v DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Title Registered IB TT. S. Patent Office. Copyright, 1910 by the Sportins LU» Fatttahing Company. Vol. 55-No. 6 Philadelphia, April 16, 1910 Price 5 Cents RACES! The New National oring Base Ball and League President, Predicts the Most Thomas J. Lynch, Successful and Reviews the Con Eventful Season ditions Now Fav- of Record.

EW York City, N. Y., April 11. are the rules, and by them the players and On the threshold of the major the public must abidq. All the umpire need* league championship season, to know is the rules, but know them he N Thomas J. Lynch, the new presi must. dent of the National League, yes UMPIRES MUST BE ALERT. terday gave out the first lengthy "The ball players today, with all due »e- < interview of his official career to gpect to the men who played in the past, a special writer of the New York "World," are better as a class. Again, the advent which paper made a big feature of the story. of the college player is responsible. The. President Lynch was quoted as saying: "This brains on the ball field today are not confined is going to be the greatest year in the his to the umpire, but they are to be found be tory of American©s national game. That it neath the caps of every player. No better is the national sport I can prove by a desk- illustration of the keenness of modem ball ful of facts and figures. In the cities where players is to be found than in the game be organized base ball exists 8,000,000 persons tween New York and Chicago, in 1908, that last year paid admissions to see the games. cost New York the pennant. ***"Wliat hap This year at least a million more will at pened in that game shows what an tuapir* tend. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were must be prepared for. I hare instructed tha paid last year and will be paid this year in men who are to act this year as umpire* in salaries to the young men who will repre the National League to post themselves on, sent the cities in the various organizations. every point. They must be ready to settle Invested in base ball, as a business, are mil every dispute the moment it arises, and when lions . of dollars. they are right they will be upheld, a* matter PROGRESS OF THE SPORT. what the cost. MODERN CLOSE GAMES. "Base ball owes its popularity today to its honesty. If there is one thing above "The character of the game has £n&&- another that an American likes, it is a ally but undeniably changed. Scores of 2O square deal. Let him get it into his head to 18 and the like of the past hare stven that a game is crooked and he is through way to scores of 4 to 3, and even smaller with it. A square deal, tnough, doesn©t ones. The ability of teams to make runs mean that the home town can©t lose, al has grown smaller and smaller, and it has frequently been asked what has been ths though this used to be so in the old days. effect 011 the public. The fact that morei Twenty years ago the base ball fan was a people now attend ball game* than ever be man with the idea that the home town should fore, it seems to me, proves that, they lik» never lose. ©Be honest, but don©t you dare the games with the1 smaller scores. That a lose© that was his admonition to the home game ends with a score of 4 to 3 «r less- team. And heaven Help the umpire that does not mean that it is less interesting, nor made the home team losel It was this spirit does it indicate that the players of today- that was have less skill than had those of the past. THE GREATEST ENEMY On the contrary, it indicates a higher quality of ball playing than ever existed before. The. base ball ever had in this country. The HARRY CASPAR, ball players today, for example, are just as game 20 years ago was just as good as it Pitcher of the Cincinnati Club of the National League. good batters as they were 20 years ago. is today. The men who played were just as True, they do not get so many safe hits, but good in many respects as they are today, but Harry Caspar, the young pitcher who has become the mainstay of the Cincinnati Club©s this is due rather to the marvelous skill they had the spirit of the "rooters© in them, pitching corps, hails from Kingsley, la., where he was born 26 years ago. He learned to play shown by the fielders in covering their po too. It was the knowledge that they were ball on his native lots and made his professional debut four years ago with the Bubuque sitions. The infielders today are making expected to win in fact, that they must win Club, of the I. I. I. League. Subsequently he played with the Wausau, Freeport and Water stops that in days of old were considered that made them go to limits which today loo teams. With the latter he struck his gait in 1907. That season be pitched in 44 games impossible, and the outflelders are catching would not be tolerated on the ball field. It altogether. He won o2 out of 3G full games pitched and his control was so good that he long hits that in the past would have meant was the fact that often intimidation went far only gave 36 bases on balls on the whole season. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Club, sure home runs. In no pursuit that I know; toward aiding them in their purpose to win, at once made good, and has since been a valued member of the Cincinnati team. that made scenes on the ball field that drove of is there from the games the hundreds and thousands A TRUER EXAMPLE whom we are getting today. We got 50 cents of the survival of the fittest than in pro for the games in those days. Today we are fessional ball playing. Take for example this not only getting these 50 cents, but we are ever before in its history. So much credit do banner year for base ball, and I©m going present Spring training season. Each of thu getting the $1.50 spectators as well. And it clubs representing cities in our league t»ok I give the college ball players. As much, to do it. By its steadily increasing attend between 40 and 50 men with them to tha bas been brought about by raising the stand however, if not more credit for elevating ance the public has shown the kind of base ard of the men who are playing the game. South six weeks ago for preliminary training. professional ball playing goes to one man. ball it wants, and I intend that it shall have Half of these men will never play a single GOOD INFLUENCES. As an ex-umpire, and as present head of the National League, it is doubly pleasant for it. ***Mr. Pulliam said: ©I will support my game. Scores of others will play for a time "The advent of the college ball player into me to be able to give credit for©the cleans umpires,© and he did. He never hesitated to and then be cast into the discard. The re the ranks of the professional has had much ing of base ball to the late Harry C. Pulliam, suspend a man for a week or a month if the quirements of the game today are such that to do with the change in the attitude of former president of the National League. occasion arose. The result was, millions of no finer examples of manhood can be found the public toward professional ball. In the ***He did this by supporting his umpires. people at the games last year. I intend to than the professional ball players. They past six years no less than 135 men have do the same. I have had my umpires here must possess not only perfect bodies, but been graduated from colleges into the ranks HIS POLICY DEFINED. and have given them the rules under which they must be of superior intelligence. of the professional ball players. And the "That I may follow In the footsteps of they are to work this season. They are the THE UMPIRES© IMPORTANCE. attitude and influence of these men have so Mr. Pulliam is not only my desire, but it is laws that are to govern professional base ball "So much for the players©; new for tlhft permeated the professional organization that my intention. Every man wants to succeed. for the season of 1910. It is no matter today the sport it 011 a higher plane I want to succeed. I want to make this a whether they are good or bad laws. They (Continued on the second page.} SPORTING LI?E

first game; one month©s laundry work for the tional League team this year, were named best hitting average in first series; a box of today by President Robinson. The make-up cigars for player longest maintaining a per of the team follows: Pitchers Willis, Cor- LATEST NEWS fect fielding average and a loving cup the MAJOR RACES ridon, Lush, Sallee, Harmon, Geyer and Hig- season©s best hitter. This beats all prize records for base ball. gins. Catchers Bresnahan, Phelps, Kelley and Bliss. Inflelders Konctchy, Hulswitt, Barbeau, Betcher, Magee, Hauser, Huggins RCWDY CUBS. and Mowrey. Outfielders Ellis, Oakes, Evans and O©Hara. The players who will Tinker and Hofman Attack Umpire at be turned over to clnbs not yet announced are: Pitchers Rieger, Johnson, Knight, Lou- Columbus, in an Exhibition Game. dermilk, Marion, Melter, Pickett, Raleigh, The Reinstated Catcher May Not Special to "Sporting Life.©© In Which He Extols the Develop- Sheridan, Sullivan, Lowell and Yates. In- Columbus, O., April ll.-r-Unless a move fielders Bell and Barkwell. Outfielders . Play This Season After All Ow ment started by friends of IJmpire Watkins, ment of Base Ball, Predicts Even Murphy and Courtney. who was .handled roughly in" yesterday©s * exhibition game© between the Chicago Cubs ing to Trouble Over a Manager and Columbus American Association team is Greater Success, and Defines His SOLDIERS AS GUESTS. headed off, shortstop Tinker and outfielder for His Kansas City Billiard Hall Hofman will be put under arrest and kept Own Policy for His First Term* United States Troop to Attend the White out of the opening game x>f the National League, season in Cincinnati,- on Thursday. Sox Park Opening. SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." In a dispute about a decision that gave Col (Continued from the first page.) Special to "Sporting Life.©© Kansas City, Mo., April 10. That hitch umbus a run in the sixth inning, © Tinker umpires. "No maitter how skillful, no matter Chicago, 111., April 11. President Comis- trampled the umpire©s feet with his spikes. key, of the Chicago Americans, has completed in John Kling©s return to the Cubs is genuine In the seventh Hofman rushed at Watkins how intelligent, no matter how courteous the and not a press agent stall to increase his from behind and struck him, but was re players, their efforts to play base ball with arrangements with J. R. Young, who will billiard business or to keep strained by Manager Chance from following out an umpire, would result in chaos. If have charge of the civilian end of the mili West side fans on pin points up the attack. Chance then took all except you have ever watched two teams of young tary encampment on the lake front beginning of anxiety. When seen at hia three of his regulars off the field and the game June 28 and lasting over July 4, whereby ivory and green cushioned em sters trying to play without an umpire, you was finished with catcher Moran pitching. probably noticed that they managed to fin three batallions of troops from Fort Sheridan porium today the former Cub Moran was not scored on. In the tenth four will attend the opening© ceremonies of the backstop talked freely of his hits and two errors gave the patched Chicago ish one inning about every three hours. Well, troubles. He made it plain team five runs and the game. In future it professional ball players wouldn©t do as well. Americans© new ball park on July 1. The that the chances of his return will be impossible for the Chicago Club to It is around the umpire that the whole sys invitation will be for 1600 men, who comprise ing to the game this year the 27th Infantry, 15th Cavalry and Battery schedule an exhibition game in Columbus. tem qtf playing ball revolves. Yet the umpire P, Field Artillery. One of the features of the were not as bright as they ______«______probably receives were -ome weeks *go, before military encampment on the lake front will his reinstatement, r When he BLUE MOUNTAIN LEAGUE. LESS CONSIDERATION be base ball games. According to J. R. started to get his restoration than the most unpromising substitute on the Young, of the War Department, there is to good standing, John said, The Organization Elects New Officers and bench. In the Spring training season you keen rivalry in base ball among the soldiers. John Kling he had a good billiard man all hear of this star and that star, of this re At Ft. Sheridan there are 17 teams. lined up to take charge of his Adopts a Schedule. cruit and that recruit, of this manager and * place during the coming Summer, but he could Special to "Sporting Life.©© that manager, but nary a word of the um CONDENSED DISPATCHES. not close the contract with his prospective pire. Yet it is the umpire on whom most of manager until his reinstatement was certain. Easton? Pa., April 11. The Blue Mountain the responsibility rests. It is the umpire who League, composed of Easton, Bangor, Pen must see that the game is played to a finish. Special to "Sporting Life." When the National Commission was consider Argyl and Phillipsburg, N. J., met yesterday ing the case and organized by electing C. J. Smith, of Eas He must preserve peace on the field, suppress The Dayton (Central League) Club has released otit- THE SAID -MANAGER the unruly spectator, and be ready on the flelder William West at his request. ton, president; John H. Jackson, of Pen instant to give a decision that may mean refused to wait, John says, and when he tried Argyl, vice president and Joshua Price, of Tho Bay City (South Michigan League) Club hai the loss of the pennant and the accompany signed pitcher Arthur Wendt, of Brooklyn. to close with him after the Commission reach Bangor, secretary. The following schedule ing thousands of dollars. ed its decision the man was lost to him. He was adopted: The Evansville Club, of the Central League, has cannot find another in whose hands he is Bangor At Pen Argyl, May 30, July 4, July SO, THE UMPIRES© HARD LOT. signed outflelder Louis Lajeuns, late of Springfield. willing to trust his business interests here. September 5; at Easion, May 21, June 18, July 16, "It is no easy job, that of the umpire. The York (Tri-State League) Club has secured "I don©t know when I will be able to join August 20; at Phillipsburg, June 4, July 2, August 6, His nerves are at a tension even higher than catcher John King from the Brooklyn National Club. the Cubs," Kling said, "or wlether I can September 3. those of the player, yet he has not the re The veteran Malachi Kittridge has been appointed play at all this season or not, but I cer Easton At Bangor, May 28, June 28, July 23, lief of physical exertion. Let any one who manager of the Elgin, 111., Club, of the new Northern tainly want to and want to play in Chicago, August. 27; at Pen Argyl, June 4, July i2, August 6, September 3; at Phillipsburg, May 30, July 4, Sep thinks the life of an umpire is easy, go out Association. but my business interests here, as you can tember 5, September 17. to the club house 15 minutes before any The Pittsbure Club has sold pitcher "Chick" Bran- see for yourself, are too big to take the Phillipsburg; At Bangor, June 11, July 9, August game. Out on the field the men who are to don to the Kansas City Club, whence he came to chances of letting them run down, and until 13, September 10; at Pen Argyl. May 21, June 18, play are busy with their practice. Their Pittsburg in 1908. 1 can find a manager in whom I can have July 16, August 20; at Easton, May 30, July 4, July nervousness is disappearing under the influ confidence, I am stuck here." Naturally, The Scranton (New York State League) Club hai 30, September 5. ence of exercise, but there in the club* house sold pitcher Joe Garrity to the Altoona Club, of the Kling Pen Argyl At Bangor, May 30, July 4, September is the umpire friendless and alone. He gets HAS NOT PAID 5, September 17; At Easton, June 11, July ff, August into his working clothes, and then for 15 Tri-State League. to the Commission the $700 fine imposed on 13, September 10; at Philllpsburg, May 28, June 25, minutes he paces back and forth, impatiently The Wheeling (Central League) Club has purchased July 3, August 27. awaiting the time to call the game. That pitcher William Kellum from the Nashville Club, of him and will not do so until he is certain of the Southern League. being able to return t!b base ball. But i-f nervousness remains until hft calls the first Some one will find him a high-class billiard TRI-STATE BULLETIN. ball or strike. Then it vanishes on the in Pitcher Nick Carter, late of the Philadelphia Ath room manager willing to put in a Summer in stant. letics, has signed with the Kansas City Club, of the Kansas City, everything .could be shaped up IN DREARY SOLITUDE. American Association. in a few minutes, John says. Kling is a The Latest Official Promulgation by Presi "Harder still for the umpire is his travel- According to a Mobile dispatch the local Southern little heavier than in 1908, but not over dent Carpenter. ling. The ball player has company. Some League Club has sold catcher Charles Moran to the weight enough to require much training. All men on the team are certain to furnish him New York National Club. he wants is sufficient work to give him good Special to "Sporting Life.©© with congenial companions. At his hotel he The Jacksonville (South Atlantic League) Club has wind, and he would bo in trim in ten days Altoofca, Pa., April 8. The following is sure to find friends by the score; but not secured by purchase pitcher Hoyt from Atlanta and after starting training. bulletin was issued by President C. F. Car so the umpire. In the first place, he must pitcher Pope from Chattanooga. penter, of the Tri-State League, to-night: never associate with any of the players. If The Rock Island Club, of the L I. I. League, has ANOTHER CLASH. Contracts Altoona, H. J. Coulton. Beading, Tim he did, some one would be sure to accuse released outflelders Thomas and Mathewson, both Shea, Hanson Horsey, Jack Emerson, George S. Nob- him of partisanship. Neither must he make from the University of Virginia. litt, Gaorge Powers. Trenton, J. H. Smith, J. J. friends with any one in the town to which The Pall River (New England League) Club has President Murphy Will Ignore President Kerr, H. C. Wallace. Lancaster, Raymond Hart- he is assigned. Instead, his evenings must signed second baseman Bob Vance a Uniontown, ranft, Philip Langheld. York, C. R. Eichberger, J. J. be spent in the solitude of his room or the Pa., basket ball player of note. Lynch©s Anti-Photographer Rule. Agnew, Paul D&tz, E. J. Forsyth, Emil G. Reltz, congenial company of his own lone self." The St. Joseph Club, of the Western League, has Special to "Sporting Life.©© John Downey. Harrisburg, E. McKenzie, Joseah signed southpaw pitcher John Baker, a local man, who Stoiip, J. H. Haley, C. J. Eckert, Joseph I. Fogerty. Chicago, 111., April 11. Staff photogra Terms afcepted With Johnstown, Fred McDuffie. ANOTHER BIG DEAL. has played in the Pacific Coast League. phers will have free access to the West Side Released by purchase Altoona to Trenton. Hooper; Guy Dickey, former star first baseman of the Cen Park diamond this coming season, despite Harrisburg to Syracuse, Van Dyke; York to Scranton, tral League, has been given his unconditional release orders of President Lynch, ©of the National Gleason; Scranton to York, Caul. Brooklyn Trades Pitcher Mclntyre for by the Lowell Club, of the New England League©. League, to the contrary. The Cub boss re Released By Altoona, J. D. Whipple, Ben Stead. Three Chicago Youngsters. The Reading Club, of the Tri-State League, has se- turned to-day from his week©s visit with the By Harrisburg, G. W. S. Snell, Earl Rodman, Oliver cui;ed two pitchers Foreman, of Baltimore, and Han- team at Louisville and Indianapolis, and the Megary, F. E. Gearhart, C. D. Studebacker, G. A. Special to "Sporting Life." kee, of Slatington from the Philadelphia Athletic first thing he did was to sally forth with an Deckard. By Lancaster, John Bowers, Ralph H. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 11. Handsome Club. edict to the effect that he would ignore the Whitehead. By Reading^ George Magooc. Harry Mclntyre, one of the Superbas© best William Grayson, Sr., father of the young owner of order of Lynch, which he terms as absurd pitchers, will be with the Chicago Cubs this the Louisville (American Association) Club, died on and uncalled for. "I can see no reason why year, President Ebbetts, of the Brooklyn April 7 in St. Louis, where he was a prominent the staff photographers should be kept from Club announcing late last night that the big lumber dealer. > the field," said Murphy, ©©as the only ones to pitcher had been traded to the Chicago Club The Lynchburg (Virginia League) Club has re benefit by their presence are the club own Cincinnati©s Suspended Catcher Will Be for three youngsters Tony Smith, shortstop, leased inflelder William Kelley, of Garrett Park, Md.. ers and the teSm itself. Pictures of a game Given Another Chance. and "Hap" Smith and Walter Davidson, out- and has traded Andy Lawrence for pitcher Frank fielders. Of the three new members of the Mitchell, of Youngstown. are half of the national pastime, and as long Special to "Sporting Life.©© as I control the West Side Park , and have Washington Park team only one Tony Smith James Smith, former pitcher of the Lima (Ohio anything to say the photographers will be as Cincinnati, April 11. Larry McLean, the ever was in the big show before. Mc League) Club, who retired last Fall to become editor welcome as they were in previous years." suspended catcher of the Cincinnati Na lntyre has been with the Brooklyn Club since of a paper In Leipsic, O., was married on April 5 to President Johnson, of the American League, tional League team, will be reinstated on 1904, when he was secured from the Memphis Miss Mayme Orians, of Upper Sandusky. is another who is opposed to the rule laid April 21, a week after the opening of the Club, The Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast League, down by Lynch regarding photographers. The season, according to an announcement made to * has released inflelder "Nig" Perrine, who will join the American League head is of the opinion that day by Manager Griffith. McLean was sus Memphis (Southern League) Club. Infielder Roger no benefit is to be derived by placing up the pended for infractions of training rules while JOHNSON©S ATTITUDE. PeckinbaUgh has been purchased from the Cleveland bars for "snap-men," and in an interview the team was at Hot Springs, Ark. He will Club. expressed his views by saying that they resume play under a new contract and at Scribes and Photographers Welcome at The veteran Ted Sullivan, owner of the Clintoa would not be kept from the American League less pay. Since McLean©s return from Hot Club in the Northern Association, has signed catcher diamonds this coining season. Springs he has been in constant communica American League Parks. O©Conrior and infielder Campbell, of Los Angeles; tion with President Herrmann and Manager Special to "Sporting Life.©© Sullivan, shortstop, of Etie, Pa., and Bateman, first BUFFALO PRIZES. Griffith, and his pleading for another chance St. Louis, Mo., April 11. President Ban baseman, of Milwaukee. caused by the refusal of any major league Johnson, of the American League, arrived A dispatch from San Francisco states that Presi to make a bid for him finally induced the in this city on Saturday, and is a guest of dent Frank M. Ish, of the San Francisco Club, has Many Incentives for Goqd Work by Billy Cincinnati management to relent and give the Mr. R. L. Hedges, owner of the Browns. closed a deal with President John I. Taylar, of the erring player one more Chance for retention President Johnson was asked if the Ameri Boston Americans, by which that, team will come to Smith©s Bisons. in fast company. can League would follow the example of the San Francisco on its Spring training trip next year. (Special to "Sporting Life.©© National League and bar newspaper photog The Sioux City Club, of the Western League, ha» Buffalo, N. Y., April 11. The first Buffalo HOWELL©S ORDEAL. raphers from the ball parks of his organiza released Unconditionally pitchers Herman Burkhardt, player making a home run in Buffalo this tion. "The National League does not set Charles Lind, Albert Cass and Catcher Lawrence season will have a fine bunch of prizes to any precedent for the American League,© 1 Moriarity; and has sold pitchers Lind and Moriarity collect. The prizes include a hat, a Shirt, a The Browns© Pitcher Undergoes Second said Mr. Johnson. "Newspaper boys with to the Monmouth Club, of the Wisconsin-Illinoi* pair of shoes, 50 bottles of beer and a box of proper credentials always will receive cour League. cigars. There are also many other prizes Operation on His Arm. tesies at any and all American League parks." In the Central League the Dayton Club has re offered for Buffalo players, includinf a box of Special to "Sporting Life.©© . , *_-^- _ leased pitcher Feeney and inflelder Aylor. The lemons for the first error, Jive bushels of pea St. Louis, Mo., April 11. A Second surgi Evansville Club has signed outflelder Ciel Sexton, of nuts for the first put out; a dozen American THE ^CARDINALS© ROSTER. Jacksonville, lud. The Fort Wayne Club has pur cal operation was performed Saturday on chased catcher Quesser from the Galveston (Tesa* Beauty roses for the first assist; a box of pitcher Harry Howell©s right arm at a local League) Club. oranges to the man batting in the first run; a hospital in an effort to restore it to its one- Manager Bresnahan Decides to Retain hat for the first run; a pair of shoes for the time effectiveness. A month ago an incision The Scrantcffl Club, of the New York State League, first three-bagger; box of ten cigars for the three inches long was made and two muscles Twenty-Four Players. has purchased pitcher Kellogg from tl»e Athletic Club. first two-bagger; a gallon of athletic rub for were sewed together. The pitcher had found Special to "Sporting Life.© ©» Utica, same league, has signed first baseman Gargan. the first player hurt, a loving cup for the of Fordham, to replace Pat Carney, who is pursuing that he could not use speed nor attempt to St. Louis, Mo., April 12. Twentyrfour his studies at Holy Cross, and Will not report to player with the best batting average for the curve the ball without great pain. players who will compose the St. Louis Na Manager Docley until June. APIIL 16, 1910 SPORTING LIFE:

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

harmful effect upon the great union of as much work in the last two weeks of the neither has ever been able to win a place leagues, or upon the sport itself. Spring season, and saved a great deal of rail- among the sons of swat. True, McBride is oad fare. But who could have foreseen the a much better hitter today than he was In riew of this wonderfully satisfactory a few years ago, but it was not until h» situation and the grand auspices under .which jxceptional weather of the 1910 Spring, es adopted the style of spreading his legs and SPORMGllFE the National game eaters upon one more pecially after the harrowing experiences of hitting with his arms that he could virtu country-wide campaign, we desire to remind ;he three preceding years? And what a lot of ally hit at all, and yet there are those who all connected with organised ball, in any ca beneficial advertising would have been lost find fault with his style at the bat. It is A Weekly Newspaper a peculiar trait of most ball players to prac DEVOTKD TO pacity whatsoever, that for the present insti without the Spring training trips. tution to hold what it has, and still further tice only that at which Base Ball and Trap Shooting increase its hold upon the respect and affec THEY ARE PROFICIENT. ACH year President Brush, of the New If a man is a good hitter he can always b« FOUNDED APRTL, 1883. tions of the American public, it is only neces York National League Club, designs some sary to maintain the existing system in com E found with a bat in his hand pounding thing in the season pass line unique as away at the ball. This same player may bo Title Keglstered In T7. S. Patent Office. Copyright, plete integrity, to keep the game clean and well as beautiful. This year the pass to the miserably slow on his feet, and a weak 1910, by The Sporting Life Publishing Co. honest, and to rigidly enforce such discipline Entered at the Philadelphia Post Offlca Polo Grounds is a beautiful leather card case fielder, yet he would never voluntarily try to that even the most fastidious will find nothing with the pass and the recipient©s name print improve himself in either. The trouble is as second class mail matter. to cavil at, much less condemn, either in that the average youngster who comes into ed in letters of gold on a leather fly leaf, fast company is too easily satisfied with. Published every Saturday by the sport or, in its exemplars. ,hus making this something unusual in the It is both a pleasure and a satisfaction to himself. Should he happen to be a good >ass line. Corresponding with the number of hitter, h» figures that his hitting will carry The Sporting Life Publishing Co. state that the wonderful progress made in the ;he pass a seat is reserved for every game at him along even though he be weak in every 34 South Third Street. matter of discipline in all leagues to which the Polo Grounds. President Brush has the other way. How many ball players ar« PHILADELPHIA, PA., TJ. S. A. much of the game©s ever-growing popularity editorial thanks for one of these unique there that are good sliders ? Few, indeed. may be attributed will ©receive no check dur souvenirs. The average player, when running a baso, KDITOKIAL DEPABTMMITT ing the 1910 season. The policy of clean can throw himself on the ground and slid* FBANCIS C. KiCHTEB,...... ,.....Editor-ln-Cmet ball, which was inaugurated and fought to a through the dust, but he does not know the THOMAS S. DANDO...... Gun Editor RESIDENT JOHNSON, of the American art of avoiding the fielder with the ball. THOMAS D, EICHTBB...... Assistant Editor successful issue first by President Ban John P League, has, through President Noyes, of This because he has never given the trick a son, of the American League, and emulated the Washington Club, made his usual an- thought, let alone practicing it. If the BUSINESS DKPAKTMKNT by the late President Pulliam, of the Na average ball player would divide his ener THOMAS 8. DANDO...... President tional League, will find an able and enthusias lual presentation of a general American gies between all features of the game, there FBANCIS C. RICHTEB...... Vice President tic second in the new chief of the senior lieague pass to President Taft and Vice-Presi- would be more star ball players and a bet J. CLIFF DAN DO...... Secretary-Treasurer league, President Lynch. We can therefore .dent Sherman of these United States. As ter class of base ball. EDWABDC. STABK...... Business Manager say, authoritatively, on behalf of the two jefits alike the dignity of the donor and re cipients, the passes are bound in fine alli SUBSCKIPTION BATES. major leagues that within their province there will be no abatement of purpose or lack of gator skin cover with the monogram of the re- PRESS POINTERS. One Tear ...... $2.00 ipient on the outside of the cover in letters authority or ability to keep the sport clean Six Months ...... 1.25 if gold. President Johnson has kindly, re- The Base Ball Game Expressiye of Anglo* Three Months ...... 65c and honest; also that under the joint rule of the National Commission and the National aembered the Editor of "Sporting Life" Saxon Civilization. Canadian Postage, 50 cents extra per year. rith one of these valued souvenirs. Foreign Postage, $1.00 extra per year. Board the integrity of the sport, the prop From Philadelphia "Ledger." erty interests of leagues and clubs, and the The base ball season has been eiren Its local In auguration. The players hare returned from thtte rights of players will be vigorously, faith PERHAPS just to show that the American preliminary term of practice in a milder ?1)Triattriple the thunder. There is not a big entail the antagonism of well-disposed news *The knights of old must have all been daily paper in the country rather, not many but ter of this vast country, and public support papers and the elimination of the illustra has been increasing everywhere by leaps Middle Age men. Jack Knight. has its base ball man in Chicago In attendance at tions which have become a striking and bene *The beauty about statistics is that you the American League meeting or in New York, cover and bounds. In this respect the seasons of ficial feature of modern base ball reporting. ing the National League session. With the scribes can make them prove anything you want them split, the news is split, .and where with everybody in 1907, 1908, 1909 were successively the most This would prove a hardship ultimately to the to. George Moreland. remarkable of record. The indications at this base ball under one roof news and gossip would hum National League alone, as that wise old leader, *The chances are against the person who and the press concoctions be all ©the more interesting. writing are that the 1910 season will at least Ban Johnson, is not likely to put the American trusts too much to chance. Fred Clarke. The time Is coming when a centrally located city, on* equal, and in all probability excel, even the League ©©in wrong" with the daily press by like Cleveland or Pittsburg, will get both Spring and preceding three grand seasons. This confi the issuance of a similar order to his umpires. both Fall meetings. dence in the game©s future is inspired by the In view of the fact that the number of pho MISTAKES OF PLAYERS. fact that the National game is now so tographers can be limited, if necessary, and THE ONE CINCH TIP. hedged about with protecting walls that noth that the matter of interference is not impor Washington "Post." ing short of an abysmal national calamity, or By Grantland Rice. tant, as such interference always takes place Despite the fact that there are but few in We who conduct the Sporting Sheet an explosion within the citadel of organized on foul ground, President Lynch©s drastic stances on record where a naturally poor ball, can topple base ball from the lofty pin Have certain tips that show order is not only entirely needless, but certain batter has been developed into a good one nacle it now occupies as the supreme, undis How nearly we have reached the beat to entail harmful results, and should be either either because he heeded advice or changed That leads to Rooters© Row; puted, sport of the American people. his style, yet in the opinion of many people greatly modified or entirely revoked. But from the early signs of Spring At the threshold of the 1910 season there who patronize base ball, it is one of the Is one that we play pat. is not one cloud in sight. Business conditions duties of a manager to improve the hitting When fans begin to write again of weak batters. As a rule, the individual For "Casey at the Bat." in the country at large are again normal, and who finds it difficult to get his share of base there is no disturbing national political situa IN SHORT METRE. hits wil! do most anything to rid himself While some wait for the gleaming stm tion or financial crisis; the slight disturbance of his shortcoming. There is not a player To heat the atmosphere of inter-league relations due to schedule dif HE National Commission has just rendered in base ball today, unless it be some of the Some for the bees the budding tree*. a decision denying the claim of the To know that Spring is here; ferences has abated and the National League T pitchers, who do not care whether they hit We who conduct the Sporting Sheet internal factional quarrel has been smoothed Stockton Club, of the California League or not, who has not put in hour after hour Know Winter©s on the mat over, for the time being at least; and the to player Vance, now on the pay roll of the trying to When folks begin to bother u» National Association has so well settled its Detroit American League Club. The latter ob IMPROVE HIS HITTING, For "Casey at the Bat." internal troubles as to warrant hope of per tained this player by draft from the Green but there are but few cases where these ef manent adjustment. So, within the lines of Bay Club, of the Wisconsin-Illinois League, to forts have been Rewarded. Hitting seems to Cannot Be Improved Upon. which the National Board of the Nationa "organized ball © there is now peace, har be one of nature©s gifts, and there seems Norwich, Conn., April 6. p:ditbr "Sporting Ufe.** » mony, unity of purpose, and concert of action Association had awarded title. The Nationa no way to help a player who is not blessed Though asked to do so I cannot suggest any improve Commission simply declined to overrule the with ability to meet the ball squarely as ment upon "Sporting Life." as now made up. Your in every quarter, from the two governing often as he should. During the Cantillon major leagues to the smallest minor league, National Board. wonderful powers allow you to cover the base ball administration he was frequently blamed be field to such a degree of perfection that to expect and so firmly is the "organized ball" family cause he did not make better hitters of anyone else to do better would be preposterous and united that the few scattered and inconse T HAS been freely remarked that had the McBride and Shipke. Both these players arriving at that conclusion it is utterly impossible for quent leagues maintaining precarious exist [ major league teams trained in the North have tried everything known to the art me to suggest anything that would prove an innova ence in outlawry can have not the slightest this Spring they could have gotten in jus trying to improve their stick work, yet tion. Admiringly yours. J. O©SULLTVAN. SPORTING LIFE APRIL 16, 191(1

history of major league base ball. The new and Colllns to Boston and Seals Becker to New pushing this contrivance I could clean up tlOO.OOt York. in four years," adds tha Pirate chief, As that is a president has already made his great deal more than he can possibly make out of No two players have improved so much during the base ball why n^t take time? INFLUENCE STRONGLY FELT practice season as Bud Sharpe and Jack Flynn, the in his National Commission work, in the legis rivals for the Pittsburg first base berth. Joe Tinker claims the credit for persuading Johnny Kling to make his formal application for reinstate lation of the game, and particularly in the .Manager McGraw©a leg has been in good enough ment to the National Commission and to consent to ON THE THRESHOLD OF ITS 35th amendment of the Playing Rule code. As the shape this Spring to allow him to play shortstop in play once more with the Cubs. Joe made a special result of his poetical experience important several of the Giants© exhibition games. trip to Kansas City last January, his expenses being additions have been made to the rules to in The Philadelphia Club has farmed out three* youngs paid by President Murphy, and there he saw Kling ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. crease the dignity and power of the umpire, ters pitcher Rachlin to Seranton, pitcher Speary to and persuaded him to talk with Murphy over tha and to improve the work of this indispensable long distance telephone. That started the reinstate Haverhill, and pitcher Troy to Worcester. ment movement. factor in the game. In the selection of his Rumor has it that the Chicago Club intends to dis The Senior Major League, With An umpires President Lynch has shown good pose of. Ditcher "Rip" Hagerman, and that Beaumont judgment, as he has retained the tried and may owe Jimmy Sheckard from left field. REULBACH©S RELAPSE. true veterans and added some new men of a If Catcher Erwin and first baseman Daubert male* Ideal Circuit and Strengthened calibre to ensure their success, thus making good for Brooklyn then Brooklyn will have a, large The Famous Pitcher Is in Serious Condi a strong and proportion of young bloods who made good. Teams, Will Make Another Bat WELL BALANCED UMPIRE STAFF. ©Tis said that pitcher Ma thaw son has taken a tion Prom Diphtheria. This staff will consist of the veterans personal liking to and interest in big Louis Druckf Special to "Sjtorting Life.©© and is teaching him the fine points of pitching. tle to Sustain Its Great Prestige* Henry O©Day, Robert Emslie, James E. John- St. Louis, Mo., April 10. The condition stone, Charles Rigler, William J. Klem and Tha Brooklyn Club has turned outflelder A. C. Stephen J. Kane, who have been reappointed. Downing, champion 1909 batsman of the Texas of B. J. E«lubach, pitcher for the Chicago Nationals, who is ill with diphtheria at his BY FRANCIS 0. BICHTER. The new men are William Brennan, from the League, back to tan Oklahoma City Club. Wisconsin and Illinois League, and Gus Outflelder "Cy" Seymour©s knee Is bothering him home in> this city, took a turn for the worse The grand old National League opens its Moran, of Philadelphia, who last year was an again, and the old garden keeper is not sanguine today and his condition is considered serious thirty-filth, consecutive championship cam umpire in the Southern League. The double over making a continuous stay in McGraw©s line-up. by his physicians. He was given a second paign on Thursday, April 14, with excellent umpire system will be employed throughout President Murphy, of the Chicago Club, cut loose antitoxin treatment this afternoon, the first outlook for a successful sea the season, and President Lynch will make three men last week, viz., pitchers Schwenk and treatment, given Saturday, failing to act satis son and a race which should the constant supervision of the work and Weaver to Louisville, catcher Orendorf to Los An factorily. Reulbach©s baby daughter, front be an improvement ..over the deportment of his umpires his chief .object geles. whom he contracted the disease, also had a rather tame campaign of last and work during the National League©s 1910 Pitcher Orval Overall, of the Cubs, classes third relapse last night, but now is thought to be year and maybe a replica of campaign. baseman Arthur Devlia, of the Giants, with the out of danger. the grand race of 1908. Of , « most dangerous batsmen, as he can hit any kind of 4 , . the financial success of the NATIONAL LEAGUE NOTES. a ball. EXHIBITION GAMES. season there is no doubt, in In Norfolk, where Mathewaon got hi» real start in view of the fact that the Na Outflelder "Rube" TCTH» signed his St. Loots 1910 base ball, his first contract at $60 per month hangs, APEIL 8. tional League not only pos neatly framed, in the lobby of the principal hotel of sesses an ideal circuit with a contract last week. tha town. At Birmingham Birmingham 0, Buffalo 6. tremendously large and loyal The New York Club will farm pitcher Klawitter At Cincinnati Cincinnati 10, Athletic Colts 9. out for further seasoning. First baseman Tim Jordan©s leg is so bad that his At Louisville Louisville 4, Boston N. L. 5. constituency, but is also one career as a big leaguer is believed to be on the At Little Rock Arkansas TJ. 0, Pittsburg 9. of the largest beneficiaries of "If Kling is in his old-time form he©ll help the wane. Daubert is making good at first base with Cubs a lot," says McGraw. At Evansville Evansville 4, Detroit Colts 5. I iius. j. uyncli the prosperity which the Na Brooklyn. At Richmond Richmond 2, New York A. L. 1?. tional game is enjoying under Al. Bridwell is speedier than ever around New According to a message received by Manager Chance, At Nashville Nashville 6, Boston A. L. 6. the dual-league principle and system. The York©s short field this season. | of the Cubs, from Mrs. Reulbach, pitcher Ed. Reul- At Dayton Dayton 1, Chicago N. L. 11. championship race starts April 14, both East The Brooklyn Club has released pitcher S. C. bach is down with diphtheria and will be unable to At Norfolk Norfolk 5, New York A. L. Colts 10. and West. In the latter section the World©s Champion Pittsburg team opens at St. Louis with a series running April 14, 15, 16, 17, and Chicago opens at home with Cincinnati for the same dates. In the East the Bostons play at home with New York April 14, 15, 16, and the Phillies start the ball rolling with the game dates at homo with the Brooklyn team. National League 1910 Roster The 1910 schedule calls for 154 games per club, season to end October 15, but there is Infielder*. Outflelden. little doubt that ultimately by mutual agree Clubi. Catchers. Pitchers. Manager. ment all clubs will shift dates so as to bring the season to an end October 12, in the inter Gibson. Phillippe. Adams. Leifteld. Flynn. Sharpe. Clarke. Leach. est of the World©s Championship series. Pitttburi Simon. C. Moore. Harry CamnitzLeevor. Abbatiochio. Wagner. Wilson. Hyatt. Fred Clark*. O©Connor. Frock. Maddox. How. Camnitz. McKechuie. Byrna. V. Campbell. THE CAMPAIGN PROSPECT Bridger. Powell. J. B. Miller. is strongly for an improvement in 1910 over the rather sluggish campaign of 1909, when Archer. Brown. OveralL Pfeffer. Chance. Luderus. Schulte. Hofman. Moran. Reulbach. Pflester. Stack. Evera. Tinker. Sheckard. Kan«. Pittsburg and Chicago had the race to them Chiaato Needham. Hagermaa. Cole. Mclntyre. Zlmmerman. Stelnfoldt. Beaumont. Frank Cbanos. selves for most of the season, and Pittsburg Nunamaker. Willis. Kroh. Miller. practically enjoyed a walk-over in the later Kling. stages of the race. The causes for the com parative failure of the other teams in the Schlel. Mathewson. Scott. Keiber. Merkle. Tenney. Murray. Seymour. race were so patent that all Winter the vari New York. Meyers. Marquard. Torrey. Ames. Bridwell. Doyle. Williams. Shaw. John McGraw. ous club owners have made herculean efforts Wilson. Bell. Wiltse. Crandall. Devlin. Fletcher. Devore. Becker. to remedy the defects and bring their teams Snodgrass. Drucke. Raymond. Klawitter. Shaeffer. Spencer, Lushr up to the high standard set by the Pittsburg McLean. Fromme. Castleton. Lynch. MitchelL McCabe. »nd Chicago teams last year, and which they Clarke. Spade. Suggs. Cantwell. HoblitzeL Egan. Bescher. Miller. will probably maintain this season. The New Cincinnati Konnlck. Andersofl. Beebe. Coveleskie. Charles. Downey. Paskert Clark Griffith. York team will unquestionably start the Roth. Rowan. Hosp. Lobert. Doyle. race stronger in personnel and better in con Caspar. dition than last year, while Cincinnati has been developed and strengthened to a de Dooin. Moren. Foien. Maroney. Bransfield. Grant. Magee. Bates. gree as to make that team the greatest "dark Philadelphia. Cheek. Ewing. Scanlon. Haver. Doolan. Walsh. Titus. Deininger. Chas. Dooin. horse" factor in the race, according to the Jacklitsch. Humphreys. Sparks. Ward. Welchonca. Castle. concensus of critical opinion. The second McQuillan. Moore. Knabe. division teams of last season have all been subjected to more or less radical reconstruc Bergen. Scanlon. G. Bell. Rucker. Jordan. McMillen. Wheat. Bureh. tion. Particularly is it the case with the Brooklyn. Irwin. Schnieberg. Hunter. Wilhelm. Hi unmet McElveen. Blakely. Lumley. Bill Dahle*. Philadelphia Club, which presents this year Ulrica. Miller. Dessau. Dent. Lennox, Meyers. "Happy" Smith. new club owners, a new executive and a new Miller. Knetzer. Barger. Daubert. "Tony" Smith Davidson. team manager. The extent and quality of the Bresnahan. Willis. Corridon. Lush. Smith. Hulswitt. Kills. Courtney. strengthening efforts of the magnatjs and Phelps. Backman. Bailee. Geyet, Mowrey, Magee. jCvana. Murphy. managers may be judged by a glance at the St. Louis. Bliss. Higgins. Huggins. Betchei. O©Hara, Roger Bresnaham. correct and official roster of the National Kelley. Hanuon. Bar beau. Oakes. League teams for 1910, printed on this Konetchy. page, and arranged in tabular form for the convenience of our readers. In the matter of Smith. White. Mattern. Evans. Shean. Getz. Moran. Liese. Boston Graham. Brown. Curtls. Burke. Sweency. Cooney. W. Colling. Siner. Fred Lake. MANY MANAGERIAL CHANGES Rariden. Rlchie. Ferguson. Tuckey. Suter. Beck. the National League is no whit behind the Martel. Evans. Wolfgang. Herzog. American League, probaWjfr because the mag nates of the senior major league have come to the same conclusion as the junior league club owners, namely, that in view of the Fletcher to the Johnstown Club, of the Tri-State report to the team for some time. He is now at his At Peoria Pcoria 3, Chicago N. L. Colts 6. enormous difficulty of replacing the waning League. home in St. Louis, where his child was attacked by At Sioux City Sioux City 9, Chicago N. L. Colts 4. star players .with suitable and permanent sub Manager McGraw, of the Giants, OB April 7 the same disease. At Hannibal Hannibal 2, Chicago A. L. 9. stitutes, and securing the best possible de celebrated his 37th birthday. Manager Bill Dahlen. of Brooklyn, while he doesn©t At Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster 3, Phillies© Colts 8, velopment, the team manager has become the expect to play regularly thia year, is doing all his At Baltimore Baltimore 6, Brooklyn 10. largest single factor in the success or failure Pitcher Crandall, of the Giants, has a brother who early season practicing at third base instead of at At Springfield, 111. Springfield 2, Detroit 3. of a ball team. It is therefore small wonder is playing short field for Memphis. shortstop. At Danville, Va. Danville 1, Rochester 9. The Cincinnati Club has released pitcher Furchner At Columbus Columbus 0, Cleveland 3. that managers are being.held rigidly respons President John B. Dovey, of the Boston Club, has At New Orleans New Orleans 3, Cleveland Colts 4. ible for results and rewarded accordingly. to the Omaha Club, of the Western League. closed a contract with the Augusta base ball manage The successful managers of the 1909 season Manager Chance, of the Cubs, still thinks that ment for the use of Warren Park as training grounds APRIL 9. were, of course, the managers of the first di Higglnbotham has the ability to be a star. next season. At New York New York N. L. 14, Yale ft. At Toledo Toledo 2, Cleveland 6. vision teams, Messrs. Clarke, Chance, Mc Outflelder Beaumont, now of the Cubs, started at Graw and Griffith, and this quartette is there The Boston Club has sold pitcher Forest More to At Columbus, O.- -Columbus 1, Chicago A. L. 7. the Chattanooga Club, of the Southern League. the middle Of the National League circuit, jumped At Kansas City Kansas City 2, Chicago A. L. L fore securely entrenched for another year. In to one extreme and then to the other Pittsburg to the second division three managers have fall The St. Louis Club has turned inflelder Jeweil At Terre Haute Terre Haute 3, Detroit Colts 4. back to the Wheeling Club, of the Central League. Boston to Chicago. At Peoria Peoria 1, Chicago N. L. Colts 4. en by the wayside, namely, Murray, of Phila Catcher Eddie Bridges, of the Pirates, says that At Omaha Omaha 2, Chicago A. L. Colts 1L delphia; Smith, of Boston, and Lumley, of Frank Bancroft©s wife is quite ill with typhoid Cleon Webb, one of the Pirates© young pitchers, has At Dayton Dayton 4, Athletic Colts 2. Brooklyn. Bresnahan, of St. Louis, while not fever at her home In Norwood Station, Cincinnati. a ball that will fool any of them and Is as good as At Baltimore Baltimore 3, Brooklyn 13. as successful as hoped and expected, made a President Hermann, of the Cincinnati Club, has any thrown by a pitcher. At Richmond Richmond 4, New Yorfc A. L. Colts 5. good enough showing to warrant further our thanks for a 1910 season pass to the Cincinnati The Boston Club has been trying to get the At New York New York A. L. 6, Jersey City 1 . trial. The Boston Club was so-fortunate as to ball park. Brooklyn Club to sandwich those early October dates At Trenton Trenton 1, Phillies© Colts 2 (11 innings). secure a veteran of experience and ability in Pittsburg scribes insist that pitcher Howard Cam into the middle season, but this President Ebbetts At Norfolk Norfolk 11, Altoona 7. Fred ©Lake. Philadelphia and Brooklyn have nitz has Charlie Dooin "backed off the boards" as a steadfastly refuses to do. At Newark Newark 15, Setoti Hall 2. taken the risk of entrusting their team for tenor singer. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 6, Boston A. L. 2. tunes to novices, neither Dooin, of Philadel "Big" Johnson, the St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, At New Orleans New Orleans 5, Cleveland I. The new Giant outflelder, Beals Becker, late of looks like the goods. He has the height, build, At St. Louis St. Louis N. L. 6, St. Paul 2. phia, nor Dahlen, of the Superbas, having Boston, is said to be a player of the energetic and possesses a free movement, and owns rather a de aggressive type. At Lynchburg Lynchburg 0, Rochester 2. had the slightest managerial experience, ceptive slow ball delivery. At Macon Macon S. A. L. 1, Atlanta S. L. 6. though veteran players; and this peculiar Bill McKechnie, the fast third baseman of the Wilbert Robinson, the old Baltimore catcher, who At Columbia Columbia 4, Montreal 8. condition will make these two teams the ob champion Wheeling team, is making a great showing has been handling the Giants© pitchers in the South At Charlottesvllle-^-Virginia 5, Toronto 5. ject of season-long interest and speculation with the Pirates. this year, says that Matty will nst be the only At Memphis Memphis 4, Pittsburg 7. alike to the fans and the critics. The Na Manager McGraw, it is stated, has about decided winner on McGraw©s staff this season. At Nashville Nashville 0, Buffalo 9. tional League this year also presents that pitcher Klawitter needs another season©s minor Pitcher Mathewson, of the Giants, has been making At Philadelphia Phillies 6, Athletics 3. ANOTHER NOVELTY league experience. a study, with first baseman Merkle, of the quick re At Zanesville Zanesyille 0, Boston N. L, 8. At Indianapolis Indianapolis 3, Detroit 5. in the shape of a new president, who is also The Boston Club has refused to waive claim on turn to catch base-runners napping, and between outfielder Shaw, whom New York desired to transfer them they pull off the play better than any New APRIL 10. a novice in the executive and legislative de York players in years. partments of the game, and who was selected to the Toronto Club. At Indianapolis Indianapolis C, Detroit 5 (11 ins.). for the important post he holds principally National League Secretary, John Heydler, we are It is not at all sure that outfielder Harry Lumley At Newark Newark 3, New York A. L. 2 (13 Ins.). for the reason that he is deemed competent told is becoming an expert golfer. Does John feel will be with the Superbas this year. According to At Jersey City Jersey City 1, New York N. L. 6. that he is getting old? rumor the Brooklyn Club has asked for waivers on At Scrauton Seranton 7, Athletics 14. by character, ability and experience to handle the "Judge," figuring that some club will want him At Dayton Dayton 10, Athletic Colts 9. the umpire problem to League and public sat ©Tis said that Pittsburg is angling for the Car and offer a good man in exchange. At Brooklyn Brooklyn 1, Loughlin Lyceum 0. isfaction, with the power and will to dominate dinals© Pacific Coast recruit. Lee Magee, who can At Columbus Columbus 2, Chicago N. L. 7. play a very good first base. "Base ball is a funny game," observes pitcher Roy and control the exponents of the game in so Castleton, of the Reds. "Only a couple of years At Memphis Memphis 3, Pittsburg 4. far as their work upon the National League Chicago will use Frank Pfeffer in the box a lot ago Rowan, Spade and myself were playing together At Peoria Peoria 4, Chicago N. L. Colts 5. fields are concerned. To date the new presi this Spring. He has succeeded Carl Lundgren as on the Atlanta team. I was starring with Spade At Terre Haute Terra Haute 1, Detroit Colts 1. dent, Mr. Thomas J. Lynch, has ampiy meas the Cubs© cold weather pitcher. at the time, and Brown was hardly on the .team; At Cincinnati Omaha 3, Chicago A. L. Colts 8, ured up to every requirement of his high of The Pittsburg team broke camp on April 7, one now Rowan and Spade are strong here, and I am At Canton Canton 3, Boston N. L. 6. fice, and if he fulfils the purpose of his ele party leaving Hot Springs that day for LittJe Rock only trying to break in." At Kansas City Kansas City 0, Chicago A. L. 1. vation as well in the active season as hereto and another division for Memphis. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 7, Boston A. L. 2. Manager ©Fred Clarke, of Pittsburg, says the New At Evansville Evansville 3, Buffalo 9. fore his administration will be a pronounced The New York-Boston deal was consummated when York National Club has bought one of his patent At New Orleans New Orleans 3, Cleveland Colts 2 (If uccess and as well a unique thing in the President Lynch promulgated the transfers of Herzog diamond covers. "If I had the time to devote to innings). APRIL 16, 1910

