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BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS,

Volume 49, No. 3. Philadelphia, March 30, 1907. Price, Five Cents. PARENT ON SALE SALARY GRABS BOSTON READY TO DISPOSE OF THE , The Club and the Player Unable President Johnson Says His League To Come To Terms President Will Not Tolerate Unconscion Taylor Convinced That a Shift able Hold-up in View of the Would be Most Advisable* Liberal Treatment of Players*

SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." Little Rock, Ark., March 26. Presi Chicago, 111., March 26. In view of dent John I. Taylor, of the Boston the numerous American League play Americans, announces that he will ers who have been making kicks for trade shortstop Fred increased salaries Presi Parent to some other dent Ban Johnson was club as soon as possible. asked "on Saturday for Parent came to Little an opinion, which drew Rock not long ago to from him these com talk business with Tay ments: "The American lor, but they could not League has always been agree upon terms at all. liberal in the salaries >of Last season Parent re its players, and so far ceived $4250 for his as is consistent with work, but as he did not business prudence and play good ball he was sagacity will share its asked to accept a cut of profits with the men in $500. Parent, however, uniform, but there is a Fred Parent has held out for not only limit to the salary of Ban Johnson $4250 again but also a teams and players that contract for three years. As Wagner, cannot be exceeded. I do not care to of last year©s Newark team, is playing discuss cases, but I have investigated a fine game at short field for the Bos each one on its merits and in not one tons, Taylor has concluded to get rid instance has the policy of the club of Parent. The latter is a high-class been penurious. We want our players ball player, but it is doubtful if any to be satisfied, but we will not tioady other club would be willing to assume to them or turn over to them, the con his $4250 contract. An attempt to duct of our clubs. Before the advent trade him to Washington fot* Jake of the American League as a rival of Stahl may be made in the near future, the National $2400 salaries were rare, or it is possible that the Philadelphia and $40,000 was regarded as an enor Athletics may make an offer for him, mous sum to pay in a season for the as Mack would like to play Monte services of a whole team. Major league Cross at third base. players must bear in mind that the game is on a peace basis and that there is no competition for their NEW HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE. services. We are not trying to reduce our expenses, but no club owner can This Organization Hailed With Delight TIMOTHY JORDAN, in justice to himself or his associates in our league pay $5000 salaries, how by the Fans. First Baseman of the Brooklyn National League Club. ever valuable the player may be. We Special to "Sporting Life." have all our men in line with few- Tim Jordan, the first baseman who, after a long career of comparative obscurity In thft exceptions, and the -holdouts will dis Laconia, N. H., March 25. Editor minor leagues, in one season achieved national prominence as the hard-hitting first baseman play lack of business sense and poor "Sporting Life." The formation of the of the Brooklyn Club, of the National League, is a native of New Yovk City, where he judgment in looking after their per-. State League, of which William B. Van was born thirty years ago and where he is immensely popular so popular, in fact, that Duzer, of this city, is the president, is social organizations are named after him and give balls in his honor. Jordan made his sonal welfare." hailed with delight by the lovers of professional debut with the Senecas, of New York©, in© 1899. In 1900. he played with the the game in this section of the State. South Brother Island and Hoboken Field clubs. In 1901 he was a substitute on the Wash For several years past Manager Van ington Club, of the American League. In 1902 he played with Newark, of the Eastern INTER-CITY LEAGUE. Duzer has maintained a strong inde League, and in 1903 with the Nashua Club, of the New England League. The beginning of his rise was in 1904, when he ©became a member of the Baltimore team of the Eastern League. pendent team in this city, and during He did fine work that year and in 1905 attracted the attention of the Brooklyn Club, which Twenty^eight Clubs Included in the New the season of summer travel the games purchased his release. He was given a. trial by Brooklyn at the start of the 190C season and York Combine. in this city have drawn large crowds. at once made himself solid by his hard and timely hitting, and became, before the season was The one handicap, however, was the far advanced, one of the stars of the team, sharing the stellar batting honors with Lumley. Special to "Sporting Life." fact that there w.ere but few teams During the season he only hit for .262, but his long hits won many games and earned for New York City, March 24. An en that could be secured to come to La toitn twelve homers, leading the National League in that line. thusiastic meeting of the Inter-City conia to play, consequently the games Base Ball Association, held at Lyric were few and far between. With the Hall, Forty-first and Sixth avenue, last formation of this league, and the adop THE NORTHERN LEAGUE ton and Greenfield will have teams the week, witnessed the practical comple tion of a schedule, two games a week coming year, but under the stimulus tion of the plans of the Association tk> will be possible in each of the cities of a league it is hoped that teams can intrench itself so strongly that its holding a franchise, including Nashua, May be Revived For This Year as a be formed in those tiowns which ©have success in the coming season is in Manchester, West Manchester, Con a population of sufficient size to main evitable. cord, Franklin and Laconia, the season National Association Member. tain fast semi-professional teams. The In order to bring independent clubs to begin early in May. league will play three games a week. into the Association a pledge was ex Brattleboro, Vt, March 18. It has acted from each of the clubs enlisted been decided to revive the defunct not to schedule games with any clubs EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE Northern League, formerly an "out A FLORIDA LEAGUE. outside lof the organization. As a re law" organization, under the National sult of this determinati m there was Finally Settles Upon a Six-Club Circuit Agreement, with a salary limit of An Organization For Winter Playing an increase in the enrollment last For This Year. $1200. If possible, the season will be week alone of twenty-eight new clubs, Likely to be Formed. making seventy-nine now carried on Special to "Sporting Life." made to last from Memorial Day t)o Miami, Fla., March 10. TCditor "Sporting the rolls, and sufficient to insure a Syracuse, N. Y., March 26. A meet- Labor Day. Brattleboro has been in Life." A movement is on foot, said to be satisfactory playing schedule to all, Ing of the Empire State Ball League vited to become one of six cities com fathered (by the Florida East Coast Hotel Co., even were there no further accessions. was held in this city on the 20th for posing the league. The others are to organize a winter base ball league in Florida. Besides, the arrangements have been, the purpose of completing the business Bellows Falls, Montpelier-Barre, Bur The idea is to secure mostly big league players consummated so that the control of not finished at the recent annual meet lington, Plattsburg and Rutland. Let and furnish a strictly first-class article of ball every available incllpsed ground in the ing. The circuit will be made up of to the patrons. If the league is organized as greater city rests with the Association, ters have been written to managers contemplated, it is said that it will be com Cortland, Fulton. Auburn, Geneva, in Keene, N. H., Northampton and posed of Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Ormond, with the exception of two. It is pro Seneca Falls and Lyons. A communi Greenfield, Mass.", fnom here, seeking Palm Beach, Miami and either Palatka or St. posed to exercise this control to force cation was received from Ithaca men to form a league in which the three Petersburg. Elmer Flick and Mal Eason are other clubs into the organization until requesting a franchise in case of towns shall be enrolled with Brattle now at Palm Beach playing with an inde it shall include every semi-professional vacancy. This request had to be boro. It is reported that there is no pendent team there. Flick denies the report and amateur nine in New York and the © CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE. likelihood that the towns of Northamp that he is to retire from the ranks of base ball. vicinity, . . -.- , SRORTUNO March 30, 1907.

of Thomas McGratih, of Chicago, and E. F. OF Weisler, of Rock Island, 111., as umpires for thia season. Noted Lawyer-Golf er-Ball Player Raising The St. Louis National Clnb has purchased first baseman Robert Baxter from the Indian Garden Truck and Chickens on Long apolis Clnb. Harry Scharrmeber, of Waterloo, la., has Island in True Bucolic Style. been appointed manager of the Springfield Club, Mew York City, IVfardh. 25. Bdito "Sporting1 Life" has had reproduced cabinet size phototypes of celebrat of the I.-I.-I. League. "Sporting LLfe." John M. Ward is now Pitcher Bert Maxwell, transferred by Pitts- in the law business by himself, th ed base ball players and offers to send to any of its readers, by mail, post burg to Montgomery, refoses to sign with the firm of Ward & Martyn paid, photos of their favorite base ball players for six (6) cents each; by latter club at $225 per month. having been dissolve the dozen, sixty (60) cents, assorted or all of one kind. President Morton has called the schedule recently. The former bal The photos are regular cabinet size (5% x? 1^ inches) mounted on heavy meeting of the Ohio-Pennsyranla League at player occupies hand The Holleuden, Cleveland, April 2. some :offices oh Broad Mantello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails. way, Manhattan, ©and ac Here is an opportunity to ornament your room with photos of your The Youngstown Club, of the Ohio-Pennsyl cording to Henry Chad favorite base ball players at small expense. Each photo in a separate vania League, has signed pitcher Paul Porteous, transparent envelope to protect and keep it clean. a semi-professional of East Liverpool. wick, is enjoying an in The St. Louis American Club has offered to er&raeof $1X),000 a year, . The following photos are now ready for immediate delivery. Others will trade Charley Hemphill owing to It. will be interesting tc be added. , . .Warsd©s old associates in salary differences to Detroit for outfielder Cobb. Manager Jack Dunn, of the Baltimore Club, the national game tha has sold second baseman Roman, drafted from the once great shortstop NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR 1907. AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR 1907 the Cedar Rapids Club, to the Terre Haute is not only a golfer CHICAGO CLTTB Frank Chance, manager; CHICAGO CLTTB , manager Club. John M. Ward note, ibut© has taken up Joseph B. Tinker, James Slagle, John Evers, Edward McFarland, George Davis, Wlllian *he occupation of farm Carl .Lundgren. John Kllng, Mordecai Brown, D. Sullivan, James J. Callahan, The Fall River Club, of the New England in

or the above days which offer was prompt- The only position not yet decided upon y accepted with thanks by President is third, and it©s almost a cinch that REACH©S 1907 BASE BALL GUIDE Shettsline. So "all©s well that ends well." Quigley will make good. One pitcher QUAKER QUIPS. and one catcher must (be released, but In the Twenty-fifth Yearly Official Hand Local Jottings. that will not be a hard job. Columbia According to all reports pitcher Vicker» will fans expect much of Kanzler, and Book of the American League the Reach make the Athletics regular pitching staff. The while not betting, are willing© to be PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES emaining berth lies between Ounningham and lieve that he will finish one, two. Company Excel All Previous Efforts. )©Conner. Reach©s Official American Lcagu* TO THE SPRING TRAINING, Danny Murphy is playing brilliantly in the The Charleston Roster. Guide for 1907, published by the A. J. irelimiuary games. He is determined to wipe Charleston, S. C., March 25, Manag Reach Company, of Philadelphia, and ut the poor impression his queer actions created er Wilson Matthews has just made a edited by Mr. Francis •£. ast season. ten-strike by landing second baseman Richter, of "Sporting Both Local Teams Will Be at Home Jimmy Byrnes. the young catcher who was with the Athletics last season, is coaching the Jimmy Smith from the Memphis Club Life," is out, and is, as Santa Clara College nine in California. He will a good hitter and fast base runner. usual, early in the field, Within a Week The Athletic- play this season with the Rochester team. Pitcher Maloney, a Californian, has thus making it the har Manager Murray©s hardest task will be to also just been signed. Of the young binger of the base ball elect his regular pitching staff so good do most sters Crowder and Sullivan have been season. It can be said New York Series In New Orleans f the recruits look at present. A month of handed the pink slip. The personnel without qualification that, egnlar games, however, will greatly solve the of the local team to date is as follows: excellent as all of the Causes Shortening of Local Series problem. Pitchers, Foster, Weinig, "Willis, Christ- editions of the Reach Sherwood Magee is hitting for the Phillies at man, Zeaner and Morrisey; catchers, Guide have been in re Savannah just as hard as in mid-season. He has Reisinger and Fox; first base, Kinloch cent years, the 1907 already rapped out a couple of home runs. or Hunter; second base, Henneger or Reach Guide is the best BY F. C. RICHTER. Titus is also batting muck better than daring Busch; third base, Smith, Gettig or hand book of the kind Philadelphia, Pa., March 25. The Phillies he regular season. Hoffman; shortstop, Johnson; outfield- A, J. Reach ever issued by this or put In a week of good practice at Savannah The Shaw Field Club will pttt a strong inde ers, Raftery, Lowe, Meany, Busse. any other publisher. The through the medium of some well-contest pendent traveling team in the field this season Out of this galaxy of players Manager special distinction of the 1907 Guide is, ed games with the Savan and has secured a number of prominent semi- Matthews expects to have a team se next to the text, the superior quality nah team. The Phillies have professional players. For dates address F/. Win- lected in time for the opening game, of paper used and the number and had the best kind of terbotham, 439 Blkhart street, this city. and expects to carry them through the beauty of the engravings furnished, weather to train in and A local sensation was created last Monday by season. Manager Matthews has been the world©s championship series being a dispatch from Dallas that the Athletic Club specially well dowered with splendid every man on the team is lad released Jack Knight to the New Orleans superintending the repairs at the park. in superb shape. Manager Club. Later advices were to the effect that The diamond has been raised so as action pictures. The American League Murray sent twelve players fack was simply loaned to New Orleans pending the water will drain off readily, and Guide for 1907 is in all respects a first- home by steamer Saturday he adjustment of some trouble between third there has been a number of improve class hand book of the National game night, they being due in )aseruan Brouthers and Manager Frank. ments made to the stand and the and a decided credit to the American this city to-morrow. Short- A Dallas exchange quotes Connie Mack as dressing room. The fans are busy dis League and to the publishers, the stop Doolin, who comes saying: "I haven©t anything to rely on but cussing the prospects for this season, Reach Company. This is the sixth an home to get a sore arm in nual issue of the Reach Guide as the shape, has charge of the official hand book of the American party. Doolin is down to League, and the twenty-fifth consecu Wm Shettsline weight and ready to play, tive yea,r of its publication as a book wm. snettsune butfc his arm nceds a rest. of record and reference for the entire Moser Moren, McQuillan, Neucr, Bur base ball world. roughs, Duggleby, Crist aiid Donoyan are THE AMERICAN LEAGTJB FIELD. the other players. The Regulars will make The book gives a complete review their way north arriving here next Friday. of the American League©s sixth event They then open the local season with ful season as a major league; complete games with Arthur Irwin©s Altoona Tri- records and averages of State League on March 29, 30. April 1; the the American League opening of the local championship series 1906 race and players; a with the Athletics having been postponed graphic story of the until April 3d. The Phillies will also open American League©s part the new Trenton grounds, on April 8th, in the memorable post- which will be a gala event in the thriving season world©s champion Kew Jersey town. ship series of 1906; a synopsis of all remark able American League The Athletic©s Programme. feats and also of all the The Athletics in two squads put in the noteworthy games of the past week in games with Ft. Worth and 1906 season; and a gen Dallas with headquarters at Dallas. To eral review of all mat day the Athletic substitutes start north F. C. Kichter ters affecting the Ameri ward via Birmingham, where they will can League during the play two games. Saturday the Athletic whole >of 1906 up to date of pub regulars started for New Orleans where lication. In this section is also they will put in their time playing a scries _iven a review of the remarkabl« with the New York Giants running from winning streak of the Chicago Whit*. March 27 to 31. The Athletics have set Box, and the wonderful record-break their hearts on winning this series and ing twenty-four inning Athletic Bos have been preparing themselves solely with ton game. The illustrations comprise this end in view. The importance Manager portraits of President Johnson, pub Mack attached to the series was evidenced lisher A. J. Reach, Editor F. C. Richter; by the fact that sooner than cut it short a group picture of the American h©p proposed to let the local championship League umpires; pictures of the cham games with the Phillies go by default m pion batsman, George Stone; of the the event the, latter declined to start the leading base runners, Flick and Ander- series with the Athletic Substitutes. Ow son, and of the leading pitcher, Plank; ing to President Shethline©s refusal to ac and specially designed group pictures cept anv substitution the Athletic Substi of all the American teams of 1906. tutes will plav Newark here. May 29, 30, THE FIELD AT LARGE. April 1; and the Athletic Regulars will re The National League race of 1906 is main South until after the New York also fully treated and exhaustive av series returning home in time for the open erages of the National League players ing of the series with the Phillies on are furnished, together with portraits April 3d. of players Wagner, Chance, Magee and Reulbach; and especially designed group pictures of all 1906 National Local Series Shortened. League teams in the order in which The first friction between the two local they finished. The minor league field clubs that has happened since the Cincin has also b©een more exhaustively cov nati Peace Treaty was caused last week ered than ever before, and the records by a proposition mailed by Manager Mack and averages of no less than twenty- to Mr. Shettsline to the effect that, as many T. FREDERICK HARTSEL, nine minor leagues are given in full, of the Athletic Regulars desired to remain together with group pictures of cham In New Orleans all of their time to play Outfielder of the Athletic American League Club. pion teams of the many leagues. These out the series with the New York Giants, leagues are the Eastern League, West the local championship series be started Tnlly Frederick Hartsel, know to all fans as "Topsy," owing to his short stature, li ern League, American Association, with the Athletic Substitutes pitted against the star outfielder of the Athletic Club, of Philadelphia. "Topsy"© was born at Polk, O., New York League, Southern League, the Philadelphia Regulars on March 20, 30, in 1876, and his family still lives in Ohio, at Wellington, although "Topsy© ©is practically New England League, South Atlantic April 1, by which time the Athletic Regu a Philadelphian now. having after his marriage set up his lares and penates in the League, Central League, Pacific Coast lars would reach home. President Shetts Quaker City. He made his professional debut with the Burlington (la.) Club in 1897. In League, Northwestern League, Con 1898 he had the record of playing with four clubs, namely, Montgomery, Salem, Grand necticut League, Indiana-Illinois^Iowa line promptly declined the proposition Rapids and Louisville. He started the 1899 season with Louisville and finished with Indian under which the Phillies could obtain no apolis. In 1900 he was purchased from Indianapolis by the Cincinnati Club, of the League, Cotton States League, Hudson credit for victories over the Athletic Sub National League and finished the season with the latter. In 1901 he was transferred to River League, Ohio-Pennsylvania stitutes and much odium should they hap the Chicago National Club and that season developed into such a star that the Athletic League, Iowa League, South Texas pen to be beaten by the Yanigans. Managei Club of the American League, in the raid of 1801-02 captured him. He has kept up his League, K.-I.-T. League, Tri-State Mack then proposed that the substitutes of great Chicago form with the Athletics, being an important individual factor in the pennant League, Western Association, Inter both clubs should be pitted against each captures of 1902 and 1905, and is regarded as a fixture on the Athletic team, being a fine state League, Empire State League, other until April 3d. This proposition also fielder, fast base runner and hard hitter. Virginia League and Kansas League. failed to meet President Shettsline©s ap THE 1906 WORLD©S CHAMPION SERIES, proval. But rather than see the entire is made the great special feature of series called off President Sh-ettsline pro the old ones. The youngsters haven©t shown and it looks as if all the knockers have the 1907©Reach Guide. In this is given posed that the series start April 3d with anything strong in their spring work. There gone into their holes. the official accounts of all of the both regular teams in action. This prop are promising men among the new bunch, but wonderful games, together with the osition was accepted by Manager Mack. most of them need about another year of minor News Notes. official scores and averages, all from league seasoning. I shall have to depend on The Macon Club has released shortstop John the pen of Editor Richter, who was the old heads for any success the club makes. Bammert. the official scorer of the world©s series, An Official Statement. The Texas training trip lias been a big suc Umpire William J. Buckley has been re by appointment of the National Com cess. I hope to come back next year." leased by President Boyer. mission. To this is added a series of In order to set the public right and to illuminating action pictures and re put the exact facts on record President Infielder Erne Beck refuses to sign with markable half-tone pictures of panor Shettsline issued the following statement Augusta at the terms offered. SOUTH ATUNTIC LEAGUE Pat Meaney and Otto Johnson, former South amic views of various games in the "The Philadelphia Club was obliged to take eru leaguers, have signed with Charleston. greatest world©s championship series such action In view of the fact that Managei Manager Jay F. Kanzler Arrives at the yet played. In addition there is given Mack, of the Athletics, had scheduled his team Jack Evers has accepted an Augusta con a special article containing biograph to play the New York National League team Scene of Action and Gives Out His tract for 1907 and will leave Troy for the Tour ical sketches and portraits of all of in New Orleans on the first two days he was ist City on March 11. the players comprising the great Chi to plav in this city. It was Mr. Mack©s sugges Columbia Team Roster. Manager J. D. Mullaney, of the Jacksonville cago White Sox, champions of the tion that we start the ante-season series on Club, would like to secure a good pitcher and American League and winners of the March 29. and I was therefore considerablj Columbia, March 23. Editor "Sport catcher. He can be addressed at Jacksonville, surprised to receive a telegram from him say- ing Life." Manager Jay Kanzler, who Fla. world©s championship. Ing that he would send his Yanigan team to OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES. play the Phillies for the first few games. Under is to win the pennant for Columbia It©s now a certainty that Viola will play In addition to the above there is a no © condition would I permit the Phillies to this year, alighted in Columbia last with Jacksonville this season, as the club has play the Athletics© reserve team, as I do not received a signed contract from the Cuban. At great deal of general information con consider that it would be in keeping faith with week and is now the most popular boy present Juan is playing in the Cuban league and tained in special articles, namely, the the Philadelphia baseball public. I so inform in town. He came alone, but all the his team is making a strong pull for the pen Chronology of 1906, a record of all ed Mr. Mack. He then proposed that the two players whom he has signed for the nant. major inter-league games of 1906, and second or reserve teams open the series am details of numerous record-breaking continue to play until April 3, by which time Columbia team have been wired to re Manager Rnnsick of Augusta, has three events in 1906. The work of that he would be in Philadelphia with the Athletics port here at once, and they will be southpaws under contract Piatt, Armstrong and great minor league body, the National I also refused to agreed to this suggestion here within the next few days. The Boyd. The latter was with Bluffington (Ind.) The local public do not care to see reservt last season, playing on the same team with Association, and of the supreme Na teams play, but patrons demand the regula; men signed at present are as follows: Marshall Cominor, who is expected to make tional Commission is also detailed. The teams of both clubs. It was for these reasons Pitchers McKenzie, White, Swenk, good. Guide also contains the new uniform that I wired Manager Mack yesterday that the Russell and Heisman. Catchers Haw- Playing Rules Code for 1907, and the opening of the series would be delayed unti kins, Smith and King. First base Manager Jolm J. McGrath, of the Savannah 1907 championship schedules of the April 3." Kanzler. Second base Lally. Third Club, has signed the following young players, American League and National League. the pick of the semi-professional clubs of New In short, everything of interest or The abridgment of the original schedule base Quigley and Tiebald. Shor©t- York City: Shortstop Frank De May. Manhat left the Phillies without, exhibition game stop Banister. Outflelders Burt, tan; Jake Jung, Infielder, of Hussey©s Ridge- value either for record or reference for March 29, 30, April 1, but as above Gnadinger and Brosius. Unlike any woods; "Andy" Norwig. pitcher, of Brooklyn will be found within the covers of this stated, Manager Irwin, of the Altoom other South Atlantic League managers Field Club: Tony Kriedler. southpaw pitcher great book. The Reach American Club, came to the rescue by offering ti Kanzler will not have to weed a team Lous©itlin Lyceums; James Mury, catcher, auc League Guide for 1907 is for sale by bring his crack Tri-State League team her out of a big bunch of green material. catcher Rebholz. all newsdealers at 10 cents the copy. SRORTIINQ March 30, 1907.

DEVOTED TO BASE BALL e MEN AND MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL"-Caitoe Francis C. Kichtef.

year in, year out; and finds its way In they fell so far short of what had usually the slowest to get their arms in shape ©been claimed for crowds which they in the spring. Alperman, Mclntyre,, Eason and to countless homes every week in the knew could not ©have been greater. other Brooklyn players who have been rolling SPORTING©LIFE the wooden sphere regularly since last fall year. Giving the public and the players the are all complaining of a stiffness in their Readers of "Sporting Life" will un facts regarding a club©s financial af wings. I©t is possible that other managers will A WEEKLY JOURNAL fairs in so far as either has a right follow Bonovan©s example. devoted to animously attest to the truth of our to know them would eliminate many broad claim. They know that there demands for higher salaries, which Arm-Signal System Is Popular. Base Ball, Trap Shooting and is never a line of scandal published now are based on false estimates of prosperity. From Chicago "Tribune." General Sports t in these columns; that the private life "The Tribune©s" agitation for a system of of the Individual, high or low in sport, umpire©s gestures to indicate decisions seems to be as far-reaching as popular. Chief Zimmer FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. is held sacred; and that even where WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. has been using signs for balls and strikes and regrettable matters must be mentioned delighting New Orleans patrons. Today Collins, as a matter of record only the bare fact Responsibilities gravitate to the who officiated here, adopted the same system Trade-marked by the Sporting Life Pub. Co. person who can shoulder them, and and used it successfully, with the result the Entered at Philadelphia Post Office is recited. FiSrther, our readers know power flows to the man who knows crowd forgave him for not calling everything that not only is this paper kept free the local twiiler pitcher a "strike." To date es second class matter how. Ban Johnson. Hank O©Pay apepars to be the only opponent of scandalous or salacious matter, but The leader of the orchestra is al- of the idea. wa.ys a man who has played second Published by that It goes further and treats every individual with fairness and every fiddle. William Shettsline. Petty Reason For a Hold-Up. question with dignity and impartiality. Thought is a c©o©nsclous force; lan From Philadelphia "North American." The Sporting Life Publishing Company guage is only a spigot. Most people When Jimmy Nealon returned to the Pacific We do even more. Not content need plumbers. M. Kittridge. roast last fall he was asked whether Chase was 34 South Third Street with maintaining scrupulously clean . *Don©t get your headlight behind; the greatest first baseman on earth. "Perhaps PHILADELPHIA. PA., U. S. A. editorial and news columns, we extend reminiscence means stagnation. Will he is," said Nealon, "but I am receiving $6000 Rankin. a year, while he is getting $2500." When rigid editorial supervision to the ad Chase heard of it they had to get a strait- vertising pages, and, at the cost of When in doubt, mind your own jacket for him, and this is the secret of his THOMAS S. DANDO...... President business. Connie Mack. defection. J. CLIFF DANDO...... "...... Treasurer thousands of dollars annually, we ab You cannot always judge the qual FRANCIS C. RICHTBR...... Editor-in-Chief solutely exclude all misleading, doubt ity of the, hotel board by the sizfe of Tills Applies to Veterans Also. MRS. WILL K. PARK...... Gun Editor ful, unclean, suggestive or speculative the rates. Fred Knowles. From Cleveland "Leader." EDWARD C. STARK...... Business Manager advertisements of every kind and de The schoio©l of experience is always The alleged big finds under Southern skies a pay school. George B. Dovey. now are Hannifen, New York Nationals; scription, and no matter how disguis Brockett, New York Americans; Kane, Cincin ed. And so from the first to the last The early bird may get the worm, nati; Blankenship, Washington; Sweeney, Chi Subscription Rates but in these days of competition he cago Nationals, and several others. If one One Year ...... $2.00 page "Sporting Life" presents an ab has to stay up all night to do it. were cruel he would save this list until August Six Months ...... 1.25 solutely clean paper, with every line Clark Griffith. 1, and then see how many are still in the big Singfe Copy ...... 5c. edited; with nothing to apologize for; If you have money one introduction show. Foreign Postage . $1.04 extra per annum fit to enter any home; fit to be read is sufficient. Willie Keeler. Payable In Advance Every man wants a square deal, but Just Consider the Strain. by any man, woman or child. it doesn©t seem as though there were From Philadelphia "Despatch.©© We mention this not in a spirit of enough to go around. Norris O©Neil. A peculiar characteristic of all the big vainglorious ©boasting, but in honor league managers, especially those in the Ameri How can a bald-headed actor hope can League, is to get thin. There wasn©t a able pride that such a unique journal for a good part? Frank Isbell. mogul in the league who didn©t drop from ten could be published in the domain of to thirty pounds during the season of 1906. Jimmy McAleer was- the heaviest loser as to sport; and in justifiable exultation/ VAST USE OF BASE BALLS. avoirdupois. McAleer was in poor health all that under its clean and dignified season, while his troubles did the rest. policy it could be made permanent and From New York "Sun." profitable. Twenty-three years of un More than 30,000 base balls are used a season by the teams in the National PITH AND POINT. broken, success proves that in journal Agreement leagues. The New York ism, as in all other mundane affairs, and Chicago teams of. the National A Good Enough Reason. it pays in the long run to be clean, League each use in the neighborhood "What made Elsie marry Bert Feesy. that of sixty dozen balls a season for the horrid ball player©"© decent and honest; also that a paper hio©me games, an average of nine balls "I guess she wanted a man who could get may be made interesting, influential a game for those scheduled on the home once in a while, at least." and successful without recourse to home grounds. That seerns like a good The Shifts of Fortune. personality, sensationalism and men many balls, but there is plenty of use We rise at dawning, and we chuckle as dacity. for them. A couple of new balls are We see our heroes leading in the race THE R/JODEL^JQURHALl handed to the umpire when the game Enthroned above all rivals, seemingly Finally we may also say that the begins, new ones are thrown out when Booked to remain, unshaken, in first place. world of sport particularly in base those knocked over the fence are not When evening comes we stagger and we reel. At Baltimore, Md., recently, Cardinal returned promptly, twio or three new A mighty blow, tremendous and intense, Gibbons preached a strong sermon in ball and trap shooting should, and ones are given the pitchers before Has fallen on our cocoannts, and we which he unsparingly denounced "sa doubtless does, share our pride in this each game for limbering up, and some Feel like the trifling sum called thirty cents. paper, which not ooly prescribes the times balls knocked into the crowd Dry den. lacious journals" and newspapers mysteriously ©disappear. printing objectionable advertisements. utmost propriety to itself, but insists Wiser* Titles Bid IVot Help. The rule of the American League to The man who made the groat world©s bil Taking as his subject "Spiritual Read uncompromisingly for the same high throw out new balls instead of dis liard record with average of 100 was not a ing," especially in connection with the standard in the sports it caters to. No colored ones means a largely increased student, prodigy or \vjzard, but plain Mr. Sutton, number of balls used in that league. who sometimes dallies with the cues. Lenten season, after pointing out the sport can fail to gain in dignity, in It is said that some big league organ helpfulness of reading religious books, fluence and permanence which finds izations, ©with a strict eye to economy, Connie Mack©s Recipe. and particularly the Bible,, he severely expression in and through such an can get through a season with forty To choicest cuts of Energy organ as "Sporting Life;" hence it is dozen balls, but this is below the av And eggs of cold, hard Cash, scored the average modern newspaper. erage. The two big leagues between Add freely oil Diplomacy Perhaps Cardinal Gibbons has never small wonder that the sport this paper them use 1000 dozen balls a season. With salt of Tact u. dash- seen or perused a copy of "Sporting has championed for more than two In the leading minor league organiza Bedeck with leaves of Cheerfulness score years the great game of base tions, such as the American Associa Ami pepper well \yith Nerve Life," though a great many clergmen tion, Eastern, Southern and New York Behold your Salad of Success of all denominations are numbered ball has steadily advanced in public leagues, each club may use as many Is ready stir and serve! among its subscribers. Were His esteem and is now universally accepted as thirty dozen balls, the clubs of the The Unhappy TTmpire, Grace acquainted with "Sporting as a National institution. Hinaller leagues using about ten or "What was the feature of thf> game?" fifteen dozen apiece. "A groat stop that the umpire, inadp in t.h« Life," however, he could well have seventh. He blocked an egg inshoot that caught made this paper a subject of laudation MAGNATES CAUSE DEMANDS. him just under the right ear." and pointed to it as the model journal PRESS POINTERS. he, doubtless, had in mind when he From Chicago "Tribune." said: Threats of base ball players to re Big Metropolitan Contribution To The ONE KIND OF SCORER. "Rigidly exclude from yotnr household all tire from the profession unless certain Managerial Host. salary demands are met always cause (With apologies to Kipling©s "Vampire.") books and pamphlets which are hostile to re From New York "Press." A fool plsiyer there was and he made his prayer ligion and good morals. Never admit into your the patrons of the game more worry Looking over the lis©ts of managers in the (Even as you and I). homes any newspaper or periodical which venti than they do the club owners, the major and minor leagues one will find that To the man with the pencil anrl ruffled hair lates obscene news and licentious scandals. As latter being1 annoyed rather than men who have led local teams and played (We called him the man who always bores). an offset to these depraved journals I have worried. There are a few instances in Manhattan and in Brooklyn are in demand But the fool player called him the man who known the proprietor of an nprig-ht paper In in thirty-one years where a ball play as commanders. Ned Hanlon, Hugh Jennings scores (?). this State who refused an offer of $10,000 er has retired voluntarily from base and Fielder Jones are leaders on the big cir (Even as you and I). rather than admit into the columns of his paper ball perhaps one in 1000 of all the cuits, while in the Eastern League Jack Dunn Oh! the hits we make and the stops we make, an advertisement suggestive of immodesty, men who have played in major leagues. is Baltimore©s manager, Joe Bean J«sey City©s And the work of our bat and hand, though its indecency was thinly veiled by am and Joe Kelley Toronto©s. A former New biguous phraseology. Would to God that all Their cases have been exceptional and Belong to the man who did not know, their business opportunities unusual. York manager Pat Powers is boss of the (And no\v we know he never could know) newspaper owners had emulated this noble Eastern League circuit. Up in the New Eng Anil did not understand. example! The average good ball player and gen land League Jesse Burkett signs and releases "There Is one kind of literature in which we erally only the stars threaten to retire players for the Worcester Club, while down A fool player there was and his salary he spent all indulge, and of which we partake as regu might average $25 a week in the South Harry Vaughn, Jack Dobbs and Charley (Even as you and I). larly and with as much relish as our daily bread, business world >by working the year Babb are respectively in command at Birming To keep the scorer, was his intent, without whiah life would be dull and tedious round. Many could not. The ham, Nashville and Memphis. Jack Doyle is From cutting his average one hundred per cent. a literature which has become almost a neces STAR PLAYER©S SALARY maauger at Milwaukee in the American As For cater he must to this sporting (?) "gent." sity of our daily life. I refer to the newspaper. sociation, and Harry O©Hagan at Denver, in (Even as you and I). Now, there are good and bad journals, as there runs close to $4000 a year lor better, Oh! the bunts we rolled and the bases we stole, are clean and unclean animals. No kind of and he earns this in six months, with the Western League. In the Tri-State, Arthur And the "squeeze" plays that we planned literature works more mischief in a community the opportunity to put in four or five Irwin directs the fortunes of the Altoona team; Belong to the ignoramus who didn©t know why months at $25 a week, if he can. That Jim O©Rourke is dictator at Bridgeport, Con than salacious journals. They contain not only necticut League, and Dan Urouthers last sea (And now ©lire know that he never knew Why) news matter, but also advertisements of a is why there are so few voluntary re son ran a Hudson River League club. George And did not anderstand. most objectionable character. tirements. For a large part of the Rip Van Haltren and Walter McCreedie are The fool player in the spring sought the base "They have sensational items which are a friction with players over contracts rival Pacific Coast managers at Oakland and ball guide. snare and stumbling block to the innocent and the clu©b owners themselves are at Portland ,while Billy Wolfe, who was one of (Even as you and I). unwary. Many of the youth of both sexes have fault. Any time the financial standing Griffith©s twirlers three seasons ago, was re And looked for that average of two-ninety-five, learned from this impure fountain their first of a ball club is referred to by an cently appointed manager of a team in the But found it had shrunk to two hundred and five, lessons in the dark mysteries of human deprav official he begins to talk in large P.-O.-M. League. So nart of it lived, ,but the best of it died. ity. .Advertisements which paint in glowing figure_s. Through some mistaken im (The fruit of naught but a terrible lie) colors the attractive features of dangerous pression that it will have a ©good A Suggestion To John X). Rockefeller. But it isn©t the "knocks," nor even the jeer. haunts of amusement. Advertisements of patent effect on the public, the club owner That crush with an iron hund. medicine and other drugs whose object is to From Chicago "Tribune." It©s coming to know that he never knew why, defesit the inexorable laws of nature and of usually magnifies his profits on a sea We have made a proposition to John D. (No matter how long lie might try) nature©s God. What a terrible responsibility son, and few clubs ever have lost any Rockefeller to endow a fund to pay the salary And never could understand. those publishers assume who admit into their money for publication. The tendency increases demanded by demon athletes in the R. W. POLLEND, Lynn, Mass. paper such insidious poison! For every soul to swell attendance figures in some spring. Chance here for the right kind of perverted they have a strict account to render cities is in line with this. The players philanthropy. Who cares for colleges? to God and to society." read the papers. They believe their As Welcome As Meals. We proudly and truthfully claim for employers are making all the mong©y Bowling and Base Ball. Portsmouth, Va., March 2. Editor "Sporting they are credited with making. The Life." So great is nay love for your "Sporting "Sporting Life" that it is the cleanest PLAYERS© ESTIMATES From Brooklyn "Eagle." Life" I take the plejasure of saying that it is paper published in America as it of cno©wds at ball games have been Manager Donovan, of the Brooklyns, has the best paper of its kind published. I have notified his players that they cannot indulge been one of its readers for a year and expect, should be, considering that it appeals enlarged by well-meaning press further in bowling. He says that bowling to remain one . for another year. I am just irresistibly to the youth of the country agents. In the world©s series of 1905 tends to develop underhand pitchers and throw some of the players openly questioned as anxious for it w©Aen Saturday comes as I and is eagerly read by many thousands ers who are of little use to a ball club. Don- am for my meals. Hcjping you and your paper the official attendance figures issued ovan asserts that ball players who shine during success, I am yours very truly, of boys, young men and many women, by the National Coirlmission, because the winter months as crack pin knights are v©» CHARLIE RICHARDSON, March 30, 1907. SRORTIINQ LJPB.

