DEVOTED TO BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS
Volume 40, No. 13. Philadelphia, December 13, 1902. Price, Five Cents. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE. Los Anaeles...... U U (l I (i II 0 U 2 o ley an . 'Oakland^ajv lu.,iu ...... 0...... «„ 0u _0u 0„ _ It 5u 0u _ _+J— 9J;:—„,_, ^ forced lo e've up Manhattan „,,• ,, ., ., , . . , Three-base hit—Cooper. Two-base Ihe stsmdlnst of the clubs up to and Including „_„.,.,,.„Jackson D^n.^j,un] eavy, Tomanx.^«.x 2.*. Stolen~~~n base^^-,, .- *p tQe American League at the peril :ames o" December o, lollows: Jackson.ror>irann Bases on balls—Off Hall 4, ofl Coope^* having a street, cut through the l-olo W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. 3. Loft on bases-Los Angeles 8, Oakland 8.3rounds gets revived every twenty-four [Oakland...... 108 71 .KUa San Franclsco.87 96 .47«,Si;rucJi out—By Hall 2 by Cooper 4. Double^ours by two or three persons who still "Los Angeles ..89 °° .521) Sacramento...65Si lou .392 piay3-Toman and Dillon; Cristall and TonianJ>eem to think that they are fighting the SAYS BE WILL BAYE TBE GOODS ——— Wild pitch-Hall. Umpire—O'Connell. Rational League. As remarked before it GAMES 0F NOVEMBER 29.-AT LOS ANGLES. AT OAKLAND. JtFEf^ ft^^hWn&cS? ££g "e NEXT SEASON. I,. ANGELES. AB.B I'.A.E. Toman,SB.....5 0 5 4 U Wheeler,2b....5 1231 m,lb...... 3 1 7 0 U The Brooklyn Clab Will be in the seh'r, cf..4 1400 Rellly. 3b....4 2001 ,all,rf.....3 0101 son, If, ...3 1 0 0. 0 Parrott, cf....4 0 2 0 uiMieelian, S'o..S 2240 Deimas, «b'..'.'3 Old oprising if some day a magnificent struc- Next Season With a Strong A.Williaras.lf.4 1 U 0 ciHosran, c...... 3 1210 [•Uendon, lr,cf.4 120 2:ure would go up on Manhattan Field, mak- R.WUHa's,>..4 ID IjStrleklett, 0 0 B u Whaleu, p....4 008 Ong it the most conspicuous outdoor uleas- —flanlon Also Has Bis Own _Cutter, rf ..4 1 0 U l) — — — — — jre ground in the world, but that will en- Totals...... 34 72410 gl Totals.. ...34 9 27 23 a ____ Totals...... 85 6 2T 10 Stall the expenditure of a large sum of Los Angeles...... 0 20000000—2 Totals...... 37 11 2T IT .money and is not likely to lake place, until on the Situation at large. San b'ranclsco...... I 000 00 1 0 '— R Sacramento ...... !....4 0 1 l 0 0 0 u u— (base ball is in a more settled state th&u '- 2tt is Special to Sporting Life. There is a growing sentiment over here Baltimore, Md., Nor. 9.—Before National League will for New York to attend the next year. In New Leag«« meeting. Manager Hanlon _, , TT , , - - proved himself to be Brooklyn, was interviewed.£alT-^L'eahy/~WlTd"p^^ Passed ball-Leahy. Urn pretty popular and level beaded youngs- He said' he expected much—Burns, Shay and Nordyke. •VImpire—O'Con- p °' er with the men who made base ball a SAN .KANC.CO. lat his influence will be felt not a little. that he hoped Temple woulc.————— i.os ANGELES.AB.B.P.A.B. OAKLANDUAK.I.AIMJJ. AB. «.±-.A .Br f oonrso the New Yorks will have to pla.v accept a tender of thfi0^*.1.'^.' aAOUAMK'O. AB. B. V.A.E.Toman,ss...,.4 0\2 4 0 Davereaux,3b.4 122 t^ood ball to hold the crow.ds. but they are Doyle, cf...... 5 111 (HVUeeler, 2b 4 0 ^ 2 U Gorton, of....H 030 Ulkely to do that and the crowd will go Hildebr't,' If. .6 3 2 1 O.DillOn, Sb.....S UJs^ ' 6 1 Dunleavr,Zb..S 123 livith them to, the Polo Grounds, No mat- he "knew of no preposedi£10Jhman.''c" "4 1 4 2 MoLan«'n.r(..3 0 1 1 OiHouseh'er "cKst ttf"2 changes in the playing]ytccree(iie, rf.4 2 2 u McCreedle,rf..4 100 0KT what any one sayls.to thp ^dnjhrary it is Dnglaub.lb.. 3 181 ^Hanlon,, lb..,4.., 0*8 0 0 llurlburt, lf..S 0 0 he easiest place of access in New York rules. He also cxpressedKioinow, lb...3 081 Kaaau, -SS.....3 043 ftCrlstall, rf....S 12 0 1 Kleinow, Ib...4 112 0 himself as still in favor oWrancks,ss....4 l 2 R Oasey.2b...... » 258 ZiJuokson, U....3 (I (5 0 li Vir an athletic field. Of course if a hall Francks.ss. ...4 Oil ;round could be placed in MadisOn Square a return to the twelve-cluhGorton, cf....4 110 Sheehan 8b...4 1 1500 Lohman, o.. ..4 068 * 111 i] i j ^ system. He felt sure thatliol' and' lf •••-.} ° » u Graham, o.....3 2 S 0 njones, p..... 2010 Schmidt. p....4 0 U 4 1 probably would appear to a few more •tin* A «™^»Jrtrt « r rtr. mirk V»«i/l UOUSOU, [) . . . . 6 U U i Striclilett, p..3 2 U 2 0 _undreds who are engaged in downtown — — lI llt;Lit; Aiuem.au league- "" l l»Q. rjijiam 100 Occupations, but so long as one cannot tdward Hanloa not secured a ground ln+Walters"°'"l 0000 Totals...... 82 12 27 10 2 Manhattan Island, and was .'""L. _ _ _ _ >e put there. THE POLO GROUND convinced also that McGraw had captured Totals...... 83 8 34 12 6_____ „___„..„„„.... „____.„. ..,.. _^ ^.^ the purpose handily. All the West Delehanty; in fact, he knew that weeks-v!Jactedlot. Hoiiand iu the nintu. Ro'ach. Stolen bases—Jones, Dunleavy. Basessl(le tr»ui centres on the elevated railroad ago. Regarding Brooklyn prospects, Man- fBatted for Ilodson In ninthi n inning,n i.-n r i n , „on balls—Off Jonea 2, off Schmidt 2. Left on ln<* the stations are handy and convenient nger Hanlon declared he would have aoanland .^...... i... u u u u o u o J-|-0ases—Los Ange'esS, Oakland 6. Struck out—•». th.e below _ Fourteenth street district. ^vc^alroa^v ^nefTx0'rSrs he^r'eltafllrel-b^'ii'lt---ijnglaub-base'hit—Unslaub. "rwo-baaeTwo-base hlts^Byhits—n.^y JonesJoner4,™by'" 4, by- SchmiSc QmfdT6.""HTt bf pTrch«-^t the New York club play any kind" of have already sianed ^^^ ^f_G^^&ft^&l^ ^to'lert §as^Grahrm: Hurlburt- Householder. Umpire-O'Connell. ^..™*J*™. *»* you will find the special catchers and a stron,,, ..._„_...... _. express trains to the I'olo Grounds mak- wart outfieldcrs have been secured, and iBases on balls—Off Hodson 4, ofl Stricklett 3. «k _.jng trips as they did years ago, loaded to expect to sign another in a few days. WithLeit on bases—Oakland 5, Sacramento 7. 'fi.FKANC^S'O.AB. . A.K. the exception of two or three utility men, Struck out-By Hodson 1, by Stricklett 2. Dou- Hhay,...... as...... 4 .....3 4 1 whom I expect to land shortly, the Brook-Dle plays—Eagan and Casey; McLaughliri and Meany.rf...... 4 !•" 2 o "ft Ivu team of'1903 is complete."' Graham; Kleinow and Lohman. Umpire— Leahy, c...... 4 t. a 2 o J ' _ __ . _._ __ McDonalds Nordyke, Ib. ..4 0 !2 0 0 Burns, 2b.....4 1250 Kagan, ss.....l 1 0 2 deadly rivalry betwiefcn:the boroughs, GAMES OF NOVEMBER 30.— AT SAN FRANCISCO. Parrott, cf....4 2 4 Oasey, 2b. ....» 1 s l Although the Brooklyn management will BROOKLYN BULLETIN. _ _...._ ..______.A.Wlllla's, lf..l 1 1 Shsehan, :>b..4 1 2 1 'e getting the short end if ;thfcy' do not —————————" OAKLAND. AB.B._.______„ P.A.B. SACllAMKNTO.AB.B.P.A.J). _ __ Delmas,3b.... .3 1 1 1 0 Hogan, o.... .:•• 1 5 2 live a team that can compete with the Still in Doubt as to Kceicr's Intentions—Waiters, cf.. .4 i 4 q 6 i)ay^>'of.'.'.'.".2 "6 u"u"oQiendoii.pY....4 i Cutter, p...... 3 0 2 reconstructed Giants. More Money Surely Needed to Moid theSSribuV^ifV:* 2 2 u I Hifdeb>d' lf- 4 ° g ° l TUB -I,BA'GUE PRESIDENCY.
'Sporting Life:"—From out in California, Totals...... 30 7 27 is _ _Bases on balls—Oi^Glendon 3, oft Thomas 1.' pk> wlll • uot his YV? hear that "Billy" Keeler has --- — -—• ______Totals.^....33 6 24 10 ' York and lUat he has U:ft the Broob'oaj£ian(i. ->it ...... 1001300 U «— 5 -ByGlen^don 2,byCutter4 HitDy|,art of thfi ownors of the NationaT Leagne lyu Club for the Americangaoramonto...... 0 000001-00—1, Nordyke. Ump^re-McDoSf ' 8Mha* the.head of the.organisation should League Club that is having; Two-base hits—Devereaux, Francks, Shee-' iic in Manhattan while the present fight such a hard time to get lo-'han. Stolen base—Mohler. Bases on balls— is going on. His presence might be needed cated in New York. The O2 Cutter 8, off Cooper 2. Left on bases—Sac- DECEMBER 5.—AT LOS ANGELES. huCC iu awhile.'lilo. reasons alleged are that he ramento 6, Oakland 5. Struck out—By ^ AN-D. AB. B. p. A. E gets more money and stillo, by Cooper 2. Double play— Eagan, Casey Toman,ss.....4 044 l Devereaux,3b.4 1120!' able to play at home, and Unglaub. Passed ball—Hogan. Wheeler.8b...3 2081 Gorton. c...... 5 2 0 0, DUNLAP Some people are inclined to AFTERNOON GAME. rmion. 2b.....5 2 3 Dunleavy, 2b. .4 2 1 3 believe that the report llouseh'r, cf..5 2 3 U (l MoOreedle.rf.,4 1 2 AU. H. P. A. 1C i-IAOUAMEN'O. AB.B.P. A. K. Hanlon, Ib....6 1800 Hurlburt, If..3 0 2 0,l, ""File0 Once Famous Star Second Baseman true, and others still cling.waiters.of 6 » o o Doyle, cr,p...5 2 S 0 0 Cristall,rf.....2 1,, 0 0 0 streit>,ib..... 4 l la o o; bnds HES Days After Years of Gloom to the belief that arrange- Mother, 2b!!'.'.5 4 s l undent, u.. ..4 5 U 1 Jackson, If....4 2 \1 0 inents will be made by,l)nnleavy,3b..o l 3 8 MeLa'n,i-f,of..4 ©A U OAndarson, C...H 082 Krie-fnow """H o 5 2 f and Poverty in a Hospila). which Keeler will be kept |*lo*;ree ?••••• Ki'eler'.s calibre to get away. If it takes a little"
precious few in the Dan playing businessAVilliams. Bases on balls-Off Mills 2: o"ff"Wna"- who are, but he is worth a great deal moreien 3. Left on bases—Los Angeles 10 SatAMBKiCANS. AB.B.P.A.E. NATIONALS. AB. B.P.J\ " than an untnocl experinient Francisco 6. Struck out-By Mills 3, .....-.-...- Manager Jack Flann.ery. -of the Helena THK YOUNGSTKRS len 4 Hit by -'*-•-— • TTT.,,,.'.. Iu California, that have been signed by thepitch— Whalen Brooklyn management, appear tQ be very jood ball players and holding their own' quite well against all the talent they are
_____ —balls—Ofl Mercer 5, off Donovan 2. Left on 1'"* ,.,,.- Totals.... .35 s 24 rn 2 Totals...... So u 27 15 -ibases—Americans 5, Nationals 9. Struck out— ( 'ee(!s Jack.Grim as maiuiger., By Mercer 6, by Donovan 6. Wild pitches—Don ovan 2. Umpire—McHale. 13, 1902. SPORTING
go back to Detroit is that that club will be infielder will be signed before the local riddled pretty well, and he won©t care to club©s efforts to raid the opposition are fin play on it on that account. Casey and Har- ished. ley have gone to Chicago, Crawford is to George Davis© name does not appear stick to Cincinnati, Bill Donovan is to stay among the American League©s leading bat with Haiilon. Willis Is going back to Boston ters. and Kid Gleason will play with the Phiia- A local writer still sticks to the belief delph©> National, I believe. I was negotiat that the signing of Lajoie by the New ing vith Gleasou myself, and the fact that York Club is only a question of a short he ©-as ceased talking business with me time. lea 4? me to believe he has made arrange- A local semi-professional base ball man THE JUMP OF DELEHANTY, TOWNSEND AND inei.ts to play in Philadelphia. I©m satis believes that North Brother Island will be fied with my pitching staff just as it stands. the home of the new American League The New York pitchers will do much better Club. Guess he will have to guess again. ORTH DENIED AND AFFIRMED. next year because there will be some hit McGraw is not entirely certain that Nor ting behind them, and Mathewson won©t be man Elberfeld will come here next spring, worked two and three days a week in the according to his remarks. He bases his be spring, as he has been. He will be saved lief in Elberfeld coming here upon the more and do better work." prospects of the Detroit Club being badly McGraw Insists That He Has Bagged the Big Game shattered, and that Elberfeld will not care Brush Says He Has " Dei." to play there for that reason. While the Players For the Present New York, Dec. 8. The much-disputed question as to ©whether "Ed" Delehanty had signed a contract with the New York Refuse to Admit the Fact. Base I/all Club was definitely settled when Bug Holliday will probably be an umpire John T. Brush arrived from a Western trip of the National League next season. with the signed contracts in his pocket. John T. Hunt, one of the new Missouri One of these bore the signature of Edward Congressmen, was an umpire in St. Louis P,\j Francis C. Richler. next year, in spite of offers he hag re J. Delehanty, and the other that of Charles Babb, who played here last summer on in the early !K)©s. ceived from other teams. He is one of the Rumor has it that catcher Bill Clarke, The reigning sensation in major league last men on earth whom I would have sus the Indianapolis team. These were the circles is still the alleged desertion of pected of treachery, and his loss, if the only players signed by Mr. Brush during of the ScLatars, may be found with thg Delahauty, Orth and Townsend from story is true, will be a severe one. Town- his absence from this city, so that the de Phillies next seasou. the American to the National League. nials of Orth and Townsend, the Washing Frank Selee has made an offer to Al send we won©t miss any, and Orth will be ton club pitchers, as to their having signed Wagner to play with Chicago. Toronto also Incidentally this is also the conundrum easily replaced. Neither of the men is in with New York are correct, while Dele- of the hour, as the players deny having the class with Delahanty." wants the Carnegie boy. MAY RESORT TO LAW. hanty©s denials are false. Fred Clarke. of the Pittsburgs, has pur deserted, while New York oilicials insist According to statements made by direc chased another farm in Kansas. He adds that they have. Naturally, American tors of the Washington Club resident in the NEW~YORlTNUGl5ETS. one to his list every year. League partisans are skeptical and Na capital, Delahanty©s desertion to New York Bill Phillips, of the Reds, has resumed tional League shouters are correspond has not been unexpected, but rather looked his place as mine boss in one of the Mo- ingly sanguine that the new league has for any time this winter. Wilton J. Lam President Brush Acts While Manager Mc uougahela River collieries. been dealt a hard blow. The latest bert, attorney for the Washington Baseball Graw Rests Delehanty Undoubtedly Arthur Allison. a brother of "Doug," the Club, said: "I already have my instruc Signed to a New York Contract The catcher of the ©09 Cincinnati Reds, is com news regarding this matter is appended: tions to resort to the Courts to hold the American League Invasion. piling a .work on base ball. three players in question to their personal Manager Hanlon has signed inflelder W. contracts, on which they have accepted Broderick, of Freeland, Pa., who played In money payments. In case any of them Ru Wm. F. //. KW«1. the Pennsylvania League last season. Delchanty and Orth Say They Have Not refuse to give their services exclusively to New York, Dec. 8. Editor "Sporting Tom Loftus, manager for the Washington Life:" A report from Washington to the Secretary N. E. Young" Is much improved Yet Signed With New York While Mc American League Baseball Company, and effect that Delchanty, Orth and Townsend in health. He will issue the official aver Graw Insists That They Have Done so. unless the Court should rule that all per had been signed by McGraw ages of the National League shortly. Arlie Latham appeared in a new sporting Pitcher Albert Orth, according to Lynch- sonal contracts are worthless, then these startled the slumbering players will be absolutely bound to their local fans to such an ex role in Quakerdom last week, when he won. burg, Va., advices, denies flatly having a one-day shuffieboard handicap tourna signed with the New York Club. A New contracts and terms with us." tent that they awoke. Then Orleans dispatch also came McGraw©s statement ment. quotes Delahaaty in denial. ORTfi©S STATEMENT. to the effect that he knew ©Tis said that Manager Hanlon has Delahanty said he might nothing of the story unless made arrangements with McGraw to take be found playing next sea President Brush had been his surplus pitchers and fielders off his son with some club other The Crack Pitcher Says That He Has successful in his untiring hands. than Washington, but up Not Signed With New York, Not Having efforts to give us a really Si Seymour, of the Reds, will be married on December 16 to Miss Agnes Sachs, of to date he had agreed on Even Been Approached. first-class team. The cranks terms with no club in eith were wont to fall into their Walnut Hills. The wedding will take place er League. Delahanty said Washington, D. C., Dec. 6. Pitcher Al long sleep again when the in Cincinnati. that McGraw, represent bert Edward Orth, of the Washington Base club©s new owner dropped P,itcher Harry Allemang is improving ing the New York Club, Ball Club, unexpectedly dropped into the n. r. n. Koelsch into town and declared that steadily and his physicians say he will re had made him an offer of city yesterday morning, he had big Del©s signed con cover completely from the gunshot wound $7000 for a year©s eon- coming up from his home at tract in his inside pocket. It would seem Lynchburg, Va. Orth said that nearly cost him his life. tract, but that he had re that McGraw did a lot of talking while Herman Long has practically closed a that he had been out guii- Brush did the acting in most of the mat Ed De/eftanfy fused it without entertain iiing almost daily since the deaj for the Hawthorne, a well-known ing the proposition for a base ball season had closed, ters calculated to bring strong players here. Avery street restaurant, in Boston, for moment. He says that he asked McGraw and had not seen either Mr. Brush has signed Delehanty to merly owned by the late Dinnie Sullivan. if that was the limit he was authorized to Delahanty or McGraw in A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT, The Philadelphia Club ia said to have se offer him, and the New Y©ork manager re the interim. He added that the terms of which were not made public. cured catcher Roth, of St. Joseph, and sec plied in the affirmative. Delahanty then he could not speak for Dela As a matter of fact that is a detail of little ond baseman Gleasou, of Detroit. Peter replied that he could not do business with hanty or Towusend, as he- consequence to the public. Base ball folks Childs has deserted, signing witb Louis him, that the sum of $10,000 was his price. had had no word with say that Mr. Brush had to bid high for With this McGraw left Delahanty. ville. them, but as for himself Delehauty©s services, and the report that he Delahanty says he "has good reason to M©GRAW©S ASSERTION. he had not signed with is to get $8000 a year for three years is Manager McGraw, of the New York Club, believe that Patsy Donovau, the Robin //ber Or/i New York, and fully expect probably correct, or at least not far wrong. sons and John T. Brush had it all cut sticks to his statement that he has the ed to be with Washington It is generally supposed that Delehanty was contracts of the three Washington stars. and dried for Donovau to go to New again next season. In a signed statement under some kind of a time contract with York." That was why he discon given to the local pres-s last night Orth the Washington American League Club, tinued negotiations with said: "It is not true that I have signed a but Mr. Brush no doubt realizes that the Billy Earle now claims to be the original lUirkett, he regarding Del- contract to play with McGraw in New war from now on hinges on the possession discoverer of pitcher Sam Leever, at the alinnty as the more valu York next year, as reported. /Neither have of the best players, and is not worrying time a country school teacher in Clermont able man. It is also de I seen or heard from Delahanty, as claimed, about anything else. Local cranks are County. Earle also discovered Norman El clared by those in the con since the season closed. I have a two-year only interested in seeing a good team come berfeld about the same time. fidence of the New York contract with the Washington Club which here. Mr. Brush is winning friends by get That the champion Pirates are going Club that strong efforts are docs not expire until the close of next sea ting the right sort of players. Since pur to have a pretty busy preliminary play being made to capture son, and my services will be absolutely at chasing the local club Mr. Brush has secur ing season is shown by the fact that Presi Lajoie, with some prospect the disposal of Mr. Loftus until the expira ed George Davis, Elberfeld, Mertes and dent Drey fuss has already arranged for a of success. In ca?e La tion of my contract." Orth©s denial of his Delehanty. In all the years of the retiring number of spring exhibition games. joie is secured McGraw reported desertion is claimed to be a con local regime uo such efforts were made or Tim Muniane says that John T. Brush will manage from the clusive refutation of the rumor that Pitcher results achieved as has been done in a few has spent the best part of his career plan bench and put Elberfeld Townsend had also signed to play with ning base ball schemes. It is his life, and McGraw. Whether it is true that Dela- short months. Wm. Shetlsline on third. The New York OKTH AND TOWNSEND it would kill him sure were he left out Club still is confident of hanty has signed with McGraw remains to have not been signed by the New York of the ruling force in the National League. securing Fultz, the outfielder, and if be be proven. Club as was at first reported, but Charles Barney Dreyfuss asserts that the sche signs, the outfield will be Delahanty, Babb, a third bascman, who played with dule that is being prepared by the National Mortes and Fultz. Van Haltren will be Townsend Also Denies. Indianapolis, and later with Memphis, has League committee for next season calls for released and Browne kept for substitute. Washington. Dec. 8. Pitcher Townsend, been signed by President Brush. Babb is only eight teams. That ought to settle the ANOTHER SKEPTIC. of the Washington Base Ball Club, has said to be a very promising man. talk of an increase to twelve clubs in the Among those who doubt the Now York written a letter in which he denies the Club©s alleged s-©foop is Manager Shettsline. AMERICAN LEAGUE ©RUMORS. National. rcpi.rt that he has signed to play with About the only thing to be observed re Jimmy Saockard has just won distinction of the Phillies, who said: "I do not think the New York National League team next Delahanty will desert ©Washington unless garding the invasion of New York by the as a Nimrod. He describes a successful season. Townsend says that he joined the American League is the positive declara hunting trip to Bear Lake, in Monroe it be to return to the Philadelphia Club, as American League ©with a two years© con tion in last week©s "Sporting Life" to the ho had a straight t\yo-year contract with County. Sheckard demonstrated his ability tract, and that he will play with the Wash effect that the thing is sure to happen. It as a marksman by bringing down a 225- Washington. Some time ago I opened ne ington team the coming season. now looks as though Pittsburg will also gotiations with Delahanty, but he said he have an American League team, and that pouud bear. would have to get his release from Lofttis it is the Washington and not the Detroit Ban Johnson has given up hopes of land first, OK his contract was binding, and he © ISFGRAW HEDGES. Club that is to be shifted to the Smoky ing Mathewson and Bowerman in St. Louis. would not dare to break it, though he was City. The next few weeks .should be pro He says Mathewson is using objections to perfectly satisfied with the terms I offered. Says He Hits Not Signed Delchanty Al ductive of some Sunday playing as an excuse to remain ©Del© said he would try to pursuade Loftus SENSATION AT, ANNOUNCEMENTS with New Y©ork, although he was assured to let him go, and said that in case he was though Mr. Brush May Have Done so in the base ball world. The signing of by St. Louis that he would not be compell successful he would return to the Phillies. Without the Manager©s Knowledge. Delehanty by New York may be the cue to ed to play on Sundays. We parted with this understanding." New Y©ork, Dec. 6. Manager John Mc American League managers©to grab any of Graw, of the New York team, returned to the National Leaguers, regardless of con FREPTos©TAlTllOCKED the c©ity yesterday after a stay of sev tracts It is also expected that when the eral weeks in Washing American League people reveal the loca ton and Baltimore. Regard tion of their grounds in this city it will Belden Hill has been re-elected manager- Will Never Again Trust Any Ball Pfayer ing the reported capture of come as a big surprise to us all. captain of the Cedar Rapids Club. if DcJelianty His Broken Faith With Delehanty, Orth and Town- GIANTS© .SOUTHERN TRIP. With the two Indiana clubs, Terre Him, Says lh; Washington Ciub Owner. send McGraw said: "Mr. The itinerary of the New Y©ork Club©s Haute and Evansville out, this league is Southern trip before the beginning of the now a Two-Eyed League ouly. According to Detroit advices, President Brush may have landed Delfhanty. but I have not. xoason was made public last night. The The Springfield, 111., promoters have de Postal, of the Washington Club, is loath to players will report at Washington Satur cided to withdraw their application for believe, that the report was true. He ad Brush will be here for the day, March 14, leaving in the evening for mitted, however, that Del League meeting, and maybe Savannah, Ga. During their stay in" Sa admission to the 1. 1. 1. League. had told him about a he will have some deals to vannah the headquarters of the players The Terre Haute Club has re-signed month ago of a shortage tell of. The only word that will be at the Pulaski House. Thev ©will Manager-Captain Lou Walters: also short in funds. He then sent tin- I have had from him lately remain there until March 20, and will leave stop Hadley, of the Michigan League. player $1000, $000 of which is a telegram saying he then on a trip that will bring them back The new officers of the Cedar Rapids Club was advance money and would be here the latter to New York April 8. The games arranged are Otto Mil©ner, p;esident: Frank E. Pir- $400 the last installment Jotin T. brush part of .the week." Mc are as follows: Birmingham, Ala., March kcl, secretary; George Ludy, treasurer. of his salary, due in Feb Graw also denies that Patsy 27; Memphis. Tenn.. March 28 and 29; President Sexton is now on a tour of ruary. This was accepted Donovan is to play with his team next Nashville, Tenn., March 30 and 31; Louis inspection with a view to Uncling two new and nothing more was season. "Douovan is a first-class man," ville. Ky., April 1 and 2; Indianapolis, Ind.. towns to take the place of Evansville. and hoard from the player, observed the manager, "but with Mertes, April 3 and 4; Columbus, Ohio, April 5 and Terre Haute. iiaid Mr. Postal: "If Dela Van Haltren and Browne in the outfield. I (5. A game may be played at Buffalo on Pitcher Pete Daniels has been confined hanty has deserted us I don©t see where I could use him. The New April 7, but in any event, the New Yorks to a hospital at Marion, Ind., suffering from don©t believe that I will York team as at present made up is, I will play their first practice game at the typhoid pneumonia. Pete says he is now rred Poital ever trust the word of a think, good enough to finish in the first Polo Ground on April 8. The nine that able to be up. base ball player again. division. I have George Davis at third will meet the Giants has not been defi The Jolict, 111., Club directors have He Is signed to a two-year contract of the base, McGann at first base, and I think nitely determined on. elded to enter the Three Eyed Leagu most binding type, and has promised me Klberfeld will be here to play short stop. MISCELLANY. Dubuque, la., will doubtless secure tj repeatedly that he will be with the club One reason why I think Elberfeld will not Manager McGraw intimates that a star eighth franchise. SPORTINO -L/CV-CUUUt.!.
