Vol. 58-No. 12 Philadelphia, November 25, 191.1 Price 5 Cents RIGHTS 77ie National Commission, as the Guardian of All Ball Players, Promulgates a New Rule Designed To Assure To Minor League Players Their Salaries in Full Regardless of Club Difficulties.

HE National Commission, within its President Taylor. On the inbmisiioa «f the special province as supreme guard- player©s claim to the Boston Club for a state iaii of, and court of last resort ment the Chairman of the Commission was in for, all ball players, whether ma formed by President Taylor that he had for jor or minor league, has just pro warded his check for $523.28 to the player mulgated a new ruling, designed in settlement of its salary obligations to him, to protect all players in the matter which the Commission formally allow*. of full salary payments regardless of club financial difficulties or disbandments. Here Another Player Wins Cast. after every minor league player must receive Decision No. 816. In re complaint of his salary in full when a club disbands, the player Eaton against the St. Louis JtmerieaJi league of which said club is or was a member League and Hattiesburg Clubs. The atten being held responsible for full salary settle tion of the Commission was called to this case ment under penalty of loss of protection by player Chas. E. Eaton, who states that rights under the National Agreement; and soon after he reported to the St. Louis Ameri furthermore, no minor league will be per can League team at Hot Springs last Spring mitted to substitute another club for the dis his release was sold to the Hattiesburg Club, banded club until the salary obligations of of the Cotton States League. He was furnish the defaulting club have been settled in full. ed with railroad and sleeping berth.© tickets To carry out the provisions and intent of to Hattiesburg and money for hi* meals en this new rule Secretary Farrell, of the Na route by the St. Louis Club. The Hatties tional Association, is authorized and directed burg Club reimbursed the St. Louis Club for to hold the amount of draft or purchase money the amount advanced to the player for travel turned over for any of these players by ing expenses, but deducted $9, the cost of clubs with which they as free agents may two Pullman berths and of his meal* while subsequently sign. This money is to be ap traveling, from the players© first installment plied pro rata to the settlement of the salary of salary. He applied to Secretary Farrell for due to the drafted or purchased player and redress and was advised to file his complaint his former team-mates. In case of a balance with the Commission. after due settlement, the club from which COMMISSION RULE 4» the player is purchased or drafted is to bene fit. This ruling grew out of the case of was complied with by both the selling and player Averett, of Charleston, and , player purchasing clubs in this transaction, but th« Fraily, of Steubenville, the full decision in Hattiesburg Club had no right to withhold each case being appended: any part of the player©s salary to meet tha cost of his berth and meals while on the way to join its team. When a player reports to Text of Commission Ruling. a National Agreement club at its training Cincinnati, O., November 13. Case No. camp or other point designated the club which 810. In re salaries of players to whom dis subsequently purchases his release mnst de banded clubs,©are indebted: On the disband- fray his actual expenses in reporting to it, whether the trip be made during the training ment of the Holyoke and Northampton Clubs, period or the regular season. The Commis of the Connecticut State League, during the sion, therefore, requires tie Hattiesbnrg Club season of 1911, in arrears of salary to their to settle the player©s claim for $9 through respective players, the Commission held that the office of the secretary of the Commission the amount of draft or purchase money re within five days after the promulgation of ceived for any of these players by the clubs this finding. with which they as free agents subsequently , « i signed should be applied by Secretary Far Birmingham to Captain the Naps. rell pro rata to the settlement of the salary due to the drafted or purchased player and Cleveland, November 18. Joe Birmingham, his former team-mates, the balance, if any, to the Naplanders" fleet-footed centre fielder, be turned over to the club from which such will captain the team here next year under player was drafted or purchased. The Com Manager Harry Davis. He was Stovall©s mission also decided that protection should chief lieutenant last season, and is considered one of the most brainy players in the game. not be extended to the city which the To Birmingham is given the credit for the defaulting club represented or its successor good showing made by Joe Jackson and in that circuit until these obligations to play "%ngel" Graney last season in the outfield. ers were fully satisfied. Until he took his place in the middle garden FACTS OF THE CASE. these two men were only mediocre. He coach On September 1 the Pittsburgh Club se ed them at every turn, finally making them lected player Averett from the Charleston RICHARD MARQUARD, his equal in fielding. Club, of the South Atlantic League. That club had disbanded without discharging its v Pitcher of the New York National League Club. One American League Umpire to Go. salary obligation. The question arose whether Pitcher Kichard ("Rube") Marguard was the leading pitcher of the New York team, of Chicago, November 18. At least one the claim of player Averett for $260 should the National League, and star southpaw of the National League in 1911. He is a big left American League umpire who officiated last be allowed or that the draft price paid for hander, for whose release the New York Club paid Indiajiapolis $11,000, the largest price ever season will be missing when the curtain rises paid up to that time fjor a. minor league player. In 1909 he pitched 18 eames, of- which he on the sport next Spring. This statement him should be equally distributed among him won fire. His poor record was due to lack of control, although he possessed great speed was made here today by President Johnson, and his team-mates. The player did not sign and a wonderful array of benders. In 1910 up to August Martjuard had only pitched four of the league, but he refused to name the with another club but remained a free agent games for New York, winning two. his lack of control again proving his weak spot. During arbitrator. There was a report that it would and submitted to selection by the Pittsburgh the 1911 season he demonstrated that he is worth all that McGraw paid for him, and he Is be one of the younger umpires. Negotiations Club on the understanding that he would a shining example of what time ajid patience can do. Marquard was bom a.t Cleveland, O.. in 1889 and had pitched but one season professionally when New York purchased him from are said to be on between Johnson and a new receive all the back salary due him from the official who will join the staff of umpires. Charleston Club. Under these conditions the the Indianapolis Club in 1909, Commission directs Secretary Farrell to pay this player©s claim against the Charleston Farrell Denies Wolverton Rumor. Club in full and to pro rate the balance of New York, November 18. Frank Fafrell, the draft money in his possession among the owner of the New York American League other players of the Charleston team. of this player is settled through the office tember 9 to the close of the American League Club, says there is no truth in the story sent ANOTHER SIMILAR CASE. of the Secretary of the Commission. season. It appears that the Boston Club I©e- from San Antonio, Texas, to the effect that leased this player early in September with he has engaged Harry Wolverton, manager Player W. P. Fraily complains to the Player Baker Wins Appeal. directions to report to the Vancouver Club, of of one of the clubs in the California League, Commission that the Steubenville Club, of the to be leader of his club next year. Cincinnati, November 16. Decision No, the Northwestern League, and paid him in » / Ohio-Pennsylvania League, which disbanded 818. In re claim of player Baker against the full to September 9, on which date he left before the close of its season, is indebted to Boston American League Club. The atten for Vancouver. On his arrival in that city Catcher Martin for Kansas City. him to the amount of $125 for salary. That tion of the Commission was called to this he was informed by the Vancouver Club©s Catcher Harry Martin, who was with the Pirates at city will not be permitted to re-enter or case by player Tracey Baker, who complains president that the season of its league was so West Baden and Hot Springs last ,yea,r and who was ganized base ball, nor will the O.-P. League that the Boston Club, of the American near completion that new players were not farmed out before the season opened, has been sold to be permitted to add a city to its circuit as League, owes him $523.28 under his 1911 needed but that he might remain with that Kansas City. Martin is a sterling receiver, but ther« the successor of Steubenville until the claim contract with that club for salary from Sep team pending the receipt of instructions from la no room for him on the Pittsburgh stall. SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 25, 1911

an ordinary salary list were going ahead +»+»»++++++»»«»»»»«»»+»»»»^HI with salaries which were aa large as© many which were paid in the earlier days of the THIS COUPON SEND ONE SPRING PLANS major leagues. The business had not war COUPON FOR ranted it in the first place, but the fact that Philadelphia, Nov. 25, '11 EACH SERIES ball players were so much in demand among ABOUT CONCLUDED FOR THE the major league clubs had induced a greal FROM DATE. DES 1R ED. many to take a chance in a minor organiza tion, anticipating that if they failed in every HIGHLANDERS, other way they would be able to get some thing for their players which would bring THIS COUPON WITH 4 them out of difficulty. But that is where they Sent to SPORTING LIFE, Philadelphia, entitles made their mistake. A minor organization Vice President Arthur Irwin Ar assumes the Sender to One Series (12) of Picture Cards TOO BIG A RISK ranges for Games in Cincinnati, when it banks on the assistance which may Wf Base Ball Players, as described below: come from the draft and the sale of releases Indianapolis, Dayton and Col to recoup an otherwise bad season. The Send to.. reason for it is that the minor league club may not be able to get hold of a playei umbia En Route Home* all year who will be desirable to the major organizations. It is true that some ordinary players, have found their way into the major SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LITE. leagues, but it was more through the © des Neir York, N. Y., November 20. Vice Presi peration of major league owners to try any dent © Arthur Irwin, of the New York Ameri thing than it was for the reason that the Send Series No.- can Club, has arranged the Spring exhibition minor league clubs were justified in believing schedule of the Highlanders, that the market would always be open for and that team will play anything which thev happened to have which Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Day had not been tried in major league company. ton and Columbus. They cov ered part of this itinerary last THE MINOR LEAGUES spring, but on their way North send the majors many good players in ad visited Birmingham, Ohattan dition to those which fail to amount to much, ooga, Nashville and other but they are playing wildcat with their points, which will not be visit own game when they assume to believe that Picture Cards of Base Ball Players ed next Spring. They will go they can care for themselves through the South the first week in March player development clause of the agreement, UT up in series (twelve cards to a series), each card containing the and train in Atlanta. There without maintaining their living expenses at portrait (in colors) of a prominent base ball player, size Ij^x2>6 inches. will b« no early prep course at some margin by which their gate receipts P The coupon at the head of this column and four cents (in stamps) will Hot Springs, "Va., as last year. will hold up the major share of their legal Arthur Irwin. Games have been arranged running expenses. There is nothing which is entitle any reader to one series of 12/picture cards. You can have aa with the Atlanta team for a better teacher than experience. The minors many series as you want, but a coupon and four cents must be sent for March. 25 and 26, and one or two National did not have the best year in their lives each series desired. They cannot be had any other way. Series will not be League tanas may be taken en in Atlanta. last season. There were more reasons than There has been talk of the Athletics opening one for it. They were not the only organiza broken or exchanged. the new ball park in Cincinnati, but last tions which suffered, and now that they have Canadian or Cuban postage stamps will not be accepted. They have no value Spririg it was agreed between Herrmann and found some of the, troubles which affected in this country. Canadian money accepted at par. Frank Farrell that the Highlanders should them they are beginning to rectify matters, open the park with the Beds, and the dates and there isn©t a reason to doubt that all If you want your order to receive prompt attention, address exactly as follows: were agreed upon. They are March 30 and* of them will be able to get on their feet PICTURE CARD DEPARTMENT, "SPORTING LIFE," 31 and April 1, and the Cincinnati Club is again. From what the president of the expected to abide by its agreement. The New Brooklyn Club has said from time to time PHILADELPHIA, PA. Yorks will play in Indianapolis on April 2, 3 there is also no doubt that the major leagues and 4; will m«et Dayton, champions of the are perfectly willing to do their share to The following club series are now ready for immediate delivery. Central League, on April 5, and hold forth in assist. Good minor league base ball means fiohuabus on April 6 and 7. much to the larger organizations. SERIES No. 50. SERIES No. 70. THE AUTOMOBILE CRAZE. Players of the Philadelphia Club, A. L. Players of the Pittsburg Club, N. L. Connie Mack, Manager. Murphy, Outflelder. Fred Clarke, Manager. Miller, Inflelder. Perhaps some of the automobiles will be Oldring, Outflelder. Mclnnes, Inflelder. Byrne, Inflelder. Adams. Pitcher. paid for in another year or so and that is Collins, Inflelder. Llvlngston, Catcher. Leach, Outflelder. Camnitz, Pitcher. likely to help base ball in the minor cir Baker, Infl elder. Bender, Pitcher, Hans Wagner. Inflelder. Leifleld, Pitcher. President Ebbets' Visit to San Antonio cuits. The writer was talking with an owner Barry, Inflelder. Plank, Pitcher. Wilson, Outflelder. Phillippe, Pitcher. Strunk, Outflelder. Coombs, Pitcher. Simon, Catcher. Gibson, Catcher. Not Without Good Result—The Na of ono of the principal minor league or ganizations in the West not so very long SERIES No. 52. SERIES No. 72. tional Association Legislation—The Re ago and he insisted that the craze for motor cars had worked a lot of harm to Flayers of the Detroit, Club, A. L. Players ,of the Chicago Club, N. L. sult of Wisdom Gained By Sad Experi minor league base ball. "Not only is it Hugh Jennings, Manager. Moriarty, Infielder. Frank Chance, Manager. ? Archer, Catcher. D. Jones, Outflelder. O©Leary, Inflelder.* Scheckard, Outflelder. Mclntire, Pitcher. ence—Brooklyn's Luck With Southern necessary to pay for the cars," said he, Bush, Inflelder. Stanage, Catcher. Schulte, Outflelder. M. Brown, Pitcher. "but the temptation to take a ride in the Cobb, Outflelder. Denovan, Pitcher. Hofman, Outflelder. Reulbach, Pitcher. Players, Etc. afternoon is so great that many of the base Crawford, Outflelder. Mullin, Pitcher. Zimraerman, Inflelder. Needham, Catcher. ball patrons upon whom we could rely to Delahanty, Inflelder. Summers, Pitcher. Tinker, Inflelder. Evers, Inflelder. By John B. Foster. attend our games would jump into | motor car as soon as business was over and slip SERIES No. 54. SERIES No. 74. Brooklyn, N. Y., November 20. Editor out into the country to be gone until late Players of the Boston Club, A. L. Players of the Philadelphia Club, N. L. "Sporting Life." When President Ebbets in the evening. That©s where our gate re P. J. Donovan, Manager. L. Gardner, Inflelder. Chaa. F. Dooln, Manager. Moore, Pitcher. entrusted himself to the billows and a few ceipts went." Hooper, Outfleldei. Ray Collins, Pitcher. Knabe, Inflelder. Bransfleld, Inflelder. of the other creature comforts Bngle, Inflelder. Wood, Pitcher. Parkert, Outflelder. Titus, Outflelder. which abound on th« Atlantic AS TO PITCHER ALLEN. Speaker, Outflelder. Thoney, Outflelder. Lobert. Infieidcr. Magee, Outflelder. Ocean he left behind him an Some fan in Mobile has written a letter Wagner, Inflelder. Hall, Pitcher. Walsh, Outflelder. Moran, Catcher. intimation that there might to the "Sporting Life" correspondent in Carrigan, Catcher. Karger, Pitcher. Doolan, luflelder. Beck, Outfielder. be a lot of suggestions made which he says that Brooklyn folks can be as in the meeting at San An sured that they will have a good pitcher in SERIES No. 58. SERIES No. 76. © \ tonio which would surprise Alien. "If he doesn©t start off at the jump Players of the Chicago Club, A. L. Players* of the New York Club, N. L. the base ball world. Thanks by winning every game in which he pitches Hugh Duffy. Manager. Dougherty, Outflelder. John McGraw, Manager. Mathewson, Pitcher. for the tip. He was right. he will prove that he is big enough for the Tannehill, Inflelder. Scott, Pitcher. Devore, Outflelder. Fletcher, Inflelder. There certainly has been more Sullivan, Catcher. Walsh, Pitcher. L. Doyle, InneRJer. Myew, Catcher. major leagues before the season is over," White, Pitcher. Blackburn, Inflelder. Snodgrass, Outflelder. Crandall, Pitcher. of a revolution in the thought says the Mobile man. Brooklyn has been Payne, Catcher. Harry Lord, Inflelder. Murray, Outflelder. Ames, Pitcher. of the minor league folks than fairly lucky in obtaining pitching talent from I. Young, Pitcher. McConneU, Inflelder. Merkle, luflelder. Wiltae, Pitcher. most had anticipated. A the South. That little dicker which brought great deal of it seems to be Rucker to the Brooklyn Chrb is one base J«hn B. FMtir in the right direction. When ball move on which the Brooklyn president the National Association was prides himself. If it happens that he : has gous between the professions. Quite true hag been sold, to the Los Angeles Club, of tue Pa first organized and when the new National picked up a running mate for Rucker Brook not all of the cific Coast League. Agreement even if it is a little old now lyn will be able to put two left-handers into PLAYERS GO FOR I^EDICINE The St. Louis American Club has purchased first was first adopted the sun of success burst baseman Tennant from the* San Francisco Club, of the game next year who will help the re unless they are anxious to swallow some in forth with such suddenness upon the minor mainder of the team a lot. the Paciflo Coast League, leagues that they let the game run away a hurry for some ailment which seems to The Brantford Club, of the Canadian League, has a little with them. Prior to all of this INFIELDER DOWNS© CHANCE; have fastened upon them, but when they do signed Harry Donovan, a pitcher from Lowell, Mass., conducting Local fans Whink that Downs will prove absorb the idea that they would like to be and Vincent Cassaiu, a shortstop of Chelsea, Mass. his ability to hold a position with the Brook come doctors they make good ones. Look Manager BiH ConghUm, of the champion Reading MINOK LEAGUE; BASE BALL lyn Club. When Downs was with Detroit at Dr. Mark Baldwin out in Pittsburgh. Club, Is negotiating a deal which will mate him balr- tad been a great deal like trying to drive he played fair ball until he fell off a./little Stout, strong, happy, and doing well, he is owner of©the new Wyoming Hotel, in Scranton, Pa. a balky mule and a stubborn ox i» double ready to prescribe for any ball player or harness. There was a time when a mirifl in his battijag, and it is the opinion here Frank Boyle, of Waterloo, la., is to head a stock that the brief return to a Class A league will any other citizen of importance who happens company that is tt> take over tihe Rode Island league owner merely trusted that he could fet put just enough edge on the player to make to need his services. It is understood that franchise In the I. 1 I. Leagua. Boyle will manage through some part of the season and if he him the man who is needed to play second "Bill" Daklen may take his turkey on the team. could keep his fingers on his ball players base for Brooklyn in 1912. Thanksgiving Day up the State. "Bill" long enough he might be able to dispose of says th« turkeys of Eastern New York- are Manager Calhonn, of the Etmlra, Club, of the the services of two or three, or even, one, "AL" BURGH New York State League, has signed three promising not excelled by any in the United States young players in inflelder Foster, of Summitt, N. 3.; for enough to pay him for making the ex is not to be with Brooklyn next year. When and that goes for the famous breed at Rhode catcher Stroud, of Buffalo, and tratflelder Linn, of periment. When the new agreement swung the president was in San Antonio he let Island which has been furnishing the White Duquesne, Pa. into effect, with the draft and the schedule Burch go to Louisville. Each season for House with dinners these many years. of fixed prices, and the other measures Manager I>an Long, of the San Franetooo (Pidflc the last two «r three years Burch has in "SAM" WHITE, Coast League) Club, has signed a promising Loa which were godsends to the minor leaguers variably played well in the early part of Angeles player in pitcher Walk, and also "Mysterious they struck the first paying claim that they the year only to fall off a little as the sea the former Princeton pitcher, who is under Mitchell," wno pitched for a time In 1910 for the had encountered since they had been in son waned and eventually be benched while engagement with the Boston American Club, San Francisco team. the game, and on the strength of that began another man was put in his place. This is wa« over at Princeton the other afternoon Louis Erans, outflelder of ttxe St. Louis National to expand in every way with due to a bad leg which catches Charleyhorse to see the foot ball game between Prince- League Club, had a nairow escape from death cu MORE CELERITY THAN WISDQM. every now and then. Burch thinks that he ton and Dartmouth. "Sam" thmks that he Injury at Cleveland, O., November 15, when the Their most cosily expansion was in assuming will wear it off, and possibly he will. Louis will be able to hold a regular position on. automobile In wtotch he and Louts Renz were"! riding liabilities than they couldn©t afford to assume ville is not a bad city in which to reside, the Boston Club this year. "Pitchers are collided with a. heavily-loaded oil wagon. Renz waa in case they should happen to run into a and perhaps the warmth of the climate will becoming more and more in demand every killed. season in which prosperity might not shine benefit him physically. day," said he, "and I hope that my arm Then) Is a report In Boston that William Hepbutrn und« the new regulations. This last season PITCHER "DOC" SCANLON, .,© will be good enough in the Spring to con Rossoll, owner of the Boston Nationals, is sick in vince tho Boston management that they was Tine of the worst which they have ex of the pitching staff of the team, is a father. lus torn* in New York City, and that on account of perienced, and they have ascertained to their need me." ill-health he is willing to sell his controlling interest More than that, the .doctor is doing well in - © ; « : in the club. Boston newspapers say Russell wants own satisfaction that there is a limit to the practice. He has decided to stick in Brook $200,0fr6 for the club. The franchise was sold to minor league capacity, even if the minor lyn and he has been successful from the CONDENSED DISPATCHES. George Dovey a few years ago for $rO,GOO. leagues do have the benefit of the very best beginning. It looks as if he will be one of organization which they ever possessed in the most popular doctors in his neighborhood. Joe Humphreys, chairman of the Committee on Ar their history. The president of the Brook Special to "Sporting Life." rangements, bas made public a statement of the re More success to him. Here is one man who James B. Tamsett has been re-engaged to manage ceipts and expenditures in .connection with the public, lyn Club knew that. He had been discussing has put his ball-playing skill to good ad and play shortstop for the Albany Club, of the New testimonial tendered Fred Knowles, former secretary affairs with the minor league owners here vantage, for during all of his activity as TorS State League for 1912. of the Giants, at Wallack©s Theatre, on November 12 and there and he had gained a lot-of informa a professional pitcher he has saved his The total receipts were $3,32.5.50, and the Incidental tion Pitchers Cawet" and Loudell, of the Minneapolis money and used it to educate himself for the (American Assedaifon) Club, hare been sold to expenses $45&, leaving a balance of $2,875.50-, which ABOUT THE SITUATION. profession of medicine. Other ball players Omalia, of the Western League. was turned over to Mr. Knowles. The sum of $1,925 He found out that some of the minor league haae Jiad a leaning toward medicine. Wonder was donated privately by - friends, while $4DO/accrued slabs wkich. -could .scarcely afford $o Pitcher Chaties Chech, for several seasons a mem- from the sale of Bater©s bat, autographed balls aM wiry. "It ist JTfaer* must be- something analo- ftw of- tte --St. -Paul :(Amerlcaa Association) teaa. souvenir programs. © . NOVEMBER 25, 1911 SPORTING LIFE

him. He asserts with emphasis that he can Yf TT* r^TW TT^T^TSTT^f 7 ^ Walsh, Baltimore 151 529 88 140 bring forward strong evidence to Oelahanty, Toro to 125 472 GO 125 IS IT SWFFWFYP Parent, Baltimore 121 4.1 (J 68 118 FOGEL AT WORK COMBAT ANY ALLEGATIONS LO 11 O YY JL*.Cl™ JL 1 « Koaeh, Jersey City 109 387 41 98 that he laid down when a member of the Hachman, Toronto "it 57 6 15 Kelly, Newark ...... 152 533 73 153 Pittsburgh team, back in the days when the Thoncy. Jersey City ... 24 134 11 33 TRANSFERS PLAYERS AND EN Pirates began to class as a championship LATEST CANDIDATE FOR REDS© Cantwell. .Newark .... 10© 23 1 6 nine, following the Louisville-Pittsburgh mer Dolan, Jersey City .... 14G 530 79 138 ger. One insinuation held that Ely essayed Caely, Newark ...... 13G 439 42 114 GINEERS A BIG DEAL. a lay-off on account of a bum thumb, just at MANAGEMENT. Agler, Newark ...... 140 471 68 122 a period of moment in the destiny of the Mullen, Toronto ...... 62 220 Buccanneers, a ticklish part of the race when Heitmullor. Baltimore. 88 339 37 87 every man was needed on the job. A ban \\ells, Jersey City .... 81 207 25 53 The Philadelphia President Secures A Deal Said to Be on With the O©Hara. Toronto ...... 147 568 103 145 ner was in sight and any slip of cogs just Oilman, Jer. City Bal. 123 487 54 124 then meant disaster to the club. As the Rudolph. Toronto ...... 43 106 17 27 a Park at Hot Springs, Disposes story goes, the local management was dissat Boston Club for the Acquisition Itrx©k, ProvUeiica ..... 140 4% isfied with Ely©s stand, had the injured mem Bailey, .Newark ...... 88 3C7 ber examined by a physician. He ruled ad Kolh, Montreal ...... of Nine Youngsters and Reports versely to the ball logger©s position. Clurke, of the Crack Infielder By Cin L©l&h, Toiquto ...... 51 118 seeing a break in his inner works, was non Killifer. Buffalo ...... 103 331 , an Important Deal As Hatching plussed for a filler. However, he was gritty cinnati, for Three Players. Tiuesdale, Buffalo .... 141 520 enough to take up the burden himself one U ratten, Buffalo ..... 44 136 afternoon, then switch Leach to that berth Meyer. .Newark ...... 12.0 301 SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." for the next three events. All this time the Starr, Buffalo ...... 115 402 BY JACK RYDElt. Fitzpatricb. Toronto .. 110 345 Hot Springs, Ark., November 20. Presi club had a great diamond in the rough at Abstein, Jersey City .. 153 588 short field. "Wagner, rf.," was the way Cincinnati, O., November 20. Bill Swee- dent Horace Fogel, of the Philadelphia Na ney, of the Boston Club, is the most likely French. Montreal ..... 112 469 scorecards read. Just who suggested a ____^ Alporman, Rochester .. 111 3SS tional League Club, announce ! here today that candidate for the vacant post as manager of TRANSFER OF THE BIG FELLOW Kocher, Toronto ...... 64 205 the Phillies would leave that the Reds, and the chances Miller, Buffalo ...... city for Hot Springs February to the diamond isn©t exactly known. Pos are that he will be officially Shout?,, Newark ...... 25 25 27. Active training will start sibly the honor belongs to more than one, named within three weeks, .lacklitsch, Roch©ster .. 80© 226 March 1. The team leaves so it isn©t fair to particularize without know probably at the time of the Auderson, Providence.. 126 501 here March 19. going to Louis ing every detail. Wagner was sent to short- National League meeting in Peterson. Providence .. 86 2601 ville for three games, Indian stop as an experiment. It was a historical New York next month. To T. Smith, Toronto .... 55 164 apolis four, and then jumps manouver and marked the start of a bril secure his release from the Sheehau, Providence .. 34 101 to Washington to open a two- liant career, the development of one of the Boston Club, three Red play McDcrmott, Providence. 78 234 game series with the Sena grandest short fielders that ever tossed out a Bartley, Jersey City .. 11 17 ers. Egan, Downey and Larry Nattress. Montreal . .. 88 265 tors, which starts March 28. batsman. Success came from John©s initial McLean, will probably be Fullerton, Jersey City. 90 252 The Spring series with the play. Pittsburgh©s club laid the foundation given up. Sweeney, if he Mueller, Toronto ...... 47 111 Athletics starts March 30. for fla^s and fortunes by that action. Ely comes here, wil! play second Breira, Jersey City .... 156 591 Fogel also announced the fol got his yellow envelope faster than a Chink base, while the shortstop job Maisel, Buffalo ...... 102344 lowing transfers of players: can talk. Though the incident was a mar- will be entrusted to Jimmy Pivrtell, Montreal .... 50 1(17 Horace S. Fogel "Pitchers Baker, Raymond, velous money maker for the local club, it Vlckers, Baltimore .... 57 143 Jack Ryder Esmond. The deal has not Washington; Pitcher Chaput,, has long been plainly evident that relations been completed, but it is un- Henline. Baltimore .. 94 315 Berlin, Canada; outfielder Corcoran, Tennes between ex-employe and ex-employers were der way, and it looks now as if it is almost Fit/.gerald, Providence. 27 8( see; outfielder Covcleskie, brother of the not exactly harmonious in type. certain to go through. The possibility of Tarletoi). Providence .. 143 532 pitcher, secured from Lancaster, Pa., will be Frock, Baltimore ..... 33 72 SOME FEUD ON. gettiijg Bill for Cincinnati comas through the Browne. Newark ...... 34 104 sent to the Birmingham (Ala.) Southern coming sale by Russell of tne Boston Club, Two or three seasons ago a stockholder of Doescher, Jersey City.. 20 46 League; inflelder Deal, Washington, Pa.; out predicted in this column a few weeks ago. McCarty, Newark ..... 75 176 fielder Boon and infielder Beswick will be the Pittsburghs was heard to insinuate that Negotiations are now under way for the trans the former shortstop had been doing a heap Collins, Newark ...... 42 148 ent to Saeinaw, Mich. Sioux City, la., will fer of the Boston stock to a company in Swa.vne, Newark ...... 20© 51 get a pitcher and an outfieldei and Pueblo, of talking. However, he should break off a which Charles Baird, of Kansas City, and Merritt. Buffalo ...... 34 79 Mexico, a pitcher in exchange for a player chunk of his old-time wisdom and stop jab Henry Killilea, of Milwaukee, art leading fac Mil, Providence ...... 23 SO© each controls. Pitcher Pucketc and catcher bering. Such a move would tend to his own tors. President Herrmanu is conducting the jVIyers, Jersey City .... 12 19 Quinn will be sent to Wilkes-Barre. "I re good. No one could unearth the exact cause negotiations, and it is one of the conditions G. Smith. Newark .... 99 "53 ceived notice from the National Commission of the wrangle. It was no doubt based on of his aid in this matter that a deal be made Dubuc, Montreal ..... 54119 since leaving San Antonio, Tt-xas," said Fo- developments that occurred in the final hours which will bring Bill Sweeney to Redland to Curtis, Montreal ...... 84. 268 gcl, "that in all likelihood we would win of Ely©s service as a Pirate. Efforts to get take charge of the Reds. Bailey, Montreal ..... 41 11.0 our fight for pitcher Seaton, of the Port at the undercurrent usually received a re- N©ee. Newark ...... 57 164 land, Ore., team, as the Commission had sus joiner of this character, "Ancient history. Jones, Jersey City .... S9 92 tained my contention that catcher Kuhn, Nothing in it." Getting back to the original President Russell Dead. Hall, Newark-Buffalo.. 41 121 subject, it can be said that the newspaper McDonald. Buffalo .... 91 309 drafted by the Cleveland Club from Portland, Special to "Sporting Life." Dygert, Baltimore .... ft I 128 was ineligible, and St. Louis had waived its man who received the sharp missive from Ely plans a response, saying that he had no New York City,- November 21. President Pierte, Buffalo-Pror... 30- 59 draft. Seaton was the greatest pitcher in William Hepburn Russell, of the Boston Mason, Jersey City ... 29 64. the Pacific, League. I also got a wire from personal feelings in printing the yarn of last Burke. Montreal ...... 47100 Autumn. It was really a gossipy gem pure National League Club, died this morning at Manager Dooin, which indicates that he may his residence in this city, after a long illness Tesreau, Toronto ...... close a deal in the near future with the and simple. Memorable by reason of the Prick, Newark ...... Sacramento Club for an exchange of our util fact that it fixed Ihe starting point of Wag in his 54th year. His death will assuredly McLeod, Providencf) .. ity first baseman, Miller, for a pitcher. There ner©s greatest deeds on the diamond, its re cause another change in the control of the Kisslnger. Jersey City.. is a big deal pending between the Phillies vival was apropos, insomuch as handwrit Boston Club. Tonneman, Jersey City. and two Class A clubs for a pitcher and ings on the wall indicated shortstop Wag 1/avender. Providence. . catcher. We are to give them the best of the ner©s star was setting. Gathers, Toronto ...... THE EASTERN LEAGUE. Uessau, Rochester .... material we weed out in Hot Springs. The SEEKING A MINOR CHIEF. Pond. Providence ..... 21 5,"> catcher is the one we have been trying to General feeling that a new chieftain will be Beckendorf, Buffalo ... 12 32 land for two seasons. This deal will make chosen to the O. and P. union for 1912 has The Official Team and Individual Batting Adkins, Baltimore .... 47 9ti the base ball world sit up and take notice." existed for several months. Early in this McAllister. Newark-Bal. 83 212 Averages for the 1911 Season Prom Ryau, Jersey City ... j 16 23 belief the state of affairs didn©t stir Greater Riley, Buffalo ...... 10 34 IN PITTSBURGH. Pittsburgh base ball men. However, a steel ulgated by President Barrow. Carroll, Montreal .... 33 8-1 city angle has been tacked onto the matter. Herewith are given the official team and Sherry, Providence ... 1" 2,9 Therefore, until the new chauffeur is cho individual batting averages of the Eastern Killlan, Toronto ...... 10 29 Closed Season Dullness Unable to Down sen there will be more than passing interest League players for the 1911 championship Reams. Newark ...... 49 111 in O. and P. affairs. Dave Davies, local Barberich, Montreal .. 33 88 the Leach Case Rumors — An Old-Timer sporting writer, is in the race. He isn©t so season, as promulgated by President Edward Lee, Newark ...... 70 124 liciting the honor, but on receiving a missive Barrow: Byers, Baltimore ...... 43 85 Aroused By Recent News St&ry — Bits from an influential league member asking Team Batting. Butler, Jersey City .... 67 191 of Base Ball News. that he stand as a candidate, Davies decided Team. n. AB. R. H. SH. SB. Pot. Hughes, Rochester .... 28 80 to think it over. He is a receptive aspi Rochester .. 152 Holmes, Rochester ... 46 94 rant. Having a good position in his present Baltimore .. 15L Justus. Jersey City .... 37 76 By A. E. Cratty. line, Davies, uowcver, won©t grab any old Toronto .. .. 154 McGinnity, Newark .. 43 89 Montreal . .i 156 (©. Smith, Newark .... 24 52 Pittsburgh, November 20. Editor "Sport- tiling that the little league will offer him. McGinloy. Toronto .... 23 46 "I don©t think that George Moreland wants Providence .. 155 Ing Life." Mid-winter quietness doesn©t ex Buffalo .. .. 154 Sline. Providence .... 3.5 86 actly reign in the Pirate©s camp. C"©oi«i a second i term," said Dave. "If that is Newark . . . . 155 Taylor, Buff.-Montreal. 30 40 Dreyfuss. true to his decla true, then I will consider un election. Ed Jersey City .. 157 Stroud, Buffalo ...... 37 74 ration several weeks ago,j Bangs is my rival, but there will be no fall Bedient, Providence .. 35 62 hoisted the ©©Nothing doing out between Bangs and myself over the af Individual 1.,eclair, Montreal ..... 10© 7 fair. It may be that the league could ad ]>oyle, Proridenro .... 14 2.1 sign" saying, ©©Things wi i Player-Team. be all the bettrr for a rest." just its work so that an executive could at Frill, Jersey City ..... 40 89 tend to other duties. If so, I imagine that F. ~Kimmerma.n, Newark Malarkey, Buffalo .... 35 53 This Fall, however, the local Perry, Providence ..... Boice, Newark ...... 23 30 magnate finds it more difti- I could fill the bill." Slattery. Toronto ..... Manser, Rochester .... 33 69 cult than usual to enforce a NEWS NUGGETS. Hath, Baltimore ...... Parsons. Montreal .... 15 35 lull in diamona fanning. Thai (Jroh, Buffalo ...... Vowinkle, Buff.-Newark 12 12 Leach case is a sticker. It is T. Leach came to headquarters and landed Atkins, Baltimore ..... Holmes, Newark ...... 37 69 on the tongues of 90 per ceut. another batch of letters. Tommy will need Miller. Montreal ...... Gantt, Baltimore ..... 11 15 of the men who visit head a typewriter if business keeps up. Jordan, Toronto ...... Burchell, Montreal .... 26 45 quarters. Barney ever an Official Scorer John Gruber hasn©t donned Murray, Buffalo ...... Maroney. Providence 1 swers them v.-ith a statement the sporting editor©s harness as yet. Meets Palton, Newark ...... Players who participated in less than 30 games: A. R. Cratty old pals at the Press Club daily. Declares Holly, Montreal ...... Brockett, Buzick, Carlo, Cleary. .T. Collins, Cooper. that he knows absolutely Hardy, Montreal ...... nothing about it. Hasn©t that he isn©t in a hurry to buckle down to Crowley. Cristall, Dale. Delajiey. Evans, Fischer, the old game. Payne, Baltimore ..... Fitzgerald. Frost, Galbraith. Graham, Hannifin, heard a word from the Cincinnati manage Simraons, Rochester .. Hearne, Johnson, Manning, Manush, Muth, Pope, ment. "And," continues the Pirate boss, Just one Pittsburgh paper carried reports of the minor league session in San Antonio. Fisher, Newark ...... Roth. Sadofsky, Speer, Speary, Twomtyey, Warner. "you cannot sell a man unless there is some Yeager, Montreal ..... W. Zimmerman. one to take him." Even Bresnahan©s asser Colonel Dreyfuss vows that press associations Ward, Rochester ...... 4GOi tion that he believed Leach wcu©d eventually are puzzlers. Often they send out columns Kl&tnn, Providence .... 43S be chosen as the Reds© commander failed to of some small affairs, and yet when you ]>unn. Baltimore ..... CONDENSED DISPATCHES. bring any further statement from Dreyfuss. hope for news of certain gatherings absence Gandii, Montreal ..... is your lot. Keasler, Jersey City .. Special to "Sporting Life." WANTS TO BET. The Pittsburgh Club©s anti-ticket speculat Louden, Newark ...... Despite the biffs given his idea, the local ing measure is ready, but its presentation to Rowan, Toronto ...... The New York American Club has released out Parkin. Newark ...... fielder Harry Bailey, Who was drafted from last year paragrapher who is espousing tne Leach Red law-making Solons will be delayed for the from the Lancaster (Trl-State Leajrue) dub, to At rumor, adheres to his original stand. lie present. The act has been scanned by legal Moeller, Rochester .... Corcoran, Baltimore .. lanta under an optional agreement. Bailey wai told the "Sporting Life" writer that he feH luminaries. No flaws can be uncovered. If farmed out last season to the Newark team. constituted authorities wer? not influenced Seymour, Baltimore .. so sure he was on the right tack that he Emerson, Baltimore .... The Toronto Club, of the Eastern League, has re- stood ready to risk a small be© on the propo politically scalping could be thwarted in every Bradley, Toronto ...... leafed outfielder Bure-h to Louisville; inflelder Stingle sition. Talk to the man all day and he city in the grand old Commonwealth of Penn Mitchell, Rochester ... to Montgomery; pitcher Atcheson to Montgomery; in won©t divulge his source of information. He sylvania. However, rare ara the cases when Schmldt, Baltimore ... fielder Meyer to Sioux City. The latter is not, the isn©t giving that end of tho matter away. some one official isn©t reachable. Pittsburgh Osbonie, Rochester .... player secured from Newark in exchange for Bobby Declares, however, that Leach has outlived swatted the scalper in 1909, but Philadel Moran, Rochester ..... Vaughn. his usefulness in Pittsburgh. Therefore, the phia didn©t in 1911. McCabe, Buffalo ...... At Savannah, Ga.. November 18, TT Cobb wa« club plans to let him go, but in considera A story reminiscent of the lamented Frank Foster, Rochester ..... offered $1000 to drive a racing machine in the "Van- tion of faithful services will see that he is Selee came to Pittsburgh base ball men re McConnell, Rochester . derbilt and -Savannah trpphy races during the coming placed handsomely, and that means a man cently that aroused old memories. Selee, Hanforcl, Montreal .... Savannah speed carnival. In a work-out over the agerial berth in Cincy. when in far-off California virtually awaiting At.zi, Providence ...... 17-mile couise on the 18th inst. Cobb was clocked in a summons to a better land, is said to have Wheeler, Jersey City .. :17, the best time yet made in practice. A "HAS-BEEN" AROoSED. met a former Pirate owner. This man is Gillespie, Providence .. Few old-time patrons of the diamond sport Sharpe, Buffalo ...... The long-delayed suit of Joseph Gordon, who wa* declared to have told Selee to hurry to Chi Hatch, Rochester ..... the first president of the New York American Leagua will forget Fred Ely, veteran shortstop, wh ) cago, option the club and he would back him. McMillan, Rochester .. Club, against Frank ,T. Farrell came to trial in the left field activity some seasons ago. Ely Freiburg, Germany, Colonel Dreyfuss© native Corridon, Buffalo .... Supreme Court, in New York City. November 20. hasn©t figured in the prints for moons, but place, was a sufferer from a seismic disorder Keeler. Toronto ...... Gordon sued Farrell for an accounting of the profits last September a local writer, while on an last week. Barney is eager to secure de Srhultz. Buffalo ...... of the club since its organization, claiming that he Eastern trip with the Corsairs- built a rainy tails. He has numerous relatives in the *his- Shaw. Toronto ...... was to likve one lialf of the stock of the club after day story, with Ely as the centerpiece. The torical burg. Freiburg alt") has numerous Deininger, Jersey City. the money Farrell advanced for providing grounds and legend sort of hit the old boy a jolt in tho renowned architectural edifices that may have Egan, Baltimore ...... getting the club to going had been paid him. jugular. He has broken his .shell to pay hi.©, been damaged by the quake. > Phe-lan, Providence.... A Central League fan who has a pardonable pride compliments to the writer, at 'he same time Catcher Haley, blue Grass League back White, Buffalo ...... in tho big league graduates from his circuit, asks challenging him to bring on documentary proof stop, landed not long since, was picked up Brennan, Buffalo ..... "what©s the matter" with this team made up of for his assertions. Last week the sporting at the request of an Illinois friend of the Schirm, Buffalo ...... Central League graduates: Catchers, Livingstou, A. writer received a long letter from "Bones." Vausrhn, Toronto ..... Williams and Cady; pitchers, Marquard, Earl Moore, Pirates. Last Spring it was almost a cinch Phelps, Toronto ...... Buck O©Brien, Dixie Walker and Tex Coyington; first It was dated Centralia, Wash., where the that, Pittsburgh didn©t need strengtheninsr in Wilhelm, Rochester ... base, Hoblitzel; second base, McKeehnie; third base, once infield artist is operating u hotel for his catchers. Simon and Gibson, however, slow Demmitt, Montreal . .. Jimmy Austin; short&top, Bush; outfield, Besoher, brother. Ely says he is deeply grieved over ed up in general activity. Reserves may be Rondeau, Providence .. Carey and Paskert; utility. Runt Walsh. It ought insinuations in an article found in the PittS; needed any old time in base ball, so Pitts^- Spencer, Rochester .... to give most any team that could be made up A burgh paper. He hopes justice will be given burgh will prepare. Sitton, Montreal ...... fight. SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 25, 19111

DEVOTED TO BASE BALL MEN AND MEASURES "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE AND CHARITY FOR ALL"-Editor Francis C. RicMer.

