<^^^m9mmM^^X^^ BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Volume 50, No. 13. Philadelphia, December 7, 1907. Price, Five Cents. LE/BHARDT,P.\\ \\CLARK30H, P. \\STOVALL, W& WHINCHMAN.O.F. () SRORTIIVG delberg©s home about midnight Thanksgiving speed and alertness as main requisites, Eve. According to their story they saw two and is great© to keep a man in condition. Huge Jack McCormiek is training every MURPHY©S MEN women hurrying along the street, closely CHICAGO CHAT day at a down-town gymnasium and says ha followed by two men. Altrock and his will be faster and livelier than any of friend interposed and offered the ladies their his charges when, the gong rings in. April. protection. A fight started. Kindelberg fell HAVE THEIR SPRING WORK and his assailant fled. Altrock, discovered SAD STOEY. i that his friend had been stabbed. He is Con Dillon, one of the local semi-pros,, CUT OUT ALREADY. now in a precarious condition. When the tells one on hijadself that is intensely pathetic. police arrived they arrested Frank B. Ryan. Dillon \ras playing in the Wisconsin League Ryan insists he cut Kindelberg in self-de -^where Pink Hawley and a few other old- fense. The women disappeared and have not timers now vegetate and faced a cross yet been identified. Master of the Sox Forgets All eyed pitcher one afternoon. There was a The Spring Itinerary of the Chicago man on first -when DiJIon came to bat and the cross-eyed twirler appeared to be gazing World©s Champions Almost SULLIVAN "MENTIONED." About Base Ball in Pig-Skin at the runner. Dillon waited for him to throw to first, and lo, behold zip the ball Completed By the Hustling Presi "Ted" Talked of as a Cincinnati Mana*- Seasons-Tinker is, a Rick Man came over the plate. On« strike. Dillon braced himsfeK for ©the next one. Again gerial Possibility. the cross-eyed teurler- gazed at first, and dent of the Champion Club* Special to "Sporting Life." Now^-News and Chatter* again the ball cafiie ©-over. DillOm gritted Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 3, Ted-,Sullivan, his teeth, determined not to be trapped the base ball man, is in Milwaukee for a again. This , time thd strabismic person SPECIAL TO "SPORTING LIFE." short stay with his brother, having come •'"": © , : BY; W. A. PHELON. © ©©©.© actually ihxetir to firsln and Dillon struck Chicago, I1L, Dec. 3. President Charles from the copper country, Chicago; Dec. 21. ifiditor "Sporting Life." out as ©the ball went to thA .first .baseman. W. Murpjiy, of the World©s Champions, has where he- is interested in Talk of deals for the Sox© continues to fYoiir uncle Charles Comiskey has! for keep the fans© busy. Wonder if .Griffith has completed arrangements for the homestretch mines. When asked regard gotten all about the game of base ball. He of the champions© training ing the report from Cin ©doesn©t know a high shoot any men who could be fitted into the line itinerary. It is as follows: cinnati as to managing the ffoat an umpire these days,, up?© Griff seems to be an easy mark for Atlanta, Ga. March 28, 30; Cincinnati base ball team and he says he©.,doesn©t a trade these" days and possibly Commy Birmingham, Ala., April 1, next year, Mr. Sullivan want to. Cbmmy has the can work off a -couple of dead ones for 2 and 3; Memphis, Term., said: "It is really news to football bug, and till that Niles and Conroy. April 4 and 5; Nashville, me, although I saw the re fades away he has no time THE AMERICAN AVERAGES Term., April 6 and 7; port in the Cincinnati En for base ball or its features. were almost revolutionary. Think of seeing* Evansville, Ind., April 8; quirer. However, I will say A fan who tackled Commy those records with Lajoie and Keeler both Terre Haute, Ind., April 9; there: is some foundation recently found him rigging under .300 ! Hub Hart got a shade the Fort Wa-yne, April 10; In for the story, as another out to attend the Carlisle- worst of it one hit that some scorers gave dianapolis, April 11, and man suggested my name be Chicago gridiron discussion. him in a St. Louis game was taken away. Dayton, O., April 12. This Ted Sullivan brought forth for the po He was surrounded by en Had that hit been handed him he would have arrangement will carry the sition. I have never sought thusiastic college men and led the Sox with an average Of .292. Mc- team well on towards the a -nosition as major league manager since he was as much a boy as Farland tops them as it is. Queer to see Chas.W. Murphy opening of the National I landed the St. Louis Browns pennant- Chas. Comiskey any of them. "Anything in your