BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS. Volume 49, No. 5- Philadelphia, April 13, 1907. Price, Five Cents. DOVEY©S DOING BOSTON NATIONAL CLUB TO START A REFORM. Comiskey Honored in His Old Home Will Do Whatever Lies in His Sam Mertes Wins His Case Power, in All Sincerity, to Before the National Commission Eradicate Open Gambling at the The Topeka Case Settled* Boston National Club©s Ball Park SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIPS." Boston, Mass., April 10. Fred Parent has, to all intents and purposes, ceased to Boston, Mass., April 10. President be a member of the Boston American George B. Dovey, of the Boston Nationals, team. He was sent home in an interview today, said he would put from Cincinnati last Tuesday a stop to the base ball after he had again refused gambling evil in Boston, if to sign a contract at the such a thing were possible. figures offered by President He said: "I am going to do Taylor. The owner and the what I can to stop the player had a conference at gambling evil in Boston. I which the whole matter of realize full well what a salary for the coming year difficult proposition this is, was threshed out. Mr. but that will not deter me Taylor informed Parent what from doing what I consider he would pay as a maxi my duty. I am convinced mum and Parent said that that base ball can be con he could not see his way ducted here without the clear to accept it. That patronage of the betting Fred Parent element. I am catering for Geo. B. Dovey settled the matter and the best class of patrons Parent was furnished with transportation obtainable, and I want to protect thess to his farm in Sanford, He., and he left from any surrounding that are undesirable. on the night train. President Taylor will I understand, too, that some of the betting now set at work negotiations looking for a fraternity go so far as to obtrude their trade of Parent for an outfielder, and it is feeling upon the players, making it any probable that the little shortstop, if he thing but pleasant for the latter. Now I plays ball at all this year, will play with propose to introduce policemen in plain Detroit, for Boston is anxious to secure clothes in the betting ring, with strict! either Mclntyre or Oobb, preferably Mc- orders to make mutters warm for all of Intyre, from the Tigers. As Parent is still fenders, and we will see how this plan will under reserve with Boston he nnist play, if work. .If that will not operate successfully he plays at all, with whatever club Boston we will have to try something else, but I makes a deal. If he does not care to play am determined to protect my players and with the club named by Boston he canno©t my patrons from any and all annoyances play with any team under the National and at any cost. The game can be, and Agreement. must be, conducted without them." JAMES G. SHECKARD, PARENT©S VERSION. Outfielder of the Chicago National League Club. HEINE PEITZ DONE. The Boston Shortstop Gives His Side of Tames Pheckard. the famous outflelder and ha; ow of the Chicago National League The Famous Catcher to Run an Amateur the Difference with Boston. Cincinnati Club. Special to "Sporting Life." Special to "Sporting Life." Boston, Mass., April 19. Shortstop Cincinnati, O., April 10. Catcher Hernia Parent, of the Boston Americans, is here Peitz has again decided to quit professional awaiting the disposition of his case. His base ball for good, and this time it looks only apprehension is as to the effect of his as though the decision is final. He will lay-off upon condtion. Parent claims that he not report to the Louisville Club, but will has fulfilled his .obligation to the Boston manage and catch for the Tricity Club, of Club by reporting and showing a willingness Bellevue, Ky., a team that makes its home to work until ordered home. © ©There are at the Greater Newport Park. He has se (several players now with the team,©© said cured a large interest In the team, whicli he, © ©who have not signed, among them bids fair to be one of the premier amateur Grimshaw and ©Buck© Freeman. Last year season last year. President Taylor offered the short- or semi-professional organizations in this stop $3500 straight with $500 additional if he played ACCIDENTS BEFALL YALE. the season was well on before Selbach, good ball. It seems to us a fairer offer could not section of the country. Peitz will also con Dineen and others signed." He added: he made by a tail-end club for the next season©s Coach Lush May Lose an Eye; Helper Has duct his business on Walnut Hills. In the "The story is a simple one. I know that work. Editor "Sporting Life.") early part of the season Peitz decided to 1 am just as good as ever, and can get just One Leg Broken. play with Louisville, owing to a cut in his as much money as I received last year from Special to "Sporting Life." salary. Later he concluded to "abide by several major league clubs, so why should I ANTIPATHY TO M©GRAW. the cut, but when the Tricity proposition want to play with Boston with a cut Washington, April 2. While the Tale was put up to him he again switched, anil salary? 