of the new Class AA leagues, the entailed dent of the Boston Club contends that he President Taft walk a tightrope extended over never heard of him until he received a claim Niagara Falls. It would mean that women changes in the draft, purchase and territorial would be barred from the games for the same rules of the National Agreement, and the for salary. It appears that on the recom reason. President John T. Brush, of the necessary changes in the National Commis mendation of the Boston Club©s scout he was Giants, has offered the sum of $10,000 to sion©s rules of procedure will all be worked given a trial by the Sacramento Club, which anybody who can solve the problem and_ at out and formulated at a joint meeting of the paid him for" actual service up to the time the same time not do away with reservation. National Commission and the National Board he was dismissed. The Boston Club denies He would be safe on making the amount a A Weekly Newspaper million. Devoted to in December; and there is every assurance that its agent was authorized to contract with of their acceptance by the two major leagues. the player, and without a contract from of Base Ball and Trap Shooting. At the same time the latter will voluntarily service to that club his demand for pay is concede and enact legislation calculated to dismissed. As neither club asserts title to PRESS POINTERS. FOUNDED APRIL, 1883. eliminate, or at least modify, some of the him the player is declared a free agent by the National Commission. The Chief Cause of the Great Success of Title Begistered in the United States Patent Office abuses which have grown out of, and fastened by The Sporting Life Publishing Company. themselves upon, the draft and sales system the World©s Series. Entered at the Philadelphia Post Office within the past few years. The net result of From Washington "Star." as second class mail matter. this mutual consultation and concession will A PECULIAR CASE. That the World©s Series owes lt» »ucc«» to the be a REVISED NATIONAL AGREEMENT, fact that these games have been competently handled Published every Saturday by calculated to make better, stronger, and more by the National Commission, which because it enjoys HE National Commission during the pasl the public confidence, seems to be entirely overlooked The Sporting Life Publishing Co. enduring the best system of base ball govern T week handed down a decision in whick by the ball players. Before the Commission took 34 South Third Street, ment yet devised; and to place the National judgment was rendered for a major charge of these post-season games the contests were game upon a broader basis than ever before. financial failures compared with what they are today, PHILADELPHIA, PA., U, S. A, league club against a minor league club, and and yet it is no easy matter to get the ball players The new conditions will, in our opinion, not yet the successful appellant was fined for to realize this fact. They actually resent the authority editorial and Business Staff: only assure the prosperity and popularity of a transgression of rules. The complainant which the Commission assumes over these games Thos. S. Dando...... President the National game for another decade, but was the Detroit Club, of the American League, and object to the 1C1 per cent, of the gross receipts Francis C. Richter...... ©. ...Editor-in-chief will also enable the great major leagues and which asked an order upon the Montgom which the Commission takes to keep up its running Thos. S. Dando...... Gun Editor the minor league federation to work together expenses. The system of having the game conducted Thos. D. Eichter...... Assistant Editor ery Club, of the Southern League, fo* $750 by means of this Commission has done much for E. Fred Slear...... Assistant Gun Editor hand-in-hand for the conduct of the great due for player Lelivelt. Judgment was base ball, and the players would be wise to appreciate J. Cliff. Dando...... Secretary-Treasurer sport, with competent protection for its ex awarded the Detroit Club because though this faxA. Players who take part in the World©s Se Edward C. Stark...... Business Manager ponents, and with fullest assurance to the the Montgomery Club declined or neglect ries these times get more money in a few days than American public of the continuous maintain- players of a decade ago received for two season©s play, SUBSCRIPTION RATES ed to make a statement to the National and yet the men are not satisfied. ance of the rigid integrity and absolute hon Commission, the latter had at evidence of One Tear...... ?2.00 esty of the cleanest, finest, and most enjoy Siz Months...... 1.25 indebtedness several letters and telegrams © A Pertinent Query. Three Months...... 65c able sport on earth. So, all hail to the New from President Charles B. Jones, of the Mont From Philadelphia "North American." Canadian Postage, 50 cents ertra per year. Era in the National Game of America 1 gomery Club, in which the obligations is ad Christy Mathewson in rebuttal of a Story from tb« Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. mitted and extension of time is asked for. pen of that Bobert Louis Stevenson of base ball, nama. ly, Ira Thomas, says that the Athletics made only The Commission further decreed that unless one hit off his fadeaway during the series. Then, for WHEN OBLIGATION CEASES. the Montgomery Club discharged the obli the love of Pan Michael, to say nothing of Con- gation within five days after promulgation stantino, why didn©t Matty feed the Athletics nothing 24 PAGES 24 HE National Commission during the past of the Commission©s ruling the rights of that but fadeaways. T week handed down a decision in which club under the National Agreement would A Most Valuable Investment. PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 25, 1911. be declared forfeited. is once more defined the status of a From Boston "Globe." major league player released to a minor During this investigation it developed There is nothing that will advertise a town Of league club, both as regards salary and per that when player Lelivelt wa* released in 1910 city more than a ball club in organized base ball. sonal obligation. In this particular case by the Detroit Club to the Minneapolis Club, Business men have come to realize this fact, so that player Criss, of the Louisville Club, of the it was stipulated in the agreement filed with a number of small cities back up their clubs through American Association, claimed salary from the Commission that the purchase price Boards of Trade and other bodies intended to boom IS with the greatest pleasure that we a town or city. Let a town drop out of the game F indite these lines in commendation of the St. Louis American Club, which had trans shall "be paid by the party of the second and one seldom hears of it again. Now that think the spirit shown and the work achieved ferred him to Louisville. The evidence in part." President Navin contends that on ing people have come to appreciate that base ball at the eleventh annual meeting of the© Na the case submitted by both parties is interest account of the player not being in con means more than a few hours© frolic for a lot of dition when be joined the Minneapolis Club, healthy youngsters, thft men putting their money into tional Association the crucial-meeting which ing and shows these facts: base ball plants feel more secure in their Investment. was to send the Association upon another 10- Player Criss claimed that when released during the the purchase money did not pass, and has Veteran major league players who have kept their year voyage on a fair Summer sea or upon 1911 season by the St. Louis Club to the Louisville never been paid. Each of these clubs is heads are now sure of a good berth with some thriving a storm-tossed ocean. Fortunately for the Na Club he joined the latter club on the assurance of fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for failure to re minor league club after they have shaken off tha President Hedges that he would be paid by the port to the Commission the departure from spangles. In many cases these veteran players have tional Association, and for the cause of minor Louisville Club for the full term of his American become owners of valuable franchises and are pretty league ball, the delegates, chastened by ad League contract at the rate stipulated therein, to wit: the terms of said purchase agreement, and sure to be strong for organized ball. versity, approached their great task of re $300 a month. His salary at Louisville was fixed by each club is required to remit the amount organization in a spirit of mutual considera President Grayson at $300 a month, but when tha of the penalty imposed on it to the secretary player was informed on September 15 that he would Easier Said Than Done. tion, tolerance and abnegation; and in a receive but one more installment he Quit his team of the Commission within five days after the From St.* Louis "Times." mood to listen to the voice of reason, to heed with the explanation that he was going to St. Louis receipt of this finding. Maybe Noah was for a shorter season In the Ark the lessons of experience, and to accept dis to consult Mr. Hedges about his claim for com League, but there is no record of that fact. You interested friendly counsel by and kindly aid pensation from October 1, the close of the American can mark it down for reference that the major league Association season, to the expiration of the American season will not be cut to 140 games, and that there of the superior National Commission, which League contract period. On his failure to return to WISE SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN. will be no long interleague series after the close from the day of its institution to the present its service th« Louisville Club fined him $100> and of the regular season. Base ball is largely a matter of day has never sought aught but the good of suspended him. He now requesfs the Commission habit, fixed and settled. to enforce the payment of Ms salary up to October *There isn©t enough marble in the world the National Association, has never inter 15. President Hedges admits that he informed the to put tombstones over all our buried hopes. fered needlessly or maliciously with the dig player that the Louisville Club would pay him the B. L. Hedges. Was Anything But Easy. nity and independence of the minor federa same salary he received from the St. Louis Club, but *An air of distinction is really lomething From New York "Sun." tion, and has never sought to override the asserts that he notified him that the American Asso to blow about. Thomas J. Lynch. So many versions have been given of how the Ath ciation season closed the last of September, and that letics beat Mathewson that the impression may be great minor body except when compelled so he did not promise him compensation after that time. *Some people get so used to living in the created that the Giants great pitcher was batted to do by the letter or spirit of the National President Orayson states Ulat there was no arrange past that they even hate to get up in the to all corners of the lot. But such was not the Agreement that magna charta of organized ment between him and Mr. Hedges about the player©s morning. W. J. Murray. case. Mathewson was hit hard in but one game. ball in the broad interests of the National salary, but that during the negotiations for his re *Many a fellow blows himself until he He won one anfi. he would have had two to his lease he had informed the president of the St. Louis credit had the team behind him been able to get game. Under the conditions obtaining at the Club that he would pay the player $300 a month for feels blue. G. Ed. Waddell. any runs. Baker©s home-run drive, which tied tha San Antonio meeting the National Association the rest of the American Association season. *The man who lays up something for a score in the ninth inning of the third game, would wrought wondrously well, and emerged from As was to have been expected, the Na rainy day isn©t so apt to be laid up by it. have been wasted had the Giants been able to get the ordeal better, stronger, and wiser than Ira Thomas. more than one run for Matty. True, Matty lost two tional Commission dismissed Criss© claim of the three games he pitched, but he gave a splendid ever; with the increased respect of the public, with scant ceremony, owing to the fact that *Someone is always bound to lose in a law exhibition of pitching nevertheless. About the only the press, and the major leagues; and with it is held that the contract of a player with suit, and it isn©t the lawyer, either. Eddie way he could have beaten the Athletics was to shut augmented demonstration of its ability to a major league club is automatically cancelled Grant. them out. Mathewson really deserves more credit govern itself, to retain the hegemony of the on his release to a minor league club and the *Perhaps the reason the average man isn©t for his work In the series than he is getting, but the great minor league world, and to maintain its a hero to his valet is because he hasn©t one. fact that he lost naturally gives his performance an amount of his salary in his new sphere there Frank Baker. entirely different aspect. place as an equal partner in the all-protecting upon becomes a matter of adjustment by the National Agreement. *It doesn©t pay to get a stiff neck looking player and the club securing him. The Na for those silver linings in the clouds. Clark Another Base Ball Monument. tional Commission has uniformly held that the Griffith. From Boston "Herald." Every bit of legislation proposed or enacted compensation of a National or American Work on the new park of the Boston Americans at the National Association meeting was in League player is predicated on the presump has begun in earnest and will continue as long as the line of progress and good sportsmanship, tion that he is of major league calibre, and the weather permits. The plant will be ready for but the capsheaf of all was the final closure that when he is released after waivers are QUITE A PROBLEM. occupancy in the Spring and will be much larger of the long-standing breach over the momen than the club©s former home on Huntington avenue. secured he must be content with pay for Philadelphia "North American." It is said that the new park will cost nearly $300,000 tous Class AA proposition, which was service of the standard of the league of the and will have stands with room for 30,00* spectator!. achieved through the creation after three club which secures him. The National Com The National Commission has decided to wearing years of discussion, struggle and take complete charge of the distribution of mission therefore curtly dismissed Criss© ap World©s Series tickets in the future. The strife of the new classification in the in peal in these words: "As this player©s con terests of the Eastern League, the American members of that august body have not confided tention is not sustained by evidence, and to the public any plan where their efforts are By C. T. McDonald. Association and the Pacific Coast League, the each of the clubs of which he complains going to be an improvement over the system last-named in obedience to the old agreement Now that the season is done. acted within its rights in dealing*with him, of the contesting clubs interested in the series. Now that the purses are split. to always maintain that organization in the his claim is dismissed." It requires no great mental achievement to sell Stars of the game, one by one, highest class. This just and proper dis 15,000 or 20,000 reserved tickets for World©s Hasten to put on a akit. position of a question long prolific of rancor, Series. Any boy and his friend can do that. Pitchers and swatters and all division and rebellion redounds not only to But it is a task to see that the tickets go to Diamond stars who©ve been the rage, HAD NO CASE. the p~roper persons; to see that no good partis Stow away willow and ball. the credit and solidarity of the National As an of the club is slighted, although every year Hearing the lure of the stage. sociation, on grounds of policy, morality and the clubs are forced to HE National Commission has just decided equity, but it also entails material benefit to SLIGHT GOOD PARTISANS Heroes of yesterday©s game. the whole organization as it carries with it T a rather interesting case adversely to a Idols of random today, player. The attention of the Commis simply because they cannot extract blood from Each seeking laurels of fame reforms in all the rules bearing upon player a rock. It is hard to see where the Commis Stardom and plaudits, aad pay. and territorial rights, beside which all other sion was called to this case by player K. R. sion plan is going to be an improvement. It Keeping the wolf from the door reformative or beneficial legislation would Williams, who submitted a statement of his can©t know the steady clients of the contesting Now doth attention engage. have been as "Hyperion to a Satyr." Further connection with the Sacramento Club, of the teams like the business; it won©t be able to Where axe the players of yore? more, the National Association by this gracious Pacific Coast League, and the Boston Club, detect speculators like the home clubs who Doing their "turns" on the stage. have this information. It is simply impos settlement of a long-rankling question, quite of the American League, with a request that What of the stunts that they do? his right to salary from August 28 to the sible to have tickets for everybody who applies as irritating and menacing to the major for them, because no more than 20,000 persons What if they can©t sing or dance? leagues as to itself, has placed itself in closer close of last season be determined. It ap can fifl 20,000 seats. It has been suggested Easy for them to get through pears that the player, at the instance of the Where there©s a name there©s a chance. touch and better grace with the National that the trouble could be solved by selling all Monologue©s easy to hash, Commission than ever before; and has paved Boston Club©s scout on the Pacific Coast, re tickets, first come first served, at the box Mellow and yellow with age. the way for material concessions and re ported to the Sacramento Club at Portland, office, and force everybody purchasing a seat Kep gets the glad hand and cash forms at the hands of the major organizations Ore., on August 21 and remained with it for to go directly inside. For them on vaudeville©s stage. that would have been either long-deferred a week. His hotel bills and transportation, CAN©T DESTROY RESERVATION. or never obtained at all had not the Na in addition to salary at the rate of $150 a Such a plan would destroy reservation, the Contents Unexceptionable. tional Association extended within its own month were paid by the Sacramento Club for secret success of all amusement enterprises. St. Louis, Mo., November 10. Editor "Sporting ranks the consideration and generosity it that period, at the end of which he claims he Were such a plan adopted it would mean that Life." I have no fault to find with "Sporting Life." expected for itself as a whole from without. was left at Grant©s Pass, Ore., to await baq^er, brokers, professional and business except that perhaps it might be set in larger typa orders from the Boston Club. He was not men" would be prevented from attending the \sido from that its contents are unexceptionable and series. This type of man wouldn©t get up ts policy and conduct is without reproach. Sincerely The incorporation of the complete status under contract to either club and the Presi early and stand in line four hours tot Bee jours, KOGBB S. MOAKIS. ^NOVEMBER 25, 1911 SPORTING L/FE lem, Greensboro, Charlotte, ,Spartansburg, been the means of adding a large number of Greenville all sounded the Jackson praises. promising minors to the Cubs list. The last Jackson exponent farewellcd -I lie AF^ER GEORGE STOVALL? party-at a covered bridge which marked the A NEW STADIUM State line of Georgia. On the other side of It was semi-officially announced last wee!t that bridge was a man who announced proud that President Coiniskey through his new ly that Joe was never in manager Jimmy . Callahan, was dickering with HOW WILL HE RE-SHAPE THE Cleveland for George Stovall. Both Comis- TY COBB©S CLASS. key and Callahan are not exactly .satisfied TIGERS FOR 1912? The noon stop of the tour that day was at with the young men who have been playing Commerce. Prominent citizens banqueted the initial position for a season past anil the tourists and then showed l-hem the house were of course on the job bright and early where the Cobb family lived when Ty©s fa when .they learned that Stovall was on the The Clever Manager Has a Prob ther was superintendent of schools. They A Grand Structure in Every Way, market for any player who would help thfl tell me that the excitement was intense Cleveland Club. It is not announced what through the season in the progress of the player or players were offered for Stovall, lem to Solve in His Outfield race between Cobb and Jackson for the the Equal of the Splendid Stands but it was most likely one or two of t©ne American League©s batting crown. Geor surplus stock of young outfielders now on Two New Infielders Also Likely gians and residents of Carolina made wagers at the Polo Grounds and White Comiskey©s list. The Sox could well afforc! of all sorts, and when Tyrus triumphed the to give a good round price for Stovall, wfio celebration was remarkable for a "dry" undoubtedly would make the infield by supply to Be in the Team©s Make-Up. State. On Thursday the writer accepted an Sox Park, Under Consideration. ing strength in a position that heretofore has invitation from President Navin, of the De been weak. Plans for troit Base Ball Club, -to inspect the progress SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." of the reconstruction of© the club©s SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." THE SPRING TRAINING TRIP Scranton, Pa., November 20. Judging Chicago, Ills., November 20. A new home for the White Sox will be decided upon be PLANT AT BENNETT PARK. fore the first of the month. Norris L. from guarded utterances of Manager Jen- It was my first visit to Trumbull and Michi for Chance©s Cubs, constructed on the lines O©Neill, President of the AVestern League nings, of the Detroit Club, who is wintering gan avenues since the close of the base ball of the palatial Sox park and the Polo and risjht hand scout for President Comiskey, here, there will be some radi season, and the change could not be any Grounds, is being considered. is in Texas looking over several prospective cal changes in the Detroit thing but a shock. Not a vestige of the old It is known that the West training- camps. One of the features of the, line-up next season. Hughie plant remains. The old stand which has Side boss has taken the first Sox training this year will be an absence Jennings realizes that he sheltered the fans since the days of the steps looking toward the of long trips. The team will not take on the must start next Spring to Western League has been torn down and car building of a modern plant, usual Spring barnstorming series. Some few build up a new combination ried away. The clubhouse where so many and his recent trip to Cin games will be played, but not 10 many as if he anticipates bringing an world-famous athletes have robed themselves cinnati was reported to have in previous years. other championship to De for the fray is gone. Not even the fence been for the <*tole purpose of troit. He says he probably remains. In their places have arisen im discussing the proposition w*ill add six new regulars: mense stands of steel and cement, which al with Charles P. T©aft, joint FROM THE CAPITAL. One new outflelder, two new ready are almost ready for the roofers. ©The owner of the club. The chief infieldera, two new pitchers, writer admits that his first sensations were cause for Murphy©s being so one new catcher. The out those of bereavement. The old park had reluctant when it comes to di- Washington Players in the Fielding Aver field problem is the toughest been a working home for so many years that . w M,.mh Vlll £ing any plans is duo to Hugh Jennlngi the manager is facing at I could only think of my disappointment as ..W. Murphy the fact fhat hg ig treading ages—-Gossip of the Players—Business present. Del Drake is a fair a boy when, on arriving at the Summer home on uncertain ground in Men Honor President Noyes. ly good outfielder, but has little over Davy that had sheltered our family since my ear- far as the location of the present park is Jones. He" is a much better fielder, but Host recollection, I found the old log cabin concerned. This is the result of the attitude By Paul W. Eaton. has too manx bat,tin,g ^weaknesses. Walter gone and a ©natty© bungalow occupying "the of the county authorities, who have repeated Shaller, who looked like a world-beater last site. But there can be no doubt regard ly threatened to take steps to order the re Washington, November 18. Editor "Sport Spring and who was farmed out by Detroit ing the moval of the West Side Park on the grounds ing Life." The publication of the American lor seasoning, has not improved enough to MAJESTY OF THE NEW PLANT of its being a- nuisance, situated, as it is, League©s official fieldine; averages furnished be available next year. The man who -plays about the only matter of and its eminent fitness for the purpose to within a stone©s throw of the county hospital. strictly base ball interest to left field for Detroit in 1912 must be superior Facing the possibility of awakening any to Drake, Shaller and Jones. which it was designed. Except for deep cen Washington this week, and tre field, where Tyrns Cofob will have a prac morning to find that he must pack up as nobody ever gets much ex AS TO TUTWFJLER. tically unlimited range, the field is a com grand stand, bleachers, diamond and all and cited over the fielding figures, Tutweiler has always played the infield, but plete amphitheatre. The main stand bends move to other parts has naturally caused the week may be classed as a the manager does not like his work. Jen around the contour of the diamond on the Murphy a good bit of overtime thinking. The quiet one. Only three Wash nings claims that Tutweiler©s biggest weak arc. of a perfect circle. Thn arrangement of matter has been threatening for so long, how ington players loom up very ness is in going after ground balls. He the diamond, the writer can testify, will leave ever, that it- is gradually reaching a climax, noticeably in these statistics. never gets in front of the ball. Whenever every part of the main stands in afternoon and, knowing this, it is said that Murphy and two of them are the pair Tutweiler stops them his hands are behind shade, while at the same time right will be has not only talked with Taft, but has also who were among the most his body. He gets them behind instead of the only sun field, and this only late in the conferred at length with John T. Brush, own prominent in the records pre in front of him. Tutweiler is fast where day and then not in a direct angle. From er of the mammoth Polo Grounds, and with viously furnished, viz., John Shaller is slow, and Drake is no speed a playing point of view, the Detroit park will the contractors who erected the million-dollar son and Milan. The other merchant. Shaller©s lack of speed is his great come very near to being the plant. That work will be started on the Paul W. Eaton one was the captain of the est fault. Jennings believes Tutweiler can FINEST IN THE WORLD. new Cub home as early as next Spring is a local team, Georg* McBride, be developed into a good hitter and that the reasonable certainty. Just what locality will who handled more chances than any other outfielder©s duties will come to him easily. This is on account of its roomy nature. The be named is far from settled, however, for shortstop except Bush, thus successfully meet Two new infielders will probably be in the shortest distance from the plate to any ob Mjurphy is still in the dark as to whether ing the real test of stacle on fair territory is in left field, where the county authorities would permit of his line-up. Jennings has several in sight. He A TOP-NOTCHEB. can©t say anything definite regarding any of the foul line is 340 feet away. This is 40 spending a big sum of money for a modern them as he has not seen them in action* He feet further than the left field fence on the plant on the present site. In assists to first from deep short and in has two men who are recommended unusally old park and drives that hurdled that bar assists to the plate to block the double steal trong. rier came but once or twice in a season. In Mac comes pretty near being the. class of THE PITCHING PROBLEM. right field Cobb, Crawford, Baker and the CHICAGO GLEANINGS. the league, and ia putting the ball on base- other sluggers will have to flail the sphere runners he has no superior. He is one of The pitching problem is again up for con over a cement wall 380 feet away at its the few short fielders on tie circuit who sideration. Six pitchers, including Donoyan, nearest point. The magnificent distances will Further Details of the Proposed Improve can be classed at great. Milan led the cen Mullin, Willett, Summers, Works and Coving- surely result in some grand outfielding: dur tre fielders in assists, -with. 33, and Johnson ton are almost sure of their positions next ing the seasons to come. There may be ments on the Part of the Chicago Na was second among the pitchers of the league year. Lively will not be with the club and some other park on the circuit where such tional Club— Interesting News About in the matter of assists, Ed Walsh coming the jobs of the other members of©the 1911 opportunities prevail, but the writer does not first with 159, a number that places him in hurling staff are doubtful. Works should know of it. The Chicago White Sox Club. danger of being prosecuted und«r the Sher- develop into a good pitcher. He showed A BIG INVESTMENT. man law, it is so monopolistic. Tk» Chicago ability in streaks and could do better if he By Richard G. Tobin. White Sox second baseman, would set his entire mind on pitching and The club here has invested in its real estate try to develop himself. and buildings a sum which Mr. Navin tells Chicago, 111., November 19. Editor "Sport AMBROSE M©CONNELL, me is very close to $500,000. The Detroit ing Life." The Chicago Cubs are to iava a led the second basemen ia percentage, and BEHIND THE PLATE magnate is naturally proud of his new plant, new steel and concrete base ball plant, ac also made a creditable showing in the more will be Stanage and two others. Schmidt which is a fine monument to his financial cording to an announcement; important item of number of chances per will not be with the club in 1912. Joe management and the team which he has gath made yesterday by President game. Considering this player©s speed and Casey may also be missing. Casey will have ered to represent Detroit. It is nevertheless Charles W. Murphy. The new his .280 batting average, it is an unfavor to fight for his job. Koeher and Onslow, a pleasure to the writer to note that Mr. plant is to be ready for the able feature of present base ball methods that two backstops who belong to Detroit and Navin himself is not lacking in the same opening of the season 1913 waivers could be had on such a man at a who are in the minors for development this sentiment of regret over the passing; of the and is to have the largest time when other American League clubs year, turned out to be stars. If they can old Bennett park. He showed this by re seating capacity of any base Washington for instance could show nothing show some of their ability in the big league peated references, and in some of the details ball plant in the world accord anywhere near as good on the keystone sack. they will crowd Joe out of his berth. ©She he is already planning for the opening next ing to present plans. Mr. In team fielding the Washingtons were tied Frank Isbell, Thomas Fairweather, William the conference, be submitted to each major league of the San Francisco Club, and Jakp Stein, nates, including Messrs. Murphy, Ebbets, Fo- Rourke. Duval Despain. with the Commision©s recommendation for adoption. representative of the Eastern League, was gel, Bresnahan and Locke. of the National Paciflo Coast League President Baum, Cal Ewlng, Other matters, such as the creation of Class AA, afterwards held regarding the matter of re- Leaue ; and Messrs. Spmers, Farrell, and R. L. ©Walter McCredle, Henry Berry, Frank Ish, Danny with the Eastern League, American Association and classification, these leagues wishing to be Hedges, of the American League. A gratifying Ions, John T. Cook, Harry Wolverton, "Happy" Ho- Pacific Coast League as sole members, and a change made AA, which will place them almost on gan, Joseph Kelley, F. A. Purner. In provisions for© drafting a city by a league of feature of the meeting was the return of the higher classification, were discussed and informally a par with the major leagues. As guests American Association and Eastern League to CLASS B. approved by the Commission, with a realization that of the San Antonio Pr*ess Club the base ball the National Association fold with large rep New York State League President John H. Farrell, Inasmuch as each is an internal affair of the Na magnates were entertained at a beefsteak resentation from each league. The delegates W. J. Clymer, E. J. Coleman, W. F. Hayes. tional Association your organization should take the dinner at night, after whi^h a badger fight were warmly received by San Antonio citi Central League President F. R. Carson, Angus initiative. was held; the latter event created no little zens and the opening speech of the meeting Grant, Bert Aunis, W. H. Wehner, Clauds Varnell, Tho Commission considers the time opportune for excitement and was enjoyed and appreciated was made by Mayor Callaghan. W. W. Irrtn, B. F. Perkins, Elmer Redelle, such readjustment of the system for the conduct of by all present. Tri-State League President Charles F. Carpenter. organized base ball as will be conducive to the THE SOCIAL FEATURES I. I. L League President Al Tierney, M. H. Sex peace, harmony and prosperity of the game for an «f the week were unusually varied and highly ton, H. E. Cartell, H. G. Cleveland, Charles Mc- Indefinite period. To that end the National Associa THE SECOND DAY. successful. On Wednesday afternoon there Hugh, R. Kinsella, Charles Stiss, D. B, Lowe, W. A. tion la invited to co-operate with the National Com was a Dutch lunch and an entertainment at Reed, A. E. Costello. mission along the llaes Indicated in this communica Northwestern Loaeue President D. E. Dugdale, L. tion. BespeotfuHy, AUG. HEItRMANN, Bevoted to Discussion of Salary-Limit Springer©s Garden for the men of the party, A. Wallett, R. T. Brown. Chairman National Commission. while the ladies were given a reception and Texas League President Wilmir Alien, J. W. Gard Rules and Other Problems. • matinee at the Plaza Theatre. Following the ner, Nathan Fechenbach. M. Miller, Otto Sens. J. D. The salary limit the bugbear of all minor session of the convention on Thursday there Roberts, J. W. Morris, James Wearer, Paul Le Graves, THE FIRST DAY league club owners occupied the entire sec was an automobile ride over the city, Mission J. L. Hunter, D. J. Iglehart, W. R. r>avldson, Abner ond day©s session of the convention on Loop, Army Post and the breweries, starting I>avis, F. H. Dover, Brice Hastens, Morris Block, Devoted to Reading of Reports and Pre Thursday, November 16; and owing to the at 3 o©clock. At 7 o©clock a Mexican dinner Charles Lehmann, Mr. Blumblott, Mr. Downey. failure of the committee on the revision of was given. Friday afternoon was spent on New England League President Tim Humane, p. sentation of Resolutions. the constitution and by-laws to report at this a trip to New Braunfels and a barbecue in P. Floyd, J. A. Zellar. session, there was no solution of this great the noted Landis Park. Saturday the party Connecticut League President James H. O©Bourke., With the greatest number of leagues rep Join Connery. resented that has been present at a meeting problem. It is the greatest question, how went to Ingleside as the guests of A. H. Dan- ever, that was again threshed out at the forth. On this day there was also played a CLASS C. of the organization for two years, the Na- Ohio-Pennsylvania League President George W. ______tional Association of Profes Friday meeting. Discussions, and there were ball game between the East and the West, sional Base Ball Leagues con many of them on this, the grave problem with magnates and some prominent players Moreland, Paul Bowers. Jack McAUlster. that has been the stumbling block of many in the line-up. South Atlantic League President Nick Corischl vened here for the first day©s Virginia League President C. R. Williams. session of the annual conven minor organizations, lasted for more than GOOD LEGISLATION. Wisconsin-Illinoiis League President Charle* f tion, at the St. Anthony Ho two hours and while there was no definite The four daily sessions of the National Moll. tel on Wednesday, Novem decision, it was one of the most profitable Association were in the main harmonious and South Michigan Leaeue President James P. Bowen, ber 15 at 1 o©clock. The con sessions that has ever been held by the or the problems presented for solution were A. S. Burkhardt, F. A. Young, D. W. Calling. vention was scheduled to ganization. threshed out with dignity and to general Minnesota-Wisconsin League President Frank Force. open the first day©s session ARGUMENT WAS RIFE atisfaction. Especially was this the case CLASS D. before noon, but it was more and there was no hesitation on the part of with the manner in which the requests of the Western Canada League President C. J. Eckstrom. than two hours later before the men who took part in the discussion to American Association, Eastern League and Kansas League President P. H. Hostutler. Blue Grass President Sexton, of the As place the matter before the delegates in the Pacific Coast League for special privileges was League President William Neal. Cotton States sociation, and President Wil- League President Frank A. Scott. Central Kansas simplest form. Among the men who spoke handled. Practically all of the problems, were bur P. Alien, of the Texas were President Tierney, of the I. I. I. League President R. A. Gafford. Central Association J. H. Farrell u League, corralled all of the either well settled or placed in the way of President M. E. Justice, J. P, Brady. F. B. Bowel- League; J. Cal Ewing, of California; Charles satisfactory adjustment, and the National As son, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hayden. Ohio State League delegates into the convention Moll, Charles Carpenter, Robert Qainn, J. J. sociation was thus placed on the road to President R. W. Read. Illinois-Missouri League hall. President Sexton opened the convention Stein, of the Eastern League all members another successful decade of useful labor for President Charles Cline. Carolina Association Presi with a short address, and introduced Judge of the Association and Charles Ebbets, of the National game. The large representation dent J. H. Warren. Southwest Texas League Presi A. W. Houston, of this city, who welcomed the Brooklyn National League Club, and at the meeting may be judged from the fol dent B. S. IHckerson, John H. Wood, EmlUo Pulg, all of the delegates on behalf of Mayor Charles W. Murphy, of the Chicago Cubs. lowing list of delegates, arranged according; V. L. Ping. Southeastern League President P. H. Callaghan. He spoke of the great pride all The last two expressed their views on the to classes, 30 leagues being represented in O©Neill, H. W. Roberts. Michigan State League of the residents of this city felt that they salary question, and it is more than likely person and the remainder by proxy: President E. W. Dickinson. Washington State had been honored with the convention of that many of the suggestions of these mea TEXAS IN A FERMENT. League President W. R. McFarlane. Mountain such a great base ball body and extended to will be,followed by the committee in States League President Lon Barrlnger. The "Kit all of the visitors the freedom of the city. For the first time in the history of the ty" League President C. A. Gosuell. Nebraska Following Mr. Houston, President Sexton then FRAMING THE RULES National Association of Professional Base League President H. A. Sievers. Applacchian League governing this matter. The session was one Ball Leagues the fans and residents of the President W. W. Miller. The Mink League Presi OPENED THE BUSINESS SESSION of the shortest thus far of the meeting, and Lone Star State had an opportunity of close dent Fred Carey. Union Association President W. of the meeting with the reading of the reso H. Lucas, Richard Cooley, John J. McCloskey. Mis although it convened before the noon hour, association with the delegates, when the souri State League President W. G. Lyncih, Canadian lution presented to the National Association the motion to adjourn was presented but a eleventh annual convention of that organiza League President Donald Ferguson, Secretary M. M, calling for the appropriation of a sum of short time after noon and after but one mat tion convened here on November 15 and con Robinson. Texas-Oklahoma League President F. P. money for the purchase of tickets by the As ter had been presented before the body. tinued for four days. Delegates from all St Clalr. sociation and for their distribution among After the calling of the roll of the members sections of the United States and also rep SUMMARY OF RESULTS. the inmates of the orphanages, who will re President Sexton arose and explained to the resentatives from Canada attended, the gath ceive the proceeds from the base ball©game members that the session would discuss the- ering, which was one of the most successful The firgt day of the National Association©s that was scheduled for Saturday afternoon salary question and urged the other delegates meets in the matter of important business general meeting was given over to the reading between two teams of veteran players who to express their views on this matter. Mr. transacted and the reception by the San An- of reports, the appointment of committees and are in attendance at the convention. This Sexton explained the necessity for legislation tpnians. Never in the history of the Associa the auditing of the accounts. The second was unanimously carried qnd then President on the part of the delegates and by the Na tion have the delegates been accorded such day of the meeting was given over to Sexten in his report spoke of the needs for tional Association, and declared that thig a welcome, and during the entire trip from the introduction of resolutions, the discus legislation among the members concerning was practically the only course open to the St. Louis to this city in a special train, it sion of constitutional amendments, and the the falling off in the attendance during the men in order that there might be some op was one continuous oration. En route the important matter of re-classification. Th» paat season in several of the organizations portunity for the minors especially the clnbs party (topped off at Little Bock, M tfe« third day witn««*d tin* adoption of r«port* that ar» mwnb«n of th« Association. la a m Clan C and Class D to make a showing The National Board of Arbitration. (The Wheel-Horsts of the National Association for Hard Work and Big Results.) F. R. Carson, J. H. O'Rourke, J. H. Farrell, J. $al. Ewing, Af. H. Sexton, Tt H. Murnane, W. M. Kavanaugh, Norrts in a financial way. Then followed Charles leagues© territory conflict and the National recommending the new class and this, it was Class A will draft only from Classes B P. Carpenter, and this great leader of the Board was instructed to adjust the matter believed, would have weight with those who and C. Tri-State League explained his views, es with the National Commission. opposed the rating on this day and who might Class B will draft only from dasaes C pecially in regards to the high salaries that SOME MORE SUGGESTIONS. vote favorably on the motion, on Saturday. and D. are aow prevalent among the minor leagues. Class C will draft only from Class D. A suggestion was made by Secretary J. POINTS OF NEW RATING. In the matter of the arrangement of the A TEXAS PLAN. H. Farrell that contracts have blank affidavits In connection with this new rating of the prices paid for drafted players a naw and President Alien, of the Texas League, pre- on the reverse side for players to sign before three leagues and the adoption of this new higher scale was adopted, there twine, of ented a resolution providing for a central notaries public to bind -them to their con class there were a number of new laws recom course/no price announced, as to the draft board to fix a salary limit for every league tracts was favorably received. Several dele mended by the Committee on By-laws and ing price for Class AA by the major leagues. of a certain classification and to fix penalties gates expressed opinions that major league This scale is as follows: Class A will receive for the violation of such limit, taking the clubs were largely instrumental in causing Revision along these lines aad these were $1000 for players, Class B will receive $T50 power of fixing salaries away from the in exorbitant salaries to be paid in minor league voted favorably upon and adopted by the for all drafted players, Class C will receive dividual leagues. The existence of some clubs and said that return prices Should be delegates. The most important of these was $500 for all drafted players, Class D will leagues depends upon the adoption of such a fixed when players went to major league the recommendation of the new class to be receive $4.00 for players. In this matter of rule, it©is contended by Mr. Alien. He also clubs. It was also suggested that major called the Class AA, the said organizations drafts the Class AA clubs will be allowed to *rgued that unless the salary limit of each league clubs place newly-drafted players on to have an aggregate population of 1,750,000, draft but oae player tfrom Class A clubs, Class league in the class is the same the classifi probation to establish their merits before but the Pacific Coast League was to be placed A clubs will be allowed to draft but one cation is in fact made Toid. President Eb- paying them large salaries. in this rating and carried, irrespective of player from Class B clubs, thus limttng the bets, of the Brooklyn Club, suggested that the1 population figures. Then followed a num number of players who may be secured from league presidents and club owners be bonded ber of other suggestions, chief among them the smaller leagues by those highar up to insure the observance of the salary limit THE THIRD DAY. being the matter of drafting players concur through this draft. In addition tie commit imposed. With tne prosperity of base ball rent with the adoption of this new class. tee of the National Association that will resting in a large degree on the shoulders of Favorable Report on Class A. A. Fails for The matter of draft was covered fully and meet the representatives of the two big the National Association, he said, it behooves Want of Three-Fourth's Approval. the. smaller leagues in this Association will leagues will also place before th« latter todies that body to get busy. President Murphy, of be more thoroughly protected in the matter A NEW LAW the-Cubs, remarked that the heartiest of co On the third day, Friday, November 17, of draft than ever before. This matter, how-* operation between the major and minor the most important measure before the house ever, will be placed before the two major adopted this day in the matter of the num leagues is absolutely essential. He told how came up for action upon report of the special leagues when they meet in New York next ber of players who may be drafted by the big difficult it is often for a major league owner committee on the subject. This committee month for their acceptance, but it is not league elubs. In view of the feelings of the to find out how much a drafted player re reported favorably on the proposition to give thought likely that there will be any oppo magnates of the National and American, ceived from his minor league boss. He the Eastern League, American Association sition from . the National and American League clubs along this line it is more than praised the spirit of the Association in grap and Pacific Coast League a special Class AA Leagues. In the matter of drafting of play likely that the suggestion of tire minors will pling boldly with the situation. rating, with increased drafting privileges. ers, the delegates voted favorably uj. n the be favorably acted upon by the majors, for the latter will in all probability take some PLAYER TRANSPORTATION. Before the opening of the afternoon session proposition and, contingent upon AA* eept- it was almost a foregone conclusion that the ance Saturday, the drafting season wil, open action themselves in the matter of the num There was one matter touched upon in Class AA proposition would become a reality for the Class AA clubs two days afte the ber of players to be drafted by the major the speech of President Sexton that has. and that the magnates would vote favorably. major league drafting season closes, and will league clubs each year. Under the new class never been brought up before and that was But the best laid plans are often shattered; continue for 10 days instead of 15, as rating .the Board of Arbitration wffl_b« com the transportation of players before joining for when the matter was finally put to vote heretofore. Then will follow two days of posed of 10 representatives, three 1>eing from their clubs in the Spring and also at the the leagues stood 17 for this new rating, nine inactivity and the Class A clubs will then Cla« AA, two from Class A, three from close of the season. Mr. Sexton announced opposed and two leagues not voting. As a have 10 days for the drafting of players. Class B and one (each from Class C and D. that the major leagues did not make a prac three-fourths vote was necessary for adoption After another two days the Class B clubs The vote on the Class AA rating was as fol tice of giving their players their transporta the motion was defeated, but before the an will have their inning and so on, there al lows : Ayes Eastern, American Association, tion and he did not see why the minors nouncement of the vote was made by Presi ways being two closed days between the Pacific Coast, Southern, Connecticut, New did the same, for this was one of the great dent Sexton, J. Cal Ewing, of the Pacific respective drafting periods of each class. This York, Northwestern, Tri-State, Ohio and expense items in the management of ball Coast League, arose and announced that he TWO DAYS© PERIOD Pennsylvania, South Atlantic, Virginia, Wis clubs. He then followed with the suggestion would like to consin-Illinois, South Michigan, Western Can that all of the minor league clubs curtail was fixed so that Secretary Farrell, of the ada, Blue Grass, Cotton States and Ohio their training trips and limit the period to CHANGE HIS VOTE, Association, can have all of the drafts ar State; total, 17. Nays Western, Texas, two weeks, for he thought that that period and after this had been announced, he moved ranged for from the higher leagues and that Central, I. I. I., Central Association, South was sufficient for any of the minor league that the matter be again brought up for con he will thus be able to facilitate matters in west Texas, M. I. N. K., Union Association clubs to get their sideration at Saturday©s session. This was this great process of the drafting of players. and Texas-Oklahoma League; total, 9. in direct line of parliamentary procedure, and Another important matter .was the arrange OTHER NEW LAWS. PLAYERS IN CONDITION after a long discussion- between Messrs. Sex ment of the draft of all©leagues, and in. thi for the playing season. Economy in the man ton, Ewing and Norris O©Neill, the Pacific future, should the two major leagues con The umpires will in the future come under th« agement of the clubs in regard to the above Coast representative carried the day, for Mr. cur, there will be no drafting of players by draft game themselves, for a motion to that items was the great problem that confronted O©Neill graciously announced that he was in the two major organizations from Class D. effect was favorably acted upon, when pre the members, arid after a discussion that favor of .having the matter brought up again This is an innovation, and in addition none sented. This motion covers the umpires in lasted for more than an hour and a half the for final action on Saturday,, and for the time of the Class AA clubs nor the Class A clubs all of the leagues of the organization and matter was referred to the committee on the ibeing the -matter remained in abeyance. will be allowed to draft from these Class D they will be drafted in the same manner as revision of the by-laws and constitution of While the motion for the new .class was de clubs. The complete arrangement of this players, and the leagues will be paid the the National Association, this committee to feated, it appeared certain that the threa matter is as follows: /money from this draft, inst©ead of it going to report .on same at the Friday session. Ter leagues would secure their new rating, for Major leagues will draft only from Class the club owners. ritorial jurisdiction and players© contracts after the vote had been announced Presi AA, Classes A and B. Gambling on games was ,also acted upon, were discussed. It was. pointed out tha.t the dent Sexton read a communication from-Chair Class AA will draft only from Classes A and a law was unanimously voted to debar rales with, respect to minor and majdr man Hermann, of the National Commission, and B. all club owners from the Association or any. 8 SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 25, gambling and lotteries, particularly In the form of The quarrel over the pennant for the Ap Claude Miller, J. P. Onion, A. W. Houston, Jr., one else guilty of this practice who is con Lloyd Spencer, P. P. Hoefgeri, Lester Terrell, Juliu* nected with this Association. combination pools, and, be it further palachian League between Asbeville, Cleve "Kesolved, That the National Association is hereby land and Knoxville, of that circuit, was laid Wirtz, Simon Veith. Carlos lies, Dan Lewis. R. P. Players in the future will not be permit committed to co-operate with the National Commis over, the Board refusing to take any action Schermerhoru. Judge Phil Shook, Charles Lehman, ted to wear their base ball uniforms in any sion, the National League and the American League whatever in the matter. J. H. Savage, Frank Sommers, John W. ToWn. Clauds in the prosecution of promoters of base ball lotteries Springall. Bryafa CaJlaghan. G. M. Bynuni, Jacfc games after the close of their respective Fraser, George ». Leidy, Or. J. M. Scrayhom, An- league seasons. This matter will be incor and other forms of gambling." STILL AT WORK; When the National Associatioa adjourned si©ie dreays Coy, M. Baiunblatt and B. Andrews. porated in the new contracts that will be TENDER OF CONTRACTS, die on Saturday, November 18, the National During the meeting Manager Roger Bresnahan, of drawn by Secretary Farrell for the Associa Another matter in regard to the players Board found itself so far behind in its rou the St. Louis© Nationals, announced that he had re tion in the, future. This will do away with was the limit of the time of tendering tine work that it was decided to remain in leased outfielder Otto_McIver to .San Francisco, of the farce games that have been played in contracts to the players, and an amendment San Antonio for a full week if necessary to the Pacific Coast Leagtte; outflelder Forsythe to Dal the past by some players after their regular was made that all clubs shall tender to the dispose of all the business on hand. _ Ai las, of the Texas League, and pitcher Grover Lauder- league seasons hare closed, a practice that players under their reservation contracts by "Sporting Life" goes to press the National milk to Louisville, in the American Aasocl.iSinn, has grown during the past two years. the first of February, instead of on March 1. Board is still at work and therefore the de John H. Farrell arrived with his usual big trunk Upon the recomnifindation of the committee full of cases and data, but, thanks to the meetings of NEXT MEET AT MILWAUKEE. tailed report of the Board findings; published the Board on the way down and the vigorous efforts Milwaukee will have the pleasure of en having the matter in charge the salary limit in full each year by "Sporting Life," must of the members in San Antonio he was a^le to clear tertaining the Solons of the National Asso for leagues in this Association this question be deferred until our next issue, by which off a number of cases. And still the wonder grows ciation in 1912, for by an unanimous vote was considered too highly important, for time Secretary Farrell will have forwarded that he could hold such a vast amount of detail the delegates of the National Association de action at this meeting,and upon a vote of the his synopsis of results. work. cided to hold their meeting next Fall in the delegates it was decided to take up this President R. L. Hedges, of the St. Louis Browns, Brewery City. Three cities were in the run matter Meeting Sidelights. closed a deal during the meeting by whioh he will ning for the pleasure of entertaining the AT THE 1912 MEETING Pitcher Atchison, of NashTille, of the Southern send the surplus talent of St. Louis to Montgomery. magnates in 1912 when the convention was in Milwaukee. A committee on the subject, League, was sold to Montgomery, of the game league. of the Southern League. The two clubs will work in the closest relationship, and at the end of the opened shortly before noon, when the ques composed of M. E. Justice, of the Central After the meeting President Murphy, of Chicago, tion was first brought to the attention of Association; R. W. Read, of the Ohio State season St. Louis gets the pick of the Montgomery went hunting on the Taft ranch in Southwestern team. the delegates by President Sexton. Wheel League, and B. S. Dickinson, of the South Texas. ing, Milwaukee and- Hot Springs were the west Texas League, was appointed by Presi Doak Roberts, the corpulent and genial Houston, D. E. Duedale, who leaped from a slim catcher to a bidders and it was a close contest between dent Sexton. These men will consider this heavyweight league president, and the owner of the Tex., magnate, never missed a chance to extend Seattle Club, of the Northwestern League, headed the first two named until the roll was called proposition and at the next meeting report to Southern hospitality to the visitors. and the voting started, then Milwaukee forged the Association. The meeting concluded with his league delegation composed of R. P. Brown, of to the front, and before half of the delegates Montgomery purchased outflelder Stenglee, last sea Vancouver, and L. A. WatUlet, of Victoria. They a speech by President- Sexton, of the National son the leading batter of the Wisconsin-Illinois showed their regard for the National Association by had voted the other two cities withdrew fi©om Association, who thanked the city of San League, while with the Aurora team. taking this long trip. the contest and it was unanimously agreed Antonio, the committee in charge of the re to have the next convention in Milwaukee. ception of the visiting magnates, and also the Southpaw pitcher Sommers, with Dayton In 1811, Charles H. Genslinger, the man who has a re Immediately upon the conclusion of the vot will go to Nashville next season, a dell to that markable penchant for building million-dollar club owners of the clubs in the Texas League. effect being made during the meeting. houses, and who was in a great measure responsible ing President Moll, of the Wisconsin-Illinois A rising vote of thanks was taken on the for the holding of the meeting in San Antonio and League, thanked the members of the Asso proposition. The Laredo Club, of the Southwest Tolas League, ciation on behalf of the Milwaukee people sent as delegates County Clerk George R. Page and its subsequent entertainments, was as busy as a beaver. THE BALL GAME. Justo 43. Pom, the owner of the Laredo "Time*." He shouldered a great amount of work and delivered and declared that all of the members who at the good* aa only ha can. tended the meeting next rear would be warm Shortly after the sine die adjournment of Tim Human* was In fcia glory. The big president ly welcomed by tSe resident* of that city. the convention a charity base ball game was of tha New England League had a good opportunity President C. R. Williams, of the Virginia Lwgu*. to show his aUUtla in UM tax ball line in tit* forgot the squabble* of some of hit magnates and played between members of the Association looked after the affair* of hn league. Williams* in which many men whose names are famous charity gam*. ©popularity with the maenttM grew with thi* meeting. THE FINAL SESSION. in the arm all of bate ball history partici With »uch men AS Jim O©Rourfcs. Frank labell tnd Last ysar ha was virtu-ally unknown when he first pated. The Ea»t opposed the West, and the Charley Murphy in the llofr-up the charity base ball attended the meeting in Chicago, a young lawyer, East won by a score of 6 to 2. Assistant game presented a collection of "has-beam," "tip-to- recently elected to he-ad this old league. The Class AA ©Proposition Reconsidered dates" and "never-wusa«a." Umpire Baum, president of the Pacific Coast The major league magnates were well represented and Carried Before Adjournment. League, called the charity base ball contest President Mike Sexton put to shame those who by the following: Horace S. Fogel. of the Phila After a contest that has been waged for played by the leagup delegates before 6 endeavored to criticize him before the meeting by his delphia Nationals; Charles W. Murphy. Chicago Na everal years by some of the Class A leagues o©clock., The excuse was daikness, although judicial and fair-minded method of handling the tionals; Charles H. ISbbets, Brooklyn Nationals; the delegates to the National Association at the Texas sun shone on a thermometer at 85. big problems that confronted the delegates. William Loclce, Pittsburgh Nationals; Roger Bresna their final session on Saturday, November The line-up follows: The first of a series of deals to crop was tho out han. St. Louis Nationals; R. L. Hedges, Sti Ixjuig 18, voted favorably on the motion for the EAST Leidy, pitcher; O©Rourkie, catcher; Carr, right purchase by President William Grayson, of Americans, and E. S, Barnard, Cleveland American*. creation of a new class to be known as the first base; Clymer and Ebbete, second base; Phelan, Louisville, from the Brooklyn Club, of Al. Burch. President Ish. of San Francisco, has been .able to Class AA, and in this class are now the third base; Burke, shortstop; Montgomery, left field; an ouitflelder, The price was not made public. get a much better line of first basernan Jackson, erf American Association, the Eastern League, Swartz, centre; Newman, right field. President Grayson, of Louisville, of the American the Oklahoma City team, of the Texas League, and the Pacific Coast League. It is now up WEST Baker and Isbell, pitchers; Hogan, catcher; Association, was the only magnate in that league to whom ©he drafted. He saw Jackson when he passed to the majors to ratify this action on the Holland, first base; Stis, second base; Isbell and connect with a player. Catcher Elliott was pur through Oklahoma City and is much pleas-ed with part of the minors and the proposition will Baker, third base; Gear, ahortstop; Tip O©Neill and chased from Birmingham, of thhe Southern League. him. Jackson is big, a fast player and a heavy batter. "be presented to the former when they meet Taff, left field; Dickeraon, centre; Ewing and Block, Wheeling, W. Va., Hot, Springs, Art., and Mil President Ish was much pleased and believes that in right field. Umpires, Humane, Baum, Ebbeto and waukee were in the field for the 1912 convention. Jackson he has found a. man who will prove a wonder. in New York City_ next month. This was, Long. by far, the most important matter that has The Wheeling boosters were the meet active. They James H. O©Rourke, president. secretary and treas been transacted at this Association meeting1, More than 3000 people saw the game, brought 100,000 stogies far distribution among the urer of the Connecticut League, brought his four and it only came after a which the East won, 6 to 2. Moving-picture delegates. daughters with him to the meeting. The quartette machines recorded every movement of the In answer to an Inquiry President Hedges, of St look as alike as four peas in a pod. While Jim was LONG AND HARD FIGHT. base ball magnates as some frisked about the Louis, was emphatic in his denial that Fred Lake deep In the councils of ttie Association his daughters At Friday©s meeting the matter was voted diamond in knee pants. Some were carried was to manage the Browns. He said that Manager enjoyed the sights of the quaint city. With his re unfavorably on by the delegates, but through off the field after a mad rush for first. Char Rhoderick Wallace, of the Jirowns, looked good turn to power in the Connecticut League O©Rourka enough to him. is a bigger figure than ever In the National Asso a motion to reconsider at Saturday©s session ley Kbbets, of the Brooklyn Nationals, acted ciation. the matter came np one more for vote and as umpire until becoming displeased with the San Antonio pointed with pride to the fart that only three of the 28 votes cast were in the management of Billy Clymer, of the Eastern this was the first time that a meeting of the Na Manager Harry Wolverton, of Oakland, of the negative. Those who voted unfavorably on team, he had the latter arrested by a park tional Association had ever gone to a Class B city. Pacific Coast. League, who is well pleased with Abies, policeman, ejected from the park and he him But they say that they .will goon be outgrowing the who came from Texas via New York, said he was the motion- were the Western League, the Class B limits. dickering for three other players who made good 1. I. I. League and the M.-I.-N.-K. League. self played second base for the remainder of records in the Texas League. One is a pitcher, On Friday there were nine votes against the the game. The Class A league representation was a fine array, another is a catcher and the third is a heavy-hitting motion. Thus, after the long contest these particularly impressive because it was said before outflelder. He is not ready to announce the names three leagues, who have grown wonderfully the meeting that the American Association, Eastern yet, for he is afraid that the deal might be queered THE NATIONAL BOARD. League and Pacific Coast League would not send in advance of the actual transfer. during the past five years, succeeded in hav many on the long trip. ing an amendment added to the constitution William H. Lucas, the president of the Union As of the National Association, and favorable Remain in San Antonio Swamped With During the meeting President D. T. Iglehart, .of the sociation, was, as usual, warmly received. He la action by the big leagues is expected next Austin Club, of the Texas League, announced that one of the old-line National Association men, one of month. Just before the vote was taken on a Week©s Work. Red Downey would manUe his team in 1912. This the founders of the organization, who has been con means that every club in the Texas League has nected with minor leasup base ball for a score of the Class AA rating, President O©Neill, of The National Board held two sessions each signed up its manager. the Western League, tendered a motion that day throughout the week, in addition to years. His advice has always been worth much to none of the clubs in the Class AA could working overtime on the special train from They made Bill Clymer, of the Wilkes-Barre Club, the league. The Union .Association went through its draft players from the Class A clubs for a St. Louis to San Antonio; and yet could not manager of the charity base ball games because first year with flying colors and there is every like period of five years. This motion was de get threugh with its work. This was not only they figured that Bill is such a uniform winner that lihood that the 1912 season will be a big success. he could not help getting out two teams that would President Fogel. of the Phillips, arranged to send Heated by a vote of 27 to 1. due to the fact that a large number of cases make the event a big success. He did. of appeal were to be acted upon and dis a batch of young players to the Birmingham Club, A GREAT RELIEF. posed of, but also because most of the Na- The special train from St. Louis to San Antonio, of the Southern League. Among them are pitcher Tension, which had been noticeable in the Uional Board members were on the important loaded as it was with base ball men, furnished an Baker, from Berlin, of the Canadian League; out meeting while the amendment question was excellent meana of getting the delegates acquainted, fielder Cochran. of the Bristol, Tenn., Club: out committees and had to spend much time wres so that when they arrived at the meeting place they flelder Coveleskie, formerly of San Antonio and later being debated, passed away with its adop tling with the problems presented by the were ready to get riglit down to business. of Lancaster, Pa.; and pitcher Rasmassen. drafted tion. In a relieved tone of voice President questions of re-classification, constitutional re Sexton congratulated the convention on the President Robert L. Hedges, of the St. Louis from Vancouver, goes to Sioux City. Inflelder Deal, vision, salary limit, team limit, and all mat American League Club, was so pleased with San of Huntington, Pa., goes by purchase to Saginaw, course taken, saying it was the most benefi ters growing out of the comparative reor Mien. cial and important action taken At the meet Antonio that he at once began negotiating with A. ganization of the National Association for an H. Danforth for a big tract of land at Ingleside, E. A. Clungeon, of the A. J. Tteaeh Company, of ing, and that it consummated the efforts of other decade. In addition the Board mem years. With the creation of the new class with a vkw to building a home for Winter occupancy. Philadelphia, took the long trip to the meeting to bers had to spend a lot of time in and out of William M. Kavanaugh. Jr., the son of Judge renevfr acquaintances with his base ball friends. He several other amendments became effective, meeting marshaling their forces for or against Kavanaugh, president of the Southern League, who took along neat souvenirs of the Reach Company, which materially alter the constitution of the the various propositions submitted and to en is acting as secretary for his father, was one ol which were distributed at the dinner given by the ©Association. The majority of these were gineer the proper parliamentary procedure. those who attended thi meeting. He has the same Texas I^eague on Wednesday evening. They made a passed on Friday, and were dependent on rati Some of the pleasing personality as his father, and made many great hit with tha convention. Clungeon Is no fication of the main issue. Among the im friends. stranger to the Texas League territory and to the portant points^ covered were: Shortening of MOST IMPORTANT MATTERS members of the National Association, with whom h« Nick Corisch, the new president of the South At has been in contact for many years. drafting season from 15 to 10 days, adoption disposed of were as follows: (Protection lantic League, who was chosen during the World©s * of a higher schedule of draft prices and in sought by the Oklahoma League was denied Series, while, he was in Philadelphia, represented his creasing the membership of the National by the Board until several of the clubs for league and got his hand into work.© Nick is an FRANK GATINS, DECEASED. Board of Arbitration from eight to ten. merly of the Western Association meet the official who will succeed through his ability and per- PLATER-LIMIT RULE. obligations of that defunct Association. It .sonal popularity. was also decided that the Western Canada Some Correction Anent the Descent and The important matter of the number of President Wllbur Alien, of the Teras League, la League should be advanced from Class D to bored day and night to assure the comfort and Life of the Dead Player. players that may be carried by the clubs in Class C, but the application if the Canadian pleasure of the delegates to the convention. He easily each of the leagues in this Association was League for similar advancement was denied made good his promise, given at the meeting in Johnstown, Pa., November 17. Editor decided and under the new ruling the rating on grounds of insufficient population. Chicago, that there would not be a slow minute in "Sporting Life." Some one put you in is as follows: Until 20 days after the open the whole meeting week. ing of the season the clubs can carry play A NEW RULE. wrong in your account of Frank G-atins© One of the late arrivals at the convention wa» death, on page 5 of your issue for November «rs as follows: Class AA, 30 players, but Hereafter base ball clubs and leagues must Robert Lee Hedges, president of the St Louis Ameri must reduce to 20 until August 25. Class A, settle all claims before January 1, or the cans. He made the trip from St. Louis overland in 18.© Gating was no more Italian than the 25 players, but must reduce to 18 until Au- protection of the National Association of Pro an automobile. Near Lawton, Okla., - ran into Blarney Stone. Both his mother, who is still 5 gust 25. Class B, 26 players, and reduce fessional Base Ball Leagues will be with blizzard that forced down temperaturx from S8 to to 16 until August 25. Classes C and D, drawn. This rule was deciied on by the living, and his father, came from the Emerald 14 in less than an hour. Isle. Gatins" father was a Confederate Civil each 24 players and reduce to 14 until Au Board of Arbitration while en route to San Louie Heilbroner, of South Bend, Ind., scout extra gust 25. Antonio to attend the annual meeting of the ordinary and editor of the Blue Book, was the same War veteran, who came here at the close of GAMBLING ON BALL GAMES, Association. As there are 172 claims now irrepressible Louis. If there is anybody in base baU the War. Frank A. Gatins died in the outstanding, the effect of the ruling will be with whom the genial little scout la not on terms ol Memorial Hospital in Johnstown at 1.30 which has long been under the ban jjf the sweeping in its scope. National Association, will meet with more Intimacy he soon gets there. He added many to his o©clock Wednesday, November 8, from pneu PLAYERS FREED. acquaintance list during the meeting. monia and bowel trouble, after an illness of stringent legislation in the future, for it has Billy Grayson. the youthful president of the Louis been decided to take the matter up with Players of the Texas and Oki. homa League ville Club, of the American Association, attended his three days. He had entered the hospital both the Federal and State legal departments, have been declared free agents by the Boari. third meeting of the National body. He had gooc but the day before his death. Gitins was and with this end in view President Sexton The league schedule booked eames to Sep company in President Tom Chivington, William Wat- 38 years old. He -was born in Johnstown appointed a committee composed of James H. tember 4, but the league quit August 23, kins, Charley Carr. Jimmy Burke, Billy Annour. Bd, O©Rourke, J. J. Stein, of the Eastern League, without paying its men for tho full time, for and learned base ball on the back lots here. Schoenborn. Jack Tlghe and Mike Kelly. He played in many leagues, but his greatest and President Kavanaugh, of the Southern which they signed. The matter came up be B. F. Perkins, of the Wheeling Club, of the Central League, to meet the Federal and State au cause Manager Morris, of Ft. Worth, had League, who came on in the hope of bringing the success was as shortstop with the Newark thorities and propose legislation to abolish drafted a couple of men. Wirhita Falls, for convention to his home dty next year, was a busy Eastern League Club «nd the New Orleans all gambling whatsoever on base ball con which the men worked, tried to pay the two man. Although Milwaukee received tha reward It is Southern League team. He last played w©»h. tests. The resolution on this subject was as in question to get the draft money, but the a safe bet that the convention will go to Wheeling In the Utica New York State League Club. follows: National Board ruled that unless every the near future. Perkins planted the seed. player was paid in full each man should be Two years ago he went into the hotel busi "Whereas, Base Ball Is the national sport of the The newspapers and newspaper men in San Antonio ness at Newark, N. J. After the death 01 his Fndted States of America and a popular pastime in free. They were not paid, hence the action. certainly laid themselves out to give the delegates Canada and other countries. . AGAINST "FARMING." such a time that they would never forget San Antonio. father here less than a year ago, he <*ame "Whereas, Organized base ball is and always will It is hardly probable that they will. The "Express home, selling put his Newark business. be opposed to gambling in connection with the game Drastic action was taken by the National especially devoted a great amount of space to the Gatins is survived by his mother, !M.rs. in any form whatsoever, and, Board against loaning ball players. Spartans, meeting, even to providing flint-page cartoons. Katherine Gatins, three sisters and two "Whereas, The National Association of Professional burg, S. C., loaned Cochran to Bristol, from The committee which had charge of the convention brothers, as follows: Mrs. Bridget Campbpll, Base Ball Leagues is represented in every State In which club he was drafted by the Philadel was composed of the leading citizens of San Antonio Miss Katherine, Miss Rose, James, and John, the Union; therefore, be it phia Club, of the National League. Then and Was made up as follows: H. E. Hildabrand, all of Johnstown. Hoping that you will see "Resolved, That the organization call upon the Spartansburg put in a claim. Both Bristol chairman; John B. Carriagton, secretary; Fred J that a correction is made, I remain -- urm President of the United States, the Governors of and Spartansburg were fined $100 for their Johnoton, J. H. Klrkpatrtcfc. Morris Block. A. G. Dan- truly, States. Mayors of cities and all other constituted part of the transaction and Philadelphia wi©l fortfl, Emll Frank, C. H, GeDsUnger, Arthur Seellg- TOM NOKES, authorities to enforce strictly the law have t« pay the draft money to Spartansburg. cn. R. Scott ZKMI, Frank Tinman, Qaozyt Sporting Editor Johnsown "Tribune.© 1 NOVEMBER 25, 1911 SPORTING LIFE so as to put in games at Memphis and Nash haven©t see a fan who didn©t think the same ville, but THE UNION ASSOCIATION. way. We are surely much obliged to the BOSTON BRIEFS NOTHING DEFINITE local directors for signing Blankenship as along this line has been done as yet. With Manager Cliff Blankenship, of the Mis manager. Then, while we think of it, the this outline, it would appear that the open local club has good material in reserve, left ing games in the American League would be soula Club, Is Now Recruiting for New over from the first season of the Union As THE NEW REGIME IN BOSTON played on or about April 11. The return to sociation. There is "Skipper" Roberts, first Hot Springs as a training camp is a wise Players Out on Pacific Coast. baseman and catcher; Harry Changnon is full move On the part of the club management. Mi-ssoula, Mont., November 16. Editor of possibilities as a third sacker, with the AMERICAN CLUB, This spot in the heart of the Ozark Moun "Sporting Life.©© Out in California Cliff best peg on exhibition anywhere. Changnon tains has climatic conditions ideal for such a Blankenship, manager of Missoula©s team, of is young and a comer, Roberta has already purpose. The hot baths and the drinking the Union Association, for arrived and is getting better. Oriet is a water cannot be excelled, while the ball field, 1912, is signing a fast lot good man ; he made a creditable showing with The Advent of Messrs. McAleer where the workouts are held, is, no doubt, of players for the coming a tail-end team under tile handicap of fre better today than it was two years ago. The campaign. In a recent letter quent injury. Jachs will be a mighty pood pitcher the next year, in all probability. and McRoy, and the Return of TRIP FOR CONDITIONING to Secretary Mulroney, of the Missoula Club, Blank says Cummings and Jensen ar» also on at the Springs will be the third made by that he has already assembled THE RESERVE LIST Jake Stahl as Team Manager, the Red Sox. The team will share the ball a crew that will make any park with the Cincinnati Club, as was the as are Whiteman and Owen Kelley, local ama other team in the league step teurs. John Kelley and Frank Daschbach Marks a New Era in the Hub* case in 1910. The Pittsburgh Club still trains lively. The indications are at Hot Springs, and the Brooklyn Club will have been drafted, Kellsy by Venron and that the aggressive leader Daschbach by Memphis. McCafferty asked be there also next Spring, working on a knows what he is talking ball park close to the grounds owned by the for his release at the season©s close and got BY A. H. C. MITCHELL. Pirates. Exhibition games between Boston about, too, if the list of men it. Mac. however, is still in town and has Boston, Mass!, November 18. After con and Cincinnati and Boston and Brooklyn will he has under contract is a business interests here. The local fans hope W. H. Lucas marker. J. Ruegg is an in- that his name will drop at the bottom of a siderable negotiations between James R. Mc be©played during the latter part of the stay fielder with a good record on Aleer, who will become president of the Bos in camp. Secretary Eddie Riley, who last Missoula contract before the trafhing season season traveled with tho club in the capacity the coast. "He is a big fellow, on the order starts. "Red" Finnell and "King" Lehr ton American League Base of treasurer, will continue with the club. of Bill Orr, seasoned but not old," says the both belong to us if they were suspended. Ball Club, on January 1, and manager. "Ruegg has versatility and can Blankenship writes that he has .seen his new Garland Stahl the former first work t men working together and that all of them baseman of the Red Sox, has Ball Player Ge?ts Verdict. IN THE OUTFIELD. showed up well. Missoula, after standing for finally consented to rejoin the Mt. Vernon, . O., November 14. Albert He is a left-handed hitter and thrower." W. what it did during file greater part of last team, play first base and man Schweitzer, outfielder of the St. Lo©uis Ameri- K. Hartman is a finished outfielder, fast on season, deserves a good team. It surely looks age the organization. The as if the town were to be given a winner. announcement was made last Friday. Robert McRoy, Sec retary of the American League, who will give up his position THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE, in Ban Johnson©s office the Vaudeville first of the year, came from The Factional Dispute Over the Presiden Boston to Chicago with Big A. H. C. Mitcheil j a ke©s signed contract in his W. A. Phelon in Cincinnati "Times-Star." tial Office Should Be Settled By Arbi pocket. With him was C. H. The Long Bug; Don©t you think Joe manage the Reds unless he finds some tration Outside of the Law Courts. Randle, a Chicago capitalist, who has bougnt Tinker©d make a swell manager, Larry? other occupation. Lynchburg, Va., November 20. As a re an interest in the club. The two Westerners Mr. L. McLeau: Beyond a doubt, bo, The Bearded Bug: —'!— i met John I. Taylor at the »Touraine Hotel, sult of a split in the Virginia League at the beyond a doubt. Tho Tall Bug: Stovall looks better than adjourned meeting held in Petersburg, the in after which the newspapers were notified that The Fat Bug: Has he any weakness any other candidate. . there was some news to be given out. Besides dications are that the courts of the State will as a player, Mr. McLean©© Uproar of Bugs: Nix, nix Best ever bu called upon to settle the question on its the Stahl announcement the list of stockhold Mr. McLeau: Yes, one that is almost Look what he done at Cleveland Aw, ers was given out. The legal status, for it appears that President fatal. yes, and look what them Reds done to Williams, whose term does not expire until NEW FRAME-UP Bugs in Chorus: What©s that Larry? his team Would never do Couldn©t find January 1, will make a fight to retain the his equal, etc., etc., and excessivum. is as follows: John I. Taylor, who will be Mr. McLean: He can©t hit a base on office, while F. W. Whitaker, of this city, who balls. The fat Bug: Miller Huggins is the was declared elected by the rote of 3 to £., come vice president under the new order of Bugs in Chorus: Aw-w-wgh-rr! greatest little hustler in the business. will, it is certain, make a fight to take over things, owns one-half interest in the club; The Eye-Glassed Bug: Would you Bresnahan would be a mutt if "twasn©t the affairs of tho league for administration. James R. McAleer, Robert McRoy, C. H. like to be manager, Mr. Bescher i fur him. Why not make a trade for While no action has been taken as yet, it ia Randle, II. M. Mahan and Garland Stahl own Mr. R. Bescher: Not for mine. You Hug? regarded as certain that President the other half-interest. It was announced see, one of the chief duties of the mana The Eye-Glassed Bug: If Hugn;ins is ger is to tell me whether I should bat really good St. Louis will never let him WILLIAMS WILL REFUSE that Stahl owns one-tenth interest which right-handed or left-handed, according go. If St. Louis is willing to let him go, to turn over the office to Whitaker at the leaves four-tenths to be divided among the to the opposing pitcher. If I were man then he©s no good and won©t do to man close of his present term. In this case a other four men. Mahan is Stahl©s father-in- aging the weight and care might make age Cincinnati. petition will be filed with the supreme court law. It is understood that McAleer invested me neglectful. I might forget to let! Uproar of Bugs: Hug©s a wonder - of appeals of Virginia, which court has con about $50,000, McRoy about $25,000 and me which side of the plate to bat from, Naw, if he was Griff wouldn©t have let current jurisdiction in such matter* with the Stahl about $15,000. It is not believed that and then I©d get me all rattled and him loose aw, Griff was afraid Hug circuit and corporation courts of the State. any of Ban Johnson©s money is in the club. strike out. would crowd him out of his job Why. Im this manner the right of a proxy to be McRoy©s share is his own. He has enjoyed The Eye-Glassed Bug: You go to ! when Bresnahan was sick and Huggins voted could be tested and settled »s far .is a good salary from the American League for The Bug in the Brown Derby: on the job the Cardinals lost every the future of the league is concerned. It is years. Besides that he and Charlie Fredericks Come, now, Hobby, you know game Aw, nothing of the kind understood that Mr. Williams has stated tint ran the privileges at Comiskey©s park which blame well who©ll be it. It©s yours I say yes You©re a liar Biff! he will fight the condition to the bitterest paid them handsomely. John I. Taylor is in for the asking, isn©t it 1! Mr. McLean : Gentlemen, re end, and that he has been assured by s.ime of a fine position. Owning one-half interest in Dr. Hoblitzel: Tell you what member where you are, and re the directors of the league that they will the club and with the other half split up I©ll do. You come down to my member, too, that I am a poor, support him in the administration of the among five men, it is easy to see where he gets new office any afternoon at 3, and fragile, little flower, whose petals league next season if he wins out in the court. off. No one anticipates anything but smooth bring six friends with you as re will be wilted by the breath, of The matter appears to be a question a» to sailing under liable witnesses. Then you and angry words! I beseech you, be WHO WILL BE PRESIDENT, THE NEW DIRECTORATE, your six friends have me inspect have ! and can hardly affect the future of the circuit. but should there ever be a clash there is no your teeth and fix up anything The Bug in the brown derby: Now that the Virginia League has divided \vay to beat John I., and it would not be a they may require. After tha bills Bill Sweeney would make a peach itself into two distinct factions the one hard matter for him to actually acquire con are paid I©ll slip you, on the of a manager. Everybody likes holding to President Williams of the old trol again. The return of Jake Stahl will quiet, all the information. Bill here at home. regime and the other to President-elect Whit ©doubtless mean a lot to the club. It was Mc Mr. McLean : I will confess that W. A. Phelon Tho Bug from Covingfeon : Not for aker of the impending regime, the thing for Aleer©s idea to secure Stahl as playing man 1 myself have a yearning to bo mine. No Newport guy can come the magnates to do, and to do quickly, is to ager, if it could be done, and he had several manager, but, alas, it can never be. in and run this ball club if I have any effect a settlement of their differences, bury conferences with the big fellow. The plan The Bearded Bug: Why not, Mr. Mc thing to say about it! the hatchet and get together to give the fans was to put the proposition up to Stahl and if Lean ? The Bearded Bug: Why. man, Bill good base ball next season. There is no need he only agreed to return and play first base, Mr. McLe.an: Because the cares of Sweeney is a perfect gentleman ! for immediate action if a cjuirt decision is to declining the management of the team, then the position make a manager prematurely The Fat Bug: Uh, huh. And that©s be necessary to settle the nBtter, but it looks the club would drop him. Jake©s acceptance just the trouble. Bill Sweeney is too as though the whole mess can old, and I cannot afford to lose me youth much of a gentleman to call down his of the responsibility of management, pleases and fatal beauty. I expect to play BE STRAIGHTENED OUT everybody. It will be remembered that Stahl players if they made an error, or to hop Handsome Harold, the Pride of the Pool- on the umpire over a rotten decision. without a court if the magnates want to get managed the Washington team several years together. If Norfolk had a right to cast its ago and the club led the league for a month ball at Heuck©s this Winter, and the And you know perfectly well that base leading juvenile cannot wear an aged ball c:in©t be played without a little vote* by proxy in Monday©s meeting, then or two. When Cantillcn was secured as man President Williams holds over until his suc ager, Jake became disgusted and was out of look. beefing. The Fat Bug: Tommy Leach would The Long Bug: You©re way wrong. cessor is duly elected. If the Norfolk repre the game for awhile. There was considerable sentative did not have a right to delegate make a corking manager. Feller can be a gentleman on the ball POLITICAL WIRE-PULLING, field just the same as in a place like this. its voting power by proxy, when Mr. Whit Uproar of Bugs: Yes he would aker should become the head of the league and the big fellow finally joined the New Lykelle he would All in Better than The Bearded Bug: Aw, naw. Not at the expiration of the present term Jan York team, playing the outfield. John I. had ever Knows the game like a book too gentlemanly, you know. uary 1. Both factions should be willing «o his eye on him all the while and at last he Never knew anything but for Fred Uproar of Bugs: Fool talk 1 Cut it submit this to some well informed attorney came to Boston in a swap. He played a Clarke to help him Just what Herrmaim out! T say he©s right! You©re an old great first base for the Red Sox, and every wants Garry wouldn©t ask -him etc., cow! Biff! Buff! Whamp! for decision and agree to body knows how he can pickle the ball on ad libitum. Mr. McLean, Mr. Bescher and Dr. ABIDE BY HIS OPINION occasions. Last year he decided to retire The Bearded Bug: Do you think Sto- Hoblitzel: If we ever come into a bugs© without %esort to a mandamus proceeding, and from the game and he entered the banking vall will be here, Mr. Bescher? meeting place again, we hope they hang thus settle the matter without cost and in a business with his father-in-law in Chicago. Mr. Beschor: On the level, old pal, us! Let©s get outa this before the friendly manner. If the laws of the State Taylor and Manager Donovan tried hard to this is straight: Stovall will positively wagon comes! governing incorporated bodies such as the prevail on him to take the Spring trip, but Norfolk Base Ball Association are quoted Jake stuck to the bank. However, the chance oroperly it does seem that Norfolk has no right to invest in the club, and the offer of a fat r to be represented by the proxy held Monday contract, brought him around again, and if he can League team, secured a verdict in the the bases and a terror with the club. In by President Ileins of Roanoke. That©s the can ©©come-back©© everything will be fine. Common Pleas Court today for $400 against R. T. Moore and S. L. Lyall, Blankenship has whole issue, and this talk of earring the thing This will be the third time that Stahl has the city of Mt. Vernon. Schweitzer sued for a battery that looks good to such of the local to the highest courts does not look as though signed a Boston American League contract. $5000 damages for alleged injuries which he fans as have watched California and North at heart. The club got him first after he graduated from received by falling into an excavation while west base ball. Moore is a catcher of ex the University of Illinois, and the second time a street was befng paved a year or so ago. perience and .class and Lyall is a well-put- News Notes. when he was secured from New York. As Schweitzer claimed that he was permanently up pitcher of the right-handed type. Fred It la understood that Stere Griffln, who hig been McAleer will travel with injured and that it has interfered with his Carman, as it looks to us, is the class of the signed to handle the Richmond team next year, will base ball career. new men signed by Blank.1 He is a©catcher be given a free hand in the signing of players and THE RED SOX, with the ability to play in *the secondary de the handling of the men. Griffin, as far as is known, he will be able to consult with Stahl every fense. Carman was behind the bat for a is the only manager yet to sign for 1912. day. Two heads are better than one, they THAT WORLD'S TOUR. month last season and made good. It is reported that Heine Busoh, who led Peters say. Maybe the new combination will develop burg to the championship last season, is dickering a pennant winner. All this means, of course, Which Is Being Planned by President "The FASTEST MAN wit.h the Norfolk Club for a similar berth next year. in California," is what Blankenship has to Husch. not ha-vlng been reserved by Petersburg, is the retirement of Patsy Donovan. The latter free to deal witte Norfolk if ha can make a contract has made no plans for th-^ future; at least, Comiskey of the White Sox. say about the player. E. Bern, second base there. he has not yet taken the newspapers into his Special to "Sporting Life." man, is touted as a good Jiitter and a heady -*- confidence in the matter. Riggert a substi man. He bats from the right side of the tute outfielder of the Red Sox has been sold Chicago, 111., November 20, If Comiskey p-l^te and is clever with his feet and head. "JIGGS" DONAHUE ILL. to St. Paul. In Spring practice Riggert goes through with the plan to take the Chicago Charles T. Sullivan is a right-handed twirler broke all the fences in California, but in the White Sox around the world next fall with with experience and youth. He hns a good big league his batting was nothing to brag of. »n all star team he will probably follow the record as to habits and ability. In Jackey The Former White Sox Player Said to Be No news of any kind has leaked from the trail of the Chicagos and. All Americans who Warren, Blankenship has picked up a high- made a globe trotting lour in 1888. It is in Precarious Health. Boston National©headquarters for a week. priced star. He is well known by reputation Special to "Sporting Life.'- Comiskey©s plan to arrange a series of ex to scores of Montana bugs and he will be a RED SOX SPRING PLANS. hibition games in Western cities on, the way strong factor in M.issoula during the coming Chicago, Ills., November 20. According to The Red Sox will train at Hot Springs, to the coast and then sail for Honolulu, Ma season. He is primarily an outfielder, but a dispatch from Hot Springs, "Jiggs" "Dono- Ark., the coming Spring. This decision was nila, Japan, Australia, India, Egypt. France, can be used on the infield; Jack R. Bromley hue, former first baseman for the White Sox, announced yesterday by President John I. Great Britain and Ireland. The long journey is a portside pitcher, a big man with speed is in such physical condition that specialists Taylor. Mr. McRoy will leave Chicago in a is scheduled to begin on October 30, the teams and benders. Sacramento has made repeated who are attending him are worried, and it ap day or so for Hot Springs to make the neces arriving in this city about March 1. efforts to get him under contract, but Mana pears probable that his life is not to be a sary arrangements for the reception of the ger Blankenship won the young giant. Then long one. Donahue lias been in business at §qu©ad during the early part of March. James The "Retort Courteous." there©s Joe Tobin, utility star par excellence. the Springs and had a very profitable bowling A. McAleer, the new president, plans to Then also, alley. This lie has sold, being unable to at keep the men at the Springs from March 10 "It©s easy to see how you hold your job tend to it. To add to his troubles Donahue tip to April 5, when the squad will leave for in the American League." said Devore to Um THERE IS BLANKENSHIP, has b^e©ii sued for divorce. Last Winter he Cincinnati, where- a three-game series with pire Connolly after being called out on strikes. field general, catcher or first baseman, as good and his wife were great favorites there, and the Reds has been arranged for April 6, "It©s hard to see how you hold yours with a man as the Northwest knows or has known. their place was the centre of social life among 7 and 8. This plan may be changed later the Giants," was Cbnnolly©s rejoinder. The 1912 prospects look good to us, and we the base ball colony. 10 SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 25, 191 1 at the next meeting. The pennant was form- with Springfield, Mo. Milton Pokorney is a ally awarded to Beeville, but the cup was shortstop and was with the pennant winning? left with Beeville. President Dickinson was Kalamazoo team of the Southern Michigan THE PATRONAGE unanimously re-elected to office, and the per League the past year. sonnel of tne clubs announced as unchanged The Star Southpaw Pitcher of the New » for the present. From the correspondence in York Giants Came to Time After a NATIONAL LEAGUE NOTES. hand it appears that the league next season MAJOR LEAGUES© mi ATTEND will __ Body Attachment Was Issued. HAVE EIGHT CLTJBS. New York, November 18. -Bube Marquard, Jake Dauhert ia to succeed John Hummell a* Brooklyn©s captain next season- ANCE RECORDS. Just what clubs will make the other four de the sterling southpaw of the Giants, had a pends upon the promptness of the cities in close call from arrest on the 13th inst., when The Brooklyn Club has sold AL Bureh to the Louis getting down to business, making good on he escaped being haled to the ville Club, of the American Association, guarantees and requirements of the league. City Court on a body attach Catcher Gowdy, of the Boatona, is playing centra The National League, as a Whole, The Southwest Texas League has paid its ment issued against him by on the professional basket-ball team of Maiysville, O. rights on its original territory, which con Justice Delehanty. Bay K. Manager Chance la going to try to coax Overall Outdrew the American, League, sists of Victoria and Corpus Christi, as well Sterne recently sued Mar back into the game while they©re in California to as the other four members still in the runnin?. quard " in the Municipal gether. The league voted Victoria and Corpus Christi Court for $141 which the Pitcher Maihewson reported a gain of 18 pounds in as a Whole, Owing to Local can come back into the fold upon the pay complainant alleged was due weight as the result of his hunting trip in the Adi- ment of the expeiwes incurred by the league him. Marquard failed to ap rondack^s. and Race Conditions* in their leaving the race. The meeting was pear and judgment was rend The Boston Club has sold southpaw pitcher Wil most enthusiastic and the general feeling was ered in favor of Sterne for liam I. Burke to the Montreal Club, whence he came that the 1911 season had been a good one, the full amount. The south last season. SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." despite the loss of the two clubs, and that paw ignored the judgment and Pitcher Cy Young, of the Boston team, the "grand was ordered to appear before Pittsburgh, Pa., November 20. According the continuance of the league is assured for old man" of base ball, is on a deer-hunting trip the future. R. Marquard Justice Delehanty in supple in Northern Wicsonsin. to unofficial, but nevertheless fairly accurate, * mentary proceedings -and have attendance figures for the 1911 season iu the his finances inquired into. His failure to Just to show that he isn©t all in yet awhile, Orris two major leagues the Na Overall, the retired Cub pitcher, recently struck out Ford©s Deceptive Delivery. comply with this order caused Justice Dele 17 of the All-Sacramento players. tional League on the total "I think the fellow who fooled me the hanty to issue the body attachment. Sterne otudrew the American League. alleged he loaned the money to Marquard on Outflelder Frank Schulte and wife motored from The senior major league drew most since I have been in base ball," says Chicago to their home in Syracuse, N. Y., in thn Captain Harry Davis, of the World©s Cham a promissory note. . The note was due re automobile awarded by the Commission of Scribes last within its gates 5,808,178 pions, "was Russ Ford, of the Highlanders. cently and the judgment followed the non- fans and near-fans during month. the course of the pennant Bernard Brown, a farmer boy of Mechanicsburg. struggle. Contrast that with Pa., has been signed by President Herrmaim, of the 3,681,176 spectators Cincinnati, who will try him out in the Spring st ia drawn to National League pitcher. games in, 1909, when the National League 1911 Incidents Pitcher Howard Camnitz, of© the Pirates, *nd-©h}» former record was set and wife, have removed their residence from Hustonrille one can get an idea of what to Louisville and will make the Kentucky; metropjblU enthusiasm was stirred up By F. C. their home in the future. © '• . . by the pennant fight in the Good judges declare that outflelder Cravath, secured TbM. J. Lynch old circuit during the last URING the National League©s hits were made; and thirty-four games in © by the Phtla©delphda Club, is oae of the best batsmen 1911 championship season the in the profession, and that he will surely make good season. Frem June until September, New which 15 hits were made. In the matter ~\ York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and pitcher dominance was nota of this time in fast company. bly decreased and batting cor St. Louis were engaged in the thrilling fight MANY RUNS SCORED Pitcher Louis Drucke, of the Giants, who sprained for the National League chamj»ionship which respondingly increased, thanks his back in 1910,, and who hasn©t been able to- do eventually put the Giants in a position to to the use of the cork-centre there was an increase quite commensur much this season, will undergo treatment at a draw a sound thumping from the Athletics ia ball invented in 1909 by Mr. ate with the larger contribution of safe sanitarium in Waco, Texas. the World©s Championship Series. The Na Benjamin F. Shibe, and introduced in hits. Cincinnati carried off the National "Brush Will Not Act," reads a headline in the tional League drew -2,102,604 in excess of 1910 by the A. J. Beach Company, of League©s high run mark for 1911 with Washington "Post." We are mighty glad to nota the number drawn in 1910. Most shocking Philadelphia. No National League pitch 26 tallies registered against Boston in a that there©s one man in base ball who will steer in the list of National League figures are er succeeded during the 1911 campaign nine-inning game. The best total for clear of the footlights© glimmer. those showing the Boston attendance. In in disposing of an opposing team with the 1910 season was 20 runs, made by Mordecaf Brown aays no pitcher can stay out of the 1910 the Boston team drew 183,317. In out a safe hit. Once a pitcher came Boston. There were many more high game more than one year and then return to a suc 1911 Boston drew 701,420. Following is within one man of it. Steele, of Pitts scores in the 1911 season than in other cessful season. The "Miner" does not speak from the National League attendance records of burgh, on August 16 retired 26 men be recent years. In 48 games one team scored personal knowledge of the subject. fore a hit was made off him. The twenty- 12 runs or better. There were only 28 Catcher Tom dartre is the latest possibility for the last two seasons I seventh man lined put a clean hit and the such games in 1910. Three times last the Cincinnati managerial job. Everybody on th« 1910. next man was retired. But there were year a total of 29 runs were made by team has received honorable mention excepting Mike CMeaeo ...... Chicago ., 972,Sfl« 10 one-hit games, pitched one each by both teams in a game. Balenti, the Indian, and Almeida and Marsaas, th« >%w York .... f>SHome Run") Schulte to a with which the Athletics beat out Detroit in son is 163 games, made in 1908. As duration were apportioned as follows: party of friends, after the Sox had beat the Cubs four the second half of the race, against this high mark there were only One 16-inning game, Philadelphia against straight, "but against that big fellow Walsh that pill the junior major league fell 92 shut-out games in 1911. Chicago Cincinnati, May 13; three 15-inning looks like a pea. He is the best ever." considerably below the senior took part in 21 shut-out games, winning games; one 14-inning game; two 13-in- President Barney Dreyfuss, of the Pirates, is very league in attendance, the 12 and losing 9 of them. Adams, of ning games; seven 12-inning games; 15 much pleased over the National Commission©s post American League©s total be Pittsburgh, and Alexander, of the Phil- 11-inning games; and 24 10-inning ponement of tire ticket-scalping investigation until ing 3,962,350. This disparity lies, lead the pitchers in shut-outs, each games. Following is the complete list of the National League meeting in December. Barney was due to the disappointing having 7 of them to his credit. Bichie, the National League of record long wants to flash his remedy for the evil on the mag showing of the White Sox in games: nates. Chicago and the Red Sox in of the Cubs; Moore, of the Phillies; Ma- thewson and Marquard, of the Giants; TWENTY INNINGS. Third baseman Harry Steinfeldt, of the Boston Boston, all other American and Bucker, of Brooklyn, shut out their team, has gone to the Pacific Coast to recuperate after League clubs showing in opponents 5 times apiece. Cole and June 3(K 1892 Chicago 7, Cincinnati 7 (tie). his severe attack of typhoid fever.. Toward the end creased attendance. The great Beulbach, of the Cubs, pitched 2 shut August 24, 19*1 Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1. of November Harry will go to Ocean Park, a suburb est decline was manifested in NINETEEN INNINGS. of Los Angeles, where he will spend the entire out games, and Mclntire and Charley Winter. Boston, which has always Smith 1 each. June 22, 1902 Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 2. Ven recognized as one of the EIGHTEEN INNINGS. Shortstop Arnold Hauaer, of the Cardinals, Is Ban Johnson finest base ball cities in the THE INCEEASE IN BATTING, wintering in St. Louis. Arnold has refused several country, and also one of the best American caused by the cork-centre ball was quite August 17, 1882 Providence 1, Detroit 0. business offers and will spend the greater part of the League cities. The fall-off in attendance at marked. During the 1911 season 15 or August 17, 190-2 Brooklyn 7, St. Louis 7 (tie). off-season getting acquainted with who©s who in his the Red Sox games during the past season more hits in a game were made in 74 June 24, 1905 Chicago 2, St. Louis 1. newly-adopted home town. Mrs. Hauser is a St. can be attributed mainly to the disruption contests, as against 39 such games in SEVENTEEN INNINGS. Louis girl, and decline of what was- once a probable 1910. The highest figure for one game June 26, 1893 Cincinnati 5, New York 5 (tie). Hans Wagner is preparing to go to Stillwell, Kan.. championship team. As a result of the sterl was 23 hits, made by Cincinnati off August 11, 1904 St. Louis 4, Brooklyn 3. to visit with Claude Hendrix, the Pirate pitcher. ing finish made by the Naps, and the intro pitchers Ferguson, Curtis and Pafsons, September 18, 1904 Chicago 2, Cincinnati 1. They will bo joined by Fred Clarke, manager of the duction of Sunday base ball in Cleveland, of Boston, on June 4. Three times 21 June 4, 1908 Chicago 1, Boston 1 (tie). Pirates, who owns a ranch near Winfleld, Kan., and the Naps drew 162,590 more spectators than hits were made by one team, namely, August 22, 1908 Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 0. together they will go to Minnesota to hunt deer and in 1909. Chicago, New York, St. Louis and by Cincinnati against Boston, May 12; September 2, 19fr8 Philadelphia 3, Brooklyn 2. other large game. Boston, of the National League, all outdrew by Philadelphia against Cincinnati, May July 26, 19*9 New York 3, Boston 3 (tie). The Cincinnati "Commercial-Tribune" the other day the Athletics, the best drawing card in the 15; and by St. Louis against Boston, Sep SIXTEEN INNINGS. printed this significant paragraph: "There©s heaps of American. Every club in the National tember 19. Nineteen hits in a game were July 1ft, 1876 rMtituals 8, Louisville 5. talk about making Huggins manager of the Reds. July 4, 1880 Providence 1, Chicago 1. He©s a great second baseman, but the fact that hardly League drew more than 500,000. The Ath made by Pittsburg against Boston, July any of the Keds will even speak to him may count letics, New York and Chicago are the only 6; by Pittsburg against New York, July June 29. 1881 Cleveland 5, Worcester 3. leriously against his chances." American League teams which exceeded that 11; by Chicago against Boston, Augus©t June 6, 1884 Providence 1, Boston 1 (tie) mark. Following are the American League 17; by Boston against Philadelphia, Sep Juna 24, 1892 Cleveland 3, St. Louis 3 (tie) The New York Club has received the signed con attendance figures for the last two seasons: July 10, 1895 Louisville 2, Boston 2 (tie) tract of pitcher Davis Robertson. the Tidewater tember 7; and by Boston against Phila July 19, 1908 New York 6, St. Louis 4. phenomenon last season. Up to the time that out 1919. delphia, October 9. There were also July 28, 1908 New York 2, Pittsburgh 2 (tie) law organization disbanded Robertson had won 2? Boston ...... 731,650 Philadelphia ..... 618,160 seven games in which 18 hits were made July 19. 1909 St. Louis 4, New York 3 of 26 games pitched, striking out 19 men in one Philadelphia .... 598,700 New York ...... 602,510 by a team; fourteen games in which 17 May 30, 1910 New York 4. Philadelphia 3 game. He is only 19 years old. stands six feet one Chicago ...... 531,559 Chicago ...... 502,180 hits were made; ten games in which 16 May 13. 1911 Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 4. inch, and weighs 195 pounds. New York ...... 501.500 Boston ...... 498,729 "I don©t care Imw much fault they flnd with th* J>otroit ...... 374,719 Detroit ...... 480,070 long schedule that includes Columbus Day." says Cleveland ...... 297,41ft Cleveland ...... 460,WO r President Ebbets, of the Brooklyn Club. "My share Washington .... 267.333 St. Louis ...... 420,720 The first game he pitched in the big league of the receipts at the Polo Grounds on October 12 St. Louis 258,060 |, Washington 380,0*0 payment of the debt. Sterne©s lawyer had was against the Philadelphia Club, and I was nearly $3000. Why shouldn©t, clubs that do not an order issued to examine Marqnard in sup get a. chance in the World©s Series have a whack at Total ...... 3,550,951 | Total ...... 3,962,350 never saw a ball break like it did that plementary proceedings several days ago, but the Columbus Day patronage?" particular day. 1 fanned four times, which is Marquard ignored the writ. When Rube "Chief" Myers, the Giants© star catcher, has been a record for me. Every time I swung at the learned a body attachment was issued against presented with a loving cup at Riverside. Cal. The SOUTHWEST TEXAS LEAGUE ball it took a dip one way or the other. I him and that he would be arrested, he cup was the present of the admiring citizens. The would then look around at Billy Evans and fans in attendance at the reception tendered to the hunted up Sterne©s lawyer and paid the sum Indian catcher urged Myers to make a speech, but the Lowers the Salary Limit to $850 and say: ©My God, Bill, what is that he is throw- ordered in the judgment. Chief said he was a better ball player than speech- Invites the Victoria and Corpus Christi up there.© Right after that game Evans pre maker, and struck out, so to speak. dicted that Ford would be a great pitcher." FOUR BROTHERS Charley Carr. who dug up Donnie Bush and Rub* Clubs to Return to the Fold. Marquard, believes he has handed John McGraw a Special to "Sporting Life." great player in Bums, an outflelder who played for WAS A HOBO. Will Figure Actively in Base Ball in the Carr at Utica last, season. Burns is a 19-year-old San Antonio.Texas, November 18. Editor lad who played the outfield last season, though he "Sporting Life." A highly satisfactory meet The Chicago Cubs© Great Manager Had a 1912 Season. started bis career as a catcher. He bats right-handed, ing of the Southwest Texas Base Ball League Guthrie, Okla., November 18. There will is a right-field hitter, is a hard and accurate thrower, was held at the San Anthony Hotel, in this is fast on his feet, and has a great pair of hands. city on November 11, and every item of busi Rough Initiation. be four Pokorneys©in league base ball in 1912. Frank Chance, peerless leader of the Cubs, Myron Townsend, late sporting editor of the Cin ness was transacted in the most harmonious They are brothers afd all infieldefs and are cinnati "Commercial-Tribune," is out of the base manner. One of the most important features was a hobo once, and ate hobo stew, and he capable of taking care of the four infield ball and sporting field, ha,ving established a mor* was the lowering of the salary limit to $850. says he never tasted a better dish. Sullivan, positions in a game. This they have done, lucrative connection in the advertising field. He is Another was the intimation that the league Ills., the first professional team Chance played but nev«r in league games. All have played i the editor of two Boston business magazines may be increased to eight clubs. Present at on, in 1895, blew up. Chance wasn©t paid league ball for several years excepting the "Print for the Printer," and "The House Organ Re- the meeting were B. S. Dickinson, president; and he had to beat his way home. He started youngest, Leo Pokorney, who held down the lew;" and to date Mr. Townsend has performed A. Poggenpol of Laredo, John H. Wood of for Fresno, Cal., flat broke. He was kicked initial sack for the Anadarko independent fully up to reputation and ability. Ilere©s hoping ha Beeville, W. M. Thompson of Bay City and off trains three times, and it made him so sore team during the past season. The Anadarkos will prosper indeSfciil^ly in his new field of labor. F. H. Williams of,. Brownsville. The only ab at base ball he made up his mind to quit it, won the Oklahoma independent champion The New York Giants started for Cuba by rail on sentees were the delegations from Corpus but he couldn©t stay quit, and two years later. ship. Leo Pokorney is 18 years old. He November 15. They will play in Florida until Novem Christi and Victoria, which clubs did not in 1897, he was signed by the Cubs. He went has had several league offers for next year ber 22, when they sail for Cuba, arriving there OB finish the 1911 season. from an amateur team to Chicago. Chance is and will accept one of them. The other November 25. They will play 12 games in Cuba and THE AUDITING COMMITTEE now worth $200,000 from base ball and wise Pokorney brothers are "Butch," Otto and will return© to the States In time for Christmas. The investments in California real estate. He be Milton. "Butch," the oldest, began his party consists of Frank "Bancroft, Manager McGraw went over the books acd found all correct. came manager of the Cubs in 1905 as an ex league career in 1905 with Guthrie in the and players Mathewson. Crandall, Wlltse, Wilson, Hart- The matter of- the 1912 schedule was referred periment. Since 1907 Chance has received a Western Association. Otto Pokorney also ,ey, Devlin, Doyle, Fletcher. Herzog, Becker. Devore, to a committee of three experts for a report Paulet and Lathaui. Nine of the party take their big percentage of the club©s ..earnings. started in the Western Association, playing wives, making in all 25 people on the trip. NOVEMBER 25, 1911 SPORTING LIFE 11

