TRADEMARKED BY THE SPOKTINO LIFE FITS. CO. ENTERED AT PHILA. P. O. AS SECOND CLASS MATTEB VOLUME 28, NO. PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 20, 1897. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. PHILADELPHIANEWS THE INTER-STATE LEAGUE NOW IN THE ROSIE-TAYLOR-CLEMENTS DEAL JJOODSHAP& WAS A MYTH. Mansfield Will Make the -Eighth City A Short-Lived Rumor Dissipated by John C, Strouthers to Handle Col, Rogers "Jedge" Cullom Goes the New Member No More Trouble Back on the Boys Manager Stall- Expected at Wheeling, ings Due Here Next Week, Etc, Mansfield, O., has been accepted as the Philadelphia, Feb. 16. It was rumored eighth member©of the Interstate Itase Ball about town Monday evening- that catcher League. The circuit now comprises Toledo, John Clements and pitcher .John Taylor Youugstown. Springfield. Dayton and Mans had been traded to the New York Club for field, O.; New Castle, Pa.; Wheeling, W. pitcher Itusie. When asked as to the trutti Va., and Fort Wayne, Ind. Stroutiiers will of it John I. Rogers said there was abso manage the Mansfield Club. The Wheeling lutely no truth iu it, and that there were Oiub will be handled by the Coyle family. no negotiations iu progress looking to sacii They will ignore Ix>uis Delaplaine. who a deal. The advisability of such a trade liad the Interstate Leagito Club there last is doubtful. There is no certainty that year. Delaplaine has grounds and grand Kusie is as good as he used to be. Clements stands on his hands and wanted the new has become quite a standby, and patrons comers to talk business with him before of the game would be loth to see him go to Intruding. He overlooked a point when lie another club. It is a fact, however, that failed to apply for a franchise in the Ohio the club last fall endeavored to make such a "Valley League. Had he done so a week deal and that President Freedman has ago. as he talked of doing, the Interstate given Philadelphia first call "if" the Dig League would have been shut out of Wheel pitcher is to be traded at all. ing. The/cost Has only $10, but the Inter COLLUM, YOli©RK CHURL. state League being on the alert sent the If ".Tedge" Cullom isn©t careful he will protection money to President Young and be persona 11011 grata at the 1©hillies© grand v.©ill have the town regardless of Delaplaine©s olub house this season. In Detroit the other claims. Dayton is also iu the Interstate day he was interviewed and volunteered League. the opinion that, the race this year -would The populations of the cities of the In be between Baltimore, Cincinnati. Cleve ter-State league are as follows: Toledo, land and Chicago, with Baltimore the 90,000; Dayton, 70.000; Youngstown, 45,000; IP©4 favorite New York. Philadelphia and Fort Wavne. 42,000; Wheeling, 39,000; m'.^ Boston won©t be in it in Gollum©s opinion. Springfield, 86,000: Mansfield, 19,800; New Of the Phi!!ies he .said: Castle. 16.000. There is not much stock ©©/ _> -))\ifK^r, "The Phillie? won©t get out of the second di taken in the story that Shnron may eorne ? Sv ^>^-^- vision. Stalling* may be all they claim tor Into the league. him, but even then he will not do. Do you *' •'(# know there©s only one man who can manage the Phillies? Watkins, of Indianapolis. He©s KOANOKE©S REVIEW built to manage just such players as are on the Sleepy City team. They want someone Of the Situation in the Reorganized who can get right up to a player and say, ©You Virginia League. blanket}-, blank, blank stiff, that costs you ?50. Roanf*e, Va., Feb. 15. Editor "Sporting You©ve got to take their money away from them Life:©© ! notice in your Norfolk notes that Ports .Tames M. Connor, the second baseman drafted by the Chicago Club from Minneapolis, was in order to get work out of them, and \Vatkins mouth had beeu froaeu out at the Virginia bom May 11. 1X08. at Port Jervis. N. Y.. but. learned to play ball at Danvers, Mass. His first is the oulv man who can do it. Stallings bas Ix!8inie. The facts are these: Manager MitchHl. professional engagement was \vith the. Portsmouth CJub, of the New England League, in 1SS8. beeu a player too long; he©ll hate to take the of Roanoke, wrote on several occasions to the He was with-the Concord. N. H., CHib in 18811, and was engaged for the season of 185)0 with money away from the boys. I tell you those Portsmouth people about U>e League, and ooukl the Buffalo CJnb of the International League, but finished it with the London team, of the same Pbillies have cost me a hatful of money." got no definite or satisfactory re^ly from anyone league. He was with the Manchester. N. H., team in 1891. He was engaged by the manage A CORRECTION. who could represent the base ball interest, and ment of the Joliefe. 111.. Club at the beginning of the season of 1802. and tnade such a brilliant The following letter, anent a note in my so. to be regretted, new fields had to be sought, showing that Manager Anson gave him a trial with the Ohicagos during the latter part of that last weekly contribution, is self-explanatory with the result the four towns cited form the season: but a succession of accidents disheartened him. and he lost confidence in himself. In and published as an act of justice: ©Virginia League. It had been reported that 1893 he joined the Atlanta. Club, of the Southern League, and his work was very praiseworthy. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 14.-Edltor "Sportins Portsmouth woold be in the Virginia league; In lS94-©95 lie was a member of the Toledo team., I.ast year his excellent work helped Minne Life©;" Looking over tue Philadelphia, base ball but as it tad every opportunity to have done apolis to the \\estern League championship. He lias shown steady improvement in all depart notes in last week©s ©Sporting Life," Feb. 13, to there is no one to Maine but themselves. ments of the game yenr by year, and is likely to prove a valuable player for Chicago. I saw an article stating that, pitcher Kennedy, Success has well attended the indomitable en of Brooklyn was granted a divorce from his wife, ergy and perseverance of Manager Mitohell, in his which I ©would like to have corrected, as I am efforts to form a. four club base ball league, and his wife©s brother. the following towns are being looked after by the AGAINST INSHOOTS. LONG©S LAY-OUT. It was my Kister who sued Wro. .T. Kennedy well-known base brill sports: Ernie Hodge, the for non-support, and who also secured a di- old veteran, bakes Danville tinder bis watchful A New Ifork Manager Advocates vorce through her attorneys and not Kennedy s rye; Paul Hiues takes Lynchburg as a sure win Personnel of the Team He Has Se as was stated in your paper, and by correcting ner and Colonel Dun Kelly, the invincible ar Their Prohibition. lected For Reading. the above statement you will not only oblige biter, and sporting genius, looks after the me, but my sister as well. Hoping I may see interests of Winston. N. O. New York, Feb. 10. Kd©itor "Sporting Life:" Reading, Pa., Feb. 16. In a letter received the correct article published. I remain yours. A word about limited salaries may not be In order to Increase the batting in our national from Manager Long, of the Wilimngtofi Atlantic J. HOWARD BERRY. ooosidBred out. of place here, from the fact game more confidence must lie inspired into the League te;un (which will be transferred to this MANAGKR STALLINGS tiiat there is so mw.h being said about the sub batter, especially as to his safety while at the city) he gives the composition of the ream for will be here on Monday next when things ject. A smnll salary limit in a minor oity or bat. Permit mo to suggest a way in whicJi this the ensuing season. As finally made up the team csan be accomplished., and at the same time will be a-s follows: Pitchers, Aruole. Anderson, will be shaped up and contracts sent out to town is the only way in whioh it can ever build the players who are to be retained. up its record in base bell. I^arge .salaried players eliminate the only real danger that the game Garvin awl Ltelauey: catchers, Kinsella and Bar possesses. My idea is to draft a rule that will clay; first base. Haller; second base, Mclntyre; As far as is known the make-up of the Phila in minor towns are to a great extent careless. prohibit the pitcher from using the inshoot, and third base. Newell; shorts-top, Spratt; left .field. delphia team for© ©07 has not been finally de They seem to want not to practice, or become cided upon. If Manager Stallings has settled, indifferent as to tbe merits of the poaation tksy make the penalty for using it a severe one; say Hill; centre field, Miunebon, and right field, the forfeiture of a run to the opposing team. Meara. upon the men whom he will keep he bas not Jiold and inst^rt of being earnest, careful and This would decrease the pitcher©s effectiveness In conclusion Manager Long says: "I have communicated the fact to the officials of the energetic as they should bo.