1 am in the business for the money, base ball team was returning to the hotel last week gave out the final statement. and will never get it if I do not get ©it May Result in a Further Boycott of the after today©s game, William Lush, the Yale at the present time. Washington would coach and former outfielder of the Cleve like my services and President Comiskey New York Giants. land Americans, was struck in the eye by A WISE PIONEER. a missile, thrown by a boy and was so badly could use me with the White Sox, and I Special to "Sporting Life." have no objection to going to either club. injured that he may lose the sight of that An Amateur Manager the First to Numbet I have come to the conclusion that Boston New Orleans, La., April 9. There is a eye. A few minutes later Fred Tennaiit, an does not want me, and now it looks like a movement on foot to bar McGraw and the employee of the Yale team, was kicked by His Players. matter of trade. I thought a trade might Giants from all Southern base ball parks one of the horses drawing the omnibus and Special to "Sporting Life." be made for Jake Stahl, but can©t see where next spring. Charley Frank will introduce Tennant©s leg was fractured. Both men are Boston would want three first basemen, and this resolution at the annual spring meet under treatment, and the club left for home Cincinnati, O., April 10.-r-Paul Graham, go without a man to play the infield in case ing of the Southern Base Ball Association. tonight without them. of the Tricity team, is the first base ball of injury, but that©s the Boston Club©s It is said Birmingham and Memphis favor manager around Cincinnati to carry out affair. When it can , find a satisfactory the proposition. All leagues in Dixie will MICHIGAN SUNDAY BALL. Charley Murphy©s suggestion, that players trade I have not the least doubt but wha©t be asked to co-operate with the Southern wear numerals upon their arms to identify I can get the salary I received last year." and Pacific Leagues, and some K.-I.-T. Special to "Sporting Life." them. Each member of the Tricity team League towns will also be requested to close will wear a number upon his arm to corre their gates to McGraw. They want to bar Lansing, Mich;, April 10. Base ball fans spond to a number before a player©s name (The abore is Parent©s side of the controversy. him from the South for training altogether. throughout the State who are interested in on the score card. While . at their own President Taylor©s side has never yet been given the Sunday base ball bill, which proposes accurately. We can say authoritatively that Parent There is no objection to the Giants, but grounds the Tricitys will decorate tht demanded $4000, but that, in view of Parent©s off- the club managers have no use for McGraw. CONTINUED ON SECOND FAOP sleeves of visiting players also. :2 SPORTING LJFB. April 13, 1907. both Boston and Fort Wayn«. He carried $5000 of life insurance in favor of his mother, and $2000 recently taken out in LATEST NEWS. favor of his wife. SHORTSTOP FRED PARENT OUT TOPEKA CASE SETTLED. Celebrated Players. The Western Association Wins Out at Last OF BOSTON©S TEAM* Over the Western League. Special to "Sporting Life." "Sporting Lif«" haa had reproduced cabinet size phototypes of celebrated base Kansas City, Mo., April 9. The Western Comiskey Honored in His Old Home ball players and offers to send to any of its readers, by mail, postpaid, photos of their Association has won out in the fight with favorite base ball players for six (6) cents each; by the dozen sixty (60) cents, as the Western League over the Topeka terri Sam Mertes Wins His Case sorted or all of one kind. tory. President Shively on Saturday receiv The photos are regular cabinet size (5*4 x 7% inches) mounted on heavy Man- ed the following message which settles the tello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails.