*© DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Title Eeslstered in TT. S. Patent Office. Copyright, 1910 by the Sporting Life Publishing Company. Vol. 55 No. 13 Philadelphia, June 4, 1910 Price 5 Cents Many Players Are View of Reducing Being Transferred the Rolls to Team by the Clubs of Limit and Adding the Two Great to the Strength of Leagues With the Weak Teams. BY FRANCIS 0. RICHTER. The pitching is undoubtedly stronger now, INCE the inauguration of the Sum but I do not think that the fielding has im mer team-limit rule in the two ma proved. It was a great treat to me to see the jor leagues, and particularly dur Reds play again after so many years.©© ing the past week, a number of changes have been made by the various clubs of each big league. NEW RED SOX. The work of disciplining players with a view to cleansing and elevating the President John I. Taylor Corralls Two sport has also been prosecuted with unrelent ing vigor. Following the disciplining of pitch Promising College Players. er Sallee by St. Louis and pitchers Moore and Special to "Sporting Life." McQuillan by Philadelphia, the Cincinnati Worcester, Mass., May 30. It has leaked Club has set a good example by meting out drastic punishment to two gross offenders out that the Boston Americans have secured against the proprieties. Outfielder McCabe for next season two of the most desirable was arrested in Cincinnati on May 27 for dis players of the strong Holy Cross College team orderly conduct and fined in the Police Court. Foley, the pitcher, and Mahoney, the short- For this the club fined him $150 and suspend stop. Foley formerly pitched for Boston Col- ed him indefinitely. As a sequel pitcher ©lege and has had considerable experience Spade was also suspended and fined $200 for and Mahoney has been doing splendid work participation in McCabe©s escapade. Subse at short. Foley engaged in the two games quently MeCabe was sold to the Buffalo Club, with Harvard, the first of which Harvard won, of the Eastern League. Singularly, the Amer 1 to 0, scoring in the last inning, while Holy ican League has entirely escaped similar trou Cross landed the second game in Worcester. ble with players, there having been to date Arthur Irvvin, the New York American League not one unseemly incident to disturb the even scout, visited Holy Cross in his travels and tenor of events. was much taken by the playing of these young men, but was unable to secure an op tion on them, as he was already too late. An were quite plentiful during the past week. effort has been made to land Martin, the The Philadelphia Club followed up its pur Tufts College pitcher, who won his game from chase of catcher Moran and pitcher Ed Stack Harvard, 1 to 0, but Connie Mack has him from Chicago by signing southpaw pitcher Pat in tow and it looks as if he had another phe nomenon in embryo in that player. Flaherty, recently unconditionally released by « Kansas City. The Brooklyn Club released outfielder Lumley with the understanding that A NEW LEAGUE. he could locate with any minor league as player, manager, or club owner, without price, but with no major league club except at the More Evidence of Base Ball©s Boom in the waiver price. The Brooklyn Club also re leased outfielder Blakely to the Lowell Club. Sunny South. The Chicago Club has released pitcher Weav CHARLES HALL, Special to "Sporting Life.©© er to Louisville. Cincinnati has turned pitcher Pitcher of the Boston American League Club. Asheville, N. C., May 30. A six-team base Smith over to Toronto. Philadelphia has sold ball league, consisting of cities in North Caro pitcher Foulke to Haverhill. Pittsburg has Pitcher Charles Hall, of the Boston American League Club, was born in Kerrville, Tex., 72 lina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, has disposed of pitcher Cl eon Webb to New Brit miles west of San Antonio, May 6, 1883, He obtained Ills schooling at San Antonio. He been formed as the result of a meeting held pitched for Houston in 1905 in the Texas State League and was drafted by Pittsburg. Pittsburg at Knoxville, Tenn., on May 24. The organi ain. St. Louis has sold two pitchers Charley traded him to St. Louis for McKarlaiid and he remained with St. Louis to the end of 1908. Pickett to Louisville, and Edward Higgins to Then he went to Cincinnati in a three-cornered deal. Kromme and Hall, of St. Louis, going to zation will be known as the Southeastern Bloomington. Brooklyn has also disposed of Cincinnati for Raymond. Schlei and Murray, who went to New York, for Bresuahan. From Base Ball League, composed of the cities of infielder Sentelle to Mobile and pitcher Hun Cincinnati he was sent to St. Paul, and remained there until July, when he was exchanged Knoxville, .Tenn.; Morristown, Tenn.; John ter to Montreal. with pitcher Karger to Boston for Chech and Byan, of the Boston Club. He stands 5 feet 10% son City, Tenn.; Gadsden, Ala.; Rome, Ga., inches and weighs 180 pounds. and Asheville, N. C. The season will open AMERICAN LEAGUE ACQUISITIONS June 5 and will close September 10. The de were also ©numerous, the Boston Club doing tailed schedule will be drafted within a few- the largest business by purchasing catcher days. Each town will have three games a Kleinow from New York and signing several we©ek. The manager of the Asheville team will college players, namely outfielder Pond and be "Buck" Gaston, a veteran base ball play pitcher McHale, of Maine University. The A VETERAN©S VIEW games in the past eight years. He watched er, while "Dusky" Sherrill, of Waynesville, Cleveland Club has secured the star Lafayette the contest with keen interest. After the game will manage the Waynesville team. The offi College pitcher, De Mott. and has purchased he said: "I do not see where there is any cers of the League are A. Gaines, Knoxville, outfielder Harry Niles from Boston. The St. Of the National Game©s Development more brilliant individual play now than there president, and E. B. Fisher, of Morristown, Louis Club has purchased first baseman Pat Within Three Decades. was thirty years ago. But the game has cer secretary and treasurer. Newnam from the Houston Club, of the Texas Special to "Sporting Life." tainly been developed from a scientific stand League. In addition to these shifts the Boston point. The team work is much improved over Club has sold infielder French to Chicago and Cincinnati, O., May 30. Hick Carpenter, Ball Club Assets Sold. Cleveland has signed Ward McDowell, star what it used to be when I was playing ball. Sandusky, Ohio, May 23. The property who played third base for the Reds from At that time there were many fine players, outfielder of Perdue University base ball 1880 to 1890, was at the Cincinnati-Boston of the Sandusky Base Ball Company, includ team. The Washington Club has also practi just as good as those of to-day, so far as I ing grounds and grand stand, were sold to cally accepted the Peoria Club©s terms for game of Wednesday last, he being on a vaca can judge, but they worked individually. The day by Claude B. I)e Witt, receiver, to Nicho pitcher Hovlick, and has secured pitcher Mc- tion. Mr. Carpenter is now in the Govern modern system of intricate signaling and of las J. Marshall for $800. Marshall admits he Clure, of Amherst, and pitcher Moran of ment Customs Service in Arizona on the Mex- working together to get a single run around represents outside parties, whose names he [Washington and Jefferson College. lean border, and lie has seen only three ball the bases was not so well knewn in my day. refuses to disclose. SPORTING LIFE JUNE 4, 1910 like Yenus. And nobody sizing up the lum bering hulk of Hans Wagner would guess that he was the "Flying Dutchman." Bescher A RED LOOK-IN doesn©t look fast, but he has delivered the goods and is to-day one of the greatest draw ing cards in base ball. When Bescher was lassoed at Dayton few people imagined that PICTURE CARD DEPARTMENT, PORKOPOLITAN VIEWS OF THE the awkward lad would become the fastest cruiser in National society. We Redlanders PENNANT FIGHL haven©t had much of an opportunity to see Ty Cobb in action, but many of the fan-elect think that Bescher can not only -Tie, but beat 34 So. Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Cobb. It is in hitting and base-running that Cincinnati©s Great Showing in the the Reds are now excelling, and if Gaspar and Fromme ever attain their 1909 twirling effi Enclosed find four cents (In stamps), for which please send a ciency you can bet the Reds will cut. as big a Face of Punk Pitching Fred figure all along the route as a clown does in set of 12 Base Ball Pictures, Series No... ____ Lake©s Boston Revival Bob an old-fashioned, one-ringed circus. The Problem In Right. Bescher©s Splendid Record* Mike Mitchell has come back to his own. A Send to- star bright beyond comparison, out in right field where he wore blinkers in the face .of BY REN MULFORD, JR. Old Sol, Mitch was only a mediocre guardian Cincinnati, O., May 29. -Editor "Sporting of middle garden. Grounders that he downed Life:" Just when the Bug family was chirp by the strangle hold in right were quite apt ing merrily and the Reds were close enough to play croquet with him in center.