THECOPYRIGHT, 1SJ9, BY THE SPORTING LIFE PVBLISHINO.CO. SPORTING LIFEENTERED AT PIIILA. POST Oner AS SECOND CLASS MATTER. VOLUME 12, NO. 19. PHILADELPHIA, PA., FEBRUARY 13, 1889. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. tlon. A committee to draw up constitution and by­ Manager Sullivan bae secured. He expects shortly to laws wan formed, and Philip Emerson, U. B. Lord and sign John Shelter, of Sf. Louis, whom he reports asbc- LATEJfEWS. J. F. Bacon were instructed to lay them before a ln^ a catcher and general player. He a'so attempted lo NO TROUBLE. inetting to be held next week. mnko connection* with England, the one armed pitcher who did such good service last year, but the letter's terms of £80 per month and board were con­ FLORIDA NOTES. sidered entirely too high for this League, A Pole-Vaulting Record and unless tho young man la willing to work for The All-America Party to A Jacksonville Team Being Organized— ItBS mou*y or else eat nothing, he will have to pitch Already 1'lanning lor Next Winter, Ktc. for some oilier club. The manager, however, doea not Broken. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.wFeb. o. Editor SPORTING de?p:ur of signing him yet. Remain Intact. LIFE: Stallinga and White, of thia season's Mike O'biighr, of this city, has been Induced by the homo management to attach his John HancocU. to a Toledo Club, have arrived in town and will play contract also, aud will guard centre if he succeeds in Important Advices FromWash- with the team that Manager Nichols intends holding up his end iu the prelimiiuirv practice. He is Generous Action of Club Offi­ forming to play exhibition games wita Northern ft lively fielder, but a poor hitter. Padden, of Martin's clubs this winter. Burks, of Sioux City, and Ferry, 0., was solicited to sign, but his parents ob­ ington The Polo Ground jected so strenuously that he, although a most promis­ cials The Dates for the Stiokney, of tho Jocksons, will also play on tlie ing youngster, will plav nowhere this ycnr, Many a team. Manager Nichols intends getting a strong \\hoelingitewould be delighted to see the Wvstluke Great Home Tour. Trouble, Etc. team together and be prepared to meet all brothers members of our team, bnt nothing in tbe way Icomers. He has received letters from several of negotiation* has yet been made public. FROM LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS. League and Association clubs asking for dates. \Ve fully appreciate the high compliment paid nur It is with pleasure we record the fact that The Jack-oiiviUea will open tho season with the Cuban ft-llow-towDsman, Secretary W.T. Eng ish.by your Can­ ton correpoudent last week. Both Mr. English and the officers of the clubs whose players' make up The Dismantling of the Polo Grounds — Giantn, whoaie wintering in St. Augustine. Yice-Prfhidetit A. E. Smith have been identified with the All-America team, now abroad with Spald- ^ Vli a t >l r. D ay \V i U Do— Nc- w York I understand thnt Mr. Flakier, the millionaire owner of the Police De Leen Hotel, at St. Augustine, Intends the game since its very incipieucy in this city, and the ing, have taken fie proper view of the question Players Signed— Yau Haltren Signed, Etc. bringing a League team to St. Augustine next winter. pleasure we IIHTC derived from the sport is alrao&t en­ relative to permitting those players to finish the Ei'fcml to SPOUTING Lira. li he <i:en Jacksonville and Fvruamlma will do the tirely due to their unselfir.li devotion to the Interest tour, and it may now be safely said that the sumo thing, Then we will and development of the National game m our commu­ WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. John B. Day, presi­ n»ve ball playing "as is nity. PICKWIC&. programme arranged by President SpaMing to dent of the New York Ease Ball Club, arrived ball plajiug." The hotels in the diiferent places have promised io subscribe lil:er»lly to the scheme. play his two Australian teams in various parts in this city last evening to confer with the pres­ Iu niy opinion the people of St. Louis are doing a CAJiTON CHATTER. of tho United States will be carried out. Cin­ ident of the League and the proprietor of the very m.wUo and nt the sume time an unjust thing In The Prospects of flie Tri-State League cinnati at the first asking has consented to allow Washington Clubt prior to going to New Orleans jumping onto "Shorty" Fuller the way they are Columbus' Pretensions Punctured, Ktc. Earle, the