JANUARY 21, 1911 SPORTING LIFE 11

s they say in parboiled French, and when May 20 and closing September 20. The circuit will ©Umpire" © Basse appeared bearing a young consist of Huntington. Charleston. Ashland. Point ihoat. roasted whole, the party collectively Pleasant. Mon©gomery. Parkersburg, Clarksburg and et out a link in their bejts. The "Old Fox" Fairmont. and Byron Bancroft Johnson figured in an ostmaster J. M. McLaughlin, of Lynchburg. ha: "Sporting Life©s" Portsmouth, Va., correspondent, xchange of yarns that we©re apropos. "I. i?ne0 bond, has for Ftirsh has been appointed secretary. warded to President Williams bond and application never seen any evidence of the game he has for admission, has practically settled upon a park IN LIME-LIGHT. hot. He ne^er brought any of it to Chica,r-->. Grantland Rice, Dixie©s base ball bard, has resigned site in the southern part of the town, and 13 ne Comiskey and I always have a lot of spoils rom the Nashville "Tennessean" and will soon begin gotiating for a team manager. > show after our hunts." "Oh, say.© was work on the New York "Mail." Rice©s base ball _-riff©s quick come-back, "you know I haven©t poem? have been more generally copied than those of Our Los Angeles correspondent, Mr. R. L. Ran- as much money as you and Commy!" Arid any other writer before the public today. son. writes that "architects are preparing plans for Bobs Up in Pittsburg With Persist a new grand stand and bleacher! to be erected at hen the Old Fox sprung a new one on the The franchise of the Fond du Lac Club, !r. the Chutes ball park for Henry Berry, the Los Angeleg ent Claims That He Will Have Old Roman and President Ban. "Say, it©s iVisconsin-Illinois League, will be placed on the base ball magnate* They will be of heavy timber con ivorth a farm," said Griff, "when those two narket, as interest in the game in that locality seems struction and will have twice the seating capacity and a tenderfoot at their club in Chicaeo o have died out. The club is now in debt, and with of the present structure, or 8000 in all. The grand His Proposed New Major League and get to talking hunt. ©How about that 10 funds in sight, the franchise will be sold. stand will be equipped with all modern conveniences." jear meat ?© is the question they sprung on Manager McCann, of the Bridgeport (Connecticut me of the waiters. They©ve got him trained league) Club. Was signed first baseman Jack Crooks, Oliver C. Davis, of Duquoin, 111., one of the best in the Field Within a Year. and off he goes only to lug back a fine who was with Washington for a short time last known athletes in Southern Illinois, has been ad arge hunk of ham. ©That©s it,© say the season, and has hopes of getting outfielder Kauf and judged insane and was on December 28 placed in jitcher McGrainer from the New York American Club. the State hospital at Anna for treatment. Davis hunters, and for once pig masquerades for won the Southern Illinois Interscholastic Athletic As SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE.©* ar 1" In the Virginia League F. B. Howard and W. sociation banner for tho Duquoin School four con Philadelphia, Pa., January .16. Daniel A. Alien have purchased the Norfolk Club which means secutive years and won many firsts in the State Inter- Fletcher, the recently-squelched major league A CATASTROPHE EN ROUTE. abandonment of the eight-club scheme and the elimi scholastic meet ft Champaign later. He was a mem promoter, his again thrust himself into the Just because Jack Ryder©s runabout isn©t nation of Portsmouth and Newport News. The Dan- ber of the Northwestern University base ball team as big as a limousine or a seven-passenger ille Club has signed outflelder Clarence Irwln, of and won several firsts in the Western conference meets limelight. Fletcher was in Harrisonburg, Va. town last week for several touring car some of the jealous guys who a.t Chicago. days and was interviewed