beat a bunt, was caught trying to steal get the record of a composite second. McCloskey©s youngsters hit both and ten strike. SPALDMWS 1907 GUIDE* Graham and Smith pretty freely there Joe Cantillon says he has several offers after, and got to them when the bingles of trades for Garland Stahl, some of The Thirty-first Yearly Handbook of the were needed. The final score was 8-0. Hits which he may consider, but no cash offers were 11-8, and errors 1-1. The affair was will be entertained. National League a. Credit to Editor not as one-sided as the result indicates. Player Holly©s suggested modification of THEWASHINGTONTEAMISKOW Fifteen Washington players were left on the foul strike rule, as published in last Chadwick and Manager Sullivan. bases, and that wi\l pretty near be a week©s Life, is a good one. The osten PRACTICALLY COMPLETE. season record for them. The game was sible purpose of the rule, viz., to prevent BY F. C. R1CHTER. intentional fouling, is not interfered with, CREDITABLE TO McCLOSKEY Spalding©s Official Base Ball Guide and also to General Grant Stonewall Jack and it would be some help to the batters. for 1907 the thirty-first year of its son McGlynn, who did all the twirling for The Washingtons will leave Galvestou to-morrow en route north. publication has just been published, The Galveston Park Secured For the Cardinals. It showed that the experts and for size and quality who recorded their opinions that this slab- of its contents far sur Future Spring Use Incidents man would make his mark in fast com HERRMANN©S LUCK. passes all previous is pany, are likely to prove right. He wormed sues of this well-known out of many tight places without a scratch. St. Louis, Mo., March 22. Garry book. Its 600 pages com of the Games With the St. McCloskey must have developed consider Herrmann, of Cincinnati, yesterday prise the history of the able team work among his young men, to chosen president of the Bowling- Con year in base ball and enable them to keep fifteen swift per- gress, is congratulating- himself on nothing illustrates the Louis National League Team. growth and popularity of the national game better than the amount BY PAUL W. EATON. of space required to chronicle the doings of Washington, March 24. Editor "Sporting the vast army of pro Life:" Jack Warner joined the Washing- A. G. Spalding fessional base ball clubs tons at Galveston last Wednesday, and whose records, clasified the Cantillon base ball under their respective leagues, are t©c family is now complete, be found in the Spalding Guide. It is unless the unexpected a monumental work and is certainly a should happen In the case tribute to the energy of its veteran of Garland Stahl. The emtor, Henry Chadwick, the "Father boys are making a strong or Base Ball," w©ho, though in his showing, and with such eighcy-fourth year, is still as inter good trading material on ested in the national game as when he hand as Stahl and Hille- was helping- to frame its first rules for brand, a further reinforce an organized government. ment is possible. For CHADWICICS EDITORIALS. instance, it was rumored Editor Chadwick©s articles on the at one time that Cleveland game comprise a variety of topics would give Wakelield and frfom reminiscences of the early days Paul W. Eataa n consignment of treasure of the game, to comment for Stahl, but the report on the present day feat was never verified. No trades can be an ures of base ball, sub nounced just now. It is understood that jects which no one is tne New York people are still preventing able to handle better any disposal of Hillebrand, and no doubt than he. The reviews of they will continue to as long as they think ihe past season in the there©s any chance to get him. Pittsburg National -and American seems to have them blocked, worse than leagues are well written New York has Washington, and the pros and are illustrated with pects still are that it will be Smoketown full-page group pictures 01- nothing for Doc. of each individual team, THE NEW PITOKBRS in addition to which are are all showing up so well in Texas that shown full- page group Manager Cantillon does not feel justified H. Chadwick pictures of leading play in letting any of them go yet. lie says ers on each team in ac- the chances are that no announcement of tion. The wiorld©s series of 1906 has the release of any of them will be made been exhaustively reviewed and il- before the team leaves Galveston. Con lustrated with numerous full-page ditions in that city continue to be ns fa pictures of scenes at the games_,__._ in vorable as ever, and the sojourn of the Ohicag©o, and forms a very interesting, players there has been enjoyable as well chapter on the struggle for post-sea as beneficial. The visit of the White Sox son premier honors. Anottier readable second team to Galveston, on Thursday, chapter is the statistical record of the was a most agreable incident in the stay major leagues© season of 1906, com of the Washingtons, and to nobody wac? piled by I. E. ©Sanborn, of Chicago, and it more so than to President Coniiskey, presented in an attractive manner, who accompanied his youngsters, and Man which shows all the unusual events of ager Cantillon. These two veteran chiefs the season©s race in both leagues, with and cronies enjoyed a swim and a iish dates, places and clubs given, also the dinner together while they swapped names of the pitchers who participated. chunks of base ball wisdom. The White THE GREAT MINOR FIELD. Sox selects went direct to New Orleans. The great bulk of the Guide, how- The assistant Sox only tarried in Galves aver, is devoted to the doings of the ton long enough to throw the hooks into minor leagues, all of them being ac the team of that city, and then cut loose corded space for their records, and a for the camping ground of their pals. review (of the state of the game in Manager Cantillon has each organization, written by a com SECURED A LEASE petent authority of the section which of Athletic Park, at Galveston for 1008 each particular league covers. The and 1909, has bespoken for the same hotel pictures of all the teams are shown, accommodations and gymnasium privileges and also groups of leading club offic he enjoyed this spring for those years also CHARLES F* CARPENTER, ials of each organization, it being un He considers the conditions for training doubtedly the greatest collection of better than could be secured anywhere President-Secretary-Treasurer of the Tri-State League. pictures (of professional base ball else. It is said that Krueger, third base- teams ever published in any book. The man of last year©s Toledo team, who was ClinrlpK F1. Carpenter, president of the Tri-State League, was born in AHoonn and has leagues represented comprise the fol resided there all his life. After graduating from the. Altoona public schools be began life as lowing: American Association, New drafted by Washington, has been sold to a stenojjraphpi- and accountant for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Later he engaged in York League, South Atlantic League, Milwaukee, but another report, gives him bnsinor-s. which lu> relinquished upon assuming the presidency of the Tri-State League. Mr. Western Association, Indiana-Illinois- to Kansas City. In 153 games in 1908, Carpenter from youth has been intensely interested and devoted to athletic sports and diver lowa League, New England League, Krneger batted for .256 and stood tenth sions. For fifteen years he has been engaged, oft© and on, in various capacities, in developing among twelve third basemeu, with .892, outdoor sports, and has served In a managerial capacity of both base ball and foot hall Cotton States League, Connecticut and last in number of chances per game, teams. He was manager of the Altoon« team from 1902 to 1304, both inclusive, and met League, Northern Copper Country with .251, all but two of the others having with unusual succcs-s. While promoting the Interests of the Altoona base ball club Mr. League, Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee Carpenter conceived the idea of organizing the Tri-State League. It is not. generally known League, Kansas State League, Virginia more than three chances per game and that this distinction belongs to Mr. Carpenter, but snch is a fact. In September, 1003, Mr. League, Texas League, Wisconsin , of Kansas City, leading, Carpenter drafted a letter detailing his views, and this was sent to the owners of the clubs State League, South Texas League, with .391. A pretty safe guess originally comprising the Tri-State League. The plan was accepted with avidity by the in Ohio and Pennsylvania League, East AS TO TEAM PERSONNEL terests that were to be embraced In the new organization, and shortly after a letter was ern Lea.gue, Southern Association, notwithstanding Mr. Cantlllon©s announce sent out calling a meeting, at which the Tri-State. which has had such an eventful career, Western League, Central League, Iowa ment that there will be no announce was organized, with.W. C. Farnsworth. of Harrisburg, as president. Mr. Carpenter©s counsel State League, Hudson River League, ments, is that he will give Wilson, the was always eagerly sought by the members of the league, his knowledge of the game being extensive and his judgment, was regarded as excellent. It is not a matter of public Northwestern League, Empire League, Canton, Ohio, pitcher, a chance to get information, but nevertheless a fact, that prior to temporarily severing his connection with Pacific Coast League, Tri-State League, a little more minor league seasoning, and base ball, in 1904. President Carpenter, always a staunch advocate of "protection." hud in California League, Pennsylvania, Ohio that Graham and Goodwill, or at least one augurated a systematic campaign against the league continuing as an outlaw organization. and Maryland League, Inter-State of them, will be carried on into the regular He had formulated plans, compiled a list of players that the league desired, and had been League, Southern Michigan Associa season for an indefinite time. The pres delegated by President Farnsworth to conduct the negotiations with the National Association. tion. ent infield, Hickman, Schlafly, Cross and Unfortunately, however. Mr. Carpenter©s business interests compelled him to retire from base SPECIAL FEATURES. Pen-ine, will be assisted by© Nil! as util ball, and the matter, as far as it had gone, was turned over to President Theodore Creamer, The other chapters in the book are ity man; and the regular outfield, Ander- of Philadelphia, who succeeded Mr. Farnsworth as head of the league, and for some reason devoted to ciollege base ball with pic son, Altizer and Ganley will be helped out or other it was permitted to drop without further action by the then outlaw loague. When Mr. Farnsworth retired as head of the league there was strong demand that Mr. Carpenter tures of prominent teams, scores of by Charley Jones as extra man. All the should be his successor. His uniformly fair treatment, his executive ability and his knowl important games and schedule of lead catchers will remain. There have been edge of the details of the game were known far and wide over the Tri-State territory, ing colleges for the season; rules for hot times in the Lone Star State since and last year, when President Creamer declined re-election, the honor was conferred upon the world©s championship series; sched last week. Cantillon©s boys and McClos- President Carpenter unanimously. Mr. Carpenter©s methods were exemplified at the outset ules of the major and minor leagues, key©s Nationals have clashed twice, and of his term by his request of the various clubs that the league, although without the pale of and the official text of the playing their initial encounter resulted in tho organization, refrain, as far as it was possible to do so, from dealing with players un rules as promulgated by the Rules FIRST BLOOD der contract. A contract, in his eyes, Is more than a piece of paper with writing on if, Committee, which have been consider and he succeeded in impressing his views upon his colleagues. Contract-jumpers were taken ably changed for this year, all the new for the American League, in the earliest only after the organized clubs had made raids upon the outlaw league. Aliilost the first work game between teams of the major organi that Mr. Carpenter undertook was to pave the way for protection, which he regarded as portions being- indicated by italics. zations. . The score was, Washington 5, essential to the development of the sport. He conducted a missionary campaign throughout, POINTERS ON THE RULES. St. Louis 1. Three runs were earned, the season, and late in July had obtained the assent of every member of the league to submit A very important feature of the all by the Senators. Falkeuburg pitched an application for protection. The result of Mr. Carpenter©s missionary work and subse Guide this year and something which. the first six innings and allowed two hits, quent labors is written in recent base ball history and is evidenced by the fact that Ihe has been needed for years, is an ex one of which was a scratch, while Patten Tri-State League is now a member of the National Association. planatory chapter on the rules. This performed in the last three rounds, and ©has been compiled by Mr. A. G. Spald was hit safely once, in the ninth The ing, who, having been a player him Washingtons bunched their seven hits in formers like the Washingtons chained to the honesty of Miss Mary Fort, a maid self, knows the requirements of the two innings, and that tells the tale. All the sacks As he is enough of a base ball at the Southern Hotel, who found a player very thoroughly. In this chap this occurred on the Cardinals© own sage to understand that after cultivating roll of greenbacks, amounting to $500, ter by Mr. Spalding-, which precedes stamping ground, at Houston, aud that team work in a young t|am he has got lost by the Cincinnati man. It was the official rules, is a lucid explanation place was harder hit than San Francisco, to devote much time to Weeping it culti her first day in the hotel. A few min nf each rule, with the heading in large having made the cause of the St. Louis vated His prospects for doing something utes after she had been dispa.tched to type, which- at a glance enables the contingent its own. The second encounter wo©-th while this season seem to have Herrrnann©s room to clean up, she player "to find the particular rule he of Washington and St. Louis was pulled improved appreciably. The deciding game startled Clerk Jack Ryan by racing may be seeking. This is a chapter off yesterday, and it was in the nature of of the series between the two teams will to the counter and poking the green that will be appreciated by all players, A TRANSFORMATION SCENE. occur at Houston to-day. The victors backs at him. Herrmann iust then both amateur and professional. * The Washingtons were handed a defeat, will emerge seventh place champions of dashed to the counter and exclaimed: and it was a -barrelled one. While the world. "I©ve lost every bit of change I have Has a ftrievance. the American and National game-cocks with me." Ryan handed Herrmann were fighting it out at Galveston, the THE WASHINGTONS the wad and pointed to Miss Fort. The Outfielder Sam Mertes refuses to sign with will play several of the stronger Texas next moment Herrmann stuffed a Boston at less salary than St. Louis paid him broilers of the respective teams were en last season. He says St. Louis paid him $4000 gaged in a tussle at Houston. The Car and Kansas teams this week and are package of bills into her hand. Miss and Boston offers him $2400. It is likely that dinals cleaned up in both events, shutting billed for games at Kansas City on Satur Fort has been in the country less than Boston will p©ass Mertes up, as Mr. Dovey out Cantillon©s lads in the principal bat day and Sunday. Charley Hickmau got two weeks. cliips not consider him worth making a figbt tle. The affair opened most auspiciously his home run again last week, aud this over. Mertes says he has an agreement with for the capital©s representatives. Graham time the ball struck a bowling alley across St. Louis for $4000 this year, which he thinks struck out O©Hara and Bennett with four the street from Athletic Park. Charley Pitcher Willie Sudhoff, late of tbe St. Louis Boston should accept. He will appeal to th« pitched balls for each, and Kelly, who will try to hit the pins a«xt time, and Browns, has signed with Kansas City. National Commission. SPORTING LJPB. March 30, 1907.

Keefe and Fred Pfeffer. We played together on that team© two years and then in ©83 the New York Club bought Ewing, Keefe, Connor and myself. ©Buck© and I used to be roommates on the Troy team and we followed this custom for all of the years we were together on the New Yorks. Nobody could be closer than ©Buck© and I were. But wasn©t he a great player, though? I©ve seen them all, but I don©t exag tions the Old Fox has his hands full. Up gerate at all Avhen I say that he was hill work, however, is not a novelty with THE GRANDEST PLAYCTR Clark Griffith, who has had hard work that the game has ever known. Be cut out for him ever since he came to fore he went to catching for good he New York. While Delehanty©s absence has was a splendid infielder and after he only the effect of making the club rather retired from catching he went to the BOTH LOCAL TEAMS MEET DE short in utility men the hold out of Hal outfield where he held up his end with Chase casts a decided shadow on the sit the best. He could also do a good This is the hallmark of uation. The sudden decision of Jack stunt in pitching, while he was always FEAT IN THE SOUTH. Chesbro to retire from the game was not up among the leading batsmen, and as looked for, and as no deals were made a base runner "was excelled by no baseball-shoe perfection. to secure a strong pitcher or two, Griffith body. Here are all of the departments is now dependent upon his string of devel of the game and in every one of them Mike Donlin Comes Into the Giants© oping young twirlers. No more news from ©Buck© was a shining light. He was It identifies The Claflin, the great young first baseraan, whose con our captain w-hen we won the pennant tinued silence has worried the friends of in ©88 and ©89, and was easily the most behind which is the ex Camp The Case of Chase Still the Hiltlop team so badly. Yet it is under popular player that has ever worn a stood that Chase is engaged to be married New York uniform. But he -was not Unsettled Indications That to a young woman who lives near this turned by the applause of the day, perience of 25 years© ex city. It is also pretty well understood for he was shrewd enough to save a that despite all the talk about Chase©s good part of his money and leave a Chesbro Will Again Play Ball, willingness to settle down in business at good bit for his family. As long as perience in baseball shoe- San Jose, he is really anxious to continue base ball is played and as long as it to shine in the big city. In fact, there is is known, ©Buck© Bwing will be re craft, and the co-operation a feeling that Chase will turn up unexpect called as one of its most illustrious BY WM. F. H. KOHLSCH. edly and then there will be joy all around. players. New York, March 24. Editor "Sporting THE MARCH OP TIME. of the maker with players Life:" It must have been a shock to John Chesbro Waking Up? "Of our great ©88 and ©89 teams, Bill McGraw and his party, after nearly six There is also a suspicion that the erst Brown, Ed. Crane and Mike Slattery days and nights en route while Happy Jack Chesbro is likely to besides ©Buck© have passed on. It of national repute. from San Francisco, to come to life pretty soon. This is indeed seems but a short time ago when that strike San Antonio and find a funny case. We were told not long ago team was playing together. And practically no hotel accom that Chesbro had written to Griffith, stat didn©t we have a great race for the Sprinter, $7-50 Professional, $5 modations. On billiard ta ing that he had tired of base ball and pennant in ©89. The result wasn©t bles, in cots in the hall would never play again. Griff is then said known until the very last day of the ways and in places outside to have written a long appeal to Chesbro season when we won in Cleveland, Minor League, $3.50 of the Waldorf-Astoria of without effect. Now it is intimated that while the Bostons lost at Pittsburg. the Alamo, were the weary a doctor has examined his arm and finds ©Buck© caught all but a very few of WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCTOAB players and their fellow it as strong as ever. Chesbro is also our games and although travelers compelled to quoted as saying that If he can get the was the manager the guiding hand earnp. It ©a said that Man same salary that was paid to him last was Ewing, who used to select the You can buy Claflin Shoes Tjy mail by draw- | ager McGraw expressed his year he will sign. It is reported that $8500 pitchers, make up the batting order ing outline of loot on paper and enclosing same j opujiou of Texaii hospital- is the salary referred to, which is regard and do all the rest regarding the play with size and width of street boot. Remit witti ©, W.F.H.Koelsch **y m n? uncertain strain. ed as a joke inasmuch as the big pitch ers. Do I keep up my interest in the order and save O. O. D. charges. From Frisco to San Antonio er©s last salary was about half that game? Yes. to a certain extent, I was from all accounts a hot and weary pil amount. When it first became evident that follow it with the New York papers grimage. Rain killed off the two big dates Chesbro would not join the club it was and also by ©Sporting Life,© which gives scheduled for the Earthquake City and the officially announced that there was no me everything that is worth knowing WALDO M. CLAFLIN, journey from Los Angeles and return was hitch on the salary question, and that the about the game. Sometimes during barren of results. The weather in San An club had no intention of asking Chesbro the season I go down to the park when 1107 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. tonio was hot and allowed all hands to let to accept a cut in salary. It would now Jim O©Rourke comes with his Bridge themselves out without restraint. After an appear that for a consideration the pitch port team. Jim is a physical wonder uncomfortable night the first real game of er would consent to leave his farm and and will play ball for many years yet. methods and to a certain extent has the year resulted in a defeat for McGraw©s relieve the situation. had the Springfield team acquired by association with players for a couple seasons, but is mow out of a higher class, a better nature, and men at the hands of Jim McAleer©s St. now seems to be inclined to rule in a Louis Browns. The latter were apparently Around the Baaea. for good. I intend to go to Cambridge quite at home in the dry, sultry Texas before many moons and call on Tim less obstreperous manner than when atmosphere, while the New Yorkers felt It Is now said that there is little chance of Keefe and renew the good old days." on the field in his palmy playing days. the effects of their long lay-off and try- Rickey joining Griff©a team until the season is GEORGE HEMMING©S SALARY. Mr. Knowles has been in close contact Ing railroad journey frort. the Pacific slope. a month old. George Hemming, the old Brooklyn with McGraw for the past four years Secretary Knowles has been offered such am .and Baltimore pitcher, is living in and declares further that John is ex Do nil n Oaves In. ple guarantees that he has closed deals for Springfield and for some time has been tremely gentlemanly off the field and the appearance of McGraw©s men in Frisco and a day clerk at one of the local hotels. is a true friend of his players in all There was much joy among the tour also in Goldfleld, Nev.. next spring. He has retired from the game, but circumstances, and that the players ist s when it became known that Mike Dou- Dick Schell. the well known Polo Ground there is no doubt that he could go are devoted to their leader. lin would join the club in New Orleans. The fan, ia awaiting with great impatience the back again and fool many of the CHASE TO BE MARRIED. local fans, while they realize that the sound of the gong. Only pressure of business youngsters of today. Word comes from San Jose to the value of a strong hitter to a club cannot prevented his making the trip to California effect that although Hal Chase has not be overestimated, were to a certain ex with McGraw©s men. had an understanding -with Manager tent divided as to Donlin because of the Griffith is said to fancy Broekett©s general Griffith relative to his salary this Inter©s effort to hold up the club and em- usefulness and it Is believed that the Buffalo LOS ANGELES LINES, twlrler will in time make a strong infielder, year, he is still figuring on going East, barass McGraw, who had done so much to while Clarkson will easily be developed into a and his destination in all probability Rive Donlin another start after his trouble will be Bayonrie, N. J., before joining In Baltimore and his break in Cincinnati. valuable outflelder. Both can bat. Some Interesting News Anent the New If Detroit asks for waivers on ontfielder Cobb the New York Americans at their The fans are, however, glad to learn of the local Americans expect to make a bid for York Giants During Their Sojourn at training grounds in Atlanta. Chase his return to the fold. The first news his services. It Is believed that Griffith is wil will join the ranks of the benedicts came from Chicago to the effect that the ling to trade Delahanty for Gohb, whom he con the Famous California City. upon arriving in the New Jersey town, club had given in to his demand for a $600 siders a great ball player, despite his habit as he recently has made known his increase. According to the Windy City of getting Into scraps with fellow players. BY R. S. RANSON. engagement to Miss Nellie Heffernan, version Donlin showed his friends a tei- The courtesy of President Murphv, of the Los Angeles, Cal., March 20. Editor of Bayonne, whom he met a year ago egmni from McGraw stating that he would Cubs, In sending the writer a season pass for "Sporting Life." After two weeks of when the teani was playing ball dur agree on the $600 proposition; asking the the Chicago grounds Is acknowledged with hard practice work, interrupted by ing the training season at that place. cenlrefielder to please report. The other thanks. To produce a championship club In _ only two days of rainy Chase met Miss Heffernan through the version of the story is that upon his his first year as a magnate was an effective -weather, the New York manager of the local nine, and the im arrival at San Antonio Manager McGraw answer by Murphy to local hammer throwers. Nationals left this city pression left by the Californian was found a telegram from Donlin, asking that The Long Acre Athletic Association, the March 15 for San Fran sufficient to guarantee the native son transportation to New Orleans be wired wll-known boxing club of New York, which has cisco to play two games a safe place in the affections of the to him at once. McGraw refused to tell held all the prominent fights there since the in that city. They re young lady. the scribes whether the club or Donlin repeal of the Horton Bill, has branched out in turned here the 18th, re BERRY IS IN EARNEST. won out on the salary question. It is be the athletic field by organizing a base ball maining a couple of days Henry Berry says he will leave no lieved that Donlin followed in the foot team. The team will be made up of several well-known pugilists and ex-league players, preparatory to their de stone unturned to make the Los steps of Bowerinan and Mullen, and climb runder the management of W. E. Clements, parture for Texas and Angeles team a winner in the Coast ed in the band wagon as gracefully as who expects to turn ont a nine that will suc Louisiana, where they League. He is wiling to invest as possible. As long as McGraw has his serv cessfully cope with the teams of the big will play several series much money as will be necessary to ices he naturally does not care much about leagues. Dates are open to league teams for of exhibition games with get the cream of the players, and which version of the cave-in is believed. exhibition gnms in New York for Sundays, and clubs in those States, everything else which could in any When Donlin takes a regular berth it is any strong independent teams Saturdays. They J. J, McGraw and then proceed east way help the team©s success will be believed that Shannon will be the man are also In the market for one or two strong ward for the active work forthcoming. This is a policy which to take the bench with Seymour and ontfielders with minor league experience. All of the season. The men were worked will gain for Mr. Berry and the club Browne dividing outfield honors with Don communications should be addressed to W. E. hard during their stay in this city, friends and admirers, as the breaking lin. Some folks had Browne elected to the Clements, Long Acre A. C., New York City. putting in two sessions every day of up of the team last year after the Down and Out Club, but the action was their last week. While here the men northern calamity led to a lack of doubtless premature. While Brown only hit enjoyed the best of health with the ex interest which Mr. Berry©s plan ia .264 last year, Shannon figures were lower "SMILING MICKY" WELCH. ception of Hank Mathewson and Train bound to revive. New York may hand at .250. er Tuthill, both of whom were confined us a few players if they can be spared, The Veteran Player Pays a Deserved to bed by a few days© illness, but and Prank Chance is on the lookout Manager MoGraw Content. rounded to in good shape. for material which will help the With all hands in line the little manager Tribute to His Old Batting Partner, TEAM IN GOOD CONDITION. Seraphs to win the Coast League pen Is satisfied that the Chicago Cubs will not , Just before leaving here for the Bay nant. find the path to the pennant easy going City McGraw said: "The team as a A CLOSE SHAVE. whole is in better condition than I this year. With his pitching staff composed BY PHIL SHIRLEY. In the fourth game played by the of experienced men, who have shown their have ever known it to be before at Giants and Angels, 14th, the big. power in championship games, and espe Springfield, Mass., March 25. Editor this early date. "While my pitching leaguers used McGinnity and Ames in cially with Mathewson restored to health, "Sporting Life." Several days agio I staff is not in mid-season form by any the box. The locals secured four McGraw expects his club to regain its lost took a run over to Holyoke and hunt means, I am more than satisfied with singles and a three-bagger off the prestige. With Corcoran and Shav on hand ed up "Smiling Mickey" Welch, the old It. Christy Mathewson is better right "Iron Man" during five innings, while Gilbert©s place is likely to be filled to ad- New York pitcher who back in the now than he was last year at this time, Ames was touched up for three singles, vantasre. While Corcoran has the call at latter eighties materially assisted the and both McGinnity and Taylor could a three-bagger and gave three passes. present, reports indicate that McGraw re Giants to capture a couple >of pennants go in the box and pltcn a full game The game resulted in a score of 4 to gards the acquisition of Shay as a very and world©s championships. Welch today if necessary. The other men 3 for the National Leaguers. valuable one. In California they regard was found at his splendid home sur will require ten days or two weeks© EN ROUTE FOR HOME. him very highly and his is rounded by his family. He looks very more work to condition themselves, The entire party, with the exception highly praised. When Shay played with well © these times, but has been no but I feel positive that whom the sea of Secretary Knowles, who remains the St. Louis Nationals in 1905 in 98 games little depressed ever since he heard son opens no other team in the Na here tomorrow, left for San Antonio he was credited with 36 stolen bases the sad news of the death of his old tional League will have it on us for last night at 0.40 o©clock. There was against Shannon©s . 34, Browne©s 24, Don- battery partner and bosom friend, condition." a big crowd at the depot to see the liu©s ©2©2 and Seymour©s 11, and barring "Buck" Bwing, when they played on KNOWLES TALKS OF M©GRAW. boys off. The New Yorkers have made Don©iin, each man named took part in more the old Troy team and afterwards for During the course of a little talk many friends here who are so enthusi contests. Among the other new men Mc a decade on the Giants. made at the entertainment provided astic that McGraw has announced that Graw has Mullen, the Baltimore second WELCH REMINISCENT. for the Los Angeles sporting writers he will bring his players back here bascinn* and short sop Hanifan and ont- "It is hard for me to realize that by Treasurer Knowles that gentleman next spring. The New Yorkers will fiolder litirke from Connecticut. The latter ©Buck© is no more," said Welch as he gave his hearers an insight into John have one day©s practice in San Antonio .WHS the star batsman of the Nutmeg talked to me long and interestingly J. McGraw©s character, which places before they play the St. Louis Ameri League, while Hanifan has done so well about the great ball player. "Of course the aggressive player-manager in a cans on Saturday and Sunday. that McGraw is likely to keep a line on I knew for months that he was a very new light. Mr. Knowles stated that sick man, but I hoped to the last that McGraw, though aggressive, is a true him and not turn him back as Connie he would recover. He was the best Letter T,ist. Mack did last spring. sportsman, inclined to be fair in all We have letters for the following persons, fellow that I have ever known and I questions, is brainy, and all in all, which will be forwarded upon receipt of ad GriffitH©s Uphill Work. knew him pretty well, too. It was is a hail fellow well met. To those dress: Second haseman McDonald, Jack Nugent. back in the latter seventies when I who have known McGraw since the J. P. Qulnn, William Hynes, John F. Mullen! While McGraw depends solely upon vet first came to know him, while he and days of the old Baltimore team, the Howard Berry. Vestin Maggert, William J. eran pitchers, Griffith is working along I were on the Troy team, which also change in the scrappy manager is ap Cooley, Fred Lake, Manager Jim Conner*, of different lines, and from surface Indica had Roger Connor, Mike Dorgan, Tim parent. He has quit his bulldog Newburg. March 30, 1907. SRORTIIVQ

ell, for shortstop for the Worcester to Tom Minnehan, otherwise Minnehan is liable team. Manager Burkett will haws to displace either of the two besides Rankin. sixteen or seventeen men on the pay WTilliam Thompson, who played with the roll, and yesterday gave out the prob Norwich base ball team in 1005, is now play able make-up of the team: Pitchers, ing in vaudeville. Frock, Sline and Bushey; catchers, Harold R. Durant, manager of the Water- Knotts and McCune; first base, Brad bury base -ball team, is after a polo franchise ley; second bake and captain, Temple, in Springfield for next season. of Nashua; shortstop, Milan; third Perry Thackara, catcher for Waterbury has base, Peter Bugerhammer; fielders, not returned his contract to Manager Durant un yet selected. will be able to turn out an article that signed. The salary figures did not suit him. will do their city credit. Certainly Michael The Waterbury Club has signed Patrick Finn was all smiles over the result of the News Notes. Moran. of Pringle Hill, Pa., said to be one of BOSTON BRIEFS. game and has that score cut out and pin Outfielder Ed P. Wilder, of Northfleld, Vt, the best catchers yet developed in the Lehieh ned where he can take a look at it every has signed with Lowell. Valley. morning. Oberlin -and Prueitt were the The Worcester Club has signed Qua Mowat, Two Cuban players, answering to the names Boston duo who did the pitching. ©Pat a pitcher of Dunkirk, N. Y. of Marsons and Cabera, are the latest additions GOOD NEWS MERT BOTH OF B©laherty, who is here, looks for Prueitt The Fall River Club has signed pitcher Ed to the Holyoke Club. Cabera is an infielder, t is the correct spelling, by the way ward Swick, of Washington, Pa. while Marsons plays in the outer garden. ;o do some tall pitching for the Boston Manager Durant, of the Waterbury Club, has THE HUB TEAMS. . Augustine F. Long is to manage the Concord received the signed contract of Mike Mc- earn and show as good work as any team of the New Hampshire State League. Andrews, the well-known infielder who was a ditcher who came from the American As Sparks, the Bowdoin pitcher, has signed a member of that team for about three months * sociation. Meanwhile the battle of Parent contract to play with the Lewiston team. last season©. The Boston Nationals Enjoying Good .or his money is going on and may the Shortstop Frank Connaughton has been en The following annual statement has been setter man win. Parent says he is bound gaged to coach the Tufts College base ball filed by the Holyoke Base Ball Association: o got it and President Taylpr says he team. Tenancy of grounds $1500, cash and drafts Weather and Beneficial Training will not, and that the best offer to the Bob Drew, New London©s old first baseman, received $180, grandstand $5500, uniforms and ulayer has been made. Rumor has it that will cover first bag for Lawrence the coming supplies $1000, franchise $2000, profit and loss atThomasville, Ga* TheBoston Fred had a cut-down of a clean thousand season. $1744. Total $11,924; capital stock, $10,000, and was offered a slight raise $250 and The Fall River Club has released W. C. accounts payable $801, floating Indebtedness s holding out for $3500. If Parent refuses Lingenfelter. of Altoona, and has signed pitcher Americans Profit By Their Work ;o take the figure offered him Wagner will Andrew Reiss, of Lynchburg. play the position that is all there is to Charles G. Lee, of Brightwood, who was with that, it is not as if the club had no one the Indian Orchard ©team of the Bi-State League NATIONAL LEAGUE NEWS. BY J. C. MORSE. else to put in to play. Of course all of last year, is to be tried out by the Worcester Taomasville, Ga., March 25. Editor Parent©s comrades would like to see film team. get the money. * Looks like Tom Oorcoran for the second base Sporting Life: If any club ever put in a F. B. Clumm, now under a Worcester con berth on McGraw©s club. warmer week than did the Boston Nation tract, gives Jesse Burkett a left-handed pitcher, als at this rasort I would Notes from the Hub. an essential in which, the Worcestera were DJKwU1 ,. b,e1 a month or more before the like to know it. Over 80 It looks like Unglaub on that first bag. Where lacking all last season. Pittsburg ball grounds are In shape for play. iu the shade about all of will Griinshaw go? Formr third baseman Bill Lauder will 6a Although Fall River now has thirty men April l start to coach the Williams College the time, and how much "Nuf Ced" McGreevy went home from Little under contract, the signed contracts of neither team. © more than that in the sun Rock. He had the time of his life. Kiernan, Moorehead nor Walters, of last year©s I do not know but surely team, have been received as yet. Brown, Beebe, Fromme and MeGlyna wiU be The Americans will be in Columbus next Sun the regular pitchers of tie St. Loals Kationals over 100, made the condi day playing in Indianapolis the day before. Harry Billet, of York, Pa., the fast outflelder this year. ; tions most trying indeed There ought to be a big turn out in Canton. who formerly piayed with the York Y. M. C. A. and while calculated to O., when "Cy" Young turns up there on the and Tri-State base ball clubs, has signed for Catcher Ormdorf, of the Bostons, was badly; 8th and 9th. bitten by a dog at ThomasvlUe, Cuu, one day, take all the soreness out of the coming season with the Lawrence team. last week. ; the men, made the matter Secretary John B. Dovey is busy in arrang "Al©>. Weddige, the former first bnseman on ot training; dead and drag- ing fur the preliminaries for the opener two the Fan Rivers, is looking for a berth on the Pitcher Chenault, Bold by Chicago to Indian* gy. It was too bad that weeks from Thursday. nmplre staff of the New England League, an apolis, is down with the grip at bis home la Dolan was taken ill with Fred Doe is very anxious to secure more of injured leg hastening his retirement from active Tennessee. s 3. C. Morse malaria at West Baden and the Boston Americans. With Barry. Hughes. play. Outfielder Odwell Is laid up wia * badly had to be placed in an in Lord. Chadbourue and Peterson he will have The Lowell Club has signed outfielder John swollen hand dne to a puncture by a nafl while firmary in Louisville whence he is to be a nice bunch. Barrett, who played with the Neponset team In catching a fly off a fence. sent home to Wellesley, Mass., as soon as President Dovey says that the release of tho li>03, and in 1906 played with teams iu WeKe- Arthur Hoelskoetter. the utility man of th« he is in condition to make the trip. With veteran groundkeeper Haggerty was for "Rood fleld and Salem, finishing the season with the Cardinals, is going to handle the big mitt this him away and Beaumont not to report and sufficient" reasons. The American League Lowell team. year, and report says he Is doing great work. until the first week of April and Mertes will Rive him a place on one of its gates. Manr.ger O©Brien, of Fall River, has ordered The veteran first baseman, Jake Beckley, hag perhaps not at all, the club has no com Tim Murnnne says the New York American fifteen of the players under contract for this given up his starter©s position at the Los plete outfield. The roster of the club at League bunch may as well close up their gates season to. report in that city April 8. Two days Angeles race track and has joined the Cardinals Thomasville was. Brown, Needham, Oren- as boid out on Chase. "He is one of the best later they will play in Providence, with games in the South. dorff. Parrell. catchers; Young, Pfeffer, drawing cards in the land." says Tim. and I in Hartford and Waterbury following. The men think many will be inclined to agree with. him. who will play in the exhibition games will Pitcher Carl Drnhot Is reported to bare re Lindaman, l)orner, Flahevty, Boultes, Chase is a base ball genius. all be recruits, with the exception o£ Guiheen covered from the strained tendon in his pitching pitchers; Tenney, Rltchey, Brain, Bridwell. Nothing ever printed about "Cy" Young ever and Jerger. The veterans do not report until arm that pint him out of th« game for the infield; Howard, Bates, outfield. Total 16 gave him more pain than an attempted joke April 15. ______latter half of last season. players. Farrell is a Bristo!, Conn., catch that it was owing :to his membership in tne In Will Thomas, outflelder. the Cincinnati er who was in the Maine State League Masonic fraternity that he was able to show Reds have another of those rare players who, last season. to advantage over batsmen. There was no like Miller Huggins, possess the ability to bat foundation at all to the story. "Cy" does not CONNECTICUT LEAGUE* from either side of the plate. The Games of Mertes and Beaumont. fancy that kind of joke. The hitting of Jack Hannifan, the yams In- Mortes does not fancy the terms that Tom Railing was the first of the Americans The Hartford Magnate and His Constitu fielder who was with the Athletics In the South have been offered him and wired to Ten to draw his release. It came in short order. last year, has commended him to Manager Mc- ney that he wanted as much as he receive;! He was hit for four runs in the first inning ents Confident of a Team That Will Graw. and he will probably stay with the team. in St. Louis, but this deal is different bv of the game of last Tuesday, was taken out Show Up Well in the Race. Manager Chance expects to work big Jeff far than the one that placed him in that of the box and that night T\-.-JS on his way to Overall at a lively rate this year, and regards Decatur, 111. To do him justice he was not Hartford, Conn., March 20. Editor the ex-Red as another Rnsie. Chance believes city and the trade by which he was pur well from the time he struck the town. chased was made without any cognisance "Sporting Life." The local fans are that Overall has large!/ overcome fail tendency of his St. Louis contract, in fact President full of glee because Harry W. Noyes to wildness. Dovey said he did not know what Merle? NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. will again play third base and captain Miller Huggins complains that the newspapers had received in St. Louis. It may be that the team. Noyes says that the ankle do not give a young player a fair chance. that troubled him a large part of last Huggins cannot be speaking from personal ex Mertes will put in an appearance here, but Manager Flanagan to Remove His Team season is all right and is as strong as perience, for no player received so many posies 1 doubt it very much. Beaumont did not it was before he turned it. If he as the "Rabbit" when he started his big come here because he did not fancy at all and Franchise From Manchester, N. H., lague career. a trip down this way and was of the opin goes through the season without in to Brockton, Mass. juries and--picks up a little in swatting While operating his extensive dairy farm at ion he could get into shape just as quick the ball Hartford fans can see nothing Marengo, I1L, during the snowball season, ly up that way as here, so permission was Boston, Mass., March 24. Krlitor for Harry at the end of the 1907 sea Carl Lundgren developed a new and puzzling granted him. Barney Dreyfnss thinks "Sp©orting Life." Woonsocket will not son but a draft into faster company. delivery. He calls the latest fooler the mills that Beaumont will make a very good man have a New England League team this Manager Clarkin considers he has ball, and will use it exclusively la the sqneeze for Boston and Tenney has no doubt at year. Stephen D. Flanagan, owner of made a scoop for Hartford right un play. all about the matter if Beau is in shape the New Kngland League franchise der the eyes of Con Danaher in New Mr. F. Chance wishes it understood he does to get into the game all right, and he in Manchester, N. H., made a definite Haven by signing C. S. Hopper, the not buck the ponies during the base ball Very hopeful that will be the case. At all announcement in a despatch yester crack pitcher of the National Wire season. At the same time he doesn©t object to events that player will not care to play if day that, be would locate in Brockton. Corporation, of New Haven. He will his Cubs placing a $2 wager now and then. he is not in first class shape and Boston Mr. Flanagan was considering Woon- be ordered to report with the other The excitement Increases their mental activi will be nothing at all out by the operation socket as. a suitable city in which to members of the. team in April. Hop ties, "Husk© 1 says. place a team. He went to Y^oonsoeket per was the mainstay in the box of Cy Seymour has two ambitions that he de First Accidents of the Season. several times and looked over the the wire mill team last season, Win sires to realize this year. The first is to lead The first mishap to a player occurred on g-round, but he finally, decided upon ning a majority of his games. He pos the National League in hitting, and the second Tuesday of last week when Pitcher Fla- Brockton. sesses considerable speed and is said is to make more home runs on the Polo Srotmds herty bad a little wrestling brmt in the to have a fine assortment of puzzling than ever we-rei made there in one season by Y. M, C. A. gymnasium here with Johnny The Ohanipionsliiji Schedule. an Individual player. benders. Hopper is six feet tall and During his brief stop in New Orleans Dr. Bates and his right arm was doubled uiidfi "Boston, Mass.. March 24. -The sched well proportioned. He is built rigiit Gessler has joined the local health board int him :o that he hurt his right shoulder an ule of the New England League for for a twirler, as he has plenty of an effort to exterminate the deadly stegomya was compelled to stav out of the game foi 1907 was announced yesterday, and is muscle and is riot loaded down with frascata, or yellow fever, mosquito. Doc says the remainder of the week. Then on unique in special features. Not all the fat / the best way to kill the pest is to hand the ©Wednesday night Catcher Orendorff was teams play the same number of games mosquito a violent slap. slightly bit by a water spaniel on the with each other. For example, while The Bridgeport Club©s Roster. The New York Club will again have the leg and his trousers were badly torn. both the Haverhill a.nd Worcester clubs Bridgeport, Conn., March 25. Man valuable services of Mike Donlin. Manager, The animal was not mad, but took umbrage will play eight games at home and ager O©Rourke, of the Bridgeport team, McQraw has wired Donlin to join the Giants, because the player got too near a baby abroad with every other team in the announced Saturday the make-up of as lie will accept Donlin©s original proposition carriage along which the dog was trotting league, the two play ten games with his team for the coming season. It of a $000 increase conditional upon Mike re Dr. Edwards, the club trainer, cauterized each other at Worcester and. ton at will be as follows: Catchers, Beau maining "on the water-wagon" all season. the wound and the player was able to go Haverhill, making in. all twenty games mont and L. A. Sebastian, of Keene, Secretary Locke, of Pittsburg, declares that in the game the next day without any in which Worcester and Haverhill will N. H.; pitchers, Murphy, Corrieen, Joe Fred Clarke will try to develop Allan Storke, trouble at sill. Howard split the end ot engage. Exactly the same thing1 is Woff, of the Montreal team, George the brilliant third baseman of the Grays last his finger, but was able to stay right iv true in the case of New Bedford and Stacy, of Attleboro, Mass., and W. H. season, into a catcher. Storke©s father was the the game all of the time. President George Fall River, where each city has ten Terkes; first baseman, M. J. Phelan, star catcher of the Amherst College nine twenty Dovey has thrown himself into practice games scheduled with the other city, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; second base- years ago, but his sou always played the In with remarkable zeal and has been out both at home and abroad. Boston and man, James O©Rourke, Jr.; third base field. every day with Lis men. Attired in a uni Lawrence play . eighteen games with man, Borden and IT. J. Keefer; short- Manager Donovan, of Brooklyn, writes from form there is no branch of the practice each other, nine in each city, Brockton stop, William Phoenix and F. L. Hilt; Jacksonville. Fla.. that Rucker. the left-hand that he eschews. I have seen him p!av pitcher secured from Augusta, Ga., is crude and Lowell have a similar arrange outnelders, Castle, Bertwhistle, "Hi" and inexperienced, but gives promise of being second, third and short and pitch and he ment, as do also Lowell and Lynri, and Ladd and Wrn. Sawyer. All the new men one of tlie successfiul southpaws of the National is there with the goods all of the time Lynn and Lawrence. In every other come highly recommended, and Man League this year. For that reason he is not to The boys vote him all right. He will come instance the clubs meet in sixteen ager O©Rourke confidently proclaims in very handy when Tenuey splits up hi? be farmed out. rather than eighteen or twenty cham the team as a winner. The date of the The contracts of the following players with team and the scrub games©begin. All of pionship matches during the playing first game is set for April 17, when the Pittsburg have been promulgated: Brady, the players who had hurts last season arc season. The holiday dates have been Montreal team -of the Eastern League Camnitz, Clymer, Gibson, Hallman, Huston, all right asrain. Young Cy had a bad arm apportioned, as follows: will play here. On Patriots© Day the Leach, Leever, Leitield, Lynch, Fred Miller, and is in first class shape. Bridwell say? Memorial Day Morning, Brockton at Law Bridgeport team will play in New Bed Nealon, Phelps, Phillippe, Sheenan, Storke, his knee gives him no trouble at all anc rence. Lynn at Lowell, Pall River at New ford, and also on the following day. Wagner and Willls, and a two-year contract be has tested it in every way. Bedford, Haverhill at Worcester; afternoon, The Connecticut League season will with Abibaticehio. Lawrence at Brockton, New Bedford at Fall open on April 25, when Bridgeport will The Brooklyns, according to nearly all the Americans I^eave Little Rock. River, Lowell at Lynn, Worcester at Haverhill. play at Waterbury, the first game in prophets, will be hard to beat this year. Re Mea"nwhile the Americans have foldec Bunker Hill Day Morning, Haverhill at this ci©v being with New Haven on ports from Jacksonville say that Donovan has up their tents and departed from Little Lynn; afternoon. Brockton at Lynn. April 27. ___ succeeded in stirring up a feeling of great Rock after a most enjoyable stay of almos Fourth of July Morning, Worcester at confidence among the members of the team, who Brockton, Lowell at Lawrence, Fall River at News Notes. are going to start the championship season three weeks, during which they endearec New Bedford, Haverhill at Lynn; afternoon. with a hurrah. The Brooklyns will show an themselves most positively to the gooc New Bedford at Fall River, Lawrence at Holyok©s club has signed ontflelder Ike Dnr- improved system of team play, it is believed, people of that city and to those connectef Lowell, Lynn at Haverhill, Brockton at Wor rett, late of Wilkesbarre. and will also be stronger at the bat and on the with the Marion Hotel. They ©were votec cester. The Norwich Club has signed outflelder Emll bases. as fine a set of athletes as ever came tc Labor Day Morning, Lynn at Lawrence, L. Cote, of Baltic, at present a law student A wail of hard luck has already been heard the city. The locals certainly made a Brockton at Lowell, Fall River at New Bedford, at Yale. at the training camp of the Cincinnatis in very fine stand against the majors in tht Haverhill at Worcester; afternoon, Lowell ait The Holyoke Club haft signed Catcher Eugene Texas. Manaser Hanlon, has a hospital list 1 first game which was won by a 2 to 1 score Brockton, New Bedford at " Fall River, Law O©Leary, a son of Alderman Dennis O©Leary, of as long as his arm. Haas, a catcher, is in bed the locals being outbatted, but holding the rence at Lynn, Haverhill at Worcester. Holyoke. with tonsillitis; Schlei, the star backstop, has big ©uns down to seven singles, while the For the New London infield it looks like malaria and stomach trouble; Larry McLean, only extra drive was made by the soldie AVorcestcr©s ProbaMe liine-Up. Hoey first, Chase second, Shannon third and another catcher, is laid up with malarial fever; player Dawson who hit for a . Tha Worcester, March 9. Manager Jesse O©Kourke at sbortstop. The outfield will pro Odwell has a sprained wrist; Ganzel is suffering game hit up the hopes of the local peopl Burkett, of the Worcester Club, has bably be made up of Rankin, Finn and O©Neil, from a lame ankle, and Zimmerman has ttw immensely and they feel conadent they signed Tommy Milan, of Bast Pepper- provided that Holyoke proves it previous claim asthma. SPORTING March 30, 1907.

nothing short of a train wreck or a_ sub marine explosion can shatter the line-up Send three 2c Stamps and name of as it was shattered in 1905 and 1906. THE BEST TEAM EVER. your club for Koenig©s 15c Base Ball In actual playing strength the Naps are Scorer. fully 30 per cent, ahead of the best team :hat ever represented the thriving city on Erie©s coast and with "inside base ball," more on the scene all will be as fair added to their repertoire they will be 50 KOENIG'S GRADE No. and lovely as a spring sunset. or even 60 per cent, stronger than ever aefore. "We©ve read all this dope before LAJQIE©S LABOR. Accidents Provided For. for the past five years from Cleveland," Base From the list of infield candidates will be the general comment from the and the list of slabmen it does look Bugs at large. But they have©nt. They©ve for once at least that these depart never read before that a Cleveland squad SHAPING UP HIS TEAM FOR ments should be able to Wold up their was working overtime on the finer points end of the argument all the year. of the game or that a Cleveland squad THE NEXT RACE* Heretofore any show the Naps had of lad a veteran utilty infielder on deck winding up at the top of the hill was and a set of hurlers strong enough to go marred by infield accidents and the the full distance without being winded. work of youngsters sent in to fill the These last are The Players Getting Into Excellent veteran©s gaps and also by the fact THE FACTS that just at the time when needed we are banking on when we remark that most either one or two iof the winning the dope has a brighter tint than any pre Less 20 Per Gent, to Ciubs, Shape in the South How the slabmen have caved in, forcing the vious era has shown. And yet in the face weaker material to try ana steam the of all this we are predicting: no pennant tide. This season the young slabmen campaign. Too many things can happen Conscientiously tailored by "uni * Youngsters Impress Manager will get a better chance than any set between April and October for any one form" tailors every seam tested club to be set up as a flag model in for strength and of youngsters ever drew before. Both March. Flick©s return to the fold this and Critics Hopes Are High* Liebhardt and Berger will be used in week completed the local roster, and now endurance. the April program, and if they deliver every man is in line. Perfect training Flannel is a will continue to take their turn right weather in Macon has put the bunch far quality others BY GRANTLAND RICE. along. , Four gctod pitchers working right at one time is all any club needs, ahead of their 1906 form, although a couple use in higher Editor "Sporting Life." Cleveland, and with eight to pick from it does of the pitchers are complaiung of sore priced uniforms O., March 19. Under the smiling skies look like a pipe that half this number arms. As Harry Bay seems to have_ round choice of ten of Georgia the Naps are fairly boom ed ©to again the battle for the remaining should be sound and fit for battle. job gives promise of being a sultry af colors. Outfit- ing along on their way Clarke will probably do the bulk of the shirt, pants, hose, cap, belt, no extra to condition for April©s catching and the swarthy Canadian is fair. Birmingham, the fleet of foot; opening. Last spring working overtime, and then gome, to Hinchman, the well-balanced outfielder, charge for lettering. while thawing out around be able to go the distance. In addition and batsman, with Congalton and his .325 Send for samples of this and other Atlanta the squad was to his base ball work he has intro big League average look to be as evenly Koenig grades. handicapped by rain and duced a mild form of soccer foot ball matched as any trio couM be. It©s hard to cold and the bunch had in Macon to help perfect the training figure which one will land, but in any case a loud roar coming after Lajoie has announced that all three will 877 Broad job and if he isn©t in shape to last E.G. 9 Newark,N.J. the first ten days© stay. 100 games it will be a surprise to the be retained throughout the full season. But the tide turned in wiry catcher and his pals. THE HOMEWARD FLIGHT. Macon into smoother The Naps begin their Northern flight channels. Only one chilly "What of the Future. from Macon and Atlanta early in April, afternoon marred the the last spring exhibition contest before first week©s work and This is how it looks in the spring. What June and July will bring forth actual warfare commences being with Ned Grantland Kic« their, first battle, Satur-, ,, Hanlon©s . The Hot Springs day afternoon found the may furnish another story, with more delegation joined the main bunch at Ma bunch much further advanced than sombre trimmings. With the azure con on Monday while Elmer Flick return they were for the same stay In At sky the poets warble of beaming over ed from Cleveland, where he stopped for lanta. All iti all there were only two head and the gentle southwind fan a day with his family, just one day later. blots against an otherwise cloudless ning the frost from your forehead everything takes on an aspect iof Bill Bernhard©s dope from the Springs ©background. Harry Bay wrenched his of Arkansas is that his clan is ready now ftflE knee pan again while pursuing a fly beaiity and joy in the spring. But, for a full course right off the reel. Wake- over a portion of the unkempt outfield, after all, with all their fine material, the Naps have a hard, bitter battle field has boiled out his surplus flesh and and Flick continued to hold out, refus Moore has succeeded in proving that he WORNdUSED ing to answer any telegrams or com ahead to ever rjeach the Promised Land where the bunting throws it©s is once more ready and waiting for the munications. The only hint as >to gong. what he is planning -was given out by shadows, for the spoils of the victor eym a Cleveland horseman Saturday when in this game go not to the best look he displayed an epistle from Elmer ing team on paper, but to the bunch stating that he woul©d reach Cleveland that jumps in there and hammers its about March 20 and might stop on his way through every obstacle and fights way over in Macon to g©et a look at his like a mad bulldog from start to fin The New Chicago Magnate Has Made old college chums. If he ever gets in ish. With the fine conditioning weath Good in Grand Style Despite Much Un reach of Charley Somers and Lajoie it© er on, tap and a long home stay after a good bet they©ll flop a coiled rope the opening fortnight the Cleveland deserved Personal Criticism. over his noodle and tie him to the delegation should pick up quite a lead Macon battlefield. The peculiar part enough to start them East several From Cleveland "News " of Flick©s case has been that he has lengths to the good. But this is all A good many magnates and a good made no outcry against the salary of in the future. many managers find keen delight in , . . fered nor furnished any statement as criticising Chubby Charley Murphy, •J/WED*il UNIFORM:!, flit &RB2ES /fwJjTRtCtS.'1—— to why he intended to duck from the president of the Chicago Cubs, for pasture. LATER CLEVELAND CHAL his tumultuous loquacity. Murphy certainly does talk a lot, and write a Youngsters Look Good. Indications of the Adoption of a New lot, but as tj?e head of a ball club he is It©s seldom that anything but rose- a shining success. Under his watch tinted reports come from a Southern Policy of Team Play by the Napoleons fulness the Cubs won 116 games last League, thinks New York would be greatly training camp, but the dope on Nap The Team Appreciably Strengthened season, a feat never before performed strengthened if Jake Stahl could be secured youngsters has been even above the by any ball team in the country. to play first base, Chase being sent to the out average. Liebhardt has given ample in all Departments. When the time arrived for playing field. proof as to why he was termed the the world©s championship games last It was disclosed by an X-ray photograph of "Iron Man" of Dixie. It has taken BY GRANTLAND RICE. i fall, Murphy was ready ready in ev the Injured hand of .Tim McGuire at Atlanta, "Doc" Payne and Lajoie combined to Cleveland, O.. March 26. Editor "Sport ery detail. The West Side park at that during McGulre©s twenty-fire years of subdue this earnest athlete and choke ing Life:" Out from the South the most Chicago was transformed into one vast playing ball nearly every joint bone In the him off from work. He is one of the cheerful tidings that have trickled into amphitheatre with a wealth of decora hand had been broken. first on the scene and one of the last Cleveland in many n moon tions that made it as attractive as a Nick Altrock has already begun backing th« to leave, losing no time in a busy buzzed over the wires the theatre. The newspaper men who at White Sox to win the pennant and world©s interim. For the first time in many a tended the games at Murphy©s park championship again. While at Hot Springs past teu days. It isn©t that will not soon forget the provision he Altrock uncorked quite a bank roll to mak« historic moon it begins to look as if the team Is in condition bets with players of other cluba. the Nap infield "was bolstered up at that the pitchers are right made for their comfort. last beyond all misfortune. Perring that any phenoms have When it was all over and the Sox The Cleveland Club has followed the plan of has shown fine form©, judging from the been discovered or that the had won, Murphy proved that he was the Athletic Club in removing the sign adver dope, while Pete O©Brien has stuck to as game a loser as he had been a game tisements on the fence on a direct line with the deck in a way that, shows he will Napland camp has made a fighter. A picturesque character, in the batsman©s eye while facing the pitcher. he ready for the fire works. In addi better tally showing than deed, is the owner of the National The fence has been painted a dark green. tion to these two aides Dode Bir any rival squad. These League champions. Talks too much? So good a judge of players as Ed. Barrowi mingham surprised the bunch With a perforce, may impart a few May be. There are lots of base ball has steadfastly maintained that Moriarity, of highly artistic exhibition around third thrills to the Bug brigade men who talk too little. the New Yorks, possesses the ability to be and short, giving good evidence that but they have read the come the best first baseman in the country, and he could ©be used at either job on an Napoleon Lajoie same before and often. Barrow does not stand alone in this belief. emergency call, and Bill Hinchman has The point is that the Naps The White Sox re-entered their native country have branched into a system of team play AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES* at Eagle Pass, Texas, on March 19. Then they flopped a few spells around first base and that Larry intends to drill his people split up into two sections, the "Subs" to tonr just to show George Stovall he had into "Nig" Clarke Is cutting loose with his arm Texas, and the Regulars to go to New Orleans, an aide-rte-initial sack at hand in case A SIGNAL MACHINE as he would In July. where the squads will re-unite and work thelf any misfortune struck him down this way north. summer. before he brings them north. The Naps Clark Griffith, It is said, owns $6,000 worth have given up the idea that pennants can of stock In the Montreal Club. Manager McAleer believes he got the best The Pitchers. be won by robust batting and brillinm The Providence Club expects to secure catcher of the Yeager-Rickey deal. So does Clark fielding. In place of cloutingr the ball al Peterson from Boston about April 1. Griffith. It is just this way. Griffith needed If the Nap slab corps isn©t up to over Maoon territory these days the men a good batting catcher and McAleer had room date this campaign the dope is due are working along the more modern lines Manager Cantillon Is of opinion that Falken- for a fast infielder. Both are satisfied, so what for a hard jolt. To begin with, Rhodes of bunting, base running, sacrifice hitting berg will be his star pitcher this year. more can be said. and Joss, the two winners of 1906, are and general inside work. This is the stuff Jesse Tannehill. of the Bostons, touts the Frank Isbell was the actual Interpreter for on deck and in good shape. Hess is that is bound to tell in the end. As a bat Cleveland Club as the 1907 pennant-winner. the rest of the White Sox during their train- giving promise of taking up his great ting and fielding machine there isn©t Umpire Evans signed last week for next Ing trip in Mexico. Isbell speaks a specie* work where he left off last October squad in the country that can hand the season at a substantial Increase In salary. of hybrid Spanish that is barely intelligible to and Earl Motore has shown that he can Naps any extra odds. They led Ban John Clark Griffith writes that he Is really stuck the Greasers and which he acquired from gome work without his instep blowing up, son©s league in both departments last on his new southpaw pitcher, Roy Castleton. Spanish laborers near his home. Bill Bernhard Is the same old steady season and should do just as well this Hot water was largely lacking In the public First baseman Chase, of the New York*, Bill, and to help these along comes year. And now if they only keep up thi baths at Mexico, and the White Sox players during the week gave out the statement that Liebhardt and Berger, two of the un team play the Naps squad undoubtedly ha suffered accordingly. just $1000 stood In the way of signing his doubted slab flnds of the season. To contract; that he had just purchased a cigar the greatest chance In history to get Unless several of the new twlrlers make good store in San Jose, and that he would divide bin this classic array add Thielman and away with the goods. the New Yorks will be no stronger In the box Ehman, and if the composite result NOT COUNTING CHICKENS. this season than last. time between bis store and the San Jose team. doesn©t form a redoubtable set of hurl- There isn©t any use doping ont this New York critics wire from Atlanta that the Second baseman Isbell, of the White Sox, ers it©s about time somebody was Cleveland team as pennant winners. This young Central League southpaw, Roy Castleton, left New Orleans March 21 for his home at trying another guess. To offset this Wiehita, Kan., following the receipt of ft has been done so often before that the haa all the ear-marks of a coming great pitcher. telegram that his brother had been stricken follows the gloiomy outfield dope. II public in general is now ready to give the Larry Sehafly, the young Infielder. will cap with smallpox and his father and mother ex Flick should remain outside the folc hoarse and merry hoot to any prophet who tain the Washington team this spring. Lave posed to the disease. Jones protested in vain and Bay©s bum knee continues to springs this gag again. At least four fea Cross was tendered the position but did not against his star infielder taking the risk of bother him only the brace of debut tures have worked against them in the care to accept. contagion or oC being quarantined. antes, Birmingham and Hinchman, past hard luck, lack of team play, In Elmer Flick, who has been holding off from The Detroit Club Is really trying to trad* with "Bunk" Congalton. would be left, ability of the pitchers to stick to the signing with the Cleveland Club, has come to outfielder Cobb in the interest of harmony. No matter how good these may be it burning deck all the year, and Jack of suit terms with the management, and has signed Since His connection with the Petroit Club h« would be fast .lumping to class them able utility product. The hard luck end of for the season. has had run-ins with four teammates Killlau, with Flick and Bay, two of the proven it is all in the game, and, therefore, can Manager Chick Stahl. of Boston, worked a Mclntyre, Siever and Schmidt. Cobb is very premiers of the game from the stand not be figured in the dope. But in the re unique change in his batting order by alter unpopular with his teammates because he will point of batting, base running anc maining three instances the outlook Is nating right and left-handed batters through brook neither advice or criticism, and is of brilliant fielding. Of course they might neater than ever before. The "squeeze," the first seven men. opinion that all the players are against hint Jump in and equal the work of the "hit and run." sacrifice, bunting and other Pitcher Nick Altrock and catcher "Hub" owing to jealousy of his quick success. veterans, but it is far from being any features of team work are going merrilv Hart, of the Chicago Americans, have signed It is practically a cinch that Robert Unglaub double-plated certainty that this coulc along. With the additions of Llebhard©t to play with one of the Mexico City base ball will play first base for the Boston Americans ever happen. Bay Is certain that he and Berger and the return to form of teams during next winter. this year instead of Grimshaw. Since joining will be ready for the fun, but Harry Moore it doesn©t seem possible for the slab "Hobe" Ferris announces that he Is going the Boston team at Little Rock he has been brigade to cave in again. With Pete tried out at the bag by Manager Stahl, who was never quite as strong and burly to be good henceforth. Says he: "I Intend to is quoted as saying that Unglaub will be the as an elephant on his pins. Sooner O©Brien and young Perring ready to plug attend strictly to business hereafter, and play best first baseman that has ever played th« or later Flick should join the flock /any infield gaps and five high-class ball. No more rows with umpires or players." position for a Boston Club, and Stahl has not and with the Bedford fox hunter once outfieldera In line it would seem now that Secretary filbert Mclloy, of the American overlooked Fred Tenner and Tom Tucket. SPORTirVQ LJFB.

nine was the so-called gentlemanly speed. Manager Jennings has been band. It©s deplorable that one outfit DETROIT DOINGS, using him at shortstop, a new position should cast stigma on dozens. for the lad -who has always played second or third base. He has thrown The Tigers Now on the Move After a a bit erratically, as might be expected. After the Deluge. Satisfactory Sojourn at Augusta Com Both he and Downs are red-headed, Assistant Secretary Smith had more compactly-built fellows of a shade less INTEREST IN THE CAREER OF A than ;his troubles when ©the record- ment Upon Old and New Players and than 170 pounds, and look like fine in breaking hig-h -water was on, and for fielders. It is hard to see where De days after. He knew that the grand Prospects of Youngsters. troit can use either of them unless WELL-KNOWN INFIELDER, stand would not float away, ftor that Bobbie Lqwe is not retained, in which pavilion was built to stay and is a BY PAUL BRUSKE. case Killifer looks to have a grand monument to the contractor. Still Augusta, Ga., March 20. Editor chance. there were other points for harass "Sporting Life." There is nothing Harry Arndt, of the St* Louis Car ment. Rummies by the score hang out new to add to my comment on the in the vicinity of the park. They are batteries of the Detroit SOUTHERN LEAGUE. dinals, and His Mishap of 1906 wont to sneak into the ball gnound team. The pitchers are and sleep off a dose of red eye. Water still daily showing their doesn©t scare them. With the . fence paces to Manager Jen President Kavanaugh©s) Optimistic Views The Pittsburg Grounds Suffer down Smith had to keep a sharp look nings, and the latetr has, of the Prospects For This Season- out. Danger of fire from these snooz- at this writing, given no From Record-Breaking Freshet. ers runs way up. The gang must be inking as to the make Faith in His Umpire Corps. looked after at all times. "This flood up of his pitching corps. Little Rock, Ark., March 25. Editor was a corker," said Smith. "I ran The Tigers make their "Sporting Life." President Kavan- across scenes around the park which getaway from Augusta aiisrh im.s decidedly optimistic views on BY A. R. CRATTY. beat me. People soused with mud and today, the Colts playing the coming season in the Pittsburg-, pa., March 18. Editor water stayed in -their houses across at Charleston and the Southern League and "Sporting Life." While the big guns the street from the ball grounds even Regulars at Columbia. thinks it will eclipse all are shaping up at the various resorts if the water was getting close to the _ and Atlanta. No news, previous years. Said he and war correspondents second floor. They seemed happy too. PaulH. Bruske direct or indirect, has today: "The prospects are boosting spring won And they don©t take sick either. Rum come from Matty Mc- for a prosperous, season ders, let me just express mies? Those boys had a happy period. Intyre. Detroit has three experienced in the Southern I^eagrue the wish that the win They got all the free booze they want , however, to say nothing of this year are, in my ter©s rest has made a ed. Some had a boat and hauled people young Johnson and Payne, who is a opinion, better than ever change for the better in over the flooded district for a drink very capable man at tne position, so before. Each succeeding the case of one man and coin. I don©t recall a high water Jennings is not worrying. season in the League has whose soundness means which tore up the field and fence as . CLAUDE ROSSMAN been better than its pre a heap to the St. LOuis this one. Jim p©Malley©s house was makes the Tiger infield look 30 per decessor, and I kxiow of National League nine, given a jolt which put it out of the cent, stronger than last year. My! no reason why the 1907 and incidentally the big business." but he can stretch for the wide throws, W. Kavanaugh season should not keep league. Seems singular and how he can hit! He is just shak up that record, and in that there lias been so Ran a Profitable Dump. ing the worst case of lameness on the fact I ©believe we will eclipse all previ little said about Harry Bye the bye, there is a fine story whole squad, for the other ous seasons. The clubs are all backed A. R. Cratty Arndt in face of the fact surrounding the site of the ground- all had three weeks at Hot Springs by strong financial organizations, and that the lad developed keeper©s home and the home players© ahead of him, and as he didn©t mean to in thre©e of the eight cities of the finely last summer and hit way up clubhouse, located back of the right overlook any bets right from the start, League new parks are being: built. among the good ones. Sliding into field free seats. This ground is at they have set him an awful pace. A Each club is in charge of a capable third base Arndt tore loose from his least six to eight feet higher than the few days aga he would walk, painfully manager, and owing- to the fact that arm a ligament which is called into playing field or allotment of ground and laboriously, round a block to es we have been advanced to membership play in the act of throwing. As a back of the grandstand. Some ©steen cape climbing or crawling under a IN CLASS A result he cbuld not perform that es years ago the local team had a ground- fence on the way out to the park. we were enabled to retain a greater sential move in base ball. The club keeper with an eye out for business. Nevertheless, when the time came, he number of star players than hereto sent him to one of those bonesetters, The man was cunning at turning was as full of pepper ©in that infield fore, not being subject to the unlimit but men of massage under mystery tricks to make a dollar on the side. practice as if every move didn©t cost ed drafts previously made upon us. cannot fix up the tough tissue which He told the club president that he was him agony. Schaefer, O©Leary and In the matter of rules and regulations binds the bones together. Rest may going to have a few loads of dirt put Coughlin, Who are in May form right the Southern League has been the do it. Arndt has had a long lay-off. in around his .house. The executive now, are all enthusiastic over Ross- pioneer in making innovations for the The St. Louis team can certainly find acquiesced. One day the latter chanced man. At the bat he is pushing Sam benefit of the game. It was the first use for the man. If Harry recovers to gio to fhe park. To his amazement Crawford hard for second laurels, first to do away with non-reserve contracts, the use of that wing and plays the he chanceQ to come onto a scene which place in the averages up to date being and the first to adopt and enforce to game close to his 1906 form you are fairly floored him. A well-known con conceded to Davy Jones, who is slash- the letter a salary limit. These and going to hear more about him this tractor was making out a check for Ing the offerings of the young pitchers other changes in legislation have summer than you have run across $500 in favor of the groundkeeper. over second and third bases this spring been adopted by the National Associa since the injury. ©Twas then learned that the caretaker in a style so unerring as to appear al tion. With the legislative changes, had been getting forty and fifty cents most uncanny. all of which have been for the benefit No Time For Idleness. per load for all dirt and refuse placed TYRUS COBB of base ball, I believe we have the Hard work at Hot Springs is going in the enclosure. Sbme days his graft reported early in the week, weighing nearest perfect organization in exis On. To make up for lost time in the ran over $25. 186 pounds, but as fast as ever. Also tence." fruitless sttop at West Baden the he has been playing ball for a month A GOOD UMPIRE CORPS. Pittsburg players were only given an Erain Storms. at least at his home in Royston, Ga. ©In conclusion Mr. Kavanaugh said: "I believe I have the best staff of hour for breakfast on the morning of The Hamilton (Out.) fan who wanted to He keeps Hughie Jennings cautioning their arrival iri the valley of the land an old Pittstmrg uniform is most courteous, against the use of too much speed, all umpires of any league in the country, vapors. Their team ohief set the ex lie has written the undersigned a souvenir card the while. Sam Crawford is in simply and I consider it very necessary to ample. He put on his spangles, and thanking him for the fruitless efforts to secure grand shape and has been bouncing have competent officials in that line. even if some men demurred their wail the cast-off spangles them off the right field fence since the With the best clubs in the world, but was of no avail. Several regulars, Friends of (Tafence Beaumont are delighted first day out. Charlie Sehmidt should with inefficient umpires to make de notably Gibson and Nealon, were in to hear that he is .going to try it with the have been operated ion for the t>ad cisions and -enforce the rules, the need of a reducing process. The Cali- Boston team. There is a Pittsburger who ankle bone which bothered him so whole affair would be a farce. It fornian landed at West Baden with 215 thinks that "Beau" will ©talk some day. Then much all last year. The doctors ad seems to be generally conceded all pounds ion his frame. He is a big boy, look for an entertaining yarn. vised against it last winter, but it is around that the Southern League is in but cannot carry that sum of adipose Just let me have about two lines to thank bothering him again this spring. Of a prosperous condition and is furnish tissue and be rapid. Gibson had over President Charles Murphy, of the Chicago Na course it isn©t serious yet, but he has ing a high grade of base ball to its a quarter century excess baggage, and tionals, for a season pass to the Windy City twisted it at bat several times and patrons, who demand clean, snappy although the team was three or four grounds. The cards are tastily gotten up. Hope needs strong bandages to keep worse sport and will support no other." days in the Hoosicr resort there wasn©t to strike Chicago this summer. things from happening. Otherwise he a chance to work off any loose flesh John*McGraw should reciprocate to a Pitts is O. K. Charley O©Leary says tne News Notes. owing to the bad weather and high burg policeman. Every time Mac comes here great catcher©s arm is in such bad Louis Walter, of Ofallon, 111., has signed ta water. There will be particular at the bluecoat hands him good things on horse shape he can©t throw the ball over the play with the Birmingham Club. tention paid this chase to the matter races. Now that John is in California he ought center field fence, and that about ex- The New Orleans Club has purchased catcher of physical form. The aim is to have to land stable information and spread it. Harry Matthews from the Portland Club. the players make every effort to pur They sav that Victor Willis is doting again FREDDIE PAYNE loin bases. The big end of drilling in on using that slow ball. He tried the floater Gilmore, the star backstop of the "Kitty" the South will be on that score. several times last race only to hear his man ought to have a better year than last League, will be given a trial with NashYflle. ager shout: "Put that in your pocket." The and this isn©t losing sight of the grand Birmingham has signed for a try-out catcher way in which he made good at the Smitz and infielder Rattinger, both amateurs. Must Move en Rnacs. opposition took too kindly to the soft serve. bat and with the stick. The New York Frank Bancroft©s schedule isn©t out yet, but Eddie MeGamwell, who was purchased from Pittsburgh chief executive and his let a wager be made. Harriman©s wad of cash State boy started the League schedule BinglKimton. N. Y., refuses to come South. representative have long agreed that against linker©s chances of playing ball before last year with an arm frayed to & Manager Dobbs says he will not sell or release had the Pittsburg team ran bases with May 15 that Bluff ton, Ind., is given a glimpse frazzle as the result of its owner s him. " anything like the form capable of in of ©llie Reds. "Art" Hofman tipped "Banny" being compelled to do all the catching The new Ponce de Leon base ball park in 1906 and a season or go previously, the off last fall. for the club in the spring training for Atlanta will be ready by June 1. The Atlanta count of games x won would be many Local scorers are hoping that whenever the the first three weeks. Then Sehmidt team will play at Piedmont Park in the mean higher. Signs will be worked so that new books are issued that the manufacturer came along with his sensatmnal time. batsmen can help out in the ruse. will provide large brackets. The present strong-arm work and people lost sight The Shrereport Club has traded Powell and There will be no pity for the man who spaces are entirely too small to even introduce of the fact that as the season progress Jeffries to Decatur for shortstop Lewee, who blunders in a move of this kind and one-half of the detailed hiei©oglyphics now re ed Payne showed some throwing that will be Shreveport©s second baseman and team then comes in to the bench with a plea quired to score a ball game. was good enough to tickle the most captain. of "I didn©t see the sign." One per When Clarke went to his Kansas home last fastidious. The third catcher will The mileage of each club this season will former has a habit lof making such autumn he was talking about investing a sum probably be as follows: New Orleans 8997, Atlanta 7638, excuses. They won©t go around the of money in a nickleodion at Winfield. Ferdi Shreveport 7571, Nashville 7470. Montgomery Premiers© camp in 1907. He will find nand had a chance to put some of his coin in the Canadian whom Detroit drafted 7570, Little Rock 7310, Birmingham 6907, this out in the fray. There are men several five-cent moving pictures here, but he from Atlanta. He is cast ma smaller Memphis 6476. plaving base ball possessing points was too foxy. And wise was he, for it was a mold than Payne and Sehmidt but is The latest contracts received by the Little most attractive to patrons, but who poor season. a pretty thrower, a quick-thinking Rock Club are: Pitcher William Page, of lack mental alertness when it comes 4 About this time of the year there is an eager backstop, and Hughie Jennings is Lawrence, Mass.; outfielder Corkill, of Minne to "working with mates." They will pursuit on the part of local banks to secure the teaching him to remedy a mannerism apolis, and second baseman W. Fornshell, of often ball up plan after plan even if dailv deposits of line ball club. A fine wad ot in his batting which, if removed, ought Richmond, Ind. they are given implicit instructions currency goes into the banks© strong boxes to improve his stick work consider Five members of the last year©s Little Rock and are quizzed daily in the strata when the nine is at home, and there isn©t a ably Big Mike Erwin, one of those team have been sold to Seattle. They arc gems adopted by the management. bank in the city which would not be glad to Texas League catchers that are be Alien, Kemmling, Hickey, Dearmond and Dren- Pittsburg- has a player inclined that get the same. coming so stylish of late years, is a nen. Of the number Dearmond is the only one way. Clarke will work on him with Round base ball headquarters the boys are hitter and a good thrower, but very who has been reckoned as a possible member asking if there is a possibility of the .New of this year©s Travelers. all his skill ©this spring. Once the York newspaper paragraphers keeping up their young to the job and will probably be drowsy, stolid habit is broken the bovcott this season on a well-known Chicago allowed to grow for a year or two Manager Fisher, of Shreveport, has received man©s Value will advance fifty per cent. elik) magnate. Last summer, they formed a under some good minor league in a contract from John Massing, a catcher, who cabal against the Windy City man. lie could structor. Some day he will take his played with Houston last season. Shermun place among the top-notchers. He Kennedy, an outfield^1, who came to the rescue The White-wash Brush. not break into print in the eastern metropolis. of the Pirates while they were badly crippled Spring slush seems to- be stronger Secretary Locke is n nr#i believer in the could help Detroit a lot this coming last year, has also written Manager Fisher that power of water and diet to cure ails and ills. season were it not for the embarrass than usual this , year. Some corre ment of riches in backstoppmg- ma- he will report. spondents should have a censor peep However, he draws the line at the yellow ftuirt The action of the Nashville Park Commission over their offerings, then they would which bathed the ball ground to the depth of. in restoring the property on which, the new not make themselves or their papers at least 17 fret. Last summer Leeyer got the THREK YOUNG PLAYERS, park was to have been built to tho Elliston idea into his head that a certain distilled water drafted last fall, are with the club. ridiculous. For instance. ione man put him on the pan. Had Samuel been here heirs stops negotiations for a new home for wires home that "his team has been during the flood he would have grabbed the Johnson, an outfielder from the Brad the Nashville Club this year. The team will highly honored by an invitation to be proscribed brand and not murmured. ford team of the Interstate, got away go back to Athletic Park for games with league the guests of a fine frat house in a badlv and though obviously possessed squads during the season. Waivers will soon begin to start over the of ability, is small and given to wild big college quadrangle." The reporter National circuit. Teams will be trying to A small portion of the grandstand at Mont edds that "the tribute is most deserv unload surplus material. In these diggins swinging. He fields prettily. Uowns. gomery is being boxed off to take rare of the ed as there isn©t a more gentlemanly there is wonder expressed as to the method to the second baseman sent .on by Dick negroes who desire to pay for the privilege base ball nine in the land." And to be pursued in the Clncinnivti camp. Last season Coolev from his champion Topekas, of the better Keats. They will be separated think that this is said about a nine the Pittsburg management several times re reminds one of "Ty" Cobb in bis earl from the whites by a full .partition. A petition which hns©been .barred out of three ceived requests for confidential , waivers from iest big league days. He is a light is being circulated to have this part of the hotels over the country. Pittsburg theReds© management. Two days later the ning fast infielder, but hasn t lived up programme taken in. hut it. 1s very likely players smiled on reading the guff Cincinnati papers always printed the stoij. to his gume-busting reputation, thougii President Chambers will curry out his original in the Western Association.he led the intentions. pushed onto the people by the corre So many communications have been received spondent. Last summer a high-class Shaw, Redivtvus. league in long-distance hitting. Killi- hotel in Boston floored the Premiers fer the Kalamazoo boy, has made a concerning the career and the antecedents of Catcher Shaw, who was drafted from Louis7 most favorable impression, in spite of Charley Noah. Shreveport©s new pitcher, that bv saying that trjey didn©t have room ville bv the Boston Americans, has made a llie pinyer lias volunteered the information that for them. The Pittsburg- team was ten-strike at Little Rock. His work has been the fact that he got under way hamp lie hulls from Seattle, Wash.; has been playing not objectionable, but then a certain so good that Manager Sta©ul has practically ered by a lame back. He pluekily ball but four years; is in no way, so far as other club had asked for quarters. The, decided that Shaw will be one of the regular worked© the lameness out and started he knows, related to Noah of ark and flood management didn©t want them and backstops. }lf is a splendid thrower to bases, batting like a house afire. Since then fame, and doesn©t believe that. it, ever rained rather than discriminate all diamond knows how to coach the pitcher and cau use all pitchers have looked alike to him for forty days or forty nights. He wa^ wei*e barred.. The troublesome tlje willow with effect, and he hsis shown steadily increasing highly rcoin.uiend.e4 by Fred. Clark,, 1O SRORTirVG Marcli 30, 1907.

be reached by two street car lines and is bat McLatchie, Mansfield 37 127 7 24 2 5 .189 Pinkney, Newcastle...... 133 328 385 26 .965 a comparatively short distance from the Public Breymaier, Mansfield 62 224 12 42 3 2 .188 MeCioskey, Youngstown.. 123 254 354 28 .958 Square. Baldwin, Sharon.... 12 32 1 6 0 0 .188 Rothermel, Mansfield..... 92 200 258 21 .95(i THE OHIO-PENN. The Sharon management has received a signed Yarnell, Mansfield... 26 75 7 14 1 4 .18© Butler, Akron...... 6 15 21 2 .947 contract from pitcher Jackson, who was traded Rothermel. Mansfield 92 325 20 60 7 15 .18f Brown, Newcastle-Lan.... 104 282 283 33 .945 by Manager Alexander Pearson, of Uniontown, Loebs, Mansfield.... 10 38 3 7 0 0 .184 Ingerton, Marion...... 44 86 112 12 .943 for catcher Fred Ulrich, of last year©s Sharon Patterson, Sharon... 48 171 16 31 12 5 .181 Havel, Newark...... 95 244 256 37 .931 WILL HAVE AHO-GAME SCHED team. Catcher Kelter, late of Bloomington, has Lucas. Marion...... 61 196 21 35 3 1 .178 East, Akron...... 126 332 321 53 .925 also signed. Kunkle. Lancaster... 66 213 14 38 7 4 .178 Glassburner, Sharon...... 19 37 50 7 .925 Marty Hogan, late of the Yonngstown Club, Stewart, Marion..... 34 101 7 18 2 1 .178 Ferguson, Sharon...... 77 14120129.922 ULE THIS YEAR, has definitely severed his connection with Halla, Sharon...... 17 56 1 10 1 0 .178 Hardy, Sharon...... 12 S3 30 6.913 Youngstown. He has signed to manage an Schlatter, Ne©e-Ne©k 54 178 18 31 7 101 .17.©.175 Lucas. Marion...... 23 23 48 7 .910 independent team at Zanesville, 0., and will Justus, Lancaster. .. 17 52 6 9 0 Devereaux. Mansfield..... 25 59 81 14 .909 also manage A. B. Rogges© new billiard and Kennoy, Akron...... 17 58 4 10 3 4 .172 Boyd. Newark...... 19 30 29 6.908 Provided That President Charles pool parlor. Bradley, Ne©k.-Sha©n 124 450 50 88 12 9 .171 Sellers, Sharon...... 10 22 34 7.899 Bedur, Newcastle... 14 48 3 8 2 4 .16© Patterson, Sharon...... 8 11 15 3.897 President Morton has secured for Youngstown Linke, Newark...... 39 125 8 20 5 0 .160 Gygli, Lancaster...... 39 9311025.890 Morion©s Schedule is Accepted the signed contracts of Schettler, McClintock, Kennedy, Youngs©n.. 32 98 5 15 4 0 .153 Biery, Mansfield...... 15 23 37 8 .882 McCluskey, Hilloy and Redmond. These play Mulldowney, Sharon. 57 159 6 24 3 1 .151 Kerr. Sharon...... 7 11 11 3.880 ers were not reserved by ex-Manager Hogan Harkins. Akron..... 42 126 10 19 7 3 .151 Reagan, Newark...... 9 19 15 5.872 by the Magnates Latest News last year and Morton had their contracts re MeNally, Sharon.... 11 33 3 5 0 0 .151 Gilligan. Marion...... 9 16 23 5.866 corded by National Association Secretary Farrell Limric, Akron-New©e 42 122 18 1 0 .148 Bates, Newark-Sharon.... 21 32 38 14 .833 to protect the Youngstown Club. Telinde, Akron-Ne-e. 10 27 4 0 0 .148 J. Locke, Newark©...... 6 11 84 .826 of the Clubs and Players* The new Youngstown Club has organized with Mock. Lan.-Ne©k-Sh. 31 98 14 1 1 .14© Miller, Marion...... 5 9 85 .773 these officers: President, W. H. Park: vice MoLafferty, Sharon.. 11 39 5 0 0 .138 THIRD BASEMBN. president, John T. Harrington; secretary-treas Wilhelm. Marion.... 41 109 15 5 0 .138 McLafferty, Sharon...... 11 17 28 2 .957 SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." urer, J. F. W. Ritter. The directors, W. H. Stoup, Newark...... 20 66 9 4 0 .130 Sellers, Sharon ...... :. 61 50 99 9 .943 Park Grant S. Whitslar. John T. Harrington, Jackson, Akron-Ne©e. 29 90 12 3 1 .133 Brown. Newcastle-Lan.... 10 10 21 2 .939 Akron, O., March 26. A full sched J. F. W. Ritter and Samuel Wright. City Armstrong. Akron... 38 99 13 3 4 .131 Wrattan. Newark...... 133 171 332 33 .938 ule of 140 games will be played this Editor Sam Wright, of the "Vindicator," has Bowers, Newcastle.. 41 115 15 "3 1 .130 Hilley, Youngstown ...... 123 152 272 29 .939 summer ©by the Ohio and Pennsylvania been elected as team manager. Crum, Sharon...... 11 46 6 1 1 .130 Flood, Marion ...... 137 137 313 33 .932 League, according to the Myers, Sharon...... 11 39 5 0 1 .128 StroQd, Akron...... 133 151 213 31 .922 new schedule, drawn at Nagle. Sharon...... 18 66 8 0 4 .121 McLatchie, Mansfield..... 37 45 74 10 .922 Akron by the schedule Wilrnot, Marion..... 31 102 12 1 0 .118 Enslow, Mansfield...... 36 41 65 9 .922 committee. The league THE SEASONS WORK. Drake. Newcastle... 34 93 11 6 1 .118 Flynn, Sharon ...... 17 24 33 5 .919 will meet in two weeks Webb, Newark...... 43 5 0 0 .11C Wardman. Newcastle..... 8 8 24 3 .914 to vote upon its accept Only Two .300 Batsmen in This Organiza Johns, Lancaster.... 82 9 0 2 .110 Hagan, Newcastle...... 121 137 291 38 .912 ance or rejection. The Rates. Sha©n-Young©n 47 5 1 1 .106 Raftis. Lancaster...... 116 116 200 31 .911 Laney, New©k-Sharon 35 2 0 0 .05© Murray, Sharon ...... 1*8 25 41 7 .903 terms will be kep-t secret tion Thomas, of Youngstown^ the Bat Nagle, Sharon ...... 18 25 41 7 .903 until that time. The sea ting Leader According to Official Figures Groh, Youngstown...... 15 20 24 5 .89$ son will open May 1 with Club Fielding. Dwyer. Mansfield ...... 37 50 69 18 .869 the eastern clubs in the Following are the 1906 official bat P.O. A. B. Fergunon. Sharon...... 9 10 15 4 .862 West. New Castle, Sharon ting, fielding and pitching averages of Youngstown ..... 3649 1095 220 .960 Humphrey Lancaster..... 11 13 20 6 .846 and Youngstown all far- the Ohio-Pennsylvania League as com Newcastle ...... 3579 1759 228 .959 Smith, Newcastle...... 5 9 4 .789 ed. well in holiday games piled by President Charles Morton: Akron ...... 3766 1706 .955 Brown, Mansfield...... 5 7 6 .700 Charles Morton as di(l Akron. The re Marion ...... 3681 1743 .951 . ceipts of all holiday Club Batting;. Mansfield ...... 3557 1741 .951 McClintock, Youngstown. 110 197 329 39 .931 games are to be divided by the eight Lancaster ...... 3666 1597 ©293 .947 Delehanty, Mansfield..... 134 267 472 61 .924 clubs, under the same system of pool- At bat. Runs. Hits. Ave. Sharon ...... 3493 1609 280 Clever, Sharon ...... 95 208 289 41 .924 Youngstown ..... 4441 579 113S .256 Newark ...... 3829 1663 306 Ing as was enjoyed last year. This is Lancaster ...... 4479 463 10SO .241 Davis, Newark ...... 123 250 387 53 .923 of benefit to Newark, Lancaster, Mar- Akron ...... 4563 519 1091 .239 Ingerton, Marion...... 93 213 317 44 .923 Ion and Mansfield, which are the small Newcastle ...... 4233 415 970 .229 Individual Fielding. Breen, Youngstown ...... 21 45 62 9 .922 est towns. 484 .223 Anderson, Newcastle..... 138 262 401 57 .921 Marion ...... 4565 1019 CATCHERS. Butler, Akron ...... 128 211 385 55 .916 Newark ...... 4431 483 987 .223 G. P.O. A. E. Av. Humphrey, Lancaster..... 125 228 329 54 .912 Ciarl McVey©s Mansfield Team. Mansfield ...... 4314 410 9(52 .223 Sweeney. Newcastle...... 11 67 0 1000 Groh, Youngstown-Marion 24 33 66 11 .900 Mansfield, O., March 24. That Man Sharon ...... 4261 372 924 .217 Redmond. Youngstown... 8 40 01000 Kennoy. Akron...... 17 37 51 10 .898 ager Carl McVey has not been asleep Weyrick, Sharon...... 6 30 0 1000 Ferguson, Sharon ...... 28 64 75 16 .897 Individual Batting. Murphy, Newcastle...... 97 440 5 .991 B. Thomas. Youngstown.. 12 9 25 4 .895 this winter is shown by the number of Lindeman, Newcastle..... 24 132 2 .987 youngsters and new men signed, and G. AB. R. H. SH.SB Gilligan, Marion ...... 22 49 49 14 .875 whose ability he expects will make the Ryan, Lancaster...... 39 202 5 .980 Myers, Sharon ...... 11 20 41 12 .836 W. Thomas, Young.. 131 513 77 158 17 23 Fox. Mansfield...... 110 499 108 13 .979 Cooper, Lancaster...... 7 8 17 5 .833 veterans of last year©s team hustle to Whitney, Young... 105 401 53 121 11 Ortiieb. Akron...... 96 538 119 14 .979 Ilger. Lan. -Mans. -Newark 12 15 32 10 .825 hold their places. Among- the new Blston, Lancaster.. 129 478 56 143 15 13 Fohl. Youngstown...... 131 67? 152 19 .977 Bailey, Mansfield-Newark. 5 9 12 9 .700 . men is Jimmie Robinson, a former F. Locke, Lancaster 64 244 22 73 7 14 Hardy. Sharon.....1..... 13 73 13 2 .977 OUTFIELDERS. Mansfield player, later of the Pacifl Sweeney, N. C..... 11 37 6 11 1 0 Agnew, Newcastle...... 7 35 6 1 Eichelberger, Newcastle.. 17 25 9 0 1009 Coast and Central leagues. Last sea Fleming, Young.... 25 98 14 29 2 5 Winters, Lancas©r-Newark 63 296 40 9 .974 Bates, Newark-Sharon.... 9 11 0 0 1000 son he was under reserve to Canton Hardy. Sharon..... 56 183 23 54 6 12 Munson, Akron...... 9 66 10 2 .974 Gilligan, Marion...... 5 11 0 1000 but did not play as he had a good Breen, Yoijfcgstown. 21 72 10 Lalonge. Akron...... 30 239 41 8 .972 Fleming, Youngstown.... 25 40 1 .978 position and intended retiring. How East, Akron...... 132 512 64 149 18 31 Lauzon, Marion...... 77 341 64 10 .971 Heller, Lancaster...... 134 229 6 .976 ever, he has been persuaded to agai Fohl, Youngstown.. 131 463 64 132 39 20 Ulrich, Sharon...... Ill 517 140 20 .970 Callahan, Akron...... 115 186 . 5 .97"> don the spangles and will probably Pinkney, Newcastle 133 457 61 127 29 35 Gibson. Sharon...... 5 23 8 1 .969 W. Thomas. Youngstown. 131 287 30 12 .937 Compton, Lancaster 33 94 5 26 2 3 Snodgrass, Newark...... 70- 370 76 17 .963 Kerr. Sharon...... 132 heJ.J5e,^,n cavorting in the Mansfield Abbott, Lancaster 131 545 83 150 14 10 .27f Kunkle, Lancaster...... 66 249 21 9 .967 outfield. The other new men consist 415 65 21 .958 Nallin, Akron...... 101 191 15 7 .967 Schweitzer, Newark 98 358 43 98 7 .274 F. Locke. Lancaster...... 49 255 CO 15 Moloney, Youngstown.... 132 248 10 9 .968 Of pitchers Taylor. Weimals and Bash Miller, Marioti...... 137 545 74 148 20 .272 Doyle, Newark-Marion.... 78 383 98 28 .945 Elston. Lancaster...... 129 178 21 7 .966 ford; catcher Morrissev, inflelders ©White, New.-Sharon. 27 89 §, 24 2 .270 Breymaier, Mansfield..... 31 106 29 9 .937 Drake. Newark...... 129 243 13 9 .966 King and Hoppes, and outfielders Kellar, Youngstown. 31 130 Ifr 35 6 .269 Ripley. Marion...... 9 47 4 .935 Reynolds, Lan.-Mansfield. 47 94 15 4 .965 Orefe, Bosworth, Stauffie and Wentzel Castleton, Youngst©n 41 105 11 28 .268 McDonald, Newca©e-Sharon 7 17 2 .909 Muldowney, Sharon...... 21 28 0 1 .965 President Morton sent the welcome Klehelberger, Newc©e 17 60 6 16 2 .267 PITCHERS. Mathay, Akron...... 135 526 59 140 19 22 .266 Clark, Newcastle...... 60 78 1 3 .963 word this week that infielder Harvey Nallin, Akron...... 108 388 51 103 24 16 T. Thomas, Youngstown.. 5 0 1000 Hardy, Sharon...... 13 24 2 1 .963 Hitter had been reinstated by the Na Reynolds, Lan.-Man. 47 156 15 41 6 5 ©.262 Dolan. Akron...... 9 0 1000 Tibbitts, Newcastle...... 33 45 4 3 .961 tional Commission. This fills the gap Alueller. Marion. .. 22 65 6 17 3 0 .262 Beckel, Newark-Youngst©tf 8 0 1000 Abbott, Lancaster...... 131 221 13 10 .959 at second base and insures a clever Wrattan, Newark.., 138 504 71 130 31 29 .258 Spade, Akron...... 9 0 1000 Smith, Newcastle...... 123 241 16- 12 .955 infield. Of the members of last year©s Kerr, Sharon...... 139 544 55 140 20 17 .257 Telinde, Akron-Newcastle. 10 0 1000 Burke, Akron-Newcastle.. S3 114 12 6 .955 team catcher George Fox had a non- Ingerton. Marion.... 137 504 55 429 11 13 .256 West, Sharon...... 9 0 1000 Schweitzer, Newark...... 98 166 20 9 .954 60 207 22 53 4 4 McNally. Sharon...... 11 0 1000 Cooper. Marion...... 107 1U4 11 9 .951 reserve contract and will play at Lan Clark, Newcastle... .256 Mueller, Marion...... 22 1 .983 Miller, Marion...... 332 250 13 14 .949 caster; pitchers Bad ley, Scanlon and Hagan, Newcastle... 121 441 63 113 28 41 .256 Baldwin, Sharon...... 12 2 .980 Mathay, Akron...... 135 231 15 14 .946 Yarnall, infielder Biery, outfielders Snyder, Newark...., 128 477 51 121 29 32 .254 Wilinot, Marion...... 31 2 .977 Sellers, Sharon.....;..... 63 174 61 14 .944 Speas and Reynolds, and catcher Brey- Lezotte, Mansfield... 71 272 19 69 3 7 .254 B. Thomas, Youngstown.. 27 2 .976 Rudolph, Marion-Newcastle 61 91 8 6 .943 meier have all sent in their signed Sellers, Sharon...... 134 476 47 121 9 24 .254 Webb, Newark...... 14 33 o»l .974 Speas, Mansfield...... 136 261 21 17 .943 contracts. Ehtnan, Akron...... 47 151 13 38 6 1 .252 Blount, Youngstown. 96 374 77 94 12 39 .251 McCrane. Newcastle...... 8 28 1 .968 Blount, Youngstown...... 96 132 15 9 .942 Ortllcb, Akron..... 96 352 44 88 30 21 .250 Harkins, Akron...... 11 54 2 .966 Harkins, Akron...... 31 48 1 3 .942 . News Notes. Hilley, Youngstown 123 404 44 101 21 12 .250 Lucas, Marion...... 23 55 2 .965 Stamler, Sharon...... 21 47 3 3 .942 Botemus, Newark.. 33 116 11 29 13 3 .250 Lindsey, Sharon-Newcastle 31 66 3 .963 Bailey, Mansfield-Newark. 56 83 6 6 .937 Butler Akron...... 134 523 59 130 32 30 .249 Armstrong. Akron...... 38 95 4 .962 Lezotte, Mansfield...... 71 123 5 9 .934 Delehanty, Mansfield 134 515 66 128 25 39 .249 Kennedy. Youngstown.... 32 89 4 .960 Lauzon, Marion...... 24 25 3 2 .933 The Akron Club has re-signed outflelder Lalonge, Akron...... 3919422 4816 9 .247 Compton, Lancaster...... 33 79 4 .959 Quinn, Marion...... 132 269 17 21 .932 George Mathais. Humphrey, Lancaster 136 512 43 120 23 13 .246 Bowers, Newcastle...... 41 3 111 5 .958 Bradley, Newark-Sharon. ..124 155 1« 13 .929 Second baseman © Buster". Brown has re Heller, Lancaster... 134 490 55 120 63 9 .245 Linke. Newark...... 39 13 74 4 .956 Snyder, Newark...... 123 249 29 22 .927 Bigned with Lancaster Bnekholz, Mansfield...... 44 25 99 6 .954 Redman, Youngstown..... 24 33 4 3 .925 Raftis. Lancaster... 116 427 54 10i 22 34 .244 Laney, Newark-Sharon... 13 6 34 2 .952 Brisbine, Newcastle...... 35 43 4 4 .922 Marion has signed Charles Neutzling, a south Maggert, Sharon.... 11 45 6 11 0 2 .244 Halla, Sharon...... 5 1 19 1 .95? Breymaier, Mansfield..... 23 41 6 4 .921 paw pitcher of Pomeroy, O. MeCioskey, Youngs©n 123 470 41 114 24 12 .243 Khman, Akron...... 47 34 101 7 .951 Glassburner. Sharon...... 30 30 4 3 .919 Catcher Matty Matteson, late of the Vincennes Murphy, Newcastle. 102 343 26 83 11 6 .242 Castleton, Youngstown... 41 9 85 5 .949 Wagner, Newcastle-Akron 9 9 1 1 .909 Club, has signed with Sharon. Winters, Lan.-New.. 82 271 2 65 5 7 .240 Yarnell, Mansfield...... 26 18 75 5 .949 Ilger, Lan.-Man.-New©k... 103 174 14 19 .908 Lindeman, Newcastle 4.1 141 1 34 5 12 .240 J. Locke. Newark...... 19 7 47 3 .947 Lucas, Marion...... 15 16 2 2 .900 President Morton has nearly fifty applicants Burke, .Akron-Newc©e 83 301 34 72 16 34 .239 Sfeewart, Marion...... 34 from which to select his fourth and utility Cooper, Marion...... 107 400 60 95 10 24 .238 2 103 6 .946 Crum, Sharon...... 20 5 3 .893 umpires. Limric, Akron-Newcastle. 42 93 7 .942 Maggert, Sharon...... 17 1 3 .857 Kuhn, Marion...... 12 42 4 10 1 2 .238 Drake, Newcastle...... 34 88 6 .942 Lalouge, Akron...... 11 2 3 .812 The Akron Club has purchased outflelder Ben Lauzon. Marion..... 117 389 41 92 4 11 .237 Carroll, Newcastle...... 7 14 1 .941 Caffyn from Cleveland and expects to have the TJpp, Lancaster...... 42 131 15 31 3 2 .237 Wilhelm, Marion...... 41 76 strongest outfield in this league in Caffyn Schwartz, Akron.... 115 402 43 95 30 10 .236 6 .936 Pitchers© Records. Fox, Mansfield. . 110 411 25 Upp. Lancaster...... 42 89 8 .935 Mathay and Nallin. © 97 8 11 .236 Mock, Lan.-New©k-Sharon. 19 44 4 .933 G. W. L. Pet. The Akjron Club has signed Ed. Cusel, a crack Quinn. Marion...... 132 495 41 116 24 25 .234 Stone, Newark...... 14 23 2 .933 Ehman, Akron...... 41 29 12 .707 Cleveland amateur pitcher. Outfielder Dick Bates. New.-Sharon. 30 94 6 22 4 1 .234 "Doc" Bailey, Mansfield.. 41 24 109 10 .930 Schettler, Youngstown.... 36 25 11 .694 Nallin has also re-signed. Devereaux, Mansfield 25 90 7 21 1 1 .233 Glassburner. Sharon...... 18 8 3 .927 Kennedy, Youngstown.... 29 20 9 .690 Anderson, Newcastle 138 490 35 113 26 25 .231 Scanlon, Mansfield...... 42 15 9 .924 Armstrong, Akron...... 34 23 11 .676 The Newark Club has increased its capital Bierv, Mansfield.... 135 525 68 121 7 29 .230 Geyer, Lancaster...... 26 13 7 .924 Spade. Akron...... 6 4 2 .667 from $5000 to $10,000. A. A. Stasel has been Brown, Lan.-Newc©e. 114- 389- - 39- 89 18 22 .229 Schettler, Youngstown... 41 15 7 .923 Castleton, Youngstown... /34 22 12 .647 elected president of the club. "Doc" Bailey, Mans. 41 123 7 28 4 2 .228 Justus, Lancaster...... 17 7 Drake, Newcastle...... 30 19 Long, Newcastle.... 17 57 13 3 3 .228 3 .923 11 .633 The New Castle Club has elected these «f- Bailey, Mansfield-Newark. 5 3 61 .917.915" Stewart, Marion...... 30 19 11 .633 ficers: President, A. C. Hyde; treasurer, Scott Ferguson, Sharon.... 114 414 35 94 11 4 .227 Stoup, Newark...... 20 6 Linke. Newark...... 35 22 13 .629 Paisley; secretary, Will Aiken. Rudolph, Mar.-New©e 61 217 17 49 13 9 .226 Telinde, Akron-Newcastle. 8 5 Strood, Akron...... 133 484 38 109 17 13 Jackson, Newcastle-Akron 29 6 9 .907 3 .625 A local company has been organized in Lan .225 Bates, Sharon-Youngstown 16 4 4 .902 Mock, Newark-Sharon.... 15 9 6 .600 Stamler. Sharon..... 21 80 5 18 3 1 .225 Compton, Lancaster...... 29 17 caster, O., to take over the Ohio-Pennsylvania Enslow, Mansfield... 36 13414 30 0 4 Lillis, Newark...... 8 1 2 .900 12 .586 League franchise held by Harry Smith. .224 Long. Newcastle...... 17 24 7 .897 Wilmot, Marion...... 29 17 12 .586 McClintock, Youngs©n 110 372 37 83 32 6 Atkins, Akron...... 7 0 2 .886 Geyer, Lancaster...... 24 14 10 .583 Manager J. Percy Stetler, of Steubenville, Davis, Newark...... 123 469 67 104 11 22 !222 Mnldowney, Sharon...... 36 14 87 13 .886 Bowers, Newcastle...... 36 21 15 .583 has sent the New Castle Club the $195 he was Smith. Newcastle.. 138 521 54 116 14 33 .222 Johns, Lancaster...... 28 10 65 12 .862 Stoup, Newark...... 21 12 9 .571 ordered by the National Board to repay New Drake, Newark.... 129 500 44 110 17 17 .220 Justus, Lancaster...... 16 9 Hilling, Mar.-New©e Kelb. Newark...... 5 4 10 4 .778 7 .562 Castle. 118 396 37 87 19 15 .220 FIRST BASEMBN. Upp. Lancaster...... 34 19 15 .559 Pitchers Wiemals, of Cleveland, and Charles Ulrich, Sharon...... 125 442 41 97 14 9 .219 Harkins, Akron...... 11 6 Redman, Youngstown 32 96 7 21 7 2 .219 Schwartz, Akron...... 115 1313 58 16 .988 5 .545 Cassell, and outfielders Grefe and Clyde Cassell Welty, Sharon...... 40 440 Mueller, Marion...... 21 11 10 .524 have been released by Mansfield. The Mansfield Dwyer, Mansfield.... 37 120 7 26 9 2 .217 23 6 .987 B. Thomas, Youngstown.. 27 14- 13 .519 Callahan, Akron..... 115 435 83 94 20 47 .216 Schlatter, Newcastle-Ne©k 54 556 38 8 .987 Jackson, Newcastle-Akron 29 15 players have been ordered to report April 15. Scanlon, Mansfield.. 42 125 9 27 5 6 .216 Gilligan, Marion...... 69 696 25 11 .985 14 .517 Pitcher Joe Stoup, of Elyria, and- outfielder Hardy, Sharon... fc...... 18 180 Locke, Lancaster-Newcas©e 20 10 10 .500 Clever, Sharon...... 95 347 33 75 24 6 .216 7 3 .984 31assburner, Sharon...... 18 9 9 .500 Al Schweitzer, of Cincinnati, have sent in their Flood, Marion...... 137 454 52 97 25 15 .214 Whitney, YonngstOwn..». 105 1124 34 22 .981 .loutd, Newcastle...... 4 2 signed contracts to the Newark Club. This Berryhill, Newark... 31 112 8 24 6 5 .214 Smith, Newcastle...... 10 126 7 3 .978 2 .500 leaves only Wratten and Davis out of the fold. Biery, Mansfield...... 1201284 McCrane, Newcastle...... 6 3 3 .500 Welty. Sharon...... 40 145 13 31 4 6 .214 88 33 .977 Webb, Newark...... 12 6 6 © .500 D. F. Anderson, prominent in politics of the Boyd, Newark. .. 19 61 9 13 1 1 .213 Gygli, Lancaster...... 98 999 66 25 .977 Breymaier, Mansfield..... 8 85 Bailey, Mansfield...... 39 19 20 .487 city of Youngstown, and accredited with being Moloney, Youngs©n.. 132 479 74 102 54 19 .213 1 2 .977 Umric. Akrou-Newcastle. 28 13 15 .461 the "power behind the throne" in the present Buckholz. Mansfield. 44 127 17 27 3 5 .213 Bedur, Newcastle...... 14 160 10 4 .977 West. Sharon...... 9 4 Bailey. Mans.-New. 77 250 38 53© 5 20 .212 Lindeman. Newcastle..... 17 156 15 4 .977 5 .444 city administration, has declared for iunday Halla. Sharon...... 12 109 Buckholz, Mansfield...... 32 14 18 .437 base ball. Doyle, New.-Marion. 78 276 28 58 7 7 .210 9 3 .975 Wilhelm, Marion...... 35 15 20 .429 G/ygli, Lancaster.... 137 489 42 102 24 18 .209 Huling, Marion-Newcastle 118 1311 36 37 .973 Scanlon, Mansfield...... 42 17 own Speas, Mansfield.... 136 478 52 100 39 30 .209 Bailey, Mansfield-Newark. 11 103 6 3 .973 25 .405 contracts, namely, pitcher Bailey, late of Col Havel, Newark...... 95 347 42 Ulrich. Sharon...... 14 132 Johns. Lancaster...... 25 10 15 .400 umbus, and first baseman Elmer Moar, of 72 13 19 .207 11 4 .973 Yarnell, Mansfield...... 20 8 12 .400 Glassburner, Sharon. 73 241 11 48 5 7 .207 Berryhill, Newark...... 31 306 10 9 .972 T. Thomas, Youngstown.. 5 2 Pittsburg. Manager Wright has ordered his ii©ob, Young©n-Marion 39 150 18 31 2 8 .207 Botemus, Newark...... 33 356 13 11 .971 3 .400 men to report April 15. Ilger, Lan-Man-New. 115 397 31 Lauzon. Marion...... 16 163 illis, Newark...... 5 2 3 .400 82 11 9 .207 7 5 .971 L/indsey, Newcastle-Sharon 23 9 14 .391 Work on the new park at Youngstown was Drumm, Marion..... 5922221 46 3 5 .207 F. Locke, Lancaster...... 12 143 5 .969 iluldowney, Sharon...... 36 13 started March 18. An engineer and force of Geyer, Lancaster.... 26 88 6 18 4 2 .205 East, Akron...... 6 50 2 .969 23 .361 Snodgrass, Newark...... 5 59 "jucas, Marion...... 23 8 15 .348 men set the stakes for the grading work and B. Thomas. Younst©n 58 183 19 37 4 0 .202 2 .968 Atkins, Akron...... 6 2 4 .333 the work will be ©started just as soon ©as the Schettler, Youngst©n. 41 129 13 26 3 1 .202 White, Newark-Sharon... 27 241 9 .966 Bates. Sharon...... 12 3 frost is out of the ground. Flynn. Sharon...... 17 55 6 11 1 1 .200 Glassburner, Sharon...... G 54 2 .966 9 .250 Kellar, Youngstown...... 31 326 Baldwin, Sharon...... 9 2 7 .222 Sharon expects to have the star pitcher of Murray, Sharon..... 26 90 7 18 8 4 .200 17 12 .966 ?ailey, Mansfield-Newark. 5 1 4 .200 the league in Muldowney, who pitched such Ryan, Lancaster.... 39 127 14 25 3 .198 Winters, Lancaster-New©k 19 174 7 7 .963 lalla, Sharon...... 5 1 Brisbine Newcastle. 35 126 11 25 6 11 .198 Patterson. Sharon...... 40 335 21 14 .962 4 .200 great ball in 1906, even though he ©had a tail- "-illigan, Marion.... 96 351 33 Nallin, Akron...... 7 54 Stone. Newark...... 11 2 9 .182 end team back of him. Muldowney is a big, 68 15 18 .194 9 3 .956 McNally. Sharon...... 6 1 5 .167 husky chap with terrific speed. Stone, Newark...... 14 30 4 . 721 .194 Mock, Lan.-New©k-Sharon. 12 90 7 6 .942 Tibbitts. Newcastle. X©. 125 10 24 2 SECOND BASEMEN. g, Newcastle...... 6 1 5 .167 The new Youngstown Club ©has secured a site ,192 )olan©, Akron...... 8 1 7 .125 T. Locke, Newark.. . L©5 S4 7 16 2 0 .191 Ivuhn. Marion...... 12 22 35 1 .983 ey, Newark-Sharon... 10 1 for a new ball park at. Glemvood and McKiiilev jlndsey. Sharon-Ne©e 31 79 9 ©.©, 0 .190 Drumm. Marion...... 50 98 176 8 .972 9 .100 venues, wiiicb is &10xWO feet. Tue park will Snodgrass, Newark.. 75 265 15 jiebole, Sharon...... 2 0 2 .000 9 7 ,189 B. Thomas. Youngstown.. 10 16 15 1 .969 3eck.el, Newark-Youngst©n I Q I .000 March 30, 1907. SRORTIING ! LJFB.

hopefulness the phantoms of doubt morning, the $20,000 bond was signed and he considers him a great find and rise to give a ghost dance tbefore the and will ©be forwarded to President lost no time -transferring him to Jer Ryderesque vision. Redland Bugs are Carpenter in a few days. Every con sey City when the season closed. He FAIR FAN^S VIEW not expecting to find a half-dozen tract has, been signed and is in the will be a valuable ©addition to the stars in that twirling delegation, but hands of Secretary Gray. There will twirling staff. they do hope to see a squad that has be between eighteen and twenty men WILLIE DEEGAN, IRENE MEREDITH ON PLAYING what is known in the vernacular as who will report at Washington, D. C., long famous in semi-professional the entrails to stand the gaff. Ed. March 25. Edward Connors, a crack circles, and for two years the main Ashentaach put a tag of confidence on first baseman, has been signed by stay of the Hoboken Club, has also THE GAME TO WIN, Bob dapple, and "Ash" has picked Manager Wolverton, and he will ©go attached his name to a Jersey City enough winners, to entitle his opinion South with the line of candidates. He contract. Another strong pitcher will to a high rating. Chappie was one of is a hard hitter and has been sought be secured in time for the opening of the Jays when the Reds trained at by no fewer than seven clubs. the Eastern League season. Manager A Tribute to Hard Workers Ned Jacksonville, and undoubtedly his im Bean has signed a new infielder from provement has been great. The war the West named Harry Wormwwod, Hanlon Will Try to Odwellize correspondents label him another Nick News Notes. who is said to be a second Grant. He Altrock when it comes to fielding The York Club has signed pitcher Cal La is a college boy, and those who put bunts. These youngsters of ours are Motte. Manager Bean in touch with the West the Reds The Manager©s Last in for a grueling initiation, for they Catcher Raub, purchased from Montreal, has ern boy predict remarkable success have to face the American Leaguers signed a Lancaster contract. for him. He is a, third sacker, and if here. You can bet that all the Ban- he shows the qualities claimed for Talk is Extremely Sensible* iohnsonion gentlemen are coming to The Altoona Club has ordered a check uni him Grant©s absence will prove no incinnati for Wienerwurst. The April form for use on the road. handicap with Woods and Wormwood exhibitions will call for all the skill Catcher Harry Barton last week turned in his to share the responsibilities at the BY BEN MULFORD, JR. that is in the stock possessed by Ned signed Trenton contract. third corner. Cincinnati, O., March 23. Editor Hanlon©s happy family of unknowns Inflelders Frank McCarty and Charles Swartz, "Sporting Life." Do you remember a who have enlisted for the fight to and pitcher Richard Bell and Ward Isbell have Duffy Is Cleaning: House. few years ago when Irene Meredith Get-there. sent in their signed Altoona contracts. . Providence, R. I., March 25. The do and Ella Black were cre The Trenton . team is at Danville, Va., for ten days© practice. Second baseinan George ings of Hugh Duffy and Fred Doe in ating more or less of a Tim Murnane©s Philosophy. Province are calling forth much furore in Fandom by Magoon© has been appointed team captain. favorable comment. When Duffy took their stories of base ball Tim Murnane has solved the prob Though ontfielder Walter Brodie has signed charge of the Providence outfit he fol from the standpoint of lem of recruiting Avinners. He chops with Trenton he is not yet eligible to play with lowed the same policy as adopted bv the woman enthusiast? out with one series of thumps on his that team, as to date all Eastern League clubs Malachi Kittredge. He decided that if Both these ladies con typewriter all necessity for chasing have not yet waived claim on him. Providence wanted a first-class team fined their writing ter after the half-baked. Did you read Remodeling of the South Side Park base ball next season it would be necessary to ritory to Pittsburg. Irene his latest contribution to the litera grounds at Wilmihgton, Pel., where Manager clean house and get a full complement ture of the training end of the great William M. Conyelley©s team will play this Meredith©s letters were year, was begun 20th. The grandstand will of new players. He has accomplished displayed in the Pitts game. He figures that not© one in ten tjjjs. and after the weeding out process burg "Leader." That was of the © raw recruits make good and be greatly improved and new bleachers con adds:© structed. qfpy three Grays of last season©s team when Tom Fullwood was The Trenton Club has been incorporated as are left, pitcher Jack Cronin, short- control. I©m pretty "If the clubs out out the foolish expense the trenton Amusement Co., with Lewis, presi stop Rock and outfielder Poland. The Ken Muli©ord, Jr well acquainted with of, carry ing South and around the country a dent; Richard S. Smith, vice president; Charles remainder of last season©s team has "Irene," who is as loyal small army o-f half-baked youngsters and save X. Aitkiu, secretary-traesurer; John J. Carney, been disposed of to other clubs and a ft follower of the Reds as can be found tlie coin to the real ball players it would be manager. The club office is at No. 3 East brand-new outfit secured. Duffy has In all Cincinnati.^ She hasn©t written better for all. as the young unfinished players State©street; the ball park named Cadwallader set to work building©up a new team much base ball in recent years, but would make better men for the minors anil Park, on West State Street. and- he is putting in practice the -when she learned of Fred Odwell©s turn out stronger ball players if they were allowed to remain In the minor woods till ripe." Several things have occurred recently which yoking blood theory to do it, on ex recall she said to me "If Cincinnati have injected new life into the York Club. actly the same lines as his old pre had more players as earnest as Odwell Undoubtedy there is considerable Season tickets for the games were placed in ceptor, Pop Anson, did twenty years I believe the Reds would win more more truth than poetry in the Murnane the hands of Thomas Fulton, an ardent sup ago, when he was one of the "colts" games. Odwell belongs to that class idea.,-but the average of success among porter of the York team, and he is making to break in the game. Duffy is not Of hustling, willing workers who make the minors is not very much greater. an active canvass among the business and pro making any idle cracks about winning1 enthusiasts. There are careless, list Not one of the minors who went to fessional men. Thus far he has sold upward of the pennant, nor other brags about less players who repel lovers of base Florida with Cincinnati two years ago 100 season tickets at $15 ©each. his players being superior to those on ball. By their own indifference to the other teams, but he intimates, in a success of the team they disgust those quiet manner, that the Grays will be who love the game the greatest. I stronger than last season, and a first am glad Cincinnati is to have a few ©MIGHTY LAJOIE" AND -MIGHTY CASEY.© division club, too. Although some of wideawake "players whose voices will the players he has corralled are young, be heard in cheerful encouragement." By John F, Herne. all of them- have had experience in i. V. minor league company, and some on © The Secret of Success. Years ngo in cultured Boston© Then for the gates they make a rush, major league teams, none of them be There once strode up to the plate And yon bet they cover ground ing raw recruits. I©ll take off my hat to Irene Mere The renowned and mighty Casey, When they beat it for the street cars, dith on this proposition. She has hit Who earned fame that lives to date. Full of joy and homeward bound, The Rochester Programme. a large-sized nail squarely on the In the bub he was an idol, And all proclaim in loudest tones Rochester, N. Y., Marcn 25. Manag head. Without enthusiasm in the team Very clever with the stick, There is no one like the kin. there can be none in the stand. I©m And its down on history©s pages Till their cries are so far-reaching er Buckenberger now has his team free to confess here and now, and in That that batsman was a Mick. That they make the welkin ring. made up. He has signed the following large typfs, I LOST CONFIDENCE IN players: F. S. G. McLean, James A. NED HANLON LAST YEAR when he II. VI. Cleary, Alexander Bannister, J. J. took the "screw" number and deserted But time is ever on the wing, On the corners every rooter. Pappalau, William clancy, Edgar Len- And great people come and go, In the good old summer time. nox, Charles Malay, William Hughes, on so many occasions when HIS man As will the keystone sovereign. From the Back Bay State to Frisco, T. J. Doran. J. P. Flanagan, C. E. Gib- agerial presence was imperative to Balldom©s monarch pitchers© foe, And in every other clime, son, A .McCannell, J. J. Byrnes, J. F. team success. The other day in Texas And of whom the wee boys .prattle -.,- Are telling how he wields the ash Hayden, Charles Loude-nslager, Glad Hanlon talked with the best sense he Till at night- -they strike "the hay,. And gets ready for a slide stone Graney, J. H, Bannon. Manager has displayed since he took hold of And ere morning get to dreaming , When he©s tearing down to second, Buckenberger has released catcher the Cincinnatis. "There were too many Of Napoleon Lajoie. As is the old horsehide. men on the team last year who acted Steelman to Utica, outfielder John as if they were doing the Cincinnati III. VII. Manning to Binghamifon, pitcher ©Lim- Club a fafor in accepting salaries." It Many are the times that Larry It©s the same all through the winter, ric to New Castle and Herbert Grubb is too bap that Manager Hanlon did Stung the artists of the slab And New York can feel the jar, to Holyoke. The team will report at not reach© that conclusion last yeaf. A Since he wandered from Woonsocket, For all \>\z is slopped in Wall street Rochester April 5. The exhibition Where he piloted a cab. When they mention this bright star, schedule is as follows: Pullmans, of player who "soldiers" deserves no con By hitting clear across the fence He simply is the best there are. Buffalo, at Rochester April 9; Roch sideration whatever. As long as a man More than once since he began He is great, and that©s enough, ester University at Rochester April 10, TRIES to do his best nothing more To build up a reputation And whoever found him surely 11; Rochester Athletics at Rochester can be asked. The trouble with Cin That made him the leading man. Got a diamond in the rough. April 12. The team then starts on a cinnati for some seasons has been that trip, playing at Williamsport April 13, there were on the team players who . VIIT. at Harrisburg April 15, at Trenton left the clubhouse with the feeling, He breaks up games in easy style Flags will flaunt o©er graves of heroes "Well, come on fellows and let©s get With his varnished wagon tongue, That are yet to pass away. April 16, at Hartford April 17, at through with this one." They were Just when you©d think the other side And the nation©s grandest pastime Springfield, Mass., April 18, at Worces as lacking in real genuine enthusiasm To their seal].) belts had them hung, Be just what it is today, ter and Lynn Jhorning and afternoon as a snail is in red blood. Manager And cinches victory then and there, But big Larry nor poor Casey April 19, at Holyoke April 20, at Al While the fans with glee do roar, Will be seen on field or bench, bany April 21, at Troy April 22, at Hanlo©h has the opportunity of his As he dashes round the bases Nor their prowess be forgotten Syracuse April 23. life before him. If these youngsters By the Irish or the French. can all be Odwellized the fans of Red- And brings in the winning score. lajiS will be assured of a team that News Notes. © will give them a fair, square, earnest Newark has secured the contract of pitcher run for their money. held on to the Red rope. Ed. Minahan Henry P. Labelle, late of the New England is coming back for his second trial THE EASTERN LEAGUE, League. and if he has cut out the B. C.©s that Pitcher Eddie Cicotte has been sold by the A Yelp of Terror. have weakened him booze and cigar Manager-Captain Joe Bean Hard at Work Newark Club, of the Eastern League, to th« Under ominous headlines and boxed ettes there is no reason in the world Lincoln Club. In a dingy black border a cross be why this Manhattan College boy sfiaping.Up a Fast 1907 Team For the Aside from the regular schedule Rochester tween the rules for an Obituary notice should not stick. And- by the way, if and Newark have been given the privilege of and an ad for a fire sale the story ©s midget Jersey City Club. shifting dates. of an epidemic of illness in Camp Han Billy Peil makes good he©ll prove a Jersey City, N. J., March 25. Editor Bjesideii©t McCaffrey, of the Toronto Club. ha« lon startled the faithful this week. card that will draw money enough to "Sporting Life." Manager Joe Bean, put infielder George Bannon and outfielder Half a dozen of the Red Squad was pay the expense in taking all the of the Jersey City team, is beginning Wallace on the market. reported on the border of malarial or experiments to Marlin Springs. to shape up things here. President Powers has signed a new umpire. some other fever. The yarn put Practically the same The official©s Tiame is Edward Rooney, wh» George Schlei out of commission and As Fqn* Like It. players will be found in hails from Lockport, N. Y. recalled to me the feverish days I The dinner to- Charles Augustus "Skeeter" uniform when Pitcher Gene McCann, of the Orioles, is now spent when the Beds trained in Dallas Comiskey at the Hotel Linton April 6 the season begins as last walking on "Easy street." An aunt of tna the forerunner of a long fight with will be one of the most notable fall. The only players twirler, who recently died in Ohio, bequeathed typhoid. Happily the scare was short functions in all base ball history. who will be missed are to him $8000 in cash. lived and petered down to one case of August Herrmann will be. the host Gi©iant and pitcher MacK, The Newark (N. J.) Club has filed an agree measles. Bert Haas was pictured as who are now the prop ment for the release of player Bronke to the speckled beauty in quarantine. ani see 3 Mickey© Finn files a protest erty of the Philadelphia Waterbury, with the option of re-puxchasiag It won©t be long before the bunch against being called "Mique." I think Nationals, and Peter on or before August 20, *907. will start toward the Northland. They I©m guilty of putting that brand on Cassidy, the veteran first Billy O©Hara, the Baltimore outfielder, who are complaining of hot weather in him but as Mique, Mick or Mike he^s baseman, w fortnight. "Sporting Life." Williamsporfs di Vandegrift, catcher. Former Manager George Stallings, of the rectors met yesterday morning and SOME NEW MEN. Buffalo Club who recently underwent a serious Boxed Forecasts. made arrangements tor There wil?l be several new players operation on his head, has passed the critical Down in the land of pecans and jack getting- the grounds into with the team this year. Frank Mc- stage in his illness and is on the road to re rabbits Jack Ryder refuses to enthusf shape for the opening of Manus, last year with Buffalo, ana covery. over the Red twirling staff. Only Bob the season©s games, April previous to that with Jersey City, al Hugh Duffy and Fred Doe, the new owners of Ewing and Andy Coakley have weath 17. The Tri-State sched ways a great favorite here, will do the Providence Club, will spring an innovation ered? much championship fire. The ex ule begins here on the the bulk of -the backstop work for the on the fans in ©that city next season by en ceptional cases of Christy Mathewson 24th of next month, but team. Paddy Kane, catcher of last gaging young women to act as ticket sellers and "White Sock" Walsh, who, flashed a number of contests year©s Kingston Club in the Hudson at the grounds. River League, is highly recommended, Jocko Halligan, of the Jersey City team, hag across the horizon of base ball fame, have been listed to be been putting in the winter at his home in in no way affect the rule that as a played when the nine re and is said to be the best in that or Penn Y.an, N* Y.. working for a steamfitting general thing championships are not turns from a three ganization last year. He will help out establishment. With the acquisition of Willie won by a green pitching corps. There weeks© training in Lex- behind the bat. He is a good- sticker Deegan to the Skeeter outfit there will be two are no names on the Red roster of ington, Va. Transfer and has a great arm for throwing. Joe steamfitters on the team. For two years slabmen to strike terror to National able season tickets good Lake, pitcher for last year©s Newburg past Began has been engaged in the hotel League batsmen. They will have to H.H Wolvertonwoivenon ^for ^^sixty-six year games fQr will$15 Clu©b, is another Hudson River League business at Scotch Plains, but he expects to show the goods. It is evident that acquisition. He did effective work last dispose of his hostelry before the opening of even in the atmosphere of general According to an action taken this year for Robert Davis© up-river team, the season. SPORTING Marcli 30, 1907.