the old Boston National pitcher eyer worked in his nail at Los Angeles, and he will be moved life. CHICAGO GLEANINGS. from Los Angeles to his mother©s home at The Chicago Club has turned outfielder Waite back Santa Barbara in a few days. It will be at THE AMERICAN to the Springfield Club, pf the Connecticut League. least one month after the season Opens before Inflelder Hal Chase practiced with the Jersey The White Sox and Cubs Line-Up for the he will be able to go behind the bat. Chester Citys pending the homecoming of the Highlanders. Ensuing Campaign at Last Definitely Waite, the Sox recruit, who had a slight at READY NOW FOR THE TENTH Catcher Bemis has been worked at first base oc tack of smallpox while in Sail Francisco, has casionally by Manager Jim McGuire, of Cleveland. Made Up and Announced How the Twol i recovered and recently passed through this city on his way to his home in Massachusetts. ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. Pitcher Carroll, of the Highlanders, is suffering Teams Impress Local Fans and Critics. He has been returned to the Springfield, from lumbago and was left in Greensboro last week. Mass., Club. Manager Jack O©Connor has four batters, Demmitt, By Frank B. Hutchinson, Jr. JOHNNY KLING Fislier. Hoffman and Hartzell, who are left-handed hitters. Chicago, April 9. Editor ©© Sporting Life :" and the deal by which it was hoped pitcher All of the Teams Strengthened The White Sox will open the 1910 base Mclntyre, of Brooklyn, would come to our The St. Louis Club has fanned out pitchers Love, ball season next Thursday with a team com fair city were the principal subjects of dis Artistically to Best Judgment for Kusel and Prough, inflelder Corridon and outflelder posed of a veteran outfield, cussion among the Cub fans during the last Shotten. an infield of new faces and a week. Kling has not yet reported and ap Chester Waite, the White Sor recruit, was not so mixture of old and new parently no one knows when he will. The What Ought to Be Another Re ill as reported. His illness was chicken pox, and not pitchers and catchers. The latest report from Kansas City is to the ef small pox. outfield will be composed of fect that the once great backstop has not de markable Championship Season, Inflelder Tom Crooks has made a hit with Mana Pat Dougherty, Freddie Par cided whether he will report or not. He has ger McAleer, of Washington, and will be held foi^ ent and Eddie Hahn, all of sprung the old gag about not being able to further trial. whom have seen several years get a competent manager to take care of his BY FRANCIS C. RICHTER. Pitcher Jerry Ohl was not transferred to Macon of service in the major vast business interests in Kansas City. by Washington aa reported, but was given his un leagues. Bill Purtell, a com Charley Murphy says he knows nothing about The tenth annual championship campaign conditional release. parative youngster at that, Kling©s intentions and, even if he did, he t>f the progressive and powerful young Manager McGuire, of Cleveland, has turned down will be the only ©©old timer© 1 woubi not discuss it. There appears to be a American League as a great major organi a number of offers for the clever youns inflelder. in the infield, and he will be feeeling pf weariness creeping over the fans zation will begin on Thurs Roger Peckinbaugh. surrounded by Russell Black- in regard to the Kling case and if Johnny day, April 14, under bright The Chicago Club has released third baseman Cha*. Comiskey burne, Rollie Zeider and Big does not hurry up and buckle down to base est auspices and with every Royal Shaw to San Francisco and pitcher Kohrer to Gandil. There should be ball, he may have a heap of trouble getting indication of a duplication of the Des Moines Club. enough young blood in that infield to satisfy back into the good graces of the fans. Thera even old Ponce de Leon, who spent several the remarkably close and ex Delos Drake, the Detroit outflelder, in 15 games appears to be no good reason why he has not citing races that have marked on the Spring training trip has hit for .397 and seasons in the Florida League hunting for the paid his fine and is now with the Cubs on nearly all the championship leads all the regulars. fountain of youth. This is the line-up and their exhibition trip. The situation is entirely campaigns of this grand or batting order the Sox will probably use in in Kling©s hands, but I would like to give ganization which has, within The veteran John J. Carney, scout of the Chicago their opening game against the St. Louis him a quiet tip that he would get a lot. Club, has been appointed coach of the New Hampshire Browns,©although Fate or Manager Duffy may a decade, placed itself abreast College base ball team. warmer reception from his fellow Cubs and of its venerable major league shjft it by that time: "Hahn, rf.; Zeider, 2b.; fans if he blew this way right away in rival, and has in that short Second baseman Karl Gardner, of the Highlanders, Parent, cf.; Gandil, Ib.f Dougherty, If.; stead of wavering back and forth, like a space of time -as time must is proving a versatile performer in the South, hitting, Blackburne, ss.; PurMll, 3b.; Payne, c.; take pendulum. be reckoned in the ^fast and fielding and making runs. your choice, p. The Detroit, Club has sold first baseman Pete SHECKARD ALL RIGHT. Ban Johnson mutable sport of base ball Lister, formerly" of Wllliamsport, to the Chattanooga THE INFIELD MAKE-UP The report that Jimmy Sheckard is going made its calling and elec Club, of the Southern League. has been decided for some time, but the out back to Brooklyn is the one big laugh of the tion a8 a permanent major league sure. In When the Chicago White Sox left Ei Paso. Tex., field has been doubtful, especially the right training trip. It©s a shame what some of the East Washington opens at home with the every player was presented with a sombrero hat. These garden. Hahn, Cole, Barrows and Messenger those mint juleps and "other©things" will Athletics, April 14, 15, 16, and New York has the same dates at home with the Boston Red Box. In the West the champion Detroit team (Starts the race at home with the Cleveland team, April 14, 15, 16, 17, and on the same dates the St. Louis Browns start the ball rolling in St. Louis with the Chicago White >Sox as opponents. From that time on there American League 1910 Roster "will be little pause or rest in the campaign of 154 games per club, which ends on Octo ber 8 in the East, with the Athletics at Catchers. Washington and the Boston Red Sox in New Clubs. Pitchers. Inflelderl. Outfieiilon. Manager. York; and ends October 9 in the West with Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at St. Louis. Schmidt. Mullin. Pernoll. Smith. T. Jones. Lathers. Crawford. Cofib. THE RACE OUTLOOK. Stanage. Summers. Donovan. WilleU. Delehanty. Ness. Molntyre. D. Jones. Detroit Beckendorf. Works. Killian. Browning. Bush. Moriarty. Ball. Drake. Hugh Jenninrs. That the 1910 rare of the American League Casey. Vance. Lelivelt,. Stroud. O©Leary. Simmona. tvill be quite as close and exciting as the sensational race of last year is most probable Livingstone. Bender. Plank. Krause. Davls. K. Collins. Oldring. Hartsel. in view of the strenuous efforts made by each Thomas. Coombs. Dygert. Atkins. Barry. Baker. Murphy. Heitmuller. and every club to strengthen such weak spots Athletlot Lapp. Morgan. Friene. Mclnness. Rath. Struuk. Connie Mack. AS developed in the gruelling race of last Houser. year. It seems an assured fact that the De troit, Athletic and Boston teams will be quite Oarrigan. Wood. Cleotte. Hall. Stahl. © McConnell. Speaker. Thoney. Donahue. Donovan. Karger. Arrellanes. Wagner Lord. Nilea. Lewis. as strong and well matched as last year, and Boiton Madden. Collins. Leroy. Steele. Bradley. French. Hooper. Patsy Donotan. that Cleveland and New York will have to be Barberich. Pape. Thompson. Gardner. Meyers. reckoned with also. The unknown quantities this year will be the re-organized White Sox, Sullivan. Walsh. White. Scott. (TaTKUll. Zeider. Dougherty. the radically changed St. Louis team and the Block. Smith. Burns. Olmstead. Mulleti. Purtell. Beall. Messenger. Washington team under a new leader. Chicago Payne. Sutor. I. Young. Lange. Blackburn. Collins. Cole. Hahn. Hugh Duffy. THE TEAM LINE-UPS. Tannehill. Waite. Parent. A correct and official roster of the Ameri Criger. Doyle. Warhop. Quinn. CJ^ase. Gardner, Engle. Wolters. can League teams for 1910, arranged in con Sweeney. Brockett. Manning. . Carroll. ftsporte. Austin. Daniels. RemphlU. venient tabular form, is given on this New York Kleinow. Fisher. Vaughn. Frill. Johnson. Knight. Madden. Cree. Geo. Stallings. page. This list has been revised up to within Mltchell. Hughes. Qlade. Foster. Roach. three days of the opening of the pennant Walsh. race. In it will be found many new names, yet few of the famous names of last season Bemis. Joss. D. Young. Falkenberg. Stovall. Turner. Clarke. Berger. Oregg. Harkness. Lajoie. Bradley. Birmingham. Lord. are missing, thus showing that each team Cleveland Easterly. Koestner. Boyce. Mitchell. Nicholls. Cooney. Flick. * Graney. Jim McGuire. will possess pretty much the same nucleus as Higgins. Linke. Kirsch. Perring. Ball. Krueger. last season, and that greater dependence is Bitting. being placed upon managerial ability to bring out inherent team strength than heretofore. Alien. Powell. Pelty. Howell. Abstein. Olson. Devoy. Hoffman. This spirit has been inculcated in the mag Killifer. Waddell. Graham. Lake. Wallace. Hartzell. Stone. Demmitt. nates by the seeming impossibility of devel St. Louli Stephens. Gilligan. Criss. McCory. Hetling. Tmesdale. Griggs. Schweitzer. Jack O©Connor. oping first-class player timber up to the de Bailey. Fisher. Schotten. mand. This compels practically all of the clubs to depend largely upon seasoned ma Street. Johnson. Witberup. Groom. Unglaub. Schaefer. Gessler. Milan. Washington Slattery. Walker. Reisling. Havlick. Elberfeld. Conroy. Lelivelt. Killifer. terial and puts it up to the manager to se Rapp. Foreman. Hendricks. Oberlin. McBride. Crooks. Brown*. Jim McAleer. cure the best possible results from the mate Hardy. Gray. rial in hand. This accounts for the MANY MANAGERIAL SHIFTS made since last year. Boston has a new man ager in the person of the veteran Patsy Don ovan, who succeeds Fred Lake. In Cleveland will be worn in the flag parade at the South Side all appeared as candidates for that position. do to the youthful war correspondents. Per the veteran James McGuire who took up the opening. It was admitted that Hahn was the best field haps Mr. Ebbetts recalls the trade by which reins which Lajoie dropped in mid-season last The Highlanders have a new first baseman in er of the bunch, and if he could recover his this same Sheckard became a member of the year will enter upon his first full season of Hal Chase, Jr., whom the stork brought to the Chase batting eye he would have first call on the Cubs and added materially in starting them Cleveland management with a team made up home in New Jersey on the 6th inst. position. The manner in which he has been on their three pennant-winning seasons. This according to his own ideas. In Chicago an Outflelder George Stone has not yet Joined the meeting the ball throughout the training trip same Mr. Murphy gave the aforesaid Mr. other veteran, Hugh Duffy, re-emerges from Browns. He says he will not play this year because Ebbetts Billy Maloney, Jimmy Casey, Jack the minor league world to make his third at his salary was cut from $5,000 to $3,500. has convinced Manager Duffy that he has "come back." If there is any let-up in McCarthy and Buttons Briggs for Sheck. The tempt at major league team handling. In St. "Cy" Young said the other day to a Cleveland cor last named is still delivering the neatly- Louis a veteran manager, James McAleer, has Hahn©s stick work he will not be held on the wrapped goods in fast company, while- the given way to another, who though a veteran respondent that he never used a curve ball until he job very long. Cole appears to have second came to the Boston Americans, nearly 10 years ago: call on that position. entire quartette has gone back to the minors in the playing end of the game is an absolute or worse than that. novice as a team manager, namely, Jack Before joining the Detroit team en route Ty Cobb THE WHITE SOX BATTING. wired President Navin that he had sold out his MANAGER CHANCE O©Connor. Washington esteems itself fortu The inability of the former White Sox nate in being able to secure the St. Louis automobile business and never again would be late has announced that the Cubs will open the at the training camp. teams to hit has been the talk of the major discard manager, Jimmy McAleer, as suc leagues for many seasons. It has appeared season with the same line-up and batting cessor to Joe Cantillon, who has retired to The latest about the Browns© line-up is that Griggs simply impossible for Charley Comiskey to order that was used last season. This means the minor league whence he came three years will be the regular second baseman and Dode Criss get any sluggers on his team. Batting won that Beaumont will be the utility outfielder. ago. the regular right fielder, sharing the outfield with ders in minor leagues apparently lost their The battery for the opening game will be THE HOLD-OVER MANAGERS Hoffman and Schweitzer. hitting prowess when dressed in a White Sox Overall and Archer, according to present are the perennial Connie Mack, of the Ath President Frank J. Farrell, of the Greater New uniform. Comiskey has often jokingly said plans. This will be the Cubs© }$tie-up: Evers, York Club, has the editorial thanks for a season pass 2d; Sheckard, If; Schulte, rf; Chance, Ib; letics, and Hughey Jennings, of the champion that if there were a .300 hitter on the Sox Steinfeldt, 3b; Hofman, cf; Tinker, ss; Ar Detroits, both of whom easily maintained to Highland Park, which we hope to be able to make team he would disorganize the whole bunch. occasional use of this season. I believe, however, that this time we have cher, c; Overall, p. Even if Kling does re their class last year; and George Stallings, turn, and display his old-time form, Jimmy who gave evidence of ability which warranted Terry Turner has some mighty good second base- some hitters, but I may be wrong. I do not Arclrer will be called upon to catch a goodly another year©s trial in his thankless job. The men to pattern after in Cleveland. Fred Dunlap, predict that the Sox will win the pennant, number of the games during the season. umpire staff selected by President Ban John- Cupid Childs and Larry Lajoie are a few who have but I am certain they will hit the ball harder played the second bag in the Forest City. If Kling comes back all right, either Pat Bon will be, as usual, up to the high stand than in any season for several years back. Moran or Tom Needham will be dropped, but ard of the American League as regards abil Pitcher Joss, of Cleveland, is Quoted as saying that Gandil, ©the California recruit, appears to be apparently Manager Chance has not decided ity, experience and character. All of the um "the Detroit team will be four-time pennant winners considered the heaviest hitter in the bunch, which one. What is to become of Leslie pires employed last year by President John this year." Not very encouraging for his Cleveland w_ith Dougherty, Parent and Hahn close on Nunamaker, the catcher recently secured son proved themselves worthy of another sea- team to have its star pitcher so quoted. his heels. from Lincoln, is not known, and Manager eon©s engagement, and accordingly the eight According to reports at the headquarters of the LAST YEAR©S PITCHING STAFF Chance refuses to say anything about it. men who finished the season of 1909 and will Detroit Club Sam Crawford will not take part in will be almost intact, and we will have a few RIGHT OVER THE PLATE. be retained are Jack Sheridan, Tom Connolly, Detroit©s opening game, his bad ankles, which have additions. It looks like White, Smith, Sutor, "Silk" O©Loughlin, "Fearless Bill" Evens, kept him back all Spring, still affecting him. © Walsh, Scott, Young and Olmstead, with According to report from St. Louis, Big J.© J. Egan, J. Kerin, former pitcher Bill Thus far in training and exhibition games, Bar Burns and Lange as doubtful choices. The Ed. Reulbach, of the Cubs, has caught diph Dineen, and F. Perrine. rows, left fielder with New Bedford last year, and catchers will be Sullivan, Payne and Block, theria, and will be out of the .game until Messenger, centre fielder for Fall. River, have been with Krueger probably being kept until Sully well after the opening of the season. AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES. doing some good stick work with the White Sox. is in condition to go behind the bat again. Mike Donlin and Mabel Kite are here and Louis Brockett, who for the last three years has Duffy appears to have unearthed a v-aluable both repeat the often-reiterated statement pitched for the Highlanders, has at last definitely de utility man in Collins, the big- New England that Mike will not play ball this season. The Chicago Club has sold pitcher John Beall to the cided to remain off the diamond this season. He boy, ©and he and Lee Tannehill will look In another season no one will care whether Denver Club. will remain on his farm at Carmi, 111., and likely after the gaps in the infield, while Cole and Mike wants to play or not and he i$ a bet "Rube" Waddell has a blinding fast ball, a good will sign again next season. maybe either Barrows or Messenger will be ter bail player than an actor. drop and a bride this Spring. Received an -autographed copy of Christy After the lapse of many years Bobby Wallace is held for outfield inactivity. Mathewson©s ©©Won in the Ninth." It is The Highlanders© Utica recruit, outfielder Tom Mad once more back at third base, at which station he BILLY SULLIVAN den, is a ringer for Willle Keeler. first achieved national fame as an infielder. He was easy to see that Matty is a better pitcher Pitcher Irving ("Young Cy") Young is being work- a star custodian of that junction years ago before is recovering from the attack of blood poison than an author, but his book is a good one |d bwder hr -Bush Duffy, of the White Sox, than some present-day cranks had donned long trousers. ing }ie contracted by stepping on a rusty at that. 6 SPORTING LIFE

ing some, eh? Thursday, at Nashville he 1910 National League Schedule banged for another homer and a single. PLAYERS©JL L*£\. 1 l^lVhJ LUCKJLe\J V^JLiL VETERANS MEET. Season Opened April 14; Closes October 15 The other day while Jack Chapman was ia Lowell he was accosted by a gentleman whom he failed to recognize. Instinctively Jack PITTSBURG AT HOME CINCINNATI AT HOME grabbed for his watch and valuables, but was With St. Louis ...... April 21. 22, 23 With Chicago ...... April 14, 15, 16, 17 soon reassured when he ascertained that he With Cincinnati ...... April 28. 29 With Pittsburg ...... April 18, 19, 20 was not up against a con man. "Is this not With Chicago ...... April 30, May 2, 3, 4 WithSt. Loute ...... April 24, 25, 26 Mr. Chapman?" asked the stranger in dulcet With Brooklyn ...... May 9, 10, 11, 12 With St. Louis ...... April 30. May 1 tones. "Yes, I am called Chapman," was the With Philadelphia ...... May 13, 14, 16 With Philadelphia ...... May 9, 10, 11, 12 answer of the traveling salesman. "I thought The Boston National League Club©s With Boston ...... May 17, 18, 19, 20 With Brooklyn ...... May 13, 14, 15, 16 so," was the answer. "I felt sure I recog With New York ...... May 21, 23, 24, 25 With New York ...... May 17, 18,, 19-20 nized you. I am John Smith." Well, for With Boston ...... May 26, 27 WithBoston ...... May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 President and Players Escape With Cincinnati ...... May 30, 30, 31 WithSt. Loois ...... May 26, 28, 29 once in his life Chapman was flabbergasted. With Chicago ...... June 24, 25 With Chicago ...... June 19 He had failed to recognize the man who was With St. Louis ...... June 27, 28 With Pittsburg ...... June 26 none other than the famous "Phenomenal" Without Serious Injury From a With Cincinnati ...... June 29, 30 With Pittsburx ...... July3 John Smith, so long in the game, and after With Cincinnati ...... July 1, 2 With Brooklyn ...... July 9, 10, 11, 12 an absence of some years now manager of the Big Smash-Up Martel, Hero* With Chicago ...... July 4, 4, 5, 6 With Boston ...... July 13. 14, 15, 16 Lowell Club. It was 15 years since he had With Brooklyn ...... July 8 With New York ...... July 17, IS, 19, 20 seen Chapman, yet he knew him at the first With Philadelphia ...... July 9, 11. 12 With Philadelphia .... July 21, 22, 23, 24 blush. Chapman was surprised to see how With New York ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 With Pittsburg ...... July 31 gently time had dealt with Smith. Louisville, Ky., April 7. President Dovey With Boston ...... July 18, 19. 20 WithNewYork ...... August 19, 20, 21 and the members of the Boston National With Brooklyn ...... July 21, 22, 23 With Brooklyn ...... August 22, 23, 24 SPOKES FROM THE HUB. League Club©s second division team reached With Philadelphia ...... July 25, 26 With Philadelphia August 25. 27, 28 The fiat of President Lynch to keep the Louisville this evening after With Cincinnati July 28, 30 With Boston ., ..... August 29, 30 photographers off the field during the playing one of the worst accidents in With Boston ...... August 19, 20 With Pittsburg September 1, 2, 3, 4 time will come hard in this town, which is which any ball team has ever With Philadelphia ..... August 22, 23, 24 With Chicago . .... September 5, 5 been involved. While several With Brooklyn ...... August 25, 26, 27 With St. Louis .. September 10, 11 full of camera men. Every effort will be of the men were slightly With New York ...... August 29, 30, 31 With Chicago , .. October 1, 2. 3, 4 made to have the order rescinded, in part at bruised, none was seriously With St. Louis .. ... September 5, 5, 6, 7 With St. Louis ...... October 8 least. There is no doubt, however, that injured. The train on which With St. Louis .., September 30, October 1 With Pittaburg ...... October 9 some of the snapshotters take long chances they were riding ran into an With Chicago ...... October 8 in getting hurt© and are too frisky. If they open switch near Saxton, Ky., were allowed carte blanche there is no doubt and William Rudolph, engi some would meet with serious injury some neer of the train, was killed. day. The fireman and express mes CHICAGO AT HOME ST. LOUIS AT HOME Steve Flanagan returned from his Southern trip last week and has been preparing for the senger were badly injured. With Cincinnati ...... April 21, 22, 23 With Pittsburg ...... April 14. 15, 16, 17 The paraphernalia of the club next campaign in Brockton. With Pittsburg ...... April 24, 25, 26, 27 With Chicago ...... April 18, 19, 20 The critical illness of a sister prevented J»hn Oovey was almost entirely destroyed. With St. Louis ...... April 28, 29 With Cincinnati ...... May 4, 5, 7. 8 The Louisville and Nashville With Pittsburg ...... May 1 WithBoston ...... May 9, 10, 11, 12 outfielder Tom Raftery from joining Kansas ttfficials said tonight that the wreck was the With Pittsburg ...... May 7, 8 With New York ...... May 13.14,15, 16 City with the others of the team. result of carelessness on the part of a crew With New York ...... May 9, 10, 11, 12 With Philadelphia .... May 17, 18, 19, 20 Burke, the pitcher of the Boston Nationals, which had Just left the switch, having for With Boston ...... May 13, 14, 15, 16 With Brooklyn ..... May 21. 22, 23. 24, 25 who worked for Lynn last season under the gotten to close it. A number of cars had With Brooklyn ...... May 17, 18, 19, 20 With Pittsburg ...... June 20, 21, 22 name of Conway, went three times to bat at With Philadelphia . May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 With Cincinnati ...... June 23, 24, 25 Knoxville in the game with the University of been left standing near the mouth of the With Pittsburg ...... May 28, 29 With Chicago .... June 29, 30, July 1, 2. 3 witch, and Rudolph tried in vain to stop the Tennessee and made three hits, all singles. With St. Louis ...... May 30, 30 With Cincinnati ...... " July 4,4,5,6 Manager Lake has made up his mind that train before it struck them. The members With Cincinnati ...... June 20, 21, 22 WithBoston ...... July 9, 10, 11, 12 of the team were in the parlor car talking With St. Louis ...... June 26 With Brooklyn ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 Liese will not do in the outfield and has and playing cards when the accident happen With Cincinnati ...... June 27, 28 With Philadelphia ..... July 17, 18, 19, 20 been trying him in the pitching department. ed. All of the ball players were knocked to With New York ...... July 9, 10, 11, 12 With New York ...... July 21, 22, 23, 24 Secretary Eddie Riley has been piloting the floor. Beck, Martel, Sweeney and Evans With Philadelphia .... July 13, 14, 15, 16 With Chicago ...... July 28, 30, 31 the Americans on the latter part of their trip received injuries due to falling glass and With Brooklyn ...... July 17, 18, 19, 20 With Philadelphia ..... August 19. 20, 21 and received a warm welcome when he joined falls backward over their chairs. The right With Boston ...... July 21, 22, 23, 24 WithNewYork ...... August 22, 23, 24 the team last week. Treasurer McBreen has ankle of third baseman Mooney was twisted, With Brooklyn ...... August 19, 20, 21 WithBoston ...... August 25. 27, 28 been kept at home getting ready for the With Boston ...... August 22, 23, 24 With Brooklyn ...... August 29, 30 Harvard and opening games. though he walked tonight front the train to With New York ...... August 25, 27, 28 With PUteburg ...... October 2, 3, 4, 5 cab. With Philadelphia ...... August 29, 30 CATCHER LEON MARTEL With St. Louis ...... September 3, 4 was the hero of the occasion. Fireman With Cincinnati ...... September 6,7,8 NEW YORK NEWS* Knick©s head was badly lacerated, his hands With Pittsburg ...... September 10, 11 and three fingers were broken and he suf With St. Louis ...... October 9, 10. 12. 15 Giants and Highlanders Reach Their Native fered contusions all over the body. Dr. Mar tel took thirty-five stitches in Knick©s head Heath, Ready for the Gong The Two wound. Dr. Martel next attended Express Messenger Bruce Easton, who sustained a BROOKLYN AT HOME NEW YORK AT HOME Teams as Made Up for the Start in the sprained ankle and knee. Hardly had these With Philadelphia ... April 18, 19, 20, 21 WithBoston ...... April 18, 19, 20, 2» Two Major League Races. men been attended to when Dr. Martel was With New York ...... May 2, 3, 4 With Brooklyn ...... April 22, 23, 25, 2ff called to the day coach. In this car Mrs. With Boston ...... May 5, 6, 7 With Philadelphia ...... May 5. 6, 7 By E. H. Simmons. William Coulon, of Knoxville, was sleeping WithNewYork ...... May 27 With Cincinnati ...... June 1. 2, 3, 4 with a baby clasped in her arms, when With Boston ...... May 28, 30, 30, 31 With St. Louis ...... June 6. 7, 8, 9 New York City, April 11. Editor "Sport With Pittsburg ...... June 1, 2, 3, 4 With Chicago ...... June 10, 11. 13, 14 ing Life." Both the big New York teams THE CRASH CAME. With Cincinnati ...... June 6, 7, 8, 9 With Pittsburg ...... June 15, 16, 17, 18 got to this town the end of last week, and The mother toppled over on the child and WithSt. Louis ...... June 10, 11, 13, 14 With Philadelphia .... June 25. 27, 28. 29 _ their return was the signal managed to save it from having its life With Chicago ...... June 15, 16, 17, 18 With Brooklyn .... June 30, July 1, 2, 4, 4 for a drop in the thermometer crushed out. Fearing that the baby was be With New York ...... June 20, 21, 22, 23 With Philadelphia ...... July 27, 28 of 35 degrees, accompanied by yond help Dr. Martel, assisted by Edward WithBoston ...... July 26, 28 With Boston ...... July 29, 30, August 1 a slight flurry of snow. After O©Brien, of the newspaper party, by artificial With Philadelphia ...... July 29, 30 With Chicago ...... August 2, 3, 4, 5 the phenomenally warm and respiration brought the child back to con- WithSt.Loute ...... August 2, 3, 4, 5 With St. Louia ...... August 6. 8, 9, 10 sunny weather of the past sciousness. The heroic manner in which the With Cincinnati ...... August 6, 8, 9, 10 With Cincinnati ...... August 11. 12, 13 four or five weeks almost base ball men conducted themselves is recog With Pittsburg ...... August 11, 12, 13 With Pittsburg ...... August 15. 16, 17 With Chicago ...... August 15, 16, 17 With Boston ...... September 7, 8, 9, 10 ideal for base ball this nized by the Louisville daily papers and Dr. With New York ...... September 5, 5 With Pittsburg ... September 13, 14, 15, 16 seemed pretty hard luck, but Martel is greeted as the man of the hour. With Philadelphia ...... September 10 With St. Louis September 17. 19, 20 it is what the fans have got The big physician, after one of the hardest With Cincinnati September 14, 15, 16 With Chicago ...... September 22. 23, 24 to expect at this season of the days a base ball player ever spent on the With Chicago .... September 17, 19, 20, 21 With Cincinnati . September 28, 27, 28, 29 year. To compensate for the road, remained up all night and rendered With St. Louia ...... September 22, 23, 24 With Brooklyn ...... October 6, 7 bad weather the fans had the assistance wherever it was necessary. He was With Pittsburg .. September 26, 27, 28, 29 With Philadelphia ...... October 10. 12 _.,-., satisfaction of knowing that attending this victim and that one, and the1 With Philadelphia September 30, October 1 E. H. Simmoni both tne Giants and the poor fellow could hardly stand. © With New York ...... October 8 With Boston ...... October 10, 12 Yankees are in far better shape than they With Philadelphia ...... October 13, 15 were a year ago and unless all signs fail will give the clubs in their respective leagues the BOSTON©BRIEFS* liveliest kind of a tussle for the pennant. Certainly both teams look good to the ex The Opening of the Season in the Hub BOSTON AT HOME PHILADELPHIA AT HOME perts. "We come back Views of the Trade of Outfielder Becker With New York ...... April 14, 15, With Brooklyn ...... April 14. 15, 16 IN PERFECT CONDITION," With Brooklyn ...... April 27, 28, 29, WithBoston ...... April 22, 23, 25, 26 said Manager McGraw on the arrival of him for Two New York Men Current Local With Philadelphia ...... May 2, 3, With New York ...... April 27, 28, 29, 30 self and men in this city last Friday, and With Chicago ...... June 1, 2, 3, With New York ...... May 28, 30, 30, 31 certainly the recent work of the team in the News, Gossip and Comment. With Pittsburg ...... June 6, 7, 8 With St. Louis ...... June 1, 2, 3. 4 South would seem to justify his words. Not, With Cincinnati ...... -June 10, 11, 13, With Chicago ...... June 6, 7. 8, 9 of course, that any one is predicting a sure By J. C. Morse. With St. Louia .... June 15, 16. 17, 17, With Pittsburg ...... June 10, 11, 13, 14 pennant victory, but that it is a better team Boston, Mass., April 11. Editor "Sporting With Brooklyn ...... June 25, 27, 28, With Cincinnati ...... June 15, 16, 17,18 With Philadelphia . June 30, July 1, 2, 4 WithBoston ...... June 20, 21, 22. 23, 24 than the one which started the season last© Life." Tomorrow both clubs will be at it With New York ...... July 5, 6, 7 With Brooklyn ...... July 5. 6, 7, 7 year at the Polo Grounds is manifest to the for the opening exhibition games of the sea With Cincinnati ...... August 2, 3, 4 With Pittsburg ...... August 2, 3. 4. 5 most casual observer. Matty, in the first son and there ought to be a With Pittsburg ...... August 6, 8, 9, With Chicago ...... August 6, 8, 9, 10 place, is in his best form instead of being goodly turn-out of the fans With Chicago ...... August 11, 12, WithSt. Louis ...... August 11, 12, 13 laid up for four or five weeks, as was the to welcome the boys home. With St. Louis ...... August 15, 16, With Cincinnati ...... August 15, 16, 17 case at the beginning of the season. Then "Nuff Ced" McGreevy pro With Brooklyn ...... September 1, 2 With New York ...... September 1.2,3 there are some new recruits in the pitching poses to take in both games, With St. Louis September 14, 15. WithBoston ...... September 5, 5 department that more than promise well. something that will be pos With Pittsburg . September 17, 19, With Brooklyn ..©.... September 6, 7, 8, 9 First among these comes Al Drucks and there sible, as the grounds are so With Cincinnati ... September 22, 23, With Chicago ...... September 14. 15, 16 are those well qualified to judge who predict near to each other that one With Chicago .. September 26, 27, 28, With Cincinnati . September 17, 19, 20, 21 With New York. September 30, Oct. 1. 3 With Pittsburg ...... September 22, 23, 24 that he will become a second Mathewson. He can go from one to the other With Philadelphia ...... October 6, 7 With St. Louis ... September 26, 27. 28, 29 has not only got great physical abilities but within five minutes. The he has got a head as well and he has got newspaper boys have done this more than once when GRIT AND PLUCK there was a double-header on to beat the band. Ames is also in tip-top one of the grounds. To make other player, Collins, are that he is a very worse than not playing at all to perform on shape and if Raymond will only let the booze J. C. MOTM the trip in the quickest time promising player. He certainly made a fine a ground that is entirely inadequate. alone he will be able to do wonders this sea it is necessary to cross the showing last season, but Sid Mercer, of the THAT NARROW ESCAPE. son. Klawitter is another find. He has a tracks of tfye New York, New Haven and New York "Globe," who has been with Mc- big curve, is as cool as ice and is a steady Certainly the club was nothing if not for Hartford Railroad, which runs between the Graw©s men, says that he has not shone in and reliable worker. Wiltse is now reported two grounds, and then enter the street thai the batting line and all he can do is to beat tunate to escape injury in traveling from to be in good form and if this proves true leads to either ground. The Americans count Knoxville, Teaiu, to Louisville, Ky., on Thurs it will, of course, be a big thing for the upon having a fine turn-out to see the Har out bunts and a man who has only that to day morning last week. Very early in the team. There is also a big improvement iu vard University team make its first showing recommend him cannot make a major league morning the train on which they were travel the catching department. Wilson has de here in years. Way back in the time o1 team nowadays. Last season Collins played ing bumped into some freight cars, the en veloped into one of the best catchers in the the Wrights it used to be the usual thing *to in 140 games with Cedar Rapids and Bloom- gineer of the passenger train being killed as country. This youngster©s work promises to have the Harvards and the Boston pros play ington and hit for .274. Pitcher Forest More, a result. Leon Martel, of the Boston Na be a revelation to the fans and Wilson caa together, but this game was afterwards cut secured from St. Louis last season, has been tionals, who was with the Relief Hospital hit some as well. He is booked to work regu out and it has been a very long time since here all last Winter, did yeoman service in larly behind the bat with Schlei. Then again it was possible to secure the sanction of the sold to the Chattanooga Club, of the Southern aiding the wounded fireman, and the players in the outfield the Giants are materially college authorities to a game between Har League. One hit in four innings was all that did all that it was possible to do. What was stronger than last season. vard and Boston. Chattanooga could make off the former St. most pathetic about the affair was that the BEALS BECKER, THE BECKER TRANSFER. Louisian and his performance made him ace engineer had but a short distance to progress the man from Boston, who will be a substi At last Fred Lake has succeeded in ar high with the local management, which lost before ending his run for the trip. tute outfielder, is counted upon to help ia ranging a deal which may work well for his no time in making a deal for him. SPEAKER©S FEAT. the stick work. Seymour will be able to team. Some wondered why it was that he THE BARN-STORMING TRIP At best the accommodations in traveling on start the season and seems sure now to be let Becker go for Herzog, but the answer that the Nationals have had has certainly most trips are very poor indeed and the play able to keep up with his average. Josh De- was not difficult to find. Herzog is an ex been a hair-raising affair. These trips are ers are compelled to undergo many personal vore, who takes McCormick©s place in left cellent all-round man. He can play the in certainly more provocative of harm than of discomforts. Two Boston players distinguish field, is one of the fastest men on the team field as well as the outfield and Fred had good. One reads about the early rising and ed themselves with the stick in the games of and if the ill luck that has hitherto pursued been, so long looking about for someone to traveling under the most uncomfortable con last Wednesday. At Memphis Tris Speaker, him only let« up he will be a great addition strengthen that infield of his that he could ditions and playing on grounds on which of the Americans, had one of his fests and to the team. The infield will be just as not wait any longer and so took the first deal fearful chances are taken, and for what? One the way he hit the Memphis pitchers was a steady as last year, though Tenney will not that he could make that was advantageous to may well take the example of Barney Drey- caution. Hia record for the day was a be ready to start the season. Merkle caa not wait any longer and so took the first deal fuss and his men and cut that sort of thing single, a double, a triple and a homer in the field as well as Tenney and is steadier oa before in which Becker was to figure, but out for once and all. Of course, it does no combination. Evidently he is getting his eye his pins, but Merkle cannot play the inside) nothing that was conducive to the interests harm at all to play ball in a large city and in for fair. He made four of the 11 hits game as well as Tenney. Merkle, howevei^ I tbe B«stoa team. The rt$»rt» about the oa a ftrst-claa gxeaad, but it cortaiajy ia of his side and 10 of the SU total bases. Go (Continued oa tie »ev»ath APRIL 16, 1910 SPORTING LIFE NAYIN©S NOTION A GREAT EVENT Season Opened April 14; Closes October 9

DETEOIT AT HOME CHICAGO AT HOME WILL BE FLAG-RAISING DAY IN With Cleveland ...... April 14, 15, 16, 17 With St. Louis ...... April 14, 15, 16,17 With St. Louis ...... April 18, 19, 20 With Cleveland ...... April 18, 19, 20 PITTSBURG. With Cleveland ...... April 24 With Detroit ...... April 30, May 1, 2, 3 With Chicago ...... May 5, 6, 1 With Cleveland ...... May 8 With St. Louis ...... May 8 With Cleveland ...... May 29 Declinations to Waive on Recruit With Chicago ...... May 28 With New York ...... June 2, 3, 4, 5 President Thomas JL Lynch, of the With Philadelphia ...... June 1, 2, 4, 5 With Boston ...... June 6, 7, 8, 9 With Washington ...... June 6, 7, 8, 9 With Washington ..... June 10, 11, 12, 13 Vance Would Indicate That a With New York ...... June 10, 11, 12, 13 With Philadelphia .... June 15, 16, 18, 19 National League, Has Accepted With Boston ...... June 15. 16, 18, 19 With Cleveland ...... June 25, 26 Grab Is to Be Made for Detr6it With St. Louis ...... June 21, 22, 23, 25 With St. Louis ...... July 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 With Chicago ...... June 28, 29, 30 With Detroit ...... July 29, 30, 31 an Invitation to Be Present at With Cleveland ...... July 3 With Philadelphia ...... August 1, 2, 3, 4 Youngsters in May* With St. Louis ...... July 6 With Washington ...... August 5, 6, 7, 8 Forbes Field on This Occasion* With Washington ..... July 13, 14, 15, 16 With Boston ...... August 9, 10, 11, 12 With Chicago ...... July 28 With New York ..... August 13, 14, 15, 16 SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." With Boston ...... August 1, 2, 3, 4 With Cleveland ...... September 5, 5 With New York ...... August 5, 6, 7, 8 With Detroit ...... September 11 SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." Detroit, Mich., April 11. President Frank With Philadelphia ... August 9, 10, 11, 12 With St. Louis ...... September 12, 13 Pittsburg, Pa., April 11. Official an J. Navin, of the Detroit Club, recently asked With Washington ...... August 13, 14 With Boston ...... September 15, 17, 18 nouncement was received" this morning from for waivers on pitcher Vanee, who was With Chicago ...... September 2, 3, 4 With New York ....; September 19, 20, 21 John A. Heydler, secretary of the National With St. Louis ...... September 5, 5 , With Philadelphia .. September 23, 24, 25 recently awarded to the De With Cleveland ..... September 12, 13, 14 With Washington . ; .. September 26, 27, 28 League, that President Thom troit Club by the National With Philadelphia .. September 15, 17, 18 With Cleveland ...... ".... October 1, 2 as J. Lynch will be here on Commission. To his surprise, With Washington ...... September 19 With Detroit ...... October 6, 8;( 9 April 21, to attend the open two major league clubs re With Boston ...... September 23, 24, 25 ing game of the season, and fused to waive. This places With New York ..... September 26, 27, 28 to raise the National League the Detroit Club in some With Cleveland ...... October 4, 5 pennant on the tall flagpole thing of a hole. Vance is at Forbes Field. Secretary the poorest of the Tiger re Heydler writes: "Mr. Lynch cruits. The fact that two requests me to say that he American League clubs grab CLEVELAND AT HOME J$T. LOTJIS AT HOME has made arrangements to fat- bed for him indicates that With Detroit ...... April 21, 22, 23 With Chicago ...... April 21, 22, 23, 24 tend the Pittsburgh Club©s when the club is forced by With Chicago ...... April 25, 26/27, 28 With Detroit ...... April 25, 26, 27, 28 opening on April 21." An leagufe rules to reduce from With St. Louis ...... May 5, 6, 7 With Cleveland ... April 30, May 1, 2, 3, 4 invitation was extended to thirty-two to twenty-five play- With St. Louis ...... May 28 With Detroit ...... May 29, 30, 30, 31 President Lynch ^everal FrMk J. Navli ers, there will be a scramble With Chicago ...... May 30, 30, 31 With Boston ...... June 2, 3, 4, 5 Thos. J. Lynch weeks ago, but at thfrt time for those better than Vance, With Washington ...... June 1, 2, 3, 4 With New York ...... June 6, 7, 8. 9 he was not sure he could which will take control of the entire bunch With Philadelphia ...... June 6, 7, 8, 9 With Philadelphia .... June 10, 11, 12, 13 accept. The news that he is coming was from Detroit. They all are good enough to With Boston ...... June 10, 11, 13, 14 With Washington ..... June 15, 16, 18, 19 telegraphed to President Dreyfnss -today. It make trouble for the Tigers if they appear With New York ...... June 15, 16, 17, 18 With Detroit ...... June 26 is the desire of the management that there in the league with another team. Navin is With Chicago ...... June 21, 22, 23 With Cleveland ...... July 31 be no circus features in connection with the considering seriously of parting with one or With St. Louis ...... June 28, 29, 30 With Washington ...... August 1, 2, 3, 4 With Detroit ...... July 1, 2, 4, 4 opening of the season and raising the flag, two veterans in order to conserve his dearly- With Philadelphia ...... August 5, 6, 7, 8 of which the owners and players are so proud. bought recruits. With Chicago ...... July 6 With New York ...... August 9, 10, 11, 12 With St. Louis ...... July 28, 30 With Boston ...... August 13, 14, 15, 16 Nor will there be any speechmaking unless With New York ...... August 1, 2, 3, 4 With Cleveland ...... * September 4 President Lynch wishes to take advantage With Boston ...... August 5, 6, 8 With Chicago .... September 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 of the opportunity to talk to the players. DETROIT DOINGS, With Washington .... August 9, 10, 11, 12 With Cleveland ...... September 11 His desire in this matter will be followed. With Philadelphia .. August 13, 15, 16, 17 With New York ..... September 15, 17, 18 President Lynch was here during the Winter With St. Louis ...... September 2, 3 With Boston ...... September 19, 20, 21 to attend the schedule meeting, but he never The Champion Tigers© Line-Up the Same With Detroit ...... September 7, 8, 9, 10 With Washington ... September 23, 24, 25 saw a ball game at Forbes Field. All of -the With Washington ... September 15, 16, 17 With Philadelphia .. September 26, 27, 28 painting and improvements at Forbes Field as Last Year, and the Only Changes With Philadelphia .. September 19, 20, 21 With Chicago ...... September 29, 30< With New York ..... September 22, 23, 24 With Detroit ...... October 1, 2 will be completed before opening day, and Made by Manager Jennings Will Be in With Boston .... September 23, 27, 28, 29 while the park was champion of them all on With Cleveland ...... October 6, 8, 9 June 30, 1909, it will be eyen more attractive the Substitute Material. on April 21, 1910. By Paul Hale Bniske. Detroit, April 11. Editor "Sporting PHILADELPHIA AT HOME BOSTON AT HOME NEW YORK NEWS. Life: 1 © With only the final lap remaining With New York ...... April 18, 19, 20, 21 With Washington . April 18, 19, 19, 20, 21 to T>e covered in the practice season, there With Boston ...... May 2. 3, 4 With Philadelphia .... April 22, 23, 25, 26 seems at present every rea With Washirigton ...... May 5, 6, 7, 9 With New York ...... May 5, 6, 7, 9 (Continued from the sixth page.) son tdfc believe that the De With Cleveland ...... May 10, 11, 12, 13 With St. Louis ...... May 10, 11, 12, 13 should prove useful at the bat. He will With Chicago ...... May 14, 16, 17, 18 With Detroit ...... May 14, 16, 17, 18 troit Club will line up for With Detroit ...... May 19, 20, 21, 23 With Chicago ...... May 19, 20, 21, 23 surely tear off some long-distance smashes, the early games of the year With St. Louis ...... May 24, 25, 26, 27 With Cleveland ...... May 24, 25, 26, 27 and let us hope he does BO when men are on exactly as it closed the With Boston ...... June 25, 27, 28, 29 With Philadelphia .... May 28, 30, 30, 31 the bases. World©s Series last fall, with With New York ...... July 1, 2, 4, 4 With Washington ..... June 21. 22, 23, 24 the exception of the addition With Detroit ...... July 8, 9, 11, 12 With Cleveland ...... July 8, 9, 11, 12 THE GAME WITH YALE of what looks to be some very With St.. Louis ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 With Chicago ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 on Saturday fully realized the expectations useful substitute material. As With Chicago ...... July 18, 19, 20, 21 With Detroit ...... July 18, 19, 20, 21 formed of the team so far. The weather, in I write the news comes in With Cleveland ...... July 22, 23, 25, 26 With St. Louis ...... July 22, 23, 25, 26 that Peter Lister has been With Washington ..... July 27, 28, 29, 30 With New York ...... July 27, 28, 29, 30 marked contrast to the mid-summer heat of Bold to Chattanooga, in the With Chicago ...... August 18, 19, 20 With Detroit ...... August 18, 19, 20 the previous Saturday, was cold and dis Southern League, Hhich With Cleveland ...... August 22, 23, 24 With St. Louis ...... August 22, 23, 24 agreeable and well calculated to chill the With St. Louis ...... August 25, 26, 27 With Cleveland ...... August 25, 26, 27 ardor of both players and spectators. Never makes it look as if the one With Detroit ...... August 29, 30, 31 With Chicago ...... August 29, 30, 31 Paul H. Bruik« doubtful point first base With Washington ... September 10, 12, 13 With Washington ...... September 5, 5 theless, McGraw©s men played with a ginger would be covered until further With Boston September 30, October 1, 3, 4 With Philadelphia ..... September 7, 8, 9 and zest that assured victory from the start. notice by the veteran Tom Jones. There was With New York ...... October 5, 6, 7 With New York ..... September 10, 12, 13 Drucke, the big Texan, showed some twirling never a chance for any of the other regulars of the highest class. After he had warmed to lose out, though there is always doubt up and got control he proved exceedingly regarding the choice of a left fielder, due to speedy and effective. In hitting and base the almost equal esteem in which Jennings NEW YORK AT HOME WASHINGTON AT HOME running the Giants also shone brightly. De- holds With Boston ...... April 14, 15, 16 With Philadelphia ...... April 14, 15, 16 vore and Doyle made four hits apiece, the DAVY JONES AND MATTY McINTYRE. With Philadelphia .... April 27, 28, 29, 30 With New York ...... April 22, 23, 25, 26 latter scoring a home run and a two-bagger.© These two have alternated in this position With Washington ...... May 2, 3, 4 With Boston ...... April 27. 28, 29, 30 Devore displayed lightning*speed on the bases. With Detroit ...... May 10, 11. 12, 13 With Chicago ...... May 10, 11, 12, 13 In fact the whole team played as if eager for fiver since Cobb made good for Detroit. Davy With St. Louis ...... © May 14. 16. 17.18 With Cleveland ...... May 14, 16, 17, 18 the fray to begin and in a manner that in would unquestionably have been Manager With Cleveland ...... May 19, 20, 21, 23 With St. Louis ...... May 19, 20, 21, 23 spired great confidence in their supporters. Jennings© pick for the position but for a With Chicago ...... May 24, 25, 26, 27 With Detroit ...... May 24, 25. 26, 27 oharley-horse which he sprung on the way With Washington ..... May 28, 30, 30, 31 With New York ...... June 25, 27, 28, 29 THE HIGHLANDERS North. He is really considered the regular. With Philadelphia ... June 21, 22, 23, 24 With Boston ...... July 1, 2, 4, 4 apparently afford just as much hope to their Mclntyre has, however, played the best ball With Boston ...... July 5, 67 With Philadelphia ...... July 5, 6, 7 friends as does the team at the Polo Grounds. of his life on a Spring trip and looks faster With Chicago ...... July 8, 9, 11,12 With St. Louis ...... July 8. 9, 11, 12 Stallings© men have been on a march of and better than at any time since he broke With Cleveland ...... July 13, 14, 15, 16 With Cleveland ...... July 18, 19, 20, 21 triumph ever since they pulled up stakes and his leg two years ago. The one change in the With St. Louis ...... July 18; 19. 20, 21 WithChicago ...... July 22, 23, 25, 26 broke camp at Athens. They have easily de club this year is behind the bat, where it is With Detroit ...... July 22, 23, 25, 26 With Detroit ...... August 15, 16, 17 voured every team they have met and on very doubtful if With St. Louis ...... Augult 18. 19, 20 With Cleveland ...... August 18, 19, 20 With Detroit ...... August 22, 23, 24 With Chicago ...... August 22, 23, 24 Saturday took the Jersey City boys into CHARLIE SCHMIDT With Chicago ...... August25, 26, 27 With Detroit ...... August 25, 25, 26, 27 camp neatly and expeditiously. Big Jim will start as first choice, as he has been in With Cleveland ...... August 29, 30, 31 With St. Louis ...... August 29, 30, 31 Vaughn and Harry Wolter promise so far to former seasons. Up to date Schmidt has been With Boston ...... September I; 2, 3 With Philadelphia ..... September 1, 2, 3 be the big sensations of the Stallings ag in portions of 14 practice games without mak With Philadelphia ..... September 5, 5, 6 With New. York ...... September 7, 8, 9 gregation. Jim Vaughn certainly looks like With Washington September 30, Ocfc 1, 3, 4 With Boston ...... October 5, 6, 7 the real thing in tfae pitching line and is ing a hit. He has also been a bad victim of With Philadelphia ...... October 8, 8 the passed ball habit. Stanage will probably With Boston ...... October 8. 8 now in training to pitch the opening game , take the lion©s share of the catching burden of the season on the hilltop grounds. Harry »«* through the early part of the year, with Wolter is still making good in brilliant style Beekendorf and Casey in reserve. If Schmidt in right field. He has been getting his two» strikes the batting stride which made him Antonio camp until March 14. This condition Navin, who immediately conferred with his hits every day against good pitching and BO much of a terror in 1908, he will get has been in evidence up to a few days ago. contractors, and ordered a wire screen for has been playing a great game in right field l>aok. But he will have to show Manager Both clubs have been playing with fair/ regu the entire as well. Jennings, nevertheless. Three of the young larity, however, and such men as Crawford, FRONT OF THE BLEACHER. IT DIDN©T TAKE LONG pitchers have shown form which insures them Delehanty, Bush and Moriarity have now This will turn back a lot of bounding balls to discover that Wolter could play that field a league trial. Pernoll has continued to struck their strides in fine style, whil_e the which might otherwise enter the precincts of and that he was a good hitter also. He is reap golden opinions, and will surely be seen pitchers have been coming along beautifully. the stand, developing thereby into home runs, a good base-runner and has the hook slide in action. Stroud and* Browning have also BENNETT PARK IMPRVEMENTS. as the stand is still considerably more than down to perfection. He dives into the bag Ehown fine form. The club is intending to Illness in my family brought me home be the regulation 235 feet from the plate. In something on the Ty Cobb style. Lou keep a full roster all the time, and Ness, Sim- fore I had intended, and I was much inter all probability this will go far toward obviat Criger is prancing around like a two-year-old. mons, Drake and Lathers are fairly sure of ested in my early opportunity to view the ing the worst danger. The fact still remains He was behind the bat one day last week teing retained at least until May 15. improvements which President Navin was that the stand is sure to help the foe more while Warhop was in the box and caught PRAISE FOR LISTER. than the home team. Were it in right field good ball. The Yankees are certainly hitting making at Bennett Park. A big bleacher, it would be conservative to say that its pres up a fast pace and the pitchers all appear Although Lister©s release was the first, it is more than 40 feet in height, has been con structed along the left field fence, completely ence would strengthen the Tigers easily 20 to be in the best of condition. Vaughn, not through any fault of the player that he per cent. The conformation of the ground Ford, Warhop, Doyle, Manning, Hughes, was let go. His play around first was finished hiding the wildcat stands which flourished made this impossible, however. Detroit has and fast. He has a good head and his batting just outside the barrier, and reducing the Quinn and Frill are in big league shape. playing dimensions of the field by a very now a right field bleacher, but it is out of If there is one thing to be criticised in the record in the Tri-State last season speaks range of even Sam Crawford©s artillery. team it is that it is not as strong at the for itself. But Jennings reasoned that Pete considerable amount. My first impression was » would have to be well near a world-beater to tbat the existence of such a stand would bat yet as it might be. Wolter seems to b« make good on account of his left-handed bat materially injure the Tigers© chances for a TO SETTLE ROW. their only effective left-hand hitter so far, ting. The Tigers are a bit long on hitters pennant. Detroit has few left field hitters, THE JERSEY CITY GAME who address the ball from the left side of the and not many of these are of the home run The South Atlantic League to Placate on Saturday, however, gave great encourage plate. Ness, too, is five years younger, and order. It has been years now since we have ment to the friends of the Yankees. Th« should improve, while Lister has probably had a man of the type of Hickman, Stahl, Knoxville Men. universal opinion after that game was that reached the top of his game. Prior to the re "Heine" Wagner or Harry Davis. Balls have Special to "Sporting Life." the Hilltoppers are a far better rounded been fenced on the Detroit Park, lease of Lister, an effort was made to dis Savannah, Ga., April 11. Another post team than last year and are in every way pose of pitcher Vance, but two clubs in the BUT OUTSIDE TALENT ponement of the expected finish fight of the better primed for the American League fight. Arrerican League, one of which was Cleve has enjoyed virtually a monopoly of the officials of the former Knoxville Club, of the Russell Ford pitched well against the Jersey- land, refused to waive. Vance will be kept feats. With a big bleacher cutting off more South Atlantic League, and the league itself, men and Jack Warhop pitched even better. awhile longer and looked over at greater than 40 feet of the distance between the which forced Knoxville out of the organi The team played as if surer of itself with leisure. Manager Hv.ghie is fence and the plate, I had visions of a ver zation, was had Thursday, when a committee Chase back in the line-up, and Captain Hal TAKING NO CHANCES itable orgy, including many balls which De was appointed by the league, in session here, has lost none of his pepper since his recent on letting go of anything which can be used troit left ©fielders have in times managed to to confer with a representative of the Knox lay-off. Gardner and Foster made several to strengthen his rivals. On the occasion of apprehend. The advantage seemed all to the ville people at a meeting to be held in Sa spicy plays. In base-running Stallings© boys my last letter the veterans of the Tiger team hostile clubs, as Cofb and Crawford place vannah, April 13 and 14. The decision as to were very activ.e. They seized half a dozen were showing rather poor form, due to the nearly all of their long hits in right field. An the claims of Knoxville for indemnity will be bags that way. Team work in base-running ehort time in which they had been training, article in which a warning was sounded settled then. Minor changes were made in was in evidence from the start. Altogether the regulars not being summoned to the San brought the matter to the .notice of President the South Atlantic League by-laws. things look bright for the Yankee lads. 8 SPORTING LIFE APRIL 16, 1910

