BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS. Volume 43. No. 14. Philadelphia, June 18, 1904. Price, Five Cents. JOHNSON JOYFUL IN PENNSYLVANIA. OVER THE WAY THE MAJOR LEAGUES THE WEST BRANCH ROD AND GUN ARE BOOKING. CLUB©S 10URNAMENL The American League Quite as Pros= A Two Days© Meet at Williamsport perous as the National League, TIius Luther 5quier Mads High General Av , Showing Convincingly That Two Majjr erage Hawkins in Second Place Leagues Can Uvs and Thrive. Ed fiike Third Derk Led Amateurs. St. Louis, Mo., June 13. President Ban Williamsport, Pa., June 9. The two days© Johnson, of the American League, caine to shoot held here June 3 and 3 by the West towii last week while the Senators were Branch Kod and Gun Jlub was not well here to transact a little bus attended. Trap shooting iness for that club. Talk lias been overdone around ing to local reporters, Mr. lie re this spring and Johnson said: "The Ameri live tournaments of two can League is prospering days© duration have been plenty well enough to suit held within a couple of me, and I understand the weeks in this section. The National League is having paid experts can hustle a good season. That bears around and take in all the out what I have always meets, but the amateurs said that the country is have something else to do. plenty broad enough to sup On the opening day a rainy port two big leagues. The pell did not draw any ex New York Club is. thriving tra crowd, but the scores were high. Kike, Hawkins, Luther Squier Ban. 6. Johnson nicely at home when one Hull. Squier and Apgar had considers that the subway a great race for high honor! only a target is still in an unfinished condition. New or two separating them, Kike had a rua Yorkers, you know, won©t go to a place of of 80 straight. amusement via surface lines. The team is 11. C. Derk. of Northumberland, led the having highly satisfactory crowds at home, amateurs, with 18-" out of 190, having a run and it is one of the best drawing nines of 91 straight. W. T. Spicer, of Danville, in the world on the road. For instance, had 98 out of 10O. Everett finished 173 Decoration Day it played at home with tue out of 190. Athletics. Fifty-six hundred ©fans© paid In the cup race, shot in Events 5 to 10, 75 cents each to see the game. Ho, you inclusive, Derk won on 98 out of 100. John- see, when you have a crowd in New iork ston and Spicer broke 93; Dechant, 91; you get the money." Everett, 90; Kishcl, 89; C. Flock, 87; Kep WHAT WASHINGTON LOST. ler, 72. In conclusion Mr. Johnson spun a little On the second day Ed. Kike started off tale, which allows that the Browns are after a good night©s sleep ;iVd got his eyes lucky to have Tom Jones, their sensational focussed on 70 -straight. When the heat got first-sacker. Said he: "Washington also in its work, Ed. softened up and missed a had a bid in for Jones. St. Louis and few. Luther Squier did not mind the heat Washington agreed to settle their dispute and broke 100 straight in the afternoon, as to which club was entitled to the player CHARLES MORAN, when Kike was falling down. On the last by draw. I asked Harry Pulliam, president Short Stop of the Washington American League Club. event, great excitement prevailed. Kike, of the Natioual League, to draw for Wash Hawkins and Squier were tied and only 15 ington. Mr. Bruce drew for St. Louis. rounds to go. The fat ones could not stand, Mr. Bruce won, hence St. Louis got Jones. the strain and Squier pulled out one ahead Had Mr. Pulliam been successful Wash of such accidents, Mr. Pulliam has banish the failure of an umpire to have his whisk by smashing a straight. This gave him a ington© would have that young player, who, ed the broom from the ball field and sup broom punctually on time. pretty score of 131) out of his last 140, and L believe, is the best ©find© of the season in plied each of his umpires with the smaller helped him to general average. Hawkins either league." Mr. Johnson looked the but equally useful article, which is car had second honors, and two runs of over picture of health. He was a very ill man ried in the pistol pocket. Of course, when IN THE ORIENT. 