DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS v" Volume 41* No. 5. Philadelphia, April 18, 1903. Price, Five Cents. SAFELY ENTRENCHED ! IN NEBRASKA. IS THE AMERICAN LEAGUE'S NEW THE CONSOLIDATION TOURNAMENT CLUB IN MANHATTAN. AT GRAND ISLAND. The Hostile Efforts to Open Streets Carter and Seavers Hold a Good Shoot Through the New Ball Park De­ Crosby in Great Form Deer feated by Vote of the Washington Best Amateur Townsend Won the Heights Local Board of Improvement. Schmelzer Trophy Details, Etc. The American League ball grounds on Grand Island. Neb., April 6. Editor Washington Heights, New York city, be­ "Sporting Life:" The Grand Island boys, came an established Institution on April more especially Guy Selvers and George 9, when the Washington Carter, gave a very satis­ Heights local Board of Im­ factory and pleasant tour­ provements voted 3 to '2 nament April 1--5, by way against' allowing streets to of starting the spring cir­ be cut through. When the cuit in the West. Two days hearing began David Welsh, were devoted to targets and counsel for the petitioners one to live birds, and there to have the streets cut was a uniform attendance through the grounds, read a of about forty entries. The brief in which he pointed weather was of the usual out the alleged evils which dissimilar species of Ne­ would come to the neigh­ braska at this time of year, borhood if there were ball the first and last days be­ games there. He told of ing fine and the second so John B. Day rowdies, cheap saloons and rough and windy that W. R. Crosby the depreciation of property shooting was done under at the old Polo Grounds, and said like re­ jreat difficulty and physical discomfort. sults would come to Washington Heights. Targets were thrown on the Sergeant sys­ He also declared that only five of the 120 tem, 175 each day, and money divided on signers of the petition in favor of the new the per cent. plan. Crosby, who was out ball park lived in the immediate neighbor­ on his first visit in Central Nebraska, kept hood. up to hi.s usual clip and won first place THE OPENERS DEFEATED. hands down, losing only eight in the two President Gordon and Contractor Mc- days, making an average of .077 per cent. Avoy. of the New York American League Heer won the amateur average. Club, were present at the hearing. Alder­ The Schmelzer trophy, signifying the man Florence moved that there be an State target championship, was shot foe executive session of the board. The motion the afternoon of the first day, and won by was carried with the result told of. The Billy Townsend. vote was then taken and the endeavor to The last day was devoted to live birds, open was defeated by 3 to 2. Those who and they were, indeed, very much alive, voted against cutting the streets through being native and fresh from the country. were Aldermen Florence, Klett and Good­ Ilecr and Bacon divided first in the princi­ man; those who voted in favor of the4 pal race, and Bray got it alone in the sec­ petition wero President Cantor, of the BAN. B. JOHNSON. ond. Crosby and Riehl, the two trade rep­ board, and Alderman Myers. President latest Portrait of resentatives in attendance, shot for birds Cantor in accounting for his vote said he the Famous American League President. and killed them all. favored the opening of all streets when The scores follow: opportunities for improvement offered. FIRST DAY, APRIL 1. SOME MONEY RAISED. umpire that is waiting to have a crack at agreed to the scheme, but the schemers Work on the American League grounds me is going to be fooled for I am not going reckoned without their host. Events ..... 12345(578910 is now going along with a rush. Contractor to say a word. The captain can do the kick- FRUSTRATED BY AHMOUR. Targets ..... 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 175 Foster, who is building the stands, has the Ing. I am through." Abbott, after careful thought, refused to foundation part of Crosby ....... 15 20 15 19 15 20 15 19 15 20 173 the grand stand about leave the Cleveland team, whatever his in­ Reed ......... 15 1!) 12 15) 15 1» 14 10 15 18 105 completed and ready for the flooring. The clinations. When Manager Campau and Cox ........... 14 19 14 1!) 15 18 14 1!C 14 17 163 new ball club officially known as the President Newman, of the Pelicans, were Bacon ........ 14 1!) 15 18 15 18 15 15 14 15 KM Greater New York Base Ball Association WORKED ARMOUR. told of the plot, they would not acquiesce, llaruey ...... 14 20 15 1'J 15 18 14 20 14 1!) 103 mortgaged its ten-year lease-hold of the as it seemed an utter impossibility to carry Linderman ... 14 18 14 19 15 18 14 17 15 19 1G3 new grounds on Washington Heights on the A Scheme to Tamper With Catcher Ab­ out the plans. The price was too high and llliaii ........ 13 19 14 20 14 18 15 18 15 16 102 Oth inst. for $75.000 to Carlisle J. Gleason. the new peace agreement would prohibit Carter ....... 15 20 13 18 15 10 12 17 15 18 1(5:2 The property is bounded by Broadway, bott Scares Cleveland's Manager, Who it. Manager Armour got an inkling of Sack ......... 14 17 15 19 14 17 14 18 13 20 161 Fort Washington avenue. One Hundred and Raises the Catcher's Salary. what was going on and at once took active Anderson ..... 14 17 12 19 13 18 14 19 14 20 160 Sixty-fifth and One Hundred and Sixty- steps to break up the scheme. He had an Heer ......... 12 18 15 18 13 19 15 18 13 18 15!> eighth streets. The loan carries t! per cent, Cleveland, O., April 13. Editor "Sport-, interview with the local magnates and Bray ......... 14 19 13 17 14 18 12 19 13 20 159 interest. The score card privilege has been ing Life:" While the Clevelands were in with Abbott, and told them what would Morrell ....... 14 17 13 17 15 17 15 19 14 18-159 awarded to Business Manager Gavln. New Orleans a conspiracy to steal catcher be the consequences should they attempt Sirnpson ..... 14 17 10 15 14 17 15 19 14 17-157 Abbott from the Cleveland to have Abbott jump the Cleveland team. Haft-don ...... 15 18 13 11 15 19 13 14 14 18 157 BURKETT'S REFORM. Club was unearthed and That it was a close shave cannot be de­ Waddington ... 15 18 12 16 13 18 13 18 15 19 157 nipped by Manager Armour. nied, for Abbott was sorely tempted, how Riehl ........ 12 19 13 19 13 1R 15 19 13 17 156 much, may be guessed by recalling Solvers ...... 12 18 13 15 14 18 14 18 11 17-155 No Longer a A number of citizens and the Rapren ........ 14,18 13 19 14 1C. 15 16 12 16 15;s Human Crab or a Baiter of stockholders of the New fact that he jumped Cincinnati last year. Umpires. ABBOTT'S Townspnd .... 14 16 14 19 15 16 15 14 12 18 153 Orleans Club tampered with SALARY RAISED. Starkey ...... 151615 15 13 19 14 17 14 15-153 A correspondent of the Cleveland "Plain- "Faithful Fred" and offer­ It developed through local sources to-day Diffendorfer . - 1417 13 18 15 17 14 12 13 T.l-152 dealer" writes to that paper from St. Louis ed to duplicate the salary that Abbott obtained a substantial increase Miller ........ 12 16 13 17 15 16 15 17 15 18-152 as follows: Anyone who calls Jesse Burkett to be given him this year in salary from Manager Armour through Manor ....... 14 13 15 20 13 IS 13 13 14 16- 149 the "crab" now is libeling by Cleveland. New Orleans the proposal to keep him in New Orleans. Sehroerler .... 13 17 13 20 13 16 15 17 12 11-147 the famous outfielder. for to has always been the city Abbott listened to the local people and Maxwell ...... 13 17 14 18 14 12 12 15 12 17 144 tell the truth, Jcsse has of Abbott's choice to play then went and told Armour, at the same Dolson ....... 9 14 13 17 10 17 13 10 14 17 14O completely divorced himself ball in, and in an evil mo­ time intimating that an increase would be B. 27. ........ 13 17 11 15 12 16 14 12 12 10 138 from the disposition which ment he listened to the appreciated. Armour was. impressed with Winko ........ 10 14 12 16 14 14 14 17 11 10-137 the situation and Abbott's work in practice Poffennerg .... 10141212.. caused him to acquire that Wm. R. Armour words of the tempters long .. .. .. .. appellation. The youngsters enough to promise that he and consented. Dominic- ...... 13 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i! the Browns simply swear would consider the scheme. Abbott was to Harding ..... 12 . 12 . 12 .. 11 .. .. v Jesse. They say that no agree to the terms, and when the team left A Pine Score Book. For Solirnolzer trophy, emblematic of State iie takes as much interest New Orleans he was to miss the train, and A. G. Spalding & Bros, have issued a new target championship; 25 targets per man. in their work and gives Armour \\as to have been wired to that edition of their official score book, especial­ Townseod .....11111 10111 11111 11111 11111 24 them as many words of en­ effect.