by own no machine call his automobile "the President George L. Moreland, of the Ohio-Penn A Cleveland special dispatch Is to this effect: the ..Pittsburg "Leader," the ouse." Isn©t it awful what a lot of jealousy sylvania League, announces the appointment of the "The Ohio State League is up against it. Palling ©©them that hasn©t" can sometimes show for ollowiug umpires: Tom McNamara, Andrew Stanton, to sell the Lima franchise to local owners, the Toledo one local paper inimical to Frank Pieper and Peter Harrison. He has also ©.he Pittsburg Club officials ©them that has?" Ryder and Claude Shafer Base Ball Club, which controls the property, has promulgated the following contracts: With Youngs- announced that it will abandon the franchise. The mid to "organized ball" gen ("Old Man Grump") started for the club in town, Martin Kelly; with Canton, C. T. Giraux, C. he former©s runabout and they got along players win*" be offered for sale to O. and P. owners. erally. The "Leader" tried D. SValters; with Brie, B. R. Speer. W. Nealon, Al Unless the league comes to the rescue with some to make it appear that amously until near Cleves. Then something bert Schardt. J. J. Cook, James H. Sobean, J. E. city to fill the vacancy the Ohio State circuit may Fletcher visited Pittsburg to jlew up and the tourists were compelled to "ollins, James J. Fogarty. go on the rocks. T.here is no hope of Lima being enlist local capital for a new abandon their car. They went the rest of the .J. W. Sullivan, former manager of the Lincoln retained &s the owners have given up their lease local club in his proposed way to Aurora by trolley, then phoned for (Western League) Club has been appointed manager on the grounds." * third major league. The help and finally reached the. club. "The ;best of the Richmond Club, of the Virginia League. HQ The "Kitty" League met at Hopkinsville*. Ky., on "Leader" also quoted Fletch way to get your sewing machine back home," has signed three new men for the Richmond Club, January 8 and elected the following officers: G. S. 0. A. Fletcher er as stating that the league advised Director Tom Cogan, of the Red namely, Jack Pfaler, a second baseman, whose home Gosnell, Vincennes, president aad secretary; E. F. ub, "is to strap it to the back platform in Jersey City and who played in the Atlantic Dortch. Hopklnsville, vice-president; H. B. Sewall, will be readv to start League in 19&8; James Emery, .a third baseman, from 1912, and all of the world-famous players at of the last carl" And next Summer most of Paducah. treasurer; directors. V. H. Williamson, Hop- Plainfleld, and William Eamerly, a pitcher, from kinEville; A. C. Murray, Clitrksrille; B. E. Wllbanks, present under reserve of the National and ,he charter members of the Kidders© Union Schuylkill Haven, Pa, American League clubs will be affiliated with will be very glad to ride with the only sport- McLeansboro; H. B. Sewall, Paducah. A forfeit will the new organization. The "Leader" also ng editor in Cincinnati who possesses an The Virginia Valley League, at a meeting, held at be required of each club to guarantee It will finish automobile. Huntington, W. Va., on December 29, changed its the season. The salary limit will be $850 a month for intimated that Fletcher had made a strong name to "Mountain League," and elected as officers each team. The playing season will open May 25 impression in local -financial quarters, with "BANNY" HELPS CARUSO SING. Lon H. Barringer, of Charleston, president; and and close September 25. A committee will select tha his optional contracts and scores of letters What a wonderful age we live in! Here August M. Wilkie, of Ashland, Ky., secretary. The umpires instead of the league©s president aa hereto from star players and that he would succeed was a crowd of jolly fellows miles away from 1911 schedule will be 120 games, season opening fore. in interesting local backing. The "Leader©" railroad