Volume 47—No. 2. Philadelphia, March 24, 1906. Price, Five Cents. 2INZE&.O.r. I SNORTING UDFE* March 24, 1906. traded for Sheckard are still holding CHICAGO GLEANINGS. 3-24-6. out and politely refusing the Brook­ lyn offers. If the great trade should SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO., result in Brooklyn's getting but one Cubs and Sox Are V^ry Busy—Train• man—Jimmy Casey—the joke would ing Slants in Earnest—New Players be decidedly a horse on the Eastern­ 34 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. ers. Steinfeldt was welcomed by the in Line—Chicago's Gala Day. Cubs and made to feel quite at home. • - f They count on him fitting in most BY W. A. PHELON. Please send me cabinet size phototype of the celebrated elegantly and rounding out a great Chicago, March 19.—Editor "Sport- infield. The club has a couple of new Ing Life."—The crack Of the bat is players on dedk—Rothgeb, a college resounddng from the training quarters base ball player _________________________________________ man, who was with Washington for a and both the local team; time, and Bull Smith, an outfielder, are hustling hard to for which I enclose three 2-cent stamps to help to defray expense who was at Pittsburg a couple of show their good wil years ago. Smith is touted as a and enthusiasm. Chance crackerjack, and is to get a fair show, and his men have been of printing, postage, packing, etc. and Rothgeb, so Chance thinks, may taking life easy at Wes develop into something. Just why Baden, but could • no either Smith or Rothgeb is needed, refrain from tossing the Send to when Artie Hofrnan' IS around, crazy ball a trifle. They move tOiWorki, J3 a-mystery. on to Champaign and APRIL 21 A GALA DAT. will make things lively President Murphy, of the Cubs, has in that good, old college settled upon April 21 as the date for town. The Sox, mean­ raising the local championship pen­ while, have been work- nant. The programme, which •will C. W. Murphy ln & out at a great pace precede the game scheduled -for that ,•„ +T^ C«,,J-T, Comiskey date with the St. Liouis Cardinals, will is anxious to get his new materia' include a band concert of an hour and tried thoroughly at as early a date as a half interspersed with speeches by possible, and the boys are hitting fans, and the usual half hour practice them out in real live games. Merely Of the teams. The formal presentation to judge by what little work has been of the pennant will be made by some done to date, the Old. Roman has a CABINET SIZE PHOTOTYPES OF member of the National Commission, wealth "of fine material to pick from or by a delegated representative in "When the Sox set out it was feared case conflicting dates compel the at­ that the going of Callahan and the tendance of the Commission at the weak batting of Tannehill and Dun- double pennant raising in New York. don would make it a tough proposi­ Celebrated Base Ball Players, Formal invitations will be sent to tion to pick a powerful team. It now State and city officials and to men looks as if there was but little to "Sporting Life" has had reproduced cabinet size phototypes of cele­ notable in the base ball world, in­ worry over, brated base ball players and offers to send to any of its readers photos of cluding, of course, the weather man, t COMMA'S PEOPLE. to whom another set of petitions their favorite base ball players by complying with the conditions named might be sent, it has been suggested. The first thing announced when the in the coupon above, 6 cents for each photo; by the dozen, 50 cents. Only men got ready for the trip was that Isbell would play second and Dundon one coupon required with an order. become utility man. This The photos are regular cabinet size (5%x7% inches) mounted on heavy PHILADELPHIA NEWS. had been generally ex­ Mantello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails pected. It was figured Here is an opportunity to ornament your room with photos of your The Athletics and Phlllies Almost that Izzy must have a favorite base ball players at small expense. Each photo in a separate en­ regular place on ac­ velope to protect and keep it clean. Ready For the Homeward Journey- count of the batting he did last season, and sec­ One coupon and three 2-c.ent stamps entitles you to one photo You can Good Reports Regarding Both Teams ond seemed about the however, obtain as many photos as you desire by sending three 2-cent only job he could ac­ stamps for each photo. BY F. C. RICHTER. ceptably cover, so far as The following photos are now ready for Immediate delivery. Others will Philadelphia, Pa., March 19.—Neither fielding skill went, as it ba added. the Athletics or Phillies got as much would be impossible to practice last week as was expected eject Donahue from first. and needed, owing to bad weather. Dundon, moreover, is a NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR 1906. AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR 1906. The Athletics leave Montgomery on Chas. Cemiskey third baseman by trade, NEW YORK CLUB — John J. McGraw, man­ PHILADELPHIA CLTTB—Connie Mack, man­ Wednesday and work their way North, and can cover third, ager; Joseph McGInnlty. Christopher Mathew- ager; Maurice R. Powers, Daniel F. Murphy, stopping at various points for exhibi­ short or second with great ability. If son, Samuel Mertes, William Gilbert, D. L. Ralph O. Seybold, Harry Davis, Edward S. tion games. The young players tried out Tzzy holds up his batting he will McGann, Roger Bresnahan, George Rrowne, Plank, Osee F. Schreckengost. George Edward in the South look so good that Man­ stick there for keeps, and if he falls Frank Bowerman, Luther H. Taylor, William Waddell, Frederick L. Hartzell, Monte Cross, ager Mack will probably bring them down Dundon can return to second Dablen, Michael Donlin, Leon Ames, Claude Daniel Hoffman, Charles Bender, Weldon all back for further trying out. At and the team be at least no weaker Elliott, George Wiltse, William B. Marshal, Henley, Briscoe Lord, John Knight, James this writing the third base problem than last season. Tannehill seems likely Arthur Devlin, Samuel Strang, William Clark, H. Dygert, Andrew Coakley, Harry L. Barton, is still unsettled as between Knight, to stick on third. Rohe, the other Clyde Robinson, Cecil Ferguson. Otto Williams. Oldring and Brouthers. Catcher •third baseman with the team, did not CHICAGO CLTTB—Fielder Jones, manager; Byrnes will positively be retained, and, show much better batting power than CXITB — Fred Clarke, manager; Edward McFarland, George Davis, William Hoffman will be the regular center Tanny last fall, and Lee seems safe, Hans Wagner, Claude Rltchey, Thomas Leach, D. Sullivan, James J. Callaban, Daniel Green, fielder, leaving Lord, Riggs and Arm- Samuel Leever. Clarence H. Beaumont, Frank Isbell, Roy Patterson, Lee Tannehill, unless Dundon should show such bat­ Charles Phlllppe, Patrick Flaherty, Henry bruster. to fight it out for substitute ting strength as to entitle him to a Frank Owens, G. Harry White, Nick Altrock, outfielder. The pitching staff will be try-out on the difficult station. Davis Peitz, Otls Clymer, Homer Hillebrand, George J. ("Jiggs") Donahue, August Duudon, Gibson, Harry Smith, V. Willis. Frank Smith, Edward A. Walsh, Ernest the same as last year. Young Daly, stays at snort, and looked in fine shape Gibson, Harry Smith, Victor Willis, Joseph Vinson. a most promising general player, with when he joined the team. Donahue Nealon. be'placed somewhere for development, seems better than ever and is ap­ DETROIT CLTTB—William R. Armour, man­ parently just rounding into shape for CHICAGO CLTTB — Frank Chance, manager; ager; Janies Barrett, Frank Donahue, Samuel Good Philadelphia Reports. a great career. Callahan is still Joseph B. Tinker, James Slagle, John Evers, Crawford, Louis Drill, William Donovan, expected to return by May and to Carl Lundgren. John Kling, Robert Wicker, George Mullin, Matty Mclntyre, William The Phillies will leave Savannah turn his ball park over to some friend, Mordecai Brown. Frank Schulte, Harry Stein- Coughlin, Edward Killian, Charles O'Leary, next Monday for honje. To date the feldt, James Sebiing, Janies Sheckard, Pat­ Jesse Stovall, J. Warner, Thomas Doran. players appear to be' in pretty good thus making money both ways. Jones, shape, notwithstanding much hous- of course, holds center, and Danny rick J. M'oran. BOSTON CLTTB—James Colling, manager; Green will have a last chance to show Charles Stahl, Denton Young, George Winters, ing-up, owing to bad weather. Of the that he is better than any of the PHILADELPHIA CLTTB — Hugh Dnffy, man­ Frederick Parent, John Freeman, Albert Sel- young pitchers, McClosky and Moren youngsters. ager; Charles Pittinger. Frank Sparks. Roy bach, Hobe Ferrls, William Dineen. Louis seem to have made the greatest im­ TOE CANTILLON Thomas, William Gleason, Charles Dooin, Criger, Norwood Gibson, Jesse Tannehill, pression upon Manager Duffy, as has Seems to feel confident that Jack William Duggleby, William Bransfield. Sher­ Jesse Burkett, Robert Unglanb, Myron Grim- catcher Grist, the Cincinnati semi-pro­ O'Neill will b,e given back to him, and wood Magee, Ernest Courtney, Michael shaw. fessional. The two young infielders, announces his name among his Mil­ Doolin, CLEVELAND CLTTB—Napoleon Lajoie, man­ Sentell and Ward, have shown up well, waukee players. O'Neill, however, is ager; William Bernhardt, Fred Buelow, John but Sentell seems to have the call. Of CINCINNATI CLTIB — Edward Hanlon. man­ Townsend, Harry Bay, Elmer_ Flick, Earl the veterans, Bransfield and Courtney practising in the South and Comiskey ager; Joseph J.