM, from Ward©s book: pecially wanted. Incidentally, I landed more I would have a representative of every of the National League, under the man "Of the four departments of play, batting, Olans AA players than any other magnate, major league club at the drafting. I would agement of third baseman Lobert, visited base-running, fielding and battery work, the while two or three years ago 1 got have,, say, all the odd numbers from most interesting is base-running. It is the only one player in the draft. Such a 1 to 15 assigned to the National Cuba in November and succeeded in win most skillful, it calls into play the keenest per system Is open to many objections, League, and all the even numbers ning a bare-majority of the nine games ception and the soundest judgment, it demands the principal one of which is, from from 2 to 1C assigned to the Ameri played with the crack Almendares and agility and speed and it requires more daring, the major standpoint, that the mag can League. Then the names of the Havana teams, as per the following rec courage and enthusiasm than all the others com nate has to trust entirely to luck: eight clubs in each league would bined. Its importance as a factor in winning or Illegal tactics to brace the weak be thrown into a hat and drawn out, ord: games cannot be estimated. We know only that spots in his team. One of the flrst choice between the leagues to November 5 Almendareg 8, Philadelphia 1. be -decided by tossing a coin. Sup a team of base-runners .wins game after game in .x METHODS IN VOGUE NOW November 6 Havana 3, Philadelphia 5. which it is outbatted and outflelded by its op- pose the first name to come out la November 9 Almendares 2, Philadelphia 3. pents. No system of scoring has been or can is for two magnates who are es- Cleveland, the American League November 12 Havana 3, Philadelphia 2, be devised by which a full record of this kind eclally friendly to get together and having won the toss. It would be November 13 .Almendares 4, Philadelphia 9. of work can be kept. The system now in vogue §raft for each other. For instance, No. 2. In front of him the Cleve November 16 Havana 1, Philadelphia 5. . crediting the number of bases stolen is all right suppose I need a second baseman land representative would have a November 18 Havana 4, Philadelphia 2. as far as it goes, but it covers only a small and Mr. Brush, needs a pitcher. I list of the most November 19 Almendares 1, Philadelphia 8. part of the ground. Stealing bases is a part put in my draft for Jones, a most DESIRABLE MINOR LEAGUERS November 21 Havana 6, Philadelphia 7. of base-running, but it is a very small part, promising second baseman. That Chas. H. Ebbets THE NEW YORK GIANTS and to say that the player who steals the most gives me one chance on him. Then in the country and would select the bases is therefore the best base-runner is an I go to Mr. Brush, who already has man he wanted. If he were on any followed the Phillies and put the finishing altogether unwarranted statement. A quick a star second baseman, and suggest that of the other lists, of course, he would then touches to Cuba©s humiliation by defeat starter, speedy runner and clever slider might if he will also put in a draft for Jones; be marked off. The next drawing would be ing the crack Cuban teams, nine times in esily steal the most bases and yet in general in return I will put in a bid for a south from the National League hat, and, say usefulness fall far behind some other player." paw whom I do not need. If he draws Pittsburgh got the call. Its representative 12 games played. In the three games in my second baseman, or 1 draw his pitcher, would take the man it wanted. Then an which the Giants were defeated they made Judging from the book styles in base after a reasonable interval we will make an other American League club would have the a total of 10 runs. In the 12 games sliding change, for one chapter refers apparently straightforward trade or sale, and call, and so on, backward and forward, with the man. will be shifted to the club that the last club drawing in each league on the they scored 57 runs, as against 32 by to flrst round haying the first call on the their opponents. They also walloped the SLIDING FEET FOREMOST sought him in the flrst place. GIVES OWNER TWO CHANCES. second round, in order to balance up ac offerings of Mendez, the heretofore in as "the old style." "Many runners now counts. This would vincible colored pitcher. The record fol The point to this is tUat I have two PREVENT ALL COLLUSION. slide head foremost," it says. The "old chances instead of one in the lottery, and lows : style" has returned to fashion, for a Friendship for a minor or a fellow major is November 25 Giants 4, Havana 1. so has Mr. Brush, which puts at a distinct all right, but the great object of every man majority of sliders now go in feet fore advantage the magnate who is on the level November 2G Almendares 6, Giants 4. at the meeting would be to strengthen his November 27 Havana 3, Giants 2. most, that being the method adopted by and plays his hand absolutely alone, if such own club in departments where it was es November 30 Giants 4, Ahnendares 0. the best of them all, Ty Cobb. But while an institution has ever been turned out in pecially weak. I would pick the ©best sec December 3 Giants 5, Havana 2. the "hook slide" and the "fallaway" Mother Nature©s workshop. That is one ond baseman remaining in sight when my December 4 Giants 3, Almendares 2. weren©t known by those names then, angle by which the major magnates scratch first drawing came, and© on my next I would December 9 Giants 7, Havana 4. each other©s backs. Here is another in take the best remaining pitcher, as ex December 10 Giants 6, Almendares t, they don©t seem to be so very modern, which they work in caboots with the minors. amples, and other clubs would seek to supply December 11 Giants 10, Havana 2. judging by the following excerpt from the Just for illustration, take Toronto. Joe their particular needs in the same way December 14 Almeadares 7, Giants 4. book: Others throw the body and leg; Kelley may have a star catcher- whom he Thus the absurdity of my getting three or December 17 Giants 4, Havana 1. wants to keep, despite the fact that the man four candidates to fill one position and December 18 Giants 4, Almendares 1. out of line and reach for the base with a is ready to move to the top of his profes none at all for another, could not arise hand or foot." "I consider Kelly the best all-round slider in the league," Author A STRANGE COINCIDENCE Ward says, "because he can, and does, use every style with equal freedom." failure to get the ball fairly in the hands will William Fox, formerly of the Western Attended the Minor League Career of Two result in a miss and yet this is always greeted That©s more than anybody does nowadays. by derisive howls from certain among the spec League, will pilot Racine; Frank (Smil Successful Major Pitchers. THE HIT-AND-RUN PLAY. tators. There are various styles of catching ey ) Smith is back© on the job at Madison; these hits, but the position of the hands shown Two of the most promising pitching re The time of the origin of the hit-and- in the accompanying cut is believed to be the so is George Hogriever at Appleton; and cruits discovered last season were Marty run play has been the subject of much best." Jim Garry replaces John T. Pickett at O©Toole, of the Pirates, and Buck discussion. Among others to whom its The cut shows the hands held well Green Bay. Garry is an Eastern man. O©Brien, of the Boston Red Sox. By a origin had been attributed are the Orioles above the head, which is not the method Last season he managed the independent strange coincidence these two worthy of the early nineties and to Duffy anc of the present by a good deal. Nearly team at Pittsfield, Mass., near which Irish-Americans were members of the McCarthy of Boston a season or two city he makes his home. Garry plays the same minor league team in 1909. Both earlier. Evidently it was no new ma every modern infielder takes a high fly outfield, while Pickett was a bench mana wore the livery of the Brockton Club, of noeuvre in 1888, for Ward refers to it with the hands waiting below the should ger. It looks as if the league will adopt the New England League. Buck, how as well as place hitting, which some ex ers. Evidently the pest known as the a longer schedule for 1912. Last year the ever, failed to make good with Brockton perts, real or alleged, declare is a myth grand-stand manager is a venerable insti schedule called for 126 games. The ma and was handed his release after a brief as follows: tution. "It is amusing to sit in a ball jority of the club© owners argue that ex trial. He did not get into the limelight "Every ball player who pretends to play the crowd and hear the remarks," Ward penses for a schedule of 140 games would until the following year, when he was the frame with his brain as well as with his bod} observes. "There are more good batters amount to only a little more, and it would pitching sensation of the Hartford Club, should be able to hit in whatever direction he in the grand stand within one©s hearing wishes. It may not be always possible to hit in permit two additional Sundays. The of the Connecticut League. It is also in the exact direction desired and, of course, h< than are to be found in both the contest Rockford and Aurora Clubs favor a long teresting to note that in 1907 Marty cannot place the ball in any particular spot ing teams." er season. O©Toole and John O©Toole, his brother, but he can and should© be at>le ,to hit to eithe -*- both began their careers with Brockton. left or right as the occasion demands. The advantage of this to the player hjmself and to Sporting Writer Dies. MECHANICAL PLAYERS. Strangely, John was then considered a his team cannot be overestimated. For example Denver, Colo., January 22. Thomas far better pitcher than Marty. He won there is a runner on first who signals to tu 20 games and lost 11 in 1907, while Mar batter that he will try to steal second on the K. MacKall, sporting editor of the Denver Such Are the College Ball Tossers, In second ball pitched. When he starts to run th ty won only 11 and lost 14. However, Second baseman goes for his base and the entir "Republican," died here today.© He was Hugh Jennings© Opinion. in the following year Marty turned the field between first and second is left open. Now 36 years old and had been a" newspaper Notwithstanding the success Connie tables and pitched rings around his broth If the batter gets a ball anywhere within reach er. John O©Toole was recently sold by mnd taps it down toward right field the chance writer for 16 years, having been employed Mack ha,s had with collegians, and despite re that it will be safe and the runner from on several newspapers in Ohio. He the brilliant performances of Hal Chase, the A.lbany Club to the St. Paul Club, first will keep right on to third." formerly was connected with the Asso Christy Mathewson, and a few others who of the American Association, which club It appears that at one time the queer ciated Press in Cleveland, O., and in were college stars, Manager Hugh Jen- hopes to develop him into a second view was held that sliding to a base to Denver. nings is opposed to searching the different Marty. 12 FEBRUARY 3, 1913
ney, as his eyes struck the record of a the benefit of our readers who desire to able to answer the question the "Sport frame either picture we have had some ing Life" man so confessed. There was Pittsburgh boy, who after achieving re printed on heavy plate paper, size 1.5x14 PIRATE POINTS a smirk on the man©s countenance as he nown as a ©varsity twirier with Prince- inches, a copy of either will be sent post followed up with this insinuation: "I ton, lofcated in the West. Though en paid to any address securely wrapped in heard it straight that Col. Dreyfuss had gaged in mining the young man has also mailing tube for 10 cents each. Particu NO MINOR LEAGUE BURDEN paid, or rather offered, $8000 for Big dabbled in pro. play. Sacramento was his lar attention is called to the clearness Tim. Sounds raw, doesn©t it? I©ll admit trysting place. Bringing up Byram©s and brightness of our framing pictures. FOR MR. DREYFUSS. it does, but then Pittsburgh had to have name, especially his age, started a dis- No guesswork about who the players are. him and a few thousand dollars will not cussion. T,he writer was a cub reporter Each one posed especially for these groups stand in the way." The writer made an under Byram©s father, whose name is of the great Athletic and New lork effort to ascertain the fellow©s source of linked with up-to-date newspaperdom in champion players. A National League Team Is a Big information, but in vain. However, the the late eighties and early nineties. Her propounder of the query expressed his be bert was born about 1892 and therefore Job for Any Man to Take Care lief in the veracity of the man who had is far from 27. Col. Dreyfuss sided with A NEW EXECUTIVE. given him the news. this idea and then remarked: "No mat of in the Opinion of the Veter ter his age, Boston Americans expect to NO SUBSTANTIATION. Facts About James Patrick Fitzgerald, HAVE A WORLD BEATER an Pittsburgh Magnate, Corsair officials say they have no ad the Toronto Man Who Has Been Elect vices on the matter. They admit making in the lad next race. He was a fine pitcher when at Princeton, but had a ed as President of the Canadian League an offer in good faith for the giant. As frail frame and was considered rather BY A. E. CRATTY. to its acceptance that©s a different mat BY ADDIE L. RICHARDSON. ter. Some men are inclined to think Col. light for hard work. Let me see if he Pittsburgh, Pa., January 29. Editor filled out much." Here Dreyfuss un Hamilton, Out., January 27. Editor "Sporting Life." Every now and then Dreyfuss and chief in command have reached a. conclusion ©that further experi earthed the man©s weight. It was a cen "Sporting Life." James P. Fitzgerald, this Winter reports have been afloat say menting for a first sacker plucked from tury and a half, hardly massive for one the new president of the Canadian League, ing that Col. Barney Drey- standing over 5 feet 9 inches. However, who was honored with various nurseries is folly. Why not go this important position at fuss was a prospective ahead and buy a man who has given these figures, like that of age, may be buyer of the Wheeling subject to amendment. Byram was once the first annual general demonstration of his ability to maintain meeting of this organiza Club franchise. Men watch high-class speed. Since Big Joe Brans- recommended to the Corsair management. ing base ball accepted the He was given a chance-, but his dubious tion at the Waldorf Ho field was allowed to slide the quest has tel, Hamilton, Ontario, Fri rumor as being of some been kept up with negative results. In physique cut a figure in the final decision. merit, knowing as they did In©the last decade the Greater ©Pittsburgh day afternoon. December that period close onto a quarter century 15, succeeding Daniel Fer- that for years Col. B. had in coin was wasted. Jordan was a capa district has furnished superb material business relations with ex- for ©varsity diamond servers, notably guson, of London, resigned, ble man when with Brooklyn. He has was born in Oakville, On Sheriff Irwin, a leading faults, that©s true, but his virtues rank Doyle and Byram, of Princeton, and stockholder and official of high. Schultz, of Old Penn. Doyle is under tario. Canada, December the Nail City nine. This sized, but just the same sound base ball 1, 1871, and learned the OPTIMISTS PAR EXCELLENCE. 4. P. Fitzs«rald A. R. Cratty surmise, however, turns out men hereabouts are willing to wager first rudiments of the great to have been a poor one. Messrs. Henderson and McCullough, that he could stand the old league pace. game in this pretty little magnates U. S. League, are serious in They reckoned without their host. Last SPRING BITS. Canadian burg, situated 20 miles east of Saturday press dispatches from Wheeling their discussions of things pertaining to Toronto. . "Fitz," as he is popularly told of the purchase of Wheeling, lock, their paper union. This fact in itself Secretary Locke has added another called, has placed himself well to the stock and barrel, by Charles W. Murphy, is a source of amazement if not merri souvenir to headquarters. It©s a finely- front in the base ball world by great Chicago magnate. First thought would ment to men who possess an idea of the framed photo of Northern delegates to the strides in the last decade by sheer ability, lead one to think that C. W. M. had and the prominence he has received "put one over" on Barney. throughout the late Eastern, now Inter GIVES BEST WISHES. national, League territory attracted the attention of the magnates of "He is welcome to it." Thus replied Billy Murray©s Tribute the Pittsburgh owner when his attention THE CANADIAN LEAGUE, to Murphy©s acquisition was broached. and after strong persuasion they induced Barney declared emphatically that he had To Shortstop Barry him to accept the presidency of this fast no desire to own a minor league club in little professional league which is now addition to his Pirate interests. "There©s seeking recognition into Class C society. work enough in operating a major union "Give him two years more and everybody ground as any sbortstop In the business, It was while attending school at St. enterprise without adding additional In the country will say he©s the best short- lie can come up on the ball, he can go back Michael©s College, Toronto, in 1889, and duties in the shape of a side issue," com stop in the business." "Him" is John on the ball, he takes them on either side later while a student at the Toronto Uni Joseph Barry, the famous shortpatcher of the and he has as fine a whip as any player in mented Barney. "To conduct a club in World©s Champions. The quotation marks the business. . He©s always pulling some versity, that Jimmy attracted attention, either big circuit is no easy task. Men bounding the phrases are due to the fact thing, too. And he always does it at the not .only in Ontario, but throughout the having heavy investments, as are required that Billy Murray, former manager of the right time, just when it©s needed and just entire Dominion, the college battery of I©hillies, and now scout for © the Pittsburgh when it is the only thing to do. That©s by a modern fast-company plant, have all Club, is the author of the statement. Murray, what I like about Barry; he always does the Coty and Fitzgerald at that time making they can attend to." Guiding the destiny discussing matters in general at the one thing that is needed when it is an enviable name for themselves. Later, of the Corsairs was the task Dreyfuss last base ball meeting in New York, needed. Take him at the bat. He after graduating from the Toronto Uni had undertaken. He believed personal took up the matter of shortstops. it may not hit more. than*.250 for a versity, the battery team of McDermptt was while he was talking about this season. But lie puts .that .250 supervision was essential. "What about species of infiekler that he remarked average to-more gain for his club and Fitzgerald, the former the port-side W. Harry WatkiusV He has four clubs," about the ability of Barry, "You than half the .300 hitters. Take little pitching wizard from Providence, interjected the writer. "That©s a differ look that infield over," he said, "and a tight game when somebody is R. I., (and in Fitz©s college days his ent proposition," came back Barney, call you©ll find that Barry is the key to needed in the pinch. Who©s there©.© chum), and the the whole business. That may seem Barry, as sure as you live©. You ing attention to the fact that "Watty" funny to a lot of people, but that©s know the Athletics ahe a grand ball NEW CANADIAN LEAGUE PILOT, had no top union team to look after. my opinion. He©s always doing some team; a wonderful ball team. Well, }{ight here a headquarters man expressed thing, always in front of the ball, I think that Barry is the best man were a most formidable battery, and their his, marvel over the failure of a city like and he does the right thing at the on the team. I know people may services were eagerly sought after by Wheeling to support a small league base right time. There©s none of this not agree with me, but that©s my clubs throughout Canada and in many flashy stuff about Barry. He covers opinion; he©s the best man on the parts of the United States. The new presi ball team. With, its large population, its all the ground in sight and he goes team. Two years ago people didn©t industrial prestige, etc., there surely was over it so easy and in such a soft J*«in •!• Barry realize he was alive, did they? No, dent was in his day a great receiver, with cause for wonder. The sally brought an manner that people don©t see how they didn©t. This year they begin to a think-tank brimful of base ball intelli answer- from a posted listener. Few really great the kid is. If he ran all see what a wonder he was. Welt, in two gence, harnessed to a great pair of shoul around the ball, stood on his head and made years everybody will be touting him as the ders, and no maskman living ever pos settlements had suffered more from in a lot of work out of an easy chance people greatest shortstop in the business. Barry is dustrial depression than the Nail City; would scream their lungs out and think that one of those chaps that you have to see sessed a better throwing arm than did besides its 1910 census returns were not was great work. But the fellow on the every day to know how much he is worth. James Patrick, and he was rightly con inside knows differently. He watches a You can©t see him once a month and get a ceded by press and critics to have a wing encouraging. guy all the time, sees how he handles him line on his value. But you take him dav TEMPTING FATE. self, and sees whether he gets in front of the in and day out, and he©s a bird. Give him equal to that of the late Buck Ewing or ball, whether or not he lands in a position two years more and everybody in the Frank (Cooney) Snyder, the latter an Youngstown was cited as an example to throw well. Barry does all of that stuff, country will say lie©s the best shortstop in ex-Eastern Leaguer, and at present mana of a good-sized manufacturing burg which and does it easily. He covers as much. the business." ger of the Falconer House, Toronto. Dur had its troubles in supporting a club and yet commercial and civic reports were ing the years splendid. Dreyfuss showed that he was .r WHEN TORONTO WAS OBLITERATED finely posted by asserting that 1911 was vast sum needed to establish and operate San Antonio convention, taken in front professionally from the base ball map, the first time a Youngstown Club had a ball team in opposition to a first-class of Austin©s Capitol buildings. from July 7, 1890, the day the old In ever earned any money. The balance was team. Last week a bare mention waa The Clarke Cover Company has spells ternational League disbanded, until the a fair one. Success had invited fate made of the fact that Col. Dreyfuss had of activity by reason of its unique out close of the season of 1904, a period again and the club owners sought mem seen Captain Henderson. Not only did put. Every spring there is a burst of in of fourteen and one-half years, Fitz help bership in another league. The wisdom he see him, but he also met and chatted quiries and contracts. Secretary Locke ed blaze the way to making and keeping of this move had to be shown. They had with Henderson and partner. They se last Aveek accepted a contract to furnish the game popular in Toronto, and at var increased their classification. That was cured the best wishes of the Pittsburgh a cover to a big team in the West. In ious times during this period engaged in about all they could expect to gain. The National League man. Dreyfuss doesn©t some cases clubs have more than paid playing semi-professional ball all over shift would not increase their attendance care about divulging the topics under dis for the cost of a diamond protector in Canada, and later helped behind the bat any, so Dreyfuss opined. The Pittsburgh cussion. It is evident, however, that he side of two weeks. on many occasions for the Toronto East magnate felt that let-well-enough alone considers their plan entirely chimerical. "Billy Murray says the man is all ern League Club, when the team would would have been a fine policy, but then Fans will say "me too" when they learn right." So remarked a Pirate official as be in dire distress when accidents crip Youngstown stockholders were stung with that Col. Dreyfuss peeped over a waiver list. pled the catching staff. During his play the higher-class bee and couldn©t resist THE NEW CIRCUIT PROMOTERS "Then claim him," was the response. Five ing days he received many offers to play the fever. minutes later a message was on the wire professionally, but always declined. Ten are telling friends "they can get all the clamping a base ball lien on a twirier LINING THEM UP. players they want." Pushed for an ex years ago to be exact, Monday, Novem Gathering in the Pirates is under way. named Thomas, from the Pacific Coast. ber 10, 1902 he joined the staff of planation one of the duo insisted that Marty O©Toole is still in the lime-light. January 20 Col. Dreyfuss expressed his the new league would recruit its ranks THE TORONTO "EVENING TELEGRAM" satisfaction over the progress of Spring Pictures of the athlete, his father and the from scores of splendid amateur artists. family home, ornament the Sunday pages, as sporting editor, which position he still negotiations with players, young and old. This rumor may not be wide of the mark retains. In 1907 he retired from the Every man mailed a contract with one ex There isn©t much left in the way of side of truth, for it©s current gossip that a lights. The family dog was© recently game he loves so dearly. For many Fitz ception had returned the same signed and well-known scout was called into con snapped. has been chief dopester and, when duties sealed. The one odd lot had accepted ference by Messrs. H. and Mac and asked would permit, scout for the Toronto East terms which was a virtual signature. One An Ohio base ball man mails me a copy to land some boys who had played on the of a sermon entitled "Life is the Greatest ern League Club. Mr. Fitzgerald will hears frequent rumors of cuts in stipends. Pittsburgh Collegians. These youths can make an able official, genial to a fault, Verification is out of the question. Men Base Ball Game." It was delivered by play base ball, that©s true, but would pa Rev. W. S. Jenkins, pastor of the West and no doubt will become universally sliced won©t divulge, neither will the club trons fork over cash to see them in action popular with the magnates, the scribes, folks. Camnitz got under the wire Janu Congregational Church. The sky-pilot when they can peep at the survival of,the has life©s line-up with "opportunity as the players and the public. It is said of ary 22 and was the recipient of a half- fittest in a park not much farther away? him "he never broke faith with a player column boost from the paragraphers. pitcher, time as catcher, and so on." Dreyfuss doesn©t think so. He isn©t Readable is every line. or manager; has never misrepresented Cammy is over weight, but won©t be at worrying therefore. Sunday a newspaper things or persons; and has never made a bell time. man sprung a stirring story asserting promise he did not fulfill." Nothing more A STRONG JORDAN RUMOR. that a famous professional player of big WORTH FRAMING. creditable can be said of any man. The "How about Jordan? Hasn©t Pittsburgh union reputation had accepted the manr calibre of a leader of the Fitzgerald brand closed a deal for the big first baseman agement of the Pittsburgh nine, U. S. L. Group Pictures of the Champion Athletic affords a grand > future for the Canadian and is merely waiting for an opportune AN EX-TIGER©S CLIMB. and New York Clubs. League. Long may he wave ! - . * period to announce it?" This was the Scanning Looie Heilbronner©s latest "Sporting Life" has published two splen Two Mountain States League managers art- query shot at the writer last week. It book, a publication de luxe in base ball, did group pictures, namely, the Athletic working for a living (luring the Winter. Jack came from a deep-dyed bug who not only and sold only on subscription. Col. Drey team, American League pennant winner Benny is running a hotel in Charleston,, W. Va., attends every game in the Summer, but is fuss found facts most entertaining to for 1912 and Champions of the World; nnd© is getting along finely; and "Dutch" Knoe- so keenly concerned in the recreation that sel, manager of the Huntingtpn team, Is winter himself and headquarters men. "Herbert and the New York team, pennant winner ing in Huntington, where he is running a pool he follows it up in closed season. Un Byram, 27 years of age," ejaculated Bar- in the National League for 1912. For room. ;.; .•< « - > . : ^ t-. - FEBRUARY 3, 1912 SPORTING LIFE 13 a favorite expression of the Colonel, a next season, particularly if the Giants pipe dream. During the Summer any get mixed up in a gruelling fight for the TALK OF THOMAS number of fast men had been caught National League championship. It would stealing by the Athletics© backstoppiug Active Participants in World©s Series department, so we were not be the first time in the history of Contests Should Not be Permitted to base ball that championships have -been THE FAMOUS CATCHER OF THE . NOT LYING AWAKE AT NIGHTS Ventilate Opinions and Criticisms in jeopardized by qliques in teams. Nothing worrying about that part of it. But would have, saved the Brotherhood, but WORLD©S CHAMPIONS Matty! That was the gentleman upon the Newspapers. whom we had concentrated our wits. His the end of that movement was hastened curve and fast ball we were not afraid BY FRANK L. HOUGH. by cliques within teams cliques that of, as we had been successfully meeting Philadelphia, Pa., .January 24. Some were kept alive by rival newspaper men. Accorded Special Honor In the Big that kind of pitching all season. It was of the able critics affect to see in the As a rule, teams can be kept in the fadeaway we were after. And Ma- increase of the number of ball players PLENTY OF HOT WATER Town in Which He Made His thewson himself gave us the information who invade the stage for by the criticisms of the regular news we wanted. A peculiar twitch of the the brief interval between paper reporters. Without recourse to the Major League Debut as a foot just before delivering the ball tipped seasons a menace to the critics from within. It may be that the us that the fadeaway was coming. The usefulness of the athletic- Natioual Commission will not feel inclined Highlander Player. motion was so slight that we discovered actors, and point to the re to put the ban on players writing for the it by the merest chance, but once we had cent squabble between newspapers, and they should not, for in it we never missed the fatal sign. Why Messrs. Doom and Fogel all the years they have been doing so, BY HARVEY CON OVER. Griffith and other National League foxes in vindication of their con the Old Sport cannot recall a single in New York, January 2©2. Editor "Sport never got onto it is a puzzle to me. An tention. They declare that stance where one of them evinced such ing Life." Ira Thomas is 31 years old other important fact we learned was that it is a steadily growing exceeding bad taste as Mathewson did in today. One of his birthday gifts comes only once in ten did he serve the fade abuse, and that it is only adversely criticising his fellow-player in the shape of news to away. To our minds this indicated that a question of a little while Marquard. At the same time, no member the effect tnat two towns to deliver this ball was very trying on Frank L. Hough when the National Com of a team playing for the World©s Cham are having a controversy the arm. Left-hantl batters were general mission will have to take pionship should put. himself in a position as to where he was ly selected by Matty as victims for his cognizance of it. arid not only stop ball where something that he might say or brought up. It is not, fadeaway, but I don©t believe he fooled players from elevating the stage during write could be construed as a reflection however, the same kind of a single one of our boys with it. The one the Winter months, but to prevent them upon a fellow player. The honors and a tight that a couple of up- game of the series to Matty©s credit was from writing for newspapers during any the emoluments, win or lose, accompany State cities are having won on straight pitching, and even at part of the season. The Old Sport does ing the World©s Series should be enough about the birthplace of a that he had a narrow escape. He never not think the case is as bad as all that, for any player. certain black-faced mon- beat theeAthletics after that and I don©t certainly not so far as the histrionic ef golist who says he is such think he could ever win from us again." forts of the ball players are concerned at a great actor that Roches THOMAS© RESOURCEFULNESS. least. They THE L L L LEAGUE, ter and Syracuse are at Ira Thomas war OVer the question of It is said by those who are in a po ARE NOT SERIOUSLY ACCEPTED sition to know that Thomas really caused as performers, and if the general public Probability That the Clubs May Adopt his home. Rochester says he was born the downfall of Mathewsou. McGraw©s in Syracuse, and Syracuse -says he 1 was falls for them to such an extent as to the Four-Trip Plan Tried and Found star did not make a move that escaped justify the theatrical magnates handing born in Rochester. The towns now con the Philadelphia team©s catcher, whose Wanting by Other Minor League Or tending about Connie Mack©s big back them fat salaries for brief incursions into advice went a long way toward planning vaudeville, no one is hurt. Certainly ganizations. stop are Ballston Spa, N. Y., and Collins the Athletic attack. Thomas is, and al ville, Conn. As Thomas first saw the Bender, Morgan and Coombs have not Rock Island, Ills., January 25. Drafts ways has been, a brainy catcher. Grand injured themselves or the Athletics by light of day at Ballston, that village stand managers, however, thought h©e of two schedules have been completed b©y claims the distinction of having turned the little whirl they took through the J. T. Hayes, of Davenport, vice-president wouldn©t do .in New York. Before going Keith circuit, and so long as Dooin does out the country©s best catcher. But for a high foul or getting set to peg to of the I. I. I. League, to when he was 16 Ira went to Collinsville not permit his theatrical obligations to second ports a clear case of hold out this Spring. Mordecai Brown declares that he will not return to the Cubs this Spring, but it is not a hold-out with him. He is simply quitting the game because of his THE CUBS© PITCHING STAFF. own physical condition, which he admits does not warrant his attempting to pitch SATISFIES CHANCE. another season in the major league. The Cubs© and White Sox officers are receiv ing signed contracts most every day and The Cork Center Ball it is expected that several days before the (PATENTED) The Great Cub Leader Takes No start of the training trip the contracts Stock in Adverse Criticism or will all be in hand*. has made base ball history. In the last two years the WILL ZIMMERMAN QUIT? game has become faster, more snappy, and the fans Dolorous Chants The White Along with news of waivers on like it much better as they see more batting and spec Reulbach and Mclntire came the news Sox Plans Subject to Changes* that Heine Zimmerman had "quit the tacular fielding. game to go into business." Mr. Murphy thought it must be an exceptional op BY BICHAED G. TOBIN. portunity, as he stated the contract of Chicago, Ills., January 27. Editor fered Heine contained a substantial raise The Big Leagues "Sporting Life." The Cubs will stand on over last year©s salary. Zimmerman©s re tirement, which is not expected, wiould be use the Cork Center Ball and eventually all leagues will their present pitching squad, according a genuine loss to the club. He is a great to a report from Manager natural ball player although often un make it their official ball the few leagues who still use Frank Chance from his der the displeasure of Manager Chance the rubber center ball on account of some special in California Winter home. because his hours of pleasure interfered Chance figures that the with the many hours which the Peerless ducements or price will find it to their advantage touse the Chibs have four of the most Leader thinks should be devoted to sleep. promising youngsters that have been brought up from CHANCE ALL BIGHT AGAIN. the minors this season. Manager Chance, who was hit on the He confidently expects that head so many times last year that he at least two of these re was compelled to quit the game in Au cruits will show sufficient gust, has written from his California ability to help the West farm that he will be on first base again R. G. Tobln Side club out of its present when the season opens. "I am feeling embarrassment. "We©ll fine and surely do expect to play ball have Reulbach, Cole, Richie, Mclntire this year," wrote Chance. "My head CORK CENTER BALL. Otherwise they cannot giv« and Smith as a basis," Chance©recently bothered me until a month ago, but for their patrons first-class ball. wrote to a friend in Chicago, "and with the last month I haven©t suffered at all. two of the four youngsters showing any By the time the season opens I expect to sort of form we should be in fairly good be able to stop a dozen balls with my Write for Free Colored Catalog. shape for the opening of the season." head." CHANCE IS HOPEFUL REULBACH SIGNS WITH CUBS. A. J. REACH COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. of Reulbach and Cole, two of his pitchers Pitcher Ed. Reulbach, on whom Presi CANADIAN FACTORY: TORONTO, CANADA who were way off form last season. dent Murphy, of the Chicago National Should both of these men come back to League Club, was given waivers, and their form of a season or so back they whom Murphy threatened to sell to a would be powerful enough to practically minor league club, signed a year©s con eliminate the pitching troubles which the tract with the Chicago Club last Thurs Cubs now look to be up against. The day at Reulbach©s terms. Pitcher Slap- notified to report in Chicago on March 11, to Big Bear of the Cub camp will arrive nicka, a recruit, has been disposed of to leave lor Hickman, Ky., that night. THE UNION ASSOCIATION. in Chicago about February 15. This is the Louisville Club, of the American As First baseman Lake, secured from the Win sociation, by President Murphy."who also chester, Ky., Club last Fall, was the first Colum The Boise Club Becomes the Property of several days earlier than his usual time bus man to send in his signed contract. for reporting for the season, the early announced that he had received a signed a Salt Lake Theatrical Man, Who Will start being made necessary by several im contract from Ward Miller, formerly of The Indianapolis Club has purchased from the Pittsburgh Club outfielder Murray, of Missoula, Put Some Money and Life Into the portant details which are to be settled the Montreal and Cincinnati teams. and Albert S. Haynes, the Vermont University upon before the squad leaves for the pitcher. Concern. "boiling out" at West Baden on March 2. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, The Indianapolis Club has received the signed Salt Lake City, January 24. Dan Mc- Of course, the Cubs would go a long contracts of pitchers Jack Kimball and Robert Coy, the Salt Lake representative of the ways to Ilobertson, catcher McCarty and inflelder Clyde Sullivan & Considine interests and well President Chivington Will Try a Class Robinson. SECURE A SEASONED PITCHER © Ex-Manager Danny Shay has dissolved his part known in the circus and from some other National League club Experiment With His Umpires Who nership with Roy Talpey in a Kansas City hotel theatrical business, is the and it is just possible that such a deal Will be Divided Into Head Umpires and and is once more on the market for a mana new owner of the Boise may be worked. But the chances are gerial job. franchise in the Union As against it. Pitchers good pitchers are Assistants. Harry Hinchman will probably be retained by sociation. A deal was Toledo as second baseman. Hinchman fell off closed last week between a mighty scarce article, and the clubs Chicago, Ills., January 27. After ©con in his fielding last season, but his hitting record which have them are hanging on to them. sideration of the subject President T. M. McCoy and President W. was over .300. H. Lucas and John J. Mc- Some base ball critics are figuring that Chivington, of the American Association, . Pitcher Heine Berger, of Columbus, does not the Cubs are entirely out of the running has decided that eight um want to go to Mobile, and when sent to Akron Closkey, acting for the and will do well to finish at the top of pires are likely to prove he kicked on going there, too, wanting more league, by which the fran the second division. Anyone will admit more satisfactory to pa salary than that city can pay. chise forfeited from Jack that the West Side club is not the finish trons and magnates than Manager Duffy, of the Brewers, has taken on Cody is turned over to Mc- ed base ball machine it was three seasons the six-umpire scheme sug for a trial a Milwaukee catcher named Herman W. H. Luoai Co-y. The deal will be back, but it cannot be counted out of the gested in some quarters. Baker, who made a good showing in the Mil ratified at the Union Asso waukee City League last season. ciation meeting in March. Official an running as easily as all that. It must be The scheme to be tried in Indianapolis fans are putting a great deal of admitted that the Cubs made a remark this Class AA league this faith in Loreu Hixon, the sensational young nouncement of the closing of the deal was able showing last season. There is every season, however, will be a hurler drafted from the pennant- winning Spring made last night by President Lucas, who reason that they will do as well or bet variation of the conven field team, of the Ohio State League. said: ter this year. The pitching department tional double-umpire sys Clubs in the American Association hare de "Mr. McCoy has posted his $500 guarantee and cided upon the following training places for the money talks. He has the franchise and is could not be in worse shape and it is i\ tem. There will be eight their respective teams: Columbus, Magnetic ready to go ahead with the project. He will do certainty that with Evers back in old- T. M. Chivington umpires, as heretofore, but Springs, O.: Toledo, Lexington, Ky. ; Minne everything possible to give Boise a winning team time shape, which he will be, and third four of these will be head apolis, Hickman, Ky. ; Louisville. Indianapolis and I believe the fans there will be thoroughly base taken good care of by Zimmerman umpires and four will be assistant or and Kansas City, at home; St. Paul, Excelsior satisfied. Some of the Boise people made many and Doyle, the Cubs© troubles will be field umpires. This classification will be Springs, Mo.; Milwaukee, Cairo, 111. promises in regard to putting up the money, but Manager Hartsel, of Toledo, has signed pitcher promises do not go. The other five clubs already over when the pitching department is permanent for the season, and there will T. E. Moyer, tried out by Washington in 1910. in the league could not wait any longer and when bolstered up a bit. The fact that be no alteration of positions between the A bad arm laid him on the canvas last year. McCoy put up his money a.nd proved to us that he was ready and competent to handle the CHANCE AND MURPHY different classes of umpires as formerly. His age is 21, and he is said to be a fast worker. Aside from this distinction it is some Hartsel also announces that he has signed Will franchise at Boise if it was given to him." are of the type of men who leave no Graham, of Rome, Ga., a left-hand pitcher, McCoy is prepared to go ahead with his what difficult to differentiate between the formerly ,of the St. Louis Americans, and later stone unturned to secure the kind of duties of the two classes of umpires in plans to give Boise a winning team. He players that will bring a winning team released to New Orleans, x cold type, but President Chivington has Toledo©s new manager, Topsy Hartsel, has is willing to lease the former ball park is one of the biggest points in favor of a decided ideas on the subject. While the signed southpaw pitcher Will Graham, whom from Cody, but in case the latter will not prediction that the Cubs will start the field umpire will have the same authority the St. Louis American Club last year released agree to terms, McCoy is ready to build a season with a team that can put up a to New Orleans, to which club he refused to re new park, just as good or better than the as the head umpire to enforce discipline port; and a right-hand pitcher by the name of fight with the rest of them and hold its and will be responsible for the decisions H. E. Meyer. Meyer was tried put by Wash one owned by Cody. McCoy has plenty position in a hard race for the pennant. and conduct of players resulting from ington in 1910, but owing to injuries to his arm of backing and with him at the head the We are not predicting that the Cubs will those decisions, the head umpire will be was laid up all of last season. He is a big Boise Club is sure to finish the season. win a pennant neither are they tail-en,d- held more strictly to account by the fellow, aged 21, and is said to possess great Manager McCloskey still believes that ers. The Cubs will give the Chicago fans speed. Butte will have a team in the league next league head for order on the field. Of The only time that Milwaukee fans will be a lot of good base ball this season, and course, the rules prescribe for the duties unable to get seats at Athletic Park in the season and that Pocatello will be added it would not be surprising to see them of the two classes, but the more experi future will be on a day when all attendance to make an eight-club circuit. McCloskey come along later in the season and rout enced men will have the positions be records for Milwaukee go by the board and then has a lot of faith in Butte despite the out some of the clubs which think they some. Milwaukee©s new base ball plant will seat tough luck which he encountered there hind the plate. Asked for some reasons over 12,000 people. There will also be room for have a cinch on the top-notch places. for this differentiation, President Chiv emergency seats, and there will be standing room last season. However, McCloskey is al MANAGER JIMMY CALLAHAN ington explained that it was exceedingly for 3000 more. The new arrangements will make most alone in- his confidence. The other it possible to take care of more than 15,000 magnates are now pretty well satisfied had it all figured out how he would take difficult to secure eight equally capable people. his battery men to Waco, T^x., on Feb men to hold equal authority, as in the that when the season opens the Union past, and alternate behind the plate. President Chivington has fined shortstop Lewis, Association will consist of the following ruary 20 and have the balance of the of the Milwaukee team, $100 for his attack on six clubs: Salt Lake, Ogden, Boise, Mis club report to him there on March 4. However, he maintained it was always Umpire Eddinger in the next to the last game possible to secure four good men. These of the season of 1911. The punishment of the soula, Great Falls and Helena. Now it looks as if he would have to find player has been held in abeyance until, the choice some other place for a training camp for four men will help in every way possible of a president for next year was made. At the his White Sox. The recent epidemic of their four assistants and contribute to same time Umpire Eddinger was informed of his meningitis at Waco has made the South their development where new men are release by the American Association, but will chosen. not be out of uniform next season, as he im Side manager a bit leary of going there mediately accepted an offer fr»m President Tear- with his athletes. President Charles A. ney, of the I. I. I. League, to officiate in that Comiskey has left the matter of a train News Notes. circuit this year. ing camp for the White Sox entirely up The Milwaukee Club has turned "Doc" Rals to Callahan and has gone off on a fishing ton back to the St. Paul Club. Jimmy Casey a Postmaster. trip on the coast of Florida. Secretary Business Manager Quinn, of Columbus, had hoped to land the Toledo management for Fred Detroit, Mich., January 22. Jimmy Harry Grabiner is now in Texas and will OUwell. probably report on the conditions in the The New York Highlanders and the Detroit Casey, former third baseman of the Chi FINE TABLES—Carom, Combination Texas city some time this week. A change Americans will play in Toledo in April, each cago Cubs, is a postmaster now, though team coining for two games. and Pocket Billiard Tables may be made at the last moment to Hot not high up in the scale. Postmaster Orders from all parts of the World promptly Springs, Texa,s. ; Pitcher Higginbotham, of the Toledo Club, attended to. has arrived at Louisville, where he will remain Homer Warren today appointed him com- NO LOCAL HOLD-OUTS. until the Mud Hens go South. mander-in-chief at sub-station No. 22. It John Creahan, Green©s Hotel, Philad©a, Pa. Neither one of the Chicago clubs re Players of the Minneapolis Club have been is one of the best stations in the city, Over 1,000,000 Noise Subduers Sold. 16 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 3, 1912 with President Dreyfuss and requests the league purchases its pennants and also Commission to require to pay him in ac with President Barrow, by Mr. Chapin, cordance with Rule 45. who expressed his opinion that the right A statement by Mr. L. D. Smith, presi way to mark the pennant would be to dent of the Terre Haute.Club when this put "International, 1912," on it. Mr. DECISIONS BY THE NATIONAL days, the limit specified in Rule 42 for a deal was made, submitted in evidence by Barrow concurred in this view and that reply, player Lavender was released to the Pittsburgh Club, establishes that the is the way the flag will be marked. the Montreal Club. player signed with the Terre Haute Club Manager Ganzel announces that the Ro COMMISSION This not being a dispute between two for $150 a month, and early in June, chester team will start training at An- clubs as to the services of a player the when his team was hard pressed for niston, Ala., March 10. He will take entire Commission wilr pass on the case. players, refused to go into a game until about 30 men with him and several Official Text of the Latest Find The Commission established a precedent he was given $100 under a claim that he games will be played with Southern in re complaint of Savannah Club against was guaranteed by the Pittsburgh Club League teams and big league aggre ings Transmitted to "Sporting Chicago National League Club, decided that his salary with the Terre Haute Club gations in the South. on October G, 1.1)11. In that case, identi would be at the rate of $200 a month. cally the same letter except as to the News Notes, Life" for Publication by Sec The playef, to whom a copy of Mr. Third baseman Joe Ward has sent in his signed names of the parties, as written to the Smith©s statement was forwarded, has Rochester contract retary John E. Bruce* Providence Club, relating to player La not challenged its correctness cr defended vender, was addressed to the Savannah his course. The Pittsburgh Club©s de Club in regard to player Miller, vnncl the nial that it made such an arrangement Below will be found the official publi Commission unanimously held that it did with the player or with the Terre Haute cation of the latest decisions handed down not constitute a tender of player Miller Club is corroborated by ex-President by the National Commission, which is in to the Savannah Ciub under the pro Smith. effect the Court of Last Re visions of Rule 42. President Murphy Under, ordinary circumstances, salary Club, from whom they were purchased. sort in the World of Base evidently coincided in this construction for 10 days under his Pittsburgh contract, Manager Fred Lake has appointed inflelder of that rule by the Commission, for on Jake Atz as captain of the Providence team. Ball. These decisions are September 23 he wrote in regard to the less the amount received by him from the The team will do its Spring training at Savari- furnished "Sporting Life" Miller case to its chairman as follows : Terre Haute Club as salary or for ex nah, Ga by John E. Brucei the Sec penses would be awarded to the player as Thc Newark Club has arranged exhibition "It has been a custom of the Chicago Club retary-Treasurer of the Na each your to write and ask rniuor league clubs a matter of course, but instead of coming games with Trenton, the Newarks to play in tional Commission, and are from whom we draft player if they want such to the Commission for redress with clean Trenton on April 13, and Trenton in Newark on therefore official. As such players back under the provisions of Rule 42; hands, it develops that while under con Ap.il 15. they should be studiously but this Is not. making them a definite propo tract to the Terre Haute Club he was Manager Dnnn has received the signed contract sition to retuvn the man. We simply want to of catcher Jimmy Murray. Ounu says that Mur scanned by nil parties in be In a position to reduce our staff of players guilty of an act of disloyalty and insub ray will be carried this season and used as the base ball, and particularly to conform to the constitutional limit required ordination, craftily perpetrated at a time second uiaS©kraan. by minor league officials, by Section SO." when his club was practically at his Mamiger MtGinnily. of Newark, has purchased A. Herrmann magnates and managers, as Notwithstanding his declaration that mercy and compelled to submit to his ex catcher Harry Smith from Brooklyn, and sold a vast majority of the cases the letter which he,writes to. rniuor league tortionate demand. As the amount he pitcher George W. Boice to the Trenton (Tri- decided by the National Commission are obtained from the Terre Haute Club in State League) Club.. clubs in regard to return of draft play The Baltimo"e Club has received the signed minor league player cases which come to ers is not considered by him as "a definite this reprehensible manner is more than contract of southpaw pitcher Billy Smith, draft the National Commission either direct or proposition to return the man" player he is entitled to from the Pittsburgh ed from the Canadian League; also the contract by appeal from previous National Board Lavender, drafted by his club on Septem Club under the provisions of Rule 45, the of pi teller Sam Frock. findings: ber 1. was released by it on September Commission dismisses his claim. Sum Joe Kelley sn.vs he is satisfied with his To 10 under a claim that the right of the mary punishment would be imposed if he ronto team for 1912. He is in neeti-©of only one Chicago Nationals Lose Lavender Case. Providence Club to recall him under Rule were not a young p©avor. man, a seasoned right-handed pitcher, for whom AUCUST HERRMANN, Cincinnati, O., January 20. Decision No. 42 was forfeited by its refusal to accept RAN B. JOHNSON. 851. In re status of player Lavender. such query as the legal proffer of the THOMAS .T. LYNCH. Mr. F. J. Navin, of Detroit, in be player. The National Commission. half of the Providence Club, of the East The Commission holds that the trans ern League, requests the Commission to fer of player Lavender was illegal, de determine the status of player Lavender, clares the purchase agreement under THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. P; evidence Club do not know wnetlier or not drafted from the Providence Club in 1911 which he was subsequently released to the they will he able to come to terms with the by the Chicago Club, of the National Montreal Club null and void and directs A Mooted Point Relative to the Inscrip League, and released by it during Sep his return to the Chicago Club, which tion on th; Rochester Club©s Pennant tember of that year to the Montreal Club, will not be permitted to dispose of him of the Eastern League. In a letter to within a year after his draft ta a minor Settled to General Satis©action. President Johnson, of the American league; club until he has been tendered to Rochester, N. Y., January 26. It has League, forwarded to the Commission and the Providence Club in compliance with been decided by President C. T. Chapin, included in the records of this proceed Rule 42. I AUGUST ITKRKMANN, of the champion Rochester Club, and ing, Mr. Naviu, in discusisng the legality © BAN B. JOHNSON, President E. G. Barrow, of of the tender of player Lavender to the THOMAS 3. LYNCH. the International League, Providence Club prior to his release to The National Commission. that the new pennant of another minor league club by the Chicago the Rochester Club this Club, charges that the releasing club did Claim Dismissed With a Reprimand. year shall bear the name not comply with the requirements of Cincinnati, O., January 23. Decision No. "International League," Rule 42 and in support of this contention 852. In re complaint of player Bates and the numerals "1912." submits a copy of a letter from the Chi against Pittsburgh National League There was some question cago Club to the Providence Club, reading Club. as to the right way to in as follows: Player Charles Bates states that he scribe the flag, owing to "Chicago. September 8, 1911. Mr. Timothy Crowley, Pres.. Providence B. B. Club, Provi signed with the Pittsburgh National the change in the name of dence, R. I. Dear Sir: The Chicago League League Club for 1911 and remained with the league. Some felt that Base Ball Club, of the National League, drafted it until ©April l-r., when he WHS notified of John Ganzet • the International League the services of player Lavender, of the Provl- his release under an optional agreement has no champions, as yet, flence Club, at the recent meeting in Cincinnati on September 1, and I wish you would inform to the Terre Haute Club, of the Central and for that reason it was figured that me whether or not you want this player©s ser League, to which he at once reported. the old name should be retained on the vices back. la case he is not retained by the His salary for four days was paid to 1-irn pennant. Against this argument was pre Chicago Club. Respectfully, by the secretary of the Pittsburgh Club, sented the one that there is no Eastern (Sgd) "CHARLES W. MURPHY, President." who informed the player that he was uot League in 1912 and it would hardly be The Chicago Club avers, in a state aware of the terms of the arrangement appropriate to use that name and the ment received by the Commission through made by President Dreyfuss with the year 1912. A change in numerals to the office of President Lynch, that on the Terre Haute Club in regard to his sal 1911 could not be made, for the reason failure of the Providence Club to ad ary from tlie date of his release to April that Rochester already has a pennant vise it whether or not this player©s ser 2(5, the opening of the Central League©s inscribed 1911, as well as one marked vices were wanted in case he was not re season. The player ctrtnplaftis that he 1910. The matter was taken up with tained by the Chicago Club within five has been unable to secure a settlement the sporting goods firm from which the Northwestern League Schedule For 1912 AT PORTLAND. AT VANCOUVER. , AT VICTORIA. AT SPOKANE. AT TACOMA. AT SEATTLE. April 2!), 30, May 1, 2. May 27, 28, 29 June 10. 11, 12, 13, 14, April 22, 23, 24t April 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, :;, 4 ..May 30, 30, 31, June 1 15, 10 April 25, 20, 27, 28 21 Muv 5* July 15, 10, 17, 18, 19, Julv 22, 23. 24t July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, PORTLAND ...... June 3, 4. 5. 0, 7. 8. 8 August 19, 20, 21 20, 21 July 25, 20, 27, 28 14 August 20. 27. 28, 29, August 2^, 23, 24, 25t August 12. 13, 14, 15, September 10, 17, 18, 19 :;<>. :u Scptcmbe 23, 24. 25 16, 17, 18 20, 21, 22 September It September 20, 27, 28t September 29 September 2. 2 July 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 0, 7 May 13, 14, 15 April 22, 23, 24, 25,- 20. April 21 May 12 September 3, 4, 5, 0, 7, May 10, 17, IS, 10 1 27, 28 May 30, 30, 31, June 1, Mav 20 8 June 23* July 28, 29, 30. 31, Au 2 June 11, 12, 1.3, 14, 15, VANCOUVER ...... June 24, 25, 2G gust 1, 2, 3, 4 July 14 10 August 11* August 25 July 21 September 12, 13, 14, 15 August 12. 13, 14, 15, 10, 17, 18 May G, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 April 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, May 26 April 25, 20, 27. 28, 29, 12 22 21 June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 July 29, 30, 31 June 27. 28, 29, 30t July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, Hi Julv 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, G, 7 .VICTORIA ...... August 1, 2, 3, 4 August 5. 0. 7, ! . 9. 10 . 14 July 21 July 25. 2G, 27, 28 September 10, 17, 18, September 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, August 15, 16, 17, 18. September 12, 13, 14, 15 19, 20, 21 5, G, 7, 8 September 29. September 22* May 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, May 0, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 June 3, 4, 5 May 12 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 2(5 .Tulv 1. 1 June G. 7, 8, Of May 13, 14, ]5t 22. 23 SPOKANB ...... September 9, 10, 11, 12, July 22, 23, 24, 25, 20 August 20. 