to the Brooklyn Club. It i* pretty well known that TAFT GRACIOUS THE BROOKLYN OUTFIELD is not a wholly stable outfit. Lumley has been doing better since the warm weather set in, but prior to that time it appeared as THE NATION©S CHIEF GREETS if he would be a long time in getting in con ON SALE EVERYWHERE dition, and Dahlen worried not a little in the South for fear that he would be unable BROOKLYN©S HEAD, to put an outfield in the first game which would give a good account of itself. Some of the youngsters whom he had with him made President Ebbetts and His Brook so little effort to prove that they were ball players that they were sent back to the minor leagues in some disgust because of lyn Team Visit the White House their poor showing. That made the outfield material light, and with a chance that Burch and Talk Base Bail With "Big might be injured, for his legs have been known now and then to go back on him, Dahlen made up his mind that he would Bill/© That Fan of High Degree. find some outfielders to help him out for the season to come. In the South he said that he liked the appearance of his team as a Washington, April 7. Cold and rainy whole, but would have to put a few props (weather euchered the Superbas out of their under it where it seemed as if he might run chance to get revenge on the Washingtons short of playing material before the year was this afternoon. Until 3 o©clock over. Manager Dahlen hoped his BOTH SIDES OF IT. charges would be able to en He has been busy since then looking for gage in mortal combat with the props, and now feels more confident than the Senators, but at this time he did for the first of the season. There are Jupiter Pluvius, enemy of the some who think that the loss of Mclntyre has The publication that contains teams in the Spring and oc not been offset by the gain of three young casionally their friend in the players. If it could be shown that Mclntyre Summer, was getting in his has been a steadily consistent winner for complete information on the best licks and the game was Brooklyn there might be more reason for called off. Tie day was not this opinion. But that can©t be proved, no great National Game in entirely lost, as in the morn matter how far back the reconZs are search ing the Brooklynites chaperon ed; On the other hand, Dahlen believes that ed by President Ebbetts, he has a pitching staff which will be strong Chat. H. Ebbetti called on President Taft and enough to meet all the requirements of the season. With Rucker, Wilhelin, Bell, Schnei- ONE BOOK shook hands with the Nation©s Executive. They had to wait an hour to see berg, Dessau, Hunter, Scanlon, Knetzer and the President, being introduced to him by Barger to go on for the year he thinks that Representative Calder. The Superbas received he will be able to pull through, and he doesn©t a royal © welcome from the President, who believe that he would have been able to get THE PRICE IS TEN CENTS talked base ball in a way that showed he through one-third so successfully if he had knew all about the game. President Ebbetta stuck to Mclntyre and thrown away the invited President Taft to go out to the local opportunity to secure these young players. grounds and see the Superbas eat up Me- LOCAL DISTRUST. Aleer©s band, but Roosevelt©s successor said he had other engagements and could not be It is quite true that the Brooklyn fans A. J. REACH COMPANY have no faith in the trades which are made among those present. In the feminine con by the Brooklyn Club with Chicago. Ever tingent of President Ebbetts© party were since that notable day when Charley Murphy PHILADELPHIA Hiss Genevieve Ebbetts, Mrs. Henry Medicus gold-bricked the president with a bunch which and Mrs. Al Burch. was almost good for nothing and obtained the services of Sheckard there has been an idea in Ihis city that it would be best to approach BROOKLYN©S BIG DEAL* with caution, any proposal which might be made by the Chicago Club. You can©t blame The Trade of Pitcher Mclntyre for Three the fans nor the management of the Brook lyn Club for declining to invite another deal ence as a manager, and set about to try to Unglaub, Ib; Elberfeld, 3b; McBride, ss; Chicago Youngsters and How It Is of that kind, but this trade doesn©t look like overcome as much as he could the little Street, c; and Johnson, p. Bender, Plank Viewed in the City of Churches Local one. weaknesses of the organization. Now when or Krause will work for the Athletics. FOREIGN SENTIMENT. the Brooklyns are seen on the field at Wash WALTER JOHNSON Opinion Favorable Toward the Deal. There are other managers of the National ington Park in the opening games of the year will be on edge for the bout, and it will be League who are surprised that Brooklyn has it will be possible to note what Dahlen has the first time this has been the case in the By John B. Foster. hung on to Mclntyre so long, because it has done, and it has not been a period of feeble opener during his career with the Washington Brooklyn, N. Y., April 11. Editor "Sport been rumored that other propositions have result. The chances are that a smashing Club. Pitcher Forman has at last been heard ing Life:" To culminate properly the train been made to secure his services. A Western crowd will see the first game, because there i from, and it appears that the contract which manager once stated that if he were the is interest on the part of the "fans" in tak i was sent him did not reach him, and he ing trip and to begin the season right the owner of the Brooklyn Club and somebody ing their first look at the rebuilt Brooklyns. i consequently tied himself up to a job of Brooklyns finished their last should offer a good young infielder and about If it should happen that the players might be college coaching, which will hold him for week in the South by mak $1000 on the side he would let Mclntyre get able to do well for their first three or four j some weeks. After that, he will report ing a trade which had been away. "For no other reason," continued the series there will be a lot of encouragement to here some time during the Summer, if he is hinted at for ten. days. Harry manager, "than that he has shown that he the Brooklyn base ball enthusiasts, no matter wanted. It is Manager McAleer©s present Mclntyre, who has been a cannot be a winner in Brooklyn. I believe if future results are not quite so inspiring. intention to have him report, and look him Brooklyn pitcher for years, that there is something in bad luck attaching It will be worth something to see Brooklyn over, as he opines that the youngster showed and who has had his share of itself to a player in a certain city and it making a good start. something worth while in the game he pitched popularity with Brooklyn base seems to me that Mclntyre might as well be against the Browns last Fall. ball © ©fans,©© was permitted with any other club than Brooklyn so far as to go to Chicago for David- the good that he can do for Brooklyn. He FROM THE CAPITAL PITCHER JOE OHL, son, Tony Smith and "Hap might be better in some other club, for then as already predicted, has been turned loose, py" Smith, three young play he might win some games which would help the Macon, Ga., Club, of the South Atlantic ers who were secured by Chi Brooklyn, if it were fighting for a place in Washingtons Win From Brooklyn Ohl League, securing his services. The future of cago from minor league clubs, the race." the eccentric, twirler will be watched with J«bn B. FeiUf and all of whom had good AN AFTERMATH. Let Out and Forman Heard From interest by students of form. He was rather records in the organizations Both Mclntyre and Chance are quoted as Ready for the Start on Thursday Next. effective against opponents in some games with which, they have been connected. The saying that Chicago will win the champion which he finished here in 1909, and being gist of the , ship now Mclntyre has been signed by the By Paul W. Eaton. big and husky, might be expected to have REASONS FOE THE DEAL, speed, whatever else he might lack. It is "Cubs." They may think so, but there are Washington, D. 0., April 9. Editor want of speed, however, which has been con are these: Mclntyre, in spite of the fact that a lot of people here who are near cousins to "Sporting Life." ©-Only one exhibition game sidered his failing by some observers, and cor he has shewn himself at times to be a su the gentleman from Missouri. They do not was played by the Washingtons this week. rectly, to a certain extent. But the funda perior pitcher, has never proved more than dispute Mclntyre©s excellence as a pitcher, It was on Wednesday, and mental trouble seems to be a deficiency in ordinarily lucky for Brooklyn. He has pitch but they think that the Chicago team has the Brooklyn team, of the Na the pitcher©s best asset, control. That is ed some of the finest games which the got to play a lot better base ball than it tional League, had the nega to say, he has a certain amount of speed, but ©©fans" have seen at Washington Park dur has been playing recently if it expects to win tive end of the argument. loses control when he uses it. If he can ing his career, and just as the crowd was the championship in 1910. Brooklyn is to While the visitors were increase and control his speed, he may de congratulating itself that Brooklyn was about have the first choice of any player who may chased, and the score was 4-1 velop later into a major league possibility. to annex a victory something has happened be offered for sale by the Chicago Club in in favor of the locals, the Local players are guessing that they and the game has been lost. It has not al 1910 as another consideration for the deal. contest was not a one-sided ways been the case that the fielders have Don©t know how much of an edge that may affair. During the first five WILL BEAT TWO TEAMS been at fault, for there have been times have been to close the bargain, but the innings Doc. Scanlon pitched and maybe three or four, in the champion when Mclntyre used very poor judgment chances are pretty good that the Chicago for the Brooklyns and he held ship race. St. Louis and New York seem when the game was in his posket. That is a team will not sell anything very valuable the Washington batters with to be the usual selections as the goats. The fault which follows more than, one pitcher. unless strange results should be made mani out a hit, so that the one boxes for the first game were sold at auction fest in the race for the pennant which is run made by the visitors on Friday. The demand for boxes on open DAHLEN©S PURPOSE. about to begin. Paul W. Eaton up to that time loomed up ing day is always far in excess of the supply, In the practice games which have been THE BROOKLYN TEAM with monumental dimensions, and many have been disappointed in the past played in the South Dahlen has had ^an eye got back to the city in better condition than However, they _got to Bell, who relieved and have sometimes felt that their applica* out to the weak spots in his team. He knows the Brooklyn team off 1909 by fifty per cent. Scanlon in the ninth, for four runs in one in tions for boxes did not receive the attention pretty well what they are. He has not been That©s the difference between having a man ning, and that settled it. For Washington, they should have had. The new plan gave wholly satisfied with the manner in which the nobody an opportunity to complain of not hav infield and the outfield were working, in spite ager who insists on things being done, and the entire game was pitched by one who is willing to believe that they have DOC. REISLING, ing received an equal chance, added a new of the fact that the players were doing better been done. Dahlen has got more base ball feature to the base ball program, and com on the whole than they have done in some whose treatment proved most effective. Hits bined pleasure with profit. There are only other seasons. Take McMillan, for instance. out of the team than any manager for three years. No matter if he did lose some games off him were few and scattered, and he had 66 boxes at the local park, and the usual With Dahlen working with him all the time the satisfaction, which is always a great one price is $6 per. At the auction, the highest the youngster is plaving a much different in the South, he had hi* players working for a purpose all the time, and they were work to a twirler, of bamboozling the bunch with bid was $28, and «ach box sold for more game than he did a year ago, and the mana ing with precision. He has not made any whom he was formerly hitched up. Reis- than the regular price. Under the old sys ger has impressed the value of his coaching ling is just now in the best condition he has tem, the boxes would have brought $396 for so firmly on McMillan and Hummel, that as a claim as to where the team is likely to finish this year. All that he has said is that he ever enjoyed, and will make a strong bid for the game, or $6 apiece; under the new ona team they are faster and quicker OB the in selection as one of the pitchers who will they brought $865, or a little over $13 each, side corner of the infield than any combina will try to make it play better base ball than take a regular turn after actual hostilities tion which worked for Brooklyn in 1909. Yet it has been playing in other years, and to begin on the 14th inst. Both the Washington fMcMillan is©light, and there is a chance that the present time he has succeeded in his and Brooklyn teams were indeed very COLLEGE GAMES. somebody in running to second base may col undertaking. There is more resource to this veteran player than a great many persons far from presenting their usual line-up, lide with him and put him out of the game though the visitors were perhaps the worst APRIL 5. for a time. To guard against an accident of have imagined. All of his handicapped by the absence of regulars, such At Charlotteaville Virginia 2, Lafayette 4. that character Dahlen has been loking around BASE BALL EXPERIENCE wheel horses as Lennox, Hummel, Jordan At Emmittsburg Mt. St. Mary©s 2, Villanova 4. for an infielder who could be made into a has been spent in association with some of and Lumley, being among the missing. The first-class utility man for short and second. At Bellefonte Penn State 4, Vermont i. the best base ball players in the history of local team was weakened by a APRIL 6. He thinks that he has found such a player in the sport, and he has had the experience of SERIES OF MINOR SICKNESSES, Tony Smith, who was shortstop for the Sioux working with such managers as know base At Princeton Princeton 11, New York IT. J City team last season and who made a very ball from the first play to the last. His very George McBride being still out of it, though At New York Columbia 11, St. Johns 1. creditable record in his organization. first year in Chicago was along by Tom Burns, he will resume practice on Monday, while At Annapolis Navy 7, Maryland Aggies 9. Herman Schaefer was laid up for three or At West Point Army 3, Manhattan 2. "HAPPY" SMITH, one of the keenest minds in the history of four days by a bilious attack, and Wid Con- At Washington Georgetown 2. Lafayette T. the sport, and he played in his last cham At Lewisburg Bucknell 2, Vermont 1. who comes from the California State League, pionship organization with McGraw, a mana roy, who has just returned to town, was at is another of those players with a good repu his Jersey home suffering with grippe. Pres At New Haven Yale 2, Trinity 0. ger of as much resource as any who has lived. At Mercersburg Mercersburg 15, Union Square ft. tation as a batter and all around outfielder. While Dahlen apparently is very quiet and ent indications are that all will be ready for It is almost always the case that the players the fray on the 14th. Red Killifer, who has At Providence Brown 18, R. I. stato College 5. from the California State League are good is certainly not one of the boisterous type, he At Lexington Virginia M. 1. 14., William and Mary 6. is a keen observer, and when he discusses already substituted acceptably at third, where At Fordham Fordham 2. Stevens 1. hitters, and Dahlen believes that he has se his work in fielding bunts was especially base ball talks from the standpoint of the APRIL 7. cured the type of player who will assist the man who knows something about his topic. good, filled in ably at short, while Jack Brooklyn team mightily if one of the out- He has made the present Hardy held down the second sack and han At Lexington Wash, and Lee 25, William and Mary C fielders should happen to be hurt. Davidson, dled five chances without a miseue. The Wash At Carlisle Dickinson 2, Lebanon Valley 1. too, is an outfielder and was so much thought BROOKLYN TRAM A STUDY ingtons will present tke following front At Lancaster Lancaster 26, F. and M. 0. of by Chance that the deal with Brooklyn Prom the moment that he had the players on against Connie Mack©s herd, in the opening APBtt, 8. hung fire for a long time because Chance the field in the South. He saw what con championship game next Thursday: Milan, At Emmittsburg Mt. St. Mary©s 12, Lebanon VaL f. would so* consent to p*rmit JD«*i4»oa to go , fronted him ia tfee first w«*k of hi* oapoci- of; ackaeier, 2b; I*Ur«tt, 11; Gtauler, it; At Bttibui NorUl PA^U.., 3, Yiijlal* i. APRIL 16, 1910 SPORTING LIFE

reached the station on the road of life where Good, clean base ball he promises, and he he must behave or go into the discard. seems assured of starting the season with the BRESNAHAN©S BOTHER. IN REDLAND fans standing solidly behind him and extend Two Thwpian Partt«*. ing their heartiest support. Catcher George The St. Louis Cardinals© Manager Has a Cincinnati was the scene of two theatrical Keifel has arrived in Richmond and taken parties this week. Sam Bernard entertained part in the team practice, and Chas G. Hard Problem to Solve With His Big REMINISCENT PICTURE OF OLD- all the Reds at the Lyric, where they en Peterson, who will be given a try-out for Pitching Staff. joyed "The Girl and the Wizard." Later in pitcher, has also shown up. Nothing has TIME OPENINGS* the week Reds and Athletics were guests of been heard from Ison, who played second St. Louis, Mo., April 9,—Editor "Sport "A Gentleman from Missisippi" at the Grand base last year, but who may not give up his ing Life." Ever since the Cardinals have Opera House, where they enjoyed the splendid business in Atlanta to play ball this season. been at home, putting the finishing touches interpretations of Burr Mclntosh and Will Manager Lawlor is fully satisfied with the to their Spring training, there The Passing of Parades Cincin Deming, the Senator Langdon and "Bud" work of Landgraff at second so far and be has not been a pitcher of Hains of a superb cast. All the Thespian lieves that he will fill Ison©s place without Bresnahan©s big staff that has sons and daughters of both companies went loss to Richmond. Umpire Harry Mace de shown any form whatsoever. nati Is Base Ball Mad A© Re out to League Park and enjoyed the clash nies a report that he would sign as umpire Not one of the Cardinals© 19 between National and American Leaguers. with the National League and announces that flingers has shown in the cord-Breaking Advance Sale Stage and diamond are not so very far apart. he intends remaining with the Virginia least way that he has gained They should both be a factor for the enter League. any considerable amount of tainment and uplift of mankind. Cincinnati control. When it is taken Larry McLean Is Thinking a Bit, was glad to see that bluff old true-blue Burr Huddlestone©s Roanoke Review. into consideration that there Mclntosh. Seems to me that Burr loves the Roanoke, Va., April 6. Manager Shaugh- remains less than a week for gridiron a bit better than the ball field. He©s nessey©s team will start the Virginia League Roger to whip his men into BY REN MULFORD, JR. all right and can act at a .400 clip all right. season with prospects brighter than ever be shape, it will be seen what a Cincinnati, O., April 9. Editor "Sporting fore. The following players will probably strenuous task he has before) compose the regular team: Outfielders Hol R. T. Bresnahan him. Roger says he will Life." Within two hours after the sale of Mulfordlsms. force his pen to go the limit reserved seats for opening day began at, the land, Powell and Shaughnessey, a husky trio What©s in a name? McLean, the Dog of fielders and hard hitters; the fast infield the balance of this week in an effort to make "Sign of the Red Ball" the Catcher, is now drawing his typographical with Pressley, Doyle, Newton and Painter. up the days of practice recently lost because office was as bare of tickets rations in Cincinnati with McLean, the Bu These players were with the champion club of the weather. Every player of the big as Mother Hubbard©s historic colic. squad will be made to report early and cupboard was of bones* when They©re handing young Mr. Suggs so many last season. The two new catchers are work till late, provided, of course, the wea she went oil that grub-hunt bouquets that the Southerner is up to his Schmidt and Fisher, who in practice have ther man does not further interfere. ing expedition for the canine knees in Spring blossoms. shown up exceptionally fast. Pitchers Touch member of the Mother Goose With. Bugs Raymond, Rube Waddell and stone, Andrada, Willis, Ferrell and Jenkins AS TO MOWERY. family. Thirty-one hundred Larry McLean on one team the manager will doubtless be the twirlers that will be A letter was received during the week by numbered pasteboards were would land the Bughouse championship in a carried during the season. The team as a Manager Bresnahan from Mike Mpwery, the whole looks much stronger than at this time latter saying that he would probably report gobbled up in record-breaking walk. last Spring. However, the Roanoke fans have time. Some messengers who Now that the 1910 crop of dope on the here in a week. Mowery says he believes great confidence in their populiy president, his knee is all right again and that he will had been in line since mid Reds© new secret code has been delivered at Mr. C. R. Williams, and Manager Frank night were the earliesb the Bugs© Exchange we are all ready for the be able to play fast ball for the Cardinals. Shaughnessey, who so ably piloted the first If so, Mike will prove a happy addition to th« Ken Mulford, Jr. birds and hundreds were still cry "Play Ball 1" pennant-winning team this city has ever en on the waiting list when Col. Picking good umpires for one league isn©t team. The far corner just at the present joyed, and another successful season is pre time is the team©s one weak point. Jap Ira Straus remarked: "Sorry boys! We©re as easy as milking a goat, but think of the dicted under their management. all out, but come around next year and job of the chief of the amateur Presidential Barbeau, clever little chap and hard worker there©ll be three times as many seats to re trust! George F. Eyrich, recent head of the that he is, will hardly do to hold down thai serve 1© Once in a while you©ll hear a yawp Amateur Base Ball Commission, has finished News Notes. position on that corner of the diamond regu about the good old times in base ball. Of the task of choosing judges for the Commer The Richmond Club has released 3. C. Decker, a larly. course, they were good. Interest in those cial, Spalding, Merchants© and Manufactur recruit from Paterson, N. 3. HUGG-INS ALL RIGHT. days, however, might be likened to a tallow ers and the Public School Leagues. Dr. Pressley, Roanoke-©s classy first sacker, who is The first sight of Huggins on the Cardinal dip when compared to a Tungsten burner. Joe Nea Ion©s death recalls the struggle attending college in Atlanta, will not report until the team certainly proved "moreish." That he Outside of a few paragraphs in the dope a which took place for his services a few sea latter part of April. has improved the chances of the Cards is casual mention that the sale would open at sons ago. Redlanders said some caustic Outfielder Joe Holland, Roanoke©s leading batter very evident. Hulswitt made a. good impres such and such a time there had been no things at the time about Scout Ted Sullivan, last season, is at present coaching the Clemson Col- sion at short, and the outfield seemed very booming of the event. In the years agone classy. Ellis, Oakes and Evans are fast opening days have always been ushered in even now and will be faster. O©Hara, th« in Redland by a parade of both teams. Open other fast outgardener, was improved suf carriages were later supplanted by special ficiently to make the trip up from Little flag bedecked trolley cars which started out SONGS OF THE "ALLEY LEAGUE. Rock with the rest of the team and was on from Government Square. Even all these the outskirts of the field, limping about in breeders of enthusiasm failed to kindle a street clothes. spark of interest that could be mentioned on By Grantland Rice. the same day with the episode Redland wit . BLISS AND OTHERS. nessed last Monday. With nice weather on About Jack Bliss, who has been missing1 next Thursday all records for attendance will There©s gloom over Hooligan©s Alley today, from the camp all this Spring, Bresnahan be fractured out on the West End green. The They©re sorer than Hamid, the Turk; has written his third-string catcher that he Cincinnati Club could really reserve the en There©s a crimp in the Ragged Stars© rally today, need not report until in condition to play. tire pavilion if such a thing were deemed ad As they gather to warm up for work; Bliss was seriously injured in a game last visable, but all these splendid positions are For Mickey O©Brien, the star of them all, Fall while on a barn-storming trip, and has held for the free-for-all scramble. Next Fall Who furnished the brains and intrigue, since been out of the running entirely in so if all goes well the plans for doubling the From the line-up has passed, signed and drafted at last far as ball playing is concerned. Some of grand stand capacity will be put through and By his Dad for the Grocery League. the young talent Roger has picked up seems a double decker will supplant the present very promising up to a certain degree. That Palace of the Fans, once the handsomest of In Hooligan©s Alley they©re weeping today, little fellow Magee, for instance, is evidently all stands in Balldom and now eclipsed by For Mickey, the king of them all, a rattling fine youngster for a Class A club, half a dozen National and American League Is wielding a broom where he©s sweeping today but seems debarred from higher life by his And fanning the dust from the wall; stature and by his lack of hitting. parks. And the keen batting eye that was all to the Cobb, With never a trace of fatigue, The Case of Larry. Helps no more to win since the draft has come in GROUP PICTURES. Redland doesn©t seem such a bad place to From his Dad in the Grocery League. Larry McLean after all. He has crawfished The Major League Teams of the 1909 on tha_t "resignation for a year." In fact, Oh, Hooligan©s Alley is howling today the Big Fellow expresses a desire to once And muttering curses galore, Season Preserved for Record. again climb on the water wagon, from which For Mickey O©Brien, the "clean-©em-up Kid," The series of group pictures of the major he recently tumbled with such a crash. Is cleaning ©em up in the store; league teams of 1909, published in "Sport Cincinnati Bugs are showing tremendous re And the keen batting eye and the "salary whip," ing Life," from week to week, during tha And the headwork and cunning intrigue sentment just now. The backstop may not Winter season, is completed, and every "fan"© have understood the temper of enthusiasts, Are wasting away pushing barrels today For his Dad" in the Grocery League. should have a complete set of these pictures but if that is so he has a better .understand if only as a souvenir. For the benefit of ing of the truth now. Larry is a ha.ppy-go- such of our readers as may desire to frame lucky whose stock of self-appreciation has J the pictures, we have had some printed on dropped a few points within the past week. but the old general was vindicated. The lege, S. C. ; team, where he was formerly captain of heavy plate paper, size 13x14 inches, a copy Frank Rostock and Don Alien, two of the re of either one will be sent to any address, turned correspondents, were telling tales of emptiness of Life©s fight is always demon the foot ball and base ball teams. strated when Death goes to bat. It is al securely wrapped in mailing tube for five the Ozarks at the Red Club office the other Roanoke has picked up a very promising young two-cent stamps. Particular attention is day. When Clark Griffith suspended McLean ways pretty sweet to stack up a fielding southpaw in Jenkins. from the Valley of Virginia, this being his first try-out in professional ranks. called to the clearness and brightness of our Larry did not seem to take the act seriously. record that will get you something in Enter- framing pictures. No guesswork about who He is quoted as making the declaration: nity©s League. Outfielder Cabiness, of the University of Virginia team, has signed with Hoanoke. He has the reputa the players are. Each one posed specially "Why, when I get back to Cincinnati there Garry Herrmann was drafted for jury ser for these groups. We have the follow will be 25,000 fans at the depot waiting to vice before Judge Gushing, but he made a tion of being the best hitter on the University team. Roanoke has a pitcher named Willis and another ing 1909 groups ready for immediate de shake hands with me!" And when this safe slide and wasn©t tagged. Imagine Garry livery. Same size, style, price, etc., as de modest little forecast was repeated Frank hearing evidence in a stuffy court room on Willis, the latter being Otto Willis, the elongated League opening day! Salem, Va., lad who played in this league and who scribed above: Bancroft remarked: "Twenty-five thousand! was last season tried out by the Southern League. Pittsburg Club, pennant winner of the National Why, they©ve not that many barkeepers in The typographical handouts and cartoons which Larry McLean is drawing must make Ott Wills, who was with Roanoke in 1908 and League, and Champions of the World for 1910. Cincinnati!" Larry McLean ©s bump of self- ranked as one of the test twirlers in the Virginia Detroit Club, pennant winner of the American esteem was hard hit when every club in the him feel as if he had a controlling interest circuit, has signed with the champions this season. League. league turned away from the chance to get in the lemon trust. Willis played in the P. O. M. League last year. Chicago Club, second place team of the National him just as they would from a yellow fever The way of Red-boozer is hard and the « League. sign. When even Boston hung up the "Nix" Old Fox isn©t slow about emphasising that Athletic Club, second place team of the American signal there should be significance enough in fact. NEED BIG HANDS. League. the occurance to serve as a warning to all the Cincinnati was glad to see the boys from New York Club, third place team of the National "soaks" of the game that they have had the Ozarks, but it was rather hard on ©em Successful Players, as a Rule, Are Pos League. their day. Booze and ball are now no when the mercury dropped toward the cellar. The Boston "Ked Sox," third place team of the longer pals. It must be one or the other. Big Jack Rowan seems entitled to the sessors of Large "Paws." American League. copyrighted ©09 Bug rating, "the pink of The Cincinnati "Beds," fourth place team of the If Tom Clarke should start out well there Volumes have been written about "base National League. will not be much more said about Larry Mc condition."© ball brains," while "base ball hands" have The Chicago "White Sox," fourth place team of Lean. This is a time when the- Bugs are de the American League. manding: "Put none but loyal Reds on been neglected. Fair pairs of hands are The Philadelphia Club, fifth place team of the Na guard.© ©. THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE, common, but the real perfect type is scarce. tional League. It is generally admitted that Lee Tannehill, The New York Club, fifth place team in the Ameri of the White Sox, has the ideal hands for can League. The Only Safe Path. Manager Lawlor Has His Richmond Team a player. Lee is on the down grade as a top- The Brooklyn Club, sixth place team In the Na McLean is not the only weakling on earth. liner these days, but in his prime he could tional League. Men with more business brains than the big Now Under His Wing and Has Made a pick up a grounder better than any of his The Cleveland Club, sixth place team in the Ameri fellow ever will have are pitiful slaves to Good Impression Already. rivals in the infield. can League. drink. There is only one safe path for men A close study of Tannehill©s hands show The St. Louis Club, seventh place team in the Na of such make-up to follow. It is the road By Orlo "B. James. them large, strong and sinewy. When he tional League. cut straight through the dry districts. You places the tips of his fingers together, and The St. Louis Club, se»enth place team in the hear lots of people roar nowadays that they©ll Richmond, Va., April 8. Stanley Bigbie also the base of his palm, a base ball fits American League. will play with the Richmond Club this season. The Boston Club, eighth place team in the Na never go to League Park again if The Old there as snugly as a glove on the hand. On tional League. Fox takes McLean back. Of course, that is A letter from Lynchburg releases all claim scooping up a grounder around third base The Washington Club, eighth place team in the all poppycock. The return of McLean, how to the player and gives the Richmond Club the ball appears to be almost crushed before American League. ever, feeling that he is indispensable to team permission to sign him if they so desire. he lets it go to first base. It is this that success, would be a sorry thing. Myron Town- Bigbie has accepted the terms of the Rich started the expressing of "devouring the send quotes the big fellow as saying that he mond Club and his contract has been signed ball" or "eating it up." A man who has Schulte©s Muse at Work. can catch better ball while drunk than any and sent in to Secretary Gregory. Catcher delicate hands can never play an infield po According to Editor Lardner, of the Chi of the other Red catchers when they are Tom Messitt has arrived in Richmond and sition as easily as one of Tannehill©s kind. cago "Tribune," outfielder Frank Schulte, sober. This may do him an injustice. Cin has been on the practice field daily, although Another intielder who "eats up" the ball of the Chicago Cubs, is writing a poem on cinnati has a better team now than she has slightly lame from a slight accident received is Hans Wagner. Without stretching the "How to Play the Outfield.©,© Here is the possessed in years and the Old Fox isn©t a several weeks ago. He anticipated no diffi point any his hands look tremendous when first verse: man to put a premium on disloyalty. Larry culty, however, in working it out and expects he swoops up a grounder. They are about The outfield is not hard to play, McLean may get back into the fold, but when to be in tip-top shape in a few days. Mana the biggest hands a man ever looked on. It If one just plays it the right way. he does it will not be wearing an air of buoy ger Lawlor and Messitt are old friends, having takes a fearful drive to get away from his I know just how, that©s why I say ant defiance, but clothed in sackcloth and played for a season together in the New York clutches. Once he gets his hands on a The outfield is not hard to play. ashes. When Barney Dreyfuss declared, "I State League. Manager Lawlor has made grounder it means certain death for the bat There©s three outfielders on each nine wouldn©t give 30 cents for Larry McLean ©s an impression in Richmond that is decidedly ter. His hands are more necesasry to the While others they just stand in line release," the Pittsburger got under the hide favorable. A more willing worker has never infielder, for it is much harder to scoop up To replace one of the three of the catcher©s indifference and reached a been at the head of a Richmond base ball a ball when it is coining fast than to catch Whenever something injures he. nerve centre. Larry McLean is too good a team and he has already won the good will a fly. Many a fielder .who is sure death on Mr. Schulte announces that he will take ball player to trade his future for a few of all with whom he has come in contact and a fly ball or a line drive will let a grounder the three outfield positions separately and Icing of amber or a firkin. of wine. He has of all who have seen his work cm the field, out in his territory get away from him. tell Just bow to play each. 10 SPORTING LIFE APRIL 16, 1910

afternoon, the Troy team will be here. HaTer- clubs In the past would indicate that the Aberdeen hill opens the league season in New Bed Club was the one that should be excluded. If any, ford, April 22. No predictions are being for business reasons. I waa doubtful whether they IN YANKEE LAND made by the local management. They prefer had a right to exclude the Aberdeen Club without a meeting called for that purpose and notice of the Be&t It! to let results show for themselves, and indi purpose given to the club, but that, if I reinstated the cations are that Haverbrill will be with the Aberdeen Club, unauestiona.blj a legal meeting would AFFAIRS ARE SHAPING UP TO bunch from the start. be called and the same action taken, and under the Perhaps you can beat it authorities read to me I was of the opinion that it Bicbard Crowley©s New Bedford Notes. would uot be proper to reinsta.t« them when they un down to first if you have GENERAL SATISFACTION. New Bedford, Mass., April 7. Spring prac doubtedly wooid have been removed as soon as a leg&l tice will begin in earnest this morning under meeting could have convened." the right shoe under you. the watchful eye of Tom Dowd. Up to the time of writing 14 of the 28 men have ar All of the Clubs Have Now Re rived and are ready for work. Most of the BROWNS BETTER. But if you©re a hair men that have reported are the new ones paired the Ravages of the 1909 that Dowd has signed during the Winter. behind, you might Pearson, Webb and Griffith are pitchers; The Aggregation Now Under the Wing of Mahoney, Sweat* and Pratt are catchers; a New Manager Apparently Superior to just as well have Drafts and Sales, and Will Have Morse, Crandall, Cassett and McPhearson are infielders, while the outfielders are Dowling, Last Year©s Team Five Young Players fanned, so far as the Strong New Teams* Rising, Moran, Kuhn and Neptune. The lat Sent to Various Farms Bits of News. ter is a full-blooded Indian and a player full of life on the bases. The stockholders of the St. Louis, Mo., April 9. Editor "Sporting score goes. Always Worcester, Mass., April 8. Manager Bn©r- club attended a meeting on Wednesday even Life." The Browns were brought back to kett has had a hard task to fill up the gaps ing. Manager Dowd was in attendance and town during the week to finish their Spring sure footing when in his team, as no club suffered the loss of outlined his plans for the season. The busi training, at Sportsman©s Park. so many valuable players as ness was of a routine nature. The executive They showed up in better you wear the Claf- the Worcester Club. How board reported just what moneys had been sh^pe than last year. At ever, Burkett has hustled to expended and the plans relative to improve this time last Spring the good effect and will be in line ments at the Athletic Field, namely, a new Browns were a team of vet lin. If any shoe will again with a team that will club house With lockers and shower baths, erans, all with more or less give all comers a run for the were officially sanctioned. Manager Dowd fine records, who were living carry you there ahead of New England League flag. has declined to discuss the individual ability too much in the past and on With perhaps a few minor of the new players, although he has let two the reputations acquired in the" ball, it will. changes the Worcester champs or three observations escape him. "They are former years. They didn©t will line up about as follows: all good men, but all will be required to care. And that©s the whole Manager Burkett, Eddie Rus hustle for a place on the team," said Dowd. secret of ball playing, as Sprinter, $7.50 sell and Jack Anthony in the "I believe our pitching department will be well as any other walk of outfield; Haas, Page and Lam- strong this year, while we have two good life. The man who cares© breckt in the infield, leaving catchers in»Pratt and Mahoney. The latter is John 0©Connor enerally gets there. This Professional, $5.00 Jelie Burkett one more man yet to be sign a husky fellow who can peg to second with fpring, the majority of the ed. Burkett has his eye on the best, while he is a heavy hitter." Mana Browns have futures to carve. Realizing Walter Norton, Dartmouth©s shortstop, who ger Dowd expects to have a couple of major it, and glad to get the benefit of the wisdom Minor League, $3.50 will play professional ball after his gradua league men on the team before the league stored up in O©Connor©s brain, they have de tion, and has also ^ried to purchase Tom season opens. "I have rigged up a deal voted themselves entirely to their own suc Buy by mail; fit guaranteed. Draw Uniac from Lowell. McCune and Rondeau whereby two fast men now playing with the cess, which must necessarily be the success outline of foot on paper, and send with will wear the big mitt again this season and big fellows will join the team," said Dowd, of the club. size and width of street shoe. Money in the box there remains Keady and Wilson, but beyond this he refused to talk. A game TEAM STRENGTHENED. of the 1909 club, joined by Clark and Kenna, has been arranged for April 20 with Holy order saves C. O. D. charges. purchased from Erie and Chattanooga, re Cross. Jimmy Dowd, a cousin of "The Wire One thing is sure. The Browns will cer less One," and one of the best college pitch tainly be faster than last season. If the spectively. Hugh McCune, of Trenton, has men show headwork in proportion to their been the champs© mainstay behind the bat ers in the country, will be in the box for the collegians. Cruna. the fast outfielder of last ability to lift their feet, that seventh or for three years. This same McCune is a eighth place in which most of the critics WALDO M. CLAFLIN backstop with brains, and a brainy backstop year, has been bought by "Jess" Burkett for his Worcester team. Crum was drafted are now placing them, will not be for them. will come pretty near putting any club in Demmitt, Fisher, Hoffman and Schweitzer, 1107 Chestnut Street the country up to the front. With only two last Fall by Providence. with Stone on the side, offer a fast, long- of last year©s twirling staff left Burkett will throwiftg outfield bunch from which Manager have to do some hustling to fill. Tom Keady, News Notes. Jack should find no trouble in making the Philadelphia who is athletic director at Dartmouth, and Ths Lyim Club has© secured pitcher Stov&ll from right selection. © The infield has been ma George Wilson, of Philadelphia, are the only the Sioux City Club, of the Western Leagua ones who remain of the pennant-winning club terially improved by shifting Wallace to third, of 1909. Manager Burkett has purchased Billy Page has sent his signed contract to the while Hartzell is doing very well at short. other things, after a close decision at second Keiiuu from Chattanooga and Tom Clarke base: "Ladies and gentlemen, do not com from Erie. If Tom Clarke from Erie is as plain. I was right on top of the play and good as Dad Clarke was when he left the the runner was out by seven inches. Be lirie Club years ago Manager Jesse will have SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS. lieve me. I am very careful and give decisions cause to rejoice. A. Scanlon, a southpaw, as I see them. I hope there will be no trou from Notre Dame University, has sent in his ble here, as so many beautiful women and signed contract and there will also be an By Grantland Bice. well dressed men are present. Play balll" army of young colts to try out, all ambitious to carve out a famous career upon the dia I. mond, as many another youngster has done. The shortstop boots » bounder or it flits between his knees; THE WESTERN LEAGUE. A few perhaps will carve, but the big majority Whereat the Fan arises with a flow of words like these: will soon pack their grips and hike back to "Get in de game, you bloomin© mutt play ball, you piece of cheese!© the horse car leagues, where they never hit The Lincoln Club Players Now All Lined less than .400. Yet when HE makes an error or mistake I have no doubt ©Twould make him sore as thunder if he heard somebody shout: Up for the Ensuing Struggle in the Lowell©s Latest Line-up. "Why don©t you fire that lobster?" or "why don©t they kick him out?© Powerful Class A League. Lowell, Mass., April 8. With© contracts II. signed for 46 players Manager James J. Gray, The pitcher curves one over, but it doesn©t cross the plate; By W. E. McKinney. of the Lowell team, feels confident of pro It either passed too low or high, or else the curve broke late; Lincoln, Neb., April 7. All of the Ante ducing a team that will plant the pennant on Whereat the mad Bug bellows "Settle down, you drunken skate." lopes who will start the season are on hand the Lowell grounds when the season closes. except second baseman James and he is ex The New England League salary limit has Yet if HE ever lost control of that which counts for more > pected next week. The locals started off been raised to $2,000 and Manager Gray says His temper or his appetite he©d raise an awful roar already at a whirlwind clip by defeating the he will not spare any expense to land the To hear the people cursing him while yelping for his gore. St. Paul A. A. team three straight games right players. Pitcher John C. Feister has this week and this series gave the manager a been bought from the Philadelphia Nationals. chance to size up his youngsters, which re Fred Hickey, who hails from Toronto, Ont., J sulted in the release of pitchers Pyfe and has a fine record for last season. He won 30 Worcester Club. He says that he will play good ball Abstein has been critically watched, and Hackenbery. Willis and Knapp, the two ex- out of 31 games he pitched and should prove this season. opinion is that, whether is is proved chat Pitts Cubs we received for catcher Nunamacher, a help to the Lowell staff. R. S. Mosher, of The New Bedford Club has released Inflelders burg has been strengthened or weakened by look the goods and will help to form one Santa Cruz, Cal., will bring a bunch of Le Boeuf and Carey to the Lynchburg, Va., Club. of the strongest pitching staffs in the league. curves with him from the West. J. J. having given Bill the cap, St. Louis has been Raymond Archibald, of the Pittsburg Scholastic benefitted beyond shadow of doubt. The White Sox will be here this day .and Boultes, the old Boston National pitcher, will team, last week signed a contract to catch for the we expect to trim them up in the one game report early next month. Newt. Thompson, SOME QUESTIONS. to be played. A number of local City a South Boston boy, will try his. luck at Haverhill Club. Manager Burkett, of Worcester, expects to secure Second base is still an open question. League players of last season will play with, pitching. Al Whitredge is another pitcher If Olson is all he is said to be and is in the State League and also with the new from the West. John B. Pugsley, of Sorn- the young pitcher, Johnnie Foreman, from the Ath letic Club, of Philadelphia. physical condition or can get into physical Mink League. Sadie Quillen, the popular merswprth, N. H., will join the team when condition to play ball, the team ought to utility man, left this week to join the Millers.% the high school of which he is principal It is believed that catcher Hugh Bradley, th« Wor have him. Neither Griggs nor Truesdale is The old Western League war horse "Pop" closes. Fred Stone, captain of last year©s cester recruit, will make the Boston American team, as he has already shown up well! up to the mark at the present time at which Eyler has signed with Omaha for this year. base ball team of Bates College, has filled it can be said matters may rest. Killifer We sure wish him well. his contract as a catcher. C. W. Van Zant, Fred Barnicle and Joe Friel art through their and Alien have lived up to the fine minor early practice stunts with the Providence Grays. .Both of Pennsylvania, will break away from the reputations that preceded them, but until News Notes. strike district and come .to Lowell, tagged are signed by the Lynn Club, in the New England they get more experience they will not help as a first-class catcher. "Sharkey" Conrad, League. \yin a championship in the American League. The St. Joseph Club has purchased pitcher OlcJt a catcher from San Francisco, is expected From Worcester comes the report that Jesse Bur Stevens is the main -dependence so far and Thorsen from the Duluth Club, of the Minnesota- soon. Frank Fitzpatrick will have second kett may land pitcher Elmer Steele., the former star is doing very well. He is to be the chief Wisconsin League. base all to himself this year as a reward for boxmaii of the Lynn Club. Worcester ligures on catcher of the Browns for 1910. The report President Higgins, of the Des Motnes Club, lives la landing Elmer because the Bed Sox management owes Chicago, where he is City Printer and other big his Vork last year. Joseph Gerstrufeld. of Burkett a seasoned twirler for two past favors. is still flying about that Bemis will be in a Philadelphia, will be given a chance at third Brown uniform before the beginning of the things. He runs the Des Moines Club as a pastime. base. Walter Campbell, another California Because the Brooklyn Club went back on the deal playing season, but anything more definite is Manager Jack Hendricks, of the Denver Club, has player, is booked for third base also. The to sell outflelder Downey to Lynn Manager Billy still lacking. released two men. They are catcher Vaughn, of team will have two fast shortstops in Ham- Hamilton refuses to accept pitcher Fletcher. which Alabama, and Robert McCabe, better known as was one of the conditions of the deal. He says that HARRY HO WELL "Shorty," who Is from Wichita. mond Ordway, of Boston, and Ross Hazzard, he did not want Fletcher at all, but took him in of Philadelphia. Alic Chrisholm, of Marl- order to get Downey. President Ebbetts, after the is nearing the time limit set by the surgeon In the future Captain Fox. of the Omaha team, boro, Joseph A. Ferry, of Freeland, Pa., and Downey trade failed, offered another" outflelder to at which he might again begin to use his arm is to be known and designated as Manager Fox, for John Lemke, from Trenton, N. J., will try Lynn, but Hamilton said: "Never again." and from now on what Harry is able to President Kourke has given him complete charge of for the initial bag. James Magee and Scott accomplish will be watched closely not only the players, and the task of picking a winning team Fluharty are both in the canal zone, Panama. by St. Louis, but by all the players of the from the squad now in training falls on him. Fox They will both come north to fill their A JUDICIAL DECISION. country. Lake has been showing excellent has a good cool head and is a splendid judge of positions as fielders. John W. Ford, of Brook form, and so has Bailey. Powell is showing players. lyn, will take care of one of the gardens Why a Learned Judge Refused a Club©s great form, and both Graham and Pelty are and he will have Jess Lamorey, of Manches doing well. There seems to be less counting SEVENTEEN PASSES. ter, N. H., and W. D. Jones, of Millinocket, Appeal for An Injunction. on Waddell than ever, but without him the Me., to help him in the same position. We have received from President Lucas, of Browns will have a staff somewhat above the mediocre. The Record Made by Pitcher George, Once the Northwestern League, a synopsis of the D. N. Casey©s Haverhill Budget. decision rendered by Judge Oilman, of Se FIVE BROWNIES FARMED. a New York Giant. Haverhill, Mass., April 9. Manager Tom attle, when he denied the Aberdeen Club©s President Robert Hedges, of the St. Louis A former New York pitcher Billy George, Fleming and his host of ball players are in appeal for an injunction against ouster by the Browns, today released five players as fol a left-hander probably holds the National town and the usual practice is going on league. President Lucas asked Judge Gil- lows: Outfielder Shotten and third baseman League record for wildness. George was with, daily. While not such a large quota of man for a copy of his decision and here is Corridon, who will be "farmed" at Omaha the Giants during the Mutrie regime. In a men have been signed by HaverhilJ as by the learned Judge©s reply: this Summer. Love, whose handling of the game at the old Polo Grounds, 110th street some of the other New England teams, what "Referring to your favor of the 28th ult 7 bet to spheroid did not suit Manager O©Connor, re and Lenox avenue, on the morning of Decora there are of them, look good. Manager state that I have rendered no written decision, but ceived a ticket to "Watchtown" Waterbury, tion Day, 1887, the southpaw passed 17 of Fleming will build up practically a new announced my views orally. They were, in brief, Conn. Pitcher Kusil will spend the torrid Adrian Constantine Anson©s Chicago White team, his only old men being Freil, O©Toole about as follows: That the passing of the resolution season in British Columbia, and will do mound Stockings to first base, hit two men and un and Lessard, pitchers; Toomer, catcher and giving clubs a five-year franchise in the Association duty at Vancouver. "Mr. Prough, of Keo- coiled a pair of v^ld pitches. All this iu- Merrill, a fast outfielder, who gives much did not abrogate that part of the Constitution or kuk," will return to Keokuk at least for one accuracy was crowded into a game of regula promise. Tom Bannon, an old figure around By-Laws which provided for the removal of any club more season. tion length, the visitors winning it by a the circuit, was released several weeks ago for any of the causes therein mentioned; that the score of 12 to 11. Mark Baldwin, who after as there is a wealth of outfield material. other members of the Association had in good faith ward was with the New York Club and who Fleming will play in the outer garden him- endeavored to secure a sixth club to enter the As An Umpire©s Quaint Speech. sociation and had used all reasonable diligence to now is a doctor in Pittsburg, pitched for eelf. The Boston Reds, a speedy nine, led do so, but without avail, and that there was no desire Speaking of umpires, the most original the Illinois team. After George drew the tin by the gritty Bill Leonard, plays in this on their part to exclude the Aberdeen Club for any on earth today is Chrystie Hassett, of whom ware degree from the Giants he went into th« city April 16, while on April 18 the Jersey other than purely business reasons; that a five-club Billy Klem told some funny stories the other Western League, playing for a time in St. City team, of the Eastern League, managed Association is not desirable for business reasons and day. Hassett worked in several minor Paul under Charley Comiskey. George, how by Jack Kyan, whose home is in this city, that it was reasonable on their part to remove one of leagues and is now in demand for semi-pro ever, gave up pitching when he was released will be seen here. Rochester will oppose the clubs in order than the league may be composed fessional and college games. At the Y-ale- by the New York Club and became a firs* Haverhill Patriots© Day morning and in the of an ever number; that the showing of the various Columbia contest last Spring he said, among baseman and outfielder. APRIL 16, 1910 SPORTING UFE ii

good work. That old veteran of many con tests, "Jocko" Halligan, will umpire all the exhibition games here this Spring and should he make good he will be given a place on the Eastern League staff. Wright & DitsonMfftr£fe The Champions in Good Form. Our Major League line of Base Ball Goods represents the very best in Rochester, N. Y., April 8. The champion everything:, such as are used by the Major League players, and what is suit Rochester team has broken camp at Anderson, able for Major League players ought to be right for minors and amateurs. S. C., and is now working its way North Ball players who want to excel should have the best. playing exhibition games in the Carolinas and Virginia. The team as a whole is in better Major League Ball, red and green shape than at the close of any Spring train stitching ...... $1.25 Every Club in This Powerful Class ing that has evey yet been held by the team. Major League Bats...... 1.00 There has not been the slightest thing to Major League Catchers© Mitts.. 8.00 A League Has Made Herculean mar the work-out of the season at Anderson. Major League Catcher©s Mask.. 4.00 The weather has been Springlike throughout Maj. League Catcher©s Protector 10.00 the two weeks; there have been no accidents Maj. League 1st Baseman©s Mitt 4.00 Efforts Toward Team Strength or injuries to any of the players to speak of, Major League Fielder©s Mitt... 3.00 and the work has gone merrily on for several Major League Fielder©s Glove. . 3.50 ening for the 19JO Race. hours each day. Alperman has been working Major League Sho«s...... 7.00 altogether at third base. He told Ganzel on JUajor League Uniforms...... 12.50 his arrival that he wanted a try-out for the Send lOc for the Wright & Ditson Base Ball BY D. C. CHACE. place, though he had been slated for the out Guide, containing the Rules, Records, and field, and he has been making good from the information on how to bat, run bases and Providence, R. I., April 7. Editor "Sport play the different positions. Base Ball Catar ing Life." The Spring training of -the Grays start. He covers a world of territory, and logue free. under the eye of Manager Jimmy Collins is takes everything that is offered in the way now in progress. The new of possibilities. "Goat" Anderson has final 22 Warren Street, 844 Washington Street, manager has expressed him ly surrendered his contract, with full name New York City. WRIGHT O DITSON Boston, Mass. self as highly pleased with attached. For some time after his arrival he 84 Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. 76 Weybosset St., Providence, R. I. the calibre of the old and carried it around in his clothes, and swore 859 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. new men as they appear to he would not return it until he was allowed him at present. When all the the $1.50 claimed by him to have been spent men on the list have reported for transportation to West Baden Springs. Manager Collins will have an Ganzel held out for a time and so did Ander abundance of material to pick son. Finally the left fielder was allowed musician A. F. Dos Santos "was inspired by from, and the job of selecting the credit and the contract went into ...the CREAHAN©S CHAT. God" to demonstrate, illustrate and show the the men to be retained will chief©s possession. The. team work of Tooley world how the great classical masses and .not be an easy one. The and Pattee at short and second has been one sacred compositions should be performed. As catching department will pro of the sensations of the training camp. They The Recent Eames-Hueston Three-Cushion a master in producing combinations with the bably stand as now, with have worked together like the wheels of a Carom Billiard Match Reviewed A stops of an organ it is certain that he never Jas. J. Collins Peterson, Fitzgerald .and clock, and. nothing of any consequence has had an equal in this city, and yet, strange Scanlon on the roll, for a been allowed to pass, even from the beginning Little Incursion Into the Musical and as it may seem, this man in his early time at least. With the pitchers now on of the practice. They seem to stay in con Theatrical World Due to Recent Deaths life was fighting on the battle field for hand and those to come, including one first- dition, and form the mainstay of the ginger the freedon of his country Portugal and string pitcher from the Boston Americans, and pepper supply of the camp. of Celebrities. like H. W. Collender, in the uprising of the roll will contain eight names, and as it young Ireland, about the same time, found is hardly to be supposed the team will carry Shannon©s Montreal Mems. By John Creahan. refuge in this country, locating in Philadel moye than five twirlers, or six at the outside, Montreal, Quebec, April 7. From Colum Philadelphia, Pa., April 11. Editor "Sport phia, while Collender found a new home in somebody will have to go. With the men all bia, S. C., where the Royals are training ing Life." It was in Denver, if I am not New York. here the names will consist of Cronin, La under the direction of the energetic and force mistaken, that Fred Eames and Thomas Hues- vender, Sline, Barry, Rivard, Wilson, Mar ful manager, Ed. Barrow, comes word that ton recently played a match or contest for The premature death at the age of 45, of tini, and the man to come from Boston, with Mr. Barrow has secured a catcher and an the "world©s championship" at three-cushion Creston Clarke, the actor, is more than a loss possibly another big leaguer. For the infield outfielder, but cannot announce the names billiards for the Lambert emblem and $500 to the stage of this country at the present Manager Collins has Sullivan, Anderson, until waivers are secured from the big league in cash; the contest to consist of 150 day, when actors, owing to commercialism Arndt, Courtney, Atz, Rock and Collins, and teams the prospective Royals are with. I points, or three nights© duration. As a prize having taken the place of art in the theatri for the outfield Welday, Elston, Phelan and am told that the camp of the Royals at "beauty" of three-cushion billiards the first cal world of America during the past 25 or Hoffman, with John Anderson in addition. Columbia looks very much like a hospital night©s playing was no better or worse than 30 years, can practically be counted on the They players now here and who took part in squad. Manager Barrow reports a number the average outbursts of "genius," billiardis- fingers of one hfend, while theatres for the practice last week all look well and give of his men laid up with bruises and blisters. tically speaking, by the "great" professional "shows" have probably increased more than promise of making good. Manager Collins The sand of Georgia, getting into the shoes masters of this freak style of billiards. As 100 per cent in every city of America during was greatly pleased with the way the boys of the players, caused troublesome blisters, T am writing during the last week in Lent that time. Creston Clarke belonged to a*race took hold. Pitcher Crum has been sold to and several of the Montrealers can hardly I confine myself to the first night©s work of great dramatic artists and masters of their the Worcester Club, of© the New England get about. Bobbie Keefe has a touch of the by way of a Lenten penance. Mr. Eames, art. The blood of the erratic, but great, League, for about $600. malaria, Jim Wiggs has a rib loose. Krichell who won the first night©s game of 50 points, actor, Junius Brutus Booth, flowed in his has a battered up wrist and Durlin received a succeeded in the herculean effort of doing, so veins. His mother was the sister of Edwin. nasty crack in practice. Manager Barrow has Booth, one of the foremost tragic actors of Toronto©s Team in Action. in 79 innings! In 50 innings out of the 79 the past century, while his father, John Toronto, Ont., April 8. All of the Toronto contracted for a number of Turkish baths, he failed to count, while his best runs were and some of the afflicted ones have begun four and five. Sleeper Clarke, was one of the greatest players are now practicing at Charlottesville, their course of treatment. An osteopath has comedians known to the English stage. Ya., under Manager Joe Kelley©s eye, except also been added to the staff of trainers, and An apology was made by the Western Grimshaw. The players, ac the physician is at work on Krichell©s wrist Creston Clarke was educated at Notre cording to reports, are al- paper from which I get my information as to Dame, Paris, for the priesthood. It was and Jim Wiggs© rib. Joe Yeager is in splen the details relative to the unsatisfactory work rpady in fairly good condition. did shape. while there, while reading the works of Pitcher McGinley is rounding of the experts, which was due to the fact that Shakespeare, that he changed his- mind and to fast. Smith has not been the games were played on a new table, sent decided to become an actor instead of a feeling well, but has not News Notes. on from Chicago expressly for the occasion I priest. The late Barry Sullivan, who in Ire shirked. He is fat, but is The Toronto Club hasn©t been able to induce Myron If an apology is necessary for having to play land, England and the Continent ranked next boiling down fast and already Grimshaw to report to the team as yet. on a new table why not have played on an to Edwin Booth as a tragic actor, was also shows good speed. Rudolph Pitcher Henley has not yet reported to Manager old table, especially when "the match for educated for the priesthood. While the Rev. needs plenty of work and is Ganzel, of Rochester, . owing to lung trouble. the championship of the world was played in Father McLaughlin pastor of St. Steven©s getting it. He is sore and Inflelder Jake Atz. the White Sox turnover, has at a pool room?" What surprises me is that a Catholic Church, of this city, and now one of stiff, but is doing plenty of last come to terms with the Providence Club. great public hall was not engaged for the the oldest clergymen of Philadelphia, was an hustling. Corey finds the go The Providence Club has sold pitcher Crum to the occasion, or is it possible that public interest actor before he entered the priesthood. ing pretty hard. He is soft Worcester Club, of the New England League, for in contests for "the championship of the world" has fallen so low that they must be Kelley and young and the long prac $COO. Creston Clarke lived 30 years later than tices are trying. Tonneman The Toronto Club failed to secure outfielder Shaw "played in a pool room?" The truth is, he should for his own reputation, happiness, and Vandy are grinding hard behind the from the New York Nationals because Boston re three-cushion billiards between the alleged or satisfaction and peace of mind. It was his plate and the new man, who is big and fused to waive claim. so-called "great masters of that game" have misfortune that about the time that he de developed into something very much less than cided to become an actor the great stock com strongly built, is improving daily. He fras a The return of outfielder George Schirm compelled a farce. There are scores of amateur players good arm and looks as though he could Manager Smith, of Buffalo, to let out the promising panies of this country began to become a in this country who do not profess to be tiling of the past, while the combination sys snap the ball once he is in shape. His re young outfielder, Bob Gately. able to play three-cushion billiards, but who ceiving is clean, though he has to handle Manager Dunn, of Baltimore, is happy over having tem which followed was but a forerunner of play that game occasionally if in reality it the destruction of dramatic art in America. only straight balls yet. Of the infielders secured catcher Ben Egan and outfielder Wilbur can be called a game who can almost discount Deal and Fitzpatrick continue to handle them Goode from the Athletic Club. Had Mr. Clarke lived 30 years earlier in his selves in good shape. Vaughan is sharp and the games played by the so-called "profes life, when great actors handled and managed Manager Dunn, of Baltimore, is searching the sionals" or "masters" at three cushions. the theatres of this country his fine ability as fast, but does not play the ball on the ground country for a good first baseman and it willing to For obvious reasons I do not care to express as well as he might and it is an effort to give up $2,500 for the article. an actor would have met with the appreciation my opinion as to why certain professionals which it deserved. *peed them to first. Frick is fielding as Manager .Tack Ryan has had his Jersey Citys train persist in clinging to such a waste of time. fast as ever and is hitting nicely. McDonald ing over in Jersey City and he©s been getting as good It is unquestionably the most brainless game and Mullen show cleaner, and on the whole weather as teams in the South. In the age of commercialism in which ha it looks like a better pick than last year. that has ever been played on a billiard table. lived, when so-called actors and actresses are Joe Kelley has hooks out for a shortstop yet. Pitcher John Dubuc. of Buffalo, whose name Is As demonstrated by its professional advocates advertised as Barnum advertised his © ©woolly occasionally printed as Dubec, says that his name it could not, and would not, be tolerated in a horses," mermaids and jumbo, there was He would like a little more hitting there. is "Dubuc." He is a French Canadian. Camp will be broken tomorrow (April 9) and kindergarten, for weak-minded children. nothing left for so fine an actor to do but the team will go on the road fto play with Manager Joe McGinnity, of Newark, is not going compete with the conditions as they were a number of the Massachusetts State teams. to take any more chances on a fire wiping out his The recent death of David Wood, the blind and are "problem plays," practically naked ball park, and has started to organize a fire brigade organist of St. Stephen©s Episcopal Church, women and "The Dance of Salome." Mr. Not until April 14, when the majors com among the Indians. mence paying salaries, will they reduce their of this city, where he was located as choir Clarke had some disadvantages to overcome. squads, and not until then will it be known More than 15 managers have offered Secretary master and organist for nearly 46 years, re His stage presence in some characters was to what catcher will come to Toronto from the Lavis, of Providence, $1,000 for outfielder Elston, the moves the last of a galaxy of probably four his disadvantage. He was phyically a small Fort Wayne recruit, who is going well under Colling of the greatest organists known to this coun man, but in such characters as "Richeieu," New York Americans, who owe th« Leafs a in practice and looks like a comer. tack stop. try. They were A. F. Dos Santos, who was "Shylock" and "Hamlet" he should rank "Whitey" Alperman is playing a great third base organist at St. Mary©s Church for about 40 quite on a par with the best in such roles for Rochester. He says that la his natural position years; Henry Gordon Thunder, of St. Au since the death of the great actors of the past Jas. E. Egan©s Jersey City Jottings. and he would be playing in the National League yet gustine©s Church, and father of the present generation. Jersey City, N. J., April 8. Manager Jack had he not been forced by the Brooklyn management Thunders, who are so distinguished in the j to play second base. Ryan believes he has a pennant possibility » musical world of this city at the present day; in his Jersey City team. Loudy looks strong, and Michael Cross, who was organist of the Hurst©s Advice to Umpires. and declares his broken ankle is as well as MAJOR LEAGUE SCHEDULES Cathedral under Archbishop Wood. Tim Hurst, who lost his job in the Ameri «ver. Jimmy Esmond slipped into his old can League for spitting in a player©s face, uniform at once and took charge of third. Just which of the four of these distinguish and who will be a member of Pat Powers© He hasn©t lost a particle of speed in running The 1910 Edition of These Most Valuable ed men was the greatest would probably be staff next year, gives this as his one best bit in for bunts or dodging after grounders and difficult to determine by even the most criti of advice to the ambitious young umpire of liners with one hook outstretched. As a Base Ball Books Now Ready. cal in the musical world in which they lived. the future: "What is the one best bit of matter of fact, Esmond was too industrious, "Sporting Life©s" Base Ball Schedules of A blind musician of the inspiration of David advice I have for the coming umpire?" said drawing a smiling rebuke from Manager Jack. the National and American Leagues have Wood is usually endowed by nature with more Timothy. "Well, sir, that©s a pretty hard Crist, who, with Spahr and Fisher, will do the made their usual and welcome appearance. gifts than those who have not been deprived question, but after first telling him to wear catching this season, started training by These famous schedules now in their seventh of their sight. The ear is finer and more plenty of protection, I believe I would recom pitching. Manager Ryan has landed an in- yearly edition have become indispensable to sensitive to false and discordant tones and mend to him the addition of a cuspidor to fielder; that Pacific Coast erackerjack he base ball lovers for the reason that they con sound. The fingers of the hands rarely if his paraphernalia." Lest you forget, Tim was after. His name is Joe Hamilton. He vey valuable current information in compact, ever touch any but the correct keys of the was also strong on sarcasm as well as humor. played with Hal Chase last year on the Stock- vest-pocket form. They give the At Home musical instrument upon which he plays; ton Club, of the California League, and and Abroad championship dates of each club while the feet never strike or rest on the Hal©s word ought to be a guarantee that arranged chronologically for instant reference, wrong pedals of an organ. Hallman will shine in Eastern League com group pictures of the sixteen major league pany. Manager Ryan, however, has no in teams, as well as the line-up this year, batting Blind Tom, like Aesop, was born slave. tention of giving up the hunt for major and fielding averages of all players in both Most of us who lived 40 years ago, like league timber for his club. He is after an leagues, and much other valuable base ball probably thousands of others, were more than other infielder, a catcher, an outfielder and a information. The possessor of one of these astounded at the musical gifts which nature, big league pitcher; not because he needs schedules is enabled instantly to settle many or in reality God, bestowed on a man who, them, but just to make sure he won©t be questions that may arise in the course of a independent of his musical endowment, was caught napping if his present plans miscarry. season, besides keeping himself constantly in fact and reality an idiot, as his antics The local fans are enthused over the fine posted, without inconvenience, as to all move on the stage demonstrated after each public work of "Ducky" O©Hara, who is to play ments of his own favorite team and all other performance. On the other hand, the writ INE TABLES, CAROM, short this year. He always was a good hitter clubs. The booklets are well gotten up, fine ings of Aesop will live as long as the world F COMBINATION AND POOL. and he has developed this season into a fine ly illustrated, and printed on good paper. shall exist. Milton, the author of "Para hitter. He ought to prove a worthy succes Either schedule or both will be sent free to dise Lost" and "Paradise Regained," was Orders from all parts of the world promptly sor of "Kid" Foster. Of the youngsters anyone who will send a 2-cent stamp for each blind, while Homer, probably the world©s attended to. catcher ^isher and pitchers Walker and Mar schedule desired to defray the return postage. greatest poet, could neither read nor write. John Creaban, Green©s Hotel, Pbllad©a* Ptk shall look the best. Fisher caught several Address, "Sporting Life," Schedule Depart Over 1,000.000 Noise Subdaen Sold. games lati week a&d for a novice did very ment, Philadelphia, Pa. It has beaa atated that a* an organist and 12 SPORTING LIFE APRIL 16, 1910

ported so far has been working out and it looks as though there would be little trouble in getting them into shape to play winning Every Professional Catcher A. A. UMPIRES ball. Chase, the Chippewa pitcher, and Sun- Is Equipped With a gamonon, the Sioux utility man, have struck up a warm friendship and are pals for the time being. The Cantillons have certainly strengthened their catching department by "Charley Doom" Mitt securing Wilbur Smith from the St. Louis Browns, Jack Henry from Topeka, and Owens from the White Sox. Henry is likely to prove Each, $8.0O a valuable man, as Dick Cooley thought most highly of him. Henry, while not a veteran Our No. 232 model glove with heel No. 230 model By President Thomas Chivington in years, is a veteran in experience, and without heel lining and padding- in one chrome might prove of exceptional worth if the rumor tanned sheepskin, tanned with the wool on forms the concerning Owens© disinclination to report at West Baden Springs The should prove true. A conference between padding:. The friend of every ball player. Use Comiskey and Owens, however, is likely to one and be convinced. Each. S3.SO. Novel System Expected to Pro end the matter satisfactorily to all. Nothing is heard but good things for Joe Cantillon duce Fine Results Live Notes. around the circuit. The results he secured at Milwaukee several years ago from a play Consolidated ing viewpoint paved the way for the financial SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." success which followed at the Brewery town, and has earned it the title of being a good Charles Dooin Uniforms Chicago, 111., April© 8. President Chiving base ball city, something not conceded at one ton, of the American Association, has now time. Manager-Catcher are made of best materials workman bad his umpires under his wing at West of Philadelphia National League Club _ Baden Springs for a week for ship and fit guaranteed, Prices below ~ the double purpose of instruc Manager Carr Announces His Line-up. Outfitted Complete by tion and conditioning. Chiv Indianapolis, Ind., April 4. The team that Consolidated Sporting Goods Company. others. ington originated this idea, will represent Indianapolis in the opening and from the daily schedule game of the American Association season at he has laid out for the eight Toledo, Wednesday April 13, CONSOLIDATED SPORTING GOODS COMPANY diamond arbiters it will be has been picked by Manager nothing like a vacation, al Carr, although something un 230-232 N. Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, Pa., though it undoubtedly will foreseen may make il neces do the umpires much good. sary for him to change his President Chivington©s own plans. At this stage, judging ci©sion and heartily concurred in by the army that organized ball Is better than the Independent penchant for walking suggests from what has been seen of of fans who have watched the boys in action, game. that road work will form an the players this Spring, the believing this is the strongest combination Some Central League critics assert Fort Wayne and important part of the physi- team appears to be one of the that can be made with the material at hand. Wheeling will be farms for Indianapolis this season. T. M. Chiving ton cal conditioning and the strongest and best balanced It means that Balm is not regarded strong that, has represented this city Pitchers Dougherty and Cutting have joined the league head is considered some enough f*r the regular job at first base; that Brewers, and Manager McCloskey©s squad is now com walker. High-low, fungo hitting, and the in years, if, .indeed,, there Soffell, notwithstanding the good things said plete. usual Spring practice of ball players will re has ever been a superior In of him, is not yet ripe enough to be a President Armour, of Toledo, Is fond of pitcher ceive their share of attention. Here is the dianapolis aggregation. The second basGmau in this company, and that team, appears strong in every Otis, secured from Cleveland. He is believed to be daily schedule prescribed by President Chiv Charles Carr Callahan, Olsoii and Casey still need more ex fully capable of sticking to his job. ington : department, and Carr is of perience in the bush leagues, although Casey 7 o©clock (»r before) Rising, followed by a trip to the opinion that all the players will do their has done well in spurts and may get the Manager Johnny McCloskey, of the Milwaukee share. The only changes in the line-up of Brewers, has about made up his mind to carry the Justly celebrated No. 1 spring and a short walk utility infield job. It is understood that pitcher Schardt, a local boy, all season. before breakfast. the team that finished the 1909 season at Howard is willing to play where asked and is 7:30 o©clock Breakfast. Washington Park will be at shortstop and not averse to jecond base. Woodruff can Pitcher 1©red Cook, of the Columbus Club, is 8:30 o©clock la the period of physical inactivity third base. Third baseman Murch and short- really the Winchell who was secured from the Cleve easily be spared from the outfield for the land Club. Winchell was an assumed name. prescribed for physicians after meals, a school of in stop Lewis are the 1910 acquisitions, and reason that Stanley has returned and particu struction in whicli umpires will go over the rules and they have apparently strengthened the team Minneapolis scribes say that Ollie Pickering looks discuss the knotty points and what to do in certain larly for the reason that John Sullivan has wonderfully, both in offensive and defensive shown that he is plenty strong for a regular better this season than he has for three seasons. contingencies. play. On the offense both are hard batters AHizer and Ferris are also making a hit with the 10:30 o©clock Koad work and active physical exer and too good a man to be left off the team. North westerners. cise in the open air, or indoor work and walks on and alert base-runners, while the good fielding Then there is good Homer Smoot and our the covered track if rainy. of both makes them strong defensive men. own Dunleavy, the latter fielding and batting Andy Oyler has played his last game of base ball 12:30 o©clock Lunch. Here is the line-up: as shortstop of the Minneapolis team. He has been like a house afire. No matter how you fix it shifted to second and Altizer will hold down the 1:30 o©clock Another session of the school of in Chadbourne, left fielder; Spencer, centre fielder; the Night Ridsrs are going to have the short field position. struction. Hayden, right fielder; Carr, first baseman; Murch, classy outfield of the American Association 3:30 o©clock Hardest physical workout of the day, third baseinan; Lewis, shortstop; Hovvley, cat: her; and if any of the clubs are going to have a From Toledo comes the report of improvements hi varied so as not to become monotonous. Williams, second baseman; Glaze, pitcher. Bowermau better infield it has not so far been made the stands and playing field proper, also the informa 6 o©clock Supper. may displace Hovvley behind the bat and Delehanty tion that outfielder Dave Sullivan is developing a lino Evening Rest and recreation. public. The new pennant pole standing 120 of Arlie Latham coaching tactics. may be in one of the outfield positions. feet up in the air has been planted in a Instead of the usual proclamation against Manager Carr will have a big corps of bed of cement and is the glory of the whole Art Hostetter, the Milwaukee backstop, who has rowdy ball playing, launched by most new pitchers at his disposal, as he intends to town. Of course, it wasn©t put there to be© been laid up since early last Summer, is now working executives, President Chwington says he will out daily on the ball field in St. Louis, and expects carry several extra men until after the sea used for only one year and Peitz has promised to play with the Brewers by June 1. "Hos" has trust to his umpire staff to curb rowdy acts son is well advanced., Of last year©s team to equal the best record of Comiskey, go him discarded the canes and crutches and says lie ia and will back up infractions of the playing it now looks as if Glaze, Slagle, Lindaman one better and bring the pennant home for at feeling fine. ethics ©with, suitable punishments, but his and Graham will remain, which leaves places least five years in succession. The pennant special campaign will be directed against for only three others, as it is the intention will be unfurled upon the return of the boys Manager Danny Shay, of Kansas City, isn©t worry profane and obscene language on the field. ing about pitcher Kssick and has about picked his to carry only seven, regular hurlers. In the from their first trip on April 21. pitching staff with Essick absent. Bill has a good Ordinarily this language is not heard by list are Hardgrove, Thielman, McCarthy, Orth, job in Chicago and isn©t sure that he desires to play the occupant of the grand stand or bleacher, Spencer and Reynolds, who were with the Kundegraber©s Kansas City Budget. ball. Should he join the club now it is very doubtful but at many parks upper boxes, to which squad in the South, in addition to two or whether Shay would make room for him. sound rises easily, and boxes built into the three others ^who have reported since the Kansas City, Mo., April 8. Editor "Sport ing Life.©© Owner George Tebeau and Mana Catcher Fred Carissh, of Columbus, started his playing1 field, are at the mercy, figuratively return. None of these hurlers has cut loose base ball career with the Sioux Falls team in the speaking, of improper language. Inasmuch as in deadly earnest to show just what he can ger Dan Shay feel encouraged over the out look for the current season and to their Iowa-Dakota League. It was in 1902, so he isn©t a these boxes usually are patronized by fans do, but they are expected to display their real veteran by any means. Talking about vets, with women companions, the new president is possessions during the next two weeks. Carr judgment may be added the unwonted en Friel and Schreck have seen the longest service of determined to curb anything which could will have several players to dispose of, in thusiasm of a large number of thirty-third any pair of Senators. This is their 16th year in the offend. The punishment has not been deter cluding outfielders Milligan, Callahan and degree fans, who have watched the big aggre game. gations of young candidates for places on the mined, but probably will be a system of cumu Cartwright a,nd infielder Mowe, who were Pitcher Glenn Liebhardt, of Columbus, Is sporting lative fines, increasing in amount for each with the squad in the South, and several 1910 team in practice in. the last two weeks. a handsome solid gold watch fob, the gift of the offense. youngsters who later reported in this city. A In the exhibition games played so far the students at University School In Cleveland. Lieb majority of them will be farmed out, with youngsters have made a much more promising hardt coached the team this Spring, but he says he Columbus© Cheerful Chapter. strings attached, and some of them probably showing than in former years and while no felt more like paying for the privilege than being will draw unconditional releases. claim of a pennant winner is advanced, both paid, as it gave him an opportunity to get ia Columbus, O., April 8. The Columbus Tebeau and Shay are willing to stake their better physical trim than he has been in for years. players are now practicing daily at Neil Park reputations that the 1910 Blues will never with occasional exhibition games in the af McCloskey Satisfied With His Brewers. land in the ©©cellar,©© but will contend strong ternoon interspersed. As regards the pitchers Milwaukee, Wis., April .8. "The Milwau ly for a place Mn the first division. In an THE CENTRAL LEAGUE, Osborne, Perkins, Beecher and Upp have not kee team is practically as strong now as it other week the work of elimination will be shown much. Liebhardt, Packard, Goodwin, was last season at this time, and if the new gin, as about half the men under contract Sitton and Kenworthy are ready for the fray players develop into the men I expect, we will be disposed of in some manner. The1 Manager Raidy, of Grand Rapids, Confident right now. Young Kahler, who received a should have even more strength.©© The above feature of the early practice is the willingness trial last year, looks to be fit, too. It is the statement was made by Manager John J. Me- of the new players to work for permanent That His 1910 Team Is Stronger Than good form of the veterans that has encouraged Closkey at Champaign, 111., the other day in positions and the rivalry is pronounced. Any Local Team in Years. also in other departments. Quinlan, Boss- discussing the merits of the Brewers as com Kvery new man signed is a contender and man, Congalton, Odwell, Schreck, James, Car- pared to last season©s team. McCloskey few of the old faces will be seen this .year. Grand Rapids, April 8. Manager Joa isch and Hinchman all look good. Unless added: "I have been told that Robinson The players here now are: Pitchers Swan, Raidy has announced the following as mem some colt gets going strongly it will be a aud McCormick were getting too old for Boles, IJorner, Flaherty, Rhodes, Taylor, Car bers of his squad of Stags that will work out veteran aggregation which will take the field. the Brewers, but if anyone can send the ter, Brandt, Hallman, Fanning, Campbell and at Notre Dame: Catchers Bill Bailey, Schreck looks good so far, but whether he men who will outplay them I will be only Vysockil. Infielders Ellam, Shay, Beckley, Heine--Tiema%. Pitchers Casey, Hagerman, will keep steady and in condition is always too pleased to exchange. I like youngsters Cullen, Cranston, Yohe, Love, Hunter and Alberts, Martin and probably Bert Plum- a chance that must be taken on his services. as well as anyone, but experienced players Reed. Outfielders Shannon, Stengel, Hall phries. Infielders George Kihm, Nick Kahl, Martin is steady as a clock and a good hitter. are mighty handy in a pinch in the infield, man, Cocash and Ganley. Catchers Sullivan Joe Raidy, Danny Sheehan, "Kid" Walsh. He may beit the veteran to the job. Colum and until we can better ourselves, both the and Frambes. Outfielders Koley Kehoe, Sam McNeice, bus will carry plenty of men since the re Ra.bbit arid Barry look sweet to me. Pitcher "Lefty" Core, Leon Foy. It looks like a strictions have been removed. A utility out- Schneiberg, who is making such a hit with Al. Howell©s Toledo Topics. nifty bunch of ball players with only ap- fielder, extra infielder and third catcher will Brooklyn, was drafted and 1 see no reason I parent weakness in the number of pitchers. be carried. Carisch, despite rumors that he why he should not make good if he will at Toledo, O., April 8. Headed by President In Hagerman, Alberts, Martin and Hum could not do it, is pegging prettily to second tend to his knitting. Pitcher Schardt, whom Armour and Manager Holmes, the Toledo phries Raidy has a bunch of good flingers, and showing good judgment in handling the I secured from Brooklyn, has all the ear ball players came in from Dayton last night. but he will need at least one more good man pitchers. He is a glutton for work and has marks of a splendid pitcher. We have a Included in the arrivals were pitcher Jim and has several yoxingsters on his staff that already earned first call for catching duty. few recruits to try out. Hammond and Baskette and his bride. Baskette came to he expects to try out. Raidy is strong in James is sure of his job. It will be either Stowers worked well last Fall, and they should terms with Bill Aifmour when the club was his declaration that the team now is a few- Schreck or Martin for the third man. There make good, while I look for Tom Dougherty playing at Chattanooga. The training trip hundred per ecnt. better than it was at this will be no field captain. Manager Friel will to have the best season of his career. of the Toledo squad this Spring has been time last year. "At that time we only had do as Manager Clymer has done in the past, Stoney McGlynn©should also be able to con successful in every way. All the pitchers Hagerman, Noblett and Bailey to count on," be absolutely responsible for the team on tinue his good work, and, judging from his except Tamline can go the full swing right he said. "The main object this year will be and off the field. He will not play himself, work in the first game here, he will." Pitch now, the latter having a lame arm. Butler©s to fight. The ginger was buried too often but will be in uniform and work on the ers Short and McShane have made a good injured arm is improving daily, and he will last season. There©s an extra big store coaching lines. impression in practice, but they are hardly doubtless be on short for the opening league coming for this year©s work." Rather defin ripe for Association company. They will game. Charley Hickman, Danny Sullivan and ite plans have been made for the preliminary probably be placed in some smaller league for Callahan have won the outfield positions. work. Raidy looked over the Notre Dame Cantillons Strengthening the Millers. "Nick"© has been going good the past week, Minneapolis, Minn., April 8. The Millers more seasoning. Schause, at first base, also grounds last week and thinks his team has needs a little more minor league experience. while Callahan©s all-©rtwnd play caused Bail the swellest training plant in the country. during the past week all reported for the ey, who had been touted for right field, to preliminary practice season at Des Moines, The Brewers have had the finest kind of Spring practice at Champaign and if the pitch take a seat alongside Downing and Miller. la., and has been hard at Three hundred bowlers of Dayton gave News Notes. ing staff responds they will no doubt be able The Dayton Clyb has released pitcher Tom Crane, work ever since under the to get a good start. The Brewers will have third baseman Bill Elwert a rousing recep vigorous coaching of Manager an opening at home before opening the regu tion and a gold-headed umbrella on Sunday. Shortstop "Dolly" Stark, who played 40 games Joe Cantillon. During the lar season at St. Paul on April 13. On Elwert is the champion pin-spiller of Ohio. with Cleveland last season, has reported to the week President Mike Cantillon April 10 Sunday they will play a game "Ducky" Holmes apent a few days in Chicago Dayton Club. signed a young catcher named on legal business while Jimmy Freeman took (Manager Wheeler, of South ,Bend, will give Jack Lynch and sent him to here so that the fans may get a line on charge of the team. Infielder George Kill first baseman Cy Stout who has tried for a berth on camp. He will be used in their work. has been unconditionally released by Toledo. several Central League Clubs a chance. working out the 17 varieties Professor L. W. Ste-wart, master of mathe Benny Jewel!, drafted at the close of last season of pitchers Brother Joseph in John J. Saunders© Louisville Lines. matics, who has coached the high school by the St. Louis Nationals, will probably play short tends to try out here. Out- Louisville, Ky., April 8. The training sea teams of Toledo for a dozen years, played again for the Wheeling team this season, as Manager fielder "Tip" O©Neill has not son has advanced far enough to enable Mana with Troy, N. Y., Hamilton, Ont., and other Roger Bresnahan has practically decided to let him shown up and there is a ger Peitz to practically decide on the make teams of the International League in the 80©s. go, and Bill Phillips has secured and xibmitted to rumor that he is going to cut up of his team. Predictions are freely made J. L. Richmond, the first no-reach-first-base the club owners the terms for his return. out the Spring training. His that Suter Sullivan will be the regular first pitcher, also teaches "sums" at this insti Herbert Hadley, a shortstop from the Flint team, J«« Cantillon tution. of the Southern Michigan League, signed by Brans- recent attack of typhoid fever baseman, Howard being asked to play second. rille. may not play ia that city if the threat of the is given as a reason for his Moriarty will again be stationed at shortstop Flint magnates to register a protest with the National non-appearance, as he has declared himself instead of. third, as first intended, and Wood News STatea. Commission is effective. fbes declare Hadley WM satisfied with, the contract tendered Mm by ruff will be the regular tlurd baseinan instead Pitcher Jane Tanuelifll will wear a Minneapolis under contract to tbem when he signed with Mana MM dub O7m«ri. Ev«ry man who IUM re of an ootfialdtr, Tiw rrSi be a popular de- uatfeot ttt* rear, ttw aid Boston 1*4 tuMos ger JUWM Chant. B*Ocy M** 2t» to » fitto APRIL 16, 1910 SPORTING LIFE 13

the Reading Tri-State tenm, it was decided to release Magoen, who will go to Savannah, TRI-STATE and "Doc" Millman, the catcher, will be retained. Frank Tully, a well-known semi- Cfiib Owners professional .shortstop of this city, who was with the Hopewell A. C. team at Shoemakers- STOP! LOOK!! LISTEN!!! ville last season, has received an offer from the Easton team, of the Pennsylvania State League, which ho will likely accept. William The VICTOR line of Schwartz, a Reading infielder. has signed to play shortstop for the Frankfort, Ky., team this year, and will go there April 15. He played in the Lebanon County League ©last Encouraging News From Every vear. for 1910 contains a choice assortment of high-class City in the Circuit, Ably Pre Hartley©s. Lancaster News. fabrics in all the popular grades. Lancaster, Pa., April 8. Twenty-five play VICTOR style and workmanship are everywhere con sided Over by President Charles ers are now quartered at the Leopard Hotel ceded to be the best. and are practicing daily under the watchful eyes of Manager Marty Hogan. Pitcher VICTOR service is unsurpassed. F* Carpenter How Teams Look. Brittsen, one of the old men, was the first to VICTOR prices are kept as low as the exceptional report. Early Tuesday morning the Mt. Carmel delegation arrived, consisting of quality of the goods will permit. BY B. F. MEYERS, JR. Michael Haffney, Frank O©Hara, Peter Haele- Why not investigate our proposition? Sample Harrisburg, Pa., April 8. Editor "Spor^t- man, J. Veith and C. Jensen. Others who are cards with full details will be sent on request. Ing Life. 7 © The advance guard of the Sena here are: Joe Milligau, Lew McCarty, G. W. tors took the field last week when the three Belts and G. Brunner, of Philadelphia; Ed. Indian players had their Miller, of Annville; Henry Miller, of Pitts- Start Right and You'll End Right. initial work-out with Mana burg; C. S. Mentsch, of Altoona; Hugh Craw- ger Selbach on Bridge Island. ford, of Plamburg, N. Y.; Jesse Ryerson, The manager was perspiring Freeport, N. Y.; Ed. Hanson, of Cleveland; VICTOR SPORTING GOODS CO. profusely at the close, as the H. L. Bowers, of Cella Vista; G. O©Neill, aborigines were all in the of Halstead, Pa., and W. Hamilton. The Springfield, /Mass. pink of condition and cut up Coveleskie brothers, John and Harry, caine like young colts when turned in from Shamokin. The Coveleskies are loose on the II. A. C. field. favorites with Hsgan©s bunch, and last year The men are Hauser, a catch stood near the top in league circles, Stanny for that place, but on arrival found the team and Abbott, of last year©s team; John King, er; Newashe, first baseman, as a pitcher and John as a batter. The playing in Rochester. To Rochester, he of Baltimore; A. T. Unrue, of Sooth fork* and Garlow, a pitcher. When latter is also a good fieldei. and plays both hiked forthwith, only to learn that Manager Pa., and John Yeager, of Scranton. the main body of the Selbach the outfield and in the infield. Both are of Kittredge had brought a hold-out player to forces report next week there a family of ball tossers and two others are time, and so Killifer was sent back to De News Notes. Albert Selbach will be a general scuffle for I also in the big leagues. Frank, with the troit. En route he received a telegram from The Erie Club has released catcher Lusky and positions. Fink at second, I Johnstown Tri-State Club, while Harry is Jennings at Buffalo telling him to report to third baseman Paddy Green. and Carr at third corner are fixtures, but they with the Cincinnati National League team. the Baltimore Club. On to Baltimore was Harry Best, a fast inflelder of Indianapolis, ha» are the only men Manager Selbach has pinned © Killifer©s move, but at Baltimore he learned accepted terms with the New Castle Club and a coo- his faith to. "If I find that any one is Affairs at Altoona. that the team was in Providence. He sped tract has been sent him. loafing there©ll be a sudden change," said to Providence. Four days of rain kept all Manager Jimmy Barton, of New Castle, has signed the Harrisburg leader. "The trouble with Altoona, Pa., April 8. President H. Mc- Eldowney, of the Altoona Tri-State team, has hands idle in Providence, then Killifer went some Cincinnati players including "Bed" Kline and young players is that they go trailing along back, back to Baltimore, where after three Roy Golden, both experienced pitchers. in the wake of the experienced men. I want received advices from Manager H. M. Ram- sey stating that he had arrived at the Na days of idleness he was once more sent to Carl Guy, who pitched sensational ball for the them to go on their own hook, use their Detroit. ______Wampum independent team last season, will be &feu heads and endeavor to outwit the other fel tional Soldiers© Home, in Virginia, with the following players: McAleese, Conroy, Mul- a try-out by the New Castle Club this Spring. low all the time." The versatility of the new The new base ball plant being erected by the manager was demonstrated today when the vaney and McCormick, catchers; Garrity, Steele, Omo, Petty, Payne, Baird and Young, WHmTsOX HONORED Toungstown Club will be called Wright Park, la batter©s cage, invented and erected by him, honor of the late President, Samuel L. Wright. was put into use. The cage is 18 feet wide, pitchers; Carey, Shortell, Christ, Remaley and Harrigan, infielders, and Bannon, Coulson It has developed that President Sam Wright did 16 feet long, 14 feet high in front and slop By the "Boosters' Club," of St. Joseph, not die of cancer of the liver. Although two promi ing to a height of 6 feet in the rear. It is and Rudolph, outfielders. Durmeyer arrived Monday morning from New Orleans and In- Mo., a Remarkable Organization With nent physicians had diagnosed the case* as cancel used at the morning batting practice and its and the patient had been treated for months for uses are many and varied. The most import gerton has a leave of absence on account Equally Remarkable Fundamental Prin that disease, a post-mortem revealed the fact that ant one is that it keeps the ball always at of the death of his father. Pitchers Hess, death was due to the enlargement of the liver hand, saving an occasional trip to the edge McCloskey and Teal will report to Manager ciples. caused by stoppage of the gall duct. Ramsey in this city upon the return of the of the Susquehanna river in search for ob The Chicago White Sox were, on April 5, The league may go without electing a president for streperous horse-hides. Manager Selbach an club from its training trip. Manager Ram sey also announces that he will drop pitcher royally greeted at St. Joseph, Mo., by the the balance of the year. From present appearances it nounced tonight his ante-season itinerary as new members of the Western League, and seems that the affairs of the league are to be vested follows: April 14, Bethany A. C., of Harris Percy Young, catcher Mulvaney and infielders in the jurisdiction of the board of trustees, of Harrigan and Remaley, who lack class. Pitch in the evening they wfere the burg; April 15, Felton A. C., of Steelton; guests of honor at a banquet which J. Howard Maxwell, of Bast Liverpool, is April 16, Frog and Switch Department, Steel- ers Steele, Garrity and Baird are in great chairman. This would mean that Mr. Maxwell would form, and in "Kid" Durmeyer, Ramsey de given by the St. Joseph Boost ton; April 19, joint team representing Wi- ers© Club at the Hotel Robi- nominally be president of tbe league, exercising all consico and Lykens; April 20-21, Syracuse; clares he©will have one of the greatest short- the privileges. stops who ever wore a Tri-State uniform. doux, at which the St. Joe April 22, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Club also was present, and Harrisburg; April 23, Albright College; April the Visitojrs were made to 25, Frederick, Md.; April 26, 5-20 Field York Club News. feel that they owned the THE ANTHRACITE LEAGUE Club, Philadelphia; April 2,8-29, Elmira; April York, Pa., April 8. Lew Simmel, manager whole city. The Booster Club SO, Scranton; May 2, Philadelphia Giants. or York©s Tri-State base ball team, arrived was organized early in the Is a New Pennsylvania Organization With here during the week, and at once assumed year, and already boasts a Compact Circuit Which Will in Likeli Horan©s Johnstown Jottings. control of the White Roses. Buzz Wetzel and 1,300 members, all of whom Kid Rodgers, of the 1909 York team, have are pledged to boost Jack Johnstown, Pa., April 9. Thirty-three play written to H. Kister Free, president of the Holland©s team. Their plat hood Supersede the Atlantic League. ers have been ordered by the Johnstown York Association, that they are ready to sign Hugh Duffy form includes the suppression Shenandoah, Pa., April 6. A new base Club to report at Huntingdon within th©e next their contracts. A letter has also been re of knocking and rowdyism at ball league, to be known as the Schuylkill week for Spring practice; catcher Jack Brad ceived from M. J. Finn, of the Connecticut ball games and the uplifting of the sport County Anthracite Base Ball League, has been ley has been given until May 10th, owing State League, who offers to York the ser to a place where it will appeal to the best organized by representatives from Shamokin, to examinations he must take at Western vices of catcher Shincel, who was one of the people. It is organized with a view to boost Mt. Carmel, Ashland, Centralia, Mahanoy Reserve Dental College, ill Cleveland; a pitch backstops with the Waterbury Club last year. ing the team when things look blackest, and City and Shenandoah, and the following offi er and an outfielder from a major league Manager Monte Cross, of Scranton, has the articles of agreement abolish knocking cers elected: President, Matthew M. Good club are expected to be landed any day; a traded outfielder Caul, a youngster donated even the visiting team and the umpire. If man, Shenandoah; treasurer, Frank J. Pep twirler may be turned over to Johnstown by per, Ashland; secretary, A. E. Cramer, Ash by Philadelphia, to York, for infielder Harry THE ST. JOB BOOSTERS the Baltimore Eastern League team before Gleason. Gleaspn batted .292 last season. land. The new league supersedes the Atlantic the opening of the season, and a number of He formerly played in Utica, going to the live up to their principles they will start the League, and as several of the towns included young players in Johnstown and vicinity will Philadelphia Athletics and jumping to the reign of the millennium, and they ought to in the new league hold Atlantic League fran be given trials during the Series of exhibition Tri-State League when that organization was have" imitators in every city that has a chises, for which they paid President Parker. games here before the Tri-State League sea an outlaw circuit. m ball club. They are as different from the Secretary Cramer was instructed to Aake son is on. If Manager Conn brings along organized rooters as the Lake Shore drive up the matter with the National Commission a couple of the likely young players in Phila Topics at Trenton. is from Goose Island. The banquet was for protection in the sale and purchase of delphia he mentioned some time ago, he will attended largely by Boosters. I. M. Irvin, players. The prospects are bright for the Trenton, N. J., April 8. The Trenton play president of the St. Joseph Yacht Club, acted new organization, which will comprise eight be able to put four teams in the field at ers are now on hand and are taking up their Huntingdon next Tuesday. Twenty or more as toastmaster; C.D.Morris, of the St. Joseph clubs. Four other towns are bidders for practice work with vim and enthusiasm. Gazette, was the leading speaker; while place, but only two will be admitted, and players will be dropped by .the Johnstown Catcher Kerr already looks to be in mid- Club after a short trial at Huntingdon. The Charles E. Yeats, president of the Boosters the schedule will be limited to three games season condition. This is the player Man assured the Sox of a warm spot in the hearts a week. complete roster of the Johnstown team to ager Heckert is counting on to do the bulk date is as follows: of the local fans. Manager Duffy responded of the work behind the bat, and physically feelingly for the White Sox party and speech- Catchers Joseph Knotta, Jack Bradjey, W. H. Mc- he looks fit for this important assignment. making became general thereafter. EXHIBITION GAMES. Glnley, Charles Stryker, William Krlnge and Mal- Manager Heckert has purchased third base colmson. man Mecherley from the Philadelphia Na EACH SOX A "BOOSTER." APRIL 5. Pitchers Gus Salve, Alfred B. Skillman, Jack Coleman, Ben Applegate, James Mclnnls, Norwood tional Club. This makes the second player Each Sox player was given a ticket of At Philadelphia Athletics 11, Phillies 0. Cummings, Butts, Frank Coveleskie, Sullivan, AL P. secured from the Philadelphia Club, the other membership in the local Boosters© Club and At Lynchburg Lynchburg 1, N. York N. L. Col» * Hine, Owen Bush, Edward Goettel and John Sheesley. being Kull, purchased from the Athletic Club. the insignia testifying to same. In addition, At Richmond Richmond 1, Brooklyn 6. Infielders Sam Follonsbee, first base; Bert Conn, While in Philadelphia, Manager Heckert ar there were real White Sox at each plate as At Columbia Columbia 2, New York A. L. 8. gecond base; John WilWe, shortstop; Walter Mc ranged for an exhibition game here Saturday, souvenirs of the occasion. Mayor Clayton At Norfolk Norfolk 2, New York Giafits 8. Clelland, third baseman; "Silver" Groh, utility in with the Philly Colts. Work on the Tri- sent his regrets, as it was municipal election At Winston Winston-Salem 5, N. York A. L. CoBi li. flelder; Eddie Craig, second baseman; W. A. Moriroe, State park is progressing rapidly, and the day in St. Joseph, and he was quite busy. At Memphis Memphis 0, Boston A. L. 2. utility infielder; Doyle Estep, utility infielder; Charles diamond and grounds will no doubt be ready President Comiskey wired a reluctant denial At Spartanburg SparUnburg 2, Rochester 5. Fullmer, utility infielder. At Topeka Topeka 4, Detroit 4. in a few more days. to requests for his presence, as he had to At Chattanooga Chattanooga 1, Boston N. L. 2. Outfielders Archie Marshall, Charles Turner, Frank stick to the new plant too closely. Dooley, F. L. Wright, D. E. Bunting, Morton Miller. News Notes. At Nashville Nashville 0. Cleveland 2. APRIL 6. The officials of the Johnstown Club are Curt Weigand has at last made up hit mind to real busy these days arranging the details play with Williamsport. OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. At Lynchburg -Lynchburg 0, New Tort N. I* 3. for the opening .of the season. Directors At Danville Danville 4, New York A. L. Colts li Chal L. Berry and Frank G. Haws report Pitcher Abe Jones, of the Trenton team, Is a son-in- At Greensboro Greensboro 3, New York A. L. 11. law of Mayor Samuel M. Hoyer, of Altoona. The New Castle Club Has a Small Army At Baltimore Baltimore 10, Piedmont 7. great progress on the improvements to the There are still 30 to 35 shares of stock In tbe At Philadelphia Phillies 1, Athletics 6. Point grounds, owing to the fine weather. Johnstown Base Ball Association to be sold. of Players Under Contract Ready to At Lincoln Lincoln 4, Chicago A. L. Colts 5. At Knoxville Tennessee U. 3, Boston N. L. 11. George Boyer©s Beading Review. The York Club is considering a proposition to pur Report on April 15. At Hot Springs Pittsburg 17, Plttsburg Colts 4, chase catcher Herman Schlneel from the Waterbury At Kansas City Kansas City 1, Detrait 11. Reading, Pa., April 8. Editor "Sporting Club, of the Connecticut League. New Castle, Pa., April 8. Base ball pros pects here for the 1910 season are bright. At Washington Washing©n A. L. 4, Brooklyn N. L. L Life." At the last meeting of the Board of President George Tebeau, of the Kansas City At NashviUe Nashville 1, Cleveland 12. Directors of the Reading Tri-State Base Ball American Association Club, has offered President President J. C. McNabb, of the New Castle At St. Joseph St. Joseph 2. Chicago A. L. 4, Association Mr. Benj. Jones, president, and George K. Kline, ©of the Johnstown Club, some of Club, today departed from his habitual silence At Memphis Memphis 1, Boston A. L. 6. one of the proprietors of the Hotel Penn, his surplus material this year. and announced the names of the players al At Birmingham Birmingham 10, Buffalo 6. ready under contract. They will report the tendered his resignation, which was accepted The Johnstown Club has nabbed a good player in APRIL 7, to take effect at once, so as to enable him to "Happy" Essig, of Harrisburg, an outfielder, who has 15th, when active work will begin. Mana ger Jimmy Barton, re-signed for the season, At Baltimore Baltimore 3, NeW York N. L. 5. give his entire attention to the hotel business. made good at Columbia, and in the Cumberland At Columbus Columbus A. A. 12, Ottarbein XT. 1. Mr. Joe Dickson will probably be elected to Valley, for the past three seasons. will report this week. The locals will be strong in pitching talent, if the men under At Indianapolis Indianapolis 0, Chicago N. L. 2. fill this vacancy. Manager Barton has ar Koss Shipe, Nescopeck©s star twirler of the last At Greensboro GreensborC? 9, Bocbeetw 13. rived in this city with his wife for good two seasons, left last week for Myerstown, where he contract develop the way they are touted. At Kansas City-^Cansas City 1, Z»etroit Goto 3 (11 and has taken hold of the reins. He is now will pitch for Albright College until the close of the President McNabb ©a list is: Pitchers Willis innings). hustling to get his men together. He brought college base ball season, and ©will then join tbe Croft, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., and Charles W. At Lynchburg Lynchburg 3, New Tor* A. L. 3 (la with him the signed contract of Noblit, an Harrisburg team. Hilbert, of York, Pa., of last season©s team; innings). outfielder, formerly with the Chester Club, of Houck, of Lancaster, Pa.; Roy Golder, of At Newark—Newark 11, Forest HU1 0. 1907, Atlantic League. George Bowers, an Cincinnati; John Kline, Of Cincinnati; Klem At Cincinnati—Cincinnati 9. AtMeUc Coltt &. other Atlantic Leaguer, was signed for first Mead, of Detroit; Carl Guy, of Wampum, Pa., At Dayton—Dayton 4, Clew«iand 8. base. Diller Haller, a local boy and one of and William Baxter, of Spring Valley, 111. At Evansvilto—Evansvillo 3, Detroit 13. Catchers Mark Hunter, of Polk, Pa.; Bobby At Nashville—Nashville 2, Boston A, L. 9. Beading©s best talent, will be given a trial "Red" Killifer's Imitation of a Dog Chas At New Orleans—New Oricaas 8, Cleveland Cotti 1ft. for a twirling position, Mecheriy, the Boyer- Rockstrow, of Chicago, and Harry Williams, ing His Tail. of Monmouth, HI. Infielders Joe Wilson, of At Hot Springs—Pittsburg 14, Plttsburg Colts 1. town infielder, who formerly played with At Sioux City—Stoux City 9, Chicago A. L. Cotta It. Reading, and who was given a try-out by the "Red" Killifer tells of an experience try Altoona; Pete Porter, of New Castle; Tony Cummings, of Troy, N. Y., of last year©s At Qutacy, HL—Qutocy 1, Chicago A. L. *. Philadelphia Nationals, has been secured from ing to catch up with himself, so to speak, ————————*•———————— the latter by Manager Heckert, of the Tren that is as interesting as it was harrowing for team; and Ben Gilhooly, of Allegheny; Frank ton Tri-State team. After a conference be- him. Jeanines made arrangements for Killi- MeCrVexy, of Frejnont, O.; Walter Picklei, of The Oianti hare made artaageaMMi M tate M f«M> ** *irwto» and liaa**« Barton, at £u t« go to Jte&ttwO. KOUitf to«k a train X**., *f*la 14 SPORTING LIFE