dates. June 25, July 5, September 10, 12, 13 May 7. , IF YOU HAVE WAITED TILL At Latrobe Butler. June 18, 19, July 1, 2. 3 August 12, 13, 14, 14. Beaver Falls/June 20 21. July 5. (i. July 18. 19.© 20. September 9, ]0 NOW AND NEED YOUR SUITS Greensburg. May 4. 10. 25. 30 P. M., July ; A. M.. Aiiigust 7, 21. 29. September 18. Scott- A. J, LAWSON©S LEAGUE QUITE dale. May 0. 20. June 8. 13. 29, Julv 12. 13 IN A HURRY August 2, 22. Connellsville, May 2, 17. June 5, 17. 24, July 15. August 3. 30. September 19 LINED UP* Fairmont. May 18, June 1. 15. July 7. 20, 27 TRY THE August 18. September 14, 15. Clarksburg. May 19, .Tiune 2. 16. July 8, 28, August 19. 20 September 12. 12. Open dates, Mav 28, 31 June 12, 25. July 11, 17, September 13. The Eight Clubs Now Have Their At Scottdale Butler. May 23, 24, July 29 30, 31, September 9, 10, 18, 18. Beaver Falls Teams Completely Made Up May 21. 22. July 1. 2. 3. August 26, 27. 28 September 14. Greensburg May 2. 8, June 11 19. July 15. 25, August 3. 16. 23. Latrobe The \ 907 Championship Schedule May 9. June 7. 10, July 9, 10, August 1, 6. 15 27. Connellsville. May 4. 27, 30 P. M., June 4, 27, July 4 A. M.. September 2 A. M., 6. 7 Also Adopted List of Players* Fairmont, May 14. 15. June 2. 24. July 8, 21 Prompt Service Guaranteed. . August 9. 10. September 11. Clarksburg, May 12. 13, June 1, 23, July 7. 22, 23. August 11 Butler, Pa., March 25. Editor September 1. Open dates, May 3, May 7, July Write for Sample Cards showing the Flannels 5, Julv 11. "Sporting: Life." The next meeting ol At Connellsville Butler. May 9. 10, July and let us tell you how quick we can deliver. the Western Pennsylvania League i 5. 6, 11, 12, 13. August 27, 28. Beaver Falls to be held on Apri. May 7. 8, July 8. 9. 10, July 29, 30, 31 7, at which the finishing September 11. Greenshurg. May 22. 31. June Perfect Workmanship Best Material touches will be,, put to 3 14, 21. 20, August 2, 15, 17. Latrobe. May League affairs in antici l©, 23, 29. June 6. July 16, August 5. 10, Sep and Attractive Prices pation of the opening of tember 10. 17. Scottdale. May 3. 30 A. M., the initial season of tne June 18, 28. July 4 P. M., 24, September League. President Law P. M. Fairmont, Mav 19, Juno 11. 12. July VICTOR SPORTING GOODS CO., Springfield, Mass. son is organizing hi_ 22. 23. August 11. 23. 24. September 9. Clarks burg. May 18, June 9. 10, 30, July 21, August corps of official scorers 9. 10, 25, September 8. Open dates. May 20, and is appointing a man 28, July 17. August, 12, 20. 26. September 5. in each town for the At Fairmont Butler. May 7, 8. June 4. 5, could trim any man wearing a base sengers. Williams did the business position. He expects to August, 1. 2, 3. September 6. 7. Beaver Falls. ball uniform, should the occasion de single-handed and in true Queens- have the bunch comfllt- May 9, 10, June 6, August 15, 10, 17, 29. mand it, but despite this fact was of berry style. He gave a fictitious name ed soon and -will ^l 30. 31. Greensburg, Mav 20. 23. June 8, 17, such retiring disposition that during at the police station where the burly A. J. Lawson down a set of rules for 18 July 1. 31. August 27, 28. Latrobe, May a professional service of fifteen years brutes were taken but he was recog them to work under be 2l! 22.©.Tune 22, July 29. 30. August 26, Sep on the stormy diamond had never nized by Chief of Police O©Mara, who fore the starting of the season. Hi tember 2, 2. 3. Scottdale, May 11, 25, June sassed the umpire or been removed personally praised Jimmy for what he staff of umpires will be called togethe. 3, 20. 21. July 19, August 12, September 4. 5. from the game for any cause what had done (Atlanta papers please copy). for a meeting, and they will decide Connellsville. May 6. 24. June 19, July 2, 18, ever. A resident of Allegheny, Pa., Williams was rated an A.I. boxer upon the interpretation of some of the 20. August 13. 14. September 18. Clarksburg. possesses this extraordinary and al when he lived in Pueblo. He has ad rules to be used by the umpires and May 16. 30. P. M., June 14. 25. 28, July 4 most unbelievable reputation. He is ministered a padded anaesthetic to ecorers. A. ©M.. 6. 11. 25. Open dates, May 29. 31, June 7 27, July 3, 5. 9. 13. 17. August 8, 12, James Buttons Williams, and a regis many an aspiring amateur. In fact, 21. 22.© September 10. 12. 13. 16. 17. tered letter containing his signed con at one time indulgent friends came out Personnel of Teams. At Clarksburg Butler. Mny 21. 22, June tract was received at the local head boldly and claimed that the steel-mus 20 21 August 15. 16. 17. September 16. 17. quarters of the American League last cled leather chaser could make "a cer Following is a list of players under Beaver Falls, May 23. 24. June 18. 19. August week. Those who know the man inti tain California agriculturist step contract by the various clubs of this mately say that the reason his name is around at a lively clip should the pair league as furnished by President A. ©J 1 2. 3, September 6. 7. Greensburg, May 6, 9, Lawson: July 2, 29. 30. August 26. 30, Sentember 2. 2. not engraved on a tablet in the New ever meet in the roped arena. Latrobe, Mav 7. 8. June 3, 4*. July 31. Augjist York University, like those of the WHEN JIMMY SURRENDERED. Butler A. J. Lawson, manager; James ,T. 27. 28, September 4. 5. Scottdale. May 10. other 29 famous Americans, is because But James B. Williams eventually Imgan, Chester E. Weaver, George J. Buckles, June 5, 6, 17. Julv IS. 20. August 13. 14, Sep it is necessary for a candidate to have got his. It wasn©t at Waterloo, but at Fred K. Huffnagle, C. L. Willetts, William tember 3. Connellsville. May 11. 25. June 7. been a dead one for a period of ten Allegheny seven years ago and .a Price, R. G. Mclntyre, C. M. Hooker J. F. 8 22 Julv 1. 19. August ?9, 31. Fairmont. May 17. 30 A. M.. June 13. 26, 29. July 4 years before the engravers at that scantily attired kid, not much bigger Gribbens, P. W. Charters W. M. Roehe, John seat of learning will consent to do than a peanut, fighting under the name McDonough, Patrick Rollins, Elmer A. Jacob- P ©M . 12, Aargust 7. Open dates. May 30. 31, business witii him. Ben, M. A. Shannon, James M. Mack. Harry June 27. Julv 3. 5. 9. 10. 13. 17, August 8, of Cupid, turned the trick. Since then Pickens, Edward Lineborn, William Huffman, 12, 21, 22, September 10, 13, 14. JIMMY WILLIAMS. Jimmy gradually lost interest in the George Huffman, Vincent Anderson, Cliarles who is a native of Colorado, is no art of self-defense. The mitts were Parsons, Charles Misenberger, H. White, Tall- News Notes. stranger to New Yorkers. He has been finally discarded altogether on the ar man Clay ton, W. B. Holmes, J.-A. Thompson, Catcher Willls D. Moyer, of Macungle, Pa., playing simultaneously the positions rival of a new second baseman who Allle Laitner, C. M. Hooker. has signed with Greensburg. of second base and shortstop and a still monopolizes all of "pop©s" time Beaver Falls Charles E. Jewel], manager; The Greensburg Club has signed first hiseman slice of the initial sack for Clark spent off the -diamond. During the Saiuiuel Kenworthy, J. H. Simons. James S. J. A. Pressler, late of the Cotton States League Griffith ever since the Yankees dis winter months Williams, as usual, Breckenridge, Edward F. Murray, W. D. Brad covered American League Park. They shuns the limelight. An occasional ley. C. E. Johnson, Robert H. Young. Jimmy Mack, crack amateur outfielder of used to call him "Three-bagger Jimmy" game of pool is just what he terms a Fairmont John Mack, manager; William Buffalo.© has signed with the Butler (Pa.) Club. out in Pittsburg, at which place he "good time." Dumb bell work keeps KImck, P. E. Mathews. B. R. Arkisoh. Edward Manager W. S. Malarkey, of Connellsville. began to play with the big leaguers. his joints loosened up and whatever France, Jesse C. Yost, Cook Connors, C. E. has notified nil of his players to report April 8. It was before Dreyfuss and Divorce surplus avoirdupois accumulates be Hought, H. Summers, J. F. Harper. Samuel H. The Butler Club has signed catcher Charles Rainsey, W. W. Thomas, Charles Duserr had caused the Smoky City to be talk tween seasons soon evaporates ,at the Morgan Moore. A. Misenberger. who made a great reputation ed about. Watkins then ran the team. Springs where he is now getting into Clarksburg ©Thomas Huling, manager- Guv L as a catcher on the Somerset team last year. When Williams and Clarence Beau shape to help Griff win the world©3 Green, Arthur M. McCracken, J. K. Ford, FranK The Butler Club has signed pitcher Harry mont, loaded down jWith excellent championship in 1907. Hower, Ray G«orge, Earl A. Woods, C. B. White late of Pine Bluff: pitcher Leghmer, late Western references, applied for a job Cuppet.up of Memphis; and inflelder Parsons, late of they were put to work. The two Connellsvllle W. S. Malarkey, manager; Wheeling. proved to be the likeliest pair of Thomas Corcoran, lenry Doran. William J. Connellsville has signed .Toe Nichols. first youngsters that had ever broken into THE WESTERN LEAGUE, Mullen, Lewis Hennessey, Ralph Harding, John baseman who was captain of the Portsmouth fast company for quite a while. By Pollock, Joseph Nichols. Gordon Tiffany. Wil team, in the Virginia League, last season, and Manager Rourke Has His Team About liam Garbutt, Timothy Poole, Edward Williams Charles Hoffman. catcher, with Portsmouth. the time the Louisville team was graft .Stanley Beagle, Harold Vortlgern. Paul Sand- ed to the Pirates Williams was a Made Up and Gives Out the Complete wick, William Crozier, William Anderson Lee The Connellsville Club has signed upon recom pretty slick fielder, and his long, Webber. Roy Amsby, Martin Garahan. Patrick mendation of pitcher Pittinger, of the Phlllles. timely drives had made him the idol of Roster For the Season. Murray, Ward Kappeau, Robert Huffman a giant Indian. Joe Whitecrow. (t feet 4 Incnes the semi-hysterical Pennsylvanians. George Bradley, Fred B. Tucker, Dan Whalen, in his stocking feet, a left-hand batter ana He would have been there now, per Omaha, Nebraska, March 25. Editor John Yarger, H. Stevenson. William Birming pitcher He comes from the Carlisle Indian haps, had not Col. Barney sent him Sporting Life." The line-up for the ham, Elmer Esler, Lawrence F. Smith, Roy School. down to the Springs to boil out ahead Omaha team for 1907 will be: Catchers, Ellan, Fred Geyser. Manager Jewel!, of Beaver Falls, has just of the regular squad. It was during Gonding, Bender and Greensburg Charles F. Clark, manager; signed J. Kenworthy, of Hopewell. O., and John lownsend; pitchers, Mc- Charles Manlon, A. J. OtHearne. George V. Dagenhart. of Cambridge. 0.. both right-handed war times alnd tlhe unsophisticated Hannigan, Eugene Ducket, Boyd O©Bannon, pitchers for the Beaver Falls team, also Cottle lad from the Free Silver State ran into Neoley, Dodge, Sanders, William A. Kelly, Edgar Powell, Willis I). Simon, of Findlay, 0., and an Inflelder of De "Mugsy" McGraw, who was in the Thompson, Metz and Moyer, Harry McCarren, William C. McCarren troit, Mich., recommended by "Sam" Thompson. Arkansas resort angling for stars to Welch; first base, Ury or Harley Roberts, Leroy J. Dekin, John McGregor, shine at Baltimore. A big, fat bank Do4an; second base, How William MeLaujghlin, Fred Meager E B roll was the bait. Jimmy was hooked ard or White; shortstop Sneath, J. A. Pressler. and played with the Orioles until they trancks; third base,©Aus Scottdale William Earle, manager; Thomas "WINNING WILLIAMS." were disrupted. When he reached the tin; left field, Autry; Stewart, John Herman, Elmer Herman, Charles high Lands along the Hudson She center field, H. Welch; J. Miller. Lottie Drake, William Ludvltz Bert Some Facts About the Life, Achievements former Pirate was just about in his right field, Belden. The Gray, paul Stevenson, John J. Blythe, P. A. prime. Better work than he has done work of installing 1000 Niles, H. N. Hall, Norman C. Ja©ckson Fred and Character of the Famous Second on the hill has seldom been seen in chairs in the grandstand Becker, Robert Bajtles, John W. Conway, at Omaha has been be Richard P. Lloyd, Richard Sprouls, Joseph Baseman of the New York American this big city, and it is a well-known Weihe. e fact that Gotham generally gets a peep W. A. Rourke gun. A new clubhouse Latrobe W. E. Morrow, manager; W. ,T. League Team. at the best of everything. will also be erected this Guiney. H. W. Bishop, John H. Summers, J. F. JIMMY©S MERIT. spring. Every team in the league has Harper. Samuel H. Ranisey, W. W. Thomas BY HARVEY CONOVER. Williams is not the most graceful strengthened materially this year and Charles Dysert, Morgan Moore. a close race is anticipated. Omaha New York, March 25. Editor "Sport man on the ball field. Some critics, who fans expect to see Perring retained as ing Life." When the Hall© of Fame have gained a wide knowledge of the Cleveland©s utility infielder. The White Tbe Championship Schedule. was organized six years ago 252 mem game by playing it in the grand stand Sox are scheduled for two exhibition bers were taken on the with a nice, cool drink held in their The championship schedule for the manicured fingers and can easily tell games in Omaha on their trip from first season /of this league is herewith spring training trip. Out Mexico to Chicago. of this number only 29 the difference between a home run and given. The season starts May 1 and strike-out, prefer a player who some of the teams do not finish up made good. Some of the lucky ones were George turns a somersault and blows a ,.. Notes. until the 20th of September, 126 games whistle before going after the ball. being played during that time: Washington, Abraham Denver has signed Put Bohannon to a contract. Lincoln, Daniel Webster, As James Buttons goes through none At Butler Beaver Falls, May 25, 31, June 1, © Ducky© ©Holmes hns rented his Iowa farm Benjamin Franklin, Rob of these antics, rooters de manicure and has moved to Lincoln. **2, July 4, 4, September 2, 2, 3 Greensburj* ert Fulton, Eli Whitney, are a bit reluctant in classing him May 29, June 10, 13, ,27, July 17, 24 August Generals Grant and Lee, with certain jumping-jack, error-mak Manager Holmes, of the Lincoln Club has ?i H©0 *Crpt1em]?!r if La*r<>be, May 15. 16, June John J. Audubon and ing second-sackers who have nothing asked the players to report April 1. 11, 28, July 22, 23, August 10, 23 24. Scott The Lincoln Club will have a duplicate of the dale May 17 18, June 14, 2G, July 27, August Henry Wadsworth Long at all but newspaper reputations. Very 8, 19, September 12, 13. Connellsville May 13 fellow. Mr. Franklin, as few vicious grounders elude Jimmy. Chicago .American League uniforms this season. 14. June 15, 25, 20, July 25, 26, August 7 21 everybody knows, was This species of batted ball is his spe All the old Lincoln players have returned Fairrnon-t, May 1, 2, 20, 27, June 23, July la! James Williams signted because he bottled cialty and so steady was the stocky their contracts with the exception of Zlnraia JO, August 4. September 1. Clarksburg, Mav a streak of lightning. gentleman last season that he played and Ketchem. ... 4, r,. 28. June 24, July 14, August 5, (i, Fulton©s invention, which made pos two months straight without a mark Third baseman Wheeler, who will manage the September 15. Open dates, May 6, 20, June 3 sible that ballad of spaghetti and olive on the debit side of his ledger account. Denver team this season, is said to be almost 12. August 20, 2t>. oil, called "Mary Uchi," warranted his Wrilliams handles signals flawlessly as good a dresser as President Tip O©Neil. At Beaver Falls Butler, May 11 30 30 retention, and Kli Whitney, a Connecti and it is a real treat to the base ball Williams, who pitched for the Sioux City June 8, September 4, 5, 19, 20, 21. Greensburg© cut youth, got his job because he connoisseur to watch him perform. team the latter part of last season, has been May 17, 18, June 24, 28, 29, July 22. 23, August Had the Rocky Mountain lad last year 10. September 17. Latrobe. May 13, 14. 27 showed the Southern L,eaguers how to appointed manager of the team for this season. .lime 14. 20, 27, July 24, 25, August 9, Scott gin their cotton. Longfellow was been able to get one of those lemons Every owner in. Clarksburg. May 1, acting as press agent for the outfit. charmed circle of .300. He was 23 The Des Moines Club is about complete with 2. June 11,. 12,, -.-.,,..July, ...1 . 10, August 4, 23. 24. Audubon was a naturalist and a great short of the required number at the the following players: Alike Kelley. manager Open dates. May 0. May 20. June 3, 7 . , friend of birds. His kindness earned close of the season. and ttrst base; catchers, Yeager, Woodruff and At Greensburg Butler. June 0, 7 July 8 9 for him a place on the team and he FROM THE PHYSICAL SIDE. Wolfe: pitchers. Doty, Sessions. Miller >lark 10. July 18, 19, ©20, September 11. ©Beaver was immortalized by the New York In all of his base ball experience and Gillen; iunelders. Dexter, Shipke, Andreas Falls, June 4, 5, JTuly 11, 12, 13. August 12, 13 and O©Leary; outflelders, Hogriever and 14. September 10. Latrobe,© May 3. 11, M4 30 Telephone Company, which named one Williams has never been put out of a Schuster. - ... A. M., July 4 P. M., August 8. 31. September of their Harlem exchanges after him. _ame. It isn©t fear, however, which (©. 7. Scottdale. May 1, 10, J.un* 12, 22, July WHERE "JIMMY" COMES IN. restrains him from talking back to the Hugh Tate, the Cumberland ontfielder 6. 10, August 5. 24. September 19. Connells- But the dope doesn©t show where umpire. When "tried" the Westerner formerly of Everett. !£., recently received a ville.. May 21,, June 1.. 20,, July 3,, August 1,, 6, George or Abe, or Ben or Eli, or any s a demon. Only a few winters have letter from Secretary Farrell, of the National September 3,, 4.. . Fairmont.. May 12.. 13.. 28 other of these distinguished gentle elapsed since he cleaned up six or Association, stating that lie was still the prop Jun.e 10, 30, July 28, August 19, 20, September men was one of the two best second seven half-drunken insulting negroes erty of the club of Sioux City, O. Tate sava 8. Clarksburg. May 14, 15. 20, 27, June 15. .ie has been offered a contract" by Manager M©C- sasemen in the business. Nor is it on a Pittsburg street car, in which Graw, of the New York: team, who U July 2-0, 27, August 18, September 9. Open recorded where a single one of them were a number of terrified women pas to give him a tiitU. March 30, 1907. SRORTIINQ 1UIPB.

Albany Troy A. J. &G. Utica Syracuse Binghamton Scrawtcn Wilkesbarre AT HOME AT HOME AT HOME AT HOSE AT HO.VI K AT HOME t, AT HOMK AT V OMK May 30 a. m. June 3, 4, 5 Albany July 1,2 June.13, 14, 15 June 10, 11, 12 July 30, 31 June 6, 7, 8 May 20, 21, 22 May 16, 17. 18 - . July*!3, 24, 25 July 19, 20, '22 July 26, 27, 29 July 5, G, 8 July 9, 10,11 August 9, 10, 12 August 1 September 3, 4, 5 August 13, 14, 15 August 1G, 17, 18, 19 ABKOAD S®- September 2 p. m. September 13, 14; 16 September 10, 11, 12 Sep. ember 6, 7, 9 June 3, 4, 5 May 30, p. m. May 16, 17, 18 Mav20, 21, 22 Troy May 31,. J une 1 , June 10, 11, 12 June 13, 14, 15 June G, 7, 8 July 30, 31 July 19, 20 July 23, 24, 25 July 20, 27, 29 August 1 July 9, 10, 11 July 5, 6, 8 J uly 3, 4 a. in. August 16, 17, 18, 19 August 13, 14, 15 ABROAD Jggf- © September 2 a. m. , 21 September 10, 11, 12 September 13, 14, 16 September 3, 4, 5 September 6, 7, 9

June 17, 18, 19 May 30 r- m. May 20, 21, 22 June 20, 21, 22 June 22 May 16 17, 18 June 3, 4, 5 June 6, 7, 8 A. J. &G. August G, 7, 8 May 31, June 1 July 5, 13, 8 July 9, 10, 11 July 26, 27, 29 July 30, 31, August 1 August 2, 3, 5 July 1, 2,3 August 20, 21, 22 September G, 7, 9 ABBOAD ttSg- September 17, 18 September 19, 20 Sept. 2 a. m. & p, m. August 19, 23, 24, 26 September 3, 4, 5 May 30 a. m. June 6, 7, 8 Utica June 17, 18, 19 June 20, 21, 22 July 1, 2, 3, 4 a. m. May 20, 21, 22 May 16, 17, 18 July 30, 31 June 3, 4, 5 August 2, 3, 5 August 6, 7, 8 July 4 p. m. July 9, 10, 11 July 5, 6, 8 August 1 July 26, 27, 29 , ABROAD B£§" September 19, 20 September 17, 18 Aug. 9, 10, 12, Sept. 21 August 20, 21,22 August 16, 17, 18, 19 September 3, 4, 5 September 6, 7, 9 May 30 a. m. & p. m. Syracuse May 23, 24, 25 May 27, 28, 29 May 9, 10, 11 May 13, 14, 15 " May 31 June 10, 11, 12 June 13, 14, 15 July 16, 17, 18 July 12, 13, 15 June 24, 25, 26 June 27, 28, 29 June 1 July 19, 20, 22 July 23, 24, 25 ABBOAD BQT August 27, 28, 29 August 30, 31 August 10, 17, 19 August 13, 14, 15 July 1, 2 September 10, 11, 12 September 13, 14, 16 ... ,.. May 23, 24, 25 July 4 a. m. & p. m. June 13, 14, 15 June 10, 11, 12 Binghamton May 27, 28, 29 July 16, 17, 18 May 13, 14, 15 May 9, 10, 11 August 9, 10, 12 July 12, 13, 15 August 27, 28, 29 June 27, 28, 29 June 24 25, 26 July 23, 24, 25 July 19, 20, 22 August 13, 14, 15 Sept. 2 a. m & p. m. September 13, 14, 16 September 10, 11, 12 ABROAD egf August 30, 31 September 9 August 23, 24, 25, 26 September 21 May 30 a.m. Scranton May 13, 14, 15 May 9, 10, 11 May 23, 24, 25 May 27, 28, 29 June 17, 18, 19 June 20, 21, 22 July 3, 4 a. m. June 27, 28, 29 June 24, 25, 26 July 16, 17, 18 July 12, 13, 15 August 2, 3, 5 August 6, 7, 8 August 9,10,12 ABROAD J6£*T" August 23, 24, 25, 26 August 20, 21, 22 August 27, 28, 29 August 30, 31 September 19, 20 September 17, 18 Sept. 2 a, m,, 21 May 30 p. m., Wilkesbarre May 9, 10, 11 May 13, 14, 15 May 27, 28, 29 May 23, 24, 25 June 20, 21, 22 June 17, 18, 19 May 31, June 1 June 24, 25, 26 June 27, 28, 29 July 12, 13, 15 July 16, 17, 18 August 6, 7, 8 August 2, 3, 5 July 1, 2, 4 p. m. ABROAD JSQf August 20, 21, 22 August 23, 24, 25, 26 August 30, 31 August 27, 28, 29 September 17, 18 September 19, 20 September 2 a. m.

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winning line-up. Following is the William M. Haltman. Monte Wood, W. J. Inger- NEW YORK LEAGUE. list of players now under contract: ton; with Scran ton, E. P. Ely, Joe Garrity, Beu AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Pitchers .Toseph Deiboldt, of Cleveland, 0.; Hessling, Qeorge Schultze, H. Beckendorf, G. Manager Howard Earle Has His A.-J.-G. Charles Peter Taylor, of Evansville, Ind.; M. Therre. Ed. J. Shortell. Sunday Games Not Scheduled at Indian Abija©u R. Hampton, of Pittstown, N. J.; Outfielder Thomas J. Donovan has been traded Team For 1907 Now Practically Com George Hunter, of Buffalo. N. Y.: L. J. by the Troy Club to the A.-J.-G. Club for apolis The Reason For This Unprece Whittaker, of, Fulton, N. Y.: Daniel Senno. Pete Eagan. Troy©s outfield will comprise De- pleted Many Exhibition Games Booked. of Buffalo, N. Y.; Robert C. Clark, of Albion, Groff, Mueller (who was known as Moore last dented Action. N. Y.; Walter Harrnan ,of Manchester, N. H.; year) and E©agan, and should be as fast as Bernard Rehman, of Pottsville, Pa.; Swift, any in the league. Milwaukee, Wis., March 25. Editor BY E. T. WETHERBE. of Wanamie. Sporting- Life." The playing schedule Kuntzsch & Griffin, the Syracuse team©s of the American Association finally has Gloversville, N. Y., March 25. Editor Catohers^Frank Doran, of last year©s team; backers, have not yet found a base ball ground, ©.©Sporting Life." The management of William McGinley. of Fulton, N. Y.; W. J. and upon that depends the playing of ball in been adopted and for the Boyle, of Philadelphia. the Salt City. The men declare that they are first time since the As the A.^J.-G.©s have secured training First base Robertson, of last year©s team, on the track of a good field, but are not yet sociation has ©been in ex quarters at Elizabeth, N. J. Howard and Tom Fogarty, of Larksville. ready to announce it. istence the Indianapolis Earl, has nearly complet Third base Perrv Verga. of Oamden, N. Y.; David Barber, identified many times with Club is without Sunday ed his team for the com Lotiis Kelley, of Buffalo, N. Y. dates at home, although ing season although he Second base and shortstop Henry Zimmer- the Utica base ball team, announces that he is still hustling. Out- man. of last year©s team; George Beaumeister, has retired from the professional ranks. In at no time has that club fielder Jack Fox, of Al of Cleveland, O.; 0. P. Peartree, of North juries sustained in the game brought about this been able to play on its Troy, N. Y. decision. Barber is now engaged with a own grounds on Sunday bany, is a member of Utica electrical construction company. Gloversville©s crack bas Oitfielders Abel Lezmte, George Hanley, because of a State law ket©ball team. They have Charles Zinssar and James Magee, of last Secretary Farrell has approved the?^ con which has been rigidly yet to lose their© first year©s team. tracts: With Wilkesbarre, L. J. Whitteker, enforced. Each year the game, having won 36 G. H. Hunter, George Hanley; with Scranton, magnates have agreed to The Binshamton Team. G. W. Russell, L. Polchow, Henry Zlmmer- give Indianapolis Sunday straight. They lay claim man; with Syracuse Charles Garrison; with dates and the games to the championship of Binghamton, N. Y., ;March 23. Rob Utica. Daniel Doyle; with A.-.T.-G., James W. H. Watkins have been played on the the U. S. and Canada. ert B.© D"rury, manager©©65f the Bing Conevery; with Albany, George Booth. grounds of other club3 Local fans feel certain hamton t©e^nvfor the^conii^g season, is Third baseman Mike Donovan, late of Wilkes by means of transfers privately ar Howard Earle that "Doc" Birmingham, here corlfferVing with p\vner Hammond barre, has refused to sign a Troy contract. He ranged ©by the interested clubs with last season with A.-J.-G., regarding©©the "make-up of the team was traded to Troy for second baseman Pear- Indianapolis, will become a fixture with Cleveland. this year.""He © expresses regret that tree, but. although he has been offered a The Brooklyn National League team the salary limit will be an obstacle in higher salary than Wilkesbarre paid him last THE GROSS RECEIPTS is booked for a game© at Gloversville the way of landing some good men he year, he demands more. Manager O©Brien, of being divided. This was considered a on August 12. Cleveland has agreed has his eyes on. Drury has been at Troy, says he will not get one cent more. decided advantage for the Indianapolis to play an exhibition game during Columbus, O., pursuing his studies of The following releases by purchase have been1 management, which would have been the season. George Strtoh, who has medicine, is looking fine and predicts promulgated by President Farrell: Released by entitled to only 50 per cent, of the reg been working in a local cigar store to be well up in the race this year. The purchase Rochester to Binghamton. John Man ular admission price 25 cents to all© winter, last week signed a Utica men signed by Binghamton so far are: ning: Binghamton to Utica. John Shaw; Roch American Association grounds if the contract for 1907. Harold Welch, third base; Harry ester to Utica, Morris Sleelman. John Rothfuss; games had not been transferred. Last Hinchman, second base; Michael Roach, A.-J.-G. to Troy, Peter Eagan; Troy to A.-J.-G., winter the men in control of the catcher; Robert B. Drury, catcher and Douovan; Scranton to Indianapolis, Henry league decided Indianapolis should not Charley" Dooley at Utica. manager; C. McCallister, fielder; Jack Krug; Cleveland to Albany, Wood, Ingerton. again have this advantage, and when Manning, fielder; Ivor Wagner, pitch the schedules were presented at the Utica, N. Y., March 17. Editor er; S. M. Bowen, pitcher; Arthur Mar- meeting in Chicago March 1 this plan "Sporting Life." Charley Dooley has can, infielder, and I. H. Van Zant, who VIRGIMAJJiAGUE. was carried out. accepted terms to manage the Utica WATKINS SATISFIED. Club during the coming has not been placed. The men will re port from April 20 to 25. Manager Jake Grim, of the Champion Although the first schedule was not season. Mr. Dooley has adopted it was not on this account, managed base ball teams Lynchburg Team, Has Repaired the because W. H. Watkins appeared to be in Oakland, Cal., Roch Ne-ws Notes. ester and Montreal, and Ravages of the Draft. satisfied with it. The difficulty was President Farrell is au The Indian pitcher, Pinnance, has signed with all with the St. Paul Club, which Albany. Lynchburg, Va., March 24. Editor wanted another Sunday game earlier thority for the statement "Sporting Life." While Manager Grim, in the season. Another schedule then that during Dooley©s con Scran ton has disposed of third baseman Krug of the Lynchburg team, has secured was drawn up which satisfied St. Paul, nection with profession to the Indianapolis Club. but few signed contracts, and as it was equally satisfactory to al ba.se ball he graduated Electric sign boards will probably be installed having only mailed his the rest of the clubs it was adopted at more players to the In all the parks in this league. contracts the last week the adjourned schedule meeting in major leagues than any The Binghamton Club has signed outfielder in February, some twenty Chicago March 10 and released for otherjmanager in a simi Mngie, late Of the Syracuse Club. or twenty-two players publication next day. Evidence of th« lar . ; number ovf \yiears. The Utica Club has purchased outright from have accepted terms and good feeling prevailing in the league Chas. Dooley: Mr. Dooley is a Hamilton College man, having at Rochester the release of outfielder Manning. their contracts are ex is the adoption of the same ball the tended that institution, and subse- .Utica©has signed pitcher Clay, late of A.-.T.-G., pected at any time. It Victor, ball by all clubs in the or .quently studied at . Columbia law and infielder Downey. late of Kansas City. seems that the only ganization. Last season half the school, and was later admitted to the© On ©.Tilly 24 the Chicago Nationals will play members of last year©s clubs used one ball and the other half bar. He is possessed of a fine physique at Albany and on July ; 28 the Cleveland Ameri team who will be here another make while playing at home, and is a player of reco:gnized .ability. cans. © this year are Holt, first a .decision of the National Commission His position is first base, which he will Daniel Boyle, a promising young fielder baseman; Bowen, second on the nuestion having marie this pos play at Utica, and also captain the from Rochester, has accepted terms with the base; Bentley, catcher, sible. Next season it will be different, Utica Club: > John J. Grim and Taylo.r, Stewart, and while it will make little difference team. He is expected to report here Flowers and Carter, so far as the players are concerned, as early in April. Mr. Dooley has been The Troy Club Is endeavoring to secure pitchers. Manager Grim expects Holt the quality of the balls differ but slight Out of base ball a couple of years, and Hunter, a first baseman, who played with Bal to be on hand June 1, w©hen his school ly, the amicable settlement of the it required a very liberal inducement timore last year. engagement is over. For short, which question meets with approval because to secure his services. In addition to According to an announcement by President place was filled by "Kid" Daringer the constant rowing among the mag a large salary he will receive a hand Winchester, of the Albany Club, pitcher Francis last year, Gamble, of Trenton, N. J., nates was getting tiresome to the fans. some bonus provided the Utica team Reed has been signed again for the Senators. will fit. Bowen may be shifted to finishes first, second or third in the "Howdy" Earl is quoted as saying that short and Gamble to second. For third, State League race. H. BENSBURG. pitcher Bell, who went from the "Jags" to Cook having been given his release, News Notes. Brooklyn at the close of the season, will easily Betcher, of Hamilton, O., and Goodrich, The St. Louis American Olnh has turned deliver the goods. of Portsmouth, will try. Anthony, out pitcher Bill Lattimore over to Toledo. The Status at Wllkesbnrre. Manager Buekenberger. of Rochester, an nounces that he lias made a trade with Utica fielder, and Fischman, infielder, of last The Indianapolis Club has turned third base- Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 20. The of three old Rochester players, Steelman, Roth- year©s Portsmouth team, have been man Armstrong, formerly of Peoria, over to the franchise of the Wilkesbarre Club,, fius and Schlltzer. These three Bronchos will purchased. Kuhn, a catcher from Canton Club. which was recently purchased at greatly strengthen the Uticas. Trenton, N. J., has signed. Manager Pitcher Bert Parrell and outfieider "Rip" sheriff©s sale by Fred Goeringer, has Manager Lezotte, of Wilkesbarre, has re Grim has purchased_ the release of Ne- Cannell have been sold bv the Toledo Club to been acquired by Andrew J. Lynch feau, a former Carlisle Indian catcher, the Trenton Tri-State Club. and M. M. Heistand, of this city, and ceived the signed contracts of George Hanley from Manager Jennings, of the Detroit James J. Monks, of Kingston; three of and Henry Zimmertnan. He has also accepted Americans. Nefeau is said to be a fine The umpires have been railed by President the directors of last season©s team who the terms of a promising first base candidate, O©Brien to meet him at Columbus or Cincinnati who hails from southern New Jersey. thrower and a heavy hitter, and it is April 15 to receive their Instructions. are now the sole owners. They, with The Lancaster Tri-State League club this believed another year in minor league Manager Abel Lezotte, will control tne year has pitchers Chappelle and Long, formerly work will fit him for major league The Indianapolis Club has filed an agreement team for the coming season and de of the State League, with first baseman Hazle- company. for the release of player Hafford to Trenton, clare that they will build up one ton, formerly of A.-.T.-G. and second baseman N, J., with the option, of re-purchasing on or strong enough to keep Wilkesbarre in Abbie Johnson. The Altoona team has catcher News Notes. before Augu©st©25, 11KI7©. . the first division and make a fight for Stroh. • -- Augustus Salve, the clever young twirler ...J©Jot being-, able to gecnre training quarters the pennant. Manager-Lezotte, though Infielder Joe Raidy; of Albany, has decided formerly with the East Providence high school ni, Kvansville. hid., Manager Armour will take handicapped by th.e fact, that he was to give up playing ball himself: and-is .now" con team, has sent in his signed contract to the liTs team to Peoria. 111., on March 17 for the not sighed .to manage the club until sidering a proposition to manage an independent Richmond Club. spring wqrkeait. A number of games have been January 1, and also by the unsettled team in Pennsylvania. lie has been conducting John H. Mathews, who formerly played left arranged ,at that place -with Three-1. -League nuestion as. to who would secure the the Armory bowling alleys in Adams, Mass., field with the Bowman ball team, of Trenton, clubs. franchise, has gone quietly ahead and for the winter. . N. J., of the Delaware Valley League, has It is probable that Fred Luderns, the Mil now has signed to Wilkesbarre con President Farrell has promulgated these con signed with Danville. waukee boy who has been playing first base tracts a crowd of youngsters and sea- tracts: With Wilkesbarre, William H. MeGIn- for the Winnipeg Club, of the Northern League, Boned players which from surface in ley, Charles P. Taylor, Daniel Senno, Louis Pitcher William Jankee, of Tippecanoe, Ind.. the past two seasons, will get a trial at llrst dications possesses the material from Kelly. Perry Verga, James Magee, Thomas last year twirler for the Bcwbon team, lias base with Mil%vaukee. Luderus does act report which he should be able to select a Fogarty and Walter Mariaou; vvUU Albany, signed with South liend. to Winnipeg until Slay 1. March 30, 1907.