regard to the famous four-baggers Baker Philadelphia Club©s president, who informed Mm that player Kuhn was subject to selection and modestly gave a little»description of the sort he belonged to-the Lancaster Club. awarded him to the Cleveland Club. On in of balls which were pitched^-and the trim Tho player©s refusal to report to the Lancaster Club vestigation, however, it developed that the MACK METHODS mings with which he adornjfr the serving? pf rendered him liable to suspension, but this penalty term of this player©s ineligibility, under Rule Matty and Marquard. was not imposed on, him. His Philadelphia contract 49, for failure to report to his team and join did not follow him to the Lancaster Club and but for ing an outlaw organization, had not ^expired ARE OPEN AND ABOVE BOARD other developments during this investigation, his com and his draft by the Cleveland Club was Jack Barry As Coach. plaint would be summarily dismissed. thereupon disallowed. The practical effect of From Worcester during the week came the It appears, however that while at Boston. Deoofa- this annulment at that time was the exemption ON THE FIELD. interesting announcement that shortstop Jack tlon Day, President Fogel informed President Taylor, of the Boston Amoriiian League Club., that player of th^ Portland Club from the draft of any Barry, of the World©s Champions, had ac Tales was idlffl in Philadelphia, and aa a result of of its players during the season of 1911. cepted an offer to coach the base ball team of that conversation, the latter wired him that the Bos On the promulgation of this action in Bulle Holy Cross College until March 1 next. Ac* ton Club would jive him a trial. Mr. Fogfcl, who also tin 304, the Philadelphia National League The Athletic Manager States That cording to present plans the Holy Cross team telegraphed him, states that his only motive was "to Club requested the Commission to determine will take a Southern trip next Spring. In help Mm out." The l*nca»t»r episode was related to by lot whether player Seaton or player Rapps His Men Do Not Steaf Battery this year©s nine will appear two men whom Mr. Taylor by Mr. Fogel. who assured tb* former that should be subject to selection from the Port Barry has sent to try for positions, Robert the Philadelphia Club was through witb. the player. land Club. The St. Louis Club having de and Joseph Murray, of Philadelphia. Barry It is also in evidence that the player received $25 clined, when notified of its right to draft Signs, But They Do Know How saw them play here and advised them to from the treasurer of the Philadelphia for transporta tion and other expenses to Boston yid Chat he re player Rapps, to press its claim the Commis enter Holy Cross. Apropos to Jack Barry a mained only a week with President Taylor©s team. sion hereby awards player Seaton to the to Size Up Opposing Pitchers* Western contemporary pays him this well- Mr. Poeel further recites that whil* in Chicago Philadelphia National League Club upon the de©Served compliment: » . • during July he met President Berry, of the Los An- payment of the draft price, and has directed ".Tack Barry, the star shortstop of the Athletics, to gel« Club, of th« Pacific Coast League, who waa In that his name be added to the reserve list BY JOSEPH VILA. a victim of figures. A great injustice was don* Barry Quest of players. The following paragraph is an ex of that club. when President Johnson issued the official batting tract from Mr. Fogel©s account of his conversation New York, N. Y., November 20. "I usually averages of tho American Leagus. Tiiu injustice done with the Los Angeles Club©s president relative to Dooin Says Kicking Can Be Suppressed. make it a practice to pay no attention to base Mack©s stellar performer is not the fault of Biz player Yates: ball sayings in print," says Connie Mack, Ban. Neither do the offlclai scorers in the eight "I told him (Berry) that Yatea was in Phila.-© Manager Charles Dooin, of the Phillies, is a manager of the World©s Cham American League cities slight tha Macfc star. He/la delphia a free agent and no doubt he ooiild get combative player; in fact, some critics usa a pion Athletics, "but there©s simply a victim of figures which do not show a ball him by wiring him." different adjective in describing the red just one comment that has so player©s true worth to a team. Jack Barry finished Two days later, Mr. Pogel continues, he was ad- headed tactician. With all the insinuations far gone uncontradicted and I the 1911 season batting .265. Team*mates claim Vised by Mr. Berry that he engaged Yates and requested as to his deportment, the motoring maskman want to drive a spike through that not more than one-third of Barry©s hits were that $100© be advanced to the player for transporta has been put out of the game by umpires wasted. In other words, he seldom made a safe tion, which was done by the Philadelphia Club©s only four times in his ten years© service at it. It is that we are in the hit which did not either start a, rally, score a man. treasurer, by the direction of its president. Referring habit of stealing the signs or advance a runner. Barry is the pastmaster of the to the money advanced to Yatea for his trips to Boston Broad and Huntingdon. Dooin. says he is a used by rival teams. Persons squeeze play, and he and Ira. Thomas worked the and to Los Angeles Mr. Fogel states: base ball reformer and wants to be the Blank- who know base ball as it hit-and-run more successfully than any other players -©©All this while Yates- was a free agent and enbnrg of the game. He believes that every really is do not take stock in vestige of spleen and rancor can be removed such yarns, but oth©ers,natural if the base ball sovereigns go about it right. ly believe them, and those are J Jimmy Isaminger, of the "North American," the fellows I want to reach. quotes Dooin as saying: It, is absolutely impossible "1 am thoroughly in faro* of clean base ball ajid for a man on the coaching line tt>* absolute elimination of kicking. I don©t think to detect the sign for a certain this will be hard to accomplish. You will notice that, kind of ball given by the pitcher or catcher there was little or no kicking la the World©s Series and at the same instant get word to the bats By F. C. Richter. this year. The Giants tried It onca and soon re man in time to wise him up. I know that we gretted it. for a floe of $100 woa slapped on Merkle have received credit for doing this lightning URING the American .League©s The American© League record for slugging and Manager McGraw received a wariims that made .1911 championship season his hair stand on end. After this incident the trick, but we are not entitled to it, for we in a game is 25 hits, made in 1908 by Giants were aa meek aa a regiment of lambs and know it can©t be done. If we attempted any only two no-hit garnps were Detroit against the Athletics. D recorded, namely, by Wood, of ewes. The National Commission got their goats. such scheme the chances are we would confuse HEAVY-SCORING GAMES. Now. why don©t they go further and bare all this our batsmen so that they couldn©t hit at all. Boston, against St. Louis, on solicitude for clean base ball apply to every game The batsman cannot watch the coacher, the July 20, and by Walsh, of Coincident with? the increased batting during the championship season as well as during pitcher and base runner at the same time, BO Chicago, against Boston, on was the far greater number of runs the half dozen games of the big series. This can that anybody can see August 27. Three one-hit games were scored. In 1910 there were only 17 ba accomplished by the umpires mating a clean also pitched, as follows: Coombs, of games in this league in which one team stand against the slightest protest and treating all HOW UTTERLY ABSURD the Athletics, against St. Louis, June 12; made a dozen or more runs. In 1911 alike. The Philadelphia. Club ones In a while makes the statement is. But we©ll not deny that we Wood, of Boston, against St."Louis,©July there were 47 games in which 12 or more a bleat to th« ump because the rival manager nr study opposing pitchers with unusal care. Wo 7; and Walsh, of Chicago, against De runs were piled up on one side. The players are permitted to shout and gesticulate like a have a couple of men who have been watching troit, August 14. During the season, highest total was 20, made by Chicago maniao and with impunity.. There are three Na pitchers for years. It doesn©t take them long also, Wood, Ford, I. Young, Krapp, Col- against Washington, and by Cleveland tional League managers who can do about what they to discover little peculiarities in a man©s de pleas* with the umps and seldom do they get the lins, Fisher, Groom, Plank, Morgan, against New York. In 1910 the top gate. But, if Roger Bresnatam or myself raise our livery that mean a lot. They can tell by the Scott, Cashion and Mitchell, of St. Louis, notch was 19 runs by one team. The voices above a whisper th« umps light on us with way a pitcher grips the ball, or by the position each pitched a two-hit game. There were largest, number of runs made in one game both feet. What Roger and I want Is every kicker his feet are in before he delivers it, or by the also pitched 23 three-hit games. was 31, when Detroit beat the White to get the quick muffler. Don©t choosa favorites, way he winds up, throws his arm or uses his FEWER SHUT-OUT GAMES. Sox, 1C to 15, after Comiskey©s men but play all alike, aond when we are chased to the body, just whati he intends to serve to the had the lead by a margin of 13 to 1. shower bath, we won©t have one word to say." batsmen. To the unpracticed eye a pitcher The shut-out games during the 1911 doesn©t change his delivery a bit whether he season were greatly reduced, in number, TIE AND EXTRA-INNING GAMES. Here©s hoping that the aggressive Phillv pitches a curve, a drop, an inshoot, a fast, thus showing tho reduction of pitcher During the 1911 season there were leader will carry into the next campaign the jump or a slow ball. But any base ball man dominance due to the introduction of the only four tie games, namely, May 6, Chi sentiment above expressed; and, likewise, that will tell you that a pitcher who can use the Reach cork-centre ball. The league rec cago 5, Cleveland 5 (eight innings) ; some of the umpires will read Deoin©s effusion same identical delivery for each of these balls ord for a season is 145 shut-outs, where May 28, Chicago 5, Cleveland 5 (tea and ponder thereon. is a curiosity. When as during the 1911 seaso©n there were innings) ; September 18, Philadelphia 1, only 80 shut-outs. In this matter the Chicago 1 (12 innings); and September Improvements At Shib« Park. A PITCHER©S METHODS Chicago team excelled by participating 19, New York 3, Cleveland 3 (nine in If draining can keep the grounds at thr> have been learned by our men on the coach in 24 shut-out games, rfi which it scored nings). There were also played during model Shibe Park from becoming water-soaked ing lines the imformation is imparted to the 17 victories and 7 defeats. Virtually the 1911 season, a total of 65 extra- there will be no more wet-ground troubles batsmen, who are told to study them carefully. every American League pitcher of promi inning games, as against 72 such games next season. The ground outside the fuia In time they get the hang of the pitcher©s nence had at least one shut-out to hfs in 1910. The 1911 output was divided lines from third base around to first hcs delivery, and while of course they cannot guess credit, but Eddie Plank led the lot with as follows: Fo\ir-14-inning games; five been dug up an*d filled in with cinders ranging correctly every ball that comes their way they 7 shut-outs. Walsh, of Chicago, and 13-inning games; eight 12-inning games; from 19 inches down to five inches in deptli, come pretty near picking out the good ones, Johnson, of Washington, came next with fourteen 11-inning games; and thirty- Three French drains have been installed, one and that means hitting safely. The first 6 shut-o©uts each. Wood, of Boston, and four 10-inning games. Following is the near third base, another near first, and the time we faced Mathewson in t the recent Gregg, of Cleveland, had 5 shut-out games complete American League record for third along the front of the grand stand. The World©s Series he puzzled us "because we each; and White, of Chicago, had 4 such extraordinary games since expansion in field has been regraded, so that the water w^© couldn©t solve his methods. We began to hit games to his credit. 1901: flow in seven different directions to those him the second time he pitched against us THE BATTING INCREASE. drains, and a few minutes after a heavy rain because we had a fair line on what he intended TWENTY-FOUR INNINGS. the surface of the field will be entirely fren to serve. When we tackled him the third During the 1911 season American September 1. 190C Philadelphia 4, Boston 1. from pools of vrater. Directly in front of time we League batsmen scored more hits and TWENTY INNINGS. the grand stand is where the old Lamb Tavern HAD HIS NUMBER. runs than in any preceding season, July 4, 190." Philadelphia 4. Boston 2, road extended years ago, and this was a bed We didn©t steal his signs, for we weren©t fool thanks to the Reach cork-centre ball. of solid clay, which held the water like a ish enough to try. But we knew how he de During the past season there were 90 roc.HTBEN INNINGS. basin. This clay has been entirely removed livered different balls, and as he had bean games in which one team made 13© or .Tune 25. 1903 Chicago fi. New York 6 (tie). and supplanted with cinders. Over $3000 is pitching that way for years he couldn©t change more hits, as against 39 such games in July 19, 1909 Detroit 0. Washington 0 (tie).* being spent on the imporrement of the field. his tactics. Why was it that Matty didn©t use 1910. The high-water mark was 21 hits, SEVENTEEN INNINGS. ©fadeaway© more©? Because we knew just how made twice by Washington against©Mul- August 9, ilSOO Milwaukee ". Chicago 2. Local Jottings. he delivered it and we wouldn©t hit at it. We lin and Lafitte, of Detroit, on August 25; September 2.1. 100! Chicago ], Boston 0. The first hall to be thrown at Shibe Park In 191 a outguessed him when he used his curve ball and by St. Louis, off Lafitte, of Detroit, May 18. 1902 Chicago 2. St. Ixniis 2 (tie). will come from the hand Of Mayor Rudolph Blanker,- for the same reason. Our men studied Matty on October 8. There were four occa July 9, 1902 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2. sions when 20 hits were made by a hure. until they were able to know what to expect September 30, 1907 Detroit 9, PhJlad©a 9 (tie). "Stuffy" Mdnnes experts to have Ms Injured arm and the ©rest was easy. If the Giants had team, namely, by Chicago, off Groom, of May 13, 1909 Chicago 1, Washington 1 (ti»). Washington, on May 11; by Boston, off in shape soon, arid will join a basket ball team in his made a similar study of our pitchers they SIXTEEN INNINGS. home city of Gloucester, Mass. would have hit with better results, but as they W7illett, Works and Mullin, of Detroit, May 13; by Detroit, off White, Olmstead June 12. 1904 -Boston 2. St. Louis 1. Connie Mack and Charlie Doodn have arreffl to weren©t up to date in that respect they proved .Tune 4., 1905 Cleveland 4. Chicago 2. &tart the local championship series next Spring on easy marks. The Giants didn©t try to steal and Walsh, of Chicago", June 18; and by August 18, 1906 St. Louis 3. Phllad©a 3 (tie). Saturday. March SO. and play ev&ry day until one our" signs because they knew it couldn©t be Chicago, off Becker, of Washington, on July Ifi. 1907 Boston 5, St. Louis 2. August 20. Nineteen flits by one team in before the opening of the major league seasons. done." July, 10. 190S Chicago 2, Washington 2 (tie). Bristol Lord, of the Athletics, is one of the few a game were made 7 times; eighteen hits July 11. 1908 Chicago fi, Philadelphia 4. lead-off men who are right-handed batters. Most 7 times; seventeen hits 21 times; sixteen July 28, 1908 Washington 3, St. l/ouis 1. clubs prefer fast left-handed batsmen to get the PHILADELPHIA POINTS. hits 18 times; and fifteen hits 29 times. August 4, 1910 Chicago 0, Philadelphia 0 (tie). jump from the start on the near side of the plate. During the American League©* Winter meeting, .r which will be held in New York during the week of Hero Frank Baker©s Commendable Choice November 10. the Athletic Club will officially celebrate of the World©s Champions. © Ty Cobb, base ball©s, the only interest we had in ©him was that he and tha capture of the World©s Championship by means of of Winter Employment Manager Chas. brightest star, recently referred to Barry as ©the Manager Dooin. being very close friends personally a great banquet to the National Base Ball Writers© niost feared batsman on the Athletic team.© The and their families being quite intimate, I did, Association. The precise date and th» hotel for Dooin©s Tribute to Clean Base Ball- Detroit star meant that with men on the bases in a pinch, Barry was the most likely to hit the ball and as did Manager Dooin, try to help Yates out in the (iinner have not yet been fixed. Local News, Gossip and Comment. break up the game. Barry is no less a star and a getting him placed to some good club." Manager Mack has decided to turn over to the Bal big factor in the Mack triumphs of 1910. and 1911 The Philadelphia Club©s claim that the player was timore Club, as part consideration for catcher Ben By Francis C. Richter. than Eddie Collins, Frank Baker. Danny Murphy and regarded and treated as a free agent is controverted Kean. two promising youngsters from the Canadian Philadelphia, Pa., November 20. About the other sluggers who batted above .300. And nobody by the following telegram to .the Chairman of the League, namely. "Seotty" Cameron, the whirlwind wants to detract one bit from the glory won by the Commission from the President of the Boston Ameri shortstop of the champion Berlin team, and "Lefty" most interesting bit of news that developed can League Club and another from the executive of the Smith, a. brilliant southpaw of the BrantTord Club, during the past week concerned ©that sterling heavy hitters of the©team." Los. Angeles Club. who were secured by Connie Mack by the draft route. _ young man, third baseman "Boston, Mass., November 8, 1911. Mr. Aug. The Case of Player Yates. As a token of appreciation f»r their lerviees m Frank Baker, of the Athletics. Herrmanu. Chairman National Commission. Cin preparing the Athletics for the recent World©s Series The greatest hero of any During the past week the Philadelphia Club cinnati, O. Secured player Yates from Philadel the Athletic Club is having prepared handsome gold World©s Series of record, who figured in a decision handed down by the phia for trial. Fogel agreed that pries would be watch-fobs studded with diamonds, to be presented modestly and properly de National Commission. Yates, who was sent made after he made good. Sent Yates to Los to the members of the All-Star American League team clined to exploit his fame Angeles by Fogel©s order. JOHN I. TAYLOR." by the Philadelphia Club, to the Lancaster "Los Angeles. Cal., November 8, 1911. August which played a series of games with the Athletics upon the vaudeville stage, at Club during the past season, recovered salary Herrmann, Chairman National Commission, Cin in the week between the end of the season and the probable cost of condition, has for 21 days at the rate of $300 a month from cinnati, O. Fogel instructed John I. Taylor to World©s© Series. The design is a base ball with a accepted a liberal offer from the Philadelphia Club upon a statement of release Yates to me, Fogel to receive $300 if he white elephant raised in relief and a diamond in the Gimbel Brothers and will put facts embraced in the National Commission©s made good. W. H. BERRY." centre. in the Winter as salesman in ruling, the full text of which is herewith Without comment on the obvious inconsistency as to A dispatch from Providence the other day stated the clothing department in given: essential details between the quoted statements of the that an Athletic Club scout "had a conference here that great store, thus assuring Philadelphia Club©s president and these telegrams, today with Joe Conzetaian, Brown©s star pitcher. Cincinnati. O., November 14. Decision No. 813. >tn Neither man would divulge whether an agreement had to himself a Winter of do- re complaint of player Yates against Philadelphia Na the Commission declares player Yates a free agent Frank Baker mestic comfort, regular living and directs the Philadelphia Club to settle with him been reached or taJked about. Conzelman was sought tional League Club. The attention of the Commission for 21 clays© salary at the rate of $30* a month, after last season by Fred Clarke. of the Pirates. Con and good health. Apropos to was called to this case by player Bobert -W. - Yates, thVougrh the office of the Secretary of the Commission zelman is six feet tall, and established the college Baker, that famous young man was a guest who requests that the Philadelphia Club, of the Na within five days after the promulgation of this finding. strike-out record for the 1911 season. He fanned 21 of honor of the Master Bricklayers of Phila"- tional League, be required to pay him salary for 21 of Columbia^ batsmen. He will be graduated in delphia at the annual dinner of their associa days at the rate of $300 cer month, the. amount of By way of compensation the Philadelphia June as a civil engineer." tion at Green©s Hotel, November 15. The his compensation under his 1911 contract with that Club won a case involving Seaton, a drafted ————————t———————— club. player. In this case it appears that on Sep members are fans, and rather than listen to From the Washington "Times" we glean the follow a lot of oratory engendered by official person The evidence submitted establishes that on May 3 tember 1, 1911, three players were drafted the player was released to the Lancaster Club, of the by major league clubs from the Portland ing: "Tho Washington Club, by its secretary, de ages the bricklayers hit on the plan of having Tri-State League, but he refused to report to that clares tha ^ipital has been paid in, that the debts Baker as their guest and hear something club when .tendered a contract for $175 a mouth, the Club, of the Class A Pacific Coast League, are $366.00

