AND GENERAL Volume 46—No. 21. _ W^delphia, February!^ Price, Five Cents. BROOKLYN SPORTING February 3, 1906. lyn management ever had shown any 2-3-6. great eagerness to sign Hanlon for this year. The fact of the matter is that BROOKLYN BUD6ET. SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO., opinion seems to be rather general over the city. Men who follow the game closely seem to be of the opinion 34 South Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. that Brooklyn would have signed Han­ A FEW WORDS ANENT THE NEW lon long before the December meet­ ing of the National League if they INFIELOER, PATTEE. Please send me cabinet size phototype of the celebrated could have got him at a low figure. One of the big bowlers on this side of the river said every member of his base ball player club believed that Ebbetts never in­ Manager Donovan's Path Being Made tended to get into a contract with for which I enclose three 2-cent stamps to help to defray expense Hanlon which would call for the figure at which Hanlon valued his services. Easy by Club, Scribes and fans- "The Brooklyn people let the thing of printing, postage, packing, etc. drift along and drift along," said this bowling gentleman, "not wanting to Some Evidence That There Was No have it said that they would not re­ Send to engage Hanlon, but refusing to come Intention to Re-engage Hanlon. to terms with him, knowing that he would probably be picked up by Cin­ cinnati or some other club, which would let the local management out BY JOHN B. FOSTER. with the public here." The whole city Brooklyn, N. Y., January 29.—Editor is full of that sort of talk and the "Sporting Life."—Latest of the acquisir actions of the Brooklyn management tions to the tribe of Donovan is Pattee, when the negotiations were on with the young second base­ Hanlon go a long -way toward making man, who has been hov­ it appear that Brooklyn was not losing ering on the brink of sleep whether Hanlon came to this city major leaguedom for or not. 'some time, but who has THE SALARY QUESTION. never been deemed quite CABINET SIZE PHOTOTYPES OF I suppose that Patsy Donovan has strong enough by some put in a good word for the salaries of managers who have look­ his players, for he knows, as does every ed him over to be able other man with any knowledge of base to fill the bill. Brooklyn ball, that shoe-string salaries are not has him and if he can do Celebrated Base Ball Players. likely to put a winning team in a city. a bit of work on the in­ "When it comes to allotting the salaries field that is a little out "Sporting Life" has had reproduced cabinet size phototypes of cele­ Donovan may believe that he has of the ordinary, guess something to do with it, but the prin­ John B. Foster maybe he will be able to brated base ball players and offers to send to,any of its readers photos of hold his own with the their favorite base »ball players by complying 1 with the conditions named cipal allotter will be a gentleman by young men of this city and probably in the coupon above, 6 cents for each photo; by the dozen, 50 cents. Only the name of Ebbetts, who is mightily will serve through the season for the one coupon required with an order. concerned in seeing that the Brooklyn Superbas. The natural position of the management doesn't fall any further The photos are regular cabinet size (5i4,x7% inches) mounted on heavy behind on the season than is absolutely player is second base. Hummel is also Mantello mats and packed carefully to insure safe delivery in the mails. a second baseman. Looks as if there necessary. * might be a little competition for the IJere is an opportunity to ornament your room with photos of your PITCHER M'lNTYRB place. Brooklyn can stand the com­ favorite base ball players at small expense. Each photo in a separate en­ got raised for the year, but Great petition if out of it the city gets a velope to protect and keep it clean. Scott! he deserved it. There wasn't second baseman who can play the One coupon and three 2-cent stamps entitles you to one photo. You can, a player on the Brooklyn team last game up to date. however, obtain as many photos as you desire by sending three 2-cent summer who would have objected to a dollar or two more at any time dur­ HUMMEL ALL RIGHT. stamps for each photo. ing the season and there are certainly We are not going back on Hummel The following photos are now ready for immediate delivery. Others will some who expect more now that the in a hurry, for in spite of the fact that be added. present year is about