portion of the cash which is taken in some of the clubs in the League which Horn and Hussey were chosen direct at tihe gate they are certainly putting are not fond of left-handers. ors. It was decided to operate as an away their share, in view of the fact ABOUT THE CHICAGOS. independent league and to harbor no that they take absolutely no personal Guess Chicago will swing around its contract-jumpers. No reserve clause risk. Were the players willing to batting order when it is up against a of any other league will be recognized, uarantee the management against a good southpaw. The Cubs don©t like however. It was decided to blacklist losing season it would be quite an the cross-grained slants. The Sox any player who jumps his contract other matter for them to jump their knew that last year and didn©t do a during the playing season and never figures on the owners in a winning thing to ©em in the left-hand business. to reinstate such a player. Each club season, but Mr. Player does nothing Brooklyn people don©t seem to think is required to furnish a bond of $1000 of the kind. We never are going to that the Chicagos are repeaters for to finish the season and a sinking fund accomplish very much in base ball the championship. They won©t have it of 10 per cent. oftlie gate receipts will socialism, or in any other kind of so easy as they did last year, when all be established as a league reserve. And Encouraging Reports Received socialism, until both sides will sihare the fight they had to make was No limit is placed on salaries. the brunt of failure, as well as prtoflt against the Giants. "We©ve got the by success. other teams cooked," said Chance one From Superbas© Training Camp LIMIT IMPRACTICABLE. afternoon when he wa.s talking base There has been some talk in regard ball in Brooklyn. "The Giants are EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE. to a salary limit. It is very doubtful the only nine that we©ve got to beat. Tim Jordan in Line A Few if the leagues ever go into anything of We know we can sting the others, and Has Prepared For Another Season Roche the kind again. I don©t think that if the six clubs of the League, except the owners have any particular desire ourselves and the New Yorks, only Re-elected and All Financial Matters Thoughts on the Salary Question to monkey with a salary limit. They take a few away from McGraw we©ll know that it would not be observed try to finish the job with him so that Adjusted. Auburn, N. Y., March 20. The Em BY JOHN B. FOSTER. longer than the time it took to draw he can©t get the pennant a third time." it up and they don©t care particularly TWENTY MINUTES AFTER pire State League met here on Febru Brtooklyn, N. Y., March 25. Editor abiout observing it, for there are ball that the Brooklyns were pulling away ary 27 and decided upon the following "Sporting Ldfe." Everybody is in the players in the business who are worth from the Chicagos and when the game circuit: Auburn, Seneca Falls, Geneva, corral. Tim Jordan came to terms more than others and w©ho should be was over Chicago had won by the Fulton, Oswego and Lyons. The Penn with the president of the rewarded accordingly. grace of Jiohnstone, who made a botch Yan franchise was awarded to the club after a little inter THE ONE RECOURSE. Lyons Base Ball Association. The view, and now tie rs of a decision, and the Chicagos got the following officers were elected: Presi down in Florida prepar What the owners will do, especially better of it. "What do you think now," dent and secretary, M. T. Roche, "of ing to make another re those of important teams, will be to said the Brookyn- manager to Chance Cortland; treasurer, Nell Doyle, of cord this season for leave the grasping stars outside the as they were walking off the field. Seneca Falls; board of directors, F. home runs. What a love game for a year or two until the loss "Brooklyn©s a little better than I Myers, Lyons; T. J. Quinn, Auburn; E.. ly time Brooklyn will of salary shall have ©fully made up the thought," was the reply, "but we©ll get G. Gary, Fulton; Chaucer .Elliott; D©S- have if ne does. There excess which the players demand. It you all right." So Chicago did, but in wego; J. J. Murray, Geneva, and M. T. was one man living near won©t work a hardship on the club almost every game which was played Roche. The president©s salary was tn* the base ball park last in the long run, for it is something the Cubs knew that they had been Vo creased to $75 per month. L. W. Smith, summer who did not which must be met at some time or a ball ground before the fight was of Lyons, and Willard A. Hoagland; of care for the game until another, and the quicker the matter over. Ball players have their little Auburn, were appointed a committee he happened to be goin is adjusted the more settled the situa sentiment in base ball as well as spec to draft by-laws in which will be in John B. Foster by the ground one after tion will be in the future. I don©t tators. There were two nines in the cluded all provisions necessary to ob noon and saw the ball believe there is the slightest disposition National League that were rooting tain desired protection from the Na flying over the fence after Jordan had to underpay players, but there is a for the Giants to win. Philadelphia tional Association. It was decided to hit it. He was so much impressed by disposition to establish a basis on was one of them, and yet the Phillies pay umpires $5.00 per day, less© $2.50 the hit that he began going regularly which the promoters have a fair work were hopelessly stung by the Chicagos on rainy days, and $7.00 per day for to the Brooklyn games after that; not ing chance to recompense themselves and couldn©t, do a thing to pull them double-headers. The salary limit for so much because he cared particularly for the risk taken on the investment. down in the race. Just shows the each team was fixed at $700 per month. whether Brooklyn won or not, but he The wiser players see that this is in funny situations in the great spiort. The guarantee was fixed at $40 on wanted to see if Jordan could knock evitable and take their way accord weekdays, but in case of rain the ingly. the ball over the fence again. CATCHER BERGEN, guarantee will be $20. On Saturdays THE MOST POPULAR PLAN. who was faithfully reported by a AN OUTIAWJLEAGUL the guarantee was placed at $40 or 50 So it is evident from that incident humorist of the club as having sailed per cent, of the gate receipts as elect that home runs have their advantage with the Bnooklyns on the trip of the The New Atlantic League Puts Itself ed. On holidays the price of admission in mlore ways than one. Maybe Jordan first batch, did nothing of the kind. was placed at 25 cents flat and on Sat knew about this man and asked a Outside the Pale of Organized Ball by urdays the price of adults 25 cents, Must have been a shadow on the pier ladies 15 cents and children 10 cents. larger salary this year for that reason. which looked so much like Bergen Invading Brooklyn and Newark. Still it must not be forgotten by the that the employe was mistaken. Wil On May 1 each club is required to ball players that there are some spec liam was compelled to remain home Reading, Pa., March 12. Editor deposit $100 with the treasurer as a tators Who are vastly more pleased by with an ill wife. He did not linger "Sporting1 Life." The new Atlantic forfeit that the club will finish the seeing the home team make runs. They because his salary was less than antic League of Professional Base Ball season. The league season will begin will cheer a homer, but they like to ipated, as had been asserted by several Clubs was formally May 24 and close September 10." see the fellows that represent the town misinformed and not well-meaning launched here this after in which they live get the runs over young men, for he signed back in the noon at a meeting at THE WISCONSIN LEAGUE. the plate when they are needed to winter when Ebbetts made a trip up tended by Dr. Lepn Van Horn, Joseph Senior and win. If they come in home-run lots in Massachusetts to see if it was true Louis Grubner, of Milwaukee, has signed to they may yell a heap while the fun is that icicles would freeze on his mus- j John Quinn, of Chester; play with the Madison team. Grubner man going on, and that is about the most tache in a warm roiom. Now that Mrs. j E. C. Landgraf and Wil aged . the Lake Linden team in the Northern \vhich can be expected of tihem. Bergen is better the catcher has sailed i liam Noonham, Potts- Copper Country League last year, where he also JORDAN SATISFIED. for Florida. He took the ocean voyage ville; Thomas McDer- played shortstop. : The big first baseman said before willingly, as he said that he was a mott, Easton; A. W. The Madison Club has been incorporated for he left that he was perfectly satisfied good sailer, and if he wasn©t her would Lawson, Reading; Hugh $5000. The incovporators are E. G. Farlln, with the terms which he had made have gone that way anyhow, as he is McKinnon and John Law- John Chech and p .M. Heath, all business nien with the management. Don©t know a firm believer in ozone for spring- ler, Alien town; C. H. Mc- of Madison. . Howard Cassiboine, the playing whether it is a conditional contract, laziness. Adams, William Mc- manager of the team, has already signed several but there is some rumor to that effect. IN FLORIDA, A W Lawson Grath and Adam Neu- players for the team. If he makes more home runs than he where the players are at work, the beck, Elizabeth; John W. At the meeting of delegates at Milwaukee did in 1906, and does a lot of other weather has been better than usual. Dobbins and A. P. Konkle, Newark; last week the Wisconsin State League title was things that he didn©t do that year, For once the members of the team are Ambrose Hussey, Brooklyn. By the dropped and the Wisconsin League of Profes maybe he will get more money, ©or not bothered with frost and cold winds admission of Newark and Brooklyn an sional Base Ball Clubs substituted. It is now maybe the management has promised and a lot of other things which are eight-club league was formed. It was definitely known that there will he eight teams to pay him more for 1.908. Anyhow he not conducive to good base ball. Iwen decided to open the season May 6 and in the league Freeport, Madison, Eau Claire. close it in September after 112 games Oshkosh. La Cross, Fond du Lac, Wausau and is signed and is with the players, and the cold east storm for which the coast Green Bay. The monthly salary list will not the infield of tihe Brooklyn nine looks is famous at this season of the year have been played, each club to be at a lot better for the fact. Brooklyn has failed to roll in and the practice home 56. The matter of a schedule exceed $1200. could less afford to lose Jordan than work has been of the highest type tior was placed in the hands of Mr. Lawson New York can afford to lose Donlin. that reason. It was that cold storm, to be presented at a meeting in New The Cleveland Club has sold outflelder Ben "We aren©t overrun with good batters by the way, which drove the Giants ark. A. P. Konkle was elected vice Caffyn to the Akron Club, of the OhiOjPennsyl- oh this side of the river and every away from the Atlantic Ocean. For president and Messrs. Lawson, Van avaia League. man who can hit the ball some, and a vear©s McGraw had gone to Savannah, little more, is needed to help make and was very fond of the place, as runs for the team. that was where his success began as NEW YORK DISGRUNTLED. the head of a team, but the last ex In conversation with the owners of perience of the club in Savannah with the clubs in Greater New York it is a ten days© northeaster and a ball evident that they are a little put out ground unfit for play, even when it at the way in Which some of the was not storming, rather put a quietus players have acted this year in regard on Savannah, and McGraw left it. He to salary. It looks a bit as if the young did nbt go to Jacksonville, as It was men who are hired to throw and bat also a victim of annoying storms in the ball are playing their end of the the springtime, and after one season game a little too strongly. They must at Memphis the New York manager know that base ball has been unusu hiked himself to the Pacific coast, with ally successful for the last two years, most favorable results up to date. OFFICIAL and that its prosperity during thai THE BROOKLYN PITCHERS. season has not been attended with Everybody writes encouragingly of profit to the detriment of everything the pitchers. "I am glad to hear the American League else. In other words, although the re news," said "Doc" Scanlon, who Is ceipts may have been more, the ex finishing out with his medical school. penditures have also been greater and "If the Brooklyn pitchers have any they will be greater this season than luck this year the team will be up in they were last. That little factor of the race. Perhaps we haven©t all the railroad mileage will make a, radical stars in the base ball business, but we difference in the bank rolls of some of have a nine that is more likely to im Contains the the clubs. It is higher this year than prove than to go back," continued the it ever has been, and the indications doctor, "and I expect that we will have are that it will stay up rather than a little to say about the winning of the OFFICIAL RULES take a fall. pennant when the temperature thaws Corrected to Date. NEW YORK BALL CLUBS, out so that the games may begin." in particular, have been Jn the habit of SECOND BASE©MAN ALPERMAN giving their players the best and the loks better this year than he did last, American and National League Schedules incidental expenses of the team are and-it is certain that Brooklyn has much larger in the big cities than they picked up a good player in the young ALL RECORDS AND AVERAGES. are in the small. Water, fuel, help -man. He may not be quite so showy everything, in fact, is higher in New as some who have cavorted around the A Particular Feature is a Full History of the York than it is in any ©other city of the base, but he is the kind of player who circuit, and the running expenses ol continues to improve, and one of these 9 the New York team alone, outside ol days the young men who write base the salaries paid to the players, woulc ball may be referring to him as one keep some clubs in business. Most of of the Steady and conservative kind the players realize all this in a way who is always on the job, no matter At Chicago, Complete with Action Pictures ol but they have no definite idea as to what the play may be. Men of that These Great Games. the exact figures which are laid aside type are frequently more valuable to for little things of this nature. If a team than ©the chaps w©ho scintillate they did perhaps they would pay and some times flunk when you© need PRICE 10 CENTS little attention to it, for the players them most. never have any very altruistic noti©ons PITCHER RUCKER. Jn regard to business. They seem to the Southern left-hander, is as \>\g as for sale by all dealers or sent oil receipt of think that base ball exists for them Rusie, and can throw some speed. He price by the publishers. and not they for base ball. / wanted to burn holes through the MUST GALL A HALT. .'.',• backstop the first day just to shiow There is a tendency on the part of Donovan what he could do in the speed all the owners to take something of line. "My boy, don©t waste1 it," said a stand on the salary question, for il Donovan. "There may be times In the ,1s a fact that base ball promoters are big league this year, if you are suc A. J. REACH COMPANY, .not going to get slo deep in the mud cessful and continue with us, when that they will be unable to tell wheth you will want some of that speed." PHILADELPHIA er they shall pull themselves out in Rucker is said to have excellent con safety. They can©t be blamed. A man trol. Even the players agree to that. has some right to see his way clear, If he has his nerve with him his and if the players receive the greater contnol and speed won©t do a thing to March 30, 1907. SRORT11VQ "UHFB. IS i"tt"tt"i"i"tt"te"tt"i~tt"tt^^^ > ' . © © «> Place Your Order Now With Your Newsdealer or Sporting Goods Dealer for % t* SPALDING©S «> Two of Murphy©s Finest Stars on the Crippled List Sox Had the OFFICIAL I Time of Their Lives in Mexico News Notes and Gossip, BASE BALL BT W. A. PHELON. Chicago, 111., March 24. Editor "Sporting Life." There is gloom among the West Side fans these days, and ni©Uch worriment. GUIDE for 1907 Frank Chancei, big husky, is out of it with a torn ligament in the Price 10 Cents shoulder, and the in ,PALDING©S Official Base Ball Guide tot 1907 has been edited, as usual, by Henry Chad wick, "Th« Fai^-, jury may be more serious of Base Ball." It is the most complete Base Ball Guide that has ever been published, containing over than an (ordinary sprain. 500 pages of pictures of all the professional and leading college teams. Joe Tinker is not expect Editor Chadwick©s editorial chapters are very interesting, containing articles on the present state of the ed to pay ball till June, game; also reminiscences of the sport back to the early days of Base Ball. A very important feature is the and if both Chance and account of the World©s Championship Series between the Chicago American and National League Teams to Tinker are disabled, 1906, which is profusely illustrated with pictures taken during the games. In addition, full-page group what will the poor Cubs pictures of all the National and American League teams are shown; also full page group pictures of leading do? And perish the players of~ each team in action. thought if John Kling ti The statistical features of the Major Leagues© season of 1906 are also very complete, including the W. A. Phelon should persist in holding no hit" games, games in which few hits were made; "shut out" games; extra inning games; the games, in out, the team will indeed which all the scores were made; and heavy hitting contests, and interesting notes of special events. be battered up beyond repair. Chance The Minor Leagues are also very thoroughly covered, every League having a special "writeirp" by a does not expect to be crippled for any leading authority of that particular section; also the official records for the past season. Photographs ©of the great time, but the burly trainer, Jack Minor League teams are especially worthy of mention; they being the most complete aggregation of pictures McCbrmick, feels dubious about it. of Minor League Base Ball teams that has ever been collected, in addition to which are pictures of leading Tendons in the shoulder do not heal club officials in each League, a feature that has never before been so completely covered in any Base Ball readily when -once damaged, and there Guide. is no knowing just how soon "Husk" The list of clubs whose pictures are shown and records given comprise the club members of the fol will be able to again get into action. lowing organizations: QUEER THING National League, American League, American Association, Eastern League, Pacific Coast League. West about Chance. Despite his strength ern League, Southern League, Connecticut League, Central League, New England League, New York State and vigor he is one of the most easily League, Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League, Northwestern League, Tri-State League, Western Association, Ohio and damaged of all ball players and gets Pennsylvania League, South Atlantic League, Hudson River League, Virginia League, South Texas League, laid up ever and anon. He is dead Northern Copper Country League, Texas League, Cotton States League, Interstate League, Kentucky-Illinois- game, ttoo, and won©t quit unless he Tennessee League, Wisconsin League, Southern Michigan Association, Kansas State League, Iowa State has to, but his sinews and ligaments League, Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League, California League. seem as susceptible to injury as the In the chapter on College Base Ball, scores of all the big teams in 1906 are given, in addition to the strings of a violin. With Chance out of schedules for the coming year of the leading college organizations. it for even a few days at the begin A very important feature of the Guide, this year, and something that has been needed for very many ning of the season, the Cubs would be many years, is an explanatory chapter of the Rules. This has been compiled by Mr. A. G. Spalding, who, shy the greatest of field leaders, to having been a leading player himself, knows the requirements of the game very thoroughly. In this chapter say nothing of the damage done in by Mr. Spalding, which precedes the Official Rules as promulgated by the Rules Committee, is a lucid explan the batting, fielding and base running ation of each Rule, with a heading- in large type; which, at a glance, enables a player to find the particular department^. The magnetism of Rule which he may be seeking. This is a chapter that will be greatly appreciated by all players not only in Chanc% and his personal skill are an the amateur ranks, but by professionals as well. immense factor in the success of the The schedules of the Major and Minor Leagues for the coming season are also published, in addition to team, and to take Frank out at the which are various notes on the game which form interesting reading. beginning of the campaign would put the club all to the bad. Add to this the loss of Tinker and where would PRICE TEN CENTS to Cubs go to? SHORTSTOP TINKER vp;©; For sale©ft all Department Stores, Newsdealers or Sporting Goods Dealers, or by is of more value to this great club than most of the fans have ever sus- pect^d. He is not only a star short- stop, but an invaluable aid to Chance A. G. SPALDING & EROS. a smooth and brainy player, always thinking up something new, and inar- 126 NASSAU ST., MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT } 149 velously conversant with the weak NEW YORK. ness of the hostile nines. With one of Philadelphia, Boston, .Baltimore, Washington, Buffalo, Syracuse, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas A these two out the team is up against jt what will happen if both are to the City Minneapolis, New Orleans, Denver, San Francisco, Montreal, Canada. y bad? FINE YOUNGSTERS. *

Olson. Joplin.... 139 536 41 118 13 16 .220 SHORTSTOPS. olfe, Topeka..... 17 59 7 IS 2 1 .220 B. Olsen, O. C.-Topeka... 20 30 72 5.953 lole TopeJia ...... 10T7 392 85 86 14 59 .219 S. Olsert, Joplin...... 139 279 439 55 .929 BASE BALL TOPEKA TOPIC tathburn, Wi.-Lea. 29 105 18 23 1 6 .219 Wisser, Oklahoma City... 51 104 125 21 .916 .leLuckie, Hutch... 30 87 9 19 0 4 .218 Casey, Hutchinson...... 140 265 132 70 .909 iVooley, Leavenw©h 138 564 89 122 5 32 .216 Fillman, Wichita...... 72 135 197 33 .907 Srares. To.-Hutch.. 101 352 49 76 8 24 .216 Sackett, Leavenworth..... 33 51 9018.886 rmstrong, Joplin.. 118 457 39 97 16 11 .216 Bankhead, Wichita...... 41 78 115 26 .881 Craner, To.-Joplin. 37 130 13 28 3 3 .215 Johnson, Leav-Hutch...... 28 49 52 14 .878 etcham, W. City©.. 24 89 7 19 2 2 .214 Risley, Oklahoma City... 52 86 146 35 .869 shell, To.-Wic.-Jo.. 13 42 3 0 0 .214 Quiesser, Leaven worth... 33 42 69 18 .860 White, Webb City...... 138 352 278 73 .858 THE Milan, Wichita.... 62 279 40 5 10 .211 Henrv, Topeka..... Ill 371 41 9 41 .210 Weltner, Springfield...... 88 12722660.855 Wilkinson, Joplin.. 17 48 8 1 .208 Bailey, Oklahoma City... 30 58 63 23 .840 Wisser. Oklahoma C. 51 181 13 2 .204 Regan. Topeka...... 134 223 179 82 .831 A Plain Statement That Tebeau©s 3ralg. Hutch.-Joplia 45 143 10 3 .203 McLear, Springfield...... 34 4610030.830 "haner, Webb City. 36 123 8 2 .203 PITCHERS. Kansas City Territory Will be ©inkerton, Leaven©h 25 84 3 2 .202 Shaner, Webb City...... 20 8 61 2 .972 Weltner, Springfield 88 303 18 61 13 10 .201 C. Walsh, Hutchinson.... 34 27 51 3 .963 REACH 3tis, Hutch.-Spri©d. 136 514 48 103 19 26 .200 Gill, Webb City...... 31 11 75 4 .956 Invade^ if Topeka is Ultimately Herr, Hutchinson.. 37 00 1 18 0 .200 Woods. Oklahoma City... 50 22 130 8 .950 Rollins, Webb City. 29 105 14 21 4 .200 Durbin, Joplin...... 40 14 132 8 .948 pencer, Okla. City 9 35 6 7 1 .200 Groom, Springfield...... 42 62 102 9 .948 Awarded©to the WesteifrLeague* Bailey, Okla. City.. 30 99 14 19 5 .200 Quiesser, Leavenworth.... 25 15 69 5 .944 Dunn, Joplin...... 18 71 7 14 2 .197 A&hley, Leavenworth..... 38 95 7 .939 ©ennington, Leave©h 12 47 6 9 2 .191 Rowan, Leavenworth..... 35 78 6 .937 ,yons, Wichita..... 22 53 11 10 4 .189 Willett, Wichita...... 38 79 7 .937 BALL © Joplin, Mo., March 25 Editor "Sport- Womble, T.-.T.-W.C. 83 308 24 58 12 16 .388 Olmstead, Sipringfield..... 36 89 7 .936 Ing1 Life." If Topeka. is taken away WilJett, Wichita.... 38 90 9 17 0 .188 Hollingsworth. Joplin..... 38 87 7 .933 from the Western Association Presi Milton, Wich.-W. C. 61 212 18 40 2 .188 Milton. Wichita-Webb City 19 45 4 .933 dent Howard Murphy, of )avanaugh, Leave©h 18 71 © G 13 3 .183 Meredith. Webb City..... 33 87 8 .929 the Joplin Base Ball As Shaw, Hutchinson. 8 22 1 4 0 .382 Nelson, Oklahoma City.... 22 49 5 .925 sociation, believes the jrisp. Leavenworth 7 22 2 4 0 .182 Root. Oklahoma City..... 44 84 8 .924 place in the league will mis. Spring.-Joplin 13 44 3 8 2 .182 Horton, Springfield-Hutch. 40 92 9 .919 be filled by Kansas City, ^aiming. Leavenw©h 18 60 2 11 0 .182 Young, Springfield...... 48 18 101 12 .915 ,Kan. "There are many McDlll. W. C.-Joplin 132 464 53 84 21 26 .181 Craig, Hutchinson-Joplin. 45 20 97 11 .914 Write for Free Catalog towns we could get to McColhim. W. City. 16 56 2 10 2 1 .179 McJunes, Topeka...... 53 12 127 13 .914 take Topeka©s place," he Damman. Wichita.. 9 33 6 6 11 .179 Becker, Wichita...... 40 37 87 12 .912 said, "but it is probable Jheek. Webb City.. 127 482 67 86 9 36 .178 Speer, Leavenworth-Wich. 47 26 107 14 .905 Holmes, Leavenw©h. 25 85 2 15 0 0 .178 Herr, Hutchinson...... 37 23 67 30 .900 that Kansas City, Kan., Marvin, Webb City. 22 79 9 14 2 7 .178 Forester, Topeka...... 44 19 122 20 .876 A.J. Reach Co. would© get the franchise. Risley, Okla. City.. 123 479 56 85 11 1 .177 Cravens, Webb City-Spr.. 22 8 52 10 .857 I don©t see now the Schrant, Webb City 31 34 7 63 3 .176 Companion, Hutch.-Topeka 34 15 80 17 .848 Western League can get Zocllers, Wichita... 26 99 11 37 4 3 .372 Westcott, Webb City-.Top. 3(5 20 106 28 .818 Tulip and Palmer Sts., Phila. Topeka under the rules Sackett, Leavenw©h 33 128 14 21 3 11 .172 OUTFIELDERS. .171 D. M. Shively of base ball, but it may Wescott, W. C.-.Top. 38 117 6 20 Milan, Wichita...... 62 114 5 1 .992 be a case of the big fel Forrester. Topeka.. .44131 12 22 4 .168 P. Murray, Springfield.... 134 243 24 2 .985 low eating up ©the little one. Tebeau Bemis, Oklu. City.. 45 138 13 23 2 .167 Johnson, Leav.-Hutch..... 29 47 6 1 .982 PACIFIC COAST BRANCH lias always kept Kansas City, Kan., Young, Springfield. 48 141 7 23 1 .163 Harrington, Springfield... 139 323 22 17 .981 out of the Western Association under Woods, Okla. City.. 50 141 9 23 .163 Hurlburt, Topeka...... 81 161 12 4 .977 the five-mile rule, but if Topeka is Murray. Hutchinson 46 157 8 25 2 .159 Miller, Wichita...... 141 265 24 7 .976 Phil B. Bekeart Co., Rowan Leavenw©h. 35 114 9 38 2 2 .158 Dalrymple, Joplin...... 132 261 15 8 .972 taken I think it will be Kansas City, Regan, Topeka..... 134 451 46 71 27 10 .157 Scoggins, Oklahoma City.. 140 278 16 10 .967 Kan., all right, whether Tebeau likes Hutchinson, Hutch. 13 39 8 2 .154 Wooley, Leavenworth.... 138 279 20 13 .958 1346 Park S*., /Sfameefa, Cat. it or not." iill, Webb City.... 39 125 8 5 .152 Pennell, Wicliita-Topeka.. 50 85 7 4 .958 Jones, Wichita..... 19 67 9 2 .149 Green, Wiehita-Okla. City 93 108 7 0 .957 Nelson, O. City.... 22 01 7 0 .148 Rupps, Leavenw©h-Wichita 119 129 23 8 .950 SfflVELY^SJVIEN. Fetz, Springfield... 16 48 4 2 .146 Pe_ttigrew. Hutchinson... 129 267 28 17 .050 peer, Leav. -Wich.. 47 139 13 4 .144 Stis. Hutchinson...... 33 54 16 4 .949 Hollingsworth, Jop. 38 111 14 0 .144 Cole, Topeka...... 107 166 15 10 .948 The Official Averages of the Players of Smith, Topeka..... 5 14 1 0 .143 Goes. Springfield...... 113 356 10 9 .943 Port, Leavenworth. 5 14 0 0 .143 Autray, Webb City...... 96 216 9 14 .941 the Western Association For the Season Companion, Hu.-To. 34 93 10 2 .140 Graves. Topeka-Hutcliinson 101 160 13 11 .940 0 .139 FOR ONLY of 1906. Groom. Springfield. 46 144 11 Baerwald, .Toplfn-...... 128 288 44 22 .938 I. Olson, W. City. . 44 109 8 2 .136 Meredith, Webb City..... 36 57 5 3 .938 Following are the official batting Rand, Leavenworth. 7 22 3 1 .136 Abbott, Springfield...... 48 71 3 5.937 and fielding averages of the Western Nash. Wichita..... 17 44 2 0 .136 Lofton. Oklahoma Ctiy... 120 238 11 7 .936 .OO Association for the season of 1906 as Le Rol Leavenworth 17 60 4 2 .133 N. Kahl, Leavenworth.... 30 48 6 2 .931 compiled by President M. D. Shiveley. Burke Wichita.... 5 23 4 1 .130 Bayless, Joplin...... 335 245 34 21 .930 15 Seven players batted for .300 or better. C. Walsh. Hutch©n. 34 102 8 2 .127 Quiesser Leavenworth.... 20 23 3 2 .929 Ashley, Leavenw©h. 38 15 6 2 .122 129 9 10 .928 COMPLETE The real batting leader was Dick 0 .121 Davis, Webb City-Topeka. 104 Cooley, of Topeka, who played in over Craven, W.C.-Spri©d 22 58 1 Shaft. Hutchinson...... 58 101 10 9 .92: Kaufman. Hutchin©n 7 18 1 0 .111 Womble, Joplin-Webb City 21 36 9 4 .918 Including Lattering 100 games. The figures: 3 2 .109 Brown, Hutchinson. 14 46 V. Wilson, Oklahoma City 127 186 7 18 .01.- u Better grades up to Club Ratting. Horton, Spri-Hutch. 40 123 9 0 .098 P. Walsh, Hutchinson.... 24 39 4 4 .915 A.B. B.H. Pet. Howie, Topeka..... 31 85 5 3 .094 Perscli, Springfield...... 139 227 17 13 .914 .^i.* the Regular League Suit. Wichita ...... 4732 1158 .24 Kern, Leavenwortb. 14 45 6 2 .089 Marvin. WeWb CJ-ty...... 22 3 4 .905 " Samples of goods free. Fleliartv. Hutchin©n 19 58 2 0 .086 Topeka ...... 4555 1112 .244 Lattimer. Webb City..... 23 40 9 6 .891 Address, Dept. S. L. Oklahoma City...... 4595 1105 .240 Gilpatrick. St. Jos. 8 21 0 0 .0-1-8 Munvoo, Hutchinsou...... 42 72 S 11 .879 Springfield ...... 4701 1120 .238 Carr. Webb City. .. 9 24 0 0 .042 Wilson. Webb Ctiy...... 44 (10 9 11 .872 Leavenworth ...... 4526 1066 .236 Heudrix, Wichita.. 10 29 0 0 .034 Zoellers. Wichi ta...... 26 1 9 .869 (io©dsmitlfs Sons, Webb City...... 4508 1051 .233 Ketelmm. Webb City..... 24 30 2 5 .865 Catalogue Base Ball Goods Now Heady. Hutchinson ...... 4627 3072 .23: Club Fielding. KolUns. Webb City..,.City...... ©3029 60 5 11 .85;© Joplin ...... 4632 1060 .229 P.O. A. n. A*e. McLuckic. Hutchinson. 35 6 7 .854 Wichita ...... 3494 3478 306 .941 Individual Batting. Oklahoma City...... 369.", 1704 346 .940 The Pitching Records. 358 .939 G. AB. R.BH.SH.SB.Pct. Hutchiuson ...... 3671 1855 Won.Lost.Pet. T.T.O EVERV BALL PLAVER .Toplin ...... 3030 1671 370 .n: -, SHOULD HAVE A PAIR OF Irby. Joplin...... 9 34 13 0 .38! Springfield ...... 3511 1548 .9; -> Durbin. Joplin...... Landreth, Topeka.. 5 18 2 6 0 .333 Leavenworth ...... 3282 1480 342 .!): ; llalla, Topeka...... 99 ADJUSTABLE Lyons, Springfield.. 10 39 5 13 0 .331 Webb City...... 3454 3 424 349 .9: i Liitlimore. Webb City.. "FLICK SLIDING PADS From, Wicliita.. ... 16 56 7 18 Topeka ...... 3423 1471 93 * Kroui, Wichita...... Patented. Becker, Wichita... 75214 25 66 9 Hendrix, Wicliita...... Affords maximum protection with minimum Cooley, Topeka.... 124 485 90 148 20 17 .30! Mclnms, Toprka...... weight. 5 ounces 10 pair. Quickly adjusted. Fits any Campbell, W. City. 10 30 4910 .300 Individual Fielding:. Hollingsworth. Joplin.. player. Impossible to cut or scratch skin. Price f 1.00 Miller. Wichita.... 141 576 84 173 17 24 .299 CATCHERS. Rowan. Leavenworth.. per pair at jour dealers or sent postpaid upon le- White, Webb City.. 138 539 62 155 23 43 .299 G. P.O. E. Are. Root. Oklahoma City.. ceipt of price. Olmstead, Springfi©d 62 197 31 59 2 4 .299 Ed wards, Leav. - Wichita.. 26 370 2 .990 Forrester, Topeka..... CARR-BEADLEY SPORTING GOODS CO., Quiesser, Wich.-Le. 78 253 26 75 12 17 .296 O©Leary. Wichita...... 128 700 11(5 19 .977 Becker, Wichit;i...... CLEVELAND, OHIO. Downs, Topeka..... 136 539 80 159 5 18 .29! Seigle, 0. C.-Wichita..... 79 353 71 10 .976 Young, Springfield...... Johnson, Le.-Hutch. 98 368 34 106 8 11 .288 Cheek, Webb City...... 127 592 139 24 .968 Sheer. Leavenwo th-Wichita Price, Webb City.. 12 42 1 12 1 2 .280 Vanderhill, Joplin...... 102 388 85 17 .965 Olmstead, Springfield...... R. Kahl, Leavenw©h 138 518 55 146 6 16 .282 Seabaugh, Springfield..... 125 (553 103 27 .905 McridetU. Webb City...... they will meet immediately. It is ex Holland. Wlcfeita... 141 523 76 147 17 24 .281 Henry, Topeka...... Ill 539 129 27 .961 Remis, Oklahoma City..... pected that the list of dates will be Pettigrew, Hutch... 129 505 85 141 11 45 .279 Lewis, Oklahoma City.... 90 395 84 21 .958 Groom, Springfield...... ready in about ten days or two weeks. Porkorney, W. City 134 528 67 146 15 17 .27© Zearfoss, Topeka...... 23 100 38 6 .958 Herr. Hutchiusou...... Durbin, Joplin..... 58 159 24 44 4 5 .27© Noyes Hutchinson...... 116 456 243 35 .952 Craig. Hutchinsdn-Joplin... Autrey, Webb City. 96 391 58 108 2 20 .27( Holland, Wichita...... 9 49 5 3 .948 Shaner, Webb City...... News Notes. Reed, Springfield... 135 528 54 140 4 10 .27t Pinkerton, Leavenworth.. 25 102 22 7 .947 Wood. Oklahoma City. .... "Buck" Kennoy the Charleroi shortstop, has 1-rewis, O. City..... 117382 50 105 7 26 .2 90 11 6 .944 Nelson, Oklahoma Ctiy.... typhoid fever. Seabaugh, Springfi©d 126 461 63 126 15 14 .2 Goes, Springfield...... 14 Ashley. Leavenworth...... Kern. Leavenworth...... 14 79 19 6 .942 Milbert, the new infielder Jack Menefee Pennell, Wich.-To.. 104 396 71 108 8 18 .27? 141 39 11 .942 Westcott. W. City-Joplin.. Johnson. Wichita... 6 22 3600 .27t Armstrong, Joplin...... 32 Walsb, Hutctfinson...... signed for McKeesport, led the Indiana Normal Corbin, Leavenworth...?. 52 127 (55 12 .941 team in hitting last year. Pendry. Okla.-Joplin 134 526 79 143 11 36 .272 P. Walsh, Hutchinson.... 31 107 34 11 .928 Queisser, Leavenworth..... Helling, Springfield 140 549 71 149 11 24 .27 Holmes. Leavenworth..... 14 55 18 6 .924 Campbell, Webb City...... Ed. Whiteside, of Allegheny, who played Da vis, W.C.-Topeka 104 366 62 99 8 26 .27 Crisp, Leav.-Webb City... 7 41 2 8 .843 Shaw, Hntchinson...... third and captained the team at Elniira, N. Y., Seigle, O.C.-Wichita 79 248 35 63 7 4 .27 FIRST BASEMEN. Horton. Springfield-Hutch©n last year, may be given a trial at Steubeuville. Scoggins. 0. City.. 140521 58 139 19 12 .267 Lewis, Oklahoma City. 13 149 7 3 .9S1 Companion, Hutchinson-To. John Hiuton, of Altoona, has signed to play Lofton, O. City.... 120 430 74 114 3 36 .26t Rohn, Webb City..... 138 1265 85 28 .980 Willett Wichita...... third base for Uniontown, and Elmer Davis, of Root. 0. City...... 49" 132"- 19 35 5 1 .265 Holland, Wichita...... 133 1065 104 28 .977 Gill, Webb City...... Altoona, has signed to play the outfield for Campbell, Hutch©n. 49 181 15 48 2 2 .26© Reed, Springfield..... 135 1341 53 36 .975 Kaufman. Hutchinson..... Waynesburg. Klitig, Hutch.-Wich. 47 181 23 47 1 3 .20( 39 378 Milton, Wichita-Webb City Kemmer, Hutchin©n© 41 159 30 41 1 4 .25J Porter. Oklahoma City 15 10 .975 Howie. Topcku...... Bill Wolf, half-brother of pitcher Bill Phil Cooley, Topeka...... 120 1100 78 32 .974 lips, and once coveted by Cincinnati, has been Arnold. O. City.... 7 19 0 0 .25 Halla. Topeka...... 10 73 3 2 .974 Arnold, Oklahoma City.... Bayless, Joplin..... 140 559 104 143 10 55 .25© Isbell, Wichita-Topeka.... signed to manage the Charleroi (Pa.) team in, Kemmer. Hutchinson.. 41 398 17 12 .972 tho P.-O.©-M. League. Dalrymple. Joplin.. 132 519 63 133 18 22 .251 Campbell, Hutchiuson. 49 489 18 1(5 .971 Cravens. Springfield-W. C.. MeLear, Spri-Wich. 117 471 65 120 27 21 .25C Risley, Oklahoma City. 71 30 24 .970 Gilpatrick. Hutchinson.... President Guy has approved these contracts; Vaughn, Leavenw©h 90 294 23 75 11 6 .25i Zink, Leavenworth...... 140 1185 70 42 .968 Nash, Wichita...... With Braddock, Thomas Cosgrove, B. Mont Andrews. Topeka... 133516 63 131 9 19 .254 Fleharty, Hutchinson...... gomery. Fred Hartman, Albert J. Roseuback. 8 19 5 1 .251: Milton, Wichita-Webb City 19 213 11 14 .968 Halla, Topeka... 33 75 Armstrong, Joplin...... 86 839 55 34 .967 Fanning. Leavenworth..... Released, by Braddock, Sam Smith. Rolin. Webb City 138 528 63 133 38 17 .252 39 24 .962 Ellis, Springneld-Joplin.... Manager Marty Hogan, of the Zanesville Club, Baerwald, Joplin. 138 546 75 136 39 63 .245 Abbott, Joplin-Hutchinson 60 564 Wilkinsou, Joplin...... Wilson, O. City.... 141544 93 134 12 46 .24i Murray, Hutchinson...... 20 178 7 8 .959 would like to hear from disengaged Class C P. Murray, Wi.-Spr. 134 484 51 119 29 21 .24i Shimonek. Joplin...... 13 121 2 6 .954 players who are free, or who had non-reserve Shimonek, Joplin... 140505 54 124 16 18 .24i Kraner, Topeka- Joplin.... 18 213 11 14 .941 contracts last season. Manager Hogau can be Ogee, 0. City...... S3 334 50 82 6 20 .24 F". Wilson, Oklahoma City 34 118 8 9 .933 addressed at Zanesville, 0. Lattimer, W. City.. 31 118 8 29 1 1 .24i SECOND BASEMEN. ."Kid" Beunett. the former Homestead pitch Edwards, Wich.-Le. 35 134 18 33 4 2 .24 N. Kahl, Leavenworth.... 7 13 1 .952 er, has been appointed Chief of Police at East Wilson, Webb City. 44 159 16 39 1 13 .241 Genins Hutchinson...... 140 390 364 48 .940 Zanesville Wow a Member of the Leagu< McKeesport and Jake Chambers has been made O©Leary. Wichita.. 128 487 51 119 10 14 .24 Stis, Hutchinson-Springfi©d 103 349 273 40 .940 President Guy at Work Upon the lieutenant. They have been ou the force four 19 54 6 0 .24© Green. Wichita-Okla. City 35 55 102 10 .940 years and can handle all bad actors. Meredith. W. City. 69 221 Pennell. Wichita-Topeka. . 54 121 125 16 .939 Harrington.© Le«.... 139 555 68 135 19 18 .24; Championship Schedule. The Charleroi Athletic Association, which will 3 910 .24: Bankhead. Wichita-.Toplin. 46 131 124 17 .938 Huff man. W. City.. 31 37 McDlll, Webb City-Joplin. 41 106 138 19 .928 hold the P.-O.-M. franchise, has appealed for Corbin, Leaven©h... 56 186 23 45 9 7 .24 Pittsburg, Pa., March 25. Edito articles of incorporation with $10.000 capital. 10 39 8 5 .24 Cope. Springfield-Hutch©n. 35 55 91 12 .924 "Sporting Life." At a special meeting Munvoe. Hutchinson 42 162 Porkorney, Webb City... 134 225 290 4(5 .922 The petitioners arc Tom P. Sloan, of- Lock No. Zearfoss, Topeka... 23 83 8 20 3 4 .24 of the, P.-O.-M. League held -here ot 4: J. E. Masters, Coal Center, and Samuel Todil, Zink. Leavenworth. 140 525 53 126 11 10 .24 Ogee. Oklahoma City..... 83 174 264 37 .922 the 15th inst. the Zanes 64 75 14 33 .23: McLear. Springfield-Wich. 83 166 179 31 .919 of Charleroi. Hnrlburt. Topeka. . 87 314 H. Kahl. Leavenworth.... 128 323 215 49 .916 ville (O.) Club, unde Genius, Hutchinson. 140 555 69 332 33 46 .23. Marty Hogan, was admit Manager Menefee has signed these players for Noyes, Hutchinson. 136 413 54 98 (i 36 .2: Downs. Topeka...... 13(5 379 270 62 .913 his McKeesport team: Pitchers, James Bromau. Langhlin. W. C.-W. 302 323 43 73 6 7 .231 Dunn. Joplin...... 18 29 45 11 .871 ted, taking the, place o John Thrasher. Raymond Miller. John Lauglioin, K. Olson. O. C.-To.. 26 72 5 37 3 4 .23 Shimonek, Joplin...... 17 26 27 11 .828 Wayneaburg aind obvi H. Matz; pitchers. L. D. Bevan. W. B. Braun; N. Kahl. Leaven©h. 46 19(5 18 46 0 t THIRD BASEMEN. ating the necessity o infielders. A. II. Elliott. John Rhodes. A. E. Molnnis. Topeka... ©53132 10 .SI 7 9 Vaughn. Leavenworth.... 90 129 135 21 .926 placing a team in th Milbert, C. Devers. .i. Menefee: out fielders. R. Cope Spri.-Hutch.. 60232 3S 54 :: I Laughlin. Wichita...... 68 81 86 15 .918 East Knd of this city Morgan. H. A. Wilson. A. McAleese, William Abbott. Spr.-Hutch. >08 406 47 93 20 3(1 Olson, Webb City...... 44 75 92 17 .908 AVith Zanesville a mem Ferris, H. Everiin and F. Stroebel. Goes. Springfield.. . T"*7 422 40 98 IS 12 Murray. Hutchinson...... 27 27 50 8 .90(5 ber of the league the cir Porter. O. City. .... ©"39 342© ©" 12 33 6 2 .23 Cope. Springfield-Hutch... 25 -34 61 10 .nor, cuit now consists of the, Scliafly n Humorist. Vanderhill, Jopliu.. 302 321 25 74 11 9 .23 Hetiing. Springfield...... 140 203 267 51 .902 following cities: East Casey, Hutchinson. 340 504 53 136 22 30 .23i Andrews, Topeka. ..;..... 133 187 235 47 .900 Liverpool, Steubenville Second haseman Schafly, of the Washingtons, Rapps. Lea.-Wich.. 130 532 6(5 122 36 21 .22! Johnson, Leav. -Hutch..... 40 70 100 19 .899 fees the humorous siile of events. Although lie P. Walsh, Hutch©n. 55 197 33 45 3 9 .22 Womble, Topeka-.Toplin.. . 61 129 333 30 .897 and Zanesville. O., and signed a contract with Washington, the terms Green. Wich.-O. C. . 131 475 52 308 17 8 .22 Pendry. Oklahoma City... 334 203 304 60 .85)4 Richard R. Guy Washington, Uniontown, did not: fully satisfy him. He penned a note Fires©ine, Leaven©h 7 22 25 3 0 .22 Shimonek. Joplin...... 110 177 338 42 .875 Braddock. McKeesport to Manager Cantillon which read: "Ted Sulli Filln-an. Wichita... 72 258 42 59 S 18 .22 Kling. Hutcbinson-Wichita 47 75 85 25 .S.65 and Charleroi, Pa. A schedule for the van told nic that you were getting the sala/y Banklii©iid. Wicli.-.T. 87 363 38 83 13 19 .22 McDill Webb City...... 91 81 3C0.3;) .S(il coming season will be drafted in a of two I©nited Slates Senators, and I thought 1©eivch, Springfield. 130 529 63 317 11 53 .22 Lyons, Wichita...... 22 - 27 48 18 .806 short time. President Guy will ap that I should a.t least get the salary of a pajgQ Shaft, Hutchiuson.. 58 226 28 50 4 5 .22 Rathburn, Wlchita-Leav.. 29 34 41 18 .806 point a committee in-a few days and in Congress;" March 30, 1907. SRORTIING UPB. Y7