sextet of great ball players, you can have him perior, that Duluth and Superior will not always with you, if not in person, at least THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. again become associated with La Crosse, Ro in portraiture by reason of "Sporting Life©s" chester, Eau Claire and Winona in a base ball opportune offer. Three-color action pictures, Charles Havenof; the Able and Popular organization crushes all hope that the "Min- size 5 by 7 inches, prepared by a remarkable ny© 1 organization might continue another process that makes them extremely tvue to Owner of the Milwaukee Club, Out for life, have been issued by "Sporting Life." season. "One thing is certain; Superior and BARNEY DREYFUSS IS DEEPLY Cobb, Mathewson, Wagner, Lajoie, Chance the Pennant With Duffy Team Manager. Duluth will not hook up with those four towns and Chase are the players in this list and Milwaukee, Wis., November 20.—Editor again and it will be a new league for us, INTERESTED. their pictures make ideal decorations. Send "Sporting Life." The selection of Hugh including St. Paul and Minneapolis, or no to this office (with 4 cents in postage stamps) Duffy as manager of the Milwaukee team for league base ball at the head of the lakes," and we will send you by return mail any one 1911 has met with general is the way Mr. Somer put it. The statement of this series of pictures. The six for 24 satisfaction among the fans of Pleased With the Postponement this ..city. The coming of gives assurance that a new circuit must brt Duffy is taken as a signal for formed and ..that possibly two leagues will a championship team, some grow out of what now is the "Minny" of the Investigation, Thus Giv KNOWLES© BENEFIT, thing Milwaukee has not had League. in her base ball experience ing Him Time to Perfect and except when the same Duffy The Former Secretary of the New York won a pennant for the "beer National League Club Is Well Remem city©© in 1901, when he was Have Passed His Ordinance* at the head of the Western bered in a Financial Way by Friends. League club, but. the satis- Manager Hogan, of Vernon, Declares That "Good Night" Baker©s home-run bat was I faction was not given for the His Team Needs Only Three New Men SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." reason that the club disband- Pittsburgh, Pa., November 20. President auctioned from the stage of Wallack©s Cha». Havenor ed before the end of the to Win the Pennant Next Year. Dreyfuss, of the .Pittsburgh Club expressed Theatre in New York City, night of November season. It is understood satisfaction over the decision of the National 12. and every time Joe Hum here that Owner C. S. Havener has made up By B. S. Bauson. Commission to postpone action phreys swung it he knocked his mind to give Milwaukee a pennant-win on the World©s Series ticket the bidder higher. The occa Los Angeles, Cal., November 10. Editor ning team if Duffy can accomplish the same "Sporting Life." "If I can secure three sale investigation until next sion of the sale was the bene with a first-class club. He has given Duffy month. By that time Mr. fit tendered Fred Knowles, more men, 1 will be able to win the pennant permission to go ahead and make what from Portland next year," declared Happy Dreyfuss expects to have his for 12 years secretary of the changes he desires for the betterment of the proposed legal remedy ready New York Giants, by his Hogan today. "Henry Berry and I will team, and/ it is the intention of Manager leave for San Antonio Saturday to attend:! to be submitted to the National many friends. The affair Duffy to build up the club with five pr six Commission. The ordinance realized about $3500, and the meeting of the minor leagues. After$ new men and -to ! pay more attention ©to that I am going to Kansas Ciity and St. Louis,, which is being drawn up to $250 of the amount came from quality rather© than quantity. ;: ! cover this plan for preventing the. bat used by the Athletics© where J expect to pick, up a good pitcher,©an1 the sale of tickets by unauthor famous slugger in the World©s infielder and a catcher. Wjfth these three ized agents in buildings as Series. The bidding was Back To 154-Game Schedule. ? | \ men my team will be complete for next sea well as on public highways opened by telegram from Chicago, Ills., November 18. HPreBm«nt son. We ekme in second tins year and. no- will not be finished this week, Fred Knowles Jimmy , Ca.llah.an offering $50 Chivington, Of the American Association, an doubt would have finished first but for a Barney Dreyfusi owing to the fact that the for the rounded ash, but Don- nounced recently his organization, would make crippled line-up and next (year we want t;» attorney having the work on lip raised the bid $25 on the instant. The a few changes in its schedule for-next season, bq prepared© for accidents. I am in no hand will be busy in Court. It should be thing finally settled down to a batting duel one that has been decided upon being the hurry to© secure these men, "as I have months ready, however, in ample time for the annual between Donlin and George Cohan. The &s-. abandoning of the scheme of havirfg four trips before me. As I shall be oil the lookout meetings of the American and National Leagues surance that there were several home runs around the circuit by each club during the all of the time, I should be able to get them.. at New York next month. President Dreyfuss left in the stick took Donlin as high as $200, season. The Association put fchat plan in There will not be such a large number of does not believe the investigation of the but Cohan, perhaps intending to try for operation last year as an experiment, and it players carried on the club roll next year as another hit on Broadway, boosted the price was watched by the other leagues. The mag there was this season. I don©t care to an RECENT TICKET SALE to $250 and suffered no further competition. nates of the Association seem to be universal nounce yet who will be let go. There will will amount to much. He said: "Every Of the five balls which were auctioned, the ly of the opinion that it was not a success, be some lively doings at the meeting in San club owner who has been through a World©s one autographed by Jack Coombs was sold to as it made an added increase in traveling Antonio. We will try to have the draft price Series knows that ticket scalping cannot be Eddie Leonard for $20 after Mike Donlin expenses and brought no more receipts. "Of of the players raised from $1000 to about prevented under the present laws. The pub- started with a bid of $5. The ball on which course, we will not act officially on this until twice that sum, while wo will demand the he can help to minimize the evil by demand Cy Morgan, another pitcher on the Athletics, the annual meeting is held this Winter," said same rights as the major leagues to draft men. ing that the law prohibiting selling on tho placed his signature, was sold to J. Weber, Chivington, "but it seems the plan is not In my opinion," continued Hogan, the Paci streets be enforced, but at, present there is of the Weber-Earley Company. When Hum favored by the club owners and will be fic Coast League will be more evenly nothing to prevent the ticket agencies from phrey placed the ball with Mathewson©s sig abandoned. We will return to the former balanced next year. By that I mean that doing business. The club owners take every nature on sale only one bid was made, Mike method of making three trips around the cir second division teams are striving as hard as precaution to prevent their tickets from get Donlin buying the ball for $5. Ray Cox, the cuit. The schedule has not been decided they can to secure better men and they will ting into the hands of these agents, going so actress, bought the sphere autographed by upon as yet, and whether the clubs will con be able to put up a stiffer game. I look for far as employ detectives to assist in spot Rube Marquard for $5. Pop Anson made a tinue to play 168 games during the season a hot session from the start to the finish." ting the scalpers, but these men are experts speech and ended his act with a dance. A or go back to the old number© 154 I can- in the business and can beat any rule or set Outlaw* Talk Exaggerated. © of rules framed to block their activities. San Francisco, November 10. There is There is no reason for the existance not much to the outlaw base ball talk. It OF THESR MIDDLEMEN. THE MELANCHOLY DAYS. does amount to this: Cy Moreing, of Stock- T©very promoter of amusement enterprises ton, is contemplating a" league composed of. can take good care, of his own patrons and Stockton, Bakersfield, Modesto and Sacra supply© their wants promptly, yet in some of By W. A. Phelon. mento for Sunday and perhaps Saturday anii our cities the public is compelled under the Sunday games. He believes that it wouK! present system to pay from 25 to 100. per pay him to break into Sacramento. He has cent, premium for tickets to popular enter The melancholy days have come, the saddest of the year. been approaching certain players, among them tainments. The National Commission will When tears are falling thick and fast upon the bitter beer Heitmuller, of the Angels, and also Overall. earn the gratitude not only of the public, but The bugs can find no topic now whereon to work their heads, The outlaw proposition is not considered cf the club owners as well, if it succeeds Except the question of the man to lead those dear old Reds! seriously by local base ball magnates. Tuetween now a©nd next season in launching Imaginary base hits, or phantom stops and scoops, the movement to make ticket scalping of any Fill in the time but faintly for those poor and heartsick goops! Team Manager Selected. kiad an illegal practice." Oh, why can©t climate©s laws be changed, and, like the Philippines, Los Angeles, November 12. It was definite- Have golden sunshine pouring down forever on our bean©s? ly settled today that Kid Mohler and Frank Why can©t we play twelve months a year, and say oh Christmas Day Dillon would be the respective captains of WAGNER©S LUCK, Rake in the pennant which, last month, was five long jumps away,? San Francisco and Los Angeles for next Bryant. season. There have been all sorts of rumors during the past couple of weeks that Del The Famous Star Player of the Pittsburgh r Howard would lead the Angels and an East Club Strikes Natural Gas In a Series of ern man would bo at tho helm of the Seals, number of well-known theatrical people ap not say. That, too, will be determined at the but these stories have been spiked. Danriy Wells Bored By His Stock Company. peared at the entertainment and a large audi Winter meeting, the date of which has not Long and Hen Berry came out today it. Special to "Sporting Life." ence witnessed the performance. Mr. been set." positive statements, naming their chiefs for Knowles left New York City on November 13 the fight next year. Pittsburgh, Pa., November 18. Honus Wag for Aurora, where he has a farm. From Armour Done With Toledo. ner allowed three bad ones to go by and then there he will go to Denver, where- he hopes News Notes. smote the fourth ono for the luckiest smash to regain his health. Toledo, O., November 17. W. R. Armour, he has made in his career as president of the Toledo Club, announced yes TTarry Abies, the bi« Oakliirid nllrticr. Is hunting an oil and gas prospector. terday that .he had disposed of his stock and with IJuddy Kyan and Bill Kodgers in Uie Coos Tho great (Herman shortstop©s MURPHY©S HONOR. resigned his offi«e. Secretary George B. Wild County country. splendid strike followed threw is in charge and probably will be Armour©s Harry Peters, the new third baseman drafted l>y bad ventures in the same successor. Armour formerly managed the Portland from the Trenton Club, of the Tri.-State field. In the parlance of The New Captain of the World©s Cham Cleveland and Detroit teams, of the American League, is now in Salinas, Cal.. studying law in the the game, however, Wagner League. It is reported here that Charles ofllcos of Superior Judge Sargent, of that place. "waited them out" even af pion Team Secures the Promotion to W. Somers, owner of the Cleveland American Ernest fireenwell, the left-handed twirler drafted, ter three failures, and when the Team Captaincy on Merit. League Club, .has acquired the interest of by Manager McCredie, of Portland, .from the New Nature grooved the fourth one President W. R. Armour in the Toledo Ameri Kngland Le&gue. has written the Beaver leader frorc Honus and his drills just lay can Association Club. Mr. Somers refuses to U home at. Wilininglon. Del., that he is well satis- back and swatted the thing By James Isaminger. confirm or deny the rumor. The rumor has fled to come to the Coast, and named his terms. for a 2,000,000 cubic feet it that George Stovall, who has been suc Manager McCredie. of Portland, expwts to make The retiring captain of the Athletics, Harry ceeded by Harry Davis as manager, of the an Kastern. trip with a view to securing some new flow of natural gas. Wagner- Davis, has the proud honor of leaving a John Wagner is the heaviest stockholder in Cleveland team, is to have charge of the To pitchers. He is especially desiring t.o strengthen this the little, company that began team that won two World©s Championships ledo team. department, because ho loses liill Sloen. one of the operations more than a year ago. The first and two pennants in the five most, reliable t.wirlers who ever wore a Portland uni years in which he acted us form. Ho cannot depend upon Henny Henderson. was bad. Stockholders fancied the second one News Notes. McCredie will ma.ke a strong bid- for a certain left would be a strike, but it wasn©t. The third captain, while as a private in The Txmisville Club has purchased oulflelder AL hander whose name he refuses to divulge at present. time also resulted in nothing but sand and the ranks he saw the club, win Bureh from the Brooklyn Club. ;.,..© two other championships. In dust. Patience and foresight rewarded Wag Owner Grayson says he©s going to han# on to the ner and his little coterie of speculators, and the 11 seasons he has fought Colonels until they win another pennant. He©s had MATHEWSON©S WORK. there came a terrific flow of gas from one the Mack cause, he has been Several offers to sell. of the richest veins in one of the richest active in the winning of four pennants and two world©s The wife of Louis Leroy, St. Paul©s Indian pitcher, A Word in Defense of the National oil and gas fields in this section. "Wait has secured a divorce. He brought the suit, she them out," was Honus© grim caution to some titles a record few other entered a cross petition, and he didn©t appear in League©s Greatest Pitcher. oi the nervous stockholders after the original players can equal. When the COU ft. failures. Nobody figured that Honus had the post of captain was made va By J. Ed. Grillo. cant for the fourth time Mack Outflelder Josh Clarke. who has just r>een sold to Indian sign on Old Mother Earth, but they Kansas City by St. Paul, has been up in the major Washington, D. C., November 19. When waited, and they are now handsomely reward without hesitation named Dan Murphy as his successor. leagues sis times during the past eight years. © last ever arty one connected with the Athletics ed*: Just how much the strike will net Dan Murphy time he was with the Rustlers. has occasion to give vent to any opinions Honus and his partners in cold cash cannot Barring Plank and Hartsel the A. O. H. favorite now ranks as the Pitcher Waddellf of the Millers, is going to spend regarding the recent World©s Series it©s dol very well be figured today, but the investment the entire Winter at Manager Cantillon©s place near lars to doughnuts that some reference will represents one of the neatest "off season" senior Ma-ckman. His appointment was only a just tribute to a dependable and faithful Hickman, K.y. If he sticks to that plan the "Rube" be made to how Mack solved the pitching of killings that the great ball player has ever will be in splendid condition next Spring. Mathewson. Now the fact of the matter is made. Other tests are being made in the player, who, like Davis, figured, in every championship conquest of the Athletics. Mur Dr. Warren D. GUI, who played first base for the that Mathewson gave a great exhibition of rich fields. They have figured Honus in the Minneapolis Club for the last three seasons, haa quit pitching in that series, and if he had had light of the circus owner after he is through phy is a shining example of the player who base ball. It is said that his marriage last Summer improves with age. In the 10 years he has the kind of a hitting team behind him tnat with base ball. More recently they figured has something to do with his determination to retire he faced he w©ould have scored another signal he will be a king in. the auto business, but played with the champions he has batted .©500 from base ball. His home now is in Kansas City. or above in four seasons. Last season was victory. He won his first game, and with it looks as though the great base ball slugger Frank Bowerman a.rmoun.ced last week that he had any sort of hitting behind him would have will tread in the primal path to wealth by the his best, for in 141 games he had the fine signed a contract to play first base for the Kansas average of .329. In 1910 he batted plumb won tho second, for it was not until, the oil and gas route after he is through with City team next season. He had a try-out in that ninth inning, with one man out, that Baker hase hits and averages. .300. In 1906 he batted .301, and in 1902 position last year and made good. Bowerman is now his figures read .313. In the other six years 48 years old. He U the chief citizen of Romeo made his home-run drive which tied the scoie. he was always close to the .300 point. The Had Mathewson©s team been able to hit at all figures show that Murphy, instead of slump that one run would not have©-cut the slightest ing, is improving in hitting as the years wear figure; as it was it tied tho : score. NoN "MINNY" LEAGUE BROKE. withstanding the fact that Mathewson has Of Popular Players, in Three Colors, Size on. Dan should be a valuable captain for the Athletics. He knows the Mack school been pitching major league ball for 11 years,, 5x7 Inches, at Four Cents Each. perfectly and can slip into the post with The Duluth and Superior Clubs Deter and is perhaps no longer as good as he was ease. Murphy has one advantage over the formerly, give, him as good a -hitting team Every lover of base ball is a staunch sup mined to Withdraw. as the Athletics to play behind him and h*» porter of some great star of the diamond and others. He takes charge of admitted!}© the greatest team in America, and it©s up to him Special to "Sporting Life." would lose decidedly few -ball games. All. believes ne is the greatest player* in the this talk about how Mathewson was solved world. Ty Cobb, Larry Lajoie, Hans Wag partly to keep the team great. ——————————«______Winona, Minn., November 18. The posi sounds like rot. It was simply a case of ner, Christy Mathewson, Hal Chase and tive- announcement made at the adjourned a good pitcher being up against the best FranJk Chance all have their ardent adjnLrer«. Jimmy Calla-hm, who will lead the White Sox In annual meeting of the Minnesota-Wisconsin hitting team ia the world, which also got one If you b»r» a strong liking for »njr of tbi4 1312. ia wtt>e«ln« ia YWidwtUe ia Chicago. League by President W. B. Somer, of. Su-© or two very good breaks. NOVEMBER 25, 1911 13