50. Kike landed third and Apgar fourth. at the commencement of the season, but two umpires are officiating in a game, only The scores follow: a trip into the wilds of Wisconsin with one whisk broom is in evidence, but it has 1st day 2cl day Total been suggested that the official judging America©s National Game Follows the Shot Broke Shot Broke 380 Charley Corniskey has made his as sound Flag The Tars of the Asiatic Fleet Squier .......... 190 190 183 367 and as strong as ever. base plays make use of his broom to dust Hawkins ....... 190 182 190 384 366 oft© the players after a slide to the bags, Form a Marine L- a^ue. Hike ........... 190 184 190 180 364 at the same time remarking, with studied Washington, June 7. Editor "Sport Apgar ........... 190 180 190 381 3(51 politeness: "Very sorry, old man; but Hull ........... 100 181 190 177 358 PROGRESSIVE PULLIAM. you©re out." All of which indicates that a ing Life" The great American game of Derk ........... 190 183 190 171 354 new school of umpires is only a matter of base ball has been introduced into the Far Kverett ........ 190 173 190 173 346 a very short time. East by the jackies of American war ships. Jolinston ........ 190 190 172 344 The National Le guj Executive Shows Teams made up from the crews of the ves Dimick ......... 190 169 190 173 342 His Capacity by His Attention to Details AN OLD SUPERSTITION. sels in Admiral Cooper©s command have C. Flock ........ l»o 164 190 158 322 Apropos of the banishment of the old- formed the Asiatic Fleet Base Ball League, Risliel ......... 190 133 190 145 A Case in Paint. fashioned broom from the ball field, it is re and a copy of their schedule of games has Dechaut 190 lt>l Kepler 100 151 140 111 President Harry Pulliam, of the Na lated that this heretofore necessary imple been received at the Bureau of Navigation. Spicer 190 154 tional League, is a man of ideas. He is ment has been the subject, of much super The series consists of 15 games, the first Huney 190 144 as caije-fui of the little things in base ball stitious discussion on numerous diamonds. of which is scheduled as the "Oregon vs. Fisher .... 80 6(5 as the big, and his inter Certain players have held that it was lucky Flotilla." The marines also are represent Zerbe 65 55 est in the welfare of the or unlucky according to which side of the ed by a nine, and will take a prominent W. Flock 45 31 190 141 players is as great as that plate? it occupied while in repose, some de part in the struggle, for the championship. (). Flock .. 30 22 30 18 ciding that (he left side was sure to prove (Jodcharles 165 140 in the magnates. This ex Conscientious Oreyfuss. Delluas . 100 76 plains why the umpires of a winner, and vice versa. Jack Warner ami Metzer ... 70 f>3 late have been armed with Hans Wagner, it is said, very nearly came Fred Falkenberjr. the tall pitcher released by Harris ... 80 48 whisk brooms to dust off to blows on one occasion because the New Pittsburg last year, and later signed l>.v .Wor .Stine ..... 60 43 the home plate when occa York backstop wanted the broom on the cester, yesterday sent a letter to President Drey- Sefert .... 15 14 left side and Honus insisted on having "It fuss thanking him profusly for his unusual show sion requires. Time was of kindness. Fulkenberg was not paid his full 1 rap at Colorado Spnhgs. when the old-fashioned on the right of the plate. McCarthy, how salary last season by Worcester, the team owing house broom was generally ever, has proven that it was unlucky to him $500. He laid the case before the National Colorado Springs, Coio., May 28. The in use for that purpose, but have it there at all; hence, the new weight Commission, and it decided that the money was shoot of the Colorado Springs Gun Club a couple of weeks ago Mc added to the umpire©s woes. He had to coming to him from either the Worcester Club to-day resulted as follows: lug his mask, protector and indicator wher or the Eastern League. As soon as Dreyfuss Carthy, of the Cliicagos, heard of the trouble he sent Falkenberg a check Targets. 15 25 15 10 10 15 25 25 25 Sh. Bk. Harry C. Pulliam stepped on the time-honored ever he went, and now comes the whisk for -the full amount, although he did not owe Garrett ........ 15 23 14 10 10 15 23 22 25 200 191 article in use at St. Louis broom. The future may bring a pail of him a cent. Fred was profuse in his thanks. Keasoner ......1510 8 4 11 ........ 100 62 in running to the plate and has been on whitewash and a brush to keep the plate Colonel Dreyfuss is certainly a magnate in a Sandcrson .....2212 8 8 11 19 .....