bes*© batter counted as useless lumber, League season. There are winners one year and tho St. Louis Maroons the story of a deal with and something to be canned as soon as Ktill several open dates for which games the following year. I really prefer to re Cleveland, Charlie?" asked the visitor. possible ! will be arranged soon, as the Southerners main my own boss, but now that the matter "Cleveland? Cleveland?" replied Charlie, are anxious to see the club which won has been mentioned I will be candid and "Have they got any sort of a football the world©s title. The open dates come be say that if I entered the major league team over there?" "They say," resumed CONDENSED DISPATCHES. fore the games already scheduled, and, as again Cincinnati would be my choice above the questioner, "that you will let MeFar- President Murphy has a long list of appli all others. With the material on hand now land, Fiene, Owen and Quillin go for Special to "Sporting Life." cants for games, they can be closed on short and a few to be added there is no doubt in Rhoades and Wakefield." "I don©t think," Pitcher Joe Wood, of Hutchlnson, has been drafted notice. President Murphy yesterday re- my mind that I could develop the club into said the Old Roman thoughtfully, "that any by the Portland Club, of the Pacific Coast League. reived a letter from Manager Chance, who a winner. With a man like Garry Herr- one of the men you name has ever done The Toronto Club, through Manager Joe Keller. is at Ocean Park, Cal. The "peerless lead- rnann to back the club I would be willing anything worth mentioning, either in line- has signed Ollie Daris, a Chicago semi-professional rr" said he was feeling fine and already to risk my base ball reputation on the bucking or place kicking. Any of them pitcher. looking ahead to March 4, the date on result." ever on the All-American team?" "Will President Charles F. Carpenter has called a which the Cubs will start for West Baden. Fielder Jones be back as team manager?" meeting of the Tri-State League for Friday, Decem "Jones? Jones?" said Charlie. "There©s ber 6, in Harrisburg, Pa. TRENTON ATTRACTIVE. The Youngstown Club, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania * DOE NOINGRATE. no Jones with either of the teams. Stagg League, has signed pitcher O. F. Baldwin, of the The Eastern League Said to be Negotiat takes care of Chicago, and Lubo captains Sandusky, 0., independent club. Ninth Annual Turkey for Woman Who the Indians. Nobody named Jones with The mother of pitcher Breckenridge, of the ing For Perrine©s Club. those elevens." "Don©t you think Jack Youngstown Club, of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, Protected Him. Special to "Sporting Life." Warner would be a valuable man for the died NoTember 23 at Harrisburg, Pa. Special to "Sporting Life." Sox?" "Warner coaches the Indians," The Worcester Club, of the New England League. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 3. It is said here answered Commy. "He©s taught them a lot has signed a yovng second baseman named William Keene, N. H., Dec. 3.- For the ninth time that Trenton will be in the Eastern League about the open game," And the Old Bo- I©. Murphy, hailing from T.ynn, Mass. in nine consecutive years Mrs. Thomas when the base ball season opens for 1908. man was on his way to the gridiron. Angus A. Grant has signed to manage the South ©.Fin,in. of 130 Island street, this city, re It was reported that Colonel Perrine, owner Bend team in 1908. accepting the terms of Albert ceived last Thursday from of the local Tri-State club, had been in SMOOTH TALK. Aluiis, who rece-itly purchased the franchise. Boston a Thanksgiving tur consultation with Frank Farrell, of New While Comiskey thus diverts himself with First baseman Bransfleld will ask the Philadelphia key weighing 23 pounds from York, of the New York American League the gridiron heroes Charley Murphy has National League Club for his release to enable Mrr\ Alfred G. Doe, the base ball Club, and Clark Griffith, who own the Mon entered a field where he is peculiarly fitted to become manager of a Class A league club. man, who takes this way erf treal team in the Eastern League. Trenton, to shine. He is - giving lectures at clubs Pitcher Ben Henderson, of the Stockton Club of thanking Mrs. Finan for pro lying between New York and Southern and church festivals, telling of base ball the outlaw California, State League, has appealea tecting him from an angry points would make an ideal spot to make and its beauties and he is becoming the to the National Commission for reinstatement.