27, 28 - May IB, 17, IS. 19 August 5, G, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 August 29, 30, 31t June 24, 25, 20 1 11 September 23. 24, 25. June 27, 28, 29, 30 2(>. 27. 28. 28 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, April 10. 17, 18, 19, 20 Mav 20, 21 1 April 29, 30, May 1, 2, May 0, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Mav 27. 28. 29t Mav 22. 23, 24, 24 3, 4, 5 June 3, 4, 5 August 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, July 8. !), 10. 11. 12, 13 May 25t July 2, 3. 4, 4, 5. 6, 7 July 29, 30, 31, August TACOMA ...... 10, . 11 August 19, 20, 21, 22, July 1. 1 September 10, 17, 18. 1, 2. 3. 4 July 15, 10. 17 19, 20, 21, 22 An gust. 26, 27, 28 September 9, 10, lit July 18, 19, 20t- September 2 (P. M.), 3, \ August 12, 13, 14 4. 5, 0, 7, 8 September 23, 24, 25 May 13, 14, 15, 10, 17, Mav 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, April 22, 23, 24 May 27, 28, 29, 30, 30, June 6, 7, 8. 9 18, 1!) July 22, 23, 24 31. June 1. 2 August 29, 30, 31, Sep June 24, 25. 20, 27, 28, July 15, 10. 17, 18, 19, September 9, 10, 11 August 19. 20, 21, 22, tember 1, 2 (A. M.) 29. 30, July 1. 20 23, 24, 25 . September .26, 27, ©28 *At Tacoma. tAt Seattle. FEBRUARY 3, 1912 SPORTING LIFE 17 FINE PRINTS OF MAJOR AND MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS* GIVIww tun AJC.AJLFX K,jtit\tiK iJNUi; AL.L, .Lji;AUU.t;» ONDEE THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT; TOGETHER WITH LEAGUE CLASSIFICATION; AND WITH CLUB MEMBEBS, OFFICIALS AND MANAGERS. Printed in Half-Tone, on Heavy THE MAJOR LEAGUES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. OHIO STATE LEAGUE. Enameled Paper, of a Size and (CLASS AA.) (CLASS B.) (CLASS C.) THE NATIONAL BASE BALL COM President T. M. CHIVINGTON, President J. H. FARRELL, President ROBERT W. BEAD, Quality to Make Them Suitable MISSION. 1414 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, Ills. Auburn, N. Y. Columbus, O. As the Clubs Finished in 1911: As the Clubs Finished in 1911: CLUB MEMBERS LIMA, Arch. Os- Chairman AUGUST HERRMANN, borne, Manager. LANCASTER, Albert Wiggins Block, Cincinnati, O. TV/TINNEAPOLIS CLUB, Minn©s, Minn. WILKES-BARRE CLUB, W.-B., Pa. for Framing and Display, " * M. E. Cantillon, President. "" William F. Clymer, President Weddige, Manager. MARION. Joseph Secretary JOHN E. BRUCE, Masonic Lewis, Manager. NEWARK, John Temple, Cincinnati, O. Joseph Cantillon, Manager. and Manager. TTANSAS CITY CLUB, Kan. City, Mo. fpIMIRA CLUB, Elmira, N. Y. Grim, Manager. PORTSMOUTH, Peter "Sporting Life" has group pictures of the following Secretary to the Chairman JOSEPH Childs, Manager. CHILLICOTHE, Geo. FLANNER, Cincinnati, 0. " George Tebeau, President. ^ Lee Breese, President. flubs. Price 10 cents for each copy by mail, se .Charles C. Carr, Manager. Jolui C. Calhoun, Manager. Wrigley, Manager. HAMILTON, Frank curely wrapped in tune. By the dozen (assorted or Locke, Manager. SPRINGFIELD, Chas. THE NATIONAL COMMISSION: P OLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. rpROY CLUB. Troy. N. Y. all of one kind), $1.00. In ordering specify the V E. M. ( Schoeuboru, President. •*• Charles L. Dooley,. President. O©Day, Manager. Salary limit, $120(k name of the club and league and be sure to mention August Herrmann, of Cincinnati; Ban "i William E. Friel, Manager. Henry Ramsey, Manager. 1311 season ended September 5. the year. The following is our complete list. We B. Johnson, of Chicago; Thomas J. T. PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. " ALBANY CLUB. Albany, N. Y. have no others. Don©t write and ask us if we have Lynch, of New York. S George E. Lennon, President. " C. M. Winchester, Jr., President. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. pictures of the "Scnieedunk Team," of the Squeedunk M. J. Keiley, Manager. James E. Tamsett, Manager. (CLASS C.) League, or any others. We haven©t. TWTILWAUKEE CLUB. Milwaukee, Wis. TTTICA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. The groups are 13x14 inches in size. NATIONAL LEAGUE. President C. R. WILLIAM , " * Charles S. Havener, President. -* Harry W. Roberts, President. Roanokej Va. 1911 CHAMPION AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUB. President THOMAS J. LYNCH, Hugh Duffy, Manager. Michael J. O©Neil, Manager. Secretary JOHiN A. HEYDLER, OLEDO CLUB, Toledo. 0. SYRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. CLUB MEMBERS ROANOKE, El- Philadelphia Club of 1911 (Athletics), American Metropolitan Tower, New York City. T John Wild, President. ^ George N. Kuntzsch, President, more D. Heiues, President; Wm. L. League Champions for 1&12; also champions of the Lowery, Manager. NORFOLK, Wood World for 1912. As the Clubs Finished in 1911: Fred T. Hartsel, Manager. Edward McCafferty, Manager. TNDIANAPOLIS CLUB, India©s. Ind. CRANTON CLUB, Scranton, Pa. ward Alien, President; Charles Shatter. 1911 CHAMPION NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUB. VTEVV YORK CLUB, New York, N. Y. f Wm. T. Walking, President. S E. J. Coleman, President. Manager. RICHMOND, W. B. Brad " John T. Brush, President. New York Club of 1911, National League Champions James T. Burke, Manager. John Freeman, Manager. ley, President; W. Cowan, Manager. for 1912. Joseph D. O©Brien, Secretary. T OUISVILLE CLUB. Louisville, Ky. "DINGHAMTON CLUB, Bingha©n, N Y. DANVILLE, John W. Carter, Presi John J. McGraw, Manager. •-* © WiUiam Grayson, Jr., President. V William H. Hecox, President dent,- G. Sohrader, Manager. PETERS- PHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, nis. John Tighe, Manager. Harry Lumley, Manager. BURG, J. W. SewaJd, President; 1910 CHAMPION AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUB. >-© Charles W. Murphy, President. Henry Busch, Manager. LYNCHBURG, Philadelphia Club of 1910 (Athletics), American Charles Williams, Secretary. R. W. WilMnson, President; Otia League Champions for 1911; also Champions of the Frank L. Chance, Manager. SOUTHERN LEAGUE, PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Stocksdale, Manager. Salary limit, World for 1911. PITTSBURGH CLUB, Pittsburgh, Pa. (CLASS A.) (CLASS AA.) . 1911 season ended September 6. 1910 CHAMPION NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUB. * Barney Dreyfuss, President. President W. M. KAVANAUGH, President ALLAN T. BAUM, Chicago Club of 1919, National League Champions William H. Locke. Secretary. Little Rock, Ark. OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. Frederick T. Clarke, Manager. "Eiaminer" Office, San Francisco, Cal. for 1911. PHILADELPHIA CLUB, Phiia., Pa. As the Clubs Finished in 1911: CLUB MEMBERS SAN FRANCIS (CLASS C.) * Horace S. Fogel, President. AJEW ORLEANS CLUB, N. Orl©s, La, CO, Cal., Frank M. Ish, President; President GEORGE L. MORELAND, 1909 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. ^© Charles Frank, President. Daniel W. Long, Manager. OAKLAND, 711 H. W. Oliver Bldg., Pitts*. Pa, Charles Elliott, Secretary. Edward N. Walter, President; Harry Pittsburg Club of 1909, National League Champions William Shettsline, Bus. Mgr. Theodore Breitenstein, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS AKRON, O., Jack for 1910, also Champions of the World for 1910. TVfONTGOMERY CLUB, Montg©y. Ala, Wolverton, Manager. LOS ANGELES, MeAllister, Manager. CANTON, O., Ed Charles S. Dooln, Manager. W. H. Berry, President; F. E. Dillon, Chicago Club. New York Club, Cincinnati Club, T. LOUIS CLUB. St. Louis, Mo. " * Charles B. Jones. President. Greminger, Manager. MANSFIELD. Philadelphia Club, Brooklyn Club, St. Louis Club, John Dobbs, Manager. Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., W. H. O., G, Z. Reynolds, Manager. SHAR- S E. A. Steinincer, President. McCredie, President; W. H. McCredie, Boston Club. Mrs. H. H. R. Britton, Vice-Pr. "DIRMINGHAM CLUB, Birm©m, Al». ON, Pa,, Petw Porter, Manager. R. H. Baugh. President. Manager. SACRAMENTO, William L. YOUNGSTOWN, O., WiliUun C PM1- 1909 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. G. H. Schofield, Secretary. Curtain, President; Chas. H. Graham, Herman Seekamp, Treasurer. C. Moles worth. Manager. lips, Manager. ERIE, Pa,. Wffliam Detroit Club of 1909, American League Champions ASHVILLE CLUB, Nashville, Term. Manager. VERNON, Ed. H. Maier, Gilbert, Manager. EAST LIVERPOOL, for 4910, Philadelphia Club, Boston Club, Chicago Roger Bresnahan, Manager. President; W. L. Hogan, Manager. pINCINNATI CLUB, Cincinnati, O. N W. G. Hirsig, President. O., Alexander Swemey, Manac*r. Club, New York Club, Cleveland Club, St. Louis William gchwartz. Manager. 1911 season Maioh, 28-October 22. Salary Hunt. $20(00. 1»U season «adad Club, Washington Club. ^ August Herrmann, President. Frank C. Bancroft, Secretary. CHATTANOOGA CLUB, Chatt©a.Tena September 19. Henry O©Day, Manager. -© O. B. Andrews, President. WESTERN LEAGUE, 1908 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. "DBOOKLYN CLUB. Brooklyn, N. Y. William A. Smith, Manager. (CLASS A.) SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Chicago Club of 1908, National League Champions *-* Charles H. Ebbets, President. EMPHIS CLUE, Memphis. Term. President NORRIS O©NEILL, (CLASS C.) for 1909, also Champions of the World for 1909; H. W. Medicus. V.-Pres.-Treas. M F. P. Coleman. President. President N. P. COBISH, Pittsburg Club, New York Club, Philadelphia Club. Shields Are. and 35th St., Chicago, HI*. Chas. H. Ebbets, Jr., Secretary. Wm. Bernhardt, Manager. CLUB MEMBEBS SIOUX CITY, Savannah. Ga. Cincinnati Club, Boston Club, Brooklyn Club, St. William Dahlen, Manager. OBILE CLUB, Mobile, Ala. Louis Club. Edward J. Hanlon, President; George CLUB MEMBERS AUGUSTA, Ga,. OSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. "© M Henry Tiser, President. Andreas, Manager. DENVER, James James Lafltte, Manager. ALBANY, Ga,, 1906 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. B © John M. Ward, President. Michael Finn, Manager, McGill. President; Jack Hendricks, Bemie McCay, Manager. CHARLES Detroit Club of 1908, American League Champions James E. Gaffney, Treasurer. ATLANTA CLUB. Atlanta, Ga. Manager. LINCOLN, D. L. Despain, TON, S. C., James Durham, Manager. for 1909; Cleveland Club. Chicago Club, St. Louis John Kling, Manager. " Frank Gallaway. President. President; Manager. COLUMBIA, S. C., William Clark, Club, Boston Club. Philadelphia Club, Washing Charles Hemphill, Manager, WI CHITA, B. L. Eaton. President; Manager. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Percy ton Club, New York Club. AMERICAN LEAGUE. George Hughes, Manager. ST. JOS Wilder, Manager. MACON, Ga,, Perry CENTRAL LEAGUE. EPH, John Holland, President; Dr. H. Lipe, Manager. SAVANNAH, Ga,, President BAN B, JOHNSON, (CLASS B.) Jay Andrews, Manager; OMAHA, D. Muilartey, Manager. COLUMBUS, 1907 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. Secretary ROBERT M©BOYt - Chicago Club of 1907, National League Champions for President F. R. CARSON, W. Rourke, President; Charles Ar- Ga., James C. Pox, Manager. Salary Fisher Bldg., Chicago. Ills. bogast. Manager. DES MOINES, limit, $19ML 1911 MUMia ended Sep 1908; also Champions of the World for 1908; As the Clubs Finished in 1911: South Bend, Ind. Pittsburg Club, Philadelphia Club, New York Club, Thos. Fairweather, President; F. Is- tember i. HILADELPHIA CLUB, Phlla., Pa. As the. Clubs Finished in 1911: bell. Manager. TOPEKA, Chester Brooklyn Club, Cincinnati Club, Boston Club, St. P Benjamin F., Shibe, President. Louis Club. TAAYTQN CLUB, Dayton, O. Woodward, President; Dale Gear, MICHIGAN STATE LEAGUE* John Shibe, Secretary,, L/ G. H. Wehner, President. Manager. 1911 season ended Octo (GLASS D.) 1907 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. Corinie Mack, Manager. Chas. (Punch) Knoll, Manager. ber S. ETROIT CLUB, Detroit, Mich. »resldent-Secreitajy-Treasur»r © Detroit Club of 1907, American League Champions©for "PORT WAYNE CLUB, Ft. Wayne, Ind. B. W. DICKERSON, 1908. Philadelphia Club, Chicago Club, Cleveland D Frank J. Narin, President. * Claude H. Varnell, President. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. Club, New York Club, St. Louis Club. Boston Club, Chas. F. .Navin, Secretary. Grand Rapids. P. J. Shaughnessey, Manager. (CLASS B.) Vice-president C. C. DURHAM, Washington Club. Chas. H. Schumm, Bus. Mgr. 7ANESVILLE CLUB, Zanesville, 0. Hugh Jennings. Manager. Cadillac. 1907 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. •-* A. P. Eogge, President. President FIELDER A, JONES, LEVELAND CLUB, Cleveland, O. 1210 Yeon Building, CLUB MBMBEKS T R A V E R S E Columbus Club, American Association; Toronto Club, Hugo Swartling. Manager. C Chas. W. Somers, President. RAND RAPIDS CLUB, G.Ra©s, Mlch. Portland, Ore. CITY. J. J. Corooran, President: Eastern League; Williamsport , Club. Tri-State Ernest S. Barnard, Vice-Pres. CLUB MEMBERS SEATTLE, Wash., Manager. MANISTEE, Charles League; Albany Club, New York State © League; G Bert Annis, President. W. R. Blackwood, Secretary. Edward Smith, Manager. D. E. Dugdale. President; Jack Barry, C. Bigga, President; Sonnie Holyoke Club, Connecticut League; Atlanta Club, Harry Daris, Manager. Manager. TACOMA, Wash., Geo. Manager. CADILLAC, Dr. C. S. SJJoore, Southern League; Norfolk Club, Virginia League. OUTH BEND CLUB, So. Bend, Ind. CHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, nis. S V. L. Dennis, President. M. Shreeder, President; M. J. Lynch, President; Calvin Wer*er, Manager. ^ Charles Comiskey, President. Harry Amdt, Manager. Manager. SPOKANE, Wash., Joseph MUSKOGEE, Charles H. Scott, Presi 1906 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. Charles Fredericks, Secretary. "WT©HEELING CLUB, Wheeling, W.Va. P. Cohn, President and Manager. dent; Arthur De Baker, Manager. HOL Chicago Club of 190fT, National League Champions James J. Callahan, Manager. © B. F. Perkins, President. PORTLAND, Ore., Hon. W. W. Mc LAND, Benjamin Van iUaide, Jr., for 1907; New York Club, Pittsburg Club. Phila OSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. Manager. Credie, President; Nick Williams, President; W. Schaeffer, Manager. delphia Club, Brooklyn Club, Cincinnati Club, B James R. McAleer, President. PRINGFIELD CLUB, Springf©d, O. © Manager. VANCOUVER, B. C., Rob BOYNE CITY, George H. Houehton, St. Louis Club. Boston Club. Robert McRoy, Secretary. S W. H. Watkins, President. ert P. Brown, President; Kitty Brash- President; Louis Crieer, Managac. 1811 1906 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. J. Garland Stahl. Manager. John Pendry, Manager. ear, Manager. VICTORIA. B. C.. L. season ended September 17. Salary "NTEW YORK CLUB, New York, N. Y. rPERRE HAUTE CLUB, T. Haute, Ind. A. Wattalet, President; Louis Nor- limit, $900. Chicago Club of 1906, American League Champions "-© Frank J. Farrell, President. for 1907; also Champions of the World for 1907; A. W. Wagner, .^resident. dyke, Manager. Salary limit, $2200. Thos. J. Davis,* Secretary. Angus A. Grant, Manager. 1911 season ended September 10. SOUTHWEST TEXAS LEAGUE. New York Club, Cleveland Club, Philadelphia Club, Harry Wolverton. Manager. (CLASS D.) St. Louis Club, Detroit Club, Washington Club. \J7ASHINGTON CLUB, Wash., D. C. ILLINOIS-IOWA-INDIANA LEAGUE. Boston Club. TRI-STATE LEAGUE. © President B. S. DICKINSON, " Thomas C. Noyes, President. (CLASS B.) Austin, Texas. Benjamin S. Minor, Secretary. (CLASS B.) 1906 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. President A. R. TEARNEY, Buffalo Club, Eastern League; Columbus Club, Ameri Clark Griffith, Manager. President CHARLES F. CARPENTER, CLUB MEMBERS BAY CITY, Al T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. Altoona, Pa. Dexter Bldg., Chicago, Ills. ien Stinnett, President; J. H. More- can Association; Scranton Club, New York State CLUB MEMBERS BLOOM INGTON, head Manager. BEEVILLE, Joton H. League; Birmingham Club, Southern League; Nor S Robert L. Hedges, President. As the Clubs Finished in 1911: Lloyd Rickardt, Secretary. Ills., Harry Bay, Manager. DAVEN Wood, President; William J. Discb,, wich Club, Connecticut League; Grand Rapids PORT, la., Daniel O©Leary, Manager. Club, Central League. Rhoderick Wallace, Manager. "READING CLUB. Reading, Pa. Manager. BROWNSVILLE,. Emilio AV George Cocktll, President. ROCK ISLAND, Ills., John Gonding. Puig, President: S. H. Bell, Manager. William P. Coughlin, Manager. Manager. PEORIA, Ilia., Charles Stis, CORPUS CHRISTI, H. S. Shennan, 1905 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. rpRENTON CLUB, Trenton, N. J. Manager. QUINCY, Ills., Bade Myera, President; E. T. Wicker, Manager. New York Club of 1903, National League Champions * James H. Letts, President. Manager. DANVILLE, Ills., John A. LA REDO, V. L. Puig, President; W. for 1906; also Champions of the World for 1906; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRO© George W. Heckert. Manager. McCarthy, Manager. SPRINGFIELD, L. Wright, Manager. VICTORIA, J. Pittsburg Club, Chicago Club, Philadelphia Club, FESSIONAL BASE BALL JOHNSTOWN CLUB, Johnstown, Pa. Ills., Richard Smith, Manager. DU- T. Linebaugh, President; Jack Burlce. Cincinnati Club, St. Louis Club, Boston Club, LEAGUES. " Ernest C. Emmerling, President. BUQUE, la., Clarence Rowland, Mana Manager. Salary limit, *11W. Brooklyn Club. Bert Conn, Manager. ger. Salary limit, $1750. 1911 season 1965 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. President MICHAEL H. SEXTON, T ANCASTER CLUB, Lancaster, Pa. ended September 24. MOUNTAIN STATES LEAGUE. Philadelphia Club of 1905, American League Cham Rock Island, Ills. LJ John H. Myere, President. (CLASS D.) pions for 1906: Chicago Club, Detroit Club, Boston Secretary J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, Manager. THE TEXAS LEAGUE. President LON H. BAB&INGER, Club, Cleveland Club, New York Club, Washington Auburn, N. Y. LTOONA CLUB, Altoona, Pa. (CLASS E.) Charleston, W. Va. Club, St. Louis Club. A W. H. McEldowney, President. President WILBUR P. ALLEN, Vice-President G US M. WILDE. BOARD OF ARBITRATION: Manager. Austin, Texas. 1905 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. ORK CLUB. York, Pa. CLUB MEMBERS HUNTINGTON, J. Cal Ewlng, T. H. Murnane, W. M. CLUB MEMBERS DALLAS, J. W. W. Va., William Sieber, President; Al Providence Club, Eastern league; Columbus Club, Kavanaugh, Jamea H. O©Rourke, C. R. Y H. Kiater Free, President. Gardner, President; James Malonev. American Association; Des Molnes Club, Western John J. Manning, Manager. bert Knoeasell, Manager. IRONTON, Williams. M. E. Justice, Frank K. Manager. FORT WORTH, J. Walter O Claude McCarty. President and League; New Orleans Club, Southern League; Con Carson, Norris O©Neill. TJARRISBURG CLUB, Harrisburg, Pa. Morris, President. GALVESTON, Ben cord Club, New England League; A.-J.-G. Club. AJ- W. Harry Baker. President. Manager. ASHLAND-CATLETTSBURG, C. Doherty, President; Ed. Wheeler, O Harry Price. President; James Kit- New York League; Macon Club, South Atlantic George W. Cockill, Manager. Manager. HOUSTON, Otto Sens, League. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. \Tt7ILMINGTON CLUB, Wilmln©n, Del. ler, Manager. CHARLESTON, W. Va.. President, OKLAHOMA CITY, Abner A. G. Higgenbotham, President; George (CRASS A A.) ©© Thomas F. Brown, President. Davis. President. SAN ANTONIO, Mor Peter F. Cassidy, Manager. Bigbee, Manager. POINT PLEASANT- 1904 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. President EDWARD G. BARROW, ris Block, President. AUSTIN, W. GALLIPOLIS, W. Va., Col. H. R. Kew York Club of 1904. National League Champions 814-10 St. James Bldg., New York. A. Hunter, President; Lee Garvin, Howard. President; Joseph ("Reddy") for 1905; Chicago Club, Cincinnati Club, Pittsburg UNION ASSOCIATION. Manager. WACO, W. R. Davidson, Club, Brooklyn Club. Boston Club, Philadelphia As thn Clubs Finished in 1911: Mack, Manager. MONTGOMERY, W. OCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y. (CLASS D.) President; Ellis Hardy. Manager. 1911 Va.. L. C. Montgomery, President; Club. season ended September Q. 1904 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. R C. T. Chapin, President. President-Secretary-Treasurer Henry Runser, Manager. Salary limit .Tolin Ganzel, Manager. W. H. LUCAS, . 1911 season ended September 12. Chicago Club, Cleveland Club, Philadelphia Club, St. ALTIMORE CLUB, Baltimore, Md. SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE. Louis Club, Detroit Club, Washington Club. Salt Lake City, Utah. (CLASS C.) B John Dunn, President As the Clubs Finished in 1911: CANADIAN LEAGUE. 1904 CHAMPION MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS. and Manager. President-Secretary-Treasurer (CLASS D.) Buffalo Club, Eastern League; St. Paul Club, Ameri ORONTO CLUB, Toronto. Can. REAT FALLS CLUB, G. Falls, Mont. JUDGE JAMES P. BOWEN, K W. Peckover, President. President J. P. FITZGERALD. can Association; Syracuse Club, New York League; T J. J. McCaffery, President. G Saginaw, Mich. Toronto, Ont. Memphis Club, Southern Leagxie; Haverhill Club, Joseph Keiley, Manager, George M. Reed, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS ADRIAN, Frank Secretary M. M. ROBINSON. New England League; Springfield Club, Illinois- UFFALO CLUB. Buffalo. N. Y. C ALT LAKE CLUB, S. Lake City, Utah. T. Reed, President: William Smith, Spectator Bldg., Hamilton. Ont. lowa-Indiana League; Macon Club, South Atlantic B Jacob J. Stein. President. ^ Dick Cooley, President. ifanager. LAN SING, John A. Mor- League; Fort Wayne Club, Central League. George T. Stallings, Manager. C. D. Blankenship, Manager. risey, President and Manager. BATTLE CLUB MEMBERS BERLIN, Wra. ONTREAL CLUB., Montreal Can. UTTE CLUB, Butte, Mont. CREEK, T. W. Morg-an, President; Williams, President: George Deneau. 1903 AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS. M K. li Lichtenhein, President. B J. J. McClosk-ey, President Ed. MctKernan, Manager. FLINT, Dr. Manager. HAMILTON, M. M. Robin William L. Lush. Manager. © and Manager. A. J. Wildanger, President; Dan. W. son, President; (Seorge .1/ee, Manager©. Boston Club of 1903, American League Champions for LONDON, Sam Stevely, President: Joe 1904: also Champions of the World for 1904; Phil- TERSEY CITY CLUB, Jer. CU,y, N. J. OISE CLUB, Boise. Idaho. Collins, Manager. BAY CITY, James " James J. LUlls, President. . B J. W_ Cody, President. Frank, President: Maurice Myers, Man K.eanan. Manager. BRANT FORD, delphia Club, Cleveland Club, Detroit Club, St. Kichard Eacrett, President,: Ambrose Louis Club, Chicago Club, Washington Club. Larry Sehafly. Manager. Hugh Kellacky, Manager. ager. J/fcKSON, Charles Fox, Presi EWARK CLUB, Newark. N. J. ELENA CLUB, Helena, Mont. dent and Manager. SAGINAW, A. S. Kane, Manager. GUELPH, W. A. 1903 NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS. N Joseph M.cGinnity, President H Maurice Weiss..© President. Burkhardt, President: Malachi Kit- Mahoney, President; George Nee THOMAS S. DANDO, Gun Editor; THOMAS D. RICHTER and E. FRED. SLEAR, AssiifHiit Guri Lditors. straight in the last three strings, a 20 only to "Sporting Life" by Secretary- Bitterling 18 16 17 16 16 13 14 17 20 18 200 165 on the first five putting him out of the Treasurer Elmer E. Shaner, of the in Leahy ... 20 19 20 19 17 18 18 16 17 15 200 179 running. J. M. Hawkins headed the Bruns ... 18 17 18 17 18 20 19 17 17 18 200 179 KAHLER IS KING terstate Association, will be found ap Ivins .... 20 19 18 17 19 17 20 20 20 18 2£0 188 professionals at 94. The pended. They number 1 in the series of Dreher .. 18 19 IS 15 20 16 18 17 13 19 200 173 PRELIMINARY HANDICAP 1912 shoots, Editor "Sporting Life.") Dey ..... 16 18 17 17 18 15 17 19 18 13 200 368 Carlon .. 32 16 17 15 17 18 20 17 19 15 200 160 THE PHILADELPHIA AMATEUR on Friday was regarded as more or less REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 1. Osborne . 19 19 19 18 18 18 17 20 1C 19 200 183 of a gamble, and here again the absence PINEHURST GUN CLUB, AT PINEHUKST, SWEEPS PINEHURST FIELD. of ties for first place caused comment, N. C., JANUARY 24, 1912. SECOND DAY. 94 winning for A. E. Ranney, who shot FIRST DAY. PROFESSIONALS. from the 18-yard line. In second po PROFESSIONALS. Events. 2 3 4 5 C 7 8 9 10 Sh. Bit. sition R. L. Spot©ts, the Larchmont Yacht Events.. 123456789 10 Sli. Bk. Targets 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 200 Captures Midwinter Handicap, and Club champion, at 19 yards tied with B. Targets 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 200 Glbbs ... 19 19 20 19 10 16 17 19 17 200 181 Gibbs ... 18 19 18 19 20 19 17 17 20 20 200 187 German.. 20 20 20 18 20 20 20 20 19 200 196 High Over All From Famous B. Ward and R. H. Bruns, who were a German . 20 19 20 18 20 20 20 20 18 20 200 195 Skelly ... 20 18 17 20 19 17 20 20 18 200 187 point near the traps. In the sweep Skelly 19 20 19 19 20 20 2,0 18 20 19 200© 194 Huff .... 19 20 17 15 18 19 19 18 20 200 185 stakes preceding the Handicap Frank S. Huff . 18 20 20 19 20 20 17 18 19 19 200 190 Clancy .. 20 20 19 19 18 20 10 19 20,200 191. Shooters A. Ranney Wins Pre Wright was high with, a tournament rec Clancy 16 20 19 19 20 20 19 19 20 19 200 191 Lyon .... 20 18 16 19 19 19 18 20 19 200 18rt Lyon . 1(3 17 18 18 20 17 19 20 18. 19 200 182 TTnwktns. 20 19 19 2(1 19 20 19 20 IS 200 194 ord of 99, .Tesse Young, II. E. Buck- Hawkins. 18 20 20 19 20 20 19 19 16 18 200 189 Henderson 17 19 18 20 18 17 17 19 20 200 185 liminary McCarty©s Honors* waiter and G. S. McCarty tied for second Heiiderson IT 19 20 19 19: 19 16 20 20 18 200 1ST Goodrich.. 18 17 19 19 20 IS 19 20 18 200 1«7 at 98. In the sweeps preceding the Pre Goodtieh. 18 2020 19 19 18 18 17 20 18 200 187 Ward .... 19 18 19 18 19 19 19 18 19 200 184 liminary, G. S. McCarty led with. 98, Ward 17 19 19 16 17 18 19 18 17 18 200 178 Storr .... 10 19 20 20 19 17 15 19 20 200 185 BY HEBBERT L. JILLSON. Storr . 20 20 18 17 18 20 20 19 19 20 200 191 Dickey .. 18 19 18 17 15 17 ©17 19 17 200.176 Fred A. Hodgman and II. W. Kaliler Dickey 16 17 20 16 18-18 19 18 18 If. 200 175 Squier .. 18 19 20 20 18 18 15 19 20 200 180 PinelTursJ;, N. C., January 27. Harry tied at 95, with C. H. Newcomb, F. S. Sculler 15 20 20 20 19 20 19 20 19 19 200 191 Pratt ... 18 19 17 13 14 19 15 IS 13 200 101 W. Kahler, the young Philadelphia ama Wright, Edward F. Gleason, Vassa, Cate Pratt 14 14 19 17 16 18 14 17 14 16 200 159 AMATEURS. teur, cut a high niche for himself in and G. J. Corbett in a quintuple tie at AMATEURS. Youiig© .. 20 19 18 19 18 18 19 18 19 200 188 96. In Clark, Jr. 18 17 18 19 19 19 18 20 20 16 200 184 Bitterling 17 15 17 13 14 18 15 17 IS 200 103 the trap-shooting Hall of Fame in the Pottinger 1C 20 19 18 17 18 18 16 17 17 200 176 Leahy .V. 16 17 17 20 14 18 15 18 19 200 172 four-day Midwinter Handicap, which WEDNESDAY©S OPENING? SWEEPS Nuchols.. 19 18 18 20 17 20 18 20 19 19 200 188 Sha©y, Jr. 12 13 12 14 15 ...... 100 06 ended here today. Outrivalling one of G. S. McCarty©s splendid 198, which in Shephard 15 16 19 17 12 17 18 18 17 18 200 167 Ivins .... 18 19 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 200 194 McHugh. 19 20.19 19 18 19 20 18 20 19 200 191 Dreher .. 20 19 14 17 20 18 10 17 15 200 174 the finest fields of amateur and profes cluded a straight run of 131, was first. Foord .. 19 19 19 IS 18 19 19 19 18 19 200 187 Dey ..... 10 13 15 18 14 15 19 10.10 200 155 sional shots ever gathered together out W. T. Laslie, F. S. Wright, C. H. New- Powers . 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 18 19 17 200 184 Carlon ... 18 15 17 17 18 18 18 16 16 2^00 173 side of the Grand American Handicap, Kahler made an almost clean sweep of the honors. Standing at 21 yards he smashed 38 out of 100 in the Midwinter Handicap event, the premier contest, s.etting what is undoubtedly a world©s Amateur record. He also won the high average over all, smashing 766 out of 800 targets, this including 100 from 20 yards and 100 from 21 yards, leading amateurs and professionals alike. What other honors there were to be won were the Preliminary Handicap, which went to A. E. Ranney, of New York, and the high average at the 600 16-yard targets, which fell to George S. McCarty, of Philadelphia. It was a wonderfully suc cessful tournament from every angle. The attendance was fully 80 shooters and they came from all sections of the land. The arrangements for the handling of the shoot were perfect and there was not a single complaint. The weather was as balmy as in the mid-summer with out being too warm, and with the per fect background there was nothing to prevent ; GOOD SCOBES BEING MADE. Ninety per cent, wasn©t in it for a minute at any time during the week and to show just what the pace was one need only to mention mention McCarty©s 198, which led in the first day©s program and the equally fast 98 which won the handicap. Ninety-two was the best in the Prelimin ary, and 194 upon the second day. In the first day©s shooting alone 17 contest ants were better than 94 per cent, and 14 made straight runs of over 50. The gold medal for the high general average for the full 800 targets of the tourna ment went to Kahler, who scored 766, or 95% per cent. The gold medal for the 600 targets at 16 yards, PRELIMINARY AND HANDICAP omitted, was won by G. S. McCarty, of Philadelphia, who scored 587, or 97 5-6 per cent. Kahler won second with 578, or 96 1-3 per cent., while H. E. Buck- waiter, of Philadelphia, and F. S. Wrjght, of South Wales, tied for the third medal He Has It on Napoleon or Captain Kidd as a Treasure Hunter. at 574, or 95 2-3 per cent., Wright win ning the shoot-off, 25 to 23, Buckwalter missing his fourth and thirteenth targets. comb and F. A. Hodgman ; bunched jn-a Jones . Y. 20 18 18 19 18 18 20 200 187 Osborne . 16 20 19 18 18 18 17 18 18 19 200 18t Lester German won the professional quadruple tie for second at© 192, with Alexander 18 20 17 16 19 19 20 200 188 Smith ... 17 14 15 19 18 IS 18 15 20 18 200 172 general average with 586, or 97 2-3 per H. E. Buckwalter third in 191. A. L. .Westcott. 19 19 19 20 18 19 19 200 189 Cate .... .19 17 20 19 18 20 19 18 20 19 200 189 cent. _ The money divisions in the two Ivins with 194, and including a straight Laslie ... 18 20 19 18 20 19 19 200 192 Ward ... 18 17 19 18 19 17 20 18 18 18 200 182 Billings.. 17 19 19 18 20 20 17 200 186 Kahler .. 19 19 20 18 19 19 20 19 20 20 200 193 handicap events were as follows: Pre run of 105, was first in Thursday©s Newcomb. 19 19 20 20 17 19 20 200 192 McCarty. 19 19 20 18 20 20 18 19 20 20 200 193 liminary Handicap, entrance $10, $200 sweeps. G. S. McCarty, who ended up Hodgman. 20 19 20 17 19 19 20 200 192 Culver ..; 17 18 19 20 17 18 16 18 18 19 200 380 added, winner guaranteed $200 for first with an unfinished run of 67, tied with Clark« .. 18 17 16 19 17 19 20 200 176 Gleason.. 19 18 17 19 16 15 18 16 18 19 200 375 money; 1-93 paid $200, 3-92 paid $87.36, H. W. Kahler at 193, with, G. J. Corbett Corbett .. 18 17 20 17 20 20 19 200 186 Ranney . 20 16 19 18 18 18 17 16 20 18 200 380 Snowden. 19 14 18 18 17 18 17 200 170 Van Alien 17 19 20 18 20 18 16 19 19 17 200 183 2-91 paid $53.76, 5-90 paid $30.91, 5-89 and W. H. Jones third in 192. No men Rogers .. 17 16 13 15 17 19 15 200 163 Hopper .. 17 20 17 20 17 20 17 16 19 17 200 180 paid $2.69. Pinehurst Handicap, en tion of the event would be complete with Sousa ... 17 18 20 20 18 19 10 200 174 Kelsey .. 15 19 16 18 18 14 17 20 19 18 200 174 trance $20, $500 added and winner guar out tribute to the executive skill of Lu Irwin ... 17 19 17 18 18 19 18 200 182 Wright .. 17 19 18 20 18 19 19 20 18 19 200 187 anteed $500; 56 entries; 1-98 paid $500, ther J. Squier, du Font©s expert, who Hell ..... 20 20 18 19 18 19 16 200 188 Ebberts . 15 15 17 18 15 16 16 18 18 14 200 162 Cook .... 17 16 15 16 15 18 12 200 161 Englert . 17 17 17 18 16 19 20 19 18 15 200 178 1-97 paid $241.28, 1-95 paid $196.04., 4- managed the shoot, Donnelly. 15 19 18 15 17 19 16 200 162 Hewlett . 13 13 14 12 17 16 15 18 12 19 200 149 94 paid $120.64, 4-93 paid $64.09; 1-92 RUNNING IT LIKE CLOCKWORK, . Ridley .. 20 18 18 18 18 20 18 200 188 Lockwood 10 17 15 18 18 18 16 19 18 18 200 173 paid $30.16. Wulf .... 17 19 19 19 18 19 20 200 190 Clark ... 17 14 17 18 16 18 13 17 14 20 200 164 without hitch and with only words of Smith ... 20 17 19 18 19 20 18 200 189 Pottinger. .16 13 16 19 17 20 18 19 18 19 200 175 INTEREST IN HANDICAP. commendation. The weather through the Cate .... 17 19 18 10 19 20 18 200 179 Nuchols . 16 18 16 17 18 19 20 19 18 19 200 180 Although last upon the program in Ward ... 19 19 17 18 19 19 19 200 184 Shepard.. 18 18 16 18 36 17 17-18 18 18 200 174 entire week, for many of the participants Kahler .. 16 19 20 19 20 20 19 200 191 McHngh.. 19 20 19 19 20 39 18 15 18 19 200 18« terest naturally centered in the Midwin arrived for preliminary practice as early McOarty . 19 20 20 20 20 20 19 200 198 Foord ... 17 20 19 18 18 17 19 17 18 19 200 182 ter Handicap, the result being more or as thft preceding Saturday, was absolute Culver ... 19 19 16 19 20 19 20 200 188 Powers .. 18 19 18 20 18 39 18 19 19 15 200 183 less of a sensational surprise ©because perfection, and without question t-ontri- Gleason . 17 18 17© 18 16 19 19 200 178 Jones ... 20 19 20 19 20 20 20 18 17 19 200 192 nothing less than a quadruple tie was ex^ Ranirty . 18 18 18 17 20 20 19 200 183 Alexander 18 20 19 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 200 181 buted©v an important part to the high Sha©y, Jr. 14 13 16 ,...... 120 88 Westcott. 37 18 18 18 20 17 19 19 17 16 200 179 pected. Before the fourth string had been scores. Numerous informal dinners also Hopper .. 15 19 17 18 19 20 20 200 184 Laslie ... 17 19 18 16 19 17 16 19 ©19 19 200 179 well begun it was apparent, however, that contributed to the pleasure of the outing, Kelsey .. ID 17 19 17 16 18 19 200 182 Billings.. 17 19 19 18 18 19 17 19 13 17 200 176 Harry W. Kahler, located at 21 yards, with the evening circle stories, when Wright . . 19 19 19 19 20 19 19 200 192 Newcomb. 16 18 18 20 17 18 20 19 19 19 200 184 Ebb©erts . 14 17 15 13 17 19 15 200 162 Hodgman 18 18 19 19 20 20 19 19 18 19 200 189 was the winner if he maintained the per- shoots were shot again, long to be re Englert . 19 18 19 19 17 19 18 200 182 Clark ... 16 19 14 20 20 18 17 18 14 12 200 168 fpct form in wThich he was shooting. He membered. Many of the participants Howlett.. 14 18 17 11 11 15 -14 200 146 Corbett.. 19 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 19 16 200 192 started the fourth string with but one brought their wives and are lingering Loekwood 19 18 18 17 15 19 19 200 178 Snowden. 15 10 16 18 17 15 18 18 17 16 200 160 lost, in 75, but lost his 76th. Clean cut for the enjoyment of the diversified at Ward . .. 17 in 19 19 13 14 11 200 160 Rogers .. 19 20 20 18 16 19 18 19 16 15 200 180 Wolliug . 14 16 15 16 14 15 18 200 157 Sousa .., 13 18 18 17 18 15 18 16 16 19 200 168 to the finish and in perfect form and con tractions of the village, nearly all spend Paickwal©r 19 in 20 19 18 20 18 200 191 Irwin ... 20 19 18 15 16 18 17 18 17 IS 200 176 fidence he finished out with 98. In sec ing a day or so in the quail coVcrs. Andrews.. 19 16 10 13 IS IS 14 20O 156 Heil .... 20 19 19 20 19 39 15 20 20 20 200 191 ond position William Ilidley, at 20 yards, Scores follow : Rltint . .. 17 39 IS 19 20 19 16 200 184 Cook .... 16 19 18 18 18 16 19 19 18 18 200 179 finished with 97, with Henry Powers, at Wagner . 19 10 15 19 17 10 14 200 167 Donnelly.. 17 17 14 14 14 17 18 20 19 15 200 165 (The complete and official scores of Van Alien .. 20 IS 20 20 SO 79 Ridley .. 19 19 16 19 20 19 18 18 18 20 200 186 18 yards, third in 95, he running 751 this registered tournament, as furnished Younfr .. 19 19 10 19 19 18» 19 19 18 IS 200 188 Wulf ... 18 18 18 18 19 20 18 20 17 19 200 185 FEBRUARY -3, 1912 SPORTING LIFE 19 Ward ... 1.- 18 20 17 20 19 IS 14 17 10 200 177 H. E. Buckwalter 21 21 20 23 15 100 79 I). T. Leahy ..... 18 24 24 25 21 100 94 C. Von Ijengerke ...... 15 10 18 10 Welling.. 11 i: 1. 15 i:: 12 i:: 10 10 13 18 200 134 It. W. Kahler ... 21 24 22 23 21 100 90 P. E. Osborne ... IS 19 14 22 IS 100 73 R. Young ...... 17 10 14 IS Buckwal©r 19 ]<( 20 20 10 IS 19 20 IS 19 200 191 G. S. McCarty . . 22 23 21 24 20 Jud NS O. U. Brooks, Jr. 18 21 24 23 24 100 92 R. Crorn ...... 14 13 15 13 Andrews. 11 10 Hi 14 14 11 1C, 15 17 18 200 14S li. R. Brooks, Jr. 19 21 24 IS 19 100 82 C. C. Irwin IS 24 22 19 20 100 85 C. Phelps ...... 15 10 10 17 17 Blunt. ... 1!) 13 IS 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 200 ISO H. M. Brigham .. 19 22 22 23 23 100 90 J. A. Ward . . IS 22 21 21 21 100 85 J. Williams ...... 19 12 13 10 Wagner . 14 10 18 14 13 1C 9 14 11) 15 200 14H J. W. Todd ...... IS 19 12 23 24 100 78 W. F. Hopper IS 24 2U, 24 24 100 93 T. Phelps ...... 17 15 15 18 Vauderv©r ...... 19 12 15 1C 80 G2 IS 23 19 21 24 100 87 W. O©Brien ...... 10 19 17 IS Smith J. A. Blunt ... .. 17 10 20 10 SO 09 FOURTH DAY. J. H. Vunderveer IS 22 17 100 SI B. Beversdoft ...... 12 11 12 18 PROFESSIONALS Jay Clark.;. Jr. . . 17 IS 25 100 85 J. Williams. Jr." ..... 14 9 14 19 THIRD DAY. R. H. Brims . .. 19 22 20 25 22 100 89 F. Wohlfartli ...... 17 15 14 17 J. F. Pratt ...... 18 15 14 17 15 100 79 J. E. Smith ...... © 11 11 10 PROFESSIONALS H. D. Gibbs ..... IS 17 17 100 88 J. A. Smith .... 19 21 24 23 22 100 90 B. Donnellv .... 19 22 21 21 19 100 S3 H. Bettes ...... 10 11 10 10 J. F. Pratt .. . .., IS 1C 10 18 100 83 O. R. Dickey ..... 19 19 IS 100 90 W. Roach ...... 18 12 10 O. H. Dickey . 10 IS 17 100 89 L. J. Squier .. 20 20 100 92 J. Ensrlert ...... 19 21 24 21 22 100 88 B. B. Ward ... 19 20 20 19 23 100 82 T. Kelley ...... 19 20 L. J. Squier . lit 1!) IS 100 95 J. T. Skelly . 20 . 19 100 95 J. Whitley ...... 10 19 3. T. Skelly .. 20 10 100 93 C. E. Goodrich 20 10 100 94 C. Nuchols ..... 19 23 21 22 20 100 80 W. M. Foord ... 19 21 22 17 IS 100 78 S. Glover ...... 21 24 C. E. Goodrich IS 20 100 90 Guy Ward .... 17 10 100 88 J. JJdwards ...... 11 H. D. Gibbs . 1!) 17 100 92 E. H. Storr .. . 19 19 100 93 W. H. Jones ... 19 23 25 22 20 100 90 C. G. Westcott . 19 23 24 24 20 100 91 R. Alien ...... 11 15 Guy Ward ... IS 10 100 80 R. W. Clancy 20 18 100 94 R. Bloomfield ...... ©...... E. H". Storr . 19 17 100- 94 W. Henderson 20 20 100 98 W. T. Laslie ... 19 21 ,23 R. W.-Claney . 19 19 100 97 G. L. Lyon ... 20 19 100 97 G. .7. Corbett ... 20 20 22 Team match, 25 birds per man, 10 men on G. L. Lyon . .. 19 20 100 98 L. S. German . 20 20 100 99 I). L. Culver ... 19 20 IS 21 21 100 80 team Married men. D. D. Engle," captain, ftroke W. Heuderson 20 17 100 94 J. M. Hawktns 17 19 100 94 V. Cate ...... 19 21 21 24 20 100 80 188 out of 250. Single men, R. G. Young, cap L. S. German . 19 100 90 W. Huff ..... 20 19 100 98 A. L. Ivins ..... 19 23 23 23 21 100 90 tain, broke 130 out of 250. 20 E. .7. Gleason .. 19 22 19 22 22 100 85 Team match, 25 birds per man, 11 men on, J. M. Hawkins 20 18 100 94 AMATEURS. W. Huff ...... 18 20 100 90 H. M. Brigham . 19 21 23 24 19 100 87 team Team No. 1, D. D. Engle, captain, broke Events ...... 1 2 4 5 Sh. Bk. A. E. Ranney . . . 20 100 81 141 out of 275. Team No. 2, R. G. Young, AMATEURS. Targets ...... 20 20 20 20 R. L. Spotts . .. 20 22 21 24 21 100 88 captain, broke 131 out of 275. Eve©uts ...... 1 2 3 4 Sh. Bk. J. C. Bitterling 10 17 12 100 70 F. A. Hodgman . 20 24 19 19 21 100 83 —————————————•——————————r— Twrgets ...... 20 20 20 20 J. H. Dreher .... 14 20 IS 100 88 F. S. Wright... 20 24 23 22 24 100 93 J. B. Snowden 15 100 77 J. G. S. Dey 19 15 10 100 85 C. H. Newcomh. 20 24 2.". 23 23 100 93 DECIDE N. Y. A. C. CUP EVENTS. J. C. Bitterling IS 100 83 H. P. Carlon . . . , Ki 19 10 100 80 Wm. Ridley 20 25 25 22 25 100 97 .7. H. Dreher . . 17 100 85 1. Andrews 18 11 10 100 78 A. Heil ...... 20 23 24 23 23 100 93 J. G. S. Dey . . 15 100 73 R. L. Shepard .. 18 17 20 100 94 J. F. Wulf, 20 24 22 24 20 100 90 Three Trophies Reach Final Stage in H. P. Cation . , 19 100 84 E. S. Rogers ..*. 10 14 IS 100 80 H. E. Buckwalter 21 19 22 17 21 100 79 Travers Island Shoot. 1. Andrews ... . 15 100 - 70 J. P. Sousa ..... IS 18 17 100 84 H. W. Kahler ... 21 25 24 25 24 100 98 K. L. Shepard 20 100 90 H. B. Cook 15 18 17 100 87 G. S. McCarty . . 22 22 18 24 10 100 SO New York, N. Y., January 29. Three K. S. Rogers . . IS 100 91 C. A. Lockwood. IS 19 10 100 81 J. Young ...... 21 21 22 20 22 100 85 interesting snoots came to an end at the .7. 1*. Sousa 20 100 77 W. IT. Smith 18 17 17 100 88 Arthur Lyon .... 18 20 10 21 23 100 80 Travers Island traps of the New York H. B. Cook ...... IS 19 100 88 W. F. Clarke 19 17 20 100 92 MONEY-BACK PURSE. B. Donnelly Ui 100 90 J. A. Ilowletit . 17 19 17 100 89 Added by Pinehurst Gun Club, $500. A. C. on January 27. The January dip C. A. Lock wood . IS 100 93 F. D. Kelsey . .. . 17 19 20 100 88 $1 per day extra entrance, $238. was the first shoot to be decided. The W. H. Smith . .. 18 100 88 J. B. McHugh ., 19 19 19 100- 93 Total purse, $738. last leg ended in a tie among G. F. Mc- W. F. Clarke ... IS 100 82 Powers ...... 17 18 19 17 100 90 Losses paid in full, $405.42. Mahon, Gus Lembeck and J. I. Bran- J. A. Hewlett . 1(5 100 82 E. R. Alexander. IS 17 19 100 91 © Surplus to 18 high guns, $272.58. H. B. Pottinger . IS 100 94 C. W. Billings .. 18 19 10 100 91 denberg, each gunner having 23 out of a .1. B. McHugh . li) 100 90 C. C. Irwin ...... 2017© IS 17 100 92 PINEHURST NOTES. possible 25 targets. Lembeck took the H. Powers 20 100 91 D. T. Leahy .... 18 18 100 91 J. Frank Pratt and his tool kit were in de shoot-off, and that placed him in another E. R. Alexander. 19 100 90 P. E. Osborne .. It) 10 17 100 81 mand constantly. Well, he can fix ©em. up. tie for final possession of the cup. He C. W. Billings . 20 100 92 V. R. Brooks, Jr. 20 18 20 100 93 Henry Powers, of Atlantic City, lost five In C. C. Irwin . . . 18 100 85 .1. A. Ward ..... 17 17 19 100 87 his first frame of 25 in the big event, and ran had to shoot against W. B. Ogden and D. T. Leahv . .. 10 100 83 W. F. Hopper .. 14 19 19 100 80 the last 75 straight. T. F. McFahon. Lembeck was not as R. H. Brims ... 15 100 84 .7. A. Blunt .... 18 20 20 100 90 lucky in the second shoot-off, and the P. E. Osborne . IS 100 93 J. H. Vanderveer. 18 19 17 100 89 The New York contingent was highly elated J. A. Smith ... 19 100 92 Jay Clark, Jr. .. 17 17 19 100 87 wtth their only Rannejr and the Preliminary prize went to W. B. Ogden. Ogden also J. Ward 19 100 95 H. Bruns 20 20 IS 10d 94 victory that went to the great metropolis. was the final winner of the Dey Cup, A. E. Ranney .. 18 100 83 A. Smith 17 18 IS 100 92 In the big event Harry Kahler ran his first formerly called the committee trophy. W. F- Hopper 10 100 ilO 7)on nelly 15 11 13 100 07 event of 25 straight, losing the first bird in F. H. Schauffler took the leg yesterday, J. Englert 18 100 87 Englert . 18 18 20 100 92 the second string, scoring 49 out of the first and that placed him in a tie with Og B. B. Ward 19 100 91 B. Ward 17 ©1910 18 100 87 50. The third string was run straight, and .7. A. Blunt 18 100 91 Nuchols . 19 20 100 94 when he took his position for the last event den, who won the shoot-off by a score of J. H. Vanderveer. 20 100 90 23 to 22. The New Year©s Clip was the B. Wagner ...... 10 100 82 third event to come to an end. The tro Jay Clark. Jr. ... 14 100 73 J C. Nuchols ... 15 100 89 phy was on a percentage basis, and it W. M. Foord 19 100 89 was won by R. L. Spotts, who had 93 W. H. Jones . ., . 19 100 93 Coming Events Cast per cent, to his credit. Scores: C. G. Westcott .. 15 100. 87 W. T. Laslie 14 100 91 January cup, 25 targets, handicap. G. J. Corbett 19 100 90 D. L. Culver 18 100 89 Their Shadows Before G. Lembeck ... 231 T. Lenane, Tr. V. Cate ...... 18 100 90 G. F. McMahon. E. F. Crowe 20 .100 95 J. Brandenburg. R. R. Debacher.. 5 A. L. Ivins ...... The© Philadelphia Trap Shooters© League meets Saturday, February C. J. G. Batterson F. H. Schauffler. 1 E. J. Gleason 20 100 90 E. M. Huggins. E. C. Lawson .. 0 F. 1). Kelsey .... 10 100 91 Clubs shoot as follows : W. B. Ogden . J. Meyer ...... 0 S. M. Van Alien. . 17 100 80 At Camden, N. J., Lansdale and South End. Take Sixth and Eighth H. L. Spotts .... 20 100 91 Shoot-off, same conditions. F. A. llodgman . . IS 100 97 street car from Market street ferry on Camden side. G. Lembeck 2 25 T. F. McMthon.. 2 C. 11. Newcomb .. 17 100 90 At Philadelphia, Fifty-seventh street and Lancaster avenue, S. S. White J. Brandenburg.. 5 22 Al Heil ...... 17 100 90 and Meadow Spring. Take Elevated to Fifty-second street, get pass out Bey cup, 25 targets, handicap. .7. F. Wulf ...... 10 100 87 Fifty-second street on Lancaster avenue trolley. F. Ebberts ...... 15 100 77 F. A. Schauffler 1 J. G. Batterson.. 3 18 100 96 At Edge Hill, Haddonfield and Highland. Trains leave Reading Termi W. B. Ogden .. 3 24 G. F. McMahon.. 2 F. S. Wright G. I.embeck .... 1 24 R. R. Debacher.. 5 Wm. Ridley 19 100 93 nal at 1.02 and 2.06 P. M., return at 4.15, 4.57 and 6.06 P. M. E. M. Huggins .. 5 J. Young ...... 18 18 100 93 At Darby, du Pont and Clearview. "Take "Woodland avenue car on T. Lenane, Jr... 4 24 Doc Welling 12 18 100 75 E. F. Crowe .... 2 23 E. C. LawsoU .. 0 H. B. Buck-waiter 20 * 10 20 18 100 94 Walnut street to Fourth street, Darby, Pa. J. Brandenburg.. 5 22 J. Meyer ...... 0 H. W. Kahler 17 100 97 CLUB STANDING. LEAGUE LEADERS. President©s cup, 25 targets, handicap. G. S. McCarty 19 100 98 J. G. Batterson. G. Lembeck S. 75. McMasters. 7 100 44 Points. Score. Geo. S. McCarty .....:...... 189x200 W. B. Ogden . .T. Brandenburg.. U. R. Brooks. Jr. 10 100 88 S. S. White ...... 8 1807- J. T. Roberson ...... 184x200 R. R. Debacher.. F. H. Schauffler . H. M. Brigham.. 19 100 90 Meadow Spring ...... 7 1744 7.,,. L. Swartz ...... 183x200 T. Lenane, Jr.. E. M. Huggins.. Henry Powers ...... 182x200 G. F. McMahon .T. Meyer ...... PRELIMINARY. Lansdale ...... 7 1053 Jesse Griffith ...... 182x200 Highland ...... 0 1710 E. F. Crowe ,... E. C. Lanson ... PROFESSIONALS. Harry L. David ...... 179x200 South End ...... 0 102G Thos. Tansey ...... 179x200 New Year©s cup, 25 targets, handicap. J. F. Pratt .... . 17 2:: 19 100 79 du Pont ...... T> 1734 Chas. Swartz ...... 179x200 R. R. Debacher.. E. C. Lawson 0. R. Dickey ... . IS 20 22 100 85 Clearview ...... 5 1589 Harry Fisher ...... 179x200 T. Lenane, Jr.. . J. G. Batterson.. 2 L. J. Squier .. . . 18 22 19 100 88 Haddonfield ...... 4 1539 Frank Hineline ...... 178x200 F. H. Schauffler. W. B. Ogden .... 3 J. T. Skelly .. . . 19 24 22 100 91 J. Brandenburg. E. M. Huggins .. 5 C. E. Goodrich . . 19 25 22 100 89 G. Lembeck J. Meyer ...... 0 H. D. Gibbs ... . 19 21 18 100 SO G. F. McMahon. E. F. Crowe .... 2 Guy Ward ...... 20 20 22 100 80 100 87 William Ridley. of What Cheer. la., was re Ten pairs doubles, scratch. E. H. Storr .... . 20 24 2b 100 85 W. M. Foord .... 18 18 10 10 W. II. Jones .... IS 19 19 19 100 94 ceiving congratulations for the 97 he had just F. H. Schauffler. . .7. Meyer ...... R. W. Clancy . . 21 24 20 100 87 finished. Harry lost his first target, but bvoke T. Lenane, .Tr. G. F. McMahon L. Lyon ...... 21 23 21 .100 88 C. G. Westcott . . 19 10 10 18 100 87 100 90 the other 24. R. R. Debacher G. Lembeck ... W. Henderson . . 20 21 23 100 92 W. T. Laslie .... 17 19 37 20 W. B. Ogden ., L. S. German ... . 22 21 21 100 89 G. .7. Corbett ... 20 20 19 19 100 97 H. P. Carlon, of Wilrnlngton, Del., covered J. M. Hawkins. . 22 20 24 100 83 D. L. Culver .... 19 10 19 20 100 91 himself with glory in the big event. He is Distance handicap, 25 targets. ©10 W. Huff ...... 21 23 22 100 92 V. Cate ...... 19 20 19 19 100 95 looked upon in his home club as a top-notcher J. Meyer ...... AMATEURS: A. L. "I vlns ...... 18 20 20 19 100 95 any old time. W. B. Ogden .. 18 23 T. Lenane, Jr.. 17 E. J. GU-ason .... 10 19 18 19 100 90 The excellent scores at the great Pinehurst G. Lembeck . . 20 20 J. Brandenburg. 10 Targets ...... Hp. £5 25 Sh. Bk. H. M. Brigham .. 20 18 IS 18 100 89 shoot we©-ls wonderfully high, which speaks G. F. McMahon. 19 19 F. H. Schauffler 21 J. B. Snowden 10 15 17 100 73 A. E. Ranney . . 19 10 10 IS 100 88 well f6r excellent weather conditions in the R. R. Debacher 1G 17 J. G. Batterson 19 J. C. Bitterling 10 IS IS 100 77 R. L. Spotts .... IS 18 18 19 100 93 dead of Winter. J. H. Dreher , 10 19 22 100 85 K. A. Hodgmau.. 20 © 17 19 17 100 92 J. G. S. Dey . 10 20 20 100 83 F. S. Wright ... 19 20 20 20 100 99 Charley W. Billings, the big prince of the TORONTO TRAP ACTIVITY. H. P. Carlon . 10 23 25 100 80 C. H. Newcomb..© 19 20 12 19 100 SO American team for the Olympic games, had 1. Andrews .., 10 22 18 100 S3 Win. Ridley .... IS 19 20 19 100 9(5 an exceptional opportunity to see some good ones H. L. Shepard 17 © 2:1 -19 100 SO A. Heil ...... 20 18 19 19 100 95 in this classy gathering. Stanley and Balmy Beach Club Members K. S. Rogers . 24 21 100 80 J. F. Wulf ...... 17 18 IS 19 100 92 Hold Weekly Contests. J. P. Sousa 10 2:©, 21 100 95 H. E. Buckwalter 19 20 20 20 100 98 H. B. Cook ...... 17 20 24 100 88 H. W. Kahler . . 19 20 19 19 100 97 HUDSON CLUB©S CONTESTS. Toronto, Ont., January 25. The Stan B. Donnelly 17 21 19 10!) 72 G. S. McCarty .. 20 20 IS 20 100 98 ley Gun Club held a pleasant shoot of C. A. Lockwood. . 171© 24 22 100 89 J. Young ...... 20 20 18 20 100 98 Fine Attendance at Sunday Events at W. H. Smith .... 17 22 19 100 90 H. B. Pottinger.. 19 20 17 17 100 92 their handicap series Saturday, January W. F. Clarke .... 17 22 18 ICO 79 B. Wagner ...... 17 17 15 19 100 84 Jersey City Traps. 20. Spoons were also given and won by J. .A. Howlett ... 18 18 24 100 81 Doc Welling .... S 13 12 1C 100 05 E. Springer and N. Norman with a II. B. Pottinger. . 21 19 18 100 71 J. Ebberts ...... 18 17 11 IS 100 81 BY T. II. KELLEY. splendid score, each with 23 out of a pos J. 15. McHugh .... IS 23 23 100 88 Arthur Lyon ...... 19 40 35 sible 25. Considering the weather the H. Powers ...... IS 23 21 100 80 PINEHURST HANDICAP. Jersey City, N. J., January 29. The E. R. Alexander. . IS 22 21 100 89 shooting w.as good. The following are C. W. Billings . .. IS 2;©. 23 100 89 PROFESSIONALS. appended scores were made yesterday the scores: C. C. Irwin ..... 18 21 22 100 83 J. F. Pratt . . . . . 10 22 19 21 100 82 morning at the regular bi-monthly shoot Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. D. T. Leahy .... IS 24 20 100 83 H. D. Gibbs . .. IS 20 23 17 100 84 of the Hudson Gun Club. The morning A. Lundy 05 55 E. Springer ... 50 45 R. H. Brims .... IS 24 20 100 92 O. R. Dickey . .. 18 22 20 20 ,100 84 T. Sockettt . ©. ©. 55 43 P. Wakefleld . . 50 37 P. E. Osborne .. . IS 23 20 100 82 L. J. Squier . . . . 18 22 20 22 100 80 was very cold and windy, which made Wr. Macdi nald. 75 ,50 F. Hogarth . . . 50 35 J. A. Smith .... IS 23 23 100 91 .7. T. Skelly .. . . 19 23 23 2:5 100 92 the boys seek the warm club house when R. Buck 35 27 G. Vivian .... 40 28 J. A. Ward ..... 18 21 23 100 89 Guy Ward ... .. 19 IS 19 21 100 70 not on the firing line, to swap stories O. Macklamin . . 90 71 J. Ingram .... 75 00 A. E. Ranne^ .. 18 i>r> 20 10:> 93 C. E. Goodrich .. 19 22 21 20 100 84 and tell some lies about their shooting N. Normanin .*. 85 72 E. Hirons ..... 25 19 W. F. Hopper .. IS 21 25 100 88 E. II. Storr . .. . . 19 23 24 22 100 93 Mr. Singerr 00 48 W. Elv ...... 45 39 .7. Englert ...... 18 22 21 100 91 R. W. Clancy . . . 20 22 21 24 100 89 trips several of pur members are past- T. Sawden 45 30 A. Edkins .... 40 32 B. B. Ward .... IS 22 23 100 92 W. Henderson . . 20 21 24 23 100 88 masters at shooting game in . the club 45 38 Fritz ...... 25 21 ( J. A. Blunt 18 23 24 100 S3 G. L. Lyon ... .. 21 20 18 21 100 77 house. Sim Glover paid us a visit, and J. II. Vanderreer 18 22 100 85 L. S..- German . . . 22 22 22 21 100 88 as it has been several years since his BALMY BEACH CLUB SIIOOT. B. Wagner 19 20 V 100 77 J. M. Hawkins . . 21 24 23 23 100 94 face was seen on the Hudson grounds, The regular weekly shoot of the Balmy Jay Clarke, Jr. . 18 19 18 100 81 W. Huff ...... 21 23 22 25 100 81 Beach Gun Club was held on their C. Nuohols 19 21 24 100 82 AMATEURS. there were a number of the boys that did W. M. Foord ... 19 20 22 100 84 not know him until after his first try grounds Saturday afternoon. A large W. H. Jones . .. 19 21 22 100 80 Targets ...... Hp. 25 25 23 Sh. Bk. at the traps, and when he returned a number of members and friends were C. G. Westcott . 19 21 22 100 80 J. C. Bitterling .. 10 17 20 18 100 70 present. The day was stormy, but never W. T. Laslie . .. 19 20 21 100 SO J. II. Dreher . .. 10 25 23 21 100 94 score of 24, and a total of 90 of 100 G. J. Corbett . .. 19 24 23 100 90 J. G. S. Dey . .. 10 19 20 20 100 © 80 shot at, we all had to hand it to him, as theless some good scores were made, W. D. L. Culver . .. 19 21 21 100 82 II. P. Carlon . . . 10 24 23 22 100 91 IT. Joselin winning the silver spoon with .. 10 23 22 22 100 91 the best shot 011 the grounds in the morn V. Cate ...... 19 22 22 100 88 I. Andrews . . . ing. Dave Engle was high amateur with 23 out of 25. and W. II. Bncke the spe A. L. Ivins 19 23 20 100 85 R. L. Shepard .. 17 21 22 23 100 89 cial prize in the rabbit shoot. Scores: E. V. Gleason .. 19 24 21 100 85 E. S. Rogers . .. 17 21 24 21 100 89 7t> per cent., and this was considered F. D. Kelsey . .. 19 22 19 100 79 J. P. Sousa ... .. 10 24 19 17 100 82 good shooting under conditions at our Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. S. M. Van Alien. 19 21 23 100 80 H. B. Cook ... .. 17 21 19 17 100 75 grounds. Scores: O. E. McGaw.. ,7. E. Murphy.. 75 48 R. L. Spotts . .. 19 23 23 100 92 C. A. Lockwood .. 17 22 19 22 100 83 L. G. Hillary. . F. A. Tanner . . 30 20 F. A. Hodgman. 20 22 22 100 83 W. n. Smitli . .. 17 22 IS 25 100 87 Events ...... 12345 7-r. G. McGrory T. E. Moore .. 35 r. H. Newcomb . 20 22 25 100 89 W. F. Clarke . . . 17 22 21 24 100 90 D. D. Engle . .. 20 18 10 21 20 F. G. Foster.. 25 J. A. Shaw . . 75 Al Heil ...... 20 22 20 100 87 F. I). Kelsey . .. 18 20 23 20 100 84 G. Hutchings . . 14 14 18 21 18 H. V. Philpott. 25 A. S. Butchart. 15 J. F. Wulf . .... 20 22 22 100 88 .7. B. McIIugh .. 18 25 21 23 100 89 H. Matthies ... 19 10 18 17 14 T. F. Hodgson. GO W. S. Bucke.. 35 F. S. Wright ... 20 23 21 100 88 H. Powers 18 20 25 25 100 95 F. Pfannisteihl 14 14 13 19 13 W. H. Joselin 115 A. M. Bond 30 Wm. Ridley 21 20 21 100 81 E. R. Alexander.. 18 24 23 23 100 94 L. Gille ...... 13 17 13 10 13 P. .7. Boothe. . 75 Ales. Thompson 25 14 J. Xoung, ...... 21 20 24 100 80 C. W. Billings .. 18 24 24 21 100 94 R. Connelly ... 10 19 13 10 10 H. J. Carter .. 20 20 SPORTING LIFE FEBRUARY 3, 1912 The Result of Over a ence to reckless men who carry high- PRAISE HUNTING power rifles. Century©s Experience SUNNY SOUTH©S BIG TOURNEY. Perfection in Powder-making is only achieved by exercising the most PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION W. Crosby Lands Professional and Jay scrupulous care in the selection and preparation of raw materials, employ ing skilled workmen exclusively, and using only the most improved COMMENDS SHOOTING, Graham Amateur Honors. modern mechanical equipment. This is the du Pont method and accounts for the unequaled reputation BY ALF GABDINER. among sportsmen enjoyed by the du Pont brands of SMOKELESS SHOT The State Authorities Assert That Houston, Tex., January 27. The GUN POWDERS. Sunny South Handicap shoot ended to One of these brands that retains its popularity year after year is "The Handling of Gun Is Beneficial- day, after six days© shooting, with W. Old Reliable" R. Crosby, O©Fallon, High velocity without sacrifice of regular Ills., high profes Reports Game More Plentiful sional for the tour ity of pattern, and pressure and without in nament with a score crease of residue. Burns clean No "blow Than in Years* of 1148 oreaks out back." DU PONT SMOKELESS SHOTGUN of possible 1205. Jay __ POWDER positively will not pit the gun Hamsburg, Pa., January 27. Extol Graham, Long Lake, Ills., was high ama (Bulk.) barrels. ling hunting as a means of making ex teur with 1131 to pert riflemen for use when national de his credit. W. H. UNEQUALED FOR FIELD and TRAP SHOOTING fense, is necessary in times of war, the Heer, Guthrie, Okla., See that your Shells are loaded with DU PONT. State Game Commission in its annual was second profes Send to-day for du Pont Smokeless Booklet No. 4. It gives best loads for various j report, just filed with Govenor Tener, sional with 1143. l^inds of grame, and other information of value to the shooter. adds that there is nothing better to fit Second amateur hon- young men to meet the responsibilities or,s went to Nick© Arie, of Houston, of life. "We appreciate the value" of who broke 1115 targets. W. France, E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company expert riflemen as a national defense in amateur, of Houston, by remarkable Pioneer Powder Makers of America times- of war," says the report; "we un shooting, won the Sunny South Handi derstand that the experience secured in cap, and with Alfred Gardiner, also a ErtabttshedJ.802 WILMINGTON, DEL. hunting and in camp life, in traversing Houston amateur, as his team-mate, won our forests by day or by night, fits our the team championship of Texas. Franw young men to meet the responsibilities won the handicap, an open event, worth gaticra, was 89, his lowest mark of the of life as nothing else can fit them. We $540 to the winner, by breaking 25 tar tour. Today©s scores: realize that the value of the food supply gets straight in a shoot-off, after tieing Saa Francisco Willett 89, Fisher 89; total secured through hunting means much to Thomas Marshall, professional, of Illi ,178. THE Afew MODEL nois, and A. L. Parsons, amateur, of Hot Portland Holohan 94, Robertson. 78; total many people." The report shows that 172. L. C. SMITH & BROS. the game season just closed was unusual Springs, Ark., with 95 breaks out of a Spokane Poston 89, Reid 70; total 159. ly good; game birds are increasing and poss.ible 100. France shot from the 16- The grand totals of the shoot to date are as their enlarged numbers are playing an yard mark, Marshall from 48 yards, and follows: San Francisco 914 Willett 468, Fislier important utilitarian part in the economy Parsons from 20. Jay Graham, of Long 440. Portland 879 Holohan 450, Robertson 429. Typewriter of the State. The woods are filled with Lake, Ills., won the Southern amateur Spokane 803 Postou 423, Reid 380. more quail, ruffed grouse and wild tur championship event with a score of 93 keys than have been seen in years. Deer out of a possible, 100. Portland Wins the Event. were more plentiful and more were killed Portland, Ore., January 21. Port during the short season in December than SAN FRANCISCO LEADER. land©s representatives finally defeated the during recent years, and bears have in San Francisco pair for the first time creased in numbers rapidly, but owing to Californians Ahead in Two-Man Profes since the touring tourney started at the restrictions placed on the use of steel Ashland a week ago. Holohan and Rob traps fewer were killed. The report of sionals Shoots. ertson tied Willett and Fisher in the the Commissioners in part says: The three two-man professional trap century run, and won the match in the "From what we have been able to gather from shooting teams representing San Fran shoot-off at the grounds of the Portland this and other reports made to us, and from a personal examination; made in different parts of cisco, Spokane and Portland, now en Gun Club at Ken ton today. Pete Holo the State, we feel satisfied that song and In- gaged in a series of matches along the han was the high man among the touring eectlverous birds of all kinds, classed as wild marksmen. He duplicated his Salem birds other than game birds, are increasing in Pacific Coast, are accomplishing the pur this State, and the benefit to the Commonwealth pose for which they started out. They score of 94 breaks in 100 birds, and Fred from this increase from economic point of view have drawn large crowds of spectators Willett, the leading marksman of the Is most marked. at all points and have been instrumental bunch since the tour began, was a close "The increase of game birds beyond that of second, scoring 92 breaks. The scores is made by the original manufactur last year is evident in many sections of the in stirring up interest in trap shooting. Commonwealth, quail being more plentiful In The scores and details of the matches made by the tourists were as follows: ers of the L. C. Smith gun. Ball Western Pennsylvania than for many years; this shot during the past week are as follow^: Portland 180 Holohan 94, Robertson 88. bearing Throughout. Visible Writing. Increase of quail being in evidence In most of San Francisco 180 Willett 92, Fisher 88. the counties of the Commonwealth excepting the Spokane 160 Poston 86, Reid 80. All kinds of special work without northern tier and a limited number of counties San Francisco Wins Third. The total scores of the teams out of 1200 tar attachments. Write for the book. In the southeastern part of the State, where gets shot at are as follows: San Francisco because of close cultivation It is Impossible for Roseburg, Ore., January 17. By the 1904 Willett 5GO, Fisher 534. Portland 1059 these birds to exist at all. narrow margin of four points the "San Holbban 544, Kobertson 515. Spokane 969 "More ruffed grouse have been seen during the Poston 509, Reid 460. L. C. SMITH & BROS. past Summer and Fall, and more have been killed Francisco team of trap shooters won In the State during the open season Just past than has been the case for five or more years. out again on the third day of the North Willett High Seventh Day. TYPEWRITER CO. "The reports of wild turkeys have been ex western tournament, which was held here ceedingly flattering, and we believe there are under the auspices of the Roseburg Gun Seattle, Wash., January 22. Fred Syracusef /V. V. more wild turkeys in the State today than there Willett shqt in excellent form today and has been for many years. Club today. Fred Willett©s remarkable smashed 97 of his 100 targets. The "There is no doubt whatever about the very shooting gave San Francisco the advan decided ^increase of deer and bear. More deer tage, for he broke 55 consecutive tar Portland trap shooters lost out by the have been seen in the State than for 25 or more gets and totaled 95 breaks for his string narrow margin of one point. The San CAPTAIN HARDY©S FINE SCORE. years, and while perhaps no more deer were Francisco team, which has now won six killed, because of the law prohibiting the killing of 100. The scores today were: of the seven shoots held so far, scored a of any deer excepting a male deer with horns San Francisco Willett 95, Fisher 89: total Smashes 99 Out of 100 in Shoot at visible above the hair, this same provision has 184. total of 187 today, while Portland©s saved the lives of many does and small deer Portland Holohan 88, Robertson 92; total 180. score was 186. Both Holohan and Rob Overland Park. than otherwise would have been ©slaughtered. Spokane Poston 76, Reid 78; total 154. ertson, of the latter team, bested Fisher, Denver, Colo., January 25. The fine While we are not at this time in position to San Francisco now leads the tourney by 23 Willett©s partner, in the. shoot, but the definitely state the number of men killed and breaks. weather brought out a good bunch of wounded in mistake for deer in the United work of the San Francisco star was too States during the hunting season Just passed, good to be of benefit to the runners-up. shooters to Overland Park on January .we take pleasure in saying that not one single Willett Breaks 100 Straight. After the conclusion of the competitive 21, and some fine Instance of this kind has come to our notice. shoots, Barkley and Reed shot against scores were made. We know there have been several men killed Eugene, Ore., January 19. Fred Wil Captain Hardy© led In this State and a number wounded during the lett, the crack trap shooter of the San Poston and Reid, and won out in a 50- open season this year, some accidentally and target match by a score of 49 to 45. The the bunch by break some in mistake for turkeys, but not one in Francisco team, broke all records in the scores at today©s shoot were: ing 99 out of 100, mistake for deer; this condition speaks for itself, competition so far by successfully break which equals the and the increase of deer or the success of San Francisco 187 Willett 97, Fisher 90. hunters is only incidental. ing 100 consecutive clay pigeons at the Portland 186 Holohan 94, Robertson 92. ©best score that has "Notwithstanding tho reported Increase of traps of the Eugene Gun Club today. Spokane 177 Poston 88, Reid 89. been made on these bear, there seems to have been fewer killed than Willett was in great form, and every grounds. Pat Mur for several years; this we believe 4g due to the elimination of the steel trap in takrng bear, and score he registered was a clean break, Willett and Fisher Stars. ray set this mark not to a reduced number of bear in the woods. the target being smashed to fragments. Bellingham, Wash., January 23. For some time ago, and The bear by nature being timid and sly and a He was given a close race by Walter W. the first time since the trap-shooting made the good score night prowler, is not so easily taken as some McCornack, of the Eugene Club, who might suppose. tournament started at Ashland last week of 96 out of 100 in "Rabbits seem to have been plentiful all over made the great run of 95 consecutive all three of the competing teams broke this event. Ollie the State, and large numbers were taken in breaks, but missed his 96th bird and fin better than 90 per cent, of their targets, Searles was high various ways. ished with a score of 99. The San Fran man on doubles "Taken altogether, the hunting season Just which occurred here this afternoon un passed appears to us to have been a successful cisco team increased its lead, despite the der the auspices of the Bellingham Gun with 23 out of 24. The feature attrac one from the standpoint of game captured. fine work of the Portland pair, Holohan Club. Despite- the good work of the tion, however, was the wonderful shoot "We view with alarm the disposition of many and Robertson, who broke 189 of their other teams, the San Francisco pair, ing of Knight Lowe, a Park Hill youngs to use high-power rifles in the neighborhood of 200 targets. All of the teams have now towns, near public roads and thickly settled Willett and Fisher, won out again, and, ter, who is but 15 years old, and made rural communities, and that no more accidents shot at 800 targets, and the scores to like in the Seattle shoot, one target gave his first appearance at the "traps. Out from the same have been reported is a source date are as follows: them the decision. The score was: San of the first 20 he smashed 11, 18 out of surprise and wonder to us. With the in San Francisco -Willett 379, Fisher 357; total Francisco 190, against 189 for the Spo of, his next, and 16 out of his next, string^" crease of travel that must surely come because 736. which is considered wonderful work for of improved roads we feel the danger from this Portland Holohan 356, Robertson 351; total kane duo, Poston and Less Reid, who Bource will surely increase and be a serious 707. were the runners-up for the first time one so young and with no experience. menace to human life during the open season Spokane Poston 333, Reid 310; total 643. .The scores follow : for deer; even under present conditions, when today. Today©s scores wrere : The individual scores today were: Willett San Francisco 190 Willett 95, Fisher 95. Twenty-bird events. men are compelled to look before they shoot. 100, McCormack 99, Fisher 95, Holohan 9t! Hardy ...... 20 19 20 20 20 99 What can be done to restrict, if not eliminate, Robertson 93, Poston 88, and Reid 80. Spokane 189 Poston 96, Reid 95. this danger is a most perplexing question. We Portland 181 Holohan 93, Robertson 88. Murray ...... 20 20 19 17 20 9(i recognize the benefits of an outing with gnn San Francisco has now won seven of the eight Searles ...... 19 18 19 20 19 95 nd dog." San Francisco©s Fifth Victory. events shot off, but the good work being done Keefe ...... 19 19 19 18 20 95 by the other teams at present means that Mortz ...... 18 18 19 19 19 95 The Commission figures out that but Salem, Ore., January 20.- The San Willett and Fisher will have to keep u^> their McDuffy ...... 17 20 20 14 17 88 three per cent, of the residents of the Francisco team of trap shooters made it high averages to retain the lead. Gibbs ...... 19 14 18 19 17 87 State hunt, and that the remainder is five straight wins by scoring a victory Knight Lowe 11, 18, 16 45 out of 60. Can- entitled to protection from reckless here this afternoon. Pete Holohan, of Pedrick was the winner of the weekly field 15, 14 29 out of 40. Hanagan 11, ]2. hunters. This question will be taken up the Portland team, was high man for the shoot at the Point Breeze traps in Phil Tobin 19, 19. Skinner 18. soon by the members of the board, who Shooting at doubles, Searles broke 23 out ot day. He broke 94 targets, while Fred adelphia on January 27, and was the 24, Hardy and Keefe tiea with 22, Murray 21. hope to have strict laws passed in refer Willett, hitherto star man of the aggre- only man to finish with a straigh ten. McDuffy 17, Morta 18. r FEBRUARY 3, 1912 SPORTING LIFE 21 AM UNBEATEN RECORD I Targets Shot at 4280 0Y.2896 Targets Broken 4164 This is the percentage with which Mr. J. S. Day won the 1910 OFFICIAL HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE a percentage never equaled by an amateur and exceeding by exactly 1% the figures of the 1911 winner, who, moreover, shot at only 2100 targets. Mr. Day©s wonder FACTORY LOADED ful shooting was done with SHELLS THE LION©S SHARE OF THE 1911 AMATEUR HONORS was also won with Peters Shells, for they were used either exclusively or for the most of their shooting by 5 Out of the 10 High Amateurs. This is not all. The 1911 GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP, the greatest event in the Trap-Shooting world, was won by Mr. Harvey Dixon, who scored 99 Out of 100 from the 20-Yard Mark. This score has never been equaled and is a WORLD©S RECORD. Mr. Dixon used Peters Shells, the kind with "Steel Where Steel Belongs." A , Particular attention is directed to the fact that all of the shooting of Messrs. Day and Dixon was done with PETERS REGULAR FACTORY LOADS. And remember this you can use Peters Shells in ANY good gun. They require no special make of gun to give BEST results. THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY, CINCINNATI, OHIO New York: 98 Chambers St., T. H. Keller, Manager. San Francisco: 608-612 Howard St., J. S. French, Manager. New Orleans: 321 Magazine St. E. F. ieckert, Manager. ed into the whale©s carcass until it re A. Bryant 211 W. W. Pell 3 17 also was bitterly cold on the firing line sembles a toy balloon and the hole ^is G. Felix . 201 and trigger fingers were numb. Notwith Visitors© shoot, 175 targets. standing the weather all managed to plugged with oakum. The whale will then N. Apgar 147 H. D. Bergen , 127 float until the whalers want to pick it up. J. H. Hendrickson 146 T. E. Doremus 111 make fair scores. In addition to the in H. Stevens ...... 145 C. E. Babbson 105 dividual championship there was a shoot HE annual report of State Game and A. P. Lane ..... 1401 R. Schneider . 124 for professionals, which was won by Cap T Fish Warden Sholts. of Wisconsin, .1. A. R. EHiott.. 1401 T. A. Davis . .. 78 tain Doe with a total of 76. There also shows that 125,000 hunting licenses were F. M. Fay ...... 127| was a team race for five-man teams. It Take-home trophy, 100 targets. issued in 1911 and it is estimated that Targets . . 25 25 25 Tl. was won bv the Queens Gun Club with a each license holder killed game to the G. Stephenson, Jr.. 22 2*1 22 91 total of 360 out of a possible 500 tar value of $2.. One hundred &nd five J. F. James ...... 20 21 23 86 gets. The Manhasset Bay Yacht .Club licenses for catching fish from outlying F. B. Stephenson . 24 17 21 86 broke 351 and then came the Bergen N. Apgar ...... 20 23 8t> PHILADELPHIA, FEBRTJAKY 3, 1912. waters were issued. The total number A. E. Hendrickson 22 23 19 86 Beach Gun Club with 324 targets. The of deer killed is estimated at 7535. H. Stevcns ...... 22 20 19 85 scores : M. Stiner ...... 20 17 19 84 Championship shoot, 100 targets. (iC PORTING LIFE" has received C. R. James ...... 20 19 20 82 . T. GOOD SHOOTING START. 3 scort-s of commendatory letters from A. P. Lane ...... 21 18 82 W. S. Silkworth . 85 1 *E. Von Lengerke. 65 A. Bryant ...... 2.3 21 25 82 H. L. Hoyt. Jr.. 851 Capt. Foster 64 shooters in all sections of the country 21 21 22 82 HE opening gun has cracked in the based on the fine review of the trap J. A. ©R. Elliott . .. V. W. Alker 84 W. M. Hyde ..... real trap shooting work of 1912 J. H. Hendrickson. 21 21 20 82 Capt. T. C. Doe..oe. . . C. A. Meyers ..... 61 T shooting year published in the issue of C. H. Pulls ...... 20 19 20 80 Geo. Simonsoni ... 76 B. Nathaway ..... 60 with the running off of the Mid-Winter January 13. As usual, this paper cover H. W. Dreyer 20 22 21 80 M. K. Waterss 76 T. E. Hyde ..... 57 Handicap at Pinehurst, N. 0., and the J. «K. Murray 20 22 17 78 *C. Von Lengerke.erke. 75 T. R. Chapman .... 57 ed the records and averages more com H. S. Spooner 20 20 18 70 Sunny South Handicap at Houston, pletely and in greater detail than any *Sim Glover 75 C. Gould ...... 56 Texas, both of which events were decid G. N. Felix .. in 20 19 76 J. F. Simonsonan . . 74 *J. Hessian ...... other ©sportsmen©s journal. J. Fanning ... 18 20 20 75 C. Von B kman 73 Dr. De Wolfe ..... ed last week. The two events were well F. S. Hyatt . IS 17 19 74 H. L. Lee 73 L. Sierck ...... attended, were featured by remarkably T. M. Fay .... IS 18 20 73 73 E. Morrell ...... EPORT has it that wolves are killing 73 J. E. Meyers fine scores, and in every way presaged a R game in Colorado. We well know <;. E. Brower 17 1G J. Holland 71 M. A. Kelsey .... successful shooting season for 1912. R. Schneider . 18 17 20 72 B. A. Lein 69 C. Vogel ...... <. . 49 that another kkid of "wolves" have L. (©. Hopkins 20 15 16 72 E. Pennell, Jr. 68 *Frank feawrence . . 47 There appears to be a tendency to be threatened at various times to kill the T. E. Doremus 17 17 10 71 G. R. Long 65 C. A. Brown ...... 42 more liberal in the matter of money game of trap shooting, but fortunately ,T. P. Faircuild 17 20 17 70 Professionals. prizes for shooters this year, and with H. D. Bergen 18 10 14 69 they have been driven out of the sport, W. W. Pell . 17 10 15 68 NOTES FROM MANHASSET. ©the extra amount of money to be shot for or thoroughly subjugated, and the trap W. W. Marshall 19 10 10 63 A number of ladies were present and enjoyed there should be a greater attendance per shooting looks good for a better year than F. Sanburu .. . 14 14 10 62 the shoot immensely. tournament than ever before. The South ever before. Lee Ohumdro . 18 13 15 59 John Hessian was a wise John. He had color C. R. Babbson 16 15 32 57 ed glasses that helped some. has still another big event before the 13 45 trap shooting interest swings to the ter UDGING by the scores established at T. A. Davis .. 16 8 W. M. Hyde and his brother, C. E. Hyde, Monthly cup, 25 targets, handicap. had quite a contest; score, 62 to 57. ritory north of Mason©s and Dixon©s J both the Mid-Winter Handicap and H. T. line, that being the Southern Handicap the Sunny South Handicap, these "events . H. Pulis .... 4 25 T. A. Davis John Zollenger made a good referee, and he at Columbus, Ga. Judging by the re were no good places for a poor shooter., E. Murray 24 H. T. Spooner stood the cold winds like a soldier. sults achieved when the event was held They were, in fact, contests of cham G. K. Brower- . . ©> 23 R. -Schneider T. W. Alker made a fine squad hustler. It F. B. Stephcnsou 0 A. R. Elliol was not easy to get the boys away from the there before, and knowing the calibre of pions. H. Slovens .. 211 M, Stiner . .. stoves. the sportsmen of the district, we venture J. P. Fairchild 20|.T. F. James . It was a great sight to see the Ice boats glide to predict a record Southern Handicap CRESCENT©S NOVEL SHOOT. N. Apgar .... 20 L. C. Hopkins past the club house up and down the bay, tuning attendance. J. P. Fsiirchild 20 F. Sunburn . . tip for (he big race next week. A. I©. Lane .. 20 II D. Bergen Sim Glover was a busy man- selling member Bay Ridge Shooters Hold Night Contest G. N. Felix . . 20 C. II. Babbson ship certificates for the American Game Pro A. Bryant .... 19 T. M. Fny tective and Propagation Association. INTERSTATE PLANS. By Calcium Light. > C. R. James . . 18 W. W. Pell . Frank Lawrence was greatly handicapped by New York, N. Y., January 29. For F. S. Hyatt . . IS T. E. Doremus trying out, a new gun that did not seem to flt II. W. Dreyer 1*! him. However, if he was perturbed you could the first time in the history of the sport Best scores for month C. R. James 66, L. C. URING the past week still further there was a ©siioot by calcium light on not notice it. D progress was made in the prepara Hopkins 65, F. S. Hyatt 62. W. S. Silkworth, the champion of Long tions of the Interstate Association for Saturday evening, January 27. The Team race, 50 targets, handicap. Island, feels very proud of his gun club at the. big tournaments of the coming sea novel competition was held at the Bay Stephenson, Jr... 5 22 J. P. Fairchild ..3 23 Glenwood Country Club, L. L, and his club Ilidge ground^, of the Crescent A. C., ami A. Hendricksou. . 5 24 G. E. Brower ... 3 17 should feel very proud of him. son, as can be seen from the following H. L. Hoyt, Jr.. chairman of the trap shoot communication from Secretary-Treas brought 24 marksmen to the firing line. Total ...... 10 46 Total ...... 6 40 ing committee, had his hands full looking after urer Elmer E. Shaner, of the Interstate The conditions called for a shoot at 25 F. B. Stephenson 0 22 J. F. James .... 0 19 the details of the shoot, and shooting off the tie Association : targets, and when the final target was C. R. James.... 0 22 A. Bryant ...... 5 21 for the championship of Long Island. trapped it was found that F. B. Ste Carl Von Lengerke started off with 23, 25, Pittsburgh, Pa., January 27. Editor "Sport- phenson, John H. Hendrickson and W. Total .... 0 44 Total ...... 5 40 23, 25, then got 12, 25 and 16, 25. That is Ing Life." Please be kind Enough to state in J. F. James 0 19 enough to make anyone talk unkindly about the tra£ department of "Sporting Life" that C. Damron all had tied with 20 targets A. Bryant . . 5 21 the snow, wind, sun on gun barrel, mirage, and our Seventh Southern Handicap Tournament will apiece. In the shoot-off the prize was other things. be held at Columbus, Georgia, May 14, 15 and captured by John H. Hendrickson with Total ..... 5 40 There was a luneh served in the spacious 16, under the auspices of the Columbus Gun a total of 24 out of a possible 25 tar Stake trophy, 25 targets, handicap. dining hall of the Yacht Club free to all mem-. Club, and that our Seventh Eastern Handicap G. Felix 2 2i C. R. James . 0 18 bers, invited guests and shooters. The Man- Tournament will be held at Bradford, Pa., July gets. F. B. Stephenson finished second F. B. Stephenson 0 20 A. Bryant .. . 5 18 liasset Yacht Club knows how to do this sort 16, 17 and 18, under tlie auspices of the Brad: with 23, and then came W. C. Damron C. H. Pulis 4 20 J. P. Fairchild 3 16 ford Gun Club. There will be $1000 added of thing right. with a total of 22 "kills" to his credit. .A. Hendrickson.. 5 20 G. E. Brower 3 13 Trade representatives were Frank Lawrence, money at each tournament. Kindly cover both F. S. Hyatt .... 1 1!)] W. W. Pell .. 4 12 tournaments in your list of "Forthcoming The shoot was pronounced a success by of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.; Sim Stepheiison, Jr.. 5 19 j F. Sauburn ... 5 10 Glover, of the du Pout Powder Co.; Capt. T. B. Events," and oblige, yours very truly, all the gunners. The big calcium lights J. E. Murray .. 5 19| THE INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION, were placed beside the traps, and they Doe, of the United States Cartridge jQp.; John Elmer E. Shaner, Secretary-Treasurer. Zollinger and John Hessian, of the Remington, played a steady stream of brilliant light Arms-Union Metallic Co.; Carl Von Lengerke, E, over the firing ground. The targets were LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. Von Lengerke and H. Langham. painted white, and looked big and round RANDOM SHOTS. when they were thrown in the a,ir. The W. S. Silkworth Wins Amateur Title After Irwin Northern Kentucky Star. lights, the spurt of fire that came from Shoot-off With Hoyt. each gun and the sno^ made a stirring Dayton, Ky., January 26. H. R. Ir HE State of Missouri will© see to it Port Washington, L. I., January 27. win, was high gun at the weekly shoot of T that the quail of the northwestern picture. The conditions were miserable Under the most trying weather conditions part of the State do not starve. D. N. for high scores, as it was bitter cold on the Northern Kentucky Gun Club, break the firing line. In addition a gale swept the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club held the ing 84 targets out of 100 shot at. Wal Hatfield, of St. Joseph; Jesse A. Toler- fourth annual amateur target cham lace got ,iu second place with 80, the tar ton% the State Game Commissioner, has in from the lower bay and chilled the pionship of Long Island Sound at their issued a polite request to the farmers to gunners almost as soon as they stepped gets proving too much for him in his first out to take part in the competitions. traps here today. The event was at 100 event. Olin was using a new 20-gaug« feed the quail with millet in the sheaf, targets and it was captured by W. S. gun, a handicap that spoiled his* usual putting the feed in the birds© favorite Flurries of snow whirled across the traps Silkworth, from the Glenwood Country haunts. The farmers will be reimbursed and into the faces of the marksmen, who, good work. The weather conditions wero however, did not seem to ©mind* the cold Club. The title was only won after a very good, except for the dazzling light for their grain out of the funds of the shoot-off, in which H. L. Hoyt, Jr., of caused by the sun©s rays on the expanse State Fish and Game Department a or the other trying conditions. It was an the local organization, also competed. In wise move indeed. unusually big day at Bay Ridge, and in of snow. Shooting at doubles Olin broke all 35 gunners took part in the shoots. the original race the two had totals of 23 out of 12 pairs and Ford and Ertel The scores; 85 out of a possible 100. Silkworth won out of 1.2 pairs broke 19 and 11, re HE use of the modern whaling cannon Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap. the shoot-off easily, breaking 24 to 16 spectively. Scores: T in place of the old-fashioned and H. T.