effective and this, of course, makes the re Park, situated on Jackson street, and the ceivership operative pending final disposi Boulevard. tion of the Memphis case. E. T. Peter, owner of the Atlanta Club, SOUTHERN SKIES MEMPHIS APPEALS. is looking about for ©a manager for next An appeal was filed last Mondey by the season. So is Birmingham. Memphis Base Ball Park Association from The new Mobile team of the old South the decision, of Chancellor Allisou, dismiss ern League will be managed by the veter SAGGING SULLENLY. ing its attachment suit against the South an John F. Kelly, in case Robert Gilks ern Association of Base Ball Clubs for its should jump to the Frank League. portion of the guarantee fund, of which The next move of the Frank League it claimed it was deprived, owing to its ex before effecting a formal organization, will ALL PROSPECT OF A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF pulsion from the Southern Association. be the incorporation of the associations in Park Marshall will retain the fund until the the eight cities, comprising the circuit as final disposition of the case by the higher now slated. THE TROUBLE DISAPPEARS. Court. Lew Whistler is in Montgomery looking FISHER LOYAL. after improvements at the park to be used It is now settled that Newt Fisher will bv the Frank League. Manager Seinmes,. manage the Nashville Club in the real of the Montgomery street railwiy, Southern League, all statements to the con holds the local franchise in the new League. The Old Southern League, by Expelling the Stub trary notwithstanding. This statement is The new Montgomery Club has b.eeu or- official and final. Mr. Palmer, president of organized with W. H. Ragland as presi the Nashville Association, aud all the dent. He is backed by Colonel Barry L. born Memphis Club, Declares Itself members of the Board of Directors of that Hall, the richest © man in town. Frank Association, share the glory of bringing Rinn, of Lancaster, Pa., has been engaged about this most desirable condition of as team manager. Ready For Any Conflict. affairs. POWEL^POINTERS. . BLUE BALTIMORE. By Francis C. Richter, ent has no connection with that move." The answer says that respondent is ad Reconciled to American League Desertion By expelling the Memphis Club the vised that Charlie Frank has been engaged The Ab!e New Orleans Manager Reviews Southern League has burned its bridges to manage a team at New Orleans next the Situation in the South Only Con and Not Enthused Over the Possibility behind it. There is now little chance season, thus indirectly making it clear of Becoming Eastern League Territory. for a reconciliation, and tho old South tempt For ths New League Promoters. that he will not be in this city. New Orleans, Dec. 8. Editor "Sporting Baltimore, Md., Dec. 10. Editor "Sport ern League must now make good and Life:" Manager Abner Powell is back from ing Life:" Baltimore©s base ball future is fight the proposed rival Southern League- the Directors© meeting at Montgomery, just at present receiving considerable at to a finish. The Frank-Carnes combine where he found things in a tention from out-of-town also has now no recourse except, to go most excellent condition. mmssun^©smmsssmivi experts. It seems to be ahead with its war of spite and pride. Was Ready For a Possible Conflict When The new team is backed by generally agreed among tbe In the latter tho old Southern League a party of! rich men, and writers and others who are It Expelled the Contumacious Memphis thev have an ideal park. discussing the matter that will have all tho best, of it, as it has a Club- Its Plans For the Future. The Street Car Company Baltimore has lost its strong organization, backed by the pow Little Rock. Ark., Dec. 8. -Editor has .just finished a line to American League franchise er y ml influence of tho National Asso "Sporting Life:" When the Southern the park, and Ihe first car entirely, and that even if ciation, while the Frank outfit appears League directors, at that was run on the exten Ban Johnson doe^. not, suc at present to be solely a one-man affair, Birmingham, on November sion carried the members of ceed in placing a© team in only one individual appearing to have 2-i, expelled Frank©s the League to the grounds. New York he wilt select, tho necessary nv: ans and position to in Memphis Club, they dc- If there© is to be opposition some other city to round cJHivd themselves ready in Montgomery, the opposi out the Eastern division. spire any confidence either in bis purpose for the war Frank and tion first must build a park or his ability to carry anything what Evidently they take it for Carnes have threatened. Abner Povrzll to play upon, for there is Harry Golf/nan granted tuau Bun is not, ever to a successful conclusion. The The Board acted unani no park to accommodate anxious to risk his present latest news from the troubled section is mously in expelling the them at present. The street car line in op position by forcing himself into the town, given below; Memphis club, thus rati position to the one interested in the South fying the action of the Na ern League team is talking about joining in which at present he is most unpopular. tional Association. The forces with the outlaw organization. They If Ban fails in New York, Pittsburg will expelled club has fifteen want the fares that might go over then- most likely get the franchise which once, THAT NEW LEAGUE. days in which to appeal to line to the games, naturally. not so many months ago, belonged to Balti W.M.Kavanaugh the Southern Association. LIGHT-WAISTED PROMOTERS. more. Some More Facts Concerning the Or A telegram -was received If one looked over the names of the men LOOKING TO EASTERN LEAGUE. ganisation Frank and Carnes Are Trying from the Memphis people saying they had who hold franchises in the new League, a That the National League has at present not been notified of the meeting, and just real idea as to its condition can be easily but slight intention of again invading to Place in the Field. before the meeting was called to order a obtained. All are base ball players, and Baltimore is also admitted by these same Memphis, Tenn., Dec, 8. Editor "Sport telegram from the directors in Montgomery the names of some of these players have writers and experts, but the fact is not ing Life:©© The preliminary organization was sent to Secretary Nicklin, of the been used apparently without authority. news to Baltimoreans. The National of ©tho new Southern League at the meet Southern League. The latter replied that Campau, for instance. He has not been League magnates are pretty will satisfied ing held hero on Novem he had not only notified the Memphis club, approached even about the new League, with their present circuit, and see no rea ber 29-30 was not effect but had sent them the notice by registered according to his own statement. Pabst son for making changes. With singular ed, owing to the fact letter. told Powell that he would not join the new unanimity, however, these out-of-town pa that a number of details PRESIDENT KAVANAUGH move, either, which removes from the au pers have placed an Easgtern League Club remained to be arranged. will now put a new Southern League club thentic list of franchise holders at least two in .Baltimore. Kmnors regarding an East Since then Messrs. Frank, in Memphis, but he will probably take no of the names mentioned, and Fisher is ern League team here have some little Whistler and Gilks have action until the League meeting in Bir the third. foundation in fact, for several men known been on the road mending mingham on December 15. In the mean THE MEMPHIS SITUATION. in the base©ball world and who do not want fences. The only non-pro time the League officials are not alarmed President Kavanaugh has looked into the their names mentioned at present, have fessional magnates in evi over Ihe start the Memphis promoters have Memphis situation very thoroughly. He been quietly discussing for some time the dence at the meeting were made with their proposed new League. has two locations for a park upon which possibilities of an Eastern League team General earner., of Mem In referring to the Charles Frank League, ho has options, and there are plenty of peo here. They will not make any move until phis: W. C. Pickens, of President Kavanaugh said he placed lit ple in Memphis who want the Memphis Birmingham, and T. C. tle confidence in its financial stability, say franchise. While Powell does not know the receiver©s sale of the American League Charles Frank Bishop, of New Orleans. ing that a glance at the names of the who will be given the Memphis Club, he has 2rounds. And they will not be bidders for All the other would-lie managers of the proposed clubs reveal faith in President Kavanaugh©s judgment, that property. They are by no means promoters and backers in evidence were nothing but baseball players. and is confident that a popular party will certain that an Eastern League club would PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS OR MANAGERS. KAVANAUGH©S ©HOPES. he in charge, and that the new company even pay expenses, and their friends are It is announced that the team managers President Kavanaugh, of the Southern will do much better than the old. Memphis rather opposed to the move. The prospects so far selected are: Charleston, Charles League, confidently asserts that the or was not a good ball town last season. Many are, in fact, that Baltimore will do with Campau and Ed. Pabst; Savannah, It. I. ganization is not at all worried over the a team failed to play to more than its out base bull next year.
I -December 13, 1902.
the time a certain young man living out were so grateful that they sued the hand one else to fall heir to the goose quill that way took me to see the grounds. They that aided them. Some of the defendants that Uncle Nick has used for©thirty-two are on a hill and a deep but seldom used think to prove their case by showing Mr. years. DRASTOREYFUSS. street is cut through them. Get that street Temple©s name on a letter head of the PEACE RUMORS AND WAR SONGS. closed and you might have ground enough Pittsburg Football Association wherein Hints of peace and compromise continue tor a park. And "let me tell you that, on David Berry, W. E. Corey and W. C. to hit the floor iu these parts, but there A LACONIC REPLY TO AMERICAN the best authority, , Mr. Gosser. of the Temple comprised the Executive Commit isn©t anything especially harmonious iu the supposed Americans, has been in the habit tee. Mr. Temple, late in October, learned war songs warbled by the moguls who of wslking over that plot many times re hia name was on this and demanded that have touched Redtown in their recent wan LEAGUE OVERTURES. cently. Every now and then he would pick Berry remove it, which was done. The derings. Barney Dreyfuss was agaiu a vis up a pebble and cast it far away. I sup hearing was put off until Friday of this itor the other day, and he took the hide off pose that his idea was to clear the field. week. Mr. Temple proposes to fight the Ban Johnson in his pointed interviews and In Two Short Words the Pittskrg Don©t matter to me where the grounds are case. He claims that a hold-up is being placed the stamp of instability and un ocated. Let them come. I only hope that attempted. reliability upon the American League. If :hey do come. My biggest wish is that LINE HITS. James A. Hart should publish one broken President Rejected American League Captain Kerr will put $100,000 in the contract he has with fac similes of the scheme. He will get all of the fight he Jimmy Mason, who was in St. Louis autographs attached to the peace pact that wants." Some one flashed another suppos with his meal ticket, Jack McClelland, the was ignored Fandom might be able to Proposals and Affirmed His Loyalty ed park and out came Barney©s map. In boxer, declares that Pat Danovan must be fathom the reason Barney Dreyfuss de a jiffy he pointed out this place. "That keeping rather low. He did not see P. J| mands that a bond of $100,000 be put up during his stay of two weeks. Perhaps to bind any agreement that might follow to the National League Last Summer the Lawrence Adonis is not mixing up negotiations for peace. Over in St. Louis with pugilism since he became engaged. this week Ban Johnson again counted the again expressed the hope that if the Amer Rumor from the Mound City is that National League out and no more is the Pitrsburg, Pa., Dec. 9. Editor "Sporting icans were coming in here he devoutly Jimmy Burke and Jack O©Connor are pal demand for two leagues heard in the Amer Life:" During ©.he week it leaked out that wished they would be prepared for a fight ing together again. Last October ©twas ican House. No one has heard the Red there is in black and white in this town from the call of time for they would get said that the men had forgotten their ad chief chant of peace. Just what the Pirate a U-tter written by Ben one from that period. miration for each other. president©s swings about the circle menu Shibe, of the Philadelphia Robert Price, the genial gent who man is a matter for speculations to exploit. He American League Club, . BARRED OUT THERE. ages Whittington Park, Hot Springs, is here has been in©Chicago once and Cincinnati and Ban Johnson, offer It is the thought of the Pittsburger that to see his father. Captain H. O. Price, who the American has failed to secure a ball twice within a mouth and rau from Pork- ing Barney Dreyfuss all has been ly©mg low with pneumonia. Last town^ to Indianapolis. Wbile an American kinds of inducements to park in New York city, and is going to week the sufferer was not expected to live, organ grinder was playing the old tune that coine into the American try and put a team in old Pittsburg "I but he came around. Barney was out for John T. Brush©s scalp, League with his Pitts- don©t know how they were thwarted in Next week the writer hopes to give away the pair were pouring buttermilk into burg team. The offer is JSew York city, but it is my view that Honus Wagner©s secret hunting ground. their pipes in the Hoosier capital! It looks a standing one, and they fire up against it, and have realized There is a man on the trail of the sacred unreasonable to believe that the Srnoke- though it was written last this fact long, long ago. If they had plot now. The fellow beard of "Dutch" towner while proclaiming in his travels July it makes plain that the place why should Kilfoyle be looking while doing the gun act in Washington everywhere that the American League is it holds good until the out for one there," was the parting com county. Deacon Phil is along and at night not on the level, would be in reality a season of 1003, About the ment of Colonel Barney on this subject. he entertains the farmers with selections peace commissioner in disguise. Funny Barney Drey fuss middle of July a Pitts During the week the reported jump of from gospel books. things happen in base ball, however. Half burg man, prominent in Delehanty and others caused the Pitts Coming home from Indianapolis the other a dozen of the bad boys that Ban Johnson sporting circles, receivedicucn^i* .1a letter. »-- fronj~~~r~. burg paragraphers to dwell on the sur night Barney met one of the Pittsburg "barred out forever" are now playing ping Shibe, iu which he was told that it would mise that the Senators© franchise would capitalists who, two years ago was going pong in his front parlor and-occupying tlu> be made worth his while to be brought here. No developments in the to put some coin in an American League best rooms in the American House! Ban OPEN NEGOTIATION©S.© American venture .are reported according team here. The man felt so good because called Victor Willis a crook in St. Louis, with Barney Dreyfuss for entering the to people on the inside. By the way here he didn©t enter the venture that he insisted but he©d act as chairman of the Committee American League. Special inducements is a gem out of the new team. A local re on buying wine for the Colonel. on Escort if "Granddaddy Longlegs" should were to be offered Dreyfuss to desert porter chanced to beard Captain Kerr in his Fred Clarke must be snowbound. Not make that the price of bis journey to then and there, but they certainly would den: that is, he met him coming out a word from him for nearly a month. Some Detroit! need him this coining spring. No secret of Mr. Pedder©s office, where a session on friends here held off their purchase of a A TASTE OP INDOOR BALL. was made of the fact that the American club matters had been going on. "What©s turkey for Thanksgiving dinner for fear Away back in the days of yore George was in a bad way. Dreyfuss would be new in the American League?" was the Clarke would send them a mess of quail. Washington Hancock edited a little Bs8 next in power to Johnson, etc. bhibe cunning and bland query of the ex-Pitts- They won©t take the chance again. paper in Windtown called "The Club." I wrote among other things: "Ban is sitting burg national magnate, who is clever in Tommy Leach was at headquarters on was an amateur editor myself tben, and side tracking. Saturday. He says that he is putting in W. T. Hall "Biff" afterward Judge, and at my elbow as I write." an easy whiter here. Leach reports that A SHORT ANSWER. OLD COLONIAL DAYS now famed dramatic writer, was also a The man who s?ot the letter took it to Louisville seems like the old place," the indoor base ball game in the Forest blooming contemporary. Hancock became Dreyfuss and asked him to consider It. A said Col. Barney, as he hastened to brush City is to start this week. the father of indoor base ball and now, reply was asked by wire. Dreyfuss at up after a five days© Western jump last Colonel Pulliam has some new offerings after decades of trials Cincinnati is going this time wss in slight distress, for the week. "On the way West I met Ollie in the sartorial line for New York. Several to get a chance to see the game at its American had already begun their tamper James and a couple of other citizens of suggestions were made by Henry Feuch- best. At the Armory next Monday night ing process. The president of the cham the Falls City. I could not resist the pres twanger, Frank Balliet©s close friend, who the All Cincinnatis and North Cincinnati is reputed to be one of Pittsburgh best Turn Vereins will pull off the first game. pions looked over the letter, smiled ami sure to take a run over to the stamping dressers. sf©-id: ,,XT *i , park of the once famous Colonels. No, I J. Bentley Seymour is com ing back from "Wire Ban Johnson two words: "Nothing did not see George Tebeau while there. Dr. Bllis Duncan, a rising young physi Albany to take part in the inaugural, a;id, doing." He must be basking in the sunshine at cian, of Louisville, who shot an alleged incidentally, to claim Miss Agnes Sachs. breaker-up of his home here two months of Walnut Hills, for hi.s bride. Mike Don- STILT- HOPING. some winter resort, for you know George ago, was released from the county jail on Those who have watched I he situation got there the past season. I forgot to tell liu has been putting in some hard licks for closely are satisfied that the American Friday. Colonel Pulliam knows the young the experiment and Jack Sutthoff, Frank you boys that when I was at Chicago a man from the days of old. He called on seeks now only to have a fight started in couple of weeks ago George was there Hahn, Miller Hugging, George Robe, Char the National League meeting at its annual as one of the minor league magntes. Well, him several times and cheered big dreary ley Dooin, Heiney Peitss, Orville Woodruff meeting in New Yorok this week, and they if he did not make a fine front with even days behind the bars. and Billy Clingman are the other profes hope that Dreyfuss may be squeezed into Captain W. W. Kerr admits that be sionals likely to take part. They will find ing clothes you can pass me by. But to might take a little stock iu an American ttie American. get back to Ixjuisville. Will Douglass held the pastime entirely different from the team here, but is not going to be the cou- outdoor article. Some winters ago 1 wit me up just as I was about to take a street tiolling stockholder. car. ©Come,© said he, ©I must get a talk nessed a game between a Chicago team and PinSBURGJOINTS with you.© ©Haven©t a bit of time to chat Kenosha, at that time Wisconsin City, autt tor the papers,© 1 said, leaping onto a car. SCOUTSJNJREDLAND. it was certainly exciting enough. The Ar A Surmise Connected With Mr. Temple's Douglas promptly plunged after me and mory is pretty far out in the West End, rode six squares, getting something at but if the game can be popularized in Recent Refusal — " Sporting Life's " least, for he had a long story iu the Managers Hunt For Buckeye Talent About Porktown it is in the hands of those wh» Scoop Evidently Caused a Shift in Plans. paper." Little Barney went on to tell Cincinnati—President Herrmann Cin can push it along all right. the names of a number of persons he had cinnati's Only Delegate to League Meet. A BOUQUKT OF BRIEFS. En A. E. Orally. run across on the streets of the old town. Ambrose Puttrnanu will probably buug No one listened more intently than Colonel bis harp on a willow tree iu Helena. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 8. Editor "Sporting Pulliain. It carries him back to the days By Ren Mulford, Jr. Jack Chamberlain, the Cincinnati boy, Life:" It©s all up to the League meeting when he was the press agent of the Louis Cincinnati, O., Dec. 7. Editor "Sporting wintering at Marion, O., says that Abner now. News to come and not the past Life:" Redland seems to hold promise of events hold the base ball ville misfit band in the afternoon and the Powell has been twanging his guitar under heavy editor of a newspaper at night. much, talent for managers in search of hia bay window. fans© attention here. Cols. material calculated to Covington, Ky., Is once, more typograph B. and P. left for the East WATTY HAS IT NATTY. strengthen their teams. ically figuring as a Central League possi last night. Thiy w
twelve major league teams of players, rather play in New York than anywhere else. Isn©t it funny that every American SPORTING LIFE would be through National League absorp League or National player you meet wink tion of, or amalgamation with, the Ameri ST. PAUL©S CRISIS. A "WEEKLY JOURNAL the other eye when you mention anything can League. For that the time is not yet about the Athletics winning the pennant? de-voted to ripe. There isn©t one of them that honestly be A DOWN-TOWN PARK OR NO ASSO lieves Connie Mack got that flag on its Base Ball, Trap SHooting merits. Maybe that is putting it a little and General Sports. too strong, and it would be better to say, THE LEAGUE MEETING. CIATION BALL. the other clubs, somehow or other, want ed them to win, but at same time they As "Sporting Life" goes to press the won©t admit that the best club is cham ENTERED AT PHILADELPHIA POST OFFICE National League©s annual meeting is being AS SECOND CLASS MATTER. That is the Ultimatum Presented to pion. held in New York city. A full report of the THE LOCAL SITUATION. There isn©t much doing in local circles; Published by proceedings must necessarily be deferred President Lennon by the American neither Tebeau nor Clymer are here. They until our next issue. The only positive send word they are busy signing players SPORTING LIFE, statement regarding the meeting that can Association Up to the City Council aud will announce the names in good time PUBLISHING CO. be made now is that Mr. Temple, of Pitts aud we must be content with that. Notwithstanding Boiiner signed for next 34- SoutK THird St. burg, will not be the next president of Now to Save the Club to the City. year, he seems lost and evidently play PKiladelpHia, Pa., U. S. A. the organization, that gentleman having in Boston. Without meaning to discredit Bouner or bis ability either, we don©t mind tiually decided on the eve of the meeting St. Paul, Minn.. Dec. 9. Editor "Sporting Subscription Rates i not to be a candidate. In his public de those things down here. Somebody that Life:" Great excitement prevails in local we will like just a little better will come One Year ------$2.00 clination Mr. Temple said: base ball circles over the possibility of the Six Months ------1.20 removal of the St. Paul along and maybe won©t cost so much, eith Single Copy ------60. "The base ball world knows that I dear team to Chicago by Presi er. Too many good ball players around JPoreisn Postage, $1.04 Extra Per Annum. ly love a scrap and I should like to en wanting jobs to bother about Bonner. ter into the tight at present and become dent Hickey, of the Ameri Payable in .Advance. can Association. Mr. Hickey THE TEAM COMPLETED. president of the greatest organization the was here last Sunday and President George Tebeau has signed base ball world has ever known, but 1 Monday conferring with Peter Childs. the crack second baseman of must decline. I wired the National League President Lennon. of the the Philadelphia National League Club. people to-night who have urged me to local club. Wilmot. of the Col. Rogers refused to give Childs advauce accept that 1 could not consent. My bus Minneapolis club, and Hav- money, and Tebeau took advantage of the iness will not permit of it." cnor, of the Milwaukee opening. Tebeau also signed Aloysius Mr. Temple©s declination is to be deplored club. Havenor is a member Egan, Thomas W. Walker, C. I>. Salt- as he would doubtless have made an ideal of the Circuit Committee march, Charles Pease, Louis HaSdt and urrent Comment of the Association and John. Ashton, all well-known minor i - ^i executive. With Mr. Temple unavailable strongly favors the remov leaguers, and has now completed his team. there is no candidate of equal or suitable He left last week for Denver to join his al. The entire trouble has family, and will not return till January 1, By Editor Francis C. K.lchtor calibre in sight, and the probability is that resulted from the ina when he will begin the work of enlarging the make-shift system of government by bility of the local management to secure a downtown park. The pres the seating capacity of his grand stand. Executive Committee will be continued , JOHN J. McCLOSKEY ent park is four miles from the rolled into town prosperous and strenuous, - another year. That system, while not so city and the attendance so small that the already laying plans for next year, and satisfactory as the single-head system, club annually faces a deficit. Last year the citv council refused to allow down bustling over with energy. What a pity RENEWAL OF CREDENTIALS. worked well enough, to make its continu town ball. The following open letter from some big club don©t sign this man. Six President Leunou explains the whole case: clubs in our own association would make a ance, as a matter of necessity, not altogeth ten strike to get him, and need him, and All correspondents of the "Sporting er objectionable or undesirable. To the St. Paul Public: Owing to the circum stances kuown to you, aud over which I have no yet he is allowed to waste his energies Life" are requested to return their cre control, St. Paul is now threatened with the loss in the small towns. dentials for renewal for 1903. Prompt of its base ball team. MEN AND MEASURES. President Hickey, of the American Association, compliance with this request is neces reached St. Paul to-day with the Association©s AMEBICATIssWflON NEWS. Until ultimatum that St. Paul must play its sary in order to facilitate the annual The many friends of President P. T. weekly games in a downtown park or transfer Pitcher Eddie Quick, of Logan, Utah, has labor of reorganizing the correspond Powers, of the National Association, will to some other city. been signed by Toledo. be cheered by the news that the popular I have secured a lease on a downtown plot of Manager Frank Leonard has signed first ence corps, which is, by the way, quite land and will do all in my power to hold the and able official has passed the crisis of team in St. Paul, but the public must assist me baseman William Mellor for Columbus. a task, owing to the immense number his illness, which at one time threatened in this work. Louisville has secured a good man in of contributors the "Sporting Life" The situation in a nutshell is: second baseman Petie Childs, Who was serious, if not fatal, results. The prospect If the citizens of St. Paul secure permission with the Philadelphia Nationals last year. has upon its staff. Failure to return now is for Mr. Powers© speedy aud com from the Common Council for the erection of n Billy Phyle. the Minneapolis deserter, has plete recovery. Mr. Powers could have downtown ball park I will erect a ball park to been ©in bad health in California for the the old credentials will be considered cost $10,000, and will spend an additional $5000 past few months. a declination of. further service as been ill spared in view of the great work in an effort to secure a pennant-winning team still before the National Association, for St. Paul. Manager Dale Gear, of the Kansas City correspondent. If the citizens of St. Paid refuse to secure team, reports that he has twenty men un which he has labored so hard and faith this permission for me, 1 am compelled to an der contract for 1903. fully to bring to its present sound and nounce that I must accept the Association©s Manager Joe Cantillon advises Magnate high standing. Long may the genial offer to take the St. Paul franchise off my Havenor that he has signed a fuU team for PICTURES OF CHAMPIONS. hands. Milwaukee. He will return from the Pacific Patrick wave! I will not control a ball team in any city other coast January 1. thar St. Paul, but, unless securing; the down Such of our readers as would like to have By the time this greets the reader the town park, I will be unable to hold the team Louis Gruebner, who played short stop here. for Clingman©s Brewers awhile last sea Jhe group photogravures of either the Pitts- veteran Nick Young will be out of base It is up to the St. Paul public to say whether son, has signed with New Orleans «.lub in g© team, 1903 champions of the National ball, after serving for nearly thirty years, St. Paul will have league ball or not next sea- Southern League. ^_____ League; of tlie Athletics, 1903 champions sou. Respectfully yours, either as president or secretary of the Na GEORGE E. LKNNON, of the American League; of the Indianapolis tional League. Poor health and the re President St. Paul Base Ball Club. AF1?R DAVE FllUZ team, 1903 chainnions of the American As moval of headquarters to New York com President Hickey has issued an ultimatum sociation; of lie Kansas City team, 1903 pelled the veteran to seek well-earned rest to the fans of the city demanding nn an A Probability That the Great Ath swer this week on the proposition whether letic Outfielder May Join Tom Loftus© champions of the Western League; or of from the hurley burley. May the remain a downtown park will be secured, otherwise the Toronto team, 1903 champions of the ing days of this "good aud faithful serv the team will go to Chicago. Local fans Team. Eastern League, printed from the original ant" be as peaceful and happy as they will are now fully aroused and great pressure Special to "Sporting Life." is being brought to secure the City Councils Washington, Dec. 9. Editor "Sporting half-tone plate on heavy plate paper, size be devoid of financial worry, owing to the consent tq allow a downtown park. Life:" One of the men the Washington 13 x 14 inches, suitable for framing, can be competency the grand old man has man Club is after for next season is Dave Fultz, accommodated. We have printed a limited aged to amass. St. Paul Saved. of last year©s Athletics. number of these plates. These will be sent When Fultz was let out by Indianapolis, Dec. 11. Manager Watklns, Manager Mack for financial securely wrapped in tubes and mail pre A Chicago contemporary insists that "a of the Indianapolis Club, received a letter to-day from President Lennon, of the St. reasons he was approached paid, to any " Sporting Life " reader who committee consisting of Messrs. Comiskcy, Paul Club, to the effect that St. Paul way by the New York National will remit, for each picture, ten cents in Hart, Brush aud Dreyfuss, could in short sure of a down-town park next season. Len League Club©s management, stamps to this office. This is a special offer order settle the war." Not by a jugful. In non said the work of building a new park, aud has a big offer from near the centre of the city, would begin them under consideration. and has nothing to do with the regular cab the first place the American League would as early in the spring as the weather will He and Mr. Mack parted inet phototypes, which will be sent as usual, not stand for a committee containing but permit. This does away with the possibil with the best of under upon the conditions laid down in our offer one American League man; in the second ity of the St. Paul team being transferred standings, and it was agreed place Messrs. Johnson and Somers would to© Chicago, if, indeed, there ever was a by them, it is said, that if on the second page of this paper. possibility of such a move. The only com Fultz, or Mack for him, have to be reckoned with in any settle plaint against St. Paul is that Lexington could secure an equally or In our issue of Jan. 3 we shall publish ment. But what©s the use of talking about Park is too far out to draw well. David Fultz approximately as good an )a group picture ot the Manchester team, something there is no chance whatever of offer from an American accomplishing in©the near future. League club he would accept it, as he pre champions ot the New England League. LOU1SYILLELINES. ferred not to leave the American if ade Also, from time to time, we shall present quate inducements were offered him. If group pictures of all the minor league President Ban Johnson makes the an Infielder Hulswitt Decides to Remain these are not forthcoming he will sign with champion teams. All of these will be sub nouncement that henceforth all American With Philadelphia-N.:W3 of Oth;r Play New York. These circumstances led to the League contract jumpers will be really and negotiations which are now pending be sequently specially prepared for framing ers and of Local Affairs. tween Fultz and Manager Loftus. The purposes similar to, and upon the same con truly permanently barred from that or player has not yet actually signed with ditions as, the Pittsburg, Athletic, Indian, ganization. This decree would be most ter By John J. Saunders. New York, and if he can come to terms rible, and very effective, had the American Louisville, Dec. 6. Editor "Sporting with the Washington management he will polis, Kansas City and Toronto photo play here next year. gravures. League not made the serious blunder of Life:" Hulswitt, the capable and popu e lar short stop of the Philadelphia National reversing itself in this very matter last League team, is wintering CONDENSED DISPATCHES. winter. It is now paying a heavy penalty here at Louisville, which is OUT OF THE QUESTION. for that mistake. his home. He tells me to Special to "Sporting Life." day, that he will lie found Evansville has signed pitcher Arthur Newspapers and correspondents waste According to Joe Kelley, harmony is not next season in Philadelphia Carbrener, of Dublin, Ind. with his old club aud will space and labor discussing the probability essential to a team©s success; in fact. Joe The Milwaukee Association Club has sign not play with Detroit, as ed pitcher Claude Elliott. or possibility of the National League©s rather fancies a team where the players has been reported. He The Washington Club has made Billy return to a twelve club basis^ which many get after each other for poor individual could have gotten $000 more Lush, of the Boston Nationals, an offer. work. The inference is that Kelley thinks than is offered him at Phil aase ball men seem to regard as practicable. adelphia, but after mature The Peoria Club is negotiating with um Nothing could be more impracticable, even every player should be his own manager. and careful deliberation pire Herman Doescher to manage the Peo impossible, under present conditions. As If that is the case Kelley will be more made up his mind he ought ria team. a matter of fact the National League is valuable to the Cincinnati Club as player to stick to his written The Circuit Committee of the proposed R. E. Hulswitl agreement originally made. new Central League, will meet at Indian still a twelve-club organization, and will than as manager or captain. At that he will get $800 apolis, Dec. 10, for organization. remain so until the debt incurred by the more for his work at Philadelphia next sea President Postal, of the Washington Club, ?ircuit reduction is discharged. But Ex-Captain Anson©s country-wide circle son, than he did last and ought to draw announces that he will not, under any con though a twelve-club league as to circuit of friends will be glad to learn that he is somewhere in the neighborhood of $2600 sideration, transfer the Washington fran for the season©s work, which isn©t half chise to Pittsburg. the National League has but eight teams doing a rushing business at his Chicago billiard and bowling hall. He now has ten bad for a young man in his second season The South Texas League, consisting of In the field, and can put no more in the alleys, which are in constant demand. It in big company. Should he do well this Galveston, Houston. San Antonio aud Beaur tace for two weighty reasons: First, be- year and the war continue, he will certainly mont. has been granted protection by th^ is believed that the new Sheriff, Mr. Bar- expect even more money for his service©s National Association. ?ause it could by no possible means secure ratt, will appoint Anson as chief deputy. in 1904, and will doubtless get it. Manager 1©owell, of New Orleans, has jnough players to man four more teams; DAN McGANN protested to the National Board against ^cond, because in one city, Cleveland, it Says a Russian proverb: "A bad peace is of the New Yorks, is wintering in the the signing of pitcher Stewart by the St. disposed of its plant. The only fea- neighborhood. Dan is fixed for next year, Paul Club. Manager Powell signed the better than a good quarrel." Hits the base and is well satisfied. He thinks he will be same player some time ago and gave him return to a twelve club circuit, with ball situation just about right. on a star team next year and would $150 advance money. JCV,
placing a team on Manhattan Island or the tal of this, and said that if he was willing Bronx than a pig has of making a point to release him he might accept it, as a bus lace overcoat for King Edward. As a fac iness proposition, although lie was satisfied tor in New York hail affairs P.. P>. Johnson here. AV©hen Postal demurred that ended is as dead as Hameses III or any other the matter, so far as Orth was concerned. mifmmilied Egyptian ruler. Mr. Johnson He does not like New Y©ork, and would pre never Hiad but one chance to exhibit his fer not to play there in any event. He does American League brand of baseball to im not believe a word of the story about perial New York, and he threw that away. Townsrud and Delehanty and had a letter Mr. Johnson is u dead issue, aad really it is from Del last week, in which he did not unkind to disturb the dead." refer to any thing of the kind. He addtd ALL THE DETAILS NOW SATISFACTORILY AR= JOHNSON©S LOST OPPORTUNITY. that he recently received a letter i©roiu Asked what "Johnson©s one chance" was, I.ajoie, also claimed by McGraw, in which Kennedy said: "Why, his one chance was Larry said he intended to play in Cleve RANGED BY THE AMERICAN LEAGUE. to enlist local capital and Influence in the land next year. President Postal©s latest scheme. He talked with me and prac utterance on the subject is, that to his tically reached an agreement, but has seen knowledge, there is no truth in the report, fit to recede from it. Evidently Mr. John und he took occasion to add that the son, who entertains the painfully humorous rumor that the Senators A Ground on Manhattan Island Secured idea that he is of consequence in the base WILL BE I©llASKD TO PITTSBURG ball world, thought to monopolize the is/absolutely false. This assurance was not entire American League field in this city, necessary. Pittsburg, as an Eastern city, Strong AH=Star Team Signed which,proves how shallow the man is. As is a poor circuit proposition as concerns a result he is now high and dry so far as both the ploying and the traveling fea N«w York is concerned, and I am confident tures of the schedule, and it is probable For the Metropolis. he has already abandoned his wild dream that Washington is regarded as preferable of putting a club .here and is now direct to Detroit. The Pittsburg story is, there ing all his efforts to locating a club in fore. improbable. The story about the c>x- By Francis C. Richter. minute in the light of a contract jumper. Pittsbunr." Phihidelpbia players has been thoroughly The report of their signing is probably one KENNEDY WILL OPPOSE IT. punctured, so far as the two pitchers are What little news there is to give out of Mugsy McGraw©s ©pipe dreams.© You In conclusion, Kennedy said: "Johnson concerned. An alleged interview with Dele regarding New York©s invasion by the will remember that it was only a few is a very short-sighted fellow, and he and hanty in New Orleans, where he now isj, American League will be found below. weeks ago that Mugsy claimed he had sign his- American League will have its trou makes him say that while he may sign else A particularly interesting contribution ed Lajoie and Flick." bles in its tight with the National League- where he has not done so yet, and that Mc to the history of the case is furnished THE PITTSBURG SITUATION. the© coming season. He neglected his one Graw offered him $7000 a year, which he by Mr. James Kennedy, once a pros Manager Armour, of the Cleveland,*, re opportunity to get a team into the strong declined, and named $10,000 as his price a pective backer of the New York Club. turned last week from a trip to his forme-r hold of the National League, and must now figure too suggestive of embonpoint to suit home in Homestead, Pa. Incidentally he worry along as a minor organization." Mac. This will add to the gayety of the na spent a few hours in Pitts Kennedy announced that iu the event AL ORTH©S MANLY ATTITUDR tion when all the facts are revealed burg, where, iu company of an effort being made by Johnson or any in connection with the affair has received later. For the present we can only re with C. J. Pedder, he took of his friends to put a team anywhere in warm commendation on all sides, and was peat pur former statements that the a look at the proposed Greater New York, he (Kennedy) would no surprise to those who know him. It is American League will have a club in American League grounds oppose it with all the? influence at his com hoped that it will meet with substantial mand. recognition from the management. Town- New York next season, with a ground in that city. "Nothing send, who is already a star pitcher, barring on Manhattan Is.©and. All these mat better could be imagined," an occasional lack of control, is also safely ters are settled a-lready. said Mr. Armour last night, "and it is my opin . FROM TilE CAPITAL. in line, and if Delehauty has wavered at ion that the American will all, because, like the man who charged Bill JOHNSON JOTTINGS. be malting a huge mistake Facts as to the Alleged Desertion of Dele Nye ?1 for a sandwich, he needed the by not placing a team in hanty, Orth and Townsend Short Stop money, it is believed that he will stick. Pittsburg. The grounds Stick work is- Ed©s specialty. Tom Loftus The American League President Makes an are right in the heart of Moran Signed A Strong Team For Next has been getting in some more of his clever Important Announcement Regarding ©A©m. R. Year Assured. work, and Washington is nowT the city, the Pittsburg SURE OF A STRONG TEAM Sunday Playing and Star Players. men have got the neces next year. Charley Moran, the brilliant President Ban Johnson, of the American sary money, and, to finish with, the Pitts By Pant IK. Eaton. Georgetown short stop, signed a Washing League, during the past week exploded burg people are simply crazy to have Amer Washington, Dec. 9. Editor "Sporting ton contract on Thursday last. As already the story that the American would play ican League baseball. 1 talked with a Life:" The report that Delchauty, Orth remarked in this correspondence in which Sunday ball in New York. good many baseball fans both in Pittsburg and Townsend hud jumped to New York his action was foretold some time ago, this He also revealed the fact and Homestead, which is a suburb of the which I wired you last week player©s fielding is so much like Jennies© that in only two Western former city, and there was not one who caused mulligrubs along The in his palmiest days that the resemblance cities, Chicago and St. did not say that the rooters were tired of Potomac; but, fortunately, would strike any close observer. Al Orth is LouLs, would Sunday the one-sided games that they were forced there appears to be little delighted with the infield, and says uo two games be played next to witness last year. That they will wel or no foundation for it. come our league is a ©cinch.© " The story was so circum men are as fast in their respective posi year. Said Mr. Johnson: stantial that it received con tions us Demoritreville and Moran. With "According to the terms of siderable credence at ilrst, Carcy, Demont, Moran and Coughlin Wash our lease for the new park SPIERS SATISFIED and some usually well in ington has an air-tight infield, Kyan, who in. New York we cannot formed persons jumped to has been holding out for more money, rich give Sunday exhibitions the conclusion that, while ly deserves it and will get it. and with no,r sell liquor on the With the New York Outlook, But Thinks President Johnson was gun Delehanty and Ducky Holmes will complete premises. This, of course, That Pittsburg Ought to be A!so Invaded ning in Wisconsin, John T. a team every member of which, except the gives no chance so far as- by the American. Brush had winged some batteries and Cougklin and Moran, either San Ithnsoa New York is concerned, as birds of brightest tropic batted over .300 hist year or in some other- we will not invade the Detroit, Nov. 8. Editor "Sporting Life:" plumage nearer home. The very recent year, in the fastest company. suburbs there. The laws forbid Sunday - Charles W. Soiuers, vice president of the Clarke has also accomplished the same ball in Cleveland; and the playing of Sun American League, was in town last Wed feat. Coughlin hit for .297 last season, and day games at Burns Park, in Detroit, has nesday on some road busi was over .300 a considerable part of the never been satisfactory. Hence the changes ness, but made a call on season, and Moran, in the games in which there." President Angus, spent a sumption of its falsity. Humors the writer has seen, him, did some very NOT AFRAID OF DESERTIONS few minutes consoling Fred Delehanty will go to New York have been tiard hitting, The leader of the American League did Postal, and chatted base urrent for several weeks. Mine Scanlon, not seem at all worried about the recent ball at the Griswokl for an former manager of the Washington, is stories of jumping players. "1 doubt that hour or two. Seiners did quoted as saying that he knows Del. AMERICAN Delahanty, Townsend and Orth have left not profess to be informed SIGNED A N13"W YORK CONTRACT Washington," said he. "Dclahauty has re on the Delehanty matter, . but that he thinks he wi Pitcher Siever, Detroit©s only southpaw, ceived $1600 advance on his salary for next but was inclined to dis stick and return McGraw©s boodle, unless is still unsigned. year. Townsend has received §600, and count the story, holding the racing e;>me ccatiuues to go against President Ban Johnson was on another Orth, I believe, has also accepted some ad that time would prove it as him. Some "points in the story sent out one of his mysterious trips last week. vance, although I do not know the exact little founded as some tales have been totally disproved. The report- Jack McCarthy has just returned to Chi figures." WThen asked about Flick, Presi of other desertions told that big Ed. wer.t to Delaware and Virginia cago after a month©s hunting in. Kansas. dent Johnson said: "Flick is under an iron Chas. iV. Somers earlier, and since proven to influence Orth and Townsend. has been Waddell has come to Philadelphia, where clad three-year contract, which Is doubly false. Mr. Somers was en shown to be without foundation. Dele- hi-ntv was with McGraw at the Bennings he will spend the balance of the winter, guaranteed by (©.,©. W. Somers, and Ben thusiastic over Pittsburg, and corroborates Jimmy Collins says his knee is once more Shibe. Flick is very careful, and, 1 think, the claims of the promoters in that citv racetrack, and is said to have been unable to- connect with the propositions which the all right, and will no longer interfere with would make no attempt to break such an tiat they have ample backing and wfrli- his playing. agreement." located grounds. He gave it as his opinion bookies put over the plate, and to have THE SPRING MEETING. that there is a chance that Pittsburg will accepted McGmw©s advance money, upon Second basemaij Gleason. of Detroit, is It is likely Chicago will not be the Mecca be taken in, but would not explain how it failing to tret any from the Washington believed to have jumped to the Philadelphia for American League men as it was last is to be done. He is positive that Detroit management, to replace his losses. The res League Club. year. The spring meeting of the League wMl remain a member. and he is equally ident© directors, on the other hand, state Secretary Hedges, of the St. Tx>uis Club, will go to New York in all probability, in certain -that a club will be put in New that all Delelianty or any other Washing docs not believe that Delehauty has jumped ton player has to do to get on advance the Washingtons. stead of being held in Chicago, and that York, and will have grounds on Manhattan is to ask for it, and that each of the three means that the headquarters of the young Island. The only other town that has ever players named has received some, already. Al Orth has wired President Postal brief organization is to be changed from that been mentioned In connection with the Director Cochran met Del. at Bennings and ly. but emphatically, as follows: "Will city to Gotham, it is no secret that Presi Pittsburg angle is Washington. Fred Pos asked him point blank whether there was be with you iu JiXJ.