already famous little catcher, to re­ for hi? hea'th. Mr. Day is accompanied by his doinjr. I did not see him play last season, but if he CANTON, 0., Feb. 5. Editor SPORTING LIFE: main with Mr. SpaMing until April 20, under estimable wife, and they are pleasantly located can piny short like ho did in ""87 they will not be ashamed of him. **Glvo the boy a chance." The League is a sure go now. Manager Har- conditions that will certainly be granted. Thia at the Arlington Hotel. Mr. Day feels pretty Thfl Southern Leacue is at last organized, and If it rington is now hustling up the cities to represent generosity on tbe part of President Stern is blue over the action of the New York authori­ can get Atlanta and Charleston within its ranks, with tho new League. Dayton is all right und or­ worthy of note, and tends to show that there is ties in regard to tho Polo Grounds, and he does its low salary list, I am positive it will be a success. ganized. Springfield haa decided to go into the not that feeling of animosity existing between not know where to turn to secure a desirable They have a brainy aod energetic man at its bend, and if anyone can full it through Freaiueiit WharCon ia League, and with the old rivalry between the the League and Association that many people location for the world's champions if they arc tlie m*a. imagine. It may be mentioned here, also, that driven from their present stamping ground. This two cities and Hamilton near them it will cause I am under obligations to Joo Obi for hia kind notice lota of excitement around tluil quarter. It is well Earle signed with Cincinnati last October, and mornings mail brought him a very disagreeable piece in thl Atlanta CouzfUntton, and nothing would pleuso ot in forum t ion t * tlio i-ffect tU»t tlie property hoMera knuwn that Cautjn aud Wheeling played one of tho no agreement with SpaMing could have over­ me hetier tlma to: uive Atlanta a "champ" team, hut finest set if s tf any club in the Loigue last season. ridden that Cincinnati contract. in the vicinity of the Polo Grounds have joined forces 1 am "out of the riiie." ag*in*t th«) Now York (Mub. Up to Hie i-rcaent time Mansfield also made one of the tluba buttle to bent her Tho Pittsburg Ciub, too, has done the hand­ Urunell is ratln r liard on the players of the Trl- ' V':*':::::^11IS?^^P^ aud will must likely do s> acain ttiia season. The Mr. Diiy has bcea under the iuiprosslou that the StMte Uaguo. While I will admit that there were some thing, President Nimick haying consented . property holders referred to were rather fiiends of The eightcitiea have not yet been decided upon. Ft. Wayuo Severn. pl:t\ers who drank more thin the lav allows, wilUurely come In. Lima Is aldo wanted and may to let Carroll and Hanlon remain with the party club or iudifiVrent aa to whether the bail grounds weie fjtilt, Ukeu on the wbol*, I think they will compare protorvcd. Their. action puts a moro serious jlmse juiu m. but there is a doubt bore as the club (hero lust until it reaches Chicago. Messrs. Heaoh and favortbly with any of tho other minor league"1. ... IRVUKT a goodly snm last g<>as >n. Rogers, of tbe Philadelphia Ciub, will also let upon the subjtcf. Mr. Day says b« proposes lo fijs lit I can vouch for what Mr. Arnold says in regard to It i.-* difficult to see on what grounds Arnold bases to tiiO bittsr end to maintain possession of th« Polo Umpire McDermoU. Ho 13 a first-cla^ man in every The New Pitcher of the Athletic Ciub. Wood and Fogarty remivin, of course, \ rovidcd Spaltl- his claim that Coin ml us was the backbone of th3 iijg puya th-a Balanoa of those playtrn from the oi^niug Grounds, as he- is bound tn play bull in New York City. n-sprct, thoroughly posted, and a hustler. The asso­ League last year. All tho Tri-Sfiite Lejgue clubs It baa b''fii suggested thfti ho secure the- St. George ciation tlat secures him will be fortunate. of the swhS'jti until they rejoin the club. Mossra. Day Cricket Ground?, at Hoboken, or (be Jersey City bull were unanimous in the opinion tbat Columbus was and Mutrie tmve expressed tin ms'rlvcs similarly, and G. V. BURBBIDOB. tlie worst week-d iy city in tho League. On Decvia- the Indianapolis Club alsj will iluo no obstacle iu park. He declines to epteulnte upon tht*e proposi­ THE BUCKEYE CLUB. DETROir DOTLETS. tion Day tbe Cun:ona played two gamo there, and In tions (it present, but will txert bis led oc^r^ies to THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE.