Title Kegistered in TJ. S. Patent Office. Copyright, 1909, by The Sporting Life Publishing Company. Vol. 53 No. 7 Philadelphia, April 24, 1909 Price 5 Cents Arrangements Are//^ Base Ball Team, for Being Made by a Visit To, and a Manager 0. R. Series of Games Bean, of the Uni in, Japan During versity of Oregon the 1909 Summer SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." ville, and attended the Beds©-Pirates© game "" NIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, that afternoon. He said he felt the need of | T Ore., April 19. Manager O. R. a taste of the game and came here for that \J Bean announces new develop ments in the proposed base ball purpose solely. He is improved in health, invasion of the Orient by the but will remain out of the harness all of University of Oregon base ball this year. In addition to his nervous break team. Keio University, whose down, he has a trouble with his eyes and turn it is to finance the base ball nine from recently had an operation performed on one the United States, has signed contracts with of them. He returned to Nashville on Sat the team from Santa Clara College. But the urday to continue the "Rest cure." "I faculty of the California institution has for look for another pretty race in the Na bidden the team to go on this trip. Manager tional League this season," said he. "I Bean, learning of this, has telegraphed Santa think the second division teams will win Clara College in order to see if contracts more games than they did last year. If cannot be transferred to him. He has also they do, the first division clubs will have communicated by letter with the Japanese to fight a lot harder. I don©t look for an consul in Portland. If Keio University ac cepts Oregon as a substitute, the Oregon other finish as close as the one last season, University team will leave for the Far East, in fact, I don©t think there will ever be such during the latter part of July. From the a close contest again." close of the university in June until the time mentioned the team will play base ball at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. BLOW AT CUBS? There will be a number of college teams there among them the Stanford University The Bill Aimed at Chicago Park Passes team. Second Reading. Special to "Sporting Life." A VETERAN DEAD. Springfield, 111., April 19. Senator Potter celebrated the opening of the National Milton Sears, Famous a Quarter of a League season on April 14 by introducing a bill providing that no place of amuse Century Ago, Passes Away. ment shall be located within 800 feet of a Special to "Sporting Life." public hospital. It is similar to one which Paterson, N. J., April 19. There died in was before the House two years ago, and this city on April 9, Milton Sears, at. one similar to two which have been introduced time a well-known ball player. He started in the House in this session. In the lower his career as a pitcher in amateur circles branch it has been the practice to send here. He afterward played with the Pater- them to committees from which they never son Olympic Club, from which graduated emerged. Senate Leader Jones, whose at Mike Kelly, Eddie Nolan, Jim McCormick tention seems not to have been concen and many other stars of 25 years ago. FRANK E. BOWERMAN, trated on the Potter bill when it was intro- , "With this team Sears played in the outfield. duced, was surprised to discover that it had Sears next played with the Mansfield, O., Catcher and Manager of the Boston National League Club. gone to second reading without reference. and the Riversides of Portsmouth, O. After Frank E. Bowerman, the new manager of the Boston National League Club, is a veteran It is regarded here as unfortunate for finishing engagements with these clubs he player who has Ions made his mark in the National League as a catcher. He is a native of President Charles W. Murphy of the Chi returned to Patersoiv until Harry and Jtomeo. Mich., where he was bora December 5, 1872. He first came into prominence as a ball cago National League Club, that the Cook player with the, Detroit Athletic Club. He bacame a professional in 1895 by an engagement County Hospital is located where it is. George Wright signed him to play with with the Twin City Club, of the Inter-State League. On June 12. 1895. the Baltimore Club their Morrissinia Club. This was Milton©s purchased his release. He did little work that season, but was re-engaged for 1896-©97. in both last professional engag«-nent, and he short of which seasons he was simply employed as utility catcher. In 18S8 he was transferred to the ly afterward returned to Paterson to suc Pittsburg Club, with which club he remained until 1900, when he was secured by the New York BECOMES AGITATOR. ceed his father in the stationery business. Club, of which team he was a valued member until the spring of 1908. when he was transferred His father was the pioneer in that business to the Boston Club as part of a deal for first baseman Fred Tenney. Bowerman at once became a tower of strength to Boston and kept that team in the hunt until a. broken hand put him Former Ball Player, Now a Lawyer, Talks in this city. He was a native of Paterson out of the game for seven weeks, du.ring which period his team lost much valuable ground. »nd 62 years old at the time of his death. Bowerman evinced so much interest in his work and showed such evidences of guiding ability of a Players© Union. that when the season was over President I>ovey released the veteran Joe Kelley and appointed Special to "Sporting Life." Bowerman as team manager, in which capacity he was a potent factor in the winter deals made BREACH REPAIRED. by the Boston Club. Hisvcareer as a manager will be watched with interest and concern by a Cleveland, O., April 20. Walter East, tho host of friends who aU hope for his success. former Akron second baseman and manager, proposes a ball players© union. East©s plan, The Arkansas League Will Carry the however, is different from the usual union idea. He would not have salaries regulated. Fort Smith Club. J He would organize players to contest differ Special to "Sporting Life." cided by mail vote for the League to carry ences with club owners and managers in ON DECK AGAIN. courts of law. East would have a scale of Little Rock, April 19. Affairs of the Ar the Fort Smith and to guarantee the salaries kansas League were thrown into con assessments for the different classes. He fusion on the 12th inst. when Fort Smith of the players. This enabled the League President Puliiam Witnesses His First would have players in Class D pay $1 a folks, to whom the State League franchise to start the season as scheduled on April month, Class C© $2, Class B $3, Class A had been awarded, informed President Hurst 15. If the town supports the team satis Championship Game. $4, Class AA $5, major leagues $6. "A that they would not enter the League, owing factorily Manager Finn and Captain O©Con Special to "Sporting Life." player, would get $100 worth of protection to their inability to secure a park for Sun nor, of the Little Rock, Southern League, for $12 in dues,©© he says. East overlooks day games. President W. W. Hurst at once Club, may take over the franchise, in which Cincinnati, April 19. President Harry one point that base ball and civil law do exerted himself to find new- backers in Fort case one of the little Rock players will prob Puliiam, of the National League, came not jibe. But East is a lawyer now, which Smith. That failed and then, it was de- ably be sent there to manage the team. quietly into the city last Friday from Nash- is probably the wherefore. SRORT5INQ LJFB APRIL 24, big day- Murray likes the Sunday article was given to the. slants of the elongated better than on a week-day, and it is be Willis. lieved that a combination between the two would give Draper Saturday ball and Murray THE RED START The Trail to Adland. Sunday ball, thus both getting the days they Charley Hughes came to town with the draw the biggest crowds. The representa White Sox and his traveling companions tives of these two towns will put this CINCINNATI©S GREATEST BASE of the fourth estate were George C. Rice matter up to the fans and report at a and that old pal of mine, Hugh Keogh. It future meeting. has been many moons since "Hek" chased MOUND CITY, BALL INAUGURAL, the ©Sons of Swat. He pulled away from the ball tossers nearly a sco*fe of years ago, DREYFUSS© ENTERPRISE. right after the music of ©90. At that time old Man Base Ball had a black eye, but But Not Yet Assured in Indiana, The New Million Dollar Park to Install Victory Only Feature of Complete those who prophesied the death of the sport have lived to see it enter upon an era of Where the New Law Is to Be Cahill©s Electric System. Success That Was Lacking unparallelled ptfopsperity. There was music Special to "Sporting Life." in those turnstile figures from good old Ben Attacked in Court General PiHsburg, Pa., April 19.