©i." dent Johnson has been contemplating for tal has never had any idea of quitting base anything in the stories about his secession, If Ed. Delelmuty has really jumped, be a year or more the making his headquar ball, though he isn©t as much enamored of and received an emphatic denial. The news probably acquired the habit by following ters in New York instead of Chicago, and the business as he formerly was. the Dele was a complete surprise to the resident di the steeplechase ponies. now, since it is absolutely certain that the hanty incident having chilled him some rectors, President Postal.. Ban Johnson, Out fielder Stanley says he gave Washing American League will have a team in the what. Somers left . Detroit for Chicago, and every OIK- connected with the club, ton the go-by for Boston because Manager metropolis next season his presence will where he was to meet President Ban John- and they all expressed Incredulity. It Loftus trifled with him. be required there at all times. The Amer sou. would be < ©barley Moran, the famous Georgetown ican©s fall meeting will not be held until A BODY BLOW University prize short, stop, has signed with after the National League magnates are to Washington to lose Dc.lohnntv. England the Washington team for next season. through with their deliberations. has her Edward VII. and Washington her Send live cents and get a fine colored pic Edward 1. king of sluggers, and the former ture of Rube Waddell. S. K. Church, 307 Says the American Can©t Get Into New would not be missed by his constituents Sansorne street, San Francisco, Calif. KIIFOYI"ANDARMOUR. York " Against His Influence " Although more than the latter. It is not only the Having opened a restaurant in Boston, They Are Already in. frequency but the, timeliness of Del©? Herman Long will try to secure a transfer The First-Named Confirms the New York bitting which makes it so acceptable to Jim Kennedy, who once figured as a pros the fans. The climax of the pa.st season©s from the New York to the Boston team. Invasion While Armour Talks of tha pective American League backer for New enthusiasm was reached when tee big Connie Mack says he believes that Pitts Availability of Pittsburg. York city, until by his own act he took him captain, in an exciting game with Chicago, burg is big enough to easily support two July 2(5, cut loose with a terrific home major league teams with non-conflicting Cleveland, O., Dec. 1C. Editor "Sporting self out of the running, re schedule. Life." President Kilfoyl, of the Cleveland turned from Europe last run© in the ninth inning, with two hands week with his cycling out. and tied the score. Many similar Ban Johnson says Mr. Temple©s declina club, is back from New York, where, he instances could be given. There is only tion of the National League presidency IB went with Ban Johnson to stars for the international sis-day cycle races at Mad one Delehanty. and he is the main colly - In effect a "declination to be leader of a close the deal for Ameri wobble of the realm of Swat. His bril lost cause." can League grounds. He ison Square Garden. Scarcely had he set foot liant work in the field and on the bases The Washington veteran. Mike Scanlon, reports the work as pro has also received its merited tribute in believes that Delehanty©s loyalty to Wash gressing. "Only details re on his native heath before he was interviewed rela this column. Mr. Scanlon is said to have ington is contingent upon his luck at the main to be settled before quoted Del. as expressing resentment at New Orleans races. the American League can tive to New York invasion by the American League. local criticism, and stating that he would Lajoie is a member of a minstrel troupe announce the location of leave Washington if he could get a better that has the euphonious name of the its© playing field,""1 he said, He just as promptly pro offer, but such an utterance does not ceeded to deprecate tha.t Ground Hog Club. The lirst show will he "and because, the matter agree with others-, which -he has made, and given on the 18th at Youngstown. drags along is no reason movement, in ignorance of must have been due to tempory irritation. times Kennedy the fact that it had al AM a matter of fact, whatever knocking has Dave Knits©, has informed the Philadelphia for the opinion that we scribes that he has not signed anywhere have abandoned the inva ready been accomplished, been done on Delehanty has come from sion of the metropolis. though not yet locally published. Asked as negligible sources which he knows to be in for next season, and that lie will not make to whether the American League could get competent and can well afford to ignore. up. his mind where he will play until after J. H. Killoyl Most emphatically we have the holidays. not." Regarding the al- into New York next season Kennedy is Al Orth came up to Washington Thursday legcd desertion of Delahanty, Orth and quoted as saying: ; t.©> reassure the local people, and entered Comiskey has practically decided that be Townsend ;-Mr. Kilfoyl said: "1 do not NO CHANCE, SAYS JIM. AN EMPHATIC DENIAL will send his team to New Orleans next believe any©one of the three has signed with "No; Ban Johnson will not do so. He of, the whole fairy tale, so far as it concern spring to do its training. He places uiu New York. Each of them has a contract may possibly put au A.meriean©League team ed him. He said that he- had, been offered failure to lan©d the pennant last year as with Washington which has a year to run, in ©Weehawken©or Haekensack, but©not©id twice as much as he gets here to play for. much to insufficient early training as any »ud 1 cannot look upon any of them for a New York. .He has© no, more chance of another club. Orth informed .President Pos thing else. 1 ir\ exploits of last season, when he himself did not know where he would play CHAGRINEDJOLLINS. for 2,-i hours at a time, he makes a bargain to go to Louisville for 3003, gives it out that he cares a»t to BOSTON©S MANAGER WOULD RETAIL play ball elsewhere, and then signs a contract with ATE ON OLD LEAGUE. the Boston Nationals and says he knows he could do good work for "Buck. Last season the magic wand tie Knows He Can Secure Some Na* of Selee failed to induce Frank Bonner him to go to Chicago, but tional League Stars in Short Order now the magnetism ot Buckenberger has its effect H seems. Nov^ that the American Association :has buiied it Ban Johnson Will Say the Word the hatchet with the National Association Mitts and Gloves things are different and if Boston takes Bonner without buying him there is likelj That Would Let Down the Bars. to be music. Tebeau wants one thousand dollars for the player. It remains to be seen if Boston will take him as it has Are warranted to Special to Sporting Life. Stanley. Such a course is more than likely. Boston, Mass., Dec. 10. Jimmy Collins, Five hundred dollars the Boston people give absolute satisfaction captain arid manager, of the Boston Amer would pav. but not double that tigure. icans, is here for a visit. While his visit NEWS OP COLLINS© CLUB. is a social one, Collius is on Last season the Boston Americans In the hunt for a couple of dulged in spring training in Augusta, Ga. If any should be defective in manufacture, good ball players, one a Collins could have had the grounds for hrst basernan and the oth next spring without any trouble at all, but return to us a^nd we will replace with er a catcher, the latter to he did not care to secure even an option take Warner©s place behind as he felt that he could do just as well the bat. Collins is still if need be, and at that time had his eye hopeful of having Warner on another spot he felt would please him with him next season, but and the men far better. There was too the hope is very slim. much walking on the pavements to suit There is little doubt but the boys in Augusta. Collins assures me Warner will play for the that if he clinches the spot proposed it New York Nationals next will bo more satisfactory for all concerned See that it be&r.s the Reach Trade Mark a.r.d you arc safe against loss season. Several good catch in everv way. Manager Buckenberger is James Collins ers have, been recommend already©arranging for his spring dates and ed to Collins, and before he has closed one for April 14 in Newark, leaves town he expects to sign one minor N. J. JOHN T. BRUSH e J« &C6&CO leaguer, whose name, however, he cannot evidently knew a good thing when he give out at present. He also wants a first made the bid to secure Umpire Frank base-man to replace La Chance but, as he O©Loughliu for his team next season. The put it: "I want a good first baseman, and offer must be a flattering one for O©^.augh- I can tell you they are hard to get. Up lin is considering it. This young man Philadelphia, Pa. to a short time ago, when Ban Johnson irave excellent satisfaction last season. He decided that the American League would in a sterling fellow for he could have join not tolerate players who have signed Na ed the American tc-fore he did only he had tional League contracts, Collins had fixed given Pat Powers his word and would not SEND FOR CATALOGUE matters to have one of the National League break it. What a contrast such conduct stars cover the bag for Boston next sea vith that, of those whose written word, in son, and the few fans who were let in on worth as little r.s that spoken. There is the seciet were jubilant. Johnson©s mani no doubt that the umpire has a better berth festo broke these arrangements, hut Col iu the American League than in the Nation lins himself is still confident of getting him. al, because he is supported up to the Said he to-day anent the alleged Delehanty handle from the oj ecutivc. Good umpires flop: "Some of the League men are doing are exceedingly scarce and men of the ST. LOUIS© SHAKE-UP street. The presents were many and valu their utmost to get American League play O©Laughlin stripe are rarely found. Tom able. Among them was a beautiful dinner ers to jump. Now, I am in favor of re Conuolly will doubtless be back with John service from Jack©s associates on the St. taliating and going after their players. 1 son next season. It would take a deal of Due to Donovan©s Resignation From the Lonis team. The couple left Thursday have letters iu my pocket from three of night for Chicago and will be absent until monev to get Connolly away from the St. Louis League Club Donovan Non- Christmastide. the best players in the League and will American after the experience he had with Committal as to His Future Plans. take them at once if President Johnson some of the recalcitrants who have been A LIE NAILED. says the word. I don©t believe in allowing secured by the National at splendid sal A story has been going the rounds to the Brush and McGraw to have it all their own effect that the future "of the St. Louis aries. By B. Wright. League Club depended upon the outcome of way, and think the American should give SPOKES FROM THE HUB. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 10. Editor "Sport them some of their own medicine. I just a half-million dollar suit Tim Murnane is preparing for the ing Life:"--Treasurer Stanley llobison, of of the Ilobisons against want two National League cracks to make Spaldings a most interesting contribution the Cardinals, returned from Kansas City a sure winner of our team, and with 1©res- Senator Mark Hanna. This to base ball literature on great lights of empty handed, as Charley is denied by President " jdent Johnson©s consent, I can land my men the game, past and present, profusely Xichols decided to remain Frank Kobison over his sig in short order." illustrated. It will doubtless command a with his Western League nature and that of his splendid sale and a wide circulation. club. Jimmy Manning, brother Stanley, in the fol Frank Butler, formerly a well known hcwtver, is still considering lowing emphatic language: BOSTON BRIEFS. second baseman, who played with the Mr. Kobison©s proposition. "There is not one word of Boston Unions way back in the eighties, Negotiations are still on truth in the article, and the was unfortunate enough to lose his estima v--ith Jimmy Ryan, of malicious individual that in The Local Club Already Talking of Spring ble wife last week. Four children are Washington and Walter spired it did it solely for Plans The Cases of Stanley and Bonner left motherless thereby. Wilmot, of Milwaukee. Mi. the purpose of injuring our The engagement of Algle Chesbro at Kobison said that he would credit and destroying our Good Umpires Evidently in Demand. Harvard relieves Cy. Young of the posi soon have a first class man F. Dert. Kobison business, and whoever the tion he has held the two seasons past. ager under -centrist, who individual is who inspired Jl\l Jacob C. Mont *,. Chesbro should prove an admirable selec would be given as full au- it would commit any offense under the tion for the position. Stanley Robisoti thority as all other mana calendar of crime. The article is a state Boston, Dec. 9. Editor "Sporting Life:" Another base ball man is in it in politics. gers under the Kobison re ment of falsehoods from beginning to end. It is well established that the Boston My friend Sweeney, of Fall River, a well gime have had, and would be given ample Most everyone knows that we have been Nationals will gather at the stamping known sporting writer and one of the hinds with which to secure the best play unfortunate in our base ball interests iu grounds of last season most popular young men in Fall River, is ers in the market. St. Louis, but no one has ever heard us Thomasville, Ga. on March the Democratic candidate for the Mayoral WHY DONOVAN QUIT. complain. If we are unfortunate enough 15. It is certainly a great ty in Fall River, with splendid prospects As regards Donovan©s resignation Mr. to lose the services of Mr. 1©. J. Donovan, boon for ball tossers to be of success. Mr. Sweeney has seen wide Uobisou said: "While I did not particu our captain and manager, through no fault permitted to rendezvous at experience in municipal affairs in that larly care to have the news come out just of ours, we will try to find some one else such a delightful place at city and would make an admirable choice. yet, it is a fact that Don who will be a credit to our St. Louis Base that time of the year. 1 I hear that Herman Long is to open ovan has told me that he Ball Club and to the citv of St. Louis." bethink me of the gather :\ thirst dispensing establishment in this will not be in bas,e ball ing of ©9(! that assembled city. His many friends will wish him next season, and conse in Charlottesville, Va. a much luck. quently will not manage Manager Stallings has been signing some great stamping ground for the Cardinals. Donovan©s new players for Buffalo by way of his former Boston teams. Of resignation did not surprise Georgia plantation. that team there is but one EASTERNJJEAGUE NEWS. me or my brother, as he man left Frederick Tenney. had told us early in the I. C. Morse. Time, with the aid of the Newark has signed catcher Van Patter- fall that he had something American League, certainly son, of Warren, O. else in view, and would does work great changes. Of the team of Outfielder McMahon. with Providence probably go into business last season Long will no longer marshal last season, has signed with Jersey City. at the end of the season. the hosts, but outside of him the team is President I*. T. Powers is able to be He also told us that he practically intact. The last accession to about again after his severe attack of pneu P. I. Donovan would give us first chance the ranks is William Audrey, of the Wil- monia. in case he did not retire mington team last season a third base- man and change catcher. Certainly Mana "Doc" Amole is running a hotel in Buf from the game. No one thinks more highly ger Buckenberger is taking no chances of falo, and "Chummy" Gray is working for of Douovan than I do, and we are, of any weakness in numbers. There are now him. Gray is still unsigned for next sea course, sorry to lose him, but at the same five men who can play the outfield Cooley, son. time I think we will be able to get some Lush, Carney, Dexter and Stanley. Dexter The veteran third baseman. Bill Shindle, me to fill his place successfully." can play the infield, as can Audrey, and of the Jersey City team, has purchased the DONOVAN©S PLANS. both of these players can catch. With the best-equipped hotel in Gloucester, N. J., Donovan admits having resigned and adds addition of another pitcher the team and will probably retire from the diamond the significant statement thai he has made for good. no definite plans for the future, but that will be complete. it is more than probable that he would THE STANLEY CASE. Manager Barrow, of Toronto, is clicker- ing with two heavy-hitting outfielders AI j;ive up base ball and go into business for What a muss there has been over Stan Wagner, of Providence, and Pat Meaney, tiimself while still young enough to build ley, of the New Orleans team. Tom Loftus of San Francisco. He may also retain up. Donovan had nothing to say iu regard said the player offered to jump the New Jimmy Jones, of the New York Club. to coutracts offered him by the American Orleans club for $500 and League, but it is a fact that he bas been thereupon refused to have President Hurley, of Worcester, says made offers that would probably pay him anything to do with the any statement regarding the selection of MORE MONEY player. On the other hand a manager for the Worcester Club for 1903 than he has been getting from the St. Louis Stanley says the he signed is prematxire, as he has been too busy mov Club, and more than the latter cares to with the New Or ing the material from the Sherwood house pay for his services, although the Kobi- leans club for 1903 on the to give baseball a thought. sons have both said that they would pay condition that he would be According to Catcher Jack Toft, who was him as much as any one else could offer. sold and would receive one in Buffalo this week, Pitchers McGee, Douovan is wanted by the American to half of the purchase money. Hooker and Grimshaw have signed to play manage one of the teams, and the Ameri Abner Powell is yet to be with Stalliugs© team next season. Grim- can has shown a disposition to pay the heard from and I would not haw will be played regularly at first base, price for players it wants. Donovan is one be in the least surprised if as Law has accepted a contract with the if these. Po©ssibly the inducement may be Four graceful poses from life; figures tet/iiichcs his story were diametrically Toledo Club, of the American Association. made seductive enough to cause him to high, reproduced in colors. Highest example J. B. Stanley opposite to that of the play cmain in the game another season before of lithographic art. er. At all events the Bos- LETTER LIST. retiring. ton people are satisfied with the Stanley We have letters for the persons named SIGNED LIFE CONTRACT: "THE ONLY WAY" yarn and say they will play him. Tom Pitcher John J. Powell, of the Browns, below, which will be forwarded upon©re \vas married on .. Thanksgiving niuht to to own one of these beautiiul calendars is Loftus has always had a very good repu ceipt of address: , , to send twenty-five cents, with name of publi tation for veracity and his word will Miss Nora Of Connor, the pretty blue-eyed cation in which you read this advertisement, be taken as quick as that of anybody. Pitcher Uaroy Catcher Agnew sister of the veteran catcher, Jack O©Cori- to GEO. J. CHARUTOK,General Passensjer Agent, THE BONNER TROUBLE. Jim McDonald Pitcher Bieard , uor. The ceremony was performed by Chicago & Alton Railway, 328 Mouadnock Pitcher Watt Louis Lippert Father Tracy, of the Church of Our Lady Building, CHICAGO, ILL. There have been no new developments Chas. Atherton John F. Quinn >f Good Counsel. Following the wedding The test railway line between CHICAGO, In the Bonner matter. That man is cer Mr. Magie Al Lawson r here was a largely attended reception at ST. Louis, KANSAS CITY and PHORIA. tainly as variable as the wind. After his Pitcher Crystal J. Clew Westcott the bride©s home, 3122 North Twelfth nlbef 1902. Phoney, Cleveland... 31 115 35 30 1 6 .2( I©ownseiid." Wash....©. 27 28 10 23 3 1 .2( /Mckering. Cleveland. 60 293 40 76 2 22 .2; THE SEASON©S WORK >eiger, Boston ..... 86 270 31 7Q: 5 4 .2r iVtflvorton, Wash.. .. :: 59*249 34 04 2 10 .2f MINUTES© EXERCISE "sbell, Chicago. .©. .. .©©. 13f 520 ;65 133 23 38 .25 lornier. Clev. & PhHla:H©5,177 !« 45 2" 2 .25 AS EXEMPLIFIED 8Y p£ AMERICAN lolmes. Detroit..;. .. 92©-300 50 91 9 "18 .25 -lughos, Boston...... 23 71 29 18 4 Pen-is, Boston...... 133 493 56 124 15 8 .25 FOR BUSY MEN. LEAGUE PLAYEBS. aboe. St. Louis.. ... 54 191 21 48 5 4 .25 Donohue. Jr., St. L,.. 29 84 10 21 2 1 .25 astro. Philadelphia. 41 141 18 35 4 3 .2-! SPZLBCKG©S Athletic Library, Afo Individual Work of the Men in All Jleason. Detroit..... 118 441 42 109 11 16 .2-1 JcCormick. St. Louis. 139 504 58 124 16 6 .24 TEN CENTS. Gilbert, Baltimore... . 130 444 73 108 20 37 .24 Departments of the Game as Shown Arndt, Baltimore.. .. 77 278 40 67 5 10 .24 Friel. St. Louis...... 79 268 25 64 7 4 .23 A Complete Course o! Physical Education, "Jallahan. Chicago.... 68217 27 52 13 5 .23 by the Official Averages Given to Doylt\ Washington... 78 315 50 75 7 .23 By LUTHER QUL1CK, M. D. rt©urner, Boston, 64 222 18 52 0 .23 smith, Baltimore..... 40 145 10 34 4 6 .2." Dr. Gulick has made a life study of physical education, and these exercises the Press by President Johnson. ")aly. Chicago...... 137 489 57 113 15 10 .23 Ycager, Detroit...... 48 160 17 37 1 0 .23:. are the result of years of experience, in which their success has been thoroughly Sugden. St. Ixniis.. .. 69 208 24 48 2 .23 demonstrated. The course is divided into five parts free work (without ap Following are the official© batting mid K. MeFarhind. Chi.. . 71 238 29 55 8 .2?r, paratus), chest weights, dumb-bells, wands and Indian clubs. Each individual fielding averages of. the American League McGuire, Detroit..... 72222 28 51 0 .22 movement is illustrated by a full page half-tone of a photograph especially posed for, the season of 1902 as given out by Oyler, Baltimore .... 26 75 8 17 3 .22 27 62 6 «14 for this work, with the directions© on the opposite page in large readable type, President Ban Johnson. The Shields, St. Louis. .. 0 .22 comprising in the aggregate nearly 200 pages of instruction, rendering it the question of batting leader Gleason, Boston . .. . 66 237 30 53 5 .22- Buelow, Detroit..... 64 224 22 50 4 .22: largest and most complete work of its kind ever published. ship given by some statis Young. Boston . .., .. 45 144 17 32 0 .22! ticians to Lajoie, and by Griffith, Chicago 34 91 11 20 0 .22. Price, Ten Cents. For sale by all newsdealers and others to Delehanty, of Orth, Washington .. 54 165 18 36 1 .21.© ficially goes to Delehanty, Moore. Cleveland . . . 30 113 12 24 1 .21. of Washington, who i.s McAllister. Detroit... 67 237 19 , 50 1 .211 placed in the lead with .370. M. Cross, Phila..... 137 497 72 103 22 19 .20 The great Lajoie, of Cleve Dillon, Detroit ...... , 08 251 21 52 3 3 .20 New York, Chicago, Denver, Buffalo, Baltimore, Boston, land, is a close second with Harper, St. Louis... 29 S3 9 17 3 1 .20. .309. Third and fourth Piatt, Chicago ...... 31 83 12 17 2 .20; Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minneapolis, St. Louis, places also go to Cleveland Maloncy, St. Louis. . 30 113 8 23 2 .20: players. Hickman aud Brad Lepine, Detroit . 29 94 8 19 1 .20; Kansas City, Montreal, London, England. Powell, St. Louis. .. . 44 120 15 26 0 .20: ley; while fifth place falls Send for a copy of Spalding©s Athletic Goods Catalogue free by mail. to Lave Cross, of the Cham Ueidy, St. Louis. 