AT HOT SPRINGS. AT ATLANTA. B, P. A.B. AB.B, P.A. «. VTLANTA. AB.B.P.A.B. EXHIBITION GAMES. 2100 Phyle,3b. u 0 1 3 ! Ch__„„....„andler, It..3 0201. . . . Becker,rf .....4 4 2. 0 0 Hattiesburg Fails to Make Good and Loses ______Hallman, rf..l 1 l 0 I A Wagner, 2b.l 323 OLipe, 8b...... 4 2230 Wallace,cf...5 1200 AT AU3TIN. iClarke, lf.....l 2 0 0 i Leach, rf.....3 230 1 Murdocfc, or..4 2101 O'Leary, )b...4 2 8 2 U Its Franchise, Columbus Taking Its Place ______Wagnor, SS...O 2640 3heehan,ss...3 3 1 5 CJuhoten, 2bj ..5 202 Paskert,lf....4 1200 BROWNS. AB.B. P.A,E. AUSTIN. AB.B.P.A.B. Abby, 2b ....21242 Pbelps, 1D....2 212 0 OjHarris, lb.....4 061, Castro, 3b....4 1 0 2 2 in This League. Nlles, Sb...... 5 2 1 1 0 McCully,ss...4 263 0 Nealon, lb.. ..2 2 8 1 J auston.cf ...1 300 oWlnson,rf....4 3 i 0 0 Ball, as...... 'A I 1 3 0 Columbus, Miss., March 23.—Editor Picbering, of.5 0 2 0 f 8ul!inger,lf...3 110 0 Storke, 3b....O 0 0 2 i Glbson, C.....1 242 («Patience,ss...4 2300 Hoflman, 2b..4 0 3 2 U Frisk, II...... 2 2 1 00 Firestine,3b..4 120 l Smith,C...... 1 2521 Leeyer, lb,...0 000 0 Walsh, ss ....2 0 6 0 -0 Mangun,p....l 0010 Sporting- Life."—Columbus will be in Henspbill,rf..4 0 1 0 0 Alexander,of.4 120 0 Lynch. p..'...0 0 1 1 0 Willis, p.... 0 0 0 0 1 Harnish, C....2 1 3 1 U School), p....2 2010 the Cotton States League next season, T. Jones, lb..4 1 11 0 i Gordon, o.....4 172 o CamnltzCamnUz,p....O. P----0 1 0 1 i Phillippe.p.. .1 1 1 U 0 Clark p' 1 0 0 0 i .....10000 assuming- the franchise Butler,3b.....2 0131 Porter, lb.....3 1 8 •"-•--Rogers, p.....1,.-,., 101 0 Leifleld, p....O 0 U 2 OJHelm', p.'.'..'...3 1 0 1 \ formerly held by Hatties Wallace, as...4 1 3 5 1 Decfeer,2b.....4 00.. Totals...... 35 13 27 12 2 burg-. In all probability O'Connor, C...4 2710 Ketcbem,....__...... rf. .4010 . . . o,______Totals... .. 9 14 24 16 6 Totals-.....12 15 24 15 3| Totals .....36 13 24 8 2 Jack Law, former man- Powell, P-.-.J5 J) J) J. 0 MoCall,p...... l»<> °H SC ?° 5 m one inning cff Tribble - y BU -- iMurdock. Three-base hit-Stovall. Stolen ,tall 3. Bases on balls-OH Smith 1, off White "Sporting Life." — I have at last secur base—Pilck. Double plays-Rhoten, Pepe and t ofi Cristall 1. Paaied ball—Matthews. Urn- ed from George Blackburn, manager Umpire—Lumley. Harris; Schuman and Harris. Bases on balls— Wire—Z'mmer of the Vicksburg team, his line-up for Off Tribble 2, Hit by pitcher—By Scanlon 3. ' ' m ^ a^nvr the corning season, and it is authentic. AT FT. WORTH. Struck out—By Berger ), oy Leibhardt 2, by AT GALVESTON. 3. Wild pltches-Berger, Tribble. Urn- CHICAGO .——B. B.P.A. B. The Vicksburg fans have been guess- ATHLETICS, u. B. p. A. YANIGANS. K. B. P. A. B. , „ n , vla GALVESTON. U. B. P.A.B. Ing for some time and, many names Uartzeli, lf...O 1 0 o Gast'mer,3b...O 022 oP*re~DaVla Quillin, 3b....2 0001 King, SS...... O 0230 have been mentioned, but it is up to Nicbols,3b....o 0230 Hoffman, If...Q 0300 AT„ JACKSONVILLE.T1 ^a^ ,TTC, •Welday,lf....l 0100 Cermak, 1I...U 0000 O'Neill,cf....2 2201 Orth, of...... 0 1200 your correspondent to furnish the Oldrinsr,cf....o 1300 TLelivelt, _ j « ' cf...O'" *n n1 n1 n0 nOj-V1 J-A-OKAr,wc/lv SO N ,'IS.T A.B-B. P. .A .ffi. BROOKLYN. AB.B.P.A.B. exact personnel, as furnished by "Smil- Davis, lb...... l 1 10 0 I — i Q 51 Balrd,3b...... O 1000 H ,1 IK"".? » ««u i. .-.., •• ~.v.v,~,—>„ - Bases on oaiis un on v the"past exhibitions their exchequer 1, off Vlckers 1, cff Plank 1. Hit will undoubtedly suffer. We will-wait Davis. Umpire—Salm. and see' J" HORNTHAL. AT ATLANTA.______rbTsulniS^TbyPaslorlVuVi;^ Umpire-Newhouae. News Note*. MACOS. AB. B. P. A.K. ia NTA.. AB.&. B., P.A.i.* a./Three-base. . hit—Walters.. • Two-base- hits—Me-.. .-« 1 ' AT BIRMINGHAM. Chandler, rf.. 4 0111 Beoker, if....4 200 if earthy. —Hummtll. Double plays The Vickshurg Club has come to terms with i,ipe,ab ' ".31051 CHICAGO, AB.B. P.A.T1. pitcher Bishop. Murdock,"ef!'.4 2200 Slagle, cf.....O 0201 Sheokard, lf..l 11 l 0 Bates Fisher, outfielder, Is the latest member Rhoten,2b....4 1441 Randall,rf...'i "2011 to join the Vicksburg team. Harris, If....5 20 00 Uessler, lb....l 2511 The Meridian Club has purchased from the Stinson, lb....3 2 12 I i Castro, 3b....4 ema? Bill Pe P e' 88..... 4 2 2 1 Ball, ss...... 3 2421 ______dweeney,3b..,l 0 l 3 U Mt. Clemens (Mich.) Club, third baseeman Bill w ' , j 3 „ Sweeney, lb..2 211 0 OJCHIC&GO. AB.B.P.A.B Hoflman, ss..2 2 4 1 0 Roth for $250. Uarnish,o....l 001. L.Hoflm'n,2b.4 234 OJtloftman, SB.. 4 1 2 5 0 , Rvers, 2b.... 33121 Braun. Vicksburg's catcher last season, has Fox. p...... 2 0 0 1 C Sparks, p... .4 1 0 9 OlSchulte.lf ....5 1 1 0 l McCay, 2b....4 1 1 4 13 A iCock, .... Kahoe, 0...... 1 1 12 0 0 been turned over to Meridian. Braun will act Scanlon,p .1 0 0 1 ' _ _ _ _ — Osborne, of... 4 0001 Burden,3b....2 130 IJTurner, p.....O 1030 raylor, p.....O 1140 as reserve catcher. Patience...... ! 0 0 U i Totals...... 31 10 27 19 ICessler, lb....2 li 11 0 1 Thornton,cf. 4100 03. Bruner p ....o 0 0 1 1 Durbin. P.....O 1021 The Vicksburg Club has signed infielder Bates — ~~ ~ ~ ~ , 3b..S 1200 Boyd, rf .....3 1400 »Steinfeldt...O 0 0 0 j) Fisher, a brother of the famoun Newt Fisher, Totals..... 34 11 24 14 l Bandall, rf..5 1 1 00 Boss, SS...... 2 1 U 0 1 Totals...... 5 92410 6 - 0 0 0 Coolman, lb.3 0 11 0 0 Totals.... .11 13 27 13 5 late owner of the Nashville Club. Macon...... 0 0000201 1- * Ta _loi. „ t j 0 3 U The improvements on the ball park at Gulf-Atlanta...... 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 o t— 9|KajjOe ' {j""; 2 u0100 l port are about completed, and everything is in Two-base hi's—Sparks, Rhoten, Paskert^seabauah,C...3 1431 readiness for the first exhibition games early Ttrae-base hUs—Harris1, Pepe. Stolen bases—(Perdue, p....2 1041 —Turner. Home runs— ln April. Hoflcoau 2,, P. skert,, Ball,, Patience,, Double The Vicksbnrg Club has signed southpaw piavE—Chandler and Slinson. Bases on balls— JTotalg...... 31 72715 1 Totals...... 28 7 24 10 6RandaH. Stolen bases—Molesworth, Gessler, pitcher Dix from St. Marys, "o. Mason, a off Sparks3, off Pox 1, off Scanlon 2 Struck ~Batted for Hays in the ninth. Evers 2, Kahoe Sweeney, Hoarnan .Struck youngster who has played with Louisiana semi- our_By Sparks 4. by Fox 2, by Scanlon l;Chioaso...... 0 1020013 *- 7 out-By Tay]or 5, by pybln 5, by lurner 4. professional teams, is to be given a trial. Passed Dall-Haroish Umpiri—Rlggs Mobile...... 0 l 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-SjBases on balls—Ofi Taylor 4, ofi Durbin 2, ofi Bob Muret, the Vicksburg player, is under Hits-Off Taylor 1, < fl Perdue 5, off Welch 3 Bruner 4. Double play—Alcockjina Lister, mi fontract to play wtth_ Gulf port. There is a AT LITTLE ROCK. : ofl Hayes4 Bases on oaHs—Off Taylor 3, off by pitcher—& Umpire-Burke. hitch over salary and Bob has not quite made „,.„„ MTTLEUOCK.AB.B-P-A-EJPerdue 1, ofi Welch 4, cff Hayea 3. Hit by AT NEW ORLEANS. up his mind yet whether or not he will play H'rrJ i n i 0 0 Page, 2b...... 4 014 olpitcher—By Perdue 2. Struck out—By Taylor + h!

and the only disappointed ones were the same handful of nerves and bones, those who thought the American with his great Irish heart larger than ever! Leaguers surpassed the former Na tional League champions. While the The fact is, that while Jacob Schaefer Giants were pelting Jacobson and Far- Jives, and is in the professional arena, he ris for twelve hits, the Browns got is more than likely to be a dangerous com only six safeties off Wiltse, Ferg©uspn ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS IN petitor for the world©s greatest master. Of BETWEEN THE MAJOR LEAGUE and Ames. Four of the Browns© hits the contest or match between Button and were- made off Wiltse in three innings. Schaefer. It may have been a great en* TEAMS IN THE SOUTH. Seymour slashed out three hits and THE BILLIARD WORLD, counter between these men, but to me it Tommy Corcoran helped in the run- does not seem worthy of the reputation of making with a pair of two-base hits. such great masters. It is easy, however, Score: BY JOHN CREAHAN. to criticise, but not so easy to play great The First Ante-Season Game of New York. R. B. P.A.E St. Louis. R. B. P.A.E But few tournaments, whether between billiards at all times. We have become so Shannon, If 3 0 0 0 0 Niles, 2b...O 0 3 70 professional or amateur players, have at accumstomed to phenomenal work at this Browne, rf. 2 1 1 0 0 Pickering,cf 0 1 3 00 tracted more public attention than that game during the past few years, even the Season Played Between Si Devlln, 3b.. 2 1 0 20 Hemphill.rf 01200 among amateur masters of the art, that Seymour, cf 0 3 0 00 Frisk, If... 1 2 0 00 between six of the leading amateurs of this Bresnahan.c 01820 Wallace, ss 1 1 2 40 country, which was so recently played in if such men as Schaefer and Sutton do not Louis and Washington Re- McGann. Ib 2 0 13 10 T)eleha©y,3b 01020 New York.It is greatly to be doubted if any break all former records they are making Dahlen, ss.. 1 1 2 30 Criss, c, Ib. 0 0 12 02 tournament ever played anywhere attract no headway. We forget that what these Corcoran,2b 132 3 0 Buelow,lb,c 00500 ed so much public attention as that of the men want to do is to win, and in their stilts of Other Spring Contests* Wiltse, p.. 1 1 0 10 Tacobson, p 0 0 0 1 0 Centennial, which took place in this city desire to do so, past records are forgotten. Ames, p. ...0 0 1 10 Farrls, p...O 0 0 11 in ©76, to commemorate the one hundredth It is the present and the future that they Ferguson, pOlOlO - anniversary of American Independence. are thinking of, and not wliat has beea An unusual number of exhibition - Totals.. 2 627153 That tournament in its <;-reatness and its achieved in the past. games have been scheduled for the Totals.. 12 12 27 14 0 glory was solitary and alone, aud is not spring between various teams of the New York...... 23201201 1 12 likely to be repeated until the second an St. Louis...... 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 2 niversary of the same cause. I now refer EASTERN ILLINOIS LEAGUE. two major leagues, apart from the Hits Off Wiltse 4 in four Innings, Ames to the creation of the tournament, and not usual local championship series in 2 in three innings, .Tacobson 3 in three innings, Farris 9 In six innings. Two-base hits Cor to the details as may be interpreted by A Permanent Organization Under Presi Philadelphia, and St. Louis. Following© coran 2, Wiltse, Delehanty 2. Stolen bases some historians and probably justly so, are the scores of games played to Shannon, Devlin 2. First on balls Off Jacobson by which I mean the actual work of some dent Welvert, of Pana. 7. Farris 2. Wiltse 2, Ferguson 1. Hit by players engaged in that tournament. Matoon, 111., March 16. Editor "Sporting date of issue: pitcher By Jacobson 2. First on errors New Life." At a meeting held here last week a York 2. Left on bases New York 9, St. Louis permanent organization of the Eastern Illinois THE FIRST GAME. 5. Double plays Corcoran, McGann; Niles, That the public attention bestowed on League was effected with the following officers Buelow. Wild pitches .Ames 1, Jacobson 1. the recent New York amateur tournament, and directors: President and secretary, Charles Passed balls Criss 1, Bresnahan 1. Struck out by the press of the country was justified Welvert, Pana; treasurer, Fred More, Charles Washington©s Team Gains a Victory Over By Farris 1, Wiltse 5, Ames 3, Ferguson 2. by the playing, there caii be but little ton; directors, Dudley King-man, Mattoon; Umpire Shay, of New York. Time 2.20. doubt. I am now speaking only of the Reese Forbes, Pana; Joe Young, Shelbyville; the St. Louis Nationals. press of two cities New York and Phila John C. McGurty, Charleston. Joe Adams, who Galveston, Tex., March 17. The Cardinals Shut Out Senators. delphia. This city, as a matter of fact, for two years managed a team in Mattoon, 111., Washington team of the American devoted almost as much space to the tour and who, for the past two seasons has been League, and the St. Louis team, of the At Galveston, ,Tex., March 23, the nament as did New York. It is more than located In Pana, Is responsible for the new Natilcmal League, played the first inter- St. Louis Nationals turned the tables probable that the press of Chicago was no league. He will again manage the Pana Club. league game of the 1907 season nere on the Washingtons, shutting the lat less generous, from which city two of the It is probable that "Rod" Wagner, of Sullivan today. It was a light-hitting contest ter out. Meantime at Houston the St. players came Dernarest and Cotiklin, who will manage the Shelbyville team. "Nig" Louis Colts beat the Washington Colts Langdon, who caught and covered the first and the Senators won, thanks to the practically carried off all of the honors of sack for Mattoon. In the "Kitty" League last effective pitching of Fallcenberg and 5 to 1. In the Regulars© game at Gal the tournament. season, has been employed to manage the Patten. Managers Cantillon and Mc- veston from the very start the Charleston aggregation. Billy Ryan, of St. Closkey were both on the coaching Cardinals had Washington on the run. Of the playing In genera) there is Louis, another veteran, will perform a similar lines in uniform. Karger pitched well The Capitalites could get men on bases but little to be said but praise, and duty for Taylorville. Douglas McDonald, who for St. Louis except in the fourth in in one way and another, hut there was that of the highest possible order. covered the first sack last season for the Pana ning, when he went into the air. St. absolute inability to hit the ball safely The one expert in the tournament who was independent team, will look after the interests iJcmis only© run was made off Falkeri- when such a performance would have outclassed was Mortimer Rolls, of this of Centralla, while Johnstone, who caught for berg on a and a wild produced definite results. Stony Mc- city, and even he, as if inspired by the Mattoon last year in the "Kitty" League, may throw by Perrine. Score: Glyrin, who was an easy proposition ,be its manager this year in the new leagw. for Washington on the 17th, had his great work of his opponent©s, probably did President Welvert has announced his umpires. Washin©n. AB.B. P.A.B,Cardinals. AB.B. P.A.H hated rivals on the hip at all stages. the best playing of his life, as his run of They are Lafayette Scarlett, of Moweaqua, 1©errine, ss. 3 1 2 3 1©0©Hara, If.. 4 2 1 01 80 and one average of nearly 15 attest. Frank Nichols, of Ramsey: A. F. Zelgler. of Oanlev, rf. 4 1-2 1 0 Kelly, cf. .. 4 0 4 00 Score: The other experts have practically placed Hillsboro. Anderson, If 4 0 2 00 Bennett, 2b 3 0 1 20 Washin©n. AB.B. P.A.B St. Louis. AB.B. P.A.H themselves on a par with the foremost pro Alti/er, cf.. 4 2 0 0 TlBeckley, Ib !>. 010 00 Perrine, ss. 5 1 131 O©Hara If. 5 1 3 1 0 fessional masters of the game, for when Hickman,lb 4 110 1 0 Byrne, 3b..2 0 2 30 Ganley, rf.. 4 Kelley. cf . . , , 3 00 STANDARD PRODUCTS. ; Cross, :ib.. . 4 1 1 2 0 Crawford.ss 2 0 0 10 Cross, 3b... 4 0 Bennett, a 11 amateurs can average from 15 to nearly fcchatly. 2b. 4 1 2 1 (XBuivh. rf. . 3 1 0 00 Altizer, cf. 3 1 200 Berkley, Ib 4 2 5 11 43, and make runs of from 80 to 117 at B!nifeen©p,c :> 0 7 40 Marshall, 0.3 0 9 10 Hickman.lb 4 1 0 0 Byrne, 3b.. 4 2 3 40 the fourteon-inch balk line, it is high time A Word Anent the Much-Discussed Victor Falkenb©K.p 2 0 1 2 O Karger, p.. 2 0 0 10 Anderson, If 5 0 4 1 0 Hollv, ss.. . 5 0 3 40 for the greatest professional experts to Patten, p.. 1 0 0 1 0 McGlynn, p. 1 0 0 1 0 Kchafly, 2b. 3 0 2 1 0 Burch, cf. . 4 0 1 00 look to their laurels. Slosson, Daly and Ball and Goods. Blauken©p.c 31840 Marshall, c. 2 2 3 00 McLaughlin, three of the most noted pro The_ settlement of the long-standing factionp.l Totals.. 30 727152 Totals.. 27 327 91 Graham, p. 2 1030 McGlynn, p 2 0 0 0 0 fessionals living, are reported as having fight in the great and powerful American As Washington ..... 0 0 0 :: 0 0 0 1 1 5 Smith, p... 2 1030 stated that these amateurs are making sociation entitled to be considered as practic St. Louis...... 00001000 0 1 Totals.. 321127112 more headway in. the game than our pro ally a major league has involved a satisfactory Runs scored Washington, I©errlno, Ganley, Totals.. S5 827161 fessionals. solution of the ball question. It will be re AltixiT 2. Blankenship: St. Louis, Byrne. Earn Washington ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 membered that for a season two different balls ed runs Washington .©-!. Two-base hits O©Hara. Louis...... 001 0 2 0 were in use in this league, owing to a factional Alttzer. Three-base_ hit Ganley. Stolen bases Runs scored St. Louis, O©Hara 2, Kelley 2, Of the work done by Calvin Demarest in deadlock, by permission of the National Com Burch, Blankenship 2. Double play Ganley, Bennett, Beckley. Marshall, McGlynn. Innings this tournament, nothing but praise can mission. The deadlock having been bvoken the Blankensliip. First on balls- Off McGlynn 2, pitched Graham 5, Smith 4, McGlynn 9. Runs he written. It was essentially that of a Victor ball has scorrd a ti©lutnph by being FalkpnbMrs 1. Patten 1. Struck out By Karger Off Graham 3. Smith 5. Hits Off Graham first-class master of the art of billiards, adopted as the sole official ball of the American and of such a character as to make this Association for the ensuing year. 7. MeGlynn 2. Falkenburg 5. Left on bases C. Smith 5, McGlynn 8. Two-base hit Kelley. This makes the fifth season of use of the St. IAKUS 1, Washington 2. Umpires Spencer Home run Byrne. Stolen bases Beckley, young expert for the nonce at least the Victor ball in the American Association a and Mackey. Time—1.38. Byrne. Sacrifice hits Cross, Bennett. McGlynn. most-talked-of expert in the world. There strong testimonial of the quality and value of Struck out By Graham 4, Smith 3, McGlynn 3. are many who place him on an equal with this ball. There is every reason ©why the Victor Browns Defeat Giants. First on balls Off Graham 4, Smith 2, McGlynn William Hoppe. It is to be hoped that hall Bhould be a first-class ball, as it is not 5. Hit by pitcher Hickmaii, Byrne, Marshall. Demarest, should he develop into a pro p.n experimental or haphazard production, having At San Antonio, Tex., March 23, the First on errors Andersen, O©Hara. Left on fessional in the future, which is more been continuously manufactured in enormous New York Nationals were beaten by bases Washington 15, St. Louis 7. Double than probable, will be more fortunate in a quantities by the Victor Sporting Goods Co., of the St. Louis Americans, 7 to 2. All play O©Hnra. Holly. Wild pitches Smith 1, manager than the former bright and gifted Springfield, Mass., for over a dozen years. In the New York-pitchers looked alike to MeGlynn 1. Umpires Newhouse and Mackey. expert. Hoppe, however, is still young common with the progress of the sport this the Browns. The Giants never had a Time 2.25. enough to do some thinking of his own company has kept pace with improvement of chance and showed that their enforc later on; mid with so promising a rival the Victor ball until it is now Justly regarded ed lay-off of nearly a week had affect as Demarest, there is no reason to suppose as one of the standard balls for professional use. ed their batting eye. They made only SPRING EXHIBITION GAMES. that great contests in the future in this But not alone In the manufacture of a seven scattered hits off Compton. Only country shall not be the rule and not the standard base ball does the Victor Sporting two hits were bunched in a single in MARCH 15. objection. Both of these youngsters are Goods Co. excel. Its line of base ball parapher ning by the New Yorkers and that was N. Orleans N. Orleans 0, Chicago N. li. 8. nalia such as masks, gloves, shoes, plates, in the eighth, when Shannon singled Atlanta Atlanta 1, New York A. L. 5. Americans, and, as such, may later on be base bags, uniforms is fully in keeping with to left, stole second cleanly and scored MARCH 16. depended on to defend the honor of the the Victor ball alike in quality, make and on Seymour©s long drive over the right Savannah Savannah 3, Philadelphia 8. game in this country. price. Like that .ball the Victor uniforms are field fence. The Browns, on the con Ft. Worth Ft. Worth 0, Athletics 2. up to standard and in general use. Last year Dallas Dallas 6, Athletic Yanigans 2. During the past few months there were ninety teams in the various professional trary, were apparently in just as good leagues; forty-three teams In the college arena, form as they will be an. season. The New Orleans N. Orleans 1 Chicago N. L. 4. three events of surprise in connection with Atlanta Atlanta 3, New York A. L. 6. the emblem for the championship of the and thirteen teams in the Government service game was hard fought, both teams Galveston Galveston 1, Washington 3. all wore Victor uniforms; to say nothing of a evidently trying their utmost to up Macon Maeon 2, Cleveland 6. world, at 18-1 balk line, which. I am in host of semi-professional and amateur teams. hold the prestige of their own league MARCH 17. clined to think, caused very general sur This fact speaks volumes not only for the as well as their respective clubs. Houston Wash. A. L. 5, St. Louis N. li. ). prise on the part of the public. T-he first quality of the product of the Victor Sporting There was not a kick made by a play Dallas Dallas 0, Athletic Yanigans 5. wag that William Hoppe should have per Goods Co., but also for its capacity to take er, and McGraw was on the coaching Ft. Worth Ft. Worth 5, Athletics 3. petrated the professional blunder of refus care of all the business that may be entrusted lines constantly. The Browns played Waco Waco 1, Cincinnati Subs 6. ing to play Sutton for it, on the plea that to it. Send to Springfield. Mass., for the Victor an errorless game and accepted many Temple Temple 5, Cincinnati 1C. ho had an engagement in Europe which Sporting Goods Co.©s catalogues and price lists. difficult chances. Score: N. Orleans N. Orleans 9, Chicago N. L. 10. would pay him better than to remain in Austin Austin 1, St. Lonis A. L. B. this country for a few weeks and keep his Bt. Louis. AB.B. P.A.H New York. AB.B. P.A.E MARCH 18. contract with Mr. Sutton. NHes, 2b..3 0 0 3 0 Shannon, It 4 1 1 00 Ft. Worth Athletics 3, Athletic Yanlgana 2. Pickering.ef 51201 Browne. rf. 4 1 4 00 Savannah Phillies 5, Phllllea Subs 3. Heniphill.rf 52200 Devlin 3b.. 3 1 2 20 Jacksonville Jacksonville 3, Brooklyn 5. The second was the temerity, daring or Frisk, If... 5 1 2 0 0 Seymour, c-f 4 2 0 00 Atlanta Atlanta 9, Macon 4. heroism of Jacob Schaefer to challenge for Wallace, ss 4 2 3 00 Bowerman.c 20300 Galveston Galveston 1, Washington Subs 2. the emblem as soon as it was made pub Deleha©y, 3b 3 0 2 1 0 Bresnahan.c 10721 Austin Austin 1, St. Louis A. L. 5. lic that Hoppe refused to play. It should Cries. Ib... 4 3 14 11 McGann, Ib 4 1 6 00 Mobile Mobile 3, Chicago N. L. T. now not be forgotten that for more than Buelow, C..4 2 2 I 0 Dahlen, ss..4 0 1 30 Little Rock Little Rock 1, Boston A. L. 2. thirty years past Schaefer had ranked as Compton. p. 4 1 0 10 orcoran. 2b 4 1 2 MARCH 19. one of the foremost of living experts. The McGinnity.p 0 0 0 1 0 Atlanta Atlanta 9, Macon 8. goslings of the daily press, who have re Totals. . 37 12 27 13 2 Taylor, p. . 1 0 0 20 Jacksonville 2, Brooklyn 4. ferred to Mr. Schaefer for some years past Mathew©n.p 10100 Macon Mercer U. 0, Cleveland 13. as "Old Man Schaefer," etc., have created *Strang ... 0 0 0 00 Savannah Savannah 1 Phillies C>. the general impression that Mr. Schaefer Ft. Worth Athletics 2, Athletic Yanigans 1. Totals.. 32 727131 Mobile Mobile 1, Chicago N. L. 8. was not only on his last legs, but, as an Batted for McGInnlty In third. MARCH 20. expert, that it was about time for him St. Louis...... 00120202 0 _ 7 Birmingham Birmingham 1. Chicago N.L. 4. to die, aud give the youngsters a chance. New York ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0_ 2 Atlanta Atlanta 5, New York A. L. 7. Runs scored St. Louis, Wallace, Delehanty, Macon Macon 1, Cleveland 11. The third surprise was, that Schaefer Criss 3, Buelbw, Comptou; New York Shannon Little Rock L. Rock 9. Boston A. L. 4. should have defeated Sutton. On the latter Cures Indigestion Seymour. Two- base hits Heinphlll, Wallace MARCH 21. po©.nt there should not. I think, be any two 2, Buelow. Seymour 2. Three-base hit Buelow. Savannah Savannah 2, Phillies Jo. opinions, for while it was mv personal and Sea-Sickness. Home run Criss. Sacrifice hit Niles. Stolen Dallas Athletics 1. Athletic Yanigans 0. opinion that it was quite possible for bases Ptclterinsj, Delehanty, Buelow. Compton, Atlanta Atlanta 3, New York A. L. 9. Schaefer to win, yet I did not believe that AH Others Are Imitations Shannon, Browne, McGann. First on balls Off Birmingham Blrming©rn 5, Chicago N.L. 11. he, would, and I very much doubt if tnat Compfon 4, McGinnity 1, Tavlor 2. Struck out N. Orleans N. Orleans 0: .Chicago. A. L. 2. was not the opinion of four-fifths of the By Compton 1, McGinnitv 2, Taylor 3. Little Rock Little Rock 4, Boston A. L. C. professionals of this country, who have not Matliewson 4. Hits Off McGlnniry .©! i©n three Galveston Galveston ©!, Chicago A. L. 7. only an opinion of their own, but who innings. Taylor 4 in three innings, Mathewson MARCH 22. fi in three innings. Left on bases St. -Louis N©. Orleans N. Orleans 1, Chicago A. ti. 0. know what they are t&lking about. 7. >© w York 5. Umpire Danny Shay. © Time Birmingham Birmingham 1, Chiofljro N.L. 5. 1.58. Jacksonville Jacksonville 3. Brooklyn 5. It must not now be inferred, that I am Macon Macon 9. New York A. L. 7. among those who imagine that Schaefer Giants Even Up With Browns. Charleston Charleston 1, Detroit Subs 3. is becoming "a back number." The truth Atlanta Atlanta 0, Cleveland 1.1. is, if I am not greatly in error, that At Sa n Antonio, Tex., March 24, the Columbia Columbia B. Detroit 10. Schaefer is one of the most, dangerous play New i©ork Nationals got even with the MARCH 23. ers to encounter in the billiard world at St. Louis Browns for their defeat of Macon Macon 4. New York A. L. 3. the present day. More than twenty years the previous day by administering a Charleston Charleston fi. Detroit Subs 11. ,-igo, the late H. W. Collender informed or sound beating to MeAleer©s meiCy Mc Columbia---Columbia 5. Detroit A. L. 9. ONE TABLES, CAROI, .Tacksonvillp Jacksonville 2. .Brooklyn. 7. ruisured me, that Scliaofer could not live « PAlWDffM iTErt Graw©s men played with so midc©n©-vim two years. Mr. Oollenrior was then phvsi- 1har. after ;©i few inning©fi the .Browns Atlnnt;i Atlanta 5, Cleveland .13. Danville Dnnvillo 3, Trenton .17. caUy one of the finest looking men iu this Orders from all parts of the world promptly b©~cr,ine stutlonts of the system" of en SiiVHUii©ili Savannah 0, PhilsidPlphln 9. country, yet he Collender bus been dear! ergy and .©-.neo.i whi.^©a the O hints ha.ve Fi. Worth- Ft. Worth 0. Athletics 3. nearly twenty years, while Sohuefer, who attended to. fourrl so profitable in the past.. Three n,ill?s Pallas 0. AMilotlc Subs 2. was nothing but a hancffui of bones and John Creahan, Green©s Hotel, PhJIad©a, Pa. thousand person-© paid, to see the show, Galvestou Washington 0, St. Louis N. L. 8. nerves then, is not only alive now, and is Over 1,000,000 Noise Subduer* Sold, March 30, 1907. SRORTIIXG LJFB. Three-base hits— Stovall, Hartley, Dundon, ... T.wo-base hits— Page, Gilbert Miller Ferria ______AT COJCOLUMBIA. •Louisville ...... 0 00001000—1 Owen, Aitrock. Stolen base-Towne. Struck! Wagner, Young. Collins, Unglaub, Barrett.' COLUMBIA, AB.B. P.A. a. iBoston...... 0 3 212003 *—11 out-ByOwenl. Bases on balls-Off 0 yen 1, Three-base hIt-CorfcUl. stolen baaes-Corkill, Quigley, ss. ..4 1 2 a 2 DBTKOIT., AB.B.P. A.B Two-base„,, hits—Brashear.,- Unglaub.----- Double_-_ — OSAUrocl£ 5, off Colgrove 2, OS Harris 3, off Wagner. Hit by pitcher— By Young 1. Bises l^ally, 2b.....s 1 1 3 0 CouKhiln,3b"4D. Jones, cf...3 2021 1 0 , plays— Collins, FVrris and Unglaub; Ferris, ilobb~_, , "!.'-.--=-««.-!-—- °T?ft~b"y "pitch«r— — :-.--.------By Coigrova"' „,.,... ——5" by'oa—._,__ balls—^.,,_ OH^ Kron„_.._. 1, off_„ Dalan„ . 1,. ofl_ Bandy_ . 1,. „,,_,..,,. iib.....i . „0 „2 „3 u Cobb,lf '.. ""4 2 l o (^Wagner and Unglaub; Kerarin and Sullivan. Freeman!. Double play— Hartley, Pendlaton Struck out— By Youn« 3, by Kroa 1, by Bindy Bannister, rt.i 0201 Crawford, rf .4420 QjHits—03 Kenna 4 in four innings; off Wright and Larcque. Passed ball— Colerova. Umpire 4 D°ubl« plays— Ferris and UaglauD; Page, Burt,lf...... 4 u u o j Rossman, ib..4 115 l b 3In two innings, off: Kroh 3 in five innings, off Lieutenant Walt C.Johnson, U.S. A. Adams and Douglass 2. Wild pitch-Bandy . ^nad,© ge1r,icf©i ? I 9 , sohaefer, 2D..4 1 i £ i;Ktlllan 2 In four innings. Struct out—By . __._ TTmnlreTuT mpire—mnlra t;Fre(1T,alr«Fr»rl rea L,aKe.T a to i^anzier, ID...* 1 b A V Schmidt, c....i 040 o Kroh 1. Bases on balls—Off Kenna 4, ofl AT DALLAS. Hawkins, C...2 0'Leary,ss....:i 1 2 * 0 Wright 2, off Bunton 2, off Kroh 4, off Ktllian AT SAVANNAH. McKenzie, p..l 0 0 0 I WUletts,p....l ooi o; 2. Wild pitch—Kenna 2. Umpire—Kans. ATHLETICS. AB B. P. A. B. YANIGANS. AB. B. P.A. -White, p .....2 1 0 2 0 Lakoff, p.... 0 0 1 2 0 Hartsel,If....4 100 0 (Jastm'er. 30..3 U 0 l U PHILLIES. R.B. P.A. B. SAVANNAH. R.B. P.A.B. Kowan. p .. .1 i 0 1 0 ______AT DALLAS. Niohols, 3b.. .3111 0 Hoflman,lf...4 0100 Thomas, of...3 1100 King, cf ...... 0 1 Totals...... 31) 6 24 13 7 Oldrlnjt, of...4 1 8 0 i Lelivelt, of...3 000 o-G'e»son,2b...3 1102 Demay, ss... 0 0 4 3 Erwin, c... ..l l i a H ATHLTCTICS. R .B. p. A B. DALLAS. a. B.P.'A. B. Davls, lb.....3 l 10 1 C Lord, rf...... 3 0 0 0 0 Titus, rf .....2 4 1 U ] aarley, 2b. ...0 1 1 3 Totals TI u 27 Ts "^G'myer, 3b...O 0 1 0 ii Stark, 3b.....O 250 Seybold, rf. ..4 0 1 0 0 Knight, lb....3 0 15 0 0 Magee, If.....2 2 5 0 U Murray, rf....a 110 Totals...... 34 14 27 18 3 Haliman, rf...(l 2 3 0 U viaae, 2b.....,Q 0220 Murphy, 2b...3. 022 8hean,2b...... 3 0 3 fi o'Bransfleld,1b.l 2700 Stafford, lb...l 0 8 2 Louden, ss.. 02220 Schreck, 0....3 2 9 1 C Poster, SS.....3 0 1 (5 1 Courtney, 3b.2 !i 1 0 0 Vlaloney, lf..O 0 0 0 0 Cross, ss...... 3 103k Berry, o...... 3 042 0"Doolln, ss ....1 2100 Riley, C...... O 0100 Coombs, p....I 1 1 3 ii Howard, p.... 1 1020 Ooo n,c ...... 0 1820 Miller, lb.....O 1 10 o 0 Waddell,p....2 0020 Cunnlng'm, p.l (102 0 Jaokli'ch, c...'J 1110 C Tillous, rf....U 0100 Bender, p..... l 000 0 Corridon, p...l 2150 Kerns, 0...... 0 090 Totals .....33 8 27 12 1 Blerdosp'r, p.O I 0 1 Totals...... 28 12419 I- Totals...... 15 18 27 8 3 balls—Hawktns 2. Double play—L»lly vicuers,c..'.',o 001. Walters, p....0 002 Athletics...... 0 001000 Totals o t- l Sand Kanzier. Umpires—Heisman and For- _____ Totals..... 0 5 27 13 Fanlgans...... 0 000000 00—0 * Batted for Demay In ninth. - •' - • Totals...... 2 7 27 4 3 Two-base bit —Howard. Stolen Phlllles...... 230 Struck Out-ByOC RV'8"Vallnan -...... 0 AT AUSTIN- _____Philadelphia...... ! 00000101—2 Coombs 1, by Howard 1. by WaddellS.by Gun- 1- Two-base hits—Thomas Gleason,: Magee, [AUSTIN. AB.B. p. A.B. munvNS, 3. B. P.A.B.i Dalla8 """""--- ...... 0 0000000 U— C ciogham 1. Doub'e plays—Cross, Murpay Bransfltld Courtney, Doolin, Corridon.' 'McCuiiy, ss..4 2140 Yeager, ss ...4 3 1 l 1M Two-bise hits —Louden, Barry. Stolen' and Davis; Foster, Sh< ---... -»- -.^—— ^-~. Jones, rf...... 4 110 Olbases—Hoffman, Foster. Struck out—By How- on balls—OQ Bander 1 kiiH« sh" i i>i , ard 2, by Blerdospher 3, by Bender 2, by Wal-' meyer. Umpire DaviTuon nV'4 i 2 n ,,i ters 4, by Vickers 3. Bases on balls—OS How- AT HOT Soweii? ib?f:.t 0 ? 0 "ardJUoff Bierdospherl.Umpire-Bailey. PCorrid'on 2, Hofl 2.' Passed ball—D join. Um-flecker1,2b....4 0 1 1 0 O'Connor. c..3 0810- " AT MEMPHIS. PITT8BURG. R. B. P.A.B. TANIQANS. H. B. p. A. a! Plre—R Dooln. __..____„_._ tKetchem, rf. 3 010 Pelty, If,p....3 1010 ————————————————— Anderson, cf. 3 1 3 0 1 fhyle, 3D ....0 1 1 5 C ______AT JACKSONVILLE. 'MoCall, p ....1 0 0 2 fc Powell,p,lf...3 l 0 u (THIMPHU. n B; p4 An En CHICAGO R.B. P. A. «. Llallman, rf..l 2 2 0 2 \. Wagner,2b.2 224 OJACK'VILLE. R. B. p. A E g'Nelson, p....2 0 0 2 I Glade, p...... l 0010 Taafe, If ...... 0 0 2 0 0 Slagle, cf.....I 2200 Clark, It.. ...2 5 4 BROOKLYN. R.B. P. A Sheckard, U..I 2 0 0. 0 0 Uymer, rt....l 2 1 0 U Bierkotte. 2b.O 107 u ^^^^,, „*... 210. , „ 0v , _____ Babb, ss...... 1 2221) H.Wagner,S9.0 132 1 Leach, of.....l 2 2 l 0 McMUlan.ss. .0 1 2 4 n Casey, 3b. ....1 232 l! Totals...... 34 8 k7 14 l Totals...... 33 8 24 K 3 Ne ghbors, cf 1 1 6 0 U Randall. rf...O ~ 0 0 Abby, 2b .....1 202 Stieehan, ss.,,1 l 1 4 O'Moore, 3b ..,.0 0200" ———————————————— -Henline, rf...l 120 0 Chance,lb -..1 1 11 2 0 Nealon, lb....l 370 Phelps, lb....l 0 15 0 OKuhn,rf...... O 1100 Batch, rf...... O 210 OAustin...... U 0 41 0 0 0 U I1 —5 Ki ph firrtR Mh (1 0 0 1 L 3telnfeldt,©3b.O 2100 Storke, 3b....O 1 1 0 1 Houston, C....O 0 1 1 lMullaney,lb..l 3 13 0 0 Hummel.lb..! 2 8 0 (^Browns II...... 0 U 1 0 a 1 0 0 C- 4 'cweyT Ib.^'.O 18'-11 Hofflman, ss..l 1 3 0 2. Gibson,c...... l 1 4 0 (• Leiflold, If....') 0 1 0 0 Walters,cf...O 0401 McLin"^'!?.'°1 l 0 "o 0 Homy Pelty 2, by Nelson "Thiel...... 0 l 0 0 0 Kahoe, c...., .1 1200 — —— — —Scanners, p...0 0000 Bell, p.j...... i'o 0 1 014, by McCall 2. Umpire-Quigg. p Burfce- O'Connor, C..4 1 2 21 Ballwp 2 0 0 1 a-hits-Turner, Birmingham, Stovall,Congalton, Stolen base—Alperman. Double plays—Lewis AT ATLANTA. Powell, P.....I 1 0 i C Merteus p""l 03 0 -I Bemis, Berger, Ball, O'Leary, Wallace, Backer. Alperma'n and Jordar; Lewis and Jordan. CLEVELAND. U.B. P.A.B. ATLANTA. B. B.P.A. B, Pelty, p...... l 0001 '"— — — — — 2. Stolen bases—Lajoie 2, Liebhardt, Turner,,.. Umpire—Stricklett. ^ Bay,, cf...... l l 3 0 u Beoker, rf.....u 0 0 0 _ _ Totals...... vg 42714 '2 Berger, O'Leary. Double plays—Bemlsv and, PBirmlng'm.lf.O 030 0 Wallace, Cf...O 02-0 Oj Tnt. la 4111 27 AT AUGUSTA. i Stovall, lb.. ..2 380 0 .''Laary, lb...O 111 0 -totals..,....41 u 41 —————————————— rLeioie;OB Liebhardt Bemis 1, andoff ChildsBradlsy. 1. HitBases'on by balls—a. DBTBOIT. AB. B. P. A. K. D.Jones, of..2 2100 Killifer, cf...2 0100 Coughlin,3b. .2 0 2 l (• Cobb, lf...... ,4 1 3 0 l Johnson, rf...4 2001 Roesvnari, !b..4 2 9 0 l> Downs, 2b....4 42402 4 Sohmidt, C....1 0 2 1 Payne, o .....2 1 2 0 Archer, C.....1 0200 O' Leary, ss.,.4 0300 Mullin, p.....l 0 0 2 0 Italian, p.... -I 0 0 U 0 Two-basehlC3-Lajoie 2, Turner, Congalton. C.8tahi,of....4 0 o o t Milfer If 41201 O'Leary. ss..4 223 0 Smith, C...... 4 3 2 0«- Eubanks, p...l 0 0 1 1 031) Ueisman, P. ..2 0 1 1 0 Three-base-tiPf,f -haff> hit—Swweney.hit—Swaenev. Home run—Stovall..£run—Stovall.-y nglau °! 10> . ., . 2« 2„ Go kill, rf.':::* 2 ? 0 o.B.Jones,p....l 0 0 3 SioUn bases—Stovall, Perring, Turner. Hitf Deiters,3b....4 1221 Forester, p...2 0 0 1 0 Russell, p....2 00 1 0 12 27 9 3 3 0 Adams, ss....4 0231 Brwin, C...... 1 1 1 0 ————;,oy pitchar-Lajoie, Thielman, Bay. Wild c'"*j"^n 0"" 2 0 4 l I Totals...... 35 12 24 15 K- Detroit...... 3 020321 (I *—11 pitch—Ehman. Bases on balls—Off Ehman 2, Btaw c ' '"i o a 0 0 Dawsjn, C.....2 1300 is. Augusta ...... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3~ 4 :ofl Liebhardt 1, off Spade 1, off Schopp 1. winter,'p.....2 002 Edwards, c..,2 1 1 2 0- Totals...... 41______—————— 16 24 12 0 Hits-Off Killian 3 In three innings, off Eu- struck out—By Thielman 2, by Ehman 1, by Harris, p..... 2 0 0 0 l Bobinson, p..2 202 0 Columbia...... 0 1 1 01100- C banks 2 In torse innings, of! Christian 9 in five Schopp 1. Double plays—L^joie, Terry and Brazzel', P...2 003 0 Detroit...... 0 0 004500— 4^' innings, off Comminger 3 in three innings._Stovall; HoSman, Hall and O'Leary. Umpire Totals..... 34 92711 8 r » i a o Two-base hits—Crawford. Hits—Off Heis-.r. Two-base hits—R3ssman, Irwin. Taree-base ' -*-- AT AT L VIST A. ______otals.....______T9 man 9, off Russell 1, off Jones 7, off Forester 3 hits—Rossman, Downs, Cobb. Stolen base—,_-—_——_—-—„ ——„ —r^rl Boston...... 2 2 0 0 1 t— 6 Struck out—By Heisman, 1, by Russell 1, by— B. B. P. A.B. 1 010 0010 0—4 Forester 1. Stolen bases— Qalgley, Bannister, Becker, .1 2 1 2 0 0 n 07 Kiiiian 2, by Eubanks 2, by Comminger 1. 0 O'Leary, c....o::o0 o1 8 l o; Ofi Robinson 2. Two-base hits— Wagner, Cor-<» oaigiey, Laiiy ana li-anz'ti,• Lallvandi~,any au« OLUH.U» Umpire—Schaefer. ocpa58tr3bf: J . Tiebald, Russell and Kanzer. Umpire—James.1*. AT LITTLE ROCK. Umpire—Lake. " ______AT LOUISVILLE. \ ______r. I.ITTLBBOCK.AB.B.P. A.K. BOSTON. AB. B. P. A. v. (larksonjf.. .0 1 )..0 0 t! 3 BOSTON. AB. B. P. A.K. LOUISV1LUS.AB. B. P.A.B. 'rt Page. 2i^...... 4l3ai Barrett, of.. ..4 1 0 1 0 Thomas, c ....') 00 Zeller, P. ...0 0 0 1 AT LOUISVILLE. Barrett, rf....4 2 2 1 0 Kerwln, rf... A 1 2 2 0'-, Gilbert, of....4 3201 Sullivan, If...2 1 1 0 o'Castleton, p..l 103 0 Sparks, p ...1 I 0 2 .. __ r=DSuilivan,lf.< 1 0 0 0 Murphy, cf.. .3 2 2 0 OB- Douglass, lb.. 4 2 12 0 ( Collins, 3b...4 214 oiBroosett, p. ..1 100 0'Spade. . . ..0 1 00 06 LO0ISVILLK. AB.B.P.A.B. Miller,lf...... 4 2200 jtahl, of...... 4 0100 — — — — —j Kerwln, rf ....3 02 in Corkhill. rf ..3 1 1 1 I Unglaub, lb..4 1 10 1 0 Totals...... 9 15 27 11 2 ..3 92718 [ Murphy,cf. ...4 0 0 U 3 Delters,3b....4 1021 Ferrls, 2b...'..4 2310 «Baftpdftpd foror 7pllerpler Inn Bftbt Stanley,If....2 I Adams, ss....4 1121 Wagner, ss.,.3 2 1 3 0 YorkYork...... ou «*«.}*""0401400 "0- ^gf 8.8uUivan,lb.4Brashear, ab..3 13*0IB 1 > DawtOn, C....4 1 3 2 0 8haw, C.-.....2 0 4 0 0 Dolan, p...... l 0001 Armbrus'r, 0.0 0 3 0 » " » 2 " ' Qulnlan, 8S...8 U * 8 0 Bandy, p.....3 1031 foung, p...... 2 1 0 2 o Two-base niti—Laporte, Backer, Ball. Three-, snaw, c... .20101 Kroh, p...... t 0 0 1 l base hits—Paskerr, Brocketf, Sweeney. Stolen., Kipp,3b... .3 1 0 1 3 Ca Totals...... 35 13 T4 15 1 -—-bases—Conrov, Grifflfh. Bises on balls—OSE Kenna, p.. .10010 Kroh,p...... i.3'er"c'.:'l 0 I 0 0^ Totals...... 37 15 27 20 2 Bunton, p....'l _0 _0 J Of Armbr'er, c..,l Totals.. ...31 10 24 13 1 Brockett 1, off Zaller 2. Struck out—Br Cas-^ Baker, c.. ,.11000 ' "" . .. n n n*r ^ —• •"- ~- -~ "-;•§ ————————————— tleton 4, by Zslur 2, b* Brocuett l, by Sparka. Wright, p. 0 0 Killian, p..... 1 0020 Totals...... 33 8 24 14 1; Little Rook...... 1 002004 8-9 ill—O'Luarf. Umpire—Laflcte. _ Bunton, p 0 0 Boston...... 0 200100 i— 4 Totals...... 30 627 17 0=LoulSYllle...... —• .••••-! « ° ° Totals., , r ..- Boston...... I...... O 0_Q L place. Umpires will .draw $125 ana oroiner or" ueorge Mullin, ———— expenses this year, thus insuring good SOUTH MICHIGAN. service in that direction. James Prank, Ker-in and S. of Jackson; M. B. Taylor, of Bay City, Toreador Ban Pla.er, Provable. The Schedule For 1907 to be a 112-Game and Joe Ganzell, of Mt. Clemens, were Famous Ted Sullivan, who was the advance Wp1l,ht 1 r ff Prnitt 1. Struck out— By Kenna appointed a schedule committee. A agent in Mexico for the , olu t ^ bybv Pruitt 1. —Hits— Off Kenna 1 Affair, the Season Opening May 14 and $1000 salary limit was adopted with 1ms arranged that on the champions' way -home , oS Wright 11 in four Innings, Closing September 8. strict penalties for violation. Paul Bruske, of Detroit, was made league put up as a purse by American miners located WilVi im Penman. Manager. Zanesville, O., Marty Jackson, Mien., March 15.—Editor secretary. ___ "Sporting Life."—The Southern Mich there to induce the champions to play one Hognn, Manager. ______News Notes. game for them. Crossing the Rio Grande, the igan League held a meeting at Jack team will plav in San Antonio. Galveston and club Indiana League to play ball on Sundays son Mich., March 6, at which time it The league is stronger by having eight clubs Houston. Sullivan says he believes the great and holidays. The clubs so far selected are was decided to play a schedule of 112 and looks forward to a tyg year in minor league American game will soon root out bull fighting Richmond, Indianapolis. Logansport, Kokomo, games to comence Ma.y 14 and end in the southern republic as a means of amuse Fort Wayne and Anderson. It is the intention September 8. Mt. Clemens was award John Morrissey. formerly of the Grand Rapids ment. to have two chibs in Indianapolis. The season ed the pennant. The Spalding ball was Central League 'Club, and once with Cincinnati, will open on April 29 and close the first week adopted for this year and the circuit will look after the Lansing team. Proposed Indiana League. In October. Harry Hoicking, of Dayton, O., made an eight-club affair by admitting Manager Haynes, of Jackson, has a good Richmond, Ind., March 22.—Plans are well who recently leased tie Richmond park, rep Bav City and Flint and dropping Sag- Tinder W*y for the organisation of an eight resents this city. Inaw, probably taking Lansing in its talked of, but few pulled off. Haynes claims SRORTIING Marcli 30, 1907.

TARGET SHOOTING AT MANY WELLINGTON SCORES SUFFER CLUBS NEAR QUAKER CITY. IN NORTHWEST GALE. Newcomb©s Good Score at Meadow Griffith High Gun Wheeler Scores Springs Highland Events For Trophy Kirkwood Wins Riverton Defeats Merchantvill Cup at Watertown Springfield South End Gunners Win. Weekly Kennel Contests* BY WILL KIRKWOOD. Philadelphia, Pa., March 24. The regula Boston, Mass., March 25. Editor weekly handicap and prize sweepstake "Sporting Life." The tenth shoot of were shot yesterday on the MeadoA the Boston Shooting Association©s Springs Gun Club grounds, Fifty-sixt winter Serial was held at Wellington, street and Lancaster avenue. W. Hansel Mass., March 20, and the prevailing with his handicap won the club shoot conditions prompted the participants although outshot by Latelle, White an to assume that old "Boreas" was cel Kane, who each broke twenty-three out o ebrating- in grand style, its being the 25 targets. Newcomb, a visitor, die final day of the official winter. It the best shooting of the occasion b; needed little imagination to expect breaking twenty-four. Gothard won tw that a fif ty-odd-mile-an-hour "zephyr," prizes in the sweepstake events, whil that raised cain with things on land Kane, Newcomb, Dr. Cotting, and Grabe and water, would prove quite a factor in each managed to win one. Out of the nun pruning- down the usual totals, and a, dred targets shot at in all of the events casual inspection of the table of scores Charles Newcomb was high with 83 breaks will show that it did in many cases. while Dr. J. W. Colling was runner u; Griffith was high gun with 13U out of with 88. Events three and four had tw 150, and unfortunately the mere fig prizes in view while three prizes wer ures give little, conception of the ex Bhot for in event live. Scores: ceptional character of his shooting. Hd 25 Ttl. 10 15 15 15 2 Buffalo ploughed along in good shape Hansell .... 3 i-a 25 8 . . 9 . . under the trying conditions, and was Kane ...... 1 T,i 24 7 13 14 11 1 second. Gil Wheeler, with his Ideal Newcomb .. * !Z4 24 9 15 13 13 1 L. White . . 0 2.-©, 23 12 1 loads, gave a very practical demon Dr. Cotting 0 '22 ±2 8 14 12 14 1 stration of gilt-edge work in the cup Henry ..... 0 21 21 11 12 1 match, leading the field with a 90 per Garber .... 0 21 21 . . 12 13 2 cent, total, running the two 15-target Roberts .... o 21 ;;i . . 13 11 1 events straight. The cup match fur Howard . .. 0 20 20 12 12 10 K nished surprises galore and many witty Laws ...... 3 Hi 1!) . . 10 -jollies were handed out to unfortu G. Smith .. 0 19 19 Kauffman .. .2 17 19 nates that hoped for "melons" and Beyer ...... 0 18 18 8 10 13 drew "lemons." No shooter improved Kearney ... 5 13 18 . . . . 9 his counting aggregate and the two John ...... * 18 18 . . .. 12 12 gladiators of the first class were dis- Walters 0 18 18 .... 9 tincti3r off. No one would have the Lucas ...... * 18 18 .. .. 11 temerity to even mildly accuse the Gothard ...... 0 17 17 .. 13 14 18 Sphinx-like Pascoagan - of becoming Mardin ...... 0 13 13 ..13 9 10 nervous, even momentarily, but half Cantrell ...... 0 13 13 12 12 11 If Achuff ...... * 13 13 10 10 14 J. A. ANDERSON, of his lost targets for the entire shoot Stranger ...... 5 2 were sandwiched in the cup match Shoot off third event, second prize, mis.4 and A Richmond, Va., Ex-Amateur Now in the Professional Ranks. score, and as for Horace Kirkwood, out Bege.11, 0; Mardin, 0; Newcomb, 8: Got ban.!. balloons would have been immune 9; Roberts. 10. Shoot off fifth event, third prize from injury during that fateful spell. Roberts, 1; Gotbard, 2. Scores: Highland Shooting: Association. Targets 15 15 15 in 10 15 10 15 15 15 10 150 Griffith . 13 13 15 14 8 10 8 14 15 10 10 130 A series of open sweepstakes and prize Buffalo . 13 11 12 14 8 13 7 14 10 14 9 125 events was the program shot last Saturday I©oweli .. 15 11 10 12 8 14 G 14 11 12 9 122 by the Highland Gun Club on the Edge Hill Wheeler. 11 10 13 13 7 15 8 15 12 9 8 121 grounds. Andrew Ballantyne came near Frank 13 12 12 11 5 11 8 14 13 14 7 120 capturing all the money and pri^s in sight Comer .. 14 12 10 10 6 12 6 14 11 14 7 IKS with his total of 75 out of. 90. Event 8 Anderson©s position Is that of a missionary, not a demonstrator. Burnes .. 12 10 13 11 9 12 4 13 12 8 8 112 was a novelty match. An interesting miss Kirkwood 10 13 13 13 7 10 5 9 14 9 9 112 and out event between "Doc" Wentz and Kawop 9 13 10 12 7 13 8 13 10 8 8 111 11 11 10 9 7 9 9 11 7 14 7 105 Crothers resulted in a win for Crothers Taylor .. 9 9 10 from the 19-yard mark, negotiating 5 Keeler .. 7 ior, with a score of 15 to 14, Scores: Chalmers 9 9 9 targets with his second barrel. Rick ... 7 12 10 11 8 10 6 12 12 10 Fleming .. 10 Hardy . . 12 11 13 15 7 13 8 12 ...... 91 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 Silver ... 10 Events ...... 12345678 Hdp. F.Oavicchi 5 10 8 12 C, 11 G ...... 58 Ballantyne ,. . 10 7 7 12 14 13 11 Wicker .. S Targets ...... 10 15 10 25 25 25 25 30 Yds. Nelson .. 4 11 11 12 8 61 Boyer .... 12 s lambert . 9 21 W. H. Heer (0). . 10 9 9 23 21 18 14 .. Totals made in serial cup match. 50 targets: Davis ... 9 Krown ... 5 .. .. 10 W. F. Haierht (3) 5 11 8 16 23 18 .. 14 (18) Wheeler 45; Buffalo. 42; Powell. 42; Kawop, Wentz ... i4 12 ii 13 Troth .... 1 . . F. Butler (4) .... G 11 9 16 15 14 13 . . 41- Griffiths 40: Hardy. 40: Bums. 38; Comer, Hamil ... 11 13 1.1 10 7 7 7 IS J. Hyland (3) ..... I>enham . 4 8 .. 12 7 Dewar ... 7 6 5 15 14 14 .. 15 (19) 38; Frank 38: Keeler. 36; Rich. 36; Kirkwood, fun-ay .. 6 12 G. B. Hubbell (3j .. 7 6 7 16 15 19 .. 16 (18) 31; Nelson, 30. Franklin 4 . .. .. 11 rVilson .. O. G. Blandford (3). .11 820 16 19 .. 21 (19) Gilbert ... 4 ... 89 Wicker .. A. Betti (3) ...... 6 6 20 18 13 .. 7 Crothers . 3 12 9 12 est ..... 7 19 E. Brewerton (5)... 3 3 17 13 11 .. 15 (17) M. F. and G. P. Assoc. Pierson ., 1 12 12 11 11 3 14 F. Fowler (5)...... "." 10 714 8 12 .... The Massachusetts Pish and Game Pro J. Wiel (7) ...... fi Riverton vs. Merchantville. ?. Chalmers 4 12 14 11 .. tective Association have just issued a very loyal ...... A. Bedell (3)...... 7 21 20 23 18 20 (18) interesting illustrated pamphlet, giving a Some high scores were made at Mer W. Huff (6)...... ©.© .©.© 6 19 11 17 .... chantville. N. J., March 23d, in a team W. Fisher ...... 6 .. .. 11 .. .. resume of the Association©s work during shoot at targets between the Merchantville South End vs. Somertou. C. Dietrich ...... 3 ...... 1906. Quail stocking, an important ob W. S. Smith (6)...... 5 18 18 12 .. 12 (16) ject which has received great attention and Riverton Gun Clubs. Twenty men shot The South End Gun Club, of Camden, F. Brandreth (5) .k ...... 14 14 12 .... from the Association, owing to the liberal for Riverton and seventeen men faced the lefeated Sornerton Gun Club 203 to 186 on "©W. "H. Golems_.© an (3)...... ,_,.. . 16 18 21 .. 16 (18) co-operation of individuals throughout the traps on the Merchantville side. Only the the latter©s grounds last Saturday. Con- G. E. iSutton (4)...... 17 .... State, is treated at considerable length. ten highest scores on each side counted and litions, 25 targets per man, ten high scores S. Mullen (8) ...... 1810 .. The Association expended $3548.95 in fur Riverton won by a score of 211 to 196, the to count. Dr. Shaw (7)...... 7, 10 .. visitors averaging a trifle over 21 to a South Rnd Gun Club H. French, 23; W. N. Tuttle (8)...... " " " 13 thering this work, and was reimbursed man. echmann, 22; F. Hlncline, 22: O. Peak. 22; .$184150, leaving the net cost $1703.45. It High gun honors for the day went to V. Johnson, 22; A. Eisenhart, 20; H. Quigley, expended for trout-stocking purposes $550.- Lawyer Harrison H. Voorhees, of Camden, 9; T. Harrier. 18; P. Napier, 18; O. P. Gor- Phoenix Gun Club. 55, which, minus the amount paid in by former judge of the Court of Common on, 17; R. Butler. 10; total 203. clubs, left a net expense of $150.55. The Sornerton Gun Club Depew, 21; Pranl, 22: Phoenixville Pa., March 23.-Editor Association spread information liberally as Pleas of Cape May county, who broke ?. Johnson. 21: C. Doyle, 19; Erwin. 19; Sporting Life:©©-The Phoenix Gun Club straight. E. Fitler and Lynch, of River- to the best methods of liberating and feed Hoasrland, 1.8: McMiillon, 17; Wilson, 17; J. held an all-day shoot to-day at its grounds ing quail, which is a very important con ton, were second with 24, while Johnson Tomlinton. 36; J. Ridge, 10; H. Johnson, 16; near the General Pike Hotel. Sportsmen and Baugh, of the same team, managed lazzard, 15; Danaliower, 15; Bafebington, 11; sideration in a climate with the winter were present from Philadelphia. Norris- severity of Massachusetts. to break all but two of the targets. The Liupt, 14; total, ISO. town, Lancaster .and other places In the score: club match between Conshohocken and Reports from interested individuals in RIVERTON. | MERCHANTVILLE. Phoenixville, 16 men, 50 targets each the all sections of the State show gratifying E. Fitler ...... 24 Voorhees ...... 25 Ossining Gun Club. former won, 568 to 558. Glover was high results and assure good sport in the future Lynch ...... 24 Watson ...... 21 Ossining, N. Y., March 23. Editor gun with 141 out of 150 in the program in covers that were rapidly being denuded Baugti ...... 23 Simpson ...... 20 ©Sporting Life:" To-day was a regular bi- events; Lawrence second, 140. Team and of game birds, providing, of course, that Johnson ...... 23 Walton ...... 19 individual scores: shooters use good judgment in sharply Hills ...... 21 ,T. Morgan ...... 19 aonthly shoot of the Ossining Gun Club, drawing the© line between consistent sport Hendrickson ..... 20|Larsen ...... 19 jut the attendance was above the average Conshohocken Alien 28. Gillinger 39 J Heff and ruthless slaughter in the open season, W. Mattls ...... 20JUeid ...... 19 n account of a visit made by Messrs. f- f« C^t% 2-^© S©J©.pS©S Merkle 41. W. C&- W. Thomas ...... 19!Panl ...... 18 Heer and Butler, of the U. M. C. Corn- ter 45. W. Bailey 32, Robinson 28, Lukens 29 and give the necessary attention to feed Mattis. Jr. 19 Perkins ...... 18 any. Targets were thrown about 55 Tarpev 38. P. Heffinger 39, Rigg 32 Huber 41 ing the birds during the winter months. 0. Filler ...... 18 Laiig 18 ards as usual, and none of the shooters Betholtz 43, J. Ruth 40. Total 568 © Other vital subjects receiving due atten eacherl 90 per cent. Iri fact Bedell, of Phoenixville Weinert 40. Buckwalter 49 Fiil- tion in the eight-page pamphlet are the he home club, was high in the 100 targets mer 31 Carrnthere 41, Snyder 29, W. Lambert affiliation of clubs and the formation of Other scores for Riverton: Jacques »17 Reese 35. J. Lambert 33. W. Nyce 33, Hodges 34 ne©w clubs for the purpose of assisting in 1G. McNalley 1G, O. Mattis 1(1, C. Bittle 15, ivhich constituted the regular events with Wonder 40, Reimer 23. Dunlap 36. Hudson 37; Puraell 16. Sickell 14, Freshmuth 13. 2 per cent. Mr. Heer, though a top-notch Hendsie 39. Reber 39. Peplate 39. Total 558 proper game protection in their localities. Merchantville: Lang 18, Newman 16, H. Mor- xpert, found the grounds exceedingly try- The Association©s energetic secretary, Hen- Targets . .15 15 15 15 15 25 25 25 150 11. Kimball, has addressed numerous ran 16, Eyster 14, Homer 13, Thompson 8 as have all who have shot over them Glover ... .. 14 14 14 15 14 24 24 22 141 Stone 8. or the first time. Event No. 6 was a Lawrence . .14 13 15 15 13 24 24 22-140 gatherings of sportsmen on topics pertain andicap, misses-as-breaks, for a gold Pratt ... ..1314 141312202021-127 ing to game protection, among them being North Camden Gun Clafo. the Watertown Gun Club, North Adams Several practice events and an impromptu vatch, offered by Col. Franklin Brandreth. Lewis . .12 12 10 14 11 24 22 21 126 This was one of many of the Colonel©s Apgar . .10 13 12 15 15 22 21 16 124 Rod and Gun Club and the Sportsmen©s seven-man team race ocupied the No-Cam- Dunlap ...... 7 10 . . 18 .. ... Club, of Lenox. den Gun Club last Saturday. Troth©s team leasant surprises in the trophy line. Huber . 14 .. 22 .. .. beat Wilson©s men by ten targets, Fleming Jedell and Mullen tied and in the shoot-off Terry ...... 12 9 . 14 12 20 16 ..© and Chalmers being the high men with 14 vent No. 7 Bedell won by a small margin. RTickwalter .....1213 . 15 14 22 28 .. .. © IV. E. K. C. out of the 15 targets each. Taylor, Chal }veut No. 8 was at 30 targets, distance Wleincrt ...... 12 12 . 13 12 21 2E .. . Mr. H. N. Richards celebrated his return mers and Gest divided honors in the extra andicap, for the beautiful vase donated Fulmer ..... 9 10 K 10 15 .. from an European trip by winning one of events. Scores: y the Hunter Arms Co. Two barrels Shot at 25 targets Wonder 20. Ruth 20 Car the trophies at the regular shoot of the 10 10 10 10 25 10 were allowed. This was the first of the ter 19, Umplle 19, Peplate 19, Heff 19, Giillng- New England Kennel Club, Braintree, ...... 8 8 0 9 21 10 series and Blandford got a win, with 21 er 17. Belhart 17, Carter 13, Pipe 22, Brower 22. Totmg 19. Bslibach 19, Lambert 10. CONTINUED OJf TWBNTY-THIBD FAOS. March 30, 1907. SRORTIIVQ L4FB.

and 21. This is the premier contest of AT NEW ORLEANS. the country, and though distance handi "JEWYORK. R. B.P. A E. K. B.P. A.K CHK, AGOi n B. P. A. K.iN ORLEANS. B,B. P. cap governs the big event, thus the win L).Hoffm©n, of. 1 3 I) U Ohandler, rf 4 1 nrf 11,00 Gaston, cf.....O 1 20.0 ner cannot be a champion, yet he has ac Keeier, rf.....O 1 0 0 U LI e J.D...... O 3 3 © 2 Nadeau, rf...O 0 1 O©O Conroy, ss....I) 2 4 3 e<,cf...u I t I 1 8muh 2b...... O 01 Klckert, lf....n 1 0 0 complished that feat which is the goal of Moriarity, Ib. 1 1 522 Hhoten, 2b.. 2 0 Atz,2b...... O 1330 all the shooters in these United States. BUeinow, 2b...O 3120 ilirris, If... "n nit n0 ?0 Bohe, 3b©...!©.0 021 0 Sabrie, Vb".©.©.© .©o 0 13 The Second Eastern Handicap is slated iaporte, 3b....O 1301 Wolleben, Ib n i I a , Dougherty, 111 230 0 Satins, ss....O 1 0 Slarksnn, U...O U 1 0 0 Pepe, ss... n ,i , ? i,Hart, 0...... 1 1 1 1 0 Knight, 3b....O 0 1 for Boston. July 16-18, and the "Pale rhoroas, 0....-.0 1 10 5 Harnlsn, o. .0 U 4 1 01 Sullivan, C....O 1 1 0 0 Stratum, o. .1112 Hughes, p....l 101 Helm, p... .1213 0 TannehJl, ss©.l 1 2 6 Manual, p.. .1114 faces" are preparing. They have work Bargar, p.....O 11 1 ahead, but Boston has handled big tourn- Total,...... ; pp;.:;;;;0 0 J Totals...... 2 6 21 16 1 ments before and will make good. August Totals...... 3 14 27 14 3 brings the famous Indian tournaments, New York...... 1 lOOUOOul a: Totals...... 6 92715 0 VI aeon. .1UUIUU200— 4 A BIG YEAR FOR TRAP SHOOTING also the Second Western Handicap at Two-base hits Hughes, RboUD, Conroy, Kew^rleans.©.©.©.©.V.V.©.©.©.©.©.©.O 02000 00 0-2 That trap shooting is recognized as one Denver, Col., where last year the big Stolenape. baaes-Morlarity,Three-base hits Chandler, HoSman, Hoffman.Harris, stola,.,,,,,,,«n bases-Gatins,», ««n^o Sullivan.a,,n; .,., mTwo-base >,. of the most healthful pastimes and one shoot of 1906 took place. The Pacific Basea on balls OH Helm 2, off Bargar 1. hit Rickert. Three-base hit Dougherty. Dou- of the cleanest sports of the day is shown Coast comes in for a share of attention Strucfc out-By Hughes 7, by Bargar 2, by bi8 Piaya-Atz and Sabrie; Jones, Tannehlll during September and the third Interstate Helm 1. Hit by pitcber By Hughes 1. Hits conclusively in its steady growth year by Off Hughes 5 in five innings, off Bargar 9 in and Donohue. Innings pitched By "White 5, year, also by its immense popularity at Coast tournament is to be at Spokane, four innings Balk Hughes. Umpire Davis. by Owen 4. Hits-OQ White 5, oH Owen 1. Wash., Sept. 10-12. the present time. Merely a glance over AT SAVANNAH.______iStruck out By White 2, by Owen 2, by Man- These are merely the noteworthy tour the crowded "Fixture" column in each PHILLIES. B. B.P. A B. SAVANNAH. u. B. p. A.B/uel 1. Bases on balls Off White 1, off Owen 1, issue of "Sporting Life" affords the best naments scheduled at this early date. As Tbom8s,cf. ...1 1 2 0 0 Kin,©, cf..,, ' © "° ~ "4 ~x* ^o^u,^ 3. Hit by pitcher By Manuel 1. the months move on other important shoots tileason, 2b...l 1020 Demay, ss.. o o i basis for our announcement that 1907 will Titus, rf ...... 2 2 3 0 (I bog an, 2b... .013 2 o,Pas3ed balls Stratton 2. Umpire Zimmer. be the biggest ever for trap shooting. will be advertised, all going to show 1907 Magee. if.. ...2 2000 Murray, rf. .0000 I AT WACO as a sure enough winner in the trap-shoot BransflelcUb 1 2 11 3 U Stafford, Ib .0091 0 L ______AT WACO. Everything points that way. Dates are - H.50 H.25 ple Gun Club this last is to vie with the tournament on© its Kromitls near York. l©u., Bavnes 22 2 2.". 2 44 1 22 old-time New York tournaments. Further Mav 17 aud IS. Program is the same fov both for by Barnes, Piercy and Winslow, Colquitt 0 18 0 2:! 0 4(i 0 2J! days, ten li">-target events. $13.00 entrance, each scoring 22, but on the shoot-off Piercy 0 22 0 24 0 47 0 21 West, the Ohio State League occupies the purses divided percentage plan. $5.00. goes to which occurred in Event 4 Piercy won Winslow 2 22 S 47 4 24 Columbus Gun Club grounds June 4-0, the hia-li. amateurs shooting through the two- Cockefalr 2 21 2 in C> 41 I! 24 day program. N. M. McSherry. secretary. out, as well as winning the event it Boxall . .. 1 19 1 20 4 42 2 24 while Sioux City and New London, in the self. Event 5, 50 target handicap, was Williamson 4 23 State of Iowa, have identical dates, June Program foi* the Freehold, N. J., shooting the sixth contest (for club members) Holmes ... (> 17 club©s April 18 shoot, includes 12 events, 190 3 25 11-13. Then Chicago says: "I will," and targets, $1G.OO entrance, purses divided per for the Remington auto-loading gun, Jacobus ... centage plan. Event 7 at 25 targets has $25 was won by Winslow. Event 6 was Event 8, relay team race Colquitt 10, the Grand American holds the attention in merchandise prizes added. Frank Muldoon, Jacobus 10; total" 20. Boxall 9, Winslow 9; of all the States during June 18. 19, 20 MaOBKer, won by Jacobus, he receiving a year©s total©18. Cockefair S, Williamson 8; total !«.. SRORTUNG LJFB. March 30, 1907.

feller has no particular taste for society, but is fond of outdoor life and travel. She is a niece of John D. Rockefeller. Scores made at the weekly shoot of the Freehold (N. J.) Shooting Club on 75 tar gets were as follows: "Vandervoort, 63; THE AMATEUR RECORD FOR 1907! Dey, 63; H. Matthews, 62; Muldoon, 61; Clay tern. 61; Dudley. 61; F. Barkalow, 59; J. Barkalow, 52^______TRAP IN ARKANSAS. Bits of News, Gossip and Comment W. B. Miller Wins Live Bird and J. E. About Men Whom Lovers of Wells the Target Championship. Pine Bluff, Ark., March 20. Editor Shooting Know in Person or "Sporting Life:" Trapshooting in earnest (UNFINISHED) was begun here on the 18th and 19th, and from the interest manifested looks like this Through the Medium of Fame. will be a banner year for Arkansas. The occasion was the annual shoot for the .T. T. Lloyd Co. medal, which formerly con The above record was made by Mr. C. BY MRS. WHiIi K, PARK. sisted of a match at 25 live birds, but Arthur Gambell, superintendent of this year was extended to 50. The birds the Cincinnati Gun Club, has returned were a very fine lot and some exceptionally H. Newcomb, of Philadelphia, on the grounds home from Palm Beach, Fla.. where he good kills were made. The winner, Mr. had charge of the live bird shooting W. B. Miller, was in good form, and with at both gun clubs. He will immediately his snappy work and good judgment killed of Glenmore Gun Club, March 9. !hunt up new grounds for the Cincin his birds before they "got hard." Mr. J. nati Gun Club, but declares the club P. Wright, the runner-up, was also shooting will not move out of Hamilton county well, and when he withdrew to catch his Mr. Newcomb only quit when daylight if it can be helped. The gun club©s train for home had an even chance to win, lease on its present grounds in St. and everyone regretted very much that he Bernard expires January 1, and it can was compelled to leave when he did. L. I. and his shells gave out. His shells were not be renewed. Wade, of Dallas. Tex., killed 46, but was ineligible. The trade was represented by At Lebanon, Pa., Ma-.rch 20, Harry F. M. Faurote, of Ballistite Powder Co.; loaded with Buck defeated Amos Beamesdorfer in L. I. Wade and Paul Litzke, of Peters Car a match at 25 live birds each for $25 tridge Co.; Mr. J. S. Loftin, U. M. C. and a side. Buck was allowed five dead Remington Companies, and James (Ky.) birds and killed straight, losing one Lewis, of Winchester Repeating Arms Co. ibird dead out of bounds, while Beames- There was also some target shooting on dorfer killed 18. Monday afternoon, March 18, at which time a match between J. P. Wright. of At a meeting of the Phoenix Gun Camden (holder) and J. B. Wells, of Pine Club, of Phoenixville, Pa., the follow Bluff (challenger), for the Arkansas State ing officers were elected: President, Sportsmen©s Association championship Charles Fulmer; secretary, Edward J. medal, emblematic of the target champion Dunlap; financial secretary and treas ship of the State. This was full of interest urer, Charles Reimer; captain, William from start to finish, as it was a see-saw Miller; assistant captain, H. E. Buck- all the way, first one and then the other waiter; board of governors, Walter being in the lead, both finishing with 21 Lambert, Charles Weinert and Charles in the first 25 and Wells being final winner Nyce. with 43 out of 50, Wright breaking 42. Camden will hold a two days© target At Lancaster, Pa., March 20, Charles shoot on April 17 and 18; then Pine Bluff THE ONLY DENSE POWDER MADE IN AMERICA AND E Humer, the crack live-bird shot will come in with a like tournament on of York, defeated William Grube, May 22 and 23. Fort Smith will hold the of Lancaster, on the Rohrstown ra.nge State tournament on July 16 and 17; then THE BEST DENSE POWDER MADE ANYWHERE bv a margin of four birds. Humer kill there are some others yet to hear from, so ed 49 of the 50 birds and Grube finish you may look for plenty of work at the ed with 45. traps for Arkansas. Below are the scores on 50 live birds for the J. T. Lloyd medal, The West St. Paul Gun Club, of 30 yards rise: Minn., recently re-elected all the old Dead officers by acclamation, with the ex Birds. Killed. out. ception of E. Novotny, who was suc *L. I. Wade...... 50 46 2 W. B. Miller ...... 50 45 2 E, L DD PONT DE NEMOURS POWDER COMPANY, ceeded as lieutenant by R. A. Becker. *B\ M. Faurote...... 50 41 3 The officers are as follows: W. E. J. P. Wright .... ^...... 40 40 2 Maiden, president; Charles Richter, J. K. Wells ...... 50 40 vice president; George Krey, secretary- A. L. Morgan...... 45 39 3 treasurer; Jean Boully, recording sec *T. T. Lloyd ...... 50 .37 5 WILMINGTON, DEL. retary; E. L. Goeke, captain; R. A. *Paul Litzke ...... 50 36 6 Beoker, lieutenant. Plans for the C. I). Caurey ...... 40 .33 2 corning season were discussed and the A. L. Wilton ...... 30 20 3 executive committee was empowered * Professionals. to erect a new clufbhouse on the grounds at South Park. Columbus Gun Club. Nathan Benner, champion shot of Columbus, O., March 22. Editor "Sport Schuylkill county, Pa., and Nicholas ing Life:" At the March 16 shoot of the Bohr, who holds similar honors in Columbus Gun Club Willis did some fine THE VALUE Northumberland county, have been work, breaking 120 out of 125 targets, and matched to shoot at 25 birds May 30 Stanley Rhoads kept pace with, him, only for $500 a side. missing 11 in 150. Scores: Targets. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 J. H. Hendrickson participated in Parker ...... 21 IS 20 20 19 21 19 Wills ...... 18 10 20 20 19 21 22 the North River Gun Club©s weekly Shattuck ...... 21 23 22 ...... shoot at Edgewater, N. J., March 23, Rlionrls ...... 23 24 25 22 24 21 .. end broke 117 out of 120 targets. H. E. Smith ...... 23 17 21 21 24 ,T. H. Smith ...... 20 22 24 22 19 Fred Gilbert is back at Spirit Lake Shilling ...... 20 19 1©8 .. and he exnects to be in harness again Gill ...... 17 17 ...... early in May. One of his last letters Willis ...... 23 25 23 24 25 to Mr. Skelly, of the DuPont Co., from Postle ...... 17 ...... Hot Springs was in his usual humor Pember ...... 17 ...... ous vein, as follows: "I was very busy SCORES MARCH 20. yesterday did a lot to tire me, but The Railway and Light Co. boys had a am feeling pretty well today. Must fine afternoon©s shoot March 20 at the close as it is bath time, and this makes Oolumbus Gun Club. A splendid prize of a Is as Standard as that of a Dia a run of 57 unfinished. Hope to see fine leather shell case was offered by the mond. It is an Asset that you can you all at the Grand American. Re Hall Sport ©g Goods Co. for the high man realize on at any time. Of what gards to the boys." in a 50-targv.t race, sliding handicap. Mr. C. E. Lacey won the case by breaking 37 other Gun can you say as much? There were twenty-eight entries for out of the 50. Mr. Garner was second Send for Catalogue. a 1700-lb. steer at the St. Lawrence high, with 33; Barnhill, third, with 30, and Gun Club, Reading, Pa., March 19. Lee Wagner, fourth, with 2V). The scores: PARKER BR0S.^«f v Meriden, Conn. Wertz, J. Wertz, Coldren, Ressler and Targets 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 25 15 New York Salesrooms, 32 Warren St. Wagman made straight scores of 15 Hall ...... 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 17 18 25 IS each, and divided the cash value. Sec O. M. Smith.... 8 9 9 9 9 7 10 ...... 23 ond purse of $62.00 was divided be Rolin ...... 8 7 9 5 5 6 .... 15 .... tween Adams, J. Wertz, G. Wertz, Wagner ...... 7 8 3 7 ...... Coldren and Kissinger. Whisner ...... 8 7 0 4 8 10 7 16 16 .. 10 Evans ...... 1 2 5 3 3 .... 10 6 .. 17 Freeman C. Rump, of Lebanon, Pa., White ...... 1 2 ...... Huffman ...... 1 0 ...... Do Yoti Use the Best? has been elected captain of the Key Lacey ...... 10 7 5 6 7 7 .. 17 16 .. 23 stone Gun Club, succeeding Nat Ress Selbach ...... 7 8 7 7 6...... ler, who resigned to go into business. Burgott ...... 7 4 7 5 ...... 15 Rump is a leading wing shot. Barnhill ...... 7 3.. 7...... Jolmston ...... 4 3 6 8 ...... The Messina Springs Gun Club won Whitmer ...... 9 8 10 9 10 ...... and the March 21 contest for the Hunter Gun Case Event La^ev 37. Onvner 33, Barn- Arms Co. cup at Syracuse, N. Y., scor hill 30. Wagner 29. Johnston 28. Burgett 27. ing 94 out of 100 targets, five men up. Bvans 23, Whisner 20, Hoffman 15, White 6. Thirty shooters entered the sweep (DENSE) (BULK) stakes, and E. A. Wadsworth, of Wol- North Side Gun Club. cott, was high gun with 90 out of 100. Pittsburg, Pa., March 22. Editor "Sport The Two Best Smokeless ing Life." The North Side Gun Cub had a ©Game Warden Tyler L. Andrews, of very successful shoot on their grounds, Sporting Powders Extant Titusville, Pa., states that three flocks Carnegie, Pa., Thursday P. M., March 21. of quail are known to have survived The weather was cloudy and very dark the winter in that vicinitv. One of them contains about forty birds and the and the wind at times made the targets J. H. LAU & CO., 75 Chambers St., New York others fifteen or twenty each. He is take divers courses. The best shooting certain that these quail are the re was done by D. W. Baker, of Allegheny, sult of the stock birds distributed by breaking a grand total of 96x100. Hickey, Agents for Nobel©s Explosives Co., Limited, Glasgow him a year ago, when sthe State also of the same club, was a close second, brought from Alabama a large number with 04. These two shooters will shoot for breeding purposes. ;is a two-man team this summer, and some record-breaking scores can be looked Hickey .. 6 15 10 14 10 14 25 94 for. Hickey at present holds the State Barson . . 8 14 0 13 8 14 23 89 The engagement is announced of Miss championship of Pennsylvania, while Anderson 9 14 9 13 7 13 22 87 GUNS, AMMUNITION Ethel Rockefeller, daughter of Mr and Baker is practically a new man. His Li. Squier 8 12 9 12 9 14 23 87 Mrs. William Rockefeller, and Marcellus work during last season and up to the Herbert . 8 13 7 12 8 12 18 78 and Hartley Dodge, of New York city This present time has been phenomenal. His Mollon .. 8 12 8 12 8 10 17 73 alliance merges two huge fortunes as Mi- Robb .... 7 14 9 12 6 12 . . 60 Dodge inherited from his grandfather record is 178x180 in a tournament, and a Sweeuey . 6 11 (J 11 6 12 . . 52 SPORTING GOODS. Marcellus Hartley, valuable business in run of 110 straight without a miss, which Kelsey .. 16 14 9 13 ...... 46 terests in the Union Metallic Cartridge Co is the record for Pittsburg and vicinity, Forner .. 8 7 6 8 4 13 . .-4G also the Bridgeport Gun Implement Co© scores: Sinipson . 8 11 9 13 J. B. SHANNON & SONS, Targets 10 15 10 15 10 15 25 100 Hawkins 6 8 4 8 9 . . 40 both of Bridgeport. Conn., and the Rem Murray .. 7 11 8 13 .. .. 39 816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. ington Arms Co., Ilion, N. Y. Miss Rocke Baker ...... 9 15 10 13 10 15 24 96 Willisoa . 410 .. .. 14 New Gun Catalogue sent for the asking.