has been an anchor to windward for Mc surprise if such men as Sh©arpe, Wratten novation. AH hard-floor diamonds have disadvantages Ginnity. ! and Corridon escape the league waiver net. which cannot be overcome, and fielders actually get little good results from such practice. THE EXACT FACTS. LEAGUE SOLID Pitcher Ed. Ootchy has signed with the Tacoma News Notes. When James J. Lillis, of Jersey City©, and Club, of the Northwestern League. lie lost but three James T. Lillis bought the club last Spring ,Tohn Oanzel returned to Rochester last, week and games in 24 in the Waslilnston semi-professional they paid $20,000 for it. Each chipped in will remain there until tho season opens. league last Summer. The Hochester Club feels pretty sure of securing $10,000, but everything was placed in James southpaw pitcher "Dolly" Gray from the Washington J.©s name. The agitation over the purchase Club. : " AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. of the Newark Club and the high price named, George Smith, once manager of the Giants and prompted Jaines T. to put his share in the last season the second bassman on McGmnity©s New Ty Cobb is to have a mons-ter banquet given him market for sale at $15,000, a raise of $5000 ark team, is reported as having formally quit the by the advertising men of Atlanta. McGinnity to Stick in Newark, over what he paid for it six months ago. If game. Ex-Manager George Stovall, of the Naps, has he could clean up 50 per cent, on his in- Tho Brown Athletic University Board last week ap reached Los Angeles, Cal.. where he will winter. vestn-ent- in such a short time it would be pointed Harry Pattee, ©0-6. base ball coach U> succeed Pitcher Blanding, of the Nans, is now acting as Montreal Rot on the Market, doing pretty well. Now it seems, though, Fred Woodcock. Pattee has played with Rochester salesman for an automobile concern at Poniiac, ilich. that James T. Lillis doesn©t hold any stock, and Brooklyn and ia now claimed by Buffalo. The and Only Small Part of the Jer and, it is said, has not even the scratch of Brown base ball material is the best in years, and Birdie free, the hard-hitting ouLfielder of the pen to show that he owns stock. He chipped Pattee should have little trouble in developing a good Yankees, is spending his off-season in the hunting in with his nephew and everything was put team. / fields. sey City Club Stock For Sale* in his nephew©s name. The nephew says he President Barrow was too busy with Eastern League Harry Howell, the American league pitcher, first with New York and then with St. Louis, has been appointed an Jiastern league umpire. Newark, N. J., November 20. That little Bill Hogan. one of the Browns© outflelders. says he green insect, a brother to the grasshopper, doesn©t want to return to the big enow and that he©d rather remain in Oakland, Cal., with the club there. which makes his first appearance six weeks Some of the St. Tx>uis critics are boosting Bill before frost, could find a Clymer. of Wilfces-Barre. for (.he Browns© manage congenial roosting place on ment in the event that Hhoddy Wallace is relieved of the doorsill of the Newark The Big League Teams the burden. Eastern League Base Ball Inflelder Bllxsrfeld. of the Washington team, is said Club, and his song of "Katy to. be cherishing hopes of a deal which may permit Did, Katy Didn©t,©© would be him to become matager of the Atlanta Club; of the music apropos to ; the situa- > Pittsburgh "Telegraph." Southern League. I tron here regarding the much©- talked-of sale of the local "N ELO^V, will be found : a unique I with the New York: and St. Louis f©rarir In Washington it is the firm conviction that souths table showing the standing I Chises held in Baltimore and Milwau- paw pitcher "Dolly" Gray is through with the Wash club. Three different times ington Club, for which he never made good, although, now within a short "period, the of all the clubs in the two j kee. With the organization of ; the Na-;, carried since 1908. sale of the club has ©been an major leagues for,, the past 1,1 tiorial Commissioi;i and the declaration sea©sons. © These leagues have of peace it dropped these two clubs, Roy Hartzfll, who played at third base and in nounced, and as ;iriany times the-outfield and then finally at short for the Yankees has a denial come forth.© The been ,as they are© now since Baltimore joining the Eastern League the :Fall of 1902^ In that and Milwaukee the American Associa last, season, did so w«U at the latter place that Edward Barrow latest in "this line is the as ho will be kept there. sertion : today ©by ©©(" ;H. , Clay the* preceding ; year the American tion, and established clubs in the other ( , was composed of : eight clubs, cities. lUchaxd F. Kinsella, the well-known I. I. I. Strrith, of Chicago, that the reported: sale League magnate, recently made the owners of the St. last week" of a ©half interest to Gegrge L, Louis Browns an offer of $250,0*0 for their property, .Solomon, of ©New York, Was without fact and National League Record. but was turned down. that Mr. Solomon had only been© "negotiat Pittsburgh is far and away the greatest .578. Philadelphia1©s: ;485- is* the, next- Manager Chase, of the Highlanders, Is said jto ing©© for an interest. The Solomon announce team according to the cold type. It have a very good opinion of inflelder Dolan, the ment came from "Iron Man 1 © Joe McGinnity highest above Cincinnati with .480, Jersey City recruit, which assures his retention for has finished those 11 years with a grand while Brooklyn, St. Louis and Boston further trial next season. at this end, while the denial came from Smith average of .628. The closest com are in the order named. The Hub is in New York. .Last week when William Mc- petitor of the Pirate city is Chicago, in the greatest loser, finishing just one sea Some base ball men seem to think that Osborne. iManus, of this city, announced that he had who was secured from the Eastern League by the practically closed for the club and Smith the National League, with n percentage son (1902) above the .500 mark. The New York Club, will make good ia the outfield. He concurred in this, McGinnity denied the sale of .613. The Giants come third, with composite record: will be tried in right field. and later obstacles arose which ,^ Chicago advices are to the effect that second base- I I I I 1 I i I |. I I Eleven man McConnell©s recent good work for the White Sox ©BLOCKED THE DEAL. | | [ |i 1 j I- I I I Year has earned him the position again for neit year, Them is no denial that the club is on the Clubs. ©190]|,l902|100SM9fl4W9.05|.190GI©19.0.Tjl90.8lil909iimO|1911| Ave. instead of a transfer to Toronto. market and financial aid is needed. President _i_|_i_i_I • I_i_L I i I Bill Kenworthy, the Denver utility player purchased Barrow, of the Eastern League, declares sev 7 |S (2 ]1 |il [2 |4 J2 |C by the Boston Club, during the p*st season dis eral parties have been negotiating for New New York tinguished himself by playing in every position on ark©s club. Smith, who is the financial man. I he diamond for the Denver Club. behind the club, said in regard to the Solo Chicago Catrher Stanage, of the Detroits. wa? a veritable mon matter: "When I sell my stock in the iron man behind the bat this year. He caught in Newark Club it will be an outright sale of more than 140 games and his work proved that he the club. The sale of half the stock to didn©t have a superior in the American League. George L. Solomon, of New York, as reported. Ontflelder Danny Murphy succeeds to rather a has not been closed and it is not likely to. I St. Louis ...... i...... 1.5311.4181.314ii.487i. famous place in his appointment, ae captain of the have an offer, .but I have other offers. I Athletics. Lajoie, Cross and Davis were his predeces leave today .for Chicago and will- not return sors, both Lajoie and Davis going thence to Naptown. East until the Eastern League meeting in Logan Curmingham, the foot ball coach, who pre New York, on December 11, unless : something Brooklyn ...... 376|.54 pared the Princeiton team for the victory over Har important turns up." vard on the 4th inst.. is the same man that was signed to play base ball with the White Sox last NOT BEING PEDDLED. Spring. President Edward© Barrow, just prior to Hugh Jenriings; it he signs a renewal of his last his departure for the National Commission American League Record. year©s contract with the Tigers, will be the fanciest- meeting in Cincinnati, where he is now, made priced manager in the league, barring, of course, the a statement that the Eastern League was on In the American League all the clubs the Detroit Tigers come third with .5^7. managers who own a big slice of the clubs they a firm foundation. While he admitted that except the Browns and Senators are Boston stands fourth with .523, while manage. there have been deals for se-veral clubs in above .500 on their 11 years. The Ath the Naps and Highlanders show .5.1.8 Clark Griffith has at .ast done one thing out of his organization, he said that the franchises letics show a grand average of .584, and .512, respectively. Washington is the ordinary. He and .-"resident Taft are the only are being sought and not peddled. His ver which is the largest among those teams. the only club lower than .400. The men in recent years to go to Washington from Cin sion of the situation is as follows: "All The White Sox at .547 are secondhand composite record : cinnati with all the newspapers crying aloud for this talk o.f Eastern League franchises being their success. peddled about is me^e bosh. That negotia Outflelder Harry Wolter. of the Highlanders, is a tions have been under way for the sn!e of the player who keeps in shape all the year around. Wolter Newark Club is no secret. Several persons Clubs. 190111902J 19031,1904l,1905|,190G 19fl.7|190S|a900 1910 ,1911 makes his home at Monterey, Cal., and is indulging have been after in some base bail right now ia order to keep his hand in the game. THE NEWARK CLUB . Three American League players are booked for a because they believe the franchise a good Winter of play in the San Francisco City League. one. .Toe McGinnity and H. Clay Smith Duffy Lewis will play with the Va.ughn & Frazer have received many fine offers for the fran tenm. Bill Hogan with the Mavericks, and Ping Bo- chise, because it was considered one of the die with the Clarions. best in the league. They have gone about it President Comiskey says no more wrestling/bouta will in a businesslike way and interest could not be held at. the \\hite Sox park. "Any time I allow fail to result. It is true that offers have anything like that again I want to be examined by been made for the Providence Club, and n an insanity court." says the famous leader, regarding mighty stiff figure, too, I assure you. Any the Gotch-Hackenschmidt bout. club in existence can be bought if the "Doc" White, the southpaw flinger of the White amount of money wanted by the owners is Sox. niade his 1911-12 vaudeville debut at. Aurora, paid. , Base ball is a fast growing business Sunday night. November 12. The pitcher-dentist - and tho Eastern League is no exception to merchant-composer-vocalist is once more featuring the general money makers. songs of his own manufacture this season. The now Highlanders© park in New York City is MONTREAL CAN©T BE BOUGHT. bring hurried along these days after all the difficulties "I know for a positive fact that the Milwaukee regarding tho title of the ground have been ironed Montreal Club is not and will Hot be for out. The, new plant will not ba ready for the opening s:ile. While the attendance at the games in of the season next Spring, but will be opened about Montreal has not been as large as in other HIGHEST AND LOWEST. . : . June. cities, the franchise of the Royal.s ©could not The heaviest winning streak of any I w;is .252 in 1904, which whs secured by- Though Herman Schaeter broke into base ball Washington. In the National League 13 -or 14 years ago, he hit better last season than be purchased for $70,000. Every year .after club ;in the National League was that of wer before in his career, and this sudden improve the close of the base ball season there is Pittsburgh in 1902, when they finished j Chicago and Pittsburg have each taken j four pennants. New York has just won ment must be attributed to the fact that he has but much talk about, sales, but very little comes the season with an average of .741. recently changed himself from a right to a left-hand out of all the talk. Sam Lichtenhein will i her third. The highest the Reds ever hitter. run the Royals next season and would not Second to this fact was that of the same | wore in the race was in 1004, when club in 1909, when they secured the j they finished third. Tho Athletics are President Johnson, of the American league, the think of parting with the franchise. You can other day. in answer to a report, that club houses rest assured that Montreal will be in the club standing of .725 against .680 for j now wearing their pennant clothing for for the visiting teams are to be provided at all Eastern League next season. the Cubs as the nearest opponents. The the fourth time. Detroit won three flags American League parks next season, said he had heard highest average ever attained by the in succession, which feat has also been of no such plan and didn©t believe it would be THE JERSEY© CITY STOCK. Cubs was in 1904, when Chance©s men performed by the Ctiblets. Tho White adopt e. "If James T. Lillis wants to get rid of the secured .704. The lowest of any National Sox won two and the Red Sox took two Most of the American League players, ae well as ftock of the Jersey City Club he does not League city is that with which the in succession, which accomplishment has tho critics, think Hay Caldwell will be a valuable have to seek buyers. I can get him a pur Rustlers have .iust finished their season just gone to the Athletics in their victory man to the New York Club as a pitcher next season. chaser within 2-1 hours. He cannot peddle .287. The lowest of the entire two tables this year. Caldwell was good last season and his worth was any stock in the club. No one will buy into added to by the experience he gained by a full year©s the Jersey City Club unless suitable to James campaign. .T. Lillis. He is the president of the Skeeters Inflcldor Bill Cunninsham. of the Washingtons, and is in absolute charge of the management doesn©t want to sell and that nobody can affairs to attend tho meeting of tho National Asso probably struck out more often, last season than a.ny and affairs of that organization. Every one buy without he agrees to a purchase. ciation at San Antonio. Tex., but. Mr. Jacob Stein, other player in the league, compared with the number and every club has a price and any club in president of the Buffalo Club, was there to press the of games he played, and yet other players have had the league can be bought if the price is league©s claims for liigher classification. II. Clay this failing in their early careers, who have later de Buffalo Asks Many Waivers. veloped into great hitters. put up. But I want to have it distinctly Smith, the Chicago capitalist and part, owner of the understood that the. Eastern League fran Buffalo, N. Y!, November 18. Bud Sharpe©s Newark Club, also attended the meeting. George McBride©s principal failing in the eye of chises are not being peddled. They are be name is included in a list of 12 players on Washington patrons of the game is that he cannot ing sought." whom waivers have been asked by Manager hit. and yet the official averages show that there are CAUGHT ON THE FLY. only three shortstops in the American League who M©GINNITY TO STICK. George Stallings, of tho Buffalo Club. Judg had a better batting average, while there were 12 ing from the wholesale asking of waivers Mr. To those who know, it appears that the Andrew ,T. Coakley. the former major league pitcher, innelders in the league who batted below McBride. only way the- Njewark Club will be sold is Stallings must be anxious t.p .pull., off some Joe Jackson refused to ta.ke the role of villain In with a provision that McGinnity be retained deals and intends to build up an entire new has been ©engaged as coac©li of©the Williams College base ball team. He takes cluirg©e Krbruary 2.0. . a ba?.e bull version of "The College Widow," in which as manager. Smith wants to get put and has team next year. Besides the former Newark Ty Cobb is starring. Just before the curtain was declared that he won©t put up any more first-sacker, who was so popular here, waivers The -Burlington Club, of the Central Association, hoisted on the first night Joe got to thinking of money. McGinnity .wants to. stick to his have been .asked among others on George has signed oulflelder B. .1. .To-hnson and .pitcher Wil old G eenville. S. C.. where eveiybody knows him, berth as manager. Tho people who have Schirm©j "Jack White, Frank Corridon, Erve liam Pickel, .St. Louis ©semi-professional. plilyers ; and and In decided .to go there instead of upon the stage. wanted to buy so far want McGinnity out. Wratten and Lew McAllister. ThesSe are the has. asked Keokuk to .nanie a- price ©for -ou(©fielders Lapoite and Austin, traded to the St. Ixmis The men who ha;ve been willing to purchase principal players included in the big batch. Keichle and .Hilly and infleldeTs Penningtou. : and Biowns by: the Highlanders last Winter, hit the ball the club have gone right along until they Whether Stallings is just feeling around to Bresnahan, four of Keokuk©s strongest players.. harder than when they wore New York uniforms. The struck the proposition of a five-year lease of see which of his players are in demand and Plans are under way at Tale to have a grass Tlilliueii got a first-class man in Hartzell in tne ex the park concessions held by McGinuity©s is anxious to see what other Eastern League diamond laid .out in the .bass. ball .cage fur the use change, but. at that Laporte was missed at second brother-in-law, Frank Redpath, and held by managers have to offer or- wb/ether he is in of candidates for next -Spring©s nine, in their mid- base, a position that was weakly defended &t tto JAcGinnity, as th» managers, aad the lease earnest is hard to tell, but it will be a big Winter practice. Such, a diajuond would be an in Hilltop all season. 14 SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 25, 1911