to begin. It is he is not a finished player and has bad enough to be a tail-end team, but much to learn, he carried himself so NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR 1906. it is a fact that no tail-end team ever well last year that it appeared, as if he AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR 1906. will climb very rapidly out of the might some day be a very handy man NEW YORK CLTTB—John J. McGraw, man­ PHILADELPHIA CLTTB—Connie Mack, man- slough of despond if the members get to have around when there are rough ager; Joseph McGinnity, Christopher Mathew- ager- Maurice R Powers, Daniel F. Murphy, the notion in their heads that they are * times with the other clubs. If Pattee son, Samuel Mertes, William Gilbert, D. L. Ralph O. Seybold, Harry Davis, Edward s! not being treated well in the matter •• is better, then him for the job, but McGann, Roger Bresnahan, George Browne, w=^' i?Sl? F,' Schreckengost, George Edward of payment for their services. until the fact is proved there will be Frank Bowerman, Luther H. Taylor, William Waddell Frederick L. Hartzell, Monte Cross, THE RIGHT TIME. some joy that Brooklyn has two candi­ Dahlen, Michael Donlin, Leon Ames, Claude Daniel Hoffman, Charles Bender, Weldon There is still an impression In this dates for the position, with a chance Elliott, George Wiltse, William R. Marshal, Henley, Briscoe Lord, John Knight, James city that money must be spent to make of reaching one who will khow a little Arthur Devlin, Samuel Strang, William Clark, SfP^ft. ^?drew °°»Wey. Harry L. Barton, money before Brooklyn will be back about the game. Clyde Robinson. in the first division of the National NEW ENGLAND CLANNISHNESS. Jones- manager; League where the city belongs, and it Edwardw rland,, George Davls,, William Probably they have been telling D. Sullivan, James J. Callahan, Daniel Green, is also generally agreed that now is Donovan a lot of good things about Frank Isbell, Roy Patterson, Lee Tannehill the proper time for Brooklyn to be Pattee. By they I refer to the New Charles Philippe, Patrick Flanerty, Henr Frank Owens, G. Harry White, Nick Altrock, possessed of a good club, since the England men. There's a great habit in Peitz, Otis Clymer, Homer Hillebrand, Georg J. ( Jiggs ,) Dpnahue, August Dundon, New Yorks are doing so well, and. are New England of pulling togtether for Gibson, Harry/Smith, V. Willis. 1 rank bmith, Edward A. Walsh, Ernest the most valuable drawing card which the championship material which hap­ vinson. Brooklyn can utilize. When good pens to spring out from the hills. New DETROIT CLUB— William R. Armour, man­ money has been made in this city it England players sound the praises of ager; James Barrett, Frank Donahue, Samuel has always been when New York had other New England players and when Grawford Louis Drill, William Donovan, a good club and Brooklyn a fine team it comes to New England managers George Mullin, Matty Mclntyre, William as well. But New York with a good you might imagine that there would Goughlin, Edward Killian, Charles O'Leary, club and Brooklyn with a poor club is be nobody in the world who could Jesse Stovall, J. Warner, Thomas Doran. not going to help out the local situa­ handle a ball club except New England BOSTON CLTIB—James Collins, manager; tion a bit. Brooklyn people will fill stock. It is a fact that some mighty PHILADELPHIA CLTTB—Hugh Duffy, man­ Charles Stahl, Denton Young, George Winters, the grounds if they think there is a good ball players graduate from the ager; Charles Plttinger, Frank Sparks, Roy Frederick Parent, John Freeman, Albert Sel- chance to beat the New York team, but leagues and the independent teams in Thomas, William. Gleason, Charles Dooin, bach, Hobe Ferris, William Dineen, Louis they don't want to go to see a Brook­ that part of the United States, and yet William Duggleby, William Bransfleld, Sher­ Criger, Norwood Gibson, Jesse Tannehill, lyn slaughter, and then have their New Jesse Burkett, Robert Unglaub, Myron Grim- York friends rub it in for the next there are others who can play base wood Magee, Ernest Courtney, Michael shaw. ' ' ball a little. Wonder how an All-New Dpolin. week. England team would go against an CLEVELAND CLTTB— Napoleon : Lajole, man­ All-Western team, or an All-Middle ager; William Bernhardt, Fred Buelow John CINCINNATI CLTIB—Edward Hanlon, man­ Townsend, Harry Bay, Elmer Flick, Earl States team, for the championship of ager: Joseph J. Kelley, Jacob Weimer, Moore, Harry Berais, Adrian Joss, William COTTON STATES LEAGUE.