13 41 4 8 0 .I9i Baa Johnson Bernhard, Cleveland... 28 94 8 18 0 .10 pion Athletics. This team, Patterson, Chicago . . , 34 105 11 20 0 .19( by the way, has six men in the select .ouu Carrick, Washington. 33 107 10 20 2 .18. class, leading all other teams in that re Goehnauer, Cleve.... 126 459 45 84 8 .18: spect. Baltimore had five .300 baUmen; Miller, Detroit ...... 20 60 2 11 0 .18: Cleveland, Washington and Boston each Meroer, Detroit 35 100 8 18 L. Cross, Philadelphia.137 197 309 .947 the base ball public as a manager, player 4; Detroit 3; Chicago and St. Louis 2 Mitchell. Phila. 21 50 7 9 1 !l8t Coughlin, Wash...... 65 99 143 16 .938 and captain In connection with various each. Thirty men batted .300 or better. Katoll, Baltimore ... 18 57 11 10 Bradley. Cleveland. . .136 189 313 45 .917 teams, is endeavoring to organize a Hudson Forty-nine men made 100 or more sing©e Sudhoff, St. Louis... 31 76 6 13 3 .171 McCormick. St. Louis.130 154 304 43 .914 Itiver League. The same scheme was at base hits, Hickman leading with 194; L. Wilson, Philadelphia . 13 35 2 6 0 .171 Bresnahan, Baltimore. 30 46 56 10 .919 tempted lust year, but owing to various Cross second with 181), Bradley third with Hustings, Phila. 33 83 13 14 0 .10©. Casey, Detroit ...... 132 177 303 50 .906 difficulties with managers it was aban 187 and Delehanty fourth with 178. Winters, Bostoii ..... 20 63 5 10 0 .151 Wolverton, Wash.- ..50 87 141 20 .898 doned. This year the prospects are bright BASK RUNNING HONORS. Solvers, Detroit 25 65 4 10 0 .15"! Mathison, Baltimore.. 27 40 55 .894 er, and the league will probably be a suc Sullivan, Chicago ... 78 265 37 50 8 10 .151 Strung, Chicago ....137 170 336 64 .889 Only five players scored 100 or more Gleason, Boston .... 35 45 15 cess. The proposed league would include runs, Fultz leading with 110. The others Wright, Cleveland ... 24 70 7 10 1 o .14; 60 .875 Ncwburg, Poughkecpsie, Hudson, Kingston, Dineen, Boston 44 142 12 19 2 l .13-;. Howell, Baltimore. .. 19 29 39 10 .872 Port Jervis, a team In Brooklyn and one in were Strang 109, -Hartzel 108, Bradley 100 Garvin, Chicago . 23 00 3 8 l 0 .13: McGraw, Baltimore . . 19 25 25 8 .862 and- Delehanty 103. In base stealing Williams, Baltimore. 18 25 38 13 .829 New Jersey. Good, hustling ©managers are Sparks, Bostoii 17 53 2 7 1 0 .131 needed in several of the places, and any Hartzel led with 54, followed by Fultz Cronin. Baltimore .. 10 33 1 4 2 1 .12. SHORTSTOPS. with 48, and Mertes third with 40. Ten Joss, Cleveland , 33 103 8 12 7 1 .IK Wallace. St. Louis...133 329 47.1 41 .951 one who is interested in the matter would other men stole 25 or more bases, namely: Butler, Baltimore .., 18 52 7 6 2 1 .11 Da vis, Chicago .....130 289 421 40 .940 do well to either call on or write to Mr. Isbell 38, Gilbert 37, Strang 30, Green 34, Patton, Washington. 39 126 6 12 3 o .on: Parent, Boston ..... 139 287 517 55 .930 McGurk at 02 Lawrence street. Brooklyn. George Davis 33. Harry Davis 31, Cough F. Doiiahue, St.Louisi 35 119 6 11 5 0 .001 Coughlin. Washington 31 75 110 13 .934 lin 32. Keister 27, Barrett and Lave Cross Gocimauer, Cleveland. 12G 223 403, 52 .929 20 each. In sacrifice hitting Fultz lead Individnal Fieldir.g. M. Cross, Phila...... 137 305 4O4 60 .920 NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE NEWS. with 35. Those who made 20 or more sac Rlberfeld, Detroit ...130 329 457 69 .919 PITCHERS. iCly. Washington ....105 231 364 53 .918 rifices were Green 24, Isbell 23, M. Cross Games. P.O.Asst Errors. A\ 22, F. Jones 20 and Gilbert 20. Parent, El- iilbert, Baltimore. . .130 343 432 77 .909 Manager John Smith, of Manchester, Wilson, Philadelphia.. 13 5 22 .. l.OC mourns the loss of pitcher Volz, signed by berfeld and McCormick played in most Griffith, Chicago ..... 28 11 58 OUTFIELDERS. games 130 each. Freeman aud Lachance Wright, Cleveland ... 22 2 36 opine. Detroit ...... 19 19 2 .. 1,000 St. Paul, but will make no effort to re played in 138 each, and L. Cross, M. Cross, Lee, Washington .... 12 5 24 ©ones, Chicago ...... 135 32.". 24 9 .980 claim him. Seybold, Burkett, Hartzell, Strung,. Isbell Moore, Cleveland .... 36 4 ©18 ©.ay, Cleveland .....107 242 13 6 .977 Nate Ptilsifer, who played with the Con and Daly played in 137 games each. Howeli, Baltimpre .. . 25 18 72 ©oymour, Baltimore.. 72 220 12 0 .975 cord (N. H.) Club last season, is teacher of FIELDERS AND i©lTCHERS. Sparks, Boston ...... 17 7 36 ©allahan. Chicago ... 22 37 2 1 .975 mathematics at Dean Academy and direc In fielding, Howard Wilson, of the Ath Cronin, Baltimore ... 10 7 36 velley. Baltimore ... 47 99 0 .972 tor of the gynfnasium. letics, led the pitchers; Warner,-of Boston, Joss, Cleveland ...... 32 10 107 ielahanty. Wash..... 110 251 12 9 .967 Mercer, Deficit ..... 35 13 1)8 Vybold, 1©liila...... 130 247 13 10 .963 Win Clark, the fine second baseman of the catchers; Carey, of Washington, the Iteidy, St. Louis. .... 11 7 30 lartsel. Phiudelphia.137 237 19 10 .963 the Manchesters, made but one error in 14 first bai-euieu; Lajoie. of Cleveland, the Donauue, St. Louis... 35 i~> 132 tcFarlaiid. Baltimore 08 102 12 7 .962 games. Boocock, of Fall River, made but second basemen; Collins, of Boston, the Mitchell, Philadelphia 19 6 44 Mensem, Boston ..... 22 50 I 2 .962 one misplay in 13 games. third basemen; Wallace, of St. Louis, the Patterson, Chicago .. 34 17 81 iai-rett Detroit .....136 320 24 14 .901 Pitcher O©Brieu, of the Concords, who short stops; Joe Kclley, of Baltimore, the Miillin, Detroit ...... 33 30 82 ©iekering. Cleveland. 05 147 4 6 .961 left fielders; Jones, of Chicago, the centre Garvin, Chicago ..... 23 5 75 ultz, Philadelphia .111 229 14 10 .900 was seriously hurt a short time ago, while fielders; and Lepine, of Detroit, the right Yeager, Detroit ...... 19 14 50 tuUI. Boston ...... 126 246 18 11 .900 coupling cars, is in a critical condition at fielders. The leading winning pitcher wa©s Benihard, Cleveland.. 28 5 74 lowell. Baltimore ... 19 41 3 2 .956 the hospital in Concord, N. H. Bernhard with .783. Waddell was second Plank, Philadelphia . . 36 . 17 " reornnn. Boston ....138 22G 16 12 .353 Edward M. Ashenbeck, of Cincinnati, Callahan, Chicago ... 34 20 105 IcCarthy, Cleveland. 95 102 4 10 .949 has accepted the terms of the Nashua with .700; Young third, with .727, and 12 13 .948 Hustings, fourth, with .714, these being Hughes, Bqston ..... 21 11 47 Jroeri, Chicago .....129 225 Club aud will be the playing manager of Wiltse, Baltimore ... 37 40 62 Ivan, Washington ..120 2S2 14 16 .948 the Nashua team next season. the only pitchers with over 70 per cent, of Dineen, Boston ...... 42 8 79 larley. Detroit .....124 239 14 15 .944 victories. Following are the complete of Miller, Detroit ...... 20 10 41 lohues. Detroit .... 92 153 16 10 .944 Knau, of the champion. Manchesters, ficial figures: \Vaddell, Philadelphia. 33 15 61 lempliill, St. Louis. 120 198 18 14 .339 made one hit in a stretch of nine games Young, Boston ...... 45 14 85 © IfiOriok. St. Ix>nis..l09 204 19 19 .937 the past season, and in eight games Shin- individual batting. Katoll, Baltimore .... 16 0 53 lick. Cleveland .... .121 171 16 13 .035 cell, of Haverhill, also made but one hit. Townsend, Washington 27 14 56 voister, Washington. 39 113 10 9 The Manchester Club had a successful Gamos. AB. R. II. SIT. SB. Hustings, Philadelphia 33 19 74 elbach, Baltimore ..128 283 14 22 ©.931 season, the stockholders receiving a divi Delahanty, Wash. . ..123 4V4 103 H8 Sudhoff, St Louis ... 31 8 84 .[cites. Chicago .....123 233 35 20 .031 dend of .400 per cent. The association is Lajoie, CU-vehmd. . .. 8i 352 81129 Orth, Washington ... 38 25 99 ec. Washington .... 94 173 15 15 .926 Hickman, Cleveland. 130 535 73 194 Powell, St. Louis.. .. 43 04 rlel. St. Louis ..... 22 34 3 3 .925 capitalized at $1000 and the dividend paid Bradley, Cleveland . .136 549 106 IS! Harper, St. Louis.. . . 29 60 Turkett. St. Louis ...130 290 17 26 .923 was $4000. L. Cross, Phila. ....13V 558 Patton, Washington. 84 lalcney, St. Louis. . 23 20 3 .903 Nashua will take a short trip South, to Dougherty, Bostoii .. 106 439 McGilinft©y. "BaVtTmore©. 20 48 Vrndt, Baltimore ... 74 12©J 16 18 .889 get in shape for the championship season. Million, Detroit .... 37119 Sievers. Detroit 41 lougherty, Boston . .103 177 II 24 .S87 John Burke is still working to land Taun- Collius, Bostoii .....105425 Winters, Boston 20 55 TicUman, Cleveland . 20 61 2 8 .S87 ton in the New England League, but can Selbach, Baltimore. .128 502 Butler, Baltimore ... 15 35 ©.rcsnahan. Baltimore. 15 27 1 5 .849 find no opening. Jones, Chicago .....135531 Carrick, Washington. 31 7 04 Green, Chicago ..... 12!) 478 Shields, St. Louis .. 27 5 31 Stahl, Boston ...... 127 507 Piatt, Chicago 31 5 Pitchers© Records. Seybold. Phila. ....137523 CATCHERS. Won. Lost. Tie. T.O. Ave. CALIFORNIA NOTES. Ryan, Washington ..120482 Warner, Boston 03 240 76 .97(1 TJernhard. Cleveland.. 18 2 .783 Shreck, Phila...... 96 353 Clarke. Washington 73 280 101 .972 \Vaddell. Philadelphia. 23 0 .760 Manager Morley, of Los Angeles, an Carev, Washington .120453 73 247 109 ,971.! 12 0 .727 McGann, Baltimore . 68 251 Sullivan, Chicago .. Young. Boston ...... 32 nounces that he has signed for next seasou E. McKarland, Chic 69 ©318272 71 .90Si Hustings. Philadelphia 15 6 8 .714 Murphy, I©hila...... 76 291 115 .660 the following players: Dlllon, Wheeler, Williams, Baltimore. 125 498 Creiger, Boston .... 78 .908 Oonahue. St. Louis... 22 11 0 Raymer, Cristall, Jones, Hal and Loucks. Bemis, Cleveland ... 93318 Kahoe, St. Louis..... 52 206 53 .966 iVilsou. Philadelphia.. 7 4 0 .636 Kelley, Baltimore... 60222 Bemls. Cleveland .... 87 "337 118 .900 Patterson. Chicago ... 20 12 0 .625 Manager Fisher, of Sacramento for next Freeman, Boston ...138569 Sugden, St Louis .... 63 ©205 69 .901 Griffith. Chicago .... 15 9 0 .625 season, has signed Billy Thomas, a local Hemphill, St. Xouis.128 511 Scbieck. Philadelphia. 71 366 105 ,.957 Harper. St. Louis..... 15 II 1 .577 pitcher. This makes five of the present ag Davis, Phila...... 132555 Robinson, Baltimore. . 86 264 78 .t)5C Plank. Philadelphia .. 20 15 1 .571 gregation under cover, the others being H. McFarland, Bait. 70 267 McGuire. Detroit .... 70 211 70 .952 McGlnnity, Baltimore. 13 10 0 .565 Casey, Unglaub, Graham and Hogan. Smith, Baltimore .... 25 74 .951 Powell, St. Louis .... 22 17 1 .564 Burkett, St. Louis. . .137 549 .94S- lulielder Fred Raymer has had offers Barrett, Detroit ....136507 Wood. Cleveland ..... 53 187 53 Hughes. .Boston ...... 10 8 4. .555 from three Eastern managers for next Beck, Detroit ...... 41 161 Powers, Philadelphia. 68 229 108 .947 Toss. Cleveland ...... 16 13 0 .552 15 .943 9 0 .550 year, but has not signed a contract and may Keister, Washington. 119 482 81146 Bresnahan. Baltimore. 20 68 Winters, Boston ..... 11 11 Fultz. Phila...... 129 503 110 151 Donohue. St. Louis... 22 78 32 .937 SudhoEf, St. Ixmis ... 13 2 .542 remain with Los Angeles. At present be Coughlin, Washing©n.121 470 84 140 Buelow. Detroit ..... 62 174 83 .931 Callaban. Chicago .. 16 14 1 .533 is suffering from a severe attack of rheu Davis, Chicago ..... 132 480 77 143 Drill Washington ... 54 176 58,, .928 Patton. Washington .. IS 17 0 .514 matism. Plank, Phila...... 30 118 15 35 FIRST BASBMEN. Orth. Washington .... 19 IS 0 .514 Manager Harris Is of opinion that the Flick. Cleveland .... 121 464 83137 Carev Washington. . .120 1197 66 .991 Dineen, Boston ...... 21 21 0 .500 National Association©s absorption of the McGinnity, Baltimore 27 88 10 20 McGann. Baltimore.. 68 669 44 .988 Mulltn, Detroit ...... 14 15 0 .483 American Association will cause such a Robinson," Baltimore. 90 336 39 98 Isbell. Chicago ...... 133 1355 92 .987 Piatt. Chicago ...... 12 13 4 .480 drop in salaries all along the minor Parent, Boston .....139554 89159 .288 McAllister, Detroit.. 28 229 10 .987 Garvln, Chicago ..... 9 10 0 .474 leagues as to make it easy for the Califor Heidriek, St. Louis. .110 448 74129 .288 Xnderson, St. Louia..l26 1353 46 .985 Moore, Cleveland .... 16 19 0 .457 nia League henceforth to secure and hold Bay, Cleveland .... .108 458 73 132 .28 Davis Philadelphia. .128 1238 83 .983 Wlltse. Baltimore ... 15 18 0 .455 good players. Wallace, St. Louis. .133 495 71142 .28 L* Chance. Boston...138 1552 47 .981 Carrick, Washington.. 13 10 0 .448 Hartsel, Phila...... 137 545 108 156 .286 Dillon. Detroit ...... 68 731 52 .975 Mereer, Detroit ...... 15 18 0 .439 E©mer Meredith will not be with San Wood, Cleveland .... 81266 25 76 .280 Beck. Detroit ...... 36 341 24 .978 Sparks. Boston ...... 7 9 0 .438 Francisco next season. A telegram arrived MeGraw, Baltimore. 20 63 14 18 .286 Hickman. Cleveland.. 98 10i9 47 .967 Wright. Cleveland ... 7 10 2 .412 from the East, saying that his father was Anderson. St Louis. 126 524 Cl 149 .284 Jones. Baltimore ..... 37 345 22 .956 I^e. Washington .... 4 6 0 .400 dangerously 111, and. with Manager HarrN© Mertes, Chicago .... 129 495 00140 .28o Schreck, Philadelphia 23 136 8 .947 Howell. Baltimore ... 9 14 0 .391 permission, "Merry" packed his trunk and .lones. Baltimore ... 37159 22 45 .28? SECOND BASBMEN. Mltc-hell. Philadelphia. 5 8 2 .384 left for home without re-signing for next Waddell. Phila...... 33 111 7 31 .27r Lajole Cleveland ... 87 284 278 .974 Sicvers, Detroit ..... 8 13 1 .381 year. Seymour. Baltimore.. 72270 38 75 .278 Murpbv, Philadelphia 76 173 189 .968 Relay. St. Louis..... 3 5 0 .375 No date has been set for the annual McCarthy. Cleveland. 95 362 45100 .270 Padden. St. Louis...117 286 366 .966 Cronin. Baltimore .... 3 5 0 .375 meeting of the California League, but it Harley. ©Detroit...... 124 492 GO 130 .27< Counhlin, Wash...... 25 67\ 73 .966 Shields, St. Louis.... 6 11 2 .353 Casey. Detroit...... 132 520 08 143 .27E Dafv - Chicago . . . . .137 317 358 .957 Miller. Detroit ...... 6 11 1 .353 will take place within two weeks after the Lach©ance, Boston.... 138 535 61 147 Howeli*. Baltimore... 22 46 66 .957 Townsend. Washington 8 10 1 .333 playing season closes. Some radical changes Mathisou Baltimore. 28 91 12 25 Friel St. Louis ..... 20 55 "55 . .956 Teaser. Detroit ...... 5 12 0 .294 in policy are looked for at the meeting, and Bresnahan. Baltimore 66 234 31 64 .2 Ferri©s. Boston ,.,....133 .312 450 .955 Katoll, Baltimore .., 4 10 0 .285 there is a hint that the circuit may be en Strang. Chicago...... 137 539 109 147 .273 Williams, Baltimore. 100 249 344 ..047 Butler, Baltimore. ... v , 2 11 0 .154 larged to six clubs. Powers, Philadelphia. 71 247 35 67 .271 Keister. Washington. 40 OS© 116 .947 Howeli. Baltimore... 963-46 43 P2 Gl.©asou. Detroit ....US 320© 353 .!>42 Elborfeld. Detroit.. .139 487 70129 Fulti Philadelphia.. 18 S7 20 HUDSON RIVER LEAGUE. » is the only perfect Padden. St. Louis.. .IJ7411 5410ft Doyl<>, Washington ..©68 144 193 Ely. Washington..... 105 384 38 101 .20: Castro. Philadelphia .Ji^a 1 70 SO A Brooklyn Man Endeavoring to Organize ^ Base-ball Shoe Drill, Washington.... 71225 34 59 .262 Bonner, Clev. & Phila? 45 98 128 Such a Concern. Wiltse. Baltimore.... 55 191 25 50 ,202 :TIIIRD n» Send for booklet. Clarkc Washington.. 87294 30,-77 .202 Collins; .Boston ...... 105 138= 247 20 .051 I Brooklyn. N. . Y., DPI©. 10. Thomas Mo- W. M. CLAFLIN, 1107 Chestnut St., Piulada. Lee, Washington..... 108 391 62 102 .261 OyLer, Baltimore ....:2Q 2a. , 27 8, , .040 ! Ourk, of this city, who is well known to SPORTING December 13, ©S Official ABOUT MEN AND AFFAIRS JN THE [ LION CLUB, Ilion, N. Y. © POKANE [CLUB, Spokane. Wasfc. ^ Samuel Irlam, President. S W. V. Garrett, President WORLD OF BILLIARDS. Howard J. Earl, Manager. and Manager. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFES SIONAL BASE BALL LEAGUES. ^HENECTADY CLUB, Schenectady, N. Y ACOMA CLUB, Tacoma, Wash, 5 Win. H. Hathaway, President. John S. Baker, President Death of Charles McSlade The Penalty PRBS., P. T. POWERS, 220 Broadway, New York. Lewis Whistler, Manager. Jay A. Andrews, Manager. SEC©Y, J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, Auburn, Nl Y. *OYRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. of Being a Jndas A Large-Hearted LEAGUE MEMBERS. Eastern League, P. T. W George N. Kuntzsch, President SOUTHERN LEAQUa Powers, President. New York; American Asso T. C- Griffin, Manager. A TLANTA CLUB, Atlanta, Ga. Man Parsued by the Furies Other ciation, T. J. Hickey, President, Chicago, 111.; TOHNSTOWN CLUB, Johnstown, N. Y. Western League, M. H. Sexton, President, Rock ** E. T. Peter, Pres.; Dan McQuirk, Sec©y: J Charles H. Ball, President Manager. Island, 111.; New York League, J. H. Farrell. Manager. items of loterest. President, Auburn. N. Y.; Indiaua-Illinois-lowa IRMINGHAM CLUB, Birmingham,Ala. League, M. H. Sexton, President, Rock Island, CLUB, Troy, N. Y. 111.; Southern League, W. M. Kavanaugh. Presi B J. W. McQueen, Pres.; C. E, Jackson, Sec©y; President Manager. By John Creahan, dent, Little Rock, Ark.; Pacific Northwest.League, Louis Bacon, Manager. Charles McG©ade, whose place of business-, W. H. Lucas, President, Spokane, Wash.; Con HATTANOOGA CLUB, Chattanooga, T«rin. on Broad street, near Arch, this city, was necticut League, Sturgis Whitlock, President, TICA CLUB, Utica, N. Y. C W. Hightower, Pres.; Chas. Johnstone, Sec©y; recently sold out, so we have been inform Huntington. Conn.; New England League, T. H. U Harry W. Roberts, President Con Strothers, Manager. ed, has had a strange and tempestuous Murnane, President, Boston, Mass.; Texas League, Walter N, Taylor, Manager. career in public business, and might wel John L, Ward, President. Ft. Worth, Texas; Cotton f 111©LE ROCK CLUB, Uttle Rock", Ark suggest that in. many respects he has been States League; Iowa-South Dakota League; Mis- *-* Aaron Frank, Pres.; C P. Perrie, Sec©y; "pursued by. the furies.© It is probablj ouri Valley League. Michael J. Finn, Manager. more than thirty years© since this mai ENVER CLUB,©Denver, Col. was in business on Chestnut street below BOARD OF ARBITRATION: 1; D D. C. Packard. President. EMPHIS CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. Kighth. on practically where Green©s Hote M. H. Sexton. W. H. Lucas, Jas. H. O©RoUrke, Parke Wilson, Manager. M Benjamin Bruce,Pres.; J.C. Hutchinson.Sec©y; is located at the present day. After meet T. H. Murnane, W. M. Kavanaugh. Charles Frank, Manager. ing with some success there, in the capac MO LOR ADO SPRINGS CLUB, Col. Springs.Col. ity of a saloon keeper, Mr. McGlade rentec © Thomas F. Burns, President, EW ORLEANS CLUB, New Orleans, La, EASTERN LEAQU& William Everitt, Manager. N Mr. Hart Newman, President the Mansion House at Atlantic City, on Abner PoWell, Manager. Atlantic avenue, which was then the grea RUFFALO CLUB, Buffalo, N. Y. T. JOSEPH CLUB, St. Joseph, Mo. thoroughfare at that place, and not t> - W. W. Pierce Pr« esident, S W. T. VanBrunt, President ASHVILLE CLUB, Nashville, Tenn. have a hotel on Atlantic avenue, was par B. C. McKibben, Manager. James Palmer, Pres.; E. S. Shannon, Sec©y; amount to not be in the hotel business George T. StalUngs, Manager. "Newton Fisher, Manager. there. The Mansion House when taken bj f.ERSEY- CITY CLUB, Jersey City, N. J. MAHA CLUB, Oma^a, Neb. McGlade was owned by two maiden ladies President. O William A. Rourke, President CHREVEPORT CLUB, Shreveport, La. and was but a mere-ruin or an apology C. C. Carr, Manager and Captain. and Manager. v-5 T. E. Schunpert, Pres.; G. H.Stevenson,Sec©y; 1©or a hotel. McGlade, however, withou Manager. making any stipulation in his lease, such ONTREAL CLUB, Montreal, Que. 77- AN.SAS CITY CLUB, Kansas City, Mo. as to be compensated for improving the M Charles Dooley, President -F^ J. H. Manning, President. CONNECTICUT LEAQUa place, continued there for years, and and Manager. Chas. A. Nichols, Manager. spent all the profits of his business on EWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. ILWAUKEE CLUB, Milwaukee, Wis. TTARTFORD CLUB, Hartford, Conn. the property until he made it one of the " Chas. Soby, President. best known hotels in the town, and by N Matthis B. Puder, President. M Hugh Duffy, President, the time that he was in a fair way o©: Walter W. Burnham, Manager. and Manager. Manager. waking some money for himself, the owner? PROVIDENCE CLUB, Providence, &. I, EORIA CLUB, Peoria, 111. OPRINGFIELD CLUB, Springfield, Mass." leased the property to another party, anc * George P. Cressey. President. President ^J Roger Connor, President threw McGlade into the street. This sort William Hart, Manager. and Manager. of Judas business, however, rarely if evei Wm. J. Murray, Manager. . : pays for before the owners of the prop OCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. Y, ES MQINES CLUB, Des Moiiies, la. ERIDEN CLUB, Meriden, Conn. erty realized what they had done, they R Edward F. Higgins, President. D Frank P. Clarkson, President M W. P. Bristol, President, discovered that there wag a craze at At Manager. Joe Quinn, Manager. Manager. ©antic City to have all hotels facing the -NJEW HAVEN CLUB, New Haven, Cona. ocean, which is practically where all ho CLUB, Toronto, Ont. INDIANA-ILLINOIS-IOWA LEAGUE. ^ © James Canavan, President tels have been erected during the past ten Edward Mack, President. andana Manager.manager. or fifteen years. Edward Barrow, Manager. /-AEDAR RAPIDS CLUB, Cedar Rapids, la. DRIDGEPORT CLUB, Bridgeport, Conn, This change,, however, did not come to ORCESTER CLUB, Worcester, Mass. V- Scott Metcalf, Pres.; N. C. Blake, Sec©y; -O James H. O©Rourke, President the rescue of McGlade, who had not onl> W Patrick H. Hurley, President. : Belden Hill, Manager. and Manager. Manager. made a fortune in that place, but foollshlv AVENPORT CLUB, Davenport, la. XTEW LONDON CLUB, New LondoW, Conn. spent it on other people©s property. Me D E. M. Sharon, President. ^ © Liuicus, Jr., President vilade lound new quarters in the same city AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. JaSi T. Hayes, Secretary and Manager. but not with any marked success anc Shea, Manager. some two or three years ago he openec fAOLUMBUS CLUB, Columbus, O. OCK. ISLAND CLUB, Rock Island, 111. TyATERBURY CLUB, Waterbury, Conn. on Broad street, this city, which p.ace as ^ T. J. Bryce, President. R J. F. ©Munger, Pres.; L. G. Eddy, Sec©y; » G. E. Harringtou, President; already stated, was recently sold out. Whil< Frajik Leonard, Manager. Frank Donnelly, Manager. Ira Davis, Manager. ur Atlantic City his Mansion House had t NDIANAPOLIS CLUU Indianapolis, Ihd. OCKFORD CLUB, Rockford, 111. ORWICH CLUB, Norwich, C n bilhiird room with six tables. Had Mc- R S. A. Hye.r, Pres.; F. S. Edminson, Sec©y; (. itule s head been as large as bis heart he William H. Watkins, President and Manager. H. B, Dayenport, President iui the shooting fraternity, to make as the Jeff Cummings is secretary and J. D. Tay- principal event a 25-bird race, to be called lor treasurer. the "Great Western Handicap at Live The lake, about four and one-half miles KEYSTONE LEAGUE. Birds-©," for a trophy presented by the asso oug and one mile wide, is a natural feed ciation; such entrance and division of ing place for ducks, and has been a great moneys as shall be determined on by Mr. resort for hunters in the territory around John Parker, who will have complete con Olathe. but hereafter only the club mem TliE HOUSTON GUN CLUB CELEBRATED trol of the shoot, when he returns from bers will be allowed to shoot there. the South, where he is at present absent on a business trip. The shoot will be open THANKSGIVING DAY. to all on a handicap basis. IN THE WEST. The decision of the Interstate Associa tion to not hold the Grand American Han Good Shooting by Members of the Col I. W. "Roll" Killed Stra©ght in Two dicap at live birds next spring makes possi orado Gun Club. Frank Faurote Had High Average at ble for this shoot to be especially interest Colorado Springs. Colo.. Nov. 30. Editor Main Events Geikler Had a Clean ing to those who would otherwise miss "Sporting Life:" Trap shooting is having the Flying Targets W. Miller Sec their annual pilgrimage to the shrine of a slow awakening in this city, but soon the Score in the First Rothaker Did the shooting fraternity! I am requested by regxilar contests will be ond Houston Team Defeats San the officers© of the association to request held. On November 22 the you to lay this matter before your readers, Colorado Springs Gun Club Good Work in Darby Contest. requesting all those interested in this shoot held their shoot for the Antonio A Sp;cial Match Shot. to address Mr. John Parker, 4(35 Junction Straug medal: D. C. San avenue, or Mr. Seneca G. Lewis, P. O. derson won the prize with The regular weekly meet of the Keystone Box 5, Detroit, Mich. Houston. Tex., Nov. 28. Editor "Sport added handicap and there ing- Life:" The holiday shoot of the Hous Shooting League of this city was held by becomes permanent own on their comfortable grounds at Holmes- TRAP IN KANSAS. ton Gun Club was held yesterday with a bi-rg Junction, Pa.. Dec. ©J. The cold er of the medal. The weath large attendance of sports weather was not pleasant, but it did not er was not favorable, as the men. Many spectators voiw- keep all the men at home and ten were W. H. Heer Wins High Average For the air was cold and windy. ed the shooting©, several la entered in the events of the afternoon. Two Days© Shoot. The best shooting was dies being among, them. Twnty-Iive birds were shot at by ea.eh Florence, Kas.. Nov. 30. Editor "Sport done by J. W. Garrett, who There was a number of of the members entered in both events, ing Life:" The second annual tournament broke 95 per cent, for 275 crack shots present from and for the first time this season a clean of the Florence Gun Club was pleasantly J- law/on shots. A. J. Lawton finish different parts of the State, score was made, the honors falling to carried out Nov. 25 and 2t>, ed well, and scored 92 per among them Frank Fau Isaac Holl, who grassed all his birds in with a good ©attendance of cent., and breaking 70 straight. rote, who travels for the great style. Roll was tied for first money the crack shots of this sec In the medal contest Sanderson broke 44 Winchester Arms Co., and in the handicap event by Charles Geikler, tion. The weather was per out of 50, and his allowance gave him a .shoots "infallible" powder, end in the Darby trophy John Rothacker fect on the opening day. total of 49. Lawtou broke 48 and Gar lie had high average for the made an equally good score. and the scores show up rett 45 from scratch. Had Lawton won on day. W. Miller, of Aus In the handicap event the birds were not well, but on Wednesday this day it would have kept the Straug tin, was in second place, BO fast, but the snow-covered ground made the weather was very dis medal in competition. As it was Sander- F, Faurote and Heard, of Houston, them hard to see, and a number of ex agreeable, as a cold wave son, Garrett and Strang each had two wins third. V. C. Dargen, of cellent long shots were made. In the swept over this section. The and Sauderson©s victory on this day gave Dallas; Sannders, of Houston; Guessaz, of handicap event McMaster killed nine, los programme each day had him the prize permanently. Kaii Antonio: C. L. Bering and Moeser, of ing his ninth bird, liothacker also killed 170 shots* at flying targets The shoot was the first held in some time Houston, and Jackson, of Austin, held up nine, but lost one, dead out of bounds. their end in good shape. and general average was and a good crowd of spectators were pres Refreshments were served on the grounds Bell, Thomas and Dr. Harvey got a bad won by W. H. Heer, of ent. start, losing two birds each early in the The scores follow: and the sportsmen and visitors spent a race, but all three finished strong. W. H. Heer Concordia, Kas., who was most enjoyable day, the weather being For the first ten birds the shoot for the high each .day. He finished Strang medal contest, 50 Blue Rocks, allow ideal. The principal feature of the day was Darby trophy was a splendid race. Roll, with a total of 310 out of 340, an avera. ance added: the return match between the San Antonio liothacker and Geikler killed nine straight of nearly 93 per cent. Kempton, of Con 25 25 Hit. Allow. Total. and Houston teams for $50 a side. The and then darkness enshrou.led the traps cordia, was second with 295; Totty, of Sanderson ...... 