of a loyal greeting. The spirit of fair play is not dead in old Bedtown. Put this in NO LEADER YET your pipes, ye critics in the country of the enemy. "America©s The Chum of King Bid. Cincinnati was startled the other afternoon by the news of the suicide of the theatrical manager, George W. Honck. A child of for tune, with all that money could buy, life had lost its charm for the old bachelor. He The President and Treasurer of the feared he was going blind a groundless ter ror his physician declared at the inquest. Ball players for generations© have known Historic Facts concerning the Cincinnati Club Make a State George Houck. He and Bid McPhee were inseparable in the old days when both were Beginning, Evolution, Develop ment Anent Team Manager companions in the realm of single blessedness. When "King Bid" met his happy fate the old friendship was not broken, but George ment and Popularity of Over Their Signatures, W. trod alone the paths of bachelorhood. His tragic finish was as unexpected as a crash of thunder on a sunlit day. Cincinnati, O., November 18. Because so many stories have been published concerning BASE BALL the next manager for the Reds, the officials Speaking of Magnets. of the Cincinnati Base Ball Cincinnati lacks any great personal draw Club have given out the follow ing card. Next season Frank Baker will be I ing official statement: "The the one great magnet of the Athletics. The With Personal Reminiscences of ! Cincinnati Base Ball Club dis tremendous four-bag swipes which put both claims responsibility for any Bube Marquard and Christy Mathewson on its Vicissitudes, its Victories and of the many published reports the hammer and drove the nails into the regarding the selection of a casket wherein repose the Giants© hopes, successor to Manager Griffith. transformed Baker into the most powerful its Votaries. By No effort has been made to se magnet among the White Elephants. It, is cure by purchase or in a trade hard to calculate the value of a Stellar card the release of a National or to any team. Cincinnati had one many years A. G. SPALDiMG American League player with ago in Arlie Latham, whose drawing powers a view to making him the are still considered good enough to keep him leader of the 1912 Reds, nor on the staff of the New Yorks as a coacher. Cartoons by Homer C. Davenport are negotiations pending with Detroit has the greatest of all modern cards any minor league manager for in Ty Cobb. At the Bed Bug Club the other v 6OO Pages. 5 3-8 x 8 Inches With sufficient seasoned material day one incident occured that will be ac 115 Illustrations. Price $2.00 Net in each department, and promising recruits cepted as proof of this assertion: "I left for every position, the team is so well equipped about $50 in Detroit this Summer that I that there is no occasion for undue haite in wouldn©t have spent if Ty Cobb had not been the selection of its manager. a Tiger," said James M. Bloodworth, a fan One of the most comprehensive and interesting books © \AtJGfJST HERRMANN, of distinction. "I wanted my boy to see President. Cobb and on my way to the Michigan lakes ever written on any sport. An Ideal Christmas Gift. "MAX C. FLEISCHMANN, I spent three days in Detroit simply to let Secretary-Treasurer." the lad see Ty in action." And there are At all Booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by thousands just like Bloodworth in every city of the circuit. No wonder that Frank Navin, RED BUGITIS, at the Chalmers dinner in New York, in praising the modern Georgian, declared: . G. SPALDING & BROS. © ©There never was a greater untruth than Carry Herrmann Side-Swipes Pavillion the oft-repeated yarn that Ty Cobb is a New York Buffalo St. Louis Columbus Louisville Los Angele* breeder of trouble. As long as I am in De Newark Syraouit Kantat City Detroit Minneapolis Seattle Managers As "Hek" Sees the Fans- action Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee San Francisco New Orleans troit rest assured Ty will be a member of Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Indianapolis St. Paul Atlanta Latest Pick-Ups In the Local News Line. the team.©© A Ty Cobb on the Cincinnati Washington Denver PitUburg Dallas team would mean thousands of dollars in the Montreal, Canidi Toronto, Canada London, England Manchester, England Birmingham, England By Ben Mulford, Jr. Bed treasury. And don©t overlook that. Sydney, Australia Edinburgh, Scotland Cincinnati, O., November 18. Editor "Sporting Life." There is nothing about Mulfordisms. that husky old loyalist, Garry Herrmann, "Brush Will Not Act" is the headline in turning to go to the elevator, espied the base ball that could by any hook or which Joe Jackson springs on the Washing- THE I. L I. LEAGUE, trio. He immediately wheeled about and returned crook be likened to the meek tpnians. There never had been any intima to tha desk, bringing his first down with a bang. and lowly worm, but by the tion out this way that he intended going into "See here, I won©t stop at a place like this," ha great horn spoon he has The Bloomington Club Directors An thundered. turned. This thing of pick vaudeville. nounce Their Unshakable Determina "What©s the matter?" inquired Mr. Walsh in his ing from one to two managers Jack Boyle©s pair of youngsters as Boyle blandest tones. The Southern man used entirely a day for the Beds all bull and Boyle- hare made their vaudeville ap tion to Get Out of Base Ball for Good different words, but the substance of them was that con finally grated on th» pearance as a singing and dancing team. he wouldn©t linger in a caravansary that had among The children of the Phillies© old backstop This Winter. its guests a person of color. official nerves. The thirteen- were at the Auditorium this week and they "Why that man©s an Indian.," smiled Mr. Walsh, inch shell which the Bed "hit over .300." Bloomington, Ills., November 18. Editor "he©s Chief Bender, of the World©s Champion Ath Chief fired into the ranks of Ambrose Puttmann has quit the diamond "Sporting Life." Directors of the present letics. The best is none too good for him." the guessers took all of them and is running as fine a little shoe store on Bloomington Association assert that the fact The Southern man looked as cheap as cold potatoes. off their legs. There has Price Hill as one would want to see. Many cannot be too strongly em He inquired for the bar and asked Alanager Walsh to been a ces&ation of the game of his friends are hoofing it his way. phasized that they will no accompany him. Ren Mulford, Jr. of speculation. The last The big number in the Happy New Year longer continue to conduct the pick, given with a half-tone Vaudeville Show at the Bug Club comes off affairs of the local associa presentment, was Billy Smith, of minor league tion and that their statement fame. It is something out of the ordinary when Garry Herrmann take the stage of SOUTHERN LEAGUE. action to s-ing "He is the "Idol of My is not a bluff and that unless for a club president to take a fall out of the fans of Bloomington get fake yarns. Cincinnati has signed more Dreams." If the Bedbugs had a chance to vote on the busy at once the franchise The Chattanooga Team Being Made Up stars in the headlines during the past de will be transferred to De- cade than any other town on Balldom©s map. subject they©d put in a good many fat plum by the Management With a Wealth of pers for one Mike Mitchell. catur, where a number of men Some of the yarns which purported to deal Billy Sweeney, of the Bostons, is making a are known to be anxious to Material for Various Positions. with the possibilities for the vacant post of break into the game again. manager were downright silly. Nobody here good many assists this Winter helping fel Chattanooga, Tenn., November 20. Editor lows to get their livers in shape. It is unfortunate that the blames the Bed Chief for borrowing the ham people do not take the matter "Sporting Life.-" Competition for Ch^tta- mer of Old Man Grump and smashing them Although most of the out-of-town ball play nooga©s third-base job will be keen * two in- to smithereens. ers are at home very little mention has been Edw. Holland seriously, for the position has made of the fact. Personal gossip now seems been stated publicly several fiehlers secured fr. the locals to be a drug in the market of base ball news. times and it is a positive fact that old this week turn out to be ns The "Old Fox©s" Joy Test. The minor leagues have hit the limit. directors do not feel able to shoulder the good as they are touted. Af "Every knock is a boost" says Bob Thay- They©ve been staggering under a salary load burden another year when there is so little ter a controversy extending r in the Washington "Times," and then that would make Atlas round-shouldered. spirit in the game here. over three months Detroit I read the glowing welcome to Clark Griffith By the way, nobody here believes that Bar ISSUE ULTIMATUM. turned over third sacker coupled with this comment: "Instead of the ney Dreyfuss is coming to Bedland just to "Honey Boy" Evans to the The present directors have previously threat locals. In September Chatta sliprshod, happy-go-lucky manner of handling play penuckle with Garry Herrmann. ened to get out, but feeling that they should affairs, as characterized the McAleer regime, Charley Zuber©s first number of the new nooga was up to the Southern there will be established downtown an office magazinelet in the interest of gas and elec be fair to the citizens of this community League limit of 20 players where men will be employed to se that the tricity glows with more than 23 candle power. have allowed them three weeks in which to without Evans and Detroit business affairs are up to date. It is doubt consider the case, but so far it seems that was beyond the major league Julius Fleischmann is being boomed as the the matter has been treated as if the whole ful if there ever has been a corporation in new Bepublican Moses to lead the G. O. P. limit, so Evans, intended for which so much money was invested that has hosts out of the wilderness of defeat. The thing is a big ,ioke. As far ass base ball is the locals, was temporarily re been handled in such an unbusinesslike way." concerned here they would prefer very much W. A. Smith layed to Buffalo. It is un ex-mayor is still a big factor in the Bed to turn the whole thing over to Southern Michigan League the past sea Had Griff remained here he would have been He has stuck by the sport faithfully, but now son. There are two competitors for Evans, under fire the target of the crowd that fail to Be Negotiating for the Cub Pitcher wishes to retire and to give another man a Runser, a youngster, also donated by Detroit, ed to enthuse over the spectacle of the Beds With a View of Making Him Manager. chance at the game. Last year when he and Massey, a Southeastern recruit. Runser hung in the balance for a long time, owing to dropping a peg or so year after year. The Chicago, Ills., November 20. Garry Herr sold to Quincy he was unmercifully attacked longer one studies the situation the greater by both the newspapers and this Pall he re a controversy between Detroit and Indianapo grows the admiration for the old boy©s wis mann, President of the Cincinnati Club, seems lis over his ownership. As soon as Detroit determined to land one of the Chidago Cubs taliated by bringing another franchise home. dom. He is going into a town where the This was not without a hard fight and now won the contest Runser was given to Chatta pastime of throwing bricks is not so all- to manage his club in 1912. he has given the fans a fair chance and it nooga. Runser is a Mountain States Leaguer. fired popular. They©ve been chloroformed Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers seems that he is to be defeated. Mr. Hol Another addition to the local ranks this week there for years. have been ©mentioned as possi was pitcher Taylor, who was purchased out bilities. Now comes the re land and all of the Bloomington directors prefer to see Decatur get the franchise if the right from the Grand Rapids Club, of the port that Herrmann would Central League. Hek©s Shot At Bedbugs. like to secure Mordecai local directors finally decide to sell ftnd get The hunting season is on and our old ("three fingered") Brown, out of the game, which is highly probable. Chicago friend, Hughey Keogh "Hek" who is regarded as one of the The city to the south tias always been loyal News Notes. takes a pot-shot at the enthusiasts of Bed- greatest pitching generals in to Bloomerville and Holland says he intends Mobile advices are to the effect that the famous land. Says this humorist: "Cincinnati fans the game. Brown, when he to see Bering©s town land the club if it is veteran manager, Mike Finn, has been appointed are impatient to have Garry Hermann di was in Chicago, would neither lost here. manager of the Alobile Club for 1912. vulge the name of the new managerial vic affirm nor deny the story that Little Rock entertained a delegation of Mg base tim. They know they are not going to Jike President Herrmann has been THIS WAS DIFFERENT. ball men for a short time morning of November 13, him and they want to start in on him early." seeking his services. He ad- meeting them at the Union Station with a number As a niatter of fact, Cincinnati is not one Mordecal Brown mitted, however, that he. has of automobiles, taking "them over the city and Wind whit different from any other of a half-dozen heard from the Beds© owner. A Southron©s Change of Heart in the Case ing up with an elaborate bre-akfaat at the Hotel rities. The Bedbugs are not predisposed to He added that he would gladly take hold of of Pitcher Bender. Marion. Judge Kavanaugh, president of the Southern yowl. Take away the small percentage of the Cincinnati Club to manage it if he could League, was master of ceremonies. Judge Kavanaugh Apropos to the recent theatrical debut of and Mike Finn accompanied the delegation to Saa maniacs, who, surcharged with amber, have secure his release from the Cubs. President Antonio when they left in the afternoon, made Booters© Bow more or less of a Bed Murphy declined to discuss the subject, but Bender, Coombs and Morgan, of the Athletics, f lam, and Cincinnati will rank as high as declared he thought Brown would make© an at Atlantic City, the Philadelphia "North any city of either the National or American excellent leader, because of his experience, American" tells the following good story: Once More a Benedict. League. During the coming season a decree level head and coolness in a battle. Besides Manager Jimmy Walsh, of Young©s Hotel in At of divorce is to Old Lager, and no loager lantic City, had an odd experience at his hotel last Baltimore, Md., November 10. Friends of that, the famous twirler is congenial and Joe Cummings, who formerly wrote base ball will the two B©s Base Ball and Beer be would know how to get the best work out Monday night. It was the opening night of the Allowed to associate so near to the diamond. of his players. Brown is well liked by the vaudeville debut of Chief Bender. Jack Coombs and in Baltimore, but now is identified with the Cincinnati©s loyalists would much prefer to Cy Morgan. The three players were in the lobby base ball interests of the George Moreland Cincinnati players and throughout the Na awaiting the time to cross the boardwalk to the pier cheer and given the chance the old burg tional League and it is a certainty the men where the show was held. Company in Pittsburgh, will be surprised to would go wild. The new manager, no matter would wish him success if he obtained the Mr. Walsh had just registered a man from Mobile, learn that he was married on Tuesday to what©shisname or howgreat©shisfame, i* lure Ala., aod assigned a room to Mm. The Southerner Alice AJU Fitch in South Norwalk, Conn. SPORTING LIFE 15 on August 18 to send this player ip the Omaha Club and instructed him 9 GRIFFITH PLANS TO JOIN THAT TEAM. On recepit of a telegram from the player that his arm was troubling him President Rourke THE NEW WASHINGTON MANA declined to accept him. On August 22 the player wired Mr. Rourke that he ©was ready to report and was informed that the Omaha GER HOPEFUL, Club had no claim on him and that he should communicate with President Hedges, to whom he applied on August 19 for permission to finish the season with the Minneapolis Club. Are the Leaders The "Old Fox" Confirms the Re The president of the St. Louis Club there upon telegraphed the officials of the Minne In the manufacture of practical Base port That He Has Purchased apolis Club that the player belonged to St. Louis and that his release could not be bought Ball Goods expert testimony to this Stock and Will Have Three for less than $1500. The effect is shown by the PLAYER WAS SUSPENDED until he demonstrated that he was in con Years to Build Up a Team* dition to pitch. The Saginaw Club re-opened negotiations for the player©s release on Au gust 23 and on the following day the St. WORLD©S CHAMPIONS Chicago, Ills., November 18. Clark Grif Louis Club ordered him to report to that fith, the newly appointed manager and a team prior to August 26, which he failed to stockholder of the Washington American do. The St. Louis Club insists that as the League Club, arrived in Chi player had several opportunities to earn sal using and having used during their cago last week on his way to ary after his release by the Milwaukee Club Montana, where he will his complaint should be dismissed. An ex entire major league service the spend the Winter. While in amination of the National Association©s Reser Chicago Griff called on Presi vation Records for 1912 discloses that this dent Ban Johnson, of the PLAYER©S NAME APPEARS American League. After quite a long talk with the on the reserve list of both the: Columbus and American League head, Griff Minneapolis Clubs, of the American Associa refused to announce wha,t tion, ,and £h-6( Commission is, informed that he ,Mr. Johnson had to say to participated; in games with the Minneapolis -him or what details concern- Club toward the close of last season. The ling the Senators were talked loose methods of the St. Louis Club, in barter over. Mr. Johnson seems to be ing this player©s release cannot be unrebuked Clark Griffith pleased with getting Griffith by :the Commission. Its title© to him does back into the American not stand the" test prescribed by-the Commis League. "It©s a good thing for the Wash sion to safeguard clubs and players from col ington Club," he said, "to get an experi lusion. Rule 4©4 rteads as follows: enced, shrewd and wise base ball genius like "No agreement for the purchase of any minor league Griffith for Manager. When McAleer left the player by a major lekgue club shall be approved in Senators there was considerable gray mat the -fiitiire unless such© agreement Is J signed by the presidents of both clubs interested,-©or their authorized ter expended in thinking of a successor. The agents, provided, however, that when agreements are St. Louis American League Club was after signed by authorized agents a Pertiflcate showing such Our New Base Ball Catalog is Ready Griffith, and it was a happy thought that put authority must be first filed with the secretary of the Washington into the running for the vet Commission." eran©s services." As no agreement covering the release of A. J. REACH COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. A STOCKHOLDER NOW. this player by the Milwaukee Club to the St. Griffith said it was true that he had pur Louis Club was filed with the Commission, manifestly none was approved and hence any chased a block of stock in the Washington arrangement for his transfer between the_se Club, but denied that he would become the clubs, whether oral or written, was not valid. President as well as the manager of the club. In order that a correct Griffith has not had much time to figure on RECORD OF ALL TRANSFERS next season©s plans, but he intimated that that probably 95 per cent, of the Irish vote goods as they ordered them? This rule, how he was down on long Spring training trips. of players may be kept by the secretary of the Commission the following notice is printed of this city was cast for that great political ever, is not confined to the billiard world He will probably take his charges to some German reformer Rudolph Blankenburg; and of this country. point in Virginia for the Spring seasoning. in red ink on the uniform purchase agree in view of the closeness of the election it He refused to consider a trip to Mineral ments issued by the Commisjon: was that very Irish-American vote that elected Wells, Texas, when a booster for that place Notice. If a player is purchased outright without "the German War Horse©© Mayor of our What should, and no doubt will, be one of approached him. It has been hinted that an agreement the secretary of the Commission must great city and don©t forget it! the greatest contests at billiards in this Germany Schaefer has been slated for re be notified thereof within a period of five days after country for some years past will take place such purchase. , lease, but Griffith intimated that the Dutch Sudden deaths, startling and shocking as at Madison Square Hall on the night of the man would be in the Senatorial line-up again As neither of these requirements of the they are, seem to be the rule and not the ex 2.8th hist, between George Sutton and Wil next year. %_ Commission were complied with in the case ception at the present day. It is but a few liam Hoppe. The match is for the champion under consideration, player Gilligan is de weeks ago that I had a brief, qui«g and kind ship emblem at 18.2 balk line, and for a HOPES AND ©PLANS. clared a free agent and the St. Louis Club, money stake of $500 a side. This will be Mr. "I look forward to the coming three years ly conversation with Dr. A. C. Lambdin, the of the American League, is hereby ordered editor of the "Public Ledger" of this city, Button©s first public appearance for some with a great deal of pleasure,©© said Grif to reimburse the club to which his release years past, or since his more-than-severe fith. "I have left a club which will be and so gentle did it all seem that. to me it has been sold for the full amount recieved by recalled the days of the late John D. Stock- serious illness an illness that it was feared heard from in the National League race next it within five days after the promulgation of at one time would be fatal. But, fortunately, year, and going to one which will need con ton, as I .cannot now recall any two journal this finding. In view of his having been de ists who seemed to be so much alike in the or from the most reliable sources, Mr. Sut siderable building up to become a factor in clared a free agent and for the further reason ton seems to have entirely recovered from an the American League, but nevertheless, I quiet dignity of their lives as Dr. Lambdin that the player admits that he was unfit for and Mr. Stockton. John D. Stockton was un illness which is always serious and frequently am more than satisfied with the change. duty when released by the Milwaukee Club, fatal. There are two reasons which warrant The Reds this year, notwithstanding the fact doubtedly one of the greatest journalists in his claim for salary is denied. the history of Philadelphia journalism. It the belief that Mr. Sutton must be practically that they finished in sixth position, are 50 cured, making all allowance for newspaper per cent, stronger than when they ended up is probable that the late Col. McClure was the exaggeration and bogus or wild-eyed state in fourth place, and the backbone for a cork greatest, but as for me at least I am strongly ments as to professional people. ing good ball club is there, I had more than MULLIN©S OFFENSE, inclined to believe that Mr. John J. O©Shea, my share of tough luck with the team dur the editor of the "Catholic Standard and Times,© 1 who is fortunately still living, al Mr. Sutton is not a man to risk his repu ing the season just over. My pitchers went A Rather Heartless Practical Joke on tation in a contest were he not physically back on me early in the year, and other ele though well on in years, is by far the greatest historical journalist known to the press of able to engage in such an encounter. While ments cropped up which made the road a Umpire Connolly Which That Capa as a business man he is entirely conscious of hard one to travel. Cincinnati is a tough this city, although"! doubt if he is as well ble Arbiter Neither Forgets or Forgives. known generally to the public at large as the fact that he is playing not only for $500 town for a manager. No, I haven©t the of his own money but also the receipts of slightest idea who will succeed me. I©d like From the Cleveland "Plaindealer" we the editors referred to on the public press. learn that while it is not universally known, the house after the expenses are paid. The to see one of tho boys now on the team get second reason is that his opponent, Mr. the position. They©re all good fellows and Umpire Tommy Connolly, as fine a little fel Dr. Lambdin was for many years associated Hoppe, is today one of hte formost living capable, and any one would make good.©© low as ever peered through a editorially with Col. McClure on the Phila mask, has not spoken --to masters of the game of billiards. Both Sut delphia "Times," a paper which in its day ton and Hoppe arc probably more alike as pitcher George Mullin, of the could easily rank foremost with the greatest Detroit team, for four years, great masters of the game than any two SL LOUIiS REBUKED. journals in this country. For some years past .players that can be named during the past and all because of a practical Dr. Lambdin was the editor of-the "Public joke Mullin is accused .of pull 40 years. The late Cyrille Dion came more Ledger," where his refined, educated and closely to resembling these experts than any Carelessness in the Matter of Transferring ing oft on the arbiter dur finely-cultivated mind recalled the days of the ing a game at Detroit several "public Ledger" when under the manage other professional player that I can now re Young Players to Minor League Clubs seasons ago. © Connolly was ment of (^orge W. Childs. Dr. Lambdin call. Elicits a Reprimand From the National unfortunate to be hit with .a was not only an all-round journalist, capable foul tip on top of .the head, of handling the topics of the day, but as an Most professional experts, and, for the mat Commission. a blow which spun him art critic in almost every branch of the fine ter of that, professionals of every calling, Cincinnati, O., November 15. The National around and sent him to the or polite arts he was more than conversant are more vain than a peacock the vainest ground. "As he lay prostrate probably of all feathered birds. But profes Commission today handed down a decision in with his subjects. His loss to journalism at .someone of the Detroit play the present day is irreparable, as I very much sional vanity in the human man and woman the matter of the complaint of player Gilligan Tom Connolly ers began to sound the gong, doubt*if we are living in ah age when men is, as a rule, confined entirely to the love of against the St. Louis Ameri as a time-keeper at a prize of so lofty and fine a mind as that of Dr. public applause or public notoriety first, last can League Club. The at fig&t would. "One, two, three, four, five^ Lambdin©s embark in modern journalism. and always, paying but little attention to the tention of the Commission was six, seven, eight, nine," was pealed off. At financial or commercial end of the business; called to this case by player the ninth stroke of the gong Connolly arose, It has been the general opinion or im or while this may be considered in contrast, John P. Gilligan, who claims looked at the Detroit bench with a glare and pression, as far as I have been able to learn public applause and public encomiums are salary from the St. Louis resumed his work behind the catcher. And through the published reports, that it would what cling most to the heart of the average Club, of the American League, he has never spoken- one word to Mullin since, be difficult .for any man to leave his estate in public professional. Such is not the case with from August 10 to September according to the Detroit pitcher, who told a more dilapidated financial condition than Sutton and Hoppe, and it is to their credit m 10 of the season of 1911. He the story one of those memorable rainy days the late William Thompson left his. Yet I that they are an exception; for while their sets forth than on August 10 at Philadelphia during the World©s Series. have been informed by those who know quite artistic work is never neglected, the financial he received notice from the us much about the details of the Thompson part of the encounter is where the "blood" Milwaukee Club, of the Ameri estate as the newspaper reporters do, that is. That is why both of these men rank so can Association that he had BILLIARD NEWS. after the estate is settled up there will much ahead of the average professional play been released to the St. Louis probably be not less than $200,000 left for ers. The average in the coming contest may R. L. Hodge* Club, that the president of his widow "unless the lawyers eat it all up." be high or it may not. It is certain that that club refused to provide Death of Dr. Lambdin, Journalist and And yet, bad as it is, the estate of Mr. each man intends to win, and that the loser him with a railroad ticket to St. Louis and Art Critic Sutton and Hoppe in Fine Thompson is not worse than many others of will not be such unless he comes nearly that he did not hear from the St. Louis Club the present day. losing his life, unless in the event of some for several days, when he received a telegram Professional Form. unforeseen good fortune in favor of one at the from its president, instructing him to report expense of the other, an event which is quite to the Omaha Club, of the Western League. Mr. Jaraes K. Hackett, the actor, who, possible between two such great masters. In the meantime the player negotiated with By John Creahan. while being an actor pure and -simple, was the Minneapolis Club, conditional on the St. Philadelphia, Pa., November 20. Kditor probably one of the most successful on the Louis Club "Sporting,Life." A few weeks ago I re modern stage of today. But, unfortunately, ferred to the fact that our German-American Mr. Hackett was too ambitious, and de NOT ASSERTING TITLE townsihan, Rudolph Blankenburg, was indebt sired to own and manage his own theatre in to him. He wired the Omaha Club that his ed to the Irish vote of this city for nominat New York City, where theatres are as numer- pitching arm was not in shape and that it ing him for Mayor, and that I would be great o©us as billiard rooms in this and in every required a week©s rest before it would be ly surprised if the same Irish vote did not city in this country, with a result that Mr. ready for work, but if that club insisted he or would not elect him to the highest office Hackett went through bankruptcy, paying his would join it om> receipt of transportation. in the gift of the people of Philadelphia. creditors the munificent sum of seven cents The player further states that when informed As Mr. Blankenburg©s majority was less than on the dollar. This is not quite as generous of his transfer to Omaha, Manager Cantillon 5000 it is now more than obvious to all that as some of the men who fail in this city, and withdrew his offer to him. The St. Louis had it not been for the Irish-American vote on even as large a scale, considering the size FINE I ABIES Carom, Combination Club submits a copy of a telegram under that he would have been defeated. It seems of the property. But there is still hope for date of August 13, to the Saginaw Club, of to be a very erroneous opinion, as the result such "commercialism," especially when busi and Foeket Billiard Tables the© South Michigan League, offering the re of the election has shown, that a prominent ness can be conducted on the capitaf of Orders from all parts of the World promptly lease of the player to that club in anticipa Irish-American citizen, who- has posed here other people©s money. How many billiard attended to. . tion of his return to the St. Louis Club by for years past as one of the local political rooms, for instance, would be in business John Creahan, Green©s Hotel, Philad©a, Pa. the Milwaukee Club. When this proposal was "bosses," carried around with him a, large at the present day if the nominal owners had rejected Mr. Hedges states that he arranged percentage of the Irish votes. The truth is to do a cash business, and pay for their Over 1,000,000 Noise Subduers Sold. 16 SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 25, 1911 the Cub pitching staff too far below cham pionship form for even so great a leader as Cabinet-Size Phototypes of Well-Known CHASE©S PLANS Frank Chance to make a pennant fight for it. With Alexander, Moore, Chalmers and a few others on deck, the Phillies look mighty FOR THE HIGHLANDERS IN THE strong, and for this reason are looked upon by the majority of fans here as the hardest clnb to be tackled in the race. However Base Ball Playe 1912 SEASON. like politics, base ball is "mighty onsar- tin." Before the season began last year the PORTING LIFE" has had reproduced cabinet-size phototypes of cele Cubs were figured by nearly all the experts brated base ball players and offers to send any of its readers, by mail, as being entirely out of it, but they after postpaid, photos of their favorite base ball players for ten (10) cents Will Start for the South Very ward proved to be very much in it, and the each; by the dozen one dollar ($1.00), assorted or all of one kind. The Early in the Spring If He Is same may be true next year. photos are regular cabinet size (5x7)4 inches) mounted on heavy Man- A POSSIBLE DEAL. tello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails. Each photo President Brush returned to New York Reappointed as Manager of the last week from Chicago, where he went while in a separate transparent envelope to protect and keep it clean. the World©s Series was on for medical at Here is an opportunity to ornament your room with photos of your favorite New York Americans. tention. It is thought that Mr. Brush came base ball players at/small expense. back to ©superintend the investigation the The following photos are now ready for immediate delivery Others will be club is making into the World©s Series ticket added: New York, November 20. If Hal Chase scandal. The National Commission©s invest! has his way the New York American base gation is to be made public at a meeting in Adams, Chut. B. Collins, Edward. Griffith. Clark. Kennedy. William. Mowrey, Michael. Smith, Frank. ball team will leave very early for Atlanta this city on December 11. Mike Donlin wil" Abstein, William. Congalton. W. N. Ganzpl, John. Kelley. Joseph J. Mulli©n, George. Smith, Alexander. next Spring. "I want an play right field for the Giants next season Altrock, Nick. Corcoran. T. W. Garvin, Virgil. Kitsnn, Frank. Murray, John J. Smith. Harry. early trip South," said That i©s the tip in local base ball circles Aracs, I«on. Coolcy, Itirhard. Gasper. Harry L. Killiati. Edward. Murphy, D. F. Smith. Edward. and the chances are it is right. Already ne Anderson, John. Crandall. Otis. Geier, Philip. Kissinger. Joseph. Murray, Wm. J. Smoot, Homer. Cha^e. "There are an awful gotiations are under way with the Boston Arelanes, Frank. Crawford, Samuel Gessler, Harry. Kittredgc, M. Sparks. Frank. lot %f kinks that I want to Nationals for Mike©s transfer to Manhattan in Alperman, C. A. Cross. Mont Gilbert, William. Kleinow, John. Nealon, Joseph. Stahl, Charles. work out of the team and the exchange for Jack Murray and a sum ol Armbruster, Chas. Criger, I,ouis. Glbson, Norwood. Knabe. F. Otto. Needham. Daniel. Stahl, Jacob. Spring is the best time to do money said to be $3000, and all that is nec Arndt. Harry. Cross, Lafayette. Gleason, William. Knight, John. Newton. E. J. Stone, George. it. Also, I am going to Armouf. William. Cronin, .T. Gibson, Georfce. Konetchy. Edward.Nioholls, Simon. Steinfeldt. Harry. handle the team "by a new essary now is the consent of William Hep- Aubrey, Uarry J. Cronin. Charles. Gleason. Harry. Koehler. Bernard. Nile*. Harry. Strang. Samuel. method. When I assumed burn Russell, owner of the Bostons, who, i il Austin, James. Cicotte, E. V. Glade, Frederick. Krause, Harry. 'Kill, George. Stricklett, Elmer. the management I concluded is said, will O. K. the deal. (Mas, Dofie. © Gochnauer. Wm. Krueger, Otto. Noonan, Peter.. Stovall, George. THE HIGHLANDERS. Bender, Charles. Coombs. John W. Grant. Edward L. Karger, Edward. Stovall. Jesse. that the way to get winning Batch. Henry. Camnitz, Howard. Ganley. Uobt. S. Oldring, Reuben. Stanley. J. B. ball out of the players was Besides performing yeoman service in th Bates, Joseph. Clarke. Thomas A. Green. Daniel. Lajoie, Napoleon. O©Brien. John. Sullivan. Wm. D. to smooth them over and scouting line, our own Arthur Irwin ha Karrett, James. Carrigan, William Grerninger, B. W. T>:\portc. Frank. O©Brien. Peter. SudhofT, William. treat them civilly. I believed Harold Chase taken upon himself the task of mapping out Barry, John J." Grimshaw, Myron. I/aroy. [>ouis. O©Connor, John. Sngden. Joseph. that kindness and good na what looks to be an excellent training trip Barheau. J. Dahlen, William. Grady, Michael. LaChance. George. O©Leary. Charles. Summers. Edgar. ture would get results ©on for the Broadway Boys. Deciding that th< Barclay, G. O. Paly. Thomas. Leach. Thomas. © O©Neill, John J. Sweeney, Wm. J. those lines from the start. I didn©t feel like hard diamond at Athens, last year s training Barton, Harry. Davis. George. Muggins, Wilier. Leaver, Samuel. O©Neill. M. J. Bailee, Harry. slapping on fines or suspending players with camp, was somewhat detrimental to the physi Barry. John C. Davis. Harry. Hanlon. Edward. Lewis. Philip. Ortli. Albert. Shean. David W. out pay when they failed to deliver the goods, Bay. Harry. © . . Pelehanty. Junes. Hall. Charles. 1/ee, Wyatt. Overall, Orville. Smith, Charles. cal welfare of the team, he has planned foi Bell, George C, ])cxter, Charles. Hsrlsel, F. T. Linclaman. Vive. Owens, Franl;. Schweitzer, Al. for I was new at the game of handling a a sojourn at Atlanta instead. It will be re Bemia, Harry. Devlin, Arthur. Hart. Harry. Lord, Briscoe. Shettler, Louis M. team, and I was afraid of being too hasty. membered that it was Atlanta that was st Bersen. William. Pineen, William. Harris. Joseph, Jrfird. Harry D. Pastorious, James. Stephens. James. Incidentally I began to learn much about the taken with the Giants that several of its Bernhatdt.© Wm. Uillon, Frank. llartzell. Uoy A. Lowe, Robert H. Patten. Case. Suggs, George. . disposition and principles of each man under leading citizens wished to engage in fistic Beckley, Jacob. Dooin, Cliarles. Hacked. James. Ixibert. John. Padden. Richard. Sweeney, Edward, me, so that before the season was half over duels with almost every one of McGraw©t Beville, Walter. Pnolan, Michael. Halm, Edgar. Ixing, Herman. Parent, Frederick. Shafer, A. J. I knew upon whom I could depend. As I men. But Chase©s team is quite a favorite Benier, Charles. Donlon. Michael. Hallmaii, William. Lumley, Harry. Payno, Fredericl;. always did my best on the field it was natural there and looks for nothing more warlike Beebe, Fred L. Dolan. Harry. Harley. Richard. Lundgrpn. Carl. Fatlerson, Hoy. Thomas, Ira. for me to expect the same kind of work from Bcnnctt, Justin J. Donovan. T. .1 Harper, Charles. Lush. Will L 1©eitz. TTeiny. Tannehill. Jesss. than engagements in which the ball and bat Brown. Mordecal. nonovan, William Hahn. Frank. Lynch. Michael J. I©elty, Barney. the other players, so that when some of them play the leading role. Believing that he will Tannehill, Lee. didn©t make good it was a big disappoint Bransfleld, Wm. Dorner, August. Hcmphill, C. Lkingstone, P. Pfeiffer, Frank. Taylor. John. make it quite warm enough for all of them, Brown. Charles E. Donohue, J. Hess, Otto. Lush. John. Pflester. John. Taylor, Luther H. ment. When the campaign was more than Bresn.ihan. Roger. Pougherty, P. A.© Heydon, Edward. Lake. Joseph. Phillips. William. Tenney. Fred. half over I began to realize the need of dis CHASE HAS CONCLUDED Browne. George. Doyle. Joe Henley, Weldon. Plullippe. Charles. Thomas, Iloy. cipline in handling the men. I also came to to omit the "boiling out" process at Hot Brain, Dartd L. Donahue, Frank. Hcidrick. J. E. Magee, Sherwood. Phelps, Edward. Thoney, John. the conclusion that I had been entirely too Springs, by which the veterans last Bridwell. Albert. Dohbs. John. Hickman, Charles. Mack. Connie. Pittinger, Charles. Tinker, Joseph B. easy and that some of the players had taken loosened up their muscles before entering Brown, Samuel. Downs. J. W. Hillebrand. H. Marshall. Wm. R. Pickering. Oliver. Townsed, John. advantage of my leniency. But there will be Bradley, Wm. J. Doran, Thomas. Hlnohman, Wm. Mathewson, C. Piatt. Wiley. Turner, Terrenca. regular trainrhg. There will be the usual ex Burke. James T. Douglis. William. Hinrhman. Harry. Maloney. William. Plank, Edward. different methods next year. I shall manage hibition games both at Atlanta and on th< Brings, Herbert. Doyle, John. Hill. Hunter. Mnsoon, George. Powell. John. Unglaub, Robert. the club, and President Farrell will back me trip North. On March 30 the boys will hav( BueloW, Fred. Doyle. I,arry. Hoblitzel. R. C. Malarkey. John. Poole, Kdward. up to the limit. I intend to rule with an the honor of opening© the Cincinnati Reds Baker, Frank. Drill. Louis. Howard. George. Maddox, Nick. Puttman. A. Van Haltren. G. iron hand. If players do not live up to the new park, when they stop oft to engag< Beckendorf, Harry. Dunkle, Edward. Hoffman. Arthur. McAllister. Louis. Paskert. George. Vinson, Ernest. requirements they will be made to suffer. Herrmann©s team in a three-game series Barger, Edward. . Dundon, August. Hoiesketter. A. MeFarland, Chas. Purtell, William. Veil, Fred. The men will be made to understand that After calls at Indianapolis, Dayton and Co Bescher, Robert. Dunleavy, John. Hogg. William. McFarland, E. Walsii, Edward A they are expected to earn their salaries. We lumbus they are due to arrive in New York Beck. Fred. Duffy. Hugh. Hoffman. Daniel. McCloskey. .Tno. J. Reulbach, Ed. Waddell, G. E. have excellent material and I feel sure that about the 9th of April. Bailey, William. Duggleby. Wm. Howell. Harry. McCarthy. John. Raub, Thomas. Wagner, Hans. we will show a big improvement. It©s all up Bliss, Elmer. Dygert, James H. Holmes, William. McCormick. Barry. Raymcr. Fred C. Wagner, Chas. to me and I am going to make good, solely HARRY WOLTER Blackburn. Kussell Downey. Thos. E. Hummell. John H. McCormick, Mike. Reirly, William. Wallace. Robert. for the reason that I know why the team is already indulging in training in Califor DeVore, Joshua. Hughes. Thomas. Mc-Connell. A. Rhoades, R. S. Warner. J. Chance, frank. Huelsman.©John. McGann, D. L. Ritter, Louis. Weimer, Jacob. slumped this year and h6w certain defects nia. In f»ct, Harry is one of the boys whc Callahan. Jas. J. Evers, John. Hughes, James. McGuire, James. Ritchey, Claude. believes in keeping his hand in all yea] Weaver. Arthur. can be remedied. I shall spend the Winter Cantillon, Joseph. Kason, Malcolm. Hulswitt. Rudolph McGraw, John J. Rohe. George. White, G. Harry. here." around and will probably not join the High Casey. James. Klberfeld, N. Husting. Berthold. McGinnity. Joseph Rossman, Claude. Wicker. Robert. landers until after the latter have started Cannell, Wirt V. Klliott. Claude. Hyatt. Hamilton. Melntyre, Harry. Robinson. Clyde. Wilson. Howard. work at Atlanta. One department in which Carey, George. Kubanks, John. Harmon. Robert. Mclntyre, Matty. Roth, Frank. Willls, Victor. the team failed lamentably was in .team field Camey. P. J. Kells. Harry. McFarland. H. Ityan. James. Wiltse. George. ing, where they finished next to last. While Cart. Charles C. Kwins. Robert. Jaeklitseh, Fred. McFetridge. John. Richie. Louis. Willett. Edgar. Chase©s name appears quite far down in the Cassidy, Joseph. Kills, George W. Jacobson. Harry. McAleer, James R. Rowan, John A. Williams. James, Castro, Louis. Egan, Richard J. Jackson. James. McLean. John B. Wilson. J. Owen. The Giants© Trip to Cuba and the Plans list of first basement, nevertheless the figures Jennincs. Hugh. Merkle, Fred. Schaefer, Herman. show that he accepted more chane-js than any Chase. Harold. Winter, George. in Connection Therewith The Spring Clarkson, Walter. Falkenberg, Fred. Jones, Charles. Mene&fe. John. Schmidt, Harry. Wilhelm, Fred. other first sacker in the league. It must also Clarke, Fred. Farrell. Charles. Jones, Thomas. .Milan. Clyde. Schulte. Franlc. Williams. Otto. . Work for the Highlanders Is Already be taken into consideration that many of his Clymef. Otis. Farrell, John S. Jones, Fielder. Miller, John B. Schlei, George. Wolverton. Harry. errors were committed on plays that Clarke, Justin J. Ferguson, Cecil. Jones, David. Miller. Roscoe. Schreck. Ossee F. Wolfe. William. Mapped Out By Arthur Irwin. Clarke. William. Ferris, Hobe. Jones. Oscar. Milligan, William. Schmidt. Charles. NO OTHER PLAYER Wood. R. Courtney. Ernest. Fisher. Tom S. Joss. Adrian. Mitchell, M. F. Seybold. Ralph O. Wrignt, Eugene. By E. H. Simmons. would have attempted. A rather amusing Corridon. Frank. Flick, Elmer. Jordan, Tim. Mitehell, Fred. Seymour. J. B. incident has recently come to light in which Coakley. Andrew. Friel. William. Jordan, Otto. Moran. Patrick J. Sebring. James. Young, Denton. New York, N. Y., November 20. Editor Ray Caldwell is shown to be responsible for Cobb. Tyrus R. Fraser, Charles. Moran, Charles. Shannon, W. P. Young. Irving. "Sporting Life." Under the charge of Frank Coughlin. William. Fromme, Arthur. Kling, John. Moren. Lewis H. Shay, Daniel. Teaser, Joseph. C. Bancroft, the Giants or least such of the severing of Dick Padden©s connections Collins. James J. Fultz, David L. Kahoe. Michael. Morgan. Harry R. Pheckard. James. them as decided to make the with the Washington Club. It seems that Collins, Edward. Flynn, John. Keeler. William. Morrissey. John. Slever, Ed. Zimmer, Charlfi. trip left on a special train while Caldwell was playing with the Me- Conroy. William. Foxen, William. Keefe. Robert. Moriarty, Eugene. Slagle, James. Zeirfoss. David. on the Pennsylvania Railroad Keesport team, where Peerless Scout Irwin Cree, Burde. Flaherty, Patrick. Keister. William. Moore, Earl. Slattery, John. Zimrnerman, H. last Wednesday, at 12.38, en unearthed him, Padden was dispatched to route to Cuba. The nine was "size him up." Dick©s report was a decided We Have No Others. The Above is Our Complete List. booked to play at Jacksonville ly negative one, something to the effect that November 17, leaving there Caldwell possessed his uniform and glove and at 9.30 A. M. November 18, NOTHING MORE. for a trip to Miami, arriving President Lynch©s staff who accompanied tho Schultz 4, Stack 1. Time 2.00. Scorer A. Conejo. Consequently, McAleer neglected to secure Phils to the island. there that evening. The the young telegrapher. One day after he On November 11 the Phillies managed to team will spend November had been corralled by New York, he© twirled GAMES PLAYED. defeated the Almendares team by 3-2, but on 19 and 20, hunting and fish against Washington and had the Senators The opening same, played on November 5 November 12 they lost to Havnna, 3-2. honors ing, playing the Miami team eating out of his hand. Smiling grimly, with the Almendez team, resulted in a defeat thus being even all around, until November 13, November 21 and 22. On MacAleer sought out Padden and politely in for the Phillies, much to the delight of the when the Almendares team raptured a game E. H. Slmmen* November 23 at 7 A. M., formed him if this case represented his judg natives. Pitcher Me"ndez, of the Almendares, 4-0. On November 16 the Phillies won the the Giants will leave for Key ment of ball players it was time he and the is really one of the greatest men in the busi most decisive game of the series to date by West, arriving there at 4 P. M. They will Washington Club parted company. Base ness. He©s never lost a single game to the defeating Havana, 5-1; but on the 18th the play the Key West team November 24 and ball is, of a certainty, no sympathy game. Americans in three years of service. Score: Havanas turned the tables, beating the Phil- take the. steamer that night, arriving at Philad©a. AB.R.B. P.A.FJ Almond©s. AB.R.B. P.A.E lies, 4-2. On November 19 the Phillies do- Havana at 6.31 A. M. on November 25. Knabe. 2b. 4 1 2 1 2 0 R.Vahte. If 4 0 1 4 0 0 feated the Alrncndares, 8-1. Twelve games have been arranged with the Magee. If.. 4 0 0 Ii O©O Hidalgo, cf. 3 1 0 1 00 HAVING A GOOD TIME. leading Cuban teams and the .-party will return PHILLIEs©lN CUBA. * Lurterus. Ib 4 0 111 00[Almeida, 3b 4 1 2 0 4 0 home in time for Christmas. Mitohell, cf 4 0 ;0 2 0 0],Castilk>. Ib 3 0 0©10 00 "We all go bathing,©© writes Lobert, "at Hans Lobert and His Men Havfng a De Walsh. ss. 3 0 0 1 5 O©jOonzalez. C 4 0 2 8 0. 0 La Playa Beach regularly. The water now THE PARTY CONSISTS Schultz.rf.p 3011 0 01 Viola, rf... 4 0 0 0 00 is far warmer than at Atlantic City during of Frank Bancroft, McGraw, Mathewson lightful Time on the Island and Playing Killifcr. c. 3 0 0 5 0 OjCabrera. ss. R 0 0 1 10 August. It is 05 degrees in the shade and Crandall, Wiltse, Wilson, Hartley, Devlin, Chalmers. p 2 0 0 0 1 OlRoman©h, 2b 21 0040 out on the playing field it feels as hot as it Doyle, Fletc©ner, Herzog, Becker, Devore, Pau- Good Ball Record of Games Played. Stack, p.. 00 0 0 :>, 01 Mendez, p.. " 0 1 3 00 did during that terrific hot streak we had lette and Latham. The squad will represent The Phillies have been cordially received Cotter, rf.. 1 0 0 0 0 Oj __-____.. in Philadelphia last July when we, were play average first division strength. Wilson works in Cuba, and their games with the native _____--! Totals... 30 3 627 80 ing© the Giants." The tour of. the Phillies is behind the bat with Matty, Crandall, Ames teams have drawn great crowds. In the open Totals.. 31 1 5 24 11 11 rather brief. They play 12 games and then and Wiltso doing the twirling Devlin, Doyle Philadelphia ...... 0 0 0> ft 6 1 0- 0 0 1 return to the States late in the month. As ing game with the Almendez; Almenda,res Park ...... 2 0 0© 1 0 0 0 0 x 3 Fletcher and Herzog comprise the infield team on November 5 over Two-base hit* R. Valrie/,, Kna,be. Stolon base soon as the Phillies are ready to depart the Devore, Becker and Paulette will be in the 14,000 people witnessed the Knabe. Sacrifice fly Ixibert. Left on bases Phila New York Nationals arrive, to be the next outfield. If the Giants have the same experi contest, which the Phillies delphia 4, Almendares Park 6. Double play Walsh. opponents of the Cuhabics. p^ach Philly was ence as the Athletics, Tigers and Reds had lost by a narrow margin. Knabe, Luderus. guaranteed $500 and expenses, and they will last year, and the Phillies this year, they will Manager Hans Lobert writes probably carry away more than that, for return home a badly walloped team. Out of On November 6 the Phillies met the Habana they have the privilege of percentage. that the game is very popu- Park team and scored their initial victory, __4 something like lar in Havana and that the ;hanks to bunched hits in two innings. Score: FIFTY CONTESTS papers give it much space. Philad©a. AB.R.B. P.A.E] Habana. AB.11.15.P A.E ALLENTOWN©S AMBITION Victor Munoz, of ,E1 Mundo, Knabe, 2b 5 0 1 ti 1 Oi R.Hom©z. cf 4 1 0000 with major leagues invading in the last two who was in the States during years the Cubans have attained something Robert. Sh. 4 1 2 03 1|C. Moran, Xb 1 0 the last season to watch the Magee, If.. 4 0 0 5 0 0!Bustam«-.2h 4 0 Is to Become a Tri-State League City like 44 victories, as against six defeats. As work of Almeida and Mar- Luderus, Ib 3 1 0 6 1 lIL.Padron. If 4 1. 0 1! 01 some writer remarks, if the same fate be sans, Cubabies, with the Cin MiU-hell. cf 4 1 2 0 0 (l;MV Villa, rf 4 0 1 000 Next Season. falls the Giants it would seem as if a claim Horace 5. Foucl cinnati team, is compelled to .Valsh, S3.. 4 0 ! 1 4 0! Figarola, ©< .. 4 0 2 4 10 Allentown, Pa., November 18. At the call to the title of World©s Champions would not pound out two solid pages of ©otter, rf. .; 4 0 5 1 0;.\.Paperti.lb 4 0 2 10 12 of Max S. Erdman a large delegation of Al be clear until the Cuban team had been given base ball dope daily to satisfy the demand \illifer.c.rf 4114 2 I i Charon, ss. .-510830 lentown fans meet during the week to ar a chance to participate in the contests for of his readers. The Bill Kvans stories are ichultz, p. 3 0 I 0 20|SIedrns. p.. 0 0 ft 0 20 range for professional base ball hero next such pennant. Whatever . the result of the syndicated to Havana, translated and Stack, p.. 1010 OUlParcda. p.. 3 0 2 1 30 season. Dr. A. H. Balliet was elected chair Cuban trip, the Giants profess to feel great -!*Rovira ... 0 0 0 0 00 PRINTED IN SPANISH. man. Interests favor joining the New York confidence in their ability to land (he Na Totals.. 36 ;, 927143©IR. Garcia. 1 0 0 0 0 0 State League, but if that ca"n©t be accomplish tional League pennant next year and the fans A big three-column picture of Hans Lobert, ed an effort will be made to get a Tri-Stat» here are amusing themselves just now by in "La Ultima Hora," has for a caption] ! Totals. . . 32 franchise. The feeling is ©hot for a good figuring out which one of the teams is going "Lobert, manager capitan y tercera base del *Kan for Pareda In third inning. club and so many high-class fans are in ©Philadelphia© National en la Habana," tliat.ted for Pareda in ninth inning. to give their favorites the hardest fight. Most ©hiladelpliia ...... 0 S 2 0 0 fl fl 0 0 5 terested that there will not be any trouble of them believe that meaning that Lobert is manager, capta©in labana Pa.rk ...... 0 0 1 0 d- 0 0 3 raising the money. Mr. Erdman, who wus and third baseman of the Philadelphia Na elected secretary, was directed to communi CHARLEY DOOIN©S PHILLIES tionals, now in Havana. "El Mundo" also iflco fly Hernande/-,.,. Double play,....., Bustler...,..., will give them the toughest battle, with the Paperti. N^ft on bases Pliiladelphia cate with President Farrell, of Class B carries an excellent likeness of "el ompaya" labana Park 4. Struck out By Schult/, 5. Stack 2. leagues, to enlist his aid iu establishing a Pirates to be feared most next. They figure liigler. This is the competent umpire of i©areda 4, Medaros 0. First on balls Off Pareda. 3, club. here. NOVEMBER 25, 1911 SPORTING LIFE 17 CLEVELAND CHAPTER* Guessing Period of a Host of Cleveland Players in View of the Advent of a New Manager With Ideas and Methods In culcated in a Famous School of Base Ball Practice. GIVING FOB BEADY BEFEEENCE ALL LEAGUES UNDER THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT TOGETHER WITH LEAGUE CLASSIFICATION; AND WITH CLUB MEMBERS, OFFICIALS AND By Ed F. Bang. Cleveland, O., November 20. Editor AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. OHIO STATE LEAGUE. "Sporting Life." Uneasy lies the head that THE MAJOR_LEAGUES (CLASS A.) (CLASS B.) wears the crown. Ball players who are (CLASS C.) THE NATIONAL BASE BALL COM President T. M. CHIVINGTON, President J. H. FARRELL, President ROBERT W. READ, crowned as members of the MISSION. 1414 Fisher Bldg.. Chicago, Ills. Auburn, N. Y. Columbus, O. Napland brigade are wonder As the ClUba Finished in 1911: As the Clubs Finished in 1911: ing whether or not they will CLUB MEMBERS LIMA. Arch. Os- Chairman AUGUST HERRMANN. TVTINNEAPOLIS CLUB, Mum©s., Mlnn. ILKES-BARRE CLUB, W.-B., Pa. borne. Manager. LANCASTER, Albert hang on in the upper crust Wiggins Block, Cincinnati, O. "A M. E. CantiUou, President. W William F. Clymer, President Weddige, Manager. MARION, Joseph next season. The Cleveland Secretary JOHN K. BUUCE. Masonic Joseph Cautillon. Manager. and Manager. Lewis. Manager. NEWARK, A, Newn- Club has a galaxy of talent Temple, Cincinnati, 0. TZANSAS CITY CLUB, Kan. City, Mo. pLMiRA CLUB, Eimira, N. Y. ham. Manager. PORTSMOUTH, Peter some good, some bad and ** George Tebeau, President. *"© Lee Breese, President. Cliilda, Manager. CHILLICOTHE, George some intermediate on its ros THE NATIONAL COMMISSION: Charles C. Carr, Manager. John C. Calhoun, A©lanager. Wrigley. Manager. HAMILTON, Frank ter at the presmt .time, but August Hermann, of Cincinnati; Ban POLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, o. rpROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. Locke, Manager. SPRINGFIELD, the chances are that before B. Johnson, of Chicago; Thomas J. Vw/ E. M. Schoeutx>rn, President. * Charles L. Dooley, President. Charles O©Day, Manager. Salary limit, the 1912 season is a month Lynch, of New York. William E. Friel, Manager. George Smith, Manager. $12(,©0. 1911 season ended September 5. old Harry Davis, the new T. PAUL CLUB, St. Paul, Minn. ALBANY CLUB. Albany, N. Y. manager of thu Naps, will NATIONAL LEAGUE. S George E. Lennon. President. C. M. Winchester, Jr.. President. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. M. J. Kelley, Manager. James E. Tamsett, Manager. prune the list down even be President THOMAS J. LYNCH. ILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. TICA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. (CLASS C.) Ed. F. Bang low the regulation, limit of Secretary JOHN A. HEYDLER. M Charles S. Havener, President. U Harry W. Roberts, President. President C. R. WILLIAMS, 25 men allowed the big league Metropolitan Tuwer,. New York" City. Hugh I>ufry, Manager. Michael J. O©Neil. Manager. Roanoke. Va. clubs during the regular playing season. OLEDO CLUB. Toledo, O. YRACUSE CLUB. Syracuse. N. Y. CLUB MEMBERS ROANOKE, El- Among other things, Manager Davis has learn As the Clubs Finished in 1911: T William R. Armour. President. S George N. Kuntzsch, President more 0. Heine*, President; ed the EW YORK CLUB, New York, N. Y. Harry Hinchmah, Manager. John Deal. Manager. Manager. NORFOLK, LESSON OF ECONOMY N John T. Brush, President. TNDIANAPOLIS CLUB, India©s, Ind. OCRANTON CLUB. Scranton, Pa. Woodward Alien, President; Charles William M. Gray, Secretary. A Wm. H. Watklns, President. ^ K. .T. Coleman, President. Babb, Manager. RICHMOND, W. B. under Connie Mack. The Athletics© leader John J. McGraw, Manager. James T. Burke, Manager. Monte Cross, Manager. Bradley, President; W. Cowao, lias never been a believer in carrying any PHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, ilia. T OUISVILLE CLUB. Louisville, Ky. PINGHAMTON CLUB, Bingha©n, N. Y. Manager. DANVILLE, John W. Car surplus material during the season. Records ^ Charles W. Murphy. President " William Grayson. Jr.. Pre»ldent. "-* William H. Hecoi, President. ter, President; G. Schiader, Man of the past decade show taat the Athletics Charles Williams. Secretary. John Tlghs, Harry Lumley, Manager. ager. PETERSBURG, 3. W. Seward. havs bad fewer men on the playing roster Frank L, Chance, Manager. President; Henry Busch, Manager. than any other American League club. And PITTSBURQ CLUB. FltUburg. Pa. LYNCH BURG, R. W. Wilkinscn, Pral- don©t overlook the fact that the Athletic;! * Barney Dreyfus». President, SOUTHERN LEAGUE. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. dent; Oils Stoeksdal*. Manager. Salary have won ©four American League flags and William H. Locke, Secretary. (CLASS A.) (CLASS A.) limit, $1400. 1»U icaisn «Jd»d Sep two World©s Championships during that pe Frederick T. Clarke. Manager. President W. M. KA.VANA.t7GH, President ALLAN T, BAUM, tember 6, riod. Davis, like Mack, does not approve PHILADELPHIA CLUB. Phiia.. Pa. Little Rock. Ark. "Examiner" Office, San Francisco, Cal. * Horace S. Fogel, President. As the Clubs Finished in 1011: of having a bunch of athletes wax fat on Charles Elliott, Secretary. CLUB MEMBERS SAN FRANCIS OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. the bench. Instead, he thinks that the small© William Shettsline, Bus. Mgr. "NJEW ORLEANS CLUB. N. Orl©s. La. CO, Cal.. Frank M. Ish, President; (CLASS C.) «r the squad the better the results. Of Charles S. Dooin, Manager. -"-^ Charles Frank. President. Daniel W. Long, Manager. OAKLAND, course, this statement is contingent on the Theodore Breitenstein, Manager. Edward N. Walter, President; Harry President GEORGE L. MORELAND, T. LOUIS CLUB." St. Louis, Mo. Wolverton. Manager. LOS ANGELES, 741 H. W. Oliver Bldg., Pitta., Fa. quality of the material on hand. Connie Mack S E. A. Steininger, President. ONTGOMJLKY CLUB. Montg©y, Ala. CLUB MEMBERS AKRON, O., Jack can©t help but feel satisfied with his array Mrs. H. H. R. Bfitton, Vioe-Pr. M Charles B. Jones, President. W. H. Berry. President; F. E. Dillon, John Dobbs. Manager. Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., W. H. McAllister, Manager. CANTON, O., Ferd. of blue ribbon talent, while Davis has ex G. H. Sehofield.. Secretary. McCredie, President; W. H. McCredie, JJrumm, Manager. MANSFIELD, O., G.. pressed himself as being satisfied that Herman Seekamp, Treasurer. TJIRMINGHAM CLUB. Blrm©m. Ala, 7,. Reynolds, Manager. SHARON, Pa.. Roger Bresnahan. Manager. D R. H. Baujh, President. Manager./ SACRAMENTO, William L. THE 1912 NAPS C. Molesworth, Manager. Curtain. President; Chas. H. Graham, Peter Porter, Manager. YOUNGS- INCINNATI CLUB, Cincinnati. O. Manager. VERNON, Ed. H. Maier. TOWN, 0,,. William C. PhiUips, Man will be the team that will, give his former C August Herrmann. President. ASHVILLE CLUB. Nashville, Teno. ager. ERIE, Pa., William Gilbert. Frank O. Bancroft. Secretary. N W. 0. Hirsig, President. President; W. I.. Hogan, Manager. 1911 teammates, the Mackmen, the hardest argu season March 2S-October 22. Manager. EAST LIVERPOOL, O. ment for the gonfalon. Heretofore the Cleve Clark Griffith, Manager. William Schwartz. Manager. Alexander Sweeney, Manager. © Salary land Club has had a regular army of play ROOKLYN CLUB, Brooklyn. N. Y. /CHATTANOOGA CLUB, chatt©a.Tenn. limit $20.0.0. JfrH season ended Sep B Charles II. Ebbets, President. *-© O. B. Andrews, President. ers oh its roster each season and only those William A. Smith, Manager. WESTERN LEAGUE. tember 10. who are on the inside of the business end of H. W. Medicus, V. Pres.-Treas. (CLASS A.) Chas. II. Ebbets, Jr., Secretary. EMPHIS CLUB. Memphis. Tenn. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. a ball club know what 40 to 50 odd men on William Dahlen. Manager. M F. P. Coleman. President. President NORRIS O©NEILL, the payroll off and on during a season OSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. Wm. Bernhardt. Manager. Shields Ave. and 35th St., Chicago, Ills. (CLASS C.) President NICHOLAS COBISCH, amounts to in money. When one stops to B W. Hepburn Russell. President. OBILE CLUB, © Mobile. Ala, CLUB MEMBERS SIOUX CITY, consider it does seein ridiculous that a ball Fred ©Penney, Vice President. M Henry User. President. Thomas Fairweather, President; Babe Savannah, Ga. club in a championship campaign should have Fred. J. Murphy, Treasurer. Michael Finn, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS AUGUSTA, Ga., Towne, Manager. DENVER, James Me - James Lafltte. Manager. ALBANY, to experiment with a half-hundred athletes. Fred. Tenney, Manager. TLANTA CLUB. Atlanta, Ga. Gill, President; Jack Hendricks, Man A Frank Callaway. President. ager. LINCOLN, D. L. Despain, Presi Ua. Bernie McCay, Manager. Base ball differs from most everything else Otto Jordan, Manager. CHARLESTON, S. C., Jamea Dur in that in numbers there is not strength. AMERICAN LEAGUE. dent; R, Unglaub, Manager. PUEBLO, Frank Isbell, President and Manager. ham, Manager. COLUMBIA, S. C., The latter element is only attained by team President BAN B. JOHNSON, William Clark, Manager. JACK work, and a manager surely cun give more CENTRAL LEAGUE. ST. JOSEPH, John Holland, Presi Secretary ROBERT McROY, dent; Charles Shaffer, Manager. SONVILLE, Fla., C. Spencer Man attention to 20 or 22 players and secure Fisher Bldg., Chicago, Ills. (CLASS B.) ager. MACON, Ga., Perry H. Lipe, OMAHA, W. Rourke. President; Chas. Manager. SAVANNAH, Ga., D. Mul- better results than with half again that num President F. R. CARSON, Arbogast, Manager. DES MOINES, ber. As the Clubs Finished in 1911:. South Bend, Ind. laney. Manager. COLUMBUS, Ga., _ President; W. Dwyer, James C. Fox, Manager. Salary limit, THE NEW LEADER. PHILADELPHIA CLUB, Phiia.. Pa, As the Clubs Finished in 1911: Manager. TOPEKA, Chester Wood Benjamin F. Shibe, President. $1900, 1911 seaaoa «nded Septem Base ball men the country over have believer! AYTON CLUB, Dayton, 0. ward, President; F. Rlckert, Manager. ber 4. right along that Hairy Davis was a part of John Shibe. Secretary. D Elmer Redelle, President. 1911 season ended October 8. ©Connie Mack, Manager. Chas. (Punch) Knoll, Manager. Connie Mack©s success and the leader of the ETROIT CLUB, Detroit, Mich. MICHIGAN STATE LEAGUE. World©s Champions has never made a denial. ORT WAYNE CLUB, F.Wayne, Ind. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. (CLASS D.) D Frank J. Navin, President. F Claude H. Varnell, President. (CLASS B.) Mack regards Davis as one of the keenest Chas. F. Navin, Secretary. F. J. Shaughnessey, Manager. President-Secretary-Treasurer of the keen men in base ball. He firmly be Chas. H. Schunim. Bus. Mgr. ANESVILLE CLUB. Zanesville. O. Acting President , E. W. DICKEHSON, lieves that his former right bower will prove Hugh .Tcnnings, Mgr. Z Charles U. Shyrock, President. D. E. DUGDALE, Grand Rapids. the man for whom Charley Somers has been LEVELAND CLUB. Cleveland, 0. Joseph Raidy, Manager. Seattle, Wash. Vice-PreBident C. C. DURHAM, searching so long in vain. The Naps have C Chas. W. Somers. President. p RAND RAPIDS CLUB, G.Ra©s, Mich. CLUB MEMBERS SEATTLE, Wash., Cadillac. never had a leader of the Mack Jennings-Mc- Ernest S. Barnard, Vice Prts. VJ Bert Annis, President. D. E. Dugdale, President; Frank Ray CLUB MEMBEBS T R A V E R S E otbam, President; George (CLASS A.) W Thomas F. Brown. President. Davis. President. SAN ANTONIO, up. He, probably has some lines of his own Peter F. Cassidy, Manager. Bighee. Manager. POINT PLEASANT- out on youngsters, President EDWARD G. BARROW. Morris Block, President, AUSTIN, W. GALLIPOLIS, W. Va., Col. H. R. A. Hunter, President; Dale Gear, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 814-16 St. James Bldg., New York. Howard. President; Joseph ("Reddy") As the Clubs Finished in 1911: UNION ASSOCIATION. Manager. WACO, W. R. Davidson, Mack. Manager. MONTGOMERY, W. President; Ellis Hardy Manager, l&ll upbuild of the Naps. He knows full well TJOCHESTER CLUB. Rochester, N. Y. (CLASS C.) Va., L. C. Montgomery, President: that he can secure better results by sticking J-V c. T. Chapin, President. season ended September 5. Henry Runser, Manager. Salary limit to the men whom he picks as the class of John Ganzel. Manager. President-Secretary-Treasurer . 1911 season ended Septembe* the Nap brigade on the Spring training trip pALTIMORE CLUB, Baltimore, Md. W. H. LUCAS, SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE. 12. throughout the campaign than by dropping J-> John Dunn, President Salt Lake City, Utah. (CLASS C.) a man here and another there, and experi and Manager. As the Clubs Finished In 1911: President-Sec retary-Tren surer CANADIAN LEAGUE. menting day after day. In other words, Da- rpORONTO CLUB, Toronto. Can. /*^REAT FALLS CLUB, G. Falls. Mont. JUDGE JAMES P. BOWEN, (CLASS D.) J- J. J. McCaffery. President. Vj F. W. Peckover, President, Saginaw. Mich. President DONALD FERGUSON. vis will probably go through the 1912 cam- Joseph Kelley, Manager. George M. Reed. Manager. CLUB MEMBERS ADRIAN. Frank London. Ont. paig, injuries and illness to ©he athletes ex- UFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. T. ALT LAKE CLUB. S. Lake City. Utah T - Re*d. " Pieeldent: William Smith. Secretary M. M. ROBINSON. cepted, with as few men as the World©s B Jacob J. Stein. President. S Dick Cooley. President. Manager. LANSING, John A. Mor- Spectator Bids.. Hamilton. Ont. Champions. George T. Stallings, Manager. C. D. .Blankenshlp, Manager. risey. President and Manager. BATTLE CLUB MF.MBKRS BERLIN, Wm. ONTREAL CLUB, Montreal. Can. UTTE CLUB. Butte, Mont. CREEK, T. W. Morgan, President; Williams. President: George Deneau, M S. E. Licbtenheln, President. B J. J. McCloskey. President Jack Burke, Manager. FLINT, Dr. A. Manager. HAMILTON, M. M. Robin Man Without a Couhtry. E. J. McCafferty. Manager. and Manager. J. Wildanger. President; Dan W. Col- son. President; George I/ee. Manager. Alexander Finley, trainer of the Los An TERSEY CITY CLUB, Jer. City, N. J. OISE CLUB. lioi»e. Idaho. liiis. Manager. 5 BAY CITY, James LONDON, Sam Stevely, President; Joe geles team, of the Pacific Coast League, says U James J. Li His. President, B J. W. Cody. President. Frank. President: Maurice Myers. Kcenan. Manager. BRANTFORD, he©s a man without a country. He was born ijarry Schafiy, Manager. Hugh Kellacky. Manager. Manager. JACKSON, Charles Fox. Richard Kacrett, President; Ambrose EWARK .CLUB. Newark, N. J. TJELENA CLUB, Helena, Mont. President and Manager. SAGINAW, Kane, Manager. GUELPH, W. A. of Scotch parents in midocean. Ireland N Joseph McGinnity, President J-1 Maurice Weiss, President. A. S. Brjrkharf., President; Malachl Mahoney, President; William Lane. claims him because the ship was nearest to and Manager. Chas. T. Irby. Manager. Kittridge, Manager. KALAMAZOO, Manager. ST. THOMAS, Edwin El that country. However, the International PROVIDENCE CLUB. Providence. R. I ISSOULA CLUB. Missoula. Mont. Jamea Ryder. President; Charles Wag liott, President and Manager. Iftll Soccer Association has declared him ineligible t Timothy J. Crowley, President. M Wm. Joyce, President. ner, Manager. Salary limit, $1500. season ended September 16. Salarj {or any international matches. Jacob AU. Idauigar. © Cbaa. M-cCafferty, Manager. 1911 season ended September 17. limit, $1200. THOMAS S. DANDO, Gun Editor; THOMAS D. RICHTER and E. FRED. SLEAR, Assistant Gun Editors.

Newcomb ...... 14 Keene ...... 15 29 also held one of its regular shoots on© October SALEM CLUB GIVES A TREAT. Kahler ...... 14 Harkins ...... 14 28 25 and high scores were the rule in spite of a Severn ...... 13 Robinson...... 15 28 strong wind, which threw the targets at an QUAKER SHOTS Fontaine ...... 14 Abbott ...... 14 28 unusually high speed and made quick shooting Annual Shoot and Game Supper Proved Wilson ...... 14 Slear ...... 14 28 necessary to break them. There were 10 Smith ...... ; 14 Petry"...;.-...... 13 27 shooters out after the Schmelzer trophy. to Be Best on Record. McCarty-v ...... 15 Hinkson ...... 13 28 Salem, N. J., November 23. The Salem Sldebotham ...... 13 Keenan ...... 1ft 23 Lang and Scott were tied for first place with Cook ...... 10 Lindley ...... 12 22 23 breaks to their credit and in the shoot-off County Rod and Gun Club, at Salem, N. J., Lang pulled down nine while Scott lost two set a new record for its annual game supper NOTES. making a total of 32 for Lang and 31 for and tournament Too bad Frank Eames couldn©t be there to see the .Scott. ,.:..- E. W. SCOTT. which were held fun, . . . last night and to day. The game Harry Kahler broke 72x75 and did not finish the Yale Gunners Beat Princeton. George S* McCarty Captures High 100. supper which was © Princeton, N. J., November 18. Yale easily absolutely free to The following "cracks" mads straight 25: Geo. defeated the Princeton gun team in their an- all members and Hoaors at Shoot of S, S. White S. McCarty, Dr. W. H. Mathews-amd Harry Kahler. riiial field shoot over the Princeton traps Sat visiting shooters, ; The Atlantic City boys were .on hand, ayain, they urday afternoon by the score of 230 to 193. was held on ,the Club Which.Holds Unique Event being a. B. Cook, I>r. A, L. Wealcott aha W. T. Biddle, of Yale, was high gun, with a total evening of Wed Smith. © : .- .-: ". ., © of 49 out of 50 to his credit. Summary: nesday, November Frank Ca.nt.rell arrived one train late : an. size©. Still, it is a Total 230 urday, 2& real safe bet that Mrs., S. will -not allow him to use It iu Toial anything in the shooters turned up his coffee-roasting outfit, , ; •• -..- ; >. ^s, . at the S. S. White Win.. B. Abbott and Frank Sidebothain shot a Cpn^sts at Speedway Gun Club. found in South Club©s monthly tro race for the J. B. Shannon trophy, and tied with Jersey that was omitted from the menu, and phy shoot. The 18 each. Frank withdrew in favor of Abbott, as it Newark, N. J., November 17. The stiff anyone will make the suggestion, the com general good scor was too dark to continue the match. wind that swept across the grounds at the mittee will gladly see that it appears on the ing on the last half In the recovery race George McCarfy- and© Hinekson Speedway -Gun Club Tuesday afternoon, No table next year, The game was all killed by can be attributed were picked for th« first pair, McCarty because ha vember 7, proved an additional factor for the the members, much of it coming from a large to the wind quiet was high tun of the day aad Hinctaon because his gunners to contend with in their weekly shoot. tract, of ground; that has been rented by the ing down and co.rn- time was a little slow, due to 5ft per cent, flinch Perfect strings were in the minority, the only club, not as a game preserve "hogged" by a pleting an ideal ing. The latter broUfht. down © the gaijery when straight :breaks being returned by J. Fanning few, but everybody hunts on the ground who afternoon©s weath er. It seemed that eVery shooter had a cluster of mighty good shooting in his system. The honors were pret ty well divided, considering the quality of the guns that took part in the event. A non-member, George S. Mc Carty, captured a spoon for the high net core of the day with 96, a club member, Charles H. Newcomb, falling just two tar gets shy of landing the dipper. But New- eomb was rewarded by being high scorer for the Class A challenge cup, Hand being t!he winner in Cla«s B, W. E. Robinson in Glass O and William B. Abbott in. Class D. The last-named also got nearer to- the front for the Frank E, Eames trophy, and W. T. Smith© strengthened his hold on the Monitor up. Scores: "" r» W £ Q Wgg 3 W ^ ll&E&E 8-* C. E K £ B. £