tend themselves to the limit if they keep him off the team. With these two young players and. Fallen, besides Cook, Sullivan and Hen FACTS nessey, of last season©s team, to count on Warner figures that it is up to Fox to worry, not him. Mike Roach, last season manager of Binghamton, has resigned as manager of THE SITUATION IN THE NEW the Portsmouth, 0., team in order to devote his time to the management of the McDonald YORK STATE LEAGUE, Hotel, of this city, which he recently pur Play Ball! chased. Roach is deservedly popular, both with players and patrons of the game, and his hotel, no doubt, will be the headquarters for The Conditioning Work Is Now in base ball followers. Local fans are interested in the Birmingham, Ala., team this season, as Progress, With the Champion Molesworth, Warren, Kane and Wagner are all ex-Bingoes. Catcher Trainor has been Spalding. ship Season Only a Few Weeks released to Jimmy Bannon©s Lawrence team. Walton©s Scranton News. Distant News From All Points* Scranton, Pa., April 8. Editor "Sporting Life." Manager Monte Cross now has hi team practically completed. Following is Infielders© Gloves BY H. P. WINCHESTER. complete list of the players under contract to Albany, N. Y., April 8. Editor "Sporting the Syracuse Club : Catchers McDonough All the Gloves are made regularly with web of leather between Life." Manager Bill Clarke is still coaching (Phillies), Eck, and Weinburg, Hazleton thumb and first finger, which can be cut out very easily if not re the Princeton team at Princeton, but he is by Pa.; Gus Smith, Maryland League, and Jack no means neglecting the af Young, Scranton, 1909. Pitchers Chalmers quired. All Spalding Infielders© Gloves are made with our diverted fairs of tSJT Albany Club. Schultz, Mitinger, last year©s men; Marks The Albany players are re Youngstown, 0.; Fleming, Williamsport, Pa.; seam (Patented March 10, 1908) between fingers, adding consider porting to him at Princeton "Rachlin, Phillies; Saroski, Hazleton; while ably to the durability of the gloves. and practicing there under Rube Morris, an Indian, and pitcher Porter the direction of Manager of Williamsport, belong to Scranton, who gave Spalding Trade-Marked Athletic Goods are popular with the users be Clarke and Captain Jimmy an option on them to other clubs. Infielders cause of their reliability, standard quality and fixed net prices to Tamsett. Manager Clarke has First base, Staley, Philadelphia Athletics; about closed negotiations with Sharkey, St. Als, of Jermyn, Pa., and Schulte all alike, regardless of quantity ordered, and popular and satisfac Archie Marshall, the clever last season with Scranton team. Second base little Trojan, who last year Quinn, Philadelphia; Harry Gleasou, York tory with the dealers because we stand back of them with our played with the Williamsport an* Holt, of New Jersey. Shortstop M.&ite guarantee of quality and fixed selling prices, which gives them a team, of the Tri-State League, Cross. Third base ©"Buck" Veneable, Bos winner of the league pennant. ton Americans; Daum, semi-professional, oi fair profit for their go-between work from factory to consumer. i. H. Farrcll Marshall a few years ago New Jersey. Outfielders Himes, Johnstown was a member of the Troy last year; Jackson, Baltimore last season; team under the Lew Bacon management, but Miller, with Washington in 1909; Barrett Spattiietg "Professional" infieleler©s Glove Pittsburg semi-pro.; Diebolt, Buffalo; Seal jumped his contract to the outlaw league. FULL LEATHER LI/VEO He was afterwards reinstated. Marshall is Scranton, and Gus Epler, of Mount Carmel. a second Tamsett on the bases and a corking Made on lines suggested by prominent professional players. Buckskin used sticker. He will try for the centre field po M. J. Kelly©s Syracuse Sayings. in its construction is the finest obtainable. Heavily padded around edges and sition on the Albany team. It was good news Syracuse, N. Y., April 7. Editor "Sport to the local fans to learn that Otto Newlin, ing Life." The roster of the Syracuse Stars little finger. Made extra long to protect the wrist. Leather lined throughout. the elongated, copper-topped, hard-luck fling for the season of 1910 will be: Pitchers er, who was with Mique Doherty©s Senatorial Wiltse, Dahlgren, Biehl, Van Dyke, McMahon No. PXL. Each, $3.50 outfit in the Summer of 1908, will again as and Sheehan. Catchers Koepman, Yeager cend the mound for Albany this season, and Braun. Infielders Tiemeyer, Bastian having just been signed by Manager Clarke Myers, Aubrey, O©Dell and Middaugh. Out Spalding "League Extra" Otto wiH be welcomed joyously back into the fielders Armbruster, Wotell, Burke, Goode Albany fold. The local fans liked his work and McCabe. Manager Ashenbach on his ar fiffjefcfer©s Glove immensely, two years ago, and, moreover, he rival from his home in Cincinnati was warm Full leather lined. Finest quality black calf. was a thorough gentleman on and off the ly welcomed by the fans of this city and re Made on professional model. Quality of material field. While the boys are going through their ceived many expressions of confidence from and workmanship, also general design similar to preliminary stunts at Princeton work is being his admirers on the splendid way he has No. PXL. An absolutely highest quality infield- steadily pushed at Chadwick Park. The old rejuvenated the team representing the largest er©s glove. Leather lined throughout. grand stand has been pulled down and 105 city in the New York State League. The concrete piers have been laid for the uprights players report here April 15 and will start No. RXL. Each, $3.50 and girders of the new steel $10,000 stand. the exhibition games on Sunday, April 17. The new grand stand will have everything Spalding "League Special" convenient for the fans, and President Win News Notes. Chester has promised the scribes a real par Frank Hafford and "Jack" Fox are the only hold Infieider©s Glove lor-like enclosure down front, which will be outs of the Binghamton team. Full leather lined. Made thrpughout of spe guarded with real live uniformed officers to cially tanned calfskin. Padded with best quality keep the goats away. The grounds will also The Syracuse Club has secured outfielder Ward felt. Made extra long to protect wrist. Highest be improved before the return of the team Miller from the Washington American league Club. quality workmanship throughout. Leather lined and every endeavor made to put the park Manager W. F. Clymer. of Wilkes-Barre. is trying throughout. into first-class, up-to-date order. The new to get third baseinan Boueher from the St. Paul Club. suits of the Senators will be gray with blue Manager O©Neill. of Elmira. has signed pitcher No. XWL. Each, $3.00 trimmings for away from home and white "Mike" Farrell, last season with the Providence with blue trimmings for at home. team. Pitcher Stein, of the Albany team, is coaching the No. PX $3.00 No. RX $3.00 No. PBL $2.50 freshman team of Syracuse University. He will join Hanrey B«nsberg©s Utica Utterance. Albany about June 1. No. 2X $2.50 No. 2XR-$2.50 No. 2Y $2.50 Utica, N. Y., April 7. Editor "Sporting The Wilkes-Barre Club has sold oulfielder Will Life." The Utica players have all reported Delehanty. of Cleveland, to the Waterbury Club, of No. 3X $2.00 No. 4X $2.00 No. 3XR $2.00 to Manager Dooley and are now practicing in the Connecticut League. New Jersey, except first base No. 11 $1.50 No. XL $1.50 No. XR $1.50 man Carney, who cannot re Outflelder Jack O©Brien. with New Haven last port before May 28. The season and later transferred to the New England No.XS $1.25 No.l5-$l No.lSR $1 No.13 $1 Uticas will get in some good League, has signed with Binghamton. practiQe with teams in New Foster, who has caught for the Lawrence Club, of Jersey, Connecticut and Mas the New England league, and is rated as a good All styles made in Rights and Lefts. sachusetts prior to their ar hitter, has been signed by Manager Kennedy, of the rival in this city April 24. Trojans. Two more exhibition games The Albany hold-out, outfielder Joe Kickert, ts have been arranged for Mana waiting in vain down in Chattanooga. Tenn., for a new contract in accordance with his own ideas of his ger Dooley©s men. April 28 worth to the Albany Club. the Uticas will play the PRICE, Hamilton College team at John F. Hurley, for many years one of the ifpalding©s Official Base Ball Guide Clinton, N. Y. May 2, Ro leading amateur twirlers of Northern New York, is to be given a try-out with the Utica team. Manager Charles Dooley chester University will play Spalding©s Official Base Ball Record at Utica. Excellent progress Dooley, of Utica, has sent word to him to report is being made on the improvements at Utica April 24 at Utica. 1O Cts. Athletic Field. Last Fall the outfield was Manager Clarke, of Albany, has secured pitcher Spalding©s Official MIg£sVglffLUE Guide seeded and the infield was sodded. This McBride from the Philadelphia Nationals. McBride EACH was a. successful twirler in the South last season. Spring the entire grounds will be rolled and Clarke is also hopeful of securing the return of Knight put in perfect condition for the fastest kind from the St. Louis Nationals, but Manager Bresna- FREE Spalding©s New Base Ball Catalogue .of base ball. The structural steel for the han is inclined to turn the "Big Chief" ovef^to a addition to the grand stand is expected to Class A club for development. arrive within a day or two and immediately after its arrival the work of putting it into place will be commenced. The addition will ILLINOIS-IOWA-INP1ANA NEWS. A. G. Spalding be at the easterly end of the stand and will be 80 feet in length. It will accommodate League President Al Tearney has been elected for 800 persons and when the work is finished the tenth consecutive time president of the American the entire structure will have a seating ca Base Ball Managers© League, of Chicago. Bros. pacity of 3,200. The grand stand and the Pitcher Ruckholtz, of the Mansfield. 0.. team. playing field at Utica will be tlie finest and purchased by Waterloo, is balking on the salary ten New York Cleveland Philadelphia best equipped of any in the New York State dered him. It is hoped that he will change his mind Boston Detroit Washington League. The Utica Field Club, which oper before the training season is far advanced. Pittsburg Denver New Orleans ates base ball in this city, is composed of Catcher Reynolds, last season©s utility man for Baltimore Columbua San Francisco some of Utica©s most successful business and Peoria. is trying for an outfield assignment this year. Buffalo St. Louis Minneapolis professional men. They are enterprising, pro With Ausmussen as the regular backstop there is Syracuse Cincinnati Kansas City gressive and public spirited. They believe in no chance for Reynolds unless he can make good in St. Paul Atlanta Dallas Utica and know that when good ball is fur the field. Chicago Seattle Los Angeles nished here it will not fail of receiving merit Manager Rowan, of Peoria, has landed pitcher Louisville Milwaukee Sytiney, Aus. ed patronage. Schmirler. of the Chicago White Sox, for his Peoria Newark Indianapolis London, Eng. squad. He is a southpaw and hails from Wausau, Birmingham, Eng. Manchester, Eng. Edinburgh, Scot, Toronto, Can. Montreal, Can. John T. Shinner©s Binghamton Budget. Wis. He was secured by President Comiskey from Binghamton, April 7. Editor "Sporting the Superior Club last Fall. Life." Manager Jack Warner, accompanied Great things are expected by Manager Rowan, of as the line-up for 1910, the official batting, by pitcher Henderson, arrived in Binghamton Peoria. from shortstop Moore, who was purchased MINOR LEAGUE SCHEDULES on April 6, both showing evidence of having from Aberdeen. He is among those who reported fielding and pitching averages of the players last week, and will no doubt be the permanent as of each league, and other more or less been working out. Warner will commence signment to the short field. Modeled Upon "Sporting Life©s" Famous at once the work of putting the grounds in valuable and interesting information, all ar shape and expects to be ready to start prac Training st Danville will *« retarded somewhat by Major League Vest-Pocket Schedules. ranged in compact form for ready reference tice on Monday, April 11, by which time the the work on the new grounds and grand stand. A Last season, as an experiment, "Sporting without consuming more than an inappreciable players will have arrived. Third baseman number of the players, including most of the pitchers Life" issued a 36-page vest-pocket schedule space in any vest pocket. A copy of either Hafford and outfielder f^ack Fox, who were and catchers, reported to Manager McCarthy this schedule (be sure to specify which league) week and the remainder come next week. of the Eastern League, on precisely the same can be secured for a two-cent stamp for each. traded to Binghamton Fy Troy, are not yet lines as our now famous National and Ameri signed. Whether they intend holding out or Manager Boyle, of Waterloo, has turned catcher schedule desired for return postage by ad Kelley. who was with Cedar Rapids last year, over can League schedules. The letters of ap dressing, "Sporting Life," Schedule Depart not is not going to cause Warner any worry, proval we received from "fans©" all over the as he has signed too many good players who to Freeport, as he has a surplus of backstops. ment, Philadelphia, Pa. Pitchers Harrington and Abbott were previously given circuit showed us that we made no mistake, The Eastern League schedules are now are out to make the team if possible. Haf to Freeport by Waterloo. Others are promised. jnd that this minor league schedule filled a ford will have to show something this year ready for delivery. The Tri-State League President Kinsella, of Springfield, who has signed long-felt want. So, this year we intend to in- schedules will be ready about April 23, and if he beats out Hoag, a youngster who is lude in our list of schedules the Eastern playing with the Bronx Oval team around 75 men, will have squad report each week until all the New York State League schedules about are allowed to pass before the critical eye of Manager League, Tri-State League and the New York April 30. New York. Warner was much impressed Dick Smith. The weeding-out process will be carried State League. These vest-pocket schedules with his playing and picks him out as being out as rapidly aa possible in order to avoid unneces are unique publications which have made a one fine player. Pitcher Liebhardt, formerly sary expense. fixed place for themselves as indispensable It looks as If pitcher Harry Mclntyre will remain of Cleveland, writes that Paddock will prove with the Superbas this season, though the Chicago adjuncts of each base ball season. They con Cubs are keenly anxious to get Mm. The best offer a find for Warner, and from Wilkes-Barre The San Antonio Club has signed Fred Blanding, tain the At Home and Abroad dates of each comes assurances that outfielder Mitchell will Ebbetts has received for Mclntyre thus far has been club arranged chronologically for instant ref Tony Smith, an infieldw, and "H»p" Smith, aa out- «rase all candidates for the outfield to ex Uis Ualrmltf of erence; a group picture of each team, ft* well fl»lder. APRIL 16, SPORTING LIFE 15

to his home in Clinton, la. Whitney does not appear as active around first base as IN SOUTHLAND Carey and Daubert were and some of the fans are worried. There are only a few that equal the former in a fielding line, but if Whitney can knock the ball to the corners of EVERYTHING NOW READY FOR the lot as he has done in the exhibition games h« ought to fill the bill. THE 1910 CAMPAIGN* Star Pitcher for Memphis. Memphis, Tenn., April 10. Bob Mitchell, The Rga£k Ball University of Mississippi twirler, is tabbed The Various Teams Much Benefited for a trial with Charley Rabb©s Turtles. The speedy south-pawed collegian, who is credited Is the Official with pitching more hitless, runless games Ln by the Exhibition Games With the past three years than all the no-run-no-hit heroes put together, has expressed » desire the Major League Teams News to dabble in the professional end of the game, and he will be given the opportunity From All Over the Circuit* as soon as his college schedule is filled. Coach Walker, University of Chicago football American League Ball and base ball star, who is coaching the Mis sissippi nine, gave Mitchell a warm recom BY SIDNEY HOLLAND. mendation. Said he: "Bob Mitchell will Atlanta, Ga., April 7. Editor "Sporting make one of the finds of a decade. He may IT IS THE Life." Paul Sentelle, the shortstop, former need one season©s schooling with such a good ly of Mobile, but tried out by Brooklyn this general as Babb, but after that he is sure Spring, has reported to At to go to the big circuit. He has everything lanta. Some time ago the needed for success and has control, so seldom Atlanta Club bought from possessed by left-handers." Although Bob Brooklyn a shortstop, to be Mitchell lived in Sardis, the home town of either Paul Sentelle or Tommy Willie and Ben Mitchell, the twin twiflers, McMillan. Last Sunday Mana they are not related to Robert. Willie has ger Otto Jordan slipped over more than made good with Cleveland. to Chattanooga and had a All the Players in the Big Leagues talk with Manager Dahlen, of the Brooklyn team, and prac W. Gowland©s New Orleans News. Use the tically closed for Sentelle. New Orleans, La., April 5.—Editor "Sport Tuesday night the man re ing Life." The Pelican roster for the forth ported. Sentelle will play coming season is now complete and there will short for Atlanta this year, probably be no changes or additions of any , M. Kavanaujh ?nd as ne was tne best man very great importance made in its composi in the South in that position tion. While it is a trifle early to prophesy last year he will surely fill the bill here. as to the championship calibre of the aggre Atlanta©s classy young college pitcher, Mayer, gation, there is no gainsaying the fact that is one of President Heisman©s pupils, having if form counts for anything they should *Wr1te for Free Catalog- to been the star pitcher for the Georgia Tech. stand at, or very near, the top when the School last year, and getting his coaching curtain drops. While there are no particu and points from Mr. Heisman, who is coach larly bright stars to scintillate the number and athletic director of this "Tecknologial" of promising youngsters who have shown up A. J. Rg§£h» Company Institution. Jim La Fitte, the husky ama very well in connection with a well-balanced teur catcher, goes to New Orleans. Manager team of older heads, under the guiding hand Philadelphia, Pa. Babb, of Memphis, failed to get waivers, of Captain Demontreville will undoubtedly Frank, of New Orleans, taking the catcher at put up a "XXX" article of the great game. Pacific Coast Branch: PHIL. B. BEKEART, San Francisco, Cal. the waiver price. The Philadelphia Athletics The financial end of the club being in the Lave carried away with them the good will very capable hands of Manager Frank and of every fan in Atlanta. If Connie Mack Secretary Heinman there is no need for does not land first in the race this year we alarms to the success of the enterprise in will all feel a personal disappointment. The that direction. In fact, everything seems to Philadelphia boys to a man were by long point to a most successful and satisfactory odds the most popular bunch of big leaguers season from the viewpoint of the fan and that have trained here. The Athletics enjoy enthusiast as well as those pecuniarily in mers as the rival slab artist, that he would the distinction of being the only big league terested in the welfare of the association. CLEVELAND CHAPTER* far prefer to stack up against Mullin, as club to leave the South with a string of un things seem to break better for Summers than, broken victories, having made a clean sweep Mobile Lines By Locwenstein.© Big George when Joss works against them. of every game and against the strongest teams A Return to the Old Infield Combination in the South. This should be a matter of Mobile, Ala., April 7. Editor "Sporting Seemingly Assured Manager McGuire©s NIG CLARKE satisfaction to their many friends in Phila Life."- Catcher Shannon, considered by many the best catcher in the Southern League last Reasons for Changing His Former Plans will be behind the bat with Lajoie playing delphia, as well as to the club officials. Presi season, has been purchased by Mobile from first, Turner seco*d, Ball ©short and Bradley dent Kavanaugh has been invited to attend The Championship Opening of the third. Kreuger is certain to be stationed iii the opening and pennant-raising event and the Montgomery Club. Moran is unable to will doubtless be here. If he comes he will repgrt until May 15, and as catcher Harry Napoleons. left and Birmingham in centre, providing the be asked, as is the custom, to address the Meek has been suspended for failure to re latter recovers from his attack of malarial crowd and he will doubtless accept. The port Shannon was secured to help out Joe By Ed. F. Bang. fever. Manager Jim is undecided about the local club is preparing to make April 14 a Dunn in the receiving department. Frank right garden, but may give Flick the prefer Alien has reported and is hard at "work Cleveland, O., April 11. Editor "Sporting ence over Lord if the one-time Nap star©s srala day in the local base ball calendar and Life." Manager Jim McGuire, of the Naps, will spread itself to the limit. getting into shape. Alien©s one fault last physical condition is such that he can be- year was lack of control and if he masters will return to the old infield combination that depended upon to go the route. Lord has that he is almost certain of a place on the held the boards year after been fielding as well, throwing better and John W. Bailey©s Montgomery Mention. pitching staff. With the exception of the year during the managerial outhitting every candidate iof outfield berths, Montgomery, Ala., April 8. The showing pitchers Manager Reed has about decided on regimes of Bill Armour and but he will sit on the bench if Flick is right, that the ©©Climbers" made against the Cleve the make-up of his team. Rhoton at second Larry Lajoie. Jim has not as McGuire is anxious to get a line on El land bunch, while not as good as that of the base, the only one of the hold-overs from said so in as many words, but mer©s ability early in the season rather than last year©s infield, is playing 50 per cent, one can©t help but see the take a chance on him coming across later on. other Southern League teams, has not caused handwriting on the wall. any alarm on the part of the fans. Greminger better ball than last season. The Detroit THE YOUNGSTERS. thinks that it is a poor policy to let his Club has notified the local management that George Stovall will be at bunch strain and likely get out of condition, they are unable to obtain waivers on catcher first, Lajoie at second, Terry The first of the long list of recruits to© have and that may have been the cause of the Casey, who was included in the Lelivelt deal, Turner at short and Bill Brad his head drop into the minor league basket poor showing that the men made. The selling and have forwarded their check for $1,500, as ley at third. McGuire plan was outfielder Ray Spencer, who was sold to per agreement. With the money obtained ned as early as last Fall to of Shannon was a master stroke, for he did make a first sacker out of New Orleans, Friday. Charley Frank was not want to play here, and when a man gets from Cincinnati for Suggs, who was also part mighty sweet on Spencer because of his Addie Joss is slated Boston 20 years ago. Jack O©Connor and San Antonio failed to send him a contract to face the ferocious Tigers and endeavor to Connie Mack were stars with the old ©*Spi- this Spring, has been sent to Texas. It trans TEXAS TIPS. beard them in their -own lair. He will be ders" of Cleveland. Kid Elberfeld was pired that Folbre signed for 1909 and 1910 confronted by a hard task, as either Eddie brilliant Cleveland outfielder in 1888. Hug»- when he went with San Antonio last Summer. The Oklahoma City Club has secured shortstop Cas- Summers or George Mullin will oppose him on Jennings was a famous star in 1894 at Bal Pilcher Dick has just reported. He was de sidy for the Kansas City Club. the rubber and both have been signally suc timore. George Stallings is the youngest tained by being subpoenaed as a witness in a The Oklahoma City Club has secured from Brook cessful against the Naps in the days gone of these . fellows. Finally, ©©Deacon" Mc inui-der trial at Albuquerque, New Mexico, lyn the return of outfieldsr "Red" Downey, the by. Joss has finished on the short end of Guire well, they had horse cars on Broad place lie visited last Fall before going premier batsman of this league last year with .337. the score in so many engagements with Sum- way when he was in his prime. 16 SPORTTNG LIFE APRIL 16, 1910

talked with Kling the w«ak previon*. Jack confided to the man that his grievance wasn©t against Captain Chance. Poor treatment from IN PITTSBURG the club owner was the real cause of the The Official Minor League lay-off. Pittsburg men cannot guess the real truth. With all the talk over the case, not once have we read any statement from the BASE BALL ENTHUSIASM IS AT skillful backstop why he wouldn©t play in 1909. This gives the Kling case a singular HIGH FLOOD. place in base ball history. Either the Kansas City reporters are weak in getting deep into things or Kling is a marvel at keeping his Base Ball Guide Local Fans Never Before So Thor grievance to himself. Call It Raw. oughly Aroused Over the Pirates, Amusing to note the comment local re For 1910 porters made when they heard the ruling of the National Commission. Every man in EDITED BY T. H. MURNANE and Never So Eager for the sisted that while the player might hand over the coin of the realm to the Commission, Start of the Championship Race. it was a dollar to a cigarette stump that Contains the Official Rules; C. W. M. would lose the money somewhere. Kling would be most fortunate to find it. BY A. R. CEATTY. Since the councilmanic expose in this city a Brief Personal Sketch of Ipitisburg, Pa., April 11. Editor "Sport where solons discovered envelopes in their ing Life." Before this month was a day pockets containing money, skeptics are found the Governing Body of the old, it was claimed by posted base ball men by the hundreds. Pittsburg paragraphers that diamond interest was criticized the reinstatement. One vet. de National Association of Minor never worked up to a higher clared that "it was a raw thing, but then pitch. Individuals best po you must expect such matters in base ball Leagues by one who has en sitioned to rule on this point now and then." are the paragraphers. They joyed each man©s confidence declared with one voice that Flaying the Commission. "the start of 1910 in this A point that tickled the local men was the since the birth of the great burg would stamp a record assertion by the Commission that Kling©s lay in the history of professional off weakened the Chicago Club kept it from base ball. Just a few fig securing a better position in the race of 1909. organization; Growth of the Minor Leagues; Protect ures in support of this claim. As there was just one thing open for the The Pittsburg Club disposed Cubs, that of first place, the stand was round ing Salary Limit; Base Ball Schedules for 1910, Etc. of 167 private boxes. This ly ridiculed, together with the claim that is the crest of reservations. "Pittsburg had such class last year that even A. R. Cratty Inquiries for space are still if Kling was on duty, the Windy City aggre coming in and the number, gation would have been compelled to play Price - Ten Cents will no doubt be well increased. On all* second fiddle just the same." Col. Drey- sides you can find evidence of base ball keen fuss would *ot stand for the Commission©s ness. For instance, in the amateur line, position. He rapped ©em from Hot Springs. papers so teem with challenges that it is With the incident closed, just let me again On Sale at All News-Stands and necessary for them to provide extra pages quote Red Calhoun©s remark to the writer in order to accommodate the rush. when he leaped in the Tri-State League about five years ago: "Any man with the goods can Systematic Publicity. get back." The management has been working on A. G. SPALDINQ & BROS pening details for weeks past. In the old Bean Eaters© Prospects. days ante-start enthusiasm was permitted NEW YORK CHICAGO DENVER SAN FRANCISCO to work itself up. Not so here now. The John Harris, a local stockholder In the NEWARK BALTIMORE COLUMBUS ST. PAUL club furnishes the papers with news matter, Boston Club, is laughingly telling a joke on BOSTON WASHINGTON DETROIT LOS ANGELES makes it a point to serve to hungry rooters Big John Dovey. "Day after our boys won PHILADELPHIA ST. LOUIS MILWAUKEE SEATTLE every jnorsel of diamond food that can be their first exhibition game in the South," PITTSBURG KANSAS CITY INDIANAPOLIS NEW ORLEANS unearthed. This publicity idea has grown said Harris, "I received a letter from John, BUFFALO CINCINNATI LOUISVILLE ATLANTA speaking of our triumph and saying that SYRACUSE CLEVELAND MINNEAPOLIS DALLAS to a system. In master hands it is certainly s the boys were playing fine ball. We got a most valuable move for a ball team. Of it in the jugular next day. Letter from LONDON, ENG. BIRMINGHAM, ENG. MANCHESTER, ENG. course, base ball reporters are ever on the Dovey? Not a scratch of a pen. Nary a MONTREAL, CAN. TORONTO, CAN. SYDNEY. AUS. EDINBURGH, SCOT. alert for news, but when furnished with the card since." One thing most pleasing to me matter, the effect is rather reaching. There was Dovey©s story that newspaper men who are no scoops, every paper is treated alike. had been South with the Boston nine for fine weather to date has materially aided the and Edward L. Petrick, of Jersey City. The Result: the information gets to hundreds of three Springs, declared that the team never Eastern Leaguers in rounding into form. The players will report April 21 and the first eyes. showed better form. We have lines out for first game of the series was played today, exhibition game will be played two days a deal which will help us I imagine." Harris resulting in a victory for Columbia by the later with Collinsville. The New Britain A Surprising Story. would not descant further on the maneuvre. score of 1-0. For the Blues the pitching was Club is trying to sell or trade pitcher Hardy. Most every training tour for a half dozen It involve* a twirler, no doubt. divided between Lewis and Muldowney. Dur Only three boxmen will be carried, according years past, Cap. Clarke has tipped it off to ing the five innings which the former pitched to present plans. his boys, old and new, that "he didn©t care the Montreal team was unable to secure a for them to fan with war correspondents on Spring Blossoms. single base-hit, neither did a man get be News Notes. club matters." If there was any news to Another ex-Pirate has been called to his yond first base, nor were any balls hit to the Manager Finn, of Waterbury. will return from Hot give out, he would attend to that important long home. Joe Nealon©s demise was a outfield. Muldowney finished the last four Springs April 12 and take up his permanent abode in service. Last week an interview came this shock to local friends. They had not heard innings in grand style, allowing only one hit. Waterbury. way from Hot Springs that upset the old of his illness. Poor Nealon! His career Pitcher Terrell Jones, star slabman of the Manager Finn, of Waterbury, Is trying to secur* newspaper boys. I mean the talk wherein with the Pittsburgs forms a fascinating story, South Carolina University team, has signed a pitcher from Pittsburg, and has offered $500 for Tommy Leach" is quoted as saying that particularly the initial season. Enough ma a Columbia contract and will be given a third baseman Alcock, of Chattanooga. "Flynn, the new first bagger, wasn©t classy terial in the Cincinnati and Pittsburg clubs© try-out. Art Nichols may have to look for a new job, a« enough for the majors, would hardly stand chase for Joe, his triumphal tour et al, to the Waterbury Club is said to be ready to pass him the pace unless he got on a brace and showed build up a work of fiction. Savannah Team in Practice. up. Nichols is coaching the Wesleyan University better work." Seemed so much out of place Hot Springs reports hint that Powell is team and will not be available for league service Savannah, Ga., April 7. Manager George for some time after the season opens. that the sentiment was viewed with doubt. displaying a slight improvement in control. Magoon has just given out a complete list of Leach, you know, isn©t a reporter©s friend. Must be more than a trifle if William is to Manager W. W. Hanna, of New Britain, an players who are trying for a regular place nounces the dates for the following pre-season ex Tommy has ever shied away from pencil stand the major pace. on the 1910 Savannah team. The pitchers A Smithfield Street firm is showing in its hibition games: Saturday, April 23, Collinsville; pushers. He feared their javelins. On this are Flowers, A. Schultz, Boyce and Madden. Monday, April 25, return game in Collinsville; Tues basis there was additional reasoning for windows a group picture of the Alleghenys The catchers are Thackera and Wells. For day, April 26, Coe Brass Company, of Torrington, in thinking that the talk was phony. Imagine of 1883. Al. Pratt was manager, and the the infield we have first baseman Pelky, sec New Britain; Wednesday, April 27, Original Cuban Leach saying that © ©neither Flynn or Sharpe bunch consisted of Billy Taylor, Mike Man- ond baseman Manager Magoon, shortstop Kel- Giants; Thursday, April 28, same to be arranged. were as good as Bill Abstein and that Flynn sell, Dickerson, George Creamer, Joe Battin, liher and third baseman Ballenti. The out- The league season opens Friday, April 29, with was the worst he ever saw" screw loose Driscoll, Swartwood, Jack Hayes, Overbeck fielders will be Wagnon and Howard, of last Waterbury. © The 22 men who will compose the base somewhere. and others. If memory serves well, this year©s team, and a youngster named Burgess. ball squad are ordered to report Thursday, April 21, club was styled the "brewery band." May Have Been Handicapped. Dopesters hint that McKechnie may push News Notes. Batty for the job of utility man. Last year©s THE WORLD©S SERIES. Secretary Locke from this end of things First baseman Beveridge has been released by asserted that the discouraging reports about Wheeling youth is more than there in all Augusta, as has also catcher Canny. the first base guards was hardly borne out around ability. Abby, of course, has had The Story of the Pittsburg Pirates© Victory years of experience with the big fellows. Pitcher Smith, a semi-professional from Galnes- by the information he had from the Springs. ville, Ga., is trying out with Augusta. Clarke, according to the financial man, seems One war correspondent wired that he ex Over the Detroit Tigers. to like both Sharpe and Flynn, and when this pected Nick Maddox to win 75 per cent, Inflelder Hauser and former pitcher Bagwell are "Sporting Life©s" annual story of the month opened, Cap. was in a quandary as to of his games. Guess that boy isn©t en fighting it out for first base at Augusta. great World©s Championship Series is now which man to retain. Locke mentioned the thused. . President Dovey. of the Boston National Club, has out in book form. It is entitled "How the hard ground as possibly being a factor in In order to secure additional office room, contracted for use of Augusta©s grounds another Pirates Won the World©s Championship for the mediocre showing of the youngsters. for its expanding business, the Pittsburg Club season. 1910" and tells even to minutest detail every Likely the boys were stoved up. This has leased a three-office suite on the same Catcher Edwards is making a good showing with thing worth reading about the great record- was a Spring marked by unyielding diamonds, floor in the Farmers© Bank building. Here Augusta. He is a collegian from Furman University, breaking series between the Pittsburg Na owing to the lack of wet weather. Local after base ball headquarters will be Rooms Greenville, S. C. tional League champions and the Detroit patrons display sharp interest in the mat 916, 917 and 918. It was a busy day for Catcher Shultz, a youngster secured from the American League champions, viz: The com ter of first baseman. They hope to see the Secretary Locke and his co-workers when they Buffalo (Eastern League) Club, will probably be a plete story and official score of each of the hole plugged. moved lock, stock and barrel. fixture with the Augusta Club. seven games played, the complete official Manager Mullaney, of Jacksonville, is trying to averages of the series, the financial result of Bracer for Cubs. laud pitcher Pruitt. Pruitt says he won©t work for the contests, the official rules governing the SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE, the salary offered by Mullaney. series, and a lot of news, gossip and inci Pittsburg men concede the fact that John Manager Lake, of the Boston Nationals,, says dents pertaining to the series in whole and JGing will brace the Chicagos and that the second baseman Edwards, of Augusta, will be big in part. © An added feature is a biographical ace is liable to be a corker from the call, The Columbia Club©s Big List of Players league timber if Edwards continues to improve at sketch of each member of the two great ft has long been Col. Dreyfuss© idea that Now Going Through Their Paces Before his present clip. He is showing up very fast. teams. The book is neatly bound, in keep Kling was the ruling power in the Cubs© ing with other booklets of "Sporting Life©s" camp. Barney used to comment at every Manager Will Breitenstein. Base Ball Library, and well printed; and the chance on the inside work displayed by the THE CONNECT1CUT~LEA6UE, whole forms a most attractive and useful veteran. Close watch on the manner of By Roger D. Thomson. bf>ok. The price is 10 cents the copy, and playing the game pursued by the Windy City will be sent by mail to any of our readers on, team two or three years ago, convinced the Columbia, S. C., April 6. The following players have arrived here and are practicing The New Britain Club Has Quite a Host of receipt of five 2-cent stamps. Pirate owner that Kling had the last say in We have a few books of the 1907 and 1908 ticklish spots. Barney seemed loath to hand daily at Elmwood Park, under the eye of Man Players From Whom to Select the Regu out much credit to the Cubs© pilot, but ager Breitenstein. Catchers World©s Series between the Chicago and De Massing, Malbry. Pitch lar 1910 Team. troit Clubs, bound in similar style, at tha ever agreed that when it came to a show down, same price, 10 cents each. Address this office. Kling was there with words of base ball ers Lewis, Redfearn, Dick- New Britain, Conn., April 8. Of the 22 t wisdom. The Pittsburg officials are satisfied son, Muldowney, Welsh, Col- players on the New Britain Club©s roster all that the one-year lay-off has not reduced lins and Jones. First base but three have returned their signed contracts, WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS NOTES. Kling©s skill as a player. In fact, with the Wholleben. Second base and these three men are expected to fall into man thoroughly satisfied under the new order Breitenstein. Third base line before many days more. Almeida, Mar- The Rockford Club has bought Paul Companion, of things, perhaps the clever catcher will Dwyer. Shortstop Keating sans and Cabrera, the three Cubans, are ex pitcher, .of Appleton, and Percy Solbraa, first baseman start in and work harder than ever to ad Outfielders Marshall, Hart pected back again, as well as Rufiange, Need- of the Lowell Club, and has sold catcher Cooper to vance the Chicago banner. ley and Schweitzka. Outfield ham, Waterman, Plummer, Riley, Ward, Case the Regina Club, of the Western Canada "League. er Cavender has been pur and Brown, of last year©s team. Manager President Charles Moll, of this league, has called Kling©s Heal Grievance. chased from the Fort Worth Joe Connor announces that he will play first a meeting of his official scorers to be held in Mil Club, of the Texas League, base and labor behind the bat when neces* waukee on April 17. The rules will be gone over, It is plain on the face of things that and is now on his way to sary. Half a dozen "rookies" with promising the perplexing angles smoothed out, and a uniform Murphy was instrumental in getting Kling W. R. Joyner Columbia. Catcher and- utility pasts will be tried out. John Watt, a first method of scoring hits, errors, etc., decided on. into the playing fold. On this basis it is outfielder Colby, of last year©s baseman and change catcher, comes from The following players of the Wisconsin-Illirioii reasonable to think that John got his terms, team, will probably arrive within the next College Point, L. I., and is touted as a comer League have figured in deals according to President together with a better ©understanding of mat few days, and from this list Manager by Jimmy Clinton, the New York twirler, Moll©s latest bulletin: Contracts With Green Bfiy, ters. Kling laid off last race undoubtedly Breitenstein will pick his team to start who was imported by the Mountaineers for a R. Edwards; with Racine, A. G. Johnson. H. J. because of a disagreement with the chatty the season of 1910. A series of practice few games against Hartford last season. Um Schwekert. David N. Calderhead, David Puckkee; owner of the Chicagos. The Cubs© boss had games have been arranged between the pire Paul Sternberg is sponsor for John M. with Appleton. Robert McAuley. A. Stang. Elmer K. to come to him. Under these circumstances Columbia Blues, the name with which the Wood, an outfielder from Syracuse, N. Y. j Gerdner. Alvin Schmidt; with Oshkosh, H. C. Kroll; John possibly played his cards handsomely. team has been dubbed, and the Montreal Four new infielders will be inspected. They will] Fond du Lac, George Nolle; with Rockfoid! Last Summer a famous pool expert showed in Raymond Webster. Released by purchase By Ua- team, of the Eastern League. The Royals are James A, Wolf, Harry Desmond and cine to Wausau, F. Du Chien; by Green Buj t» this city. He assured the writer that he had are doing their Spring training here and the Frank Douovan, semi-pros, from Long Island, Shreveport, Atbteu and HewtU, 16, 1910 17