station just as comfortable as further quoted Fletcher as saying: bugs in a rug and listening to Caruso, Schu "Magnates of the major leagues would like to con- mann Heink,~Geraldine Farrar and a host of finee people, and to make themselves believe, that I other artists of lesser fame. One olf the mar- Cabinet-Size Phototypes of Well-Known am through fighting. I have only just begun. One year hence the real war will be fought out. My pro velously humorous musical incidents of the ject is a legitimate business undertaking that the Langhery Club party was provided by Frank base ball trust can neither checkmate nor gobble up. Bancroft when he joined Caruso and turned I am not promoting a third big league, but forming a solo by the great impressario into a duet. one real major league of star calibre. The magnates Banny has a voice that would be pronounced like to refer to me as a joke. Let them smile now basso profundo possibly more basso than Base Ball Players my laugh comes later. The star players, the fans, profundo but that did not prevent him and the press made base ball. Greedy club owners from helping Caruso out I There was cheer PORTING LIFE" has had reproduced cabinet-size phototypes of cele are reaping all the profits. We will emancipate the the song, "Take Me Out to the Ball brated base ball players and offers to send any of its readers, by mail, playet-sglrom their bondage and furnish patnms of the Game!" and after a squad had walked a game The high/class article of sport to which they postpaid, photos of their favorite base ball players for ten (10) cents are entitled. When our league is formed, of star mile in the snow ©©In the Good Old Summer players only, all of whom have expressed their eager Time" "listened" fine. each; by the dozen one dollar ($1.00), assorted or all of one kind. The ness to become affiliated with our organization, the CLARK GRIFFITH ON THE JOB. photos are regular cabinet size (5x7^ inches) mounted on heavy Man- National and American League clubs will be unable tello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails. Each photo 10 muster forces sufficiently strong to hold their own Clark Griffith is back to stay. He left with Eastern League and American Association, clubs. the ranch in Montana and is at his desk for in a separate transparent envelope to protect and keep it clean. It is a fact easily proven that the reserve clauses in another siege of rounding up the recreants. Here is an opportunity to ornament your room with photos of your favorite The National and- American League contracts will not There are not many cases of serious holdout. hold in court. In fact, I ©believe the stipulations One of the memories of his vacation at the base ball players at small expense. contained in these documents are contrary to the Con ranch centers around the visit of Brownie The following photos are now ready for immediate delivery. Others will be stitution of the United States. For want of sufficient Burke. The little mascotte had an all-fired added : time and capital I was unable to get my league under time reaching the place. He started out way for this year, but we will start in 1912 with astride a mare who spent most of her time Adams, Chas. B. Tollins, Edward. Griffith, Clark. Keefe, Robert. Moore. Earl. Smith, Frank. a strictly all-star organization. I have the players, Abstein, William. Congalton. W. N. Ganzel, John Keister. William. Mowrey. Michael. Smith, Alexander. and have secured splendid sites for grounds in every looking after her frisky colt as she did in traveling rnnchward. When ©he got to a gate Altrock. Nick. Corcoran. T. W. Garvin, Virgil. Kennedy. William, Mullin, George. Smith, Harry. desirable city." Ames, l^eon. Coolev. Richard. Gasper. Harry L. Kelley. Joseph J. Murray. John J. Smith, Edward. that barred his way into Jhe Griffith pre Anderson, John. Crandall, Otis. Geier, Philip Kitson. Frank. Murphy. D. F. Smoot, Homer. serves he had to climb down to open it and Arelanes. Frank. Crawford. Samuel. Gessler. Harry. Killian,. Edward. Murray, Wm. J. Sparks, Frank. TOM LYNCH. HOST. then he found himself unable to get back Alperman, C. A. Cross. Monte. Gilbert, William. Kissinger. Joseph Stahl, Charles. into the saddle, So the rest of the way Armbruster, Chas. Criger. Louis. Gibson, Norwood. Kittredge. M. Nealon. Joseph. Stahl, Jacob. "Brownie" walked nnd led his steed. The Arndt. Harry. Cross, Lafayette. Gleason. William. Kleinow, John. Needham, Daniel. Stone, George. Echoes of Dinner at Laughery Club—The arrival created much excitement among the Armour, William. Cronln. J. Gibson. George. Knabe. P. Otto. Newton, E. J. Steinfeldt, Harry. kennel of dogs at the ranch and they made Aubrey, Harry J. Cronin, Charles. Gleason, Harry. Knight..-...... John. Nicholls, Simon. Strang. Samuel. National League President Entertains— one wild swoop toward the diminutive in Austin, James. Cicotte. E. V. Glade, Frederick. Konetchy. Edward.Niles, Harry. Stricklett, Elmer. Crlss. Dode. Gochnatier, Wm. Koehler. Bernard. Nill. George. Stovall, George. Guests Were National Commission and vader who climbed a tree and lustily yelled Bender, Charles. Coombs, John W. Grant. Edward L. Krause. Harry. Noonan, Peter. Stovall, .Tesse. for help. "It©s me!" said "Brownie" Batch, Henry. Camnltz, Howard. Ganley, Uobt. S. Knieger, Olto Stanley, J. B. Cincinnati Friends — Some Persona! when Griff came to (he rescue and asked: Bates. Joseph. Clarke. Thomas A. Green. Daniel. Karger, Edward. Oldring, Reuben. Sullivan. Wm. D. "Who is that?" The Red mascot is cer- Barren. James. Carrlgan, William. Greminger, B. W. O©Brien, John. Sudhoff. William. Pick-Ups Made in Indiana. tainly laying up much varied experience for Barry. John J. Grimshaw. Myron. Lajoie, Napoleon. O©Brien, Peter. Sugden, Joseph. his small self. Barbeau, .1. Oahlen, William. Grady. Michael. Laportc. Frank O©Connor, John. Summers. Edgar. By Ren Mulford, Jr. Barclay. G. 0. Daly, Thomas. Laroy. Louis. O©Leary. Charles. Sweeney. Wm. J. NEW "PRES." OF MOUNTAIN©STATE. Cincinnati, O., January 7. Editor "Sport- Barton. Harry. Davis. George. Muggins, Miller. LaChance. George. O©Neill. John J. Sallee. Harry. President-elect Lon H. Barringer, of the Barry. John C. Davis, Harry. Hanlon, Edward. Leach. Thomas. O©Neill. M. J. Shean, David VV. Ing Life." Balldom©s Capital was removpd Leever. Samuel. Ortli. Albert. Smith. Charles, to the Laughery Club early in the week. Mountain State, once the Virginia Valley Bay. Harry. Delehanty, Tames. Hall. Charles. Bell. George C. Dexter, Charles. Hartse!. F. T. Lewis. Philip. Overall, Orville. Schweitzer, Al. On the snow-clad shores of League, was in Redland on New Year©s Day Bemis. Harry. Lee, Wyatt. Owens, Frank. Shettler, Louis M. en, route to Ann Arbor, where he is attending Devlin, Arthur. Hart, Harry. the ice-choked Ohio the Su Beaumont. C. N. Dineen, William. Harris. Joseph. Lindaman. Vive. Stephens, James. preme Court of Base Ball the University of Michigan. The outlook for Berjien. William. Dillon, Frank. Hartzell. Roy A. Lord, Briscoe. Pastorious, James. Suggs, Georgjpp went into annual session. a good season in that league is excellent and Bernhardt. Wm. Dooin, Charles. Hackett. James. Lord, Harry n. Pattrn, Case. Sweeney, Edward. Far from crowded hotel lobby the new president is getting in trim to work Berkley. Jacob. Doolan, Michael. Hahn, Edgar. T,nwe, Robert H. Padden. Richard. Shafer. A. J. and in the spacious rooms of some new wrinkles that will bring the or Seville. Walter. Donlon. Michael. Hallman. William. Lobert. John. Parent. .Frederick. ihe famous club across the ganization into the zone of greater publicity." Berger. Charles. Dolan, Harry. Harley, Richard. Long.. Herman.. Payne. Frederick. Thomas, Ira. Beebe. Fred L. Donovan, P. .T. Harper, Charles. Lumley. Harry. Patterson, Roy. Tannehill. .lesse. Indiana State line gathered Bennett, Justin I. Lundgren. Carl. Peitz, Heiny. the members of the National Donovan. William. Hahn, Frank. Tannehill, Lee. CAUGHT ON THE FLY. Brown. Mordecai. Dorner, August. Hemphill, C. Lush. Will L. Pelty.- --- . Barney. -. . Taylor, John. Commission reinforced by Bransfield. W©m. Donohue, J. Hess. Otto. Lvncn. Michael J. Pfeiffer, Frank. Taylor. Luther H. three secretaries and Barney Brown. Charles E. Dougherty. P. A. Heydon, Edward. Livingstone, P. Pfiester.. John . Tenney, Fred. Dreyfuss. Thirteen lucky The Bay City (South Michigan League) Club has Bresnahan, Roger. Doyle. Joe. Lush. John. Fhillips, William. signed second ©baseman Karl Greenwood, of Pitts Henley, Weldon, Thomas, Roy. friends of the moguls made Brovvne. George. Donahue, Frank. Heidrick. J. E. Lake, Joseph. Phillippe. Charles. Thoney, John. up the party. There was con- burg, Pa- Brain. David I/. Dobbs, John. Hickman, Charles. Phelps. Edward. Tinker, Joseph B. en MulfcrU. Jr. Sjderable hard work crowded Pitcher Henry Olmstead, the Western league©s Bridwell, Albert. Downs. J. W. Hillebrand, H. Magee, Sherwood. P""161"© ries- Townsed. John. leadina pitcher, has re-signed with the Denver Club Brown, Samuel. Doran, Thomas. Hinchman. SVm. Mack. Connie. Turner, Terrenes. between the seances at hearts Bradley. Wm. J. ;- and bridge. Enough time was taken to eat for next season. Douglas. William. Hinchman, Harry. Marshall. Wm. R. Burke, James T. Doyle. John. Hill. Hunter. Mathevvson. C. ?l*"k - Unglaub, Robert. every once in a while and then some. Max The Gales burg (Central Association) Club has signed Briggs, Herbert. Doiieny. Edward. Maloney, William. Powell. John Fred Rroemecke. a hard-hitting Chicago semi-profes Hoblitzel. R. C. Basse may not rank as high as Oscar, Sherry BueloW. Fred. Doyle. Larry. Howard. George. Magoon. George. oole.. Edward. Van Haltren, G. or other chefs of metropolitan note, but when sional first baseman. Baker. Frank. Drill. Louis. Hoffman. Arthur. Malarkey, John. uttmai > A- Vinson. Ernest. it comes to service Max is there with enough The Topeka (Western League) Club has purchased Becliendorf. Harry. DunUle. Edward. Holesketter, A. Maddox, Nick. Veil. Fred. \ appetizing creations to satisfy most hungry catcher Robert, Gibson from the Abilene (Central Barger. Edward. Dundon, August. Hogs. William. McAllister. Louis. mortals. The cap-sheaf of the affair at the Kansas League) Club. Bescher. Robert. Dunleavy. John. Hoffman. Daniel. McFarland. Chas. „,,._. Walsh, Edward A. Hoosier club was the dinner given by Presi The veteran Charles Babb. for four years manager Beck. Fred. Puffy. Hugh. Howell, Harry. MrFarland, E. Reulbach, Ed. Waddell. G. E. Bailey, William. Duggleby. Wm. Holmes. William. McCloskey, ,Tno. J. Kaub- ,n Wagner, Hans. dent Thomas J. Lynch, of the National of the Memphis (Southern League) Club, has signed McCarthy, John. Ra?©mer- ?™A C© to manage the Norfolk Club, of the Virginia League. Bliss, Rimer. Dygert. James H. Hummell. John H. Wagner, Chas. League, to a few Cincinnati friends. These Blackburn, Russell Downey. Thos. E. Hughes. Thomas. McCormick. Barry. R" rt5©© Wl"llQm © Wallace, Robert. included the newspaper boys, whom he calls The Jacksonville (South Atlantic league) Club has DeVore, Joshua. Huelsman. John. McCormick, Mike. Rhoades, R S. Warner, J. "the salt of the earth." There were no traded pitcher Ross Helm and inflelder Lee Huber Chance, mnk. Hughes. James. McConnell, A. £ "fr - J^s-. Weimer, Jacob. flights of oratory at this dinner. Instead of to Galveston for third baseman Spencer and out- Callahan. Jas. J. Evers, John. Hulswitt. Rudolph McGann. D. L. Ritchey Claude. Weaver. Arthur. flelder Bates. Eason, Malcolm. Busting. Berthold. McGuire. James. Kohe© George. White. G Harry. toasts there was a crossfire of delightful chaff, Cantillon, Joseph. McGraw. John .T. Kossman. Claude. tales of the hunt by mighty nimrods Clark The Nashville Club, of the Southern league, has Casey. James. Elberfeld. N. Hyatt. Hamilton. Wicker, Robert. Griffith and Ban Johnson and a red-hot purchased three more players, namely, pitcher Sltron Catmell. Wirt V. Elliotl. Claude. Harmon, Robert. McGinntty. Joseph Robinson, Clyde. Wilson, Howard. from Columbus, and shortstop Undsay and pitcher Carey. George. Eubanks, John. Mcliuv.-e. Harry. Hoth © Frank. Willis, Victor. scoring discussion, started by Prank Bancroft Eells. Harry, Mclntyre, Matty. R>© an © -lames. Wiltse, George. in which John Heydler and nearly every Hensling from Los Angeles. Carney. P. J- Isljell, Frank. McFarland, H. Richie, Louis The New Bedford Club, of The New England Carr, Charles C. Ewing, Robert. Willett, Edgar. Bug about the festive board chipped in. The Ellis, Georga W. McFetrldge. John. Rowan, John A. Williams. .Tame*. Hon. August Herrmann again honored by League, last week elected aa president Afr. James F. Cassidy. Joseph. Jacklitsch, Fred. Smith, succeeding Mr. Glennon. Walter S. McPhail Castro. Ixniis. Egan, Richard J. McAleer, James R. Wilson. .1. Owen. election to the office of Chairman of the Chase. Harold. Jacobson, Harry. Mel^ean. John B. Schaefer, Herman Winter, George. was unanimously re-elected secretary and treasurer. Falkenberg, Fred. Jackson, James. Merkle. Fred. Schmidt, Harry. Wilhelm, Fred. Board acted as toastinaster and he added Clarkson, Walter. Jennings. Hugh. to the merriment of the moment by reading President M. E. Justice, of the Central Association, Clarke. Fred. Farrell, Charles. Menefee. John. Schulte. Frank. Williams, Otto. has appointed as his umpires T. G. Nelson, of Aber Farrell, John S. Jones. Charles. Milan. Clyde. Schlei, George. Wolverton. Harrf. two aerograms sent by wireless by Charles Clymer, Otis. Jones, Thomas. Webb Murphy and Charles H. Ebbets. It deen, S. Dak., who umpired in the Nebraska State Clarke, Justin J. Ferguson, Cecil. Miller. John B. Schreck, Ossee F. Wolfe. William. League last season, and G. C. Core, of Rolfe, la. Ferris. Hobe. Jones. Fielder. . Miller, Roscoe.- Schmidt, Charles. Wood. R. was at the session of the Commission which Clarke, William. Jones, David. "Socks" Seybold, for eight years a star outfielder Courtney, Ernest Fisher, Tom S. Milligan, William. Seybold. Ralph O. Wright, Eugena. prefaced the dinner that both "Garry" anc Corridoii. Frank. Flick, Elmer. Jones. Oscar. Mitchell, M. F. Seymour, J. B. of the Philadelphia Athletics and later manager Joss, Adrian. Secretary John E. Bruce were© chosen to fil the Toledo Mud Hens, has been signed to lead Me- Coakley. Andrew. Friel, William. Mitchell. Fred. Sebring, James. Young, Denton, the role©s they have played in the officia Fraser, Charles. Jordan. Tim. Moran, Patrick J. Shannon, W. P. Young. Irving. Keesport, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, next Cobb, Tyrus R. Jordan, Otto. cast ever since the Commission was organized season. Coughlin. William. Fromme. Arthur. Moran, Charles. Shay, Daniel. Yeager. Joseph. Th«re has never been any serious criticism of Collins, James J. Fultz, David L. Moren, Lewis H. Sheckard, James. this governing board ,and all the froth that Pitcher Otis Stockdale, after promising to manage Collins, Edward. Flynn, John. Kling, John. Morgan, Harry R. Siever, Ed. Zimmer, Charles. has been kicked up has subsided like waves the Greensboro team in the Carolina Association, re Conroy. William. .Foxen. William. Kahoe. Michael. Morrissey, John. Slagle, James. Zearfoss, David. ceived a better offer from Lynchburg. in the Vir Flaherty, Patrick. Keeler, William. Moriarty, HXigene. Slattery, John. Zimmerman, H. ti the sea after the wind has died down. ginia League, and changed his mind, He will manage Cree, Burde. THE OLD ROMAN©S "BEAR MEAT." tta Lynchburg team. Every dinner has a "piece de resistance,© The lotmsslawn Club, of the Ohio-PennsylTania We Have No Others. The Above is Our Complete List.