21 21! 44 5 management of the shoot was under W. F. Caldwell, Kas., third, with 286, Van Ku Lawton ...... 24 24 48 0 Cleveland, Bryan Heard, C. L.. Bering and made it difficult to see the birds leav ren, of Hutchinson, fourth, with 282. Ed Garrett ...... 24 21 45 0 ing them. Van Loon missed his first bird, Strang .. and Theodore Bering, Jr., assisted by JacK but soon struck- his form, and at the end O©Brien, of Florence; Anderson, of Salina; ...... 17 20 37 5 O©Neal, who rendered invaluable assistance. of the tenth round he had nine down. Riner, of Winfield; Hoyt, of Arkansas City, OTHER EVENTS. Two Magautraps were in use, with inter Harvey also lost his first and then allowed and Norton, of Kansas City, shot through Shot state rules governing the conrest. his tenth to get away. His eleventh fol both days© program. J. M. Hughes, of Targets . .25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 at Av. In the return match with San Antonio lowed suit, putting him out of the running. Palmyra, Wis., was present on the first the Houston team -led by 27 targets. The Itoll and liothacker kept killing straight, day, but did not shoot up to his form, and Garrett.. . 25 24 24 25 24 21 24 22 24 24 275 94.9 Houston team was composed of C. L. left in the evening. Lawton. .. 18 24 20 24 24 24 22 25 25 24 250 92.0 and Van Loon showed no sign of losing Sanderson. 21 22 19 21 23 24 21 22 23 22 250 87.2 Bering, whose score was 88; W. F. Cleve a second bird. Geikler was greatly handi The trade was represented by Tom Nor Maeaffree. 22 23 22 19 22 ...... 125 86.4 land 78, Bryan Heard 84 and Ernest Saun- capped by the darkness, and after shooting ton, of the Peters© Cartridge Co.; Dave "Zebo. Dr." 81012...... 75 40.0 ers, 80, scoring 3313. Bering led in this over an incomer on his twelfth shot, he Elliott, of the Winchester Repeating Arms "MeNabb" 12 21 19 ...... , ., .. 75 69.3 match, scoring 88. just hit his fourteenth hard enough to Co., and J. M. Hughes, of the Du Pout Strang.... 19181720 9...... 125 66.4 The San Anioiiio team scored 309, being allow it to reach the porch. There was no Powder Co. PASTIME GUN CLUB. composed of Guessaz, whose score was let up in the good work of Roll and Roth- Owing to the change in the weather 87; Dyer, 76; Thiele, 79 and Oppenheimer On Thanksgiving Day the Pastime Gun G7. Guessaz led his team, scoring 87. acker, and both finished with straight many who participated on the first day did Club held a shoot, in which quite, a number scores. Van Loon coming in a close second not remain for the second day©s shooting. The Houston, team so far has not been of gunners took part. On Wednesday the beaten, having won two matches for $100 with but one lost. Morris drew a couple The scores follow: members had a turkey shoot of hard birds, and he and Geikler divided 1st day. 2d day. Total. each from Beaumont, one match for $25 third money. Sh. at. Ilk Sh. at Bk. Sh. at Bk. and it was ao successful at San Antonio and the return match at So far Geikler, Roll and Rothaker are Herr ...... ,.170 163 170 153 340 316 that it was decided to hold Houston yesterday for $50. Cleveland, having a hard race for the club cup. The Kempton , . 170 161 170 134 340 295 another on the following Heard and Bering have so far taken part same three men are having just as hard a Totty ...... ,.170 152 170 134 340 day. This shoot was not in each team match. © fight for the Darby trophy, although Roll©s Van Kuren ,.170 153 170 129 340 for turkeys, although two A special match between Moeser and clean score will probably give him a slight O©Brien ...... ,.170 156 170 130 340 left over from the previous Heard, 25 each, was a tie on 24. On shoot- lead. The same conditions cover this event AuOurson ..170 153 170 117 340 day were offered as prizes. oil© at 50 targets Moeser broke 47 and as in the handicap shoot. Riner ...... 170 141 170 128 340 One was captured by B. Heard 48, Heard winning by one target. Hoyt ...... 170 139 170 129 340 Hillyer and the other by The $150 added money was subscribed The Board of Governors is planing many ..170 150 170 117 340 features for the increase in the popularity Norton ...... C. Diltz. The weather was by five shooters of the local club. Ii. Blackshero. ,.170 123 170 116 340 cold and cloudy and a light The Houston Gun Club is now looking of the sport which is expected next week, Hughes ...... 170 150 ... 170 when many of the club©s most enthusias wind was blowing, all, of for a match with any team of three or five Ijewisi ...... ,.170 150 ... 170 which tended to keep men in the State. The following is the tic members will have returned from gun W. Walters .. . ..170 144 ... 170 1. W. Garreil scores down. Great shoot ning trips, and by the holidays it is ex I). Elliott ,.170 143 ... 170 score: pected that there will be twenty or twenty- Knight ...... 170 140 ... 170 ing was done by John W. Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 five shooters each Saturday. The old Wagoner , . 170 133 . .. 170 Garrett, of Colorado Springs, who is a Targets ...... 15 20 25 20 20 15 20 25 ICO grounds have been used exclusively since Gregg ...... 170 128 ... 170 member of this club. He broke the first the opening of the season, but the traps on 121 straight and scored 195 at 200 for the Faurote ...... 13 18 24 18 19 13 20 24 149 the new grounds will be in place next Sat day. Miller ...... 12 17 22 20 18 13 17 23 142 urday and it is proposed to shoot over Terminal Gun Club. The club is a new organization, and Heard ...... 12 15 24 17 16 14 20 20 138 both from now on to the close of the sea In a team shoot between members of the while their grounds are ideal for flying tar V. c...... 11 15 22 17 19 11 19 24 138 son. The scoies follow: Terminal Gun Club, held Dec. G, at the get shooting they lack a comfortable club Guessaz ...... 13 14 23 19 18 11 20 19 137 Ritle Range, this city, the Dewees© team de house, but this will soon be erected. C. L. Bering ...... 12 18 22 20 15 14 10 19 137 Club Handicap 10 live birds, handicap rise, feated Green©s team by three pigeons. The The following gives a partial list of the Saunders ...... 14 17 21 16 18 12 18 21 137 no entrance; optional sweepstake; $2.50 en contestants and their records for the day: Moeser ...... 13 19 8 17 19 13 17 21 137 trance. divided three high guns: match was eight birds per man at 28yds. Jackson ...... 13 1C 22 14 19 12 20 19 135 "Roll" (29) ...... 21222 11122-10 rise. The birds were a hard lot, and quick Shot at. Broke Conlt©y ...... 11 18 20 16 17 14 17 20 133 Geikler (27) ...... 22222 22222 10 to get away from the traps. Dewees ran a Garrett ...... 200 185 Black ...... 3 5 16 19 20 17 9 16 21 133 McMaster (26) ...... 12211 22202 9 straight string, while Green missed one out Sandersori ...... 125 108 T B. Bering ...... 13 1C 22 16 18 12 18 21 133 Rotbacker (28) ...... 2*220 22222 8 of eight. These two marksmen had the McFarland ...... 125 103 White ...... 10 15 24 15 18 9 16 23 130 "Bell" (26) ...... 11002 11121 8 Kimmer ...... 100 79 Cleveland ...... 11 18 19 17 13 12 17 22 129 best scores of the day. Delany ...... §0 69 Thomas (30) ...... 10022 12122 S After the shoot the election of officers 66 Sens ...... 9 16 17 16 10, 13 17 19 123 "Harvey" (29) ...... 02022 22222 S was held, which resulted as follows: Presi C. Diltz . Dyer ...... 11 15 17 15 18 131617 122 Till (27) ...... 20222 02102- 7 Stewurt . 47 Ingraham ...... 11 14 10. 14 15 13 13 19 115 Morris (27) ...... 10110 20000 4 dent. B. T. Lawrence; vice president, Jos Ben Rich 47 Tucker ...... 12 12 Ui 15 11 10 17 20 113 eph Horn: secretary. H. M. Cullen. This B. Diltz 45 Darby trophy shoot 15 live birds, 30 yards, 44 P. S. lugrahnm .... .10101216 91621 10!> rise: optional sweep; $2.50 entrance: was a temporary election to enable the Watson Scckett ...... 11 IS 19 14 15 12 .. . .— 89 club, which is a newly organized one, to Joe Wates ...... 50 44 "Roll" ...... 12212 22122 21222 15 40 Tyson ...... 7 11 9 11 8 6 18 18— 88 nolhr.eker ...... 22222 22222 22222 15 make arrangements to secure permanent Meridoth ...... 50 Thiele ...... 12 17 IS 15 17 ...... — 79 Van Loon ...... 02222 22212 12212 14 shooting grounds and complete other de Gadsby ...... 50 37 Oppenheimer ...... 9 17 15 13 13 ...... — C7 Morri« ...... 22102 21022 12022 12 tails. A meeting will be held later for the Rich ...... 45 38 Tuffly ...... 11 IS 10 8 8 ...... — 55 Geikler ...... 22222 22220 202*2 12 M Moats ...... 35 17 permanent organization of the club and Geiger ...... ?3 17 Dr Smith ...... 88 12— "Harvey" ...... 02222 22220 02220 1 1 election of officials. The scores follow: Caldwell ...... 9 16 14— Till ...... 02222 22020 12120 11 Ben Moats ...... 30 24 McMaster ...... 00201 22022 0212* 9 DEWEES© TEAM. GREEN©S TEAM. Charles Soter ...... 25 19 Dewees ...... 8 Green ...... 7 B. Hillyer ...... 20 16 Thomas ...... 2*210 w 3 Beattie .....- «|Carpenter ...... C L. Moats ...... A) 15 Live Birds in Idaho 5 [Lawrence ...... 4 The Idaho Falls (Idaho) Gun Club cele Ed.© Beattie ...... 5 Horn Biir Shoot For Detroit. Girard Point Gun Club. brated Thanksgiving Day by a live-bird Detroit. Midi., Dec. 1. Editor "Sporting Tolan ...... 3 Hansell handicap tournament, which is the first The Girard Point Rod and Gun Club held one held since the organization of the club. Life:" The second annual Tri-State Auto Total ...... 24 mobile and Sporting Goods Show will be Total ...... one of the most exciting live-bird shoots After the shoot the remainder of the day held here next February, ever contested on their grounds, at Girard was spent in Blue Rock practice, in which the 9th to the 14th, inclu Olathe Sportsmen©s Cluta Organized. Point, this city, Dec. (>. Eight entries 22 marksmen took part. The result of the sive; also in connection with For the purpose of obtaining exclusive made the sport most interesting. The con live-bird event was as follows: the show, it is proposed to duck shooting and fishing, the Olathe ditions were: 25 birds per man, 28yds. 20 birds, handicap lise: bold, at the Rusch House Sportman©s Club, of Olathe. Kan.. com rise, entrance fee $5.00. ,1 Farnsworth (2S). .01111 11HO 11110 10111-16 grounds, a trap shooting posed of three Kansas Cityaiis and seven Although there were no straight scores F M Bvbee (SO).. .10011 10001 11111 11111 10 the figures were very good. Rodney Rolet- W B Wilson (30). .11111 OHIO 10101 OHIO 14 tournament: first three days \viimshots of Olathe. has been organized ]>© A ©.Tones (27). ... .10110 11101 10001 10111 13 at targets, thrown from ex and a 400-acre lake leased for five years. ter only missed his 16th bird and scored Neal McMilleu (30).. .00111 00111 10001 01111 12 pert traps: fourth day. at The lake is twenty-seven miles south of up for"24 kills. Corrigan lauded 23. and J P Wilson (28). .. .01110 HolO 01011 10011 12 live birds: traps to be ready Olathe and is famous for its fine duck Willis was third with 21 kills. The scores: Fred© Most-ley (30). . .10001 11110 01100 OHIO 11 for practice Monday, Feb. shooting in the spring and autumn. A club Rolctter ...... 22121 2211122211 10121 11221-24 T 1) livers "(30)..... 10110 00111 O0011 11010 11 9, lint programme to com house will be erected and fitted out with Corrigan ...... 20121 11211 02111 11111 12121 23 Fd Win©n (29)...... 11000 11101 10000 00111 11 mence Tuesday, the 10th. "all the comforts of home." Willis ...... 11011 22211 122020112021121 21 Chas More (30). ... .10100 10111 10100 00100 lo and continued Wednesday The club really originated in Kansas City. Hubley ...... 21202 22012 02112 01210 12112 20 Earl Jennie (27). . . . .OHIO 00100 11001 10000 8 Jack Parker and Thursday. On Friday, William Clayton. Al Voiland and "Ducky" Can-on ...... 02121 12102 02102 11021 01021 18 Rd Johnson (27).... .10011 llOlOw 6 live-bird day, it is propos- Holmes being the prime movers. Mr. Quin- Jones ...... 21201 10211 11021 02110 02201-18 Lee Hughes (29).... .11100 01 OOo 00000 00101 6 ed by tbe association officers, providing by of Olathe. was elected president of the AVrlght ...... 1202021120 20122 02110 20101 17 TJ Wriiht (30)...... OO©NW lllol OOO©JI 00001 5 they receive proper encouragement from club, with William Clayton, vice president. Emons ...... 00102 20120 11022 10100 02021 1C John Smith (27).... .00000 00010 100JO 01100 4 SPORTINQ JJecember 13, 1902. Superior for Large or Small Game Shooting. The Rifle, Pistol and Revolver Records of the World made with it. , PETERS FACTORY LOADED SHELLS. Their Records show their High Quality. Eastern Department: 30 Chambers St., New York, T HI F PETERS " " ""*© T. H. KELLER, Manager. I FTl C. ^©-©J^H^ ^,.,0 Books for Sportsmen FREE. CINCINNATI, OHIO. THE RIGHTS OF SPORTSMEN foetal lamb, which is cut out of its living mother that its fur may possess the soft THE As Involved in the Shooting of Pigeons ness and glossiness so admired by the cloak wearer, which fact was within her From Traps. knowledge. Simple and Reliable. The clergymen who complain of pigeon Newark, N. J., Dec. 9. Editor "Sporting shooting know of it from hearsay only, and Life:" The efforts made in the Legislature promulgate, irtnocently, of course, stories Shoots "all rights," "all last spring to stop pigeon-shooting in this lefts," or "right and State and which were defeated, will prob concerning the practice so ludicrously exag gerated that they become pure burlesque. left." Will increase ably be renewed in the coming session. The newspaper complaints when not fur As the matter now stands, an Act was any man©s effectiveness passed in 1889 (Chapter XC1V, General nished by that Society which seems to have PubUc Laws, Session of 1889), permitting them on tap and of the most lugubrious and in the field 15 per cent. the shooting of pigeons from traps upon the misleading kind, are written by office edi Write for full informa grounds of any shooting or athletic club, tors and office people and are largely aca provided the birds are gathered up imme demic. The newspaper men who report the tion. diately after being shot. doings of sportsmen and who know all The opponents of pigeon shooting will about pigeon shooting never published an endeavor to have this Act repealed or will article condemning it. The only sportsman try to pass a bill prohibiting pigeon shoot who h&s publicly recorded his objections to The Chamberlin ing. pigeon shooting is a clergyman who was Cartridge & Target Company, Your attention is called to the statements compelled to pay fines for shooting game out of season. CLEVELAND, OHIO. which follow. In their hysterical zeal the opponents of The taking of animal life to supply food pigeon shooting overlook other sports in lor man has elements of cruelty in it no which what they term cruelty is practiced. matter what creature is for this purpose put Why should they not attack the angler, the to death, no matter what method of killing man who takes from its native element the Qne Hiiss May Lose a Match I It may be employed. The pigeons used by flsh struggling, gasping, with a sharp hook pigeon shooters are raised for the purposes piercing one of its eyes, its body dyed red; WHEN ORDERING LOADED SHELLS SPECIFY of food. They are strong, pugnacious barn by the blood flowing from its lacerated yard fowl, destined, liked chickens, for the mouth, and throws it into his basket to table. No protest against killing them throb and die in lingering agony. This is would be made if they were slaughtered by the sport of the "gentle angler." He some hand out of the sight of the public; nor times varies his sport. He hooks the vig would their slaughter by pigeon-shooters in orous tarpon and kills him after inflicting public be complained of. if all the birds upon him hours and hours of acute pain DON©T HANDICAP YOURSELF WITH POOR AMMUNITION. were killed when used. People who oppose and frightful torture. There seems to be pigeon shooting because they think pigeons, more real cruelty in "playing" one fish to for the reason that they are pigeons, should death than in shooting a score of pigeons. not be killed, are beyond the Reach of rea The pigeon sJiooter supplies the poor tect the rights of pigeon shooters In New JACKSON PARK GUN CLUB. son and ought to receive no attention. man©s table with a cheap wholesome food, Jersey, and to maintain New Jersey©s repu Those who oppose pigeon shooting because shot pigeons costing 75 cents a dozen as tation as the "Sportsman©s State." This Morgan and Hopper Carried^ Off the a few of the birds get away from the shoot against $3.00 a dozen for pigeons slaugh can be done by an appeal to the Legislature ers, wounded, and die of their wounds, to permit no anti-pigeon shooting legislation. Honors. should remember that in field shooting this tered by hand. happens ten times oftener than in pigeon The game shooter, on the other hand, . Paterson, N. J., Dec. 6. Editor "Sport caters to the rich. They only can buy the ROLLA HEIKES ON QUAIL. ing Life:" The Jackson Park Gun Club shooting, for the reason that the latter is birds which he supplies. To deprive the held their open sweepstake and handicap done in open places where the wounded poor man of a food which amounts to many shoot to-day. There were only seven shoot birds can easily be found by those appoint tons annually by stopping pigeon shooting, How the Famous Shot First Photographs ers present and one visitor, Mr. Herring- ed to find them in the interest of the reve and to permit the rich man to enjoy the His Birds. ton, from out of town, who arrived as the nue of the gun clubs. Moreover, the bird, fruits of game shooting, is a discrimination last event was finished. There were quite if only wounded by the shooter, is killed by against the people of small means which Rolla Heikes. the famous trap shot, Is a number of Paterson sportsmen, who the trapper©s assistant before another shot seems unfair. And yet those .who are try an ardent fisherman and also delights in witnessed the shooting. Garry Hopper is fired, and wounded birds which go be ing to stop pigeon shooting, loudly sanction amateur photography. He enjoys field pulled the traps, but he says it is too yond the club©s grounds are immediately game shooting. They do this probably to shooting, too, and during the season spends slow work for him, and next time will put to death by other employes of the club; obtain the support of the people who eat many days in quest of quail when his try the gun. He is all right anywhere you while in field shooting not less than twenty the birds, not of the men who shoot them. business permits. He is a sure shot on put him. The birds were a good lot and out of a hundred birds shot at are wounded The societies which prevent cruelty to every fair chance, and few birds escape many clever kills were made. Ed. Morgan and not retrieved and are left to die out of animals are praiseworthy organizations and lain "in the open. A friend relates how one did the best shooting for all the events. sight. The percentage of pigeons which, day they were out together and the dog George Hopper shot well in the four events wounded, escape the retrievers, dogs and are entitled to and do receive encourage stood a covey of quail. The friend agreed he entered. men, is exceedingly small- in properly con ment from sportsmen, but they exceed their to let Heikes have the first shot, and Next Saturday, Dee. 13, there will be a ducted gnn clubs not over one and one-half mission when they undertake to interfere afterwards he would take what was left. shoot snme as to-day, besides a match be per cent. (See sworn testimony used be with pigeon shooting. It is a fine field for It happened that "there were just five birds tween Count Lenone and Arthur Bunn for fore Committee, N. Y. Legislature, Febru them, of course, because the sport is prac in this covey, and as they got up rather $25 a side, at 25 birds. The shooting will ary, 1902.) These few wounded birds then ticed under the eye of the newspaper press scattered and a few seconds apart "Pop" start at 12 o©clock sharp. are the cause of all this opposition to pigeon and hence efforts to stop it are well adver gracefully downed the entire bunch, one On New Year©s Day the Jackson Park shooting. tised better advertised than would be at after another, as they flashed from the Gun Club will give an all-day shoot, com Practice with, the gun under laws spe tempts to prevent real cruelty to animals grass. The friend said he took first shot mencing at 10 A. M., open to all. I.ivt> in less conspicuous "places. Let such socie on the next covey. birds will be used, and everything will be cially enacted for the encouragement of ties direct their admirably trained men to This season Mr, Heikes carried his camera such practice, that men may be of service done to make all visitors satisfied. Count suppress not the shooting of "pot-pie" with him at times, securing several nice Lenone will have charge of the affair, as to the State in time of war; the skill ac pigeons, brft the abominable practice of de pictures of the dogs standing, shots being quired in pigeon shooting by the users of sisted by members of the club. The scores stroying our pretty song-birds, many of fired, etc. On one occasion he was sepa follow: the gnn; the creation of a large and cheap whom now find our guarded public parks rated from the others, and his dog came to supply of wholesome food; the profiting of their only place of safety on account of a staunch point. It was a pretty picture, Events Nos. I, 2. 