own Connie Mack will interest readers of this Davia. Left on bases Athletics 3, Philadelphia 4. three safe drives. The local sun field bothered both Philadelphia column, so we give it herewith: Time 1.45. Umpires Conuolly and Moran. Good and Madigan and hut for that several fly baHs "Connie Mack studies the moves of the other side that went for hits would have been easy outs. Score: PHILADELPHIA Cincinnati. AB.R.B. P.A.E|Athletics. AB.R.B.©P.A.E closer than any manager I ever saw. At bat or in Athletics Win the Sixth Game. the field he can tell exactly what his opponents are The sixth, game, played on. Monday, April 0 0 Kath, 3b... 3 530 planning, and is often able to block them. Not 2 OjMacligan, rf 4 001 11, was won by the Athletics, thus creating 0 01Goode, cf.. 5 200 ONE MORE BALL SEASON IS many men try to figure out the signs of the other another tie. Each team presented changes team, but an expert with good eyes, by close at 0 0|Butcher, ss. 5 2 2 340 tention, can easily detect the hit-and-run, the double in its line-up. The game was a comedy of 3 (I|Houser, Ib. 5 1 1 810 USHERED IN. steal and the many tricks of a crafty club. Nearly errors so far as the Phillies were concerned, 1 01 Walsh. If.. 4 0 2 100 all base ball signals are visible movements, such as which, added to Foxen©s ineffectiveness, en 1 0|Mack, 2b.. 5 1 0 211 spitting on the hands, hitching up the trousers, abled the Athletics to win easily. When 0 11 Lapp, c.... 4 0 2 2 1 1 pulling at the cap. etc., and usually they are very Shettler went in to pitch in the sixth inning 2 OJKellogg, p. 2 0 2 030 his presence seemed to have a favorable ef 1 2 01 Freine. p.. 2 0 1 110 simple, even those of the best teams. When you 0 0 0| _, _ __ Athletic and Philadelphia Teams have tumbled to the system, signal the pitcher to fect on the whole team of Phillies, for after waste a ball and you generally queer the play. One that not a hit was registered and the team -| Totals.. 39 81524143 day in Chicago the Athletics made us throw up our work was much better. Score: Totals.. 35 0 11 27 11 1| Unchanged, But Conditions for Batted for Spade in fifth inning. © hands by simply working out the code of signals and Athletics. AB.K.B. P.A.E] Philad©a. AB.R.B. P.A.E meeting our every move. Fielder Jones threw his Hartsel, If. 5 " © " © "" " .--.-. Cincinnati ...... 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 x 9 0 1 2 0 0 Titus, rf... 4 2 0 Athletics ...... 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S Increased Success More Favor bat. away after the third man in succession had been Oldring, cf 5 1200 Bates, If... 2 001 caught stealing on the hit-and-run play, because the Rath. 2b. . 2 1 0360 Welchonce.lf 1 100 Two-base hits Bescher, Clark, Walsh. Three-base able Than Last Year* pitcher sent the ball so wide the batter could not Baker. 3b.. 4 1 1100 Grant, 3u. . 5 1 3>- 3 hits Mitchell 2, Goode, Butcher, Houser, Kellogg. reach it. We were outwitted." Davis, Ib.. 4 0 1 10 2 0 Deimnger.ef 5 0 0 1 Left on bases Cincinnati 7, Athletics 8. Double Murphy, rf. 4 0 0000 Bransf©d, Ib 3 0© 1 play Butcher, Houser. Struck out By Fromme 1, Barry, ss. . 4 2 1 1 1 Ward, 0 0 Kellogg 1, Freine 2. First on balls Off Fromme 2, BY FRANCIS C. RICHTER. Athletics Win Third Game. Thomas, c. 2 Knabe, 2b.. 3 1 1 Kellogg 2, Freine 2. Hit by pitcher Kellogg. Balk Philadelphia, Pa., April 11. When these When our report of the Athletic-Philadel Livings©e, c 1 0 Doolan, ss.. 2 0 0 Freine. Hits Off Spade 12, Fromme 3, Kellogg 9, lines greet the reader, one more major league phia local championship series closed in last Bender, p. 3 2 Walsh, ss.. 2 0 0 Freine 2. Time 1.44. Umpire Truby. championship season will be ushered in for issue the Phillies had won the first and Morgan, p. 1 0 Dooin. c... 0 0 On Friday, - April 8, these teams met once more and this grand old stronghold of second games, played April 1 and 2. The McDono©h, c 0 0 again the Athletic Colts gave the Cincinnati Reds a the national game, as the third game, scheduled for Monday, April 4, Totals.. 35 10 7 27 11 1 Foxen1, p. .. 0 0 hard run for victory. In the first three innings both Phillies will open here on Sliettler, p.. teams hit the ball hard, .and errors by the Colts was prevented by wet grounds and was ©Jacklitsch.. helpec} the Redlegs to more than one run. After that Thursday, April 14, with played at Shibe Park, Tuesday, April 5. it was nip and .tuck until Hoblitzel©s single in the Brooklyn as the opening at The Athletics captured the game with ease. c ' , |- Totals.... 3E 6 8 24 9 12 ninth inning brought about the Colts© defeat. Fore traction, while the Athletic Plank, for the Athletics, was in superb form, *Batted for .Shettlep in ninth inning. man was hit hard in t*he two innings he pitched, Club same day will help allowing three hits in the six innings he Athletics ...... 3 0 1 33 0 0 X 10 but Kummer, who.went.in in the third, though hit Washington pry open the sea pitched, and only one Philly got to second Philadelphia ...... ,,,, 0 0. , 0 00 3 0 2 6 hard, managed to scatter the safe ones. One of the son lid at Washington. That base in the six innings. For the Phillies Left on bases Athletics ©C. Philadelphia 7. Stolen best features of the game was the hard hitting of the 1910 season will be one McQuillan and Brennan were batted hard and base Rath. Hits Off Bender 1 in 5 innings. Mor Walsh. In his five trips© to the plate he made two of excellent sport for all were given poor support. Score: gan 7 in 4 innings.. Foxen 4 in 4 innings, Shettler 3 singles, a double and a triple. Score: lovers of the game in this Athletics. AB.R.B. P.A.E Philad©a. AB.R.B. P.A.B in 4 innings. Two-base hits Davis,© Titus. Three- Cincinnati. AB.R.B. P.A.E (Athletics. AB.R.B. P.A.E city, is well assured. The Hartsel, If. 40 1 3 00 Castle, rf.. 4 0 0 1 0 2 base hits Baker, Oldring, Bender, Grant, Knabe. Bescher, if. 5 4 31 0 0|Rath, 3b... 0 1 0 2 0 Athletics present practically (Jldring, cf 5 2 2 2 0 0 Bates, If... 3 0 0 4 0 0 Sacrifice hit Thomas. Double plays Barry, Rath, Lobert, 3b. 3 2 3 2 Madigan, rf 3 0 0 1 0 Davis; Knabe, Walsh, Ward. Struck out By Bender Hoblitzel.lb 502 9 Goode, cf . . 4 1 0 0 F. C. Richter the same team as made such Collins, 2b 4 1 2 4 1 0 Grant, 3b.. 4 0 2 3 41 splendid battle for the Baker, 3b. 01101 Magee, cf.. 4 0 0 3 00 2, Morgan 2, Foxen 4. First on balls Off Bender 1, Mitchell, cf 5 1 1 4 Butcher, ss. 4 1 3 0 Davis, Ib.. Morgan 3, Foxen 2, Shettler 2. Hit by pitcher Egan, 2b.. 4 1 1 Houser, Ib. 5 2 1 0 0 American League pennant last season and 0 10 1 0 Ward, Ib... 4 0 1 9 00 Titus. Time 1.45. Umpires Moran and Connolly. Miller, rf.. 4 1 1 Walsh, If... 5 3 4 0 0 only lost out in the last week of the race Murphy, rf. 5 2 Knabe, 2b. 401320 Downey, ss 5 1 1 Mack, 2b. . . 3 1 1 1 2 through accidents. There is absolutely no Barry, ss. .51 Uoolan, ss.. 4 0 1 1 21 Livings©e, c 4 2 2 Jacklitsch, c 1 0 1 2 1 0 Local Jottings. Clarke, c.. 4 2281 OfEgan, c.... 5 1 3 reason therefore, why the Athletics should not Gaspar, p. 3 1101 OjForeman, p. 1 000 3 0 make at least as grand a fignt as last season; Plank, p.. 3 1 1 0 1 o©MeDono©h, c 200101 Mat Kilroy©s son left for Huntington, Pa., recently 000 Coombs, p. 0 0 0 0 1 OjMcQuillan.p 000000 Auderson.p 00000 OiKumme, p. 2 0 0 and every reason for the hope that they will. to join the Johnstown (Tri-State League) Club. He *McCabe.. 1 0 ©0 0 00 fRath ..... 1 o 0 000 Brennan, p. 000020 will play the outfield. fullfil the promise of last year by winning Totals.. 38 11 11 27 81 Schettler, p 0 00 0 10 the pennant this season. The Phillies also "Cheek .... 1 0 0 0 00 Manager Mack©s rising young utility inflelder, Jack Totals.. 39101527132 Totals.. 33 9 11J26 12 5 present practically the same team as last tTitus ..... 1 0 0 0 00 Mclnnis, will be ready for duty when the regular sea *Batted for Gaspar in seventh inning. season but minus the demoralization that son opens, as his leg is mending rapidly. tBatted for Foreman in third inning. JTwo out when winning run was scored. permeated the team last year, and plus a Totals.. 32 0 627125 "Socks" Seybold, Connie Mack©s old outfielder, Cincinnati ...... 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 new chief who knows the game, and a new Batted for McQuillan in third inning. will be first baseman and manager of the New 0 9 manager who more than counterbalances tBatted for Brennan in eighth inning. Jeanette, Pa., independent team this year. Athletics ...... 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 Two-base hits Bescher, Walsh, Egan. Three-base lack of managerial experience with youth, en Athletics ...... 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 11 Outfielder Johnny Bates, of the Phillies, has joined hits Clarke, Walsh. Double plays Mitchell, Clarke, thusiasm, personal magnetism, knowledge of Philadelphia ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the army of camera fiends. Three rolls of films a day Egan; Egan, Downey, Hoblitzel. First on balls Off the game and great artistic ability. Added to Two-base hits Barry. Livingstone. Three-base hit is a small day©s work for the Phillies© left fielder. Gaspar 6, Foreman 3, Anderson 2, Kummer 5. these valuable qualities is great personal Oldring. Sacrifice hits Hartsel, Collins. Coombs, Frank Baker on Wednesday made the first drive Passed ball Clarke. Wild pitches Foreman, Kum ambition, supported by the good will of his Davis. Stolen bases Collins, Davis. Grant. Struck over the right-field wall at Shibe Park this season. mer. Innings pitched By Gaspar 7, Kummer 7, team mates. Under the foregoing conditions out By McQuillan 1. Schettler 1, Plank 2, Coombs 1. Mack©s third sacker also made the initial drive into Foreman 2, Anderson 2. Hits Off Gaspar 11, Fore the patrons and partisans of the Phillies have First on balls Off Plank 1, Coombs 1. McQuillan 1. Twentieth Street last year. man 8, Kummer .7. Time 2h. Umpire Truby. First on errors Athletics 3, Philadelphia 1. Double every reason for expecting at least a better plays Davis, Barry; Barry, Collins, Davis. Left on The Philadelphia Club©s transfer of pitcher Eppler howing than the Phillies made last year; bases Athletics 5, Philadelphia 6. Wild pitch Mc and catcher Martell to Scranton was officially promul Supplementary Cincinnati-Boston Series. and very great foundation for the hope of Quillan. Passed ball Jacklltsch. Time 1.40. Um gated last week by President Lynch. Subsequently The Cincinnati National and the Boston American a high place in the National League race, pires Connolly and Moran. Martell went to Boston by amicable arrangement. teams played a supplementary series at Cincinnati. with possibilities of a first pennant. But, Reading, Lancaster, Johnstown, Harrisburg, Trenton The first game was played on Saturday, April 9, and whatever betide, it is well assured that the and Altoona would like to take Foulke off the hands resulted in a victory for the National Leaguers, patrons of the game in Philadelphia will re Athletics Win the Fourth Game. of the Phillies. This causes Jimmy Isaminger to re thanks to the good pitching of Beebe, and Coveleskie. ceive a grand run for their money from both On Wednesday, April 6, in the fourth game mark: "As he cannot be parceled out in five equal The game was Boston©s up to the seventh inning, when team*. of the series, the Athletics won again, thus parts to these clubs President Fogel may have to the Reds got to Hall and hit him for two runs. raffle him off." Score: evening up on the total played. Ewing©s wild AB.B.B. P.A.E The Phillies Start in Race. streak, combined with two corking doubles, Eddie Plank, the star southpaw of the Athletics, Oineinnati. AB.R.B. P.A.E Boston. gave the Athletics the lead in the opening says he will never play in a minor league. He Bescher, If. 4 0 1 1 0 0 McCon©l, 2b 3 1 1 0 2 1 At this writing it appears certain that the may, perhaps, if the managerial berth goes with it, Lobert, 3b. 4 0 0 3 0 0 Gardner, 3b 3 0 0 3 1 0 extensive improvements at the Philadelphia inning and took all the fight out of the Phil- Hoblitzel.lb 4 0 1 11 -1 0 Speaker, cf. 3 1 1 1 1 1 lies, and this lead the Americans never lost. but under other conditions it will be back to the ball park will be completed before the open old town whence he came when his days of major Mitchell, cf 3001 1 0 Stahl, Ib... 4 0 210 20 ing championship game on Thursday with the That was not the only bad inning the Cin league usefulness are over. He expects to last three Egan, 2b.. 4 2 3 4 3 0 Wagner, ss. 3 0 1320 rejuvenated Brooklyn team. Work has been cinnati spit-ball pitcher had, as in the fifth more years. McCabe, rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 Niles, rf... 3 0 1000 he again lost control and three healthy raps Downey, ss. 3 0 2 0 0 1 Hooper, If.. 3 0 1 2 0 1 pushed so hard that to-day only the installa The Phillies will conclude the opening series with tion of the seats in the grandstand sections did the rest. Chief Bender worked, five in Roth, c... 2 1 1 4 10 Carrigan, c. 3 0 0 4 3 0 nings for three hits, made generally after Brooklyn next Saturday and then go to Brooklyn for Beebe, p... 3 1 1 0 6 0 Wood. p... 2 0 0 0 00 remains to finish the improvement. A unique games on April 18, 19, 20, 21, thus clearing the Coveleskie.p 0 0 0 010 Lewis, p... 1 0 0 0 00 feature of the opening day ceremonies is to two men were out, but the Indian was local stage for the Athletics, who open the season be a "Rooters© Parade," under the leader never in danger. Cy Morgan, in his four at Shibe Park on Monday. April 18, with a four- innings, was less effective, and one of his Totals.. 31 51227131 Totals.. 28 2 724144 ship of Harry P. Sauers, Chester P. Ray, game series with Washington. The Athletics then *Batted for Wood in eighth inning. A. P. Witteman, Frank Lane, Grant Laferty, bases on balls saved the Phillies a shut-out. play a four-game series in New York and Boston, Cincinnati ...... 0 0 0 1 9 0 S 1 x 5 Herbert Boyer, James N. Nolan and a number Captain Davis led the batting with three while the Phillies play at home with Boston April Boston ...... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0 2 of other well-known Philadelphians. The start hits, including a double, and Baker made a 22. 23. 25, 26, and with New York April 27, 28, Two-base hits Egan, McCabe, Beebe, Stahl 2. will be made from Nolan©s, Thirteenth and terrific drive over the right-field wall for a 29, 30. Left on bases Cincinnati 5, Boston 5. Double plays Sansorn streets. A band will be provided, a MB home run. Score: Robert S. Potter, second son of James Potter, Egan, unassisted; Beebe, Hoblitzel, Egan; Wagner, it is expected that the procession will be Philad©a. AB.R.B. P.A.E Athletics. AB.R.B. P.A.E former president of the Philadelpliia Club, seems Stahl. Gardner. Struck out By Beebe 1, Coveleskie headed by automobiles, which will be occu Titus, rf... 5 0 0 1 00 Hartsel, If. 2 2 1 2 0 0 destined to be Harvard©s regular second baseman. 3. Wood 3. First on balls Off Beebe 2. Hit. by pied by prominent city officials, Thomas J. Bates, If. . 3 1 0 2 0 0 Oldring, cf. 1 1 1 1 0 0 Of him the "Harvard University Bulletin" says: "At pitcher By Coveleskie 1. Hits Off Beebe 7, Wood 9, Lynch and John A. Heydler, respectively Grant, 3b. 4 0 3 0 30 Collins, 2b. 4 0 1 2 3 1 second base R. S. Potter, ©12, captain and second Hall 3. Time 1.41. Umpire Truby. president and secretary of the National Magee, cf.. 4 0 1 1 0 1 Baker, 3b.. 4 1 1 3 20 base on the 1912 team, seems to be the only man in The second and last game of this series, played at Ward. Ib.. 4 0 2 13 20 Davis, Ib.. 4 1 3 10 0 0 sight. He is a player of the type of McCall, who Cincinnati, Sunday, April 10, resulted in another de League, and N. E. Young, former head of the Knabe, 2b. 3 0 1 3 3 0 Murphy, rf. 3 1 1 3 0 0 filled the same position for three years before last National League. During the week the Phila cisive© victory for the National Leaguers, thanks to Doolan, ss. 4 0 6 1 40 Barry, ss... 2 0 1 0 31 year tall and slender, but very clever and covering a the very poor play of the Boston Red Sox, who left delphia Club "farmed out" three players, Cheek, c... 1 0 0 1 2 0 Thomas, c.. 2 0 0 4 00 wide area. Potter comes from St. Mark©s, and seems for home immediately after the game. Score: viz., pitcher Rachlin to Scranton; infielder Dooin, c.. 3 0 0 2 0 0 Livingstone,c 2 0 12 00 to be a natural ball player, as he fields easily and Cincinnati. AB.R.B. P.A.E©Boston. AB.R.B. P.A.K Speary to Haverhill, and pitcher Troy to Wor Ewing, p.. 3 0 0-0, 2 0| Bender, p.. 2 .000 10 hits as well as any one on the team." Bescher, If. 5 1 1 1 0 0 McCon©l, 2b 4 1* 2 3 22 cester. It was decided to hold infielder Mech.- *Deininger.. 1 000 0 0|Morgan, p... 2 0 1,0 ©30 Lobert, 3b. 5120 1 0| Gardner, 3b 5 0 2 1 2 2 erly for a time, but pitcher Haver was sent Hoblitzel.lb 4 0 1 12 00 Speaker, cf. 5 0 1 4 0 0 to his Newark home. Pitcher Humphries Totals..-35 1 724,lfil Totals,.. 31 6 11 27 12 2 INTER-LEAGUE GAMES, Mitchell, cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Stahl, Ib... 5 0 1 9 00 showed so much class in the three innings *Batted for Ewing in ninth inning. Egan,I, 2b...ZD. . . 4* 1i 0U 1 60 Wagner, ss. 3 0 0 2 1 0 he pitched against the Athletics that lie was Philadelphia ...... 0 <:0© 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 il, rf.. 4 1 2 310 Niles, rf.... 0 0 0 0 00 gigned to a regular contract. The club in Athletics ...... 2. 0.. 1 0.2 0 0 1 x 6 Results of Spring Exhibition Games Play ney, ss. 2 1 0 310 Lewis, rf... 2 1 2 1 0 0 tends to carry twenty-five men all season. Two-base hits Ward, Davis, Oldring. Three-base se, c. .. 4 1 1 610 Hooper, If.. 4 0 0 1 00 hit Grant. Home run Ba-ker. Sacrifice hits Old- ed in the South and Other Points, Be s, p. .. 2 0 0 030 Madden, c.. 1 0 0 2 14 ring, Collins, Barry. Stolen© bases Hartsel. Grant. Anderson, p 2 1 0 0 1 0 Pape, p.... 1 0 0 0 21 The Athletics Ready for Eace. Struck out By Bender, 3, Morgan 2, Ewing 3. First tween Clubs of the Rival Major Leagues. 0 0 0 00 Manager Mack, of the Athletics, cancelled on balls Off Bender "I,,. -Morgan 3, Ewing 5. Hit Below will be found detailed reports and Total*.. 35 7 7 27 14 0 Bradley, c. . 2 0 2 1 0 9 the games scheduled for his Colts at Colum by pitcher Baker.© First on errors- Philadelphia 2. ful scores of such games as were played dur Smith, p... 1 0 0 0 00 bus, O., to-day and to-morrow, and returned Double play Davis, unassisted. Left, on bases ing the past week between teams of th ©two to town to-day to look his entire team over Philadelphia 11, Athletics 10. Passed ball Dooin. major leagues: Totals.. 34 210 24 89 Time 21i. Umpires Moran and Connolly. Batted for Madden in seventh inning. and decide upon the line-up of- the team Cincinnati ...... 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 r 7 which is to start in the American League race Cincinnati Defeats Athletic Colts. Boston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 with a three-game series at Washington next Phillies Win Fifth Game. At Cincinnati, O., April 7, the Cincinnati team Two-base hits Lobert, Stahl. Stolen bases Besch Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The only The fifth game was postponed Thursday defeated the Colt team of the Athletic American er, Hoblitzel, Mitchell, Egan, Downey, Niles. First on possible change at this writing appears to be League Club. The youngsters batted out eight runs balls Off Suggs 2, Pape 2. Struck out By Suggs the substitution of perhaps one young out- and Friday and was played on a wet field 3. Hit by pitcher By Anderson 1. Time 1.50. Um on Saturday, April 9. The Phillies won the in the first two innings, but this big lead was fielder for a veteran, and that is only a re short-lived, as the Reds got to Kellogg in the third pire Truby. Attendance 10,000. mote probability at present. During the past contest on superior fielding and timely bat for six runs and three more in the fourth. Freine week Manager Mack arranged to send pitch ting, thus breaking the existing tie. The started pitching in the fifth and held his opponents Detroit©s star player, outfielder Ty Cobb, Joined ers Foreman and Hankee to the Reading Tri- game was even until the sixth inning, when runless to the end. Every one of the youngsters the Detroit team on April 8 at Indianapolis. H« State League Club for more seasoning. Be the Phillies made three runs off Dygert, figured in the batting bee. Goode led the way with was apparently in fine condition. fore next Wednesday it is more than likely which lead the Athletics could not overcome. that all of the Athletic Colts will be well Knabe was the star of the day in all de placed by Manager Muck, except infielders partments. He fielded and ran bases bril liantly, and batted in five runs. Score: Kath and Mclnnis, and outfielders Walsh and Used end Endorsed by World©s Champions Pittsburg B. B. Team Heitmuller, as it is not likely that Manager Athletics. AB.R.B. P.A.E| Philad©a. AB.R.B. P.A.E Mack will ever carry as many men as the Hartsel, If. 4 1 1 4 0 0|Titus, rf. 1 0 WHAT BONESETTER REESE, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, SAYS IVS summer limit of the American League per Oldring, cf. 2 1 1 0 0 1]Bates. If. 0 1 mits. As we write we learn that Manager Heitmu©r.cf 20000 l|Grant, 0 2 Collins, 2b 4 0 0 1 1 Magee, 1 0 A SPECIFIC LUBRICANT FOR ALL MUSCULAR AILMENTS Mack has definitely decided to retain pitchers Baker, 3b.. 4 1 1 0 Bransf©d, Ib Atkins and Friene and catcher Lapp in ad Davis. Ib. 4 0 0 0 Knabe, 2b. 3 2 3 dition to those mentioned above; and that the Murphy, rf 4 0 0210 Doolan, ss.. 4 0 1 3 following additional transfers will be made: Barry, ss.. 2 0022 01 Cheek, c... 2 0 0 5 Pitcher Kummer to Holyoke, Mass.; pitcher Thomas, c. 2 0042 0|Dooin. c... 1 0 1 2 Kellogg, Scranton. Pa. ; catcher Egan and Krause, 0002 0|Maroney, p. 1 0 0 0 outfielder Walsh, Baltimore, Md. ; outfielder Dygert, p.. 1 0 0 0 2 OJMoren, p. ..- 1000 Butcher, New Orleans, La. ; outfielder Goode, - Macklitsch.. 1000 Baltimore, Md.; pitcher Madigan, Danville, Totals.. 31 3 5 24 11 2 ______j ©Totals.. 33 6 10 27 9 1 __ *Batted for Maroney in fifth inning. Athletics ...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Connie Mack©s "Eagle Eye." Philadelphia ...... 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 x 6 The veteran player and manager, Jimmy Two-base hits Davis, Bransfleld, Knabe, Dooin. Sacrifice hit Thomas. Stolen bases Hartsel, Oldring, Baker, Knabe 3. Struck out By Maroney 5, Moren SUN BURN $• AT YOUR DRUGGIST ¥ SORE FEET 2, Krause 4. First on balls Off Maroney 1. Krause more or jeas luiiuiutktu/ uium^ ma 1, Dygert 1. First on errors Athletics 1, Philadel 2Sc, SOc, $1 OrMeyer Specific Drug Co., 110 Park Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 2Sc, SOc, $1 league career. Hia impression of our phia 1. Double plays Thomas, Baker; Baxry, Collins, 18 SPORTING LIFE APRIL 16, 1910

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P LMIRA CLUB, Elmira. N. Y. gust 27. Pflester, John. TO EW ORLEANS CLUB, N. Orl©s, La. "" Lee Breese, President. Phillips, William. T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. *" Charles Frank, President Michael J. O©Neil, Manager. Brain, David L. Phillippe, Charles S M. S. Robison, Pres.-Treas. and Manager. WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE. Bridwell, Albert. Holesketter, A. Phelps, Edward. W. S. Schofield, Vice-Pres.-Sec, BlNGHAMTON CLUB, Bingha©n, N. T. (CLASS C.) Hogg, William. Pittinger, Charles. IOT OBILE CLUB, Mobile, Ala. u 3. H. Mooney, President. Brown, Samuel. Hoffman, Daniel. Roger P. Bresnahan, Manager. tu Dr. H. T. Inge, President President C. J. ECKSTORM, Bradley. Wm. ,T. Pickering, Oliver. George Reed, Manager. John Warner, Manager. Burke, James T. Howell, Harry. Piatt, Wiley. OSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. C YRACUSE CLUB, Syracuse, N. Y. Lethbridge, Alta. Briggs, Herbert Holmes, William. Plank, Edward. B John S. C. Dovey, President BIRMINGHAM CLUB, Birm©n, Ala. » * George N. Kuntzsch, President CLUB MEMBERS BRANDON, Buelow, Fred. Hummell, John H. Powell. John. Peter Kelley, Secretary. u R. H. Baugh, President. Hughes, Thomas. Poole. Edward. C. Molesworth, Manager. Edward Ashenbach, Manager. Man., C. A. Traeger, Manager. CAL Huelsman, John. Puttman, A. Frederick Lake, Manager. T ROY CLUB, Troy, N. Y. GARY, Alta., Wm. Camey, Manager. Callahan, Jas. J. Hughes, James. CHATTANOOGA CLUB, Chatt©a, Tenn, I Charles Rabbet, President EDMONTON, Alta., Deacon White, Cantillon, Joseph. Hulswitt, Rudolph Raymer, Fred. 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE. ^ 0. B. Andrews, President. Manager. LETHBRIDGE, Alta., Ches John Dobbs, Manager. James J. Kennedy, Manager. President BAN B. JOHNSON, CRANTON CLUB, Scranton, Pa. ter Cox, Manager. MEDICINE HAT, Hugging©, Miller. Reidy, William. JUT-EMPHIS CLUB, Memphis, Tenn. Alta., William Hamilton, Manager Carey, George. Hyatt, Hamilton. Secretary ROBERT M©ROY, S E. J. Coleman, President Carney, P. J. Reulbach, Edw. Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111. 1U F. P. Coleman, President. MOOSE JAW, Sask.. 0. R. Taylor, Rhoades, R. S. Charles Babb, Manager. Monte Cross, Manager. Carr, Charles C. I shell, Frank. Ritter. Louis. Manager. REGINA, Sask., R. Walters, Cassidy, Joseph. Ritchey. Claude. Season April 14-October ». WESTERN LEAGUE. Manager. WINNIPEG, Man,, Franfc Castro, Louis. Jacklitseh, Fred. CENTRAL LEAGUE. Lohr, Manager. Chance, Frank. Robe, George. ETROIT CLUB, Detroit, Mich. (CLASS A.) Jacobson, Harry. Rossman, Claude. (CLASS B.) President NORRIS O©NEILL, Chase,.-© Harold -- -- Jackson, James. Robinson, Clyde. D Frank J. Navin, President SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE. Uarkson. Walter. Jennings, Hugh. Roth, Frank. C. H. Schumm, Secretary. President F. R. CARSON, Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111. Clarke. Fred. Jones, Charles. Ryan, James. Hugh Jenuings, Manager, South Bend, Ind. CLUB MEMBERS DENVER, Col, (CLASS D.) Clymer. Otis jones, Thomas. President JOE S. JACKSON, HILADELPHIA CLUB, Philad©a, P«, Season May 4-September 21. J. Hendricks, Manager. DESMOINES, Clarke, Justm J. Jones, Fielder. SchaMer, Herman. la., George Dwyer, Manager. LIN Detroit, Mich. Uarke, William. Jones, David. Schmidt, Harry. P Benjamin F. Shibe, President HEELING CLUB, Wheeling, W. Va, Secy.-Treas. JAMES FRANK, Courtney. Ernest. Jones, Oscar. John Shibe, Secretary. COLN, Neb., James Sullivan, Manager. Schulte. Frank. W B. F. Perkins, President. OMAHA, Neb., Wm. H. Fox, Mana Jackson, Mich. < orndon, Frank. Joss, Adrian Schlei. George. Connie Mack, Manager. Wm. C. Phillips, Manager. Coakley. Andrew. Jordan Tim Schreck, Ossee F ger. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., John Holland, CLUB MEMBERS SAG IN AW, A. I©obb. Tyrus R. Jordan, Otto. Schmidt, Charles. BOSTON CLUB, Boston, Mass. ANESVILLE CLUB, Zanesville, 0. Manager. SIOUX CITY, la.. Jay S. Burkhart, President; William Smith, Coughlin, William Seybold, Ralph O ** © John I. Taylor, President Z W. E. Helmick, President. Towne, Manager. TOPEKA, Kas., Manager. BAY CITY, W. J. Lam Collins. James J. Kahoe, MichaeJ. Seymour, J. B. Hugh McBreen, Secretary. Roy Montgommery, Manager. Richard Cooley, Manager. WI CHITA, bert, President; Elbert Nugent, Mana Collins, Edward Keeler, William Sebrlng. James. P. J. Donovan, Manager. PORT WAYNE CLUB, Ft,. Wayne, Ind Kas., Frank Isbell, Manager. Season ger. KALAMAZOO, J. W. Ryder, Conroy, Williarf. Keefe. Robert. Shannon,oiiannon W.vv P. * Claude H. Varnell, President. ronialton, W. N. Keister. William. Sha?. Daniel fHICAGO CLUB, Chicago, 111. April 12-October 5. President; Charles Wagner, Manager. Corcoran T. W. Kennedy, William. Sheckard, James. ^ Charles Comiskey, President Jimmy Burke, Manager. LANSING, John A. Morrissey, Presi Jooley Richard. Kelley, Joseph J. Siever, Ed Charles Fredericks, Secretary. f^RAND RAPIDS CLUB, G. Rap©s, Mich. ILLINOIS-IOWA-1 NO I AN^LEAGUE. dent and Manager. © ADRIAN, F. T. «.randall. Otis. Kitson. Frank. Slagle TamM Hugh Duffy, Manager. Bert Annis, President. (CLASS B.)^ Reed, President; C. 0. Vandergrift, Crawford .Samuel. Killian, Edward. Slattery John W EW YORK CLUB, New York, N. T. Joseph Raidy, Manager. President AL. R. TIERNEY, Manager. BATTLE CREEK, T. C. Cross. Monte. Kissinger, Josepl Smith Frank *© Frank J. Farrell, President TERRE HAUTE CLUB, T. Haute, ind. Dexter Bldg., Chicago. 111. Morgan, President; Billy Earle, Mana Criger, Louis. Kittrcdge, M. Smith. Alexander CLUB MEMBERS WATERLOO, Cross, Lafayette Thos. J. Davis, Secretary! Louts D. Smith, President. ger. FLINT, A. J. Wildanger, Presi Kleinow. John. Smith, Harry George T. Stallings, Manager. Geo. (Cuppy) Groeschow, Man. la., Frank Boyle, Manager. DAVEN dent; Edward Herr, Manager. JACK Cronin, J. Knabe, F. Otto. Smith, EdwKrd PORT, la., Cnas. Shatter, Manager. Orouin, Charles. Knight John. Smoot. Homer © LEVELAND CLUB, Cleveland, O. O. BEND CLUB, So. Bend, Ind. SON, C. W. Sarvis, President; "Bo" Konetchy. Edward Sparks Frank r John Kilfoyl, President. S Leo Wills, Secretary. ROCK ISLAND, 111.. John Tighe, Man Slear, Manager. Salary limit. $1,200, Dahlen, William. Koehler, Bernard. Stahl, Charles! Ernest E. Barnard, Secretary. Eddie Wheeler, Manager. ager. PEORIA, 111., Daniel Rowan. Season May 11-September 25. Daly, Thomas. Krause. Harry. Stahl Jacob Manager. BLOOMINGTON, 111., Joseph James McGuire, Manager. FYANSVILLE CLUB, Evansviiie, ind. Keenan, Manager. DANVILLE, 111.. Davis, George. Krueger, Otto. Stone. Geortre T. LOUIS CLUB, St. Louis, Mo. Angus A. Grant, Jr., President WISCONSIN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE. Davis, Harry. , , . Steinfeldt Harrv John A. McCarthy, Manager. SPRING Delehanty, James. Lajwe, Napoleon. Strang, Samuel S Robert L. Hedges, President and.Manager. . - FIELD, 111., Richard Smith, Manager. (CLASS D.) Dexter, Charles. Laporte, Frank. Stricklett Elmer Lloyd Rickardt, Secretary. AYTON CLUB, Dayton, 0. DUBUQUE, la., Chas. Buelow, Mana President CHARLES F. MOLL, Bevlin, Arthur. £*«>* Louis. Stovall, Geonre John O©Connor, Manager. D . Elmer Redelle, President, ger. Salary limit, $1,750. Milwaukee, Wis. Dineen, William. LaChance, George. Stovall Jess,. ASHINGTON CLUB, Wash©n, D. C. Chas. (Punch-) Knoll, Manager, CLUB MEMBERS AURORA, 111. IDillon, Frank. Leach, Thomas. Stanley J B W Thomas C. Noyes, President. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. A. S. Kennedy, Manager. FOND DU Dooin, Charles. Leever, Samuel. Sullivan VVm n Benjamin S. Minor, Secretary. TRNSTATE LEAGUE. (CLASS C.) LAC, Wis., Thos. O©Hara. Manager Doolan, Michael. Lewis Philip. Sudhoff/VViili©am James R. McAleer, Manager. Donlin, Michael. V?n©rtaVya"- v, Sudden. Joseph .(CLASS B.) President, Secretary and Treasurer GREEN BAY, Wis., John Pickett©, Dolan, Harry. ^am^1- XlTe- Summers, Ediar. JAKE WELLS. Richmond. Va. Manager. RACINE, Wis.. W. H. Arm Donovan, P. J. President CHAS. F, CARPENTER, CLUB MEMBERS ROANOKE, C. strong. Manager. MADISON, Wis., H Donovan, William. ------. Altoona, Pa. H. .Williams, President; F. Shaughnes- Cassiboine, Manager. OSHKOSH. Wis.. Corner, August. Lowe, Robert H. Tannehill, Lee, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRO Season May 4-September 7. sey. Manager. NORFOLK, C. H. Con- Edw* Burwell, Manager. ROCK FORD, iOonohue, J. Lobert, John. Tannehill, Jesse solvo, President; Winn Clark, Manager. 111.. George Bubser, Minose,. AP- Dougherty, P. A. Long, Herman. FESSIONAL BASE BALL ANCASTER CLUB, Lancaster, Pa, Luinley, Harry. Taylor. John. © LEAGUES. John H. Meyers, President. RICHMOND, W. B. Bradley, President; PLETON. Wis., Edward Lewee, Mana Doyle, Joe. Taylor, Luther H L J. J. Lawler, Manager. DANVILLE, ger. Salary limit, $1,300. Season J Donahue, Frank. Lundgren, CarL Tenney, Fred Martin Hcgan, Manager. May 4-September 7. Pobbs, John. Lush, Will L. Thomas,, iimns * Roy.« President MICHAEL H. SEXTON, EADING CLUB, Reading. Pa. John W. Boswell, President; Stephen Downs, J. W. Lynch. Michael J. Thoney!©john Rock Island, 111. Ernest C. Roth, President. Griffin, Manager. PORTSMOUTH, F.. jjoran,Doran, xnomas.Thomas. Thomas Ira Secretary J. H. FARRELL, Box 214, Harry Barton, Manager. Thomas Briggs, President; Robert Staf SOUTHWEST TEXAS LEAGUE. Douglas, William. Magee, Sherwood. Tinker. Joseph B Auburn, N. Y. ford, Manager. LYNCH BURG, J. M. (CLASS D.) Doyle, John. Mack Connie. Townsend John tXTlLLIAMSPORT CLUB, Will©t, Pa, McLaughlin, President; Walter J. Doheny, Edward Marshall, Wm. R. Turner Terrene " Frank C. Bowman, President President B. S. DICKINSON, Doyle, Larry. Mathewson, C. © * c*"-=- BOARD OF ARBITRATION: Smith, Manager. Season April 21- Austin, Texas. J. Cal Ewing, T. H. Murnane, W. M. William Coughlin, Manager. September 10. Drill. Louis. Maloney, William. Unilaub Robert A LTOONA CLUB, Altoona, Pa. CLUB MEMBERS BAY CITY, Alien Dunkle, Edward Magoon, George. © """"" Kavanaugh, James H. O©Rourke, M. H. Stinnett, President; ,E. Haralson. Mana Dundon, August Malarkey, John, van Haltren, 6. Sexton, D. M. Shlvely, Frank R. W. H. McEldowney, President OHIO STATE LEAGUE. Dunleavy, Johu. Maddox, N1?k- Vinson. Ernest Carson, Norrls O©NeiU, Henry Ramsey, Manager, (CLASS C.) ger. BEEV1LLE, J. C. Dougherty, Duffy. Hugh. McAllister, Louis. Veil, FredT f OHNSTOWN CLUB. Johnstown, Pa. President ROBERT W. REID, President; II. S. Longley, Alana^er Dnggleby, Wm McFanand, Chas. © George K. Kline, President. Columbus O. BROWNSVILLE, H. G. Dubose, Presi Dygert, James H. &*£££ .&. , Walsh^Edwar* A. EASTERN LEAGUE. Bert Conn, Manager. CLUB MEMBERS LIMA, A. Newn- dent; p. H. Bell. Manager. CORPUS (CLASS A.) flARRlSBUKG CLUB. Harrisburg, Pa. ham. Manager. LANCASTER, A. Mc- CHRISTI, \Valter Timon, President; Eelfs, Harry. McCarthy. John. Wagner ©Hans President P. T. POWERS, ** W. Harry Baker, President. Clintock, Manager. PI QUA, Tim Flood, H. R. Sutherland, Manager. LAREDO, Eason, Malcolm. McCormick, Barry Wagner© Chas© Fuller Bldg., New York. Manager. MARION, Joseph Lewis, Dr. J. T. Halsell, President; George Elberfeld, N. McCormick. Mike. Wallace Robert Albert Selbach, Manager. R. Page, Manager. VICTORIA, J. A. Elliott, Claude. McConnell, A. Warner J Season April 21-September 25. RENTON CLUB. Trenton, N. J. Manager. NEWARK, Robert Berryhill Manager. PORTSMOUTH, Malone, President; H. S. Longley, Eubanks, John. McGann, D. L. Weimer Jamh OCHESTER CLUB, Rochester, N. T T James H. Letts, President. Manager. Salary limit, $800. Season « Evers, John. McGuire, James. Weaver,©Arthur C. T. Chapin. President. George W. Heckert, Manager. - Manager. CHILLICOTHE, O Ewing, RcMdert. McGraw, John J. WThite G Harrr R W. Cochran, Manager. WAYNE COURT April 21-August 14. McGitinity, Joseph Wicker Robert John Ganzel, Manager. Y ORK CLUB, York, Pa. HOUSE, W. Va., W. Siebert, Mana Falkeflberj, Fred. Mclntyre. Harry. Wilson.© Howard ffEWARK CLUB, Newark, N. J. H. Kister Free, President OTHER ASSOCIATION LEAGUES!. Lewis Simmel, Manager. ger. Salary limit, $1,600. Season Farrell, Charles. Mclntyre. Matty. Willig Victor Joseph McGinnity, President . May 5-September 18. 68fFor information regarding the fol iFarrell, John S. McFarland, H. Wiltse Georee and Manager. lowing leagues address the Editor of Ferjuson. OleU. McFctridge, John. Willett, Edgar© >ROVIDENCE CLUB, Providence, R.L PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE. Ferris, Hobe. McAleer, James R. Williams, James. (CLASS A.) "Sporting Life:" Fisher, Tom S. lucLean, John B. Wilson J Owen Timothy J. Crowl*y, President (CLASS D.) Carolina Association. Flaherty, Patrick. Merkle, Fred. Winter© GeorEl James J. Collins, Manager. President THOMAS F. GRAHAM, President DR. JOEL WHITAKEB Blue Grass League. Flick, Klmer. Menefee. John. Wilhelm Fred T ORONTO CLUB. Toronto, Can. Grant Bldg., San. Francisco, Cal. Raleigh, N. C. Western Association. Friel, William. Milan, Clyde. Williams-..1?Seun© *-Ottorea - J. J. McCaffery, President, Sec.-Treas. DANIEL W. LONG. Secretary K. T. COWAN Kansas League. Fraser., Charles.. Miller, John B. Wolrerton, Harry Joseph Kelley. Manager. 870 Valencia St.. San Francisco, Cal. Raleigh. N. C. Central Kansas League. S romme. Arthur. Miller, Roscoe. Wolfe,. , William. TJFFALO CLUB, Buffajo, N. T CLUB MEMBERS SAN FRANCIS CLUB MEMBERS GOLDSBORO, Minnesota-Wisconsin League Fultz. David L. Milligan, William. Wood, R Jacob J. Stein, President. CO, Cal., Frank M. Ish. President; W. D. Creech, President; M. J Kelly Illinois-Missouri Leasue. Mitchell, M. F. Wrieht Bueena. Wm. A. Smith, Manager. Daniel W. Long, Manager. OAKLAND, Manager. FAYETTEVILLE, T. S. Mc- Connecticut League . Ganley, R<*ert 8. Mttchell. Fred. ""*"© ""f™* Edward N. Walter, President; Harry Ganzel, John. Moran, Patrick J. Young, Denton ONTREAL CLUB, Montreal. Caa. Allister. President; Chas. Clancy, Mana Central Association. Garvin. VirgiL Moran, Charles. Toune, Irvinz M S. E. Lichtenhein, President. Wolverton, Manager. LOS ANGELES, ger. RALEIGH. R. D. Godwin, Presi Northwestern League. W. H. Berry. President; F. E. Dillon dent, J. Richard© Crozier, Manager California State League. G^per Harry L. Moren. Lewis H. Teater, Joseph. Edward Barrow, Manager. Manager. PORTLAND, Ore., W. H! Gelsr, Phfllp. Morgan. Harry R. ALTIMORE CLUB. Baltimore, M«t ROCKY MOUNT, W. S. Maye, Presi Central California Lfaguiu Gessler, Harry. Morrissey, John. Zlmmor, Charlet. MeCredie, President; W. H. McCredie dent; W. B. Fennor. Manager WIL Northern Association., B John Dunn, President Manager. SACRAMENTO, Wm. L. Gilbert, William. Moriarty, Eutene. Zearfow, David. and Manager. SON, J. Ottinger, President; Chas. Mc- Northeaster.! Arkauia*. W« Have No Others. Curtain, President; Chas. H. Graham eehan, Manager. WfLMINGTON, R. H. Nebraska League. [ERSEY CITY CLUB, Jersey City.N.J. Manager. VERNON, Ed. H. Maier, Gwaltney, President; Bert Kite, Mana The Mink League. The Above ! Our Complete List. I George W. Henry. President President; W. L. Hogan, Manager. ger. Salary limit, $1,250. Season Virginia Valley Jena B. Ryaa. M&nagsr. BeaMB Marcb 3«-Nwr«mb*r e. May 23-SepUanber 5. Cotton States Le APRIL 16, 1910 SPORTING LIFE 19

THOMAS S. DA ft DO, Gun Editor. THOMAS D. RICHTER, Assistant Gun Editor.

F. L. Bains, Montclair G. C. .. 22 19 19 19 79 R. Bercaugh ...... 82 T. J. O©Donohue, Jr.. 85 Miss-and-out Prickett 6, Martel 5, Cheesman I, A. P. Kinney, Newton G. C..... 20 21 ^ 22 79 Butler 1. W. S. Coif ax. Jr., P©n L. G. C. 20 19 18 22 79 Total ...... 437 Total ...... 436 Miss-and-out Prickett 6, Martel 5, Cheesman 1. METROPOLITAN Miss-and-out Prickett 3, Martel 2, Cheesman 2. G. W. Boxall, Montclair G. C... 15 24 17 23 79 WELLES MAKES HIGH SCORE. T. C. Durham, New York A. C. 18 20 19 21 78 Sixteen amateurs and three professionals L,. H. Schortemeier, B. B. G. C. 17 22 18 21 78 competed in the practice events on April 5, ANALOSTAN©S HARD CONDITIONS. CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS FALL E. J. Vanderveer, Freehold G. C. 17 18 20 23 78 previous to the Handicap day. The con C. L. Beach, Rockaway G. C... 22 18 19 18 77 Washington Sportsmen Face Strong Wind TO SMITH GUN CLUB, R. Morgan, Bergen Beach G. C.. 21 22 17 17 77 ditions called for 100 targets and there were O. C. Grimiell, Jr., M©tclair G©. C. 20 15 21 21 77 a half dozen prizes for those making high in Weekly Shoot. J. C. Lee, Bergen Beach G. C... 17 19 21 19 76 scores. In the morning a heavy haze hung E. Tippett, Bockaway G. C. .... 19 ,22 14 21 76 over the country and the gunners complained By Miles Taylor. A, Lindley Captures Individual A. Mosler, Orange G. C. of the difficulty in locating t©he targets. In Washington, D. C., April 11. The members G. G. Stephenson, Jr. Cres. G. C. 16 21 17 21 75 spite of these poor conditions Harry S. of the Analostan Gun Club had a hard propo W. C. Damron, B. B. G. C..... 21 20 18 20 75 Welles, the Dead Shot professional, did some sition to face on Saturday afternoon, April Championship After Shoot-off A. Corlies, Crescent A. C. .... 13 20 22 20 75 remarkable shooting when he smashed 98 out C. Thomas, Smith G. C...... 13 18 23 20 74 of 100 targets, the highest score in the two 9. The wind was terrific and the boys who Newark Shooters Win Team F. W. VVickes, Orange G. C..... 17 21 19 17 74 days, and a remarkable piece of shooting. reported are to be congratulated on making H. H. Blauvelt, Ridgewood G. C. 21 18 16 19 74 The best amateur score was 88, made by the showing they did. The club is in a E. A. Wilson, New York A. C. 20 20 18 16 L. W. Colquitt, of the Montclair Club. He prosperous condition and this is evidenced by Title From New York A* C M. C. Baldwin, Orange G. C..... 20 16 1 20 7 was on scratch and in spite of his low score the growing membership, 13 new names hav VV. J. Simpson, New York A. C. 17 18 19 19 73 tied for third place with C. L. Schreyvogel, ing been added during the past two weeks. H. M. Booth, Ber. Beach G. C. 14 21 19 18 72 The following scores were made: BY EDWARD WINSLOW. G. F. Frazee, Montclair G. C... 16 18 17 21 72 of the Jersey City Gun Club. R. Jacobs, of R. I. Hopper. Orange G. C. .... 21 16 13 22 72 Montclair, with a handicap of five, broke 87 Sh. Bk. Montclair, N. J., April 7. The fourth an H. H. Shannon, Jer. City G. C. 19 14 20 19 72 targets, making his total 92. The scores Parsons ...... 120 Barnes ...... 75 55 nual tournament for the championship of the F. B. StepheiLson, Crescent A. C. 19 20 14 18 71 follow: Monroe ...... 115 Cobey ...... 75 55 Metropolitan district, held under the auspices F. L. Rowland, B. Beach G. C. 18 17 18 17 70 Special shoot, 100 targets. Shoemaker ...... 165 Talbott 36 T. Lenane, Jr., N. Y. A. C... 17 17 18 18 70 Name-Club. Net Hp. Tl. Steubener ...... 100 Geyer ...... of the Montclair Gun Club on April 6, with Dufour ...... 100 Green a preliminary day©s shooting on the previous Dr. P. Moeller, Englewood G. C. 19 14 19 18 70 E. Jacobus, Montclair G. C...... 87 5 92 T. H. Foster, Hillside G. C. .. 19 18 13 20 70 J. S. Sindle, North Caldwell G. C... 86 5 91 Wilson ...... 100 Capt. Black day, proved a sufficient drawing card to at VV. J. Wright, Hudson G. C. .. 17 15 20 18 70 Stine ...... 100 Kirk ...... tract 97 amateurs and 10 professionals. Aside C. L. Schreyvogel, Jersey City G. C.. 83 5 88 M. Kussmaul, N. Caldwell G. C. 16 20 16 17 L. W. Colquitt, Montclair G. C..... 88 0 88 Cockerille ...... 100 Miller from a strong wind, late in the day, which L. Young, N. Caldwell G. C.... 17 18 19 14 68 F. H. Schauffler. New York A. C... 86 0 86 Bray ...... 100 Geyer, Jr. . made the targets cut some queer capers the F. W. Lockwood, Orange G. C. 17 20 12 19 68 G©. L. Bready, New York A. C..... 75 10 85 Hunter ...... 75 64[ conditions were excellent and the entire tour A. E. Hendrickson, Cres. A. C. 19 23 11 15 ,68 C. W. Billings, New York A. C. .... 80 3 83 NOTES. nament, so ably managed by the Montclair H. F. Funke, Hillside G. C. ... 15 18 16 18 67 E. A. Wilson. New York A. C. .... 75 3 78 C. R. James, Crescent A. C. ... 21 19 12 15 67 Hunter and Steubener kept up their good work by men, earned the praises of all the visiting J. H. Vanderveer, Ber. Beach G. C. 74 3 77 leading the crowd. hooters. Honors, both individually and col H. D. Bergen, Ber. Beach G. C. 15 20 17 15 67 D. Branderth, Ossining G. C...... 69 5 74 lectively, fell to the guns of the Smith Gun T. W. Lydendecker, Kng. G. C. 19 16 15 17 67 G. P. Frazee, Montclair G. C. .... 62 9 71 Club, of Newark, N. J. After a driving race R. Young. Jersey City G. C..... 18 17 16 16 67 G. E. Asmus, North River G. C..... 57 10 . 67 J. Huntington, Log Cabin G. C. 18 16 15 16 65 J. H. Francisco. No. Caldwell G. C. 53 10 63 nd a shoot-off at 25 targets A. Lindley, of J. S. Crane, Montclair G. C. . the Smith Gun Club, won the Metropolitan E. Winslow, Montclair G. C...... 50 10 60 Messrs. Bray, Miller and Captain Black are new G. Bready, New York A. C.... R. L. Coffin, Montclair G. C...... 79 0 79 members, but with fair weather and decent targets championship, while the team of five men F. S. Hyatt, Crescent A. C.... S. G. Francisco, No. Caldwell G. C, 44 10 54 their scores are sure to be improved. representing the same club, shooting in fine H. H. Miller, Crescent A. C... form, beat the New York A. C. by a single J. G. Waterhouse, C. I. G. C... 17 15 15 15 62 Professionals, 100 targets. The trustees have about decided upon a plan for target for the team honors. Both events were G. S. Ring, Log Cabin G. C. ... 19 15 10 18 62 H. S. Welles, New York City ...... 98 0 98 the club prize contests for the season. The season©s as keenly contested as any trap shooting J. F. Simonsort, Ber. Beach G. C. 15 17 10 19 61 G. L. Lyon, Now York A. C...... 90 0 90 contest will be at 250 targets, 25 to be shot on each W. O. Harrison, Pelham G. C. 12 17 17 15 61 J. A. R. Elliott, Brooklyn ...... 83 0 83 Saturday afternoon. At the conclusion of the matches events ever held in or about New York and the 10 best scpj-es of each shooter will be taken and roused the spectators to a high pitch of H. W. Dreyer, Ber. Beach G. C. 18 18 16 60 C. S. Medler, B. Beach G. C... 16 19 11 13 59 Martel Club Holds Shoot. there will be four classes. Each contestant will pay excitement. A. Lindley ©a T. C. Fox, Ridgewood G. C..... 16 14 15 14 59 into the treasury 25 cents for every contest he par TIB FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP G. G. Gerkee, Hillside G. C. ... 14 18 12 14 58 Gloucester, N. J., April 11. At the Ben ticipates in and this, with a fund provided by the was with G-. F. Pelham, of the New York A. A. J. Grabie, Ber. Beach G. C. 13 16 18 56 Martel Gun Club grounds on April 9, there club, will buy nice prizes for the winners provided J. F. James, Crescent A. C..... 17 14 12 11 54 were 11 events at targets, nine of which were the plan is adopted. C., with the score of 93 out of 100. C. T. * l)ay, Jr., another Smith Club man, was in A. B. Frost, unattached ...... 13 14 8 17 52 sweep-stakes, one a team race and the other third place but a single target back, and but F. W. Brecht, Ber. Beach G. C. 11 12 12 15 50 a four-cornered match. The team race, which Harvard Beats Princeton. E. Winslow, Montclair G. C.. ... 14 17 10 49 was the feature, was won by Stokes, Prickett for a bad fall-down in the second string, when T. W. Boothroyd, Hudson G. C.. 12 14 8 40 and Ben Martel, who defeated Alonso Chees- Princeton, N. J., April 11. Harrard beat he missed five, would have landed on top. Shoot-off, 25 targets A. Undley 23, G. F .Pel- man and Frank Butler. Summaries: Princeton at the traps on March 9, but the Lindley started poorly, losing four in his ham 21. Team race, 15 targets each Prickett 9, Martel 13. score was tied twice and extra shoot-offs first 25. Pelham led by two, but Lindley Professional shoot, 100 targets. icked up one on his rival at the 50 mark. Total 22. Cheesman 11, Butler 7. Total 18. were necessary. The first shoot, 50 birds XI. | Tl. Ten targets Martel 9, Cheesman 9, Prickett 6, for each, man, resulted in a score of 196 £indley then hit his stride and ran a straight H. S. Welles ...... 90 E. A. W. Everett 84 Butler 5. in the third string while Pelham dropped S. Glover 90|J. A. R. Elliott .. 82 Miss-and-out Cheesman 5, Martel 4, Prickett 3, for both teams. Ten extra shots for each one, placing the shooters even with Day, G. H. Lyon ...... H. H. Stevens 76 Butler 3. man tied the score again, but on the third target behind. All three smashed 24 in the J. S. Fanning ...... H. Keller ...... 76 Miss-and-out Cheesman 6, Prickett 5, Martel 4. trial Harvard won by a small margin. The last 25, making Pelham and Lindley tied for N. Apgar ...... 89|G. R. Schneider ...... 71 Miss-and-out Martel 5, Cheesman 4, Butler 3. weather was fine and there was no wind, first. In the shoot-off Pelham looked an Team shoot, 500 targets. Prickett 1. but the traps were working badly and the easy winner when the Smith gunner lost his Miss-and-out Cheesman 4, Martel 3, Prickett 2. scores were not exceptional. Summary: fourth and eighth birds. He struck his gait SMITH G. C. | NEW YORK A. C. Miss-and-out Pricked; 8, Martel 7, Cheesman 6, then, however, and went through cleanly, A. Lindley ...... 93 G. F. Pelham ...... 93 Butler 2. Princeton Biddle 44, Este 41, Dresser 35, Wright getting a 23, while Pelham missed his ninth, C. T. Day, Jr. 92 F. H. Schauffler .... 88 Miss-and-out Martel 4, Prickett 3, Cheesman 2. (Captain) 46, and Day 30. Total, 196. thirteenth, sixteenth and eighteenth targets. P. L. Coffin 85 C. W. Billings ...... 85 Miss-and-out Martel 10, Prickett 8, Cheesman 1, Harvard Morse 43, Higcmson (Captain) 43, Mli- The Bergen Beach Gun Club, winner of both W. H. Trowbridge .. 85 F. Hall ...... 85 Butler 1. ter 34, Herd 40, and H&th&way 43. Total 196. INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM HONORS in the last two years, fell down badly. G. Kouwenhoven, the champion in 1908 and 1909, finished with a total of 84 targets and his teammates from Brooklyn also did as poorly. Weather conditions were responsible for the poor scores of the Bergen Beach shots. When at the traps for the third String of 25 a strong wind greatly interfered with the flight of the targets. W. Simonson, ClffiWUl i ".-.i- » who had broken a 24 -and 23 in the first I WMiT TO ATTEND TJp. 50, fell down to 16 on the third 25. The §>Tf\Tt a>rtOOT ON "*"" professionals had a keen race of their own, three tieing for first honors with a score of 90. They were Harry S. Welles, of the American Powder Mills, shooting Dead Shot I IUI\L/- ti" *? • I I ' '" powder; Sim Glover, representing J. H. Lau MUCH ABOUT". & Co., with Ballistite powder, and George H. Lyon, representing M. Hartley Co., with Remington-U. M. C. goods. J. F. Fanning, of •M-A—LWirvLi LiM-J-5 L I I iw>i ivr« l i AJWlftl the du Pont Co., and Neaf Apgar, of Peters L05-m XOUR'GIB' Cartridge Co., tied for the next place with 89, Tfg-NJ iVl FirtD TOR and E. A. W. Everett, of duPont; J. A. R. i^ANL||(Sin YOUR Elliott, of Winchester; H. H. Stevens, of Remington-U. M. C. ; T. H. Keller, Jr., Hun <# T 1 \vn ' ni- ter Arms Co., and G. R. Schneider finished in , **.*& M HORIZON^ order. Scores: HQMQR 3PEC(AU 3 4^^V^~^ Metropolitan championship, 100 targets. Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 Tl. A. Lindley, Smith G. C. .... 21 23 25 24 93 G. F. Pelham, New York A. a 23 22 24 24 &3 C. T. Day, Jr., Smith G. C. .. 25 20 23 24 92 A. L. Ivins, Freehold G. C. .. 24 19 24 23 90 G. S. K. Kemsen, B. B. G. C. 22 23 20 24 89 P. H. Schauffler, N. Y. A. C. 24, 20 22 22 88 E.. E.. Hallinger,, .T.. C.. G. C. 20 21 24 22 87 F.. Van D.. Erhardt,, B. B. G. C. 21 22 21 23 87 W. A. Kennedy, Freehold G. C. 21 24 21 86 P. L. Coffin, Smith G. - C.- 21 23 85 L. W. Colquitt, Montclair G. C. 20 20 25 85 C. W. Billings, New York A. C.. 21 21 22 21 85 W. H. Trowbridge, Smith G. C.. 20 22 20 23 85 H. E. Peck, unattached ...... 23 22 17 23 85 0\ J. O©Donohue, Jr., N. Y. A. C. 22 21 19 23 85 F. Hall, New York A. C. . 24 20 20-. 21- -- G. Kouwenhoven, B. B. G. C. 22 21 17 24 84 J. D. Sinks, Freehold G. C. 20 21 22 21 84 F. Muldoon. Freehold, G. C. ... _.20 __21 21 22 84 H. M. Brigham, Crescent A. C. 22 20 22 20 84 F. A. Hodgman, N. Y. A. C.... 21 19 22 B. Jacobus, Montclair G. C. ... 23 23 20 19 85 Dr. D. H. Culver, N. Y. A. C.. 22 18 21 22 83 \V. J. Brennan, B. B. G. C. .. __21 16 23 23 83 J.. H.. Vanderveer, B. B. G. C... 23_ 23__ 14_ 23 83 A. S.. Sindle,, No. Caldwell G. C. 21 21 20 20 82 H. Von Lengerke, Orange G. C. . 23 18 19 22 R. Bercaugh, Smith G. C...... 25 22 18 17 G. G. Piercy. Crescent A. C. .._._.__21 20 21 20 82 C. Schreyvogel. Jersey City G. C. 18 21 20 23 82 W. Simonson, Bergen Beach G. C, 24 23 16 19 82 A. B. Buckner, Newton G. G. . . 20 20 20 21 81 T. Dukes, Montclair G. C. .... 20 21 18 22 81 T. Howard, Crescent G. C. .... 19 20 21 21 81 ©©LAlREAJEBmCLUB TRIES HAND AT TRAP SHOOTING?, i W. J. Sorter. North Hirer G. C. 17 21 21 21 80 A. B. Gaines, Eoglewood G, C. 18 23 20 19 80 B. K. TioHaon, New Zodc X C, SI 23 17 18 M THE WEEK©S BIG TRAP SHOOTING EVENTS IN CARTOON. 20

G. Cleveland.. 15 15 14 17 12 18 13 19 15 13 200 monthly club shoot of the South End Gua W. Morris ... 14 16- 17 15 17 15 10 19 19 15 200 Club for the Hineline trophy, was held on Dr. Seamon .. 14 15 7 13 16 15 13 11 9 14 200 April 9 over the Camden traps, and no less B. Hull ...... 15 16 18 14 15 11 11 15 13 17 200 than six qualified for points toward the prize. G. Hansell ... 19 16 19 18 17 17 16 17 18 18 200 This was because of the liberal handicaps J. G. Martin.. 19 18 17 19 17 16 18 12 13 18 200 J. W. North.. 15 13 15 18 17 16 18 18 14 13 200 as well as good shooting. By the terms of W. Krfck .... 14 16 14 18 17 14 16 15 14 14 200 the shoot no man can make over 25, and as W. R. Fielis.. 16 18 11 16 18 17 19 15 18 16 200 some of the handicaps ran as high as 9, The Official Re 17 16 15 17 17 16 14 19 14 15 200 it was not difficult to make a straight score. H. B. Cook .. 19 20 16 17 15 20 19 17 13 15 H. Wilson ... In the shoot for the club spoons, Firth was sults of the 1910 H. E. Peck .. 20 20 19 19 16 19 20 20 19 19 W. Miller .... 15 18 16 19 15 19 14 17 16 16 200 B. Thomson... 19 16 17 17 16 18 18 18 16 17 P. Morris ... 14 17 15 17 14 14 16 16 16 19 200 high with Biddle runner up. Scores: Registered Tour J. H. Noel ... 20 16 15 19 19 16 15 15 16 18 V. Williams .. 18 19 14 19 19 20 19 18 17 20 200 TROPHY SHOOT. H. P. Appleton 20 18 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 18 H. H. Sloan.. 16 16 15 19 18 18 19 17 19 19 200 Hp. Bk. Tl. Hp. Bk. Tl. naments, as fur 19 20 E. Johnson ... 13 14 14 14 14 16 18 17 16 16 200 E. A. Codery.. 13 18 20 19 28 20 17 19 15 17 15 18 200 Hineline ..... 0 24 24 Butler H. Gaskill.... 15 18 12 15 17 20 17 18 17 18 F. J. Pratt ... 13 17 18 17 18 16 Firth ...... 3 23 Wakeman nished by Elmer 14 17 M. Darlington. 16 11 14 15 15 16 14 15 15 14 200 Dr. Westcott.. 17 15 17 16 15 18 15 16 15 17 16 16 16 12 200 Biddle ...... 0 21 Horner ...... 6 Benj. Bates... 19 17 15 15 18 15 17 13 15 .. P. J. Mattson. 17 17 16 17 E. Holloway .. 9 21 25 W. Johnson E. Shaner, Secre ,Tas. McKelvey. 17 18 19 18 20 19 17 15 R. F. Freck .. 12 12 8 15 15 18 18 18 15 14 200 G. B. Scarlett. 16 13 13 17 15 17 14 8 15 15 200 J. Anthony .. 6 20 Dr. Ewing A. Sheppard.. 17 18 20 16 IT 18 16 14 19 is H, Anthony .. 6 19 25 tary-Manager, of N. W. Young. 18 17 20 19 19 18 17 20 19 19 W. J. O©Brien. .. .. 14 15 12 14 9 12 .. .. 120 J. C. Griffith.. 20 19 17 18 19 20 19 17 17 19 Miss Rieker .. 13 14 13 18 15 .. 100 Spoon shoot, 25 targets Firth 24, Biddle 23. the Interstate As- H. Madara .. 17 18 18 15 16 15 17 17 17 16 W. H. Tarr .. 14 12 14 17 14 16 120 Wakeman 22, E. Holloway 21, Dr, Ewine 21, J. An Elmer E. Shaner Jno. Davis ... 19 17 16 18 17 17 16 18 14 18 H. Bonham .. 14 13 16 17 15 .. 100 thony 20, Butler 20, Horner 20, H. Anthony 19. F. Matthews.. 20 20 18 20 19 18 18 18 18 16 W. Torpey ... 15 19 18 16 14 19 120 Sweepstakes, 25 targets Firth 22, E. Holloway 19, W. Matthews.. 18 17 15 19 15 17 15 15 J. Armstrong.. 10 15 15 14 16 16 120 W. Johnson 16, Biddle 15, J. Anthony 14. J. E. Rauck .. .. 16 13 14 12 17 100 Fifteen targets Hineline 14, J. Anthony 13, Biddle THE EESULTS FBOM WEEK TO WEEK. G. B. Scarlett 14 16 16 18 18 17 11 13 14 17 12, E. Holloway 12, Horner 12, Firth 1. H. R. Freck.. 17 15 15 18 17 18 18 19 13 15 Ten targets Dr. Ewing 10, E. Holloway 9, Blddlt ELOW will be found, from week to H. E. Perry... 19 15 17 15 14 15 15 18 7 .. 8, Firth 7, H, Anthony 7, W. Johnson 6. B week, the reyised and corrected E. R. Johnson 17 17 17 19 IS 20 19 18 18 19 QUAKER TRAPS, Tom Tansey... 18 20 19 18 18 19 17 13 20 15 Ten targets Dr. Ewing 10, Hineline 9, E. Hol official scores of all Registered Tourna W. Firth .... 13 16 15 16 15 16 15 19 14 14 loway 8, H. Anthony 8, Firth- 7, Biddle 7, J. An ments and Shoots under the auspices of H. Herman .. 20 19 16 17 19 18 19 18 20 20 Kept Busy by Many Members of Clubs thony 7, W. Johnson 6. the Interstate Association, as furnished W. T. Smith.. 18 18 18 16 17 15 19 18 17 15 regularly by Secretary-Manager Shaner: W. E. Crane.. 19 18 18 16 18 19 17 20 17 15 Philadelphia Shooters Turn Out in Large North Hills Shoot. G. E. Dimraock 14 14 17 18 15 17 18 19 18 17 Numbers for the Weekly Events Oliver Philadelphia, Pa., April 11. The first shoot H. K. Boyer.. 9 15 15 15 12 15 16 13 14 17 of the North Hills Country Club was held H. Powers ... 19 17 17 14 .. .. 18 19 Wins Spoon at Independent Club. on April 9 over the traps of the Highland Arthur Jones...... 16 16 4 .. REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 13 Philadelphia, Pa., April 11. Some of the Gun Club, at Edge Hill, and considering that LAURETTE BOAT CLUB, AT TROT, N. T., REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 15. best shooting of the season featured Satur it was the first event of the kind as a club, APRIL 1 AND 2, 1910. day©s monthly target shoot of the Independ was most successful. Frank Cantrell was the QUEEN CITY GUN CLUB, AT MARION, IND., ent Gun Club, on April 9, which was shol high gun of the day in the 50-target match, FIRST DAT. APBIL 5 AOND 6, 1910. he breaking 48 24 in each string. He PROFESSIONALS. over the Holmesburg Junction traps. Twenty- FIRST DAT. three gunners entered the events for the also shared the honors in doubles with Frank Events ..... 1234567 8 9 10 Sh. Bk. PROFESSIONALS. four silver spoons which the club offers lin, getting 17 out of the 24 shot at. This Targets .... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 every month and so even was the marksman was followed by a miss-and-out event, which H. Hi. Brown.. 19 19 19 20 20 19 18 20 20 20 200 194 Events ..... 12345678 9 10 Sh. Bk was won by Franklin, who smashed 17, Can N. Apgar 38 20 20 18 19 19 17 20 20 18 200 189 Targets .... 2fl 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ship than many shoot-offs were necessary be S. Gloyer..... 19 18 18 19 18 20 18 19 20 19 200 188 H. D. Freeman 18 20 19 20 20 19 18 20 19 20 200 193 fore the "dippers" could be handed out by trell and White giving him a hard tussle for H. H. Stevens. 20 19 20 19 20 17 15 19 18 19 200 186 A. J. Holiday. 20 18 19 20 18 18 19 18 16 17 200 183 Secretary Robinson. Oliver, Landis and Lock- victory. Scores: 3. 3. Fanning. 19 17 18 17 19 19 20 17 20 20 200 186 H. Vietmeyer. 17 19 19 16 20 20 15 15 18 19 200 178 wood were the high scorers of the day with First club event, North Hills Country Club. H. S. Welles.. 19 18 18 17 18 19 17 20 20 20 200 186 F. G. Bills ... 19 20 19 20 18 20 19 19 20 19 200 193 90 breaks out of their 100 targets, and as B. B. Tl. B. B. TL J. A. R. Elliott 17 16 17 19 18 17 17 19 17 16 200 171 W. Stannard.. 20 18 16 18 19 19 18 17 20 11 200 18: there was a spoon offered for the high Cantrell ...... 24 48 Franklin 21 41 T. E, Doremus 14 12 15 12 13 14 17 11 17 12 200 137 Fred Le Noir. 15 13 18 17 19 20 18 18 17 17 200 172 actual score, the three gunners entered a White ...... 20 Rose ...... 10 11 21 R. O. Heikes.. 19 19 20 16 15 19 19 18 17 19 200 181 25-bird event. Oliver ran 24 straight, miss Lindsey ...... 15 Milton ...... 6 5 U AMATEURS. H. W. Heikes. 20 15 20 18 19 20 18 19 17 17 200 183 Dalton ...... 20 James ...... 2 4 « A. E. Conley.. 20 20 20 18 18 19 20 19 18 18 200 190 ing his last target, winning the event with Mercer ...... 23 B. Valentine.. 19 17 19 19 18 18 19 20 18 18 200 185 AMATEURS. a "24 score. Landis broke 22 and Lockwood 3. B. Sanders. 18 19 18 18 15 19 18 19 19 19 200 182 G. Wagoner... 16 16 20 17 19 17 17 20 18 15 200 175 20. Boyer©with a total score of 100, 85 Doubles (12 pair) Cantrell 17, Franklin 17. White T. E. Clay ... 19 19 17 18 17 18.17 17 17 18 200 177 A. P. Smith.. 17 20 20 20 20 19 18 16 17 20 200 187 being actual breaks, won the Class A spoon, 15, Dalton 15, Mercer 14, Lindsey 10, Rose 6, F. O. Roberta. 17 19 17 19 16 17 19 19 18 18 200 179 Hugh Clark... 19 20 20 17 19 19 20 17 19 18 200 188 while Appleton and Wilson with scores of 90 James 5. O. Carpenter.. 17 17 17 17 18 20 20 15 19 18 200 178 R. A. King... 20 17 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 19 200 194 tied for Class B trophy, but as Wilson for Miss-and-out Franklin 17, Cantrell 16, White 15, E. M. Hui-d .. 20 17 19 19 16 18 18 20 17 17 200 181 C. S. Nickle.. 19 20 18 19 20 18 18 18 20 17 200 187 feited the shoot-off, Appleton won the prize. Daltou 10, Rose 4. H. E. Peck .. 20 19 18 20 19 17 17 15 17 17 200 179 W. N. Wise... 19 17 18 19 19 20 17 20 19 19 200 187 Firth and Scheffy finished with an even total H. W. Smith. 1S©17 18 17 16 18 19 19 16 18 200 176 Frank Howard 17 19 17 18 19 20 17 1C 16 17 200 176 15 19 200 169 of 80 in the Class C squad, the latter win C. Blandford.. 17 18 14 19 18 18 17 16 17 16 200 170 E. L. Grobe .. 13 19 17 12 20 16 18 20 ning the shoot-off by breaking 21 to Firth©s NEW ENGLAND NEWS. C< E. Davis... 16 18 19 18 16 17 19 17 18 19 200 177 C. H. Peck .. 20 19 20 19 19 18 20 19 19 16 200 18n F. Milllman.. 17 15 18 16 15 19 19 16 18 17 200 170 Thos. Parry .. 19 19 18 18 19 20 20 19 17 19 200 188 18. The usual conditions prevailed in the C. A. Reamer...... 13 1C 40 29 O. F. Britton. 19 19 20 20 17 ...... 100 9.r events. There were five 20 targets events, a Toss of Coin Wins Paleface©s Big Shoot, A. J. Crowley. 19 13 16 18 19 19 18 16 18 17 200 173 W. Straughn.. 20 20 19 19 18-19 19 16 18 18 200 186 handicap rise with a handicap added to the C. Foote ..... 14 14 16 19 17 13 19 17 16 16 200 161 H. Creviston.. 14 15 17 18 16 16 15 19 16 16 200 162 scores. The scores follow: With More Than Half Hundred Entered A. Kirkpatrick 16 18 18 1ft 15 18 19 18 17 13 200 168 B. B. Maust.. 17 16 14 14 19 ...... 100 SO H. B. B. B. B. B. AH. Tl. Kirkwood©s Team Victor. M. L. Welling ...... 12 13 16 60 41 SECOND DAT. Anderson ...... 16 11 15 8 9 13 18 74 K. C. Wheeler 20 17 20 16 19 15 20 18 19 20 200 184 Firth ...... 16 14 14 10 14 12 16 Wellington, Mass., April 11. Over a half ©J. N. Huyck.. 19 15 16 18 17 18 19 20 17 17 200 176 PROFESSIONALS. Ayre ...... 16 12 17 14 16 17 13 89 hundred shooters visited the mounds on April P. L. Streeter. 15 17 1C 13 .. 15 ...... 100 76 Events ..... 12345678 9 10 Sh. Bk. George ...... 16 15 18 16 16 15 4 94 9, at the team shoot of the Paleface Associa J. N. Ingalsbe 17 13 18 14 17 14 15 14 17 17 200 156 Targets .... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Appleton ...... 17 16 15 15 14 18 12 90 tion, at its traps at Wellington. Mayor and H. T. Brown.. 17 18 18 17 18 16 16 16 18 17 200 171 H. D. Freeman 20 19 18 19 19 17 17 18 18 16 200 181 Tansey ...... 19 17 16 16 17 17 5 Keller each scored 93, the top figures, and the W. T. Henry.. 18 17 14 17 18 14 19 16 14 15 200 162 O. J. Holiday. 17 15 18 16 18 16 19 14 10 16 200 159 Oliver ...... 19 14 18 20 20 18 3 93 former won on a toss of a coin. Horace K. H. Vickery 13 16 16 11 15 14 ...... 120 85 H. Vietmeyer.. 18 18 16 15 14 15 13 17 15 14 200 15, Overbaugh ...... 19 17 15 17 16 16 5 Kirkwood©s team defeated Bob Smith©s team, C. Weinbeck.. 7 12 10 13 10 11 ...... 120 63 F. G. Bills .. 19 19 19 16 19 20 19 19 17 13 200 180 Wilson ...... 19 19 19 16 16 16 5 90 2087 to 1957, a margin of 130 birds. The J. L. Rable ..© ...... 12 13 40 25 W. Stannard.. 16 18 19 19 19 19 12 19 17 18 200 176 Griffiths ...... 18 16 13 17 19 16 7 scores: J. B. Nial ...... 15 IT 40 32 Fred Le Noir. 20 20 19 14 16 18 14 13 19 15 200 168 Cook ."...... 18 11 16 18 16 18 7 86 E. Wiltse .... 17 18 17 17 17 16 ...... 126 102 R. O. Heikes.. 18 19 19 20 18 19 18 15 19 17 200 182 W. H. Mathews .... 18 14 15 13 14 19 One hundred targets. SECOND DAT. H. W. Heikes. 16 17 14 18 17 18 13 16 19 17 200 165 Pratt ...... 18 14 15 17 17 14 10 87 Targets ...... 15 15 20 20 15 15 Tl. AMATEURS. Scheffy ...... 18 14 16 12 14 16 8 80 Mayor ...... 14 15 18 18 14 14 93 PROFESSIONALS. Boyer ...... ^...... 17 15 16 18 18 18 15100 T. H. Keller, Jr...... 15 12 19 17 15 15 93 Events 123456-7 8© 9 10 Sh. Bk. A. P. Smith.. 17 19 17 18 20 17 20 19 18 18 200 183 W. T. Smith ...... 17 18 14 16 19 15 6 Frank ...... 14 15 19 16 15 12 91 Targets 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Hugh Clark .. 20 15 17 20 19 16 16 19 13 18 200 173 Johnson ...... 17 17 16 17 16 17 9 92 R. Smith ...... 13 15 19 18 11 15 91 E. L. Brown.. 19 19 19 20 16 17 18 18 19 16 200 181 R. A. King .. 18 18 19 18 17 16 16 15 16 16 200 169 Harkins ...... 16 13 14 16 15 16 15 Kawop ...... 13 14 18 17 14 14 90 K. Apgar 18 IS 20 19 16 17 20 20 16 18 200 182 C. L. Mckle.. 19 16 18 19 17 17 11 14 18 17 200 166 Abbott ...... 16 ©5 16 16 17 14 10 Darton ...... 12 14 19 18 13 14 90 Glover 16 14 19 19 17 19 16 19 13 16 200 168 Frank Howard. 18 16 17 15 16 17 18 15 18 12 200 162 Wills ...... 16 16 17 17 16 14 12 92 Kirkwood ...... 12 15 19 18 13 12 89 H. H. Stevens. 18 16 18 16 18 17 13 14 17 16 200 163 E. L. Grobe .. 17 18 16 13 14 11 10 14 15 12 200 140 Puff ...... 16 13 12 11 11 16 14 77 Edgarton ...... 13 11 19 17 15 14 89 J. S. Fanning. 18 18 17 18 19 19 19 19 20 19 200 186 C. H. Peck .. 16 18 18 13 13 16 12 13 11 13 200 143 Lockwood ...... 18 19 17 18 17 19 9 99 Clark ...... 13 15 19 17 13 11 88 H. S. Welles.. 15 18 18 16 16 18 16 16 15 19 200 167 Thos. Parry .. 16 15 17 18 19 19 14 18 15 15 200 166 Landis ...... 20 18 16 20 20 16 3 93 Jordan ...... 13 13 18 18 14 12 88 J. A. R. Elliott 20 14 18 19 17 18 15 14 18 15 200 168 W. Straughn.. 19 19 18 19 18 18 18 18 18 19 200 184 Langstrom ...... 13 12 18 18 13 13 87 T. E. Doremus 15 14 12 10 16 16 16 15 9 14 200 137 H. Creyiston... 15 16 17 12 18 16 11 18 16 15 200 154 Clegg Leads Meadow Springs. Gleason ...... 15 11 17 18 13 12 86 AMATEURS. Powell ...... 12 11 17 18 14 14 86 REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 16. Philadelphia, Pa., April 11. Clegg won the Rule ...... 13 13 16 15 14 15 86 A. E. Conley.. 18 19 18 17 16 17 19 18 17 18 200© 177 INTERBOROUGH GUN CLUB, ROSELLE PARK, honors of the day in the weekly target Ballou ...... 14 13 17 17 11 13 85 H. Valentine.. 17 16 19 18 17. 19 16 16 18 19 200 175 N. J., APRIL 5, 1910. shoot of the Meadow Springs Gun ©Club, on Brinley ...... 12 12 17 19 11 13 84 J. B. Sanders. 14 17 17 18 18 20 19 18 15 18 200 174 April 9, at Fifty-sixth and Lancaster Avenue. Lynch ...... 12 11 17 17 13 14 84 T. E. Clay .©.. 18 15 17 20 17 17© 16 17 18 18 200 173 PROFESSIONALS. After tying with Lyon, Moore and Hewlett Boreland ...... 14 11 l,r 16 13 15 84 P. 0. Roberts. 19 20 17 18 16 18 14 18 17 16 200 173 Events ..... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sh. Bk. in the regular club event, which was at Burns 13 15 13 17 12 14 84 O. Carpenter.. 19 19 15 18 15 20 18 15 15 38 200 172 Targets .... 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 targets, Clegg plunged into three extra Charles 13 12 17 18 14 9 83 E. M. Kurd .. 19 18 17 17 16 17 15 17 19 17 200 172 J. S. Fanning.. 15 15 14 15 14 15 20 19 20 25 175 172 Hassam H. E. Peck .. 19 19 16 18 18 15 15 17 15 13 shoot-offs and finally came out victorious 9 15 19 15 12 IS 83 200 165 Neaf Apgar .. 15 14 15 15 14 15 19 19 19 25 175 170 over his opponents. The event was the reg Todd .. 14 13 14 16 12 14 83 H. W. Smith. 13 14 18 20 13 18 16 16 17 20 200 165 Sim Glover ... 15 15 15 14 15 14 19 18 19 25 175 169 Benningtpn ...... 12 15 15 15 10 15 82 C. Blandford.. 14 17 15 15 15 15 19 16 19 16 200 161 H. H. Stevens. 15 13 14 13 15 15 20 19 20 23 175 167 ular club shoot of 25 targets per man, handi Gokey 12 12 18 15 13 12 C. E. Davis .. 18 15 17 15 18 17 13 15 17 16 200 161 A. B. Brown.. 12 15 13 14 13 15 16 17 20 24 175 159 caps added, with all scores of 25 and over "Roy" ...... 12 12 17 16 11 14 82 P. Milliman.. 16 13 18 18 18 16 17 16 15 12 200 159 Geo. L. Lyon...... 19 19 24 85 62 to be counted as the maximum total of. 25. Owen C. A. Reamer. 16 15 18 13 15 18 13 15 14 17 9 13 19 13 13 13 80 200 154 AMATEURS. Every one of the gunners who reached the Henderson ...... 13 12 16 15 11 13 80 A. J. Crowley 16 14 17 17 12 18 15 15 14 16 200 154 25 mark did so by their handicaps, Clegg Marden ...... 12 13 16 18 "19 12 80 C. Foote ..... 19 14 11 17 13 17 15 14 13 12 200 145 P. M. Kling.. 14 15 14 15 15 15 18 19 20 23 175 168 breaking 22 of his 25 targets and Moore Bryant ...... 12 -10 17 17 12 12 80 Kirkpatrick, A. 16 18 11 14 10 17 14 15 9 13 200 137 Kouwenhoven.. 15 15 15 14 15 13 19 19 20 22 175 167 21. Lyon and Hewlett only broke 17 and Bond ...... 13 11 15 17 14 10 80 M. L. Welling ...... 5 11 12 10 9 12 120 59 H. E. Peck ... 15 15 11 15 15 14 20 17 19 22 175 163 15 respectively, but they reached the neces Richardson ...... 11 13 17 18 11 10 80 R. G. Wheeler 19 18 18 18 19 17 18 16 18 19 200 180 J. W. Bogart.. 13 13 11 14 14 15 18 20 20 25 175 163 sary total owing to their liberal handicap. Dickey ...... 10 11 15 18 10 15 79 J. N. Huyck.. 9 13 10 10 10 ...... 100 52 W. Manning.. 13 11 14 12 14 15 20 18 18 24 175 159 Straw ...... 11 11 16 16 13 12 79 J. S. Lewis .. 15 17 19 17 17 16 14 17 18 15 200 165 A. B. Brickner 15 15 14 15 14 14 17 13 16 23 175 156 The shoot-offs were at 10 targets an event A. Sann ..... 11 14 11 12 10 13 14 12 11 14 C. Bogart .... 13 13 14 14 12 13 16 18 18 22 175 153 for the first two tests and the final was on Letender ...... 14 13 17 13 13 79 200 122 the miss-and-out order. The handicaps counted Miles ...... 12 15 11 18 11 12 79 J. Borne ..... 11 10 8 15 17 15 10 7 10 14 200 117 Dr. J. Brutis.. 11 15 15 12 15 11 20 16 17 20 175 152 Topham ...... 13 13 17 14 12 10 79 J. Ransenousen 18 13 17 14 14 ...... 100 76 R. H. Sussdorf 11 13 14 14 15 15 17 16 13 21 175 149 in these events. On thj first round Clegg and Parker ...... 12 10 17 18 9 12 78 B. A. Frank...... 11 10 11 14 10 .. S. O. Bogart.. 13 14 15 14 12 12 18 17 16 17 175 148 Moore reached a score of 9, Lyon dropping JIuldown ...... 12 11 16 15 12 12 78 ». Hill ...... 10 9 12 5 .... 14 ...... J. A. Benedict 9 14 11 12 11 14 18 17 17 19 175 142 out by only getting 8, while Hewlett did not Russell ...... 13 12 13 15 12 13 78 J. L. Shorey...... 17 17 18 18 H. Laughaus.. 14 13 13 14 13 11 16 11 17 17 175 139 shoot. Clegg and Moore totaled 10 each Cole ...... 9 12 15 15 13 13 77 E. Goesslin ...... 16 11 13 .... F. Nelson .... 11 14 10 13 12 11 13 13 16 21 175 134 in the next event, and on the miss-and-out Frazier ...... 11 12 15 17 8 12 75 Mrs. Butler ...... 13 A. Heiden .. 11 12 9 8 9 11 16 10 14 19 175 119 Clegg won by breaking two targets to Moore©s Freeman ...... 10 13 16 12 13 10 74 C. W. Rice ...... 11 . B. Doremus .. 11 7 9 8 5 7 9 8 9 8 175 81 one. J. Emerson beat out Sloan by a target E. Searls ...... 4 9 .... Dr. J. Piereon 13 12 10 14 .. .. 12 15 .. 20 145 113 Terry ...... 10 12 13 16 13 8 72 N. A. Platt ...... 14 16 ... R. C. Stryker...... 12 15 IS 19 18 17 22 130 118 for the high gun in the 50-target event, Buehler ...... 10 12 15 15 9 10 71 A. Blake ...... 16 16 16 22 85 70 he breaking 45, while Sloane gathered 44. Langille ...... 11 12 13 13 9 13 71 A. ChUvers ...... 11 16 18 24 85 69 Clegg finished third with 42. Moore led in W. N. Smith ...... 13 9 15 12 9 13 71 REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 14. the 12 pairs of doubles by breaking 18 out Chamberlain ...... 7 12 14 13 13 11 70 C. W. Billing* ...... 19 19 23 65 61 Ordway ...... J. 11 10 14 13 11 10 69 ATLANTIC CITT GUN CLUB AT ATLANTIC L. ColQUitt ...... 18 16 25 65 59 of his 24 targets. Smith totaled 17. Scores: Dr. D. Culver 14 14 15 H ...... 6.0 57 Bradbury ...... 12 10 13 13 12 9 69 CITT, N. J., ON MARCH 28, 1910. / Club event, 25 targets, handicaps added. O. B. Clirk ...... 10 12 17 8 11 9 67 PROFESSIONALS. W. P. Laing.. 12 11 14 ...... 45 37 Hp. Bk. Tl. Hp. Bk. Tl. H. Shedd ...... 12 25 12 Clegg 5 22 25 Serfass ...... 10 8 18 Events ..... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sh. Bk. Blake ...... 16 13 18 20 85 67 Smith 4 16 20 Franklin ...... 7 17 24 Paleface Weekly Shoot. Tanrets .... 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Fox ...... Wellington, Mass., April 7. Frank Lyon Sim Glover ... 17 19 20 20 19 18 16 19 19 20 200 187 10 14 24 Moore ...... 9 21 25 REGISTERED TOURNAMENT No. 17. Murdock ., 4 15 19 Lindeman ...,,. 7 15 22 was high scratch and high average handicap H. S. Welles. 20 19 20 19 20 20 18 18 20 19 200 193 Bighain ... 10 10 20 Lyon ...... 10 17 25 ?un at the weekly shoot over the traps of H. Overbaugh. 15 18 16 16 18 20 19 18 17 18 200 175 ATGLKN GUN CLUB, AT ATGLEN, PA., APRIL J. Emerson Neaf Apgar ... 19 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 18 19 200 191 7, 1910. 7 15 22 Hewlett ...... 10 15 25 ihe Paleface Shooting Association, at Wel 31oan 3 13 16 Kauffman ..... 2 14 16 lington, yesterday. Frank made an actual Lloyd Lewis.. 16 13 20 15 17 17 16 18 15 19 200 166 PROFESSIONALS. Rudolph .. 3. 8. Pratt ... 15 17 20 18 19 19 19 15 17 17 200 176 5 19 24 Torpey ...... breakage of 96 out of 100 targets, which G. V. Hamlin 16 19 17 13 19 18 19 18 17 14 200 170 Events 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sh. Bk. Fifty-target event, 16 yards rise. gave him the trophy for the highest actual H. I* Brown.. 20 19 16 19 20 19 20 18 20 20 200 191 Targets .. 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 B. B. B. score made. He also led in the added tar ~.L. ...R. Lewisw ,.« .. 12 17 12 15 13 17 15 17 12 16 200 140 Clegg ...... 13 get handicap class by virtue of his gift of AMATEURS. > H. Worthlngton 20 18 17 20 15 17 16 20 17 17 200 177 Smith ...... 5 N. Apgnr ..... 19 17 18 17 17 20 17 15 17 19 200 176 eight birds, - which made his total 104, L. S. Morrlaon 16 16 18 2O 19 19 19 18 19 19 200 183 Fox ...... 4 Scores: Thomas Mathis 17 17 15 14 16 19 IS 18 17 17 200 168 H. B. Stevens. 17 18 19 18 19 16 20 20 18 18 200 183 Hurdock ...... 5 F. S. Toinlln. 19 15 17 18 20 18 20 18 IS 19 200 182 AMATEURS. Sigham ...... 4 One hundred targets. W. Sharpless.. 18 19 18 16 19 18 15 17 16 20 200 176 ©. Emerson ...... 10 Target* ...... 15 15 20 15 15 20 H Tl E, A. Cordery 13 15 16 19 15 20 14 19 19 20 200 170 Frank ...... 15 15 17 15 16 19 John Conover.. 18 11 18 15 16 13 17 15 12 16 200 151 J. H. Andersoa 13 17 12 16 14 18 15 16 14 16 200 151 Sloan ...... 9 Chas. Mink .. 18 20 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 19 200 194 Chas. Mink .. 16 17 18 18 19 18 17 20 18 19 200 180 itudolph ...... 7 Clarke ...... 13 14 19 14 14 18 Theo. Hackett. 18 19 16 19 18 17 18 18 14 17 200 174 C. Newcomb .. 17 17 16 19 18 16 13 17 19 15 200 167 Serfass ...... 8 Jones ...... 12 12 17 9 11 18 20 9» W. Wolstener©t 19 20 18 19 19 17 19 20 20 19 200 190 franklin ...... 5 Weld ...... 15 13 17 15 14 20 4 98 W. Ewing ... 18 18 16 16 17 18 16 18 17 19 200 171 Boylston ...... 10 14 16 Phil duPont.. 18 20 15 19 16 18 19 18 20 20 200 183 E. M. Ludwick 18 16 17 16 15 14 12 16 16 18 200 158 kloore ...... 9 14 20 92 J. A. Anderson 17 17 16 16 18 18 17 15 18 14 200 166 ilndeman ...... 6 Vhitney ...... 11 12 18 11 14 16 81 H. Minker ... 15 20 18 19 17 19 18 18 18 16 200 178 Hassam ...... 13 13 15 12 14 15 E. S. Warren. 18 18 18 18 17,19 16 18 18 14 200 174 E. J. Hofferset 15 14 14 17 18 17 16 12 15 17 200 155 Lyon ...... 4 10 90 H. Eyre 15 15 14 12 16 13 18 19 14 12 200 148 Hewlett ...... 5 Morse ...... 12 13 17 10 10 16 12 90 W. K. Benner 12 18 16 19 15 19 16 19 12 16 200 162 Todd ...... 11 10 IS 12 10 15 S 84 W. Wakeman 18 20 12 18 19 17 20 18 16 14 200 172 F. P. Zebb ;.. 17 19 17 19 19 19 16 17 17 18 200 178 iauffman ...... F. Muller ... 18 18 19 18 18 17 20 19 19 16 200 182 harles ...... 10 11 12 10 13 H 12 79 A. Somers .. 17 19 17 19 18 17 18 19 17 18 200 179 Hgginson ...... 15 15 19 .. 49 J. W. Ernig.. 17 17 16 17 ...... go 67 J. McKelvey .. 15 15 14 16 16 16 18 17 14 17 200 158 Hineline Leads South Eud. W. B. Watson. 17 18 12 15 15 14 17 12.14 15 200 149 Thomas ...... 13 12 17 .. 42 W. Sharpless.. 17 14 13 17 15 17 17 IS 16 19 200 163 Camden, N. J., April 11. The. "haw ...... 1ft * 17 .. 55 APRIL 16, 1910 SPORTING LIFE:

with rabbit, pheasant, woodcock, squirrel and other game. out of 10O PRESIDENT DIAZ, of Mexico, is following I in the footsteps of Ex-President Roose Score made by Lester German, at Cleveland, Ohio velt as a "demon hunter," if reports from Mexico are to be credited. According April 2, with to these the Mexican President, on a recent hunting trip, killed three tigers and several deer. The most remarkable feature of this is that the President is 80 years of age. Ac cording to the members of the party he PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 16, 1910. tramped over the game country without show ing any signs of fatigue. This is a good ex ample for the people of his Republic to follow, OREGON©S PECULIAR CONDITIONS. for they are not, as a rule, good hunters. Smokeless Shotgun Powder REGON sportsmen are puzzled as to the UNNERS in New York State are making O outcome of a very peculiar condition con G an effort to prevent the extermination of fronting them in their efforts to bring the gray squirrel, and the move is rapid A "REGULAR and RELIABLE" Brand about an ideal system of game laws. Failure ly gaining advocates. Some of the foremost of the Oregon Legislature last Winter to sportsmen©s clubs have recommended to the authorize specifically the expenditure of funds New York Legislature that a bill be passed received from hunting and fishing licenses to save tkltee little animals. It will be for the erection of one or more hatcheries is necessary to stop the shooting of the squir responsible for the accumulation of over $30,- rels for some time or there will be no squir 000 in the "game protection fund" of the rels to shoot. State. It was the intention of R. O. Steven son, State Game and Forestry Warden, to proceed with the erection of a trout hatchery DEFORESTATION has received a big boom and a pheasant incubator with the funds at *> in the State of Connecticut through the his disposal, but upon appealing to Attorney- efforts of the Cheney Brothers, of Man General Crawford for an opinion, he was chester, Conn., who have begun the planting advised to retain the fund until the Legisla of 50,000 pine trees. These will be placed ture provides by enactment a specific plan over a small watershed which supplies their for spending the money, which, according to private reservoir. This is a laudable step in the Attorney-General, will then become avail the direction of conservation, and will likely able. The report of Mr. Stevenson shows lead to others of equal scope. that the receipts from fishing and hunting li censes in the State for the year were $43,- HE United States Government has taken 031.58, which, with a balance on hand last T another step to protect the seals, its fish Trap-Shooting Outfit For Sale December of $7,998.96, made a total of $51,- and animal life. Recently the Senate 939.54. The expenses of the deputies during passed a bill terminating the present lease of The Interstate Association©s Trap-Shooting Outfit, consisting of ten the year aggregated $20,677.72, leaving a the fur seal killing on the Pribylof Islands expert traps With magnet boxes, cables and electric pulls; a ©lot of extra balance on hand of $30,352.82. in the Pacific and authorizing the Secretary of parts for traps; one canopy top tent, 28 feet x 42 feet (no side walls), two Commerce and Labor to declare a closed sea center poles, side poles and pins; one large black board; two gun racks, son on the islands. each will hold forty or more guns; two tables for shells; two score A RARE CA$E. boards for score sheets. All packed in large, extra strong, shipping NEW YORK A. C. WINS SHOOT. cases. Outfit cost, when new, more than $500.00, and will weigh about C EGRET ART KALBFUS, of the Pennsyl- 5, Compounds, Will be sold to the highest bidder. How much is offered iJ vania State Game Commission, reports f. o. b. Pittsburg ? Some gun club will get a bargain. one of the most astonishing discoveries Winged Foot Gunners Win Team Race ver made in connection with the deer of the From Crescent and Larchmont. Address ELMER E. SHANER, Secretary-Manager, State. Recently a State game warden in New York, N. Y., April 11. No team shoot The Interstate Association, 219 Coltart Square, Pittsburg, Pa. Huntington County was notified that dogs had this year, or for that matter for several been running a deer, and on going out to seasons past, has furnished such high-class make an investigation he found a buck deer exhibitions of keen marksmanship as was wit almost dead from fright and exhaustion. He nessed at Travers Island on April 9, when J. H. Vanderveer ...... 21 23 23 11 reported it to the office in Harrisburg and the 10 leading trap shooters of the New Dr. J. D. Burtis ...... 23 23 20 24 Chief Warden Berrier was sent to Hunting- York A. C. outscored the representatives of C. A. Lockwood ...... 21 21 18 24 GUNS, AMMUNITION the Crescent A. C. and Larchmont Yacht M. Sttner ...... 23 © 23 22 23 ton County to see that the deer was removed Club in the second of a series of three * and to a place of safety. He found that, be home and home competitions at 1000 points Total* ...... 213 22T 214 233 sides the deer suffering from fright and ex each. Maintaining a steady pace from the SPORTING GOODS time the first target was sprung and favored haustion, it was almost eaten up bodily by 1701 vermin, which fairly covered the animal. The by excellent weather conditions, the "Her Grand total ...... cury Foot" experts collectively broke a shade LABCHMONT YACHT CLUB. J. B. SHANNON HARDWARE CO. d«er died shortly after. Secretary Kalbfus better than 90 per cent, of their clays, with Announced that this was the first time that K. R. Hooker ...... 19 22 23 87 816 Chestnut St., Phila. the Crescent men less than two points behind W. B. Short ...... 22 20 21 85 an instance of this kind had been brought them. The contest was a close one, the home E. L. C. Robins ...... 22 18 12 62 New Gun Catalogue Sent for the Asking. to the attention of the Game Commission. It squad finishing with a total of 901 to 887 for W. J. Ellas ...... 21 22 20 86 was impossible to save the deer as the the Crescent representatives and 814 for the J. R. Collins ...... 16 21 17 75 vermin had made such inroads on its health Larchmont team. The Travers Island team©s J. G. Batterson ...... 22 20 21 86 Montgomery ...... 9 10 9 .., J. Morrison ...... 16 18 19 72 that it would have died lender any circum advantage of 14 points was not quite large Day, Jr...... 15 ...... 1 enough, however, to overcome the lead which D. Lenane, Jr...... 23 23 20 90 Kurzell ...... IT .. v* stances, even if it had not been run by the R. L. Spotts ...... 22 25 25 95 dogs. Here is something for the naturalists to CRESCENT HAD GAINED A. B. Alley ...... 14 23 18 76 ponder over. at Bay Ridge in the first 1000 point event TRAP AT BOSTON. three weeks ago. At that time the score Totals .1...... 197 212 196 209 814 board read: Crescent A. C., 814, New Total of first shoot (March 19) ... . 739 York A. C., 799, and at the conclusion The Boston Shooting Association Holds RANDOM SHOTS. of yesterday©s shoot the grand total showed Grand total ...... 1553 100-Bird Handicap. YALE VS. LARCHMONT. the "Half Mooners" still in front by Boston, Mass., April 11. At the weekly HE past Winter was one of the severest 1,701 to 1,700. Larchmont©s combined to YALE UNIVERSITY GUN OLUB. 100-bird handicap shoot of the B. A. A. Gun T that the deer of the Adirondacks in New tal was 1,553. At the Metropolitan Cham B. C. Thompson ...... 16 21 23 22 82 Club, at Riverside, on April 9, J. H. North York State ever had to go through, and pionships a few days ago only four gun L. H. Thompson ...... 15 21 22 22 80 and C. E. Carey tied for first prize with a ners out of 100 expert contestants were able L. S. Morrison ...... 23 24 23 24 94 score of 92. They tied again in the first as a result there was a terrific shrinkage in to return scores of 90 or better, and Satur the amount of this game. John B. Burnham, J. H. Noel ...... 18 25 20 21 84 shoot-off at 25 birds with scores of 25. In day 13 of the 30 men who faced the traps the second shoot-off North scored 25 and chief game protector of New York State, re siicceeded in accomplishing the feat. Six Totals ...... 72 91 88 89 840 Carey 24. The scores: cently made the alarming statement that more of these gunners wore the New York A. C. LABCHMONT YACHT CLUB. emblem, five represented the Crescents and J. H. North ...... 7 12 15 10 11 13 68 24 93 than 1,000 deer had died in the Adirondacks W. J. Ellas ...... 21 22 20 23 86 C. E. Carey ..... 9 11 17 13 11 16 77 15 92 during the cold weather. Later investigations two shot for Larchmont. Ten times during J. G. Batterson ...... 22 20 21 23 86 S. A. Ellis ...... 11 11 19 15 13 20 89 2 91 the afternoon cards were returned that failed K. R. Hooker ...... 19 22 23 23 87 prove that the number was even greater. to show a single miss in strings of 25. F. B. F. Whitney ...... 14 14 13 9 9 14 73 16 89 Heavy snowfall and continued cold weather R. L. Spotts ...... 22 25 25 23 95 C. M. Howell .... 11 14 17 15 12 17 88 0 88 Stephenson, of the Crescent A. C., led in this J. H. Daggett .... 12 11 14 8 12 17 74 10 84 caused the havoc. Throughout the mountains respect with two perfect efforts that aided Totals 84 89 89 92 354 O. Dewey ...... 7 10 17 12 11 14 71 10 ©81 the snow was piled three to five feet deep. him in annexing the high gun honors of the FIRST SHOOT-OFF. 25 BIRDS. The young deer and the very old were un day. HUDSON©S UNFAVORABLE DAY. North ...... 20 « 25 able to dig through the drifts in search of STEPHENSON©S SCORE WAS 96 Carey ...... 21 4 25 food and finally dropped from exhaustion only out of 100. On the New York A. C. team Jersey City Shooters Face Traps With SECOND SHOOT-OFF. to be frozen. This may put a damper on F. H. Sehauffler, the club champion, led with North ...... 20 25 the next deer-shooting season. 94, while R. L. Spotts excelled ion. Larchmont Wind Blowing Gale. Carey ...... 20 4 24 with 95, the second best score of the shoot. « The personnel of the team differed somewhat By T- H. Kelley. CPORTSMEN in various quarters are urging from that in the first shoot at Bay Ridge. McFarland High at Pittsburg. Jersey City, N. J., April 11. Appended are ^ the adoption of a "tag system" to make F. A. Hodgman and F. Hall replaced E. A. Pittsburg, Pa., April 11. The handicap possible the enforcement of the duck Wilsqn and G. M. Thompson of the New York the scores of the Hudson Gun Club©s reg A. C. team. C. A. Lockwood and W. C. ular bi-monthly shoot, held on April 10, at merchandise shoot, held by the East End law as interpreted in Canada and many Damron shot for the Crescents instead of Gun Club on Saturday, April 9, was a grand Northern States. The law in these sections the grounds of the club, on the banks of Dr. Keyes and J. Woodcock, while A. B. the Hackensack River and Turnpike Road. success and notwithstanding the high wind places a limit of 250 ducks in a season to Alley substituted on the Larchmont squad for The wind, blowing a gale, played havoc with which prevailed, some excellent scores were each gun, but this means nothing to the Dr. R. J. Held. In a dual 400-point shoot the scores, and caused the targets to soar in made. In fact, when it is considered that market hunter, as it cannot be enforced under between Yale University and the Larchmont the air at least 50 yards and then dive for none of the contestants had shot at all since present conditions. It could, however, be Yacht Club that followed the main event, the the platform, smashing behind the shooters, last Fall, the scores were* remarkably good. fairly well enforced were the "tags" used. collegians were defeated by a score of 354 in fact a number of them smashing up against to 340. L: S. Morrison, the Yale captain, the club house. The boys all seemed to Ed. Hickey, who has not been seen at tie Then any man who wished to sell ducks would made an excellent showing, with a card of like the hard shooting, and while the score traps for two years, blew in from Mill-vale buy 250 tags at the value it costs to print 94. The summaries: sheet does not show very high scores, they Knob and showed the boys that he was still them. Each tag is numbered and as long as NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB. are very good when the conditions in which very much alive. Bob Gumbert, of the local a duck is for sale a tag must remain upon Target* ...... 25 they were made is considered. Bill O©Brien club, and McFarland, of McKeesport, tied it. A heavy fine should be imposed in the C. W. Billings ...... 21 was the big noise, shooting for an average of for first place in the merchandise handicap, event of any one buying tags for another F. Hall ...... 23 82 per cent. He also tied for the club prize with a total score of 49 out of 50 targets, F. Hodgman ...... 21 with several others, and after contesting for McFarland winning in the shoot-off. Loo, person, each party being equally liable. O. C. Grinnell, Jr...... 24 it several times was shot out by Mr. Craft, Fleming was breaking in a new gun and did G. F. Pelham ...... 23 who won on his handicap allowance. Our not shoot up to his usual form. The next HIO sportsmen have plans under way to Dr. D. L. Culver ...... 19 next shoot will be held on April 24, and shoot of the East End Gun Club will be held convert 2,000 acres of land along the M. V. Lenane ...... everybody is welcome to shoot with us. on April 30 and all shooters are invited to O T. J. Q©Donohue, jr. .. attend. The scores: Mahoning River, near Youngstown, into G. Lembeck ...... Scores: F. H. Schauffler ...... Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sh. Bk. Hdp. Ti a fish and game preserve next Spring which, McFarland ...... 50 40 9 49 it is said, will excel any preserve of its kind Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 25 25 Totals ...... 218 237 212 234 901 Williams ...©...... 11 15 16 19 15 19 Gumbert ...... 50 41 8 49 in that State, if not in the Middle West. The Total of first Sboot (March 19) ...... 799 H. Papa ...... 13 9 14 14 12 .. Kelsey ...... 50 47 0 47 group of sportsmen, under the title of the Raymond . i...... 9 13 13 .. E<1. Hickey ...... 50 43 1 44 Grand total ...... 1700 Engel ...... 17 IS IS 18 20 .. Fleming ...... 50 43 0 43 Milton Game Preserve Company, will shortly Oroll ...... 12 13 14 14 10 16 Ponte ...... 50 31 8 39 start work, if present plans are adhered to, CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB. Gille ...... 10 13 14 17 15 .. Rahm ...... 50 27 12 39 and the preserve will be stocked with an G H Piercy ...... 19 20 24 23 86 W. O©Brien ...... 21 21 21 22 22 16 Young ...... 50 37 0 37 abundance of fish and game. The National F. B. Stephenson ...... 24 25 24 23 96 Emmons ...... 14 17 15 IS 21 16 Seeley ...... 50 34 2 36 W. W. Peabody, Jr. ... 23 21 19 24 87 Schortey ...... 20 15 14 15 18 18 Forner ...... 50 30 5 35 Fisheries Commission has promised to stock H. M. Brigham ...... 22 24 22 24 92 Craft ...... 13 15 19 20 21 16 McCutcheon ...... 50 30 5 35 the Mahoning River with black bass, while W C. Damron ...... 18 24 18 21 81 Spencer ...... U 10 10 14 H Arbuthnot ...... 50 32 2 34 the company will undertake to stock the land A. G. Southworth ...... 19 23 24 25 91 Wright ...... 12 17 18 15 15 C. G. GRUBB. 22 SPORTING LIFE

