BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Volume 50, No. 22. Philadelphia, February 8, 1908. Price, Five Cents. \\MGHE5, P. CLYMER.O.F. GANLEY.O.FAl \\CLAUDEJONEjm FEBRUARY 8, 1908 hopes to show the Sox on the training interesting to the fans of the present day of the champion Mobile club, of the Cotton State* tour. Mr. Peterson has never had any to know the make-up of the 1876 team. League. curves, depending on terrific speed to win A. G. Spakling was pitcher and Jim White In the South Atlantic League the Augusta Club CHICAGO CHAT the games he pitched in a very small league, catcher. C. A. MeVey was first baseman; has traded catcher John J. Evars to Columbia for but is now learning the art of wiggling the Ross Barn.es, second; Adrian Anson, who outflelder Clarence Fox. © slants. He is said to be as mighty as for many years afterward was manager and Manager Jones, of the Chicago Americans, it is Rusie, so far as size and speed are con first baseman, played third for the cham announced, will dispose of Patterson, Bohe, Welday THE BIG STARS ARE ALL FALL cerned. pions, and John Peters was the shortstop. and Fiene to the Minneapolis Club. TWO REAL PRIZES The outfield consisted of John W. The veteran Jack McCarthy, formej-ly of the Brook ING INTO LINE. left; Paul A. Hines, centre; Robert Addy lyn outfield, has been engaged to manage tha were listed during the week Osteen, the Springfield team in the Three-I. League. man who led the Central League with the and Oscar Bielaski, right. THE HONORARY MEMBERS. Tha South Bend Club, of the Central League, slapstick, and Purtell, the best third base- has secured pitcher Ed. Smith, late of St. Paul, Both of the Local CItibs Have Most man in the Three-I. League. Both are fine The National League has riine honorary and shortstop Sheehan, late of Pueblo. batters, both are classy infielders, and there members. They are: A. G. Mills, New President Murnane has called the schedule meet. seems to be little to choose between them York, elected November 20, 1884; A. G. ing of the New England League for Thursday, Feb. of Their Headliners Safely Un in all-round value to a club. Osteen hit Spalding, Chicago, November 12, 1891; 27, at the Copley Square Hotel, Boston. .338 and Purtell only .285, but close judges Henry Chadwick, Brooklyn-, November 5, Tho Washington American League dub has just , der Contract Some Local Ad who have seen both men say that Purtell 1894; N. E. Young, Washington, D. C., received thtfijigned contracts of pitchers Walter John will grade right up with the other fellow December 12, 1902; A. J. Reach, Philadel son and f ;rfles Smith, and catcher Street. when it conies to the trials of big league phia, March 4, 1903; Col. John I. Rogers, First blaoanan Ed Murphy, late of the Steubenr vice to Garry and Harry* ball. Oae or the othe* of these two looks Philadelphia, March 4, 1903; James A. Hart, villa club, has been appointed manager of thf safe to stay with the team. Chicago, December 12, 1905; A. H. Soden, Canton Club, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League. GEORGE DAVIS. Boston, December 11, 1906; W. H. Conant, Pitcher Bill PhiUips, the ex -Leaguer, has pur BY W. A. PHELON. Boston, December 11, 1906. chased an interest in the Charleroi club, of th« Chicago, 111., Feb. 1. Editor "Sporting got under cover with his contract a ffvr P. 0. M. League, and will manage the team. days ago, and says he will be in far better Jease Stovall has signed with the Louisville Club, Life." All is progressing elegantly for the condition this spring than last. He was of the American Association. Durham and Quinlan fans oi this happy town. The star per- in anything but playing form when the LEAGUES THBMTENED. are the only members of the team still unsigned. __________ formers of both teams are spring trip was due last year, and aggravated The Troy club, of the New York League, haa coming into camp with the this by hurting his ankle, disabling him Scrap Among Ohio and Pennsylvania signed pitcher Hugh. Baine, of Chatham and sec most commendable rapidity, so that he was out of it a good part of ond baseman Charles Murphy* of St. Albans, Vt. and there is no reason to the campaign. Bavis is generally considered Minor Leagues May Disrupt All the Overall, the giant pitcher of the Chicago Nationals, fret about the darlings of as slated for second base. John M. Ward, on February 3 signed a three-year contract with th« the Sox or the peaches of it will be remembered, transferred himself Baseball ^Organizations Involved, Cubs. Overall received a liberal increase in salary. the Cubs. Even Johnny to second when his arm semed* gone as a Special to "Sporting Life." The Reading Club of the Tri-State League, has Kling, the annual disturber, shortstop, and in his new position proved Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 3. -A base ball war signed third baseman John Torpy, formerly of who always wanfrs more good for several years. which threatens to disrupt three minor Villanova ©varsity, Lawreuceville and AUeutown the Oliver Twist of base leagues is on here. A stormy meeting of teams. ..©.". ball is under cover and is KEELEY©S JUMP. the Pennsylvania-Ohio-Mary Percy Stetler, late manager -of the Steubenvills safely signed to a contract club, of the P. 0. M. League, has been given the Joe Cantillon cut into the local limelight land League was held here Glean franchise in the reorganized Inter-State for the season. When Mr. a few days ago by signing one Bert Keeley Murphy had his last battle Saturday afternoon. Steu- League. to a Washington contract. Keely, who h-as benville and East Liverpool The Toronto club of the Eastern League has re W. A. Pheloo with Kling he decided to for some years been, counted one of the of the Ohio end of the ceived the signed contract of inflelder Sentelle. cinch the tall catcher and best of the local semi-pros., has frequently league announced their with whom Mobile claims to have purchased from New made the contract, fat as it was, go over refused big league contracts in the past, drawal. East Liverpool was Orleans. a period of two years. Brown is under a but the inducements offered by Cantillon drawn into the fight during The Pittsburg club has received the signed con similar contract, and Mr. Murphy is ex seem to have been too tempting. As soon which President R. R. Guy tract of Caleb C. Schriver, of Spagg, Pa., a ultant over the safe alignment of the great as Cantillon had booked Keeley the South announced the East Liver young catcher secured from the Wheeling, Central battery. Bend Club, of the Central League, made pool charter forfeited to the League, Club. THE THREE S©s loud outcry, alleging that it owned Keeley According to a Boston dispatch, a deal is on league, and that it would for a trade of third baseman Tommy Sheehan, of of the Cubs the classy outfield, Slagle, and had kept him on the reserve list for be given to another manager. Brooklyn, for third baseman Brain and outflelder two years. Keeley replied that he hadn©t Tom Fleming is to place a Sheckard and Schulte sent in their con seen anything that looked like the tender Bates, of Boston. tracts Thursday. All three are Germans, Richard R. Guy good team in the league, Pitcher Harry Stewart, of the Lynchburg, Yirginia but no three men in the business vary more of a contract for two season and that he ""teuberiville was allowed to League, Club, was on Jan 30 discharged from the in their temperament and ideas than these consequently was a free agent. The row go quietly, after stating it lost $16,000 last Lynchburg Hospital quite recovered from an ap three. All three are towers of strength to will have to be settled by the higher pow year. The franchise of Washington, Pa., pendicitis operation. the Cubs, and the fans look upon them as ers. Keeley is a fine little pitcher, very was declared forfeited, t and its players The Quincy club of the Central Association, has a wonderful part of the great base ball small, but strong and active. He is a right- transferred to McKeesport. signed four Chicago semi-pros, in Vick, fielder; .handed pitcher and left-handed batter and a T. B. Crowe and E. R. Caldwell, pitchers, and machine that won the championship of the CHARLEY POWERS OBJECTS. world. The Cubs will go rather lightly clever fielder. A. A. Ladge, catcher. equipped to the South, so far as players are HARRY AND GARRY. President Guy announced that his league The Wheeling Central League Club has purchased would take in Fairmont and Clarksburg, from the East Liverpool Club, of the P. O. M. concerned. They will have hardly enough Every fan is hoping that the breach be League, pitcher Clarence Kaney, outflelder George men to round out two good teams, but even W. Va., of ihe Western Pennsylvania League, tween Harry Pulliam and Garry Herrmann but President Charles Power, of that or Farabaugh and shortstop Price. at that there are many managers after their will soon be healed without further quar The Mobile Club, of the Southern League, has surplus talent. Marty Hogan, the fleet- relling. Both are too good and game, both ganization, appealed to John H. Farrell, of paid New Orleans $500 for Paul Sentelle©s release, footed fielder, now a manager, was besieging as sportsmen and individuals, to be at the National Association, to warn the P.- and has signed pitcher Torrey, of Texas, and out- President Murphy for some material the swords points, and base ball cannot afford O.-M.