...... 24 .. .. 25 .. 28 ... 24 96 ...... 0 23 23 A 24 47 23 79 24 94 SMebotham ...... 1 21 22 B 2» 43 24 68 24 89 CaBtrell 0© 22 22 A 23 45 23 68 20 8S Smith ...... 3 20 23 C 22 46 22 70 22 86 W. H. Mathews ft 19 19 B 21 49 20- 60 25 85 SYeemaxt .. 22 .. .. 17 .. 20 .. 24 83 BVnUaine ...... 22022 C 21 45 22 69 20 83 Hand 2 19 21 B 24 47 19 68 19 81 Wescott 2 20 22 B 20© 44 21 67 20 81 2 21 23 B 17 42 2ft 64 21 79 Cook ...... 2 21 23 B 21 46 18 66 19 79 fata ...... 3 21 24 C 18 45 19 67 20 78 H; P. WUacc 2 21 23 B 19 44 16 62 20© 76 Pr«tt ...... 2 19 21 C 19 42 19 63 19 76 Kahler ...... 23 .... 21 .. 25 .... 72 Keene 4 17 21 O 16 41 19 64 18 7ft Haridna ...... 3 IS 21 D 17 41 IS 6ft 16 67 ;. 16 .. .-. 24 .'. IS ... 14 &? .. 15 .. .. 15 .. 16 .. 17 63 6 14 29 D 15 41 11 6< 17 57 Abbott ...... 32225 D 23 51 15 W .. 54 OBwrtor ...... 10.... 9 .. 13 .. It 42 "GALL OF THE WILD?> FURNISHES A pREATMlNG SPELL. JBobiiuon ...... 41822 C 22 48 ...... 4» Sworn ...... 12921 A 1* <»...... 38 Kendall ...... 6 19 25 D 16 47 .. 47 .. 35 George missed one and Hinekson recovered It- grace and F. Compton, who succeeded in smashing fully. - ...... cares to ^during the legal season, but during Following the club shoot there was some every one of the 25 targets thrown from the the closed season it is protected. Gram* is thing of a novelty in a special event at 15 ©John McKean injected some of his old pigeon targets that provoked considerable amuse tactics Into the recovery match with the Doctor a_ traps. B. if. Shanley, Jr., averaged 21 for liberated in the Spring and fields of bnck- ment as well as tested the capabilities of the a side partner, but © "W. H." had his "extracting" eight strings. Yon Lejigerke did the best wheat are planted and allowed to stand as eye open, too, and it meant an extra dipper each. general work of the day. The scores made food for the birds during the Winter. The hooters. It was called a protection race. on November 14 follow: The high guns shot in conjunction with the In pairing a good shot with an ordinary one ail complete story of the banquet and snoot win lower ones, being paired off, the high gun the- names were set down in station order according B. M. Sluudey, Jr... 22 19 22 19 22 17 21 21 be found in the next issue of "Sportinf with the low one, and so on down the list, to scores and ability, then the top man WAS placed C. Van I/encBtka .... 24, 23 21 31 23 M 22 23 Life." their scores at 50 ©targets being used as a with the bottom one, which made it a very even Jamas Wheatoo ..... 19 21© It 15 13 .. race. Georste A. Ofal, Jr... 17 20 21 19 .. .. basis of computation. They shot in pairs, P. Comptoif ...... 23 19 21 22 25 22 WEATHER SPOILS CHICAGO SHOOT. and if one of the shooters missed a target On account of the rain Mrs. W. B. Severn per J. Fanning ...... 18 19 25 24 .. .. his partner would blaze away and seek to suaded "Billy" not to tafee out his fine new double Wflliam Hassinger .. 22 22 23 23 24 25 recover it. This method told severely on the gun and while hi* score was out of plumb no William Stangel .... 18 29 ...... Saturday and Sunday Events Are Spoiled high men, as the low shooters had a fashion one heard him offer to give hia old shootln© piece of hesitating on their target that made the away. Some good scores were turned out by the By Wind and Snow. better partner hustle some before the target Charley Newcomb wa* testing a new single- barrel gunners at the regular weekly shoot of the got out of range. Often, too, the expert target gun, which M a likely-looking piece, but will Speedway Gun Club, held on November 14, By William F. Merkle, would miss and the inexpert had his own need a few minor changes. Up to the present time over the Speedway traps. William Hassinrer Chicago. I1L, November 17. The aeary troubles keeping his team in the race. Nat Mr. Newcomb has heard nothing of the trap gun was high gun of the day. The scores: wind spoiled, all© chances on skooting Satur urally, there was some clever shooting all which- was lost by the express company. B. M. Shanley, Jr...... 21 22 22 21 81 JS day, November 11, at the Chicago Gun Ohi_, around, and it took speed as well as a good James Whoaion ...... 21 20 21 23 14 .. and the attendance was accordingly light. eye to avoid falling behind. It, however, Trophy Shoot at Nevada Club. William Ha«rinjrer ...... 21 24 24 22 24 22 On Sunday rain, which later turned to snow, was one of the most popular events ever L. S. Page ...... 22 22 21 24 23 23 permitted only six ©©to face the traps. Tke held over the traps, and it was to be regret Nevada, la., November 16. The .Nevada A. Whesrtoa ...... 19 16 18 9 ., .-. scores: *>. G-un Club is displaying activity at the traps. George A. Ohl. Jr...... 18 20 18 23 1» 20 ted that It did not start sooner and thus Peter Bey ...... 13 14 14 19 .. .. SATURDAY SCORES, avoid running almost into darkness. The Nine members of the club Were enjoying their Carl Van Lengerke ...... II 18 18 1» 18 .. Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 Sb, Bk. match was for two silver spoons offered by usual1 sport of trap shooting1. The attendance C. B. Hoffma-n ...... 10 12 14 1« 15 .. W. D. SUnnird ~...._~... 22 2» 22 21 It* 85 H. Cook. It was won by W. H. Mathews was a little below normal, yet the enthusiasm William Steajal ...... 32 14 ...... B. S. Graham ...... 20 22 19 20. It* (9 and McKean, with a total of 30, each mak was up to the L high mark as usual. Scott . :. * 0. P. Goode ...... 16 IS IS 15 Uft 6T ing a straight. The individual stars,, aside finished high, with 21 breaks and Guy Rid- W. P*c« ...... 9 14 14 13 lt» 59 from the winning team, Who broke all their dlesbarger was a close second with 20 to his National Gun Club Holds Shoot. B. L. Lynn ...... 18 19 IS 12 lt» 6? targets,, were McCarty, Keene, Robinson, Toronto, .Ont., November 17. A small shoot Mrs. Feth«i9tOB ...... 16 16 17 19 100 6S credit. ©This was the third shoot for the H. Greenneld ...... » 10 18 12 10ft 41 Freeman and W©estcott. There was also a Schmelzer trophy and as it has been held by was held at the National Gun Club, Queen©s J. H. Bristol ...... ,._.. 11 15 .. .. 59 28 match for the Shannon Trophy ©between© Side- three different parties it looks as though it Wharf, Saturday, when the following scores D W. King ^*...... 7 14 .. .. 50 17 botliarn and Abbott, but the, two shooters would be passed around before the final were made: J. H. Hanson ...... IS 29 IS 2» 184 7* tied with 18, and, it.-bptng tog dark for th©e ownership is decided. Following is the corn-. Sh. Bk.i gh. Bk. STJKDAT SCORES. shoot-off, Sidebotham withdrew and the prize plete ; score: Lang 17, Holloway 19, Gv Rid- McDuff ...... 50 47}Hadley ...©....., 35 SI Went to Abbott. "The scores: © ©, , .. dlesbarger 2:0, Kirkendall 18, Leonard 17, Stouffer ...... 45 404 R- Beard ...... 10 9 Targets 25 25 20 2ft 2ft . 2» 2» Sh. Bk. -.,._ . . *______D. B. Thomas. 17 15 17 19 19 16* 87 RECOVER MATCH-15 TARGETS. Ingorson 17, Tarman 19, R. Riddlesbarger 17, B. L. Kammere 19 2* 19 14 1$ 14 17 15» R B. T. Scott 21. After the trophy shoot the boys Henry Sienkievricz, the novelist and author C- W. May ... 18 18 . 16 12 11 17 -2ft 150 113 W. H. Malhews .... 15 MeKean ...... 15 30 had .a special -event of five pair doubles with of "Quo Vadis," was dangerously shot about R. Driver 11 14 15 12 14 13 13 150 9a Wesu»U ...... 15 Pratt ...... 14 29 the following result: Lang 6, Leonard 5, the face and head recently^ while gunning C. R. 21 15 1« IS 85 7» Hand ...... 14 Freeman ...... 15 29 Scott 7, Kirkeadall 5, Injjorson 5. The club for pheasants near ©Vienna, in P. MSlar .---«« 1* IT 14 U IS 1*« 7* NOVEMBER 25, 1911 SPORTING LIFE 19 who has stolen them. Hunters with well- butcher. The butcher, however, is given the broken dogs are now being plied with invita opportunity to slaughter himself. The du Pont shoot figured out in this manner fol tions to go hunting with shooters who do not lows©: take the trouble to own a dog at other sea Toumament f>f du Pont. Gun Club. Wilmirigton, Del., sons. These latter often want to borrow a October 11, 131L. Event No. 2 at in singles. Known dog from a friend, never thinking that it is traps. Unknown angles. ICti trance various. 26 entries. an imposition to expect a friend to loan his R. A. ROSE HAS NEW SYSTEM $50. Iieduct for :>iia targets at 1 cent csu:h $3.tW. dog and have him bruised and footsore later Balance $40.10. Added money. $10. Net amount of FOR TRAP SHOOTIKG. purse, $56.10. Purso divided Into .©! classes, 8 when his owner needs him, to say nothing of moneys at the ratio of 6, o, 4. o, 2V:>. 2, IVi 1- having been hunted by one who does not ordinarily care enough about a dog to own one, or perhaps does not understand how to Westerner Believes His Various handle a hunting dog. A well-trained dog is PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 25, 1911. a pleasure to the sportsman, bait a poor one Entrance Fee Method Will Solve is an abomination to be avoided. Problems Confronting Sports IDEAS ON CONSERVATION. men How It Works Out, HE National Association of Audubon So T cieties is the pioneer of bird protection /7ONSERVATIONISTS and sportsmen gen- $1.33 in this country. Through its efforts v erally, who have the preservation of the BY A. R. ROSE. W. S. Colfax ...... $2.00 13 $1.35 fifty-two national bird reserves have been set 0. L. Lyon ...... 2.00© 12 forests in view, if for no other end than Salida, Colo., November 17. Editor "Sport W. Fay ...... 1.50 13 1 1.35 l©.35 aside and maintained, and many places have that their maintenance is necessary to the ing Life." I am sending you herewith a T. Keller, Jr. .... 2.00 12 been supplied with wardens to protect the trap shooting event with purses figured out *N. Apgaj ...... 2.00© 15 4 1.35 life of game, would do well to study over *L. S. German ..... 2.50© 15 5 1.35 birds during the breeding seasons. Germany the report of 1H. R. MacMillan and G. A. by the Rose Vari has preceded us in the conservation of birds ous Entrance Fee *H. Worthington ... 2.00 15 4 1.35 Gutches, experts who made a special study ©.). T. Skelly ...... 2.50© 1.1 1 1.33 1.35 as well as of forests, and has done much to System. 1 claim 4. or, of forest fires in Canada. They summarize that as there are at *K. Bunks ...... S.00 14 3 1.35 supply in artificial ways what has been de their conclusions under four heads. In the 1>\ .1. JJineline ...... 50 15 1 1.35 1.35 stroyed through carelessness or by widespread least six different C. 0. Williams .... a.50* U 2 l/i 1-35 3.38 first place the area of merchantable timber classes of shooters M. .1. Salades ...... 50 12 cultivation of the land. They are growing has been grossly overestimated, and, while taking part in H. Buckwalter ...... 2.50 12 hedges, where certain birds can nest, cutting never as large as was popularly believed, has shooting contests W. I©klmanson ...... 2.00 11 off the tops of trees in places so that they been reduced more by forest fires than by there should bo six B. K. du Pont ...... 2.00. 15 4 1.35 may spreTad out lower branches, thus .forming dill©ereut fees for J. B. McIIush ...... 2.50 H . any other cause. These fires, though largely W. M. Foord ...... 2.50 13 1 1.35 1.25 the thickets that birds love and that have e©ntrance, or prices preventable, are still occurring, "and this ii of admission, the T* 1>. WUlis ...... 2.0* 13 1 1.35 1.85 been too thoroughly done away with by civ largely due to lack of enforcement of existing same as we find at H. P. Carlon ...... 2.00 8 ilization. They tie bushes together to make law*. These law* cannot be enforced unless any first-class thea> V. du Pont ...... 1.50 10 better shelter, hang skilfully constructed T. B. Hugem ...... 1.00 13 they are supported by public opinion, backed tre in your city. If H. Winchester ...... 59 13 I 1.35 1.35 boxes everywhere possible to take the place by generous legislative appropriations and ad trap shooting was a A. JJlchardsou ...... R.(M> 15 6 1.35 8.10 of dead trees. The Grand Duchy of Hesse game of chance W. A. Joslyn ...... 2.00 15 4 1.35 6.40 ministered by permanent skilled officials free with one man©s /. H. Lonand ...... 1.50 7 installed 9300 of these boxes in the Govern from political interference. In the third ment forests that were all in time discovered chances equal to W. G, Wood ...... 2.00 H 2 1.35 2. 70 place, the destruction of the existing timber another then the Total amount entries. $50; added money, $10; total. by the birds and taken possession of. Tne by fire" is not only reducing the present tim one single price of $GO: deduct, targets, $3.90; Net purse, $56.10. 41.5 Government has also ordered the old trees entrance would be $1.35x7 1-5 cents. ber supply, but is destroying the Value or Number points credited 41%; value of 1 point $1.35; to be left standing in the Crown forests fiat possibility of a future crop, laying waste fair and proper, but, as we all know, there the natural nesting places be not all de- is as much difference between a 95 per cent, torta.1 amount received, $5i>.0©3; fraction, .W; total. large areas of forest lands, exercising a de shooter and a 75 per cent, shooter as there $56.10. etroyed. Baron von Berlepsc-h, culled the leterious effect on navigable streams, water ——————e——————• father of modern scientific bird conservation, between a 10-second sprinter and the 14- powers and irrigation reservoirs, and is in seoond scrub foot racer that we have been PHILADELPHIA LEAGUE MATCHES. has equipped his large estate at Seebach as every way directly opposed to the national reading about; just as much difference as an experimental station for bird protection. welfare as represented by a progressive con there is between $3 and 50 cents. There is Third of Series Will Likely Break Tie for His methods of feeding, his skill in imitating servative policy. Fourthly, these authorities also the same difference between the 95 per Hie natural holes found in old tress that say that of ail the civilized nations in the :-ent. shooter and the 90 per cent, shooter that Leadership. there is between $3 and $2.50. The one birds use for nesting purposes, his clever and Northern Hemisphere Canada is doing the With the clash of the Philadelphia Trap sympathetic, way of making birds that nest in least to treat public timber lands as a perma EQUAL OR UNIFORM ENTRANCE Shooters© League clubs on four different the grass, bushes, thickets, tail trees, de.i©l nent asset. fee for all is wholly to blame for the poor grounds on Saturday, December 2, the third trees, clay banks, etc., feel at home are cop attendance at shooting tournaments. The of the series for ied by many other land owners. And the habit was formed at the very beginning of the championship wisdom of his protection has been thoroughly class shooting, and we have been following will have been RANDOM SHOTS. the practice ever since. It is fair and satis shot. Four of the proved, for at times when adjoining estates factory to only one class of shooters, the were ruined by insect pests, his were fresh clubs have won PEAKING of fish stories, here©s another: 95 per cent, class. It is unjust and un their matches, they and unharmed, an undeniable prcof of the S Watchman George Beattie, of the Harbor satisfactory to all the other classes, equal to being S. S. White, service the birds render mankind when per Commission of Montreal, .secured a stur about 80 per cent, of all shooters. It corn- Highland, Meadow mitted to do so. His orchards furnished with the 75 per cent, shooter to compete with Spring and Lans- geon four fe.et five inches in length and two the expert at even money or.stay out of the nesting boxes are free from caterpillars when foot six inches in circumference and weighing dale. The tie is all the rest^of the neighborhood suffers from game. The Rose Various Entrance Fee Sys certain to be bro 80 pounds, by the fish jumping into a boat tem permits any shooter to enter a trap shoot ken thii time, these pests. attached to his barge. ing contest by paying a fee of 50 cents, $1, however, as Lans- $1.50, $2, $2.50 or $3, at the option and dale and Meadow N Illinois hunter, J. L. Custer, of Wood pleasure of the shooter himself, regardless of Spring clash© in WANT FREEJ)ISCUSSLON. A River, was the victim of a peculiar hunt whether he is nn expert, amateur or novice. one match, while ing accident that ought to serve as a warn It makes no difference what any shooter©s S. S. White and average rating is, they all simply walk up to Highland meet in E frequently take occasion to urge re ing. While driving a spirited horse some another. The re ducks flew over hsad. Custjer fired, but the THE ENTRY CLERK©S OFFICE W forms and changes in certain details in any order, or just as they may come, and sult will be a of shooting, club management, or some spirited horse ran away throwing him to the shuffling up that ground and injuring him. classify themselves by the amount of entrance will give a better other thing connected with trap shooting, as fee they choose to pay. They are called to line on the championship possibilities. Up to our readers well know. We are always glad the score in squads of five ia the same order ITH the opening of the shooting season date the matches have been featured by high to stir something up if such a procedure is in which they have entered and all shoot scores and keen contests, and if the rate is necessary and when the good of the sport W at Travers Island, the home of the New under exactly the same conditions. The win maintained to the end of the season there York Athletic Club, on November 4, the ners of place are credited according to their is a strong possibility that both team and demands" it. We are equally willing to pub scores and the amount of entrance fees paid, lish and give credit to any other shooter for trap shooting season in the Metropolitan individual scoring records will be shattered. district was really started. Judging by the. according to this table: The schedule, with the means of reaching any good suggestions, whether or not they Entrance Money. 1st Money. 2d Money. 3d Money. the different grounds, follows: meet with our approval as to policy, so long size and quality of the opening turnout an $r,.00 fi 3 1 exceptionally good season is ahead. Dii Pont Club vs. South End Camdeo Glut, at as they are intended for discussion and for 2. no n 2V4 1 Camden. N. J. Take "Cth and 8th St. oar" at the advancement of the sport. In other 2.00 4 ©2 1 Market Street Ferry on Camden side. NE of the main troubles with a young 1.50 :; i>/2 1 words, "Sporting Life©s" columns are open l.flO 2 1 S. S. White vs. Highland, on Highland©* grounds, for free discussion of all shooting problems. O trap shooter is that he does not hold .50 1 1 1 at Beige Hill, Pa, Take trains at Reading Terminal his gun properly. He either holds it at 1.02 and 2.66 P. M. returning 4.15, 4.5T and 6.86 We have in naind .the articles that have been The procedure is exactly the same as with P. M. appearing in our Booster Column during the too highly or too rigidly. The gun should the regular Lansdale vs. Meadow Sprine, on Meadow Spring past few months, when we make that state be held solidly. This will prevent punish grounds at 57th s-treet and I^ancaster avenue, Phila ment from recoil and give absolute control of ROSE SYSTEM AT UNIFORM FEE. delphia. T,ake subway to 52d street and transfer out ment. No good will ever come out of any This new system, which provides an entrance 32d street. Take car marked "Bala." thing unless light is thrown upon it through the gun barrel in pointing. fee to correspond with each class of shooter, Haddonfleld vs. Clearview, on Clearriew grounds discussion. Nothing is so perfect that it can is so evenly balanced and mathematically pre at Darby Pa. Take Woodland avenue car or Darby HE New York State Forest Conservation cise that the expert may enter with a 50- car on Walnut street to Fourth street. Darby. Trains not be improved. Shooting men, who are for l>arby leave Broad Street Station at 1.32 and 2.30 rntirely satisfied with the condition of trap T Commission has mailed 152,000 copies of cent fee and the 50 per cent, shooter on a the forest, fish and game laws of 1911, $3 fee without" it making the slightest dif P. M., returning at 3.22, 5.31 and 6.32 P. II. shooting, should ,give just as much attention ference to any one but themselves. And to the articles bearing upon the sport that as required by the law of that State that each possessor of a hunter©s license should further, the various fees, it is believed, is C. Lovering Wins at H. V. C. C. Trap?. are published in "Sporting Life" as any going to make it unnecessary to bar the ex man who is dissatisfied with the existing ©ii.ave a copy. pert class. However, in n, practical test of Jenkintown, Pa., November 20. The first conditions, for he may obtain some slight idea the system, iii the, professionals and .paid ex target shoot of the Huntington Valley Coifc- that will lead to further improvement. Some UNIQUE kill was made on the opening perts are found to be winning more than they try Club marksmen on the range at Nome A day of the hunting season in New York properly should it would be only a simple on Saturday afternoon, November 18, develop of the brightest minds of the trap shooting matter to limit them to a $1.50 fee or even game have been, and are, attacking the ar State, when Dan Mahoney, who lives ed three warmly-contested events, and with near Saleui on the shores of Lake Cossayuna, lowe:-, but I am in a position to say that nearly a dozen shooters out for the opening ticle published a couple of months ago, from 1 don©t think it will be necessary to inter all sides and their efforts are sure to bear shot a black squirrel, an animal that is ex fere with them at all. Remember that "all day program a highly successful season is good fruit. That article was placed out in ceedingly rare in that State. of them are not going to win all of the time." being predicted. Oorbett Lovering carried front to be attacked and defended, and to If you will take the sample event of the off the first event by killing 10 straight, and MPLOYEES of sporting goods houses can du Pont shoot, which you will find here the second card on the program, a 15-target give the sportsmen n basis for their argu with, and figure up the total entrance fees ments. As we are all working for the same E now sit back and take a breathing spell. event, went to S. C. Fox. The big event was paid and the total amount received by the the last on the program a 25-target handi end, the improvement of shooting, every ar During the past few weeks they have been NINE PROFESSIONALS TAKEN cap shoot for a cup. Sidney Hutchinson won ticle will bring us that much nearer. There rushed up to the minute to supply the de mands for guns, ammunition and hunting out altogether as a class, you will find that in this with a 23 score, made possible by his fore, fire away 1 fits. the No. 2 event they have paid in in entrance handicap of nine. The summaries of Satur fees a total of $19.50 and have drawn out day©s shooting follow: UTOMOB1LISTS in all parts of the coun altogether a total of $26, or a net winning of First event, 10 targets; won by Corbett and Lore- $6.50 for the nine professionals or paid ex ring. DAY OF THE DOG. A try are congratulating General T. Cole- perts. In the other, the No. 5 event they B. H. Tl. H. Tl. man du Pont, the noted Wilmington pow have paid in. $24 and drawn down $27.01, or Lovering . 10 10 Jay Cooke, 3d 3 10 HEY say that every dog has his day. This der maker, upon his generosity, in building, a net winning of $3.01 for the nine trade rep Steele ... 5 Captain Sewell 3 .. .. is, then, the day of the most valuable of at his own expense, the 110-mile boulevard resentatives and paid experts at the head of Hutohison 3 ?. G. EOkins, Jr. 7 1 8 T the list. At the same time the winners are Bradley .. 5 3 8 S. C. Fox ... 6 3 8 all canines, the hunting dog. Months through the State of Delaware. Lippincott 7 1 SIDixon ...... 6 .. 6 of patient training and care are now reaping paid better than by any other system. If you On the shoot-off of the Levering- Cooke tie, Lorerlat NCE again we issue the timely warning. will carefully examine the sample event I am their reward in the hunting field. This is sending, you will find that under the Rose won. likewise the season for dog stealing, and O "Watch the Fires." At this season of Various Entrance Fee System competition is Second event, 15 targets; won by S. C. Fox. many valuable sporting dogs are missed at the year, when the woods are full of largely confined to the members of each class, B. H. TL! H. Tl. this time, when the dog thieves are par hunters and when trees and underbrush are one with another at even money. It is the Sewell ...... G .©. 6j Hutchinson 5 11 dry and inflammable, fire danger is ever pres expert against expert at even money fef per Lipplneott ... 9 2 HJEllcins, Jr. 1 13 ticularly active Tie your dog up carefully, and Bradley ..... 9 5 14|Pox ...... 3 17 keep watch. This hint may save many hunters ent. haps $3 against $3. It is, to a certain extent, .. 11 expert against ndvice at odds of 6 to 1 or Jay Cooke 3d. 10 4 14|Dixon ... sorrow through the loss of their four-footed $3 against 50 cents. It is novice against Lovering .... 10 .. 10-} Steele ... 5 hunting companions. Beginners at the hunt ST as Election Day meant a chance at the novice at even money of 50 cents against 50 Third event, 2 targets, handicap, cup shoot; won ing game, | who are thinking of purchasing traps for many shooters it was also the by Hutchinson. r signal for game to hunt cover, as the B. H. H. Tl. hunting dogs, may well remember that good FIGURING OUT THIS SYSTEM Fox ...... 15 201 Lovering ..... 3 22 dogs come high. Fine animals, well trained, woods were full of shooters on that day and there has been no attempt or desire to put a Sewell ...... 11 IwHutchinson ... 9 23 cannot be purchased for a song, unless they their bags were large. The upland game was premium on poor shooting, nor is the system Dlxon ...... 19 22 Q. 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a pigeon for the prizes in each. An optional tain; J. Parker, F. Hendrix, W. W. Stewart, 25-cent event will be shot in each event with H. C. Buckmaster and JT. M. Buckmaster, a chicken for prize and a $1 optional sweep board of governors. on each 20-bird event, divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent. At Oakland Golf Club, Bayside, L. I., the shooting box has been opened and competi Charley Spencer may not have won the tions at the traps will vie in popularity with annual trophy with 49 out of 50 and the professional honors this year, but he was in golf«right through the Winter. Sweepstakes Autumn trophy with 47 out of 50. the race to the finish. It would be hard to are held every Saturday afternoon, while on IN RE SHOOTERS duplicate his record for the past five years, Thanksgiving Day, New Year©s Day and FrancS P. O©Neil writes that the United both in the registered tournaments and in Washington©s Birthday there will be special Shoe Machinery Gun Club of Beverly, Mass., the big championship contests. club handicaps. has more than a hundred members at present NOT TOO PERSONAL, BUT JUST and that plans are under way to greatly in W. D. Stannard, Chicago representative of At Albia, Iowa, on November 14, H. O. crease this number. the du Pont Company, has added another gun Rake, shooting Peters factory loads, won high club organization to his list when he started general average, 73x75. PERSONAL ENOUGH* As we have not heard any loud trap shoot into operation the Illinois Valley Gun Club, at ing reports from the Greener of John Martin, La Salle, 111. The officers are as follows: the noted Bergen Beach, N. Y., shooter, we President, John W. Stuart, of La Salle; vice- Sam Ochletree, with a clean score of 10 imagine he is out in the wilds snuffing out president, Dr. B. J. Nauman, of Peru; secre straight, was high ©at the ©©white flyer" Gossip and Comment About Sports great numbers of ducks. tary, A. L. Jaques, of Utica; treasurer, Frank shoot at Point Breeze Gun Club, near Phila Pierski, of La Salle > field captain, C. D. delphia, on November 18. Coleman missed men Whom the Lovers of George G. Alien, of Spencerport, N. Y., Clark, of Utica. his last flyer and had to be content with a writes that the Churchville, N". Y., Gun Club tie for second place. « will hold a tournament on Tuesday, November A reorganization has been effected in the Shooting Know in Person or 28. Fifteen events at ten targets each will Helena, Ark., Gun Club and it is hoped that At the Eagle Gun Club, at Manoa, Pa., on first be shot, these events being open to all the club will have a new lease of life. The November 18, shooting in a gale of wind, Through the Medium of Fame. shooters. Two turkeys are the prizes in each officials chosen to carry on the affairs are: Isaac Knowles was the star performer in event. Five other events of ten targets each Dr. Stiwell, president, and Percy Butterick, the 10-flyer event, making the only straight, are slated for local shooters. J. C. Crandall secretary. while Budd, Clegg and Brewer were in second BY THOMAS D. BIOHTER. is president and J. R. Bromley, secretary of place with nine each. In the first miss-a(nd- Tier* in one profesaional trap shooter, who this club. The Genessee County Fish and Game Pro out Clegg and Jackson won, while Knowles tective Association, of Batavia, N. Y., re and Clegg divided the second. Clegg scored » made the Middle West his stamping 22 out of 23 for the day. during the past Summer, whose name William B. Abbott, who won the J. B. turned all of its officers to their places again i does not fignr« Shannon Amateur Challenge Trophy at the for the ensuing year at a recent meeting. among the high, S. S. Whites grounds at Holmsburg Junction Those selected are: President, Charles W. NOTED SHOOTERS CLOSE SEASON. men in the yearly on November 18, will be on the grounds of Gardiner; treasurer, Albert J. Squiers; sec averages, nor ha; the Highland Gun Club at Edge Hill, Pa., on retary, Horace H. Chapin; vice-presidents, he any great tour Saturday November 25 to defend the honor. J. W. Hall, Oakfield; H. W. Tyler, Stafford; Annie Oakley and Frank Butler Have nament victory to The challengers for this trophy who are down Bernard Shumway, E. East, Pembroke; "W. Clearly Earned Long Rest. his credit. Not on the list are Slear, -Chalmers, Redman, Hoffman, Elba; L. Putnam, Bethany; A. R. that he is not i Soley, Felix, Wiley, Renner, Lindley, Pratt, Cash, Byron; J. Ingalsbe, Alabama; G. W. first-class shooter McKean, Wakeman, Aiman, Cordery and W. Dauchy, Pavilion. The directors are: Ed By Thomas D. Richter. for he has made re H. Mathews. The following are the wins on ward Russell, C. A. Wilyoung, J. L. Robson, After one of the most strenuous seasons she markable strides in the trophy to date: Slear 3, Pratt 2, Clegg 1, H. M. Spofford, Al. J. Squiers, George W. has ever put in, Annie Oaklej (Mrs. Frank the past two years. Cordery 1, Abbott 1. This trophy is for 88 Watson, C. W. Hartley, W. L. Richmond and Butler) is back at her home in New York However, his value per cent, amateurs with $2 challenge. A. W. Tyler. city. Following to his company lies the close of her Secretary-Treasurer Elmer E. Shaner, of in his ability to J. W. Barre, the professional from Louisi •f season with the make and keep the Interstate Association, is having a slight ana, Mo., who has not been shooting in his Young Buffalo friends, to so im respite from labor just now, but the annual territory much this Summer, showed his keen jfc=» Wild West show press the shooters meeting of the Interstate will soon engross eye at the shoot of the Tannhauser Gun Club, she and her hus that he is always his attention, and following that comes his at St. Louis, Mo., on October 28 and 29, when band, who was the welcome, and to preparation for the 1912 handicaps. he smashed 238 out of 250 and won the former noted rep make himself of so high honors from C. G. Spencer. resentative of th» much use at a Charles W. Gardiner, the president of the Rpmington - U. M. tournament that he is indispensable. This Genesse County Fish and £ame Protective In the mid-week shoot of the Eagle Gun C. Company, paid ,*um is William E. Grnbb, whose home is in Association, and secretary of the Holland Club, at Manoa, Pa., Billy Clegg tied with a call on "Sport Laddonia, Mo., so that he is right at home Gun Club, has just returned to his home at Kirk in the 10-flyer race with 10 straight. ing Life" on Fri In his terirtory. It is not stretching the fact Batavia, N. Y., after a shooting trip into In the miss and out Kirk, Coleman and day. The pair will y that Grubb is one of the most useful Maine. Budd tied with eight. spend a few weeks representatives both to his company and in New York and " hooting in general. Herbert L. Jillson, secretary, of the Pine- Dr. D. L. Culver, the popular shooter from then go to Florida hurst, N. C., Gun Club, writes that an in Port Jervis, N. Y., who shoots a fine average for a Winter of The eleventh annual Cecil County target novation which promises to meet with general in season and out, is back at the grind at hunting. Mrs. But. hooting tournament, under the auspices of favor at the fifth annual Midwinter Handicap, the traps of the New York A. 0., in the week ler is in remark the Rising Sun, Md., Gun Club, will be held at Pinehurst, January 24, 25, 26 and 27, is ly contests. able condition, con at that club on November 28 and 29. There the selection of the handicap committee from sidering the hard will be 10 events of 15 targets each and in the shooters in attendance, the aim being P. B. Plummer, the professional from Chat season through which she has passed, and addition a farmers© handicap at 25 targets to cover as wide a range of territory as pos tanooga, Tenn., is one of the most active the fact that she suffered for some time with on the first day, and the Cecil County cham sible. shooting men in his State. He believes that an injured eye, which brought her close to pionship at 50 targets on the second day. he serves the interests of his company just death©s door. She actually looks only tha Prizes valued at more than $100 will be A. P. Smith scored a fine triumph over a as well by promoting shoots and boosting the 19 years which the old Southern colonel cred awarded in the Farmers© Handicap, while the high-class field of shooters at the registered trap shooting in his district as by merely sell ited her with being. She has had excellent Cecil County champion will receive a hand tournament of the Danville, 111., Gun Club ing shells. offers to demonstrate her prowess with fire some solid gold watch fob. The county cham on November 8, with a score of 141 out of arms at the Sportsmen Show in New York pionship has been won by the following 150. He was high amateur, beating out such The du Pont Gun Club, of Wilmington, Del., and at the Hippodrome, but has not yet de hooters: 1901, R. H. England; 1902 1903 noted amateurs as Jesse Young, J. Barto and will hold a turkey shoot on Thanksgiving cided what she will do. Frank Butler has and 1904, H. L. Worthington; 1905, R. H. Bart Lewis. Day in which 15 "gobblers" will be placed been making careful study of trap shooting England; 1906, J. H. Hartenstine; 1907, in competition. Three more turkeys will be conditions in his travels throughout the coun Cecil Kirk; 1908, 1909, J. W. Ewing; 1910, Frank Pratt, the Philadelphia professional, used in the rifle events. The program will try and may have 8ome_ interesting revela O. 0. Williams. spent a day at Northeast, Md., in quest of call for 50 targets, 50 cents entrance, in tions to make on this subject later. ducks recently, but was forced to return cluding the price of targets. Twelve of the Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, la., the double empty-handed, something unusual for him, 15 turkeys will be for members and the O'Neil's Notes of Beverly Shooters. champion of the country, has been on a owing to the heavy fog. other three for visitors. Shooting starts at P. R. Bosworfh. tiw secretary of the Bererly CUB hooting trip after mallards and blue bills in 9.30. ___ Club, has done some flns shooting this Summer and South Dakota. He has been exceptionally St. Clair County, 111., the home of the be is rated as one of the best shots in the city. fast with his second barrel and his big bags veteran Bill Orosby, has added another gun Georgia is now getting its sportsmen thor club to the trap shooting fold. This new or Ladies sure, in evidence at the shoots this season are the result. oughly organized and the value of the move and they were much interested in watdhlnt the sport. ganization has been started at Belleville, and is rapidly becoming apparent. The Georgia Dr. C. M. Davis, secretary of the Laurel, has a large membership and excellently ap Sportsmen©s Association was organized with KepreaentatiTe J. L. SalUmstall Is one of the best pointed grounds. any way ycoixtake him. He has won many prizes thai Miss., Gun Club, is making a valient effort to the following officials: President, State Game year. make shooting a go in his home section and Warden Jesse Mercer; vice-president, Charles the fact that he holds regular -weekly shoots George S. McCarty and J. Franklin Meehan N. Woodruff; secretary, Hal Langdon. laturday will be a rala day at tie club house, even when the attendance is low proves that when the members will hold a thoot. When BUls, are handling a big shoot at the Highland Morse and the rest of the bunch get ffoing ther* cer he has the right spirit. He will surely get Gun Club, at Edge Hill, Pa., on Saturday, Lawrence D. Willis, the star amateur shoot tainly is a shoot. the attendance before long. November 25. It is the annual poultry shoot, er, was recently elected president of the The local clnb house is one of the most up-to-dati with the program calling for five 20-target Wilmington, Del., Gun Club The other In any part of the State. It la c«zy and gives a E. S. Rogers, the popular president of the events, with $2.50 entrance for the entire officers are: Isaac Turner, vice-president; rood appearance, and th« local runners are proud Cleveland Gun Club, smashed 96 out of 100 100. There will be four classes, A, B, 0 Roger Witworth, secretary; A. H. Lobb, field ia harlnc snob a good faotae. at the lut fthoot of hii chib and captured th» , and D, with a turkey, goose, two ckieken* and captain; 0, 1£. BuekmMtcr, assistant field cap P. NOVEMBER 25, 1911 SPORTING LIFE 21

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are many deer to be found Within a few Grinnell, 22; G. H. Abbott, 22; D. McMafcoo. 22;, hours© drive of Salt Lake. Daniel Davis, of R. J. Held, 81; W. Church, 21; C. W. BUMugs, 2ft; J. G. Batterson, 20; B. L. Spotts, 20; L, J. McCahlll, the engineering department of the Oregon 19; W. J. Ellas, 17; Dr. W. B. Short, IT; Dr. Cul Short Line, and William Howick. of Elias ver, 16. Morris & Sons, returned yesterday from a Special cup efhoot, 25 target*, scratch H. Vinder- hunting trip in Mill Creek canyon. About 4 veer, 24; G. J. Corbett, 21; C. W. Billings, 21; Dr. o©clock Saturday afternoon they sighted a W. B. Short, 21; R. L. Spotts, 20; Dr. Culver, 19; Blueflsh T. R. Hannifcrd, in Fire Island Inlet, J. G. Batterson, 19: D. McMatoa, IS; O. C. Grin L. I., 9 pounds 4 ounces. herd of 10, but exhausted their ammunition in nell, 17; S. Scott, 17; B. J. Held, 16; W. J. EUas, Weakfish Walter E. Sawyer, In Great South Bay, long-distance shots. They, however, managed 16; L. J. McCaMll, 15; W. Church. 15; d. H. Ab RECORD FISH L. I., 13% pounds. to get a few close-range shots and succeeded bott, 12; F. D. White, 8. * Channel Bass Robert B. Bridges, in Topsail Inlet, in wounding two of the animsls. Two were Trophy shoot, 26 targets, scratch C. W. BUUnj*, N. C., 44 pounds. able to trail off with the herd, but the third 25; G. J. Corbett, 23; H. Vaaderveer, 23; J. G. Striped Bass Paul F. Zeirz, off Asbury Park, N. one fell in its tracks. Its mate, however, re Batterson, 22; Dr. Culver, 21; S. Soott, 21; R. L. REMARKABLE CATCHES BY J., 40 pounds 3 ounces. mained to protect the wounded animal, and Spotts, 21; D. McMahon, 21; R. J. Held, 1»; Dr. Blackfish William M. Hughes, off Sachnest Neck, his stamping and threatening appearance were W. B. Short, 19; O. C. Grinnell, 19; W. Ohurcfa, R. I., 12% pounds. enough to keep the hunters at bay. They had 18; L. J. McCahlll, 17; W. J. Ettas, 17; G. H, ANGLERS IN TABLE FORM. Rainbow Trout Mrs. D. L. McKay, Jr., In Klamath but one shot left, darkness was coming on, Abbott, 14; F. D. White, 13. Lake, Ore., 21 pounde 6 ounces. High gun trophy, 100 targets, scratch G. J. Cor Small Mouth Black Bass 0. K. Richards, at and they were afraid to risk the last ball in an attempt to get the male. The only serious bett, 89; C. W. Billinss, 87; H. Vaadwveor, 86; Long Lake Lodge, Hockley, Wi9., 7 pounds 4 ounces. J. G. Batterson, 80©; 0. C. Grinnell, 79; D. McMahoo. Heaviest of All Varieties Caught Large Mouth Black Bass Dr. Ernest M. Hardy, obstacle encountered in deer hunting in that 78; E. L. Spotts, 78; S. Scott, 78; Dr. W. B. Short, In Chickahominy Hirer, Va., 11 pounds 9 ounces. vicinity, according to the hunters, is the 75; Dr. Culver, 74; W. Church, 71; J». McMahon. Pike H. H. Wilson, in Fishtrap Lake, Minn., 25 heavy snow which fell during the past week. 69; W. J. Ellas, 66; G. H. Abbott, 6». in 1911 in List Compiled From pounds. " In many places they say the snow is waist Handicap shoot, 100 target*. Brook Trout J. H. Wheelwright, in the Narrows, deep. between Upper and Lower Dam, Me., 9% pounds. H. T.| H. T. Authoritative Sources Some Muscallonge Alien A. Thayer, in Chautauqua Lake, G. J. Corbstt .. 0. C. Grlnaen .. . 6 85 N. Y., 42 pounds. LARCHMONT TRIES NEW SYSTEM. C. W. Billings . 8 95 Dr. Culver ...... 8 82 Ouananiche J. L. Scott, In Lake Sebago, Me., J. G. Batterson 13 93|S. Scott ...... 4 82 Wonderful Figures. 14% pounds. H. Vanderveer .. 14 92|W. Church ...... 11 82l Yacht Club Shooters Make Experiments R. L. Spotts .. 4 92|R. J. Held ...... 9 78 D. McMahon .. 12 90IW. J. Ellas ...... 8 74, New York, November 20. During the fish Trawling for the Cod. in Fixing Handicap Allowances. Dr. W. B. Short 12 87 G. H. Abbott ..... 6 67 ing season we are swamped with reports of Boston, Mass., November 18. Trawling is New York, N. Y., November 20. An ex High gun trophy (closed to Larchmont Yacfet wonderful catches, both as regards size and the most common way of taking codfish. periment, which, if successful, may revolu Club), 125 targets, scratch H. Vanderveer, 10>3; S. Two men put out in^ a dory and anchored a tionize trap shooting at local clubs, was in Scott, 100>; R. L. Spotts, 100; J. G. Batiersort, 99; weight. At the same time we stituted yesterday afternoon in the open Dr. W. B. Short, 94; L. J. McCahill, 87; R. J. hear of remarkable fish thafl pair of buoys a short distance apart. A little shoot of the Larchmont Yacht Club. Instead Held, 85; W. Church, 78; W. J. Elias, 76; G. H. "got away." For this rea further on they set a second pair. A line of starting with fixed handicaps, according Abbott, 72. son it is hard to make a cor of trawl is stretched between each pair; to the usual .system, the gunners after the rect table of record catches hooks are attached at distance of about a regular practice participated in a test shoot, HARD SHOOTING FOR AUDUBONS. during the 1911 season. The foot and each hook is baited with a herring. which furnished the managing committee with season for game fish, both salt "There is no bigger fool than a herring," data upon which to reckon out the allow and fresh water, is at an end, is a common saying among the fishermen. ances. The men then shot the usual trophy Dr. Wilson Wins Two Trophy Events and it is interesting to anglers They are the prey for every fish, particu events on a scratch basis, and went into the to know "who©s who" for larly the cod, and for this reason, as well as high gun shoote with "blind" handicaps. Under Unfavorable Conditions- 1911. These catches repre for the ease with which they are caught, Another innovation was tha classification of sent a wide territory, but( herrings are used as bait. A ring of slender the gunners into three divisions for Class By Dr. W. C. Wootton. South Catalina, off the coast saplings, known as a herring weir, is built in A, B and C trophies. The advocates of the Buffalo, N. Y., November 20. The Buffalo of California, produced the one of the numberless little bays along the new system assert that it instills more inter greatest number of record fish. Audubon Gun Club held its weekly shoot on coast of Maine. The saplings are set about est into the shooting and keeps the same Saturday, November 18. A regular old south- The largest fish of any char six inches apart with a funnel shaped en men from leading the squads week in and acter proved to be a leaping trance at one side. A straight line of sap week out. The experiment worked well yes wester blowing across the traps made very tuna weighing 680 pounds. lings running through the mouth of the fun terday. George J. Corbett, of the New York difficult shooting, the targets doing all sorts It was landed by J. K. L. nel turns the fish into the weir, where they Athletic Club,, was high gun, with 89 out of acrobatic stunts. It was a matter of guess Ross and strangely enough, swim round and round in circles, until the of 100. The club high gun « as H. Vander- where the targets were going; to be when the off the coast of Nova Scotia. tide falls. Then fishermen go out after them veer. The summaries: charge reached them©. Dr. Wootton won all Records compiled from vari in boats and take them up by the netful. Test shoot (to fix handicaps, number of t targets ous sources indicate thafc the big fish during No net encircles the weir and nothing but points in Class A, while "Mr. Rogers followed hit being the allowance). Dr. Culver, 8 out of 10; suit in Class B. Mr. Sava-ee won Class 0 1911 were taken as follows: the herring©s stupidity prevents it turning to J. G. Batterson, 13 out of "15: Stuart Scott, 4 out Leaping Tuna, Pacific Coast. C. B. Stockton, Los one side" and swimming to liberty. Instead of 4; G. J. Corbett, 7 out of 10; W. Church, 11 out badge, while Dr. Wilson annexed the spoon Angeles, Cal,, off Santa Catalina, 170 pounds. At of turning through, it goes round in a circle. of 15; C. W. Billings, 8 out of 8; W. J. Ellas, 8 out and Lambert trophy events. Scores: lantic Coast J. K.. It. Ross, in St. Ann©s Bay, N. S., From three to five million pounds of cod are of 15; H. Vandenreer, ,6 out of 8; R. L. Spotts, 4 Hp. 20 680 pounds. shipped annually to New York, to be shredded out of 4; 0. C. Grinnell, 6 out of S; Dr. W. B. Rogers ...... 17 Yellowfln Tuna E. J. Polkinhorn, Torreon, Mexico, and packed in boxes and sent to every part Short, 12 out of 15; G. H. Abbott, 7 out of 15; Wootton ...... 21 off Santa Catalinn. 59% pounds. of the country. D. McMahon, 12 oul of IS; and R. J. Held, 9, out Smith ...... 20 Swordflsh Judge J. S. Dempsey, Madlsonville, Ky., of 12. Dr. Wilson off Santa Catalina, 480% pounds. Trophy shoot, 25 targets, scratch G. J. Corbett, Coivert . .j Yellowtail Morris S. S. Philllps, Bedlandu, Cal., Deer Hunters Busy in Utah. 21; C. W. Billings, 21; O. C. Grinned!. 21; L. J. Smith, Jr. off Santa Catalina., 42 pounds. McCa-hill, 19; J. G. Batterson. 19; Dr. W. B. Short, Lambert . White Sea Bass Guy Beddinger, Chicago, Ilia., off Salt Lake City, Utah, November 16. With 18; Stuart ©Scoty 18; Dr. Cuver, 18; Daniel Mc Dr. Burke Banta Catalina, 41 pounds. the approach of the closing day of the open Mahon, 17; Ralph L. Spotts, 17; Henry Vanderveer, Ueed .... Alba core It. H. Hompthrump, Bloomington, Ills., season for shooting deer numerous Salt Lake 16; W. J. Elias. 15 r R. J. Held, 13; G. H. Abbott, Savage ... off Santa Catalina. 40 pounds. ip parties -are preparing for a day©s sport in 12; and W. Church 7. Ebberta .. Tarpon E. A, Bichards, in Estera Bay, Fla., 75 the neighboring canyons. Reports from re Trophy shoot. 25 .targets, scratch George J. Corbett, Newton turning hunters are to the effect that there 24; H. Vanderveer, 23; Stuart Scott, 22-; 0. C. Handicap refers to event No. a. 22 SPORTING LIFE NOVEMBER 25, 1911 Registered Tournaments Who Uses The Official Re cratch, Z3; O. C. Grinnsll, 1, 22; E. A. Banner, I, Amateurs Professionals sults of the 1911 22; R. L. Spotts, acr&ich, 22; B. M. Hicsinaon, scratch, 23; D. Lindquiat, 1, 22; G. N. Hugjins, 1911: Grand American Handicap. 1911: Season's High Average. Registered Tour 5. 22; Dr. De Wolff, 2, 21: Dr Culver, 1, 21; C. W. Billings, 1, 21; 3. G. Batterson, 2, 20; P. R. Won: by Mr. Harvey Dixon, Oronogo, Mo. Won: by Mr. John R. Taylor. naments, as fur Robinson, 4, 17; Dr. Clarke, scratch, 17; M. Kellar, Score: 99 out of 100—from 20 yds. Score: 2038 out of 2100. scratch, 13; H. Kellar. scratch, 10©; R. R. Debacher,* Powder: Dead Shot. nished by Elmer 4, 17; E. McLamore, scratch. 17: L. L. Lawson, 5, Powder: Dead Shot. 19; E. P. Lawson. scratch, 14: Dr. Held. 1, 18. E. Shaner, Secre * Shoot-off. 25 targets, handicap D. F. McMahon, 2, 24; K F. Crowe. 2, 18. Why do winners use Dead Shot ? tary-Treasurer, President©s cup, 25 targets, handicap C. W. Bil It meant $10(0 in C£ lings, 1, 24; E. A. TUnney. 1. 22; R. L. Spotts, the Grand American of the Interstate scratch, 23; D. Kirkwood. scratch. 24: D. F. Mc thought and care. _ - -..._ __-._._--. _.__.. Mahon, 1, 25: Dr. Held. 1, 22: B. M. Higginson, powder for amateurs as well as professionals to use? Elmer E. Shaner Association. scratch. 22; Dr. De Wolff, 2. 21; R. II. Debacher, For professional shooters the winning-of the "Season©s High Average is the \*,______.X 4. 21; Dr. Clarke, scratch, 21; D. Lindquist, 1, 21; crowning: achievement. Four y»ars out of five, professionals using: "Dead Shot Dr. Culver, 1. 19; O. C. Grinnril. 1, 16; J. G. Bat- have won this coveted honor. Is it any wonder that professionals prefer "Dead THE RESULTS FROM WEEK TO WEEK. terson, 2, 13: P. ft. Kobinson, 1. 19; M. Kellar. ELOW will be found, from week to scratch, 16; H. Kellar, scratch, 10; G. N. Huggins, 5. 18; E. MeLamore, scratch. Ifi; L. L. Lawton. 5, You, too, will prefer Dead Shot if you will try it compare its patterns and its B week, the revised and corrected 18: B. F. Crowe. '1. 18: K. P. Lawson. scratch. 14. penetration with that of any other powder Once acquainted with Dead rihot you official scores of all Registered Tourna Thanksgiving trophy. 25 targets, handicap R. R. ments and Shoots under the auspices of Debacher. 4, 24; I). Lindquist, 1. 23; H. Kirkwood, W All dealers carry Dead Shot loads in stock. We guarantee the stability of Dead the Interstate Association, as furnished scratch, 24: Dr. De Wolff, 2, 21: I). ,F. McMahon, Shot. 1, 21: O. C. Grinnell, 1. 20: Dr. Culver. 1, l.T; C. regularly by Secretary-Treasurer Shaner: W. Billings, scratch, 19; E. A. Ranney, 1, 17; R. L. Spotts. scratch. 20; .T. G. Batterson, 2, 19; B. M. Higginson, scratch. IE); P. R. Robinson, 4, 18; Dr. CHICAGO BOSTON ST. LOUIS REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 192. Clarke, scratch. 17; M. Kollar. scratch, 18; II. Kel DANVrU-E .ROD AND GUN CLUB. AT DAN lar, scratch, 15; G. N. Huggins, 5. 16; E. McLamore, VILLE, ILLS.. NOVEMBER 8. 1911. 1. 19; L. L. Lawton, 5, 19; B. F. Crowe, 2, 18; E. P. Lawson, scratch, 14; Dr. Held. 1. 19; PROFESSIONALS. Distance handicap. 2o targets R. L. Spotts, 21. Kmits ..... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sh. Bk. 23; D. Lindquist, 20. 23: H. Kirkwood. 21. 22; K. Targets .... 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A. Ranney, 31, 21; C. W. Billings, 21, 20; B. N. H-Cadwallader 12 14 15 13 13 13 15 15 14 15 150 139 Higginson. 21, 19; D. P. McMahon, 20. 18; B. F. A. Ammann.. 15 13 13 14 14 13 14 15 14 14 150 138 Crowe, 19, IS; Dr. Culver. 20, 18; Dr. De Wolff, 19, 17; 0. C. Grinnell, 2ft, 1C; R. R. Debacher, 18, 14; E. Matthews.. 13 11 12 12 12 13 12 9 12 10 150 116 B. P. Lawson, 19, 14; Dr. Held, 20, 14; L. L. Law- Ed. Graham.. 8 14 14 14 13 11 14 15 13 14 150 133 ton, IB. n. W. Stannard.. 14 13 13 12 12 14 13 14 14 10 15& 129 Shoot-off, same conditions D. Lindquist, 20, 22; AMATEURS. R. L. Spotts, 21, 20. Ten pairs of doubles, handicap Dr. D« Wolff, 2, .T. Youn*. .... 13 14 15 13 14 14 14 13 14 14 150 1S8 18; L. L. Lawtori, 5, 14; C. W. BJIHngs. scratch, J. Barto ..... 12 15 15 15 14 14 10 15 12 12 150 134 14; O. C. Grinnell, 1. 13; R. M. Higginson, scratch. B. Lewfe .... 14 10 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 14 150 136 12: B. A. Ranney, 1. 11; B. F. Crowe, 2, 11; Dr. J. W: Veatch. 14 15 12 12 11 13 13 11 11 15 150 127 Held, I, 11: E. P. Lawson. «<-ratch, 10-; R. It, De- A. P. Smith.. 13 15 12 15 15 14 H 15 14 14 150 141 bacber, 2, 10} Dr. Culver, 1, 10. F. Creithtoa. . 9 13 8 10 11 9 9 14 15 9 150 1C7 SMITH GO A. Hickerson.. 11 13 10 14 11 11 15 14 14 13 150 126 «f Blake Star at Crescent Traps. E. McLaufrhlia 9 6 9 11 8 5 11 10 10© 11 150 90 Bay Ridge, N. J., November 20. Mem A. MeLaughlln 11 11 12 12 11 10 6 12 10 8 150 103 /"1HOOSE your eun aa you would your bat to fit bers of the Crescent Athletic Club took part I uouperfectly It means higrher scores and more E. 3. Sfiiih. . 14 8 13 12 11 12 12 14 15 13 15* 124 in fire events at the Bay Ridge traps on ^ birds. Tnere is some rather wide advice on W. Bell ..... 12 12 13 13 13 13 15 13 12 It 150 128 November 18. The feature event was the this point in our handsomely lithographed new Geo. Bobbins. 13 13 H 14 11 14 13 12 11 12 150. 127 Catalogue and you may have it for the asking. E. L. Crosby.. 11 11 14 14 14 914 12 13 14 150 126 shoot /or the "take home" trophy at 100 C. Koach .... 13 12 12 12 8 12 13 13 U 10 150 119 targets, which went to 0. Blake with a total THE FIRST THING to remember, however, K. KinnlnKham 14 12 12 14 10 14 14 12 13 13 150 128 of 93. F. B. Stephenson was the winner of is that it does make agrreat dealof difference Fred Hagle... 15 14 14 14 12 12 14 12 13 9 150 129 the J. F. James trophy at 25 targets with whether or not your gun fits you. The next A. Glover .... 13 9 10 12 9 ]1 14 13 14 11 150 116 a score of 23 from scratch. A. Blake and thing1 to remember is that there is a Ham- Fax Bartlett. . 13 12 13 11 11 13 12 11 8 9 150 112 merless Smith Gun that does fit you better T. S. CassaJrt. 14 13 1" 13 13 13 10 9 7 10 150© 115 C. Blake paired in the team shoot, tied for than any other gun in the world. F. Alexander. 8 U 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 150© 98 first place with F. B. Stephenson and C. R. G. H. Nell ... 9 9 10 4 ...... 60 82 James, each with a total of 46. The shoot- The most wonderful improvement in {run-making J. U. Bartley. 9 9 10 13 12 11 14 9 12 12 150© 111 off will be held next Saturday. The second in the past fifty years is the Hunter One-Trigger. It is Pete Sandchas. 12 14 12 15 13 14 13 13 12 13 150 131 leg on the November cup went to J. H. *iust as grreat a boon to the professional as to the H. Stevens ...... 13 13 11 ...... 45 3? Vanderveer with a score of 24. The scores: amateur sportsman. It spella accuracy to the K. Stevens ...... 12 11 9 ...... 45 highest degree. J. D. Davis ...... 11 .. 15 11 November cup, K targets, handicap J. H. Ven- derveer, 1, 24; C. Blake, 2, 23; C. A. Lockwood, 4. The most wonderful advance in ^un-making; INFORMATION SHEET. 22; F. B. Stephenson. scratch, 20; F. S. Hvatt, 1, 20>; rt/syear is the thoroughly tried and tested The Squler Money-Back System resulted is follow: A. Bryant, 5, 18; C. T. Davis, 5, 18; A. Blake, 4, new 20-Gau.je Hammerless Smith Gun with or Contributed by the Interstate Association, $!>0i. 17; H. T. Spoouer, 5, IT; J. S. Lawson, 5, 16; J. F. Total number of tanret* trapped, 1 cent p«r target James, scratch, 17; C. R. James, 1, 14; A. B. Heu- without the Hunter One-Triggrer attach applied to Special Fund, $42.15. drickson, S, 1". ment. Weighs 5% to 7 Ibs. Just all gun Total amount received from the extra entranc* of .T. F. James trophy, 25 targets, handicap F. B. and no frills. Ask about it today. ft, and from the 10 cents p«r event paid by th« con- Stephenson, scratch, 23; (". A. Lockwood, 4, 23; tee tints who did not shoot in all events, $23,10. G. G. Stephenson, 3, 22; J. H. Vanderveer, 2, 22; THE HUNTER ARMS CO. Total amount of Special Fund to pay back loasei, A. Blake, 4, 21; C. R. James, 1, 20; J. F. Adanw, 70 Hubbmed Street IL15.25. scratch, 19; C. T. Davis, 5. 19; J. S. Lawson, 5, IS; Total amount of IOSMS, $65.17. A. K. Hendrickson. 3, 18; F. S. Hyatt, 1, 17; f!. Fulton, Surplus to be diridad among the high gun amaUun BlaJte, 2, 17; A. Bryant, 5, 15; H. T. Spooner, 5, $50. OS. 15. (Signed) C. A. SPARKS, Cashier. Take-home trophy, 100 targets C. Blake, 93; A. Blake. 83; H. S. Hyatt, 77; F. B. Stephenson, 76; ,T. H. Vanderveer, 75; G. G. Stephenson, 73; J. S. GOOD TURNOUT AT N. Y A. C. Lawson, 72; H. T. Spooner. 71; C. R. James, 70; ,T F. James. 67; C. T. Darts, 63; A. E. Hendriekson, oO; A. Bryant, 57. Twenty-Two Shooters Face Traps in Con Stake trophy. 25 targets, handicap C. Blake,. 2. tests at Travers Island. 23; F. B. Stephenson, scratch, 22: C. A. Lockwood, Points Which Make the Perfect Shell 4. 22; A. Blake. 4, 21: C. R. James, 1, 20; C. T. .Tames, 5, 20: G. G. Stophenson, 3. 19: A. Bryant, BRASS HEAD perfectly formed, uniformly gauged, Steel Reinforced and By H. Schuler. 5. 17; A. K. Hendrickson, 3 .17; J. F. James, scratch, Corrugated. New York, N. Y., November©20. The New 16; J. S. Lawson, 5. 15: F.© S. Hyatt, 1. 14. York A. C. shooters engaged in six events at Team shoot, 25 target*, handicaj) A. Blake and C. PAPER JUKE thoroughly waterproofed and of sufficient elasticity and Travers Island on Saturday, November 18, Blake, G, 46; F. B. Stephenson and C. R. James. tensile strength to stand all strains without fracture. and the shooting 1, 46; J. F. James and II. B.ryant. 5, 41: O. G. Stephenson and J. S. Lawson, 8, 41; F. S. Hyatt and BASE-WAD thoroughly compressed and securely locked against loosening was so even that C. A. Lockwood, 5, S9. the honors of high by the gases. gun were shared LOCKING METHOD of tube and head which makes "pulling out" im by half a dozen, possible. each being credit BATTERY CUP so assembled and retained in shell as to preserve accuracy ed with a brack TRADE CO,S© 1912 CALENDARS, ct. The gunners and form of original drawing. who earned the Peters and du Pont Have Issued Attract PRIMER High-Pressure, Hot-Flash, so constructed as to make complete distinction were B. circular contact with walls of battery cup and prevent "gas leak." M. Higginson, D. ive Calendars, and Western Cartridge K McMahon, C. SCIENTIFIC LOADING—a "system" of wadding for each individual W. Billings, B. R. Company a Wall-Hanger. load, thus meeting the requirements of each particular powder. Debacher, D. Lind- Two companies have already issued their CRIMP hard and tight, eliminating trouble in magazine guns and of quist and Dr. De calendars for the 1912 season and one its "jarring loose" in shooting doubles. Wolff. The first wall poster. The Peters Cartridge Company, event of the day Unless You Are Particular in Buying Your Shells You Can Easily Spoil a Trip. was the November of Cincinnati, O., and the du Pont Powder cup, and after the Company, of Wilmington, Del., issuing the cal THE ABOVE POINTS put there for your benefit ARE 25 targets had endars, and the Western Cartridge Company, ALL CONTAINED IN WESTERN factory loaded SHELLS been trapped it of East Alton, 111., having the wall poster. "PERFECT FROM PRIMER TO CRIMP" was found that Sportsmen can obtain these fine examples of there was a tie between Higginson and K. the lithographic art by writing to the com A. Ranney with totals of 24, both being level in the matter of handicaps. In the shoot-off panies and mentioning "Sporting Life." THE WESTERN CARTRIDGE COMPANY the allowances wove unaltered, and after a East Alton, Ills. very close race Higginson won by a bird. The 1912 calendar issued by the Peters Another tie resulted for the Committee Cup Cartridge Company, while a radical departure between McMahon and Crowe, but the for from the character of subjects used in previ mer won out in the shoot-off. The distance ous years, possesses all the human interest handicap was notable for another tie score. mid artistic merit which have made its pre the government. The upper half of the R. D". Spotts was the most© prominent scratch decessors so much admired and sought after. calendar is a wonderfully colored illustration GUNS, AMMUNITION man of the day and he broke 23 from scratch, The scene is laid indoors, it shows in the by the late Howard Pyle, himself a Wilming- and which was the 21-yard mark. From the 20- foreground a hunter appealing for a com tonian, and conceded to be the greatest yard mark D. Lindquist tied the score of panion in his tramp across the fields. A American illustrator. It shows a wagon train Spotts and in the shoot-off, the same condi little story, printed on the top leaf of the bearing the du Pont powder overland to Lake SPORTING GOODS tions prevailing, Lindquist won by two birds. calendar pad, expresses the sentiments no The summary: doubt uppermost in the minds of both men Erie for Commodore Perry during the war of J.B. SHANNON HARDWARE CO. November nip. 25 targets, handicap B. M. Hig- and which at one time or another are felt, 1812 against Great Britain. Below is the BitjsoM. 1. 24; E. A. Ranney. 1. 24: .T. G. Batteruon, if not expressed, by every man who has calendar, the face of which bears a fine por 816 Chestnut St., Phila. L©, '!?,: C. W. Billings. 1, 2:>: H. Kirkwood, scratch, rod blood in his veins. As usual, those de trait of the founder of the du Pont Company, 23; Dr. Held. 1. 23: Dr. Culver. 1, 21< O. C. Grin siring a copy will be required to pay 10 cents and a sepia picture of the first powder- New Gun Catalogue Sent for the Asking nell, -l©. 20: 11. I,. Spotts, scratch, 21; U. Lindquist. in coin to cover the cost of mailing. All making building in America, still part of the 1. ©21: P. II. Itohinson. 4, 17; Dr. ClarUe. scVatch. 20; requests and remittances should be sent to du Pont Company©s equipment on the Brandy- M. KeUar, scratch. 12; II. Kellar, scratch, 10; P. the Peters Cartridge Company, Cincinnati, wine. This is flanked on either side by fig the latter paddling. The man is reaching F. JIcMahon, 2. 17; K. K. Pebacher. 4, 20; G. N. Ohio. into the water among the lily pads to pick HUKBins, 5, 21; B. McLamore, scratch, 16; L. L. ures of naval gunners in the uniform of the Lawton, 5. 20: B. T. Crowe, 2. 20; E. P. Lawson, war of 1812. out a giant bullfrog which he has dispatched scratch. 18; Or. ])e Wolff. 2. 20. The du Pont Company has selected a colon with a small gun. The gun is in the hands Shoot.-oir. 2.T targets, handicap B. JI. Higginson. ial subject for its calendar, but one that is The offering of the Western Cartridge Com of the girl. The© setting and coloring are 1, 2:©.; U A. Kanney. 1, 22. in keeping with its own business, as it well pany is in the form of a wall hanger and true, and every sportsman or lover of outdoor Committee cup. i.l targets, handicap D. F. jfc- illustrates the long and honorable career of shows an outdoor scene in vacation days. life will be pleased at the originality and ilahon, 2, 24; li. F. Crowe, 2, 24; H. Kirkwood, this organization and its connection with Seated in a canoe is a young man and- girl, execution of the work. NOVEMBER 25, 1911 23 "steel where steel

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Ben son Gun Club, Omaha, N»b., Saturday tad "GIN SQUAD" IN HUNTING FIELD. Sunday. F. T. Lovering, secretary. Bergen Beach Gun Club, Brooklyn, N. T., Meond Famous Sportsmen of Tennessee Have Tuesday. L. H. Schortemeier, secretary. Birmingham Gun Club, Birmingham, Alt., Friday. Big Party in Woods. H. McDennott, secretary. Memphis, Tenn., November 20. Game in Chicago Gun Club, Chicago, HI., Saturday and sand, mud or snow. If this happens through Tennessee and Arkansas is taking to the "tall Sunday. AVm. F. Merkle. secretary. a fall, clean it out immediately. Guns with timlfers." There is a great rush to get under Clearvlew Gun Club, Philadelphia, Pa., third Satur cover for the fa day. Harry Fisher, secretary. , exposed hammers should always be parried in Cleveland Gun Club, Cleveland, O., Saturday. T. safety notches. Some hunters let it down mous "Gin Squad" is in the field load H. Wallace, secretary. on the firing pin, where a slight blow to it ed for all kinds of Cincinnati Gun Club, Cincinnati. 0., Saturday. 1* will cause the weapon to discharge. Re K. Hammerschmldt, secretary. game. To every Coatesville Gun Club, CoatesrlUe, Pa.,* first Satur member that all hammerless guns are full body in the shoot day. Harry Nichols, secretary. cocked with the triggers locked so that they ing game "Gin Columbus (Ga.) Gun Club, Columbus, Ga., Tuwday. cannot be pulled. Keep the hammer down, Squad©© is well George H. Waddell, secretary. or the safety on. It takes less time to make known as the per Columbus (O.) Gun Club, Columbui, 0., W«dnea- ready for firing than to throw the gun to sonality of the day and Saturday. Lon Fisher, secretary. your shoulder. It will be ready to shoot be members of this Crescent Gun Cliib,.© White House, N. I., Saturday. Good Sportsman With Knowledge fore you are. Bear in mind that a double fraternity, and R. C. Stryker, secretary. . barrel or automatic gun is always loaded their shooting abil Cumberland Shooting Club, Cumberland Md,, Sat and cocked© after you have fired ;it. Throw- urday. W. T. Crawford, secretary. of Firearms Takes All Precau ity have made Dover Gun Club, DovSr, Del., Wednesday. Wm. the safety" on before letting it down from them friends in all Hi Reed, secretary. your shoulder. All-firearms are designed-to sections of the Du Bois Gun Club, Du Bols, pa., Thunday. W. tions Rules That Will Obviate deliver death in &• definite direction.* They country. The S. N. Crouse, secretary. shoot the way they are pointed invariably, squad, or rather Fairmont Gun ,Club, Falrmont, W. T§., Saturday and so long as you don©t point them at any squads, comprise afternoon. Ed. H. Taylor. secretary. Unnecessary Trouble* thing you don©t want to destroy, you will not some of the finest Forest City Gun Club, Savannah, Ga., Friday. W. collect any unsolicited corpses. shooters in the J. Thompson, president. t western." end of Frontier Rod and Gun Club, Buffalo, N. T., Sun BY WILLIAM L. SHEARER. M'HUGH RETAINS TITLE. Tennessee. The members are: Brodie Fin- day. H. .C. ptz, secretary. Weilsboro, Pa., November 20. Strictly© Geneva. Country Club, Genera, N. T., Saturday ley, Byrod Snowden, Bright O. Goodbar, Hugh afternoon. H. L. Henry, secretary. speaking, there is no such thing as accident Wynn, William Buckingham and Nash Buck Grafton Gun Club, Grafton, W. Va. Saturday possible, with any modern © firefcrm whose Defeats E. E. du Pont, the Challenger for ingham, of Memphis; H. T. Edwards, Harry afternoon. Richard Gerst«ll, secretary. © m e c h a n i s m. is Delaware Championship Honors. Gibbs and D. A. Edwards, of Union City, Gadsden Gun Club, Gadsden, Ala., Thursday. E. working as its Tenn.; Jeff Blanks, of Trevezant, Tenn., and C. Little, secretary. maker intended it By T. E. Doremus. Tom Clay, of .Austerlitz, Ky. These shoot Hanover Gun Club, Wilmington, N. C.. Saturday. should. Trace any ers, with George Lyon, the well-known pro J. H. Dreher. Wilmington, Del., November 20. In one of fessional, as their guest, have gone into Ark Highland Gun Club, Edge Hill, Pa., Saturday. J. accident throtugh Franklin Meehan, secretary. its actual history the most warmly contested shoots ever held ansas and western Tennessee fields in quest at the traps of the duJPont Gun Club, J. B. of game and the hunt is on. Hudson Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., Sunday. T. and you will find MeHugh defeated E. E*duPont by the score H. Kelley, secretary. that it is the na Haddonfleld Gun Club, Haddonfleld, N. J., Satur tural and logical of 138 to 135, and successfully defended the day. Ed. Webster, secretary. consequence o f Delaware State amateur championship cup Holland Gun Club, Batavia, N. T., Saturday. C. something done or and title on November 18. Two extra rounds W. Gardiner, secretary. neglected by tlio of 25 targets each were thrown from the PPENDED will be found a complete Jersey City Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., Wednes traps before MeHugh could be called the day. J. Lewis, secretary. shooter th*©t it champion. At the. end of the first one hun and correct list of all shooting Kirkwood Gun Club, Kirkwood, Mo., Saturday. C is the result of dred targets, each man had broken 92,, and events scheduled for the near or Schncider, secretary. e i t h e ;r careless in the first additional ro_.und of 25 they again remote future. The list comprises Kansas City Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., third ness, ignorance or tournaments registered under the Thursday. R. S. Elliott, secretary. both. All this it, tied with a total of 115." Du Pout©s downfall auspices of the Inter-State Asso- « . no news to the .came in the final extra frame. MeHugh mis ' ciat©ion; tournaments not register sed but two, ©while du Pont let five slip from Bonsell Star At Clearview Club. veteran of either his gun. At the close of the match W. S. ed but listed by independent organizations; the rifle or shot Colfax,, Jr., challenged the winner. The shoot and fixed club . events. Secretaries of gun Philadelphia, Pa., November 20. Bonsell gun. But it is will take place in a few weeks. W- S. Colfax clubs are requested to see that any events captured high-gun honors in the monthly especiaAly written made the best score of the day, 96 of the scheduled by their clubs are entered in this shoot of the Clearview Gun Club at Dajrby for the young who are going afield this fall elusive discs falling before his aim. "Runs, of standing calendar and any corrections are Saturday afternoon, November 18. He was with a shooting iron for the first time. Reck 25 straight were made by J. T. Skelly, J. T. promptly announced. in the B class, and led with 45 targets out lessness with firearms is not a mark of Roberson, L. D. Willis and W. S. Colfax, of of a possible 50. However, he was. given a either skill or bravery. The more a man this city, and Lester S. German, of Aberdeen, Tournaments Registered. warm reception by Alien, who ran up a total knows about them the more he fears them Md. Walter Huff of Macon, Ga./ broke 95 NOVEMBER. of 44. In the A class Fisher had it all to find the greater his precaution. The follow himself with 44 targets. Tn the C class Fisk ing are the three chief rules for handling a out of 100. After successfully defending the November 28, 29 Rising :. Sun, Md. Rising Sun Gun Class B challenge cup. several times, W. M. Club. H, L. Worthington. vice-president. led with 44 targets, his nearest rival being gun. Follow them and you won©t have any Hammond was defeated by T. W. Mathewsoii. Dalton, who made two less. All the events deaths on your hands or regrets: November 30, December 1. Adams, Neb. Adams Gun the score being 40 to 35. The winners in the Club. H. K. Mitton, secretary. : fwere run. without a hitch and the perform 1. Keep your gun unloaded except when weekly shoot for the Coleman du Pont ances were excedingly good. Scores: it is in your hands for the purpose of hunt DECEMBER. merchandise prizes were: Class A, Eugene © CLASS A, ing. du Pont, 23 out of 25; Class B, T. Roberson, December 13 Concordia, .Kan. Blue Ribbon Gun 2. Have all devices which prevent the Club. ©©J. F. Caldwell, secretary. B. B. T. 23 out of 25; Class C, G. F. Ford, 23 out of, Fisher...... 21 , 23 44 discharge of your gun set ©safe,© except when 25. The full scores follow: December 20. Syracuse, N. Y. Onondaga County it is at your shoulder to shoot. Gun Club. T. E. Clay, secretary. CLASS B. 3. Under no circumstances point your J. F. Roberson .. 25|P. T. Guest ...... 20 W. S. Colfax, Jr. 24|Wm, A. Joslyn 1912. B. B. T.1-1 B. B. TL gun at any person, creature or thing which Waiter Huff .... 24|,I. T. Skelly .... January 24, 23, 26, 27. Pinehurst, N. C. Pineburst Bonsell .. 23 22 45 (Gideon . .22- 19 41 you do not desire and intend to injure so Geo. F. Lord ... 23 ,L. C. Whenton Country Club. Leonard Tufts, manager. Alien .... 2:i 22 44[Bachus . ©that thy days may be long in the land which W. M. Hammond 23 S. J. Newman . April 17, 18, 19 Wichita., Kan. Kansas State tour Holznasle 24. 19 431 Darison IS 20 38 the Lord thy God giveth thee,© and your Wm. Edmunson . 23 S. G. David .. nament, under ths auspices of the Interurban Gun Well .... 21 20 41} hunting companions as well. J. W. Cann 23 T. W. Keithley Club. C. W. Jones, secretary, £09 N. Main St., CLASS C. OLD OR UNFAMILIAR GUNS. Eugene du Pont . H. P. Carton Wichita., Kan. B. B. Tl.| Ed. Bstnks ...... i\V. A. Casey ...... June 4, 5, 6, 1912 Mexico, Mo. Fifth Annual State Fink .. 23 21 41IKirahner 17 34 Most of the guns which will be taken hunt J. B. MeHugh .. W S. Simpson .... Tournament of the Missouri State Trap Shooters© Dalton 13 28 ing this fall are either old ones which have X,. D. Willis .... R. L. Conner ...... Association, under the auspices of the Audrain Shuster 11 26 been laid away for nine moaths or new ones Thorpe Martin .. J. A. Caaipbell Country Gun Club, of Farbo, Mo. .Russell Glyim, E. A. W. Everett J. W. Andersan, Jr. secretary. never tried out by owners. Neither of them 21 Clyde Leedum should be used untried. Ge to some safe L. S. German .. August 14. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Denver, Colo. The H. S. Welles Bath Beach Leader. T. W. Mathevreon 21 W. J. Highfleld . Rocky Mountain Interstate Sportsmen©s Association^ place and experiment by your lonesome, Samuel Tuchton 21 T. E. Doremus . State tournament, under, tho auspices of the .Denver Bath Beach, N. Y., November 20. Five where you can give it your personal attention William Coyne .. 2011. Turner ...... Trap Club; $5009 added money. A. E. McKenzie, well-known professionals gave an exhibition before you take it out in a crowd. During W. G. Wood 201 J. A. MaeMullen over the Bath Beach traps of the Marine and the Winter and Summer months, the oil has Victor du Pont . 20|W. B. Smith, Jr. president. Field Club on Saturday. A high wind both dried out of the delicate parts, leaving clots J. J. Magahem 2ft A. T. Wheaton . September 5, 6, 7, 8-^-Kansas City, Mo. Second An ered all the marksmen and as a result the 20 E. P. Van Gilder nual Simon Pure Amateur Tournament. R. S. El of powder dust and gum where they may B. E. du Pont liott, secretary. scores were not particularly ©high. The best upset the normal workings of its mechanism. L. C. Lyon ...... 2* W. F. Jenson ...... S work was done by H. S. Welles.. President A good gunner, with a good gun, can dis Dr. Horace Betts .... 2C| Paul B. Towne .did the best work among the mount and cl«an its inner parts himself. If NOTES. , Regular Club Fixtures. amateur.s, winning the, third leg on the No you have not this ability, put it up to a That©s right, Thorpe, you are getting up to where Gun clubs holding regular shooti on get vember cup. The scores: good gunsmith. Lacking that, it is goud you belong again. days are arranged in the appended list, with November cup, third leg, 100 targets, handicap sense to souso its assembled workings in ben "Billy" Coyne stopped at 2,0 so as not to beat their shooting days and secretaries. Correc P. R.©Towne, 2, 8.t>; C. M. Carhp, 2, 80; C. V. Lud- zine, outdoors preferred, until an unstained Samuel Tuchton©9 21. . _ . tions or additions are solicited .from secre wlg, 1-, 74; C. D. Say.re, 5, 72; J. H. Emanuel. 1,. 67, fluid proves that the last vestige of dirt is J. F. Roberson sure was some big "Joy" on Sat taries. The list,:; . . 1 Professional shoot, 25 targets H. S. Welles, 23; removed. And especially cut out smoking Atlantic City Gun Club, Atlantic City, N. J., Fri R. ©-©SdmiPder, 2Ii; : J. ©A. Elliott. 22; J. S. . Fanning, while doing it. Look through the barrels and urday, another 25 straight. day A. H. Sheppard, secretary. ©20; A. Layne, i9. " ;&. © ; © Saturday©s gale had much to do with the "varl- Analostan Gun Club, Washington, D. C., Saturday Trophy shoot© for Professionals, 2-> targets H. S. see that they are free from obstruction. A gsted" scoring, which was a, very high average, con repair ticket Milei Taylor, secretary. Welles, 'l:',; J. S. Fanning. 1!); A. T. l^iyue, 19;: J. sidering the conditions. Audubon Gun Club, fiuffalo, N. T,, S.aturd.i.y. W. A. ©R. ©Elliott, ©]©.); ©It. ©Schmuder, i!).© © © '' STUCK IN THE MUZZLE Geo. F. Lord must be using the "do or die" C. Wootton, secretary. , .© , Handicap sweepstakes. :>."i targets r. D. Sayre, 5, caused the wreckage of- a fine double-barrel iystem iu his shooting to come to the front with 2os Baltimore Shodtirig Association, Baltimore, lid.. 24; C. V. Lud-wig, 1, 22; J. H. Emanuei, 1, 22; P. gun. Don©t let any muzzle get clogged wi.h. and 24s ia a few months© time. Tuesday. J. W. Chew, secretary. H, Towne, 2, 18; C. M. Canip, 2, 17. 24 SPORTING LIFE 98* for 4895 Targets

Record for Trap Shooting Still Stands First

© HIS shooting, which has never been equaled, was all done in Registered Tournaments at ___ Regulation Targets during the season of 1910, and the proof of the figures can be found in the records t>f the Interstate Association. E. F. Forsgard, of Waco, Texas, is the man ssSBJ who did it, and Winchester Repeating Shotgun and Winchester "Leader" and "Repeater" Shells was the combination that he did it with. Such shooting as this and the recent winning for the tenth time of the Official Season©s Average by Winchester goods shows that the Winches ter Repeating Shotgun is still supreme and that Winchester Shells, made with Patent Corrugated heads, a modern and ingenious American idea, are far superior to shells made according to for J. R. TAYLOE, Winner of the Official Season©s Average for 1911 eign methods once used in the construction of Winchester Shells but discarded years ago. WINCHESTER CLAIMS, LIKE WINCHESTER GOODS, ARE RELIABLE

of a gun in order to escape the shot was show that these birds, with rare exceptions, vividly shown by » large loon which a hunter are not only harmless, but that usually they had winged as it flew over his blind. The are very useful to agriculture. This is par loon fell upon the bank of an island, just ticularly true of the bob white, which con behind the blind, with a broken wing. The stantly feeds on injurious weed seeds and in bird at once got to its feet and waddled to sects, and thus renders valuable service to bird. Now the hunter may unravel his kinks ward the water, while the man in the blind the farmer. In return for this good service and take his time, for the new arrivals are began a long-distance fusillade. At each shot it is but fair that these birds should be the loon, with the quickness of lightning, treated with friendly care and interest. The inJNTDJGJDUCXS curiously watching went through the instinctive motion of diving. bob white is one of the most widely dis THE WOODEN COUNTERFEITS. It ducked its head and withdrew its body toward the earth, crouching as low as pos tributed and popular game birds of th« To make the most of his opportunity the man sible to escape-the flying bullets. This was United States, but in many places it is suf BULRUSHES ALONG SL LAW who knows slowly raises the barrel of his repeated each time the hunter shot until the fering ruthless extermination. Sportsmen, gun above the rushes. At sight of this un bird was killed. farmers, legislators, and ornithologists, as explained projection the curious flock at once well as the friends of birds in general, should RENCE IS FAVORITE PLACE, bunches closely together, probably for pro interest themselves in the problem of its tection against something they do not under Tracking Birds in New York. preservation. In the Northern, Western and stand. Then ^without the sudden movement Albion, N. Y., November 18. A large unm- Middle " States it is commonly known - as necessary with other fowl, the gun is lowered ber of Orleans County sportsmen took advan ©quail,© in the Southern States as ©partridge.© All Conditions Favor Hunters and to the shoulder and the shot is thrown. It tage of the first day of the open season on This tends to confusion since in New Eng is a mass of shot and usually covers several Mongolian pheasants in the county recent land and Northern New York the name ©part Birds for Full Season©s Shoot coats of feather. The second barrel catches ly and as the light fall of snow the other ridge© is coinmonly applied to ruffed grouse. them on the wing as they hurry away. The day made perfect conditions for tracking Both naii©.-i were brought to America : .< bluebill is apparently more sensitive to gun the birds with beautiful plumage, many English coionists from their Old World ing in River Valley Many shot than any other fowl. When mortally hit hunters are enjoying pheasant dinner today. homes, where they are applied to species not, the head drops into the water and drowning Orleans County fish and game protector, originally inhabiting this continent. The Varieties* does the rest. Wounded bluebills are gener Charles Bennett, of Waterport, is investigat name ©bob white© is from the familiar call ally easy to capture. But the shots just ing several cases of alleged violation of the note of the bird." fired have perhaps startled a bunch of law pertaining to the capture or shooting of © Montreal, Can., November 18. ^First to feel pheasants. A John Doe proceedings was held Good Season for Ducks. YOUNG WHISTLERS FEEDING recently before Justice H. C. Tucker, here, to the frost line as it descends from northern Havre de Grace, Md., November 16. Tha Canada are the younger ducks, the Summer©s far up the bay. The dead ducks are left secure information in regard to the com in the water and the hunter prepares to plaints. Mr. Bennett has called atten.tion of first two weeks of the ducking season on brood. Hatched match his craft against a species far mure all hunters to the fact that the law specifies the Susquehanna flats is ended, \nd while and fledged on in alert and wary. Scattered and ungraceful that pheasants of the Mongolian ring neck. ducks are more plentiful than last year, the land forest lakes they swing down toward his blind. A. faint English and other classes, are protected by weather has been very unfavorable for suc and swamps, these whistle, not as metallic as that of the older the State law, and the open season on these cessful shooting. While the weather the tender youngsters bird, confirms his conjecture of their type is from November 1 to December 31, in opening day . was not ideal, it was the best respond early to and he crouches carefully, gun to his shoul Dutchess. Suffolk and Fulton Counties; and the duckers have had up to this time, and the instinct of mi der and finger ready oil the trigger. As the in the following counties during the year, about ©iOOO birds were taken, including gration, and the flock comes within color distance he sees that the only days on which they may be legally some canvasbacks and redheads. The ma lirst real sting their heads are brown. The yearling males taken are each Thursday and Saturday during jority were blackheads, ruddies, mohen and from Jack Frost have not yet reached the age of green and November. The counties included under the other trash ducks. This estimate is conser bundles them hur purple head feathers. Therefore he knows law are Orleans, Monroe, Livingston. Ontario, vatively made on an average of 80 ducks to riedly off on their that the chances of his getting, a water shot Seneca, Niagara, Genesee, Cayuga. Yates, each sinkbox and 20 to each sneakboat. initial voyage are good, so he waits high tensioned with Wyoming, Wayne and Oswego (except in the Last year only 4000 ducks were killed on southward. Usual- exhilarating expectancy. Now the flock spies towns of Albion, Williamstown. Paris, West the first day. Old duckers say that can ly the flight is ac the decoys, on the outskirts of which several Monroe and Amboy). vasbacks are much more plentiful here this complished under greenhead season than in many year*, but redheads the convoy of an are very scarce, even fewer than last year, older duck. The WHISTLERS HAVE BEEN ANCHORED. Game Plentiful On Long Island. which was considered the poorest season in first alluring feed Where a greenhead feeds is safe enough for Lake Ronkonkoma, L. I., November 18. a long time. With good weather conditions ing grounds are the yearling, so the flock shoots straight at .Since the season for rabbits, squirrels, quail, duckers predict a good season. Canvasback* the Great, Lakes the decoys, falling ungainly, with tails bent grouse and woodcock opened on Long Island are never known to dart well during calm and the St. Law low for slowing up, into the water. The recently, numerous large bags of the feathered days, but prefer to roost below Spesutia rence River. Here the more tender species, hunter waits only for the splash, which is game and rabbits and squirrels have been Island, where they are far removed from such as the bluebill, redhead, mallard, can- usually loud enough to be heard, and stands made. There is a limit on the game bag the noises of the powerboats, blasting and yasback and black duck, remain until the to shoot immediately. There is little time on quail, grouse, woodcock and rabbits other interferences which on calm days can. ice formation covers up the shallow waters. for aiming, as even the youngest of the six in one day and with the featherei be heard so easily on the flats. Many of They leave behind the hardy whistler (golden whistler tribe has the instinct of self-preser game no sportsman can take more tha the common ducks are leaving for the South. eye) and the fish duck, which revel ;n the vation well developed. A wounded whistler 36 in a season. Before hunting a residen. as is their custom after the first few days of ice and zero weather all Winter, offering has. tantalizing strategy. Like a flash he must take out a resident license, which may bombardment. Canvasbacks and redheads, sport to the hunter during the entire open disappears under the water, and if his wings be procured from any town, city or county however, remain here all Winter, and during; season. On the St. Lawrence the clerk at a cost of $1.10. The non-resident the month of December most ducks of this are not seriously damaged he swims with variety are bagged. Blinds are now beinjf TOUGH BEDS OF BULRUSHES both aerial and aquatic propelling gear. With must pay $20.50 for the same privilege. The his wings as fins and two web feet he can fact that 1 last Winter was a mild one for used pretty extensively for killing black hold their shape until late in November and cover distance enough in one breath to arise Long Island, it has been noted during these heads. These blinds are moveable, and aro provide excellent blinds for the hunter until beyond gunshot. Then the hunter has a first four days of the open season that quail anchored at advantageous places, then con the ice makes far enough out on the shores. chase in store that fills the .following 10 and rabbits are numerous. There being no cealed by marsh grass, known as guimp. The gunner©s boat is hidden m some dense minutes with keenest excitement. more deer hunting permitted on Long Island, The bljnds are fitted with benches and will clump of reeds and the decoys are allowed an annuai slaughter that in years gone by accommodate three persons. After the blind to do the rest. These wooden counterfeits, HE ROWS AND SHOOTS attracted more hunters than there were deer, is placed corn is scattered, which attracts bobbing at anchor just off the rushes, are alternately. He cranes his neck to watch for the quail now assumes its position as the only the blackheads. Farmers in the vijcia- always alluring to passing flocks, for the birds the reappearance of Mr. Duck until his per foremost game of Long Island. Early in the ity raise fields of corn for this purpose. now on the river are mostly young and un spiring brow defies even the cold October season this birds flush under foot; they fly sophisticated. Bluebills are the prize game wind. Sometimes Mr. Duck allows only his only moderately fast. The chief obstacle to Second Deer Day in Jersey. in the Fall, and the greater part of the decoy bill to emerge from the water, catching suf good scores is the thick caver. The frosts Mays Landing, N. J., November 17. Th» flock has been fashioned in imitation of this ficient air to resume his aquatic flight. The of the last week, however, are getting in their second Wednesday of the open season for species. An approaching flock of bluebills man in the boat must watch the water for h.ard work on the cover that the bob white killing deer in New Jersey attracted a large gives a thrill to the man with the gun, such suggestive ripples and direct his pur takes refuge in. The dog ©should be put in crowd of hunters to the deer woods near crunching ©in his rush hidden punt. Down suit accordingly. But web feet and wings on the lee side that he will beat up the here. It is reported that fully 200 sportsmen the river they come, flying with that bunched against two stout oars are usually a losing wind, under favorable conditions. If you were in the woods. The day was ideal for precision that once distinguishes their flight game for the duck, and a lucky shot finally have a good dog let him run and direct him hunting, and several fine bucks were slaugh from all other ducks. Wili they decoy©/ turns the whistler over on his back to flop by whistle and signals. Bawling and getting tered at Weymouth. Andred Stewart, Jr., of Well, just watch.© his feet in a kick-the-bucket manner over his into a frenzy of excitement with the dog is GMassboro, brought to earth a four-pronged not a help to either man or beast. It cer SIGNIFY SIGHT OF DECOY. white belly. Sometimes a wounded whistler, buck weighing nearly 200 pounds. Dave Carr like the coot, will disappear entirely. The tainly will not help fill the game bag. It shot and knocked a big buck down in a by But theirs is not a pellmell plunge from hunter© scans the water patiently, but the should be remembered by gunners taking road near Emilville, but the animal got up the air into the water. They signify their wounded bird never returns to the surface. their first lessons that the1 bob white flies and escaped in the woods. A party consist- sight of tlib decoys merely by a broad fcircular He has chosen to cling to the weeds at the quickly, and generally a covey is in full ng of Frank Duberson, William Ripley, swing, which brings them sometimes around bottom in a death clutch rather than flight a moment after they, leave the ground. Henry Stowe, William McClure and George and behind the hidden boat. The experienced The Department of Agriculture has recently RISE TO THE SURFACE Wild, of this place, killed a three-pronged hunter knows now that patience will bring a sounded a note of alarm ©for the preservation buck near English Creek. No accidents Were sure shot and \\r, hunches motionless, resist where he has received the wound and been of the quail. It should be heeded by sports reported. Two deer were bagged by Egg ing even an inviting wing target. Three so badly frightened. Many times such mys men, farmers, legislators, and others interest rlarbor gunners. Dr. Theodore H. Boysen times they must circle broadly around the©de teries of disappearar-;e have been unraveled ed in a National game bird. ©©The quail,©© ind party shot a large buck weighing over coys, banishing all suspicion of danger, which by discovering the w unded duck in shallow says Sylvester D. Judd, speaking for the de 200 pounds. John Kaiser, Al. Lingelbach even if they wing directly over the boat they water, anchored with a death grip at the bot partment, ©©because of its cheerful habits, and J. Lingelbach brought down a buck near usually fail to sense. On the third round tom qf the river, pjven after drowning the grip its beauty, and its value as food, is usually Weymouth, weighing 225 pounds. Gunners with customary precision they swing up into seems to hold until after the bird has been welcome on the farm, but its real value to were few in contrast with the first Wednes the wind and alight with a regularity that released by means of an oar or pole. The in- : agriculture is not yet generally understood. day, many not caring to risk thei makes the flock seem almost like a single © stinct of some wild fowl to dive at the sound , The investigations of the Biological Survey j since the fatal accident.