treasurer. Dr. Q. H. Burr; field e»ptaui, C. H. Seater; Execatfr* Oonnutoe, H. J. Curt is, Mayor F. R. Dawley; Handicap Committee THOSE WE KNOW G. D. Pitkin, R. F. Bliss, C. H. Seuter. The THE SAME EVERYWHERE club holds ita sixth annual tournament May 24, 25. and will spare no effort to make this the most attractive shoot in the history of the ROT TOO PERSONAL, BUT JUST club. One hundred dollars in cash will be added each day to the regular events and PERSONAL ENOUGH. over one hundred dollars in merchandise. Program calls for two hundred targets each day, entrance |2. The Montpelier Board of Trade donates a double decanter s«t and Bits of News, Gossip and Comment glasses, valued at $30, for high average, for SHOT second average, a bronze trophy, and third average a bronze trophy. Five dollars in Aboot Men Whom Lovers of cash each to the two low averages. Pro SMOKE- LESS grams ready April 18 and will be sent on Shooting Know in Person or request to secretary. Probably th« largest deer ever killed in Through the Medium of Fame* the United States or Canada, and certainly the largest of which there is any record, was brought down by Mr. W. H. Baker, of Chi By THOMAS D. RICHTER. cago, during the course of a hunting trip S*cre*ary 0. P. Z»cher, of the Chicago Gun at Westfield, Maine, on October 2d, 1909. Club, writes that the Tournament Committee This deer measured six feet and six inches having charge of the interstate team shoot on from the ground to the shoulder and weighed the Chicago grounds, Sunday, April 17, wish 450 pounds. A great many sportsmen who to advise all clubs that desire to enter this have heard of this remarkable kill have in Ifs the Absolute Dependability of DEAD SHOT that recommends event that it will not be necessary to send quired as to the ammunition used by Mr. U to sportsmen. Experience has taught them that it©s ALWAYS THE the advance entry *e« of $2, and that the last Baker. For their benefit it may be stated day to enter has been changed to Friday, that he shot Peters 38-55 Smokeless Car SAME everywhere and in all climates. April 15. All clubs should mail the entry tridges with soft point bullet. Perfect in pattern and penetration; hard hitting with light recoil; blank containing names of members of team clean shooting and ALWAYS SURE. Ifs the Best 'T'D V" JPT1 f to Mr. C. P. Zacher, secretary, Chicago Gun H. T. Tengen, the secretary of the Dan Club, 221 Fifth avenue, Chicago, so as to ville, 111., Rod and Gun Club, announces Powder that money can make. Thafs why you want it. M. xV 1 JL / • reach him not later than Friday morning, that the Spring tournament of his club, a April 15. There seems to be a great deal of registered ©event, will be held May 11 and 12. interest manifested in this event. Remember, The programs are in the printer©s hands, and the only entrance fee enacted for this event from present indications the card will be a is the price of the targets. Each member of large one. AMERICAN POWDER MILLS the winning team will receive a handsome ilver trophy, also the winner of the individ On April 5, Mr. J. S. Fanning wen First BOSTON, MASS. ual championship. The work done by the Chi High Amateur Average, scoring 172 x 175, cago Gun Club in fostering the idea of estab at the Interborough Gun Club©s registered CHICAGO, ILL. ST. LOUIS, MO. KANSAS CITY, MO. lishing a permanent event of this kind each tournament, at Roselle Park, N. J. Mr. Fan year should receive the hearty co-operation ning made this excellent score with U. M. C. of all the surrounding gun clubs. steel-lined shells. At the championship of the Metropolitan We note that champion Frank J. Hineline©s Clubs, held at Montclair, N. J., April 5 and handicap system is working out admirably HUNTER 6, H. S. Welles was high over all, breaking with his home club, the South End, of Cam- ONE-' 188 out of 200. The first day he made the re den, N. J. markable score of 98 out of 100, using TRIGGER "Dead Shot" Smokeless Powder. At Montclair, N. J., April 6th, H. S. Welles In the brush or at the traps you want was high professional with 90-100, shooting feel sure of your gun. A second©s loss of Secretary Maltby Conover, of the Free Winchester shells and a Winchester gun. time means the loss of your bird or a failure to hold, N. J., Gun Club, announces a change score in the competition. The strongest insur in the date of his club©s all-day tournament Secretary Harry Fisher, of the Clearview ance policy the world over for sportsmen is a from April 21 to April 27. This was done in Gun Club, of this city, has arranged a team Hammerless Smith Gun with the Hunter One- order to avoid a conflict with the Jersey City race, to be held on the Clearview grounds, TrigErer attachment. Club©s tournament on April 20. at 74th and Brewster Avenue, with the THE HUNTER ONE-TRIGGER rive* a pull short, clean and quick. There©* no creep or drag. The The program of the annual Patriots© Day University of Pennsylvania team, on April 30. peed of the mechanism far exceeds the speed of tournament of the Springfield Shooting Club, the trigger finger. The aim la not disturbed because of Springfield, Mass., to be held on April 19, The Metropolitan Clubs© championship was there Is no relaxing, no re-gripping, no accommodat is at hand. It is one of the most artistic won by Mr. A. Lindley, Montclair, N. J., ing yourself to the different lengths of the stock but that has ever reached this office. It contains April 6, breaking 93 targets out of 100, and just a firm, steady grip and pull. a number of interesting half-tone cuts and 23 out of 25 in shoot-off, with Mr. G. T. The rery newest Hammerless Smith Gun is the readable matter. Pelham, who won second place. Both gentle 20-Gauge Hunter One-Trigger and it©s a beauty. men used U. M. C. steel-lined shells, and Mr. Weigrhs only 5% to 7 Ibs. Just the The Glendale Gun Club held a shoot at Lindley a Remington gun. The five-men team finest grun that can be made at the Glendale, Pa., on April 8. Some excellent race was won by the Smith Gun Club, of price simply all gun scores were made, and the attendance was Newark, N.* J., which lead the New York and no frills. Be sure good. The principal events were handicaps, Athletic Club by one bird. All of the shoot to ask your dealer in which some of the best marksmen in the ers on both teams used U. M. C. shells. about it. Schuylkill Valley took part. The scores were: On the preliminary day, Mr. R. Jacobs won Seven-bird event, handicap Mont. Nettles 7, first place in the preliminary handicap, using Buckwalter 7, Fox 4, H. Schaeffer 6, J. Nitro Club shells, and Remington Autoload Nettles 6, Quigley 5, Bschbach 4, H. Shirley ing shotgun. It was a clean sweep for the Write today for hand 5, Grubb 4. Five birds, handicap Grubb 3, UMC-Remington combination. somely lithographed Buckwalter 4, J. Nettles 2, Schaeffer 3, Fox •' ^l-^jsg Catalogue it is free. ___ 5, Eschbach, Shirley 3, Quigley 3. On Saturday afternoon, at the Clearview The Hunter Arms Co., 76 Hubbard St., Fulton, N. Y. Gun Club©s grounds, Harry Fisher, of Phila President George P. Wells, of the Nelson delphia and Cartoonist Slear had a very Gun Club, of Nelson, B. C., writes that his nice race at targets. Each broke 22 in club is out for the high scores this season, the first 25; 24 in the second; 24 each in the and some of the members will make the big third 25. In the last 25 Mr. Fisher went fellows in the game sit up and take notice at straight, while Slear broke 23, making 95 to For the Third Successive Year the event of the season in the West, the 93 out of the 100. meet of the "Pacific Indians," to be held in Nelson July 26, 27, 28 next. For a general At Navarre, Ohio, April 1, at a shoot par 1908 1909 1910 good time this tournament will be worth at ticipated in by members of the gun clubs tending, and over one hundred good fellows of Navarre, Canton and Massillon, the high will be calling "pull" and endeavoring to est score of the day was made by Mr. C. get their share of the $800 added money and A. Young, 95 out of 100. The following day special prizes, medals, etc. at Massillon, Mr. Young was also high, with 96 out of 100. He used Peters factory loaded BALLISTITE We are in receipt of aa announcement from shells on both occasions. Secretary James A. Groves that the dates of Championship the Jacksonville, 111., Gun Club©s Registered A gun club has been organized at Winfield, shoot have been changed to April 25 and 26, Kan., the home of Manager Clarke, of the go as not to conflict with the Springfield Pittsburg Ball Club, and officers as follows THIS TIME BY MR. A. LINDLEY— Score 93 ex 1OO shoot. elected for the current year: President, At Montclair, N. J., April 6th, 1910 Charles Dorman; vice-president, Dr. H. L. The Parker Brothers, of Meriden, Conn Snyder; secretary-treasurer, Martin Baden; makers of the Parker gun, have published an manager, W. T. Reeder; field captain, Jeff THE POWDER YOU WILL EVENTUALLY SHOOT article entitled "Small Bore Guns," which Coulter. will be sent to anybody on request. This ar ticle was written because of the growing de J. H. LAV & CO., Agents, NEW VORK mand for small bore guns, particularly of 20 The young shooting prodigy, Sam Forsgard, gauge. While not lengthy, it gives some as the 11-year old son of E. F. Forsgard, of tonishing facts and figures that will interest Waco, Tex., broke 147 straight targets at boys are to be congratulated in their fine held its semi-monthly target shoot on April Mexia, Tex., April 7, shooting a new Win selection. all shooting men. It dwells particularly on chester gun. He also shot Winchester shells. 9. George Selfies was high gun with 70 the use of the small bore for game hunting. targets out of a possible 75, with George At Troy, N. Y., April 1 and 2, A. E. Con- Cooper second, with 61 targets. The Blandon Rod and Gun Club, of Blan- Secretary Charles G. Blandford, of the ley won high amateur average, scoring 367 don, Pa., will hold its seventh annual Spring New York State Sportsmen©s Association, out of 400 with Winchester "Repeater" target tourney on April 23. A commitee asks "Sporting Life" to announce that shells. R. G. Wheeler and H. H. Valentine, Felix was high gun in a field of 12 liv» composed of Messrs. Bowers, Fisher Delp forms of New York State Shoot program will who were second and third amateurs, also bird shooters at the Eagle Gun Club, of Redcoy, Fish and Hass have the tournament close May 1, and clubs making donations of shot "Repeaters." in charge. There will be ten events. cash or merchandise prizes will please send Phila., Pa., on April 9. Felix killed his 10 list of same to the secretary before the above Shooting at Cleveland, April 2, Lester Ger birds. Lloyd Lewis, the noted du Pont man was date so that proper credit can be given in man broke 96 out of a possible 100 targets doubly congratulated last week. A fine son the program. We wish to acknowledge prom at doubles, shooting Winchester shells. the first in the family, was born to him on ises of donations from Onondaga Gun Club, TRAP AT LAUREATE. April 6, and the following day he conducted of Syracuse, Buffalo, Audubon, Cohocton, Mr. Lester German, the noted Du Pont the big shoot of the Atglen-Christiana Gun Bergen Beach, Crescent Athletic Club, Moun professional, shooting with the Bucyrus, O., The Laureate Boat Club Holds Its Reg- Club, at Atglen, Pa. Lloyd is a happy man. tain View, Troy and Ossining Gun Club. Gun Club, April 5, was high over all pro ular Weekly Shoot. fessionals and amateurs, his score being 98 Dr. Henry Leffman, the famous Philadel At the Hebron Gun Club©s tournament, out of 100. The shoot was as a compliment Troy, N. Y., April 11. The Laureate Boa* phia chemist and scientist, has discovered a held at Lebanon, Pa., April 4th, Mr. L. W. to Mr. German, and he made good, doing a Club held their regular weekly shoot on new explosive of greater power than dyna Cumberland won second high average, scoring very fine job of shooting, as his score will April 9, at the club grounds. The first of a mite, the nature of which has not yet been 193 x 200, with Arrow shells. Mr. Geo. show. series of weekly shoots for the club pin at revealed. Hansell won high amateur average with a tracted 11 gunners. This event will be run score of 183 x 200, using Nitro Club shells. Mr. Ira Galbraith shot in fine form April on the added target system and only club President H. M. Smith and Secretary C. G. 7th at the West Frankfort, Ills., tournament, members will be eligible. A. J. McKenzie, Blandford, of the New York State Sports "Sporting Life" is in receipt of an ele breaking 194 targets out of 200, and winning who has never before shot over the traps, men©s Association, are pleased with the out gant membership card giving active member first amateur average with U. M. C. shells scored 15 out of 25 and won the first leg. look for their big shoot at Syracuse, on June ship to the "Soo" Gun Club, of Sault Ste and a Remington pump gun. Henry Getty, another new shooter, broke 14 7, 8 and 9. One of the big drawing cards out of 25. In fact, all the new shooters Marie, Ont. It came through its friend Mr. ran up good scores. John Mackwell took his will be the $2000 handicap merchandise event J. B. Singer, who was elected secretary-treas Secretary Bingaman is distributing pro at 50 targets, the leading prizes in which first try at the clays and succeeded in smash urer of the club at the April election of grams for the Pillow, Pa^, Gun Club©s second ing 8 out of 10. The club members are be will be an upright piano and ten high-grade officers, who are as follows: Hon. President annual registered tournament, which is to be ghotguns. coming interested in the sport. The scores J. W. Le B. Boss; president, C. A. Leaney© held on May 10. Two hundred dollars in follow: field captain, J. L. Ross, and secretary-treas cash and prizes have been offered. Dr. C. H. Burr, secretary-treasurer of the urer, J. B. Stinger. Mr. Stinger is an old- Sh. Bk Sh. Bfc. Montpelier, Vt., Gun Club, writes that the timer in the shooting game, is an excellent At Roselle Park, N. J., April 5, P. M. Jones ...... 38 Phillips ...... 25 18 annual meeting of the Montpelier Gun Club all-around shot and thoroughly understands Farrell ...... : Falle 25 ]» Kling was high amateur with 168 out of McKenzie, A. J.. 25 15|Congdon was held on April 4. Officers elected for the the handling of a gun club. He also is the 175, shooting Winchester shells. 25 10 ensuing year were: President, H. B. Moulton ; organizer of th« Harrisburg, Pa., Sportsmen©s Getty ...... 14 Mulligan ..©.©.©.©. 25 10 Quillman ...... 13 Mackrell ...... 1* vice president, G. E. Meg-rath; secretary- Association, at his former home. The "Soo" Th«y Brydea Ghra Club, of Catasauqua, Pa., Butler. D...... 25 18 APRIL 16, 1910 SPORTING L/FE Winning Team UMC

captured first trbphies in the Two Leading Events of the Metropolitan Championship Tournament. Mr. A. Lindley (Smith Gun Club) won first prize, shooting a Remington gun and UMC Steel-Lined Shells. Mr. R. Jacobus (Montclair Gun Club) won the Preliminary Handicap, also shooting a Remington gun and UMC Steel-Lined Shells. UMC Made a Clean Sweep at the Metropolitan Championship in Montclair. Every event was won by shooter,s using UMC Steel-Lined Shells. UMC Steel-Lined Shells were the popular choice of the shooters at thei tbtirnament, being shot.©by over fifty per cent, of the contestants, and again demonstrated conclusively their superiority. They cost no more than others, and fit your gun (whatever make). Buy a box today and know for yourself UMC superiority. UMC and Remington the Perfect Shooting Combination Same Ownership. Same Management. © Same Standard of Quality. JHE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. THE REMINGTON /tftA9S CO. Bridgeport, Conn. Agency: 315 Broad way, New York .City Ilion, N. Y.

LAUREATE©S FINE START. Troy Shooters Open Season With a Big Registered Event Lasting for Two Days Results of the Shoot.

By J. J. Farrell. PPENDED will be found a complete JUNE. Troy, N. Y., April 8. The Laureate Boat and correct list of all shooting June 15 Columbus, O. Columbus Gun Club. Lou Club, of this city, opened its club house and events scheduled for the near or Fisher, secretary. grounds for the season of 1910 by holding a remote future. THe list comprises JULY. two-day registered trap shoo©ting tournament tournaments registered under the July 12, 13, 14, 15 Columbus, O. Colurnbu» Gun auspices -of the Inter-State Asso Club. Lon Fisher, secretary. on Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2. The ciation; tournaments not ro._ ,i- weather conditions were ideal for both days tered but. listed \by independent organiza AUGUST. and good scores were in evidence. A large tions ; and fixed club events. Secretaries of August 23, 24 Bradford, Pa. Bradford Gun Club. number of spectators, among whom were C. D. Henline, secretary. many ladies, witnessed the shooting. On the gun clubs are requested to see that any first day H. Brown, a, professional shot, events scheduled liy their clubs are entered in this standing calendar and any corrections Regular Club Fixtures. " smashed 194 out of 200 targets and captured are promptly announced. high gun among the professionals. The high Gun Clubs holding regular shoots on set amateur averages for this day were won by A Week©s Registrations. days are arranged in the appended list, with the following: First, A. E. Conley, of Co- Since our last issue the following addi their shooting days and secretaries. Correc hocton, N. Y., who shot a very pretty race tional registrations for shoots have been re tions or additions are solicited from secre- - and broke 190 out of 200; second, H. H. ceived by Secretary-Manager Elmer E. Sha taries. The list: Valentine, of Albany, who scored 185-200; ner, of the Interstate Association: Atlantic City Gun Club, Atlantic City, N. J., Fri third, R. G. Wheeler, of Syracuse, N. Y., who May 11, 12 Danville, 111: Danville Rod and Gun day. A. H. Sheppard, secretary. scored 184-200; and fourth, J. B. Sanders, Club. H. T. Teugen, secretary. Analostan Gun Club, Washington, D. C., Saturday. Of Albany, he scoring 182-200. Among the May ,12, 13 Columbus,. Wi». Columbus Gun Club.. Miles Taylor, secretary. gunners was H. B. Peck, of North Dakota. G. V. Bering, secretary-president. Audubo©n Gun Club, Buffalo, N. T., Saturday. He also shot a very good score, 179-200. May 17 Niles, O. Niles Gun Club. Joe Rummell, W. C. Wootton, secretary. The second day opened with a bright sun secretary. Baltimore Shooting Association, Baltimore, lid., shine, making all the boys feel good. The May 20 Adair, la. Adah- Gun Club. W. P. Loartz, Tuesday. J. W. Chew, secretary. shooting began at 10 A. M. and when the secretary. Benson Gun Club, Omaha, Neb., Saturday and Kinoke cleared away it was found that Jack May 29, 30 Tipper Creve Couer Lake, Mo. Falstaff Sunday. F. T. Levering, secretary. Fanning, of du Pont fame, had captured high Gun Club. Fred Suhr, secretary. Bergsn Beach Gun Club, Brooklyn, N. Y., second gun among the professionals for the day. May 30 Schenectady, N. Y. Mohawk Gun Club. J. Tuesday. L. H. Schortemeier, secretary. He scored 186-200. The high amateur aver , W. White, secretary. Biriningham Gun Club, Birmingham, Ala., Friday. ages were won by R. G. Wheeler, score 182- May 30 Duluth, Mlnn. Northwestern Gun Club. H. McDermott, secretary. 200; A. E. Conley, score 177-200; II. H. H. C. Anderson, manager, Chicago Gun Club, Chicago, 111., Saturday ami Valentine, score 175-200, and J. B. Sanders, May 30 Holmesburg Junction, Pa. S. S. White Gun Sunday. C. P. Zacher, secretary. ecore 174-200. The high professional aver Club. F. L. Hise, secretary. June 14, 15, 1C Arlington, Md. Maryland State Clearview Gun Club, Philadelphia, Pa., third Satur age was won by Brown, he scoring 375-400. tournament, under the auspices of the Electric Park day. Harry Fisher, secretary- The high amateur average for two days was Gun Club. J. M. Hawkins, manager. Columbus (Ga.) Gun Club, Columbus, Ga., Tues won by A. E. Conley, he scoring 367-400. June 30 Herndon, Pa. Herndon Gun Club. J. A. C. P. ZACHER. day. George H. Waddell, secretary. In the Laureate handicap C. G. Blandford, of Straub, manager. Secretary Chicago (111.) Gun Club. Columbus, (0.) Gun Club, Columbus, 0., Wednes Ossining, won the imported French target July 4, 5 St. Joseph, Mo. Mo. Afro-Amer. Trap day and Saturday. Lon Fisher, secretary. pistol. Mr. H. W. Smith, of Syracuse, re Shooters© League. T. H. Cohron, secretary. Cleveland Gun Club, Cleveland, O.. Saturday. F. H. Wallace, secretary. ceived the shooting glasses; C. A. Reamer, of July 4 Portal, N. Dak. PoHal Gun Club. H. F. April 26, 27 Cehterville, Iowa. Centerville Gun Rutland, Vt., won the leather gun case and J. Turner, mafiager. Cincinnati Gun Club, Cincinnati, O., Saturday. L. Club. J. A. Koontz, secretary. . Hammerschmidt, secretary. Borne, of Schenectady, secured the Hunter July 4 Richmond, Va. Richmond Gun Club. V. April 26, 27, 28 Brooksville, Miss. Brooksvllle Gun Arms Co. vase, while J. B. Sanders, of Albany Hechler, secretary. Dover Gun Club, Dover, Del:, Wednesday. Wm. July 14, 15 Mapleton, la . Mapleton Gun Club. Club. W. B. Bell, secretary. .••••• H. Reed, secretary. got a fine pair of tennis shoes. The other April 27 Greensboro,? N. C. Greensboro Gun Club. Deep Run Gun Club, Richmond, Va., Saturday. winners each received a Lefever gun cleaner. E. Dailey, secretary. July 26 Allegheny, Pa. Western Pennsylvania Trap T. G. Proctor, secretary. ., , : V. Hechler, secretary. Mr. H. H. Stevens, of Remington-U. M. C. Shooters© League tournament, under the auspices of April 28, 27 Padeii; City, W,- Va. Paden Park Forest City Gun Club, Savannah, Ga., Friday. W. fame, had charge of the office and he per the Vulcan Gun Club. Louis Lautenslager, presi Shooting.: Club. T. M. Mclntire, manager.; J. Thompson, president. formed the duties in his regular efficient man dent. April 26, 27, 28 Pa©wnee, Okla. ..© Oklahoma State Frontier Rod and Gun Club, Buffalo, 1^. Y., Sun ner. The scores for the two days will be July 30 Revelstoke, B. CA Canada. Revelstoke Gun tournament, under the* auspices of, the Pawnee Gun day. H. C. Utz, secretary. found under the department headed Register Club. A. J. Macdonnell, secretary. Club. D. B. Herriman, secretary. Highland Gun Club, Edge Hill, Pa», Saturday. ed Tournaments. They are the official J. Franklin Meehan, secretary. August t, 5 Webster City, la. Webster City Gun April 27 Lancaster, Pa. .Lancaster Gun Club. W. Hudson Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., Sunday. registered scores, compiled by Secretary-Mana Club. N. M. O©Connor, Secretary. T. Krick, secretary. ,©.".,. T. H. Kelley, secretary. ger Elmer E. Shaner. August 23 Washington, Pa. Western Pennsylvania April 27, 28 New Orleans, La. Tally-Ho Gun Club. Haddonfleld Gun Club, Hadddnfield, N. J., Satur Trap Shooters© League tournament, under the au Gi H. Brockman, president. day. W. A. Shreve, secretary. spices of the Washington Gun Club. Louis Lauten April 28 Cokeburg, Pa. Cokeburg^ Gun Club. C. Holland Gun Club, Batavia, N. Y., Saturday. NEW POWERFUL POWDER. slager, president. A. Milier, secretary. C. W. Gardiner, secretary. September 20 Fairchance, Pa. Western Pennsylvania April 28, 29 Rolling Green, Pa. Sunbury-Selinsgrove Jenkintown Gun Club, Jenklntown, Pa., Saturday. Paris Photographer Invents Smokeless Trap Shooters© League tournament, under the au Gun Club. H. N. Brosius, secretary. J. M. Hiltebeltel, secretary. spices of the Fairchance Gun Club. Louis Lauten April 29 Manning, la. Manning Gun Club. E. E. Jersey City Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., Wednes Explosive That Is Successful. slager, president. Breckenridge, secretary. day. J. Lewis, secretary. April 29, 30 Cleveland, O. Cleveland Gun Club. F. Kirkwood Gun Club, Kirkwood, Mo., Saturday. C. Paris, April 11. A new, and, as it is H. Wallace, manager. Schneider, secretary. claimed, more effective smokeless powder than MA?. Kansas City Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., third any yet known, has been invented by M. May 1, 2 Water-town, Wis. Watertown Gun Club. Thursday. R. S. Elliott. secretary. Guichard, a photographer, of Lons le Saulnier, April 14 Salem, N. J. Salem County Rod and Gun Laureate Boat Club, Troy, N. Y., Saturday. John the shooting club of which has been making Club. H. W. Bossier, secretary. Ben H. Rieck, secretary. April 15 Jacksonbilrg, W. Va. Monongahela Valley May 3 Canonsburg, Pa. Canonsburg Gun Club. A. Farrell, secretary. some interesting experiments with it on the Sportsmen©s League. Ed. H. Taylor. secretary. • S. Anthony, secretary. Missouri Slver Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., first Monteil ground. The target consisted of a April 15, 16 Heading, Pa. South End Gun Club. May 4, 5 Brook, Ind. Brook Gun Club. J. T. Tuesday. Howard Harlan. secretary. block of very h^rd wood, nearly 31 inches in Howard Melchior, secretary. Park, president. Montclair Guli Club, Montclair, N. J., Saturday. thickness. The president of the club began April 16, 17 Madera, Cal. Madera Rod and Gun May 3-5 Columbus, Ga. The Interstate Association©s Edward Winslow, secretary- Fifth Southern Handicap tournament, under the Meadow Springs Gun Club, Philadelphia, Pa., Sat by sending a Lebel bullet into the target, Club. P. C. Thede, *ecretary. urday. W. H. Murdock. secretary. which showed a penetration of close on 25 April 18 San Jose, 111. San Jose Gun Club. Wm. auspices of the Columbus Gun Club; $1,000 added money. Elmer. B. Shaner, secretary-manager, Pitts Mountain View Gun Club, Troy, N. Y., Saturday. inches, and then he employed a cartridge Woll, president. J. J. Farrell, secretary. invented by Guichard, which, with the ex April 18, 19 Atlantic, la. Atlantic Gun Club. P, I. burg, Pa. Northern Kentucky Gun Club, E. Dayton, O., Sat Appleman, secretary. May 3, 4, 5 Hutchinsbn, Kan. Kansas State tour ception of the powder, is identical with the nament, under the auspices of the Hutchinson Gun urday and Sunday. I. P. Gould, secretary. Lebel, the penetration in this case being up April 19 Springfield, Mass. Springfield Shooting New York A. C., Travers Island, N. Y., Saturday. Club Spring tournament. C. L. Kites, secretary. Club. C. T. Hankin, secretary. ward of 29% inches. May 4, 5 Lawton, Okla. Lawton Gun Club. G. A. P. R. Robinson, secretary. . *_ April 19 Lawrence,© Mass. Lawrence Fish and Game Ossining Gun Club, Ossining, N. Y., Saturday. C. Gun Club. W. W. Bradbury, secretary. Horton, secretary. May 5, 6 Malone, N. Y. Malone Gun Club. M. J. G. Blandford. secretary. Phototypes of Famous Trap Shots. April 19 Pittsburg, Pa. Western Pennsylvania Trap- Paleface .Gun Club. Wellington, Boston, Mass., shooters© Leag-ie. Louis Lautenslager, president. Slason, secretary- We have ready for immediate delivery the Wednesday. Horace Kirkwood, secretary. April 19 Struthers, Ohio. Struthers Guu Club. May 5, 6 Eagle Grove, la. Eagle Grove Gun Club. Pillow Gun Club, Pillow, Pa., Saturday. J. A. phototypes of the following famous trap- J. D. Ward, secretary. A. L. Yearous, secretary. Bingaman, secretary. shots : J. A. R. Elliott, Fred Gilbert, Rolla April 1-9, 20 Beaver Crossing, Neb. Beaver Crossing May 7 Watertown, Mass. Watertown Gun Club. H. Pinehurst Gun Club, Pinehurst, N. C., Saturday. O. Heikes, W. R. Crosby, H. C. Hirschy, Gun Club. J. C. Evans, secretary. C. Kirkwood, president. Hi L. Jillson, secretary. Charles W. Budd, Tom Marshall, Harvey Mc- April 20, 21 Thompsonville, Ga. ThompsonTille Gun South End Gun Club, Reading, Pa., Saturday. Murchy, J. S. Fanning, Ralph Trimble, Neaf Club. ' Ira Galbralth, secretary. Tournaments Not Begistered. P. Tester, secretary. Apgar. The phototypes are cabinet size, April 20, 21 Circleville,- O. Ideal Gun Club. E. M. APKIL. Stenton Gun Club, Philadelphia, Pa., Thursday. mounted on Mantel)o mats, and are carefully StoUt. secretary. William Metzgec. secretary. packed for safe delivery in the mails. Sent April 21, :22 Skiatook, Okla. Stfiiatook Gun Club. April 14 Salem, N. J. Salem County Rod and GUn . Sunbury-Selinsgrove Gun Club, SunbUry, Pa., Sat J. A. Corray, secretary. Club. W. H. Harris, vice president. urday. C. Foster, secretary. on receipt of five 2-cent ©stamps for each April ,22 Quarryville, Pa. Quarryville Gun Club. 3. April 23 Larchmont, N. Y. N. Y. A. C. TS. Larcfi- phototype. Address this office. West End GUn Club, Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday. It. ©©Armstrong, secretary. mont Y. C. vs. Crescent A. C. L. E. Egolf. . » April 22, 23 Manito, 111. Manito Gun Club. C. It was Holloway day at Haddonfleld, N. J., D. Harbaugh, secretary. ; , ...... PHILADELPHIA TRAPSHOOTEItS© LEAGUE. .jfOun Club, on Saturday, for Captain Fred. April 25 Belvidere, 111. Beltidere Rod and Gun May 10 Bergen Beach, L. I. Bergen Beach Gun May 7 At the Souvth End Gun Club, Ca.mden, roxinded out a 96 out of 100, while his Club. J. 0. Anderson, secretary. Club. L. H. Schortemeier, secretary. N. J., grounds, South End, Florists,© Highland. At brother George won first merchandise prize, April 28, 26 Jacksonville, 111. © Nichols Park Gun May 30 Catasauqua, Pa. Bryden Gun Club. J. B. Meadow Springs, 57th street and Lancaster avenue, « beautiful vase. I Club. Jaa. A. Groves, secretary. Glrard, secretary. Meadow Springs, Haddoanela, S. S. White. 24 SPORTING LIFE

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much enthusiasm. The fancy box of candy, CHICAGO TRAP NEWS. fer, L. and H. Ewen, Wllcoxen and Nemita, BALTIMORE AT THE TRAPS* which was offered by Mr. Brown, to the took a run in on an automobile and expect t» lady who made the highest score, was enter in the team race. King and Clancy put G. H. Gent Makes Fine Score at Shooting won by Miss Nancy Nicholas. Miss Nicholas Windy City Gunners Turn Out in Numbers, up the good scores of 21 out of 24 at doublei, had no easy time winning the candy, as While Visitors Are Frequent. Eck getting two 20s and Ed. Graham and Association Valley Hunt Beats West Miss Ellen T. C. Boone and Mrs. Harry A. Taylor each broke 20. Scores: Parr, Jr., tied her for first place, and it was Events ...... 12 S 4 5 r minster Women Have Shoot Prospect necessary to have a shoot-off in order to de By C. P. Zacher. , Targets ...... H. 25 25 50 25 2512pl2p Park Men Hold Contests. cide the winner. It was in this event that Chicago, 111., April 8. The clear days with W. W. Flewellinr ...... 24 24 24 24 48 ...... Miss Nicholas proved the most skillful with a touch of Spring in the air are leaving their D. E. Thomas 18 21 20 22 42 By George P. Mordecai. the gun of the three ladies. The scores made effect on the Chicago Gun Club members, and F. G. Bills ...... 24 23 25 24 49 .... 13 by all who took part were considered excep C. H. Barriball ...... 12 23 18 22 40 ...... Baltimore, Md., April 8. The opening the traps are becoming more crowded weekly. C. E. Mathews ...... 14 10 19 17 36 ...... tionally good, especially with a terrific wind Tuesday, March 29, being such a fine day, shoot of the Baltimore Shooting Association blowing. Besides those who stood before the W. F. Riley ...... 18 24 22 17 39 17 21 .. yesterday at Yockel©s Park, brought out a brought nine shooters out to the park, and W. F. Holtz ...... 19 19 21 22 43 20 20 .. rather large attendance, for the iive prizes traps there were a great many onlookers they had a nice little shoot. The first five O. Kauche ...... 18 22 19 16 35 ...... that were offered. A very strong wind was present who expect to try their luck later in men are from Blue Island, 111., who took a A. Goll ...... 21 22 20 16 36 22 16 .. the season. Several luncheon parties were run over here to have a try out on our E. S. Graham ...... 21 23 23 23 46 25 23 blowing over the traps, which prevented given before the shoot, and many of the high scores being made by many of those grounds, and all did very well, Dare landing C. R. Seelig ...... 24 23 22 23 45 .... 14 present. Grason H. Gent made the remark ladies took luncheon at the Kennels. Miss one straight frame of 25. We hope to have F. P. Stannard ...... 20 21 20 22 42 ...... Nancy Nicholas entertaining. Mrs. J. PurflP you here with us often, boys, and you will al H. Thwaite ...... 18 23 20 17 21 38 21 21 .. able high score of 97 out of 100, getting W. A. Tucker ...... three 24©s, and one 25 straight. This was ance Bonsai had as her guests at her home ways find a welcome awaiting yoji. This was .. 19 22 17 ...... Mrs. J. S. Wilson, Jr., Mrs. Sherlock Swann, also the first try-out on our grounds for W. B. O. W. Croeker ...... 23 22 22 21 43 ...... the best shooting of the day. Harry L. Mrs. Henry James, Miss Virginia Latrobe, A. W. Lloyd ...... 23 22 19 ...... Brown and Marion Rose, of North East, King, he being at home on a vacation from Miss Grace Trick. Mrs. George P. Mordecai school. He can be proud of his work at the M. E. Kurd ...... 18 19 12 19 31 18 .. 18 Maryland, both did good shooting, each had as her guests at luncheon at her home H. Taylor ...... 21 23 21 24 24 48 24 22 20 getting a 25 straight. Harry Overbaugh traps, landing first in Event No. 1, with 22 0. Lind ...... 19 16 22 ...... Mrs. Wilson, Miles Gary, Miss Francis Gil- out of 25, he being especially delighted at of Bemington-U. M. C. fame, scored 93 out of mor, Mrs. Harry A. Parr, Jr., Mrs. Robinson Phil Milieu ...... 19 21 20 22 42 ...... his 100. H. W. Bissing, Leland and Mordecai beating King, Sr., although both finished up H. I,. Dessert ...... 13 16 14 14 2S ...... Boykin, Mrs. George Howell Parr. Those with 132 out of 175. C. A. Antoine brought also made some fine scores for amateurs. The who shot at 15 targets each were: Miss Ellen R. W. Clancy ...... 21 24 22 22 22 44 22 . 21 winners of the prizes were: First, Marion down 25 straight in Event No. 2, Dare get Geo. Eck ...... 19 23 19 22 41 .. . 20 0 T. C. Boone, Mrs. George H* Parr, Miss Fran ting his 25 straight in Event No. 3, Krueger J. L. Humpfer ...... 21 21 21 21 42 .. . 18 Rose; second, George P. Mordecai; third, Le- ces Gilmor, Mrs. Harry A. Parr, Jr., Miss roy L. Leland; fourth, Dr. C. A. Krantz; being high with 21 in Event No. 4. In L. Ewen ...... 15 21 20 23 43 .. . 12 Nancy Nicholas, Mr,s. Wilson M. Cary, Mrs. Event No. 5 Antoine broke 48 out of 50, get J. Wilcoien ...... 22 20 18 21 39 .. . 15 fifth, Reyonlds. The prizes were orders on a Geflfrge P. Mordecai. sporting goods store, from $1 to $5. The ting his first frame straight, which was his J. Nlmetz ...... 22 19 19 21 40 .. second straight for the day, W. O. King being H. Ewen ...... 24 23 22 25 47 .. shooters who won the prizes were given dif Prospect Park Shooting. F. E. Could ...... 7 5 13 14 27 .. ferent handicaps. The scores made in p©rac- second with 42. Scores: Baltimgre, Md., April 6. Mr. Grason H. R. A. King ...... 24 23 24 :. .... 21 tice and in the race for prizes follow: Events ...... 1 2 3 5 6 J. B. Barto ...... 21 .. .. 22 21 43 .. Gent was high gun at Prospect Shooting As Targets ...... 25 25 25 50 12p Events ...... Hp. 1 2. 3 4 5 6 7 sociation©s shoot, Saturday afternoon, April Targets ...... Yds. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 A. C. Rhoades 15 18 16 Brown ...... 16 22 23 25 24 21 21 22 2, with 115 out of 125. A race between F. L. Zacharias 5 15 20 Trap at Capital Beach. teams captained by Bissing and Tracey was Paul Krueger . 20 21 17 21 Overbaugh ...... 16 23 23 24 23 Lincoln, Neb., April 6. The first shoot of Gent ...... 16 24 24 24 25 the feature of the afternoon©s shoot. Bis- H. Dare ...... 10 18 25 18 sing©s team won. The score is as follows: C. H. Morris .. 16 19 15 15 the season of the Capital Beach Gun Club Rose ...... 16 23 23 22 22 23 23 20 was held at the Beach on April 2. About Mordecai 16 20 21 21 21 20 Ruth ...... 19 19 18 21 W. O. King, Sr. 17 20 20 23 42 Lelitnd . 16 20 20 15 15 23 .. Royal ...... 18 19 W. B. King, Jr. 22 17 18 20 41 twenty members were out. Will Gross, a pro Bissing 16 19 18 21 25 .. Biddle ...... 15 13 C. A. Antoine . 21 25 20 23 48 fessional marksman from Kansas City, was at Read ...... 16 37 21 17 20 18 16 Albert ...... 15 17 E. L. Harpham ...... 17 12 29 the shoot and also George Carter and A. H. Thompson ...... 16 20 18 20 20 Gipe ...... 18 22 Another fine day for target shooting was Hardy. Preparations are soon to be made by Reynolds ...... 16 .. 18 17 20 Bissing ...... 15 17 April 2, and those who took advantage of it the members to take part in the various Cumzniiigs ...... 16 .. 17 Thompson ...... 16 18 enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon©s sport. shoots over the State. One will be held at Mannie ...... 16 ...... 12 Corse ...... 19 19 Shrigley was out for the first time since last Beaver Crossing, April 19 and 20, and one at Malone ...... 16 ...... 16 20 21 17 Regester ...... 11 15 fall, and now that the weather is more to his Omaha in May. The State shoot will be held Captain James R. Malone and President Tracey ...... i... 24 21 liking we expect he will be among the Satur at Columbus, May 30 and June 1 and 2. It Walters T. Harvey are arranging matters for Wolf ...... 8 16 day regulars again. He finished up good and is the intention of the club to try to secure the club to shoot a match race with the Clark ...... 14 20 strong with 24 out of 25 m his last frame. the State shoot of 1911 for Lincoln. Tha Becker ...... 17 14 scores yesterday were as follows: Analostan Gun Club, of Washington, in the Gent ...... 22 24 George Roll is another one of the old-timers next two or three weeks. Brehm ...... 23 17 who was out after a long lay-off, and while Sh. Bk. Pet. O. G. O...... 22 15 he broke 90 out of 100, he will be doing a Will Cross ...... 100 96 93 Valley Club Wins Shoot. Senft ...... 16 14 good deal better before long. Belden, one of A. H. Hardy ...... 125 113 91 George Carter ...... 125 TEAM RACE. our members, has been away for over a 106 85 Baltimore, Md., April 7. The Green Spring year and _a half in Massachusetts, just re Dick Lindeman . 100 96 &6 Valley Club won from Westminster Gun Club on Captain Bissing 15jCaptain Tracey S. A. Gregory ... 100 turned this morning, and will be with us 125© 88 88 April 2, by 426 to 406, the five highest scores Gent ...... 23]O. G. O...... whenever the opportunity affords. Barto and E. E. Woodward 114 91 counting on each team, each man shooting at Gipe ...... 221 Brehm ...... Bills each have one straight frame of 25 to C. H. Roper 50 41 82 100 targets. Shortly the team will shoot a Clark ...... 201 Corse ...... Ralph Fields 100 81 81 19|Regester ...... their credit, and Stannard started in with return match at Westminster. High score for Ruth ...... two straight frames, going along without a E. E. Lees ..... 100 63 63 the day was made by Dr. George E. Baugh- Thompson ...... 15| Royal ...... C. L. Greens ... 25 22 88 man, of Westminster, with 91; Carroll Rasiri, miss until the 67th bird got away from him. Nick Carter 100 85 85 second, with 90, and Basil Wagner, third, He finished the day with 98 out of 100. Bills Ralph Lahr 20 12 63 with 89. Dr. George E. Baughman and finished up with 95 out of 100. Scores: George P. Mordecai each broke 25 straight. INTERBOROUGH CLUB SHOOT. Events ...... 1 3 4 5 6 Balmy Beach Club Shoot. The afternoon wasi deal for shooting, and a Targets ...... H. 25 50 25 25© 12p good gallery was in attendance. Among those J. H. Shirley . . 16 24 40 . . Toronto, Ont., April 7. The regular week present were Messrs, and Mesdames Horace Star Gun Club Wins the Five-Man Team C. F. Steramer . 21 23 44 21 17 20 ly shoot of the Balmy Beach Gun Club was F. A. Belden . . 10 12 28 16 19 held on their grounds, Woodbine, Saturday, W. White, J. Girvin Peters, W. Irving Key- Shoot. H. W. Vietmeyer 19 22 41 22 23 ser, Charles E. Ingram, S. S. Janney, H. J. E. April 2. The weather was fine and a good W. D. Stannard 25 24 49 24 .. turnout of the members were on hand. W. Thomas, Misses Myer, Bentley, Beverly By L. O. Bogart. J. B. Barto .... 17 25 42 22 20 James, Grace Tuck. The scores: McDuff won the silver spoon as high gun for Roselle Park, N. J., April 4. The Inter- F. A. Bills .... 24 24 48 the day: GREEN SPRING VALLEY HUNT CLUB. I. W. Hockey ... 18 borough Gun Club, of Roselle Park, N. J., Geo. Roll ...... Targets ...... 25 25 25 25 Tl. Sh. Bk.| Sh. Bk. held a regular club shoot on Saturday, April E. B. Shogren . 15 P. J. Boothe . 55 38|McDuff ...... 75 64 It. B. Harrison ...... 13 23 18 16 70 2, and some of its members turned in some K. D. Smith ... A. K. Craig .. . W. Rasin ...... 22 24 ©22 22 90 Dupont ...... 35 good scores. There was a five-man team Mrs. Amrnann .. J. F. Ross .. 61 Joslin 80 George Brown ...... 21 22 22 22 87 C. Davis Robert Myer ...... 15 19 18 17 69 shoot on between the Iriterborough Club and Although it was cloudy and threatened Cashmore the Star Gun Club, of Elizabeth. The latter F. W. Lyonde 42 Harris ., Basil Wagner ...... 23 23 21 22 89 rain on April 3, the day was warm and pleas T. if. Hodgson George P. Mordecai .... 25 22 19 22 88 team managed to beat us out by 13 targets. 35 271 Hare .... The scores: ant, and we had a good turn-out of shooters. G. I. Hambly 35 26| WESTMINSTER GUN CLUB. . Flewelling was in good form, breaking 96 out Sh. Bk. Sh. Bk. of 100, thus putting him high amateur for Targets ...... 25 25 " 25 25 W. Manning 125 115 Dr. Pierson ...... 100 70 R. Shriver ...... 21 18 23 18 V. Nelson ...... 100 76 A. Heidden ...... 100 59 the day. Bills was high professional with the Grove Gun Club Scores. John Reifsuider ...... 16 22 20 W. Laing ...... 125 99 H. Shedd ...... 100 55 same score 96 out of 100. Seelig was well Detroit, Mich., April 6. -At the last regu C. F. Wantz ...... 17 21 lb© 16 H. Langhans W. Long . satisfied with his work for the day. He lar shoot of the Grove Gun Club Hugh Flem G. Leister ...... 20 23 24 21 L. 0. Bogart F. SIossou ground 92 out of 100 into dust. R. A. King ing was high gun with 24 out of 25. Jacob G. E. BauKliraan ...... 23 25 23 20 F. Pullen ...... 100 and H. Ewen were going at a 94 per cent. Schaeffer won B Class medal with 18 out of C. E. Herring ...... 13 20 13 13 C. Blake ...... 100 B. Doremus clip. H. Ewen, Ed. Graham and Fred Bills 25, Dr. Joerin won D Clas medal with 16 A. Chilver ...... 100 were the only ones to land astraight frame out of 25. Following are the scores: A. Blake ...... 100 75| of 25, although there were a good many Miss Nicholas Won. STAR GUN CLUB. INTERBOROUGH G. C. others hustling them along with scores of 24 Events ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Baltimore, Md., April 8. Though a howl and 23. Crocker and Miller are two of our Targets ...... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 25 15 Manning ...... F. Nelson ...... 38 Schaeirer 4 7 7 1 8 18 .. ing wind was blowing, several ladies of the W. Laing ...... ©.... H. Langhans members who are gradually putting up better Green Spring Valley Hunt Club faced the scores, and consequently they feel well Tolsrua ... 9 9 6 10 6 9 23 1* A. Blake ...... Weisc. Sr. 7 8 ... . . 21 . traps at the Kennels yesterday afternoon and C. Blake ...... 44| Dr. Brown ... pleased. Barto, Clancy and Tnylor had n race had an enjoyable afternoon©s sport. The Fleming . 10 10 8 10 10 9 10 24 .. F. Pullen ...... 451 L. 0. Bogart from 21 yards, Taylor bringing down 48 out Joeriu ... 466 7 6 16 .. event was a great success and everyone of of 50, Clancy 44 and Burto 43. A full squad West ..... ,. .. 10 tbe participants entered into the shoot with Total ...... 217 Total of Haiumoiid, Ind., boys, composed of Hump- Xristern ..,