| out of a possible 25 targets. The day Targets ...... 13 15 15 20 20 15 Tl. more picturesque hand harpoon has been A. Hendrickson,. 5 24| J. F. James . 0 19 was the worst that the shooters of the Irwin ...... 12 12 12 16 18 14 84 familiar for a good many years, but it is .T P. Fail-child . . 3 231 O. II. Pulls . 4 10 yacht club have been called on to face Wallace ...... 9 12 15 ©17© 14.13 80 G. G. Stephenson 5 22|,T. E. Murray 5 IS Ertel ...... 11 15 14 17 18 .. 75 probably not widely known that another F. B. Stephenson 0 221 H. W. Dryer .©{ IS for years. An 80 mile gale,tore in from Olin ...... 11 S 12 14 14 10 69 modern invention has been pressed into C. K. James .... 0 22 G. E. Brower 3 17 Long Island Sound and whirled the tar Ford ...... 14 11 11 1« 16 .. 68 service. Compressed air is now pump F. S. Hyatt .... 1 22 F. Sanburn .. 5 17 gets to impossible shooting angles. It J. B. C...... 8 8 S 15 .. .. 39 22 FEBRUARY 3, 1912 Rogers, of Cleveland, certainly enjoyed themselves to the limit. ABOUT SHOOTERS W. Hessler won the monthly target shoot of the Quakertown, Pa., Gun Club, NOT TOO PERSONAL, BUT JUST on January 27, with 19 out of 20, and won the du Pont trophy. 5th Annual Pinehurst Midwinter Handicap PERSONAL ENOUGH. With a straight score of ten, Ike The Winner used Dead Shot Smokeless. Score Knowles came out ahead in the white 98 out of 1OO From 21 Yards. flyer shoot of the Eagle Gun Club, at Manoa, Pa., on January 27. High General Average Won by Mr. G. S. Mc Gossip and Comment About Sports Carty using Dead Shot. Score 587 out of 60O. In the watch event at the Bennett Gun men Whom the Lovers of Club, of Gloucester City, N. J., on Jan High General Average Entire Tournament In uary 27. Clarence Iledfiekl, Harry Wake- cluding Handicaps The Winner used Dead Shot. Shooting Know An Person or man, and M. Monohan tied, and the for Score 766 out of 800. Through the Medium of Fame. mer won on the shoot-off. Guy Ward was high gun at Macon, Georgia, on January 20, shooting a Hth Annual Sunny South Handicap BY THOMAS D. BICHTEE. strange No. 522 Stevens gun. This gun Won by Mr. W. H. France using Dead Shot. Many of the leading professional shoot is entirely different from anything that Score 95 out of 100 25 Straight in Shootoff. ers of the country had the misfortune to \Yard had previously used, and serves shoot at too few targets in the subsidiary to show that there is a basis for the Houston Post Team Trophy Mr. W. H. France handicaps during claim that the Stevens Repeater is a using Dead Shot, Mr. Alf Gardiner using Dead 1911 to obtain a ©©©Natural Pointer." Guy Ward was also Shot. Score 49 out of 50. rating in thr; profes second in the practice day shoot at sional averages, and Pinehurst, North Carolina, on January Do you remember the powder used by the winners of the 1911 G. A. H., 1911 yet they made re 23, scoring 98x100 with a Stevens re Season©s Amateur Average,! 1911 Season©s Professional Average? They all markably fine scores peating shotgun, which he had used less used Dead Shot. on those targets they than a week, 1912 at Pinehurst and Sunny South Handicap Dead Shot Smokeless as abo$re did shoot at. At convincingly demonstrates just what we claim for the superior patterns made least six shot a W. E. Corfield, the Utica, N. Y., ama higher average than teur, writes to say that he did not shoot with Dead Shot Smokeless. 1)5 per cent, of their in 40 tournaments last year, as we were IB-yard targets, informed, but in 21 one-day shoots. This, they having shot however, does not affect his high average. from 500 to 1700 George S. McCarty, the Philadelphia targets. J. Mowell amateur, who was high on the 16-yard Hawkins, with 500 targets at the Midwinter Handicap, has targets shot at, broke 97.40 per cent, of decided to spend another week at Pine his discs. In this was a 100 straight hurst to give his "pet© ©on the back of run at the Grand American, but it does HUNTER ONE-TRIGGER his neck a chance to heal, and also, we EATHER conditions aren©t always at not include a run of 100 straight on prac believe, to bag some of the fine quail in W their best in the "blind" or in the skiff. tice day at the Eastern Handicap. The that section. That©s when you want your gun to stand record of the six leaders follows: you in good stead when j ou don©t want it to Avp. balk or double. . Hh. Bk. The Ithaca Gun Company has juk is YOU CAN easily wear gloves if you shoot J. M. Hawkins ...... 500 487 97.40 sued one of the handsomest gun cata with a HUNTKK ONK-TKJGOKK. And with Homer Clark ...... 170,0 1G42 9(5.58 out "riddling." It won©t balk, because there Kd. O©Brien ...... 130©0 1248 90.00 logues we have ever seen. The cover de is no friction 10 make it balk. And it won©t Geo. W. Maxwell ...... 1300 1245 05.76 picts a fox, Avith a dead rabbit in its double because there is no second trigger H. D. Freeman ...... 1300 1241 95.53 1097 95.39 clutch, fighting off a bunch of starving to get tangled up in your glove. Wolfolk Heuderson ...... 1100 crows. The booklet is finely illustrated, Have you seen the very newest Hammerless bmith Gun? It is justout-^the 20-GAUGK HUN Charles Hartman, of the Sunbury-Se- containing among other cuts a group of TKK ONE-TRIGGKR and it©s a beauty. Weighs linsgrove. Pa., Gun Club, continues to the officials of the company, including only 5?^ to 7 Ibs. Just the linest gun that can Bob Edwards, the veteran gun-barrel be made at the low price simply AM, GUN AND improve his shooting, and there is every NO FRILLS. Ask your dealer about it, or write indication that he will he in the front borer. The officers are: President, for handsomely lithographed rank at the 5 Pennsylvania State Shoot George Livermore; vice-president, L. P. Catalogue TO-BAY. Smith; secretary, C. IT. Smith, and this season. treasurer, P. S. Livermore. The Hunter Arms Co. 76 Hubbard St Fred Willett, the San Francisco pro William J. Highfield, one of the most Fulton, N.Y, fessional, has certainly been setting up popular shooters at the duPont Gun fine scores in the series of professional Club, of Wilmington, Del., was missed two-men championship team races on the from the traps on Saturday. He so Pacific Coast. He smashed 100 straight seldom fails to shoot that his absence is in one contest. noted. No more popular victory could have The score of 95 from 18 yards set up been imagined than the double triumph by Henry Powers of Atlantic City. N. of Harry Kahler at the Mid-Winter J., in the Midwinter handicap at Pine Handicap at Pinehurst, N. C., last week. hurst was a source of great pleasure to His feat of scoring 98 out of 100 in the the shooters from the North. handicap from 21 yards, as well as win ning the high average over all at the- At Taylorville, 111., on January 16-17; Points Which Make the Perfect Shell full 800 targets, including handicaps, W. E. Kellar, of Taylorville, won high BRASS HEAD perfectly formed, uniformly gauged, Steel Reinforced and was little short of marvelous. His part amateur average, shooting Peters factory- Corrugated. ner, George McCarty, was a good second loaded ammunition. PAPER TUBE thoroughly waterproofed and of sufficient elasticity and in all around good work. Through the recently effected consoli tensile strength to stand all strains without fracture. Weston T. Mattis, ©< secretary of the dation of the West End and Shamokin BASE-WAD ©thoroughly compressed and securely locked against loosening Hoxborough Gun Club, of Philadelphia, Gun Ciubs, of Shamokin, Pa., the new by the gases. writes that his club will hold one of its organization has a fine membership. The LOCKING METHOD of tube and head which makes "pulling out" im famous events on February 24, the main officers selected for 1912 are as follows: possible. prizes being two 100-pound porkers, one President, Henry Kaseman; vice presi-- BATTERY CUP so assembled and retained in shell as to preserve accuracy each for dead mark and target shooting. dent. Charles Reubendall; secretary, S. C. Yocum ; treasurer, F. G. Seiler; cap and form of original drawing, Charles Mink, the former Philadelphia tain, George E. Crone; vice captain, PRIMER High-Pressure, Hot-Flash, so constructed as to make complete amateur, who is now shooting profession Curtis Baker; Executive Committee, W. circular contact with walls of battery cup and prevent "gas leak." ally in the Canadian Northwest, won the T. Wrav, Sr., F. G. Seiler, S. C. Yocum, SCIENTIFIC LOADING SL "system" of wadding for each individual big individualnnatch from J. Forbes over B. B. Smith, C. Reubendall. " load, thus meeting the requirements of each particular powder. the Vancouver traps on January 20. The CRIMP hard and tight, eliminating trouble in magazine guns and of match was at 100 singles and HO doubles. W. France, of Houston, won the Sun "jarring loose" in shooting doubles. They tied with 96 singles, and Mink ny South Handicap at the shoot at Hous broke 44 to Forbes© 42 in doubles. ton, Texas, on January 27, using Dead Unless You Are Particular in Buying Your Shells You Can Easily Spoil a Trip. Shot powder. THE ABOVE POINTS put there for your benefit ARE W. H. France won the Sunny South ALL CONTAINED IN WESTERN factory loaded SHELLS Handicap at Houston, Texas, last week At Phoenixville, Pa., on January 18, with a Winchester repeating shotgun and Neaf Apgar, shooting Peters factory- "PERFECT FROM PRIMER TO CRIMP" "Leader" loaded shells, scoring 95 out loaded shells, won high general average of 100 and 25 straight in the shoot-off. with 135x150. THE WESTERN CARTRIDGE COMPANY In company with Alexander Gardiner he also won the team race, both shooting East Alton, Ills. Winchester guns and "Leader" shells, Fourteen at Speedway Shoot. and scoring 49 out of 50 targets. Newark, N. J., January 25. Fourteen gunners participated in the regular week 16. 18, IS, 20. William Stengel 18, 10, 17. Secretary W. E. Jones announces that ly shoot of the Speedway Gun Club yes J. Stobeaus 12, 16. FISHING TACKLE the Winchester, Va.. Gun Club held its terday afternoon over the traps near the annual meeting on January 24 and se Speedway. While the day was not an AND lected the following officials: president. ideal one for trap shooting some good Severn Wins at Meadow Spring. Harry P>. Thatcher; first vice president, scores were turned in. nevertheless. High Philadelphia, Pa., January 29. Severn SPORTING GOODS T). W. Breckenridge; second vice presi gun honors of the day were divided be not only shot the high gun in the week dent, Harry Hardy; secretary-treasurer, tween Louis Colquitt and B. M. Shanley, ly target shoo©t of the Meadow Spring J. B, Shannon Hardware Co, W. E. Jones* field captain, Lewis N. Jr. The former broke 154 out of the (inn Club on January 27, but won the 816 Chestnut St., Phila. Miller. Everything points to a success-- 175 that he shot at. while Shanley was spoon offlpred for the best actual score of New Fishing: Tackle Catalogue Sent for ful season. credited with 201 kills out of a possible the day. Out of his 100 targets he shat the Asking. 225. Colquitt and Sim Glover wore the tered 87. Sloan, a club member, who Jay Graham©s victory over nil ama only gunners to be credited with breaking won the Class A spoon, was the only teurs in the Sunny South Handicap with 25 in a row. The scores: gunner to give Severn a rub far high gun. George .. 24 a. total score of 1131 out of 1205 was Soley 5 10 8 10 A 15 17 50 B. M. Sbanley, Jr. 22, 24. 22, 20. 24, 22, Thompson won the silver dipper offered lleuner .. 4 12 B 13 13 certainly meritorious work. Graham 22. 22, 20. Lee O. M. Ohmdra 15, 20, 16, 21. for the best B man, he getting 18 breaks L. Pierce 2 8 W stands the long grind wonderfully well. Sim (Mover 22, 22, 22, 22, 25, 20. H. Keller out of his 25 birds, 17 being breaks and Haggerty 3 7 . . .©.© i:i i;j 13, 15, 19, 12, 13. John Bey 20. 18, 16. 19 one of an added target. Scores : Hpgan .. 7 11 A 14 34 The Pinehurst shoot gave John Philip 22, 15. J. Wheaton 19, 18, 13, 19, 15. Peter Hainlin . 8 10 V 17 17 17 70 Bey 13, 16, 11, 16, 14. A. PJ Lane 19, 20 B. B. B. B. C. B. T. B. T. Miller- ... 8 7 V 15 15 !« Sousa a fine chance to get back into the 16,© 13, 23, 22, 22. C. Von Lengerke 19, 18, 82 swing of trapshooting after -his tour of Severn ..... 8 12 10 15 V 22 22 20 87 J. Emerson B 13 14 .. 14 21, 23, 10, 22. B. Smith 13, 17, 16, 19. L Sloan ...... 9 11 7 12 A. 21 21 21 81 Hinkson . . B 13 16 16 18 the world. He and his close friend, E. S. Colquitt 18, 22, 22, 22, 25, 24, 21. T. A. Daris Thompson . . 9 13 7 12 B 17 18 17 76 W Withdrew. 23 And you©ll need a few of the new Remington-UMC Hollow Points MADE IN ©HDliOW.EONT ©HOLLOW POINT "HOLLOW POINT- .22 LONG LESMOK .22 LONG RIFLE .22 SHORT HOLLOW POINT Also made in . 22 Winchester Smokeless and . 22 Winchester R, F. Automatic. J?em/ngto/i.'l/MC .22 calibre hollow points make sure your small game. Their shocking power is enormous. Small animals of high vitality cannot escape to die, wounded, in holes or cover. A hit means a kill always. And the accuracy of PemltigtotkUMC .22 calibre ammunition is world famous. /?em/n§fo/t-UMC hollow point .22©s are specially effective in the extermination of gophers, ground squirrels and other pests. --~the perfect shooting combination REMINGTON ARMS-UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., 299 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY HIGHLAND SHOOTERS ELECT. han, Jr., Flannigan, G. L. Lindley, and "Lou©s" Hospital for the record makers. They W. C. Heisey was high gun with 18 out Frank Harkins. Griffith was high in were labeled Vanderveer and Corbett. of 20. The scores : Class A, Slear in Class B, Davis and The lace machinery business is good again. Edge Hill Club Holds Annual Meeting Our George Lindley, of the Highland Philadel Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap. Parry in C, and Harkins in D. The Yds. 10 15 II. and Selects Officers. phia Club, has recently purchased a 30-foot Ballard ...... 20 9 13 22 weather caused such poor performances power boat, so now look out for the "tide- Heisey ...... 19 8 11 19 Philadelphia, Pa., January 30. After that several guns were dismantled with *water" skippers. Pendleton ...... 14 6 12 18 holding a rifle marksmanship test at the the perverbial jack-knife. Scores: Simpson ...... 16 6 12 18 CLASS A. Cornelius ...... 16 2 2 4 National rifle range, which Thomas Tan CLASSIFY DU PONT SHOOTERS. The next medal shoot will be held on Febru sey won, thereby B. B. B. B.MO.R. B. T. ary 3. DR. H. S. BALLARD. Crothers ...... 12 12 13 12 0 12 13 74 capturing the silver Griffith ...... 10 14 11 13 7 14 14 78 New Arrangement of Lists for Club©s cup donated for the Judson ...... 9101213 8 12 13 «9 1912 Shooting, MARTINDALE HEAVILY LADEN. best scorer, the T.ansey ...... 12 11 14 11 1914 71 BY THOMAS E. DOREMTJS. Highland Gun Club David ...... 13 91411 3111472 Amateur Wins Many Ducks at Rising Sun members gathered CLASS B. Wilmintgon, Del., January 27. The around the banquet W. T. Smith ...... 11 10 910 1 8 .. 48 members of the du Pont Gun Club have Club©s Shoot. board at the Hotel Crooks ...... 12 8 9 7 .. .i .. 30. ©been classified for the present year and Dalton ...... 8 8 812 2 9 .. 45 BY H. LINN WOBTHINGTON. Windsor last night Clegg ...... 13 9 7 7 . ; 12 ,,. 4$ / .the classification for their annual ban Fleming ,...... ,.:... 8*11 11 9 .i ..it! 52 will go into effect at Rising Sun, Md., January 26. The quet and election of Slear ...... ©...... 10 15 9 13 0 10 12 09 once. During the annual wild duck shoot of the Rising officers for the ensu ©; "; © CLASS c. " "•. • • past year the mem Sun Gun Club was held on January 23 ing year. The elec Davis ©...... ,..,.... 2 710 fi 0121249 bers of these classes with a fair attend Keenan >.,..«...... /.. 9 6 7 7 t 3 .. 32 have participated in ance. The program tion© of officers re Perry ...... -...... 7 - 5 8 7 2-- T: 13. 49 sulted in William Wm. i Dalton ...... 11 8,7 11 . .i % .2 49 several interesting was at 125 targets © , Dalton being chosen matches and it is in 10 and 15-bird © ; ; .© CLASS D. : ' ©J ;i : , © - thought that with events, and a pair president, with David Mercer, vice-presi T. Meetian ...... J.... ©9 ,9 7 10 dent. J. Franklin MeeKan, the hardest Flatiigan ...... 10 13 8 9 the classification the of wild ducks was worker in the club wai again elected Lindley i ...... 9 12 11 ; 8 T. Coleman du Pont given to the high secretary, with Thomas Tansey treasurer. Lee ©..4. .i...... 7 ,7 6 5 merchandise event guns in each event. F. Meehan,© JP. v...... 10 ©-7 ,9 8 10 12 56 will attract even The Board of Directors for the year will R. Da>id .;..,;..*..,..;* 4 6 3 .. ;8 .. ;28 In the last two consist of Dr. Crooks, R. G.., Ringgold, Howard © ©,.. *.. £.. %.."...'. 1 411.. 2 .. 9 more interest and events wild geese Joel Davis, H. 0. J3avid, George Mc Firth ...... 6 999.. 9 40 greater competition. were given. High Carty, Fred Slear and Walter Dalton. Harkins ...... 9 9 11 12 11 9 .. 61 The club requests average was won by H. E. Perry was again elected captain PROTECTION RACE. ;any member not classified to notify the Linn Worthington of the club on the shooting field. Jesse Tansey ...... 14 Fleming ^office. The four classes follow: with 117 out of 125. Griffith, who won the general average of Perry ...... 13 Meehan, Sr. CLASS A. Martindale was high the S. S. White Club for the past year, Total ...... 27 Total ...... 27 : Eugene du Pont, Eugene E. du Pont, W. M. amateur with 109 and who is also a member of the High Shoot-off won by Fleming and Meehau. Foord, A. T. Lobb, F. Mathewson, George S. and won five ducks and two geese. Her McCarty, J. B. McHugh, J. A. McKelvey, Charles lands, captured the Edge Hill Club©s high Griffith ...... 14 David ...... 14 II. Newcomb, A. B. Richardson, J. T. Roberson, bert Kirk, amateur champion of Cecil average for the year. Class A trophy DaTis ...... 12 T. Meehan ...... If G. H. Simon, L. p. Willis, H. Winchester, E. F. County, and J. W. Ewing tied for second was awarded to Thomas Tansey, while Slear. with 106, and-each won ducks. H. An the B prize is tied up between Walter Total ...... 26 Total ...... 25 CLASS B. derson was third, tieing with Mr. Palmer, Slear ...... 12 Judson ...... 13 H. W. Bush. L. R. Beauchamp. J. W. Cann, Dalton, W. F. Smith and J. F. Meehan. Meehan, Jr...... 12 Firth ...... 9 of Avondale, Pa. The scores: H. P. Carlon, D. J. Dougherty, Victor du Pont Events .... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tl. William Dalton landed the Class C 3d, H. R. England, W. Edmonds^n. S. N. Free Total ...... 24 Total ...... 22 Targets .. 10 15 10 35 10 15 10 15 10 15 trophy and Frank Harkins the D dona man, W. M. Hammond, T. W.. Keithley, W. Al Worthington. 8 14 10 13 10 15 10 15 10 12 117 tion. The club has donated several valu Crothers ...... 13 lan Lindsay. H. H. Lukens, David Lindsay, W. Cleveland© ~ fi 11 7 12 6 11 6 13 9 14 !> able trophies for this year©s shoot for Lee ...... 7 Mathewson. Thorpe Martin, G. H. Mitchell, H. W. Connor ... 9 11 4 4 6 14 9 12 9 13 91 club, special and sweepstake events. Mitchell, J. J. Magahern, P. J. Pape, J. F. Morris ... 7 11 7 13 8 9 8 14 7 VI."! ©JT Total ...... 20 Pratt, T. B. Rogers. Dr. L. Rumford, Dr. Samuel H. Kirb .. 7 12 9 12 8 13 10 9 7 14 10 Repeating Shotguns and Shotgun Shells WIN THE OFFICIAL AMATEUR SEASON'S AVERAGE Dr. W. S. Spencer of St. Louis, Mo., won the Interstate Association©s contest for the Amateur Season©s Average for 1911. He shot at 2,100 targets in various tourn aments and scored 96.28 %, a record that all amateurs agree is a wonderful one. In winning this great trap shooting honor which so many amateurs annually strive for, Dr. Spencer shot a Winchester Repeating Shotgun and Winchester Loaded Shells. His record is conclusive proof of their strong and uniform shooting qualities, for such shooting as Dr. Spencer did could only have been done with the best possible equipment. Dr. Spencer©s victory and the winning of the Professional Season©s Average for 1911 by J. R. Taylor, with a Winchester Repeating Shotgui* and Winchester Loaded Shells emphasizes the wisdom of shooting the make of gun and shells that always helps and never handicaps skill. That Winchester Shotguns and Winchester Shells are such a combination is shown by their consistent and conspicuous winnings, THE RED W COMBINATION WAS SUPREME IN 1911 CHICAGO CLUB AT TRAPS. Return of Fair Weather Draws Shooters Back to Sport. BY WM. MERKXE. Chicago, Ills.. January 25. The re turn of reasonably fair weather led to a I©PENDED will be found a com April 13 Rlttersville, Pa. Lehigb. Rod and Gun (©levels.,