DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS VOLUME 33, NO. 20. PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 5, 1899. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. BIG WESTERN STARS. RATHER LATE START SOME RISING PLAYERS WHO ARE BOUND TO SHINE. I New Crop ol Young Men Ready For A Five-Club Organization Named "The Promotion to tbe Larger National Eastern New York League" Started League Field Facts About tbe Now With an Eye to the Future Most Available Players. Details ol the League. Chicago, July 31. Editor "Sporting Johnstown. N. Y., July 31. Editor Life:" The fact that Ted Sullivan, the ex- "Sporting Life:" At a meeting held here manager, is touring the Western League on Thursday last, the Eastern New York ID search of young players for National League was organized. Nine clubs were League clubs has started" the managers of represented. Those present were T. R. the various© clubs in the league talkin Jordan, of this city; George Townsend, of about the players who are really fast Amsterdam; D. W. Lambert, of St. Johns- enough for the major league. There are ville, and E. A. Lynch, of Canajoharie. not a jreat many youngsters ready for the Mr. Jordan also represented the Nortliville draft yet, although the total number at team. the end of the season will be found to A FIVE-CLOB LEAGUE. reach about twelve to fifteen. The season is- over half past, and an excellent oppor Three teams withdrew their applica tunity has been had to judge the different tions, because a decision was made against players here. an amateur league. One other team was THE BEST PITCHERS excluded because it had In two instances ere Waddell. Frisk, Cronin aud Rettger. this season failed to pay the guarantee \Vaddell has pitched great ball for Colum agreed upon and promised to the visiting bus, but he does not field his position any teams. This left five teams as the charter too tine. He is erratic at times, but if members of the league. After discussing handled right should make a valuable man matters of finance and paid players a con io the big league. Frisk is one of the most stitution was adopted. Much discussion promising players in the country, being a was had as to barring State League players splendid pitcher and also a star tielder and from playing with any of the teams iu batter. George Rettger has been iu the the new league. It was decided, however, big League before, but for all that he is that if any team desired to secure such, one of the best twirlers in the- West to players they would be permitted to do so. day. His work against the strong Western THE NEW LEAGUE League teams has been phenomenal at will be known as the Eastern New York times. Cronin belongs to Pittsburg and League. The present membership of the will be returned in the fall. "Kid" Kel- league includes teams representing Amster lum, of the Indianapolis Club, is fast, but dam, Canajoharie, St. Johnsville, North- not quite ripe for League company. GEORGE VAN HALTREN, ville and Johnstown. Other teams may be THE BEST FIELDERS. added, but the principal object of the The League clubs had better watch the The Famous Veteran Outfielder of the New York Club, league Is to control base ball next year. work of third baseman Andrews, of the The officers elected are as follows: Presi Minneapolis Club, and third baseman Geier. dent, C. W. Lambert, St. Johnsville; vice of St. Paul. Andrews is the more val president, George Townsend, Amsterdam; uable man of the two. for the reason that PAWTUCKET POINTS. WHEELING©S WAY, secretary and treasurer, G. H. Lynch, hf is an aggressive player, and one who Canajoharie. All are base ball enthusiasts, uses his brains. Both are hard hitters. DUIon. the first baseman of the Buffalo Manager Whiting©s Team at Last Winning Steadily Now After a Long and the management of the league is in Flaying Well Meiuioii of Indi Losing Streak Some Changes iu good hands. Club, is also worth watching. Waldron, A SCHEDULE ris-ht fielder of the Milwaukee Club- vidual Work. the Team. was adopted for the remainder of the sea "Lefty" Daris. of Minneapolis, and Bar Pawtucket, H. L. July 30. Editor "Sport- Wheeling W. Va.. July 29. Editor son, and each team Is now off for the pen ren, of Detroit, are the most promising Ing Life:" The Pawtuckets are putting "Sporting Life:" After a very disastrous nant. The schedule provides for 14 games fielders in the league. Waldron has a bat up an article of bail that ts pleas trip our team opened a series of ten between July 29 and Sept. 2 inclusive. One ting average of .340 and his fielding per ing to the cranks, and as a games on the home grounds especially good provision made in the con centage for the entire season is 1000. As natural result Interest In the game has been this week, and to date have woo five straight, stitution of the league is that no Sunday » base runner he is near the top of the revived here, good crowds attending the games something that breaks our record all to smash. games are permitted. This certainly gives list. Barrett Is very fast. too. and Da vis The attendance at first was very light, but / K* close up. Nance, of Minneapolis, is a and. better still, the fans lose no opportunity tone to the league, and it is the tirst minor tn root long and loud for the Colts. While the good playing of the locals is bringing uut league to take such action. ; good man. hut nor of the kind to Improve the team at this writing Is ID fourth place. all the old funs. Quite * SHORT ON CATCHERS. with 8 percentage of .522. they are only six NUMBER OF CHANGES [ There are only two catchers in the West- games from the leaders. AS tbe season has yet have been made in the personnel of the club PLAYERS CARELESS i fere League ready for advancement. These five weeks to run It Is needless to add that Siegler. who was picked up on the trip, is arc Sullivan, of the Columbus team, and we have not given up hope for the pennant. playing short up to the handle, and is develop As to Their Legal Rights Under Buelpw. of Detroit. Kahoe belongs to the INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS. ing good traits every day. O©Hara. a former Cincinnati Club, and cannot be considered The .300 per centers with the willow among foot ball player, is doing the honors io right Their Contracts. one of the men to be drafted. Sullivan is the Colts are Wiley. .400; Lepine, .360; Whit field. He seems to be a likely player. The "When the Cincinnati Club suspended Taylot e hard sticker and good thrower, and re ing, .353, and Greene, .312. O©Connor, Ferriss many friends of Indefinitely H violated a clause of the players© ports are out to the effect that Loftus has and Weisbecker are hitting over .250. PARSON N1CHOLSON. contract." says Manager Selee. "One clause already disposed of him to the Boston Club Lepine was the first of the locals to reach the who lives in Bellaire, just across the river, will of the players© contract provides that he can for next year. Buelow is a promising century mark In hits. He made his hundredth be pleased to learn that he has been engaged not be suspended Cor an incteiinite period. The youth and should make his mark. hit Saturday, with a corking drive over the to captain and manage the team, and the man suspension must l>e for a definite period aud fence in right centre. ner In which he has begun is very gratifying. the player must br informed of tbe length of Wiley©s batting in the last 15 games has been He will play tirst base. its duration when he is notified of his suspen SINCERE FLATTERY. something phenomenal: his percentage having , TWO RELEASES. sion That is a rule, however, like any of the jumped from .204 to .400. Wiley has also been His engagement necessitated the release of other rules, wbk©b Is not observed, probably How a Kid Pitcher Imitated the catching in good shape, his throwing being a first baseman Myers. who is an average batter because the players do not make tbe proper ob- Great Griffith. strong feature. an excellent fielder. It is to be hoped that he lectiou. ! dart say that u;auy of the them are ©Paddy" Greene, a Providence boy. late of will secure an engagement elsewhere. Billy not aware that -such a clause exists. 1 © Cincin The Chicago Club had a pitcher a few pears the Manhattan College team, has joined the? Taylor has also been released, not through in nati "Post." ___ _____ Sgo who passed under the name of Rice, and Colts, playing at short field. The addition of ability to play his position, but because be wnen he carne with the team he was not yet Greene has greatly strengthened the team both seems© to have been a hard man to manage. Princeton Grand Stand Damaged. ripened. He was pitching against Louisville one President Howell will try to get along with afternoon, aud Donohue was catching. Tim sig In the field aud at bat. Hrlnceton. July 28.-During the terrific electric the team as it now stands, and if it coutinues storm that passed over Princetou hist night naled for a curve ball, and© Rice, standing im- to play ball as it has clone this week there niovable in the box, shook *is head Tim Incurve Broke His Arm.