3 and 5 at 5 birds, $3; the farmers who raise that food, must all the prowling Italian gunners and their con and Rolla lost no time in preparing his Event No. ©4, 10 birds, $5: of these be given up on account of a few geners, who shoot in all seasons every kodac. He NVHS holding his light 16-gnuge No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. wounded pigeons? Parker in his right hand and trying to Morgan (2S.i ... .212*0-?, 22210-4 12022-4 feathered wild thing they find in the woods Lenone (28) .... 11011-4 0*2*0 1 The claim that clay birds call for as much near our cities. These people lurk uuder manipulate the camera with the other Powers (28) .... .00112 3 21220 4 02111 4 skill from the man with the gun as pigeons the trees at daybreak and "pot hunt" with hand. -Just as he snapped the shutter the Oeo. Hopper (28) .22222 5 22212 5 12022 4 is too absurd to discuss. Nothing artificial out mercy. To them the robin, the blue birds arose. Not wishing to lose a shot Bunn (28) ...... 2120. 3 02221 4 01122 4 has ever been devised to equal a flying bird, the beautiful oriole are simply meat. he pulled up the gun with his right and Van Houten (28) .22100 3 2*102 3 11C01 :©, pigeon in the uncertainty and irregularity knocked over a pair. He said if the camera The game wardens are too few in number had been ready for another picture at Christy (28) ...... 21120-4 of its movements, to follow and defeat to cope with these, men, but aided by the No. 4. No. 5. which with the gun and within the boun that moment he could have taken one of Morgan (28) ...... 22221 22212-10 12122 5 intelligent forces of the Humane Societies, himself making a double on quail. dary makes pigeon shooting the most diffi they would surely catch and make deter I^none (28) ...... 1011* **200 4 20111 4 cult of all bird shooting, and the sport Powers (28) ...... 12222 11222 10 2222 4 rent examples of some of them. which best prepares men to shoot in the The pigeon shooting should be done by HOW A LADY SHOT A MOOSE. (ieo. Hopper (28) ...222*21*112 8 field. Hunn (28) ...... 11221 01212 9 12221 5 responsible incorporated ?un clubs only, Van Houten (28) .....1201211221 0 If it be cruel to shoot pigeons from traps and under permission or license of intelli Too Much Noise Caused Buck Fever at Christy (28) ...... *2101 22122 8 12222 5 it is cruel to shoot decoyed wild fowl from gent authority, no pigeon shooter will gain blinds, deer in runways; in fact, to kill any say; but the complete prohibition of pigeon the First Attempt. innoxious animal with the gun is, therefore, A Jerseyman Caught. cruel. shooting will most assuredly result in the Two New York young ladies* went to utter extinction of shooting clubs, and this Maine this season to enjoy the hunting. The statements that pigeons are abused will deprive shooters of a vast amount of Camden, N. J., Dec. 8. Alien Young on the club grounds before being shot or on They took home a deer each, and one of was fined $20 and costs by Justice Barr, instruction in the use of the gun, to the them a mccse. The camp at which they in Camden, jate Saturday night for shoot the way there carry their own refutation. encouragement of which the Legislature of were located is near the bank of a stream. Two things are insisted on by pigeon New Jersey by its own well considered ing a rabbit while snow was on the ground. shooters: that the birds shall be of the most One day, toward night, the guide came Young was arrested by Game Wardens Acts now stands committed. into camp, saying there was a moose across Guthridge and Ware, in the lower part vigorous type, and that they shall be care These changes will not only affect the fully handled to avoid injuring them. They the stream at no great distance from the of Camden County. man with the gun, they will touch the camp and that he wculd cross the stream, The present game laws of New Jersey, are transported in crates of ample size, be pocket of the man who sells the gun. cause all dead birds in crates are charged and with his moose horn would call him very obnoxious in some instances, are Pigeon shooters employ only the best, of out and the ladiea could shoot him. The meeting with much protest, not only on to the shipper, and at the club grounds are guns and ammunition and thereby incident ladies agreed to the plan and stationed put in large, airy buildings, where they the part of the sportsmen, but also the ally protect gunners by compelling the themselves with rifles in hand. They had farmers. The latter claim rabbits have remain for days, carefully fed, watered and production of weapons and ammunition of not long to wait for they soon heard the become altogether too numerous, and un supplied with bathing facilities, in order the utmost strength and safety. Already old fellow coming from a distance. Pretty less something is done they will be over that they may be strong and active when dealers in these articles are complaining of soon they could see his antlers against the run. The laws will probably be much used in the traps. their diminished sales in States where small trees and underbrush. In a moment, modified during the present session of the The woman who opposed pigeon shooting pigeon shooting has ceased, some of them as he drew nearer, that terrible cracking Legislature. because a wounded pigeon alighted on her reporting a falling off of 50 per cent, in the and crashing of brush, together with the window ledge, probably wore in her hat the sale of such goods; and, although, thanks calling of the guide, the screeching of the plumage of a bird killed solely to furnish to pigeon shooters, we are not likely ever night owl and the barking of the fox, so Montclair dun CluL. that plumage. She rode behind a pair of again to see what we used to see, namely, unnerved them both that they dropped their docked horses, knowing that the process of advertisements of "Boys© Guns for Two rifles, begged the guide to stop calling and The Montclair Gun Club held its annual "docking" horses is one of the cruelest Dollars and Fifty Cents," nevertheless the rushed for the camp. It is rather dismal meeting in the parlors of the Y. M. C. A. practices in existence. She doubtless had stopping of pigeon shooting and the con to be sure, for any who are not acquainted in Montclair, N. J., Dec. 5, and elected beside her on the seat a pet dog with sequent stoppage of the making of the with the many evening noises one hears these officers for the year: President, Dr. cropped ears and tail, cruelly cropped to pigeon gun will undoubtedly open the way in the forests after the sun goe« taking their places, and the ranks of trap shooters is rapidly growing. The men re ferred to above are not giving up trap shooting, but are content to patronize their Qurrent Qomment home gun club for the recreation it af fords, and do not care to travel any dis tance or spend much money in a largo do not buy powder or amrminition to keep, but By Gun Editor Will JSC- tourrament of two or three days© duration. their imagination is often largely in excess of the This last season the writer attended a cir number of shots obtained at game. cuit, of three tournaments in the New Eng land States. At two of these meets, one Shells©loaded with " INFAUJBI,E" can be RETURNING ACTIVITY AT TRAPS. having nearly fifty shooters, not a cent was put away any old place and will be just as good shot for in sweeps, all preferring to shoot one or ten years after loading. Now that the game shooting season in for price of targets, and the merchandise Letters are coming in daily from enthusiastic most of the Eastern and Middle States is average prizes. At the other shoot, one in hunters all over the country congratulating us on about over, gun clubs are looking for which pai-d experts and professionals were ward to increased activity in their affairs barred, less than a half dozen amateur:- " INFAU/IBI/B," and sayinglt is the quickest, ami many tournaments are being arranged. entered the sweeps out of twenty to thirty cleanest, best shooting powder they ever used. When the question of an attractive pro who were eligible. From this it appears as- gramme is considered many managers are thotigh sweepstake shooting was on the de at a loss to know what new features may cline in the New Kng©and States. be offered to draw the old time crowd. The New York. Chicago. San Francisco. poor shots or "suckers" are becoming very CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB. wist1, and refuse to pay out their good coin to "learn to shoot" in open competition H. M. BrJgham Won the Cup Shoot with the many expert shots of the day. From Scratch. Keen as was the air on the grounds of the Crescent Athletic Club at Bay Ridge. L. I., By the expert shots we do not necessar Dec. 6, there was a goodly attendance of ily mean the paid experts or professionals, the trap shooters, and some fine scores were but the men known as amateurs who travel made in the carded lixtures. Tlie principal feature of the day©s sport was the initial around to the nearby tournaments and win competition for the December cup, a beau first average with 90 to 95 per cent. To tiful silver loving trophy, offered by the WITH THE such an extent have many men developed club. This was shot at 50 targets, two II. C. nirsehy killed 102 live birds without a miss. A new strings of a quarter of a hundred each, record 73 straight to win th« premier event. into fine shots, that in Ohio quite a num handicap, expert traps, the allowance of Mr. Ilirschy Also won high average at the Racine, Wis., Shoot, ber of tournaments were held in which misses as kills being made to contestants. breaking !Wl oat of &J5 targets, in addition to making a run of 177 "professionals, paid men and 00 per cent. Harry M. Brigbam won the trophy, making straight. the fine total of 47 breaks out of a possible EAZAUD S1IOKSLESS POWDER also won the high general shots barred" appeared on the programme. 50, shooting from scratch. The runner up. average for th") three days r,t tho Flint, Mich., Tournament; and as This kept many good shots away, but men Frank B. Stephenson, who was allowed well to winning the Iron City Trophy- capable of breaking PO per cent, were on four misses as kills, and tallied 44. Brigham also won a 25-target sweepstake hand, and the poor shots or 60 to 70 per event. Grant Notrnan won two events, a See that your shells are loaded with HAZARD POWDER and always win cent, men who hoped to be bcnefitted were 15-bird trophy shoot, and a 15-bird race again called upon to donate. It is expected with hanHicap prize. W. W. Marshall took home the trophy for a 25-target event. wr"^,a,, t, THE HAZARD POWDER CO. that the next season will see programmes Lowell M. Palmer, Jr., Daniel Van Brant In which 90, 80 and 70 per cent, shots will Hegeman and P. B. Stephenson each won a 114-118 Liberty Street, New York City. bo barred. 25-bird event on a programme that fairly bristled with attractions and brought forth one of the largest fields of the season. While tournaments which bar the ex The light was good, air bright and sharp, perts and even 90 per cent, are only fairly and the targets were "centred" splendidly by those competing round after round. The QUICK-REUABLt. well attended some of the. largest meets scores follow: of the season have been open to all. The fy. IT. Is foacfes? &y sSi Promi December Cup shoot, 25 blue Rocks, handicap distance handicap has been used with ap allowance added: nent f&mmstm&iasi Companies, parent good results in many big meets, yet H©cap. 25 25 Ttl. Fes© HAJV0 S-OMBfiMG: It «s the Harry M. Brigharn.. .Scratch 23 24 47 it does not appear to give satisfaction to Frank B. Stephensou....1 22 24 4( isSeal SPotx/sier. HSrdimary wzstS- all. The difficulty lies in the handicapping. t>. G. Stephenson, Jr... .2 24 21 4," Harry U. Vanderveer ...3 18 16 34 ding oniy is It is certainly hard work to place 40 to Daniel C. Bonnett...... 4 19 19 3? 50 men on distances, from 14 to 20 yards, W. W. Marshall© ...... 6 © 25 14 3©j Trophy shoot, 15 Blue KocUs, handicap allow so that all will be fairly treated. Many ance added: men. who shoot well at 16 yards can do but ITVap. SHOT A TIE TEAM MATCH. little when placed back a yard or two H. M. Brigham ...... Scratch 12 V, AS CHEAP AS OTHER WADS Frank R. Kti-phenson...... Scratch 13 ]: where they would rightfully belong. Oth H. B. Vandorveer ...... 1 8 ! Jathaway and Timmosis Against VHet And we guarantee them to pre ers appear to do as good work from 18 or W. W. Marshall ...... 3 9 ir and Smith. vent leading; reduce the recoil; I>. V. B. Hfgenian ...... 2 12 1-© improve the patterns and in 19 yards as from the 16 yard mark. Kec- G. W. Hagodorn ...... 2 8 V A team match between Vliet and Smith crease the velocity and penetra- ords prove this, and all the systems and Grant Notman ...... 2 13 K on one side against Tiuimoiis and Hatha iraiion in any hand or factory L-owell M. Palmer. Jr...... 1 13 1-: way On the other proved of great interest loaded shell. Specify "Graph- plans to equalize the shooters by distance Renewal Same conditions: ;it Ledgerwood, N. J., Nov. ©2$. Each man ine Wadding" in your next handicap has been completely smashed in D. V. B. Kegeman ...... 3 20 2: shot at 25 live birds for $25 a corner. The. order. Send for booklet and the actual test. * Grant Notman ...... 4 10 2: birds were a1 line lot of flyers and made Dealers sell them for hand loading. H. M Rrigham ...... Scratch 21 21 ?ood shooting. The teams were so evenly Graphine Gun Wad Co., Mu.icie, Ind. W. \V. Marshall ...... 0 19 2:, matched that at the finish they were tied H. B. Vanderveer ...... 3 17 2i In several instances distance handicap Iv. M. Palmer, Jr...... 2 18 2< jn 40 out of a possible 50. In a shoot-off has ruined good shots for 10 yard work. F. B. Stephenson ...... 1 19 2( it sPveii birds per man they again tied on Dr. J. .T. Keyps ...... 1 15 1C. 12 out of 14, Hathaway saving his side After a few days from 19 or 20 yards they from defeat by killing all of his birds. were unable to get back to form at 16 A. W Palmer ...... 10 8 If- That opens and closes from the score for G. W. Hagedorn ...... 3 14 17 In the main race©Smith killed 24 out of $2.50 each ; $12.00 per set, yards. If the same n;cn wore shijotiiig© day Tin Owl©s Head Distance Handicap 25 targets, bis 25, which kept his side from losing, after day, or even in club shoots from one per man, handicap rise: although they had the race won until Vliet E. D. FULFORD, Utica. N. Y. Grant Notman (20) ...... l: lost his last bird. Hathaway shot well in week to another the distance handicap U M. Palmer, Jr. (20) ...... 11 rise" first race, killing 22. The scores follow: could be so graded that the contestants Dr. J. .T. Koves (21) ...... If Harry M. Brighain (22) ...... !! Team match, 25 live birds per man, $25 per W. Wamboldt, secretary, and Samuel L. would be fairly well placed. But to take Frank I!. Stephenson (21) ...... 8 Kirkpatrick, treasurer. The Directors are G. G. Stephenson, Jr. (20) ...... 0 Hathaway. 21210 21210 11101 22222 21111-22 Mahlon Pitney, of Morristown, N. J.; Wil 50 men from almost as many parts of Tirnmins 22022 00222 22202 02022 02222-18 40 the country and handicap them fairly from W. W. Marshall (1 G) ...... £ liam Me©.©. Smith, of Newark, N. J.; Leon Scratch sweepstake contest 25 targets per VlisH . 12200 10210 21000 12211 20120 1« ard R. Jacobus, of South Orange, N. J., and 14 to 21 yards is almost an impossibility. man 1<\ B. Stephenson 20. D. C. Borinett 10. vmitli..... 22021 22112 21121 22122 1-2111-24-40 H. U. "Walker, of Hanover Neck, N. J. Some one will have the best of it or the G. Stephenson. Jr.. l(i. H. M. Brieh.-im 16. Shoot-off at 7 birds: Renewal, same conditions L. M. Palmer. Jr.. Hatlir.way ...... 2122121-7 worst of it. Years ago the added target 20, D. V B Hegpinan 19. G. G. Ktephensoa 1C. Timmins ...... 2222020 u 12 EAST SIDE GUN CLUB. Vliet ...... 1012222-(> haurllcap \vaa used with good S.UCCCSH., tl»c U. W, Ha-gedarn. 16. W, \V. Marshall 1Jr,, Smith ...... 2021122 C -12 contestants having extra targets to shoot Kocgel and Schoriemeler High In the at. This proved popular for a time, but He!J Gate Gun Cfu& Chanute Gun C!ub. Club Event. The regular monthly live-bird shoot of the The East Side Gun Club held a good the same difficulty cropped out to give Hell Gate Gun Club was held at Out The C©aanute. Kas.. Gun Club shoot was shoot on November 27 on Smith Brothers© the proper allowance. The "dark horse" water©s grounds, Carlstadt, N. J.. Novem held at the fair grounds Nov. 27, for Mrs. grounds. Newark, N. J. The club event at or the unknown either got the best of it ber 25. There was a large attendance ol Butler,©an Illinois lady, whose husband is 20 birds resulted in a tie for lirst between member.* and several guests. The birds interested in the Chanute oil field. Mrs. Messrs. Koegel and Schortemeier. The or was unfairly handicapped for safety were a strong lot and not a straight score- Butler is one of the few lady trap shooters tirst 10 birds of this were shot as a sepa sake. was made. Eight out of ten was high, and >f the country, and took an active part in rate event for the Trci.sdorf medal, and the eight men tied on this score. The weather l.he. shoot, getting eight out of ten targets scores of it were as follows: Koegel, I); whs unpleasant, which prevented the best several times. The- shoot was well attend- HfiSKenger, 8; Schortemeier, 9; Fessendeu, The allowance handicap found favor in work of the participants. Hl and the scores resulted as follows, all 8; Colquitt, 9, and the guests made scores club sheets where a fair average can be The scores follow: :,h" shots but one being n ten target affair: as follows: Pape, 9; Duston, 9: Ha\ves, 7. found of each member©s shooting and a K. A. Meckel (28) .22202 02212 £ First .event Raymond C, Jones 4, \Yinchestcr The most wins by a contestant in ten R. Steffons (28) . . .01022 22112 S shoots captures the medal. The club event handicap given accordingly. If the han (©. I.ang (28) ...... ,12011 1221C S Second event Shaw 4, MilK",© S, Mrs. Butler hud jhree moneys, divided by the Uosc sys- dicap is changed from time to time as the II. Foster (28) .22221 00222 8 third event (15 birds) Boscbert 12, Miller leili. The scores: sLooter improves or retrogrades it can be Dr. Hoof (30) .*2121 22220-8 20 live© birds, handicap rise: Klonk (28) ...... 01222 20222 S Fourth event Mis. Butler G, Boschert 8, \\ertz II. C. Koegel (2!)). ..212*222231 21222 11212 10 used to excellent satisfaction and the J. Sfihlicbt (28) . ... .22100 21121 8 L. Sci!(,i-t«-!iieii>r (£9; .11212 11201 1 i 111 12121 1!) novice will have an equal chance to win L. T. Meunch (28) . ..0222* 21222 8 Fifth event Mrs. Butler 8, Boschert 8. iV!!!\!iti (2S>...... 22222 21120 221*22 22022 18 as the best shots, provided he can improve C. Weber (28) ..01200 21121-7 Sixth event Mrs. Butler 7, Sliaw 4, Wertz 5. Hus^ia©.©vM- (21)). . . .1.2012 20132 22212 21012 17 F. Trostel (28) . .12022 01210 7 Seventh event Bosehcvt 8, Mis. Butler U, S. Iniston (29). . .222*1 11t22 12112 12001 17 in his shooting from tine to time. But J. Defldv (28) ..21102 02011 7 II. I1 . I-©essemlou (20).20122)21120 21*22 22222 17 most shooters like to enter for money and R. Doeinck (30) ... . .20222 02022 7 *H r;ipe (27)...... 22202 12111 *2220 10222 10 :> F Mayser (28) ... . .00211 21120 7 *.\. lli\\ves , (26)...... 12120 20101 10110 22012 1-1 also like to win. An occasioua-1 loss does R. Regan (26) ..01210 12120-7 An Active Association. *Gv,ests. not discourage them, but a continual drain P. Garms (30) ..02022 21110 7 The Troy Meadow Fis©i and G11111 o Pro "i birds, $2, two moneys; Hose system: ..120*201111-7 on their pocketbook does. So the question A. Knodle (2G) tective Association has ©been an important Oolfuiitt" ...... 2222" r^©M-hoi-teineler .21111 5 P. Albert (28) . .01022 1021* (i factor in the protection of game this-,season, Kni-yels ...... 22022 4 i Kocgel ©...... 21122 5 this next season will be: What scheme F. Gardellu (26) ". . ..02200 2*222 6 llassinger .... .11212 0| Van Walk©nb©g (28) . .*0112 00121 6 and the wholesale arrests throughout, the or plan can we use to draw a crowd to Herbert (28) . .21120 00021 6 State of violators of the game laws are our tournament? Added money is all right L. Stelze (28) ...... 00022 10111 0 partly the result of the activity of its Trap at Shenandcah. in a way, but something new must be of Col J. II Voss (SO) ...... 21021 20100 (S members. The association©s r.ew club house Shen.©indoah. Pa., Dec. 2. An interesting A Baudemlistlc (26) ...... -.202*1* 10221--6 at Hanover Neck has* only recently been sweepstake shoot took place here this af fered to bring out the men who have been P. Whr.elfp] (28) ...... 02011 (i12*rt-5 completed, and several hunting part-it©s ternoon. First prize, $10: second prize, $3. slowly but surely losing interest in tour J Fecken (2ft) ...... 201 *() 00201 4 have visited the place siiic©c the shooting The contest Was,at seven birds each and *j. R. Ksne (26) ...... ©.....2022$ 00020 4 nament shooting. *Vvr Thompson .(28) ...... ;...... 20221 000*0-4 season opened. The association is compos resulted as follows: W © A. Siinds (28) ...... *001* 222*0 4 ed of about forty members, twenty of First event James Amlerson, 5; John A Soibbe (2fi) ...... 00000 I2O12--4 whom are ©-non-residents. The officers ~are Banan. 4: Matt B.©izis. .©{. While many men are gradually giving np J © IT. Solg (2C) ...... ,00000 22002 3 Percy H. Johnson, of Bloomfield, N. .1., Second event -John Uaiuui, 0; James Ao- attending tournaments new enthusiasts are ©Guests. president; Fred J. I-Iull, vice president; H. derson, 4; Matt Buzis, 3. I SPORTINQ December 13, 1902. scores were made at regular club shoots, Mr. Plckett used a Smith gun, ©38 grains Plain Facts Concerning the Record of Hazard powder, 1*4 oz. Tathams© chilled THOSE YOU KNOW. shot, No. 7% In Winchester Leader shells. Ed. Banks, secretary of the American "B. C." and Schnltze Gunpowder Co., New NOT TOO PERSONAL BUT JUST PER- York, has returned from a very successful trip through the West. He did lots of First, Second and Third at the New York State Tournament, 1902. SONAl ENOUGH. business and benefited his health at the same time. One Hundred Straight Live Birds in the Budd-Phellis Match Mrs. Charles O©Neal, of St. Croix Falls, won by C. W. Budd. Eits of News, Gossip and Comment Wis., killed one of the largest deer seen Eleven Times a. Winner out of Twelve Tournaments, since Jan About Men Whom Lovers of Shoot in that section of the State this season. uary 1, 1902, in the hands of Fred Gilbert, who in shooting at 5765 Fred Coleman. the crack pigeon shot, of Hegius, Pa., recently returned from a deer targets averaged 96 per cent. ing Know in Person or Through hunt in Clinton county. Pa. He brought Four Times a Winner of the Grand American Handicap at L,ive back two deer, which he killed, together. The deer were within a few feet of each Birds. the Medium of General Fame. other, and Coleman got both of them down by lively work of his gun. He also bagged Two Times a Winner of the Grand American Handicap at Targets. By Will K. Tar/:. several grouse. ( And Many other Scores equally as wonderful can be told by We have now ready lor immediate A gun club has been organized at Bedford, delivery tlie phototypes of tHe fol la., with the following oflicers: President. lowing: famous trap shots: J. A. R- Dr. J. P. Stanley; vice president, W. M. PARKER BROTHERS, Meriden, Conn. EUiott, Fred Gilbert, Holla O. Jaclrson; secretary, Paul Haddock. The Best shots shoot the "OLD RELIABLE" HeikeM, W. U. Crosby, H. C. Hirschy, Percy L, Benedict, secretary of the City because it IS Reliable. Clins. W. Budd, Tom Marshall, Har Park Gun Club, of New Orleans, writes us vey McMurchy, J. S. Fanning, Ralph that the first to ornament of 1903 of the Trimble. The pliototypes are cabi Mississippi Valley Trap Shooters and Game net mixv, mounted on Mantello mats Protective Association will be he©d under Improve your scores at the trap and double your bag of the auspices of the City Park Gun Club, and are. carefully packed for safe New Orleans. La.. Feb. 20 and 21, 1003, game in the field by shooting delivery in the mails. For particu Carnival week. Aaded money will be giv lars now to obtain these pliototypes en. Nee page 2, of this issue. B. LeRoy, the crack trap shot, has been F. M. Farwell, of New York, has taken visiting the trade through the New England up his residence in Batavia, N. Y., and has States during the past three months in the assumed the duties of acting secretary and interests of the Dul©ont Powder Co. LeRoy will represent E. I. DuPont, de Nemours as it is positively waterproof, smokeless, odorless, without residue, gives the lowest pressures, highest treasurer of the Baker Gun and Forging & Co. and Parker Brothers the coming year velocities with the closest and most even patterns at all ranges. BALLISIITE is unaffected by climatic Company. ill New England, and the popularity rtf changes or age, will keep forever under any conditions; it is, therefore, an ideal powder for field, trap, the product of these two tirms in this sec duck or sea shooting. Shells can be stored for any period in damp club houses or shooting lodges . Mr. E. W. De Forest, of Denver, has or tion will give him a good trtde. BALLISTITE is sold with above guarantee. A postal brings "Shooting Facts" (second edition). TAKE dered a 12-bore shot gun of imported make NO ONE©j WORD-TRY IT FOR YOURSELF. for his wife, which will cost him $1000. J. S. Fanning, of the Laflin and Rand Some women who go afield are quite satis- Powder Co., New York, accompanied by his The standard Dcnse fled with a $50 gun. When it comes to bag wife, left New York last Saturday on the O /\ L. L I ST I T E! ging game the cheaper gun will do quite Morgan line steamship Comus for New H I AIT /** (PO 75 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK CITY. as well as the magnificent piece of work, Orleans. From there they will go to Hous J ** *-//*0o which has come to our notice is issued The Philadelphia Arms Co. was incor the, second. Neaf Apgar, of the Peters Spirit Lake, la.. December 12 and 13. 1902. by 1C. I. DuPont do Nemours & Co., Wil- porated under the laws of New Jersey, No- Cartridge Co., was present and broke 44 has been postponed until December 17 and mington, Del. The scone will surely appeal vember 4. with a capital of $200,000. The out of 50 from scratch, hut was not eligible 18. The program will be carried out as to every sportsman and carry him back to charter permits the company to manufac for the prize. The scores follow; previously announced. boyhood days. In this calendar the artist ture firearms of all descriptions. The in- SO Blue KocUs, handicap added: has found a new idea on an old subject. corporators are Alfred P. Shannon, C. \V. Ildcp. The Poughkecpsie (N. Y.) Gun Club will Two setters standing game, the old rail Haywood. Ansley H. Fox, Isaac Elwell Neaf Apgar ...... 0 4i hold an inter-county shoot and tournament fence in the background, the meadow be and Henry K. Kingsley. who gave their Hooey ...... 0 41 on New Year©s day. The main event will yond, the autumn-tinted trees on the left address as No. 419 Market street, Camden, Bachc ...... 10 M7 be at 100 Hying targets, $10 entrance, open and the general pleasing colors of the. N J. The Sporting Goods Dealer. Dr. Pardo ...... 10 42 to the world. For program address Mas Sclienek ...... 10 :©,7 early fall time. But the activity of the * * * Jackson ...... G :>S) Condit. No. 296 Church street, Poughkeep- scene is the cleverest part of the picture. It is reported that Parker Bros.. Meriden, Brampton ...... 10 ;;o sic, N. Y. The father is giving the son a lesson in the Conn., will place the automatic ejector on Bannister ...... ©20 31 art of wing shooting. How carefully he the guns of their make, costing $150 and Froce ...... 10 37 At the Thanksgiving day shoot of the O- places the gun in his boy©s hands. The upwards. There are hundreds of sports sining (N. Y.) Gun Club A. Bedell won first very look on his face suggests caution, but men who prefer an ejector, particularly iu The Savage Ca!endar. average. C. Blandford second, H. Kramer the youngster, eager for his first shot, is cold weather, as it saves cold fingers in third and J. T. Skelly fourth. looking with expectant eyes at the dogs pulling out shells, and is also quicker for The Savage Arms Company, Utica, N. or the game, which he knows is hiding field shooting. Y., manufacturers of hammerless firearms Mr. Alfred E. Buck, United States Min and ammunition, has issued a very hand ister to Japan, died suddenly on December ahead. Every action of the father and The Savage Arms Co.. Ut!ca, N. Y., have some calendar for 1003. The size is 10x10, 4 from heart disease while hunting with son is true in detail, and the artistic and issued a very handsome catalogue fully and the scene depicts the successful deer an imperial party in the suburbs of Tokio. pretty picture is well worthy of a suitable describing their line of high grade hammer- hunter standing over a fallen buck. The Mrs. N. W. Kaufman was one of six wo frame. This calendar will be sent free to less military and sporting rifles, carbines coloring of the forest in the background all who apply to the above firm, enclosing and metallic ammunition. This catalogue men who took out a license to hunt deer four cents- in stamps for postage and men and the detail of the entire picture is very in Michigan, and she killed two during the will interest every rifleman and will be true to nature and artistic to a degree. season. tioning this paper. mailed free of cost upon application. This pretty calendar will be mailed free * * * to all who apply to the above firm, en The West Side Gun Club, of Osage City, Clarinda Gun Club. Mr. Leon Barker, of Ashley, won the closing two cents in stamps for postage Kas., will hold a tournament at flying tar badge of the Auburn, Me., Gun Club for and mentioning this paper. The Clarinda (la.) Gun Club had a shoot the season of 1902, with an average^of .927 gets on December 25. Nov. 27. at the fair grounds, at which G. per cent. Mr. Barker shot "Infallible." HoocI Waters Laid up. Phil Bekeart, a prominent sporting goods B. Crabill won the team medal, scoring I/ Mr. Amos Bedell won the Westchestcr dealer, of San Francisco, was in New York out of a possible 20 targets. The other con County, New York, championship at Assiu- Hood Waters, the well-known trap shot last week on business. testants made the following score: J. M. ning, shooting "Infallible." Mr. Bedell©s who represents the Latliu & Hand Powder Crabill 12, C. Boggs 16, T. E. Klise 16, A. score was 47 out of 50. Co., is ill with a had attack of rheumatism G. G. Pickett, of Denver, Colo.. completed Baldwin 8, Stout 16, L. N. Cleveland 13, * * * at his home in Baltimore. He was il] hi on Nov. 23, a series of ten shoots, each Peter Althoff 10, Weidner 8. In a contest The Graphine Gun Wad Co., of which an Lexington, Ky., a week, hut came east as at 100 flying targets breaking a total of of 15 targets each of the following scores advertisement may he fojnd in th©s issue, 978 out of 1000, or an average of .978 per was made in another shoot: S. W. Weid have recently perfected their new process soon as his physician would allow. He has cent. His lowest score was 96 and his ner 10, Peter Althoff 8, C. Boggs 8, Fred of manufacture by which they are able to been at home over two weeks and is likelv best 99. His scores were as follows: 97, Skinner 6, H. L. Saum 10, A. Baldwin IS, produce the new wads as cheap as the com to be confined in the house for a couple of 97, 99, 98, 99, 96, 98, 98, 98, 98. Total 978. Stout 9, J. Crabill, Jr., 9, Fin Skinner 7, mon felt black edge. At the price they are more. His many friends will repret to hear He began the series Oct. 10, 1901, and the G. Crabill 12. now selling their wads they will soon come of his illness and wish him a speedy recovery I December 13, 1902. T JLINKj To convince yew that fit® ®$®w MmieS Memiatgt&a No Ssmgie Slmt i$if§e Is can for Send for handsome new Catalogue just issued, containing complete description of guns $35.00 to $750.00. Mailed free. © ^^^ ©^^^ 313-317 Broadway, N. V. 9 N. V. -&8 First St., San Francisco, Cat. NISHOYNE GUN CLUB. Messick each killed three fine wild turkeys yesterday. - . In Big Mountain, about six miles from A New Organization Which is Growing the club house, a number of bear have been shot at, but none killed. With Trap Enthusiasts. Two sportsmen from New York took out non-resident hunting licenses in Hampshire The Nishoyne WINCHESTER CARTRIDGES SHOOT WHERE YOU HOLD GREASELESS BULLET SMOKELESS POWDER CARTRIDGES. [E severest kind of a test of the accuracy, cleanliness and general desirability of Winchester .22 Caliber Smokeless Powder cartridges loaded with Winchester Greaseless Bullets was made recently in San Antonio, Texas, by Adolph Toepperwein. Mr. Toepperwein, who held the World©s Record for shooting flying targets with a rifle, having made a score of 979 hits out of 1,000 shots, undertook to better this record. He succeeded, making the remarkable score of 986 hits out of i,000 shots, the targets being 2 i-a inch clay discs thrown into the air by an assistant. Mr. Topperwein attri butes his success in improving his previous record to the fact that the new Winchester Greaseless Bullet cartridges are so fnuch cleaner than the lubricated bullet cartridges, which he used before. He says : "I am constantly using .22 caliber cartridges of Winchester make loaded with smokeless powder and the new Winchester Greaseless Bullet, and it is my belief that it is the best small caliber ammunition on the market. Its accuracy cannot be beat and I find the penetration equal to black powder loads and, if anything, greater, du.e probably to the hardness of the bullet. The ammunition works magnificently in any repeating rifle, and there is nothing to stick and gum the action. While shooting for the record last week, I shot in all 1,100 shots. Durfhg all this shooting, I did not clean the two rifles I used, nor did I find it necessary to cool them, although I shot quite rapidly. The barrels at the end of the 1,100 shots were as clean as though I had fired only 10 or 15 times. I am glad that you are pleased with my shooting, but it was only the result of using the best ammunition I assure you." two days© gunning trip in the mountains, WOODCOCK IS A MYSTERY. tonishing story of all is brought from the bringing back 24 quail, 27 rabbits and 32 camp of the Nighthawk Club on Sugar Is grouse. They report abundance of game, It Disappears In Moulting Season and land, one of the largest islands in Moose- An authentic story of a monster moose and it must have been so to secure such a head. comes from the Canadian Express Com fine bag. Then Appeal s Again. One day just after the season opened, pany. The monarch of the woods was shot It Is during August and September that when all the hunters stopping at the club in the I©arry Sound district, Ontario, and The Mont AHo Hunting Club, who were the mystery of the woodcick©s life begins, camps had gone off to hunt, a cow moose taken to one of the stations on the western in camp five miles northeast of Mont Alto says a writer in Outing. This is the molt walked quietly up to the very door of the division of the Canada Atlantic railway, Park, Md., had not killed a deer in South ing season, when the bird changes its plum cook house and permitted the cook, who the intention being to ship it to the home Mountain up to 3 o©clock on November 20, age before beginning its journey south was all alone with the cookee, to reach of the successful hunter down east. At the last day of the season in Franklin ward. At this time it leaves the swamps. out and pat the moose on the side or shoul the last moment, however, it was found County. The members had given up hope Where does it go? That is n, question which der. At the time one of the Lily Bay line that the dimensions of the moose and the of game and had begun to pack up their has never yet received a Satisfactory an steamers was passing, and had the inci door of the express car did not correspond, tents. Then several determined to make a swer, although each sportsman and nat dent not been vouched for by Captain the former being the larger. Nothing was last effort. Within half an hour five of uralist has his own opinion and many Marshall, it would have seemed like draw loft to do but to ship the carcass in sec the gunners killed three deer. One was a flne-spun theories have been advanced. ing the^ long bow a little bit too strongly, tions. The weight, of the animal and the big buck and another was a large doe. Some say that the birds move even for newspaper use. But the strangest measurement of the horns were not secur These two were killed within two minutes TOWARD TUB NORTH; part of it was still to come, for on the ed, but those who saw it state that it was by one man. Abraro Staley shot a large some that they seek the mountain tops, following day the moose permitted A party one of the largest ever shot in these parts. buck. An otter of unusual size and beauty, coming into the swamps to feed only after of the guests to surround her and walk, A moose was shipped east a few days weighing 15 pounds and measuring four nightfall; some that they seek the corn her the length of the very long veranda nsro the weight of which was given at feet, was shot by David Wise in Back fields. And there have been many other in front of the camps, a©nd ~ the animal 2.">00 pounds. Crook, in Franklin County. He got $7 for such theories. Probably the truth lies in a showed not the slightest fear, but con the pelt. mean of all these statements. It is prob tinued to hang around close to camp, and A large buck deer escaped from a pro- able that the birds. know the loss of their was as approachable as a domestic cow. serve not far from this city one day last Joseph J. Willis and R. B. Mason, of feathers render them to a certain extent Saturday, realizing what an advertise week and was finally chased through the Baltimore, returned recently from a ten- helpless and more exposed to the attacks ment it would- be for Kineo, after some Kroots of Tacony. within the city limits days© gunning trip in Virginia. They had of their natural enemies, and they, there enterprising professional and amateur pho of Philadelphia. It finally escaped its pur- rare sport, killing a deer, three wild tur fore, leave the more open swamps and tographers had "shot" the moose, she was sr.ors and hid in some of the wooded tracts hide in the densest and most tangled walked aboard one of .the steamers, taken iu that vicinity. After a couple of days© keys, 100 quail and six rabbits. thickets. It is certain that they scatter, to Kineo, and up to the present writing waiuhjring it turned up at its old home and for at this season single birds ar^ found has been the most observed guest of the wns willing to be admitted to the park. A report from West Chester, Pa., on De in the most unusual and unexpected places. pcoscnt season at that famous resort, cember 3 says: The hunting season now Swamps in Dutchess county, New York, where she calmly pos?s for photographers Harry M. Tope, of the Zettler Rifle Club, drawing to a close has been one of the were overgrown with, rank marsh grass and walks about the lawn, while passing New York, has gone to Maine to hunt big best for hunters for several years, so far and were full of patches of wild rose and sportsmen rub Uieir eyes and wonder if game in the Dead River region. Recently he as weather conditions and game go. There sweetnriar. If birds were killed there in they are awake or dreaming, to see a made a trip to the Chapin game preserves have been plenty of rabbits and squirrels, a week or ten days their places would be moose at Kineo, when they have perhaps i©i New York State, a tract of 12,000 acres. while more coveys of partridges have been filled by about the same number. traveled a hundred miles into the forest The preserve is1 stocked with elk, deer and found in this section than during any sea- THE FOOD and not seen .one. other game and 7000 acres are enclosed. sou for years. of the wookcock consists of worms, leeches Notwithstanding the fact that it is a game and grubs, which the bird seeks by prob Many Hunters Killed. preserve, the hunting is by no means easy, Over In the Chester Valley the Valle^ ing with its bill the earth of such swamps and to kill an elk often requires a great Game Association has protected the game as contain them. There are miles and A "report from Milwaukee, Wis., Novem deal of time and patience. Pope killed a 4- and birds over an immense stretch of coun miles of wet s=wamp lands among our hills, ber ©29 says: The fatalities among the year-old bull elk. an unusual performance try. The result is that many quail and where the soil, composed of peat and de hunters who have been in the woods of in New York State and one, of course, that rabbits are still there for breeding pur cayed leaf mold, is too cold and sour to northern Wisconsin and the peninsula of can only be done legally on a private pre poses next summer. William E. Lockwrood, hold worms; into such swamps the wood Michigan during the open season of twenty serve. He also knocked over a buck deer. Jr.. and a few friends are doing active cock never goes. The best woodcock ground days which closed to-night have been about work in protecting the game which is now is along the banks of woodland brooks the, same in numbers as the reports show on their farms. that wind in and out through alder ed last year-and- in© 1900. The number of A. W. Lemcke, of the New York Rifle swamps, where the rich black mold is soft deer killed in" Wisconsin has been less than Club, returned recently from Rocklaud A report from York, Pa.. Doc. 3. says: and full of worms», and where the skunk last year, according to the reports of the County, where he bagged 14 quail, 2 part cabbage and hellebore grow thick and ridges and 4 woodcock. To be treed by a 250-pound buck he bad game wardens, who keep a perfect record. shot was the exceptional experience of brond leafed. The actual number will not be known for Jeremiah Still, a York hunter, a day or Such places arc the woodcock©s dining several days, but -the chief game warden Messrs. Somerset T. Williams, of Boyds, two ago. Mr. Still©s first shot only wound rooms, and in them he leaves his sign man says about 1000 carcasses had been shipped Md.; Samuel A. Drury, of Dickersons, Md., ed and angered the deeer. which furiously ual, the oblong almost triangular holes up to Friday night. and Mr. Frank J. Welch, of Washington, turned upon him and drove him up the which dot each and every square foot of In 1901 30,000 licenses were issued, -while D. C., have returned from their, two weeks© nearest tree. From his safe perch in the earth where a worm might possibly lurk. this;,soagon 61,000 were issued. hunt near Somertield, N. C. They report branches Still fired again, this time killing A list of the dead and wounded hunt having had an excellent time. In nine days New Way of Getting Ducks. ers compiled here to-day places the number they killed 318 quail. the buck, which he has brought home, i Duck catching by baskets is the newest of killed at fourteen; injured seriously, twenty-one. Duck hunters on the Chesapeake flats Camden©s annexed district is being over form of sport. Coming from China, it has nre protesting against the use of naphtha run with rabbits that are frightened from been tried with success in England, and gasoline launches by certain parties, the woods by gunners on the outskirts. It Having approached near to where the ForMicomlng Events, claiming they frighten the ducks by the is a common occurrence to s*-e cottontails ducks are congregated the operator sets an Pec. 25 Greenview, 111. J. C. Cleaveland, Sec noise they make, and by being continual run along the street and get lulled by trol empty basket floating down the river to-. retary. in motion interfere with the gunners. ley cars. Joyce Turner killed a very large w.ard them. As it approaches the spot the, Doc. 25 Interstate Park. Long Island. N Y. rabbit with a club, on Twenty-seventh first basket may cause them to disperse a Flying targets. John S. Wrlght, manager. street, Camdeu, N. J. little, but when they discover that no dan Jan. 1 Interstate Park. Long Island. N y. Game Warden Boyd. of St. Paul. Minn., ger lurks therein they gather together as Jan. 1 Poughkeensie. N. Y.. Inter-County Shoot on November 24 seized a commercial travel Passengers on the milk train on the Dela before. A second basket is then set afloat M;;.\ Conclit, 296 Church street, I©bugu©keepsie, er©s sample case, undo;© the suspicion that ware Division of the Erie. Friday morn and the duck hunter proceeds to undress. it contained game, and when he opened it This second basket causes no commotion, Jan. 1 Jackson Park Gun Club. Paterson. N. ,T. he found that it contained the bodies of ing, were favored with a rare sight. It Live© birds. William Dutcher, secretary, 964 two deer. The trunk was shipped from Ait- was a large doe drinking from the Dela so. having prepared himself, the operator Madison avenue. 1©att-rson. N. J. kin, Minn., ar.d its destination was Mon- ware river, on the Pennsylvania side, about slips into the water and swims quietly to Jan. 13, 14. 15 and 16 Thirteenth annual ticello. la. Warden Boyd, the same day, one mile west of Cochecton, N. J. ward the ducks, his head covered by a Grand Canadian Handicap at live birds Ham seized two barrels containing one hundred basket similar to those he has already©set ilton. Can. and fifty grouse. They were shipped from A six-pronged buck, weighing nearly 300 afloat, but having a small aperture cut in Jan. 26-31 Sunny South Handicap, Brenbnm, Hinsdale. Mont., and were going to a pounds and known as the king of th^ the front for him to see through. Texas. Live birds and targets. Alf. Gardner) commission house in Boston. Mass. The forest, was killed November 29, near Sal- If he is careful not to splash much, the manager; F. W. Martin, president. Minnesota wardens have lately been doing ladsburg, Lycoming County, Pa. For many ducks, now used to the sight of the bas Feb. 20-21 Mississippi Valley Trap Shooters© and good work, and we trust they will keep it years this deer has been sought by hunts kets, will allow him to get right in among Game Protective Association, New Orleans, men, but he always managed to escape. them. When he has done this he quickly La. Percy S. Benedict, secretary, 217 Caron- up until the illegal shipment of game Is delet street. New Orleans, La. stopped. grabs a duck by the leg, pulls it under Feb. 21-March 7 Ninth Annual Sportsmen©* B. M. Cnster, a popular merchant, at water, wrings its neck and lets it go, when Show, under auspices of the National Sports, The 1902 deer hunting season in Minne Laceyville, was neatly tricked by a game it floats up to the surface of the water, men©s Association, Madison Square Garden, sota, which came to a close Nov 30th warden from down in the lower part of dead. New York. J. A. H. Drossel, Gen. Manager, probably furnished the best sport in Min the State, which cost him an even $100. If this be done quickly and neatly, with 313 Broadway, New York city. P. 0. Box 1353. nesota in a decade. Despite some very un The gentleman was looking for game birds out splashing, the swimmer can treat many KEYSTONE SHOOTING LEAGUE. favorable weather, nearly all the ©Nini- which Mr. Custer readily sold him. but ducks in the same fashion before the sus Grounds at Hohnesburg, Junction. 1©a. Weekly rods who went in the northern pineries on finding the sale was in violation of the picions of the others are aroused. slioot at live birds every Saturday afternoon in quest of The fleet-footed game, very few law, settled for the above amount. Me- Whether this "sport," which Americans on arrival of 1.10 P. M. train from Broad returned empty-handed. No official© fig shoppeu (Pa.) Enterprise. may consider merely wanton cruelty, will Street Station. Special .shoots have been ar ures are obtainable en the number of become popular remains to be seen. Ex- ranged for the following dates: deer killed by Minneapolis hunters during Although deer are reported as being very hauge. Christinas Day, Dec. 25, 1002. the season, but according to a local nimrod, numerous in the forest of Pike County, New Year©s Day, Jan. 1, 190,©J. who has kept pretty close tab on the Pa., this fall, fewer were killed than for Lincoln©s Birthday. Feb. 12, 1903. operations of Minneapolis sportsmen, es several years past. This may be account Cow Moose Becoming Tame. Election Day, Feb. 17, 1SKH. timates that no less than 100 deer were Washington©s Birtlidav, Feb. 22, 1903. ed for in a degree by the fact that work Many stories nre being told this year Good Friday. April 10, 1903. brought to that city. Another man figures was so plentiful in that vicinity this sea by returning hunters returning from Mainr that there were close to 150 deer killed by son that the hunters wore all busy and of the remarkable disposition of cow moose INTERSTATE PARK. Minueapolitaus. unable to be in the woods. It is safe to apparently wild, to hang around the Interstate Park, Queens, L. I. Two miles borond say that less than a score of deer were haunts of man, and not to show any feat Jamaica, on I>. I. R. R.- Trains direct to Dr. William Butler and Dr. R. F. Wag grounds. Completely appointed shootiu« killed upto the end of the season. Milton when they run across men in the woods, grounds, always ready for matches, cluS ner returned to Wilkesbarre, Pa., from a Dispatch. unless fired at, but perhaps the most as shoots or private practice.